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Well, this probably not a band you would expect us to review here on ModRoc, but here we are. In 2000 Good Charlotte put out their first, self titled, album. Their song, “Little things,” was an instant hit throughout the US, first played by a now non-existent Philadelphia radio station, Y100.

This quick popularity elevated this small town band to MTV popularity status in a very short period of time. Living off of this quick popularity, the band began to tour and eventually worked on a second album. This album was not nearly as popular as their first, still of course having their MTV hits but nothing close to that national following as their first album. Again, in 2004 they tanked out with another album that had one or two mtv hits but that was it. In the past few years GC has been now where to be found, playing mostly over seas, where their music is much more openly supported.

Apparently they’ve been working on new songs, and a new style. Through listening to this new cd and comparing it to their older works, I’ve noticed a modernization of their Pop-Punk style. With so many Emo, Alternative, and Indie bands hitting it big, it seems as though GC has tried to tie in styles seen in these other genres.

Their new album goes on sale tomorrow and it’s a big improvement over the most recent work.   They’re sure to get some MTV hits out of this, but will they be able to reach the same teenage crowd they captivated years ago?

Well, as many of you know, we at ModRoc, usually do not like to review “popular” bands. We prefer smaller, “up-and-coming” bands. This band hit it off a few years ago with Sugar We’re Going Down but that was the extent of their outbreak. As with many bands, their first single was plastered all over TV and radio and quickly everyone was sick of it. Don’t get us started on their last album, how many songs were exactly the same but with different lyrics and changing the chord progression slightly?

So recently we were given the opportunity to preview their new album, Infinity On High. Going into expecting very little, we barely paid attention through the first batch of songs. 3 songs into it, we realized, this is pretty good and original. As we got deeper into the CD, Fall Out Boy seemed to have come up with a brand new style and mixed it with their old style. Every single song is different and has a catchy tune. It seems the band wanted to evolve from pop listeners to an alternative listeners, and largely succeeded. In fact, they’re featured on the cover of Alternative Press for February. (more…)

To start off the new year, we have a great new band hitting up ModRoc. A newcomer to the top 10 alternative rock bands on myspace, this band is going to hit it big. Something Corporate fans should find this band very pleasing. Calling home to Westchester, NY, this band has begun touring around the east coast, mostly playing coffee shops and universities.

Don’t let that sway your judgment on this band; their pure music is extremely easy to listen to and will leave you wanting to hear more. Their song These are the Nights has already been featured on Laguna Beach.  Most likely we’ll see this band open up for a few other bands such as My Chemical Romance within a year and eventually they will be on a movie sound track.

They’re a good band to take a listen to and their purevolume page has quite a few song downloads.  Take a listen to them in the tunefeed on the right side of screen. (Just hit the play button and they should be first!)

Wow, I heard this solo artist on Purevolume and I just had to write about him. At 17 years old, already on the top ten unsigned artists list on purvolume. The music created by this 17 year old Fort Worth Texian is just amazing for garage work. Even if you are not into this type of music, take a listen (Check it out in the tunefeed on the right).

Daniel Hunter created Play Radio Play as a solo project at home in his garage. His music will surely be a hit for the Indie community. Signed to Island/Stolen Transmission records only a number of days ago, PRP already has plans for tours and a full length album. (Other bands signed by Island/Stolen Transmission records includes Under the influence of giants, The Killers, and Fall out Boy.) He currently has over 3.2 million hits on Myspace and it continues to grow daily. Look for his music to become more advanced in the futurel; now having the resources of professional studios, we have alot to look foreward to from this amazing artist.

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Latest Album:Sampler, Volume One Label: Unsigned

Welcome to ModRoc. Today, September 1st 2006, is our official first day open. Why don’t we get started by how this works! Almost daily, I will post about new and upcoming bands making it big. Above, you can see pictures, clicking on the pictures makes them larger. When enlarged, click on the left or right sides of the picture to move through the group of pics. Also, when possible, we’ll post sound clips of songs which you can listen to by clicking the play button, like above. Any suggestions would be greatly appriciated, and thanks so much for stopping by!

Modroc Staff

For the first official post to ModRoc, I decided to write about a local band from my hometown. This band, although local, is known all over the Philadelphia region by teens as being an amazing band, both live and recorded. Capitol Risk mold together sounds from Mae, Jimmy Eat World, and obviously many other rock and non-rock influences. In my book, this band is a true winner and it should not be long before they have a recording contract.

Had I not lived in this area and never met a few of the members of the band, I probably would’ve never guessed they were just teenagers. Their crisp lyrics, sweet harmony, tight guitar and perfectly fitting drums grasp the listener into the music.

This band had a big break lately, being able to play at one of the tour stops of the Warped Tour here in PA. Honestly, I’d give this band 2 years till they hit it big. All the guys in this band have a big future ahead of them.

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