My New Findings: Ver. 2

Lately I've been on a major binge of poppunk/hardorcish type of music. Bands which the likes of Four Year Strong have followed along with in their genre of music. Keeping with that theme, my next band to talk about is "The Wonder Years", straight from Lansdale, PA. This band reminds me of some old school Four Year Strong, with hardcore type guitars, loud vocals with hardcore-sing-alongs, and mix of a synthesizer in the background.

This band is a definitely must have if your down for sing-a-longs and having a good laugh. Songs have a certain humor about them that makes it fun to listen to. The song "Let’s Moshercise!!!" is on their album "Get Stoked On It!!!", and goes on about how moshing is in fact better than normal excercise and healthy eating habits. Also, songs like "Bout To Get Fruit Punched, Homie" (also from "Get Stoked On It!!!) use kool-laid and a character of Captian Crunch to describe coming home from a hard days work to find your girlfriend with your friend.

They really know how to use good music and humor to talk about issues that all of us seem to go through in our lives. Its good to hear things that remind you of things in life and help you deal with issues that might be bothering you. I will be seeing The Wonder Years alongside Fireworks May 31, in Romeo, MI at Static Age.

This band deserves 4 Clenched Fists in the Air out of 5.

http://www.myspace.com/thewonderyearspa

A Night of Greatness: Concert Review #1

So here it is, as promised. Last night I went on a mini-road trip with my buddy to Royal Oak, MI from Windsor to go see 3 bands, well 4, but the 4th we won't count..well maybe. First of all, the drive there wasn't bad at all.. i good 15 minute drive and we were there.

The line of the night was
1) Fireworks
2) Set Your Goals
3) Bayside
4) New Found Glory

This has to be one of the most impressive/awesome lineups I've been witnessed to in a long time. Every band, which the exception of Bayside, I am a huge fan off and am willing to sing-a-long with 99.1% of all of their sets; not braggin..just sayin.

Fireworks started it off. The hometeam, straight from Detroit, literally..minutes away. It was clear that the majority of the people on the floor knew who they were. As soon as the first chord was hit from the song "Detroit" (off their new album "All I Can Offer is My Own Confusion") the floor exploded with singing and circlepits, basiclly..dreamland. The singer, Dave Mackinder, told the crowd his voice was almost gone, but nevertheless, I couldn't tell, and from the crowds energy, it didn't seem to bother them anyway. As their short but sweet set went on, they juggled through songs from both their first album "We Are Everywhere" and their newest enstallment. They ended they're set with "From Mountain Movers To Lazy Losers", in my opinion, their top song and single. Without being biased, this band is one my favourites, and from their performance last nite with the bands they shared the stage with, it is clear they are destined for greatness.

2nd.. Set Your Goals. When I first got into this band, their fans would probably be described as "a cult following", they was a lot of hate, but also a lot of love. This 6 piece band knows how to perform and get the crowd going..hard and fast. For the most part, I knew most of the songs, but in intisipation for their new album coming out in summer, they rocked out some new tunes, which didn't bother me at all, just gave me the time to rock out and give my vocals chords a breather. They never disapoint me, everytime I see them, this being the 3rd time, they definitely held their own.

3rd...Bayside...Booside...booshit....just kidding. But me and my buddy didn't really enjoy this bands set as we moved our way from the floor to the top seats. I am pretty open with music I listen to, but this band, just isn't my cup of tea. For what they are, they do a good job, but it's not for me, and personally I think they were a bit "slow-paced" for this tour.

4th..the legends. New Found Glory. All I can about this set was that it was the best I have ever seen them, and I've seem them 4 times. Their Set combined songs from almost every album, with songs like, Boy Crazy ("New Found Glory"), Truth of My Youth ("Catalyst"), Hold my Hand and Too Good to Be *Acoustic*("Coming Home"), Don't You Forget About Me (From Screen to Stereo Part 2), Forget My Name ("Sticks and Stones"), Don't Let Her Pull You Down ("Not Without a Fight"), Tip of the Iceberg ("Tip of the Iceberg EP"), Hit or Miss ("Nothing Gold Can Stay), and along with a bunch of others made an awesome set. Most of the songs that I mentioned I have never heard before so it was awesome they changed it up for this tour.

