My Chemical Romance (commonly abbreviated to MCR) is an American rock band formed in 2001 in Jersey City, New Jersey. The current members of the band are Gerard Way, Mikey Way, Frank Iero, Ray Toro and Bob Bryar. Shortly after forming, the band signed to Eyeball Records and released their debut album I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love in 2002. They signed with Reprise Records the next year and released their major label debut Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge in 2004. The album was a commercial success, selling over one million copies. The band followed this success with 2006's The Black Parade, featuring their hit singles, "Welcome to the Black Parade", "Famous Last Words", "I Don't Love You", and "Teenagers". The band also filmed a live DVD in Mexico City, which was released on July 1, 2008.The band was formed by frontman Gerard Way and drummer Matt Pelissier approximately one week after the September 11 attacks. Witnessing the planes crash into the World Trade Center influenced Way's life to the extent that he decided to start a band. Way wrote the song "Skylines and Turnstiles" to express his feelings about September 11th. Shortly thereafter, Ray Toro was called up and asked to join the band because at the time Way couldn't sing and play the guitar at the same time. The first recording sessions were done in Pelisier's attic, where the songs "Our Lady of Sorrows" (formerly called "Bring More Knives") and "Cubicles" were recorded. Frank Iero revealed that the band finished the lyrics to "Best Day Ever" moments before they arrived at the studio to begin recording. The band refers to those sessions as The Attic Demos. Mikey Way, the younger brother of Gerard, loved the demo so much that he decided to join the band after dropping out of college.
My Chemical Romance signed with Eyeball Records, where Pencey Prep and Thursday recorded. While with Eyeball Records the band met Frank Iero, the lead vocalist and guitarist for Pencey Prep. After Pencey Prep broke up in 2001-02, Frank joined My Chemical Romance, just days before the band's debut album was recorded. Three months after the formation of the band they recorded their debut album, I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love, subsequently released in 2002 on Eyeball Records. Despite only joining the band a few days before the album recording sessions began, Iero played guitar on two of the tracks, "Early Sunsets Over Monroeville," and the other being "Demolition Lovers." During this time, the band was booked at the infamous venue, Big Daddy's, where they began to receive mainstream attention. My Chemical Romance offered free downloads through PureVolume and the social networking site MySpace, where they gained an initial fan base
Sunday, January 11, 2009
The Medic Droid
The Medic Droid was started in 2006 with Chris Donathon (who is openly gay), Hector 3000 and Johnny Droid. Their song "Fer Sure" gained popularity on myspace, and they were noticed by their former manager Avery Andon who brought the band to New York where they played their first live show opening for Enter Shikari at The Bowery Ballroom and caught the eye of A&R's from Epic Records who would later go on to sign the band. The group eventually made two new songs "Keeping Up With The Joneses" and "FScene8", enlisting the help of Australian DJ S3RL to remix these songs. In 2007, Johnny Droid left the band, due to issues with the other members. After a few months, they hired Storm. Storm stuck with them for a few months, and then left the band in early 2008. The Medic Droid was signed to Modern Art Records, a local Phoenix indie label distributed by Epic Records. They wrote and recorded their debut album What's Your Medium? and it was released June 10, 2008. On December 16, 2008 it was officially announced through the band's Myspace that The Medic Droid has broken up. They have toured with A Cursive Memory, Kill Hannah, Innerpartysystem, The White Tie Affair, Breathe Carolina, Karate High School, Hyper Crush, and The Blackout. They have since hired Greg Rudawski for the live drums.
The band was heavily-influenced by popular culture of the 1980's, having taken their name from a character in The Empire Strikes Back, writing a song based on Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade, and even recording a version of the Madonna song Into The Groove.
My favorite song is Fer Sure. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZa6BKVMsXQ
The band was heavily-influenced by popular culture of the 1980's, having taken their name from a character in The Empire Strikes Back, writing a song based on Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade, and even recording a version of the Madonna song Into The Groove.
My favorite song is Fer Sure. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZa6BKVMsXQ
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Oasis
Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as "The Rain", the group was formed by Liam Gallagher (vocals), Paul Arthurs (guitar), Paul McGuigan (bass) and Tony McCarroll (drums), who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher (guitar and vocals). Oasis have sold over 50 million records worldwide, have had eight UK number-one singles and have collected 15 NME Awards, 5 Brit Awards, 9 Q awards and 4 MTV Europe awards. In February 2007, Oasis received the BRIT Award for outstanding contribution to music. The Gallagher brothers are the band's leading songwriters and the only continual members. The present lineup is completed by guitarist Gem Archer and bassist Andy Bell, as well as unofficial drummer Chris Sharrock.
