A Rocket To The Moon Talks NEW MUSIC, Video Gaming, ICP, and more!

Anxiously awaiting new music from A Rocket To The Moon? Well, luckily you won't have to wait much longer! A Rocket to The Moon just wrapped up the Time Travel tour - but the band has never been one for laziness! Once 2011 completes, A Rocket To The Moon will head off to the studio hopefully in January 2012 to begin recording. A Rocket To The Moon's spirits are running high, as they're more than excited to embark on the journey 2012 holds for them. Read on for the full interview!


**You just wrapped up  the Time Travel Tour alongside Never Shout Never, the Plain White T’s. andmore. Since it’s been completed for quite a while now, what was your favorite stop of the entire tour and how was the tour overall?
 I'd say its one of the more fun tours that we had been on in a bit. Everyone on the tour was so great and I made a lot of new friends. I think my favorite show was in Chicago. Everything seemed to go right that night, the fans there are always so great to us, and we had a really fun dance party on the bus after the show. I love that city. Maybe it's'cause I was born there, who knows haha.

**Via Facebook, I noticed that you guys actually got tattoos on this tour! Care to explain what tattoos you guys got? Was it spur of the moment or were you all planning the tattoos out for a while now?
Yeah, everyone got a lot of work done by our good friend Craig Beasley who is based out of Tallahassee, Florida. I was the last to get something done but it is a big one. It is a scene of a desolate desert with vultures and bones and mountains, etc. and surrounding it are the words "If I am lost it’s only for a little while." It is a line from a Band Of Horses song called "Monsters" and I have always wanted that line. As far as the whole idea of the tattoo, I kind of just thought up some things spur of the moment based off another idea I had for something else. It covers most of my left forearm. It’s a doozie.

**Well, from what I saw you on Twitter - you dressed up as the insane clown posse for Halloween.Great idea! Think we’ll see you sharing the stage with ICP someday soon? Ha. Who came up with the idea for the ICP costumes?
Ha I doubt that well be sharing the stage with them ever, but we did have the chance to catch one of their shows in Norfolk, Virginia on a day off. It was wild. I had a really good time but I'd say I'm still a little confused as to what happened there haha. I got soaked with Faygo and was in the pit with Dylan, our merch guy, and Justin and we just had a blast. Our bus was parked next to theirs at a nearby hotel and we got to meet some of their crew and Violent J. They were all very nice to us, despite what you may think when you think of wicked clowns.

**It seems that your fans really are dedicated and supportive; some even brought you hand drawn artwork of A Rocket To The Moon. It must be incredible to have such a support system. What’s it like knowing you have such an incredibly supportive fanbase behind you?
We have the most incredible fans and were all so grateful for their support. If it weren't for any of them, we would not be able to sustain our career as musicians and would be forced to give up on our dreams so really, they are keeping us doing what we truly love to do. It is the best feeling in the world to have a relationship with our fans where we can give them music that hopefully makes them happy and makes them feel something positive and they give back the support and feedback that makes us feel the exact same way.

**Rumor has it that on this tour there has been a lot of gaming. Be honest, who is the best gamer ofthe band and who is the worst?
I suppose there was a lot of gaming but I wouldn't really know cause I don’t ever really game haha. I occasionally will get my ass kicked in Fifa. But Andrew plays a lot of Fifa and Nick loves zombie games, so I guess they are the two best. That leaves Justin and me to take up the title as the worst.

**On Facebook, you’re a couple of likes shy of hitting 500,000 in total. Are you planning on doing anything extra-special for the fans once you hit 500,000? That’s a pretty huge landmark for a band.
Yeah, its pretty crazy we are only 2000 some odd likes away. That makes me very happy to know there are that many people on facebook that care about us. I wonder if Mark Zuckerburg is one of them haha. I don’t know what we will do at 500,000, maybe we should start brainstorming that haha.

