Gary Cioni - Crime In Stereo

Gary plays guitar for Crime In Stereo

1. You recently got back from Australia. How did that tour go? Name one thing that you found weird or interesting about Australia.
The tour in Australia was amazing, I would have to say it is the most amazing thing that I have experienced yet from being in a band. One thing that i found to be interesting in Australia was how far apart all the cities are, you literally cannot drive from show to show there because everything is so far apart. you need to fly to each city.

2. If you were not slaying the road, what profession do you think you'd like to try?

Hmm, I think I would try opening up an eating establishment of some sorts.

3. What's next for Crime In Stereo?

We will be heading to Europe in a few weeks for a tour with our good friends in Comeback Kid. After that we will be doing a short headliner in the states before we meet up with New Found Glory, A Day To Remember, and Four Year Strong for a month.

4. Name three people, places, or things that you hate.

Any pet Bryan Barash has ever owned, New Jersey, and people with blowouts

5. Name three things that always get you psyched, no matter what.

Anything with bbq sauce, Maggie Cioni, and B. Garrone

6. Why are you so good at golf, and are you confident you are the best golfer in hardcore?

I am good at golf because I did not have much else to do with my time between the ages of 14-17, and I would say I am fairly confident I could take on anyone in the hardcore scene with relatively little effort.

7. How do you see the incredibly high (and rising) gas prices affecting touring and hardcore?

I think that current gas prices are going to prevent a lot of smaller bands from being able to get out on the road for long tours because its simply too expensive. if your only making 100 dollars a night and its costing you more than double that to get from show to show, touring is not really a practical option anymore.

7.5 How do you feel about global warming? (Editors note: Gary decided to ask himself this question)
Global warming is probably one of the major problems we’ll face in our lifetimes, and it will continue to be a huge issue for hundreds of years to come. Among the predicted consequences are mass extinctions, disruption of food chains, slow but continual rise in sea levels, to the point that some communities (some islands, for example, and also some major cities in the longer term), will be completely underwater in the foreseeable future.

Brian Audley - Soldiers

Brian Audley plays guitar in Soldiers and Incendiary

1. You guys recently finished your first full U.S. tour. Any particularly memorable moments?
- starting the tour with strep throat (miserable, but memorable)
- that girl from Paramore coming to the Nashville show, mo$hing to
soldiers and leaving (fact)
- vinne paul's strip club in Dallas
- hearing an 18 pack referred to as a "teener" in southern California
(still trying to get that to catch on at home)
- running into our best friends in comeback kid at a gas station in California
- my first time in Vegas, casino hopping and scoring free beers with
Roy and Bourke
- playing a white fender stratocaster in Aurora, IL.

2. Rank these movie sequel's in your favorite order - Home Alone 2: Lost in
New York, Ace Ventura 2: When Nature Calls, Waynes World 2, Back to the
Future 2.

1) Wayne's World 2

2) Back to the Future 2

3) Ace Ventura 2 : When Nature Calls
4) Home Alone 2 : Lost in New York

3. What do you think of the current state of long island hardcore?
Long Island hardcore is seriously great right now. A lot of new bands

just started popping up, and more of them are heavy which is the sound
I'm into. LI's "sound" is generally thought to be on the melodic side
of hardcore, so i get psyched when more heavy and aggressive bands
start coming out of here. Our biggest problem on the island is a
severe lack of all ages venues. The only available options are either
a) too expensive 2) bars that only do 18+ shows and d) not big enough
to accommodate bigger shows . Hopefully with all these new bands eager
to play, they'll try to look into some new venues. Also, we have bands
like This is Hell, Crime in Stereo, and Stray from the Path hitting
the road hard and doing big things on the national and international
level.

4. Name one trend in hardcore you'd like to see die immediately.
-Whacky, goofball bands

-bands who aren't angry
-kids 5 years younger than me wearing shirts that are 10 years older than me

5. You have a reputation for being a pretty good beer pong player. Some
attribute it to your "bog" wingspan. Do you feel your height is an asset to
the sport and what is your favorite beer to play with?
My height may give me a better perception of the top of the cups but thats about it. As far as wingspan, that wouldn't help unless i was cheating. My wrist doesn't cross the table even if it means i have to take a few steps back. Beer of choice to play with is anything weak and watery since i am going to be on the table for a while and drinking a lot of it (especially if my partner is a short, angry rugby player from smithtown). Coors light, Bud light, Miller light and shit like that i guess.

