Interview with Nick Forkel from Alaska’s Turbid North (@turbidnorth)
DIY or die! That seems to be as accurate a statement about Alaskan metal band Turbid North as one could muster. By booking all of your own tours and recording sessions, you have the most latitude in getting your fans a sincere product… One that hasn’t been trifled with by greedy executives looking to get an additional Mercedes for their garage. It’s a tough market, but in the end, you own the rights and roll your own dice.
Interview with Yngve Andersen from Norway’s Blood Command
Norwegian metal band Blood Command are an artpunk/deathpop/hardcore from Norway. Hell of a musical description, right? Since Norwegian metal is primarily known for one thing, I wanted to get a bit of info on the group for my buddy Pete over at Nordic Spotlight, and all of you out there.
Interview with Mike Couls and Karl Buechner from Vehement Serenade; Playing East Coast Tsunami Fest
What do you get when you put members of Earth Crisis, Cro-Mags, Sworn Enemy, Skarhead, Cold As Life, and Sub Zero in a room together? Though it may sound like a college level lecture series on the history of NY Hardcore, it’s actually Vehement Serenade. As far as super-groups go, you’d be hard pressed to find this much talent in one musical outfit, but it’s here, and you should probably wear a helmet when you see them live.
Interview with Rob “Bucket” Hingley from The Toasters; Show Review by Liz below
Bucket and contributing writer Liz
Long Live Ska, the highly entertaining/influential/bastardized forefather to reggae music. Don’t dig Ska? Lemme guess… You were probably a fan back in high school, when you were trying to fit in by trying to not fit in, and lost your enthusiasm for the music as soon as you went to college, where you discovered Sub-Pop and flip night. It happens all the time, and that’s fine. But for the rest of us, those who haven’t lost a taste for upbeats anyways, we’re always excited when The Toasters come to town!
Interview with Christafari from Fear Nuttin Band (@fearnuttinband)
On a mission to “Unify The Music, Unify The People” and hailing from Springfield, Massachusetts, Fear Nuttin Band are turning heads and making plenty of noise in the Reggae-Rock circuit these days. Featuring a diverse cast of musicians from all over the world, the sextet’s multiple genre approach to recorded music and live performance makes for a great time in concert.
Whether sharing stages with musical legends like Steel Pulse or Toots and the Maytals, or packing clubs with newer bands like Tribal Seeds and Rebelution, Fear Nuttin Band aims to bring their hybridization of Rock, Hip Hop, and Reggae to audiences everywhere. Groups like Fear Nuttin Band are doing wonderful things to revitalize the Jamaican musical presence, and their distinct ability to blend and fuse musical stylings is something to behold.
