Interview with drummer Glenn Mungo of Lansdowne

Every once in a while you are wowed. You go to a show expecting to watch other, more established bands and enjoy their usual debauchery when one of the opening, unknown acts steals the show. This is exactly what happened last summer at 94.1 WJJO’s Band Camp. Annually one of the best outdoor festivals in the Midwest featuring some of the biggest acts in the business including Five Finger Death Punch, Stone Sour, Mudvayne, Clutch, All That Remains and many more.

A band out of Boston named Lansdowne took stage to kick off last year’s band camp and to be honest, I wasn’t ready for what I heard. Usually opening acts for Band Camp are definitely quality bands, but Lansdowne blew me away. Their music was addictive and their stage presence was immaculate and from that day I knew I had to learn more about those guys. So here we are 6 months after I first saw them play and finally I got the chance to talk with their drummer Glenn Mungo to talk about their album Blue Collar Revolver, his most memorable moment of 2011, and what their plans are for 2012.

Aaron Manogue: Who would you say are some of your influences are? Are these influences evident in any of your albums/songs?
Glenn Mungo: I've had Art oF Dying "Vices and Virtues" and Five Finger Death Punch's "War Is the Answer" on repeat for a while, and the band is generally listening to Sirius Octane when we're in the van. We all listen to a lot of the bands we tend to play with as well like Sevendust, Papa Roach, Halestorm, Adelitas Way, Pop Evil , Staind, 10 Years, and, believe it or not, we tend to rock out to some country every now and again.

Interview with lead vocalist Leigh Kakaty of Pop evil

Michigan has a prestigious reputation for producing some of our time’s greatest musicians. From Alice Cooper to Eminem and even the twisted act Insane Clown Posse, the state has a wide variety of famous musicians who have had a huge impact on music; good or bad. This is no different with Michigan’s latest production to make a scene, on the scene, Pop Evil. The Michigan-bred rockers have released another record titled War of Angels and have infected the rock n’ roll world once again with their catchy riffs and memorable stage presence. Hard-Rock-Reviews’s Aaron Manogue talked with lead singer Leigh Kakaty about their Michigan roots, their new album and what it’s like touring with 3 Doors Down and Theory of a Deadman.

Manogue: It seemed like it took forever for your guys' second album "War of Angels" to come out. What was it like to finally get it released and have it received so well by your fans?
Leigh Kakaty: It was very gratifying to finally have our album released and to have the success that it did. Felt like it was never going to come out after all the delays we had. We are grateful to be in the position we are in now at a new label who believes in our music.

Interview with Red Line Chemistry Bassist Thomas Brown

Photo credit Shawna McHenry

Madison Wisconsin's Band Camp 2011 is bringing us the "direct, no-fuss, straight forward rock n roll" group Red Line Chemistry. We chatted a bit with bassist, vocalist Thomas (Tom) Brown.

Angela:  What can you tell us about the origin and meaning behind the band’s name, Red Line Chemistry?

Thomas:  The name, Red Line Chemistry, comes from when we first got together as a group. We immediately had chemistry as musicians, but we continuously pushed each other to get better. We always want to push the group and the music to the limit.

Angela:  What can this year’s JJO Band Camp attendees expect from a live RLC performance, especially outdoors?
Thomas:  Festival style shows are always a blast! The crowds are always loud and flat out crazy. We feed off that, so expect a high octane performance!

Angela:  Whom are you most excited to see perform at Band Camp on the stages? Also, have you met or toured with any of the other bands playing that day?

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photo by Douglas Sonders

Thomas:  I've heard nothing but good things about 5FDP, and we've all been listening to Clutch for years. Personally I think I'm most excited to see Volbeat; I love their style! We just finished a nation wide tour with Saving Abel, and we’ve played with All That Remains and Pop Evil several times. We are actually getting ready to begin a tour with Burn Halo and Egypt Central.

Angela:  What has been the craziest experience you guys have had at an outdoor show in your career?

Thomas:  Outdoor shows are just crazy in general! They seem to be the most opportune time for "technical difficulties.” The craziest thing I've seen would have to be Rockfest 2010 in KC. That festival is held in a park, and it had been raining for 3 days. Sixty thousand “mud people” took over for the day, throwing mud and sliding down hills. It was one hell of a day, but it showed how “die-hard” rock n roll fans can be!

photo credit- Douglas Sonders

Angela:  You come from a tough background of shaggin wagons and green lanterns as your transport on a tour and now things are less difficult and improving for the band; any words of advice for young musicians?

Thomas:  Do what you have to do!  If we gave up because the rides were uncomfortable, we'd never have made it out of the garage!

Angela:  Are any of you endorsed and by whom?
Thomas:  Mike, our drummer, is endorsed by Mienl cymbals.  Other than that, we're working on a Jack Daniels endorsement.

Angela:  Last words....are there any unsigned bands out there you wish to give a plug for here? Go ahead and shamelessly promote them!

Thomas:  A band from Kansas City that has caught our attention lately is The Beautiful Bodies. They're a unique bunch that I don't expect to be unsigned for long. Another band that isn't unsigned, but isn’t really well-known is the band, Karnivool. Amazing talent.

FOR UP TO DATE INFO ON ALL THINGS BANDCAMP GO TO
www.jjobandcamp.com !  
July 30, Madison WI on Willow Island!

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Connect with Red Line Chemistry!

Official RLC website

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The RLC youtube Channel

Red Line Chemistry VIDEOS:

• "You Don't Get It" video
• BEHIND THE MUSIC VIDEO “DUMB LUCK"
• Dumb Luck- video - from the album, Dying For A Living.
• "The One Thing"  

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