Hey peeps in the place to be…we are featuring the one, the only HYPER CRUSH on our home page.  Check it out:http://www.vimby.com/video/music/us/all/detail/8973?anchor=postcomment

Their steez and sound speak for itself.  I think I have a little bit of a hyper crush on Holly. I was able to have some email banter with Donny the other day in anticipation of the clip, here’s what he had to say:

ME: Thanks for your time, we at VIMBY enjoyed hanging with you guys up in Seattle.  Any memories from that show?
DONNY:  Yeah we had fun too.  We just remember having fun.  To tell you the truth we did so many dates it kinda feels like a blur when we think about it.

ME: What do you miss the most when you’re on the road?
DONNY: I miss all my favorite food spots at home.  I guess all of us miss sleepin in our own beds.

ME: What was your album of the year for 2008?
DONNY: MGMT- Oracular Spectacular

ME: Obviously you are a mixed gender band- does that pose logistical issues when you’re on the road?  And does it create any “rules”?  For instance does Holly get her own dressing room, or do the guys have to cover their eyes when she’s getting dressed for the gig?!
DONNY: Well Holly is really cool when it comes to stuff like that.  She’s not one of those fussy chics.  But it does get kinda crazy sometimes.  Don’t tell holly but I think I seen her naked once or twice. haha

ME: What’s your best memory of 2008?
DONNY: Signing our record deal of course. It was a long time coming, well only two years as hyper crush.  We’ve all been doing music for years.

ME: What’s the best movie of all time?
DONNY: That’s a tough one.  We are huge movie buffs, our studio is also a theatre.  I think the best movie ever is “Heat” or “Sling Blade”.

ME: What’s your take on the so-called “digital revolution” of how music is consumed these days and the ability of artists to reach out to fans directly?
DONNY: I think its incredible.  It is so easy to make music and have it heard now that its crazy.  It really leaves it to fans to be able to empower groups that they really like not just a bunch of groups that labels are pushing.  That’s not to say there isn’t a bad side though.  Anyone with a laptop can make music and think they’re doin somethin so it saturates the game a lil more.

ME: Give us a crazy rock n’ roll story being on the road- groupies, farm animals etc?
DONNY: (no response…)

ME: Was there an album/tour/artist you saw when you were a kid that caused the proverbial light bulb to go off and you realized that you wanted to be in a band?
DONNY: For me it was probably Metallica.  But it really sunk into me when I heard Wu Tang.

ME: What’s the best lyric you’ve ever written or one that best describes you as an artist?
DONNY: “To not teach is to train the apprentice.  My art form is framed in the sentence”.  It wasn’t a hyper crush lyric but its one of my favorites. I probably spelled some of that wrong, i suk at spe llllinga

ME: What is 2009 going to hold in store for Hyper Crush?
DONNY: New video for our song “Robo Tech” and then our album should be dropping before summer.