Hello Friends,
Recently it seems as though every time we write to you guys we have bad news, and we apologize for that, but we've learned in life you can't have the sweet without the sour. As a band we have been very fortunate over the years that our sweet times have greatly outweighed the sour ones, and a great deal of that is owed to you, the fans. Which is why we wanted this news to come from us and not some bullshit gossip site.
As of 4 weeks ago, My Chemical Romance and Bob Bryar parted ways. This was a painful decision for all of us to make and was not taken lightly. We wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors and expect you all to do the same.
We also wanted to give you all a quick heads up on how the record is progressing. We have been writing some very powerful new songs so this week the four of us entered the studio once again, and what has been ending up on tape each night is some of the most exciting and honest work we have ever created.
Pink Floyd News
Rock band Pink Floyd have launched legal action against record label EMI over payment of online royalties and the marketing of their music. The group, signed to EMI since 1967, are disputing the way payments for their digital sales are calculated. They are also seeking a ruling on whether the label can sell individual tracks from their original albums. Pink Floyd did not appear at the first hearing of what is expected to be a lengthy case. Their lawyer, Robert Howe QC, told the court that the musicians wanted "to know where they stand as a matter of contract". Mr Howe said EMI contend that the sale of individual tracks from albums "only applies to the physical product and does not apply online". He added that the practice "makes no commercial sense" and contravenes agreements signed by both parties. Pink Floyd's back catalogue is the most lucrative in pop music apart from that of The Beatles.
Soundwave 2010 - Jimmy Eat World
Shortlisted as the most popular band among the acts at Soundwave Festival 2010, Jimmy Eat World are a live act made for Soundwave and after coming out of recording sessions 2 weeks prior to Soundwave week and managing their sidewaves as well did not disappoint anyone, except for those My Chemical Romance fans that solely bought tickets to see them, but that's another story.
Following Jane's Addiction, Jimmy Eat World were the first 'night' set and what better way to start off by getting the crowd into it with one of their many sing-a-longs - Sweetness. Though the set was mainly predictable, this opener was probably not as fans were expecting A Praise Chorus to open (which evidently came right after), but for the majority of the people at Soundwave, they did opt for a majority of Bleed American songs with remnants of their other records - which left most fans satisfied.
Definitely not the loudest set imaginable for Jimmy Eat World, with at least 4 tracks from my favourite record - Clarity, it really wasn't the best set to mosh too, although it did make Faith No More louder than first imagined. So maybe there's a positive eh? JEW followed radio favourite Let It Happen and Always Be from their newest record - 2008's Chase This Light. JEW apoligised and damn right so for not touring down under for the promotion of Chase This Light, but made up for it even more (as much of a lie as it was although I have to admit that the crowds this year were probably near 50000) by telling Sydney that this is the best place they ever played. I'll leave it up to you to decide.
Vintage were waiting for vintage tracks this didn't take long with Lucky Denver Mint up next yet, we were still waiting for a louder track!! Nevertheless, people at Eastern Creek with their special other had a good time and it made it even better with 23 from Futures. JEW expresses their emotional all here making it a memorable set.
But surely Short. Fast. Loud. didn't sponsor the event for this old school crap right? You betcha! Get It Faster finally started to get spme speed and sound into fans early and the pit finally started to have some hardcore energy that I was waiting for. No Sensitivity emerged and those that hadn't the song weren't sure if it was really them, but it sufficed for a little buffer song, before more from Futures - Work and Futures following and the crowd began to get some life, peaking in the right time for the last 30 mins of the set!
Though Jimmy Eat World's enegy was not like many other bands before, their ability to write such a wide range of songs was won over fans instead of their stage banter and antics, like Jane's Addiction or AFI before them. somewhat lifeless to what some of their records sound like but the music up close and personal is infinitely better than paying 20 bucks for a CD.
