Getting Sassy with…Kudu
We here around the culture of me were once obsessed with all things relating to Sassy and Dirt magazines. And while those titles are long gone, the sentiment of how they covered the culture industries has indeed left its mark on writers and culture vultures everywhere. It is because of that influence that we are proud to present our features post, “Getting Sassy with…”, wherein we bring you that much closer to your favorite bands by way of a simple Q&A session that’s both painless and informative. Ha! Beat that, FOX News! This time: Kudu 
We’re willing to bet that the three kids in Kudu would never rethink the acronym for their band name: “kids under demonic usage”. That’s for sure. Their approach to music is diverse, in a “could only happen in New York” kind of way, where jazz and pop, dance and goth all meld together into an explosive mixture. We love them for a number of reasons, not the least of which being their hometown of Brooklyn (!) and also their strange penchant for making ESG-meets-Wendy O’Williams romps that are so overtly sexual and dangerous, even listening to them makes you feel like a dirty voyeur. But we don’t think we need to posit our argument for their relevance any further, as today marks the release of their album of remixes called Back For More which, by our account, is a tremendous accomplishment for any group. Each of the album’s tracks offers something different to the usual drums/synth/banshee formula, yet remains undeniably Kudu in its execution. We let frontwoman (and total sexual icon) Sylvia tell us all about pianos, pole dancing classes and completely not answering half of the questions on our list. Name?Sylvia The ILL Hometown?North American nomad Current place of residence?In a windowless room behind a black curtain in Brooklyn Number of States visited?At least a bakers dozen Favorite hometown haunt?Palo Alto satellite dish and cow pasture Most recent phone bill total?Too big to calculate Items found in my day-to-day bag (if applicable)?Random scraps of paper with lyrics written on them, make up, keys, IDs, cell phone, etc.
First album bought on your own? 45’s / 7”’s Ratt’s “Round n Round” and Missing Persons’ “Mental Hopscotch” Favorite song memorized as a child? “Feed me Seymore”, Little Shop of Horrors Last book read? Seriously can’t remember when I even last finished an entire book…booooring!!!! Favorite book ever? A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’engle Favorite thing you bought this year? Pole-dancing classes Instruments played (chronologically)? Piano, violin and electric bass Least favorite day job before getting this gig? Working in a CD store where they kept the discs separate from their cases and you had to retrieve all of them one at a time for the customers listening pleasure. Favorite record this year? Wow, sorry, I want to be helpful…who listens to entire records? I’m outta the loop. Favorite record ever? Impossible to answer! The one record you’d save from a house fire? The one closest to the door 
Guilty pleasure record you don’t want us to know about? Uh…I don’t want you to know about it (LOL). If you didn’t play music, what would you be doing? Visual art hopefully Last illegally downloaded song/album (be honest)? Never that 
Latest TV addictions? Not watching TV lately…ok fine, uh, no really, it sux right now and it hurts me Who is in your dream band (must be living musicians)? D. (Deantoni Parks from Kudu) on drums (already have him)…hmmm, wow, Avi Bortnik (wait I play with him too!) Best concert you attended this year? Bjork at Madison Sq. Garden…so colorful!! Recent song you can’t get out of your head? “When Will I Be Famous” - Bros. Least favorite question on this questionnaire? None, just sorry I can’t answer them all correctly or fully (mp3) Armand Van Helden featurin Kudu - Playing House Godspeed! 
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