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Its kind of like a rollercoaster, the way things in life can zig zag up and down, left and right and leave you feeling a little unaware of what happened. It's a very unsettling feeling to know something you've worked so hard for for a long time NEEDS to take the back-burner in life and/or come to an end.


For those of you who do not know, we, The Boys After, have decided to go on an indefinite hiatus. I can't figure out what it is that makes us all agree but we all know it's for the best, because I can honestly say that this band has severely changed our relationship as friends into more-so of an aquaintance to each of us. I started this band with some of my best friends who at the time I would do literally anything for and have also become friends with people i won't ever forget. But being around the same people nearly every single day can cause you to pick out flaws in people that lead you to not being able to stand them. Some of us could still handle the band, some of us had no choice considering money, gas and time, and some of us had lost the love it a long time ago and were only doing it because their "friends" were doing it.


This isn't anything we wanted to happen, but I'd be lying if I said there isn't a possibility to coming back together, though the line-up would suffer yet another change in members, a drastic one.


But to all of those who came to some of our shows, some of you who checked out our music, bought merch or anything at all i can say on behalf of everyone else that we TRUELY appreciate it and we won't forget that feeling we had in the beginning.


On a brighter note please be sure to check out any and everything the rest of us will be getting our hands into.
Keep in touch

Thanks,


-Chris Begley
And the boys of TBA

NOOOOOOOT!

Taken from www.myspace.com/fueledbyphotography

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The Boys After Interview

Hey Guys. So one of our interns, Brittany, just interviewed Andy from The Boys After via aim. It was her first interview ever, she did great! We usually do all of the interviews but we just wanted to give this a try! These guys are awesome DEFINITELY check them out. Andy is one of my new best friends, seriously he's great. Make sure to add them at www.myspace.com/theboysafter

FBP - So how did The Boys After get started or formed?
Andy - Well, me being the newest member.. thats hard to re-call, but luckily my old bands played with them back when they first got started. It started when Jordan and Chris's old band "Unforgotten Hero" broke up. Pop punk was always a favorite of theirs and they aimed for that. They succeeded!

FBP - Haha. That's awesome. So how new are you exactly?
Andy - Haha, welll.. I've been drumming with these new best friends of mine for about 4 months now! And it has been the best 4 months of my life.. not only have I made new best friends with these dudes.. but I've made friends with THEIR friends and their families. Truly a great group of guys. (very new i know, haha)

FBP - So even though you're new and all do you know how the name "The Boys After" came to be and why?
Andy - Uhm, haha. I think it was the original guitar player Brian who came up with it. I honestly don't know how it came up, haha. I think he just has a knack for coming up with sweet band names, haha.
FBP - Haha. I must admit it is a pretty sweet name.
Andy - Which is cool.. cause he's always at our practices. He's become one of my best friends!
FBP - That is so great! Love it when old band members can still be friends with the current ones.
Andy - Oh of course.. he's our best friend.. all of ours

FBP - Of all the songs on the EP which one was your favorite one to record and why?
Andy - Welp! Unfortunately the old drummer Aaron (now in This Time Next Year) got to record those songs.. but hey, I love playing them! My favorite song to play, would probably have to be "Let's Try This In A Spaceship", we all seemed to get stoked when we play that song and the stage presence is off the chain, haha. But we DID just record 3 new tracks this last weekend, and i was lucky enough to be on those! So be checkin back for those ;]
FBP - Sweet! Yeah! I can't wait to hear those! And stage presence is always a plus. I love it when you can tell even the band is excited to play a certain song.
Andy - Haha definitely. I get that way with a lot of bands when they play certain songs. It's always good to know when bands enjoy the songs they play (its actually hard to find bands like that nowadays haha)
FBP - Indeed! Well it's good to know we have you guys around to fix that problem!!
Andy - Haha most definitely! We love what we do!

FBP - How was the album artwork for the "You'll Be Missing Home" record brought about? Group effort?
Andy - Yeah, I think the guys wanted to do artwork from their hometown, and from their actual homes. Pictures are NFG tickets that they had, Jordan's house and other random crap around Vacaville, haha. Afterall, the EP is titled "You'll Be Missing Home" haha. But I definitely LOVE the artwork, only because its in polaroids, of course. Haha Actually they have a picture of the suburban that we use as our "van" haha. It gets horrible gas mileage!

