/// We're changing our name because it just doesn't make sense anymore. We never thought starfucker would make it as far as it has, and never had any expectations of success. At this point we need to be able to either put more into music, or just stop doing it so we can get 9-5 jobs to pay our rent.  Right now we're in this bardo where we don't quite make a living off music but we put so much energy into it that we can't put any time into a real job either.  We just need to get serious about one or the other.  The name has been a problem for us in a lot of ways.  We've missed out on opening slots with bands we really like, and we hope to tour europe soon where there is already a Starfucker.  Someone booked us once thinking we were the European Starfucker. The list goes on and on...

/// It's definitely just a name change. We will still be the same band with the same philosophy.

/// The reason we decided to have a contest is because we always want to keep a close connection with our fans, we started off playing house shows, which we love, and want to keep that level of intimacy as much as possible. So having a contest with our fans is a way that they can participate and have a say in what we should be called. We did a contest before with a t-shirt design and it went really well. It gives people an opportunity to be creative and do something they might not have a chance to do otherwise, which is rad.  In the end, the four of us have to agree on the name, and we all have to like it.

/// There have been hundreds of submissions so far, and we're checking them frequently. Being on the road makes it hard to get internet time in, but we've had a lot of great conversations with people at shows about it, so having it line up with our tour has been a great way to talk to people in person about the change.

/// Sometime in October we'll decide, but there isn't a set deadline. 

/// Of course that is an issue we're concerned with, but hopefully the music can transcend the controversy surrounding the name change. That is also why we're having the contest with our fans, so as not to alienate anyone, and let them be part of the process.

/// Band names are usually always stupid at the beginning, but as you grow with a band and its music, the name grows with it too, so it doesn't matter how stupid it is as long as the music can carry it.  In our case however, the name is holding the music back, which should never be the way it is.  Having to put a name to your music or art is necessary, but shouldn't be the focal point. The music or art should speak for itself. 

/// We're hoping to tour Europe, and spend this winter writing new material. We want to release a bunch of new albums under the new name as quick as possible.