J.B : So good olde “Wyoming” home to the wild west Hellraiser “buffalo Bill” and “Crazy Horse” not to mention “Olde Faithfull” and the first public Library in any state? And the birth place of some good up beat Punk rock? MC: And the first to let women vote! Equality state! J.B: So you started on Red Scare then moved to Fat for some time and most recently decided to go with Rise Records is it because they are more known for the association to the warp tour? MC:Nope.J.B: The new album “Tales from Wyoming” was the title contributed to general life living on the plains and growing up in less populated State? MC: Yeah it’s not about cowboys or buffalo or anything, but it is about the stuff we loved growing up here: pizza, scary movies, girls. J.B: Previous releases were recorded at the Blasting Room in Colorado and now you decided to go with the legendary “ Bill Stevenson” for engineering on “Tales”. Did you feel his input and years of knowledge would prove the difference for the direction you wanted to go with? MC: We just wanted to make the absolute best record we could, and Rise provided the opportunity to work with Bill so of course we said fuck yes! J.B: I’ve listened to the album front to back and backwards a couple of times! oddly I feel as though “There are some good messages while played backwards” but in summary “Love..Goddam punk girl ahh shit.. relationship..Pizza anybody?..Horror movie..deranged night creeping..dirty habit..Bullshit..T.V vegging.. Fuck Everything. Clarity” Did I miss anything in there? MC: There’s a song about Metallica J.B: What inspires the lyrical content in the songs that people latch too and can relate with? M.C: We write about what we know. For example we love Metallica and pizza. J.B: “Tales From Wyoming” starts with a upbeat fast track “In your head” and then continues with the feel of some catchy old-school happy melodic punk with tracks “The Call me Steve” and “Been Too Long”. The general layout of tracks gives you a

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non stop groove too playlist. Was it produced that way a overall idea of flow or more of a theme? M.C: Really when we sequence a record we just listen to the songs in as many differ-ent orders as possible and go with what we all agree on. J.B: Do you feel that the more produced the album is you Long”. The general layout of tracks gives you a non-stop groove too playlist. Was it produced that way a overall idea of flow or more of a theme?M.C: Really when we sequence a record we just listen to the songs in as many differ-ent orders as possible and go with what we all agree on. J.B: Do you feel that the more produced the album is you loose that overall feel of the songs? And the clarity and crispness gives way to the recording process, or do you feel overall it’s more reflective sound of what you are like live? The amount of energy and good feeling you put into you’re shows? M.C: I feel like you want to make the best record you can and also put on the best live show you can. The same heart and effort goes into both so hopefully they are both equally representative of what we do as a band J.B: So dirty habits and addictions any thoughts in regards to that lifestyle? Cause dam I love my Coffee and people will always have some kind of addiction that they may not be aware of like eating toe lint?M.C: Addiction is bad. Partying is not necessarily bad. I say everyone should do what really makes them happy as long as they’re not hurting themselves or others. J:B: You decided to do “Haunted House” as the promo piece for the album, any men-tion of well put together Haunted Houses that you may have changed your underwear in?M.C: There’s a really rad Haunted House in Atlanta every Halloween season that we’ve checked out a few times. It’s super graphic and scary as shit!JB: I noticed there’s a bit of homage to back yard ramps in “ Can’t Quit You” Any possibility of playing some skate comps in the future? M.C: We fully would if we got asked to! J:B : You’re touring with “Pennywise” another iconic skate/surf punk band and then off to Europe to go with “Masked Intruder” any plans beyond that other than the Europe festivals? I noticed Pouzza fest in May? M.C: Pious Fest then we’re working on a bunch more North American dates to be announced soon. Playing as many shows in as many places as possible.J.B : I Always end with a famous quote or mentionable book title that inspired you any thing come to mind? M.C: In that movie “Burn After Reading” whenever John Malkovich punches Brad Pitt in the face and Brad Pitt goes “You FUCK!” That shit cracks me right up!

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