tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28812657499139503812024-03-14T01:35:00.932-07:00LIVE TO CRUSH - AKIMBO - [1998-2012]Akimbo was a Seattle rock band. We played real hard, real loud, and crushed shit all over the world. The members continue to play kick ass shit in other bands and still think indie rock sucks.AKIMBOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04598072840079258984noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881265749913950381.post-36500163615917392232012-09-02T11:31:00.001-07:002012-09-02T11:31:24.389-07:00Last Show Recap<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The last show came and went. Thanks for showing up and making it a party. I thought I might get all emotional and dumb but it turns out I'm an careless prick with no feelings. Just had a blast with a ton of friends and set the thing on fire whilst handing out PB&Js. It was great to play the old songs with Burke and blow the power at the Comet again. Also need to give Eric Carnell of Android Hero huge props for coming through with the t-shirts last minute.<br />
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The local press had some kind things to say about us.<br />
<a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/08/10/farewell-akimbo">Farewell Akimbo</a> - Brian Cook<br />
<a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/08/10/re-farewell-akimbo-and-remember-that-time-they-made-drunk-of-the-week">Farewell Akimbo, and remember that time they made drunk of the week</a> - Kelly O<br />
<a href="http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/reverb/2012/08/akimbos_last_stand_the_band_on.php">Akimbo's last stand</a> - Todd Hamm<br />
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Here we are crushing LUNGLESS<br />
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Our friend Hollie took a bunch of sweet photos. The full flickr set is <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mscrimson/sets/72157631040439324/with/7769909968/">HERE</a>.<br />
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Couldn't have asked for a better send off.<br />
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The last album is in the works. Stay tuned for that junk.<br />
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HAVE A GOOD TIME ALL THE TIME.<br />
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Love,<br />
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Jon<br />
Nat<br />
AaronAKIMBOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04598072840079258984noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881265749913950381.post-30215727422419551872012-05-14T23:34:00.000-07:002012-05-14T23:34:16.757-07:00Last show will be 8/11 at Comet in SeattleOur last show will be Saturday August 11th at the Comet Tavern in Seattle, WA.<br />
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Here is a helpful FAQ for the inquisitive fuckers out there:<br />
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<li>We decided to stop playing because Aaron is leaving the band for non-dramatic reasons. He just wants to do other stuff. Nat and I are completely busy/fulfilled with our various other projects and see no need to drag you people through any more nonsense than you deserve. Also, Aaron is really good, and rather than try and outshine his contributions we'd rather be lazy and just do other bands.</li>
<li>The decision was totally boring. We talked for a bit, agreed it was the best call, and started talking about the last show. Nobody punched anyone, nobody was the asshole, voices were not raised. So far in my experiences breaking up with a band is way easier than breaking up with a girl.</li>
<li>Akimbo has been actively playing shows since October of 1998. That's roughly 14 & 1/2 years, which is longer than I did anything else. Including school.</li>
<li>We have almost a whole album written. We might try and record some songs, we might not. It all boils down how little of a pain in the ass that is going to be and if any labels are <strike>foolish</strike> awesome enough to release a half complete record that will never be performed.</li>
<li>Counting touring guitar players, Aaron was the band's 11th member.</li>
<li>We released 6 albums. I love and hate all of them equally. </li>
<li>The single greatest influence on this band is/was Nomeansno. If you are reading this and don't know them you need to correct that.</li>
<li>When we started booking tours the internet wasn't a thing. We used phones and we cold called angry people who did not want to talk to you.</li>
<li>When I try to think of bands that can outdrink us night for night on tour I really have to dig deep. Saviours is probably the closest. Lords' original line up also came close. Everyone else got dusted.</li>
<li>Five vans have fallen under our touring battle cry.</li>
<li>I think my favorite show of the band's lifetime was a last minute show to 20 people in a wine cellar in Paris, France. It went off like a pipe bomb. You weren't there.</li>
<li>Considering the casual nature of all this I'm not going to say we'll NEVER play again. It could happen with the right circumstances. We'll probably be fat and gross and if you go you'll probably be initially stoked but end up disappointed that it wasn't as good as you remember. Just to be dramatic I want to put a ridiculous disclaimer on that, so I'll say we won't play a reunion show unless it is also Botch's reunion show.</li>
