Like me, Mr. Perfect is a fan of the North Melbourne Kangaroos, an AFL football team that in recent years has brought mainly frustration to supporters. Whereas I find solace to the team's on field disappointments in pints of Guinness, Mr Perfect takes out his exasperation by shredding guitar in punk band The Uglies (as well as commenting on various online football forums).It's a rage that serves the band well and on new album Keeping up with…, Mr. Perfect, alongside band members Boy California, DOC Coleman and Lord CHONGO blast 11 tracks of breakneck rock-n-roll that draws inspiration from US hardcore and early Aussie punk.Listen to the Adelaide/Melbourne band's album below and read a short chat we had with Mr. Perfect.Noisey: The album cover features AFL legend Bob Skilton on the night he won the 1968 Brownlow Medal. I know you are a big AFL football fan. Do you wish the game today was played more like it was in 1968?
Mr Perfect: I do love football but I think perhaps the perfect blend of toughness and skills happened in the late 1990s/early 2000s. But that could be nostalgia talking. The game at that time was burgeoning as a professional sport and some of the football played was just magical. Of course, as you know, it was a forgettable period for our own club as our captain and best ever player nearly tore the club apart. But that's not something I want to get into here.Do you wish hardcore punk was played more like it was in 1988?
A good question. Speaking broadly, I've always been a 'guitar music' person at heart, and guitar music is fucking dead. I don't have any particular preferred era or scene of hardcore punk, I think (and trying to avoid intellectualising something that really doesn't warrant being intellectualised) hardcore and punk have generally both been acutely aware of their own mortality and dwindling relevance. They exist as a bizarre niche within a far broader context - and to actually address your question I do wish music generally was played and received more like it was in the 1980s and 1990s. With the advent of Spotify/YouTube etc (which is actually how I access music as well so I'm not innocent of this at all) music has become disposable and cheapened, in a sense.In saying this I feel absolutely like Abe Simpson right now.Is "Millions of Leeches" about Adelaide Crows supporters?
Our singer supports the Adelaide Crows so that would be most amusing. The song used to be called "I Hate Punks" and it's about how heaps of punks are complete doss cunts.What AFL commentator has the most similar traits as the Uglies?
To be honest probably Brian Taylor because he's an obnoxious dickhead with no style or substance."Keeping Up With …." is available now on No Patience.Catch the Uglies at these shows:
July 21 - Sydney at Marrickville Bowls Club
July 22 - Melbourne at Secret Footscray Show
July 23 - Melbourne at Last Chance RNR Bar
Aug 4 - Adelaide at the MetroImage: Ratboy Patience
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Mr Perfect: I do love football but I think perhaps the perfect blend of toughness and skills happened in the late 1990s/early 2000s. But that could be nostalgia talking. The game at that time was burgeoning as a professional sport and some of the football played was just magical. Of course, as you know, it was a forgettable period for our own club as our captain and best ever player nearly tore the club apart. But that's not something I want to get into here.Do you wish hardcore punk was played more like it was in 1988?
A good question. Speaking broadly, I've always been a 'guitar music' person at heart, and guitar music is fucking dead. I don't have any particular preferred era or scene of hardcore punk, I think (and trying to avoid intellectualising something that really doesn't warrant being intellectualised) hardcore and punk have generally both been acutely aware of their own mortality and dwindling relevance. They exist as a bizarre niche within a far broader context - and to actually address your question I do wish music generally was played and received more like it was in the 1980s and 1990s. With the advent of Spotify/YouTube etc (which is actually how I access music as well so I'm not innocent of this at all) music has become disposable and cheapened, in a sense.
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Our singer supports the Adelaide Crows so that would be most amusing. The song used to be called "I Hate Punks" and it's about how heaps of punks are complete doss cunts.What AFL commentator has the most similar traits as the Uglies?
To be honest probably Brian Taylor because he's an obnoxious dickhead with no style or substance."Keeping Up With …." is available now on No Patience.Catch the Uglies at these shows:
July 21 - Sydney at Marrickville Bowls Club
July 22 - Melbourne at Secret Footscray Show
July 23 - Melbourne at Last Chance RNR Bar
Aug 4 - Adelaide at the MetroImage: Ratboy Patience