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:	post by bobnomaamrooney at 2012-05-08 21:48:31

Tommy DiCe & The Hardcores, what a kick ass Old School Hardcore band out of Boston fronted by a great friend & a legend in the Boston Hardcore Scene Tommy DiCe, this band captures the true sound of classic Boston Hardcore with a great blend of genres, I consider them like Slapshot meets Sam Black Church in a Bar brawl with Jerry's Kids, this is a fist straight to your jaw & it ain't starburst motherfucker, this is the real deal, this is what Hardcore should sound like, so Tommy, tell us a brief History of the band & a little bit about the members personal life?

TOMMY DICE- Well Emmanuel, this band came into concept around late 2006 and got in the spotlight with the help of my drummer Greg Hardcores in 2007. We played at couple of basement shows that I set up at the college I was attended Suffolk University in downtown BOSTON. Then came the Presidents Day Massacre show at the Abbey lounge(R.i.p) in Somerville, Mass for 2000-h8 as well as shows in Boston, Cambridge, Allston, Jamaica Plain, Revere, Malden, Ashland MASSACHUSETTS and West Warwick RHODE ISLAND.
Greg and Myself have been the back-bone of this band and we have had a number of different Bass players filling in over the past two years. I have played constantly with the BHC band DIVISION OF HATE as well for the past three years. I also sell hardcore cd’s and tee shirts and help bands with distro and currently I’m working as a doorman at a venue in Brockton, MA.

Are you guys on tour lately, I just saw one damn show on your page for January & I was like, "what the fuck" ,bands like Tommy Dice & The Hardcores deserves to be playing constantly around Boston & other places, so they can show people that Hardcore ain't just breakdowns & picking fights, tell us more?

TOMMY DICE- Right now we are not playing many shows until we can get a new album recorded with a new CD to play out to promote. We are looking for a full time Bassist to practice and play out with and currently having my friend Chase filling in for that January show. Chase has also helped filled in for my other band DIVISION OF HATE. Once the line-up is done and the CD is packaged we will be ready to take on the World or at least the States for that matter to show motherfuckers that hardcore ain’t dead and show motherfuckers what the true hardcore is like… it’s not about being “tough”, it’s about looking out for one another and friendship and playing out shows, having a good time and meeting new people, granted there’s sometimes when something goes wrong (ie. Fights and shit) but that’s just how it is. All we can do is raise awareness and be good spokesmen for the Scene.

Are you guys planning a tour across the U.S. for 2010 or not, maybe a couple of Mini Tours throughout New York, New Jersey, California & Florida can start things off with a bam! in your face type of reaction, I'm sure the Old School soldiers will support your group & you will introduce kids to genuine Boston hardcore, tell us more?

TOMMY DICE- I totally feel you on that one! After the current show we have booked is done we will focus on getting the album done with a slew of shows across Mass and New England. Also, with the help of outside contacts maybe some shows in Jew York or Jerz, Penn, Baltimore, Florida etc. There are no limits on this band. The west coast would be cool to tour too. Anyone interested in booking just contact tommydiceandthehardcores @yahoo.com or contact the band through MySpace. Anyone who has seen us live knows the spectacle that is T.D.H.C. It’s cool listening to a CD, but there is nothing like the energy that is live hardcore and that raw element that few bands can achieve but playing new areas and making new friends and fans is what we’re all about and anyone who recognizes our realness knows what’s up.

Any plans of touring outside the U.S. soon, to Countries like Canada, the U.K., Portugal, Spain or Colombia in 2010 or in the near future, I'm sure people in those Countries will form huge circle pits & sing along to your sick songs?

TOMMY DICE- Totally Emman, I’m always amazed how big hardcore is outside the US and overseas considering this is an underground scene. Anybody who can hook up shows outside the U.S. we will totally consider as we can hook up any bands that want to play Mass or Boston. We work on this one hand washes the other basis. That’s what hardcore’s all about, helping one another and looking out. Anyone who opens their house to us to crash after a tour date will receive the same if they were to play out here in Boston or Brockton.
Hardcore is not about big tour companies, managers and promoters that rip-off hardworking bands. We do this shit all ourselves… D.I.Y MOTHER FUCKERS!

Can you describe the Boston Hardcore scene for us, because for what I have heard & seen people are focused in tough guy Hardcore bands, fights & stuff like that, but we all want to know about the shows, the kids that go to shows, the scene in general, etc., tell us more?

