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have been following Bandage since the beginning, co-releasing one of their records, sharing the stage with them a lot of times with my band, and even sharing a house with Drossos (vocals / bass) for a couple of years. Bandage is one of the most unique and lovely bands in the Greek punk rock scene and Drossos one of the nicest dudes I ever met and one of my best friends (even though we live 350km away from each other), so I needed no further reason to include them in the fanzine. Who cares that they are not playing hardcore at all?! Read what he has to say and get ‘Build’ now!
home, even though at a minimum pace, I listen to music I had shelved for quite some time, I play a bit of music of my own, watch LOST with my favourite person in the world and play video games. My parents need some assistance with groceries and other necessary amenities and time passes slowly but gradually. As to when this quarantine and the general franticness will end, I’m afraid it will not be any time soon. Extreme measures may take a step back during the summer but I think the year 2020 will not go back to being “normal” one little bit. How hard are these times for independent music, small-scale bands / artists and punk rock especially? By the way, melodic / skate punk rock is not the trend anymore, nothing like it used to be 10 years ago for example? Why did this happen in your opinion?
Interview conducted in early April 2020. Band picture by Theo Vranas. www.facebook.com/bandagepunkrock www.instagram.com/bndg_band
Small scale bands and artists is actually a very fitting term, generally. I would say that this crazy time we’re all experiencing will be having a rather intimate effect, as in small-scale independent musicians will not have a chance to express their camaraderie through music with people they are interconnected with and simply will not be able to have a good time through performing their music on any level. The general outline of
Hey Drossos! Welcome to Soulcraft 2! How do you spend your time during the quarantine? When do you think this is going to end and how? Hey Soulcraft! Thanx for interjecting into this difficult time for me and all of us, by having me being interviewed. I am still able to work from
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