I live in a little town called Williamsport, PA (some of you around me may have heard of it). Anyway I'm a journalist for the local paper here, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, and when bands come around to the area, such as Penn State or Montage Mountain, etc., they usually set me up with a phone interview. Usually they're bands like O.A.R., Live, Yellowcard, Alter Bridge - semi-famous bands but not bands that sell out stadiums mind you. Anyway, to get to the point, my editor informed me today that they set me up with a phone interview with Dave to do an upcoming story on the performance at the Scranton Pavilion at Montage Mountain. As you can imagine I was thrilled, being such a fan, and a little nervous to be honest. The only thing about it is that I have a feeling that at the last minute they're going to say that Dave's "busy" or whatever and probably give me boyd or something. I just don't see hime giving 15 minutes to a local paper, but this is what they told me. But either way, it's gonna be a once in a lifetime experience to interview (even if it is over the phone) a member of DMB.
I thought you guys would appreciate this. I'll more than likely post the article once it prints so that you guys can read it. It'll probably print a week or so before the concert.
Interview with Dave
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Taylor2885
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I went to Bloomsburg University and grew up in Wilkes-Barre. Yeah, thought you should know that!Taylor2885 wrote:I live in a little town called Williamsport, PA (some of you around me may have heard of it). Anyway I'm a journalist for the local paper here, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, and when bands come around to the area, such as Penn State or Montage Mountain, etc., they usually set me up with a phone interview. Usually they're bands like O.A.R., Live, Yellowcard, Alter Bridge - semi-famous bands but not bands that sell out stadiums mind you. Anyway, to get to the point, my editor informed me today that they set me up with a phone interview with Dave to do an upcoming story on the performance at the Scranton Pavilion at Montage Mountain. As you can imagine I was thrilled, being such a fan, and a little nervous to be honest. The only thing about it is that I have a feeling that at the last minute they're going to say that Dave's "busy" or whatever and probably give me boyd or something. I just don't see hime giving 15 minutes to a local paper, but this is what they told me. But either way, it's gonna be a once in a lifetime experience to interview (even if it is over the phone) a member of DMB.
I thought you guys would appreciate this. I'll more than likely post the article once it prints so that you guys can read it. It'll probably print a week or so before the concert.
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Really? That's cool jason, i didn't know that. And I will carter29 ... actually not, he may hang up on mejellyfish wrote:I went to Bloomsburg University and grew up in Wilkes-Barre. Yeah, thought you should know that!Taylor2885 wrote:I live in a little town called Williamsport, PA (some of you around me may have heard of it). Anyway I'm a journalist for the local paper here, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, and when bands come around to the area, such as Penn State or Montage Mountain, etc., they usually set me up with a phone interview. Usually they're bands like O.A.R., Live, Yellowcard, Alter Bridge - semi-famous bands but not bands that sell out stadiums mind you. Anyway, to get to the point, my editor informed me today that they set me up with a phone interview with Dave to do an upcoming story on the performance at the Scranton Pavilion at Montage Mountain. As you can imagine I was thrilled, being such a fan, and a little nervous to be honest. The only thing about it is that I have a feeling that at the last minute they're going to say that Dave's "busy" or whatever and probably give me boyd or something. I just don't see hime giving 15 minutes to a local paper, but this is what they told me. But either way, it's gonna be a once in a lifetime experience to interview (even if it is over the phone) a member of DMB.
I thought you guys would appreciate this. I'll more than likely post the article once it prints so that you guys can read it. It'll probably print a week or so before the concert.
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I have a genuine question I'm asking on behalf of everyone in the world minus the US.
About a decade ago, all across the UK, wierd posters and flyers starting popping up all over the place like wild mushrooms. In fact, Londons walls and billboards had hundreds of these things stuck up on walls, bus stops, abandoned shop windows, in every street and alleyway. The poster consisted of a white background with one sentence written on it.
Who is Dave Matthews?
Indeed, who in the UK was Dave Matthews? Just the nature of the question and marketing used seemed to suggest that Dave Matthews was a name that one should be familiar with for whatever reason. This many posters without the need for eloboration suggested that we were missing out on something.
But so many years later, ask anyone who the dmb is, yo'll be met with a shrug.
