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This Is: Chelsea Grin Interview and Photos by Liana Marie I had the chance to sit down with Chelsea Grin recently at the Chameleon Club in Lancaster. I got to chat with the entire band, even the merch guy. It was a hot mess and I mean this in every positive way possible. The guys were very entertaining and a lot of fun to work with despite their obsession with the word ―sick‖, Eminem, dubstep, and Half Baked. Here‘s what they had to say... L.M.
PI: Which you guys mind if we started out w/ naming each member and their role in the band? Alex: I‘m Alex, I‘m the Vocalist. (Dan) I‘m Dan, I play the skin flute. (Jake) I‘m Jake, I play guitar. (David) I‘m David, I play bass. (Mike) Michael, I play guitar. (Ricco) Ricco, I do merchandise. PI: Okay great. What‘s the story behind Chelsea Grin? How did it come about? Alex: One day in the life... of Alex Koehler. And my brilliant mind. I just came up w/ an awesome name and because I knew that Jakes name would suck. (Dan) That didn‘t even make sense. (Alex) AND because I like Green Street Hooligans! (Others) That didn‘t even make sense at all. ALL AGREES and because I love... (Others) Clever (Others) REDO! (Others) Alright, START OVER! (Alex) Nooooooo, Jake you gotta talk then. (Jake) I wasn‘t even in the band dude. (Alex) Alright. Let‘s start over. Where did Chelsea Grin Come from though? (Dan) Is that what you asked? What‘d you ask? (PI) Yeahhh….(Dan) See? See Chelsea Grin. Tell the story Jake. (Others) Tell the story Jake! Tell the story of Kilo Jake. Tell the story! (Alex) The story of what? (Dan) Kilo. (Jake) The dog, man. (Alex) Awe, man. (Alex) Alright. I don‘t know. We like metal stuff. The Joker‘s sick. Green Street Hooligans was sick. All involve Chelsea Grin. So we‘re like...SICK. That should be our fucking name.(Others)This is being translated in to text.So she‘s going to literally have to figure out what you‘re saying...(Alex)No I know I know. That‘s why it‘s sick. Cause if we say sick a lot of times it makes it SICK! (PI) Alright. (Dan)It‘ll make sense. It‘ll make sense, eventually. (Others) Yeahhh. (David) I think you can just do whatever you want. PI: Right on. Okay So I won‘t ask what the significance behind the title of your band is...How long have you known each other? And how did you meet? Alex: We‘ve all known each other for…4 years, maybe. We were all just in local bands in Utah and we kind‘ve just came together and formed something real. Once we were all out of high school and what not. Cause we‘re all young accept for him [Points to David] He‘s like ssss… 44. He looks like he‘s like 19 years old you know? We‘re all gay for each other. (Jake) If it makes it easier? (Others) LAUGHS. (PI) Can I include that? (Alex) Yeah. No, go ahead. (Others) Yeah.
PI: Okay. What genre of music do you consider yourselves to be? Alex: Pop punk. (Dan) Techno. (Jake) dubstep (Dan) DUBSTEP [all agrees] (Mike) Spank rock. Dashboard. (Alex) Yeah the actual genre we consider ourselves is definitely SPANK ROCK. (PI) Alright. That‘s new. (Dan) Yeah its spank rock mixed with HAIRRRR metal. (PI)Nice. (Dan) And like yeah, skinny Moby, and like SKINNY JEANS. (Alex) A Little bit of dubstep. (PI) Alright. Cool Cool. PI: Which one of your songs do you enjoy performing live most? Alex: Oooooh, that's a tough one. I personally like playing Requient and Revenant. (David) Desolation. (Others) They all suck. (Alex) They're all a burden but we just have to choose em. (Dan) I WANNA TALK TO SAMSON! PI: Is there any band that you guys haven't played with but would like to play with in the future? Ricco: Korn. (David) Eminem, hands down, and that's serious! (Alex)Oh god. Eminem, Linkin Park. (David) Eminem, Linkin Park, Tool, Deftones, Korn. (Alex) That will be the lineup. (David) And then Chelsea Grin plays. (Alex)HEADLINES! (David) We'll play after Korn. PI: Alright, Cool. What has been your biggest challenge as a band and how did you overcome it? Alex: Well uh, putting up with Ricco cuz he sucks and he annoys me all day. Long van rides because Ricco takes up all the god damn room. (Dan) DOCTOR SAYS I NEED A BACKIEOTOMY (Alex) Biggest Challenge...... Security: Hey guys everyone over here already has their hand stamps and stuff? CG: Uhhh, no, not at this moment. (Security) Uh well this is a 21 over area. (Mike) Yeah,we just need to finish up an interview and...(Security) Doors open in 30 seconds, so you really need to... (David) Oh we're fucked. (Alex) Yeah, we're fucked. (PI) I just have a few more questions could I just finish this quick? (Security)Yeah, real quick. PI: Is that it for that answer? David: What was the question? (PI) What was your biggest challenge as a band and how did you overcome it? (David) It started off with Rico, everybody feeling comfortable with each other....You'd think it would be hard like, to go from being straight to being gay (Alex)There‘s no real challenge, we just make Ricco do everything and we hang out all day. ... One person more than somebody else, because they're better at those favors. (David) That's very bad. PI: Alright. This one should be fun then. If you guys could describe yourselves as a sitcom or TV show what would it be and why? Alex: Sex and the City. (David) No, no, no, what's that show? That Chapelle‘s show copied? The REAL WORLD! Yeah, the Real World. Real world maybe. (PI) I could see that. (David) It would be like, Real World but a bunch of retards, yeah the Real World but like in a van. (Alex) Real world Van Edition. (David) Van Edition like, starring Mike Nordeen. (Others) Samson and sons. (Ricco) Half baked is a good one. PI: What are you guys currently listening to? Alex: Lot of Eminem still. (PI) Right on. (Others) DUBSTEP! (Alex) A lot of Nu Metal. (Others) George Clooney? Nu Metal, Paramore, Linkin Park, Incubus. (Security) Guys, everybody's gotta get downstairs, like now. (Alex) Alright, word.
