LONG NIGHTS

Having the opportunity to be out on the road and traveling as much as I do. I have had the fortune of being able to meet some really great people and playing as many shows as we do, we have had the opportunity to see a lot of really good bands. We first got introduced to some of these guys back in our Fall 08 tour when the Ill train rolled through Cedar Falls / Waterloo Iowa. Seriously, these guys were awesome. They took us in, accepted us and made us feel like we were at a second home. I am truly blessed to be able to come across so many great people and make what I know are going to be some life long friends and brothers for life. We have since been able to link up with these dudes out on the road in random cities around the states and also got to cruise through their home turf a few times since the initial meeting. I am really glad that this band is going to be in Seattle on New Years and I am even more excited that I get to see them. 2009 is ending so much better than I ever could expect.

LONG NIGHTS MYSPACE

Check this band out if you are a fan of Revelation-Era Movielife, Small Brown Bike, Lifetime, first few Saves the Day albums, Planes Mistaken For Stars, Emery, etc. I seriously have been listening to this none stop for the past few days.

-The World's Star, Slim.

Be safe and Love.Life.

Old Video From The Fall 08 Tour

Vegas!

BRO-BRA! Interview!

Over the last few months I have been asked to do a few interviews and in those interviews a lot of questions arise concerning the writing process of the songs. Obviously, I write the lyrics with some help from Big Jake, but I can't really describe to full extent how the music comes about. I am one of five people in this band and I really feel that each of us bring a very different, colorful view to the spectrum. Every member is a very valuable asset to this band and the sound would be completely different if any one of the five elements were missing. I write the lyrics. Chang handles mostly all the business aspect of the band. Big Jake helps with lyrics, song writing and takes care of booking practices and making sure everything runs smoothly. While the writing process is mostly left to BROBRA and Peter. That being said, I was able to sit down with lead guitar player BROBRA, the true genius behind Ill Intent's music. Let's see what this bearded shredder has to say about life, love and the pursuit of happiness.

What is your name and what do you do in the band?

My name is Brobra aka killa B, hep A, Hi C, Tall T, Sweet P, creek johnson, texas jack, and da Hubcap. I play guitar.

Haha, why do they call you that?

Well there's two Jakes in the band and the other one is bigger and has more tattoos so he got to keep his name.

How long have you been playing guitar?

I've been playing since I was 15ish so like 8 years.

So, you being the main song writer, you have certain style to the way you play. What would you say are some of your main influences?

Well for the new album I was listening to a lot of Biohazard so its got kind of a funky, groovy, bouncy sound. I also ripped of a bunch of Suicidal Tendencies riffs to give it some thrash. I just try to make catchy, recognizable, hard riffs without really over thinking it.

Favorite bands? Past and current?

In the last few months I've had a strict diet of Life of Agony-River Runs Red, Metallica-Ride the Lightning, Biohazard-Urban Discipline, Suicidal Tendencies-Self Titled.

The new Ill Intent record is recorded and waiting to be released, talk about the writing process.

The riffs are bigger, the songs are longer, the sound is tighter, the solos are thrashier, the lyrics are harder, the tattoos are bigger and in worse places, the asian kids been lifting weights, less shirt wearing, more chest hair, cheaper beer, I feel like I'm just ranting instead of answering your question.

It's all good. That sounds about right. What do you expect from the release?

Remember the first time you heard War Pigs? Something like that.

Yes! I do! I was 14 and my friend Travis gave me the "We Sold Our Souls For Rock and Roll" Album, it blew my fucking mind. Anyway, back on track... What is your favorite part about being in Ill Intent?

The massive corporate record deals, 3 day cocaine binges, stretch hummers, lullapalooza, oh and i got to meetJimmy Fallon. I love him.

Sweet.

What is the best show and worst show you have ever played?

Rainfest 09 was the best and Guatemala City was a close second. The worst? I dont know, I've never had a bad time playing in this band.

What made it the best?

All the philly and canadian kids beating each other up to a Skarhead cover.

Funnest time/memory being in the band?

The infamous Oregon watermelon/poop fight was pretty fun. I was pooping in a toilet that was sitting in my friend Matthews yard when i was ambushed by an australian with a watermelon, then Peter pushed me off the toilet and it fell over on me covering me in my own doo. So to retaliate i chased the aussie bastard around the house with poopy toilet paper. I caught him. Peter was a bit harder to get even with. I had to wait in the woods for a few hours for him to go inside and i snuck into the van to steal his pillow case and drench it in something peter hates worse than doo doo, which is anything that smells like coconut. Then he threw my backpack under an earthmover. Now that i think about it that night really sucked.

