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There’s a lot of different sounds and influences happening with Pheonix rockers ESCAPE THE HIVE.  I can hear elements of rock going back to the late 60’s. In other words, it’s an extremely well-rounded release that should appeal to a wide array of music fans. My initial reaction was that it’s in the same of bands like THE DEAD DAISIES, THE ANSWER, GLENN HUGHES and his band BLACK COUNTRY…

INDIE BAND OF THE WEEK – COSMIC WOOL

Who are you, and what’s your role in the band?My name is Nevada Romo, I play guitar, keys, and back up vocals in Cosmic Wool.   How did the band get started? My self and the singer Rado Romo were signed to Nuclear Blast Records with Anti Mortem, we met Drew Williams  in 2014 it all changed then. We fell in love with alternative and classic rock.   Who are your influences, and how do they play a…

Who are you, and what’s your role in the band?My name is Nevada Romo, I play guitar, keys, and back up vocals in Cosmic Wool.

  How did the band get started?

My self and the singer Rado Romo were signed to Nuclear Blast Records with Anti Mortem, we met Drew Williams  in 2014 it all changed then. We fell in love with alternative and classic rock.

  Who are your influences, and how do they play a role in your band?

Musically, Soundgarden, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Prince. We love funk, but its complicated. Spiritually, Dan Millman, Osho, Jesus, Sahd Guru, Alan Watts and Carl Young. We all read a lot.

  What has been your most meaningful experience in this band so far?

I’ve been really lucky, I’ve accomplished more by 25 than I could of imagined, but last year I attended NAMM 2017 with the Wool. A lot of bands aren’t “friends” still and these guys are my family my, support group. So to go together was amazing. It’s something as a musician that seems like Disney world.

  Favorite show you played or place you traveled to? 

Wisconsin, my second home.

  What do you hope to accomplish with your music?

peace, love and understanding.

  What’s something about you no one knows?

I can color with my toes.

  What is next for the band? 

We just released our first full length record, self titled “Cosmic Wool“. It is available online with all major retailers, and in select locations. 

  Anything else you want add?

Thanks to our sponsors, Alan Eden Guitars, Curt Mangan Strings, Walrus audio, sinister picks, Parson Amplification, and Carved Rock Leather. Follow us on our socials and GO BUY THE RECORD! Big thanks to Rock Revolt!!!!! 

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This is a great read by Quora user, Dave Tedder on the cost benefits of tattoos. 

Here's an excerpt from Dave's response: 

I said good bye to Dave today.

I wrote about him last week, how he made me smile and laugh and feel alive and jealous and happy.  And, today, in my sadness, I feel just as alive.  Albeit a little drunk, and more than a bit melancholy.

I saw faces tonight from dick deep in my past.  I saw Chris Trumpower, who went by Chris Control the last time I saw him, and who was the first person I knew who ever booked his own shows.  I saw kids who came to my radio show 15 years ago who are all grown up like me.   They have families of their own, have built businesses, raised homes, grown up.  And their beauty is a salve on today.

And I'm so fucking sad for the loss that brought us together.  I weep that I feel better burying these feelings of loss with shots of Jameson and tallboys of National Bohemian than just openly sharing them with people who I've known and loved for years.  But I also relish that we have tonight, with bands new and old.  And that we have each other.  We're so goddamned special, and we cannot acknowledge it in any other way than with song and drink and poetry.

In my narcissism I can't help but think that half the people would pay their respects were these boots on my feet.  Would Chris come down from Philadelphia to officiate?  Would Neal and Ryan ditch work and cry?  Would Mitch and Russ and Riley raise a glass and be up at 1, damp eyed and unable to sleep?  Who would drop everything?  Who would weep in private?

When you go through life feeling like an inconsequential shit, who can tell you that you meant the world to them, and make you believe it?

I wish I could tell those of you who are younger than me that this all gets easier, that it, as Dan Savage keeps saying, gets better.  It doesn't.  This life is tough.  It is base, and it wears on you like a grinding wheel.  But there's water for that wheel, and it will sharpen the knife of your life.  Relish the people who surround you.  They are the thing that will give you life when you just want to die.

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Born in Baton Rouge, LA, Frankie Bonze has always had the ability to create beautiful art. "I love art. Art is one thing that no one can take from me." Since he was a young child , he used drawing as a way to release. " Drawing is my way of communicating with the world. My tattoos will be here long after I'm gone." In 1991, he got his first tattoo of a taz manian devil holding a beer. " Funny ...thing is, at the time I didn't even drink beer, but I was in the Army and it seemed like the right thing to do. It's covered now." He started his apprenticeship in 1996 at Clan of the Red Claw . "I was taught that you shouldn't be in a hurry to fuck somebody up. Take baby steps, don't start off with nothing that you can't handle, and master small solid black before you do big color." "The tattoo industry has changed a lot since I have started tattooing. New inks, machines, and a real explosion of the art all around the world, so I try to stay up to date with other shops around the world and with new products and sterility." Still learning everyday, Frankie gathers his knowledge from all of the shops that he has been to and the artists he has met over the years he has been tattooing. "Watch, listen, and learn." With a very versatile style, color is definitely his strong point. "Achieving total saturation and a solid crisp line, in my style, is the most difficult thing to do. " Having a firm belief in an old dog can always learn new tricks, every now and then he still makes a phone call asking for guidance and direction. " Nikko Hurtado, Brandon Bond, Dave Tedder, and Rooster are a few of the masters that have a big influence in his art. " Nikko Hurtado does some amazing realism and color. Realism is one of the hardest styles to accomplish, to me. Brandon Bond, Dave Tedder , and the whole crew at All or Nothing, this crew does amazing work and color. I've pretty much molded my style from their influence of work. With a good combination of realism and crazy colors, Rooster from Prick Tattoos & Gabe Smith from Hula Moon , both do some sick work and also have had a great influence on me." Every artist pulls from his or her own environment and life struggles. Frankie is a dedicated, eccentric, and open minded artist who tries to hold on to the basics but breaks down barriers every day. He appreciates doing any big piece that flows with the body contours, curves and muscle structure. "I really enjoy doing big pieces, especially when you are far away from someone and there is no mistaking what it is." Owner of House of Pain Custom Tattoos and Piercings, Frankie Bonze is doing what he has always wanted to do. " I can not picture myself doing anything else. I love this shit. It's in my blood. I'm really passionate about my work and IF I was not getting paid for it, I would still do it. I love my career!"

Here are some places you can check him out at:

http://www.facebook.com/FrankieBonzeInk http://www.facebook.com/HouseOfPainTattooByram http://www.facebook.com/HOPGirls

Here's More of his artwork:

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