February 2012
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I interviewed Henry Rollins today. Does this mean I’m officially a punk journalist?
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January 2012
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I met Jon Wurster tonight. He was very nice.
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THE NEXT THREE DAYS
- Covering the Republican presidential debate, including all four candidates, on campus on Monday
- Interviewing Greg Proops on Tuesday
- The Mountain Goats on Wednesday
Oh boy.
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NEW THE MAX LEVINE ENSEMBLE INTERVIEW
In this interview, I talk to David Combs, who plays in the Max Levine Ensemble and as Spoonboy. The Max Levine Ensemble just released a new EP Elephant in the Room, which has some great songs like “The Last of the Assholes” that deal with issues in sexism. In addition, they also put out the full-length OK Smartypants and the Ben Weasel EP— a response to Ben Weasel’s dissing...
December 2011
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TOP 10 ALBUMS OF THE YEAR
In case you were wondering…
1. Andrew Jackson Jihad, Knife Man
2. Fucked Up, David Comes to Life
3. Bomb the Music Industry!, Vacation
4. Joyce Manor, Joyce Manor
5. P.S. Eliot, Sadie
6. Tom Waits, Bad as Me
7. Spraynard, Funtitled
8. The Taxpayers, To Risk So Much for One Damn Meal
9. Laura Stevenson and the Cans, Sit Resist
10. The World/Inferno Friendship Society, The Anarchy...
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SO.
I spent the day covering an antique WWII grenade that forced my school’s library to be briefly evacuated.
http://www.usforacle.com/news/usf-library-briefly-evacuated-after-wwii-grenade-discovered-1.2681127#.Tt_6t3px0jw
November 2011
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museummouth asked: I'm seeing it's your birthday? That's what tumblr is telling me. If so- HAPPY BIRTHDAY! <3
cosmicnavel asked: Happy birthday, man.
serratonin asked: happy 21st !!! have a great one :)
vflo28 asked: Happy birthday!
October 2011
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NEW GIRL TALK INTERVIEW?
While Red Rover is currently on a sort of hiatus, here’s an interview I did with none other than Girl Talk. Whether or not you like his music, I think he’s a pretty interesting guy, with his involvement in copyright issue battles and starting off as a biomedical engineer. Here you go:
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September 2011
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24hrevengetherapy asked: Hi, I love you.
July 2011
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victoriaweasley asked: You added me on Lastfm, I then decided to follow you on Tumblr. Hi.
nanagross asked: Yeah! I got an internship at AV Club this summer, it is THE BEST.
I just have to update the events calendar every week (which takes maybe 4 hours), and once that's done they let me write stuff for the site.
If there's a satellite branch where ever you live, it's a really rad editorial position.
and UGH SCHOOL PAPER DON'T REMIND ME.
I just have to update the events calendar every week (which takes maybe 4 hours), and once that's done they let me write stuff for the site.
If there's a satellite branch where ever you live, it's a really rad editorial position.
and UGH SCHOOL PAPER DON'T REMIND ME.
May 2011
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NEW DISCOUNT/MONIKERS/STOLEN PARTS INTERVIEW
Moving my attention back to Florida, I spoke with Ryan Seagrist of Discount and Monikers. Discount is one of my all-time favorite Florida bands—notable for both its middle school origins and singer Alison Mosshart, who now fronts bands like The Kills and The Dead Weather. Ryan currently plays with New York’s Stolen Parts along with Off With Their Heads and Bridge and Tunnel members....
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NEW SPRAYNARD INTERVIEW
I spoke to Pat Graham of Spraynard, who hail from West Chester, Pennsylvania. They’ve put out two really good records on If You Make It, with their newest Funtitled being distributed on Asian Man Records. We talk about the record and the story behind its great cover, being continually compared to Latterman, and The Simpsons.
Red Rover: Can you talk a little about what West...
