INTERVIEW W/ KILL YOUR ROMEO


HI I'M CYNTHIA FROM TASTE IT T.V. BRINGING YOU AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH "KILL YOUR ROMEO". THIS IS AN ONLINE/WRITTEN INTERVIEW WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BAND AND THEIR RECENTLY RELEASED ALBUM "PLEASANT POINT".


LET'S ROCK THIS INTERVIEW!


(CynthiaTasteitTV) - OKAY, FIRST QUESTIONS ARE ALWAYS THE MOST MONOTONOUS. *SMILES*

(TiTV) - WHAT ARE THE BAND MEMBER'S NAMES AND WHAT DO YOU PLAY RESPECTIVELY?



(Kill Your Romeo): (MS)-Well we have 5 members currently, Ryan Hoffman and River Wagner play guitar. Brandon Wood is our drummer. Mike DeFillippis plays bass. And me, Mike Sullivan, I sing.

(TiTV) - HOW LONG HAVE YOU ALL BEEN A BAND AND WHERE ARE YOU FROM?


(KYR-MS) - We started back in October of 05' and played our first show that January. So its been a fun 2 years or so playing all the shows we can. We all are from the Mantua/Mullica Hill area here in good old ..:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />..:NAMESPACE PREFIX = ST1 />South Jersey.

(TiTV) - DID YOU KNOW EACH OTHER BEFORE THE BAND?



(KYR-MS) - I Was good friends with Mike DeFillippis growing up and approached him to try to start a band, he knew I never even picked up a microphone before so there was some hesitation but after a while of playing around with acoustic singing and whatnot we decided to look for the rest of the members. All the other members were from our school so we were at least familiar with them, Mike D. more then me. So we managed to talk to Ryan, River, and Brandon and started jamming in Brandon's basement. From then, we started progressing into what we are now.

(TiTV) - WHO ARE YOUR INSPIRATIONS MUSICALLY? (PAST/PRESENT)



(KYR-MS) - That's an interesting one because we all have such diversified tastes. Much of the guitar work is inspiration from bands like Avenged Sevenfold and Thrice among others. But for the band as a whole we would say bands that we listen to like Senses Fail, Underoath, Silverstein are right up there with A7X and Thrice.

(TiTV) - THE LATEST CD IS TITLED PLEASANT POINT". IS THERE ANY SIGNIFICANCE IN THE TITLE PERSONALLY? IF NOT, HOW DID IT COME ABOUT?



(KYR-MS) - Well, we took that title off one of our tracks from the CD, but that track to me is one of our stronger songs. It speaks of people in general not knowing who they are and in turn lose their identity to their surroundings and what everyone else wants for them. This is told through the adventures of one girl who through the song truly finds herself and learns that social norms aren't always the acceptable route and knowing yourself is the best thing you can take out of life.

(TiTV) - CAN YOU BRIEFLY TELL US ABOUT THE MUSICAL PROGRESSIONS ON THIS CD?



(KYR-MS) - We really tried to infuse all our varying musical tastes into one CD, so the poppy hooks and catchy music is often coupled with a series of guitar riffs and tricky harmonics. Then we would cross to the opposite type of music and bring a more hard edged track to the table. As if you blended As I Lay Dying and Fall Out Boy and we shot out.



(TiTV) – GREAT CHOICE OF BAND MIXOLOGY!


(TiTV) - LYRICALLY THIS CD IS COMPARATIVE TO A BOTTLE OF SACCHARINED CYANIDE… SWEET YET VOLATILE. HOW LONG DID IT TAKE TO PEN THESE LYRICS, AND WHERE DO THEY GENERATE FROM?


(KYR-MS) - We had much of the album written and rehearsed before we went in to record with minimal changes in the studio. Most of the songs do centralize with people just not knowing themselves. It's a CD based on personal journey. I do find some distaste in people feeling the need to bend and form into what everyone else is. This isn't me saying hey, be completely off the wall for attention, but be what you feel is right. The first two track couple together into a bigger story about the lies, smoke and mirrors of Hollywood and how it can affect someone. Then into such songs as Royalty Meets Tranquility, where it's about Adam and Eve eating from the tree and their life after watching it spiral down. We aren't striving to categorize ourselves into any type of genre but feel the need to express the music through all views including subjects having to with religion. Each character in the songs has a road to take and the choices they make are also their consequences.

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(TiTV) - THAT'S QUITE AN INTERSTING MESSAGE. I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU ON PEOPLE WHO "LOSE THEIR IDENTITY TO THEIR SURROUNDINGS." KYR SUPPORTING UNIQUENESS…I DIG IT ALREADY.

(TiTV) - WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR PROMOTING THIS ALBUM?



(KYR-MS) - We're a do it yourself band with limited resources, so there will be a lot of footwork and begging to get our CD moving. The music scene is so saturated with bands that trying to be heard gets more and more difficult. Our myspace will be our main source to progress for our CD.

(TiTV) - IS THERE A TOUR COMING SOON FOR "KILL YOUR ROMEO" ON THE HORIZON?



(KYR-MS) - Once we recuperate some of our funds we would love to go out on tour. That's what we dream of. There's plenty of fans across the country that would like to see us and we would love to meet them all one by one.

(TiTV) - OKAY, THIS IS THE PART IN THE INTERVIEW WHERE I AM GOING TO ASK YOU SOME QUESTIONS THAT ARE RATHER INTERESTING AND A LITTLE PERSONAL. GET READY. *LAUGHS*

(TiTV) - WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU COULDN'T LIVE WITHOUT?


