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Playing 20 Questions with the Loved Ones
The Loved Ones came screaming into the punk scene in February with their Fat Wreck Chords debut and first full-length album, Keep Your Heart and show no signs of slowing down anytime soon. But these Philadelphia punks aren’t as new to the scene as some may think. They rise from the ashes of such bands
Stellastarr*: Straight on Till Morning
Stellastarr* (courtesy of myspace.com/stellastarr) Somewhere in London, Stellastarr* are making plans. I’m on the telephone rolling around on the floor. Bassist Amanda Tannen is taking the lead of the conversation. I can’t quite make out what is being said, but it definitely has something to do with a color scheme. Such is the life when
Activist Rock: An Interview with Pat Thetic of Anti-Flag
After more than a decade and seven albums of spitting venom at the institutions and government of this country, Anti-Flag seems like the perfect candidate for the label “America-haters” by right-wing radio neo-cons. “I hate the America that is greed-fostering, exploitative,” says Pat Thetic. “America, the hating America that won’t accept gay people, people of different religions and ethnicities. That’s the America that I hate. … read more
Sentenced: Five to a Once-in-a-Lifetime Interview with Scott Ian of...
Undisputedly fast and heavy, Anthrax are considered to be part of the “Holy Trinity” of thrash-metal, which also includes Metallica and Megadeth. Things have been busy for this mainstay metal band, recently reuniting with their original singer Joey Belladona and original guitarist Dan Spitz, along with founding members Scott Ian, Frank Bello and Charlie Benante. They
Mark E. Smith: Talking about The Fall
Mark E. Smith is The Fall. There’s been more than 30 band members over the years, but he has been the constant in the release of nearly an album a year since 1979. Many of them are brilliant, including the recent Fall Heads Roll, which seems to hearken back to the rawness of the band’s
Deathpunk, Dizaster, and Rockets of the Ass: An Interview with...
Turbonegro is the epitome of all that could go wrong with a musical entity. In the beginning, these Norwegian superheroes started just like any band. … read more
See a Grown Man Cry: an Interview with Pat Vigil...
Oakland Thrashers Watch Them Die are one of the most underrated bands on the Century Media Records roster. Unleashing a beast of a new album, following up their self-titled debut album, the group reflects the strong influences of old-school metal, including Metallica and Megadeth, as well as Exodus. I had the chance to talk to
Westward Ho: An Interview with Eric Johnson of Fruit Bats
I heard that Eric from Fruit Bats moved to Seattle in March. Makes sense, seeing how his band now has two albums out on Sub Pop. I quickly learn that he is actually living in Tacoma though. “Dude, is Hilltop (a neighborhood in Tacoma notorious for ending up on episodes of Cops) still scary?” I
What Punk Should Be: A Return to the Basics with...
Every blue moon or so, I meet somebody that truly amazes me. This person can be extremely intelligent, unusually funny, or, even more rare, very wise, but when I picked up the phone to call Adi, the bassist from The New York Rel-X, I was not suspecting I’d meet one of these people. Adi welcomed
Picking Up the Pieces with The Jim Yoshii Pile-Up
Picks Us Apart, the new album from The Jim Yoshii Pile-Up, serves as a memoir for Paul Gonzenbach and his summer 2003 about with severe mental illness. … read more
Off to See the Wizard: Ozzfest’s Bury Your Dead and...
After 10 years of avoiding Salt Lake City, Ozzfest finally brings its extravagant headbanging musical tour to Utah. … read more
