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Music
Some of the bands we like: LEATHERFACE, RAMONES, DICKIES, SOCIAL DISTORTION, BAD RELIGION, DEAD BOYS, UK SUBS, CLASH (pre Sandinista), THE RIVERBOAT GAMBLERS, SEX PISTOLS, DAMNED, DISTILLERS, LORDS OF THE NEW CHURCH, NERVOUS EATERS, DEVO, PERE UBU, 999, THE STRANGLERS, KILLING JOKE, ZERO BOYS, ALIEN SEX FIEND, NAKED RAYGUN, THE POGUES, THE VIBRATORS, GENERATION X, MONSTER MAGNET, JOHN FOXX, PEGBOY, TURBO NEGRO, DRAMARAMA, BLACK SABBATH, GANG GREEN, ENYA, JERRY'S KIDS, METALLICA, DARKBUSTER, WILLIAM SHATNER, OUTLETS, D-GENERATION, THE BAGS, THE KINKS, RED LORRY YELLOW LORRY, THE IKE REILLY ASSASSINATION, BUZZCOCKS, THE WHO, THE SAINTS, NILS, AVENGERS, HUSKER DU, THE GODFATHERS, EDDIE AND THE HOT RODS, ROPE'S END, NIRVANA, DEAD KENNEDYS(uh, with Jello), SHATTERED FAITH, AGENT ORANGE, ADOLESCENTS, D.I., GOVERNMENT ISSUE, IGGY POP, STIFF LITTLE FINGERS, SNATCHES OF PINK, ALICE COOPER, SCREAMING BLUE MESSIAHS, EUGENIUS, CHELSEA
Movies
BUFFALO 66, THE NINTH CONFIGURATION, THE EXORCIST, KEY LARGO, WHITE HEAT, GOODFELLAS, RESERVOIR DOGS, MONSTER, BURNT OFFERINGS, THE LEGEND OF HELL-HOUSE, DECLINE OF THE WESTERN CIVILIZATION, ANOTHER STATE OF MIND, JAWS, HEAT, L.A. CONFIDENTIAL, SESSION 9, WHAT ABOUT BOB?, PLANES TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES, TRAINING DAY, FARENHEIT 9/11, USUAL SUSPECTS, THE SHINING, LOLITA, THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, GREEN MILE, and more to come...
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filmed April 2007:
Freak Show
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Somebody's Been Bleeding (new song)
interview
Warped Confessional
Nothing Left
interview
Chemical Fed Compulsion
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Sacrifice Not Suicide
Books
I started out in my mid-teens reading such great author's as Ray Bradbury, Kurt Vonnegut, William Burroughs; in my late teens I got into the 60's counterculture movement, NOT the Hippie shit but the ones who fought back, heroes such as MC5, Abbie Hoffman and his STEAL THIS BOOK, The Yippies, The Up Against the Wall Motherfuckers, The Weathermen, SDS, Hunter S. Thompson and all the rest of the courageous segment of Society who fought the government in an effort to "even the score" between the rich and the Poor, for minority and women's rights, for CHANGE! They won hundreds of battles before eventually losing the "War"! Today I read literature such as anything written by Cormac McCarthy, William T. Vollmann, Jonathan Lethem, Will Christopher Baer, Jonathan Franzen, Graham Joyce, Mark Billingham, Jonathan Carroll, and all the other author's writing from the fringes of society in order to expand it's borders and boundaries.
Heroes
all societies Underdogs. The shit upon. Those brave enough to speak The Truth, wherever/whatever that may be!
CLIF IS NOT MISSING. Boogles is investigating this cruel prank. Thank you all for your concern.
THE FREEZE began in 1979 and, except for a few neurological, physiological and emotional problems temporarily putting an immediate halt on whatever we were doing at the time, we've been haunting the Punk world ever since.
Over the years we've gone through at least the 24 line-up changes that I personally remember, which really means there have probably been more than 50. How in the fuck we were able to persuade that many people to enter our musical Odditorium is both kinda sad, and WAY beyond my comprehension..... To each of those 50 plus: I apologize for any long lasting mental damage and anguish you might still have from some of those days, hours, weeks and years which I have no actual memories of. When I try to think back to "then" all I'm able to retrieve are perverse animated blips, and they're never the same ones twice. I hope all of you are still alive and and least partially functional. I'm fairly sure I am. For what it's worth, I'm finally off the hard shit and have been thoroughly medicated by some of the countries cutting edge neuro-pharmacalogical professionals for over 4 years now.
I still feel a burning hatred for almost everyone and everything in "authority". The only difference is that now, as my self-loathing runs deeper than my hatred, I don't see myself as being much of a danger to anyone other than myself. As I continue to undergo intense introspective self therapy, I also continue to uncover untreated areas in my psyche and my soul. The depth and depravity attached to what now appears to me to be a seemingly endless psychotic string, of sorts, within me will continue to demand my attention as both psychic and physical surgeons.
If there's any 'positives' amongst the multitude of 'negatives' to be found it's that, as I peel away the rancid layers within and lance, radiate, medicate or meditate my way to what is hopefully a cure, I will have also found new topics to write lyrics about. I don't know if anyone will be able to relate to the topics, actually I hope for your sake you won't, but let them stand as warning signs, red lights and detour signs which you don't ever want to ignore.
I thought I'd actually come up with a working title for our next studio release (Fall 2008, Beer City 'tentative'). I had written it down here about 6 months ago then recently decided I hated it, so ignore whatever it was I'd written before... Sorry for the confusion. Whatever it is I end up writing about will, as is the case about 90% of the time, come from personal experience....
"Write what you know"... Sure, fucking wonderful..
Clif Hanger: 2008
As The Freeze enter yet another year, we do so with what's quickly becoming our strongest line-up yet! In 1999 after Bill Close left the band there were so many times I thought it was time for The Freeze to bow out somewhat respectably. BUT more creative people appeared, each with their own enthusiasm and ideas. The band would continue onward into it's 27th year.
27 YEARS OF DEFIANCE, the long awaited (by us anyways) 'best of' Cd/DVD finally has a release date of June 24th on Beer City!
Management: Contact at his profile:Jed Hresko or management@thefreeze.us
Who I'd like to meet: People like Anthony, Frank, Paul, Raf, Domestic, Carrie and the others who helped us with a great tour! Those I would not want to meet far exceeds those I do...
I really appreciate your work from the 80's Land of the Lost/Rabid Reaction is my favorite CD by anyone and I listen to it on a daily basis. I haven't had a chance to check out any of the new CDs but I am in the process of trying to find them. Unfortunately I don't have a record player so I can't listen to some of your work. I will be traveling up to the East Coast in time for your show next week on Sunday and I hope I'll be able to make it. Your lyrics are excellent and a constant inspiration to my own.
Awesome fucking show at Church...this is Gilbert the Mexican dude,whenever you guys dicide to move back to Phoenix we'll set up some Mexican dates...you know what playin' in Mexico means right? ha ha cheers dude! The Freeze son los mas chingones!!!
Clif, it was great to see your show last night. to bad we couldn't have done it with you,(then you wouldn't have walked away with allthat ca$h)next time Brother. much love on the rest of your journy. Doug Holland and KRAUT
