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Motion City Soundtrack Say Mark Hoppus 'Lets Us Be Us'

20 Jan 2010 17:36:00 EST

'He never comes in and is like, 'You've gotta sound like this,' Joshua Cain says of producer/Blink-182 bassist.
By James Montgomery

Joshua Cain of Motion City Soundtrack
Photo: MTV News

They've toured with his band. Worked with him in the studio (twice). They even revealed the title of their new record to him last year in Las Vegas. But the guys in Motion City Soundtrack are starting to think it's time to move out from underneath Mark Hoppus' shadow. Maybe. "We are definitely, as a band, trying to stay away from being 'over-Mark-Hoppus-ed,' " MCS guitarist Joshua Cain laughed. "Not that he's a bad guy — he's awesome, and everything he brings to our thing is amazing, and going on tour with Blink is obviously amazing, we would always do that thing — it's just that, you know, we want people to know that it's us doing this."

He's talking, of course, about the rather undue amount of attention most of the media seems to be focusing on Hoppus' production work on Motion City's brand-new (and really pretty excellent) My Dinosaur Life album, which hit stores Tuesday. Seems that every review mentions Hoppus' involvement in the project, despite the fact he's already produced a disc for the band (2005's Commit This to Memory) and despite the fact that Dinosaur is very clearly MCS' most-personal — and most realized — album to date. "The great thing about Mark is that he lets us be us. He never comes in and is like, 'You've gotta sound like this.' He's not an overbearing producer. A lot of working with him is just being ourselves and letting things happen," Cain said. "And this record is the end result. We put every element of who we are on the record — from old-school influences to who we've become as musicians — and I felt like I was being myself and playing all my guitar parts on this record. And that wasn't always the case." So in a lot of ways, Dinosaur is also Motion City's most ambitious album too. While not exactly a concept record ("Don't write that I'm calling it that," Cain laughed. "I'm not. I'm calling it a rock record, where a lot of things tie together"), there's certainly a central theme going on throughout: the idea of feeling out of place and out of touch, of feeling old and teetering on the verge of extinction — you know, sort of like a dinosaur. "[Frontman] Justin [Pierre] came up with the title. It was some quote that he was saying all the time, and we all liked it, so he put it in the lyrics," Cain explained. "We liked the idea of it, because there are a lot of different meanings: being out of place, being old. We like that it has many meanings. But if you want to think that we're actually talking about a dinosaur, that's cool." The thing is, Motion City Soundtrack have earned the right to make a record like this. They're practically elder statesmen of the so-called "scene" these days, and they've watched plenty of bands come and go over the course of their 12-plus years. So it's only natural that they'd feel like the last dinosaurs on the block. Or planet. Whatever. The point is, unlike the titular dinos, they don't plan on going anywhere anytime soon. "The majority of bands we end up on tour with are, like, 10 years younger than us. And I was hanging out with Mike [Kennerty] from All-American Rejects recently, and we were talking about how we'd first met each other in 2002, when nobody knew who either of our bands were," MCS drummer Tony Thaxton said. "And now, obviously they've gone on to much bigger things than we have, but we both survived. It seemed like all the tours were, like, interchangeable. Everyone knew each other, and now, most of those bands we toured with are gone. But we're not. It's weird in a way, but it's also pretty amazing."

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Tokio Hotel, Avril Lavigne Confirmed For 'Alice In Wonderland' Soundtrack

