Interview with Ethan Minsker
Ethan Minsker of The Antagonist Movement out of New York sits and talks with OMBG about the project, what he does, and upcoming projects.
Interview by Timothy Danger.
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Toxic Fuse
Toxic Fuse
Members :: currently.. Toxic Fuse-guitar/vocals, Mellisa-drums/vocals, Stephanie-keyboard/vocals, Dave Dagger-bass…. other musicians that have played with me in the past. Chris Benson-guitar/bass, Micaela Benson-tambourine/vocals, Brittany Canchola-tambourine/vocals, Andy Palmer-drums, Dave Sulak-guitar, Alister Urie-guitar, Ian Ordonez-keyboards, Johnny Angel-tambourine/vocals, Eric Martinez-guitar
Bio :: Toxic Fuse is basically a dude who has way too many records and instruments, and spends way too much time listening to music and writing songs… ugh. i was turned on to punk rock at an early age.. when i was around 11 or so.. i got into skateboarding and by the time i was 15 i was pretty much obsessed with darby crash and skating.. i was in the Army Barbers at age 15 playing guitar w/Jamie Kirkpatrick on bass and vocals and Paul Massey on drums… didn’t play much after that until i went to Victoria College and hooked up with Trey Robles who later played in the Distractors and then Hardfeelings.. thats when i got more into really early blues (like pre war blues), rockabilly and tons of 60′s garage (like the Sonics).. also at that time the whole 90′s garage revival was going on so i was really into the whole Mummies, Rip Offs, Makers, art damaged punks like Lord High Fixers, Sons of Hercules.. etc.. thats when i started the Alcoholic Helltones with my wife Mellisa Ann… we played together for like 10+ years and put out some records.. and had some really good times/shows.. then in 2005 i started doing Toxic Fuse songs only, and pretty much quit the Alcoholic Helltones (my own band) because i wanted to play some more personal songs… here i am today still playing, probably should’ve quit while i was ahead… i still love punk, garage, rnb, rnr, blues, psyche, free jazz, chaino, hasil and pretty much anything creepy, strange, ugly or desperate… i like to cry when i get hurt so, it’s o.k. i’m used to it already… Contact :: http://www.myspace.com/toxicfuse http://www.helltones.com http://www.youtube.com/user/thetoxicfuse thetoxicfuse@yahoo.comGreetings and Salutations.
Meet Mike Hutson! Our new writer and representative of the Houston area.
Greetings and salutations. My name is Mike and I live in the suburbs
of Houston, Tx. The gang at OMBg asked me to write a little something
on the webpage and assist in promoting the local music scene in my
area. I happily agreed. I have been hitting shows in the city here for
about 18 years now, Jesus that makes me old. I have had the pleasure
of seeing fantastic H town bands from Spunk to Sprawl to 30footfall
and Fuska and tons in between. I have played in bands, and love this
city and its eclectic scene.
I am a proud dad and self proclaimed geek. Lover of Star Wars and all
things horror. I was a writer long ago, then I forgot how. I am a
mediocre musician. I met the OMBG crew a little over a year ago and
have proudly watched them grow to a respectable drunken podcast. I
have been around since the beginning of their fantastic journey, and
was actually sitting at the table when they spawned the Old Man Bitter
Girl Moniker.
Those are my creds.
I plan on welcoming the OMBG crew into my home in a few weeks for one
of their weekly broadcasts. We will be discussing and promoting the
When We Ruled H Town Showcase # 2 on October 14th at Fitzgeralds in
Houston. Some great bands are reuniting for this gig, and to promote
the incredible When We Ruled H-Town documentary. This doc is near and
dear to me. It showcases the incredible talent that ruled the Houston
music scene in the 1990s. Over the next few weeks I will plan on
putting down in writing my thoughts on the Houston scene then and now,
and try to explain why it should matter.
I wanna thank the OMBG crew for allowing me to write this thing. They
are super cool down to earth honest peeps. They LOVE music and LOVE
promoting Texas underground music to everyone that will listen, and
even to those who wont. I dont expect you to love everything we do,
but I hope you will give it a listen.
Support Local Music.
Cheers
-Mike Hutson
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