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One Question Interviews: Making New Enemies
Feature — April 28, 2017
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 for my roommates 50% of our basement is filled up with all my music and recording gear. Then that gear is matched by …
One Question Interviews: Breakin' Even Fest
Feature — April 28, 2017
Steve & Bryan (Breakin’ Even Fest) SPB: How are you approaching Fest #2 differently than #1? Breakin' Even: We definitely focused on making Breakin' Even Fest All Ages this year. Last year, all ages were admitted, but needed a chaperone. We also expanded our lineup beyond just …
One Question Interviews: The Bombpops
Feature — April 30, 2017
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 restaurants in Los Angeles, so that's an obvious one. But I actually have a story of us working together. Jen and I …
One Question Interviews: EORÐESLAJYR
Feature — May 1, 2017
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 is putting on DIY gigs and organizing DIY venues. Having a vibrant, encouraging DIY venue in your hometown is such a great asset …
One Question Interviews: Blessed
Feature — May 21, 2017
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 this the favourite 1990's artist in relation to myself, or in relation to our band?” I settled on selecting someone that relates …
One Question Interviews: Geometers
Feature — May 25, 2017
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 for Stars. It's one of those records that feels so dense on the first play through but keeps rewarding over repeat listens. Sonically, …
One Question Interviews: Collision Course Records
Feature — June 11, 2017
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 around in my sunglasses drinking lattes and looking at my phone all day...but running an indie punk label isn't that lucrative!!!! Soooo...I get …
One Question Interviews: Hakan
Feature — July 9, 2017
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 Radioactivity and when we find out he was touring Europe we simply asked him if he would like to come record us, …
One Question Interviews: The Ejector Seats-fluffy
Feature — July 10, 2017
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 is a sensitive subject for me! Mostly...I hate the digitization of music! I'm not a "purist" or anything...I just love records and …
One Question Interviews: Fast Break! Records
Feature — July 24, 2017
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 a track that I found wholly by accident but not, not entirely by design.. Independent music is where my heart lies, so an …
One Question Interviews: Hellmouth
Feature — July 30, 2017
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 releases to come to fruition? Navarro: Well, I never thought the trilogy would end on a more positive note. Which partially through the …
One Question Interviews: Tomber Lever
Feature — August 3, 2017
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! Not only is it a T and A for their name, it’s an upside down cross and an anarchy sign! No Gods, No …
One Question Interviews: The Bigger Empty
Feature — August 8, 2017
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 them over the last couple of years. This can be taken as a cautionary tale for the young rockers out there. …
One Question Interviews: The Feederz
Feature — August 13, 2017
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 Arizona. Thomas at Slope first contacted him to see if he could reach me about the idea of doing another record. This was …
One Question Interviews: Pinned In Place
Feature — October 17, 2017
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 want something totally depressing playing at my funeral. So, I figured Tom Waits' "Anywhere I Lay My Head" perfectly combines both …
One Question Interviews: Vassals
Feature — October 17, 2017
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 way! I’m really into ritual. I like the idea of looking through a library and choosing a record, having to physically drop the …
One Question Interviews: Hellkeeper
Feature — October 17, 2017
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: First off I'd like to say that this was a really hard question for us because we all have fairly different ears for …
One Question Interviews: Crushed
Feature — October 17, 2017
Jeff Bobula (Crushed) SPB: What is your favorite book about music? Bobula: Scar Tissue By Anthony Kiedis I can barely fucking read, let alone discuss reading, but Scar Tissue really kicked me in the nuts. I've never been much of a Pepperman, and usually …
Music / Fest 16: Looking Forward to The Fest 16
Feature — October 22, 2017
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 Pre-Fest, already in its fifth iteration. With a lineup of something like a million of our favorite bands (Iron Chic, Hot Water Music, …
