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Who does your favorite artist want for their President?

Michael — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:04:13 +0000

Special MSbands.com ONLY featured blog!!

Within this next blog we asked Coheed and Cambria, Rachael Yamagata and last but certainly not least Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie!!

Each participant was asked each of the following questions via e-mail/phone.

Simply stated: Obama or McCain?

If Obama: Would you rather have Hillary?

If McCain: How do you feel about his running mate?

What will change your vote?

Coheed and Cambria

This was in an e-mail format and equally discussed amongst the band’s members.

MSbands:Obama or McCain?:

C&C:it’s an obvious question when you look at the policies each candidate goes by. its either you want bush for another 4 years or you want someone that can at least attempt to make a change and someone that you know is going to at least try.

MSbands:Would you rather have Hillary?

C&C: with [her] as our president it would still be better than bush or another bush for 4 years. plus with a guy who already knows how things are run, we are looking pretty good.

MSbands: What will change your vote?

C&C: theres no way in hell we are voting for another bush, lets put it that way.

Rachael Yamagata

This was on a phone interview which lasted not more than a minute, which was not easy to come across. But I got the answers in which satisfy what I need for this to be meaningful!

MSbands: Obama or McCain?

Rachael Yamagata: Quite honestly I don’t agree with any of their (McCain/Obama) viewpoints. The ones which I actually agree with, don’t satisfy what I want. The abortion, firearms, war and taxes just don’t flow well for each one individually. Or quite simply I just don’t know (a short pause with a stutter) y-yet.

MSbands: Would you rather have Hillary?

Rachael Yamagata: Yeah.

MSbands: What will change your vote?

Rachael Yamagata: Ummm, just seeing what happens I guess, there is still time left so one of them will have to pull something together that works for everyone. I gotta go , sorry, but thanks!

Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie

MSbands: Obama or McCain?

Chris Walla: mccain for now but the current situations are fluctuating my vote

MSbands: How do you feel about his running mate?

Chris Walla: that’s exactly why my vote is fluctuating. i can see why he made the decision, but although it was a clever attempt to gain votes it backfired.

MSbands: What will change your vote?

Chris Walla: time. the next three - four weeks really will get a solid decision in gear for me

There will be more artists coming soon! Stay tuned if you want to hear what Relient K, Cute is What We Aim for & This Providence have to say!

Seattle Hempfest 2008

Michael — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:31:01 +0000

Seattle, Washington. August 16th & 17th. What a great two days those were. Let’s go over what Hempfest is, then we can discuss the festivities… and the great merchandise and hemp products!

Seattle Hempfest started in 1991. It’s goal is to, in a nutshell, legalize cannabis. There are thousands upon thousands of facts and arguments supporting pot apposed to the handful of reasons against it. Upon entering you instantly cannot walk a foot around hempfest without smelling the sweet smell of cannabis. You hear the sound of artists such as Los Marijuanos, or Handful of Luvin’, which is the perfect pot smoking music. This years theme was to legalize industrial hemp. It can help the economy, the environment, agriculture and many other factors in our society.

The highlight of my day there was seeing Rick Steves!

Rick Steves is the host on many travel shows, traveling mostly around Europe. Showing Tourists what to do, and where to do it.
He preached about how something must be done… it must be now, so on so forth, etc. But the way he preached it was just so moving. Perhaps it felt so patriotic due to the large array of Obama posters everywhere you look, aligned with marijuana leaves on the sides. Or perhaps it could just be the smell in the air possibly making me a little loopy.

So there was great great food there, and a normal festival based pricing cost. But the most reasonable priced goods were the hash brownies and cookies!

What person wouldn’t buy a 5 dollar hash brownie so he/she can eat it in front of one of the hundreds of cops around the area. There are plenty of cops just watching to make sure no one is physically hurt. The police will not arrest you for smoking or possessing paraphernalia of any kind. It allows everyone to be happy, safe and stoned.

There were 5 stages!! One reggae, one folk, one TECHNO!, another two stages of soft rock, and then a few speakers at the stages in between performances.

Seattle Hempfest is every year, the third weekend of August! But if you missed it, then you can always check out Portland Hempstalk during the first weekend of September!
If you have ANY questions, please just post them here!
Thanks!

Concert Guide Summer ‘08. ‘Best Concerts’ list!

