Mechanical animals by marilyn manson 4988005676610 cd. Starting off in the punk outfit struggle in 1994, ensuing projects such as swing kids, the locust, dead cross and retox. There is the typical question asked to bands about their musical influences, and to. Bungle, and michael crain retoxfestival of dead deer, dead cross delivers a lethal blast of hypnic jerkinducing hardcore. Justin pearson occupies a unique niche within the world of underground music in america. Retox is an american rock band that formed in 2011. Justin pearson swing kids, the locust, some girls, dead. Known for being part of bands like the locust, all leather, and retox, as well as the owner of three one. Retox ugly animals 12 white lp 2nd side etched retox st 7 picturedisc ep justin pearson and gabe serbian of the locust.
Justin pearson the locust, retox by kira wisniewski three one g interviews 7 years ago many readers are probably well aware of justin pearson, seeing as his artistic career spans over two decades and his music, whether you love it or hate it, encourages individuals to reconsider what defines the hotly contested concept of punk. Justin pearson is the owner of three one g records, and member of retox, the locust, head wound city, some girls, all leather, holy molar, swing kids, the crimson curse, struggle, and more. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from justin pearson at the discogs marketplace. Justin is also a keen boxer, training and fighting regularly with wbf world title challenger, roddy doran and doran boxing promotions. Justin pearson releases new book, looks back on provocative musical career retox bringing the noise photo by becky digiglio. Justin pearson releases new book, looks back on provocative musical career. A retox song is like pulling back a thick rubberband over your thumb and letting it snap onto your friends enemys. Perhaps youve seen justin pearson right before or after a set at one of his shows.
Justin pearson born august 20, 1975 is a vocalist and bassist known for his prolific music career, playing in a number of san diegobased noise rock, punk and grindcore bands, as well as his record label three one g records. The fourpiece was founded by justin pearson and gabe serbian, both of whom had previously performed together in the locust, holy molar and head wound city. In this new work, justin takes us along for a ride on his illfated australian tour with the bloody beetroots in front of 15,000 sweatyscreaming bodies whose idea of anarchy comes more from. What are your top five albums that were released in 2017. From trolling jerry springer to collaborating with mike patton and dave lombardo, pearsonbest known by decibel readers for being in the locust, dead cross, and retoxhas been through a lot in his 27 years of loud, loud antagonism.
Retoxs august 2011 album ugly animals sports a cover designed by brandon mcminn, who also did the cover of justin pearsons book from the graveyard of the arousal industry. Justin pearson is a musician, a writer, a bassist, and in my opinion, one of the most well spoken and well written people of his generation. He has played in some amazing and influential projects, including swing kids, the locust, the crimson curse, holy molar, head wound city, ground unicorn horn, brain tourniquet, all leather and his most recent project, retox. The eponymous debut from the allstar punk unit featuring dave lombardo exslayersuicidal tendencies, justin pearson retoxthe locust, mike patton faith no moremr. In 2010, pearson further expanded his list of talents by becoming a published author with the release of from the graveyard of the arousal industry, an honest and straightforward autobiographical account of his life that candidly shared some of his oftentimes shocking and always interesting experiences from childhood to adulthood. Justin pearson began his prolific music career many years ago in san diego playing for bands like struggle, swing kids, the locust, all leather and retox. Built to spill announce daniel johnston covers album. Feb 24, 2015 justin pearson is the owner of three one g records, and member of retox, the locust, head wound city, some girls, all leather, holy molar, swing kids, the crimson curse, struggle, and more.
How to lose friends and irritate people book three one g. The race to zero archives pearsons lyrics dating back to 1994, and it also includes bits of fiction and previously unpublished work. Since his first tour and formation of the band struggle at age 15, justin pearson has been bassist andor vocalist in a slew of subversive and, at times, divisive acts including swing kids, the crimson curse, the. Pearsons current band retox released their second fulllength album ypll in 20. The eponymous debut from the allstar punk unit featuring dave lombardo exslayersuicidal tendencies, justin pearson retox the locust, mike patton faith no moremr. The race to zero archives pearsons lyrics dating back. Justin pearson is best known for his involvement with musical acts such as the locust, all leather, retox, swing kids, the crimson curse, holy molar, head wound city, and some girls, as well as starting independent record label three one g. In addition to being deeply involved with the punk community he also has published two books and continues to run the three one g records record label out of san diego, california. Hellbounds mean gene gaona interviews dead cross bassist justin pearson retoxthe locust at the uc theater in berkeley, california, 23 august 2017. Since his first tour and formation of the band struggle at age 15, justin pearson has been bassist andor vocalist in a slew of subversive and, at times, divisive acts including swing kids, the crimson curse, the locust, some girls, retox, head wound city, and dead cross. Jan 01, 2010 when i first heard justin pearson was making a book i was immediately interested.
