-Who are you and what do you do for Still Rings True?
SRT: I'm Dave, I play drums in the band.
-How long have you guys been together? Did you know eachother before SRT?
SRT: We've been a band for almost 2 years now. We all knew each other through local scenes and shit. And me and josh actually hated each other, but one day his friend hit me up asked to start a band and I realized he was going to be a part of it haha, so I met up with him and caught a fancy dinner at Denny's haha, and we became close after that...we started the band as a 4-piece, but after a series of member changes, and people leaving the band, we picked up Leo on bass and became a three peice, and since it has just stuck, and its rad as hell!
-Tight! haha, What has been the funniest moment with SRT?
SRT: haha, i remember one distinct incident hahaha... I remember we were at leo's aunts house in Michigan on tour, and we were playing "HORSE" with tricks on a trampoline...and i did this one where I had to spread my legs out mad far, and at the peak of the leg spread, i just ripped the gnarliest ass ever, and we couldn't stop laughing for about an hour
-Haha, thats hilarious! Since I live on the westcoast i have no idea how a SRT show is, how would you describe one of your shows?
SRT: well...its funny, cause alot of times, eople that have never heard of us before, i feel look at us like "oh wow, these dudes are a three-peice psh...they can't be that great"...but from the moment we start, we have a HUGE energetic sound that makes people instantly get into it and have a good time. We bright alot of energy for a trio, and we also have very melodic riffs and vocals in my opinion, both leo and josh up front are singing their hearts out and rocking the fuck out at the same time ya know. So really, at the end of the show, people usually are pretty stoked on us, and I'd like to think that means they had a good time haha which is really all we can hope for.
-I really want to see you guys! Any westcoast tours you guys are planning to do?
SRT: we actually are looking to possibly come west coast this summer! we are just trying to find a rad band to come out with for a bit, but the possibilities are definitely very good
-That sounds good to me haha :] So how stoked are you guys for the new record? When will it be released? How many tracks are going to be on it?
SRT: We are completely stoked on the new record, in jan. '09 when we became a trio full time, we realized we'd have to re-write a whole new record as a trio, and in doing so, we wrote way better songs...just big, catchier, more 'real' songs, so im competely stoked that we did that we are releasing it on Feb 27th, but we actually have a pre-order up now for it. if you go to www.myspace.com/stillringstrue and click on our top banner, you can pre-order the album full of ten awesome (in my opinion) tracks for only $7.99 and get our EP for free! so basically we are giving away all our recorded songs for $7.99
-That sounds great! Whats in store for the future? What can fans expect the next couple months(other than the record)?
SRT: Expect just a bigger 'presence' from our band, more touring, more places online to access us and our music, more merch available online for everyone, and just hopefully a bunch more fun, cool shows, and rad people supporting and sporting our songs!
-What has been your favorite show you've done with SRT so far?
SRT: hands down the first tour we were ever on. the first day of tour was our 3rd show ever, and this was a national tour...we were in Ashville, OH on day four of the tour, and we show up to this small ass town and think "fuck, shit show is not going to be cool at all", it ends up, a TON of people show up, the owner of the venue lays us out a spread of pizza and fresh-made sandwiches, a drunk guy came on stage and handed us a $100 bill, we sold a TON of merch, and made SOOOO many diehard fans that night. It was just such a cool thing to happen to us, so far from home, so early in the start of our band.
-DAMN that sounds amazing. REALLY! haha, I'm planning to goto New York this summer just because I don't travel much. What are some spots I should check out?
SRT: well i mean, definitely check out the city haha, there's always something to see and do, i mean the niagra falls are pretty amazing too, other than that man, haha LOTS of farm land
-Haha, I can't wait. Well I know we passed 1:30 am, so I'm going to let you go and shit, THANKS FOR THE INTERVIEW. Any last words?
SRT: haha, yea, I just wanna say...there's so much more music than politics, clothing, styles...those things all burn out, but passion never will...bands that really make an impression in peoples minds and bands that have the ability to truly move someone are ones that write from the heart, and not ones who are deliberately trying to sell-out and write "hits". i strongly believe the best music in the world is music that you can feel, music that just slaps you in the face with emotion and intensity...fake music, like every other fad in the world, just fades away.
-I couldn't have said it better myself. haha.
SRT: haha, thanks man
Check these guys out:myspace
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Interview with Darasuum!
D: lets do this :]
-We shall. So who is Darasuum?
D: Darasuum is, Daniel Guitar 1, Mike Guitar 2, Fick Bass, Gabe Vocals and we just got a new drummer named Marten.
-What do you guys do when you're on you're free time and not busy with the band?
D: well we all work regular day jobs. I (Gabe) work at Merch Connection sending band merch to kids who like to order band merch. Daniel works at Best Buy installing home theater systems. Mike works at a place setting up appointments for his company, and Fick delivers pizza and plays in another band called One Choice (seventh dagger records).
