| Santa Barbara may not be thought of as a
hot bed for alternative music. Actually, there is an active and thriving music scene in
the Santa Barbara area that has given birth to Toad The Wet Sprocket, Ugly Kid Joe, Big
Bad Voodoo Daddy and our guests for this exclusive, Dishwalla. When we caught up with J.R.
and Rodney prior to their March 10, 1999 performance at the Troubadour in Hollywood, they
had just finished being interviewed by someone who apparently had never heard more than
"Counting Blue Cars" on the radio. The guys seemed to have fun answering the
questions lobbed at them with tongue-in-cheek responses. J.R. and Rodney appeared to take
great joy in giving smart-ass answers, with their interviewer having no clue that he was
being mocked. It’s no wonder the press gets such a bad rap…
But don’t get us wrong – we enjoyed our time with J.R. and Rodney, and they seemed to like it that we had actually listened to their latest record, And You Think You Know What Life’s About. These surfer boys were fun, easygoing and definitely relaxed.
That’s not to say they don’t know how to rock. They may be one of the best-dressed bands we’ve ever seen, but they played hard and really kept the crowd entranced. Prior to their set, we asked them our questions, and we figured you might like to know what they had to say…read on… |
