Who is Kickstand 72 (names, instruments)
Jarek Mueller - Vocals/Guitar
Jason Capuzzi - Guitar
Brody Martin - Bass
BJ Foster - Drums
Where are you from?
We are from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
How long has Kickstand 72 been a band?
We've been under the name Kickstand 72 since December, but we've been playing our songs for a few years before that.
Where did the name Kickstand 72 come from?
We
wanted a name that was reminiscent of being a kid and having fun and
growing up. Unless you're a motorcycle enthusiast or like to wear
exceedingly tight clothing, I think that if you think of a kickstand it
might take you back to being a kid, riding bikes around, chasing girls
and peeing on strange things and people. -Jarek
How did Kickstand 72 become a band?
So
Brody was a horse breeder back in the day, but he wasn't very good at
it. Turns out it's illegal to breed a horse with yourself. We've all
made THAT mistake. Who knew, right?
Anyways,
I had a band that needed a drummer and Jason had a band that needed a
drummer, so I drummed for Jason's band and the lead singer of that
band played drums in mine. After a few years and member changes and a
lot of ball fondling, we got the lineup we have today. We just recently
changed the name from Zero. Because that was awful. Just fucking awful.
-Jarek
How would you describe yourselves as a band?
As
a band I'd say we're a bunch of fuck-ups that are obsessed with dick
jokes. And somehow when we're not sticking our hands down each others
pants or having a who-can-drink-the-most-left-
Who are your influences/favorite bands growing up and/or currently?
I'm
the oldest member of the band by like, 5 years, so I think I grew up
listening to some substantially different artists than the other guys. I
actually grew up listening to old-school metal like Judas Priest, Iron
Maiden, Pantera, Slayer, and Metallica. I think the other guys, for the
most part, grew up listening more along the lines to the music we play.
Bands like The Offspring, Blink-182, Sum 41, Green Day and that
nonsense. I didn't really get into that until I was a little older.
Nowadays,
I think we're really influenced by those bands that the other dudes
grew up with. Jarek came from an old-school hardcore/streetpunk
background before this band, and he and Brody have been listening to
skate-punk for a few years, so I think that bleeds into our sound quite a
bit. Jason really likes the sound of The Wonder Years, so I think
you'll definitely be able to pick up those influences in a few of our
songs. I'm still really into the metal drumming with drummers like Dave
Lombardo, Brann Dailor, and Chris Pennie. But I'm a huge fan of Travis
Barker and Atom Willard and anything either of those fuckers do. They're
amazing.
As
far as our stage performance goes, I think we're heavily influenced by
Blink-182, in a way. Our main goal is to have fun and move around on
stage, so we like to jump around and tell stupid jokes and make fun of
each other. It's not so much that we're trying to copy another bands
performance style, we're just being ourselves and doing what we love,
how we love to do it. -BJ
Tell us about your previous EP “You Got Your Punk in my Peanut Butter"?
Well,
we've recorded the EP twice, and I've noticed our EP was a lot like
having sex. The first time around it was really awkward and we didn't
really know what we were doing. By the second time around we learned
from our mistakes and kicked the girl out and Brody took her place. That
made it so much better. But we will say, the EP itself is a
surprisingly good Frizbee. We'll probably redo it 2-3 more times, just
to be safe. -Jason
Going into this online interview, you have mentioned you are recording a new album. Could you tell us about that process?
The
entire album is a gagglefuck of songs that we kinda wrote over the
years. Some are good, but all of them suck. I deployed to the middle
east after I finished my vocals and pretty much left the rest up to the
other guys. I've given them about a year to record everything, and
things are getting done. Slowly, but surely. We've also teamed up with
Rise or Die Records and Promotions to put this sumbitch out. They
put together compilations of unsigned bands and pass them out of big
tours. They're also rad as fuck and you should check them out. Do it.
Come on. I'll be your best friend.
So hopefully if all goes well, this album will gain us a few less fans than we lose. So, altogether it's a win-win.-Jarek
For
the last few months I've been collecting rocks to throw at Brody while
he plays bass. All kinds of rocks. Quartz, granite, big, small, black,
grey, you name it. I've accumulated close to 130 pounds of rocks that I
keep in my room. Everytime Brody fucks up I'm gonna throw a rock at him.
You know what? Even when he plays something right I'll throw a rock at
him. I don't want any of these rocks go to waste. Goddamn I can't wait
until we start recording bass. -Jason
Any big plans or goals for 2015?
Brody is going to try to start an underground self-horse breeding ring.
BJ decided he's teaming up with his stepdad to make man on man on moose porn.
Mr. Capuzzi is getting back into his Korean heritage and wants to open a Mongolian BBQ palace.
Jarek is working to become the fattest man in the world.
Oh, and we're releasing our album in the summertime. So that'll be pretty cool I guess.
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