My name is: Nicko
I play in: The Long Summer
We sound like: classical musicians aping their pop music heroes with results ranging from middling to spectacular...
Inspired by: J-Dilla, Motown, Slash, Warp Records, Trent Reznor, Goldfrapp and the view from Hugh's parents back room over the golf course towards the city which is quite pretty.
We reside in: Melbourne
Our local music scene is: Being taken for granted by Liberal state government. If Labor had won the election then they would have invested $25 Million dollars in our local scene. Libs didn't even have an arts policy!!! That's fucked! Go build another football stadium. Go invest $3 Billion in a failed attempt to win the FIFA world cup. Or subsidise a new Rugby Union team. (that's my favourite thing to rant about)
The most annoying thing about our scene is: Mess and Noise forums
Our best gig to date was: We've never played one... one day we will play one and you'll be on the door list.
The song that gets me dancing is: The Seed (2.0) by The Roots and Cody Chestnutt (or anything by Cody Chestnutt) or this song which is fucking awesome -
First album I bought: She by Harry Connick Jnr.
My musical youth involved: Biggie Smalls' California or Coolio Gangtas Paradise playing over the loudspeakers at for 5 minutes before the end of recess.
oh, and thinking that the Batman Forever Soundtrack (U2's "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" and Seal's "Kiss From A Rose") was the greatest album ever.
and piano lessons...
Pop music is: indescribably awesome or excruciatingly shithouse, depending on what mood i'm in.
If I could have written any song it would have to be: All I Need by Radiohead or White Christmas by Bing Crosby (coz of the royalties)
Do you play Fifa? No. But I watch Premier League at the pub sometimes.
Favourite Restaurant: Any place that sells tapas dishes which involve anchovies or sardines.
The thing I hate most about bloggers is: Everett True http://www.collapseboard.com/
My Musical Guilty Pleasure is: The whole of Powderfinger's Internationalist album, Bluegrass and Everett True's blog.
The sporting team I follow is: Melbourne Demons in AFL
If I weren't a musician I would be: Fitter
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