We asked Geoff Rickly if it was a humbling experience playing in a successful band when we interviewed Thursday in 2009. “I think it’s a little of both,” he said. “Sometimes it makes you feel great about yourself because there are all these people singing, but other times you haven’t showered in three days because you can’t — and that’s very humbling.”
Do you remember when we interviewed Thursday in 2009 when the Knitting Factory was still alive in Hollywood? They told us about their evolution over the years and talked in length about the impact of their record Full Collapse. But why the break up? And what’s former frontman Geoff Rickly up to these days?
As you know, Record Store Day was over the weekend and lots of bands put out lots of stuff. But perhaps one of the most notable releases was the long-awaited Nirvana tribute album put out by Robotic Empire. Called In Utero: In Tribute: In Entirety, the effort commemorates Robotic Empire’s 100th release and 15-year-anniversary, and of course, a bunch of sick bands covering Nirvana’s final studio album in full.
Former Glassjaw guitarist Todd Weinstock is a G. Are you acquainted with his new band Get Involved! yet? It features ex-members of Thursday and From Autumn To Ashes and their debut EP Silk Cuts was produced by the world-famous producer Ross Robinson.
Are you a Nirvana fan? Because Robotic Empire will be putting out their long-awaited Nirvana covers album, featuring renditions of tracks by Thursday, Circa Survive, Daughters, These Arms Are Snakes, and more. Ah yes — caught your eyes, didn’t it?