I did a quick back and forth email interview with The Raveonettes’ Sune Rose Wagner to talk about, among many other things, their upcoming show this Friday at the Hotel. Little did I know he was BATSHIT INSANE. Which makes me even more excited to check them out.
I have left his responses unaltered in all their CAPS LOCK glory:

BYT: So the show is listed as: “The Raveonettes (special electric duo show)” What the hell does that mean?

SRW: IT MEANS IT’S GREAT!

BYT: Are you worried people are going to show up expecting an acoustic folk set?

SRW: I HOPE THEY WILL…

BYT: What happened to the rest of the band?

SRW: I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE THEY ARE.

BYT: We’re showing Eric Cheevers’ “Las Historias Mas Mas Sexy del Mundo” tomorrow night before a big multi media/ dance party. How did you guys get involved with that? (if you missed it, click here to pretend like you were there)

SRW: I CAN EVEN REMEMBER WE WERE IN THAT MOVIE…

BYT: I gotta come clean, I picked up your first two albums, enjoyed them, but skipped Pretty In Black. I thought it might have been like when you’re eating candy corns on Halloween and you’re like this is the best fucking candy ever why don’t I eat these more often and then you eat one too many and all of a sudden you hate candy corn so much and you want to throw up. Did I choose unwisely? How does it compare to the last two?

SRW: IT DOESN’T. OBVIOUSLY YOUR TASTE IS AS BAD AS SHITTY CANDY CORN.

BYT: Obviously. What can we expect to hear during the DJ set after the show?

SRW: SOME GROOVY FOLK MUSIC FROM THE VAULTS OF CRAP.

BYT: Besides the upcoming show and DJ set, anything else you’d like to shamelessly self promote?

SRW: WE HAVE VIKING BLOOD, MEANING, DON’T FUCK WITH US!

BYT: I won’t, please don’t hurt me. Ok, let’s do a Myspace Survey, if you’re not familiar with these things they are created by 16 yr old girls and all the hipsters act like they hate them but then end up doing them ALL THE TIME and posting them for everyone to see. So basically I’m a lazy interviewer, but whatever, I think this will be entertaining. I have removed the really really retarded questions and just left the run-of-the-mill down syndrome ones:

a. Do you sleep with your door open or closed?

I HAVE NO DOOR.

b. Do you take the shampoos and conditioner bottles from hotels?

NO.

c. Would you rather be killed by a big bear or a swarm of a bees?

NEITHER.

d. What is your biggest pet peeve?

CROVALCES A PLEISTOCENE MOOSE.

e. Have you ever peed in the woods?

YES.

f. Do you like popcorn from those big tins?

NO.

g. What is your “Song of the week”?

“BLIND MAN’S PENIS” BY JOHN TRUBEE

h. Is it okay for guys to wear pink?

NO WAY!

i. Where would you bury hidden treasure if you had some?

I WOULDN’T BURY ANYTHING.

j. What do you dip a chicken nuggets in?

I DON’T EAT THAT FILTH.

k. Last person you kissed/kissed you?

DON’T RECALL.

l. Were you ever a boy/girl scout?

NO FUCKING WAY!

m. Can you change the oil on a car?

NO FUCKING WAY!

n. What is your usual bedtime?

DON’T SLEEP.

o. Ever eat a Chaco Taco?

NO FUCKING WAY!

p. How many languages can you speak?

7.

q. Do you have any magazine subscriptions?

7

r. Ever used a gun?

SEVERAL TIMES BUT CAN’T TALK ABOUT IT.

s. Occupations you wanted to be when you were a kid?

CAN’T TALK ABOUT IT.

t. Do you believe in ghosts?

FOR SURE.

u. What do you wear to bed?

CAN’T TALK ABOUT IT.

v. Own a record player?

YES SIR.

w. What was your last concert you saw?

MY OWN.

x. Can you knit or crochet?

YES.

y. Do you cry and throw a fit until you get your own way?

YES.

z. Do you miss anyone right now?

YES.

7. Ok, will you please accept my apology for making you do that?

NO.

8. Fair enough. Finally, I’m gonna start doing this thing where I get my co-worker Hui, a married-with-kids non-scenester 34-yr-old Chinese lady engineer, to review one song from the band we’re interviewing. She’ll give your song a rating of 1-5 dumplings. You have to pick out the song that you want me to give her to review though, so choose carefully, she’s hard to please. Also don’t choose an impossible to find Japanese only B-side or something unless you want to send me a copy.

SHE CAN REVIEW : LITTLE ANIMAL FROM CHAIN GANG OF LOVE

CHEERS SUNE ROSE WAGNER.

And now, Hui’s first BYT song review. Thanx Hui!

I was trying to figure out how the artist really feels about his “little animal” girlfriend, is he a lucky man or not? Hated heavy mental part at the end of the song first time when I listened, felt like my head was about to explode. But when I listened second time, I feel maybe this is how the artist try to express his frustration. Well, life is not sweet, you can’t have a girlfriend who can satisfy all your needs, right? Overall, I don’t think this is a kind of song I would love to listen again.

Decide for yourself: 09.Little_Animal-The_Raveonettes.mp3

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This Friday at The Hotel The Raveonettes (special electric duo show)
with The Pity Party & Jette-Ives

doors 8pm, show 9pm

$13/$15

AFTER PARTY EXCLUSIVE: Ravenonettes’ Sharin Foo & Sune Rose Wagner Dj Set
Please note that you must have a ticket to show to attend the after party!

side note: read a more hmmmmm,conventional interview with the Raveonettes on
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