Monday, August 31, 2009
COOL.
All the music on my ipod is gone. Looks like I will be listening exclusively to Punch and Weekend Nachos. Oh, and no zine for a while. I don't have a job anymore. If you want to give me money or a job, I wouldn't be opposed.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Back from tour/Zine plans
After 3 months of touring with No Harm Done and Offsides, and I finally home. I can't say that it was all fun and games, because a lot of bad things happened, but for the most part it was a good experience and I wouldn't trade it for a jeek job, or an amy's pizza. Maybe a snapcase reunion. ANYWAYS. Since I won't be touring until November (probably) I am going to start putting together Issue #3 of my zine. I am changing the name from "Demo Tapes & Edge Breaks" to "Reactor" and it will be much bigger and most likely a full page print like a magazine but a lot shittier.
These next few months will be chalk full of biking, working, drumming, hanging out with tyler, and being lazy about writing and interview bands/people.
more updates soon
-Thomas
These next few months will be chalk full of biking, working, drumming, hanging out with tyler, and being lazy about writing and interview bands/people.
more updates soon
-Thomas
Monday, May 11, 2009
Demo Tapes & Edge Breaks Issue #2
Orders are now up for Issue #2 of Demo Tapes & Edge Breaks
Includes interviews by: Die Young TX, Like Wolves, Seasick, Milo Aukerman, and Mike Assatly. Vegan recipes, an article on veganism, a stage diving etiquette, and a butt load of reviews.
(order here) https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5356558
$3 for U.S. orders (add $2 for shipping outside of U.S.)
I leave for recording on thursday so order now so I can ship it now!!
myspace.com/demotapesedgebreaks
vivada_vis92@Yahoo.com
Includes interviews by: Die Young TX, Like Wolves, Seasick, Milo Aukerman, and Mike Assatly. Vegan recipes, an article on veganism, a stage diving etiquette, and a butt load of reviews.
(order here) https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5356558
$3 for U.S. orders (add $2 for shipping outside of U.S.)
I leave for recording on thursday so order now so I can ship it now!!
myspace.com/demotapesedgebreaks
vivada_vis92@Yahoo.com
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Issue #2 in progress...
The past few weeks I have been putting the finishing touches to Issue #2 of Demo Tapes & Edge Breaks. It has interviews with: Die Young, Seasick, Like Wolves, and Milo Aukerman (Descendents). Also included are two awesomely delicious vegan recipies courtest of Danielle Allen of Offsides, and many reviews of upcoming releases from small bands, to huge bands. I will also be doodling on every extra blank space with each zine having it's own uniqe doodle. speaking of doodle, the artwork (which is pretty much the only good part of my zine) was done by none other than Perry Shall. check his other artwork out here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/crucialheadache
So, Issue #2 of DT&EB will definitely be out by the end of next week. I will be setting up a paypal account for the people not in biking distance, and I will also be bring copies on the next summer tour of No Harm Done. Get stoked!
here's some pictures of me printing everything out and my dog...
-Tommy Bahama
http://www.flickr.com/photos/crucialheadache
So, Issue #2 of DT&EB will definitely be out by the end of next week. I will be setting up a paypal account for the people not in biking distance, and I will also be bring copies on the next summer tour of No Harm Done. Get stoked!
here's some pictures of me printing everything out and my dog...
-Tommy Bahama
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Soul Control
*So, Soul Control just got signed to Bridge 9 records, so this interview is a little outdated for my zine. I decided to give you a free bee. Demo Tapes & Edge Breaks Issue # 2 comes out in a few more weeks. Get Stoked!
Jim (Soul Control) Interview
Me: So, you guys just recently got a new singer. What exactly happened with that?
Jim: We got back from Europe, and our old singer Matt let us know that he had a lot of stuff going on and he wouldn’t be able to tour that much. So, we said ok, and we based our summer tours around what was going to be his schedule, but then, along with getting a promotion he wanted at work, he also got excepted into a masters program at school. So, he was going to be working 40 hours a week, and taking masters classes at night, and he just couldn’t do it. And getting his masters, and getting that promotion all kind of went together into getting this one job he really wanted, so that’s just something he had to do, so he needed to leave. And that was really about it. It was no bad blood or anything like that. We were bummed when he left, but we understood why he had to.
Me: Talk about the new seven inches.
