Flash Boys

     Flash Boys have been slinking and slithering their way around the dusty floors of Austin, Texas since 2006. Snagging their name from the Dead Boys song “War Zone,” these guys aren’t just a flaccid Dead Boys tribute band though. Flash Boys are however a band that is heavily influenced by punk and glam bands from the past. Just from the opening song to their killer 2011 LP Dyin’ For Somethin’ To Live For you can hear Hanoi Rocks strut, Heartbreakers chops, and yes sprinkles of Stiv and the boy’s bombastic style. The guys in this band are all rock n’ roll veterans and have had some time to really hone their craft. Flash Boys write new and fresh sounding songs that are heavily swayed by the music you can tell they so dearly love. 

Interview by J Castro

Let’s start off by telling me who are The Flash Boys and what you all do in the band:

Johnny Miller on drums

Mark Douglas on bass

Darren Bond on guitar

Frankie Nowhere on vocals

Frankie will be answering these questions.

The band formed in 2006 if I’m not mistaken, can you tell me about how you all met and decided to play music together?

FRANKIE: I put the word out in February of that year. I got responses from Mark, Jamey Simms and Mike Dempsey. That was the original line up. I knew all those guys from playing shows with their bands over the years. We locked in our sound pretty quick and recorded a debut CD that we put out ourselves that is now out of print. We’ve had a couple of lineup changes over the nine years. The current lineup is the same formula. We’re all friends that’ve been playing shows together for years.

The Flash Boys are currently based in Austin, TX.  Is it tough playing shows in a town like that where there’s so much happening all the time or does the fact that Austin is such a music town make it easier to draw crowds for you guys? 

FRANKIE: You have to be something special to stand out here. There are a ton of bands and some really great bands. We’ve been pretty lucky that people come out and support us.

You guys name bands like The Damned, The Germs, and The Dead Boys as influences. Can you remember the first time you heard punk music? Where were you and who introduced it to you?

FRANKIE: I discovered punk through skateboarding in the Mississippi Delta, which was like being on an island, in the ‘80’s before the internet. I really loved what I heard first which was west coast punk. A friend had a cassette tape with various bands on it. On that tape was The Germs “Land Of Treason.” I went on a mission to find out everything I could about the band. In the process I found out that I had to get out of the delta.

You guys have played with some legendary musicians before: Cheetah Chrome, Sonny Vincent, and most recently Dick Dale. Someone once told me “Don’t meet your heroes.” In your experiences, do you find that statement to have any truth?

FRANKIE: For the most part all the legendary guys we’ve played with have been good to us. I personally have shared the stage with many of my heroes over the last twenty years and had good experiences. I hope it stays that way.

The profile picture on your Facebook page is a great picture of Bo Diddley and Joey Ramone? Can you tell me a bit about it?

FRANKIE: Nick Curran, may he rest in peace, created that when he was our guitar player. We used to always talk about how we didn’t see boundaries in genres of great music and artists. We actually did a small run of shirts with that design. Nick was always doing cool things for us. He did the “Dead at the Bus Stop” video on YouTube for us too.

I was watching this interview with John Lydon and he was saying how much he dislikes Green Day because they don’t have anything original about them and everything they do isn’t their own.  Putting Green Day aside, do you think a good rock n’ roll band these days has to be “original” to be relevant?

FRANKIE: All I know is that when the right group of people come together and make music, a magic happens. I’m not sure what’s original in 2015, but I know what I like and what sounds good. It’s relevant when that magic happens.

I always hear people saying how many “life lessons” one can learn by playing Golf.  What do you think are some “life lessons” people can take away from being in a band, if any?

FRANKIE: It’s a marriage, so you have to learn how to work together. When to give each other room, cancel practice, deal with their personal issues, etc. There are so many ups and downs in life and in a band. The thing to do is take those experiences and grow and write good music from the heart.

What’s the best way for people to hear your music and where can people find your records?

FRANKIE: We have videos on YouTube. You can get our music on CD Baby http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/flashboys2 and Spotify. Whenever our stock runs out at CD Baby we’ll make some more. We have put out everything ourselves, though that kinda hurts us because no one has heard of us.

What does the rest of 2015 have in store for The Flash Boys?

We are currently in the studio recording nine songs we’ve had around for a little bit, then taking some time off. Johnny’s playing in Zero Percent. Mark is in The Stabbies, Darren does solo shows and I’m reuniting my old band Eastside Suicides. We’ve had a couple of lineup changes since our guitar player Nick Curran died. We decided to record what we have, hopefully that’s well received and we’ll be back fresh. We just did the basic tracks on 7/12/15 and are pretty excited already.

