Silence Is Arson

The Friday Night Boys have posted their new music video for “Stupid Love Letter” from their album, Off The Deep End. Watch the new video below.

Attack Attack! have posted a new song on their Myspace page, listen to it at http://www.myspace.com/attackattack and let them know what you think.

Alesana are currently streaming their third full-length The Emptiness exclusively on MySpace Music! Listen to the new album at http://www.myspace.com/alesana and pick up the The Emptiness on January 26th, 2010.

Fearless Records is proud to announce the signing of the newest member of the family – Tallahassee, FL’s Go Radio. The band will be joining A Day To Remember on their U.S./Canadian tour this April/May and are currently in the studio recording a new EP with Zack Odem and Kenneth Mount (All Time Low, Mayday Parade, Cartel). Check out their music and tour dates at http://www.myspace.com/goradio.

The Venetia Fair is a unique and fun band hailing from Boston, Massachusetts. Their songs are dancey and definitely original. To say the least they’re not another cookie cutter band, they’ve got their own killer style that is worth taking a listen to. With their recent release of The Circus and an east coast tour lined up, these boys are sure to grab your attention. Lucky for you, Silence Is Arson was able to get an interview lined up to chat about their new album and everything in between.

State your name and position in the band.
Benny Santoro. I sing the songs.

How did you guys all start out?
The first step was Mr. Chark and I starting a band in 6th grade before we owned or could play instruments. Then, as performing music often necessitates, we learned to play some instruments. When we got to high school, we met Sam Parsons and played in a few high school bands. Around this time, Joe slept with my girlfriend and we were introduced through her. I know…. Eventually, we graduated, started The Venetia Fair, wrote and recorded The Circus, signed to Red Blue Records and when our keyboardist and drummer left, I surprised the guys in the band by suggesting Joe. Chris found us through myspace and won our hearts by spinning his sticks while he played our songs.

What is the concept behind your new album The Circus?
The first half of our album (The Prelude) are individual, personal songs and are outside the concept and story that the last 6 songs (The Circus) discuss. So, that being said, the second half tells the story of a circus that performs day after day for no audience as a way represent the absurdity of human existence, performing for nobody and no reason in a ridiculous, often dangerous setting. All of the character’s names in the story are taken from myths that relate to whatever they represent so for people looking for more details, I’d recommend googling the names.

If you were to describe each band members, what would you label each of them?
Well, I was at this party once and someone asked me who was in my band. I had to point and tell him “the brown kid trying to steal that sign (Joe), the man with the mustache that attaches to the hair on his head (Sam), the dude who is completely naked placing his penis on top of that glass table (Mr. Chark), and the guy with the huge head with sunglasses, an LA Guns custom tank and his pants pulled up past his belly button who hasn’t said anything but ‘Hell yeah!’ over and over again all night” (Chris).

Out of all the songs, what is the most significant/meaningful to you?
The concept to the Circus is pretty significant to me because it outlines a lot of my thoughts and feelings on life in general but the lyrics in Because You’re Lonely are really personal and honest so that might mean the most to me as an individual song.

What is the message you’re trying to convey to your fans?
We’re not really trying to convey any sort of message, we’re just making songs we like and I write about whatever’s been on my mind. I use lyrics more for personal expression than to convey messages. The Circus concept has a message in there but I’m not looking to change any minds here, I could care less what other people believe in.

What’s your favorite band story?
Have you ever seen any of the Saw or Hostel movies? Well, one time, a couple of the boys met these girls at a bar who invited all of us to stay in this big warehouse that a local magician lived in. I slept in the van ’cause I was exhausted but in a couple hours, Chris woke me up in a panic telling me that the rest of the guys drank some weird drinks and were now nude in front of this magician’s caged bed in a room full of monitors. I called them and told them we were leaving but they didn’t want to leave. I had to lie and tell them the cops were here before they finally agreed to leave despite the magician’s insistence that “cops never come here!”. We got out alive but there’s no way to know what could’ve happened.

Where do you get most of the ideas for your songs?
Musically: Video games and musicals.
Lyrically: Whores and Circuses.

Do you have a favorite motto or life phrase?
Absolutely. “WWTCD?” (What Would The Crue Do?). Motley Crue’s a big inspiration to us for their dedication to the rock n’ roll lifestyle and their determination to put on the best live show the Sunset Strip’s ever seen.

