Wednesday Links

Wednesday Links!

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We'll begin with a PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT. Parents be warned - there's a phenomenon sweeping the country, and it's known as EMO. It's a subculture where "happiness is a sin," and those who practice it "celebrate sadness and pain." Seriously, this article made me laugh out loud (or "LOL" as the kids say). It astounds me that this kind of shit passes for hard-hitting and insightful journalism these days. I would be embarrased if my name were on that by-line. (It should be noted that the guy who wrote that story is an Emmy-winner. Just throwing that out there...)
NEWAYZ... The new Dear Hunter record, The Meaning of, & All Things Regarding Ms. Leading came out yesterday. And it's stellar. Nay, it's interstellar. I'd heard some of the Ms. Leading demos last summer, and I was blown away. Since then, it seems that Casey has carefully honed his craft, and the newer recordings of the songs are simply amazing. AMAZING, I say. The album goes from soft piano ballads to zydeco-tinged hoedowns to soaring, epic refrains and back round again. The songs aren't nearly as poppy and sing-alongable, but I think that because of the experimentation and sheer scope of this project, it could quite possibly be the "scene Graceland" I strongly suggest picking this up. Standout tracks: "The Lake And The River","Red Hands", and "Black Sandy Beaches."
By now we've all seen the intro to FOB's set on the Honda Civic Tour. It's absurd, yet slighly awesome, especially when the d00dz pop out of the stage using pneumatic launch ramps. Well, here's some footage of Victoria from Cobra Starship having some fun with them.
Here is a list of the best-selling books of all time. There are 6 Harry Potter books in the Top 20. I don't know what that means, but it's pretty impressive.
Fall Out Boy, Panic! At The Disco, and N.W.A. will be featured on the soundtrack for the new Simpsons movie. PSYCHED.COM.
This isn't a link, but I'm gonna say that Memorial Day is this weekend, and that I am so excited for the following things, all of which happen in Newport post Mmrl Dy: tourists walking down mah street, overnight parking bans for those without stickers, jacked-up booze prices (seriously, it costs more to buy a Miller Lite at One Pelham East in the summer than it does in NYC), tourists clogging my means of egress, douchebag frat asses brawling outside my window, bars filled with shitty cover bands and no-talent "reggae bands" (seriously, if you're going to play reggae, you can't just listen to a bunch of old Sublime and hope for the best), annnnnnd tourists again FTW.

firstcrush: 05/23/2007 9:59 AM

vicky t looks a little manly next to patrick panda face, just sayin.

also: ps: fyi: i'd like a list of your top 5 start to finish albums. plz.k.fanx.