ArsoNick Scum and whoever fits in my suitcase. I had a fog machine player, but I lost my fog machine somewhere along the way.
I'm not really one for band members. It could happen some day/any day, but for the most part, it's easier to improvise by myself. Makes touring a lot cheaper, too. Maybe a train tour will be coming up. We'll see.
Influences
Joaquin Andujar, Jose Oquendo, "Spaceman" Bill Lee, Dock Ellis, anyone named Dick Johnson, poor people, poor judgement, Lexington Pride, 309, loss, drunkeness, pain, sexual desire, drugs, the Satan and his children... stuff like that. I like to write songs about shitty things and make them laughable. I'm a rock & roll therapist.
As for other artists that have played some role in putting me where I am...
My mother and father, The Mothers of Invention (Frank Zappa), Butthole Surfers, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Radio Birdman, Rudy Ray Moore, Richard Pryor, John Lee Hooker, Coldcock Jones, Black Sabbath, Black Flag, black people, GG Allin, Ted Nugent, Otis Redding, Jerry Reed, Roger Miller, The Jefferson's theme song, MC5, Stooges, Daniel Johnston, Waylon Jennings and "outlaw country," black people blues (no horns and bullshit showbiz garbage), loud unadulterated rock & roll, and the song, "Take This Job and Shove It."
My favorite beers are Pabst Blue Ribbon, Stag, Schlitz, and because it's Cardinal beer, Budweiser and Busch. I will NOT drink Old Style out of a "Cubbie can."
Sounds Like
My sounds have changed a lot over the years because that's how I am. I'm always looking to do something different than last time. If you were to buy my Scumthology: Baseball, Women, Drugs & Beer (in Reverse Order of Addiction), you'd find a wide range of strange stuff that doesn't really sound a whole lot like what's on this page. Right now I'm trying to combine the heavy aural lust of Black Sabbath, with the danceable beats of DJ beats and samples from instructional records and the high energy vocals of someone like James Brown. I like to dance and force people to dance, too. My live shows are not like those of most rock and roll bands... even if I do show up with a band. The more I get from an audience, the more I get out of the experience, so like a drill instructor, I'll let you have it if you're slacking. I've been likened to Andy Kaufman, Beck, Daniel Johnston and "Spaceman" Bill Lee. Not my words... I'm just telling you what people told me. I've also been told that I'm the nicest door guy in Wicker Park and that I pace and fidget very much.
(below) Video for Crazy Style / Wicked Way (by Dylan Stanford)
ATTENTION! This page is no longer checked regularly, so if you are trying to contact ArsoNick Scum or any alias of his, you should contact (309) BIG-NICK, his agent.
ArsoNick Scum is a guy that gets ideas, records them in audio format, then performs them in public. The performance is prone to be unconventional many times. I do lots of things. My interests are broad and broads. I am the middle child of an artist and a salesman. I play a lot of the stuff on my recordings, but a lot of the stuff is played by friends who are better at what I needed, or parts are sampled.
I was in a lot of bands. Super88 most recently. If you see the names, Ratsnakes, Coldcock Jones, Buttermilk 5, Suburban Sluts, Drunk, Blue Bonnet Plague, then I am probably behind it. ArsoNick Scum is rarely serious about the things he/she says in public and in wav/mp3 format.
My forthcoming album,"The Satanic Album," is a conceptual piece about the decadent son of Satan, who is humbled by the simultaneous betrayals by both his woman and his on-and-off friend, Jesus Christ. I'm not into Satan, I don't believe in him, but I think he is funny and I wanted to give him some positive light as I cast his son in a role one could sympathize with. I son should not be judged by the actions of his father. I also wanted to let people know that even Jesus will try to get into your old lady's pants. Women will do the damndest things to get your attention, even if it means getting someone else's attention instead. The demise of a relationship can be a destructive path. A man, even one of demonic breeding, may take a stand of strength and in an attempt to make a man of himself for himself and his lady, and it can backfire, as she might just take it as a decline in attention. Jesus could be the one to slip in and fuck her. You know, cum in her mouth and stuff like that. Could just be someone she works with. In time, the son of Satan will come to grips with the loss, take stock in the lessons he learned and admit to his faults. Perhaps love again, though he may find it difficult to pry himself from his new love, as he now knows fear.
Besides that, I'm based out of Chicago, currently in exile from the 309 area code, where opposition leaders kept attempting to assassinate me and I found it to be pretty boring. Now I live here and find all kinds of fun things to do.
Thanks for the friendship. The "Church of Rock and Roll" is coming back June 28, 2009 on 99.9 The Buzz from 8 to 10 pm. Sundays will never be the same. Best of all you can stream the show by clicking the link below. Thanks for the support, Reverend Derek Moody and Chaplain Chip Vee
JUNE 18th @ The Cobra Lounge (Ashland and Lake) with Black Skies and Bullwhip Solution
JUNE 20TH @ Memories 4358 N Cicero Lor’s B-Day with Bongripper, Salt of the Earth, The Jonestown Choir, and Everyone But You
Hail Fellow Metal Militiamen,
With massive satisfaction, IMPERIAL BATTLESNAKE returns to the world of actually promoting shows with a twin-barreled Chicago assault to celebrate the RE-RELEASE of their 2nd full length offering SENTINELS OF THE HARDLAND. Expect new tunes, new merch, new and improved tones in addition to the same old ass kickery.
JUNE 18th @ The Cobra Lounge (Ashland and Lake) with Black Skies and Bullwhip Solution
JUNE 20TH @ Memories 4358 N Cicero Lor’s B-Day with Bongripper, Salt of the Earth, The Jonestown Choir, and Everyone But You
-- wes nile IMPERIAL BATTLESNAKE throat, teeth and fists dept.
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My forthcoming album,"The Satanic Album," is a conceptual piece about the decadent son of Satan, who is humbled by the simultaneous betrayals by both his woman and his on-and-off friend, Jesus Christ. I'm not into Satan, I don't believe in him, but I think he is funny and I wanted to give him some positive light as I cast his son in a role one could sympathize with. I son should not be judged by the actions of his father. I also wanted to let people know that even Jesus will try to get into your old lady's pants. Women will do the damndest things to get your attention, even if it means getting someone else's attention instead. The demise of a relationship can be a destructive path. A man, even one of demonic breeding, may take a stand of strength and in an attempt to make a man of himself for himself and his lady, and it can backfire, as she might just take it as a decline in attention. Jesus could be the one to slip in and fuck her. You know, cum in her mouth and stuff like that. Could just be someone she works with. In time, the son of Satan will come to grips with the loss, take stock in the lessons he learned and admit to his faults. Perhaps love again, though he may find it difficult to pry himself from his new love, as he now knows fear.
