In this episode of BackStory, Michael Dion of New England Zoograssers Hot Day at the Zoo tells us the story behind their song “(My Sweet Baby) Boom Boom Boom.” (Thanks to BreakThruRadio.com for the video!)
In this unusual episode of BackStory, Los Angeles rockers Vayden tell us the story behind the cover of “H.A.M.” they’ve done to support the revolution in Libya. Says singer Curtis Casey: “If this song helps ONE more person, pick up ONE more rock, sit down ONE more minute, stand up, or march in sync as
In this episode of BackStory, Jerry DeCicca of The Black Swans tells us the story behind their song “Don’t Blame the Stars.” The story, the video, and the song’s lyrics are below the jump.
In this episode of BackStory, He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister tell us the story behind their song “Takes that I Tell.” They’re doing a residency at the Satellite in LA in May, and they’re worth checking out! The story, the video for the song, and the lyrics are below the jump…
In this episode of BackStory, Canada’s The Alumni tell us the story behind their track “Detroit,” and offer you a FREE DOWNLOAD of the track! The story & download are after the jump…
In this installment of BackStory, Princess Pangolin‘s Julie Carpenter tells us the story behind her song “Heatwave.” If Mark Frauenfelder of BoingBoing says it’s good, you know it is. You can catch Princess Pangolin at LA’s Echoplex on April 1. This song started with the pizzicato violin riff…I started playing that and humming the melody.
In this week’s BackStory installment, Ben Felker of The Fervor shares the story behind the band’s song, “Bent Around A Dying Dream.” I started writing this song on a day when one of my cats died. It began with me just looking for something ugly and desperate sounding to play on the guitar. Something that
Last night, Delicate Steve and Akron/Family took to the stage of a sold-out Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, NY. The room was an eclectic mix of hipsters, music aficionados and indie-rock fans (sometimes as the same person). Delicate Steve, or the 23-year-old virtuoso also known as Steve Marion, recently burst onto the scene with the impressive
In this episode of BackStory, New Jersey’s “Delicate Steve” Marion tells us the story behind his song “Butterfly.” Here is how Butterfly happened. I sat down one day in the place where I make music and took out this small drum machine I bought at a salvation army and turned the speed of it all
In this episode of BackStory, Ryan Camenzuli of Wild International tells us the story behind their song “Mayoridad.” Without getting into too much detail, this song is really about coming to terms with your mistakes and realizing you can only grow from them and hope for the best in the end. Before I wrote this song,