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Monday, September 22, 2003
Now I just need to grow a beard... This will be a pretty long and exciting blog, cause quite a few things have happened. I won't go in order, though, I'll start by saying : a guy that looked just like chris came in to work on Saturday. Exactly like Chris except for the fact that he was BLONDE. It was bizarre ! He even had the cattapillar eyebrows and the cute little buckteeth-that-aren't and the sad Chris mouth (you know what I'm talking about, Chris's mouth is sad on the sides, even if he isn't really sad at the time.) He was really cute and I couldn't help going into a daze whilst I served him. I think he thought I was weird. He's probably right. Yeah, Well anyway, I went to see Thinktank gyroscope and the skeppers on firday night. It was a good night, but I spent way too much money on merch! Gyroscope were good, from the half of their set I saw, different to what I was expecting. Really heavy emo-core stuff, I liked it though. Someone had wrongly told me they are a pop-punk band. Definately not. One of the guys had the whole afro going, I think he might have thought he was Cedric from ATDI, but yeah, it was good stuff. Thinktank were excellent, yet again. I think they are one of my very small list of favourite Australian bands, definately my other fav emo band apart from blueline, I could go and see them live a million times and never get bored. Allie did some Crazy dancing right in the middle of the floor she did the whole grunge headbang, which scared some of the emo kids, I think. I think Darren was pretty impressed. Afterward I talked to Jeremy cause I was going to bring him a mix tape but my stereo was stuffed. They are really nice guys, and I can't wait to see the band again, now I actually have some of their cds, so I'll know more than one or two songs! We also danced with Random Drunk Girl, who was a total legend (in a drunk loser kind of way). To tell you the truth, I only really went to this gig to see thinktank (no offence to Aniskeptic.) I get the feeling that Antiskeptic take themselves too seriously, and also think very highly of themselves, too. After recently claming "we're just not punk" (Forte magazine #306 Sept 4), they seem pretty happy to sell bucketloads of merch to all the local punk kids, and do the whole punk rock shtick of crussing around the stage and holding out mics to the crowd to join in. Sorry but this offends me. And it should be offending more of the scene than it apparently is. I get sick of bands that forget were their roots are and start shitting where they used to eat. In doesn't earn any respect in my book. I did an interview with these guys a few years back for a zine that never got published, and they seemed nice at the time, but now I get the feeling they wouldn't give me the time of day. Maybe I'm being overly judgemental, but when Andrew started name dropping to guys in the crowd from local punk bands, it made me want to shove a shard of broken bass drum in my eye. Yeah, it's cool to associate with local punk bands, it's just not cool to be in one yourself, right? I'll post the original interview I did with them at the bottom of this post and if anyone really wants me to, I'll put up the forte one sometime, too. I guess you can't really judge people till you've talked to them face to face, but I don't think forte is the kind of mag to put words into people's mouths. Highlight of their set was when Jeremy came out to do some screamo bits. Yeah! Here are some pics... Here's the thinktanks setlist from the night... Here's my new hat, Mitch Clem would not approve. Top Five albums/eps I'm listening to right now : thinktank - rules for revolution Dashboard confessional - Drowning ep Motion City soundtrack - this is the movie Common rider - this is unity music randy- the human atom bombs I can't say enough good things about Motion City Soundtrack at the moment. They rock. Yeah, and now I have every single dc cd, and two versions of the Mtv one, the australian and the US. I want to get the UK MMBS and Drowning on cd, and not just mp3s. Someone is selling a vacant andys record for loads on ebay. I want. Can you get Vacant andys stuff on kazza, I wonder? Odesn't matter because I can't get kazzaa on a mac anyways. No law suits for me! Okay, here's the inteview now Circa summer 2001. (hence the writing skills) Oh yeah remember, Sean isn't in the band anymore, either. C-Okay, firstly, who are you guys? and what do you do? Are you dog people, or cat people? S- Im Sean, the bass player, I'm a youthworker and i am definitely a dog guy! N- I'm Nick i play the drums