Matt Skiba, lead singer and guitarist for Chicago punk purists Alkaline Trio, feels that there are a lot of misconceptions out there regarding Satanism, and, as a longtime member of Anton LaVey’s Church of Satan, can tell you that it’s not all fire, brimstone and threats of eternal damnation. Really, the faith’s simply about theatrics, how to comport yourself when you’re out and about (for instance, one of the church’s Ten Commandment-like mandates forbids followers from bothering others in open territory, but “if someone bothers you, ask him to stop – if he does not stop, destroy him”) and maintaining… Read more »
They are known as the Alkaline Trio, but the way the red-hot Chicago punk band goes through drummers, they could be called the Next in Line Trio. Since founding member Glenn Porter left the group a little more than a year ago, the trio have had three different drummers, and they’ll have a fourth by fall. Porter was replaced by former Smoking Popes drummer Mike Felumlee, who left a year later to spend time with his family. Face to Face’s Rob Kurth filled in temporarily for Alkaline Trio’s breakthrough slot on Blink-182’s spring club tour. The group is now rehearsing… Read more »
This week I have independent agent Eva Alexiou-Reo. I’ve known Eva since I was 18 and met her when she was booking the first national touring act I was with called The Eyeliners. Eva has built an empire over the years booking such bands as Saves The Day, Jimmy Eat World, Alkaline Trio, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Mae, Hot Water Music and much more! We talk about how she got her start to where she is today!
The sequencing on Kuts really brings the record to life by taking you on an emotional adventure with Matt Skiba as your own personal tour guide. If you’re jonesing for an Alkaline Trio fix, but you want something new, this record is for you.
The Skate and Surf festival is back for the second year since its hiatus. Over the course of two days acts such as Midtown, New Found Glory and Alkaline Trio will take one of the five stages set up in Asbury Park, NJ.
I met up with Matt, from Alkaline Trio while his band was on tour. We got into this conversation on their tour bus outside The Showbox Market in Seattle, Washington.
idobi Radio is proud to welcome Parick Walford, who will begin entertaining you saturday nights beginning Jan 8.
Patrick hails from Canada, loves hockey, and was last year’s MuchMusic reporter for the Montreal Vans Warped Tour, interviewing Alkaline Trio, Sum 41, Set Your Goals, Parkway Drive and Every Time I Die.
