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Interviews / Don't Quit Your Day Job: Moral Panic

Feature — June 7, 2022

Most musicians have day jobs – and not just to pay the bills. Jobs provide new challenges, personal fulfillment and, yes, some rent or gas money. And usually when somebody is writing a new record or scheduling a tour, they have to balance that with their job. How an …

Interviews / Don't Quit Your Day Job: Downcast

Feature — June 22, 2022

Most musicians have day jobs – and not just to pay the bills. Jobs provide new challenges, personal fulfillment and, yes, some rent or gas money. And usually when somebody is writing a new record or scheduling a tour, they have to balance that with their job. How an …

One Question Interviews: Chateau Chateau

Feature — July 5, 2022

Bleu (Chateau Chateau) SPB: How much space in your home is dedicated to music storage (instruments or records)? Bleu: Most of our house is dedicated to music storage. Our “master bedroom” is actually our recording studio now, so it houses our day-to-day equipment, writing and recording computers, pianos, …

One Question Interviews: Wise Blood Records

Feature — July 6, 2022

Sean Frasier (Wise Blood Records) SPB: Do you accept demos? What is the most surprising demo you’ve heard? Frasier: When I launched Wise Blood Records, I knew I wanted to support and encourage new projects along with established bands. It can make a huge difference to a band …

One Question Interviews: Bend

Feature — July 7, 2022

Kyle Green (Bend - guitar/vocals) SPB: How has your musical taste evolved over the years? Do you think your “high school self” would appreciate the music you make now? Green: My musical taste is ever-evolving. In high school I was into a lot of punk and ska. I …

One Question Interviews: Night Court

Feature — July 11, 2022

Jiffy (Night Court) SPB: What was the first show you saw after lockdowns (any emotional takeaways)? Jiffy: I’m actually pretty sure the first show I went to after the lockdowns was our first show so I’m gonna go all oral history here as it was definitely a memorable …

One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends

Feature — July 12, 2022

Tony Ash (Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends – bass) SPB: Tell us about your bass tone and how you set things up for your work in Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends? Ash: I want to preface this by saying, this is the moment I've been practicing …

One Question Interviews: Vali S.C.

Feature — July 13, 2022

Vali S.C (Kenny Elkin) SPB: Is there any vinyl you own strictly for collector’s purposes but don’t listen to?  Elkin: I do have an unopened dead kennedys “singles collection” on vinyl. I received it as a gift and don’t really feel the need to ever open it.

One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: Dead Waves

Feature — July 27, 2022

Teddy Panopoulos (Dead Waves) SPB: Tell us about how you captured the sound on Abandoned Children. Teddy: Like usual, we wanted to use everything we own on this new Dead Waves release and brought back some acoustic drums and percussion which our last release didn't have. …

One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: Bend

Feature — July 28, 2022

Ben Wixson (Bend – bass) SPB: What model of bass do you play and how did you choose it? Wixson: For the past 20 years or so I have sworn by the Music Man Stingray bass, which has been made by Ernie Ball for decades. The first time …

Music / Fest 20: The Fest 20

Feature — August 5, 2022

It’s hard to believe that The Fest is in its 20th iteration. The festival always had ambition, but it’s a real testament to still be going 20+ years later. And not just because of pandemic challenges, but because punk bands tend to come and go. It would be impossible to …

Interviews / Don't Quit Your Day Job: Pulley

Feature — August 24, 2022

Scott in July 2012 (photo by Keith Allison) Most musicians have day jobs – and not just to pay the bills. Jobs provide new challenges, personal fulfillment and, yes, some rent or gas money. And usually when somebody is writing a new record or scheduling …

One Question Interviews: Falls Of Rauros

Feature — September 6, 2022

Aaron Charles (Falls of Rauros) SPB: What is your favorite part of the recording process? Charles: Recording is probably my single favorite part of being a musician. You not only get to hear tangible results of your hard work, but there's also a chance to indulge in some …

One Question Interviews: LonelyTwin

Feature — September 8, 2022

LonelyTwin SPB: What venue is your favorite to play and why? LonelyTwin: I haven’t played a lot with my project yet unfortunately but I’ve played guitar with a lot of other artists, mainly here in Stockholm and I think my favorite is Debaser Strand. It’s one of the …

One Question Interviews: Love Forty Down

Feature — September 12, 2022

Daniel (Love Forty Down) SPB: What is the meaning behind the band name? Daniel: Our band name is quite obviously a reference to a Frank Turner song. Love Forty Down is the score in a tennis match (0:40). It means, that our opponent is only missing one point …

One Question Interviews: Gus Englehorn

Feature — September 26, 2022

Gus Englehorn SPB: Assuming the album name, Dungeon Master, is a D&D allusion: what is your favorite pop-culture reference during the recent D&D revival? Englehorn: I got the name for the album from this guy who came up to me after a show I played. He told …

Regular Columns: Guest Column: The 1984 Draft

Feature — September 19, 2022

Joe Anderl is lead vocalist and guitarist for The 1984 Draft. They recently released a Spilt 7in with Todd Farrell Jr. (Two Cow Garage) on September 2nd via Poptek Records. Their next album “Best Friends Forever” is set to release on January 19, 2023 via Poptek Records, Sell The Heart …

One Question Interviews: Sarah Mary Chadwick

Feature — September 30, 2022

Sarah Mary Chadwick SPB: Do any of your musician friends have tinnitus? Chadwich: Tinnitus? I barely knew him!

One Question Interviews: Inkswel

Feature — September 28, 2022

Inkswel What are your favorite music mediums/rank the following: cd, vinyl, cassette, digital, (other)? Vinyl:  I’ve had a love/hate relationship with vinyl for over 20 years. I used to be a vinyl-only DJ, I used to work in record stores, and now I run a record label. …

Interviews: Drunk Dial Records

Feature — October 5, 2022

It’s a unique mission statement, or maybe a gimmick, at Drunk Dial Records. Per their Bandcamp page: Get artists into the studio. Get them drunk. Have them write and record an original song and then cover a classic. We release the results on 7". …