Personal News
Monday
19th May 2008
Started doing a whole bunch of interviews...am planning on writting and self publishing a book on straight edge culture so i have a busy schedule over the next few months..should be fun am single and loving life at the moment. Have a great new bunch of mates, there are actually a bunch of straight edge kids in my hometown again SYC is back baby yea! but swindon and swindon pride aside hope every one is still keeping fucking strong DRUG FREE XXX
xPhilx
Sunday 16th September 07
So I turned 25 at the start of the week (10th) quarter of a century and still going strong lol. Hope everyone is well out there. After recently undergoing surgery for my ankle injury I’ve been getting myself back up to fitness running, cycling, swimming and weight lifting rehabilitating it and I'm completely fine now…I know this cause I did like 10 manic crucial stage dives when I saw bane and have heart at the underworld two weeks ago…I did an interview with Aaron from Bane so I’m hoping to get that up on the site soon. I also took photos but most of them weren’t that great.
Have been writing a lot of material on my guitar and am trying to currently form a band its not really hardcore though I grew up wanting to be Tom Morello from Rage Against The Machine so my music’s all in that RATM & Downset vein. We’ll see what happens with that. I had also been applying to the Royal Air Force (RAF) aircrew but recently got my rejection letter which sucked big time but it wasn’t to be and I still enjoy my job in my local hospital so its not a total loss. I’m now in charge of pathology reception which is pretty cool cause I get to tell people what to do, only kidding its kind of a responsible job so I’m enjoying working crazy overtime and exhausting myself running / cycling to and from work (5 miles innit lol)
Other than that recently broke up with my long term g/f of 3 years but I seem to be getting on fine and ive been out loads recently had begun to lose track of friends but am now putting my energy back into having a good time and not staying stuck in a rut. 7 years straight edge still true, always have been and I always will be
Hoods Up & Stay Gold
Phil
Wednesday 7th March 2007
So Its been a year since I came on here and left my two cents. Have had ups and downs, who hasnt thats life. Had an ankle operation recently and am off of work but getting better. A fragment of bone was removed from an ankle fracture that was damaging the surrounding nerve and for the past few years caused me agony every single day. Its like this huge chip on my shoulder has been lifted and I feel so much better both physically and mentally. Went to local show Furnace Fest 3 the other night and what a show, First Blood may have originally attracted me to the line up and the return to hardcore after a nearly 6 month hiatus but Mark My Words Swindons own local hc outfit did us proud in the way Truth Be Told had been carrying the torch in previous years.
Another Breaths Mill City & Force Of Changes The Fire Still Burns dropped into my mailbox earlier and man am I appreciating both efforts go check them out respectively!
Myspace profile is: www.myspace.com/straightedgelifestyle.com
Hope everyone is having a good year, take care & HOODS UP!
Phil xXx
Tuesday25thApril
With Honor & Ligeia interviews up and in the latest int. sections....waiting on First Blood to return the questions i sent them. More coming soon. Am going away on holiday with my girlfriend Sheila next week, looking forward to yet another break away (shes paying this time lol) can't afford much now i have my own place but at least when bands come back to crash i don't have to tell em not to wake up the parent folk. Take Care & Hoods Up
Phil
Thursday?April2006
Am working on some new websites as i am currently off of work & have been doing interviews with as many people as possible that i am looking forward to updating this site with. With Honour, Good Clean Fun, Doomriders/November Coming Fire, Seventh Star, First Blood, Legeia & Remembering Never will be added as soon as possible. Saw Seventh Star last week locally in my hometown swindon, Taking Names & Truth Be Told supported and was an amazing show. Have some more coming up with Go It Alone / Allegience and loads more other great bands so expect interviews / photos with all of those cause im back and despite all the stuff that has happened to me recently that i don't particularly want to share as it's way to personal, hardcore is my solace & my release and doing this gives me peace and helps me reflect on life and how we only have a certain amount of time and that we should try and make the most of what we have.
Phil
Tuesday4thApril2006
Ok so heres the low down. Since September last year I havent had a decent computer. Problem solved I have a new one. I just moved house and have finally got the Internet after a month of waiting with bated breath to go hand in hand with this new pc. So I can finally get to work on adding all the backlog of photos and interviews to this site and expand it furthermore. I havent added an entry since January so here goes. Feb went to Rome with my g/f Sheila (xmas/valentine pressie to her) which was an awe inspiring words really cannot describe how amazing life affirming trip. We took in St Peters and some of the other well known churches particularly Jesuit churches of Gesu And St Ignaziou de LoyolaI cant spell that one. Went to the Vatican museums saw countless pieces of iconic religious art work that inspired and took my breath away nothing can come close to all the amazing renaissance art with absorbed without even mentioning the Sistine Chapel. Ok if you have any religious or artistic blood flowing through your body get yourself on a plane to Rome because it is simply amazing. Im hoping to start up a Christian HC site soon exploring Christianity and my own journey as well as an excuse to work with more amazing bands and labels and promote HC. If I get this project off the ground I will load all the photos I took in Rome numbering somewhere around 500 which have to be seen to believed. I had an appreciation for art, antiques, and religion but man did that put a lot of things in perspective. Had Sunday mass in st Petersanyway I could literally write for hrs on this subject.
The beginning of march I moved in to a 2 bed flat/house in a real nice area of my town (all the long hrs I seem to work are paying off) bought all the furniture and lots of other cool things out of my savings that I had been accumulating last year instead of releasing more CD's that no one would buy. Its strange no longer living within the confines of my family and the shit that comes with that but its great and better to have personal space and a bit of freedom. The weekend I moved in I had doomriders (- nate from converges other band) & UKHC darlings November Coming Fire stay round after they played at the furnace, which was sweet.
Unfortunately all this cool stuff had to ricochet some time and flip into negativity that I dont think I can really even talk about had a lot of really bad stuff happen in my personal life for the past few weeks and am off work because of it all everything got to much and rather than slip into some sort of depression am having time to myself. Im getting a bit more posi now that I have the net though and I cant wait to update the site and interview some more bands so check back soon!
Hoods Up Phil
Jan31st2006
Have recently done interviews with With Honour & Good Clean Fun as well as taken photos at those shows, those will be up soon. Hoping to make head way with For Life Clothing but thats seems to be taking so long to get off the ground. No longer doing Go-Team Records however the cds i released and the bands i worked with were amazing and if you want the cds go to the site or email me. Am moving out and into a flat in march so excited about that and oh yeah i passed my driving test back in december. If you havn't heard Face The Enermy or Porcells latest band Never Surrender go buy the cds on interpunk or something cause its amazing - straight edge till the end...Hoods Up Phil
December 28th
Im back, four month's absence and I guess you could say I've been busy (lol?!?) This site is going to undergo a renaissance soon and new stuff will be imminently updated and added, I trust everyone has had a good year and Christmas? here's to 2006 may it be prosperous for everyone.take care and check back soon
X Phil X
Friday25thAugust
Just had a few relaxing days off work, working two jobs is starting to piss me off lol. Am on holiday in Corfu (Greece) with my girlfriend from monday for a week then i come home & it will be my birthday on the 10th september so i have a good couple of weeks planned. Have recently added new interviews with Bleeding Through & Terror check them out, other than that have a good few weeks cause im on holiday now!! take care
Phil Edge Lifestyle
Sunday24thJuly
Hey hope everyones well? June & July have been great but this year seems to be flying by ill give a brief run down of what Iv'e been up to. In May my friend Ryan and his girlfriend came to stay with me and my family, Ryan is the guitarist for Lucky Luciano one of the bands on my Go-Team label, also in June I met Chris the lead singer of one of my other bands Sense Of Purpose, him and his wife Rachel were touring through Europe on there honeymoon from Australia so I had a blast with them showing them round London and getting to speak to them face to face. I took my girlfriend to see Greenday her fav band in June who were awesome I love seeing them live and I have tickets booked to see 50 Cent & G-Unit (plus loads of others) on my birthday on the 10th of September. I did a CD layout for straightedge band from Germany called The Truth but as far as I am aware the CD is not out yet so Im looking forward to seeing it when that drops. I then took Sheila (my g/f) to see Terror & Bleeding Through in London (her first hardcore shows) I also interviewed both bands for the website (have yet to type them up fully) we had a blast hung out in Camden went to the natural history museum luckily all before all this dumb terrorist shit started happening I doubt ill be heading to London anytime soon now that the transport is dodgy, shame cause I love it there!
All still working my weekend lifeguard job alongside my full time job in the hospital tiring, rewarding, frustrating whatever most of the time it works good am looking to set up my clothing label For Life Straight Edge clothing some time soon but it is hard finding graphics kids to do these designs for me, plus I have yet another conflicting interest in whether or not I want to commit some more time and money to a project on this scaleI seem to be doing so damm much these days and OH YEAH IM NOW THE LEAD SINGER IN A YOUTH CREW BAND CALLED HOLD FIREwe will be hitting shows around the UK very soon and of course ill use it as a forum to promote all my projects, till later, HOODS UP
Phil
Monday23rdMay
So I havent been on here to update about my personal life in a little while, well as usual Im keeping busy. The main news is that besides working two jobs now (full-time at the hospital and a second weekend job Life-guarding at my local gym in Swindon) I have been doing a layout and art work for a great straight edge mosh band from Germany called The Truth. Who should seriously blow up, they are the drummer for Something X Insides other band whom I released a CD for on my label Go-Team Records.
Talking of that that site is being updated too new bands & mp3s etc.
The other main personal news for me is that over the coming months I will be launching a straight edge clothing company that I hope a lot of people will be interested in I know I am excited, quality shirts for low prices keeping it d.i.y. you know how it is
There is a xpollx (vote) on the edge site as for the name of it as I am undecided either going to be:
Positive Outlook Clothing
Or
For Life Clothing
I prefer Posi Outlook just cause it fits in more with how I am trying to portray not only straight edge & hardcore as this family that we all know and love but get away from the hard-line viewpoint and any suggestion of violence cause those things ruin shows. Please go and vote or email me about it with any suggestions any graphics kids out there that are interested in helping me with any of my sites get in contact!
When it gets up and running ill be looking for ppl to hand out flyers I can give ya Go-Team CDs for your troubles too so if your interested contact me.
