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found the highly
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LAST SECOND SIGNAL
the album from The
Bangkok Five
THE BOXER REBELLION
hottest HMAS VENDETTA
male CALL THE DOCTOR
alt
model
and
snagged
him
In This Issue
on the cover special features
Jonathon Hartigan The Boxer Rebellion
Indie Music goes
interview with Lissy Pages
Mainstream Hollywood
6-7 By Lissy MacMillan
Page 5
Interview with HMAS
Vendetta with Shaz
Pages 10-12
Interview with Last
Second Signal
Page 17 regular
Spooky Chicago- Check
out the area’s most columns
haunted places Venue Review- Exit,
Page 19
Chicago Page 4
Spooky Screening-
This season’s top mov-
Cola’s whore-a-scope Page
ies to not watch 9
alone Page 23 Lissy’s Same Old Ten
Interview with Gary with Baz Francis of Magic
Smoking Popes O.Kane Pages 24-26 Eight Ball Page 13
interview Pages 14-16 Emily’s Song- UK Quick Reviews Page 9
The Bangkok Five Based charity, Reunite Nick Files: Call the Doctor
interview Pages 32-37 gets a hand with rais- and With love from hu-
ing some money with
Juliette Lewis this moving story
mans
(Bitter Wigs and The Last Pages 27-28
Page 18
Vegas) The Self-Employed Musi- Generation INCLINATION
Pages 20-21 cian Page 29 recap page 28
Photos from the show Page Interview with Hawthorn
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ON THE SECOND FLOOR AND DANCE
enough to plop my rosy red, Russian FLOOR OPEN.
behind down onto a barstool. Keep VAUDEZILLA'S BROADZILLA
ing up with the times and still serv- LAST FRIDAYS ON THE SECOND FLOOR.
A Friday night in Chicago, the streets ing reasonably priced beverages, SUNDAYS: THE CHICAGO METAL
bustle with hipsters galore, the bar Exit is a memorable way to spend FACTORY'S METAL SUNDAYS HOSTED BY
doors are open and the drinks are your night off. Beyond the super RODNEY, EVERY SUNDAY ON THE FIRST
ready to be poured. What shall I do? decadent decor, packed with vintage FLOOR.
Many of us ask ourselves this ques- posters, biker props, (including a
tion as we hope to begin an evening cycle out on the floor) bricked walls,
of the much needed stress relief that deep reds , dark blacks, and light- sweep you off to. The tra-
our work week constantly creates ing fit for a dungeon playground, dition
in our lives. I for one have traveled of life in thee
Exit boasts two stories of pure fast lane keeps pumping out of the
the endless pubs and clubs in the rock and roll fury. (Thanks Brody) speakers as the drinks flow at this
windy city for over a decade and a The staff is friendly and knows hallmark Punk Rock venue that is
half and there is one place that still their way around the wild crowd just a hop, skip a and a jump out-
wets my thirst for a couple drinks, that they draw. A night at Exit is side of lovely of Wicker Park.
some great music and a crowd of a sure l fire way to clear your head
people who are all ready for a bit of any grime that has accumu-
of the same. This place is “EXIT” lated over the week, bringing one Cola gives Exit a big fat thumbs
Exit in Chicago has been a staple of to that special place of bliss where up. Cheers to Exit, keep the wild
the wilder side of the art community only a cocktail, beer or a few shots alive in our city that is windy.
in Chicago since before I was old of whatever floats your boat, can
INDIE MUSIC GOES MAINSTREAM HOLLYWOOD
ARTICLE & IPHONE PICTURES BY LISSY MACMILLAN
Not since “Nick and Nora’s Infinite Play- They are coming back to the US for
list” have we seen such a cool soundtrack a full North American tour in a few
on a Box Office hit, but this movie was weeks. Here are the dates:
about New York’s indie scene so it would
be strange if Lady Gaga and U2 were on it. September 21: Johnny Brenda’s,
Philadelphia, PA
“Going the Distance” featuring Drew Bar-
rymore, Justin Long, Christina Applegate September 22: The Middle East,
and other recognizables is about a couple Cambridge, MA
making long distance love work while on
opposite sides of the country. Why am I September 23: The Bowery
so excited about this movie? Because The Ballroom, New York, NY
Boxer Rebellion, a band I interviewed and
love happen to be in the movie playing a September 24: Black Cat,
couple of their songs. One of my favorites Washington DC
“Spitting Fire” from their album “Union” and a song specially written for
September 25: The Bell House,
the movie called “If You Run”. I went and saw The Boxer Rebellion play
Brooklyn, NY
at the Debonair Social club while they were doing a mini tour promot-
ing the movie, and I asked them how it was that an unsigned band from September 27: Horseshoe Tavern,
London, England landed a gig on a Hollywood movie alongside Drew Bar- Toronto, ON
rymore. Todd Howe, their guitarist told me that they had been playing
a show at The Troubadour in California when they were approached by September 28: iLounge @ Clutch Cargo’s,
someone from New Line who had been there watching. They were later Pontiac, MI
on asked to not only write a song but to also be a part of the movie and
play on camera, which after seeing them play was a very smart move September 29: The Empty Bottle,
on the Director’s part. Debonair is a rather Chicago, IL
intimate venue, and I love going to shows
Sept 30: Annex, Madison, WI
like that as it makes me feel like the band
is playing to me, not a room full of people October 1: 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis,
so I’m glad my first experience of seeing MN
them live was in that atmosphere. Their
sound is big but articulate, their virtuos- October 5: Berbati’s Pan, Portland, OR
ity is compelling and I was mesmerized
by their performance, I couldn’t believe October 7- 10: Culture Collide Festival,
they had played nine songs for us; time Los Angeles, CA
had flown by so quickly.
October 7: Popscene,
San Francisco, CA
Set List:
These Walls Are Thin
Evacuate
Semi Automatic
We Have This Place Surrounded
Step Out Of The Car! (new song)
If You Run
The Runner
Forces
Watermelon
male
alternative
model
jonathon hartigan
interview by Lissy MacMillan
Lissy: Did you always want to be a model growing up?
