MTV Unplugged is an American television series on MTV showcasing musical artists usually playing acoustic instruments. The show aired regularly from 1989 to 1999. The show aired less frequently from 2000 to 2009, usually billed as MTV Unplugged No. 2.0. Since 2009 MTV Unplugged specials have aired occasionally, sometimes online-only. Episodes and specials have tended to showcase one artist or group, playing a combination of their hit songs and covers.
Freezepop is an American electronic band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1999 by Liz Enthusiasm, Sean T. Drinkwater, and The Duke of Pannekoeken. Since December 2009, the current lineup includes Enthusiasm, Drinkwater, Robert John "Bananas" Foster, and Christmas Disco-Marie Sagan. The band is named after the frozen snack, and they have described their music as "sweet and cold and fruity and plastic-y".
"Good Riddance " is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day. Released in October 1997 from their fifth studio album Nimrod (1997), it was the second single released from that album.
"Dream On" is a power ballad by Aerosmith from their 1973 debut album, Aerosmith. Written by lead singer Steven Tyler, this song was their first major hit and became a classic rock radio staple. Released in June 1973, it peaked at number 59 on the Billboard Hot 100 but hit big in the band's native Boston, where it was the number one single of the year on WBZ-FM, number five for the year on WRKO and number 16 on WMEX (AM). The song received immediate heavy airplay too on the former WVBF (FM), often showing up in the #1 position on "The Top Five At Five" in June 1973.
"Unsung" is a single by the American alternative metal band Helmet from their 1992 album, Meantime. A music video was produced for "Unsung" and found significant airplay on MTV in the early 1990s. "Unsung" is recorded in Drop D tuning on both guitars and bass, and begins with a bass intro. Its stop-and-go dynamics and catchy rhythm made it somewhat of a flagship of the growing 1990s alternative metal scene. In 1991, a full year before the release of Meantime, Amphetamine Reptile records issued the "Unsung" 7" record, featuring an earlier recording of the song.
Locksley is an indie four-piece pop rock/power pop band from Madison, Wisconsin. They are self-released on their own Feature Records label. Their songwriting is heavily influenced by early British Invasion bands with an instrumental style based more on early American punk bands and modern garage rock groups. The band describe their sound as doo-wop punk.
"Jupiter " is a song by Jewel that was released in 1999 as a single from the album Spirit, following the second single "Down So Long". The single release saw an entirely new version. Jewel re-recorded vocals and the music for a more pop release to the public, even the title of the song was changed from "Jupiter" to "Jupiter ". A commercial single was issued within the U.S. for the song. The single is credited as the "radio version".
We Are Pilots is the debut studio album by American electronic rock band Shiny Toy Guns. After previously being independently released throughout 2005, it was officially released on October 17, 2006, through Universal Motown in the United States and Mercury Records in the United Kingdom, with liner notes of the album referring to it as "version 3.0". Production, recording, and writing dates back as far as the early 2000s, with several songs being written during founding members Gregori Chad Petree and Jeremy Dawson's previous project, Dangerous Insects. Musically, We Are Pilots primarily uses influences of both rock music and electronic music whilst also incorporating elements of alternative rock, indie rock, pop, electropop, post-punk revival and disco, with the band receiving comparisons to The Killers and Franz Ferdinand.
"Do What You Want" is a song by American rock band OK Go from their second album, Oh No. It is the second single off the album released in the UK.
The Heavy are a British rock band from Bath, Somerset, England, formed in 2007. They have released four albums as well as a wide array of singles. Their music has been widely used in the media, with their 2009 single "How You Like Me Now?" being used the most and becoming the band's signature song.
Jessica Eden Malakouti, better known by her stage name Eden xo is an American singer, songwriter and actress.
Tres Cool, L.A. Girls EP is an EP by electronic dance music group Jupiter Rising. It contains 2 songs by Jupiter Rising from their latest album The Quiet Hype. The songs were debuted on MTV's The Hills on November 17, 2008.It was Released to digital music stores on December 16, 2008.
Falling Away was released to music stores on February 10, 2009, as stated on the Jupiter Rising website. The song runs through a downtempo dance beat like their 2007 hit single "Electropop".
"Last of the American Girls" is a song written and recorded by the American punk rock band Green Day and is the fifth and last single from their eighth studio album 21st Century Breakdown. It peaked at number 26 on the US alternative rock chart. The song impacted radio on May 11, 2010.
"Just a Little Bit" is the second single from electropop band Kids of 88. This song was released digitally through the New Zealand iTunes Store on 15 February 2010.
Millionaires is an American electronic music duo consisting of sisters Melissa Marie Green and Allison Maria Green. The group, formed in August 2007, are widely known for mixing heavily explicit lyrics with a heavy electropop backing. Dani Artaud was in the original line-up. Their image and lyrics have generated strong controversy. The group has released three EPs, several singles—including "Stay the Night", which managed to chart for a short time in the UK—and their debut album, Tonight, released in March 2013. In March 2016 they released a single with producer Wade Martin titled "When I'm Single".
American Authors is an American rock band based in New York City currently signed to Island Records. It currently consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Zac Barnett, lead guitarist and banjoist James Adam Shelley, bassist Dave Rublin, and drummer Matt Sanchez. They are best known for their hit singles "Believer" and "Best Day of My Life" from their debut album Oh, What a Life, as well as their top 20 hit, "Go Big or Go Home", from their second album, What We Live For.
