Best New Bands » BackStory http://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 BackStory Bonus!: Netherfriends’ “Bret Easton Ellis Novel” http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/backstory-bonus-netherfriends-bret-easton-ellis-novel/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/backstory-bonus-netherfriends-bret-easton-ellis-novel/#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:08:46 +0000 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

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  1. BackStory Bonus!: Kevin Harrison’s “Here I Am” In another special BONUS installment of BackStory, Kevin Harrison emerges from “New Jersey and The Carolinas” to tell us the story behind his song “Here I am.” The “BackStory” to Here I Am is pretty much the back story to...
  2. BackStory Bonus!: The Bewitched Hands’ “Sea” In this special BONUS edition of BackStory, The Bewitched Hands take a moment to share the lyrics and tell us the story behind their single “Sea.” The first version of the song “sea” was done by Baptiste alone, and has...
  3. BackStory Bonus!: Earl Greyhound’s “Shotgun” In this bonus installment of BackStory, Kamara of New York’s Earl Greyhound tell us the story behind their song “Shotgun.” Shotgun is about arriving at those passages in life where you have to let go of everything you’ve known up...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/backstory-bonus-netherfriends-bret-easton-ellis-novel/feed/ 0 BackStory Bonus!: These United States’ “Old John Chapman Takes a Good Long Walk” http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/backstory-bonus-these-united-states-old-john-chapman-takes-a-good-long-walk/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/backstory-bonus-these-united-states-old-john-chapman-takes-a-good-long-walk/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:00:00 +0000 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,

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  1. These United States vs MTV, 1993 Here’s our former Artists In Residence, These United States with a historical timepiece in the nick of time for 2010: The long-lost submission to MTV, c. 1993. They look about as old as the kids at the pool party, don’t...
  2. BackStory: John Shipe’s “Underground Debutante” In today’s episode, Eugenian singer-songwriter John Shipe gives us the lyrics and story to one of my favorite of his songs, “Underground Debutante.” Enjoy! “Underground Debutante” is my feminist anthem. It’s one of my only songs for which I composed...
  3. Photos: These United States @ Echoplex Just because you can’t ever get too much media from any one event, here are some photos from These United States at the Echoplex: Click through to see more or click on a photo to see the hi-res versions on...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/backstory-bonus-these-united-states-old-john-chapman-takes-a-good-long-walk/feed/ 0 BackStory: Italian Japanese’s “Jeremiah” http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/backstory-italian-japaneses-jeremiah/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/backstory-italian-japaneses-jeremiah/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:00:00 +0000 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

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  1. BackStory: Orange Avenue’s “Just Refrain” 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...
  2. BackStory: Kathryn Ostenberg’s “The Starting Line” This week’s BackStory entry comes from friend of the site and former Artist in Residence Kathryn Ostenberg. In addition to sharing the lyrics and story to a brand new song, she recorded an exclusive video of it (below), so enjoy!...
  3. BackStory: The Fling’s “Devil’s Man” In this episode, Dustin Lovelis of Long Beach, CA’s The Fling tells the story behind their song “Devil’s Man.” The Fling’s album “When the Madhouses Appear” comes out on August 31. I wrote the song, “Devil’s Man” shortly after my...
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  1. BackStory: Kathryn Ostenberg’s “The Starting Line” This week’s BackStory entry comes from friend of the site and former Artist in Residence Kathryn Ostenberg. In addition to sharing the lyrics and story to a brand new song, she recorded an exclusive video of it (below), so enjoy!...
  2. BackStory: Brad Brubaker’s “A Lullaby to Make the Nightmares Go Away” This week Chicago musician Brad Brubaker talks about his song “A Lullaby to Make the Nightmares Go Away” from his album For My Enemies, With Love. On August 27, he opens for PIMProv at Chemicially Unbalanced Theatre, where he will...
  3. BackStory: The Soft Hills’ “The Great Undiscovered” Today we’re kicking off a new, weekly series in which up-and-coming bands share with us the lyrics and stories to their songs. This week’s entry comes from Seattle’s The Soft Hills, telling us the story behind their song “The Great...
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