New Pennywise Interview (Back With Epitaph, Warped Tour & A Lot About Jim)

2010 has been a tumultuous year for Hermosa Beach’s Pennywise. They’re working on a new album, they were arrested in Denver after a fight with Alesana during their final day of the 2010 Vans Warped Tour and back in February they announced that long time front man Jim Lindberg left the band and was replaced by Ignite‘s Zoli Teglas.

In September, as Authority Zero tore it up inside the Starlite Room, I caught up with Pennywise guitarist Fletcher Dragge to talk about everything that’s happened to them in 2010. While we only talked about a select few items, the conversation was detailed and in-depth. When talking about the Warped Tour, he commented on all the reactions of fans regarding the Alesana altercation and the lack of true punk bands on the bill. Then he announced that they would be releasing their new album back on Epitaph Records and explained their reasoning for going along with MySpace Records for their last record.

Of course, the most interesting aspect was his views on the departure of Lindberg – a topic that took up most of the interview as he talked about his feelings in detail – for close to fifteen minutes. You couldn’t ask for a more in-depth response.

Read the interview here.