Posted November 5, 2007

Here's some more shots from Fujiya & Miyagi's show in Hollywood (see previous post), plus the Insider's exclusive interview with Steve Lewis (Fujiya), Matt Hainsby (Ampersand), and David Best (Miyagi).

Insider: "Great set, guys. What can we expect from your new record, due out next year?"

Lewis: "The new thing is that we have a drummer now. So we're going to keep the electronic, but add drums as well. We're working quite hard ... to keep the electronic side vibrant so it's not too band-y.

Insider: "What's on your iPods these days?"

Lewis: "We're crazy about Black Moth Super Rainbow and Boards of Canada. We're also listening to a lot of folk. "

Insider: "Do you ever see yourselves making a folk record, especially now that you have a drummer? "

Best: "We'd love to. Electronic folk, if that's not too wank-y [laughs]."

Insider: "Your song 'Collarbone' was featured in episodes of 'Greek' and 'Kyle XY' on ABC Family. What do you think of those shows, and which TV shows do you watch?"

Best: "We love 'The Sopranos' and 'My Name Is Earl.' 'Greek' was a great show -- we thought the cast were really funny. Especially Clark Duke. He's a blast."

Hainsby: "We were all big fans of Twin Peaks. We all went out and bought the second season on DVD."

There you have it, people. From "electronic folk" to Clark Duke to 'Twin Peaks': Fujiya&Miyagi in a nutshell. Big ups to their management for trusting us backstage, and thanks to F&M for being so down-to-earth and funny, especially for three swanky British rockstars.