This Is The Very First Episode Of "Questions Looking For Answers" A JunkieFlix Fix... I Had The Extremely Sweet Honor Of Interviewing One Of My All Time Favorite Musicians', Idols', And Just Straight Up Persons' Ever In My Lifetime... One Of The Best And Greatest Bass Players' Ever To Exist, The Man In The Van With A Bass In His Hand ~ Mike Watt!!! Taken Back In November of 2008 In Venice, California Outside The Air Conditioned Supper Club Prior To The Banyan Show He Was Performing In Alongside Nels Cline, Willie Waldman, Norton Wisdom, & Stephen Perkins... (And To Which I Also Had The Chance Of My Lifetime Privilege Of Videotaping) So Here It Is And I Hope You Enjoy It!!! Thanx Again To Watt/Banyan And Friends!!!
Music Is Courtesy Of Banyan ~ banyan is centered around drummer stephen perkins. things have changed since that first experiment w/recording the first album. for one, a second album, called "anytime at all" was realeased in 1999 (like the first one, also on cyberoctave) and is made of 13 songs and jams made seperately w/different lineups, all orbiting the flaming sun of perk's drumming. watt does bass for four of the album's tunes. watt wrote "lovin' them pounds," plus helped write "la sirena" and "sputnik" and also appeared on the nels cline tune, "new old hat." a much different album than the first one but still chock full of the perk. much respect.
banyan likes to play live and sometimes even does small tours. this is the usual lineup for a local so cal area gig:
perk - drums
nels cline- guitar
watt - bass
memphis willie - trumpet
norton wisdom - painting
when nels is unavailable:
woody aplanalp - guitar