Stolen #72

Hey what's up people,

I'm sad to but I'm going on a hiatus, and putting this on hold. I been busy work and life, and the band. So we are going out with a bang. This week I interview Stolen. sick Drum and bass band from IL.            They one band recording or they a 3 piece band live.                                                                                Enjoy this interview   

My name is Juan Angel Perez. I play in Stolen, a Power Violence band from Aurora, IL.

I’m doing ok for the most part. Not much to complain about at the moment.

I got into punk in high school when I was like 15 (I’m 22 currently). A guy I was tryin to start a band with said I should listen to Descendents and Black Flag and then it just snowballed from there. 

Stolen was an idea I was spitballing with a friend, it was originally supposed to be a Dystopia worship type band. Eventually it turned into a pv project and we got a buddy to do guitar but then both of em didn’t commit like I was asking plus drama bullshit started happening so I kicked them, I already knew drums so I picked up bass to continue the band as a one man project. 

I write and perform all the music you hear on recordings. I got a few homies who handle bass and backing vocals whenever I need em. Sometimes Stolen performs as a 2 piece or a 3 piece depending on who can come with. I handle drums and main vocals since a drummer is hard to come by.

Me and Pedro had been talking about doing a split for a while before we actually both had time to do it. We had caught on to each other and had mutual appreciation for what we were doing. Us both being into corridos and being from Michoacán is what helped make the album cover you see for our split.

Definitely got more releases on the way, only definite one in the works currently is a split with Bimbos from Rhode Island. I plan to at least drop 1 album at some point. 

Shoutouts I wanna give are to all the great people in Dipt, Hollowed Worship, Lacking, Oklahoma Ryder Truck, Party Rice, Flux Capacitor, Bimbos, Influencer, Ropeman and Madrugado.

Stolen

Hummingbird of Death #71

what's up everyone I was off for a minute. After playing with these guys I had to interview them for sure. Hummingbird Of Death was a sick band from Boise, Idaho which they play Fastcore, Sludge with a little bit of a twist. Here it is the interview of Hummingbird Of Death enjoy.   

State your name and what band do you play in??

This is Mike from Hummingbird Of Death.

How are you doing?

Fine! Just finished a fun tour and now I'm just trying to get my life back in order.

How did you get into punk??

As a teen I was listening to Slayer, which unbeknownst to me were influenced by a lot of punk bands. Then in high school I had one punk rock friend who made me a mixtape with NOFX, MxPx and more. That led to Propagandhi, Satanic Surfers and Napalm Death, and then I started reading Maximumrocknroll, which opened a whole world of underground music for me.

How did Hummingbird of Death start as a band?

After I discovered No Comment, I realized that was exactly the style of music I wanted to play. At the time I was in a band with my brother Joe (current HOD guitarist) that was pretty grindy but didn't necessarily want to sound like that. So I thought I'd

start another band or at least a side project. I composed the first HOD songs in 2004, and then in 2005 my friend Justin and I recorded our first demo tape.

What was the line up?

On the demo it's just me and Justin (me on drums and Justin on guitar and bass). Once the demo got such a positive response, we thought we should try to be a real band and start playing out. Our buddy Brian volunteered to play bass right away, and that became our original lineup through 2010.

What are some of the influences you guys have??

In addition to the bands already mentioned, I'll add Infest, Lack Of Interest, My Own Lies, Morbid Angel and more.

How did you guys get the name Hummingbird of Death?

It was just one of those serendipitous moments where a name just popped into my head and I thought it would make a cool band name.

What is the line up now??

I still play the drums, I mentioned Joe who joined originally as a bassist and then switched to guitar, and Dustin is our current bassist. The three of us have played together since 2018.

What's the best show or tour you been on ??

Well, I'd say Maryland Deathfest was the biggest show. Opening for bands like Napalm Death and DRI represent dreams come true. But I'll happily take a packed basement show just as quickly.

How did you get in Sidetracked??

You should probably ask Jay why he asked me to join. But he knew I could do the job and that I followed the band closely. We live 8 hours apart, but I'm happy to help out as time allows.

Any coming releases or projects??

We have a 5-song EP which should come out in 2023. Next we plan to record for a couple splits, and then we'll start writing a new album.

Any shout you want to give???

Just a big thanks to anyone who supports what we do after so many years. We don't plan to stop anytime soon!