12 Jan 2010 14:31:00 EST

Owl City, All-American Rejects, Mark Hoppus and Pete Wentz also contribute to Almost Alice.
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Who ever knew Alice was so angsty? On Tuesday (January 12), after a month of solid speculation, the track list for the upcoming soundtrack to Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" was released, and boy, there's a lot of pop/punk on there. Avril Lavigne, All Time Low, Tokio Hotel and Pete Wentz and Mark Hoppus are just some of the acts confirmed to appear on the soundtrack, which is called Almost Alice and will hit stores March 2, according to MySpace Music. Joining them will be the All-American Rejects, Motion City Soundtrack, the Cure's Robert Smith and the Plain White T's. Lavigne's "Alice (Underground)" has been tapped as the first single and will go to radio in early February. Over the past month, names of artists scheduled to appear on the album have been popping up. On Monday, we learned of Lavigne's involvement. Last week, Pete Wentz spilled the beans about his and Hoppus' contribution. And last month, All Time Low told MTV News they had recorded a song for the album, though, sadly, they did not get to meet Burton. According to MySpace, Almost Alice features artists "re-imagining songs from the Disney classic" and, judging by some of the song titles ("White Rabbit," "Tea Party," "Fell Down a Hole"), well, they're not lying. Burton's take on "Alice" is scheduled to hit theaters March 5, just three days after the soundtrack is released. The track list for Almost Alice, according to MySpace Music: » Avril Lavigne - "Alice (Underground)"
» The All-American Rejects - "The Poison"
» Owl City - "The Technicolor Phase"
» Shinedown - "Her Name Is Alice"
» All Time Low - "Painting Flowers"
» Metro Station - "Where's My Angel"
» Tokio Hotel and Kerli - "Strange"
» 3OH!3 featuring Neon Hitch - "Follow Me Down"
» Robert Smith - "Very Good Advice"
» Mark Hoppus with Pete Wentz - "In Transit"
» Plain White T's - "Welcome to Mystery"
» Kerli - "Tea Party"
» Franz Ferdinand - "The Lobster Quadrille"
» Motion City Soundtrack - "Running Out of Time"
» Wolfmother - "Fell Down a Hole"
» Grace Potter and the Nocturnals - "White Rabbit" Are you excited for the "Alice in Wonderland" soundtrack? Will these artists match Tim Burton's vision? Let us know in the comments below or upload a video to Your.MTV.com!

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Motion City Soundtrack Tell Blink-182's Mark Hoppus How Great He Is

31 Jul 2009 12:52:00 EDT

MCS gets silly in part 2 of interview, which finds Hoppus playing MTV News reporter.
By James Montgomery

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Last week, when MTV News was in Las Vegas for the kickoff of the Blink-182 reunion tour, Mark Hoppus volunteered to do our job for us: interviewing his friends in Motion City Soundtrack about their new record (which, conveniently, he produced). Naturally, we said yes, and we were shocked when Hoppus donned the reporter's fedora (figuratively speaking) and got the guys in MCS to reveal the top-secret title of said record: My Dinosaur Life.

And since part one of Hoppus' interview went so well, we decided to roll out part two today: In it, MCS talk at length about how great it was working with the Blink bassist on not one, but two of their albums, his great (yet unorthodox) production techniques, and, really, just how great he is in general. "You're pretty much awesome and, like, the best person that I've ever met," MCS guitarist Josh Cain told Hoppus. "Just being around you, I'm more creative and better at what I do." Hoppus then asked Motion City frontman Justin Pierre how his "hands-on" approach to producing inspired the band to make My Dinosaur Life their best album yet. "I think when you came in that one day, about a week into recording, and you were physically beating me and said, 'I'm going to beat this record into you, until you get it right,' " Pierre explained. "That really hit me." These days, tapping Hoppus to produce your album is a no-brainer. But, back in 2004, MCS took a risk when they asked Hoppus to helm the sessions for their Commit This to Memory album. After all, he'd never produced a record in his life. "We started having these conversations with you, I remember, in the dressing room in Italy [MCS opened for Blink on tours of Europe and Japan in 2004], and we were talking about different producers, like, possible people like Jerry Finn, who you'd think would be right for us," Cain told Hoppus. "Because you had come out and said you liked our band ... and in that conversation, you were talking about how you made your last record and you bought all that gear, [and] how much you were into recording. I was like, 'Why don't we just ask him to do it?' We were pretty confident in our band, [and] musically, we didn't feel like we needed someone to come in and change us. We wanted someone to come in that likes us." "I think it was a combination of several things," Pierre added. "One thing we noticed was that before you guys went on to play, you were listening to bands like Ned's Atomic Dustbin, Dinosaur Jr., Fugazi, Get Up Kids ... bands we all liked and listened to. [We liked] your music, you know how to write songs. You worked with really good producers. And — we like to take crapshoots." And the crapshoot paid off. Or, as Hoppus told the guys: "That's my production style. It's a little unorthodox, but it gets results. You can't argue with results."

