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Something Corporate Return to Studio

Orange County Weekly - Found Feb. 12, 2010
... s new 'best of' compilation For all you fans stoked about seminal Orange County alt-pop act Something Corporate reuniting for the first time...

Posted on February 12, 2010, 1:40 pm

Boats play Reggies Music Joint 3/11/2010

Examiner.com - Found Mar. 15, 2010
... he's a burly man with a beard but his singing voice sounds like the guy from Something Corporate. However, it works.

Posted on March 15, 2010, 1:11 pm

Take the Stephen Stills challenge

Orange County Register - Found Mar. 19, 2010
Das - The Wilshire Ebell March 27: Andre Nickatina - El Rey March 28: The Bamboozle featuring Something Corporate, the Maine, Fun., Story of...

Posted on March 19, 2010, 6:25 am

Bamboozle concert will provide memorable lineup

Daily Bruin - Found Mar. 16, 2010
Headliners such as AFI, the recently reunited Something Corporate and Angels & Airwaves seek to please the sea of supporters that will gather...

Posted on March 16, 2010, 6:42 am

Broken Bells alters arrangements at the Troubadour

Orange County Register - Found Mar. 15, 2010
Das - The Wilshire Ebell March 27: Andre Nickatina - El Rey March 28: The Bamboozle featuring Something Corporate, the Maine, Fun., Story of...

Posted on March 15, 2010, 3:13 am

Conan O'Brien to headline Gibson Amphitheatre

Orange County Register - Found Mar. 11, 2010
Das - The Wilshire Ebell March 27: Andre Nickatina - El Rey March 28: The Bamboozle featuring Something Corporate, the Maine, Fun., Story of...

Posted on March 11, 2010, 6:02 am

Bayrischer Hof in Surprise earns 2.5 stars

AZCentral.com - Found Feb. 22, 2010
So far, he's winning. Scene: It's hard to tell what this freestanding building was in another life. Something corporate, I'm guessing.

Posted on February 22, 2010, 1:56 pm

LMFAO, Cobra Starship, Third Eye Blind Lead Bamboozle Roadshow

Rolling Stone - Found Feb. 24, 2010
MGMT and Ke$ha will headline Bamboozle?s New Jersey fest on May 1st and 2nd, and AFI and Something Corporate will lead the charge at the...

Posted on February 24, 2010, 3:48 am

Meet The Bamboozle Man

POLLSTAR - Found Feb. 26, 2010
... on the night before the festivals begin., scheduled for May 15 at Charter One Pavilion, has Something Corporate, Cobra Starship and 3Oh!3 on...

Posted on February 26, 2010, 7:05 am

Bamboozle adds Minus the Bear, Motion City Soundtrack, Relient K

Punknews.org - Found Jan. 26, 2010
The Aquabats , Protest the Hero , Angels and Airwaves , Moving Mountains and a reunited Something Corporate are also scheduled to...

Posted on January 26, 2010, 2:30 am

Something Corporate Biography

Something Corporate
extracted from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, distributed under the GNU Free Documentation License

Something Corporate
Origin Orange County, California, United States
Genres Pop Punk, Piano Rock
Years active 1998–2006, 2009 - present
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
Former members
William Tell
Reuben Hernandez

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.

Something Corporate went on hiatus in 2005 and no longer had any recording contracts with their record labels. During the hiatus, McMahon found success in his side-project Jack's Mannequin. Something Corporate briefly reunited in October 2006 (at a Jack's Mannequin show) to play a short set. In December 2009, Something Corporate officially announced their reunion.

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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 200.1 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 in a 2005 interview with Concert Pipeline. McMahon said "I think for all of us it just got to the point where we were like 'Let's just go be our own people for a minute'-- not out of a desire to leave the band or break up Something Corporate-- quite the opposite. Let's reconnect with all the things that spawned the band in the first place."2 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

Reunion

On December 3, 2009 it was announced on AbsolutePunk.net that they would be playing the Bamboozle Left Festival in March 2010.6 On February 22nd at the House of Blues in Chicago, Andrew McMahon announced that Something Corporate will also be playing Bamboozle Chicago on May 15th.

In February 2010, Andrew McMahon announced that Something Corporate is planning a greatest hits release for the spring of 2010. The band recently returned to the studio to re-record two old songs which originally appeared on their cancelled "Galaxy Sessions" album: "Letters to Noelle" and "Wait". 7

Discography

Studio albums

Year Album Details Peak chart positions
US
8
US Heat.
1
2000 Ready... Break
  • Released: September 2000
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Coach House
2002 Leaving Through the Window 101 1
2003 North
  • Released: October 21, 2003
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Drive-Thru/Geffen
24

Extended plays

Year Album details
2001 Audioboxer
2003 Songs for Silent Movies
  • Released: May 27, 2003
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Drive-Thru

Compilations

Year Album details
2010 Played in Space: The Best of Something Corporate
  • Released: April 27, 2010
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Geffen

Live albums

Year Album details
2004 Live at the Fillmore
  • Released: March 9, 2004
  • Format: CD, EP
  • Label: Geffen

Video albums

Year Album details
2002 A Year in the Life
2004 Live at the Ventura Theater
  • Released: November 9, 2004
  • Format: DVD
  • Label: Drive-Thru/Geffen

Singles

Year Album Details Peak chart positions Album
US Alt.
9
2002 "If You C Jordan" 29 Audioboxer
2002 "I Woke Up in a Car" Leaving Through the Window
2003 "Punk Rock Princess"
2004 "Space" 37 North

Non-album tracks

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