Yeah, I remember that. It was a fucking melee! Like the shores of Normandy or something, but with watermelon and shit instead of bombs and guns.

So every knows that you have a pretty intense, party-dude reputation, what exactly is your formula for success?

Oh, you know, just living each day blind and going the distance.

Who do you hate the most in your band and why?

I love all my boys but if I had to pick I'd say the tall guy with the small head who makes me do interviews. I liked the asian kid till he put a drumstick in his bum, i haven't really felt comfortable around him since then. The big guy scares the shit out of me so I try to be nice to him. I don't think I've ever heard the drummer say more than 5 words but he's cool I guess.

Listen man, I just don't want the true genius to go unrecognized and unappreciated. I do have a small head though.

So, you along with most of the guys in the band have a lot of tattoos, tell me what your favorite one is, if there is any type of meaning behind it and why you got it.

Any tattoo that i got in a living room, bathroom, basement, garage, or bedroom. That wasn't really an answer was it?

It was definitely an answer, but not to the question I asked. It's alright though, since I know you, I know exactly what you mean. You are the king of stick and poke / unprofessional tattoos out of all my friends.

Favorite things outside of playing in Ill Intent? Hobbies, Interests?

Hockey, history books, clam digging, bum wine, shuffleboard, seafood, John Coltrane records, really old chairs, you know, normal shit.

That's extremely accurate, most people would think you're kidding, but I lived with you. Our living room full of old chairs proved your love for this interest.

Scenario: There are two tall cans of Rainer on a table, a pack of cigarettes, a slice of chocolate cheese cake, a steak dinner with a loaded baked potato and you have two helium balloons in your hands that you were told to hold onto by your mother. What do you do with the balloons if you decide to go for these items. If so, what do you go for first? Here's the catch, the cigs have spiders on them, but you like spiders. What do you do?

I think I would just tie the balloons to my wrist and then....wait i dont like spiders.

Can you pinpoint the exact moment in your life that you knew would take you on the place in life that you are today?

My senior english teacher pulled me into her office one day and asked me if I was planning on going to college after high school. I was actually considering it and told her yes then she said I shouldn't waste the colleges time or my money because i was going to fuck it up. Thanks Mrs. DiBartolo for helping me realize i am unfit for society!

What are your current views on the scene and how do you think we all can improve for the better?

Heres a list of things I don't like about the scene: venues getting shut down, venues refusing to book hardcore bands, getting fucked by promoters, getting fucked by security, liars, fakes, fights over nothing that result in all of the above that result in kids not coming to shows thus hardcore becoming one step closer to dying which in turn makes all the hardcore kids join pop punk bands.

You're also in another band, ODDRULE, tell us about that a little bit.

Odd Rule is the kind of band I wanted to be in for a long time. I feel like this band could have been around in the late eighties, early nineties. Its like a mix between bad brains, sick of it all, leeway and killing time. We've only had a few shows because most of us are in several bands but I think it should be picking up for us shortly. Our singer is a madman/genius, our guitar player is the next Estaban and our drummer plays like he huffs paint. Check it out at myspace.com/oddrule.

Word, well thanks for the interview man, I love what you have to say and I think you're a true mind wizard. Hope you are well.

Alright, everyone be sure to check out BROBRA's other band, ODDRULE and keep watch for the Ill Intent release when it drops! 12 Tracks of undeniable ILL INTENT!

-Slim Terror, 8th Wonder of The World!

DEAD MEAT!

Make sure you check this out. This is Big Yosh Dog, from Australia's new band and it is great. Some of you may have met Josh when Ill Intent was out on the road as he has been out with us 2/3 times we hit the street. Josh used to come up and sing a few lines during our set and I always though, "Fuck, this dude needs to be behind the mic all the time." Finally that day has come and I couldn't say that I am let down in anyway. Very impressed with the vocals, the lyrics and his generally prowess towards being the front man. This band also features some of our good homies from the Vancouver B.C. area.

Dead Meat has a very unique and refreshing approach to their sound that I just can not get enough of. It's hard to compare it to anything, because they are definitely doing their own thing, but I think fans of Sabbath, Life of Agony and Doom Riders would enjoy this. I can not wait to see this band in action and I am looking forward to playing shows with them very soon. Expect very good things from these guys. I know I am.

DEAD MEAT MYSPACE

Hey B.C.! Do not sleep on this show. This is their first show and they're going to be awesome.

News!

Yo, what's good Ill Nation? Just wanted to let everyone know what's going on in the ILL camp.

