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Tripside
Interview @ CBGB's
Tuesday, March 9th, 2004
by Shawna Adams
Tripside is:
Ryan Siegel –
vocals/guitar
Mike Sadis – bass
Frankie Martinelli – guitar
George DeHaven – drums
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Cityzen:
Could you guys introduce yourselves and what
your role in the band is?
George:
Hi I’m George and I play drums.
Ryan:
I’m Ryan and I play guitar and do vocals.
Mike:
I’m Mike, I play bass.
Ryan:
(imitating Frankie, who is outside smoking): Hi I’m Frankie
and I play guitar.
Cityzen:
How did you guys all meet and what inspired
you to create a band together?
George:
We went to high school together – Walt
Whitman High in Huntington.
Ryan:
Yeah well, we all liked music a lot and played
in a couple of bands… |
Ryan
Siegel-
Vocals / Guitars
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Mike:
We all got together after our bands broke
up.
Ryan:
We’re kind of like a -
George:
A conglomerate -
Ryan:
Yeah, a conglomerate – a super group
– from LI... Hey there’s Frankie! Hi Frankie.
Frankie:
Hi! I’m Frankie.
Cityzen: How
long have you been a band?
Ryan: About
two years.
Cityzen:
How did you come up with the band’s
name – “Tripside”?
Ryan:
Well before Frankie joined the band…
George:
He fucked up everything with the name!
(laughs)
Ryan: “Tripside”
really means “triple-sided” but now it doesn’t
really mean anything since Frankie joined the band. When people
are like “well your name is Tripside but you have four
members,”we usually say “Well fuck you, Ben Folds
Five has three members! |
Cityzen:
You guys just got back from a month of touring with Alien Ant
Farm, how did that tour go?
Ryan: Uhh amazing…
All:
Unreal, it was ridiculous…
Cityzen: What were some specific
experiences that made it so amazing?
All:
Heyyy what goes on the road stays on the road!
Ryan: Let’s just say this,
“drunken nakedness” the entire tour.
Frankie: Urination and nudity,
to sum it up.
Cityzen: I heard you guys also
did some recording with Alien Ant Farm, could you tell me what
that was about and when we’ll be able to hear the final
products?
Ryan: Yeah, Mike Cosgrow, their
drummer, is now a good friend of ours.
Cityzen: You bonded over the male
nakedness?
Ryan: Yes exactly. He’s going
to be recording our next demo and helping us write. He’s
kind of like our in-house producer for the next few sessions.
Cityzen: You guys came out with
a 2nd demo in August called “Take You Home,” how
was the recording process for that release?
Ryan: Short and sweet. We practiced
our asses off for like three months before we recorded that
album and finally we took a week off and then recorded everything
in like three days. It took about a week and a half to finish
up. It was fun because it was quick and we were prepared. I
think it turned out pretty good.
Cityzen: What do you think is different
about “Take You Home” from the “Tomorrow EP”? |
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Frankie:
It’s better (laughs).
George:
More drums.
Mike:
Quality is better and it’s longer.
Ryan: Hey
that’s Mike over there! (points at Mike)
Cityzen: Would
you like to add anything Mike?
Mike (shakes
head): No.
Ryan (imitating Mike) shakes
head in disgust.
Cityzen:
You guys have played shows with
a lot of great bands, can you tell me what has been the most
rewarding or memorable show you’ve played in the past
year?
Frankie:
Maroon 5, Phantom Planet.
George:
The one that kind of did it for us was
playing with American Hi-Fi and Sugarcult at the Vanderbilt
because they brought thousands of people down and we got to
play for them so it was nice.
Ryan (interrupts):
What color is your toothbrush? |
Frankie
Martinelli -
Guitars |
George:
I actually have a blue and white electric one.
Ryan: Battery-operated!
Cityzen: For the lazy people
George: Yeah I guess. It makes
me bleed all the time though...
Cityzen: I think that’s
a good sign. Means you’re really cleaning deep there.
George: But every single time?
Cityzen:
Well, maybe you just have really sensitive gums.
George: Maybe I do.
Cityzen: You should get that
checked out.
George: I should - that’s
good advice.
Cityzen: OK, so out of all the
local venues you’ve played, which is your favorite and
why?
Ryan: The Vanderbilt before it
closed.
Frankie: Yeah, sadly it doesn’t
exist anymore.
Ryan: The downtown is kind of
our “home.”
Cityzen: What’s your favorite
city to play?
Ryan: Albuquerque, New Mexico!
Frankie: Albuquerque!
