The one and only Becky N…

1 You can take one record to a desert island for the rest of your life – what would it be?

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain – Pavement. I will NEVER get sick of this.

2 Who is your favourite artist?

Too many! Miranda July. Kim Gordon. Greg Spalenka. Nate Lowman!

3 Favourite chord?

Dmin7 at the moment. At least I think it’s that, I’m not too good with notation.

4 Can God invent a rock that he cannot lift?

Wow, he just proved himself out of existence! : )

5 Who did you last vote for in an election?

Politicians are evil.

6 Favourite fiction writer?

Iain Banks, in both his incarnations. And Philip Pullman, always. And Jeff Noon, Vurt was fucking brilliant.

7 If you could invite 5 people to dinner (dead or alive) who would they be?

Janet Weiss, Carrie Brownstein and Corinne Tucker, Spike Jonze, and Allen Ginsberg.

8 What pisses you off?

People berating me about my generation having a bad work ethic. And then asking if I’ve got a job or a boyfriend. How about, no, no and fuck off.

9 What’s the best song you’ve ever written?

Smells Like Teen Spirit. I got totally ripped off.

10 One wish – what would it be?

I wish for a flying carpet piloted by David Bowie.

11 Favourite band?

It changes all the time of course, but I just saw Blitzen Trapper and they were killer.

12 3 websites worth checking out?

jigsawunderground.blogspot.com/ Tobi Vail from Bikini Kill’s blog/zine thing. It’s awesome.

13 Posters above your bed when you were a teenager?

Erm…blink…182….

14 When was the last time you cried with laughter?

Almost every day, I find a lot of things really, really funny. Maybe it was when my brother and I invented ‘I can’t believe it’s not Crandley’ (a Ukrainian desert my Nana makes only at Easter)

Yeah, it’s still pretty funny.

15 If you could learn and play one instrument, what would it be?

Musical saw.

16 Preferred mode of travel?

Bike. And a normal one, not a motorbike (although, I wish!)

17 Shuffle your iPod – what are the first five songs that play?

King Of Carrot Flowers Part 2&3 – Neutral Milk Hotel
Love A Loser – The Raincoats
Rollercoaster – Sleater-Kinney
Chimney – Grand Salvo
Colours and the Kids – Cat Power

18 Snowballs, snowmen, or sledging?

Snowballssssssss

19 Best gig you’ve ever been to?

Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks HANDS DOWN. They even beat Radiohead at V fest. Which I never would have thought possible, but it happened.

20 What’s the most embarrassing record in your collection?

I think I’ve had enough shame for one day.

21 Favourite drink?

Apple and mango juice.

22 Drug of choice?

If I wrote that on the internet I could get in trouble. On an unrelated note, baked beans are the best food ever. Would you pass me some, Lucy? Oh I’m sorry, I didn’t realise you were busy in the sky with those diamonds you found.

23 If you were an animal, what animal would you be?

A jellyfish. No bones.

24 And if you were a colour, what colour would you be?

Tramjanglorange.

25 Are you good at any sports?

Can the pope fly?

26 Last book you read?

Zeitoun – Dave Eggers. It was really good.

27 First thing you think when you get up in the morning?

‘Oh, I was dreaming about seeing Bridezilla in concert because they were on my radio alarm. That makes sense. And is it 1pm already?’

28 Last thing you think when you go to bed?

‘Mmm I love my bed.’

29 Describe your music in three words?

Lo-fi, acoustic, quiet

30 If you could be someone else for a day, who would you be?

An astronaut.

31 Favourite comedian?

Bill Bailey!

32 What colour is your front door?

Pale green.

33 Favourite film?

Gah too hard. Mister Lonely, Stranger than Fiction, or Fight Club!

34 A quote that stuck in your head?

God is dead. – Nietzsche. That’s not really long enough to be a quote, but it’s the only one I remember from anyone. Also something about uber-mensch and everyone else being idiots. What a dude.

35 Favourite subject at school?

English.

36 Which actor/actress would play you in a film about your life?

Chloe Sevigny, if I was really lucky and she was desperate and broke.

37 What music makes you want to dance?

I dance to everything, no exceptions Mozart. You thought you were off the hook.

38 What should they write on your gravestone?

‘GET OFF ME’

39 How many roads must a man walk down before you call him a man?

How about less testosterone fuelled masculinity tests and more chilling out about the whole thing?

40 When did you first start writing your own songs?

I was born writing songs. I came out holding a guitar. My mum was like FUUUUCKK

41 What’s the weirdest thing you ever saw?

An Okapi at the zoo. I thought it was a pokemon or something.

42 Favourite smell?

New inside of a car.

43 Favourite sound?

Maracas.

44 Swings, roundabout, chute, or climbing frame?

I always think it’s roundabout but it’s a lot scarier than it looks.

45 Who is your favourite Beatle?

Ringo. And mainly because of Thomas the Tank Engine.

46 Point us in the direction of a band one of your friends is in?

http://www.myspace.com/arrowsfromthesunmusic

47 A YouTube video the world should watch?

CRISPIN IS MY HERO

48 Cats or dogs?

Both. I love both equally. And I really don’t understand ‘dog people’ who hate cats. How can you hate cats? It’s a whole species! And they’re so cool.

49 If you had to join the circus what would you be?

Acrobat, in my dreams. I would have to get over my fear of both heights and going upside down.

