Major Matt Mason USAinterview |
<Brad> Hello <Randi> thanks for changing the time ..last minute and all... <Brad> hello <Anonymous8041> Hey Anonymous8041 is now known as Major. <Major> Okay hi <Brad> what's up? you Ok? <Major> Uh yeah. Just getting used to this. <Major> How are you? <Brad> ahhh- me too kinda- watch out Its me typing this- last two I did my wife typed <Brad> Doing good still hopin' for a job <Major> Any news. What do you do again. <Brad> I am about to graduate with an MBA concentrating in Consulting and Operations <Brad> And not much news no <Brad> We can't all be recording with teh Joni Mitchel of antifolk you know <Major> I'm lucky <Major> What kind of operations do you want to consult? <Brad> Most Likely Process Improvements or quailty <Brad> I want to get to travel a lot- when i was little i wanted to be a hobo and this is close <Brad> What did you want to be when you grew up? <Major> A rockstar, of course. Or a veterinarian. sp? <Brad> But you said in "rockstar" that you didn't want to be one anymore- what changed? <Major> I'm a terrible speller <Brad> I bet I'm worse <Major> What process improvements would you give to antifolk? <Brad> Maybe tour down south <Major> Hook me up <Brad> Hopefully the fansite is helping with compling information <Brad> I got one maybe <Major> It really is. You are rapidly becoming a hereo to many who have never mett you. <Brad> In Charlotte <Major> When and where and I'll be there. <Brad> Well I always had trouble finding info when i started to get into antifolk <Brad> I'd have to talk to the "what's new guy's" brother <Major> ???? <Brad> He is a songwriter in Charlotte and works at a plavce called the evening Muse <Brad> On the fansite in the corner is a friend of mine that I drew a Mullet on called the what's new guy <Brad> Click on him and find out what was added to the site <Major> Oh yeah. I thought that was you at first. <Brad> nope <Brad> I still have hair <Brad> I'm sporting for the lyric drive though <Major> I think I figured that out <Major> You look younger than 28 <Brad> I'm not <Brad> but thanks <Brad> You heard of Rob Getzschman? <Brad> I just got an email from him <Major> Yes. he drove up to Boston a week or so ago. Not super familiar with his music but it's cool that he's trying to start these antifolk nights in Boston at the Kendall club. <Brad> cool- he just found the fansite and told me he was trying to get something started in Boston <Brad> When did you start OJ? <Major> Offically may of '99 but I'd been putting out tapes and stuff of my own and call it Olive Juice for a few years before that <Brad> So you were with the scene way before then right? <Brad> I first saw you on that antihoot thing in 95-96 <Major> I moved to NYC the summer of '93 I discovered the Fort a few months after that. <Brad> Big move from Kansas right? Miss the flatlands? <Major> It's not that flat. It's just sort of hilly. Uh, It sort of feels like another life. I don't really miss it but I love a lot of things about Kansas, mostly friends. <Brad> I hear ya. Who was the first on Oj after you? and how'd that come about? <Major> I was assisting in a studio in Soho and I need someone to experiment and I asked Mike Rechner (before he was with Dina) if I could record him. During that process we deccide to put thier record out. <Major> this thing only lets you type so much <Brad> I know <Brad> That killed me in teh first interview w/ lach <Major> Anyway that recording turned into Lowdown. <Brad> I had pretyped a bunch of questions- it was pathetic <Major> We could just go to IM???? <Brad> I like That one! <Brad> Is that what you perfer? <Major> What about you. Will it fuck you up??? <Brad> just with the names <Brad> but i can deal <Major> lets do it. <Brad> I'm there Major: whew Brad: though trip Major: This feels better Brad: like home? Brad: where were we? Major: Lowdown..... Brad: Ahhh- I like thatone Major: Me too. Brad: You know Mike and Dina have been sooo good to the fansite Major: They are a very creative duo. I think mike is sort of a genius Brad: My wife has been dancing to American Anymen Experiment Brad: I took an IQ test once - I'm one point away Major: They are gnius too. Brad: Must have been a bad day Major: right Brad: So now do people come to you and want to be on Oj or do you ask artists that you enjoy and are friends with? Brad: to be a part of it Major: Both. It's fairly democratic at this point. We meet once a month and talk about stuff and usually we talk about new people. And then we have snacks Brad: Who is we? Major: Everyone on Olive juice who can make it Brad: ahhh Major: It's like a town meeting Brad: whose house Major: Usually mine, but it's getting a little cramped and