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1QI: A.M.S.G., Gay Witch Abortion, Houseplant Records, Unwelcome Guests

Posted in Bands on January 5, 2015

Welcome to our almost daily quickie Q&A feature: One Question Interviews. Follow us at facebook or twitter and we'll post one interview every Monday-Thursday. Okay, sometimes we miss a day, but it will be four each week.

After our social media followers get the first word, we post a wrap-up here at the site and archive 'em here. This week check out Q&As with A.M.S.G., Gay Witch Abortion, Houseplant Records and Unwelcome Guests.

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AngelFukk Witchhammer (AMSG 666)

SPB: How important is Satan to you/the band and what does that belief mean to you?

AngelFukk Witchhammer : Luciferianism for me is breathing /living each day preparing to transcend to the next level of energy transfer. It is utmost freedom and to conquer the highest form of self will/iron will to power and turn to ash all the false illusions of control that hold us so tightly. We worship at the edge of the event horizon...truth and proof of the destroyer of cosmic energy. That belief means everything to me, it is the driving force of my existence.

Jesse (Gay Witch Abortion)

SPB: You’ve played shows out of your van and on a boat, among other locations. What setting has been the most fun or the most challenging to orchestrate?

Jesse: Playing 7 short sets outside 7 different bars in a van in one night was fun. The raft show was great. They just let us drift down the Mississippi with a generator, and they'd come and tow us back up whenever we got too close to St. Anthony Falls. 

The most difficult show to orchestrate would probably be when we played on top of the marquee of Memory Lanes Bowling Alley. It was summer and it was fucking hot out, and we lugged everything up a steep, rickety, 2 1/2 foot wide staircase which culminated in a short ladder to the roof. It was tight enough that we had to take the wheels off the 4x12 cabinet to fit it up there. Funny. Later, when we were drunk, it didn't seem as treacherous getting the stuff down. 

Houseplant Records

SPB: Do you run your own website, facebook, twitter, etc. Do you enjoy that side of the industry?

Houseplant Records: Yes, I do run all of those things. I would say they're necessary and I try to find some enjoyment in them when I can, but generally, no, I don't enjoy that aspect of releasing music. I like to be in touch with people, interact, and get feedback through social media but don't like the confines of each format. I actually do like the simplicity of Twitter quite a bit, but often feel like I'm talking to myself on there. A web site is nice because you can make it look and function how you like, but they get less traffic and there is less interaction. Also, they are cumbersome to maintain and redesign.  

Micah (Unwelcome Guests)

SPB: If you could hear any band cover one of your songs, which song would it be, and who would play it?

Micha: Hearing Deerhoof cover “Warm Soon” would be pretty wild.

Don Giovanni 2015 showcase

Posted in Shows on January 5, 2015

Don Giovanni Records has announced a 2015 showcase show, running three non-consecutive nights in Feb: 6, 7, and 28 at Knitting Factory in New York. The final date will double as a record release show for Rose Mountain, the latest from Screaming Females. Other highlights, listed below, include California X … Read more

New EP from Noise By Numbers

Posted in Records on January 2, 2015

Jump Start Records will release a new EP, High on Drama, from Chicago's Noise By Numbers. The EP releases digially on Jan. 13 with a vinyl release on Feb. 17. The band last released Over Leavitt. Read more

Sabotage Records comp

Posted in MP3s on January 2, 2015

Germany's Sabotage Records has updated their free online come, now with 93 bands included via their bandcamp page. The labe's recent releases include The Estranged, The Bellicose Minds, Terrible Feelings, White Lung, and Crusade. Read more

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New Palisades in early 2015

Posted in Records on December 31, 2014

Rise Records will release Mind Games, the sophomore full-length from electronic hardcore band Palisades. The new record will release on Jan. 13. Read more Track Listing Player Hater's Ball (feat. blackbear) No Chaser Bad Girls Mind Games (feat. Champs) Whatever You Want It To Be Afraid People Like Us (feat. … Read more

More Soundwave bands announced

Posted in Shows on December 31, 2014

Soundwave Festival, taking place in Australia in Feb. and March, has announced Smashing Pumpkins, Millencolin, Exodus, The Vandals, Rival Suns, Falling in Reverse, King Parro, and Raglans will joined the already stacked line-up including artists such as Faith No More. Read more FULL ARTIST LINEUP Slipknot / Faith No More … Read more

Youth in Bloom join Mayfly roster

Posted in Labels on December 31, 2014

Shoegazers Youth in Bloom have joined forces with Mayfly Records and will release a debut EP this coming February. Pressales begin on Jan. 15 for the EP. Read more

