A Global Threat
By Elysa Stein

A Global Threat was stuck in Philly the weekend of Jan. 8, 1999, Despite weather, a cancelled show, the van being broken into, no money, and no place to stay, this crew made the best of the weekend beginning their tour.

The band consists of Mark Unseen, Brett Threat, Bryan, Mike E. Bastard, and Pete Unlawful. We also couldn’t forget their official roadie Tugboat.

The only one missing was the guitarist who was flying in at the end of the weekend. Yes, flying! We set out to do a Violent Society interview and somehow found ourselves at the South Street Diner stealing leftover salads with A Global Threat.

In Boston, Mark (also of the Unseen) has attained a million scene points due to the fact that he’s in two bands and the President of A.D.D. Records.

The kids in Boston have a habit at shows, which in most cities has been outlawed by steel guardrails.

“Every night, up on stage it turns out to be karaoke night,” says Mark. “If the kids in Boston know your songs, then you don’t even need a singer. At first we enjoy it, but after an hour of your drums getting knocked over, and not being free to move around on stage, it gets annoying. For every 300 kids at a show, 100 are on stage!”

The Dropkicks seem to put a spotlight on Boston, but this hasn’t done much to highlight A Global Threats determination.

“We don’t want to give the Dropkick Murphy’s any credit they don’t deserve,” he says. “Boston has been an active scene the past couple of years. There are bands that have been working just as hard and attracting attention to Boston. Like Showcase Showdown, The Unseen, Ducky Boys, and The Troubled.” Let’s talk about the 80s. You are stuck in the 80s when…”All your friends have mullets or a rat tail!” “You still go to the roller rink on a regular basis.”

When it comes to musical talent A Global Threat don’t care if they sound good or bad, they just play for the fun of it.

“The whole thing with our band is that every member is expendable, and nobody does what they are supposed to do,” Mark says. “They aren’t in a band where they could really play stuff. I can’t play bass, Brian can’t really play guitar, and Mike’s probably the only person who can actually play. We don’t want to be called a political band. Sometimes we do write about political stuff. We write about anything that concerns us.”