Interview with Jake Kolatis of The Casualties
In 1990, The Casualties started out with an idea was to return to the “Gold Age” of street punk which they felt that had been none existent since 1985. The Casualties took their high-energy street punk out of the gutter and into a long career of producing album after album and traveling thousands of miles a year to pursue their passion. To date the Casualties have put out seven full length albums (Along with 3 EPs, 3 Live albums and were included on 10 compilations), with their eighth full length album, We are all we have, about to hit the streets August 25, 2009, on SideOneDummy Records. The guitarist of The Casualties since 1993, Jake Kolatis took some time to sit down and talk about We are all we have, touring the world, and the misconception some people have about street punks.
Wednesday Night Heroes
How would you describe Wednesday Night Heroes to someone who has never heard you before?The Wednesday Night Heroes sounds like a locomotive from hell burning down the street dead aimed at blowing your mind. It is anthemic punk mixed with tinges of old UK and American hardcore. Either way, it is fun as fuck and [...]
Interview with Julia from The Smut Peddlers
When and how did Smut Peddlers come about?Julia: I was living in Redondo Beach, CA and Gish was my next door neighbor. He had asked my boyfriend at the time if he wanted to play drums in his band, he couldn’t and told Gish to ask me. I said “ok.” He had a guitar player [...]
Interview with The Dwarves
When and how did The Dwarves come about? The 1980’s were a time of extreme decadence, a time of unbridled debauchery. Like filth magnets we found each other and the rest is history. Some say…the Greatest Story Ever Told.
How many albums have The Dwarves put out?
Dwarves Must Die
Dwarves Come Clean
Dwarves Are Young and Good [...]
Interview with Teenage Bottlerocket
How did Teenage Bottlerocket get started? Ray and I were playing in Homeless Wonders. We were more or less a high school band. That band lasted from 1994-2000. Homeless Wonders had a lot of sounds over the years. We started out being heavily influenced by Screeching Weasel/Green Day, then Less Than Jake/Slapstick, and finally Fugazi/Hot [...]
Interview w/ The Mcrackins
When & how did the whole idea of The Mcrackin’s hatch out?BIL: Well it all started back in 1994 actually. There was a freak nuclear accident on a farm on the outskirts of Vancouver, Canada in which men were turned to eggs, a dog and a chicken. Shortly after this happened we discovered that we [...]
Interview with Greg of The Boils
Interview with Greg from The Boils
When and how did The Boils come about? It was actually over 10 years ago. I’m the only remaining member since then. I looked around at the local scene and thought I couldn’t do any worse than a lot of the crap bands around here, other than Violent Society. Looking [...]
Interview with The Rich White Males
When and how did The Rich White Males come about?RUSSELL: David and I had known each other for years. I met him at a telemarketing job when I was nineteen. He wasn’t currently playing drums anymore and I was busy banging my head against the wall in a band that was nothing if not destined [...]
Interview w/ The Wish You Weres
1.) How would you describe "The Wish You Weres" sound to someone who has never heard your band?
Bryan: I’d like to kind of consider it as punk you can sing along to. It’s the punk rock, hard luck attitude mixed with early rock n’ roll influences. Some serious, some just all out fun. Each song [...]
Interview w/ Skottie of TheCreeps
Interview with Skottie of The Creeps
When and how did The Creeps come about? The three of us met in 1999 at University. It was love (and terrible musicianship) at first sight. Each of us was, in the loosest sense of the word, a “guitarist” first, with me being probably the least skilled of the three of [...]
Punk Rock Pot Luck
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