Posted by scott on Tuesday, March 18, 2003 at 2:35 AM (EST)
So a little while ago I asked you guys to post questions for a little band called Finch.
Hundreds of questions were posted, but most of them were of the "why do you suck so hard?" variety. As much as I wanted to ask these questions, it was out of my hands. The PR guy who set the interview up asked the band the questions himself, and this is what we ended up with. Click READ MORE to read Finch guitarist Randy Strohmeyer's responses to the few questions that didn't ask why he sucked. Keep in mind these are all user submissions - I did no moderating at all here. Enjoy. Is the band named after the finch bird, if so what is the story behind that as a name? no Someone told me that the singer (Nate) uses effects to enhance his scream live, is this true? no What town has the best food? Chicago… Who would you most like to tour with next? Recover, vox and vendetta red. Someone put that tour together for us! Wed also like to tour with death cab, sigur ros, jimmy eat world, owen and hum (although they broke up). ARE YOU GUYS AWARE OF ALL THE SHIT THAT PEOPLE TALK ABOUT DRIVE-THRU?...IF SO HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT IT? Stupid. If kids don't like a band that doesn't reflect on drive thru. Don't buy the records if you don't like em. On the cover art…Did Drive-Thru suggest that fetus in the ice cube? What does it mean? Fuck you … of course it was our idea. I saw you guys last week in Detroit and the Used opened for them. The used were a bunch of dicks, they took like 30 minutes to come out and then when they finally were on stage, they referred to them as 'the finch' and didn't say anything about them like they did the other bands there. The fans even left after the used. My question would be: How do you feel about the disrespect that the Used and their fans showed for you and did it give you incentive to blow them off the stage the way you did? Your set was way better than theirs. Thanks…but we love the used. They re funny and joke around maybe you took their joke the wrong way or too seriously. I know all of you except Randy are stoners, so, where in the US is the kindest bud? I don't smoke..Neither does Alex but Derek told me..it's not in the US. It's in British Columbia! Drive-Thru Records (158 comments)
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maverick (scott) (March 18, 2003)
Finch likes Hum. I'm not sure if this means I should like Finch more because they have good taste, or if I should like Hum less because bands like Finch are into them. Thoughts? -Scott 19+ Replies
HeyBarmold (March 18, 2003)
That was no interview, that was Q&A with no thought or intelligence. I like Finch tho, what the hell was this? 2+ Replies
sincerelyme (March 18, 2003)
What was the point of doing that interview? Complete waste of time they didn't even answer the fucking questions. Sounds like they realise everyone hates them now though. Have you heard the re-recorded what it is to burn single? It's horrific. 4+ Replies
Someone (March 18, 2003)
Why is everyone so filled with hate?????? Finch don't do anything to hurt anyone. Not that I'm a fan or anything but why hate them so much? Are you really so bored that giving out hate motivates you to get up in the morning? Maybe it's the only way you can feel good by feeling like you are better then someone else who is famous. -themuffingirl 5+ Replies
Someone (March 18, 2003)
Soooooo, you're trying to decide whether to like a band or not by how they respond to a bunch of asshole questions? Hey, here's an idea: why not listen to the music then decide? Furthermore, why not interview bands you actually do like instead of wasting yours and everyone else's time? 3+ Replies
Someone (March 18, 2003)
haha everyone left after the used. why was finch playing last to begin with? 4+ Replies
Someone (March 18, 2003)
Sorry but whoever it was that asked those questions is completely retarded. This interviewer needs his own section on tardblog. What the fuck is up with asking really stupid questions to a band you don't like? Instead of asking stupid questions like that, why not ask some really difficult questions? you just made yourself look really stupid, maybe you think you are cooler for asking those questions. Bet you think you are clever smart ass now, lol. Here's my question for the interviewer: What kind of fucking moron are you? 3+ Replies
SomeoneElse (March 18, 2003)
you know, i did see some better questions then these. these questions are horrible. and the answers are pretty bad to. ~Zäk (with nice new screen name) 4+ Replies
