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- Quick Contest: Bored to Death/HBO Prize Pack
- PopWreckoning’s 2-Year Birthday Show!!!
- Remix Monday: Simian Mobile Disco “Audacity of Huge”
- Motion City Soundtrack special 3-night Chicago performance
- Brand New and Manchester Orchestra @ The Uptown, Kansas City MO
- Clay Hughes CD Can Be Yours, For Free
Quick Contest: Bored to Death/HBO Prize Pack Posted: 12 Oct 2009 03:06 PM PDT If you’re in dire need of entertainment and have just been sitting at home bored, we’ve got the perfect contest for you. We’re giving away a “Bored to Death” prize pack (but it also includes a few other HBO shows just for fun). “Bored to Death” is the new HBO series starring Jason Schwartzman as a young, lost writer. Not only does Schwartzman star, but he also supplied the show’s theme song, heard here: To win, just be the first to correctly tell us what day of the week and at what time you can see the next new “Bored to Death” episode. Simple! Please use a valid email address when commenting and you must be a resident of the U.S. to enter. We’ll close the contest Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 10 p.m. CDT if we don’t already have a winner. Bored to Death Prize Pack: Bored to Death: website | facebook Related PostsThis posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
PopWreckoning’s 2-Year Birthday Show!!! Posted: 12 Oct 2009 12:00 PM PDT PopWreckoning.com is turning two, so we’re celebrating! The birthday show is tonight, Monday, Oct. 12 at 9 p.m. It is a 21 and over show held at Davey’s Uptown in Kansas City, MO. Kansas City’s Life in Jersey will be headlining the show. Tickets will be only $5 at the door. Band info: Related Posts |
Remix Monday: Simian Mobile Disco “Audacity of Huge” Posted: 12 Oct 2009 11:00 AM PDT I've always really liked Simian Mobile Disco, the production and remix team, which I guess you could call a band. They formed from the ashes of Simian and the members consist of James Ford and Jas Shaw. Their music is electronic based but always original and most of the time, a little out there. “Audacity of Huge” is a track off of their last studio release Temporary Pleasure. I didn't think I liked it at first but I actually really do. It's just so damn catchy. .Simian Mobile Disco – “Audacity of Huge” .Dada Life Guerilla Fart #10 Remix .Allez Allez Remix .Simian Mobile Disco Space Cave Version Simian Mobile Disco: website | myspace Related Posts |
Motion City Soundtrack special 3-night Chicago performance Posted: 12 Oct 2009 10:00 AM PDT Commit this to memory: starting Oct. 23 at 12 p.m., fans will be able to buy a three show pass for $49.99 (single show for $20) to attend a special three-night performance of Minnesota’s Motion City Soundtrack performing their first three albums in their entirety at Chicago’s Lincoln Hall. On December 18th, they’ll play I Am The Movie. Dec. 19th is Commit This To Memory. Dec. 20th, the final night, they’ll play Even If It Kills Me. Motion City Soundtrack has been playing together for seven years. In the new year, they’ll release their fourth album produced by Mark Hoppus. There’s no better Christmas present than Motion City Soundtrack. Motion City Soundtrack: website | myspace | tickets | @ liberty hall Related Posts |
Brand New and Manchester Orchestra @ The Uptown, Kansas City MO Posted: 12 Oct 2009 09:00 AM PDT It's difficult to describe the feeling of seeing your favorite band live for the first time. A lot of words come to mind – incredible, intense and spectacular (just to name a few). All of those words describe the Brand New and Manchester Orchestra concert last week at the Uptown Theatre. The beautiful, unique venue hosted a three-hour onslaught of pure rock music. Waiting through the line that wrapped around the outside of the building, you could feel the anticipation of the excitement about to come. These people had come to rock out. The first band, Sybris, came on with powerful rock instrumentals and a very talented female vocalist. This was the first time I heard the band and was very impressed by their level of musicianship. This is not the last we will hear from this band, and I expect them to move up in the indie rock world in the near future. After their short set, Manchester Orchestra took the stage. To say they melted people's faces off with their intensity would be an understatement. Andy Hull, lead singer and one of Manchester Orchestra's guitar players, instantly commanded audience attention with eerie guitar tones and his vocal range. After opening with the slower track "Pride," they moved straight into "Shake It Out," to get the crowd moving. Songs such as the radio single "I've Got Friends" kept the set list moving fluidly. Fittingly, they ended their set with the song "Party's Over/The Only One." It was the end to their 30-minute party, filled with emotion, intensity and overall fun. This band is going places and I would be shocked if they don't have their own headlining tour soon. The anticipation building before Brand New was thick enough you could have cut it with a knife. This being my first time seeing them in concert, I was both nervous and excited. The whole day I felt like a kid on Christmas Eve – you know something big is coming, but you don't quite know what to expect. When the lights went out, the crowd immediately went into a frenzy. People began to push forward in anticipation, knowing they were about to experience something truly incredible. From the first note of "You Won't Know," the show was intense. Frontman Jesse Lacey's vocals were truly powerful and mesmerizing. And even though he was sick, you could not tell it was affecting him in any way. The next few songs switched between their albums The Devil and God and Deja Entendu. A pleasant surprise was thrown in when they played "No Seatbelt Song" off their first album, Your Favorite Weapon. This marked the next transition in the show. The backdrops came on and they began to play songs off their most recent record, Daisy. It was very appropriate how they marked that shift because it showed how different the band is from their early days. The songs off Daisy are very emotional, dark and really captured the crowd. The most emotional song of the night, by far, was "Jesus Christ." It is extremely powerful and has a lot of meaning. To wrap up their set, they performed "Play Crack the Sky," and Hull, of Manchester Orchestra, joined them on stage. It was a great ending to an incredible show. I highly recommend listening to all of these artists and catching a show if possible. A+. Band Info: Written by: Casey Osburn and Jacob Brewer Related Posts |
Clay Hughes CD Can Be Yours, For Free Posted: 11 Oct 2009 08:02 PM PDT Due to PopWreckoning’s friendship with Clay Hughes, we’ve been granted permission to reward you guys with a free digital copy of his latest album. However, we have been limited to 10 copies. Therefore, first come/first serve rules apply, so get off your ass and grab it up quick! Winning is simple. Just email the word “popwreck” to Clay himself at clay@clayhughesmusic.com and he’ll return your email with a link to his new album Burn. Could it BE more simple? Seriously, we love you. Clay Hughes: Myspace Most Commented Posts |
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