Review Fix Exclusive: Down And Outlaws Peter Danzig Talks ‘Bad Radio’

October 21, 2017 Patrick Hickey Jr. Music 0

Review Fix chats with Down And Outlaws’ Peter Danzig who discusses the band’s new project, “Bad Radio.”

About Down And Outlaws:

Already making waves nationally, with appearances on Last Call with Carson Daly and at Outside Lands Festival, soundtrack cameos on Oliver Stone’s Snowden and the Ubisoft game, Watch Dogs 2 and rave reviews from local and national media, Down and Outlaws are hungry for more opportunities.

Review Fix: What makes this album special?

Peter Danzig: I think ‘Bad Radio’ is a bit of a turning point for us. We’ve been a band long enough that the music we’re currently writing finally feels like it could only be a product of the four of us. Finding a ‘sound’ as a band can take time and I think you have to let go of a lot of other people’s opinions about what you’re supposed to be doing to get there. I know we’ll only develop and grow as time goes on, but ‘Bad Radio’ feels like it’s ours. That makes it special to me.

Review Fix: What track are you most proud of?

Danzig: ‘Imposter’ is probably the track I’m most proud of. Reason being because we wrote it differently than we do most songs. We stopped worrying so much about needing to pile on new parts or chord changes just for the sake of having them. We let go of some of the unspoken songwriting rules I think we tend to default to. The song ended up just flowing naturally and leaving room for a story to be told.

Review Fix: Is there a story behind it?

Danzig: It’s about constantly comparing yourself to your idols/people you look up to and losing sight of who you truly are. The way the music is laid out and flows allowed for a nice canvas for the narrative.

Review Fix: What are the goals with this album?

Danzig: As a band, we wanted a short and sweet representation of who we are with absolutely no filler. I think it gets the point across and hopefully will keep people wanting more.

Review Fix: Bands often give their albums nicknames, like the Eagles call “The Long Run,” “The Long One,” because of all the time they spent in the studio on it. What would you guys nickname this one?

Danzig: How about ‘I know our name is Down and Outlaws but please believe me…we’re not a western band.’

Review Fix: How would you describe your sound to someone who’s never heard you?

Danzig: ‘Anti-anxiety medicine with a small side effect of anxiety’ rock.

Review Fix: Bottom line, why must someone listen to this album?

Danzig: I think you can release a lot of your stresses through listening to ‘Bad Radio.’ That’s what it does for me. And at the very least, you will rock the hell out.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Danzig: We will be recording more music soon and playing shows across the west coast/southwest within the next year. Other than that…we’ll see what happens

Review Fix: Anything you’d like to add?

Danzig: Keep dreaming.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14263 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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