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Rock Band My Chemical Romance Splits After 12 Years Rock Band My Chemical Romance Splits After 12 Years
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Some band break-ups can be as bad as romantic ones, and for dedicated fans they are often worse. Rock band My Chemical Romance was formed in September 2001 and used the new influence of MySpace to propel itself to nearly …

‘MySpace Local’ Helps Support Local Music
It’s been said that all politics is local and perhaps the same could be said for music. Not only do many fans love to support local music, but they want to know the best places to see it.  Bands too, want to know which are the best places to perform. But like a voter choosing between candidates, which one is for them?  Which choice are other members of their tribe supporting? 

SXSW By The Numbers

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Paste Magazine’s Caren Kelleher has taken a look at emerging trends at SXSW and found that just as the conference is receiving increasing criticism for getting too big, 20% more bands than ever before have already been accepted to official showcases.  Kelleher counts 1594 bands in 2008 vs. 1331 in 2007.