Love Justin Bieber, but afraid to reveal it to your punk rock friends? Do you tell your friends that the music you’re blasting on your iPod is the latest pop sensation when it’s really Black Flag’s Damaged? Wish these two worlds could finally meet? Well, XLR8R and Exclaim! music wr[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Myspace’
January 15th, 2010 - 1:42 am § in True/Slant
Terrible band thinks racism is OK
There are a few warning signs of what can make or break a band and tend to set off alarms. Any combination of the following three signs found in any band should be considered worrisome: Third-rate, watered down electronic pop-punk/scrunk with little thought put into the music and lyrics. More band t[...]
August 10th, 2009 - 8:30 am § in Perfect Lines
New Brand New – "At The Bottom"
Brand New placed a song off their upcoming album, Daisy, on Myspace within the last 12 hours. Here’s a YouTube link: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdalwKs7Puo][...]
May 28th, 2009 - 12:35 am § in Perfect Lines
Tracking the SDRE Rumors
So, months after my first post on a potential Sunny Day Real Estate reunion, and having recently come to realize how much of a hoopla my words have caused and the potential anguish I could cause in many an SDRE fan, and the reunion rumors are still bubbling. A little while after some newer rumors [.[...]
May 23rd, 2009 - 2:46 pm § in Perfect Lines
In Space…
Just a quick little message to folks out there that use MySpace. You can find this page on it: That’s right, an America Is Just A Word MySpace page. It’s another way to spread the word, but stick to this blog for all the up-to-date updates and previews from the book. But, if you’r[...]
April 14th, 2009 - 12:01 am § in Perfect Lines
Exusamwa
I can’t believe I have yet to catch this band…. Granted, Exusamwa have only had three public shows, but still… they’ve got members of Fat Day, Life Partners, and the owner of Weirdo Records! And they’re as secretive as none other, nothing but a few online pics to do jus[...]
August 6th, 2008 - 1:50 am § in Perfect Lines
Unearthing Burial
‘I’m a bit like a rubbish super-hero …” says Burial, shyly. So began Dan Hancox’s exclusive interview with the dubstep musician known as Burial. At least, it was exclusive when it was published last fall. Now, the chase is on to grab hold of this (formerly) elusive musi[...]