New Album?

Word on the streeet: "On their Myspace tour, they confirmed their new record will come out in 2009."

Myspace Tour Wrap Up Vid

MySpace Music Tour Wrap-up Video

Add to My Profile More Videos

Kinda brings a tear to my eye!! AWWW:(

Finally I found this

Hellogoodbye MySpace Music Tour

Add to My Profile | More Videos

Ok so it was on the Myspace Music Tour blog. So watch enjoy and love.

Interview with our friend Tom

A UK news site did an interview with Tom Anderson from myspace about the Myspace Music Tour.

MySpace first friend Tom leads music efforts

So check it out!

hellogoodbye halloweenies :)

Hellogoodbye takes stage, pre-Halloween
By Brendan O' Reilly in B-Section
Issue date: 11/8/07

On the eve of All Hallow's Eve, Say Anything and Hellogoodbye rocked Hammerstein Ballroom for the 11th stop on the MySpace Music Tour.

Say Anything started the show, with frontman Max Bemis stage center, flanked by two guitars on one side and a bass and additional guitar on the other. Coby Linder, tucked away on the rear of the stage, provided the crashing drums.

Bemis was astounding; his voice did not falter once as he screamed out songs through the set. The guitars raged next to him, though Parker Case eventually traded his ax for a keyboard. The band only slowed down once, when Bemis picked up a guitar of his own for "Spores," a break-up song.

Though some of Bemis's lyrics may come across as emo, and Say Anything has even been billed as an emo band, this is hardly the case. The fans Say Anything attracted were wearing sideways hats and not because they think it's ironic

Bemis came off as neither an emo-kid nor a Dude Guy. Rather, he just made it apparent that he was as excited to be there as members of his audience.

But the award for best stage presence of the night goes to Forrest Kline, simply for the fact that he danced as awkwardly as he does in Hellogoodbye's "Here (In Your Arms)" music video. He did stop to speak with the audience between each song, as Bemis did, but, when he did talk, asked to be excused for not wearing a Halloween costume. Hellogoodbye was going to perform as Team Zissou from Wes Anderson's "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou," but the costumes didn't arrive in time. As Kline had blogged on Hellogoodbye's Web site, "I've got our collective costume planned. But we dont have it yet so hopefully it turns out sexy. Cause we're gonna be the slutty version of something. Because Halloween is our opportunity to dress how we wish we could the rest of the year. which is slutty. really slutty. or very Wes Andersony. I forget."

In lieu of the "Life Aquatic," Kline started the set stating "Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society," Ã la "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" In keeping with the theme, plastic trees with fall leaves was scattered around the stage and a black sheet with light coming through pinholes simulated the night sky.

Hellogoodbye's sappy, pop-rock love songs went well with the atmosphere, though Kline acknowledged that many of those in the audience would be too young to get the reference.

To close out the set, the band played chart-topper "Here," with a little, unexpected something. Kline slipped lyrics to Daft Punk's "Digital Love" into the song, leaving some of the audience members confused and others singing along, uninterrupted.

Both Hellogoodbye and Say Anything were on the top of their game yet they should have been doing it separately. Though the bands have had members work together on EPs before they made it to the big-time, Hellogoodbye and Say Anything do not complement each other anymore. This was evidenced by how the sea of crooked hats dissipated after Say Anything's set and did not return for Hellogoodbye. While the bands may share some common fans and some history, the pre-Halloween show proved that they shouldn't share a stage.

Nothing short of amazing

Say Anything; Especially Hellogoodbye

By: Joe Roberge & Barry Nickerson, Anchor Editors

Issue date: 11/6/07 Section: Arts & Entertainment


On November 1, the MySpace.com Music Tour came to Providence, R.I. to perform at Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel. The tour brought great bands such as Hellogoodbye and Say Anything to Rhode Island.

The show was huge; the venue was packed with eager fans awaiting the headlining bands. The first band was called Polysics and was definitely a sight to see. With their unique outfits and even more unique music (imagine listening to a Killers album after it was thrown in a blender and all mixed-up), Polysics brought their own group of hardcore fans to the front of the stage.

After Polysics was the second opening band, Young Love, who were generic and kind of plain, but were still talented musicians nevertheless. Their music sounded like anything else you'd hear on the radio today, but it wasn't bad music. They sounded a little like Nickelback.

The crowd roared with anticipation as Hellogoodbye took the stage. They were nothing short of amazing-they got the whole crowd dancing and screaming along with their pop-rock jams. Hellogoodbye sounded just like their album, which is impressive since their music is generally considered "studio music;" "Homewrecker" and "Shimmy-Shimmy Quarter-Turn" sounded even better live than on the recording.

