The Motel Life's song, "Alva," is featured on the MTV show “Caged” and is available for a free download on the show’s website. To celebrate this, the band’s current full length, Retreat, is available for “pay what you want” on Bandcamp.
MTV is letting the public vote on who their favorite breakout band of 2011 is. A Day To Remember, Young The Giant and Foster The People are just a few you can vote for. You can vote for the band of your choice here.
MTV Iggy has launched another Best New Band in the world contest. It consists of 10 artists from around the world in which fans vote for their favorite. Nominees include Skrillex, Angus & Julia Stone, and more.
Panic! at the Disco are slated to perform and be interviewed on MTV’s The Seven tomorrow (Friday, March 25) at 5 PM ET. The show is asking fans to tweet in song requests to #panicattack @TheSevenMTV.
Tomorrow night I'll be attending the mtvU Woodie Awards and live-blogging the event. The event starts at 11 PM CST (Midnight EST/9 PM PST). The Woodies will include performances by Foo Fighters, Sleigh Bells, Odd Future, Two Door Cinema Club and Wiz Khalifa, and will be hosted by Donald Glover. It'll be part of the SXSW coverage that will be provided this week by Adam Pfeldier and myself; be sure to follow read more]
Patent Pending have re-launched their web site with a new merch store. They will have videos forthcoming for "One Less Heart to Break" and "Dance 'Til We Die" from their new record, and the band makes an appearance on the new season of MTV's Silent Library.
The fourth season of Jersey Shore will take place in Italy. My DVR is already set. And with this Jersey Shore now has more seasons than Arrested Development. Life is not fair.