Skaters talk to us about smoking cigarettes in Hebrew School, puking in the early morning, and how much they hate Santana.
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by Tarik Moody
When the band Skaters walked through the press tent, they definitely turned heads. They had a style unto themselves. Ripped up, faded, and rolled up jeans, with either oversized or undersized t-shirts, high top Converse shoes from the early ‘90s, and hip sunglasses to boot, I didn’t know who they were, but I know I wanted to talk to them. It made sense when I heard that they were the band Skaters, a garage pop group of British blokes that have a punk sensibility and a too-cool-for-school attitude. The word around the press tent was that they were not answering a straight question, especially about their music. When one station asked them about a possible new album, they went on about how much they all wanted to [coment censored] the bassist from HAIM. So, I didn’t give them a straight question about it. Personally, I love when bands refuse to take themselves or the press seriously, and we had a lot of fun in this interview.
FULL unedited interview here. WARNING: explicit material
Abridged transcript here
Interview with Skaters
JB: Where were you the first time you smoked a cigarette?
Skaters: Outside of my Hebrew school.
JB: How old were you?
Skaters: I had to be under 13, because once you get Bar Mitzvah you never go back
JB: What is the worst show you ever saw?
Skaters: Well, I saw Phil Collins once
JB: Yuck
Skaters: No, the worst show I ever saw was Santana, and that guy can go f*** himself.
JB: What is the first album you ever bought?
Skaters: Run DMC-King of Rock; De La Soul- De La Soul is Dead
JB: Those are really good, people usually have terribly embarrassing ones.
JB: When was the last time you threw up?
Skaters: Probably this morning
Kallao: Do you know how to dance now? (Their single is called I Wanna Dance (but I don’t know how)
Skaters: No
JB: On to the 88Nine Radio Milwaukee Personality test.
Skaters take the Test. Josh, Michael, Daniel, Noah
Beatles or Stones——–Noah: Either, or Everyone else: Beatles
Mad Men or Breaking Bad—All: Breaking Bad
Fame or Fortune: All: Fortune
Budweiser or Pabst—Noah: Neither Everyone else: Budweiser
Optimist or Pessimist— Josh, Michael, and Daniel: Optimist Noah: Pessimist
Lover or Fighter—Josh: Lover Michael: Lover? Daniel:Both Noah: Lover
Good or Evil—Noah: Good Michael: Good evil Daniel and Noah: Good
The Velvet Underground or A Tribe Called Quest: All Velvet Underground Noah says because they had good beats, but poor lyrics
Pepsi or Coke—-All:Coke
Heartbreaker of Heartbroken—Josh: Always Michael-Breaker Daniel: Breaker Noah: Broken
Sweet or Salty Josh: Sweet Michael: SweetDaniel: Salty Noah: Sweet
BONUS: Skaters video for thier single I Wanna Dance (But I Don't Know How)
