domenica 2 agosto 2015

Bozo Brigade

Here's again with Bozo Brigade, a cascadian folk punk band. I had the great opportunity to talk with Rattsy, the musical saw of the band, and this is the result.



Me: Hi Rattsy! Thanks for your time. At first tell me something about you and your band, if you want!

Rattsy: I've been part of a few bands. Mostly small short lived projects with people I've traveled with. The most serious project I was part of was called Bozo Brigade. We did a West Coast tour, recorded a short ep, and played Tochtli Fest this year. Currently I'm looking for people in Richmond to start a new band with, and my fiance and I are working on a duet project with banjo and musical saw.


Me: I know you started a community of folk punk, tell me more please!

Rattsy: I started the online community DIY Folk Punk a little less than a year ago. It was sparked by a bad experience I had with a similar group. My solution was to create a new online community, which is how DIY Folk Punk was born. I wanted to create a group where people could share similar interests while feeling safe and respected no matter who they are. Inclusion is a very key part to the diy community in my opinion. Now the community has almost 4,000 members and is very active in sharing music, art, and writing, setting up shows, and giving people advice on projects they're working on. My hope is to keep growing the community and offering more helpful resources such as a diy venue list to help musicians set up shows all over
the US and in other countries.


Me: What are the opinions of your band?
Rattsy: I think we all have different political opinions, most of which follow anarchist ideas. Our music reflects this and personal experiences from our lives.


Me: What about the scene in places where you live?

Rattsy: As for the scene in my town and city, there's a lot to be done to expand it. Virginia has the potential to have an amazing scene, but seems to struggle attracting bands. Richmond, the city I live in, also has this problem. I think one of the problems is the lack of venues putting on shows regularly. That's why my fiance, JimboSlice, and I are in the process of saving to buy our own house. We plan on using it to put on shows weekly with local and traveling bands of a variety of genres. We also want to help our local community in a variety of ways such as food distribution, music workshops, and block parties. We want a space that helps bring more folk punk and diy culture to our city along with many other things.



Me: Finally I must ask you what is for you the meaning of  Folk Punk.

Rattsy: To me folk punk is about going back to the roots of music. I love that it's often comprised of old time instruments and very personal lyrics. Personally I love being able to play a weird but traditionally folky instrument like musical saw. Many of my relatives come from the application mountains, which is where the instrument may have originated. I think this connection makes me love playing it even more.


Me: Really thanks for being part of this.

Rattsy: See you soon!



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lunedì 27 luglio 2015

Malaise

Here's again with Malaise, folk punk Italy/Portugal duo queer bands.
Since the first time i heard this project (three years ago) my heart changed. I really got my mind blowed by it.


Have really to recommend it to all of you and hope to something new soon.
Here the pics of my fav albums and some live(s).
I can only let the music talk for me.
Turn up the volume and the feelings.





Malaise live@Sga Arese, Italy  



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giovedì 23 luglio 2015

Days N Daze

Here's again with Days N' Daze, folk punk legends. This article need to exist before and I finally do it.



I'm listening to their split with Night Gaunts on the sofa and it's really too cold for me, but this music refresh my ears.



 I think they are doing a tour together in the united states of folk, playing all can ne played. Hope I said enough how great are they. Listen ALL!



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mercoledì 22 luglio 2015

Denis Kuzmenko

Here's again with Denis Kuzmenko, a great artist from Russia. He play this sort of sad storytelling folk.
He plays acoustic / riot folk. Most of his songs are about social and gender inequality, police, prostitutes and alcoholics.
The project started at the end of the year 2014-2015. Two releases is already out. Now he is writing down the third release, which will be released in the late of summer. In the first one, he only played acoustic guitar, in the second mandolin and acoustic guitar. The third release will contain harmonica and flute.
You can download all of his work and I suggest you to do it. Very deep and fresh sound.





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martedì 7 luglio 2015

La Recicleta

Here's again with La Recicleta, diy collective, based in Spain, that reuse bicycles air chambers for making wonderful accessoires. You can order them on their facebook page.






Extremely eco-friendly project, this make us thinking about how many stuff we got in this world that is needed nothing.







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martedì 16 giugno 2015

She/Her/Hers

Here's again with She/Her/Hers, a musical project focused on transition and trans perspectives.


I just want to let her words talking for me.

"I had to go to the bathroom today and I didn’t know which one to use
it seems it’s always the one I don’t choose
I might get screams, and I’ll get stares at the least
hey everybody look at the freak
that’s everybody looking at me
every single god damn time that I gotta pee
my name is Emma that’s the one that I chose


cuz I’ll not be defined by my body
and I don’t need to hear
how you feel about that
and don’t tell me that nobody could love me
cuz there are people and places more beautiful than your own mind
where nobody passes judgement
and nobody lies
to themselves
and to each other
together and alone we’ll all strive
to make a world where no one needs to hide"
This is simply a poem against all transphobia.
You will hear more about her soon of course.

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lunedì 15 giugno 2015

Agripunk

Here's again with Agripunk, an association born to close a breeding of turkeys.
After they done it, the place became a refugee for animals and humans.
Giorgina is the only turkey who survived.
Agripunk accept all help.
They made a cool t-shirt and you can buy it to support the struggle against speciesism.






All can help Agripunk with food for the animals.
If you don't have it you can make a donation at Banca Etica N°216509 IBAN IT47 C050 1802 8000 0000 0216 509 TO Agripunk onlus.
They also do great and slurpy vegan lunch every week ends.

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