THIS IS A TEST with in medias res
Scantron 5000
Section A: Short answer.
Who are you?
Andrew.
What are you?
A ninja of life.
Where are you?
At home.
When are you?
Whenever.
How are you?
I'm okay.
Someone buys your album Of What Was (currently #8 on the CJSF charts) and takes it home. What is the ideal activity to accompany their listening?
Cleaning.
What is the most annoying description of your music you've ever heard (in five words or less)?
If I ever see your faces again I will kick the shit out of your faces.
If your music was a movie, what movie would it be?
Forrest Gump.
Section B. True or false.
Several members of your band are counselors at a summer camp.
True. But I wouldn't call them "counselors."
That jerk Pedro the Lion totally ripped you guys off.
True. What a jerk . . . you know?
Band member Ryan Flowers was once arrested for sneaking backstage at a Radiohead concert and presenting a frightened Thom Yorke with a copy of Of What Was.
True. He hated our CD and so Ryan ended up in jail for it.
Your recent cross-continental tour was a smashing success.
False.
In Medias Res is Spanish for "lovers in a dangerous time."
True. The meaning of our name gives us that edge.
Section C. Fill in the blanks.
When listening to our music, people are often given to fits of gas .
If there was a fight between In Medias Res and Hejira, Team In Medias Res would win because we listen to more gangsta rap.
When we discovered that a Danzig-inspired metal band from LA calls themselves In Medias Res we were going to eat at Memphis Blues Barbeque, but instead we went out for Pho .
While on tour this summer, we were in the van and we were smelly but then we had a group hug. It was awesome .
The Peak loves IMR. And you would too, if you knew what was good for you. We wish them good luck on their October tour. www.imr.ca.