Hi-5: Oxford Collapse

Jun 27, 2009 Posted by Adam
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You may or may not have heard the news, and you may or may not have cared, but the king's of waggish Brooklyn pop-punk, Oxford Collapse are calling it quits. As they stated via their appropriately droll MySpace blog:

To paraphrase the Grateful Dead, “what a long, strange, eye-opening, stomach-bursting, heart-breaking, bittersweet, educational, enlightening, mind-numbing, ‘why-are-we-doing-this-shit?’/‘who-gets-to-do-this-shit?,’ absurd, amazing trip it’s been.” To paraphrase another sage poet, “you gotta know when to hold ‘em and know when to fold ‘em.” To quote G. G. Allin, “life sucks, scum fuc.”

So that their greatness can live forever on these fine pages of whiskey-fueled blog-drivel I asked the guys for a Hi-5! They agreed, prompt and gracious, and sturdy of palm. So, here we go, our Hi-5, and possibly the very last interview with one of my favorite bands ever, Oxford Collapse (may they rest in peace):

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1) What's the one thing you're most excited about right now (or in the near future)?
I think we're all excited about perusing new creative ventures, be they of a musical or steamed cheeseburger cart variety.

2) What are your two pieces of required reading (a.k.a. the books you recommend the most)?
1. Bonfire of the Vanities - Tom Wolfe. Read the book, DO NOT see the movie!
2. Billion Dollar Baby - Bob Greene. True story of a square journalist going on the road with Alice Cooper in '73 and getting his mind blown.

3) What three things have been inspiring you the most lately?
1. Netflix Instant Viewing
2. Mike's homemade bolognese sauce
3. This band in Portland, Maine made up of three 15-year old kids who play killer Neil Young covers.

4) Tell us four things about yourself (or anyone in the band).
1. Mike lives in Austin and is working on his inevitable, disappointing, "adult" solo album.
2. Adam lives in Vancouver and is designing a bedframe for Elvis Costello's wife.
3. Dan lives in New York and is going into food service.
5. Mike's bolognese is to die for.

5) What five songs or albums are you listening to the most right now?
1. Fleetwood Mac - Penguin LP
2. Bachman-Turner Overdrive - "Hey You" single
3. The Incredible String Band "Maya" single
4. Soundgarden Badmotorfinger LP
5. Al B. Sure - Collected Works 6-disc compilation

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