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NEWS!
NEWS! NEWS! NEWs! news! NEWS! NEWS! NEWS! NEWS!
David Murphy of STS9, who announced that he will be undergoing cancer treatment via the band’s website, has since been on a steady path of recovery after nearly 9 hours in surgery. For up-to-date progress info, check out www.sts9.com. John J. McCauley III of Deer Tick, Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes and Matt Vasquez of Delta Spirit have joined forces in a new band called Middle Brother. Their debut album is expected to release March 1st, 2011 via Partisan Records. Foo Fighters have been steadily releasing snippets online from their upcoming album produced by the legendary Butch Vig. The album is due out April 12th, 2011. For sneak peeks of new material, stay tuned to www. foofighters.fm
Letters & Emails...
Got a bone to pick? Want to shout obscenities into cyberspace? Want to tell us how much we mean to you and how you can’t live without us? Or you just want to see your name in print? Well, this is the place!! Shoot us an email at: editor@yourmusicmagazine.com You just may end up in the pages of YMM! Isn’t that exciting?! Hey Assholes! What happened to the January issue? It’s February already! -Anonymous Like a fine wine, each issue of YMM takes time to mature and ripen. This year, we’re going BIG and have been reorganizing the way we do things around here. Along with a brand new presence online, which we’ve been hard at work on since the new year, we’re introducing a few new sections inside the magazine including the News! section to the left, this here Letters & Emails column and 10 Stupid Questions with Kevin Madness.
Neon Trees frontman Tyler Glenn smashed his teeth out after plummeting off of the stage during a performance in Tilburg, Holland.
Hi YMM! We are releasing our Freight Train - Burnin’ Down The Station album and would like to get it reviewed if possible. Does Your Music Magazine do local CD reviews? - Paul Farragher (Freight Train)
Rockstar Mayhem Festival announced their 2011 Tour lineup featuring Disturbed, Godsmack, Megadeth and more. Check out rockstarmayhemfest. com for details.
Yes, on occasion, we do review local albums! Please send to: Your Music Magazine 1515 Capitola Rd. Suite: M Santa Cruz, CA 95062
The White Stripes have called it quits. From an official letter on the band’s website: “The White Stripes would like to announce that today, February 2nd, 2011, their band has officially ended and will make no further new recordings or perform live. Meg and Jack want to thank every one of their fans and admirers for the incredible support they have given throughout the 13 plus years of the White Stripes’ intense and incredible career. Check out the entire statement online at www.whitestripes. com
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Hey YMM, My name is Jared and I play for a band called the Cryptics. I’m emailing you because we’d love to perform in the Your Music Olympics if possible! We have been playing locally since the summer and just returned from a two-week west coast tour promoting our EP entitled “Investigations.” Hopefully there’s still room! Let us know - you can check everything out on our myspace at www. myspace.com/thecrypticsband. Thanks for your time! - Jared (The Cryptics) Space is limited, but there are still a couple slots available! Send an e-mail to our South Bay Events Coordinator, Todd Graham: toddg@ yourmusicmagazine.com. Be sure to include your contact info and phone number.
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contents on the cover..........52
CAKE
’s new album, ‘Showroom of Compassion’ debuts at #1 on the charts! Exclusive interview with Vince Difiore inside!
features
NAMM 2011 .................................................................................................... 10 local licks artist of the month: Prylosis............................................... 18 fun fun fun fest........................................................................................... 38 nor cal metal report................................................................................... 42 10 stupid questions (the descendants).................................................... 57 club calendar............................................................................................... 63
interviews
evolove.......................................................................................................... 12 hellyeah.......................................................................................................... 14 mastodon...................................................................................................... 15 Lukas nelson & promise of the real.......................................................... 16 (hed)pe............................................................................................................. 22 dimmu borgir................................................................................................ 24 pour habit...................................................................................................... 26 pride subject.................................................................................................. 28 monotonix.................................................................................................... 38 pos................................................................................................................... 40 nonpoint....................................................................................................... 44 stepchild........................................................................................................ 48 cake................................................................................................................. 52
Your Music Olympicks
Introduction / 5150.................................................................................... 30 fire’s fury / the best friends....................................................................... 31 3upfront / blood & love............................................................................. 32 hell i feel / swillbillys.................................................................................. 33 2010 YMO winners Centerfold................................................................... 35
cd reviews............................................................................................ 46
2011 NAMM show....10 Show highlights and new gear! exclusive interviews with mastodon, hellyeah and evolove
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2011 NAMM SHOW Photos by Bungee Brent
(from the top): Marty Friedman (Megadeth), Steven Adler (G’n’R), Alex Skolnik (Testament) with Vinnie Paul (Pantera/Hellyeah), Kara DioGuardi (American Idol) namm coverage pg. 10
Contributing Writers: Jon Hermison, Todd Graham, Caroline Reid, Dave Pirtle, Gabe Silva, Manny Rivas Jr., Brian Crabtree, Rachel Vasquez, Kevin Madness, Tracy Forsyth-Lundy, Danielle Negrin, John Lewis, Mat Weir Contributing Photographers: Brian Crabtree, Caroline Reid, Alan Ralph, Jon Hermison, Mike Chavez, Kevin Graft, Bungee Brent
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Intro by Manny Rivas Photos by Bungee Brent
The Winter NAMM Show is held annually in January at the Anaheim Convention Center. Carrying on for four days starting Thursday and ending on Sunday, NAMM is where music product manufacturers show off their new lines and products in an attempt to promote them and develop new business relationships. Now, NAMM is not your average convention. There are fully stocked bars just about every 50 ft throughout the convention floor; so it’s completely normal to see men in business suits double-fisting cocktails and shmoozing with aging rockers... at 11am. Ah, good times! This year, YMM had the priviledge of attending the exclusive 2nd Annual NAMM Jamm put together by DEAN Guitars and ddrums at The Grove in Anaheim. The show featured headliners Megadeth and Hellyeah as well as performances by Michael Schenker, Leslie West, Michael Angelo Batio & F.O.E. and the Coffin Case & Dean Girl fashion show (which in all honesty seemed like a big waste of time). Check out tons more photos from the 2011 NAMM Show online at www.yourmusicmagazine.com
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Dave Navarro unveils his Signature Epiphone Acoustic/Electric Guitar
Dave Mustaine at the 2nd Annual NAMM Jamm, hosetd by Dean Guitars and ddrums
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ern California enabling you to build the amp of your dreams and play it wherever you choose!
New Products from Orange! The all-in-one computer amplifier speaker revolution starts here! Orange’s new OPC is more than just a high quality all-in-one powerful computer, it’s been designed to deliver playing, recording, editing and computing capabilities to musicians and music aficionados. Including a 24 Bit Audio Interface with both guitar and microphone inputs, the OPC connects directly with a monitor to give you complete control as you record directly into it. Find out more at www.orangepc.com
The TH100 Head has exactly the same controls and preamp section as its smaller sibling, but when running at half power, it makes 35 watts on two output tubes, and 70 watts on four output tubes. Put it to full power and the amp makes 50 watts with two output tubes and 100 watts with four. Being able to switch to half power means you can reduce the listening volume while preserving the power tube distortion. The clarity of the classic vintage sparkling sound on one channel plus the stunning overdrive / distortion with its British tone crunch on the other, makes this a very classy amp.
Introducing the NEW Dave Navarro Acoustic/ Electric! (see pic opposite page) With his six-string skills best described as a merger between heavy metal, psychedelia, and modern rock, Dave Navarro became one of alternative rock’s first true guitar heroes. From his ground-breaking work with “Jane’s Addiction” and “Red Hot Chili Peppers” to his guest appearances on landmark recordings such as Nine Inch Nails’ “Further Down the Spiral” and Alanis Morissette’s “Jagged Little Pill,” Dave Navarro was one of the first rock guitarists not to confine his playing to just one style. Now, Dave teams up with Epiphone to create a versatile acoustic/electric guitar with exceptional stage sound, playability and solid-wood tone combined with a bold visual statement that is as unique as the man himself. As a personalized touch, the multi-layer truss rod cover features “Jane” in white while the very thin clear pickguard features a haunting line drawing. Bret Michaels Introduces Signature Dean Guitar Series! The Bret Michaels Signature Series guitars have been designed for guitar players of all levels. It was important to Bret to create a product that would be affordable to all of his fans and musicians alike. The Dean Guitars Bret Michaels Signature Series will debut with two acoustics and two electric guitars. The acoustics, the Jorga-Raine and The Player, feature custom graphics designed by Bret in direct collaboration with Dean Guitars. The electric guitars are Bret’s customization of the classic Dean Z guitar, the very instrument Bret played in the Celebrity Apprentice intro. It features a beautiful rosewood fingerboard, inlayed with Bret’s iconic iron cross at the 12 fret and will be available in both metallic black and metallic white.
