In this special bonus episode of BackStory, Netherfriends tell us the story behind their song “Bret Easton Ellis Novel.” The song starts out as a song about friends that I wish I could be. I was obsessed with the idea of false reality and how perfect our lives would be with small changes that may
In this bonus episode of BackStory, friends of the site and former Artists in Residence These United States share the story behind their song “Old John Chapman Takes a Good Long Walk.” Their six-week tour starts this Thursday in Chicago. You can find dates and info at http://www.myspace.com/theseunited or http://www.facebook.com/theseunitedstates. Most people know John Chapman,
In this episode, the guys from Italian Japanese share the lyrics to “Jeremiah” and the song’s backstory. Jeremiah is about my friend’s younger brother. His name was actually Lance. We were all very close, like family. At the age of 4, Lance was diagnosed with leukemia. He developed many issues along with the leukemia and
In this installment of BackStory, Florida’s Orange Avenue shares the story and video behind their song “Just Refrain.” This is the first song and also our first single that we are pushing right now that is off of our EP titled RESET. We shot a video for this song at Dale Earnhardt, Jr.’s nightclub called Whiskey