Entrevista - Tirapiedras

1. Hey Ho! Saludos Marcela como va todo por allí? como va todo en Tirapiedras!?
Hola Diego! En este momento sentada en mi escritorio, respondiendo la entrevista, escuchando “Long Distance” de ALL.
Va todo en marcha, acabamos de sacar nuestro primer LP, que ya está on-line para escuchar y descargar, así que bien con eso.

2. Danos una pasada por  la caótica existencia de  Tirapiedras, cómo así se formaron?
Tirapiedras se forma mucho antes de empezar a ensayar. Juano, grabando con su otra banda un disco con el Pajaro como técnico, le propuso armar algo. A mediados del 2013, empezamos de a poco a juntarnos a componer, Gonzalo tenia algunos temas, y Juano otros y de a poquito se empezó a gestar.
Mientras buscaban baterista, Gonza habla con Mar, amiga desde los 18 años con quien ya había compartido una de sus primeras bandas hardcore en los 90s y le propone sumarse al proyecto en el bajo.
A fin del año la banda ya estaba ensayando con Octavio, quien comprendió muy bien la idea musical de la banda.

Así que la banda arranca con toda en enero 2014, con:
Juano: vox
Gonzalo: gtr
Marcela: bajo
Octavio: bateria

3. A que bandas resaltarías como influencias? además en Tirapiedras se nota la influencia skateboarder.
Bandas de sellos como SST, Frontier, Alternativ Tentacles, Dischord, Revelation etc etc. También los Ramones, Lungfish, Cro Mags, Burn, sonidos de bandas más de ahora como Obits, Cerebral Ballzy, The Shrine, y te podríamos nombrar mil más. Además de la influencia de la vida misma y los años que cada uno de la banda lleva recorridos!

4. Cuéntanos un poco de la escena subte hc punk en Argentina.
La escena hc punk creció bastante, hay muchas bandas para ver, aunque pocos lugares interesantes para tocar.
Interesantes me refiero a que sean justos. Las entradas a los recitales hc/punk suelen ser baratas, con el fin de ser accesibles a todos, y así cuesta cubrir gastos cuando un lugar exige determinada cantidad de dinero (generalmente alta). Hay bandas nuevas como Ulcera, Quemacoches. En Rosario, provincia de Santa Fe, también hay una movida interesante DIY, el colectivo JUBILO, del cual participan varias bandas como Los Que Perdonan y Victima del Vaciamiento, con ellos compartimos fecha cuando fuimos a tocar allá y son muy buenos.

5. Cuanto material editado tiene Tirapieras hasta la fecha?
Tenemos nuestro primer EP, de 7 temas que editamos en el 2014. Luego una edición en K7 (Revolution Discos) de un recital en vivo que dimos en la ciudad de Córdoba. Y en breve sale nuestro nuevo LP (2015) editado en K7 ((Revolution Discos)  y en CD (Inerme). Estamos aun trabajando la idea de editar este disco en vinilo. Todo esto puede escucharse y bajarse libremente desde nuestro bandcamp.

6. Ya han salido de tour fuera de su país?
No, solo hemos ido a tocar a Córdoba y Santa Fe, fuera de nuestra provincia (Buenos Aires). Somos mayoritariamente de capital y nuestros shows suelen ser por esta ciudad. Nos gusta la idea de salir, de romper el círculo de shows típicos de la escena.
Planeamos salir a otros países, donde sabemos que hay muchas movida hc punk como México, Chile. Pero es todo de a poco, paso a paso. Hemos conocido a Los Viejos (México) en su gira por Argentina y ellos nos motivan mucho para girar por sus pagos.

7. Quien es el miembro de Tirapiedras que le mete la onda skater a la banda?
Gonzalo, el guitar man de la banda es quien le está dando duro a la patineta en estos días. Juano (vox) también  tira sus pruebas. Ambos andaban de adolescentes y ahora siguen dándole!

8. Conocen la escena subte hc punk de Perú?
No conocemos mucho la verdad. Octi, el batero tiene un 7” de DHK. Hemos conocido por internet a Tomar Control y Sin Rostro, pero hasta ahí llegamos.

9. Futuros planes en Tirapiedras?
Tenemos algunas fechas ya cerradas este año y esta la idea de hacer un show presentando el nuevo disco.
Planeamos contar con la edición de nuestro LP en vinilo, seguramente sea el año que viene, soñamos con eso.
Seguir grabando y editando cosas.

10. Ultimas líneas Marcela... y gracias por su tiempo.
Gracias por tu interés en lo que hacemos. Esperamos poder salir de gira y llegar a Perú!

https://tirapiedras.bandcamp.com

BACON SKATEBOARDS

Interview - Hirotton PARADOX

1.Rad greetings Hirotton! from Peru Hell!!! all sick there?
Yeah Rad everything is good man, getting busy and busy but everything got me stoked!

