Alkaline Trio: Goddammit
Not going to lie, I’m not a massive fan of Alkaline Trio but I do love, maybe I’m showing my age, the first two records, this, their first, massively. Still maintain that they sound like a gothy Jawbreaker on this LP, I may well be the only one standing on that hill and I’m happy to both stand and die alone on said hill. Playing this a week or so ago and @missspangle misheard the word “Clavicle” (obviously from the song “Clavicle”) as “Vatican” and then couldn’t stop laughing and then kept singing something like “I want to wake up naked next to The Pope and then kiss him in The Vatican…” (or something along those lines). This is what happens when you are married to a lapsed quarter Irish Catholic who wishes they could go to mass every couple of weeks… originally released way back in 1998 on the wonderful Mike Park’s Asian Man Records. 2022 pressing on random mixed coloured vinyl with the now, bog standard, white cover.
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MIKE PARK of SKANKIN’ PICKLE, THE BRUCE LEE BAND and ASIAN MAN RECORDS is our featured guest on Episode # 41 of the HISTORY OF LA SKA: ONE ON ONE SESSIONS hosted by JUNOR FRANCIS.
A well-respected veteran on the scene, Mike is man of many talents - singer, songwriter, musician, record label operator, collaborator, social activist, family man.
Throughout this insightful interview, Mike talks about...
- Watching Dance Craze and being blown away by Bad Manners
- How Skankin’ Pickle was pretty much trying to be Fishbone
- Touring with Let’s Go Bowling, Special Beat and Bad Manners
- The story of Asian Man Records
- First time performing in Korea
- Playing with Yo Gabba Gabba Live
- Taking a stand against injustices
- Underrated bands
- The Bruce Lee Band’s new album and special collaborations
- Breaking news about a forthcoming split release with Bad Time Records
...and much more!
Watch now on YouTube or listen as a podcast episode - link in bio @historyoflaska.
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