Only a few know the band Mayday Parade due to the fact that they’re an Indie rock band, although about a couple of their songs are quietly creeping its way to the mainstream, one being “I’d Hate To Be You When People Find Out What This Song Is About”, and the other being “Your Song”. The band took all the risks like that of an Indie band when they released their debut EP without a record label to back them up (normally, Indie bands start that way and only a few survive). Surprisingly, it sold more or less 20,000 records and this was the time Fearless Records (their current label) took notice of them and put them under their umbrella. They released another one, an album this time, and critics have been praising their style of music.Photo taken http://www.thisisaccidental.com

The influence of rock and roll is far-reaching, and has had significant impact worldwide on fashion and film styles. This impact is broad enough that “rock and roll” may also be considered a lifestyle in addition to a form of music (i.e. “Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll”). However rap and hip hop would later replace this role. Its impact has been positive as well, with the trend of many rock stars facilitating charity events such as Live Aid. Saving the World is becoming a more and more common phrase associated with rock music today.There are also spiritual aspects tied to rock music. Songwriters like Pete Townshend have explored these in their work. The common usage of the term “rock god” acknowledges the religious quality of the adulation some rock stars receive.Source:Wikipedia

Lot’s  of people  wants to be a rock star.  In this video of Nickelback’s  I want to be a rockstar, people of all ages, personality and regular people  played a part  and lip-synch the song, I enjoyed watching it when I first saw the video in my Facebook FunWall, these guys really know how to make me smile.I  Want to Be a Rock Star is one of the many songs of Nickelback that I really like.  It has fascinating tunes and the lyrics if you noticed typecasting the rock stars way of life.Why don’t you watch the video in YouTube?  Enjoy!(Photo Source: http://www.public.asu.edu)

Just as any other newbie band, Bleed the Dream also had their ups and downs. The difference is that they never came up again, instead the band split in 2005. The band is categorized under alternative rock and post hardcore and their single “Should Have Known” has a little mix of both. They did a lot of openings for concerts, and was even included in the Van’s Warped Tour concert, a concert that included established rock bands such as Taking Back Sunday, The Starting Line, Rufio and Paramore.During one national concert, their drummer Scott Gottlieb collapsed on stage. That was the time that they knew he had leukemia. Scott didn’t make it and passed away 2 weeks before their scheduled album release.Photo taken from http://music.yahoo.com

 Incubus, an American alternative metal band from Calabasas, California, is comprised of vocalist Brandon Boyd, lead guitarist Michael Einziger, bassist Ben Kenney (formerly of The Roots), DJ Kilmore, and drummer Jose Antonio Pasillas II. Former members were bassist Alex Katunich (a.k.a. “Dirk Lance”") and Gavin Koppell (a.k.a. “DJ Lyfe”).Among the band’s most successful singles are “Drive”, “Wish You Were Here”, “Megalomaniac”, “Dig”, “Anna Molly” and “Pardon Me”.For their albums Make Yourself, Morning View, and A Crow Left of the Murder, the band has reached multi-platinum sales. In November 2006, they have released their latest studio album, Light Grenades. Another interesting thing to note is the fact that they wrote and performed 4 Movements ‘Of the Odyssey’ for the first volume of the Halo 2 Original Soundtrack.The story was that Jose Pasillas, Alex Katunich, Mike Einziger began jamming together while at Calabasas High School in 1990, playing at friends’ parties. Soon they asked their friend, Brandon Boyd to join, thus making him the vocalist. At this time they began writing their own music, and on January 7, 1995, the demo tape Incubus was released, featuring songs that would later appear on their first album, Fungus Amongus, and their EP, Enjoy Incubus. On November 1, 1995, Fungus Amongus was released on the band’s own label,Stopuglynailfungus Music on Chillum.Between that release and their 1997 major label debut EP, Enjoy Incubus, the band acquired DJ Lyfe, who introduced hip-hop sounds to the band’s already diverse mix of music. Enjoy Incubus was released on Immortal Records on January 7 of that year, exactly two years after the band’s second demo. Many songs from Fungus Amongus were rereleased on Enjoy Incubus, but were touched up.Check out these Incubus Sites :Enjoy IncubusIncubus Online