One may say, so what if he's not that well known in the U.K. Well I agree, so what. But you have to admit that for such a small island, the English music scene has had some pioneering contributers in the history of Rock music. From The Beatles to Floyd, to The Rolling Stones, Led Zep, Bowie...
So what is it about that the dmb that is so different? Is is lack of talent? No. Is it lack of melody? No. Are the songs themselves crap? Certainly not. Is it bad marketing outside the US? Maybe? I don't know myself.
Of the few tunes released in the UK, I think The Space Between reached 31 in the charts at best. Dave Matthews played solo on Top Of The Pops. This at the time was the most popular charts programme watched by the nation on prime time TV on a Friday at 7pm. The performance was outstanding, but to maximise your impact, you'd expect the whole band to have turned up. The number of Dave Matthews performances in the U.K. can be counted on one hand.
The Dave Matthews Band are beyond success. They have been and are a phenomenon. But only in the U.S. Around the world, or in the U.K. at least, they have been a failure.
What is Dave Matthews thoughts on this? Does he have an opinion on the contributing factors surrounding this?
About a decade ago, all across the UK, wierd posters and flyers starting popping up all over the place like wild mushrooms. In fact, Londons walls and billboards had hundreds of these things stuck up on walls, bus stops, abandoned shop windows, in every street and alleyway. The poster consisted of a white background with one sentence written on it.
Who is Dave Matthews?
Indeed, who in the UK was Dave Matthews? Just the nature of the question and marketing used seemed to suggest that Dave Matthews was a name that one should be familiar with for whatever reason. This many posters without the need for eloboration suggested that we were missing out on something.
But so many years later, ask anyone who the dmb is, yo'll be met with a shrug.
One may say, so what if he's not that well known in the U.K. Well I agree, so what. But you have to admit that for such a small island, the English music scene has had some pioneering contributers in the history of Rock music. From The Beatles to Floyd, to The Rolling Stones, Led Zep, Bowie...
So what is it about that the dmb that is so different? Is is lack of talent? No. Is it lack of melody? No. Are the songs themselves crap? Certainly not. Is it bad marketing outside the US? Maybe? I don't know myself.
Of the few tunes released in the UK, I think The Space Between reached 31 in the charts at best. Dave Matthews played solo on Top Of The Pops. This at the time was the most popular charts programme watched by the nation on prime time TV on a Friday at 7pm. The performance was outstanding, but to maximise your impact, you'd expect the whole band to have turned up. The number of Dave Matthews performances in the U.K. can be counted on one hand.
The Dave Matthews Band are beyond success. They have been and are a phenomenon. But only in the U.S. Around the world, or in the U.K. at least, they have been a failure.
What is Dave Matthews thoughts on this? Does he have an opinion on the contributing factors surrounding this?
Drew
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http://www.davematthewsband.co.uk where all the guitar tutorial videos are categorised.
"It's Saturday night; I've got no date, a two liter bottle of Shasta, and my all-Rush mix tape... LET'S ROCK!."
Re: Interview with Dave
haha i know man, but you must be asking about the summer tour and new album eh?Taylor2885 wrote:Really? That's cool jason, i didn't know that. And I will carter29 ... actually not, he may hang up on mejellyfish wrote:I went to Bloomsburg University and grew up in Wilkes-Barre. Yeah, thought you should know that!Taylor2885 wrote:I live in a little town called Williamsport, PA (some of you around me may have heard of it). Anyway I'm a journalist for the local paper here, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, and when bands come around to the area, such as Penn State or Montage Mountain, etc., they usually set me up with a phone interview. Usually they're bands like O.A.R., Live, Yellowcard, Alter Bridge - semi-famous bands but not bands that sell out stadiums mind you. Anyway, to get to the point, my editor informed me today that they set me up with a phone interview with Dave to do an upcoming story on the performance at the Scranton Pavilion at Montage Mountain. As you can imagine I was thrilled, being such a fan, and a little nervous to be honest. The only thing about it is that I have a feeling that at the last minute they're going to say that Dave's "busy" or whatever and probably give me boyd or something. I just don't see hime giving 15 minutes to a local paper, but this is what they told me. But either way, it's gonna be a once in a lifetime experience to interview (even if it is over the phone) a member of DMB.
