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Gabba-Doodle: Barbie Stattman

It's time to chill out and gab with our friends. We ask questions and you draw the answers. Issue III: Barbie Stattman.

This Savannah-based illustrator caught a natural travel bug early on in her life that took her from her native Colorado and has kept her exploring ever since, allowing influences steeped in folklore and surrealism to guide her approach.

http://barbiestattman.com/

If you had five dollars meant only for fast food, what would you buy?

Would you prefer a road and camping trip or a cruise to the Caribbean?

This interview is lifted from The Clambake, Issue III.

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Gabba-Doodle: Corey Eisenberg

It's time to chill out and gab with our friends. We ask questions and you draw the answers. Issue III: Corey Eisenberg.

It seems like the swamp heat of Savannah has thoroughly cooked the brain of this New Jersey cartoonist. And we're glad for it; his urban-influenced style is gritty and oozy, with just enough snarky humour to serve as the icing on top.

http://coreydrawsdoodles.com/

What are you currently obsessed with?

What do you think your mother is doing right now?

This interview is lifted from The Clambake, Issue III.

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The Hussy

Bobby Hussy and Heather Sawyer make up this psych-garage punk duo from Madison, Wisconsin. These two are as tireless as they come; with relentless tours, they bring shredding guitar solos and hard-hitting rhythms to every corner of the nation. Their latest LP effort, Galore, is filled to the brim with sinister, grinding surf tunes:

http://thehussy.bandcamp.com/

What is your least favourite food?

Heather:  Sauerkraut.

Bobby: Olives all day. I hate olives.

I bring a box of Krispy Kreme donuts. What flavour are you hoping for?

Heather: Just plain glazed. It's boring.

Bobby: I'd want some lemon-filled, some raspberry-filled, and some plain glazed if i could have the ultimate box. But not too many jelly ones. 

Pick one: East Coast or West Coast?

Heather: Hmm, that's tough. I want to say West Coast, just because of Seattle and Portland. Otherwise, forget the other ones.

Bobby: That's really difficult for me to say. I would say Midwest is best, though. I'm all about our home and where we're from. But if I had to pick, I'd pick the West Coast. I moved there when I was younger, so I made the decision then, I guess. Now I don't know what I'd do. East Coast in Richmond, Virginia, sure. But East coast upper end, I don't know. It gets too cold up there. 

Your favourite four-legged animal.

Heather: Dogs. I love them, I work with them. They're super cool little dudes.

Bobby: Deer. If I could have a pet deer, that would rule.

This interview is lifted from The Clambake, Issue III.

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Crazy Bag Lady

Joshua Sterno, Derek Lynch, Zak Barnum, and Daniel Lynch deliver their musical punches quickly and aggressively; blink, and you might miss it. Thankfully, their live shows carry an almost unrivalled infectious energy, so get down with it or perish. Check out their debut LP, Hunks, featuring one of the best album covers we've seen all year:

http://crazybaglady.bandcamp.com/

Your best sandwich layering, in order.

Josh: Ham, bread, lettuce, mayonnaise, pickles, bread, and more ham.

Derek: Bacon, onions, cheddar, swiss, provolone, meat, and bread.

Zak: I got to envision this. I'm going wheat bread, garlic mayo, some field greens, caramelised onions, turkey, cheddar, more turkey, and then yes, bacon, and bread.

Daniel: Ok, I got bread, cheese, marinara sauce, meat balls, and more bread.

What is the sketchiest situation you have ever been in?

Zak: Someone got shot next to our van in Columbus, Ohio. Derek saw her.

Derek: She was holding her chest, running around. I thought she was on drugs, but it turns out, she'd gotten shot in the chest.

Zak: All we were doing was shotgunning beers in the van.

Daniel: The cops asked us to do a sketch of the scene of the crime.

What would your name be if you were of the opposite gender?

Zak: Rose. but it wasn't named after rose in "Titanic", though.

Josh: Genine. Like Jeanine, but not.

Daniel: Jetta, like the car.

Derek: I don't know. Probably just Frances.

Josh: Frances? Haha no, you'd probably still be Derek. This interview is lifted from The Clambake, Issue III.

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Gymshorts

This rowdy bunch from Providence, Rhode Island, knows how to bring luscious long locks and primitive punk to a party near you. Sarah Greenwell, Chris Faulkner, Devin Demers, and Michael Younker have proven the raw, magnetic power of their live presence effortlessly time and time again. Definitely catch a show and peep their latest release, No Backsies:

http://gymshorts.bandcamp.com/

Which Power Ranger do you choose to be?

Sarah: I can only remember the pink one right this second. Her name was Kelly or Kimberly or something.

Michael: I don't know, man. My mum wouldn't let me watch it.

Chris: Yeah, it was kind of violent.

