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Minor League news #20
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Posted by: Marty | 02/18/2012 at 05:11
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It's been almost a year since the last Minor League news! So for those of you not familiar with this, here's a short intro: In order prevent the site from being flooded with small news, we sometimes combine several of them in one news item. So here's number 20!
Jay Bentley on Complete Control with Joe Sib
Last night Jay was a guest on Joe Sibs's new live show called Complete Control. They talk about the band, its history, what life's like now and whats coming up next. Very very interesting stuff, which starts at about 6 minues in. Especially the part about Bad Religion's first European tour.
We're not allowed to embed the video, so just head on over to youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pW9864CFN0
An interview with Jay by The AU Review
Today a brand new interview appeared online in which Jay talks about the upcoming Soundwave festival. Check it out here: http://www.theaureview.com/interviews/the-au-interview-jay-bentley-of-bad-religion-los-angeles
The most interesting part of that interview, however, is the following:
The most interesting part of that interview, however, is the following:
The band have hinted at another record this year - how are the songs shaping up?
Jay: "About normal. How albums work for us we’ll go ‘Hey you wanna make an album? Yeah. When are we gonna do it? I don’t know. Let’s pencil something in for July. Is that gonna work? I don’t know’ [laugh] I saw Brett a couple of days ago at a party and [he] said ‘Hey I’ve written two songs’ Awesome! Talk to Greg ‘I’ll look for my guitar. I think it’s in the garage.’ Thats how albums get written by us!" [laughs]
Good to see there’s a lot of organization going on there!
Jay: "Thats just how it is. It’s just this enjoyable hobby thats grown. We’re totally appreciative of what we have and that we get to do this thing we love. Then you look at the lyrics and the songs and you know we’re god damn serious."
Adam Ragusea covers Better Of Dead
Some people in the fan community might know him from a piano-based cover of Pessimistic Lines that he did many years ago for Tribute Tape #2.
He's done a new cover which he's pretty proud of (and should be!). Check it out on Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/aragusea/better-off-dead-bad-religion
Thanks Adam, keep them coming!
Brett to be honored with Independent Spirit Award
This was already published earlier this month, but better late than never.... NARM will hang out their prestigious Independent Spirit Award at the Music Biz 2012 convention this coming May. This year, the award goes to none other than Brett Gurewitz.
"Brett personifies the independent spirit, inspiring countless punk and indie bands through his work in Bad Religion and helping many of them reach their full potential at Epitaph Records, including The Offspring, Rancid, and NOFX," said Jim Donio, President of NARM. "His creative entrepreneurship and commitment to thinking outside the box make him a strong player in today's music industry. We look forward to seeing what he does next."
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04/03/2012 at 21:54
MOAR NEWS
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02/19/2012 at 09:45
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02/18/2012 at 23:50
That was a great interview.
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02/18/2012 at 20:58
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02/18/2012 at 16:41
great... the secret is out.
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02/18/2012 at 15:09
Jay has been secretly writing all the songs this whole time. He's just too humble to admit it.
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02/18/2012 at 13:31
There you have it folks, straight from the source, three or more Jay songs on the new record.
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02/18/2012 at 12:49
yeah, i definitely havent two songs.
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02/18/2012 at 12:33
bring back bad times
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02/18/2012 at 11:18
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02/18/2012 at 11:02
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02/18/2012 at 10:39
The writer accidentally a word. They accidentally a lot of things.
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02/18/2012 at 09:46
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02/18/2012 at 09:46
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02/18/2012 at 09:38
lol I thought you were going to say something about us thebrpage people shitting our pants about news like this...
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02/18/2012 at 09:24
the way thebrpage people read it:
jay:‘Hey you wanna make an album? Yeah. When are we gonna do it? I don’t know. Let’s pencil something in for July. Is that gonna work? I don’t know’ [laugh] I saw Brett a couple of days ago at a party and said ‘Hey I’ve written two songs’ Awesome! Talk to Greg ‘I’ll look for my guitar. I think it’s in the garage.’ brett:.... |
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02/18/2012 at 09:14
The way I read it was: "I saw Brett a couple of days ago at a party and [he] said ‘Hey I’ve written two songs’. I dont know...just can't imagine Jay's gonna contribute in writing songs.
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02/18/2012 at 08:58
Also, contratulations Brett! Well deserved award. Is that Music Biz con something anyone can attend? It would be cool if someone could record his 'acceptance speech'. |
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02/18/2012 at 08:35
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02/18/2012 at 07:40
Song names: The Torbar Fossil (Part XVIII), The 'Ask Jay' Keeds
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02/18/2012 at 07:21
I predict the 2 songs he wrote are The Negivite Aspect of Positive Thinking, and Part I
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02/18/2012 at 07:19
I find it funny that the show is called "complete control" when BR has a song called no control.
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02/18/2012 at 06:34
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02/18/2012 at 05:53
Wait, was the implication that Jay had written two songs? Am I reading that right?
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