The Silent Years‘ new album Let Go is now available for purchase at all retail outlets. Click here to check out “Taking Drugs At The Amusement Park” and if you like what you here, click here to purchase Let Go via SideCho Records.
Goodnight Sunrise Interview
Helena, MT based band, Goodnight Sunrise is on a roll lately. These guys have been touring relentlessly — they have a tour history listed on their Myspace and it’s enough to make a grown man cry. Somewhere amidst the tours, Goodnight Sunrise released their EP, Stop Drop and Roll. In addition to picking up the EP (which I highly recommend), you should catch them on the “Pop, Drop and Lock It” tour. Check out this interview!
Name and your position in the band?
Hey I’m Dan, and I sing and play guitar for Goodnight Sunrise.
You guys have a DIY approach to the music business. Is this your own doing or are you actively label shopping?
We’ve been label shopping, but right now we’re happy touring and making music on our own. Until the right offer comes up, it’s smarter for us to tour on our own and keep a majority of the money we make on the road and online.
Is it important to you to remain true to your music and do your own thing? Or would you rather be a little controlled by a label if it meant having that helping hand?
Of course it’s important to stay true to your music. Having a label control different parts of the band like booking, publishing, & merch can have it’s ups and downs. It can save us work and help the band grow, but at the same time our income will be divided up with a lot of different people. A lot of people don’t realize that a majority of every penny a label spends is recoupable.
You’ve played over 250 shows and shared the stage with some great bands since the release of your debut EP. What’s been the most memorable show to play or band to play with?
We played with Anberlin in Montana recently. That was a pretty cool thing for me because I was a pretty big Anberlin fan throughout high school. Playing historic venues like The Roxy and The Whisky in LA were also very memorable shows.
You’re embarking on a national tour in July. What are your hopes for that tour? How is touring as a DIY band?
This will be our first national tour. We’ve toured the West Coast repeatedly since June 2007, so we can’t wait to branch out and hit some regions we haven’t played before. Touring as a DIY band is hard work, but in the end it works out if you can fill the dates and make contacts in regions where you want to spread your music.
Crunk Energy drink is one of your sponsors. Does this mean fans can expect an energetic live show? What else can they expect?
Haha, I guess the Crunk could contribute to some of our energy on stage. All 3 bands on this tour will be wired from energy drinks. We’re playing a lot of new material this tour, so if you’ve seen us in the past expect new songs and merch! We’ll also be doing contests at our shows giving away more clothing from some of our sponsors.
Has having songs on MTV’s “Real World Road Rules Challenge,” “Bad Girls Club,” and “Keeping Up With The Kardashians” created a lot of buzz for you guys?
Yeah, I think being licensed to shows like those has helped spread the word about the band quite a bit. We’ve been getting a lot of feedback on this tour from kids who heard our music on MTV’s “Sixteen and Pregnant.”
What advice do you have for other bands who want to stay on the DIY route and achieve the success that you guys have?
Just stay persistent and continue playing shows to build a fanbase in your region. DIY touring seems impossible at first, and we were in a position where we felt it might have been at one point. Just work hard and don’t get impatient when venues and promoters don’t respond right away. Your first few tours may be depressing and stressful at times, but it really can get easier with every tour.
Check the band’s Myspace page for all their tour dates!
You can also buy their new album either on iTunes or here.
Relient K Set Release Date
Relient K has set October 6th as the release date for their new album, Forget and Now Slow Down.
Saosin Track Listing
Saosin will be releasing In Search Of Solid Ground on September 9th.
01) I Keep My Secrets Safe
02) Deep Down
03) Why Can’t You See?
04) Changing
05) On My Own
06) The Alarming Sound Of A Still Small Voice
07) Say Goodbye
08) The Worst Of Me
09) It’s All Over Now
10) What Were We Made For?
11) Is This Real?
12) Nothing Is What It Seems
13) Fireflies
Conditons “Man to Mannequin” Video
Purevolume.com is exclusively playing Conditions new music video for “Man to Mannequin” right here.
