DUMB QUESTIONS/SMART ANSWERS: HEARTS OF ANIMALS

Every Thursday we subject a band we dig to some of the most boring and typical journalism 101 questions we can think of, because, frankly, we aren't that good at interviewing people. Fortunately for you, however, their responses often inform and entertain and go well with your morning cofee. This week we had the zoological pleasure of speaking with none other than Mlee Marie of Hearts of Animals.

What are some of your favorite records lately?
Lots of sadish jazz... Holiday, Mingus... some Astrud Gilberto... Serge Gainsbourg. Plastic Ono Band. Crass.

Are there any Houston bands who you've been digging lately?
Kable, Rapeworm, Question and the Marks

What's your secret Houston place?
Dona Maria taqueria.

What is the first sentence of the page you are on in a book you are reading right now?
Right now I'm reading some book about the controversial 'face on Mars'. I'm afraid if I post the sentence on here the reptilian overlords might come after me... sorry.

What's the best thing you have spent money on in the last year?
Visiting a friend in San Francisco. I have a crush on that city.

What is the best thing you got for free in the last year?
You know the most craziest thing happened the other nite at The Generic Tribe cd release - I was talking with Mojo and Scantron and my parents and we already know that we have mutual friends due to having all grown up in the Galena Park area (East Syyde), but then we somehow came to talking about one of my dad's best friends Mike from way back, and how he was one of Mojo's best friend's dad, so my dad asked if Mojo had ever heard of the group Wolf Rabbit - my dad and Mike's experimental, avant gardeish band from the 70's - and Mojo was like, yeah Scantron just remastered the tapes! I had been wanting to do this for the last year, but for some reason or another wasn't able to aquire the tapes, and how freakin random that I have been playing shows with these guys who have been mastering the music that my dad made 30 years ago!! So, that will probably be the coolest thing I will have aquired for free so far this year.

What question should we ask the band next week?
What five SONGS (name the performer as well, please) would you want to have with you if you were stranded on a desert island?

What do you and Hearts of Animals have going on right now?
Just made mewsounds with my little brother - it was a one day project we did in one take. Also doing some random projects with my friend Mark - also known as Oculust Sinister..... Working on mastering my Lemming Baby cd for Hearts of Animals.

You can catch Hearts on Animals, along with Panda 84, Wols, The Pixel Panda and The Wiggins, tomorrow, May 4th, at the White Swan.