For a long time I have wanted to do an anti violence section on the site but finding time to write when I have interviews lined up (High-Roller Studios, Terror, Most Precious Blood, Bleeding Through + loads more over the next few months) & my full time jobs keep me busy (at the hospital & lifeguarding) thats not including running my label Go-Team (www.go-teamrecords.com) not that Im complaining I love being so busy that I forget what day even month it is.
Oh Im going to Hellfest too so if I hand you a flyer make me feel welcome haha love to chat to as many kids as possible Ill be biggin up if thats the phrase the clothing stuff etc
Cant wait for that should help promote edge lifestyle in a big way and just being there will be awesome ill be at the front singing along and attempting backflips so see you in the pit
Hoods Up
Phil Edge Lifestyle straightedgephil@hotmail.com
Sunday 13th March
Hey hope everyones had a great week. Went to that Luton all dayer to support my boys in Truth Be Told good day out for us loads of bands played highlight for me of the bands being Awokens set the last one for Chris (vocalist) with Sheep taking over in the future. Would have liked to have seen a few youth crews bands I must admit cant have everything thou I guess!
I failed my driving theory the other day on the hazard perception of all things man now I have to re-take that whole thing again, am a firm believer in things happening for a reason and turning negative experiences in to positive ones but man its a drag. Well this is going to be a short entry so hope everyones good
Phil xXx Go-Team
Sunday20thFebruary
Hey its Sunday and like usual in the afternoon Im so so very tired. The morning was spent finding myself spiritually in the gym lol you thought I was going to say church well yeah Ive been going to that too on and off lately. One of my new years resolutions was to face up to stuff like religion and become more spiritually aware i.e. reading up on it I've always pushed myself away from Christianity and all that but I want to learn more about it not because I want to start practising religion just because I want to learn and expand my mind. In my mind I dont need to prove myself to any one if I cannot first live by example and so that tends to be my mantra religion in my own way, live my life how I want to live it, no bull shit, Im responsible for myself and all of my actions.
My other resolutions involve skydiving (to get over my slight fear of heights & flying because jumping out of a plane is really going to help me haha) find myself a career because Im in a dead end job in the pathology department although its very interesting some people arent ment to be kept inside and Im one of them! Im interested and the police (so I can then go on to drug units and put my money where my mouth is and actually bust some dealers rather than the literal sense of the word although kicking the shit out of people is always fun violence is not the way forward arguably) haha and with that comment about non violence Mr contradiction brings another resolution in with starting a contact sport boxing (which the training side of Im getting really into i.e. cardiovascular exercise long distance running, skipping etc and working with my new speedball and eventually soon when Ive mastered those techniques moving onto a punch bag which has more to do with my reluctance to ever, ever spend money weighing that one down and putting it off haha).
So yeah I do make them I think there important and have just as much significance as the new year itself I love starting a new year with promises to myself and sticking to them, following them through, I dont know how many times Ive said this but Im not into people who say they are going to do something and then pass on it. Last years resolution for me was to start Go-Team Records with an aim to release three CDs in the first year something I surpassed releasing 3 and then the split release in Australia with rely on records with the sense of purpose album tomorrows too late there which I also independently unleashed on the rest of the unsuspecting world. www.go-teamrecords.com
The label Ive been backing off I admit from work wise because Ive been concentrating on other parts of my life, my fitness, Im learning to drive and working full time (Phlebotomist taking blood & as an MLA Medical Lab Assistant in Pathology). But Im anxious to do another release I cant do to many more and not break even, but its not about making money most people who do this stuff, labels, zines, websites will tell you that it is out of love and passion for the scene. Ive helped many people over the years something I do not ever take for granted and when I look back on all Ive done and how much fun Ive had, all those memories will stay with me for the rest of my life and I will always push myself mentally and physically to attain a higher level of accomplishment in my mind. At the end of the day yeah I did do it for other people but I honestly did it all for myself you cant not care about other people without at first looking after yourself. Sometimes Im real tired and all I feel like is a break from the monotony but then I get excited about something I have seen or that I have been involved in and the passion comes back to me.
This doesnt really seem to be going anywhere but Im enjoying just sitting here and being positive, its been a while haha. Find what it is that makes you happy and go with it. Dont worry about what others think as long as you believe in yourself that is all that will ever matter, we all have times of self doubt and start to question the very foundations which make us so unique. Sometimes that is a blessing because if you analyse yourself, your traits, your flaws you can then strive to become a better person for it. Im not always the happiest guy in the world, I cant be all the time but I try and I fucking push myself to get up from self defeat and self doubt, its hard and all the while I feel like Im being torn in so many different places. Im accountable for ever one of my actions, having a clear head and positive frame of mind is my way of dealing with life, take a look at yourself and decide to either go with it or make a change either way live in the moment for the moment. Have an awesome day and thankyou for reading this!
Phil Edge Lifestyle XDrug Free No CompromiseX - straightedgephil@hotmail.com
Wednesday19thJanuary
My holiday at christmas was totally awesome, spent with all the family and was mostly playing with my nephew Ben (who still lives with us as does my sister liz) new year wasnt too hot some mates let me down so i didn't end up going up which was frustrating!!
Lucky Luciano have a show coming up and thev'e updated there journal so go check those out, the show in detroit (Alvins) Sunday 23rd Jan go check them out if the shows near you!!
Something x Inside are working hard promoting the album "new steps & new days" released a month or so ago now 11 tracks its available via our normal distributers like interpunk pick that up and support the team!
Sense Of Purpose are still getting excellent reviews (go check the review section and see for yourself!) for "Tomorrow's Too Late" Australian youth crew high energy sing a longs
In other personal news my other website www.straightedgelifestyle.com continues to grow recently interviewed Throwdown for that as well as a band from Italy called Truth In My Hands both up on there soon. Hoping to interview The Promise tonight when i head to the Camden Underworld for the London show since my new favourite band Truth Be Told had been added to the bill! TBT are swindon based my hometown and made up with some of my closest friends this will be there third show having already played impressive shows with Stretch Arm Stong, Knuckledust, Awoken, xThe Break Inx & Wage Of Sin! and there playing with bleeding through next month!!
Im hoping to write new articles for straight edge lifestyle page as usual my spare time after work and the gym plays a big part in that ive also been toying with the idea of starting a new website promoting the uk hxc scene as a whole an mp3 site for all the labels and bands but shall see over the coming weeks if that will happen or not lol
Have a great week and check back soon
Phil xXx
Sunday21stNovember
Weekends nearly up but Im rocking out to Champion, Comeback Kid, 50 Cent, Scars Of Tomorrow & 7 Seconds so its not all that bad. Had an enthusiasm dip the last few weeks with Go-Team my label I recently did my tax return & worked out how much Id spent its cool cause when I release a CD its my own money and like I said from the start whether I make anything back from doing the label comes second to my happiness in doing it but its cool to break even now & again its early days I suppose. Other than that Ive been spending a lot of time down the gym going to classes like kickboxing / boxing / endurance weight training stuff as well as my usual routines which are divided between weights, running, swimming. Ive also been running to and from work (I work at my local hospital in the pathology department) like 6 miles! The other day was the first time Ive been able to manage the run straight without a break so Im really stoked on that. Doing all this sport keeps me positive, happy & I guess content I always seem to have to much energy as my mates will testify so its good to be able to release the tension of a hard days work. In fact Ive been spending so much time at the gym that Ive been offered a weekend Lifeguarding Job which is totally awesome, so Ill have even less time to myself and these hobbies of mine working 7 days a week should be a laugh, Im also hoping to use that a stepping stone to becoming a personal fitness instructor which I believe they will pay to have me sent away on courses and be trained up for which again is totally awesome.
My dad had a heart operation about 4/5 days ago hes back at home now and doing fine. I also have to find time to play with my nephew Ben who is the light of my life he makes me laugh so hard hes gonna be mean in the pit too hes only one and hes rocking out with me to Throwdown, the break in & stretch arm strong day and night.
Hope everyone is positive & excelling at what ever it is that they are doing, take care
Phil Edge Lifestyle (straightedgephil@hotmail.com)
Saturday5thNovember
Been running to work every morning for the past few days as well as going to the gym also so im tired but energised if that contradiction makes any sense? Have added new photo sections for Good Clean Fun & local Swindon based band Truth Be Told go check those out. More updates and sections on its way and well as a general update email im knackered now had to go to work today also even thou its saturday - hospitals & the pathology department dont tend to get any days off! posi stuff - Champion & Comeback Kid in London were awesome also should have interviewed both bands but they were stuck at Dover and only just made it to the show! xXx Phil Edge Lifestyle (straightedgephil@hotmail.com)
Thursday2?September
Had some time away from work the last few days which is always good - dont hate it its pretty damm cool working in pathology but hey we all get sick sometimes lol. Been spending the summer basically working on Go-Team and the website for the label and i just released my first album last month which is totally awesome. Started to miss trying to make an impact with this site though so im gonna try and be more consciencious of the fact that i need to update to keep all you lot coming back. If you have any straight edge tattoos please add any pics you have to the new XTattoo'sX section i want to expand that as much as is humanly possible! Am looking forward to seeing Kuckledust locally next week and especially Stretch Arm Strong at the end of October there so amazing live!
Phil XTrue Til' DeathX
Friday 17th September
Havn't writtain one of these for some time, sucks that i never seem to have enough time to do all that i want. Hope everyone if well & staying true to themselves X No Compromise X
Updates coming so check back soon. Adding a tattoo section soon too need ppl to contribute!
Phil Till Death
Went to Champion and The Promise in London on the friday and am now looking forward to the throwdown and terror shows its also a great time for me to be handing out those go-team records flyers so if i hand you one treasure it haha. am still being very inactive on this site i can remember back in the day(before i started go-team) spending entire weekends online updating this site (also before i got a girlfriend too haha) but seriously i know the site needs renovating and updating and more interviews if there is any body out there who can help out and interview bands contact me straightedgephil@hotmail.com cause i really need some help! thats all for now
Phil Go-Team
XxX
Hey just gone amazing shows and am now looking forward to the throwdown & everyone click on the banner above and go check out my label the Lucky Luciano came out a few days ago we now have a webstore with mp3s so you can listen before you buy only £6PPD so support the label and Go-Team!