The band initially gained prominence performing on the Manchester club circuit. They were signed to independent record label Creation Records and afterwards released their debut album Definitely Maybe in 1994. The following year, the band recorded (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995) with their new drummer Alan White in the midst of rivalry with Britpop peers Blur in the charts. The Gallagher brothers featured regularly in tabloid newspapers for their sibling disputes and wild lifestyles. At the height of their fame, Oasis released their third album, Be Here Now (1997), which was the fastest-selling album in UK chart history. The band lost two long-time members Paul McGuigan and Paul Arthurs between recording and releasing Standing on the Shoulder of Giants (2000) and Heathen Chemistry (2002) and went on to record Don't Believe the Truth (2005) and Dig Out Your Soul (2008).
The band initially gained prominence performing on the Manchester club circuit. They were signed to independent record label Creation Records and afterwards released their debut album Definitely Maybe in 1994. The following year, the band recorded (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995) with their new drummer Alan White in the midst of rivalry with Britpop peers Blur in the charts. The Gallagher brothers featured regularly in tabloid newspapers for their sibling disputes and wild lifestyles. At the height of their fame, Oasis released their third album, Be Here Now (1997), which was the fastest-selling album in UK chart history. The band lost two long-time members Paul McGuigan and Paul Arthurs between recording and releasing Standing on the Shoulder of Giants (2000) and Heathen Chemistry (2002) and went on to record Don't Believe the Truth (2005) and Dig Out Your Soul (2008).
The Maine
The Maine is an American pop punk band from Tempe, Arizona.Three of the founding members Pat Kirch., Garrett Nickelsen, and Ryan Osterman were in bands all throughout high school including The Kerosene Kids and The Seasons Company. The Maine's original lineup was formed in 2007 by Pat Kirch, Ryan Osterman, Alex Ross, Garrett Nickelsen, and John O'Callaghan while most of the band's members were still attending high school. John was asked to join the band by Pat's brother, Tim Kirch who is also the band's manager. In spring 2007 they added Kennedy who used to sing for a band called Last Call For Camden, which The Maine had performed with. Once he left the band, they got a new singer and switched around members and changed their name to The Summer Set. In 2007, Ryan and Alex left the band. The Maine added guitarist Jared Monaco that same year. They signed to Fearless Records in late 2007, and released their debut EP, The Way We Talk on December 11, 2007. The record hit #45 on the U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums chart and #10 on the Heatseekers chart in 2008 The group has played with bands such as Brighten, Paramore, Good Charlotte, Boys Like Girls, Metro Station, All Time Low, The Academy Is..., Bayside, This Providence, Just Surrender, Lorene Drive Powerspace, Family Force 5, Mayday Parade, Danger:Radio, The Secret Handshake, Ivoryline, Forever The Sickest Kids, Scenes and Sirens, The Cab, and Every Avenue.
Forever The Sickest Kids
Forever the Sickest Kids, often abbreviated as FTSK, is a power pop band from Dallas, Texas signed to Universal Motown Records Group. They played on Warped Tour 2007 from July 16 to August 10. In issue 228 of Alternative Press, FTSK was named the number one underground band in the "22 Best Underground Bands (That Likely Won't Stay Underground for Long)". Their first EP, Television Off, Party On, was released on July 3, 2007. Their debut album, Underdog Alma Mater, was later released on April 29, 2008.
Formation (2006)
Forever the Sickest Kids' roots date back to the members' childhoods. Marc Stewart (guitar) and Kyle Burns (drums) are stepbrothers. Stewart met Kent Garrison (keyboard) in high school. Then, when Garrison went to college, he met up with Jonathan Cook (vocals) and Austin Bello (bass guitar). For a while, Caleb Turman and Bello played together and called themselves Been Bradley, while everyone else from Forever the Sickest Kids played with The Flipside. In late 2006, both of those groups reached a creative standstill, and Forever the Sickest Kids was born.
