{"id":12100,"date":"2020-05-30T05:00:07","date_gmt":"2020-05-30T05:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=12100"},"modified":"2020-05-27T14:04:19","modified_gmt":"2020-05-27T14:04:19","slug":"the-cutthroat-brothers-interview-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=12100","title":{"rendered":"The Cutthroat Brothers Interview Exclusive"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I just visited your website and there are Kiss levels of merch on there.\u00a0 When can we see the cutthroat bobbleheads? and what merch would you love to see for the Cutthroat Brothers?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Jason: bobbleheads would be fantastic! Just looking for somebody that will make a two-headed monster version. We\u2019ve talked about Cutthroat Brothers barber products, you know, pomades, shampoo…maybe it should all be blood-red liquid but not stick to the skin. Or maybe it should?<\/span><\/p>\n

Donny: potato chips, you just can\u2019t eat one.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Some footage from the European tour is on youtube it looks insane, how good was the tour?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Donny: The most fun on tour ever, one night I tried to hug everyone in the place.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jason: The tour was fantastic! Really great crowds and venues. The welcome for our first time was overwhelming. People screaming and dancing and not letting us stop playing until we played every song we knew. Tours really are about connecting with people on a personal level and that happened a lot. I\u2019d never been to any of the places we went so everything was really fresh and exciting. We were supposed to be on tour right now. Life is cancelled due to Covid, so we wait patiently to return to work and the road.<\/span><\/p>\n

COVID-19\u00a0 has derailed everyone are there plans for a return to Europe?\u00a0 What about UK shows?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Jason: Absolutely, We will be coming back as soon as the dust settles. We can\u2019t wait to play the UK! Punk is still alive more across the pond, so wherever people want us that\u2019s where we will be.<\/span><\/p>\n

The live album sounds amazing will it see a vinyl release?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Donny: I\u2019m hoping Houndgawd will do the vinyl once life is somewhat back to normal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jason: Definitely we will get it out on vinyl. We will hopefully everything on vinyl as soon as the pressing plants start up again. A run of white vinyl for \u2018Live in Europe\u2019 would be fun.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>How do you approach songwriting as a pair or alone?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Jason: Generally I will sketch out the song to a point then we will arrange it and finish them when we see each other. The demos sound a lot different than the final version because i just sketch them on my iphone. We are hoping to release a collection of demos sometime soon for our hardcore fans. I always enjoy listening to ones from my favorite artists.<\/span><\/p>\n

Donny: There\u2019s a major component to our writing that I think, makes this work, no negativity, we are friends, we do this to have fun.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What were the decisions you had about doing this whole thing as a pair and not heading for a more traditional band set up with bass or piano or two guitars?\u00a0 Is it something you might look into in the future?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Donny: funny you should ask, we have a collaboration awaiting the record presses with the legend Mike Watt. He had offered to play on our next record (‘Taste for Evil’) in our very first interview for our Debut album on his radio show. \u00a0We took him up on it and sent him the tracks, somehow emails were in the spam folder and we missed having him on the record or so we thought. That said after ‘Taste for Evil’ was set to come out we found the Watt tracks, we have 4 collaborations from ‘Taste for Evil’ that we\u2019ll release as soon as Houndgawd is back up and running full speed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jason: It was an accident. We didn\u2019t intend it to be just two people, but it felt right and we didn\u2019t see the need for more. We make creative decisions really quickly this way and with Jack Endino to steer us we can get a lot done fast. We don\u2019t want to risk the squeaky wheel too. You know, the other person who is always arguing or being late, wearing shorts to gigs, you know THAT one.<\/span><\/p>\n

Have you recorded using a full set up or are you open to ideas?\"\"<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Jason: We are open to whatever for sure! It just hasn\u2019t happened yet and probably won\u2019t soon as long as it feels good to us.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tell us a bit about your background in music?\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Donny:\u00a0<\/span>Mudhoney, ELO, EODM, AC\/DC, ZZ Top. My grandma was a classical pianist and the she taught piano and organ played at funerals and weddings. My dad was a keyboardist as well he had a band pretty much my whole life and then went into playing for church. My parents said I started playing at 2, I don\u2019t remember but I also don\u2019t remember not playing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jason: My father is a preacher, so I started playing in our family country western gospel band touring around doing Carter Family songs and such around age 13 I think. Early country and rockabilly were my first loves, then my folks bought me a Louie Louie compilation that started with Kingsmen and ended with Black Flag. My parents accidentally introduced me to punk rock and it was downhill from there.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>what plays on the stereo in the barbershop? maybe a short back and sides or sponsored ‘something for the weekend’ could be on the merch desk at future shows?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Donny: Punk, Metal, Garage, Rockabilly, rap, hip hop.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You teamed up with German label Hound Gawd Records (which you mentioned)\u00a0 they’ve released some great records how did that pairing come about?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Jason: Oliver from Hound Gawd! Got a copy of \u2018Taste for Evil\u2019 when we just finished it. It was mentioned to him by our shared publicist, Ilka. He dug it and the rest is history. We love Hound Gawd! All the bands are great.<\/span><\/p>\n

Donny: I can\u2019t say enough about if you\u2019re putting out your art do it with someone who loves what you do or even more than you, this is why we are with Houndgawd.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>What plans have you got in the future?\u00a0 Recording?\u00a0 touring? I heard you were ready to record album three in March.\u00a0 Did that happen? is\u00a0Jack Endino involved again?\u00a0 What can we expect on the next record?\u00a0 Is Mike Watt playing on it at all?\u00a0 If you could get a bunch of guest musicians to join on the next record who would you love to ask?\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Jason: Jack is definitely involved with everything we do. He really is the third Cutthroat Brother. Mr. Watt has offered to play on stuff again, yes, but we don\u2019t know any specifics. We have another album planned out. We had to push it to a safer time because of Covid but we will be at it ASAP. I\u2019ve asked Jesse Hughes from Eagles of Death Metal, he said he would be on it but we will see. I would love to get him and Jennie Vee on the next one. Cross your fingers.<\/span><\/p>\n

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