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Golden Pelicans

     Orlando, Florida's Golden Pelicans play a mean, sweaty, hard hitting style of punk rock that I haven't heard done well in decades. Picture a singer with a vocal style somewhere between Tom Waits and Motorhead's Lemmy and a band backing his every move that's so powerful, I'm pretty sure they could have single handedly victoriously stormed the beach and Normandy, won the Vietnam War, and chased those nasty aliens back to their home planet in Independence Day. Golden Pelicans music comes at you pretty hard and fast yet it rides on a wave of good ol' fashioned rock n' roll riffs in the same way The Dead Boys or X (Australia) music did. The band is getting ready to release their second LP on Total Punk Records later this summer and from what I've heard so far, is heavy enough to throw the earth off it's axis. 

Interview by J Castro

Let’s start out by telling us who’s all in the band and what everyone does in the mighty Golden Pelicans:

ERIK: Rich is on drums, Sammy plays bass, Scott strums the guitar, and I sing and dance.

You guys are in Orlando, FL; tell me a bit about your town. Is there a good supportive crowd out there that goes to shows and gets what you guys are doing musically?

ERIK: Orlando used to be a nice sunny town with drinkable water. These days it's roving street gangs, rabid pit bulls, and the constant yellow swirling chemical smog that blots out the sky.

Tell me a bit about what bands influence Golden Pelican’s sound.  How would you describe your music to someone that’s never heard your band? 
ERIK: I think we sound like a broken margarita glass being farted out of a prolapsed butthole.

You guys released your debut LP last year on Total Punk records.  One thing that impresses me most about your band is the ability to capture such a raw primal energy on your recordings.  Did that come easy for you guys and why do you think it’s so difficult for so many other punk bands to do this?

ERIK: I imagine other bands are up there in there skyscrapers having some jerk with a ponytail telling them about the real rock sound, and what's gonna get them the best trim. Well, not us.

And speaking of the LP it made Pitchfork’s Shake Appeal top releases of 2014 (As well as in my 2014 top 10 if I may add, ahem!)  Have you been surprised at how well received it has been by so many people?

ERIK: Thanks, it has been great. 

Photo by Christopher Garcia

One more quick question about the LP, this one I must admit is for my own personal curiosity.  Tell me about the KILLER cover art:
ERIK: The art is by Mac Blackout. He is amazing. We wanted to get like a cosmic pelican with a space orc tearing ass across the galaxy. Came out great.

Judging by your music, I can imagine your live shows can get pretty intense and out of hand at times. Tell me about the most memorable Golden Pelicans show, good or bad:

ERIK: We like shows in the south a lot. We had a real fun one with Blind Shake in Minneapolis.

What sort of feelings or sentiments do you want people to walk away with after experiencing one of your live shows?

ERIK: I would like them to leave with a real cool beer buzz.

Where are the best places for people to go to or log on to listen and buy your records?

ERIK:  floridasdying.com we have a band camp also. The best place is whatever rathole that will let us play, we will sell you stuff in person.

What lies ahead in 2015 for Golden Pelicans?

ERIK: New record out soon on Total Punk, European tour in August. We will probably do another single later on this year.

Links:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSdOPAjSB5w (song off the new record)

https://goldenpelicans.bandcamp.com

https://soundcloud.com/totalpunkrecords

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Labor Party

     Labor Party is a trio of veteran hard rock n’ rollers influenced by bands like The Stooges, MC5 and the Dead Boys that reside in the Phoenix metro area. Their music is fast, loud, guitar fueled rock n’ roll with enough power in the backbeat to run the city they’re playing that night. Their experience really comes into play when you see this band live.  They seem very much at ease on stage allowing them to put on a highly energized, highly entertaining show as they hurl their music at their audience like boulders on catapults.  They have a look in their eyes like all they do is start the engine and where the music is going to take them is anybody’s guess. And that’s what makes Labor Party so undeniably great at what they do.     

Interview by J Castro

Who’s all in the band and what do they do to keep the Labor Party rolling?

Buck Ellis - Drums, backing vocals.

Sharon Labor – Bass guitar, backing vocals, poetry.

Frank Labor – Guitar, vocals.

Tell me a bit about your musical careers and how you ended up here in Phoenix, AZ. I know you guys have some other musical projects going on now too.

