Interview with Better Times!

Finally got an interview with these guys! they're an awesome band, check em out.

So who are the members and what do they play? Frank-Vocals Jason Times-Guitar Youth Drew-Drums Cody-Bass

How did the band start, and did you ever expect it to progress? We've all been in bands before that have played with each other, and we all knew each other from the scene. Our old bands broke up and decided to start up something new. We were writing songs that we liked and wanted to play. We got a really positive reaction from our demo and we just kept writing songs.

What does the name better times mean to you? How was the name established? We actually wrote our song Better Times before we had our name. It's about looking forward to better times, and pushing past all the shit that you have going on. If something is going on in your life that you don't like, change it. If you want to do something, do it. It's easier said than done but no one said life was easy. The lyrics to the song pretty much sum it up.

What are your influences? What kind of sound are you going for? Insted, Floorpunch, Youth Of Today, Gorilla Biscuits, Straight Edge ect. We're definitely influenced by youth crew bands and that's the sound we're going for. The faster the better.

Has anything really crazy ever happened at one of your shows? Lots of crazy shit has happened at our shows. We played behind our friends screen printing shop in this little storage room thing with no windows in the middle of the summer and it had to be 100+ degrees inside. Kids we're tossing streamers through the rafters and throwing binders and anything they found in the room. It was the coolest show we've ever played. Our friend Jamie Moore moshing with a shopping cart at our tape release show, pool noodle mosh, multi-room circle pits at the Funeral Home, Kyle taking over for Drew on drums while Drew moshes during our Stop and Think cover, lots of awesome stuff going on in Buffalo.

What's in the future for better times? Can we all expect plenty of new jams in the upcoming months? We're writing a lot of new songs right now and we are looking to release a 7" soon. Looking to do a bunch of weekends and play out of town a lot.

What did you expect when the band started? Did you ever think it would go anywhere, or was it kinda just for fun? We started it for fun and we want to go as far as Better Times can take us.

Lastly, any shows coming up soon? Possibly anywhere near southern Cali? We're playing with Comeback Kid on the 25th of this month, and then Cleveland, OH and Marlton, NJ on the 26th and 27th. We would love to tour out west some day.

You can download all of our music for free at www.betterxtimes.bandcamp.com Our online store: www.betterxtimes.storenvy.com Shout out to Buffalo Straight Edge, BSHC, Malfunction, GCW, Brainwreck, Easy Way Out, Outlast XXX, Ages and everyone who has supported us.

INCENDIARY interview!

One of my all time favorite bands, check em out here : www.facebook.com/IncendiaryHC


So who are the members and what do they play?

i'm Brendan and I sing, Brian and Bobcat play Guitar, Kevin plays Bass, and Dan plays Drums.

How did the band start, and did you ever expect it to progress?

We started in the summer of 2007 when I was back home in New York after I was finished with college. I was really just trying to get a band together to play music that I liked and to do some local shows. I never imagined we'd get to the point we're at now, it's very cool.

What does the name Incendiary mean to you? How was the name established?

I came up with the name when we were writing our demo. Choosing a band name always sucks but I felt this name fit with a lot of the lyrical content of the band. Incendiary means to start something, usually a fire, and I've always hoped that our lyrics could make people think about some of the things going on in contemporary American culture.

What are your influences? What kind of sound are you going for?

We're influenced by a lot of the late 90s/early 2000s heavy/metallic hardcore like Strife, Indecision, Buried Alive, Turmoil, etc. so I think that's reflected in our sound a good amount.  The nice thing with our band is the 5 of us are into a wide variety of different music so I think it helps to keep things fresh and somewhat unique sounding when we come together to write.  


Has anything really crazy ever happened at one of your shows?

Hmm I can't think of anything too crazy off the top of my head besides some broken noses and KO's.  That always sucks.  


What's in the future for Incendiary? Can we all expect any new jams in the upcoming months?

After we play a couple of fests this spring we'll be getting ready to record our 2nd full length in August. That record will be coming out on Closed Casket Activities hopefully in late fall.   


What did you expect when the band started? Did you ever think it would go anywhere, or was it kinda just for fun?

