Zach (Pears)
SPB: Who is the best band happening in New Orleans right now?
Zach: The best band happening in Nola right now is a country band called Yes Ma'am. They busk on Royal Street and are planning on touring in the fall if they can get enough money together to buy a limousine. Yes, this is real life. They love Forest Gump. They're good friends of ours. They have a new record out which you can buy here: https://yesmaam.bandcamp.com . Great vocal arrangements, great songs, great people.
The genesis of San Diego-based Three One G is a personal one for the head of its operations, Justin Pearson. The history of Three One G is illuminated by the bands, the members, and anyone else whose work contributed to the development of Three One G. If it sounds like … Read more
When I was growing up, I nihilistically spat in one eye of the universe. At some point, I figured I might as well spit in the other...Universal symmetry, ya know? But I had to re-evaluate why I was spitting and make sense of it; I needed some sort of justification. … Read more
Brian Case (Disappears) SPB: How was your experience recording at Electrical Audio? Case: Electrical Audio is such a great studio: both comfortable and top of the line. Everything works, the staff is hospitable and knowledgeable and it has a vibe and atmosphere that allow for creativity and experimentation. Every band … Read more
One thing you can count of with a Justin Pearson project is that the music is going to something exciting. With his latest project, All Leather, Pearson and company push the boundaries on punk to a whole new level. Scene Point Blank got the details on new group as well … Read more
It’s been a while since I thought about the Fat Wreck effect, where a band signs to the San Francisco label and then releases a notably “Fat styled” album. Propagandhi’s How to Clean Everything is the biggest example to come to mind, but it was a thing people talked about in the ‘90s. You know, besides talking about baggy pants, … Read more
Naming an album is something of a branding concept. Yes, it’s also artistic, but occasionally those two worlds collide, even if we don’t want to admit it.Go To Prison is fitting for Pears debut. It’s angry and often reflects the tone of a loner lashing (slashing?) out at the system. Then the group choruses come, bringing solidarity to the forefront … Read more
Fifth album for the rock band from Chicago, and they are still at it, blending the elements of shoe gaze and kraut rock in their alternative rock base. Irreal is an album that finds Disappears pushing their sonic identity to extremes, with the dark quality of the album remaining always present as does their search of finding the most intriguing … Read more
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Trevor Bebee (Mercy Ties) SPB: Any new thoughts, perspectives, or memories of this tour as you prep for a new round on the road? Bebee: Yeah, from 2013 to 2024 my perspective on playing in a touring hardcore band has changed a lot. Since being inactive for so long, I … Read more
Tommy Colliton (Curse Words) SPB: What is the most tiresome stereotype about punk rock? Colliton: I find one of the most tiresome stereotypes would be that punk has to be yelling angry, aggressive lyrics. While there’s plenty to be pissed off about and it’s rather cathartic yelling along in a … Read more
David Jarnstrom (Rad Owl) SPB: What was the inspiration in starting this band? A midlife crisis? Jarnstrom: In all seriousness, Rad Owl was a bit of a nostalgia trip at first. We were childhood friends who had grown up discovering metal and punk rock and hardcore together in the late … Read more
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