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K Sera Interview- February 8, 2010

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Can you please introduce yourself and your role in K Sera?

My name is Mike Caswell and I am the singer and one of the guitar players in K Será.

What is the history behind K Sera and its formation?

I started K Será almost 2 years ago in my bedroom closet. At the start of 2009 I finally found the right line up filled out by Sean Stack (guitar), David Christensen (keys), Jordan Mccoy (bass), & Dustin Combs (drums) and we spent over four months on the road doing over 100 shows and spending 3 weeks in Seattle, WA recording our new Album.

What kind of material is K Sera currently working on?

The songs we just recorded are a lot darker then our previous EP. We had Thomas Dutton of the band Forgive Durden produce the tracks and Casey Bates mix them, so they have great edgy feel to them. We were also able to incorporate orchestral elements into the record as well, which as always been a dream of mine.

How is the material you’re working on now different than projects you were doing in the past?

All of our previous bands were very different from what K Será is now. The diversity in our backgrounds is what makes this band work though. It allows us to splice genres and come up with something that we can call our own.

What has been the biggest accomplishment for K Sera?

The new record we recorded in Seattle with Thomas & Caey is hands down the best project I’ve been apart of, but the months of touring and being able to play the Warped Tour was also a total trip.

What are some of your goals for 2010?

The main goal of 2010 is to spread the good word and reach as many new listeners as possible. We’ll being doing our best to go back the cities we went to in 2009 and hopefully expanding to new ones as well.

How did you get started playing music? Did you know you always wanted to be in a band?

Everyone has their own story, but I started playing music so I could keep in touch with my friends I grew up with. The first band I was in was made up of myself and two brothers who I had known since I was 2. Music has always been something that helped me stay connected with people I really care about, but don’t get to see that often.

What are some of your major musical influences?

A few bands that have made a big impact on me in past few years have been The Dear Hunter, Pink Floyd, & Radiohead. I could easily fill a book with artists who’ve influenced me, but those three bands helped me to look at music from a different point of view. Our producer’s band Forgive Durden was also a big one. I believe our new record is a fine mix of Wonderland & Razia’s Shadow.

What are some of your goals for K Sera as a whole?

We all have a common goal of constantly pushing ourselves to write the best music we possibly can. It’s that goal that unites & motivates us. The bands that stay relevant and earn a loyal fan base are the ones who give 100% in everything they do. I believe we can be one of those bands.

Any last words for our readers?

We will have our new single “Me Before Women & Children” free for download on purevolume.com starting on Feb 12th, so go get it. It’s free for God sake.

Mayday Parade Interview-January 11, 2010

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Can you please introduce yourself and your role in Mayday Parade?

My name is Jake Bundrick and I play drums and sing.

Your latest album, Anywhere But Here, was released in October. How is this album different or the same from previous albums? Are the fans into it?

I feel it’s different in a sense that it’s a newer record. We’re a better band, better friends and we have different lives now than we did when we wrote “Romantics.” We’re also minus a member but we’ve been a band longer without that member than we have with him. This record is relatively the same lyrically. We talk about heartache, relationships and hope. Another big thing I think kids notice about this record is there isn’t as many dual vocals. With this record, we were hoping to enter into a new world of fans while keeping our hardcore fans happy. With all that being said, I think kids still enjoy the new sound.

What are some of your favorite songs from Anywhere But Here and why?

Still Breathing is one of my favorite songs because it’s something everyone can relate to in a sense that it talks about being a man and doing everything you can to be your own person and be strong. The second verse of the song was written with this scenario in the back of our mind. You’re an American soldier in Iraq and you don’t want to be there. Is it justified?

You guys are getting ready to hit the road for the Take Action Tour 2010. What can we expect from this tour and what other bands will you guys be playing with?

We’re expecting a really good time. We The Kings, “the headliner,” are really good friends of ours. Every band has a ton of energy and brings great music to this tour. Other bands on the tour include A Rocket To The Moon, There For Tomorrow, Stereo Skyline! and Call The Cops.

What else can we expect from Mayday Parade in 2010?

Tour Tour Tour!! We hope to going overseas after the Take Action Tour and soon after that we have Warped Tour this summer where we’re doing the entire tour. We’re also involved with a compilation that Fearless Records is putting out soon called Punk Goes Classic Rock. So look for that this year!

