This week’s Up for Grabs is a limited edition collaboration series courtesy of Nuclear Blast Records. This three set made in collaboration with Vans also includes legendary metal rockers Immortal. IMMORTAL’s first new album in seven years, All Shall Fall, debuted at #7 on the Billboard Heatseekers Album chart (for new & developing artists) and at #162 on the Billboard Top 200 for selling 3,300 copies its first week of release in North America in 2009. All Shall Fall also debuted at #20 in Finland, #23 in Norway , and #33 in Germany.
View the trailer for IMMORTAL’s first live DVD release, The Seventh Date Of Blashyrkh
View the video by Varde Film for the track “All Shall Fall” here.
Band Name: NO REDEEMING SOCIAL VALUE Musician’s Name: MAJOR DAMAGE (VOCALS)
FILL IN THE BLANK The easiest way to piss me off is…. drink the last beer in the fridge. What I do to piss people off… vote. If I had to choose another profession, I would be a … race car driver. If I ruled the world for a day I would… throw a keg party, dude. My Mom wanted me to become a… mortician/ funeral director The worst band in history is… the Rolling Stones or Aerosmith – they both suck! The best band of all time… the Kinks or the Ramones (it’s a tie) Can you do a stupid human trick, if yes, what is it… i can drink enough whiskey to sink a battleship. The nastiest thing I’ve ever seen on a tour bus is… the bathroom. When alone, I pass time by… smoking weed. When I party I try to have plenty of… weed. The best band I’ve heard lately is… Das Racist. In 15 years, I’ll be doing… smoking weed. If I could hang with anyone in history for a day, it would be… Hank Williams Jr.
1. DARK FUN INTRO
2. MORE TATTOOS
3. WAKE UP
4. OLDE-E
5. P**SY P**SY P**SY
6. CHICKEN
7. FABIO
8. YOUR BOYFRIEND’S A GUIDO
9. STILL DRINKING
10. DON’T F**K WITH MY POOCH
11. BEER = FUN
12. I HATE EVERYONE
13. DRINKING IS NOT A GAME
14. DRUNK AT THE Y.O.T. REUNION
15. NO REGRETS
16. NEW 64
17. SKINHEADS RULE
18. THE WORLD IS MY MICROWAVE
19. RAINING BLOOD
DROPKICK MURPHYS RETURN MARCH 1 WITH NEW CD ‘GOING OUT IN STYLE’
ST. PATRICK’S DAY U.S. TOUR STARTS FEBRUARY 23 IN NIAGARA FALLS, NY
AND WRAPS WITH MULTIPLE BOSTON, MA SHOWS
EUROPEAN SHOWS TO FOLLOW IN APRIL AND AUGUST
CHECK OUT A JUICE BAND SURVEY WITH…
Band Name: DROPKICK MURPHYS Musician’s Name: Matt Kelly
TRUE / FALSE 1. Being in a band is THE perfect job. FALSE. There’s no such thing as the perfect job… though being in a band is the balls.
2. Bad free food is better than no food. TRUE. You need fuel for the furnace.
3. Country western musicians are a bunch of crybabies. FALSE. I can’t stand the stuff, but they could probably kick your ass.
4. Most critics don’t know their ass from their elbow. TRUE Music criticism seems to be a lost art.
5. Music is a drug. FALSE People use drugs to attempt to feel the way they do when they feel music.
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6. The easiest way to piss me off is…. for you to fear verbal confrontation.
7. What I do to piss people off… is probably most things I do. I’m a pain in the ass.
8. If I had to choose another profession, I would be a …. Brewer.
9. If I ruled the world for a day I would… throw out every government official and replace them with avarice-free individuals.
10. My Mom wanted me to become a …. musician like my Dad.
11. The worst band in history is … a tie between Phish and every other dirty hippy jam band.
12. The best band of all time … AC/DC
13. Can you do a stupid human trick, if yes, what is it…. I can bore you to tears.
14. The nastiest thing I’ve ever seen on a tour bus is … human excrement.
15. When alone, I pass time by…. spinning records and reading.
16. When I party I try to have plenty of … good sense, though that usually goes out the door after about 5 Belgian beers.
