We're here at The Redwood in downtown Los Angeles with Death on the Radio. The last time we spoke was in June of 2011. Do you have any updates for the Punk Globe readers?

We have two new members: Danny, our new guitar player and Roger our new drummer.

Right on. Do you each have a couple of words for the readers?

We just had a great New Years Eve gig with the Mau Maus, Fangs on Fur and the Gears. Tonight was just fantastic.

I just want to say that it's a new year, we have new songs, and new members. Everyone is really kicking ass, working out new material so we'll have more new songs soon. We're going to be doing a residency in February here at the Redwood on Tuesday nights with female acts and it's gonna be rad.

Awesome. Can you refresh the Punk Globe reader's memories and give a run down of your musical influences?

My influences have always been punk rock and rock n roll: Black Flag, Wasted Youth, Circle One, Circle Jerks and Aggression.

He's played in those bands.

Yeah (laughing) bands that I've played in. I've played in all those bands except Black Flag.

Once again, I'll give everything to Zappa.

(laughing) Frank or Moon? Or what's the other one... Dweezle!

(laughing) The only one that counts: Frank!

Punk rock, death rock, heavy metal: Joy Division, Circle Jerks... and just about everyone from Bauhaus to Bad Brains.

I love Nina Hagen and Lene Lovich, which is funny because they were good friends.

Did you ever hear/see that epic "Don't Eat the Animals" song and video they did together?

Punk Globe! Here is the thing... I need to find my counterpart. My "Nina Hagen" or my "Lene Lovich," whoever I am. They were both very interesting performers who weren't threatened by each other. Almost everyone I come across is like, "Oh, you're a singer and you're a girl... Oh."

It's true!

Though, you know who isn't like that? The Agnew clan: Kelly Kaos and Mary Sims Rosas are very cool. They're not all...

"Don't you know who I am?" (laughing)

Yeah! Let's share and rock... and be other people's musical influences.

That's good to hear; it can definitely get pretty catty out there. I love the meaning behind Death on the Radio. Can you give us a refresher?

(laughing) It was born in a bathtub of gin and meth... I'm surprised it didn't explode.

(laughing) Seriously... Death on the Radio means that we hate everything that's on the radio and think that the radio as it is needs to die.. or change. Death as change.

It's a new year and it's time for change.

[ So at this point in the interview a group of people from the show expressed an interest in the process. Incidentally, they happen to be both fans of Ginger Coyote and loyal Punk Globe readers with some questions of their own. How could one refuse? ]

What do you think of Lydia Lunch and Siouxsie and the Banshees?

Lydia Lunch is fucking amazing! Siouxsie and the Banshees, -through all their transitional years- are just phenomenal. And Siouxsie is still out there rocking now. I love the stuff Lydia Lunch did with Nick Cave. The Birthday Party are also great influences. All top notch performers.

Do you like bacon?

Who doesn't like bacon?

Give me the most off the wall combo, using bacon.

Bacon and dark chocolate.

Don't they have ice cream with bacon?

You can deep fry that shit!

Bacon and dry wall. How about that?

You guys are making me hungry!

Seeing as how we're about a block away from the Blade Runner tunnel, do you guys have any favorite movies?

The Man Who Would Be King; The Boys From Brazil... I could go on and on.

It's a toss up between Harold & Maude and Dogma for me.

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly; Natural Born Killers; Clockwork Orange, of course.

Montag the Magician!

Hey! Have you ever seen, A Clockwork Orgy?

(laughing) No, do you have a copy I could borrow?

(laughing) We're having one at my house later...

Were you in that?

Oh my, bacon and porn.

I love silent movies.

I rarely watch porn, but when I do, I watch it with the sound off...

That sounds like a beer ad!

I love our readers. Do you have any recommendations, like year in review style? And, do you have any musical forecasts for 2012? Forecasts, or perhaps what you'd like to be seeing in the new year.

The Livingstons' new album is fucking great. I definitely recommend checking it out.

I'd like to see talented musicians being spotlighted. The Livingstons are great.

Symbol Six's new album is awesome as well. And if you haven't checked out Aggression, do that. There's so much cool shit out.

And Death on the Radio!

Of course!

I will say this... we're writing the material for 2012 and Death on the Radio will prove to be the new sound.

That's our New Years resolution.

And what else? Punk Globe will dominate in 2012. And don't worry about that Mayan calendar bullshit because what it used to say on the back was "See next calendar."

I hope to see all auto-tune machines just disintegrate!

I know! Jay Z already called for the death of it...

And all this crappy cookie-cutter music... I just want it to all go away.

What about political forecasts? Apocalypse or revolution?

Revolution!

Yeah!

Every day is a revolution... you get back up and do it over again. A revolution is just one complete turn.

Do you have any parting words for the Punk Globe readers?

Punk rock is never having to say you're sorry.

Make sure to check out Punk Globe every month cause it's always rad. And special thanks to Ginger Coyote cause she's just fucking amazing!

I love Ginger Coyote! She's a major influence.

Don't forget to check out Rebel Music TV and The Livingstons.

And The Poor Kids Radio!

Yes! Stay in the scene, support local music, be true to yourself, and no matter what you do, be free.

After the interview Evol and Mary posed for a couple of pics in the Blade Runner tunnel on 2nd St.

Punk Globe would like to thank Death on the Radio for the interview

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