First off, the typical question, can you tell us about the thought process on the band name?
Ha. Well, it's a double entendre. Of course, the drug
reference, but also, the upfront in-your-face aspect. I don't believe much
thought was put into it, really. The story goes; everyone was sitting down at a
local tex-mex, trying to come up with a band name. All of the ideas were either
taken or too stupid. So we split, and Gerardo is smoking a blunt on the way
home when he calls us and says, "BLUNT dude!" So we stuck with it.
Overall you have an
80s hardcore image, everything from your sound to the look. My take is that you
remind me musically of Wrecking Crew and vocally of BL’AST and Damaged era Black Flag. What is your
take on that?
We all grew up in Houston
during the Attitude Era. Lots of fuck you's, and not taking shit from nobody's.
There's a ton of dicks in Houston ,
so the only way we know is to be a dick back. We take liking to no gods or
masters, and enjoy the evil side of things. The REAL side of the story. People
want to live arrogantly and rely on what they hear from People Magazine and Fox
News. Life is not happy.
I like to call "Hardcore Fuck" a filler song.
Haha. It's not really meant to be taken seriously, but it packs a punch and
gets the crowd moving, and that's what I love to see. We've gotten a couple
girls to take the mic to fake an orgasm right before we play and it gets a lot
of laughs. But our other songs, like "Fraud" and "Fuck With Me,
Punk" deals with shitty relationships with people over the years. Kind of
like a feeling of betrayal. People you thought had your back but turn out fake
as fuck. "Authority Fight" is about police brutality and giving the
finger to all that get off on belittling the real hard working people that go
in everyday 9 to 5 to make a living.
I really love your Pass the Blunt demo. The recording is
clean, yet still rough enough to complement the music. Where did you record it
and how was the process?
I bought a Zoom R8 from
I also like the cover
art. It has a vintage Suicidal Tendencies feel. Who came up with the idea and
artwork?
Our drummer Gerardo is a professional graphic designer and
going to school for it. He's a natural artist with the mind of a demon. He's
always coming up with dope designs for flyers and such.
Blunt seems to be hot
on the local live music scene. You have a great animated stage presence and
seem sincere on your delivery. You are definitely not one of those bands that
look bored while performing. Mentally what is your approach to playing live?
Man, I live for our Saturday night practices. It's the only
time in the week I look forward to. I'm off work, I get to jam out with my
friends, and turn that shit up wicked loud. When we play live, we just try to
go up there with that PMA and have a good time. Show people what we're about
and do our best to get a good reaction.
I believe your band
is over a year old. In that time you’ve made quite an impression. What’s next?
Any planned new recordings?
We're always making changes to our songs. Adding bits and
pieces to enhance the songs. We just finished up recording our full length LP
over at 360 Studios. Big Ups to Jessica Garcia for all the hard work. Right now
it's in Tennessee
getting mastered by one of the homies, so we're just waiting for it to come
back.
Final greetings and
contact info…
Thanks to everyone who comes to our shows, buys the merch,
and digs our music. Couldn't do it without them, and thanks Jeff for the
interview. Hope to play more shows with Khobretti soon, bud.
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