Yuletides & Stage Dives Spotlight: Holly Would..., "xjulietx"

The Catalyst Publicity Group has teamed up with the Keep A Breast Foundation, a nonprofit breast cancer organization, to bring you Yuletides & Stage Dives, a forty-track charity mixtape. The collection contains a healthy mix of original Christmas tunes, songs you might already be familiar with, and some unreleased gems as well. Yuletides & Stage Dives is only available from December 5th to December 28th, so you need to act fast if you want to download some cool tunes for a great cause.

To help them get the word out, we're highlighting six of the acts and their songs this week. We'll be asking them about the song they donated to the cause, what drew them to the project, and their favorite holiday songs.

Here's David Elliott from Holly Would... with their song, "xjulietx:"

Tell us about "xjulietx."
"xjulietx" is a song from our recently released debut album If Word Got Out... The song is about love, betrayal, internal struggle, and standing for what you believe in. It shows that there is beauty in destruction and chaos and if you believe in something, you stand by it no matter what the consequence.

What drew you to this project?
When we were approached about being a part of this compilation, we were all very excited. We have been strong patrons of the Keep A Breast organization for quite some time. For me personally, breast cancer has impacted my life very heavily. It runs in my family, and I have lost several loved ones after hard fought battles against it. To me, finding a cure for this plight is a cause worth rallying behind.

What's your all-time favorite holiday song and why?
"You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch" is definitely our favorite holiday song. The overall chord progression and tone of the song is, for lack of better words, "mean" and gritty, which is right up our alley. Also, Dr. Seuss is a genius, and the metaphors, synonyms, and rhymes he uses, especially in this song, are some of the best. The song and the animated cartoon of How the Grinch Stole Christmas have truly withstood the test of time. We all remember watching it and singing along as kids, and can fully expect our kids will be doing the same one day.



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Yuletides & Stage Dives Spotlight: Call To Attraction, "Good Day"

The Catalyst Publicity Group has teamed up with the Keep A Breast Foundation, a nonprofit breast cancer organization, to bring you Yuletides & Stage Dives, a forty-track charity mixtape. The collection contains a healthy mix of original Christmas tunes, songs you might already be familiar with, and some unreleased gems as well. Yuletides & Stage Dives is only available from December 5th to December 28th, so you need to act fast if you want to download some cool tunes for a great cause.

To help them get the word out, we're highlighting six of the acts and their songs this week. We'll be asking them about the song they donated to the cause, what drew them to the project, and their favorite holiday songs.

Here's Call To Attraction with their song, "Good Day:"

Tell us about "Good Day."
We contributed our song "Good Day" to the compilation. We felt this was a very strong song to represent us along side the other talented artists on the CD.

What drew you to this project?
We our honored to be a part of this project because we are supporting a good cause. We want to spread the awareness to as many people as we can and by being a part of the compilation, I feel we will reach tons of people. I know me and the other guys in my band have all known someone who had to deal with breast cancer. It's very hard news to hear and we want to help raise the awareness for others who haven't had to encounter this issue.

What's your all-time favorite holiday song and why?
The Grinch is my favorite Christmas song because of the Christmas story and I love the song that goes along with it.



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Yuletides & Stage Dives Spotlight: Life After Liftoff, "The Getaway"

The Catalyst Publicity Group has teamed up with the Keep A Breast Foundation, a nonprofit breast cancer organization, to bring you Yuletides & Stage Dives, a forty-track charity mixtape. The collection contains a healthy mix of original Christmas tunes, songs you might already be familiar with, and some unreleased gems as well. Yuletides & Stage Dives is only available from December 5th to December 28th, so you need to act fast if you want to download some cool tunes for a great cause.

To help them get the word out, we're highlighting six of the acts and their songs this week. We'll be asking them about the song they donated to the cause, what drew them to the project, and their favorite holiday songs.

Here's Lee Weiss from Life After Liftoff with their song, "The Getaway:"

Tell us about "The Getaway."
The song that we contributed to the compilation is called "The Getaway." It is a track filled with a positive message of self love and trusting yourself even during the darkest of times. We felt this track was the perfect fit for the compilation.

What drew you to this project?
My mother has always dealt with medical problems and my girlfriend's mother battled breast cancer so this was the easiest decision to make. We also support Keep A Breast so anything we can do to raise money for the fantastic organization, we will do what it takes.

What's your all-time favorite holiday song and why?
My all time favorite holiday song is "I won't Be Home For Christmas" by Blink-182 just because the song puts you in such a great mood and even during a very family-oriented time it makes you laugh and not be so serious :)



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Yuletides & Stage Dives Spotlight: The Venetia Fair, "Master Blaster"

The Catalyst Publicity Group has teamed up with the Keep A Breast Foundation, a nonprofit breast cancer organization, to bring you Yuletides & Stage Dives, a forty-track charity mixtape. The collection contains a healthy mix of original Christmas tunes, songs you might already be familiar with, and some unreleased gems as well. Yuletides & Stage Dives is only available from December 5th to December 28th, so you need to act fast if you want to download some cool tunes for a great cause.