I never thought about modeling until I was around 17 or 18. I have worked on
shoots with the same photographer that did my initial shoot ever since.
Her name is Alison Visona. I feel extremely comfortable with her. She
just gets me. I believe that is due to the fact that we have worked to-
gether for so long. She feels the same about me as well. We both are
able to explore freely our artist sides without any rules or boundaries.
Lissy: If you were to direct a shoot, money’s no object, what would you do?
9 right now. Very soon I will have my right arm half sleeve. I believe
they are an asset for me. Again, I pre- Lissy: As a Chicagoan, if someone my photos. Nothing really crazy though. Dur-
fer to do “alt” modeling, so it works. If from out of town was to ask you where ing a 1 week period I had 3 people come up
I wanted to do runway or high fash- to go on the weekend for some good to me and say I look like Christopher Walken,
ion then it would be a detriment for sure. nightlife where would you suggest? which I found rather amusing because I do not
believe I look anything like him. “I gotta fever,
Lissy: What kind of music are you in to? Neo if they wanted to cut a rug. Liars and the only prescription is more cowbell”
Club if they wanted to get shit ham-
I am very much in to electronic music. In- mered and hear good, random music. Lissy: What was your favorite sub-
dustrial, EBM, Synthpop, Electro. At a Cobra Lounge is another place I enjoy. ject in school, were you a good student?
very young age I was introduced to De-
peche Mode, Nitzer Ebb, New Order, etc. Lissy: What do you like to do in your free time? History and English were my favorite subjects.
This kind of music heavily influenced who I I find war history extremely fascinating. And I
am today. I would not have it any other way. In my free time I enjoy working out, writing, lis- enjoy reading and writing very much. Ha-ha. I
tening to music, watching movies, and hanging was NOT a good student. I believe when you
Lissy: Do you have a favorite Chi- out with my good friends. Music and friends are go to school, you should want to go on your own
cago band, current or past? so vitally important to me. I do not know what time and money. I was not ready for school
I would do without those 2 aspects of my life. when I was younger. Since, I have gone to
Hmmm. Most of the bands I am in to are school on loans and my own dime and excelled.
from Europe. Chicago used to be a hot bed Lissy: Do you get a lot of cra-
for industrial music. Unfortunately, that is not zy fan mail, and what’s the funni- Lissy: What kind of movies do you like, and
the case any longer. There are a lot of good est thing someone has said to you? what’s your favorite quote from a movie?
noise bands in Chicago right now. Nude Sun-
rise comes to mind as one of my favorites. Ha-ha. I do receive pleasant comments on I love film. The horror genre being my fa-
vorite since I was a lad. I also enjoy sci-fi,
comedy, and drama. Favorite quote “I want
more life, fucker”. This is from Blade Runner when Roy Batty
meets his maker for the 1st time. Blade Runner is my favorite film.
Lissy: What has been your biggest achievement in your life so far?
Lissy: Where would you like to see yourself in five years from now?
Thanks, Jonathon!
ROCKTOBER
HORRORSCOPE
by the evil queen cola
LIBRA
Watch your back as you ride your bike through the city streets. The wind will carry you,
but there is a chill of darkness swirling from within it, you shall reap what you have sewn.
SCORPIO TAURUS
That crime you have committed hasn’t Stay away from fortune tellers,
disappeared. Expect the victim to come they’ll take your money and give
for revenge. your poor advice.
SAGITTARIUS
The ghost of your old friend will visit you GEMINI
in a dream, head their advise. It may save Make your famous pumpkin pie, but
your soul. leave out the eggs this time…they’re
not bloody or damned, just possibly
CAPRICORN diseased.
Don’t worry, your house isn’t haunted…
it’s far to messy for a ghost to want to CANCER
stick around. Clean! Ghost don’t have any money to give
you, so you generally don’t care.
AQUARIUS
There is unfinished business in the spiri-
tual realm, and as All Hallow’s Eve ap- LEO
proaches, the headless (doesn’t get head) You will have sex with a ghost. It
whore’s man will come for you. will be the best orgasm you’ve ever
had….that didn’t require AA batter-
PISCES ies.
You will be forced to confront your fears
as your “good” buddies take you to a VIRGO
haunted house. It’s you own! If the spirits of the unknown and
curious realm want to be bored to
ARIES death by your trite small talk and self
The ghosts are more afraid of you. That absorbed bullshit, they’ll visit you…
haircut and ridiculous choice of ward- .I think you’re fairly safe. Maybe Billy Mayes will
robe that is suited for a 20 something drop off some Oxy Clean for the shit stains on
carnival worker will protect you from the your face.
spirits….even ghosts have standards.
By Lissy MacMillan
Q TAMARYN- LOVE FADE
Tamaryn is a musician from San Francisco via New York, and this song comes from her debut album
U Waves that she collaborated on with Producer, Rex John Shelverton. Tamaryn’s vocals work with the
music in a way to create an ethereal sound that’s both beautiful and haunting. I can find myself get-
ting totally lost in this album if Love Fade is a good example of what to expect with the other eight
tracks.
C
Holy Ghost Town is from the album “Mischief Maker” by the Brooklyn band, A Million Years. Holy
Batman! This song picked me right up on this Monday morning, something even my coffee wasn’t
managing to do. They reminded me a little of Rooney without the California precociousness. Shan-
non Ferguson (Longwave) produced this album that came out recently after releasing an EP last year.
