Chris Hale is the guitarist for both Brave Black Sea and Slo Burn and he is currently a very busy man when it come to music. Brave Black Sea is currently workin on the follow up to their debut record “Fragments” and hourly it will be dropping sometime in 2018. Chris is also in the final stages of writing for the forthcoming and highly anticipated Slo Burn album. We all thank you in advance Chris for the riffle! Mr. Hale was kind enough to take the time to be a part of our random question segment!!
WH: What is your go to guilty pleasure band/artist?
HALE: I don’t really have any guilty pleasure bands because I don’t feel guilty listening to anything. Music is made to be enjoyed. I’ll sing along to some Taylor Swift with my daughter with zero fucks to give!
WH: If you could make an album with one band/artist dead or alive who is it and why?
HALE: Elvis Presley. His records are what made me fall in love with music as a kid.
WH: Favorite genre of music besides your own?
HALE: Besides heavy music and rock & roll I listen to a lot of hip hop and really old blues and soul records.
WH: Favorite tour food/snack?
HALE: Depends where I’m at. In Germany, I like me some good gas station bratwurst and bread though!
WH: Besides music name one hobby you enjoy?
HALE: Building things with my hands. Working with wood and metal.
WH: What was the last gift you gave someone?
HALE: I just gave my wife a divorce.
WH: If you could sing one song on American Idol, what would it be?
HALE: “Ya” from Kyuss, Blues for the Red Sun.
WH: What song best describes you?
HALE: Simple Man, Lynyrd Skynyrd.
WH: What nickname would you give yourself?
HALE: Oh man, I don’t know. I’ve never had a nickname.
WH: If you could steal one song from anyone which one would it be and why?
HALE: Whatever song made the most amount of money.
WH: What inspirational quote have you used for motivation?
HALE: What you see is what you get.
WH: Give your bandmates nicknames?
HALE: I got too many band mates haha.
WH: What is one band you would suggest people check out?
I have zero doubts that Ruben Romano is stoner and psych rock royalty. Romano is best known for is skills behind the drum kit. Look no further then is work on the first three Fu Manchu records and then with the mighty Nebula. He is a founding member of both bands and his unique style played a tremendous role in their success. Currently Ruben is fronting the fuzzed out psychedelic rock’n’roll band The Freeks. Romano stepped out from the kit and is playing guitar and singing with The Freeks but you can still detect his signature sound. Since 2007 The Freeks have been doing their thing and they do it very well!! I highly recommend you check them out. Their last album “Shattered” is killer and come spring 2018 they will be dropping a new one on us! The Freeks got an aggressive approach to dropping a laid back good ole fashion ass kicking groove. Ruben was kind enough to take part in our random question segment.
WH – What is your go to guilty pleasure band/artist?
Romana – I got quite a few really, and in the end I don’t feel so guilty any more, John Denver, K.C. & the Sunshine Band can qualify under this. I used to say, Rod Stewart 78 era but given his time prior with Ronnie Lane and Small Faces still keeps him cool in my book no matter how much pink satin there was.
WH – If you could make an album with one band/artist dead or alive who is it and why?
Romana – Hard one, but I would have to choose one of these two bands, either The Incredible Bongo Band or Dennis Coffey & the Detroit Guitar band. Why? both those bands influence me as a kid due to the heavy percussions going off. I’m first a drummer and those were some awesome drum records due to all the hand drums involved
WH – Favorite genre of music besides your own?
Romana – An other one hard to pin point to just one, Um, we can revert back to my answer in question # 2, There is a certain era of fuzz wha funk instrumental bands that I enjoy, I welcome all genres really, My Mom was a disco queen so there might be some of that in there to, hence the guilty pleasure of K.C & Sunshine band, (again due to some funky percussions there), although her all time favorite tune was Hang On Sloopy by the McCoys so bubble gum pop of the 60’s hits me good, like the Archies. I guess I can say that “Music” is my favorite genre, how bout that?
WH – Favorite tour food/snack?
Romana – Maybe not my favorite snack but what I used to survive on tour with was a loaf of bread and a jar of peanut butter, That alone could last me a week, so I always had to make sure to grab plastic knives from the truck stop joints.
WH – Besides music name one hobby you enjoy?
Romana – Um, maybe stitching, not necessarily quilting but I can make a pair of jeans last a good long time with a needle and thread. Not really a hobby but more a survival tactic.
WH – What was the last gift you gave someone?
Romana – One pocket coffee, it’s a small chocolate with liquid espresso inside it.
WH – If you could sing one song on American Idol, what would it be?
Romana – “Do ya think I’m sexy” by Rod Stewart or “Fire Poem” by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
WH – What song best describes you?
Romana – Easy Like Sunday Morning or Comfortably Numb
WH – What nickname would you give yourself?
Pacing Tiger, because there is always something else to get done, but as a kid it was always something like Roobie doobie-do, and yes i did, so I had to learn how to roll a good doobie for my brothers! Right?
WH – If you could steal one song from anyone which one would it be and why?
Romana – Always giving my self the choice so either “Magic Potion” by The Open Mind or “Tractor” by Monster Magnet, because I love those songs
WH – What inspirational quote have you used for motivation?
Romana – “Love is the Secret Password”. or just plain and simple, “I’ll do it myself”
WH – Give your bandmates nicknames?
