In case you're head is full of lincoln logs, Joe is one of the original writers of this blog. We both work together now, so there will probably post a bunch of shit on here. We have dramatically different musical tastes, but we both really like mint chocolate chip ice cream.
What makes for an interesting interview for you
personally?
I think an interesting interview
has interesting and thought provoking questions. So, basically the opposite of
what’s happening right now.
Why can’t you get into Dinosaur JR?
I can’t get into Dinosaur Jr.
because I just think it’s melatonin. I want to like It, they seem appealing and
interesting, but every time I put them on I just slip into a coma.
Any interest in starting your own podcast?
Funny you mention that, I was
just talking to Emma White about hosting a Black Market Podcast at her store
once a week and was going to ask you for help.
What ever happened to you playing keyboards?
I still want to play keyboards,
I plan on buying a KORG this Spring.
I think it depends on the music
and the style. All I look for in production, like vocals, is that it
compliments and fits the music. If I’m listening to Anti-Cimex or a raw 80s
punk band, I won’t criticize the production quality. Although, I have to say,
there is an art to raw production and a fine line between raw sound and your
band just sounding like your record was mixed by a deaf person.
I know you’ve never picked up an instrument yourself,
but does “gear talk” ever appeal to you?
I played bass as a kid and in
the first incarnation of Severed Remains. No, gear talk irritates me. Bleed on
the guitar if you want to impress me.
Do you have a go-to album to listen to when you’re
bummed out?
That’s tough. If I’m depressed I
or self-loathing I’ll go to Dopesick by Eyehategod but I really don’t recommend
that lol. To be honest, while my mom was sick and dying I listened to “Secrets
of the World” by Trapped Under Ice. That album is probably the most personal
album ever to me and it always brings me out of a dark place.
Also, much cooler news than this bullshit interview:
Joe's band Grave Plague just released a demo. Check them out here!
-Novak