False Alarm ***New Interview***

False Alarm is a great band from Hollywood, CA. They have played a few shows in the Area. They also have some great stuff that they have recorded, which included guests like Cheetah Crome and Fat Mike. They are currently ramping up for something big. I got Brent AKA Aldo to tell their story...

Introduce yourself…
I'M ALDO THE BASS PLAYER FOR FALSE ALARM MY OTHER NAME IS BRENT. I ALSO TRY TO RUN THE SMALL RECORD COMPANY FALSE ALARM RECORDS IN HOLLYWOOD AND IM WORKING ON A BOOK ON 1980S HOLLYWOOD PUNK ROCK GANGS WITH A FRIEND OF MINE ADAM WILSON WHO IS SOME WHAT OF AN EXPERT ON THE SUBJECT. I'M ALSO PRESENTLY PUTTING TOGETHER A COMPULATION CD OF BANDS WITH MY FRIEND ALFRED FROM KAOS 13 AND THE LOS ANGELES DEATH SQUAD AN OLD HOLLYWOOD PUNK GANG FROM 1980 AND TWO OTHER FRIENDS FROM KAOS 13 FROM HOLLYWOOD ADAM WLSON AND ATAM MONDOZA, ALL OLD FRIENDS.

How did the band start?
THE BAND REALY GOT ITS START IN 1996 WHEN ME AND PUNK FLOYD THE GUITAR PLAYER AT THAT TIME FOR FALSE ALARM DESIDED TO PUT A VERTION OF THE BAND TOGETHER AND PLAY SHOWS AND MAKE A CD WICH WE DID OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS BETWEEN 96 AND 99. HOW EVER THE BAND WAS FIRST INVENTED BCK IN 1982 IN BEVERLY HILLS ON THE MORE MIDDLE CLASS SIDE BELOWE WILSHIRE WERE THE APARTMENTS ARE. BACK THEN ME FLOYD HIS BROTHER PAUL AND QUITE A FEW OTHERS HUNG OUT AND WENT TO SCHOOL TOGETHER AND FALSE ALARM WAS FIRST INVENTED THERE WITH SOME OF US WRITING SONGS AND JAMMING IN GARAGES IT WASNT TO ORGANISED BACK THEN AND NO ONE PERSON TOOK IT TO SERIOUSE. THERE WERE A LOT OF MEMBERS THEN FROM THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AND ONE OF THE MAIN ONES WAS FAT MIKE LATER OF THE BAND NOFX WHO CALLED HIMSELF MISFIT MIKE BACK THEN. THERE WAS A TAPE MADE OF LIVE RECORDINGS IN 1983 WITH MIKE SINGING ON MOST TRACKS AND PLAYING BASS THAT WAS SENT INTO MAXIMUM ROCK N ROLL AND THEY REVIEWD IT. NOT MUCH ELLS HAPPEND UNTILL 1996 WHEN THE GROUP REFORMED LIKE I SAID AND THAT ONLY LASTED 3 YEARS. THEN IN 2001 THE BAND GOT BACK TOGETHER WITH DYLAN ONE WHO HAD PLAYED GUITAR ON VOCALS AND WE RECORDED ANOTHER CD

How did you come up with the name?
AS THE STORIE GOES FROM PART OF OUR CHILDHOOD VANDALISM BEING PULLING FIRE ALARMS
 
Who would you say are your influences?
A GREAT MANY INFLUENCES THE MOST BEING THE DEAD BOYS , THE RAMONES , THE BEATLES, IM A FAN OF PERFORMERS LIKE LENN BRUCE AND IF ITS COMEDY GENE WILDER AS WELL

What is the punk scene like in California?
HOLLYWOOD HAD A GREAT PUNK SCEEN BACK IN 82 WHEN I WAS A KID I SAW ALL KINDS OF PUNK BANDS AND NEW ALL KINDS OF PUNKS AND WENT TO ALL KINDS OF PUNK CLUBS. I WOULD SAY ONE OF THE BEST SCEENS IN THE WORLD. NOW DAYS WHAT SCEEN IS THERE ANYWERE I DONT KNOW. I  HAVE TO MAKE MY OWN SCEEN NOW TRYING TO WORK ON THINGS LIKE THIS NEW PUNK ROCK COMPULATION THING WITH MY FRIENDS

Describe the song writing process...
FOR THE LAST RECORD I JUST GOT DRUNK WITH D- ROCK (DYLAN) EVERY NIGHT FOR LIKE 3 MONTHS (HE DID NOT DRINK JUST I) AND WE WOULD JUST WRITE THINGS DOWN AND TAPE LITTLE PARTS AND PUT IT ALL TOGETHER. WE HAD A LOT OF GOOD IDEAS AND ALL THE PROBLEMS WE HAD GONE THREW BROUGHT LOTS MORE GOOD SONG WRITING MATERIAL. ON LEARNING IS IMPOSSIBLE OUR FIRST CD I DID A LOT OF WRITING LATE AT NIGHT WITH PAUL ARAGON THE SINGER ON THAT CD

