Here are our picks!
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Saturday, December 22, 2007
It's that time of year..
...for Christmas music!!
Here are our picks!
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Here are our picks!
Click StandAlone to hear full song
Friday, December 21, 2007
Two Exciting Concert Announcements!!!
Whoo! I'm so excited for Concert Season 2008 :)
We will be sure to bring news on bands we recommend going around the country.
The first touring news we have is that 3 of the 5 bands for The AP Tour 2008 have been anounced. Last year, the bands Circa Survive, Cute is What We Aim For, As Tall As Lions, and Envy on the Coast were with the tour. (Our particular favorite is Envy on the Coast.)
This year, we are both VERY excited for the line up that's been announced thus far:
Sonny: This is a group we really don't know anything about. Their sound is very out there...
Forever the Sickest Kids: We don't really know a lot about this band either, but we're VERY into their sound. I'm personally excited to see what these guys bring to the tour.
The Matches: Love love love love LOVE!!! Tris and I both saw this band at the Warped Tour earlier this year, and I saw them a time previous to this. This band is amazing. Their sound is different from anything you'll ever hear. Shawn Harris shows how thin the line between genius and insanity really is.., but in a good way. (Don't belive me, read his blog) Below is the most fascinating music video you will ever see. The song is a little apart from what they normally sound like, but it still gives that kind of off-kilter feel to it that The Matches are all about.
Second music news. Warped Tour. Oh yes. It's beginning. No, not the concerts of course. I needs to be summer for that. But every year (usually around January), www.warpedtour.com slowly announces bands that will be appearing for either part of, or the entire Warped Tour. Ok, seriously, I have to say now. If you have the means, go to the Warped Tour. It's $30 for 50+ bands. There's so much to do and see there too. If you like even ONE of the bands, it's completely worth it. And now, a handful of names have been released. I'm particularly excited for only a few so far.
Gym Class Heroes: If you listen to to any pop radio station, you've heard them. You know, "take a look at my girlfriend, cos she's the only one I got".. the rap version. These guys are actually pretty good. Yeah, it's part rap, but they're actually a BAND.. with a drummer, guitarists, etc.
Relient K: These guys are NOT really my cup 'o tea. I'm not much into the Christian Rock thing. But some of their songs are REALLY good. I'll definately cruise by their set if I have a gap between other bands (lol)
The Academy Is...: Excuse me while I do my spastically happy dance. I love this band even more than I love The Matches. Tristian as well. I saw them once, and if you read the blog.. you'll see that I ranked them in the top best concerts list. They are just awesome in concert. And incredibley nice guys. If you end up at at Warped this year, SEE THIS BAND.
Other Bands Announced:
The Briggs, The Bronx, Every Time I Die, From First to Last, The Street Dogs, Reel Big Fish, Norma Jean, We the Kings, Devil Wears Prada, Pierce the Veil, The Color Fred, 3Oh!3, The Lordz, Katy Perry, Shwayze
Below is a video by The Academy Is... (I <3 William's hair)
We will be sure to bring news on bands we recommend going around the country.
The first touring news we have is that 3 of the 5 bands for The AP Tour 2008 have been anounced. Last year, the bands Circa Survive, Cute is What We Aim For, As Tall As Lions, and Envy on the Coast were with the tour. (Our particular favorite is Envy on the Coast.)
This year, we are both VERY excited for the line up that's been announced thus far:
Sonny: This is a group we really don't know anything about. Their sound is very out there...
Forever the Sickest Kids: We don't really know a lot about this band either, but we're VERY into their sound. I'm personally excited to see what these guys bring to the tour.
The Matches: Love love love love LOVE!!! Tris and I both saw this band at the Warped Tour earlier this year, and I saw them a time previous to this. This band is amazing. Their sound is different from anything you'll ever hear. Shawn Harris shows how thin the line between genius and insanity really is.., but in a good way. (Don't belive me, read his blog) Below is the most fascinating music video you will ever see. The song is a little apart from what they normally sound like, but it still gives that kind of off-kilter feel to it that The Matches are all about.
