Interviews
Dead Milkmen
with Joe Jack Talcum
Who didn't want to ride around in a "Bitchin' Camaro" in 1985? Who didn't want to date a "Punk Rock Girl" in 1988? Who didn't have their "Methodist Coloring Book" in 1990?
Simply stated, the Dead Milkmen were one of the greatest pop-punk bands of the eighties and their music still sounds as good today as it did then. In honor of the band coming back together and working on new material, the following are some questions that the band's legendary guitarist Joe Jack Talcum took time out of his busy schedule to answer.
Swingin' Utters
with Darius Koski
Darius Koski of Swingin’ Utters talks to Punkbands.com about its latest efforts to revive the legendary punk rock band and why they decided to release Hatest Grits: B-Sides And Bullshit; a collection of rare singles, B-Sides, covers and unreleased songs.
Urgency (The)
with Tyler Gurwicz
Before they were even signed to Island Records, The Urgency, a progressive rock back from Burlington, VA had to prove itself worthy of a deal through effortless touring, hard work and a little help from MySpace. After sending a letter of admiration to David Bendeth, who produced Paramore's "Riot", the band was invited to record in his studio the next day. Punkbands.com sat down with lead singer Tyler Gurwicz and got his take on the band’s upcoming mini-tour with 311 and its self-titled debut that comes out on April 21.
Murder By Death
with Adam Turla on MBD Concept Tour
Murder By Death frontman Adam Turla discusses the band's current concept tour which sees them performing two of their albums back to back each night.
Underoath
with Aaron Gillespie
To support the release of its sixth full-length studio album Lost in the Sound Of Separation, UnderOath embarked on a world tour this past October, hitting the US first before heading to South America. During their stop in New York City, I got a chance to chat with drummer and vocalist Aaron Gillespie about his band, baseball and why he hates Rock Band.
Rise Against
with Tim McIlrath
If you’re looking for a marquee punk band in today’s popular music (besides Green Day), there’s no need to look any further than Rise Against.
Dillinger 4
with Erik Funk
Hailing from Minneapolis, MN, Dillinger Four released its first full-length, Midwestern Songs of the Americas, roughly one decade ago, but for more than half of that time span fans have been waiting for the band’s latest, Civil War.
Jacob Bannon
with Jacob Bannon
Originally, this interview was supposed to take place in Baltimore, MD when Converge played the Otto Bar on May 1. Upon arriva at the Otto Bar, I was told that Jake was working on trying to find a place for their show in Philadelphia on Saturday that had been canceled. So I said, let’s do the interview after the set. Then during the set, Jake was accidentally kicked in the face by a more than loving fan. So the set ended a bit early and Jake was not in the mood to talk about much of anything. So, 220 miles and twenty-four hours later, in Pittsburgh, we finally got to sit down and talk.