Can you provide a little background history on how Mayday Parade got started?

Mayday Parade formed from two popular local bands called Defining Moment and Kid Named Chicago. We had a plan when we first started writing together. The plan was to press an EP and follow the entire Warped Tour asking kids to listen and purchase. By doing so, we sold close to 11,000 EP’s in two months by ourselves. Soon after, we signed to Fearless Records and have been nonstop touring ever since.

How did you get started playing music? What are some of your musical influences?

I started playing guitar when I was in 8th grade. My favorite bands were Green Day, Foo Fighters, The Offspring and Less Than Jake. My parents bought me that guitar with intensions of me just playing it alone but I had to start a band. The band I started, Sucker Punch, needed a drummer so I stopped playing guitar for the band and somehow convinced me parents to help me with a drumset. My dad always told me, “NO BAND,” but I never listened. I’m glad I didn’t. He’s proud of me now though. Our band was terrible then. Terrible!!! But without that band, I wouldn’t be where I am now.

What was your most memorable and/or insightful experience of 2009?

My most memorable moment of 2009 was writing and recording our record, “Anywhere But Here.”Watching that record come together in the studio was a dream come true.  I poured my heart and soul into that record and I’m very proud of it.

How did you celebrate New Years/Christmas this year?

I spent it in New York City, 10 blocks away from Times Square in an apartment that my friend rented out. A lot of my close friends were there including my girlfriend. The alcohol I consumed gave me super powers that night, but I learned no super hero can conquer a nasty hangover.

What are your goals for Mayday Parade?

My goals this year for Mayday Parade are to be more in touch with fans. The reason we’ve been giving the opportunity to do what we do and continue on is because of them. So I made it one of my New Year’s resolutions to be in touch more whether it be blogging, videos or twitter. They mean the world to me and I want to show them that.

Any last words?

Make sure to pick up or even just listen to our sophomore release, “Anywhere But Here.” You can check that out and so much more over at maydayparade.com. Also, make sure to follow us on twitter for info on the spot. @Mayday_Parade or @JakeMaydayP

Anarbor Interview – October 9th, 2009

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(Sorry for the huge delay in getting this interview up–I’ve been really sick!)

 I had the chance to stand outside in 40 degree Midwest weather with the very charming and extremely cold Anarbor at the Picador in Iowa City, IA. As I watched the native Arizonans shiver in their flip-flops and t-shirts and talk about their current journey, I realized that they truly were a group of down to earth guys, despite their quickly rising popularity, and wanted little more than a home cooked meal””and some jackets.

 ~ Introduce yourselves to all of us at Driven Far Off!

Mike: Hey, I’m Mike and I play guitar

Slade: I’m Slade and I am lead vocals

Adam: I’m Adam and I play guitar

Greg: Hey, I’m Greg and I play drums

 ~ So what’s the story behind Anarbor? How did the band form?

Slade: We’ve known each other since we were in fifth grade and we wanted to start a band. We’ve been a band for 6 or 7 years now, since 2003 when we played our first show.

~ What were your emotions when you finally got signed to a label? Obviously it was amazing, but were you freaked out at all?

Adam: More excited; pumped, really. We wanted it to work for forever. All through high school all we wanted to do was get on the road and play shows and do what we are doing now, so it was really exciting to have that opportunity. We were all stoked.

~ You have shared the stage with big names: from Fall Out Boy to The Academy Is. Do the nerves ever get to you? Do the bands give you tips or criticism?

Greg: I actually get more nervous in front of less kids. In front of huge crowds by nerves actually go away. When you are playing a big show, basically anything you say to them they will be like “YEAH!”

~ Did you ever think that “Let the Games Begin” would be such a hit when you were writing it, now that it’s been on shows from The Hills to Good Day in LA?

Slade: We actually didn’t have it in mind for it to fit into a sports thing, but everyone we talked to afterwards were like, “you guys wrote that perfectly,” and we didn’t even mean to; it wasn’t intentional.

Adam: Yeah, the NFL then came along and turned it into the music for the macho tackle scenes, which was awesome.

~ So there’s new of a full length on the way. Can you tell me anything about that?

