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One Question Interviews: Doki Doki
Feature — August 1, 2023
Doki Doki SPB: Who is a band that’s been taking too long to release their next record? Randy Moore (guitar): Alkaline Trio!! Donnie Walsh (bass): Yes! He ain’t wrong!! Lucy Giles (drums/vocals): I would say Henry Chadwick, because I cannot wait for him to put out …
One Question Interviews: One Armed Joey
Feature — August 2, 2023
Avery Okamura (One Armed Joey - singer/guitarist) SPB: Is there a particular musician who inspired you to start playing your instrument? Okamura: To be totally honest, I saw School of Rock and thought Jack Black was super cool, not picking up on the fact that in the movie …
One Question Interviews: Maple Stave
Feature — August 3, 2023
Evan (Maple Stave) SPB: What do your parents think of your music? Evan: My parents have always been happy that I'm playing music. They've usually been confused by it and by my choices surrounding it -- long drives, carrying heavy things, and questionable accommodations for less than an …
One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: The Holy Circle
Feature — August 14, 2023
Erica (The Holy Circle – synth/vocals) SPB: What elements of your current keyboard, to you, are essential to “The Holy Circle” sound? (And what is the make/model you play?) Erica: I play a Micro Korg and Moog Little Phatty through a Holy Grail reverb, Death-by-Audio MicroDream, and a …
One Question Interviews: The Atom Age
Feature — August 15, 2023
The Atom Age SPB: What do you listen to in the van/who decides? The Atom Age: We have a standing rule of absolute silence in the van. This allows each of us to do as we please, listen to tunes on headphones, sleep, ponder, or weep. Having no …
One Question Interviews: Snakeland
Feature — August 16, 2023
Declan (Snakeland - guitar) SPB: What was your favorite band in high school and how do they influence your songwriting/playing style today? Declan: I'm not sure I could pick one band, but for me that era was bookended by Against Me! is Reinventing Axl Rose and Oh! Calcutta! …
One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: BEDTIMEMAGIC
Feature — August 22, 2023
Morgan (MEDTIMEMAGIC – drums/organ) SPB: What nonstandard tweaks have you made to your kit setup to ease playing organ at the same time? (Feel free to walk us through your whole setup and include pics and/or videos.) Morgan: If only I could find a way to make …
One Question Interviews: Ogives
Feature — August 23, 2023
Pavel Tchikov (Ogives) SPB: What part of your live show is the hardest on sound engineers? Tchikov: Ogives’ music is a very wide, dynamic range and there’s lots of instrument changes. A song can start with a chamber music part, with delicate vocals and acoustic arrangement, and end …
One Question Interviews: Stinking Lizaveta
Feature — September 5, 2023
Yanni Papadopoulos (Stinking Lizaveta-guitar) SPB: What is the secret to a successful tour (whether that means financially or for your own well-being)? Papadopoulos: The secret to a successful tour is to have a tour manager who is selfless, even tempered and sober. Tensions between band members can reach …
One Question Interviews: Whalesong
Feature — September 6, 2023
Michal Kielbasa (Whalesong) SPB: The band name seems uniquely fitting. What was its inspiration/origin? Kielbasa: Many years ago I read an article which stated that whales never sing the same song twice. I really loved the concept of not playing the same, to let the music constantly evolve …
One Question Interviews: Big Life
Feature — September 7, 2023
Dan Nixon (Big Life – vocals) SPB: You hadn’t played in a band for quite a while before Big Life. What struck you, whether personally or about “the scene today” when you first returned to the stage? Nixon: The last band I was in (the Negatives, a million …
One Question Interviews: Detachment
Feature — September 15, 2023
Ben (Detachment - drums) SPB: How did you choose “Choke(d)” as a single from the upcoming EP? Ben: The single "Choke(d)" for our upcoming LP is a re-written and updated version of the opening track "Choke" from our debut EP, Gaslight. "Choke(d)" is about 80% the same …
Interviews: Moonraker
Feature — September 10, 2023
Moonraker has been working the DIY grind for quite a few years now, releasing albums on small labels and playing at festivals and in basements. It's about doing what you love. But sometimes art is a lot uglier than that too, as their last record, The Forest, highlighted. …
One Question Interviews: Live Skull
Feature — October 16, 2023
Mark C (Live Skull) SPB: Technology has drastically changed touring since the 1980s, often making it easier. What is something you miss about the pre-internet days? Mark C: I always liked paper road maps, large in scale and laid out precisely in colorful detail. I remember Live Skull’s …
One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: Church Girls
Feature — October 18, 2023
Mitchell Layton (Church Girls – guitar) SPB: What type of guitar do you play and what’s its “origin story”? Layton: My main guitar has changed a lot over the years depending on what style I’m playing and what I’m using it for, but for most of the Church …
One Question Interviews: Dave Strong
Feature — October 19, 2023
Dave Strong SPB: Who is your favorite 1970s artist? Strong: Joey Ramone!!
Music / Fest 21: Fest 21 Preview
Feature — October 18, 2023
For most of the 21st century, The Fest has conquered Gainesville, FL for a long weekend near Halloween. With hundreds of bands playing each year, spread across multiple venues, there’s something for anybody interested in punk-leaning, independent music from headlining main stage acts outdoors to up-and-comers playing in small bars …
One Question Interviews: Last Man Back
Feature — October 23, 2023
Alan O'Keeffe (Last Man Back) SPB: You’re a solo musician but you choose to go with a band-like name. Why use Last Man Back instead of your own name? O'Keeffe: You know, good question. I think with the type of music I’m making it just felt better to …
One Question Interviews: Phuture Memoriez
Feature — October 24, 2023
Marc Blaquiere (Phuture Memoriez) SPB: Who is your favorite 1980s artist? Blaquiere: Pop music duo Milli Vanilli. Although short lived and seemingly giving us classic hits like "Girl You Know It's True" and "Blame It on the Rain," only to find out that, not only were these songs …