Their Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/amillionyearsmusic
E available on 10” vinyl and digital dl. The cover is very risqué, with a picture of a
topless woman smoking a cigarette, hmmm how French… With beautiful in-
strumentation and soothing vocals, those clever peeps at NME came up with a
brand new genre for Team Ghost, calling them “Cold-gaze”
I I can’t say enough good things about this band, but I shall save all that
for another article. Evacuate is from their album “Union” which is,
in its entirety an audial pleasure and recorded and produced com-
pletely unsigned. Although this album has been out for a while
S com/artists/The_Boxer_Rebellion/track/
Evacuate
Interview with
H.M.A.S. VENDETTA
By Shaz
distinctly Australian style Shaz: Could you tell me how
of Powermetal that is fast, you got your name and why?
furious and, above all else,
fun. To date HMAS Vendetta Will: We are named after a ship
has played the Hi-Fi Bar, that first served in the Austra-
The Tote, Dong Dong, Noise lian Navy in WWII. HMAS Vendetta
Bar, Barley Corn and DV8 in was part of the scrap iron flo-
Melbourne, and the Barwon tilla” which was a group of ships
Club in Geelong. With crowd commissioned after WWI but be-
participation, costumes and cause of the depression Australia
comedy as part of the show, had not updated them when WWII
few bands create such a bond broke out in 1939. So these rust
with their audience as HMAS buckets, HMAS Vendetta, Vampire,
Vendetta. Their patriotic Voyager and Waterhen (affection-
rock anthems will stir the ately known as The Chook”) set
ANZAC spirit in even the off for the Mediterranean to sup-
wimpiest indie-rock ponce. port the British Navy, and later
Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! came back to support the Ameri-
Named after a ship in the scrap “HMAS Vendetta sounds like cans in the Pacific. Like Aus-
iron flotilla” that served in the a cross between Cold Chis- tralia the scrap iron flotilla
Australian Navy in WWII, HMAS el, the Pogues and Hellow- were the underdogs amongst the
Vendetta is a Powermetal band een all drinking at your lo- allies but they punched above
that sings songs about Austra- cal pub. Enlist TODAY” - Tom their weight, doing their duty
lian History. The early convicts, “Tango” Valcanis on Facebook. in daring runs under enemy fire
explorers, ANZACs and Aboriginal and covering themselves in glo-
warriors have gone but their sto- ry. We are proud to carry on
ries of triumph and tragedy will Today I would like to take their name. (**Sob sob**gets
live on, as glorious and immortal the Time to say Welcome To all choked up with pride**)
as heavy metal itself. Vocalist a Band from Australia...
and pianist William James Smith H.M.A.S.VENDETTA. Welcome Shaz: What are your musical back-
founded HMAS Vendetta after he on Behalf Of Inclination... grounds...(Who are you and your
returned from living in Britain band members? Tell your story.)
in 2007. The inspiration for the Will: Thanks, Shaz. It’s a
band came when William saw Euro- pleasure to be here. To all Will: I’ve been singing and writ-
vision winners Lordi live in Lon- your metal readers, Hail! ing songs in bands for a while
don on Halloween 2006. The sup- now. I started in Perth and even-
port band was Turisas, a Finnish Shaz: Firstly could you please tually headed to London to rock
theatrical battle-metal band with introduce your band and members? out. That was fun - being part of
violin and accordion in their the rock scene that produced The
line-up who sing about Viking vic- Will: G’Day Shaz. I’m William Darkness - but while I was living
tories. Feeling homesick William James Smith, vocalist and pi- in Britain I got homesick and de-
realized that he could adapt this ano player for HMAS Vendetta. cided to head home and start this
hitherto European genre of music band that deals with Aussie his-
to tell the story of battles that Zac: Hello! My name is Zac tory. And I started playing piano
Australians had fought and won. Johnston and I’m the fid- again, which I had not taken se-
Within weeks he bought a ticket dle player for the band. riously since high school. Best
to Melbourne and headed home to musical decision I ever made.
carry out this mission. Over time Rory: G’Day, Rory O’Donnell
HMAS Vendetta was joined by Zac is my name and I play the Zac: I’ve been playing violin
Johnston the virtuoso of acous- drums, meaning I’m the Rear professionally for around 12
tic metal violin, Neale Graham on Admiral of HMAS Vendetta, as years. I’m classical trained but
guitar, Rory “Convict” O’Donnell strange as that sounds... was have been mucking around in the
on drums and Austen “Ozz” Kosasih that a bad choice of words? folk scene for a long time, do-
on bass. Together they play a
ing heaps of festivals, sessions,
and just jamming on whatever a few, and 80s proto-thrash a harmony. It’s all very well
anyone gives me. Apart from folk bands like Anvil and Exciter to wail over the top, but to
I also specialize in new clas- up to modern extreme metal. flesh out these epic harmo-
sical music – that weird music Zac: Being from quite an nies whilst Will is singing
that often sounds like cats dy- eclectic musical background over a driving rhythmic riff
ing. Will approached me mid 2009 I’ve got so many people I just makes the whole band take
and asked whether I would be draw from it’s not funny. The off. I still have no idea how
keen to try my hand at metal us- first time Will played me the Rory can double kick that fast.
ing the violin. I’d never heard rough demos I was hooked and
metal fiddle before so I took immediately saw the technical Shaz: What are your songs
it as a challenge. I haven’t prowess behind many of the about? (What specif-
looked back since! If there’s riffs. I’d not really lis- ic themes do they cover?)
