Every month, KillerPop showcases whats fresh in Orlando's music and art scene. Well, now weve got the science scene on lock, too. KillerPop's own Matt Harrison and his sidekick Tom Vinson attest that they may have discovered a new species, which they have dubbed Tomatapus. So do we call bullshit on this? You decide that for yourself, but it may make them rich so I would befriend them just in case. KP: So, who made up "Tomatapus"? TV: I have no idea whether it was me or Matt. It was a while ago, and I've done a lot of coke since then. Kidding. I think Matt and I have debated about this. I'm gonna say Matt thought it up. MH: I did. (It's both our names combined to form Tomat, and Tomatapus is the full scientific name.) KP: Why is Tom's suffix first? TV: My name comes first, I think because we decided that Mattomapus was kind of awkward, and something of a mouthful. Tomattapus just flows, doncha think? MH: Because his name ends with the first letter of my name. KP: Would you both say this means Tom's a better person all around? MH: Well he is, but I think there are many examples of that outside of what is written above. TV: No, I am certainly not a better person all around. We are both in the name, and my original suggestion for combining the first five letters of his last name, combined with the last three of mine, just didnt seem to work. KP: And what makes this a "Tomatapus" and not, say... a CAT? MH: Well, for one, it has a different skull structure than that of a cat. Second, its fur is far darker than a cat's would be, denoted that is dwells in the woods, and not in someone's house. Third, it is far too large to be a cat and its limbs are too long. And finally, it has what I've dubbed bone flippers for feet/hands. TV: To use one example, Tomattapus Stevens sounds dumb. KP: If you guys were on a deserted island where tomatapi were the only thriving creatures, would you eat them? MH: First of all, it's Tomatapusses. Second, of course. They're just like any other animal. Except for the bone flippers. TV: I would just eat Matt, and then wash him down with some refreshing ocean water KP: After you ate them all who would eat who in order to survive? MH: Well, Tom's too skinny to eat, plus he is older, so I suppose seniority would win out, or the fact that Tom would be too stringy. TV: Irrelevant, I would eat Matt and save my precious Tomattapusses. KP: And on honey wheat or rye? TV: I cannot imagine a Tomattapus sandwich would be very delicious, but I personally prefer wheat bread. MH: Wheat KP: Do you think Tomatapus DNA could cure cancer? TV: No, I dont. But we can always give it a go. MH: I have no idea. Guess once we bag a live one, we can draw its blood and shoot it up to find out (after we're diagnosed with cancer first, of course). KP: What type of noise does the Tomatapus make? MH: Well, since they're all dead when we find them, probably "Oh shit!" TV: If we are going for legitimacy here, than I must say I do not know, each time I have seen or heard of a Tomattapus, it has been dead. KP: Do you two think that you have made a major contribution to science? MH: Well, I can't speak for Tom, but since we haven't told anyone except our nonbelieving douchebag friends, I'd say no as we haven't contributed to science. TV: Time will tell, but I do think we have made a rather large, earthshaking discovery. I fear the extinction of the Tomattapus, and pray me and Matt are not too late. KP: Would you ever wear a tomatapus suit? MH: No. Their hair is far too coarse. TV: No. Well... yes. KP: A suit of one another? MH: As in me and Tom wear suits made out of each others skin? I guess you'd have to ask Tom after he eats me in regards to how he'll use mi skin. TV: No. Well... yes. KP: Explain why everyone should care. MH: Because discovering a new creature trumps the shit out of anything they've yet to do with their lives. TV: People should care because, for Christs sake, Matt and I have discovered an entirely new species of animal! How the hell often does that happen? Never. We will be in history books, and then biology or zoology students from around the world will be forced to care. We will be an answer to a test question. interview by Alisha Torrealba