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One Question Interviews: Dead Empires

Posted May 21, 2018, 3:45 a.m.

DJ Scully (Dead Empires) SPB: How did including a vocalist change your songwriting approach? Did it? DJ: Ironically, adding Jason didn't change anything for us ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Unwelcome Guests

Posted May 21, 2018, 3:43 a.m.

Micah Winship (Unwelcome Guests) SPB: Dumpster diving: yes or no? Got any stories? Micah: Dumpster diving? - yes. Though it's been a while for me, I used to live next to a very convenient dumpster where it was almost easier to pick up stuff from the dumpster window than entering ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Lydia Loveless

Posted May 21, 2018, 3:41 a.m.

Lydia Loveless SPB: Who is your favorite pre-1960s artist? Lydia: Erik Satie. As a child who didn’t love practicing piano but loved the idea of being ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Loose Grip Records

Posted May 14, 2018, 12:35 p.m.

Ed Taylor (Loose Grip Records) SPB: There are infinite benefit compilations available. Yet this one [Love Oakland: A Benefit for those Affected by The Ghost ... read more

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One Question Interviews: At The Heart Of The World

Posted May 14, 2018, 12:34 p.m.

Daniel Porter (At the Heart Of The World – guitar/programmer) SPB: Do you wear earplugs when you play? Why/why not? Daniel: I wear them when I ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Round Eye

Posted May 14, 2018, 12:33 p.m.

Chachy (Round Eye) SPB: What is the most thankless job in the music industry? Chachy: In mainland China I would say the promoters, especially if ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Sincere Engineer

Posted May 2, 2018, 11:10 a.m.

Deanna Belos (Sincere Engineer) SPB: Who is your favorite 1980s artist? Deanna: My favorite 1980s artist is probably Tears For Fears. I think "Everybody Wants To ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Horse Torso

Posted May 2, 2018, 11:09 a.m.

Danny Sher (Horse Torso) SPB: Do you think it’s easier or harder for an instrumental band to find an audience today than it was 10 ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Neosho

Posted May 2, 2018, 11:08 a.m.

Justin Bernard Williams (Neosho) SPB: Who is your favorite 1960s artist? Justin: Wayne Shorter... and not because of the saxophone. Ask me about jazz, and ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Yo No Say

Posted April 24, 2018, 5:52 a.m.

Daniel Feldman (Yo No Say) SPB: What is the worst stereotype you encounter when people find out you’re in a band? Daniel: To be honest ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Forêt Endormie

Posted April 24, 2018, 5:50 a.m.

Jordan Guerette (Forêt Endormie) SPB: Who is your favorite 1990s artist? Jordan: Among the hundreds of artists that I continue to cherish from the 1990s, if ... read more

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One Question Interviews: The Mons

Posted April 24, 2018, 5:48 a.m.

Karl Eifrig (The Mons) SPB: What was the first punk show you attended? Karl: The first punk show I attended was February 28, 1986 at Cabaret Metro (now ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Bison

Posted April 1, 2018, 4:36 a.m.

James Farwell (Bison) SPB: Can you enjoy a musician’s work if you when you disagree with their politics? Are you able to make the separation? James: ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Dreadnought

Posted April 1, 2018, 4:34 a.m.

Kelly (Dreadnought) SPB: What is the weirdest venue/setting you’ve ever played a show at? Kelly: The strangest setting is tied for either a fighting ring ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Netherlands

Posted April 1, 2018, 4:32 a.m.

Timo Ellis of Netherlands SPB: What is the weirdest description you’ve heard others say of your music? Do you think it’s accurate or can you ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Spotlights

Posted March 24, 2018, 6:28 a.m.

Spotlights SPB: What’s a record you love that would surprise people? Spotlights: Gonna go with – Braid’s The Age of Octeen. We love this band and especially this ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Monotrope

Posted March 24, 2018, 6:24 a.m.

Edward Ricart (Monotrope) SPB: Who is your favorite band to see live (currently active)? Edward: Portland, Oregon's U Sco are an awesome band. These guys ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Pistoleros

Posted March 11, 2018, 6:30 a.m.

Pistoleros SPB: What is a city or country that you would love to play but never have? Lawrence Zubia: Tokyo, Japan Mark Zubia: Paris! read more

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One Question Interviews: After Hours Radio

Posted March 11, 2018, 6:27 a.m.

Nate Erickson and Jordan Compton (After Hours Radio) SPB: What was your first CD (or record or tape, as applicable)? Nate Erickson: Greg, our bass ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Department S

Posted Feb. 24, 2018, 6:06 a.m.

Eddie Roxy (Department S) SPB: What do you remember of playing your first live show? Eddie: The first Department S concert was at the MUSIC ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Plaque Marks

Posted Feb. 24, 2018, 6:05 a.m.

Mike McGinnis (Plaque Marks-guitar/vocals) SPB: Has being on a stage regularly changed your social interactions? Are you more/less social because of your stage experience? Mike: Not in ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Becca Richardson

Posted Feb. 13, 2018, 10:47 a.m.

Becca Richardson SPB: What is the most touching or memorable thing a fan has told you about your work? Becca: A fan sent me a ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Broken Bellows

Posted Feb. 13, 2018, 10:43 a.m.

Will Prinzi (Broken Bellows) SPB: What drummer (not your own band) stands out to you the most? Will: Thomas Haake (Meshuggah) is the greatest drummer ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Fallow Land

Posted Feb. 3, 2018, 4:45 a.m.

Whit (Fallow Land) SPB: How do you choose your album art? Whit: Fallow Land chose the album cover of Pinscher to mirror the overall attitude I had when ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Shilpa Ray

Posted Feb. 3, 2018, 4:44 a.m.

Shilpa Ray SPB: What is the strangest trend you see in modern music (or in the industry)? Shilpa: Baseball caps. Too many baseball caps. read more

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One Question Interviews: MINKA

Posted Jan. 23, 2018, 11:04 a.m.

Dick Rubin (MINKA) SPB: What is the worst stereotype of musicians that you encounter when people discover you’re in a band? Dick: When people discover ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Spider

Posted Jan. 23, 2018, 11:02 a.m.

Hector Martinez (Spider-lead vocals) SPB: What is the best TV theme song? Hector: Without a doubt, I gotta say the theme song for the HBO ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Wieuca

Posted Jan. 16, 2018, 10:04 a.m.

Will Ingram (Wieuca) SPB: Who is the most overrated musician/band of all time? Will: Deerhunter aka Coldplay for hipsters read more

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One Question Interviews: Edgewise

Posted Jan. 16, 2018, 10 a.m.

Kevin (Edgewise – drums) SPB: How old were you when you first learned a music instrument? Kevin: I was eleven when I officially started playing ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Sarin

Posted Jan. 16, 2018, 9:58 a.m.

David Wilson (Sarin - guitar/vocals) SPB: How likely are you to pick up a record based off its cover with no knowledge of the band ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Steppe People

Posted Dec. 23, 2017, 4:43 a.m.

Eric Carlson (Steppe People) SPB: What is your primary or go-to tour food? Carlson: Touring allows bands the opportunity to venture out into the world, ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Felix Hagan

Posted Dec. 23, 2017, 4:42 a.m.

SPB: What song (by any artist) has the best use of bongos? Felix: That would be “Funky Nassau,” the version by The Blues Brothers. Never ... read more

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Music: Pass The Mic: Artists and labels on 2017 (Year End 2017)

Posted Dec. 17, 2017, 11:22 a.m.

Each year at SPB we reach out to the wide stable of artists, labels and other music scene folks to find out what their take ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Gino and the Goons

Posted Dec. 5, 2017, 1:15 p.m.

Gino Bambino (Gino and the Goons) SPB: Who is your favorite lyricist? Gino: I walk 47 miles of barbed wire, I use a cobra-snake for ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Great Cynics

Posted Dec. 5, 2017, 1:11 p.m.

SPB: What do you think of bands playing albums-in-full as a tour concept? Great Cynics: We think it's great! If it's a celebration of that album then more power to them. It's always strange going back to something you did in the past. You realise how much you've changed as a ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Patrick Higgins

Posted Dec. 5, 2017, 1:09 p.m.

SPB: Has the change to more headphone listening of music changed you compose or mix your work? Higgins: I can't say that the prevalence of ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Abrams

Posted Nov. 13, 2017, 1:02 p.m.

Taylor Iversen (Abrams) SPB: What’s your favorite stretch of highway to drive in the US? Taylor: When we were leaving Joshua Tree after our most recent show there, some sagely person told us to take a scenic route to get to where we were going. We ended up cutting through ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Illustrations

Posted Nov. 13, 2017, 12:57 p.m.

Matt King (Illustrations) SPB: What appeals to you about self-releasing records? Matt: I appreciate the idea of self-releasing records because the entire process is handled ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Drip-Fed

Posted Nov. 13, 2017, 12:55 p.m.

Jeffrey Blum (Drip-Fed) SPB: When writing songs, how do you draw the line between taking influence and mimicking? Jeffrey: Writing songs has always been and ... read more

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Music: Fest 16

Posted Nov. 6, 2017, 3:27 p.m.

In 2007, I went to The Fest 6. It quickly became tradition. Each April I book my hotel, each October I fly to Gainesville. In ... read more

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Music: Looking Forward to The Fest 16 (Fest 16)

Posted Oct. 22, 2017, 4:40 p.m.

It’s been three very long years since SPB hit The Fest. Well, it all changes this year – we’re also getting our first taste of ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Crushed

Posted Oct. 17, 2017, 11:43 a.m.

Jeff Bobula (Crushed) SPB: What is your favorite book about music? Bobula: Scar Tissue By Anthony Kiedis I can barely fucking read, let ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Hellkeeper

Posted Oct. 17, 2017, 11:41 a.m.

Terry Orlando (Hellkeeper) SPB: If you had the choice, which song of yours would you want to hear covered by another artist? By whom? Orlando: ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Vassals

Posted Oct. 17, 2017, 11:38 a.m.

Jonathan Smith (Vassals – drums) SPB: What’s your preferred listening medium/in which order would you rank cd, vinyl, digital, cassette, (other?)? Smith: Vinyl all the ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Pinned In Place

Posted Oct. 17, 2017, 11:36 a.m.

Sean Arenas SPB: What song would you want played at your funeral? Sean: It took me a bit to decide what song because I don't ... read more

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One Question Interviews: The Feederz

Posted Aug. 13, 2017, noon

Frank Discussion (The Feederz-guitar/vocals) SPB: How did the current line-up come together? Discussion: Clear Bob was our first bass player and he still lives in ... read more

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One Question Interviews: The Bigger Empty

Posted Aug. 8, 2017, 8:25 a.m.

Mike Felumlee (The Bigger Empty) SPB: Do you wear earplugs when you play? Why/why not? Femumlee: Yes, I wear earplugs now, but have just started wearing ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Tomber Lever

Posted Aug. 3, 2017, 8:27 p.m.

Tomber Lever SPB: What band has the best logo of all time? Tomber Lever: We would say that Titus Andronicus has the best band logo! ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Hellmouth

Posted July 30, 2017, 6:46 p.m.

Jason Navarro (Hellmouth, Suicide Machines) SPB: You’ve released a trilogy of records. How has your original vision changed over the years it took for the ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Fast Break! Records

Posted July 24, 2017, 7:06 p.m.

Tim Martinkøvixxx (Fast Break! Records – label manager) SPB: What is the best pop song of the last 10 years? Martinkøvixxx: I'm going to cite ... read more

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One Question Interviews: The Ejector Seats-fluffy

Posted July 10, 2017, 7:32 p.m.

Fluffy (The Ejector Seats/The By-Products – bass/vocals) SPB: How has the increasing digitalization of music changed how you listen to or consume music? Fluffy: Well...this ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Hakan

Posted July 9, 2017, 2:19 p.m.

Andrea (Hakan) SPB: How did you come to work with Jeff Burke on II? Andrea: Not a very special story. We love Marked Men and ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Collision Course Records

Posted June 11, 2017, 8:40 p.m.

Raymondo (Collision Course Records) SPB: What is your dayjob and how does it affect/influence/interfere with your label operations? Raymondo: Well....I'd like to say I sit ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Geometers

Posted May 25, 2017, 8:23 p.m.

Kyle (Geometers) SPB: What’s the most recent “grower” record you picked up that took a while to click? Kyle: "Prey," the latest from Planes Mistaken ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Blessed

Posted May 21, 2017, 1:23 p.m.

Drew Riekman (Blessed – guitar/vocals) SPB: What is your favorite 1990s artist? Riekman: When I received the email, the first question I asked myself was “Is ... read more

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One Question Interviews: EORÐESLAJYR

Posted May 1, 2017, 9:23 p.m.

Tom (EORÐESLAJYR) SPB: What is the most thankless job in the music industry? Tom: We think one of the most thankless jobs in the industry ... read more

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One Question Interviews: The Bombpops

Posted April 30, 2017, 5:32 p.m.

Poli (The Bombpops) SPB: What’s the worst job you’ve ever had? Poli: Worst job we've ever had... well, Jen and I are both servers at ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Breakin' Even Fest

Posted April 28, 2017, 10:12 p.m.

Steve & Bryan (Breakin’ Even Fest) SPB: How are you approaching Fest #2 differently than #1? Breakin' Even: We definitely focused on making Breakin' Even ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Making New Enemies

Posted April 28, 2017, 8:05 a.m.

Dustin Cole Hayes (Making New Enemies) SPB: How much space in your house is dedicated to music storage (whether instruments or records)? Hayes: Well, unfortunately ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Asian Man Records

Posted April 26, 2017, 10:25 p.m.

Mike Park (Asian Man Records) SPB: What gives you the biggest sense of accomplishment through your years at Asian Man and as a part of ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Set and Setting

Posted April 25, 2017, 9:27 p.m.

Shane Handal (Set and Setting) SPB: There are a lot of stereotypes about post-rock. How do you approach genre and expectation when composing? Handal: For ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Cayetana

Posted April 1, 2017, 5:27 p.m.

Kelly (Cayetana) SPB: If you could universally (and magically) fix one item at venues around the world, what would you upgrade or change? Kelly: If ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Extinction AD

Posted March 26, 2017, 4:39 p.m.

Rick Jiminez (Extinction A.D./This Is Hell – guitar/vocals) SPB: After music, what other arts interest you? Jiminez: Although music has been the focus of my ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Badlands

Posted March 20, 2017, 7:01 p.m.

Adrian Tenney (Badlands, ex-Spokenest) SPB: How did you get started in Badlands? Tenney: Badlands (as a solo project) started when playing my music with other ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Just Friends

Posted March 18, 2017, 11:44 a.m.

Just Friends SPB: What’s the secret to a successful tour? Sam, Brandon and Avi: Cut the dead weight. Chillers only. You gotta be down for ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Known Cowboy

Posted March 13, 2017, 5:14 p.m.

Known Cowboy SPB: What is your favorite 1970s artist? Known Cowboy: My favourite 1970s artist without question has to be no other than David Bowie! ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Four Lights

Posted March 5, 2017, 2:33 p.m.

Dan Gardner (Four Lights) SPB: What is your favorite 1980s artist? Gardner: The Replacements. Westerberg is one of the greatest American songwriters. My parents were ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Bong Mountain

Posted Feb. 20, 2017, 12:02 p.m.

Bong Mountain SPB: What’s your favorite protest song? Bong Mountain: The serious, educational, and inspirational protest songs that have helped me through tough times just ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Magana

Posted Feb. 18, 2017, 1:17 p.m.

Magana SPB: Do you get nervous before you play a show? Magana: Yep! There are 2 distinct phase of nervousness. The first one is my self-manager ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Magnetic Ghost

Posted Feb. 12, 2017, 1:03 p.m.

Andy (Magnetic Ghost) SPB: What is the weirdest venue you’ve played a show at (or attended)? Magnetic Ghost: Seattle house show that wasn't in a ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Body Stuff

Posted Feb. 6, 2017, 7:08 p.m.

Curran Reynolds (Body Stuff) SPB: Do you make a conscious decision to reference or deviate from past material when working on Body Stuff? Reynolds: The ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Soft Kill

Posted Feb. 5, 2017, 12:41 p.m.

Tobias Sinclair (Soft Kill) SPB: How did you meet the new members and how did they get on the Soft Kill ship? Sinclair: Owen & ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Adam Gnade & the Hot Earth All-Stars

Posted Jan. 11, 2017, 10:03 p.m.

