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Germaine B. and Amy Fantastic of Monkey Mania and Various

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February 26th, 2025 Ed: Alright, so firstly, who are you? Amy: Well, I'm Amy Fantastic and I was the bass player, singer? back up singer? in Rainbow Sugar, a bunch of other bands. I also ran avenue called Polyfinger, a venue called Monkey Mania, and a venue called-- or I would't say I ran them-- but I was a crucial element to those two places and Wunderground. Those three places. Germaine: I'm Germain-bow Sugar and I was mostly just, I was just partying the whole time, Amy was running everything. Amy: And being helpful. Germaine: At all of those venues [laughter]. And I'm also a drummer in, Amy: In a million bands Germaine: In a million bands, and also Rainbow Sugar Ed: So what was your guys' introduction to DIY spaces or like, alternative venues, or culture? Amy: Well, I'll go first, just because I go way, way back. At around 12 I started going to warehouse shows in Denver. So I was going to shows at like The Purple Room, which eventually ended up turning into ...
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Max Mudge of New York DIY

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Ed: So firstly, who are you? Max: My name is Max Mudge. I grew up in Denver, always part of the skate scene, sort of peripherally involved in the punk music scene. 34 years old. Lived in Virginia for a couple of years and said fuck that and... [moved back]. Ed: Nice, so what was your introduction to DIY or alternative spaces and culture? Max: Okay… so in some sense, that’s always been home, and a part of my life, in regards to street skating. Which is like “let’s make the city a DIY space!” You’re looking at a marble ledge downtown, in terms of architecture or the function of sitting on it, and skateboarders look at it as if it is a physical challenge to be interacted with and simultaneously, inherently, breaking the law. Right? Any time you street skate, it is illegal. And… what I loved about it was the other people that wanted to do it had the same mindset I did. Which, maybe, I started skating when I was in 2nd grade (?) and I didn’t even start to try to conceptualize my motivation,...
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