February 2011
52 posts
January 2011
60 posts
Will Ferrell Helping Steve Carell’s Exit From ‘The... →
dailybunch:
You had to know Carell wasn’t going to go quietly.
YES.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-1-23) →
The Decemberists (19)
John Mayer (18)
Foxy Shazam (12)
Titus Andronicus (10)
Mumford & Sons (8)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
BUY KINGS. →
The New Review →
“Here is to I Am Empire for picking up rock’s fallen crown – with baited breath, we all hope they stick around and show the world what it truly means to rock.”
Sound Scene Press "Kings" Review →
So happy with all of these.
TUESDAY.
Alternative Press Magazine - "Kings" Review →
iamempire:
“This San Jose, California-based quintet have the lyrical self-pity necessary to make it big in the contemporary screamo/alt-rock scene, which is all about mixing introspection and tantrum throwing; but musically, they’re much better than that……”
Alternative Press gave our album a pretty great review. Very excited.
Is this how it will always be?
This past week has been intense.
Quick recap: Last Friday we drove overnight from San Jose to Phoenix, AZ to play at Rage Fest. Didn’t sleep for 48 hours. Came down with a nasty cold (now a sinus infection). Finally slept for 6 hours. Drove to San Jacinto, CA to play with Spoken (awesome). Drove overnight back to San Jose so I could sleep away the sinus infection. I had to skip out on the...
Vampire Weekend - Oxford Comma
How could you not...
The Disarray of the Music Industry →
Great article on the current state of music.
Bottom line: If you want to help a band, see them in concert and buy a T-shirt at their show. Consider buying a physical album instead of downloading it, and purchase it directly from the band instead of a mass retailer.
But I won’t lie…it is definitely going to be pretty sweet going to Best Buy next Tuesday and buying my own...
THIS is disgusting. →
This man and his “followers” are pure evil.
When we were stuck in Kansas in November, we stayed at a house only blocks away from this man’s “compound” where him and his family reside. If I wouldn’t have gotten in a lot of trouble for it, I would have liked to burn it to the ground.
