Both big and small bands/individuals are taking advantage of twitter, which is an amazing status by status update client. It’s simple – all you do is tell twitter what you are doing at the moment and in turn it broadcasts it to all your followers.  Now you can follow band members inside of your favorite band. Scary? Yeah, maybe a little bit..because when you tell people your going to Starbucks on 5th avenue don’t be surprised if you get bombarded with stalkers and maybe even paparazzi. Twitter is amazing if you know how to use it correctly and if your fans are on it. It’s one of the best and most simple music marketing tools there is. Best of all its free. It strips all your social networks features down into just status. HOWEVER, I’ve seen bloggers stop making blog post and musicians stop practicing at band practice because they are too busy telling others what they are doing. Is it a productivity issue? Maybe, but that depends on how much you use Twitter.

Who do you know on Twitter?

Oasis – Dig Out Your Soul In The Streets

Check the list out here!

Good times ahead…On January 20th, when president Obama gets elected there will be a cluster of different musicians performing. Usually a president will pick a main act (9 times out of ten its a country singer) and call it good. My hope is that Obama picks 5 or 6 musical guest. I’ll keep you posted on the Inaugural party.

Well, the race is on, it has been on. These two big music video game franchises are fighting for musicians / labels to sponsor with their games. It has been said that the new Rock Band is more revolutionary and evolves well to it’s players, while Guitar Hero remains the same every time a new one comes out. When I say the same, i mean how you play it. Full band vs. Just guitar. What do you think is better? Assuming you have played both.

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Haven’t heard Der Bomber? Press play, sit back and enjoy the chat.

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Der Bomber, is that German?

‘der bomber’ is indeed a German name, literally meaning ‘the bomber’, it was a nickname attributed to a 70′s German footballer called gerd muller who had a phenomenal goalscoring record, the name is a nod to all of us who support lower league clubs and christen our treasured star striker with the name (eg nicky ‘der bomber’ maynard), our politics our probably summed up in that concept, pride in squalor.

Who are you rooting for in Euro 2008?

I watched euro 2008 as a complete neutral but enjoyed watching Holland the most.

Your songs have a load of energy! Have your songs always been this energetic?

‘hard and fast’ has always been the rationale, i believe we are still yet to hit our top gear. the energy and passion are derived from the fact that we mean absolutely every word we say, chord we play, we were once described as ‘viciously intelligent’, that’s the best description of der bomber i’ve heard.

My favorite is “Swimming of Sinking.” What is this song about?

the ‘swimming or sinking’ lyrics were written by another band member so i couldn’t say for sure what they’re about, i suppose it’s all down to interpretation, i interpret it to be about the chancers and fakers who latch onto indie culture now that it’s fashionable, you can walk into any high street clothes shop and come out looking like a member of the klaxons without actually understanding it or ‘meaning’ it

Say you could do one thing to change the world, what would it be?

That’s quite an expansive question, people write 4 billion word essays on that sort of shit and I’m not nearly informed or qualified enough to answer it but i will say that greed, waste and religion probably contribute to 99.9% of the worlds problems and are possibly more linked to each other than you’d think

To find out more about Der Bomber visit them here.

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If you got a few extra minutes check out the video below which is “Swimming or Sinking?” by Der Bomber. If you don’t than its your loss

The Superfast ferries are coming to the States, and your not going to want to miss this energetic show. To get even more stoked you could also check out our interview with them. The only problem is we don’t know what exact locations they are coming to yet, all we know is it will be from Nov. 15th to Nov. 30th this year. That gives us a hella long time to wait, but it also give YOU the fan to get the Superfast Ferries booked…

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If you would like to get this up and coming techno band booked at your venue or play a show with these guys email chriscorvette@msn.com

I told you a few days ago that “The Day” was going to take over the west coast… and I’m not kidding. They offer a truly unique style, which can be captured when listening to songs like “Midwest Coast Girl.”

(click play button to listen to “Midwest Coast Girl”)

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We had a chance to ask the guys a few Q’s….

What’s the history of The Day?

Ever since high school, we have had a high interest in not only writing but recording music as well.(in fact, come to think of it, Adam and I, (stephen), have never recorded in a studio aside from our own or our uncles. Where that fact comes to play is with the creation of The Day. In an effort to understand the new recording system that Adam was developing over the summer of 2007, different song demos and samples evolved into full and marketable songs. Thus, into the production came jonny and ryan, who had been long time friends and musicians growing up with us. Although I (Stephen) go to school in san diego, which is far from close enough to fully function as a band, the songs were not complete until there was a full collaboration on the music through Adam and myself together with Ryan and Jonny as well. Now it is 2008, we have yet to play shows but we plan on touring California, at least, over the summer of this year. Although we all plan on staying in school, we also plan on promoting the band online and writing and recording as much as we can through the spring, summer, and wherever it takes us. To us, it is about the joy in writing and recording music, and response from fans that drives us to continue what we do.

Are you going to be planning a tour soon?

Summer 2008 expect to see a few dates lined up in Northern and Southern California.

We really love the songs; my favorite is “Never Ready.” Where do the inspirations for most of your lyrics come from?

To us, lyrical meaning in a song stands just as high as the musical content as well. Our lyrics are based upon real life situations, relationship experiences, family and even some spiritual issues at hand in our lives. Although songs that are solely based on relationship experience are most likely written by one member in the band, Adam and I like to collaborate and write together. “I’ve Been Screaming” is an example of such a song. Since we are brothers, this song applies to both of us. It relates to the time and situation of the move our family made in 2003 from California to Michigan, and our emotional struggle to bear with leaving our old band and never fully leaving California. (and look, here we are again!)

Two relatives in one band? Do you guys ever smack each other around?

Funny you say that, Adam and I just made a video blog to post on our site, and before we came to a final product, there was plenty of footage before of us bickering and coming to grips on how we were going to post and produce the blog (we actually even thought about posting that too because when we looked at it, it gave us a good laugh)! All in good favor, but to us, when it is time to be professional about our music, theres no trouble in putting our brotherly “Im older and bigger than you” motives aside. (But I mean hey, if your a solid band, you should feel like brothers anyway!) theres always gonna be some smacking around!

What do you all do when you’re not rocking out?

Well to be honest, we live pretty normal lives. Adam and Ryan go to Santa Clara University, I go to the University of San Diego, Jonny goes to school in Fremont, Ca. We work, we play, we jam. I would say our hobbies all differ but they range from things like photography, surfing, snowboarding, cars, partying, Mac computers, (Adam works at Apple.), and just hanging out having a good time with friends!

Anyone have a favorite TV Show?

Lost.

A Shout out to any fans?

All the classics, and anyone who enjoys the music! Thanks for the support you are all great and your acceptance of our music is what keeps us going!

We want to thank The Day again for taking time out of their busy schedule to chat. What you read today….that’s just the tip of the ice burg…check this out:

Visit The Day YouTube Channel
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