| Gene from Bullets and Octane |
Sonny Moore
| No, They Didn’t Die If you were lucky enough to catch the Family Values tour last year and happen to be either one of the intelligent ones or the one with no life, (whichever one works for you) you probably caught the OC band Bullets & Octane. However, many of you might be asking what the fuck happened to them!? Did that lougie-hulking Gene Louis OD or something? No! The word around the campfire is that Bullets have been hitting the studio hard, probably not as hard as they hit Jack Daniels and groupies, but pretty hard. With sixty-two songs written, and with the list narrowed down to seventeen, they’re finally laying down tracks. All though a title or a producer has yet to be released, it will be hard to top Page Hamilton (of Helmet) who produced In the Mouth of the Young. You can catch Bullets at two LA shows on April 19 at The Galaxy Theatre and The Key Club on May 11. -Justin Lee Amidon |
- Not So Sonny Days
It’s not so Sonny days for Florida band by the way of Orlando From First to Last. 2007 is the
year of change, as of February Sonny Moore has left the rest of the FFTL crew to pursue a solo
career, (Good will now front the band) leaving the future of the band uncertain. The departure of
Moore is only the latest chapter in on going battle unbalanced tale of From First to Last. Back in
November the band was booted off the Atreyu tour, after Moore was unable to perform. “We
were going to continue without Sonny.” Matt Good said on the issue, but refused to elaborate.
Then there was the cancellation of the Last Prophets tour followed by their pull out of on the
Give it a Name festival. Not to mention last summer when FFTL dropped off the Warped Tour.
When the news finally reached Good, Ritcher, Bloom, and newest member Matt Manning, they
were writing their Capitol Records debut. The record that may not happen now considering that
FFTL have been dropped by the label during the merge with Virgin Records. “It was the most
epic, movie worthy event of my life,” Good says “We just said fuck it, let’s do it ourselves, the
whole thing—just us four.” FFTL are set to record in Valdosta, GA with Lee Dyess, who
recorded “Dear Diary” and “Aesthetic.” The record is set to be released on Suretone records
through Interscope records. -Justin Lee Amidon
