Category: INTERVIEWS
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Interview: Dave Smalley & Garrett Rothman Of Don’t Sleep
Don’t Sleep recently released several excellent singles and videos from their upcoming album See Change, available now on streaming services and physically via End Hits Records. Therefore, I sat down with Dave Smalley (vocals) and Garrett Smith (bass) and spoke about the album, songwriting and recording process, hardcore scene, favorite places to play gigs, musical…
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Interview: Fire Sale
Fire Sale is a punk rock supergroup comprised of Matt Riddle of Face To Face and No Use For A Name, Chris Swinney of The Ataris, Pedro Aida of Ann Beretta, and Matt Morris. The band released a couple of singles this year, such as A Fool’s Errand and We Dance For Sorrow, so I…
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Interview: Toxins
San Diego-based melodic punk rock group Toxins has recently released Brown Bag Special, a new track that announces an upcoming full-length release called Existential Dread, due for release on June 9. I spoke with Matt and Sean about the origins of the band, their new material, and many other cool stuff. Enjoy! You can pre-order…
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Interview: The Bloodstrings
Bloodstrings are back with a new release called Heartache Radio, due for release on June 16 via Dackelton Records. I caught up with Nick, a double bass player for a band, to find out about the origins of The Bloodstrings, their upcoming album, song themes, songwriting process, and other fun stuff. Enjoy! You can pre-order…
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Interview: Alex CF
Our readers mostly know Alex CF as a frontman and songwriter for his bands, such as Fall Of Efrafa, Light Bearer, Momentum, Carnist, Anopheli, Morrow, etc. However, he is also an accomplished author and illustrator who published books like Seek The Throat From Which We Sing, The Orata, and Wretched Is The Husk. I sat…
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Interview: Jerry A. Lang of Poison Idea
Poison Idea is, hands down, one of the best bands to walk the hardcore punk scene. Their aggressive, fast, nihilistic approach to hardcore music inspired and still inspires bands over the globe. Recently, I heard about Black Heart Fades Blue, Jerry A. Lang’s memoirs separated into three volumes. Therefore, I sat with the legendary frontman…
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Interview: No Fun At All
Legendary Swedish melodic punk rock group No Fun At All will release their brand new album, Seventh Wave, on October 14th via SBÄM Records. I sat down with Mikael, a guitar player in the band, and talked about their new material, older recordings, songwriting, touring, pandemic, and many other topics. Enjoy. Thank you so much…
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Interview: Nocturnal Issues
Nocturnal Issues returns with the “Answer“, the latest single that promotes “After The Debauchery“. I spoke with this exceptional artist about the new track, writing and composing process, filmmaking, inspiration, etc. Enjoy! Thank you so much for taking the time to answer these questions. How have you been? Vibing Can you please share the story…
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Interview: Richard Orofino
Brooklyn singer-songwriter and producer Richard Orofino recently released a new single named Superstar. We spoke with Richard about his new single, inspiration, songwriting/composing routine, gigs, etc. When did you realize that your project/band had the potential to be a career or long-lasting idea? There never was really a moment of realization, but people reaching out…
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Interview: Pollen
Pollen was a power pop band originally hailing from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but later becoming a mainstay of Arizona’s music scene when they relocated to Mesa, Arizona in 1995. They released four albums and two split records over their eight years together, including 1997’s ‘Peach Tree’ on Wind-up Records and 2000’s ‘Chip’ on Fueled By Ramen. Over the years, Pollen…
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Interview: Scott Reynolds Of ALL / The Pavers / Goodbye Harry
Thousand Island Records will be releasing a vinyl version of Chihuahua In Buffalo by the almighty Scott Reynolds. I caught up the opportunity to chat with Scott about the album, his songwriting/composing process, recording with Bill Stevenson in the legendary The Blasting Room, possible ALL gigs, and other fun stuff. Enjoy! Thank you so much…
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Interview: Venerea
It’s impossible to start a conversation about Swedish melodic punk rock without mentioning Venerea. These guys are going strong for more than three decades and have plenty of excellent albums in their catalog. They recently released Summer Of ’94 and A Case Of Corona, two rad singles that announce their upcoming full-length album named Euro…
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