Pictures:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=117472&id=501235750&l=80ae9adca4

B-Sides Rock and So Do I

Downloading music from the internet has been an issue that has been plaguing the music industry for quite some time now.Programs from Napster, to Limewire to ingeneral Torrent Programs have allowed people to share and distribute music from their computer to all over the world. But is it really a plague? Many people would say that this is wrong, and that over time, it will indeed bring an end to the compact disc; which has already begun with the evolution of Mp3 Players/The Ipod/and Itunes over the years.

this is an article I am across in regards to New Found Glory's Album Leak
http://www.killyourstereo.com/news/0/2553/new-found-glory-guitarist-addresses-new-album-leakage/





New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert has addressed the leak of the band's upcoming Epitaph debut "Not Without a Fight", due out next month.He explains as follows: "As far as the leaking thing. If my favorite bands cd came out early online i would download it to. For instance the new Morrissey record. I dont think it comes out for another 2 weeks and i've had it for like 3 weeks now. I will still buy it though because when i love a band or singer i gotta have the album artwork. It is a bumm out that some of the anticipation is lost. the whole building up to release date loses a bit of its excitement but to be honest the fans that would go out of their way to download it are the true fans that go out of their way to buy merch and post online about how much they like it and are the ones that will know the words first and sing every song at the show. You are driven to get it because you like NFG so how can I be bummed at that! So to all that have it. Spread the word if you like it and get people to go pick it up when it comes out! Not even for our sake but for epitaphs to. They are so passionate about NFG and our fans. They are true music lovers and they try to always put together cool and fun stuff for fans of this genre of music."

Having said this, I am no hypocrite, I have an ipod, i have itunes, I download music and yes... i enjoy every minute of it. You can call it selfish, you can call it inconsiderate of the artists, but to be honest, when it comes to this, I don't care..and it'll tell you why. I, similar to most who probably do this, are the fans who have gone to an insane amount of concerts, have bought countless band-tees and band hoodies, and are the ones willing to get an elbow in the face just to fight to the front row to sing-a-long with bands or mosh it up in the pit. I may not purchase every piece of music that I own, but I damn well appreiciate it.

just because:
http://bsidesrus.blogspot.com/
http://wewantleaks.blogspot.com/

if you agree, everything you could ever want and listen to and then some.

My New Findings

Recently I've come across a number of kickass bands that everyone should check out and enjoy. From now on, every tuesday I will be delighted to share one more of these great and talented artists. My first finding however is:

Living with Lions (www.myspace.com/livingwithlions) straight out of vancouver british columbia.

I remember hearing about this dudes a while back on a local forum i post on (http://www.feetonthedash.com/). I think they were playing a show with the fullblast, but i could be wrong. All i know is i saw the name and just forget about them, didn't even bat an eyelash, didn't even look them up on their myspace.

Sadly, that was a bad mistake. After the first listen to She's a Hack off of their full-length i was instantly hooked. Fast guitar riffs and melodies along with a beat that will always create the erge-to-converge a circle pit and swing your punk-rock fists in the air while dancing alone side all the teenybopper punks that seem to flood shows (good for them btw).

But yes. this band is definitely a "must have" with their records debuting in the United States this year. The USA is definitely going to get a taste of what its like to live with lions...zing.

Also. go check out their new video for their single "A Bottle Of Charades". It'll make you laugh, sing-a-long, and dance the night into oblivion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rUKpdByKgI

Concert Thoughts.

so i am pretty stoked about this sunday. 3... yes.... 3 of my favourite bands are coming together for a show and yes.. i am going to it. I have seen all 3 of these bands mulitple times before and I am just so insanely stoked about.

1) New Found Glory- for me. a classic. will always and forever be a fan. their old school and know how to keep their old fans around while at the same time attracting new ones.

www.myspace.com/newfoundglory

2) Set Your Goals- have been a fan of these guys for a couple years now. I've seem them 3 times before and they never disapoint. Straight up... a solid band. Cant wait till the new record comes out. its been a long time coming since Mutiny!

www.myspace.com/setyourgoals

3) Fireworks- last...but certainlly not least. This pop-punk straight outta the city Detroit. Right across the river from Windsor, my hometown. These guys know how to put on a show of fast music that get a crowd moving. I am sure stoked to see what they do when they share the stage with some greats on sunday.

www.myspace.com/fireworksmi

After Sunday ill post my review.