‘INTERVIEWS’ Archives
An Interview With Riggs (Scum Of The Earth)
Scum Of The Earth are the new band by Riggs. Riggs has played guitar for Prong and Rob Zombie and it’s his characteristic (and oft imitated) guitar tone that can be heard in hits like Dragula. He is famous for his love of tattoos and weird Fernandes Vertigo guitar models (made of plexiglass, covered with tattooed pig skin, or filled with bovine [...]
An Interview with Néstor Romeral Andrés (NESTORGAMES)
Nestor games is a small yet innovative publishing company. Their games are fun, easy to learn and can be carried away easily due to their portable format. If you think that being so small they lack of strategy , that’s where you are completely wrong - you can end up brain damaged with out even noticing. Néstor Romeral Andrés, is the [...]
An Interview with Ernesto Kalum (Borneo Headhunters Tattoo Studio)
Last time I saw Ernesto, we were both students in The University of Wolverhampton in the UK. I was studying Biology, he was studying Law and there was a lot of drinking involved, so recollections can be a bit hazy. Even then, he had a lot of tattooing experience and an interest in the heritage of his tribe, the Ibans. These days, more than a [...]
An Interview with Ilias Kyriazis
Ilias Kyriazis makes us Greek comic book fans proud. A few years ago, he won the first prize in the first comics contest organized by "9" magazine. He soon became a frequent collaborator of "9" and quickly became known in Greece for his works Manifesto (an affectionate look in the life of twenty- something Greek slackers) and Blood Opera (a [...]
An Interview with Torche
“You should check them out. They are really heavy but… happy, you know? They ‘re amazing!” (Tara McPherson) It’s almost impossible to describe what Torche sound like. They conbine feedback- drenched sludge with poppy psychedelia. Live, they are a force of nature, as Greek audiences realized when they played here last Summer [...]
An Interview with John Coulthart
John Coulthart’s illustrations and designs have haunted our culture since 1982. He has created artwork for Hawkwind, Craddle Of Filth, John Hassell and others. He has illustrated the work of Alan Moore and Steve Perkins and has provided iconic cover illustrations and designs for Michael Moorcock, Jeff VanderMeer, Philip Jose Farmer and Joe R. [...]
An Interview with Tara McPherson
Tara McPherson is one of the most interesting artists of our generation. She has created paintings, toys, comic book covers and numerous editorial illustrations. She has interned for Matt Groening’s Futurama and drawn posters for a huge number of artists (including Melvins, Depeche Mode, Mastodon, Beck, Isis, The Mars Volta, The Strokes, [...]
An Interview With Philip Dubarry
Philip Dubarry it’s just a normal guy and like all of us he had an obsession with board games since his childhood. Someday he decided to take the next step – he invented a new mechanic, found a nice theme, gathered some bits, found a publisher and vouala la Revolution. Revolution is an auction game with a political theme. The goal is to [...]
An Interview with Jackson Pope (Reiver Games)
Jackson Pope is the person behind the board games publishing company Reiver Games. Reiver Games started in 2006 by publishing a couple of DYI board games in small runs. In 2008 Mr Pope quit his job to publish board games as a full-time job. Until this day Reiver Games has published four games (Borfer Reivers, Carpe Astra, It’s Alive, [...]
Lamp Of Thoth
The Lamp Of Thoth was a legendary Victorian occult coven that operated in the area of Keighley, in West Yorkshire. The Lamp Of Thoth is also a Doom band from Keighley, whose music evokes that cursed legacy. According to them, their influences are “Satan, drugs, doom, sex and every kind of filth”. They sound like it too. Their music is an [...]