<li>I don't care if you never liked this band. It was always for me, never for you. You were just a happy accident.</li>
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... that being said ... Ferocious and sincere thanks to all of our friends and supporters. We have had a gift of an experience and take none of it for granted. Each one of you have a seat saved at our banquet hall in Valhalla.<br />
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Have a good time all the time.<br />
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See you 8/11AKIMBOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04598072840079258984noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881265749913950381.post-10369830037584508492012-02-18T13:01:00.000-08:002012-02-18T13:01:35.562-08:00Quick update.<br />
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We are still writing the new album and have about 9 songs in various stages of completion. Hoping to record in the summer. This record will literally cure AIDS.<br />
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The <a href="http://brokaw.bandcamp.com/">Brokaw</a> album release show at the Sunset was a bruiser. Thanks a ton for coming out and getting rowdy.<br />
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Sandrider released an album in December. It is <a href="http://www.sandrider.bandcamp.com/">HERE</a> if you're looking.<br />
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Added some shows in May that we're very excited about. May 11th and 12th we'll be joining two bands that used to tear up the northwest with regular efficiency but have become increasingly rare sightings: <a href="http://www.therubydoe.com/">The Ruby Doe</a> and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/blackelk">Black Elk</a>. 11th at Comet in Seattle, and 12th at Shakedown in Bellingham.<br />
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Now I'm off to Crate and Barrel to get some dishwear.AKIMBOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04598072840079258984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881265749913950381.post-9682063361082444852011-10-02T18:49:00.000-07:002011-10-02T18:49:53.838-07:00Live videos from MFNW in Portland w/ NeurosisThe Fucking French (new!)<br />
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Digging a Hole (old!)<br />
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I am very Successful (new)<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/F5ycHptcxsk" width="560"></iframe>AKIMBOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04598072840079258984noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881265749913950381.post-55774692293355773732011-10-02T18:39:00.000-07:002011-10-02T18:39:55.922-07:0010/15 PosterHere's the Nat Damm poster for our upcoming rager with Grenades and Bitches Crystal. Does your band's poster have this much baby vomit?<br />
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No. No it does not.<br />
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[suck it chops]AKIMBOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04598072840079258984noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881265749913950381.post-4611371556078804702011-10-02T18:35:00.000-07:002011-10-02T18:35:06.428-07:00MFNW 2011 - PhotosThanks for <a href="http://www.qromag.com/reviews/concert_reviews/music_fest_nw_2011_:_day_four/">QRO</a> for posting these. Full gallery is <a href="http://www.qromag.com/concert_gallery/?g2_itemId=396550">here</a>.<br />
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"Keeping with my plan of avoiding the multitude of Portland indie-pop bands that sound like music from a Starbucks commercial, the next band for the day was <a href="http://www.qromag.com/concert_gallery/?g2_itemId=396550" target="_blank"><b>Akimbo</b></a><span style="font-weight: normal;">. Akimbo is a hardcore band but at their core has the genes passed down from their hometown Seattle's harder grunge side. Which makes it no surprise that they've been recorded both by Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles and Neurosis's Neurot Recordings<i>. </i></span> <br />
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Akimbo was just the band to warm up for the evening's shows. "<br />
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Hell yes!AKIMBOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04598072840079258984noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881265749913950381.post-37685077121021787172011-06-02T22:26:00.000-07:002011-06-02T22:27:15.758-07:00CHBP PosterA <a href="http://natdamm.com/home.html">Damm Damm Damm design</a> original poster for our Cha Cha show as part of <a href="http://capitolhillblockparty.com/">Capitol Hill Block Party</a> this year. We go on at 9:45 at the Cha Cha stage, Sat 7/23.<br />
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It's all new levels of gross. We are gonna do our best to be as disgusting as this poster.AKIMBOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04598072840079258984noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881265749913950381.post-24175003655011546462011-06-02T22:21:00.000-07:002011-06-02T22:21:11.492-07:00Bra Rock at Wild Buffalo in 2009Stumbled across these pictures the other day from a raucous show at the Wild Buffalo in Bellingham from back in 2009. If memory serves me correct it was either Cicadas' last show or Dog Shredder's first show. Anyways, we're playing our usual dumb shit and all of a sudden this girl jumps on stage and takes her shirt off and starts getting nutty in just a bra. Was she wasted? Fucking of course. Luckily there were cameras. Enjoy!<br />
