DAN SKIBRA AKA HUNGRY EYE + MAD AT THE WORLD RECORDS AKA OMEGAS

1-Five songs you can't get out of your head right now?

Dan:

"In terms of a playlist..."

Cheap Tragedies- Ain't Dead Yet

Donna Summers- Bad Girls

Rest in Pieces- Keep Your Distance

Modern Jazz Quartet- Concorde (whole album)

Secret Society of the Sonic Six- 9:00

"Though right at this moment, I literally can't get the Revolting

Cocks' version of "Do ya think I'm sexy" out of my head."

2-Last film you watched and actually liked?

Dan: "I don't watch many movies. Recently watched Christiane F. Can't say I

"liked" it but Bowie was in it, so it was cool.

I saw and liked Slumdog Millionaire. Don't know what that says about

me."

3-Book you are reading?

Dan: "Stephen Stapleton- Kant's Transcendental Arguments; Disciplining Pure

Reason. For review for a journal."

4-Visual artist/writer/music/film you feel inspired by right now?

Dan : "Kafka's short stories are always good for a burst of inspiration."

5-First record/cassette tape you ever bought?

Dan: "Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Volume 2"

6-Record labels you miss?

Dan: "Oy, I don't know about that one."

7-What are you working on right now?

Dan: "Working with Matt Sims on his current awesome releases, the debut

Cheap Tragedies LP, and the latest Holy Kiss LP.

In terms of my own stuff, my punk band Omegas are about to go into the

studio."

8-Bands/musicians you wish would get back together and not put out a crappy new record?

Dan: "Doesn't exactly answer your question, but it would have been cool to

get a second Germs record.... though maybe not."

9-Musician who died that you wish you could bring back from the grave?

Dan: "Mick Ronson. Are these conditions tied to bringing people back? I

don't know how I'd like being the broker of folks' resurrection."

10-Favorite song lyrics?

Dan: "Bad Brains: "We will not do what they want nor do what they say. Oh no."

Sums it up about right."

11-Favorite poets?

Dan: "I'm more of a prose man, myself, though I can hang with Mallarme,

Baudelaire, Beckett. I won't lie and say we "hang" often, though."

HUNGRY EYE RECORDS

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MORE ON DAN SKIBRA : INTERVIEW (SOURCE Nylvi) 

Thank you Dan!!! You rule. 

MT. SIMS FORMERLY MOUNT SIMS NEW MUSIC VIDEO "GRAVE"

"Mt. Sims and Hungry Eye Records just released a  new music video for the staggering song "Grave," which you can find on the albums Happily Ever After as well as on the A Grave EP. It was filmed in the abandoned Spreepark in Berlin (October 2008). Directed by Bart Grieb and Matt Sims' long-time collaborator Echo Danon.

Mt. Sims returns to form after relocating from LA to Berlin with his eagerly anticipated third full length. Now with a new moniker-- "Mt. Sims" replacing "Mount Sims"-- and a full band with Randy Twigg and Andre Lange, Mt. Sims drops 12 new songs that bristle with nervous energy. Merging his signature electronic style with stark post-punk textures as first unveiled on his second album Wild Light, Happily Ever After's songs showcase the new band's versatility. From the cabaret rave-up of "Playing for Keeps" to the melodramatic dirge of "Love's Revenge" and the raging death-disco of "the Bitten Bite Back", the band is flanked by guest appearances of Jessie Evans(Vanishing/ Autonervous) and Toby Dammit (Swans, Iggy Pop). To the delight of his followers, Mt. Sims strays far from the formula of "How We Do", as proved by the earlier release of a single for "Grave" on 12" format. 

Crisp production work done by Thomas Stern of Crime and the City Solution..."

Happily Ever After - Mt. Sims - Hungry Eye Records - EYE 17

VERONICA VASICKA AKA MINIMAL WAVE RECORDS AND 2VM ANSWERS 11 QUESTIONS...

1-Five songs you can't get out of your head right now?

 Veronica:

"Reassurance Ritual by Das Ding"

"I Never Dance by Crysalis "  VIDEO HERE  

"He Who Wears A Mask by Salaligan"

"Way Out Of Living by Linear Movement"

"On and On by Jesse Saunders"

2-Last film you watched and actually liked?

Veronica: "Dögkeselyü by Ferenc András"

3-Book you are reading?

Veronica: "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton"

4-Visual artist/writer/music/film you feel inspired by right now?

Veronica: "Fassbinder (always)"

5-First record/cassette tape you ever bought?

Veronica: "Madonna s/t cassette"

6-Record labels you miss?

Veronica: "Factory"

7-What are you working on right now?

Veronica: "Design for Das Ding album to be released on MW"

8-Bands/musicians you wish would get back together and not put out a crappy new record?

Veronica: "Deux"

9-Musician who died that you wish you could bring back from the grave?

Veronica: "Don't wanna bring any back!"

10-Favorite song lyrics?

Veronica: 

"We're the devil's dancers

Swinging all the answers
Dance with us

Dance with us"  

(Oppenheimer Analysis)

11-Favorite Poet : 

Veronica: "Baudelaire"

2VM is a minimal electronic music collaboration between Marc Houle and Veronica. Some of their tracks are available on Genetic Music.

Copies of 2VM are still available here

She made the tshirts for 2VM by hand. Want one?

2VM PONIKA VIDEO directed by Tona Ohama

Check out her Radio Show "Minimal-Electronik Plus" here

Minimal-Wave's most recent release Stereo: Somewhere In The Night is quite a  sought after gem according to Scott Mou at Other Music NYC  -"I know the description might sound a bit scary, but Somewhere in the Night actually rules!"