and I'm a cat and dog person, but I like dogs better...cats are snobby little bastards sometimes! C-How long have you been together ? S-About 2 years. Pretty simple C-Who would you say are your biggest influences? Have you always been into punk, or are you actually abba fans at heart? S-Well my biggest influences change as I find new and better music but i suppose the classic's for me were : 'Helmet-Betty' Tool-Undertow' and Deftones-Around the Fur' but I'm into heaps new stuff...but definitely not ABBA! N- Well the 2 first records I bought were Green Day's Dookie and silverchair's Frogstomp...i look back at that now and reckon they defined the way that i play drums...Energetic Rock! C-Out of all the places you have played, where do you think the scene is the strongest? Where are the craziest fans? S-Melbourne. Melbourne is like the Mecca for rock in Australia! N- Melbourne is Rock City, we have a great scene, but I reckon Adelaide has an awesome scene, they seem to just pop out great bands! C-Hey, what does T.S.P. stand for? all I can think of is the abbreviation for tablespoon, but then again, I am stupid. S-Oh man, we cant tell you that.Then we would be giving away all the secrets! I'm not saying but if the other guys do tell you then fine! N- The Side Project.....cos that's what Antiskeptic was...a side project to Andrew and Sean's old band. C- Who are the coolest band you've played with so far? Were there any bands where you felt like "Hey, I'm playing with (insert band), is this really happening?"? S- Okay...its different for us all...I was stoked to play with Bodyjar...but playing with Unwritten Law has to take the cake for me! Yeh definitely Unwritten Law! N- Jimmy Eat World, Unwritten Law and Bodyjar. 3 of my all-time favourite bands.....I've just got silverchair, green day and foo fighters to go and I'll die a happy man! C- Tell me all about your new cd that's coming out, like how you feel it will go popularity wise, and why I should buy it? S- You should buy it because there's this rad little 'promo-video-clip' for your computer and its rad and stuff! Its five songs...two taken off the album...three B-sides....including the first song we EVER wrote called 'Jimmy was always thinking' a bit of skepper history! N- It stinkin' Rocks!!! C- Coke or Pepsi? Or Japanese grape fanta? (it's good) S- Neither...coke rots ya teeth and it de-hydrates you on stage if you drink it. Go water any day... or a chocolate Big M!!! N- The Mint Chocolate Bomb from Gloria Jeans coffee house... absolutely amazing! C- Do you think being a "Christian punk band" improves or limits your success? For example, seraphs coal are one of the sickest bands out there, and yet I wouldn't know who they were if one of my friends hadn't given me a Christian mag with a free cd on the front. I mean, you have to go into a Christian bookstore to get their stuff down in Geelong. Do you think some kids out there think the whole Christian thing is "uncool"? Have you ever been abused on stage about the whole thing? Then again, if people are that judgmental about your faith and don't judge you on your musical talent, who needs 'em? (sorry about the long question/comment thing) N- I think some of the best punk bands in Australia are Christians, and I don't think it limits you much at all...maybe the occasional person won't have a bar of you, but generally in this day and age people are pretty open and searching for something a bit more positive to listen to. S-Well...it doesn't limit us because it isn't something we really promote. If we did...then yes it would very much limit us...people don't even give you a chance if they hear that we are christians. They expect the stereo type la la la band who's all boring and preachy. Its not like we hide our faith...there's messages in the music...and it isn't big preachy stuff. I mean (don't take this the wrong way) really...what good is Christian music if its only heard by Christian kids? Its like selling ice to the Eskimos isn't it. Best to think of us as a secular band. Because that's what we are. C- What do you enjoy doing when you aren't being rockstars? Stamp collecting? Whale watching? Wine tasting? Sleeping? N-I just love music...listening, buying, watching, playing...it's my favourite thing to do! S- Well to tell you the truth..I'm learning how to skate. (board) I figured...i need to do something for fun...other than the band so yeh there you go. C- Any bands you are itching to see this summer? S- Oh yes most definitely 'System of a Down'...and silverchair. N- silverchair!!!! And I hope Jimmy Eat World and the Foo Fighters come out again soon! C- What are you hoping