See you in 2009!

Thank you everyone for making 2008 a very succesful year for Breaking the Mold and WCHS Overflow Radio.

Everyone involved with the show and the station, and all of the listeners: you're what keeps us going, and I thank you.

I would especially like to thank all of the bands who came on the show:

Jet Lag Gemini

Mercer Avenue

Dropout Year

Empires

Suburban Legends

This Time Next Year

Anberlin

Person L

Framing Hanley

The Years Gone By

VersaEmerge

I really appreciate all of you taking the time out to call in and talk to me. Thank you so much.

2009 is looking to be a great year, kicking off with an interview and performance with Shakedown. This will be the band's second time on WCHS Overflow, and we couldn't be more thrilled to have them back.

We'll be on break for the holidays from today until January 5. During that time, make sure to join the Facebook groups for Double Overtime, WCHS Overflow and Breaking the Mold.

VersaEmerge Interview

Check out my interview with Anthony of VersaEmerge right here:

Again, many thanks to Anthony for taking the time to talk to me today. Make sure to pick up their new EP, being released early next year.

The Years Gone By Interview

Check out my interview with Nick of The Years Gone By right here:

Again, many thanks to Nick for taking the time out to talk to me today. Make sure to check out the band's debut album, "Forever Comes Too Soon," out now on Rise Records.

This Week on BTM

This Wednesday, we have interviews with Jersey's own The Years Gone By. We've also got an interview with recent Fueled By Ramen signees VersaEmerge on Thursday. Make sure to check them all out.

Person L Interview

Listen to my interview with Kenny Vasoli of Person L and The Starting Line right here:

Again, many thanks to Kenny for taking the time out to talk to me today. It was such a thrill to interview someone who was a member of one of my favorite bands.

Anberlin Interview

Listen to my interview with Stephen Christian of Anberlin right here:

Again, many thanks to Stephen for taking the time out to talk to me today. Make sure to check out Anberlin's fantastic new album, "New Surrender," in stores now.

2 Things

1. I realize that I didn't put up download links for Suburban Legends or This Time Next Year yet. I will, soon.

2. I also realize that the audio quality on some of the streams is pretty crappy. I know what's wrong, and I'll fix it soon.

Big Interviews This Week!

Tomorrow, Stephen from Anberlin will be calling in.
Thursday, Kenny from Person L will be calling in.
Friday, Framing Hanley will be calling in.

Leave any questions in the comments or on the wall of the Facebook events.

Something everybody usually likes to know...

Headliners for this year's Bamboozle festival have been announced:

Day 1 - May 2, 2009 - Fall Out Boy
Day 2 - May 3, 2009 - No Doubt

As usual, the festival will be held at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, NJ. 3 Day VIP, 3 Day and 2 Day passes are on sale now, with single day tickets on sale this weekend.

Suburban Legends/This Time Next Year Streams

Suburban Legends


This Time Next Year


Download links will be posted tonight.

Empires Stream

You can stream my interview with Empires right here:

Again, many thanks to Tom for calling in today. Make sure to check out the band's latest album, "Howl," which you can pick up for free at their website.

New Links!

Great news for WCHS Overflow Radio. We finally have a better, less suggestive ad filled way to stream our shows and interviews!

I will be updating all of the posts on the blog with the new streams. Also, for your convenience, the new stream for all previously posted interviews are at the bottom of this post.

If you'd like to download an mp3 of an interview for yourself, those links will now be located on the left hand side of the page.

Jet Lag Gemini


Mercer Avenue


Dropout Year

What's up with BTM?

Hey guys. Three things:

1. As you know, we interviewed Empires and This Time Next Year a few days back. We're looking for a new place to host our shows, and we're pretty sure we found where we're going to. Because of this, we're going to hold up posting the Empires and TTNY interviews until we get things going with the new host. Thanks for the understanding.

2. Make sure you join our Facebook group:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=31094898077&ref=ts

3. Remember, we interview Suburban Legends on Monday. Leave any questions in the comments or on the wall of the Facebook event:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=40196487300&ref=ts

Dropout Year Link

Listen to my interview with Steve from Dropout Year right here:

We talk about everything from their new album, to following this year's Warped Tour, to Butch Walker and The Starting Line, so definitely make sure to give it a listen. Again, huge thanks to Steve for calling in today and talking to me.

