Cowardice: The Chase

Name: Jeremy Bushnell
Bands past and present: Cowardice, Never Looking Back, Forget the Grey, Perfect Enemy, The Suzis, Supertruck
One book everyone should read: Calvin and Hobbes. Never forget how you felt as a kid.
Veg, Vegan or Carnivore: Carnivore
Favorite current band: Trial. They are playing at least three shows this summer so they count as current to me.

Agitator: Walls Closing In

Name:  Marty Williams
Bands past and present: Agitator, Burdens, and some embarrassing metalcore bands in high school.
Most influential lyricist to your writing:  I don’t really think I can answer this, because I write most of our songs about people that make me mad, so they are my influence.
Favorite venue:  My favorite place to see a show is the First Unitarian Church in Philly because it’s the best place for stage diving.  My favorite venue that I’ve played in is the funeral home in Buffalo because it had shelves along the side so I could still jump on people even though they were in the back of the room.
Favorite book:  I don’t do a lot of reading, but I’ve read every Calvin and Hobbes book. Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat was the first one I ever read as a kid, so it has a special place in my heart.

Last Excuse: Inhumane

Name: Nara Anderson
Bands past and present: Last Excuse
One book everyone should read: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Veg, Vegan or Carnivore: Veg
Favorite current band: At the moment I’m loving Paint It Black, Shook Ones & Outbreak

Pulling Teeth- Funerary

Name: Mike Riley
Bands past and present: Pulling Teeth, Paper Dragons, the Spark, Jon Falk, FVK DC, Looks Like Rain
Favorite lyricist: Tim Barry
One book everyone should read: Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
Favorite song: Bikeage – Descendents

Unrestrained: Freak The Mighty

Name: Ryan Krushenick
Bands Past and Present: Cheat To Win, Spies In America, Nationwide Panic, Pretty And Nice, My Revenge!, Unrestrained
Most influential lyricist to your writing: Karen Hesse, Andy West, Spencer Crispe
Favorite book: Out Of The Dust – By Karen Hesse and Dreaming War by Gore Vidal
Favorite current band: Kill Your Idols (like a bad bf/gf/partner at the end of a relationship I refuse to acknowledge the breakup)

Sacred Love: Dividing Lines

Name: Phil Hiotis
Bands Past and Present: Sacred Love.
Favorite Writer: Ernest Hemingway for literature and Wallace Stevens for poetry.
Cats or Dogs: It is not a very easy answer for me. I’ve had cats my entire life. I don’t dislike them; however, I do have a sense of yearning when I’m introduced to a friend’s dog. I feel unfulfilled, as if I’ve been missing out on a great friendship all these years. So, to answer the question, I don’t know. I love my cat; however, I love most dogs. I feel that your everyday life is full of having to prove yourself – to your friends, to your spouse, to your boss – that having someone love you unrequited is necessary.
Favorite Current Band: I can’t narrow down my favorite current band, so I’ll list a few: Give, Mindset, Rival Schools, Thought Crusade, and Praise.

Critical Point: Broken

Rafael is on the left.

 

Name: Rafael Madeira
Bands past and present:Pointing Finger, Time X, New Winds, The Defense and Common Cause (Past). Pressure and Critical Point (Present).
One book everyone should read: Lord of the Flies.
Veg, Vegan or Carnivore: Veggie
Favorite lyricist: Ian McKaye