Hummmingbird Of Death

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Los Crustáceos #70

What's up everyone after playing with the all mighty Hummingbird Of Death. It was a show that was awesome and will remember for years too come. Anyways this week I interview a band all the way from Chile Crustáceo. sick powerviolence band. they recently did a split with the homie No Comply. well here is the interview enjoy.

State your name and what band do you play for???

Nicolás: My name is Nicolás and I sing in Los Crustáceos.

Felipe: My name is felipe and i play guitar in los crustaceos.

Jonathan: My name is Jonathan and i am a long distance drummer for Los Crustáceos. Also i am the drummer and vocalist of a grindcore band called Arrogante from Stockholm.

How are you guys??

Nicolás: All in all, living day to day in the peripheries of the south of the world, as long as you don't miss out on eating and paying the rent with basic necessities, everything is ok.

Felipe: im fine thanks

Jonathan: Its all good

How did you get into punk?

Nicolás: I had very precarious and basic knowledge when I was 9 or 10 years old, the precedent in my childhood in 1997, I would tune in a lot to a radio called "Radio Concierto" and I would lock myself up to study, and from time to time some punk rock sounded without know what it was like as a musical style (Sex Pistols, Ramones, The Clash, Some of the beastie boys, Fugazi and L7), it was great when those bands appeared and I started recording them on cassette when they sounded, as a result of that I began to listen to other more popular styles of music such as grunge and britpop, unfortunately my parents forbade me to listen to that music because I was very young. As a teenager I took music more seriously because of pleasure and the desire to learn more when punk appeared as such and understanding it, later going to concerts and exchanging music on cassette. My mother who played the guitar some of the folklore, influenced me to want to learn to play instruments and put together bands. I grew up in San Antonio (V Region, Valparaíso), where there was and is a lot of punk scene, being a somewhat small city where the scope and access to listen to more bands it was more limited than in the main cities in the central part of the country, but people were always willing to share their music if something new happened, to find more music you had to be traveling to gigs in other cities, many times I ran away from home and didn't attend my school classes hahaha, making cars and trucks stop, I went to see bands in Santiago and Valparaiso, there were fairs with punk records for sale where I could increase awareness even more, at least that happened to me.

Felipe: i started listening to punk music like 22 years ago, it just hooked me up more than other kinds of music that people used to listen to or was popular at the time, it has more content than heavy metal and was easier on learning how to play it.

Jonathan: I got into punk through friends and at hardcore shows when i was a kid. Shows in Valparaíso often had that awesome mix of different underground music ”sub-genders”.

how did Los Crustasceos start as a band?

Nicolás: The idea of making this band had occurred in 2007, but it was only put together in 2008.

Felipe: it started in 2008 i think but i started playing in 2009, i learned the songs and inmediately started touring, we played a lot in many cities across our country chile, sometimes we even hitch ride to arrive to the gigs that were in cities very far were we lived, we were very young and have no money but it was very fun times.
How is the scene in Chile I know theres bands like Richard Harrison,Tiempo Crucial and Vacumm.
There are a lot of punk, hardcore punk bands now , me personally dont know every band because they are formed by younger people and im not very active in the scene right now, about more hardcore and power violence stuff, there aren't too many bands right now, you should check out lio, asperger, dispara, callate those bands were active 3 or 4 years ago but not very sure if they're active now. Tiempo Crucial Vacuum Richard Harrison were great bands and friends that we used to share many shows back in the day, it was fun times.

How the scene in Chile I know theres bands like Richard Harrison,Tiempo Crucial and Vacumm.

Nicolás: The scene in Chile is wide, since from north to south you find the hardcore punk scene and they are constantly rotating projects and bands due to the new generations that are appearing and understanding the new musical interests to make punk that they are exposing. The hardcore punk scene is more concentrated in the big cities of each region, it should be said that further south of the country the hardcore punk scene tends to shrink. The 3 bands you mention are very good, unfortunately they stopped playing about 10 years ago but some people from those bands continued with other bands of which they are active.

What was the original line for ?

Nicolás: The line of origin of the band would be with Julio, Pato patín (La Crisis Mundial, Viejo En Bici) and a friend Seba.
Later on in the third gig Felipe (xHoy es el díax) entered on the guitar, and Ricardo (Kubark, Horrido) joined in a couple more gigs.