Make sure to check out the band's latest releases, "Best Friends for Never" and "On A Lighter Note", both available on iTunes now.

Upcoming Interviews

Tomorrow, I'll be interviewing Brad from This Time Next Year and Tom from Empires. Check for the links tomorrow night.
Monday, Stango and I will be interviewing Vince from Suburban Legends. Check for the link on Monday night.

Big Day for CHS Radio Tomorrow

Hey guys. Just checking in to let you all know that we've got four big interviews lined up tomorrow at CHS Overflow Radio. The morning interview will be with Double Overtime, and the afternoon is all about Breaking the Mold.

At 10:40, Crispy and Smitty will be interviewing Monmouth U running back David Sinisi.
At 1:00, Steve will be interviewing Cruiserweight.
At 1:30, Steve will be chatting with Steve from Dropout Year.
At 2:00, Steve will be on the phone with Empires.

If you're in school and can get to a computer, make sure to listen to the shows live at this link:

http://10.82.4.23:8000/listen.m3u

After school, the members of DOT and BTM will post mp3's of the interviews on their respective blogs for your listening enjoyment. Make sure to leave a comment on the blog post if you like what you hear.

If there's anybody you would like to hear be interviewed on CHS Radio, let us know by commenting any post on any of our blogs. We do these shows and interviews for you guys just as much as we do them for ourselves, so we want to hear from you.

That's all for now. Make sure you listen and download tomorrow and let us know what you think.

-Steve-

Empires, Dropout Year and Cruiserweight on Wednesday

Wednesday, I will be interviewing Empires, Dropout Year and Cruiserweight. Empires recently released their debut album, "Howl," for free online download, and on a limited run of CD. Dropout Year just finished recording new material here in Jersey. Cruiserweight is now on tour with the Pink Spiders, hitting Asbury Lanes on November 19th. If you have any questions for any of these bands, leave them in the comments of this post.

UPDATE (11/19 | 2:00): The interview with Empires will now be tomorrow.  There was a misunderstanding with the scheduling and Tom was unable to do the interview today.  Also, the interview with Cruiserweight will be rescheduled for a later date as well.

Dropout Year on Tuesday??

This Tuesday, I'll be interviewing Steve from Dropout Year. They recently recorded a new album here in Jersey that will be released soon. If you have any questions you'd like to ask Dropout Year, leave them in the comments of this post. Check here Tuesday night for a link to the interview.

UPDATE (11/18 | 1:30): Unfortunately, today's interview with Dropout Year fell through. We'll look at rescheduling the interview in the near future. We'll still be interviewing Cruiserweight and Empires tomorrow afternoon.

UPDATE 2 (11/18 | 10:40): We've rescheduled today's interview with Dropout Year for tomorrow.

Mercer Ave Link

Listen to my interview with the members of Mercer Avenue here:

You can stream the interview right on this page. Again, many thanks to the band for coming in and doing the interview with me.

Jet Lag Gemini Link/Mercer Ave Stream

Listen and download me and Jared's interview with Misha of Jet Lag Gemini here:

You can stream the interview right on this page.

Tomorrow (11/13) at 10:30, I'll be interviewing Mercer Avenue. Stream it live here:

http://10.82.4.23:8000/listen.m3u

For now, you can only access the stream if you're in school. I'll post the link to listen and download the interview tomorrow night.

Jet Lag Gemini Today/Mercer Ave on Thursday

This Thursday we have Mercer Avenue in the studio. The local NJ band will be releasing their new EP, "Get Out of Your Car and Fight Me," later this month, and we'll be playing new tracks from the EP all show long. Make sure to check it out, and if you like what you hear, go see Mercer Avenue live when they open for Victory Records band The Scenic at the Marlboro Rec Center in Marlboro, NJ on December 6.

Today, Jared and I interviewed Misha of Jet Lag Gemini. We talked to him about the band's latest record, their current tour, and everything in between. If you like what you hear, make sure to check them out on November 23 at the Stone Pony opening for The All-American Rejects. The interview will be posted sometime tonight or tomorrow afternoon.