Michael — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 05:56:14 +0000

Hello there! I am sure if you are stumbling upon this blog you have some kind of interest in music in one way or another… maybe? Well assuming you do, then this is the blog you wanna read if you are looking for a concert to go to this summer!!

Jack Johnson

Jack Johnson is heading everywhere around the United States and Canada. From New York to Miami, to Seattle to the southern tip of California, Jack Johnson is getting his way around after the past few extremely successful albums. If you like music with great lyrics, rhythm and an overall simple yet cheerful feel to it, don’t miss it when he comes your way!

WARPED TOUR

Warped Tour has a great lineup this year, but varies in most areas. Every area will get to enjoy Angels & Airwaves, which is the headliner. Depending on your area you may even get to see… *gasp* JEFFREE STAR!! Danger Radio, sadly along with Cute is What We Aim for, is on a tour which you can most likely catch as well!

If you are wondering about warped tour, you can go to Warped Tour.com’s Dates Section and see if you missed it. If you are in the upper half of the United States it isn’t too late! California gets to enjoy Warped Tour returning back as well for a second trip in 2008!

Colbie Caillat & John Mayer

Do you live in Colorado, California, Texas, Arizona? Roughly in that area? Well if you are a die hard Colbie or John Mayer fan I highly suggest you check this tour out. Two of the hottest artists in the pop/rock category at this time in the same venue!? Yeah, hot stuff, extremely hot stuff. Too bad I am all the way up here in Seattle!

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DOWNLOAD Jack Johnson- Upside Down

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Top 5 songs for your 4th of July party!

Michael — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:31:34 +0000

I am sure most of you fellas are going to do something of a social matter on the fourth of July…

If you are not then this playlist will please you just as much I am sure.

Number 5:

Galaxie 500 - Fourth of July

This song involves the festive spirit along with the perfect background music for when you pop open your Coronas or Henry Weinhard Bottled Rootbeers. Check out the YouTube video for yourself!! They also have a few other great songs on their MySpace!

Number 4:

Just Jack - Starz in Their Eyes

A house-ish UK type of dance music which will surely grasp your audience right before they take the first bite out of their grilled hot dog / veggie dog. Just Jack has a sound similar to a funky version of The Streets remixed by a DJ with some techno-ish beats. If you want to check it out just click the above video!

Number 3:

Albert Hammond Jr. - 101

Albert Hammond Jr. is a member of ‘The Strokes’… bassist rather. He boasts a sound in which relieves the troubled soul with an attached guitar and drum set. ‘101′ is a song about returning to home… returning home for the holidays? You decide, just watch the video!

PAUSE: Cute girl just for the spirit

Number 2:

Sam Sparro - Black & Gold

That video is not the official video but these videos MSbands.com is posting right here isn’t meant for your viewing pleasure but rather for your sense of sound. This song is pretty much perfect for the intro to your fireworks show. It involves the electro/firework beats as well as the song has lyrics involving stars, sky and absence of a loved one… which is SO perfect for the activities of fireworks, right?

Number 1:
Jack Johnson - Upside Down

Jack Johnson is a perfect selection when it comes to pretty much any kind of “shindig”. This song especially just celebrates a great climax to a wonderful day/night. “We will sing and dance… I don’t want this feeling to go away…”. Just great lyrics for a perfect day… I can’t say much more… except if you have a projector then this would be a great video to blast for everyone to see.

Wait a sec… Don’t you need some firework suggestions? Yeah! Heh, I think you do ;).

LADYBUGS

These babies start off like a spinning disk then out of nowhere fly up to the sky quite rapidly and explode. They will run you about 4 dollars for a pack just like this… Well worth every 10 cents.

Have a save Fourth of July mates!!
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Watch Wanted for Free Online!

Michael — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:41:25 +0000

Yes! That is right! The entire movie ‘Wanted’ for free! You can stream it online… OR you can download the high speed high quality version! How great is that!?

‘A young man finds out his long lost father is an assassin. And when his father is murdered, the son is recruited into his father’s old organization and trained by a man named Sloan to follow in his dad’s footsteps.’ The film goes is a clash between the shock affect of ‘Saw’ and the effects/violence of ‘The Transporter’.

STREAMING:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5

DOWNLOAD:
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Free Download and Stream of Iron Man!

Michael — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:25:09 +0000

Watch Iron Man! For Free!!!