my cat freaks out. Brad: I hate cats Major: My cat hates you Brad: I have a huge phobia of em Brad: I know thats why i hate em Major: I feel like I'm being tested Brad: Actually they usually like people who hate em- just to freak em out I think Brad: That is why you fail Brad: jk Major: My cat doesn't discriminate he attacks anything that moves Brad: ahhh Brad: I was so proud the other day my dog beat up a cat Major: I bet my cat could kick you dogs ass though Brad: I wouldn't doubt it Major: I call him fat bastard Brad: He's kind alike the godfather of dogs though- be debarked and all Major: That's weird because my cat never purrs Brad: My dog can'r growl cause of the debark so he snorts Major: Nan does that in her sleep Brad: hahaha Brad: Did you see see was mentioned in the madlibs?> Major: Yeah that was cool. Major: That 's a fun idea Brad: I said a while back on the bionic finger site that she would have her own page at Oj - True? Brad: thanks i tought of it myself Major: I'm recording some solo stuff of her's right now. Major: One second I have to pee Brad: Lyric drive too- though it was cause mike sugested a clothes drive for Lach Brad: Pee away Major: I'm back. wow that's harsh Brad: the pee?> Major: the clothes drive. The pee was average.. Brad: oH makes sonce Brad: since Brad: He said lach wore elf shoes Major: I take the 5th Brad: How did the distribution thing come about with peter's stuff and toby's stuff Major: That's just some old recording of theirs. I was trying to think of a way to circulate more antifolk stuff in a shorter amout of time. So we are starting a distribution section where people call sell their stuff through mailorder without having to be on Olive Juice per say. Brad: Is it going well? Major: It's not totally official. We're gonna put out a little catalog zine thingy in a couple of weeks announcing the distribution launch. Brad: Ahh- I know about unofficial launches myself Brad: Is Randi doing the Catalog Major: yes. Hopefully people will get into it. Let go of that some day a record label will swoop me up and make all my dreams come true myth and start becoming a little more proactive with the stuff they have. Brad: antifolk could be back on teh move soon with the Oj zine, Au base coming out, and the awesome fansite allreday up Major: Hopefully. Major: And the 2 comps are soming out in a few months Brad: Yeah- Great stuff there!! and Oj is all over the fansite Brad: Two? Brad: who's on em? Major: Olive Juice and Rough Trade. Brad: Rough trade trying to take over? Brad: with Jeff and the Peaches? Major: Well, they've got the mony. And if they want to help spread the word then by all means. Major: It's a little funny really. Antifolk was kind of a dirty word just a few years ago. Brad: How so- Word didn't spread down here Major: Well it didn't really didn't help much the way the village voice would talk about artists. There just wasn't a lot of press support. Brad: Ahhh i see- Now there is? Major: Artists really hadn't tapped into the power of the group as well. The Moldy Peaches success and this sudden London interest has made it cool again. Post Beck and all. You really have to the Peaches they have really talked upt the scene. Major: This thing as been going on since the mid 80's at least Brad: Ahh yeah- I added a peaches page last week and POW they got tons o hits Brad: I'm tryin to add some of teh older artists to teh site as well Brad: I want paleface and Kirk Kelly on their still Major: Lach used to be sort of this lone soldier on the Antifolk front and now there is a clear army. Major: paleface is hard to get ahold of and I don't see Kirk kelly much anymore Brad: I'll be a grunt Major: You're the stars and stripes Brad: I just got into it through Roger manning like 8 years ago Brad: Still have not seen much live though Brad: I saw Roger once, hamell once, Peaches and Adam Brodsky that one night and some stuff over the internet Major: Roger is amazing but he's very much a punk and sort of a lone ranger. He doesn't seem to jive on the currnet Fort community vibe Major: All very good. Brad: That's what I hear, but damn I love his Cds- Brad: Lats time I was in NYC april 2000 I saw Hamell and met Joie, Jon Berger, and i think grey and JC stone were there. Major: cool Brad: Thats what i thought! Major: Joie is touring Europe with the Peaches Major: I'm going back in July Brad: You like it over there?SO are you makin a new disk or just producin now? Major: Shoeshine is putting out new CD for me in July. But that's only in Europe. Brad: Oh come on- you can help a guy down south out right> Major: just for you Major: I got so into doing this comp and other stuff I forgot to save money to put out my own