Les Savy Fav - Interview Questions

Les Savy Fav have agreed to conduct an email interview with me prior to their headlining appearance at the Sled Island music festival in Calgary. I am writing an article about them in an upcoming issue of FFWD.

Here are the questions I have in mind. Let's hope I get a reply.

Q1)
Internet sources say that Les Savy Fav have a new album in the works. Possibly slated for late 2007. Can you tell us anything more about it?

Q2)
Many young and hip bands (Thunderbirds Are Now!, etc) cite Les Savy Fav as a huge influence on their sound. What is currently influencing Les Savy Fav's sound? What are you listening to at the moment?

Q3)
You are playing Calgary for the first time ever. Not only that, but you are one of the headliners for the first annual Sled Island festival. How did you hear about the Sled Island festival? How did this booking come about?

Q4)
Les Savy Fav's live show is infamous. There were crazy pictures of your show at SXSW online. What can Calgarians expect on June 30?

Q5)
Can I make a song request? I vividly remember the reaction I had as I listened to 'The Slip' playing on the radio late one night. That was my first exposure to your music. I remember how excited I was to hear the distinctively ebullient drum beat for the first time. Since then, I've listened to the album Go Forth regularly. Do you have any memorable encounters with fanatical fans you'd like to share? What other songs do people yell out for during your shows?

Q6)
There's a band called Jetplane Landing who wrote a song on their new album, Backlash Cop, called 'Why Do They Never Play Les Savy Fav On The Radio?' Is this a question you've ever asked yourself? What answers have you come up with?

Q7)
Has your songwriting style changed since your band's inception at Rhode Island School of Design twelve years ago? What creative process does LSF follow? Are your song arranged beforehand? Do ideas get fleshed out from jams? Are lyrics conceived first, or after the music?

Q8)
Are you spending any time in Calgary before or after the show? Do you need any help thinking of things to do while you're in the city? Many musicians have said that the collection of rare and unusual keyboards at Cantos Music Foundation is one of Calgary's more hip attractions. Here's a link with more information:
http://www.cantos.ca/collection/collection.html