PI: Do you guys have any specific musical inspirations or influences? If so, what are they? David: Half Baked. (Alex) Uh, Eminem again. (PI) Really? (Alex) Heavy Music. Porn. PI: What advice would you give to those out there just starting out or who want to be in a successful band such as yourselves? Alex: Get out there and work your asses off and don't have anyone named Jake in your band because everyone has someone named Jake in their band. They never make it. (Dan) Interview on the go! PI: What can we expect from Chelsea Grin in the Future? Alex: Lots of more shitty music. (David) Lots of shitty music, yeah. (Alex) A lot more breakdowns. I want lots more sweeps. (David) Maybe like solos. PI: So, if you guys haven't already, make sure to get.... get Plug‘d In! Alex: OH. Let's try it again. Let's do it all at the same time. Hey, let's scream Plug‘d In. Real loud! (David): Alright. In here! PI: If you guys haven't already done so, make sure you get……. CG: PLUG‖D IN! WOOO YEAH!
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On Tour: Jeremy Hiebert of Comeback Kid Interview by Nicole Stella Photos by Liana Marie Comeback Kid is a huge part of today's music scene in America, which is a hard task for a majority of Canadian bands to achieve. They have a style all their own, which allows them to tour with bands ranging from pop punk to hardcore. I recently got the chance to talk to Jeremy Hiebert on their second day of the :Tonight We Feel Alive‖ tour, where they are playing along with Four Year Strong and Philadelphia natives The Wonder Years. The show was intense and like always, the crowd was heavily involved in their performance. I met up with Jeremy after their set to talk a little about the start of their tour. Here‘s what he had to say. N.S. PI: How are the first two days of tour going? JH: So far, so good. Actually, just before this tour we did a tour in Canada and we had a day off to drive from Halifax, Nova Scotia up in Canada to South Burlington, Vermont which was a bit of an adventure because we had to cross the border and we definitely had issues there. But we got to Vermont and it was awesome, especially for our first time being there and then this show was absolutely over the top for us so yeah, we're super stoked right now. PI: What are some of the differences between playing shows here in America and back in Canada? JH: I don't know if there are too many differences between the countries. In Canada, every city is different. You go to Vancouver to Winnipeg, where we're from, to Toronto and you'll notice huge differences, kind of like here. You'll notice big differences from LA to Seattle to Philly to Boston or whatever. But I think overall, everybody's always been really receptive, which with being a Canadian band is hard sometimes because there's a lot of bands in Canada that are huge there, and have done well in other parts of the world but have a hard time making it in America. But I think for us, we're one of the lucky few bands that have kind of evened out across the board. PI: Where's your favorite place to play? JH: I have this special place in my heart for this little city in Germany called Leipzig. It's like a medium size city but for some reason the kids just come out in rows whenever we play and the shows are always just mind blowing. So we ended up actually releasing a DVD in 2008 and we made sure that the live show was filmed there, just because the kids are just unreal there. PI: You recently toured with Madball and now you're with Four Year Strong. How does it feel to be able to tour with such diverse bands? JH: I think that's one of the lucky things about being the kind of band we are. We have stuff that borders on the moshy stuff, but we also have a pretty strong melodic element in our band so, we've done tours with Dropkick Murphys, Bad Religion, and Rise Against... but we've also done tours with Sick Of It All, Madball, heavier bands that are just more straight up hardcore. So I think we've always been able to straddle between that melodic and hard element so we're able to tour with our favorite bands in all of our favorite genres.
