We at MEB were fortunate enough to sit with Jerry Pauly and Mike Hansen from Pentimento at this year’s Bled Fest. We talked about their upcoming full-length, touring plans, the band’s view on Kickstarter and more! MEB: First off, could you each state your name and your role in the band? Jerry: Well my name is
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Interview: Pentimento
Was Ulrich right? Does the metal community have its head up its ass?
The rant starts out like this: Lars Ulrich, drummer of Metallica, basically says the metal community is up its own ass. This little tidbit obviously became the news of the day for metal sites. In sight of this, what he actually says in an interview with Maxim is, “I sometimes think that the metal community
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Interview: The Maine
MEB staffer Megan Ammer recently caught up with Pat Kirch (drums), Garrett Nickelsen (bassist) and Kennedy Brock (guitarist/vocalist) of The Maine fame. They discuss their current tour with Lydia and Arkells, Bamboozle, their most recent album Pioneer and more! MEB: Alright, sorry for the mandatory tour question, but has this one been a new experience or the
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The Great Commission: Firework EP
Anyone who is a fan of The Great Commission may be really surprised that they even considered making acoustic music, much less recorded a EP of it. The Firework EP is named after the sole metal track, a cover of Katy Perry’s hit single “Firework.” The Great Commission are well known for being one of the
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MEB Ranks: Best Albums of 2000
As a collective unit, our staff seems to have one universal thing in common: ranking things based on our opinions and passion for everything music related. Personally, I have always figured it to be just some strange issue that I had, perhaps filling a void in my life that maybe was not filled by something
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Interview: letlive
MEB staffer Austin Gordon recently caught up with Jason Butler and Anthony Rivera of letlive outside of Emo’s East in Austin TX to talk about their recent tour experiences, their record Fake History, the music industry, and their plans for their upcoming untitled record. MEB: So let’s start with the question of all of your
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Best Coast: The Only Place
My girlfriend hates Best Coast. She criticizes Bethany Cosentino, accusing her of being the stereotypical dumb blonde, the girl who all the guys lust after although there isn’t anything inherently special or talented about her. I disagreed with my girl for the last two years. I took songs off Crazy For You and played them
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At Least He Died A Lion
Almost everyone can say they have been affected by cancer one way or another. It could be a relative, friend, or close acquaintance. Recently, Stick To Your Guns and the entire hardcore scene were touched by the disease, and one fan’s brave battle. Sam Perkins, a resident of Tucson, Arizona – nearly 500 miles from
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To Speak of Wolves: Find Your Worth, Come Home
It’s certainly true that struggle can weigh heavily on a band’s physical, mental, and creative shoulders. After the trials of losing their previous vocalist just as they were refining their already chaotic sound, To Speak of Wolves have tread through the massive pressures that almost uprooted their feet firmly from the ground. Despite such setbacks,
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MEB Stream: Soma Ras – “Novus Ordo Seclorum”
Soma Ras has been turning heads recently. With their furious blackened death metal, they have stormed onto the scene and are ready to put the posers back in their place. They should be, since the whole band is compromised of veterans of the scene. Guitarists Spencer Daly (Embrace The End, Cyanide Era) and John Abernathy
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For Today: Immortal
This band takes a certain amount of leniency to thoroughly understand, even though by scratching the surface you may find a thoroughly unapologetic Christian band that merely uses their music as a footstool rather than a stage. By further introspection you will discover that beyond the blatant throat stomping of their beliefs, there is a
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Cherri Bomb: This Is the End of Control
Los Angeles, California quartet Cherri Bomb is a band that, at first glance, would be extremely easy to write off as one that shouldn’t be taken seriously in today’s fast moving music scene. With their median age at about fourteen years old and their early entrance into a major label signing with Hollywood Records, it’s
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Coasta to release EP on Run For Cover, Song stream
In relatively lightning quick speed, Coasta went from launching a Facebook page, posting up a few songs and completing a deal to release the vinyl on Run for Cover Records all in a matter of a few weeks. It’s no surprise that the band’s sound contains similarities to Brand New, as Jamey Lacey (brother to
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Thoughts on the new Yellowcard song “Always Summer”
Summer is here, folks! A season that to me is also known as “Yellowcard season.” There really isn’t much quite like blasting Ocean Avenue on a long summer car ride with friends in the backseat and the windows down. There’s just something about that combination of that violin and Ryan Key’s soaring hooks that exudes
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Contest: Comeback Kid
Like Comeback Kid? Like free stuff? If so, you’re in the right place. Mind Equals Blown has teamed up with Victory Records to bring you some sweet Comeback Kid merch! You have a chance to win: Symptoms + Cures vinyl Comeback Kid Shirt Comeback Kid Drawstring Backpack All you have to do is send an
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Historical Analysis on Paramore’s Fourth Studio Album
It has been about a month since Paramore (Hayley Williams) announced the plan to begin working on their fourth album. Meanwhile, I have had plenty of time to piece together a lot of different theories on what to expect from this long-awaited follow-up to, in my opinion, the extremely impressive Brand New Eyes. The group
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Summer Festivals: The Tough Choices at Sasquatch
It is time for the summer festival season. Everywhere across the country there are different music festivals for outdoor entertainment. It is always an exciting time when the lineup gets announced for your favorite festival. Everything seems so positive; the list of acts is thrilling, all of your favorite bands are playing, and the weekend
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The Bare Essentials: John Mayer
Over the past decade, John Mayer has become many different artists, showcasing different musical styles with every release. He went from scrappy, acoustic songsmith on Room for Squares, to young pop wunderkind on Heavier Things, to bluesy, soul-based artist on Continuum, to smooth, contemporary crooner on Battle Studies, now to raspy, cowboy-esque lone ranger type
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3 Of The Week: 5/22/12
In celebration of the release of John Mayer‘s fantastic new album Born And Raised, MEB’s unleashed a slew of content ranging from retrospective reviews of all of his records to articles highlighting specific songs to (well, duh) a review of Born And Raised. For the 3 Of The Week column, I thought it would be
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John Mayer: Born and Raised
If you follow John Mayer‘s career, which you should, you’d know that there has been a lot of time in between his releases – three years to be exact. For someone who has been so broadly popular you might as well count that in dog years, since the spotlight is a volatile, ever-changing enigma of
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