To help them get the word out, we're highlighting six of the acts and their songs this week. We'll be asking them about the song they donated to the cause, what drew them to the project, and their favorite holiday songs.

Here's Joe Brown from The Venetia Fair with their song, "Master Blaster:"

Tell us about "Master Blaster."
The song we've contributed is a demo that we've recorded at our own SwitchBitch Studios called "Master Blaster." It's actually a working title for the song. It will also be on our full length album Every Sick Disgusting Thought We've Got In Our Brains, out March 1st. This song was actually written by accident. I was messing around on the keys and was playing what I thought a stupid metal riff would sound like on piano. It eventually built into the song that it is today, and sounds nothing like the joke I thought it would.

What drew you to this project?
Well, we all like boobs in this band so it's probably a good idea to save them, right? I mean, they're pretty sweet. In all seriousness, we're really excited to be helping a good cause and be part of a compilation with all these great bands. Also in all seriousness, boobs are pretty cool.

What's your all-time favorite holiday song and why?
My personal favorite holiday song is Bruce Springsteen's version of "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town." When I was younger, I heard this song so many times on all these oldies radio stations and my parents CDs. This was the first song I heard (before Blink-182's songs even) that was a rock and roll version of a Christmas song. I love the way the song flows in and out of swing time. Its just a solid bangin' tune, yanno?



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Yuletides & Stage Dives Spotlight: The Background, "Okay"

The Catalyst Publicity Group has teamed up with the Keep A Breast Foundation, a nonprofit breast cancer organization, to bring you Yuletides & Stage Dives, a forty-track charity mixtape. The collection contains a healthy mix of original Christmas tunes, songs you might already be familiar with, and some unreleased gems as well. Yuletides & Stage Dives is only available from December 5th to December 28th, so you need to act fast if you want to download some cool tunes for a great cause.

To help them get the word out, we're highlighting six of the acts and their songs this week. We'll be asking them about the song they donated to the cause, what drew them to the project, and their favorite holiday songs.

Here's The Background with their song, "Okay:"

Tell us about "Okay."
"Okay" was written about the amazing people you meet in life that come and go. It's about well wishes and hope. We dedicate this song to the survivors out there and to anyone who has lost a loved one to cancer.

What drew you to this project?
We have always been interested in Keep A Breast and what they do. Organizations like Keep A Breast give hope to a better community and world for not only us but for generations to come.

What's your all-time favorite holiday song and why?
Anything from the '60s. Every Christmas my Mom plays old '50s and '60s Christmas music. Hearing it brings back the warmth and excitement Christmas gave us all as kids.



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Yuletides & Stage Dives Spotlight: Call Me Anything, "Holiday"

The Catalyst Publicity Group has teamed up with the Keep A Breast Foundation, a nonprofit breast cancer organization, to bring you Yuletides & Stage Dives, a forty-track charity mixtape. The collection contains a healthy mix of original Christmas tunes, songs you might already be familiar with, and some unreleased gems as well. Yuletides & Stage Dives is only available from December 5th to December 28th, so you need to act fast if you want to download some cool tunes for a great cause.

To help them get the word out, we're highlighting six of the acts and their songs this week. We'll be asking them about the song they donated to the cause, what drew them to the project, and their favorite holiday songs.

Here's Will Tenney from Call Me Anything with their song, "Holiday:"

Tell us about "Holiday."
"Holiday" is a really special song to me mostly because we went about it in such an unorthodox way. Right before our record Celebrity was about to drop, Matt and I both got this terrible feeling that it was missing something. We discussed a ton of different song ideas, and what we could possibly do to fill the gap, but I had a very specific idea in mind. I ended up going down to the studio quickly for two days and just knocking it out by myself. The song is about making the trek back home, and finding ways to deal with the fact that everybody grows in different directions. You may never see some of your high school friends again, and they may never see you. I figured the only thing I could do on my holiday was write a love song.

What drew you to this project?
I think we were drawn to this project not only because it supports such a great cause, but because of the awesome people putting it together. Everybody at KAB and Catalyst are so great, and it feels great to work with people who do so much good in the world. After doing some work for Adam Braun's Pencils Of Promise charity this past summer, I think we both felt that helping out was something we needed to do more often (AND a bunch of our talented friends are on the compilation as well!).

What's your all-time favorite holiday song and why?
My favorite non-traditional holiday song is definitely "I Won't Be Home For Christmas" by Blink-182. Those dudes are hilarious and undeniably catchy. That being said, "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" by Bruce Springsteen always reminds me of home. When I was little, I'd play along to it on the piano while my family decorated the tree.



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