Brent Eyestone (Bleach Everything)
SPB: What are the best things somebody can do when hosting a touring band at their house for the night?
Eyestone: I think we're all in our 40s, so staying with people from shows that we technically could have fathered would be both creepy …
Jim Blaha (Green/Blue)
SPB: What guitar model do you play with Green/Blue, and how did you choose that one for this project?
Blaha: I play a fender telecaster for Green/Blue ‘cause it's just classic. It has so much character especially in the high/mids. When I started writing music …
Avery (Kira Jari)
SPB: What was your favorite band in high school? Would you say they influence your ethics or songwriting in some way today?
Avery: Out of everything occupying my headphones during high school, I’d say the most important band to me would have to be Against …
Jeff Dean (All Eyes West – guitar)
SPB: What type of guitar do you play and how did you choose it?
Dean: In All Eyes West I play a 62 Fender Jazzmaster, but with everything else I play a Gibson Les Paul. My 68 Goldtop is probably the …
Mike Bruno (Iron Chic, Adult Magic, Dead Broke Rekerds)
SPB: What type of bass do you play and how did you choose it?
Bruno: I play a Fender P-bass forever and always. I chose it because Mike Dirnt played one -- as well as every other great punk …
Jon (The Path – vocals)
SPB: Who does the majority of the band’s driving while on tour? (Any related stories about why?)
Jon: I do vocals in The Path and I do the vast majority of driving when we head out of Vermont.
When I first read …
Adam (Tongue Party – bass)
SPB: What is your amp setup and how did you choose to pair that with your guitar?
Adam: So I used to use nothing but old Peavey bass heads but I kept frying them and blowing them the fuck up. I love that …
Josh (Asbestos Worker)
SPB: You play everything yourself – What pieces of equipment are the most essential to “the Asbestos Worker” sound?
Josh: The number 1 most important pieces of equipment that is essential for the Asbestos Worker sound is on my pedal board. I use Robo Pedals …
Rorik Brooks (Cloud Rat – guitar) SPB: What amps do you use in Cloud Rat and how did you make that decision? Brooks: Currently I'm using two Dean Costello HMW guitar amps and a Gallien Krueger 700 RB bass amp. I run them via two ABY pedals, and …
Patrick (Eye Flys-drums)
SPB: Who is the first musician whose technique or technicality really stood out to you?
Patrick: Easily, Dave Grohl. When I was 10 or 11 I was into Metallica and Guns N’ Roses and things like that. I was right in the pocket for "Grunge," …
Marc Diamond aka The Fresh Prince of Darkness (The Dwarves)
SPB: What is your gear setup when playing with the Dwarves and why did you choose what you did?
The Fresh Prince of Darkness: When we tour, be it foreign or domestic we don't bring our own gear. …
Kepi Ghoulie
SPB: What guitar do you use in your solo material, and how did choose this model?
Kepi: Lately is has been a Martin 00-15M acoustic. I am on my 2nd one! I got one a little over 10 years ago, I think. I played over 500 …
Cory (Bar Tape)
SPB: If I understand correctly, you’re all US expats now living in Dublin. Was it hard to acclimate to the scene in a new country?
Cory: We’re lucky enough to have been embraced by both the hardcore and punk scene in Ireland.
After we …
Stu Folsom (SpiritWorld)
SPB: Your musical inspiration (heavy + country) combines two worlds. Was that part of the concept behind the project’s name, which is also a melding of two worlds (of sorts)?
Folsom: That is interesting. I'd like to say I was that on the ball to …
TN (...But the Shadows Have Foes)
SPB: How much space in your home is dedicated to music storage (instruments or records)?
TN: I've had to move cross-country for work a few times, so I sadly wound up paring down my record collection from its staggering heights in my …
Storm Ross
SPB: Is there a single piece of gear that you would say is the most essential to “the Storm Ross sound”?
Ross: As you can see in the video, I primarily play a 2008 Gibson SG Custom. I run this through an array of pedals, ending …
Chris McNeal (Vincas – bass)
SPB: What bass/amp pairing do you use and why did you choose it?
McNeal: When I was a kid, every band I saw that had an awesome bass player seemed to play thru a old SVT bass head paired with a 8x10 bass …
Noel (Grumpster – drums)
SPB: You just released a new 7", following last year's full-length. What is your favorite format of record (EP vs LP) to listen to as a fan?
Noel: LPs! We feel like a longer release can be more cohesive, and indicative of the artist(s) …
Ryan Jones (Body Stuff)
SPB: Is there a specific piece of equipment that’s essential to “the Body Stuff” sound? Jones: "Yeah man, I'd say the one thing that comes out of the speakers that is a MUST is the drums. Those are some Steven Slate drum triggers!!!"