Farin Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 I do know who this Letterman guy is but on the other hand "Letterman" would also be a "unique band name that causes foreheads to wrinkle" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted December 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 to quote Das: Stop peeing in my cornflakes. I've advised the Big Dog of the confusion, and I'll let him make the call on that. Personally, I don't find it confusing... but I wrote it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 how about changing it to "Keith Murray talks about being on Letterman, their unique band name that causes foreheads to wrinkle,..."? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 To be honest, I didn't get it either... I thought you'd accidentally written Letterman instead of We Are Scientists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 now it's better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted December 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 The Asteroids Galaxy Tour! I'm going to put another plug here for interviewing Margot and the Nuclear So and So's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted December 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 Did someone suggest O.A.R.? Maybe it was me. I've got Marc Roberge scheduled for Wednesday... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 they're from a town called "Rockville" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Clown Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 This is a weird thread - most of the bands mentioned already have sufficient status and publicity that they probably don't need the publicity that Songfacts could give them (no offence to the site at all but given that we even have to ask who the bands are probably tells us that this site is serving the wrong constituency for any up and coming indie bands to worry about it). Having said that I suspect that the very fact that we are even discussing these bands on here is a step in the right direction as the usual comfort zone on these boards is middle of the road FM pop and ancient 'classic' rock. So it's all good. I hope this bears some fruit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted March 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 most of the bands mentioned already have sufficient status and publicity that they probably don't need the publicity that Songfacts could give them Perhaps not... but I'm willing to bet that no other interviews they've done have the same sorts of questions we ask! I've heard it time and again from the artists themselves that they love talking about the songs as opposed to the standard one-sheet questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted March 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 I'm not sure if you'd count them as a indie rock band, but I'd like to suggest The Click Five. They signed on with a major label, but you hardly hear about them from the mainstream media. Their keyboadist, Ben Romans writes or co-writes most of their songs. They sort of sound like 80's new-wave rock. I'll be talking with Ben Romans within the next week. also, update on Okkervil River... their manager wants to wait until they have a new CD release so we can time it appropriately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 This is a weird thread - most of the bands mentioned already have sufficient status and publicity that they probably don't need the publicity that Songfacts could give them (no offence to the site at all but given that we even have to ask who the bands are probably tells us that this site is serving the wrong constituency for any up and coming indie bands to worry about it). Having said that I suspect that the very fact that we are even discussing these bands on here is a step in the right direction as the usual comfort zone on these boards is middle of the road FM pop and ancient 'classic' rock. So it's all good. I hope this bears some fruit. first of all, you shouldn't forget that interviews with bands also result in a higher status and publicity for the site itself secondly, I think it's fair to say that the 'comfort zone' as you call it, differs quite a bit between the boards and the mainsite anyway here's some ideas for (not that unknown) singer-songwriters just to bump this thread again Ray LaMontagne José González Bat for Lashes Aqualung Andrew Bird Joshua Radin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted June 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 thanks for the bump! I have not heard of any of those bands, but I will certainly check into them. Nothing to report of late... still pursuing a lot of the bands already mentioned. There are a few that I've done that have taken a year to come through, it's just a matter of their tour schedules, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viaene Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 José González Good call! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 AMANDA PALMER. Between three albums of Dresden Dolls material and her recent solo album, she has an abundant and impressive array of songs worthy of investigation. Her lyrics and themes are very personal, somewhat idiosyncratic, and characterised by refreshing emotional honesty, but also underpinned (at times) by a wry sense of humour. The range of personal experience and perspectives informing her lyricism would surely make for an interesting interview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhearts08 Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 You might be interested in Hotpress for Leopold , HumanLab , Tyler Conti , and Keaton Simons . They all have great sounds and are definitely on my radar for up-and-coming. You can listen to their music on their myspace. Hope that helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted June 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 Thanks for the suggestions!! Question: Is HumanLab putting out any new stuff? the only info I could find on them says their last release was in 2005. There's no official site except their MySpace, and from what I could tell, there's nothing recent...? Regarding Amanda Palmer.... [smallest]she scares me a little Her Web site says "Amandaf***ingpalmer".... [/smallest] I'm a brave sort [smallest] not really [/smallest] so I'll pursue this straight away! [smallest] honest! but I'll be hiding behind the couch when I do it [/smallest] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 Hey Shawna...my daughter mentioned this band the other day, so I thought I would post their myspace here...I really like the song "Angels On The Moon"...Ive never heard of them...and she said that they would fall into the "Indie" genre... Thriving Ivory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted July 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 I'm on it, Laurie. Thanks! I'll let ya know what happens... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beanochris Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Possible suggestions: M83 James Yuill The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Maps Bon Iver Empire of the Sun. Some of these are a bit electro, but they would all be generally classed as indie (exept perhaps Empire of the Sun, although they do have a decent indie following) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 They're also the second wave of shoegaze/post-rock Well, M83, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and Maps are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted July 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 my list continues to grow - I love this! Thank you, Beano. You haven't been around long, so I'll tell you that I will check into these bands and let you know what happens... but it does take time. In some cases, over a year. In some cases, it just never happens... *sigh* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted July 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 slowly but surely... Laurie, I'm scheduled with Scott Jason from Thriving Ivory on Thursday at 4 EST. Any burning questions you have for him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 Wow, that was fast....Well I don't know anything about them except for liking that one song...LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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