Second music news. Warped Tour. Oh yes. It's beginning. No, not the concerts of course. I needs to be summer for that. But every year (usually around January), www.warpedtour.com slowly announces bands that will be appearing for either part of, or the entire Warped Tour. Ok, seriously, I have to say now. If you have the means, go to the Warped Tour. It's $30 for 50+ bands. There's so much to do and see there too. If you like even ONE of the bands, it's completely worth it. And now, a handful of names have been released. I'm particularly excited for only a few so far.
Gym Class Heroes: If you listen to to any pop radio station, you've heard them. You know, "take a look at my girlfriend, cos she's the only one I got".. the rap version. These guys are actually pretty good. Yeah, it's part rap, but they're actually a BAND.. with a drummer, guitarists, etc.
Relient K: These guys are NOT really my cup 'o tea. I'm not much into the Christian Rock thing. But some of their songs are REALLY good. I'll definately cruise by their set if I have a gap between other bands (lol)
The Academy Is...: Excuse me while I do my spastically happy dance. I love this band even more than I love The Matches. Tristian as well. I saw them once, and if you read the blog.. you'll see that I ranked them in the top best concerts list. They are just awesome in concert. And incredibley nice guys. If you end up at at Warped this year, SEE THIS BAND.
Other Bands Announced:
The Briggs, The Bronx, Every Time I Die, From First to Last, The Street Dogs, Reel Big Fish, Norma Jean, We the Kings, Devil Wears Prada, Pierce the Veil, The Color Fred, 3Oh!3, The Lordz, Katy Perry, Shwayze
Below is a video by The Academy Is... (I <3 William's hair)
Monday, December 17, 2007
Best and Worst concerts
When you go to a lot of concerts, you reach a point where you're not in complete and udder amazement that you're in the same room as your favorite band anymore. This is when you start getting critical and begin ranking your concert experiences. I tend to start basing mine on how they try to amuse me.
(May I point out that this is not based on the CROWD.. I could make whole new set of lists for that.. this is based on the performances)
This is mine thus far in my life:
(and I tried to use my own photos, but my camera got stolen, so I'm doing the best I can!)
The Best
4. The Academy Is...
These guys have some kickass energy on stage. William runs about acting like he's Mick Jagger (seriously, find some old video of Mick Jagger and you'll see what I mean). He loves getting the crowd involved in songs. I was kind of at the side of the stage so I had a good view of the crowd, they all know his hand actions. It's great! They sound good, they look good, it just all fits.
3. Hanson
Yes. I'm serious. Hanson. I just saw them the other weekend. (That's my picture) They get a *slight* advantage because it was the last tour on the show. Anyone who knows anything about tours, knows that the last show of a tour involves practical jokes. Every song something new and completely random happened. At one point, they were singing a very serious song (about suicide.. it's called "Yearbook"). Suddenly, grown men in full on elf costumes (with tights) appeared on stage. Hanson had no idea this was going to happen. Needless to say, the band struggled to make it through the song while trying not to crack up. Plus, what other band would be fully willing to come outside in the FREEZING ASS COLD to do a charity mile long walk with their rabid fans? (Fansons are of another breed, I'm telling ya.)
2. Ok Go
These guys are crazy. And nooo.. They don't do the tredmill dance. But! They do the Million Ways dance! These guys are so friggen energentic. Damien, in particular. At one point, he ran off stage and to a staircase kind of off on the side of the floor.. he started hanging off the staircase over the crowd. He did this in a middle of the song.. without a mic. And started screaming at the crowd that we were too quiet. At another point of the crowd, they did a couple acoustic songs on just a random spot of the floor. The crowd parted for them, they whipped out some mics and guitars.. and away they went. They also were throwing out toy tamborines during the show for people to play with. Great, great band.