-Most of the time bands have a certain message they want to give out to their fans and listeners... What is your message? How does Darasuum differ from other bands?
D: i don't know what our message is. i would just hope kids read the lyrics and take from it what they can. I can honestly say we don't try to be different than other bands. We aren't trying to change music like a lot of other bands like to claim they're doing. I know, for our area, we have a better work ethic. A lot of bands like to rely on myspace, facebook and twitter for a lot of shit but we still strongly believe in the DIY thing and we try to do what we can with what little we have to work with.
-I respect the DIY way. So what have you guys done? What does Darasuum have under their belt?
D: We released a 3 song demo in a DVD case that was limited to only 100. We ran out of those pretty fast. We just self released an EP that was limited to 200 and it was hand painted and silk screened. That is still available and it also includes the Demo songs. Other than that, we've only played 3 shows since we've been a band. Its kind of hard for our band to tour so we limit our local shows so that we don't lose "hype". But maybe down the road we'll do a small west coast tour and eventually we'll figure out a way to tour the US, Europe and all that shit.
-What can you say you gain from being in a DIY band? What do you learn?
D: you gain nothing really except total control of your money. we don't have to pay %15 to a manager, %10 to a booking agent and we aren't in a big debt to release our CDs. Being a DIY band... you just grow a better appreciation for the good things that come from the hard work you put into the band.
-What has been your most memorable show? You said you all have been in former bands, so which of the 3 with Darasuum and which one with the other bands you have been in?
D: our first show has definitely been our best show, by far. the energy and the mood was just perfect. It blew our expectations out of the water. As for ex members, our original drummer used to drum for xDeathstarx and was the original drummer for Suicide Silence. Mike played in Oblige. Daniel played in Sinai Beach for a couple tours amongst other bands. The res tof us played in other local bands that aren't worthy of dropping haha.
-Yea, why pay for all that when you can DIY haha. Bands that are lazy and cocky kind of piss me off... What pisses Darasuum off the most?
D: fake friends. nothing pisses us off more than a fake friend. Our original drummer bailed on us a week before we had a show because he said god didn't want him in our band and that we made him become a bad person because he would cuss. So i guess religious shit pisses us off too. Or at least the self righteous ones. Thats pretty much it. A lot of our songs are really about friends who i feel have let me down in one way or another.
-REAL. Now... Whats your FAVORITE food? haha...
D: sushi! 3 of us love sushi. We go to an all you can eat place out here and just eat eat and eat.
-I personally am not a fan of sushi haha. What is to come of you guys the next couple months?
D: right now we're writing for a full length and we got an offer to do a split CD with a band from Germany that might happen in the middle of this year. Other than that, just tightening up our new drummer and start playing shows again. Nothing too exciting.
-Sounds good, It was really fun having this interview! haha. Any last words? shout-outs?
D: Support DIY bands, and thank YOU for wanting to do this interview. If anyone wants to download our music for free go to darasuumhc.bandcamp.com.
Check them out at:myspace
-We shall. So who is Darasuum?
D: Darasuum is, Daniel Guitar 1, Mike Guitar 2, Fick Bass, Gabe Vocals and we just got a new drummer named Marten.
-What do you guys do when you're on you're free time and not busy with the band?
D: well we all work regular day jobs. I (Gabe) work at Merch Connection sending band merch to kids who like to order band merch. Daniel works at Best Buy installing home theater systems. Mike works at a place setting up appointments for his company, and Fick delivers pizza and plays in another band called One Choice (seventh dagger records).
-Most of the time bands have a certain message they want to give out to their fans and listeners... What is your message? How does Darasuum differ from other bands?
D: i don't know what our message is. i would just hope kids read the lyrics and take from it what they can. I can honestly say we don't try to be different than other bands. We aren't trying to change music like a lot of other bands like to claim they're doing. I know, for our area, we have a better work ethic. A lot of bands like to rely on myspace, facebook and twitter for a lot of shit but we still strongly believe in the DIY thing and we try to do what we can with what little we have to work with.
-I respect the DIY way. So what have you guys done? What does Darasuum have under their belt?
D: We released a 3 song demo in a DVD case that was limited to only 100. We ran out of those pretty fast. We just self released an EP that was limited to 200 and it was hand painted and silk screened. That is still available and it also includes the Demo songs. Other than that, we've only played 3 shows since we've been a band. Its kind of hard for our band to tour so we limit our local shows so that we don't lose "hype". But maybe down the road we'll do a small west coast tour and eventually we'll figure out a way to tour the US, Europe and all that shit.
-What can you say you gain from being in a DIY band? What do you learn?
D: you gain nothing really except total control of your money. we don't have to pay %15 to a manager, %10 to a booking agent and we aren't in a big debt to release our CDs. Being a DIY band... you just grow a better appreciation for the good things that come from the hard work you put into the band.
