I remember a time when a band was considered HARDCORE itmeant something way different than what it does now. It didn't mean a billion palm mutes then a mosh part, it didn't mean Warped or Ozfest tours, inventivefacial hair and faux leather fashion endorsements. Detroit's BillBondsmen take me back to a simpler time (High School) when it was calledHardcore PUNK. Pumped with anger, packedwith contempt and sloshing in beer they do the full on rage with a dark senseof humor thing the way I remember it. Here's band's mouth piece Tony"Gabby" 4TG and I yakking for a while about a bunch of shit.-interview by DaleOkay-Both of us grew up in greater southeastern Michigan sowe were raised on Bill Bonds logic but we have an international audiencehere...So before we go any farther could you explain to the fine readers whoBill Bonds is.
I'm sure all over the world there's a guy like him in eachtown. He used to read the news here on TV but he now does ads on TV forfurniture. He challenged the equally crazy ex mayor of Detroit, Coleman A.Young, to a boxing match on TV. If you wanna see him check out "EscapeFrom The Planet Of The Apes" where he plays a newscaster.
What about Detroit's current mayor Kwame Kilpatrick? Does hethink he's Puff Daddy or some shit?
Well, since I didn't get an invite to the mansion I'll sayasshole. He's kind of an unfunny Coleman Young. He's about as ghetto as Colemanbut I don't think Bill Bonds will challenge him to a boxing match any timesoon. I'm waiting for him to answer a question at a press conference with"Yo mama!"
When did hardcore get all fucked up and take a turn for theworse?
Ahh there's 100 reasons for that. Part of it is that a lotof hardcore bands seem to only listen to hardcore which makes them really derivitive.Like why listen to a band who sound like whatever band sounded like Youth OfToday who sounded like SS Decontrol and DYS when you could just listen to SSDand DYS? This really applies to any genre. Not only that but when metal came inaround 86 it opened the floodgates for the jocks you see that act like thepeople that kicked people like us' asses in high school. I actually ran into adude who beat me up in high school for being a "punk rock fag" at abar a few years back and he was suddenly my old friend. Fuck that! Like Cidersaid "You're not a part of us! You never fucking were!"
How do you react when some moron says that they are"totally into hardcore-y'know like Korn and Hatebreed"?
Well, I'm tempted to go on a loooonng rant. I guess ifthey're dumb enough to like that crap they kind of already said it all didn'tthey? Personally I'm trying to bring back "hardcore punk" todifferentiate between that crap and what bands I like do. Personally, i'drather talk about the article I read in the van about the guy from Korn thatfound god cuz now you can say that "god gets Head". HAHAHAHAHA.
Do you ever wanna walk up to those type of kids and riptheir piercing out of there faces and when their crying in pain you can say"What the fuck dude. I thought you were all tough and street andshit."?
Well, I don't really see those kids anymore. I'd rather takesome of the gangsta hawdcaw kids and drop em off in a non rebuilt part ofDetroit and watch them piss themselves. I'd also like to ask some of these kidswho all look the same if they genuinely feel they're any different than the 100kids just like em. I guess I miss the days where you couldn't go to Hot Topicto buy a wardrobe so we all did stupid shit like draw on our pants or screenyour own shirts etc. Back when you spiked your own belt.
What's your opinion on songs that have classical guitar typeintros ?
Well, Poison Idea had a lot of neo classical moments("Plastic Bomb") but those were mostly with pianos. I suppose if doneright. The intro to "No God" by the Germs sounds pretty classical butI doubt Pat Smear actually played that. Hmmm... I'll take "Sucks" for100 Alex?
How heavily were you into Metallica in your younger days.They had classical guitar intros. When did you realize they sucked?
Well, I make it no secret that as a kid (like early gradeschool) I was really into NWOBHM/thrash metal stuff until about 5th grade whenI finally heard punk rock. I used to be waaaaaay into Metallica amongst otherthrash bands because they were cooler, back then, than most of the stuff youcould find at a record store for the most part. I realized they sucked when Iheard "And Justice For All" back in 1988. It was so slow and long andboring that it had no exciting aspects. I recall buying it thinking it had tobe cool because Pushead did art for it. Boy, was I wrong. I hadn't felt so letdown since I first heard "Join The Army" by Suicidal Tendencies...
What do you consider good metal?
I actually listen to a lot of old metal still to this day.Stuff like Venom, Celtic Frost/Hellhammer, etc still get listened to quite abit. I still dig it because it's essentially punk if you can get past thesolos. I wouldn't call Motorhead metal but I guess some people do. I listen tothem all the time. I also like a lot of Japanese stuff that's pretty metal likeAssault...
Ron Reagan inspired a shit load of bands in the 80's withtheir rage...Do you think Bush Jr is making the same mark?
