Michelle Razor - Boots And Bracelets
Michelle Razor is that tattooed, crazy , chick who plays lead guitar that lives the life of a delinquent punk star everytime she's on stage. that stage doesn't matter to her, just that it's loud , in your face and fun. her band, BOOTS AND BRACELETS are from Illinois in America and are a three piece who have had some line up changes in the last few months. However they have soldiered on and released a demo CD, called "Breaking Bottles, Breaking Hearts". If you want to check out Michelle, then you can go to, www.myspace.com/bootsandbracelets and if she likes you she might invite you onto her personal myspace site page. Further to this, Michelle will feature a lot in the revamped Punk Tattoo page , so you can check her out there as well. At the moment their website is getting a once over, so it'll be up and running again in a few weeks. They are about to embark on a tour of the East coast of America , with further dated being added as we speak. Finally, going back to that cd of theirs, "Breaking Bottles And Breaking Hearts" , it has such a fucking fantastic cover I had to let you all have a peep at it, I said to Michelle I love it , and I do, fucking classic !
Name; Michelle Razor
Country; USA
Band/Occupation; Guitar/ lead vox for Boots and Bracelets
Fav. Food; If it clogs an artery chances are it’s a favorite!
Fav. Drink; Sparks and red headed sluts …ha-ha…ya I know…they tricked me!
Fav. Place Visited; Vancouver…except all the puke on the streets.
Worst Place Visited; Any rest stop in the state of Montana….creepy.
Favorite Film; Tank Girl
Fav. Song of Your Own; If I flipped a coin it would be between Munch and 4 Hrs. / 4 Walls
Fav. Punk Song; The more I tried to answer this the more my brain started to ache with the love of good tunes and there is no way I can pick a favorite so here are some of the bands I listen to in no particular order: Lunachicks, L7, Tilt, Dwarves, Wretched Ones, Lower Class Brats, Discipline, Last Resort, Oxymoron …if I keep going this will never end.
Worst Ever Song; Hmm? I don’t know if something sucks I think it’s best to forget it.
Fav. Other Punk Band or Singer; I have always admired Cinderblock’s voice…..love it!
Best Ever Gig: Comes To Two:
South Bend, IN- it’s not everyday that you arrive to no power and end up playing the first half of your set powered by a big ass generator so the show can go on!!
Madison, WI- I hadn’t had that much fun in a long time!
Worst Ever Gig; Any gig that gets cancelled….No tunes. No party. No fun.
Person You Hate Most Dead or Alive; Self-righteous Pricks
Person You Admire Most; Eric Corley, the only guy I know who would take in a homeless guy for a turkey.
Person You Would Most Like To Meet; I wanted to say someone who has all the answers but at this point I would settle for half.
Music You Hate The Most; Rap and Hippie Jam Bands
Biggest Regret in Life; No way that belongs to me.
Name three Things That Piss You Off
1/ Speeding tickets
2/ People that waste their lives wallowing in unhappiness
3/ Waiting for Karma to do it for me!
What Would You Do If You Won the Lottery?; I would get all my friends drunk. Let me tell you that could cost millions.
Napalm - Blood or Whiskey
AIDO, or NAPALM, as he is known is the roadie with that crazy bunch of Irish punks called Blood or Whiskey, he has the at times the brilliant job of jetting off around Europe, the States or the Far East, gettinginto all the concerts and festivals. Meeting loads of other top punk bands, having a good time and loads of beers. But on the other hand he has the unenviable task of organising the gear, all the amps, setting up the equipment, helping out with the soundchecks, watching all the stuff at the airports, keeping an eye on the lads stuff, getting everything off stage at the end of a gig before something goes missing and so on and so on. Wherever Blood or Whiskey are, this guy wont be far behind. He even had time to sing backing voals on the new Cd from Blood or Whiskey , called Cashed Out on Culture.So the next time you see someone looking totally disinterested at the side of the stage during a Blood or Whiskey gig, odds are it's Napalm. He's too busy watching the amps and leads to relax and enjoy himself, so buy him a beer after the gig, he'll most likely deserve it.