(KYR-MS) - Sour patch Kids, I eat a whole bag before we play most of the time.
(KYR-MD) - Pats cheese steaks, cause I love its cheesey goodness.
(KYR-BW) - My cigarettes
(KYR-RW) - Arizona Green Tea
(KYR-RH) - Wall ball



(TiTV) – FOR THE RECORD YOU GUYS NEED TO TELL ME WHAT IN THE HELL IS "WALL BALL"? I THINK I MAY KNOW, BUT I'M NOT SURE. *LAUGHS*

(TiTV) - IF YOU HAD A NICKEL FOR EVERY TIME SOMEBODY ASKED (FILL IN ANSWER HERE) YOU'D OWN A SMALL COUNTRY.


(KYR-MS) - "Why isn't the CD out?" --because we're constantly broke and procrastinating and it took about a year to finish.
(KYR-MD) - "Why did you name your band Kill Your Romeo?" –refer to Mike Sullivan.
(KYR-RW) - "What the fuck?" –I don't know
(KYR-RH) - "Is he okay?" (Referring to Mike D.) – No
(KYR-BW) - "Can I see your tattoo?" – Sure



(TiTV) - *LAUGHS* RIVER'S ANSWER WAS HILARIOUS.

(TiTV) - DO YOU EAT TAYLOR HAM, AND WHAT IS THE WEIRDEST NEW JERSEY SPOT? THIS IS COURTESY OF MY COOL NEW JERSIAN FRIEND WHO THOUGHT YOU MIGHT FIND IT FUNNY. I'M CLUELESS. *LAUGHS*


(KYR-MS) - Okay, well ill speak for all of us when we ask what the hell is taylor ham? My weirdest spot would be Mike D's room.
(KYR-RH) - Boody Mill Road, cause creepy shit happened there.
(KYR-MD) - Jason Egner's Room



(TiTV) - I HAVE NO IDEA. SHE'S RAD THOUGH. I DON'T EVEN LIKE HAM! YUCK.

(TiTV) - WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE VENUE THAT YOU'VE PERFORMED IN?


(KYR-MS) – The Trocadero when we played a battle of the bands, it was completely filled and when we played our final song and started the breakdown the lights hit the crowd and the biggest pit I have ever seen opened. It was amazing.
(KYR-MD) - The Moorsetown Rec Center (RIP)
(KYR-BW) - The Grange (RIP)
(KYR-RH) - Demarco Cinemas (RIP)
(KYR-RW) - The Arsenal (RIP)

(TiTV) – LOOKS LIKE THERE'S LOTS OF CLOSED VENUES. SHAME. I'LL THROW OUT A (RIP) AS WELL!

(TiTV) - LAST ONE TELL US SOMETHING ODD ABOUT YOURSELF THAT NOBODY KNOWS. I HAVE HEARD IT ALL. TRUST ME ON THIS ONE. WE LIKE TO BE SERIOUS, BUT THAT GETS BORING SOMETIMES. *LAUGHS*


(KYR-MS) - I didn't kiss a girl till senior year.
(KYR-MD) - I have a hobby where I like to break light bulbs with my head, but they have to be on.
(KYR-RW) - I like to think of myself in an aerial view when I dance.

(TiTV) - OKAY, NOW I'M MAKING IT INTERESTING, YOU CAN ASK ME A QUESTION, AND I HAVE TO ANSWER IT NO MATTER WHAT THIS IS MY INNOVATIVE WAY OF INTERVIEWING. MAKE TIME FOR THE JOURNALIST TO BE PROBED. IT'S ONLY FAIR *LAUGHS*


(KYR-BAND) River Wagner is the only single guy in the band, can you take him out on a date?

(TiTV) – THE QUESTION SHOULD BE WOULD HE WANT TO TAKE ME OUT ON A DATE? *SMILES* YOU KNOW, IF I'M EVER UP IN YOUR AREA I THINK I'D LOVE TO CHECK OUT THE SCENE WITH HIM. SEEMS LIKE A GUY WITH A KICK-ASS SENSE OF HUMOR. YOUR ON. GET YOUR DANCING SHOES ON…LOOKS LIKE WE'LL BOTH BE IN "AERIAL VIEW". *SMILES*


(TiTV) - ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO ADD OR SAY TO YOUR FANS?

(KYR-BAND) Just thank you for the continuing support and we look forward to meeting and greeting as many of you as possible. Our fans are our world.

(TiTV) - ON BEHALF OF TASTE IT T.V. AND MYSELF I WOULD LIKE TO THANK "KILL YOUR ROMEO" FOR TAKING THE TIME OUT OF THEIR TOUR TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS, GOOD LUCK TO YOU AND ROCK THE VENUES!!!!



OKAY FRIENDS THAT WAS "KILL YOUR ROMEO". IF YOU LIKE WHAT YOU SEE, MAKE SURE YOU VISIT THE BAND AT:


HTTP://WWW.MYSPACE.COM/KILLYOURROMEONJ


STOP BY THEIR SPACE, AND GO OUT THERE AND PICK UP THEIR CD "POINT PLEASANT" OUT NOW! YOU'LL HAVE A BLAST!


BROUGHT TO YOU BY CYNTHIA AND TASTEiTTV.COM. ALWAYS REMEMBER TO "DARE TO BE DIFFERENT, LIVE TO BE UNIQUE."-ccs ©


CYNTHIA
TASTEITTV.COM
MUSIC/FASHION COLUMNIST
ONLINE/WRITTEN INTERVIEWER

OPERATION:ROCK UNIQUENESS

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