Our West Coast Entertainment Writer has a Q/A session with Michigan's The BangUps!
Q: How did you come up with the name the The Bangups? A: Joey Dornbos - The name came about mostly from the fight scenes in the 1960s Batman show. Whenever somebody was getting hit, this big colorful font would flash across the screen saying "POW" "BANG" or something like that. We wanted our name to have a similar feel. Q: I read in an interview, you describe The Bangups as being punk rock. How did you come to that conclusion? A: Joey Dornbos - Because punk rock is abo