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Kevin's glad to be getting back to some familiar territory. He grew up here for a good chunk of his early life. Things may have changed since then but he still has friends he's dying to see. And they get to see him straight, which makes me pretty happy. I'm just not sure how long it will last. I mean, what if his friends are a bunch of druggies? What if he gets back into it? I'm not sure he learned anything. He might have only given himself a good scare. I wish I could be certain he was going to stay clean.
Big Wave Dave
Is Boiled Cat A straight Edge Band?
No! Not at all. THe closest we come to being straight edge is the fact that Boiled Cat generally refrains from drinking and Doing drugs before a show. I'm probably the closest to being straight edge. I don't drink before I go on stage and I never do drugs. I've had all the drugs I can take a this point in my life. I also try not to have promiscuous sex. But even then, there have been times when I've broken my some of my own rules. So no - there is no way we're straight edge.
An Interview with Kevin
Do you have an older brother?
No, I’m an only child. One of me is more than enough. I don’t think my parents could handle more.
Have you ever laughed so hard you cried?
Daily. My friends are pretty funny.
Do you look at the keyboard when you type?
No. I can type just fine while staring into space. The pain in the ass comes when your fingers are one key off. Then everything looks like gibberish.
What are you listening to right now?
Incorporeal by Tiger Army. I love how they have an upright bass. It’s a totally underrated instrument in the punk rock genre.
Are you ticklish?
I’m not telling. It might be used against me.
What always makes you feel better when you’re upset?
Music. Whenever I feel stupid or down, like the whole world is against me, I play. It always helps. Mind you, girls help too.
Have you ever been on a boat?
Yeah! Who hasn’t? Boats are great.
Who was the Last person you gave a hug to?
I can’t remember her name but she had an amazing fire-engine-red Mohawk.
Tell me about the shirt you’re wearing?
I found it at a second hand store a couple of weeks ago. I love the bead work on the cowboy. Everyone in my band hates it – which makes it that much sweeter.
No, I’m an only child. One of me is more than enough. I don’t think my parents could handle more.
Have you ever laughed so hard you cried?
Daily. My friends are pretty funny.
Do you look at the keyboard when you type?
No. I can type just fine while staring into space. The pain in the ass comes when your fingers are one key off. Then everything looks like gibberish.
What are you listening to right now?
Incorporeal by Tiger Army. I love how they have an upright bass. It’s a totally underrated instrument in the punk rock genre.
Are you ticklish?
I’m not telling. It might be used against me.
What always makes you feel better when you’re upset?
Music. Whenever I feel stupid or down, like the whole world is against me, I play. It always helps. Mind you, girls help too.
Have you ever been on a boat?
Yeah! Who hasn’t? Boats are great.
Who was the Last person you gave a hug to?
I can’t remember her name but she had an amazing fire-engine-red Mohawk.
Tell me about the shirt you’re wearing?
I found it at a second hand store a couple of weeks ago. I love the bead work on the cowboy. Everyone in my band hates it – which makes it that much sweeter.
Hockey by Paris
Thrash likes the Calgary Flames
Jayson Likes the Toronto Maple Leafs
Will likes the vancouver Canucks
Who the hell knows what Kevin likes?
And I watch the world's Greatest hockey team - the Montreal Canadiens! All other teams suck.
Jayson Likes the Toronto Maple Leafs
Will likes the vancouver Canucks
Who the hell knows what Kevin likes?
And I watch the world's Greatest hockey team - the Montreal Canadiens! All other teams suck.
Faux Punk
It's a clothing style that people who aren't true punks wear to try and fit in. Faux Punks don't make thier clothes. They buy them in "cool" shops and just put them on. REal punks buy something cheap or second hand, or use something out of their closet - like a dress shirt or school uniform. Then wreck it, safety pin it back together, maybe spray paint it, cut slits in it, screw that up and tear it instead, Then put on the results. No punk has the same clothes as another punk. A true punk rocker will never have that awkward moment at a gig where someone is dressed exactly the same as them. But Buying your clothes off the rack because some turd somewhere says they're punk - that's just stupid.