How did you guys get the name  of the band and what are your guys influences?

Felipe: crustaceos means CRAB or shellfish , i think the name is because the origin of the band in san antonio beach.
i listen all kinds of punk, metal, hardcore and rock, when i started playing in los crustaceos i didn't even listened to power violence so it wasn´t my direct influence, with the time i started listening more grindcore, power violence and thrashcore an my head exploded hahahah

How did you guys get the split with No Comply??

Nicolás: It was a very cool day, one day I sent Justin (No Comply) the "Domingo de tarros EP 2018" and the Split w Dumo (El Álbum de Los Crustáceos EP) by Los Crustáceos via DM via instagram from my work account of art and illustrations (@ntong6), and well I decided to consult the possibility of doing a split thinking that there are dreams that can be fulfilled and dreaming is free hehehe, for which Justin
was also motivated and accepted the possibility of doing the split and it was quite exciting for me and for the group since being able to participate in a split with No Comply that has influenced and inspired you to create your band's creations I don't think it has happened often in the world, and well that's why we have been writing to each other until today of today, the process of carrying out this project remotely has been reciprocal and effective of which we have felt very comfortable with this, the physical material will be ready soon, Greetings and hugs to Justin and No Comply, and also to Craig from Thrash Tapes who's I'm working on getting the edition on tape.

What was the best show you guys played?

Nicolás: It is a complicated answer since there have been several, but I can mention 2 at very different times, the first time we played in Lima, Peru (2011), it was very exciting since there were many people, we played with classical bands and what was playing Currently, in addition to the show, the straight edge hardcore scene and the more drunk punk scene could get back together after a long time in Lima, therefore it has a more significant tint. The second was in Quilpué (2015), that time I had such a good time screaming and I feel that the gig was very similar to the gigs of the years 2001/2002 that I witnessed since my origins, everything was out of control, flying chairs, a drunk sound man, power outages, etc. we also empowered ourselves to connect the amplifiers in our own way and amplify, the battery with pure attitude, a rubbed but huge circle pit and everything was great.

Any future projects or releases?

Nicolás: Soon the split album will be released with No Comply (Florida, USA) through the Thrashtapes label, and then 2 more splits will come, one with "Miserable" (Colombia), and another with "Speech Odd" (Thailand).

Jonathan: A coulple of splits with Los Crustáceos and the release of Arrogantes first ep.

Any shout-out you want to give?

Nicolás: I would like to greet Justin and the No Comply family, Craig (Thrashtapes), my friend and brother Felipe Wilson, Calaka Luza, my girlfriend Alelí Toledo who I love her, my mother and my brothers, Niko Caossfera, Gabriel Bastard, Seba Conchetumayhem, Alejandro Donaire, Felipe Melo, Daniel Fissura, Diego Cariz, Niño Bulgaro, Choro Pepa, Lucho Lila, Dr. Nervio Vago, Vale Bateri, Balerrriot,  Gabriel Conejo, Dani Daniela, Luis Misa Histérica, Deno Veneno, Diego Detrimento, Julio Lechuga, Jokul, Janito, Daniel Castrado, Toñito Balantis, André Lucas Victor, Chica Naty, Pablito Ediciones Feral, Seba Kalku, Leonardo Diaz, Josías Inhala, Mati Kuru Narki, Tiofrey Crudo, Alex Fernandes, Mari Crisalida, Ignacio Nato, Matias Fernandez Rosales, Elef Vehederios, Paulo Uña de Gato, Hellen, Mauricio Kachilla, Jose 222, Pocholo, Kucharin Tenedor, Juan Pablo Kachorro, Cony Tanuki, Jonathan Scumfuc, Sebastian Jaña, Jorge Jesus, Luis Tapia Jara, Nicolás Lobos, Aldo Gojira, Pato Patin, Andrés Ficha, Fabian Maldecir, Matias Andrés, Claudio Taxidriver, Ricardo Valderrama, Julito Vera, Vicho (Molek), Oliver Rivas, Seba Segura, Goni, Lore Lora, Piero Antofa, Michelle Lefranc, Suzame Cuchijazz, Fernando Tomás Crobat28, Danilo Chambers, Espontania Valentina, Paulo Borquez, Vicho Bicha, Giovanni Dibujo, Mauricio Bolita y la familia Tiempos Duros, Jose Luis Barril, Nicolás Requena, Karen Los Laberintos, Barticcioto, Felipe Duende (Tomando Nombres podcast) to our friends from Peru (especially M Bastard, Daniel Zegarra, David Nuñez, Juan Pavimento, Angel, Frank, Franz, Delson, Alejandro Lamas, and friends of Emi), Corriendo El Riesgo and la Familia AzUl LDA, friends from the world, and to all our friends who emigrated to find better opportunities and quality of life on a personal level in other countries, to the families and friends of the friends killed in the "Doom case" (16-A).