-I am still in New York, will be back for the New Years Eve Show at Vera in Seattle!
-Added a string of dates in February with Warriors, GraveMakers and The Sojourner
-We recorded 12 tracks at the beginning of October, that release should be out late winter on Down Town Academy Records from Sacramento.
-We will be touring our nuts off this year, so be on the look out for us in your city, state, country, etc. very soon.
-Also playing a show in Olympia on January 8th w/ Vacate and a bunch others! check it!

For all info, be sure to check the myspace.
ILL INTENT MYSPACE

-Slim Terror

NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY!

First Ill Intent show since September. About to set 2010 off and collapse the space needle.

Daily Scenario

So, you wake up one morning next to your beautiful, lovely girlfriend. You and her have been together for 8 years. You are deeply in love with each other. You know everything about her and you cherish every little, tiny thing down to the smallest detail. You awake and rub the sleep from your eyes. Today is a special day. Today is the day that you have secretly been planning to propose to the love of your life. You have been saving for months and months for a ring, you have reserved the best seat at her favorite restaurant and planned every tiny thing in her best interest. You have been awaiting this day for a very long time and you are very eager to surprise her with your question of her hand in marriage. This restaurant is her favorite, because it is the first place that you and her went on your first date, exactly 8 years ago to this day. You tell her that you have a big surprise for her this evening and she tells you that she also has big news for you as well. You begin to get excited. You leave the house and go to wrap up all the tiny details. After all, you want this to be perfect and you want her to be surprised. You go get the ring, arrange for her favorite kind of chocolate cake to be delivered to the restaurant and everything else. You go to pick up your lovely and you set out for the restaurant, the place of your first date, 8 years ago. Dinner goes well and it is just about time for the chocolate cake to be delivered to the table when lovely tells you her big surprise. Cake is delivered to the table by generic good looking guy and love of your life tells you that she has been cheating on you with generic good looking guy. So, the question is... Do you eat the cake? More importantly, who pays for the dinner?

POWER, ILL INTENT, GRAVE MAKER at the BAT CAVE

The mic breaks during Power's set and shit gets kind of awkward. Ill Intent Footage starts around the 14 minute mark when the new mic cable shows up. Get on, jive turkey.

A post Card I sent to Peter.

Dear Peter,

And my favorite part.

-<3 from NYC, Floppy

January 8th in Olympia!

This will mark my triumphant return to Olympia as well as Ill Intent's first Olympia appearance. I am looking forward to this show and also to checking out all the bands on the bill. I have never seen Wolves, Breaking Ground or Vacate, so this will be an awesome opportunity to get out and see what all the hype is about.

Love Life!

-slim.

Daily Scenario

Do you believe in LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT? Well, let's just say you do, because it'll make for a more interesting story. Let's say you're going down the street to your favorite pizza joint. You love this pizza joint, best pizza in the city and you have been craving a little slice of this pure heaven all day. You tie your shoes up real tight and you set out on your quest for your dinner. You stop at a very busy intersection. While your waiting for the little "walk man" to flash on the walk sign, you spot the most beautiful girl you have ever seen in your life. A girl straight from a dream, standing there in angelic fashion. You are instantly struck by cupid's arrow. She is standing there all alone and your eyes meet each other in a full on stare. You are both smitten by each others captivating gaze. Suddenly every single thought and feeling you have ever had about love materializes in your little beating heart. You can not keep your eyes off of this woman and not only is she looking back at you, but she's smiling. She's smiling so intently that she does not see the giant truck delivering bottle of ketchup rushing right at her. You spring into action and run across that busy intersection just in time to leap and push the girl from certain death by ketchup truck. You are able to save this girl's life by pushing her out of harm's way. You, however, are not so lucky. The truck runs over your legs and you can not feel your feet. The woman gets up and continues across the street. Apparently, she was actually smiling at generic good looking guy standing right behind you. Generic good looking guy walks up and whisks her off her feet asking if she is alright. Generic good looking guy then thanks you for your bravery and walks away while you are still laying in the street, legs crushed under the giant ketchup truck. Looks like you are paralyzed for life. What do you do?
PS. You hate ketchup.

SURVIE INTERVIEW

I recently did an Interview with the guys at Survie Apparel, in which we talked about many things; the current state of hardcore, underground fashion, New Ill Intent Record, touring, hip hop and life.

Here is the link to the SURVIE BLOG where it looks much nicer.

Big ups to Tyler and the Survie Crew for the interview. Be sure to check out Ill Intent and Survie in the future.

-Slim.

DEFAM TV!