Slade: In this record we’ve found our style of music. It’s just something new for kids to listen to. Basically, the EP was just a taste and this is going to be the meal.

Greg: We’re working hard because it is our first full length and we’ve only just released EPs locally.

~ Are you happy with how Free Your Mind has done? Is there something you’ve noticed didn’t work so well on the EP and maybe you’ll add that to your full length?

Slade: No, we were pretty stoked with it.

Adam: As far as music goes, we’re just trying to show kids what we have to say, because we have 13 songs instead of 7.

~ So how did the name “Anarbor” come about?

Mike: My family is from Michigan, and my sister was born there and was one of the people who got me into music. It was a good one-word name. We didn’t want a long ass one.

~ If you could choose one song off of your EP to broadcast to the world, which would it be and why?

Greg: I would say “Always Dirty Never Clean,” because it’s really what we stand for.

~ What’s the hardest part about touring? Do you anything you really miss that was left behind?

Mike: We all have dogs that we miss really badly. We can’t wait for the day when we can bring a dog on tour with us.

Adam: Home cooked meals, our beds, our friends.

~ So how are you guys going about writing your new album? Do you sit in a room and hum melodies, or is it solo?

Slade: basically we just get a cool riff that we like and sit down and figure it out. We have some of the instrumentals recorded, and we bump them in the van wherever we go. Sometimes we take a guitar to the back of the van and jam. There’s no real process, we just go by how we feel. We just generally do it in the van, since we spend the most time there.

Mike: Our van is awesome. We have the windows blacked out, with black poster board allover them”¦it’s like the Batcave””it’s all dark.

The Almost Interview – November 3, 2009

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Can you please introduce yourself and your role in The Almost?

My name is Jay Vilardi and I play guitar and sing back up vocals.
How did The Almost come together? What is the band history?

Aaron called me years ago telling me about this new project that he was trying to get off the ground. Since I was touring at the time, I joined a few weeks later. I think by then “Southern Weather” was essentially completely recorded. But from then on (once I joined the band) Aaron told me that it was my job to hire other guys and teach them the material as if it was my own. The funny thing is that I only really hired our bassist Alex. Everyone else came from mutual friendships or were dudes Aaron knew. I also had to teach Aaron the songs before our first tour since he was out with UO and hadn’t touched a guitar in months.
Can you tell me a little bit about your new album Monster Monster? and the Monster EP?

Monster Monster is our accidental concept piece about the “darker” side of people and human emotion. It’s about real life. How people are and what we hope to become. I feel like the lyrics could be best explained by Aaron, but musically – we wanted a no gimmicks rock and roll record. Hindsight being what it is – I think that the “no gimmicks” thing has inadvertently become a gimmick. At least thats what I hear…  The monster ep is cool because it give people the chance to get some extra bonus material from the recording session. The ep is limited to under 10,000 and has 5 unique covers. It also comes with a second disk that is blank (until Nov 3rd) when the full length record is available to be burned on it.


How is the album different from Southern Weather?

This record was written with straight up rock and roll in mind. Other than having an overflow of material for this record, I think the songs are a bit more intricate and sonically pleasing. The recording/production is better. Overall tones (guitar, bass, drums) are super legit. My favorite part of the record sonically has to be the mix. Randy Staub did a great job. Other than that, these songs are a result of the most insane teamwork experience I have every been a part of. Everyone worked really hard on the material. Southern Weather was recorded by Aaron.

In what ways is The Almost different from Underoath? What do you like about The Almost in comparison to Underoath?

Underoath are a great heavy band with real intense artistic undertones. With The Almost, we shoot for a more straight up rock and roll sound that pays tribute to everything we all grew up listening to. It’s easier for us to experiment with slow or country sounding songs in this band. Underoath push the envelope for sure, but might feel limited because they’re confined to the Screamo genre. Maybe I’m nuts, but I feel like The Almost could go in virtually any musical direction if we really wanted to… Im not saying it would sound good LOL but we could try.
What are your touring plans for the rest of this year and 2010?

Im stoked to see opportunities for us to play everywhere and anywhere we can. We have such a great time, we have a hard time passing those situations up. That being said – we’re still working on our itinerary for 2010 but there is talk of heading down to Australia and maybe South Africa (if you can believe it)!! I would love to do warped tour, but we’ll see if we cant make that happen!
What goals do you have for The Almost?

