XS BS: Who are War Tapes?

WT: War Tapes are: Neil- Vocals, Guitar, Becca- Bass, Vocals, William- Drums, Matt- Guitar

Neil and Becca are brother and sister and are from Boston, MA. William is from So. Cal, and Matt is from Hawaii. We all live in LA now.

XS BS: Who are some of your influences?
WT: We have many different influences including post punk, punk, new wave, brit pop, indie rock, as well as experiences we have had, art we love, and the constant inspiration we get each time we play together.

XS BS: Where did the name ‘War Tapes’ come from?
WT: We liked the dichotomy between the two words War and Tapes. There is a stark contrast between the nostalgic sound of ‘tapes’ which makes us think of music, and the dark meanings associated with the word ‘war.’ Put together it just made sense for us.

XS BS: Anything new in your world we should know about?
We just finished an East Coast/Mid West tour opening for Tiger Army. And we have been invited to play some more shows this Aug, Sept, and Oct. with them on the West Coast which we are very excited about. Also our debut EP officially comes out September 16, 2008!

Here are up coming Tour Dates:
8/8- Domino Room- Bend, OR- W/ TIGER ARMY
8/9- Wonder Ballroom- Portland, OR- W/ TIGER ARMY
8/28- Bordello’s- Downtown Los Angeles, CA
9/12- Marquee Theater- Tempe, AZ- W/TIGER ARMY
9/17- Club Moscow at Boardners- Hollywood, CA- OFFICIAL WAR TAPES EP RELEASE PARTY!
9/21- The Fillmore- San Francisco, CA- W/ TIGER ARMY
10/23- OCtoberflame 2008 @ The Grove- Anaheim, CA- W/ TIGER ARMY

Web: http://www.myspace.com/wartapes

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