“I’m not Prince or Rivers Cuomo who brags about having hundreds of great songs. And to that I would say, Prince, if you have a hundred great songs or a thousand, how about picking a few and putting them on your record that you’ve put out because your last several have sucked. Same for you, Rivers. I say that constructively, you know.” (The Daily Swarm)

Trent on his own material:

Some songs you realize don’t go as well as you wish they would. When I finished “With Teeth” I thought The Collector was my favorite song on the record, but everytime I played that live – there were lots of blank faces looking back at you. You can judge peoples reactions. Full video interview here.

Radio companies could pay as much as $500 million a year in royalties to record labels and artists if new legistlation is passed. Artists such as Bono and Tony Bennett spoke out in favor of the bill at a recent Congressional briefing. Radio already pays out millions of dollars to songwriters and publishers.

Radio companies argue that they are already promoting and marketing artists for the labels by playing their music. Others say music promotes radio these days since people learn about music from so many different sources.

Shouldn’t radio pay performance royalties? Absolutely. Songwriters get paid and the one singing the song should get paid.

Hip hop group Chiddy Bang will be showcasing tonight at Highline Ballroom in New York – Opening for The Roots. Check out the song Kids (Featuring MGMT). For more information contact max@roadrunnerrecords.com.

Check out the tracks The Last Chance You’ll Ever Get and I’ll Fight Anybody by ClockTower Showdown. The band is rooted in Marion, Illinois and will be on tour From May through August.

Check out the infectious rock track My Temperature’s Rising from
The Audition. The Audition are a pop/rock band from Chicago, Illinois who just released their self titled record on April 28th via Victory Records. The record was produced by Mark Trombino, who has previously worked with Jimmy Eat World, Senses Fail, Blink-182 and Finch, amongst others. The band have replaced Kill Hannah on the Madina Lake 2009 British tour. For more information contact Ben@stolentransmission.com