-What has been your most memorable show? You said you all have been in former bands, so which of the 3 with Darasuum and which one with the other bands you have been in?
D: our first show has definitely been our best show, by far. the energy and the mood was just perfect. It blew our expectations out of the water. As for ex members, our original drummer used to drum for xDeathstarx and was the original drummer for Suicide Silence. Mike played in Oblige. Daniel played in Sinai Beach for a couple tours amongst other bands. The res tof us played in other local bands that aren't worthy of dropping haha.
-Yea, why pay for all that when you can DIY haha. Bands that are lazy and cocky kind of piss me off... What pisses Darasuum off the most?
D: fake friends. nothing pisses us off more than a fake friend. Our original drummer bailed on us a week before we had a show because he said god didn't want him in our band and that we made him become a bad person because he would cuss. So i guess religious shit pisses us off too. Or at least the self righteous ones. Thats pretty much it. A lot of our songs are really about friends who i feel have let me down in one way or another.
-REAL. Now... Whats your FAVORITE food? haha...
D: sushi! 3 of us love sushi. We go to an all you can eat place out here and just eat eat and eat.
-I personally am not a fan of sushi haha. What is to come of you guys the next couple months?
D: right now we're writing for a full length and we got an offer to do a split CD with a band from Germany that might happen in the middle of this year. Other than that, just tightening up our new drummer and start playing shows again. Nothing too exciting.
-Sounds good, It was really fun having this interview! haha. Any last words? shout-outs?
D: Support DIY bands, and thank YOU for wanting to do this interview. If anyone wants to download our music for free go to darasuumhc.bandcamp.com.
Check them out at:myspace
Interview with Maple Tables
-Who is Maple Tables and whats the story behind the name?
MT: It was what was in front of me at the time and ive been meaning to change the name for a while but i havent decided yet and maple tables is basically and open band i would like to collaborate with others and im open to all forms of music.
-What do you think about when you hear "Maple Tables" and what would you want your listeners reaction to be like?
MT: Im not really sure I think it should be up to them I would want them to get involved with it.
-You say you want them to get involved, but how?
MT: if they have a certain idea i want them to come up to me and tell me we can maybe jam on it maybe form a full band you never know
i guess you cant really call this a band ha
-Haha, is this all an experiment? Will you put more stuff up soon?
MT: In a way yes, but i wouldnt mind for it to go anywhere and yes hopefully when i get more equipent and maybe learn to create loops amd beats and such
-What do you use to record your stuff? Will there ever be a Maple Table's show?
MT: haha soo far all ive used to record was my friends mac's microphone sooooo i need to get some equipment and my dream would be to have a show kind of like animal collective just lots of lights and video clips and dancing
-Sounds like a plan, how long have you been tossing the idea of having a band and why aren't you in one right now?
MT: well ive been in "bands" before with my friends but quite frankly i never really liked it my taste in music is different in many ways but it was fun for a little and im not in one because its hard finding people around here whos open to other forms of music that isnt ska, thrash, or beatdown haha sooooo if anyones interested...
-I see, well I hope you find what you're looking for to get the ball rolling, thanks for the interview! Any last words? shout outs
MT: yeah, im gonna marry jeff from calculator and never quit smoking, WEED FOREVER AND EVER lol.
Check him out at:myspace
MT: It was what was in front of me at the time and ive been meaning to change the name for a while but i havent decided yet and maple tables is basically and open band i would like to collaborate with others and im open to all forms of music.
-What do you think about when you hear "Maple Tables" and what would you want your listeners reaction to be like?
MT: Im not really sure I think it should be up to them I would want them to get involved with it.
-You say you want them to get involved, but how?
MT: if they have a certain idea i want them to come up to me and tell me we can maybe jam on it maybe form a full band you never know
i guess you cant really call this a band ha
-Haha, is this all an experiment? Will you put more stuff up soon?
MT: In a way yes, but i wouldnt mind for it to go anywhere and yes hopefully when i get more equipent and maybe learn to create loops amd beats and such
-What do you use to record your stuff? Will there ever be a Maple Table's show?
MT: haha soo far all ive used to record was my friends mac's microphone sooooo i need to get some equipment and my dream would be to have a show kind of like animal collective just lots of lights and video clips and dancing
-Sounds like a plan, how long have you been tossing the idea of having a band and why aren't you in one right now?
MT: well ive been in "bands" before with my friends but quite frankly i never really liked it my taste in music is different in many ways but it was fun for a little and im not in one because its hard finding people around here whos open to other forms of music that isnt ska, thrash, or beatdown haha sooooo if anyones interested...
-I see, well I hope you find what you're looking for to get the ball rolling, thanks for the interview! Any last words? shout outs
MT: yeah, im gonna marry jeff from calculator and never quit smoking, WEED FOREVER AND EVER lol.
Check him out at:myspace
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