I know people normally do things like this on New Years Eve, but I feel its important to say some things now. 2011, though its had its down's, has been such an incredible year. I've realized who my true friends are, made some new ones, and have begun living my dream. I decided this year that I want to be a music journalist, and have been working very hard to pursue that dream. Not only have I landed interviews with Jason Nott of Drive A, Bryan Stars from YouTube, but also Mayday Parade.
I have won tickets to see several of my favorite bands this year. First this year, I saw Escape The Fate with Alesana, Motionless In White, Drive A, and Get Scared on January 30,2011. Then I saw Avenged Sevenfold, supported by Three Days Grace and Bullet For My Valentine on May 9, 2011. I won tickets to go to Uproar Festival 2011 with Avenged Sevenfold, Three Days Grace, Bullet For My Valentine, Escape The Fate, Black Tide, Seether, Sevendust, Art Of Dying, and Hell Or Highwater for September 3. Unfortunately, I did not get to go to that, but we still had the tickets. Then on November 18th I got the honor to meet Mayday Parade, recieve a photo pass, and see them live with We Are The In Crowd, The Make, There For Tomorrow, and You Me At Six.
Now, for November 23, I have tickets to see Avenged Sevenfold again with Black Veil Brides, Asking Alexandria, and Hollywood Undead on the first date of the Buried Alive tour. Or, as its called her local, the X-Mas Ball!!
This makes me so freakin' happy right now. After tomorrow, I would have seen five of my favorite bands this year alone! How many people are ever able to say that? My favorites include Three Days Grace, Escape The Fate, Mayday Parade, Black Veil Brides, and Bullet For My Valentine used to be in there. I won't get into that though, I am in a good mood right now, and explaining that always brings my mood down.
This year has been incredible, I've gotten to do so many things that most people never get to do, and I can not say how thankful I am for it. We've never been lucky people, but for some reason we've been incredibly lucky this year. Perfect time of the year to be thankful for things, I suppose.
Now I can not wait for tomorrow! I hope to meet Andy Biersack of Black Veil Brides.
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Saturday, November 19, 2011
THE NOISE TOUR (How it was!)
So last night was the second to last night of Mayday Parade's Noise Tour. It featured (in this order), The Make, There For Tomorrow, You Me At Six, We Are The In Crowd, and of course, Mayday Parade. As I have been saying on the Facebook page for some time now, I got the honor of getting into the Street Team Meet And Greet for Mayday Parade. After much confusion, and actually asking Alex Garcia himself where it was, along with two of the You Me At Six guys, several security guards, and many miscellanious fans, we finally were able to get inside.
They had to go get Mayday Parade's tour manager, Mike, and he let us in. I had already spoken with him on the phone, so I'm assuming that's why it was so casual. I've done other meet and greets before, but they were never like this. The band, all except their bassist, Jeremy Lenzo, was down in the pit of the club, just wandering around down there. They are all so sweet! They didn't hesitate at all to take pictures, sign things, or just stand there talking with you. We did miss Jeremy, which was a shame, since he was the one I got to interview, but its still ok. He had been down there, but since we were late getting in there due to confusion, we missed him.
We had to go outside again to get my photo pass, which ment I got to skip the barricade in the pit to get right up to the stage. Myself, and about six other people got to do so, though I wasn't informed until right before You Me At Six went on stage that I could go up there for the first three songs of every band, not just Mayday Parade. So unforunately, I missed out on that for The Make, and There for Tomorrow, and actually didn't get a lot for You Me At Six (because the security guard only let me in there for one song.), but I was right there for We Are The In Crowd, and Mayday Parade.
I didn't know a lot of the songs the other bands played, but I knew all of the ones Mayday Parade played. Before that though, I know There For Tomorrow played "Pages" for the first time on this tour, You Me At Six played "Little Death" (I think, I wasn't really paying a lot of attention to them) and a few others that I recongized, but couldn't quite place. The crowd went nuts for them though. It was cool seeing the crowd get more pysched with every band.
The first band was a new band from California, The Make, and while I had never heard them, they're really good. I loved their passion and energy, they were so into it, plus you could tell this was still a treat for them, not a job to them. We got to meet the singer (who's name I unfortunately do not know) and their keyboardist / guitarist (who's name I also do not know). The drummer and bassist disappeared out of thin air, we looked around, but could not find him anywhere, so we just sort of gave up. Ironically, my mom who wasn't even seeing the concert (though she was in the parking lot), did meet the bassist outside. We also got their autographs on a free poster they were giving out, which was cool. They both seemed surprised because we complimented not only their talent, but we said the lead singer was adorable and the keyboardist was pretty. I'm not sure why they were so surprised we'd say that, because its the total truth.