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Blink-182's Mark Hoppus Grills Motion City Soundtrack About New LP

30 Jul 2009 15:46:00 EDT

Hoppus, who produced album, even got band to reveal its top-secret title.
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To put it mildly, Blink-182 bassist Mark Hoppus is on a roll. He's taken part in the reunion of one of the hugest acts of the past decade; created a line of ultra-limited, mollusk-related hard-drives; launched a sure-to-be successful tour; and worked with a couple of the brightest up-and-coming acts in the business (All Time Low and Motion City Soundtrack).

Seriously, the guy can multitask. So it came as no surprise that last week, when MTV News was in Las Vegas for the kickoff of Blink's reunion tour, he decided that he should interview Motion City Soundtrack — the night's opening act, and a band he's worked with in the past — because, you know, he can! Of course, we let him do it — and it turned out that he was really good. So good, in fact, that he got the guys in MCS to reveal the top-secret title of their upcoming album (which Hoppus produced), by employing an old trick we professional journalists like to call "the bum rush." "I just worked with them and produced their new record, which is titled My Dinosaur Life," Hoppus said right off the bat. "Is that what it's called?" "I think so," MCS frontman Justin Pierre responded, a little bit dumbfounded. "Currently we're having inter-band discussions between This Dinosaur Life, My Dinosaur Life, This Is My Dinosaur Life, His Dinosaur Life, Her Dinosaur Life, Their Dinosaur Lives. But I'm partial to My." "I think My is good," Hoppus shot back. "Can we firm it up right now? My Dinosaur Life." And firmed up it was. So, having just shocked the band into revealing one closely guarded secret, Hoppus got right to work on prying another bit of information from the band: Perhaps getting them to say something shocking about the new record? (What we in the biz call the "pull quote.") And once again, he struck gold. "I think it's an awesome record," guitarist Joshua Crain said. "It's definitely a step up. Not that Commit This to Memory [the band's breakthrough 2005 effort] is a bad record, I love that record. I just feel that we got a little more aggro on this one." Emboldened, Hoppus then moved in for the kill. "What was it like to have two gnarly, defining rock moment milestones in your career," he asked, clearly setting the trap. "Commit This to Memory and My Dinosaur Life — both that are almost as big as Nirvana?" "Words can't really express it. I'm stumped," Pierre said. "You know what, though? It feels good. One day, with a little help, you guys can get there." What can we say? Hoppus is a total pro. Is there nothing he can't do?

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Paramore, Jack's Mannequin, Motion City Soundtrack Win Big At mtvU Woodie Awards

