The MySpace Transmissions
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The MySpace Transmissions are a series of digital EPs
recorded for MySpace
Music. The series was launched on December 4, 2007
with James Blunt
as the first featured artist. Each "Transmission" features one artist or group and has several components:
The MySpace Transmissions are similar in concept to the Peel Sessions series from the UK. The majority of the songs are "live in studio" re-recordings of previously released (or soon-to-be-released) album tracks, often with a previously unreleased song, such as a cover version
, included for good measure.
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
recorded for MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
Music. The series was launched on December 4, 2007
2007 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007.-January:*January 1 - George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queen's New Year Honours List. Evelyn Glennie becomes a Dame...
with James Blunt
James Blunt
James Hillier Blount , better known by his stage name James Blunt, is an English singer-songwriter and musician, and former army officer, whose debut album, Back to Bedlam and single releases, including "You're Beautiful" and "Goodbye My Lover", brought him to fame in 2005...
as the first featured artist. Each "Transmission" features one artist or group and has several components:
- Audio recordings of four to seven songs that may be streamed or (in some cases) downloaded
- Streaming video footage of the band performing the same tracks
- Streaming video footage of an interview with the artist(s)
The MySpace Transmissions are similar in concept to the Peel Sessions series from the UK. The majority of the songs are "live in studio" re-recordings of previously released (or soon-to-be-released) album tracks, often with a previously unreleased song, such as a cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
, included for good measure.
List of artists who have recorded MySpace Transmissions
| Artist | Release date | Downloadable? |
|---|---|---|
| James Blunt James Blunt James Hillier Blount , better known by his stage name James Blunt, is an English singer-songwriter and musician, and former army officer, whose debut album, Back to Bedlam and single releases, including "You're Beautiful" and "Goodbye My Lover", brought him to fame in 2005... |
December 4, 2007 | yes, via lala Lala (website) Lala was an online music store created by Silicon Valley entrepreneur Bill Nguyen. The service allowed members to legally create online shareable "playlists" of their own uploaded music which could play full length songs for other registered Lala members, purchase MP3s, stream music on a one-time... |
| Nada Surf Nada Surf Nada Surf is an American alternative rock band. Formed in 1992, the New York band consists of Matthew Caws , Ira Elliot and Daniel Lorca .-Early years:... |
March 11, 2008 | yes, via iTunes ITunes Store The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States... |
| Vampire Weekend Vampire Weekend Vampire Weekend is an American indie rock band from New York City that formed in 2006 and signed to XL Recordings. The Band has four members: Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij, Chris Tomson, and Chris Baio. The band released its first album Vampire Weekend in 2008, which produced the singles "Mansard... |
May 1, 2008 | no |
| City and Colour City and Colour City and Colour is the recording alias for Juno Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter Dallas Green, who was also the guitarist and vocalist of the post-hardcore band Alexisonfire. He plays melodic acoustic and folk music and is often accompanied by a rotating number of Canadian indie rock... |
June 10, 2008 | yes, via Amazon MP3 Amazon MP3 Amazon MP3 is an online music store owned and operated by Amazon.com. Launched in public beta on September 25, 2007, in January 2008 it became the first music store to sell music without digital rights management from the four major music labels , as well as many independents... |
| Thrice Thrice Thrice is an American rock band from Irvine, California, formed in 1998. The group was founded by guitarist/vocalist Dustin Kensrue and guitarist Teppei Teranishi while they were in high school.... |
July 22, 2008 | yes, via iTunes ITunes Store The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States... |
| Bon Iver Bon Iver Bon Iver is a Grammy nominated folk band founded in 2007 by American indie folk singer-songwriter Justin Vernon. It includes Michael Noyce, Sean Carey, and Matthew McCaughan. Vernon released Bon Iver's debut album, For Emma, Forever Ago independently in July 2007. The majority of that album was... |
September 12, 2008 | yes, free, but no longer |
