J. Wang (Shallow Cuts/Dan Padilla/Fast Crowd Records)
1. What are your top five albums that were released in 2015? (In order 1-5)
- Royal Headache - High
- Divers - Hello Hello
- Basement Benders - Lydiad
- Radioactivity - Silent Kill
- Purple 7 - Garden Eyes
2. What band did you discover in 2015 (can be a brand new band or an older band) that had an impact on your life? What made them significant?
Royal Headache. I don’t know where the fuck I was, but this band is amazing and can’t wait to see them live.
3. How will you remember 2015? (In terms of music)
I think on a positive note: I appreciate that bands like Cayetana still have the ability to reach a place in my heart. On a negative note: the loss of too many people in this small wonderful scene we revolve around.
4. What can we look forward to from you in 2016?
Dan Padilla Split 7” with Prince. Shallow Cuts - Empty Beach Town LP and a fun surprise show in San Diego on April 2, 2016 at the Casbah.
5. What records are you looking forward to most in 2016?
The new Thermals LP.
6. How relevant is the physical format record/cd/tape in 2015 and going into 2016? What do you see changing in terms of physical vs. digital discussions?
I think record is still the media of choice for me, of course. Nice big art and just fun in general to put on records and dance in the living room. CDs are still relevant where you can hand it to someone and they can get in there car and listen to it, but that is slowly disappearing with the ease of keeping digital files on phones and the like. I think tapes are cool, but they are totally novelty to a younger generation. They degrade quickly and do not stand the test of time. One of the great things about tapes is kind of being forced to listen to the entire release without instant gratification that you get with CD and vinyl being able to go straight to a song easy.
