The Faint Pictures

NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART

LETTING a band write, produce, engineer and mix its own album - without any input from outside sources - is often a recipe for disaster. The rock cliché is that the final product winds up being, bluntly, a convoluted mess. The Faint bassist and...

Published: 2008-08-05 Provider: New York Post Keywords: album, Petersen, band, record, Faint, part, Fasciinatiion, big, life, look, songs, themselves, music

Fasciinatiion by The Faint

The first album released on their new label Blank.wav was written and produced by the band. [Rock, Indie]

Published: 2008-08-06 Provider: Metacritic

FURIOUS FESTIVALS

Motley Crue and an East Coast version of Coachella are newcomersamong a host of favorite all-day rock-and-revel attractions WITH the exception of Ozzfest - reportedly downgraded to a two-day gig in Texas this year - all our favorite music festivals are back this year, plus three newly minted joints: Crue Fest, Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival and All Points West. These six cover just about every genre of pop out there, giving fans of every stripe a reason to get outside. Crue FestWild and crazy rock meets a new generation when Motley Crue headlines the Crue Fest, alongside Buckcherry, Papa Roach and Nikki Sixx's side band, Sixx:AM. What makes this a festival is the "Rock Band Second Stage Experience" - a stage tricked out with lights, monitors and killer sound and the video game "Rock Band." The audience entertains itself by playing bass, guitar, drums or vocals, battling it out to take the main stage between acts.July 8 at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater. Tickets are $35.50 to $99, with a $249 premium VIP ticket package. Projekt RevolutionDespite their nu-metal categorization, Projekt Rev founders Linkin Park opted for variety on their fifth trek out. This year's main-stagers include former grunge-master Chris Cornell, synth-rock band the Bravery and hard rockers ASHES dIVIDE. The second stage is bound to attract younger music fans, with metalcore act Atreyu, alt-metalers 10 Years, emocore Hawthorne Heights, hard rockers Armor for Sleep and the punk rock-style percussion of Street Drum Corps.July 22 at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater, July 23 at PNC Bank Arts Center. Tickets are $46.75 to $76.75 at Jones Beach and $20.75 to $70.75 at PNC. On sale May 17.Vans Warped TourNot for the faint of heart - or the easily sunburned - the Warped ticket offers the most bang for your buck, with more than 100 bands performing back-to-back, 30-to-45 minute sets on 10 stages. Since set times for all bands are picked out of a hat the morning of the show, it's likely that attendees will spe

Published: 2008-05-11 Provider: New York Post Keywords: music, Park, rock, July, day, back, band, Crue, Jones, Tickets, festival, stage, Beach, acts, show, music

The Faint Sounds of '8'

When one is cursed with vision -- true, big-picture, three-steps-ahead vision -- your strategies can be misunderstood. And unappreciated. When not downright reviled.

Published: 2007-12-11 Provider: Washington Post

The Faint Go Indie

Band drops new album on their own label.

Published: 2008-06-12 Provider: IGN

Nicole Scherzinger Admits Costumes Are Too Tight

Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger says her stage outfit is so tight that she thinks she might faint! The lead singer says her patent corset, leggings and knee high boots are so snug she can barely breath and can feel her face turning blue.  The 30-year-old said "Every night I do this one note and I'm still by the grace of God wondering when I'm going to faint on stage. I feel like my face is turning blue like in the cartoons. I'm like 'hold it, hold it'."  Fellow band member Kimberly Wyatt added that "There's not really enough room for your ribs to expand so you can't really breathe. You just have to hold your breath and hope everything comes out."  In the best part of the Pussycat Dolls' dish session to ITV's This Morning today, they said that they get their on-stage energy from banoffee pie, which they eat before performances for energy-- and motivation.   Click for Pics of Nicole Performing on Stage!

Published: 2009-02-23 Provider: Splash News Online