HORROR HOOTENANNY 13 Questions with Ben from The Vamptones

The HORROR HOOTENANNY is less than a week away!
But we still have Dr. Gangrene's 13 questions with....

Today it's Ben from The Vamptones!

1. Name and weapon of choice in the band:

My name's Ben I play wild guitar

2. Favorite movie monster?

I'm gonna have to go with Frankenstein, although I love all the classics. My fave Frankie movie is Son of Frankenstein.

3. Best horror movie you've seen recently?

I really, really liked The Void.

4. Remakes: Yes or No?

I usually don't get excited about them. But I've seen some good ones. That wasn't a good answer was it?

5. What bands inspired you to play music?

If I had to pick a couple I'd say Talking Heads and Pixies.

6. What do you like to do when not playing music?

I like to podcast. Lately I've been watching a ton of The Waltons. I read a lot of Archie comics

7. Munsters or Addams Family?

Definitely Munsters! One of my favorite things is my Herman pull string Talking puppet from 1964!

8. Favorite song to play live?

Favorite Vamptones song would be Wizard of Gore which is obviously a song about H.G. Lewis. My favorite song of all time to play would definitely be Tequila.

9. Favorite moment on stage/tour?

One time my old band played L.A. and Keith Morris of Circle Jerks came and stood right up front the whole time. That was cool

10. Misfits, Ramones, or Cramps?

Ramones all the way!

11. Pet peeves?

Bad drivers. People being late. People that drive bad because they're always late

12. Favorite Halloween memory?

When I was around 5 my grandparents put on a mini haunted house for me and my brother. It actually scared the shit outta me

13. What would you like to have written on your tombstone when all is said and done?

"It's a Dead Man's Party, who could ask for more

HORROR HOOTENANNY 13 Questions with ERIN VAMPTONE

Dr. Gangrene is interviewing the people of THE HORROR HOOTENANY.

13 Questions each.
Today's victim is ERIN from THE VAMPTONES!

Name and weapon of choice in the band:

Erin - drums

Favorite movie monster?

Alien

Best horror movie you've seen recently?

It Follows

Remakes: Yes or No?

No - too contemporary

What bands inspired you to play music?

My friend's bands

What do you like to do when not playing music?

Laugh, learn, and fart

Munsters or Addams Family?

Both!

Favorite song to play live?

The ones where people "woooo" at the end.

Favorite moment on stage/tour?

The Horror Hootenanny at The Pond was a lot of fun.

Misfits, Ramones, or Cramps?

All three!

Pet peeves?

The overuse of hand sanitizer.

Favorite Halloween memory?

Going around the neighborhood as a kid. No one does that anymore.

What would you like to have written on your tombstone when all is said and done?

No need for a tombstone.

HORROR HOOTENANNY - 13 Questions with SHEA HOFF

13 Questions With Dr. Gangrene

Dr. Gangrene wants you to meet to people of The Horror Hootenanny so he has organized a set of questions.

Tune in daily!
Today's victim is!

SHEA HOFF from THE VAMPTONES!

Name and weapon of choice in the band:

Shea Hoff. Electric Bass unless you're being literal. In that case, it's a switchblade. We're a switchblade band.

Favorite movie monster?

Gamera

Best horror movie you've seen recently?

I watched Cujo the other day.

Remakes: Yes or No?

No, but I do allow exceptions.

What bands inspired you to play music?

Superdrag, The Weezer that made the first two Weezer albums, The Beatles of course, a ton of stuff from the 60s.

What do you like to do when not playing music?

Of course everyone knows I'm a legendary partier, but they might not know I have two kids with another on the way, so there's that. I also follow MTSU athletics.

Munsters or Addams Family?

The Munsters! They get a lot of play in our house.

Favorite song to play live?

It's so hard to choose when you play in a band with a JCPenney sized catalog of hits, but I'd have to say Walls because the bass line moves a lot on that one.

Favorite moment on stage/tour?

Probably the time we were playing at The Boro, and it started pouring down rain. Without missing a beat, Ben sang the 1-800-4MR-ROOF commercial jingle. People still talk about that. I know I do.

Misfits, Ramones, or Cramps?

RAMONES

Pet peeves?

People who blow their grass clippings in the road.

Favorite Halloween memory?

Trick or treating as a kid on a crisp, fall, Halloween night. You can't beat that.

What would you like to have written on your tombstone when all is said and done?

In lieu of writing, I'd like a small flat screen on my tombstone that plays a Ken Burns style documentary of my life. You know, images that are zoomed out of while a narrator with a great voice tells the story. Occasionally there'd be interviews with people that knew me.

HORROR HOOTENANNY 14 - 2017

2017 Halloween and horror season is on the clock.

This year is our biggest yet as we welcome BEASTO BLANCO to the show. Beasto is the brainchild of Chuck Garric, who you most certainly know as the bass player for Alice Cooper. Alice' daughter, the lovely Calico Cooper is also in the band.

Additionally we have Dead Deads, Dead Dick Hammer and The Vamptones along with my band The Creeping Cruds. 

See you in Nashville!