Them or Them

Top 10 Pet Peeves At (Major) Shows

2007-05-31T21:44:00.000-04:00

My Top 10 Pet Peeves At (Major) Shows (in no particular order)

**Not targeted at anyone in particular, just people in general.**

It was brought to my attention that I failed to specify what the last one was for, and it was about local shows. So here is mine for major shows.

1. When people try to have lengthy conversations with or around me while a band is playing.

2. When it takes like an hour for the headliner to come out onto stage.

3. Screeching girls screaming things like "PETE I WANNA HAVE YOUR BABIES" or "PATRICK I LOVE YOU" or whatever else it maybe. Half the time these girls are half the age of the guys in the band and thats just gross.

4. Young kids who think they know what moshing is but end up just hurtling someone or being super annoying. Also kids who mosh in the wrong circumstances, like during a band like Hellogoodbye or something where moshing just doesn't go with the genre.

5. People who get pissed that there are people pushing and shoving. If you don't like it DON'T go to a GA show or buy tickets for the pit, It's a concert, it's gunna happen.

6. Sound crews that take 3 hours to get the sound check done.

7. People who bitch about how expensive some shows are. I've done it, everyone has done it. Now I'm not saying its justifiable to pay $75 for a band like Brand New or Taking Back Sunday, but $25 isn't bad considering the fact that the majority of their fans prolly don't actually buy the bands CD's but instead illegally download it. Touring is one of the few ways bands make money these days, support them so they can continue making music for your little ears to hear and hearts to go thump thump for.

8. When unnecessary lights are shinning in the crowds eyes. I know sometimes it's so the band or the videographer/photographer can see the crowd or whatever, but it doesn't need to be done every 5 seconds and the other lights don't need to be just as blinding. Sometimes I think I go home more blind than deaf.

9. When overweight people crowd surf. I'm being generous on this one cause crowd surfing is just annoying to begin with but I know it's gunna happen. However, people are gunna drop you, especially if they can't hold you up. And I don't mean this, I would never crowd surf for this reason (among others like getting groped) oh and I hate when girls crowd surf in mini skirts and when anyone crowd surfs in flip flops. Why would you go to a show and stands in a crowd wearing flip flops in the first place?!?!?!

10. When bands talk more than they play music.

If I'm forgetting anything (which I'm sure I am) please let me know.

Top 10 Pet Peeves At Shows

2007-05-21T22:45:00.001-04:00

My Top 10 Pet Peeves At Shows (in no particular order)

**Not targeted at anyone in particular, just people in general.**

1. when friends don't support their friends' bands (that are good) by going to their shows but instead they support the bands that aren't good by going to their shows, and the friends who are just putting on shows...why can't they support all their friends?

2. when people leave after their friends' band plays.

3. when people go outside during bands they haven't heard of.

4. when people sneak in with out paying...it's usually $5..not a lot..it's $5 that you would obviously rather spend on getting drunk or high.

5. when people talk during acoustic bands (except at open mic nights).

6. when band members leave after they play- it's disrespectful, you should support the bands you're playing with even if you think they are bad.

7. when music industry majors like bands but are sick of going to shows...it doesn't make sense...get used to it..it's going to be your job one day. (and again it's 5 fucking dollars)

8. when sound guys (or girls) don't care about doing their job to the best of their ability. It shouldn't matter how big or small the show is or if you're getting paid or not. IT'S YOUR FUCKING JOB AS THE SOUND CREW!

9. when the sound crew doesn't tape down the chords...that's part of your job too.

10. when the unnecessary lights are shinning into the crowds eyes.

If I'm forgetting anything please let me know.

Balding Brit

2007-02-19T22:52:00.000-05:00

So Britney Spears has officially lost her mind. Not just because she shaved her head, whatever floats your boat. It doesn't even look that bad. But the way she did it and the reasoning she gave is just proof that she is losing her damn mind. You should not be able to check yourself out of rehab, I know it's like unconstitutional to hold someone against their will when they haven't done anything illegal, but if you aren't stable you shouldn't be able to check yourself out, come on. The fact that she went into a salon and asked the woman to shave her head and when the woman wouldn't she fucking did it herself, forreal Brit?! Then she tells the hair lady and the tattoo dude that she just doesn't want people to touch her anymore?!!?! Like physically? cause maybe you should see someone about that. The weirdest thing to be was the pictures of her in the tattoo shop showed her with a shaved head and the Jewish star around her neck..really? cause I'm pretty sure you are DEFINATELY NOT Jewish, you're from the fucking bible belt. It totally creeped me out, not gunna lie. I'm interested to see what happens to that girl.

Speaking of crazy ass girls, how about Anna Nicole Smith litterally dropping DEAD. ANND they still don't know who the baby's daddy is for whatever reason. I'm sorry but it does not take 6 autopsies to find out why someone dropped dead. My theory is that they are just trying to cover up her suicide or her lawyer killing her. The endtertainment industry is seriously FUCKED UP! And I love it.
I love that these stories can beat out starving children and wars on the news. It's a sad sad world.

Funny Things

2007-02-08T16:47:00.000-05:00

I like when little funny things happen that make me smile. For instance, I've subscriber to the Hanson podcast called Taking The Walk, which gives previews of their upcoming album as well as showing their docu-series Strong Enough To Break. I was pretty stoked when I found out about this cause the past few years I've been dying to see the documentary. But anyways I was watching the episode they put up today and it involves them having trouble getting ahold of their A&R guy at Island/DefJam to find out what he thinks about the things they had recorded so far. Everytime they called the A&R guy's assistant would answer and tell them he was busy doing something. But I recognized the assistant as having an Australian accent, and imediatly I thought about Ben's assistant Mike from over the summer and I was thinking how weird it would be if it was the same guy. And then the next thing I know Taylor says "Michael,...." and I got really happy and excited and was like I KNOW HIM!!! ahaha. It was really funny. Too bad him and Ben both lost their jobs, I wonder where they are now. I need to ask Ariel.