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Thanks to Paul Israel for the pictures.<br />
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These shots make me love my life.AKIMBOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04598072840079258984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881265749913950381.post-9044956207012374912011-05-31T22:03:00.000-07:002011-05-31T22:03:15.543-07:00Stacy Schrag<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib3Vs-2y-rEx-lKnLHVWcoj878S3cqo0qHG9tH0_r6j7LgL8ziEJeMF8F9nXlkJsl3nVv8fDopIPAHPa2rNNB6-cM0-2Op_hEveezAQHx0pRSm-EMKBtJQ8u1UCWcEXP9jKP0K7SIz3v0/s1600/beard.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib3Vs-2y-rEx-lKnLHVWcoj878S3cqo0qHG9tH0_r6j7LgL8ziEJeMF8F9nXlkJsl3nVv8fDopIPAHPa2rNNB6-cM0-2Op_hEveezAQHx0pRSm-EMKBtJQ8u1UCWcEXP9jKP0K7SIz3v0/s320/beard.JPG" width="240" /></a></div> <br />
We recently heard that our long time friend Stacy Schrag committed suicide on May 18th. This was a huge shock to hear and we're still reeling.<br />
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I wrote a big sappy eulogy, then read it, then deleted it. I don't think it was in the spirit of Stacy Schrag. I think I wrote it for myself to help process his absence, but I think if he read it he'd look at me with a smirk and tell me to fuck off. Here is the condensed version. Honest. Straight to the point. No bullshit. It's more his style.<br />
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Stacy played guitar in <a href="http://www.myspace.com/blueprintfordisaster">Blueprint for Disaster</a>. They were unrelentingly brutal. Show for show I don't think I've been more positive I would see someone's blood than I was with BfD.<br />
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When we parted ways with Patrick, Stacy played guitar with us for a 5 week tour. He was my first pick for the job and after the tour I tried very diligently to get him to move to Seattle and permanently join the band. He declined, choosing to stay in Medford with his wife at the time (love you too Kimbo!) and continue building up the small DIY scene in Southern Oregon.<br />
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Stacy was a phenomenal photographer. We're proud to have his photography in our albums. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sohc/">His flickr page is here</a>.<br />
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Stacy was a loyal friend. You could cold call him at 3am on a shitty drive up the coast and he'd open his house to you and the other 2 bands you're touring with in a second. He had your back without any hesitation.<br />
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I wish I could say I knew he was having trouble and had the opportunity to reach out and see if I could help, but sadly that's not how this shit tends to go down. Still think about him everyday. Love and miss him.AKIMBOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04598072840079258984noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881265749913950381.post-71713497510443553292011-04-26T18:59:00.000-07:002011-04-26T18:59:54.854-07:00UPDATE - (SUMMER SHOWS)We're writing a bunch of awesome songs, talking with label bros, and planning out engineers and studios for the seventh album from your favorite three jerks. Hope to have it recorded by end of year and out in 2012, preferably before the world ends.<br />
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We have some shows n' junk.<br />
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Sat 6/11 @ <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/underground-events-center-seattle">Underground Events Center</a><br />
<a href="http://www.noisefortheneedy.org/">Noise for the Needy</a> and <a href="http://www.seattlerockguy.com/">Seattle Rock Guy</a> present:<br />
Akimbo<br />
Wildildlife<br />
Black Queen<br />
Princess<br />
Vultures 2012<br />
Smooth Sailing<br />
Whiskey Tango<br />
What What Now<br />
DJ Nik C<br />
DJ Blazon Stone<br />
$10, 21+, 7pm <br />
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Wed 6/29 @ Neumos<br />
Helms Alee (<a href="http://neumos.com/neumos.php?bandid=134785&band_action=info&from_show=1&venue_listings=16326&this_show=236534&past_shows=#236534">Album Release Show</a>)<br />
Akimbo<br />
Brothers of the Sonic Cloth<br />
Norska (Yob dudes)<br />
$10, 21+, 8pm<br />
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July Something @ Cha Cha<br />
We're playing everyone's favorite redly lit booze hole for the Cappy Hill Block Party. I forgot the details. I'll update later. It's gonna be great.<br />
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August Something @ TOTAL FEST<br />
Haven't heard the official date/time/stage yet. We're gonna be in Montana partying like true mountain men. Take yer shirt off.<br />