Recorded in Detroit (where the band reside) by Mike Hasty (the guitarist of Walls of Jericho) @ his studio Cloud City 5-song MCD over 15mins of metalcore action! Kick Ass
Phil Go-Team
Thursday5thFeb
I passed my NPLQ last night that's (National Pool and Lifeguard Qualification) so i'm now a Lifeguard hey fucking "a" haha. i'm super happy and with that posi note i have some more because iv'e my studying the last 4 weeks and a lot of intensive psysical training which is fun but mentally taxing. When you also have a full time job that and interviewing bands doing these websites and oh yea starting up a record label and desiging the whole CD layout you get tired easily. So obviously with the free time i now have this site is going to have a lot of updating done. I should fucking a slow down but i don't want to i love working and eventually it will all pay off all iv'e ever wanted from the start was to either work in the music industry by sheer determination from the grassroots and to some i surpose im chasing an unreachable dream but everything every band has talked about i have believed in and lived. Either that or i will become a fireman haha
Go check www.go-teamrecords.com my label and come back soon
Phil Go-Team / Edge Lifestyle
Wednesday28thJan
Iv'e nearly finished training under the National Pool & Lifeguard Association for the aformentioned qualification im doing this hand-in-hand with full time work in the Pathology dept as i do what with being a medical lab assit. straight after work. Then of course i get home and start shifting through my emails and updating these sites of mine...which is a never ending fun thing that i don't know how to finish this sentance.
Anyway i got the prints (the final final ones update and improved) for the lucky luciano cd) sweet as you like (click the go-team link above)
Phil Go-Team
16thJanuary2004
Ok so i havn'[t been all that active on here latly with updating and its frustrating to me as well cause i like to this site grow so im going to plow through aload of work to get more photos and interviews up on here. I have Sick Of It All interview and Most Precious Blood face to face ones soon, so i want the backlog cleared by two weeks ready for those ones. Go-Team Records will be putting out the Lucky Luciano CD in a months time www.go-teamrecords.com or click the link above please go check it out and the MP3 cause it rules and im excited to finally have an indy up and running. So apologies about lack of updates Iv'e started a lifeguard training course been designing and preparing the go-team site and the layout for the cd andmy dad went back into hospital so i hopoe everyone has a positive beginning to 2004 take care
Phil
Saturday5thDecember
Am spending today updating this site adding links and photos for all you kids to check out. I Have basically finished issue two Integrity (Mag) & Cd Comp with all the CD permissions but am conflicted as to whether to put it out. However i am planning the first release for my label out early 2004. Lucky Luciano who are based in Detroit Michigan feat. the current 25 Ta Life (live) guitarrist and they rule!
Aised from that i am typing up interviews i have done and have loads of ones to do with bands via email and all that palarva so until next time take care of yourselves and each other
XPhilX
Tuesday28thOctober
Terror played Swindon last night and i put the band up for the night in my home which was cool. Took a load of photos of both them and The Break In whom i'd been excited about seeing for ages. For once there was an abundance of straightedge kids at the shows with the old show of solidarity x's on their hands ...fantastic.
im really hoping to add more photos and interviews on hear asap so if you like what you see and what im doing come back soon
xPhilx
Thursday25thSept
Wow Stretch Armstrong ruled i got to interview guitarist Dave also which ruled.
I still havn't found time to type up and get the photos of funeral for a friend, the red chord, Norma Jean, 25 Ta Life also.
Been running around mostly letting the magazine stress me out, issue two is nearly finished and im organising tracks for the cd compilation which comes with it also, so updating this website isn't on the top of my agenda, cause its a straightedge site first and foremost and i have the magazine to do.
I also do Go-Team Records which i'm doing a website for because i'm just preparing to do the first CD a 4 band split which at this time is: Lucky Luciano from Baltimore (US) Headcount (Bristol) also from Bristol Since Day One and of course Proudhon. This will be out the start of the new year metalcore vs posthardcore.
So i'm busy loosing sleep and all that comes with it, hope all the people out there that come to this site are doing well in their lives
Phil "thestraightedgewarrior" my new super hero alter ego...hmm...XxX
Thursday4thSept
Have been on holiday for the past few weeks and am keen to get on with improving upon this site and finishing integrity issue 2 & compilation CD.
Will be interviewing The Red Chord shortly next week, seeing Day of Contempt my friends from Australia feat in issue one of the zine, its also my 21st birthday on the 10th sept so im pretty excited got a bbq with my friends organised. Then on the 17th will be trekking to london to interview Stretch Arm Strong and of course take a shite load of phots.
Thank you to all the new members of the site for joining, always stay strong and never give in!
Phil "thehappieststraightedgekidintheworld" Wilkey
Thursday14thAugust
Hey Kids i know phil's been busy and hasn't updated in ages im toying with lots of ideas, more music mp3s etc i am still doing loads of intervieqws but my life is now considerably busier becuase of the magazine and the cd compilation that comes with it...plus im going to the south of Frane for 2 weeks next week so im kida preparing for my summer holidays.
Interviews with Avenged Sevenfold, Rufio, Stretch Armstrong, 25 Ta Life and loads more to come over the next few months just when i get the time.
well hope everyone's fine and hopefully some of yall will leave a message on my board and the numbers will roll over 10,000 hits by next week...
love phil " the straightedge kid"
Saturday of this week of july
spent the week with 25 ta life and funeral friend & hurt process shows. Had an amazing time met many cool people and sold some copies of Integrity am renovating various sections so take care see you all soon
phil
Saturday"dafuckin"28thJune
well the weeks been good chilled with big d and the kids table wednesday there always fun to watch sorry no amazing. The zine is doing really well shifted 65copies which is 1/4 of my for sale stock. issue two is under way its going to be much bigger and better. Im getting great responses from people which makes all the hard work pay off.
The new layouts rule, and yes work on the website is declining but the magazine is my passion the site weill be updated just not at the moment because im very very busy.
I am so psyched about 25 ta life playing the vic again on july9th anyway will try and add somenew stuff so come back soon and take care
xphilx
Tuesday10thJune
My mag Integrity came out a few weeks back and have sold quite a fw which is positive, especially for a first issue which had teething problems (me being meticulous) will set up shop on interpunk.com soon and also add paypal system to this site asap.
I am nearly finished tryping rx bandits but i havn't had much time cause i have been writing issue 2 of integrity which takes precedent the same with the norma jean interview
Will add a better personal news thing later in the week, till then
phil
Friday 16thMay
Decided not to do the interview with Allister i want to just get all my other interviews typed up cause im getting stressed haha! like i mentioned before will blitz the site this weekend so check back sunday...
The coroners court was interesting i sat on two cases and obviously had to give a verdict and was also elected foreman by my peers (haha) anyway i can't discuss it but aside from being a juror this week its normal routine in the pathology lab so till next time
phil
Sunday11thMay
Have spent the day chilling out am hoping to interview Drive-Thru band Allister tomorrow though which should be interesting as they are touring here in the uk at the moment.
Have Coroners Court Jury Duty to attend to on Wednesday so that should be fun!
Have a good week everyone i will blitz the site next weekend i promise with interviews and photos and mp3's gallore
Phil the straightedge kid!
Saturday10thMay
Havn't been online in a while and the zine is taking forever at the printers which kind of sucks but who cares?
Its been over a year now since i started this site and more people seem to be discovering it and over the next month i will try adding alot more whilst working on issue two of Integrity.
Sunday6thApril
Went to the Ensign / Avail show last night and had a blast it was great hooking up with tim and the guys always nice to see familiar faces. Only downer being i took the wrong underground train got lost and subsequently missed the last bus home meaning i was stuck in London (120miles from swindon) but went back to the garage in highbury and hung out with the guys again. So i slept rough at the bus depo and need more sleep but am looking forward to tommorows show in brighton same bands and of course i'll do my interviews etc althought they prob. wont appear on here for a few months cause i have a backlog etc and the zine in coming out over the next couple of weeks.
Anyway hope everyone has a good week am taking a few weeks break form typing interviews and the website so no knew things added cause ive been doing too much latly esp with the zine and im exhausted
take care
Philx
Saturday5?April
Going to the ensign london show today so am very very excited i love those guys live im also heading to cardiff and brighton for the same reason go check them out too!!!!!!!!!!!
with all the live goodness i bid you all farewell for this week
phil
Saturday2?March
Am looking forward to seeing Ensign again next week and talking to Tim again i got this email earlier in the week:
Hey Phil,
What shows are you coming out to????? Hopefully you can get the whole crew
out.....I'm really looking forward to being in the UK again.
If you need to know the dates they're up on our site..www.njensign.com
Hope to see you!
your friend,
tim
ensign
Anyway am going to the London, Cardiff & Brighton shows hopefully they will have room in their van for extra person whoall help with merch etc anyway have to see about that but please support them!
Phil
Sunday!March
Working all weekend on the zine so havn't had much time to update the site there will be interviews soon from Face Tomorrow, I Defy And The Hope Conspiracy just with everything going on i havn't got a lot of time! soon though.
Will update next weekend
Phil
Sunday9thMarch
Well im glad to see the guestbook getting some interaction especially from peps in asia well at least i am reaching people not just in the us and uk so everythings ruling quite frankly. In my own news the (mag) is coming along nicly and yes there is shite load of stress and im still waiting on about 5 interviews and to do the layouts etc from Brian my partner in this project. Im hoping to finally send questions to Day of Contempt & Sense Of Purpose Australias finest exports this week. I aslo need to design and finalise the cd artwork as with the (mag) there will be a cd and what a cd it is worth the money just for that...and no i would rather not charge and nor would my bud Brian but we have to break even other wise well fuck you if you want an explanation its taken me a year to get the (mag) off the ground.
Well keep your local scene strong a little effort always goes a long way remember this site wasnt what it is now and in a year what it is now would have been shit in hindsight so if your into helping the scene pursue it but never give in cause it will be hard work but the payoff will always be worth it
Speak soon
straightedgephil
Friday7thMarch
oh yeah 5000 web hits big smile on face sad i know but will update allover the weekend so come back soon yall!
Phil
Saturday22February
Had I Defy & The Hope Conspiracy to stay last night so the expression on my parents face when they realised there were 12 guys (including Jean-Paul of Value of Strength zine bar none the best zine along with reflections period) so to be honest im both tired and so very happy that my dads hair didn't fall out any more and that that cats seemed to enjoy the new and strange smelling (sweat) europeans and americans...hmmm great.
Anyhoo fun was had and they are on tour in the UK at the moment please check them out and support there amazing people.