What’s the next step for The Venetia Fair?
We’re heading out on tour at the end of January with Kiss Kiss and Trophy Scars on select dates. After that, we’ll be heading down to SXSW. We’ve also begun writing songs for the next album but we write really slow so who knows when that will be ready.

Any last words?
Watch our music video for The Ringleader! We shot it back in September on what felt like the hottest day of all time and we were all puking and wheezing after the first take so it’s a pretty crazy vid.

August Burns Red is excited to announce a North American run in support of A Day To Remember starting in March 31st and ending May 16th. Joining the two are openers Silverstein, Enter Shikari, Veara (from March 41-April 18), and Go Radio (April 19-May 16). Check out the tour dates below.

Mar 31 Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
Apr 1 Tampa, FL – Ritz
Apr 2 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
Apr 3 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
Apr 4 Charlotte, NC – Amos
Apr 5 Norfolk, VA – Norva
Apr 6 Baltimore, MD – Sonar
Apr 7 Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
Apr 8 Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
Apr 9 NYC, NY – Nokia Theater
Apr 12 Boston, MA – House of Blues
Apr 13 Montreal, QC – Metropolis
Apr 14 Toronto, ON – Sound Academy
Apr 15 Detroit, MI – Royal Oak
Apr 16 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
Apr 17 Cincinnati, OH – Bogarts
Apr 18 Chicago, IL – House of Blues
Apr 19 Chicago, IL – House of Blues
Apr 20 Minneapolis, MN – First Ave
Apr 21 Winnipeg, MB – Garrick Events
Apr 23 Edmonton, AB – Starlite
Apr 24 Calgary, AB – Macewan Hall
Apr 26 Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
Apr 27 Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
Apr 28 Portland, OH – Roseland
Apr 29 San Francisco, CA – Grand Ballroom
Apr 30 Los Angeles, CA – Wiltern
May 1 San Diego, CA – Soma
May 2 Pomona, CA – Fox Theater
May 3 Fresno, CA – Rainbow Ballroom
May 5 Phoenix, AZ – Marquee Theater
May 6 Las Vegas, NV – Rock the Block
May 7 Salt Lake City, UT – Salt Air
May 8 Denver, CO – Gothic
May 10 Tulsa, OK – Cains
May 11 Dallas, TX – Palladium
May 12 San Antonio, TX – Sunset Station
May 13 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
May 14 New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
May 16 Orlando, FL – House of Blues

The Venetia Fair is offering their latest record The Circus for FREE at Purevolume! The free download of the entire album is in support of the “The Prank Calls and Snow Balls Tour” which will be starting on January 29th in Salem, Massachusetts. You can download their new album at http://www.purevolume.com/thevenetiafair till January 24th, but if you forget to do so by then catch them on tour with Kiss Kiss.

Lacuna Coil have posted their new music video for “I Won’t Tell You” from their album Shallow Life. Watch the new video below.

Portugal. The Man have announced new headlining tour dates with fellow Alaskan’s Port O’Brien and New York’s The Dig. The band will play songs from their recently released The Satanic Satanist as well as the forthcoming (release date TBA) album, American Ghetto. Check out the tour dates below.

2/24 Fargo, ND @ Aquarium
2/25 Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theatre
2/26 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
2/27 Louis, MO @ The Gargoyle
3/1 Oxford, MS @ Proud Larry’s
3/3 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues / Pontiac Garage
3/4 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live (Studio)
3/5 Austin, TX @ The Parish
3/6 Austin, TX @ The Parish
3/9 Gainesville, FL @ Common Ground
3/10 Ybor City, FL @ Crowbar
3/11 Orlando, FL @ The Social
3/12 Elkton, FL @ Harvest of Hope Festival
3/13 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
3/18 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
3/19 New York, NY @ Highline Ballroom
3/20 Millvale, PA @ Mr. Small’s Theatre
3/21 Cincinnati, OH @ 20th Century Theatre
3/24 Columbia, MO @ Mojo’s
3/26 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre
3/27 Vail, CO @ The Sandbar
3/28 Aspen, CO @ Belly Up Aspen

HIM have posted their new music video for “Heartkiller” from their upcoming album Screamworks. Watch the new video below and look out for their new album in February 2010.