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One Question Interviews: American Standards

Feature — June 6, 2018

Brandon Kellum (American Standards) SPB: Have you ever forgotten lyrics midsong? How did you recover? Brandon: There’s always the fear that I’ll forget a part before going on stage especially if we’re playing something new. Normally the songs become second nature though and the words seem to come …

One Question Interviews: The Shell Corporation

Feature — June 6, 2018

Curtiss (The Shell Corporation) SPB: What is your favorite documentary or music-related film? Curtiss: Ok, so total disclosure, I’ve never actually seen my favorite music documentary. Which happens to be “It Might Get Loud”. The apparently epic pairing of jimmy page, the edge and that dude from the …

One Question Interviews: Professor and the Madman

Feature — June 10, 2018

Sean Elliott (Professor and the Madman-co-vocalist) SPB: When did you first "discover" punk rock? Sean: I first heard the term 'punk rock' in elementary school. All the kids in my class had to take part in a "Secret Santa" gift trade. I was assigned to trade gifts with …

One Question Interviews: Guerilla Poubelle

Feature — June 10, 2018

Till Lemoine (Guerilla Poubelle-vocals/guitar) SPB: What is the furthest you’ve ever traveled to see a show (and who/where was it)?Till: I guess the furthest I traveled for a show was going to Fest 9 in Florida in 2010. It was a long trip from Paris just to see …

One Question Interviews: Paddy Hanna

Feature — June 29, 2018

Paddy Hanna SPB: What’s the best pop song of the last 10 years? Paddy: Get Lucky, Daft Punk Pop music suffers from three significant issues: overproduction, disposable talent and relying too much on current trends. “Get Lucky” managed to defy all three of these issues by being …

One Question Interviews: Not A Part Of It

Feature — June 29, 2018

Jason Burton (Not A Part Of It) SPB: What’s the most tiresome stereotype about punk rock? Jason: Nothing gets tiresome with Punk Rock. Even the tiresome stereotype that if you are a Punk Rock band you are not going to play challenging music. Oh! And one question interviews …

One Question Interviews: Actors

Feature — June 29, 2018

Jason Corbett (Actors) SPB: Between music journalism and genre-tagging, musical descriptions often get pretty out there. What is the most ridiculous genre name or description you've heard of your own music? Jason: I love when articles and reviews come from other countries and the translation is off! "Very …

One Question Interviews: Vile Creature

Feature — July 16, 2018

Vile Creature SPB: What is your favorite (non Vile Creature) release on Halo of Flies? Vile Creature: Both of us find it hard to pick just one. Cory & Halo of Flies have done such an amazing job of curating an epic list of underground, thoughtful metal over …

One Question Interviews: Wild Arrows

Feature — July 16, 2018

Mike Law (Wild Arrows) SPB: What is the most valuable thing you’ve lost on tour? Mike: I almost lost a show, does that count? On tour I have a tendency to want to walk around and see everything I can, sometimes until four or five am. It's usually …

One Question Interviews: Northless

Feature — July 16, 2018

Erik (Northless) SPB: How did you first get involved with (or meet) Halo of Flies?  Erik: I first met Cory from Halo Of Flies Records in about the year 2000. At the time, he was playing guitar in a local deathgrind band called Leval Blessing. I was a …

One Question Interviews: The Fleeting Ends

Feature — July 16, 2018

Matthew (The Fleeting Ends) SPB: What is your favorite book about music? Matthew: My favorite book about music would have to be Starman -- a David Bowie biography that paints a fascinating portrait of someone that I'd quite confidently call a complete original. I love reading about his …

One Question Interviews: The Cabin Fever

Feature — July 16, 2018

Sean Moriarty (The Cabin Fever) SPB: Which song would you want played at your funeral? Sean: The song I want played at my funeral is "Love Life" by the band Lush. This song appeared as a B-side from their seminal ‘90s album "Split" and it perfectly encapsulates the …

One Question Interviews: Loud Boyz

Feature — July 28, 2018

Brandon (Loud Boyz – vocals) SPB: Another group shares your name when you do a Google search. Assuming you already know this, how did you approach this situation? Brandon: We got our name from some shitty graffiti a kid put up. And to be honest I didn’t even …

One Question Interviews: Geld

Feature — July 28, 2018

Cormy (Geld) SPB: What is a hyped band, TV show, or movie that you just can’t get into? Cormy: Not really interested in the daily churn of the hype machine. More interested in anti-hype and the macro ways in which that's influencing culture. Through my work I frequently …

One Question Interviews: Victory Kid

Feature — July 28, 2018

Harrison Nida (Victory Kid) SPB: Who is your favorite band/artist from the 2000-2010 era? Harrison: We chose Sum 41 because of their impact on the scene moving from the early 2000s. They’re metal infusions were inspirational to a ton of bands, which ultimately led to the hardcore scene. …

One Question Interviews: Sect Mark

Feature — August 16, 2018

Andrea (Sect Mark) SPB: How did you get involved with Iron Lung Records?  Andrea: We already got in touch by email with Iron Lung previously and we knew they enjoyed our demo recording in 2017. When we recorded "Worship", Iron Lung was on the top of the …

One Question Interviews: Breag Naofa

Feature — August 16, 2018

Roger (Breag Naofa – guitar) SPB: Do any of your musician friends have tinnitus? Roger: I can’t speak on behalf of my fellow musicians, but I myself have it. Although it might be a mild enough form that it’s not maddening like other folks describe it. It’s a …

One Question Interviews: City Mouse

Feature — August 16, 2018

Miski Dee (City Mouse) SPB: What is the most irritating thing that reviewers say about your band or that you overhear in the crowd? Miski Dee: I think the most annoying thing is hearing us being compared to another band just because there is another female in it …

One Question Interviews: The Claudettes

Feature — August 16, 2018

Johnny Iguana (The Claudettes) SPB: How did the band come to combine the different musical styles that make the Claudettes so unique?  Johny: I had every intention of making the Claudettes a pretty straight-up blues-piano band, but as I wrote even the first three or four instrumentals, I …

One Question Interviews: Martin Bisi

Feature — August 16, 2018

Martin Bisi  SPB: There are all kinds of anniversary album/compilations out there. How did you choose this approach to celebration the milestone? Martin: I didn't really see the milestone coming. Maybe it's because the date of that first Eno recording is an odd year - 1981. It …