one thing I love it’s shredding, tened to much metal – Dream
and now I have a challenge to Theatre, Metallica and the Will: Our songs are mostly about
shred faster than ever before odd Iron Maiden tune – but Australian History. We want to
… I’ve now listened to more, immortalize the stories of the
Rory: I’d like to say that I am I can certainly reference great people that have gone be-
a classically trained drummer, Maiden and Sonata Arctica. fore us and made Australia the
well I have listened to some Yn- Shaz: How has your music great country it is today. His-
gwie Malmsteen and Europe does evolved since you first be- tory is not always pretty; there
that count? I played guitar in gan playing music together? is tragedy as well as triumph,
some metal bands for many years but that all makes for a good
and have only been playing drums Will: Well since we’ve start- story. A lot of it is about mili-
in bands for about 4 years. I ed playing I’ve got better at tary history. We sing about the
switched to drums to have some the powermetal style of vo- ANZACs, we honor The Lighthorse-
fun and I haven’t looked back. cals. And I learned the pow- men, General Monash and Captain
ermetal rule: higher = bet- Reg Saunders, our most famous
Shaz: Where have you per- ter. If a singing line is Aboriginal soldier. We are not
formed? What are your favor- not jumping out of the mix, always gun-ho though. We have a
ite and least favorite venues? just raise the pitch, and go song called Tommy’s Last Waltz,
Do you have any upcoming shows? “Aaaaaahhhh” with some vi- sung from the female perspec-
brato. Problem solved. Also tive, about the loss of loved
Will: We have played around there was a point were we de- ones in wartime. We also have
Melbourne mostly: at the Hi-Fi cided to speed up the music songs about explorers, convicts,
bar, The Tote, Ding Dong, Noise so that we could compete with and bushrangers. Basically, if
Bar, DV8 etc. The funnest gig DragonForce and the other gi- we don’t write about it, it ain’t
we’ve played to date was the ants of Powermetal. Rory’s Australian. Having said that our
Barwon club in Geelong, the in- bitchin’ double-kick drums first single BOGANHEART is not
dustrial heartland to the west were a big help there. But historical. It tells the story
of Melbourne. They are true- I’d say the main change that of our struggle to rock in the
blue Aussie bogans out there has happened to us is the ad- face of the wimpiness of modern
who love their rock. They went dition of Zac on Violin. It culture. Check it out on-line
berko. Geelong, we salute you! was always the plan to get at myspace.com/hmasvendetta.
violin from the very begin-
Shaz: What genre of music do you ning, but only when we heard Shaz: What has been your big-
consider your work to be and Zac’s virtuosity did we real- gest challenge as a band?
who are your major influences? ize just how much the violin
can do in a rock band from Will: The never-ending drip-
Will: You could call us a Melod- fast baroque-infused techni- drip-drip of people saying that
ic Powermetal band, or we could cal riffs, to mellow melo- rock/metal is finished. People
be called an Operatic Rock band. dies to rough raspy rhythm have been saying that since it
Either way we are in the tradi- playing. We are basically a was invented. It’s lasted this
tion of Iron Maiden and Queen, violin backing-group now. long, rock ain’t goin’ nowhere.
and more recent bands like Drag- Rock/metal gives you a victori-
onForce and Sonata Arctica. Zac: Like any self-respect- ous and joyous feeling like win-
It’s all about melody! We draw ing violinist I know that I’m ning a sporting match. You can’t
in classical composers as well, the most important part of get these feelings from any other
like Tchaikovsky and Beethoven. the band… although I suppose form of music. Metal is IMMORTAL!!
it helps to have some drums.
Rory: I like a heap of 70s And a singer. And some keys. Zac: as a fiddle player in a
rock bands such as Thin Lizzy, And a guitarist to work off. guitarists world, my personal
Judas Priest, AC/DC, Buf- And a bass… er…If there’s one challenge is to not sound like
falo, Black Sabbath to name thing I love is fitting into a guitar! It’s too easy to rip
off some of those great guitar
ports our troops 100%. The men Will: I’d say Iron Maid-
solos, but then you’ve just
and women of the armed forces en. Dead. Set. Legends.
got a funny lookin’ guitar un-
put their arses on the line
der your chin and playing it
for all our sakes and they Zac: What he said.
like Hendrix. I want violinis-
deserve our gratitude. We try
tic solos that make guitarists
to back them up by telling the Rory: A reformed Van Halen with
scratch their heads in AWE.
stories of the ANZACs through David Lee Roth on Vocals, and
Shaz: Are you a member of
rock music, so that people we get the same rider as they
any music organizations?
will better appreciate the do! Snowflake’s chance in Hell!
Will: We are a part of Global
sacrifices the soldiers made
Thunda Network. A volunteer-
to give us the freedoms we Shaz: How Big a part has the
run internet radio organiza-
have today. What I’d really internet played in promot-
tion that do amazing things
love to do is play for the ing you as a band and get-
for unsigned Aussie and Kiwi
troops in Afghanistan, even ting your music out there?
acts. We’d like to thank Donna
if it means extreme physical
and the other folks at GTN for
danger to myself and my oth- Will: Apart from word-of-mouth
bringing us much-needed expo-
er band members. Did I men- it’s been the only way. Our mys-
sure at home and overseas, and
tion that before guys? Guys? pace page (myspace.com/hmasv-
just for rocking out to Aussie
music. Oi! Oi! Oi! endetta) is the main
way for the industry
Shaz: Who han- and the fans to hear
dles your daily our stuff and see what
business activi- we are up to. The web
ties? (Bookings, has changed the mu-
promotions etc.) sic biz for good. It
looked at first like
Will: Rory and my- independent artists
self mainly, but we would do well because
are now getting some anyone could put their
help now from Canadi- music out there. But
an promotional pow- then of course every-
erhouse Willy For- one put their music
rest aka The Beast. out there. So how the
Hail to Canada! Your heck is the consum-
country is almost er supposed to find
as awesome as ours. our band amongst all
the others? I think
Shaz: Do you have any endorse- now that the internet has
Shaz: What are your long-term
ments? If so, what companies? been in full swing for over 10
career goals?
years new models for promot-
Will: We would welcome an en- ing bands are coming through.
Will: Jeepers. I find it’s bet-
dorsement from CUB and/or KFC. Global Thunda Network foremost
ter to only plan for the next
half-hour or so. But, if you among them. They pool talent
Shaz: If you could play mu- and bridge the gap between the
twist my arm, I would like to set
sic in front of a large au- artists and the listeners.
HMAS up as a permanent part of
dience where would that be? Shaz: Is there anything you would
the Australian cultural land-
scape, and then mentor other mu- like to add, Guys for your fans?