13 Nov 2008 14:24:00 EST

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ParamoreParamore, Jack's MannequinJack's Mannequin and Motion City SoundtrackMotion City Soundtrack won big, and Vampire WeekendVampire Weekend, Santogold Santogold and All Time LowAll Time Low rocked hard Wednesday night at the mtvU Woodie Awards, the channel's celebration of college music, campus life and erection punnery. Fittingly, there was also beer pong. More than 5.2 million votes were cast by college students nationwide to determine just who would take home awards like Woodie of the Year and the Good Woodie, and just about that many folks packed New York's Roseland Ballroom for the fifth annual show, held by MTV's 24-hour college network. The vibe was raucous (which would explain the beer pong), the winners grateful and the performances unpredictable. First, those who got wood. Paramore knocked off acts like Lil WayneLil Wayne, MGMTMGMT and Santogold to win the night's biggest award, Woodie of the Year. Motion City Soundtrack's "It Had to Be You""It Had to Be You" took home the Best Video Woodie, besting clips by Gnarls BarkleyGnarls Barkley, Erykah BaduErykah Badu and Vampire Weekend. ChromeoChromeo won the Left Field Woodie, given to the most original artist. Minneapolis hip-hop duo Atmosphere won the Performing Woodie for best tour. And Jack's Mannequin frontman Andrew McMahon won the Good Woodie for his Dear Jack Foundation, which raises money and awareness for cancer research. Onstage, there were surprise collaborations aplenty. Up-and-coming MC Asher Roth kicked the show off with a performance of his song "I Love College," and was joined onstage by the Cool KidsCool Kids for a version of "Delivery Man" that culminated in all three passing ice-cream sandwiches out to the crowd. Swedish pop-tart Lykke LiLykke Li brought legendary lyricist Q-Tip onstage for a version of A Tribe Called Quest'sA Tribe Called Quest's "Can I Kick It?" and a medley of Tip's own songs, including "Vivrant Thing." Santogold did a version of "L.E.S. Artistes,""L.E.S. Artistes," and then was joined by Spank RockSpank Rock for a dirrrty take on "Shove It." Vampire Weekend teamed up with electro duo Chromeo for versions of "The Kids Don't Stand a Chance" and "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa." Oh, and All Time Low performed all by their lonesome, though the boozy sentiments of "Poppin' Champagne""Poppin' Champagne" were not lost on the Woodies crowd. Presenters included Mark Hoppus, the All-American RejectsAll-American Rejects, Boys Like GirlsBoys Like Girls, Kid SisterKid Sister and MobyMoby. Kanye's touring DJ, A-Trak, provided the backing beats throughout the night. The 2008 mtvU Woodie Awards will premiere in full on mtvU, mtvU.com and the HD channel Palladia on November 19 at 8 p.m. ET. All Time Low will also host a half-hour "Best of the mtvU Woodie Awards" special — filmed at the Woodie afterparty — that will air November 21 at 7 p.m. ET on MTV2 and November 22 at 10 p.m. ET on MTV. The full list of winners for the 2008 mtvU Woodie Awards: » Woodie of the Year: Paramore » The Breaking Woodie: There for Tomorrow » The Left Field Woodie: Chromeo » Best Video Woodie: Motion City Soundtrack, "It Had to Be You" » The Good Woodie (Greatest Social Impact): Jack's Mannequin's Andrew McMahon » Performing Woodie: Atmosphere » College Radio Woodie (Best Campus Radio Station): 91.7 FM, WICB, Ithaca College » Best Music on Campus Woodie (Best College Band): The Bride Wore Black

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24 Jan 2008 20:37:00 EST

Spears' friend deposed by Kevin Federline's lawyer; Sly backing McCain; Bono visits with U.S. defense secretary.
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02 Mar 2006 13:32:00 EST

Trek will now begin June 15 in Columbia, Maryland.
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Last year, Warped Tour organizers caved under the massive weight of Internet postings from anxious fans and announced the tour's full itinerary in early February. But this year, things were different: They managed to hold off until the beginning of March. On Thursday (March 2), Warped founder Kevin Lyman confirmed an itinerary obtained by MTV News, which lists dates and venues for 45 of the 49 cities the tour will hit this summer; it used to be 48 cities, but Lyman let it be known that Warped will now kick off on June 15 in Columbia, Maryland — and not on June 16 in Columbus, Ohio, as had previously been reported (see "Warped Tour Founder Vows To Press On Despite Being Punk'd"). "Yeah, we've added another city. Make sure people know about that," Lyman laughed. "We wanted to sort of roll this itinerary out a little bit at a time, but why not do it all now? I think people's enthusiasm about Warped speaks to just how amazing and strong our fanbase is." The dates and cities for Warped 2006 — which includes Motion City Soundtrack, Thursday, Rise Against and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (see "Warped Tour Nabs Trailblazing Rocker Joan Jett For Trek") plus a host of others — had been announced last month, but with the addition of the venues, there's finally a proper itinerary for the tour. Lyman (who's currently on the road with his other tour, Taste of Chaos), said that he's close to finalizing an on-sale date for Warped '06, and he'll be making that announcement in the coming weeks. The dates for Warped Tour 2006, according to event organizers:
6/15 - Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion