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Fleet Foxes, Tila Tequila, & more free mp3s

Michael — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 23:39:38 +0000

Fleet Foxes.

The Fleet Foxes are a Seattle based indie/folk band.

“We aim to be adventurous and true to ourselves and to enjoy our time together—the music we make is a reflection of our instincts. To me, the most enjoyable thing in the world is to sing harmony with people, so we do that a bunch. We love acoustic guitars, electric guitars, big rolling tom drums, mandolins, dulcimers, bass guitars, bass pedals, organs, pianos, kotos, and most of all harmony and melody. We’ve succeeded for ourselves if we’ve made a song where every instrument is doing something interesting and melodic. ”

I have ‘Winter White Hymnal’ by the Fleet Foxes up for grabs in this free mp3. Winter White Hymnal is one of their most popular songs, and one of the most descriptive and rhythmic. I would recommend a download of it!
Fleet Foxes - Winter White Hymnal free download

Tila Tequila

Tila Tequila has been mentioned before here on MSbands.com… quite a few times actually. I suppose you could say we have quite a fancy for her. Just look at that picture… come on? Yeah… thought so. Tila has been featured on countless magazines within the past two years thanks mainly to her MySpace fame. She has over 3 million MySpace friends with millions of plays on her MySpace music player. She is currently busting up the local Los Angeles club scene with her hardcore music.

Oh and to top it all off, here is a free Tila Tequila mp3 download of ‘I Love You’ courtesy of MSbands.com

Tila Tequila - I Love You free mp3 download

BEESTINGS

BEESTINGS are a Seattle based indie/rock band who boast a sound which instantly gives you the craving you were searching for when you were browsing for indie-rock music. The sound is comparable to the riffs and sounds of Minus the Bear, lyrics similar to Bright Eyes ( in a less pessimistic way ) and the voice of a softly spoken, good hearted, gentle… well honestly I can’t compare it to anyone. If you are in the mood for some gentle indie-rock I really recommend this band… PLUS they have 3 free songs up for download on their MySpace page!!

BEESTINGS on MySpace.com

The Kooks

The Kooks have a brand new single out titled ‘Shine On’. The Kooks are a U.K band who are making a huge hit in the U.S. They just recently played a MySpace Secret Show at a Coffee Shop over in Portland,Oregon where thousands of fans waited for a chance to see a glimpse of The Kooks.

Music Video of : The Kooks - Shine On

And to top it all off MSbands.com offers a free download of The Kooks - Shine On
The Kooks - Shine On free mp3 download

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And the winner is David… Which one!?

Michael — Thu, 22 May 2008 05:57:24 +0000

David Cook is the new winner of American Idol!!

David Cook took in a majority of 12 million votes, beating David Archuleta. It was truly a David vs. David battle.

Simon says “For the first time in forever, I don’t really care who wins, you are both winners.”
It sounds as if David Cook will receive much publicity in the near future but as far as long term MSbands.com feels as if David Archuleta will go further and receive more publicty and record deals. Similar to how the whole Ruben vs. Clay worked out.

Time of my life - David Cook

From a recent bulletin on MySpace.com by Jeffree Star

Dear David Cook,

Please come over so I can suck your dick.

You’re really cute.

Love,

Miss Jeffree

MSbands.com wants to know how you feel about this!!
Which david did you want!?

5 Careers in Music you didn’t know existed!

Michael — Thu, 08 May 2008 22:45:15 +0000

Discover five careers in music in which nearly everyone can do… if they have the passion for it!

1: - Street Team Organizer
A street team is usually a group of people who promote a band/event. Most concerts come into a town and awareness of the concert is promoted by fliers, ads, or even free C.Ds of the artists. The people you see distributing these are more likely than not part of a street team. Every artist needs a good street team in order to make strong ticket sales when they come into your town.

Try to recruit people of an age that appeal to your audience!

Do you have strong event planning skills? Do you enjoy the end result of a project? Do you simply just strive to have a successful outcome? Interested in the music industry? Perhaps consider the job of a street team organizer. Organize one artist that you admire to start out with, then move on to hold a handful of artists who you organize events for? Who knows where this could take you?

Jobs: MySpace Jobs for Concert Promoter

2: - Album designer

Every band/artist needs an album if they want to get their name out there. If you were an artist wouldn’t you want something with hand made quality? Think about it? Physical Compact Disc sales have been dropping exponentially for the past decade. What is one of the incentives you can give the customer to purchase your C.D? Custom artwork in your album! You can’t download that and print it off the internet, it would look pretty crumby.