Will: Bugger Wembly Stadi- Will: I’d just like to say that
sicians and artists who are not
um, I wanna play THE MCG!! if you want to be a fan of
ashamed to love their country.
Shaz: Do you have any HMAS Vendetta you must first
Shaz: What type of media ex- renounce any prior admiration
major tour plans?
posure has the band received? for John Butler and his ter-
Will: I am working on set- rible trio. Stinking hippies!
Will: It’s been mostly inter- Shaz: Thank you so much guys
ting up a gig for the troops.
views up to now. Actually, for this chance to get to know
We want to play the base;
it’s only been this interview you all and for taking the
I think it’s near Wagga.
;) That’s not quite true. We time out to do this with us...
get radio play on PBS FM Mel- Will: You’re most welcome.
Zac: Playing on the Vendet-
bourne and of course GTN. Shaz. It’s been a plea-
ta itself would be awesome.
sure talking rock with your
Shaz: If you could tour good self. We wish you suc-
Will: Totally. At this point I
with another band who cess in all you do and hope
should say HMAS Vendetta sup-
would that be and why? to see you on tour soon...
Lissys
Same Old Ten
with... Baz Francis of
Magic eight ball
4. If you had one day left to live, what would
1. What was the last concert you went to? you do?
Apart from my own, Guns N’ Roses at Kiss a few people and punch a few people.
Reading Festival last Friday. He may have there someday. Just last week I was offered
been late, he may have been booed, he may potential gigs in Iceland though so that would
have a bunch of session musicians in the 5. Who would you say is the most underrat- be useful in striking one of those countries
band now...but boy has Axle still got it. ed musician in the History of Rock N’ Roll? from my list!
Josh: Well, it’s very affirming, it’s a Inclination: Well, we know that you guys
lot different than this show’s gonna have to get ready to gear up and rock, so
be tonight...When we play Clearwa- two quick questions about Riot Fest, Are
ter, we usually do a few hundred peo- you guys excited about it, and do you
ple over there, but I guess that some know which venue you’ll be playing at?
Josh: Yes, we’re thrilled. We’re creative freedom in the world!
playing Metro and I think it’s gon- We’ve been working on our
na be us opening for Captain Jazz, new album for Asian Man, and
which is cool, because that’s a bill he hasn’t asked us any ques-
that we did in the 90’s for sure, us tions about any of the songs or
and Captain Jazz, probably around come to the studio…he just said,
1994 I would say. We’re looking “Send it to us when you’re done.”
forward to Riot Fest, it should be fun. Now that is creative freedom.
Kevin, I play drums. LSS: Yes and we got on the warped Lissy: If you could play with
Chris, I sing and play guitar. tour compilation disc and we brought anybody, who would it be?
My names Hiro and I play guitar and sing a bunch of that stuff with us too. When
and Curt who’s not here is out bassist. are you gonna be at Warped tour? LSS: Blink 182
We’ll be playing on the 29th. Absolutely
Lissy: How long have you guys been
together? Cola: Do you know AM Taxi? Lissy: Then where? What venue?
LSS: Three and a half years LSS: No but we’ve trying to book a LSS: Congress, Congress would be
show with them, we love AM Taxi. nice and anywhere in California.
Lissy: How would you describe your
music? Lissy: How did you get on the Warped Tour? Lissy: California in February when every-
one else here is freezing their asses off ?
LSS: Like genre-wise? LSS: Actually it was a magazine that we
just sort of found and we started talk- LSS: Exactly!
Lissy: Well you don’t ing to someone from the magazine,
have to define by genre… they work real closely with warped tour Lissy: Do you have any pro-
and they try and help out local bands fessionally made videos?
LSS: High energy shows, pop punk and stuff by passing on demos to get
music, very melodic like Blink 182 their music heard. Got hooked up. LSS: We are about to have
one made, a music video.
Lissy: Do you write your Lissy: Who did your recording for you?
own original material? Lissy: Thank you very much,
LSS: We’re on the fidelity entertainment it was great meeting you guys.
LSS: Yes we do, everything we play is group; they handle all of our recordings
original. and stuff so we just use their studio. In a LSS: Thank you.
little town in Ohio, Plain City little town in
Lissy: That’s cool, have you Ohio, Plain City.
n i c k f i l e s
t h e
call the doctor
Call The Doctor are a highly energetic female fronted four piece band working
hard around their home town of Bristol UK while also playing many gigs in London.
The love of quirkily raunchy and upbeat, driven guitar music insipired the bands
formation back in the summer of 2008. Call The Doctor write and play together
creating such a slick, creatively unmistakeable and punchy form of popular rock
music that short, snappy and catchy songs just flow from them. The band consists
of vocalist Patti Aberhart from New Zealand who also adds little guitar work.
Her band are Robert Hallworth on guitar, Chris Davis on bass and John Raftery
on drums. The bands dismay at the current music scene helped to inspire the cre-
ativity and raucous live shows in a very successful effort to make gigs fun again.
Call The Doctor released a self titled album back in May this year on Glass-
tone Records and is widely available through Amazon, HMV and Play.
com, a free download of their song ‘For Your Leisure’ is available through
http://www.myspace.com/ctdoctor
Their sound has been likened to a cross between Patti Smith and Elastica and this is a perfect description. I saw Call
The Doctor play at the same music festival where I also saw With Love From Humans. Even though John Raf-
tery was not able to be with them for the day and a friend stood in to beat those skins a perfect set was per-
formed, if the band had not informed us in the crowd of this change we probably would not have noticed. Call The
Doctor play a slickly driven tight and punchy set. I recommend them highly and advise all to check them out.
By Cola
was the armory at the time and was
but there seems to be no known his- used as the Morgue. It was not around
tory of this mysterious warehouse…. in 1871, in fact, it would have been in
perhaps a place where mobsters such part of the city that not developed yet.-
as infamous Al Capone took their February 2005 update/Correction: The
foes to meet their untimely demises?
