“California Dreamin'” (The Mamas and the Papas):
“I Love LA” (Rilo Kiley):
“Los Angeles” (Leslie and The Badgers):
“LA” (Amy MacDonald):
“California Sun” (The Rivieras):
“California Girls” (Rooney/Ben Lee):
“California” (Phantom Planet):
Tag: Phantom Planet (Page 3 of 4)
Here are the answers to the album art game:
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Go and see the movie Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World. It came out yesterday, and Tennessee Thomas (drummer of The Like) and Jason Schwartzman (Coconut Records, former drummer of Phantom Planet and Ben Lee) are in the film.
Tennessee appears briefly in the middle of the film as Lynette Guycott, the drummer of a rival band and Jason plays the evil Gideon Graves towards the end of the film.
Scroll down to discover the answers and see who the mystery kids grew up to be.
1. Child #1 is Robert Schwartzman, frontman of Rooney:
2. Child #2 is Jeff Conrad, drummer of Phantom Planet:
3. Child #3 is Sherri Dupree of Eisley:
4. Child #4 is Pierre Bouvier of Simple Plan:
5. Child #5 is Taylor Locke of Rooney and The Roughs:
6. Child #6 is Sam Farrar, bassist of Phantom Planet:
7. Person #7 is Gene Simmons of KISS:
8 and 9. Children #8 and #9 are Weston and Stacy Dupree of Eisley:
10. Child #10 is Tennessee Thomas, drummer of The Like:
Part 1 of “How to Discover New Music” (read it here) was all about good music podcasts.
Part 2 is about attending concerts.
Make sure to get there early to catch the opening acts of bands that you already like. Sometimes, the opening bands are chosen by a band’s record label rather than by the band itself, but seeing opening bands nevertheless exposes you to music you probably haven’t heard before.
I’ve stood through my share of awful and/or boring opening acts, but I’ve discovered some of my favorite artists just because they were the opening band for another band I already liked.
Real life examples: Ben Lee opened for Phantom Planet, Eisley opened for New Found Glory, Brandi Carlile opened for Hanson, and The Bridges opened for Rooney.
On the flip side, say a band you like is opening for a different (bigger) band that you haven’t heard of before. Don’t just leave right after the band you came to see played — stick around for the headlining act, and you just might discover a new favorite band.
Real life example: The Like opened for The Sounds.
If you played the “Who Are They Now” Game and couldn’t figure out who all of the 8 kids were, here are the answers:
Child #1 is Alex Greenwald (Phantom Planet):
Child #2 is Avril Lavigne:
Child #3 is Ben Lee:
Child #4 is Blake Sennett (Rilo Kiley):
Child #5 is Joe Jonas:
Child #6 is Jenny Lewis:
Child #7 is Lady Gaga:
Child #8 is Scarlett Johannson:
