Band: The Hold Steady Album: Stay Positive Genre: Rock Label: Vagrant Tracks: 1. Constructive Summer 2. Sequestered in Memphis 3. One For The Cutters 4. Navy Sheets 5. Lord, I’m Discouraged 6. Yeah Sapphire 7. Both Crosses 8. Stay Positive 9. Magazines 10. Joke About Jamaica 11. Slapped Actress Everyone has a band that they’ve […]
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The Hold Steady – Stay Positive
August 20th, 2008 
James Shotwell 
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Tags: rock and roll, stay positive, the hold steady, vagrant 
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August 20th, 2008 James Shotwell Band: Get Set Radio Album: The New Adventures Of… Genre: Rock/Pop Label: Unsigned Tracks: 1. Jump 2. Turn Up The Heat 3. This Kind of Destruction 4. Falling By The Dozen 5. Sacrifice We’ve shared many bands with you that we believe are poised to be the next big thing. However, this is the first […]
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August 20th, 2008 James Shotwell Band: Bridge and Tunnel Album: East/West Genre: Rock/Punk Label: No Idea Tracks: 1. Wartime Souvenirs 2. Call To The Comproller’s Office 3. Night Owls 4. White-Collar Crime Scene 5. Rubrics 6. Dear Sir 7. Town Hall Gathering 8. The World Series 9. Grace For These Wayward Hearts 10. Down For My People Like Joe Carroll […]
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August 19th, 2008 James Shotwell Band: From First To Last Album: From First To Last Genre: Scene Rock Label: Suretone Tracks: 1. Two As One 2. The Other Side 3. Worlds Away 4. We All Turn Back To Dust 5. Medicinal Reality 6. A Perfect Mess 7. Tick Tick tomorrow 8. Deliverance 9. I Once Was Lost, But Now Am […]
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August 19th, 2008 James Shotwell Band: Skillz Album: The Million Dollar Backpack Genre: Hip Hop Label: Koch Tracks: 1. The Million Dollar Backpack [intro] 2. Where I Been 3. Don’t Act Like You Don’t Know 4. So Far So Good 5. Sick 6. He Don’t Own Me 7. My Phone 8. Yeah Ya Know It 9. Hold Tight 10. Crazy […]
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August 18th, 2008 James Shotwell Recently, James and JP met up with Aaron Gillespie [Drummer/back up vocalist] of Underoath. They discussed the band’s Summer on Mayhem, Pig Cloth, and especially the band’s new record Lost In The Sound Of Seperation which will be released on September 2nd! J: Before we dig into Underoath, I wanted to ask you if you […]
Posted in Interviews Tags: Christian, interview, libby, lost in the sound of seperation, metalcore, MSO, underoath Comments Off on We interviewed Aaron from UNDEROATH!Brian "Head" Welch – Save Me From Myself [CD + Book]
August 18th, 2008 James Shotwell Band: Brian “Head” Welch Album: Save Me From Myself Genre: Christian/Rock Label: Driven Music Tracks: 1. L.O.V.E. 2. Flush 3. Loyalty 4. Re-Bel 5. Home 6. Save Me From Myself 7. Die Religion Die 8. Adonai 9. Money 10. Shake 11. Washed By Blood The opening and closing tracks to Save Me From Myself begin […]
Posted in Reviews Tags: book, brian head welch, Christian, driven music, rock and roll, save me from myself Comments Off on Brian "Head" Welch – Save Me From Myself [CD + Book]Walls of Jericho – The American Dream
August 17th, 2008 James Shotwell Band: Walls of Jericho Album: The American Dream Genre: Hardcore/Punk Label: Trustkill Tracks: 1. The New Ministry 2. II The Prey 3. The American Dream 4. Feeding Frenzy 5. I The Hunter 6. Famous Last words 7. A Long Walk Home 8. III Shock of the Century 9. Discovery of Jones 10. Standing on Paper […]
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August 16th, 2008 James Shotwell Band: Century Album: Black Ocean Genre: Metal Label: Prosthetic Tracks: 1. Pantheon 2. Black Ocean 3. Erasure 4. Drug Mule 5. Equus 6. Rising Sun 7. Monolith 8. Daylight Algorithm 9. Dysgenics 10. Terror Starts At Home Century is a Metalcore band hailing from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Before, Black Ocean, they had two prior releases; Century […]
Posted in Reviews Tags: black ocean, century, metal (genre), metalcore, prosthetic Comments Off on Century – Black OceanAutomatic Loveletter – Recover EP
August 15th, 2008 James Shotwell Band: Automatic Loveletter Album: Recover EP Genre: Pop Rock Label: Epic Tracks: 1. The Answer 2. August 28th, 3:30 AM 3. Hush 4. Parker 5. Make-Up Smeared Eyes [acoustic] I don’t know if you’re suppose to salivate from music, but this EP made me do just that. Recover, the Epic records debut from Automatic Loveletter […]
Posted in Reviews Tags: automatic loveletter, epic, juliet simms, pop rock (genre), recover ep Comments Off on Automatic Loveletter – Recover EPArchitecture in Helsinki – Like it or Not EP
August 14th, 2008 James Shotwell Band: Architecture in Helsinki Album: Like it or Not EP Genre: Indie/Rock Label: Polyvinyl Tracks: 1. Like it or Not [Version 2] 2. Beef in Box 3. One Heavy February 2008 4. Hold Music [Max Tundra Remix] 5. Like It or Not [El Guincho Remix] When you get a record from Polyvinyl, you can expect […]
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August 13th, 2008 James Shotwell Last week, James met up with Jared Monaco of The Maine. They discussed touring, the new album, and just what has been going on in his life. Read the contents of that conversation below and be sure to check out the band’s new album, Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop which is in stores now! J: You […]
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