Always/Never

Here are some good songs that have the word “Always” in their titles (the “Never” songs are above).
“You Can’t Always Get What You Want” (Rolling Stones):

“Sometimes Always” (Jesus and Mary Chain w/Hope Sandoval):

“Always Love” (Nada Surf):

“Always” (Rilo Kiley):

“Always On [...]

Same Title, Different Song

Below are a collection of good songs with the same title — while they may share a title, these songs are definitely different from one another:
“After Hours” (Velvet Underground cover) by Rilo Kiley:

“After Hours” (Acoustic) by Phantom Planet:

“Dance With Me (Tonight)” by The Wonders:
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Duets: Part 4

1. “California Girls” — Beach Boys Cover by Rooney & Ben Lee

2. “California” — Phantom Planet Cover by Mates of State

3. “End of the Affair” — Johnathan Rice & Jenny Lewis

4. “How Now” — The Jealous Girlfriends

5. “One More [...]

Friday’s Songs of the Week

This Friday, After The Show picked 2 songs for Songs of the Week.
1. “Slayer” by Giant Drag:
Giant Drag — Annie Hardy and Micah Calabrese — released their debut album Hearts and Unicorns in 2005, and they’re currently working on releasing their second album.

2. “The Summer” by Coconut Records:
Coconut Records is Jason Schwartzman [...]

Uh Huh Her Webisode

As Uh Huh Her continue to work on recording their second album, here’s a webisode from last year that the band made to promote their first album, Common Reaction.

In the video, look out for Jacques Brautbar (Buckley alumnus and former guitarist of Phantom Planet) as Uh Huh Her’s guitar player.

JJAMZ Will Record Album

2 hours ago, JJAMZ announced on their Facebook that they will record an entire album instead of the previously announced EP.

So, this means more songs — JJAMZ will record more songs to make a full-length album.
JJAMZ is Jason Boesel (Rilo Kiley), James Valentine (Maroon 5), Alex Greenwald (Phantom Planet), Michael Runion, and Z Berg (The Like).

Alex Greenwald Solo Songs

Since Phantom Planet broke up/went on an indefinite hiatus last year, here’s a couple of solo Alex Greenwald songs for you to enjoy.
The first, called “The One You Know,” is a slow-ish, trance-like song:

The second song, inspired by multiplayer video games,  is called “MMORPG” and is more upbeat than “The One [...]

Phantom Planet: “I Don’t Mind”

Here’s a high quality video of Phantom Planet in Denver, playing an acoustic version of “I Don’t Mind.”
Recorded on the Honda Civic Tour with Panic at the Disco, this video features Alex Greenwald, Ryan Ross, and Sam Farrar.

Song of the Day 2: JJAMZ

Our second song of the day, “Cleverly Disguised,” comes from LA supergroup JJAMZ.
Members: James Valentine (Maroon 5), Jason Boesel (Rilo Kiley), Alex Greenwald (Phantom Planet), Michael Runion (Jenny Lewis), and Z Berg (The Like).

The video for “Cleverly Disguised” is from JJAMZ’s first show ever, at LA’s Echoplex earlier in the year. Michael Runion sings lead on [...]

Upcoming Albums: Young Veins, Alex Greenwald, Jason Boesel

At After The Show, we’re looking forward to 3 upcoming debut albums by…the Young Veins, Alex Greenwald, and Jason Boesel.  These albums are all either currently being recorded or are in the final stages of completion.
To hear a song by the Young Veins (two ex-Panic at the Disco! members, Ryan Ross and Jon Walker), go [...]