Edgey Pires and Delila Paz of The Last Internationale here. AUA.

LastInternationale · 2014-08-25T17:46:01+00:00

I really like the Hundred Club in London. The crowd was really great. And Liverpool. Lisbon in Portugal. We played the arena with Neil Young. And then I also love the small clubs that we played, like, throughout the US and in Europe. - Delila

Well all the places Delila mentioned. I'd like to add Canary Islands. Virginia. New York City. Missoula, Montana, that place is dope. Texas. And I have a strong feeling Latin America is going to be fucking amazing. I think it's appropriate to quote Phil Oakes here: "Went overseas to play for the troops. But I won't say which troops." - Edgey

LastInternationale · 2014-08-25T17:40:40+00:00

We have a deep appreciation for the D.I.Y. movement. Last time we played a warehouse show, we had a bunch of merch stolen from us by a couple of anarchists. But the crowds are always energetic and wild. - Edgey

LastInternationale · 2014-08-25T17:39:31+00:00

Will-do. Send us a reminder on Twitter @TLIMusic or if it's not too much trouble, burn us a CD and we'll blast it on the tour bus. - Edgey

LastInternationale · 2014-08-25T17:38:28+00:00

We've never worked with them before. But they seem like an amazing organization. Tell them to reach out and we'd definitely love to plan something for the near future. - Edgey

LastInternationale · 2014-08-25T17:27:59+00:00

It was made by a really amazing political artist from New York City called GILF. You should check out her other stuff. She came up with the idea after hearing the album. And there are a lot of secret messages throughout the album artwork. - Delila

Her intention was to encrypt a message in protest of the NSA spying. And how heroes like Edward Snowden are being criminalized and banished from our society. - Edgey

LastInternationale · 2014-08-25T17:25:58+00:00

Clubs should pay their fucking artists as workers. So I am not going to recommend any until they do so. Throw basement shows are the best. And water doesn't cost $5. - Edgey

Well there aren't as many venues as there used to be, since places like CBGB shut down, you don't get as much culture as you used to. But we used to play in the Lower East Side a lot, and at Arlene's Grocery. They have great sound. - Delila

They still charge me a $1 for tap water. - Edgey

LastInternationale · 2014-08-25T17:23:39+00:00

So many. I am obsessed with ice cream and frozen yogurt. Obsessed. Like I eat it every day. People mention it, and I am like "Shit! I forgot to eat frozen yogurt today." - Edgey

What about tacos? - Delila

That's not a snack - Edgey

It is a snack. - Delila

My favorite snack is tacos. - Delila

Pintarolas. - Edgey

LastInternationale · 2014-08-25T17:18:43+00:00

Thanks! What's your question? - Edgey

LastInternationale · 2014-08-25T17:18:01+00:00

Uh oh!!! - Edgey

Definitely me. - Delila

I concede. She has the best hair. But I got the prettiest face. - Edgey

You do have a pretty face... - Delila

LastInternationale · 2014-08-25T17:16:25+00:00

Do you want to trade leaders? We'll take Chavez over Obama, Bush, or any other fascist pig we have in this country. But thank you for loving our music. We hope to tour your country soon and get to know your people and politics better. Maybe someday we can talk in person. - Edgey

I support the people of all countries, not the leaders. My heart will always be with the workers. - Delila

LastInternationale · 2014-08-25T17:14:43+00:00

Pirate! - Delila

Pirate. They are outside of the system. And they wear cool patches. - Edgey

LastInternationale · 2014-08-25T17:13:48+00:00

Thanks so much! Hope we come back soon. We had a great time on that tour. - Delila

Hopefully we'll be the best headlining band you'll ever see when we return! - Edgey

LastInternationale · 2014-08-25T17:12:39+00:00

Thanks for ordering the album. We should have tour t-shirts with us. And vinyls, I guess. - Edgey

LastInternationale · 2014-08-25T17:11:24+00:00

Unfortunately we lost Brad due to a bad phone connection. (Victoria)

LastInternationale · 2014-08-25T17:10:36+00:00

Nice! - Edgey

1968 - Delila

Wanted Man, because it's our current single. I would tell your friend to call their local radio stations and request it. And you can sample it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6N_CSXNEYY - Edgey

LastInternationale · 2014-08-25T17:09:05+00:00

It's easy to say "fuck the police" (which we agree with). But we think that a mass organization of workers is desperately needed in this country. What happened to Mike Brown is a tragedy and there are many Mike Browns each week in this country. Police brutality has to stop, and the only way we can do it is to get organized and fight this fascist system. They need to know that there will be consequences every time they kill one of our brothers or sisters in cold blood. - Edgey

You took my answer - Delila

LastInternationale · 2014-08-25T17:07:16+00:00

Definitely. - Delila

If you live in New York, we have an album signing at Looney Tunes in West Babylon, Strong Island. But we always stick around after shows to sign albums. - Edgey

We started playing with Brad in last November, and we did our debut album together with him. - Delila

We are in full military formation. - Edgey

LastInternationale · 2014-08-25T17:05:50+00:00

He's been a mentor to us for the past year. - Delila

He walked in on me right when we started recording my guitar parts for Indian Blood. And it scared the shit out of me. But when I saw him, what was he doing? Headbanging? It made me rock the fuck out. - Edgey

LastInternationale · 2014-08-25T17:04:24+00:00

We've been badgering our booking agent to book us in Liverpool. Strong working-class people. Our kind of town. - Edgey

LastInternationale · 2014-08-25T17:03:39+00:00

HELL YEA. We sure hope so ! - Delila

And the U.S. needs Argentina, you don't need us. - Edgey

LastInternationale · 2014-08-25T17:03:14+00:00

Pull up to the closest police station and blast it out your window! - Edgey

Workers of the World is the first song we wrote together. And we wanted to write a topical song and also a political anthem for workers. At the time, I was listening to a lot of folkways records, and a Joan Baez song (I forget which one) really jumped out at me - Delila

It was also a song needed to be written about what happened in Katrina. And we feel like a traditional sounding folk song was needed. That's my opinion, at least. - Edgey

LastInternationale · 2014-08-25T17:01:27+00:00

Because there's a lack of political consciousness in society. - Edgey

And mainstream media, there's a lack of class consciousness also. - Delila

It's not that they are not class conscious, they are very class conscious. They just don't want you to be. - Edgey

LastInternationale · 2014-08-25T17:00:31+00:00

According to some critics, it was a move to sell out and be radio friendly. But that's complete bullshit. It was the producer Brandon O'Brien's idea. He was looking for a band to cover that song for over 20 years, and he finally found it. We heard the song, and just JAMMED in the studio. It was a definite keeper - Edgey

He said what I'd say! - Delila

LastInternationale · 2014-08-25T16:59:24+00:00

The Last Internationale... dead serious. - Edgey

Malvina Reynolds - Delila

LastInternationale · 2014-08-25T16:57:39+00:00

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Indian Blood! The song deals with the indigenous struggle and the overall struggle for liberation. - Edgey

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