Jesse sent us the interview he recently conducted with Akimbo. The band recently completed a tour in support of City of the Stars which was released on Seventh Rule.
The band recently signed to Alternative Tentacles and that story, and a few others can all be found below.
We recently received our little interview questionnaire back from Circa Survive vocalist Anthony Green. Yeah, I don't know either.
In the last week of April I caught up with Winnipeg's Greg MacPherson on his tour in support of his latest record Night Flares. He and his band, a touring line up featuring guitarist / bassist Mike Germain and Propagandhi drummer Jord Samolesky, rolled into Guelph a week too late. Exams had wrapped up and the university population had already dispersed, but it meant for a nice intimate show at the E-Bar with Toronto's Maps Of The Night Sky.
As he took the stage the sound tech expressed concern that Greg's guitar was buzzing, to which he replied something like "this guitar's over 50 years old, it started buzzing 10 years ago and it's not going to stop tonight" before launching into his first song. It's that same rough-hewn, starkly honest sensibility that shines through Greg's music and has earned him accolades from across the country.
With the recent DVD release of Ramones' End Of The Century: The Story Of The Ramones, I was given the opportunity to speak to someone who was a part of one of the most important bands ever: drummer and producer Tommy Ramone (born Thomas Erdelyi) who played drums on Ramones, Leave Home and Rocket to Russia.
With his leather-clad bandmates, Tommy was instrumental in shaping the sound and image that became punk and helped define a generation of music.
Despite the discovery of a number of shortcomings in modern telephone technology, I was able to speak with Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio about the band, their upcoming record and the future.
The band will release their fifth studio record Crimson on May 24th.
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Thrice drummer Riley Breckenridge recently took the time to answer a few questions we had for him, including queries about their forthcoming full-length which they recently entered the studio to officially start work on. It'll follow up 2003's Island debut, The Artist In The Ambulance.
Sickboi recently took the time to rewind with VCR. I'll let him take it from here.
I recently had the chance to ask recent SideOneDummy signees and self-proclaimed "funcore" pioneers VCR a few shitty questions of my own, and some lame-ass shit you wanted to know. Read below to find out some nerdy technical stuff, what they like about North Carolina, and what they think of being interviewed by a "fucking close-minded homo," if you have nothing better to do.
Mike Molnar has provided us with an interview he recently undertook with G7 act, Clann Zú. The band recently released Black Coats and Bandages. I'll let Mike take it from here:
Clann Zú is one of the most unique bands around. They formed in Melbourne in 1999, mixing various elements of punk, rock, folk, electronic and classical into their own indescribable, incomparable sound. The melodies are dark and moving, with sounds ranging from soft and quiet to huge and dramatic. Declan de Barra offers up his heart and soul in the music, putting everything he has into every one of his songs. His lyrics deal with deeply personal/sorrowful moments, to highly political songs about oppression and resistance.
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Our frequent contributor Fuzzy recently spoke with Asian Man Records owner, Chinkees frontman, Plea For Peace founder and all around nice guy Mike Park at his recent show at 924 Gilman. They talk about the label, Mike's current musical direction and his ongoing charities.
The band: the Methadones. The subject matter: an upcoming tour with the Soviettes, the band's Naked Raygun connection, and sausage tacos.