1. Aiden
Love 'em or hate 'em. They are incredible live. The actual playing is a little sketchy. But the crowd doesn't notice is because they're all going spastic. I have seen this band more times than any other band. Every time I go it's just mass chaos. (Notice on the picture I took, no guard rail.. creates for interesting events..) wiL constantly is up in the crowds face, jumping all about and standing on people. Same with other members of the bands.. I think it's Nick who will randomly jump into the crowd (while playing). Then.. comes wiL's version of crowd participation.. the wall of death. Any Aiden fan knows this is a staple of every show they do. No matter how small or large the crowd is. At this place, there are friggen pipes running from the ground to the ceiling.. in the middle of the crowd. There was still a wall of death. This is also your best shot of getting snot on you from the lead singer. lol. Yeah, it's gross. But it's funny. (wiL caught me saying "ew" and picked on me.)
The Worst:
4. Panic! at the Disco
Ooo, did I hit a nerve? Ok I like Panic. I do. But live? Not so much. Yeah, they have a big, fantastical show with dancers and lights and fire, etc. The show I saw had a drumline.. which was cool. You want to know the last time I saw a show with THAT much production into it? It was Nsync. I hate HATE when bands get on the stage.. play.. then they're done. There's no playing with the audience, or screwing around. or anything fun. The only reason they aren't higher on my list, is because they had a drumline and a cool stage. Oh that, and seriously.. Panic! at the Disco fans ANNOY ME. I know, it's about the performance, not the crowd. But seriously, restrain yourselves. The most pathetic thing I've ever seen, was this 14 year old girl standing outside a bus window holding up a sign that said "I love Brendon".. it was the wrong bus. And she didn't believe me when I tried to tell her.
3. HIM
Again, disclaimer. I love love love HIM. One of my favorite bands, but one of my greatest disappointments. The last concert I went to was the 27th of October. I waited in line for 12 hours.. I was so pumped cos I got front row center, literally feet away from Ville.. I was bored. Ok... I wasn't like.. waiting in line at the DMV bored. And I KNOW they're a slow ballady band, so energy is not going to be a major componant. But just.. eh. It was like.. play song.. ville mutters something.. next song.. another song.. ville mutters.. song again.. and end. This was when I realized I've gotten REALLY jaded. In their defense, it was really good sounding. Unlike Aiden lol..
2. Teddy Geiger
I had a phase where I was in love with him. This concert killed it. Seriously. It sucked. He was boring, it was classic concert format (song song, say something, song song, say something, cover, song end encore). Boring as crap. BUT THEN.. and ok, this isn't technically part of the concert, but this is why I hate him. You go outside, and a lot of people kind of hang around like "oo picture autograph" whatever. There were about.. oh.. 20 girls hanging around waiting for him to come out. He sneaks out into an SUV. Ok, this is nothing new. But what does Teddy do, he DRIVES AROUND THE BLOCK and waits for everyone to leave. I'm not even joking. It was just.. inane. I could understand if there were 100 screaming fans roaming about and trying to lick the bus (like how it was for The Academy Is.. but they still came out). But no, 20 some girls. And he was too good to come and hang out. ASS. It was hot, I had just driven for 7 hours (not for Teddy, I was out of town), and I was cranky.
1. Hokey
Ok. I don't have a picture for this one. They don't deserve it. And it's kind of cheating because they're nobody anyone has heard of. I go to school for music business, and one of our class projects is to set up a show at a local bar with a few acts. Well, we got this band booked and a few others. They sounded good on myspace and the talent buyer at the bar liked the music as well. They're the last band of the night.. they get on stage and the FIRST THING out of their mouths is "we're playing all new songs tonight." Ok.. this would have been cool. If they had been like the songs they advertised on their myspace. But no. They decided to be a jam band that night. And they SUCKED. So bad.. to the point where the club owner actually kicked them off stage. He started with saying "play one more and you're done." The band didn't like that.. so they did a 10 minute repeating loop while the lead singer got on the mic and bitched about the other bands and the bar.. and he started rolling around the stage. Eventually, they cut the sound and the lights on them. WORST.. BAND.. EVER.
