S NT TE Out Of The Blue ON 2. INDEPENDENCE FEST 12. OZZFEST P.O. Box 388 C Local festival has Ozzfest caliber. Off stage with DevilDriver, Delaware OH 43015 O 4. OMFG ChthoniC and The Showdown. www.myspace.com/ Area fest brings diverse original bands. 15. VANS WARPED TOUR O 7. WOODSHOCK Behind the scenes interviews out_of_the_blue646 Account of one of Ohio’s largest events. and Cleveland’s washout. T 9. INDI$TINCT FREESTYLE 17. WARPED EXPERIENCE Editor-in-Chief Area blader’s alternative sport. On the road with Tom. Neil Shumate B 10. UNDERGROUND SOUNDS 18. MILWAUKEE SUMMERFEST SOTU let rip the dogs of Gwar. Fans Trip proves worthwhile, with or without meeting Panic!. Copy Editor pleased with piss and blood showers. John Shumate 19. LOGANPALOOZA 32. SCENE OF THE CRIME Alien Robot God on Prelude. Writers A chat with founder Logan Maddy. 33. AIDEN Allyson Below 20. 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Ethan Beazley Sagabu Columnist SINthetichead3000 Layout and Design Neil Shumate Publicity, Promotion Neil Shumate Back Page Illustration Michael Ingledue www.scurgestudios.com myspace.com/scurgestudios Interested writers, artists, photographers, advertising business specialists contact: out_of_the_blue646 @yahoo.com An independent publication looking beyond the mainstream.— For the fans, by the fans Out Of The Blue is a copyrighted independent publication, including all photos unless otherwise noted. END OF SUMMER EDITION OCTOBER, 2007 In 2006, Juliya’s Fuse program Metal Asylum (created after Uranium) was suddenly taken off air. During that pe- Mistress Juliya exposed riod Juliya also hosted a humorous devi- ant sex talk advice show responding to really doesn’t bother me, even so fucking hot! Their [NIN] energy is e-mails, messages and phone calls, titled “Itthough I can be a needy girl. It breathtaking. During Pretty Hate Ma- “Slave to the Metal.” was hard when we first started, but I chine he was fucked up on drugs, doing “Some of the questions I got were deal with it—he’s an amazing guy. But, lines, and now he’s getting older, sitting insane. Sometimes scary. It made me when he gets back it’s fuckin’ on! The around drinking coffee,” laughed Juliya. think about the school systems and what sex is awesome! Dude, the shit’s like a With hundreds of band interview people are learning. I mean, god, do we snuff film!” Mistress Juliya smiled wide experiences, Juliya admits she rarely pee from the same hole? Really, just when talking about her current relation- gets nervous. don’t have sex,” laughed Juliya. ship with touring Black Market Hero “I’m occasionally star struck, but not Currently Juliya hopes to pursue bassist Ryan Juhrs. so much anymore. Ones that stand out acting and bring back “Slave to the Widely known for her ex-Fuse metal are Reznor, Manson, Al Jorgensen, Peter Metal” while continuing to host her own show “Uranium,” Juliya Chernetsky has Steele, and Ozzy. Ozzy’s my fucking project called “Thrash Talk” on Dovetail built a career with smashing sex appeal hero. I always pray that they won’t dis- TV. The aim of “Thrash Talk” is similar as a riveting female representative of the appoint and hope they will be awesome. to “Uranium” by featuring one-on-one metal music scene. Juliya hosted this Most bands are afraid of the media, but behind the scenes band interviews year’s Independ- filmed for the web ence Fest in and on her Pataskala, Ohio myspace site. and snuck in some Juliya hopes the time to sit with us program will near a field. eventually link “I’ve had a with None Louder great fucking time dot com and here. Ohio has a blabbermouth.net. great metal scene One source says and this festival is “Slave to the rad,” said Juliya, Metal” has been stretched across contracted with from us wearing a Sirius radio. constricted black Having a gen- “Slave to the erally unconserva- Metal” logo shirt tive image, Juliya and a tight short has encountered a jean skirt. few fans that push Still recovering the limits. from a night of “Yea, I’ve got- partying, Mistress ten e-mails with Juliya reflected on threats to kill me what started it all. because I would- “I was proba- n’t return fan’s bly 12 years old messages. Some when I got into music with GNR. I lis- you have to have a sense of humor and fans have an extreme style, so it’s under- tened