Adam Gnade & the Hot Earth All-Stars SPB: Do you approach writing lyrics differently than you approach fiction? Gnade: With fiction I have this big ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Flagpolers

Posted Jan. 10, 2017, 9:28 p.m.

Flagpolers SPB:What is a flagpoler? A Flagpoler is a nickname/kind of slur to that border guards give to people renewing their immigration status in Canada. ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Black Table

Posted Jan. 9, 2017, 6:47 p.m.

Ryan Fleming (Black Table) SPB: What is the most tiresome stereotype about black metal? Fleming: We don't consider ourselves Black Metal, but I'll speak about ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Die Young

Posted Jan. 3, 2017, 8:20 a.m.

Daniel Albaugh (Die Young) SPB: What is the longest (in terms of time) tour you’ve been on? Would you be out for that long again? ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Knife Hits

Posted Jan. 2, 2017, 7:50 p.m.

Jake Smith (Knife Hits) SPB: Who is your favorite flyer/gigposter artist? Smith: I narrowed my answer to a tie between two amazing artists and they ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Somni

Posted Dec. 30, 2016, 10:42 p.m.

Luke (Somni) SPB: What is the best movie you’ve seen this year? Luke: I've seen a lot of great films this year, so this is ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Something Is Waiting

Posted Nov. 27, 2016, 2:23 p.m.

Eddie Gobbo (Something Is Waiting) SPB: What is your favorite album cover of all time? Gobbo: Bruce Springsteen - Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ read more

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One Question Interviews: CHUCK

Posted Nov. 22, 2016, 8:21 p.m.

CHUCK SPB: What do you like to do on a tour off date? CHUCK: It's kind of a funny question for me because, I've never ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Dear County

Posted Nov. 19, 2016, 10:43 a.m.

Arrica Rose (Dear Country) SPB: Have you ever forgotten lyrics mid-song? How did you recover? Rose: I have forgotten lyrics. If it's my song I'll ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Fight Amp

Posted Nov. 13, 2016, 1:06 p.m.

Jon DeHart (Fight Amp) SPB: What are your expectations, emotionally, for your final tour? How do you think it will feel different than the countless ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Karen Haglof

Posted Oct. 26, 2016, 6:36 p.m.

Karen Haglof SPB: After much time away from music, you've released 2 records in 3 years. Why the rush of new material after such a delay? ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Holy White Hounds

Posted Oct. 25, 2016, 10:27 p.m.

James Manson (Holy White Hounds) SPB: How do you find out about new bands or music that you enjoy? Manson: I think that the first ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Drunk Couples

Posted Oct. 13, 2016, 9:01 p.m.

Andrew Barnes (Drunk Couples – drums) SPB: Drunk Couples is a departure in sound from your previous project. Do you find it challenging to separate ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Pkew Pkew Pkew

Posted Oct. 6, 2016, 10:11 p.m.

Emmett (Pkew Pkew Pkew – bass/vocals) SPB: Winter touring in Canada: yes or no? Emmett: Definitely tour in the winter in Canada. Sure you have ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Atoms and Void

Posted Oct. 1, 2016, 10:47 p.m.

Eric Fisher and Arlie Carstons (Atoms and Void) SPB: When collaborating with so many artists, how do you draw the determine when to allow a ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Thin Lips

Posted Sept. 28, 2016, 9:54 p.m.

Chrissy (Thin Lips-vocals/guitar) SPB: Do you get nervous before you play a show? Chrissy: I definitely am always scared before we play...Sometimes it's worse than ... read more

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One Question Interviews: CoinTossRecords

Posted Sept. 27, 2016, 10:14 p.m.

Indy (CoinTossRecords) SPB: What was the first punk show you attended? Indy: It was a Split Lip show in Indianapolis. I was in middle school, ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Spotlights

Posted Sept. 24, 2016, 10:23 p.m.

Sarah Quintero (Spotlights) SPB:What’s the strangest trend you see in modern music (or in the industry)? Quintero: The strangest trend I have been noticing today ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Planet B

Posted Sept. 22, 2016, 8:03 a.m.

Luke Henshaw (Planet B) SPB: How has the increasing digitalization of music changed how you listen or record? Henshaw: To me, with the increasing digitalization ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Two Houses

Posted Aug. 24, 2016, 11:33 a.m.

Mike (Two Houses) SPB: Do you have any vinyl that your own strictly for collector’s purposes but never listen to? Mike: No one in the ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Nonpareil

Posted Aug. 15, 2016, 3:18 p.m.

Jef Wright (Nonpareil) SPB: What venue is your favorite to play (and why)? Wright: Currently, I'd say that Valley Bar is my favorite venue to ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Primitive Weapons

Posted Aug. 13, 2016, 7:27 p.m.

Dave Castillo (Primitive Weapons) SPB: What is the weirdest description you’ve heard others say of your music/ Do you think it’s accurate or do you ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Slow Code

Posted Aug. 12, 2016, 6:14 p.m.

Charlie Wagner (Slow Code) SPB: How much space is your home is dedicated to music (instruments or records)? Wagner: While the basement is jam-packed with guitars ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Bad Cop/Bad Cop

Posted April 27, 2016, 11:51 p.m.

Stacey Dee (Bad Cop/Bad Cop) SPB: How did you hook up with Fat? Dee: I was playing pool with Fat Mike after a Loved Ones ... read more

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One Question Interviews: The Blind Pets

Posted April 27, 2016, 11:49 p.m.

Joshua Loggan (The Blind Pets – guitar/vocals) SPB: What do you like to do on a tour off-day? Loggan: Anything outdoors! I absolutely love to ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Moonraker

Posted April 27, 2016, 11:48 p.m.

Nick Sucks (Moonraker – bass/vocals) SPB: Basements or bars? Both. They both have their appeals and drawbacks. Basements are normally DIY and all ages, essentially ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Phobia

Posted April 27, 2016, 11:44 p.m.

Shane Mclachlan (Phobia) SPB: What is the most thankless job in the music industry? Mclachlan: Well, as for me being a vocalist, I'm the guy ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Damaged City Fest

Posted April 8, 2016, 2:57 a.m.

Damaged City Fest SPB: Festivals are a continually popular concept, though varying in formulas. What do you think is best about a festival versus a ... read more

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One Question Interviews: NOMADS

Posted April 8, 2016, 12:03 a.m.

Mocaine (Nomads) SPB: What’s the worst job you’ve ever had? Mocaine: When I was 19 years old I got laid off from my record store ... read more

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One Question Interviews: DSGNS

Posted April 7, 2016, 11:57 p.m.

DSGNS SPB: What’s the smallest crowd you’ve ever played to? Is it hard when such a thing happens and how do you adjust? DSGNS: The ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Brian Cullman

Posted April 7, 2016, 11:54 p.m.

Brian Cullman SPB: After working in film, journalism, and other aspects of the industry, what called you back to performing and recording original music? Cullman: ... read more

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One Question Interviews: James Burns

Posted March 25, 2016, 12:01 a.m.

James Burns (Let's Go to Hell: Scattered Memories of the Butthole Surfers) SPB: In a book such as this, do you aim to capture the ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Topshelf Records

Posted March 25, 2016, midnight

Seth Decoteau (Topshelf Records) SPB: Do you accept demos? What is the most surprising demo you’ve received? Decoteau: Yes. I'd say the most surprising demo ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Hunx & His Punx

Posted March 24, 2016, 11:58 p.m.

Seth Bogart (ex- Hunx & His Punx) SPB: Do you read press written about you? Bogart: I guess if I see it and it starts ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Black Black Black

Posted March 24, 2016, 11:56 p.m.

Black Black Black SPB: How do you approach writing/recording a song with a guest vocalist, such as “Let’s Bloodlet” with Dave Curran? Jason Byers (vocals): Dave ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Gorilla Biscuits

Posted March 24, 2016, 11:54 p.m.

Arthur Smilios (World Be Free, Gorilla Biscuits) SPB: What strikes you as the biggest change in recording an album between now and your first few ... read more

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One Question Interviews: World Be Free

Posted March 24, 2016, 11:51 p.m.

Sam Siegler (World Be Free) SPB: What strikes you as the biggest change in recording an album between now and your first few recordings? Siegler: ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Ghostlimb

Posted March 24, 2016, 11:48 p.m.

Justin Smith (Ghostlimb) SPB: It seems people are often surprised when they hear of musicians holding higher degrees. Why do you think that is? Smith: ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Wall of Youth Records

Posted March 17, 2016, 12:23 a.m.

Eric (Wall of Youth Records) SPB: If you could universally fix one recurring issue in venues across the world, what would you fix? Eric: If ... read more

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One Question Interviews: France Camp

Posted March 17, 2016, 12:22 a.m.

France Camp SPB: Who is the most overrated musician/band of all time? FC: Answer: Charles "the man" Manson. Not a big fan of his music, ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Southpaw Records

Posted March 17, 2016, 12:20 a.m.

Rob Fales (Southpaw Records) SPB: Have you ever rejected album art from a band or artist? What goes into that process/decision? Fales: Yes, we've rejected ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Cherry

Posted March 17, 2016, 12:18 a.m.

Russell Edling (Cherry) SPB: What was your first show? Edling: It was July 1999, I was 11. The show was an all-day thing called "Suckfest," ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Ejector Seats

Posted March 17, 2016, 12:10 a.m.

Fluffy (Ejector Seats-bass/vocals) SPB: What was your first tape/record/or cd that you ever bought? Fluffy: That's actually a really tough question...I grew up with an ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Brain Vacation

Posted March 17, 2016, 12:08 a.m.

Brain Vacation SPB: Ecstasy, meth, or ludes? BV: We don't do drugs all that often, but our singer has seen Phish play a few times ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Shirlette Ammons

Posted March 17, 2016, 12:06 a.m.

Shirlette Ammons SPB: What is the strangest trend you see in music (or in the industry vs the art)? Ammons: Strangest trend to me is ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Mega Ran

Posted Feb. 27, 2016, 11:32 p.m.

Mega Ran SPB: What is your favorite record store (either locally or a discovery while on the road)? Mega Ran: It changes all the time, ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Reverend Horton Heat

Posted Feb. 27, 2016, 11:31 p.m.

Jim “Reverend” Heath (Rev. Horton Heat) SPB: You've played a lot of "out-of-the-way" cities over the years. What inspires you to set up a tour ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Warm Needles

Posted Feb. 27, 2016, 11:30 p.m.

Dave Bowden (Warm Needles – bass) SPB: What band has the best logo of all time? Bowden: My favorite band logo of all time has ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Nai Harvest

Posted Feb. 27, 2016, 11:28 p.m.

Ben (Nai Harvest) SPB: Who is the loudest band you’ve seen live? Ben: It’s a pretty relative to venue size question but probably FUZZ. We ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Hollow Earth

Posted Feb. 27, 2016, 11:27 p.m.

Mike Moynihan (Hollow Earth) SPB: What is the best “song about a girl” ever written? Moynihan: Led Zeppelin – “Whole Lotta Love.” This song makes ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Graf Orlock

Posted Feb. 27, 2016, 11:22 p.m.

Jason Schmidt (Graf Orlock) SPB: Rank these listening formats: cd, vinyl, cassette, digital, (other?) Schmidt: I would rank these in the degree to which they ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Hell

Posted Feb. 27, 2016, 11:18 p.m.

Matthew S Williams (Hell) SPB: Are more touring bands being robbed these days or is it just better publicized? Do you do anything special to ... read more

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Interviews: The Treasure Fleet

Posted Feb. 21, 2016, 3:36 p.m.

The Treasure Fleet play by their own rules. Sure, there are members of familiar bands like The Arrivals, The Lawrence Arms, and Smoking Popes, but ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Crab Legs

Posted Jan. 27, 2016, 6:45 p.m.

BJ Moore (Crab Legs) SPB: What’s the biggest secret about the Fargo scene (unbeknownst to outsiders)? Moore: So, that question could be answered numerous ways, ... read more

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One Question Interviews: toyGuitar

Posted Jan. 27, 2016, 6:42 p.m.

Jack (toyGuitar) SPB: What’s the story behind your name? Jack: There isn't much backstory on this one. I think I stole the idea of the name ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Flannel Gurl Records

Posted Jan. 22, 2016, 12:05 a.m.

Jonathan Ashwell (Flannel Gurl Records) SPB: What is your favorite record store? How did you discover it? Ashwell: Like coffee shops where ever we go, ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Grade

Posted Jan. 22, 2016, 12:03 a.m.

Kyle Bishop (Grade) SPB: Who is your favorite 1970s artist? Bishop: Black Sabbath read more

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One Question Interviews: The Max Levine Ensemble

Posted Jan. 22, 2016, midnight

David Combs (The Max Levine Ensemble – guitar, vocals) SPB: What’s the worst tour experience you’ve had? Have you ever been stranded? Combs: On our ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Cloud Rat

Posted Jan. 21, 2016, 11:58 p.m.

Brandon (Cloud Rat) SPB: Do any of your musician friends have tinnitus? Brandon: Absolutely! Actually, Rorik himself apparently has a mild on and off case ... read more

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One Question Interviews: MC Lars

Posted Jan. 11, 2016, 6:48 p.m.

MC Lars SPB: What is the “ET/Atari” of NES games? Lars: I would say a Boy and His Blob is the ET of Nintendo. It’s well-conceived, but difficult ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Earthside

Posted Jan. 11, 2016, 6:46 p.m.

Jamie van Dyck (Earthside – guitar, composer) SPB: What is your favorite book about music?" Dyck: My favorite book about music that I've read is The ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Not Half Bad

Posted Jan. 11, 2016, 6:42 p.m.

Matt Scifres (Not Half Bad) SPB: What do you think of cassettes? Scifres: Cassettes (often called “tapes” by young people, these days) are really cool ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Storm Ross

Posted Jan. 11, 2016, 6:40 p.m.

Storm RossSPB: As a multi-instrumentalist, what is your composition process for a song and/or record? Ross: While I don't have a set formula per se, ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Moñecho

Posted Nov. 30, 2015, 1:54 a.m.

Matt (Moñecho) SPB: What’s the best movie you’ve seen this year? Matt: Coherence. No other movie I've seen really communicates an almost paralyzing amount of ... read more

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One Question Interviews: QUOR

Posted Nov. 30, 2015, 1:51 a.m.

Brian Corn (QUOR) SPB: Is there a regional food you look forward to on every tour? Corn: The Pacific Northwest always has fantastic salmon. I ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Skittish

Posted Nov. 30, 2015, 1:47 a.m.

Jeff Noller (Skittish) SPB: How has the increasing digitalization of the music industry changed how you listen to music? Noller: I feel like I hear ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Patti Yang

Posted Nov. 30, 2015, 1:40 a.m.

Patti Yang SPB: Do you feel your experiences growing up in Communist Poland have shaped your views on the relationship between politics and art? Yang: ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Three One G

Posted Nov. 30, 2015, 1:38 a.m.

Justin Pearson (Three One G, Retox, The Locust) SPB: How do you find new music? Pearson: There is no one way to find music, or ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Driftoff

Posted Nov. 30, 2015, 1:37 a.m.

Eric Jernigan (Driftoff) SPB: Would you license your music for use in another medium if given the opportunity? Jernigan: We're open to the idea so ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Koo Koo Kanga Roo

Posted Oct. 28, 2015, 3:26 p.m.

Bryan (Koo Koo Kanga Roo) SPB: You see to perform on a lot of varied bills from kids stuff to hip-hop shows and Warped. Do you ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Tempest

Posted Oct. 27, 2015, 1:58 p.m.

Tempest SPB: What was your favorite band in high school? How do they influence your songwriting today? c.a: There are probably only a handful of ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Big Eyes

Posted Oct. 25, 2015, 12:46 p.m.

Kate Eldridge (Big Eyes) What is the most annoying recurring thing you read about your band (whether accurate or not)? I am really bothered by ... read more

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One Question Interviews: So Hideous

Posted Oct. 19, 2015, 7:54 p.m.

Brandon Cruz (So Hideous) SPB: What do your parents think of your music? Cruz: We’ve been fortunate enough to have a strong support system with ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Ex-Breathers

Posted Oct. 18, 2015, 2:45 p.m.

Jack Vermillion (Ex-Breathers) SPB: Would you ever crowdfund a record? Vermillion: I don't think we'll ever find ourselves in a position where this is the ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Rock the Cause

Posted Oct. 14, 2015, 3:17 p.m.

Scott Herold (Rock the Cause) SPB: What’s the hardest part of running a non-profit organization? Herold: The most difficult aspect of running an NPO is ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Boilerman

Posted Oct. 12, 2015, 10:06 p.m.