Finally, Say Anything, the headlining act, was met with raucous applause. They wasted no time in taking control of the crowd, playing one awesome song after another and keeping everyone moving, crowd-surfing, and singing along. Say Anything played singles like "Wow, I Can Get Sexual, Too" (the she-touched-herself song) and "Alive with the Glory of Love." Say Anything also played many tracks from their new album, In Defense of the Genre, which was released on Oct. 23.

Sadly there was no time for an encore, but the concert left us all feeling pretty good. This was an excellent mix of bands that had a little something for everyone. Keep an eye out for some awesome upcoming shows at Lupo's, like Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Avenged Sevenfold, and the Silversun Pickups, and if you haven't heard Say Anything or Hellogoodbye yet, make sure that you check them out on MySpace!



Link to article

I love the concert vids

Since I didn't get to go:(
So here they are on November 4th!!

Myspace Music Tour - 11/1/07 - Oh It Is Love

I was supposed to be there:(

Yea, from the Madison Theatre

Myspace Music tour has wings!!!

MySpace Music Tour gets off to energetic start
By Marian Liu

Seattle Times staff reporter

Related

Archive MySpace kicks off its live tour here tonight
Since its founding in 2003, MySpace has become one of the most popular social-networking Web sites among teenagers. But just how powerful is the site's influence offline? The MySpace Music Tour, a nationwide series of concerts that kicked off at the Showbox SoDo Tuesday night, might be considered a test.

The show wasn't sold out or even packed, but the energy was high, the audience excited and the bands — chosen for their popularity on MySpace — performed well. Plenty of young people came out on a school night for the event, decked out in their hoodies, colorful T-shirts and skinny pants.

MySpace set out to make the show an experience, rather than just a concert. There were four video screens displaying the bands' music videos and two hairstyle booths to rejuvenate one's do. Three computer kiosks allowed fans to check out the MySpace site — even though teens are now accustomed to checking their MySpace sites from their cellphones.

Despite everything, there were lulls in the four-hour show. Other tours, such as the Vans Warped Tour and the Nintendo Fusion Tour, have several things going on — skateboard ramps and new video games — to keep concertgoers engaged when the onstage action slows down.

The lineup was brilliant, however. The two co-headliners were safe bets — hellogoodbye's last album, "Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs!," rose to No. 1 on the Billboard Top Independent Albums while Say Anything's "... Is a Real Boy" charted as well, peaking at No. 8 on Billboard's Top Heatseakers. Both have a stable fan base of screamers. But to separate their success from MySpace's influence may be hard, because their audience is demographically nearly identical — making both the chicken and egg, fueling each others' popularity on this tour.

Both emo-like, the co-headlining pop-punk groups expressed some beautiful angst. Emo can be an acquired taste, but for the teens, their lyrics read like torn diary pages. Say Anything's Max Bemis put it best when he said some of his songs came out of "extreme boredom and depression." While, the other co-headliner, hellogoodbye, expressed young love in the line, "Wouldn't you like to be older and married with me?" in one of its bigger hits, "Oh, It Is Love." They had some difficulties with sound and feedback at first, but came clear in time for their hits.

Opener Polysics was more of a gamble for MySpace. The Japanese new-wave band was new to the audience and spoke little English, but soon had their newfound fans waving devil rock signs and singing along. Some even were so swept up they bought Polysics' albums and posters — proof that MySpace is powerful enough to move swag. Will it prove strong enough to make a mark on the offline music world? Time will tell.

Ding! 2 news stories!

Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! - HelloGoodbye

If you don't get it from the title, this is not serious music.

October 17, 2007

By Emma Nicholson

Sheer Music
Rating: *****

Okay, so there are no zombies, aliens, vampires or dinosaurs as far as I can tell, but that doesn't mean this album is weird free.

According to the CD sleeve, all the songs were written by frontman Forrest Kline and his dog, which may be the reason some of the lyrics are a bit bizarre. They even use the word "rad". Seriously.

This debut release by American group HelloGoodbye is a bubble-gummy offering of feel-good synth-pop. You'd recognise their first release Here (in Your Arms) from a lot of radio play because it's the kind of catchy little ditty people scream "this is my song" to on dancefloors
.

What's good about it is that the tracks don't all sound the same with a mix of tempos and production for each.

But that doesn't mean you should take this album for more than it is - silly fun-loving music that will go down well with the teenage generation.

Which means, of course, that most of the tinselly tracks deal with puppy love and Kline himself even described the album as "the soundtrack to being my girlfriend".

Okay, so if that's your aim in life then pick up a copy, but otherwise reserve it for lifting the mood after being bounced from clubs or playing spin the bottle.

