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This Century: New Squire Commercial November 08 2012 By: Alex Bruno

Hey Everyone! Check out the new Squire and This Century commercial! 



8123: Skeletons Contest WINNER November 02 2012 By: Alex Bruno

Thank you to everyone who entered this contest! We had a lot of fun looking at your artworks. There were so many great submissions, it was hard to chose a winner. 

Congrats to Norah for her winning design! Please email alex@eightyonetwentythree.com to claim your prize. 



Our other favorites...


Conch


Karina


Michelle


Sara 


Julia 


Maria 


Clara


8123: Skeletons Contest October 25 2012 By: Alex Bruno

Design your own artwork for our new single "Skeletons" for a chance to win a shirt from our online store.
Please post a link to your photo in the comment section below. We will announce the winner here on 11/2. 

Good luck! Can't wait to see your submissions. 





Submit Your Cover October 19 2012 By: Alex Bruno

Check out this "Skeletons" cover by This Century fan, Miranda Morgan. 

We wanna hear your covers of our artists! 
Submit your video links in the comments section for a chance to be featured on our blog!


This Century: UK Online Store Launch October 15 2012 By: Tanner Radcliffe

This Century launched a new online store based in the UK to help cut down shipping costs for fans in that neck of the woods. 

Visit the store by clicking on the image below. 



8123: Day at the Lake! October 10 2012 By: Alex Bruno

 Check out Pat, Garrett, Trey & Kevin's day at Lake Powell! 




SWEET TALKER- "Love Affair" Live at Sneaky Dee's (Toronto) October 05 2012 By: Kevin Fisher

 


This Century: Last Day to Vote October 04 2012 By: Sean Silverman

Hey All, today is the last day to vote for my remix of "Warrior" (Kimbra and Mark Foster). Would you please help me out and vote for my remix pretty please!!?

Thanks so much, 

Alex

http://www.indabamusic.com/opportunities/converse-warrior-remix-contest/submissions/133211




8123: Vote for Alex's Remix October 02 2012 By: Alex Bruno

Remember to vote for Alex's remix of " Warrior" by Mark Foster & Kimbra! The contest ends October, 4th T at 5:00 pm EDT. Let's make sure he wins!!





8123 Exclusive: The Maine "Into Your Arms" Featuring Joel Kanitz Live From London September 29 2012 By: Tanner Radcliffe

Big thank you to everyone who came out to the Pioneer Tour in Europe! Check out this video of "Into Your Arms" live from London. 

This Century: 5 Artists I'm Jamming Hard Right Now (Sean Silverman) September 28 2012 By: Sean Silverman

1. Kimbra - I know I was a bit delayed on this bandwagoon but ever

since about 6 months ago I haven't stopped listening to her first EP

and her new record...got this amazing jazzy voice thats just

awesomeness



2. Peter Gabriel - Still my all time favorite artist...his most recent

work "Up" is truly wonderful and it would be a shame if you didn't

listen to it at least once in your life, especially with a nice pair

of headphones

    

3. St. Vincent - Anything by St. Vincent will open up your mind...give

it a try wontcha'



4. Coldplay - Rush of Blood to The Head (B-sides)

possibly my favorite album of all time, can't go wrong with a couple

of b-sides from this masterpiece record



5. Travis - just a fantastic band...favorite song is

"Re-offender"...goes back a few years but just timeless fantastic brit poppy-glory



This Century: Alex's Tour Blog September 27 2012 By: Sean Silverman

For starters this Europe tour is incredible. This is also my first tour in a bus....a double Decker bus to be exact. It is wonderful. I am really grateful to be on tour with such good people. The food, people and surroundings in Italy are all fantastic. It's funny trying to attempt to speak Italian. Really looking forward to the rest of this adventure. Hope to see new faces very soon!!!


AD-LIB
There once was a boy named ______________  (proper noun)
Every morning when he woke up, the first thing he'd do was ___________ (adjective) his legs        
Next he would try on his ________________'s Jeans to (sister or brother)
See if he felt like wearing them that day.
Now that the boy had his outfit for the day he was ready for his big challenge.
He was to slay the __________________(cute animal) Lord Zandermilk!!!
Once he defeated this horrible creature he went home to his village and he was awarded a big ________________________(favorite pizza
topping)
For his galliant efforts.
Long live the new king!!! ______________ (proper noun)



This Century: Writing Excercise September 26 2012 By: Sean Silverman

Ever in need of a way to get the creative juices flowing? Well here's something to try..


