Lisa: Hello, and welcome to the new season of “Music Box Top Ten!” I'm your host, Lisa and we've got an amazing show for you guys today. Not only are we starting the new year off right by giving you guys the top ten most popular videos from your favorite artists but we have two special surprise guest joining us later. For now lets get this party started with the first five most requested videos picked by you.
Lisa: And now the moment you’ve all been waiting for, please welcome to the stage the band that makes all the girls go crazy, Misery Loves Company!
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Lisa: Hello guys, welcome to the show. How does it feel to be one of our first guests on the new season?
Ryan: Hi, Lisa thanks for having us. It feels kinda surreal to be on the show never-mind one of the first guests! I mean, this time a year ago, we were playing music at our local bar to maybe 10 people with at least 8 of them being family! So, to be where we are not, its crazy really.
Lisa: Yes certainly a big change from being there to being surrounded and watched by millions of fans right now. You've had a lot of success last year with your debut album going #1 on the charts and your hot singles climbing in the top 20 positions each week, what are you planning on doing this year?
Ryan: Yeah it was a great year for us in so many ways. Then when our music charted so high, that just put the icing on the cake for us. We never in a million years expected that kind of response, especially because its something we're so critical of ourselves. To us, it wasn't the best album, it wasn't amazing, but still the kids bought it and well, we are where we are because of them. This year we are on tour in America until the end of January. Then we will be traveling to the UK with CrushCrushCrush! and playing a few shows there. After that we're going to take a short break to be with our friends and families for a while then get started on a follow-up to, Two Sides To The Story. With maybe another tour in-between, who knows. We don't want to rush this next record.
Lisa: Sounds like you boys will be very busy bees this year. Speaking of the new year, how did you guys spend your New Years?
Nate: I went back to see my family in Toronto. We are in Florida at the time playing a gig, so I had to leave right away to make it there in time, which luckily I did.
Josh: I went back to Los Angeles too. I spent some time with family and friends just, really. Had a nice quiet countdown with my girlfriend!
Ryan: I took the decision to stay in Florida. I was so tired that, if i flew back, i would have slept for a week! So i stayed and partied with the kids out here and I had a really great time. Was a good way to welcome the new year and really just showed how much I grew not only as a musician but as a person over the last year.
Lisa: Nice. You've recently released your EP, “Being Bad Feels Good”, what made you guys want to give it away for free?
Nate: Well, it was kind of a strange one. It was so different to anything we had done before, it was much heavier and darker, more sinister but we're perfectionists. So when it came round to it, we were like.. 'I don't wanna charge people for our music, if we aren't 100% happy with it'. We considered canceling the release and re-recording but it was too late and we didn't want to disappoint people. So that's how we came to the decision and, well we hope our label don't hate us for it!
Lisa: Well I certainly love it and I'm sure all of the audience does too. Often times with bands we see them break up due to numerous reasons, is there anything you guys are doing to keep that from happening?
Ryan: I don't think so (laughs). I mean, with us, we've known each other for all our lives more-or-less.. and we've had a friendship built over the years and feel that we are in solid ground. Shay and Riley left, but, we're all still in good terms, like, Shay produced our debut and Riley helped out with BBFG. So, I don't think we're doing anything different or anything we just.. love (laughs). But hey, you can't predict the future.
Lisa: So true. What are your top 3 biggest goals you'd like to accomplish this year?
Josh: Ooh. Releasing our DVD.
Nate: Yeah, yeah. We have been recording footage for about 6 months now for a DVD which we hope to have out later this year, that would be pretty good.
Ryan: I think also playing some festivals. Getting a real buzz from a huge crowd, we haven't really experienced that yet. And, for me personally, just have a relaxed year, be able to sit here next year and talk about our togetherness and accomplishments.. long may it continue!
Lisa: We have a submitted question from Mike in Paris, Texas. He writes, “Hey guys, what do you do to stay in shape and are there any tips you could give?”
Ryan: Sup, Mike. Staying in shape, hmm?
Nate: Well, Ryan has turned into a fitness freak, seriously!
Ryan: Not really. I like to jog everyday, go on a jog for around an hour. Then i suppose just your basic exercises especially before gigs to pump us up. I don't really know, we aren't really in great shape at the minute (laughs).
Josh: Yeah and just not drinking too much booze. That's a big tip, I fell into that trap about a year ago, just stay active and keep away from fatty foods. Now I feel all healthy.. (laughs)
Lisa: Great tips you guys. Our last question comes from an audience member.
Audience member: Do any of you have girlfriends, if not who are you crushing on?
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Ryan: Always asked this one (laughs).
Josh: I'm currently in a long term relationship with my girlfriend, Kate.
Ryan: And me and Nate are single! I'm trying to think who my little crush is on. I'm going to be greedy and say two, I'll shoot for Amy Meyer or Arianna from Hey Lolita. I feel like a child all over again!
Nate: My schoolboy crush, I think, at the minute I'd say Isabel Merjos! (nods and laughs)
Lisa: Thank you guys for being on the show.
Ryan: Our pleasure, anytime.
Lisa: Here are the videos that almost made it into the top ten but were a few votes shy.
ElectroDeath- Here and After
Dominic Brown- Christmas Ain't Nothing
Den- JupiterLisa: Remember to keep voting for those videos guys if you want to see them in the top ten next week but for now give it up for Misery Loves company as they perform right here for us.
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Lisa: Wow! Weren't they just awesome? Right now we're going to pay some bills before we break out our next special guest and continue with our top ten countdown.