**After this tour, you won’t be heading out on the road (at this point) until February 2012, where you’ll be touring internationally. Are you ready to take a break or do you miss the road when you’re not touring?
It's a strange feeling being home. I love it, the downtime, the hanging with family and friends, its all great. But I get very stir crazy and don’t know what to do with myself after a while. On tour, there are lots of times you just want to be home and then when I am at home, there are a lot of times i just want to be on tour. It’s a tug of war of emotion.

**Time for some less serious questions! If you could trade places with one of your bandmates for a day, who would it be and why?
Hmm this is always tough because I hate everyone else in the band... KIDDING. Um I'll say Nick because I would steal a ton of his clothes. He seriously has a room at his house dedicated to his wardrobe haha. It’s the biggest walk in closet I have ever seen.

**If you could invent any Iphone app imaginable, what would it be and why?
I think it would harness the power that Mel Gibson has in that movie What Women Want and it would tell me what any given woman in a 500 yard radius wanted, using Google Maps of course. Just like Mel, I would know all the secrets of women. This is getting creepy and Mel Gibson is crazy...

**You’re stuck on a deserted island and can only bring one of your bandmates and one album to listen to while on the island. Which bandmate do you bring and what album do you bring to listen to?
Well I think at the moment I would bring a Wilco record, probably Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, and I would bring Justin cause he is a human jukebox and I wouldn’t have to worry about only having one record on the island. He could play me whatever I wanted.

**As far as touring, all you have scheduled is to finish up The Time Travel tour this year. What about music? Are you working on anything new at the moment?
We have been writing for the past year and will be jumping in the studio hopefully January 2012. I am thrilled to finally be able to record new songs and get back in the process of making another record. It’s a very exciting time for us right now. We're all looking forward to the future and where everything will go from here.

**Thanks for taking the time out to do this! Do you have anything you would like to say to the fans?
Have an excellent holiday, no matter what you celebrate, and be happy. Thanks!

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Adam Levine Is The Hottest Yogi We've Ever Seen

 

You and I both know that stars almost always have hotter bodies than regular people. Maybe they're just genetically predisposed to look like models, or maybe they can afford machines that suck the fat out, personal trainers, live-in chefs, etc. But there are some celebs who truly work for their smokin' bods, and Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine is one of them.
Adam's been taking his shirt off a lot lately (praise!), and that's not because he's an exhibitionist (well, maybe not). It's just because he's proud of his crazy-sculpted, Greek godlike physique. In a recent Details magazine spread, Adam admits, "Weights made my neck thick, and I would be like, 'I'm turning into a monster!' Yoga takes what you have and molds and sculpts it, which is a much more natural way to look and feel."
If Adam's rockin' bod has you inspired, then check out "Rock-Star Yoga With Adam Levine," a brief instructional video courtesy of Adam and Details mag. In the video, Adam shows you how to do absolutely insane simple moves like the one where you stand on your head, and that other psycho beginner pose where you put all your body weight on your elbow while it rests on your knee. (Warning: Try this in a carpeted room! You will probably fall!)
Look, mad props to Adam for staying fit and using yoga to make his body the best it can be. However, I still think my theory that celebs are born to be model hot is true since yoga doesn't really effect your face, now can it? And have you checked out Adam's smokin' mug lately? Case closed.

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Taylor Swift Says 2012 Album Is 'About Moving On'

It's been almost a year since Taylor Swift released the chart-topping Speak Now, which included the hits "Mine" and "Back to December." Fans won't have to wait much longer for the next country-crossover hits: Swift's next album is due sometime in 2012.

During an interview with The New Yorker, Swift said she recently decided that life is "about achieving contentment ... you're not always going to be ridiculously happy" — and that newly discovered viewpoint is leaking into her new music.

Throughout her career, we've seen Swift grow from a wide-eyed girl who sings about puppy love to a been-there, done-that young woman who understands heartbreak. Her new songs certainly fit into the progression. "They're sad, if I'm being honest," she said of the 10 songs she's written so far, adding that a recent track she wrote "is about moving on."

