Though it has been six years since Something Corporate released new music, the influential tunes haven’t escaped from fans’ hearts.
Something Corporate kicked off its reunion tour this week in Minneapolis, and photographer Matt Vogel was lucky enough to witness the magic firsthand. View the complete set of Something Corporate photos by Matt Vogel at our photo site.
Something Corporate broke hearts in 2005 when the band announced an indefinite hiatus, but fans needn’t fret anymore.
The band spent last week in a Santa Monica recording studio.
Andrew McMahon, lead singer of Something Corporate and Jack’s Mannequin, has been diagnosed with Acute Lymphatic Leukemia. He is being treated in Los Angeles and his doctors expect a full recovery. Tour dates for both Jack’s Mannequin and Something Corporate are postponed until further notice. Per Andrew’s request, Jack’s Mannequin’s debut album, Everything in Transit, will be released on Maverick Records in August as planned.
Fans of safe and sentimental melodic pop-rock were treated to the best of both worlds Thursday, when Something Corporate and Yellowcard hit the Roseland Ballroom stage near the end of their six-week co-headlining tour. Where Something Corporate mostly played amidst an air of soul-baring and introspection, Yellowcard’s cheer and bravado helped dissipate any gray clouds that may have hovered overhead. With three flags marked by upside-down hearts hanging from the rafters and spotlights almost always fixed on Andrew McMahon’s upright piano at center stage, Something Corporate’s set alternated between songs about being in and out of love from their 2002… Read more »
Despite displaying overwhelming confidence singing on stage, when it comes to putting out new musicSomething Corporate’s Andrew McMahon is a pretty nervous guy. Last week saw the release of his band’s sophomore full-length, North, and the singer/pianist admits that he’s already fretting about how the album will fare with the general public. “I’m scared as shit to release a new record,” he says. “I’m super insecure about the whole thing. I can’t sleep. I haven’t slept in months because I want it to do well. I want it to do better than the last album. It’s my dream that people… Read more »
The pressures on a frontman are fierce. Besides remembering the words and singing in key, you have to look cool. Keep the guitar slung low. Get close to the mic and sneer. Don’t be afraid to windmill. But what if you’re a singer without an axe to wield? Good luck trying to make like Pete Townshend with a piano, but somehow Andrew McMahon pulls it off. “I think it’s the whole idea of not trying to look cool,” he offered as an explanation of why he appears just the opposite when leading his band, Something Corporate. “I don’t think that… Read more »
The lyrics to the song “This Is My Life Story” by MXPX run through my head as I hopelessly scramble to the very back of the line. I left later than I had hoped, got caught up in D.C. traffic, and arrived about 5 minutes before doors were scheduled to open. Once inside, I rush to get as close to the stage as I possible. While mashed between about five teeny boppers and their “boyfriends,” anticipation runs through my bones as I eagerly await the first performance. First up is Further Seems Forever. I was a little skeptical about this… Read more »
