Finally a decent video of my hand shake with moz at the show in Philadelphia on this past tour.
3:02 into this. The Future is passing me by.
Thanks, Joey, for catching this.
check out all his other videos.http://www.youtube.com/user/jflispart
about halfway through the video there is part of the Moz interview from SXSW.
Richard Navarro Smiths Forearm tat
Richard Navarro shows us and Moz his love
Tour Of Refusal made a stop at NYC’s Bowery Ballroom.
With a capacity of 500ish it was bound to sell out, and that it did, though there wasn’t much of a line when the doors opened and the room didn’t fill up until moz went on. xsuedeheadx and I lucked out on picking up tickets for $110 each, early that morning. Totally worth it, it was an amazing show!!!!
I got 2 hand shakes, 2 pieces of shirts and met alot of new friends while standing in the queue all day.
This is my friend Lisas car, Lisa is a good gal and works for Dave Mathews.Lisa loves Moz as she proudly states daily on her cars license plate. I have seen MOz in VA twice and guess what I loved it as well
I wanna see your morrissey autograph pics! send em in,tell us how you got it.
After selling out every date on his 2009 UK Tour, Morrissey has just confirmed a show at the majestic Alexandra Palace on Thursday 5th November.
Tickets for the event go on sale Friday 24th July at 9am.
Purchase yours from www.gigsandtours.com or www.ticketmaster.co.uk
Support on the evening will be provided by Doll & The Kicks.
Morrissey is once again throwing his arms around Paris - and Lille - after June’s postponements.
The rescheduled dates are:
Nov 10 Lille, Aeronef
Nov 12 Paris, Le Zenith
Original tickets remain valid. There are also some tickets for sale at avosbillets.com and fnac.com
You guys have a very focused and accessible sound for a heavy hardcore band. How purposeful are you towards gaining a bigger fanbase in the music you write?
We don’t care about that kind of stuff. If you think there’s any sort of financial stability or serious career/future in hardcore music, you’re fucking high.
What influences do you have that would surprise people or aren’t immediately apparent in your songwriting?
The breakdown to “Mother Superior” is a ripoff of a Jawbox song called “Savory”. Many of our lyrics are taken from the Smiths and Joy Division. I listen to music that Greg Dulli makes more than I listen to any NYHC. The best punk band of all time was Nirvana.
What are some lesser-known or local bands you’ve played without around the country that have impressed you?
Advent from North Carolina, A Loss for Words from Massachusetts, and Unholy from Syracuse are all worth mentioning. Advent and Unholy are heavy and metallic, A Loss for Words is sort of pop punk/hardcore.
A lot of readers of this website, Punknews.org, have a very negative image of hardcore bands like Terror, Madball, etc. Why do you think that is and what misconceptions do you think you can clear up?
A lot of readers of your website are probably pussies. Kidding. No, I have no idea. I don’t care either. Different strokes you know? I’ve always found that people tend to write stuff off that is actually pretty similar to the stuff they love based purely off of slight, aesthetic, presentational differences. But it just depends on what people like. Some people probably find their lyrics one-dimensional or find the tough guy hardcore posturing thing a bit contrived. I don’t care about that stuff. I just like music, and i don’t like a lot of bands that are very well-received, and I like a lot of bands that nobody is into. Everybody is sick of mosh parts in 2009. I get that. I don’t care, that’s what I like. I am also a 26 year old man who listens to Fall Out Boy on a daily basis. Sue me.
What initially attracted you to hardcore and is that still the reason you are involved in it?
The anger and purity of its delivery. It was kids like me, without poser mohawks or fashion punkers writing heavy and angry music about things that pissed me off. How could I not get into it? It just has always seemed to me to be this ironic dichotomy between the most insanely laughable and phony crap, and the most honest and pure expression of emotion and anger I’ve ever seen. Hardcore, at it’s best, still makes my blood boil.
Best tour story. Go.
One time, we got pulled over by a cop, for going 70 in a 40, or something like that. Our guitarist, Dave, told the officer that “that’s literally impossible”. The cop then let us go. It was awesome.
You’re involved in muay thai. Martial arts is something most people do for a year or two as a kid and then drop away from. Why have you stayed with it and does it inform what you do with Reign Supreme in any way?
I don’t know why I do it. It just makes sense to me. I’m good at it. I’m a muay thai teacher, so I guess i’ve just made it a part of my lifestyle. I don’t really think it’s got much to do with Reign Supreme; muay thai is an outlet for me, as is music, but one doesn’t inform the other.
This is your second year on Sound and Fury. What’s the best and worst parts of playing Sound and Fury and other fests like it?
Best part is the amazing set that results in hundreds of kids who like your band seeing you at once, worst part is finding a place to crash after. This year, I got a hotel. Yeah, that’s right, baller.
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