Recently I was given a chance to interview local Melbourne band Written In Ink.

Written In Ink are a three piece Rock band, based out of Melbourne Australia.

Written In Ink consists of :

Adam: Lead Guitar/Vox, Joe: Drums, Chirs:Bass/Vox

You can visit there myspace page Here

Now here is what the boys had to say:

How long have you been playing?
as a band writtien in ink formed in mid 2007. as individuals we’ve all fairly experinced in music. all been in various bands in the past.

How did you get into playing music?
Joe: Mama gave me 2 spoons and I started from there.
Adam: followed my dad, he was a lead singer in a band.
Chris: Come from a musical family but chose bass because everyone wanted to play guitar.

Who are your idols in music, what band’s have influenced or inspired you?
Adam: Bon Jovi and bands that have influenced me are bands such as guns n roses. motley crue.
Joe: Pearl Jam and Chilli Peppers
Chris: Sam Rivers mainly. He was the bassist of Limp Bizkit. Good control of drive and all. Very moody sound.

Where is the one place you’ve always wanted to play?
Adam: Rod Laver, Vodafone Arena or any hard rock cafe in america.
Joe: MCG, Telstra dome some massive sporting arena would be a dream.
Chris: Somewhere european… and maybe japan.

If you are (or have) going (gone) to college, what would you major in?
Adam: I don’t know? Something to do with sport.
Joe: Women. OH YEAH!
Chris: I’d be a video gaming guru dude. And chuck on loads of weight. YEAH.

What’s your Favorite Website?
Adam: Myspace.com,
Soccernet Joe: youtube.com
Chris: something with porn. lol

How long have you been playing?
Adam: 10 years
Joe: 20 years
Chris: A few years

What other bands have you played with & how (if at all) have they influenced you ?
The Invitation. They’re a super tight band

Where have you played so far?
Espy, revolver and cubby house just to name a few…

Plans for the future ?
Adam: Write, Record, Play Shows. Be happy
Joe: Make heaps of cash.
Chris: I want to be happy… and make cash too. while being happy and good to people!

I want to thank the boys for there time, and encourage you all to check them out!

I never really considered myself to be one particularly addicted to music; I mean yea occasionally I listen to pandora now and then, maby buy a song or two on itunes, but I never really considered myself into music. Like most everyone else, I have an ipod, but most of the time it stays home except for the few rare occasions when I take it with me on a trip to watch video or catchup on my podcasts, but I never listen to it compulsively like those people I see on my campus or at starbucks. No I am not a music addict; so I thought hey, seven days, how hard could it be? When I mentioned this little experiment to the people on EB I got comments like:

“I probably wouldn’t last a few hours without it. My zune is my constant companion.”

“is it possible to go through that for 7 days?”

“I could never do such a thing.”

“I would kill myself that way…The idea only makes me sad… Ash, you just made me sad”

So I was a bit stuck, and now I’m a bit nervous; it got me thinking, are people addicted to music? Am I addicted to music? No; that’s impossible. But I will admit I’m apprehensious, maby it will be easy, maby it will be hard, but I’ll do it anyway, for 7 days, or in other words; 168 hours, 10,080 minutes, or 604,800 seconds…without music. The rules:

No use of my ipod. Period. Not even for video. (so no temptations)

No using my ihome to wake me up to music. (as a way to prevent accidental hearing I’ll use my phone as an alarm in the mean time)

No using itunes on my computer.

No music in my car (whether I’m driving or not.)

Any music in games must be turned off if I can, if I can’t the sound must be muted. (not a problem as I’m playing FF7 right now)

As for TV and movies (and more importantly my anime) and musical parts must be skipped or muted over; (like the beginings and the endings) and no musicals (not a problem, I haven seen one in a while but still IT’S A RULE)

No using pandora, online radio, or any other music site.

(if you have more suggestions for rules, comment)

Wish me luck…I hope I won’t need it.

Emo.

Since the beginning of time, or at least since the start of the 20th century, there has been a hu-bub about the phrase, “emo”.
Many would argue to believe that it is a,

“way of life”
“state of mind”
or a
“fashion statement”

Sadly, many people’s minds have been bent by society and all of its lies towards the untrue idea of these definitions.
I get asked the question, “what is emo?” on a frequent basis. Most of the time by curious parents who have no idea what on earth it is.
What I tell them, is that “emo” is a genre of music, and if their mind has already been tainted by the world’s outlook of the word, i also tell them that it in no way describes someone who is depressed, cuts themself, or wears black. It usually takes them a while to get that through their head, if it even does.

Now, if you’re still confused, I’ve found a series of four videos that explain what “emo” is rather nicely. I recommend you checking them out, favoriting them, commenting them… whatever. It’s your choice.

Video 1
Video 2
Video 3
Video 4

Take care. <3

Which bands are emo?

A lot fo different people claim many different bands are emo. To me it ums up to about this:

Mainstream Emo: listened by 12 and 13 year olds, adults who dont know what emo is, and girls that also listen to Fergie and Nelly Furtado.
eg: Fall Out Boy, Cute Is What We Aim For, P!ATD, Paramore, etc.

Screamo: Heavier tunes listened my metalheads or emos that just like metal.
eg: FFTL, Chiodos, Alesana, Escape The Fate, etc.

Punk Emo: listened to by random kids of any ages
eg: Simple Plan, Angels and Airwaves, New Found Glory, etc.

Acoustic Emo: Listened by often very not emo people who are interested in Folk and softer tunes, or anybody else who wants to make a change
eg: Bright Eyes, Death Cab For Cutie, Secondhand Serenade, etc.

Rock Emo: Has more of a rock feel with emo lyrics. Can go from mainstream to underground.
eg: Billy Talent, Count The Stars, Funeral For A Friend, Taking Back Sunday

Ready-To-Sell-Emo: There are some bands that belong in the other catigories that belong here also. This is mostly to recondnize bands that are mostly known for their good looks then actual musical talent (I’m already hearing the complains of people).
eg: Three Days Grace, Hawthorne Heights (though I find them ugly), Boys Like Girls, Caretl, etc.

 You might agree or disagree with me, but just to prove that there are many subcultures in a subculture. So to all you people who go around calling someone a poser, well they do listen to emo music. Its just different form what you listen to.