FRANK: Buck is a Phoenix native believe it or not. He’s got a long history in the phoenix punk scene going back to the early ‘90’s. He has been in bands like: Hunky Dory, Sam the Butcher, Punk Rock Karaoke, The Shifters, and Balls. I started playing in bands back in Pennsylvania in the late ‘70’s. After playing in a few cover bands, I was in a punk band called The Speds. I think every show we did we played to people who were seeing punk for the first time. In the early ‘80’s I was in a Mod band called The Tickets. I met Sharon at that time. She had a band with her cousin Karen Lynn and the late great Lisa Wack, playing some ‘60’s inspired rock n’ roll. By the mid ‘80’s we were working together in a neo-psychedelic band we called 8Five Kalidocolor. We got an offer to go to San Francisco so we left PA and headed west. We stopped in Phoenix to visit my family who had moved out some years before. We noticed there was a really good scene here for original bands so when things fell apart with our San Francisco people we decided to try it here. Our first band here was The Now. I think we stared that around ‘92. Sharon played keys, we had a good friend of mine who was in The Tickets and 8Five Kalidocolor to play bass and my brother played 2^nd guitar. After that we formed Hubcap, in the mid 90’s, and once that ran its course we started Labor Party in 2001. We picked up Buck in 2005 and he’s been there ever since. I played lead guitar for Jeff Dahl for a few years from 2005 – 2008. Last year Sharon started a band called Battered Suitcases and we are both in that now.

Frank and Sharon; with all the tragic stuff that happens to couples that are in a band together, how have you two managed to keep it going for so long? Any secrets/strategies you wish to share?

FRANK: We’ve been doing this since we were in our early 20’s so it’s hard to imagine it any other way but it seems to me that it’s better for a couple to go out every weekend together rather than one going to play a show while the other is stuck at home or going somewhere else. You can’t really be mad at your spouse for spending so much time working on a band if you’re in it to. Ha-ha.

SHARON: I think it’s because we truly support one another and appreciate that we share the same interests and dreams, that’s priceless. I always thought it’d be tougher to be with someone who isn’t a musician, we’re a strange breed! Aside from all the romance it helps a lot too that we’re best friends! 

Tell me who you consider to be the biggest influence on your music and tell me about the first time you heard this individual’s music and how it changed your life? 

FRANK: I have so many big influences each one as important as the other. Far too many to cover here so I’ll just mention one that just popped into my head: Robert Quine.

I think I was around 17 or 18. A radio DJ who was a fan of The Speds took us to his place in a shitty ass neighborhood in the north end. Everything was dark around there. Not just the streets but even inside there were just a few little lights, some of them covered with cloth to purposely keep them from being too bright. It was a strange place with a bunch of people living there, most of them DJ’s or musicians or both. We were all drinking and high which may have played a role in the experience. We all jammed into a tiny bedroom with a high quality, really loud stereo. He played us a bunch of records most of which we were all familiar with but then he put on Richard Hell and the Voidoids’ Blank Generation. The whole song is great but when that Robert Quine guitar solo hit… HOLY FUCK! That shit just blew me away, so fucking nasty and harsh. Absolutely gut wrenching. It sounded like the amp was inside one of those metal trashcans in the alley. I thought this is it! This is what lead guitar is supposed to sound like! I never thought of guitar solos the same after that.

You guys have been in bands and playing music for a while now. What do you think of promoting music through social media? Is it a better, more efficient way to get the word out or just a huge pain in the ass? 

FRANK: Well it is a pain in the ass but it so much better than the old days of handing out flyers and going on a long flyer hanging trip. The only flyers I do now are just for the bar where the show will be and sometimes for the area just around the bar, if the neighborhood is right for that. I do look forward to the death of Facebook and I hope that whatever takes its place will be more band friendly. I know there are some better sites for bands out there the only problem is only bands are on them.

I feel that the trick to releasing a live recording is to try and capture a quality recording that still accurately portrays the unique energy signature of a band’s live show. I feel that the Live 6 EP Labor Party put out a few years ago does just that.  Can you tell me a bit about that record (where it was recorded etc.)?

