Best New Bands » Lyrics 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: The Black Swans’ “Don’t Blame the Stars” http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/backstory-the-black-swans-dont-blame-the-stars/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/backstory-the-black-swans-dont-blame-the-stars/#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 23:00:00 +0000 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. The song, “Don’t Blame the Stars”, came about early on in the writing for this record and really gave shape to

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  3. BackStory: Andrew Belle’s “Static Waves” 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...
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  1. BNBTV Spotlight: Verity in Stereo, “One Shot” BestNewBands.com Verity in Stereo. Hmm.  My first reaction is to look up the word ‘verity.’ verity |ˈveritē|: noun ( pl. -ties), a true principle or belief, esp. one of fundamental importance : the eternal verities. Now, “in Stereo”?  How about...
  2. Verity in Stereo and Root Glen Rock an Old School House of Rock The Stage Mural @ The Court Tavern The Court Tavern used to be just one of a slew of rock venues in New Brunswick, NJ. Pavement played their first live show there. The Smithereens once considered it their second home....
  3. Introducing our Artists in Residence for February: Ivan & Alyosha! We’re excited to welcome Seattle’s Ivan & Alyosha as our Artists in Residence for February 2011! Today’s video includes a little behind-the-scenes as the band plays pool during some downtime, followed by a performance of their song “I Was Born...
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  2. BackStory: The Horn The Hunt’s’ “Old Town Cow” In this episode of BackStory, Clare of The Horn The Hunt shares the story behind their song “Old Town Cow” and then offers you a FREE download of their single “Raptor.” I try to get a mix of storytelling and...
  3. BackStory Bonus!: Ivan & Alyosha’s “Fathers Be Kind” photo by Jose Mandojana In this special bonus episode of BackStory, Pete from Ivan & Alyosha (our Artists in Residence for February 2011!) tells us the story behind their song “Fathers Be Kind.” “Fathers Be Kind” took about a year...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/backstory-wild-internationals-mayoridad/feed/ 0 BackStory Bonus!: Ivan & Alyosha’s “Fathers Be Kind” http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/backstory-bonus-ivan-alyoshas-fathers-be-kind/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/backstory-bonus-ivan-alyoshas-fathers-be-kind/#comments Sat, 22 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000 photo by Jose Mandojana In this special bonus episode of BackStory, Pete from Ivan & Alyosha (our Artists in Residence for February 2011!) tells us the story behind their song “Fathers Be Kind.” “Fathers Be Kind” took about a year to take full shape. I had the verse and melody in my head for a

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