Kate Pierson (B52s) releasing solo album

Posted in Bands on December 31, 2014

On Feb. 17, Kate Pierson of the B52s will release her debut solo album titled Guitars and Microphones. The record was produced by Tim Anderson and features Nick Valensi (The Strokes) who collaborated on several tracks. It will be released by Lazy Meadow Music/Kobalt Label Services. Read more Guitars and … Read more

Say Anthing's ...Is a Real Boy gets 10 year edition

Posted in Records on December 31, 2014

Doghouse Records will release a special vinyl box set of ...Is a Real Boy from Say Anything. The special release will contain the full 13 song album, 7 bonus tracks from the expanded edition, and the song "Walk Through Hell," all combined onto 4 10" records. Early orders will also … Read more

In Defence finishes recording

Posted in Bands on December 30, 2014

In Defence has completed the recording process for their upcoming fourth full-length LP, which will release by mid-2015. The band's last full-length was 2011's Party Lines And Politics. They will be on tour from Feb. 1-Feb. 24. Read more IN DEFENCE Southern US Tour 2015: 2/01/15 Minnehaha Free Space - … Read more

Erase Errata return for 4th album

Posted in Bands on December 30, 2014

San Francisco's Erase Errata have announced a return-from-haiatus new record, which is titled Lost Weekend and releases on Jan. 20 via Under the Sun Records. The band went on hiatus 4 years agoand will self-release their new album (Revolver will handle distribution). Both William Elliot Whitmore and Rob Specto (Not … Read more

Thrice's Major/Minor coming to vinyl

Posted in Records on December 30, 2014

On Jan. 20 Major/Minor (2011), from Thrice, will be re-pressed on vinyl by Staple Records/Workhorse Music Group. The currently out-of-print record will be limited to 1500 copies. Read more

New Heiress out soon

Posted in Records on December 28, 2014

Heiress has announced their second LP, Of Great Sorrow, set for a Feb. 10 release on The Mylene Sheath. The effort is the band's second full-length after the previous release of Early Frost in 2013. Read more Of Great Sorrow Track List: 1. Of Great Sorrow 2. Dehumaned 3. Held … Read more

Frank Black and the Catholics: The Complete Recordings

Posted in Bands on December 28, 2014

Frank Black and the Catholics will release a 7-disc boxset o nMarch 23 containing all 6 of the band's full-lengths alongside a bonus disc containing recordings from the Black Letter Days recording sessions. All six albums have been re-mastered. The albums will appear on the new release in alphabetic order. … Read more

Free Dine Alone sampler

Posted in MP3s on December 27, 2014

In the spirit of giving, Dine Alone Records has placed a winter sampler for free download. The 26 song collection includes songs from Sylvan Esso, Tokyo Police Club, Violent Soho, Single Mothers, Lieutenant, Lucius, and more. Dine Alone celebrates their 10th anniversary in 2015. Read more Dine Alone 2014 Winter … Read more

Heartless Breakers on Animal Style

Posted in Labels on December 27, 2014

Animal Style Records has signed Salt Lake City, UT's Heartless Breakers, who will release a new LP for the label in 2015. The band formed in 2013 and previously released the Prescriptions EP. They will release their debut full-length later this spring. Read more

Hear a song from Merdarahta

Posted in MP3s on December 27, 2014

Merdarahta has posted a new song, "The Dark Clouds," from their upcoming album As the Dark Clouds Swept Away We Could See the Sunset. The band band, which includes members of Fuck the Facts and The Sun Through a Telescope, will release the record on Jan. 20 via Noise Salvation … Read more

Placeholder-Sleeping Weather EP open to pre-order

Posted in Records on December 26, 2014

Pre-orders have started for the upcoming split EP from Placeholder and Sleeping Weather, which will be released on 7" and digitally in the coming year. Each band has contributed two new songs to the EP, with an additional digital song included with purchase. Read more

Aesop Rock-Rob Sonic Bestiary tour

Posted in Tours on December 26, 2014

Aesop Rock will set out on tour in early 2015 along with Rob Sonic on the Bestiary tour, in support of their collaborative recent record of the same name, filed under artist "Hail Mary Mallon." A full listing of dates is below. Read more Tour Dates 01.05 – Santa Cruz, … Read more

Teenage Time Killers debut

Posted in Records on December 26, 2014

Teenage Time Killers, a supergroup with members such as Reed Mullin (Corrosion of Conformity), Dave Grohl, Nick Oliveri, Matt Skiba, Brian Baker, Jello Biafra, and more will release their debut, Greatest Hits Vol. 1 in early 2015. The band waws created by Mullin and will release their Bill Steveson recorded … Read more