Metro Station

I’m really not a big fan of this band, but I honestly believe that when a good story has an end, someone needs to share it. For maybe the last time.

I’m almost sure you know Miley Cyrus, the girl from Hannah Montana, and the TV serie cast. Well, the fact is that Mitchel Musso (an actor in the serie) has a brother, called Mason. Mason was in the Disney studios one day, with her brother. That’s when Trace Cyrus, Miley’s real brother, enter in the story.

Trace and Mason met in one day and in the same day decided to form a band. A powerpop, electronic and rock band, Metro Station. A good band, that with the other two components, Blake and Anthony, became popular very fast, signing with Red Ink.

With only one album recorded in 2007 and unforgettable singles like Shake It, Seventeen Forever and Kelsey, this band is a part of the story of many people: the fans.

Last year, they lost two components, Blake and Anthony. Just Trace and Mason continued with the project. But the things were not easy for these young boys.

Last week, I think, they posted in them website: Metro Station is over now.

Trace Cyrus, please, don’t stop making music. In my opinion you sound better than your sister.

By: Sofia Proteti Bronzi -

The Horrors

As you - maybe - noticed I really like to talk about europen bands. So, here is one more: The Horrors an English band formed in 2005.

Their music is a mix of indie rock and garage rock.

Maybe in the first look you will be shocked with their style cause, Faris Badwan, Joshua Hayward, Tom Cowan, Rhys Webb and Joseph Spurgeon are anything but ordinary or commom and depending of your point of view not even good looking. But this acctualy isn't important cause their music, with great lyrics maybe will make you change your mind.

They recorded two EP's the first in 2006 and the last in 2008. Their first CD recorded in 2007, was call Strange House with five singles, and last year -2009- their launched the second album Primary Colours that already have three singles.
The musics "She Is The New Thing" and "Who Can Say" have videoclips and both are really cool.

Their myspace is

myspace.com/thehorrors

Enter and enjoy.

By: Sofia Almeida

A Rocket to the Moon

This band has one of my favorite music in all world, Don’t Forget Me.

The singer is Nick Santino, the guitarist Justin Richards, the drummer is Andrew Cook and Eric Halvorsen play bass.

Another amazing band, The Maine, helped Nick in the very beginning of the band career. That’s when in the premiere of The Maine’s CD, Pete Wentz, from Fall Out Boys, told them that they will be working on his record company.

This all happened in 2008, and after they made a tour with some of the next bands I will talk about in this blog: Cute Is What We Aim For, Secondhand Serenade and Automatic Loveletter.

They recorded the first EP, Your Best Idea, then came Summer 07 EP, Greeting From… EP, and a CD on the end of 2009, On Your Side.

The most amazing thing is that they are a new band, and already had performed with big names, like The Maine and Family Force 5, and the most famous: 3OH!3. They still will perform, this year, with The Cab, another fantastic band.

Check out on myspace.com/arockettothemoon.

By: Sofia Proteti Bronzi -

Aloha From Hell

It's a rock band, but the singer is a girl.
They are from Germany but the songs are in English.
In 2006 "Vivi", "Moo", "Andy", "Max" and "Feli" joined to form Aloha From Hell. Vivi, Felix and Moo know each other since they are in nursery, said Vivi in a interview for a Portugal teen magazine, in the same interview when they asked to her if she thinked be like Avril Lavigne, a huge artist from Canada, she denyed saying that in common both have hair and height.
They start making success when they won a BRAVO contest, and start making shows in festivals. They have a contract with SONY BMG, and in 2009 launched their first album "No More Days to Waste" and untill now have four singles "Don't gimme that" "Walk away" "No More days to waste" and "Can you hear me boys".
Check out their myspace
myspace.com/bandalohafromhell


By: Sofia Almeida

There For Tomorrow

There For Tomorrow is not an alternative band, but is so cool that I NEED to talk about them.
This rock band formed in 2003, in Orlando, Florida.
They recorded Point of Origin, on 2004 and started with a tour in 2006 and 2007. That was when they met James Paul Wisner, who produced an EP, Pages.
Then, the band was called by Hopeless Records.
In 2008, they recorded another EP, with finally a single, No more room to breath.
On June 2009, comes a new album: A Little Faster.
This year, they will perform with the bands We The Kings, Mayday Parade, and A Rocket To The Moon.
The members are: Maika Male, the singer, Chris Climer, the guitarist, Jay Enriquez, bass, Chris Kamrada, drummer.
Don't forget to go to their myspace myspace.com/therefortomorrow.











By: Sofia Proteti -

Deep Insight

The name is in english but Deep Insight is a band from Finland, formed by childhood friends, Jukka, the singer and Johannes, that play guitars, in 2002.

Later, Miska (bass) and Ville (drums) join with them.
Their fist EP was called ''Julia'', the focus of the EP was the life of this character, Julia. And it was very good reviewed.
Them, they recorded their first album ''Ivory Tower'' and start making shows all over the Europe. The second album was a huge success in Europe. But in the third album the bass player, Miska, laft the band being replaced by Jore.
Since 2002 they already have four albuns, the last one was relaced in 2009.
If you want to check out the Deep Insght's Emo/Rock enter in their myspace

http://www.myspace.com/deepinsight

By: Sofia Almeida

NeverShoutNever!

NeverShoutNever! is not a band. Is a solo project by Christofer Drew, 18 years old boy from Joplin, Missouri, in the USA.
When he was 16, he decided to go ahed with his idea and posted his videos on youtube and myspace.
One year later, became the number one artist on myspace and smartpunk.
By him self, recorded his own EP, "NeverShoutNever!", which made a huge sucess online. Then, came "The Yippee EP".
Since then, Chris recorded other EPs, all very successful. Now, in 2010, he just recorded "What Is Love?" CD.
Chris is always very gracious with his fans in myspace. By the way, check it out! myspace.com/nevershoutnever.

By: Sofia Proteti -

Killerpilze

Killerpilze is a pop rock band from Germany. They start in 2002 and since then, are really popular in their homeland. Their first single was called ''Richtig Scheiße'' (in english ''Really Shitty") and made a huge success in Germany, and with this they started to make shows not just in Germany but Austria, France, Poland and Russia.

The members are: Fabian Halbig, born in 1992 (drums), Johannes Halbig, born in 1989 (vocal, guitar and piano) (if you note the lastnames, they are brothers) and Maximilian Schlichter (Max), born in 1988 (vocal and guitar).

They already have 3 albuns. If you want to know more things about them, check out their myspace: http://www.myspace.com/killerpilze



By: Sofia Almeida -

The Academy Is...

The first band we are gonna to talk is The Academy Is..., that is a alternative rock band from Illinois, Chicago, in the USA.
They started in 2003 and in 2004 they recorded a EP. When Pete Wentz, from the rock band Fall Out Boys, listened it, brought them to his Record Company, where they were well-received.
The members of the band are: William Beckett (vocal), "Sisky" (bass and vocal), "The Butcher"(drums), Mike Carden (guitar and vocal) and "Chizz" (guitar).
Since then, they already have four albuns and two EPs.
If you want to know them, go to myspace.com/theacademyis.

By: Sofia Proteti -

Welcome to our blog!

First of all, is important to say that this blog won't have a perfect english, 'cause it's a school work blog and we're just learning.
In this blog we'll talk about new bands and alternative bands that are not so popular in Brazil musical scene. This bands can be from any place around the world.
Our intention is that you, reader, have knowlege about bands that are not even playing in the radio.

By: Sofia Almeida and Sofia Proteti -