Kris (Boilerman – bass) SPB: What’s your favorite format of release (7”, LP, etc)? Kris: I think the 7" is a great format, physically speaking. ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Lagwagon

Posted Oct. 9, 2015, 5:42 p.m.

Joey Cape (Lagwagon, solo) SPB: What is the biggest improvement you’ve made to your touring lifestyle over the years? Is there an area of comfort ... read more

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One Question Interviews: White Widows Pact

Posted Oct. 6, 2015, 5:49 p.m.

Dave Castillo (White Widows Pact) SPB: How do you find new music? Castillo: Call me old fashioned but usually I find out about new music through ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Esmerine

Posted Oct. 4, 2015, 4:29 p.m.

Rebecca Foon (Esmerine) SPB: What is your favorite 1960s artist? Foon: Jimi Hendrix. He probably fits under the category of people I would want to ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Wonk Unit

Posted Sept. 30, 2015, 12:18 a.m.

Alex (Wonk Unit) SPB: How do you describe the band’s changes from Day One into what it is today, sound-wise? Alex: The biggest change is ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Pigs

Posted Sept. 30, 2015, 12:13 a.m.

Dave Curran (Pigs, Unsane) SPB: What’s the first thing you do when you get home after a long tour? Curran: I curl up in fetal ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Undesirable People

Posted Sept. 30, 2015, 12:11 a.m.

Jon Lebiecki (Undesirable People) SPB: Winter touring: yes or now (and why/got any stories)? Lebiecki: Yes, absolutely. Simply because we’ve got a sick record coming out ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Caustic Casanova

Posted Sept. 30, 2015, 12:03 a.m.

Francis Beringer (Caustic Casanova) SPB: Do you get nerves before you play a show? Beringer: Sometimes yes, sometimes no. I used to get nerves before ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Axis

Posted Sept. 30, 2015, midnight

Tyler Forsythe (Axis) SPB: What was your first musical instrument? How old were you? Forsythe: I started playing bass when I was 11 and it ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Boysetsfire

Posted Sept. 29, 2015, 11:57 p.m.

Nathan Gray (solo, Boysetsfire) SPB: Can you like a musician whose politics you disagree with? Gray: Can you? Yes. Should you? Well, that is up ... read more

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One Question Interviews: The Pests

Posted Sept. 29, 2015, 11:42 p.m.

Mazz-1 (The Pests) SPB: What was the first punk show you attended? Mazz-1: If I remember correctly, the first one I attended was one that ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Extinction A.D.

Posted Sept. 29, 2015, 11:39 p.m.

Rick Jimenez (Extinction A.D.) SPB: Is there any specific restaurant you make a point to hit when you go on tour? Jimenez: Kuma's Corner in ... read more

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One Question Interviews: STATS

Posted Sept. 29, 2015, 11:36 p.m.

Hank Shteamer (STATS – drums) SPB: What do you remember of playing your first live show (with STATS)? Shteamer: STATS started life as a band ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Dead Bars

Posted Sept. 10, 2015, 12:19 a.m.

John (Dead Bars) SPB: What does your name mean? John: It comes from a long history of drinking by myself at bars with no one in them. read more

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One Question Interviews: Stern

Posted Aug. 30, 2015, 10:53 p.m.

Chuck Stern (Stern) SPB: How do you draw the line between taking influence and mimicking? Stern: I think of this as reverential versus referential. Influences ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Loud Boyz

Posted Aug. 30, 2015, 10:52 p.m.

Kenny Brown (Loud Boyz-vocals) SPB: How has your musical taste evolved over the years? Do you think your “high school self” would appreciate the music ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Boilerman

Posted Aug. 30, 2015, 10:50 p.m.

Jim (Boilerman) SPB: What’s with the numerical song titles on the EP? Jim: The deal with the numerical song titles for the 10" is two-fold. ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Pears

Posted Aug. 30, 2015, 10:48 p.m.

Zach (Pears) SPB: Who is the best band happening in New Orleans right now? Zach: The best band happening in Nola right now is a ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Askrinn

Posted Aug. 30, 2015, 10:44 p.m.

Valenten (Askrinn) SPB: What is your favorite music related film or documentary? Valenten: Probably, it would be Whiplash, the recently-released jazz drumming movie. Although jazz is ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Slim Cessna's Auto Club

Posted Aug. 30, 2015, 10:42 p.m.

Slim Cessna (Slim Cessna’s Auto Club) SPB: You recently played at a brewery in Minneapolis. What are some of the more off the beaten path ... read more

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One Question Interviews: All Eyes West

Posted Aug. 30, 2015, 10:40 p.m.

All Eyes West (Justin) SPB: Have you ever forgotten lyrics mid-song? How did you recover? Justin: Oh yeah! Totally. It's happened more times than I'd ... read more

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One Question Interviews: High Priests

Posted Aug. 10, 2015, 12:05 a.m.

High Priests (Mikey) SPB: How did you “discover” punk rock? Mikey: Well, like a lot of folks out there, I had older relatives who got ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Ma Jolie

Posted Aug. 10, 2015, 12:01 a.m.

Mike Stoloski (Ma Jolie – vocals/guitar) SPB: Is there a particular interview question that you’d prefer to never answer again? Stoloski: Well, this is a ... read more

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One Question Interviews: A Death Cinematic

Posted Aug. 9, 2015, 11:58 p.m.

A Death Cinematic SPB: What is the fewest people you’ve ever played to? How does the crowd size affect your approach? ADC: I have only ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Wolfnote

Posted Aug. 1, 2015, 10:58 p.m.

Bo Lueders (Wolfnote) SPB: Assign each member of your band to a character from Sex in the City. Lueders: I think I'm the only one in ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Cusses

Posted Aug. 1, 2015, 10:57 p.m.

Angel Bond (Cusses) SPB: What’s the weirdest description you’ve heard of your music? Do you think it’s accurate in any way or can you see ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Theologian

Posted Aug. 1, 2015, 10:55 p.m.

Lee M. Bartow, AKA Theologian Prime (Theologian, Annihilvs Power Electronix) SPB: Do you have a favorite type of van or bus? Bartow: Here I am ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Rebuilder

Posted Aug. 1, 2015, 10:54 p.m.

Sal Medrano (Rebuilder – vocals/guitar) SPB: Who is the first musician whose technique really stood out to you? Medrano: While I play guitar and sing ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Matthew Ryan

Posted Aug. 1, 2015, 10:52 p.m.

Matthew Ryan SPB: Is there a regional food you look forward to when you tour? Ryan: One of the best parts of touring is getting ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Frog

Posted Aug. 1, 2015, 10:45 p.m.

Tom White (Frog) SPB: What do you remember of playing your first live show? White: We played 15 second covers as a house band for ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Abrams

Posted Aug. 1, 2015, 10:41 p.m.

Taylor Iversen (Abrams) SPB: What club has the worst bathroom? Iversen: Some notable Denver bands on the road like to take pictures of the various bathrooms they ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Michael Crafter

Posted Aug. 1, 2015, 10:38 p.m.

Dave Bate (Michael Crafter) SPB: What is a hyped band, TV show, or movie that you just can’t get into? Bate: I can’t get into ... read more

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One Question Interviews: The Space Merchants

Posted July 11, 2015, 12:15 a.m.

Michael Guggino (The Space Merchants) SPB: What is your primary tour food? We really don't have a primary tour food, though we are very into food. ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Tidemouth

Posted July 11, 2015, 12:09 a.m.

Mike Kilker (Tidemouth-vocals) SPB: What do you think of bands playing an entire album as a tour concept? Kilker: I love when bands that haven't ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Laura Stevenson

Posted July 11, 2015, 12:06 a.m.

Laura Stevenson SPB: What is the biggest thing you’ve learned about performance since moving to a solo approach? Stevenson: So the biggest thing I've learned ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Invisible Things

Posted July 11, 2015, 12:01 a.m.

Jim Sykes (Invisible Things-drums) SPB: n songwriting, how do you draw the line between taking influence and mimicking? Sykes: Honestly I think bands should be ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Hard Girls

Posted July 10, 2015, 11:57 p.m.

Hard Girls SPB: What is the most valuable thing you’ve lost on a tour? Morgan: Mostly we lose things like phone chargers and sunglasses, shirts ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Warm Needles

Posted July 10, 2015, 11:53 p.m.

Andy (Warm Needles) SPB: What was the most memorable thing to happen during recording Inconsolable? Andy: Oh geez, good question. Luckily now I can laugh about ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Soul Asylum

Posted June 27, 2015, 6:01 p.m.

Dave Pirnier (Soul Asylum – vocals) SPB: Who is your favorite musician you’ve discovered in New Orleans? Pirnier: Henry Butler first comes to mind. I ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Jxckxlz

Posted June 27, 2015, 5:59 p.m.

Jxckxlz SPB: Which of your songs is hardest to play live? Nathan (vocals): “Trophic Level,” ‘cause I just scream like a manic dog for 5 ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Lesstalk Records

Posted June 22, 2015, 12:58 a.m.

Matt Vaughn (Lesstalk Records, Michael Crafter-vocals) SPB: Do any of your musician friends have tinnitus? Vaughn: Yeh, I think a lot of my friends have ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Adrift for Days

Posted June 22, 2015, 12:53 a.m.

Lachlan R. Dale (Adrift for Days, Art As Catharsis) SPB: How has the increasing digitisation of music changed your listening habits? Dale: A very good ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Diploid

Posted June 22, 2015, 12:50 a.m.

Reece Prain (Diploid-bass/vocals) SPB: How much space in your home is dedicated to music storage (records or instruments)? Prain: I have a bandroom/equipment storage room. ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Roman Cities

Posted June 22, 2015, 12:47 a.m.

Ian Miller (Roman Cities) SPB: How important to the band’s concept was playing “era-appropriate instrumentation”? Miller: Man, what a great question. When I was imagining ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Fashion Week

Posted June 12, 2015, 12:12 a.m.

Joshua Lozano (Fashion Week – guitar/vocals) SPB: Rank your preferred listening formats: cd, vinyl, cassette, digital, (other?) Lozano: At home: vinyl In the van: CD ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Brian Campeau

Posted June 12, 2015, 12:09 a.m.

Brian Campeau SPB: What is your favorite album cover of all time? Campeau: I'm a big fan of a photo which tells a story, whether ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Spirits

Posted June 12, 2015, 12:07 a.m.

Robert Cheeseman (Spirits – bass) SPB: is the best hardcore song, ever? Cheeseman: The best hardcore song? Hell if I know! One of my favorite ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Meek is Murder

Posted June 12, 2015, 12:04 a.m.

Frank Godla (Meek Is Murder) SPB: What do you think of cassettes? Godla: They will always have a special place in my heart. I started ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Maybeshewill

Posted June 11, 2015, 6:29 p.m.

John (Maybeshewill) SPB: What are you most looking forward to on your upcoming first US tour? John: We’re still waiting to find out if we’ll ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Western Settings

Posted June 11, 2015, 6:27 p.m.

Ricky (Western Settings) SPB: Who is the most underrated San Diego band right now? Ricky: The most underrated band in San Diego? There are a ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Hot Nerds

Posted June 11, 2015, 6:27 p.m.

Nathan Joyner (Hot Nerds – guitar/vocals) SPB: Who is the hottest nerd of them all? Joyner: That's simple: any kid who stays in school ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Hiram-Maxim

Posted June 11, 2015, 6:25 p.m.

John Panza (Hiram-Maxim-drums) SPB: Has the change to more headphone listening changed how you listen to music or mix it? Panza: Last night I witnessed ... read more

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One Question Interviews: It Only Gets Worse

Posted June 11, 2015, 6:19 p.m.

Matt Finney (It Only Gets Worse) SPB: How many vans have you had? Finney: Never owned a van myself but my parents had an Astrovan ... read more

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One Question Interviews: En Esch

Posted June 11, 2015, 6:17 p.m.

En Esch SPB: How has technology changed the recording process for you between your first professional-level recordings and today? En Esch: When I started out ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Hymie's Records

Posted June 11, 2015, 6:16 p.m.

Dave Hoenack (Hymie’s Records-Minneapolis, MN) SPB: What is your preferred way to store vinyl in a home? Hoenack: We believe records are best stored as ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Upsilon Acrux

Posted June 11, 2015, 6:14 p.m.

Paul Lai (Upsilon Acrux) SPB: What is your favorite venue to play? Lai: Without a doubt it's our home away from home, Los Angeles' infamous ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Tear Them Down

Posted June 11, 2015, 6:11 p.m.

Viktor (Tear Them Down) SPB: Do you take any precautions to stay healthy while on the road? Viktor: Well I think any member of any ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Jess Locke

Posted June 11, 2015, 6:09 p.m.

Jess Locke SPB: Where in your hometown do you always bring visitors?Locke: I'm from Avoca Beach on the Central Coast of New South Wales, AUS. ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Meek is Murder

Posted June 11, 2015, 6:06 p.m.

Mike Keller (Meek Is Murder)SPB: What do you think of cassettes? Keller: Whenever people try to give us band demos on CD, I’m always like, ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Monkey

Posted May 31, 2015, 12:30 a.m.

Curtis Meacham (Monkey-vocals) SPB: What is something more people should know about the San Jose scene? Meacham: San Jose is a pretty cool place. Its ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Chokecherry

Posted May 31, 2015, 12:26 a.m.

Jon (Chokecherry) SPB: How do you feel about the hyphenated genre terms that tend to be applied to your band? Jon: Genre descriptions are fine ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Reckless Records

Posted May 31, 2015, 12:20 a.m.

Dave (Reckless Records, Chicago-buyer) SPB: How do you recommend people store their vinyl at home? Dave: Vertically. read more

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One Question Interviews: Cloud Maze

Posted May 21, 2015, 1:22 p.m.

Sergy Boldyrev (Cloud Maze – vocals) SPB: What is your least favorite genre of music? Is there an artists who is an exception to that ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Comeback Kid

Posted May 21, 2015, 1:18 p.m.

Jeremy Hiebert (Comeback Kid-guitar) SPB: What’s your least favorite record you’ve made? Why? Hiebert: Like I said to out label's publicist, “Do I really have ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Terror

Posted May 21, 2015, 1:16 p.m.

Martin Stewart (Terror – guitar) SPB: Do you read press written about you? Stewart: After playing in bands for about 15 years now, I have ... read more

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One Question Interviews: City of Satellites

Posted May 21, 2015, 1:10 p.m.

Jarrod (City of Satellites) SPB: Who is your favorite pre-1960s artist/band? Jarrod: I guess when reflecting on my music collection there isn’t much from the ‘50s ... read more

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One Question Interviews: SubRosa

Posted May 21, 2015, 1:02 p.m.

Levi Hanna (SubRosa-bassist) SPB: What do your parents think of your music? Hanna: To be completely honest, I have no idea what my parents think ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Hannahband

Posted May 21, 2015, 12:59 p.m.

Hannahband SPB: Besides music, what other arts are you interested in? Nathan: Besides music my favourite type of art would have to be a tie ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Powernap

Posted May 21, 2015, 12:49 p.m.

Hugo Mudie (Powernap) SPB: What is an oreosmith? Mudie: When I was a kid I had an uncle who worked for Christie (the company that ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Call of the Void

Posted April 26, 2015, 12:05 a.m.

Patrick Alberts (Call of the Void) SPB: What do you think of (the return of) cassettes? Alberts: I find the return of cassettes to be ... read more

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One Question Interviews: What Tyrants

Posted April 26, 2015, 12:01 a.m.

Sean Schultz (What Tyrants) SPB: What venue is your favorite to play (and why)? Schultz: Our favorite venue to play would have to be the ... read more

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One Question Interviews: No Hands

Posted April 25, 2015, 11:57 p.m.

No HandsSPB: Who is the most underrated Canadian band? No Hands: Our consensus on the most underrated Canadian bands is: Current: What Seas, What Shores https://whatseaswhatshores.bandcamp.com/ ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Urban Scandal Records

Posted April 16, 2015, 12:38 a.m.

Stephen (Urban Scandal Records) SPB: How do you typically find the bands you sign to the label? Stephen: I would say I generally find bands ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Dr. Strange Records

Posted April 16, 2015, 12:36 a.m.

Dr. Strange (Dr. Strange Records) SPB: How has Record Store Day changed your business? Dr. Strange: The truth is I didn’t even participate until the ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Kill Hatsumomo

Posted April 16, 2015, 12:34 a.m.

