In February of this year, pop punk legends The Queers played two shows at Township on Valentine’s Day. Due to bad weather, the band arrived late and our interview was understandably postponed. Over the next couple months, we corresponded with singer/guitarist Joe Queer before ultimately connecting for a phone interview. Once we caught up with Joe, we talked about The Queers’ decision to play their album Love Songs for the Retarded in its entirety at the Township shows. We discussed that record in greater detail, and did the same for their classic Don’t Back Down album. We also spoke about the band’s relationship with Asian Man Records, the formation of a possible new band featuring Joe, Ben Weasel and Richie Ramone, The Queers’ plans to re-record a pair of their old records, and much more. Continue Reading…
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Writer: Bill Denker
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