Interview 3

Why doesn't bart sing more?

are you sure we're talking about the same band? basically andrew wont let me, and its only my huge ego that's enabled me to sing as many as i have. hydroplane actually has a rule (possibly the only rule we have) that only kerrie sings, which translates as "bart, if you want to sing go form yet another band".

i'm thinking about doing a solo single later in the year, and who knows, i may even sing on it, but to be honest, i do have a godawful voice

Correct me if I'm not mistaken, but that is indeed YOU singing on  "The Other's Way" and "Make a Wish" right? I thought those were really great songs, and I'd say that you have a very, very nice voice. Although nothing against Kerrie, I love her voice too.

yeah, that's me. the vocals turned out ok on those songs, but i have a really limited range i can sing in so that restricts things quite a bit.

How long have you guys been doing Hydroplane? 

since mid 96. it sprang out of the one sided single "excerts from forthcoming lp..." that mike got us to record. mike was like "well, with a title like that you've gotta record a cd now". so we just kinda continued on.

What happened with Pencil Tin (i.e. why did you guys break up?)

it just sort of stopped. all the members were just too busy doing other things. it was never the main musical outlet for any of its members.

Interview 4

You usually plays in split singles, don't you? 

we haven't played on that many surely, not as many as say... Boyracer?

Are you as cute as you sound? 

cuter

Do you dress differently when you're in a show than in your common life?

we wear the same clothes whatever we're doing. we're pop stars 24 hours a day

That songs in french off your 7" J'en ai marre, are old songs redone, aren't they? 

yes they are. i had just got back from paris and was listening to lots of katerine, france gall & franciose hardy

How do you think in singing in french?

it was quite odd, we had friends translate the songs for us, so we really had no idea what we were singing, it could have been anything

Don't you think pop is the only thing that can save our "bored" lives?

no, variety is the answer. friends, good food & drink, books & movies, weekends in the country

Interview 5 

What can you tell me about how Cat's miaow makes music?

i don't think we do anything special. we like to keep things simple & concise. we usually record at home on a 4 track

When I listen to your cd Songs for girls to sing I think of you as a band which whisper to the world, is that what you want to do?

it wasn't the plan, but i like that description, thank you.

Do you still live in Australia??? Do you like to live in another place from where you are, and if yes why?

yes, we still live in australia. at this point in time we are all quite happy to be here because of our girlfriends/boyfriends and we all have jobs here.

for the cat's miaow it would be better if we lived in america as that is where our label is and where we sell most of our records. we are not very well known in australia and haven't released any records here.

Did you have musical influences???

when we started we were into things like beat happening, the clean and other new zealand bands on flying nun, wedding present, phil spector & orange juice.

but we have huge record collections and listen to lots of things that don't really sound like the cats miaow.