Interview - Monster Party!
Riv , 2010/04/03 14:39

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So here on JasonRivera.com we're refilling the matrix of interviews so-to-speak. You may have noticed many of the older, dated model interviews have gone down (mainly because they didn't age well - the interviews, not the models), and secondly because I was inherently freaked out by the fact there were random guys coming and masturbating to my website just because we interviewed models. We're branching out to not just models but, actors, actresses, musicians/bands and generally awesome people. So today we've got an interview with some guys who are musicians and ALSO awesome people simultaneously, several members of the band Monster Party, whom you can check out on their Official MySpace Page, or if you're one of those people that went running for the hills to Facebook, they do also have a Facebook Fanpage and also on their official record label, Robot Monster.

Without further ado, here is our interview with Brent, Clift, and Evan of the band Monster Party.

Give us some of the origin of Monster Party - how long have you guys been playing together, how did you come up with the name and what are your super powers - if any?

BRENT: We've been Monster Party for about 4 years now. We have gone through some changes but we all used to be in different bands that played together before we were assembled. We were all very attracted to each other although in different groups and decided to terrorize the music scene together after many soaking wet dreams and our own individual bands broke up. We decided to make it permanent and call ourselves Monster Party because that game is fucking amazing and we all are huge fans of gargoyles and baseball. "MARK" my words. <-- (how many people do you think will get this? "Hello Baby.")

Now's your chance to plug upcoming shows, promotions, and events in the band. Do you have anything you'd like to tell our millions of millions of readers so they can keep up with you guys?

CLIFT: Tonight, April 3rd at 550's in Macon. It's their last show so everyone come out. We're gonna give you something special to remember. Just like how you lost your virginity in the back of your parent's car at prom. Also our new CD is coming out on Robot Monster in May so be sure to pick up a copy, or check us out on their Sound of Horror CD which has a compilation of several bands and is available at Hot Topic.

Now for the cliché question asked by EVERY INTERVIEWER to EVERY BAND on earth: if you could tour with one band living or dead from any time period, who would you choose and why?

CLIFT: Nirvana. They were my favorite band when I was just getting in to music and I never got to see them live.

EVAN: Onmyouza

BRENT: I have to agree with Clift here. Nirvana was the reason I picked up an instrument so I would definitely love to rock in a prom dress and...I was going to say something else here but...Oh well...whatever...Nevermind.

Do you have any groupies? If so are they hot? Would you mind hooking a brother up? It's been a while, so H.B.O., guys HOOK A BROTHA UP!

CLIFT: Yes. No. GO FOR IT!!!

BRENT: We have lots of groupies. Just ask anyone that sees us live. Not only do we sell merch at our shows, but we are also in the seafood business!

Naturally you guys are avid fans of the 8-bit Nintendo era of video-gaming. What are some of your favorite old-school games, and do you feel that some of them have influenced music in some of your songs?

BRENT: Definitely. I just recently told the guys we are going to completely steal the elevator music from Metroid in a new song that has yet to be written. Other than that, Castlevania is the Bible and now that you mention it before Monster Party formed, Evan and I first became friends because we were supposed to start a Nintendo Metal band.

CLIFT: Mike Tyson's Punch Out pretty Much gets played every day at my house. Occasionally I'll put in Metroid or Zelda. Fuck PS3, NES is where it's at! There are a lot of riffs that I'll come up with that I can tell are heavily influenced by Metroid and the whole Castlevania series.

EVAN: River City Ransom, Mega Man 2, Tecmo World Wrestling, Fist of the North Star . I’ll stop before I fill this whole interview.

Rate the following things as either being "in," getting the Monster Party seal of approval or completely "out," meaning the completely opposite:

Buttered Toast
CLIFT: In fo sho!
EVAN: In
BRENT: only if it's spread with Landin-O-Lakes butta'

Autism
CLIFT: Some of our music sounds autistic in a way so definitely in.
EVAN: AUT - I mean out!
BRENT: Aus.

Denzel Washington
CLIFT: in but only because he was in Raising Cain with John Lithgow who was THE best villain.
EVAN: DEJA FUCKIN’ VU
BRENT: Only if he does a Tyler Perry movie

Guess Jeans
CLIFT: GTFO
EVAN: I...guess.
BRENT: Dude...Bongo or Mudd jeans for me!

Go-Gurt

CLIFT: GTFO
EVAN: This sounds like a cheap robotic hero
BRENT: Go-ross

How would you describe your band's music to a completely deaf person incapable of listening to music, if you had to put it straight into words?

CLIFT: It sounds like a beautiful rainbow being swallowed by a massive blackhole.

EVAN: I would put on a luchador mask, play a game of charades involving the buddy cop genre of action films, then offer the person chocolate chip cookies, unless they were diabetic, in which case I would offer a huge moustache and glasses

BRENT: Can you hear this? Do you want me to turn it up?

Most awkward moment ever experienced together as a band - what was it?

CLIFT: Hmm, i guess my first show with the band. I had only had 2 practices and was kind of nervous, but it wasn't really awkward. The most awkward time was for me when I went to their show before I joined and while I was standing in front watching them they announced that I was in the band, that kinda made me feel awkward.

BRENT: Probably when we woke up in Kraid's lair. I don't know how the hell it happened but Samus was in a bikini and Evan was sunbathing. Weird....

EVAN: This actually happened!

As musicians, do you feel that people who download music benefit a band, or do you feel it detracts from a band in the grand scheme of things?

BRENT: I think it's great but I don't like the movie Pinata.