Many new albums (such as the Smoosh album cover for She Like Electric above ) are putting in incentives that drive consumers to purchase the physical C.D. These incentives include giveaways with a Proof of Purchase code, or a limited edition band sticker/pin. Custom Artwork is just one of the many great incentives that consumers want!

3: - Show Reviewer

Like taking pictures of bands? Do you always tell your friends about the concert you went to last weekend?

This guy right here has a good idea for a career… but I think many people could probably do a better job without sounding so drunken and creepy. Aside from that a concert reviewer can make any amount of money depending on how strong of a drive to succeed you have. Do you want to have your article featured in the town paper for free? Or maybe start an online blog? If you really want you could start your own column in your state’s newspaper?… it can be done.

4: - Concert Decorator

Many of us strive to express ourselves to show our individuality on a daily basis. Personally I show mine by my MySpace Profile Song, my blogs and even what shirt I put on in the morning. Are you one of those people who think about becoming an interior designer? Like designing sets for school performances? Need some practice before you step out into the real world? A great way to start is to design and/or decorate venues to prepare for the nights concert.

If you REALLY get good you could end up designing sets for the Flaming Lips! They are on The Rolling Stones’ top 50 bands to see before you die!

This could include the tech side (Lights, Sounds, Cameras, etc.) , the decorations (Fliers, Ribbon, gift bags?) , and even the set itself. Going about getting a job like this has much to with networking and being fearless when it comes to rejection. A great way to start is to use your MySpace account and start talking to a handful of small local bands and see when their next show is. Ask how you can help out and gradually step up from there. Experience is key in this field and you can get it pretty easily.

5: - Music Blog Writer/Ranter (Hah)

Who doesn’t love ranting on about how Blink - 182 should have stayed together and how Minus The Bears’ guitarist is way to good for the band, etc. I am pretty confident that most everyone loves ranting on about their personal subject of interest. With some videos shot by your phone/camera posted on YouTube, a WordPress account and maybe some simple HTML knowledge you can soar to be the best!

Many music related blogs are focused around a particular topic (MSbands.com is focused around free MP3s and MySpace in general). Free mp3 blogs usually do quite well (Who likes paying for music these days anyways?). As do most blogs reviewing concerts and bands. The number one way to drive traffic to your site when it relates to reviews is to post the actual review on the Band’s MySpace. If it is a good review then more than likely the band will end up posting it on their MySpace page! Boom! Instant success to your site!

So you just read about 5 of the top careers in music that you may not have known existed or at the very least did not strongly consider until now. Careers are quite a big step from a simply hobby or job so you have to make it something you enjoy!! If you are passionate about Music then go into an actual CAREER involving music!

I may end up posting another 5 careers if this is a hit!
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-MSbands.com

How to Make Meth - Follow Up

Michael — Sun, 04 May 2008 01:57:53 +0000

So, I posted a little while ago on Wintergreen’s Music Video “How to Make Meth”.

Controversy is still going on, and views keep skyrocketing up.

According to the comments on their YouTube Video, all of it is bogus and there to hurt people.

762FullMetalJacket says

Oh, god, what a stack of shit… I found it hilarious, but the problem is all the retards out there who don’t know that ‘NaOH5′ is chemically impossible will be trying to do it.

Kudos, though, for mercilessly mocking all the retarded online recpies for meth and bannana peel acid and shit, though.

LaLaShizna says:

Hello the carbon is in the FRESH STEP litter!!! Gees read the damn box - it’s in their marketing verbiage on the Fresh Step kitty litter box it clearly says “with odor eliminating carbon”. So unless I’m an complete idiot there is carbon — Note I only took the general chemistry class in college — so not claiming to be a “chemist” that’s for damn sure!

Hehe nonetheless I think I’m going to give it a try - meth is fun but dangerous to make - this doesn’t seem as scary - let’s hope…

Obviously these people are thinking about making this ‘made-up?’ chemical.
Most people have said:

Dextropolamine = Not a real drug.
Pentocyclene = Not a real drug.

According to most people, the meth being made aren’t even real types of drugs.
I just know that Wintergreen knows how to get their name out there, and have some fun doing so.
Here is the video again for those who want to watch it!