The Oohlas

MEMBERS:

Greg Eklund (vocals, bass, drums, keyboards),
Mark Eklund (bass, vocals, guitar, keyboards),
Ollie Stone (vocals, guitar, keyboards).

Album:

Best Stop Pop.

Release Date:

September 26, 2006.

You'll Like 'Em If You Like:

The Raconteurs, Veruca Salt, Letters to Cleo, The Breeders.

The Oohlas on The Oohlas in Five Words or Less:

Dude, we freakin' rock!

How do you make your clothes reflect your personality?
I modify things. I�m into finding old relics and making it new again. I do make my own shoes -- I�ll take shoes, destroy them, and put glitter on them.

Speaking of shopping, you guys did a show at a mall in L.A. What was that like? Did you feel like Tiffany?
Well, we did introduce ourselves as Tiffany. It was more surreal than anything. When I first moved here, that [mall] was one of the first places I went, and I was like "Whoa -- this mall is so ridiculous!" And I could finally hear myself singing for once -- the sound was actually good.

You guys are getting a lot of promotion from celeb blogger, Trent from Pink Is The New Blog. What�s your relationship like with him?
He's just a fan. I�ve been a fan of Trent's for a while. He knows [our label head] Sarah [Lewittin]. He came to our show and we became friends. He�s just an awesome dude and a righteous guy. Even though he talks about people on his blog, he�s a really great person. I love him! It�s almost like all the teasing he does on the blog, it doesn�t even feel hurtful once you meet him �cause he�s jut so genuine and down to earth.

On your website, you have blog, too. Is that something you want to keep going?
I totally want to. I want the boys to contribute, too, but for some reason I never see them putting up any funny stories. Until then, it�s just gonna be me. I think that�s really important to be able to talk to people that go to the website, so we know who they are.