I Think Hip-hop Does A Very Good

Florida Is Such An Unlikely Place For A Band, Unless You're An Emo Or Hardcore Band. In Terms Of The Touring Route, Or Even The Way The Geography Works In Terms Of Bands And Communities, Florida's Always Been This Appendage That You Either Cut It Off And Dismiss It, Or You Somehow Include It In Your Scope.

These New Bands Sound Like Gang Of Four — If Gang Of Four Sucked.

Over The Years, Music Put A Weapon In My Hand And Words In My Mouth It Backed Me Up And Shielded Me, It Shook Me And Scared Me And Showed Me The Way; Music Opened Me Up To Living And Being And Feeling.

To Really Be Tortured By A Song, It Needs To Be More Than Just Something You Don't Like Or Don't Get; It Has To Make Your Skin Crawl By Getting Under It. Strangely, That Last Clause Could Describe Provocative Or Daring Music, As Well.

With Sleater-kinney, We Did A Lot Of Improvisation In Our Live Shows, And Even Our Process Of Songwriting Involved Bringing In Disparate Parts And Putting Them Together To Form Something Cohesive.