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- LOUD! FAST! PHILLY! Episode 60: Jenna Pup of +HIRS+Joseph A. Gervasi interviews Jenna Pup of the trans queer grindcore band +HIRS+. We talk about Jenna growing up as an outsider and eventually coming to Philadelphia, where she came to an understanding of who she really is and what it would take to be that individual. We discuss gender and sexuality both in and out of the punk scene. Addressed at length is the impact of role models on young people and the responsibilities that come with being one (either by choice or by circumstance). Other subjects of discussion include the perils of substance abuse and suicide, especially among queer and trans young people; the difference between lyrical advocation of insurrectionary actions and actually engaging in them; the thriving underground community in West Philly; alcohol and the damage done; and a great deal more.Of note: The +HIRS+ Sexxxy Flexxxi EP (2015) features a sample of Tim Dunn from my interview with him here on L!F!P!. It appears on the last track, “A Few of Our Favorite Things.”+HIRS+SRA Records+HIRS+ Bandcamp1 hr 4 min
- LOUD! FAST! PHILLY! Episode 60: Jenna Pup of +HIRS+Joseph A. Gervasi interviews Jenna Pup of the trans queer grindcore band +HIRS+. We talk about Jenna growing up as an outsider and eventually coming to Philadelphia, where she came to an understanding of who she really is and what it would take to be that individual. We discuss gender and sexuality both in and out of the punk scene. Addressed at length is the impact of role models on young people and the responsibilities that come with being one (either by choice or by circumstance). Other subjects of discussion include the perils of substance abuse and suicide, especially among queer and trans young people; the difference between lyrical advocation of insurrectionary actions and actually engaging in them; the thriving underground community in West Philly; alcohol and the damage done; and a great deal more.Of note: The +HIRS+ Sexxxy Flexxxi EP (2015) features a sample of Tim Dunn from my interview with him here on L!F!P!. It appears on the last track, “A Few of Our Favorite Things.”+HIRS+SRA Records+HIRS+ Bandcamp1 hr 4 min
- LOUD! FAST! PHILLY! Episode 59: David E. Williams
Guest interviewer Greg Trout interviews David E. Williams. Since 1989 David has been a local music force that defies categorization. Equal parts singer/songwriter, crooner, mage, and prankster, his macabre tales and tunes comment on the human condition and the great wrong place in which we live. Mixing confessional and storytelling song styles, there is no one like David E. Williams. For over an hour Trout and David discuss David’s career, his place in Philadelphia, his time a purveyor of psychotronic literature as owner of Germ Bookstore, and his tastes, history, and obsessions. Supertramp gets mentions more than once.
Photos by Greg Trout.
David E. Williams’ official website
1 hr 19 min - LOUD! FAST! PHILLY! Episode 59: David E. WilliamsGuest interviewer Greg Trout interviews David E. Williams. Since 1989 David has been a local music force that defies categorization. Equal parts singer/songwriter, crooner, mage, and prankster, his macabre tales and tunes comment on the human condition and the great wrong place in which we live. Mixing confessional and storytelling song styles, there is no one like David E. Williams. For over an hour Trout and David discuss David’s career, his place in Philadelphia, his time a purveyor of psychotronic literature as owner of Germ Bookstore, and his tastes, history, and obsessions. Supertramp gets mentions more than once.Photos by Greg Trout.David E. Williams’ official website1 hr 19 min
- LOUD! FAST! PHILLY! Episode 59: David E. WilliamsGuest interviewer Greg Trout interviews David E. Williams. Since 1989 David has been a local music force that defies categorization. Equal parts singer/songwriter, crooner, mage, and prankster, his macabre tales and tunes comment on the human condition and the great wrong place in which we live. Mixing confessional and storytelling song styles, there is no one like David E. Williams. For over an hour Trout and David discuss David’s career, his place in Philadelphia, his time a purveyor of psychotronic literature as owner of Germ Bookstore, and his tastes, history, and obsessions. Supertramp gets mentions more than once.Photos by Greg Trout.David E. Williams’ official website1 hr 19 min