I have so much new music I want to listen to..some of which is litterally new and other stuff that is really really old but new to me. I'm taking this History of Rock class and it can be really fascinating sometimes. Although right now I am somewhat bored with it just because we are learning about Sun Records, and I have already learned about Sun Records several times when I took Record Labels in Pop Culture, so it's some what dry. But my professor posts mp3's of a lot of songs and i need to start listening to them.

On a non-music related note, we had to take our new kitten to a friends house for the night cause our stupid ass landord is doing unnecissary work in our apartment today and tomorrow morning. The things we are doing for this cat and we have only had her for a week. Poor thing.

Long Time No See

2007-02-06T23:37:00.000-05:00

So I haven't updated this thing in MONTHS. I think I need to bring it back even though no one really reads it, which sucks but it's not like I can make people read it.

The new Fall out Boy album, Infinity On High, came out today. I admit I downloaed it 2 weeks ago but hey I already had it preordered so no one can be mad. It's quite possibly going to be the best CD I buy in 2007.

When I woke up this morning I decided to buy a pre sale ticket to the Honda Civic Tour at Darien Lake in May. I wasn't going to but I decided I need to hear the CD live, PLUS I haven't seen The Academy Is.. in like a lifetime and a half and I've been wanting to see Cobra Starship. I really don't care about Plus 44 and the fact that Paul Wall is on the tour is just mind boggling to me. But like my friend Marissa said there has got to be meaning to their madness for that one. I guess they are try to attract a wide range of people? I guess it worked for Bamboozle last year with method man so who knows.

Bamboozle is a whole other story. I can't decide if I want to go, and I definately don't think I can afford it but of course if I decide I want to go I'll prolly find a way to make it happen.

Money is the worst thing ever. I need a job here at school like no other. It's completely rediculous.

I mean I don't even drink often and I spend way too much mone on alcohol. The fact that Nikki turned 21 and gave me her old fake ID doesn't help, bars suck for making me spend too much money. So I'm going to stop going to the bars as much as possible. I mean I only really drink on the weekends, I don't know how alcoholics afford their habbitt.

Then we adopted a kitten so that's just another expense and we aren't even really allowed to have her, we're hiding her from our landlord.

AND I hope to go to Paris this summer. Hopefully I'm not dreaming about that.

Back to music.

Hanson has a new CD coming out titled, The Walk. I'm not even going to lie I'm pretty excited and they'll prolly tie with the new Fall Out Boy CD for best of 2007. I also plan on going to see them if they tour this summer...I'll go to as many shows as I can.

They have a podcast I subscribed to that gives previews of the album and "episodes" of their documentary, Strong Enough To Break," that's the main reason I watch it. I've been dying to see this documentary for a few years now, I think it will be pretty interesting because it's about how corupt the music industry is and all the struggles they went through with Island/DefJam.

I haven't been to any shows in a while, except ones on campus.

Last Friday I went to see Kiss Kiss and The Feverfew play with some bands from campus. And I have to say the Feverfew was rediculously amazing, that girl has the craziest voice, it was intense. Kiss Kiss was interesting, I really liked them but I was soooo sick I only stayed for the first 3 songs cause the show was running really really late. The only band from campus I liked was Astronauts. I think I love anything that is like piano rock, it makes me swoon.

I really wish I could be a rocker chick, like play piano in a dancey rock band or somehting. I think it would be soo fun..if only I had talent. hahaha, that's kinda important.

I'm taking the most interesting class this semester called Commerce and Consumerism in Music. Maybe I'll start writing about that class.

I think this post is long enough for today.

Holy wow

2006-10-19T18:53:00.002-04:00

I haven't updated this thing in a freakin lifetime.
Not much has been going on..school has been kicking my ass.
I'm still working for Ariel Publicity, so that ontop of a redic amount of school work..balanced out with shows and good parties...is just taking over my life.

THE HANKS- Htto://www.myspace.com/thehanks
I've been doing PR for them for a few months now....good shit

I've been listening to a lot of Standard of Living, NEW John Mayer..and I feel like everything I've been listening to is getting old.

On Wed. I get to see This Day and Age, Gym Class Heroes, and THE FORMAT!!! I'm pretty effing stoked.
THen Say Anything on Nov 19th

I;ve also been rediculously obsessed with 2 commercial on youtube. the honda element one with the crab AND the lobster...and the John Mayer VW one. the shit

Is my life serious!?

2006-09-13T00:36:00.000-04:00

A Diffuser reunion show..one night only...WHATDOYOUMEAN!?!?!?!?!...is this forseriousness!?...if only I could go..but I have a wedding to go to...otherwise on the 23rd I would be driving to Long Island and forcing Nikki to go with me or something. I would seriously kill to be able to go to this. *Tears*

ps. I'm buying a midget hamster this week...if it's a boy i'm naming him pip...if it's a girl i'm naming her tink.

x-posted: http://drummerzrock78.livejournal.com

2006-09-09T23:23:00.000-04:00

Standard of Living (http://www.myspace.com/standardofliving) is better than any band you're listening to right now. Not joke..they are as good live as they are recorded. You better check these bitches out before they blow up and you lose your chance to say "hey I listened to them before they were famous" if you don't believe me then you should know that they were asked by Billy Mann (http://www.billymann.com) and Teddy Geiger to open up for Teddy tonight at his home town show that he did for a live performance video. If they get Billy Mann behind them, they will be signed with in the year...I promise. They tore that stage up for sure. Girls who were complainging at the begining of the show that there was an opening act...one they had never heard of...we the same girls screaming and pushing me out of the way when I was trying to tlak to them about booking a show. Do yourself a favor and check that shit out before its too late!

