FASHIONMONTHLY Issue #23 AUGUST BURNS RED The Venetia Fair, There For Tomorrow, Falling In Reverse, and more! 1 . Summer is over... school starts This past summer has treated Stitched Sound This is our biggest issue to date, and I’m really ISSUE 23 pretty well, I’ve got to say. We’ve had so many proud of every single interview in this - I think opportunities, not to mention that we were able that we did a pretty great job. My opinion to launch our new website, and all that jazz. though, haha. We did quite a few interviews Always sad to see it go. with artists on Warped Tour in this issue - be sure to check it out! Most of our staff members are returning back to school this fall, wether it be for their high I don’t know why I always write this little blurb, school or college years. It’ll be a challenge half of you probably skip this anyway - ha! But STITCHED SOUND once again to balance these two things out it’s fun I guess. (: along with other commitments, but I’m positive that we’re going to do this perfectly. Cynthia Lam [email protected] 16 The Hung Ups 3 The Vinyls 17 August Burns Red 4 Crystal Kid 19 Falling In Reverse 5 White Wives 20 This Is Hell 6 Brighter Than 1000 Suns 21 The Word Alive 8 Shadowside 22 There For Tomorrow 10 Calaska 23 Kelsey 12 Truth In Transit 24 Passafire 13 The Venetia Fair 26 BTL with Imani Givertz 15 Alive In Standby 27 Reviews 2 . ISSUE 23 STITCHED SOUND Interview by Cynthia Lam THE VINYLS How did you meet the other members of The In your opinion, what is the most important What inspired your new music video Vinyls and come to be a band? thing to keep in mind while trying to pursue a “American Dream”? The Vinyls started under the premise of writing career in the music industry? The video was done by our good friends over at songs with honesty. We grew up in a good time The most important thing is to know there's Infrared Films. There were a handful of different for music. (90's alternative and all "sub-genres" going to be ups and downs no matter what. Just concepts, but in the end we decided to do the of punk rock were major parts of our upbringing push on through with what you're doing. most stripped down version and let the song as musicians) Dave & Drew have been writing Believing in yourself and bandmates is the speak for itself. songs together for almost 6 years now and they biggest thing you can do. had been looking to put together a new project. Did you face any challenges while recording Rick had filled-in on drums for a mutual friends Who are your favourite bands to play a show the video? What was the experience like? band one night in New Brunswick, NJ and ended with? Aside from the concepts, scheduling conflicts up talking to Dave & Drew that night. Shortly We've had the great pleasure of being able to were a huge, huge, huge thing haha You have 8 after Dan & I were thrown into the equation. (I share the stage with bands such as The people trying to get situated while trying to was a friend of Rick's and had known Dave & Dangerous Summer, Breathing Blue, Set It Free, schedule a space for long enough to shoot a Drew from prior bands, and well, Dan is Rick's The Graduate, Like The Stars, Gates and so music video. Want to talk about stress? haha In younger brother haha) Everything came together many more. I can personally say my favorite the end it turned out to be a really fun and great really quickly and just clicked. bands to play with are the ones that surprise experience. you. By that I mean the band that's on the bill no Turning back time to three years ago, would one has really heard of and steals the show. I What are ways that fans can help promote you expect to be where you are now? love finding out about new music and seeing a The Vinyls? To be completely honest I don't think any of us great band putting on a great live show is the The best way our fans can help us promote is to expected to be here at all. Drew & Dave were in best part about it. just spread the word about us! Whether it be to an experimental rock band, I was singing for an "share" our page on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, ambient/emo band, and Rick and Dan were How would you describe a The Vinyls show in wherever, come see us at a show, or even just to playing in separate pop bands. To be where we one word? give your friends our CD. Anyway of spreading are now, I feel like it's been a complete 180 for a Energy, because we do our best to keep things the name is the best thing they could possibly lot of us but it feels way more like home. This is fun and energetic while we're playing. The whole do. definitely where the 5 of us are supposed to be. point of playing a show, is to play a show! You have anywhere from 20-40 minutes to put your Thank you so much for the opportunity! Is What goals did you have when The Vinyls first best foot forward and be like "hey! here we are! there anything else you'd like to add? started? enjoy yourself!" Looking back on videos of us No, no, thank you! This has been an awesome We didn't particularly set out any huge goals as a playing live you catch us moving around and interview and we were so happy to do it. band aside from keeping things honest and smiling a lot, which I personally think, speaks Everyone should check out our "Extended Play" returning to our roots. Everything has been fairly volumes. EP on iTunes as well as our recently released short term, such as, "write the songs, record the new songs on our Purevolume(purevolume.com/ songs, release them, play this show, play that If you could get rid of one thing that kids do at thevinyls), Facebook(facebook.com/thevinyls), show, write these songs...etc" haha we try to shows what would it be and why? and through our friends at Positive Collective via keep things simple and really just push to make Disrespect each other and/or the bands. How their summer sampler(http:// sure we do the best possible thing we can for are you going to go to a show and the entire time positivecollective.bandcamp.com) We'll also be the band. Our next set of goals is to start playing turn your back to the band, talk, start a fight, or sharing the stage with The Dangerous Summer & out of state and write for an another record, at the least, cause a scene. Dramatics are I Call Fives at Webster Hall in New York City on whether it be an EP or a full length, we'll see overrated. It should be a time to enjoy yourself August 30th, Hope you guys take a listen to us when that time comes. and let go with the music. and we hope to hear from everyone soon! 3 . CRYSTAL KID ISSUE 23 Interview with Frank Interview by Cynthia Lam STITCHED SOUND What makes Crystal Kid different from Instead we would rather focus on the present What would you say is your biggest other artists? in order to thrive in the future. accomplishment? We’ve got better tans and phenomenal stage To have improved our songwriting to the energy! In your opinion, what is the most point where we can casually listen to our own important thing to keep in mind while recordings and go “I’m proud of what we’ve What first sparked your interest in music being in the music industry? done!” and made you decide to pursue a career in If you truly believe in what you are doing, the music industry? keep at it. Everything else will eventually fall Is there a message that you'd like to It all started with the Pop and Rock music into place. spread through music? movement that was coming from the US and Yes, we want the world to learn from every the UK in the mid-90's, from Michael Jackson If you could turn back time and do experience in life and share the positive ones. to Oasis. The music from those artists really something differently, what would it be resonated with us, from there our decision to and why? What should we expect from Crystal Kid in pick up an instrument and emulate those We are both big soccer fanatics, being from the future? sounds was imminent. Brazil soccer is in our blood. Charles would Our new EP “The End Of The Beginning” will have ended up playing for Barcelona and I be out this fall. Also, make sure to check out Can you describe your music in one word? would have ended up playing for Real our upcoming tour schedule, we might just What would it be and why? Madrid. be playing your town! Multifaceted. We like to think of our music as a fusion of the best of the 70's, 80's and 90's Being from the Calgary area, were there Is there anything else you'd like to add? all rolled into a 2000 package.