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Jeff & Steven McDonald discuss the new documentary "Born Innocent - The Redd Kross Story", learnings from their lifelong musical partnership, memories of early punk days, David Bowie, Germs and more.
Topics Include:
Possible talk of touring Asia and the Pacific Rim
Jeff more of a homebody than Steven
Adjustment from touring back to home
Steven and Mario seeing King Gizzard in early days
Playing the L7 Fast & Frightening Festival
Challenges of making the “Born Innocent” documentary
Keeping the documentary to 90 minutes
The dynamics of the brothers – getting under each other’s skin
Earlier attempts to tell the story of Redd Kross
What parts of the Redd Kross story were under-represented?
Leveraging “devices” to tell the story and manage viewer expectations
What did you learn about yourselves watching the documentary?
Ability to view the unique partnership of the brothers
Taking away learnings from the movie – relatable learnings from the brothers
Brothers within a band – comparisons with Oasis
Are the brothers enjoying the current state of their band
Grateful for the movie and the book – most proud of the REDD KROSS album
How did David Bowie show up for their 1st club gig?
Punk in LA in late 70s was a small community
The bill was UXA, Black Flag and Redd Kross
Memories and experiences with Darby Crash
The impact of Darby Crash’s death
People who may misinterpret Germs
Video of Germs performance for “Up In Smoke”
The humour and comedy of punk
Interview wrap-up
Watch the "Born Innocent - The Redd Kross Story" Trailer here
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