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| Place of Birth: | Orange County, California |
| Claim to Fame: | Album Leaving Through The Window (2002) |
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Something Corporate News and Gossip
MTV - Found Nov. 3, 2009
It?s called ?Dear Jack,? and it?s the heartbreaking, uplifting tale of Something Corporate/Jack?s Mannequin frontman Andrew...
Spin.com - Found Oct. 30, 2009
Despite the grueling treatment ahead, the former Something Corporate singer felt compelled to keep the camera rolling during his fight with...
Columbus Alive - Found Oct. 28, 2009
As an eager young intern at The Dispatch, I once agreed to review a concert by Something Corporate, one of the most egregious offenders in American
Independent Collegian - Found Nov. 6, 2009
McMahon grew up playing music and would become the front man of Orange County sensation Something Corporate.
San Francisco Sentinel - Found Oct. 26, 2009
... of youth 18-24 in corporate American who are out is five percent, he pointed out. Our youth are coming out at 13. Something corporate America...
CD Insight - Found Oct. 22, 2009
AbsolutePunk.net sold orange wrist bands reading I Will Fight, a line from a Something Corporate song, a band McMahon was the lead singer of...
Daily Nebraskan - Found Oct. 29, 2009
Embarrassments like Senses Fail and Something Corporate sporadically populate my own music library.
Petersfield Today - Found Oct. 29, 2009
... second single, Electric High, is also out now and was produced by Jim Wirt (Incubus, Hoobastank, Something Corporate) and mixed by the multi...
Daily Targum - Found Oct. 21, 2009
AM: They asked us. I made a point probably since the second Something Corporate album broke. It became an effort of ours to play the colleges.
Top40-Charts - Found Oct. 22, 2009
Produced by the band with assistance from Jim Wirt (Incubus, Live, Something Corporate) and Max Coane (Jack's Mannequin, The Rocket Summer...
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Something Corporate
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| Something Corporate | |
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| Origin | Orange County, California, United States |
| Genres | Emo1 |
| Years active | 1998–2006 |
| Labels | Drive-Thru, Geffen |
| Associated acts | Firescape, Jack's Mannequin, William Tell, Streamline |
| Website | SomethingCorporate.com |
| Members | |
| Andrew McMahon Josh Partington Kevin "Clutch" Page Brian Ireland |
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| Former members | |
| William Tell Reuben Hernandez |
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Something Corporate is an American rock band from Orange County, California, formed in 1998. Their last known line-up consisted of pianist and vocalist Andrew McMahon, guitarist Josh Partington, bassist Kevin Page and drummer Brian Ireland.
Following their formation, Something Corporate released a minor studio album titled Ready... Break. It was followed up by signing to Drive-Thru Records and Audioboxer, which featured the song "If You C Jordan", which was their most successful single, peaking at number 29 on the Alternative Songs chart. The band then signed to MCA Records, which later merged with Geffen. Their first major label studio album was titled Leaving Through the Window (2002) and peaked at number 101 on the Billboard 200.
They are currently on indefinite hiatus and are not signed to any label. Following the hiatus, McMahon found success in his side-project Jack's Mannequin.
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History
Formation and early releases
In September 1998, three former members of the band Left Here; vocalist and pianist Andrew McMahon, bassist Kevin "Clutch" Page, and drummer Brian Ireland, merged with lead guitarist Josh Partington and rhythm guitarist Reuben Hernandez, to form Something Corporate. The band independently released a demo CD titled Ready... Break in September 2000. On March 27, 2001, Something Corporate announced an official change to the band's lineup; Hernandez was permanently replaced by his temporary fill-in, William Tell.
The band signed with Drive-Thru Records and released the band's official debut effort, an EP titled Audioboxer (2001). It was promoted nationwide through tours, in-store performances at Tower Records stores and a television appearance on The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn on February 25, 2002. The EP featured the single "If U C Jordan", with its music video starring American Pie's Chris Owen. A clause in Drive-Thru Records' distribution deal led to a signing with their distributor MCA, which later merged with Geffen Records.
Major label debut and follow-up
In May 2002, Something Corporate released their debut major label album, Leaving Through the Window. It contained the singles "I Woke Up in a Car" and "Punk Rock Princess". The album hit number one on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart and number 101 on the Billboard 200.2 Something Corporate released a half-hour home video on DVD, titled A Year in the Life in November 2002. Furthermore, they released the B-sides compilation EP Songs for Silent Movies, only available in Japan.