Anyways, sorry this turned kind of a rant. It happens. :)
-Meg-
(May I point out that this is not based on the CROWD.. I could make whole new set of lists for that.. this is based on the performances)
This is mine thus far in my life:
(and I tried to use my own photos, but my camera got stolen, so I'm doing the best I can!)
The Best
4. The Academy Is...
These guys have some kickass energy on stage. William runs about acting like he's Mick Jagger (seriously, find some old video of Mick Jagger and you'll see what I mean). He loves getting the crowd involved in songs. I was kind of at the side of the stage so I had a good view of the crowd, they all know his hand actions. It's great! They sound good, they look good, it just all fits.
3. Hanson
Yes. I'm serious. Hanson. I just saw them the other weekend. (That's my picture) They get a *slight* advantage because it was the last tour on the show. Anyone who knows anything about tours, knows that the last show of a tour involves practical jokes. Every song something new and completely random happened. At one point, they were singing a very serious song (about suicide.. it's called "Yearbook"). Suddenly, grown men in full on elf costumes (with tights) appeared on stage. Hanson had no idea this was going to happen. Needless to say, the band struggled to make it through the song while trying not to crack up. Plus, what other band would be fully willing to come outside in the FREEZING ASS COLD to do a charity mile long walk with their rabid fans? (Fansons are of another breed, I'm telling ya.)
2. Ok Go
These guys are crazy. And nooo.. They don't do the tredmill dance. But! They do the Million Ways dance! These guys are so friggen energentic. Damien, in particular. At one point, he ran off stage and to a staircase kind of off on the side of the floor.. he started hanging off the staircase over the crowd. He did this in a middle of the song.. without a mic. And started screaming at the crowd that we were too quiet. At another point of the crowd, they did a couple acoustic songs on just a random spot of the floor. The crowd parted for them, they whipped out some mics and guitars.. and away they went. They also were throwing out toy tamborines during the show for people to play with. Great, great band.
1. Aiden
Love 'em or hate 'em. They are incredible live. The actual playing is a little sketchy. But the crowd doesn't notice is because they're all going spastic. I have seen this band more times than any other band. Every time I go it's just mass chaos. (Notice on the picture I took, no guard rail.. creates for interesting events..) wiL constantly is up in the crowds face, jumping all about and standing on people. Same with other members of the bands.. I think it's Nick who will randomly jump into the crowd (while playing). Then.. comes wiL's version of crowd participation.. the wall of death. Any Aiden fan knows this is a staple of every show they do. No matter how small or large the crowd is. At this place, there are friggen pipes running from the ground to the ceiling.. in the middle of the crowd. There was still a wall of death. This is also your best shot of getting snot on you from the lead singer. lol. Yeah, it's gross. But it's funny. (wiL caught me saying "ew" and picked on me.)
The Worst:
4. Panic! at the Disco
Ooo, did I hit a nerve? Ok I like Panic. I do. But live? Not so much. Yeah, they have a big, fantastical show with dancers and lights and fire, etc. The show I saw had a drumline.. which was cool. You want to know the last time I saw a show with THAT much production into it? It was Nsync. I hate HATE when bands get on the stage.. play.. then they're done. There's no playing with the audience, or screwing around. or anything fun. The only reason they aren't higher on my list, is because they had a drumline and a cool stage. Oh that, and seriously.. Panic! at the Disco fans ANNOY ME. I know, it's about the performance, not the crowd. But seriously, restrain yourselves. The most pathetic thing I've ever seen, was this 14 year old girl standing outside a bus window holding up a sign that said "I love Brendon".. it was the wrong bus. And she didn't believe me when I tried to tell her.