I’ll tell you exactly why you should make Juliette and The Licks, were oh so tal- against the stage, Nikon in hand,
a point of going out to see Juliette Lewis ented and did the Chicago music scene fighting to have to lean back to get
perform her musical magic. As Lissy justice. Notably, Bitter Wigs and Last my shots. It was a wild night when
and I had to jump through hoops to Vegas, two bands that fired up the grill Miss Juliette got her groove on.
get our press access to her show at Reg- for an evening of white-hot entertain-
gie’s in Chicago, we were made fully ment. We were never close to bored Juliette is a huge fan of roller derby, and
aware of just how popular and high while we sat up in the VIP lounge await- gave plenty of shout outs to our lovely
profile, Juliette Lewis had become in ing Juliette’s grand entrance on the stage. and tough ladies of the Chicago flat
the world of music. Reggie’s and Vito Juliette, blue haired and pigeon feather track roller derby: The Windy City Roll-
over at MP Shows were so kind as to boa-ed up, in her fitted black bell bot- ers. They all adore her and came out
allow us press and photo access to a toms and halter to match, looked like to show their support. The room was
show that blew both of our minds. a comic book heroine as she began her filled with derby gals, Chicago punks of
The handpicked openers for Miss set seated at the drum kit, rocking out all ages, indie rockers, metal enthusiasts,
the beats and showing us all that she blues fans and Lissy and I, the only le-
is far more than a typical “Hollywood gitimate press present! Needless to say
Musician”. She is truly talented in ev- we got the scoop and the best photos.
ery aspect of her performance. After Before Juliette and The Licks went
WHEREFORE ART
her drum solo, she and
“The Licks” began their
on stage, I was lucky
enough to share a few
BY COLA A
takeover of the adorned
Reggie’s stage. If I had
cigarettes and some gui-
tar nerd conversation
PHOTOS
to compare Juliette’s vo- with the lovely Shirley
cal styling to that of any oth- To, bassist for Juliette and The Licks,
er prominent female songstress, I as well as noted model and actress. She
would have to go with the late but always was super sweet, intelligent, charismatic
great Janis Joplin. Though her blues and talked to me about her love for her
rock feel shined through in her attack, basses, which she endearingly referred to
she also throws in a few punk rock as “her babies”. Ever since Shirley had a
screams here and there, reminding us of negative experience with an airline, she
exactly how diverse she and her sing- has been forced to gig/travel with her
ing ability truly are.Juliette trounced less expensive equipment, but this fact
about the stage like a wild animal, had absolutely zero effect on her ability
leaning into the crowd with mi- to rock the stage hard. Her technique
crophone in hand, encourag- and style of playing along with massive
ing her crazed fans to join in skill held up the rhythm section of The
on the fun. Continually Licks, driving intricate bass lines that
having conversation with grooved along to the talents of the gui-
all of us, she aroused tarists and rock solid drummer. Juliette
the folks at Reg- is lucky to have such great musicians be
gie’s Rock Room the driving force behind her melodic vo-
to the point of cals, which complete the package. The
me becoming music was tremendously moving, the
practically performances were eye catching and I
crushed found it hard to stay focused on the job
at hand (photographing the band) due to
the fact that I just wanted to ROCK too!
With the release of Juliette’s new album,
we believe will come new fans galore.
you…this is far from being Juliette and her band play was mesmer-
the case . If I had never izing and I think the crowd was the
heard of Juliette and had most diverse I have ever seen at a show.
randomly caught one of
her shows, I would still
have been 100% into the
music. She is no passing
fancy. I see great things
in the future for Juliette
as far as her music goes,
it can only get better
from here, as I believe
that Omar’s influence
has made it better than
her last release. Like all
musicians, she is not ex-
empt from the evolution
THOU JULIETTE?
AND LISSY Produced by Legend-
ary guitarist of both
within her own songwriting, and per-
formance style. Girl can sing…girl can
BY COLA “At the Drive-in” and
“Mars Volta” Omar
move…girl designs her own wardrobe
and does her own make up for stage. I feel privileged to have seen her rock out
Rodriguez Lopez, there She is a one-woman powerhouse, whom Reggies and look forward to her coming
is newfangled rough edged flow that needs no help from Hollywood, she’s through Chicago again. Bitter Wigs, hav-
carries an undertone of meaningful got what it takes to grace the stages of ing recently released their first EP, were a
composition as well as wild chord pro- the best of venues all over the world, last minute add to the playbill and drew
gressions and fun blues out solo mo- as she has been and will continue to. the crowd, already of a formidable size,
ments. Fans of Omar’s work are certain into their rock n roll style music and en-
to recognize his influence. I believe -Cola ergetic set. People were shouting out re-
that this release has taken Juliette’s mu- quests and singing along with the songs,
sic to entirely new level, boosting her Well, I am supposed to add my two- with this much electricity in the room
talent, showing off her diversity and cents to Cola’s editorial and I think she for the first band of the night, you knew
opening up the door for more folks to nailed my sentiments about Juliette and this was going to be one hell of a show.
enjoy the songs and must see shows. her performance perfectly. She is defi- Anyone who has already seen The Last
As an actress, Juliette doesn’t leave that nitely a musician and artist in her own Vegas knows that they are entertainers
part of herself behind, while on stage. right and belongs on the stage. Watch- as well as musicians, the whole package
The difference in my mind is that she you receive from them leaves you ful-
hones her ability to use filled and feeling like you’ve just seen
her body language and some major stars rock an auditorium.
facial expressions to con- The small stage at Reggies just wasn’t big
vey her mindset while in enough for the Rock’N’Rollers as Chad
the songs she is giving us. Cherry strutted around stage and the
The stage allows her to two guitarists and bass player tried not
give fans of her music the to knock into each other. Although they
full picture. Now I know have played with Motley Crue, ACDC,
there may be some of you Papa Roach, Buckcherry, New York
out there that are think- Dolls, The Last Vegas rule the stage.
ing, “She’s just another
Hollywood star gone -Lissy
musician”, I can assure
Juliette at
Reggies Rock Club
Photos By Cola
spooky screenings: Dawn of the Dead- Zack
Snyder (2004)
I don’t know why I haven’t
lissy’s top 20 seen the original, but I’ve seen
this version and these zombies
KICK. ASS! There’s nothing
horror flicks like waking up to hell on earth.