Down the stretch is where Jimmy Eat World like to excel, we aren't disappointed with the latter parts of their Soundwave Sydney Set. Starting off the finale with their single from Chase This Light – Big Casino begins the loudness and rocking attitude we had been waiting for and fans really knew what was to come, or at least hope! Blister, their popular track from Clarity set the pit off, and then followed by Hear You Me and their energy was really starting to peak; but as the clock was winding down and fans actually didn't know how many songs were left due to the timing problems earlier in the day (possibly due to Alexisonfire?), overdrive turned on and volume set to 11 – Bleed American starts to blast before crowd favourite – Pain and as JEW announce good night and farewell to Sydney, there could only be one song left – unless there was an encore (which had not happened so far at the festival and if could happen I guess right?) The Middle began to rock the house down and the radio hit from 2001 made it a very successful set for JEW and most fans weren't too disappoint, except for a lack of Futures track, but that could always wait for the sideshow at UNSW Roundhouse on Tuesday. Near perfect Music Festival set and I am personally glad that they got to play 23, so all in all a very successful outing for Jimmy Eat World – 8/10.
Following Jane's Addiction, Jimmy Eat World were the first 'night' set and what better way to start off by getting the crowd into it with one of their many sing-a-longs - Sweetness. Though the set was mainly predictable, this opener was probably not as fans were expecting A Praise Chorus to open (which evidently came right after), but for the majority of the people at Soundwave, they did opt for a majority of Bleed American songs with remnants of their other records - which left most fans satisfied.
Definitely not the loudest set imaginable for Jimmy Eat World, with at least 4 tracks from my favourite record - Clarity, it really wasn't the best set to mosh too, although it did make Faith No More louder than first imagined. So maybe there's a positive eh? JEW followed radio favourite Let It Happen and Always Be from their newest record - 2008's Chase This Light. JEW apoligised and damn right so for not touring down under for the promotion of Chase This Light, but made up for it even more (as much of a lie as it was although I have to admit that the crowds this year were probably near 50000) by telling Sydney that this is the best place they ever played. I'll leave it up to you to decide.
Vintage were waiting for vintage tracks this didn't take long with Lucky Denver Mint up next yet, we were still waiting for a louder track!! Nevertheless, people at Eastern Creek with their special other had a good time and it made it even better with 23 from Futures. JEW expresses their emotional all here making it a memorable set.
But surely Short. Fast. Loud. didn't sponsor the event for this old school crap right? You betcha! Get It Faster finally started to get spme speed and sound into fans early and the pit finally started to have some hardcore energy that I was waiting for. No Sensitivity emerged and those that hadn't the song weren't sure if it was really them, but it sufficed for a little buffer song, before more from Futures - Work and Futures following and the crowd began to get some life, peaking in the right time for the last 30 mins of the set!
Though Jimmy Eat World's enegy was not like many other bands before, their ability to write such a wide range of songs was won over fans instead of their stage banter and antics, like Jane's Addiction or AFI before them. somewhat lifeless to what some of their records sound like but the music up close and personal is infinitely better than paying 20 bucks for a CD.
Down the stretch is where Jimmy Eat World like to excel, we aren't disappointed with the latter parts of their Soundwave Sydney Set. Starting off the finale with their single from Chase This Light – Big Casino begins the loudness and rocking attitude we had been waiting for and fans really knew what was to come, or at least hope! Blister, their popular track from Clarity set the pit off, and then followed by Hear You Me and their energy was really starting to peak; but as the clock was winding down and fans actually didn't know how many songs were left due to the timing problems earlier in the day (possibly due to Alexisonfire?), overdrive turned on and volume set to 11 – Bleed American starts to blast before crowd favourite – Pain and as JEW announce good night and farewell to Sydney, there could only be one song left – unless there was an encore (which had not happened so far at the festival and if could happen I guess right?) The Middle began to rock the house down and the radio hit from 2001 made it a very successful set for JEW and most fans weren't too disappoint, except for a lack of Futures track, but that could always wait for the sideshow at UNSW Roundhouse on Tuesday. Near perfect Music Festival set and I am personally glad that they got to play 23, so all in all a very successful outing for Jimmy Eat World – 8/10.
