Lucky enough to get an audience with one third of Canberra’s original and longest standing six-piece boy band, LOS CAPITANES’ Tim Kent and Dave Rodriguez, BMA sat down to discuss the past, the present and the future, and why their live shows will leave you slightly scared, covered in sweat and possibly altered forever.
How long have you been together? We’ve been together seven years; its kind of like a sexless marriage, except with shitloads of sex.
What projects are you working on at the moment? We just finished recording our second album, its taken us over a year but we’re pretty darn satisfied with it. Touring is also on the cards, but we’re pretty lazy, so we might just start inviting people to our practices to save time.
You said that your sound has changed slightly with this album, what is it like now? If The Phoenix Bar date raped Bar 32 on an oval in Ainslie, and three months later Bar 32 realised it was pregnant, aborted the fetus with a coat hanger and then dumped the spawn in an alley behind Mooseheads, our album sounds EXACTLY like the last dying gargle of the discarded fetus.
For you, what’s the best part about playing live shows? Talking in between songs. We never go on about who we are or what our new song is called, we just like to tell pointless anecdotes and ‘enagage’ with people, make them uncomfortable. Our biggest fans are always overweight middle-aged guys; sure there are myths out there that our fanbase is primarily young and female, but to be honest we never get panties thrown at us, just used condoms and empty bourbon cans.
What’s a typical Los Capitanes show likely to involve? Typically our shows involve a lot of alcohol and a lot of nudity, so there’s usually a fair bit of vomiting (both on and off the stage). Compared to us, the Canterbury Bulldogs are pussies.
Who’s the crowd favourite member of the band? It’s gotta be Kieran. Known by most as ‘the gentle enigma’, this old fashioned gentlemen gets the women swooning with his smouldering good looks and composed, often stoic demeaner.
What makes you laugh? Bands that don’t seem to understand the difference between theology and trend. ‘Holier than thou’ atheists who preach more than fundamentalist Christians and people who puke out vague anarchistic rants on facebook. But also, www.latfh.com .
Do you look to the Jonas Brothers for inspiration? When masturbating? I guess things can happen in the heat of the moment, thoughts pop into your head that you can’t control and you just kind of go with it because you’ve already got the Kleenex ready. Artistically speaking however I guess we’re not exactly their biggest fans, I dont know if its their avant-guard musicality or controversial political views, but something about them makes me want to hang myself with an extension chord.
Los Caps are lovingly lacing together a brand new LP to unleash on the unsuspecting masses. Watch these pages for more info.
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