R&N - 01/10/09 - OnSmash Saturday

music for today:

It's Bobby, Thomas, Drew, David, & Jayk, also known as Varsity Fanclub. Technically, they're not entirely new, but they're not huge yet. They're a group based in Los Angeles, who want to take on the music world. They remind me of N*Sync (from the dance moves) & 98 Degrees (from the music). Their influences include Michael Jackson, Prince, Stevie Wonder, Craig David, Boyz 2 Men, and Guns and Roses.


Their single "FutureLove" became a hit on several Top 40 stations and on Radio Disney, which is across the nation. They performed on a float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade with that song. I enjoyed it. It's a sweet love song. watch the official video HERE.

Varsity Fanclub's album was set to be released this Tuesday. However, Capitol Records and VFC want the timing to be right. Read their blog about it. Latest news is that they're mentioned in TeenVogue's February 2009 issue.

at PopStar magazine in August. sing a-Capella
(starts singing @ :25)

You can call the boys: (323) 622-8101
Their videos of them chilling or skits are on YouTube.
myspace.com/varsityfanclub
on Facebook
of course, learn more about them on their official website (Varsityfanclub.com)

and closing with a random VFC video. haha

Freestylin' with Varsity Fanclub

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~*Hermione*

R&N - 12/04/08 - Evening News Pt. 2

Recent Updates on Upcoming bands

Exactly a week ago, people in the United States, like me, celebrated Thanksgiving. I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Now this Thanksgiving was very special for multiple reasons.

Long Island band, Push Play, made their first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade performance. They announced this around March or so of this year on 1 of their live chats... & the day finally came. If you were watching CBS @ 10:25 ET/CT, you saw them appear on the HESS truck float. If you were watching NBC @ 10:45 ET/CT, you saw them appear on the HESS truck float AND sing their new song "Covergirl." I blogged about them in June. Congrats, guys!

While I'm talking about the Macy's parade, I'll mention a band I have not written about... yet. A group called Varsity Fanclub performed their hit single "Future Love" (available on iTunes) on another float in the parade. I quite loved it.

Push Play on the Hess truck float
(courtesy Shine-On Media)

If you watched the Dallas football game, you would have seen Demi Lovato, who recently turned 16, sing the national anthem. What an honor for her! She grew up in the Dallas area, and her mother used to be a cheerleader for the Cowboys. That girl has a beautiful voice. You go, girl! Her debut album "Don't Forget" is amazing. She wrote songs and also co-wrote some with the Jonas Brothers. Buy it if you haven't already. Demi's next show will be at the Wiltern in Los Angeles @ 8pm.

"Star Spangled Banner" sung by Demi Lovato (Thanksgiving)

Also, New Jersey band, Honor Society, traveled to the Texas Stadium to perform a free tail gate show, including Meet & Greets. Michael, Alex, Andrew, & Jason recently did 3 shows on the west coast, opening for their friends, the Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato. "Don't Close the Book" turned into a duet with the Jonas Brothers that amazed everyone. The gentlemen of Honor Society are nominated 2x on musiqtone.com's Musiqwards. So use all your votes & help them win "Indie Artist of the Year" & "Indie Song of the Year" for "See U in the Dark." If you're already friends with them on myspace, be sure to add your local street teams. It helps a lot. Read more about them in my June article.

R&N - 08/21/08 - Evening News

Birthdays, Turkey &.. Lupus?

Joe Jonas (of the Jonas Brothers) had his 19th birthday last Friday. Happy birthday, Joseph! Kevin, Nick, & Joe took over Radio Disney for the celebration and answered questions from fans. Joe has also completed high school now. He graduated (from home-school) yesterday & how else? In front of thousands of screaming fans in Atlanta. How rock-star! Rock star with a 4.0. yeahh

Also, yesterday was Demi Lovato's Sweet 16! so happy birthday to her, too!

awwh, Joseph. that looks like MY cap & gown (same color, anyways)

video from JonasFyI

Remember my review on Push Play earlier this summer? Well, I have cool updates from them. You'll definitely be seeing them in November.. for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in NY! So mark your calendars for Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008. They'll be playing on a float. And Push Play just signed on with Jason Morey, Miley Cyrus's manager! They're getting big! They're also coming out with a Christmas/Holiday album ... release in November. be watching for it. This Saturday, Push Play will be at Arthur Ashe Kids Day in Flushing, NY. details HERE.

Last, but definitely not least, I've also written about the gentlemen of Honor Society, who were on tv if you watched "Jonas Brothers: Live & Mobile" on MTV recently. Their "Under the Sun, Under the Stars" tour was an epic success. The next show is this Saturday, August 23, 2008. It's a benefit concert at Presbyterian Church in Islip, NY, raising money for Lupus research. So go out & support them & support the cause. It's only $10. There's another show in NJ on Aug. 27. info HERE. Honor Society is up for Artist of the Month on http://musiqtone.com/. You can vote up to 50X per day. new fan-site for them http://www.honorsociety.co.nr/ for H.S. updates & a cool project for the "See U in the Dark" t-shirts.. as seen on Honorsocietymerch.com.

and now, for the hottest dance to hit the streets since Soulja Boy... the Honor Roll. brought to you by Honor Society & Katie & Karleigh of Fangap.com

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