INTERVIEW: Fake Names (Bad Religion, Refused, Minor Threat, Girls Against Boys, Fugazi) Interview at Riot Fest

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Ghost Cult Keefy caught up with Brendan Canty and Brian Baker of Punk Rock supergroup Fake Names at Riot Fest 2023! The band features Brian Baker (Minor Threat, Bad Religion, Dag Nasty), Michael Hampton (S.O.A., Embrace), Dennis Lyxzén (Refused, INVSN, The [International] Noise Conspiracy), Johnny Temple (Girls Against Boys, Soulside) and Brendan Canty (Fugazi, Rites of Spring),  and released their newest album “Expendables” on Epitaph Records last spring. Brendan and Brian caught up with us, discussed the formation of the band at a past Riot Fest,  and the legacy of punk, bands they enjoy such as Turnstile and Quicksand, and what is so great about Riot Fest as a whole, and more!

Thanks to Jasmine at Epitaph Records for setting up this interview!

Watch the video for “Delete Myself” – 

More on Fake Names, music, and merch here:
https://www.epitaph.com/artists/fake-names

Read our review of Riot Fest 2023:
https://ghostcultmag.com/festival-review-riot-fest-2023-live-at-douglas-park/

Interview by Ghost Cult Keefy:
https://www.instagram.com/ghostcultkeefy

Editing by Omar Cordy:
https://www.instagram.com/ojcpics

Theme music by Salted Wounds:
https://www.instagram.com/saltedwoundsnyc

This videos shoutout goes to NoiseAgonyMayhem Label:
https://noiseagonymayhem.bandcamp.com/

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