In other news...I decided last weekend that Patrick Stumph should record an album (or atleast a few internet leaks) call "Patrick Stumph's Seductive Covers" (Youtube Patrick Stumph singing Let's Get It On). The Alum should include good recordings of, Lets Get It On, Let's Stay Together, and any other hot song byany of those sexy song singers. It'd be orgasm material people.

x-posted: http://drummerzrock78.livejournal.com

2006-08-31T00:00:00.000-04:00

Standard of Living is opening for Teddy Geiger on Sept 9th...I couldn't be more excited....except for the fact that I just bought a ticket to go to the Jack's/Copeland/Daphnie/HUSH SOUND show on Sept 29th...spooge. I'm stoked. I'm having a VMA's party tomorrow...woot!.

I need a date to our 80's prom :-(.

All I Have To Say Is...

2006-08-23T01:20:00.000-04:00

I HAVE HAD IT WITH THESE MOTHER FUCKING SNAKES ON THIS MOTHER FUCKING PLANE!

and...school starts in less than 8 hours...I have to wake up in less than 7 hours...shoot me please.

The Format is Better Than You

2006-08-17T00:07:00.000-04:00

The Format has pretty much taken over my life. That and moving home and moving back to school. I have like 2 more days to do this shit and I'm going crazy. No time. Not to mention I am now workign for Ariel from home on the CyberPR program. So getting that going has been interesting.
So Sat. I went and saw The Format play. Now I could go on and on in detail song by song and waste a lot of time. But really it's something you just have to witness for yourself. If I tried to describe it I think it would come out as just a bunch of gibberish. They are amazing and beyond. One of the best shows I have ever been to. Everyone should listen to their new album, Dog Problems, nonstop like I do. It's an addiction.

TIME THE FUCK OUT

2006-08-08T09:31:00.000-04:00

How could I forget DIrty?!?!?!?!?! Dirty should be number 2 on the Scene-List Celebrities.

Dirty, more recently he looks as white trash as ever, beer belly, trailer park vests, molestache, and beer always in hand. You can see him selling Clandestine Merch on tour with FOB, or on Release the Bats, he'll do whatever Pete Wentz tells him to do, even get "Pete Wentz" tattooed on his toes. Hes pretty fuckin crazy

Boredum causes strange posts

2006-08-07T23:17:00.000-04:00

Inspired by Kathy Griffin's My life on the D-list

Scene-list Celebrities:

1. Hey Chris- dude from the FOB song, livejournal hero, askhey chris, writer, role model?, xxx, hxc vet.

2. Jac Vanek- photographer of the scenerockstars, ex gf of Ryan Ross, scene queen, rock stars friend/tagalong, her myspace was recently hacked, that has to count for something.

3. Jack Marin- ex octoberfall member (dumbest thing they ever did), photgrapher, kick ass tour manager for panic! and more recently for hellogoodbye, myspace and livejournal lurk worthy, hes the shit.

4. Hey Kate, Hey Chris' exgf, she seems like an outstanding human being, he livejournal is cute and read worthy, she does great work with a childrens camp.

5. audrey "twigg" kitching, ex best friend of Jac Vanek, ex gf of Brendan Urie, Scene Queen to the extreme, tooth collector, Japan obsessed, hair dresser/fusion extensionist, model

6. EM-80, Girlfriend of Jack Marin, seems like a kick ass girl, her and jack own pretty much the cutest cat in the world vader the kitten..he could be a scene-list celebrity himself, he has a myspace.

I'm sure there are more..but this is all the lurking I can hanlde at the moment.

I have given in an I will be seeing Snakes on a Plane when I get home, it should be a good laugh witha great soundtrack. The marketing alone is enough reason to see it since it is genius, come on, prank phone calls to your friends from Samuel Jackson? it doesn't get much better than that.

Shows at the Apple Store in SoHo are really weird. But good. I saw The Working Title play there on Sat. and the sound was amazing, it was organized weird but I guess they prepare for chaos.

Until recently I was unaware that Archie Star was the Side Project of the lead singer of October Fall. I don't like them but I LOVE Archie Star...good shit.

Fuzy posters with a CD preorder is another AMAZING marketing idea, totally got mine, totally can't wait to color it.

The End.

What a freakin weak

2006-07-30T20:24:00.000-04:00

This week has been pretty busy

Lance Bass is gay. SURPRISE SURPRISE! hahaha. This would be completely sad if I was still like 13. He was always my fav. but I guess it was only a matter of time before an ex-boyband member came out of the closet. Now we just need to wait on the other 4.

Thursday some how I managed to get me and Nikki intot he Brand New show, thanks very much to my boss, Ariel. She got us what we thought was just a simple buy in through the owner of Webster Hall. When we got there we were quite surprised when the guy handed us VIP passes. We were sooo thankful not just cause it was exciting but becaus watching the crowd from above was entertaining and we were extremely grateful that we weren't down there..we would have died. I was very surprised at the alck of security between the stage and the crowd. There were about 2 guys who looked like they had no clue what they were doing and kids were falling off of the crowd and like hitting the stage. Idiots. So we got to chill with Brand New's friends, family and Management. Met Jesse's sister and her friend, they were nice. Nikki Talked to Vinnie since she used to like across from him and Garrett. Men Women and Children were amazing, soo extertaining, soo fun, and SOoo NICE! and of course Brand New was amazing.