Devin: I liked the green ranger, he was the rock n roll dude. He had long hair and kind of looked like Fabio.

Xzibit has chosen to pimp your ride. Describe your dream car.

Michael: I got a Chevy Impala. Can't beat it almost, but I want a Volvo 240 CL. I want televisions instead of windows, and a droid on the outside to drive.

Chris: The only car I've ever owned was a Volvo 240 Classic, the kind of boxy ones. I liked it with its factory-installed cassette player until it shit the bed. I don't know, I really liked it the way it was, so I guess I'd just get a new cassette player. And maybe a rocket booster.

Devin: Well, I don't have a car, but I'd want a black 70s Trans Am with gold trim, with a bird on the front and the back seat's an aquarium. It only plays "Renegade", so I'm always in the mood to drive it.

Sarah: My Honda CR-V is currently our tour car. If I could pimp it, I'd just get us a fucking tour van, so I wouldn't have to use this one. There's just no space for anything.

This interview is lifted from The Clambake, Issue III.

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DIP

The duo of Christopher Grimmett and Parks Miller defies common description. So give yourself over and let Leonardo Dipcaprio and Johnny Dip take you on a hypnotic, chaotic journey that can only be put in such a way: DIP DIP DIP DIP DIP BOOM DIDDY BOOM DIDDY BOOM DIP DIP DIP DIP DIP BOOM DIDDY BOOM DIDDY BOOM. Make sure to spread the love.

http://thisisdip.bandcamp.com/

What are you most likely to be doing at 2:00 on a Tuesday morning?

Parks: Dipping... chips... into... dip.

Chris: I'm probably sitting on my couch, drinking beers by myself in my house for the next hour. Maybe petting my cats. With dip.

Parks: Petting his cats with dip.

Chris: Guacamole is my favourite. I'm dipping my cat in catdip. 

What would you do if you were invisible for a day?

Parks: I'd go to Fort Knox and see how they made gold and I would expose the hypocrisies of our economic system.

Chris: I'd definitely get naked, because no one could see me anyway. I'd skinny dip anywhere that I wanted, and I'd wander around the city and just watch people and breathe heavily. I'd pretend to be a ghost.

What's the strangest thing you've eaten?

Parks: That would probably be cinnamon red velvet queso beef dip.

Chris: Some dip off the ground or something like that. Like spill dip, but I still decided to dip into it.

Parks: If we're on tour and it's been five hours since we've had dip, we have to go to the nearest gas station and lick some dip off of some dude's shirt, just to keep going.

Chris: We've definitely done that.

This interview is lifted from The Clambake, Issue III.

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Gabba-Doodle: Courtney Wirth

It's time to chill out and gab with our friends. We ask questions and you draw the answers. Issue II: Courtney Wirth.

New York City transplant Courtney Wirth swears by her daily intake of vitamin Tay with a side dish of "whatevs, over it". Look closely; this is the face of an illustrator who will do her job and take no shit from the likes of you.

http://courtneywirthit.com/

Backstreet Boys or Nsync?

Choose one outfit to wear for the rest of your life.

This interview is lifted from The Clambake, Issue II.

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Gabba-Doodle: Valerie Paul

It's time to chill out and gab with our friends. We ask questions and you draw the answers. Issue II: Valerie Paul.

This Alabama native likes cats, fine cheeses, and turtlenecks. She's usually trolling the web at late hours and puts a lot of effort into collecting weird socks. Does such a person exist? We're not sure. "I'm a cute question mark!"

http://veepelle.tumblr.com/

You're invited to a fancy dress party on the moon. What do you wear?

If you had to make a sigil for your family, what would it be?

This interview is lifted from The Clambake, Issue II.

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Fist City

Fist City is a collective of three of your favourite Savannah boys (men?) who draw stuff together and breathe the same air as they do so. In fact, their art ends up in the same publication as well, which leads us to believe that Gordon Rabut, Lomaho Kretzmann, and Clayton Walsh are essentially the same person. Kind of like a human centipede.  

http://fistcityforever.tumblr.com/

If you could be an inanimate object with a consciousness, which object would you be and why?

Lomaho: A tea kettle, because you're getting handled. I live to serve.

Clayton: A dumpster. I'm full of trash.

Gordon: A chair, so people can just sit on my face all day.

What is the most difficult word for you to spell?

Clayton: I won the second grade spelling bee, so I can basically spell anything. Gordon can't write his own name.

Gordon: I can't even spell my last name. I can't pronounce it. You figure it out; quiz me. "Lose" and "loose", I always get mixed up.

Lomaho: "Definitely". That one's tricky. I always fuck that one up.

If you could choose to be a comic book character, who would you choose and why?

Lomaho: Swamp Thing, because he's a monster with a big heart. And Swamp Thing loves the outdoors.

