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But, with all the other bands I've been in I pretty much just write the bass lines, or in the case of The Gateway District, the guitar parts. Nate Gangelhoff: Well, it's not much different. Scene Point Blank: What makes Banner Pilot different than your other projects? Nate Gangelhoff: Yeah, it was just Rivethead for quite awhile. Scene Point Blank: Have you ever had just one band? And I might be helping out a friend of mine this winter with his new band called The San Diego Chargers (Minneapolis). And I'm sort of still in the Pyongyang Metro but that's really sporadic 'cause the singer lives in Philly now. I'm not in Off With Their Heads anymore 'cause they finally found someone who can tour all the time, but I'll definitely help out if they ever need a bass player for a stray show or recording. Nate Gangelhoff: Two main ones: Banner Pilot and Gateway District. Scene Point Blank: How many bands are you currently in? Nate Gangelhoff: Yep, we've worked with Dave a few times on mastering and he's awesome. Scene Point Blank: Had you worked with Dave Gardner before? But I guess that's not a huge difference 'cause I don't really have a unique guitar playing style or anything. Nate Gangelhoff: Kinda, but that record was a little different, I guess, 'cause it was three people playing four instruments, you know? Can't do that live. Scene Point Blank: Do you think the record captures who you are as a live band? They don't have any Twin Cities connections as far as I know. Nate Gangelhoff: I think a guy at this radio station heard us and recommended that Go-Kart check us out. Scene Point Blank: How did Go-Kart contact you? Do they have other Twin Cities connections? I guess the longer you've been a band, the more chances there are that someone's heard you and will check out a show. But I didn't say "This is because of the web, right?" to any of them, so I can't venture a guess as to why. Nate Gangelhoff: Well, not really, but I guess on the last tour there were a few shows that seemed to have more people. Have you seen an increase in attendance on your tours from this? Scene Point Blank: You've gotten a lot of positive press on the web. Nate Gangelhoff: I dunno, I guess it sounded cool? Scene Point Blank: What's the significance of the name? I think Banner Pilot had technically started before Rivethead broke up, but we didn't actually have a drummer or play shows until months later. As for Rivethead, we were a band for a pretty long time, so it just sort of naturally ran its course after six or seven years. The songs were god awful, but got better over time. So once I had that I wrote a few things and then Nick and me came up with vocal ideas over them. I had a really hard time coming up with tunes until I was able to play along to a basic beat and keep time. Nate Gangelhoff: Banner Pilot basically started with me writing some songs along to this drum program I got for my computer. Scene Point Blank: I really don't know much about the death of Rivethead and the birth of Banner Pilot.
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Plus believe it or not they're actually thinner than bass strings, so it's kind of like Bass For Dummies. It worked out fine - I actually write the guts of all the songs on a guitar, not a bass, so it wasn't weird or anything. Nate Gangelhoff: Yep, the previous guitar player quit while we were in the studio, so on the last album I did all the guitar leads and half the rhythm tracks. Scene Point Blank: Nate, you're listed as bass & guitar. Scene Point Blank chatted with bassist Nate Gangelhoff about the band's new full-length offering and their recent trip to The Fest. Minnesota punks Banner Pilot continue to turn heads with their vintage pop-punk sound.