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| LtoR: Paul Kinman, Colin Grieve, Trent Otter, Kyle Shields and Joey Levesque |
Now, they're a five-member band hailing from Vancouver BC and their producer (as for The Latency as well) is none other than Hedley's Tom Macdonald! The band just released their EP 'Love at First Sight' on Itunes and have plans on creating a full album in the near future!! I had a chance to ask a few questions to their guitarist Paul Kinman, and here's what he had to say!
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| Paul Kinman (Guitarist) |
Taryn Alicia: Tell me a bit about yourselves...
Paul Kinman: We are all from the Vancouver area and have grown up playing music since we were kids.We recently did an EP with Tommy Mac from Hedley as the producer and Dean Maher (ACDC, Slayer, Rise Against, Hedley, Elton John) as the Engineer and Mixer. We are also in the running to get on Warped Tour in the Ernie Ball Battle of The Bands.
TA: How did you guys get together?
PK: Well me (Paul), Joey, Trent and Kyle played in another band and we were looking for a singer so we put an ad on Craigslist. Fortunately Colin replied to it, so we jammed with him and it went great so he joined the band.
TA: What made you want to start a band?
PK: We started a band because we love playing music and being retarded. In this band we can do both.
TA: What would you describe your sound as if you could only use past/current bands available?
PK: We are David Bowie, if he wrote for the Scooby Doo show.
TA: So you worked with Hedley’s Tommy Mac, how was your experience with that?
PK: Working with Tom was a great experience. He’s an amazing songwriter so we have learned a lot from him on how to write the best songs possible. And we have also learned that he likes to meow like a cat a lot. That’s just a little insider dish on one of Toms secret traits.
TA: What do you think are essential traits in a band that allows them to work together?
PK: Pancakes and waffles are a must have. You need to be well fed for your band to work well together. That is all.
TA: What do you look forward to most about the future?
PK: Touring, meeting fans we talk to on Twitter and MySpace and recording/writing some awesome new songs for you all.
TA: What can we expect? New Album? Tour? Give details!
PK: We are currently writing abunch more songs for a CD so look out for that. Also we are in a competition to play the Edmonton date of Warped Tour and are currently booking a mini tour in that area. Plus we got some more crazy news coming soon so everyone keep checking our MySpace and Facebook group page!
TA: Any bands that have inspired you and your music?
PK: We all have very broad musical tastes so it ranges from hardcore and metal to pop and classical and as for our music we just try to write the catchiest most sing able/danceable songs possible so anybody who writes good catchy songs has influenced us.
Now for some fun!
TA: Secret obsession(s)?
PK: Pokémon! You have no idea how obsessed some people in this band are with Pokémon. None of us do drugs so Pokémon had to be our addiction. Motley Crew had heroin, other bands had booze, we have Pokémon. What can I say, we are hardcore!
TA: Stranded on a desert island…what can’t you live without?
PK: For this band it would be Instruments,Wal-Mart and Graeme Nash.
TA: If you could only listen to three albums for the rest of your life, what would you choose?
PK: As a band 'Kezia' by Protest the Hero, 'Riot!' By Paramore and probably something by the Blood Brothers or Kali for our bassist.
TA: Must haves when touring?
PK: Some type of entertainment like A DS or PSP. Oh, and the ability to sleep with one eye open because you have a minimum of 6 other guys in that vehicle who could and will "prank you hard" at any given time. Joey this is your warning.
TA: Most overplayed song on the radio?
PK: Regardless of how much I love these songs, 'I Got a Feeling' or 'Waving Flag'.
All photos are courtesy of their myspace...be sure you check them out!! www.myspace.com/thejoyrideson
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