When we left Jay from Men Women and Children convinced us to buy a CD of course. He was standing outside with a box of them lol. Then we went to Blue 9, and the lead singer, I think his name is TJ? Came in and he kept looking at us weird. So when we were leaving Nikki saw him staring at us and was like good show..and he was like oh thanks! and we talked to him for a minute and left. We really want to go back and see them play with Head Automatica in like October.

After all this special treatment and shit at shows this summer has made it very nice, it's gunna be weird going to a regular show hahaa. Ariel tried to get me into Warped Tour, no luck. I don't think I'm going to go. I have like 5 days to decide and no one to go with. blah.

Friday my friend from home came to visit. She had never been here before so we spent all of Sat. Traveling up and down the city so she could see all the places I love. At night we of course went to Times Square cause it's just something you have to see at night during your lifetime. I freaked out of course cause people were driving me insane. We say the naked cowGIRL...yes GIRL...and took pictures..she was kinda gross. Then we watched this amazingly talented artist painting pictures with spray paint. I've never seen anything like it.

Then as we were walking back to the subway..we saw this really hot guy and we both imediatly in our minds thought..Shane West? No. Then he opened his mouth and said something to the girl he was with and Cara and I immediatly turned to eachother and we both said "Was that!?" It was. So that marked my first "celebrity" siting hahaha. Besides band members. I'm statisfied.

Oh and I almost forgot. I took cara to 34th to see the Empire State Building. and on our walk down Broadway, a block away from 34 we see this kid sitting with a cup and a sign. Normally I don't even look at these people but this kid was young and kinda cute so i read his sign while we walked passed and we both stopped because it said he was stranded from ROCHESTER. What?!? I felt bad and turned around na dput all the change I had...like $3 into his cup and told him we were from Rochester. All day he was all I could think about. I felt soooo bad for him and wished I had asked him what happened. I wanted to go back and bring him McDonalds or something. He looked like he hadn't slept in days. This was the only time I have EVER done something like that.

Oh and on Friday me and the people I work with stopped by the Milk Bar designed after the one from A Clockwork Orange. It was pretty cool but we didn't stay because it was SOOOOOO HOT and no air whatsoever. So we left and I got no pictures..kinda sad.

That was my week...

Who's to blame?!

2006-07-24T23:57:00.000-04:00

This is a Conversation I just had with my friend..that I thought ended up beign quite interesting:

Starryxnitexlove: umm panic's doin an arena tour with jacks mannequin and bloc party?! what?!

TJ: yeahhh i read that
TJ: thatssss kind of insane

Starryxnitexlove: i cant grasp that....it makes me want to rip down every areana in the country
Starryxnitexlove: arenas blow

TJ: yeah seriously

Starryxnitexlove: i would rather they just do 2 nights at every venue

TJ: yeahhh seriously

11:10 PM

Starryxnitexlove: so lame
Starryxnitexlove: i can't wait til the fad of the kind of music we like is over..and everyone can go back to being small
Starryxnitexlove: im sick of every band i like getting huge and becoming a joke to people

TJ: yeahhh
TJ: thats insane though panics doing an arena tour....

Starryxnitexlove: and i dont really blame it ont he bands

TJ: they have one record
TJ: yeah
TJ: i blame it on pete wentz
TJ: ha jk

Starryxnitexlove: lol i dont even blame pete wentz on pete wentz...i blame the little girls for buying into pete wentz and making his head too big

TJ: ghaha
TJ: pun intended?

Starryxnitexlove: hahaha
Starryxnitexlove: not til just now

TJ: :-D

Starryxnitexlove: but like forreal...how can you blame him for being what girls think is hot? i think if any guy in any band who jsut got a major deal and had thousands of screaming girls after him would be that big ya know?
Starryxnitexlove: its all about the little girls
Starryxnitexlove: it always has...except when i was a little girl it was cool to liek the backstreet boys...we weren't that badass

TJ: hahaha
TJ: makes sense i guess yeah

Starryxnitexlove: i remember gasping cause AJ had a tattoo hahaha..now im like where your tattoos at?!

TJ: haha for a minute i forgot what we were talking about, and i thought you meant SLS AJ

Starryxnitexlove: hahaha my bad

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PS. Mentos in Diet Pepsi will become the new Tennis Ball Bombs of 2006!

Danger:Radio The Scene Aesthetic

2006-07-22T19:53:00.000-04:00

Last night I went and saw The Scene Aesthetic and Danger:Radio in NJ at the Bloomfield Ave Cafe.
Shittiest place I have ever been to.
The Show was HOT.
and when I say hot I don't just mean the bands played well or the guys were hot I mean it was literaly a sweaty ballsack:

Both bands played amazingly well. I don't know how that Andrew kid plays both sets one right after the other especially on nights like last night. I didn't talk to any of the guys cause of the sworms of girls. It's a good thing none of them are epilectics cause the second Andrew got on stage to set up for Danger:Radio those girls were shoving every camera they had in his face. damn. Someone needs to scoop Danger:Radio up and make them the next big thing. Seriously some talented fucking boys. I wish that putting them on the band write ups at Island could have done something, it sounded like ben and mike were somewhat interested. At least mike made it seem that way. Damnit. and The Scene Aesthetic was nothing short of perfect..minus the dripping sweat interfering with anything.
Seriously Bloomfield Ave would have to have some other good fucking bands for me to ever go back there. Fuck that shit and no re entry..who does that anymore? Lame.

This week the only show I have is Brand New..totally stoked.
I'll prolly update more later when im not starving.
peace.