This music means so much to me personally. The Almost represents so much in y life. For me, it would be great to have the chance to play anywhere we’re welcome. More touring! We just finished the record, but I look forward to getting started on another.
Any last words?

Monster, Monster Novemeber 3rd!!!! Monster Limited edition EP on sale NOW!!!!!! Get it before its gone!

There For Tomorrow Interview- October 24, 2009

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To start, can you please introduce your self and your role in There For Tomorrow?

I’m Micah and I sing and play guitar.

How did the band all come together? What is the history behind the band?

The history is more historic than everybody thinks it is. Chris and Jay have been playing since I was 13. You know, just messing around doing local shows. We grew up in Orlando and we are about to play Back Booth again..It’s a small 400-450 capacity venue.

Did you guys put out any demos or EPs when first starting out?

Yeah, we actually have a full length out that we put out on this little record label when we were young. Everybody is really confused by it because it’s still on iTunes and it’s when I was 14 so I was prepubescent so I sound like Michael Jackson when he was in the Jackson 5. But it was still edgy, metal inspired rock.

So, you guys put out a record in June called A Little Faster. Even though it’s been out for a few months, how do you guys feel about the album overall?

It started at the top of the mountain and its a little ball just rolling getting progressively bigger and bigger. You know, like the snowball effect. It is definitely a great representation of what we are. It’s a great foundation for where we want to go in the future. It’s really opening up our eyes a lot to see how people react to it. It’s all about an identity thing. Like, what 18-19-20 year old guys know who they are? You know? It’s hard. So, I think these next couple years are going to be me just writing and us writing and finding ourselves. I write personal real things for me. Real experiences. It’s all just going to be my journey.

How have fans responded to the album?

It’s really odd. Everything we’ve been getting from critics are really really great. I think it’s been cool because people now see our potential and we can be taken seriously. I think a lot of people that are now following what we do respect that we are just genuine and have big dreams.

How would you say A Little Faster is different from the two EP’s you guys have put out Pages and the Self-Titled EP?

It’s been just a few years of progress. It’s another step toward what we want to be in the future. It’s hard to say that we “chose” what we wanted to do. We do what we know. We have certain intentions. We pick A or B and that’s what we are going to do and stick to it.

We are currently sitting at Chain Reaction in Anaheim, Ca for a stop on the Manatour. How has the tour been so far?

It’s been great. Coming off of Warped Tour, we are stoked to play in clubs again. We grew up playing in clubs. Warped Tour was cool and it was hard but it’s awesome to play in front of small rooms and packed room with kids just really dedicated to music. We’re coming up on halfway of the tour right now.

What would you say some of your major musical influences are and why?

Umm well I started playing guitar because of my father. He was an entertainer. He played guitar and sang. I started playing guitar when I was 6. My first record I bought was Metallica. I learned every Metallica song off the Black Album by the time I was like 10. So, I started listening to metal and every genre since I was young. All of us see eye to eye on a lot of the same things and are influenced by Foo Fighters, Jimmy Eat World, Third Eye Blind. Just real genuine good bands..rock inspired.

What are your plans for the rest of 2009 and the beginning of 2010?

We got another tour we just locked down with Mayday Parade in December. We are doing direct support. That’s gonna be great. They are great friends of ours. We are taking January off but we are also releasing an acoustic session that we filmed. We are going to set out on another nationwide tour but details will be coming out soon. That will be early spring. And then we just deal with things as they come.

What are some of your goals as a band?

Especially coming off of Warped Tour and diving into that realm, we saw some stuff we hated and stuff that we loved. We are just going to keep our eyes open and our ears open and learn from everything and do it our own way. That’s all we are really going to do. Lyrically, I just want to speak for people that are unspoken for. Sometimes there are people that can’t really find anything to grasp onto and we want our band to be that band that sticks around and not just a temporary thing.

Any last words ?

Buy A Little Faster. It’s in stores, on iTunes. Plenty of things are coming. We just got a featured song on a Cartoon Network movie called “Ben 10”. We are the featured song on that album. We released the single on iTunes as well as the acoustic version and the video version. We are gonna keep going, so that’s all.

