Hailing from Glasgow, Scottland, Mogwai does not use words in their songs. We are not trying to claim this is the first instrumental band ever to exist, but i would argue their stuff kicks ass. Their music is based off pure emotion that is stretched to audience by the instruments they play. Yes, they test their music on animals to see the responses they get. We think its cool. They are currently on tour in the US and Canada.

Interested? Check the new album out here.

Dream In Stereo, a band that hails from Southeast Michigan, really give their all when it comes to live shows and writing music. Their upbeat pop-punk style music is enough to make anyone want to dance. They are currently working on recording vocals for some songs that will be on their MySpace as soon they are complete. I talked to Dream In Stereo, read the interview below.

So, what’s the history of Dream in Stereo? How long have you guys officially been together, how’d you all meet?

The lineup that we have as of now has been together since June. Ryan and Anthony were in the “original” Dream In Stereo and then they dropped the old drummer and guitarist and picked up Blake and Eric. This has been the line up so far.

What’s your writing process? Is it always this way?

We all sit down and throw together our basic ideas and then leads are written, then we just practice and do touch ups. It’s not always this way though.

Do you use any FX at your live shows? If so what kind?

Nope.

What would your dream show be, if you could play with any band at any venue?

Blake- Warped Tour
Anthony- Blink-182 at the Hayloft
Eric- Warped Tour
Ryan- Senses Fail anywhere

If The Dream in Stereo could do one thing to change the world, what would it be?

Party.

Anyone got a favorite TV show or movie?

Superbad excluding Eric who likes American Beauty.

Would you like to tell any of your fans anything special that’s going on?

We’re announcing our new vocalist, recording our EP in October, playing shows for the rest of the year, and keep an eye out for us coming to your town on tour this spring.
And thank you for everyone that came out to our shows and talked with us.

For the latest updates, Visit The Dream In Stereo MySpace

Beatles in Studio - Enjoy!

Mark hoppus of Blink 182 and +44 recently sat down with pickRset and did an interview. He talks about being a producer, the challenges he has faced from it, and his future as a musician.

To read the interview click here.

Nickelback’s new album will be hitting shelves on November 18th. Their first single off the album will be on your radio starting September 30th and is entitled “If Today Was Your Last Day”. I wonder if we will here a new sound on this album compared to passed albums, Nickelback is usually really good at keeping it fresh.

On September 2nd Underoath will shake the world again with there upcoming release “Lost in the Sound of Separation.” They have the tracks up on their MySpace for you to preview. Thoughts? 

Video is just the song, not an actual video.

AC/DC is coming out with their first album in eight years and it is out on October 20th in a store near you!

This article is assuming you have a solid recording, do you? If not you shouldn’t be in a major rush to get one. Make sure that you have all your songs layed out exactly how you want them before you rush to the studio to pay money for a sub-par recording. It’s important that everyone in your band is on the same page when it comes to wanting to grow beyond the limits of your town, state, and eventually country.

1. Social Networking

Yeah, We are positive you’ve heard this before, but it’s not about where your music is at its about how hard your pushing it. Are you adding 100-150 friends a day? Did you know that most major record labels will ask you how many friends you have on MySpace, how many plays you have, and other questions about your social stats. I know for some it seems hard to believe that, but it is 200% true. The Labels want to make sure people like your music and that the band is marketable. Some social networks that would be good to promote your bands music on are MySpace, Facebook, Buzznet, Purevolume, YouTube, and many others. The good thing about social networks is that they are all free! How’s that for convenient when your scraping gas money to get to the next city and amaze more fans?

2. Give Away Free Stuff

What’s this guy talking about, free stuff? I can’t afford that…SELL SELL SELL. It is so powerful to give away free stuff and to partner with small companies. Let me give you an example: Kyle from the band Neverset called us right before a tour they were going on and asked to help them out by making some wristbands for them. They agreed to let us put our website on the back and their logo on the front of the wristbands. They did not sell these wristbands, they threw them out after every live show, and guess what you seen when you went to our website? A Neverset banner linking to their MySpace. That is just one example of something you could do.  It’s important that when your giving away free stuff that it is unique and has your website on it. This way people can get back to you, instead of thinking what was that cool band that came to town??

3. Get a Manager - Now we are talking big leagues… Not really. A manager comes in handy because while your making the music and working on your live performance your manager is making connections that will get your name out. Continue Reading “5 Ways to Make Your Music Grow” »