"Hey Brittany" and EPs (2007)
While browsing PureVolume, lead singer Jonathan Cook accidentally spent $350 that the band didn't have to receive a front page placement of a song that they also didn't have. For this reason, they went into the studio and wrote "Hey Brittany", then recorded it with their producer Geoff Rockwell in a matter of days. Since it was first posted, "Hey Brittany" has garnered many Internet plays and triggered a bidding war among eight major labels. On April 24, 2007, Universal Motown emerged victorious, and released the band's Television Off, Party On EP on July 3. The releases of The Sickest Warped Tour EP and the Hot Party Jamz EP would soon follow
Forever the Sickest Kids' roots date back to the members' childhoods. Marc Stewart (guitar) and Kyle Burns (drums) are stepbrothers. Stewart met Kent Garrison (keyboard) in high school. Then, when Garrison went to college, he met up with Jonathan Cook (vocals) and Austin Bello (bass guitar). For a while, Caleb Turman and Bello played together and called themselves Been Bradley, while everyone else from Forever the Sickest Kids played with The Flipside. In late 2006, both of those groups reached a creative standstill, and Forever the Sickest Kids was born.
"Hey Brittany" and EPs (2007)
While browsing PureVolume, lead singer Jonathan Cook accidentally spent $350 that the band didn't have to receive a front page placement of a song that they also didn't have. For this reason, they went into the studio and wrote "Hey Brittany", then recorded it with their producer Geoff Rockwell in a matter of days. Since it was first posted, "Hey Brittany" has garnered many Internet plays and triggered a bidding war among eight major labels. On April 24, 2007, Universal Motown emerged victorious, and released the band's Television Off, Party On EP on July 3. The releases of The Sickest Warped Tour EP and the Hot Party Jamz EP would soon follow
Rise Against
Rise Against is an American punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1999. Their current line-up consists of four members: Tim McIlrath (vocals, guitar), Joe Principe (bass guitar), Brandon Barnes (drums), and Zach Blair (guitar). The band is currently signed to Geffen Records, a record label owned by Universal Music Group. To date, Rise Against has released five albums, a rare material EP, and one DVD.
Rise Against rose to fame with their first two major label releases, Siren Song of the Counter Culture (2004) and The Sufferer & the Witness (2006), with hits such as "Give It All", "Swing Life Away", "Prayer of the Refugee", and "The Good Left Undone". Their most recent studio album, Appeal to Reason, was released in North America on October 7, 2008.
Rise Against rose to fame with their first two major label releases, Siren Song of the Counter Culture (2004) and The Sufferer & the Witness (2006), with hits such as "Give It All", "Swing Life Away", "Prayer of the Refugee", and "The Good Left Undone". Their most recent studio album, Appeal to Reason, was released in North America on October 7, 2008.
Friday, January 2, 2009
Hehe...my bandana! Ahh!
i'm so bored!! I wanna go ride a bike or something!
Anthony Padilla is so frickin' hott! Haha...RANDOM!
I;m listening to America's Suitehearts by Fall Out Boy-I just love this song!
"Let's hear it for America's Suitehearts!" It it 8:50PM on a Friday night and i have NOTHING to do...that proves i am a complete LOSER! :'( Boo hoo! Have you ever tries to make a pizza in a microwave? Well,i did the other day...it caught on fire!! It was scary! My family keeps on making fun of me! Now i'm listening to I'm SO Sick-Flyleaf. "I'm so sick,Infected with where I liveLet me live without thisEmpty bliss,SelfishnessI'm so sickI'm so sick." Yea..Lacy is deathcore for scremaing like that! It's awesome! I wish i could do that...That'd be sweeeet! Now it's That Green Gentleman-Panic At The Disco..."Things are shaping up to be pretty odd.Little deaths in musical beds.So it seems I’m someone I’ve never met." Oh! I was at the mall the other day...and a couple weeks before i met this dude named Jordan and he gave me his number. He messed up and gave me the wrong number! So i was like, "Great! I'll probably never see him again!"
So,me and my friends were outside by the bike rack and there he was. Walking up to this one group of people. He looked familiar and i asked my friend if that was Jordan...and it was! I was like," Jordan! You're the kid that gave me the wrong number!" I was screaming so everybody looked at me like i was having a spaz attack or something. He was like,"Oh yeah! I realized that when i got to my car,do you want the right number?" "Yah!" He gave it to me and we hung out for a while. Two days later we were talking and we decided to meet up at the mall. OMG i loved it! You had to be there! So yeah...just updating! Oh! And I gotta new guitar for Christmas!
Yippee!! (:
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