BackStory: Empires’ “Bang”

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Photo by Jen Hopper In this episode of BackStory, Sean Van Vleet of Empires tells us the story behind their song “Bang.” Bang came more naturally than most songs I’ve written. I remember hanging out in a buddy’s garage listening to old rock records from bands I hadn’t heard of at the time. As soon

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Weekend Playlist – Best Videos of 2010

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Today we’ll be trying something different for the Weekend Playlist: instead of audio, we’ll be featuring the nominees for Best Videos of 2010. Enjoy! “Bergerac” – Back Pocket Memory: Leona Laurie interviewed the Burbank, CA band in early November. Here’s an excerpt of their conversation: LL: If you had to choose five words to describe

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THE BEST OF POLLS CLOSE TODAY!

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The voting in our six Best Of polls ends today, so get your votes in NOW! Here are links to the six polls: Best Artist: http://bestnewbands.com/bands/item/950-bestnewbandscoms-year-end-best-of-best-artist-of-2010 Best Album: http://bestnewbands.com/albums/item/947-bestnewbandscoms-year-end-best-of-best-album-of-2010 Best Song: http://bestnewbands.com/songs/item/944-bestnewbandscoms-year-end-best-of-best-song-of-2010 Best Video: http://bestnewbands.com/videos/item/927-bestnewbandscoms-year-end-best-of-best-video-of-2010 Best Live Show: http://bestnewbands.com/shows/item/932-bestnewbandscoms-year-end-best-of-best-concert/event-of-2010 Best Venue: http://bestnewbands.com/venues/item/938-bestnewbandscoms-year-end-best-of-best-venue-of-2010 Results will go up in a couple of weeks, with interviews with our

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Weekend Playlist – Best Artists of 2010

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photo credit: Lauren Novik 2010’s slowly coming to an end, and at BNB we’re counting it down with a Best of 2010 Awards list. For this week’s playlist, here are songs from some of the nominees for Best Artist. “Janglin” – Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros ES&MZ is no stranger to this site: the

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Words and Music with Pepper Rabbit

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Several hours before they rocked The Echo, I got a chance to sit down with Pepper Rabbit and chat about the recent release of their debut album Beauregard, their next album, and their currently hectic schedule. I was first introduced to the band by BnB Editor Leona Laurie’s album review of Beauregard (for the full album

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