We hung out with some people we met outside the venue before the concert started through most of There For Tomorrow, though my attention was sparked when he said something about they hadn't played "Pages" at all this tour, so they wanted to. I recorded it, but the sound quality isn't too great, unfortunately. Everything else is great though.
We were in the pit for some of You Me At Six, but that was only for a few songs. For some reason we didn't really pay much attention to them. However, once We Are The In Crowd got on stage, we didn't leave the pit, so we defentily paid attention. We were getting tired of trying to push past people, so we just decided to hang out down there for the remainder of the show.
While I didn't know a lot of We Are The In Crowd's music, I quite enjoyed their set. They were so into it, you could tell they were having a blast even though both the lead singer, Taylor, and the guitarist, Jordan were injured. Taylor told me before the show that she fell, so her foot was in a walking cast, and while on stage she told the audience a story about Jordan getting the bright idea to climb a fence while drunk. Instead of really climbing it, he sort of flew over it, and landed on the bassist, Mike, which resulted in many cuts upon his face. I felt bad he was injured, but the story amused me. Everyone, even Jordan, seemed amused.
Then it was time for Mayday Parade, which was obviously the one everyone was the most excited for. On and off for half an hour before they actually took the stage the audience would chant "Mayday". Only for seconds at a time, but it'd die down and pick up again several times. By the time it finally started everyone was going nuts, even the boys on stage! They didn't strike me as the hyper types, but they defentily are!
Since tonight is the final night of the Noise tour, and anyone going to it will not be reading this until after the show, I feel it is safe to say the set list. These songs are not in order, and I do feel like I forgot a song or two, but here's what I recall them doing. They opened with "Oh Well, Oh Well", then played "Jersey", then "Anywhere But Here." I'm a bit fuzzy on the order of the songs, but they also played, "Kids In love", "Miserable At Best", "Stay", "When You See My Friends", "Jamie All Over", "No Heroes Allowed", "Black Cat", "When I Get Home You're So Dead", "Walk On Water Or Drown", "Three Cheers For Five Years" and ended with "One Man Drinking Game."
Never before have I ended up crying during a concert due to the music before. They played "Miserable At Best", and "Stay" together. Derek asked for the crowd to tell him they wanted him to play a sad song, so of course everyone did, and then he started in on "Miserable At Best". As if that song wasn't touching enough, he went right into "Stay". I was choking up a bit on the words to "Miserable At Best", for personal reasons, but I completely lost it when I realized he was started "Stay". I felt like I shouldn't have been crying, but then I had a thought. Music is supposed to be relatable, the bands want their fans to be moved by their words. They were so moved at some point that they wrote the lyrics, so it only makes sense that they'd probably be very touched to hear that a fan could relate to a song so much that they cried while screaming the lyrics.
Some people may view that as a fangirl sort of deal, but I don't. I view it as life. Its just one person connecting with another. It was an incredible night, and I am truly honored that I got this experience. Much thanks to Mayday Parade's managers Jaime and Mike, you guys made a dream of mine come true, and you can gurarentee I'll never forget your kindess. Thank you to We Are the In Crowd, You Me At Six, We Are The In Crowd, The Make, and of course, Mayday Parade for sharing your music with the world. You do the world justice just by singing your heart out night after night.
Oh, I also feel I should mention this, Derek Sanders, Mayday Parade's lead singer said that two months ago he fathered a baby girl. I found it incredibly sweet that he'd mention her on stage in front of a thousand people/
That was defentily one of the best nights of my life, I've never gotten to experience anything quite like that.
They had to go get Mayday Parade's tour manager, Mike, and he let us in. I had already spoken with him on the phone, so I'm assuming that's why it was so casual. I've done other meet and greets before, but they were never like this. The band, all except their bassist, Jeremy Lenzo, was down in the pit of the club, just wandering around down there. They are all so sweet! They didn't hesitate at all to take pictures, sign things, or just stand there talking with you. We did miss Jeremy, which was a shame, since he was the one I got to interview, but its still ok. He had been down there, but since we were late getting in there due to confusion, we missed him.
We had to go outside again to get my photo pass, which ment I got to skip the barricade in the pit to get right up to the stage. Myself, and about six other people got to do so, though I wasn't informed until right before You Me At Six went on stage that I could go up there for the first three songs of every band, not just Mayday Parade. So unforunately, I missed out on that for The Make, and There for Tomorrow, and actually didn't get a lot for You Me At Six (because the security guard only let me in there for one song.), but I was right there for We Are The In Crowd, and Mayday Parade.
I didn't know a lot of the songs the other bands played, but I knew all of the ones Mayday Parade played. Before that though, I know There For Tomorrow played "Pages" for the first time on this tour, You Me At Six played "Little Death" (I think, I wasn't really paying a lot of attention to them) and a few others that I recongized, but couldn't quite place. The crowd went nuts for them though. It was cool seeing the crowd get more pysched with every band.