Jim: It’s four one song seven inches. It was just a weird idea I had. When Rory joined the band, I had already been thinking about doing it, and I ran it by him. He said he was into it, and the rest of the band was into it, and then it was actually Josh from a band called Lie and Wait, from Texas, it was his idea to make all the covers form one picture. So, that’s his fault for being so artsy fartsy. We just hadn’t put anything out in a while, and we could’ve done one seven inch, but we kind of wanted to do something a little different and cool, or that was cool to us. We didn’t know if anyone else would like it. So, we did it and it’s been working. Two of them have already sold out, and the other two are almost gone. So, it went over better than we thought it would.
Me: I heard that Poison The Well already copied the idea.
Jim: I don’t know if they knew they copied it, but they definitely are doing the same exact thing. It was probably about a month after we announced ours, and there was an announcement that they we’re doing three seven inches with interlocking covers that form a secret image, and, I don’t know, that was kind of weird. But, my old band toured with them, so I kind of know two of those dudes. I don’t know if they know we did it, but we’re both currently doing the same thing.
Me: How are kids reacting to the new songs?
Jim: Really…really…they like them (laughs). It’s going over really well surprisingly. You know, the demo, everyone said we sounded like burn, then the next thing everyone said we sound like Quicksand, and this stuff doesn’t sound like either, so we didn’t know what people we’re going to think, but it’s going over really well. We played in Central America, and kids knew those songs better than the old stuff, and it was weird having them, in between songs, yell new songs, like “oh play this one,” so that was cool, and we’ve played four shows so far on this tour and the new songs are actually getting the better reactions than the new songs. That feels good, because that’s what we want. Obviously we want people to be into the newer stuff. We’ll never stop playing old stuff though.
Me: How was Central America?
Jim: It was the best shows I’ve ever played, in any band I’ve ever been in. Costa Rica was cool. They don’t get many bands there, and it was a weird vibe, and a big stage, and smoke machines and stuff (laughs), but kids we’re really cool, and we got to play with Bane at that show. And then we took a twenty one hour bus straight to El Salvador and once we got there we played El Salvador twice and Guatemala twice, and those four shows were completely, just nuts. I think we were like the fourth or fifth hardcore band that had been to that part, and they just appreciate you coming. Like, the minute they hear your coming, they learn every word to every song. They knew every word, even to the new four songs, that weren’t even…they didn’t even have them on vinyl yet. They knew all the words, they went crazy, they hang out all the time, they take to explore, and they all put you up at their houses and their whole family cooks for you, and it was just an amazing part of the world, and the shows were amazing, too.
Me: Are there any plans for a full-length?
Jim: The thing with us and a full-length is, we keep promising one, and we just end up not wanting to do it. We’re writing songs now. We we’re thinking of doing another seven inch, just because we prefer EPs. We don’t have a label right now, so, if we ended up signing with someone that would really want a full-length, and that was really going to push a full-length, then we’d probably sit down and write one, but we’re kind of having fun just rolling along, just doing our own thing. We’re not looking to do anything specific. We write three songs and we can go record with Jay up in Boston…record three songs and put them out, that’s kind of how we’re rolling right now, but if we sign with someone, we’ll probably do a full-length.
Me: So you’re not signed with the labels that put out the seven inches? It was just like a one time thing?
Jim: Yea, yea. Rivalry…that’s done, and the four labels that did the seven inches were all just people we knew that had smaller labels that were doing cool stuff, and we figured, let’s just do something with them. It’s good for their label, and it’s cool for us.
Me: So, you guys are out for seven weeks?
Jim: Yea
Me: How’s the tour going so far?
Jim: The shows have been good. It’s the fifth day. On the third day, our radiator blew up, so we missed the Richmond show. Cost us $600, but we got through it and we only had to miss one show, which was cool. But, like I said it’s day five our of fifty so (laughs), you’ll have to ask me again, maybe in a few weeks and I’ll have more of an update. But, there are a lot of shows coming.
Me: Where exactly are you going? Just all over?
Jim: We’re doing a weird…it’s like a smile pattern, to try and avoid as much snow as possible, because, it’s hard to tour in the winter, but we didn’t want to not tour. So, we’re going down the east coast through Texas, Arizona, up California into the Northwest, and then, back down the same way but playing different places. The only place we’re playing twice is Portland, because that’s the only place in Oregon to play, but every show is in a different and I think it will work out. It should be alright.
Me: If you could tour with any band, past, or present: who would it be?
Jim: Oh…huh. I’m going to do the cheese ball answer and say I Rise and Like Wolves. And Lie and Wait. Those three bands, because touring with big bands is cool. It’s awesome to play to a lot of people, but touring with your friends is a whole different experience, and it’s really fun, and especially something like a seven week tour, like if you’re with a bunch of people that your friends with, you’re going to stay sane, and that’s way more important than playing to a ton of people. So, we’d rather tour with our friends like those three bands, and some bands from back home. But yea, tour with friends. That’s who I pick.