Atreyu Interview – October 27, 2009

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Can you please introduce yourself and your role in Atreyu?

My name’s Travis Miguel and I play guitar

You have a new record coming out Congregation Of The Damned coming out on October 27th. Overall, how do you feel about this album? How is it different from your older material?

We’re really excited for C.O.D. to finally be released.  We worked extremely hard on it.  As far as differences from our older material, oddly enough C.O.D. has a lot of our older sound in it.

Is there any particular significance behind the album title?

What are some of the different things listeners can expect to hear from Congregation Of The Damned?  The album title loosely refers to the state the world is in.  World leaders, politicians, celebrities, the human race in general.  Things could be going a lot better.  Listeners can expect old, new, and everything in between.

Besides the new record, what else has Atreyu been up to since we last heard Lead Sails Paper Anchor in 2007?

We toured for over a year and a half on Lead Sails Paper Anchor.  After the cycle was done, we went straight into our practice space and started writing for Congregation of the Damned.  We played a few one-off shows here and there, but most of the time was spent working on the album.

You guys signed over to Hollywood Records in 2007 from Victory Records. How has that transition been for the band? Any particular reason for the switch?

We ran our course with Victory.  We fulfilled our contract and it was time to make the next logical step.  We’re the only aggressive band on Hollywood so we don’t have to compete with anyone for attention and they’ve given the band the right push.

Atreyu just started a tour with Escape The Fate and Hollywood Undead. How is that tour going so far? Do you have any touring plans for 2010?

The tour with Hollywood Undead has been great thus far.  We share some of the same fans and at the same time, there are a lot of Hollywood Undead fans who may not have heard of Atreyu and vice versa.  Hollywood Undead are good drinkin’ buddies too.

How did you get started playing music? What are some of your musical influences?

I basically picked up a guitar around 12 or 13 and didn’t stop playing.  As far as musical influences I love everything from Mogwai, Slayer, Sepultura, the Smiths, Outkast, Def Leppard, Alkaline Trio, Deftones, Hatebreed, Elvis Costello, The Police…..i could go on forever.

Since the your first record release of Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses in 2002, how do you think Atreyu has grown as a band in general-relationships, music, etc?

We’re definitely not the same 5 guys that we were in 2002.  We’re more grown up in general.  4 of us have mortgages and 2 of us are married.  Don’t get me wrong, we act like a bunch of prepubescent teens from time to time, but just in a more “grown up” way.

What are some of the goals you have for Atreyu in the future?

We never really expected to get as far as we have so far, so everything positive thing that has happened to us has been a blessing.  We’re just gonna keep on keepin’ on and hope for the best.

Any additional comments?

Thanks for listenin’.  Check out Congregation of the Damned and come on out to the shows…good times will be had.

Violent Soho Interview

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Can you please introduce yourself and your role in Violent Soho?

I am Luke Henery and I play the bass guitar.

Where are you guys from? How did you all get together?

We’re from the suburb of Mansfield, Queensland Australia. We were all friends at school, Everybody in the band was either engaged too, best friends with, or a long term partner of James’ sister. Nah. We all heard Luke’s songs and thought it was the shit.

What does the band name “Violent Soho” mean? How did that happen?

We wanted to call ourselves Ruby Soho from the Rancid song, and James wanted to call us The Violent. So we married the two. Not that we sound anything like Rancid.

Can you tell me about some of the albums and EPs you guys have put out?

First put out Pigs and TV which was our first EP. And then through that we met Dean Turner and recorded an album with him in Australia called We Don’t Belong Here. It was released in Australia on Emergency Music (Dean’s label) and now after touring heaps through Australia we got to record an album in Wales with Gil Norton which is like a compilation of some brand new stuff and some stuff from the other album, but it’s basically our debut album as far as the rest of the world is concerned.

Are you guys working on a record right now?

See above!

What are your touring plans for the rest of this year and 2010?

To keep touring as much as possible! Touring with Built To Spill, Raveonettes and Dinosaur Jr. so it’s all pretty fucking rad.

Do you guys find it difficult to break into the American music scene since you guys are from Australia?

Don’t know, we’ll give it a go and tell you in a year, We’re just excited to play some shows!