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Local broseph <a href="http://www.seattlerockguy.com/">Seattle Rock Guy</a> has posted the video. Click <a href="http://www.seattlerockguy.com/2011/02/seattle-channels-art-zone-profiles-ben.html">HERE</a> to watch it.AKIMBOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04598072840079258984noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881265749913950381.post-59871719060021307782011-01-10T20:11:00.000-08:002011-01-10T21:03:39.874-08:001 Day in 1 Hour by Joseph Weisnewski<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-0_wP4rktHEIBU46CtAuvFabczw75QavyI7YF8FFG9l4p-p-LaZustmsrTYgUvz-fD-tyKc3j8YuOFInJMtRIVRMddU7AccYED1K06933QR6SrXYoGkxDiZQ3hJQKYL3L4tu45w9Rk3Yz/s1600/one_day_in_one_hour.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-0_wP4rktHEIBU46CtAuvFabczw75QavyI7YF8FFG9l4p-p-LaZustmsrTYgUvz-fD-tyKc3j8YuOFInJMtRIVRMddU7AccYED1K06933QR6SrXYoGkxDiZQ3hJQKYL3L4tu45w9Rk3Yz/s320/one_day_in_one_hour.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560781514306658242" border="0" /></a><br />My dad is a damn good musician. He was in rowdy bands touring europe before I was born, he's been a music teacher my whole life, he got me my first guitar, he pointed me in all the right directions when I was learning how to play it, when he heard me listening to Rancid and NOFX he suggested I try Dead Kennedys and Oingo Boingo, and he made sure music was all around me and my sisters for our entire upbringing. He drove me to practices as a 14 year old, he helped record my first demos in a teenage band with Nat.<br /><br />One of his more recent personal projects is called "<a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/josephweisnewski">One Day in One Hour</a> / 1d1h", which is a captivating auditory exploration of an every-man's trial through the grind of office work. It is not background music, it is meant to be <span style="font-style: italic;">listened to</span>. From the CD Baby link:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;" id="ctl00_rightColumn_lblAlbumNotes">"Many contemporary listeners, especially those who have grown up with minimal exposure to western classical music, have had little contact with the concept of program music. The term ‘program’ is believed to have first been used by Liszt to describe music attempting to communicate extra-musical ideas such as a poem or a story. There are many examples of program music that pre-date Liszt however. From text painting in madrigals, to Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, to Beethoven’s 6th and the works of Berlioz, many composers have engaged in this kind of musical story telling.<br />This work was begun in a spirit of fun and adventure. It is the composer’s hope that you the listener can experience it in the same light-hearted manner."</span><br /><br />I have heard it in various stages of completion and seen it performed live with accompanying dancers and imagery. The piece is compelling, complex, catchy, and interesting. It definitely isn't the racket Akimbo is known for, but nonetheless I highly recommend it to everyone here.<br /><br />Samples and MP3s available, full album is $9.99<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/josephweisnewski">CD Baby</a><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/one-day-in-one-hour-1d1h/id413385592">iTunes</a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/One-Day-Hour-1D1H/dp/B004ICQS34/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1294721038&sr=8-2-catcorr">Amazon</a>Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04666967078564624134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881265749913950381.post-11749966339831485702011-01-04T20:41:00.000-08:002011-01-04T20:41:49.339-08:00Paris, 2005We played Paris back in October 2005 while on tour with The Assailant. It was a last minute show in the cellar of this tiny bar, only about 30 people showed up, but when we started playing the place blew up like a fucking powder keg. This was when Patrick Cunningham was still playing with us, the tour happened right after we finished recording <a href="http://www.alternativetentacles.com/product.php?product=1215&sd=5MrmOcA1z2WaP3vIipg">Forging Steel and Laying Stone</a> but before it was released.<br />
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I stumbled across these photos with Maria the other night so I'm posting them now. <br />
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This show was without a doubt the craziest we've ever played, and is easily my favorite of the thousands of shows in our history.<br />
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Here we are destroying Tokyo like God-damn-zilla.<br />
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The Japan tour was fan-fucking-tastic. We owe many thanks to Phillip at <a href="http://www.redcobaltindustries.com/">Red Cobalt Industries</a> for the Jersey Shores release and the potent 4 day tour through Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya. We played with some great bands: Eternal Elysium, Vomit Monster, Coffins, Terror Squad, Birushanah, AKBK, and tons more. Also super great to see our bros from Green Milk From the Planet Orange: T, K, and Ace!<br />
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I'm also happy to announce we sold all the fart shirts.<br />
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The year ending show with BuzzOven was also sweet. Thanks for raging.<br />
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Our friends in <a href="http://www.therubydoe.com/">The Ruby Doe</a> released a new album this year, which is a stripped down rock album very reminiscent of their first record. It's called "Getting Ahead in the Music Business". Follow the links on their myspace to buy it.<br />
