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Telephonular Adventures with Phil Anselmo

Like many afternoons at 3pm, today, I was downstairs making myself a sandwich, carefully pressing down the panini grill to be sure none of the Swiss cheese comes out between the slices of bread. I had an orange juice ready and some cashews (roasted, unsalted; death to false flavors) set to accompany. Then the phone rang and the caller ID says, “HSE CRE RECORDS.”

Ah hell.

So much for my 3:30 interview with Down singer Philip Anselmo, who in the days of fronting Pantera was able to give voice to my teenage angst in a way few others could match. I asked Kate, the pleasant-sounding young woman on the other end of the phone who would connect me with Phil, if she could call back in two minutes so I could run upstairs, plug in my recorder and switch. She said no problem.

Then, two minutes into the interview, the call is dropped.

But fear not, intrepid attendees, the interview with Philip Anselmo did happen. We talked about his label, Housecore Records, the bands he’s working with, and about plans for the next Down album, which is apparently set to be recorded at the end of this year. The actual interview will be posted probably sometime in the next two weeks, but because I was so damn relieved to actually get it done, I thought I’d celebrate with this video of “Underneath Everything” from 1995.

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One Response to “Telephonular Adventures with Phil Anselmo”

  1. Mike says:

    This is actually pretty cool. Adding to your growing credibility within the industry and reaffirming why your audience keeps growing.

    I was so into Pantera back in the day. Especially when Cowboys From Hell and Vulgar Display of Power (which was probably my favorite metal album of the ‘90s) came out. The first time I saw Pantera live in was at the hole in the wall Fastlane’s II in Asbury Park during their touring cycle for Cowboys From Hell late 91 or early 92. I remember them tearing shit up and being fuckin’ crazy, especially Phil. Dave Wyndorf was there too. I think Wrathchild America opened, but I’m not sure.

    Phil was also my inspiration to shave my head in the 90’s……still doing it today….for so many more reasons.

    Anyway, congratulations.

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