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found out about HCPP through a fanzine that my friend Kasper (of Redemption Denied fame; interviewed somewhere else in this zine) gave me after the One King Down tour back in May 2019 (woah, time flies…!). It was a super interesting small fanzine dedicated to Carl The Mosher, a legendary NYHC figure that has played in bands like Dynamo, Underdog and The Icemen. Some months later I listened to Edoardo’s (the guy behind the fanzine and HCPP) band on Spotify and since I really love NYHC (especially the 80s / 90s / early 00s scene), Blvd. Of Death stuck on my mind and I kept listening to the demo on repeat. It’s been a while since the last time I interviewed a band from Italy, so here you are!
develop mental disability nurse. I’m a HC singer during the spare time lol. First things first, I read your name for the first time through the HCPP fanzine about Carl the Mosher (NYHC legend, having played in Dynamo, The Icemen, Underdog, etc., he passed away in December 2013). What’s up with this zine? HCPP FANZINE aka the Carl The Mosher issue is the best thing I did in my life. I’m so proud of how it came out. It’s an entire zine reflecting the legacy of CTM, told by the people who know him best and some of us who knew him a lil’ bit. As I said on the intro of my zine, I don’t understand why Carl’s so rarely mentioned as other members of the NYHC all of fame and it sucks. That’s why I did this tribute!
Interview conducted in late March 2020. Pictures provided by the band.
You seem to be super passionate about old NYHC and New York in total. What attracts you the most to those years? What are you favorite underrated bands of the time?
blvdofdeathhc.bandcamp.com hcpprecords.bandcamp.com www.instagram.com/edohcpp Hey Edoardo! Thanks for being part of this zine. Please introduce yourself!
NYHC! There’s no other scene on the planet with an energy that can compete with! Underrated bands / records from the time?! Let me think...
My name is Edoardo Zavarella and I’m a
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