Me: If you could change anything about the current hardcore scene what would it be?
Jim: I’d like more shows kind of like this. Where it can be a bunch of different styles and everyone gets along. It’s kind of what we do in Providence. Between Sean from Verse, and our singer Rory, and the guys from Drop Dead who does the Armageddon Record shop, we all do shows there really mixed, and it goes over really well, and then we all go and tour, and it’s not the same everywhere else, and we wish it could be. Back home we could play the same show as Ramming Speed, and Lemuria, but that’s because it’s a fest here. At home, we’ll just do a basement show with bands like that. I like playing with different kinds of bands because we’re not a typical hardcore band, but we like playing to punk kids. I would just like to see more of that, like mixed genres on bills.
Me: Shout outs?
Jim: Uh…let’s see. Everyone should listen to Like Wolves.
Me: You’re touring with them right?
Jim: Yea, we split up in a couple of days, but they’re awesome. They’re young dudes, and they rule, and you should listen to them. Yea, that’s about it. Listen to Like Wolves (laughs).
Jim (Soul Control) Interview
Me: So, you guys just recently got a new singer. What exactly happened with that?
Jim: We got back from Europe, and our old singer Matt let us know that he had a lot of stuff going on and he wouldn’t be able to tour that much. So, we said ok, and we based our summer tours around what was going to be his schedule, but then, along with getting a promotion he wanted at work, he also got excepted into a masters program at school. So, he was going to be working 40 hours a week, and taking masters classes at night, and he just couldn’t do it. And getting his masters, and getting that promotion all kind of went together into getting this one job he really wanted, so that’s just something he had to do, so he needed to leave. And that was really about it. It was no bad blood or anything like that. We were bummed when he left, but we understood why he had to.
Me: Talk about the new seven inches.
Jim: It’s four one song seven inches. It was just a weird idea I had. When Rory joined the band, I had already been thinking about doing it, and I ran it by him. He said he was into it, and the rest of the band was into it, and then it was actually Josh from a band called Lie and Wait, from Texas, it was his idea to make all the covers form one picture. So, that’s his fault for being so artsy fartsy. We just hadn’t put anything out in a while, and we could’ve done one seven inch, but we kind of wanted to do something a little different and cool, or that was cool to us. We didn’t know if anyone else would like it. So, we did it and it’s been working. Two of them have already sold out, and the other two are almost gone. So, it went over better than we thought it would.
Me: I heard that Poison The Well already copied the idea.
Jim: I don’t know if they knew they copied it, but they definitely are doing the same exact thing. It was probably about a month after we announced ours, and there was an announcement that they we’re doing three seven inches with interlocking covers that form a secret image, and, I don’t know, that was kind of weird. But, my old band toured with them, so I kind of know two of those dudes. I don’t know if they know we did it, but we’re both currently doing the same thing.
Me: How are kids reacting to the new songs?
Jim: Really…really…they like them (laughs). It’s going over really well surprisingly. You know, the demo, everyone said we sounded like burn, then the next thing everyone said we sound like Quicksand, and this stuff doesn’t sound like either, so we didn’t know what people we’re going to think, but it’s going over really well. We played in Central America, and kids knew those songs better than the old stuff, and it was weird having them, in between songs, yell new songs, like “oh play this one,” so that was cool, and we’ve played four shows so far on this tour and the new songs are actually getting the better reactions than the new songs. That feels good, because that’s what we want. Obviously we want people to be into the newer stuff. We’ll never stop playing old stuff though.
Me: How was Central America?
Jim: It was the best shows I’ve ever played, in any band I’ve ever been in. Costa Rica was cool. They don’t get many bands there, and it was a weird vibe, and a big stage, and smoke machines and stuff (laughs), but kids we’re really cool, and we got to play with Bane at that show. And then we took a twenty one hour bus straight to El Salvador and once we got there we played El Salvador twice and Guatemala twice, and those four shows were completely, just nuts. I think we were like the fourth or fifth hardcore band that had been to that part, and they just appreciate you coming. Like, the minute they hear your coming, they learn every word to every song. They knew every word, even to the new four songs, that weren’t even…they didn’t even have them on vinyl yet. They knew all the words, they went crazy, they hang out all the time, they take to explore, and they all put you up at their houses and their whole family cooks for you, and it was just an amazing part of the world, and the shows were amazing, too.
Me: Are there any plans for a full-length?