PI: You've had a number of lineup changes over the years, how has this affected the progress of your music? JH: Well, I think the important thing to note with us is that Kyle (the drummer), Andrew (the vocalist) and myself, we've been with the band since day one and we've always written all the music and have pretty much been the creative process in the band so nothing has really changed as far as that. It kind of stresses you out when it comes to touring and you're trying to put lineups together when there's always something coming up. We've been lucky enough for the past 2 or 3 years that we've had a stable lineup. PI: Do you feel your current lineup is stable? JH: I'm really comfortable with where we're at right now... but am I going to say we're completely stable? No. But at the same time, it's been 2 or 3 years and we've been going strong with this lineup and touring pretty heavily, so we're at a good place right now. PI: What does Comeback Kid hope to bring to a show performance wise? JH: We hope to kind of instigate that give and take with the crowd because we want to provide a lot of energy and also see a lot of energy. So it's like, if we set it off, we're hoping to see the crowd set it off and we're feeding off the same energy that hopefully they're feeding off of so that's basically a live Comeback Kid show in a nutshell. We're not shoving messages down people‘s throats. We just love to have a good time and be able to share the positive experience of live music with people. PI: What can your fans expect from you guys in the near future? JH: Well we just put out a new record just over a month ago so we're not going to put out a new record anytime soon. We just shot a music video and we're talking about shooting another one right now. We're shooting it in Germany I think, it's all up in the air right now. We just want to hit the road, I mean there are so many places that we want to play. We have a lot of tours lined up right now. We're going to be doing South America, Asia, Australia in December.. We‘re going to be coming back to the US next year, so its tour, tour, tour with the new album right now. As time goes on, there are always new riffs that pop into your head, and there will be a new record within a little while but that's not our focus right now. We have the new record so we just want to play as many places as we can. It's a good time to be on the road right now. PI: Well, thanks so much for doing the interview and giving everyone a chance to get Plug‘d In. JH: No problem, thank you.
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Dear Dead Abby Meet our newest contributor, Abigail O‘Malley, known affectionately as Dead Abby. Abby was born and raised in the coal regions of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The oldest of eight, she constantly had her younger brothers and sisters asking her questions about everything from how things work to why that boy threw dirt on her. She‘d try to steer them straight with her advice, though sometimes she could be a bit sarcastic. Abby also had an uncanny ability to see the truth in people, despite what they tried to portray with their lies. Unfortunately, this led the locals to believe that she was with surrounded with dark forces. The summer before her final year of school, Abby was sentenced to death by hanging, without a proper trial, simply stating that she was a witch. Abby can‘t recognize the faces of her family through death, but she answers questions, thinking it might be one of her siblings needing her guidance.
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PI: So you‘re a vegan. How did that decision come into play? Was it trying to get a healthier lifestyle or animal cruelty that played a bigger part? RR: It's both, really. I got involved in helping to rescue and save animals, and then I'd go off and have a steak. It made no sense, ethically. The more I learned about a vegetarian diet, the more it made sense on all levels. Coming from the "Butter Belt" as I like to call it, it's not always an easy transition. PI: Coming from the infamous LA strip of the 80‘s, animal rights and a vegan lifestyle seem to be going in a completely different direction. How did people react when you took your first steps towards the change? RR: Out here in Cali it's not a big deal, in places like the South they look at ya kinda funny. The same way they look at me when I say, "Yinz". LOL! PI: If your career path hadn‘t been an ass-kicking drummer, what do you think you‘d be doing? RR: I'd be dreaming about it. PI: You have an idea for the creation of ‗The Legend Trippers.‖ (It‘s a TV show) Tell us a little about that. RR: Basically, my team and I would visit where famous legends have happened and set the stage for them to occur and try and capture the occurrence. PI: You released a solo album, Glitter 4 Your Soul, a tribute to early glam rock. Any plans for a follow-up? RR: I have been asked this several times and I didn't have any plans to, but the more I'm asked the more I think I might! Keep asking! PI: You‘re a Star Wars fan! My Halloween costume is Star Wars orientated. Any plans for your costume? RR: Not this year. The whole family is a doing a Pirate thing because it's much easier to get a 16 month old to keep Pirate stuff on than a Star Wars mask. So, we are going with a family Pirate theme. Not a huge stretch from what I look like most of the time! PI: Of course we have to ask, any plans for any new Poison material? RR: I sure hope so! I am ready, willing and able! PI: What would you do for a Klondike Bar? RR: Pay the person at the register. Has always worked before! PI: Thank you so much Rikki, for giving us the chance to get Plug‘d In with you! RR: You got it! Cheers to ya!