FBP - So while you're in the recording process (you and the guys) are there any albums that you all take inspiration from?
Andy - Actually I think we've all been stoked on the new Hit The Light's record, so I think that had a little influence. And Kyle listens to Four Year Strong religiously so I think that had quite a bit of influence too, haha. Cause afterall, this new stuff is a litte different.. but i'm sure everyone will like it just as much! (we're hoping haha)

FBP - As far as touring goes, what do you all have planned for that?
Andy - Well, we plan on hitting the road at the end of the year with a band called Fight Fair if all things go according to plan. I guess 2008 has just been a slower year for TBA, losing a member can do that to you, haha. Jordan, Kyle and Chris have full time jobs, and that requires.. obviously a lot of time! But me.. I'm unemployed for the time being, i'm a bum I know! We're definitely shooting for a tour at the end of the year though! :]

FBP - So how does it feel to be in the running for MTV's Band on the Rise?
Andy - It's definitely a great opportunity! Unfortunately we joined a while after it got started, but it seems we have quite a few people voting.. we're 3 in Northern California.. so that's an awesome feeling. We're right in between two other amazing bands, Hazel and Vine and Push Push Pull (check them out!) so hopefully we get to the finals and we can make it happen! VOTE FOR US! :]

FBP - So let's say that you weren't in The Boys After (gasp!). What do you think you'd be doing?
Andy - Haha, honestly? I would probably be doing vocals for a pop punk band in the veins of Sick of Change, or The Movielife. I did vocals and drums in my last band and vocals have always been a natrual ability for me. But it would be hard to be a LEAD vocalist, seeing as to i can only sing harmony, haha!

FBP - Alright, last question. Is there anything you'd like to add or say to your fans?
Andy - Our music is true, so we want our fans to be true as well. We want someone to be in the front row at a show, screaming out the lyrics that they connect with the most, buy the shirts, albums and etc. Without fans.. bands can NOT exist! If that were the case, there would be no gas in tour buses, no money to pay their Sidekick bills, you know? It truly is a blessing to have constant, supportive fans. And we're just hoping to get more of those type of fans as we progress. But we can't progress without the support of you guys!
FBP - Aww that was lovely, Andy!
Andy - Well it definitely is how i feel, music is my passion, and i know how it feels to be brought to tears by a song when you're sitting in your room or singing a song obnoxioiusly loud in the car with your friends. Music is the best form of self expression. So i just hope people can love our expression."

Thanks for reading guys!

Hey guys hope you are all doing spectacular! We have been very busy lately and realized we didn’t let you know whats going on, so here is the low down!


We have been very busy writing new music for an upcoming full length that has no release date set or title, considering it is still in the early stages of the writing process, so far we have about 6 songs that we believe will be on the album a couple of them you can hear the demo versions on our myspace, such as "Wake-Up Call" and "A Thousand Different Versions of Yourslef" on our myspace and "Friendship Is Gold" on our purevolume.com page. These are all demos that we plan to rerecord. So keep tuning in for more updates!

As some of you may know, we also have a new line of merch that you can view in our "2008 Update" blog (Also seen below). We have a bunch of new shirts to check out and can also see our 2007 EP release "You’ll Be Missing Home." We will be launching a new Online Store very soon.

We are hoping to do some tour dates this summer and a bunch of weekend dates so be sure to check back to our "Upcoming Shows" section for that!

There are a bunch of new changes happening with/in TBA, changes we believe to be for the best. We want to thank all of you for your continuing support, it means the world to us!

Thank you all and God Bless,

The Boys After

"You’ll Be Missing Home" EP
$7.00


Check out the demo of our song "Friendship is Gold" on purevolume.com/theboysafter

Hey guys we are hiting the road this winter with our good friend Fight Fair. Come check out the shows as we stop be Ca, Az, Nm, Tx, Ok, Co, Ut, and Nv! www.myspace.com/theboysafter

"WAKE-UP CALL" Lyrics

I've got so many questions
I need to speak
How could you let this go so easily
4 years and not a chance to fall behind
Now it all comes crashing from the inside

I see the things you feel inside
I've got my map lined out
To lead me to your mind
No one quite knows you the way I do
Nobody sees what I see when I look at you

So listen close
And don't walk away

Last call
Don't let this get you down
I gave you all the time to make me melt inside
And make a name in this town