08 March 2010
Comments: (0)Labels: Alternative Rock, Bleed American, Futures, Hardcore, Jimmy Eat World, Live Act, Soundwave 2010
Story of the Year - The Constant
Alternative Metal rockers Story of the Year come out with a new record for 2010 and isn't the title fitting - The Constant. Anything but, is the new album with their variety of influences of styles mixing some hardcore, funk metal and alternative rock as well as the presumptious emo-pop lyrics gives fans new hope and especially Australian fans - a solid act for Soundwave Festival 2011. Yes that's right. i have already been looking. And wouldn't we also love Jimmy Eat World to come back soon, especially given that Aussie fans know of a new and in recording album to be released over the new future. But that's another story altogether.
The Constant opens with The Children Sing and it proves to be an epic and suitable opening track to the record. A great pop-metal track with accompaniment from some children makes it a fun and great sing-a-long for the live stages. But the next track really shows what Story of the Year bring to the table - The Ghost of You and I, a shoe in for their live single of the album. Using great melodies with a bit of the old 'short, fast and loud' treatment to make their point as the songs transitions into what fans love - Emo-Rock lyrics mixed with some alternative metal melodies as they are 'longing for daylight'.
To The Burial presents us with a slower but more epic and just as loud track indefinitely leave us with moments of screamo and hardcore in our ears. A bit of punk-rock follows the opeing chorus and every other chorus to keep us in our seats, the pop and radio friendly feature of this track makes it really the lowlight of the record.
The Dream Is Over shows us Page Avenue saga Story of the Year which all listeners will love with the under-melody and the lyrics are the subtle but most important part of the track - they just know how to put our feelings into words, who really wants to wake up from a dream?
Are we looking for more vintage Story of the Year? You bectcha! Time Goes On and so do Story of the Year as their new record looks to invograte old fans who are still stuck on Page Avenue. Interesting lyrics as well as how we choose to interpret them but they sit down and realise that lives came and gone but time still goes on.
The Constant finish with a speed-metal/hardcore track that's title doesn't have the best intentions, but that's we love them isn't it? Eye For An Eye really shows why Story of the Year have produced such commercial success - their ability to be different from other alternative-metal/post-hardcore groups and present such varying material with a vast array of influences, but still able to keep their core music writing styles to please old fans and still keep their fan base growing.
7/10
The Constant opens with The Children Sing and it proves to be an epic and suitable opening track to the record. A great pop-metal track with accompaniment from some children makes it a fun and great sing-a-long for the live stages. But the next track really shows what Story of the Year bring to the table - The Ghost of You and I, a shoe in for their live single of the album. Using great melodies with a bit of the old 'short, fast and loud' treatment to make their point as the songs transitions into what fans love - Emo-Rock lyrics mixed with some alternative metal melodies as they are 'longing for daylight'.
To The Burial presents us with a slower but more epic and just as loud track indefinitely leave us with moments of screamo and hardcore in our ears. A bit of punk-rock follows the opeing chorus and every other chorus to keep us in our seats, the pop and radio friendly feature of this track makes it really the lowlight of the record.
The Dream Is Over shows us Page Avenue saga Story of the Year which all listeners will love with the under-melody and the lyrics are the subtle but most important part of the track - they just know how to put our feelings into words, who really wants to wake up from a dream?
Are we looking for more vintage Story of the Year? You bectcha! Time Goes On and so do Story of the Year as their new record looks to invograte old fans who are still stuck on Page Avenue. Interesting lyrics as well as how we choose to interpret them but they sit down and realise that lives came and gone but time still goes on.
The Constant finish with a speed-metal/hardcore track that's title doesn't have the best intentions, but that's we love them isn't it? Eye For An Eye really shows why Story of the Year have produced such commercial success - their ability to be different from other alternative-metal/post-hardcore groups and present such varying material with a vast array of influences, but still able to keep their core music writing styles to please old fans and still keep their fan base growing.
