We here around THE CULTURE OF ME were once obsessed with all things relating to Sassy and Dirt magazines. And while those titles are long gone, the sentiment of how they covered the culture industries has indeed left its mark on writers and culture vultures everywhere. It is because of that influence that we are proud to present our features post, "Getting Sassy with...", wherein we bring you that much closer to your favorite bands by way of a simple Q&A session that's both painless and informative. Ha! Beat that, FOX News!
This time: You Say Party! We Say Die!.
(photo by Todd Duym)
Canadian electro pop outfit You Say Party! We Say Die! stole our beating hearts right out from under us in 2007 with Lose All Time, their second record that was filled with bratty shouting-at-the-world dance punk fervor and endless, reckless glee. It's a terribly good bit from the five-piece and they've been prepping the release of their third studio album since the tours behind Lose finished up, and, well, they've gone ahead and done it. The band's latest, XXXX, will be finally available for all to swoon after on February 9, 2010 (it's already out in Canada so get it on import if you can't wait). We caught up with riot girl singer Rebecca Ninkovic while the band impatiently waits for the record's release, and got her to tell us stories of her bottomless day bag, house parties in Nova Scotia and her sort-of obsession with Beyonce recently. We're pretty sure our hearts have gone missing again.
Name?
Rebecca Ninkovic.
Hometown?
Abbotsford, BC, Canada.
I now live in:
Abbotsford, BC, Canada.
Number of states visited:
Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Utah, California, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Texas,
Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois,
Minnesota, North Dakota for a grand total of 19.
My favorite place in my hometown is:
My sister's place where my nieces and nephew live. I miss them the most
while on tour and I know they're going to be a little bit bigger when
I get home.
Most recent phone bill total:
95 dollars, we had a lot of
long distance interviews to do this month.
Items found in my day-to-day bag (if applicable):
Keys, red heart key chain, and very old pocket knife, make up, a slingshot, collective
organizer, sewing kit, writing book, fine tip black pen, Yogi ginger tea
packets, Slippery Elm lozenges, pure licorice pellets, vitamins and herbal
supplements, locally made natural licorice flavored Chapstick, red change
purse and 
various cards: bank card, license, etc., sunglasses and Altoids curiously
strong peppermints (the only mints I can ever find in gas stations without
any fake sugar or chemical junk), thermos.
First album bought on your own?
Arrested Development on cassette tape. I can't remember what the name of
the album was but it had "Mr. Wendal" on it. [Ed. note: it was on 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of...]
Favorite song memorized as a child?
It was an old hymn. I don't know the name of it, I think "I Was Once In
Darkness", but I would hum the whole tune when I was only 10 months
old.
The one song that must be on every mixtape is:
“The Things That Dreams Are Made Of”, The Human League.
There's way more with Rebecca after the jump.