50 Favourite book?

I’m going to say Northern Lights. But that’s really hard.

51 Have you ever been on TV?

Don’t think so. Unless my paranoia is reality and I’m in the Truman Show.

52 Have you ever been arrested?

No, yay.

53 What songs do you (would you) sing at karaoke?

If I was drunk enough, probably Creep. Or Whichever Radiohead song they had. But I’ve never done real karaoke.

54 Have you ever seen a ghost?

Does Geshe-La count?

55 How do you like your coffee? Or would you prefer a wee cup of tea?

With soy milk and no sugar, please. And if you only have dairy I’ll have it black.

56 Punk or Raver? Mod or Goth? Hippy or Beatnik? If you had to label yourself, what gang would you be in?

Do you mean gang like the crips? Or one of those? I’m confused. I’m a bit of all of those. But not enough of any of them.

57 What’s the worst job you ever had?

Waitressing at a crap café. Boring.

58 What’s brown and sticky?

My face

59 Do you have any recurring dreams?

People I know dying in front of me, realistically.

60 How many records have you released and which is your favourite?

Meh.

61 Where in the world would you like to go?

Iceland! And Portland, Oregon.

62 Favourite kind of cloud?

The ones that storm at the beach and look like the apocalypse.

63 Favourite line from a song?

‘I’ve got a leaf…and a spleef
Yeah, like that spleef
God bless that spleef in my mouth
Or should I say Jah baby’ – Haunt You Down

64 What’s the music scene like where you live?

There’s an insane amount of bands in Melbourne.

65 Who would make up your dream band? (one singer, one guitarist, one bassist, one drummer, plus one extra)

Elvis singing, Obama on guitar, Flea on bass, Barbara Streissand on drums and that guy from the Mars Volta dancing.

66 Favourite cover art?

Biffy Clyro – The Vertigo Of Bliss

67 Early bird or night owl?

The second one

68 Which of the seven sins are you?

Haha, gluttony. And sloth. Combined to make a super-sin.

69 Three words people use to describe you?

Unemployed, tall, arts student

70 You have ten minutes left to live, what would you do?

Panic and smash some windows.

71 Do you support any sports teams?

Stop talking about sport

71 What do you want for Christmas?

A beard

72 Favourite track from all the Daydream Generation compilations?

Don’t make me choose! And how could I, there are so many, including people who aren’t doing it anymore. Everything Fig Mints, Jane Gilmore, Warchalking…

73 Can you cook up a storm in the kitchen?

Hells yes. If it’s noodles or pasta related. Or cake. That’s about it.

74 What’s the first thing you remember?

Walking to the hospital with my Nana when my brother was born. I was three.

75 How do you go about writing a song?

I go bleeeuuurrghhhh and it all comes out.

76 When you look in the mirror, what do you see?

That’s the money shot!

77 What’s the best advice you were ever given?

Stop being such a depressive wanker

78 Do you smoke?

Ye-no.

79 Tell us a joke?

The only one I can remember is truly, truly horrible and I shant repeat it. And yes, it’s about dead babies.

80 Pick a card, any card?

Erm…ace of clubs.

81 One question you’ve never been able to answer?

‘What’s the plan for when you’ve finished uni?’

82 If you could travel back in time, when and where would you go?

Medieval England.

83 Favourite philosopher?

Sartre and De Beauvoir.

84 Do you have any pets?

A sometimes dog called Kanuka. He’s the best dog ever. But we just look after him, he doesn’t belong to us.

85 Ever climbed a mountain?

Totally. In Utah I was walking up this mountain in a knee length skirt, and it was barely a hike, like one of those tourist walks, and this guy walks past me in the other direction in full mountaineering gear and says ‘Nice hiking skirt.’ I was like dude…sigh.
And in Canada I did one of those bad ass all day mountain walks where it’s sunny and hot at the bottom, and then it’s snowy at the top and you have to trek it across ice in converses. Maybe I should wear proper clothes.

86 What do you do in the real world to pay the rent?

Professional moocher.

87 Self-diagnosis: any psychiatric disorders?

Manic depression, smiley face psychosis.

88 Favourite poet?

Sylvia Plath.

89 What wouldn’t you do for a million dollars?

Lick a poo. Or let someone vomit into my mouth.

90 Adrenalin junky?

No…adrenalin makes me nervous and clumsy.

91 What bands have you been in?

Not too many with names, I just realised.

92 Favourite board game/computer game?

I said enough shame! Board game’s a toss up between Talisman for nostalgia and Battlelore because it’s easy and fun. Computer is Fallout 3 in recent times, but Monkey Island 3 for all time.

93 What kind of recording set-up do you have? Equipment etc.

Laptop, preamp, mic. Audacity.

94 A character you love from a book or a film?
Harvey Milk, even though he was a real person too.

95 Who is the sexiest person in the history of the world?

Gael Garcia Bernal. No question.

96 If you could genetically fuse two animals together what would they be? And what would it make?

A starfish with the head of a pidgeon.

97 What kind of drunk are you?

The kind who makes jokes and then laughs at them really loudly.

98 What was the first record that really blew your mind?

OK Computer I think. And then Surfer Rosa in quick succession.

99 What are your musical plans for the future?

Get some gigs for my crazy gyspy trip-hop band, start a noise band with my housemate. Basically do as much as I possibly can get away with while pretending to care about careers and stuff.

100 Got some websites of your own we can visit?

Just the myspace and daydream.

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