stuff. But it will happen Brad: I bought a John Prine Cd once and it said it was suppossed to be released only in Europe as he had always wanted to be popular there, but then he decided to put it out in the USA cause he wanted to be popular here as well Brad: Yeah- Can't wait to hear the new MMMusa Brad: How far does Oj distribute too? Major: I'd like to be popular whereever people like me Brad: Yeah- lebanon Brad: i have to go now- Family emergancy Major: It's mainly local and mailorder anywhere people what to buy it. Major: okay Brad: can we pick it up sometime soon Major: Whenever Brad: sorry Major: it's cool just email me Brad: will do Brad: bye Major: take care Brad: thanks Major: Everything okay Brad: Yeah- It was just my mother in law Major: saynomore Brad: Emergancy every TIME Brad: I got a cockroach cd in the mail on the way back today! Brad: I'll have a page up tommorow on him Major: very cool. Just finishing a little recording with him as well Brad: You get around Brad: Laval? Major: Just some solo stuff Major: I work cheap Brad: He gets around too side with randi too Brad: not me I hope Major: Randi is singing back up on a song Brad: ahhh Major: You get around with out getting around Brad: I may be travelin all over If i get a job Major: cool Major: I have an hour Brad: I wanna come back tpo NYC now that i've "met " some peopl there Brad: I don't Brad: I have to Drive an hour to A dinner for my internship/type thingee Brad: They are gunna give me a GREAT chair Major: I have an okay fouton for you if you ever wanna visit Brad: The chair will be worth more than the rest of the stuff in my apartment Major: What's it made of? Brad: I have a great place to stay in NYC my aunt has an apartment on 52nd she doesn't use much Brad: Wood and leather Brad: I worked for teh manufacturer Brad: High end shit Major: I need a new chair Brad: Hey- I need all i can get at this point Major: You sound a little concerned about money Brad: Maybe if I strike it Rich with this MBA thing we can take Oj even more global Brad: No jo Brad: job Brad: running out Major: You're talking to the wrong people Brad: I'll be fine though- I could sell all my old spidey comics Brad: I hear ya Major: Lach might be interrested in that Brad: I'm not lookin to sell yet- i had a good interview Friday- Hopin that it'll work out Major: remember us little people Brad: You are my rock & roll star Major: You're in trouble Brad: why Brad: Don't take this the wrong way but.... Brad: I love to sing different words to your songs trying to sound like you- don't know why. Brad: I like your versions better though Major: Like I said...you're screwed Brad: why?> Major: I don't know. Self depracation is Kansan trademark Brad: ohhh Major: thanks that that makes me feel good Brad: I hope I don't fit NC's trademarks Major: What are they? Brad: Not sure but bound not to be great- I dislike nascar Brad: jesse helms Major: got it....I've got Bob Dole in my camp Major: lucky me Brad: I used to live in a town that was the former nationla HQ for the kkk Brad: Jesse might be worse- no viagre Major: Revernd Fred Phelps was a regular sight around my University Brad: Now I live in the HQ for KK (krispy Kream) Brad: don't know him Major: He's a Kansas minister that protests at funerals for AID's victims preaching that they deserved to die Brad: Great!? Brad: Yeah he rocks--- Brad: not Major: The truth is that Lawrence Kansas had an amazing local mucic scene Major: Very community based Brad: Nc has ashville and chapel hill Brad: My friend is tryin to start something in Charlotte Brad: Raliegh is Death Metal Major: I just talked to a girl that said she plays in Charlotte her name was Niole Atkins Brad: I'll Ask Juday if he knows her Brad: He used to play at some bar and Showmars (fastfood place) also Brad: Know he works at evening Muse Major: cool Brad: There is starting to be some local interset from what he says in music but traditionally it has been dead Major: you need a buzz word like Antifolk Brad: antinam? Brad: Blang? Major: Used Major: dito Brad: damn Brad: AFQC- Antifolk queen city Major: KKK rock Brad: If philly and baltimore can have af why not charlotte? Major: why not? Brad: I can not get in touch with ANYONE in baltimore for the fansite Major: There is guy named Dave Human who put on monthly nights last I heard Brad: yeah i emailed a couple of people from their antifolk.com website and never got a response Brad: That's ok though I still need a lot more I have gotten responses from Major: you there? sorry I got disconnected Brad: No worries I'm about to leave myself Major: I didn't get anything after Baltimore Brad: Who you record w/ most recently> Brad: I never got anything from em either though I sent them emails Major: I recorded a Breir Brian yesterday Major: I feel like I didn't say much Brad: Get him - You know the track list to artichock heart- if you do email it to me and I can put his page up soon Brad: No worries we will wrap it up later. What do you wanna say?