The Raveonettes aren’t the only band in D.C. this Saturday. On the 29th, at the 9:30 Club, we’ll all be treated to an appearance from Ghostland Observatory, the Austin-based robot-rock band that will make you dance even more than The Raveonettes will make you stand in place and bob your head. Their producer/drummer Thomas Turner (pictured) has weighed in as today’s very own featured straight guy…make that very, very straight guy:

The New Gay: When did you first realize you were straight?

Thomas Turner: I realized at a very young age that I was attracted to the females.

TNG: What is your least favorite stereotype about straight people?

TT: Probably that straight guys are homophobes, or how they always show the straight guy freaking out when he accidentaly stumbles into a gay bar in movies.

TNG: What are the biggest challenges faced by a straight guy in todays culture?

TT: It seems that the demands from females are getting out of hand, especially in the more urban environments. Males are supposed to look a certain way, or be accepted by a certain scene. They need a certain job that makes a certain amount of money that allows them to live in a certain area etc. It seems harder for single males today than it was in the past to find a soul mate.

TNG: What kinds of bars do you like to go to?

TT: I don’t go out very often now days, but when I did I would go to any disco, gay bar, rave, whatever, as long as you could dance to the music.

TNG: What obligations, if any, do you think you have to the gay community?

TT: I believe we have to be very professional, and entertain like no other band. My first music teacher was a gay man. He had a program called the piano lab after school. That really got me interested in music. Before that I never knew I could play music. He has since passed on, but he always encouraged professional behavior, he was an old school entertainer.

TNG: Where’d you come up with your band name? I think its really awesome, and actually calls up a fairly creepy mental image.

TT: It was a combination of a play we had been offered to score, and the studio we rehearsed in. Combine that with a couple of years with little to no sleep and there you have it…

TNG: Why should people come out to see you play at the 930 club?

TT: To have fun. If you want to have fun, dance, party, enjoy yourself then come out. We will provide the party. If you want to be grumpy and negative, please stay home.