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Tom Cheshire’s ultimate mixtape
Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Tom Cheshire – writer, co-founder of Dry Ink mag and lead singer for All Night Drug Prowling Wolves
My mixtape: “Springtime drive mixtape”
1. “Goin’ Out West” – Tom Waits
2. “Stay Free” – The Clash
3. “Tsunami” – Fiend Without A Face
4. “Springtime” – Leatherface
5. “Can’t Hardly Wait” – The Replacements
6. “Car and Driver” – The Rock*A*Teens
7. “I Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down” – Elvis Costello & the Attractions
8. “All I Need Tonight” – Gentleman Jesse & His Men
9. “Howling At The Moon” – The Ramones
10. “Let The Bombs Fall” – The Beltones
My favorite local band?
My favorite Atlanta musician as of lately is Jeffrey Butzer. I really like his songs. He is extremely talented and a witty guy. He also doesn’t drink booze. I’d like to write some songs with him. I feel he may have be a good influence on me.
Check out Mixtape Love: CL Music Issue ‘09
(Photo courtesy Tom Cheshire)
Video: All Night Drug Prowling Wolves, “Dance Again”
Monday, November 17th, 2008Poets, elder statesmen and rabble-rousers of the Atlanta punk scene, All Night Drug Prowling Wolves, have released a video for the song “Dance Again” from their recently released self-titled LP on Brooklyn’s Colonel Records.
All Night Drug Prowling Wolves-Dance Again from Stussey on Vimeo.
Roll Call: Tom Cheshire of All Night Drug Prowling Wolves
Monday, November 10th, 2008
For today’s Roll Call we call out Tom Cheshire, poet, statesman and whiskey soaked frontman for Atlanta punk band All Night Drug Prowling Wolves.
Who are you?
Tom Cheshire, Singer, dancer, wronger, writer.
Describe yourself in three words.
Rad, appropriate & uncalled for.
Who — dead or alive — would most you like to meet?
Charlie Chaplin, good man, comedic genius, did well with the ladies and hung out with communists.
Who would you most like to slap in the face?
Sean Hannity and Greta Van Susteren. I believe the reasons are obvious.
What song (or songs) do you wish you had written?
“Baba O’Riley,” “Happy Birthday” & “Garbage Picker” by the Beltones.
Elvis Costello or Elvis Presley?
Costello, no joke. Rebel. One of the greatest singers and song writers of all time. Presley didn’t write shiznickle.
LP, CD or MP3?
LP in the place to be.
If you could start one trend, what would it be?
Pleated sweat pants, tight at the ankles with pockets. It will happen, trust me.
If you could end one trend, what would it be?
Johnny Thunders hair.
With whom would you most like to play a game of spin the bottle?
Catherine Keener. Got it for her hard. Spread the word.
All Night Drug Prowling Wolves play The Earl as part of the Atlanta Mess-Around fest. on Fri., Nov. 14th. Two day passes are available for $20. Tickets are $12 at the door.
Hit up ANDPW’s website to hear more songs from their brand new, self-titled debut LP on The Colonel Records.
(Photo courtesy Tom Cheshire)