> Brad: I really have to go Major: it's cool talk to you later, enjoy the chair Brad: Thanks- See ya Major: bye Brad: Matt Major: yes? Brad: How are you? ready? Major: Good. yes Brad: Who have you been recording today? Major: I recorded a really cool song by Breir Brian Major: It's very Nuggets Box set Major: ie 60's garage sounding Brad: He said hed do a madlibs for me. You sing it or him? Since we last talked Jenn Lindsay was added to the site Major: cool. He did all the tracks. We programed a drum track from my little yamaha keyboard nad did about 6 guitar tracks... Brad: shit- get em! Brad: What do you want to talk about for this thing? Major: Olive Juice Music is the greatest thing since the invention of the vibrator. Uhhhhhh. What do you want to know? Brad: what kind of things are you into besides music? Major: I like animals. I watch a lot of TV. I like to die my hair, pizza, walks on the beach. Brad: Do you hate any animals, tv shows, hair colors, or have any beaches that you won't walk on? (There can be no pizza that you don't like if you are like me) Major: I like all animals I think. I used to have apet snake named fluffy. I watch a lot of CNN but it's really starting to bug me. After coming abck from London I've been very into the news and sort of frustrated thinking about what were not being told or how we are bing told.... People see things much differently around the world. I'mv not craxy about florida beaches thought I go there a lot and I don't like the color green for hair. Brad: I used to have a green gotee in my trying to fit in by not fitting in days Brad: What kind of differences do you see in teh media coverage from here vs there? Brad: Can we expect a political albulm- protest Matt? Major: I've been getting much more into stuff like that lately. But it's very hard. once you think you understand something there always seems to be another side to it. I'm a very personal writer but lately I've been interested in political things as sort of a spring board for personal issues. Good songs have both, I think. Major: Seems like the older you get you start thinking more outside of yourself Brad: Have you been writing a lot of songs lately? Brad: What was the last one about? Major: Women's minds, women's bodies, women's clothes Brad: Something close to your heart? Major: yep Brad: Do you have a GF or wife? Major: I've been dating Nan (ther half of Schwervon) for about 3 years Brad: Schervon's is cool!! You both are cool!! Brad: Are you still writing songs together? Major: Thanks. She is very strong. A feminist I guess. I'm a pretty sensitive guy but we have really butted heads many times. In the end I've learned a lot. We write all the time. It's like therapy. Major: I highly reccomend it! Brad: I wrote a song that almost sent me to therapy once- I was in high school and it was called "if i die tommorow who will get my stuff" somehow my english teacher found it and thought it was a suicide note hahahahah Brad: It was not! Brad: What is the most trouble a song ever got you into? Major: lol Major: that's hard. I get heckeld all the time Brad: is that trouble- who the hell heckels you? Major: Drunks Brad: not happy drunks i guess--- Brad: What is mr softie about? Major: A lot of things, the whimp in all of us mainly. Brad: I thought it was about not taking chances Major: sure same thing Brad: yeah- what kind of stuff is coming up in the future for youand Olive Juice? Major: Peter Dizzoza album, maybe Seth album, Turner Cody, new prewar, new Me, Nan solo album, New American Anymen, website revamp, The comp comes out in August During the Summer Antifolk fest, Major: I'm going back to hte UK in July for 10 days Major: Cockroach? Major: so much to do, just one me Brad: damn- so much! you are making me salivate.... At leats there is one you! In church when I was little we woud mouth Olive Juice and it would look like I love you, we would also mouth I want a fig newton, so it would look like I want to fuck you- did that have anything to do with naming it olive juice? Major: I gave a sermon on homosexuals and forgiveness in church once. it didn't go over so well. yes, That and I had a dog named Olive that died of cancer about 5 years ago Brad: My church growing up helped out with Gay and lesbian youth groups- not trying to convert em either. How could you go from a dog to fat bastard? (remember i hate cats) Brad: Plus fat bastard hates me