Out From Down Under
Aussie punks seek American airwaves
"When the offer came in, we knew they had the right vision for the band," Cheney says of Oakland-based Adeline Records, co-owned by Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong. The two have known each other since a cassette demo won the Living End a slot on the Australian leg of Green Day's 1995 tour.
"Everything just felt right about it," Cheney explains, dismissing any lingering concerns his band might have had about re-signing with an American label. "We've got to go with our heart these days. We've just got to go with what feels right.
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"We worked damn hard to get where we are, and we're very successful in Australia and Japan," he continues. "I think there comes a point where you think, 'Well, we should be successful here [in the States].'
"Why can't we have a go at cracking this market?" he adds, laughing. "We're young enough and ugly enough to give it a shot."
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