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When the fuck is <a href="http://www.myspace.com/dogshredder">Dog Shredder</a> gonna release an album?<br />
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Going into 2011 we are going to keep on playing around the northwest and keep working on new jams. We are a number of songs deep into a new album and the intent is to record it this year. Our pace has slowed considerably but we are still stoked on making brutal jams and raging with you fuckers.AKIMBOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04598072840079258984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881265749913950381.post-88883149822581321422010-10-20T21:59:00.000-07:002010-10-20T22:00:27.190-07:00Jersey Shores - Japanese ReleaseJersey Shores is also getting a Japanese release (a first for us) through <a href="http://www.redcobaltindustries.com/">Red Cobalt Industries</a>. The pressing features all new art design by resident Nat Damm, but still incorporating Jesse's work.<br />
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• First pressing of 500 units worldwide.<br />
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<a href="http://www.neurotrecordings.com/detail.aspx?ID=167">CD available through Neurot</a>.<br />
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Half drunken ramblings after the pictures...<br />
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So we released Jersey Shores in October 2008, the release show was also our 10 year anniversary as a band, free to the public, and populated with all our close friends, family, and long time fans. Writing, recording, and especially performing the album was a taxing, yet ultimately rewarding experience. I feel like we grew substantially as musicians in that time, and it was a central part of solidifying the band's sound with Aaron as an established and talented contributor. Blah blah blah, yeah... But it's special to me. The fucking record means a lot to us.<br />
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Neurot released the CD, and I still feel like they are the perfect home for the tone of the album. It fits better next to Neurosis and US Christmas than it does Dead Kennedys and Triclops. The moniker on the inside of the record "Get dark. Get high. Get loud." is meant as a very sincere listening suggestion. It sold about as well as all our other records, which is not very much. Due to various financial and political reasons with Neurot and Revolver the album never got pressed to vinyl. Revolver are shit by the way, just as shady as the Mordam/Lumberjack capitalist mayhem that occurred just before they went under. Akimbo stopped touring all the time which killed the momentum that normally fuels our prolific behavior, and I started worrying that the vinyl would get forgotten and possibly never be released.<br />
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It's weird to me that we don't play these songs live all that much. It feels like there's an unspoken understanding that this record is a unique departure for us, and it deserves its own special place in our history. It's also meant to be heard as a single cohesive piece, so it feels weird playing just a song and then stopping when you know it should go on for another 40, 30 or 20 minutes. Somehow it feels very okay to just leave this album alone as a time stamp on a moment.<br />
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After two goddamn years I'm now holding the vinyl in my living room. A few good friends ended up stepping to the plate for us on putting the vinyl out and while I truly thank them all, we ended up going with Mr. Biafra and Alternative Tentacles. Jesse Roberts' beautiful oil paintings can now be appreciated at the size and majesty that they were created at, and I can finally breathe easy knowing the record has ran a full lap around the underground apathy course. More importantly though, <i>I</i> have it. We're not the kind of band that has a ravenous following. We persevere because we like the music and it's fun, and having a physical manifestation of the trials and memories is extremely important to me.AKIMBOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04598072840079258984noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881265749913950381.post-44529361660182661422010-09-20T20:46:00.000-07:002010-09-20T20:46:23.272-07:00Verellen amps show recap<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHTWULtDmgdvdZzb0oMrkqPyX3D9IWzRjbpYTY3jyYZkD4MWjPk_T3DX_lFw7ZoL9jwdwkhY0WORLuvbRelwtp3txX8caEP33T91nXJHgZBlApinTRtHnsOGFSTx-W_dMuBB0thjIesAQ/s1600/photo(5).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHTWULtDmgdvdZzb0oMrkqPyX3D9IWzRjbpYTY3jyYZkD4MWjPk_T3DX_lFw7ZoL9jwdwkhY0WORLuvbRelwtp3txX8caEP33T91nXJHgZBlApinTRtHnsOGFSTx-W_dMuBB0thjIesAQ/s320/photo(5).JPG" /></a></div>It was hot. Peace!AKIMBOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04598072840079258984noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881265749913950381.post-86704732282858115482010-09-04T22:01:00.001-07:002010-09-04T22:01:32.746-07:00Dungeon Bastard<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwcPoG_tad-JmcVPkp6thgg4BX5KscEwJW5q9VhPuny9RiFsyrf6flOWLTIkn0QaMirv9C1hbuRMU9hsWXSJmcPJE5I2-KD1qLz-FELw1Dqrazo_i5ZkqgWdMT6NjCefEWx1xzPTNelg/s1600/photo(4).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwcPoG_tad-JmcVPkp6thgg4BX5KscEwJW5q9VhPuny9RiFsyrf6flOWLTIkn0QaMirv9C1hbuRMU9hsWXSJmcPJE5I2-KD1qLz-FELw1Dqrazo_i5ZkqgWdMT6NjCefEWx1xzPTNelg/s400/photo(4).JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Hope everyone who went to PAX enjoyed it.<br />
