-Hey Tommy! When approaching this interview I wasn’t even sure where to begin. I didn’t know which one of your projects we should talk about, so if it’s cool with you, let’s just touch on each one! Please briefly introduce yourself and all the various music things you’ve currently got going on. I'm Thomas Eldorado Gun III. I play guitar and sing in the band Murder Party! with my best friends Chubby McCarlson and Chewie. I play acoustic guitar and sing solo as Thomas Gun. I play guitar and yell for the Westside Rebellion with outlaws Dead Eye Zack, Joseph Henry, Nate Maynard, and Danny Newell. -When did you first start writing and playing music? What made you want to start?
I've been coming up with little songs since I was a young child. Always bouncing around singing or humming something. I began playing trumpet in 5th grade which got me interested in performing music. But seeing some local bands play at the Merchants Building in Alpena, MI sometime in Junior High School is what got me into wanting to actually be in a band. They were full of energy and having what seemed to be the time of their lives up there. Somewhere around 9th or 10th grade my friend Jamie sold me this solid white Peavey bass which I would spend hours of time in my room playing along to Ramones albums. -You’ve been in about a million bands over the years. Even my dad was a fan of yours! How rad! How has your experience with your past bands influenced your approach to your current ones?
Your Dad used to come see The Necrophilicons and 40oz of Spite a lot when I was playing with them. He was an amazing dude. And supported local music 100%. I guess you learn from experience. All the bad things that have happened in past projects, you generally take those as learning moments and try not to ever let that stuff happen again. Stay in contact and work with connections that have great track records. And stay away from assholes. Tell your friends who the assholes are, so they don't get screwed either. We're all in this together. Musically, I've learned different guitar skills with different projects. I joined the Detroit Horror Punk band, NUKE AND THE LIVING DEAD in 2004, and my knowledge of horror punk was basically the Misfits and the Damned.. at the time. Also, I could barely play power chords. These guys needed a rock n' roll player. I wasn't that guy. But they taught me the ropes, and gave me a Horror Punk/Rock n' Roll 101 Class. Skills I utilize now in Murder Party.
-The latest Thomas Gun EP, You Probably Won’t Listen To This, includes some of my favorite songs you’ve ever written. Talk about the contrast between the more personal themes of those songs compared to the usually more outlandish ones you play in Murder Party. I wanted to be straightforward and completely honest when it comes to the stuff I perform by myself. I'm already up there alone with just my guitar. It seems corny and I felt MORE vulnerable singing love songs about ghosts and monsters. Plus I feel that with all the other instruments stripped away, the lyrics have more meaning. Everyone is really paying attention to what I'm saying as opposed to what I'm playing. Murder Party came out of my love for Halloween, heist films, comedy, and old time radio theater. It started as a one time Halloween party band where we did 10 original songs that I wrote over the years that never fit with any of my other bands. We never intended on doing it for as long as we did. But it just became so damn fun. Murder Party has become something more than just the 3 of us playing songs. And coming to see it live is the only way you can truly experience it correctly.
-How excited are you for the mini-tour you’re going on as Thomas Gun with Dead Eye Zack and JOE in August?! I think you three make for a dynamic show. Super excited to go on the road with 2 of my favorite people in the entire world! One of us might not come back alive. Joe and I have our money on Zack. -There’s talk, maybe it’s already started to happen, that Grand Rapids favorites Bet On Rats are starting to sometimes back you during live sets. How did that come about? I feel like the chemistry there must be really fun. Don (bass with Bet On Rats) recorded my latest solo EP at his studio, "Knavish Audio" here
in Grand Rapids, MI. And from my understanding probably let Dan (guitar/vocals with Bet On Rats) listen to the tracks shortly after he recorded them. Dan got at me the next day and told me he loved them. I jokingly asked if they'd want to play with me live but Dan would play bass/back ups, and Don would play drums/back ups. They were down. We practiced and did the 1 show so far. But we have another show scheduled together in August at Mulligans Pub in GR, it will probably happen again. We're dubbed it "Thomas Gun & The 78 Revolutions-Per-Minute." -Let’s talk Murder Party stuff! I know you dudes have been working hard to get new tunes to the people this year. How is that coming along? Any details you’d like to share are welcome. Title, release date, where you’re recording, anything… Ok, ok, I’m greedy. We have recorded 7 brand new tracks with Ryan Cunningham (who recorded our self titled EP and our Split with Antilogical) at Blackport Audio. We don't have a title or artwork yet. But I think we're shooting for a Halloween release. Keep your eyes open! -One thing I notice at MP hometown shows, is the dedication of your fans. I always enjoy seeing people support their locals hard. What does hometown love mean to you guys? Hometown crowds know how to throw down. I said that like the front person of a hardcore band. Readers that don't know us will think our shows are hardcore mosh pits. But usually it's just a giant crowd of people dancing. Growing up playing punk rock, getting a crowd to mosh and go off was such a high achievement. But honestly, getting them to actually dance feels a lot more powerful. When we get that kind of response at home it shows what hard work on the road can eventually get you as well. If bands worked as hard on the road as they do at home they would totally see some momentum.