TOMMY- In Boston it’s very cliquey. Certain bands only play certain shows with their friends’ bands and what not, which totally kills the scene when it’s the same fuckin type of bands playing together all the time. You have the Punk/hardcore/indie more artsy kinda bands in Allson/Cambridge where basement shows replace venues that closed or won’t book anymore, then go out to Brockton and its more Beatdown style and brutal metal. Western Mass death metal and Worcester scene. Personally, TDHC doesn’t discriminate, we play with punk, rock, reggae and hip-hop acts. WE DON’T GIVE A FUCK! That’s what’s the problem in Boston.. this dude had to be down with this dude, or this band is down with this band or crew. That leads to serious drama, in the pit, fights and shit. Which gives hardcore a bad name and leads to venues being shut down or shutting their doors on us cuz people don’t wanna deal with these assholes. Like people who don’t know pit edicate and stomp on a kid who fell down in the pit with the help of five friends who “have your back” instead of helping that person up which you’re supposed to do or people who single-out people and hit people in the pit on purpose at shows because they look different or ain’t down with whatever band they like. Bottom line: Make friends, not enemies. Some people learn this the hard way....

Can you tell us about your influences in and out of Music, I know you guys dig Old School Hardcore & Punk, street wise lyrics, you dig a lot of NYHC, Hip Hop, sports, among other things, but our readers want to know it all hahaha, so tell us more?

TOMMY- Well, of course, Hardcore comes first. Hahaha. But we’re not gonna limit ourselves. There was a time when I guess you could say that I considered myself “strictly hardcore” but I’m also into old school hip-hop, punk, ska, reggae etc. but the main emphasis is keeping it real! We try to write about real shit and life experiences and lessons learned. Music is meant to inspire, so you won’t hear us writing about fake shit like Kings of Leon or whatever garbage is currently being played on the radio. You heard bands like Rage Against the Machine, TREE and Public Enemy in the 90s who always had a political message and I feel like a lot of bands have lost that. To all the bands: your stage is your podium, your guitar is a weapon, your words can inspire change. Bands like Warzone had front men like Raybeez who would give a 2 minute lecture between songs and teach the kids. It seems like nobody does that anymore. The music is a lot less political these days which sucks because the kids need somebody to educate and look up to cuz the classrooms certainly won’t do that.

You guys put out a "S/T" demo cd which sounded really good, but it was kind of raw, but still kicked major ass, compared to what bands are putting out these days, also are there plans of releasing a full length or maybe an E.P. this year, tells us more about it?

TOMMY- We will be recording a full-length album in 2010 very soon. You heard it here first! The “2009 Sampler” ep was really a demo to give out at DICEFEST that we did in Jan ’09 and to give to friends and bands to help promote us and have something to show for the band and website. It was recorded with the computer program Fruity-loops live on one take with one mic. The sound on the new album will be a million times better produced. We have enough material now for a full-length which we will be setting up soon. Stay tuned for the Tommy DiCe & the Hardcores album, comps, shows and tours. Yep Yep

I saw you guys appeared at a Local TV show and it was nice, finally people are opening their damn eyes & are accepting Hardcore bands on T.V., radio, etc., tell us about that experience & if we are going to see more of that in the near future?

TOMMY- We actually turned that into a DVD that was well recepted amongst friends and youtube. I actually had friends that would watch it every day! Thanks to Sal Khan and everybody at MATV in Malden, MA. Once the new album is released we will be open to all media outlets; TV, radio etc. College and independent radio has always given bands like us a chance. MTV doesn’t even play music anymore so they can go to hell as well as all the mainstream rock radio that plays the same fuckin songs over and over again and never give local bands a chance. That’s why WBCN “The Rock of Boston” is now the ‘Sports hub’ radio station. Bands like SoundGarden, Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains were great in their day, but when you keep hearing those same songs over and over again, year after year, you’re probably gonna wanna kill yourself. It’s a new era.

Are you guys searching for a Record Label these days or not, I don't know if you want to continue putting out material on your own, also you guys have been getting a lot of positive feedback & support from all over the World, people from Argentina, Spain and other places dig your band a lot & have featured it on Magazines, Zines, Radio Stations, among other media, how does all of this makes you feel, are you happy and proud with what you have achieved as a band, tell us more?

TOMMY- We will release this new album on our own but are open to any offers from record companies. Being in a band is a lot of hard work. It takes time and money and if anyone is willing to help us we would see what we could get out of that. Personally, I like being in control so we don’t mind financing the new recordings and a CD to package for it. But if people in outside markets want to help distribute then we won’t turn that down. This shit doesn’t promote itself. Thanks to everybody’s support and all my friends all over the world that recognize hardcore realness!

2009 was a great fucking year for Tommy DiCe & The Hardcores, lot's of Local shows, exposure all over the World, you guys released a cd & are better than ever, so my brothers tell us, what’s left to be proved for the band, what do you guys want to achieve in life as a group, and what can we expect from Tommy Dice & The Hardcores in 2010 & in the near future?

TOMMY- Basically we are ready to take this to a national level. I’m not saying we’re gonna be a household name and be on the Tonight Show or touring with Ozzy but to just get some recognition which I feel this new album will do. The ’09 sampler is a ruff recording of the band which is soo much tighter now then that recording from a year ago. Just wait til this new shit drops…hardest ever...old school.

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