| Rogue Wave Rogue Wave (band) Rogue Wave is an indie rock band from Oakland, California, , and headed by Zach Schwartz who created the band after losing his job in the dot-com bust. Their first album was Out of the Shadow which was released privately in 2003 and re-released in 2004... |
October 3, 2008 | yes, free, but no longer |
| Cold War Kids Cold War Kids Cold War Kids are an American indie rock band from Long Beach, California. Band members are Nathan Willett , Jonnie Russell , Matt Maust , and Matt Aveiro .-History:... |
October 22, 2008 | no |
| Neil Halstead Neil Halstead Neil Halstead is a British guitarist and singer, described as "one of Britain's most respected songwriters" by Allmusic. He was a founding member of Slowdive, a band often associated with the shoegazer musical genre... |
November 7, 2008 | yes, free, but no longer |
| Alkaline Trio Alkaline Trio Alkaline Trio is an American punk rock band that formed in McHenry, Illinois, in 1996. The band's line-up consists of Matt Skiba , Dan Andriano , and Derek Grant... |
January 13, 2009 | yes, free |
| NOFX NOFX NOFX is an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California .The band was formed in 1983 by vocalist/bassist Fat Mike and guitarist Eric Melvin. Drummer Erik Sandin joined NOFX shortly after. In 1991 El Hefe joined to play lead guitar and trumpet, rounding out the current line-up... |
April 8, 2009 | yes, free |
| Manchester Orchestra Manchester orchestra Manchester Orchestra is an American indie rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 2005. The group is currently composed of rhythm guitarist-singer-songwriter Andy Hull, lead guitarist Robert McDowell, keyboardist and percussionist Chris Freeman, bassist Jonathan Corley, and drummer Tim Very... |
July 13, 2009 | yes, free |
| Passion Pit Passion Pit Passion Pit is an American electropop band from Cambridge, Massachusetts. The group, which formed in 2007, consists of Michael Angelakos , Ian Hultquist , Ayad Al Adhamy , Jeff Apruzzese and Nate Donmoyer... |
July 31, 2009 | yes, free |
| Eels Eels (band) Eels is an American indie rock band formed by singer/songwriter Mark Oliver Everett, better known as E... |
August 14, 2009 | yes, free |
| White Rabbits White Rabbits (band) White Rabbits is an American six-piece indie rock band based in Brooklyn, NY, originally from Columbia, Missouri. The band released its debut studio album, Fort Nightly, on May 22, 2007. They currently record for TBD Records.-History:... |
2009 | yes, free |
| Band of Skulls Band of Skulls Band of Skulls is an alternative rock band from Southampton, England, consisting of Russell Marsden , Emma Richardson , and Matt Hayward... |
2009 | yes, free |
| Miike Snow Miike Snow Miike Snow is a Swedish indie pop band formed in 2007. The band consists of producing team Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg and Andrew Wyatt.-Early years:Miike Snow was formed in 2007 in Stockholm, Sweden.... |
2009 | yes, free |
| Say Anything Say Anything (band) Say Anything is an American indie-punk band from Los Angeles, California, fronted by Max Bemis. The band was formed in 2000 with Bemis and four of his friends. Within two years, they self-released two EPs, Junior Varsity and In Your Dreams, and the full-length Baseball: An Album by Sayanything.In... |
December 12, 2009 | yes, free (with broken link) |
| Broken Bells Broken Bells Broken Bells is an American alternative rock band composed of artist-producer Brian Burton and James Mercer, the lead vocalist and guitarist for the indie rock band The Shins. Broken Bells compose and create as a duo, but are joined by a full band on tour... |
April 12, 2010 | yes, free |
| Minus The Bear Minus the Bear Minus the Bear is an American indie rock band from Seattle, Washington. Founded in 2001, the group features current and former members of Botch, Kill Sadie, and Sharks Keep Moving... |
May, 2010 | yes, free |
| Temper Trap | June, 2010 | yes, free |
See also
- The MySpace Transmissions (City and Colour)
- The MySpace Transmissions (NOFX)The Myspace Transmissions, Vol. 11The MySpace Transmissions EP is a live EP recorded by the band NOFX.- Track listing :#"Fleas" #"The Quitter" #"My Orphan Year" #"Hold It Back" #"I'm Telling Tim"...
- The MySpace Transmissions (Thrice)The MySpace Transmissions (Thrice)The Myxpace Transmissions is a live EP recorded by the post-hardcore/art rock band Thrice. It was released exclusively on iTunes on July 22, 2008. It consists of six songs from The Alchemy Index. Most of the songs are from the Air and Earth discs, except "Lost Continent," which is from the Water disc...
- The Myspace Transmissions Session 2009The Myspace Transmissions Session 2009The Myspace Transmissions Session 2009 is a live EP from Eels released digitally on August 14, 2009, and on 10" vinyl on September 1, 2009. The songs were recorded as a part of The MySpace Transmissions album series...