Friday14thFebruary
Everyone have a fun/good Valentines Day! will be updating this weekend so hope to have you here soon
Phil aka the straightedgekid
Sunday9February
Have been really ill this week with a Throat Infection which was really painful, the pain has now subsided and i can talk (my voice was ok midweek). Anyway am gradually starting to use the pc again (it feels so dam weird) i am afraid i have no updates for the site at the moment but there will be more interviews and photos to come soon
Phil
Wednesday22January
Like I mentioned have spent the past few weeks putting the finishing touches to my zine integrity which is in co-operation with my good friend Brian from Bath whom I played in his band Through These Eyes (not the signed band we didnt know there was already a TTE!) hes doing done interviews with Boy Sets Fire, Death By Stereo, Shutdown, Farse for example and will ease the pressure on me as well as the financial strain.
Heard some damm good Australian hardcore this past week and spoken to Day of Contempt about an interview and hopefully sometime soon I will get returned interviews with Looptroop, Suicide File & Waking Kills The Dream ..
Aside from that looking forward to seeing Reel Big Fish in London as well as kicking about at the hospital earning money and the like! Check back soon
Hugs Phil
Sat21December
I am in such a good mood small brown bike and haste got back to with some interviews, i am also restarting my zine (after the mishap of the computer getting reconfigured) with my good friend Brian who lives in Bath (40miles away from swindon) he's done some cool ass interviews with Shutdown, Boy Sets Fire and the like so it should be a real positive project and of course will try and make it free!
Distro wise im getting some stuff from hectic and basically shopping around at the moment im trying to get stuff that people may not have heard rather than hmm the latest fucking ska band i dunno i have a wide music pallette...but im sure it will be All Out War (not the band -who are very good) style metalcore.
Um im going to see Lord Of The Rings 2 today with Lisa (yea) and oh i need to finish off my christmas shopping and of course i need to do about 6-8 hours of scanning so i can put up the interviews oh and design thing's as well all fun of course.
Much Love
Phil
Sun15December
Well this year has flown past i really don't know where its gone but iv'e really had a blast meeting some wicked bands, starting this website plus loads of other things like my girlfriend Lisa who rules.
I also started collecting comics and going to the gym this year so both of those have given me releases, i think this years resolution will be start a distribution businessy thing and iv'e always wanted to do a martial art of some kind so maybe this year i will get into that..who knows haha.
I have really grown as a person this year. Doing interviews and getting involved with various cool people and the like has given me a new confidence which i never has before plus of course through doing this i have made some great new friends, the guys in Proudhon (Brighton hardcore) tom (vocals), sxe tom, sxe si (the rat) kelly (reelbigfishshow) tim (shaw, ensign) jorrit (hectic Records) Vince (intothevoid comics) and everybody else.
If you wanna correspond email or leave a message in the board or whatever i will be updating through xmas in a band or want me to interview bands from your label get in contact....
much love to all over xmas especially to those who have to work over this period (Great Western Hospital massive haha) yea we changed hospitals now and the pathology dept. rules like there is no tommorow i love where i work and am soon hopefully going to become a medical laboratory assistent...one can hope i can't wait to be handling those samples haha
thanks for coming here
Phil
Sun 08December
Dissapointed have not had alot of time to type up all the great interviews i have done with bands recently (see site news) but have been recovering from the virus i was in bed all last weekend with and have been xmas shopping this weekend so not alot has been done...shame there is so much to be uploaded like interviews more photo's & music i'll be stoked when it's finished.
Have witnessed some maddass shows this past month which have been amazing much love to anyone and everyone that visit's this site if you want links added email me or leave messages in the messageboard
Phil
Sun01December
This has been both the best and worst week worst as i have just gotten over this real bad virus (everyone send me hugs lol) and cause there were aload of cool things i wanted to add which because of this do not have the time!
Best becase i got an interview with Frank Vicario of Snapcase my (musical) heroes and watched them alongside The Rise & Time In Malta in both London & Cardiff had i not been so ill i would have headed to Brighton on friday to watch them again and then Finch with From Autumn To Ashes & Coheed & Cambria on the saturday (oh well).
I hopefully also took some madass photos & was frequently handed the mic during both Of Time In Malta's sets which pleased me since i had laboriusly spent a great part of the week memorising their lyrics where i had been lisening to there awesome album (yes i am plugging it!) A Second Engine.
In other more local news Swindon post hardcore superstars Quilt mashed it up at the furnace with Shouting Myke & This Girl whom i also had the pleasure of interviewing on wednesday.
However i have not been able to start work on typing anything up. The Snapcase & This Girl interview's will go up in a few weeks maybe even 3 depending on how busy i am in the hospital. The job is going fine i am now working 6 hours aday which means a decent amount of money (enough to be happy) and this week am competing for a morning job there as a Medical Laboratory Assistant.
Anyway updatting will be continous so check back often and leave messages of love or hate in the message boards till next time
Have a great week
Phil
Sat23November
i interviewed BD & The Kids Table / The Spartens and Dan Potthast (from Mu330) the other night which all went really well so i shall put those up soon. Im working more hours in the hospital at the moment which is cool more money!
Leave me a message in the msgboard!
havn't got much of an opinion now though cause im too tired if / when i interview Snapcase & Time In Malta i will have them on the site next weekend.
Phil -AKA The Straightedge Avenger
Wed 20 November
Not much news, need to put my snake in hibenation & am in need of sleep if i am to interview Big D & The Kids Table / The Spartens tommorow night. But am most looking forward to meeting Time In Malta & Snapcase on sunday and monday. Emalied T.I.M. and heard back from the guitarist Chris so an interview is go for them and im sure Snapcase will be fine with doing one as well...There kind of aside from Strife as well my heroes as far as music goes so it'll be daunting but im not going to anticipate a thing!
much love
Phil AKA The Straightedge Kid
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Sun 17th November
Am in a much better mood than i was yesterday i now have a scanner and printer for my computer that i got for my room which is soo much better and means the photo backlog will be cleared in the next two weeks, so check back for photo's of hatebreed, skarhead & Waterdown.
I am stoked about seeing Snapcase, From Autumn To Ashes, Finch & Time in Malta in the next few weeks and i hope to see some straightedge comrades in London.
Phil -The Straightedge Avenger
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Saw Farse / Phinius Gage & Embassy Row last night at the Vic. it all went down a storm could have been a few more kids! & been shopping today alday in Bristol 50/50 Legends and the like (sk8 stores) but found some dam good comic stores as well including a cgc Origin no2 and signed Miller & Hitch remarked (Captain America Sketch) Ultimates number one i was very excited but now i am tired i have no legs or at least no feeling i wanna sleep but must update godam...hope everyone is fine...Phil
Hey there everyone welcome to my site if you have not been here before & remember to tell people about it haha
weeks been ok if you see the site news i lost alot of things computer files etc so its not been the best i had a shitload of strife / waterdown / hatebreed etc photos but they were lost which sucks. The job is going well still at the hospital in pathology dead people diseases and the likes but it pays! email me you know you want to...
I am very honoured in that Proudhon have asked me to manage them so as i accept this job without a clue on how to deal with a band i find myself very happy. Aside from being one of my favourite bands of all time (i listen to there demo at least once a day) my best friend Mike is the drummer. Anyway anyone wanting to book them or interested in a copy of the demo contact me.
Bought 2001's Bane album Give Blood - it hasn't left the stereo except maybe for the new Snapcase Opus End Transmission and the Finch album.
Hi there everyone i have a new job working admin in a pathology department in the local hospital, 4-7 only 4 hours a day but theres a chance for some more hours and i can go to the gym in the afternoon after working on the zine in the morning for example - better to have a job than not!
This is like 2 weeks worth of updates, am trying my hardest to get the site looking decent and professional at the moment and am quite psyched, as for me news im great. Went to Brighton last week to see proudhon and trial by fire (interview will be up soon), i celebrated my birthday with Lisa my girlfriend and after getting home from brighton we went off to Bath to visit my grandparents which is always good. Im 20 now and what with the website and the zine Integrity near completion the next few months should be interesting to say the least, i have lots of plans and if you check back soon all will be revealed!
Just working Cineworld at weekends as a weekend job and am now back into office work / industrial my agencies have been trying to get a hold of me so bring on the money theres never been a time in my life where i have needed it more and never been a time when i have been less tired the past 6 months since the website started i've had a full time job then a weekend job as well plus the website and the zine which are jobs in themselves i hardly have a personal life. This is my rant for today its not a rant but i work so hard sometimes that i begin to wonder if its all worth it and it is for those who believe the cup is always half empty start thinking differently and do something to make a change, evolve and become a better human being sxe or not it annoys the hell out of me when i don't see a bit of positivity every now and again.
Have a great day and email me if youv'e bothered reading this far ytou may as well lol!
Im blitzing the website today and tommorow this is the first weekend ive had off of work and the site is in need of a bit of renovation. Check eveything if your already farmiliar some things will be obvious others just subtle, I am in a band now playing bass, the band based in the fine city of bath (hour by car 30 mins by train from swindon) is called "through these eyes" all the guys are great and mostly straightedge as well which is like the coolest!
Hope everybody bothering to read this is doing well and being positive
email me i like hearing from people who like the site to build on our community as it were!
-Phil
Join the site email list by becoming a member, just go to the join this site when i add interviews emails will be sent out and just general zine news...
Hi everyone news on the site i have taken off the dates section (for gigs) and news (as in label band news) have been concentrating on the zine and i have virtually no time either to update this site so am concentrating on more important interesting aspects of the site such as the format of the interviews and putting more music on here for people and more photos!
speak to everyone soon! email me phil@artaqua.co.uk i like to know what people think of my site if it sucks if if its cool whatever....
Hey everyone, i got a job now, some of my mates know i handed in my office job notice at swindon services (an avoidance in name choice of swindon council which is what swindon services is) i was glad to get rid of the job the manager was so very disorganised.
Anyway im now working full-time at Cineworld for minimum wage 4.20 it sucks and i was on pretty much double that before, a jobs a job and at least i have people my own age to talk too! positive, still looking for office work but the markets dropped and there are none!
Thats my news iv'e been busy writing and designing the zine with the help of my girl Lisa its coming along well.
Its called Integrity and i am fuding it myself. The interviews so far are Strife, Glasseater, Skarhead, Pipedown, Jesse James, Whitmore, Shouting Mike.
I am interviwing Haste, Looptroop, Brighton's very own Proudhon (feat. my exdrummer Mike) and Kelly from XSisterhoodX.com as well.
