Brandon (Loud Boyz – vocals)
SPB: Another group shares your name when you do a Google search. Assuming you already know this, how did you approach this situation?
Brandon: We got our name from some shitty graffiti a kid put up. And to be honest I didn’t even know someone else had our name is spelled with a z?! lol but we just typically but DC behind our name to avoid any confusion.
Kenny Brown (Loud Boyz-vocals) SPB: How has your musical taste evolved over the years? Do you think your “high school self” would appreciate the music you make now? Brown: I'm pretty much exactly the same! Loud Boyz is derived from the same punk bands we grew up listening to in … Read more
You know, I’ve never knowingly listened to Miley Cyrus, but I’m pretty sure this record is named tongue-in-cheek and doesn’t include a cover. Full disclosure, I looked up her “Party in the USA” song a couple hours after my first draft of this review. I wish I hadn’t, though it was certainly a learning experience about different lifestyles.For some reason … Read more
Before I get started I’m going to dish out a rare complement. Loud Boyz have a good, fitting name. Even the record title, Tough Love, Hard Feelings is apt of their sound: rough, distant, yet with a clear emotional connection. Sure, the record cover is…let’s say odd, and I kind of hate the whole “z” in place of “s” thing, … Read more
Brux SPB: You choose to skip English and sing in your mother tongue. What are the pros and cons of this choice for you? Brux: Our songs are mostly in our mother tongue (spanish / catalan), we just have a few in English. Pros: they sound more natural, the link … Read more
Serge (The Goons - vocals) SPB: How did writing the new material compare to when you sat down and started work on your last record – 19 years ago? Serge: The old stuff was written more collaboratively than the recent songs. These days we don’t get together as often as … Read more
Abe Brennan (Dead Pioneers) SPB: How many Nazi teeth do you think you could knock out in a single punch? Brennan: Hi, Chuck, nice to hear from you, and thank you for the opportunity to discuss the dislodging of Nazi teeth. I appreciate it. So knocking Nazi -- or any … Read more
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