NAME; Aido,Napalm, Sos, Bisto, etc.,
COUNTRY; Ireland.
BAND/OCCUPATION; Blood or Whiskey/Roadie (Though he said dosser)
FAVOURITE FOOD; Thai/Indian, but my arse always suffers for weeks after.
FAVOURITE FRINK; Drink!!!
FAVOURITE PLACE VISITED; Wexford, Ireland.
WORST PLACE VISITED; Tallaght, Dublin.
FAVOURITE FILM; Bugsy Malone.
FAVOURITE SOCCER TEAM; The Pirate's
FAVOURITE SONG OF YOUR OWN; Sex God Me
FAVOURITE SONG OF ALL TIME; Poxy pub by Blood or Whiskey, nah I haven't a clue.
WORST EVER SONG; Anything by Celine Dion.
FAVOURITE PUNK SONG; Can't remember the name of it but it's off Christ the Album.
FAVOURITE OTHER PUNK BAND/SINGER; Ain't got any .
BEST EVER GIG; Crass, Conflict, Poisin Girls et al at the bingo hall in Islington.
WORST EVER GIG; Always have a drink on board for a gig children so it never seems that bad.
PERSON YOU HATE THE MOST; I never have the time to hate.
PERSON YOU ADMIRE THE MOST; Secret etc.
PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET; Pontius Pilot.
MUSIC YOU HATE THE MOST; Pontious and the Pilots were a really crap band.
BIGGEST REGRET IN LIFE; Not staying faithful to the pope.
NAME 3 THINGS THAT PISS YOU OFF; 1/ Lack of drink/drugs
2/ Lack of cash
3/ Lack of riding.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WON THE LOTTERY; All of the above in abundance.
Animal & Jock Hart after a gig
JOCK HART is one half of the punk rock due that look after mohawk masters.
The other one being his partner Carol. She is the artist, and will do etchings & paintings from
any picture you want. Jock looks after the sculptures, and is well known to many of the punk bands
on the scene. You should know his work, such as the ANWL fist sculpture or others from Discharge
and many more. Their site is http://www.mohawks.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ . Before that in his youth
Jock was a drummer with punk band PATROL - now defunct. In an industry full of schemers and
conmen, Jock & Carol are like a breath of fresh air, friendly genuine and honest. If you're looking for
any type of artwork or "Oi - punk" sculpts , check out their site, you wont be dissapointed.
NAME; Jock Hart
COUNTRY; Fife, Scotland.
BAND/OCCUPATION; Patrol/drummer -Now punk sculpt artist.
FAVOURITE FOOD; Indian
FAVOURITE DRINK; Red stripe and Black label Smirnoff vodka.
FAVOURITE PLACE VISITED; Punk festival at Morecambe.
WORST PLACE VISITED; France - when I was very young.
FAVOURITE FILM; Right now - "Punk in London"
FAVOURITE SOCCER TEAM; Dont really have one , but if I had it would be East Fife
FAVOURITE SONG OF ALL TIME; Very difficult because there's so many , right now it'd be
World just got smaller again by TV Smith.
FAVOURITE PUNK SONG (If different); Reck - a- Nowhere , by The Anti Nowhere League.
WORST EVER SONG; Birdy song .................. I fucking hate that song !
FAVOURITE OTHER PUNK BAND/SINGER; TV Smith/ Anti Nowhere League
BEST EVER GIG; Gawd.........another hard one.....Damned and the Ruts (1980)
WORST EVER GIG; Can't remember right now.
PERSON YOU HATE MOST (Dead or alive); Any Tv chef !
PERSON YOU ADMIRE MOST (Dead or alive); John Lydon
PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET; John Lydon.
MUSIC YOU HATE THE MOST; Cheap techno music, chav style shit.....it makes me puke !
BIGGEST REGRET IN LIFE; Not telling my dad I loved him before he died.
