New Rock Release: "Buried Alive" by One Day Waiting!

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If you dig bands like Breaking Benjamin, Sevendust and 3 Years Hollow, you can add four-piece rock band, One Day Waiting to your playlist!  Hailing from Hudson Valley, NY, these hard-working guys have shared the stage with some of the best bands out there within the past six years (Can we say Nothing More, Jinjer, Nonpoint, A Killer's Confession, Adelita's Way, and September Mourning, just to name a few?? Whaaat!!) 

Check out the video for their latest single Buried Alive below!

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Interview with Ben Gleason of Source!

Once upon a time, in the U.S of A, I was a merch girl for

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rock bands. While on a five-week run with a different band a couple of years back, I watched Boulder, CO-based prog-metal trio, Source play pretty much every night as they promoted their debut album Return To Nothing.

Despite the band's busy schedule (jumping from releasing their latest album Totality, straight into a six-week tour they are currently on), I got the chance to catch up with front man, Ben Gleason! 


Your single “Totality” off the namesake album sounds great! What are your favorite experiences working on the latest album? 

BG: I took a vacation to my parents lake house in the summer when I was writing the album. I ended up writing a lot of the music for Embodied, The Changes, Constant and Intimacy on that trip. My parents' beautiful little cabin on a lake in the Northwoods is where I spent a lot of my childhood. It's definitely my fondest memory of creating the new album. 


Sounds like a zen spot! The current lineup of the band sounds great! How did you all meet? 

BG: I met Justin at a show our old drummer was filling in on. He saw that Georges (former drummer) left the band a year later, sent us a video of him playing and I knew he was the perfect drummer for Source. My friend Andy recommended Riley to us after Dan (former bassist) quit 2 weeks after finishing the record to join (the band) Flaw. 

When I heard Riley's solo project Lightstory, where he plays pretty much every guitar, bass and drum part, I knew he was going to take Source to a whole new level.

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Sounds like divine timing was definitely at play for you guys! How do you stay mentally and emotionally balanced while keeping up with the crazy schedules on tour? 

BG: I meditate, do lots of stretching and foam rolling, shower at the gym so I feel like a person, and try to find really good restaurants to eat at. It's easy to stay emotionally balanced with my new band mates. There is very little stress these days, which I am beyond grateful for.


Yes to gym showers- because the 'Whore Baths' just don't cut it when you want to feel like a person again! What are the highlights of the band’s career? 

BG: Touring with HELLYEAH and In Flames as well as working with producer Ulrich Wild for our new record. 


Legendary! Favorite part of performing live? Least favorite? 

BG: My favorite part of performing are the moments where I feel like the 3 of us are transcending reality. Sometimes we are so connected to each other, the music and the audience, that I feel like we are literally ascending to a higher plane of existence. 

My least favorite part of performing is moving gear. We need robots

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to do it for us- that would be dope.


Maybe one day there will be an app for that. If there was a food dish at a restaurant named after the band, what would be in it? 

BG: The "Source Hash" would have fried potatoes, onions, mushrooms, turkey sausage and fried eggs.


If you were to form a dream tour with artists -dead or alive- who would be on it with you? 

BG: Source and Tool, that is the dream tour. We got to open for a well known Tool tribute band and their fans LOVED us! I want to play for as many Tool fans as I can!


Anything else you would like to add? 

BG: Get our new record Totality anywhere digital music is sold, you won't regret it!

Thank you so much for your time, Ben! Have a safe and successful the remainder of the tour, and I look forward to seeing what's next for the band! 

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Interview with Anthony Mascarin of We Outspoken!

L-R: Anthony, Chris, Joe, Lex

There's no better way to kick off my return to the world of band interviews and music blogging than by interviewing Canadian punk/rock band We Outspoken, whose 13-track album State Of The Art  is set for release on May 17, 2019 through Cyber Tracks (label owned by Jen Abeyta and El Hefe of NOFX), who they have recently signed with!

I got the chance to interview to lead vocalist/ rhythm guitarist, Anthony Mascarin to discuss their journey to this major milestone in their career! Here is the interview:  

Congrats on the new record deal! What are 3 major moves you had to make on your journey to getting signed?

AM: Thank you so much. It has been surreal. To be honest, I wouldn’t say that we made moves. For every record that we have done, we have sent it out, got opinions and put out feelers to see if anyone would be interested in working with us. We did the same with this record and we caught the attention of a few companies and had to decide what was the better fit. 

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I would say it’s more about timing, the right sound, etc. But if I were to pick three moves that brought us to today, I would say: 

1. We practice and write songs all the time. 

2. We made our own way, booked our own tours and took a leap of faith. 

3. We never gave up.

You guys have done a lot of touring over the years.  What is your favorite part of touring, and your least favorite part?

AM: We love touring. You get locked into a groove with your best friends and you get to see the world. Our favorite part about touring is that we get to see all of our friends again, be it other bands, fans, or family. 

Our least favorite part is how fast we are in and out of cities. Sometimes it nice to have a few days in one particular city, but our schedules are so hectic. 

Touring for long periods of time can be mentally taxing. How do you stay centered and focused?

AM: Good question! Touring is not glamorous. It is emotionally exhausting at times, and can wear you down if you are not use to it or not prepared. What helps us is that we

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are all going through it together. We can tell if one of us is not having a great day on the road. The important things are communication, space, and LOTS OF SLEEP. I can’t stress this enough. 

We used to sleep on floors, share beds- we would take whatever we could get. After a while, you find that the schedule is so hectic that you need a good night's sleep to deal with performing and traveling, as it plays a big part on your mood. 

What has been the toughest hurdle you had to overcome to get to this point in your career, and how did you overcome it?

AM: We are still jumping over hurdles! Ha! I would say the hardest thing is to keep going. It takes real strength to do what we do. Looking back, what we have accomplished has pushed us to this point, and that is what has kept us going.  

We also love songwriting, so if we are not touring we can be in the studio or at each other’s houses, coming up with ideas. Especially when we finish a new record- we can’t wait to play the songs live!

With your busy schedules, how do you balance your work life and personal life?

AM: Scheduling. We know when we record, we know when we tour, so we know where we can fit in our personal life. We are in control of the when and where, so it’s easy to fit everything in. 

If a restaurant were to name a burger after the band, what would be in it?

AM: Lettuce, Mayo, Ketchup and hot peppers!

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Any tour hacks you would like to share?

AM: Always carry those Tide travel packs. You can do laundry anywhere. This saved us countless hours. 

Any shout-outs?

AM: Thank you Krystal for another great interview!

Thank you, Anthony for your time! Always a pleasure!

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