Zoli Teglas: A Pennywise Interview
When word dropped a few months back that Ignite front man Zoli Teglas would be picking the vocal reigns for Pennywise I got a excited. I was weened on both Pennywise and Ignite during my formative years (1994-98) and to call them two of my favorite bands is a bit of an understatement. While it [...]
Bad Religion: Video Portrait
Last month, I got to do yet another interview with Jay Bentley, legendary bassist of punk’s elder statesmen Bad Religion. Sure, this is the third time I’ve posted Jay in the digital and physical pages of Life In A Bungalo, but would you turn down an interview with one of the most charismatic punks rockers [...]
A Short Interview with Johnny X
Head: The Bungalo Interview Part II
This is the second part of a long ass Head interview conducted by our very own Sal Lucci. Click here to read Part I. How did the split record with Metal Mike come about? Metal Mike knew the guy who was putting out the single, who knew us, and found out that we were fans [...]
Head: The Life In A Bungalo Interview
Part I
Until about a year ago, I assumed Head broke up. Turns out they’ve been pretty busy over the past two years: new LP, new 7″, CD anthology, South by Southwest 2006 in Texas, Insubordination Fest 2007 in Maryland, Gonerfest 2007 in Tennessee… “Who the hell is Head?” some may ask. The greatest band from Seattle—ever. [...]
Gogol Bordello Interview:
Bungalo Record of the Year
Click here for a full photolog of Gogol Bordello With his striking mustachioed looks and a sound that can make just about anyone break into a circle dance, Eugene Hutz has taken his troupe of gypsy punks from obscurity to stardom. The band: Gogol Bordello. The sound: Like nothing you’ve ever heard before. They straddle [...]
Interview: The Donnas
From the moment Lookout! Records released the self-titled Donnas record in 1997, punk rockers the world over were smitten with this quartet of rock & roll hotties. Luckily, the band had the chops to back up their pixie-like demeanor. These gals play rock as if it was forged into the Earth by a female god [...]
Mad Marge & The Stonecutters Interview
I first heard Mad Marge two years ago on a psychobilly comp called “Return of the Hot Rod Zombies.” The song was “Shake,” and it completely changed the way I listened to female psychobilly singers. Rather than act all cutesy like some of her contemporaries, Mad Marge tore into the track like a vampire vixen [...]
Interview: Rise Against
Rise Against managed to do the impossible. A quartet of California hardcore kids (including former members of punk band 88 Fingers Louie) got so big on Fat Wreck Chords that they incited a major label bidding war for their services. After signing to Geffen, they released their tightest, catchiest records to date and received complete [...]
Interview: Jim Lindberg
Radio Bungalo is pleased to present an interview with Jim Lindberg, lead singer of Pennywise. Besides being the vocalist of one of the biggest bands since the mid-’90s punk explosion, Lindberg is an accomplished author, recently releasing his acclaimed memoir, “Punk Rock Dad.” The book sounds like it might be a silly coming of age [...]
Interview: Silverstein
Formed in 2000, this band of Canadian natives was quintessential in transforming Victory Records from an underground straightedge hardcore label to an emo-core giant. Silverstein’s music eschews traditional power-punk and screamo by blending melodic vocals with monster guitar tones that recall Texas Is The Reason and early Ignite. Life In A Bungalo caught up with [...]
Interview: Scott “Deluxe” Drake
Scott “Deluxe” Drake has been in many bands in his almost 25 year career, most notably Los Angeles’ the Humpers, who released six albums and a slew of EPs over the course of 10 years. He’s showing no sign of slowing down either, as he’s just released his second solo album, Grand Mal (Rankoutsider Records) [...]
Interview: Brandon “Manimal” Usher
A year ago, I came across a toy customizer who was selling off blind custom toys for $25. Having grown tired of Dunnys, but still to poor to commission custom art, I took him up on the offer. What I got was a 3″ Qee that looked like it was plastered with asphalt. Simple yet [...]
Ryan Heshka Interview on Juxtapoz
Ryan Heshka is an old soul trapped in the body of a 36-year-old. A Vancouver transplant via Manitoba, he has spent the better part of the last decade painting canvases featuring pin-up girls fighting space invaders, giant creatures battling for dominance, and outlandish landscapes that look like they were torn out of a 1930′s comic [...]
UNKL: Innovation Through Kickass Design
I’ll admit it, I’m a late bloomer. The first time I heard of UNKL was at this year’s New York Toy Fair. Hiding between rows of uber-crappy kids’ stuff stood a small booth overflowing with some of the coolest figures I’ve ever seen. Little green robots with gas masks, monstrous giants with little white heads, [...]
Radio Bungalo #32: CIV Interview
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WKY Kills It: An Interview with WeKillYou
Roam around Ontario long enough and you’re bound to find them. They’ve swarmed onto bridge underpasses, engulfed newspaper stands, and devoured post-no-bill boards. What are these little creatures you ask? Why they are ghosts. Those tiny figments of your imagination that have come to life thanks to an ambitious Canadian wheat-poster designer, known only by [...]
Sket One Interview
I had never heard of Sket One prior to buying my first Dunny. And even then, I thought his cutesy designs in Series 2 were suffering from a severe lack of badass. But then the disease started to set it. I fell in love with his “Operation” Munny, and couldn’t stop staring at the custom [...]
Getting Spooky With Doktor A
When it comes to reimagining vinyl toys, few artists have as much vision and offer as much creativity as the mysterious Doktor A. Hailing from somewhere east of the Atlantic, the dear Doktor has been churning out custom toys based on some of the greatest creatures that ever existed—Frankenstein, Dracula, and many more. His work [...]
Electric Frankenstein Interview–Part 2
One of the most ferocious rock bands to be born from the New York/New Jersey punk scene, Electric Frankenstein sweat rock ‘n’ roll. EF weren’t so much conceived as emoted from the ashes of everything cool about rock. They tear down music to its most primitive, carnal elements, plug the guitar into the amp and [...]
Electric Frankenstein Interview–Part 1
One of the most ferocious rock bands to be born from the New York/New Jersey punk scene, Electric Frankenstein sweat rock ‘n’ roll. EF weren’t so much conceived as emoted from the ashes of everything cool about rock. They tear down music to its most primitive, carnal elements, plug the guitar into the amp and [...]
The Eric Pigors Interview
Eric Pigor’s art is like a test tube filled with parts of the Addams Family, some vintage horror movies, and a touch of Mexican wrestling. He blends kiche with cool and has just released a Circus Punk that epitomizes his creepy sense of style. With Halloween approaching, Life In A Bungalo decided to visit Unkle [...]
The Art of El Maz
Take one look at El Maz’s custom designs or the stunning imagery on his first production piece for the Gwin toy series and it’s hard to imagine that this 27 year old Northern California native was raised knee deep in the graffiti game. His paintings, be they on vinyl or canvas, conjure emotions of desolate [...]
The Jim Koch Interview
This is part one of a four part series Life In A Bungalo is producing in celebration of a fantastic series of Circus Punks created in tribute to the greatest New Jersey high-octane punk band–Electric Frankenstein. The Circus Punks are cool as hell, but this is just an excuse to pay homage to a band [...]