16 THE PG MUSIC SCENE

_Shante

Artist/ Band name: Shante’

Genre/style: Contempary pop and
classical

Members and instruments: Vocal
soloist

Day jobs: Student

Year formed: 2006

Discography: Debut Album name is
“Miracle”

Label: None

How you got started: Always loved
singing. Loves to perform. Parents sup-
ported a debut album

Influences: Sarah Brightman, Celine
Dion

TABATHA LUNDHOLM
ARTS EDITOR

Big Old Eyes are a local band com-
posed of Robert Dunlop (guitar and

If you tour, what do you listen to on the
road? Have not toured yet
If you could open for any artist in the
world, living or dead, who would it be:
Sarah Brightman
Best place to perform: Huge stadium
like the Minneapolis Convention centre
“What's happening right now: Preparing
for a Christmas concert at Artspace
Future plans; Touring
Where can we see you next? Kizmet
cafe; 17 Nov‘06
Albums for sale at Books & Company,
Van Horlicks gift and trophies, PG Nat-
uropathic Clinic

vocals), Corbin Spensley (bass and
vocals), and Ryan Clarke (drums); The
trio has been around since 2005 and has
released two CDs, with another coming

Who writes the songs, and what do they
mean: Producer Mike Callewaert wrote
one song “Fly” and Deborah Gregson
wrote the other originals

What song do you wish you wrote? Fly

Key songs by you: Inspired “Fly”

Website: shantesmusic.com

Fun facts: Crazy about her dog Max.

Which local artists do you think should
have more publicity? Paul Forster

What do you think is the best CD/tape/
song/etc made by a local band other than
you (ever): Not sure

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out by the end of the year.

A little-known fact about Big Old
Eyes is that they got their name from
sitting down one evening with a mutual
female Scottish friend who, according
to Robert, had amazingly huge eyes. He
wrote a song for her, and the band then
adopted the name. Also, Big Old Eyes
is one of the only bands in the world
to practice in a garage-basement.. That's
right, the garage has a basement!

You can see Big Old Eyes this Octo-
ber 28% at Artspace with the Arbitrarys,
among others.

Their most recent release, Cathedral
and Cathedral is their first full-length
CD, and it. has been wow-ing Prince
Georgers alike, even taking the first place
on CFUR’s top 30, and will be reviewed
in the next issue of Over the Edge.

Big Old Eyes’ first release, Moon Hips
and Spoon Lips, their first EP was re-
leased some time last year to heavy
CFUR play.

Anime
Not Another

Two Dimentional

Band

Gente/style: Space Pop/power pop/
shoegazing

Members and instruments; Daniel
Nokes (Drums), Justin Seidl (Bass),
Ryan (Guitars, lyrics, vocals, keyboards/
pianos, percussion, noise, sound effects,
etc.)

Day jobs: High school students (Daniel
works part-time at Mr. Jakes, Ryan
works at Save-on-More Foods)

Year formed: 2006

Discography: Emergency Broadcast EP
(2006), The Solar Music EP (2006)
Label: Aardskarf

How you got started: The way any
other band does.

Influences:

Ryan: Blur, Mansun, Talking Heads,
Queen, Ian Curtis, Tom Waits, Japan,
Can, Elvis Costello, Samuel Beckett,
Kevin Shields, lack of sleep, Jo Hisaishi,
Neil Young, Olivier Messiaen, David
Ross Macdonald, Supergrass, The
Stone Roses, REM, jazz. Justin: Primal
Scream, Air, Radiohead, Gorillaz, Hello
China, Sonic Youth, Pixies, Explosions
in the Sky, godspeedyonblackemperor!,
“Tricky, crappy punk rock, Bugazi, St.
Germain, Elvis Costello, Blur, Muse,
Leonard Cohen, John Coltrane, Miles
Davis, classical music, The Clash,
Tortoise, Hayden, etc.

Best part of being in a band:

Ryan: Feeling like I'm in a gang, getting
to spaz out and twitch and be, generally,
tragic and over-dramatic whilst on stage.
And, recording.

Justin: Making music. Hanging out.
Worst part of being in a band:

Ryan: Feeling like we're getting nowhere
after endless rehearsals.

Justin: Pressure of performing.

Biggest problem (for the band):

No noteworthy problems.

Favourite band memory:

Spending three weeks together,
recording, walking around, being smart,
being stupid, you know? Also, when we
knocked over Daniel's drum kit.

Tf you tour, what do you listen to on the
road?: When we're together we listen to

The Beatles and Neil Young, mostly. Oh,

and Franz Ferdinand.

Tf you could open for any artist in the
world, living or dead, who would it be:
Daniel: Led Zeppelin

Justin: Sonic Youth or Pixies

Ryan: Manic Street Preachers (When
Richey was still in the band)

Best place to perform:

We've only ever played at Artspace and
CNC

What are you listening to, reading, or
watching right now (books, movies,
videogames, sports, hobbies, etc):

Ryan: Listening to Think Tank by Blur,
Silverback by Versus, Supermassive
Black Hole single by Muse, and

Mendhelsson’s violin stuff. Reading “The
Caretaker” by Harold Pinter, watching a
Chris Cunningham video anthology on
DVD, playing James Bond: Golden Eye
(Nintendo 64), and playing badminton.
Justin: Reading Xenocide by Orson
Scott Card, watching Princess Monoke,
playing Civilization, playing with Lego.
Listening to Rhapsody in Blue by
George Gershwin.

Whats happening right now:

Writing new songs.

Future plans:

To release a sprawling double album.
Where can we see you next:

Artspace. October 28th. 7:00.

Playing with Raghu Lokanathan, The
Arbitrarys,

and Big Old Eyes.

Where can we buy your. merchandise--
and what is your coolest merchandise?:
We only have CDs.

Who writes the songs, and what do they
mean:

Ryan writes all the songs. Their
meanings change when we want them
to. We-could be lying through our teeth
and not many people would care, We
mean every word of it.

Songwriting process:

Sometimes the songs are fully written,
usually they're half-written and the band
pieces them together.

What song do you wish you wrote:
Ryan: (Nothing But) Flowers by
Talking Heads, Babylon Fall by Lee
“Scratch”

Perry

Justin: The Story of —_ by Leonard
Cohen, and anything off of Kid A.

Key songs by you:

You-Plus, Delay; and Paris Love Scene
Website:

purevolume.com/animeband

Fun facts:

Daniel's left-handed. Ryan had to play
with an arm brace for 2 weeks because
he felt slight carpal tunnel coming on.
Justin is not very careful with his fingers
(has broken one, and jammed one). The
members have killed and eaten no men.
Which local artists do you think should
have more publicity2:

Ryan: The Arbitrarys. Big Old Eyes.
Richard Krueger.

What do you think is the best CD/tape/
song/etc made by a local band other than
you (ever):

Justin: Corduroy by Corduroy

Ryan: (Album) Cathedral and
Cathedral by Big Old Eyes, (Song)
Under my

Umbrella by the Lines We Drew
Daniel: Hello China by Hello China