In October 2003, Something Corporate released their second full-length record, North. The album debuted at number 24 on the Billboard 200. They launched the album with an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, performing the songs "If U C Jordan" and "Space", the latter of which became the only single from the album. In February 2004, it was confirmed that William Tell had left Something Corporate to pursue a solo career. Bobby Anderson, formerly of the band River City High, replaced Tell as the band's touring guitarist. On May 20, 2004, Something Corporate filmed their concert at the Ventura Theater in Ventura, California. The footage was released as their second DVD, Live at the Ventura Theater.
Hiatus
In summer 2004, the band grew exhausted from spending years on the road and decided to take a break. The band promised the break would not be a permanent one.citation needed During the hiatus, McMahon formed a side project named Jack's Mannequin. The band released an album entitled Everything in Transit in August 2005. The day that recording for the album was completed, McMahon was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. He has since gone into remission. In 2008, McMahon released a second album with Jack's Mannequin, The Glass Passenger. The album debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200, surpassing the success he achieved with Something Corporate.3 Partington also formed the band Firescape, who have released an EP and studio album.
On October 14, 2006 the band reunited to perform three songs; "Konstantine", "I Woke Up in a Car" and "Hurricane". They played as the "special guest" at the Bamboozle Left festival in Pomona, California. In 2007, it was said that Something Corporate's status as a band could be described as is in "suspended animation". McMahon told Alternative Press that he is more "nostalgically charged" than "creatively charged" to make another Something Corporate record.4
In a February 2009 interview with Lansing State Journal, Andrew McMahon discussed the future of Something Corporate. He said, "As for releasing a full-length with a tour in the classic sense, I don't see that happening. But we're all great friends, and I do see us putting together new material and hitting the road. The fans have been so supportive and such a huge part of our lives that I would feel horrible not to at least give them something."citation needed
In September 2009, Andrew McMahon claimed in an interview with 20 Watts magazine at Syracuse University's Juice Jam event that he was currently discussing the possibility of a Something Corporate reunion tour with his former bandmates, implying that there's a high chance of a Something Corporate reunion as soon as it would fit in with each band member's schedules. 5
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album Details | Peak chart positions | |
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| US 6 |
US Heat. 2 |
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| 2000 | Ready... Break
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| 2002 | Leaving Through the Window
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101 | 1 |
| 2003 | North
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24 | — |
Extended plays
| Year | Album details |
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| 2001 | Audioboxer
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| 2003 | Songs for Silent Movies
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Live albums
| Year | Album details |
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| 2004 | Live at the Fillmore |
Video albums
| Year | Album details |
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| 2002 | A Year in the Life
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| 2004 | Live at the Ventura Theater |
Singles
| Year | Album Details | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| US Alt. 7 |
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| 2003 | "If You C Jordan" | 29 | Audioboxer |
| 2003 | "I Woke Up in a Car" | — | Leaving Through the Window |
| 2003 | "Punk Rock Princess" | — | |
| 2004 | "Space" | 37 | North |
Non-album tracks
- Galaxy Sessions (2001)
- "Konstantine" – alternate version, released on Welcome to the Family (2001)
- "Just like a Woman" (Bob Dylan cover) – released on Listen to Bob Dylan: A Tribute (2005)
External links
- SomethingCorporate.com Official website
- Something Corporate at MySpace
- Something Corporate at PureVolume
References
- ^ http://media.www.michigandaily.com/media/storage/paper851/news/2002/07/01/Arts/Something.Corporate.Hope.For.Mainstream.Success-1411520.shtml
- ^ a b http://www.billboardmagazine.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=294&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Heatseekers&ci=3047026&cdi=7910545&cid=10%2F05%2F2002
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/jack-s-mannequin/chart-history/687709
- ^ http://altpress.com/features/123.htm
- ^ http://20watts.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/juice-jam-2009-20-watts-asks-jacks-mannequins-andrew-mcmahon-about-songwriting-indie-music-and-a-something-corporate-reunion-tour/
- ^ "Something Corporate Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/something-corporate/chart-history/467834. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ^ "Something Corporate Album & Song Chart History - Alternative Songs". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/something-corporate/chart-history/467834?f=377&g=Singles. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
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