Planet Notion - Dan le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip!

Dan le Sac and Scroobius Pip shoot the s**t. Extracted from Notion Magazine 34.

Dan le Sac:

The death of the music industry: People keep talking about the death of the music industry as if it were a bad thing, as record companies struggle to find the next big thing and spend all their cash on ways of protecting their investments, people will continue to find ways of getting their musical fix for free. The thing is live music will continue to grow, and in a sense music will move into a time of natural selection, only the best will survive. Its not about selling records anymore, its about getting bums on seat.

Soup: Soup is truly fantastical, especially when it involves croutons. Any meal you can put into a thermos is alright by me. What I've never understood though is why aren't "smoothies" called soup? Or atleast fruit soup? Its just cold soup like gazpacho.

Forgetting Names: Over the last year i have forgotten more names than i have remembered, I would like very much to walk away from a conversation and be able to answer simple questions like "who was that?" without saying "you know, he's in that band...the ones with the bagpipes and all the percussion." The only solution i can suggest is that everyone should speak in the third person, so when i walk in to a shop it would sound like this "hello, dan le sac would like pie and chips twice please" then "indeed, Johnny chipshop would like £4.95 in return please."

Quim: I’ve never understood why the word quim isn't in greater linguistic circulation? Its cousin Cunt gets a decent amount of usage but why not quim? Its simple enough to use, means much the same thing as cunt but it also has the added bonus of being quite a bouncy lyrical word.

Words of advice for young people: I dont like giving advice, although i do it alot. Generally when i give advice i just fudge things Trisha and Jeremy Kyle have said to me together, and then say them politely. SO my advice to you is dont listen to my words of advice.

Scroobius Pip:

Beards: The key to a good beard is persistance. That and Aussie non frizz conditioner. A Lot of people start a beard then bottle it as soon as they get to the "random hair shooting everywhere" phaze. This is a temporary phaze. Fight through and the rewards will be fruitful.

U.S. Politics: Im not really qualified to give an ACTUAL guide to this but i have been thinking about it alot recently. In the UK and America governments have been trying to get young people to vote for years by getting celebrities to do cheesey adds urging young'uns to "rock the vote". Its interesting that what it has ACTUALLY taken to get kids interested in the political game has been someone to get behind. Barack Obama seems to have been able to ignite something that not even the mighty Justin Timberlake could.

New Music: It amuses me that when something new comes along all the record labels start a frenzy to find the "new" version of it. The reason someone like Lily Allen made such an impact was because she was fresh and new so the "new" Lily Allen probably wont be a female singer songwriter! All

though if that rush to find the new Lily or Amy is responsible for letting the world know about Kate Nash and Adele then its

gotta be a good thing i guess!

Suits: I love wearing suits. Its a fact. But they have to look good and the key to that is a good cut. Problem is i dont have much money so here is my tip. Find a reasonabley good looking suit in a charity shop, buy it for a tenner then take it to be tailored at your local dry cleaners. Mine

Does the job for around twenty quid so you end up with smashing looking suit for around thirty pounds. Marvelous.

Live Shows: Tooooooo many bands these days worry about looking cool and having a persona when they play live. This noramlly leads to boring, boring, boring live shows. What bands and acts need to remember is that people have come out to be entertained and have fun. They haven’t paid to come and be impressed by how cool you are.

Words: Dan le Sac & Scroobius Pip

Photography: Bartolomy