No lead in really! Recently I had the opportunity to ask a few questions of Cliff Campbell (guitars) for Fair to Midland and Erwin Khachikian (Vocals-Keyboards) for Slow Motion Reign.
Both bands are currently under the Serjical Strike record Label and both have had a chance to work with Serj Tankian, here is what they had to say.

Tina: Were you a fan of SOAD before you got signed by Serj?

Cliff: Of course! They are a great band. Any musician can learn a great deal from or merely enjoy listening to a band such as SOAD.

Erwin: Our guitar player Sam (previous member) was a fan. The rest of us appreciated their music as musicians and artists.

In an answer of one of the questions, Serj said his new upcoming Solo Album is planned to be released by next late summer or early fall if everything worked as planned, the new album will titled "ELECT THE DEAD". Serj said he has plans to tour extensively and the album will probably released under his label.

The song is included in the new Rita Mitsouko's upcoming album called "Variéty" which set to be released on April 17th. A new single "COMMUNIQUEUR D'AMOUR"  been released online on myspace and set to be released on March 5th.

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NERD…DORK…GEEK…these are words we've all used before in one way or another to describe someone who we feel isn't really a part of the society we live in. Sure they're smart and all and we ask them to fix our computers from time to time, but they have an air to them that really provokes a feeling of animosity especially amongst metal fans.

However, our concepts of dorks, geeks, and nerds has changed irrevocably in the last 10 years or so. Geeks, nerds, etc were the kids who played Dungeons & Dragons, read comic books, played video games, taped their glasses together, and called each other by code names or 'alter egos'. Now some of our greatest heroes and influences are nerds and geeks! Samuel L Jackson is a huge comic book nerd, same with Quentin Tarantino. Bands such as Mudvayne and My Chemical Romance have members that are huge comic book nerds. So what is a geek then? What is a nerd? Does it even matter anymore?!

The answer is a resounding NO! Just ask John Dolmayan, drummer of System of a Down. A rabid comic book fan and collector for the last 12 years, much of John's pre-System of a Down life was spent buying, selling, and collecting comic books and toys to make ends meet. He still sells his comics at several comic conventions in California including the wildly popular San Diego Comic Con International.

The video contains; RZA (Wu-Tang), Shavo (System of a Down), Killah Priest and friends jam @ the Key Club on Sunset.

Intro remix by Voski. Video shot and edited by Dj Lagger.

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