I'd Name It "This Week In Music," But Those Bastards Over at VHI Stole It

Finch is back. They're going to be playing in Minnesota at the Triple Rock, February 6th. You're probably lame if you aren't going.

Panic at the Disco has taken the ! out of their name....Apparently, this makes a big difference??! Yeah, I didn't think so either. And, the name of their new album which will be finally released March 25th? Pretty. Odd. I have a feeling the name will fit the tone of the album. 'Odd', in that it will differ from A Fever You Can't Sweat Out significantly. For, if it didn't differ at least marginally, I believe the Panic guys would kill themselves--they sure do hate that album. They have a demo up on their Myspace, you should check out--I enjoy it, even though it's highly indicative of what they think of their popularity. If you want to hear another demo, you can check out this video that was filmed at their Honda Civic Tour Announcement. The opening acts for the Honda Civic Tour are set to be The Hush Sound and Motion City Soundtrack. I am not happy on either account [correction: I just gave The Hush Sound another chance, and I'm kind a diggin' 'em. Much more indie than I was aware]--but hell, I wouldn't pay that much for a concert anyway. Unless, of course, it was Something Corporate or Jack's Mannequin. Duh.

If you're a subscriber to AlternativePress Magazine, you probably know that Paramore was chosen as Band of the Year for 2007 by AP's readers. I understand that in terms of the 'music scene,' they hit it pretty big last year and are considered fairly important; however, I don't like it one bit. To me, Paramore is another band with popular hooks--the only difference is they have a female vocalist which many people consider some sort of novelty. Nevertheless, what pisses off the most, is that Jack's Mannequin was on the cover of AP only one month before Paramore. Jack's Mannequin should have been on the cover of AP long before that. God dammit.

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The Starting Line, so to Speak

An official blog for the unofficial. Isn't that what blogspot is all about? I hope so, because that's why I'm using it. If you haven't noticed, my blog is going to be about music. For the most part, I will use this blog as place to gather all my articles and album reviews I write for AjiSignal and Suburban Roads Magazine, respectively. In addition, I may post opinions about current music trends (why the fuck is Paramore Band of the Year according to Alternative Press' readers?), why I still enjoy bands that you think has become a sell-out (Fall Out Boy anyone?), etc. I realize there are approximately 459830 bloggers that write about the same things; however, I'm different because most of my music will not be obscure, indie bands whose vocalists couldn't sing their way out of a box (not even a studio-produced box) nor will I be referencing underground-popular bands that aren't around anyone (The Cure) because, honestly, I could care less. Music is now, and I'm a forward-looking' kinda gal.