- LOUD! FAST! PHILLY! Episode 59: David E. WilliamsGuest interviewer Greg Trout interviews David E. Williams. Since 1989 David has been a local music force that defies categorization. Equal parts singer/songwriter, crooner, mage, and prankster, his macabre tales and tunes comment on the human condition and the great wrong place in which we live. Mixing confessional and storytelling song styles, there is no one like David E. Williams. For over an hour Trout and David discuss David’s career, his place in Philadelphia, his time a purveyor of psychotronic literature as owner of Germ Bookstore, and his tastes, history, and obsessions. Supertramp gets mentions more than once.Photos by Greg Trout.David E. Williams’ official website1 hr 19 min
- LOUD! FAST! PHILLY! Episode 59: David E. WilliamsGuest interviewer Greg Trout interviews David E. Williams. Since 1989 David has been a local music force that defies categorization. Equal parts singer/songwriter, crooner, mage, and prankster, his macabre tales and tunes comment on the human condition and the great wrong place in which we live. Mixing confessional and storytelling song styles, there is no one like David E. Williams. For over an hour Trout and David discuss David’s career, his place in Philadelphia, his time a purveyor of psychotronic literature as owner of Germ Bookstore, and his tastes, history, and obsessions. Supertramp gets mentions more than once.Photos by Greg Trout.David E. Williams’ official website1 hr 19 min
- LOUD! FAST! PHILLY Episode 58: Dave “Bass” Brown of Negative FX
Joseph A. Gervasi interviews Dave “Bass” Brown. Dave grew up around Philadelphia and started going to underground/punk shows at the Hot Club in the late 1970s. He went on to form the band The Ecstatics with Cordy Swope, later of Ruin (and also interviewed in this series). Upon moving to Boston to attend the Berklee School of Music, Dave played in a band with Aimee Mann. Most essential for L!F!P!, Dave played drums in the short-lived but legendary Boston hardcore band Negative FX (with Jack “Choke” Kelly, later of Last Rights and Slapshot on vocals). We talk about the being in the band, their demo and sole LP, Dave’s disdain for the record’s Charles Manson cover, the tremendous influence this LP has had on bands on over the years, the infamous Choke, and the early HC scene. We also talk about some of Dave’s other music projects, like playing in The Lyres and the Straw Dogs, as well as releasing rare Philly soul records.
This interview is preceded by a short (about four minutes) introduction by Joseph.
Photos by Karen Kirchhoff
0 min - LOUD! FAST! PHILLY Episode 58: Dave “Bass” Brown of Negative FXJoseph A. Gervasi interviews Dave “Bass” Brown. Dave grew up around Philadelphia and started going to underground/punk shows at the Hot Club in the late 1970s. He went on to form the band The Ecstatics with Cordy Swope, later of Ruin (and also interviewed in this series). Upon moving to Boston to attend the Berklee School of Music, Dave played in a band with Aimee Mann. Most essential for L!F!P!, Dave played drums in the short-lived but legendary Boston hardcore band Negative FX (with Jack “Choke” Kelly, later of Last Rights and Slapshot on vocals). We talk about the being in the band, their demo and sole LP, Dave’s disdain for the record’s Charles Manson cover, the tremendous influence this LP has had on bands on over the years, the infamous Choke, and the early HC scene. We also talk about some of Dave’s other music projects, like playing in The Lyres and the Straw Dogs, as well as releasing rare Philly soul records.This interview is preceded by a short (about four minutes) introduction by Joseph.Photos by Karen Kirchhoff0 min
- LOUD! FAST! PHILLY Episode 58: Dave “Bass” Brown of Negative FXJoseph A. Gervasi interviews Dave “Bass” Brown. Dave grew up around Philadelphia and started going to underground/punk shows at the Hot Club in the late 1970s. He went on to form the band The Ecstatics with Cordy Swope, later of Ruin (and also interviewed in this series). Upon moving to Boston to attend the Berklee School of Music, Dave played in a band with Aimee Mann. Most essential for L!F!P!, Dave played drums in the short-lived but legendary Boston hardcore band Negative FX (with Jack “Choke” Kelly, later of Last Rights and Slapshot on vocals). We talk about the being in the band, their demo and sole LP, Dave’s disdain for the record’s Charles Manson cover, the tremendous influence this LP has had on bands on over the years, the infamous Choke, and the early HC scene. We also talk about some of Dave’s other music projects, like playing in The Lyres and the Straw Dogs, as well as releasing rare Philly soul records.This interview is preceded by a short (about four minutes) introduction by Joseph.Photos by Karen Kirchhoff0 min
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LOUD! FAST! PHILLY! is a series of intimate, unedited interviews with participants past and present in Philadelphia’s punk scene and related underground offshoots.