They formed in 1997 from the product of joining two local Minnesota bands. In 1998, they played their first live show. In the mid-2000’s, they released their first EP entitled Kids for America. In 2001, they received their first album review from PunkNews.com. In 2007, they were announced as having one of the most anticipated albums of the year. Now, in 2010, Motion City Soundtrack set out on a new, much needed, headlining tour starting in late March. The lineup behind them included bands such as Sing It Loud, A Rocket To The Moon and Fun.

I had a chance to interview John (JG) and Stephen Gomez (SG) from The Summer Set while they were in Columbus on May 7th for the AP Tour which is sponsored by Alternative Press Magazine. I was able to ask them about their views, their music and their past and future tour experiences.

Hey guys! I had an opportunity to do an interview with local band called Dear Christie from Columbus, OH. I was able to ask them about their future as a band, their goals and most importantly, their music.

The past year has been huge for The Friday Night Boys.  Forming in 2006, the pop punk band from Fairfax, Virginia has already signed to the record label Fueled By Ramen.  They have released their first full length album entitled Off The Deep End on June 9, 2009 with producer Emanuel Kiriakou.  The Friday Night Boys have opened tours such as Cobra Starship’s “Hot Mess Across The U.S.” and All Time Low’s “Glamour Kills Tou…

After high school graduation, most teens tend to have an abundance of thoughts floating through their head.  They face long internal battles over questions of what they might want to major in, how it’s going to feel to be away from home or if they are even considering going to college.  Breaking away from this stereotypical mold, 18-year-old Garet Camella had other things going across his mind.  Of course he was conce…

A while ago, I  had a chance to do an interview with upcoming pop rock band, Disco Curtis before they played an acoustic in-store. Members Tanner Howe (TH), A.J. Novak (AN), Garrett Perales (GP) and Brendan Barone (BB) took some time to sit down with me and discuss them, their music and their futures.

I’m here with Disco Curtis at Brio in Polaris. Could you guys tell your names and what you do?

TH - I’m Tanner and I sing and pl…

In today’s modern music age, what is it that one expects to see from some of the bands they listen too? Trends that I have noticed are as follows:

1. Clothing so attention grabbing that if the colors were any brighter they would be blinding.

2. Wild hair that seems unkempt, but in all honesty it took hours to style that way.

3. Crazy techno party beats are so infectious they stay in your head for days on end.

So what is it…

Bands nowadays are scratching and clawing their way to the top, doing anything they can to get their name out there.  Whether it be posting a link to some of their music on a mainstream band’s website or sending mass friend requests to randoms in hopes that they can get their music heard, many bands are in this position.  I’m not going to lie and say that a lot of them deserve to make the big time, because let’s face it, not eve…

If there is any music group who has made a complete transformation from the recording of their first EP to the release of their first studio album it is A Rocket To The Moon. The group, consisting of members Nick Santino, Justin Richards, Andrew Cook and Eric Halvorsen, completed their musical metamorphosis with the recording of their new record titled On Your Side, which was released October 13, 2009 with Fueled By Ra…

Cartel is one of those bands that fell under the radar for an extended time but never completely disappeared. After releasing their long awaited third album entitled Cycles on October 20^th, they are now headlining a tour with The Bigger Lights, The Summer Set, This Providence and more. The tour made a stop at a local venue in Columbus, OH called The Basement and I decided I would attend.

In all honesty, the only reason I w…