Mustard Plug

Angie Lalonde writes "I'm happy to say I recently got the chance to quickly catch up with the Mustard Plug men before their latest Ottawa performance. Being The Planet Smashers were late for their interview, I thought why not, instead of wasting my money and sobriety at the bar, it'd be better to use my time more productively and do a short interview with these legendary Ska boys who candidly participated…"
Click READ MORE for her interview with Mustard Plug's Dave, Colin, and Brandon and look out for that Planet Smashers interview soon.

Belvedere

From the girl who brought you the Guttermouth interview, here's one with Steve, singer of Canadian skatepunk band Belvedere. Click READ MORE for the goods, and click here to read a review of the concert this interview came from.

Jesse Michaels (Common Rider/Operation Ivy)

Sean Boggs sent me this wonderful interview he did with the man himself, Jesse Michaels of Common Rider, and some other band you might have heard of called Operation Ivy. It's a great interview; covering everything from music to movies to sports.

Guttermouth

One of our loyal Canadian users, Angie Lalonde, recently was able to track down Mark, singer of Guttermouth before one of the band's stops on their current Punk-O-Rama tour. Click READ MORE for all sorts of interesting stuff, including Mark's feelings on Canada, his most embarassing moment onstage, and just how stupid people are that read into the band's lyrics too much.

Autopilot Off

A long, long time ago I asked you guys for questions to ask Autopilot Off. After months and months, guitarist Chris "Houston" Hughes responded via email. Click READ MORE to find out what the best band on the Warped Tour was, their goal as a band, just what classic song Chris wished he never would've written, and more.

Hey Mercedes

Bob Nanna is a funny, funny man. He also sings and plays guitar for Hey Mercedes, which features an ex-member of Mary Me.

Seriously.

Click READ MORE to gather Bob's thoughts on Steely Dan, his worst show ever, what songs he's wished he'd never written, and a whole lot more. For more info on Hey Mercedes, head on over to HeyMercedes.com or Vagrant.com.

River City Rebels

I just recently got in contact with Brandon Rainer, trombonist for Vermont's River City Rebels. The band just released their third full length "No Good, No Time, No Pride" on Victory Records. Click below to read the interview in which we talk about topics varying from the band's writing process to politics to their future projects to front man Dan O'Day getting naked.

Aloha

I'm in love with Aloha. First I reviewed their amazing sophomore effort "Sugar" [read here], then I caught them in concert in Iowa City and was stunned [read here]. Now I got the chance to pick the brains of the band. Click READ MORE to find out what that thing is on stage, what the worst band in the world is, just how they write their songs, and more. For more info on the band, go here, and visit PolyvinylRecords.com to buy Aloha-related merchandise.

The Promise Ring

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to sit down with Dan, drummer for The Promise Ring, before they played a sold out show with Jimmy Eat World in Chicago. Find out his thoughts on cheesy videos, his feelings towards Courtney Love, and just exactly *who* DJ Moose is, and much more. Click READ MORE for the interview. Oh yeah, the band also has put out the best album of 2002 so far - click here to read my review of the disc.

Further Seems Forever

This is the last in the "ask random questions to random bands at Warped" series. The final installment is with Jason, singer of good times rock band Further Seems Forever. To get more info on the band, go to FurtherSeemsForever.com, and click on READ MORE to find out who Jason likes better, John Bonham or Keith Moon.

The Æffect

Part three of my "random questions for random bands at Warped" interviews series. This one is with Aaron and Brad of Gainesville FL's The Æffect. These guys put on an awesome show on the Punkrocks.net stage in Chicago, and will continue to do so for the rest of the Warped Tour, so go check them out [it's not like you need to see NOFX or New Found Glory for the 15th time, anyways]. For more info on the band, go to TheÆffect.com. Click READ MORE for their interview.