Jonathan: Shout out to la V costa Grind. to Roboto, Laucha, Nico, and Ricardo that got me hyped on Los Crustaceos way back, and to No Comply that have been going through some rough shit, all the best of wishes to you guys.

Thanks for your time

Nicolás: thank you for supporting our work

Jonathan: Hello Marco, I hope you are well, I am sending you the answers to the interview, a hug, I am up to date.

Los Crustaceos

Bolo #69

What's up my people sorry it took me this long to put this one up. I been a fan of this band ever since I found out about them. Yes I'm talking about Bolo they are a sick band from the Bay area. here is the interview enjoy.

 State your name and what band do you play for???

Bon- drums

Bryan- vocals

Toby - strings

we play in Bolo

How you guys doing???

After our show in LA some of us got covid which sucks.

How did you guys get into punk?

Bon- for the girls... just kidding. I used to skate a lot and it became a soundtrack in the early 2000s. I liked a lot of ska when I was kid.

Bryan - I used to skate as a kid and i stumbled street punk and skate punk. I liked rancid a lot as a kid and defiance in the late 90's.

Toby - My cousin introduced me to punk when we were 11 and I picked up my first record which was punk o rama 4. It was our little clique thing.

How did Bolo get started???

We met at Zesta Grande before Yacopsae started playing at the gilman. Toby was alone because he had no friends. He just moved from Guam and he heard us speaking Tagalog and he approached us. What a loser lol. Then he asked if we knew Flash Elorde the powerviolence band from the Phillippines which just so happened to be Bon's last band. Bryan and Bon has been friends for a while already through the scene. We smoked hella weed that day. We joked about doing a band.Then the rest was history.

How did you guys get the name Bolo and what are your guys influences???

After the our ancestor's knife they used in combat to decolonized.Not to be confused with the other BOLO bands out there like the grind band from St. Petersburg and the jazz band in San Francisco. Were BOLO "fastcore".

Bon- Charles Bronson through and through

Bryan- Spazz, lates 90's stuff 625 records and Havok records.

Toby - Spazz mostly...some riffy stuff like Dead Kennedy's.

What is the best show you guys played?

Anytime we play The Colony in Sacramento! 916 for LIFE!

How did you guys get the tour with Mescaline Maniacs and Dopemess???

Jake from Dopemess and Jaime the organizer invited us to play.

Any future projects or releases coming out soon??

We're still waiting for damng physical EP to arrive lol. We are taking a break from shows the next few months to write our second EP. We're 2 songs in.

Any shout-out you want to give??

Shout out to the awesome international scene that's purchased our merch. The money truly all goes to mutual aid in the Philippines. Thank you to the amazing scene in Sacramento, it's our little corner and we truly enjoy playing for them. Thanks to Gabe for hosting Zesta Grande or else we would've never met. Thanks Aklasan records for putting out the EP and Blind Spot studio for recording our EP. Finally biggest thanks to our family and friends, they support us unconditionally.

Thanks for your time

Augrah #68

Hey whats up im doing a couple more interviews and im pretty much done with the year. been busy with family and work and the band that i can't find time for but here it is the homie's from vermont Augrah we did a vs with them and thought they were really cool people. also did a 4 way split with them that we just sold out with the homie's Hateoffering, Chainxwolf , Augrah and Culpa. that split is sold out you can hear the tracks we did on our discography. They are doing a split with the homie's LxBxR go support... Here is the interview Enjoy!!

State your name and what band do you play for? 

Christopher Burnie- I play drums and I make horribly pleasant sounds for my band Augrah.    Dominique - I strategize scream and shred for Augrah. 

How you guys doing?? 

