The Hairlips’ Eric Stutson on the band’s past and future

hairlips-promoChicago’s the Hairlips is a band that puts a unique twist on pop-punk. Taking as they do from both the pop-punk acts who have come before them, as well as liberal doses of ’50s rock ‘n’ roll, the Windy City foursome makes music that is at once modern and timeless. They sent us a copy of their recent CD-R, which is five tracks of relentless catchy pop-punk, and we took the opportunity to speak with guitarist and vocalist Eric Stutson by e-mail about the band’s influences, history, and upcoming projects.

So, do you guys dig on the whole doo-wop / oldies thing, or are you more influenced by the bands who did, like the Ramones, et al?

Well … Johnny [Wabich, bassist] and I were always huge fans of doo-wop and ’50s rock. I’m into a lot ’60s stuff as well, which Johnny just can’t stand. We’re also huge fans of the Ramones.
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