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Inside the Industry: Amy Sciarretto of Roadrunner Records Interview by Michael Demos PI: Hey Amy, you're a busy lady...what projects are you currently working on? AS: Well, at Roadrunner, which is my main job as Director of the Publicity Department, I am currently working on the Slipknot DVD, and anything involving the 'Knot is always a good time, as it's such an educational situation because I always either learn something from the band or I have to educate a more mainstream writer not clued into the band about Slipknot as a way of life, which I love doing; setting up Times of Grace, featuring Adam D. of Killswitch Engage reteamed with Jesse, the original singer of KsE. I've worked with KsE since the beginning so it is beyond thrilling to work with Jesse again, as we have a long history and I consider him a friend. KsE is like family to me. For my side business as a journalist, I blog for Noisecreep daily and I‘m a writer for ARTISTdirect's news column, in addition to writing for Urban Ink, Rebel Ink, Outburn, 101D, and a bunch of other mags. I don't sleep much! PI: How did you get your start in the music business? AS: Well, I wrote a book about that. "Do the Devil's Work For Him" which is a pocket guide on breaking into the entertainment business and how to stay in it. It's available at Amazon. I started early. I knew I wanted to work in music from my early teens, so I began writing and publishing music reviews and interviews when most of my friends weren't anywhere close to figuring out what they wanted for lunch, much less what they wanted to do with their lives. I started right before I entered college, and that was a huge help, since I had a leg up. PI: Who are some of your favorite artists that you've worked with over the years? AS: Slipknot, Nickelback, Killswitch Engage, Megadeth, DragonForce, Dream Theater, Hatebreed, Black Label Society, Stone Sour, Theory of a Deadman, Ratt, Meat Loaf. Those are just off the top of my head. PI: In your opinion, how has the face of music changed in the last 10 years? What direction do you see it going in 10 years from now? AS: Oh it's changed exponentially. No one buys CDs; people are more interested in merch and shoes and tote bags and tees with their favorite bands names/logos on them, since they can just download the music for free. Kids these days - and jeez, I feel so "old" saying that- don't pay for their music so they intrinsically value it less. They don't care about lyrics, cover art, liner notes, and album cuts. It's a very "instant" product to them - they want singles and ring tones, not to pour over a gatefold. That's sad; b/c music is an entire package appealing to senses other than the obviously auditory. I think in 10 years, there has to be something done to preserve music as art; it's OK that the CD is a dead format. But it's crucial that music itself isn't a dead art. It never will be; it just needs change with the times, business-model speaking. The music biz needs to figure out a way to make the entire package relevant again to their consumers/ customers. We try and come up with a solution daily. It's daunting and taxing, but we will not be deterred. PI: If you could put together a 10 band world tour...who would be on it? AS: I am not going to think too hard on this one or you'll never get this answered! Far, Deftones, Hatebreed, Emperor, Van Halen with DLR, Lucero, Jesse McCartney, Fiona Apple, Neil Diamond, Bruce Springsteen, Pantera. That was 11. And The Beastie Boys. They are some of my all time faves. KISS, too!
PI: Why is the music industry considered a dirty business? have you had any bad experiences you'd like to share? AS: Any business where art is commodified has a little bit of grime on it. I've seen a lot of dirt and a lot of clean. Again, a lot of this stuff is in my book. Amazon.com. Sorry, I have to do a little shameless self-promotion/ plug there. Everyone who has bought or read the book emails and says they loved it and that it really gave them info they were looking for. It's aimed for high school and college kids with aspirations in the music or entertainment business, but it applies to any age and any field. It is truly universal. I have seen so much, done so much. I am going to write memoirs about the shit I've seen! PI: What‘s the craziest thing you've ever seen at a concert? AS: I have been to over 2000 concerts in my lifetime - keeping in mind my first was when I was like four years old. I had a cool family, and a rock music loving older brother, so I started early! But the craziest shit I saw was at a Chiodos show at Nokia Theater in NYC like three years ago. My good friend Dave is their manager. I was in the VIP balcony, watching the band. This kid was going absolutely apeshit in front of me. Moshing with himself, flailing his arms, finger pointing, singing along. He had to be on something that mixed with and heightened his adrenaline from the show/music. He kept hanging over the railing and singing and I said to my friend, "Dude, he is going to flip over the rail if he keeps that up" and wouldn't you know it, he