Stig interviews Tony Adolescent of the Adolescents and the Flower Leperds originally aired August 26th 2014
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Performing with the Adolescents on the 2010 Warped Tour
Background information
Birth name | Anthony Brandenburg
Also known as | Tony CadenaTony MontanaTony AdolescentTony Reflex
Born | February 24, 1963
Origin | Oakland, California, United States
Genres | Punk rock
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, poet
Instruments | Vocals
Years active | 1979–present
Associated acts | Adolescents, Abandoned, White Flag, Sister Goddamn, Flower Leperds, ADZ, Sun & Sail Club
Anthony Brandenburg (born February 24, 1963[1]) is an American musician best known as the lead singer for the punk rock band the Adolescents. He has used the pseudonyms Tony Cadena, Tony Montana, and Tony Adolescent, and since 1992 has most consistently credited himself as Tony Reflex. Active in music since 1980, he has fronted several bands in addition to the Adolescents—including the Abandoned, the Flower Leperds, ADZ, and Sister Goddamn—and has performed on over 20 studio albums.At age 16, Brandenburg founded the Adolescents in Fullerton, California with fellow punk musicians Steve Soto and Frank Agnew. Under the name Tony Cadena, he sang on the band's debut album Adolescents and the Welcome to Reality EP (both 1981), but the group disbanded shortly thereafter. Changing his stage name to Tony Montana, he started a new group, the Abandoned, which released one studio album. The Adolescents reunited, but Brandenburg left the band after 1987's Brats in Battalions, and they recorded one album without him before breaking up again. Brandenburg joined the Flower Leperds, replacing original singer Marko Olson. His next group, Sister Goddamn, issued albums in 1992 and 1995.
Outside of bands, Brandenburg has pursued a career in teaching and has been a vocal advocate for the rights of people with autism and Asperger's Syndrome, as well as for music and fine arts in education. He has also written and performed poetry, and has written for music magazines including Flipside and Maximumrocknroll.
Interviewer: Stig Stench
Produced by Philco Raves and Marko Olsen
Production Facility: Digital Voodoo
Edited and mixed by Marko Olsen
Bumper Music: Marko Olsen
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