Artist: Action Action
Album: An Army of Shapes Between Wars
Label: Victory
Purchase: Smart Punk
Release Date: January 24, 2006

Overall: 7.9
Lyrics: 7.7
Music: 9.0
Production: 8.8

I loved The Reunion Show. “The Motion” remains one of my favorite EPs to date. I loved Count the Stars. “Never Be Taken Alive” is the soundtrack to a summer for me. I was devasted when both bands broke up. Then again, I was ecstatic when I heard remains of these bands would be forming a new band. “Don’t Cut Your Fabric to This Year’s Fashion” had some good songs on it, but let me down. There was a lot of boring stuff on that album. I can’t say the same for “An Army…”

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Music by:
The Prize Fight - “The Apartment”
I Voted For Kodos - “Never Go Home”
Welton - “The Part of Me That Starts With You”

I sat down with Mark from Spitalfield a long time ago..well..back in December. I’ve tried several times to get this interview up, but every time, something has gone wrong. Here it is, finally! Sorry it took so long, guys!!

Trevor: So how’s the tour going so far?(theAudition, Dropping Daylight, Plain White Ts)

Mark: The tour has been awesome, actually. Even the weeknights have been awesome. Every stop so far has been pretty good in some way. We’re really having fun with theAudition and the T’s. It’s some Chicago love. Dropping Daylight were on the tour until two nights ago and they were pretty cool, too. It’s a pretty good vibe going into the holidays. Everyone knows that when this tour is done, we have a little time off for Christmas and New Year’s. It’s a very optimistic tour.

Artist: Hawthorne Heights
Album: If Only You Were Lonely
Label: Victory
Purchase: Smart Punk
Release Date: February 28, 2006

Overall: 9.3
Music: 9.4
Lyrics: 9.4
Production: 9.2

Hawthorne Heights burst onto the music scene two years ago with their release of “The Silence in Black and White”. With a similar sound to such bands as Taking Back Sunday, Senses Fail, and My Chemical Romance the guys cashed in on the screamcore scene that was forming. With the huge success of their single, “Ohio is For Lovers” not to mention all the nonstop touring with everyone from Spitalfield to Fall Out Boy and appearances on Warped Tour everyone now knows the melodic band from Ohio. This sophomore album is the product of all the hardwork and aspiration the guys put into playing music they are passionate about.

As part of our decision to try and expand our content a bit, I’ve interviewed Christopher Gutierrez. He has a new book called “On the Upswing of Life, Love, and Regret.” Trust me, this one’s worth reading.

Trevor: For those who don’t know who you are, could you please tell us a little about yourself?

Chris: My name is Christopher Gutierrez, I recently self-published a book called, “On the Upswing of Life, Love and Regret”. Most people know me as the dude “Hey Chris” from the Falloutboy song ‘Grenade Jumper’.

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Music by:
All Time Low - “The Girl’s A Straight Up Hustler”
The Skeptics - “Behind Closed Doors”
Medina Lake - “Now Or Never”

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Music By:
I’ll Beat You Up - “Mother Goose Medly”
Red Lipstick Letter - “Sympathy”
Lampwick - “Far Away”

Our 6th Podcast is now up for downloading. Katie joined me via Skype for this one. Don’t mind our rambling we recorded this late into the night and it was a good first shot at having a guest on the Podcast!

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Music By:
Southcott - “Sin City Your Bed Sheets, My Legacy”
The Victory Year - “You Will Never Have A Friend Again”
The Arrival - “Inside Of This”