-It’s common knowledge that MP is all for all things creepy and gory and I know one way you guys celebrate that is an annual Halloween show. I’m assuming you have another one planned for this year? Tell us about the importance of the Halloween shows and some of the crazy stories that have come from them. Halloween shows are important to me personally, because it is the anniversary of the first REAL show I ever played. October 30th, 1999 at the Alpena Community College East Campus Gym in Alpena, MI. My first band Switch 76 played with all locals, Go Banana, Furmunda, The Carnies, and Scooter Trash. I have a VHS tape of everyone's performances from that night. We're all young kids, in costumes. It's incredible. I have a ton of tapes of old shows we've played. But that one, we're in costumes. And it's insanely memorable. Every single year we're always taking about the stuff that happened last Halloween. And every single year we try to out do what we did the previous year. We've done house parties, basement shows, bar gigs, DIY skatepark takeovers (RIP Camp H) where people in costumes were shredding the skate bowl. This year we're playing October 30th, 2016 (17 years from my first time on a real stage) at The Pyramid Scheme with JOE, Bet On Rats, I Believe In Julio, and some bonus surprise guests! It'll be the first year we've gotten to celebrate our favorite holiday at our favorite venue. So we're super stoked! -What are your all-time favorite horror movies? Aw man, I love classic monster movies. The original Universal Monsters are some of my favorites. Dracula, The Wolfman, and Bride of Frankenstein specifically. Clearly the movie Murder Party is important to me. The first 3 Return of the Living Dead movies are classics. The first 2 mostly. But I won't even turn off the TV if #3 is on. But totally stay away from 4 and 5. Slasher films from the 80s. Big screen killers. Freddy, Jason, and Michael. Psycho, From Dusk Til Dawn, Night of the Living Dead, CREEPSHOW, Pet Sematary 1 & 2, The Shining, Aliens, Way into Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Twilight Zone, and Outer Limits as well. -And really quick, I wanna talk about your newest venture, The Westside Rebellion. How in the heck did that come together? You could probably call that a Grand Rapids super-group or something, haha! We've all joked about starting some kind of band together on more than one occasion. We usually were all hanging out at least once a week anyway. So we just decided to pick up instruments. We practiced over the course of about a month before we played live for the first time. We did a Death House show, and then we played a benefit for Danny's brother Dennis as our second show. That one went pretty well, and was better attended, so now people are actually asking us to play shows. It's all in good fun. Start a band with your buds! -You’ve only got a couple shows under your belt as the Rebellion, but you’ve already hit the studio to record the debut EP. Where are you recording and what’s that process like specifically with this group? We've recorded pretty much all the music for a demo EP. I think we recorded 6 songs with Don at Knavish Audio. So far it's been Danny and Nate pounding out the drums and bass. And then Zack, Joe, and I came in separate to do everything else. All we have left is all of the vocals and maybe some hand claps. Who knows?
-When writing, being that there are so many of you bringing tons of different influences, how is this different than writing for your other respective bands and projects? It seems like with this project one of us will tear into a riff, or a run of some sort, and the rest of us will just follow and add whatever flavor we're going to add. We each play way differently. We all come from different backgrounds. So it's interesting to see where songs go, and what each of us ends up doing. Everyone seems to be pretty open to others ideas. And so far the outcome is pretty solid.