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I know I did.AKIMBOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04598072840079258984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881265749913950381.post-30088933932568493542010-09-02T23:32:00.000-07:002010-09-02T23:32:50.812-07:00Sept 16th: Verellen Amps Night @ Neumos w/ Helms Alee, Akimbo, Narrows, The Dark<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBi4mmQ9q495CAAvI3EG5LPZ5SI1NWyZtE1wa-__utZIK3ZWHG_0zeIEADalJKuNVAAdR56b1RMylcsm5yR7BYQs_Q-m1FKXnOQh1h9Xntk82lASinvFEXBo87E1ID_n0pDwc25wlrerA/s1600/photo(3).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBi4mmQ9q495CAAvI3EG5LPZ5SI1NWyZtE1wa-__utZIK3ZWHG_0zeIEADalJKuNVAAdR56b1RMylcsm5yR7BYQs_Q-m1FKXnOQh1h9Xntk82lASinvFEXBo87E1ID_n0pDwc25wlrerA/s400/photo(3).JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br />
Playing a very awesome show Sept 16th at <a href="http://www.neumos.com/">Neumos</a>. Here's a picture of the massive poster on capitol hill if you haven't see it yet. The show is a <a href="http://www.verellenamplifiers.com/">Verellen Amps</a> showcase night. Come see my new DYNAMO in person.AKIMBOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04598072840079258984noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881265749913950381.post-19129955038292975222010-06-12T22:38:00.000-07:002010-06-12T22:38:25.920-07:00Photos from Black Flag set, 5/31/2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbzKtv-TBgzyIEneVyptAkB1RDjCjFwHVpqa00CoFf4j7HDlk3FxIHU-rdOhG0sP03HiHCy8Sh7nt8tIiEwrOP6P4Ul1aZwLiqDoeEYWpn-M8-0UX2m7aBiOiNgJWmkOHacBS0XSYZWOo/s1600/tomback.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbzKtv-TBgzyIEneVyptAkB1RDjCjFwHVpqa00CoFf4j7HDlk3FxIHU-rdOhG0sP03HiHCy8Sh7nt8tIiEwrOP6P4Ul1aZwLiqDoeEYWpn-M8-0UX2m7aBiOiNgJWmkOHacBS0XSYZWOo/s320/tomback.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGis7cFsEQ_8C4ERsqCGcHRj0IfuMD82XXzyAaqFFMsONrOqzJXWuWLsdqLS1fmFRCfU_L5yYaTihkUdFp8MEln4yYO2AWuAcgZD6nicQP-EmIYjPhegI6N5KusYf8jYQbstrYV8_aiw/s1600/aaron.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGis7cFsEQ_8C4ERsqCGcHRj0IfuMD82XXzyAaqFFMsONrOqzJXWuWLsdqLS1fmFRCfU_L5yYaTihkUdFp8MEln4yYO2AWuAcgZD6nicQP-EmIYjPhegI6N5KusYf8jYQbstrYV8_aiw/s320/aaron.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM4iGSc7VwA6I5b33WF9e5hxAiVKrbVri9_Jw5cZZbQ4PjRYRKEmFYRbOxtMNN27mNQUBK1rsHISyus6aTpYoivLzp5E3uxAR8w6viqFaA-Jx0UjI_gikR-9b147WfmaQSnr-vePg-k-c/s1600/airpoints.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM4iGSc7VwA6I5b33WF9e5hxAiVKrbVri9_Jw5cZZbQ4PjRYRKEmFYRbOxtMNN27mNQUBK1rsHISyus6aTpYoivLzp5E3uxAR8w6viqFaA-Jx0UjI_gikR-9b147WfmaQSnr-vePg-k-c/s320/airpoints.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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Revenge!<br />
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By special request... Black Flag is happening again in Portland OR, May 29th @ East End. This is a birthday gift. Happy birthday. <br />
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Also playing: Merrick Foundation and Fruit of the Legion of Loom.AKIMBOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04598072840079258984noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881265749913950381.post-33960361951406269612010-04-11T12:06:00.000-07:002010-04-11T12:36:13.934-07:00Farewell Bloodhag<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3641/3378011718_4bbf444d2c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3641/3378011718_4bbf444d2c.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<a href="http://www.myspace.com/bloodhag">Bloodhag</a>'s last show was this Friday night in Seattle. Label mates of ours and long time friends and all around excellent dudes, they went out with a bang and will surely be missed. I don't think I've ever seen a band that can out-heckle a heckler quite like Bloodhag. All the members have new projects, the only one of which I've heard is one of my favorite local groups <a href="http://www.myspace.com/androidhero">Android Hero</a>. Oh yeah, and some shitty turd called White Jazz.<br />
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If my observations are correct this would put <a href="http://www.myspace.com/therubydoe">The Ruby Doe</a> as the last remaining Seattle rock band from our birthing era that was around before us. Are we really Seattle's second longest standing rock band that hasn't broken up or gone on some kind of hiatus? I'm aware the The Accused has been around since I was born, but didn't they stop playing at one point?<br />
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In any case, good night sweet Bloodhag. For me this is truly the end of an important piece of my personal musical history. Bloodhag was instrumental in plucking a fledgling Akimbo from our cribs and showing us the proverbial ropes. I consider all you guys good friends and fathers of Seattle metal.<br />
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(Note: The "crap" playing in the background sounds like Harshing your Mellow?)<br />
