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Maxeen Offer Free Tracks

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Maxeen is offering a couple of tracks for free download on their MySpace page. You can read a message about the tracks below.

We thought it would be cool from time to time to put up some “rarer” Maxeen tracks that you could DOWNLOAD . . . keep the fires burning a bit, we guessed.

Expect some new stuff every week or two–b-sides, live tracks, demos, acoustic versions of things. Believe it or not, we have a wealth of material that we’re sitting on that got seriously shelved when we signed to Warner Brothers. Lots of special nuggets and goodies that never got a chance to surface and see the sunshine.

This week there are two new tracks . . . “Wrap The World Around You” is, what Jay felt, one of Maxeen’s best songs ever recorded. It captures their spontaneity and power, but was also a very clever story. Tom got the lyrical idea from watching an old documentary from the 70s. Anyone that guesses it wins some cool shit. Our A&R guy at Warner Brothers, in all his mighty wisdom, felt the track wasn’t strong enough to make Hello Echo. We all thought he was crazy, but went along with it thinking that he might have known something we didn’t (now we KNOW he was crazy!).

The other track is called “Sea of Plastic.” This was recorded very early on in 2003 at a club in Hollywood called King King. We were babies. Tempos were out of control. But this was a song that was written almost on the spot. We recorded an instrumental studio version of the song, but that too never came to fruition.

Never Shout Never Post New Song; EP Details

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Never Shout Never is young Missouri native Christofer Drew. Drew recorded an EP himself in his basement and became an instant online success story averaging over 12,000 online plays a day and headlining shows throughout the Midwest. Never Shout Never has just finished recording his first real release, The Yippee EP, which will be released in late July. Christofer will be touring this July and August in support of the EP with Jamestown Story, Owl City, & Handshakes and Highfives throughout the US, as well as regional dates in support of Meg & Dia.

You can check out a new song titled “Heregoesnothin” on MySpace.

YIPPEE EP tracklisting
1. Heregoesnothin
2. Bigcitydreams
3. Smelyalata
4. Dar4distance

Danger Radio Launch New MySpace; Post New Song

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Danger Radio has launched a new MySpace page with a new track titled “Broken Man” from their forthcoming full-length, Used and Abused. The bands new album is due out July 8th, check out the album art and track listing below. A pre-order for the album can be found over at West Aspen Merch with a free poster.

Danger Radio - Used and Abused

Track Listing

1. So Far Gone
2. One More Chance
3. Kiss ‘N’ Tell
4. Broken Man
5. Another Lesson in Love
6. Alive for the First Time
7. Used and Abused
8. Things
9. Your Kind (Speak to Me)
10. Slow Dance With a Stranger
11. All You Believe
12. Think About It
13. Where I Started

A Change of Pace Return With New Singer; New EP

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A Change of Pace have posted an update about their new singer and their new EP. Check out the update below. You can hear new songs on the bands MySpace page and also pick up their EP, Just No Better Way, on iTunes.

Hello !!!

How long has it been? 7…8…9 months?? Who knows?!? Regardless, it has been way too long! We miss everyone!!!

So here is what has been holding us up – – –

I started this band about 8 years ago with Torry. The last few years there has been something plaguing our band. Huge fights, drunken arguments, missing cash, lies, etc. The band was coming to a complete end. Honestly, I thought my adventure in this beautiful music business was over. We were in desperate need of change.

First off, understand that Johnny, Adam, Dan, and myself are the absolute closest of friends. I can honestly say from the bottom of my heart, they are some of the most genuine, greatest people I know.

We figured out exactly what kind of change we needed. We needed to have fun being in a band again, putting everything and anything into it…and we needed to have every member dedicate themselves 150% or more. A new singer was what we needed to get back to that level.

We didn’t want to change singers to some kid we found through MySpace or whatever. We decided to write with our long time friend Micah Bentley. He is a very talented song writer from our hometown and old high school. We honestly had no idea how it would pan out. I feel like the results speak for themselves. I have never been so happy to be in a band.

This was a decision that was made for our families, manager, crew, friends, and especially you guys. We want to be in a position where we are happy again. We want to make sure that the leader of this band is real. Someone that would not do the things that Torry did to his friends. This band is stronger than I have ever seen in the last 8 years. I was worried, but now I know, this was the greatest decision ever made by us. We are having fun again.

The new singer of A Change of Pace is Micah Bentley. This is not some random kid off the streets!!! We have known Micah for years. Not only is Micah a brilliant musician, he is truly a good person. Come out to the shows and introduce yourself to him, and you can find out for yourself.

Feel free to ask questions or leave comments for Micah welcoming him. If you feel like leaving something negative – GO BLOG!!!! hahah.

We are still the same A Change of Pace. We will still be playing all the old songs. This wasn’t the Torry Jasper band. This is A Change of Pace. You guys are more A Change of Pace than he ever will be. WE ARE BACK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love,

Jon Kelley and A Change of Pace