Episode 68: Beepus Burdett, Colie Hutzler & Bardo Novotny – Beauty School Dropout

Beauty School Dropout. Credit: Natasha Austrich

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For the past five years now, Los Angeles has been home to the alt-rock/pop-punk outfit Beauty School Dropout. 

Initially being formed as a solo project from Colie Hutzler while still performing as part of the group Strangefaces, the project soon expanded with the membership of Brent 'Beepus' Burdett and Bardo Novotny. 

Swiftly, the group found themselves surrounded by a strong stable of supporters, including the likes of Blink-182's Mark Hoppus and Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz, who cemented their belief in the group by signing them to the Verswire label.

In these past five years, it's been a dizzying rise to fame for the group. Alongside two albums – including 2022's We Made Plans & God Laughed and 2023's Ready To Eat – Beauty School Dropout have been touring relentlessly, playing with a list of bands that any music fan would give their right arm to support.

Today, the band release their third album, Where Did All The Butterflies Go?. As you might expect, it's another solid piece of work, capturing their raw energy and inimitable ability to craft some amazing songs that will undoubtedly see them going far.

This week, I was lucky enough to have a brief chat with Beepus, Colie, and Bardo ahead of the new record, while they were out on tour. As a result, the audio quality is a bit rough at some points, but look, if you don't mind, then neither do I.

Anyway, have a listen to Beauty School Dropout's Where Did All The Butterflies Go?, have a listen to our chat, and I’ll see you at the end of the episode for some general housekeeping.

Beepus Burdett, Colie Hutzler & Bardo Novotny’s Trusty Chords

Beepus’ One Influential Artist

1. Blink-182

Colie’s One Influential Artist

1. letlive.

Bardo’s One Influential Artist

1. Green Day

Beepus’ Three Impactful Albums

1. Turnstile – GLOW ON (2021)

2. Nirvana – Nevermind (1991)

3. The Offspring – Americana (1998)

Colie’s Three Impactful Albums

1. Loathe – I Let It In And It Took Everything (2020)

2. Jane's Addiction – Entire Discography

3. letlive. – Fake History (2010)

Bardo’s Three Impactful Albums

1. Skrillex – Quest For Fire (2023)

2. Green Day – American Idiot (2004)

3. Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago (2007)

Beepus’ Five Trusty Songs (And One Honourable Mention!)

1. The 1975 – 'Sex' (2012)

2. The Neighbourhood – 'Afraid' (2013)

3. Blink-182 – 'Dysentery Gary' (1999)

4. Explosions In The Sky – 'Your Hand In Mine' (2003)

5. The Killers – 'Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine' (2004)
   

6. Crazy Frog – 'Axel F' (2005)

Colie’s Five Trusty Songs (And Two Honourable Mentions!)

1. Fleetwood Mac – 'Dreams' (1977)

2. Deftones – 'Knife Prty' (2000)

3. Loathe – 'New Faces In The Dark' (2020)

4. Mulatu Astatke – 'Tezeta (Nostalgia)' (1998)

5. Black Sabbath – 'Sweet Leaf' (1971)
   

6. Amy Winehouse – 'Fuck Me Pumps' (2003)

7. KISS – 'I Was Made For Lovin' You' (1979)

Bardo’s Five Trusty Songs (And One Honourable Mention!)

1. Pixies – 'Where Is My Mind?' (1988)

2. Green Day – 'Jesus Of Suburbia' (2004)

3. Cat Power – 'He War' (2003)

4. Black Eyed Peas – 'Rock That Body' (2009)

5. Ramones – 'Pet Semetary' (1989)
   

6. Miley Cyrus – 'Party In The U.S.A.' (2009)