6. In your opinion, what was the worst storyline created in recent memory in the WWE?
Worst WWE story line in recent memory is Mr. Kennedy not being the world heavyweight champion.

7. Who is your favorite band whom you have never seen live?
Hardcore: Strife or Integrity, both these bands seem to be doing shows sporadically so maybe i'll be able to cross them off the list someday

Non-Hardcore : Nirvana or Alice in Chains.

7.5 What is the best.....?

Wrong, dick head...trick question Lemmy IS god

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Travis Reilly - This is Hell

Travis is the vocalist for This is Hell

1. What is your favorite Falling Behind song?

Haha, I can barely remember the song titles and no one except maybe a few long island kids are going to even know who Falling Behind is. I guess I will go with "One Down"

2. How was the European tour?

The European tour was pretty awesome, we played some really sweet shows, got to hang out with some old friends (parkway drive, dead swans) and make some new friends (sick of it all, bury your dead). I'd say the two highlights were Groezrock fest in Belgium and our London headline show.

3. What is the current state of Support Shirts and what are your future plans?

We are slowly starting to make some moves, trying to get into some shops & boutiques all over the place. Trying to find some bands to take them out on tour, maybe warped or something. Working on a new line that should be out in late summer or so, keep an eye on it. www.supportshirts.net

4. Whats next for This Is Hell?

This weekend we got the H20 cd release shows with our homeys Crime In Stereo. June 13th we start a 10 day run with Blacklisted that is mostly Canadian dates. After that we literally have nothing going on. I think the summer is going to be pretty mellow, I think Soldiers is going to do some touring.

5. If you could not listen to either Leeway or CroMags again for the rest of your life, which one would it be?

You sand bagging son of a bitch, this is a tough question and my answer might surprise you but I think I'd rather be able to rock Leeway for the rest of my days.

6. Best place you have eaten at on tour?

Fuck man that's another hard one, I will just rattle off a few. Satsuma in London, Wagamamas in London, Almost any fish and chips shop in England. Hugo's in Prescott, The Triple Rock in Minneapolis, Sneaky Dee's in Toronto, Street Noodles in Montreal, some burrito place in phoenix I can't remember the name, I ate 4 breakfast burritos in a 24 hour span.

7. If you could recruit an entire HC basketball team, which 4 players other than yourself would you choose?
I'll start with Eli from Killing The Dream, played against him once and homeboy can ball... Next would be Garret from Trash Talk, haven't played with him but Eli speaks highly of his game and I respect Eli, now my next two picks are going to be just based on physical build and height because I've never seen either of them play. Bedard from Bane, he's a lanky motherfucker and can probably pull down those rebounds, Rashod from Trash Talk, he's a big dude and could probably bang under the boards. Straight up, put me and Eli on a team with any three other dudes and we will smoke any five core kids.... please believe that.

7.5. What would you like to do...?

That's a pretty broad question (editors note: no shit), I guess I'd like to continue doing what I've been doing for the last few years. Playing music full time, running Support Shirts with my girlfriend, Touring all over the world visiting tons of new places for free. My life is pretty sweet at the moment. I also would like to see the following bands in 2008 or even 2009 will do. Seaweed, Leeway, Killing Time, Polar Bear Club, Ringworm, Atmosphere.

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to the 7.5 Questions blog. I decided that I really like reading interviews so why not start a blog about it. I also like to kill time at work. This will not be anything other than interviews which are 7.5 questions in length, period. No, "So today Johnny was mean to me......" type posts of any kind. The half question is entirely open to the interviewee. I'll be mostly talking to some dudes in bands that I am a fan of/am friends with. I'm sure I'll expand out of the music world soon enough, though. Stay tuned for the first batch.....