Grid1 Unleashes Lithium Power for Musicians! Get rid of the cable clutter! Grid1’s Pedal Jeanie is a turnkey battery-powered pedalboard that supports all 9v, 12v, and 18v pedals. Additional 15v/18v/24v pedal connections are available by using the “optional” in-line DC conversion cable. The Pedal Jeanie pedalboard measures 23” x 19” x 4”, and is constructed of heavy duty 16 gauge steel. Its unique “patent-pending” matrix design offers a myriad of layout options. The World’s first battery-powered tube 60 Watt guitar amplifier is here! Grid1’s G1-BPT212 is full featured 60 watt guitar amp will run for well over 4 hours on a single battery charge. The Eminence high quality neodymium magnet speakers give the amp a very warm, rich sound. The G1 is also equipped with “universal power.” This allows the amp to operate or charge with any voltage from 90-240VAC. Offering a wide selection of hardwood cabinet choices and a rugged tolex, the G1 amps are handmade in NorthYMM 84 • Feb. 2011 • WWW.YOURMUSICMAGAZINE.COM
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You may remember seeing them on TV a few times during last year’s freecreditreport.com band search...They didn’t win, but that may have been a blessing. Since then, they’ve gained tons of exposure and a solid fan base. So look out 2011... Evolove is coming! How would you categorize your style in your own words? Colby: I’d say Popcore. I think we created a new genre. You can’t even Wikipedia it. Lucy: We have a pop element with a hard edge. How difficult is it for a band coming out of L.A. to make it? Lucy: I believe that there’s a three percentile of success. It’s hard anywhere. It’s the music business. In L.A. it’s more competitive because there are more musicians per city block and there is a lot of noise that you have to get above but this is where it happens. How’d you guys get the freecreditreport.com gig? Colby: We killed the audition. Lucy: For the last few years we’ve developed a relationship with MTV. They’ve placed a lot of songs from our old band. When we started Evolove, they kept up with us, so when freecreditreport.com asked MTV to get the word out, they got a hold of our manager and the rest is history. Do you think it is better that you didn’t win? Lucy: It was great for what it was. We got exposure, we got some money to record, we were on MTV, and we made a lot of friends. Colby: We also got free lunch! It was good lunch. Lucy: We have nothing negative to say about the whole experience. Did you get to meet the other bands? Lucy: We all hung out together. They were really cool. Colby: We thought there would be aggression towards each other and there wasn’t. No backstage fights? Colby: No, we growled at each other once in a while. Lucy: It was like a summer camp experience. We were all going through the same experience together.
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evolove Interview by Itay K
Everyone was really awesome. Colby: I Love Monsters is awesome. I just had to put that out there!
Where does your musical inspiration come from? Is it a jam session kind of thing? Colby: No, it’s very structured. Lucy: We’re trying to aim at the radio. Dave: Lots of hooks. What do you guys listen to in the van? Lucy: It’s a mix. All of us have a wide range that we could be playing anything at any given time. Colby listens to Hootie & The Blowfish a lot. Colby: But only their early stuff. Are you guys in the process of recording anything new? Lucy: We are working on a new EP with Michael Eisenstein. That is what we’ve been working on for the last few months. Any plans for a new music video? Lucy: Yes. As soon as we pick a single we will do a music video for it. Colby: As soon as they pick out the single. Who’s ‘they’? Colby: The Fans. We’ll use the Ouija board and ask the spirits and if that doesn’t work we’ll probably just do an online poll. Anything else going on this year? Any touring? Colby: Yes, we’re going to Austin, Texas for SXSW. Lucy: There are a lot of other things going on. We just signed with Planet L.A. Records and they’re working on getting us out in the international market, so we’re looking at going to Japan. The label is spreading out globally and we hope to go wherever they go globally. CHECK OUT THE ENTIRE VIDEO INTERVIEW ONLINE AT WWW.YOURMUSICMAGAZINE.COM
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I was lucky enough to see you guys play last night at the Grove... Long night last night. Did you enjoy the show? Hell Yeah! Right on, good times. What’s it like playing with Vinnie Paul? I heard you guys asked him two times before he said yes. It’s awesome. We asked him quite a few times actually, he was still trying to recover and unsure if he was going to play music anymore. What made him say yes eventually? I think his love for music and that he wanted to play. You know, music is medicine. It’s a recovery process and a healing thing, so everybody can benefit from music. I think that’s what it all really boiled down to. Guys like you and Vinnie influenced me to pick up an instrument and rock out... What was it like for you before you made it? I grew up in a very musical family. My dad was a musician and he was the sole source of inspiration for me to pick it up and go for it. He introduced me to the Beatles and Led Zeppelin and that’s how it all started. When did you first get introduced to Dean guitars? I first met Josh from Dean in 2007. I believe it was at Download Festival in England. We became good friends and he was kind enough to point me out. I saw the guitars and I loved them. The rest is history. We’re here standing in front of your gear, what can you tell us about it? This is my signature Dean (holding guitar) it’s called “The General” the Maxwell Series, it took about a year to develop. A little tweaking here and there, but it’s a badass fucking machine right now; custom raw wood on it; custom DMT pick ups and it’s all badass! What influenced you to make the shape the way it is? It seems a little different. You know we got “the cleavage cut” you know what I mean? It was a design that Dean came up with and I had them add this extra cut down here to make it more yin and yang uniform. I wanted to have the flames ripping down from the first cut all the way down to the second cut. I had them get me a raw neck, so no lacquer gets in the way; it’s got quick action. They did a good job and I’m very
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Tom Maxwell of
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Interview by Manny Rivas
proud of it. I got the black one here. It’s called “The Widow.” It’s the same thing but black paint and silver flames and the headstock is skull and bones.
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Troy sanders of
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Interview by Itay K play some small clubs, um, small soccer stadiums. When was the last time you guys actually played a small club? Um, we do all the time when we play headlining shows. In earlier 2010 we played a few 300-400 capacity venues, they were packed out, and it was very comforting and nice. The atmosphere was awesome. It’s the best energy you can find, gig wise. I’ve only seen you guys in massive venues. A smaller club would be pretty epic... Yeah, I wish our band wasn’t popular so we could play small places. So, I’m mad at my bandmates for being so awesome!
How’s NAMM going for you? Cluster-fuck of NAMM? It’s nice. The fine people at Orange Amps brought us out here and damn, the line was huge for the meet & greet. It’s a little bit overwhelming, but in a good way. I can’t believe people want to meet our band! Well, it’s because your band kicks ass! Well, we try. We’re trying to physically kick more ass… to terrorize. I hear there’s a new album in the works... Slowly. Working on new stuff. It might take us 4 or 5 months. As long as it takes. Do you guys do a lot of writing on the road? Not really. We collect ideas on the road. Once we get home, we go to the practice space, share ideas with each other and kind of go from there and start building. Work out the marriage between this riff and that one and slowly build a song, slowly build an album. As long as it takes.
The band has a great marriage between the artwork and the music, has that been a conscious thing? Oh yeah! Growing up we liked to hold our favorite albums in our hands; a tangible product. We liked to see the artwork big, read the lyrics, listen to the music and immerse yourself into what’s happening. We’ve always been proud and fond of creating artwork and releasing vinyl and having a whole package, so that when you hold this piece of art called Mastodon, it’s our work, our story, our music. If you like it, you can be one with it. Well thanks for taking the time to talk with us. I like it; short and sweet, like my penis.
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Promise of the Real With two years of grassroots touring ranging from intimate club gigs to opening slots with Willie Nelson, B.B. King and Dave Matthews Band, to sharing the stage with Neil Young and Steven Tyler at Farm Aid 2010, Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real just released their highly-anticipated debut full-length CD this past December. As the spawn of Willie Nelson, Lukas has grown up around legendary musicians his entire life, even playing behind his father, but that hasn’t affected his attitude towards his music. The 21 year old, humbled by his father’s fame and not willing to exploit it, is quickly making a name for himself not only as a great songwriter, but as a dynamic performer and guitarist. I had a chance to catch up with Lukas at the Fillmore in San Francisco during a run of Willie Nelson dates… How’s the road been? What’s it like traveling with your own band? It’s been wonderful. It’s been a couple of years now that I’ve been traveling with my own band. It’s really great. I feel like I’m able to let go more. When I’m playing with someone else I’m worried about trying to do what’s best for the band and the song - especially if there are so many other musicians and I’m not the focus of the music. I want to make it as tasty as possible, which is great. It’s like a whole other art. For me, I like to be able to be in front and not hold back at all; to put 100% into it. Playing the music I write comes easier because it comes from my soul. It’s a direct channel. What’s the origin of the band name “Promise of The Real”?
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Well, the way my family raised me, they always said be yourself, be real. I grew up watching Neil Young and the whole vibe that he and my dad represent is being real and not putting on any masks. Whether you are on or off stage you are the same person. When you put on a show the music speaks for itself. That’s what we’re all about. Where do your songs come from? I always believed that they’re already out there and I just pick them up like a frequency. I try not to be so vain as to think that I’m more creative than anyone else. Maybe I’m just more tuned in to that frequency because I have chosen to be. I write about my life and things that have happened or if I feel sympathetic toward a situation. For example, the song ‘The Awakening’ on our first EP
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was written about my uncle. He had triple bypass surgery and I was imagining what he would feel like when he woke up. Is the new album a collaborative effort with the rest of the band? It‘s a collaboration on the arrangement. I write the songs still but we are going to try to write more together. We don’t rehearse much. Usually if we want to do a new song I’ll write it on the acoustic guitar and bring it to the band. Then we’ll arrange it so that it works electrically. Do you do a lot of writing on the road? I do. We sit back here sometimes and jam. Before we had this bus we were in an RV, before that a van, and before that a truck with a camper. It’s been a nice transition. We’ve done almost 400 shows since then. What’d you grow up listening to? Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jimi Hendrix, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, The Beatles... and Ray Charles was a huge one for me.