Major: Don't take it personal. I look at it like Karma I was blessed with the best dog in the world for 7 years so this is what comes after that. Brad: I see- I believ in Karma! The fats food chain Hardee's tought it to me. Major: Gumo is my test from god. Major: I miss Hardees. They don'thave them here Brad: Nan get along with the fat bastard? Brad: I wish we did not have em here Major: He only bites her a couple times a week. mushroom and swiss burger!!!! Brad: I gave a speach in undergrad tittled "hardee's don;t go there." which i didn't for 5 years. then I deciede to give it a chance and i ram my new car into the building, before i even had insurance on it! Brad: Thats Karma baby Major: But they have good bicuits. Brad: so does bojanges Brad: a Major: ????? Brad: fast food place Major: Ah. It's hard to get good biscuits and gravy in NYC Brad: so does KFC amd biscuitville Brad: ahh i would miss teh gravy Major: I liked the steak biscuits at Hardees Brad: despite only a small accent i am a southern boy Brad: Not at Hardees!! Major: sorry Brad: no prob- I am sure there are great places to eat up there Major: a few Major: thousand Brad: I may be coming up june 9th - 12th Brad: now you are making me hungry! Major: Don't drive to hardees Brad: No worries- I don't want o drive into it again Major: Let us know if you come. I've got a spare fouton. Or did you say you had friends here? Brad: You got any questions for me - My aunt has a great place she is selling but i can stay there until it goes Major: I don't think so. What's up with the site. haven't been there. Did you move it? Brad: No- hasn't moved yet and it will be linked up for a while when it does. Brad: I am going to add Barry bliss soon Brad: and Marc spence Brad: And heather eatman Major: cool cool cool Brad: atlantis black did the mad libs- on horror movies Brad: hopefully brer brian will do a mad libs as well Brad: I am lining up interviews with Cindy Lee Berryhill and Steve Espinola and maybe a few others are on the way as well Major: Sounds good. You're getting into the real interesting ones Brad: What are the real intersesting ones to you? Brad: what should i ask? Major: I like Atlantis, Brian, Steve, and Barry a lot! Major: Who? Brad: to steve? Brad: i just got barry's cds today- great stuff so far!! Major: Uh, I'm pretty interested in how Steve tackels the opposite sex. Brad: he does it while running away Brad: of course Major: Ask Barry if he is prpared to be the spokesperson for a generation. Brad: The only interviews i have linned up are Cindy lee and steve, Maybe turner cody too. Major: Steve dated Nan shortly before I did. (Potential dirt!) Brad: any problems there? Major: Not at all Brad: good\ Major: Don't know Cinly lee? Brad: Cindy lee berryhill! she live s in san deigo now, but i think was part of the origional scene. she was one of teh first three names i ever heard associated with antifolk like 8-9 years ago. The site added its first chicago artist- last week Kristin shout, and Mark spence is from atlanta- Major: cool. I've heard od Cindy a lot. I just don''t know her. Take it global dude. Would you be interested in any UK artist or are you too busy as it is? Brad: I am interested I have emailed sgt. Buzfuz? and have put a couple of news items up about blang! Right now the site gets about 10-15% of its traffic from overseas Major: he's the guy to talk to! cool Brad: He seems cool and Lach sent me some info on blang as well Major: Nice, I think I need to go soon. Brad: Me too Quick five questions- Major: shoot Brad: was your first kiss better than your first sex? Major: They were sort of equally a let down. Major: I guess the kiss was better since it was shorter (barely) Brad: ahahaha Brad: Ever gunna go by Matt Roth? Major: I go by Matt Roth every day. It's my name. Brad: Yeah but on a cd Major: I don't know. . Probably not. Major: unless matel sues me Brad: What books would you recommend? Brad: You there? Major: Anything by Raymond Carver. Psychotic Reaction, Lester Bangs. Timbuktu,Paul Auster. Donald Barthaleme, Rick Moody, Cheever. Poetry-Creely, Carver, Wallace Stevens..... Idon't read as much as I want to I'm a looser Sorry I had to pee Brad: No- no pee for you- Ever peed on yourself? Major: not in the past few years Major: I peed on my freind when I was 10 Brad: Good job! Major: He dared me Brad: What is the name of the worst song you have written? Major: i was thinking about this the other day: Oh Daddy ( also the first song) Brad: why was it so bad? Major: I was in Jr High. and it was about killing my father. Brad: Therapy Brad: Thank you so much!! I hope that it was fun for you. Major: It was |
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