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1QI: Flagpolers, Adam Gnade & the Hot Earth, Ion Dissonance

Posted in Bands on January 26, 2017

Welcome to our almost daily quickie Q&A feature: One Question Interviews. Follow us at facebook & twitter and we'll post an interview three days each week, typically every Tuesday-Thursday.
 
After our social media followers get the first word, we post a wrap-up here at the site and archive them here. This week check out Q&As with Flagpolers, Adam Gnade & the Hot Earth and Ion Dissonance. 
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Flagpolers

SPB: What is a flagpoler?

Flagpolers: A Flagpoler is a nickname/kind of slur to that border guards give to people renewing their immigration status in Canada. At the point of starting this band 3/4 of us we're flagpolers and from Ireland. Now half the band is still Flagpolers and from Ireland. I hope that helps!

Adam Gnade & the Hot Earth

SPB: Do you approach writing lyrics differently than you approach fiction?

Gnade: With fiction I have this big well of a story I draw from. A lot of it is planned out already--how my characters interact, where their lives go, their deaths, births, marriages, their struggles, their ambitions and their failures. I've got it all there in my head (and partially on paper) and when it's time to write a book I just pick up a section of it and tell that part of the story. It's planned out, yeah, but the story itself is always expanding--new characters come in, other fade away or are set aside for later. I write one book at a time but I have about eight outlined and ready to be filled in.

The "talking songs" are taken from the same universe but with them I just pick up one small idea and expand upon it--a single scene in a character's life or maybe a question I'm worrying myself over. Hopefully when put together one day they'll comprise a large and substantial body of work. I want it to be something vast and alive and hungry and immersive. Something like Proust meets Springsteen--one long connected saga of American life that will be a history of the time we lived and who we were and what we did here.

Kevin McCaughey (Ion Dissonance – vocals)

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

Kevin: The only song that comes to mind when asked this question is ''Highway to Hell'' from AC/DC. Simply put, I can only imagine how totally awkward it would be to have relatives and friends mourning my passage and hearing ''Highway to Hell'' blaring on the stereo. The situation itself screams my name. It's totally like me to try and lighten the mood with an inappropriate well placed joke.  

Tau Cross record new album

Posted in Bands on January 4, 2017

With members and ex-members of Amebix, Misery, and War//Plague, Tau Cross recently completed recording their second LP. Tentatively titled A Pillar of Fire, the album was recorded over time in multiple studios due to the members living in Scotland, Minneapolis, and Seattle. "This approach can be challenging given the location … Read more

1QI: Die Young, Colombian Necktie, Black Table

Posted in Bands on December 30, 2016

Welcome to our almost daily quickie Q&A feature: One Question Interviews. Follow us at facebook & twitter and we'll post an interview three days each week, typically every Tuesday-Thursday. After our social media followers get the first word, we post a wrap-up here at the site and archive them here. … Read more

All kinds of Real McKenzies action

Posted in Bands on December 22, 2016

The Real McKenzies will have a busy 2017. The band is set to release Two Devils Will Talk in March, followed by supporting dates in Canada and the US US tour just before the band crosses the pond for several dates in Europe. It is the band's 9th full-length and … Read more

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Bleached covers The Ramones

Posted in Bands on December 17, 2016

Bleached, who released Welcome the Worms earlier this year, has issued a new release to raise funds for Planned Parenthood: digital covers of "Bonzo Goes to Bitburg" (The Ramones) and "Eve of Destruction" (Barry McGuire). <a href="http://bleached.bandcamp.com/album/acoustic-covers-by-jennifer">Acoustic Covers By Jennifer by Bleached</a> Read more The band's Jennifer Clavin explains the … Read more

Power Trip returns with Nightmare Logic

Posted in Bands on December 14, 2016

Fresh off a run of dates with legends Napalm Death, Power Trip are back with news of a new album and a another US tour. The new record is to be titled Nightmare Logic, out Feb. 24 on Southern Lord. The tour will start shortly thereafter, joined on most dates … Read more

New At The Drive-In song released

Posted in Bands on December 9, 2016

Reformed post-hardcore superstars At The Drive-In have released a new song (and accompanying lyric video) called "Governed By Contagions". The band reunited back in 2012 and announced at the start of this year that new music was on the way. The new track sounds similar to singer Cedric Bixler Zavala's … Read more

1QI: Something Is Waiting, Somni, Knife Hits

Posted in Bands on December 4, 2016

Welcome to our almost daily quickie Q&A feature: One Question Interviews. Follow us at facebook & twitter and we'll post an interview three days each week, typically every Tuesday-Thursday. After our social media followers get the first word, we post a wrap-up here at the site and archive them here. … Read more

