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The Great Aural Interplay 7

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3b w.jpg ![3b w.jpg](https://assets-global.website-files.com/62ee0bbe0c783a903ecc0ddb/6472a4a3efd092a84f005974_Screen-Shot-2013-07-02-at-16.57.13.png.13.png) 3b+w.jpg ![3b+w.jpg](https://assets-global.website-files.com/62ee0bbe0c783a903ecc0ddb/6472a5aefdf1c48463f68e10_3b%252Bw.jpeg) [](https://flaunt-mag.squarespace.com/config/pages/587fe9d4d2b857e5d49ca782#)[](https://flaunt-mag.squarespace.com/config/pages/587fe9d4d2b857e5d49ca782#) The Great Aural Interplay 7 A grip of blind dates betwixt a grip of musicians \[it seemed like a good idea at the time\] Bass Drum of Death interviewed  _by_  Bleached No wonder the PSAs say duster isn’t the ticket to ride. Bass Drum of Death is. Garage is a musical spirit of sorts, taking form in the greasy low production of its barre chord-crunching anointed. Mississippi’s BDoD caught the spirit, advancing the cause with enough fuzz to grow a shag carpet in your ear. With the instrumental hustle of British Invaders and the everlasting DIY of Memphis punk, BDoD wears its influence on sweat-soaked sleeves while altogether avoiding sentimentality. Bleached: _What’re your horoscope signs? And are you into astrology or do you think it’s stupid?_Bass Drum of Death: I’m a Cancer, Len (drummer) is a Leo, Jim (touring guitarist) is a Scorpio. I don’t really buy into that sort of stuff all that much. I can see why people do though. I read through that birthday book thing once and was like ‘Whoa...this is kinda spot on..?’ _What highly acclaimed band do you hate the most?_Justin Timberlake. I get why he’s ‘popular,’ I guess. I just think he is and always has been corny as fuck and it baffles me that I seem to be the only one who thinks that. Props to him for making people forget about his \*NSYNC days, but I haven’t. I could go on for a while, but I’ll just leave it at ‘he’s corny as fuck.’ _If you had to pick one type of cuisine to eat for the rest of your life, what would it be?_Italian, because then I could just eat pizza all the time. _What was the first tape or record you bought with your own money?_No Doubt’s Tragic Kingdom. That record had some bangers on it. ‘Spiderwebs’ was my jam in third grade...the deep tracks on that record are solid, too. I think I did OK with that purchase. _Who is the craziest person in your band and why? What is the craziest thing this person has done?_Either me or Print (touring guitarist)...but nothing too terribly wild or anything, just the standard disappearing act for the night while on tour and/or getting too buck in the club. I’m sure we’ve done some ‘crazy’ stuff, I just can’t remember. _What’s your favorite fast food joint?_Great question. I’ll answer in two parts. Fatburger is probably my favorite overall, with In-N-Out coming in hot in second place. Both of those are mostly only in California, though, so they aren’t options most of the time. Rest of the country? Chick-fil-A. Don’t care for their politics, but that’s some good-ass chicken. Photography: Guy Lowndes at GuyLowndes.com.