Kissed Her Little Sister on vacation in Siberia.
When these hipster costume parties start taking themselves too seriously, and everybody is dressed up like Velma from Scooby Doo, I'm tempted to eat glass and do the worm into oncoming traffic. Instead, I find the guy with the tightest pants and ask him if he's hard of imaginary bands I've made up. Usually, he'll adjust his spectacles made out of pipe cleaners and say, yeah, he liked Yin Yang Yarmulke or Baldin College two weeks ago, which was right before they sold out and actually played a song. So commercial.
Genuine music and new creation are beautiful things, and though there will always be skunks that fake the funk, there's usually the real deal in there somewhere, waiting in the wings.
Kissed Her Little Sister, an LA-based electro-folk astronaut and one-man band, is one such musician worth checking out. Blending acoustic instrumentation with electronic beats, loops, and virtually anything else he can get his dirty hands on, he has created an eclectic style all his own, running the gamut from Woody Guthrie to Girl Talk. Although he is currently unsigned, French people love him.
In Footloose, the Reverand John Lithgow banned dancing. What would you do if music were suddenly banned?
I would probably file a complaint with the world. The first rule of music is that there are no rules, which means banning music would probably not necessarily be against the rules, and that fucks with my head. But often I find that some of the best music is the shit that does.
How did they find out about in you in Paris and Montreal?
Business cards, computer-generated pre-recorded telephone spamming machines, afternoon tea meet and greets.
What kind of music do you make?
Concrete horrorcore loopism meets acoustic Appalachian folk music for kids.
Do you cover any other musicians?
Strictly Phil Collins.
How's the music scene in LA?
Fashionable.
Seen anything inspiring lately?
Yeah, a video on Youtube of [musician] Jay Reatard punching his fan in the face. Totally moving.
Why is music important?
Music might be a disease for all I know, or a drug to cure other diseases. Music can make me feel like Barry Bonds and Hakeem Olajuwon all wrapped into one, and conversely, that sad monkey in the zoo... I'm into it.
Anything else?
Yeah, the first song ever recorded was "Mary Had a Little Lamb" by Thomas Edison, and that might be just a rumor... Also, did you know that when you type "rumors" into iTunes Lindsay Lohan pops up, but when you type "rumours" some hot Fleetwood Mac shit pops up?
Yes, 'Rumors' is a great song. Last question - boxers or briefs?
Live free or die.
Kissed Her Little Sister MySpace Page
And coming dangerously soon: Uncle Presents: The Hi-Lo Mixtapes
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