ATP
For the record, who's answering the interview?
PIQUED JACKS
littleladle, the bass player.
 
ATP
What is your band's name? How did you come up with that name?
PIQUED JACKS
The band name is "Piqued Jacks". One day in 2007 I accidentally dropped the bass, which crashed on the ground bending the jack inside the input. Once pulled out, it looked like an erect penis. It happened so spontaneously that we decided to make reference to that episode in an unexplicit way. It is way more than a mere sexual allusion, it describes our pure love for music, that make us "Piqued".
 
ATP
So who's in the band and what instruments do you each play?
PIQUED JACKS
E-King (Andrea Lazzeretti) - lead singer/keyboard; Penguinsane (Francesco Cugia) - guitar/b.v.; littleladle (Francesco Bini) - bass/b.v.; ThEd0G (Matteo Cugia) - drums/b.v.
 
ATP
How would you describe your sound. What makes you unique?
PIQUED JACKS
Our sound is a genuine and passionate alternative/funk-rock. It's a crossover between pop, hard rock, progressive rock with a funky vibe, which is always natural and experimental. Nobody else can put together the human element and such a musical exploration the way we do.
 
ATP
What bands have influenced each of you?
PIQUED JACKS
Penguinsane: QOTSA; E-King: The Killers; ThEd0g: Biffy Clyro; littleladle: The Mars Volta.
 
ATP
How experienced are you on the stage, a virgin or whore?
PIQUED JACKS
A big, dirty and badass whore.
 
ATP
How would you describe your shows?
PIQUED JACKS
They are powerful and intense, because we communicate our feels through music. There, people can connect with us emotionally, which is what music is all about.
 
ATP
Tell us about your favorite show and why?
PIQUED JACKS
The first presentation of the "Just a Machine" EP at the Murphy's Pub, our favourite venue. We played the new record in front of all our friends for the first time ever, where the "Just a Machine" tour began, and we did that surrounded by their love and heat.
 
ATP
Tell us about your worst show and why?
PIQUED JACKS
It goes back to 2008. We were playing at a town festival in front of one friend of ours and our parents. We played so bad that we ended the show laughing at each other on the stage.
 
ATP
Tell Us About Your Dream Show, who you'd like to play with and where?
PIQUED JACKS
Auditorium Shores in Austin, with Biffy Clyro.
 
ATP
Do you have a street team and how can you join?
PIQUED JACKS
We are currently building one, and if you want join..well, that's fantastic! Just write to us and be friendly.
 
ATP
Do you have a record label and if not are you looking for one?
PIQUED JACKS
No we don't, but finding a record label is one of our main goals right now. We are tough guys, but we need someone to believe in us and our music as strongly as we do.
 
ATP
What are your plans for the future, in a year, 5 years?
PIQUED JACKS
We working hard to make music become our job, and our plans are to finish promoting "Just a Machine" in early 2014, and then focus on new stuff (music, band image, etc..).
 
ATP
Finally, do have any words on what Arm The Pit means to you?
PIQUED JACKS
Arm The Pit is a great thing. We find in it the same passion we put in our music, and that makes us so happy, because music does need this kind of passion. To us, it means sincere help and understanding.
 
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