-What things can we expect from WR going forward? Well, at least an EP, and more shows. Maybe write some more songs and then cross the Grand River and go play in East Town or something. -Thanks a lot, again, for doing this. I hope you enjoyed it. You can have the last word to name drop, tell us your current favorite spots around GR, or whatever your final thoughts may be. Thanks for all the great questions Tyler. You can find me either buying Comic Books at Vault of Midnight or cleaning up your spilled beer at The Pyramid Scheme bar! You can also download any of my music for free at http://thomasgun.bandcamp.com or http://murderparty.bandcamp.com <3 â&#x2013;
-We’re really excited to be doing this Q&A with you! Being the newest, sickest, rippingest duo out of Grand Rapids, introduce your sweet selves. Aw thanks! First Curse is made up of Jo and Claire. -What are your respective backgrounds in music? And how did that lead up to the formation of First Curse? Well, as far as Jo goes, he's been playing music since he was a teenager and has been in bands forever. I started actually messing around with playing music about 6 years ago. I started with just singing, and then a few years later I picked up a ukulele, then an acoustic guitar, and now I prefer to shred on my Pure Salem Mendiola. My dad got it for me for my 23rd birthday! Thanks Dad! -Just wanted to let you know that a week after Bad News was released, we played songs from it at Kristopher’s son, Milo’s 3rd birthday party. Best to start them off young, am I right? Haha yeah! The younger the better, I missed out on a lot of music as a youngster, my folks weren't into listening to much outside of the realm of musical theatre and artists like Celine Dion. I think I spent a lot of time as a young girl singing Celine Dion songs in my bedroom pretending to be a pop star. Who knew that I would actually end up singing in front of people.....or playing guitar even.....on a much smaller scale. -Your music is very powerful, even a little daunting (in the best way). Like it actually creeped me out a little bit when I heard the first single, Hexed. It was the sonic equivalent to when I saw The Craft for the first time when I was a kid. How do you feel about that comparison? Is that fair? I have an earth shattering confession, I’ve never seen The Craft :O ! I can imagine what it might be like, and I have to say I'm about that comparison.....let me get back to you with a solidified answer. -What inspires your songwriting, specifically lyrically? The lyrics feel very personal and real which is great. Pass, but honestly, life is really fucked up and people treat each other very poorly. A lot of the lyrics come from negative experiences interacting with other humans.
-I think you’re one of the more unique sounding bands to come out in a while, with there being quite a variety of styles on your debut EP, Bad News. Is that variety something you think you’ll continue to explore going forward? I think we'll be making whatever kind of tunes feel right to us, no telling what that means, but you can bet it will be something, haha! -What was your experience like working and recording with Knavish Audio? Working with Don at Knavish was great, stand up dude. -Please discuss Marnia. I’ve never been able to go, but have heard pretty much only good things. How awesome was it to play it this year? Our most recent show was at Marnia, in Marne Michigan, comprised of more local artists than I can remember. It really seemed like something out of a dream. Folks hanging out in the grass, all different genres of music floating around in the air from the garage we all played in. We had a really great time!
I like to think the Grand Rapids DIY music & art community is pretty progressive, at least for the most part. Would you agree? What do you think, as a group, we excel at? What do we need to be doing better? I think there is a pretty strong community within the DIY scene, I mean, I guess you could call that progressive.....although progressive is a pretty relative way to look at things. What one person may consider another may consider archaic. So this is a difficult question to answer. I think people try to position themselves as being "progressive" but when it comes down to the brass tacks, very few people will actually do the right thing. I don't think that the scene progresses at anything. And we can all always do better. But that's all I will say on that subject. -Are you getting pretty excited for your next show on the 26th with Five By Five?! I have to say that that was a benefit show to help me get a new van made me tear up. You and the members of the other bands playing that night will never know how grateful I truly am. <3 We're really thrilled to be part of the Five By Five release show on the 26th, it's even better that it's a benefit for you! We're going to be rolling out a bit of a new sound, with the new lineup, hopefully it will be well received. Jo and I have been working really hard since the line up change of our band. Oh and maybe expect to hear a new name. -And last but not least, what can we expect from First Curse as you continue to grow as a band? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m looking forward to seeing where you go from here. You can expect us to stay raw, and keep bringing the heavy tunes. Thanks for the opportunity to do this interview with you! :) â&#x2013;