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<object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KGR6vX2-h1k&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KGR6vX2-h1k&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>AKIMBOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04598072840079258984noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2881265749913950381.post-39501551932826314882010-03-21T16:44:00.000-07:002010-03-21T16:44:15.992-07:00Visions Magazine METAL InterviewFor the record, <a href="http://www.visions.de/">Visions</a> is a great magazine. They've always been very supportive of us. If you can read German check them out. <br />
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Did this interview a while back for the German music magazine Visions and it just missed the deadline, so it looks like it'll never see print... Here it is. An interview with Jon solely dedicated to METAL. <br />
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<i><b>>>> What is your background metal-wise? What metal bands have inspired you most and why? When did you get into metal, what attracted you about it?</b></i><br />
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I got into metal really young, and then I only listened to punk, and then I got back into metal once I realized how bad ass Slayer is. I think my favorite classic metal bands would be Slayer, Motorhead, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Riot, and all the Cliff Burton Metallica records. Contemporary metal bands I really like are At the Gates, The Haunted, Amon Amarth, Saviours and my all time favorite is Pig Destroyer. I also like silly fantasy metal like Blind Guardian, Hammerfall, Rhapsody, Lucca Turrilli, and all that elves in the forest nonsense. What attracts me about metal is that you can play Dungeons and Dragons to it. The thing that probably initially attracted me to metal is the album covers. Any band that puts dragons, blood, swords, zombies, or dead bodies on their cover is a band that speaks to my interests.<i><b><br />
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>>> Have you played in non-metal bands before? If so, why did you choose doing metal after that?</b></i> <br />
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Yes I have, and you're right. I always come back to metal. I think the reason for that is metal is uncompromisingly brutal music and I am an uncompromisingly brutal dude. Hail Satan.<br />
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<i><b>>>> What is your general view on metal and the metal scene these days? Is there “a scene” at all? What’s most impressive about it? What is it missing yet?</b></i><br />
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I wouldn't know if there's a metal "scene", I don't go to tons of shows and I don't listen to every new album right when it comes out. What I love about metal is the built in community of brutal dudes that love brutal music. What I love about metal shows is the group mentality that we are all here to see some people shred riffs and get brutal. If a band fails in that they have failed everyone, and when a band succeeds in that they have triumphed and they will be supported. Metal is about consistency in brutality. Nobody wants to hear your art album, unless it kicks ass. Or has a demon witch on the cover. Then we'll check it out.<br />
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<i><b>>>> Regarding you’re a relatively young band, it’s likely you haven’t grown up on classic late 70s, early 80s metal but grunge, stoner rock or alternative rock? Has that also left traces in your music?</b></i><br />
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Shit, I don't feel like a young band, but I get what you're saying. Even though I wasn't around when the "classic bands" were playing, I think their contributions have resonated the most with me. All my favorite bands are people who look to these bands or somehow replicate it. Like take a drummer in a band like Nile, that drumming is undeniably phenomenal in it's own way, but drumming that really resonates with me is when a dude like Per Moller Jensen can get thrashy in The Haunted and then also throw in those John Bonham style fills that make you yell out loud and tip your beer. Personally, that's the shit I really get behind and that's what I try to replicate in my bass playing. I'd rather mix in a little Geezer Butler flair than just go for down tuned overdriven fuzz to just support frantic guitars.... But that shit's cool too.<br />
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>>> What other genres do you feel connected to?</b></i><br />
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Early punk rock is still a huge influence to us, and we all love 90's post-punk stuff like Shellac, Jesus Lizard, Drive Like Jehu, all that stuff. I love grunge, for lack of a better term. Soundgarden is one of my all time favorite bands.<br />
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>>> What metal clichés do you stick to, which ones do you avoid?</b></i><br />
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I love that in metal you have succeeded if you create something dark and evil, whereas most other popular music styles it's all about good feelings and being romantic or being positive. Boring! I don't want to hear about how much you love some dreamy eyed hooker who blew you while you were high on cocaine. I want to hear about orcs destroying villages, evil wizards, zombie soldiers, the end of the world. Angel of death! I mean, what's cooler: Eddie from Iron Maiden, or that stupid fucking Grateful Dead bear? Eddie! Eddie is cooler! He would stab that bear in the face and shit on the wound.<br />