The first band was a new band from California, The Make, and while I had never heard them, they're really good. I loved their passion and energy, they were so into it, plus you could tell this was still a treat for them, not a job to them. We got to meet the singer (who's name I unfortunately do not know) and their keyboardist / guitarist (who's name I also do not know). The drummer and bassist disappeared out of thin air, we looked around, but could not find him anywhere, so we just sort of gave up. Ironically, my mom who wasn't even seeing the concert (though she was in the parking lot), did meet the bassist outside. We also got their autographs on a free poster they were giving out, which was cool. They both seemed surprised because we complimented not only their talent, but we said the lead singer was adorable and the keyboardist was pretty. I'm not sure why they were so surprised we'd say that, because its the total truth.
We hung out with some people we met outside the venue before the concert started through most of There For Tomorrow, though my attention was sparked when he said something about they hadn't played "Pages" at all this tour, so they wanted to. I recorded it, but the sound quality isn't too great, unfortunately. Everything else is great though.
We were in the pit for some of You Me At Six, but that was only for a few songs. For some reason we didn't really pay much attention to them. However, once We Are The In Crowd got on stage, we didn't leave the pit, so we defentily paid attention. We were getting tired of trying to push past people, so we just decided to hang out down there for the remainder of the show.
While I didn't know a lot of We Are The In Crowd's music, I quite enjoyed their set. They were so into it, you could tell they were having a blast even though both the lead singer, Taylor, and the guitarist, Jordan were injured. Taylor told me before the show that she fell, so her foot was in a walking cast, and while on stage she told the audience a story about Jordan getting the bright idea to climb a fence while drunk. Instead of really climbing it, he sort of flew over it, and landed on the bassist, Mike, which resulted in many cuts upon his face. I felt bad he was injured, but the story amused me. Everyone, even Jordan, seemed amused.
Then it was time for Mayday Parade, which was obviously the one everyone was the most excited for. On and off for half an hour before they actually took the stage the audience would chant "Mayday". Only for seconds at a time, but it'd die down and pick up again several times. By the time it finally started everyone was going nuts, even the boys on stage! They didn't strike me as the hyper types, but they defentily are!
Since tonight is the final night of the Noise tour, and anyone going to it will not be reading this until after the show, I feel it is safe to say the set list. These songs are not in order, and I do feel like I forgot a song or two, but here's what I recall them doing. They opened with "Oh Well, Oh Well", then played "Jersey", then "Anywhere But Here." I'm a bit fuzzy on the order of the songs, but they also played, "Kids In love", "Miserable At Best", "Stay", "When You See My Friends", "Jamie All Over", "No Heroes Allowed", "Black Cat", "When I Get Home You're So Dead", "Walk On Water Or Drown", "Three Cheers For Five Years" and ended with "One Man Drinking Game."
Never before have I ended up crying during a concert due to the music before. They played "Miserable At Best", and "Stay" together. Derek asked for the crowd to tell him they wanted him to play a sad song, so of course everyone did, and then he started in on "Miserable At Best". As if that song wasn't touching enough, he went right into "Stay". I was choking up a bit on the words to "Miserable At Best", for personal reasons, but I completely lost it when I realized he was started "Stay". I felt like I shouldn't have been crying, but then I had a thought. Music is supposed to be relatable, the bands want their fans to be moved by their words. They were so moved at some point that they wrote the lyrics, so it only makes sense that they'd probably be very touched to hear that a fan could relate to a song so much that they cried while screaming the lyrics.
Some people may view that as a fangirl sort of deal, but I don't. I view it as life. Its just one person connecting with another. It was an incredible night, and I am truly honored that I got this experience. Much thanks to Mayday Parade's managers Jaime and Mike, you guys made a dream of mine come true, and you can gurarentee I'll never forget your kindess. Thank you to We Are the In Crowd, You Me At Six, We Are The In Crowd, The Make, and of course, Mayday Parade for sharing your music with the world. You do the world justice just by singing your heart out night after night.
Oh, I also feel I should mention this, Derek Sanders, Mayday Parade's lead singer said that two months ago he fathered a baby girl. I found it incredibly sweet that he'd mention her on stage in front of a thousand people/
That was defentily one of the best nights of my life, I've never gotten to experience anything quite like that.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Wasting time
Once again, I have been wasting time watching Shane Dawson for hours on end. Normally, I try to keep track, but I have no idea how long its been. I'm guessing somewhere between two or four hours. I don't know, he's really freakin' addictive. I wanted to ask you guys though, would it be cool if I interviewed Shane Dawson? I keep thinking of questions for him, and I did find his email address, so why not? It'd be pretty fucking awesome. I think it'd be a good time, anyways.
