The Pink Logs met up with Stealing Love Jones in South Africa for some downtime. As the band was taking a break from touring and recording their next album, The Pink Logs jumped at the opportunity to test out their brand new couch and catch up with some old friends. Although we're not sure what was going on, these were the only pictures we could print without getting in any legal trouble.

Kelly Blatz

Kelly Blatz - Capra (band)/Prom Night (movie)

First things first...had you seen the original "Prom Night" with Jamie Lee Curtis before you were offered the part?
Honestly, no I did not. I actually never knew that this was a remake until late in the auditioning process. When I found out that I got the part, I didn't think that it was necessary to see the original, so I still haven't seen it 'til this day. Sorry JLC you know I love you--especially in "My Girl" 1 and 2.

  Not an exact remake of the Jamie Lee Curtis film from the '80s; that classic seems to serve more as an inspiration to the new movie. What differences can we expect to see in "Prom Night" (2008)?
Yes it was definitely an inspiration for the new film. When I asked the producers of the movie, they said that they were not creating an ersatz version of the original, which is usually what happens. They said that they took the name from the original and that the story was almost completely different. The new film is more of a cop thriller than a slasher flick. Think "Se7en" as opposed to "Urban Legends." There is always the horror movie that when you walk out of it you feel scared but know that the killer was heightened reality. Then there are the horror movies that you walk out and you feel like the guy following you in the Chipotle line ordering the burrito with everything but the meat is taking you home to throw some paprika on you and make a delish burrito. Think "Hannibal." The types of people that are all around us. To me that is more frightening.
 
You are extremely busy right now, with many projects happening at once...what's the one thing you can always go back to that calms you down and gets you "away from it all," if only for a couple of minutes?

I know this is cliché but I would definitely have to say my family. As soon as I walk in that front door, it's as if the smell of the scented candle my mom puts on the mantle just whisks away any sort of stress or madness that has been going on for the past month. I can just walk in, throw my stuff down, grab some of my dad's meatloaf and sit around the table and just laugh. I can rely on that house no matter where I am at in my career. It really is a beautiful thing and I think we all know that.
  
What's your favorite perk of being part of the Hollywood crowd?
Well I am not really sure what the "Hollywood" crowd is, really. I don't think that I am part of it or am ever going to be a part of it. I have an AMAZING group of friends, everyone from my best friends from high school to my brothers in my band or the people that I have worked with. I think that it is really important to surround yourself with positive, genuine people. People that want to be around you because of you, not because of what you do. Those are the types of people that I will continue to surround myself with throughout my life.

What's next for you, are there any big summer plans? 
Yes; this summer is going to be a hefty one. I am moving to Toronto in May to shoot a TV series called "Aaron Stone" for about six months. Driving Ferraris and doing martial arts; it's nuts. I am very blessed; it is going to be an incredible experience. Toronto is one of my favorite cities. And then there is a film that I did called "From Within" that is premiering at Tribeca Film Festival this year and should be released in the late summer or fall hopefully. So chicky check it out. (That's KELLY saying "check it out" but scratched on a turntable).

If you absolutely had to choose music or acting, which would it be?
Well, I am going to play a little table tennis right now and hit it right back to you and say that the situation could never exist. I will never stop playing music, as well as I will never stop acting. These are the two things that I have love and passion for and there is no reason that I can't do both. Whether it's playing music in arenas or playing in my garage that is all I need. Whether it's acting in a huge film, or reading a play with my friend, that is all I need. In a perfect world, I will be able to tour with my band on my breaks from acting work. And I will fight with every fiber of my being to make that happen.

Random Question Time

Acoustic or electric: Electric

Burger King or Dairy Queen: Burger King

Los Angeles Clippers or Los Angeles Lakers: Lakers

Last CD you purchased: Sigur Ros-Agaetis Byrjun

North, South, East or West: West

The Locarnos "Give It To Me Straight" (South West Recordings)

The Locarnos are a young quartet from Taunton, Somerset, England, all aged 17 or 18, that first formed in 2006 after meeting at school. Their name was selected when the lads were studying the post-World War I Locarno Treaty, while their sound reflects the eclectic, diverse influences enjoyed by the four members, ranging from Deep Purple to David Bowie, Cat the Dog to the Police and Stevie Wonder to the Smiths, all mashed together to create relentlessly up-tempo pop confections bearing just the slightest suggestion of '80s electro-pop. Despite the fact that they just released their first single, "Give It to Me Straight," on Saint Patrick's Day 2008, the group has already picked up some heavyweight supporters in their native UK: they performed a Maida Vale session on Steve Lamacq's BBC Radio One show in January of this year, while fellow Radio One jock Zane Lowe has been spinning "Give It to Me Straight" on his "Fresh Meat" program. In addition, they have also been deemed Lamacq's "New Favourite Band" on BBC Radio Six. "As a band, they are hard to fault," says the London-based blog Backstage Pass. "Good vocals, interesting guitar and a rhythm section that holds it all together."

I once was lost but now I am found...

School of Language "Rockist" (Memphis Industries)

In April 2007 the well-regarded Sunderland, England trio known as Field Music announced a hiatus from all band activities in order that the three core members could more fully realize their musical potential and productivity. While not a breakup in the traditional sense, the three would use Field Music as a way to produce more and better music. The first test of that proposition is David Brewis' new project, School of Language. The debut album, Sea from Shore, was released in February by Memphis Industries in the UK and Thrill Jockey in America. Recorded primarily by Brewis himself, the compositions are full of cut-n-paste tangents that are quite different from Field Music's earlier work, moving from intricate and unplayable to solitary and unadorned. A couple of Brewis' hometown friends show up on the track "Disappointment '99": Futureheads members David Craig and Barry Hyde provide vocal assistance, with Hyde also adding some guitar work. School of Language is currently in the midst of its first tour of America, with Brewis accompanied by some accomplished musicians in their own right: bassist Doug McCombs (Tortoise, Eleventh Dream Day, Brokeback) and drummer Ryan Rapsis (Euphone, Ambulette). To learn more about School of Language, direct your attention here.

FOALS RUN FOR THE ROSES: With the Kentucky Derby less than three weeks away, we suppose it's only fitting that Sub Pop's Foals are ruling the roost on both the Mediaguide Alternative Specialty Song and Album indexes. "Balloons" tops the Song charts, leaping 11-1, while the recently released Antidotes repeats the feat on the Album end. The self-described "snotty art school dropouts hungry for the dollar" will be landing on North American shores on April 22, touring the Northeast and Midwest before a three-gig jaunt to Japan, followed by a West Coast swing May 22-30. Check their official website, www.wearefoals.com, for when they'll be hitting your neck of the woods. Following hot on the heels of Foals are indie heroes Tapes 'N Tapes, who clock in at No. 2 with "Hang Them All" (XL), racking up enough spins to also claim the No.2 spot on the Album index. Top debut on the Song side goes to the new side project from Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner, The Last Shadow Puppets, who bow at No.5 with "The Age of the Understatement," the title track from their forthcoming Domino debut. The song, which wouldn't sound too out of place on an Ennio Morricone spaghetti western soundtrack, picks up enough plays to also earn a No.8 place on the Album chart. Also enjoying nice debuts are The Kooks at No.6 with "Always Where I Need to Be," propelling full-length Konk (Astralwerks) to a No.9 showing on the Album end. Also enjoying a Top 10 debut on the Song side is the marvelously monikered Does It Offend You, Yeah?, who make an appearance at No.8 with "We Are Rockstars," helping recently released full-length You Have No Idea What You Are Getting Yourself Into (Almost Gold) to a No.11 spot on the Album index.