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Interview with Jason McMaster “Your Final Gig”. Supposedly, You all need to check out www. with the welcoming of our new
by Tom Mathers Bernie was hanging out with Bon dankojones.com and watch his record, but it’s all gonna take us
the night before his tragic death videos on YouTube. It’s super as far as our gas tank will allow.
Rocknation: Broken Teeth was in 1980. high energy fun rock in the likes So we are working hard to get
Rocknation: Broken Teeth just
formed in 1999 and released Interview with James Christian of Kiss, AC/DC, Motorhead, and
their debut “Self Titled” CD on rocked out on the Shiprocked Thin Lizzy with an old punk rock out there to the people that make
by Brian Rademacher
Perris Records. How do you feel 2009 cruise. Any stories you can attitude. It’s really fresh. I went us want to do this - the real rock
the band has grown since then? fill us in on? fans, not ones who just listen
Jason: A lot can change in ten Jason: That cruise could very and saw Danko play with Tur- to whatever they’re spoonfed.
years, but if you are palying this well save rock n’ roll with the bonegro in Austin at Emos and I Throw the horns people, it’s time
kind of straight ahead rock, it’s climate and economic crush that was blown away. I met him after for “Viva La Rock, Fantastico!”
a theme that doesn’t fray very is affecting the world. It’s affect- his set, gave him some CDs,
much. A couple of minor set- ing music buyers, concert goers, and stayed in touch. When
backs, but we’ve overcome. The etc. This thing can be your vaca- we were tracking vocals
strength of how much we believe tion and your rock festival tick- on the new record, I was in
in this has conquered all. It is ets for the year all in one. It was touch with Danko regularly.
appreciated by true rock fans incredible in the way that fans
and they “get it” after hearing can be on tour with their favorite I just asked him if he would
the first song. Whatever song artists, buy merchandise, swim do some vocals and he said,
it is, doesn’t matter. That right with dolphins, see Queensryche, “Yes, the sooner the better,”
there is what drives us and has Ratt, Skid Row, and Tesla and since he was about to start a
kept us going and growing into a a bunch of up and comers, and tour with Saxon and Motor-
better, tighter band. see Jamaica all in one. The info head in Europe. He sings on
Rocknation: What influences is at www.getshiprocked.com. the title track, and another
have inspired the writing on this Everyone should check it out. A tune called “Big Spender.”
new release Viva La Rock, Fan- lot of the bands would do improv It’s awesome.
tastico? jams. The school of rock kids
Jason: The writing in Broken were there, and they had Tesla Rocknation: What shows and
Teeth has always been a “wear and Queensryche members on tours are lined up for 2010?
your influence on your sleeve” stage with them. It was great. Jason: Broken Teeth has
type of thing. We’re not afraid The best part of the whole thing an extended family in the
to be blatant about what we’re is that rock n’ roll is the com- midwestern states – Texas,
going for as far as timber and mon denominator here, bringing of course, Missouri, Indiana,
sound of a song. A certain grind people from all over the world Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois,
has to be there. There are only to be on this ship, rockin’ out as thru Ohio and Pennsylvania.
a few different grooves we write one. That’s the best.
to. The title track was spawned Rocknation: You have been We have been touring thru
from an idea I got after breaking asked to sit in on a taping of there for years. We plan on
out my Trust records. Trust is a VH1’s That Metal Show. Please hitting those spots more than
French rock band, in the under- tell us any details about that? once this year. Also, we are
ground rock and metal scene. Jason: I have been asked by on the Shiprocked cruise
They made their mark and had those dudes, who are big Broken again in November 2010. We
one of their songs covered by Teeth fans, to sit in on a taping hope to extend all of this
Anthrax on Antisocial. Also, my of the show, to plug the new
old band Watchtower covered record, and hang out a bit. As
Trust’s “Repression” song. The soon as I can get the calendar
singer for Trust sings mostly in set, I will fly into New York and - 7830 Macy Plaza Dr., Citrus Heights
French, but he made a record in make it happen. As soon as it - 2433 Arden Way, Sacramento
English called Savage. His name gets scheduled, I will blitz a roar-
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has an outrageous accent when it and when it is. - 1701 Santo Clara Dr., Roseville
he sings in English, is so cool Rocknation: How did you hook
sounding. It has its own sound DANKO JONES up on recording - 9692 Elk Grove-Florin Rd., Elk Grove
and thing to it. I wanted to write vocals on “Viva La Rock, Fantas- - 212 F Street, Davis
something that had his cadence tico!” and “Big Spender”?
and strange delivery. The clos- Jason: A friend of mine, Aly-
est thing I could come up with son Murray, in Scotland sent
that sounded cool and fun, and me some music years ago.
even bastardized the whole She sent me the Darkness and
language thing, was “Viva La Danko Jones. She may have
Rock, Fantastico!” which is just sent me other stuff, but those ROCKNATION
a shout along I came up with cel- were memorable. The Dark- TOP 10
ebrating rock n’ roll. Make note ness I couldn’t sit thru the first HARD ROCK PICK
that Trust were great friends song, but when I put Danko in I OF 2009
with the AC/DC camp, and have couldn’t stop listening to it, its
a song about Bon Scott called incredible old school rock n’ roll. Featuring Jason McMaster
(Dangerous Toys)
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