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NEW LAURA STEVENSON AND THE CANS INTERVIEW
Laura Stevenson and the Cans just played their first show in Tampa last night. I talked to Laura after the show as she ate a cookie and a club across the street was blaring the Ramones. We talk about Sit Resist, how the band’s sound developed from acoustic demos and in the punk community, and which of her songs is about the artist Claudia Bernardi.
Red Rover: How has it been traveling...
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NEW NEW BRUISES INTERVIEW
Beyond playing in New Bruises, Bryon heads Kiss of Death Records—one of my favorite Tampa institutions along with Transitions Art Gallery and Taco Bus. He was also in Mid Carson July, a band that flirted with big-label success on Fueled by Ramen, and knows plenty of old bands. We talk about being arrested while staying with Chuck Ragan, meeting the Measure (SA) and O Pioneers!!!, and opening...
April 2011
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March 2011
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February 2011
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December 2010
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NEW AGAINST ME! INTERVIEW?
Another newspaper interview link, this time with Tom Gabel. Up to this point, I hadn’t heard anything about why the band actually left Sire Records, so it was interesting to be privy to that. Maybe I’ll like their new material more. Here you go!
http://www.usforacle.com/scene-heard/scene-and-heard-against-me-1.2421736
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I INTERVIEWED TOM GABEL TODAY
Weird!
November 2010
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Saw The Wild a few days ago, seeing Louis C.K. today and Superchunk and Titus Andronicus in a few weeks. Yes.
October 2010
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Shinobu- “Strength Through Wounding”
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NEW MATT AND KIM INTERVIEW?
I didn’t interview Matt for the zine, but rather for a newspaper. Now that I think about it, though, the story structure’s pretty much the same. Obviously this band’s higher-profile, but I think they’re still pretty on the level and I still like their music.
If you want to read it, here’s a link:
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NEW ANDREW JACKSON JIHAD INTERVEW
This is another long one, with Sean Bonnette from AJJ, so I’d let the conversation speak for itself. We talk about what band they’d most be like in a cabin, Arizona politics, and meeting Billy Bragg:
Red Rover: So for Andrew Jackson Jihad’s new material, is it going to be more of the intermingling between acoustic and electric?
Sean Bonnette: Yeah, I think so. It gets kind of...
September 2010
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NEW BLUNT MECHANIC INTERVIEW
This is a long one, but I think it’s worth it. While on tour with Andrew Jackson Jihad, I talked to Ben Barnett, the former Kind of Like Spitting frontman and current Blunt Mechanic member. Barnett also worked at Paul Green’s School of Rock in Seattle. We talk about the Wu-Tang Clan, sickness and happiness, and making the divide from Kind of Like Spitting— except maybe one song.
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NEW MUSEUM MOUTH INTERVIEW
This was the first interview I’ve done via Skype, which was pretty fun. This one was with Museum Mouth drummer Karl Kuehn and bassist Savannah Levin in a house that also doubles as a venue. We talk about the band’s recording and upcoming releases, as well as cats, North Carolina and Slurpees.
Red Rover: Can you briefly introduce yourselves and how you came to be a band?
Karl Kuehn:...
August 2010
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July 2010
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PLUGGING FOR A FRIEND
Hey there. If you’ve been thinking, “Man. Summer sure is being slow for shows. I’d really like to catch a show with some small, fun, If You Make It-esque band I’ve never heard—but I wouldn’t know where to start,” do I have sort of news for you! Our friend Rosie’s band Sleeping Spiders is playing their tour kick-off show today, and then leaving for...
June 2010
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NEW THE RIOT BEFORE INTERVIEW:
Me and Brett Adams talk about the new record Rebellion, as well as music videos, Dostoevsky and bacon:
Red Rover: I heard that you guys just recorded a music video for “Backstage Rooms.” How was that experience?
Brett Adams: Oh my God, it was ridiculous. A really good friend of mine has a post-production company, so he knows all these people that do professional filming, and he just...