The Movielife
The Movielife is a Long Island punk rock 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 first two albums (1997–2001) 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. In February 2001, while touring with Reach the Sky and Bane, the Movielife were involved in a van accident, which resulted in them dropping off the tour. In April 2001, the group went on tour with Glassjaw, New Found Glory and Autopilot Off. In July and August, the band supported Reel Big Fish and Goldfinger on their co-headlining tour of the U.S. Drive-Thru Records era and break-up (2001–2004) Shortly afterwards, it was reported that the band had signed to Drive-Thru Records. A proposed September 2001 tour with Finch and the Starting Line was cancelled following the September 11 attacks. Instead, the Movielife supported Reel Big Fish and Goldfinger again for a handful of shows in September and October 2001. They released the EP Has a Gambling Problem EP in November 2001. The band ended the year supporting Good Charlotte and H2O. In January and February 2002, the band supported the Mighty Mighty Bosstones on their headlining east coast US tour. On March 30, it was reported that Amiruddin left the band; he went on 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 April and May 2002, the group supported Face to Face on their headlining US tour; the trek included an appearance at Skate and Surf Fest. In May and June 2002, the band toured Europe as part of the Deconstruction Tour.