Meet the Band: Ryan Sheridan (vocals and guitar), Mike Donzella (bass), and Bob Young (drums)
Making Their Dreams Come True: Gossip Culture boast a nostalgia-heavy sound that’s “a mixture of ’80s synth-pop like New Order, Daft Punk, and the blue-eyed soul of Hall & Oates,” says Sheridan. “I suppose at one point Hall & Oates was considered a guilty pleasure, but we fully embrace their style of songwriting.”
So You Think You Can’t Dance: Sheridan and the guys want you to get up and shake your body down to the ground. “We play dance music as a traditional rock trio, so even the shyest of wallflowers can get into it.”
Gossip Culture’s Pop Culture:
Favorite Fictional Band: Driveshaft
Favorite Cleveland Food: Anything in Little Italy
Favorite Star Wars Movie: The Empire Strikes Back
Favorite Old-School Nickelodeon Show: Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Why You Should Hear Them: With a finger on the pulse of recent indie-electronic phenoms like LCD Soundsystem, Gossip Culture throw a poppy disco-house voice into the Cleveland scene. They’re gearing up for some shows at the Happy Dog and B-Side Liquor Lounge this fall in support of their first EP, People Talk.
Where You Can Hear Them: gossip-culture.com. — Lydia Munnell
This article appears in Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2011.
WE’VE BEEN WAITING FOR INDIANS IN THE ATTIC..WHY HAVENT YOU FOCUSED ON THEM..THEY ARE ONE OF THE BEST LIVE BANDS IN OHIO..THEY’RE NUMBER ONE ON REVERBNATION AND TOUR NATIONALLY EVERY YEAR,REPPING CLEVELAND..THIS AINT COOL. TED ROY