The Dangerous Summer Interview
“You are my song and you are where I want to be…”
The Dangerous Summer is one of those bands who have perfected the art of touring and it shows. They’ve been touring heavily lately to promote the release of their new album, Reach for the Sun. I took a well-needed break from the heat, pits and madness of Warped Tour to catch them on their BBQ America Tour with Ace Enders. These guys are a treat to see — especially in such an intimate venue like the Knitting Factory in Hollywood. When the crowd was asked how many had heard them before, only about half raised their hands. I can safely say, The Dangerous Summer probably gained a huge following last night.
I had the chance to talk with lead vocalist/bassist, AJ Perdomo before the show for a quick interview. Check it out…
Your newest album, Reach for the Sun has been out since May. How’s it feeling so far?
It’s awesome. We’ve gotten a good response from all the kids and stuff like that and all the reviewers have been treating it well. We’re just real happy with it.
Reach the Sun is really autobiographical, does that make the release of it even more tense in how the audience receives it and how it gets reviewed since it’s pretty much you putting your diary on the line?
I mean, like, it’s like, kinda crazy putting myself out there that much. All the kids have been taking it well, they’ve been like, “that really relates to my life.” They’ve found pieces of it that really pulled parts of their lives together. It just feels good. I just put as many honest things as I could down and people seem to be treating it rather well.
Other than it being super autobiographical, how does Reach for the Sun compare to your other work?
I think we really grew up a lot. We wrote If You Could Only Keep Me Alive when we were seniors in high school. Now we’re two years out of high school and touring. We didn’t even tour on the EP.
While you were in high school, you were working with a producer who has worked with All Time Low, Dashboard Confessional, etc. How did that feel?
It’s awesome, I mean, when we were in 9th grade of high school we were working with him. He’s like, the local big guy. We became really, really close with him and it just became natural to work with him. It wasn’t even like going out to do an album — it was like hanging out, writing some songs while you’re at it.
So, you have a new album out and you’re touring right now. What’s after that?
It looks like we’re going to be touring pretty much all year and after that. We’re going to be doing some writing this fall just testing some new ideas out. Maybe in a year or two releasing some new material”¦
Lots of bands are out on Warped Tour right now. Do you consider The Dangerous Summer to be a potential Warped Tour band? Is that something you guys eventually want to do?
Oh yeah, we eventually want to do the whole Warped Tour stint but this year we got the Ace Enders tour and we just couldn’t pass it up. So many good bands, it’s like legends that we grew up with. We’re just so happy to be on this tour. Not looking past that, really.
Do you guys have any friends on Warped Tour right now?
Not too many ““ but All Time Low‘s joining up eventually, they’re going to be off having fun.
Can you believe they just played three shows, in three different times zones in the same day?
Yeah, that’s intense. I heard it went off without a hitch, too. That’s awesome.
Who do you see as the next big thing in music right now?
There’s this band, Paper Route we really like. They’re AMAZING. I think they’re going to be like, Coldplay status. They’re good, definitely check them out. They’re going on tour with Paramore this fall.
Anything else to add?
Check out the new album if you haven’t already!
Check out some photos shot by Al Morales from their set at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood – 07.09.09
Stream Time and Distance’s New Album At AOL Music
Time and Distance currently have their new album up on AOL music’s Full CD Listening Party. You can stream their new album, Gravity through July 12th right here.
The Matches: A Retrospective
“Do you belong to a song?/Does it drag you along by the tongue at the top of your lungs” – Salty Eyes, The Matches.
And so we say goodbye to another band that have made the music scene what it is today, The Matches. Today they announced that they are going on hiatus, which is the nice way of saying that they are breaking up while remaining on good terms. And so we have a catalogue consisting of the some of the best albums out there for us to live with that make The Matches who they are (were?).
All Time Low Calls Into The Punk Rock Show Tonight
All Time Low will be calling in to The Punk Rock Show tonight at approx. 7:40pm PST!! Be sure to listen in at http://thepunkrockshow.com
Their new album Nothing Personal is in stores now, too!
Go grab it!
The Silent Years Pre-Order/MP3
Click here to pre-order The Silent Year’s album Let Go which will be released on July 14th. The Silent Year’s are also giving away a free MP3 download of their song “Taking Drugs At The Amusement Park” and can be downloaded by clicking here.
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