Proud to announce the Looptroop (Sweden hip hop group) have agreed to do an interview im so very stoked at that.
Monday
19th May 2008
Started doing a whole bunch of interviews...am planning on writting and self publishing a book on straight edge culture so i have a busy schedule over the next few months..should be fun am single and loving life at the moment. Have a great new bunch of mates, there are actually a bunch of straight edge kids in my hometown again SYC is back baby yea! but swindon and swindon pride aside hope every one is still keeping fucking strong DRUG FREE XXX
xPhilx
Sunday 16th September 07
So I turned 25 at the start of the week (10th) quarter of a century and still going strong lol. Hope everyone is well out there. After recently undergoing surgery for my ankle injury I’ve been getting myself back up to fitness running, cycling, swimming and weight lifting rehabilitating it and I'm completely fine now…I know this cause I did like 10 manic crucial stage dives when I saw bane and have heart at the underworld two weeks ago…I did an interview with Aaron from Bane so I’m hoping to get that up on the site soon. I also took photos but most of them weren’t that great.
Have been writing a lot of material on my guitar and am trying to currently form a band its not really hardcore though I grew up wanting to be Tom Morello from Rage Against The Machine so my music’s all in that RATM & Downset vein. We’ll see what happens with that. I had also been applying to the Royal Air Force (RAF) aircrew but recently got my rejection letter which sucked big time but it wasn’t to be and I still enjoy my job in my local hospital so its not a total loss. I’m now in charge of pathology reception which is pretty cool cause I get to tell people what to do, only kidding its kind of a responsible job so I’m enjoying working crazy overtime and exhausting myself running / cycling to and from work (5 miles innit lol)
Other than that recently broke up with my long term g/f of 3 years but I seem to be getting on fine and ive been out loads recently had begun to lose track of friends but am now putting my energy back into having a good time and not staying stuck in a rut. 7 years straight edge still true, always have been and I always will be
Hoods Up & Stay Gold
Phil
Wednesday 7th March 2007
So Its been a year since I came on here and left my two cents. Have had ups and downs, who hasnt thats life. Had an ankle operation recently and am off of work but getting better. A fragment of bone was removed from an ankle fracture that was damaging the surrounding nerve and for the past few years caused me agony every single day. Its like this huge chip on my shoulder has been lifted and I feel so much better both physically and mentally. Went to local show Furnace Fest 3 the other night and what a show, First Blood may have originally attracted me to the line up and the return to hardcore after a nearly 6 month hiatus but Mark My Words Swindons own local hc outfit did us proud in the way Truth Be Told had been carrying the torch in previous years.
Another Breaths Mill City & Force Of Changes The Fire Still Burns dropped into my mailbox earlier and man am I appreciating both efforts go check them out respectively!
Myspace profile is: www.myspace.com/straightedgelifestyle.com
Hope everyone is having a good year, take care & HOODS UP!
Phil xXx
Tuesday25thApril
With Honor & Ligeia interviews up and in the latest int. sections....waiting on First Blood to return the questions i sent them. More coming soon. Am going away on holiday with my girlfriend Sheila next week, looking forward to yet another break away (shes paying this time lol) can't afford much now i have my own place but at least when bands come back to crash i don't have to tell em not to wake up the parent folk. Take Care & Hoods Up
Phil
Thursday?April2006
Am working on some new websites as i am currently off of work & have been doing interviews with as many people as possible that i am looking forward to updating this site with. With Honour, Good Clean Fun, Doomriders/November Coming Fire, Seventh Star, First Blood, Legeia & Remembering Never will be added as soon as possible. Saw Seventh Star last week locally in my hometown swindon, Taking Names & Truth Be Told supported and was an amazing show. Have some more coming up with Go It Alone / Allegience and loads more other great bands so expect interviews / photos with all of those cause im back and despite all the stuff that has happened to me recently that i don't particularly want to share as it's way to personal, hardcore is my solace & my release and doing this gives me peace and helps me reflect on life and how we only have a certain amount of time and that we should try and make the most of what we have.
Phil
Tuesday4thApril2006
Ok so heres the low down. Since September last year I havent had a decent computer. Problem solved I have a new one. I just moved house and have finally got the Internet after a month of waiting with bated breath to go hand in hand with this new pc. So I can finally get to work on adding all the backlog of photos and interviews to this site and expand it furthermore. I havent added an entry since January so here goes. Feb went to Rome with my g/f Sheila (xmas/valentine pressie to her) which was an awe inspiring words really cannot describe how amazing life affirming trip. We took in St Peters and some of the other well known churches particularly Jesuit churches of Gesu And St Ignaziou de LoyolaI cant spell that one. Went to the Vatican museums saw countless pieces of iconic religious art work that inspired and took my breath away nothing can come close to all the amazing renaissance art with absorbed without even mentioning the Sistine Chapel. Ok if you have any religious or artistic blood flowing through your body get yourself on a plane to Rome because it is simply amazing. Im hoping to start up a Christian HC site soon exploring Christianity and my own journey as well as an excuse to work with more amazing bands and labels and promote HC. If I get this project off the ground I will load all the photos I took in Rome numbering somewhere around 500 which have to be seen to believed. I had an appreciation for art, antiques, and religion but man did that put a lot of things in perspective. Had Sunday mass in st Petersanyway I could literally write for hrs on this subject.
The beginning of march I moved in to a 2 bed flat/house in a real nice area of my town (all the long hrs I seem to work are paying off) bought all the furniture and lots of other cool things out of my savings that I had been accumulating last year instead of releasing more CD's that no one would buy. Its strange no longer living within the confines of my family and the shit that comes with that but its great and better to have personal space and a bit of freedom. The weekend I moved in I had doomriders (- nate from converges other band) & UKHC darlings November Coming Fire stay round after they played at the furnace, which was sweet.
Unfortunately all this cool stuff had to ricochet some time and flip into negativity that I dont think I can really even talk about had a lot of really bad stuff happen in my personal life for the past few weeks and am off work because of it all everything got to much and rather than slip into some sort of depression am having time to myself. Im getting a bit more posi now that I have the net though and I cant wait to update the site and interview some more bands so check back soon!
Hoods Up Phil
Jan31st2006
Have recently done interviews with With Honour & Good Clean Fun as well as taken photos at those shows, those will be up soon. Hoping to make head way with For Life Clothing but thats seems to be taking so long to get off the ground. No longer doing Go-Team Records however the cds i released and the bands i worked with were amazing and if you want the cds go to the site or email me. Am moving out and into a flat in march so excited about that and oh yeah i passed my driving test back in december. If you havn't heard Face The Enermy or Porcells latest band Never Surrender go buy the cds on interpunk or something cause its amazing - straight edge till the end...Hoods Up Phil
December 28th
Im back, four month's absence and I guess you could say I've been busy (lol?!?) This site is going to undergo a renaissance soon and new stuff will be imminently updated and added, I trust everyone has had a good year and Christmas? here's to 2006 may it be prosperous for everyone.take care and check back soon
X Phil X
Friday25thAugust
Just had a few relaxing days off work, working two jobs is starting to piss me off lol. Am on holiday in Corfu (Greece) with my girlfriend from monday for a week then i come home & it will be my birthday on the 10th september so i have a good couple of weeks planned. Have recently added new interviews with Bleeding Through & Terror check them out, other than that have a good few weeks cause im on holiday now!! take care
Phil Edge Lifestyle
Sunday24thJuly
Hey hope everyones well? June & July have been great but this year seems to be flying by ill give a brief run down of what Iv'e been up to. In May my friend Ryan and his girlfriend came to stay with me and my family, Ryan is the guitarist for Lucky Luciano one of the bands on my Go-Team label, also in June I met Chris the lead singer of one of my other bands Sense Of Purpose, him and his wife Rachel were touring through Europe on there honeymoon from Australia so I had a blast with them showing them round London and getting to speak to them face to face. I took my girlfriend to see Greenday her fav band in June who were awesome I love seeing them live and I have tickets booked to see 50 Cent & G-Unit (plus loads of others) on my birthday on the 10th of September. I did a CD layout for straightedge band from Germany called The Truth but as far as I am aware the CD is not out yet so Im looking forward to seeing it when that drops. I then took Sheila (my g/f) to see Terror & Bleeding Through in London (her first hardcore shows) I also interviewed both bands for the website (have yet to type them up fully) we had a blast hung out in Camden went to the natural history museum luckily all before all this dumb terrorist shit started happening I doubt ill be heading to London anytime soon now that the transport is dodgy, shame cause I love it there!
All still working my weekend lifeguard job alongside my full time job in the hospital tiring, rewarding, frustrating whatever most of the time it works good am looking to set up my clothing label For Life Straight Edge clothing some time soon but it is hard finding graphics kids to do these designs for me, plus I have yet another conflicting interest in whether or not I want to commit some more time and money to a project on this scaleI seem to be doing so damm much these days and OH YEAH IM NOW THE LEAD SINGER IN A YOUTH CREW BAND CALLED HOLD FIREwe will be hitting shows around the UK very soon and of course ill use it as a forum to promote all my projects, till later, HOODS UP
Phil
Monday23rdMay
So I havent been on here to update about my personal life in a little while, well as usual Im keeping busy. The main news is that besides working two jobs now (full-time at the hospital and a second weekend job Life-guarding at my local gym in Swindon) I have been doing a layout and art work for a great straight edge mosh band from Germany called The Truth. Who should seriously blow up, they are the drummer for Something X Insides other band whom I released a CD for on my label Go-Team Records.
Talking of that that site is being updated too new bands & mp3s etc.
The other main personal news for me is that over the coming months I will be launching a straight edge clothing company that I hope a lot of people will be interested in I know I am excited, quality shirts for low prices keeping it d.i.y. you know how it is
There is a xpollx (vote) on the edge site as for the name of it as I am undecided either going to be:
Positive Outlook Clothing
Or
For Life Clothing
I prefer Posi Outlook just cause it fits in more with how I am trying to portray not only straight edge & hardcore as this family that we all know and love but get away from the hard-line viewpoint and any suggestion of violence cause those things ruin shows. Please go and vote or email me about it with any suggestions any graphics kids out there that are interested in helping me with any of my sites get in contact!
When it gets up and running ill be looking for ppl to hand out flyers I can give ya Go-Team CDs for your troubles too so if your interested contact me.
