11 Questions With...The Paps

Hailing from Gimli (incidentally, my favourite Manitoban town), The Paps make catchy and pithy and untamed power pop. The young foursome – Fiona, Jordan, Jodi, and lead singer Terra are all around 20 years old – have just released their second EP, Not Looking For Romance, and have been busy showcasing its punchy tunes all around Gimli and Winnipeg. And they're buds with the inimitable Guy Maddin - just last year the girls landed the incredibly fortuitous opening spot for Maddin’s My Winnipeg screening at the Burt. What a score!

Anyway, bassist Fiona and drummer Jodi collectively took part in my 11 questions schtick, and here’s what the young ladies had to say. (Sure ain’t hearing a lot of love for Leonardo these days, but lotsa love for Lady Gaga. Hmmm…)

1. Where are you right now?

At the boat, picking up internet from the hotel...

2. Who is your favourite Winnipeg-based band?

What ever band Bobby Desjarlais is in at the moment, he's a superstar

3. Where’s the best place to catch a bite in the city?

There's nothing better then Sals at 4 a.m.

4. What are your top three, all-time, desert-island records?

The Exploding Hearts - Guitar Romantic
The Clash - The Clash
The Arctic Monkeys - What Ever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

5. What’s one song you love, but regularly dismiss as a “guilty pleasure”?

'Just Dance' by Lady Gaga

6. Which band/artist would you love to tour with?

The Strokes

7. What is the worst bus route in Winnipeg?

All bus routes suck ass in the winter

8. What’s you favourite periodic element?

Oxygen by Bryan Adams

9. What’s the best local record shop?

Music Trader

10. What book(s) are you currently reading?

I'm With The Stars by Pamela DeBar

11. And finally…who’s your favourite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, or Raphael)?

Fiona= Raphael
Jodi=Michaelangelo (she would date him if he were real)

Infinite Playlist: Japandroids - Post-Nothing