Heavy Heavy Low Low
Posted by Tim Karan on 24-Jan-07 @ 12:29 PM|
HQ: San Jose, CA
NOW PLAYING: Everything's Watched, Everyone's Watching (NEW WEATHERMEN/FERRET) WHY YOU SHOULD KNOW 'EM: Besides having a pretty unique approach to songwriting, Heavy Heavy Low Low are notorious for their road antics, which include being arrested in Indiana for destroying a hotel, throwing bags of human feces at their tour mates, tattooing themselves (and occasionally a fan) with a needle and ink and smoking enough pot to make them sterile. But what do you expect from a band that originated with a very politically incorrect moniker? "We actually started as a joke band called Motherfuckin' Black People," Rankin says. "People started liking it and we just sort of grew. We just like to have as much fun as we possibly can." YOU LIKE? YOU'LL LIKE: The Number 12 Looks Like You/ the Fall Of Troy / Fear Before The March Of Flames The five young lads in Heavy Heavy Low Low should probably send Fall Of Troy frontman Thomas Erak a thank-you note. After all, the Seattle musician introduced the group to booking agent Nick Storch to the group, who not only added them to his booking roster, but also established a record label through Ferret to release their new record, which is actually a combination of new tunes and some re-recorded old ones. "I guess it's some pressure because everything's becoming like a business," guitarist Danny Rankin says of being signed. "We're becoming like a real band, but it's fully awesome. We've got a real van and trailer now. It's crazy." --Emily Zembler |