Red Dwarf
Simon and Doll keep trying to get me to watch either Arsenal Football matches or Red Dwarf episodes. The trouble is, ONe - I'm too busy to do anything other than what I'm already doing (homework, Jenna-Lee, shows, Jenna-Lee, sound checks, Jenna-Lee, parties, Jenna-Lee, interviews, and most importantly - Jenna-Lee). Two - I don't watch soccer. I'd much rather play it. And Three - If they want someone to watch a sci-fi show with them, they'd have better luck talking to Kevin. I can't sit still long enough to get through most things unless I'm completely exhausted. Really.
San Diego Area Bands
5 More Days
A.P.E.S.T.E.
Abject
Meth Monsters
The Accoutrements
Adam Balm
Mother Speed
Add the color
N.O.K.
All Things End
News From the Front
Northern Towns
Arm The Angels
Zombie Surf Camp
Again - this city has a great music scene with a million bands. Too many to post them all. So check them out at San Diego Punk and find a new band to become a fan of.
A.P.E.S.T.E.
Abject
Meth Monsters
The Accoutrements
Adam Balm
Mother Speed
Add the color
N.O.K.
All Things End
News From the Front
Northern Towns
Arm The Angels
Zombie Surf Camp
Again - this city has a great music scene with a million bands. Too many to post them all. So check them out at San Diego Punk and find a new band to become a fan of.
Zombie Surf
An interview about fashion by Kevin
Fashion to you is: Creativity. The ability to put colours and patterns and styles together in a unique way. I also like how my clothes look when I stare at them without blinking for a long time. All the colours run together like a
melted popsicle.
Your favorite fabric is: Not sure. I love the feel of cotton but I also like spandex and leather. I think I just like everything.
Your favorite color is: Probably red or orange. But I like green and blue too. Purple is pretty funky. Pink is nice. Yellow is always vibrant. I don’t like brown.
Before buying a garment, do you judge if it will suit you or not? No. In fact it’s almost better if it doesn’t suit me.
Do you buy clothes considering your body shape? I’m a stick – so no.
Have you ever bought clothes out of impulse and later regretted? Not really, though I think that flower print dress may have been a bad decision.
Your favorite designer? Garage sales and thrift stores combined with dollar store craft stuff and spray paint. That’s my favorite designer, me.
Who is your fashion icon? I don’t know. I just wear what I want.
Are you affected by fashion trends of celebrities or models? Yes. If they’re wearing it, I’m not.
What is the fashion style you like the most? I liked the teddy boys of the fifties, they had style.
What is the fashion style you dislike the most? It’s not so much a style as when people try to fit in. I mean seeing punks who beat up other punks because they aren’t punk rock enough pisses me off. The whole thing about punk rock is being an individual. This, "we’re different by all looking the same", thing doesn’t cut it with me. Wear what you like. Do what you want. You can be a punk rocker and still wear a suit and tie if that's your style. Just make it unique.
Do you also buy accessories, shoes and make up which match your clothes? Sometimes but nothing I wear generally matches.
How much do you spend on buying clothes annually? No more than Five hundred dollars. I usually shop second hand so things don’t cost a lot. The most I'll spend on something is twenty bucks. The average price of the things I own is around two to five dollars.
Do your friends complement your fashion style? Oh god no.
Do you shop for clothes during festivals and occasions or all year round? Pretty much year round. You never know what you'll find.
What should always be there in every man’s wardrobe? Underwear. You don’t want your junk hanging out.
What should always be there in every woman’s wardrobe? Me.
melted popsicle.
Your favorite fabric is: Not sure. I love the feel of cotton but I also like spandex and leather. I think I just like everything.
Your favorite color is: Probably red or orange. But I like green and blue too. Purple is pretty funky. Pink is nice. Yellow is always vibrant. I don’t like brown.
Before buying a garment, do you judge if it will suit you or not? No. In fact it’s almost better if it doesn’t suit me.
Do you buy clothes considering your body shape? I’m a stick – so no.
Have you ever bought clothes out of impulse and later regretted? Not really, though I think that flower print dress may have been a bad decision.
