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Exclusive Interview: Chad I Ginsburg Of CKY

Published

13 years ago

March 30, 2011

Rock band CKY has just released ‘B Sides And Rarities‘, an album that puts together material from as far back as ’97 and as new as the track that the band recorded for Jackass 3. In celebration of this, Bloody-Disgusting scored an exclusive interview with guitarist/vocalist Chad I Ginsburg to discuss the album, the current tour and, you knew it was coming, horror. Check it out after the jump!

How’s it going?

Good man! How’re you doing?

Not too shabby, y’know? Taking it day by day.

Me too. [laughs]

So tell me a bit about B-Sides & Rarities. What drove you guys to put out this album?

Well, over the years we’ve been getting requests for certain songs and decided now was as good a time as any to finally release them. It’s actually a preview of a boxset that’s coming.

So there are plans for a full boxset?

Yeah, that’ll be coming soon.

What was it like going through these songs? What kinds of memories did they bring up?

It was very nostalgic actually. We had tons of tracks to go through but it was all about taking a bunch of tapes and finding the best stuff that could be on there. Stuff from ’97 and over the years.

You’re finishing up a relatively short US tour. How’s that going for you?

It’s going great! It’s been a lot of fun. Easy drives, easy shows. Lots of songs to pick out for the setlist, so we switch it up every night. Definitely having fun.

What are the plans after that?

Writing some new material, going to Canada, set up more tour dates for the summer, work on a new album, things like that. Oh, and the boxset.

One of the early CKY singles used an image of Angela’s face from Sleepaway Camp.

Yeah! That’s the ‘Disengage The Simulator EP’!

What connection do you think CKY has with horror?

Well, a lot of our songs lyrically are about horror stories. We’ve done a lot of videos about horror. We have a music video that’s called ‘Escape From Hellview’ which is really cool. It’s kinda bloody and is like a mini-slasher movie. I like to write horror stories and songs, so we go that route.

What are some of your favorite horror films?

I like the original Black Christmas, Sleepaway Camp, Madman, Terror Train, Prom Night, Friday The 13th. Y’know, the classic slasher movies!

That’s what I was just about to say! The originals and the greats.

Yeah, I love slasher movies! Some people like zombies or vampires, but I like straight-up slashers.

Do you watch a lot of horror movies on the tour bus?

Sometimes we do, yeah.

I’m gonna guess that you’re in charge of that, right?

[laughs] Yeah! Whenever we go on a long trek, I usually bring my collection with me. But this is such a short run that I didn’t bring anything with me.

Alright Chad, thanks so much for chatting and I look forward to the boxset!

Thanks a lot man! Take care.

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“He Walks By Night” – Listen to a Brand New John Carpenter Song NOW!

Published

2 weeks ago

April 9, 2024

John Squires

It’s a new day, and you’ve got new John Carpenter to listen to. John Carpenter, Daniel Davies and Cody Carpenter have released the new track He Walks By Night this morning, the second single off their upcoming album Lost Themes IV: Noir, out May 3 on Sacred Bones Records.

Lost Themes IV: Noir is the latest installment in a series that sees Carpenter releasing new music for John Carpenter movies that don’t actually exist. The first Lost Themes was released in 2015, followed by Lost Themes II in 2016 and Lost Themes III: Alive After Death in 2021.

Sacred Bones previews, “It’s been a decade since John Carpenter recorded the material that would become Lost Themes, his debut album of non-film music and the opening salvo in one of Hollywood’s great second acts. Those vibrant, synth-driven songs, made in collaboration with his son Cody Carpenter and godson Daniel Davies, kickstarted a musical renaissance for the pioneering composer and director. With Lost Themes IV: Noir, they’ve struck gold again, this time mining the rich history of the film noir genre for inspiration.

“Since the first Lost Themes, John has referred to these compositions as “soundtracks for the movies in your mind.” On the fourth installment in the series, those movies are noirs. Like the film genre they were influenced by, what makes these songs “noirish” is sometimes slippery and hard to define, and not merely reducible to a collection of tropes. The scores for the great American noir pictures were largely orchestral, while the Carpenters and Davies work off a sturdy synth-and-guitar backbone.

“The trio’s free-flowing chemistry means Lost Themes IV: Noir runs like a well-oiled machine—the 1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster from Kiss Me Deadly, perhaps, or the 1958 Plymouth Fury from John’s own Christine. It’s a chemistry that’s helped power one of the most productive stretches of John’s creative life, and Noir proves that it’s nowhere near done yielding brilliant results.”

You can pre-save Lost Themes IV: Noir right now! And listen to the new track below…