DefamTV Presents: Akrobatik from Defamation Nation on Vimeo.

www.defamnation.com

Daily Scenario

Okay, so you wake up one morning and you put on your favorite coat. This coat is your favorite for many reasons, first of which is that it was purchased for you by your lovely, sweet as day Grand Mother. Your grandmother did not have a lot of money so she saved up for a long time to give her favorite grand son the jacket that he wanted. This is a very nice and expensive jacket and it is also your favorite. You place the jacket on yourself and go to walk your fiance to the bus stop where she is going to work. It starts raining, you, being the gentleman that you are, offer your coat to the love of your life, the woman you'd die for if the opportunity arose. The bus comes and picks up your lovely, taking her to work. You then go down to the orphanage where you volunteer 2 times a week on your days off. Today is ONE DOLLAR nacho day at the local ballpark and your favorite baseball team is playing. You swoop up a crew of these little less fortunates and you head out to the ball bark for a great baseball game and a very self rewarding time with the little ones. You take your seats. You get up to go acquire nachos for the whole crew. You spend 18 bucks and receive 18 boats of luscious, delicious, oozing with cheesy goodness nachos. On your way back to deliver the nachos to the orphans. You spot your fiance. The love of you absolute life. She is with some generic good looking guy, he has his arm around her, they are kissing and he is wearing your jacket. YOUR FAVORITE JACKET that your beloved grandmother gave you before she passed. The love of your life is sucking face with generic, good-looking guy while you're standing there, arms full of delicious, oozing with cheesy goodness nachos. What do you do?

Slim Prank Calls Jim From the Band, "Battle! [Webstore Now Open]"

Okay, So I got bored one day in my apartment and decided to make a couple prank calls. I got this dude's number off myspace, because he said his band, BATTLE! [Webstore Now Open] wanted to do some touring with Ill Intent. The original call (which I taped myself) had me convincing him and his band that my name was Johnny Lawrence and I was with the local rock radio station in Florida. I promised them a gig with the rock group 311 and told them they had to dress up in a "Cowboy and Indian" theme. I accidentally deleted the original call where I actually spoke to him, so I decided to call back and got his voicemail. Two more times, but I accidentally deleted that as well. So, what we have here is the 3rd apology message that was left on his voicemail.

I'm sorry that I'm a genius.

-Young, Slim and Gifted

Be sure to check out Battle! [Webstore Now Open]

Dedication.

That happened. You like that "ILL" handstyle? That's all me, shorty.

10Deep and Ill Intent

So, a lot of people lately are asking me, "what's up with 10 Deep?" For anyone that may not know, 10 Deep is an underground clothing brand based out of Brooklyn New York. They have been making clothing for the streetwear industry since 1995 and have been hands-down my favorite brand for years. 10Deep have always put out a good quality, good looking product that I can back for both aesthetic and ethical value. 10Deep has always had ties to underground culture as they are making big moves in the Hip Hop world, by putting on acts like Kid Cudi, Wale, Drake and soon to be household name, Donnis. 10D is also making leaps and bounds in the skateboarding world as well. Myself, growing up as a skater and a huge fan of hip hop, it was an easy connection for me to find and appreciate this brand for what they were. Obviously, it would be a limiting statement to say that I am only a hip hop skateboarder, because I am also very into the underground punk/hardcore scene as well as being an artist my whole life. Working at The Cool, a streetwear boutique in Tacoma, Washington, I was able to be put in a position to communicate and politic with the fellas over at 10Deep. Since 10Deep is so largely connected with the underground it was an easy alliance between the brand and Ill Intent. For me, the linking of the two underground subcultures makes worlds of sense and I am pretty excited to be working with them in the future.
That being said, I got the chance to swing by their office in Brooklyn last night. I was welcomed with handshakes and great hospitatlity. Before, I had only spoken to Josh on the phone and it was awesome to meet him, Scott and the other guys on the crew in the flesh to chop it up and politic about Ill Intent, The streetwear game, the current state and what lies ahead in the future.
It was definitely a refreshing experience to meet some really down to earth, humble people with likeminded interests and goals.
Like I said before, I look forward to see what lies ahead for 10Deep and hopefully Ill Intent can help push them further into the realm of punk/hardcore and other similar underground sub cultures that we dabble in.
I usually don't write long entries likes this, so I figure I might as well mention that Ill Intent has a new record dropping this winter and we are really proud of it. It consists of 12 songs and is about 26 minutes long. We put in a lot of work in the writing process and are extremely excited for the reaction to this release. I took a lof time to write the lyrics and I really feel that the lyrical quality shows through and that most people can relate to the issues that we all face. The record is still Ill Intent through and through, but we've definitely progressed light years from where we were last year at this time. All the touring and playing that we have done has brought us closer as people, friends, bandmates and musicians. We're all on the same page musically and I can't wait to see what lies ahead for us. I hope to see you out on the road or at a local show sometime soon. Thanks for reading.

