Heartache And Bloodloss

By Mama K Beilby

BAND IS:
Ricardo - guitar
ERIC - drums
TONY - bass/vocals
VICTOR - vocals
JOEL - guitar/vocals

AIM: How did Heartache and Bloodloss become a band?

Eric: Me and Joel just wanted to start a band a long time ago and I told him to give me six months to get good at my drumming. And then after that, we asked Tony if he wanted to play bass cause his band at the time wasn't really going anywhere. Then a week after that we actually had our practice and started writing our first song.

AIM: So BAM - you wanted to be a band and you did it, no bullshit.

HAB: Yeah, basically.

AIM: I looked through your MySpace page and you guys said that The Cure was one of your influences, how so?

Joel: Well, we all like The Cure, we enjoy their music, emotionally and instrumentally. We like to cry (laughs), sometimes. So that's why we listed them as an influence.

AIM: Well, that leads me to my next question, what's with the name, Heartache and Bloodloss? Sounds so emo.

Tony: It popped into my head because we were all going through a tough time with family and girlfriend issues. So it has kind of a lot to do with the songs that we were writing. And I realized, "Man, we've got a lot of problems," and that's what me and joel were always singing about so i came up with Bloodloss and Heartache, and Eric just switched it around and we became, Heartache and Bloodloss.

AIM: So where are you guys from?

HAB: All of us are from San Pedro. We're a Harbor area band.

AIM: Can you name all of the bands that you've played with?

HAB: We've already played with a lot of bands, mostly local. We've played with Hawthorne Heights, Embrace Today, Adair, Calico System, Nevea Tears, The Warriors, just to name a few.

AIM: If you could play with any band, what band would it be?

Joel: I don't know.
Ricardo: ummmm...
Eric: The Deftones
Tony: strangely, I don't know why - Depeche Mode
Victor: AC/DC

AIM: Where do you wanna go with Heartache?

HAB: To Mars

AIM: So you guys aren't going for rockstar status here?

Eric: It would be nice to stay underground but if it came to that point to "sell out" I guess, I think we'd do it. I mean, who wouldn't? I think everybody would actually go to that point if they had the chance to.

AIM: Yeah, I mean, you spend so much time with this, you might as well, you know?

HAB: Yeah, as long as we can live off doing this - it's great.

AIM: Favorite show memory?

HAB: Alan hardcore danceing. he said he wouldn't dance for us unless we were headlining a show or the Glass House.
Ricardo: But one night, we were just having a great show and things were sounding good and then I see Alan hardcore dancing and I just start laughing.
Tony: He hates it with a passion, he thinks it is the most disgusting thing ever so it was nice to see him do it regardless of his hatred.

AIM: Favorite Heartache song?

Eric: Green Eyes
Ricardo: Yeah, the bum song.

AIM: Is it a song about a bum?

Ricardo: No! We were just walking around and we see this bum and he comes up to us and said that he played with Deep Purple and then he said that we had to name a song after him, Green Eyes.
Joel: Yeah, I have to say Green Eyes is my favorite song cause we spent a lot of time on that song.

AIM: I also saw on your website that you guys value friendship, first and foremost. What does friendship mean to you?

Ricardo: Friendship to me means, us - we are pretty much like brothers.
Eric: Friendship to me is like everything: your second family. For one, bands usually don't last if you get someone from the outside. But if friends get together and form a band, it usually lasts a long time.

AIM: I don't know about that. Sometimes it just doesn't work out and you fight -

Eric: yeah, sometimes we fight, but we have this bond together and makes it a little stronger
Joel: we work together, we see each other everyday so...

AIM:Where do you guys work?

Joel: we work at KOHLS.

AIM: I see.

Tony: I think friendship is what people live off of. Because without it, I think people would just crack. You need friends to talk to and alleviate stress, you know? And having lots of friends is good because each one of your friends has a different remedy, a different cure for whatever problem you might have. And pretty much that is why we are all still in this band because no matter how angry we get -
Joel: -we still love each other.

AIM: And you Victor?

Victor: Pretty much the same thing.
Joel: Friendship is when you get so angry at one another and you want to beat each other's heads in but then when you see each other the next day, you forget all about it. That's real friendship.

AIM: Is there anything else that you'd like to add or you want people to know about your band, besides the fact that you're not straightedge?

Eric: Pretty much we are doing this because it's what we want to do, we play this music because we like it, we're not playing because of the scene and because it's whats "in". We don't really care about what people have to say about us, if they like us then that's great, if they don't oh well. We'll be upset but not for long.
Joel: and we're not assholes. So many people think we're assholes but we're really nice guys.
Tony: So don't be afraid to come up and talk to us.

AIM: This question is from Alan, who is the sexiest guy in the band?

HAB: RICARDO! Just look at him! He doesn't put anything in his hair, it's just naturally straight! (laughs)

AIM: Alright guys, thank you so much. you guys DO rock hard as balls!!

*UPDATE: Eric is no longer in the band due to circumstances only Heartache and Bloodloss can explain. The new drummer goes by Mike, the Italian Stallion.
Also, Victor will no longer be the singer as of May. He will be moving somewhere far far away from San Pedro. - Ad Infinitum Magazine