Where do you see your music progressing? I don’t know. I just take it one day at a time. I can’t really see where it’s going to go but I kind of like the mystery of it. I see that we’re getting better as musicians, as a band, and that I’m getting better as a writer. I’m excited to see where things are going to go as far as production and instrumentation. As we get better known, and maybe the finances come in more, we can experiment with more musicians and pay them well. You should get Bob Dylan to play with you. I would love to but I don’t want anyone to think that I want to live off of them or their name. I love playing with my dad but I want to establish myself as a musician so that people want to play with me instead of me having to go out and say “Hey you want to play on my record”? I’d rather them hear a song and say that’s good and want to work with me. So you played on Jay Leno recently... How was that? That was great. It was awesome. They’re great guys over there. The crew and everyone there was super nice and laid back. What’s coming up next? We are tentatively scheduled to play the Letterman show in February and it should air on the 25th. Jay Leno wants us back in April. On March 20th we’re playing Café Du Nord. Then we’re doing the Stagecoach Festival in April. Our tour is booked until April and the information can be found on our website, www.promiseofthereal.com.
You’ve been on stage with legends. In your short guitar life who were you most anxious to work with? I know you worked with B.B. King... B.B. King was humble... Neil is really cool. Bob Dylan was probably the most nerve racking. He asked me to play guitar for him and asked me to join his band after he let his old band go. I had to decline because I’m so busy and I would honestly rather be able to do my own thing and see those guys when I can. No disrespect obviously. I felt the most charged when I was up YMM 84 • Feb. 2011 • WWW.YOURMUSICMAGAZINE.COM
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So you listened to a lot of classics... Yeah, I’ve always felt like if I’m going learn, I’m going to learn from the best. If I’m going to absorb, because that’s what I like to do, absorb things. So I’ll try all of these influences and meld them together to create my own style. I listened to a lot of the players that they listen to also, because I admired them and I admired what they were doing and where they were going. John Lennon for example, listened to a lot of Little Richard and Elvis. The Stones listened to a lot of those old blues guys, Little Walter and Willie Dixon. So if I wanted to get emerged in what someone was trying to do, I kind of absorbed some of their style because I liked it and I would listen to what they listened to and read about it to absorb everything.
with Bob because his band is so great.
Lukas Nelson @ The Fillmore, SF January 11, 2011
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By Mark Gilmore
February 2011 Local Licks Artist of the Month!
prylosis It was recently brought to my attention that I have known, and liked the band Prylosis for over 6 years, and I have yet to make them Artist of the Month. My first thought was, bullshit! Then I thought long and hard, and I realized they were right. So I made a list of excuses. 1) They had member changes that threw me off. They started Rebuilding The Broken, as well as recording their first full-length album with that name. 2) They did 2 or 3 tours of the Middle East – at least Carl did (guitars). Couldn’t have them be AOTM while he was gone. 3) Bassist, Jeff was too young. Well I just found out that he’s in his 20’s, where the hell did the time go? Plus it was a stupid excuse anyway. 4) I was waiting for vocalist Mike King to stop wearing that stupid AC/DC hat. 5) I was waiting for my computer to learn how to automatically spell – Prylosis 6) I Suck!!! Enough said. So, Prylosis is the Artist of the Month for February 2011. I just can‘t put it off any more. Plus, I had to get them in before the end of the world in May. Visit them at www.prylosis.com and see them live when they open for Adema at the Boardwalk in Sacramento on February 20th. Joining them will be Spider City, Terra Ferno, Fallrise, and Constant Grey.
Editors note:
Prylosis won the Silver Medal in the 2009 Your Music Magazine Band Olympicks! Check out this photo with the Epiphone bass they won.
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fter several member changes and their latest record deal with Subnoize, (hed) p.e. has released and is touring for their new album “Truth Rising”. The phoenix on the cover symbolizes the “Truth Movement” rapidly rising to the masses and may also hint to their relationship with Subnoize. Interview by Gabe Silva You just released your new album “Truth Rising”. How are people responding to it so far? People are enjoying the new album. You’re never sure what people are going to think until you finally release it. How is this album different from the last one? Is it like a second chapter? It kind of is. Just got a little heavier. We spent more money and recorded it in a better studio, so the audio quality has improved over the last album. I was on your website, newworldorphans.com, and people are coining you the leader of the Truth Movement. What is the Truth movement? The Truth movement has to do with awareness of a whole bunch of subjects like organized religion, secret governments, extra-terrestrial realities, lost human history and all that type of stuff that’s all connected. That’s something I’ve been into for like five years so I put it into my music. Our music is a good vehicle. I personally have taken notice that there is a “consciousness” for these types of lyrics. Would you say you are filling the void for Rage Against the Machine or Zach de la Rocha? I wouldn’t say we are filling the void. We are just doing our own thing. Like you said, we are part of a bigger movement. It’s just something that I’m into and so are a lot of people. Where is (hed) p.e. broadcasting the “Truth Movement” next? We’ve got five more shows. Reno, Tempi, San Diego, Anaheim, Riverside. Than we are going to Japan, Australia, and Europe. How are things going with Subnoize? We’re doing well. It keeps us busy and we get to put out an album every 18 months so that’s what’s important to us. This is our Eighth studio album that we just put out. Eight albums in 16 years.
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What Makes Abrahadabra better then In Sorte Diablo? There is more going on; it is a lot more on the experimental side. In Sorte Diablo was a bit more basic and not as orchestrated. Abrahadabra involves a live orchestra and choir and more samples. That would be the biggest difference.
I know for myself I would love to have something like this. I think that is special for the metal fans because they want the actual album instead of just downloading it, but people are going to do that, too. Many of them would like to have the CD and something physical to touch.
Interesting. I saw in previous interviews saying you would like to use a choir, I didn’t know you already have. I am surprised we hadn’t thought of it before. We are really stoked about using a live choir because that’s something we have always wanted to do.
I would too, I have always been blown away by artwork. I like to hold it and see it for myself, then put it in my collection vs. a computer screen. How do you guys coordinate a stage set up and do you guys have any pyrotechnic special effects going on? Sometimes we do, but for this tour we don’t use any bombs just because we have to have techs go on tour with us. But we have a really big light show and a great production. We want to do something different every tour.
Are you going to perform with a live orchestra and choir? Yeah, in May we have a full orchestra and choir set up in Oslo (Norway) if it works out then that would be awesome. We would use the same (KORK) orchestra that recorded on our album. How do you like working with Nuclear Blast Records? It’s great, they are a very good label for us; they are promoting the album out there for everyone to see. Have you ever played at the Regency Ballroom in SF before? No, but we have played in San Francisco a few times before, this looks like the best place so far. I think Dimmu Borgir may have played here on the Danzig tour, but I wasn’t on that tour. I noticed your album is not in a typical jewel case with a jacket. How do you come up with something so abstract? We like to do different versions of the album to make it more special features then the simpler version. It’s all about putting a variety of items out there so people get what they want to pay for. There is also a special bonus on the album, you need to do that in this market because there is so much downloading these days. Have you noticed a difference in album sales from selling CDs vs. selling online with, say, iTunes? I would say the album sales are still the biggest, but iTunes is really getting up there being on the 4th position.
In what ways have you felt the need to progress in such a competitive career to maintain or surpass the success the Dimmu Borgir has built up? As a musician you always want to make a better album. Sometimes you succeed and sometimes you don’t and that’s the life of a musician; it goes up and down. What do you like to do on your free time away from music? Stay home, watch a good movie. I mean, we are pretty normal. We go out and do things like everybody else. What kinds of movies do you like? I like everything; horror, comedies, mafia... Have you heard of Metalocalypse? It’s show that references metal bands and in the show they have a place called “Dimmu Burger”. What do you think of that? Yeah, I haven’t seen it, just heard of it. I would like to try a “Dimmu Burger” one day and put the lettuce in a pentagram. Haha. Or the tomato. Or even just the ketchup Have yourself a Demon Burger. Demon Burger? That sounds good. Damn, they stole our idea!
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ailing from Compton, California, in 2007 Pour Habit released their breakthrough album, “Suiticide” and after signing to Fat Wreck in 2009, the album was re-released on the label that same year. Their next album, “Got Your Back”, is scheduled for release later this year.
