News ~ Old news items have been placed in the archives.

07/22/04

Ok, so here's the story: A friend of mine (a singer/songwriter, and very talented, if you're into that kind of thing) posted an interview of sorts on her website. Since no one ever wants to interview us (which we wouldn't object to), I've decided to take her interview and answer it myself. Also, I have some time to kill.

What inspires a song?

Sometimes it's stuff off the news, but mostly it's our horrible crack addiction. Oh, and the movie New Jack City. And Crack.

Who are they? Who are your influences?

They're us, that's all. There's no more room in hell.

How do you sustain the creative energy to write and perform songs?

I smoke crack. Also, the Doctor and I have an in house therapist which we keep with us at all times...in the studio, on the road, etc...this helps us to write really shitty introspective albums which we will market as a "Return to Form." Even though they go multi platinum, we know they're not fooling anyone.

Do you continue to rework songs as you perform them, or are they pretty much complete when you begin to perform them?

Actually, we've never written any songs, we just Divine them from the Ether.

How do you compare performing and recording? Do you like one more than the other? Do you treat live songs and recorded songs differently?

I'm shocked that you could even ask such a biggoted question! Here at Population Reduction, we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all songs are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are to be performed, recorded and the pursuit of having anyone like them at all.

What's your #1 dream-come-true performance scenario? (Where? With Whom?)

I'd like to perform anywhere, with any other band. This damned pact with the Devil, however, will have me playing with Population Reduction until just after Stephen Hawking gets out of that chair and opens up a can of whoop ass all over the rotten corpse of L. Ron Hubbard.

Where does "Reju" come from?

That's one o' them foreign words, ain't it? I think it's from Fransylvania.

How DO you get your hair to look so cute?

I shower in liquid cement.

Well, that was fun. Oh yeah, we're playing at Death By Excess Warehouse on August 7th, so come out. ~ Peter Svoboda

07/13/04

Ah, the heady days of summer wear ever on, and you're sitting in some dark little shithole reading this. Well, since you're took the time, here, for your perusal, is the news:

The show at Warm Water Cove was totally awsome, if somewhat disorganized, but that's par for the course with such things. The downsides to the show:

No one brought a bass amp (not that it affected us per se, but you know), the show got underway almost three hours late, we lost a patch chord, we forgot a cymbal stand, some chick stole our last beer, some asshole (not affiliated with the show in any way) hit a fucking stray dog with a fucking golf club which brought the cops down, and Second Opinion had a Warlock which was ten-fold more awsome than our Warlock.

The Upsides to the show:

The show totally ruled (as WWC shows always do), we actually got songs requested of us (well, at least one, but fuck it, that's a first!), Metal Esther scored the cymbal stand for us (Yay! Go Esther!), the cops didn't stop the show or bother anyone, and we once again met some mighty cool folks.

We'd like to send out a special thanks to Esther for getting us on the bill and having the patience to put up with bands that were a little less than with it, and a SUPER special thanks to Nora, who whilst barely knowing us, not only came out to see the show, but without a moments hesitation offered up and procured her bass amp so that the show could go on. Even thought no one ended up using it. So the next time you fucks out there are knocking back some cheap beer, remember to raise your cups (or cans, as the case may be) to these upstanding and awesome individuals. ~ Population Reduction

07/06/04

Welcome Back, fuckers! We cerainly hope you all had a great time blowing shit up and getting drunk for Uncle Sam. We certianly did. Here's the deal:

For any interested parties we will be playing at Warm Water Cove this saturday, July 10th, and we hope to see you there. This show is assuredly on, so you needen't fear. Details are on the Shows Page as you might expect.

We'd also like you horror fans out there to do us, and yourselves a favor. The best independent horror film to come out in a long fucking time, Undead, is as of yet only available on Region 4 (Oceana) DVD, and though it has been picked up by Lion's Gate Films, it has yet to secure an actual North American release. We caught this at a horror fest last year, and loved it, and if you like Zombies, then we know you'll love it too. Email the Spierig Brothers at undeadmovie@hotmail.com or email Lion's Gate Films and light a fire under thier asses! You will thank us in the end.

Other than that, we'd like to thank anyone who took a moment to vote for Schnauzer in the Cleveland Scene Music Awards. We know they'd appreciate it, and they rule, so check 'em out. If there was anything else important to say, it has, as of this moment, escaped us. ~ Population Reduction