Tag: small talk

JS Aurelius, highly experimental guitarist of Destruction Unit has brought a rageful and introspective creativity to the psychedelic hardcore punk outfit, Destruction Unit.  Since the addition of himself and Nick Nappa to the Destruction Unit, unit, the band has blossomed into their highly unique sound like a parasitic plant.  I was able to find out more about the Destruction Unit creative process and what motivates Aurelius in our next installment of Small Talk. Danny Baraz: In September, you played your record release party for Negative Feedback Resistor at the Teragram in Los Angeles.  The Critical Resistance organization was present to help spread the word about their movement which seeks to dismantle the “prison industrial complex”.  It made me very happy to see a contemporary band taking part in political activism.  Rock bands have always pushed the political conversation forward to new generations of fans/kids.  Why do you think that such a few amount of up and coming and established bands are interested in getting political and why is it important to you and Destruction Unit?   JS Aurelius: I think being political is unappealing because politics as a whole are so unappealing. It’s all so far beyond broken that even