Your favorite designer? Garage sales and thrift stores combined with dollar store craft stuff and spray paint. That’s my favorite designer, me.
Who is your fashion icon? I don’t know. I just wear what I want.
Are you affected by fashion trends of celebrities or models? Yes. If they’re wearing it, I’m not.
What is the fashion style you like the most? I liked the teddy boys of the fifties, they had style.
What is the fashion style you dislike the most? It’s not so much a style as when people try to fit in. I mean seeing punks who beat up other punks because they aren’t punk rock enough pisses me off. The whole thing about punk rock is being an individual. This, "we’re different by all looking the same", thing doesn’t cut it with me. Wear what you like. Do what you want. You can be a punk rocker and still wear a suit and tie if that's your style. Just make it unique.
Do you also buy accessories, shoes and make up which match your clothes? Sometimes but nothing I wear generally matches.
How much do you spend on buying clothes annually? No more than Five hundred dollars. I usually shop second hand so things don’t cost a lot. The most I'll spend on something is twenty bucks. The average price of the things I own is around two to five dollars.
Do your friends complement your fashion style? Oh god no.
Do you shop for clothes during festivals and occasions or all year round? Pretty much year round. You never know what you'll find.
What should always be there in every man’s wardrobe? Underwear. You don’t want your junk hanging out.
What should always be there in every woman’s wardrobe? Me.
Ask Boiled Cat
What do you miss most while being on tour?
Will: My dog. He’s an awesome dog. And my bed. It’s an awesome bed. And my kitchen.
Paris: Let me guess, it’s an awesome kitchen?
Will: No, but it has more food in it than granola and rice milk.
Kevin: I miss having access to my workshop. I like Frankensteining instruments in it. That and being able to buy whatever I want at garage sales. I barely have time to shop while we’re on tour. It kind of sucks.
Thrash: Is Frankensteining even a word?
Kevin: It is now.
Jayson: Lenny. That’s all.
Paris: That's so sweet.
*SMACK*
Paris: Ow! Well, I don't miss my cat because he comes with me. I don't miss home too much because I don’t like construction and that place is pretty much always under construction. I don't miss Will's dog, because it's, you know, a dog.
Jayson: This is about what you miss, not what you don't miss.
Paris: I guess I don't miss anything.
Thrash: Me either. Touring is fun. I can’t wait for the world tour. Walking in Paris, or London, or Italy. It’s going to be the best.
Jayson: Yeah, well don't get into a fight in any of those cities. I don't speak those languages well enough to bail you out of jail.
Paris: You don’t speak French, English, or Italian?
Jayson: I don’t speak Parisian French, Brit English, or any kind of Italian.
Paris: Good point. Luckily, I do. Well, except for Italian. But if we go to Kenya or the Ivory Coast, we're golden.
Will: My dog. He’s an awesome dog. And my bed. It’s an awesome bed. And my kitchen.
Paris: Let me guess, it’s an awesome kitchen?
Will: No, but it has more food in it than granola and rice milk.
Kevin: I miss having access to my workshop. I like Frankensteining instruments in it. That and being able to buy whatever I want at garage sales. I barely have time to shop while we’re on tour. It kind of sucks.
Thrash: Is Frankensteining even a word?
Kevin: It is now.
Jayson: Lenny. That’s all.
Paris: That's so sweet.
*SMACK*
Paris: Ow! Well, I don't miss my cat because he comes with me. I don't miss home too much because I don’t like construction and that place is pretty much always under construction. I don't miss Will's dog, because it's, you know, a dog.
Jayson: This is about what you miss, not what you don't miss.
Paris: I guess I don't miss anything.
Thrash: Me either. Touring is fun. I can’t wait for the world tour. Walking in Paris, or London, or Italy. It’s going to be the best.
Jayson: Yeah, well don't get into a fight in any of those cities. I don't speak those languages well enough to bail you out of jail.
Paris: You don’t speak French, English, or Italian?
Jayson: I don’t speak Parisian French, Brit English, or any kind of Italian.
Paris: Good point. Luckily, I do. Well, except for Italian. But if we go to Kenya or the Ivory Coast, we're golden.