3. HIM
Again, disclaimer. I love love love HIM. One of my favorite bands, but one of my greatest disappointments. The last concert I went to was the 27th of October. I waited in line for 12 hours.. I was so pumped cos I got front row center, literally feet away from Ville.. I was bored. Ok... I wasn't like.. waiting in line at the DMV bored. And I KNOW they're a slow ballady band, so energy is not going to be a major componant. But just.. eh. It was like.. play song.. ville mutters something.. next song.. another song.. ville mutters.. song again.. and end. This was when I realized I've gotten REALLY jaded. In their defense, it was really good sounding. Unlike Aiden lol..
2. Teddy Geiger
I had a phase where I was in love with him. This concert killed it. Seriously. It sucked. He was boring, it was classic concert format (song song, say something, song song, say something, cover, song end encore). Boring as crap. BUT THEN.. and ok, this isn't technically part of the concert, but this is why I hate him. You go outside, and a lot of people kind of hang around like "oo picture autograph" whatever. There were about.. oh.. 20 girls hanging around waiting for him to come out. He sneaks out into an SUV. Ok, this is nothing new. But what does Teddy do, he DRIVES AROUND THE BLOCK and waits for everyone to leave. I'm not even joking. It was just.. inane. I could understand if there were 100 screaming fans roaming about and trying to lick the bus (like how it was for The Academy Is.. but they still came out). But no, 20 some girls. And he was too good to come and hang out. ASS. It was hot, I had just driven for 7 hours (not for Teddy, I was out of town), and I was cranky.
1. Hokey
Ok. I don't have a picture for this one. They don't deserve it. And it's kind of cheating because they're nobody anyone has heard of. I go to school for music business, and one of our class projects is to set up a show at a local bar with a few acts. Well, we got this band booked and a few others. They sounded good on myspace and the talent buyer at the bar liked the music as well. They're the last band of the night.. they get on stage and the FIRST THING out of their mouths is "we're playing all new songs tonight." Ok.. this would have been cool. If they had been like the songs they advertised on their myspace. But no. They decided to be a jam band that night. And they SUCKED. So bad.. to the point where the club owner actually kicked them off stage. He started with saying "play one more and you're done." The band didn't like that.. so they did a 10 minute repeating loop while the lead singer got on the mic and bitched about the other bands and the bar.. and he started rolling around the stage. Eventually, they cut the sound and the lights on them. WORST.. BAND.. EVER.
Anyways, sorry this turned kind of a rant. It happens. :)
-Meg-
Pit Karma
We found this posted by a user at http://www.buzznet.com/ This speaks so much truth. This is the holy grail of concert guidelines right here.
Original Post
Savannah's Guide To Pit Etiquette
If you've ever gone to a concert with me you probably know that I try to be as polite as possible to the people around me. "Why?", you may ask. Because I am a firm believer in pit karma. I believe that if I am rude to some random girl at a concert then the next time I am at a concert then I will be fucked twice as bad. I don't know why I'm in this state of mind but it's just something I do. Haha, a random quirk of mine. =)
With my little experience with concerts in the past years I've learned two simple things-
1. Girls can be bitches. You can laugh all you want but I mean it. Suddenly the nice looking lady next to you can transform into a mean, strong person who is rude and obnoxious when the "hawt" band members come onstage.
2. People are selfish jerks sometimes.
These two facts have lead me to strive to create...
Savannah's Guide to Pit Etiquette
*Please note this is created partly in jest. These things might annoy me but I am not trying to sound like a controlling, no fun, vain, "Everyone-should-do-follow-my-rules" bi*ch. I'm not saying that I know everything. Please be amused while reading this and reminisce about the past concerts you have gone to when you have experienced all these things first hand. And please don't think I'm a jerk/loser/etc. for posting this please. As I said this is partly in jest.
Ok, without further ado- I give you...
