Thursday, October 22, 2009 12:10PM - By Krystal Clark
Andrew McMahon, the lead singer of the band Jack’s Mannequin will be a part of the fight against cancer starting next month, when he becomes a celebrity ambassador for Stand Up to Cancer. The Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) initiative funds groundbreaking research aimed at getting new treatments to patients faster, and aims to rally the public around the fight against the disease.
They’ve raised over 100 million dollars to date, and the celebrity ambassadors do their part by spreading the word throughout the media and via fundraiser appearances.
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Monday, January 19, 2009 2:00PM - By Winnie Jaing
Progression comes from perseverance. Perseverance comes from overcoming adversity. And overcoming adversity? No one can tell that story better than Jack’s Mannequin and Andrew McMahon. Jack’s Mannequin consists of a group of individuals that initially started out as a side project and eventually became a main concentration after indie rock band Something Corporate broke up.
What makes them so great? A blend of piano and rock make this quintet unique in the sense that they can rock out and sound classy at the same time. Their first album, Everything In Transit, garnered wonderful reviews from both critics and consumers alike. Their new album, The Glass Passenger, is on the rise and has been accepted by fans and friends alike.
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Tuesday, November 25, 2008 5:00PM - By Ginger
I caught Stacy* Clark’s set at The Knitting Factory last week and was so blown away by her performance that I demanded an interview. Clark, a guitar playing singer songwriter, and her band performed a powerful set of guitar-heavy songs and heartfelt melodies from her album, Apples & Oranges. Clark is the Winner of the 2007 Orange County Music Awards for ‘Best Female Performer’ and ‘Best Female Artist’ 2006 Southern California Music Awards. Her music has appeared on the MTV and CBS television networks, and she has appeared on stage with Jacks Mannequin, and the Amsterdams. Thankfully, she took time out to answer a few questions.
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Friday, October 24, 2008 3:54PM - By Winnie Jaing
MySpace Music kicked off its new music program, Front to Back, on October 23rd by reuniting Ben Folds Five to play their album “The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner” from beginning to end.
Front to Back is designed to ask leading artists to play their most prominent albums from front to back. The first episode features interviews with Ben Folds Five, Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie, Andrew McMahon of Jack’s Mannequin, and Ben Lee.
Reunited and playing for the first time in almost 10 years, Ben Folds Five gathered in their hometown of Chapel Hill, NC on Sept 18 to perform and film the episode. Check out the performance here. More performances will be announced in coming months.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 4:24PM - By Winnie Jaing
Today is a great day for releases! Personally, I’ve already purchased two of the albums on this list. Get out there and get yourself some new music!
Amon Amarth | Twilight of the Thunder God
Anberlin | New Surrender
Bayside |Shudder
Flecktones |Jingle All the Way
Ben Folds | Way To Normal
Jack’s Mannequin | The Glass Passenger
Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine guitarist) | The Fabled City
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Thursday, September 25, 2008 9:10AM - By Mali
Andrew McMahon the keyboardist behind the band Something Corporate, has taken a break to work on his own side project and create some new innovative sounds with Jack’s Mannequin. On September 29th, all of the MTV’s will premiere Mannequin’s new video for his song “The Resolution.”
If you want to take a sneak peek, as well as see what it took to make the video check out the making of “The Resolution” music video here.
The video, directed by Noble Jones and Stephenie Meyer.
Source: AbsolutePunk.net
