- The Movielife【 6 albums 51 lyrics 】
- The Movielife is a Long Island band composed of vocalist Vinnie Caruana, guitarist Brandon Reilly, and drummer Brett Romnes. The band originally formed in 1997 and disbanded in 2003, but announced their official reunion in December 2014.
History
Formation and breakup (1997–2007)
The Movielife formed in 1997 in Long Island, New York with vocalist Vinnie Caruana, guitarists Alex Amiruddin and Eddie Reyes, bassist Nick Ghanbarian and drummer Evan Baken. The band recorded a tape titled Red Demo with Mike Sapone. Reyes left the group to form Runner Up and subsequently Taking Back Sunday. He was replaced by Dave O'Connell, who in turn would leave shortly afterwards to form the Quick Fix Kills, subsequently being replaced by Brandon Reilly. Ghanbarian then left the group and was replaced by Phil Navetta. Ghanbarian would later join Bayside. In 1998, the band recorded another demo tape, titled the White Demo. The demo caught the attention of Fadeway Records, with whom the band signed a one-album contract. The band recorded their debut album with Peng Chia at Tin Pan Alley Studios. It's Go Time was released through Fadeaway Records in September 1999 and was supported by heavy touring.
With the band's growing popularity, they almost signed with Equal Vision Records, however they instead signed with Revelation Records. The band recorded their second album with producer Brian McTernan at Salad Days Studio in Washington, DC. This Time Next Year was released through Revelation Records in October 2000, with touring alongside New Found Glory and Glassjaw to promote it. In 2001, the Movielife signed to Drive-Thru Records, and released to Has a Gambling Problem EP in November of the same year. During the recording of the follow-up full length, Amiruddin quit to start Keep Breathing. Amiruddin explained that he 'grew disenchanted with the new direction of the music, and my friendships with the other guys in the band suffered for various reasons'. He was replaced by Dan Navetta, Phil's younger brother. In 2003, Forty Hour Train Back to Penn was released, and the Movielife again set out on tour in support of the effort. The album reached number 164 on the Billboard 200. On September 29, a note on the band's website revealed that the Movielife had decided to break up.
Reunions (2008–present)
Most of the members of the Movielife formed other bands; Caruana formed I Am the Avalanche, Reilly formed Nightmare of You, in which Phil Navetta also played briefly, but has since left and currently resides in Queens, NY. Dan Navetta founded Heavy Rescue and a media company, while Baken worked in business management. In 2008, Caruana performed a set of the Movielife with Set Your Goals backing at The Bamboozle festival. On December 16, 2010 a video was posted on Caruana's YouTube account featuring himself and Reilly, announcing that the Movielife will be playing at The Bamboozle in New Jersey, marking their first performance in almost 8 years. They followed this up with a show in New York in August. Caruana remarked in 2015 the group had planned to continue, however, he '[didn't] think [he] was ready. I don’t think Brandon was ready. The timing was wrong -- we were trying to force it, but our lives weren’t there yet'. Also in 2011, Amiruddin joined Wiretap Crash.
Caruana and Reilly re-connected as friends and shortly afterwards began talking about a potential the Movielife reunion. The band subsequently began rehearsing in December 2014, performing their first shows since 2011 in New York City at Irving Plaza in February 2015. Asked whether a new album would be released, Caruana said he would 'never rule that out'. The Movielife performed several additional shows in the US later in the year, including an appearance at Today's Mixtape Festival, as well as a tour of the UK in June. In March 2016, Caruana revealed that the band were in the process of writing new material. The following month, the band released 'Future Feeling (Afraid of Drugs)' as a single. In 2017, the group performed at Slam Dunk Festival in the UK. All promotional materials posted to the band's Twitter after the 2016 Presidential election feature only Brett Romnes, Brandon and Vinnie, implying they are the only current members of the band. The band's fourth album, Cities in Search of a Heart was released in September 2017 through Rise Records.
Discography
Main article: The Movielife discography
Studio albums
It's Go Time (1999)
This Time Next Year (2000)
Forty Hour Train Back to Penn (2003)
Cities in Search of a Heart (2017)
Members
Current lineup
Vinnie Caruana – lead vocals (1997–2003, 2011, 2014–present)
Brandon Reilly – guitar (1997–2003, 2011, 2014–present)
Brett Romnes - drums (2016-present)
Touring Members
Matt Fazzi - bass guitar, vocals (2017-present)
Chris Regan - guitar, vocals (2017-present)
Past members
Eddie Reyes – guitar (1997)
Dave O'Connell – guitar (1997)
Nick Ghanbarian – bass (1997)
Alex Amiruddin – guitar (1997–2001)
Phil Navetta – bass (1997–2003, 2011, 2014–2016)
Dan Navetta – guitar (2001–2003, 2011, 2014–2016)
Evan Baken – drums (1997–2003, 2011, 2014–2016) - Sorted by ＞ Sorted by album (Time) Sorted by song name (Characters) Sorted by other
- Album name Release Date Song
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This Time Next Year
2011-11
1.I Hope You Die Soon
2.10 Seconds Too Late
3.This Time Next Year
4.Once In A Row
5.Self-Destruct
6.Deal With It7.Single White Female
8.Pinky Swear
9.How Can You Even Face Me?
10.Me And You Vs. Them
11.Another Friend
12.It's Monday And Raining -
Forty Hour Train Back To Penn
2003-02
1.Face Or Kneecaps
2.Jamestown
3.Spanaway
4.Kelly
5.Taking It Out And Chopping It Up
6.Scary7.Hey
8.Jamaica Next
9.It's Something
10.Keep Never Changing
11.Ship To Shore -
It's Go Time
2001-02
1.Racer
2.Barefoot
3.Dead To The World
4.Champ
5.Speed Demon6.Read My Lips
7.Maybe It's Nothing
8.Except Me
9.One-Way Ticket -
The Movielife Has A Gambling Problem (EP)
2001
1.Walking On Glass
2.Hand Grenade
3.Up To Me4.If Only Duct Tape Could Fix Everything
5.Operate -
Cities In Search of a Heart
1.Ghosts In the Photographs
2.Mercy Is Asleep At the Wheel
3.Ski Mask
4.Pour Two Glasses5.Lake Superior
6.Blood Moon
7.Hearts -
Miscellaneous
1.Sailor Tattoos
2.Hand Grenade (Unreleased version)
3.Valens
4.I Can't Do Nuttin' For Ya Man5.Fake Blood
6.Sailor Tatoos
7.Kelly Song
【Correction of errors in the album information】