About three months ago, I moved into a new house. I couldn't put anything on the walls due to the promise of painting my room once it warmed up.
This weekend, I finally painted my room. The walls were once an incredibly bright (and obnoxious) shade of orange that I decided had to go, since it didn't match my bed spread or anything else. In order to save my vision, I painted the walls a shade of teal that is bright, but not blinding.
Then I realized... "wait, I don't have any posters to put up on my walls."
That was a lie, though, because I did have one poster. It was of Paramore, but I unrolled it only to find that it had a rather large rip down the center of it, leaving me unable to put it up.
So I decided to scour through all the issues of Alternative Press that had been taking up room on my bookshelf for posters, pictures of bands, whatever I could find. I stumbled upon the 2009 Glamour Kills Tour (headlined by All Time Low) poster in an issue, and then proceeded to relive that entire night in my head.
To save you from boredom, I won't retell it all. It was a fantastic concert (I attended the date in Buffalo on 12/1). I waited outside All Time Low's bus afterwards in hope that I would meet them; I did. They all came out about 45 minutes after the show had ended, except for their drummer Rian. I got to talk to them, and I got an autograph from their guitarist Jack. That night will forever be my second favorite night I've experienced in my life.
The first being the Believers Never Die (Part Deux) tour. For the sake of avoiding being redundant, I won't go into the story of my first Fall Out Boy meet and greet again (I think I covered it in a previous post).
So I spent the majority of my Sunday reliving my past, reminding myself why I love music so much. I'd say it's a day well spent, and hopefully I can have more experiences, like my past ones, in the future.
If you've never experienced this, I strongly recommend that you do. If you're like me, it'll make you feel like you're on a weird sort of high (minus the drugs). Music just has that affect.
And for those of you who were wondering, I found tour posters for both of those tours and they're both going to be on my wall when they come in the mail.
Though I know none of you were wondering.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Random Stuff
Here are some random things that happened recently in the worlds of Fall Out Boy and All Time Low:
"off to oakland tomorrow. had too much going on for the internet lately. exciting stuff soon..." - Pete Wentz on twitter.
Last week, Pete had directed the music video for Train's upcoming single "If It's Love." This was his first experience as director, though he had co-directed a few of Fall Out Boy's music videos with Alan Ferguson.
All Time Low left LA early last week and returned on Wednesday to put the finishing touches on their album. Today, Alex told fans via twitter that they're currently working with John Feldman, who has produced albums for bands such as Good Charlotte (who All Time Low are touring with later this spring on the Bamboozle Road Show), Atreyu, Cute Is What We Aim For and Panic! At the Disco.
On Saturday, Jack pierced his second ear. Him and Pete, along with a few others, went to Oakland to see Train live in concert. Jack and friends were also seen at an LA Lakers game today.
Joe and Andy's new band, The Damned Things, have announced tour dates in the UK and appeared on the cover of Rock Sound. They are still recording their album.
On a slightly different note, Craig Owens (former Chiodos vocalist) posted a subtle hint of who's in his latest band via twitter. He posted this picture earlier this week. Based on that, fans speculated that Thomas Erak, formerly of The Fall Of Troy.
So it can be assumed that Craig will be doing vocals, Thomas will be playing guitar and Pete will be playing bass (based on hints posted a while back on twitter). Now, all we're left wondering, is who will be playing drums. Hopefully we'll find out soon!
"off to oakland tomorrow. had too much going on for the internet lately. exciting stuff soon..." - Pete Wentz on twitter.
Last week, Pete had directed the music video for Train's upcoming single "If It's Love." This was his first experience as director, though he had co-directed a few of Fall Out Boy's music videos with Alan Ferguson.
All Time Low left LA early last week and returned on Wednesday to put the finishing touches on their album. Today, Alex told fans via twitter that they're currently working with John Feldman, who has produced albums for bands such as Good Charlotte (who All Time Low are touring with later this spring on the Bamboozle Road Show), Atreyu, Cute Is What We Aim For and Panic! At the Disco.
On Saturday, Jack pierced his second ear. Him and Pete, along with a few others, went to Oakland to see Train live in concert. Jack and friends were also seen at an LA Lakers game today.
Joe and Andy's new band, The Damned Things, have announced tour dates in the UK and appeared on the cover of Rock Sound. They are still recording their album.
On a slightly different note, Craig Owens (former Chiodos vocalist) posted a subtle hint of who's in his latest band via twitter. He posted this picture earlier this week. Based on that, fans speculated that Thomas Erak, formerly of The Fall Of Troy.
So it can be assumed that Craig will be doing vocals, Thomas will be playing guitar and Pete will be playing bass (based on hints posted a while back on twitter). Now, all we're left wondering, is who will be playing drums. Hopefully we'll find out soon!