Savannah's Guide To Pit Etiquette
1. Don't scream the lyrics when you can't carry a tune to save your life. We have all met these people. The obnoxious girl who belts out the words in a loud and very off key voice, often drowning out the singers voice. We didnt come here to here YOU sing honey! We came to listen to the band play so please tone it down and save the karaoke for the privacy of your bedroom. This happened to me at my Fall Out Boy concert and I almost had a fit. The girl next to me was screaming (not even singing but screaming!) out the words to a FOB song in a loud voice that sounded like a cat dying while being sucked up by a vacuum cleaner- right in my ear.. It was not pleasant at all. And she was drowning out Patricks voice, which is saying a lot considering that I was in the front row right near the amp. Please people who do this- don't. It is very annoying and uncomfortable for everyone around you.
2. Don't be a dreaded FANGIRL! Dun, dun, duuunnn! Now I'm not talking about people who are actually fans of the band. I'm talking about the girls who are here just because the guitarist/lead singer/bassist/drummer/*insert band position here* is, quote, "omgz so totally hawt!". These girls obviously don't know anything about the band but desperately NEED to be in the front. I encountered MANY of these girls at my All Time Low concert. The girls who deck themselves out in the slutty outfits and hope to be noticed by the band members while they claw at the surrounding girls (aka the "competition"). They couldn't tell you a single song by the artist or hum a single tune but suddenly they are the bands BIGGEST fans and they just HAVE to be as close to the cutie they have their eye on or the world will end. And they didn't care who they trampled to get to them. One girl was literally trying to climb over me when All Time Low was playing. It's insane.
3. Don't get there late and except to get to the front row. C'mon people this is just common courtesy! Of you arrive at the venue 5 minutes before the band you like starts to play, don't assume that you deserve to be in the front row. The people in the front row have waited in line for hours to see this band and you can't just storm in and expect everyone to move out of your way.
4. If you are a guy don't try to crowd surf at a concert when the crowd is 95% teenaged girls. Yea, good luck with that happening kid... I don't get why 200 pound guys think they can be held up by the skinny, lightweight teenaged girls in the crowd. I was amazed when this happened at my Boys Like Girls concert. Uhh... hello? Obviously the 13 year olds or the girls checking out Alex can't hold the 6 foot 9 guys up in the air.
5. Don't push the people in front of you when people are already smushed together. The people in front of you who are pushed up against the barrier can't go anywhere! There is no more room! Which means you pushing them does nothing but annoy them. Use common sense please. No space = no where for them to go = you being really annoying while you crush them.
6. If you don't like the band then don't stand in a prime spot for moshing/viewing the concert. This happened when I went to my This Providence concert at The Living Room, a very tiny venue. There were these four big girls standing in front of my with their coach purses hanging from their manicured hands and their arms folded snootily across their chest. They had no cameras, no excitement for the band, and obviously didn't like This Providence's music because they weren't even looking at the stage! They hadn't been there for any other band and just shoved in front of me and my friend. My friend, because she is pushy and I love her for it, managed to slip in front of them and not be stuck behind them but, alas!, I was not so lucky. But me and the guy next to me spent the night dancing and singing and snapping pictures together of the band together and rolled out eyes at the girls.
7. Don't shove people for no reason. This happened to me at my TAI concert. There was this obnoxious girl who was pushing people for no reason at all besides for fun. She wasn't trying get ahead in the pit or anything, she was just being a jerk. After she knocked into my shy friend a few times repeatedly I swing around, pissed off now because she is disrupting the concert, politely told her to please stop acting like that because she was hitting my friend, accompanied with a "if-you-don't-stop-I-will-make-you-stop glare". She just looked at me and replied in a snotty voice, "It's a fucking rock concert, people are supposed to fucking do this". Well, apparently the pit guard didn't agree with her because he came over and gave her an earful and threatened to throw her and her friends out if they kept up their antics.
