Episode 010: NJ Boxcar w/ Newman and Bnuts

Boxcar was a pop punk band based out of South Jersey. Their members were Derek, Newman, and Jay Battle who was later replaced by Bnuts. Their sound was a nice mix of the Lifetime, Digger, Jawbreaker and the Cure, in my opinion. I reached out to Newman and he suggested getting Brendan AKA Bnuts on the call and the following conversation ensued –
In this interview, we talk about –
- Where They Got The Name Of The Band
- When Newman Started Playing An Upside Down Bass
- How B-Nuts And Chris Jammed Years Before Being In Boxcar Together
- The Comps That Were Always Being Put Out Back In The Day
- Which Lifetime Album Is The Best One
- Their Show With Donuts N Glory
- The 7″ Artwork
- What Their Songs Were Actually About
- How A Digger Song Inspired One Of Their Best Songs
- What It Was Like To Record With Steve Evetts
- Their Decendents Cover Show No Black Friday This Year
- Where Did They Want To Band To Go
- Have They Kept Up With Their Punk Rock Ethics
- And More
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