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Music Mad Lib Monday – Evaline
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Featured Music Four Year Strong: Determined to Rise Above
Chinashop decided to catch up with Four Year Strong as they headline the Alternative Press Fall Tour 2011 along with bands Gallows, Title Fight, The Swellers, and Sharks! The day, November 8, 2011, marks a milestone in the band’s career. It is the day of their latest album release, In Some Way, Shape or Form (Decaydance, Universal Motown). It’s also the most mature album to date for the Worcester, Massachusetts natives, and deals with issues during a transitional phase for the band who found themselves at the crossroads of their career, all the while sticking to their roots firmly planted in the hardcore scene.
Finding a cozy little nook in a public alley behind The Glass House in Pomona, Four Year Strong members Alan Day, Dan O’Connor, Joe Weiss, and Jake Massucco fill us in on some of the key tracks on the new album, and discuss what they’d do if time travel were possible.
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Music A Rock and Reality Intervention With Kill The Complex
Kill The Complex might not be able to escape the wrath of being associated with Jersey Shore but it seems to be working for them. After having three different songs appear on the show over the last few years, fans of the Guido-centric train wreck are starting to recognize the band’s music, and not just in the US. In a recent interview with ChinaShop, Ted Barakat, Mike Elling, and Dann Saxton explain how their recent TV placements have earned them followers in countries as far away as Australia and how they are “so big in Israel and Denmark that it would blow your mind.” The guys also talk about transitioning from punk to more of a rock sound, their forthcoming acoustic album, and music being cheaper therapy than a shrink.
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Featured Gallery Music Broken Heart Still Beating: The Darlings
During their recent gig at The Roxy Theatre, The Darlings treated their audience to an impersonation of the creepy noise that the half-man/half-pigeon, which haunted them during a recent stay in Nevada City, uttered outside their hotel window. The fans seemed amused but had more fun singing along to their hit single “Broken Heart Still Beating.” Perhaps they needed the full story behind the eerie war cry, as we were lucky enough to be privy to.
In an interview with ChinaShop, the Los Angeles rockers told us all about this hybrid creature, which they decided had to be something worthy of a role on the X-Files. They also discussed their wide array of influences, bizarre childhood incidents involving mannequins, and their quest to bring real rock and roll back to the music scene.
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Music Mad Lib Monday: Sugar Glyder
It’s Mad Lib Monday at ChinaShop, where they fill in the blanks and we make up the rest. Check out our exclusive portraits and listen to some brand new music.
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Featured Gallery Music Punk Rock Mariachi: Mariachi El Bronx
Mariachi El Bronx celebrated the release of their second self-titled album at La Cita in downtown Los Angeles with a two night sold-out stand.
Taking on an artistic challenge, ChinaShopMag was there rockumenting with the aid of the Instagram app.
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Music Party Supplies
Party Supplies is a one-man project by songwriter/remixer/producer, Justin Nealis. The innovative music maker employs the use of an MPC 1000 drum machine, loops, and samples to create his experimental sound. Prior to dabbling with original material, Nealis began to make a name for himself with several Internet success remixes for high profile acts like Fitz and the Tantrums and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. Not a singer by nature, Nealis recorded a bunch of love songs out of his Brooklyn apartment studio but sat on them for a while, admitting the vocals were not strong enough to be released. A 12-song zip file of Nealis’s love songs eventually ended up in the hands of Fools Gold who, after giving the demos a listen, saw potential and instantly decided to take a chance on the project. After years of developing his material, Nealis is finally living out his dream of professionally recording his songs and fine-tuning his vocals.
During a break in recording at Red Bull Studios, Nealis gave ChinaShop the rundown on Party Supplies.
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Film Gallery The Electric Daisy Festival Film Sparks a Hollywood Riot (Sort of)
The Electric Daisy Festival is quickly turning out to be the newest Coachella— a massive music extravaganza that has tapped the mainstream pulse of a nation’s youth, drawing in fans by more and more thousands each year.
But did you know it’s also likely to incite mass chaos and rioting in the streets – especially if those punk-ass raver kids ain’t happy?
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Music Mad Lib Monday: RTB2
It’s Mad Lib Monday at ChinaShop, where they fill in the blanks and we make up the rest. Check out our exclusive portraits and listen to some brand new music.
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Featured Gallery Urban Exploration 10 Things About Vegas That Don’t Totally Suck
Have a love/hate relationship with Sin City? I know I do. So this is a list of all the wonderful things that don’t totally suck about Las Vegas.
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