Here is a promo video for the 10Deep Holiday look book. Product will be shortly available through their website at www.10deep.com or you can come into The Cool and pick it up in person or through the mail at www.thisisthecool.com all the location info is on the site.

10.Deep Winter 2009/2010 Photoshoot Preview from 10 Deep on Vimeo.

Thank you for your time. Love your life.
-young, slim and gifted.

1st Day of Fall Tour 08

Recap of the night courtesy of Jake, Aussie Josh, Peter, Worthey and also Jarred for standing there starring.

Picture of the Week

This is a picture of Jake sitting with Sergio, the promoter in Guatemala on the Central American tour. He is a giant.

Brobra's Craigslist Add and Response

Listed under the title of "TOTAL FUCKING BAD ASS"

I can do lots of shit but no ones responding to my advances. Help me out ill do any labor, maintenance, production type job.

Peace out.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/res/1459208683.html

Response.

Sorry to hear that.

Why don't you try this: marketing.ytb.com/breakfree08 (do not type www, it
won't open)

Enter your name and email address and click go. Click YES on my name shows
there, then prepare to listen and watch the 4 powerful presentations in
order. The first one you need 13 minutes to watch, the second and third 1
minute each and the fourth is 2 minutes. Total 17 minutes of your valuable
time. If you are serious about money, I will commit and willing to invest my
time to help you.

Call me for questions and when to get started. Get paid every Fridays. Our
Pay plan is protected under the Bill of Rights. You never go wrong with us.
We are publically traded company 8 years old, 120,000 sqft facility in River
Wood, Illinois. Over 330 Full time employees.

Call and ask for Boen : 253-231-5491. I am serious to help you, no wasting
time. Take care.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/res/1459208683.html

Just read how rediculous and contadictory that auto-response is. I love CL.

Summer Tour 09 Video!

Ill Intent Summer Tour 2009 from Matt Worthey on Vimeo.

Love to hate us.

From Russia With Love

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Shirts Off Summer 09

Before the eyeballs grew from his neck.

Everything is cooler with out a shirt.

Seriously.

This is another picture of Evil Knievel just for the fuck of it. Fuck. This guy is cool.

Rainfest 09

These videos never got spliced, so it's our whole set spaced over 3 sections

Section One:
1 - More Crucial Times
2 - White on White - 1:00
3 - The Setup - 3:10
4 - Fat of Kings - 6:00
5 - Flat Lining - 8:55

Section Two:
1 - Flat Lining (Cont.)
2 - Losing War - 2:00
3 - No Rest For the Weary - 4:20
4 - Done and Done - 6:15
5 - Kings at Crime (Skar Head) - 9:30

Section 3:
1 - Kings at Crime (Cont.)

Watching things like this make me miss Seattle.

Pictures of the Week

Daily Deeds. (NYC FACIAL HAIR)

As many of you already know, I have relocated from the Northwest to the wonderful city of New York, NY. It wasn't a big change for me at all as I had previously spent a little bit of time here earlier in the year. Coming from Seattle, I am used to a little bit of cold and gloomy days so it was not a big surprise for me to discover a lot of the same out here. One observation that I made was that all dudes out here grow beards... So I figured, "when in Rome."

Take note of the beard.

So, the beard began to grow in and after about 2 and a half weeks... it started to turn red. Yes. You are hearing correctly, I must be a secret ginger kid or some shit. Not being able to deal with myself, I set out to remove the beard entirely from my face. This created a small conundrum in my head... Because I wanted to fit in with the New Yorkers, but also did not want to be a ginger kid, I was face with a tough decision.
In true fashion, as all things evolved, I decided to settle on a mustache. There have been very few times in my life that I have come to such an extreme measure, but I figure now is one of them. I think back upon all my heroes, all of which are saintly knighted with a stache gracing their upper lip.

Tom Selleck

Moms around the globe would trade their first born to bang this dude.

John Holmes
You star in a movie called, "Super Cock" and I will tip my hat to you.

Charlie Bronson
This man needs no introduction. If you pissed this guy off, you'd wish you were dead.

Sam Elliot

Cot Damn! This dude is a bad ass.

Ron Jeremy
Ugliest dude on earth, but still got more peach than the entire roster of the 72 Lakers.

Evil Knievel
Was never infamous for rockin' a sick stache, but face it. This dude was cool as shit.

So, there you have it. The stache will stay for a little bit, until I am tired of A) having girls run and scream when I smile at them or B) fighting the babesters off all day/night long.

Sup?

-Slim. 8th wonder of the world.