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Gustaf Spetz is an up and coming artist from Sweden. He writes some very catchy melodic-pop songs. His debut album, “Good Night Mr. Spetz”, comes out January 28th on Imperial Recordings. The record will be followed with a tour. You might not be able to make it over to Europe to see him live, but definitely check out his music here and here.
Here’s another interview for you… I know, two in two weeks is a lot to stomach. This one is with Michale Graves. You might best know him for his years with the Misfits. Currently, he’s traversing the globe with Marky Ramone‘s Blitzkrieg tour, singing 30 Ramones songs, pushing his new album Illusions Live/Viretta Park, and (as I forgot to mention in the interview) starring in movies – Perkins 14 is to be featured in this coming year’s Horrorfest‘s 8 Films to Die For. In this interview we cover the West Memphis 3, the current Blitzkrieg tour and what it means to be a conservative punk.
Researchers have somehow proven that women who drink, even moderately, have a reduced ability to recognize attractiveness in males. Specifically, it affects their ability to recognize facial symmetry, which supposedly has something to do with attractiveness. To this I politely say, “ohhhh fooey.” It is my experience that women are completely and utterly batshit insane, and there is absolutely no accounting for their taste. So, as a learn-ed man of science and reason, I decided to conduct my own research. I would ask all the girls who wanted to participate to rank five men and give me a quick reason why each is where he is on their list.
Hello all. I did a quick interview via electronic mail with Tim Rutili of Califone. Tim has been a part of lots of acts over the years, including Red Red Meat and Ugly Casanova. His music was also featured in the “Stranger than Fiction” movie soundtrack. Pretty interesting! Califone’s last album was released in 2006, but it looks like they’re working on some new stuff now. Keep an eye out for that. For more information on the band check out here and here.
R.A. Riekki‘s new book U.P. is available on Ghost Road Press. It’s really the best book I’ve read since the first time I read Choke. I’m not just blowing smoke up his ass, it’s really that good. What follows is a 45 minute interview conducted on December 18, 2008. We cover topics as diverse as his recent stint teaching lifers in an Alabama prison to how Slayer and Ice Cube helpd shaped the characters of the novel. It’s really one of our best interviews yet. You do NOT want to skip this one. You can purchase the book at Ghost Road Press, Amazon or at various retail outlets throughout the county.
GWAR are the ultimate kings, and Dave Brockie (Oderus Urungus) is king of the kings. At Smartass Radio, we GWARship the ground that he rapes, pillages, and blows wads on. The opportunity to catch up with Dave before the much anticipated “Electile Dysfunction Tour” was coveted by each and every brohab in our office. Now that the tour is winding down, let’s see how the goddamn interview holds up…
What the fuck is Dave Brockie doing in an office?
Hey everyone, we did an interview with Griffin Rodriguez of Icy Demons. its our first one done via electronic mail on the interweb, so tell us what you think. The band has some rocking tunes and are definitely worth checking out. Their latest album is called Miami Ice, we recommend “1850″ and the title track. The band is on tour right now with Of Montreal. Now if I’ve piqued your interest you can find out more about these guys here and here.
The interview is after the jump, enjoy.