What is the world coming to!?

2006-07-20T23:27:00.000-04:00

1. Apparently there were some injuries at a Panic! at the Disco concert the other night. When I read the article I kinda laughed to myself...is that mean? But come on, anyone who goes to these kinds of shows should know that its going to be hot, its going to be packed, you're gunna get pushed, kicked, squeezed etc, and there are gunna be idiots throwing things. Where ever the show was must not have had very much going on that they had to cover injuries at a show. There are always ambulences and medics and girls passing out and people getting crushed. I've never been to a show where there hasn't been these things. And yeah it's shitty and should happen but what are you gunna do? people are stupid. that's the answer to most problems. I've been kicked in the head, squished, hot, sweaty, elbowed, pushed, moshed upon etc. What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger right?

2. Fall Out Boy action figured?! forreal? get out. Make me puke. They remind me of when NSYNC put out action figures. However the saddest part is that they will most likely sell and young girls all over the world will have them in their bedrooms. I mean if they were limited edition or like one set only, they might be cooler. But supposedly Hot Topic is going to carry them, can't get much more lame than that.

3. Pete Wentz is now a model for Gap. hahahaha oh god. what is he gunna do!? First he takes pics with his clothes off now hes gunna make money putting them on?! I can only hope they make him dance in a commercial or something. Hey I'll admit it, of course he's mad hot, but that's still not gunna make me want to buy a plain white tshirt for $50, never have never will, I don't care if you put every hot guy and girl in your ads, it's not happening.

I need all of the new Hellogoodbye, Gym Class Heroes, and This Day and Age..NOW.
Tomorrow I FINALLY get to see The Scene Aesthetic and Danger::Radio.
I found a way to get into the Sold Out Brand New show next week, WHAT!??!

ps. I spent my Monday night with 9 amazing boys from 2 amazing bands and everyone should check them out and love them:
http://www.myspace.com/somethinglikesilence
http://www.myspace.com/thesecondsunrise

All You Need To Know....

2006-07-16T00:09:00.000-04:00

..New GCH and New TDAA are both AMAZING.
...Snakes on a Plane makes me laugh..but I sing it all day long.
..I still haven't decided how I feel about Boys Like Girls.
..I'm having a dilema over what shows to go to.
..I get to see Something Like Silence on Monday..which really means I get to see TJ!!..who I haven't seen since school was over...im stoked...it's gunna be soo rare..ahh
..I finally get to see The Scene Aesthetic and Danger::Radio on Friday...freaking out.

..And I love Al Green's "Let's Stay Together" as should everyone..and I still want it to be my wedding song...If only I could meet a boy who loves that song as much as I do.

I'm dissappointed that I haven't really met anyone in NYC.

peace out.

My Internet is Back!!!! WOOT!!!

2006-07-12T21:05:00.000-04:00

I begin with a few quotes.

My love Marissa IM'ed me on my SK last night with something that I could not say any better:
"Ok. So I secretly stil want Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey, Brad Pitt and Jen Aniston to get back together, and I really want Hey Chris and Hey Kate to get back together"

So true.

A conversation between Cait and I at CBGB's the other night:

ME: Ugh I really have to pee. This sucks.
CAIT: Ya know how they have tantric sex? They should make that for peeing!
WHAT!?!!?! are you forreal!? hahahahha

Speaking of CBGB's it was posted on absolutepunk.net the other day that they will be moving it to Cali. Time Out. Sorry. You can't just remake something that historical in another place and call it moving. Sorry not aloud. It's not the same. Fuck this shit. Where are the billionaires that whipe their asses with their money when ya need them? Bill Gates should donate the money or something. damn.

Apparently Weezer has broken up. Maybe temporarily? Hopefully forever. I can't stand that shit anymore.

Panic! At The Disco has stated that they don't want people drooling over their looks. I fucking agree. Apparently they don't like the things girls are screaming out at shows. It's about the goddamn music people. I totally agree with them but I don't think there is anything anyone can do about it..unless they get plastic surgery to be ugly. Those girls buy the records that just made you platinum though. When I went to their show a few weeks ago I could tell that the majority of the kids their had heard and seen Panic! on the Radio and MTV. They were not the typical Warped Tour going, 2 steo dancing, emo kids you expect to see at a Panic! at the Disco show. They were all boys in polos with chains and their girlfriends awho were yelling out just how hot Brendan Urie is. One type though, if you don't want people thinking you're hot, don't give out pictures of yourself during intermission at your show. I love the music, always have always will.

Some girls got The Format to play their Sweet Sixteen, Saw it on MTV last night, almost shit myself because I'm honestly jealous. Fuck that man, some weird 16 year olds get them at their party and I get to see them with a few thousand others at Irving Plaza in a month, how is that fair!?

I have yet to listen to the new Gym Class Heroes songs, I should be at that advance listening party tonight, but nope no ID. Lame. I will prolly listen tonight.

However I have listened to the new This Day And Age, and that is orgasmic. I miss those boys <3<3<3

I was walking to drop some mail off today and I got to see what I am 99.9% sure that I witnessed a commercial shoot for the MTV Video Music Awards. August 31st. Good shit. Maybe.

Everyone check out http://www.songsforchoice.com. Good Cause.

This isn't as good as I was thinking it would have been.
More Later.

You Don't ALWAYS have to TwoStep.

2006-07-11T09:50:00.000-04:00

LOVE:

1. Caitlin Casey.
2. The Morning Of (as you all know)
3. Making fun of the scene from a distance.

HATE:

1. The kids who find it necissary to "mosh" or 2 step to everything then leave before the quality band.
2. The Morning Of playing last
3. Trains to NJ

(LOVE1) Cait and I went to see out loves- The Morning of (LOVE2) play at CBGB's last night. We walked into THE Scene. Nice to look at. The first band, Always Rushing By, was pretty mello and not alot of people were there yet.