did. Flipped completely over and landed on his head in the moshpit below. I thought for sure he broke his back or his neck. Five minutes later, he was back up in the balcony. Lather, rinse, repeat. He went back over AGAIN. PI: Who are you currently listening to? AS: I love the new Linkin Park actually. Hatebreed and Pantera are on constant rotation on my iPod. So is Joan Jett. PI: You've seen a billion bands come and go...Is there a secret to making it? Do you have any advice for an up and coming band? What‘s the best way for a band to get discovered by a major label? AS: Well, all of that stuff is outlined and detailed in my book, so I'll offer one piece of solid advice. Be yourself. Be real. And always be nice as nice as you can to everyone you meet. You never know where they -or you- might end up. Plus, you can see through the veneer of a fake asshole even if you‘re blind and 1000 miles away. PI: Amy, thanks so much for giving us a chance to get Plug'd In. AS: Thank you for giving me the chance. I love to do interviews and enjoyed doing this one while I sit on the back deck of my dad's house in South Jersey, four miles from Philly, where I grew up, with my English Bulldog Higgins sunning himself as the crisp Fall air blows through his fur and we await the Phillies sweep of the Reds tonight! Hopefully, by the time this prints, that'll have happened! :) Background Info: Currently working with/for: Roadrunner Records, Noisecreep, ARTISTdirect, Rebel Ink, Urban Ink. Public Contact info websites: amy@amysciarretto.com, www.noisecreep.com, www.roadrunnerrecords.com, www.artistdirect.com Background and past/current outlets: Out now: "Do the Devil's Work for Him: How to Make It In The Music Business and Stay In It," a survival guide by Amy Sciarretto and Rick Florino Now: Hit Parader Editor * AOL Noisecreep Lead Metal Blogger * AOL Spinner * Rebel Ink Magazine * Urban Ink Magazine * Outburn Contributing Writer * ABC News Radio Freelancer * ARTISTdirect News Columnist (Music/Gossip/ Entertainment) * LAX Magazine Fashion/Beauty Editor * Beauty News NYC Beauty Editor * Aquarian Weekly Contributing Writer * Ultimate Guitar Contributing Writer * 101D.com Columnist * Bio Writer - all genres Then: Kerrang * Revolver Blck/Death/Hardcore Columnist and Senior Writer * CMJ Loud Rock Editor * CMJ New Music Monthly * Alternative Press Contributing Writer * Spin.com * VH1.com * TeenPeople.com * Guitar World * Ruin Managing Editor * Chord Senior Editress * Decibel Contributing Writer * ARTISTdirect Movie News Columnist *Hails & Horns * AMP * Mean Street Contributing Writer * Metal Manics Contributing Writer *
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The Feens Review by Michael Demos Is there a better band in Central Pa to roll out our new spotlight ―Plug‘d In Features:‖ than The Feens? You‘d be hard pressed to find one. My personal musical tastes tend to run heavy as you all know, however The Feens are one band that I keep on constant rotation. To me, I like my Rock and Roll to feel good. I like the songs to mean something, and I like it loud. That‘s why it‘s a no brainer to make The Feens this issues feature. I was given their CD by one of our friends Sam Younes and I haven‘t shut it off yet. The music just soars through you. Each song is packed to the brim with flowing guitar solos that you can‘t help but move your body to. Could I pick a favorite song? No. Each one is so well written and composed that I can‘t pick a favorite. The Feens are a four piece coming from Hamburg, Pa and have been doing some serious work lately. Not too long ago they opened up for Kiss in Hershey after winning a major contest and beating out some serious competition. One look at their tour schedule and you can see that these guys are serious about what they do. I‘ve caught a couple of their recent shows and I gotta tell you… they‘re good! Don‘t just take my word though, check them out for yourselves.
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An elderly woman went to her local doctor‘s office and asked to speak with her doctor. When the receptionist asked why she was there, she replied, ―I‘d like to have some birth control pills.‖ Taken back, the doctor thought for a minute and then said, ―Excuse me, Mrs. Glenwood, but you‘re 80 years old. What would you possibly need birth control pills for?‖ The woman replied, ―They help me sleep better.‖ The doctor considered this for a second, and continued… ―How in the world do birth control pills help you sleep?‖ The woman said, ―I put them in my granddaughter‘s orange juice, and I sleep better at night.‖ Mister, why doesn't this cow have any horns?" asked the young lady from a nearby city. The farmer cocked his head for a moment, then began in a patient tone, "Well, ma'am, cattle can do a powerful lot of damage with horns. Sometimes we keep'em trimmed down with a hacksaw. Other times we can fix up the young 'uns by puttin' a couple drops of acid where their horns would grow in, and that stops 'em cold. Still, there are some breeds of cattle that never grow horns. But the reason this cow don't have no horns, ma'am, is 'cause it's a horse."
