Canadian-born, Germany-based ex-Spaceshits member King Khan has been kicking around the garage long before the current revival, but is making a splash these days due to last year's excellent What Is?!, associations with Black Lips, Deerhunter, etc., and the fact there's a revival. More importantly, though, is that he's a charismatic weirdo who writes immediately addictive songs. Yesterday Khan and his brassy nine-piece band the Shrines released a best-of compilation The Supreme Genius Of King Khan And The Shrines on Vice. The album's second track "Took My Lady to Dinner" was first released on a 10" in 2001 before showing up in this week's Drop. King Khan gave us the skinny.

Is the song based on a real-life girlfriend/date? If so, is this you're usual type?
This song was inspired by my high school graduation. My date was sitting and finishing the plates of different people at our table while everyone else was dancing. This didn't upset me, it fascinated me and i found it incredible how she just didn't give a fuck. She was happy munching on about three or four different chicken legs, but unfortunately forgot to eat the corsage I gave her... It was almost like Friar Tuck in Rocket Robin Hood, too bad she wasn't bald. Incidentally, I won Class Clown and Best Smile.

What did you and your lady have for dinner last night?
I made a delicious Indian chicken heart paella, with a side of steamed asparagus in oyster sauce served on a bed of snow on top of a mirror. This was done so she could slowly admire her beauty as the snow melted to reveal her reflection while she ate. Then for dessert I fed her chocolate fudge popcicles and tickled her feet while she ate them...