The Black Lips [ tickets ], an Atlanta-based punk outfit made up of four longtime friends, have kept a busy schedule for the last several months, touring the world over in support of their September release, "Good Bad, Not Evil."

The quartet's fifth album, which is also its first with VICE Records, was recorded in the group's hometown, a hotbed of indie music, and has received several noteworthy reviews.

The Black Lips--Cole Alexander (guitar), Jared Swilley (bass), Ian Saint Pe and Joe Bradley (drums)--are currently maintaining their incessant touring pace with stops planned in the UK throughout May as well as festival appearances at Coachella and Lollapalooza.

LiveDaily: Welcome to the LiveDaily podcast. We are here with the Black Lips today. So you've recorded on several labels. Your first record was on Bomp ...

The Black Lips: Yeah, still my favorite label, as far as music is concerned.

I remember asking you guys the first time how you ended up on Bomp and you were like, "we just sent the tape." To me, it was mind-blowing that Greg Shaw, this guy that runs Bomp Records for years and years and years, just all of a sudden goes, "BANG! I'm putting this record out."

Jared Swilley: It was his son actually. He was playing it and his son started dancing and told him that he liked it so then he contacted us. But we sent that record to every label I could even think of and nobody responded except for Bomp which was great because we sent it to them as kind of a joke just because we liked the label a lot.

Cole Alexander: On the [label's] website, it said don't send demo tapes because I guess they get a lot of crappy demos. But we did it anyway.

I think that's kind of like the way you guys do things, right? You tend to blaze your own trail ...

CA: Yeah.

I remember seeing shows where there were fistfights onstage. You guys think you've settled down?

CA: I hate to use the word "maturity" but there has been some gained over the years.

Yeah, it shows in your songwriting, just from the first record up to the last studio record. I noticed it the first time on "Let It Bloom" and definitely seeing your live show. You went down to Tijuana to record the live record. What was that like?

JS: It was a mess, but it was a beautiful mess. It was kind of a pain in the ass but it was worth it in the end. It was really fun.

Tell me about Atlanta. What's going on in Atlanta?

JS: Atlanta is awesome right now. It's always been awesome, but now it's just a really good atmosphere for music. zIt's super cheap, the weather's good, it's really laid back. There are a lot bands happening right now and everyone's working together so it's just a big network of people who are all doing stuff together. We all have different record labels, like there's Die Slaughterhouse and Rob's House and Douchemaster, but it's almost like the same label, like we kind of merged with Rob's House just so we can be more productive. Everyone's really appreciative.

I've heard your sound described as flower punk. Is that something you guys came up with on your own?

JS: Yeah, Ian did. People always ask what your sound is and I'm sick of saying just "rock."

Joe Bradley: It's a lot better to just make up your own thing.

JS: We like polar opposites so it's like we don't want to be too macho because we're not, so it's like tough stuff mixed with wimpy stuff.

So and interesting story that I heard was after you guys did South by Southwest this year, the city of Austin was taken over with Black Lips clones, like people started sporting your look, growing the 'stashes full on. Do you think this is a sign of your success, that people are like trying to sport your look?

CA: I never thought they were trying to sport our look before.

JB: It's people's own choice if they want to look like crap.

JS: We have this following of 16-year-old kids that sometimes scare me. They kind of overdo it a little bit. They try to act really crazy and rage all the time. The second we get into town, there's like these teenagers screaming, "AAAGGGGHHH! PARTY!" They think we wake up slamming beers and breaking stuff ... I mean, I do break stuff in my house, but it's my own stuff.

Are there any new, contemporary bands that you guys are digging?

JS: Oh yeah. I think the Demon's Claws are amazing and the Spits are always great.

CA: There's a guy from L.A. I like called Ariel Pink. It's like really lo-fi pop stuff.

JS: I like Bonde do Role, a Brazilian electro hip-hop band. I like Amy Winehouse too. She's cool. King Khan & BBQ are always awesome. There are always good bands coming out. There's never like a bad time for music.

CA: I think every city has at least one cool band.

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