Oh, the boys and their playoff beards

photo by Emma Feener

Music video release: "The Payoff"

Remember this? Well, Faber Drive finally released it yesterday. It's just an fun, upbeat music video that involved many of their local fans. (I now want that "LIFE IS FUN" shirt.)

I picked up the best jacket this morning and I'm off to the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair this afternoon, catching Bleeker Ridge, My Darkest Days, and Three Days Grace. As of this morning, the show is not yet sold out. Come hang, I'll be the girl making a fool of herself in black and khaki.

Winchester in acid yellow; $75 Hurley

The hood is removable and it's very warm. It's a brilliant hue and will be perfect for my part in the school musical. Unfortunately, they're out of stock on their website and this is also a sign that cold weather is settling in. But snow!

NaNoWriMo word count: 25010 of 50000; taking a break.

2007 interview with Faber Drive

(scanned from a winter 2007 edition of UMM)

article written by Andréanna Sasseville

Who are they:
Faber - guitar and lead vocals
Hinsley - lead guitar and backing vocals
Krikit - bass and backing vocals
Red Bull - drums and backing vocals

David Hinsley and Ray "Red" Bull left the band in 2008. Calvin Lechner (better known as "Poncho") joined the band shortly and they recruited a touring guitarist, before JP and Stricko were added to the lineup. Hinsley is still close to the band, recently co-writing a few songs off can'T kEep A SecrEt.

Hometown:
Mission, British Columbia

Debut disc:
Seven Second Surgery - 2007

Their style:
Pop/rock hook songs!

Band name history:
They used to be known as Faber but there is a band in the United States with that name. When Faber drives, he likes to multitask! One day, he went right through a red light because he was trying to play guitar and drive at the same time. (We do not recommend that you try that!). Red was in the car with him and screamed "FABER... DRIVE!!!" They thought that sounded cool so they became Faber Drive.

How it all started:
They submitted a song called 'Sex and Love' to Vancouver's 99.3 The Fox station for the Battle of the Bands contest in 2006 - And yup, you guessed it: they won! The song made its way to the most requested songs list and to some pretty important ears (Nickelback?!) and they were signed to a major label shortly thereafter.

Yes, it was Nickelback- more specifically, Chad Kroeger who owns 604 Records. Not suprising at all; the man also manages Marianas Trench, My Darkest Days, George Canyon, and Theory of a Deadman. (Don't y'all dare diss this multi-talent again.)

What they listen to on tour:
U2, Boys like Girls, and Rage Against the Machine.

I seriously approve of these choices.

You should check them out because:
First and second single off the album, Second Chance and Tongue Tied, are radio chart toppers.

Their website:
http://www.faberdrive.com/

(Link redirects to their Myspace page.) Note again, this is not my writing and I take no responsibilty for misspellings or inaccuracies facts. These are excerpts I've retyped; I don't even write like that. All credit goes to the magazine and their employees.

In other news, 30 Seconds To Mars are out and about in the streets of New York making a music video for their single, "Hurricane". Filming started late last week, in an undisclosed location, some photos surfaced involving fishnets, latex, and photographers Terry Richardson and Aram Bedrossian. They seem to be taking an "Alejandro" approach. Kanye West is currently in Paris, France with the likes of U2. (What a win, four of my favourite artists in one paragraph).

(by Bedrossian; the photos have since been removed)

Finger Eleven debuts new song

Life Turns Electric, due Oct. 5th, is available for preorder on iTunes.

The song "Stone Soul" was premiered today- (check it out at ARTISTdirect.com). I've never been a big fan of Finger Eleven, but it's hard to deny the catchy riff and vocals of "Paralyzer". Plus, they're from Burlington.

Here's a sneak preview of Faber Drive's new video for "The Payoff". Someone filmed it on the set in Vancouver.


And what's this reissue I hear of from Deftones' Myspace blog?

In celebration of White Pony's 10th Anniversary, the groundbreaking album has been specially re-issued. For a limited time, it is available on iTunes for just $7.99!

Well, I guess if you don't have it already, now's a good time.

Faber Drive shoots video for "The Payoff"

(EDIT! Music video release: "The Payoff")

Drummer Andrew Stricko on the set. (from Krikit Liddle).

THESET is a band from Victoria, BC. Monsters was just released and they're downtown today, participating in Busking For Change, along with the likes of Brian Melo, Jesse Labelle, Dean Lickyer, illScarlett and many others.