What are some of your musical influences?

Midget, Hateman, Bud, Tad, Dick Nasty, The Sips, Eat Lazer Scumbag, Mouth, The Nation Blue

What are some of your goals for Violent Soho?

To buy lots of guitar pedals eventually and to know how to use them. And to get bonkled. And grow beards.

Any last words?

Nathan Freeney was close enough to Violent Soho to nearly be in it, thanks to the stoops. Just because he has short hair that doesn’t mean he represents Mansfield!


We Butter The Bread With Butter Interview

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Can you please introduce yourself and your role in We Butter The Bread With Butter?

Hello everybody !! 🙂  Well, I’m Marci. I’m a 21 years-old student and the guitar-player of my bandWe Butter The Bread With Butter.

How did the band come together? What is the story behind the band?
Tobi (who does the shoutings) had a metalcore band before, and I played in a looooot of different bands before. Even in some pop bands 😀

Somewhen I joint this metalcoreband and we get such big friends. we spend each evening together, played some nintendo or something and it was just a question of time, when we’ll be going to start making music in our own way.

I have to ask-where did your band name come from?

Haha, that’s a good question. Actually we don’t know. We just wanted to have a much too long name, with no sense….so…one day we wanted to get some food from mc donalds and tobi said: “hey, what about we butter the bread with butter” I had to laugh sooo hard, that we nearly had an accident 🙂

For new listeners, how would you describe the sound of We Butter The Bread With Butter?

I think it’s a very new und modern sound. We’re mixing very hard deathcore elements with a lot of danceable electro-music parts. We just try to create songs, you have fun, you want to dance, you want to mosh  and want to party while hearing it.

Your album, Das Monster aus dem Schrank, was just released about a month ago. Can you tell me a little bit about the making of this record?

This is a story nowone believed us jet 😉

We had a few (veeeeeeery very bad) songs and decided to make an album 🙂 and after the first instrumental songs have been recorded we were listening to theme and I had to go to the toilet. Suddenly I I noticed how great the syllables of german children’s songs get into the music…..that’s how our style was born 😉

How have fans responded to the album?

Of course, there were some conservativ people, who hate us for what we’re doing. they don’t like mixing modern  elements into some metalsongs. But mostly it was just amazing. At the beginning we treat all orders on our own and send shirts and cd’s to our fans 🙂 But soon it wasn’t possibly any longer for us. And the feeling that the people gave us on our firts shows was sooo amazing. Each time we play, people just want to have party and a great evening.

What are your touring plans for the rest of the year and for 2010?
We’re going to release our second album at the end of this year =) and we’re working sooo hard on it. The next CD has to be perfect !!! 😉

In 2010 we want to have some great shows and tours, and we hope sooooo badly, that we’ll have the chance to come to america next year to play a lot of shows.

What are some of your musical influences?

This is a very long list. It starts with bands like The Black Dahlia Murder, Suicide Silence, The Bridal Procession, Bring me the horizon and all this stuff.
But we also like each song, which is simply good ^^ so we like to hear to lady gaga for example to 🙂 And there are a lot of electro-bands we love like: Crystal Castles, Justce or Frittenbude 🙂 But my favourite music is film music. Hans Zimmer is my greatest idol.

Coming from Germany, has it been hard to attract American listeners to your music?

No !! Our friends from america always have been sooo nice to us. this feeling….making music you love, and it’s heard in america, too. is just unbelievable. Our Label “Redfield Records” did a lot for us to make it possible and we are
very grateful for that chance !! 🙂

What are your goals for We Butter The Bread With Bread?
At the beginnig we didn’t have any 😀 haha But now, we want to be the hardest party band in the whole world !!!

Any last words for our readers?

Be nice to your parents !!!  😉
And seriously: Thank to our fans !!! !!! we don’t say that, because we have to and everybody have to say it….no…
We thank you sooo much. you made it possible, that the first part of our biggest dream become reallity !!!

Architects Interview

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Can you please introduce your band, yourself, and your role in the band?

My Name’s Tim HB and I play guitar in Architects

So, how did the band get started? What is the history behind the band?

We met at college in 2004, and between then and early 2007, went thru a couple of line-up changes to get to the final incarnation of the band we have today.

You are currently on tour with Oh, Sleeper, ETID, and BMTH. How is the tour going so far? I know ETID is just a fun band in general, any interesting, random stories you’d like to share?

The tour is going great so far. It’s a lot better for us than the last US tour we did for sure! BMTH are our best friends being on tour with them is always awesome, ETID are great dudes, and an incredible band. They’re definitely a fun band, last night they offered a free shirt for people to try this insane hot sauce, which resulted in a crowd gathering in the parking lot around a couple of dudes putting hot sauce in some pretty sensitive areas!

Even though your album, Hollow Crown, came out in February how do you guys feel about this release and what are you most proud of from Hollow Crown?

We’re really happy about how Hollow Crown came out and what we’ve achieved from it, especially in increasing our fan-base in the UK and enabling us to play to more places around the world. Im really happy about how the songs go over live too, reaction to the songs from it all over the world have been insane!

What are your plans after this tour is over? More touring? Recording? Sleeping?

After this tour we have a few days off at home, then we go straight out to do the Never Say Die Tour in UK/Europe, which will be awesome! Then after that we’re taking a couple of months off to try and finish up our next record, then after that it’ll be more touring until we go record it later next year.

Is there any specific meaning behind the bands’ name, Architects?

To be Honest, not really. We had to think of a name quickly and wanted a one-word band name, and Architects was the one that we felt suited the band the most out of the ideas we had.

How did you guys get started playing music? Who is your biggest influence?

We all just started playing our instruments for fun when we where real young, and then started getting into more challenging music, and subsequently challenging ourselves to get better as we got older so we could be like our favourite bands!

What has been the most memorable experience about being in a band?

There are so many that it’d be hard to choose, but I would have to say our First UK tour would be my most memorable experience from this band. The excitement, and the lack of expectation are things I really miss. Doing what we do now is incredible, but that child-like curiosity and care-free attitude to what we where doing was so fun back then because everything was amazing and we didn’t really know what we where doing!

What are the future goals of Architects?

Our goals now are the same as they’ve always been, to keep producing records that we’re stoked about, to keep building our fan-base and to play a lot of shows!

Any last words for Driven Far Off?

Alan Dino’s dog frog disco

Terra Terra Terra Interview

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Can you please introduce yourself and your role in Terra Terra Terra?

Loren Taylor- singer, songwriter, guitar player.
John dye- Synth, keys, and all other effects and background noise.
Isaac- drums
Matt- Lead guitar
Stephen sweat- bass

How did Terra Terra Terra come together? What is the history behind the band?

We all come from the East Coast and most of us were brought to
Lakeland, FL because of Southeastern University. We all met up and
decided that our future together was intertwined with music and
friendship. Our story is not that unique. We all love music and this
is what we want to do with the rest of our life.

Where did the name “Terra Terra Terra” come from?

Jerimiah 22:29.  It’s our call to the world.

For people new to Terra Terra Terra, how would you describe your music?

All the bells and whistles of indie rock but with mainstream appeal
and a relentless pursuit of ambiance.

Your album, Mind Like A Man Soul Like A Child, come out in August. How do you feel about the album overall?

Of course it’s a great album. It’s a great testament of who we were a
year ago and should be able to appeal to all rock genres.

What would are some of themes of the songs on Mind Like A Mind Soul Like A Child?

The overall essence of the album is who we are vs who we want to
be. It deals with most issues that every day people go thru. This
album can hopefully speak to all who understand that life is a
constant struggle to better yourself.

What are your touring plans for the end of this year/next year?

We plan to be touring full time in 2010. As far as this year we
are setting up shows locally and a few out of state shows.

How did you get started playing music?

We all started like a lot of musicians in the church. It was a
great place to learn and has shaped how we have progressed as people
and musicians.

What are some of your major musical influences?

As cliché as it may sound everything we here influences us. From
the indie greats such as Dignan and Lovedrug to main mainstream giants
such as Coldplay and fallout boy. We like it all.

What are your goals for Terra Terra Terra?

We want to make this our full time job and get the people invested
in us as well as our music.

Any last words for readers at Driven Far Off?

Please pick up the album and help support our dream. All of our
fans are the only reason we exist and we will never forget that. See
ya soon in a city near you!

Love.