Your band seemed to come out of nowhere and exploded on
the scene. How did the group come together?
David: Perfect timing actually. Derek and I were still
working on songs in the ashes of Landfill’s demise, and Mike and Matt were
looking to form a hardcore band following some down time after Crime Wave had
finished. I got a message from Mike one day asking if I was interested in doing
a new hardcore band with him and Matt, and the rest of the story is on the demo
tape.
I know your members are part of other bands. How do you
balance the efforts in multiple bands?
David: Matt and I are the only ones juggling other projects
right now (I think), although, Mike is a really prolific songwriter and
releases his own stuff all the time via SoundCloud and cassette (Banbang! for
instance – go buy it at Deep End, you won’t be sorry).
For me, it’s a balancing act of epic proportions to make
being a dad, paying bills and also being in multiple bands work, but Loose
Nukes is really important to me, so I will always make it a priority.
I’ll do my best impression of what Matt might say to this
question: (clears throat) “Hold my beer.”
Your Fast Forward to Extinction cassette EP has gained
lots of praise, mine included. Was that a self-released item? Are you also
working with Agrowax?
Mike: Yes, it was self-released, and that was Agrowax’s last
release. I'm done with that shit.
FN: Your sound is a fantastic homage to 80s hardcore.
Besides the music, your artwork brings me back to the 80s Cold War era. Also, with
recent events, the nuclear scare is a common thought. Do you feel the current
world creates a ripe environment for writing angry songs?
Mike: Yes...and I think people should be pissed off. And
afraid. There’s a lot of information and misinformation out there. The reality
of getting obliterated in a nuclear war at this point seems very real. You
can't help but feel a little helpless.
What are your thoughts about the digital direction the
music scene has been sucked into?
David: The digital medium made it easy for us to release our
demo while we waited for cassettes to be ready, so for us, the digital world
has been awesome for us. Plus, Mike put some really cool videos together on
YouTube for the demo, so go check ‘em out on the Agrowax channel.
When writing, what is your process?
Derek: Most of the time Mike and Matt write the songs, and
then they record a rough idea and send them to the group SoundCloud.
Is it a collective activity?
Derek: Occasionally we will jam on something spontaneous,
and a couple songs have come about that way. We’ll practice and adjust a few
things until we feel ok with the final result.
Are the lyrics usually written before or after the music
is complete?
Mike: Yes.
What are your future goals?
David: This year, we are planning to release a series of
45’s with 2-3 songs per release, and we will continue to write and record. We
have some upcoming gigs with Khobretti and Agent Orange that we are stoked
about playing.
Do you plan on doing any regional touring?
Matt: We discussed doing a small or short Midwest
kind of tour this summer, but nothing concrete has been planned yet. We talk a
lot of shit, so it’s more of a “wait and see what we can do” approach to things
like that.
David: It’d be awesome to do some Texas
shows outside Houston
Last words.
