(amazing)
(snowing and 1994!)
(barf academy)
Well, originally our band started out with a different name. We were called Barf Academy when we started. On a drive to our first show in Philly a friend of ours, Kevin (the guy you hear talking at the beginning of "Too Wild For Wild"), jokingly said that we should all make a band together called Boyfriends. So instead of making a new band we just changed Barf Academy to Boyfriends. But we still have claims to Barf Academy so if anyone steals that name we're gonna come after you.
2. Knowing that there are experienced members from Snowing and 1994! in the band does that help the writing and creative process as well as growing a fan base?
For some reason, having members of Snowing and 1994! doesn't help Boyfriends at all. Or at least I don't think it does. I think our fan base is very slowly growing, but it does exist and we're thankful for that. Having experience with other bands always helps with writing though, But that doesn't mean writing always comes easy. We've fallen into this crazy pattern of writing a batch of songs, recording them, releasing them, and then getting sick of them and then no longer play those songs.
3. How has the sound changed from, the demo in '09 to the split with boys and sex to the the 7"?
Our music has made a progressive change. It's gone from slightly spastic and melodic (the demo), to pop punk with guitars everywhere (the split and ep 7"s), to the new stuff (hasn't been released yet) which has a more mature feel to it and brings back the demo mindset a little. The new stuff is more formed I guess you could say.
4. What did you want to do or what was your goal starting boyfriends?
When Boyfriends started it was almost a joke. Mike and I were jamming one day together and Chris joined in not long after a few songs were written. The band was essentially an excuse to have a band that we could get really wasted and still play shows. We didn't expect to actually have records recorded and released. Matt joined the band about a month before our first 7"s were recorded.
5. When did the band start up?
The band started in 2009 I guess. Refer to previous question...I guess?
6. Which show has been the funnest show you have played to date? and why?
The funnest show must of been new years eve into 2010. It was at the Ox in Philadelphia. Imagine 300+ people all super drunk with a 10 band show and something like a 4 keg new years party in the room next door. It was insane. All of the bands that played that night are real good friends of ours and it was amazing to bring in the new year with their company. Plus the mass amount of beer was great.
7. What is coming now, new releases, or a tour?
In the upcoming months we should have a 7" split with Big Kids out. The songs are recorded just need to get things mixed, mastered and sent off to the pressing plant. Oh and wait for Big Kids to do all that stuff as well. Hopefully, and we're crossing our fingers here, there might be a tour with Big Kids to follow up on that split 7". As for the future future, not sure. Who knows what we're gonna do. Needless to say beer and weed will probably be involved.
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