As I mentioned, I really didn't plan on doing anything besides playing some local shows on Long Island. The sole reason we were able to do quite a bit more than that is because everyone in this band is on the same page and has the same goals for the band. Most of us are a bit older and have full time jobs but are still willing to sacrifice most of our free time for the band. 
 


Lastly, any shows coming up soon? Possibly anywhere near southern Cali?

We're heading up to Mass. to do New England Metalfest next weekend. After that we're doing Breastfest in North Carolina and then Rainfest in Seattle. We're not playing much after that, just focusing on the record. I'm not sure when we'll be in Cali next, we don't get to tour much but we were in California last year and it was great. We hope to come back sometime in 2013.  



Thanks again for your time guys!

Thank you man! 

Always Try interview!

Check em out here! : alwaystry.bandcamp.com ; http://www.facebook.com/pages/Always-Try/217979031560169



So first of all, who are the members of the band and what do you all do(play)?

The members are Kyle, who is on vocals, Ryan, on the guitar, Mike, who plays bass, and I, Wade, play the drums. 


How did always try get started? Whose idea was it and how did it grow?

We started off with Mark (our original bassist) and I wanting to start jam together over the summer of 2011. Mark recruited Ryan, and Wade recruited Kyle, so at that point we had a full band. Ryan and I worked really hard for about a month to write the demo that we recorded May last year. Mark had to leave due to the fact that he goes to school in Nevada, so Mike, our current bassist, stepped up and things have been going extremely well since.


What are your influences? Is there any style you're going for in particular?

Our influences vary from song to song, I would say. Overall, though, I would say we get a lot of our influences are from bands like Crunch Time, Righteous Jams, and Bold

What does the name "always try" mean to you? How was it established that that would be the name for your band?

Well the name Always Try comes from a Bold song, obviously called Always Try. I personally loved the song, so I suggested the name and everyone just went with it. All members of the band have a positive attitude about the band and hardcore, so I would say the name reflects our goal as a band, which is to have as much fun as possible, taking the risks we normally would not, and enjoying every opportunity we have while we're still young. 

Are all of you just friends who wanted to start a quick band and it ended up being more than you expected? I only ask because that's usually what happens haha. 

Yeah, we all just figured we would have some fun while we still can, before we have to graduate college and other responsibilities. It has gone a bit farther than we expected in a short time, but we arent complaining haha. 

Do any of you have any shitty day jobs that we all wish we could quit?

Yes! I work at a grocery store, in the Deli section, and everyday I walk into that place I just want to quit! It sucks so much. Kyle just got a job at Panera Bread, but I haven't heard him complain, so I hopefully that's going well. Everyone else in the band is too busy with school or family for a job. 
 
Any shows coming up that we can all look forward to? Maybe in southern Cali?

At the moment, we only have one show coming up, which is next week, April 6th in Yucaipa with our really good friends Life for a Life. I know it's sort of out there, but we all love meeting new people! 

Thanks so much for the interview Jesse! 

Thanks for your time guys, keep doin what you do!
-Jesse. 

FOCUSEDxMINDS Interview

Who are the members of FxM and what do they do?

   

FocusedXMinds is John Taylor (myself) on vocals, Andrew Dean Meier on guitar, Brian Groszkiewicz slappin' da bass, and Chris Sarauer beatin up the skins.

What kind of music do you guys consider yourselves to play?

We consider ourselves a fast contemporary hardcore band to be honest. I realize that sounds super vague but when we started practicing we had every intention of starting a youth crew revival band. As we started it became very apparent that although we draw influence from the music we don't really stick to that genre. We kinda draw influences from all over actually, between the four of us we listen to a lot of different styles of hardcore and when you mix it all up FocusedXMinds came out. 

How did you get the name FocusedxMinds, and was it the first name that you guys decided on?