Erin Page (Kill Hatsumomo) SPB: Is there a specific poster that got you interested in the medium yourself? Page: What initially led me to making ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Malta

Posted April 11, 2015, 7:15 p.m.

Cameron (Malta) SPB: As a songwriter, at what point does drawing influence from another subject become too close to mimicking? Malta: When we write, we ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Port of Sound Record Shoppe

Posted April 11, 2015, 7:12 p.m.

Port of Sound Records SPB: How important is it to set yourself apart from other stores on Record Store Day? PoS: Most importantly, we work ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Drug Church

Posted April 11, 2015, 7:10 p.m.

Patrick Kindon (Drug Church) SPB: What is the best pop song of the past 10 years? Kindon: I typed up a whole thing about “Crazy ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Kepi Ghoulie

Posted April 6, 2015, 2:20 p.m.

Kepi Ghoulie (Groovie Ghoulies, solo) SPB: What is your favorite Christmas song? Ghoulie: Anything from A Charlie Brown Christmas, anything from Bob Dylan - Christmas ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Kitten Crisis

Posted April 6, 2015, 2:19 p.m.

Kyle Hall (Kitten Crisis) SPB: What is the longest (in time) tour you’ve been on? Would you do it again? Hall: I've been on a ... read more

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One Question Interviews: War on Women

Posted April 6, 2015, 2:18 p.m.

War on Women SPB: Basements or bars (or both)? War on Women: That's like asking “day or night,” “loud or quiet,” “happy or sad.” You ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Amoeba Music

Posted April 6, 2015, 2:17 p.m.

Marc Weinstein (Amoeba Records, co-owner) SPB: What shift in listening format has been the most surprising in your run as a store? Weinstein: The most surprising ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Benny The Jet Rodriguez

Posted April 6, 2015, 3:08 a.m.

Freeman (Benny the Jet Rodriguez - vocals/guitar) SPB: Do you wear earplugs when you play? Why/why not? Freeman: I do wear ear plugs. For a ... read more

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One Question Interviews: All Them Witches

Posted April 6, 2015, 3:05 a.m.

Parks (All Them Witches) SPB: What is your favorite book about music? Parks: The way I feel about books on music is the same way ... read more

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One Question Interviews: My America

Posted April 2, 2015, 3:04 a.m.

Matthew Turner (My America – guitar/vocals) SPB: What is the strangest trend you see in modern music (or in the industry)? Turner: This actually came ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Rhino / Mad Platter Record Store

Posted April 2, 2015, 3:01 a.m.

Dennis Callaci (Rhino Records/Mad Platter/Video Paradiso-General Manager) SPB: When do you start planning for Record Store Day on a given year? Callaci: Record Store Day ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Wasted Wine

Posted April 2, 2015, 2:56 a.m.

Robert Gowan (Wasted Wine) SPB: Who is your favorite 1990s artist? Gowan: Probably an obvious choice, but perhaps not for us: Tupac Shakur. As far as ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Strawberry Runners

Posted March 18, 2015, 11:57 p.m.

Emi Knight (Strawberry Runners) SPB: What was the inspiration to start the band? Knight: The inspiration to start the band really began with living in ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Rat Storm

Posted March 18, 2015, 11:55 p.m.

Nathalie Haurberg (Rat Storm/Closet Burner/Reality is a Cult Records) SPB: Do you wear earplugs when you play? Why/why not? Haurberg: I don't wear earplugs. I ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Jon McKiel

Posted March 18, 2015, 11:49 p.m.

Jon McKiel SPB: Do you get nervous before you play a show? McKiel: Yes, but it really depends on whether I've played the room before, ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Mikey Erg

Posted March 10, 2015, 11:32 p.m.

Mikey Erg SPB: Do you get nervous before you play a show? Erg: For the most part I'm usually more excited than nervous. Sometimes I ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Audio Antihero

Posted March 10, 2015, 11:31 p.m.

Jamie (Audio Antihero) SPB: What is the best pop song of the last 10 years? Jamie: I'm not deliberately rockist (I swear!) - but since ... read more

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One Question Interviews: The Brokedowns

Posted March 10, 2015, 11:25 p.m.

Jon Balun (The Brokedowns) SPB: You scream a lot. Has that gotten easier or harder on your voice as you're no longer in your 20s? ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Caffiends

Posted March 10, 2015, 11:23 p.m.

Andrew (Caffiends) SPB: How old were you when you first learned a musical instrument? Andrew: Here at Caffiends we take every interview as a huge ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Broadway Calls

Posted March 9, 2015, 12:25 a.m.

Ty Vaughn (Broadway Calls) SPB: What band has the best logo of all time? Vaughn: The Ramones. I'm biased for two reasons. 1) I love ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Asshole Parade

Posted March 4, 2015, 10:01 p.m.

Matt Sweeting (Asshole Parade, No Idea Records) SPB: What’s the last record you didn’t care for on first listen but has since grown on you? ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Iron Lung

Posted March 4, 2015, 10 p.m.

Jensen (Iron Lung) SPB: What is the strangest interaction you’ve had with a (super) fan? Jensen: The first time he showed up was only mildly ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Lipstick Homicide

Posted March 4, 2015, 9:56 p.m.

Rachel (Lipstick Homicide – bass/vocals) SPB: Was the acoustic set a Fest 13 a one-time thing or do you sometimes perform acoustic around Iowa? Rachel: ... read more

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One Question Interviews: 30,000 Monkies

Posted Feb. 17, 2015, 12:39 p.m.

Ruben (30,000 Monkies – vocals/guitar) SPB: What is the worst reunion concert you ever saw? Ruben: I've never really seen a bad reunion concert actually, ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Astpai

Posted Feb. 17, 2015, 12:37 p.m.

Zock (Astpai – vocals) SPB: What is the furthest you’ve ever traveled to see a show (and who was it/where was it)? Astpai: In May ... read more

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One Question Interviews: La Armada

Posted Feb. 7, 2015, 12:31 a.m.

Paul Rivera (La Armada – guitar) SPB: What is the secret to a successful tour? This question is more complex than it seems. I think ... read more

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One Question Interviews: The Blind Shake

Posted Feb. 7, 2015, 12:27 a.m.

Mike Blaha (The Blind Shake) SPB: You have now released records on a lot of labels. What do you enjoy about changing affiliation with each ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Scene Point Blank - Aaron H

Posted Feb. 7, 2015, 12:13 a.m.

Aaron H (Scene Point Blank) SPB: What's a band totally outside of your typical stylistic preferences that's you're an avid fan of? Aaron: I'd say ... read more

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One Question Interviews: United Teachers of Music

Posted Jan. 24, 2015, 1:01 a.m.

Nate Pischke (United Teachers of Music) SPB: What role does humor play in songwriting? Pischke: Humor doesn’t play a role in our music. We’re serious ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Recreant

Posted Jan. 24, 2015, 1 a.m.

Recreant SPB: What’s the largest crowd you’ve played to? Did you approach it differently? Recreant: Not really sure, we approach every show differently. It just ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Plow United

Posted Jan. 24, 2015, 12:58 a.m.

Joel Tannenbaum (Plow United, The Rentiers, Ex Friends) SPB: As a musician, do you find terminology such as “side project” to be relevant to you ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Kindling

Posted Jan. 24, 2015, 12:56 a.m.

Stephen Pierce (Kindling, Ampere) SPB: Rank these listening options: cd, vinyl, digital, cassette, (other?) Pierce: 8 track, floppy disc, player piano, minidisc, wax cylinder. From ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Kowloon Walled City

Posted Jan. 24, 2015, 12:55 a.m.

Scott (Kowloon Walled City) SPB: Do you think that more bands are getting robbed nowadays? Has it happened to you? Scott: It seems like lately ... read more

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One Question Interviews: CJ Ramone

Posted Jan. 24, 2015, 12:54 a.m.

CJ Ramone SPB: In what setting are you least likely to wear a leather jacket? Ramone: On the toilet. read more

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One Question Interviews: The Wild

Posted Jan. 24, 2015, 12:52 a.m.

Witt (The Wild) SPB: Do you embrace the folk/punk genre? Witt: Sometimes embracing a genre can be very limiting. The amazing thing about the folk/punk ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Hammerheart Brewing

Posted Jan. 24, 2015, 12:51 a.m.

Nathaniel Chapman and Austin Lunn (HammerHeart Brewing) SPB: What about Bathory’s music is most aesthetically similar to your beers? Chapman: A simple question requires a simple straight ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Quintron and Miss Pussycat

Posted Jan. 11, 2015, 11:50 p.m.

Quintron & Miss Pussycat SPB: How do you describe your sound to strangers when they ask? Quintron & Miss Pussycat: SWAMP TECH read more

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One Question Interviews: Dogfish Head Brewing

Posted Jan. 11, 2015, 11:48 p.m.

Sam Calagione (Dogfish Head Brewing, founder and president) SPB: What is the connection between brewing and music? Calagione: There are two art forms that have ... read more

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One Question Interviews: On the Water

Posted Jan. 11, 2015, 11:44 p.m.

Fletcher (On the Water) SPB: What is the worst job you’ve ever had? Fletcher: Tough question: Being a high school dropout, I have worked some ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Brickfight

Posted Jan. 11, 2015, 11:39 p.m.

Brickfight SPB: How big is your record collection? Brickfight: Short Answer: 732 Long Answer: In a Cold War-style escalation which stems primarily from a missing ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Houseplant Records

Posted Jan. 11, 2015, 11:33 p.m.

Houseplant Records SPB: Do you run your own website, facebook, twitter, etc. Do you enjoy that side of the industry? Houseplant: Yes, I do run ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Gay Witch Abortion

Posted Jan. 11, 2015, 11:31 p.m.

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 ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Audacity

Posted Dec. 25, 2014, 8:22 p.m.

Matt (Audacity) SPB: As a California band, what do you think of winter touring? Matt: Touring in winter can be very exciting. People appreciate the ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Pujol

Posted Dec. 25, 2014, 8:21 p.m.

Daniel Pujol (Pujol) SPB: If you could re-record one song, what would it be? Pujol: Honestly, any song of mine I feel has been inadequately ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Bloodshot Records

Posted Dec. 25, 2014, 8:19 p.m.

Josh Zanger (Bloodshot Records) SPB: The covers compilation for your 20th anniversary is rather extensive. When did you start work on gathering the cooperating artists? ... read more

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One Question Interviews: JEFF The Brotherhood

Posted Dec. 25, 2014, 8:16 p.m.

Jake Orrall (JEFF the Brotherhood) SPB: What do you like to do on a tour off date? Orrall: Masturbate read more

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One Question Interviews: Al Swacker

Posted Dec. 25, 2014, 8:15 p.m.

Al Swacker (DJ, UnMutuals, Devil Baby Freak Show, SVK) SPB: What is your favorite venue, past or present, to play or attend a show at? ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Post Teens

Posted Dec. 25, 2014, 8:12 p.m.

Tony Marquez (Post Teens) SPB: What is your favorite all-time record (and why)? Marquez: I've never been a person who can truthfully name a "favorite" ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Kid Tsunami

Posted Dec. 25, 2014, 8:10 p.m.

Kid Tsunami SPB: What is your primary tour food? Kid Tsunami: On tour I like to be taken to a yum cha spot....I love the ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Specialist Subject Records

Posted Dec. 6, 2014, 2:20 a.m.

Andrew (Specialist Subject Records, Bangers) SPB: Do any of your musician friends have tinnitus? Andrew: I've actually had tinnitus for nearly 10 years and I ... read more

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One Question Interviews: American Scarecrows

Posted Dec. 6, 2014, 2:15 a.m.

Allen Maier (American Scarecrows, drums) SPB: Do you wear earplugs when you play? Why/why not? Maier: I have heard people say they wish they took ... read more

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One Question Interviews: His Dream of Lions

Posted Dec. 6, 2014, 2:13 a.m.

His Dream of Lions SPB: Assign each member of your band to a character in The Breakfast Club. His Dream of Lions: Colby - Criminal ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Teen Death

Posted Dec. 6, 2014, 2:07 a.m.

James Goodson (Teen Death, guitar/vocals) SPB: Who is your favorite band to see live? Goodson: I think my favorite band to see live is AFI. Not ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Toby Driver

Posted Nov. 22, 2014, 2:30 a.m.

Toby Driver SPB: How have your musical taste evolved over the years? Do you think your “high school self” would appreciate the music you make ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Horsebites

Posted Nov. 22, 2014, 2:29 a.m.

Richard Minino (Horsebites) SPB: Do you think the digitalization of music has negatively influenced your trade as there is less emphasis on cover art? Minino: ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Royal Thunder

Posted Nov. 22, 2014, 2:27 a.m.

Josh Weaver (Royal Thunder) SPB: Do you have a favorite type of van or bus? Weaver: Dodge Ram vans are definitely our favorite vans. I ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Choir Vandals

Posted Nov. 22, 2014, 2:23 a.m.

Austin McCutchen (Choir Vandals, vocals) SPB: What is your favorite cover to play? Why? McCutchen: Choir Vandals as a band has actually never done a ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Loose Planes

Posted Nov. 20, 2014, 11:47 p.m.

Luke Schwartz (Loose Planes, vocals) SPB: What is the worst stereotype you encounter when strangers discover you’re in a band? Schwartz: The worst stereotype I ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Culture Abuse

Posted Nov. 20, 2014, 11:42 p.m.

David Vincent Kelling (Culture Abuse, vocals) SPB: What is most ridiculous sub-genre name you’ve heard? Kelling: Calling something a sub genre is fucking ridiculous in ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Ef

Posted Nov. 20, 2014, 11:40 p.m.

Niklas (Ef) SPB: If you had your choice, which guest musician would you want to feature on an album? EF: Have always put a lot ... read more

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One Question Interviews: The Tim Version

Posted Nov. 20, 2014, 12:10 a.m.

Russ Van Cleave (The Tim Version) SPB: What got you interested in pursuing science on a professional level? Cleave: There are a lot of different ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Sam Russo

Posted Nov. 20, 2014, 12:08 a.m.

Sam Russo SPB: How do you primarily find new music? Russo: I still find new music the way I always have -- on the road ... read more

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Music: Fest 13 (Fest 13)

Posted Nov. 12, 2014, 3:31 p.m.

Like its 12 predecessors, Fest 13 offered something new. The growing festival has made a mark in the DIY punk community in its layout, booking, ... read more

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Interviews: Signals Midwest / Captain, We're Sinking (Fest 13)

Posted Nov. 12, 2014, 3:21 p.m.

We chatted to Maxwell Stern of Signals Midwest and Leo Vergnetti of Captain, We’re Sinking: Scene Point Blank: At what point, post Fest, do you ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Dex Romweber Duo

Posted Nov. 5, 2014, 2:51 a.m.

Dex Romweber (Dex Romweber Duo) SPB: Who is the first musician whose technique or technicality really stood out to you? Romweber: Benny Joy of Tampa, ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Stop Breathing

Posted Nov. 5, 2014, 2:49 a.m.

John (Stop Breathing, vocals) SPB: What do you think of bands playing an album in its entirety as a tour concept? John: I am all ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Delay

Posted Nov. 5, 2014, 2:48 a.m.

Austin (Delay, bass/vocals) SPB: What is your most common tour food? Austin: I am answering on everyone's behalf in the band. I would say our ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Bombshell Rocks

Posted Oct. 24, 2014, 2:02 a.m.

Christian Määttä (Bombshell Rocks) SPB: How has your local music scene changed since you were last active? Määttä: Well, the majority of us live in ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Infera Bruo

Posted Oct. 24, 2014, 1:56 a.m.

Galen (Infera Bruo) SPB: Do you have a favorite type of van or bus? Galen: One that doesn't break down is preferable. We generally end ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Withdrawal

Posted Oct. 24, 2014, 1:50 a.m.

Adam Dyson (Withdrawal) SPB: How do you choose your album art? Dyson: I've always felt that the artwork and presentation of a record is just ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Sims

Posted Oct. 24, 2014, 1:48 a.m.

Sims SPB: If you could get any producer you haven’t worked with to provide beats for a song, who would you pick? Sims: If I ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Hank III

Posted Oct. 24, 2014, 1:46 a.m.

Hank III SPB: Who has the best “metal voice” of all time? Williams: To me Oderus Urungus because of his approach was a bit more unique ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Vegas

Posted Oct. 11, 2014, 12:48 a.m.