Not that I'm aware of. We have a tune kind of about him butnot as much. The real difference is that back when Ronnie was prez there wasless access to information so when he was caught in some shit it was a bigsurprise. Now, we're so skeptical and have access to everything the bastarddoes that I think we're just lulled into being too relaxed about it becauseit's no shock. "Oh! He lied again... What's on channel 62?" or"Oh! He mispronounced another word..." I honestly think we kindof deserve him. After all, is he any dumber, ill mannered, or ill informed than75% of the people you run into on a daily basis? I honestly don't thinkso.Today alone I had to listen to some guy at a bar tell me that the MiddleEastern people just want to be left alone but that Kwame is a"nigger"and if we had a white Republican in the mayor's office blah blah blah. A coworker told me that "if you don't believe in Jesus i've got some work todo" and then tried to sell me on evangelical Christianity (ie the words ofthe bible literally translated to their suiting. These are the fuckers to bescared of... Reagan and both Bush's believe in the same thing. Anyone who hasactually read the bible... Look at what's happening in the Middle East,specifically Israel. These whackos are trying to make "Revelations"happen today... Remember Reagan saying that the Anti Christ was here today?Bush has said similar things about Sadaam and the Palestinians... I could go onand on on this topic...). Regardless, everyone is insane around us and most ofus with two brain cells to rub together are asleep at the wheel because, muchlike watching your best friend get killed, we're all desensitized andnumb...Besides, the focus has changed in punk rock... It's no longer a baby. Nomore thoughts of "this could change the world". It's more like"this could change me" or "there's nothing I can do so let'sjust party!" The only people still clinging to the idea of "AnarchyIn (insert region)" are nothing but dogmatic bible thumpers with too muchtime on their hands...
What up with all the cracks you make about the Kinks?
I will go on record and say that I LOVE THE FUCKING KINKS!All the way up to "Destroyer" which is usually way past most people'scut off points. But! If I hear one more band buttfuck "You Really GotMe" or anything by The Sonics I will fucking puke! It's worse than whenska was big. You worked at a record store so you've had the misfortune ofseeing the waves of generic clones for every good idea. If people would takemore from the music and do something like The Maharajas from Sweden have doneit would be way cooler than rehashed bullshit. Anyone can take any genre andmimic it perfectly but the best bands always add something to it or turn itinside out.
How much fast food and convenience store snacks can a bodytake?
Well, that's a good question. I can eat burgers like it'sgoin out of style and my dentist can attest to all the candy i've eaten thruthe years. I would have to say that 3 rolls of Sweetarts plus a Jolt and twoMcDonalds double cheeseburgers is probably the max i've eaten in one daywithout puking. I don't really eat healthy so i'm probably the wrong guy to askwhen too much is enough.
What's your ideal "Power Breakfast".
4 to 5 cigarettes, a diet Mountain Dew (can't handle regularpop unless it's fountain and then I still 50/50 it), and a Starbucks"Double Shot" on a weekday. Maybe a sausage, onion, and cheeseomelette slathered in enough hot sauce to kill a cat. That usually puts me inshape to face the world. On a weekend, 1 diet Pepsi, 1 cold beer, 4 to 5smokes, and whatever I can round up food wise. Usually chips or toast orsomething lame. Usually while listening to something decidedly "unpunk". As of late that means The Faces...
Okay Tony, time for some word association...
-Japan
Musical heaven for me. I will go there soon enough. Too badabout thier porn though...
-Mexican Food
Zumba in Royal Oak.
-Cigarettes
I love you. Now if only my love wasn't killing me at $10 aday.
-Matt Coppens
All around good guy. Looking forward to playing with hiscrappy band Glorified Trash (Ladies, contain yourselves) in beautiful....(bonuspart;) Grand Rapids : Shit hole. Makes Detroit seem stable. Nah, we've had badluck but there's some cool stuff that goes on there.
-Henry Rollins
"He's not gay. He just does a lot of gay things likeweightlifting and poetry." - the only good quote to come from StevenBlush.
-Ace Frehley
The only rock n roll part of KISS. Without him whadda yagot? A snake oil salesman, a sissy who sings nothing but love songs, and acoked out guido who thinks he's Otis Redding.
Vodka or Gin?
NEITHER! Last time I drank vodka I got thrown out of my ownshow and almost got arrested by the Brooklyn PD. Ended the night passed out infront of some bar. This is after my last vodka moments that ended in me passingout on New Years at 10 pm (smashed my head into the toilet) and the time Ithrew up at the bar and had to be carried out of the Magic Stick by bouncersand driven home by some girl from another state. Did it all on feeling....("You're going the wrong way!") Last time I drank gin I was 15 and Ithrew up on some christian's birthday cake and passed out on their lawn. I onlydrink beer now and that's about it.
Can you speculate how Bill Bonds would've handled a BudDwyer type situation?
Well, if he was covering it he probably would have justcalled Bud a pussy and offered to kick his ass despite him being dead. You aretalking about the city of Detroit in human form after all. The man is hard asnails! He's our version of Bill Brasky.Speaking of Bill... If anyone has anyfootage of him, especially his post 9/11 "I'll kick your ass, Osama!"rant, send it this way! I'm also looking for the "groin terrorist"rant about AIDS.
Who's a greater American? Hugh Hefner or John Brannon?
Well, i've never hung around Hef but i'm thinking it's Hef.Isn't the American dream to do nothing yet get rich and have fun doing it? Theman could literally glide across a floor of silicone tits any day he wants. Hedoes hang out with some tools but those early Playboys up to the 70's had somestyle to em. Brannon can sing better but he doesn't have 4 or more hot girlsthat willingly act as a harem for him does he? The ultimate indicator is whowould you rather be? I think we know the answer...
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