1. If I knew absolutely nothing about Topaz and Mudphonic,
how would you describe the group’s music to me?
-- Gritty blues and riff rock with psychedelic overtones.
2. If I were to buy your new album Music for Dorothy,
what songs should I pay particular attention to and why?
-- I really like Twin Oaks - its about my childhood
and growing up in
Dripping Springs TX and how things have changed. I also really dig
Take Your Clothes Off and Fly w/ Me. Lonely is a big crowd pleaser
at
shows, it is the first song on the album and it's the first song we
wrote as a band.
3. When and where did the band form, and where didthe
name come from? -- We began playing
around in late 2006 in Austin TX. These days in the
age of myspace and google its almost impossible to find a band name
that isn't in use so after much deliberation we came up with Mudphonic
a made up word that we felt described the music.
4.
What was your worst on stage experience? What was your
best?
-- I love playing shows in New Orleans during
Jazz Fest. Everyone there
is all about the music and you've got music going all night until
sunrise. There are so many great musicians exchanging ideas- there's
nothing like it, its so inspiring.
The weirdest though not necessarily the worst was at Hal's in Laredo.
It's like a huge Chuck E. Cheese for adults I mean its massive and
hardly anybody was there and the people there definitely weren't into
us. The cool part was we got to play some really badass games and they
had huge $3 margaritas.
5. Do you think that the Internet (whether it be Internet
radio, legal downloading, MySpace, streaming audio, etc.) is a good tool
for musicians or is it a bad thing because it hinders profits?
-- The internet has been great for independent musicians.
It has been the downfall of major labels and major labels need a wake up
call.