FRANK: Thank you! That’s exactly what we were going for. We even left in a few flubs here or there. There’s one song where my mic was knocked over by some guys acting up in the front. The vocal drops out for a couple seconds but we thought it added to the feel so we left it in. There’s a spot where you can hear someone busting on Buck for wearing an American flag shirt. There was no way that wasn’t going on the final cut. We recorded 2 shows for that. One was at Jugheads and the other was about a week or 2 later on the 4^th of July at the Chop and Wok. We set up a bunch of mics on the front of the stage facing the audience and one above the crowd about half way back. We were just as concerned about capturing them as we were about us. Andrew Roesch produced it for us and did a great job. Him and our road manager at the time Kody Thames did all the engineering and set up. They did all the hard work we just had fun. It was set to be released as a 10 inch vinyl record. Our record label fucked us over and dropped us right before it was going into production. We had a show in Baltimore with our former label mates The Jukebox Zeros from Philadelphia. They had just left the label because of discrepancies over digital sales. We were on an east coast tour and the label told us we were not allowed to play with them. Of course we did the show. And that was the end of that.

We liked it so much we put it out ourselves. We couldn’t afford to do vinyl so we just did it as a CD.

Tell me about a record that you own and enjoy that you feel Labor Party fans may be surprised you are in possession of?

FRANK:  I got a lot of ‘em but the one that seem to surprise people the most is The Allman Brothers – Live at the Fillmore East. They started a genre of music that I am not a fan of but I love Duane Allman.

SHARON: Madeleine Peyroux – Careless Love.

Describe the music scene here in the metro Phoenix/Tempe area now as compared to when you guys first got here? 

FRANK: The scene here always flows in waves. It’s up then it’s down. We’ve been lucky enough to ride a couple of those up waves. Things have been slow for the last couple of years but I do think they are picking up.

What types of things usually inspire Labor Party song lyrics? Are there any subjects you guys purposefully avoid and have you ever written a song that in hindsight you regret writing? 

FRANK: I write a shit load of songs I regret. The good thing is they don’t make it on to any CD’s. If they never got recorded they never happened. I never know what’s going to inspire me but it seems a good portion of my writing comes from working class struggles. Right now, we’re working on some song inspired by things like street art, the under belly of society, mental break downs and age. The only subject we avoid is politics. Not everyone in the band has the same opinions so it best to just lay off that subject.

What’s coming up in the near future for Labor Party?  It’s been a while since the last LP, any new recordings coming out soon?

FRANK: We are pretty close to finishing a new album. Hopefully we will find a label interested and get it released soon. If not we’ll just release it ourselves. We’re hoping to get back on the road in 2015. It’s been a while since we toured and we really miss it.

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Durban Poison

     Durban Poison have been quietly stirring an old black cauldron full of high energy, dark, and driving punk Rock N’ Roll in shadowy woods of Victoria, British Colombia since 2009. They’ve obtained an ancient book of black magic spells, reached deep into its pages and summoned spirits through ritualistic ceremonies that have bestowed upon them similar Rock N’ Roll powers as people such as Cheetah Chrome, Dee Dee Ramone, Suzi Quatro, and Scott Asheton. The men and women of Durban Poison now walk the earth with these powers/curses. Their curse comes to fruition when these individuals, that seem normal when they’re alone, gather together and suddenly chaotic, bruises inducing, riff riddled Rock N’ Roll rips from their souls and melts the flesh off anyone who happens to be nearby. Walk cautiously and listen carefully; you never know when these individuals will be gathering in your town.

Interview by J Castro

Okay Matti, let’s start things off with introductions, who’s all in Durban Poison these days?

MATTI CORVETTE: Well, the current lineup is El Kamino and Me on guitars + an A-list rhythm section composed of Shane Grass (Hot Blood Bombers, Shitty Neighbors) on bass and JJ (DOA, Carpenter) on drums.

How did you all meet and decide to play music together?

MATTI CORVETTE: Originally the band came together from meeting new friends at house parties and everyone just wanting to play music so bad. The first jams were in the UVic art studios until we were kicked out.

As kids, can you remember what band or musician inspired you to want to learn how to play an instrument and/or write music of your own?

MATTI CORVETTE: The Ramones, Joan Jett + The Runaways

I’m sure you’ve heard plenty of people try to describe your sound, but how would you describe Durban Poison yourselves?

MATTI CORVETTE: Rock and roll-y, punk-y, co-ed, fuck I hate describing myself so usually just use what other people have written ha ha, “hi-octane garage rock.”

Your 2011 album Lost In Space has a few nods to one of earths mightiest bands, The Ramones! I get this strange hollow feeling in my chest when I stop and really think about this band being gone. Do you think there will ever be a band like The Ramones that will inspire so many people again?

