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Publication: PE.com
Date: October 7, 2006
Title: Thanks to a computer virus, Meg & Dia's career just clicked
Author: Melissa Harrison
Original URL: http://www.pe.com/lifestyles/stories/PE_Fea_Daily_D_teenmegdia.b0d5bd.html
Meg
On her IPOD: Deathcab for Cutie
Last Good Book: "Ishmel" -- Daniel Quinn
Last Good Movie: "V for Vendetta"
Tour Essential: Journal
Dia
On her IPOD: "Chicago" soundtrack
Last Good Book: "A Separate Piece" -- John Knowles
Last Good Movie: "The Boondock Saints"
Tour Essential: Toothbrush
For most teens, getting a virus on their MySpace would be bad. But for Meg and Dia Frampton, it led to them scoring a spot on last summer's Vans Warped Tour.
"The technical staff was supposed to shut down our MySpace because of a virus, but Tom (Anderson, founder of MySpace) actually ended up listening to some of our songs because he was familiar with our label," Meg said. "He wrote us saying he liked what he heard so he entered us into a contest to become the official MySpace band on Warped -- and we won."
For Meg, 21, and Dia, 18, getting to tour all summer on the Warped roster -- rubbing elbows with Thursday and Motion City Soundtrack -- was the latest accomplishment in what has been a whirlwind year for the sister act.
Last October, they signed to Doghouse Records and went on tour with Melee and The Format. This year, they released their first album, "Something Real," and made their network television debut on "Last Call with Carson Daly." Next month, they'll hit the road with Sugarcult.
It's a far cry from their roots in Salt Lake City, where they played the occasional local showcase or coffee shop. The two had taken a liking to music from a young age, and both had played in separate bands throughout high school before ultimately deciding to work together.
Meg, who handles the chief songwriting duties, admits to finding much of her inspiration in books. The first single, "Monster," was inspired by John Steinbeck's "East of Eden," and "Indiana" is based on the George Sands novel of the same name. She credits authors like J.D. Salinger and Chuck Palahniuk with influencing her lyrical style, which she said takes after their habit of mixing realism, mystery and dark undertones.
While Dia's a big Broadway fan and Meg takes to classic rock, they both agree that their sibling bond results in solid musical collaboration.
"We have a lot of the same songwriting ideas and we usually agree on lyrical style. That doesn't mean we don't have the occasional sister catfight," said Dia, with a laugh. "But for the most part, we're a very cohesive team." |
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