English: I had the privilege of speaking with Violent Femmes’ gracious frontman Gordon Gano in February 2000, at the time Freak Magnet arrived. Since 1983, this group has claimed a space that remains entirely relevant some 38-odd years on.
The Washington Post called the album "stuck in the Reagan decade," writing that "the Femmes still play punky hootenanny-rock with occasional potty-mouthed lyrics to assure frat-boy appeal.
This may be a legacy interview, but in listening back, its subject matter remains entirely relevant, some 20+ years later.
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