Jim: The thing with us and a full-length is, we keep promising one, and we just end up not wanting to do it. We’re writing songs now. We we’re thinking of doing another seven inch, just because we prefer EPs. We don’t have a label right now, so, if we ended up signing with someone that would really want a full-length, and that was really going to push a full-length, then we’d probably sit down and write one, but we’re kind of having fun just rolling along, just doing our own thing. We’re not looking to do anything specific. We write three songs and we can go record with Jay up in Boston…record three songs and put them out, that’s kind of how we’re rolling right now, but if we sign with someone, we’ll probably do a full-length.
Me: So you’re not signed with the labels that put out the seven inches? It was just like a one time thing?
Jim: Yea, yea. Rivalry…that’s done, and the four labels that did the seven inches were all just people we knew that had smaller labels that were doing cool stuff, and we figured, let’s just do something with them. It’s good for their label, and it’s cool for us.
Me: So, you guys are out for seven weeks?
Jim: Yea
Me: How’s the tour going so far?
Jim: The shows have been good. It’s the fifth day. On the third day, our radiator blew up, so we missed the Richmond show. Cost us $600, but we got through it and we only had to miss one show, which was cool. But, like I said it’s day five our of fifty so (laughs), you’ll have to ask me again, maybe in a few weeks and I’ll have more of an update. But, there are a lot of shows coming.
Me: Where exactly are you going? Just all over?
Jim: We’re doing a weird…it’s like a smile pattern, to try and avoid as much snow as possible, because, it’s hard to tour in the winter, but we didn’t want to not tour. So, we’re going down the east coast through Texas, Arizona, up California into the Northwest, and then, back down the same way but playing different places. The only place we’re playing twice is Portland, because that’s the only place in Oregon to play, but every show is in a different and I think it will work out. It should be alright.
Me: If you could tour with any band, past, or present: who would it be?
Jim: Oh…huh. I’m going to do the cheese ball answer and say I Rise and Like Wolves. And Lie and Wait. Those three bands, because touring with big bands is cool. It’s awesome to play to a lot of people, but touring with your friends is a whole different experience, and it’s really fun, and especially something like a seven week tour, like if you’re with a bunch of people that your friends with, you’re going to stay sane, and that’s way more important than playing to a ton of people. So, we’d rather tour with our friends like those three bands, and some bands from back home. But yea, tour with friends. That’s who I pick.
Me: If you could change anything about the current hardcore scene what would it be?
Jim: I’d like more shows kind of like this. Where it can be a bunch of different styles and everyone gets along. It’s kind of what we do in Providence. Between Sean from Verse, and our singer Rory, and the guys from Drop Dead who does the Armageddon Record shop, we all do shows there really mixed, and it goes over really well, and then we all go and tour, and it’s not the same everywhere else, and we wish it could be. Back home we could play the same show as Ramming Speed, and Lemuria, but that’s because it’s a fest here. At home, we’ll just do a basement show with bands like that. I like playing with different kinds of bands because we’re not a typical hardcore band, but we like playing to punk kids. I would just like to see more of that, like mixed genres on bills.
Me: Shout outs?
Jim: Uh…let’s see. Everyone should listen to Like Wolves.
Me: You’re touring with them right?
Jim: Yea, we split up in a couple of days, but they’re awesome. They’re young dudes, and they rule, and you should listen to them. Yea, that’s about it. Listen to Like Wolves (laughs).
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
I love school work that is actually interesting...
"That government is best which governs not at all." - Thoreau
Dear Editor,
After reading Civil Disobedience by Thoreau, I have come to a conclusion that I proudly agree with his statement. “That government is best which governs not at all,” is a bold statement, but a true one. A country without a government would be a much purer country. The justice system is now so corrupt that there is now way of knowing whether the guilty are truly guilty and that the freed truly deserve freedom. Without laws this country would be just as well off, if not better, than it is now.
Anarchy; When most people hear this word, they think chaos. When I hear this word, I think freedom, and peace. I can’t think of a country in this day and age where there is someone in office that I am actually proud of. And I can’t see this ever being accomplished. With no government, there comes equality and justice for everyone. All decisions would be made together, and not by an all powerful dictator. Food and things necessary for life would all be shared and no monetary system would exist.
By doing so, our lives would be free from competition, discrimination and all class systems. Everyone would be on equal levels, and no one would be excluded. Sure there are some setbacks to this approach, but they are all minor. All weapons would be prohibited and there would be no army to speak of. Most weapons that are acquired by street gangs are stolen from the homes, and cars of people that think they need guns and knives for protection, such as my relatives who make their daughters carry guns to school for protection.
