The Wanted, March 25th, Paramount Theatre, Long Island New York.

The Wanted made their USA debut only in January, the boys returned to the states in March having gone Platinum with their single “Glad You Came” and being the latest love interest for teenage girls, and boys, from all over the country. Having won us at L.I.F.E. Press over when we interviewed them back in January (check it out here) we got to cover their show again this time around.

Girls started lining up the night before The Wanted’s show, I even heard one group of girls had slept over night in a tent inorder to be front row to see the boys of The Wanted. Girls of all ages were in attendance of the show and this just proved that those who missed boybands and those who missed out on boybands were reveling in the resurrection of them. When the guys took the stage you could barely hear your own thoughts the screams were so loud. The best part of watching The Wanted perform is seeing just how happy they are about how far they’ve come. Numerous times throughout the set the members who weren’t singing would take out their in-ears and just smile out to the crowd and sort of shake their heads in disbelief. This humbling act made me respect The Wanted as a group even more than I had after meeting them. The guys played songs from both of their UK albums, and even did a Coldplay medley, which the parents, as well as the fans in the crowd thoroughly enjoyed. While the band doesn’t have choreographed dance moves, there was not one second where they weren’t moving about and keeping the fans engaged. If The Wanted are really good at one thing, it’s making their fans feel loved, and they even pull that off while onstage. For two songs Nathan brought out his piano, Tom and Siva got to rock out on guitar and Max played his bass, while poor Jay didn’t get to play his drums, he was still having a great time. So these guys can sing, play instruments, and are good looking to boot, what can’t The Wanted pull off? The Wanted closed the show with their hit single, Glad You Came, and the crowd went wild. If the girls were excited all night, I don’t even know a word to describe the feeling in the room when the guys began to sing Glad You Came. It was a nice closing number, as the song takes on a whole new meaning when you know they’re actually thanking you for coming. I would totally recommend seeing The Wanted to any fan of music. You may go in being skeptical, but I’m positive everybody in that room left as a fan.

~Sara Feigin

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Check out the world premiere of our new music video for “Misery” 

Check out The Maine’s newest music video release for their song “Misery”. The Maine have taken a more indie/artistic route on their latest musical endeavor and we here at L.I.F.E. Press are loving it. The song is a bit mysterious and the music video shows that very well. The silhouetted figures and the old fashion contrasty coloring of the video makes this more than just a music video, but an artistic statement. The Maine wanted to move from the pop-punk/pop-rock genre they began in, and they very successfully have completed that task. I know for a fact I’m interested to stick around and see what The Maine have up their sleeves for us next. Keep posted here at L.I.F.E. Press to follow The Maine’s progression through the music world.

~Sara

Want to get into the holiday spirit but are sick of the same old holiday songs? Don’t want another cover of a cover of a cover of an original? Then you’re in luck! I have for you here a brand new holiday single! The boys of Call Me Anything are at it again, creating hits that make you fall in love with singer, Will Tenney’s voice over and over everytime you listen. Their single “Christmas (All I Need is Here)” should be your latest holiday jam. If you love the song re-blog and spread the word!