Punk because it was still sorta a new thing. Similar stuff like Closure, You and I, Sleepytime Trio, 400 Years, The Vidaīlue/Ten Grand, Managra and on and on. Time, Saetia was playing, there were a bunch of amazing bands that were doing The kind of stuff I was primarily influenced by in Saetia and Off Minor. Life, Current, Heroin, Anasarca, Mohinder, god I can go on forever. I guess the word "emo" hasĭifferent, HORRIBLE connotations nowadays, but that's what I called bands likeįrail, Elements of Need, Julia, Groundwork, Spirit Assembly, Max Colby, Still Into the German hardcore bands of that era like Dawnbreed, Stack, Systral,Ĭarol, Morser, Acme and Vacuum was the best place to buy that kind of stuff.Īlso, in the late 90's, the straightedge stuff kinda took a turn for the more They specialized in international stuff), and so on. Specifically labels/distros like Ebullition, Bloodlink, Lumberjack, Vacuum (notĪt all straightedge affiliated but I bought a TON of stuff from them because Of great straightedge and straightedge associated stuff going on at that point, In 1994, I started college at NYUĪnd became straightedge, as was the style of the time. Into the bands that have been the big ones for me ever since, like BornĪgainst, Rorschach, Merel, Articles of Faith, Universal Order of Armageddon,Įconochrist, Citizens Arrest, shit like that. It's probably a Pilates studio now or some shit. Reconstruction Records which was this amazing DIY record store in the east I started to go to AiBC no Rio and did most of my record shopping at Once I discovered hardcore, that was pretty much Gorilla Biscuits show and got to see bands like Sick Of It All, Vision, Sheer I caught the last (or at least it was at the time) Scene, in retrospect, because it was sorta dying at that point, all the oldīands were breaking up. It was around 1991 that I got into New York hardcore. Was the big thing so I think I just got up, drank a coke and got back into the I remember that I gotĭropped on my head at that show, but that was way before concussion awareness I just went through some of my old ticket stubs from back in the day and one'sįor The Ramones and The Lunachick at The Ritz in 1991. The obligatory punk rock stuff like The Sex Pistols and The Ramones. So by like 91 or so, I was listening to all In the earlyĩ0's, the whole alternative/grunge thing hit and I guess that ended up being a Metal, because that was the thing to do back in the late 80's. When I was like 12 or 13, I started to get into So I got exposed to a lot of stuff as a kid, People back in the 70's and 80's (dad still is) they made shoes for Bowie, The In a street punk band called Guns Don't Run and 6 string bass in a yet unnamedĢ) Please describe your introduction to music and the subsequent genres and bands that have been important to you throughout the years.ĭifferent kind of music in my parents house. Olde Ghost and 6 string bass in The Year Is One. In addition, Jamie has mentioned that his new bands Lytic and Guns Don't Run are writing/recording so expect more from him in the near future!ġ) Who are you? Where are you? What bands have you been in?Ĭity. There is also an upcoming interview with Billy Werner (Saetia/Hot Cross) in the next month or so. Inteview w/Steve Roche (Saetia/Off Minor) Before we begin, here are links to all things pertaining to his bands: My good friend and touring partner Jesse Mowery stumbled into a conversation with Jamie on that led to the following interview between Jamie and I via email over a few months. His signature jazzy punk/hardcore instrumentals as well as his involvement in the Level Plane screamo era bands Off Minor and Saetia catapulted Jamie into household-name-status with my friends and I. Jamie Behar is quite possibly my favourite guitar player of all time.
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