SEX, DRUGS, & ROCK N’ ROLL WITH NETHER HOUR
Only The Fool
Podcast Interview
conducted by
Nick The Fool
Full Interview can be listened to below.
Photography by Brad Brockman
published in Issue Seven
Listen to the interview on Spotify here
an Only The Fool Interview
On a hot Sunday afternoon last July,
Nick the Fool sat down with Nether Hour
for an interview at the bar Latch Key.
THE FOOL
Well, okay. First of all, I met you a couple of times. I know you slightly, but for our readers, why don’t you guys go down the couch? You’re all wearing brightly colored clothing. I want to paint this picture. Okay?
BERCY
We look pretty good.
THE FOOL
Why don’t we start with you, Bishop.
What is your name?
BISHOP
I’m Bishop. haha
THE FOOL
Bercy. Why don’t you go next?
BERCY
I’m Bercy.
THE FOOL
And Bobby…
BOBBY
I’m Bobby. Mr. Bob Flacco, to some.
BERCY
Yeah.
THE FOOL
What is with all these “B” names?
What am I in a hive? All these bees?
BERCY
Buzzzzz…
BOBBY
Yeah. I don’t know, man. It just happened to
be there. Which is like, just coincidental I guess.
Uh huh. Serendipity-doo-da-baby.
THE FOOL
Did you guys know Austin was the South West music capital, or was it just happen-stance that you just happened to move here?
BISHOP
No, dude, we just recorded in the studio that fucking Justin Bieber recorded in yesterday, dog. So this is...This is a fucking music hub dog. We moved here to record in the same city as Justin Bieber.
BOBBY
We were just-- in Bieber.
BISHOP
hahaha
BERCY
He can’t do it anymore, so we’re doing it for him.
BISHOP
Yeah, dude, he can’t sing, so we’re going
to be covering all his songs.
BOBBY
No, no. He still sings…
He’s just singing the blues now.
NETHER HOUR
Hahaha
THE FOOL
I’m looking at you guys right now.
BERCY
Yeah, we’re looking at you, man.
THE FOOL
And I’m looking right back. Yeah, I’m seeing you. I’m seeing three men on a couch. No, ladies. So you’re not a progressive rock band?
NETHER HOUR
hahaha
BISHOP
No, we’re not.
BOBBY
You son of a gun!
BISHOP
No, we’re not, unfortunately. Bob’s been talking about getting his shit tucked back for a while, but until that day, one of us needs to get some tits. I’d love to get them.
THE FOOL
I notice that you sometimes bring other musicians on stage to play with you, right?
BERCY
Yeah.
THE FOOL
Is that because you’re afraid the three of you can’t carry on a show by yourself?
BISHOP
Absolutely right. That’s exactly why we do it.
BERCY
We can never finish a show by ourselves.
THE FOOL
Never?
BOBBY
Nah.
THE FOOL
You just don’t have the stamina for it?
BOBBY
No.
BISHOP
Well, it’s not that. It’s just…
We just don’t want to.
THE FOOL
Well, I mean, your stage presence is a little lackluster, I would say, sometimes…
BERCY
Yeah.
THE FOOL
So you’re just bringing in a ringer?
BISHOP
Yeah, dude. It’s listening music for your ears, dude. Just pull up and cross your legs and arms. Sit cross-leg-style, as we now call it.
BOBBY
Yeah
THE FOOL
Cross-legged style. Is this a new genre?
BISHOP
Yeah…No…it’s just how you sit when
you listen to our music, because it’s very…
It’s easy listening.
BOBBY
With your legs crossed.
THE FOOL
Ahhh…because it’s…
BOBBY
You know!
THE FOOL
Because…there’s a…
BISHOP
Style. It’s a type of style.
BOBBY
You call that whatever it is.
BISHOP
Bing bong.
THE FOOL
I would also say that your band’s genre is sex drugs and rock & roll. Would you agree?
BOBBY
I love that.
BISHOP
I like that a whole lot. Yeah.
BERCY
We do all those things.
BISHOP
We like to do all three of those things a lot.
THE FOOL
Well, this brings us to a quick game called, “Fuck. Marry. Kill.”
BERCY
All right, cool.
THE FOOL
Sex, drugs and rock & roll edition.
BOBBY
Can I go first, please?
THE FOOL
Sure.
BOBBY
I’m going to kill the drugs, ‘cause I’m
already doing the best I can to go sober.
THE FOOL
Before they kill you. Am I right?
BOBBY
That’s right. And then I’m going to fuck sex because that just makes sense. I’m just gonna fuck sex forever.
NETHER HOUR
hahaha
BOBBY
And I’m going to marry rock & roll, baby.
THE FOOL
Bishop?
BISHOP
Dude, this is…Bob, said the fucking right answer.
BERCY
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
BISHOP
So what do you want me to fucking
say right now?
THE FOOL
I want you to be your own man.
BISHOP
I don’t fucking have any of my own
thoughts right now, dude.
BOBBY
I’m inside all of your brains.
THE FOOL
Last thoughts: You’re filming an album
right now? Is that right?†
BERCY
Yeah, filming it, man.
BISHOP
We changed our lives with our fucking shit this weekend, man. It’s fucking bananas. We’ve built
a whole lot of fucking tears and fucking smiles
and did a lot of k*tamine on the table.
BERCY
It was like, “Oh.”
BOBBY
And you [The Fool] got to be in that element. You got to create it. Yeah. Yeah!
† At the time of the interview, Nether Hour had just finished recording Rattlesnake Gumbo. They are currently working on two studio albums.
BISHOP
K*tamine is getting an official credit on the album.
BERCY
Yeah.
BOBBY
And I’m going to go back for a
mixing session. All that.
BISHOP
Shit. I held my nut the whole time we were
in the studio and I released last night and
it felt fucking wonderful.
BERCY
Yeah. Yeah.
BOBBY
It was like you cried out of your dick.
BISHOP
Yeah, man.
THE FOOL
Where can people find you?
BISHOP
Follow us on Instagram @netherhour
baby. Listen to our music on Apple Music, Spotify, all that.
BERCY
We play free shows every week. Catch
us @LatchKeyATX Sundays 5 to 8 an
Tuesdays 7 to 10!
BOBBY
And we’re @wtfIceHouse Thursdays 8 to 11.
THE FOOL
That’s cool. So, what’s next for you guys?
BOBBY
So we’re going to be starting a podcast. It’s
going to just be all our fuck sounds as audio. We’re going to be recording ourselves fucking. Each of us every time we fuck. On our phone. And we’re going to be releasing those audio
notes as a podcast.
BERCY
Yes, man!
BISHOP
And you’re going to find that real quick. You’re going to be able to find that real soon. If you guys want to just put ambient fuck noises behind your fuck playlist, you will.
BERCY
Yeah.
BISHOP
Just put that fuck track on and then put the music on top of that so that it just sits. And
every once in a while it just kind of pokes through the mix.
BOBBY
Yeah. Yeah. You won’t go soft after that.
THE FOOL
Wow. Nice. That is music to my ears.
I don’t know if you know this. A lot of
people call sex, “making music.”
BOBBY
Yeah…Yeah. I mean, that’s what it is.
Let’s go make some music.
THE FOOL
Let’s go.