This was your chance
Bout you were always wanting more
Soon ill be gone
You know ill be gone

And I know this is not a game
We'll keep the title close in for some action
And bring this building down with better songs than you could ever sing
This is not the way that I'd wish to end things
You make it harder to breathe and even harder to speak
My throat is sore from telling you what you need
So don't hold me back
My bodys aching oh
From feeling what you've said
Its nothing I haven't heard

So listen close
Its not what it seems

Last call
Don't let this get you down
I gave you all the time to make me melt inside
And make a name in this town

This was your chance
Bout you were always wanting more
Soon ill be gone
You know ill be gone

So next time I will ever see your face
I hope you'll smile and grin from the mistakes you made

Last call
Don't let this get you down
I gave you all the time to make me melt inside
And make a name in this town

This was your chance
I've been waiting
Bout you were always wanting more
Soon ill be gone
Its gonna be real hard
But you know ill be gone

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"FRIENDSHIP IS GOLD" Lyrics

Let me be the first to tell you
You had its all and you're throwing it away
Friendships never stay the same
And I just can't seem to get past it
You never said you never missed it
A thousand games, you're still the same, you'll never change

Who said "Things wont always go as planned." ?
Sticks and stones have broken bones
And your words have always hurt
And I know that your words mean more than they should

If I could say another word
To describe the way i feel right now

I would never let this go
And you could be the first to tell me
If I'm not playing fair it's because
relationships all end the same
And I just can't seem to get past it
I never said I never missed it
One thousand games I'm still the same I'll never change

So wake up, and we'll start a new day
And reaply the make-up that you hide behind so perfectly
If things are looking up
I guess I must have missed the point
Where somewhere between love and hate we focus on our own worse tries

Why do you say these things
It tears me apart
And you never mean it
Why do you do this to yourself
Manage to hurt everybody else
You're still the same kid

Let me be the first to tell you
You had its all and you're throwing it away
Friendships never stay the same
And I just can't seem to get past it
You never said you never missed it
A thousand games, you're still the same, you'll never change

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"A THOUSAND DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF YOURSELF" Lyrics

I heard your voice in the distance
You're so sarcastic and often offensive, baby
And it's so just like you to blame all these things
on everybody else

And I can't wait to never see you again
And sleep is my only escape, and i tend to
sleep these days away
So make your move, this will be over soon
Don't think too hard, I've always had your back
(You and I both know the truth)
Did you really think that we could get through this?
So many sleepless nights
True love is hit or miss
(You and I both know the truth)

Its been a long six months, I'm tired of all this
And you know that this wont last
You'll be gone when he's back
Everything I never said
The words repeat inside my head
And now its too late to tell you these words

I heard your voice in the distance
Your so elusive and oh so seductive, baby

Hey boy don't look so blue
This town is full of clowns like you
You know it'a true
This argument has reached its height
I tell the voice inside my head to hide
Just run and hide

I can see why you would think I
Would fall for things like
To you would really call this a chance
I think i know what its like to be
You'll never know what it's like to be with you

Its been a long six months, I'm tired of all this
And you know that this wont last
You'll be gone when he's back
Everything I never said
The words repeat inside my head
And now its too late to tell you these words

(I thought I loved you)
From the bed to the back door
We raced before grabbing our clothes off the floor
I whispered I love you, we both know it's not true
But we feel it right now

And i can't believe all the things I've been
saying these past few nights
The thoughts I've been thinking
The actions I'm acting
This can't be right
(This can't be right)

So take my hand and forget tonight

Its been a long six months, I'm tired of all this
And you know that this wont last
You'll be gone when he's back
Everything I never said
The words repeat inside my head
And now its too late to tell you these words

(IT'S BEEN A LONG SIX MONTHS, I'M TIRED OF ALL THIS)

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THANKS GUYS, HOPE YOU ENJOY THE MUSIC!

CHRIS - THE BOYS AFTER

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If you want us to come play in your town..

It would be greatly appreciated if you guys could hook us up with
any venues info and bands info in your area that we can play at.
Or any promoters info you know of..


So please any info you guys can get would be AWESOME!!

thanks and see you soon..

The Boys After

hey guys! just wanted to let you all know that our EP "You'll Be Missing Home" is not only available on our myspace but on SMARTPUNK.COM and ITUNES as well so be sure to check those out!

click the link below! :]

http://smartpunk.com/product.php?item_id=21521

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