Five Blank Pages

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.