Q & A with Tislam Smith!

You might have seen this tall, lanky, dark, haggard dude shredding up the North Hollywood Skatepark. If you are not familiar with him, his name is Tislam "Tuesdays" Smith! He is an up-coming skater from the Los Angeles area and he has a great amount of passion and dedication for what he does. If you see him at your local skate spot don't be afraid to say whats up to him. Here is a bit of a Q&A with Tislam Smith.


HIDS:Whats up T-bird? Whats been good with you lately?
Tislam:Ive been good just skating at the Noho Plaza with the homies everyday.
HIDS:Who are your current sponsors?
Tislam:Right now im just getting boards from Val Surf. Thats it.
HIDS:We know you been living that nomad lifestyle for a while now. What are you currently calling home right now?
Tislam:Shit, depends on where the nightlife takes me.
HIDS:What happen to Tislam Tuesdays? We really miss those. When can we expect another one?
Tislam:Whenever I get caught doing stupid shit again.(Laughs)
HIDS:What is skateboarding all about for you?
Tislam:Getting your homies to kill themselves for your amusement.(Laughs)Naw just having fun and staying focused.
HIDS:Got any new footy coming out soon? Maybe a skate part in a new video?
Tislam:Yeah, actually the homie Derek Heydle is coming out with a fall joint called "Good Luck" should be proper, hes got good ideas.
HIDS:Who is the gnarliest person you know?
Tislam:Obviously, Jaime Morua! The dude can sleep sound asleep listening to "Brodequin" this gnar ass metal band plus the dude skates faster than a cheetah that shotgunned two red bulls.
HIDS:Who are some up-coming skaters to look out for?
Tislam:Im pretty hyped on Even Smith, Davis Torgerson, and the homie Cyril Jackson is a beast!
HIDS:There's a shit load of younger kids who look up to you. Got any words of encouragement for them?
Tislam:Uh.....Just eat a lot of chicken and smoke ciggaretes with no filters and oh yeah! have fun on that plank cause shit....what else is there to do?
HIDS:Any last words?
Tislam:Be positive. Get baked and go to the beach as much as you can, it's poppin out there.

10 Questios with Captain Incredible

CAPTAIN INCREDIBLE is a hard rocking, noise blasting quartet from Dallas, Texas. Born in the dormitories of Denton, Texas and raised on the shores of California, Captain Incredible now gladly calls North Dallas their home. They bring panty dropping guitar riffs, face melting solos, bone crushing drum beats, and one and a half balls worth of bass to each and every live performance. Check out Captain Incredible on myspace at www.myspace.com/captainincrediblerocks and follow them on twitter here!!!!

1) How you guys doing? How have the fans been reacting to your music?

Josh: All is well in Incredible City. Fan reaction has been mixed, depends on the audience. If we play a punk rock bill or to a rocker crowd, we get a lot of crowd participation: moshing, help singing back vocals, etc. But we can also scare the hell out of some emo and indie fans when we get booked on the same bill; I've heard we are abrasive on stage (that is a compliment to us).

Phipps: I like to abuse the fans, they seem to like it.

2)Do you guys have any big influences? If so who?

Josh: Op Ivy CD is almost always in rotation and really made me like punk rock when I was 12-13. I also really dig on Frank Black.

Ben: When I was in my teens I was way into Ween. I love random, drug induced, limitless music. Overall the Foo Fighters at the top of my list. Dave Grohl is such a phenominal song writer that it's hard to deny the power of the Foo.

Phipps: Led Zeppelin and Rancid

3)What category do you guys place yourself under?

Band: Too Punk for Metal, too Metal for Punk. For practicality sake, you could file our music under the rock or punk genres in a record store.

4)What is the message you spread through your music?

Josh: We want people to wake up, the music scene today seems to be all about fashion.

Ben: Fuck shoegazing! Get out there and rock your fucking ass off people! Let's have some fun before the world ends.

Phipps: fuck you!

5)What do you guys do to prepare for a show?

Josh: Drink beer and unload gear!

Ben: I like to drink gear and unload beer!

Phipps: drink 8 shiners, and don't eat before a show

6) What should people expect when going to one of your shows?

