Grammy Nominations 2010

Here are the Grammy Nominations for 2010 that Bandology.net visitors would be interested in: Best New Artist: Silversun Pickups MGMT The Ting Tings Keri Hilson Zac Brown Band Best Alternative Album: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz! Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix Death Cab For Cutie - The Open Door David Byrne & Brian Eno - Everything That Happens Will...

Paradise Lost....Then Found

So here I am, sitting in a coffee shop in Mesa, AZ, looking out the window on a gloomy, rainy day. We rarely see days like this in the Phoenix area so it only seems appropriate to release my first blog post in months on this melancholy, cloudy day. This day represents how I felt about music for most of 2009. My passion was lost. Not to make this a downcast...

MySpace Makes Changes; Bands Need A New Home

In a cost-saving move, MySpace will no longer allow songs to play automatically by going to a band's MySpace page. According to DigitalMusicNews, this will save MySpace tens of millions of dollars from saving bandwidth and royalty costs. Remember, everytime you stream a signed band's music on MySpace, MySpace has to pay that label for your free stream. This...

Thee Armada Interview - August 4th, 2009

Interview: Thee Armada Date: August 4th, 2009 Conducted by: Brandon Allin (www.twitter.com/brandonallin) Brandon Allin, pit reporter for Bandology/The Daily Chorus, had an opportunity to chat with Bryan Shelton, a member of the steadily-rising pop rock act Thee Armada. Bryan discussed how his band emerged out of a tough Houston crowd, their induction into...

Mike Shea Interview: Founder Of Alt Press

Did you know that Alternative Press magazine was the first national music publication to put Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, NIN and Radiohead on the cover? You heard that correctly. Most of us probably had no idea Alt Press was even around "back then."Mike Shea started Alt Press in 1985 (because of mono) and, from Day 1, has been the first (or one of the first)...

Top 5 Weekly Songs

1. Miniature Tigers "The Wolf" - This Phoenix, Arizona, band is about to take the country by storm. With two upcoming tours with fun. and Say Anything/Eisley/Moneen, get ready for this band to hit a new demographic - the scene crowd. They just finished a soldout Ben Fold's tour. Their sound is a cross between early Beck and Guided By Voices. Their record...

Ten Second Epic: Next Canadian Crossover Band?

The talent in Canada is unreal. I've been on many Canadian tours and I'm always impressed with the opening acts (unsigned/signed). Their bands are usually good musicians and the singers can actually sing. But for some reason, Canadian bands have a hard time crossing over in the U.S. market.There are a number of Canadian crossover acts that have made a small...

There For Tomorrow Interview - June 24th, 2009

Interview: There for TomorrowDate: June 24th, 2009Conducted by: Brandon Allin (www.twitter.com/brandonallin)Brandon Allin, pit reporter for The Daily Chorus/Bandology, had an opportunity to sit down with Maika Maile, frontman for Orlando, Florida quintet There for Tomorrow, earlier this year. Maika discussed how the alternative four-piece came to be, touring...

MySpace Records: You Pick The Winner

MySpace Records has narrowed down the bands to a Top 5 in their Toyota sponsored "Rock The Space" contest. The winner has a chance to win a MySpace Record deal and $10,000 worth of Fender gear.The five finalist feature two former TDC Top Unsigned bands The Days The Nights (alternative rock - pictured) and Thee Armada (pop rock). The other three include Big...

Jacks Mannequin - August 1st, 2009

Show Review/Photos: Jack's MannequinDate: August 1st, 2009Venue: Shoreline Ampitheatre (San Francisco)Conducted By: James Grant (mailto:%20jamesgrant2009@gmail.com)Whoever might have said that full-size acoustic pianos don’t belong onstage in bands these days has obviously never seen Jack’s Mannequin live in concert.Headed by Andrew McMahon, the piano-pounding...

Billboards Top 200 Albums - August 5, 2009

Here are some of the Billboard Top 200 albums this week:Kings Of Leon Only By The Night 48,000 (1,045,000)Green Day 21st Century Breakdown 18,000 (721,000)All Time Low Nothing Personal 10,000 (105,000)Katy Perry One Of The Boys 9,000 (1,102,000)Phoenix Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix 7,500 (95,000)Killswitch Engage Killswitch Engage 7,500 (108,000)Warped...

Advertising In CDs - Great Idea!

Billboard.com is reporting that Island Def Jam will include advertising in the new Mariah Carey album that is set to be released on September 15th. Great idea! I just want to say that I've had this idea since 2006. The idea of incorporating sponsors and/or ads on a run of CDs would cut costs and keep money in the artists hands. This can even work on the...

No Doubt, Paramore Concert Review & Photos

Show Review/Photos: No Doubt - Paramore - The SoundsDate: July 24th, 2009Venue: Marysville Sleep Train Ampitheatre (Wheatland, CA)Conducted By: James Grant (jamesgrant2009@gmail.com)On July 24 2009, thousands of diverse fans packed the Marysville Sleep Train Amphitheatre for what would be one of the venue’s biggest summer concert events.The Sounds, a Swedish...

Paper Route: MTVu Video Candidate

Paper Route was only the second #1 unsigned band on TheDailyChorus. I remember talking with JT, the lead singer, on the phone in early 2008 before picking them #1 because I didn't know much about them. I didn't know if they were a "hobby" band or were pursuing a music career. I just couldn't understand how a band with so much talent and a great sound was...

Set Your Goals Interview - July 18th, 2009

Interview: Set Your GoalsDate: July 18th, 2009Venue: The Reverb, Toronto, ONConducted by: Brandon AllinBrandon Allin, pit reporter for The Daily Chorus, had an opportunity to sit down with members of the punk rock sextet Set Your Goals before their performance in Toronto on July 18th, 2009. The band discussed their sudden, yet unexpected emergence onto the scene,...

Top 5 Weekly Songs

***Click on the iTunes link to hear song clips***1. Silversun Pickups "The Royal We" - This is the third week in a row with a Silversun song in the top five. I have no idea if this song is the next single or not but I can't stop listening to it. This makes me realize how much I miss bands that can write emotional lyrical content. Bands like Smashing Pumpkins,...