The second band, Pictures In Pieces, were typical. But people started 2 stepping without a single breakdown or scream in sight. WHY?!?!?!?!?!??!(HATE1)

The 3rd band, A Love Like Pi, was a Hellogoodbye wanna be - they couldnt even manage a true moog. Complete with filtered mic this lispy sceneosexual was trying his best at sounding like Forest.

Then we find out that The Morning Of (HATE2) is playing las and Cait has to leave to make her train (HATE2).

The 4th band, Alesana, was screamo. And although I'm not a huge fan atleast there was finally a fucking breakdown for those fucking kids! And they danced and danced and danced. And as soon as they were done the kids left and left and left (HATE1) LLLAAAAMMMEEE!!!!!!! (but I was semi-thankful cause they were annoying as fuck). If only they had better musical taste or would broaden their horizons.

FINALLY THE MORNING OF!!!!!
Of course they were great- sucks I was alone of course. I still made sure I stood in the front. During Pilot To Base, I did the hand thing (naturally- go see them to know what I'm talking about). James (lead) saw me, pointed and said something like "That's Right" Cool-NOT, cause then the girl to the right of me HAD to be my friend:

GIRL: Have I met you yet?
ME: No.
GIRL: I'm Courtney.
ME: (hesitant) I'm Molly.
GIRL: Do you have myspace?
ME: (duuhh who doesn't!?!?!) Yes.
GIRL: Well Molly you're my new friend on myspace I like you.
ME: (uh not if I deny you)

I smile as The Morning Of play another song.
So I'm taking pictures and I take a horrible one and the girl is like "good good."
Ew. Fuck No. So as soon as the show was over I made no eye contact and got the fuck out of there.
I also had to pee like whoa! But we all know you DON'T pee in CBGB's. Ew.

So that's my "Wild n Crazy" Monday Night. Sad. I know.

Moore Dirty Ass Excuses?

2006-07-09T21:23:00.000-04:00

HATE:

So I was catching up on music news via absilutepunk.net when I came accross a post about From First To Last dropping off Warped Tour (Thank God). Apparently Sonny was pissed that there were rumors going around saying that they were kicked off Warped Tour because of their diva-like attitudes (I can only imagine) ha. But Sonny defends himself by telling MTV (via email of course) that the band needed to drop off because of his unreliable voice (hahaha hold on while I die laughing). He claims that since he joined the band he has been fighting some kind of growth thing on his vocal chords that has been keeping him from singing properly. NO!?!?!? REALLY?!?!?! hahaha I'm pretty sure he doesn't sing at all, just annoyingly skreetches. If he claims that he used to be able to sing, that's a joke and I won't believe it until I hear it for myself. Why promised to go on a summer long tour knowing your voice isn't reliable!?!?!
The other thing that pisses me off about Sonny, is his dirtiness. Now I know that all the little girls who are blind and deaf looove him and are buying his cd and tickets to his show and his lovely tshirts. So tell me, why can't he afford to take a bath once in a while and comb his hair or something. He's a creepy ass little dude, who jsut gets dirtier and dirtier everytime I see him. I don't get why little girls are sooo attracted to him? and so defensive too. Man that's gross.

LOVE:

The Hush Sound's new video for Wine Red. FINALLY got to see that shit. So good but ya know in my mind they can't do anything wrong.

PISSING ME OFF: WHERE THE FUCK IS THE NEW PANIC! VIDEO!?!?!?!?!?!

ON A PERSONAL NOTE: I need an ID so I can have some fun in this city...or so I can go to the Gym Class Heroes listening party on Wed. I'm dreaming.

Simple Love, Hate, What the Fuck Were You Thinking!?

2006-07-06T09:43:00.000-04:00

LOVE:
This is HOOOTTT or as the sceneyboppers might say HAWTlolzroflcopterzomfgzzzz! puke.
Scene Boy on Scene Boy is hot, even if they only act like they want eachother. We all know they really do.

HATE: WHAT THE FUCK WERE YOU THINKING!?!??!?!? THIS WINS WORST DRESSED EVER FOR SURE. I don't care if your shit just went platinum, this shits ugly as fuck no matter WHO wears it. Please stop and go back to cute dress pants and a little tiny bit of eyeliner. kthanks

I don't know how I get so lucky..but I know what I want and I get it.

2006-06-29T22:21:00.000-04:00

So as you know I had been SEARCHING for tickets to either of the sold out Panic! at the Disco shows. It started out as mainly wanting to see The Hush Sound but then when I heard about this whole clown dancer thing I HAD to see Panic!
So where I intern there is also a online cd store opperating out of the same office and I was told that one of the guys is a master at getting tickets to sold out shows when ticketmaster releases them the day before. Well it turns out that since the Nokia Theatre isn't Clear Channel their policies are different. So no luck there. That was all I expected him to do, but no. He was determined and emailed about 12 people from different places like mtv and the Conan O'Brein Show etc. But when he left the office he wasn't having much luck. So at like 4:30 Brendan answers the phone and the person asks him how to spell my last name so he did. I asked him who it was and he said it was some reporter who barely spoke english and recieved one of my emails, I gave him a hard time in disbelief but he stuck with it so I gave up. Then at 5:30 (show starts at 7:30) Sal calls to tell me I'm on the house list and gave me all the info. So I head down to the Nokia Theatre in Time Square, give them my ID, expecting to be given a ticket. But no it gets better, the guy hands me a ticket with a VIP Mezzanine pass. ARE YOU SERIOUS!?!?!?!! So I walk in and I am directed to the Mezzanine right, with tables reserved for Atlantic Records, Panic! at the Disco, and Fueled By Ramen. Forrrreaal!? Of course I don't recognize people for shit so I was like great there's gunna be someone really important and I'm gunna have no clue who it is. Not to mention a girl that goes to my college was there, weird.

