1. Why do you call yourself a Celtic punk band? You don't sound like The Pogues to me.

No, we don't really sound like The Pogues. We call ourselves "Celtic punk" mostly because that seems to describe us the best. Musically, we're inspired by garage rock, the protopunk of Lou Reed and The Stooges, glam music, and new wave -- all types of music that have had the label "punk" applied to them. In the meanwhile, Bunny often approaches his lyrics from the point of view of an Irish-American, and the Peter O'Tooles often borrow musically from Celtic music in their arrangements, incorporating traditional Celtic drum patterns, or a drone, or a musical figure that references an Irish folk or pop song. But we're an Irish-American band in the same way that House of Pain was: Some of our songs will have no obvious Irish content, while others will be silly with it.

More than anything, we consider ourselves punk because we share punk's DIY aesthetic.

2. What do you mean by DIY?

DIY is short for "Do It Yourself." We believe that the arts should be democratic, in the everybody should have the opportunity to participate and produce their own work, at whatever level they are at. Rock and roll has always been a poor person's art, in that anybody with three chords and a cheap guitar should be able to participate. There has never been a better time to make your own music -- anybody with access to a computer can record and mix their own songs and release them online. As a band, we intend to explore DIY techniques for making music, developing audiences, promoting shows, and every other element that goes into being a band. As much as possible, we hope to share what we learn in our DIY section.