I thought you guys would appreciate this. I'll more than likely post the article once it prints so that you guys can read it. It'll probably print a week or so before the concert.
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i enjoyed reading that. you make some good ponts.the_drewster wrote:I have a genuine question I'm asking on behalf of everyone in the world minus the US.
About a decade ago, all across the UK, wierd posters and flyers starting popping up all over the place like wild mushrooms. In fact, Londons walls and billboards had hundreds of these things stuck up on walls, bus stops, abandoned shop windows, in every street and alleyway. The poster consisted of a white background with one sentence written on it.
Who is Dave Matthews?
Indeed, who in the UK was Dave Matthews? Just the nature of the question and marketing used seemed to suggest that Dave Matthews was a name that one should be familiar with for whatever reason. This many posters without the need for eloboration suggested that we were missing out on something.
But so many years later, ask anyone who the dmb is, yo'll be met with a shrug.
One may say, so what if he's not that well known in the U.K. Well I agree, so what. But you have to admit that for such a small island, the English music scene has had some pioneering contributers in the history of Rock music. From The Beatles to Floyd, to The Rolling Stones, Led Zep, Bowie...
So what is it about that the dmb that is so different? Is is lack of talent? No. Is it lack of melody? No. Are the songs themselves crap? Certainly not. Is it bad marketing outside the US? Maybe? I don't know myself.
Of the few tunes released in the UK, I think The Space Between reached 31 in the charts at best. Dave Matthews played solo on Top Of The Pops. This at the time was the most popular charts programme watched by the nation on prime time TV on a Friday at 7pm. The performance was outstanding, but to maximise your impact, you'd expect the whole band to have turned up. The number of Dave Matthews performances in the U.K. can be counted on one hand.
The Dave Matthews Band are beyond success. They have been and are a phenomenon. But only in the U.S. Around the world, or in the U.K. at least, they have been a failure.
What is Dave Matthews thoughts on this? Does he have an opinion on the contributing factors surrounding this?
If I remember correctly the "Who Is Dave Matthews?" campaign started with the European release of the Everyday CD. The band, or maybe just Dave, had scheduled a short European tour but then 9/11 happened and the tour was canceled...Dave eventually played a couple of European shows but that was it...Milligan wrote:i enjoyed reading that. you make some good ponts.the_drewster wrote:I have a genuine question I'm asking on behalf of everyone in the world minus the US.
About a decade ago, all across the UK, wierd posters and flyers starting popping up all over the place like wild mushrooms. In fact, Londons walls and billboards had hundreds of these things stuck up on walls, bus stops, abandoned shop windows, in every street and alleyway. The poster consisted of a white background with one sentence written on it.
Who is Dave Matthews?
Indeed, who in the UK was Dave Matthews? Just the nature of the question and marketing used seemed to suggest that Dave Matthews was a name that one should be familiar with for whatever reason. This many posters without the need for eloboration suggested that we were missing out on something.
But so many years later, ask anyone who the dmb is, yo'll be met with a shrug.
One may say, so what if he's not that well known in the U.K. Well I agree, so what. But you have to admit that for such a small island, the English music scene has had some pioneering contributers in the history of Rock music. From The Beatles to Floyd, to The Rolling Stones, Led Zep, Bowie...
So what is it about that the dmb that is so different? Is is lack of talent? No. Is it lack of melody? No. Are the songs themselves crap? Certainly not. Is it bad marketing outside the US? Maybe? I don't know myself.
Of the few tunes released in the UK, I think The Space Between reached 31 in the charts at best. Dave Matthews played solo on Top Of The Pops. This at the time was the most popular charts programme watched by the nation on prime time TV on a Friday at 7pm. The performance was outstanding, but to maximise your impact, you'd expect the whole band to have turned up. The number of Dave Matthews performances in the U.K. can be counted on one hand.
The Dave Matthews Band are beyond success. They have been and are a phenomenon. But only in the U.S. Around the world, or in the U.K. at least, they have been a failure.
What is Dave Matthews thoughts on this? Does he have an opinion on the contributing factors surrounding this?
This how I remeber it, but I am getting old and senile, so I could be totally wrong.