The Hush Sound- played first..aFREAKINGmazing. I love them. they are all so adorable and all sooo fucking talented. They played all the songs I love which makes me happy.

The Dresden Dolls- sooooo WEIRD...but good in that weird way. IDK there was just something interesting about them. During the set about 1 song in I can feel that there are people standing like DIRECTLY behind me, like so close that I was afraid to turn around. So I did a side glance and out of the corner of my eye I see the singer and the bass player from The Hush Sound..love..and there was a girl I didn't recognize with them. The bassist was standing sooo close to me that if I turned around I probably would have like bumped into him. A few songs in the kids in front of me realised that they were behind me and started whispering. After the Dresden Dolls the Hush guys walked away and the kids in front of me followed and asked for pictures. I'm dumb and didn't cause I was too shy.

Panic! at the Disco (and Luscent Dossier)- Well well well. They were extremely good. The crowd was weird, all kids who heard them on the radio of course and looked out of place. THe Mezzanine suddenly got packed with FBR/Atlantic/Panic! people..some drunk some on their way to being drunk..and pushing people who they didn't know out of the way. About 2 songs in one of the guys left to go somewhere and I gladly stepped up to the railing next to a big scary dude that kinda gave me a look like "What the fuck are you doing herE?" haha but whatevs I figured if they wanted me to move they would tell me and I would. So some guy came and like put his chair right behind me and stood on it and then I was trapped and he stayed there forever even when it was over. But anyway the whole circus thing was actually pretty cool, different, entertaining, it was funny. I think people need to stop being so uptight and freaking out about this stuff. It was mad cool and you'd prolly think so if you took your hipster indie I;m better than everyone stick outta your ass. I mean seriously who has a cicuis caberrat act one stage with them? it was sweet and they all took a bow at the end instead of doing an encore. The band sounded great, the best out of the 3 times I've seen them. They have definately perfected their live performance. And the added members for the tour, a cello/drum machine player and a keyboardit/moogist/synth/sound effect whatever you wat to call him. And it just made the whole thing that much better. As corny as this is going to sound, it was magical. I mean I've always thought that some of their music sounds theatrical and this just made it that much better. Oh and they played all the songs on their album, some with a little remix twist, and they covered Smashing Punpkin's Tonight Tonight and Radiohead's Karma Police.

Overall I was completely impressed by all the bands/acts and the venue. The venue being new was extremely nice.

I just really hate that people are getting so uptight over music lately. It's annoying. It's annoying that bands I love become a joke to people because they have "sold out" by trying to make a living and by being picked up by MTV. Like seriously grow up, you wish you were there. It's about the music, if you love the music you love the music. And unless the band COMPLETELY changes there is no reason to stop liking the band if you truely like them for their music just because they are getting popular. Go ahead hate their new fans, that's finebut their is no reason to hate the music you love. If it makes you happy and it's fun there is nothing wrong with that either. Not all music has to be the most complicated and innovating music. Why can't you just like it and love it because its fun and not so serious. People just pisses me off, the scene just pissed me of.

And I for one can see no blood from the hearts and the wrists you allegedly slit
And I for one wont stand for this if this scene were a parish you'd all be condemned.

Someone might love me

2006-06-27T22:28:00.000-04:00

Lets knock on wood, cross our fingers, spin a round, do a little dance, whatever is good luck. Because I think that I might have found an amazing person who is willing to sell me a ticket to Panic! tomorrow night for face value. God there are some nice people left in the world. Lets just hope it goes good.

On that note..

LOVE: The Hush Sound. Put them and The Morning Of together and its like lets all be happy music, and dance and dance and dance. Insanely talented and adorable, not just in looks but just in a whole, adorable. They make me smile. Real people getting the chance they deserve. Too great for anymore words.

HATE: NYC Smoke. Saw them play last night at the Knitting Factory after The Morning Of. Okay first things first, I already wasn't happy with the other bands because The Morning Of was supposed to headline but since the other bands were late they had to play first. So NYC Smoke comes on, pretty much older people trying to live out the dreams they had and couldnt fully live out when they were teens. They were a snooze and the strangest choice for a show with The Morning Of, a young hip happy band.

Panic! At The Hush Sound and The No Ticket Loser

2006-06-27T17:15:00.001-04:00

SO I have officially failed miserably at getting a Panic! ticket...I really wanted to see The Hush Sound. Once again, damn the sceneyboppers. I don't even want to think of going down there to buy a ticket from a scalper they are prolly going for redic amounts. Plus them bitches are prolly already lining up for that shit 24 hours in advance. If only they knew that it really doens't matter if you are in first as long as you grow some balls and want it bad enough to push people out of your damn way. There really is no reason to get there early..it's easy to get to the front if you really want it. I eventually learned this and hopefully so will the future generations. Everyone just rushes the door anyway, then you get in late cause they wont open the doors til everyone takes 2 steps back. Just like once you get inside and everyone rushes the stage and your fav. band won't come out til everyone takes 2 steps back so the front can breath. Then there is always that one asshole who thinks he or she is tuff shit and is like OH YOU WANT ME TO 2STEP!?...no I don't want you to "2step" you jag. Hopefully one day that person will learn their lesson. Sometimes I wish I could really just enjoy music at shows instead of having to brance myself from falling or prepare to get kicked in the head by some jagbag girl or guy who is too heavy to be surfing especially when the tweenies can't hold up their own weight. Not to mention the fact that every kid these days just thinks they HAVE to mosh at every show, turns out they don't even know what moshing is and they end up looking like convulsing idiots.