Of her abilities as a vocalist, Swift said singing is really just the vehicle to get her ideas out into the world. "I write songs, and my voice is just a way to get those lyrics across," she said.

In an interview with MTV News earlier this year, Swift said her ability to express her feelings in song has grown nearly as much as she has as a person. "I think retrospect will tell a lot. Years from now, I'll look back and go, 'I didn't know anything then,' " she said. "I had this song called 'Picture to Burn' that's talking about how 'I hate your truck' and 'I hate that you ignored me,' 'I hate you,' " she explained. "Now, the way that I would say that and the way that I would feel that kind of pain is a lot different."

Until Swift does put out new music, her fans can look forward to a concert album and DVD special called "Speak Now World Tour - Live," dropping November 21. It will include live versions of tracks like "Mine," "Story of Us," "Mean" and Back to December."

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Taylor Swift Explains Why 13 Is Her Lucky Number

Taylor Swift has been seen around London lately with the number 13 drawn on her hand. For some people, that number might represent bad luck, but for Swift it has only ever meant good things. She recently opened up about her love for the number 13 and has credited it with many of her successes in the last few years.
"The significance of the number 13 on my hand ... I paint this on my hand before every show because 13 is my lucky number — for a lot of reasons," she explained. "It's really weird."


Not only is it the day she wasborn on in December 1989, but over the years it has become so much more. "I was born on the 13th. I turned 13 on Friday the 13th. My first album went gold in 13 weeks. My first #1 song had a 13-second intro," she said. "Every time I've won an award I've been seated in either the 13th seat, the 13th row, the 13th section or row M, which is the 13th letter."

Some may chalk all of that up to coincidence, but Swift assures everyone that the number can only mean something fantastic will happen in her life. "Basically whenever a 13 comes up in my life, it's a good thing."

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'Breaking Dawn - Part 2' Has A 'Global Feeling'

"Breaking Dawn - Part 1" has officially arrived in theaters, and you know what that means: Let the talk about "Part 2" begin!

MTV News' Josh Horowitz sat down with director Bill Condon and screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg to discuss what Twi-hards can expect from the conclusion of "The Twilight Saga."

Condon hinted that there will be a significant jump in tone between "Part 1" and "Part 2," a film he described as "epic." "['Breaking Dawn - Part 1'] is a very, very emotional, romantic story in the first half that gets dark and has elements of a horror movie in it," he said, possibly referring to the infamous birth scene.


In "Part 2," Condon said the action will focus on the larger world of vampires, which comes into the conflict with the birth of Bella and Edward's daughter, Renesmee. "The second one: It is truly the meeting of the vampires from around the world, so it has a really kind of global feeling," he said.

Rosenberg promised one thing: action. "The journey of the second film is survival, and it is kick butt. There's going to be some action going on there," she said.

Both Condon and Rosenberg were hesitant to comment on how the second film will end. Condon said he knows how it ends, but wouldn't offer much else, saying only, "It's an ending."

Rosenberg, on the other hand, was more giving, and said the answer lies in what Stephenie Meyer originally wrote. "It's in the book, and it felt right," she said.

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Daniel Radcliffe: Actor We're Most Thankful For In 2011

After our nods to rising stars Elizabeth Olsen, Michael Fassbender and Tom Hiddleston, MTV Movies' Thankful Week continues with — drum roll, please — the actor we're most thankful for in 2011: Daniel Radcliffe.


Really, what's not to like about this talented young man? He's dazzled audiences for more than a decade as "the boy who lived" in eight "Harry Potter" films and has most recently been the talk of the Great White Way with his critically acclaimed work in the musical "How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying." We feel pretty confident in saying that the future looks bright for this guy.

MTV News recently caught up with Radcliffe to get a sense of how he's feeling post-Potter and where he wants to be in 10 years.

MTV: This is your first full year working outside "Harry Potter." How has it been?