For a long time I have wanted to do an anti violence section on the site but finding time to write when I have interviews lined up (High-Roller Studios, Terror, Most Precious Blood, Bleeding Through + loads more over the next few months) & my full time jobs keep me busy (at the hospital & lifeguarding) thats not including running my label Go-Team (www.go-teamrecords.com) not that Im complaining I love being so busy that I forget what day even month it is.
Oh Im going to Hellfest too so if I hand you a flyer make me feel welcome haha love to chat to as many kids as possible Ill be biggin up if thats the phrase the clothing stuff etc
Cant wait for that should help promote edge lifestyle in a big way and just being there will be awesome ill be at the front singing along and attempting backflips so see you in the pit
Hoods Up
Phil Edge Lifestyle straightedgephil@hotmail.com
Sunday 13th March
Hey hope everyones had a great week. Went to that Luton all dayer to support my boys in Truth Be Told good day out for us loads of bands played highlight for me of the bands being Awokens set the last one for Chris (vocalist) with Sheep taking over in the future. Would have liked to have seen a few youth crews bands I must admit cant have everything thou I guess!
I failed my driving theory the other day on the hazard perception of all things man now I have to re-take that whole thing again, am a firm believer in things happening for a reason and turning negative experiences in to positive ones but man its a drag. Well this is going to be a short entry so hope everyones good
Phil xXx Go-Team
Sunday20thFebruary
Hey its Sunday and like usual in the afternoon Im so so very tired. The morning was spent finding myself spiritually in the gym lol you thought I was going to say church well yeah Ive been going to that too on and off lately. One of my new years resolutions was to face up to stuff like religion and become more spiritually aware i.e. reading up on it I've always pushed myself away from Christianity and all that but I want to learn more about it not because I want to start practising religion just because I want to learn and expand my mind. In my mind I dont need to prove myself to any one if I cannot first live by example and so that tends to be my mantra religion in my own way, live my life how I want to live it, no bull shit, Im responsible for myself and all of my actions.
My other resolutions involve skydiving (to get over my slight fear of heights & flying because jumping out of a plane is really going to help me haha) find myself a career because Im in a dead end job in the pathology department although its very interesting some people arent ment to be kept inside and Im one of them! Im interested and the police (so I can then go on to drug units and put my money where my mouth is and actually bust some dealers rather than the literal sense of the word although kicking the shit out of people is always fun violence is not the way forward arguably) haha and with that comment about non violence Mr contradiction brings another resolution in with starting a contact sport boxing (which the training side of Im getting really into i.e. cardiovascular exercise long distance running, skipping etc and working with my new speedball and eventually soon when Ive mastered those techniques moving onto a punch bag which has more to do with my reluctance to ever, ever spend money weighing that one down and putting it off haha).
So yeah I do make them I think there important and have just as much significance as the new year itself I love starting a new year with promises to myself and sticking to them, following them through, I dont know how many times Ive said this but Im not into people who say they are going to do something and then pass on it. Last years resolution for me was to start Go-Team Records with an aim to release three CDs in the first year something I surpassed releasing 3 and then the split release in Australia with rely on records with the sense of purpose album tomorrows too late there which I also independently unleashed on the rest of the unsuspecting world. www.go-teamrecords.com
The label Ive been backing off I admit from work wise because Ive been concentrating on other parts of my life, my fitness, Im learning to drive and working full time (Phlebotomist taking blood & as an MLA Medical Lab Assistant in Pathology). But Im anxious to do another release I cant do to many more and not break even, but its not about making money most people who do this stuff, labels, zines, websites will tell you that it is out of love and passion for the scene. Ive helped many people over the years something I do not ever take for granted and when I look back on all Ive done and how much fun Ive had, all those memories will stay with me for the rest of my life and I will always push myself mentally and physically to attain a higher level of accomplishment in my mind. At the end of the day yeah I did do it for other people but I honestly did it all for myself you cant not care about other people without at first looking after yourself. Sometimes Im real tired and all I feel like is a break from the monotony but then I get excited about something I have seen or that I have been involved in and the passion comes back to me.
This doesnt really seem to be going anywhere but Im enjoying just sitting here and being positive, its been a while haha. Find what it is that makes you happy and go with it. Dont worry about what others think as long as you believe in yourself that is all that will ever matter, we all have times of self doubt and start to question the very foundations which make us so unique. Sometimes that is a blessing because if you analyse yourself, your traits, your flaws you can then strive to become a better person for it. Im not always the happiest guy in the world, I cant be all the time but I try and I fucking push myself to get up from self defeat and self doubt, its hard and all the while I feel like Im being torn in so many different places. Im accountable for ever one of my actions, having a clear head and positive frame of mind is my way of dealing with life, take a look at yourself and decide to either go with it or make a change either way live in the moment for the moment. Have an awesome day and thankyou for reading this!
Phil Edge Lifestyle XDrug Free No CompromiseX - straightedgephil@hotmail.com
Wednesday19thJanuary
My holiday at christmas was totally awesome, spent with all the family and was mostly playing with my nephew Ben (who still lives with us as does my sister liz) new year wasnt too hot some mates let me down so i didn't end up going up which was frustrating!!
Lucky Luciano have a show coming up and thev'e updated there journal so go check those out, the show in detroit (Alvins) Sunday 23rd Jan go check them out if the shows near you!!
Something x Inside are working hard promoting the album "new steps & new days" released a month or so ago now 11 tracks its available via our normal distributers like interpunk pick that up and support the team!
Sense Of Purpose are still getting excellent reviews (go check the review section and see for yourself!) for "Tomorrow's Too Late" Australian youth crew high energy sing a longs
In other personal news my other website www.straightedgelifestyle.com continues to grow recently interviewed Throwdown for that as well as a band from Italy called Truth In My Hands both up on there soon. Hoping to interview The Promise tonight when i head to the Camden Underworld for the London show since my new favourite band Truth Be Told had been added to the bill! TBT are swindon based my hometown and made up with some of my closest friends this will be there third show having already played impressive shows with Stretch Arm Stong, Knuckledust, Awoken, xThe Break Inx & Wage Of Sin! and there playing with bleeding through next month!!
Im hoping to write new articles for straight edge lifestyle page as usual my spare time after work and the gym plays a big part in that ive also been toying with the idea of starting a new website promoting the uk hxc scene as a whole an mp3 site for all the labels and bands but shall see over the coming weeks if that will happen or not lol
Have a great week and check back soon
Phil xXx
Sunday21stNovember
Weekends nearly up but Im rocking out to Champion, Comeback Kid, 50 Cent, Scars Of Tomorrow & 7 Seconds so its not all that bad. Had an enthusiasm dip the last few weeks with Go-Team my label I recently did my tax return & worked out how much Id spent its cool cause when I release a CD its my own money and like I said from the start whether I make anything back from doing the label comes second to my happiness in doing it but its cool to break even now & again its early days I suppose. Other than that Ive been spending a lot of time down the gym going to classes like kickboxing / boxing / endurance weight training stuff as well as my usual routines which are divided between weights, running, swimming. Ive also been running to and from work (I work at my local hospital in the pathology department) like 6 miles! The other day was the first time Ive been able to manage the run straight without a break so Im really stoked on that. Doing all this sport keeps me positive, happy & I guess content I always seem to have to much energy as my mates will testify so its good to be able to release the tension of a hard days work. In fact Ive been spending so much time at the gym that Ive been offered a weekend Lifeguarding Job which is totally awesome, so Ill have even less time to myself and these hobbies of mine working 7 days a week should be a laugh, Im also hoping to use that a stepping stone to becoming a personal fitness instructor which I believe they will pay to have me sent away on courses and be trained up for which again is totally awesome.
My dad had a heart operation about 4/5 days ago hes back at home now and doing fine. I also have to find time to play with my nephew Ben who is the light of my life he makes me laugh so hard hes gonna be mean in the pit too hes only one and hes rocking out with me to Throwdown, the break in & stretch arm strong day and night.
Hope everyone is positive & excelling at what ever it is that they are doing, take care
Phil Edge Lifestyle (straightedgephil@hotmail.com)
Saturday5thNovember
Been running to work every morning for the past few days as well as going to the gym also so im tired but energised if that contradiction makes any sense? Have added new photo sections for Good Clean Fun & local Swindon based band Truth Be Told go check those out. More updates and sections on its way and well as a general update email im knackered now had to go to work today also even thou its saturday - hospitals & the pathology department dont tend to get any days off! posi stuff - Champion & Comeback Kid in London were awesome also should have interviewed both bands but they were stuck at Dover and only just made it to the show! xXx Phil Edge Lifestyle (straightedgephil@hotmail.com)
Thursday2?September
Had some time away from work the last few days which is always good - dont hate it its pretty damm cool working in pathology but hey we all get sick sometimes lol. Been spending the summer basically working on Go-Team and the website for the label and i just released my first album last month which is totally awesome. Started to miss trying to make an impact with this site though so im gonna try and be more consciencious of the fact that i need to update to keep all you lot coming back. If you have any straight edge tattoos please add any pics you have to the new XTattoo'sX section i want to expand that as much as is humanly possible! Am looking forward to seeing Kuckledust locally next week and especially Stretch Arm Strong at the end of October there so amazing live!
Phil XTrue Til' DeathX
Friday 17th September
Havn't writtain one of these for some time, sucks that i never seem to have enough time to do all that i want. Hope everyone if well & staying true to themselves X No Compromise X
Updates coming so check back soon. Adding a tattoo section soon too need ppl to contribute!
Phil Till Death
Went to Champion and The Promise in London on the friday and am now looking forward to the throwdown and terror shows its also a great time for me to be handing out those go-team records flyers so if i hand you one treasure it haha. am still being very inactive on this site i can remember back in the day(before i started go-team) spending entire weekends online updating this site (also before i got a girlfriend too haha) but seriously i know the site needs renovating and updating and more interviews if there is any body out there who can help out and interview bands contact me straightedgephil@hotmail.com cause i really need some help! thats all for now
Phil Go-Team
XxX
Hey just gone amazing shows and am now looking forward to the throwdown & everyone click on the banner above and go check out my label the Lucky Luciano came out a few days ago we now have a webstore with mp3s so you can listen before you buy only £6PPD so support the label and Go-Team!
