In this special bonus episode of BackStory, briefly Fujiya & Miyagi tell us the story behind their song “Yoyo.” Yoyo… This is about people being unable to make their minds up without outside influences. It could also be about mood swings or it could just be about a yoyo.
In this week’s episode, Andrew Belle tells us the story behind his song “Static Waves.” Static Waves was really an accident that happened while we were in the middle of making ‘The Ladder’ two years ago. We had just begun production on an up-tempo version of a song from the record called ‘Oh My Stars’
Our readers selected Via Audio’s “Babies” as the number one song of 2010, which peaked our curiosity. We wanted to know more about the song, and we figured you might, too, so here’s Tom Deis from Via Audio’s story behind this song… The demo for Babies was born in the summer of 2007 after I
Picked By: Lauren Novik Who: The Wombats Where: The Satellite, Los Angeles When: Wednesday, Jan. 12th at 8:30pm Cost: $12-14 Age Restrictions: 21+ From Lauren Novik: “The Wombats will be rocking out at Silverlake’s Satellite (formerly Spaceland) this Wednesday, January 12, and you do not want to miss the chance to check out these
Welcome to the first Weekend Playlist of 2011! Review some of the musical events from the week with these 10 fresh tracks… “Dumb (Live at the WOW Hall)” – Medium Troy Monica Christoffels began 2011 at the WOW Hall with Medium Troy. Monica wrote, “The aptly-dubbed ‘Kings of the WOW Hall’ certainly lived up to
BestNewBands.com I have a really big crush on Minneapolis right now. I get butterflies in my stomach thinking of Twin Cities acts such as Atmosphere, The Goondas (check them out on bestnewbands.com), Zoo Animal, and, now, up-and-comers Phantom Tails. Phantom Tails’ influences cover basically the entire spectrum of music and then some—from Chopin to
Picked by Jesse Diener-Bennett, Laurel Kathleen, & Lauren Novik Who: Grouplove w/Guards Where: Bootleg Theater, Los Angeles, CA When: Monday Jan. 3rd, 9:30pm Cost: Free! Age Restrictions: 21+ From Laurel Kathleen: This January, catch one of Los Angeles’ hottest up and coming bands for free every Monday night at The Bootleg Theater. They’re called
As we welcome the new year, BestNewBands.com would like to take one last look at the magical, music-filled year that was 2010. photo credit: Jesse Diener-Bennett “Babies” – Via Audio Jesse Diener-Bennett caught Via Audio in concert earlier this month, and had this to say: “Via Audio ended their set with ‘Babies,’ which features the
The votes are in, and you selected Back Pocket Memory’s “Bergerac” as the Best Video of 2010! We chatted with the band about the video and more as we ring out 2010 and ring in 2011… Leona Laurie: Last time we spoke, we talked mostly about the band & your upcoming plans (http://bestnewbands.com/bands/item/838-back-pocket-memory-does-a-mini-residency-on-bestnewbandscom). This
Via Audio may have released “Babies” in late 2009, slightly ahead of the release of their 2010 album Animalore, but it caught your attention in 2010, and according to BestNewBands.com readers, it’s the Number One Song of the year. Tenth Row Concerts caught this great video of the band performing “Babies” in Washington DC this