My friend set up a MySpace page for my music in 2004, but I was 14 or 15 and I wasn’t really interested in it. But it was part of my course at school to learn how to use recording equipment, so I’d record these demos then I’d give them to my friend Lyndon, because I don’t listen to my own music, and he started putting them on there.
He kept saying to me between 2004 and 2006, ‘I think you’ve got an email from someone at Sony.’ But I kept saying, ‘Oh, it’s probably just an internet perv,’ so he didn’t reply.
Then the day after I finished college, when I was 18, he gave me the website password and said, ‘You should go on this now. I don’t think they are internet pervs, I think they are serious’.
I went on there and had all of these emails from record companies. Then three days later I was in the offices of XL Recordings, who ended up signing me.
~ Adele, Monsters & Critics
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So last night I headed out to see that famous YouTube band, Boyce Avenue play in Ottawa.
This was my second Boyce Avenue concert and they were as amazing as they were as the first time...
My only complaint was the gang of teenage girls standing behind me...I swear they broke the world record for most non-stop loud talking during a concert.
But I digress.
It's amazing that a band that gets no traditional video or radio support can sell shows all over the world.
It's a testament to their talent and what an incredible tool social media is for aspiring musicians.
Here is Boyce Avenue's latest cover...this one with Tyler Ward (another YouTube sensation).
But my heart’s getting soft and my hands are so weak , And I don’t know where I’ve been but I’m sure you'll tell me ~Farewell Milwaukee ("The Wallpapers Gonna Swallow You Whole")
On May 17th, Minneapolis based Farewell Milwaukee released their sophomore album, When It Sinks In. Formed in 2008, Farewell Milwaukee has charted a course down familiar paths blazed by folks like Jackson Browne, Ryan Adams and the Jayhawks; all focused on the power of honest, confessional song writing with no pretence or ulterior motives.
For those who love the sounds of Blue Rodeo, Jim Cuddy, 54-40, The Tragically Hip and Skydiggers...you'll love this band.
from When It Sinks In, released 17 May 2011
Produced, Engineered and Mixed by Brad Bivens
vocals, acoustic - Ben Lubeck
guitars, background vocals - Aaron Markson
piano, background vocals - Adam Lamoureux
drums - Brad Fox
bass - Kyle Magstadt
pedal steel - Luke Jacobs
percussion - Will Sayles
You can follow the band along on Twitter: @Farewaukee
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