6/16 - Columbus, OH @ Germain Amphitheatre

6/17 - Milwaukee, WI @ Marcus Amphitheatre

6/18 - Minneapolis, MN @ Metrodome

6/19 - Kansas City, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Lot

6/21 - Antioch, TN @ Starwood Amphitheatre

6/22 - Jacksonville, FL @ Jacksonville Fairgrounds

6/23 - St. Petersburg, FL @ Vinoy Park

6/24 - Miami, FL @ Bicentennial Park

6/25 - Orlando, FL @ Tinker Field

6/27 - Raleigh, NC @ Alltell Pavilion

6/28 - Atlanta, GA @ HiFi Buys Amphitheater Lot

6/30 - Houston, TX @ Reliant Center

7/1 - Dallas, TX @ TBA

7/2 - San Antonio, TX @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Lot

7/3 - Las Cruces, NM @ N.M.S.U Practice Field

7/5 - Phoenix, AZ @ TBA

7/6 - San Diego, CA @ Coors Amphitheatre

7/7 - Pomona, CA @ Fairplex Park

7/8 - San Francisco, CA @ Pier 30/32

7/9 - Ventura, CA @ TBA

7/11 - Fresno, CA @ SaveMart Center

7/12 - Los Angeles, CA @ Dodger Stadium Lot

7/13 - Sacramento, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre Lot

7/14 - Boise, ID @ Idaho Center Amphitheatre

7/15 - Seattle, WA @ Gorge Amphitheatre

7/16 - Portland, OR @ Columbia Meadows

7/18 - Vancouver, BC @ Thunderbird Stadium

7/20 - Calgary, AB @ Race City Speedway

7/22 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Utah State Fairgrounds

7/23 - Denver, CO @ Invesco Field

7/25 - St. Louis, MO @ UMB Bank Pavilion

7/26 - Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center

7/27 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Post-Gazette Pavilion

7/28 - Indianapolis, IN @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Lot

7/29 - Detroit, MI @ Comerica Park

7/30 - Chicago, IL @ Tweeter Center

8/1 - Buffalo, NY @ Darien Lakes Fields

8/2 - Brockton, MA @ TBA

8/3 - Scranton, PA @ Montage Mountain

8/4 - Philadelphia, PA @ Tweeter Center at the Waterfront

8/5 - New York, NY @ Randall's Island

8/6 - Old Bridge, NJ @ Englishtown Raceway

8/8 - Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Lot

8/9 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Lot

8/10 - Washington, DC @ Nissan Pavilion Lot

8/11 - Cleveland, OH @ Tower City Amphitheatre

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By James Montgomery

Photo: Dan Higgins

Last year organizers of the Bamboozle Festival ran into a bit of trouble with one particularly zealous fire marshal in Asbury Park, New Jersey. So much so that they've decided to take Bamboozle 2006 from their beloved Asbury and move it some 60 miles north to the Meadowlands in East Rutherford. And they're bringing a bunch of today's biggest pop-and-emo punk acts with them. Event organizers have confirmed to MTV News that Fall Out Boy, Taking Back Sunday and Motion City Soundtrack are booked for Bamboozle 2006, to be held May 6-7 at the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Organizers said the two-day fest will pack more than 100 bands into the lots surrounding Giants Stadium, and while they wouldn't officially confirm any more acts, they did say Yellowcard, Hawthorne Heights, Thursday, All-American Rejects, Panic! at the Disco and Brand New might be playing, along with an appearance by a special guest "that no one will expect." Last year's Bamboozle packed well over 100 bands into three days (see "My Chemical Romance, Brand New, Thrice To Headline Bamboozle Fest On Jersey Shore") but was marred by the last-minute cancellation of headliners, unannounced changes of set times, expensive lodging for out-of-town fans and a general sense of chaos. Organizers promised that Bamboozle 2006 will run much smoother, thanks in no small part to the cooperation of the Meadowlands. This year's Bamboozle will feature five stages, including a special indoor acoustic venue, and tickets will run $35 for a single day or $55 for a weekend pass. A special presale will begin on December 2 at the festival's site, TheBamboozle.com.

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