Cute Is What We Aim For

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Cute Is What We Aim For

Background information
Origin Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Genre(s) Alternative rock
Emo pop[1]
Pop punk
Powerpop
Years active 2005–present
Label(s) Fueled By Ramen
Website CuteIsWhatWeAimFor.com
Members
Shaant Hacikyan
Jeff Czum
Dave Melillo
Former members
Tom Falcone
Fred Cimato
Jack Marin

Cute Is What We Aim For (also known as CIWWAF) is a pop punk band from Buffalo, New York. The band formed in 2005, and are currently signed by Fueled by Ramen. They released their debut album, The Same Old Blood Rush with a New Touch in 2006. Their second album, Rotation, was released on June 24, 2008.

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[edit] History

[edit] Early

The band was formed in January 2005 as a side-project by Cherry Bing singer, Shaant Hacikyan and lead guitarist, Jeffrey Czum, after tensions in the previous band had gotten worse.

The drama surrounding the band was fueled further when they announced that they were firing their manager, Brandon Davis, who accused them of unethical business practices.[2] and then underwent several line-up changes. In an effort to compensate for the absence of temporary bassist Don Arthur at a concert, Cimato permanently swapped his electric guitar for a bass guitar.[3] Although it was already suspected by fans due to several indications on the band's part, on November 29, 2005 they officially announced their signing with Fueled by Ramen.[4]

On June 20, 2006, Cute Is What We Aim For's debut album, The Same Old Blood Rush with a New Touch hit store shelves, debuting at number 75 on the Billboard 200.

During the fall of 2006, Cimato parted ways with the band, and Jack Marin (formerly of October Fall) became the new bassist. However, six months later, in April 2007, Jack left because of personal issues with the band members. Cimato returned as bassist once again. In October 2007, Fred Cimato was interviewed by musicscoop.net. When asked if he viewed his role in the band as permanent, he replied; "Definitely permanent. I had 7 months at home to finish up high school and after that I was like, 'Wow, I miss playing music.' I was blessed enough to get that opportunity again." However, Cimato left the band again on March 2008. It was announced that Dave Melillo would be their bassist until further notice.

[edit] 2008

After their time with the Young Wild Things Tour, the band took some time off to continue writing for their second release. They went into the recording studio with producer John Feldmann. The name of Cute Is What We Aim For's new album was announced on their website, and also on their forum "The Social Scene", on April 21, 2008. This coincided with a clip of their new single, Practice Makes Perfect, being aired on MTV's The Hills. At midnight on April 22, the band released another new song called Doctor, on their MySpace. On May 6, Practice Makes Perfect became available on the iTunes Store. The album called "Rotation", was finished on March 19, 2008, and was released on June 24, 2008.

The band then announced plans to play a four month tour in support of "Rotation" in both the United Kingdom and the United States. They played in the UK from May 25 until June 2, before heading back home to the United States to start the second part of their tour on June 15 in Pittsburgh, PA; ending their tour on August 17 in Columbus, OH. The men that supported the US part of the tour was Ace Enders, Danger Radio, Dan Geraghty and label-mates Powerspace. On August 26, 2008, the band was part of the opening show for Simple Plan at the Bell Center (along with Faber Drive and [[Metro Station). The former Dave Melillo Band guitarist, Clark Spurlock, was featured on that tour, as well as on the Canadian tour with Simple Plan.

On September 2, 2008, there was speculation over drummer, Tom Falcone. He announced that he would be leaving the band. Falcone released an official statement on ap.net, stating that; "I simply left the band because the personality conflicts and daily drama made it impossible for me to live a peaceful, happy life," also adding that; "I assure you that no one came looking for me." Hacikyan nor any of the other members have commented on the situation. Former Roses Are Red drummer Michael Lasaponara (who is also the drum tech for the band The Academy Is...) is currently filling in on drums.

The band will be headlining the 2009 Take Action Tour. They recently stopped working with Kevin Spellman at Creative Artist Management.

[edit] 2009

A clip of a new demo called "Catch 22" appeared online on June 9th [5]. The band is currently in the beginning of recording their next album.

[edit] Members

[edit] Current

[edit] Former

  • Rob Neiss- drums (2005)
  • Donny Arthur – guitar, bass (2005)
  • Fred Cimato – bass (2005 - 2006, 2007 - 2008)
  • Jack Marin – bass (2006 - 2007)
  • Tom Falcone – drums (2005-2008)

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] Singles

Year Title Album
2006 "There's a Class for This" The Same Old Blood Rush with a New Touch
2007 "The Curse of Curves" [I]
"Newport Living"
2008 "Practice Makes Perfect" Rotation
"Navigate Me"
2009 "Doctor"

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Cute Is What We Aim For". www.allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:dnfwxqlsldfe. Retrieved on July 31 2008. 
  2. ^ "Cute is What We Aim For Loses Manager". Absolutepunk.net. http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?s=d2bfe7d0e31c532a8161972bd069686a&t=95274. Retrieved on September 29 2006. 
  3. ^ "Interview with Pete of Cute Is What We Aim For". Decoymusic.com. http://www.decoymusic.com/vb/showthread.php?t=5126. Retrieved on July 20 2006. 
  4. ^ "Interview with Cute Is What We Aim For". Today's Teen. http://community.livejournal.com/ciwwaf/437137.html#cutid1. Retrieved on January 13 2007. 
  5. ^ "Clip of new demo "Catch 22"". SupJustin.com. http://supjustin.com/post/120784337/catch22. 
  6. ^ British chart

[edit] External links

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