Feature / One Question Interviews
Learning Curve Records

Words: Loren • June 9, 2019

Learning Curve Records
Learning Curve Records

Rainer Fronz (Learning Curve Records)

SPB: Besides music, what other arts interest you?

Fronz: Besides releasing records with Leaning Curve Records and searching the internet/basement shows for new dirgey bands, I have some other things I like and love.

First off as far as a huge interest and effort go to my kid. She is the best thing ever. I love hanging and playing with her on a daily basis. She is very interested in listening to music and experimenting with instruments. It is amazing to watch her grow and develop her mind right in front of us.

I am also an avid gardener. I love planting vegetables and flowers and watching them grow. It is very peaceful to watch plants go thru their life process. It is also very satisfying to enjoy the fruits of your labor all summer and fall.

Things that are not music but the same breed of obsession include comics (mainly Marvel) and baseball. Go, Twins.

That pretty much sums up the life of Rainer!

Loren • June 9, 2019

Learning Curve Records
Learning Curve Records

Related features

Unstable Shapes

One Question Interviews • March 25, 2025

Kevin Hurley (Unstable Shapes – bass) SPB: What is your favorite Fugazi record? Hurley: While we can debate the best Fugazi record, a personal favorite of mine is The Argument. It was my entry point for the band. I was admittedly way late to the party on them and as … Read more

Murf

One Question Interviews • May 21, 2024

Dan Hoffstrom (Murf) SPB: Which musicians have the most inspiring stage presence? Hoffstrom: THAT'S TOO HARD! WE DEMAND ANOTHER QUESTION! THIS IS RIGGED! YOU SET US UP! Uhhh shit. Well OVERALL I mean it's like anyone who doesn't care -- and breaks barriers. People like Little Richard was a HUGE … Read more

Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends

One Question Interviews • November 15, 2023

Conan Neutron (Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends) SPB: Each record from Conan Neutron has had a very different, yet arguably dark, theme. Do you approach each record from "ground zero," or do you see a direct lineage between each theme? (In other words, do you "build off the previous … Read more

Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends

One Question Interviews / What's That Noise? • July 12, 2022

Tony Ash (Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends – bass) SPB: Tell us about your bass tone and how you set things up for your work in Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends? Ash: I want to preface this by saying, this is the moment I've been practicing for throughout … Read more

Vincas

One Question Interviews / What's That Noise? • March 31, 2021

Gene Woolfolk III (Vincas - guitar) SPB: What type of guitar do you play for live gigs and how/why did you choose it? Woolfolk: I have a plethora of large, heavy tube amps but none of them fit in a minivan. Chris lets me use his Musicman HD-130 2x10 combo … Read more

Related news

HEAVY The Grasshopper Lies Heavy

Posted in Records on September 25, 2025

In Lieu noise-rock

Posted in Records on August 16, 2025

Something Is Waiting on October 24

Posted in Records on August 15, 2025

More from this section

The Seize

One Question Interviews • December 31, 2025

Cesar Ruiz (The Seize - vocals) SPB: How do you typically choose your album art? Ruiz: Album art has started with lyrics. When I’m writing, I’ll have these images in mind that represent the feelings or themes within the songs. Those ideas usually become the starting point for the cover. … Read more

Chairmaker

One Question Interviews • December 30, 2025

Neil Erskine (Chairmaker) SPB: If Chairmaker had a physical form like a place, a thing, or a smell, what would it be? Erskine: There is a very specific chair - but you've got to read Banks' Use of Weapons. No spoilers.   Read more

Ugly Stick

One Question Interviews • December 29, 2025

Ugly Stick SPB: Describe in your own words the “Columbus Sound” and what it means or has meant to you and your musical output. David Holm (vocals and guitars): As it pertains to Ugly Stick I would say it's kind of an amalgam of punk rock, country, and classic rock. … Read more