Romana –
Jonathan Hall- The Bear
Bob Lee- Blind Owl
(but both those have already been taken by Canned Heat)
Esteban Chavez- Dr. Patient
Ray Piller- The Pile driver
WH – What is one band you would suggest people check out?
Romano – Live- Slow Season- there Drummer is awesome! and of course my band The Freeks!! haha! duh!
THANKS AGAIN RUBEN! Like I said earlier, this dude is rock n roll royalty. I’m really looking forward to checking out what The Freeks put out this spring! In the meantime you can check out The Freeks at:
Amy Tung Barrysmith is nothing short of a rock n roll bad ass! She is the vocalist and bass player of the mighty and heavy Seattle based Year Of The Cobra. Along with drummer Jon Barrysmith YOTC has been tearing up the underground and making waves in the big leagues of rock. YOTC is getting set for another west coast tour in support of their latest effort “Burn You Dead” (produced by Billy Anderson). Amy was kind enough to take the time for Wormhounds Random Q’s.
WH: What is your go to guilty pleasure band/artist?
AMY: The Cure – any album
WH: If you could make an album with one band/artist dead or alive who is it and why?
Amy: Joan Jett. I love her.
WH: Favorite genre of music besides your own?
Amy: Punk rock
WH: Favorite tour food/snack?
Amy: Beef Jerky
WH: Besides music name one hobby you enjoy?
Amy: Snowboarding
WH: What was the last gift you gave someone?
Amy: A blowtorch
WH: If you could sing one song on American Idol, what would it be?
Amy: GERMS – Media Blitz
WH: What song best describes you?Amy:
Reagan Youth – Got No Class
WH: What nickname would you give yourself?
Amy: Amy “where’d my keys go” Barrysmith
WH: If you could steal one song from anyone which one would it be and why?
Amy: Dayglo Abortions: Argh Fuck Kill – because it’s brilliant.
Year Of The Cobra is 2 piece band out of Seattle that has been making waves on the doom scene for quite awhile now. Their third and latest release “Burn Your Dead” is spectacular! Being only a duo means that the members need to work even harder to sound big. Well, Year Of The Cobra are doing it the right way, because they sound enormous. Jon’s heavy handed drumming plays a large part into that. Jon was kind enough to take part in our RANDOM questions segment! Thanks Jon!!
WH: What is your go to guilty pleasure band/artist?
Jon: Permission to Land by The Darkness is a gem from start to finish.
WH: If you could make an album with one band/artist dead or alive who is it and why?
Jon: Hank Williams. I spent a LOT of time traveling the country with my Grandfather when I was younger and we listened to Hank on 8-tracks in his RV… it really struck a chord at an early age and still does to this day…. Hank was the original badass.
WH: Favorite genre of music besides your own?
Jon: Punk rock and hardcore still gets me stoked
WH: Favorite tour food/snack?
Jon: Sunflower seeds!
WH: Besides music name one hobby you enjoy?
Jon: Snowboarding
WH: What was the last gift you gave someone?
Jon: I gave my nephew a slingshot for Christmas
WH: If you could sing one song on American Idol, what would it be?
Jon: FEAR – I Don’t Care About You
WH: What song best describes you?
Jon: FEAR – More Beer
WH: What nickname would you give yourself?
Jon: Jon “sleeves are lame” Barrysmith
WH: If you could steal one song from anyone which one would it be and why?
Jon: Melvins – Queen.
WH: Describe yourself as a slogan?
Jon: Who farted?
WH: Give your bandmates nicknames?
Jon: Amy – Tomahawk
WH: What is a band we should be checking out?
Jon: Check out Toke – they shred. We’ll be touring Europe with them in May and June
If you don’t know who Tony Reed is you better do your homework and found out! You can thanks us later! Mr. Reed is the leader of rock giants Mos Generator and his a beast on the guitar! Tony was kind enough to be our first ever installment of our random Q’s segment!
WH- What is your go to guilty pleasure band/artist?
REED – Gino Vanelli
WH- If you could make an album with one band/artist dead or alive who is it and why?
REED- David Bowie. He was not afraid to try anything musically and I admire that very much. He pulled off completely changing his sound many times in his career. Not many artists can say that.
WH- Favorite genre of music besides your own?
REED- 70’s Soft Rock
WH- Favorite tour food/snack?
REED- Mr Toms peanut bars
WH-Besides music name one hobby you enjoy?
REED- I have no hobbies
WH-What was the last gift you gave someone?
REED- Some cassettes I recorded for someone because they only have a tape player in their car
WH- If you could sing one song on American Idol, what would it be?
REED- 2112 overture by RUSH
WH- What song best describes you?
REED- You’re so vain
WH- What nickname would you give yourself?
REED- Bonehenge
WH- If you could steal one song from anyone which one would it be and why?
REED- “Killing Yourself to Live” by Black Sabbath. Because it’s the best heavy rock song ever written.
WH- Give your bandmates nicknames?
REED- The Bear and Conway
WH- What is one band you suggest people checkout?
REED- Golden Pig Electric Blues Band
THANKS AGAIN TO TONY REED! BE SURE TO BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR NEW MOS GENERATOR SOON!! THEY NEVER DISAPPOINT! IN THE MEANTIME ENJOY THE TRACK “LONELY ONE KENOBI” BELOW. ALSO MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW MOS GENERATOR ON FACEBOOK HERE!
