The News Review:
- WELLER EARNED BREAK
- Small ski areas: ‘Unique to compete’
- Rise Against – Gig previews & reviews – Music – Entertainment -…
WELLER EARNED BREAK
Glasgow Daily Record – Nov 28, 2006
He’s been daft about music since the day he was born. “As soon as he hears a beat he jumps around. My oldest Nat isn’t into asis or Kasabian he’s into Japanese punk music. “If any of them wanted to get into the business I’d consider managing them the way my dad did with me. “I have no interest in producing though. “I would hate to be cooped up in a studio for 14 hours a day.
Small ski areas: ‘Unique to compete’
Vail Daily News – Nov 28, 2006
People are dropping out of the sport at an increasing rate. Just the park pleaseEcho Mountain has far less terrain than 5289-acre Vail Mountain for example but kids who spend all day on just a few jumps don’t need thousands of acres Donovan said. While bigger resorts may embrace baggy pants and punk music they also must cater to owners of high-end condos families baby boomers and first-timers. Sparrow said smaller resorts have more flexibility to build a culture just for their core customers. At Echo Mountain one main building with corrugated metal walls is modeled like a teenage basement where kids can play Atari games. Graffiti art hangs from the wall. The kitchen eschews $12 burgers in favor of selling microwave meals from Hot Pocket or Jimmy Dean.
Rise Against – Gig previews & reviews – Music – Entertainment -…
The Age – Nov 28, 2006
“We’re all vegetarians for different reasons and all became soat different times in our lives” says bass player and co-founderJoe Principe. “We’re against the meat industry it’s a f—ed-upindustry. For me personally animal-rights literature which youoften find at punk gigs really opens your eyes to what exactlyhappens to the animals – it’s not very humane. So I don’t like tosupport it. Principe formed Rise Against in 1999 with vocalist Tim McIlrathafter the break-up of their old punk band. Influenced by Chicagounderground bands such as Naked Raygun and the Effigies as much aswest-coast punk and Washington hardcore Rise Against started theircareer as underground darlings. They have since successfully courted a more mainstream audiencewith the melodic polished sound of their past two albumsSiren Song of the Counter Culture (2004) and this year’sThe Sufferer & the Witness which reached the US top10.