Brandon Kellum (American Standards)
SPB: Have you ever forgotten lyrics midsong? How did you recover?
Brandon: There’s always the fear that I’ll forget a part before going on stage especially if we’re playing something new. Normally the songs become second nature though and the words seem to come …
Curtiss (The Shell Corporation)
SPB: What is your favorite documentary or music-related film?
Curtiss: Ok, so total disclosure, I’ve never actually seen my favorite music documentary. Which happens to be “It Might Get Loud”. The apparently epic pairing of jimmy page, the edge and that dude from the …
Sean Elliott (Professor and the Madman-co-vocalist)
SPB: When did you first "discover" punk rock?
Sean: I first heard the term 'punk rock' in elementary school. All the kids in my class had to take part in a "Secret Santa" gift trade. I was assigned to trade gifts with …
Till Lemoine (Guerilla Poubelle-vocals/guitar)
SPB: What is the furthest you’ve ever traveled to see a show (and who/where was it)?Till: I guess the furthest I traveled for a show was going to Fest 9 in Florida in 2010. It was a long trip from Paris just to see …
Paddy Hanna
SPB: What’s the best pop song of the last 10 years?
Paddy: Get Lucky, Daft Punk
Pop music suffers from three significant issues: overproduction, disposable talent and relying too much on current trends. “Get Lucky” managed to defy all three of these issues by being …
Jason Burton (Not A Part Of It)
SPB: What’s the most tiresome stereotype about punk rock?
Jason: Nothing gets tiresome with Punk Rock. Even the tiresome stereotype that if you are a Punk Rock band you are not going to play challenging music. Oh! And one question interviews …
Jason Corbett (Actors)
SPB: Between music journalism and genre-tagging, musical descriptions often get pretty out there. What is the most ridiculous genre name or description you've heard of your own music?
Jason: I love when articles and reviews come from other countries and the translation is off! "Very …
Vile Creature
SPB: What is your favorite (non Vile Creature) release on Halo of Flies?
Vile Creature: Both of us find it hard to pick just one. Cory & Halo of Flies have done such an amazing job of curating an epic list of underground, thoughtful metal over …
Mike Law (Wild Arrows)
SPB: What is the most valuable thing you’ve lost on tour?
Mike: I almost lost a show, does that count? On tour I have a tendency to want to walk around and see everything I can, sometimes until four or five am. It's usually …
Erik (Northless)
SPB: How did you first get involved with (or meet) Halo of Flies?
Erik: I first met Cory from Halo Of Flies Records in about the year 2000. At the time, he was playing guitar in a local deathgrind band called Leval Blessing. I was a …
Matthew (The Fleeting Ends)
SPB: What is your favorite book about music?
Matthew: My favorite book about music would have to be Starman -- a David Bowie biography that paints a fascinating portrait of someone that I'd quite confidently call a complete original. I love reading about his …
Sean Moriarty (The Cabin Fever)
SPB: Which song would you want played at your funeral?
Sean: The song I want played at my funeral is "Love Life" by the band Lush. This song appeared as a B-side from their seminal ‘90s album "Split" and it perfectly encapsulates the …
Brandon (Loud Boyz – vocals)
SPB: Another group shares your name when you do a Google search. Assuming you already know this, how did you approach this situation?
Brandon: We got our name from some shitty graffiti a kid put up. And to be honest I didn’t even …
Cormy (Geld)
SPB: What is a hyped band, TV show, or movie that you just can’t get into?
Cormy: Not really interested in the daily churn of the hype machine. More interested in anti-hype and the macro ways in which that's influencing culture. Through my work I frequently …
Harrison Nida (Victory Kid)
SPB: Who is your favorite band/artist from the 2000-2010 era?
Harrison: We chose Sum 41 because of their impact on the scene moving from the early 2000s. They’re metal infusions were inspirational to a ton of bands, which ultimately led to the hardcore scene. …
Andrea (Sect Mark)
SPB: How did you get involved with Iron Lung Records?
Andrea: We already got in touch by email with Iron Lung previously and we knew they enjoyed our demo recording in 2017.
When we recorded "Worship", Iron Lung was on the top of the …
Roger (Breag Naofa – guitar)
SPB: Do any of your musician friends have tinnitus?
Roger: I can’t speak on behalf of my fellow musicians, but I myself have it. Although it might be a mild enough form that it’s not maddening like other folks describe it. It’s a …
Miski Dee (City Mouse)
SPB: What is the most irritating thing that reviewers say about your band or that you overhear in the crowd?
Miski Dee: I think the most annoying thing is hearing us being compared to another band just because there is another female in it …
Johnny Iguana (The Claudettes)
SPB: How did the band come to combine the different musical styles that make the Claudettes so unique?
Johny: I had every intention of making the Claudettes a pretty straight-up blues-piano band, but as I wrote even the first three or four instrumentals, I …
Martin Bisi
SPB: There are all kinds of anniversary album/compilations out there. How did you choose this approach to celebration the milestone?
Martin: I didn't really see the milestone coming. Maybe it's because the date of that first Eno recording is an odd year - 1981. It …