In the Hospital the relatives gathered in the waiting room, where their family member lay gravely ill. Finally, the doctor came in looking tired and somber. "I'm afraid I am the bearer of bad news," he said as he surveyed the worried faces, "The only hope left for your loved one at this time is a brain transplant. It's an experimental procedure, semirisky, and you will have to pay for the brain yourselves." The family members sat silent as they absorbed the news. After a length of time, someone asked, "Well, how much does a brain cost?" The Doctor quickly responded, "$5000 for a male brain, and $200 for a female brain." The moment turned awkward. Men in the room tried not to smile, avoiding eye contact with the women, but some actually smirked. A man, unable to control his curiosity, blurted out the question everyone wanted to ask, "Why is the male brain so much more?" The doctor smiled at the childish innocence and then to the entire group said, "It's just standard pricing procedure. We have to mark down the price of the female brains, because they've been used." An Amish boy and his father were visiting a mall. They were amazed by almost everything they saw, but especially by two shiny, silver walls that could move apart and back together again. The boy asked his father, "What is this, Father?" The father [never having seen an elevator] responded "Son, I have never seen anything like this in my life, I don't know what it is." While the boy and his father were watching wide-eyed, an old lady in a wheel chair rolled up to the moving walls and pressed a button. The walls opened and the lady rolled between them into a small room. The walls closed and the boy and his father watched small circles of lights with numbers above the walls light up. They continued to watch the circles light up in the reverse direction. The walls opened up again and a beautiful 24-year-old woman stepped out. The father said to his son, "Go get your mother." At a jewelry store, a young man bought an expensive locket as a present for his girlfriend. "Don't you want her name engraved upon it?" asked the jeweler. The young man thought for a moment, and then, ever the pragmatic, steadfastly replied, "No, just engrave it: To My One And Only Love. That way, if we break up and she throws it back to me in anger, I can use it again." A stranger was seated next to Little Johnny on the plane when the stranger turned to the Little Johnny and said, "Let's talk. I've heard that flights will go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger." Little Johnny, who had just opened his book, closed it slowly, and said to the stranger, "What would you like to discuss?" "Oh, I don't know," said the stranger. "How about nuclear power?" "OK," said Little Johnny. "That could be an interesting topic. But let me ask you a question first. "A horse, a cow, and a deer all eat grass. The same stuff. Yet a deer excretes little pellets, while a cow turns out a flat patty, and a horse produces clumps of dried grass. Why do you suppose that is?" "Jeez," said the stranger. "I have no idea." "Well, then," said Little Johnny, "How is it that you feel qualified to discuss nuclear power when you don't know shit?"
Impact: Interview w/ Jason Hook of Five Finger Death Punch Interview and Photos by Michael Demos and Liana Marie Liana and myself got a chance to meet up with Jason in Camden, NJ right before Five Finger Death Punches show w/ Drowning Pool and Godsmack. We got a chance to sit on his bus and Jason is a really nice, laid back guy. He has years of experience and his wisdom is great. We wanted to know all about his career, his plans, and of course what's going on with Five Finger Death Punch. Here‘s what he had to say. M.D. PI: How did you start playing guitar? JH: I was a huge Kiss fan. My next door neighbor turned me on to them. We were jamming to Destroyer and the Rock and Roll over albums. Back then those albums had like oil painted covers and when I opened the gatefolds and saw the pictures of them up on hydraulic lifts…then I knew. It was pretty clear from that point. PI: Besides Kiss, what were you‘re musical influences early on? JH: I really liked Ace Frehley. I thought he was a simple and melodic, yet constructive guy. I listened to Deep Purple quite a bit. When the 80‘s came around I was full on Eddie Van Halen. My walls were decked with everything Eddie van Halen. That was pretty much it. PI: You mentioned about looking up to people as a kid, how does it feel to have kids looking up to you now? JH: I don‘t know, do they? (Laughs)The whole thing feels surreal. You imagine what it would feel like when you would reach a certain amount of exposure or popularity, but I don‘t think we really feel it from the inside. I do notice in certain areas we get recognized and people know who we are, but I don‘t think it like we are on the inside looking out. We still feel pretty normal. It does feel good obviously, but I think the most important thing is that I remember how special it was as a younger person to get attention from somebody you admired. I try to give that back. If there‘s some kid who stops us at the mall and says they like my playing, I try to make sure they leave with a positive experience. PI: In your personal career as a guitarist, you were a session guitarist as well as a guitarist for Mandy Moore and Alice Cooper. How did those roles prepare you as a guitarist for Five Finger Death Punch? JH: It‘s funny because everybody mentions this Mandy Moore gig, and I really don‘t talk about this because I don‘t want to push the fact that I played with these pop artists too much to the Metal press, but everybody mentions Mandy Moore and then funny thing is I spent 2 years with Hillary Duff. It was a much larger thing. We played stadiums for 2 years straight. Nobody mentions her though...it‘s always Mandy Moore. PI: What sitcom or cartoon best represents Five Finger Death Punch? JH: Family Guy. We‘re dark yet friendly, we‘re chaotic yet peaceful at the same time. It‘s an interesting group.
