Jak: Team, how the bloody hell are you all doing?
– Tired from practice. (We moonlight as the Los Angeles Lakers to pay for band expenses).
We are also very good, thank you very much for having us : )
Jak: Tell us more about the name, I know that it’s almost self-explanatory (it isn’t) but I gotta ask ya know.
We thought it would be funny to have someone announce ‘this dog’ when performing at a live music event. We did not expect the amount of dog puns we would get as a result which we deeeeefinitely don’t regret. Also, contrary to belief, we were not aware of 90’s LA band ‘that dog.’ until after we named the band.
Jak: If you had to pick a dream line up as support for a headline show, who are you choosing?
– Everyone from Wheatus except the frontman
– The Wiggles with support from Corpse Grinder
– Big time rush
– The guy that filled in for Keith Moon that one time
But in all seriousness, it would probably look something like this:
– Dartz
– The Smashing Pumpkins
– Courtney Barnett
– Title Fight
– Big Time Rush
Jak: This is a common question from us at Nexus but if you had to describe everyone in your band as High School Superlatives, what’s everyone’s most likely to…s”?
– Most likely to accidentally break a string: Jake
– Most likely to shove his hand under all of his strings and rip each one of them in half: Jake
– Most likely to clean an ashtray by emptying it into his hot, open mouth: Fēlix
– Most likely to get hit by a car on the way to school in 2016: Nick
– Most likely to pay someone on kik to hit Nick on his way to school in 2016: Robbie
– Most likely to work for the government in international relations/trade affairs then return to О̄tautahi to be unemployed, drumming for coins and cigarette butts: André
– Most likely to join a band as a temporary guitarist under the assumption he would be paid until he reads this and hopefully realises that no Tom, you will not be paid for your labour: Tom
Jak: You describe your sound as grunge & midwest emo inspired rock music, but if I said you could only use non-music terms to explain your sound, how would you?
– Rrrrrrrvvvvvv brrrreeeeeee chkkkkkkkk wrrrrrrraaaaaaaa ptoo
If not that, then we’d probably describe it as if Isaac Brock from Modest Mouse didn’t have a lisp and was also 5 men from New Zealand.
Jak: Ōtautahi locals, do you find there’s a heavy influence on your sound from the most conservative part of Aotearoa?
The farming lobby pays us to include lyrics about how cows should be allowed to deuce in the waterways.
Also free buzzcuts.
Jak: Who are some locals we should check out?
We love our local scene! In no particular order:
– Saint Peter’s Thursday
– Marsha
– Crustaceanz
– Dale Kerrigan (Ōtepoti band but we love em)
– Bin Day
– Only You
– Layaround
Jak: What’s in store for this dog, how can we keep up with everything that’s going on for you legends?
Follow us on instagram @thisdognz, or if you’re over 35, our facebook page is just ‘this dog’.
We’ve recently released our debut EP ‘Clean Living’ on all streaming platforms, so go have a listen! We also have a song releasing very soon so keep your ears peeled for some news on that.
Thanks so much Nexus for having us, we’d love to shoot the shit with yas again anytime you’ll have us!
~ André, Fēlix, Jake, Nick, Robbie & Tom from this dog ❤