So when you are at your next concert and go to do one of these things think twice and think about how you would feel if someone did it to you.
Original Post
Savannah's Guide To Pit Etiquette
If you've ever gone to a concert with me you probably know that I try to be as polite as possible to the people around me. "Why?", you may ask. Because I am a firm believer in pit karma. I believe that if I am rude to some random girl at a concert then the next time I am at a concert then I will be fucked twice as bad. I don't know why I'm in this state of mind but it's just something I do. Haha, a random quirk of mine. =)
With my little experience with concerts in the past years I've learned two simple things-
1. Girls can be bitches. You can laugh all you want but I mean it. Suddenly the nice looking lady next to you can transform into a mean, strong person who is rude and obnoxious when the "hawt" band members come onstage.
2. People are selfish jerks sometimes.
These two facts have lead me to strive to create...
Savannah's Guide to Pit Etiquette
If you're going to to be the pit, follow these rules of etiquette! ;)
*Please note this is created partly in jest. These things might annoy me but I am not trying to sound like a controlling, no fun, vain, "Everyone-should-do-follow-my-rules" bi*ch. I'm not saying that I know everything. Please be amused while reading this and reminisce about the past concerts you have gone to when you have experienced all these things first hand. And please don't think I'm a jerk/loser/etc. for posting this please. As I said this is partly in jest.
Ok, without further ado- I give you...
Savannah's Guide To Pit Etiquette
2. Don't be a dreaded FANGIRL! Dun, dun, duuunnn! Now I'm not talking about people who are actually fans of the band. I'm talking about the girls who are here just because the guitarist/lead singer/bassist/drummer/*insert band position here* is, quote, "omgz so totally hawt!". These girls obviously don't know anything about the band but desperately NEED to be in the front. I encountered MANY of these girls at my All Time Low concert. The girls who deck themselves out in the slutty outfits and hope to be noticed by the band members while they claw at the surrounding girls (aka the "competition"). They couldn't tell you a single song by the artist or hum a single tune but suddenly they are the bands BIGGEST fans and they just HAVE to be as close to the cutie they have their eye on or the world will end. And they didn't care who they trampled to get to them. One girl was literally trying to climb over me when All Time Low was playing. It's insane.
3. Don't get there late and except to get to the front row. C'mon people this is just common courtesy! Of you arrive at the venue 5 minutes before the band you like starts to play, don't assume that you deserve to be in the front row. The people in the front row have waited in line for hours to see this band and you can't just storm in and expect everyone to move out of your way.
4. If you are a guy don't try to crowd surf at a concert when the crowd is 95% teenaged girls. Yea, good luck with that happening kid... I don't get why 200 pound guys think they can be held up by the skinny, lightweight teenaged girls in the crowd. I was amazed when this happened at my Boys Like Girls concert. Uhh... hello? Obviously the 13 year olds or the girls checking out Alex can't hold the 6 foot 9 guys up in the air.
5. Don't push the people in front of you when people are already smushed together. The people in front of you who are pushed up against the barrier can't go anywhere! There is no more room! Which means you pushing them does nothing but annoy them. Use common sense please. No space = no where for them to go = you being really annoying while you crush them.
6. If you don't like the band then don't stand in a prime spot for moshing/viewing the concert. This happened when I went to my This Providence concert at The Living Room, a very tiny venue. There were these four big girls standing in front of my with their coach purses hanging from their manicured hands and their arms folded snootily across their chest. They had no cameras, no excitement for the band, and obviously didn't like This Providence's music because they weren't even looking at the stage! They hadn't been there for any other band and just shoved in front of me and my friend. My friend, because she is pushy and I love her for it, managed to slip in front of them and not be stuck behind them but, alas!, I was not so lucky. But me and the guy next to me spent the night dancing and singing and snapping pictures together of the band together and rolled out eyes at the girls.
