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John Reis, also known by the pseudonyms Speedo, Slasher, and the Swami is an American musician, singer, guitarist, record label owner, and disc jockey. He is best known as the singer and guitarist for the rock band Rocket from the Crypt, which he formed and fronted (as Speedo) for the entirety of its career from 1990 to 2005.
Mar 16, 2022 · You wouldn’t think a middle school benefit concert would be a breeding ground for veteran post-punk activity, but a SoCal student fundraiser is exactly where PLOSIVS – the supergroup co-anchored by Hot Snakes guitarist John Reis and Pinback vocalist-guitarist Rob Crow – premiered the songs from their self-titled debut.
Feb 12, 2016 · John Reis has almost as many nicknames—Speedo, The Swami, Slasher—as he has bands, whether that’s Rocket From The Crypt, Hot Snakes, The Night Marchers, or Drive Like Jehu. Formed in...
May 23, 2022 · John Reis (Drive Like Jehu, Rocket From The Crypt, Hot Snakes, The Night Marchers) has been in a slew of killer bands during his time in the music trenches. He has also been in an demand producer. But, there is one thing he has never done: release a solo record.
Reis’ latest project, The Night Marchers, finds him reinventing high-definition rock one again; this time with former Hot Snakes brethren (bassist Gar Wood, now ramping up the rhythm guitar; drummer Jason Kourkounis) and bassist Thomas Kitsos.
Aug 18, 2023 · At the time, his longtime bandmate John Reis posted a short tribute on social media, and now he has opened up more about Rick’s death on Justin Pearson (The Locust, Deaf Club, Dead Cross, etc...
Jan 20, 2015 · Enter Reis – also known as Speedo, Slasher and latterly Swami – San Diego’s reluctant king of the beach, whose latest release Modern Surf Classics, a collaboration with Minneapolis garage-rock minimalists the Blind Shake, aims to bring the sound of surf back to something more becoming of the man-eating jaws of death that thundering 30ft waves sh...