2.Tell us how you started to do those macabre artworks!,influences?
I started drawing around 2011, I was living in London and hanging out with some punks and skaters so my artwork is influenced by punk culture and skateboarding.
Favorite artists are Raymond Pettibon, Gee Vaucher, Fos, Craig question, French….

3.In the skate destruction? how you started? which is your motivation to destroy streets and spots?

I started skating with Osaka daggers, they’re one of the most interesting creative skate crews, completely ignoring modern skate convention.
Skateboarding is meant to be fun.

4.Tell me how is the underground skate scene in Japan? in your city?
Japanese Skate scene is getting bigger and bigger in the world but same time in Japan, governments are very strict for street skate, loads of sick D.I.Y spots have been closed down by them in a few years, but maybe thats why Japanese skate culture developed different weird creative way from any another country, any small section could be skate spot.  

5.About Paradox! how you started this twisted idea! is very sick!
In everyday life Im thinking about loads of different things, political staff, environmental problem...all of shit problems in the world and I feel loads of PARADOX from it,  Im always inspired and excited by whats happening around me and try to capture that moment in my work, so others can understand and see life through my eyes.

6.Always i ask this bro. Bowl? Street?
Bowl? Street? Nah only Wallride!

7.I know you listen fast music like Gauze? S.O.B? you know this bands? are from Japan!
Yeah ofcourse, my recent favorites of Japanese bands are 'Crocodile cox and the disaster’  and ‘Oledickfoggy’ 
We skate together and I drew some artworks for them.

8.You know some from underground skateboarding from Peru?
my homie skated in Peru in 2011 at Lima, lquique and arequipa, he told me that skaters are very friendly and Iquique skatepark was so rad.  
I need skate there.  

9.Morbid future plans in your mind?
Im having big solo artshow in Tokyo end of Oct, after that Im thinking about having exhi in London or LA or German or maybe in Peru?
had exhi in Oceanside with BB bastidas last year it was insane.

10.Last vomits Hirotton!

Thanks for having me.Come down to Japan for my exhi, you will be stoked 
you can check more artworks at instagram ‘hirotton' rad rad rad.

Interview w/Forde Brookfield (Baghead Skateboarding Apparel)

1.Forde! chaotic greetings from Peru Hell man! all good in Baghead Skateboarding Apparel?
Everything is good here dude. Everyone is well, killing it as usual and being more productive than ever.

2.Tell us how he formed Baghead Skateboarding Apparel? 
Baghead started a long time ago, roughly 4/5 years coming to think of it - between my friend Jacob Tyson and I. He was skating a spot with two drunk dudes beside him. One of them told Jacob about how he used to skate in his teenage years - to which his friend replied "You fucking Baghead, no you didn't!" It made me laugh for hours, so I started to write it on peoples boards, griptape or whatever else they wanted to written on.

3.How is the underground skateboard scene in your city?
Underground skateboarding is stronger than ever right now. Our scene in Leicester, UK is doing pretty well. It's not as underground as it used to be with the help of many of the amazing filmers and skateboarders here in our scene. We where told by a friend in Bulgaria that he contacted a skate store in London to pick up a copy of BAGHEAD KILLS to which they replied "that's underground dude" (or at least that's what he said). If Baghead is considered underground, then I'm stoked. Underground skateboarding rules.

4.Now tell me how as your started in the skateboard? 
I started when I was 14 years old. It's great to see the amount of positive energy in skateboarding now for young children starting around the age I did, and even younger. It was a lot more quieter when I started skateboarding.

5.Influences in Baghead Skateboarding?
I'm influenced by everyone I film. I'm not too sure what they're interested in, but if I was to talk as a whole I'd say fast music, beer, tits, skulls, art & weed.

6.I see a model board in Baghead,later there will be other?
The model board was for George Nokes-Chapple, it was just a one off by fellow crew member Jazz Wade. Jazz kills it, he's off to Bristol to study illustration. 
Best of luck to him. George and himself have some amazing footage in the upcoming Baghead video.

7.Baghead too is a crew from pure freaks,i think? tell me more about that?
Everyone I've been filming is in some way mental in my opinion. They're all funny and just see skateboarding in a different way and that's funny to film. I get to see how they work, how their minds tell them whats good and bad and how they react to skateboarding. 

8.Street? Bowl?
It was more park and bowl, now it's mainly just street unless we find some street transition. 

9.Future plans in Baghead Skateboarding?
Introduce as many new sections as I can per video. Always include everyone I've filmed previously but also focus on the new people in the video. It's all about change and it's interesting to have difference in skateboarding videos. Someone else's approach to skateboarding is completely different to everyone else I film, it's really intriguing.  

10.Last words bro!
Thankyou for this interview Diego, sorry I couldn't be more informative.
@bagheadcrew
Watch BAGHEAD KILLS.