Ahead of their joint Sydney show, Broozer’s Retch Bile chats with Yanomamo’s Anthony von Grimm about their bands and getting naked on the road.

RB: Would you be interested in a game of nude beach volleyball with Broozer?

AvG: Of course! However, Bruce Bogtrotter better be in a gold G-string, Dario would be suited to a pink tutu and Retch, you can just play plain naked. What reaction would you have when coming home and seeing me on your couch naked for a photoshoot?

RB: I’d be like, “Do you want a cup of tea or something?” You’d be surprised how often this sort of thing happens … The name Yanomamo comes from a tribe of cannibals in the Amazon – if you guys were trapped on a desert island, who would you munch on first?

AvG: Probably Jason. Hes a bigger dude but I’d leave the true Yanomamo to chop off his ding-a-ling and eat it. If you were to be reborn again, who/what would you come back as?

RB: I’d like to come back as my dog. No pants, no wallet, no worries! Or Vanilla Ice – I’ve always wanted to have my own home improvement/renovation television show. You blokes have a few releases out already, so when’s the next Yanomamo baby due?

AvG: Fuck knows, I just scream over what I’m given. We might release something next week just for the fuck of it. Nah, but hey, in all honesty, we write and put stuff out at whatever pace we are comfortable. We have enough shit going on in our lives that keep us alive, so the band is the last thing on our list of things to take care of. So, why do you choose to tour with Yanomamo?

RB: We’ve shared many a stage with Yanomamo in the past, and it’s always a good time. Also, touring with an ugly band makes us look a lot more handsome, and we need all the help we can get. Yanomamo bring mega riffage, tuned low and played slow, which is something we like, and complements our tough technical stoner doom nicely, like a finger in a bun.

The Lewisham Hotel hostsBroozer andYanomamo, along with The Dead Rats and Squawk!, on Friday November 6.On Sunday November 8Broozer appear alongside Comacozer, Whisky Smile, Summonus and Gvrlls at Frankie’s Pizza.

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