Musician Interviews
When it comes to pioneers of the local punk scene, only a few still manage to engage, some 30-plus years later. For my money, the city’s most evergreen purveyors have been the Injections, the Zeros, …
“The only fans that come up to you after the show are music nerds or prog-rock dads.”
Google search "Southeast San Diego" and the first three links will be Wikipedia, SanDiego.gov, and UrbanDictionary.com. But then the tone changes — "Just HOW Dangerous is Southeast San Diego?"…"It's A War Zone Down Here"…"Detectives Probe …
If you don’t know of the Violent Femmes, you surely know “Blister in the Sun,” so popular I once heard a frat-boy chug-a-lug singalong with it at my college — which doesn’t have frat boys. …
“Anytime a genre of music is basically outlawed and pushed out like that, it makes my blood boil.”
“The big struggle to emerge in the film is print journalism versus the Video Age.”
"I never dress as Elvis in my ‘real’ life,” says James “King” Kruk, a former English teacher who’s carved out a living by reenacting the King’s comeback era, 1968 to 1974, complete with meticulously re-created …
“There was more of a connection going on between the artist and the public with vinyl.”
“The frightening afterbirth of grunge lives on with bouncers enforcing photo policies with the death penalty.”
“When we talk about ‘disco’ we have different ideas. I think of Arthur Russell and underground dance music.”
“When they wanted someone to talk to the TV cameras, no one was dressed for it.”
“Bands from the 1960s evolved based on the technology. We ignored technological advances ... the evolutions are personal.”
“Five years ago here in Tijuana and all of Mexico was in a cartel drug war. Order has been restored.”
“I think people make up their mind whether they’re going to like something before they even hear it.”
“Don’t ask me to work on your car. I don’t currently have the right tools.”
“Joe was very private, almost shy. I think the reason why he drank and did the other stuff was to bring himself out.”