7. Don't shove people for no reason. This happened to me at my TAI concert. There was this obnoxious girl who was pushing people for no reason at all besides for fun. She wasn't trying get ahead in the pit or anything, she was just being a jerk. After she knocked into my shy friend a few times repeatedly I swing around, pissed off now because she is disrupting the concert, politely told her to please stop acting like that because she was hitting my friend, accompanied with a "if-you-don't-stop-I-will-make-you-stop glare". She just looked at me and replied in a snotty voice, "It's a fucking rock concert, people are supposed to fucking do this". Well, apparently the pit guard didn't agree with her because he came over and gave her an earful and threatened to throw her and her friends out if they kept up their antics.
So when you are at your next concert and go to do one of these things think twice and think about how you would feel if someone did it to you.
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Newsflash!!!
We found a version of "Umbrella" that Tristian likes!!!!
I'll explain quickly, Tristian hates "Umbrella" by Rihanna. Of all the songs ever spawned upon the Earth, he hates this one probably the most. "My Humps" is a close second.
And this song has inspired everyone and their mom to create covers of it. Not to mention it's ALL over YouTube in various forms.
So we have created a little player with a handful of Umbrella versions (plus one with the original artist).
Enjoy the phenomenon.
(The version Tristian likes is #2, done by the band McFly.)
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I'll explain quickly, Tristian hates "Umbrella" by Rihanna. Of all the songs ever spawned upon the Earth, he hates this one probably the most. "My Humps" is a close second.
And this song has inspired everyone and their mom to create covers of it. Not to mention it's ALL over YouTube in various forms.
So we have created a little player with a handful of Umbrella versions (plus one with the original artist).
Enjoy the phenomenon.
(The version Tristian likes is #2, done by the band McFly.)
new Britney video...
Stupid MTV took the video down so here it is at YouTube:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=89oS4SN4mNg
Does anyone REALLY think this is wise? Singing about how famous you are. And how the 'razzi bug you, even though half the time your people CALL them to tell them where you'll be? Then you'll show off for them.. Like stealing a lighter from a gas station (oh yeah, she did that the other day.) I think this is especially unwise when she just neglected to show up for some sort of court date. Her creepy old friend, Sam Lufit, called and said she was suffering from extreme anxiety because the photogs were swarming the house. So she couldn't leave then, but she has NO problem going out for a drive around LA with no destination in mind with her dog at random hours of the day? Lame. And did you catch the bit about her trying to be a mom at the same time? Didn't work out too well did it?
Anyways, the video just came out on the 14th.. It's much better than her Gimme More video. Looks like she took this one a lot more seriously. It looks like the Brit everyone used to know and love.
I still hate her.
Update: I just learned that Britney is in the works to play Virgin Mary in a 2008 satire called "Sweet Baby Jesus". This is freaking out all the Christians of the world, I find it hilarious.
-T
http://youtube.com/watch?v=89oS4SN4mNg
Does anyone REALLY think this is wise? Singing about how famous you are. And how the 'razzi bug you, even though half the time your people CALL them to tell them where you'll be? Then you'll show off for them.. Like stealing a lighter from a gas station (oh yeah, she did that the other day.) I think this is especially unwise when she just neglected to show up for some sort of court date. Her creepy old friend, Sam Lufit, called and said she was suffering from extreme anxiety because the photogs were swarming the house. So she couldn't leave then, but she has NO problem going out for a drive around LA with no destination in mind with her dog at random hours of the day? Lame. And did you catch the bit about her trying to be a mom at the same time? Didn't work out too well did it?
Anyways, the video just came out on the 14th.. It's much better than her Gimme More video. Looks like she took this one a lot more seriously. It looks like the Brit everyone used to know and love.
I still hate her.
Update: I just learned that Britney is in the works to play Virgin Mary in a 2008 satire called "Sweet Baby Jesus". This is freaking out all the Christians of the world, I find it hilarious.
-T
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