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Also swords. We stick to the swords cliche. We all own knives and swords. Swords are fucking awesome and if you don't agree I don't like you.<br />
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The only part of the metal community I cannot identify with is the tough guy alpha mail posturing. You know these dudes I'm talking about, the weight lifter types with shitty tattoos and low baseball caps that just go to shows to be aggressive. These are usually the singers of bands who start yelling all this ridiculous garbage between songs about "honor" and "staying true" and "don't fuck with me or I will maul your face" and all that shit. Am I describing Hatebreed? Haha, yeah I probably am. I don't need any of that bullshit with my metal. You want to know who the real tough guys are? Manowar. Look at those fucking guys. THOSE are brutal dudes you don't want to fuck with.<br />
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>>> Do you (still) feel connected to what’s going on with metal dinosaurs like Maiden, Priest or Metallica? Do you buy a new Megadeth album, do you go to Heaven And Hell shows e.g.?</i></b><br />
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Hell yes. Maiden still puts on a great show. Slayer is still a fantastic live band. Halford is still a great singer. Those are bands that have proven their worth for decades now and people would be stupid to discredit that. There are a few exceptions out there though. Metallica will probably never make up for load and reload, no matter how hard they try. They fucked it up. They failed in front of the whole community and have been banished. Did they die with Cliff? No, Justice was a sweet album and always will be. They died when they started writing pop songs and thinking Bob Seger covers were a good idea. Fuck off. Do not want.<br />
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>>> How important is having your own vision of metal in 2010? What does metal need these days? What has improved about metal in the last few years?</b></i><br />
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What metal needs these days is another "triumph over disco". I'm pretty fed up with contemporary popular music. I would love to see another revolt and have brutal music be supported en masse again like it was in the 80's.<br />
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I'm not one to analyze how metal is changing or transitioning or improving from year to year. What I love about metal is it's consistency. There's no new sound or hot new trend. All metal bands recognize that they need to be brutal to succeed. It's consistent. There are many flavors, but the meal always satisfies in the same way. <br />
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>>> So you feel like metal is definitely in transition?</b></i><br />
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That's not what I said at all. It's as if you wrote that question without actually reading my answers first. Haha.<br />
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If metal is transitioning I'm not interested. Did you hear that Ryan Adams is doing a metal record? I don't want that. He is not invited to this party. <br />
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>>> How important are the elements beyond the music itself for you – the lyrics, the artwork, your image (for a lack of a better word)?</b></i><br />
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Personal image is not important to me. There's definitely a "look" for metal fans, but it's not polarizing in any way. The metal community is very accepting. You can be ugly, fat, have bad skin, a horrific face... people wont care. They'll rock out with you. Look at some of the dudes in metal bands. There are some ugly ass motherfuckers on stage these days, shit that would never fly in Fallout Boy or The Strokes. We don't care. If that ugly person on stage can shred out some serious artillery then it's all good.<br />
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>>> Why do you think are a lot of the innovative new metal bands from North America and relatively few from Europe (whereas Europe has a bigger metal tradition)?</b></i><br />
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Because America loves violence and censors sex, and Europeans love tits and censor violence. Violence is more brutal, so we win. WINNERS! <br />
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>>> How did you get signed to your label? How close are you working with the label?</b></i><br />
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We played with Neurosis in Seattle and they recognized our appreciation of brutality and helped us get it out there. We've been out of touch with them for a while but things are all good. Neurot is good people.<br />
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>>> Any closing remarks?</b></i><br />
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Fly on your wings like an eagle. Fly as high as the sun. On your wings. Like an eagle.AKIMBOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04598072840079258984noreply@blogger.com0