Come on, Get Sappy: Break-Up to Make-Up Advice From Music Makers

Whether you’ll be teary-eyed and hiding under the covers while eating ice cream and watching rom-coms solo, getting mushy with your other half, or declaring February 14th as nothing more than a Hallmark holiday, heartbreak and love fuel the soundtrack of your life.  Musicians not only go through the same thing, they write songs about [...]

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 [...]

Make Your 2011 New Years Resolution to Start a Band… Please?

This weekend I flew to Austin, Texas to catch my friends in The Banner Year play their farewell show. I met these guys in spring of 2008 and although we’ve remained friends I’m actually one of their biggest fans. Their music has inspired me, spoken to me, and got me through a lot; I’m sad [...]

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 [...]

On The Verge: The Matches (long lost interview)

In honor of the one-year anniversary since the On the Verge launch party (feat. performances by the Matches, Those Mockingbirds and Drive By), we dug up never-released footage of our chat backstage with the Matches. The guys discuss math rock, the future of the touring biz (robots), the benefits of cranberry juice, and make fun [...]

Roughing It: On the Road to SXSW with The Right Coast

Somewhere in West Virginia, about five hours into the 30 hour drive to Austin, I began to wonder why I had ever thought this trip would be fun. There I was: packed four-people-deep in the back row of The Right Coast’s tour van with guitars and gear piled behind (they left their trailer at home [...]

On The Verge (SXSW): Bird By Bird Interview & Performances

Planet Verge’s Jordana hit SXSW and captured the action guerilla style for On The Verge. In our first installment, she catches up with Jonathan Devoto to get the 411 on his post-Matches venture, Bird By Bird. Watch the interview and then join the crowd that forms while the band performs acoustic on the [...]

Joelle’s 2009 On The Verge Recap

How On the Verge 2009 Changed My Life

We had a time.  Remember when Angela Chase said that on My So Called Life?  That’s the best way I can describe the past year of filming On the Verge. Not only was it our first full year of production, it was a year of memories and learning [...]

On The Verge featuring Those Mockingbirds

Those Mockingbirds may just single-handedly help New Jersey reclaim its musical throne. This powerhouse act features members of The Escape Engine and Perfuma both departing from their usual styles and creating mature, memorable songs. The band played On The Verge’s first live event at Ace of Clubs in New York City alongside [...]

On the Verge Halloween Treat: Shawn Harris (The Matches)

On the Verge began filming one year ago this month(!!!) One of our very first episodes was Joelle’s interview with Shawn Harris (frontman, the Matches) during the band’s show in Asbury Park. In honor of the holiday, we’re releasing this special episode of pumpkin talk. Find out what costume Shawn used to wear [...]

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