Dick Nasty: Piece Sells.

17 June 2002 | 12:00 am | Bianca Valentino
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Nasty Boys.

Dick Nasty launch Selling Bullshit To Arseholes at the Gabba Hotel on Friday and play Skinny’s Records on Saturday at 1pm.


Dick Nasty have a new CD they're about to launch. I caught up with Col. I Hate Everyone over the e-mail and asked him a bit about it?

“There are 17 of the greatest tracks you will ever hear (if you like that sort of thing). It's called Selling Bullshit To Arseholes because we couldn't agree on any of the names we came up with so we got someone else to think of a title, that person was Dale and we all agree that he did a great job.”

Why has it been so damn long in coming?

“Why did the Great Wall of China take so long to build, why did it take so long for me to lose my virginity, why did it take Dick Nasty two and a half years to put out a CD? The only answer, I suppose, is things worth doing properly are worth not doing for a long time.”

Your launching it with Knaw, what made you guys decided to do a joint CD launch? Anything exciting you've got planned for the night?

“Well a lot of people like Knaw and a lot of people don't like us, so we figured that we could rope 'em in to watch Knaw and make 'em stay by locking the doors and... I've said too much.”

Why does everyone want to own a copy of the new Dick Nasty CD?

“On the off chance we ever become famous people like to say that they were there from the start and they think by owning our debut album this will give them cred. Wrong. To truly have cred these days you have to have your dues paid in full to the due collector (who I think sings for the Disables these days) and play to no one for three years. Apparently.”

Where'd the name Dick Nasty come from anyways?

“My mum used to date this guy who called himself Bob and he always told me he was famous, I never believed him of course (my mum always went out with filthy lying arseholes) but one day I was watching a porno and there was my mum's ex-boyfriend right there on screen stirring the porridge if you know what I mean, and his stage name (or should that be stag name) was Dick Nasty. True story.”

For those who haven't heard of Dick Nasty before how would you describe your band to someone?

“If public executions and bed-wetting had a sound then that would be absolutely nothing like what we sound like. Think four guys with inferiority complex's and huge wangs.”

Where to next for Dick Nasty?

“Well immediately after our CD launch I reckon we'll go to bed and then get up the next day and go to the free in-store all ages CD launch at Skinny's record shop in the city featuring Dick Nasty and my favourite band in Brisbane, The Quickening. It starts at 1pm and did I say it's free. Plus Dick Nasty and the Quickening are hopefully going to Sydney together during the third week of July, Hurrah. And just maybe a split CD with my favourite band The Quickening called The Dickening featuring each band covering the other band (we came up with this idea before the NoFX/Rancid CD so shut the fuck up right now... I would also like to mention the Quickening one more time).”

Anything else you'd like to add?

“Every band on the night of our launch (except turnpike, because they were late arrivals) sang on our CD. 4ZzZfm is going to be getting money out of the launch so by supporting us you'll also be supporting them and I really think that all the bands playing are at the top of their game right now so make you see them while the seeing is good.”