Daegan (March 18, 2003)
With the sheer volume of "Why do you suck?" comments, I wish the interviewer had asked it. It's also sad that these are the only non-suck questions, but then really it's their fault for sucking so hard. 1+ Reply
turdcorn (March 18, 2003)
HEY! What the fuck? Where is my "15 year-old mall ass" question? I got jipped! 1+ Reply
Someone (March 18, 2003)
scott, you shouldnt have bothered posting this. He has the Audacity to say "Fuck You" to the interviewer? sounds like he is jaded over the fact that his band is shit, his label is shit, his interview skills are shit, and his band is shit. AND his band is shit. This interview really gives the band and punknews.org a bad name, i think you should delete this garbage immediately. 2+ Replies
Roargh (March 18, 2003)
That band sucks i dont care if you don't agree with me, they belong on mountain dew commercials and nothing more. God, how can anyone like something unoriginal like finch. Don't get me wrong, i have several pop punk indulgences, but the lyrics "i want you to know, i miss you, i miss you so!" cross the line!! shut up finch. You can tell from the answers that this randy guy is a douchebag rockstar. Shut up finch 5+ Replies
insinceredave (March 18, 2003)
That answered all my questions about the band! insincere dave 4+ Replies
Someone (March 18, 2003)
Wow, I actually kinda liked these guys. What a bunch of jerks, and the questions were decided by the A&R guy? Thats not an interview, its a PR spot. What a sham. They sure are defensive of Drive-Thru. What a bunch of nerdlingers. -sickboi 3+ Replies
pwfanatic (March 18, 2003)
i just woke up and read this interview, and i must say that this has been the worst morning ever. these is by far the stupidest interview i have ever read. i wish i owned finch cds just so i could smash my alarm clock with them and go to bed, but to do that i would have to own finch cds - and there is no way in hell i will ever own shit from pieces of shit. 1+ Reply
fraserhart (March 18, 2003)
i like the way there were only 8 submissions other than "why do you suck so hard" 1+ Reply
CaptainCrunch (March 18, 2003)
I asked the detroit question....maybe i shouldn't have expected a real response, but that was totally sidestepped, to say I took it too seriously. If anyone else saw that show they would have agreed with my question, even the used fans (are there used fans?) anyways, my friend interviewed finch before that show and she said they tried to get her and her partner to watch porn and hook up in front of the band. I kid you not. Thats pretty shitty. anyone want to buy a finch CD? 3+ Replies
AutumnMystery (March 18, 2003)
ha ha ha. this is really poor. i know it's a good idea to ask for random people to submit questions, but shouldn't the interviewer come up with some oh his/her own? maybe even talk about music. also, "Is the band named after the finch bird, if so what is the story behind that as a name?" "no" what kind of answer is that? are they affraid to tell why they are named finch? oh well. i'm sure they won't be asked such "difficult" questions once they get their video on TRL. 1+ Reply
CrAzYJeb (March 18, 2003)
Yeah, the fetus question was mine, and I still don't have a damn answer as to what the hell it means. Jeb 1+ Reply
Someone (March 18, 2003)
yeah, i don't have an answer to what the fuck Finch means. I asked him if it's the bird, all he fucking said was "no". Could of gone into more detail and answered the question. What a fucking jackass, by far the worst interview i have ever read. i hope that guy gets attacked by a swarm of finches 3+ Replies
Someone (March 18, 2003)
based on the fact that this guy was telling people to call him "R2K" instead of "Randy" when the band first started is proof of what a douchebag this guy is. R2K? hahahahahaha nu-metal rulz dewd 2+ Replies
Someone (March 18, 2003)
I usually dont even respond to these,but that was a really shitty interview.~Ash007 ( i cant sign on right now) 1+ Reply
Someone (March 18, 2003)
"...and fuck whoever that finch band is" - a very passionate paddy from D4 2+ Replies
Someone (March 18, 2003)
"ARE YOU GUYS AWARE OF ALL THE SHIT THAT PEOPLE TALK ABOUT DRIVE-THRU?...IF SO HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT IT? Stupid. If kids don’t like a band that doesn’t reflect on drive thru. Don’t buy the records if you don’t like em. " Is he saying that he feels stupid, they asked him how he feels about it. this guy needs to stop chirping and fly away 2+ Replies
Someone (March 18, 2003)