T (Vegas) SPB: How do you vary your songwriting approach between your different projects? T: Most of the songs I've written blast through wounds and ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Dethklok

Posted Oct. 11, 2014, 12:33 a.m.

Brendon Small (Metalocalypse/Dethklok) SPB: Who has the best “metal voice” of all time? Small: Nathan Explosion- He's not a metal singer but he happens to ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Animal Style Records

Posted Oct. 3, 2014, 1:20 a.m.

Matt (Animal Style Records) SPB: What was the first punk show you attended? Matt: Does this count? Mayfest in ‘98 at the University of Redlands: ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Pure Grain Audio

Posted Oct. 3, 2014, 1:18 a.m.

Chris (PureGrainAudio.com) SPB: Who is a band that’s taking seemingly forever to release their next album? Chris: This is a cheeky response, but I’d have ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Dying Sea

Posted Oct. 3, 2014, 1:14 a.m.

Dying Sea SPB: How did your adviser enjoy the 7” you created for your internship? Dying Sea: Haha, hilarious. She was horrified, yet gave me ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Michael Yonkers

Posted Oct. 3, 2014, 1:10 a.m.

Michael Yonkers SPB: How does it feel to revisit music from so long ago? Are you the type of musician that enjoys playing and listening ... read more

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Interviews: Worthwhile Way

Posted Sept. 29, 2014, 5:21 p.m.

That joy in finding a new band just never goes away. The mediums have changed from the old tape deck to my first CD burner ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Big Dick

Posted Sept. 25, 2014, 2:56 p.m.

Big Dick SPB: What do your parents think of your band name? Johnny: My parents believe I haven't left my basement since 1997. I really ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Sweatshop Boys

Posted Sept. 25, 2014, 2:55 p.m.

Itai (Sweatshop Boys) SPB: If you had your choice, which band would you love to tour with? Itai: Touring with another band is a complex ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Chris Brokaw

Posted Sept. 18, 2014, 1:35 p.m.

Chris Brokaw (solo, Wreckmeister Harmonies, The New Year, The Empty House Collective, ex-Codeine) SPB: Rank these listening formats: cd, vinyl, cassette, digital, (other?) Brokaw: 1) ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Vapour Night

Posted Sept. 18, 2014, 1:20 p.m.

Ali (Vapour Night) SPB: What’s the last “grower” record you heard that didn’t impress on first listen but has, since, grown on you? Ali: Burials ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Radon

Posted Sept. 11, 2014, 11:46 p.m.

Bill Clower (Radon, drums) SPB: How did your set at Fest 12 come about? Any surprises in store for #13? Clower: That's 2 questions. Tate, ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Where My Bones Rest Easy

Posted Sept. 11, 2014, 11:44 p.m.

Anthony Manella (Where My Bones Rest Easy) SPB: What’s your favorite book? Manella: I'd have to say the book that has stuck with me and ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Dan Padilla

Posted Sept. 11, 2014, 11:42 p.m.

J. Wang (Dan Padilla, Shallow Cuts) SPB: Have you ever forgotten lyrics mid-song? If so, how did you recover? Wang: Of course I’ve forgotten lyrics. ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Franz Nicolay

Posted Sept. 11, 2014, 11:37 p.m.

Franz Nicolay SPB: What instrument is the hardest to tunefully amplify in a larger venue? Nicolay: It doesn't come up very often, but the musical ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Frank Rosaly

Posted Sept. 8, 2014, 12:42 a.m.

Frank Rosaly SPB: What's the worst (or strangest) stereotype you encounter from people when they find out you're a musician? Rosaly: “It must be so ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Sneeze

Posted Sept. 8, 2014, 12:40 a.m.

Derek (Sneeze) SPB: What do you parents think of your music? Derek: Honestly, both of my parents love Sneeze much much more than my older ... read more

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One Question Interviews: The Arrivals

Posted Sept. 8, 2014, 12:38 a.m.

Isaac Thotz (The Arrivals, Treasure Fleet) SPB: Have you ever hooked your dangling earrings on anything? Thotz: I've hooked them on countless things all over ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Midnight Masses

Posted Sept. 8, 2014, 12:36 a.m.

Autry Fulbright II (Midnight Masses, …And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead) SPB: How did you settle on the name Midnight Masses ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Young Turks

Posted Aug. 30, 2014, 1:31 a.m.

Jason (Young Turks) SPB: How big is your record collection? Jason: I have about 250 records. I started collecting when I was about 16. I ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Street Dogs

Posted Aug. 30, 2014, 1:29 a.m.

Mike McColgan (Street Dogs, FM359) SPB: How much space in your home is dedicated to music storage (instruments or records)? McColgan: One entire room in ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Æges

Posted Aug. 30, 2014, 1:26 a.m.

Kemble Walters (Æges) SPB: What is your day job/how does it affect your schedule as a musician? Walters: This is a funny question for me ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Hidden Shoal Recordings

Posted Aug. 30, 2014, 1:23 a.m.

Cam Merton (Hidden Shoal Recordings) SPB: What is your go-to karaoke song? Merton: My initial impulse is to put on something from Harold Budd and ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Raging Nathans

Posted Aug. 22, 2014, 9:01 p.m.

Josh (Raging Nathans/Rad Girlfriend Records) SPB: If you had your choice, what band would you love to tour with? Josh: I think if we could ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Herra Terra

Posted Aug. 22, 2014, 9 p.m.

Herra Terra SPB: What's the most interesting thing that has happened to the band this summer, any show horror stories or has it all been ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Fake Problems

Posted Aug. 22, 2014, 8:59 p.m.

Chris Farren (Fake Problems) SPB: What makes a good host when you sleep on a stranger’s floor? Farren: I'll preface this by saying anyone who ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Iron Reagan

Posted Aug. 22, 2014, 8:57 p.m.

Tony Foresta (Iron Reagan) SPB: What is your favorite 1990s artist? Foresta: I was going to say Avail but it turns out that they actually ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Shonen Knife

Posted Aug. 15, 2014, 2:02 a.m.

Naoko (Shonen Knife) SPB: What is your favorite Ramones song? Naoko: It’s impossible to choose one song. I like all Ramones songs. read more

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One Question Interviews: Cloud Rat

Posted Aug. 15, 2014, 2:01 a.m.

Rorik (Cloud Rat) SPB: What characteristics make a good host when you crash on a stranger’s floor? Rorik: Hmmmmmm.... Well, that depends on my mood ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Noisem

Posted Aug. 15, 2014, 1:59 a.m.

Noisem SPB: Who is your favorite band to see live? Harley Phillips: Ilsa never fails to impress me, They're of those bands that, if I ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Jason Lupeituu

Posted Aug. 15, 2014, 1:58 a.m.

Jason Lupeituu (Sound engineer, vibe tech, aspiring cook) SPB: What is the hardest part about a life on the road? What is the best part? ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Big Action Records

Posted Aug. 15, 2014, 1:55 a.m.

Jason Zabby (Big Action Records, Raw Nerves) SPB: How has the increasingly digitalization of music changed your listening habits? Zabby: Digitalized music, especially streams, have ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Roaming Herds of Buffalo

Posted Aug. 15, 2014, 1:54 a.m.

Scott (Roaming Herds of Buffalo) SPB: How did you decide to include the comic with your new CD? Scott: There are a few reasons why ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Dads

Posted Aug. 15, 2014, 1:52 a.m.

John Bradley (Dads) SPB: What do you tend to listen to in the van the most? Bradley: Honestly in the van, at least while I'm ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Ma Jolie

Posted Aug. 15, 2014, 1:51 a.m.

Jeff (Ma Jolie) SPB: What’s the secret to a successful tour? Jeff: It all depends on your intentions with touring in general. If it's your ... read more

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One Question Interviews: This Quiet Army

Posted Aug. 1, 2014, 2:40 p.m.

Eric Quach (This Quiet Army) SPB: How big is your record collection? Quach: 466 CDs, 109 vinyls, 16 cassettes! read more

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One Question Interviews: Great Reversals

Posted Aug. 1, 2014, 2:38 p.m.

Aaron Whitfield (Great Reversals – vocals) SPB: If you could experiment in any one genre that's far removed from what you do now, what would ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Innode

Posted Aug. 1, 2014, 2:36 p.m.

Stefan Nemeth (ex-Radian, Lokia, Innode) SPB: What is your favorite music-related film or documentary? Nemeth: I thought quite a bit about it and I am ... read more

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One Question Interviews: The Meatmen

Posted Aug. 1, 2014, 2:33 p.m.

Tesco Vee (The Meatmen) SPB: What’s the best love song ever written? Vee: George Jones - "He Stopped Loving Her Today" read more

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One Question Interviews: Ben Snakepit

Posted July 25, 2014, 12:32 p.m.

Ben Snakepit (cartoonist) SPB: Who is your favorite flyer artist? Snakepit: My favorite flyer artist is Jack Barfield at Neolithic Print. He does flyers for ... read more

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One Question Interviews: 6131 Records

Posted July 25, 2014, 12:30 p.m.

Sean Rhorer (6131 Records) SPB: What’s your favorite cover song to listen to/see performed? Rhorer: I'm not a huge fan of covers, but it's hard ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Kitten Forever

Posted July 25, 2014, 12:28 p.m.

Kitten Forever SPB: What do you do to ensure you don't lose your voice onstage? Kitten: We gargle with male tears. read more

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One Question Interviews: Hollow Earth

Posted July 25, 2014, 12:27 p.m.

Mike Moynihan (Hollow Earth-guitar) SPB: What do you listen to the most in the van? Moynihan: For the most part, driver listens to whatever they want, ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Orange County Scenester

Posted July 17, 2014, 9:28 p.m.

Evan Jacobs (Orange County Scenester – director) SPB: Who is your favorite band discovered in the process of filming Orange County Scenester? Jacobs: Since I was ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Xiu Xiu

Posted July 17, 2014, 9:27 p.m.

Jamie Stewart (Xiu Xiu) Stewart: What part of your live show is the hardest on sound engineers? SPB: Getting the vocals loud enough in the ... read more

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One Question Interviews: A Wilhelm Scream

Posted July 17, 2014, 9:25 p.m.

Trevor Reilly (A Wilhelm Scream) SPB: When you built your studio, what was the primary, driving concept you wanted to make sure you could capture ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Rosetta

Posted July 17, 2014, 9:23 p.m.

Matt (Rosetta) SPB: Do you run your own website, facebook, twitter, etc? Do you enjoy that aspect of the industry? Matt: Yeah, I do all ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Gazer

Posted July 12, 2014, 2 a.m.

Erik Ziedses des Plantes (Gazer, bass/vocals) SPB: How do you find new music? Erik: My current music discovery system has two tiers that I think does ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Cheap Time

Posted July 12, 2014, 1:57 a.m.

Jeffrey Novak (Cheap Time, solo) SPB: What inspired you to start performing solo? Novak: I have never had much patience with waiting. I got tired ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Hollow Earth

Posted July 12, 2014, 1:55 a.m.

Steve (Hollow Earth, vocals) SPB: What do you think of bands playing albums in their entirety as a tour concept? Steve: I personally think it's ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Circles

Posted July 12, 2014, 1:52 a.m.

Srini Radhakrishna (Circles, Space Raft) SPB: Do you wear earplugs when you play? (Why/why not?) Radhakrishna: Despite having custom earplugs made over a year ago, ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Organized Crime Records

Posted July 12, 2014, 1:51 a.m.

Clint (Organized Crime Records) SPB: How much space in your house is dedicated to music storage (albums or instruments)? Clint: I would say that overall ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Ministry

Posted July 12, 2014, 1:49 a.m.

Al Jourgensen (Ministry) SPB: Is there a sample you’ve tried to get the rights to use but were denied? Jourgensen: ALL OF THEM.... Just kidding. ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Autopsy

Posted July 12, 2014, 1:47 a.m.

Chris Reifert (Autopsy/Violation Wound) SPB: What’s the best movie you’ve seen this year? Reifert: The best movie ever made is The Dark Backward. It didn't ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Banner Pilot

Posted July 12, 2014, 1:45 a.m.

Nate (Banner Pilot) SPB: What is the hardest thing about touring in foreign countries? Last year (2 years ago?) you played in Russia… Nate: I'm ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Crusades

Posted June 26, 2014, 11:18 p.m.

Dave Williams (Crusades) SPB: What do your children think of your music? Williams: Well, my daughter is only two-and-a-half years old, but I'm a stay-at-home-parent and so ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Mad Caddies

Posted June 26, 2014, 11:16 p.m.

Sascha (Mad Caddies) SPB: What makes a good roadie? Have you done it? Sascha: We don't really use the term “roadie.” That seems kinda like ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Magrudergrind

Posted June 26, 2014, 11:14 p.m.

Avi (Magrudergrind) SPB: What’s the secret to a successful tour? Avi: Efficiency. Don't bring too many personal items or equipment. Bring essential equipment to retain your sound ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Old Man Markley

Posted June 26, 2014, 11:11 p.m.

Annie DeTemple (Old Man Markley) SPB: What is the best Buck Owens song? DeTemple: Well, my favorite Buck Owens song is "Act Naturally." I'm not just ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Japanther

Posted June 19, 2014, 10:40 p.m.

Ian Vanek (Japanther) SPB: Is there a regional food you look forward to when you tour? Vanek: We eat regionally, seasonally and locally as much ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Lagwagon

Posted June 19, 2014, 10:38 p.m.

Joey Cape (Lagwagon, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes) SPB: What is the most overdone cover song? Cape: "Brown Eyed Girl" read more

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One Question Interviews: Beartrap

Posted June 19, 2014, 10:36 p.m.

Mike (Beartrap) SPB: How do you primarily find new music these days? Mike: The Internet. There are thousands of music blogs dedicated to whatever little ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Catharsis PR

Posted June 19, 2014, 10:35 p.m.

Kim Kelly (Catharsis PR, writer) SPB: How did you first get involved in PR work? Kelly: It happened pretty organically. By the time I decided ... read more

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One Question Interviews: The Screaming Females

Posted June 13, 2014, 1:16 p.m.

Jarrett D (Screaming Females) SPB: What song in your active playlist requires the most practice? What part is the hardest to get down? D: Screaming ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Haiduk

Posted June 13, 2014, 1:13 p.m.

Haiduk SPB: What do you remember of your first live performance ever? Haiduk: I'd been talking to some friends from a local band about possibly, ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Peelander-Z

Posted June 13, 2014, 1:10 p.m.

Peelander Yellow (Peelander-Z) SPB: What is your favorite music-related book? Yellow: I never read music-related book!!! I have to learn a lot of things without ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Razorcake

Posted June 6, 2014, 2:04 a.m.

Chris Pepus (Razorcake) SPB: What is your favorite thing about working with print media? Pepus: Most of my writing appears on the web, but I ... read more

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One Question Interviews: The Jesus Lizard

Posted June 6, 2014, 2:02 a.m.

David Yow (the Jesus Lizard, artist, Qui, Scratch Acid) SPB: How has aging affected your musical performance? Yow: Dunno if it's due to aging, but ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Activator

Posted June 6, 2014, 1:59 a.m.

Shannon T. Moore (Activator, lead singer) SPB: How did you “discover” punk rock? Moore: I discovered punk rock on few different occasions in a few ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Sex Rays

Posted June 6, 2014, 1:58 a.m.

Joe Holland (Sex Rays, Violent Shifters) SPB: Do you wear earplugs when you play? Why/why not?. Holland: I almost always wear hearing protection at rehearsals, ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Gnarboots

Posted June 4, 2014, 7:34 p.m.

Aaron Carnes (Gnarboots) SPB: What is the ideal format to a show line-up? (How many bands, genres, etc.?) Carnes: I always liked lineups that were ... read more

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One Question Interviews: The Men

Posted June 4, 2014, 7:29 p.m.

Ben Greenberg (The Men) SPB: What’s a record you love that would surprise people? Greenberg: Bill Frisell - Have A Little Faith Bill Frisell is an amazing guitar player who has released many, ... read more

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One Question Interviews: LA Zinefest

Posted June 4, 2014, 7:27 p.m.

Bianca Barragan (LA Zinefest organizer) SPB: If forced to choose, what is your favorite LA-based zine (currently active)? Barragan: After thinking about all the LA-based zines that are awesome, I'm going to have to say that ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Ghostbot Records

Posted June 4, 2014, 7:25 p.m.

Andrew Schubert (Ghostbot Records, recording engineer)SPB: Besides music, what other arts are you into? Schubert: Music is what I'm most passionate about. It's how I ... read more

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One Question Interviews: The Julie Ruin

Posted May 22, 2014, 11:09 p.m.