The justice system has put many people in jail that don’t belong. Our prisons today are so overcrowded that they have people sleeping on the floor and as many as 5 people to each 2 person cell. Obviously our government isn’t doing a good job of rehabilitating these criminals. If there were no laws prohibiting the use of marijuana and other popular drugs, then our prisons would be free of at least 50% of its inmates. Of course, with no government, there would be no prisons. This is a direct result of their being no laws, and no monetary system. Drugs would be provided to those with addictions, and would be used as a means of slowly separating them from their addiction. If the drugs are provided to the addicts, then they have no reason to steal and kill for money to buy the drugs. Eventually, all drugs would be disposed of.
Some may think these views are too radical and unrealistic, but in my mind this could be accomplished if everyone had some sense, and were willing to fix our troubled ways of thinking and acting. You can find a wrong in everything, but there are too many rights for this to be tossed aside and forgotten. Like Thoreau said, “Let every man make known what kind of government would command his respect, and that will be one step toward obtaining it.”
p.s. If anyone knows where I could obtain a job, it would be greatly appreciated because I have to buy new cymbals. All mine are broken.
Thomas
Dear Editor,
After reading Civil Disobedience by Thoreau, I have come to a conclusion that I proudly agree with his statement. “That government is best which governs not at all,” is a bold statement, but a true one. A country without a government would be a much purer country. The justice system is now so corrupt that there is now way of knowing whether the guilty are truly guilty and that the freed truly deserve freedom. Without laws this country would be just as well off, if not better, than it is now.
Anarchy; When most people hear this word, they think chaos. When I hear this word, I think freedom, and peace. I can’t think of a country in this day and age where there is someone in office that I am actually proud of. And I can’t see this ever being accomplished. With no government, there comes equality and justice for everyone. All decisions would be made together, and not by an all powerful dictator. Food and things necessary for life would all be shared and no monetary system would exist.
By doing so, our lives would be free from competition, discrimination and all class systems. Everyone would be on equal levels, and no one would be excluded. Sure there are some setbacks to this approach, but they are all minor. All weapons would be prohibited and there would be no army to speak of. Most weapons that are acquired by street gangs are stolen from the homes, and cars of people that think they need guns and knives for protection, such as my relatives who make their daughters carry guns to school for protection.
The justice system has put many people in jail that don’t belong. Our prisons today are so overcrowded that they have people sleeping on the floor and as many as 5 people to each 2 person cell. Obviously our government isn’t doing a good job of rehabilitating these criminals. If there were no laws prohibiting the use of marijuana and other popular drugs, then our prisons would be free of at least 50% of its inmates. Of course, with no government, there would be no prisons. This is a direct result of their being no laws, and no monetary system. Drugs would be provided to those with addictions, and would be used as a means of slowly separating them from their addiction. If the drugs are provided to the addicts, then they have no reason to steal and kill for money to buy the drugs. Eventually, all drugs would be disposed of.
Some may think these views are too radical and unrealistic, but in my mind this could be accomplished if everyone had some sense, and were willing to fix our troubled ways of thinking and acting. You can find a wrong in everything, but there are too many rights for this to be tossed aside and forgotten. Like Thoreau said, “Let every man make known what kind of government would command his respect, and that will be one step toward obtaining it.”
p.s. If anyone knows where I could obtain a job, it would be greatly appreciated because I have to buy new cymbals. All mine are broken.
Thomas
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Past Few Days
I got home from tour/punishment thanksgiving on friday, and have been having a horrible time so far. Yesterday and today I applied for jobs at the shittiest of shit places you could think of:
1. Bowling Alley
2. Long John Silvers
3. Burger King
4. Taco Bell
5. K-Mart
plus many more
I recently downloaded some music from these bands which are awesome and I wish I would have gotten into them sooner:
Snapcase
Voorhees
Avail
End of A Year
I suggest you check them out...NOW!
In other news, my next issue of Demo Tapes & Edge Breaks will be much much thicker, and full of more interviews, reviews, cool stories, a whole day worth of vegan recipies, and many more articles. It will also be the only way to get a hold of my new bands demo tape with Porcell (Youth of Today, Judge), yes, that's right. Looking forward to it.
1. Bowling Alley
2. Long John Silvers
3. Burger King
4. Taco Bell
5. K-Mart
plus many more
I recently downloaded some music from these bands which are awesome and I wish I would have gotten into them sooner:
Snapcase
Voorhees
Avail
End of A Year
I suggest you check them out...NOW!
In other news, my next issue of Demo Tapes & Edge Breaks will be much much thicker, and full of more interviews, reviews, cool stories, a whole day worth of vegan recipies, and many more articles. It will also be the only way to get a hold of my new bands demo tape with Porcell (Youth of Today, Judge), yes, that's right. Looking forward to it.
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