Review of Mary, Your Son Has Left Me (Bruise, 2016) By Ty Dykema
When describing Bruise’s sound you’d have to include words like “pop punk, alternative rock,” and even things nerds would say like “tinges of emo and post-hardcore.” It’s a blend of what some are just calling bummer jams. But really when it comes down to it, Bruise is just a really solid band that fits comfortably on most any stage alongside most any bands in the DIY music scene. On their debut EP, “Mary, Your Son Has Left Me,” they let their influences bleed through. You’d probably be right on the money by guessing that this power trio listens to an assortment of bands the likes of Hum, Title Fight, and even self titled era Blink182. While you can clearly hear their roots, they’ve definitely carved out an experimental punk sound of their own that will be easy for them to build upon. It’s not just their influences that shine through in their music, but it’s their heart. And these guys have a lot of it. The lyrics are brutally honest and the gruff vocal delivery style, very familiar in the midwest punk sound, only adds to that truthfulness. Among the usual, but always relevant topics of heartache and longing to get away from home, there’s a real presence of discontent, bordering on existential crisis that I feel like most every twentysomething can relate to nowadays. The EP starts off with the minute and a half blast of chanty/singalong wouldbeawesomelive jam, Painful As It Is. Dead At 22 comes next and is just as hard hitting, but is more guitar driven. The EP gets it’s title from this song and features an incredibly catchy chorus. After that is Al which is carried by the impressive and stand out drumming. At the midpoint of the EP it starts to slightly chill out a bit and we get this weird but cool swirling guitar tone over the verses. Humming Curses is four and a half minutes of heavy, slow, and heart wrenching reminiscence. It’s enough to make even the grittiest of punk vets think about a lost love or friend. Concluding the emotional roller coaster that is “Mary, Your Son Has Left Me,” is Lighten Up, Kid. It’s a fast and pissed burst much like how the album starts, but leaves off slightly more hopeful even in the remaining stew of despair. This project feels circular to me in that it peaks, valleys, and peaks again all within a 20 minute span. It’s short enough and good enough that it doesn’t overstay it’s welcome even when I find myself playing it 4 times in a row. Without a doubt, this is one of my favorite releases of 2016 and you have to give it a listen even if to just reward a young band who wrote, recorded, and physically released their debut record without a label within 7 months of their inception. Did I mention that they’re currently on an extensive tour out west that they booked entirely themselves? Yeah, Bruise is going places. One way or another, they’re going places. I suggest getting on the bandwagon now. ■
-First of all, thanks a bunch for doing this Q&A with us. We’ll try to make this as fun as possible. Please start off by introducing yourselves and describing your respective roles within the band. No problem, dude. Doing stuff like this is more of an honor for us than anything. I'm Tyler and I play guitar and do vocals for the band. Jesse plays bass and does vocals. Wyatt is our drummer. -How and when did you guys meet? And is this the first band you’ve played in together? Wyatt and I met quite a few years back when we were probably 15 or 16. We met through the internet and mutual friends and just really clicked when we started hanging out. We’ve been in a bunch of bands together throughout the years. We both met Jesse through the Ames music scene while we were in separate bands. Jesse and I got really close and decided to start playing music together and Wyatt just seemed like the best fit. -How did you come up with the name Stars Hollow? I don’t know why, but for some reason, I always think of Kingdom Hearts when I hear your band name. Maybe because Hollow Bastion... That’s actually funny because we all love Kingdom Hearts a ridiculous amount. The name comes from the name of the town in Gilmore Girls though. It’s a show I got really into a couple of years ago and somehow the name just kind of fits. -Let’s talk about the EP, I’m Really Not That Upset About It, that you released this March. I really dig the bold contrast between the powerful vocals and bouncy, twinkly instrumentation. What or who influenced your sound and what was the process like in writing/recording the songs? If we had to narrow it down, CSTVT, Tiny Moving Parts, and Park Jefferson were big ones for us. There’s really such a huge list we could name. We’re all into slightly different kinds of music and we always let all of our influences show through. We really like poppy music and that shows through quite a bit. -How did you get in touch with Sorry Dad Records and Hang In There Records? What’s the experience been like working with both of them and having such a positive response to your debut so far? Sorry Dad Records was kind of a random thing. Austin had posted about wanting
bands to submit songs for a comp that they were doing. He ended up liking us and helped us out a ton. Hang In There is run by our friend Kyle who we’ve known for years. He’s helped out our old bands and he’s always great to work with. Both have been really smooth.
