Bandology Unplugged But Back

The fear most of us have happened to me on Friday morning.  I turned on my laptop and it wouldn't boot up and it also emitted a beeping sound.  Uh oh. After Googling the issue, I found out the "beeps" were part of the Beep Code that helps computer repair people diagnosis the computer or laptop.  My beep was a fatal code that pretty much said...

Video Gem: New Lights Video for Seconds Go

Truth be told, I'm not the biggest Lights fan but I admire what she's done.  And I think her new video for Seconds Go has a great concept behind it but I wish it had a better song to go with it. Seconds Go appears on The Listening album that peaked at #4 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and #129 on the Billboard Top 200. Watch the video gem below and...

ASCAP Hurts Unsigned Bands

The Performance Rights Organizations (ASCAP, BMI, SESAC) are supposed to look out for the artists on their roster and collect performance fees anytime their artists music is played in venues, on radios, TV shows, movies, sports arenas or anywhere else music can be played. Apparently, the next step for the group is to go after small, mom-and-pop cafes that...

Bands, Start Building Your Foursquare Account Now

According to BusinessInsider, Foursquare.com is adding 15,000 new people a day. A few days ago, I posted my article on 5 ways bands can benefit with Foursquare.  The bands that have the highest Foursquare following can literally increase their show attendance and merch sales amongst other things.  Foursquare is in its infancy so new ways to monetize...

Passion Pit - Live Video from San Francisco

Patrick Lawler, who did the Divided By Friday video, posted a live video he took at a Passion Pit concert in San Francisco.  The video uses the song Little Secrets. Watch the video below and check out Patrick Lawler's Vimeo page. Passion Pit Live in SF from Patrick Lawler on Vimeo. ...

Breakdance Video With Phoenix's "1901"

I have an obsession with Vimeo.com.  And there are some amazing videos on that site from up-and-coming videographers and animators.  There are also inspirational groups using videos to gain attention. The video below was created by the people at TheDistrictRhyme.com (edited by AlwaysOnProduction.com) to spread the word about using hip-hop to educate...

Innerpartysystem Likes American Trash

Innerpartysystem has put up their new song American Trash on their MySpace.  The track is the first single of their new EP also called American Trash which comes out on May 25th. You can also download a free Starkey Mix version of American Trash here. This band is building an incredible underground fanbase that will propel this band to stardom.  This...

Your iPhone Was Made By Chinese Slaves, Literally

An article by Businessinsider.com has been released that shows the working and living conditions of the Foxconn Factory in China. The factory is responsible for almost all iPhones, iPods, iPads and Macs being manufactured in the world. The article attempts to paint the workers life as miserable and brings up the fact that there have been 9 suicide attempts...

Billboards Top Albums and As I Lay Dying

Bandology posed the question last week - could As I Lay Dying's new release The Powerless Rise make it in the Top 5 on the Billboard Charts?  Answer is a resounding no. As I Lay Dying's new album The Powerless Rise hit #10 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart with 38,000 copies sold.  This is 2 spots and about 1,500 albums less then their previous...

Stone Temple Pilots Hit #1 After 9 Year Absence

Stone Temple Pilots has sold almost 40 million records worldwide but never had a #1 song on the Billboard Alternative Rock charts until now.  Their first single Between The Lines sits atop the chart with their new self-titled album to be released on May 25th on Atlantic. You can hear a complete version of their next single Take A Load Off at Spin.com. Watch...

Grizzly Bear "Two Weeks" Fan Video Gem

New animator Gabe Askew created a "fan video" of Grizzly Bear's song Two Weeks which uses stunning animation to tell a complete story.  It's a video you just can't stop watching because it pulls you into a visual world. Watch the video below and leave comments! Two Weeks - Grizzly Bear from Gabe Askew on Vimeo. Amazon.com Widg...

New Album Releases for May 18th, 2010

Bad Religion  30 Years Live - Available for FREE by clicking here. Band Of Horses  Infinite Arms  (Columbia)  Buy on Amazon.com     Confide  Recover  (Tragic Hero)  Buy on Amazon.com    Trash Talk  Eyes & Nines  (Trash Talk Collective)  Purchase/download album...

Trent Reznor Knows How To Destroy Angels

Trent Reznor has found a new wife.  Reznor's wife, Mariqueen Maandig, also sings for his new band How To Destroy Angels. Their new video for the song The Space In Between is a dark, visual masterpiece that captures Reznor's disturbed vision that he conveyed so well with Nine Inch Nails (who haven't broken up). The video depicts a newly wed couple (fittingly...

Travie McCoy Performs Billionaire Live

Travie McCoy can be seen below performing his song Billionaire at Kent State University. His album Lazarus comes out on June 8th on Fueled By Ramen/Decaydence Records. ...

Foursquare - 5 Ways Bands Can Benefit

Foursquare is the latest social networking craze that will soon be as big as MySpace, Twitter and Facebook (FB is launching it's own version soon).  Foursquare isn't another social network per se.  It's a location-based social network using the GPS system off your mobile devices.  Once you download the application to your phone, you "check-in"...

iwrestledabearonce Releases Bizarrecore Video

Louisiana grindcore band iwrestledabearonce has released the most bizarre music video I've ever seen for their song (if you want to call it a song) See You In Shell.  Be prepared to be "shock and awed." Words like "wtf", "gross", "sick" and "disgusting" will probably cross your mind.  Watch the video below. ...

Last Week's Most Popular Pages and Statistics

Last week was the first full week back for Bandology.net since January.  There were over 1,100 visits to Bandology.net over the last 10 days and here are the first week results: Top 5 Posts Viewed (out of 20 posts) 1.  Smashing Pumpkins 19yo Drummer is "Pissed Off" (120 page views) - I posted Mike Byrne's press release where he is tired of being...

Christian Band List - Help Me Build It

This whole world of Christian rock music was unleashed on me from the very beginning of my music business life.  Greeley Estates, the band I started with back in 2003, were Christians in a band playing loud, hard, screaming music inside churches.  I can't tell you how foreign of an idea this was to me at the time.  Yet, there were countless rock,...