What’s my favorite thing about this time of The Last Man On Earth-
year? It’s not wearing hoodies and drinking Ubaldo Ragona (1964)
that non-alcoholic apple juice you folks call The last man on earth tries to stay alive calls BOOBS “Dirty Pillows”? This is
“Cider”, it’s sitting up all night and watch- after a virus turns everyone into zombies. what happens when you don’t know how
ing every single horror movie available to A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 (dream to raise your kids right- be warned parents.
me. I love vampires and dislike chainsaw- warriors)- Chuck Russell (1987)
wielding psychos, and if I’m too scared to Probably not a good idea to watch this when Black Sunday- Mario Bava (1960)
go pee in the middle of the movie then it’s a you’re 13, but I still think Freddy’s gonna get Brrrrrr…. Witches and body snatchings.
hit. Here’s my top 20 in no particular order: me while I’m sitting on the toilet late at night. So gothic, so beautiful, so bloody scary!
The Mist – Frank Darabont (2007) Bram Stokers Dracula- Francis Ford
M- Fritz Lang (1931) Stephen King successfully turns harmless
Subtitled but engrossing as you watch a compul- mist into a terrifying experience by trapping
Coppola (1992)
sive child murdering serial killer terrorizing citi- Excellent cast and well made. It’s the whole roman-
people in a supermarket while “something”
zens that decide to take the law in their own hands. tic idea of being a vampire that makes it brilliant
in the mist is gruesomely killing people.
and horrific. Do you hate him, fear him or pity him?
1986-1988:
Young Gary was not too happy with Feedback’s “old” music style. He 1993-1996:
wanted to play heavier music, like Kiss or Y&T, and also to sing and Gary went into the Atletic Sound Studio in Halden (initially booked
play his own songs. But Feedback’s singer and songwriter, Magnus for Ammunition) and recorded eleven songs. Using three months, he
Grønneberg, was not very keen on lending the mic to his ambitious had to borrow 70.000 kroner from the bank to see it through. It was
drummer. Therefore, Feedback split up and Gary formed a new band Gary’s biggest attempt to date! He hired top studio musicians and
called Rebel Rousers, with Feedback guitarist Jon Pettersen and bass made huge efforts to make it sound good enough for a record com-
player Jørgen Larsen. With Gary both singing and playing drums the pany to release without having to
trio played a mixture of fast rock-n-roll and hard rock. Mainly their own
material, playing gigs in Østfold and even one in Uddevalla in Sweden.
In this same time period, Gary also played drums in another band
spend too much money on it. The
result was however poor; only
one of the songs, “Everything you
Interview
called Jack Daniels and the Scotchmen. This band played only cover want”, got any interest from the
material and was meant to be just a fun side project for the members
who all had other bands to attend to. However, the band’s party rock
(Georgia Satellites, Status Quo etc.) became quite a hit in the rock
record companies. It was released
in 1994, horribly re-recorded,
on the album “Sound of young
Gary O
clubs, and Jack Daniels ended up doing more gigs than Rebel Rous-
ers, playing in Østfold, Vestfold and Møre og Romsdal counties.
Norway” (Polygram Records).
At this time, the MTV Un-
plugged series was rolling on
from N
1989-1991:
the TV-screen. Everyone wanted
to play “acoustic”, it seemed!
By Sha
Gary was never comfortable with the idea of being both drum-
mer and lead singer. It was difficult to communicate with the audi-
ence, and of course: it looked stupid! Gary decided to break out of
Rebel Rousers and go for a solo career. However, finding new musi-
cians was not easy, so he ended up asking the Rebel Rousers guys to
help him out in the studio. Out of this came a new band, Kane, re-
built on Rebel Rousers’ ruins. With drummer Per Madsen on board
Gary was now lead singer and leader of the pack, “Jon Bon Jovi-
style”. And it was at this stage Geir Olsen became Gary O. Kane!
Gary wanted to make his band Kane world famous! He moved
to Oslo to get closer to the business. Making demo-tapes, tak-
ing photos, driving from one record company to another in his
old, worn out car, he really struggled! A few months he earned
his money from playing on the streets and in the subways.
Some companies blew him off at once, but quite a few, like the
big CBS, showed interest and wanted to hear more. However, as
so many artists sadly come to realize: It wasn’t gonna happen!
Kane played around the southeast of Norway. They had a pop/rock
sound, high hair, many different line-ups and was quite a good band!
In 1991 Kane released the vinyl single “Streets of desire/Without your
love” on their own label. The drummer on this record was Ketil Holme
from the hard-rock band Ammunition. About one later, Kane split up.
1991-1992:
Gary formed a trio with some young and talented guys, called Nas-
tycat. After a few months, he fired the guitarist and as he already had
the studio booked, he had to find a replacement. Jan Ov Olsen, also
from Ammunition, was called in and did the demo-tape (“Women”,
“Hungry heart” and “Candyman”). But Nastycat didn’t get further than
this. They never played live, and the demo-tape didn’t get anywhere.
Well, Gary and his friend, Roar Hansen, called themselves Des- Shaz: Today I would like to take the Time to say Wel-
perados and hit the pubs with two acoustic guitars. For the first come To An awesome Artist...Gary O Kane....
time in his career Gary earned money! Not having to pay for a Firstly could you Please Introduce Yourself?
big P.A. system, bus, sound engineer, lights Not having to pay
for a big P.A. system, bus, sound engineer, lights and a band, First of all I wanna thank you, Shaz, for your kind-
he had money left in his pocket when he got home! This was ness and interest in my music! Thank you! (-:
a turning point; Gary was now going to do this for many years Well, my name is Gary O. Kane, and I’m a singer/songwriter from Nor-
Desperados split up after a year or so. Gary continued on way, basically just trying to get my music heard, that’s all, hehehe!
his own. However, once in a while he got a little help from
his friend Andreas Bosy, the bass player in Ammunition. Shaz: What is your Musical background?
