Punks With Fuzzy Wings
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Punks With Fuzzy Wings
By Shea Stewart
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
LITTLE ROCK — Who are the Fla...Punks With Fuzzy Wings
By Shea Stewart
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
LITTLE ROCK — Who are the Flameing Daeth Fearies? The North Little Rock cabaret punk rock band is composed of three members: Rusti Majere on guitar and lead vocals, Keyng Wawful on bass, and Snakey the Sneaky on drums and vocals. Real names are hidden behind humorous, carefully selected personas and wild costumes, and the band generally goes by first names only.
Rusti is the de facto leader, dressed for an interview in a "Hess is my homeboy" T-shirt and sporting pink, fuzzy wings. Keyng is decked out in an all-white, milkman's uniform, like a Leave It to Beaver extra except for the angelic, white wings. (His name is derived from a series of photographs during one drunken, late-night adventure with Keyng sporting a paper Waffle House hat.)
And Snakey?
"Snakey the Sneaky is completely Id driven," the drummer said.
The bearded Snakey mans the drum set sporting pink- and black-striped zebra boots, a tutu and Jackie O shades.
"It's the most roomy and freeing outfit to play drums in ever," he said.
All three members of the Flameing Daeth Fearies either grew up or spent the majority of their life in and around North Little Rock or Little Rock. The origins of the band stretches back seven years ago playing house parties with Rusti as the only constant member. Since adding bassist Keyng and Snakey, Flameing Daeth Fearies have graduated to playing venues such as the Revolution Music Room, Juanita's and even opening for Muck Sticky at Memphis' legendary New Daisy Theater in June.
"I think that we have changed or progressed might be a better word," Snakey said. "It's become more rocking. There's more energy. I think with the entertainment value we provide it's worth it to come check us out."
The band welcomes the label of cabaret punk rock. It's punk rock with a sly sense of humor that pulls up its tutu and wades into metal, country, rock and funk territory; heavy on the comedy, pop culture and parodies of well-known tunes with crazy lyrics. The personal influences of the band range from Tool to Green Jello and GWAR, and Rage Against the Machine and Flaming Lips to Bad Religion, early Green Day, Moldy Peaches and Dead Kennedys.
"Bands that are doing things with interactive elements are interesting to me," Snakey said. "If it's interesting we like it."
If Weird Al or Andy Kaufman fronted a punk band they might record a tune such as "Tranny Granny," a parody of Justin Timberlake's "Sexy Back" with lyrics such as "She's bringin' tranny back/These other grannies don't know how to act." During a live run-through of the tune Rusti coaxes a synthesizer sound out of his Epiphone Moderne - a dark sheep, stepbrother of the Gibson Flying V and Explorer with Rusti affectionately nicknaming his Gumby - by channeling it through his POD XT Live tone machine.
"I wanted something that sounded like a keyboard," Rusti said. "Something that was a little less crunchy, a little less industrial."
A tune such as "The Dolphin Song" is an acoustic, countryesque ode to a lover leaving her man for a dolphin while "4 Weeks Later" is a tale of weed loving with stuttering New Wavish power chords and a rumbling punk rhythm.
"I think we're different from the other local bands," Rusti said. "I think we have more fun than other bands."
Catching the Flameing Daeth Fearies live is unlike any other Little Rock musical experience. The trio is known for their event live shows, such as A Very Feary Valentine's Day and A Very Feary Christmas - with presents given away to attendees - and their stage show that has included rolling Keyng out on a gold toilet dressed as Elvis Presley.
"I think that's what we shoot for: What makes us laugh; what makes other people laugh," Snakey said. "Sometimes people think: 'Are these guys serious? What am I supposed to think about these guys?' We get a lot of reactions."
Besides the wings and costumes, Snakey's drum set is decorated in what is best described as a cross between a Mardi Gras float and the fur of a skinned Animal, the Muppet drummer for Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem.
"It started out for the shock value and evolved from there," Keyng said.
But the campy lyrics, wild stage antics and weirdly wonderful costumes are secondary to the music generated by the Flameing Daeth Fearies.