It's actually an interesting story, Drew and myself went to This Is Hardcore 2k10 and after watching enough straight edge bands I knew I wanted to front one. I walked up to him and asked him when we were gonna start a straight edge band. He kinda laughed it off and went back to his conversation. Ten minutes later i said, "No, seriously, when is Focused Minds going to practice? He asked me if that was the name and I told him it was. We never discussed another, no one ever mentioned not liking it either. We added the X just because we are an edge band and apparently with a name like Focused Minds that wasn't apparent (sarcasm). It's crazy to me still that the first name I came up with could embody so much of what our band is all about and what we're into, but it happened, FocusedXMinds. 

How and when did FxM start?

FXM had our first official practice in the first week of September, unofficially the week before. Drew, Brian, and I kinda got together and they wrote some riffs and I fit my lyrics to them. Drew recorded the "songs" and sent them to Chris and he came up to Milwaukee and we started jamming that week. 

Can you tell us a little bit about the band and what you guys stand for?

FocusedXMinds is a straight edge band. What comes with that, however; is the forward thinking that can only come from living such a life style. We are for self empowerment, human rights, and animal rights. Whether that speaking about sexism,   racism, and homophobia like in our song Face it, or the topic of being proactive and making something of yourself      in our song "No Satisfaction". We definitely believe having a clear mind should be put to good use and that is what I write about.

What are some of your major influences?

We draw influence from all over to be honest. Like I said we just write what we like, we keep it fast and aggressive but past that we don't really try to limit ourselves to have a specific "sound."

What's your favorite venue to play at, and can you tell us why?

Before this last tour this question would have been a lot harder to answer but now I can definitely say Aladin Jr's in Pomona. We've played their twice and both times have been amazing. A lot of kids there and a lot of them setting it off. Playing a show is always fun when you feel like the energy in the crowd is higher than ours on stage and Pomona definitely delivers. (Shout out to Nate from Xibalba for booking us there both times)

Do you have any crazy stories from touring?

Yes. I wish i could say more but legality comes into play. We did however have a merch guy meet a girl he had been talking to in Alabama and still has not left, and that was last June. It doesn't always have to be crazy the four of us really just enjoy being on the road playing music. But the amount of stupid shit that comes out of boredom is pretty wild.

Atrocity Solution Interview!

So who are the members of Atrocity Solution and what do they do?

We have jay who occasionally uses his vocal chords, but mostly destroys them. Luke and pirate
who play the 6 string, and battle between (and during) solos. The turtle, aka andrew, who slaps
da bass and keeps us walking. And Elliot who just bangs on shit coincidentally at the correct
time during every song.

What kind of music do you guys play?

We play a mean punk ska. angry ska. Whatever you want to call it. We prefer "Epic Ska Punk." 

How did you guys get the name Atrocity Solution and was it the first name?

Theres 2 stories to the name atrocity solution, The one real one thats really dumb,
or the well thought out one thats fake. The fake one is the government and the media blind everyone
from the obvious truth of what they actually do. This consists of murder, theft, extortion, atrocities
...the list goes on. The only way to over come these things an obvious solution. The people. And we
the people, greatly outnumber, and foremost can outscare the government and their lies. Atrocity solution.
The real one is, we needed a band name, and we were young, and put the 2 words together and it sounded awesome.
As a band it was the first name, but in the history of the members, a few songs came before. 

How and when did Atrocity Solution start, and can you explain a little about the bands history?

We started playing in 2006 in my basement. Me and luke were playing with a couple other kids and calling ourselves the insanity.
by this time, we did have the tracks "insanity, down the alleyway, and few others" already written. It wasnt till
later, when members of another local band Lower Class Citizens started hanging out with us, did we play them.
The other members of the insanity just weren't fitting, so we subtley kicked them out and asked jay if he wanted 
to play git and sing.He agreed and we just needed a bassist. At the time, we couldn't find anyone else, so jay called
up his front man of LCC and andrew just so happened to want to play bass. Then a couple years ago, guitar riffs got a little technical in the band, so we needed another guitarist. We heard of this Pirate guy around town who played some wicked guitar. We found him, The full band was formed, The name stuck, We played some shows, and here we are. 

What are some of your influences?