-My personal favorite from the EP is a toss up between Mattering and Drinking Buddies. What was your favorite to write? How about your favorite to play live? In terms of writing, my favorite is definitely Embarrassed. I just thought a lot about that song and took the time to make it sound exactly how I wanted. It’s always fun to play live, too. I’d say Mattering is the most fun for me to play live. It just has a lot of energy to it and it’s fun to jam. -Speaking of playing live, how was tour?! Was that your first one? Tell us about your tour buds, Catholic Werewolves. Tour was a lot of fun. It was basically our first one. Unfortunately it got cut way short because of a ton of dates dropping at the beginning. We made the most of it though and played some cool spots and met good people. The best part of the tour was the guys in Catholic Werewolves. Seriously, the most fun and genuine people. They bicker and fight with each other a lot in a very family like way and it was always hilarious. We always had fun watching their set every night, so that’s always a bonus. -What has been the craziest thing to happen while on stage? We honestly haven’t had anything TOO crazy happen. At our release show, things got pretty crazy. Our friend Zach from Catholic Werewolves was there and we told everyone that the first person to shotgun a beer would get a free shirt. He tried to shotgun a beer and it basically exploded all over the floor and all over my pedalboard. My cable got kicked out of a pedal so we played half a song without guitar. It was honestly a crazy show in general. -Grade each other's’ van driving skills on a scale of “should-be-a-pro-driverinstead-of-a-member -of-an-emo-band”/1 to “most-likely-to-hit-a-tree-in-broaddaylight”/10. Wyatt is definitely on the pro-driver side. He’s good at adult things like driving safely. Jesse and I are more likely to hit a tree in broad daylight. We both space off when we drive. -What are your go-to tour beers? How about tour foods? Basically what fuels Stars Hollow? The people must know. We’re all from southeast Iowa, so Busch Light is our go to. Sort of ironically. We ate at this place called Tom and Chee for the first time while on tour and we all loved it. Jesse is vegan and Wyatt has a strict kosher diet so it’s an interesting balance when it comes to food. We all love Panchero’s a ridiculous amount though. -Sometimes I forget that Iowa isn’t really that far from Michigan. We’re midwest buddies, cool! What’s the DIY scene like there and what does the DIY community as a whole mean to you? Our DIY scene is honestly amazing. Iowa isn’t a really “big city” type of state. We live in a college town that isn’t really huge or anything, but we have a sweet house
called The Record Mill that we play at a lot. There are a lot of people involved in the scene and most shows have a really good turnout. It’s definitely home and we always have fun when we play there. In terms of bands, our friends in Arizona Landmine, Catholic Werewolves, Exit Emergency, and Kayak Jones are all killing it right now. -You’re all about playing living rooms. What is it that makes house shows so special for you guys? House shows are just intimate and cool. Playing on the floor in people’s faces feels way more real than playing on a stage in a bar. We’ll play a house over a bar any day. It’s a lot easier to interact with people in that environment. -And just for good measure, if you’re playing Pokemon Go, what team are you? (I’m Instinct for those wondering.) If you’re playing PoGo or not, are you looking forward to Pokemon Sun & Moon? (I am.) We’re all Team Mystic actually! We’re all REALLY excited about Pokemon Sun and Moon, too. Honestly, I’m really impressed by the regional differences (ice Vulpix, ice Sandslash, tall Exeggutor). It’s just a really cool idea and having an Ice-type Ninetails on my team is going to be so cool. Pokemon games have never let me down. ■
Hey dudes, thanks a bunch for doing this with us. Start off by introducing yourselves for the readers. And describe each of your roles within the band. Jupe - I'm Jupe I play the drums and drive the van and have the practice space, that's all. Danny - I'm Danny and I scream about angry things into a microphone and book shows. Jake - I'm Jake and I bring the heavy-heavy low-low. Dan - I'm Dan and I try to play the guitar. -As a band, you have a storied past including lineup shuffles and even a name change. Talk a little about that if you’re cool with it. How did you settle into the current name and lineup? I feel like the chemistry is really working for you right now. Jake - When a man loves a woman... Jupe - We were originally called the Black Circle Boys when we first started. Dan originally played bass and we had a string of guitar players that didn't pan out for us. Dan - I wrote all the songs on guitar so I figured that I might as well just play guitar and we could try and find a bass player instead. Not long after that we recruited Jake to play bass. After we got things going again it kind of felt like a new band so we decided to change our name. -How has being based out of “the sticks” of Coldwater shaped your sound? Would you say it’s developed a “blue-collar” mentality as a band? Jupe - Coldwater did have a scene while I was growing up but there's not much going on now. I would say we are more influenced by the scenes that we are a part of it are surrounding areas. Dan - Living in a town like Coldwater is pretty boring so when we were younger we would play music whenever we had a chance, that's all we did really. We've always had a really blue-collar mentality when it came to music. We wish we had more time to dedicate to No/Breaks than we do but you know, life. -I know you’re on the road quite a bit, playing shows all over Michigan at a rapid-fire rate. Where are some of your favorite places to play? Jupe - Unholy Hole in Ann Arbor RIP, Free Clinic in Kzoo Danny - Skeletunes in Ft. Wayne Jake - Precinct in Detroit Dan - The Firehouse in GR and Eat Pussy House RIP. Oh, and that dude’s living room that we played in Ypsi the other weekend. Thanks to that dude!