We’re doing good. Have some shows coming up, we’ve been working on our all new material. Surviving! 

How did you guys get into punk? 

Chris- I had friends show me at the age 13/14, brought me to my first punk show and I posed off them. 

Dominique- I skipped over punk and just am digging in later in life. Whenever I came across some heavy music in youth lockups I would grip to it. Coming back to Rutland, Vermont brought me a lot of inspiration in music. 

How did you guys start as a band?? 

We hit the road, Chris quit babytaker and groomed me  to be the musician we needed. Then I took off like he feared haha! Babytaker was initially booked to play Summer Grind Fest in 2017 and when that fell apart we started driving and formed a band within 3 months across America. Our band is our thing, our time, our passion and way to express the anguish, folly, and beauty of life. 

What are some of your influences?

Chris - Haggus, Chainsaw Squid, Smoking Weed (not a band the action) Wu Tang

Dominique- Sete Star Sept, Hashgrinder, Sordo, Twitch,  Slipknot, Classical 

How did you guys get the name Augrah?

We watched Jim Hensling's "The Dark Crystal" and were instanty moved, fearful, and so glad we were not alone. The movie features a witch, Aughra. We chose different spelling, but have some private fan art that features both names. Please never watch this movie alone. 

What was the best show you guys played?

Our first and last show in Victorville, CA 2016, 2021, 

Summer Grind Fest in LA and surrounding areas 2017

V.O.S. Fest at the schoolhouse in Coplay, PA 2018

So the question is how did Janet asked you bout the vs Set with Culpa? 

At first it wasn’t a V.S. set and then when we got there she’s like I think I’m going to have you guys do a VS set with Culpa. And we’re like..”Do they know that??” We didn’t know what to expect. It was fucking crazy to experience that with you guys who we never met yet. We were pretty sure you guys hated us. And we’re like.. “cool.”

Personally it’s our favorite VS set we have done so far.

Any future releases coming out soon?? 

We have a label putting out our discography, & we’re putting out a full length with real depth. We have some side projects going Chris is doing some mathpunk ;Dom some screamorap.

Any shout-out you want to give

We want to thank anyone who has ever stood by us and you Tone for doing all you have since we met. Life is a dark heavy place but doing this music keeps us alive. 

Fuck racists/homophobia/objectivity/pedofiles. Fuck the left wing, fuck the right wing, noxwingxmincexpunks. 

Shoutout to Toxie. 

Smoke weed everyday. 

Thanks for your time

Augrah

Choke & xHostagex #67

What's up everyone while I just finish another school year at work. I got this awesome interview I got from someone that is in these killer bands. here is the interview enjoy 

 State your name and what band do you play for??

A: Hello my name is Gregg Paiva aka: Greggdeadface. I play in XHostageX  / Your Enemy / Choke & AK//47. I also co-run Enemy Of The Goat Records, and have been booking diy underground punk shows & fests in Oakland, Ca since 2011.

How are you doing???

A: Doing fuking epic homie. Truly blessed and stoked to be alive and grinding. I can not thank you enough for your support and this amazing opportunity.

How did you get into Punk???

A: Well like most of us back in the day, skateboarding.  I grew up in Providence, Rhode Island and there wasn't much for diy underground culture,music & art. Especially when you are like ten years old. So I would see these people in Thrasher Magazine wearing these band shirts and such and would look them up. There also used to be interviews with bands as well. With those interviews, the bands would drop info on their up and coming homies bands or bands that were an influence on their music and ethics.

Also my Cousin Henry is ten years older than I and was a local skater,musician and artist and was always turning me onto underground music and local diy punk culture. He was the first to show me Motorhead!!!

So you were In xHostagex, Your Enemy, how did you get into those bands????

A: I'm still active and playing with XHostageX & Your Enemy. Both bands were started years ago out of the ashes of the first grindcore band I was in when I moved to California called Thousandswilldie. XHostageX is myself & the og guitarist of Thousandwilldie Yong-Son Leal. We have a musical connection unlike that of anyone I have ever played with before or will again. Plus he is one of the most solid,dependable,supportive, beautiful humans in this world. Your Enemy has always been myself as the one consistent member. Once Thousandswilldie was done I was bandless and wanted to get back to playing a very traditional style of grindcore in the vein of bands like: Excruciating Terror,Disrupt,Bloody Phoenix. Your Enemy has had more line ups then people change socks hahaha. Currently looking for yet another new line up.