17. The best band I’ve heard lately is … Night Birds
18. In 15 years, I’ll be doing … playing drums in a local band and being a slumlord or something.
19. If I could hang with anyone in history for a day, it would be … my grandfather, Bill, who passed away in 1983
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The full track listing for Going Out In Style is as follows:
1. Hang ‘Em High 2. Going Out In Style 3. The Hardest Mile 4. Cruel 5. Memorial Day 6. Climbing A Chair To Bed 7. Broken Hymns 8. Deeds Not Words 9. Take ‘Em Down 10. Sunday Hardcore Matinee 11. 1953 12. Peg O’ My Heart 13.The Irish Rover
Catch Dropkick Murphys on tour in the following cities:
Date City Venue With Against Me!:
Wednesday, February 23 Niagara Falls, NY The Rapids Theatre
Thursday, February 24 Detroit, MI The Fillmore Only DKM on this show:
Friday, February 25 Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center (Admirals Hockey Game) With Naked Raygun:
Saturday, February 26 Chicago, IL Congress Theater With Against Me!:
Sunday, February 27 Chicago, IL Congress Theater
Tuesday, March 1 Denver, CO The Fillmore
Wednesday, March 2 Kansas City, MO The Beaumont Club
Thursday, March 3 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
Friday, March 4 Des Moines, IA Val Air Ballroom
Saturday, March 5 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
Sunday, March 6 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues
Tuesday, March 8 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
Wednesday, March 9 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
Thursday, March 10 New York, NY Roseland Ballroom
Friday, March 11 New York, NY Roseland Ballroom Festival Show (no Against Me!):
Saturday, March 12 Washington, DC Shamrock Fest at RFK Stadium With Against Me!:
Sunday, March 13 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
Wednesday, March 16 Boston, MA House Of Blues
Thursday, March 17 Boston, MA House Of Blues
Friday, March 18 Boston, MA House Of Blues
Saturday, March 19 Lowell, MA Tsongas Arena
“The first peace, which is the most important, is that which comes within the souls of people when they realize their relationship, their oneness with the universe and all its powers, and when they realize that at the center of the universe dwells WakanTanka, and that this center is really everywhere, it is within each of us.” — Black Elk
We support Jim Murphy and all he does through Wounded Knee Skateboards. His outreach to our youth is awesome. Jim is a part of the Stronghold Society nonprofit and the Wounded Knee 4-Directions Skatepark is a project of the Stronghold Society. Together, with the support of many, they will make a difference with our youth. Jim’s vision and what he represents is the kind of inspiration our youth needs across this country. Show your support at http://www.woundedkneeskateboards.net/
GREECE’S GIRL-FRONTED BAND *BARB WIRE DOLLS* ARE HITTING THE SUNSET STRIP HARD AND MAKING HISTORY WITH THE NEW WAVE OF PUNK: STREET-ROCK
Barb Wire Dolls play a residency every Thursday in March at The Roxy’s VIP Lounge Club ON THE ROX. The all-ages shows are sponsored by Juice Magazine, Lightning Bolt Surfboards, & Venice Originals Skateboard Shop. Barb Wire Dolls hit the stage at 9:30 plus a very special guest band after. Only $5 Cover.
It’s a cool evening in Los Angeles and another unsigned band has arrived to the Sunset Strip of Hollywood in search of fulfilling their Rock and Roll dream. This time the newly arrived band has come all the way from Greece, a first for any band from the Birthplace of Civilization. These Greeks have a major advantage by coming here: they are getting non-stop radio airplay on the biggest alternative rock station in the country, the World Famous KROQ of Los Angeles.
This band is really good!” – Rodney Bingenheimer aka Rodney on the Roq via KROQ airwaves
Rodney Bingenheimer “The Prince of Punk”, is the legendary DJ who’s credited in the US for first playing and breaking The Sex Pistols, The Ramones, The Clash, Blondie, X, Social Distortion, Nirvana, The Offspring, and No Doubt (to mention but a few), discovered the Greek band by word of mouth a few weeks prior to their arrival and was the first to start spinning their demo on his iconoclastic “Rodney On The Roq” radio show, saying that their song “California” is a “hit”.
“Barb Wire Dolls are kinda like a girl-fronted Green Day. They could become huge.” – Michael McDermott/drummer for Bouncing Souls
Barb Wire Dolls, a girl-fronted “Street-Rock” band from Greece that started at The Ikarus Artist Commune on the island of Crete, is now causing a riot having re-located to the bright city lights of LA. With raw power and pure source, primal force they are shaking and waking up US audiences with their electrifying live show while their self-released debut EP “Punk The Fussies!” gets added to new radio outlets like wildfire. Barb Wire Dolls have a big buzz about them and have been compared to a mix of Blondie and The Sex Pistols, while promoters herald them as “The Next Big Thing”. The time is ripe for a major change in the music world and this band has got all the goods to do it.
Fronted by the punk rock barbie doll Queen Isis, the young, wild, and ultra-sexy goddess and singer of Barb Wire Dolls, along with legendary ex-pro surfer/skater Tas Doll (guitar), ex-Fuzztones bassist Voodoo Doll, and animalistic drummer Greg Doll have together started a new revolution to uproot the boring state of the present Rap/Hip-Hop/wimpy Indie-Pop domination and to re-energize the stage and airwaves with memorable, balls-to-the-wall “real” Rock and Roll. Barb Wire Dolls made history by being the first rock band from Greece to play America when they sold out the legendary Roxy Theatre, causing a musical riot on the Sunset Strip bringing back the glory days of LA’s legacy.