Martin Dupont "It's So" video directed by Veronica Vasicka

 

BASSIST MARC LAURICK OF WITCHTRIALZ AND BUNNYDRUMS ANSWERS 9 QUESTIONS...

(PHOTO OF MARC LAURICK  © GEOFF HALL)

1- Five songs uou can't get out of your head right now?

Marc- "Right now? Only one: "Jump Into The Fire" Harry Nilsson"

2-Last film you watched and actually liked?

Marc- "Scott Walker; 30 Century Man"

3-Book you are reading?

Marc- " (re-reading) De Kooning by Stevens + Swan"

4-Visual artist/writer/music/film you feel inspired by right now?

Marc- "Gerhard Richter (Always)"

5-First record/cassette tape you ever bought?

Marc- "Stevie Wonder "Livin For The City"  (vinyl 45)"

6-What are you working on right now?

Marc- "Witchtrialz"

7-Bands/musicians you wish would get back together and not put out a crappy new record?

Marc- "Magazine"

8-Musician who died that you wish you could bring back from the grave?

Marc- "John McGeoch"

9-Favorite poet?

Marc- "Samuel Beckett"

More about Marc Laurick ... best known currently as bassist with post-punk "icons", BUNNYDRUMS and witchtrialZ! ... also cast a rather wide net performing with: KING BRITT, GUILLERMO GREGORIO, SKIP HELLER, MOSE GIGANTICUS and numerous "others" ... began playing in philadelphia post-punk bands like SENSORY FIX (w/ 'VOSCO', later of RUIN) and sharing stages with BAUHAUS, the FALL, MISSION OF BURMA, PSYCHEDELIC FURS, the STRANGLERS, and SUICIDE ... around the "year punk broke", took the d.i.y. game to the short lived, under financed, yet highly influential; ALLIANCE MUSIC WORKSHOP, booking: ROB BROWN, WHIT DICKEY, DAVE DOUGLAS, RUFUS HARLEY, KHAN JAMAL, JOE MORRIS, MARC RIBOT, JAMAALADEEN TACUMA ... moved to chicago and continued to perform with BYARD LANCASTER and CHORA ENSEMBLE and co-produce shows with KEN VANDERMARK and the UNITY TEMPLE RESTORATION FUND ... later moving to new york, - and losing faith in free-jazz salvation - inexplicably began playing with alt.country and bluegrass "artists" to, and of, no great consequence ... returns to philadelphia post-911 to scheme the post-post-post-punk insurgency producing shows with: BAND OF OUTSIDERS, BUSH TETRAS, CASUAL VIKING, CERTAIN GENERAL, ALICE COHEN, KING OF SIAM, NORTHERN LIBERTIES, NOTEKILLERS, STAN RIDGWAY ... 

Marc and Echo's email chat about this blog...

Marc: "Virtual trapper keeper. YOU'RE JOKING, RIGHT?"

Echo: "No totally serious:-) Looking forward to blogging about your music. Send me anything. I love your bands!"

Marc: "No Bunnydrums news to report currently. I think the blush is off the rose currently and we'll de-hibernate when the second album is reissued. I will keep you posted re: Witchtrialz! activity...Philadelphia shows coming in April/May/June. We are currently recording the first e.p."

I love "virtual trapper keeper"! So funny. Thank you Marc!

VOCALIST AND BASSIST IAIN SLATER OF APB ANSWERS THE 11 QUESTIONS...

1-Five songs you can't get out of your head right now?

Iain- "Way more than five"

2-Last film you watched and actually liked?

Iain- "Life is Sweet"

3-Book you are reading?

Iain- "Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung"

4-Visual artist/writer/music/film you feel inspired by right now?

Iain- "Lester Bangs"

5-First record/cassette tape you ever bought?

Iain- "Telegram Sam"

6-Record labels you miss?

Iain- "99"

7-What are you working on right now?

Iain- "apb new stuff"

8-Bands/musicians you wish would get back together and not put out a crappy new record?

Iain- "Impossible. Usually there is a reason for the stuff."

9-Musician who died that you wish you could bring back from the grave?

Iain- "Marc Bolan"

10-Favorite song lyrics?

Iain- "A Little Death Around the Eyes (Peter Doherty)"

11-Favorite poet?

Iain- "Charles Bukowski"

Currently Iain is touring with Peter Doherty and Graham Coxon. Next week they will be in Milan and the following week in Paris. 

Thank you Iain! 

One of my favorite bands from "Chain Reaction" through "Love By the Seasons!"

"APB formed in 1979 in the small rural town of Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Ignoring their remote location the band took inspiration from the punk do it yourself ethic of the burgeoning independent music scene. With a hard-working approach to writing, rehearsing and performing, George Cheyne (drums), Glenn Roberts (guitar) and Iain Slater (bass, vocals) became an exciting young band..." And it just gets better and better! 

READ MORE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF APB HERE...

Young American Recordings re released a 20th anniversary edition of "Something To Believe In" with a 2nd disc of previously unreleased live tracks and studio recordings. In March 2006 Young American also released the complete BBC sessions cd, which features all the John Peel sessions from the early 80s.

Having reformed in 2006 and following their return to the New York metro area apb now release 'Three' a new 14 track cd on their own Red River Records."

APB ART by George Cheyne

SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN

THE RADIO ONE PEEL SESSIONS APB