2-Minute Drill Q&A with Brandon L. Rucker – by Steve Lowe (2010)

Black hatThe following Q&A was conducted January 2010 by  author Steve Lowe and originally published on his website steve-lowe.com

So far, this little project has Drilled authors of short story & novel, as well as a somewhat peculiar artist, but today we have a treat. This guy is not only an author, he’s a musician, and we’re not talking garage band here. He writes and plays his own stuff and he’s going to debut some new work for us right here, which makes us super flippin’ pumped.

The 2-Minute Drill is 5 quick questions and 5 quick answers from someone you probably haven’t heard of, but should hear from. This isn’t some rambling, long-winded author interview here. We dispense with the pleasantries and get down to brass tacks. We ask the tough questions and get the tough answers that you need to know.

Meet Brandon Rucker. This guy rocks. Don’t take our word for it, though, you can listen for yourself, but first, tradition holds that he must be Drilled, so assume the position!

2-MD: How many fingers am I holding up? (No peeking. No peaking, either.)

BR: Only one because you’re flipping me off.  Not a good way to greet your guest, I’ll tell ya that much.  That’s a surefire way to get your little show here cancelled, ‘cause I know people.

2-MD: What led you to pursue music and at what point do you actually think you’ll get any good at playing it, if at all?

BR: Ouch.  I guess you won’t be coming backstage after the show to meet my my brother from another mother, Darius Rucker. Y’know, Hootie?  Hey, did you know that Jimi Hendrix was my great uncle? (2-MD: Nice try, playing the ‘Hootie’ card on us, but we’re not that easily fooled here at 2-MD. But just in case, we’re sorry?)

2-MD: On a scale of 4 to yellow, how fast do squirrels from Muscle Shoals, Ala. travel when in heat?

BR: Burnt orange.  Them lil’ critters are fast at everything.  Ever see them mate?

2-MD: Gas, grass or ass, nobody rides for free. So which is it gonna be?

BR: Gas, if I’m driving, but if she’s driving it’s definitely ass.  As for grass, I ‘Just Say No.’

2-MD: Will you sing something for us right now? Please? Pretty, pretty please????? OK, we’ll be quiet now and everyone can have a listen. Go ahead…

BR: I tell ya what, since you’re struggling for ratings, sponsors and endorsements here at the 2-Minute Drill, I will debut the demo of a brand new song from my acoustic project, Sap. Link

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Wow, we are taken aback.  Never before has such beauty graced the Drill, aside from the flower print dress Pederson wore last week, of course.  If you were moved by that, perhaps you should listen to some more of Brandon’s music .  Make sure to buy a CD as well.  We’re getting quite the nice little kick back on each sale.

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Brandon Rucker on the 2-Minute Drill With Steve E. Lowe

Posted today is my little interview with Steve E. Lowe for his ongoing feature the 2-Minute Drill on his Assorted Shitzengiggles blog.

We had some technical difficulties with WordPress that wouldn’t allow us to post a music widget to debut my newest tune, “No Sacrifice” for the yet-to-be-written follow-up Sap album.

But I have the link to the music widget right here, baby.

No Sacrifice [demo preview]

Static Movement Print Special No. 2!!!

Available now from Liquid Imagination Publishing at Lulu.com, Static Movement Print Special No. 2, edited by the illustrious Chris Bartholomew, is an outstanding collection of short fiction, artwork and poetry. The stories are culled from her regular online publication, Static Movement, but the featured artwork and poetry are new, including two little dark poems by yours truly, “Succubus” (page 177) and “Mare of the Night” (page 141).

And the cover? Oh my! Have a look:


I am personally honored to be part of such an awesome and gorgeous publication that is chock full of work from talented scribes such as John “JAM” Arthur Miller, Deborah Walker, John C. Mannone, S. Copperstone, A.J. Brown, and Kevin Wallis. This book was put together by the coolest editorial team in independent publishing. Kudos to John Arthur Miller, Chris Bartholomew, Kevin Wallis, A.J. Brown and the rest of the gang.

Quick Update – Good News Is forthcoming!

When I’m busy creatively I get bad about updating such things. I also like to not report on things until they are official.

That said, I’ve been doing a lot of writing as I’ve gone insane with creativity. And so keeping up the theme that began at the start of fall with the release of my first solo CD, I have managed to accomplish a couple of things other things of note before year’s end. I am no longer the creative hermit I’ve been the past few years, especially in terms of writing fiction and poetry.

And speaking of poetry, I just had two poems (a term I use lightly as I do not profess to be a bona fide poet) accepted for publication. It’s a print edition of a fine speculative fiction e-zine. I’ll announce the title and additional info in a few days.

Music wise, something else is on the horizon, but can’t divulge the details just yet. But I’ll just say that I will be providing my musical talents to a certain speculative fiction e-zine to be named later. It’s a cool project that will keep me busy muscially all next year with a steady output of compositions to integrate with…[classified]. I’ll announce more on this soon.

Another update with more revealing details soon to come.