This is a good punk band and they've been out of the game for almost 6 months. I saw them play at The Pussycat Lounge and they blew me away. I'll be sitting down with the band next week and adding some pics of the interview.
PS- I have a job interview with XXL mag Monday...wish me luck!
I've come across this picture several times and I think these kids look amazing and even better in goth.
What do you think?
By M.J. Kang:
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MJ: Thanks for coming out on the coldest day in New York in two years. You're not wearing many layers.
RP: Just a hoodie, my jacket and a t-shirt.
MJ: No long johns?
RP: No.
MJ: Can you tell me who are Strictly Platonic?
RP: It's me, Romeo Platonic, our drummer, BettyRacecar, Imogen Explosion, our guitarist, Johnny Firehouse, our bassist, and Moise Ramone, who's our back up singer/enforcer.
MJ: You're kind of punk, kind of Goth, but different. How did your sound come about?
I hate having to put up with freaking work politics. I hate almost every person I work with. They bitch and complain so much...it drives me nuts just listening to these people. I just tried to tell them to shut up and they ganged up on me like little kids. I know they're going to talk about me behind my back but the hell with them.
They come to work and joke around all day and complain when our managers are on the backs.
I hate them and I hope they hate me too.
I love getting up in the morning when its dark and raining. I love the smell of rain (I can smell it...really, can't you?) and the beautiful dark clouds in the sky.
with that said....
I had the most horrible morning or maybe I should say-I felt like mourning today-and just stay home and do nothing. Those are the best days, when you let the world around you exist without you in it for one day. I love feeling that the people around me are useless unless I'm there to point them in the right direction through out their daily lives. Makes me feel like I have a purpose in this little planet.
I've been going out to a lot of bars and clubs in NYC for a long time now and came to the conclusion that....I LOVE this city. I've meet, interviewed and hung out with some great people. I recently interviewed, Jason Blank, from the band "Zero 8's" which are amazing. This band has great music but a sad following. It seems to me that sometimes the punk scene in NYC is dying....I hope I'm wrong. Anyways, I used to work for a magazine (which I won't name because they fired me) and I thought I would post my interviews and pics here...just to get it out of my system and maybe have some people read my Blog.
out now