PI: Who would be Stewie? JH: I‘m Stewie. PI: What is the creative writing process for Five Finger Death Punch? JH: The nice thing about this band is everybody has a role. It‘s not all coming from one person. Our other guitar player, Zoltan Bathory, is a leading factor of the band, but he likes teamwork. Essentially he brought me into the band in 2009 because we make a good team. I can speak for ―War Is the Answer‖, during the writing process I moved into his house for 2 and a half months with Jeremy Spencer. At the time Jeremy and I were living in L.A., and Zoltan and Matt were living in Vegas. Ivan was in Denver. So anyways, Jeremy and I moved into Zoltans house and were pounding away. We had an electric drum kit and little amps; we were just tossing around sections, riffs, and grooves. All day and every day. The beauty was we could get so many more hours out of our day than if we had to rent rehearsal space. If somebody wanted to lay down an idea late at night…it‘s all set up and ready to go. The station was ready to go 24 hours a day. We just built sections up at a time. We all had our own computers and that was how we got the bulk of our music done. We would send off completed tracks to Ivan and he would star sketching out his lyrics. He would sing it into a little tape recorder and send it back thru email. Technology is so cool! When it came time to upgrade some of the recordings we went to a real studio in Canada and did all real drums. The vocals, guitars, everything was done with proper equipment. The writing process though was pretty much us living together and working on computers. PI: What do you do if you‘re on tour and you have ―That Idea‖. JH: I usually lose it. We do have capturing devices set up and we have little amps and guitars if we need them. To lose a good idea sucks, but I find it hard to get into a focused, creative environment while on the road. It seems like all day long there‘s press, meet and greets, or we‘re tired from the night before, there‘s a lot of activity so it‘s difficult to get one block of 2 hours undisturbed where you can sink into a creative thing. To be honest, I don‘t find that a lot of writing gets done on tour. PI: What are your favorite and least favorite aspects of touring? JH: My least favorite is I feel limited in what I can get done. At home I‘m very proactive. I get up early, make lists, go out, get everything I need, and make projects. You have your vehicle. In your city you have your music store, your storage locker, your P.O. Box…everything‘s available. It‘s a managerial feel. When you‘re on the road and you need to print something, it could take all day. You want to make a private phone call but someone‘s jamming Saving Private Ryan in the front lounge. You can‘t even go to the bathroom unless you ask the driver to pull over. Basically the thing I like the least is I feel held up. I feel limited. My job is to shake hands and dance around on stage for an hour. If I were at home I‘d be in my home studio writing, recording, working with people, managing, ordering stuff…out here I feel held captive. A little bit. (Laughs)The upside is we‘re really lucky to be able to make a shitload of money…shitload of money! (Laughs) We get to play our own music and sell a product that we made. Everyone tells us how happy we‘ve made them. We enjoy the music obviously because we wrote it. The music part of it is cool, I just don‘t like sitting around.
PI; Five Finger Death Punch is finishing up touring for this year and you‘re getting ready to hit the studio for your 3rd album. Do you have any new music written yet and do you have any surprises for us? JH: It‘s a little early to tell, but we‘ve passed around a couple of ideas and we did talk about trying to get some things started before we get off this run. I know we all feel like it has to be a great record. This album has been a nice step up from the last. We want the next one to be a step up. Its gonna require some hard work and focus. That‘s all I can tell you right now. The surprise will be if we get it done on time. PI: Any predictions for the Super Bowl or the Stanley Cup? JH: I don‘t follow tennis! (Laughs) PI: Let‘s talk about Ivan Moody for a second. Obviously all the guys in Five Finger Death Punch are good looking guys, but what is it about Ivan that makes the girls go crazy? JH: Sexy? Wow! (Laughs) I wasn‘t expecting that to be the tail end of the question. (Laughs) He‘s charismatic. Ivan is the front man that I always dreamed I‘d be in a band with. He‘s real. He‘s confident. He‘s believable. When he‘s up there screaming at the crowd to put their fucking hands up, you believe it. The last thing you want is for him to point you out. He is that guy. He will pick you out. Some people just have that natural performer element and he‘s just that guy. The fact that he‘s in fairly good shape and he‘s charming….perhaps it gives him some sex appeal….Perhaps. I wouldn‘t know. (Laughs) PI: What animal would best describe you personally? JH: I‘m a cat for sure. I‘m a snobby, anti social cat…just like mine. I have 2 cats. I have one cat named Mr. Farnsworth the Third and my other cat is Gibson the Explorer. That little fucker goes everywhere he‘s not supposed to. In the middle of the night I‘ll hear the cupboards go clunk because he‘s trying to unlock them. There‘s Ajax and Windex under there. That‘s not good.
