Feature / One Question Interviews
The Meatmen

Fureigh (Middle-Aged Queers) SPB: What is a “greatest hit” that you wanted to include in the live set or album but the rest of the band shot down? Fureigh: We’ve received requests for “Pump Up the Jam” [by Technotronic], but the world’ll just have to wait. And “Keep On Livin”’ … Read more

Tell us about your bagpipes? Read more

The musical landscape is ever changing. New genres are popping up, new hypes burst out of nowhere and die out and new bands present themselves to the world. How on earth are you expected to keep up, right? Well, it never hurts to help! So here we are, your humble … Read more

A Conversation with Lisa Kekaula (Vocals) and Bob Vennum (Guitar) of The Bellrays For over three decades, The Bellrays -- Riverside, California’s powerhouse duo of Lisa Kekaula and Bob Vennum -- have blurred the lines between punk, soul, garage rock, and rock ’n’ roll fury. Their music has always been … Read more

Travis (Bitters and Distractions – guitar / backup vocals) SPB: It seems you’re mostly releasing singles, as compared to EP/LP. Is there a personal preference or deeper reason why? Travis: You’re correct that we’ve released a significant number of singles over the years. To be more specific, we’ve put out … Read more

The Meatmen set off for East Coast

Posted in Tours on March 16, 2015

1QI: The Meatmen, This Quiet Army, Great Reversals, Lokia

Posted in Bands on August 3, 2014

Details Emerge for GWAR B-Q 2014

Posted in Bands on June 18, 2014

Hailing from Lansing, Michigan, the Meatmen have been a punk rock band existing in some capacity for roughly 35 years. They took a break in 1996, but returned in 2008 and, break or no break, the band still boasts a staggering number of singles, EPs, live bootlegs and compilations under their belt. While there has been a few different iterations … Read more