Eric: well first off, tell me your names, and the other band members names, and what you all play
Alex: Alex (me) and Ryan both play guitar and sing
Alex: Kevin plays bass, and tom plays drums
Eric: awesome
Eric: how long have you guys been a band?
Alex: since February of last year
Alex: so about 1 full year
Eric: did you have a few small bands before Adelphi?
Alex: we had a really crappy pop punk band called “fat Austin”
Eric: and how did that turn out
Alex: well
Alex: we played a really big battle of the bands
Alex: in DC
Alex: and we got second place out of 50 bands
Alex: so we started getting really serious
Eric: so how did Adelphi form?
Alex: adelphi formed in February of 2003 when our drummer quit
Alex: and we found tom
Alex: and started a whole new band
Eric: and, tell me what enthused productions is, a record label or?
Alex: nah
Alex: it’s my brother’s company, he just loves music and really wants to help out local bands
Alex: the site is www.enthusedproductions.com, definitely go check it out
Alex: my brother’s heart is in the right place and he really loves to help out
Eric: so do you think being on his website gets your name out?
Eric: and, how has it helped you?
Alex: yeah definitely
Tom: yes it has helped
Tom: and right now that site is where everyone goes to buy our CD
Alex: my brother paid for the second pressing of our CD as well
Alex: so we could have CDs on tour last summer
Eric: so your CD “Don’t Pass Go” tell me a little bit about it, the message it sends to people, etc…
Alex: hmmm
Alex: it’s really pop punk, we’ve grown a lot since then
Alex: I guess it’s mostly about girls Tom: the message is dont pass go
Tom: like seriously
Tom: in monopoly
Tom: dont pass go
Tom: greedy bastard
Eric: haha
Alex: haha tom
Eric: so was that your first real CD?
Alex: yeah it was our first real CD
Eric: how long did it take to record it?
Tom: a month or so?
Tom: we werenï¿Â½t in the studio constantly though
Alex: yeah
Tom: because it was near DC at American University
Alex: it was free at American U
Alex: this guy Matt Thomas who still works with us a lot, he is the shit
Tom: so it was far away and we had to make sure there was time available
Eric: so if Adelphi isn’t as pop punk as it used to be, what would you say your music is now?
Alex: I wouldn’t really put ourselves in a specific genre
Tom: I hate that question personally
Tom: its 2 guitars
Tom: bass guitar
Tom: drums
Alex: we just try to be different I guess
Tom: and 2 vocalists
Tom: if u like us
Tom: awesome
Tom: if u donï¿Â½t
Tom: oh well
Alex: Kevin says, “no dude we’re metal core”
Eric: haha
Tom: but I hate people who make assumptions…
Tom: oh man their emo
Tom: I donï¿Â½t like emo blah blah
Alex: yeah we sing emotionally sometimes
Eric: how do you guys go about writing songs, and were do lyrics come from?
Alex: um
Alex: we usually write music in practice
Alex: and then go home and write lyrics
Alex: they’re always based off of personal experiences
Eric: awesome, have you guys been playing a lot shows lately?
Alex: actually no, we’ve been doing nothing but writing
Tom: and recording
Alex: but we have a secret barrage of shows booked
Tom: and promoting
Alex: and we’re going to release it soon
Alex: updates
Eric: are you guys planning on putting out anything new?
Alex: yeah we have all new stuff
Alex: recorded and everything
Alex: but I don’t think we’re going to put it out anytime soon
Tom: yeah demo
Alex: they’re all demos
Eric: how many songs will there be?
Tom: too many for your ears to handle
Eric: intense
Tom: it will be an orgasm
Tom: none of this 10 second orgasm crap
Tom: a long one
Alex: yeah
Eric: hahahaha
Alex: when we finish the CD
Alex: it’s going to be the kind of thing you want to play straight through
Eric: I can’t wait!
Eric: were do you guys see yourselves going in the future, such as tour, music, etc?
Alex: touring really soon
Alex: putting out an EP
Tom: yep yep
Eric: do you plan on staying the same style?
Alex: maybe
Alex: it just depends on how things come out
Alex: I have the feeling we’re going to constantly change
Alex: and our music will be unexpected
Eric: what bands do you plan on going on tour with?
Eric: and were will this tour be going?
Tom: taking back sunday!