Daniel Radcliffe: It's been a great first year away from "Potter." It's been very successful. I've done some work I'm really proud of in that time, particularly onstage in "How to Succeed." Just the process of doing it and doing it and doing it, I've got so much better, I think, during the run, as is the way it should be. It's been a great year, but I think next year is the big one for me. "The Woman in Black" is coming out, and I've also got a couple other things I'll be doing. The next two or three years are going to be pretty important, I think, and if [2011] is not a breakout year, it's a breakaway year.
MTV : What was the highlight for you this year?

Radcliffe: [Performing at] the Tony Awards, definitely. We were the first show to perform, and there is just that weird moment when you're all standing there. I haven't been that nervous in a long time. I don't think I was as nervous on our opening night as I was at the Tonys. I was really, really nervous. Suddenly that huge LED screen goes up, and you're all revealed like prizes on a game show, and Al Pacino is in the front row, sitting next to Bobby Cannavale, sitting next to Mark Rylance, all these brilliant actors, and you have to do your number. That's probably a surreal, weird triumphant moment of that year, performing on the Tonys. That's pretty cool. That's something I will be able to tell my grandchildren that I did.
MTV : What have you learned about yourself and your work abilities?

Radcliffe: I think the most vital thing I've learned — and this is a thing I have to adapt and be able to find throughout my career, be it onstage or film in comedy or drama — is that the more I try and suppress my own natural oddness, the less successful I am. I have a slightly staccato way of moving and talking ... the realization hit me that I'm working so hard to try and be something else, and actually, I just have to learn to be my most natural self onstage or onscreen, however that comes across. That is one of the biggest lessons there is: Don't shy away from your own weirdness. Own your oddness.
MTV : Would you consider taking a role in a movie musical?

Radcliffe: Yeah, definitely. My hesitation about doing this one ["How to Succeed"] is that I've played parts for a long time, and I'll have spent a long time with this, and I want my career to be about getting as many different characters under my belt as I possibly can. But yeah, I would love to, provided it was the right one, because they can go wrong. They can go spectacularly wrong, so we'll see.
MTV : Looking back at "Potter" and going through the huge promotional push surrounding the final film, was any of that surprising in any way even though you'd been through it so many times before?

Radcliffe: It's always what it is. I have a slight tendency when you're doing these insane press days where you do a few interviews then the red carpet and it's just mad, I have a slight tendency to shut down and go on autopilot just to get through it and not feel completely weirded out by the whole thing. What was strange to me was, in a way I felt slightly bad because I wasn't getting upset like everyone else was. I've seen Rupert Grint cry once, on the last day of filming, when I was also in bits, but I've never seen Rupert get emotional like he did at the premiere ... I cannot go on enough about how much I loved my time on "Potter." It was the most amazing, happy time, but all good things must come to an end. We couldn't have gone on forever. As much as people wanted us to, it would have been terrible. I'm glad to have done it and gone out on such a high note and now be moving on as we all are.
MTV : Do you hope you'll continue to have a relationship with J.K. Rowling?

Radcliffe: I hope so, yeah, I really hope so. For somebody that was indirectly and directly such a huge influence on my life, I really hope so. I don't know if she's going to write anything else about Harry, but maybe I could direct something in years to come or something; we know each other.
MTV : Looking ahead 10 years, what do you hope to be doing, best and worst case scenario?

Radcliffe: My worst nightmare is that in 10 years, I will be not working and not doing anything. Even if in five years time I decide to leave the film industry and go off and become an archaeologist, even if I'm doing that, that's great, fine. Best-case scenario is that in 10 years time, I'll have got a good few films under my belt, I don't know how many that would be ... suppose we did eight "Potter" movies in 10 [years]; double that, maybe 16? Who knows. Hopefully I'll do a few films with very different parts, very different directors, and ideally, I would have liked to direct something by then; that's the ambition. I do feel having spent so much time on a film set, I would have a very good idea of how to run a film set, how to lead that set and, I don't know, I love telling stories, so I would like that as a job.

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