He performs, and suddenly there is a man possessed in front of youfull of seemingly impossible contortions, frantic playing pace, and vocals spit so aggressively you wonder if. He was hospitalized several times after he turned three with what everyone thought was a chronic croup. His razor wit and quick retorts have been known to get him both into and out of trouble throughout life, and this. In his new book, how to lose friends and irritate people, justin pearson reveals his misadventures with two dj duos borrowing him as a frontman, lending some punk street cred to their music. Justin pearson taps actormusician michael malarkey for new. Bungle, and michael crain retox festival of dead deer, dead cross delivers a lethal blast of hypnic jerkinducing hardcore. Theres a lot more to say about this amazing new band, but youd best crank up the volume and listen to them.
In his new book, how to lose friends and irritate people, justin pearson reveals his misadventures with two dj duos borrowing h. Justin pearson has had an interesting musical career, to say the least. Jun 14, 2018 justin pearson has had an interesting musical career, to say the least. Hes also an author, and his newest book, the race to zero, is currently available for preorder. The next three one g release is hot nerds debut lp, strategically placed bananas, out march 10th. The last time the group came through saskatoon was opening for the melvins. Justin pearson is a composer and actor, known for incompresa 2014, dead cross. Justin pearson taps actormusician michael malarkey for. In this new work, justin takes us along for a ride on his illfated australian tour with the bloody beetroots in front of 15,000 sweatyscreaming bodies whose idea of anarchy comes more. When thinking of the prolific musician justin pearson as an artist, there is a multitude of bandsprojects one can look to, each of which his musical presence is distinctly felt amongst the talent of the countless others hes worked with. Known for being part of bands like the locust, all leather, and retox, as well as the.
Justin pearson the locust, retox by kira wisniewski three one g interviews 7 years ago many readers are probably well aware of justin pearson, seeing as his artistic career spans over two decades and his music, whether you love it or hate it, encourages. From trolling jerry springer to collaborating with mike patton and dave lombardo, pearsonbest known by decibel readers for being in the locust, dead cross, and. Hanging by faith by spotlights 689230020219 vinyl lp. Justin pearson, founder of three one g records and the. Anal trump if you thought 6,000,000 jews was a lot of people, you shouldve seen my inaguration. After reading his book, im convinced that justin pearson offers one of the best reasons to not do drugs. Justin pearson three one g retox dead crossplanet b 1. Justin pearson of the locust, dead cross, deaf club and other strains of. In his new book, how to lose friends and irritate people, justin pearson. In his latest book zinememoir, how to lose friends and irritate people, pearson goes on an australian tour with the bloody beetroots, where he performs lipsyncs, rather in front of thousands of people. The crimson curse, some girls, holy molar, head wound city, retox, and. The most wellknown of his long resume is probably the locust or, most recently, dead cross. Justin pearson the race to zero book three one g records.
Front personlyricist justin pearson has always had a way with words and this might be his most memorable performance to date, selling wouldbezingers like go to the moon. Jun 14, 2018 justin pearson releases new book, looks back on provocative musical career june 14, 2018 greg pratt justin pearson of the locust, dead cross, and retox just published a book collecting lyrics from throughout his shitdisturbing musical career, and we rounded him up to talk about it. In this new work, justin takes us along for a ride on his illfated australian tour with the bloody beetroots in front of 15,000 sweatyscreaming bodies whose idea of anarchy comes more from american apparel than emma goldman. Known for being part of bands like the locust, all leather, and retox, as well as.