Recorded in Detroit (where the band reside) by Mike Hasty (the guitarist of Walls of Jericho) @ his studio Cloud City 5-song MCD over 15mins of metalcore action! Kick Ass
Phil Go-Team
Thursday5thFeb
I passed my NPLQ last night that's (National Pool and Lifeguard Qualification) so i'm now a Lifeguard hey fucking "a" haha. i'm super happy and with that posi note i have some more because iv'e my studying the last 4 weeks and a lot of intensive psysical training which is fun but mentally taxing. When you also have a full time job that and interviewing bands doing these websites and oh yea starting up a record label and desiging the whole CD layout you get tired easily. So obviously with the free time i now have this site is going to have a lot of updating done. I should fucking a slow down but i don't want to i love working and eventually it will all pay off all iv'e ever wanted from the start was to either work in the music industry by sheer determination from the grassroots and to some i surpose im chasing an unreachable dream but everything every band has talked about i have believed in and lived. Either that or i will become a fireman haha
Go check www.go-teamrecords.com my label and come back soon
Phil Go-Team / Edge Lifestyle
Wednesday28thJan
Iv'e nearly finished training under the National Pool & Lifeguard Association for the aformentioned qualification im doing this hand-in-hand with full time work in the Pathology dept as i do what with being a medical lab assit. straight after work. Then of course i get home and start shifting through my emails and updating these sites of mine...which is a never ending fun thing that i don't know how to finish this sentance.
Anyway i got the prints (the final final ones update and improved) for the lucky luciano cd) sweet as you like (click the go-team link above)
Phil Go-Team
16thJanuary2004
Ok so i havn'[t been all that active on here latly with updating and its frustrating to me as well cause i like to this site grow so im going to plow through aload of work to get more photos and interviews up on here. I have Sick Of It All interview and Most Precious Blood face to face ones soon, so i want the backlog cleared by two weeks ready for those ones. Go-Team Records will be putting out the Lucky Luciano CD in a months time www.go-teamrecords.com or click the link above please go check it out and the MP3 cause it rules and im excited to finally have an indy up and running. So apologies about lack of updates Iv'e started a lifeguard training course been designing and preparing the go-team site and the layout for the cd andmy dad went back into hospital so i hopoe everyone has a positive beginning to 2004 take care
Phil
Saturday5thDecember
Am spending today updating this site adding links and photos for all you kids to check out. I Have basically finished issue two Integrity (Mag) & Cd Comp with all the CD permissions but am conflicted as to whether to put it out. However i am planning the first release for my label out early 2004. Lucky Luciano who are based in Detroit Michigan feat. the current 25 Ta Life (live) guitarrist and they rule!
Aised from that i am typing up interviews i have done and have loads of ones to do with bands via email and all that palarva so until next time take care of yourselves and each other
XPhilX
Tuesday28thOctober
Terror played Swindon last night and i put the band up for the night in my home which was cool. Took a load of photos of both them and The Break In whom i'd been excited about seeing for ages. For once there was an abundance of straightedge kids at the shows with the old show of solidarity x's on their hands ...fantastic.
im really hoping to add more photos and interviews on hear asap so if you like what you see and what im doing come back soon
xPhilx
Thursday25thSept
Wow Stretch Armstrong ruled i got to interview guitarist Dave also which ruled.
I still havn't found time to type up and get the photos of funeral for a friend, the red chord, Norma Jean, 25 Ta Life also.
Been running around mostly letting the magazine stress me out, issue two is nearly finished and im organising tracks for the cd compilation which comes with it also, so updating this website isn't on the top of my agenda, cause its a straightedge site first and foremost and i have the magazine to do.
I also do Go-Team Records which i'm doing a website for because i'm just preparing to do the first CD a 4 band split which at this time is: Lucky Luciano from Baltimore (US) Headcount (Bristol) also from Bristol Since Day One and of course Proudhon. This will be out the start of the new year metalcore vs posthardcore.
So i'm busy loosing sleep and all that comes with it, hope all the people out there that come to this site are doing well in their lives
Phil "thestraightedgewarrior" my new super hero alter ego...hmm...XxX
Thursday4thSept
Have been on holiday for the past few weeks and am keen to get on with improving upon this site and finishing integrity issue 2 & compilation CD.
Will be interviewing The Red Chord shortly next week, seeing Day of Contempt my friends from Australia feat in issue one of the zine, its also my 21st birthday on the 10th sept so im pretty excited got a bbq with my friends organised. Then on the 17th will be trekking to london to interview Stretch Arm Strong and of course take a shite load of phots.
Thank you to all the new members of the site for joining, always stay strong and never give in!
Phil "thehappieststraightedgekidintheworld" Wilkey
Thursday14thAugust
Hey Kids i know phil's been busy and hasn't updated in ages im toying with lots of ideas, more music mp3s etc i am still doing loads of intervieqws but my life is now considerably busier becuase of the magazine and the cd compilation that comes with it...plus im going to the south of Frane for 2 weeks next week so im kida preparing for my summer holidays.
Interviews with Avenged Sevenfold, Rufio, Stretch Armstrong, 25 Ta Life and loads more to come over the next few months just when i get the time.
well hope everyone's fine and hopefully some of yall will leave a message on my board and the numbers will roll over 10,000 hits by next week...
love phil " the straightedge kid"
Saturday of this week of july
spent the week with 25 ta life and funeral friend & hurt process shows. Had an amazing time met many cool people and sold some copies of Integrity am renovating various sections so take care see you all soon
phil
Saturday"dafuckin"28thJune
well the weeks been good chilled with big d and the kids table wednesday there always fun to watch sorry no amazing. The zine is doing really well shifted 65copies which is 1/4 of my for sale stock. issue two is under way its going to be much bigger and better. Im getting great responses from people which makes all the hard work pay off.
The new layouts rule, and yes work on the website is declining but the magazine is my passion the site weill be updated just not at the moment because im very very busy.
I am so psyched about 25 ta life playing the vic again on july9th anyway will try and add somenew stuff so come back soon and take care
xphilx
Tuesday10thJune
My mag Integrity came out a few weeks back and have sold quite a fw which is positive, especially for a first issue which had teething problems (me being meticulous) will set up shop on interpunk.com soon and also add paypal system to this site asap.
I am nearly finished tryping rx bandits but i havn't had much time cause i have been writing issue 2 of integrity which takes precedent the same with the norma jean interview
Will add a better personal news thing later in the week, till then
phil
Friday 16thMay
Decided not to do the interview with Allister i want to just get all my other interviews typed up cause im getting stressed haha! like i mentioned before will blitz the site this weekend so check back sunday...
The coroners court was interesting i sat on two cases and obviously had to give a verdict and was also elected foreman by my peers (haha) anyway i can't discuss it but aside from being a juror this week its normal routine in the pathology lab so till next time
phil
Sunday11thMay
Have spent the day chilling out am hoping to interview Drive-Thru band Allister tomorrow though which should be interesting as they are touring here in the uk at the moment.
Have Coroners Court Jury Duty to attend to on Wednesday so that should be fun!
Have a good week everyone i will blitz the site next weekend i promise with interviews and photos and mp3's gallore
Phil the straightedge kid!
Saturday10thMay
Havn't been online in a while and the zine is taking forever at the printers which kind of sucks but who cares?
Its been over a year now since i started this site and more people seem to be discovering it and over the next month i will try adding alot more whilst working on issue two of Integrity.
Sunday6thApril
Went to the Ensign / Avail show last night and had a blast it was great hooking up with tim and the guys always nice to see familiar faces. Only downer being i took the wrong underground train got lost and subsequently missed the last bus home meaning i was stuck in London (120miles from swindon) but went back to the garage in highbury and hung out with the guys again. So i slept rough at the bus depo and need more sleep but am looking forward to tommorows show in brighton same bands and of course i'll do my interviews etc althought they prob. wont appear on here for a few months cause i have a backlog etc and the zine in coming out over the next couple of weeks.
Anyway hope everyone has a good week am taking a few weeks break form typing interviews and the website so no knew things added cause ive been doing too much latly esp with the zine and im exhausted
take care
Philx
Saturday5?April
Going to the ensign london show today so am very very excited i love those guys live im also heading to cardiff and brighton for the same reason go check them out too!!!!!!!!!!!
with all the live goodness i bid you all farewell for this week
phil
Saturday2?March
Am looking forward to seeing Ensign again next week and talking to Tim again i got this email earlier in the week:
Hey Phil,
What shows are you coming out to????? Hopefully you can get the whole crew
out.....I'm really looking forward to being in the UK again.
If you need to know the dates they're up on our site..www.njensign.com
Hope to see you!
your friend,
tim
ensign
Anyway am going to the London, Cardiff & Brighton shows hopefully they will have room in their van for extra person whoall help with merch etc anyway have to see about that but please support them!
Phil
Sunday!March
Working all weekend on the zine so havn't had much time to update the site there will be interviews soon from Face Tomorrow, I Defy And The Hope Conspiracy just with everything going on i havn't got a lot of time! soon though.
Will update next weekend
Phil
Sunday9thMarch
Well im glad to see the guestbook getting some interaction especially from peps in asia well at least i am reaching people not just in the us and uk so everythings ruling quite frankly. In my own news the (mag) is coming along nicly and yes there is shite load of stress and im still waiting on about 5 interviews and to do the layouts etc from Brian my partner in this project. Im hoping to finally send questions to Day of Contempt & Sense Of Purpose Australias finest exports this week. I aslo need to design and finalise the cd artwork as with the (mag) there will be a cd and what a cd it is worth the money just for that...and no i would rather not charge and nor would my bud Brian but we have to break even other wise well fuck you if you want an explanation its taken me a year to get the (mag) off the ground.
Well keep your local scene strong a little effort always goes a long way remember this site wasnt what it is now and in a year what it is now would have been shit in hindsight so if your into helping the scene pursue it but never give in cause it will be hard work but the payoff will always be worth it
Speak soon
straightedgephil
Friday7thMarch
oh yeah 5000 web hits big smile on face sad i know but will update allover the weekend so come back soon yall!
Phil
Saturday22February
Had I Defy & The Hope Conspiracy to stay last night so the expression on my parents face when they realised there were 12 guys (including Jean-Paul of Value of Strength zine bar none the best zine along with reflections period) so to be honest im both tired and so very happy that my dads hair didn't fall out any more and that that cats seemed to enjoy the new and strange smelling (sweat) europeans and americans...hmmm great.
Anyhoo fun was had and they are on tour in the UK at the moment please check them out and support there amazing people.
