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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0><script type="text/javascript" src="http://hb.lycos.com/hb.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://ratings.lycos.com/ratings/lycosRating.js.php"></script> <script type="text/javascript"><![CDATA[//><!]]></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://scripts.lycos.com/catman/init.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-start.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-middle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-end.js"></script> <noscript> <img src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/img/common/ot_noscript.gif?rand=526278" alt="" width="1" height="1" />  <iframe frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" width="728" height="90" src="http://ad.yieldmanager.com/st?ad_type=iframe&ad_size=728x90&section=209094"></iframe>  </noscript> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=125 BGCOLOR="#AAAAAA" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03c467d1euxmic.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Kristi Singer</b></FONT><B>     |     </b><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kristi Singer"><U><B>home</b></U></A></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#111111" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Writing Samples"><U><B>Back to Articles</b></U></A></div> <div> <B>Back to Up and Coming  </b></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=355 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Dysfunktion</div> <div> <B>Burgaw band say its getting back to its 'Roots'</b></div> <div> Friday, October 20, 2000 </div> <div> <B>By Kristi Singer, Morning Star Correspondent</b></div> <div> <I>Wilmington Morning Star</I></div> <div> Copyright 2000 Wilmington Star-News</div> <bR> <bR> <div>      <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#111111" FACE="arial" >Burgaw-born band, Dysfunktion, say it is getting back to the origin of rock 'n' roll with its latest release, New Roots. </FONT></div> <div>      Vocalist, Allen Raynor says he wants to put "soul and care back into rock 'n' roll." </div> <div>      "The roots for me are writing the best song that I can. And if I can't think of a line, I just won't finish it," Mr. Raynor said. "Even really great writers are just writing whatever comes out." </div> <div>      The members of Dysfunktion-- bassist Seth Raynor, drummer John O'Hara, lead guitarist Mike Train and Mr. Raynor -- take pride in being different. </div> <div> It has been labeled a punk band by many, but Dysfunktion clarified that it is pure and simply rock 'n' roll. </div> <div>      "We just want people to know that we're rock 'n' roll and that saying that it doesn't have to be as broad as you think it is," Mr. Train said. </div> <div>      "Whenever we say rock 'n' roll, that's exactly what it is. It's not punk, it's not Dave Matthews, it's not anything else than rock 'n' roll and however you think rock 'n' roll should be. It's our interpretation of what we think rock 'n' roll should be," he said. </div> <div> Mr. Raynor said it has always been his dream to be a "rock star," but emphasized that he wants to be "a rock star with integrity." </div> <div>      He says that the bands of the '80s reflected the true rock star and that today, in order to be one, "you almost have to totally sell out and just do whatever will sell on pop radio." </div> <div>      "We're doing what we've always normally done. . . it's not like we're trying to be different, we're just using it to our advantage," Mr. Ryan said. </div> <div>      Using its originality to its advantage includes the slogan, "the return of real rock 'n' roll" on its posters. </div> <div>      "There is not another anything near Dysfunktion in Wilmington," Mr. Raynor said. "Every time we go play somewhere we know we're either going to be loved or hated." </div> <div>      The group's new six-track album, New Roots, was recorded in January. </div> <div> Mr. Raynor said he is making the CD available to all for free in order to get the music out. His idea came from a friend who is in the Chicago based band, Lance and the Boboys, who has found success in having copies of his CD handy at all times to hand out to strangers. Dysfunktion believes that there's a better chance someone will come to its show if they've heard the music as opposed to just reading a flyer. </div> <div>      "I was realizing that some of our friends had heard more of his band than they had of ours, cause they hadn't made it to a show yet," Mr. Raynor said. "And because whenever we tried to do CD's we had to get them burned in a studio, so we're changing it." </div> <div>      Although the band jokes about being signed, it is a true desire. Its short-term goals are to tour the East Coast this spring, record a live CD and make a video. Mr. Train adds that they would like to find a manager as well. The band will also have its own Web domain, but until then, they can be found at www.geocities/dysfunktionweb. </div> <div>      "As far as what we have planned for this next year, I want to add that we really don't want to worry much about just trying to sell ourselves, like selling the CD's for 7 bucks. We're not really worried about that as much as just getting big right now and playing out a lot," Mr. Train said. </div> <div>      Dysfunktion would prefer to start with a smaller label. Mr. Raynor brings up E Pluribus Unum, the lead singer of Counting Crows, Adam Duritz's label. </div> <div>      "I'd rather get on something small," Mr. Raynor said, "and they have a very strong ethic of tour, tour, tour. We'd rather get on something like that." </div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>