The band originally formed in 1982, what caused to original breakup?
THE BAND BROKE UP BECAUSE IT WAS VERY UNORGANISED AND KNOW ONE REALY CARED I GUESS. I WOULD TRY AND WRITEV SOME SONGS AT FAT MIKES HOUSE BUT NEVER REALY GOT MUCH DONE THE BAND NEVER DID MUCH OF ANYTHING THEN AND JUST BROKE UP I WANTED TO BE INVOLVED WITH IT BUT NEVER HAD TIME I WAS BECUMING INVOLVED WITH PUNK GANGS AND THAT BAD INFLUENCE TOOK MOST MY TIME ALONG WITH DRINKING A LOT. I DONT THINK ANYONE PUT ANY WORK INTO THAT BAND. LUCKILY PUNK FLOYD MADE THE DEMO WITH FAT MIKE THAT AS SENT TO MAXIMUM ROCK N ROLL IN 83 BECAUSE IT CAME IN HANDY AS A BONUS TRACK ON OUR 98 RECORD RELEASE "LEARNING IS IMPOSSIBLE"

What sparked the band to reform in '96?
WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE A BAND SO IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA. I WAS A LOT OLDER AND PAST ALL MY JUVENIAL DILINQUENT BEHAVOR SO I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING MORE POSITIVE

Your first release was 'Learning is Impossible', tell us about the CD...
ITS NOT MY FAVORITE CD I THINK WE COULD HAVE DONE A MUCH BETTER JOB, BUT I ENJOY LISTENING TO IT I LIKE THE SONG LYRICS WE WROTE AND REORDED MANY MORE SONGS FOR THAT CD AND MANY OF THEM WERE MUCH BETTER THEN SOME OF THE SONGS THAT ENDED UP ON THE CD I NEVER UNDERSTOUD THAT.

Your second album was 'Fuck 'Em All We've All Ready (Now) Won!', tell us about the album...
I LOVE THE "FUCK EM ALL" CD. I WAS ABLE TO GET CHEETAH CHROME FROM THE DEAD BOYS TOAY AND SING ON THE RECORD AND DEE DEE RAMONE DID THE PAINTING FOR THE RECORD COVER WITH THE NEW GUITAR PLAYER WE HAD PAUL KOSTABI. ME AND DYLAN WROTE MOST THE SONGS AND IT CAME OUT GREAT. WE ALSO HAD GUEST RICK WILDER FROM THE BERLIN BRATS AND MAU MAUU'S AND OTHER GUEST. THERE IS A NEW RELEASE NOW ABOUT TO BE RELEASED NAMED "BUSPAR FOR BEDBUG WITH SOME OF THOSE SAME SONGS PLUSS SOME UNRELEASED STUDIO OUT TAKES  AND SOME OTHER LIVE STUFF

What else have you released?
WE HAVE TWO 45'S BOTH SPLITS WITH OUR GUITAR PLAYER PAUL KOSTABIS OTHER BAND YOUTH GONE MAD. ONE OF THEM FEATURES JOEY RAMONE WITH YGM

Who are some of the bands you have done shows with?
WE HAVE ONLY EVER PLAYED AROUND 50 SHOWS EVER. WE PLAYED ORANGE COUNTY , LOS ANGELES , AND SAN FRANCISCO. WE NEVER PLAYED WITH ANY BIG BANDS. I GUESS THE BIGEST WAS THE BAND KILL ALLEN WRENCH WITH MEMBORS FROM THE MENTORS WHO ARE ALSO WANKER RECORDS RECORDING ARTIST

Do you prefer to do shows at large venues or small clubs?
I LIKED PLAYING ALS BAR A SMALL VENUE IN DOWNTOWN LA. I THINK OUR BIGEST VENUE WAS THE GLASS HOUSE IN PAMONA

Have you toured?
ONLY AS FAR AS SAN FRANCISCO

Is there a favorite band you like to do shows with?
NO WE NEVER PLAYED WITH ANY BIG NAME ACTS ACTUALY THERE WAS THIS WIERD PUNK BAND WE USED TO PLAY WITH WITH ALL YOUNG KIDS WHO WERE LIKE 21 OR 18 THEY WERE A LOT OF FUN

Is there a favorite place you like to do shows at?
WELL ONLY THE PLACE ALS BAR I MENTIONED

Do you see is the future of False Alarm?
WELL I'M WORKING ON SOME NEW SONGS I DONT KNOW IF ILL RELEASE EM AS FALSE ALARM BUT I AM LOOKING FORWERD TO RELEASING THE NEW FALSE ALARM CD BUSPAR FOR BEDBUG WITH THE OLD LIVE RECORDINGS AND UNRELESED STUDIO OUT TAKES
 
How can people contact the band?
ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS EMAIL IS ALDOWORLD13@GMAIL.COM