to get for Christmas? S- Well if Santa thinks I've been good enough....a lovely new Ampeg 15" speaker box...and a few other little trinkets...like say a wireless guitar system and maybe a rack mounted tuner. Not much! N- Money!! Clothes. Maybe a Mobile Phone...it's getting a bit hard for people to get hold of me these days! C-Where will Antiskeptic be in ten years? Or where do you hope they will be? Still making top notch tunes, kicking back in Byron Bay or Noosa having achieved all our dreams! S-Um....id like to say the Bahamas...or even Fiji, recording and producing bands in our studio for our label...he he he...something like that. C- If I was only allowed to listen to one Antiskeptic song, which would best sum up your overall sound? S- None ever! Its forever changing...but I guess 'Change My Ways' sums it all up in a nutshell really. Hence the reason we released it as a single! N- As Yet Untitled C-What are you guys doing for new years? S- I'm told there's a show with Bodyjar on the card for New Year Eve...I imagine it should be a bit of fun!!! C-Any other Aussie punk bands I should be listening to at the moment? S- Yup...lots. One Dollar Short, Seraphs Coal, Wishful Thinking, Edison, Thinktank, STR and heaps more...go seek them out! If you ever visit our web page's check out each others links! That's the best way! N- Underside, For Amusement Only, One Dollar Short, Wishful Thinking, Seraphs Coal and STR. C- Anything else you'd like to say? S- Yeh...check out all the bands we mentioned and visit their web pages, follow the links and learn about the scene. Get your street press every week, subscribe to news letters and support ZINE's like this one! Go to shows, buy CDs, go to festivals..and vote for it on the radio!!!! N- Stay cool and keep focused on the Rock! C-. Lastly, where can people catch you guys over summer, and get your new C.D.? N- I'm not sure, somewhere!.....check out www.Antiskeptic.com.au for all goss/gigs and details etc. S- Err....i believe Sonfest would be the next show... www.sonfest.com for details. Should be huge..its at the Sidney Myer Music bowl!! Wednesday, September 10, 2003
Sunday, September 07, 2003
Hey Brad!!! I'm writing because you aksed me to write about you here! So now I have. :P Meanie. Kidding. I don't think you're a mean guy at all, you're cool, and good to talk to :) Even if you are old! Oh yeah, and anyone who hasn't yet been here, get your asre into gear, kid!!! bom to the F U N K, dawgs! wasssssabi youse guys? Well, guess what, i have soemthing moste coole to showe youe! Aw! the bad bad hair, the short short shorts! Aint he the cutest?! Thursday, September 04, 2003
hey... I've had a crazy day today, So I'll go over it, for y'all. Okay, first up, fucktard of the week is Joel, who just tried to get me to work for him tomorrow night. Yeah right, loser, that's really gonna happen! Okay, For the first time in ages I actually didn't suck in life drawing. Daniel told me this blog made him cry. Did it really, Dan? Allie todl me I can actually sing sometimes, which made me happy. But the funniest thing is that tonight when I got on the train, there were all these stoned guys from Queensland who came and sat all around me and were talking to me. I haven't laughed so much in a long time! One of them was really cute. He was skinny with long blonde hair and he moved really slow and he was quiet and he kept looking at me funny. He was a little spunk, though, I don't usually go for fair-haired guys. Kids from the surf coast are so funny. They were all such beach bums with beachy hair and tans even though it's winter. They were nice to me, too, they weren't cocks, which is always a good thing. I rang Kal and had a really long chat, we're probably goin to see a movie tommorow. We talked a lot about punk rock and politics. It was fun. Tuesday, September 02, 2003
“I do, but the guitar is out-of-tune. It makes me confused.” He began to try to tune it, becoming more and more frustrated as it wouldn’t work. Soon he was swearing at it. I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “Fucking piece of shit!” Seb threw the guitar as far as he could. It sailed through the air and smashed on the road. “Fuck! Man, that’s my dad’s guitar!” Wil said, staring wide eyed at the remains being run over by a passing car. He looked like he was about to start bawling like a little kid. “I don’t fucking care! I hate you anyway dude, I’m glad your guitar is fucked. I’m glad. I mean, it was fucking impossible to tune. Who owns a guitar that you can’t tune? Fucking moron.” “YEAH?! YEAH?! WELL I CAN’T TUNE IT NOW, CAN I? God! It’s stuffed. He’s gonna be so pissed.” |