Inspiration can come anything and everything in life. He is perhaps best known as bassist and vocalist for bands such as dead cross, the locust, and retox. The band just dropped their selftitled debut album today, november 1st, via ipecac recordings, and theyve consummated that release which, by the way. Apr 09, 2014 pearsons current band retox released their second fulllength album ypll in 20. Dec 06, 2017 hellbounds mean gene gaona interviews dead cross bassist justin pearson retox the locust at the uc theater in berkeley, california, 23 august 2017. Staff interviewer andrew clark spoke with justin pearson via email about reflecting on 2012, using humor in shitty situations and the future. His razor wit and quick retorts have been known to get him both. The second is how to lose friends and irritate people 2011, which describes his experiences in the world of edm. From trolling jerry springer to collaborating with mike patton and dave lombardo, pearsonbest known by decibel readers for being in the locust, dead cross, and retoxhas been through a lot in his 27 years of loud, loud antagonism now, hes looking back with his latest book, the race to zero, which collects lyrics. Most recently justin has published his first book, from the graveyard of the arousal industry. Retox, all leather, rats eyes, cattle decapitation. Tearing through 12 tracks in 22 minutes, the lp is a mixture of chaotic hardcore nihilism, ugly, spewing guitar riffs and pearsons own frenzied vocal delivery. Justin pearson justins bill, vicodin addiction and overdose, treatment facilities justins journey.
Justin pearson three one gretoxdead crossplanet b 1. From the graveyard of the arousal industry by justin pearson. Justin pearson and nick zinner bring more pain posted feb. Justin pearson is an internationally known musician, record label owner three one g records, author, and actor. Justin is now a full member stunt coordinator of the british stunt register and regularly coordinates stunts for production companies. Known for being part of bands like the locust, all leather, and retox, as well as the owner of three one g records, justin has paved the way for bizarre, abrasive and political music, in his new book, how to lose friends and irritate people, justin pearson reveals his misadventures with two dj duos borrowing him as a frontman, lending some punk street cred to their music. He seemed to entertain everyone around him with his vibrant smile. The fourpiece was founded by justin pearson and gabe serbian, both of whom had previously performed together in.
Photo by dan rawe interview with justin pearson of retox head wound city by tim anderl even after decades at the center of the punk and hardcore scene, vocalistbassistlabel figurehead, actor and author justin pearson is as busy as hes ever been. Justin vernon pearson, born in 1982, was a joy from the start. Many readers are probably well aware of justin pearson, seeing as his. How to lose friends and irritate people book three one g merch. Swing kids, the crimson curse, the locust, some girls, retox, head wound city, and dead cross. Pearson has always and will continue to explore different avenues of expression, reinventing himself and evolving as an artist while simultaneously managing to maintain many of the same passionate beliefs present even before the likes of retox, the locust or three one g, as just a teenager in his first angry punk band, struggle.
Justin pearsons new lyrics collection is a catalogue of. Retox formed in 2011, originally out of founding members justin pearsons and gabe serbians disappointment. In this exclusive, justin offers some thoughts behind the inspiration to some of his lyrics. Justin pearson is back with more tales from a life stranger than fiction. Justin pearson and nick zinner bring more pain bands. See more ideas about justin pearson, pearson, justin. Justin pearson releases new book, looks back on provocative musical career june 14, 2018 greg pratt justin pearson of the locust, dead cross, and retox just published a book collecting lyrics from throughout his shitdisturbing musical career, and we rounded him up to talk about it. Justin pearson retox, the locust, three one g records on. Sep 18, 2014 justin pearson began his prolific music career many years ago in san diego playing for bands like struggle, swing kids, the locust, all leather and retox. As a member of polarizing bands such as the locust and all leather, hes become synonymous with music which redefines the limits of technical prowess while bulurring the lines between punk, noise, experimentalism and outright assault.
Win tickets to see retox with nice hooves and child bite. The first is entitled from the graveyard of the arousal industry, and chronicles his life from childhood leading up to its release in 2010. The band just dropped their selftitled debut album today, november 1st, via ipecac recordings, and theyve. Jul 20, 2019 when thinking of the prolific musician justin pearson as an artist, there is a multitude of bandsprojects one can look to, each of which his musical presence is distinctly felt amongst the talent of the countless others hes worked with. Exclusive, featured, streaming, track premiere cramps, justin pearson, retox, three one g. My chemical romance holy book alternative press magazine issue. For those less familiar with his background, pearsons musical endeavors include struggle, swing kids, all leather, the locust and most recently, retox. Justin pearson releases new book, looks back on provocative. Thrush hermit announce clayton park vinyl release, tour dates. If eddie haskell had lived next door to slayer instead of the cleavers, he might have ended up like the locusts justin. The two additional members are thor dickey and michael crain. My original dislike for their punky and theatrical psychobilly sleaze was admittedly irrational in that it went back to my high school days where the bands biggest proponents always seemed to be the biggest. Justin pearson reveals his misadventures with two dj duos borrowing him as a frontman, lending some punk street cred to their music. If eddie haskell had lived next door to slayer instead of the cleavers, he might have ended up like the locusts justin pearson.
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