Photos & Interview by Brian Crabtree You guys are out on tour with Pepper at the moment... Eric: We’ve just done seven and a half weeks with Pepper. We’re in Santa Cruz tonight for a show with the Super Villains and Ballyhoo! Going to rage it up on a good ol’ Tuesday night. So I hear you guys are all big drinkers... what’s your drink of choice? Steve: Loko for me. Lime, lemon Loko. Colin: I’m the Hennessey, but on tour a beer drinker. Gneiss - the good stuff. Eric: I’m a Hennessey and Four Loko drinker when I’m on tour and my tolerance is high. Chuck: (Smashes a can on the table) Four Loko Fruit Punch and Jaeger. The Four Loko gets me going. And in the off season? Steve: The MGD... the crying... Eric: Yes, and a lot of post tour withdrawls. And how has the recent tour with Pepper been? Colin: Pepper’s great. Eric: Pepper are some of the greatest dudes. Chuck: Hello is this thing on… HELLO…. Any big plans for Pour Habit going into 2011? Eric: We’re going to release our album!
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Chuck: It’s the long awaited album. Eric: Now it’s done - done and all good to go. Was the album recorded during the tour or before? Colin: It was recorded in June or May...wait February? Eric: No, it was after the Blackout Tour. It was recorded in the spring of last year, and I don’t know why it’s taken so long to come out. Steve: It has to do with business shit we have nothing to do with. And you guys are on Fat Wreck now... How have they been treating you guys? Colin: They’ve treated us to the world. Steve: They’ve taken us everywhere. Chuck: Well, Mike has done an excellent job by recruiting us. Steve: Fat Wreck has treated us like family and we love it. Chuck: We love you mother fuckers and shit! Being a fresh face in Punk Rock, how do you feel about the state of the scene? Chuck: The current state of punk rock is that if you enjoy it, it’s great. Colin: I find it weird that we’re a punk/metal band and our last two tours have been with reggae bands. I’ve found that you don’t really have to classify yourself, you just have to go out and
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have a good show. Even though we’re kind of opposite, you still get to go to a great show. Steve: I feel the genre we’re in, you have to be equal to the big guys like NOFX, Bad Religion, or Pennywise something like that. Chuck: Everything he just said I don’t know and is utter crap. Steve: All I’m trying to say is that these days you have to be big to be doing the big shows and clubs. The music doesn’t seem to be there anymore. Eric: Wrap it up B. Steve: Maybe if you go to Australia or Europe.
and do what you do because that’s what you do. We go up there for our thirty minutes and do what we do. We’re just happy that we can share our talent, doing what we’re doing. It’s a win/win situation. Eric: In the words of Brother Ali: “If you don’t like what we do, then fuck you.”
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The Your Music Magazine Band Olympicks began 11 years ago as a Battle of the Bands event called “Rock Wars.” In May of 2002, Lyon Entertainment released a digest-sized free handbook with brief bios from the bands participating. This “Rock Wars” program was the prototype for what is now Your Music Magazine. In 2008 the event was changed to the Your Music Olympicks (YMO), incorporating events such as guitar solo competitions, judged vocal events, drum and bass events and the popular Live Performance Event. The key to the Your Music Olympicks is the ability for fans to interact with the voting process making for bigger and better shows. The YMO is a year-long unsigned band competition spanning 4 cities throughout Northern California. The event is held at several different clubs in each city allowing for a variety of musical styles. This year we begin in Santa Cruz on March 4th @ The Blue Lagoon. Come out and support local music and the sponsors that make it happen! The Santa Cruz Your Music Olympicks are sponsored by: WE ARE CALIFORNIA GROWN, SANTA CRUZ REHEARSAL STUDIOS, FRENCHY’S, INDIGITAL STUDIOS, COWBOYS BAR AND GRILL, HENFLINGS, COASTERS LOUNGE, THE BLUE LAGOON, THE APTOS BRIT, THE CATALYST, and YOUR MUSIC MAGAZINE.
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5150 March 4, 2011 @ the blue lagoon Chris Filice - Drums Eric “Yakmz” Hernandez - Guitar Diamond Dave - Guitar, Vocals Masaki Takeda - Bass We are going to start off with a brief introduction starting off with Chris on the drums. What kind of drums do you play? Chris: I play a Mapex drum kit with Zildjian Cymbals. Who are some of the musicians you admire? Chris: I would say some of my favorites are probably Chris Adler from Lamb of God and of coarse Lars Ulrich from Metallica. Anybody fast, anyone who plays hard. How long have you been playing? Chris: I’ve been playing for probably about 8 years or so. Next we have Eric on guitar. Who are your influences? Eric: Basically, Metallica, Megadeth, really into Trivium, Black Dahlia Murder, John Petrucci, Joe Satriani, Paul Gilbert is a big influence on me. What gear do you play? Eric: Right now. I recently got a 5150 Peavey head. Playing that through a pretty crappy cab. I play through a Jackson Kelly with a EMG 81 pickup and a Lexy LTD guitar. Do you have a motto? Eric: My motto is “Go hard or go home!” and I am not ready to go home yet. Dave on the guitar and vocals... Influences? Dave: My influences are actually older bands like Carcass. Even though I consider Children Of Bodom even an older band now, but I love Children Of Bodom, Alexi is awesome. And then there is the classic stuff like Ozzy, Randy Rhoads, Dimebag Darrell. What’s your gear? Dave: I have a ton of amps but for guitars I play EPS’s, well, obviously I can’t afford an ESP so they are are all LTD’s. I have an 8 string LTD I have been trying to learn how to play and I have been butchering shows. Because I bring it to shows to force myself to learn how to play the fucking thing. I always bring a backup 6 string. I run EMG active pickups all the time. I love tube amps. I won’t play anything if it does not have a tube in it. Masaki, bass. What are your influences? Masaki: It’s hard to say. I am always into one band at a certain time in my life.
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What’s coming up for 2011? Dave: Everything! New CD, shows, stickers T-shirts. The usual low end metal band stuff. facebook.com/5150metal
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March 4, 2011 @ the blue lagoon Neil Simmons - Vocals/Bass Eli Post - Guitar Chris Freehart - Drums What are your favorite Punk Rock bands of all time? Chris: Suicidal. Eli: Jim Morrison, NOFX the list goes on and on. Neil: Danzig, Descendents, Bad Brains. Favorite Santa Cruz bands? Chris: Ribsey’s Nickel Neil: Good Riddance - we went to high school with those guys. So, you guys are “Sick and Tired?” Chris: Sick and tired of being sick and tired. Neil: That song is getting old it was on the last CD. Chris: We are working on a new CD. We are going to mix it up a bit with some slower stuff, but we will still have the heavy songs. We play all different kinds of music, blues, reggae, so we like to mix it up. Neil: We have like 10 reggae songs and we’ll do some free jazz like jam jazz for hours. We even have a couple new covers we are going to throw in the set. Fire’s Fury is playing at The Blue Lagoon for the Your Music Olympicks. What do you like about the Blue Lagoon? Chris: It’s got great sound. I like the controversy of it being a “different” kind of bar. Eli: Good location with a good local draw. Neil: I like Henflings too. The Blue and Henflings are our favorite places to play. We like to work with Eric from Renegade Sound. He just recorded our demo a couple of weeks ago and we’ll have him keep doing it. At his live shows he never just sets it and forgets it. He’s always there working on the sound. Myspace or Facebook? Neil: Myspace just because you can have your songs on there. They changed it on us like a month or two ago; I had to totally redo it. If you could be sponsored by any instrument company who would it be? Chris: DW Drums. Neil: Musicman Bass Eli: Probably Fender, Mesa Boogie for my amp. Then I could shove my guitar through my amp and not worry about it. myspace.com/firesfurythrash
The best friends march 18, 2011 @ henflings Aiden Ward - Guitar/Vocals Christian Whiting - Guitar/Vocals Derek Burle - Bass Benjamin Einstein - Keyboards Christian, who are some of the musicians you admire? Buddy Guy, Alan Wolfe, Dizzy Gillespie, he’s pretty great. Newer stuff like Andrew Bird, any rock icons I guess. Dr. Dre is bad ass, George Clinton. Anyone who shows how much fun they are having. What kind of gear are you using? How long have you been playing? Lets say 7 years. I play a Fender Telecaster through a Marshall. What musicians do you admire? George Clinton is my man. I learned how to play bass by playing along to Red Hot Chili Peppers and Parliament tunes. I slapa da bass.
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Aiden, what are your influences? James Brown, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin... Lots of music. What kind of Guitar do you play? Gibson SG through a Fender Twin. Tell me about the video for Big Bear posted on your facebook. Our official music video. Cinematography by Andrew Herwitz and Edited by: Ben Einstein Christian: We came up with the main progression for that song while jamming one night, Derek hated it. I think It sums up the band cause it goes from country to a funkier jam in the middle, then comes back. It’s disjunctive but holds together in its own way. Aiden wrote the lyrics. Derek: I hated that song. Aiden: It was a string of consciousness, just lyrics strung together. It has one message though: The right way sometimes looks so wrong and a pear can be a peach if you turn it on. That’s one of the lyrics, it kind of speaks to the unknowingness of every turn of life. You never know, people who decide they know end up in trouble. Are you guys really best friends? Christian: We all lived in the same dorm. Aiden and Ben (our Keyboardist) were roommates and within a month or two we were all jamming. We all lived together in our second year. So we were friends first and then a band. myspace.com/thebestfriendsarethebest
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3UpFront March 11, 2011 @ Coaster’s Lounge
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Mr. Pierce - Vocals, crowd control… pill tester. Josh “Fish” Fisher - Bass David “D$$” Montanari - Guitar/Backing Vocs Jesse Wilkinson - Drums. (Si.)
