Maniac – Which came first: the music or the media?

From the inception of #1 This Week, a blog started by Shawn Harris (formerly of The Matches) and Jake Grigg (of Something with Numbers), the site was a source of homemade videos, pop music covers, and possible art designs for the band. It was created to communicate and share ideas for the band while apart, Shawn [...]

On the Verge: iChat with Shawn Harris (Maniac)

In a special iChat edition of On the Verge, PV’s Joelle has a cross-continent chat with Shawn Harris. We’d call him the eccentric half of Maniac, but his partner in crime, Jake Grigg, is right up there with him. That’s what makes this collaboration between two of music’s much-loved frontmen (Harris hails from California’s the [...]

Maniac Cover Black Eyed Peas

Remember when I told you exciting things were on the way from Shawn Harris post-Matches?
It’s MANIAC, his collaboration with Jake Grigg, frontman for Australia’s Something With Numbers).
Although separated by earth’s largest ocean, frontmen Shawn Harris and Jake Grigg–linked by love forsincere, undisguised pop–have created a new project: Maniac.
They wrote their first song together on the way [...]

Band of the Day: Something With Numbers

I’ve been so busy filming On the Verge that I haven’t had time to post my daily new band spotlights as promised. So please forgive, forget and tune into Something With Numbers!
These guys are from New South Wales, Australia and a super fun listen.  Can’t you tell just from looking at them? The lead singer [...]