But the need to play with a band was still there. Gary did some
demo-tapes with his brother’s band, both as a drummer and a I started out playing drums in the school marching band at the age of 7
singer, and later on the two brothers joined the band Playground. or 8. I was actually quite talented, and at the age of 13 I joined my first
rock-band with some older guys. I played drums until I was around 20
or something. By then I had been writing songs for a few years, and I
1996-2000: really wanted to sing them myself. So I became a singer and formed my
Playground was meant to be first own band, called Kane. Since then I have been singing and writing
Shaz: How has your music evolved since you first began playing music?
It hasn’t! Hahahaha!!! (-:
Really, the basic line is still the same: melodic and rocking. But
of course, with experience the songs I write now are a little bit
more “together” than the first songs I wrote when I was fourteen.
charity Reunite
ognized as the leading UK charity
involved with them? Well again I
specializing in international parental
have to be careful what I say, but I
child abduction and the movement
am more of a client than an associate.
of children across international
In terms of motivation to raise money
borders. an amazing job, as have all involved. for them there was a low point last
Special thanks need to go to Sam Blue December... I can’t really explain every-
Doris had been in contact with a chap for coming on board as well. His vocals thing that was going on, but I was very very
called Neil who Reunite had been helping really do make it feel like I am speaking low, far from my usual bullet proof self.
after losing his daughter Emily. I have directly to Emily and all the other children Another Christmas without my daughter
been following the progress of this ever who have been taken from their parents. was adding to all this, but one phone call to
since, Doris has done an incredible job of
Reunite and within a week they had made
pulling this together and with help from Nick - Could you give us a little informa- some calls and all of a sudden some glim-
Sam Blue, Dave Beeson, Sparkie Dalton tion about Reunite and its aims/objectives? mers of hope emerged. You might say it is
and Mike Wesson a song has been pro-
an exaggeration to say they saved my life...
duced, aptly titled ‘Emily’. This will soon Neil - Here is some information Re- I would not.
be released to raise funds for the Reunite unite gave me, for press releases...
charity while also highlighting the need. Reunite International Child Abduc- It was Doris who suggested that money
tion Centre is the leading UK charity raised from the song should be used to help
I recently had a little chat with Neil – specializing in international parental them after I’d praised them so highly. The
child abduction and the movement of song is also an obvious way to raise the
Nick – Could you tell me a little children across international borders. issue of child abduction. Many
about how this all started?
parents are in the same posi-
They operate a 24-hour advice line tion, with on-going legal
Neil - It started with a Mys- and offer practical, impartial advice, battles, and so unable to talk
pace conversation about information and support to parents, about their children. It may
my TV projects and her family members and guardians whose be called Emily’s Song,
new album. I said I’d children have been abducted or who but it is a song for all
always been a writer fear abduction. The reunite Child these children and their
and I’d love nothing Abduction Prevention Guide pro- parents. If we can chart
more than to have the skills vides clear and concise information and the song these children
to write a song for Emily so practical steps to take if a par- will get a voice... And wait
she knows how much I love ent fears their child is at risk of till you see what the video
her... Doris simply said, let’s a b d u c t i o n . will look like. Suddenly
do it then, and I set to work
all the lyrics will really
on the lyrics. The rest really is Reunite also provides advice and in- come to life!
down to her, and although I’ve formation to parents who may have
written lyrics before, it was abducted their children, and assists Nick - From your experience and
never with so much per- and advises in international contact involvement what is the best way
sonal emotion attached, and issues and relocation cases. that can people help?
never flying blind without
having a melody to work They also offer a mediation service Neil - Reunite is a registered
with and put words to. to assist parents in making informed charity, so they will welcome
I had no idea what it decisions, which are focused on the any donations to help them
would sound like, best interests of their child and family
but she has done maintain their help line.
as a whole.
They also post on
For more information about reunite
and the services they offer, go to
http://www.reunite.org
By Nick Giles
their website fund raising events, such as the sponsored walk I will be Some days I have to put all the photo’s face down because I
attending this weekend (25th September) on Wimbledon Common. want to cry for her. I don’t know what she is doing? If she re-
The simplest thing is to download a copy of Emily’s Song when it members me? There is the frustration of feeling totally help-
is released. Not only does it raise money for the charity, but also if less, and anger when you feel that people who could help
we get enough downloads to chart, it will bring these children to the aren’t. Worst of all there is the guilt. The feeling that somehow
public eye. And what would you prefer as the Christmas number one, you have let her down. That there might have been something
the X-Factor winner (No offense to the X-Factor contestants, but let’s you could have done differently, and the nightmares I get ev-
have something with a story at number one.), or Sam Blue, Doris and ery night without fail about what could be happening to her.
the band on Top of the Pops as a thank you for putting all this together? What keeps me going is the tears my mother shed be-
fore she died of cancer, because she never got a chance
Nick - Have there been many successful re-unifications? to say goodbye to Emily. She gripped my hand and made
me promise not to give up... two days later she was gone.
Neil - Yes there have been some happy endings. Reunite work closely
with the child abduction department at the FCO, and together they do a Please please, show support and click ‘like’ at
remarkable job. More and more countries have signed up to the Hague
Convention, which is reducing the complications and removing some And become a fan, also have a listen at
barriers. Again, if we make a big enough noise internationally we can
help. This is where people like me and Emily’s Song raising the issue, http://www.reverbnation.com/reunitecharitycampaignfea-
and people downloading to give us a more powerful lobby can help. turingemilyssongbysamblue