Sara Landeau (The Julie Ruin) SPB: Did joining The Julie Ruin feel like a new band, or like you were joining one with an already-established ... read more

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One Question Interviews: RJD2

Posted May 22, 2014, 11:06 p.m.

RJD2 SPB: What do you like to do on a tour off date? RJD2: On an off date when I'm touring, two things dominate my ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Guitar Wolf

Posted May 22, 2014, 11:03 p.m.

Seiji (Guitar Wolf) SPB: How did your recent US tour with The Coathangers go? Seiji: The girls are wonderful. Their songs are full of great ... read more

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One Question Interviews: White Murder

Posted May 22, 2014, 10:58 p.m.

Hannah Blumenfeld (White Murder) SPB: What is the worst job you’ve ever had? Blumenfeld: Substitute teaching. I was way too young and it was just ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Low

Posted May 15, 2014, 11 p.m.

Alan Sparhawk, Low SPB: What's a record you love that would surprise people? Sparhawk: Barbara Streisand's Greatest Hits read more

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One Question Interviews: Toxic Pop Records

Posted May 15, 2014, 10:58 p.m.

Mike Riley (Toxic Pop Records/Firestarter Records) SPB: While the meaning of Toxic Pop's name is fairly obvious, how has its meaning changed to you since ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Paul Needza Friend

Posted May 15, 2014, 10:56 p.m.

Paul Needza Friend SPB: What do you think of band’s playing a record in its entirety for a tour concept? Paul: I suppose that depends ... read more

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One Question Interviews: The Rackatees

Posted May 15, 2014, 10:52 p.m.

Kolin (The Rackatees, drums) SPB: What is the longest (in time) that you have been on tour? Would you do it again? Kolin: Our nine-day ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Bobby Joe Ebola

Posted May 14, 2014, 12:29 a.m.

Dan Abbott (Bobby Joe Ebola) SPB: What is the furthest you've traveled to play a single show (vs setting up a corresponding tour)? Abbott: Driving ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Ghost Mice

Posted May 9, 2014, 2:15 a.m.

Chris Clavin (Plan-it-X Records, Ghost Mice) SPB: You released the DVD with all of your releases in a digital format. Where did the idea come ... read more

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One Question Interviews: The Gunshy

Posted May 9, 2014, 2:13 a.m.

Matt Arbogast (The Gunshy) SPB: What is your favorite restaurant to hit while on tour? Arbogast: Spiral Diner, Ft. Worth, Texas Spiral Diner is one ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Gnarboots

Posted May 9, 2014, 2:10 a.m.

Adam Davis (Gnarboots) SPB: What is your least favorite genre of music? Is there an artist who is an exception to said rule? Davis: My ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Joseph Ross Camuglia

Posted May 8, 2014, 10:44 p.m.

Joseph Ross Camuglia SPB: What is the largest crowd you have played to? Did you approach the set differently? Camuglia: Well, I played a 3 ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Heavy Times

Posted May 8, 2014, 10:41 p.m.

Bo Hansen (Heavy Times) SPB: What club (that you've played) has the worst bathroom? Hansen: There used to be this DIY show spot/skateboard ramp in ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Modern Radio Music

Posted May 8, 2014, 10:38 p.m.

Tom Loftus (Modern Radio Music Label, co-owner) SPB: What was the biggest mistake you made when starting up/learning how run a record label? Loftus: My ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Subsonics

Posted May 8, 2014, 10:36 p.m.

Clay Reed (Subsonics) SPB: It seems that the hyphenated genre "garage-punk" keeps popping up more and more. What do you think of the term? Reed: ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Signals Midwest

Posted April 25, 2014, 1:46 a.m.

Loren Shumaker-Chupp (Signals Midwest, bass) SPB: What do your parents think of your music? Loren Shumaker-Chupp: My parents have always appreciated that I play music ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Yankee Brutal

Posted April 25, 2014, 1:42 a.m.

Wesley Henderson (Yankee Brutal) SPB: What's your favorite band you discovered on your most recent tour? Henderson: That question is not one I can answer ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Druglords of the Avenues

Posted April 25, 2014, 1:38 a.m.

Johnny Bonnel (Druglords of the Avenues, Swingin’ Utters, Filthy Thieving Bastards) SPB: Where does your band name for Druglords of the Avenues come from? Bonnel: ... read more

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One Question Interviews: 20 Buck Spin

Posted April 17, 2014, 3:30 p.m.

David Adelson (20 Buck Spin) SPB: What is the worst job you’ve ever had? Adelson: Worst job I ever had was one of my first. ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Vacation

Posted April 17, 2014, 3:27 p.m.

Evan (Vacation) SPB: What is your primary tour food? Evan: Our primary tour food is PIZZA. Like as much as your town has to offer, ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Morning Glory

Posted April 17, 2014, 3:21 p.m.

Ezra Arrow Kire (Morning Glory) SPB: What do you think of Record Store Day? Kire: Record Store Day? It should be an official national holiday! ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Billy West

Posted April 17, 2014, 3:19 p.m.

Billy West (voice actor, Futurama, Ren & Stimpy, many more) SPB: You've also played music in your past and you do some singing ("Shut Up ... read more

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One Question Interviews: The Stooges

Posted April 10, 2014, 6:38 p.m.

Mike Watt (Bass, The Stooges, Minutemen, Solo, more) SPB: How have the Stooges shows gone? Is it difficult to step into a group where the ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Dovetail

Posted April 10, 2014, 6:32 p.m.

Dovetail SPB: Who is your favorite 1960s band or artist? Philip: The Beatles reign supreme in my ‘60s catalog. For records like Rubber Soul, The ... read more

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One Question Interviews: The Copyrights

Posted April 10, 2014, 6:24 p.m.

Luke McNeill (The Copyrights, Attorney) SPB: Did you choose your band name partially because of your interest in law? McNeill: No. It was actually a ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Direct Hit!

Posted April 10, 2014, 6:21 p.m.

Nick Woods (Direct Hit!, Galactic Cannibal) SPB: What is the best Milwaukee-made beer? Woods: My favorite Milwaukee-made beer is Fuel Coffee Stout, more for the ... read more

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One Question Interviews: The Icarus Line

Posted April 4, 2014, 8:55 p.m.

Joe Cardamone (The Icarus Line) SPB: What is your drink of choice? Cardamone: Fizzy water read more

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One Question Interviews: Melt Banana

Posted April 4, 2014, 8:53 p.m.

Yako (Melt Banana) SPB: What surprised you the most on your first US tour? Yako: I was surprised that we needed to show ID to ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Flobots

Posted April 4, 2014, 8:51 p.m.

Jonny 5 (Flobots) SPB: When did you opt to make your living as a musician/did you quit a regular day job in doing so? Jonny ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Capitalist Kids

Posted April 4, 2014, 8:47 p.m.

Jeff (Capitalist Kids) SPB: Who is your favorite capitalist hero? Jeff: Ha ha. I don't have a capitalist hero. The Capitalist Kids are not huge ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Multiple Truths

Posted April 2, 2014, 8:14 a.m.

Justin Wettstein (Multiple Truths) SPB: After music, what other arts are you interested in? Wettstein: Taking music out of the art spectrum is tough. I ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Sarah Neufeld

Posted March 31, 2014, 10:37 p.m.

Sarah Neufeld (solo, Arcade Fire) SPB: What are the biggest challenge you face in getting the sound you want live while playing with amplified instruments? ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Stranger by Starlight

Posted March 31, 2014, 8:58 p.m.

Anthony (Stranger by Starlight) SPB: What is your favorite 1970s artist? Anthony: It's incredibly difficult to pick a favourite artist, album or even track from ... read more

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One Question Interviews: All Pigs Must Die

Posted March 31, 2014, 8:52 p.m.

Kevin Baker (All Pigs Must Die) SPB: What is your favorite thing about international touring? Baker: In my opinion, traveling to different regions and absorbing ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Pelican

Posted March 31, 2014, 5:35 p.m.

Dallas Thomas (Pelican) SPB: How would you summarize the Chicago heavy scene? Thomas: Chicago has had a really strong scene for awhile now. Maybe one ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Disappears

Posted March 31, 2014, 8:14 a.m.

Brian Case (Disappears) SPB: How was your experience recording at Electrical Audio? Case: Electrical Audio is such a great studio: both comfortable and top of ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Bl'ast!

Posted March 30, 2014, 9:05 p.m.

Clifford Dinsmore (BL'AST!) SPB: When you found the Blood tapes, did you think it was possible to remaster them to the point you achieved with ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Careeners

Posted March 16, 2014, 4:40 p.m.

PJ Fancher (The Fest ticketmaster, Grabass Charlestons/The Careeners, I worked at No Idea Records for 10 years) Fancher: I've never seen any direct numbers proving so ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Swordplay & Pierre the Motionless

Posted March 16, 2014, 1:46 p.m.

Swordplay (Swordplay & Pierre the Motionless) SPB: Is there a regional food you look forward to when you tour? Swordplay: Boiled Peanuts. Probably the best ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Less Than Jake

Posted March 16, 2014, 10:42 a.m.

Vinnie Fiorello (Less Than Jake) SPB: Would you license your music for use in film, sports, or ads if given the opportunity? Fiorello: We already ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Modern Radio Record Label

Posted March 12, 2014, 8:09 p.m.

Peter Mielech (Modern Radio Record Label) SPB: You re-released old STNNNG records on the Playbutton format. How did you decide to try that format? Mielech: ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Razorcake

Posted March 12, 2014, 6:52 p.m.

Sean Carswell (Razorcake) SPB: How has working on a zine changed how you listen to or value music? Carswell: When I first started doing record ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Black Lantern

Posted March 12, 2014, 6:41 p.m.

Jesse (The Black Lantern) SPB: How do you choose your album art? Jesse: Our music is trying to be chaotic but still have a common ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Sundowners

Posted March 12, 2014, 6:36 p.m.

Jared (Sundowners) SPB: What’s the worst thing that’s happened to you on a tour? Have you ever been stranded or forced to cancel? Jared: Great ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Somos

Posted March 2, 2014, 4:08 p.m.

Phil (Somos) SPB: What is the worst job you’ve ever had? Somos: This is tough because I have had a lot of shitty jobs. But ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Lawrence Arms

Posted March 2, 2014, 3:55 p.m.

Brendan Kelly (Lawrence Arms) SPB: Does your child listen to your music at all? What does s/he think (sorry, I can't remember if you have ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Volcom

Posted March 2, 2014, 2:59 p.m.

Kurt Midness (Volcom) SPB: How do you determine which bands go into the singles series? Midness: To start with we try to pick artists that ... read more

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Interviews: Off With Their Heads

Posted March 1, 2014, 5:24 a.m.

During a prolonged Minnesota winter in early 2013, Scene Point Blank chatted with Off With Their Heads’ Ryan Young about their (at the time) upcoming ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Silver Snakes

Posted Feb. 24, 2014, 7:25 a.m.

Alex (Silver Snakes) SPB: Who was your favorite band that you discovered on your last tour? Alex: My favorite band I discovered on our last ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Tortoise

Posted Feb. 23, 2014, 8:47 p.m.

Bundy K. Brown (ex-Tortoise) SPB: What is the weirdest description you’ve heard of your music? Do you think it had some accuracy or could you ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Melissa B

Posted Feb. 23, 2014, 2:16 p.m.

Melissa B SPB: You work as a network engineer. Are there many musicians or artists within your field/Are there many creative-types? Melissa B: I find ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Magic Bullet Records

Posted Feb. 23, 2014, 1:39 p.m.

Brent Eyestone (Magic Bullet Records, Highness, Bleach Everything) SPB: Who is your favorite current band to see live? Eyestone: For the last 13 years, my ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Great Reversals

Posted Feb. 16, 2014, 10:37 p.m.

Eric Scobie (Great Reversals) SPB: How did you get involved with Jay Maas for the To the Ends of the Earth 10"? Scobie: We got ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Worn in Red

Posted Feb. 16, 2014, 1:24 p.m.

Brad Perry (Worn in Red, drums) SPB: What do you remember of playing your first live show ever? Perry: The first show I ever played ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Larry and His Flask

Posted Feb. 10, 2014, 8:23 p.m.

Jeshua Marshall (Larry and His Flask) SPB: What is the weirdest venue/setting you’ve ever played a show at? Marshall: Several years ago we were asked ... read more

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One Question Interviews: The Brokedowns

Posted Feb. 3, 2014, 6:15 p.m.

Mustafa Daka (The Brokedowns) SPB:Are there any Albanian bands you’d recommend? Daka: Unfortunately, Albania hasn't produced much in the way of rock, metal or thrash ... read more

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One Question Interviews: David Bailey

Posted Feb. 3, 2014, 5:48 p.m.

David Bailey (CAGES/Gas Chamber) SPB: Who is your favorite band or artist from the 1980s? Bailey: G.I.S.M. from Japan. They released two furious documents in ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Alan Licht

Posted Feb. 3, 2014, 8:15 a.m.

Alan Licht (Solo, Run On, The Pacific Ocean, more) SPB: What is your least favorite genre of music? Is there an artist who is an ... read more

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One Question Interviews: No Idea Records

Posted Feb. 2, 2014, 9:26 p.m.

Var (No Idea Records) SPB: As No Idea has become an established DIY label, what is the more tiresome stereotype you’ve encountered as a result ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Oren Ambarchi

Posted Jan. 27, 2014, 8:33 p.m.

Oren Ambarchi SPB: What is the most thankless job in the music industry? Ambarchi: One of the many thankless jobs would be working as the ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Douglas McCombs

Posted Jan. 27, 2014, 6:54 p.m.

Douglas McCombs (Tortoise, Brokeback, Eleventh Dream Day) SPB: What, for you, defines a successful tour? McCombs: A successful tour for me means that there is ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Andrew Burnes

Posted Jan. 27, 2014, 7:47 a.m.

Andrew Burnes (San Agustin, Haunted House, SATMC) SPB: What is your all-time favorite record (and why)? Burnes: I'd like to think that my tastes are ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Say-10 Records

Posted Jan. 27, 2014, 7:41 a.m.

Adam (Say-10 Records) SPB: What is your go-to karaoke song? Adam: Let's set the stage... I am the worst karaoke performer of all time and ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Gehenna

Posted Jan. 24, 2014, 7:39 a.m.

Mike Apocalypse (Gehenna) SPB: What is your most common tour food? Mike: I'm not sure, but I think it's a close tie between marijuana edibles ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Aesgir & Mo

Posted Jan. 24, 2014, 7:24 a.m.

Asgeir Aarøen (Aesgir & Mo) SPB: What got you interested in the flamenco guitar? Aarøen: I first saw flamenco guitar live at the age of ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Eddie Spaghetti

Posted Jan. 23, 2014, 9:15 p.m.

Eddie Spaghetti (Supersuckers, solo) SPB: In one of your columns you wrote for us, you talked of being a disco DJ at house parties. What’s ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Divider

Posted Jan. 23, 2014, 9:10 p.m.

Anthony Fusco (Divider) SPB: How has the increasing digitalization of the music industry changed how you listen to music? Fusco: For me, it's one or ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Bouncing Souls

Posted Jan. 22, 2014, 9:14 p.m.

Greg Attonito (Bouncing Souls) SPB: What makes a good roadie? Have you ever done it? Attonito: A good roadie cares about the band and making ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Luther

Posted Jan. 22, 2014, 6:48 p.m.

Nick Harris (Luther) SPB: What was the first concert you attended? Luther: The first "concert" I ever attended was The Offspring when I was 12 ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Profound Lore Records

Posted Jan. 22, 2014, 8:16 a.m.

Chris (Profound Lore Records) SPB: Do you run your own website, facebook, etc? Do you enjoy that aspect of being a label? Chris: With the ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Gilead Media

Posted Jan. 21, 2014, 10:50 p.m.

Adam (Gilead Media) SPB: Is there a record you passed on releasing that, in retrospect, you really wish you could have worked on? Adam: There ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Lemuria

Posted Jan. 15, 2014, 8:21 a.m.

Alex (Lemuria) SPB: What do you think when fans run onstage and sing into the mic while you’re on stage? Alex: I think it's fun ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Tiny Mix Tapes

Posted Jan. 14, 2014, 7:14 p.m.

Grant Purdum (Tiny Mix Tapes, Gumshoe Grove, Signal to Noise, Onion AV Club) SPB: What kinds of topics or tone do you like to see ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Riverboat Gamblers

Posted Jan. 14, 2014, 7:40 a.m.

