This is not so much a review as it is a write up.I don't think I'm ruining anything by saying the film ends with the song "Swim" and after the credits rolled, the first thing I did was start the film again.In the first five minutes of this documentary Andrew McMahon [Something Corporate & Jack's [...]
The first wave of Weezer tour dates have been announced with Jack's Mannequin opening select shows. Perhaps even more exciting news is the one show announced that has Jack's Mannequin but no Weezer. Why is this exciting? Because MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA AND PHOENIX ARE PLAYING THIS SHOW! And it's happening at ...
Last week, Andrew McMahon of Jack's Mannequin performed an exclusive set for 40 fans at City Winery in New York City recorded for 101.9 RXP Sessions. The setlist included "The Resolution," "The Mixed Tape," "Hammers and Strings," "La La Lie," "Kids" (MGMT cover), and the current single "Swim." Andrew was ...
MUSIC NEWS - Andrew McMahon of Jack's Mannequin has let it out that he's going to hit the road this fall on his own, for a brief October solo tour of him and a piano (full itinerary below). The tour is to help raise awareness about his deeply personal documentary film Dear Jack which chronicles the year that Andrew, then 22, spent battling leukemia while trying to release Jack's Manne
This is not so much a review as it is a write up.I don't think I'm ruining anything by saying the film ends with the song "Swim" and after the credits rolled, the first thing I did was start the film again.In the first five minutes of this documentary Andrew McMahon [Something Corporate & Jack's [...]
2005. This was probably the strangest year for me in the past four, due mostly to the fact that most of the albums that have ended up on the list three years after the fact weren't there to begin with. In fact, a few of these albums I didn't even hear until this year. Anyway, here we go. 1. Jack's Mannequin - Everything In Transit This is without a doubt one of the most well written records of...
Just about everyone familiar with Something Corporate/Jack's Mannequin singer Andrew McMahon went through a battle with leukemia back in 2005 and 2006. What few people realize is that McMahon received that shocking diagnosis on the day production and mastering wrapped up on JM's debut Everything in Transit. So even though Everything in Transit had all manner of emotional content and tremendous ...
The long awaited arrival of one of the most anticipated albums this year has finally been released today, The Glass Passenger. This is Jack’s Mannequin’s sophomore effort, three years after their successful debut was released. Not to be mistaken with Everything In Transit, The Glass Passenger is a style of Jack’s, listeners have yet to [...]
Being the obsessive Andrew McMahon fan that I am, I ordered pre-sale tickets to see Jack's Mannequin the second they went on sale. I couldn't help it. I was totally freaking out. Anyway, I just got an email saying that because I ordered pre-sale tickets I get a special wristband that allows me to enter the venue before the doors open to non-presale buyers!!! YAAAAAY! That means I can get way up...
The result of listening to my ipod in shuffle mode - surprise! So I'm sharing my shuffle. Jack's Mannequin is a piano rock band from Orange County, California. A side project of Andrew McMahon, originally from Something Corporate, the band was formed in 2004 and released their first album in August 2005. In June of that year, McMahon was diagnosed with late stage acute lymphoblastic leukemia, b...
This is not so much a review as it is a write up.I don't think I'm ruining anything by saying the film ends with the song "Swim" and after the credits rolled, the first thing I did was start the film again.In the first five minutes of this documentary Andrew McMahon [Something Corporate & Jack's [...]
*Cut: Miranda Sex Garden* - Evanessence wishes they (she) could sound like MSG on their best day !! *Somethin’ Hot: Afghan Whigs* – they are the epitome of hot to me. It’s all about the sex in his voice & in those guitars! I love this quote from Jason Ankeny: (Who else would deliver a lyric like "I got the devil in me, girl" as though it were a pickup line?)*Early to Bed: Morphine* – Dag
we've all had those moments where music really helped us get through something. but when i titled this post "music saves lives" thats not what i meant. im mogging today about a cause near and dear to my heart, and one that i think everyone should know about.music saves lives in a nonprofit that helps link music and people with causes that save lives every day. music saves lives helps to sign p...