As a band, I think any good crack rock steady band was a big influence when we started. Now, as
individuals, we've all brought our own personal influences to the table. I know jay loves his heavy shit. Andrew
loves beats and hip hop. Pirate loves crust punk. Luke loves punk rock. And i love metal and classical. It kind of 
goes hand in hand with the instruments we play ironically. But when we come together as a whole, it just fits. 

What's your favorite venue to play at, and why?

There are sooo many places we've played that have just been amazing and unforgettable. But No offense to any of
those awesome places, i think our favorite was the PI in our hometown. Even tho when we played there, it was us
playing for a crowd of 20 or 50, it was always so much fun to hang out with everyone, get on stage, rock the fuck out,
and then party with the crew afterwards. It was like a monthly ritual. unfortunately the bars' live music license got
suspended, so the venue is on hold at the moment.

Any crazy stories from touring?

As for tours, weve played on ranches with carhead lights to see (thank you Lampasas), We've almost gotten arrested by the jackson, mississippi police with the dirty south revolutionaries, We played on an indian reservation where the cops had to shut down the show by cutting the power outside the reservation, We've had our van window smashed in along with a member of the dirty souths head, by a bunch of crusty punk kids who were pissed about a bicycle, We've stayed with our buddies OFC and had 3 day partying extravaganzas! Theres so many tour stories, it would be difficult and impolite to not name them all. All i know is, I want more and more stories, and touring is the only way to get them.

Thanks again for doing this interview for us!
We appreciate it!
-Erik&Ryan

Rotting Out Interview

So who are the members of Rotting Out and what do they do?

My name is Dario and I play guitar, rest of the members go as...

Jorge on  Drums,

Carlos on Guitar,

Walter on Vocals, and 

Benji on Bass

What kind of music do you consider yourself? 

Honestly can't give it a name, to me it was always just.....Punk. 

How and when did Rotting Out begin?

Rotting Out started around 2007, just a couple of homies trying to play some music, and play shows.

How did you get the name Rotting out, and was it the first name the band had? 

The name was something that just came about, nothing specific. Rotting Out used to be a band called dogpile, this was before I was in the band, About a 1 1/2 years later I got asked to join. 

Who are the most influential bands/people?

Speaking as an individual, bands like Partisans, Los Crudos, English Dogs, Pantera, Suidical Tendencies, Slayer, and so on have always pumped me up in to playing fast, angry, crazy shit. I love it, I couldn't live without it!

What is your favorite venue, and why?

Favorite venue for me would have to be, The Branch st. House in Sacramento, CA! That place is Fuckin' cool and, ran by some cool as homies!

Are there any crazy stories you have from touring?

One day, we played somewhere out east, can't really remember where it was but, we all got to the place where we would shower, get ready for the show, eat and so on, where one of the other guys from the band we were on tour with left his copy of the van key that I happened to pick up, and planned on using for something that would fuck with them. A couple of days later after going through this big firework battle deal between both bands, I came up with the idea of jumping inside the bands van and driving it off and hiding it during the time they were playing. Later on that night when all the bands finished playing and, everyone was headed to load up, from a far I was watching them as they went out and saw that someone had taken the van, the look on everyone's face thinkin they had just gotten jacked was hilarious hahaha, the whole Band was fuckin trippin mad balls! It was fuckin' awesome! Not really a crazy story you can say, but it's something I though was worth using for this question. 

What is your favorite song to play live, and why? 

My favorite song would have to be Eye's Peeled from our new LP Street Prowl, I love playing it because of how fast and fun it is to play. 

Any last words or comments?

Thanks for takin the time to come up with some questions about the band that might interest you, or maybe just something you were curious about. Always grateful for any support towards the band, and for the people that make shows as fun as they are!! Peace!

-Dario Pedrozo aka Tank

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I wrote everything off my phone, sorry about any misspelled words and what not, hope this works for ya! Take care man!

-Dario

Vice Squad Interview with Beki Bondage

Who are the members of Vice Squad and what do they do?

   Paul 'Lumpy' Rooney, plays lead guitar and co-writes most of the songs with me. Wayne Firefly plays bass and sings backing vocals and Bongo Bastard hits things with wood. 

What kind of music do you consider the band to play?

