I had the chance to talk to Noyan from one of my favourite bands around Toronto, Five Blank Pages, about the recent line-up change, the upcoming Two Way Monologues festival, and what the future of Five Blank Pages is going to look like.
Mike: How have things changed for the band since the release of Last Blush?
Noyan: We managed to get lots of college radio play with the album, charting high nationally, and we played many a show to support it. Things have been going very well but as the band begun taking up more and more time, Chelen and Rajiv decided to leave to pursue other interests. We had a huge show in early February at the Horseshoe Tavern to celebrate their time in the band with us. Since then, Pinar and I have been busy writing and taking some much needed time off from playing live.
Mike: What do you think are the best and/or worst elements of the music scene in Toronto?
Noyan: I think with any metropolis, there are just so many venues and so many bands and artists that there's just too much available to you. I know that seems like a silly thing to say but I think the average concert goer in Toronto can take for granted the quality of music that is around them, just because it is so readily available, every night of the week. It's definitely hard to impress that person. But, at the same time, for the person that can appreciate it, they can catch amazing music, at any given time pretty much in Toronto.
You can check out the rest of the interview here.
Monday, May 5, 2008
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Zygiella III pictures + TWM updates
Last Thursday out at Rancho Relaxo, our good buddy Tyler Wade held his monthly Zygiella showcase. Even though it wasn't the greatest turnout, the bands put on a really great show. So that's a shame for everyone who didn't make it out. The Liras, Black Hat Brigade (soooo good!), and The Diamond Teeth were all shot by me that night, photographically of course, and obviously they are up on my flickr.
As far as Two Way Monologues news goes, the word is out about the release of our compliation CD that celebrates a year of putting on shows at the Rancho. It's got tracks (some are exclusive to this disc!!) from Amos the Transparent, Barons and Lengthy, Beth in Battle Mode, The Coast Guard, the Cheap Speakers, The Eatons, Five Blank Pages, Fox Jaws, Key Witness, Mark Berube & the Patriotic Few, Numbers & Figures, Oh No Forest Fires, Roflcopter, the Schomberg Fair, and Tin Bangs.
This is coinciding with the anniversary festival going on next weekend at Rancho. You can check out the Thursday, Friday and Saturday events on facebook.
Also, Dan Wolovick, Jenny Charlton, and I are working on a bunch of stuff to get out before the shows next week to hype things up. Jenny is working on a B-sides collection of pictures from the past bunch of showcases, and I'm going to be doing interviews with Five Blank Pages and Beth in Battle Mode soon. So keep your eyes out for those.
Come on out and buy me a drink next weekend!
Mike
As far as Two Way Monologues news goes, the word is out about the release of our compliation CD that celebrates a year of putting on shows at the Rancho. It's got tracks (some are exclusive to this disc!!) from Amos the Transparent, Barons and Lengthy, Beth in Battle Mode, The Coast Guard, the Cheap Speakers, The Eatons, Five Blank Pages, Fox Jaws, Key Witness, Mark Berube & the Patriotic Few, Numbers & Figures, Oh No Forest Fires, Roflcopter, the Schomberg Fair, and Tin Bangs.
This is coinciding with the anniversary festival going on next weekend at Rancho. You can check out the Thursday, Friday and Saturday events on facebook.
Also, Dan Wolovick, Jenny Charlton, and I are working on a bunch of stuff to get out before the shows next week to hype things up. Jenny is working on a B-sides collection of pictures from the past bunch of showcases, and I'm going to be doing interviews with Five Blank Pages and Beth in Battle Mode soon. So keep your eyes out for those.
Come on out and buy me a drink next weekend!
Mike
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