February
01 , 2002
Interview by Kevin Pollock
Hi, first can
you introduce the band to us name, age & position in the band?
Our band's called Fits Like Skin. I'm
17 and the other two are 16. My name is Sean Cavan and I play
guitar and sing. Corey Robinson plays bass and Jacob Cavan
plays the drums.
How did the
band form & how did you choose your name?
About 3 years ago Jacob and I got together
with our friend Ryan and formed a half assed Green Day cover
band. We had a bunch of stupid names at first, but settled
on Fits Like Skin cause it sounded cool. Ryan shortly left
the band and Jacob and I moved to Simcoe. We went through
a bunch of different bass players before finding Corey.
How is punk
rock scene around Simcoe?
Not much of a scene in Simcoe, but surprisingly
in surrounding areas there are shows all the time that are
strictly punk.
What kind of
equipment do you each use?
I use a Strat and a Hughes and Kettner Tour Reverb. Corey
has a Sting Ray and a Ampeg. Jacob has a 4 piece Pearl export
drums and Sabian b8 and aax symbols.
What are your
hobbies outside the band?
Jacob plays hockey, Corey jams with his other band, and I....don't
have one!
Where do you
see the band in 5-10 years time?
Hopefully still together. Hopefully
we could get on a smaller label and get some distribution,
maybe even play on a side stage at the Warped Tour.
What has been
your highlight moment as a band so far?
We've had quite a few memorable shows. A few weeks back we
played with Flashlight (Brown) and Belvedere. That was really
fun. It was the first time we ever played where people really
seemed to know our material - people were singing along and
stuff, it was really cool. Also, last September we played
with Jerrycan and Sector Seven in Orangeville to a crowd of
250. The pits were really big and every one was into us even
though they had never heard of us.
How has being
on Ontariopunk.com helped you as a band?
We have gotten quite a few more hits on out website, and downloads,
even though our mp3 page is down now.
If you could
play with any band, anywhere, who would it be & where?
Raised Fist in a small club that's packed with kids going
crazy in Toronto.
What was it
like recording your first CD & how are sales & shows going
since?
Our second cd "Crushing Defeat" was recorded about 5 months
ago. We did it independently in a small home made studio.
The quality is great for what we payed. Since it's release
we've sold about 550 units. We play pretty much every weekend
now and sometimes we go on short tours.
Where can the
fans find out more about Fits Like Skin & buys your CD?
Our website is www.fitslikeskin.com.
You can contact us there and we'll mail you a cd if you're
interested. Besides that, you'd have to make it out to one
of our shows, which we always try to post on the site.
