Chulo #11

Chulo in the Spanish Language means something cutie but in Colombia it has a different definition ..I got the chance to see Chulo at One Fest In La and I got a chance to take a picture with Sebastian... Here is the interview I did with Chulo enjoy....

Sebastian how did Chulo as band??
 We started playing in April of 2009. The main idea of Chulo was more about an old school powerviolence sound, than grindcore. But mainly we wanted to do something different of what most (if not every) people were doing (and still do) here in Colombia, which is mostly d-beat and crust, and also from the gore and death bands that claim to play grindcore, and Chulo was the result.
How long has Chulo been a band???
 Chulo was a band for 10 years. 2009 -2019 now we’re fucking dead
How did you guys get the name Chulo????
 We were thinking of a short word, and as being a punk band we wanted something “disgusting” and “ugly”, haha. So finally we came up with the word “chulo” which here in Colombia is used to refer to the black American vulture, a bird that mainly feeds of carrion and lives near dumpsters and landfills.
How did you the split with El Rio Sordo???
We contacted Eddie because of his label DIY Noise and he edited our first compilation which was “Como Culo Pero con “H”” in tape format. After that, we continued talking and we finally agreed on doing something together. Sordo is the shit!
How did you guys get a split with Marion Barry??
 I talked with Brando (one of Marion Barry’s members) with some regularity via Last.fm and we agreed on releasing a split together. Very fun split. Fast, fast, fast!
How did you guys On 1Fest in Los Angeles???
 1Fest was a great experience, at least for me. It was kind of a dream come true. Great bands, great people and we made a lot of friends. It’s a shame we never came to go back to LA, but well…
I loved to see Sex Prisoner. Had lots of fun!
What are the Influences for Chulo???
 Definitelly Spazz and Crossed Out. Also a lot of Medellín’s early punk and metal.
At what age did you get into punk music????
 I think it was around 11 or 12… Then I was really involved into skateboarding so I used to listed to a lot of skate related punk bands like NOFX, Millencolin, Suicidal Tendencies and so on… The Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater I and II soundtracks were definitely a huge influence on me then.
How many Bands are there in Colombia where from???
Right now in Colombia there are a lot of bands, not many involved into the power violence genre, but many bands that play really cool hardcore punk (or any of the related subgenres). I would personally recommend Amenazas, Muro, Destitute, Errante, Zen/Aku, Grinding, Perro con Kancha, Nastiness, Mohan and Mongólico (another band in which I play the guitar and do the voices).
What was one of the coolest shows you guys play and are you in any other band???
 Each gig has had it’s bright side. The last gig we played was here, in Bogota, with Haggus, it was pretty fun and people were just enjoying themselves and all the disorder around.
And also de gig before 1Fest in Long Beach, was insane! We played with Crom and Cave State, among other awesome bands. It was a really great experience.
Yes, I do play in another band, as I said in the previous answer. It’s called Mongólico and we play grindcore, check us out:https://mongolico.bandcamp.com/
Is there anything you want to add or who would you like to give a shout out to??
 Thanks to you Marco for giving us this opportunity, hope all my answers meet the expectations you had.
Shout out to everyone who listened, liked and supported Chulo during this amazing 10 years.
“How can punk be dead of powerviolence is forever?”
Thanks,
Sebastián.
Thanks for your time
https://chulo.bandcamp.com

Final Draft #10

When people say Inglewood is up to no good... 3 Bands come to me that are Heavy Hitters and are my favorite I got in touch with George of Final Draft … 
to  tell me the history how the band Final Draft came to be up to no good....
How did Final Draft Start as a band???

It started out with Jose and I. Once FD had played about 2 shows as a 2-piece, Jose met Luis via Geocities. I guess Geocities at the time was some sort of social platform that would allow users to visit profiles and check out content and what-not. And so these dudes started talking and Jose was super-stoked that this kid (Luis) was going to Inglewood High School and knew Oreo (Apathetic Youth- guitarist) and was into Powerviolence and Thrash so he set up a meet. Our “meet” would actually be our first jam as a 3-piece. I then switched to bass and had Luis take on guitar – maybe cause that’s how it was meant to be or because I just sucked at guitar..idk haha. We had our first show as FD a few weeks after that – 2003.

How did you guys get the name Final Draft???

FD was founded by me during class back in High School – junior year of 2003. Not sure what period/class subject I was in but I do recall writing lyrics to what would later become “Road Kill”. We had a substitute teacher in that day, like every other day it seemed, and this sub wanted us to study for an essay. Most of the class still had their backpacks on by the time class was done.  So that whole period was a big joke – hence a Final Draft essay.  

How did you guys meet???  Kind goes with the 1st question...

I first met Jose during my sophomore year at Morningside High School. We had some class together and we’d have these laugh attacks that were caused by the most dumbest shit ever – almost as if we were forced to meet through laughs. The dude had a good vibe so we hit it off and later introduced him to bands like Spazz, Hellnation, In Control, Apathetic Youth, Monster Zero.. to name a few. He didn’t really adapt too quickly since Deftones played year-round for him. I thought that was dope too. Luis was later introduced to me by Jose (see first question).

How did you guys get the split with Apathetic Youth together???

I believe Luis set that one up, but might’ve been Jose – not sure. I know AY had listened to our self-titled EP and grew interest in FD so I think that helped pave the way for that split to happen. 2 bands from Inglewood – think that about sums up the motive. 

I would say that was a sick split.... what would  you say are Final Draft Influences???

Thanks, Marco. It’s still a dope split. As far as influences – collectively: Spazz – Deftones – Iron Lung – Despise You – Crudos – Korn.. idk man. We each had our own style that would grow throughout the years. We knew Powerviolence was our shit and would dive right in regardless of the outcome.  

What was the line up while you guys were a band???

Jose 2003-2014

Luis 2003-2016

George 2003-2016

Jaime (I Abhor drummer) 2014-2016

How long were you guys a band??

Jose, Luis and I were all in FD pretty much from 2003 up until 2014 when Jose left the band right after playing Grindcore LA.  I took some time off in between those years due to personal shit but was later active up until FD broke up in 2016. Luis had introduced me to Jaime who would later be our drummer for a few years. We recorded the Fissure split with Jaime.

Is there any project from you???

I’m currently hiding in plain sight without any involvements. I have a few projects in mind with my long-time homie, Orion (Apathetic Youth), as well as Jaime (ex-FD drummer) but none are solid as I’m more focused on my family and career.  

Is there anything you want to add or give any shout out to??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIelAHUyPsw

Absolutely. Shout out to Luis and Jose for attempting to restart FD – can’t say it doesn’t flatter me each time they play/played as FD without me. FD is dead and is dead without me. But real talk, proud to have been part of something I helped create. Many great memories with them dudes. As well as with Jaime. It’s always great to see the homie rip in HARM and ABSURDITY. Last but not least, shout out to the Powerviolence scene and everyone who gave a shit about FD.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xojxIzfZ8oAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIelAHUyPsw

Thank you for your time George.

Thank you, Marco.