Spring Break
Woodies Recognize Bands You've Never Heard Of - And A Few You Have
Stephen Ortiz
Issue date: 11/13/07 Section: Focus
The long road to stardom culminated in a win this year for the Best New Artist Award at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards.
"When they said we won, the whole booth exploded," McCoy said. "We put in a lot of hard work. It was a victory for not only us, but for the fans too."
Gym Class Heroes are currently on tour with Fall Out Boy on the Young Wild Things Tour, and will continue working on their new album once that wraps up.
"We're deep in production. We have seven or eight tracks done," McCoy said of the new album which is still untitled. "People won't expect this, we want to surprise people. It's gonna be a lot more sexier."
"I wouldn't say I'm a dick.
I'm more of a control freak."
Recently, Say Anything released their third album, "In Defense of the Genre," a 27-track, two-disc set, featuring 23 guest singers. Here's something most people don't know though, the band has gone through seven different band members on those three albums.
"I wouldn't say I'm a dick, I'm more of a control freak. I warn them when they join the band," said Max Bemis, lead singer of the band. "It's 50-50 between bad terms and people leaving to settle down or go to school. We've had some sketchy incidents."
And all those guest spots?
"We felt that we wanted to make a statement that the music we're surrounded by is worthwhile," said Bemis. "We wanted to include our friends and the people we respect in the music."
Say Anything found its success with smash single "Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too," and is nominated for the Best Video Woodie for the same track.
"MTV has been really, really important," Bemis said. "We thought we would be that band that their video played once in a while, but the video took off and MTV they played it a lot. People would tell us you couldn't turn on the TV without seeing it."
While the present is bright for Say Anything, the future seems like it could only get brighter.
"What's can you expect from us in 2008? A lot of touring," Bemis said. "And a side project band between me and Chris [Conley] from Saves the Day, and a few other guys from Saves the Day."
"When they said we won, the whole booth exploded," McCoy said. "We put in a lot of hard work. It was a victory for not only us, but for the fans too."
Gym Class Heroes are currently on tour with Fall Out Boy on the Young Wild Things Tour, and will continue working on their new album once that wraps up.
"We're deep in production. We have seven or eight tracks done," McCoy said of the new album which is still untitled. "People won't expect this, we want to surprise people. It's gonna be a lot more sexier."
"I wouldn't say I'm a dick.
I'm more of a control freak."
Recently, Say Anything released their third album, "In Defense of the Genre," a 27-track, two-disc set, featuring 23 guest singers. Here's something most people don't know though, the band has gone through seven different band members on those three albums.
"I wouldn't say I'm a dick, I'm more of a control freak. I warn them when they join the band," said Max Bemis, lead singer of the band. "It's 50-50 between bad terms and people leaving to settle down or go to school. We've had some sketchy incidents."
And all those guest spots?
"We felt that we wanted to make a statement that the music we're surrounded by is worthwhile," said Bemis. "We wanted to include our friends and the people we respect in the music."
Say Anything found its success with smash single "Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too," and is nominated for the Best Video Woodie for the same track.
"MTV has been really, really important," Bemis said. "We thought we would be that band that their video played once in a while, but the video took off and MTV they played it a lot. People would tell us you couldn't turn on the TV without seeing it."
While the present is bright for Say Anything, the future seems like it could only get brighter.
"What's can you expect from us in 2008? A lot of touring," Bemis said. "And a side project band between me and Chris [Conley] from Saves the Day, and a few other guys from Saves the Day."
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