Please give a brief history of the band, including current line up.
APA kind of sputtered to life in '93, but was put on "hiatus" while
I played in Time Bomb 77 in '94-'95. In '96 I started APA up again with Stuart
SOB on bass, and Bunny Rabid on drums. Current line-up is Chet Da Bastard
Knight (guitar/vocals), Stuart SOB (bass), Warren Hate Bailey (guitar) and
Amos Insane (drums).
Discography.
Heroes 7" (1997, 435 Revolutions Records)
Split 7" with The Drones (1998, 45 Revolutions Records)
This Is Your Law 7" (1998, 45 Revolutions Records)
Zero Hour CD (2000, GMM Records)
Plus several comps like Angry Punk For Urban Skunks, Skins N Pins,Kill All
The Boyscouts, Ruts Tribute, Greasers Punks And Skins Vol. 2, etc.
Describe your sound and what are the main themes in the lyrics?
Some call it "Skunk Rock", which isn't a bad description.
Very early 80's style punk/Oi! with some '77, and even some old US hardcore.
It's hard to pigeon-hole, which is something we're proud of I suppose. Lyrically
we sing about real life issues, but not the beer/fighting cop-out that passes
for Oi/punk in some circles. If the lyrics are ever political (and I guess
they sometimes are), it's street politics that effect our everyday lives,
not some Crass booklet copycatting bullshit.
What is the funniest thing that has happened to you whilst
touring?
I'm not sure if I can put some shit out for consumption
or not. Here's some fairly safe tid-bits. We've almost gotten the Drones
deported in North Carolina. We've stolen a Commie flag from a "emo" house
in Knoxville. We've played a laundromat in Cincinnati while it was open to
the public. And I've broken up a fight in a motel parking lot between the
two brothers in the Drones. OF course, there's more. Any band can tell you
that touring is an experience all it's own.
If you could see any band play live, either of the past or
present who would it be?
As for bands I never saw, maybe Blitz or the 4 Skins.
One band that I did see, but way past their prime was the Clash. Wish I'd
caught them earlier in the game.
What question would you like to be asked in interviews, but
you are never asked? And what is your answer?
How do I stay so dashingly handsome living such a hardscrabble
lifestyle? I don't what my answer would be really, but I'd love to be asked
that.
What is the Punk/Oi scene like in your area?
The scene here in Atlanta is excellent right now. One
of the top 3 in the US I'd say. Beyond the obvious (our friends the Anti-Heros)
you've got bands like the Breakaways (skinhead punk), Terminus City (street
rock/Oi!), Bloody Sods (fast HC/punk), the Neglected (spiky haired streetpunk),
and a bunch of others that I may be forgetting right now (Spectremen, Criminal
Ways, Trash Candys). Fuck, I give up. There's lots of great music coming
out of Atlanta.
Why did you choose the name 'Adolf and the Piss Artists'?
Back in '93 we played the old Valves song "For Adolfs
Only" at practices, and I said we should name our band "Adolf & The Piss
Artists" kind of as a joke, but it ended up sticking. We all thought it was
real funny at the time. You may not find it funny at all, but then it's not
your fucking band is it?
Plans, gigs and releases planned for 99.
We just completed a tour with the Krays. We're doing some
shows with Oxymoron and the Boils in September. New CD out now on GMM. Split
records with Blind Society and the Boils. Something on Retch Records over
there as well. And I guess that's about it. Oh, we are touring the US with
Major Accident early next year.
Any final comments?
Just thanks to you Rebecca, for paying attention to this
side of the pond as well, and for running such a good site. Cheers and hello
to all our friends in the UK (Drones, Spike/Blitzkrieg, Herve/Gundog, Con/Major
Accident, and the wealthiest welfare cases ever- the Royal Family). Write
to us at: 620 Hansell St. SE, Atlanta, GA. 30312 USA or email us at apapunk@hotmail.com
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