Archive for July 9, 2007
UTAH’S LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE - THE MEG and DIA BAND
July 9, 2007 by PT Rothschild.
HOW TALENT, DETERMINATION, AND LUCK LANDED A MAJOR LABEL DEAL
One of the benefits of being in the scene rather than just reporting on some band assignment, is you hear a lot of bands that fall into the ‘if somebody with pull heard these guys’ category. You develop an eye also for what looks commercially appealing but somewhere down the line, you mentally pick a band or three that you feel will break through because they have that ‘it’ factor. With this week’s re-issue of ‘Something Real’ unto Warner Bros. Records from the earlier Dog House Records release, the Meg&Dia Band has become the ‘next big thing’ icon for myspace Indy bands. And The Review has chronicled this band and called the shot from the beginning, but let’s re-up the story of a band truly with the ‘it’ factor.
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