It’s pretty simple…are you ready for HEAVY? Ear/Splitters & CVLT Nation will be putting on two shows this weekend with Brooklyn’s ultra gnarly HULL: this Sunday Nov.6 at The Que Sera in Long Beach & Monday Nov.7th at the Mountain Bar in Los Angeles’ Chinatown. The Fucking Wrath will be killing shit with them at the Sunday gig, so we decided to have some fun and do artist to artist interviews with both of them! First up is part one, The Fucking Wrath vs. HULL. Check out the full interview, epic live footage and Hull tour dates after the jump!
Answers by Carmine Laietta da fit! (5, fifth, V)
What are five guilty pleasure songs you listen to on tour?
Well, we seem to have new ones each tour, but there are some staples, for sure…
(1) “I’m Just a Rock n Roll Clown” by Dr Rockso. If you don’t know this one already, check it out on YouTube. It’s likely to become one of your guilty pleasure songs too.
(2) “Careless Whiperer” by George Michael.
(3) the Narwhal Song, which is a shitty viral jingle on YouTube from a couple years back. Gets all caught in your craw super easy tho…
(4) any of the Creed Shreds videos. We’ve laughed ourselves damned near to pissed jeans listening to those, many times.
(5) Last but not least, “ip bip bip bip” by Huey Louis and The News. (Non-Hullians would know this song as “If This Is It,” or “it’s just the tip,” depending upon how many drinks you’ve had…
How many times have you been pulled over because of your trailer?
Well, we did get pulled over once, but it wasn’t because of our trailer, it was cause the police man is a huge Coheed fan, and wanted my autograph. Turned out fine. I signed his tits and we went on our way.
What’s your most wild tour story?
Depending on what you mean by wild… Sean an I were robbed at 3 gunpoints in Cincinatti once, but that story’s a bummer. Otherwise, we’ve been known to jump into random folks vans and get taken to random parties, drink random people’s beers, smoke a whole bunch’a stuff. Best story, however, is the time we poured a whole box of Rice Crispies and milk into Brent’s amp of The Fucking Wrath when he wasn’t looking. Don’t tell him, but that was a good one!!
There are 5 contests, who in Hull would win in each; a headbanging contest, a bear wrestling contest, beer drinking contest, speed reading contest, and a axe throwing contest?
Hmmm a good question! Stieber would def win the bear wrestling contest since he does that all the time anyway, only, he wrestles the bears you find in seedy NYC bars, not the ones in the forest. I think Nick would win the headbanging contest for sure. His stage antics rule the most. I’d have to take the beer drinking trophy, since for this tour I’m half a cripple, and can only sit and consume drinks when I’m not all laid out like an 80 year old. Drew def gets the speed reading badge, as The Wizard’s mind can simply absorb the words from books without even opening them! Sean def gets the ax throwing award since it common knowledge that he clearly came descended from Vikings.
Say there was a fire at your practice space, and you could only save one piece of your equipment, what would that be?
I’d have to say the hard drive with all things Hull on it. That would hurt the most to lose.
Who would win in a fistfight: Chuck Norris or Charles Bronson?
Pffft! Fuck Bronson. NORRIS. DUH!
Who would win in a political debate Nick Nolte or Gary Busey?
Busey, clearly. His teeth can deflect even the most dirty muckraking and still come out of it shining pearly yellowish white.
Name one thing you hate about Gandhi?
That Nick dude quotes him in his email signatures. Good job you bald fuck.
Who would you bring back from the dead Macho Man Randy Savage or Steve Jobs & why?
Savage, hands down. Jobs left a five year plan for after he passed on, so we’ll still be hearing from him for a while after his death. No surprises there. Macho Man however, left us all hangin as to what happens in the next chapter of being awesome in the afterlife. Wouldn’t you like know too??
Who use to be or still is the rollerblader of HULL?
That would be Jeff, and if I’m not mistaken he’s still got them too! FRUIT-BOOTS!
Dio or Ozzy? Priest or Maiden? Petty or Creeedence?
For my money, Ozzy AND Dio, Priest over Maiden, Creedence over Petty.
Have you ever considered making more merch?
You shut your dirty mouth when you’re talkin to me. You’ve got SOME nerve…
Claudio, is it hard being in Coheed & Cambria & Hull at the same time?
Only when it comes to shower time.
Fuck, marry, kill? Bea Arthur, Dom De Luise, John Wayne.
Fuck Bea, older the berry, sweeter the juice. (tho she IS dead now, so I don’t know how that applies…) kill John Wayne, cause I’m THAT badass. Marry Dom, cause his voice overs in animated films throughout the years make me feel right at home.
What is Hull’s spirit animal?
HULL Fall 2011 Tour [remaining dates]:
1/04/2011 Bash Riprocks – Lubbock, TX *
11/05/2011 The Open Source Project – Phoenix, AZ *
11/06/2011 Que Sara – Long Beach, CA *
11/07/2011 Vacation Vinyl (early show) – Los Angeles, CA
11/07/2011 Mountain Bar (late show) – Los Angeles, CA
11/08/2011 Hemlock Tavern – San Francisco, CA
11/10/2011 Highline – Seattle, WA
11/11/2011 Plan B – Portland, OR
11/12/2011 Shredder – Boise, ID
11/13/2011 Town Square Tavern – Jackson Hole, WY
11/14/2011 Bar Deluxe – Salt Lake City, UT
11/15/2011 Old Curtis Street – Denver, CO
11/17/2011 Downtown – Little Rock, AR
11/18/2011 The End – Nashville, TN
11/19/2011 Nightlight – Chapel Hill, NC
11/20/2011 Johhny Brendas – Philadelphia, PA
* w/ The F*cking Wrath
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