Prahlad - Guitar & Vocals Kevin - Drums Dan - Bass
Who’s the new drummer, and what happened to Jake? Pierce: Well, in all honesty. There was this bus load of drunken nuns, and they kidnapped Jake. We didn’t see him for months, but now I hear he’s running with Heaven’s Gates. So, clearly, it wasn’t going to work out. Dave: The new drummer is Jesse Wilkinson; He is a great addition to the band with intensity and stamina. We look forward to many shows with this kid, he has great potential. Fish: Jesssssie… he’s a good friend and fellow musician. Dave: Jake was, and still is, an amazing drummer and great person; I love the guy. He’s always added an awesome sense of humor and personality to what we do; he will always be a part of the 3upFront family. Jake has a beautiful path with his new wife and child on the way. People always ask, “Was it a blowout or huge disagreement?” I reply, “…not even in the least, it’s just life.” Jesse: No…, oh si.
Prahlad: We have a long-standing relationship; we’ve known each other for 20 years. Dano and I have played in different bands Kevin was in Shlep, I think we even played one of the original Your Music Olympicks in the band It. Dano was in Herbert at the time. And now were all together as Blood and Love
Any upcoming releases? Pierce: Well, we should have the new one done sometime in this lifetime. But, uh, I guess we need to come up with a name for it first. We have a few picked out, but nothing is sticking. Fish: Double hell yeah!! Our 4th studio album should be out early this summer: June-August, sometime in there. Jesse: Si. Any upcoming shows? Dave: We have some epic shows in Tahoe starting with The Fat Cat in Tahoe City on Feb 18th and The Old Dubliner in Squaw Valley on the Feb 19th. Also, a BIG show with No Use for a Name at the Avalon in San Jose. Jesse: Si. Anything else you want to add? Pierce: I just have to say thanks to YMM and the phenomenal staff they have there, except for Itay. That guy kind of creeps me out. But out of all of this Your Music Olympicks thingy, I hope all you loyal readers out there understand what Lyon Entertainment truly does for local music, and help spread the word. Fish: Please come out to the battle to support 3upFront, we need your help, and it’s up to you!! We promise to metaphorically kick your face in at the next show due to high volume, beer, and da pit!! 3upfront.com Myspace.com/3upfrontmusic facebook.com/3upfront
Give us a brief history of Blood and Love.
Big news! You just released a new CD? Prahlad: Yes, the “Healing Scar” CD. It was
produced locally, in the Santa Cruz area, with input from three different studios. We recorded it at Rocker Studios with our man Rick Vierra. We mastered it at The Compound. Joe Clements was kind enough to bring us up and get the sound right where we wanted it; which is the Santa Cruz rock sound kind of raw, and punk. Then we had it finished at YMM sponsors Indigital Studios. They created a master for us and sent it to Fremont to a local CD production house called IsoMedia. Who did the cover art? Prahlad: Jimbo Phillips. Kevin set that up, he’s
friends with Jimbo. We were able to go over a couple of concepts with him; he came up with this after listening to the CD. It’s music from the heart. Then our bro Mark Prefontaine took the back cover photo. He works at O’neill traveling around taking photos of girls in bikinis.
A bit of trivia about Mark Prefontaine: He is related to Steve Prefontaine; Olympic gold medal winner who single-handedly started the jogging craze and inspired Nike in the 70’s. Steve died tragically in a car accident at age 24. I recommend watching the 1997 biography starring Jared Leto. I asked Mark about it once when he played bass for Vincent’s Ear, but it’s a very sad story and he didn’t really want to talk about it. Where does the band rehearse? Kevin: I have a shop over here off the Soquel
Frontage Road where I refurbish a lot of vintage drums, mostly Ludwig stuff. That’s where we rehearse.
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march 11, 2011 @ Coaster’s Lounge Vlad Kost – Lead Guitar/Vocals Mike Rude – Drums Jeff Rose – Bass Stephen Hawkins – Guitar/Vocals Tell us about your new bass player. Our new bass player’s name is Jeff Rose. We must say that he is the most dedicated and talented bass player we’ve ever had. Since day one Hell I feel has had problems with bass players. We’ve gone through 7 different bass players up to this point. Out of all of them, Jeff has by far the most technical and songwriting skills and he’s also a quick learner. Plus he is a cool guy to hang out with, which is one of the most important aspects of being in a band. You have to be a family first and then a band. We clicked right away and felt like brothers at once. What else has the band been up to since we last spoke? We finally got all of our stuff together and started on our new album last fall. It took us a while to try different set ups, test a few recording techniques, play with some equipment, use different tools, etc. Actually we had to redo the album twice because when we recorded all the instruments they would sound great on their own but we were not happy with the full picture. So we pretty much had to rebuild the studio to make a perfect sounding record and started from the scratch. We are very happy with what we hear so far, everything is done except for vocals and a few solos. So hopefully by the end of this spring we will have everything mixed and mastered.
swillbillys April 1, 2011 @ Coaster’s Lounge Beautiful Bob - Lead Vocals. Rhythm Guitar Jake, Just Jake - Drums Pinché Mo - Vocals/Bass Fiddle Flyin’ Brian - Lead Guitar How did the Swillbillies come to be? Mo: It was a road trip through Central California. I was going through the radio stations and all there was, was Mexican Polka music and really crappy Country sappy music. Not good Country. We like Country music; good Country and old Country. I was like: “God, someone needs to start a Country band that’s more like that rootsy old nasty dirty Country instead of singing about dogs and trucks and shit like that.” Jake: Hey! we’ve got some of that!” Mo: Oh yeah, fuck! Bob: My dog’s in my truck right now! Mo: So I was with a guy that I work with and he said “So you’ve got a lot of opinions, how would you write it?” I was thinking about it, and was like: “Yeah, I’d write about real shit like getting cock-blocked by your buddy!” More socially relevant stuff to us. So I came up with “Cock-Blocked Again”. I took that home and presented it to these guys and we became a Country band within one bottle of whisky. Brian: It just snow-balled from there...
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So you have a new CD coming out Feb. 18th. What was the recording process like? Brian: Fastest recording process I’ve ever heard of. Jake: Two days, 48 hours. Mo: Not even 48 hours. it was like two 10-11 hour days, and maybe a couple 30 packs. Bob: Four bottles of H&H. Mo: And a couple of bottles of whisky. It was a whirl wind. We did it down at Indigital Recording Studios. Those guys are killer! They put up with us being Hammered!
Tell us about the new CD. Our upcoming album is called “Dialogue with Death”. It includes 10 tracks and is a mix of our old songs and some of the new ones. You can actually hear one if them on our web site, hellifeel.com, from that first recording attempt we mentioned earlier. It’s called “To the One Who Holds the Key”. We constantly work on new material, our sound evolves with every song. We already have 4 new songs that are going to be on the next album. You will hear us performing “Sorrow with Teeth” at Coaster’s on March 11th, it’s a great track and we are very happy how it turned out and can’t wait to lay it down on our next recording session.
Tell us a little about the album art. Jake: Who’s idea was the cover? Brian: That was Mo’s. It’s his brain child with the cheese and everything. Mo: Yeah, it’s kind of an homage to The Dwarves and what other band? Brian: Johnny Legend did a few back in the day Mo: Yeah, food products and breasts, that’s awesome. I thought it would be funny just because we’re kind of offensive and cheesy. Bob: And misogynistic! Mo: And misogynistic. If we put something in there that was both eye-catching and kind of stomach turning... Brian: Basically, something that will offend everybody. Mo: Yeah! Exactly! Bob: We don’t want to exclude. We want to offend everybody. Mo: Our music is intended to grab you by the ear and spit in it. Like a high speed wet willy.
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Fun Fun Fun Fest made its first appearance on a cold Austin Friday evening at Waterloo Park in 2006. It was a unique approach to festival booking...filling stages with what is bubbling from the underground, what sounds great, and what is making an impact, regardless of what Pollstar or the mainstream media said was cool. What started out as a show for a few touring acts and local favorites became a movement, and a festival that fans and bands alike realized needed to be experienced year after year. This is a festival created by people in the music scene, that are in it everyday, and are driven by the DIY attitude and work ethic found in the music they love. At this fest, show goers get more for less. They get to catch artists up close and personal before they explode. They get to see some of their favorite bands of the past reunite, and they get to discover music that they have never even heard that they’ll love — all at less than $1 per act.
