Alkaline Trio

As far as music goes, my art is mostly inspired by the band Alkaline Trio. They have been my favorite band, ever since I first heard my brother playing their music. That was when I was in 8th grade. Jeez, time flies... I am also going to see them again soon!!!!!!!!! At the Knitting Factory on 2/23/10!!! Anyways, here is a biography from the Knitting Factory's Web Site:

Love. Alcoholism. Depression. Fire. Drugs. Blasphemy. Death.

Those are the usual song topics covered by Alkaline Trio through their previous five albums, starting with 1998’s now-classic Goddamnit on pioneering indie Asian Man Records through 2005’s Crimson, the band’s last album for Vagrant Records. And while you can expect more of the same on Agony and Irony, the band’s major label debut for Epic Records, produced by Josh Abraham at his L.A.-based Pulse Recording, founding member Matt Skiba, bassist/co-songwriter Dan Andriano and drummer Derek Grant insist they have found a light at the end of the tunnel this time.“That dark side always seems to come through,” says Grant. “We’re all happy individuals with families now, so you’re not going to hear too many songs about heartbreak or the girl that got away anymore. But we have friends going through tough times, and both Matt and Dan are influenced by those sorts of situations.”