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‘Forging’ Ahead

by Matt Morgis

The indie film stars that make up the cast of “Forged” had a lot to say about the trails and tribulations at the hometown premier of the movie.

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Go Radio seems to be the face of Fearless Records for 2011. After releasing Lucky Street in March – the bands first full-length album, the band hit the road for the rest of year and recently released a deluxe version of the record with nine extra tracks. One of them – Goodnight Moon – is featured below with a behind the scenes video released by the band.

The band recently sat down for an interview and talked about the current state of the band, shared touring stories with Yellowcard and mentioned some of their favorite things from their childhood.

The band’s frontman Jason Lancaster also performed an exclusive acoustic performance of the band’s song “Hold On.”

Go Radio – Hold On (acoustic)

An interview with Go Radio

Go Radio – Goodnight Mood (Behind the Scenes)

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A talk with Chuck Ragan

by Matt Morgis

Chuck Ragan has been a busy man in the music industry since 1995. Balancing both his own solo project as well as successful punk outfit Hot Water Music, he had a lot to talk about in a recent interview at the Electric Factory while on the road with the Dropkick Murphys. We talk touring, writing, and future goals for the industry veteran.

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Set Your Goals Interview

by Matt Morgis

Set Your Goals has been working hard to advance their career. They talk about the trials of touring, future plans and what pop-punk means to them before a show with New Found Glory at the Electric Factory in this interview.

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Video Interview: Four Year Strong

by Matt Morgis

Four Year Strong talks about their recent line up changes, writing a new record and touring in a back alley before their headline show in Philadelphia.

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Kingston kids stick to roots

by Matt Morgis

Creativity in the music industry is running far and thin these days. Fame-hungry groups will do just about anything to make a quick buck as many of the music-makers that stay true to their roots and originality are being pushed further underground.

Title Fight, a four-piece punk rock outfit from Kingston, has found a way to bridge the gap between the do-it-yourself, independent scene and the mainstream.

The band – guitarist/vocalist Jamie Rhoden, twin brother combination vocalist/bassist Ned Russin and drummer Ben Russin, and guitarist Shane Moran – pours its heart into its own developed hardcore-punk sound, yet now is one of the hottest bands in the country.

“We really do not have a magic formula or anything,” Ned Russin said. “We just play the music we want to play and I guess it happens to be what people want to hear right now.”

Title Fight is currently about to start the AP Tour with friends Four Year Strong. The tour will stop in Allentown on Oct. 13 and Philadelphia on Oct. 15, and the band is on the cover of the November issue of Alternative Press.

Title Fight formed in 2003 with one goal in mind: to play as fast and loud as the four possibly could. Eight years later, the young punk rockers have accomplished that goal with May release, “Shed.”

Only two songs on the 12-track record hit the three-minute mark, and some don’t even reach two.

Shed features many references to Northeast Pennsylvania.

“The area has everything to do with who we grew up to be, what we’re influenced by, basically just everything we know, so it just makes sense to write about it,” Ned Russin said.

Title Fight spent downtime between sparsely booked shows caused by a lack of venues by practicing and writing music. The group has toured the country, played major festivals, and become a well-known name in the punk scene without the help of traditional management or the help of a label.

As the buzz grew, so did the success of the band, and Title Fight decided in February to sign with Los Angeles-based SideOneDummy Records to release its first studio album.

SideOneDummy is the label of choice for popular acts Gaslight Anthem and Flogging Molly, among others. “We booked our first tour by asking friends in other cities if they knew anyone who booked shows around them,” Russin said. “We would just keep sending out mass e-mails until we had enough shows to hit the road. Everything we’ve done has always been a grass roots approach.

“The best part about our situation now is that it’s still just us. We don’t have our manager telling us what to do or our label telling us how to write — we’re in control,” Ned Russin said. “We have people helping us out now, and believe me, those people make it a lot easier, but it’s still just the four of us playing music together.”

Title Fight was skeptical about the growth and popularity about the band but has come to enjoy it.

“You can’t help but wonder if they have the same interest as the band or are they looking out for themselves. We dropped out of school for this band, so we still wanted to have a say in what happens, and that’s why SideOneDummy, our management, and everyone else is perfect for us right now and no one else.

“We never had dreams of becoming the biggest band in the world. It’s cool we’ve had this opportunity, but all we ever want to do is just play for whoever will have us. At the end of the day that is what we’re doing.”

Source: timesleader.com

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Video Interview: Bayside

by Matt Morgis

Bayside went through some recent label changes before their March 2011 release. Jack and Nick talk about that process, as well as what currently is happening with the band in this interview on the stage in Philadelphia.