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 Photo: Mike Brede, TeenSpot.com © 2009 TeenSpot.com  Photo: Mike Brede, TeenSpot.com © 2009 TeenSpot.com TS = TeenSpot (Mike) SC = Something Corporate (Andrew McMahon) TS: Alright, I have Andrew, once again of Something Corporate. photo by Mike Brede Andrew (Vocals/Piano), Something Corporate SC: Hahaha! TS: We lost part of the first interview. TS: Could you tell us a little history about the band... how you all ended up together?  Photo: Mike Brede, TeenSpot.com © 2009 TeenSpot.com TS: For those unfamiliar with your music, could you attempt to describe it? [Ice lady knocks on door] SC: Yeah.. let me just get the door real quick. SC: I always just think of it as alternative rock with a piano, pretty much. TS: You guys are currently touring across the country, co-headlining with Yellowcard, how are things going so far? SC: Good, really well. Those guys are an awesome group of guys. It's given us an opportunity to maximize the turnouts to the shows, as far as getting a lot of people out to the gigs because the bands together have a lot of potential to draw a lot of people, so it helps a lot. photo by Mike Brede Andrew chilling on the bus with a kiss doll.  Photo: Mike Brede, TeenSpot.com © 2009 TeenSpot.com SC: I think I know this question! haha! I would say the highlight of this tour would be doing our hometown show in Orange County. Playing for five-thousand plus people, where we didn't really play to that many people so many years ago. So, it’s pretty cool. TS: What’s the weirdest thing that's been thrown on stage? SC: Not much... our "Chico loves SoCo" [pillow] has been the most interesting thing we've gotten in awhile. The pillow that somebody knitted for us. TS: Could you explain your average day while on tour, how do you spend your time when not on stage? SC: Just kinda hanging out, you know, wake up in the morning, do the morning shuffle. Get cleaned up, check out the venue, watch the guys load in. Maybe get the chance to play some piano, hang out with the Yellowcard dudes... we've been hanging out during the day. And you know whatever comes along, the press, the sound check, just getting ready for the show.. then party afterwards, whatever!  Photo: Mike Brede, TeenSpot.com © 2009 TeenSpot.com SC: New record... new record. Hopefully that will start in May or June.. TS: Can you tell us anything about it..? SC: Uhhh.. we have lots of songs. It could go in a million different directions, I'm excited to see which direction it ends up going. TS: Your latest CD, "North", has been out since late last year and brings with it a more piano driven pop rock sound. This is a big change from your previous CD, "Leaving through the window" 's pop punk, teenage anthems. Why did you decide to take such a different direction with North? SC: I think mainly just the songwriting ended up doing that. I think it’s much more, for whatever reason, it felt like a much more somber time or whatever. It wasn't that we weren’t having a great time, it was just a very contemplative time, you know.... like a lot of life changes, a lot of things happening over the course of about year or so. The material I think was just moodier by nature and it just happened.  Photo: Mike Brede, TeenSpot.com © 2009 TeenSpot.com SC: Yeah.. Great! photo by Mike Brede I didn't quite get the significance of the pirate costume, but enjoyed none the less! TS: Will you ever bring back your pop punk past or are we seeing a new Something Corporate emerge? SC: I never really felt like we were really even pop punk ever! To be honest... you know what I mean? I know Drive-Thru signed us and our first record was definitely more upbeat. So I think between the two, its kinda somehow.. the affiliations brainwashed people to believe that. But somehow we were pop punk! That wasn't really our intention by any means. But no, I think as far as the upbeat side of the band and the rock and roll aspect, this record was a lot quieter. This was just a record; it was a period of time, like anything else. For the newest record, I've written a lot of rock and roll material for it. TS: Back to the topic of North, your second single 'Ruthless' recently hit the radio and is doing well. SC: Right. TS: Can you tell us a little about the lyrical background of this song? SC: It's just about the breakup with our ex-manager. So its a lot like breaking up with a girl, I think. That's where that metaphor kinda ties in, but its just about being put in that position... people have a tendency to not think well and become ruthless and become vengeful. It's one of the sadder songs I've written, to be honest, although it may not come across that way. It's definitely about hurting somebody and what they are willing to do get you back. TS: Is there a video planned for this song? photo by Mike Brede Josh playing guitar brilliantly. SC: Hopefully.. it depends on the success on the radio. TS: Your sound is quite unique in today’s saturated pop-punk market, but it stands out. Where does it stem? What would you say are your main influences? SC: For me, early on, I listened to a lot of Tom Petty, Bob Marley, Grateful Dead, U2, The Doors, Eric Clapton. I mean, I was really young and my parents we're giving me my CDs. [Also] Billy Joel, and stuff like that. Later on I really got into Counting Crows, Weezer, Ben Folds Five... there's so much shit I can't even remember, but those are definitely a few of the main ones. TS: Are there any bands you could suggest that we all look out for in the future? SC: My friends in Moderate Decline, they're turning out well. SC: Moderate Decline, Guster: even though they've been around forever, but I love Guster. Drive-Thru's always putting out new stuff and I'm always down to support anything Drive-Thru's got coming out. TS: Do you have a favorite website? SC: Homestar Runner, I'm starting to get into that one. TS: Strongbad emails? Haha photo by Mike Brede Andrew singing 'Space' from their new CD, "North." SC: Yeah, exactly. TS: How do you feel about the whole Internet file sharing issue? SC: You know.. I do see both sides of it. I mean I see where the record companies can be fired up about it, because they do spend a lot of money to put records out. I feel like, in a lot of ways it's their fault for not embracing it and figuring out how to work around it and work with it. But, I feel like file sharing is largely responsible for the success of our band and a lot of bands that don't get a lot of radio play and things like that. The internet is a place for a lot of kids to go listen to the music that you don't hear the mainstream, which I think more than anything helps build a buzz around the band and sells records for them. So, I think it could be a great marketing tool. TS: Lastly, a much-requested question from our readers: Can you explain a little behind the fan favorite song, Konstantine? Who is Konstantine? SC: I wrote it in the middle of a very turbulent relationship when I was a senior in high-school. I wrote it to try to win the girl back, eventually.. And once I did.. I played it for her and I ended up getting her back. It continued to be a turbulent relationship and things didn't really develop the 6 or 8 months afterwards as well and we went our separate ways. TS: Any words of wisdom or anything else you'd like to say to the teens reading this? SC: Be positive! TS: Again, Thanks a bunch! SC: Yep, thanks man!
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