Framing Hanley have certainly come a long way in a very short time. First formed in 2005, the band posted some song demos that they recorded on a Macintosh on MySpace.com. Then in November of 2006, these demos were discovered by Brett Hestla, former Creed bassist and frontman of Dark New Day.

Hestla helped the young Nashville based quintet record a 2 song demo in his Florida studio which captured the attention of Jeff Hanson (Creed, Sevendust, Paramore) and his record label Silent Majority Group. Framing Hanley’s debut LP The Moment was released August 2007.

We had the good fortune to get some time with Framing Hanley’s frontman Nixon. This young star has a very intense voice reminiscent of Chester from Linkin Park. Listen to the breakdown in “Hear Me Now” to get an idea of what I’m referring to.

Interview: Framing Hanley vocalist Kenneth Nixon

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Popworld, T4’s flagship music program, is not going to be recommissioned by Channel 4.

The music show has ran for more than six years and was first hosted by Simon Amstell and Miquita Oliver before being hosted by Alexa Zane and Alexa Chung. Simon Amstell has now taken over the role of host on Never Mind The Buzzcocks.

Popworld gained a cult following for its increasing use of surreal humor and the hosts ability to irritate their guests. The show will end in July, and it is understood that Channel 4 hopes to use the brand elsewhere.

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Want to make it big as a music video director/editor? The band Modest Mouse wants help making a video for their new song “Missed the Boat.” With the help of Apple, Modest Mouse posted 12 high quality videos (each shot at a different angle) of them performing in front of a green screen.

The public is encouraged to download these video clips and edit them together into one final music video. Feel free to use your own footage and experiment the green screen.

Why is Apple generously providing massive amounts of bandwidth for people to download these giant high resolution video clips?

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