Josh: We always say "We specialize in Mayhem & Madness." But seriously speaking, we pride ourselves on being entertainers, we aim to incite the masses to do some damage.

Ben: Movement. I'm so tired of these bands that take themselves so seriously that they forget to have a good time on stage. We like to get wild and sweaty and we expect our crowd to feed off of that energy and follow suit. Also, we are very loud.

Phipps: ear-bleeds

7)Will you guys be playing in the westcoast anytime soon?

Josh: As of now we are not, I'd like to in Summer '10, but we need a West Coast Booking agent, ha, know any? Phipps and I lived in LA and SB for nearly 6 years so we have played West coast but we were only a two piece band then.

Phipps: i'd have to check with my P.O.

8) If you guys weren't making music what would you guys be up to?

Josh: Maybe we could all be knights at Medieval Times and kick the shit out of each other for a living; sounds like fun to me.

Ben: Playing video games and drinking beer.

Phipps: lighting bags of dogshit on people's porches

9) Got any new stuff in the works?

Band: Hell yes, always; we have plans to only release singles and EPs, that way we are constantly giving our fans fresh tracks to rock out to. We are dropping our first studio EP in January '10, you can listen to a rough mix of some of the tracks right now on our myspace page.

10)Thank for your time. Keep doing your thing and keep it Heavy In Da Streets! Any last words?

Band: Be Incredible to each other...

Phipps: shout to my west coast peeps: kenz, biz, prophet, ed weed, jai b, and lil get'em

10 Questions With Shinobi Ninja!!!!

Upcoming Rock band, Shinobi Ninja was dope enough to do an interview with Angel Moran (a contributer to our blog) , you can check out the video below. If you haven't already heard of them, then read a little about them. (Taken from their myspace page) "Formed in a Hell’s Kitchen NYC recording studio in early 2008, Shinobi Ninja is the offspring of Singers Dave Aaron and Baby Girl, Guitarists Maniac Mike and Adriano Morez, Drummer Terminator Dave, and DJ Axis. Combining the forces of songwriters, studio musicians, producers, engineers, dancers, battle djs, and a chef, this “Voltron-esque” rock group bound by a party lifestyle and the love of music, creates an original sound with diverse influences of Hip Hop, Punk, Soul, R&B, and Metal. Prior to forming Shinobi Ninja, each of its members had respective careers in the music industry. Dave Aaron and Adriano Morez had been producers and engineers at Progressive Studios, an Eden of music and personalities, which regularly collided with ferocity, blind passion, and the NYPD. Baby Girl, who worked as a singer and dancer for major label artists like Ricky Martin, Diddy, Cassie, and Santogold, was a fixture in the vocal master class held at Progressive by esteemed vocalist, Craig Derry of the Sugarhill Gang. Twin brothers Maniac Mike and Terminator Dave ran The Sound Machine, a recording studio where they produced their projects and the work of other artists. Terminator Dave also worked as a music supervisor by day and as a busy DJ and drummer by night. Dave regularly appeared all over the east coast with DJ Axis, an accomplished battle and club DJ. As fate would have it, Mike’s career as a session guitarist and studio engineer eventually led him to work at Progressive Studios, where he was introduced to Dave Aaron, Adriano, and Baby Girl. Soon, Terminator Dave and DJ Axis became regulars at the studio through rehearsal and recording sessions shared by the three engineers. After two years of making a living together and countless nights of debauchery, this group of Hell’s Kitchen transplants decided to combine powers and create a force greater than its parts to form the ultimate urban rock supergroup - Shinobi Ninja. Quickly buzzing in NYC for their mega high-energy live performances, the band plays like they’re headlining New Year’s Eve 2K at MSG, headbanging, stagediving, mosh-pitting, and booty shaking their way through each set. Their forthcoming debut EP is 8 tracks of pure party sing-a-long brilliance. Select tracks have been making heavy rounds on Myspace, Facebook, and GarageBand. With a great response from the New York community and beyond, Shinobi Ninja is taking over the world, one sweaty rock circus at a time!"

These guys are on twitter so go hit em up at www.twitter.com/SHINOBININJA
You can download their album for free just click here.