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Underoath
Written by Vince Anderson    Saturday, 31 July 2010 15:00    PDF Print E-mail

Underoath is a Christian Metalcore band from Tampa, Florida which has no original members as of late, but is still chock full of Christian goodness. Keyboardist (and apparent spokesperson) Chris Dudley of the band sits down on the bus with me before their show at Sonar as part of “The Cool Tour” to tell me about their views on God, (Jesus) their music and more.

     As a seasoned professional interviewer, I make sure to have my questions, camera and tape recorder with good batteries ready to go for my interview.  We sit down, I turn on my recorder and commence with the interrogation, straight to the gut with hard hitting questions all caught on tape, or so I thought.

 
It's Not About Racism and Hand Jobs
Written by Justus Steel    Wednesday, 21 July 2010 15:44    PDF Print E-mail
If you look up White Knuckles in the urban dictionary, there's a few things you will find. One, it can mean an embodiment of white power. Two (much to my delight and laughter), it can mean jizz on somebody's hands after giving a hand job. But neither of these is what my buddies in White Knuckles had in mind when they named their band, they were thinking of the other definition: holding onto something so tight, due to a stressful situation.
 
King Belvedere: Don't Call Them Mister
Written by Justus Steel    Monday, 14 June 2010 12:59    PDF Print E-mail
Don't call them Mr. Belvedere. That's just not what these guys are about. In fact, don't even call them Dr. Belvedere. They are King Belvedere, and man are they on the scene in Charm City. I had the pleasure of seeing them play a show recently. In a parking lot. In 90 degree heat. In the sun. For no pay. You know why?