After that you started Choke. Which is one of the sickest grindviolence bands from Cal.

How did you get Choke started???

A: Oh thank you so much for the kind words and support homie, much appreciated. Choke was started a few years ago out of my frustration,aggravation,disappointment and just overall disgust for what I was seeing in the underground diy grindcore/power violence/hardcore scene's. I grew up in a time and place where bands & artists actually stood for something, I'm from a generation where it was progressive and provoking to use your voice and art as a platform to stand up against injustice of any kind. I saw and continue to see that the culture I've known,loved and respected a good part of my life was being infected by ignorant,racist,fascit,homophobic,transphobic,woman hating fuckboy boneheads. Choke is my voice and my expression of all the hatred I have for the disgusting side of humanity. 

How did you get the name Choke and what are the influences???

A: I wanted the name of the band to represent how I felt when I was thinking about all of these worldly issues and how it made me feel mentaly and physically.

Musically the band is rooted in 90's harcorepunk & power violence. The main bands that have influenced my writing have been: Apartment 213,Integrity,Sheer Terror & Ringworm.

Lyrically my main and only influences are Bob Otis from Dropdead and Mike Judge from Judge NYHC

What's the line up???

Choke are the homies Fedge on guitar (Fedge also plays bass for a sludgeviolence band in Oakland called Merked) and Devan on bass ( Devan also plays bass for bay area hardcore/pv band Obsolete Man) & myself on drums and vokills.

You are also in Ak 47?? another sick band that Culpa had an honor to play with in Oxnard before you joined..

Any shows you guys played that were really good shows???

A: I just joined AK//47 about a year ago. The home Garna moved to Oakland in 2016 got a lineup together and did some crazy ass three month tour of the states. That line up faded out and now after a year of grinding hard as fuck we are ready to be a live active band again. We just added our new bass player Mike to the mix, & now the band is complete and fully rooted in Oakland. We just played our first show in March up in Sacramento. It was truly a magical moment for all of us. Looking forward to seeing what is in store.

Any projects in the works or releases you have going on?

A: Just grinding with all the bands I am currently in. Your Enemy and XHostageX both have Lp's coming out on RSR Records. Choke will also have a new LP and Discography out on RSR Records. AK//47 is working on our demo tape,out soon on Enemy Of The Goat Records. EOTG is a new diy record label that Fedge and I have started. We joined our old individual labels XEnemyX & Goat Power Records and now have this new project moving forward. We will mostly be releasing our own band's material as well as helping out homies with getting their music/art out.

Also I have gotten active again with booking diy shows again in Oakland. We have this awesome new venue called Stay Gold Deli. Best Bbq & Vegan Bbq in town. truly supportive of touring bands and the local punk scene. This year is also my first 510 Fest ( April 8th & 9th 2022) Two days. Twenty bands each day. Complete grinding madness!!!

I saw that you have the xGrifox and Dopemess split coming out. How did that split happen???

A: They are both homies. We asked. They said yes. Both of those splits will also be on EOTG Records. We also released a split with Impulse Noise (Washington) earlier this year and still have a few more splits to write for and record. I'm very slow when it comes to writing lyrics. It's my first time ever being a vokillist and lyricist for a band. Not my strength,but I try haha. 

Any shout out you want to give???

A:Yes,first and foremost if it wasn't for the love,support,respect and appreciation that my wife Tamara Paiva gives me each and every day I do not know where I would have been these past few years. They are truly my soulmate,ride or die,lover & best friend. Big love and hugs to all my bandmates: Garna,Yong-Son,Fedge,Mike,Devan if it was for these epic humans,musicians & artists I would be nothing, Their hard work and dedication is truly inspirational & motivational. And nothing but love,respect,stage dives and high fives to all these homies: To anyone who has ever supported myself or any of my bands over the years I am truly indebted to you, thank you from the top to the bottom of my heart & soul / Jake & Joey Dopemess / Biggs XGrifoX / Eli & Kathy Bloodyscythe Records / Sandro & RSR Records / Jason, Calab  & all the staff at Stay Gold Deli / Kent Cates & The First Church of the Buzzard / All the West Oakland Punks!!! /  Impulse Noise & all the Leprotic Limbs Records / Juan El Crusty Cristo & the entire Sacramento Punk/Grind scene / Bolo / S.U.R.G.E / Will & Merked / Obsolete Man / SissyFit / Choking Game / Domestic Immunity / Rise & Strike / Malandro / Fastcase / Rukus / Greyhound / Tom & James Haggus / Mescaline Maniacs / Matt Rawdawg & Rawdawg Studios / Dino & Blindspot Studios /  Rawtopsy & Mullet Death Records and most of all the beautiful town of Oakland, Ca (our music & message would not be the same without your inspiration)

Love yourself & Support the Homies!!!