   

   Punk Rock, in all it's many forms.

How and when did Vice Squad begin?

    By the time Vice Squad formed the first wave of punk had started to fade so we were around at the time of the second wave. There were a lot of very young kids getting into Punk then. I saw an advert for a female singer in Revolver Records in Bristol and went to meet the original guitarist Dave Bateman (now deceased) and drummer Shane Baldwin. I was the only applicant who could sing and I had a fairly outrageous DIY image so I was in. Mark Hambly then joined on bass.     

  

How did you get the name Vice Squad, and was it the first name chosen?

  

  I came up with the name 'Vice Squad' because it had a hint of sleaze and the 'Squad' part made me think of a small army of Punks. The rest of the band liked it so it stuck. I can't recall if we came up with any other names, though initially we were 'The Vice Squad' but the 'the' got dropped.

  So do you guys stand for anything?

  I can only speak for myself, I stand for Animal rights, Social Justice and Rock 'n' Roll among many other things.

Who are your most influential bands/people?

We aren't influenced musically by any one in particular, but there are lots of people we admire, and not necessarily for their songwriting or musical ability. I like Joe Strummer, Little Richard, Janis Joplin and Angus Young, and I love Bruce Lee. Obviously he has no musical influence but his fighting spirit has always been an inspiration.

   What is your favorite venue to play at and why?

   It's hard to say as the experience of playing an open air festival like Mighty Sounds in the Czech republic is completely different from playing The Key Club in Hollywood, which is itself quite different from playing a small club like the Gaff in London, which was sadly closed down to become a coffee shop. We've had great gigs at all of these places and they have one thing in common: the audience was brilliant.

 We've enjoyed every gig we've played this year, from the most intimate, sweaty pubs to big festivals in front of thousands of people. It's a constant struggle to keep the band going and there seems to be an undending amount of work for Paul and me because we have no manager or record company, but lately the hour we spend playing and the time spent meeting people who come to see us makes it worth all the hassle. 

Do you have any crazy stories from touring?

  

   Not playing at the British Invasion at the Orange County Pavillion in 2006 because of the ' riot ' was truly crazy. It was a huge disappointment for us to travel all that way and end up not playing, but we weren't hurt so it's those who were injured that we felt sorry for most. We were told that a small fight broke out in the audience and that's what triggered the police response. The press reported it in a way that said all punks were rioters, perhaps someone in power just wanted to stop punk gigs in the area, who knows? The place was full of tear gas and people screaming and running. It was a great shame as there were small kids there as well as adults, and people who were in the audience say it was made a lot worse because of the police over-reacting. 

On a more cheerful note we had a great time playing at Ratrock in Belgium in September this year, in spite of the heavy rain. The stage was soaking and we had to play a second set because one of the other bands had to pull out at the last minute. By the time we did the second set the rain had got even heavier and we were standing in several inches of water. We were lucky to get through the set without getting electrified. The audience loved it in spite of the downpour and were dancing in the mud under umbrellas or getting soaked to the skin.After the show we went back to the hotel where our drummer dropped his pants and used the shoe buff to polish his nether regions.

What is your favorite song to play at shows, and why?

   I like singing 'Are you looking at me ' and ' Sniffing Glue' and playing/singing ' Defiant ' and ' Punk is the Blues ', these 4 always go down well with the audience. The first 2 are interesting to sing because they're melodic and the last 2 are in-your-face Punk and I can really let rip on them. I still enjoy singng the old lyrics I wrote like 'Last Rockers', 'Stand Strong' and 'Out of reach', they are still relevant today.  

Are you currently working on material for a new album?

  

  We're about to press ' Punk Rock Radio ' the follow up to ' London Underground ',  It's the most heart-felt album we've ever recorded, the songs are about controversial subjects such as the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes in South London and corruption in the corridors of power but we've also written some funny songs to lighten the mood, like 'Him Indoors' and 'LA Low'.

You can hear some of the new songs here:

http://www.vicesquad.co.uk/vicesquadshop/punkrockradio201.html

Do you have any upcoming California tour dates?