Clayton: Do you love the outdoors, though?

Lomaho: I'm outside right now!

Gordon: I would be the Martian Manhunter. He's like Superman, but he's green.

Clayton: I'd go with Silver Surfer, because I'd be all powerful, but I'd chill in space. I'd fly around surfing the cosmos. And Captain America for his blind patriotism.

This interview is lifted from The Clambake, Issue II.

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Sunglow

Sunglow is the electronic party wolf project of Daniel Lynch, the one-man music-making machine. This workhorse of a human being is tirelessly churning out new beats and bangers, with two releases on Savannah label Furious Hooves under his belt. How can you tell Daniel's the real deal? Because he's won awards for it. Seriously, dig into it:

http://sunglow.bandcamp.com/

If you could bring back one dead person for a day trip to the amusement park, who would it be and why?

Daniel: Philip Seymour Hoffman. He probably doesn't do that a lot, and I don't do that a lot either, so we'd be going through the same thing.

You're a single robot. What's your best pick-up line?

Daniel: ... Hey girl, email me.

What's the worst thing you've ever found in your pocket?

Daniel: Turkey leg. Some mayonnaise. Oh, they have to be honest? I found two scrabble pieces in my pocket the other day that said "us" and I thought about giving one of them to Rachael and I fucking felt so bad for myself immediately. I was like, "what is going on with you?!" It's still sweet though, right? Maybe I'll still do it.

What's in your fridge right now?

Daniel: Old meat. An old banana. And acid.

What's your most outlandish talent?

Daniel: Being able to talk to convenience store cashiers. Nobody can talk to them; everybody hates them. And bank tellers.

This interview is lifted from The Clambake, Issue II.

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Wet Socks

Hunter Jayne and John Zimmerman like it loud. They also like it gritty, surf-y, psychedelic, and garage-y. Their tunes will make you bump and grind until you are down to mere nubs. Come join their ragers at Hangfire and grab a copy of their debut LP, Drips, plus a piece of Hunter's locks while you're at it. But that's at your own risk; he might bite.

http://wetsocks.bandcamp.com/

Your favourite pizza topping.

John: Banana peppers.

Hunter: Can I pick two? Ham and Pineapple.

I set both of your houses on fire. What two things do you try to save?

John: Well, I'm not going to save you, you just set our house on fire!

Hunter: Is there anyone in the house? Well, assuming that everyone else got out ok, I would probably come back in for Chad's bunny, Nico, because it's a living thing. I'd probably grab my guitar, or my phone charger. so Nico and a phone charger.

John: I just feel like mine's so boring. I don't know, my computer? And maybe that new suit jacket I got tailored, that was kind of expensive.

How do you like your sex?

Hunter: Oh! Well, that's a good question... I like to have it... Any way I can get it? No! Haha wait, I need some time to think about this.

John: Err, too fast, too furious, with a side of PBR.

Hunter: I like it good, I guess.

Your favourite two-legged animal.

John: You.

Hunter: Humans? I guess bears when they stand up on their hind legs are cool too, but you can't snuggle with one.

This interview is lifted from The Clambake, Issue II.

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COEDS

If the faces from COEDS look familiar, it's because you can trace its members back to bands scattered all across the Savannah scene. This ruckus train is fueled by Anna Chandler, Donald Moats, Jeremiah Stuard, and Phillip Price, as they carve their way into the limelight with high energy rock n roll and doo-wop and a big dose of general bad-assery.

http://coeds.bandcamp.com/

Name one thing that you hate in theory, but like in practice.

Anna: Cookout! It's horrible, but you put it in your body and it feels good for a second, but then it doesn't. It's a vicious cycle.

Jeremiah: That new Paramore album. I didn't want to like it, but I do. It's like a sweet tooth or something.

Phil: My answer is TMZ.

Donald: The 9 to 5 workday. I can't stand it, but when I do it, I make money.

Choose one Pokémon as your companion.

Anna: I'm so basic though, I've always loved Pikachu. Who's the one who ran around drawing moustaches on people when they fell asleep? Jigglypuff!

Jeremiah: Psyduck. He's kind of annoying, but he'd be a cool companion. Maybe even a bad influence. I could use that.

What would Meatloaf not do for love?

Anna: I love Meatloaf... Maybe limit his songs to under two minutes?

Phil: The correct answer is "that".

What do you really want, above all else?

Anna: I want to be able to utilise the Butterfly effect to go back in time.

Phil: I don't want to worry all the time.

Jeremiah: I want to speak all languages. And also to be able to understand them.

Donald: To be completely self-sufficient.

This interview is lifted from The Clambake, Issue II.

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Gabba-Doodle: Rachael Perisho

It's time to chill out and gab with our friends. We ask questions and you draw the answers. Issue I: Rachael Perisho.

