Features / One Question Interviews

Travis (The Penske File)

SPB: Has your band ever been robbed on the road? (Did you recover any of your losses?) 

Travis: I would love to answer no to this question and be done with it, but that wouldn't be truthful. Last winter we were on tour in Europe. A few shows in, we stopped off in Milan, …

Barrence Whitfield & the Savages

SPB: What is your favorite restaurant to visit on tour?

Barrence Whitfield & the Savages: BBQ anywhere southern U.S.A

Sean Bohrman (Burger Records)

SPB: What is the most touching or memorable thing a fan has told you about the label?

Sean: It's happened a few times, but inspiring people to start their own labels is really gratifying. I feel inspirational in a "if these guys can do it why can't I?" type of way. Like when the …

Ojo Por Ojo

SPB: How likely are you to pick up a record based off its cover with no knowledge of the band or music? 

Ojo Por Ojo: I have done it several times with good and bad results but it's always entertaining and fun. As a kid and before the world paid so much attention to old Mexican …

Shannon (Pandemix)

SPB: Who is your favorite lyricist?

Shannon: Vi Subversa of Poison Girls. The way that she weaves the personal into the political until they are indistinguishable from each other is somehow subtle and biting all at once. Her lyrics were usually playful without ever making you question her seriousness. I think a lot of the imagery …

Jeffrey Tucholski (Gentle Leader XIV)

SPB: What was your favorite band in high school? Do they influence your songwriting or ethics in any measurable way today?

The three of us all went to high school in the mid to late ‘90s so, as one might guess, there was no shortage of legit terrible music to listen in that …

Dave Rohm (Radon)

SPB: What’s your favorite 1990s Radon song to play live?

Rohm: My favorite 1990’s Radon song to play live is called “Exhaustra.” It’s a house-rocking metal song that reminds me of the bands that we grew up listening to in Gainesville, FL. It mostly reminds me of one of my favorite bands from Gainesville called …

Kyle Shutt (The Sword)

SPB: How did you choose your weapons in the NES-inspired “Used Future” video?

Kyle: Creating that video was a really fun experience. I came up with the story and Bryan (Richie, The Sword’s bassist) called up a friend we had at Rooster Teeth, who brought the idea to life.  

I wanted the weapons that …

Martin Bisi 

SPB: There are all kinds of anniversary album/compilations out there. How did you choose this approach to celebration the milestone?

Martin: I didn't really see the milestone coming. Maybe it's because the date of that first Eno recording is an odd year - 1981. It wasn't until I got assaulted outside the studio, and bandmate …

Johnny Iguana (The Claudettes)

SPB: How did the band come to combine the different musical styles that make the Claudettes so unique? 

Johny: I had every intention of making the Claudettes a pretty straight-up blues-piano band, but as I wrote even the first three or four instrumentals, I found the Tin Pan Alley stuff I'd been playing late …

Miski Dee (City Mouse)

SPB: What is the most irritating thing that reviewers say about your band or that you overhear in the crowd?

Miski Dee: I think the most annoying thing is hearing us being compared to another band just because there is another female in it when the band has absolutely nothing in common with us …

Roger (Breag Naofa – guitar)

SPB: Do any of your musician friends have tinnitus?

Roger: I can’t speak on behalf of my fellow musicians, but I myself have it. Although it might be a mild enough form that it’s not maddening like other folks describe it. It’s a constant ringing in my ear I’ve had for a few …

Andrea (Sect Mark)

SPB: How did you get involved with Iron Lung Records? 

Andrea: We already got in touch by email with Iron Lung previously and we knew they enjoyed our demo recording in 2017.

When we recorded "Worship", Iron Lung was on the top of the list of labels we hoped for. When they said, "Cool, …

Harrison Nida (Victory Kid)

SPB: Who is your favorite band/artist from the 2000-2010 era?

Harrison: We chose Sum 41 because of their impact on the scene moving from the early 2000s. They’re metal infusions were inspirational to a ton of bands, which ultimately led to the hardcore scene. Also to have All Killer No Filler, Does This Look …

Cormy (Geld)

SPB: What is a hyped band, TV show, or movie that you just can’t get into?

Cormy: Not really interested in the daily churn of the hype machine. More interested in anti-hype and the macro ways in which that's influencing culture. Through my work I frequently encounter the ways (some subtle & complex, others dumb & …

Brandon (Loud Boyz – vocals)

SPB: Another group shares your name when you do a Google search. Assuming you already know this, how did you approach this situation?

Brandon: We got our name from some shitty graffiti a kid put up. And to be honest I didn’t even know someone else had our name is spelled with a …

Sean Moriarty (The Cabin Fever)

SPB: Which song would you want played at your funeral?

Sean: The song I want played at my funeral is "Love Life" by the band Lush. This song appeared as a B-side from their seminal ‘90s album "Split" and it perfectly encapsulates the sad beauty that is life. The song begins with a …

Matthew (The Fleeting Ends)

SPB: What is your favorite book about music?

Matthew: My favorite book about music would have to be Starman -- a David Bowie biography that paints a fascinating portrait of someone that I'd quite confidently call a complete original. I love reading about his complete refusal to give up on his long and hard …

Erik (Northless)

SPB: How did you first get involved with (or meet) Halo of Flies? 

Erik: I first met Cory from Halo Of Flies Records in about the year 2000. At the time, he was playing guitar in a local deathgrind band called Leval Blessing. I was a huge fan, and went to a lot of their shows. …

Mike Law (Wild Arrows)

SPB: What is the most valuable thing you’ve lost on tour?

Mike: I almost lost a show, does that count? On tour I have a tendency to want to walk around and see everything I can, sometimes until four or five am. It's usually one of the big positives for me about traveling. Last …