HE SAID//HE SAID

THE KINGS OF LEON SPEAK OUT!

SETH LEON VS. BEN LEON!

NYMPHET ROSES ATTACK!

Chances are you have heard of the brand-spankin’ new website and music message board, ROSES MP.  Run by the mustached, smartly dressed brothers Leon of Canadian favourite The Nymphets, Roses features reviews, contests, and opinions on the latest shows and releases in Alberta and Canada’s garage rock scene.  Click on the link and sign up today — its free and they are super nice and you can also win stuff. WIN WIN WIN!

First of all, what does the name Roses MP mean to you?

Ben Nymphet: Roses MP means pleasing aesthetics across the board.

SN: Roses, in the wild or at the flower shoppe (captivity), are always nice.

What kind of facial hair routine do you partake in?

BN: A badger hair brush/soap shave 3 times a week and a mustache trim every sunday!

SN: For the last while it was an unruly beard. Then clean shaven. Now it’s a mustache for Movember! However, I suggest growing the mustache starting in
Rocktober. That way you’ll already look like a more awesome cop version of Tom Selleck by the time Movember hits.

Do you feel an EAST versus West thing going on ever?

BN: In the City or the Country? In the city…perhaps. I work in the NE and none of my students ever make the trek out west, they hate it and stay in the east…In Canada, not really. I think there are a lot of misconceptions in the east about the west, and vice versa. There might be coastal pride…but I don’t think there is really anybody out there battling. Why would they? Both are slammin!

SN: Not really, although I do find a lot of people confuse the Maritime Provinces. Rudyard Kipling wrote: “West is West and East is East and never the twain shall meet”; I feel that in this particular instance, as well his views on colonialism are wrong.

How much brotherly love is going on with Roses?  You are brothers, right?

BN: Lots and Yes!

SN: We are brothers!!!! My brothers (Ben and Jared) are my best friends!!! Amongst a myriad of other talents Jared once invented a spaghetti burrito and Ben can do thee best impression of a synthesizer in the entire world. They are also amazing at hugging!! Obama should’ve called them in to hug all of the people
who lost their jobs (shit canned) when the U.S. economy tanked. The road to recovery includes Ben and/or Jared holding you tight, even rubbing your back.
We’ve also adopted a bunch of amazing people that we call our brothers and sisters. They’re awesome (would it kill you to call one of these days?).

One more thing, if you could choose your favourite band of the moment who would it be?  And if they stayed at your house what would you make them for breakfast?

BN: Right now? hmmm, favorite band of the moment? As in not “all time favorite band”, cause that would be the Ramones who I would make a bacon tostada with poached soft eggs…but that’s beside the point…  Well, favorite band of moment would be the Beets (brooklyn) and I would make them homemade cinnamon bun french toast with bacon/mushroom hash!

SN: The Beets. Beets.

*photos + questions by kait kucy