Nuff Said!!!

Choke

xHostagex

AK//47

Influncer #66

What's up  everyone  hope everyone is good me I'm trying to get over a weird cold. this week I interview the Dynamic Duo Drum and bass from San Diego. here is the interview with Influncer Enjoy.

State your name what band do you play in? 

Tommy - Drums/Vocals
Julian - Electronics/Bass/Vocals
Our band is Influencer.

How you doing?? 

Tommy - Tired, how about yourself?
Julian - Decent. Thanks for asking us to do this interview!

How did you get into punk?? 

Tommy - Tony Hawk's pro skater came out when I was in 6th grade and it all went downhill from there.
Julian - My tio has a punk band that started in the 90's. They're called Discriminados. I was introduced to a lot of music growing up.

How did Influencer start? 

Tommy - Started as a quarantine project. I got bored of sitting around and doing psychedelic drugs recreationally. So I decided to go to a studio and just start recording. Then Julian joined shortly after and helped with recordings. The main goal was to make a Hardcore/Powerviolence project that didn't take itself too seriously. And now it is what it is.

How did you get the name influencer??? 

Tommy - Influencers are not good, they make people feel bad about their lives and people look up to them so it’s pure irony

What influences do you guys have??? 

Julian - I'm really into the energy that people have when they perform live and you can feel that they enjoy what they're doing. I love seeing and hearing people express their passion.
Tommy - Christian Death... Rudimentary Peni... I don't know. (Tommy is screen printing right now, he wasn't sure how to answer)

What's the best show you guys played??? 

Tommy - We haven't played many shows. The Pig City/Thra show was fun. We're excited for March 30th with HKFY, FAMILY VACATION, DISEASE, and MADRUGADO.

Julian - I played a show in Mexicali with an old band called Swine//Overthrow. During our set someone broke a hole in the wall of the bar. It was a mural of John Lennon's face. After we played, the singer of Calafia Puta punched through the ceiling and tore the lights out during their set.

Any future projects in the work or releases you guys have??? 

Tommy - We have a split with MADRUGADO coming up and a split with LACKING. After that we are going to be on a compilation for KNOCHENTAPES.

Julian - I am currently working on a drone/noise tape for a project called "sleep as a form of escape"

Any shout-out you want to give?

Thank you to everyone who supports us in any way. Thank you to anyone that buys our cassettes/shirts and listens to our music. We make everything ourselves and we put a lot of passion into both the physical and digital releases. We are thankful for all the love we have received.
This is a short list in no particular order. If you're not on this list, we still love you.

STOLEN, MADRUGADO, FLESH VOMIT, ANDY@EXTRA GRAPHIC, SERGIO(PESSIMISTA), ROPEMAN, SIDNEY HESTER, WOODY HARRELSON, OG CRAFT MEALS TEAM (CHEF MARCUS, DOM, JOE, JEREMY, SYDNEY, JAN), ANGELA, CURLY SUE, OLIVIA and RAIN, TOMMYS MOM, AMELIA (product 3 mugshot), JORDAN(outlet), @GLENDANZIGOFTHEMISFITS, LARA (Bivouac), LOTION, JIZZY, DISSLATE, CONCILIO CADAVERICO, SPACE BAR(TYLER, BOB, ANDY, JIMBO), HIPPIE MIGUEL, AMIR, CIUDAD MUERTE, UNCLE CHARLIE, DARK FRIENDS, HEAT(r.i.p.), PLANET FLESH, HECTOR, LIZ, JOSEPH, TIO LOUIE, DANNY(r.i.p), DERICK(r.i.p.), HANDS(r.i.p.)
We'll have more on our next releases. 
Thank you Tone for working with us and CRUSH DEATH. 

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