[Italian Movie Download Rock'n Rage
Kody Coste
In Pordenone the tour turned into a family outing. I was due to meet the most outrageous groupie ofall time downtown - my mother June. A blonde rock chick in leather jacket surrounded by adoringmen was checking herself into the hotel as we arrived. It was ever thus with Mum and her admirers.I took great pleasure in giving her a name check on stage that night at the Deposito Giordani whereshe was both securely guarded and chaperoned by Nick Clabburn, who graciously accompanied herall the way from the UK. I was thrilled that both Nicks (Beggs and Clabburn) immediately hit it off,having never met before. I think it takes a lot of guts to wear a PVC kilt and plaits infront of a rock audience, never mind tattooing your arms differently each night. Nick, you are a trueoriginal. Performance art of the most flamboyant quality!
Again a knockout gig. I couldn't hear myself too well on stage at first so, in time honoured fashion, Iturned full up. Nothing is too loud for my mum of course. Grandma was just the same. It must run inthe family.
Vania from Blue Sky, who we all adore, was also there working hard - the sweetest industrialarchaeologist you'll ever meet. A girl who is far too good for rock'n roll, if ever there was one. MarioGiommetti of Dusk magazine and Ada his girlfriend were spotted bopping at the hop along withRoger Salem and Maria. Roger is the man who originally coined the term 'zuites', pronounced'sweets' but with a z, to describe the trade mark whistle-like noises I make with my steel ringwhizzing up and down the fretboard. Zuite or zuitemania is all the rage in Zuitzerland, where Rogerlives!
There's always something wonderful that starts to happen on approaching Rome. A tangiblepresence in the air that was always smiling down on me from my first visit all those years back inthe early 1970's. At first the terrain changes. The hills and imaginary fanfares (too much time spentwatching Charlton Heston and Russell Crowe, I'm afraid) seem to cheer you on. Jo and I werethrilled to be back there. I am a Romaphile! You stand at the gates of the ancient world with onefoot in the 21st century contemplating the architectural wonders of history and wish you couldactually witness the events of the past, but with an instant escape route to the future knowing thatbrave Spartacus is already doomed!
Meanwhile I wouldn't have missed this tour for the world. In Rome at the Stazione the crowd sangalong with practically every note, just in case I forgot my guitar parts, let alone the lyrics. OnMechanical Bride, Roger and Rob played like vengeful gladiators cheated of their noble birthright.Gary did the impossible on drums and voice - Buddy Rich meets Caruso, all in one bloke. NickBeggs sounded absolutely terrifying for such a gentle soul. As for me, I couldn't believe my goodfortune in amassing such a bunch of sweet natured guys who nonetheless on stage took noprisoners every night.
Thank you to everyone who showed up on this tour... Mario, Mino, Claudio, Silvio, Bruno, Marco andall those who made last year's Orvieto event such a success, Attila and Tamas of Djabe fortravelling all the way from Hungary, Sergio, Vania, Alberto, Oscar and all at Blue Sky, Brian for allhis help and grace under fire, the killer band and crew of Roger, Rob, Gary, Nick, Ben, Richard,Springy, Alan and Stevey B. Thank you to Jo for all her love and support throughout the tour and toManda for all things instantly webbed!
Hi my Exploders, the following interview is really a kick standin' in your mouth and I bet you'll like it too! Sammytown, formerly Fang and now The Resistoleros leader is here to answer some sticky questions we posed, and he's left his seal on these lines with his freaky but cool personality. Check it out!
Hi Slam, or Sam McBride, or SammyTown! First: introduce yourself to our readers tellin' them your adventures and history as Fang frontman. Except Fang and Resistoleros are you singin' or playin' in some other band now?
I joined Fang in 1980 and there's too much insanity, too many feverish nights of sex and blood and punk rock on the road to relate here. But hopefully I'll have time to finish a book about top ramen tours, psycho teens, sex queens and jails I have seen. There's a million things I wanna do. I did a movie called "Down Time". ( ) but time ain't no friend of mine so the Resistoleros (and once in a while Fang) is my full-time fetch.
Ok, you changed your name from Sam McBride to SammyTown after some time passed in prison. Why did you take this decision and what kind of problems with the law did you face during your life?
My name was changed long before my stint in the Big House. A band called Tales Of Terror from Sacramento came to Oakland with me after I stewed their brains on LSD, and I found a couple of hookers I know that danced naked til dawn. After that Oakland became Sammytown and then it just stuck on me like glue. I ain't got problems with Jonny Law. I just feel better when he ain't around. Jonny Law seems to have problems with me though. I destroyed everything in a fit of rage and passion 15 years ago, spent 7 years in prison but I'll pay for my mistakes beyond the day I die.
