Archive | September, 2011
Rrrrr Matey!

Rrrrr Matey!

  I’ve done it. Chances are that you’ve done it. Millions of others have done it. I could be talking about a lot of things, but specifically, I’m talking about downloading music illegally. Since the first mp3 was illegally shared, it has spread like wildfire. Napster pretty much started it, although to be fair, there […]

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Arms of the Sun

Arms of the Sun

            The Rundown: Composed of Lance Harvill (vocals/guitar), Ben Bunker (guitar/vocals), John Hebert (drums), and Rex Brown (bass on the Arms Of The Sun album), Arms of the Sun, a Dallas, Texas band formed in 2009, are something fun to listen to. Lance Harville, aside from making some awesome music with […]

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The Gaslight Anthem

The Gaslight Anthem

                The Rundown: The Gaslight Anthem is a U.S. Punk Rock/Folk Punk band from New Brunswick, New Jersey. Started in 2005, the members of The Gaslight Anthem are Brian Fallon, Alex Rosamilia, Alex Levine, and Benny Horowitz. The band has released three albums: “Sink or Swim” (2007), “The ’59 […]

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You Call This Music?

You Call This Music?

  I have a feeling I’m going to make a few enemies with this article, but I’m OK with that. However, I won’t be saying anything that others before me haven’t said. What constitutes music? More specifically, and to the point, why is Rap considered music? Firstly, I would like to provide why I think […]

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Vinyl Fetish

Vinyl Fetish

  The Dollyrots are a great band we have listed here on MarsBands. They just got a little greater. Last week The Dollyrots announced that they will come out with their 4th album. Big whoop, right? Well, they simultaneously announced they were doing it independently, meaning, no more Mr. Record Company. That’s pretty cool. That […]

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Happy Birthday, Nevermind.

Happy Birthday, Nevermind.

  This Saturday will mark the 20th anniversary of Nirvana’s Nevermind. Whether you think Nirvana was awesome, crap, or somewhere in between, you can’t deny that they changed where music was and where it was headed, at least for a little while, anyway. James Montgomery wrote a nice little article on MTV’s site about the upcoming […]

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How Mainstream Radio Destroyed Music

How Mainstream Radio Destroyed Music

Originally, I was supposed to write the first ever MarsBands.com article. It’s only fitting, right? My name is all over this site. But some in the group didn’t agree. So after several grueling rounds of rock-paper-scissors, yours truly, emerged victorious. I felt that the first ever MarsBands article should, in someway, give our readers a […]

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