The state of the world is not exactly at its best.Politics and the greed of corporate machines are suffocating the little bit of life that is left out of our planet and draining it of all purities. Injustice seems to be everywhere yet most people are content to sit at home and watch the latest reality TV shows.This is what fuels the fire behind Burnt Cross, a two piece anarcho-punk band from Brighton, in the United Kingdom.The duo formed in 2007 never really expecting much of a reaction.They have since self-released two albums, The Reality of Sacrifice and Carcass of Humanity and have received an overwhelming response.I recently had the opportunity to talk to BC’s Robert Marriott and get a better insight as to their views on life, music and where they are headed in the future.

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With their music self-described fast, old school hardcore. Mindset definitely sticks to their roots by playing hardcore the way it was meant to be played—raw, angst-ridden, brash, and unapologetic. Mindset is a band that doesn’t back down. Growing up in Maryland, they’ve been playing straightedge hardcore for the past two years. I got a chance to ask Mindset guitarist, Drug-free Mike, questions about their lifestyle, background, and future aspirations.

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Roya Butler got a chance to sit down with singer Aaron Martyr and chat about politics, the straight-edge ideology, and what Stand Firm is doing to make a difference.

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Interview with Nashville, Tennesse’s SKA/punk band Murdock, by Roya Butler and Hannah Wagner

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Interview with Singer Kilian Appleby, by Roya Butler 

How long have you been playing?
Kilian: We’ve been around for only about six months now, but We’ve released an eight-song EP already that can be downloaded for free off our MySpace and after only a couple of months in existence we were noticed and signed my Refusal Records.

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Ask Kurt Ballou from veteran Massachusetts bruisers Converge about the band’s early days and you can almost feel the wince of embarrassment down the phone line. Forming the group as a teenager in the early 90s with vocalist Jake Bannon, they performed Minor Threat and Suicidal Tendencies covers before eventually mustering enough gumption to pen their own material, songs perhaps better left unwritten, according to Ballou.

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It pays to read the fine print. Just ask Unwritten Law, the veteran Californian rockers whose 16-year, six-album career make them ideal candidates for a greatest hits package. But having weathered four line-up changes and tenures on as many record labels, the / San Diego quartet found organising a ‘best-of’ collection more complicated than they anticipated.

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UK punk gov’nors Snuff discuss disposable income, hangover cures and “rocking like little donkeys on a footpath”.

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Out of Wilmington, North Carolina, The Speed Kings shout a rebel yell which combines punk and rock-n-roll, drawing from old influences. The current line-up is Axl- Vocals and Guitar, Spike-Vocals and Guitar, Will- Bass and Backing Vocals, and Jeff- Drums. You can check out their music at http://www.myspace.com/thespeedkings. I got a chance to ask Will about their music and inspirations.”,”Axl- Vocals and Guitar.

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In late 2006 Oakland California’s collaboratively-minded quartet The Matches issued their experimental second album Decomposer. Discussing it with Truepunk is drummer Matt Whalen.

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