Would you consider covering this new project for one of your many outlets? It’s not only a good album, but they’ve got a good backstory - I’ll be as succinct as possible:
* ______ and ______ met at ______ where they were studying acting and ballet dancing, respectively. Gave up those careers to start ______ .
* ______’s first album, 2001’s “______,” was made for $5000 in a motorcycle garage in Philadelphia and earned comparisons to Nirvana’s “Bleach.”
* A huge bidding war ensued, and ______ became one of the last unknown bands to get a million-dollar record deal.
* [Major label] released 2004’s ______ which established a solid buzz for the band and got them some great press - Esquire called that CD “a moody masterpiece.”
* [Major label] downsized and jettisoned ______ - but the band walked away with a sizeable chuck of change in their pockets.
* Drug problems, personal and professional splits, reconciliation, a move to ______ , marriage, a new drummer, a fresh start followed.
* ______ took the “walk-away-money” and invested it in making “______” and are releasing it on their own terms and under their complete control through [new fake major label].
* Their song ______ is on the first “Guitar Hero” video game.
* PLUS - as musicians, they both play their asses off, and they’re great people. ______ has the pizzaz of a David Lee Roth and the vulnerability of a Sean Lennon.
Whaddya say? Would love to have you jump onto the ______’s bandwagon - let me know what you think, and thanks for considering.

Can you name that band? Let us know in our comments section which, as it happens, also has the pizzaz of a David Lee Roth and the vulnerability of a Sean Lennon.
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This entry was posted on Monday, April 30th, 2007 at 9:59 am.