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This was a interview that ran in RAVE magazine in Feb 2010.

PAUL VOGE, guitarist of WE SET SAIL, Rave’s Outburst! columnistand co-owner of independent punk/hardcore/indie record store Kill The Music is not a beach bunny. Neither is Rave’s JODY MACGREGOR.

JODY MACGREGOR: You’ve probably been to your share of shows at The Zoo over the years. Any highlights?

PAUL VOGE: I remember seeing Paul Dempsey (Something For Kate) there for just $9, he charges $44 now … crazy. The best thing I think anyone ever saw at The Zoo was Jimmy Eat World supported by Blueline Medic, you cannot beat that shit! I dare you to better that show!

JM: What inspired you to use that great quote from Devil’s Advocate in
There Is No Way I’m Lifting An Anchor…?

PV: I have always been a fan of movie samples mixed with music, and we are all movie experts – yes, I said experts. We had a heap of samples we were working with, but Al Pacino’s voice just fitted so well in the song so we had to use it.

JM: Why the nautical theme?

PV: We don’t really have a nautical theme, well, we didn’t plan it that way. The band name came after the songs. I guess the songs we have are very open to interpretation. They may seem nautical in nature but have absolutely nothing to do with it … as confusing as that sounds. I hate the beach and would most likely vomit if on a boat.

JM: Tell me about the formation of We Set Sail.

PV: I was in The Paper And The Plane and we shared a practice room with a band called Carrs Park. The guys in that band had a new thing going on and I was keen to try something else so I made them have a third guitarist so I could join, hahaha. Once I left TP&TP we started to take things a little bit more seriously and we have not killed each other yet!

JM: How do you juggle being a musician with running a shop?

PV: It can be hard at times, I sometimes see my wife only for our half-hour drive to work in the morning, which sucks, but I really enjoy this band so I make it work. If I hated it I would bail out, I am over people being in a band just for the sake being able to say “I’m in a band”… fuck that!

stole this from a rad dude’s blog (sorry guy)

We Set Sail played next and these guys I had seen before at Rosie’s. It’s hard to put into words the sound/genre they are, but their originality and style is a breath of fresh air. The band start each little section with snippets of old news broadcasts/quotes in reference to God, Communism and all kinds of controversial topics. Each member of the band had a 8/10 piece pedal board and they really put on an interesting show. The singer faced away from the audience, which was strange but for some reason wasn’t off putting. As my friend Chris said to me:

“It really didn’t feel like they trying to be different, they genuinely seemed like they were different.”