-Any plans to tour soon? Dan - We've been talking about some things but we'll see. We've been taking steps towards trying to play out more. -Just seen you’re going to be playing with MDC at Skeletunes in October! How pumped are you for that show specifically? And briefly explain the significance of that band. Danny- I am, for one, ecstatic because they were like one of the first bands that got me into hardcore punk. Jake - I hate cops. Danny - Oh and read Dave Dictor’s book. Dan - I'm pretty stoked! It's pretty cool to play with a band that's been together for that long. Jupe - Yeah for sure! -Where’d you record the recent split release with Hang Ten? It’s really raw, fast, pissed and great. Jupe - With Jonathon Baker at Blue Room Sound in Angola Indiana. Dan - Dude has a studio in his basement garage thing. Jake - The short songs really confused him. Danny - It was a good experience. -What are each of your all-time best shows you’ve attended? Jake - No/Breaks at The Harrison House. Jupe - I would say that the most memorable show for me was Subhumans and MDC in Detroit at Smalls. I’m pretty sure Dick actually said something about Coldwater into the microphone because we just talked to the merch guy for quite a while and he got that we are from there. I noticed it written out on his hand and he said something to Mike about Coldwater. It was pretty fucking sweet. Dan - Yeah, it was in Hamtramck at Smalls and it was probably the best show I've been to as well. UDI and Final Assault opened up and totally killed it. Danny - I've been to way too many shows to narrow it down too, but one of the memories that sticks out to me most is seeing NOFX and getting crowd surfed and having the show stop and fat Mike said how awesome it was. The next one was Black Flag at Tesco Fest.
-It’s not a focus of No/Breaks, I know, but I just have to say it’s really tight to me to see Danny, a fellow wheelchair-user, rip so hard in an active and aggressive band. It’s not something I see enough of so it’s encouraging. How does it make you feel that I’ve described your tunes as “the soundtrack to running over (with my chair) jerks and lames”? Danny - That's how I feel at shows and writing lyrics so yeah pretty spot on. Dan - We're really glad you like it thanks a lot for all the love and support. -What are you most likely to be doing in your everyday lives when not writing or playing shows? Jupe - Dad shit and working way too much. Danny - Working out with sweaty men in tights. Dan - I work a lot too. When I'm not doing that I'm usually hanging out with my girlfriend and her daughter. Jake - Stuff. -Which song of yours would you most like to be used as an entrance song for a WWE wrestler? And who would you most like to see walk out to that song? Danny - I would say John. Cena. Ha! Just kidding. The Wyatts would be who I’d pick for sure. Dan - I think “I'm Going to Get You Sucka” would be the best one or maybe “Bliss” 100 times in a row.
-Deeb’s pretty into the Red Wings and UofM football. How about the rest of you? What are your thoughts on the new Little Caesars Arena and Jim Harbaugh? Dan - These guys hate sports except for Danny. He likes the Wings too. I annoy them with it all the time. It would've been sweeter if they named it after Gordie Howe or the Litch family but money talks so whatever. Little Sleazers Arena it is. Harbaugh is the shit. Go Blue! -And let’s leave this off with things you think we should be paying attention to! Name drop away. Jake - The rise of the proletariat! Danny - Rotokiller, Rock 'n' Roll Bad Guys, Girth, and of course Hellmouth. And Pizza HiFive Dan - Spit Spewing Snakes, Control Group, Swamp Squat, SNAFU, Eyesore, and Minus 9 Jupe - Fucking Panthers, Parasitic Twins, Flamingo Nosebleed, and Crystal Blue Persuasion. Thanks for having us!! ■
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