MATTI CORVETTE: I’d like to hope that there’s that possibility, but I feel it would occur in another genre or sub-genre as the Ramones were that for punk rock. There won’t ever be another ‘70’s punk movement: that happened in the ‘70’s. 

Tell me about the cover of the Thunderwolf EP (which I totally love) and what the song is about?   

MATTI CORVETTE: The cover was drawn by lead guitarist in the band, El Kamino, who has done a lot of the art for Durban Poison and various Shake! Records releases.

The song was written about a mythical beast, the Thunderwolf. A few years ago were in Northern Quebec for work and my neighbor gave me this really deadly knife with a Thunderwolf on it for my birthday. The song is about a friend wolf that always has your back and shreds your enemies to bits.

What are some of the most common things that inspire Durban Poison songs and do you remember the most unusual thing or event that inspired a song?

MATTI CORVETTE: Sexual frustration, frustration in general. On Thunderwolf, the idea for Demon Magic happened because someone I worked with told me about when they were young one year at summer camp there was this guy who sat up in like a lifeguard style chair and played a 12-string like all summer and the way they described it was “What is this demon magic?”.

If you could tour with any band in the History of Rock N’ Roll from any era in their career who would it be and why?

MATTI CORVETTE: Ahh, uhh, too many to choose but lets say early ‘90’s Hellacopters. Why? Chill, cool peeps that I think we’d get along with.

I hear some Black Sabbath licks in some of your songs, are you guys fans of Ozzy and the gang and other late 1960’s, early 1970’s rock, if so what other groups?

MATTI CORVETTE:  I used to listen to a lot of Alice Cooper, Motley Crue & the like and yeah Sabbath. It’s kinda fun to go metal for 20 seconds. I listen to so much music from that era, Jefferson Starship I love, Mott the Hoople, T-Rex, Sonics, and Nuggets/Pebbles/Back From The Grave comps. 

What is your affiliation with Shake! Records?

MATTI CORVETTE: I own/operate and go broke for Shake! Records. We’re doing 10 tapes in 10 weeks right now, get em’ while they’re hot!!

Tell me a bit about the Shake/arama Festival:

MATTI CORVETTE: Shake/arama happened as I really wanted to tour but couldn’t get people stoked to go across Canada so thought I’d try to bring all my friends bands here (Victoria, BC) for one giant island party its gonna be a blast: over 30 bands for $30! Coolest and cheapest music festival this city has every seen. Huge shout-outs to Animal Productions and CFUV 101.9FM for being mega helps with putting the fest together!

Where can people go to hear or buy Durban Poison’s music?

MATTI CORVETTE: Take a listen on the Durban Poison Bandcamp or Shake! Records Soundcloud. All the Durban Poison records are available from Shake! Records online store.

What lies ahead for the band in the last half of 2014 any new albums or tours?

MATTI CORVETTE: We’re going to release a split cassette with Grosser (rad Calgary band) in time for the Shake/arama festival and are playing the outdoor Love-In free show at UVic on June 27^th . 

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The Plain Dealers

     Imagine a 747 Jet Liner flying over The Atlantic at night in heavy turbulence. You’re flanked between Johnny Rotten on your left and Henry Rollins to your right. Suddenly the cabin pressure drops and the plane begins a sharp descent straight down towards pitch black ocean waters.  Everyone assumes it’s the storm’s doing, but then you and your aisle mates look out the window and in between lightening flashes you catch the profile of that goblin from the Nightmare at 20,000 Feet Twilight Zone episode straddling the engine fiendishly tearing it to shreds. This somewhat describes what I experienced the first time I heard Cleveland’s Plain Dealers. They take ‘70’s British punk and tack it to a molten slab of 80’s American hardcore. And what you’ve got is some of the meanest, snottiest, white knuckle punk rock either side of the Atlantic has heard in quite some time.  

Interview by Jay Castro

Please introduce yourselves and how you contribute to the Plain Dealers posse.

BECKER: I'm Becker; I play rhythm guitar/backing vox and do all this bullshit. I'm pretty stoked that I didn't have to spell check the word rhythm. That's a first. I tried to get Chic to answer some questions but he was busy. Mean Dean is gonna chime in on a few questions though. He plays lead guitar and pukes a lot.

DEAN: We are no posse, we are a street gang! No holds barred! That's what we’re about. We're the real deal.

BECKER – Dean drinks a lot too.