Mike Wiebe (Riverboat Gamblers, High Tension Wires) SPB: In addition to your multiple bands, you've taken to stand-up comedy recently too. What drew you to ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Way to End

Posted Jan. 13, 2014, 7:51 p.m.

Way to End SPB: Who is the first musician whose technique or technicality really stood out to you? Way to End: Cziffra and, as a ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Sick Sick Birds

Posted Jan. 13, 2014, 7:04 p.m.

Mike Hall (Sick Sick Birds) SPB: If I’m not mistaken, one or two of you in Sick Sick Birds have children, correct? What do your ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Red Scare Industries

Posted Jan. 13, 2014, 7:02 p.m.

Toby Jeg (Red Scare Industries) SPB: What is your favorite book or author? Jeg: Man, these aren't supposed to be easy, huh? That's so hard ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Don Giovanni Records

Posted Jan. 12, 2014, 8:03 p.m.

Joe Steinhardt (Don Giovanni Records) SPB: How big is your record collection? Steinhardt: Steph and I own about 3,000 records, 3,000 CDs, and 200 tapes. read more

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One Question Interviews: INVSN

Posted Jan. 12, 2014, 7:35 p.m.

Dennis (INVSN, formerly of International Noise Conspiracy and Refused) SPB: INVSN is a markedly different sound than your previous bands. What do you like most ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Coke Bust

Posted Jan. 8, 2014, 9:54 p.m.

Chris Moore (Coke Bust/Sick Fix/D.O.C.) SPB: What is your favorite music-related film or documentary? Moore: It's a toss-up between Last Days Here, the documentary about ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Bad Sports

Posted Jan. 8, 2014, 9:37 p.m.

Daniel (Bad Sports) SPB: Who is the best band in Denton right now? Daniel: The answer is obvious, Bad Sports. In fact, if you asked ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Spoonboy

Posted Jan. 8, 2014, 9:28 p.m.

Spoonboy SPB: Do you still get nervous before you play a show? How do you address your nerves? Spoonboy: Sometimes. I just try to remember ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Mitch Clem

Posted Jan. 8, 2014, 8:56 p.m.

Mitch Clem (artist) SPB: How do you approach drawing an album cover as compared to a comic? Clem: That's actually a solid question. Since I ... read more

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One Question Interviews: October Falls

Posted Jan. 5, 2014, 3:46 p.m.

M. Lehto (October Falls) SPB: What is your day job and how does it fit (or conflict) with your artistic goals? M. Lehto: Basically I ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Tyranny Is Tyranny

Posted Jan. 5, 2014, 12:04 p.m.

Russell Emerson Hall (Tyranny Is Tyranny, vocals/guitar) SPB: Do you do anything to reduce gas consumption/cost while on tour? Hall: We downsized our speaker cabinets ... read more

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One Question Interviews: L'Assassins

Posted Jan. 5, 2014, 10:31 a.m.

Monet Wong (L’Assassins, guitar) SPB: L’Assassins definitely utilizes style as an element of the band in addition to the music. How do you feel the ... read more

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One Question Interviews: The Thermals

Posted Jan. 5, 2014, 12:05 a.m.

Westin Glass (The Thermals) SPB: Who is your favorite band you discovered on your last tour? Glass: The most recent Thermals tour was in Europe. ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Paint It Black

Posted Jan. 4, 2014, 9:25 p.m.

Andy Nelson (Paint It Black, Ceremony) SPB: It seems that Philadelphia is consistently turning out new bands and rejuvenating the scene with new blood. What ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Haptic

Posted Jan. 4, 2014, 12:07 p.m.

Adam Sonderberg (Haptic) SPB: What is the worst stereotype you encountered when people find you’re in a band? Sonderberg: That the band must "rock." While ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Horseback

Posted Jan. 4, 2014, 11:05 a.m.

Jenks Miller (Horseback, solo) SPB: What part of your live show do you find the hardest on sound engineers? Miller: The biggest challenge in Horseback's ... read more

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One Question Interviews: High Dive

Posted Jan. 3, 2014, 10:41 p.m.

Ryan Woods (High Dive/Defiance, Ohio) SPB: After playing in a larger band (in terms of # of people in the band), how is it to ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Destroy Nate Allen

Posted Dec. 27, 2013, 6:03 p.m.

Nate Allen (Destroy Nate Allen) SPB: What’s the story behind your band name? Allen: I had played music as "Nate Allen" for a few years ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Full of Hell

Posted Dec. 27, 2013, 7:36 a.m.

Dylan Walker (Full of Hell) SPB: What do you think when fans run onstage and sing into the mic during a song? Walker: I think ... read more

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One Question Interviews: MDC

Posted Dec. 26, 2013, 8:22 p.m.

Dave Dictor (MDC) SPB: What was the largest and smallest crowd you’ve played to? Dictor: The largest crowd was at the With Full Force Festival ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Ancient Shores

Posted Dec. 26, 2013, 7:04 p.m.

BJ Rochinich (Ancient Shores, SPB columnist) SPB: What got you interested in film beyond casual observation? Rochinich: I took a psychology of cinema class in ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Old Wounds

Posted Dec. 24, 2013, 10:09 a.m.

Brandon Gallagher (Old Wounds) SPB: Are trucker bombs allowed in the van? Have any stories? Gallagher: At first, I had no idea what a trucker ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Ufomammut

Posted Dec. 24, 2013, 9:49 a.m.

Urlo (Ufomammut) SPB: Who is the most overrated band or musician of all time? Urlo: Surely, the most overrated band of all time is an ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Neurosis

Posted Dec. 23, 2013, 10:12 p.m.

Neurosis SPB: Personally speaking, what is the least favorite record you’ve released (of your own records, that is)? Why? Neurosis: No regrets. Everything we have ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Soviettes

Posted Dec. 23, 2013, 9:47 p.m.

Annie Sparrows (Soviettes, FM Wired, Lil Happiness, God Damn Doo Wop Band) SPB: What’s the worst thing that’s happened to you on tour? Have you ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Perhapst

Posted Dec. 23, 2013, 5:28 p.m.

John Moen (Perhapst, Decemberists, Stephen Malmus & the Jicks) SPB: Writing a solo record is a much different project than writing with a band. How ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Planning for Burial

Posted Dec. 23, 2013, 5:26 p.m.

Thom Wasluck (Planning For Burial, Music Ruins Lives) SPB: What is the last record you didn’t care for on first listen but has grown on ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Iron Chic

Posted Dec. 21, 2013, 7:36 a.m.

Mike (Iron Chic, Dead Broke Rekerds) SPB: What was the first tape/cd/record you bought with your own money? Mike: Green Day - 1039 Smoothed Out ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Stuart Dahlquist

Posted Dec. 20, 2013, 7:34 a.m.

Stuart Dahlquist (Asva, ex-Burning Witch) SPB: What is a city or country you’d love to play but never have? Dahlquist: One city or country is ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Paper Tiger

Posted Dec. 16, 2013, 10:18 a.m.

Paper Tiger (Doomtree) SPB: How does Doomtree travel? Do you all pile into a van or bus? Paper Tiger: We have a van named Mountain. ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Sundowner

Posted Dec. 16, 2013, 10:05 a.m.

Chris McCaughan (Lawrence Arms, Sundowner) SPB: I take it by the multiple baseball references in your songs that you're a fan. What are your thoughts ... read more

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One Question Interviews: To Live a Lie Records

Posted Dec. 15, 2013, 9 p.m.

Will Butler (To Live a Lie Records) SPB: What’s your favorite music-related film or documentary? Butler: Most of the time I respond to a question ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Escapist Records

Posted Dec. 15, 2013, 6:33 p.m.

Michael Phillips (Escapist Records, former Scene Point Blank editor and writer of 500+ reviews) SPB: Basements, bars, or both? Phillips: Bar shows verses basement shows ... read more

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One Question Interviews: David Daniell

Posted Dec. 15, 2013, 10:45 a.m.

David Daniell SPB: Who is your favorite band to see live? Daniell: I don't have one, I have two: The Necks, and Swans. In the ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Death Blues

Posted Dec. 15, 2013, 10:33 a.m.

Jon Mueller (Death Blues, Volcano Choir) SPB: How do you choose your album art? Mueller: Each record is unique, but the aim is always to ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Shellshag

Posted Dec. 15, 2013, 9:55 a.m.

Shellshag SPB: What are the origins of the Y-microphone? Shellshag: Our custom, Flying V mic stand was invented by Shell. We started facing each other ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Spokenest

Posted Dec. 15, 2013, 9:46 a.m.

Daryl Gussin (Spokenest) SPB: How did you come up with the idea to form Spokenest with money received from wedding gifts? Gussin: Well, that’s not ... read more

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One Question Interviews: The Blind Shake

Posted Dec. 11, 2013, 6:44 p.m.

Jim Blaha (The Blind Shake) SPB: What is my day job and how does it affect my schedule as a musician? Blaha: Well, right now ... read more

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One Question Interviews: The Taxpayers

Posted Dec. 11, 2013, 6:40 p.m.

Phil (The Taxpayers) SPB: What is the band’s most common junk food while on tour? Phil: From scratch....(heavy sigh)...workin' on it...um...would eat a snake...let's see....mostly ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Some Will Never Know

Posted Dec. 11, 2013, 5:23 p.m.

Pim (Some Will Never Know, Said And Done) SPB: What was the first live show you attended? Pim: First live show in general? Might be ... read more

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One Question Interviews: More Than Sound Collective

Posted Dec. 9, 2013, 9:10 p.m.

Mario Parra (More Than Sound Collective) SPB: What’s a record you love that would surprise people? Parra: I've always considered my taste in music to ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Brokedowns

Posted Dec. 9, 2013, 8:53 p.m.

Kris Megyery (Brokedowns) SPB: How has parenthood changed playing in a band for you? Megyery: This question was sent on June 6th which happened to ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Birthday Suits

Posted Dec. 9, 2013, 8:18 p.m.

Hideo (Birthday Suits) SPB: What do you like to do on an off date during a tour? Hideo: It's depend on where. If it's in ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Swingin' Utters

Posted Dec. 9, 2013, 8:10 p.m.

Darius (Swingin’ Utters) SPB: What’s the first thing you do when you get home after a long tour? Darius: I go to the Taqueria Vallarta ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Early Graves

Posted Dec. 8, 2013, 9:01 a.m.

Chris Brock (Early Graves) SPB: What is the secret to a successful tour? Brock: There is no secret to a successful tour. Defining what a ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Ides of Gemini

Posted Dec. 7, 2013, 9:58 p.m.

J Bennet (Ides of Gemini) SPB: What is the fewest people you have ever played to? Have you returned to that city or venue? Bennet: ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Adam DeGross

Posted Dec. 7, 2013, 12:27 p.m.

Adam DeGross (photographer, Pay Attention) SPB: What is the hardest part about taking photos in a rock club or basement? DeGross: The hardest part about ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Mayfly Records

Posted Dec. 7, 2013, 12:16 p.m.

Bob (Mayfly Records) SPB: What are your feelings about Spotify and the ongoing royalties debate? Bob: For me, Spotify is a powerful tool. I have ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Amy Oden

Posted Dec. 5, 2013, 6:18 p.m.

Amy Oden (filmmaker, From the Back of the Room) SPB: What is your favorite music-related film or documentary? Oden: Rise Above (the Tribe 8 documentary) ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Pastepunk

Posted Dec. 5, 2013, 7:49 a.m.

Jordan Baker (pastepunk) SPB: What has been the hardest transition as you’ve let Pastepunk go to rest? Baker: The hardest thing by far has been ... read more

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One Question Interviews: The Careeners

Posted Dec. 4, 2013, 9:59 p.m.

Dave Drobach (Careeners fka Grabass Charlestons) SPB: If you met your character Dale in real life, would you hang out with him/have a beer? Drobach: ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Heartless

Posted Dec. 4, 2013, 9:52 p.m.

Rick (Heartless) SPB: What are you expectations of how your final show(s) will go, from an emotional standpoint? Rick: We are ending on good terms ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Sutekh Hexen

Posted Dec. 3, 2013, 7:50 p.m.

Sutekh Hexen SPB: What was your favorite band in high school? How do they influence your songwriting today? Sutekh Hexen: One of my favorite bands ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Among Giants

Posted Dec. 3, 2013, 7:38 p.m.

Greg (Among Giants) SPB: How many vans have you had? (Any stories?) Greg: We've been using my Mom's minivan to travel around for the past ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Mammoth Grinder

Posted Dec. 3, 2013, 7:33 p.m.

Chris Ulsh (Mammoth Grinder) SPB: What is the weirdest description you’ve heard of your music? Do you think it’s accurate in any way or can ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Liar in Wait

Posted Dec. 3, 2013, 7:11 p.m.

Jim (Liar in Wait) SPB: What makes for a good host when you sleep on a stranger’s floor? Jim: A good host gives you a ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Faith Coloccia

Posted Dec. 2, 2013, 7:21 p.m.

Faith Coloccia (Mamiffer, House of Low Culture) SPB: Is there a record you love that would surprise people based on the music you create? Coloccia: ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Burning Love

Posted Dec. 2, 2013, 7:05 p.m.

Chris Colohan (Burning Love) SPB: Basements or bars (or both)? Colohan: Basements, no contest. Shit, house shows in general. Despite the downsides (blown fuses, angry ... read more

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One Question Interviews: The Hussy

Posted Dec. 2, 2013, 7:04 p.m.

Bobby Hussy (The Hussy) SPB: Would you ever crowdfund a record? Hussy: I would never crowdfund a record. There are plenty of labels existing and ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Tiny Empires

Posted Dec. 2, 2013, 6:46 p.m.

Eric Solomon (Tiny Empires, ex-O Pioneers!!!) SPB: What is the worst you were ever screwed by a venue? Solomon: The worst time we ever had ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Aidan Baker

Posted Dec. 1, 2013, 4:19 p.m.

Aidan Baker (Nadja) SPB: Other than music, what other art forms interest you? Baker: I would say all other art forms interest me, but I ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Dopamines

Posted Dec. 1, 2013, 11:53 a.m.

Jon Lewis (Dopamines) SPB: Do you take any precautions to stay healthy while on the road? Lewis: Typically I'll stock up on multi vitamins or ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Rob Huddleston

Posted Nov. 29, 2013, 8:53 p.m.

Rob Huddleston (Ann Beretta, solo, Foundation) SPB: Do you still get nervous before you play a show? Huddleston: I do, depending on the show. I ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Cave In

Posted Nov. 29, 2013, 7:55 p.m.

Steve Brodsky (Cave In) SPB: Can you like a musician whose politics you disagree with? Brodsky: Well, ZZ Top did play at George W. Bush's ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Bangers

Posted Nov. 29, 2013, 1:36 p.m.

Roo Pescod (Bangers, solo) SPB: What is the secret to a successful tour? Pescod: If there is one golden secret to a successful tour I ... read more

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One Question Interviews: The Trophy Fire

Posted Nov. 29, 2013, 1:13 p.m.

Ben Flanagan (The Trophy Fire, vocals/guitar/keys) SPB: What is your favorite Simpsons episode (the name is a reference, right?)? Flanagan: My favorite Simpsons episode is ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Off With Their Heads

Posted Nov. 27, 2013, 9:15 p.m.

Ryan Young (Off With Their Heads) SPB: Is there a particular interview question you’d like to never answer again? Young: Interviews can go one of ... read more

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One Question Interviews: System and Station

Posted Nov. 27, 2013, 5:51 p.m.

Ryan K. Heise (System and Station, vocals/guitar) SPB: What is your most common touring fast food choice? Heise: It all depends on how long you ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Queers

Posted Nov. 27, 2013, 4:16 p.m.

Joe Queer (The Queers) SPB: What is the weirdest venue you've ever played a show at? Joe: Hands down the weirdest club I've ever played ... read more

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One Question Interviews: SideOneDummy Records

Posted Nov. 27, 2013, 2:22 p.m.

Jamie Coletta (SideOneDummy Records) SPB: How did you choose the charities for the #TestPressThursdays auctions? Was it hard to find an organization that each band ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Sugar Stems

Posted Nov. 27, 2013, 1:58 p.m.

Sugar Stems SPB: Is there a regional food you look forward to on every tour? Betsy: I just like to try whatever the region's most ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Street Eaters

Posted Nov. 27, 2013, 1:55 p.m.