Tonight
____________________________________________________________
(this next one is forever long but worth it)

MySpace onstage Web site kicks off its live tour here tonight

Find the band you like, buy its album and go to its show. All on one Web site.
This is what MySpace is moving toward. The community networking site has established itself as the place to find new music and connect to idols. But lately, it has expanded offline by founding a record label. And, tonight it kicks off its first music tour in Seattle with some of its most clicked-on bands.

“MySpace is able to promote us very well, because it is the mecca of all things social on the Internet,” said Alex Kent, bassist of the co-headlining band Say Anything. The Los Angeles punk-pop band has more than 7 million views and more than 200,000 self-appointed “friends” on its MySpace site. The co-headliner, the Long Beach indie rock band hellogoodbye, has more than 18 million views and more than 600,000 friends.

“MySpace is definitely known for music, and we love the opportunity to bring our users the sort of online experience offline,” said Kelley Electa, executive director of promotions and events at MySpace. And Seattle is a “cool market,” to start the tour with, said Electa, because the city is so well plugged into music and technology.

Music-industry folks say that the MySpace Music Tour fits well with the current trend of lifestyle brands, like Vans shoes or Starbucks coffee. These companies aren’t just marketing shoes and coffee, they’re marketing lifestyles - which then require shoes and coffee.
“You can look at it as just another tour sponsor, trying to extend the brand that they represent,” said Jonathan Cohen, senior editor of Billboard, a music magazine that charts album sales, airplay, downloads and box-office grosses.

Indeed, MySpace isn’t looking to make a lot of money selling concert tickets. Electa said “It’s a branding effort … It’s a great fan experience, inside and outside of MySpace.”

There are more than 110 million monthly active users around the world. And three times as many people visit MySpace than any other social network.

Which makes sense why hair-products company VO5 picked this tour to help launch its new “Extreme Style” brand, aimed at a younger demographic. In addition to computer kiosks where fans can check their MySpace sites, VO5 will be setting up hair touch-up stations at the show.
“It’s a great fit,” said Electa.

You may not have heard about these bands, but these co-headliners are big among teens. hellogoodbye’s last album “Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs!” rose to No. 1 on the Billboard Top Independent Albums. And, Say Anything’s last album charted as well - ” … Is A Real Boy” peaked at No. 8 on Billboard Top Heatseakers.

So “the tour is not a big risk, said Cohen of Billboard. These bands “are very popular on MySpace and, yes, the MySpace audience chose them, but the fact is they could go out and sell out these venues without MySpace’s support.”

In addition to the tour, MySpace started its own label which signed on tour opener Polysics. Right now the label represents six bands, says MySpace senior director of A&R Jon Pikus. The bands were selected on the strength of their online buzz, plus traditional factors such performance chops, songwriting and charisma.

More so than the tour, the industry was expecting a lot from the MySpace record label, said Cohen. Initially there were many artists who attributed their discovery due to their MySpace sites. But their popularity fell flat in terms of selling albums. So this called into question the hitmaking power of MySpace, which hoped to utilize its site to find up-and-coming artists, said Cohen.

Still, the bands on the label say MySpace offers them great online exposure and other benefits. Singer Aja Volkman liked MySpace’s hands-off approach to creativity. Her band, Nico Vega, created a lot of buzz at the past South By Southwest music conference, but they picked MySpace Records over other prospects.

“They’re brand new, so their passion is really high and I also think they’re also sort of where the people are,” said Volkman. “With some labels, you can sign and you don’t know how they are going to introduce you to people. But with these people, all they have to do is open the door.”
And for a band like Polysics, a Japanese new wave band opening on the MySpace Music Tour, MySpace Records made sense in widening their reach to American audiences.

“Through the Internet they have a much bigger audience space, we feel we can connect to a lot more people than through the previous label,” said Hiroyuki Hayashi, Polysics vocalist and guitarist.

As for the future, the label hopes to expand to a dozen artists, including urban and hip-hop acts. The site itself is also breaking way for filmmakers, fashionistas, comedians, models, actors and photographers, said Pikus.
And another tour is planned for spring, as an evergreen program, said Electa. They are hoping to fill the lineup with emerging artists like a band who has over 100 thousand friends on its MySpace site.

“It’s crazy how a little Web site can start from nothing and become something so incredibly widely known,” said Forrest Kline, lead singer of hellogoodbye. “I don’t know if they’re trying to promote themselves more or something, but everybody knows about MySpace.”

Marian Liu: 206-464-3825 or mliu@seattletimes.com

Sticker Shock Music

Myspace Newsletter!

Did you get your Myspace Newsletter? Well the Myspace Tour featuring hellogoodbye was mentioned in it...so go check your mail!

