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derivative of bands I’ve never heard of.Like who?SF: Like GG Allin.You’ve never heard of GG Allin?!BB: Of course I’ve heard of GG-Jesus-Christ-Allin! Seth is accusing me ofhaving not heard of GG Allin.Seth is always accusing me of notbeing punk all the time!BB: It’s obvious that our songs arederivative copy-cat bullshit. But I’m notnaming bands!JP: Everything is derivative. Everybodyhas influences! Band B sounds like BandA and everybody goes knocking them forit, so it doesn’t even matter.I think you guys have your take ona style more than I think you’reripping off a particular band.BB: I just want to be a regular punk band.Not some weird art crap or extreme subgenre.JP: It’s just basic classic songwriting thatsounds good. The hooks are there. We’renot trying to reinvent the wheel, thoughwe may in the future.You guys have been booked for alot of out of town shows but youhaven’t toured a lot. anythingplanned for the road?BB: Yeah man, we’re going throughthe Midwest and East Coast with ourMemphis friends the Manatees.You guys need to let me drive forthat one.[whole band at once]: Absolutely!JP: you have to drive the long shifts.What kind of stuff would you puton your rider?BB: I would just want there to be someoneto tell me how handsome I look.You mean like respect waiting foryou backstage?SF: Exactly. Just have a guy there to bereally nice to us.BB: If I like a band’s songs, the lookdoesn’t matter. I just want to know wherethey go to get that haircut. What do theytell the person cutting their hair?Your music does enough on itsown. I love the song titles. “I’m aGenius” and “Shut the Fuck Up”are definitely my favorites.SF: And we have “I’m a Disaster” and“Shut the Hell Up.”BB: Yeah, it’s for the kids.Where do y’all record?BB: Right here in my house. I do all theengineering.JP: There is no third party. Everything wedo is completely DIY.That’s awesome. What do you thinkof bands that use Kickstarter tofund their musical ventures?BB: I think they’re pussies. Ask yourmom for money instead of asking me. It’sfucking stupid.JP: Just get a third job! If you reallybelieve in what you’re doing, you shouldjust stay up, do poppers, eat vitamins anddeal with it!None of you guys are New Orleansoriginals. The three of you are fromother Gulf Coast cities. Why do youguys choose to live here?JP: This city is hilarious!SF: This is my favorite city. It’s nothomogenized.BB: It’s the freedom.JP: I like invading other cities with agroup of New Orleanians.BB: They don’t want to be as wild as weare and they don’t want us to be wild. I’mtelling you right now that Buck Biloxi andthe Fucks are bringing Wild Wayne toyour town and we’re getting WILD!!!Buck Biloxi and the Fucks perform as partof Creepy Fest on Sunday, July 14th at theCircle Bar. Gary Wrong Group’s LP, Knightsof Misery, is available for download atgarywronggroup.bandcamp.comThat would make touring prettyeasy. Do you guys notice a moreimage-oriented world outside ofthe South?BB: Yeah, like when we were in Portlandor anywhere, really. All these guys havethese Rod Stewart hairdos. It’s reallyweird.SF: Yeah, it’s like glam punk is making acomeback in the worst way.23