- Pick a previous event in time

- Create 3 ficticious characters

- Give each of them a problem to solve that's not related to the other

- Create a story that ties all of them together because of a miraculous event

- Poof, you've just written a fantastic short story...have a good day!




This Century: Ryan's Photo Blog September 25 2012 By: Sean Silverman

 
Barcelona, Spain 


Home for the next month


Venue in Italy


Walking around in Barcelona, Spain


Weekend Playlist: Joel Kanitz September 21 2012 By: Tanner Radcliffe

 

Here's a 10 song playlist I put together for you to listen to this weekend. Hope you have a good one! -Joel

"Newlands" by Justice
"The Middle" by Jimmy Eat World
"Aerodynamic" by Daft Punk
"Spaceman" by The Killers
"We Are The People" by Empire Of The Sun
"Cameo Lover" by Kimbra
"Save Me" by Gotye
"Candlelight" by Relient K
"Shot In the Dark" by Augustana
"Bang" by Empires

Post a playlist for me in the comments! 

Fresh Track: "Skeletons" by This Century September 20 2012 By: Tanner Radcliffe

This Century's new single "Skeletons" is now available on iTunes in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. 

You can watch Joel and Sean perform the new single acoustic here.

What does the song mean to you? 

 


This Century: Sleepy Time Playlist September 19 2012 By: Sean Silverman

 A very big thank you to Gary for the sleepy time playlist, much much

appreciated and unusually inspiring hahaha...here's a couple of songs

from it that were just fantastic:


Linda Ronstadt - Goodnight

David Bowie - Moss Garden

Kraftwerk - Autoban

Brian Eno - By This River


This Century: Ryan's Top 5 Albums of the Month September 18 2012 By: Sean Silverman

My 5 most listened to albums this month:


Delta Spirit - Delta Spirit


The Black Keys - Attack & Release


St. Vincent - Strange Mercy


Phoenix - It's Never Been Like That


White Rabbits - It's Frightening



This Century: Alex's "Poem" September 17 2012 By: Sean Silverman

To pee or not to pee? That is the question.  Because it is a double

Decker bus and it is 4 in the morning and I have to pee which means I

would have to go down stairs. To pee or not to pee?


This Century: "Skeletons" Acoustic Video September 17 2012 By: Sean Silverman

 Check out our Acoustic Video of "Skeletons", now on Purevolume.



This Century: Italy (Update #2) September 12 2012 By: Sean Silverman

Milan, IT

It's an odd feeling to fall asleep and wake up in a completely

different city without having the slightest clue what happened.

That's what showing up in Milan felt like today.  The venue had it's

usual "venue musk" going on in full affect...its an odd cross between

humidity and sweat, you should try it some time if you've never had

the opportunity...anyhoot...it was crazy to see people lined up 8

hours before the show just basking in the heat, that is some serious

dedication right thurrr...Everyone we've met so far has been so

incredibly pleasant and accomodating..I've finally learned the phrase

"how do you say" which I've abused significantly. It just feels wrong

not to atleast attempt to say some words in Italian every so often


The venue we performed at was in this interesting building/radio

station/I have no clue..Unfortunately we were unable to see the city

of Milano in it's entirety..I was told that I had just had just missed

some sort of fashion week which is probably for the better because I

probably would have never left if that was the case...The show was

fantastico..to think we would be playing Milano one day is mind

blowing ten times over...talking to people outside saying they've been

waiting 4 years to see you..it baffles the mind...for someone to wait

for you without knowing they're waiting for you...that something you

don't forget


After the show we were treated to a game of soccer's version of monkey

in the middle...definitely aren't the most coordinated bunch when it

comes to kicking something..I think we're more efficient with the

whole catch/shoot thing..we'll be better next time :) Well it's off to

bed, only to wake up tomorrow in Barcelona on the beach...that's

right, Barcelona on the beach...holy moly.


This Century: "Someone For Everyone" September 10 2012 By: Sean Silverman

Check out a video we made with Austin Gibbs while recording "Someone For Everyone"