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MONOTONIX Jews are often called “The Chosen Ones,” but I never believed it until I saw a performance by Israel’s Monotonix. Their concerts seem like the bizarre, pornographic doomsday celebration of some anarchist tribe, typically beginning with the drums being tossed into the audience and a full trashcan being tossed over the singer’s upper body. What happens next is up to the will of the people. Each member is in or above the audience, being carried or crushed, desperately maintaining control of their instrument. The outstretched arms of fans are used as elevators, drum stands and a safety net when singer, Ami Shalev, eventually climbs something high and dramatically jumps off—first yelling something charmingly foreign like “all the strong boys come front to catch me!” Amidst the chaos you’ll lose sight of the members, then spot them again for they are the most hairy and least clothed people in the room. Spatially, their shows know no boundaries---in the front, in the back, on top of the bar, out in the street, but never, never on the stage. You’ll know it’s over when the fuzzy guitar that’s been droning for the last 40 minutes ceases and Monotonix politely wave and start collecting their belongings. What is the meaning of all this violence? It’s not a musical expression of hate like that of GG Allin. Conversely, both the band and the audience are joyously destructive. Maybe it’s a meditation on selflessness, allowing those present to temporarily lose their ego and have fun. Perhaps it’s empowering to see the success and celebration of three guys who are so below the curve in terms of talent and looks. Or maybe it just feels good to get a little crazy sometimes. In any event, Monotonix score points with rock and roll’s intangible elements: passion, bravery and grotesque charm. WWW.YOURMUSICMAGAZINE.COM • February 2011 • YMM 84
to play? Haggai: No drugs. No alcohol. No smoking. Concentrating, concentrating, concentrating on fun. It should be fun. Without all that other stuff I mentioned, you can have more fun. Do people ever think you’re drunk? Haggai: Yes, of course, but no we’re not. If you had to compare Monotonix to something non-musical, what would you compare it too? Haggai: A soccer game. Photo credit: Teven Hudgins
Why don’t you use the stage during performances? Ami: Never. You see, there’s no point. How do you want to die? Ami: In my bed because I am an ordinary guy. You don’t seem like an ordinary guy when you play music. Why is that? Ami: When I play music I’m not, but in real life I’m very ordinary. You’ve injured yourself on stage before… Ami: I injured my knee during a show, but I was not on stage.
But soccer games are slow and paced... Haggai: No, go closer and find how the team works. It’s more interesting than you think. Or the wrestling, (Author’s note: several amateur wrestling matches preceded Monotonix’s performance) that is the best match-up for us. It is really an inspiration, to be entertaining, to be a little aggressive. Like athletes, I think you guys have good instincts. You never know how the crowd is going to react, but you always roll with it. Haggai: That’s the Israeli Army, man. In Israel we served many years in the army, but don’t forget, in the end it’s peace, not war. We wish there weren’t any armies.
Are you more popular in Israel or the United States? Ami: The United States. Do you play crazy shows like this in Israel? Ami: We don’t really play in Israel. Ever. Haggai: Personally I am embarrassed because then I go out on the street and I am afraid of being recognized. I don’t want people to recognize me. If it’s where I grew up and in front of the people I grew up with--I can’t be released. It is something that I should work on with my psychiatrist.
As a drummer, who did you look up to? Haggai: I like Terry Bozzio very much and, of course, Mitch Mitchell. How do you prepare yourself to get ready
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Who were your musical influences when you started to play? Haggai: We really adored the old school rock. We know a lot about the classic bands like Black Sabbath, Led Zepplin, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zepplin, I’m sorry.
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By Kevin Madness
pos
If not a reaction to the missteps of the greedy and ignorant, than POS is nothing. His lyrics are an endless discourse on existence—critical of the wicked, hopeful for the rest. If the title of his breakout album, Never Better, sounds self-righteous, that’s because he is. It’s that mentality, though, that puts him in a position to both enlighten listeners to their own possibilities while simultaneously telling them that their world is full of shit. Surely it’s the passion in his prose that has him in the heights of underground hiphop, because it’s not his image. In contrast to his indie-rap peers, the man born Stephan Anderson is neither cartoonish nor overinflated with pride. Instead, he comes off as what every artist professes to be: real. I spoke with Anderson at Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, Texas, just before he jumped into the crowd to deliver the most inspired hip-hop set of the day. Talking to him, I soon realized the source of his inspiration was equally creation itself and the rejection of useless pursuits. What’s the story on the follow up for Never Better? I start recording in January. I don’t know what it’s going to be called yet. I have a few ideas, but I don’t want to say because all of them kind of represent totally different extremes and I’m sitting on three types of beats and seeing which way I’m going to run with it. I have a foundation of incredibly solid Lazerbeak beats, I have a couple beats from Boys Noize and a couple from Patrick from Innerpartysystem. There are a couple of turns I want to take, but basically push past what I’ve already done.
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What are your favorite punk rock bands? Minor Threat, all the fast Rancid records and, of course, Refused and At the Drive In. I grew up on things that were fast and about unity instead of rap, which was often about killing people.
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What made the change and got you into rap? I didn’t want to have to be in a band where I had to wait for other people to work. Then people went to college and I got bored with not having
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all the control over my songs. Rapping seemed like the only necessary direction, the quickest easiest thing to do. If you were to write and autobiography about yourself, what would you call it? No Funeral. The media seemed to really embrace Gayngs. What was your involvement in that project? A lot of people played on it. A lot of people sang on it, but it was mostly put together by Ryan Olson. He organized it and produced it. He’s lived in Minneapolis and I’ve been working with him for eight years. He plays in Building Better Bombs with me and is one of my best friends. It was his project I just contributed. I just sang on one song. It’s music to make love to… It’s adult contemporary. Since we’re at Fun Fun Fun Fest, why don’t you tell us what do you do for fun? Make music. That’s really what I do. I play music and then when I get bored I make a different kind of music. I don’t stop. I’m in five
active bands right now. What wisdom have you taken away from making so much music? This is going to sound super existential, but I feel that the wisdom I have you can only get from having a job like this. I have a lot of free time to think and read. I think everybody should examine the rules and regulations that they grew up with and pick and choose which ones they are going to follow and live by. I think a lot of people end up really depressed because they try to fit their life into a box that wasn’t made for them without any examination at all. You have to ignore that shit and see what actually makes you happy. Do you follow that? I never tried to do anything else in my life other than make music because that’s all that makes me really happy. I never really cared about having money. We need to get rid of the level of comfort that were so used to because if you’re not expecting to watch cable and sleep on the softest, biggest beds and make the most money, you can do a lot more shit. You’ve got more time to think about what life is really about.
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did you miss me? It’s been awhile since we’ve seen each other, and somewhere in there, it became 2011. I rang it in with a hearty, “Fuck you, 2010, and good riddance.” It was a year rife with loss, heartbreak, and depression. In spite of all that, the music was always there to carry us through. Here is hoping for a much brighter 2011 – it certainly couldn’t be much worse. Let’s kick things off with the good, the bad, and the ugly in the year’s first NorCal Metal Report. By Dave Pirtle
I would be remiss if I didn’t start with the passing of Falling to Pieces vocalist Nicci D. on November 6th 2010, following an earlymorning motorcycle accident. It rocked a scene still grieving the losses of Makh Daniels (Early Graves) and Dave Romero, and produced a truly moving show of support from all over. As I wrote shortly after the news broke, “In life and on stage, [she was] passionate, dynamic, and fearless. The world is less awesome now that [she’s] left it.” A memorial show was held in her honor at the Pine Street, and the band continues to sell
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memorial t-shirts via their website (http://www. fallingtopeices.net) to help cover her family’s expenses. I’ve heard that she had recorded vocals for some new tracks which the band plans to complete in the coming months to further honor her memory. Under new business, we start with some evidence that the spirit of 2010 continues to haunt us, beginning with the story of the demise of Imagika. What began with the departure of vocalist Norman Skinner in October of last year continued with the exit of bassist Jim Pegram and guitarist Robert Kolowitz. Founding guitarist Steven Rice and drummer Wayne De Vecchi began demoing new material which they planned to use to fill the vacancies, but recently announced that the band would be put to rest “after 17 years, 7 worldwide releases, 2 vocalists, 5 guitarists, 3 bassists, 2 drummers, and countless performances and tour dates.” Rice and De Vecchi will continue to work together, having recruited former Eldritch guitarist Roberto Proietti for a new yet-to-be-named project. They still need a bassist and vocalist, though, so if you think you can hang with these grizzled vets, contact them at burnaltar@gmail.com with your reviewable audio or video. Don’t feel bad for the rest of the guys, though. Norman Skinner continued to stretch his voice, talents, and ego with the establishment of a new project simply dubbed Skinner – along with Pegram, Kolowitz, and drummer Ramon Ochoa. The band will make their live debut on March 19th at a show that will serve as his birthday party and also feature Taunted and 667 The Neighbor of the Beast in addition to a number of special guests performing covers and favorites from Skinner’s arsenal of work. Did I mention that he’s also joined local prog outfit Utopian Trap? Well, he did, practically guaranteeing that you will be reading his name in every installment of this report until eternity. Also in that vein is the announcement that Hostility has called it quits. Their 14-year run included 8 releases (most recently 2010’s Set In Stone) and hundreds of shows across the country. Believed by many to be the heir
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and family – and to him, many of them were all three. OK, well, so much for hope of a better year. I guess 2010 had a few remaining turds to drop on us. Now maybe it will wipe its ass and go away for good. Be like the proverbial match and help chase the stench away by sending yours news and/or feedback to norcalmetal@ksjs.org. I promise to close the door, lift the lid, and flush twice.