Tom: would be amazing
Alex: we are hoping senses fail takes us on tour this summer
Tom: so if taking back sunday is reading this interview
Tom: give us a ringy dingding
Alex: and we will hopefully be on the smartpunk stage at warped tour
Eric: are you friends with them?
Alex: yeah we are cool with senses fail
Tom: there just awesome
Alex: they are nice guys
Tom: we know senses fail
Eric: how did you meet up with them?
Alex: um…Garrett heard our stuff on purevolume and liked it
Alex: and told the other guys I guess
Eric: so, do you have any good or bad memories from shows, maybe funny stories?
Alex: uh…
Alex: hmm
Alex: when we were in South Carolina
Tom: hahaha
Alex: there was a crazy chick that tried to tell us that she wanted to get us more shows
Alex: and we didnï¿Â½t buy it
Alex: but our friends did in another band
Alex: and they ended up having crazy night full of things such as
Alex: (not in this particular order)
Alex: underwear, bed, trunks, and blood
Tom: hahaha
Tom: nighttime stories
Eric: wow, pretty crazy
Alex: oh yeah, and weird hotel rooms
Tom: bedtime stories
Tom: and fat girl
Eric: hahaha
Eric: and what ended up happening to you guys?
Alex: we followed them into the middle of no-where NC for a while
Alex: and then left and drove north to our next show at like 3am
Eric: crazy
Alex: our old bassist’s feet stunk that night too
Eric: hehe
Tom: haha
Alex: it was awful
Tom: yeah
Alex: and it was raining
Tom: reaaaallllyyy bad
Alex: like cheese
Tom: no it was really hot
Eric: tell me what happened their, why did you guys end up switching bass players?
Alex: yeah
Alex: it was a mutual thing
Alex: let’s not go there
Alex: he’s a really nice kid and we’re all still friends
Alex: so Iï¿Â½m happy
Eric: thatï¿Â½s good
Eric: so tell me what we can expect from your new stuff?
Alex: it’s different
Alex: everyone is saying it’s unlike anything they’ve heard before
Alex: but we still keep the same feel to our songs
Eric: cool
Alex: we love how we write, it works for us
Alex: and tom is an awesome drummer
Eric: any surprises we should be notified of, such as shows, music on the CD?
Eric: signings?
Alex: you’ll just have to wait
Eric: hehe
Alex: just tell everyone, if we disappear for a while, don’t worry, we aren’t gone
Alex: we’re just waiting for the right time
Alex: we want to make sure we’re happy with our music before we put it out there
Alex: yeah if you like attention, ten, and john, you will love the new stuff
Alex: thanks a lot dude
Eric: going to be amazing
Eric: alright well is there anything else you guys like to say before we move on to something different?
Alex: nope, we can move on
Fun and Games with Adelphi
Eric: alright, haven’t tried this before but what the hell
Eric: this is what Iï¿Â½m going to call the lightning round
Eric: for fun
Alex: ok
Alex: this sounds fun
Alex: do I get to take my pants off
Tom: haha Iï¿Â½m ready
Eric: I will say a word, and you say the first thing that comes to your mind alright?
Alex: ok cool
Eric: 80’s metal?
Alex: black
Tom: def leppard
Alex: lightning?
Eric: Ted Nugent?
Alex: ugly
Tom: who
Alex: guns
Eric: hahahahaha
Tom: hehehehe
Alex: keep it coming
Eric: taking back sunday?
Alex: awesome
Tom: amazing
Eric: just wanted to see what you would say
Kevin: statin island
Tom: haha
Alex: staten
Eric: pepperoni pizza?
Alex: tom
Tom: my face
Alex: hehehehehe
Tom: lololol
Alex: HAHAHAHA
Alex: LOLOLOLOHAHAHA
Eric: heheheh
Eric: highschool?
Alex: acne
Alex: Iï¿Â½m Rick James, bitch
Eric: hahaha
Tom: good times
Alex: top
Eric: Drama?
Alex: queen
Alex: is a good band
Alex: lightning round? go faster
Eric: lets see
Tom: drama = suck
Alex: ok when you’re done
Tom: than all move onto the lightning round
Alex: we’re gonna ask you lightning round questions
Alex: ok go
Eric: Don’t Pass Go?
Alex: exactly…
Tom: who?
Eric: greasy Hair?
Tom: Alex
Alex: mark Ryan
Tom: mark who we recorded with
Eric: Buck Teeth?