He puts me in such a random mood, though I'll admit he's made me cry like three times. One of which, he had me bawling. That was this morning. I'm in a good mood, so I won't go into detail. Let's just say, I watched one of his videos about his grandmother, who has now passed away, and I couldn't take it. It struck a nerve that I try to surpress a lot, but it also does come to the surface. Friends know the story, and do try to keep me away from the subject, because it puts me in a very dark place. Anyways, apart from that, I do really think he's a cool person. Many people are aware that I have been watching him like crazy lately. Not really because I am being an OCD fangirl or anything like that, its for a few reasons. One of them being that he is funny, obviously, or else I wouldn't waste my days watching his videos.
Another reason is, if I ever do get to interview him, I don't think it'd look very good if I don't have a clue what his videos are about. I mean, where are you gonna come up with questions if you don't know the person's material? You kinda have to know it. So, um, I keep thinking of all these random things today, and I am thinking I'm going to start doing a lot next year. Like start making Vlogs or whatever, even though I really doubt they'll be popular. I just was thinking earlier that this year, while its had it's up's and down's has been a great year.
I've gone to two concerts, soon to be three, met one of my favorite people on the planet (Max Green), saw three of my favorite bands this year, and got to meet one of them. Then this Friday, I'll be seeing and meeting another one of my favorites, Mayday Parade. I feel like I've been bragging about that, I'm really sorry, guys, if its seemed like I have been. I just feel so honored getting to do this. How many people get to say they get to go to a concert for one of their favorite bands for free? Plus they get to meet them, again for free, all because they showed great interest in the band as people for the most part? I knew it comes with the job, but its rare when people just starting out get to do this. I don't think people get how truely awesome that is.
Oh, and quick announcement. I still don't have the money for the upgrade for Immortal Music, but I am hoping to get it for Christmas. My grandpa, most years, sends me about $50 for Christmas, and if he does this year I'll use that to get the pro upgrade for the site. It'll last a year, so I am just hoping next year I'll have the money to upgrade again, or else...well I don't know what the fuck I'll do. Once I get that I'll stop posting blogs here.
I'm gonna wrap this up, but seriously, tell me if you like the idea of me interviewing Shane Dawson. Even if you don't, I probably will still try. Also, if you want, think of some people you'd like to see me interview. Comment on that shit. :) Bye, ya'll.
He puts me in such a random mood, though I'll admit he's made me cry like three times. One of which, he had me bawling. That was this morning. I'm in a good mood, so I won't go into detail. Let's just say, I watched one of his videos about his grandmother, who has now passed away, and I couldn't take it. It struck a nerve that I try to surpress a lot, but it also does come to the surface. Friends know the story, and do try to keep me away from the subject, because it puts me in a very dark place. Anyways, apart from that, I do really think he's a cool person. Many people are aware that I have been watching him like crazy lately. Not really because I am being an OCD fangirl or anything like that, its for a few reasons. One of them being that he is funny, obviously, or else I wouldn't waste my days watching his videos.
Another reason is, if I ever do get to interview him, I don't think it'd look very good if I don't have a clue what his videos are about. I mean, where are you gonna come up with questions if you don't know the person's material? You kinda have to know it. So, um, I keep thinking of all these random things today, and I am thinking I'm going to start doing a lot next year. Like start making Vlogs or whatever, even though I really doubt they'll be popular. I just was thinking earlier that this year, while its had it's up's and down's has been a great year.
I've gone to two concerts, soon to be three, met one of my favorite people on the planet (Max Green), saw three of my favorite bands this year, and got to meet one of them. Then this Friday, I'll be seeing and meeting another one of my favorites, Mayday Parade. I feel like I've been bragging about that, I'm really sorry, guys, if its seemed like I have been. I just feel so honored getting to do this. How many people get to say they get to go to a concert for one of their favorite bands for free? Plus they get to meet them, again for free, all because they showed great interest in the band as people for the most part? I knew it comes with the job, but its rare when people just starting out get to do this. I don't think people get how truely awesome that is.
Oh, and quick announcement. I still don't have the money for the upgrade for Immortal Music, but I am hoping to get it for Christmas. My grandpa, most years, sends me about $50 for Christmas, and if he does this year I'll use that to get the pro upgrade for the site. It'll last a year, so I am just hoping next year I'll have the money to upgrade again, or else...well I don't know what the fuck I'll do. Once I get that I'll stop posting blogs here.
I'm gonna wrap this up, but seriously, tell me if you like the idea of me interviewing Shane Dawson. Even if you don't, I probably will still try. Also, if you want, think of some people you'd like to see me interview. Comment on that shit. :) Bye, ya'll.
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