“The street generation revolution is on full force and its all about being young and wild in the streets again. It’s time to rock, riot, and rip it up. Fuck the pussies, here’s Barb Wire Dolls!” – Queen Isis/Barb Wire Dolls
Barb Wire Doll’s must-have 6 song EP “Punk The Fussies!” could be the best thing since Blondie, No Doubt, and Hole brought their female-fronted rock prowess to the masses, and it is a return to the roots of Punk and DIY, having been recorded live in the studio in one take for under five hundred dollars. Acting solely as a demo, their EP is available world-wide on iTunes. Barb Wire Dolls have hit L.A. hard with their radical style and simplicity, all part of the “Street-Rock” movement, bringing the average man’s struggle on the street straight to the world’s airwaves. Inspired by the early Punk and New Wave scenes, they draw their main influences from bands they say changed their world: The Sex Pistols, Blondie, The Ramones, The Clash, Patti Smith, The Slits, Black Flag, and New York Dolls.
“This is just what the world needs now, a good girl-fronted punk band!” – Charlotte Cooper/bassist for The Subways
With offers pouring in and because the Music Industry has been dying (literally) for a big makeover and for something fresh, new, and vital; this passionate Greek bands’ merciless new wave of Punk music attack straight from the street could be its much needed answer. With anthemic memorable songs, inspiring lyrics, and an energetic and spontaneous Rock Star frontwoman, Barb Wire Dolls and their growing legions of fans (who call themselves the “Street Generation”) are on the move to change the world: rocking, rioting, and ripping it up one town and one show at a time. The revolution has begun, so what the hell are you gonna do?
Congrats to Chaz Pineda and Mark Partain for coming up on the Embassy Skateboards team! They join Craig Johnson, Tex Gibson, Ken Fillion, Todd Prince, and Dave Reul, and the rest of the bangin’ team they’ve put together. Stay tuned for more from this heavy crew.
Everything is Bigger in Texas. Thus is the case with Back in the Day : Texas Style 2, a DVD chronicling the Texas ripper scene from ’86-’90. Featuring the likes of Craig Johnson, Jim Murphy, Tom Groholski, Jeff Phillips, Dan Wilkes, Bill Danforth, John Gibson, Christian Hosoi, the Godoy Brothers, Bryan Pennington and more. They’ve got backyard sessions, SUAS 1988, a Jimmy’Z demo, some mini ramp action and portable Pepsi style ramp. Get ready to watch classic footy and hear some skate rock from Barkhard and A.N.S. Visit Texas Style Skateboarding for more.
The new issue of Juice Magazine – Issue 68 – will begin shipping next week and features AZ pool riding and skatepark building legend DAVE “SHAGGY” PALMER of the Grindline Skatepark Construction crew on the cover. Photo by POD.
JUICE MAGAZINE ISSUE 68 features interviews with
ARTO SAARI interview by CHRISTIAN HOSOI
ALAIN JOHANNES interview by STEVE OLSON
BEN RAYBOURN interview by BILL DANFORTH
CHUCK DUKOWSKI interview by CHRISTIAN FLETCHER
CRAIG STECYK III interview by TERRI CRAFT
DANTE ROSS interview by STEVE OLSON
DAVE “SHAGGY” PALMER interview by JIM MURPHY
GEORGE POWELL interview by DAN LEVY
GIDGET interview by JEFF HO
GREYSON FLETCHER interview by JASON JESSEE
HARRY JUMONJI interview by STEVE OLSON
JAY BURTON interview by BIG TIM KLEMONSKY
JAKE DUNCOMBE interview by JAKE BROWN
LEGS MCNEIL interview by STEVE OLSON
OMAR HASSAN interview by JIM MURPHY
ROBERT GROHOLSKI interview by JIM MURPHY
STEVE ALBA interview by JIM MURPHY
STACY PERALTA interview by DAN LEVY
STEVE OLSON interview by TERRI CRAFT
SUSANNE MELANIE BERRY interview by TERRI CRAFT
TOM GROHOLSKI interview by JIM MURPHY
Check out this deck from the Element Skateboards Street Art Series 2. The graphic is a killer mix of color, texture, and bold imagery. Art | Photography | Design by Chad Muska Along with the rest of the collection, this graphic is hard to pass up. Shaped to Elements #14 standard, this stick is made to match Element’s Featherweight model and shaped for pop-progression. The smooth and easy concave makes your feet feel really comfortable. This is 1 deck from the Street Art Series 2, but make sure you cruise to the Element website and check out series 1-3. They’re all RAD!
Same rules apply, surprise surprise. Next 10 orders at the Juice Online Store are entered to win this deck. The season of cold is here so be sure to check out the zip-ups and hoodies!
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