Henry Hauser and Fruit Bats’ singer-songwriter Eric Johnson shoot the breeze on his new LP Tripper, seasonal shifts, and the dichotomy between cold and warm.
One Thirty BPM sits down with Pat Grossi, the man behind Active Child, to talk about touring, recording his debut album, his initiation into music, and more.
"I used to come back from these weekends of partying, like I’d sit down and feel like 'Oh my God, I feel like I’m going to write a song.' And then it would just happen, and eventually the songwriting became more fun than the partying."
"Opera is really demanding, you have to be really careful about what you eat, you can't drink, you can't do all of these things and I was 18 and I just wanted to, uh, party."
We briefly talk with The Black Lips drummer Joe Bradley about the band’s upcoming album, bringing their rambunctious act to larger venues and performing with a human skull (yes, you read that right).
One Thirty BPM caught up with co-songwriter/bassist Brantley Senn for a phone interview during their two week tour with their good friends Deer Tick. During our conversation, we spent time discussing Sugar, misconceptions surrounding their name, working with J. Mascis and Senn’s musical influences.