to Appetite For Destruction, Ozzy, not be so fucking serious with them. I’m standable, but motherfuckers are scary Megadeth, Priest, shit like that. I was an just a fan, and they want to be treated sometimes! I’m always flattered when I immigrant from the Ukraine and raised like people.” meet fans, but I just thank them and act in Brooklyn, so it was rough sometimes Sometimes interviews can go sour, rational. Sometimes you gotta be like, feeling like an outcast. When I was 15 and Juliya told us of one that stands out. ‘peace out, you fucking psycho!’” or 16 I got into industrial music. I never “Oh, I don’t give a shit if I tell you. Juliya is influenced by kick ass really planned to do what I’m doing. I System Of A Down. After the cameras music, but what about her influences as started modeling, making commercials were off, they were really cool people. a model? and doing some music videos. I was When the cameras were rolling, they “Betty Paige. During her time it was really into Fuse, and a fan of wouldn’t even crack a smile, kind of illegal and fucked up to wear leather and “Headbanger’s Ball” and I was pissed arrogant, a lot about politics, giving ran- look bondage. She was never a whore, when it went off air. Then after sending dom bullshit answers to straightforward she never cared. It took balls to bring in a tape, I started at Fuse with questions. I mean c’mon!” fetish. She was a beautiful woman with “Tastemakers.” I did that for about a The metal mistress admits to some- balls. Women can be sexy and beautiful year and “Uranium” came along.” times turning away bands because without sucking dick. Girls can do what- Juliya debuted “Uranium” with a they’re not “death metal or black metal ever they want man,” Juliya told us. Trent Reznor interview. “He’s amazing. enough. I draw the line on certain bands. As far as guilty music pleasures, Fucking tormented pain, and god he is I just say they’re not heavy enough.” “Metal Mistress,” continued on next page e r Like you’ve never seen it before u t a e Festival On The Green F t s attracts new crowds e F Free entertainment has always been pioneer from Columbus, l an attraction at the annual St. Mary’s Ohio, performed her sweet a c Festival On The Green, but never to this and haunting songs filled o extent. Out Of The Blue’s Neil Shumate with emotion. L hand-picked the entertainment lineup Amanda independently and Marion’s local radio station 97.5 released Bullets last year WDCM took over the sound system. and she plans to soon record more With the idea of music in mind, material in Chicago. Local Mic’s Brian Jester and his crew Twenty different bands, so many (Fat J Live Sound) brought the stage to talented artists, and three days of free life all three nights with some of Ohio’s entertainment—needless to say, this was best local bands and a hip-hop act. a pretty amazing festival! Marion Catholic grad Alex Sheridan All three nights ranged from the kicked off the first night handing out legendary blues rock of Harding High popsicles and performing hits from his School grad Willie Phoenix and West debut album The Feelgood Movement. Milton, Ohio’s Reece Lincoln to the Also performing live with Sheridan were rock of 99 Heartaches, Radio Pirates, CIE Breeze and special guests Aaron The Moops, Amazing Death In Audio Nemo with Nite Tha Grrness. and Short Notice. I guess you could just Grunge band Mayavirupa made an say it had a little bit of everything, in- appearance at this year’s festival bring- cluding the choral group InChant and ing in fans of rock. The band is com- comedy by Travis Hoewischer, Bob posed of three Central Ohio talented Cook and Jay Hendren, as well as acous- artists. Columbus Ohio’s folk rock band tic sets by Nicholas Wilkinson, Justin Miss Molly brought their passionate VanCooney with JT, Nicole Pinnick, music with them as well. After hearing and the original works of Marion, them perform, I’d have to say it makes Ohio’s Matt McCrery. you want to dance, it even glorifies you. Festival head’s Diane and Dave The mixed up three night lineups Trefzger would like to thank Brian Jester didn’t stop there—a central Ohio power- and his crew for taking the entertain- pop/alternative band known as Vicious ment’s sound to the next level and hope Whisky also took the stage this year.