Friday14thFebruary
Everyone have a fun/good Valentines Day! will be updating this weekend so hope to have you here soon
Phil aka the straightedgekid
Sunday9February
Have been really ill this week with a Throat Infection which was really painful, the pain has now subsided and i can talk (my voice was ok midweek). Anyway am gradually starting to use the pc again (it feels so dam weird) i am afraid i have no updates for the site at the moment but there will be more interviews and photos to come soon
Phil
Wednesday22January
Like I mentioned have spent the past few weeks putting the finishing touches to my zine integrity which is in co-operation with my good friend Brian from Bath whom I played in his band Through These Eyes (not the signed band we didnt know there was already a TTE!) hes doing done interviews with Boy Sets Fire, Death By Stereo, Shutdown, Farse for example and will ease the pressure on me as well as the financial strain.
Heard some damm good Australian hardcore this past week and spoken to Day of Contempt about an interview and hopefully sometime soon I will get returned interviews with Looptroop, Suicide File & Waking Kills The Dream ..
Aside from that looking forward to seeing Reel Big Fish in London as well as kicking about at the hospital earning money and the like! Check back soon
Hugs Phil
Sat21December
I am in such a good mood small brown bike and haste got back to with some interviews, i am also restarting my zine (after the mishap of the computer getting reconfigured) with my good friend Brian who lives in Bath (40miles away from swindon) he's done some cool ass interviews with Shutdown, Boy Sets Fire and the like so it should be a real positive project and of course will try and make it free!
Distro wise im getting some stuff from hectic and basically shopping around at the moment im trying to get stuff that people may not have heard rather than hmm the latest fucking ska band i dunno i have a wide music pallette...but im sure it will be All Out War (not the band -who are very good) style metalcore.
Um im going to see Lord Of The Rings 2 today with Lisa (yea) and oh i need to finish off my christmas shopping and of course i need to do about 6-8 hours of scanning so i can put up the interviews oh and design thing's as well all fun of course.
Much Love
Phil
Sun15December
Well this year has flown past i really don't know where its gone but iv'e really had a blast meeting some wicked bands, starting this website plus loads of other things like my girlfriend Lisa who rules.
I also started collecting comics and going to the gym this year so both of those have given me releases, i think this years resolution will be start a distribution businessy thing and iv'e always wanted to do a martial art of some kind so maybe this year i will get into that..who knows haha.
I have really grown as a person this year. Doing interviews and getting involved with various cool people and the like has given me a new confidence which i never has before plus of course through doing this i have made some great new friends, the guys in Proudhon (Brighton hardcore) tom (vocals), sxe tom, sxe si (the rat) kelly (reelbigfishshow) tim (shaw, ensign) jorrit (hectic Records) Vince (intothevoid comics) and everybody else.
If you wanna correspond email or leave a message in the board or whatever i will be updating through xmas in a band or want me to interview bands from your label get in contact....
much love to all over xmas especially to those who have to work over this period (Great Western Hospital massive haha) yea we changed hospitals now and the pathology dept. rules like there is no tommorow i love where i work and am soon hopefully going to become a medical laboratory assistent...one can hope i can't wait to be handling those samples haha
thanks for coming here
Phil
Sun 08December
Dissapointed have not had alot of time to type up all the great interviews i have done with bands recently (see site news) but have been recovering from the virus i was in bed all last weekend with and have been xmas shopping this weekend so not alot has been done...shame there is so much to be uploaded like interviews more photo's & music i'll be stoked when it's finished.
Have witnessed some maddass shows this past month which have been amazing much love to anyone and everyone that visit's this site if you want links added email me or leave messages in the messageboard
Phil
Sun01December
This has been both the best and worst week worst as i have just gotten over this real bad virus (everyone send me hugs lol) and cause there were aload of cool things i wanted to add which because of this do not have the time!
Best becase i got an interview with Frank Vicario of Snapcase my (musical) heroes and watched them alongside The Rise & Time In Malta in both London & Cardiff had i not been so ill i would have headed to Brighton on friday to watch them again and then Finch with From Autumn To Ashes & Coheed & Cambria on the saturday (oh well).
I hopefully also took some madass photos & was frequently handed the mic during both Of Time In Malta's sets which pleased me since i had laboriusly spent a great part of the week memorising their lyrics where i had been lisening to there awesome album (yes i am plugging it!) A Second Engine.
In other more local news Swindon post hardcore superstars Quilt mashed it up at the furnace with Shouting Myke & This Girl whom i also had the pleasure of interviewing on wednesday.
However i have not been able to start work on typing anything up. The Snapcase & This Girl interview's will go up in a few weeks maybe even 3 depending on how busy i am in the hospital. The job is going fine i am now working 6 hours aday which means a decent amount of money (enough to be happy) and this week am competing for a morning job there as a Medical Laboratory Assistant.
Anyway updatting will be continous so check back often and leave messages of love or hate in the message boards till next time
Have a great week
Phil
Sat23November
i interviewed BD & The Kids Table / The Spartens and Dan Potthast (from Mu330) the other night which all went really well so i shall put those up soon. Im working more hours in the hospital at the moment which is cool more money!
Leave me a message in the msgboard!
havn't got much of an opinion now though cause im too tired if / when i interview Snapcase & Time In Malta i will have them on the site next weekend.
Phil -AKA The Straightedge Avenger
Wed 20 November
Not much news, need to put my snake in hibenation & am in need of sleep if i am to interview Big D & The Kids Table / The Spartens tommorow night. But am most looking forward to meeting Time In Malta & Snapcase on sunday and monday. Emalied T.I.M. and heard back from the guitarist Chris so an interview is go for them and im sure Snapcase will be fine with doing one as well...There kind of aside from Strife as well my heroes as far as music goes so it'll be daunting but im not going to anticipate a thing!
much love
Phil AKA The Straightedge Kid
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Sun 17th November
Am in a much better mood than i was yesterday i now have a scanner and printer for my computer that i got for my room which is soo much better and means the photo backlog will be cleared in the next two weeks, so check back for photo's of hatebreed, skarhead & Waterdown.
I am stoked about seeing Snapcase, From Autumn To Ashes, Finch & Time in Malta in the next few weeks and i hope to see some straightedge comrades in London.
Phil -The Straightedge Avenger
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Saw Farse / Phinius Gage & Embassy Row last night at the Vic. it all went down a storm could have been a few more kids! & been shopping today alday in Bristol 50/50 Legends and the like (sk8 stores) but found some dam good comic stores as well including a cgc Origin no2 and signed Miller & Hitch remarked (Captain America Sketch) Ultimates number one i was very excited but now i am tired i have no legs or at least no feeling i wanna sleep but must update godam...hope everyone is fine...Phil
Hey there everyone welcome to my site if you have not been here before & remember to tell people about it haha
weeks been ok if you see the site news i lost alot of things computer files etc so its not been the best i had a shitload of strife / waterdown / hatebreed etc photos but they were lost which sucks. The job is going well still at the hospital in pathology dead people diseases and the likes but it pays! email me you know you want to...
I am very honoured in that Proudhon have asked me to manage them so as i accept this job without a clue on how to deal with a band i find myself very happy. Aside from being one of my favourite bands of all time (i listen to there demo at least once a day) my best friend Mike is the drummer. Anyway anyone wanting to book them or interested in a copy of the demo contact me.
Bought 2001's Bane album Give Blood - it hasn't left the stereo except maybe for the new Snapcase Opus End Transmission and the Finch album.
Hi there everyone i have a new job working admin in a pathology department in the local hospital, 4-7 only 4 hours a day but theres a chance for some more hours and i can go to the gym in the afternoon after working on the zine in the morning for example - better to have a job than not!
This is like 2 weeks worth of updates, am trying my hardest to get the site looking decent and professional at the moment and am quite psyched, as for me news im great. Went to Brighton last week to see proudhon and trial by fire (interview will be up soon), i celebrated my birthday with Lisa my girlfriend and after getting home from brighton we went off to Bath to visit my grandparents which is always good. Im 20 now and what with the website and the zine Integrity near completion the next few months should be interesting to say the least, i have lots of plans and if you check back soon all will be revealed!
Just working Cineworld at weekends as a weekend job and am now back into office work / industrial my agencies have been trying to get a hold of me so bring on the money theres never been a time in my life where i have needed it more and never been a time when i have been less tired the past 6 months since the website started i've had a full time job then a weekend job as well plus the website and the zine which are jobs in themselves i hardly have a personal life. This is my rant for today its not a rant but i work so hard sometimes that i begin to wonder if its all worth it and it is for those who believe the cup is always half empty start thinking differently and do something to make a change, evolve and become a better human being sxe or not it annoys the hell out of me when i don't see a bit of positivity every now and again.
Have a great day and email me if youv'e bothered reading this far ytou may as well lol!
Im blitzing the website today and tommorow this is the first weekend ive had off of work and the site is in need of a bit of renovation. Check eveything if your already farmiliar some things will be obvious others just subtle, I am in a band now playing bass, the band based in the fine city of bath (hour by car 30 mins by train from swindon) is called "through these eyes" all the guys are great and mostly straightedge as well which is like the coolest!
Hope everybody bothering to read this is doing well and being positive
email me i like hearing from people who like the site to build on our community as it were!
-Phil
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Hi everyone news on the site i have taken off the dates section (for gigs) and news (as in label band news) have been concentrating on the zine and i have virtually no time either to update this site so am concentrating on more important interesting aspects of the site such as the format of the interviews and putting more music on here for people and more photos!
speak to everyone soon! email me phil@artaqua.co.uk i like to know what people think of my site if it sucks if if its cool whatever....
Hey everyone, i got a job now, some of my mates know i handed in my office job notice at swindon services (an avoidance in name choice of swindon council which is what swindon services is) i was glad to get rid of the job the manager was so very disorganised.
Anyway im now working full-time at Cineworld for minimum wage 4.20 it sucks and i was on pretty much double that before, a jobs a job and at least i have people my own age to talk too! positive, still looking for office work but the markets dropped and there are none!
Thats my news iv'e been busy writing and designing the zine with the help of my girl Lisa its coming along well.
Its called Integrity and i am fuding it myself. The interviews so far are Strife, Glasseater, Skarhead, Pipedown, Jesse James, Whitmore, Shouting Mike.
I am interviwing Haste, Looptroop, Brighton's very own Proudhon (feat. my exdrummer Mike) and Kelly from XSisterhoodX.com as well.
Proud to announce the Looptroop (Sweden hip hop group) have agreed to do an interview im so very stoked at that.
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