King Django Interview
June 23, 2006
- maybe we should start with a short introduction. could you tell us a little bit more about yourself!
Read my bio at www.kingdjango.com, dude, that's what it's for, so I don't have to keep answering this question over and over.
- can you still remember the early 8ts in nyc? with bands like the a-team, boilers and secret step? how were the bands? the scene?
Yeah, that would have been the A-Kings, the Boilers and the Second Step. I was in the Boilers. That was coming off of the 2-Tone days so a lot of that influence was still around, mixing the styles like that. There was a lot more reggae in the mix in those days, and people listened to a lot more reggae as well. Other than that, you know, it's like any scene, you dress up, you go out, you drink and dance and party and have fun. It was a blast. I hope young people are having as much fun at ska and reggae shows now, I think they are!
ERIN BARDWELL COLLECTIVE
June 23, 2006
1. You have founded your own record label, and have released a cd (erin bardwell collective). What can we expect as second release? Will it be all ska and reggae in the future?
The second Pop-A-Top release will either be a Dub & Version album of The E B Collective (produced by Johnny Rench) or the new CD by Recoldo Fleming recorded in Kingston Jamaica.
At the moment the idea is to keep the label reggae and ska influenced and related. But we are trying to avoid the modern ska sound because I feel there are many labels already around catering for this market. We are going for more of a rocksteady / dub / blue beat styled sound.
OPCIO K-95
June 23, 2006
- you have just released your third cd. tell us a little bit more about it. when was it recorded? how many songs? any cover songs?
We have recorder our new cd between February and March 2004. Actually, we have spent loads of hours in the studio and we are proud of the result, although as always, something could be better… In this cd we have 13 new songs. Three of them are in English or something that tries to sound like. (I guess no native English will understand a word). At the end of the cd there is a hidden song that is a cover of Becks Pistols. Their song Pöbel und Gesocks, that we sing as “No soc Espanyol” (Ich bin kein Spaniard)
ANGELIC UPSTARTS
June 23, 2006
IntroA new music was hammering out a revolutionary message; the style was of a form "anyone can get up and have a go"!
This music was labelled PUNK, some people labelled the movement new wave. The North East produced its quota of bands for this brutal, angry sound. The Proles, Penetratian, were just two of the them.
But this interview concentrates on the Angelic Upstarts camp, with the Angelic Upstarts and their musical cousins Red London being featured. Red Alert (musical brother to Red London) were another band from this staunchly anti-fascist camp.
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Chris Murray
June 23, 2006
interview mit dem bekannten ska musiker aus den usa. ein mann und seine gitarre!
August 2004
The Short Story Of DURANGO 95
June 22, 2006
by Rick Kendrick
It all started when a rocksteady band called the Liquidators broke up in the late 80's. Mike Crowell (The bass player) wanted to play something different and new. So, he and Misty (a vocalist in the Liquidators) were to start a soul band along with a bunch of us (some of which never played an instrument or sang). We played quite often In California and recorded often also at a really inexpensive, but great studio that did (and still does) punk, called the House Of Faith.
Style - by Paul Weller
June 22, 2006
By Paul Weller
In general you can't put a value on style because it's so personal. Perhaps that's its appeal. It's like a million people telling me that Picasso was a genius; well, I think he was shite and that a French Small Faces EP cover can piss all over any of his paintings. So, to understand my involvement with the '60s, you have to realise that it's made up from this `style', and that it can't be viewed or judged alongside anything else.
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Durango 95
June 16, 2006
Durango 95
Mal wieder ein Interview geklaut, diesmal aus dem AWOL (USA). Das Zine gab es für einige Jahre und war wirklich großartig. Wem sagen die In Citers was? Falls ja, dann solltet ihr auch Durango 95 kennen, die waren die Vorläufer der In Citers.
