Band vow to play on until the cash stops

The Latest Fallout's third music video is due to air next month.

Jeremy Badger has come a long way from learning drum parts to Blink 182 songs in his bedroom.

After joining Hamilton-based pop-punk group, The Latest Fallout about a year ago, the former Hawke's Bay man has recorded and released their self-titled offering which made No8 on iTunes' Kiwi music charts.

The four-piece band, comprising Jared Stevenson, Hamish Mackenzie, Brendan Pyper and Badger, have toured the North Island, opening for acts such as Avalanche City, Ruby Frost and most recently boy band, Titanium.

A performance and interview on TVNZ's Good Morning show provided a national forum to announce the official release of their full-length CD.

"The album and playing my first proper gig with them at Parachute were both highlights, seeing the album's success - personally it's all a brand new experience for me," Badger said.

With videos for singles New Tomorrow and Never Be The Same under their belts, The Latest Fallout just completed a third for the track, Better, set to air next month.

They hoped it would increase exposure and bring them to the attention of a new fan base.

"We have been filming with a company called Indiefilm, the director Bordon Li has worked with us before on Never Be The Same, already our music video has been played on C4, but the next step is to get it on FOUR Live and Juice TV - we want it in as many places as possible."

All the hard work and determination contributed to their goal of being able to make a living out of making music.

"Everything is self-funded and promoted, and we made it to No6 on the independent music charts, we got to No13 on the official Top 20 on iTunes and Amplifier made us the album of the week.

"It's hard to make a living from music but we are going to keep playing festivals, aiming for airplay - the sky's the limit really, we will keep going until we run out of money."

The band's sound, described as a fusion of punk, pop, rock with alternative influences, was gaining popularity, with more than 6000 people following them on Facebook.

An album release tour was in the pipeline as soon as they secure venues, and if people registered an interest, Hawke's Bay would make the cut.

"We really want to have a decent crowd to make it worth our while."

In December, The Latest Fallout signed to record label Southern Collective Music.

To learn more visit www.facebook.com/TheLatestFallout or find their albums on iTunes or at JB Hi-Fi and The Warehouse.