hi and welcome to watchmojo.com i’m your host Stephanie and today we’re talking
host Stephanie and today we’re talking
host Stephanie and today we’re talking to Josh Bradford and Josh and I play
to Josh Bradford and Josh and I play
to Josh Bradford and Josh and I play guitar in a band called silverstein I
guitar in a band called silverstein I
guitar in a band called silverstein I post hardcore group silverstein
speaking of shows how would you describe
speaking of shows how would you describe a typical silverstein show sweaty
would you guys love most about touring
would you guys love most about touring and performing I really enjoy playing
and performing I really enjoy playing
and performing I really enjoy playing shows I mean sweating comes with that
shows I mean sweating comes with that
shows I mean sweating comes with that the amount of energy that you get to put
the amount of energy that you get to put
the amount of energy that you get to put out there and the crowd returns to you
out there and the crowd returns to you
out there and the crowd returns to you it’s just an amazing thing there’s no
it’s just an amazing thing there’s no
it’s just an amazing thing there’s no other feeling like it you guys are
other feeling like it you guys are
other feeling like it you guys are headlining right now and for your most
headlining right now and for your most
headlining right now and for your most recent album which is course called
recent album which is course called
recent album which is course called arrivals and departures so how would you
arrivals and departures so how would you
arrivals and departures so how would you guys describe this album in your musical
guys describe this album in your musical
guys describe this album in your musical evolution like where are you guys at
evolution like where are you guys at
evolution like where are you guys at right now yeah it’s just progressing
right now yeah it’s just progressing
right now yeah it’s just progressing like it’s becoming more melodic and more
like it’s becoming more melodic and more
like it’s becoming more melodic and more straight to the point it just seems very
straight to the point it just seems very
straight to the point it just seems very natural for us we never sit down and
natural for us we never sit down and
natural for us we never sit down and talk about where we want to go with the
talk about where we want to go with the
talk about where we want to go with the record we just get together and jam and
record we just get together and jam and
record we just get together and jam and write songs and it’s it’s what came out
write songs and it’s it’s what came out
write songs and it’s it’s what came out of us
this record is a very personal record at
this record is a very personal record at least for Shane lyrically like how do
least for Shane lyrically like how do
least for Shane lyrically like how do you guys contribute I’ve contributed a
you guys contribute I’ve contributed a
you guys contribute I’ve contributed a little bit of lyrics personally for one
little bit of lyrics personally for one
little bit of lyrics personally for one of the songs on the last record but it
of the songs on the last record but it
of the songs on the last record but it is mostly Shane we all relate to it
is mostly Shane we all relate to it
is mostly Shane we all relate to it really well because everything that he’s
really well because everything that he’s
really well because everything that he’s gone through we’ve kind of been right
gone through we’ve kind of been right
gone through we’ve kind of been right there for and have gone through the same
there for and have gone through the same
there for and have gone through the same things ourselves do you have a favorite
things ourselves do you have a favorite
things ourselves do you have a favorite song that to play I really like I guess
song that to play I really like I guess
song that to play I really like I guess I’ll say my disaster is off the new
I’ll say my disaster is off the new
I’ll say my disaster is off the new record this it’s fun to play now that
record this it’s fun to play now that
record this it’s fun to play now that you’ve had like you know quite a bit of
you’ve had like you know quite a bit of
you’ve had like you know quite a bit of success at this point like what do you
success at this point like what do you
success at this point like what do you guys think is your next step we’ve been
guys think is your next step we’ve been
guys think is your next step we’ve been touring overseas and around the world a
touring overseas and around the world a
touring overseas and around the world a fair bit in the past couple years and
fair bit in the past couple years and
fair bit in the past couple years and definitely are trying to develop that we
definitely are trying to develop that we
definitely are trying to develop that we we definitely look at this as a career
we definitely look at this as a career
we definitely look at this as a career we don’t want to just like have a hit
we don’t want to just like have a hit
we don’t want to just like have a hit song make a million bucks and check it
song make a million bucks and check it
song make a million bucks and check it we just did Australian Japan and those
we just did Australian Japan and those
we just did Australian Japan and those are really going well Europe is taking
are really going well Europe is taking
are really going well Europe is taking off for us huge as well at the state
off for us huge as well at the state
off for us huge as well at the state that we’re in in the music industry are
that we’re in in the music industry are
that we’re in in the music industry are you guys finding it more challenging
you guys finding it more challenging
you guys finding it more challenging like you know with all the internet and
like you know with all the internet and
like you know with all the internet and the piracy going on that’s not so
the piracy going on that’s not so
the piracy going on that’s not so difficult like the industry is
difficult like the industry is
difficult like the industry is definitely being hurt right now but
definitely being hurt right now but
definitely being hurt right now but that’s more so like physical record
that’s more so like physical record
that’s more so like physical record sales which doesn’t hurt us as much as
sales which doesn’t hurt us as much as
sales which doesn’t hurt us as much as it hurts the labels and all those other
it hurts the labels and all those other
it hurts the labels and all those other entities I think the Internet has done
entities I think the Internet has done
entities I think the Internet has done nothing but help us really because we
nothing but help us really because we
nothing but help us really because we can go halfway around the world and have
can go halfway around the world and have
can go halfway around the world and have all these people that know our music
all these people that know our music
all these people that know our music basically just because they could listen
basically just because they could listen
basically just because they could listen to it on the Internet are you guys very
to it on the Internet are you guys very
to it on the Internet are you guys very much involved in things like posting
much involved in things like posting
much involved in things like posting myspace blogs and all that stuff like we
myspace blogs and all that stuff like we
myspace blogs and all that stuff like we try to stay as involved as possible
try to stay as involved as possible
try to stay as involved as possible myspace is starting to get a little bit
myspace is starting to get a little bit
myspace is starting to get a little bit hectic we have people helping us here
hectic we have people helping us here
hectic we have people helping us here and there but we’re we’re not just
and there but we’re we’re not just
and there but we’re we’re not just passing at office it’s important to us
passing at office it’s important to us
passing at office it’s important to us to be connected you guys are sort of
to be connected you guys are sort of
to be connected you guys are sort of categorized as post-hardcore or I’ve
categorized as post-hardcore or I’ve
categorized as post-hardcore or I’ve even read like emo and stuff like what
even read like emo and stuff like what
even read like emo and stuff like what do you guys think of these tags and
do you guys think of these tags and
do you guys think of these tags and would you personally define it in a
would you personally define it in a
would you personally define it in a certain way I’ll definitely i’m in to
certain way I’ll definitely i’m in to
certain way I’ll definitely i’m in to post hardcore i think that’s like a
post hardcore i think that’s like a
post hardcore i think that’s like a decent way to describe it what are you
decent way to describe it what are you
decent way to describe it what are you most proud of and what are you looking
most proud of and what are you looking
most proud of and what are you looking forward to I would just like to I guess
forward to I would just like to I guess
forward to I would just like to I guess yeah see some longevity with this band
yeah see some longevity with this band
yeah see some longevity with this band like we’re putting in hard work and
like we’re putting in hard work and
like we’re putting in hard work and dedication and
dedication and
dedication and we really care about what we do and care
we really care about what we do and care
we really care about what we do and care about the people that care about what we
about the people that care about what we
about the people that care about what we do so I guess I would just like to see
do so I guess I would just like to see
do so I guess I would just like to see everybody be happy and involved and
everybody be happy and involved and
everybody be happy and involved and continue to enjoy what we do so that we
continue to enjoy what we do so that we
continue to enjoy what we do so that we can continue and enjoying what we do
can continue and enjoying what we do
can continue and enjoying what we do yeah thank you so much thank you
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