Sage Francis, Weerd Science, Mac Lethal, John Reuben and lots more! I got in touch with his management and we talked on the phone. I’d been in touch with him for a while since we had the same publishing company.
I hear you have KRS 1 featuring on the record. This is the album I’ve always wanted to make and we were able to do it all independently through Kickstarter. I was involved in all of the beats, whereas the last few albums were about having pop punk guests etc. Lars Attacks! is more electronic and I’ve worked on the rhymes more. What should we expect from your new album Lars Attacks? There is so much competition that you need to stay a step ahead. I think it’s important to constantly be putting out new music and have a personal connection with the fans. Why did you go about re-releasing, especially so near the release of Lars Attack?Ĭrappy Records / Oglio wanted to do a second album and I wanted to give it to them. The new version is the ‘official’ one, but I see how it can be confusing for the fans since the songs have been out for so long.
It came out on a torrent site in 2008, then as a version with samples in 2010 and now as the official release without samples and new songs. You’ve recently re –released 21 Concepts, can you tell me the differences of each release? I see it has been re-released three times. There is so much great music coming out these days, it’s hard to keep up! I have been enjoying my man Grieve’s new album, “Together Apart” as well as Big Chocolate, a dubstep DJ on our tour bus for Warped. Were there any bands you checked out while touring?įailsafe were amazing, as always. More moshing and insanity at Slam Dunk for sure! The Slam Dunk shows were more of the pop punk set. The club shows were more of the ‘indie hip-hop’ fans. Were there any differences with the crowds? The Leeds Slam Dunk was one of the most exciting shows I’d ever played in my life. It was really fun performing and meeting everyone. How did your headline shows compare to the Slam Dunk shows? I love going there and learning stuff and realizing, “Wow, this pub is 12,000 years old!” You know? It was an awesome tour! England is awesome because of the long amazing history. We went to Stonehenge, Nottingham Castle and really had a good time. I had a lot of fun with MC Chris, he’s my good homie. We rapped for the kids in the parking lot in London who got kicked out of the venue for being underage. Slam Dunk was definitely the most fun part. How were your UK tour and Slam Dunk shows? I caught up with the eclectic – and horrendously busy – rapper to find out about his new album, his first ever label signing and exactly how his bottom ended up in his latest music video! This autumn will see the hard working rapper back on the road with MC Chris with dates across the States. From the UK, Lars headed back over the pond for a summer long of performances on the US Warped Tour with the likes of 3oh!3, Paramore, Bowling for Soup and Enter Shikari. He also performed at this year’s Slam Dunk alongside the likes of Less than Jake, Reel Big Fish and Anti-Flag. In 2006 his close friend Patrick Wood committed suicide prompting him to write the track 23, which featured on the album This Gigantic Robot Kills. He teamed up with the charity to spread the word about depression and suicide awareness as well as raising money for them whilst on tour.Įarlier this year MC Lars headlined his own UK Tour with friends Weerd Science, MC Chris and Akira the Don. Cleverly, the song plays at 100 beats per minute, a nod to the speed you are meant to press on the person’s chest! Lars supports the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention as well. The socially-conscious artist also works alongside a number of charities including American Heart Association penning a song for them called That’s CPR, which literally explains how a person should do CPR.
He promoted his viewpoint alongside Jaret Reddick from Bowling for Soup on the track Download this Song from previous album The Graduate. The quirky musician, who also produces his own comics and DVDs is a big advocate for downloading music for free.
Throughout his career he has collaborated with a plethora of musicians including Weird Al Yankovic, Parry Gripp of Nerf Herder, Brett Anderson from The Donnas, Paul Gilbert from Mr Big and Gabe Saporta of Midtown/Cobra Starship.
California born rapper MC Lars has spent the last ten years cultivating his very own style of post-punk laptop rap. September saw the release of his eighth full length album Lars Attacks! Coming out on his Horris Records label, there were guest appearances from the likes of KRS-1 and Weerd Science – formerly Coheed and Cambria’s drummer as well as Lars’ latest label signing.