This Saturday is Village Voice’s annual Siren Festival, where thousands of hipsters descend upon Coney Island for indie rock and Nathan’s. We’re getting psyched, so we’ve asked three Stereogum-approved bands to participate in our stupid new feature, Inside The Rockers Studio. (Anyone wanna make an ITRS logo for us? E-mail me.)

Katrina Ford, Celebration
(Listen at MySpace)
1. What is your favorite word?
FREEDOM

2. What is your least favorite word?
MARGINALIZED

3. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?
DISCOVERING SOMETHING NEW OR SEEING SOMETHING IN A NEW WAY. FINDING THE HIDDEN TREASURE AND BEAUTY IN SOMETHING YOU NEVER THOUGHT YOU WOULD.

4. What turns you off?
WAR

5. What is your favorite curse word?
FUCK FACE

6. What sound or noise do you love?
TRAINS AND ESPECIALLY ELECTRIC BOX FANS

7. What sound or noise do you hate?
BABIES CRYING OR SCREAMING

8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
REIKI THERAPIST

9. What profession would you not like to do?
ANYTHING BEHIND A DESK

10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
“I’M NOT THE ASSHOLE ‘THEY’ MAKE ME OUT TO BE. COME ON IN!”

Jennifer Rogers, The Rogers Sisters
(Listen at MySpace)
1. What is your favorite word?
RESPLENDENT

2. What is your least favorite word?
SYNERGY

3. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?
CREATIVELY: LISTENING TO RECORDS + RIDING SUBWAYS; SPIRITUALLY: THANDISWA LIVE; EMOTIONALLY: PUPPIES

4. What turns you off?
MOTHERFUCKING HATERS

5. What is your favorite curse word?
DOUCHEBAG

6. What sound or noise do you love?
ASHA BHOSLE’S VOICE

7. What sound or noise do you hate?
HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLES

8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
IRON CHEF

9. What profession would you not like to do?
WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY

10 If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
“ETERNAL LIFE IS THE INTERSECTION OF THE LINE OF TIME AND THE PLANE OF NOW. WE LIVE FOREVER.”

Josh Grier, Tapes ‘n Tapes
(Listen at MySpace)
1. What is your favorite word?
FOOTBALL

2. What is your least favorite word?
MUZAK

3. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?
LISTENING TO GREAT RECORDS

4. What turns you off?
MUUMUU’S

5. What is your favorite curse word?
MOTHERFUCKER (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH MUTHAFUCKA)

6. What sound or noise do you love?
THE SOUND OF A GOOD, HIGH QUALITY FAN

7. What sound or noise do you hate?
THE SOUND OF A SHITTY, BROKEN FAN

8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
ASTRONAUT

9. What profession would you not like to do?
INFORMERICAL CO-HOST

10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
“OF COURSE YOU CAN BE QUARTERBACK OF THE HEAVEN ALL-STAR FOOTBALL TEAM. YOU ALWAYS WERE A SUPERB ATHLETIC TALENT.”

Here’s Saturday’s schedule:

Be a good, high-quality fan and tell us who not to miss!

PREVIOUSLY: Siren Festival 2005 Photos