7/10
Jane's Addiction News
History has a habit of repeating itself and not for the first time, founding member Eric Avery has walked out on Jane's Addiction. Claiming the "experiment is at an end," the remaining members of the band have vowed to continue and have drafted in the bottom-end services of erstwhile Guns N'Roses and Velvet Revolver bassist Duff McKagan.
Having completed an Australian tour in Perth on Monday (Mar. 1), Avery announced on Twitter that his days with Jane's Addiction were over.
"That's it with equal parts regret and relief," he wrote.
It's been clear that all hasn't been well within the band. In addition to using his Twitter account to count down the days of the Australian tour, the bassist had been absent from recent group shots as well as revealing that he wasn't a part of the writing process.
The response from Jane's Addiction has been cryptic to say the least, with singer Perry Farrell writing, "Slipping out of that shell of a past. Wow we're on to something faster now. And so worth the wait." No, we're not sure what that means either.
Avery previously quit Jane's Addiction in 1991 and he refused to take part in their first reunion of 1999-2004. His place was then taken by a succession of bassists including Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea.
Jane's Addiction are reported to be writing new material with Duff McKagan which is likely to form the basis of the follow-up o 2003's 'Strays'. Avery is thought to be pursuing a solo career.
Having completed an Australian tour in Perth on Monday (Mar. 1), Avery announced on Twitter that his days with Jane's Addiction were over.
"That's it with equal parts regret and relief," he wrote.
It's been clear that all hasn't been well within the band. In addition to using his Twitter account to count down the days of the Australian tour, the bassist had been absent from recent group shots as well as revealing that he wasn't a part of the writing process.
The response from Jane's Addiction has been cryptic to say the least, with singer Perry Farrell writing, "Slipping out of that shell of a past. Wow we're on to something faster now. And so worth the wait." No, we're not sure what that means either.
Avery previously quit Jane's Addiction in 1991 and he refused to take part in their first reunion of 1999-2004. His place was then taken by a succession of bassists including Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea.
Jane's Addiction are reported to be writing new material with Duff McKagan which is likely to form the basis of the follow-up o 2003's 'Strays'. Avery is thought to be pursuing a solo career.
Alkaline Trio - This Addiction
This Addiction was promoted as a return to roots for the Alkaline Trio, no doubt as a ploy to bait old fans who have been waiting over ten years for the second coming of Goddamnit! With Matt Allison (the producer responsible for most of the band's earliest work) manning the boards and new label Epitaph footing the bill, things looked promising. The lead single and title track was a great start, and showed itself to be close to a return to form, with its blazing surge of guitars and slightly vintage feel (traces of "My Friend Peter" can be heard), and it seemed to reveal a band with something to prove. However, the deeper you get into This Addiction the more apparent it becomes that the model for their punk past must be From Here to Infirmary (not the heralded classic Goddamnit!), since the end result is still the same polished album full of vaguely gothic and bloody references where characters like Draculina live — no real bitterness, sore-throat defiance, or endearing heartache to be found. Despite their efforts to convince listeners otherwise, Alkaline Trio just can't seem to recapture the spirit of their early days, when purpose and emotion fueled every note. Instead, one is left with totally competent — and at times, yes, catchy — songs that ring just a bit too hollow compared to the urgent leave-it-all-on-the-floor guts of those earliest releases. Once the listener gets past the initial bait and switch, This Addiction takes a few spins to sink in, but when it does, several tracks do stick out of the bunch, the title track and "Off the Map" being some of the strongest. Dan Andriano has a solid showing, but with only three songs compared to Matt Skiba's eight, it would have been nice to hear him more, especially since Skiba's lyrics leave much to be desired. So despite the polished and punchy singalong choruses, This Addiction is really just more of the same recycled melodies from the Trio rather than any sort of rebirth. Those who have been enjoying what the Alkaline Trio have been releasing for the better part of the 2000s will love This Addiction all the same, but everyone else who still clings to hope of the band reclaiming its former fury may finally just throw up their hands and move on.
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