A new tribute compilation for Adam Schlesinger is now available on Bandcamp. The tribute includes covers from Motion City Soundtrack, Charly Bliss, Nada Surf, Ted Leo, and many more.
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Motion City Soundtrack played their first show in three years last night. The setlist can be found below.
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Motion City Soundtrack Announce 2020 Tour Support
Motion City Soundtrack have announced the openers for their 2020 tour.
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Motion City Soundtrack in the Studio
It looks like Motion City Soundtrack are in the studio working on something.
Justin Courtney Pierre Talks About Upcoming Motion City Soundtrack Tour
Justin Courtney Pierre talked with Alternative Press a little about Motion City Soundtrack’s upcoming tour:
I think Josh said to me, “Hey. You want to do a show on New Year’s?” And I said, “Sure. What New Year’s?” I think I was just about to do my tour. [Pauses.]
I can walk you through a scenario, and this might explain things: I’ll hear from Josh, or I’ll call Josh and say, “Hey! I’ve got an idea for a song or a thing. Do you want to work on it?” And he’ll say, “Yeah, let’s figure out a time for it to work out.” We’ll plan that out, and then the time will come, and something will come up, and we won’t be able to do it. Then a month will [go] by, and one of us will call each other and say, “Hey, hey, you want to do this thing? This sounds like a good idea. Let’s do that.” That loop has always kind of happened the last couple [of] decades. Also, I don’t know; I’m speculating here.
Motion City are a much bigger beast than the little stuff that I’m doing. But I don’t have a problem with doing both of them at the same time. I think that I’m going to make music in one form or another forever. [Deep breath.] I really should’ve thought of things to talk about. I like to make it up on the fly because it’s honest, you know, instead of preprogrammed sound bites…
Motion City Soundtrack Announce New Tour
Motion City Soundtrack have announced new tour dates for 2020.
What’s Up With Motion City Soundtrack?
This video, with the title “12.31.19,” just showed up on Motion City Soundtrack’s social media profiles.
Motion City Soundtrack’s ‘My Dinosaur Life’ Gets a Re-Pressing
Motion City Soundtrack’s My Dinosaur Life will be released on two new limited-edition variants on June 7th. Pre-orders are now up:
Justin Courtney Pierre – “Shoulder the Weight” Video
Justin Courtney Pierre has released a video for “Shoulder the Weight.”
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Justin Courtney Pierre – “I Don’t Know Why She Ran Away” Video
Justin Courtney Pierre – “In the Drink” Video
Justin Courtney Pierre will release his new solo album, In The Drink, on October 12th. Today he’s released a video for the title track and pre-orders are now up.
Anakin – “Spaced-Out”
Anakin have released their new song “Spaced-Out” featuring Justin Pierre of Motion City Soundtrack.
Review: Motion City Soundtrack – Even if It Kills Me
There are certain albums that represent milestones in people’s musical development. Ones that trigger a rush of nostalgia more powerful than just the simple recollection of a memory. There are a couple that I can think of off the top of my head that bring me back to a time and a place, but none more powerfully than Motion City Soundtrack’s 2007 LP, Even if it Kills Me. In the interest of full disclosure, I’ll admit, I wasn’t a fan of the band before this. I was just starting to develop my own taste in music. I wasn’t quite over my Metallica phase and not quite ready to throw myself headfirst into any of the scenes I eventually would in High School. I was in sixth grade, I had yet to get my first guitar, and the two bands dominating my SanDisk MP3 player were Green Day and Fall Out Boy.
Based on those two bands alone, you can assume that my music listening was still largely radio-based. It was before my friends and I would regularly swap CD’s and the idea of being able to share playlists with each other over the internet was too far in the future to even be a thought. It really was a surprise to stumble upon a band I had never heard about, making music I fell head-over-heels for.
Motion City Soundtrack Re-Press ‘Even if It Kills Me”
Motion City Soundtrack will be re-releasing Even if it Kills Me for its 10-year anniversary. The album, featuring new art and bonus tracks, is up for pre-order.
Motion City Soundtrack Get a Gold Single
I just got word that Motion City Soundtrack’s “Everything Is Alright” has officially gone gold. A huge congratulations to the band is in order.