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,...