Minneapolis' Motion City Soundtrack have been playing their brand of moog-encrusted punk rock throughout the Summer on this year's Vans Warped tour. Fresh from the tour drummer Tony Thaxton tells of working with Blink 182's Mark Hoppus on new album, Commit this to Memory.
BIANCA ROSE: Have you got any good gossip for me from Warped?
TONY THAXTON: I don't know about any gossip but it's just been a good time. I've got to see some cool bands that I didn't know about before.
I'd never heard of them before the day I saw them open for Reggie and the Full Effect. The singer had the greatest hair ever, and the keyboardist did handstands on his moog. Then I said "I MUST own their album," and lo! it was good.
I really hate what Mark Hoppus did to that album. He has all sorts of generic pop/punk appeal but I loved the unique, if somewhat rough sound they had on their earlier stuff. I'll always love them though even if I do want to punch Mark Hoppus in the face.
courtneyriot
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Los Angeles, CA
SEP 20, 2005 06:00 AM