i thought r2K was hilarious on the drive-thru dvd... than i read this piece of monkey shit interview and i am utterly disgusted. first, that stupiud fucking interviewer needs to go tea bag himself... than r2k can join his bitch ass. both big homos with no lives in my view. i would have done alot more that say "fuck you" to the interviewer if he had of asked me those stupid fucking questions! YOWZA! p.s. everyone check out senses fail..they rule!and they're from bergen county, nj so they rule again! -AL 1+ Reply
Someone (March 18, 2003)
to whoever compiles these questions... can we automatically have "why is wussemorock such a cock ass" entered into every interview. it seems to have been missed off this one thanks (fraserhart from home) 1+ Reply
Someone (March 18, 2003)
Gotta hand it to some of the kids here. An interview comprised of collected questions posted on an internet forum by a bunch of pizza faced jerk off kids. After all the absurd questions the interviewer still couldn't come up with anything half intelligent. The answers were pretty lame, but I think thats the only thoughts those questions would evoke. Retard asking retards for retarded questions to ask a retarded band, just to get retarded answers for a retarded post on an otherwise pretty informative website. 4+ Replies
Someone (March 18, 2003)
I think "Why are the Blood Brothers so awesome?" is a incredibly intelligent and askable question. Too bad it wasnt asked. Horrible interview. And its not because of the questions. You my friend are obviously in denial of your pizza faced geekness. Dont hate, let it shine! And then go fuck yourself in the ass you douche bag. I hate kids like you. "YoU TrY To BE funnie On tHe INTERweb So u mUst Be A geeK." And you go and criticize kids on a website for no reason except to jackoff to the thought of how totally awesome it was when you slammed that kid on a message board. Now if you will excuse me, I have to go pat myself on the back for so totally slamming your geek ass. Im so cool. 1+ Reply
Someone (March 18, 2003)
Wait, they never answered my question: Why do they suck so hard? By choice? Are they deaf? Do they hate their fans? 2+ Replies
jheisel (March 19, 2003)
i've never even heard of this band, but if their music sucks even one-tenth as much as this interview then they still suck pretty fucking hard.
Someone (March 19, 2003)
that guy is so deep and mysterious-i bet he was dressed in all black when he did the interview and made long pauses-what a dick. that band is a joke and needs to get there own style. 3+ Replies
Someone (March 19, 2003)
first of all of you are fucking IDIOts. if any of you would read the introduction to the interview you read that the questions were taken from a group of hundreds of questions posted by you, the average punknews.org yuppie. so this means that when there is another open question and answer section you (idiots) come up with better questions to ask, so the guy who posted this doesnt get a bunch of shit for not having any good questions to ask any old random guy in a band. so stop fucking complaing, or stop reading about bands you dont like in the first place. 4+ Replies
Someone (February 10, 2004)
this interview sucks. this band sucks. scott....you suck my friend...i mean finch? but ya gotta give the masses what they want right? it's just one big popularity contest, and you have to be holding the reigns...right?WRONG! you are trash. 1+ Reply
Someone (May 30, 2004)
To All you people who are hate mailers, This comment is irrelivant to whether finch are good or not. Your all opinionated. You all think your opinion is right and everyone else should think the same. People should just listen to the music they like instead of having people like you tell them what they like sux. Why don't you just listen to the music you like and keep to yourself and respect that different people like different music. 1+ Reply
Someone (December 18, 2004)
mmkay to start that was a crappy interview ...... i hat ethe way people moan about finch man they are the ones who suck so bad if u dont like them leave it man i have loved finch for many years and got me into other great bands and they shud have been looked up to they deserve it ....... for all us that suck out there get a life calm down chill out and if u listen properly to some finch music u might even realise they arnt sucky mmkay point stated im goin to listen to sum finch mon the finch | Features
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This is easily the worst interview I have ever read. My intelligence dropped several points. When I go to sleep I will have nightmares over this interview's awfulness.