"I get sick of punk bands with no stage show," Rusti said. "We have so much fun playing those shows. It's not serious, but it's professional. We're having a lot of fun."
Throughout the band's history, the Flameing Daeth Fearies have released seven CDs and are in the process of recording their newest album, Brown Town: The Musical, with plans to hit the road for some extensive touring through the end of the year.
"I think it's hard to convey what we are just by listening to a CD," Rusti said. "I hope to get across that we're fun, but we have a lot of talent. We can bust out the jams.
"We're going to go after it this year."
Exclusive Interview With the Flameing Daeth Fearies!
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Exclusive Interview With the Flameing Daeth Fearies!
Posted by Payaso
November 09, 2009
There ...Exclusive Interview With the Flameing Daeth Fearies!
Posted by Payaso
November 09, 2009
There are a few of you who have been fans of these guys for years. There are others, Like me, who checked out their Myspace page and were left wondering what the fuck you just witnessed. Since these guys are going to be opening up for the Insane Clown Posse on Nov. 22, I figured I should sit down and talk to them to figure out what they are all about. I got that and much much more. This is only the parts of the conversation that I could later decipher due to the coma inducing contact high that I obtained.
AJF: Who makes up the band?
FDF: Rusti McFuckface, Snakey the Sneaky, and Keyng Wawful
AJF: How would you describe your music?
FDF: Cabaret Punk Rock. Think Presidents of United States on XTC who wanna take you to a gay bar in a totally hetrosexual way.
AJF: Do you guys consider yourselves Juggalos?
FDF: I have never been able to Juggle, I tried juggling women once... They tied me to a bed with whipped creme and a cherry on my junk and left me for my parents to find. I do like ICP though, and didn't tire of RingMaster during my almost 3 hours of waiting for the rents.
AJF: How did you come to be booked to open for I.C.P.? Did you contact them, or vise versa?
FDF: Saw the show and had our manager contact the entertainment agency. We had to wait for approval by ICP, which made it that much sweeter getting the gig.
AJF: How did you name the band? Is there some special signifigance to the name?
FDF:Well during a night of debauchery, the concept of the band was invented. The inebriated members at the time wrote down the name of the band with different mispellings unintentionally. The next morning we picked out the worst and put them together. We added Daeth later to make us sound less like gay dudes. Did it work?
AJF: Have you ever played with other majorly famous bands?
FDF: A few... Dirt Nasty and Muck Sticky. We love opening up for these awesome acts - their fans really get us. It seems the bigger the act is the more down to earth and cool they are to us. Opening up for the big guys is a great experience and we are lucky to have the support from local promoters and fans to have this opportunity.
AJF: Who do you most enjoy playing with?
FDF: Honestly we have played with some amazing bands, from local to national. Playing with bands that have lots of showmanship and talent is the most rewarding. Muck Sticky stands out right now. Locally - Go Fast, Ginsu Wives, Rigby Fawkes, Kyoto Boom and Androids of Ex-Lovers. I feel like I am leaving folks out, but that is what comes to mind right now.
AJF: What do you want to say to the Juggalo Community?
FDF: Good afternoon. Hope you like Dick and Fart jokes, video games, and led induced seizures.
AJF: Anything you want to plug? Another show, or an album?
FDF: There are many thing we would like to plug, single ladies please visit Keyng Wawful - have id's ready (not making that mistake again). Actually we will have some merch available at the show and in December we will be hosting the second annual A Very Feary Christmas at Juanita's. We will have a present for every presale ticket for this over the top Christmas extravaganza.
Then, just as I thought the interview couldn't get anymore uncomfortable, they all started babbling incoherently. All that I could decipher was: Oh and... Bands, Bands, Bands, Bands, TACOS!
It's really awesome that ICP has such a dedicated fan base, I would love to have a network like this supporting us someday. Owning several CDs this will be my first show to make, and I have heard how amazing it will be - see you in 13.
I was originally worried that these guys would'nt fit into the juggalo crowd, but after this interview, I am completely positive that the A-State juggalo community will welcome these crazy fucks with arms wide open.