The band is currently in Cleveland, OH are all of you guys from that area originally?

BECKER: Yeah, our drummer Timmy is Italian though.

Last year The Cleveland Scene did a piece on you guys and someone said that “Cleveland still has a punk scene but kids aren’t as angry as they used to be.”  What do you guys think of the whole Maximum Rock N Roll political correctness in punk rock now? 

BECKER: I don't know what the fuck the shit in that magazine is?? That rag sucked back in the ‘90's and just got worse. I couldn't even read it when I was in jail, I'd read Source instead. It seems like a lot of the kids today are afraid of their own shadows, afraid to think for themselves. P.C. is a fucking lie. They're on some weak shit. Tallboys from Cleveland are ripping though. You know what the difference between a crust punk and a hippie is?? Not much.

DEAN:  PC doesn't apply to us. From what I understand . . . we hate everyone!!! Anything goes with this band. Hate who you want, like who or what you want as long as you're dealing, you'll ride with us.

Your new 7” Terminal Darkness is on the British record label No Front Teeth. How did you guys hook up with them?

BECKER: Danny from Factory 13 Skateboards told me about NFT a while ago. I sent them out some tracks one night and two months later our shit was all over the world. Marco rules and so do The GAGGERS, major props to NFT.

I saw some pretty bloody pics of Chic on your Facebook page and I noticed you guys have played with some legendary punk bands (Channel 3, Zero Boys, The Business). What’s been the most memorable show you’ve done, good or bad and what made it so unforgettable?

BECKER: Fuck, I could write a book on this one.  A lot of our first shows were pretty hairy. Chic just got out of prison and was on a huge fucking rampage. I think it was like our second show and our buddy Paul thought it would be funny to have us open for Negative Approach in Cleveland. The place was sold out and rumors were flying to look out for some skinhead attack and shit. I actually bought a new stiletto to wear on my belt for this show. That's how heavy the possibility of trouble was at the time. It was just fucking crazy man, second song in I had to boot some poor dude in the head while trying to reach for my blade and hold a chord. Turns out he just tackled Chic for fun and just so happen to have a shaved head. Next thing you know Dagger busts a bottle over his own head and gigged himself pretty good. I had no idea how gnarly it was cuz we just kept going with Rule #1 "Keep playing no matter what." The look on the faces in the crowd was pure horror, I'll never forget it. We ended up playing for about 40 minutes that night too. He probably would have died if he was human. Once the lights went on I jumped off stage and blood actually splashed everywhere. Most blood I've ever seen in my life. There were people covered in the shit from slipping and falling in it. It was like a massacre!!! Then Negative Approach still had to play!! Some chick just got her nose busted in a cat fight during our Valentine’s Day show. That was pretty cool.

When I listen to The Plain Dealers, I hear punk from all over the place. I hear Cockney Rejects, Black Flag, Sex Pistols. Is there anything you guys listen to that you think some of your fans would be surprised by? Any “guilty pleasures” as they say?

BECKER: Cockney Rejects?? Guess it's better than the standard Dead Boys/Stitches comparison. That one boggles my fractured mind. Guilty pleasures: I like The Jam a lot and have wanted to cover Billy Joel’s "You May Be Right" for over 20 years. 

DEAN: Me personally, I love old country!!! OLD country! Hank Williams, David Allan Coe, Johnny Rebel, and shit like N.W.A, Ganksta N.I.P, Eazy mothafukin’ E. I love the oldies too.

The cassette is making a raging comeback.  Do you think it’s a viable and collectable form of music or just another hipster trend that will soon go hobbling back to its dark cave of obscurity where in belongs?

BECKER: I have about a dozen cassettes that people have given me and I haven't opened one of them. I guess anything could be collectable? My one science teacher had a scat collection. Will the cassette stick around, who the fuck cares!

DEAN: Good luck playing cassettes 20 years from now, jack-off cassettes ain’t ever been worth shit and won’t ever be.

Where are the best places for people to hear or buy your music?

BECKER: Fuck if I know. Where ever NO FRONT TEETH products are sold. We have a store at www.plaindealers.us that has a bunch of records and t-shirts for sale. 

DEAN: Come see us live!!!!

What does the band have in store for us in the near or not so near future?

BECKER: Who knows? Try not to self destruct. We got a bunch of songs to record so hopefully we can do that soon. Gig more. Maybe come out your way and skate some big ass ditches!! We'll crash at your pad, cool?

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