NAME 3 THINGS THAT PISS YOU OFF; 1/ Neds and Chavs
2/ Thieving junkie fucks in our town
3/ Having no work.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WON THE LOTTERY; Take a bunch of mates on holiday all expenses
paid and put on a BIG gig in our area with the
League headlining.
Cait O' Riordan - The Radiators/The Pogues
Psycho and Cait in the Voodoo Lounge
CAIT O' RIORDAN, the ever young bass player from The Pogues and The Radiators also sings
vocals with both bands. Some of you might remember her as the "Sultry, good looking chick" on the
"Red roses for me" and "Rum sodomy & the lash" albums brought out in 1984/85 by The Pogues.
Nowadays she gigs with both bands and has also guested as a vocalist on the new Cd from
Blood or Whiskey called "Cashed out on culture". After taking her sabbatical from the crazy world
of gigging and the music industry she has returned with a vengance and returned to Ireland to play
with The Radiators. ( http://www.theradiators.tv/ ) .
Here's her view of the world !
NAME; Cait O' Riordan
COUNTRY; Ireland
BAND/OCCUPATION; THE RADIATORS/POGUES - Bass and vocals.
FAVOURITE FOOD; Mixed Schwarma from Iskanders, Dame st., Dublin
FAVOURITE DRINK; Tall, skinny cappuccino with extra shot.
FAVOURITE PLACE VISITED; Belem, Brazil.
FAVOURITE FILM; Harvey.
FAVOURITE SOCCER TEAM; Celtic.
FAVOURITE SONG OF YOUR OWN; "She says" - The Radiators
FAVOURITE SONG OF ALL TIME; "The band played waltzing matilda" by Eric Bogle.
FAVOURITE OTHER PUNK BAND; Blood or Whiskey.
BEST EVER GIG; Glasgow academy with The Pogues December 14th 2004.
PERSON YOU ADMIRE MOST; Ed Hillary.
PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET; Ed Hillary.
NAME 3 THINGS THAT PISS YOU OFF; 1/ Rangers
2 / Dublin bus - (No change rip off)
3/ Bad amps.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WON THE LOTTERY; Buy a huge indestructable, soundproof
house for me and my family.
Louie of The Bolsheviks
The Bolsheviks are synonomous with punk in the South West of England. Louie Lewis, like
many youngsters fell in love with punk, its way of life and meaning. Today he's still going
strong as the band are in the studio recording their latest album. Louie plays guitar and sings
with the band known to their fans as "The Viks", for further info on the Bolsheviks go to
http://www.bolsheviks.moonfruit.com/
NAME; Louie
COUNTRY; England
BAND; The Bolsheviks
FAVOURITE FOOD; Curry
FAVOURITE DRINK; Lager
FAVOURITE PLACE VISITED; Egypt
WORST PLACE VISITED; Any disco club
FAVOURITE FILM; Play it again Sam, Woody Allen
FAVOURITE SOCCER TEAM; England
FAVOURITE SONG OF YOUR OWN; C U Later
FAVOURITE SONG OF ALL TIME; Do you wanna - The Stranglers
FAVOURITE PUNK SONG; So what - ANWL
WORST EVER SONG; Anything by Celine Dion
FAVOURITE OTHER BAND/SINGER; Charlie Harper/UK Subs
BEST EVER GIG; Seeing the Damned, the Ruts & Vice Squad on the same bill.
WORST EVER GIG; Playing to about ten people in Southampton
PERSON YOU HATE MOST; Celine Dion, she drives me fucking mad
PERSON YOU ADMIRE MOST; Charlie Harper
PERSON YOUD MOST LIKE TO MEET; The bastard that wrecked my car
MUSIC YOU HATE MOST; Manufactured shite
BIGGEST REGRET IN LIFE; None
3 THINGS THAT PISS YOU OFF; 1/ Educational system
2/ Small minded people
3/ Clubbing
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WON THE LOTTERY; Spend the fuckin lot !
LOUIE.