1QI: Fight Amp, Dear Country, CHUCK

Posted in Bands on November 10, 2016

Welcome to our almost daily quickie Q&A feature: One Question Interviews. Follow us at facebook & twitter and we'll post an interview three days each week, typically every Tuesday-Thursday. After our social media followers get the first word, we post a wrap-up here at the site and archive them here. … Read more

Power Trip dates and album news

Posted in Bands on November 5, 2016

Touring next month with Napalm Death, Power Trip have announced a new LP to release next year. Titled Nightmare Logic the new album follow's 2013's Manifest Decimation and will come out on Southern Lord sometime in early 2017. Read more POWER TRIP Live Dates: 11/12: Underground Arts - Philadelphia, PA … Read more

The Damned plan new album

Posted in Bands on October 29, 2016

As we approach Halloween, The Damned have announced a limited edition picture disc release of a new single, New Rose, to release on Nov. 4 for the band's 40th anniversary. The band, comprised ofDave Vanian, Captain Sensible, Monty Oxymoron, Pinch, and Stu West, will soon enter the studio to work … Read more

10 records Kinks vinyl box set on the way

Posted in Bands on October 16, 2016

On Dec. 16, BMG will release The Mono Collection, a new 10 album vinyl box set collection of material from The Kinks, circa 1964-1969. The collection includes a 48 page hard cover booklet and 10 of the band's most celebrated records on 180g vinyl. Check out a full track listing … Read more

Axis and Seraph the Light as one

Posted in Bands on October 13, 2016

Axis and Seraph The Light have announced a joint EP and tour where the two bands will take the stage and play as one. The EP will come out sometime in 2017 on Good Fight Music and was produced by Torche's Jon Nunez and mastered by Brad Boatright (Nails, Author … Read more

Return of the Nobodys

Posted in Bands on October 13, 2016

Colorado trash punks the Nobodys have returned with Hussy, their first new album in fifteen years, set for release on Nov. 4 (Rad Girlfriend Records). The new album features original members JJ Nobody (Drag The River) and Randy "The Kid" Schumacher plus Adam Huscher and Steve Bauer (Buck O Nine/Drag … Read more

New Rose debut on Broken Circles

Posted in Bands on September 24, 2016

Featuring members of Big Eyes and RIPS, country band New Rose will release their debut album, All Nite, on Broken Circles on Oct. 21. Claiming Flying Burrito Brothers as influence, their debut was recorded byRusty Santos (prodcer of Animal Collective, Panda Bear,, and Ariel Pink). Read more All Nite - … Read more

Hear the newest Sneeze

Posted in Bands on September 11, 2016

Sneeze just released new album Rot , streaming after the jump. The album is released on Glory Kid Records with the band on tour this month in support. Read more 09.14 – New Brunswick, NJ TBA09.15 – Baltimore, MD @ Skramden Yards09.16 – Philadelphia, PA @ Everybody Hit’s the Batting … Read more

SOIA 30th anniversary book

Posted in Bands on September 5, 2016

Sick Of It All are celebrating their 30th anniversary on Nov. 4, 2016 with the release of a new 5-song EP paired with coffee table book of old photos and personal anecdotes from fellow musicians. Titled When the Smoke Clears, the book includes liner notes from Davey Havok (AFI), Dennis … Read more

1QI: Drunk Couples, Holy White Hounds, Karen Haglof

Posted in Bands on August 29, 2016

Welcome to our almost daily quickie Q&A feature: One Question Interviews. Follow us at facebook & twitter and we'll post an interview three days each week, typically every Tuesday-Thursday. After our social media followers get the first word, we post a wrap-up here at the site and archive them here. … Read more

1QI: Atoms and Void, Peter Case, Pkew Pkew Pkew

Posted in Bands on August 17, 2016

Welcome to our almost daily quickie Q&A feature: One Question Interviews. Follow us at facebook & twitter and we'll post an interview three days each week, typically every Tuesday-Thursday. After our social media followers get the first word, we post a wrap-up here at the site and archive them here. … Read more

The Amty Affliction Australian tour and new album

Posted in Bands on August 16, 2016

The Amity Affliction have announced a run of Australian headline shows taking them back to venues they haven’t played in more than four years. After a massive arena tour in December 2015, these new dates will see The Amity Affliction getting up close and personal with their Australian fans in … Read more