PI: What do you think the future holds for Five Finger Death Punch? JH: I would like to see it get to a point where we‘re headlining big venues and we have a supportive and loyal fan base where we can continue to do this. We like to do this. We have met bands that have been around a lot longer than we have and you see them subsiding, or their records aren‘t selling as well as they used to, and it makes me think about what we can do to hang on to our level of success or build to it. We‘re paying very close attention to trying to avoid some of the pitfalls. We‘re pretty much all sober too. It didn‘t start that way. (Laughs) I see a lot of musicians and bands just turn into a rolling drunk tank. We‘ve all had our rounds with that kind of behavior, but for the most part we checked it and realized that if we want this to continue we have to treat it as a career. You can‘t go to your job at Pepsi, Addidas, or IBM hung-over everyday and make deals and perform your duties. It wouldn‘t happen. My role models are Kiss, like we talked about and Gene Simmons didn‘t turn out like some others did. He always said I‘m gonna kill this and he did! I‘m thinking he‘s a good model for me. PI: Thanks for sitting down with us and giving us a chance to get Plug‘d In. JH: Hell yea! And thank God I got a chance to Plug you in! (Laughs)
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The Breakdown w/ Bandi Friday, October 8th, I headed down to the Mill Creek Tavern in Philadelphia for a fourband treat, all local bands. The Mill Creek Tavern was packed early in the night due to the Phillie‘s ballgame being broadcast on the TV screens, but as soon as the game was over, the place practically cleared out. The Eastsiders took the stage first. They were a good, solid rock band, with a nice melody and good vocals. The songs were a little slow to my liking, but sounded like something you‘d hear on the radio stations. They had a very mainstream feel to them (which isn‘t a bad thing). I thought the sound seemed a little off at first, but cleared up by the 2nd song. The Soundouts had stepped in last minute due to another band needing to cancel. They were a nice blend of smooth and alternative-type rock. They had a good energy to them, and were enjoying themselves. They had some faster songs, some slower, but in general, a good set. I could see them going a little heavier though, adding some grit, if you know what I mean. By this time, more people had returned to Mill Creek Tavern, and the floor in front of the stage was starting to fill up. Razorblade Skin, as always, put on a great show. They performed a killer cover of Alice Cooper‘s Under My Wheels. It wasn‘t difficult to see that Alice Cooper was a big influence on Razorblade Skin. They‘re always so full of fun and energy. They seem to pride themselves in putting on a terrific show to watch. The guitar solos were great, the bass line was solid, and the drums were perfect. Nothing overpowered another instrument. Everything was put together perfectly. Haley was the headliner of the night. They were short a guitarist, but still put on a great show. Haley has a sound that reminds me of The Cult. At times it almost seemed like their singer/guitarist was about to hit either the mic stand or another band member with his guitar, but never did. He was very active for such a small stage, jumping around and ripping through solos. It was a great show, but I‘d like to see what they could do with all the members on a bigger stage. In my opinion, there are two types of bands, the ones where you listen to their cds, and the ones where you watch a live performance. I‘d say the 1st to bands are the former, and the 2nd two bands are the latter. Again, I just want to stress that this is my opinion, and everyone has their own taste when it comes to music. ——————————————————————————————————————————————-Driving Metal Deb‘s birthday bash at The Silo, Friday, October 15th! Shotguns & Shakedowns started off the night. They had a heavy punk sound to them, but all of their songs seemed to run together. I‘d like to see a little more variety from them in the future. Crimson Kiss had some good instrumental pieces. Their drum pieces were very distinct. Their singer had very powerful vocal capabilities, but towards the end of their set, it seemed she was beginning to tire, and it showed in her voice. She started dropping out of tune with the really high notes, so that‘s something I‘d like to see her work on, but other than that, I liked Crimson Kiss. Chasing The Unknown was a three-piece band. I really liked the singer‘s tone of voice. I don‘t know if the volume of the bass was intentional, but I loved how loud it was. You could feel the vibrations through the floor go right up your spine. I love when the bass isn‘t an underlying instrument.
Leaving Midnight was a nice mesh of a 70‘s and modern rock. Their singer played the harmonica, which gave them a blues-rock feel to them. I liked their style of music, but felt like their singer didn‘t give much of a performance. I think he needs to work on his stage presence a little bit. Rearview Destroyer was the heaviest band of the night. They opened with Metallica‘s Seek and Destroy. Their singer was extremely energetic, running all over the stage, out into the crowd and in the moshpit area. They had some great guitar pieces and did a heavier version of Lynyrd Skynyrd‘s Simple Man that I really liked. Midnight Decadence was the headliner of the night. As the members of the band launched into their first song, Full Throttle, the hood lifted on the front end of a car they had onstage. Smoke and lights poured out as their singer stood up from amidst the rolling smog. They were playing a lot of older songs that haven‘t been played much at recent shows, and the crowd met them with enthusiasm. The band had a high energy to them, with great crowd interaction. They had people lined up along the side of the stage, waiting for a present if they stayed there the entire song. Three small bottles of liquor were then tossed out in their direction to be caught. They had some awesome guitar solos throughout the night, and it was a great show to watch. Midnight Decadence is full of fun and entertainment. They‘re definitely worth catching a show. Deb‘s birthday bash was a blast. All the bands that played were good. Thanks to those that came out to support local music, and Happy Birthday Deb! You‘re greatly appreciated for how much you do for the local music scene.
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