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apparent to Pantera, they never quite reached that level despite their crushing musical style. The split leaves a sizeable hole in the NorCal scene that will be difficult to fill. All members (vocalist Greg Haran, guitarist Tony V., bassist Brandon Sigmund, and drummer Blake Ferris) are expected to resurface in new projects over the course of time. Coming out of nowhere was the announcement that guitarist and founding member Eric Beard (a.k.a. E Bomb) has parted ways with Bomb & Scary to pursue other musical interests. For now, he has resurrected his Angerhead project and is currently looking for a vocalist and drummer to solidify the new machine. You can hear what it’s all about by going to http:// www.reverbnation. com/angerhead, and if you think it’s something you want to be a part of, e-mail angerhead2004@ yahoo.com to arrange an audition. At this point, I might as well just make this a completely depressing article with news of the passing of Y&T bassist Phil Kennemore, who last his battle with lung cancer earlier this month at 57 years old. His passing occurred just one week after a New Year’s Eve benefit show was held in his honor at Avalon Nightclub in Santa Clara that featured appearances from members of Queensryche, Dokken, and Heaven & Hell, as well as a short set from Testament with The Venting Machine’s Jeremy Epp filling in for Alex Skolnick. Kennemore’s place in rock history is cemented thanks to “Summertime Girls,” “Rescue Me,” and “Forever.” Our thoughts and condolences go out to his bandmates, friends,
1. Forbidden – Omega Wave 2. Kinetik – Stoppage Time 3. Something Left Unsaid – In Memories of Blood 4. Rejection Trigger – Darkened Place 5. Insanity – Visions of Apocalypse 6. The Venting Machine – VI of Cups 7. Montra – Wings of a Fly 8. Severed Fifth – Nightmares By Design 9. Sympathy Ends – S/T 10. Feral Depravity – Demo QUICK BITS: Seeds of Hate has disbanded, and one wonders what the next chapter will be in a bloodline that includes Pandemic and Sarcoma . . . Until We Sleep has a new bass player in Chris Yadigar . . . Cormorant will begin recording their next full-length album in the Spring . . . due to creative differences, Unconventional Thought Process has parted ways with drummer Kevin Michel and bassist Adrean Ortez . . . Chamber 7 is currently at work on their new album Machines of Malice . . . Crow has begun work on their full-length debut . . . vocalist Jimmy Toy has parted ways with Crushdown and formed a new project dubbed Through the Blood, which reportedly will be religion-based; the band has named Bryce Leanza as his replacement . . . I don’t think I ever told you that In Virtue vocalist Corinne Reif has joined Petaluma-based rock outfit Motogruv as their vocalist . . . the Central Valley’s William Wallace is working on a new recording . . . All Shall Perish has started work on the follow up to Awaken The Dreamers.
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nonpoint The avalon, Santa Clara
An Interview with Guitarist Zach Broderick Interview by Todd Graham / Photos by Mike Chavez This November, my band had the honor of sharing the stage at the Avalon in Santa Clara with a band I’ve been following for years, the certified badasses known as Nonpoint. Although sound check was running behind and people were starting to fill the parking lot outside, Nonpoint’s lead shred head Zach Broderick was gracious enough to let me shoot a few questions his way. So, being the latest to join the band, “Miracle” was your first studio release with the band? Wel, we did the EP, the acoustic, “Cut the Cord” which was 6 songs, then there was “Miracle” “(Cut the Cord) was older songs we rewrote, reorchestrated, and it has a really cool vibe. We’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback and was a lot of fun to do. So how was the tour with Mudvayne? It was great. That’s actually when we started talking to Chad Gray and Greg Tribbett, the vocalist and guitarist about producing the new record, Miracle. The tour was cool, we have a lot of the same fans, and every night was packed, a lot of good friends- it was probably the best tour we’ve had so far. Those guys are super talented too, it was an honor and a pleasure to work with them. The new album has debuted high on Amazon and iTunes - has there been any
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change in media and recognition with all the digital buzz? Yeah, it definitely helps the draw, and MTV picked it up for Headbanger’s Ball, we got to host that; there’s been a lot of press, and it being played a lot on the radio. We got to reach out to a lot of people who hadn’t heard us even though we’d been around for 10 years. We’ve been keeping it going, touring all year. So how do you like touring, you hear a lot of stories about how it wears on you. I like it, I’m not one of those guys who will complain. It’s one of the most rewarding feeling to be on stage, to see people sing the songs. Living on a bus with 8 or 9 people can get under your skin, but it definitely beats my last 9 to 5 so I’m not gonna complain. Any shows or events you guys have coming up you’re really looking forward to? Yeah, late February we are going oversees for the Soundwave Festival, a 6 date festival in Australia. Turns out we have a lot of fans down there. We’re really looking forward to that, it’s gonna be huge. Well, I’m gonna wrap it up (as the sound check get’s louder against the wall behind us), is there anyone you wanna give a shout out to or say hi to Mom? (laughs) I actually already talked to her today. Well, not to sound cheezy or anything, but thanks to all the fans who watch us, support us, come out to shows, it means a lot to us, so thanks.
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Bruno Mars
Doo-Wops & Hooligans Elektra Doo-wops & Hooligans is packed with catchy ballads and laid back tunes that make you feel good. On his first studio album, Bruno Mars’ talent hits you full force. His pure, soulful voice is reminiscent of Michael Jackson. Ballads The Way You Are and Grenade are so melodically pleasing that you almost forget that they are love songs. The doo-wop inspired Runaway Baby makes you want to get up and dance and The Lazy Song, definitely inspires laziness. Also notable is that the album is co-written and coproduced by Mars himself. - Jamie Candelaria
Social Distortion
Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes Epitaph When the manager for the record store I work at handed me a promo of the new Social Distortion, I accepted it with a painful grimace. It was the same kind of cringe you get when and old friend wants to hang out even though every time you do something horrible happens and you vow never to repeat that mistake. “Sure,” I thought, “A new Social Distortion, maybe it’ll be good. Maybe I won’t get burned this time.” I popped it into my car’s CD player and braced myself for the next 30 minutes. The opening track “Road Zombie,” a bluesbased rock instrumental kicks off the album and is a great song to be speeding down the highway to. “Alright,” I thought, “Off to a good
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start.” Then, BAM! Track number two, “California (Hustle & Flow)” starts up and the problems begin. Ness sounds tired, bored and all-around disenchanted with what he’s singing. Which is my problem with most Social Distortion albums in the past decade, but I’ll get back to that in a second. Despite Ness barely making an effort, this song could have been pretty cool. The guitar riffs and soulful back-up singers give the song a great, Rolling Stones circa Let It Bleed sound. The same effect is created on “Can’t Take It With You;” a powerful country-blues song about, you guessed it, not being able to take material possessions with you when you’re dead. There’s even a great piano solo in the middle of the song that would make Billy Preston smile. Unfortunately, just as one can’t help but laugh at Mick Jagger when he sings “What’s a poor boy to do but to sing in a rock’ n roll band?” it’s hard to believe Mike “Merchandise” Ness is singing a song about living a life of simplicity. “Hey kids, you can’t take that $70 Social Distortion comforter from Hot Topic with you when you die, but thanks for buying anyways!” Right. With the exception of the single, “Machine Gun Blues” those are the highlights of the album. I can’t really say I’m disappointed in it, because the truth is, I didn’t have high expectations to begin with. When you pick up a Social D album you know what to expect: mid-tempo beats with rolling guitars, and lyrics about running from the law, punks, greasers, and heartbreak. Which brings me back to my earlier point, it’s getting old and even the band seems to think this. Or at least it seems that way when you listen to the albums. There’s nothing exceptionally special about the music and Ness’ voice sounds strained and bored. Now, before all of you leopard-print creeper wearing, pomped hair combing, skeleton with a martini glass tattoo sporting cats and gals start getting all huffed up, I realize it can’t be the same band since the death of original guitarist Dennis Danell in 2000. However, even by then I had stopped listening. It’s not that I want the boys in Social Distortion to change their sound and put out a hip-hop album or anything, but I don’t think it’s much to ask our musicians to challenge themselves a little bit. Hell, at least sound like they’re having fun making music that means the world to their fans. The closing track, “Still Alive” is a sentimental ballad about having lived the hard, street life and taking the punches that it hands out. On one of the closing lines, Ness quietly croons,
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“The times have changed my friend but I’ll be here ‘til the bitter end,” and the listener can’t help but agree and ponder. Yes, the times have changed and Social Distortion is still around, but the question remains: why? - Mat Weir
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Lil’ Wayne
I Am Not A Human Being
band that shared the same views I had on Led Zeppelin, I was hooked. TVCD takes me back to the days of my youth… mohawks, middle fingers, and fast bikes. With the same ol’ Ben Weasel, furious and in your face, I was ecstatic to find out that Screeching Weasel was back on the map. It seems as though Weasel has tapped back into his roots and brought us back to good ol’ days of punk. Bringing back the Oooogada sound, ‘Count to Three’, ‘Speed of Mutation’, and ‘I Don’t Give a Fuck’ will keep you thrashing! Released on November 9th, TVCD had already sold out the first limited edition color in 3 days! This is one of those albums that any true punker, has to get. The best part of the album is that there were 5 songs that were originally recorded for the album in ’98, that didn’t make the cut. But, they are included on this one! I don’t want to ruin the surprise for all you punkers out there, so make sure you get your copy today at www.FatWreck.com, and get ready to rock out. Now get out there and push somebody! - Adam Pierce