We've had lots of offers for festivals and shows in the USA, Canada and South America so we are hoping that we'll be back playing in California in 2012.

Any last words or comments?

Please visit our website for gig updates/tour news

http://www.vicesquad.co.uk/

We also have a Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Vice-Squad/25880848182

Thanks again for doing this for us!

We really appreciate it!

No problem, it's a pleasure.

Soul Search Interview!

So who are the members of Soul Search and what do they do?

Omar - Vocals

Aaron - Guitar

Ricky - Guitar

Alfredo - Bass

Dorian - Drums

What kind of music do you guys consider yourself?

We are a Hardcore band heavily influenced by NYHC.

How and when did Soul Search begin?

We started early 2010. We were introduced to our original guitarist by a mutual friend. We talked about starting a band. At first we procrastinated a little bit but eventually started jamming and then wrote the demo.

How did you get the name Soul Search, and was it the first name you guys thought of?

Its a song title from a band called DMIZE.

What are some of your most important influences?

DMIZE, Confusion, Breakdown

What is your favorite venue to play at, and why?

Alladin Jr in Pomona. Only because everytime we play there, all our friends show up and it always ends up being a great show.

Do you have any crazy stories from touring? 

Way too many, and nothing specific comes to mind at the moment!

Thanks again for the interview guys!

ACxDC: Interview with Sergio!

Sorry for the gay highlight shit. I can't get it to go away! Well anyways, ENJOY!!!


Erik has achieved in his mission on getting this exclusive interview with Sergio, the singer of ACxDC!

So sit back and read this shit!

Erik- So can you name the members and what they do in the band?

Sergio- 

Jorge - Drums

Jose - Guitar

Jeff - Bass

Sergio - Vocals

E-What type of music do you play?

S-I guess we play powerviolence? Haha. I mean it depends on who you ask. We like 

"grindviolence" as a term but we use elements of all types of extreme music were influenced 

by.

E-How did you guys discover the name ACxDC? And is this the first name the band has had?

S-The name came about as a joke. At first it was inspired by Dashboard Confessional ripping off AC/DC 's font. We said...if Charles Bronson can steal the name of a person, and Dashboard can steal the logo of a band. Why cant we steal the name of a band!? Then we just came up with a ton of different acronyms for the band name after. It was really the first and only name for us. We messed around with either spelling it out or using the acronym and decided on the shortened version.

E-How did ACxDC begin?

S-We kind of started off around the same time as my other band Asshole Assassination Squad did. Id say around 02-03. Our original guitarist Pablo had wanted to start this band after his band Get Down sort of dissolved. So he introduced me to our original drummer and I brought on our bassist who was also in AAS. It was just kind of a convergence of interests. Pablo and JC were both more into metal whereas myself and Jeff were more into fast hardcore and powerviolence. We ended up just playing the style we did because we all had the same likes and dislikes ha.

The band went on a long hiatus in which we were broken up. We ended in like 05 and got back together last year. We basically decided between three of the original members that we wanted to try it again since we never achieved what we wanted to with the band and a lot of people were still interested in us. So we did the reunion show with Jose as a second guitarist and his brother Bobby as the new drummer. After a while it was apparent our original guitarist as well as Bobby really werent going to be able to commit to the band as much as we needed them too. We enlisted yet another member of AAS to be our drummer. So the current lineup is the one I listed earlier. This lineup works pretty damn good. We managed to record a second album plus tour and play some amazing shows

E-Can you tell us a little bit about the band, its members, and what you stand for?

S-We dont necessarily stand for any one thing. I know straightedge is a big part of whats recognizable in the band but were not an edge band per se. I mean I am the only edge member but we use the imagery because everyone at one point or another has dabbled with edge or sobriety or whatever and has taken away valuable lessons from it. Plus we like to encourage people to have more positive than negative in their lives. Basically I think the main thing I write about and the main thing that the guys relate to is alienation, aggression, anger, disappointment, but in a funny way and with a slight socio-political bent but without ever being preachy. Again we value straightedge, veganism, anarchism, punk and DIY, etc but we always wanted to be a band that if you wanted to think about the things we expressed or did you could, but you could also just enjoy and have a good time with it.