Tour Kick-Off

MySpace onstage Web site kicks off its live tour here tonight

By Marian Liu
Seattle Times staff reporter


Find the band you like, buy its album and go to its show. All on one Web site.

This is what MySpace is moving toward. The community networking site has established itself as the place to find new music and connect to idols. But lately, it has expanded offline by founding a record label. And, tonight it kicks off its first music tour in Seattle with some of its most clicked-on bands.

"MySpace is able to promote us very well, because it is the mecca of all things social on the Internet," said Alex Kent, bassist of the co-headlining band Say Anything. The Los Angeles punk-pop band has more than 7 million views and more than 200,000 self-appointed "friends" on its MySpace site. The co-headliner, the Long Beach indie rock band hellogoodbye, has more than 18 million views and more than 600,000 friends.

"MySpace is definitely known for music, and we love the opportunity to bring our users the sort of online experience offline," said Kelley Electa, executive director of promotions and events at MySpace. And Seattle is a "cool market," to start the tour with, said Electa, because the city is so well plugged into music and technology.

Music-industry folks say that the MySpace Music Tour fits well with the current trend of lifestyle brands, like Vans shoes or Starbucks coffee. These companies aren't just marketing shoes and coffee, they're marketing lifestyles — which then require shoes and coffee.

"You can look at it as just another tour sponsor, trying to extend the brand that they represent," said Jonathan Cohen, senior editor of Billboard, a music magazine that charts album sales, airplay, downloads and box-office grosses.

Indeed, MySpace isn't looking to make a lot of money selling concert tickets. Electa said "It's a branding effort ... It's a great fan experience, inside and outside of MySpace."

There are more than 110 million monthly active users around the world. And three times as many people visit MySpace than any other social network.

Which makes sense why hair-products company VO5 picked this tour to help launch its new "Extreme Style" brand, aimed at a younger demographic. In addition to computer kiosks where fans can check their MySpace sites, VO5 will be setting up hair touch-up stations at the show.

"It's a great fit," said Electa.

You may not have heard about these bands, but these co-headliners are big among teens. hellogoodbye's last album "Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs!" rose to No. 1 on the Billboard Top Independent Albums. And, Say Anything's last album charted as well — " ... Is A Real Boy" peaked at No. 8 on Billboard Top Heatseakers.

So "the tour is not a big risk, said Cohen of Billboard. These bands "are very popular on MySpace and, yes, the MySpace audience chose them, but the fact is they could go out and sell out these venues without MySpace's support."

In addition to the tour, MySpace started its own label which signed on tour opener Polysics. Right now the label represents six bands, says MySpace senior director of A&R Jon Pikus. The bands were selected on the strength of their online buzz, plus traditional factors such performance chops, songwriting and charisma.

More so than the tour, the industry was expecting a lot from the MySpace record label, said Cohen. Initially there were many artists who attributed their discovery due to their MySpace sites. But their popularity fell flat in terms of selling albums. So this called into question the hitmaking power of MySpace, which hoped to utilize its site to find up-and-coming artists, said Cohen.

Still, the bands on the label say MySpace offers them great online exposure and other benefits. Singer Aja Volkman liked MySpace's hands-off approach to creativity. Her band, Nico Vega, created a lot of buzz at the past South By Southwest music conference, but they picked MySpace Records over other prospects.

"They're brand new, so their passion is really high and I also think they're also sort of where the people are," said Volkman. "With some labels, you can sign and you don't know how they are going to introduce you to people. But with these people, all they have to do is open the door."

And for a band like Polysics, a Japanese new wave band opening on the MySpace Music Tour, MySpace Records made sense in widening their reach to American audiences.

"Through the Internet they have a much bigger audience space, we feel we can connect to a lot more people than through the previous label," said Hiroyuki Hayashi, Polysics vocalist and guitarist.

As for the future, the label hopes to expand to a dozen artists, including urban and hip-hop acts. The site itself is also breaking way for filmmakers, fashionistas, comedians, models, actors and photographers, said Pikus.

And another tour is planned for spring, as an evergreen program, said Electa. They are hoping to fill the lineup with emerging artists like a band who has over 100 thousand friends on its MySpace site.

"It's crazy how a little Web site can start from nothing and become something so incredibly widely known," said Forrest Kline, lead singer of hellogoodbye. "I don't know if they're trying to promote themselves more or something, but everybody knows about MySpace."

Marian Liu: 206-464-3825 or mliu@seattletimes.com

Copyright © 2007 The Seattle Times Company

Myspace Tour has Arrived!!

The tour kicks off today in Seattle, WA! Congratulations on the first Myspace Music Tour!!

Support hellogoodbye on the Myspace Music Tour

Join fancorps and support your fav band.

Just Click HERE!!