BUCKWEET

Tracklisting On The Record (Not The Free Music Site)

1) Santa

2) Inside Every Romantic Man (Beats The Heart Of An Idiot)

3) Americalorie

4) Across To The Cemetery

5) Turbofucked

6) Summer Of Love

7) I Wanna Be An Amputee

8) The Legend Of El Stitchmungo

9) Jesus Has Left the Building

10) Only Kunts Wear Kappa

11) Fire In The Hole

12) Grampa Jed's Suicide Note

13) Hitchin' Back From Dumpsville

14) Boondoggle

15) Sgt Crisp

To paraphrase the words of Winston Churchill "Never has a band meant so little to so many", that is until now. Hailing from the incestuous zoo of Kacktas Town, Buckweet have been met with hostility, ignorance, derisory hand gestures and flailing fists of rejected harlots hence their relocation to merrie ol' England. Once upon these damp and listless shores they quickly attained the reputation of being charlatans and musicians in that order and thus have been excluded from many of the music scenes due to their inability and refusal to be pigeonholed into a genre. Infusing the heartbreak of country with the abject misery of doom wrapped in the joyful exuberence of ska not without touching upon funk, motown, jazz and bluegrass they have created a sound all their own they call "kuntry". Despite an almost Spinal Tap-esque recruitment and loss of musicians and general wronguns they have played but few gigs on this side of the pond but with the support of you all they'll be able to afford not to have to auction their internal organs on e-bay.
Featuring an unshakeable core element of brothers Caleb (vocals/guitar) and Earl Valentine (drums) along with Cleveland Van Der Valk (guitar) and bass beast Wishbone LaRoue they have been joined by many friends and former shady associates in rehearsals which has culminated in very little tangible material but with these distractions put to one side they have finaly managed to create the album that the world needed to hear, namely "MUSIC TO BEAT YOUR WIFE TO". It may be uncomfortable to listen to, it may seem like an aural haemorrhage but when faced with a challenge Buckweet do what any self respecting man would do - run away.
Formed at some point in 2003 they struggled for many a moon to find structure or purpose in what they did but when those who couldn't play were fired or married off to lecherous accountants the remaining few soon found resolution. If nothing they did would make a difference to anyone then they should do whatever they wanted regardless of consequence. Despite the ridicule and broken limbs they have continued to forge ahead despite what relatives or common sense would have them believe and are ready to conquer the musical world. Problem is, is the world ready for Buckweet? "Of course it is" I hear you cry "don't be so retarded".

BUT BUCKWEET ARE A BAND WHO SET LOW STANDARDS AND THEN CONSTANTLY FAIL TO ACHIEVE THEM

Why this name?
Well we had several band names bantered around and one night we got really, really drunk and woke up the next day with Buckweet tattoos so we had to sort of keep the name to avoid looking stupid. Nah, that's just stupid, you know "Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead", it has Christopher Lloyd in it, and one of the ways to off someone is sticking a gun up their rear end and firing. Terrible way to die but a great name for a band, so it kind of evens out. Bummer for Christopher Lloyd though.

Do you play live?
Of course we play live, once the lazy bastards in the band actually get round to doing something. But actually with headlining slots lined up for Moorestock and Colinfest the summer starts here, not literally but you get my meaning. There may be more gigs but we are not the world's greatest organisers, if the cause was there and apparent we would shift our collective rears to play though. We are committed to this band, well most of us are. But wherever we go there will always be people either jealous, scared or derisive of us, if that happens then our purpose is satisfied

HATE US NOW BEFORE IT BECOMES FASHIONABLE!!!!

How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
It makes it a hell of a lot easier to get stuff out there, other wise the only way for people to hear us would be live and we are notoriously unreliable so i wouldnt trust us anyway. But if people are just logging on to take music which isn't theirs then it sucks, if you take tunes from the ol' interweb then you must reciprocate with your own songs. It's only fair otherwise you're just a leech.

Would you still sign a record contract with a major label?
Depends if the money was right, but honestly what kind of person enters the music game with the intent of making money? We just want people to hear our music and if they hate it then fair enough, if they like it there's something very wrong with them.

Band History:
Our history is mainly about things you would deem as wrong, so you can make up your own stories, we'll believe 'em! But things have changed, we're not the same naive wankers we were a year ago. We're here, we're queer, get used to it. We're not so blinkered in terms of musical influence anymore, we find inspiration in country of course but also funk, motown, ska and old school bluegrass too, trying to combine all of these elements into a listenable product is a tough nut to crack but whatever happens we're only here because we enjoy making the music we do.

Your influences?
Fade, Mr Zippy, Dye # 2, Herman's Ugly Wife, Johnny Cash, Otis Lee Crenshaw, Skinniman Dancing, Flogging Molly, Dropkick Murphys, Sick Of It All, Jawbone, Mustard Plug, Send More Paramedics, PWEI, Senser, Chris Murray, asthelast3talkedofmurder, Lucien, Arcane, Rob Zombie, Zeke, Dead Kennedys, Bad Religion, Less Than Jake, RHCP, Stroppy, David Allan Coe, Mr Bungle, Dresden Dolls, NOFX

Favorite spot?
The Trailer Park just off the A22, it's our home from homo. Not much there but what did you expect, some kind of hideous monument celebrating the desctruction of nature? No that's called Disneyland

Equipment used:
Bottles, guitars, tin plates, false limbs, teeth, buckets, mouth organs, erect shoes, Loose floorboards, the word "flan", McFuffles

Anything else...?
Skankin' rednecks is the way of the future, in a retarded kind of way. We're not one of those pretentious bands who seem to think they should spend all their time in the sphere of rock'n'roll as debauched as they can. No, we have a strong straight edge element in the 'Weet and long may it remain so.