E-What are some of your influences?

S-Influences are varied. I think we enjoy Spazz lyrically in terms of the silliness. Crossed Out/ Infest for their aggression. Metal for the technical aspects. Thrash for the speed. Dbeat and and hardcore for the more fun elements. I dont really know. Honestly we listen to so much music. I also think movies and our day to day routine really affects us. We tend to write a lot of stuff based on TV and movies and whatnot. A lot of people compare us to Graf Orlock. I love the shit out of that band and those doods but I feel like theres something inherently different about both our bands I just cant pin point.

E-What's your most embarrassing experience?

S-Embarrassing? Uhm...well I wasnt really ashamed of this but I did play a show naked once haha. It was pretty funny. I crowd surfed naked and I have to say that has to be one of the funniest things Ive ever done. In general though all our experiences tend to be pretty fun and memorable in retrospect. Even the most fucked up ones make for good memories!

E-What are some positives and negatives?

S-Positives have included putting out some records we feel are pretty solid. Finally getting to tour with this band. Being a fully functional band at last. In terms of playing some badass shows, making merch we always wanted to make, pushing the limits of our band, making tons of friends and meeting people weve admired for a long time. Negatives dont really come about that much. Everything can be handled better but in the end were happy with where we are. We could complain about some bullshit but its just bullshit so Id rather focus on what were doing right and enjoying being in a band with some badass friends!

Thanks again Sergio for this interview!

And don't forget to check out ACxDC's final 3 shows before a hiatus!

Also check out their new album "The Second Coming"!

Decrats Interview

So Erik went to the show at Galindos and was able to get an interview with these chill guys, so here it is.

Erik- Can you name the member of Decrats and what each person does in the band?

Decrats- Cody plays bass and lead vox. Mike plays lead guitar. Kyle plays drums and vox. And Jesse plays rhythm.

E- So how did the Decrats begin?

D- Mike and Cody started listening to punk music in 2004 and decided to start a band after going to their first show(A Global Threat/The Casualties). We learned how to play and soon after had a full band with our friends Scott on guitar and his brother David on drums. Before we even got to play our first show, Scott and David moved to Arizona in 2005. When they left that's when we got Kyle on drums.We also recently added a second guitarist in 2011, one of our friends named Jesse.

E- How did you guys get the name "Decrats"?

D- 7th grade word cell book! We put two words together,  De- Without, Undo and the other word Crats- Government

E- Can you explain a little bit about Decrats?

D- Playing shows and setting them up. We try to inspire people to go out and do these things themselves, listen to what's out there, and to just live a true life.

E- What are some positives and negatives?

D- Good:

• Constant Gigging
• Publicity
• Makes us feel like we are actually doing something productive
• It's awesome to see people really dance and get into our music
• The people who have fun at our shows just makes it even more worth while
• We also get to play in a band with our best friends

Bad:

• You never know what to expect
• The shows go bad sometimes and it leads to stolen equipment, fights, and cops
• Things go bad probably half the time
• It also sucks to go somewhere far to play(people don't know you) then you get treated like shit
• The worst is probably not getting appreciated for our hard work, but it doesn't keep us down. Nothing does.

Well thanks for Decrats for playing an amazing show, and letting Erik get this interview. If you still have not checked these guys out then fucking do it! They are amazing!

Interview With Luke

I think we can all agree that it was a pleasure to have Luke in The Barn with us. Before he left we were able to get an interview with him. here it is:

S.O.T.S.- So you run The Drip Review with your best friend and co-host Weston correct?

Luke- Yea.

S- Can you tell us about The Drip Review?

L- The Drip Review is a blog/podcast that is basically an open forum for the discussion of music.

S- So what are your favorite parts doing it?

L- Being a radio DJ, picking songs, and mentioning the trivial music knowledge that I've gathered from watching documentaries.

S- What are some of the positives and negatives about doing this?

L- It is alot of work. Buts it's nice to be doing something productive that I love.

S-Well we hope that you have had a good time coming here and recording with us. We have to have you come back again another time.

L- Yeah, thanks for having me.