With the release of their latest album, Infinity on High, the boys in Fall Out Boy have reached a pinnacle that only a handful of bands get to experience in their time. Since they formed in 2003, the band has transformed from a punk rock band, playing shows in Knights of Columbus halls as an unsigned band around the Chicago area, to touring around the world as a major-label (Island Records) pop-rock band.
Chiptunes is a relatively new style of music that uses archaic video game hardware to produce music much like a Korg or a Moog synthesizer would. At first thought, you may be thinking, "That's impossible! How can you make anything but noise with that stuff?" But think about it a little more.
"If Charles Dickens was alive today, he would watch The Wire, unless, that is, he was already writing for it." -New York Times
Through decades of chart topping pop, rock from the UK has managed to make its name on the US lists. The Clash, The Beatles, U2 and a many others have left their mark on this side of the Atlantic. Now, Vega4, a London based rock quartet with very different and unique backgrounds, takes a stab at making a dent on the American scene with their latest album You and Others.
"What a day, what a day," sighs Omar Zehery in his band's dressing room. Hit the Lights has just completed one of the most chaotic days that they've experienced on the road. "We got to the show like six hours later than we should have been here," says the guitarist.
Living in Philadelphia gives us a great opportunity to listen and discover new musical movements. With an array of different musical talents spawning out of Philadelphia, it's quite possible for bands coming out of the city's rich culture to produce new sounds and styles like none other.