She can sing, she can draw, she can paint, she can etch, and she can tease tunes out of a saw. Rachael is the very embodiment of a Renaissance (wo)man. Don't believe me? Check out her work:

http://rachaelperisho.com/

What did you have for dinner?

If you could save one endangered species, what would it be?

This interview is lifted from The Clambake, Issue I.

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Generation Pill

This troika consisting of James Lee, Josh Taft, and Jesse Lee wrenches out self-styled "garbage music". Expect to see their debut effort Kill Or Be Killed on the shelves in Spring 2015, the first release by Savannah label Bomb Shelter Records. No, you may not join their band if your name doesn't start with a "J". In the meantime, get a taste of it here:

http://generationpill.bandcamp.com/

Revolving doors or swing doors.

Josh: Revolving doors. You have the option when you're going in that you can go back out again. And back in and out.

James: Revolving doors, because swing doors are for pussies.

Jesse: Well... I'm a swinger so I like to swing. Swinging's fun. Swing doors.

Grossest + best food combination.

Josh: Mayonnaise on hot dogs is good.

Jesse: A feast of Jack in the Box, Arby's, and Burger King. All at once.

James: I'll keep on that Burger King train. I like to dip their fries into their really disgusting buffalo sauce.

What are you looking forward to?

Josh: A hot dog with mayonnaise on it.

Jesse: My tramp stamp.

James: Whenever I make it big. Which won't be with music, it'll be with some other thing hopefully. I want to pull a Hunter S. Thompson and live on a ranch and have a shitload of guns and just shoot shit. And one day when the world is so horribly going to shit, I'll blow my brain out, but leave plans for a monument. I just want to do exactly what Hunter S. Thompson did when he died. He had a monument made of a fist going up into the air, in the middle of the desert, so that's what I’m looking forward to. I'm going to do the same thing.

This interview is lifted from The Clambake, Issue I.

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The Nude Party

If we had to choose a tune to kick start the soundtrack to The Nude Party’s life, we’d probably go with good ol’ Cyndi’s “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”, but you know, boys. Alec, Shaun, Don, Patton, Connor, and Austin are rowdy, they’re groovy, and above all, their tunes are sexy as hell, so if you’re not already grinding on whoever or whatever’s next to you, you’re lying. We’re about to blast their latest EP “Hot Tub” and go troll for some boys (and girls) to take home tonight.

https://thenudeparty.bandcamp.com/

https://soundcloud.com/thenudeparty

What is your biggest pet peeve while driving?

Austin: In terms of pet peeves while driving... there’s not a terrible pet peeve, but I’ve been laying on the floor a lot, especially today, personally for about 4 hours, at least today. Occasionally, we stop really quick, and I’m in a space about 1 foot wide, there’s this large thing, a metal thing, and I hit my head on it. So my pet peeve would be hitting my head on things because we brake too hard.

Connor: This goes specifically while I’m at the wheel driving, and it’s when I’m in a city where I have no idea where the fuck I am, and the navigator, not to mention any names, it’s usually all of us, sometimes the navigation system is slower than what you’re actually doing, so you keep missing turns and you’re just on this insane obstacle course of not knowing where you are. I hate that. I want to know where I’m going.

Alec: I have the exact same answer.

Don: My biggest pet peeve is when my coffee is too hot, because I can’t drink it. I like it when it’s nice.

Shaun: When I’m driving, especially when we’ve been in the South, I’ve been wearing really breathable mesh shorts, and I don’t wear underwear, ever. I don’t have underwear on right now. And sometimes, I’ll get these boners, and they’ll rub in a weird way. We call them road boners. I’ll get a road boner and my pet peeve is that it won’t go down for about an hour.

Patton: When I’m really hungover and anyone asks me to do anything.

Where did you lose your virginity?

Austin: It was in Cannon dormitory at Appalachian State, on the top bunk. It’s an all-girls dormitory where you have to have an escort to go anywhere. It was on the top bunk and there was about a foot of clearance and it was terribly awkward. God bless you, thank you.

Connor: Mine was senior year of high school, in my friend’s basement, on their parents’ gym floor with three other people in the room.

Alec: In my lake house... that’s pretty much it.

Don: Mine was in northern Michigan on a dock to a Russian female. She was hot.

Shaun: On a beach. Yeah, it sucked; there was sand everywhere and I lasted for like, 20 seconds.

Patton: I lost mine in my friend’s guest room.

Why do the children cry?

Alec: The children cry because they’re bent, because they don’t have the right toys.

Don: I blame Nickelback.

Connor: 18 years to smoke a cig, 21 years to drink a beer.

Austin: I blame the schools, because they don’t teach you about music and animals and such.

Patton: They cry because they’re fucking bored.

Shaun: Because they don’t have lincoln logs!

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