DOM

My friend Rebecca recently told me about this hilarious interview Pitchfork did with Worcester, Massachussets pop-rock trio Dom.  

First off, Dom won't reveal his last name because he owes a lot of money.  When asked if he receives food stamps, he replies, "yes, who doesn't?"

Some Highlights:

Pitchfork: What is your song "Bochicha" about?
D: Bochicha is the name of my cat. He's a mix between an African Savannah cat and a Norwegian forest cat. They're generally illegal in most states because they're so violent. There were some cases back in the 80s with them eating babies or something. But Bochicha is a party animal. He doesn't hurt anybody. He's great. Don't fuck with him though.
Also, "Bochicha" is the official face-off anthem of the Worcester Sharks.
Pitchfork: What's that?
D: Are you kidding me?! The Worcester Sharks! American Hockey League champions!
Pitchfork: How did you get that to be their face-off song?
D: We sent an e-mail and they got back to us. They were like, "Thanks for reaching out. We can really make some magic with this. Let's see how the audience reacts." Now it's like "Hey! Bochicha!" and everybody just goes wild. [Editor's note: According to a representative from the Worcester Sharks, they do not play "Bochicha" at their games.]

Pitchfork: Do you remember the first album you really cared about?
D: Third Eye Blind's first album. I liked "Semi-Charmed Life" because it's about crystal meth and that was the rage in the 90s, it was all over "90210".
Pitchfork: Your MySpace says you're signed to Lil Wayne's label, Young Money Entertainment.
D: Yeah, we want to be on that label. I wanna go clubbing with Drake and Weezy. I wanna just just kick it with them, smoke some blunts, drink some Patron, play some video games. If they wanted to sign us, I'd be down like a clown, Charlie Brown. We know they'd give us a lot of creative control and a lot of money and that's what we like.
We've been contacted by some labels already but we just want to have fun and see how far we can take it before we even start considering stuff. Passion Pit wanted to sign us to their label but we don't want to limit ourselves by signing to another band's tiny label. I don't mean that in an insulting way, but it would be like, "Oh, those are Passion Pit's friends." We want to be bigger than that. We've got dreams, you know? This music thing is to get us big enough so we can pursue our real passions.
Pitchfork: Like what?
D: I've been writing some musicals, screenplays, pornography. I might mix it up with a musical-animation porno. I've got a jingle for Zales Jewelers that I'm hoping to launch around Mother's Day next year.
You can read the rest here of the interview here: