Interview with Anthony Raneri of Bayside
What brought about the Christmas vibe tonight on stage?
Our manager was in the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and I know they used to do it. We’ve heard of a lot of older bands that would do a Christmas thing all the time annually. We loved the idea so we have decided to now start doing Christmas tour with our home town, New York, Boston, Philly, and all those areas around here we love. (more…)
Interview with Pete Chilton of Bane in December of 2006.
How’s everything going, and what have you guys been up to?
PETE: We’ve been trying to get ready for this Ten Year Anniversary show. We have a lot of different things going on for that and have been organizing it, getting everything in place, and trying to some stuff happen to make it a little special. It’s going to be pretty crazy. (more…)
Interview with Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional in December of 2006.
In a time where life could not be any crazier, Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional has seen the six years since his release of The Swiss Army Romance pass before his eyes. From Further Seems Forever to having songs on soundtracks of movies like Shrek II and Spiderman II, Chris’s life has taken a front seat in a rampant rollercoaster with no end in sight. (more…)
How has your current tour with I Am Ghost, The Classic Crime, and So They Say been going so far?
It’s everything I’ve expected after taking a year off, but it’s been more positive because of all the bands playing and the reactions to the new CD… [inaudible]
October 10th brought the release of your self-titled album A Static Lullaby on Fearless Records. What brought the band to release this album on Fearless?
Basically, when we went into the decision of making a new album, we wanted to make sure that everything that was involved with the project was 100% for it. Bob came to us when the band was initially doing demos, and he said he wanted the project. We spoke with him a couple times and talked about what we wanted to accomplish, what his goals were, and weighed it out. It seemed like nothing but the best. Everything that we talked about in those early conversations evolved into something better than we expected, and it is probably the best label we could have gone with. (more…)
Interview with Dan Jacobs of Atreyu in October of 2006.
The entire evening of the World Championship Tour in Worcester, MA was quite awkward. It was the first evening that From First To Last was not a part of the tour, and kids everywhere freaked out as they read the signs that announced the band’s dropping from the show.
Regardless of the controversy immediately surrounding the band’s drop, headliners Atreyu kept determined to continue the tour with the energy as drive as before. Later that evening, Atreyu had to announce that vocalist Alex Varkatzas would not be performing with the band that evening due to personal matters, and again, the fans were getting filled with a sense of anxiety. The nerves of the fans were lifted as Atreyu performed with guest vocalists from Every Time I Die and Bury Your Dead.
Guitarist Dan Jacobs sat down to speak a bit about the tour and give some looks into the new album they will be writing after the tour. (more…)
