Exclusive Q&A: Shaant Hacikyan opens up about the new Cute Is What We Aim For
At 2:36 a.m. on August 18, CUTE IS WHAT WE AIM FOR founding member and frontman SHAANT HACIKYAN entered an unexpected Twitter update. The message: “I’m going solo. Thank you for every inkling of support.” While fans may have been caught off-guard, it came as no shock to those close to the band, which had...
Big Story: Band-Aid--Does health care reform change anything for musicians?
STORY: Luke O’Neill This past weekend, YOU SAY PARTY! WE SAY DIE! drummer Devon Clifford died after sustaining a brain hemorrhage during a show in Vancouver, Canada. It’s heartbreaking, but one positive aspect of this devastating story is that Clifford–who lived in the Vancouver suburb of Abbottsford–was rushed to a local hospital by paramedics and...