This interview was originally published in Plead Your Case Fanzine Issue #12, March 2015. Regular text is PYC, bold text is Elliott Flignor.
Hey Elliott what's up? Introduce yourself and the other members of Put It Aside.
Whats up Lennon? I'm Elliott Flignor, I sing for Put It Aside with Bob J on guitar, Island Andre on Bass, and Jesse Inman on drums.
Describe PIA for someone who's never heard you. What are your direct influences?
I've always wanted to cover ten yard fight and one day me and Andre decided to start a band we could do that with. I wanted the TYF sound but also wanted to play faster music and sound more pissed off than Wrench.
That's sick. You guys def have the TYF Vibe going on. What other bands are the members of PIA involved in?
Jared and Jesse are both in HIT LIST and about 15 other bands, and Andre is in guilty conscience.
Best action movie of all time: Predator or Terminator 2?
Finally the real questions. That's a trick question the answer is First Blood.
Dude no way. You'd take Stallone of Arnold?
Overall Arnold has more badass movies but first blood takes the cake for me. Plus Stallone's Italian.
Okay well Predator or T2?
Both are sick but Predator for sure. Can I go with predator 2?
I was about to ask if you fuck with Predator 2.
Me and maybe 5 other people do. It's a wild movie but I fuck with it heavily. Danny glover whoops a predator in hand to hand combat and is given a pirate's pistol as a reward. Bad ass shit man.
Action movies are so much cooler than rap-metal ass horror movies. Anyways, how's the hardcore scene in South Florida right now?
Agreed. South Florida is in a cool spot right now. We have a lot of really sick bands coming up and whole new generation of kids coming to shows and it's beyond exciting. We have a few cool spots for shows but since the Talent Farm closed down we've been looking for a place to really call our own and I think it'll be coming soon.
What're some newer or current bands that have you excited about HC in 2015?
It's the first time I've really been excited about new bands since 09, the golden era, but lately i'm stoked on a few different bands including God's Hate from Cali. Steel Nation is finally putting out their 2nd LP and the new Spine record is some badass shit. Also extremely excited to hear new music from South Florida's own Day By Day, soon to be everyone's favorite new band, I guarantee it.
The new Day by Day is certified G shit. Okay Ten Yard Fight or Floorpunch?
I gotta go with TYF, one of the first bands I really got into and definitely a favorite.
Boston HC or NYHC?
Gotta go with Boston, even though a lot of my favorite bands are NYHC
What does the future hold for PIA?
We're gonna be recording for a 7" within the next month and I'm stoked. Unfortunately, me jesse and Bob all work together so touring is tough but we hope to get out at some point.
Thanks for the interview man. Any last words/shout outs/disses for Chooch?
Thanks a lot man. I want to shout out Blistered and Axis for touching as much as humanly possible and making people see that Florida is the best place for hardcore and shout out to all the corny assholes from up north who like to talk shit on it. chooch is drinking a bud light talking about smoke ring tricks as we speak.
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