Interview with the Supersuckers!
Iâ??m Zach Etzel, Rumblefishâ??s Music Supervisor and one half of the dynamic duo behind Rumblefishâ??s weekly New Music Podcast. One of the best parts of working for Rumblefish is getting to meet our artists when they hit the road and pass through Portland. I was able to arrange a meet-up with Rumblefish catalog stallions the Supersuckers (the self-proclaimed greatest rock â??nâ?? roll band in the world) during their show last week at local music hot spot Dante’s Inferno.Before having my face rocked off, I sat down with lead sucker Eddie Spaghetti for a brief chat. When asked what filmmaker heâ??d most like to see using his band’s music, Eddie doesnâ??t hesitate to express his admiration for Quintin Tarantino. â??That would be pretty hot,â? says Eddie, adding â??His soundtracks are always really goodâ??full of diverse music.â?
Drawing musical inspiration from â??the seven deadly sinsâ? and â??antagonizing the religious right,â? Eddie likes to talk about what kinds of film and TV scenes he thinks Supersuckers music works well with. â??A car chase scene would be pretty good for us,â? says Eddie, â??or any sort of action scene.â?
Eddie and I also caught up on Supersuckers news. It turns out that they just finished recording a new album last month! We’re all pretty excited about getting our hands on it.
Before leaving I had to know what’s was new on his iPod. Eddie seems to be really digging The Boss lately. We left off reminicing about their experience working with Willie Nelson on their 1997 Album Must’ve Been High and country super-star Steve Earle on a 5-song EP released later that same year. It should go without saying that the guys were pretty amped about it.
Check out Rumblefishâ??s Supersuckers catalog, and look for their new album to hit the streets sometime next spring.
