Sire Records’ recording artist Andrew McMahon of Jack’s Mannequin, will guest on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart tomorrow, Thursday, November 19th. Andrew will be joined by Jack’s guitarist and backing vocalist Bobby Raw for a rare solo performance of their latest single “Swim” from their current album The Glass Passenger. In addition, McMahon will sit down with Stewart to discuss his recently released documentary Dear Jack, which chronicles McMahon’s own personal fight against leukemia. Check local listings for broadcast time in your area.
The Dear Jack DVD was released by Sire Records on November 3rd and quickly became the No. 1 Music Movie on iTunes. In addition to being available for digital download through iTunes, the film is currently for sale in stores and on Jack’s Mannequin’s website www.jacksmannequin.com. Sire Records has also released
The Dear Jack EP (featuring four previously unreleased tracks), which climbed to No. 17 on iTunes Overall Album chart.
Jack’s Mannequin will hit the road in December as very special guests of Weezer. They will also be part of an exclusive WRXP show along with Phoenix and Manchester Orchestra on December 2nd at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. In addition, Jack’s Mannequin will launch their own headlining tour of the U.S. in February 2010.
And finally, McMahon will join Stand Up To Cancer’s team of celebrity ambassadors, which also include Mandy Moore, Kirsten Dunst, Patrick Wilson, Ethan Zohn, Marcia Cross, and many more, beginning in December 2009. The Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) initiative funds groundbreaking research aimed at getting new treatments to patients faster, and aims to rally the public around the fight against the disease.
As always, keep an eye on www.jacksmannequin.com for news, information, tour dates, merch, and much more.
Pop songstress Esmee Denters has announced that she will host a live chat this week. Esmee will be broadcasting from her Facebook page on Thurs, November 19th at 6pm PST/9pm EST. Check out the video above that the rising star just posted on her YouTube channel announcing the chat, and be sure to RSVP for the event here.
Catch Esmee on tour with Honor Society through the end of November.
I have been dying to be able to talk about OneRepublic’s new album Waking Up that is out today! So here I go…I got an advance copy of the album last week and I have to admit that I haven’t stopped listening to it. I am pretty sure everyone has heard me have it on repeat.
Waking Up, recorded in OneRepublic’s hometown Denver, is the band’s most sweeping, cinematic effort to date, with even more strings and movie-like moments, thanks in part to the use of the same children’s choir and orchestra used by Batman and Edward Scissorhands composer Danny Elfman (with whom Ryan Tedder has shared ideas). Plus, OneRepublichas recently added co-writer and bass and cello player Brent Kutzle to its lineup. “All he listened to before getting into this band was soundtracks,” Tedder says. “He can name every score and soundtrack guy from the last 15 years.”
My favorite songs off the new album are definitely All This Time and All The Right Moves. Especially with All This Time it talks about how someone was always in love with this one person, and how all this time it was them they were supposed to love. (I’ve listened to that song the most.)
This for sure has to be my favorite album of there year. You can get it on iTunes right now by following this link.
Ryan Tedder says his best work with OneRepublic is ahead of him, and he’s more inspired than ever. He practically speaks in lyrics these days. “Music is my life,” he says, “and songs are my currency.”
The likeness is uncanny isn’t it? When Taylor showed me this picture, I immediately thought “AWW!” Yes, I’ll write about it.
Jon Bon Jovi posed with the lovable Goofy, at the New York Street set at Disney’s Hollywood Studios Theme Park in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
Apparently, he and his band just released their newest album and will be going back on tour in early 2010. I guess 26 years wasn’t enough of a career, but hey, if you still have fans, and it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, I suppose.
OneRepublic have released a new song on iTunes called “Good Life” which appears on their forthcoming album Waking Up due out next week. They have been unveiling a new song each week on iTunes as a countdown to the album’s full release on November 17th. (I will have my review on the whole album on Monday! I can’t stop listening to it.)
The band has just announced a brand new headlining tour date at The Troubadour in West Hollywood, CA on November 18th. Fans in the Southern California area can also help celebrate the release at a CD signing and free performance on November 19th. Visit OneRepublic.net for more information on the concert and event at The Americana at Brand in Glendale, CA.
November 12th is an amazing day! Not only is it my son’s birthday but it’s Ryan Gosling’s birthday too. Ryan is one of my favorite actors. And one of my favorite movies is The Notebook. I still cry at the end of that movie and I’ve seen it so many times.
Ryan has been busy working on his tour with his band, Dead Man’s Bones, I am absolutely am in love with the music and I have yet to hear anything bad by them.
Have a very Happy Birthday Ryan and I’ll have an extra piece of cake in your honor tonight.
(A special happy birthday goes to Jessa too! You deserve it girly!)
