Review Fix Exclusive: The Barettas Katie Bulley Discusses ‘Touche’ And More

Review Fix chats with Katie Bully, who discusses the band’s new track, Touche, as well as their goals for 2021.

Review Fix: How did you get involved in music? 

Katie Bulley: It was when I was a young competitive dancer. It was their where a really got the concept of song structure and feeling the rhythm. 

Review Fix: What’s your creative process like? 

Bulley: Well I usually write the skeleton of the songs, try to write catchy hooks and guitar solos. Once I have the “skeleton” done… Lauren (drummer) brings it to life like Frankenstein. It’s really up to her which songs we use for the band I just throw them out there

Review Fix: What inspires you? 

Bulley: Love, music, and hooligans 

Review Fix: What does music mean to you? 

Bulley: It’s the only reason I’m alive today. It’s a lifesaver! It’s therapy! It’s my obsession. 

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

Bulley: if Jack White and Gwen Stefani had a baby that would be me and if Travis Barker taught everything he knows to someone that would be Lauren 

Review Fix: How are your live shows different from your studio work? 

Bulley: There is a freedom we exude when we’re live. That, and we cheer each other on more. 

Review Fix: What inspired your latest single? 

Bulley: Well we did write it back in 2010 so at the time there was a bar in Hamilton called Chè. And the owner and I were friends and one time he said “I’m creepin’ it real” so I asked him if I could use that in a song so he’s the “captian” in the song. And in the song it says “Touchè” when really we’re hearing “To Chè” 

Review Fix: What are your goals for 2021? 

Bulley: We’re just hoping for health and for our record to turn some heads that have a lot of influence. That, and working on new material. 

Review Fix: Anything else you’d like to add? 

Bulley: The album is out January 29th we hope you enjoy some raspy vocals mixed with a ton of vibrato. You’ll love the drums and harmonies Lauren added. She went to school for music! I didn’t but I’m street smart so I think we mesh well. 

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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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