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Cash Money As always Wayne wows you with the originality, humor, and metaphors that his fans love. There are a few songs on the album that fall short. Hold Up, for example, is a good song until you hear the feature artist. However, other feature artists such as Nicki Minaj and Drake pull their weight. Lucky for Wayne considering there are only two tracks without feature artists. All of the beats on the album are impressively produced, which is no surprise since production credits include Cool & Dre, Kane Beatz, and StreetRunner. - Jamie Candelaria
Screeching Weasel Television City Dream (reissue) Fat Wreck Remember when punk rock, was… well, punk? Fat Wreck does too. Resurrected, revised, and reissued, Screeching Weasel’s Television City Dream is everything I had hoped for. I have to be honest, ever since I found a
Epitaph In an age of niche subgenres, folk revival and dance club hits, lovers of visceral, untamed rock are finding it harder to get their fix. Thankfully, the boys in Grinderman are back and ready to rip apart everything the digital age has to offer. Consisting of members from Nick Cave’s main project, The Bad Seeds; Cave, Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey and Jim Sclavunos’ sophomore album delivers everything that is missing from modern rock. I was lucky enough to catch them play to a sold-out crowd in Times Square last month and their energy blew me away. Cave’s voice was perfect as he ran from side to side on the stage and standing on the shoulders of the crowd in an Iggy Pop moment. Ellis’ wild, scraggly appearance only added to his intensity, flashing wild glances at the audience in between switching instruments throughout songs to a background of melodic distortion. Dare I say it, seeing them live was even better than listening to the record. But if you’ve missed your chance this time around, go pick up 2 and get yourself prepared for the next time around. If you’re disappointed in either, it’s time to reevaluate your life. - Mat Weir
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stepchild the boardwalk, sacramento
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So we’re here with Stepchild. These guys play all the big shows in Northern California.You guys want to introduce yourself? Stepchild: I’m Phil Braun and I play the bass. I’m Sam Sever and I play the guitar. Brian beatdown on drums. Jimmy Alexander on Vocals. Garrett Jorge guitars. Matt Timbers vocals. You’ve played with (hed)pe and Rehab and you guys have been packing houses. What’s next for Stepchild? Jimmy: The next thing we have on the board is a spot playing with Taproot and then we have kind of a surprise show that is not confirmed in the bay area with a huge act. We’re just kind of keeping our fingers crossed until we see what’s going on there. We’re in talks with (hed)pe and Suicidal Tendencies to try to get on a few dates with those guys. Right now we’re trying to find out which publicist we’re going to work with. Apparently, our name is spreading out through California and we’ve been working real hard. We are a band that sleeps, eats, and drinks this thing and I’m finding it’s bigger than ever. We’re excited about what the future holds for us. It won’t be long before a record label picks you guys up. So are you talking with Subnoize? Jimmy: Yeah, maybe, you know there are a few things that have been coming our way. We’ve been talking with Jagermeister about becoming a Jagermeister band. We want to be on the bigger festivals, which every band does. The truth is we’re hunkering down right now, writing new songs and recording. We just did a demo, blasted it out and that went well, but we’re in the midst of recording with a new producer and engineer and are real impressed with what’s been coming out with him and his involvement. He likes us and he really wants to blow our band up and help us out so we’re going to go ahead and work with a new producer. We did a demo and that is appropriate. And well received... Jimmy: And now the video. Worldwide. For us recently, we just added Sam Sever on the guitar. He is a veteran of the scene. Garret, Skip and I have been in the band for years. About four years ago we jumped in with Brian “Beatdown” Kelley on the drums, who brought it up a level. About three years ago we added Matt and it’s just been growing and growing. The Stepchild a lot of people now. We used to play with Cannibal Corpse and all those bands and it’s nothing like that now. We’ve stepped up the game and are very serious about this. Brian: Maniac Metal is on the rise! YMM 84 • Feb. 2011 • WWW.YOURMUSICMAGAZINE.COM
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Your new album, Showroom of Compassion was just released! Yeah! We love having a new album out. I’m a little more cognizant of this one. We’ve had albums out before, this one is our sixth, but there’s something extra special about this one to me because I just understand the phenomena of making an album better. We’re also doing a lot of the promotion ourselves this time, which makes it a more significant event. What is the significance of the title Showroom of Compassion? It sounds good. People sometimes say life is an illusion or it’s hard to really say exactly what life is; I think the album title reflects that. It’s hard to feel an emotion or thought. A lot of times it feels like some sort of representative of the actual experience instead of the experience itself. You have to pinch yourself to know that you’re in reality. I guess that’s why I like the album title so much...it’s like, if there were a Showroom of Compassion, what would it look like? And the album was recorded in a solar powered studio? Basically it’s a two bedroom house that we’ve been rehearsing and recording out of, but we have thirteen solar panels on the roof. So we have all the electricity we need to do the kind of
work that we want to do there. Have you come across any issues? No, we have a negative balance with the utility company, I think they owe us like $24 or something like that. It’s connected to the grid, so any extra energy that we have goes back into the grid. We always produced more energy than we needed and we did the math before we put the panels up. And it seems a little more care free when you know the energy is coming from the sun. What’s your favorite song on this record? I really like “Federal Funding”. It’s pretty gritty, and chock full of melodic lines; so many hooks in it. That’s my favorite one. It’s just a very instrumental tune. Is that the reason why you made it the opening track on the Showroom of Compassion? Gosh, the sequence of songs has always been something that’s important to us and we labor over it intensively. We made up a lot of different orders and passed them around to each other and listened to them. That landed in the first slot because it just sounded good, and it was a good way to start the album. After that, tracks just kind of fell into place. We were just really
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happy about making an album. There was a question whether you would or not because of the way that music is consumed now, people picking songs one at a time through iTunes and stuff. So when we decided to make an album, we put our heart into it and heavily considered the song order and the whole album experience. How was one song going to flow into the next - from one key to the next... from one subject matter to the next subject matter... You guys were going to release a live album a few years back. What happened? You know, people always say how much they like to see us live, but it felt a little bit like a greatest hits record. It felt like going out in public naked; it didn’t feel right putting it out. What we did is put out a B-sides and Rarities album instead. I think we just wanted to keep the live performance as a special event; Something where you really need to come see us to see us. There’s no substitute for a live show. I think we realized that you can’t really capture the energy of a live performance on a record, so we didn’t put it out.
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I hear there’s now a Cake book coming out for one of the new songs? Yeah. For Bound Away, a song on the new record; it’s a touring song, about being on the road. There’s a place in San Francisco called the San Francisco Center for The Book, and it’s people who are still interested in making a book the old fashioned way with home made paper and letter press machines, so we actually contributed to almost every aspect of the making of the book. We brought in some old cotton T-shirts and jeans, and saw those go into a machine that shredded them up and created pulp to make the paper. It’s like a children’s book; a picture book where you turn the page and there’s a picture and a line from the song. It’s a cool little item and it’s like vinyl where it’s tactile - you can experience it by touching it. How will the book be available? It will be available through our website and through the SF Center for The Book. It’s not ready quite yet, but when it is, that’s where it can be found.
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10 stupid questions karl alvarez of the
By Kevin Madness Karl Alvarez is famous for playing bass in quintessential pop-punk outfit The Descendents and their afterbirth All. He’s also performed with Gogol Bordello, The Lemonheads and The Real McKenzies, but did you know he prefers burritos to pizza? Below are the details, minutia and information you cannot get from reading his Wikipedia page. Worst job you’ve ever had? I used to cut apart core samples from oil-rigs for a company called TetraTech in 90 degree heat wearing yellow rubber covered in oil from head to toe.
now? A cell phone, a pack of smokes and no money.
Favorite president? Gerald Ford, because he did nothing.
If you had to live abroad, where would it be? Brazil.
Does your instrument have a name? No, but when I was on tour with the Real McKenzies, I’d call my mandolin “Little Bastard” so my bass must be “Big Bastard.” My penis doesn’t have a name, either. What is your spirit animal? The raven. What do you have in your pockets right
What is the best year for music? 1968.
What annoys you? Loudmouth rich people claiming to understand what poor people go through. Could you kill a human being if the circumstances were right? Definitely. Favorite word? Lascivious. It means lewd.
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