Alex: tom
Tom: alley(Ryanï¿Â½s gf)
Eric: Punk Rock?
Tom: blink182 yay
Alex: live Tyler
Eric: Love?
Tom: hate
Alex: Casey
Eric: Fat People?
Alex: you
Eric: hahahah
Alex: Austin
Tom: roast them and eat um
Eric: death?
Alex: crotch
Tom: no
Eric: Testicles?
Alex: sack
Tom: smelly
Eric: Adelphi?
Alex: sucks
Tom: who?
Alex: emril
Eric: rulz!
Tom: yum
Alex: ok
Alex: we are gonna lightning round you
Alex: ready?
Eric: alright go for it
Alex: phone booth?
Eric: sex
Alex: fuckhonk?
Eric: Mazda
Alex: Ollie?
Eric: bitches
Alex: it’s gonna rain?
Eric: April
Alex: what side of the van would you get out of to do that?
Eric: piss
Alex: sprankton?
Eric: allister
Alex: a noun, a disease you get from chewing too much?
Eric: aids
Alex: commercial pj’s?
Eric: king of queens
Alex: Markus Frisbee?
Eric: the Olympics
Alex: Marcus whoops–retarded
Eric: Michael Jordan
Alex: ok Kevinï¿Â½s taking over
Eric: alrighty
Alex: jizz
Eric: balls
Alex: durex
Eric: condom
Alex: bullshit
Alex: colon
Eric: cow
Tom: disease
Alex: hooptie
Eric: fire
Alex: six deuce
Eric: emo kids
Tom: bloody anus
Eric: best friend
Eric: bahahahaha
Alex: midget cock
Eric: only friend
Alex: hahah
Alex: aright
Eric: that all you got?
Alex: letï¿Â½s play “fuck, kill, marry”
Eric: hehe
Eric: how do you play that
Alex: who you’d FUCK who you’d KILL who you’d MARRY
Alex: in like
Alex: 2 seconds
Eric: alright
Eric: Michelle
Eric: Tyler
Eric: Markus
Alex: Brittany, Alicia keys, Batman
Alex: I got one
Tom: Paris, oprah, and your mom
Eric: ali mcbeal, tom, jerry
Alex: Hilary duff, Justin timberlake KEIRA KNIGHTLEY
Alex: if sheï¿Â½s reading tell her I love her
Eric: Hilary duff, daddy like
Tom: yeah tell her I’m ready and waiting
Alex: bill cosby, tom haller, Hilary Clinton
Alex: hahahahah
Eric: I think I will have to get her before I tell her about you guys
Eric: haha
Alex: no she’s mine
Alex: ask tom
Alex: I called her
Eric: ok u win
Eric: did you really
Alex: yea
Alex: ask tom
Alex: TOM
Eric: she answer
Alex: NUCCA
Eric: did u talk to her
Alex: no
Alex: I meant
Eric: what happened
Alex: I “called” her
Alex: like I got dibs
Alex: WE GOT A PEPPA BAAAR
Eric: how do you figure
Alex: THE QUIZNO SUUUUUUBS
Alex: out of the band
Alex: for when we get famous
Alex: Iï¿Â½m gonna marry her cuz I picked her
Alex: Ryanï¿Â½s already married
Eric: oh
Alex: Alex is asexual
Eric: haha
Alex: and tom is gonna marry seabiscuit
Eric: lmao
Tom: yeah he called her
Tom: and yes
Tom: Iï¿Â½m marrying seabiscuit
Alex: Alex has sex those squishy tubes you get at the aquarium
Tom: but sheï¿Â½s actually dead
Tom: so one of her relatives
Alex: that pop out of your hands when you hold em
Tom: woah dude
Tom: thatï¿Â½d be a good idea
Tom: to get one of them
Tom: and slap sum lube in it
Tom: Iï¿Â½m buying one of them tomorrow
Alex: haha
Alex: were putting that in OUR interview
Alex: tell everyone to join the adelphi myspace
Eric: alrighty
Eric: anything else
Alex: and enthused productions
Tom: and
Alex: cuz theres a pic of Ryanï¿Â½s ass
Tom: www.purevolume.com/adelphirock
Eric: alrighty
Eric: well thanks for your time guys
Alex: and www.boohbah.com
Alex: and BUBB RUBB IS MY HERO
Alex: WOO WOOOOOOOO
Eric: thanks again guys
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