John No (Street Eaters) SPB: How different is touring as a two-piece as compared to your previous projects? No: Touring as a two-piece has been ... read more

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One Question Interviews: 86'd Records

Posted Nov. 27, 2013, 1:52 p.m.

Wells Tipley (86'd Records) SPB: What is the best reunion concert you ever saw? Tipley: Punk and hardcore reunions usually feel like cover bands to ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Lasting Impression

Posted Nov. 27, 2013, 1:44 p.m.

Bryan W. Fleming (Lasting Impression) SPB: What is the worst stereotype you encounter when others discover you’re in a band? Fleming: The worst stereotypes I ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Antiseen

Posted Nov. 27, 2013, 1:43 p.m.

Jeff Clayton (Antiseen) SPB: What is your favorite all-time record and why? Clayton: Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies. It was one of the first ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Locrian

Posted Nov. 25, 2013, 7:55 a.m.

Terence Hannum (Locrian) SPB: What appeals to you most about collaborative projects as compared with working with your regular band? Hannum: You know I don't ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Drunken Sailor Records

Posted Nov. 25, 2013, 7:50 a.m.

Julian (Drunken Sailor Records) SPB: What do you think of bands playing albums in their entirety as a tour concept? Julian: I'm not really into ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Nato Coles

Posted Nov. 24, 2013, 9:42 a.m.

Nato Coles (Nato Coles & the Blue Diamond Band) SPB: What are your expectations for the Replacements reunion? Coles: The Replacements were one of the ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Night Birds

Posted Nov. 21, 2013, 8:19 p.m.

Brian Gorsegner (Night Birds) SPB: Would you license your music for film, sports, or ads if given the opportunity? Are there exceptions to the rule? ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Locrian

Posted Nov. 21, 2013, 8:14 p.m.

Steven Hess (Locrian, Pan American, Innode, Haptic) SPB: What appeals to you most about collaborative projects as compared with working with your regular band? Hess: ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Old Man Gloom

Posted Nov. 21, 2013, 7:45 a.m.

Santos Montano (Old Man Gloom) SPB: How do you choose your album art? Montano: There are two things that make Old Man Gloom function: Breakfast ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Real Numbers

Posted Nov. 20, 2013, 8:20 p.m.

Eli Hansen (Real Numbers/Three Dimensional Records) SPB: Who is your favorite pre-1960s artist? Hansen: I'll have to go with Chuck Berry... but it's not easy ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Daniel Menche

Posted Nov. 20, 2013, 7:38 p.m.

Daniel Menche SPB: Who is your favorite 1980s artist? Menche: Well, in the entire ‘80s I was age 10-20. So, of course, that was a ... read more

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One Question Interviews: The Hood Internet

Posted Nov. 20, 2013, 7:33 p.m.

STV SLV (The Hood Internet) SPB: What is the worst interview question you’ve been asked? STV SLV: Usually we get annoyed with "How do you ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Buildings

Posted Nov. 19, 2013, 8:12 p.m.

Brian Lake (Buildings) SPB: What is the furthest you’ve ever driven to play one show? Lake: Well, we sweated in 130 degree heat in Houston ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Henry Rollins

Posted Nov. 19, 2013, 8:09 p.m.

Henry Rollins SPB: Have you found that your background as a musical performer has influenced your ability or technique in other media endeavors, such as ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Worthwhile Way

Posted Nov. 17, 2013, 3:15 p.m.

Worthwhile Way SPB: What is the biggest difference you experience between Japanese and American audiences? Chegeno: I think the biggest difference is the mind of ... read more

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One Question Interviews: The Austerity Program

Posted Nov. 17, 2013, 3:10 p.m.

Justin Foley (The Austerity Program) SPB: What’s the last record you didn’t care for on first listen that has grown on you since? Foley: Terrence ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Martyrdöd

Posted Nov. 17, 2013, 10:41 a.m.

Mikael Kjellman (Martyrdöd) SPB: If you could release a split with any current band (that you haven’t met), who would it be? Kjellman: I think ... read more

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One Question Interviews: STNNNG

Posted Nov. 17, 2013, 10:33 a.m.

Chris Besinger (STNNNG, vocals) SPB: What is the worst interview question you’ve been asked? Besinger: Not sure what the worst question we've been asked is, ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Chris Mason

Posted Nov. 17, 2013, 8:46 a.m.

Chris Mason (Dirt Cult Records, Low Culture) SPB: As somebody who runs his own label, what do you get out of releasing your own records ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Look Mexico

Posted Nov. 16, 2013, 11:39 p.m.

Matt Agrella (Look Mexico)SPB: Who does the majority of the band’s driving? Agrella: Driving. We try to divvy this up pretty evenly, though some of ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Tripping Icarus

Posted Nov. 16, 2013, 9:12 p.m.

Chris Kluwe (Tripping Icarus, ex-Minnesota Vikings) SPB: What happens to Tripping Icarus now that your job has moved you to a new city? Going into ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Mercy Ties

Posted Nov. 16, 2013, 7:40 p.m.

Trevor (Mercy Ties)SPB: What is the longest tour you’ve been on (in terms of time)? How did it go/would you do it again? Trevor: Our ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Iron Tongue

Posted Nov. 16, 2013, 7:04 p.m.

Stan (Iron Tongue)SPB: What is your all-time favorite record and why? Stan: KISS - Hotter Than Hell It's everything you'd want in a rock record. ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Bright & Barrow Records

Posted Nov. 16, 2013, 5:03 p.m.

Ryan Raichilson (Bright & Barrow Records) SPB: What do you think of Record Store Day? Raichilson: I have nothing but good things to say about ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Arms Aloft

Posted Nov. 16, 2013, 9:42 a.m.

Seth Gile (Arms Aloft)SPB:Do you do anything to minimize the cost of gas while on tour? Gile: The best way to minimize the cost of ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Grath Madden

Posted Nov. 12, 2013, 7:43 a.m.

Grath Madden (The Steinways, House Boat) SPB: What was the first punk show you attended? Madden: Does Green Day with Riverdales at the Baltimore Arena ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Convul

Posted Nov. 11, 2013, 8:49 p.m.

Kaycee “Ninevolt” Tarricone (Convul, guitar) SPB: What kind of guitar do you use? How did you choose this model? Tarricone: I've recently been using a ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Brain Tumors

Posted Nov. 11, 2013, 8:24 p.m.

Drew (Brain Tumors, singer) SPB: What’s the best reaction you’ve gotten from a crowd when you left the stage and started interacting with them? Drew: ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Atom & His Package

Posted Nov. 11, 2013, 7:05 p.m.

Adam Goren (Atom & His Package, Armalite) SPB: As a performer, what do you think when fans run onstage and singalong at the microphone? Goren: ... read more

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Music: Fest 12 (Fest 12)

Posted Nov. 11, 2013, 5:24 p.m.

Fest recaps are tough. It’s a 4-day* event with over 400 bands. By my spotty count, I saw at least 42 bands and 7 comedians ... read more

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Interviews: Audacity (Fest 12)

Posted Nov. 11, 2013, 5:17 p.m.

Audacity just released a new record, Butter Knife, on Suicide Squeeze this fall, following last year’s Mellow Cruisers (Recess Records). The band first formed when ... read more

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Interviews: The Atlantic (Fest 12)

Posted Nov. 11, 2013, 5:14 p.m.

Fest 12 is Scene Point Blank’s seventh time in Gainesville. In that time we’ve talked to more bands than we care to list (but they’ve ... read more

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Interviews: Dopamines (Fest 12)

Posted Nov. 11, 2013, 5:08 p.m.

Scene Point Blank: I’m always interested in how people blend their personal and professional lives. You’re currently an architect, correct? Do your coworkers know of ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Grant Hart

Posted Nov. 10, 2013, 10:12 p.m.

Grant Hart (solo, Husker Du)SPB: How do you feel about the Twin Cities music scene today? Local and national media seem stuck in a comparison ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Aaron Turner

Posted Nov. 10, 2013, 4:25 p.m.

Aaron Turner (Isis, Old Man Gloom, House of Low Culture)SPB: Can you like a musician whose politics you disagree with? Turner: There's a great many ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Plagues

Posted Nov. 10, 2013, 3:32 p.m.

Leo (Plagues, singer)SPB: Who is your favorite 1990s band or artist? Leo: My favorite band from the ‘90s, hands down, is Refused. read more

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One Question Interviews: Amenra

Posted Nov. 10, 2013, 1:19 p.m.

Colin (Amenra) SPB: What is your favorite band you’ve discovered on a recent tour? Colin: Lento, from Roma Italy. read more

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One Question Interviews: Joe Lally

Posted Nov. 10, 2013, 12:38 p.m.

Joe Lally (solo artist, Fugazi)SPB: What is your favorite Roman (food) dish? Lally: I don't eat cheese or meat so that rules out me knowing ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Todd Congelliere

Posted Nov. 10, 2013, 10:47 a.m.

Todd Congelliere (Toys That Kill/Underground Railroad to Candyland/Recess Records)SPB: How many vans have you had? Congelliere: I've had 8 vans. Two band members that I've ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Amarok

Posted Nov. 10, 2013, 9:45 a.m.

Brandon (Amarok)SPB: What is your staple tour food? Brandon: It’s usually pizza. I say this because its something you can find meat or vegetarian. Available ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Northless

Posted Nov. 10, 2013, 9:23 a.m.

Erik Stenglein (Northless)SPB: What part of your live show is the hardest on sound engineers? Stenglein: I would say the hardest aspect of our live ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Anne Elizabeth Moore

Posted Nov. 9, 2013, 8:35 p.m.

Anne Elizabeth Moore (zinester, writer, former Punk Planet editor) SPB: What do you miss about running a zine? What has changed the most in music ... read more

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One Question Interviews: In Defence

Posted Nov. 9, 2013, 8:02 p.m.

Ben Crew (In Defence-vocals, Profane Existence Records) SPB: Do you get nervous before you play a show? Crew: No. Not any more. I use but ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Nothington

Posted Nov. 9, 2013, 4:17 p.m.

Chris (Nothington)SPB: How many vans have you had? Chris: We have owned 4 vans. They usually die after about 2 US tours, and oddly enough ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Halo of Flies Records

Posted Nov. 9, 2013, 3:21 p.m.

Cory Von Bohlen (Halo of Flies)SPB: What do you think of band’s playing an entire album as a touring concept? Von Bohlen: I think its ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Twelve Gauge Records

Posted Oct. 30, 2013, 8:24 a.m.

Jihad Rabah (Twelve Gauge Records) SPB: What is the most thankless job in the music industry? Rabah: The role of preparing a new release for ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Baroness

Posted Oct. 29, 2013, 8:07 p.m.

Pete Adams (Baroness) SPB: Who was your favorite band in high school? How do they influence your songwriting today? Adams: The Stray Cats. I love ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Melvins

Posted Oct. 29, 2013, 7:51 a.m.

Buzz Osborne (Melvins/Melvins Lite) SPB: After music, what other arts are of prominent interest to you? Osborne: Painting holds a deep interest with me. My ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Trevor Dunn

Posted Oct. 29, 2013, 7:50 a.m.

Trevor Dunn (Tomahawk, Melvins Lite, Fantomas, and formerly of Mr. Bungle) SPB: What part of your live show is the hardest on sound engineers? Dunn: ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Pentimento

Posted Oct. 28, 2013, 6:42 p.m.

Mike (Pentimento) SPB: Will the new Arrested Development season meet expectations? Mike: Life is perception. You are only disappointed if you set yourself up to ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Dick Lucas (Subhumans/Citizen Fish)

Posted Oct. 27, 2013, 9:39 a.m.

Dick Lucas [Citizen Fish/Subhumans (UK), singer] SPB: What is the fewest people you've ever played to? Have you returned to that city or venue? Lucas: ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Enabler

Posted Oct. 26, 2013, 12:56 p.m.

Jeff Lohrber (Enabler) SPB: How do you choose your t-shirt/merchandise designs? Lohrber: When we approach t-shirt designs or album artwork, we do our best to ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Andrew W.K.

Posted Oct. 22, 2013, 7:50 a.m.

Andrew WK SPB: What is your favorite thing about touring Europe or foreign countries? Andrew WK: My favorite thing about touring Europe and foreign countries ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Lauren Denitzio

Posted Oct. 21, 2013, 1:59 p.m.

Lauren Denitzio (The Measure [SA], The Worriers) SPB: What was your first tape (or cd or record)? Denitzio: The first cassette I ever bought was ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Dwarves

Posted Oct. 16, 2013, 7:56 p.m.

Blag Dahlia (Dwarves)SPB: How do you choose your album art? Dahlia: Well, SPB, I could say that we didn’t choose the art, it choose us. ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Jello Biafra

Posted Oct. 1, 2013, 8:08 p.m.

Jello BiafraSPB: What do you think of bands playing albums in their entirety as a touring concept? Is it a way to reinvigorate the album ... read more

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One Question Interviews: Frank Turner

Posted Sept. 29, 2013, 10:17 a.m.

Frank TurnerSPB: How old were you when you first picked up an instrument? Turner: The first instrument I came across I couldn't pick up - ... read more

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Interviews: Pujol

Posted June 17, 2013, 5:39 p.m.

Here at Scene Point Blank, a lot of records show up in the ol’ inbox. Needless to say, many don’t get the attention they deserve ... read more

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Interviews: The Soviettes (Fest 11) (Fest 11)

Posted Dec. 22, 2012, 3:47 a.m.

Living in Minneapolis, I’ve seen a number of Soviettes shows on the local calendars over the past few years. With the band announcing a hiatus ... read more

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Music: The Fest 11 (Fest 11)

Posted Dec. 2, 2012, 1:55 a.m.

Fest 11 had a hell of a lot of big names: Propagandhi, Frank Turner, Titus Andronicus, Good Riddance, Dwarves. It’s tempting to push your way ... read more

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Interviews: Vacation (Fest 11) (Fest 11)

Posted Dec. 2, 2012, 1:55 a.m.

The Cincinnati, Ohio three-piece Vacation are some active musicians. The band was formed to give them a local outlet, as other projects featured out-of-town members, ... read more

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Interviews: Night Birds (Fest 11) (Fest 11)

Posted Dec. 2, 2012, 1:55 a.m.

Night Birds made a name for themselves quickly. Sure, the guys have played in some well-known bands beforehand, but with only one proper full-length to ... read more

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Music: The Fest 10

Posted Nov. 20, 2011, 6:26 a.m.

By attending Fest 10, I’ve now officially attended 50% of them. Each Fest is similar, yet each has been significantly different. While many bands remain ... read more

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Music: Fest 10th anniversary: Fests 7-9 remembered

Posted Oct. 25, 2011, 6:40 a.m.

The Fest in Gainesville has become an institution, and Scene Point Blank has hit numbers 6-9 and lived to tell the tale. As the event ... read more

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Music: Fest 10th anniversary: Fests 4-6 remembered

Posted Oct. 4, 2011, 12:14 p.m.

The Fest in Gainesville has become an institution, and Scene Point Blank has hit numbers 6-9 and lived to tell the tale. As the event ... read more

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Interviews: The Arrivals

Posted May 11, 2011, 4:24 a.m.

Chalk it up to poor planning on my behalf and maybe a little miscommunication somewhere along the way, but I was a block from the ... read more

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Music: The Fest 9

Posted Jan. 3, 2011, 5:09 a.m.

In nine years, Fest has grown into a pilgrimage, a verb, and something of a lifestyle. Besides the 200-300 bands in town, annual activities include ... read more

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Interviews: Defiance, Ohio

Posted Nov. 3, 2010, 7:55 p.m.

Defiance, Ohio - political southern-influenced punk rock. We sat down pre-Fest to chat with Geoff, guitarist and vocalist. Scene Point Blank: I'm going to start ... read more

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Interviews: Gateway District

Posted Nov. 3, 2010, 7:49 a.m.

The Gateway District - a punk rock band from Minneapolis. We sat down and spoke to drummer Brad before the band played the Fest this ... read more

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Interviews: New Bruises

Posted Oct. 17, 2010, 1:38 a.m.

Bryon Lippincott: by day, guitarist with New Bruises; by night, owner of Kiss of Death records. SPB sat down to discuss The Fest, touring, and ... read more

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Interviews: The Measure [SA]

Posted Oct. 16, 2010, 10:14 p.m.

The Measure [SA] is a punk rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey. Strictly Analog. Somewhat Attractive. Seldom Appropriate. We caught up with them before ... read more