CLIFT: Well, being in a band you don't make money anyway so that's not really a concern for me. If they download the music and like your band they'll support you in a different way. I think it's a good thing. You can't operate like bands did 10 or 15 years ago, you have to evolve with the times.

Lords of the Rings fans vs. Star Wars fans. Which side is Monster Party on if they break out into some sort of violent Royal-Rumble-style riot?

CLIFT: I'm pretty sure I'm gonna be the outcast here but I'm going with Star Wars. Princess Leia was hot.

EVAN: Spaceballs.

BRENT: I'm naturally conflicted here. This isn't a fair question you asshole! You did this to fuck me up!

Meet Kenny, Mikey, Nicky, Mitch, and Johnny:

If these guys were musicians, how would you feel about touring with them - would you be totally stoked, or would you have apprehensions about it, and why?

BRENT: Let's book it right now!

CLIFT: They could "open up" for me any day!!! ;)

EVAN: Well, given the history of DUI associated with one of their members, I’d have to say I’d prefer to tour with these guys :

What band or musician do you feel is the biggest plague on music today and why?

BRENT: I'm thinkin' fourth meal.

CLIFT: Pretty much any Hot Topic mall core band that is out right now.

Let's say you wake up tomorrow and it's suddenly 1986 again - what is the first thing you do?

CLIFT: If I'm 8 again then I'd wake up and make a big ass bowl of Rice Krispies and pour a ton of sugar over it and sit in front of the TV and watch cartoons. If I wake up and I'm the same age now I'll go to the mall and try to pick up on some hot sluts with high hair and leg warmers.

BRENT: I'd probably try and get a ride to Doc Brown's place and figure out a way to bet on baseball stats. But then again... I don't want any of my photographs to fade.

Let's say you're stranded on a desert island with a CD player that magically has unlimited batteries but the catch is you only have one CD - it could be months, even YEARS before anyone finds you - what band and what album do you want to be stuck with?

CLIFT: Isis - Oceanic

EVAN: God Forbid “Gone Forever”

BRENT: It would definitely have to be the soundtrack to EVITA or We Come to you as timberwolves among Chris Farley and David Spade by SHIKAMI

It's time to rate some hotties guys, rate the following images 1-10 with 10 being worthy of your seed, and 1 being someone who would have to rape you in order to get near you. (This is all hypothetical in case certain people's girlfriends are reading this).

Lady Gaga

CLIFT: Her dick is too big for me.

Tammy Shelton

EVAN: FFFF UUUUU!!!!!

BRENT: hmmmmmm...It's Michael Jackson...NO IT'S NOT!!!!

some random creepy chick dressed like The Dark Lady Sylvanas Windrunner

EVAN: 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BRENT: can I change her out for Irvine from Final Fantasy?!?!?!?

Princess Toadstool/Peach

BRENT: 8-bit huhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuh

Dr. Manhattan

EVAN: I think Brent prefers Night Owl’s buttocks

BRENT: Evan is right...I do prefer Patrick Wilson's ass

Would you hire Vince from Slapchop/Shamwow to pitch your CD to the masses, even knowing he hires and beats up hookers?

CLIFT: I fully support this idea. Someone needs to get in touch with his management now!

EVAN: Only if we can auto-tune him when he pitches it

BRENT: fuck yes.....all I can say is....Linguine, Martini, Bikini

Monster Party gets to remake an entire existing movies soundtrack - which movie do you choose and why?

CLIFT: Pumpkinhead, because that soundtrack is kind of shitty.

EVAN: Airborne (1993)

BRENT: - I'm going to lose the comical bit here...and say "FREAKS"......because that movie is incredible for way too many reasons to list and I think it visually represents what I am trying to do musically. Tod Browning is a master here and after this film was made, we see his filmmaking demise unfortunately.....What a vision he had!

What do you think your biggest triumph, greatest moment together has a band has been so far - the moment where you just stop and take everything in and realize "This is real, we fuckin' rock?"

CLIFT: When we got kicked out of the skate park after three songs into our set. Too much seafood rawk for that place.

BRENT: Yeah. Definitely when we threw an onslaught of frozen shrimp at the crowd. Next time it's going to be holy water, crystal balls, or a dead spider or 2. Just wait until we find the long jump boots...then you'll really see us take off!

Let's say you guys were teleported into the hit '90s kids-action television show Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers in the roles of the 5 Original Power Rangers. Which two of you have the unfortunate task of being the Pink and Yellow Power Rangers? (keep in mind that this is BEFORE the Green Ranger so you have to pick from the original five.)

CLIFT: I'll take one for the team and be the pink ranger. Besides, she was hot as fuck. If I could be her for a day I wouldn't leave the house.

BRENT: I would have to be the blue ranger because Billy played by David Yost? I believe had not only a sense of danger when it was near....but he was a damn snappy dresser! Great sense of fashion and eyewear! How can you go wrong?

EVAN: FUCK YOU! I WILL ALWAYS BE THE GREEN RANGER!

And finally would you ever partake of delicious baked goods from a bakery if it were named the Tendick's Bakery? (yes, this bakery used to exist and is currently out of business.)

CLIFT: I will gladly partake in said baked goods.

BRENT: Bring on the dicks! Who is gonna' get their dick ripped off?!?!

We'd like to thank Monster Party again for a great interview. Be sure to check out their upcoming CD and website and pick up the Sound of Horror CD which you can order here on Hot Topic's Website!

-- Riv - jasonrivera@jasonrivera.com