New age Bands

In this new internet age it seems that the promoting your band is easier more than ever. With huge social networking websites like Myspace, Purevolume, Yahoo domains, and a whole host of others. If you have an account on one of these sites especially myspace, you're sure to get a comment or message from some band you've never heard of and well really have no interest in, but the more exposure they get the better chance they have of getting a gig.

My point is that bands and artists don't have to prove themselves as much as they did back in the beatles era. Therefore many do not last very long because they haven't "paid their dues" so to speak. I think it should be called the One hit wonder era, many artists make one catchy song that plays on the radio for a summer, but yet a year later they are unheard of.

Personally my favorite band is Yellowcard whos unique original sound with the use of the violin is one of the most loved bands around the world. This band played every show they could all in hopes of getting on warped tour that was their only goal. Then with their break out album Ocean Avenue they became rockstars with songs that the new generation will know forever. Yellowcard's limelight has faded, but they are still kicking out albums like their latest CD Paper Walls, with many more albums to come. Yellowcard is just one example of a Band that paid their dues in the beginning and has stood the test of time.