Let’s Talk Punk with Celebrity Stalker
Interview By Lisa-PunkrPrincess
Punk Globe: Hi guys and thanks for chatting with us, can you give us a little band history, including current line up?
Celebrity Stalker: We have been together for a while now as Celebrity Stalker, our previous band was Jive Pony, which included Jason on bass, Charlie on drums, Larry on guitar, and our previous vocalist Eric. Once the decision was made to move on from Jive Pony, Celebrity Stalker was born. Celebrity Stalker is a power trio, featuring Larry on guitar, Charlie on drums, with Jason on bass and also taking over vocal assassin duties.
Punk Globe: Describe your music making process.
Celebrity Stalker: Our song writing process is a team effort where Jason and Larry work out the lyrics and music, with Chuck helping with the overall orchestration of the songs. We all bring different strengths to the process. Jason is the band’s primary lyricist and Larry works out most of the riffs and music.
Punk Globe: I know you all do a lot of shows, what about tours?
Celebrity Stalker: We have focused on the Pacific Southwest so far, playing CA, AZ, and NV. We are looking to expand our reach, looking into getting out to the East Coast.
Punk Globe: Tell us about your most recent album release, Anything new coming up?
Celebrity Stalker: Our last release was a single release for our song Your Mom, before that we released our full length album Year of the Thief coming out of the Covid era. We are currently working on new material we plan on recording in the fall.
Punk Globe: Describe your local music scene.
Celebrity Stalker: We are involved in the Southern California music scene, playing a lot of shows from Los Angeles to San Diego. The local scene is very competitive, and can be a bit cutthroat at times. We do our best to support the bands in the scene, focusing on networking, and developing friendships with the other bands whenever possible.
Punk Globe: What is the biggest challenge you face as a band?
Celebrity Stalker: Coordinating band practice, none of the band members live close to each other. It does become a challenge to navigate Orange County/LA traffic to get to the rehearsal studio Beat Garage 2 out in North Hollywood.
Punk Globe: If you could tour anywhere in the world where would you go?
Celebrity Stalker: Japan, we hear nothing but good things about the music scene in Japan. The fans really seem to appreciate the bands that tour through Japan
Punk Globe: Favorite local place to eat?
Celebrity Stalker: Your Mom’s kitchen. She has some serious baking skills. Check out our music video for our song Your Mom: https://youtu.be/r05KXvI8EeA?si=d7daZk08QU0K-Azx
Punk Globe: Favorite local venue?
Celebrity Stalker: Stages in Santa Ana, Maui Sugar Mill Saloon in Tarzana, and Tower Bar in San Diego.
Punk Globe: What inspires you?
Celebrity Stalker: Your Mom, life, and current events. The world is full of so much drama to draw inspiration from. Seriously though, the human condition is a key source of inspiration for our creative process. Creating music is cathartic and a positive release of energy.
Punk Globe: What other hobbies do you guys have, besides music?
Celebrity Stalker: Graphic art, video editing, promoting local shows, fencing.
Punk Globe: What’s in the future for the band?
Celebrity Stalker: Getting back in the studio to record our new material, and release a vinyl album.
Punk Globe: Where can we find your music and merch?
Celebrity Stalker: At our shows, and online at https://celebritystalker.myspreadshop.com/
Punk Globe: Any shout-outs you would like to give?
Celebrity Stalker: Shoutouts to PunkrPrincess and Whatever68 Radio, Big49 Radio, Twisted Soul Entertainment, Dennis Quick, Salvatore Baxter (Sal’s Photos), Robert Lee Hale (Photographer), and all of the bands that we call our friends, like Manual Fade, VCS, Carpit, One Square Mile, Crimson Riot, Tragic Radicals, Strychnine Ninety Nine, M.I.A., Luicidal, The Clowns, and Weaponized to name just a few… and to anyone that feels left out, don’t, we still love you too.
Punk Globe: Any upcoming shows we should know about?
Celebrity Stalker: We are playing the Orange County Fair on Saturday, July 27 and with Luicidal and M.I.A. later that night at Stages Bar in Santa Ana.
Punk Globe: Thanks for chatting with us and thanks to all the readers.
Celebrity Stalker: Thank you for the interview and your continued support of the music scene. Also, a big thank you to everyone who took the time to read our interview.