Yeah, but now is time to talk about your new band, The Resistoleros: how, when and where did you meet the guys, and what is your musical mission?
Some of them I've known all my life and some it seems like I have. We get along better than most bands I've ever known. We're all sons of rock & roll and brothers to the end. We want to tear down the walls and make people feel life. Question everything and seize the day for tomorrow may never come.
Why did you decide for a moniker as The Resistoleros. Hey do you use sniffing Resistol? How is the today's situation with this kind of glue? Do you know if people still use it to turn off their brain's connection to reality?
The Resistoleros are the teenage glueheads from South America. The world's dead end kids. The saddest story. The last resort. And we've all seen a lot of hell in our lives but from the dead end kids come great rock & roll. Desperation breeds powerful art.
"Rock'n'Roll Napalm" was released by Steel Cage Records. How did you reach the deal with Steel Cage and what do you think about their way to work with you?
Steel Cage have been cool. Larry and Leslie are friends of the Cosmic Commander and so am I so we hooked up and it was love at first fright.
SammyTown, which are the dead or alive bands and frontmen that inspired your way to sing the most? In particular, what do you think about The Dictators? I think that "Desperate Times" is a perfect rock'n'roll anthem song with a perfect balanced sound between Stooges and Dictators! I like this song as well as I love fucking!
Iggy of course is Granddaddy of us all and Big Dick sings from his balls. Johnny Cash & Bowie, Billy Idol, Jagger, Danzig, and Screamin Jay Hawkins.
I noticed a song called "9/11". I think it is related to Twin Towers attack! In everyway, what's your opinion about this sad event, about Bush, about his way to lead the U.S.A. politic in the world and about IRAQ war?
Bush is a fool and a puppet. I don't believe though that we should have not gone after Osama Bin Laden. If you kill 5000 Americans then you need to be hunted down and brought to justice. I don't think Americans will ever know the truth as the government is afraid that people would not be able to handle it. Iraq has become a huge embarrassment and we need to get the fuck out of there. The song "911" really has more to do though with people who are against the war period. Certainly on an ideological level that's great but without war and without the people that have given their lives for this country, the same people who protest against war would not be able to even voice their opinions. If you're not ready to die to protect your freedom then you don't deserve it.
"Break Mine Off", "Rights", "Assault & Battery" and "Caught With Your Panties Down" are my favourite "Rock'n'Roll Napalm" songs, so I wanna ask you to describe us with your own words.
I think most of those 4 songs are basically self-explanatory if you can understand the lyrics, and maybe I should have put a lyric sheet in, especially for people who need it translated. I don't like to get too specific about what lyrics mean, usually because to me the great thing about music is that when a person hears a song they can ascribe any meaning to it they want and in this way a song becomes personal. As far as inspiration goes, "Break Mine Off" was inspired by America's trailer park white trash culture and "Caught With Your Panties Down" was very much Dead Boys inspired.
Tell me about The Fabulous Leslie G.: she designed "Rock'n'Roll Napalm" artwork and I read something about her on Candy For A Bad Children 'Zine.
I've only met Leslie once, so when I will get to hang with her I'll have to get back to you on that one.
Which are your plans for the next future? Can you reveal us some anticipations about the "Rock'n'Roll Napalm" follow up and your future releases?
We plan on doing a European tour late spring of 2005 so if there's any way you can hook us up with a Euro booking agent that would be great. Fang never played in Italy though we toured Europe three times during the '80s so I look forward to seeing Italy and rocking out with hot Italian women. We have started writing new material for the follow up CD to "Rock & Roll Napalm" so keep your ears open for "Destroyer Girl" and "Fatal Kiss."
Tell us about the greatest and the baddest Resistoleros gig of ever, and describe us those gigs.
The greatest gig for me is the next gig. The worst was in San Diego when our now ex-guitar player got too wasted on whiskey and couldn't play. I'm all for partying but wait to get totally ripped until after you've rocked out with your cock out.
Which are the maddest bands that you met on stage during the tours of your career? Do you wanna tell us some crazy event occurred?
The Orphans have an insane bass player and they put on a great show. GG Allin of course. Fang played with GG years ago in Portland, Maine, and our roadie and I helped GG escape from 5 baseball bat wielding bikers. GG and I became good friends that night and he's
sorely missed.