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DeHaven -
Drums
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George:
San Antonio was cool too.
Frankie: And NYC of course.
Cityzen:
Describe your bandmates in one word.
Ryan: George = slacker; Frankie
= smoker; Ryan = smoker, spoon-fed (laughs); Mike =
All:
GAY! (laughs)
Frankie: Michael = AOL Instant
Messanger
Ryan: Mike = Metrosexual (all
laugh)
Cityzen: You guys play with a
lot of other local LI/NYC bands, what is your opinion about
the scene these days?
George: It’s getting better.
It’s definitely growing and getting better and the bands
are getting better.
Frankie:
We’re fans of bands like Taking Back Sunday and Brand
New.
Ryan: Shut the fuck up, you are!
Cityzen
: Not a fan? |
Ryan: I’ll
say it out loud, I don’t really like their music at all.
They may be very nice people but I just don’t favor their
music. Descandra (local LI band?? Spelling?) is a good band
– a really good band.
Cityzen: If you could be on MTV’s
reality show “Made,” what would you want to become?
Ryan: Justin Timberlake.
Frankie: Yeah, if someone could
teach me how to be Justin Timberlake, that would be awesome
Ryan: I’m not really familiar
with the premise for show, but if I were on “ I want a
famous face,” I’d say Justin Timberlake.
Cityzen: Why Justin Timberlake?
Ryan: Why not?!
Frankie: He’s hot!
Ryan: JT is the fuckin pimp.
George: I’d want to be a
racecar driver.
Frankie: I want to be like Mike.
He’s Michael Jordan! |
| Mike:
I am Michael Jordan.
Frankie: His middle name is Jordan.
Cityzen: What song do you wish
you wrote?
George: Anything by Journey.
Frankie: Bohemian Rhapsody, definitely.
Ryan: Oh yeah, my favorite song
of all time is Bohemian Rhapsody.
Mike: Anything by Jay-Z.
Cityzen:
What is your all-time favorite record?
George: Appetite for Destruction
(by Guns N’ Roses).
Frankie: Nevermind by Nirvana.
George: Grassroots by 311.
Ryan: I
have a top 5, but I can’t have a favorite. Different
moods, different times.
Mike: Jay-Z.
Frankie: Midnight Marauders by
A Tribe Called Quest. |
Mike
Sadis -
Bass |
Mike: Vulgar
Display of Powers (by Pantera).
Cityzen: What was your worst job?
Ryan: My worst job was either working
at a deli or working at a basket store.
Cityzen: A basket store?
Ryan: Yeah, I worked at a basket
store. Actually it wasn’t so bad. Working at a deli was
bad.
Cityzen: Why was working at a deli
so bad?
Ryan: Lifting heavy crates –
Frankie: Working a sweat…
Ryan: Sweating in a basement all
the time.
Frankie: I had to take the garbage
out at my house once.
George: I worked in seafood once
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Ryan: George had the shittiest
job ever -
George: I worked at the seafood
dept of a grocery store.
Cityzen: That must have been gross.
George: Yeah, it was fishy.
Cityzen: What’s your favorite
movie?
Ryan: Dazed and Confused.
Frankie: Blow.
Mike: Anything with Keira Knightley
in it.
Ryan: Reservoir Dogs.
Frankie: Pulp Fiction.
George: Office Space.
Frankie: Swingers.
Cityzen: What CDs are you currently
listening to?
All: No CDs, it’s all about
the iPod!
Ryan: I download like 5 new albums
a day…Coheed and Cambria, the new one.
George: Story of the Year, The
Used, Thursday…
Frankie: Taking Back Sunday…
George: Nine Days…
Ryan: Flying the Corporate Jet,
my favorite album of theirs ever.
Frankie: I’m listening to
the new JC album – Schizophrenic – by JC Chasez…he’s
French now.
Cityzen: Coke or Pepsi?
Frankie: Coke. I mean, Coccaine.
(laughs)
Ryan: I love the soymilk!
All: Pepsi!
Ryan: Anything with no Jack Daniels
in it. I hate Jack Daniels. Tequila!
Frankie: Tequila!
Ryan: Coke or Pepsi? TEQUILA!
Cityzen: Ok that’s the end
of the interview, thanks guys. Any parting words?
Frankie: Thanks for having us.
Ryan: BALLS! Gotta get it on every
one – BALLS!
Cityzen: You say it on every interview?
Ryan: Just every time I get the
chance to say balls I say balls – BALLS!
Cityzen: Alright, well thanks again! |
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