CC: Oh, I see I’m being double teamed with this interview!

SM: Intimidation is what we’re going for! Hope it’s working. Welcome to Atlanta! It seems as though you’re always on tour. When is your next break?

CC: Well we’ve toured the past 17-19 months straight with no break. But we do get 2 weeks off at the end of the tour, which is nice. And even though we’ve been touring constantanly, we get to play in the most amazing places. We’ve seen Australia, Thailand, Mexico, and Jamaica to name a few.

MM: This isn’t your first time on the Warped Tour is it, you played a little last year if I’m correct?

CC: Yeah, we played for two weeks of the tour last year which was pretty cool.


SM: It must be cool to play along side some of the old school punk bands like Rancid or Pennywise. Do you have any favorite bands on the tour?


CC: Some of our favorites are Rancid, The Used, AFI, All American Rejects. We just love the tour because of the vibe. We have a barbeque every night and have become good friends with Rancid, who have seemed to embraced us and been very supportive. I mean this band grew up loving Rancid…so it’s pretty cool.

MM: Very cool. So we heard that the creators of the Warped Tour are making a Slasher Movie? Is that true and if so do you guys take part at all?

CC: Yeah, it’s true. We are going to be in it, it’s our first movie experience!

SM: So, the majority of the mass public first heard your music from your song, “Addicted” featured as the theme song on MTV’s ‘Fraternity Life’. How do you feel about that sort of promotion and do you think it was postive in portraying what you guys are about?

CC: Positive I think. I mean, anytime we have a chance to have our music heard we’ll do it. People are more open to that now. It’s not my favorite show or anything, but it was rad to see drunk people do stupid shit! The band is completely opposite of that show, but it worked.

MM: We found out that you guys are in the process of doing an ad for PETA. How did you get involved with that?

CC: We were first informed of PETA at the tent they had setup on the tour here. We stressed upfront with PETA about not being vegan, but the guy said that if we can save one animal that's a start. So we decided to do this advertisment. The ad shows us with a skinned fox, blood covering all over the fur saying, “This is where fur comes from.” We were told that it’s one of the most graphic ads they’ve done.

SM: So have you had the opportunity to spend much time here in Atlanta?

CC: Not as much as we’d like. I hear awesome things about it. I would really love to visit CNN! I watch that channel all the time!

MM: Well it was great to meet you and thanks for letting us spend time with you!

SM: We’re looking forward to seeing your show later on this afternoon as well! Take Care and next time you’re here be sure to check out the city more!

CC: Thank you, and we’ll see you later on at the show then!!

SM: So this is your first time on the tour? What do you think?

ZD: I love it! It’s so much better cause we have our own bus! We get more sleep, and sleep is important! If you share a bus, people are always pulling pranks on each other.

SM: So do guys ever pull pranks on each other or had anything pulled on you?

ZD: Yeah, ha funny story…We were in Tuscon, Arizona staying in a hotel. Our bass player Michael got in the hotel pool with his clothes on and so I poured jack and coke over him. We had to leave before he could take a shower, so Michael got me back by putting his wet boxers in my pillowcase and by the time he found it, it stunk so bad!

SM: Those are some of the best things about this tour if you ask me. We heard that the creators of the Warped Tour were actually making a Slasher movie! Are you guys playing any part in that?

ZD: Yeah, it’s very cool. Called ‘Punk Rock Holocost,’ and our drummer Joseph is getting his head cut off!

MM: So are you guys happy with the attention this new album is getting?

ZD: Totally, I mean we’re always excited to have this opportunity to perform. We’re constantly writing new songs and are itching to get back into the studio. Even these songs on “Between never and the now,” are getting old to us.

SM: Well we’re looking forward to hearing them! And seeing your show in a couple hours! Maybe we’ll hang out when you get back to town in a few months!

ZD: Totally, thank you