General Tsao Tofu:

1 block of extra firm tofu.
1 cup House of Tsang General Tsao Sauce.

After draining the water out of the tofu cut the block in thin strips.
lay your tofu out on a large plate and use a spoon to marinate it using your General Tsao sauce.
on a medium-high flame place your marinated tofu in your frying pan and let sit till the tofu is sizzling then flip and repeat

* you might need to do this more then once.
* you don't want the sauce burning to the bottom of the pan.

Vegetable Spring Rolls:

1 bag of Cole Slaw cabbage.
13 egg roll wrappings.
2 or more tablespoons of vegetable oil.

drizzle your 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil around the bottom of a large pan on low heat. Place your Cole Slaw cabbage in your pan and turn your heat to medium.
After a few minutes start moving your cabbage around in the pan.

* you want the cabbage to get soft but have a little crunch to it.
* use your best judgment in order to tell of your cabbage is done cooking. (try two little shreds of it)

When the cabbage is done cooking let it sit for 2 minutes. Add a little cabbage to the center of your spring roll wrapping and then fold it up.
After your spring roll is folded up place it on medium heat in your frying pan and cook until golden brown and crispy on one side then flip over and repeat.

*how to fold spring rolls:
Place filling diagonally on wrapping.
Fold corner over filling.
fold up both sides and then moisten edge for last flip.
Roll over until wrapping is completely around the spring roll then seal the edge of the roll with warm water.

Vegetable Spring Roll dipping sauce:

2 packets of duck sauce.
1 packet of hot mustard.

add your duck sauce to your hot mustard and mix it with a fork.

*This is very easy although you might need to go to your local Chinese restaurant.

Band: Colony

Important Links:
Colony
frequency deleted records








who is the biggest influence in your musical career?

Musically i'd say it definitely ranges ya know? Stuff like eyehategod, cursed, converge, his hero is gone and many more. Non musically i'd say our biggest influence is having fun. we love meeting new kids who love hardcore and heavy music just as much as we do.

what is your favorite part of playing shows?

Making Money $ -just kidding, but seriously my favorite part is when i see people banging their heads and throwing up the metal horns,

Do you any plans for the up coming year?

We just recorded 7 songs at dead air studios that will be released on a 7 inch on Frequency Deleted Records. (More info on that soon) 3 of those songs you can find un-mastered versions somewhere on the Internet. We are pretty excited for it. We think this record is gonna colonize some minds for sure. Some of us go to school in the fall so for the next few months we wont be touring heavily but we will be doing some weekends with our friends in Convulsions (RI) and Heartless (Pa)and playing one off shows here and there. Come January time Beast mode will be in full effect.

What inspired you to write the song numb ?

"I've tried so hard and come so far in the end it doesn't even matter"
The song is pretty straight forward, there's no specific story that inspired it or anything. it just that life is shit ya kno? so fuck it,sometimes you feel numb. Sometimes you feel like there's no point in trying and sometimes ya feel like you will die with nothing ya know?

Organization: VeganTHIS

Important Links:
veganthis.org















What is the purpose of VeganTHIS?

Around the same time the web site was just starting up I began to realize that I never saw any vegan outreach tables at any punk or hardcore shows I was going to. I knew I had to change this. I think punk and hardcore shows are such a good opportunity to do vegan outreach and give lots of cool info to kids. Gather says it best, ''Punk is about doing what's right, even if it means going against the majority''. The punk scene was built by pissed off kids wanting social change. Animal exploitation is happening everywhere in so many different forms, if we don't stop it, who will? I table shows because kids attending shows have the passion, the dedication, and the inspiration to do anything. You just need to help them realize it.

What is the main inspiration of VeganTHIS?

First and foremost, our inspiration comes from the animals. We can only strive to be as strong as them. Enduring pain each and everyday being held captive in factory farms, being tortured in laboratories, watching their brothers and sisters being skinned alive on fur farms, living with dead cage-mates on puppy mills. They are the strong ones. If any story is truly inspirational, it is the stories of the individuals that make it out of these situations alive.

We are also inspired by the individuals who risk their freedom to save animals. Those who cut fencing out, open cages, and destroy anything they can. Those who set fire to bring it all down. Those who stand on the sidewalk outside of a researcher's home to let them know that their work doesn't stay at work from now on. Last but not least, those who get active, and stay active.

How long has vT been a organization?

I have been doing veganTHIS since 2004, so, around 6 years

How can VeganTHIS reach out to non-vegans?

I have had countless individuals tell me that they have gone vegan because of the web site. Although veganTHIS has existed for a couple years without having a web site, we did constant vegan outreach across the country with punk rock and hardcore tours; so I am sure we got to a great amount of people that way. The web site has gotten nearly 5 million hits since its start in 2007, so one can only hope that it has made a difference.

I was actually tabling a punk show in the north west not too long ago and someone came up to me and told me that they saw me tabling a show in southern California 3 years prior and had since gone vegan because of their exposure to animal cruelty via veganTHIS.

Hearing stories like that is what keeps this project going. Knowing that we are being effective.

What is your plans for the future with your organization?

I'm not sure what the future will bring. I think we will be alright as long as we are able to be a source for veganism and animal liberation. Please know that MEAT & DAIRY are MURDER and you can fight for animal liberation. We want to help you!

Vegan Brain-food Lunch Smoothie

Serves 2 people.

ingredients:

7-8 Ice cubes
1/2 cup almond milk
1 banana
5-6 strawberries
1 teaspoon vegan chocolate powder
1 teaspoon Peanut butter
1 tablespoon Walnuts

Add ice and almond milk together to your blender and crush. Then add Peanut butter, chocolate powder and walnuts, blending well. Slice and add your fruit and also blend well.

We hope you enjoy this smoothie recipe that was submitted by Samm Adams!

Name: Dan Cantarero

Band: Truth Inside

Important Links:
Truth Inside







Who is your biggest influence in your musical career?

We have a few influences that have affected our band. In My Eyes, Gorilla Biscuits, Judge, Floorpunch, and The First Step.

What your favorite thing about playing shows?

The best part about playing shows is the fun we have during our set. When kids are singing along the energy in the room is so amazing to be apart of. Also having the chance to influence kids in a positive way is a huge part as well.

What inspired you to write the song abusive ways?

Abusive Ways is a scenario about a man who grew up always picking on kids and taking advantage of those with less authority. I felt like it was an important subject to write about so we did. It sucks to see someone with power and authority use and abuse what they have just to make someone's life miserable. It's time to speak out and stand against these abusive ways.

What is your plans for the future?

Right now we just finished our first 2 week east coast tour and couldn't be happier. Our demo is being pressed on a 7" with Just Another Day records so that should be available real soon. We have a song coming out on a compilation 7" which we are pretty stoked about. We are also writing new jams for the EP so I guess we have a lot planned for the future! We want to tour as much as possible. With us having school and work we can't as much as we would like to but there are quite a few breaks throughout the year so we are aiming to tour as much as we can. We are playing A Time We'll Remember fest this year in DC with a lot of awesome bands in the hardcore scene. Lookout for a winter tour as well!