“Yeah. I feel like music’s kind of the same right now; a regurgitation of everything prior. And we’re just a part of that cycle, you know? But I mean to stand out, you gotta be the shittiest. & I think that’s where we’re succeeding.”
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German Cops, The Acid Tests, & Chaz Ferrare: The Sleeperz, XMAS Stoop Show 12/18
“She started throwing a temper tantrum & wouldn’t let me get my things to the point where I had to call the fucking cops in Germany. These dudes rolled up like the fucking Gestapo, big ass leather boots & uniforms. They looked at me like ‘What did you do!?’ I was like ‘No! You have to understand, I’m just trying to get the hell out of here. I’m just trying to live my life & get back to California!'”
WACKO on COVID Clown Parties, Hate Pages, & Dream Composition; NPU/BCP 12/10
“Our best descriptions come from people talking shit. We have a hate page that reposts all our knocks. My favorite post on it is a description of our band from the Denny’s video saying, ‘Fuck WACKO, this isn’t hardcore. This isn’t even power violence or fastcore, this is just a middle school jam band; fuck this band.’ (haha) I love that.”
MyVeronica on Breaking Arms & makeoutclub.com; Halloween UCLA, 10/30
“The track I played called Makeoutclub was inspired by this pre-Myspace social networking site of the same name. It was this internet subculture community ‘for indierockers, hardcore kids, record collectors, artists, bloggers, & hopeless romantics’ (site tagline). I pieced the lyrics for that song from post excerpts…”
julie on Macy’s Gingerbread Cookies; HoB Anaheim 11/6
“In the beginning, it was this rockabilly-indie-punk thing. Then we met Alex at a show & bonded over MBV; that band kickstarted our current taste of shoegaze, noise pop, twee pop… Things of that nature. We started honing in on our influences & understanding what we really like to make.”
Marcy Playground on Deadheads & Modern Influences; The Canyon Montclair 11/12
“John Wozniak, guitarist & singer-songwriter of the band, told The Morning Call in 1998 that he followed the Grateful Dead from ages 14-20 selling LSD & hard-boiled eggs for a living. Reading that he had indulged in over 100 acid trips himself during that time, I asked him how his time as a Deadhead had influenced his sound…”
Momma on Kissing Fans, Moving Coast-to-Coast, & their New Record; HoB Anaheim 11/6
“In Sacramento, this girl asked if I could kiss her. I said no at first, but I ended up doing it. On the cheek. Allegra’s recommendation.”
Friendships & 70’s Mops w/ Archer Oh, Garden Amp 10/7
“At our first gig at The Smell, we got to our last song Red Clouds & the room was ridiculously hot. No circulation, you’re basically breathing in everyone else’s breaths. I started feeling woozy mid-song & threw…”
Moments, Diction, & Synesthesia: This Is Swan Faucet. Dyzzy on Vinyl, 10/2
“Everytime we play a song it’s different. It’s always a jam. The moment tells us when to push, when to pull.”
MILLY on Weezer Cover Bands, their Debut Full-Length, & Deep-Cut Emo, El Cid 9/9
“Spencer put us on to a lot of deep-cut emo, so I feel like that’s where we’re at right now. I like current bands too, but I feel like there’s more star power in the 90’s.”