After my much needed nap I'll update with a LOVE/HATE. And my experience from the show last night.

The Misery

2006-06-26T09:27:00.000-04:00

Woke up to an email from my boss at Island/DefJam (who is out of the country with my other boss) telling me that he just got laid off along with 20 other people at Island/DefJam and that I don't need to come in for the rest of the summer. Great. Awesome. Cool. I'm Screwed.

AND I just found out/realised that Zac Hanson Got Married earlier this month. awesome

The Beginning Of The End.

2006-06-25T22:46:00.000-04:00

So I'm living in New York City for the summer doing two internships in the Music Industry, one at Ariel Publicity and one at Island/DefJam for the A&R guy of Thursday. And I've realized that the industry loves their blogs. I have a livejournal but that's more personal for me so I decided to start a Blog here.

DISCLAIMER: This blog is solely for me to rant and rave about the happenings in the Music Industry and in my life in NYC. If you read this and you don't like my opinion, GET OVER IT. I don't really care what you think, this is what I think and if you don't like it I have an easy answer, DON"T READ IT.

I've been to a few shows since I've been here, unfortunately not enough.

1. I saw Teddy Geiger play at the South Street Seaport of Target Kids Day. I know I know you're prolly thinking what the fuck!? But I mean come on that kid has got more talent in his left pinky than a lot of the artists and bands coming out today (oh don't worry I'll get to that later). Plus gotta represent Rochester. The show was good performance wise. The crowd was lame though. Most people were just there cause they had been there all day and wanted to see the fireworks after (which were sweet) so they had no clue who the hell they were watching and so it was a weird vibe. But of course Teddy and the guys played an amazing show, as always. No encore though, LAME.

2. Ryan Montbleau at the Knitting Factory. Always a good time. Most insanely talented man with the more insanely talented band. I felt like the youngest one there, in fact I'm pretty sure that my friend Brian and I were the youngest ones there. Everyone else was at least 25. But hey it's cool, we know good music. Anyways I fall in love with Ryan every time I see him, insaneness. <3

3. The Lookaways at CBGB's. I finally got to go to CBGB's, it's about damn time I know. The Lookaways are a friend of a friend's band. Pretty cool, girl lead. Reminiscent of 80's girly punk pretty cool. I enjoyed it. However it was BALLS (=hot) and my lovely friends wore heals cause for some reason that was thought to be a smart idea for the night, wrong-o. And since I'm not 21 and I don't have a proper fake, I couldn't go hang out after, LAME.

I turn 20 in a week incase you cared.

So I think everytime I post I'm going to have one blurb about a band I really LOVE and one about a band I really HATE.

LOVE: The Morning Of. http://www.myspace.com/themorningofrock A band outta Newburgh, NY (Orange County). Pretty fucking sic. They rock hard and have the best stage presence ever. There is a guy lead singer but a girl who backs up and sings lead occationally. The band consists of keyboard, 2 guitars, bass, drums and a singer. The girl plays keyboard and sings. Their songs are catchy and dance-y and I can never get enough of them. I'm going to see them tomorrow night at 7pm at the Knitting Factory, and again on July 10th at CBGB's. STOKED.

HATE: Cute Is What We Aim For. Recently started this bad boy: http://groups.myspace.com/cuteiswhatweareagainst Most overrated band ever. The guys are two faced assholes who only suck up to people because they like the attention and the money. I liked Jeff and Shaant better when they were in Cherrybing, more fun and relaxed. The Buffalo scene gets pretty shady as with every music scene I'm sure. And I've realised that some people jsut want your money but want you to think it's your friendship they want. Ever since Cute came out in 2004 and played Bamboozle I have been bitter, I wouldn't watch them then I won't watch them now. I was forced to watch them open for The Rocket Summer in Dec. 2005 in Rochester and I really wished I had been late cause it was torture. This year at Bamboozle I walked past the stage they were on and it was OVER FLOWING with teens and preteens googling over the "hotties"(ew) and their whiny songs. REfuckingDICULOUS. I don't understand Fueled By Ramen, sooo many good bands...they really dissapointed me with this one. The only reason Cute is getting a lot of attention is cause FOB was on FBR and every FOB fan watches that shit like a hawk for the next band to come out. If only the little girls knew that Shaant really just wants your money. Jag Bags.

Tomorrow starts my attempts at finding tickets for WED or THURS of the Panic! shows here at the Nokia Theatre so I can see The Hush Sound loveness.

UPCOMING SHOWS:
June 26th- The Morning Of
June 28th or 29th- Panic! at the Disco, The Hush Sound, The Dresden Dolls IF I FIND TICKETS**
July 6th- Mates of State at Battery Park ?maybe?
July 10th- The Morning Of at CBGB's
July 15th- Siren Fest at Coney Island
July 17th- Something Like Silence <3 in Glen Cove Long Island
July 21st- The Scene Aesthetic and Danger::Radio at the Bloomfield Cafe in NJ..soooo fucking stoked.
July27th- Forgive Durden (maybe but I will leave before Cute)
July 27thor28th- Maybe Brand New if I can find tickets**
August 5th- Warped Tour, If I can get in for free
August 7th- Josh Kelley at Joe's Pub, ?maybe?
August 12th- The Format at Irving Plaza..stoked