MAX CREEPS RELEASE “SUMMER OF FUN” VIDEO FEATURING BUCKETS THE DRUMMER
PUNK LEGENDS PAY HOMAGE TO DOA, GERMS, THE CLASH, THE DAMNED, IGGY POP, DEVO, MOTÖRHEAD AND MORE
Max Creeps, the undisputed founders of punk rock, mark the final days of Summer with a video for “Summer of Fun” (https://youtu.be/f69HGedvI3o) featuring Buckets The Drummer.
“SO GLAD to have Buckets back with us,” says Max Blastic. “I know you didn’t want us to know who you are, and that’s good because we don’t WANT to know who you are. You’re BUCKETS, and THAT’S GOOD.”
“We met Buckets all the way back in ’74,” adds PC Bullshit. “He was just a confused little horse who got mistakenly placed on our cattle boat that we worked our way back to the States on. Look at him now! He’s still confused… but he’s a BIG horse these days!”
Buckets The Drummer explains his involvement with the Creeps: “I was just trying to use the bathroom when these two sharp dressed blokes with middle finger heads walked into my bathroom stall. One of them had a bass and one of them had a guitar. We stared at each other for several seconds. It took me a moment to process what was happening then I realized, ‘Holy horse sh!t, it’s Max Creeps! They’re back together! We go all the way back to when I was a young colt in ’74. This is the ultimate reunion.’ The cameras started rolling then we jammed so hard that we had to call a plumber. Now I need to wipe. Can I get some privacy you guys? Thanks.”
Following the May release of Nein via Velocity Records (listen here), Blastic and Bullshit hit the road in support of the nine-song album, dubbed the “Nobody Cares About You – Part One!” tour, the trek sold out from coast to coast with fans rioting in several cities due to the band’s preference for smaller venues.
In the countdown to the eagerly-anticipated album release, the duo were profiled in a Night Flight exclusive documentary dubbed the “Max Creeps Video Special,” saw Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell designate May 13 as “Max Creeps Day,” and were invited to take over SiriusXM’s Faction for a weekend celebrating the bombastic and iconic punk rock luminaries.
The newly released “Summer of Fun” video joins a gaggle of previously released Max Creeps clips including “Hung Drawn and Quartered (1424)” featuring Dan Jones (“Secrets of Great British Castles,” “Britain’s Bloody Crown”), “The Internet Killed Me” and “Burn It Down.”
Nein is available now (https://linktr.ee/maxcreeps) with several, limited-edition vinyl variants available via U.S. and international retailers, Maxcreeps.com and Project M (Revolver, Brooklyn Vegan, The Hard Times).
Photo credit: Connor Ellman
About Max Creeps:
After meeting side-stage at David Bowie’s 1973 final Ziggy Stardust show at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, PC Bullshit and Max Blastic masterminded the rise and fall of Max Creeps on a working cattle-boat back to Seattle, Washington. Early gigs at The Masque in Hollywood became things of legend in late 1975. MC were soon touted in Tinseltown by the likes of Pat Smear, Cheryl Tiegs, Paul Lynde, Charo, and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. The easy access to drugs and the partying high-life took its toll of both PC and Max, as they soon found themselves planted in the Betty Ford clinic after a taut misunderstanding with the L.A. City Council on just who’s city Los Angeles was. Thus began the long-standing dislike by Max Creeps, of all cities, big or small.
Following the lengthy stint in rehab, on release, the Creeps were astounded to find all of their music they played live at The Masque had been ripped off. Something that was now being called “punk rock,” had its clear roots in those early gigs. From the Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Germs, into Devo and Wire, these albums that were direct rip offs of all of the Max Creeps’ songs. This has denied them hundreds of dollars in royalties… but not much more can be said about that here, as many lawsuits are pending.
The band released their debut album, Nein, in May 2022 via Velocity Records.
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