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
A change in direction
Due to the lack of information in regards to the members of Fall Out Boy, I've decided to change the direction of my blog. For the rest of this assignment, I will be covering information surrounding any and all of the musicians I listen to.
Today, I'll be focusing on a band called All Time Low.
The band hails from Baltimore, Maryland. They've been together since 2003, when guitarist Jack Barakat asked lead singer Alex Gaskarth to be in a blink-182 cover band with him. Soon after, they recruited Rian Dawson to play drums and Zack Merrick to play bass. The following year, they signed to Emerald Mood records, where they released one EP and one full length album. Neither of these records are currently for sale.
In 2006, the band decided to sign to Hopeless Records because they were serious about what they were doing. At the time, they were seniors in high school. They started touring and released their next EP, Put Up Or Shut Up.
In 2007, they released their sophomore album, So Wrong, It's Right. The album peaked at 62 on the Billboard 200 chart and 6 on the Independent Albums chart. All Time Low gained mainstream success with this album due to the rigorous amounts of touring and promoting they did for it, having it streamed on MTVs "Discover and Download."
Alternative Press named All Time Low the 2008 Band Of the Year, appearing on the cover of their January 2008 issue. In between tours, they began writing their next record with blink-182's Mark Hoppus.
In 2009, they began recording what would end up being their third studio album, Nothing Personal, before going on tour with Fall Out Boy on their "Believers Never Die (Part Deux)" tour. The album was released in the summer and a preorder was available through Glamour Kills, a clothing line the band not only supports, but collaborates with. The album peaked at 4 on the Billboard 200 chart. Late in the year, the band announced that they had signed to Interscope Records, a major record label, and they released a live cd/dvd set they had recorded during MTV's Unplugged. They also released a song on the soundtrack for "Jennifer's Body," called "Toxic Valentine." In the end of the year, they headlined the Glamour Kills tour and released a live EP via iTunes.
This year, they released a song for the Alice In Wonderland soundtrack, entitled "Painting Flowers." They're also currently writing and recording their fourth studio album with Matt Squire, Mark Hoppus and John Fields. In terms of a release date for this album, nothing has been announced, but they have done live studio updates and sneak peeks of new songs.
In May, they'll be headlining the Bamboozle Roadshow with other bands such as Good Charlotte. They've also recorded a live dvd from the Glamour Kills tour that does not have a release date yet, though the band has hinted via twitter that it will be released soon.
Today, I'll be focusing on a band called All Time Low.
The band hails from Baltimore, Maryland. They've been together since 2003, when guitarist Jack Barakat asked lead singer Alex Gaskarth to be in a blink-182 cover band with him. Soon after, they recruited Rian Dawson to play drums and Zack Merrick to play bass. The following year, they signed to Emerald Mood records, where they released one EP and one full length album. Neither of these records are currently for sale.
In 2006, the band decided to sign to Hopeless Records because they were serious about what they were doing. At the time, they were seniors in high school. They started touring and released their next EP, Put Up Or Shut Up.
In 2007, they released their sophomore album, So Wrong, It's Right. The album peaked at 62 on the Billboard 200 chart and 6 on the Independent Albums chart. All Time Low gained mainstream success with this album due to the rigorous amounts of touring and promoting they did for it, having it streamed on MTVs "Discover and Download."
Alternative Press named All Time Low the 2008 Band Of the Year, appearing on the cover of their January 2008 issue. In between tours, they began writing their next record with blink-182's Mark Hoppus.
In 2009, they began recording what would end up being their third studio album, Nothing Personal, before going on tour with Fall Out Boy on their "Believers Never Die (Part Deux)" tour. The album was released in the summer and a preorder was available through Glamour Kills, a clothing line the band not only supports, but collaborates with. The album peaked at 4 on the Billboard 200 chart. Late in the year, the band announced that they had signed to Interscope Records, a major record label, and they released a live cd/dvd set they had recorded during MTV's Unplugged. They also released a song on the soundtrack for "Jennifer's Body," called "Toxic Valentine." In the end of the year, they headlined the Glamour Kills tour and released a live EP via iTunes.
This year, they released a song for the Alice In Wonderland soundtrack, entitled "Painting Flowers." They're also currently writing and recording their fourth studio album with Matt Squire, Mark Hoppus and John Fields. In terms of a release date for this album, nothing has been announced, but they have done live studio updates and sneak peeks of new songs.
In May, they'll be headlining the Bamboozle Roadshow with other bands such as Good Charlotte. They've also recorded a live dvd from the Glamour Kills tour that does not have a release date yet, though the band has hinted via twitter that it will be released soon.
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