My Chem Premieres “Teenagers” Video
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“Teenagers” is one of my favorite songs off of My Chemical Romance’s The Black Parade. This video isn’t as great as The Black Parade, but whatevs. It’s by Marc Webb, who has directed a shizton of amazing videos for My Chem as well as one of my most favorite videos of the last few years, “Move Along” by the All-American Rejects.
All-American Rejects: Recording and Video Blogging
The All-American Rejects are currently on break from touring in order to work on some new material…and video blog. Check out these two recent entries about “Shark Leaf” and behind the scenes sneak peeks.
This Ain’t a Scene…It’s a G-ddamn Fall Out Boy Video
The new video for FOB’s single, “This Ain’t A Scene, It’s An Arms Race”. Picks up right where “Dance, Dance” left off…literally. Also nods to a number of their past videos, a cameo by Travis from Gym Class Heroes and…er…Hemingway, and a fictionalized reenactment of Pete’s famous Peengate photos…which made my skin crawl just a tad.
However, I do love this song. (And Wentz <3 Oh No They Didn't.)
The boys will be playing MTV’s New Year’s party in the Times Square studio. It’s sure to be HAWT up in there. Probably just as hot as when FOB and All-American Rejects had a battle of the bands:
Pete Wentz’s Clandestine Industries Does Up NY Fashion Week
Hi guys. Just got back from the joint Clandestine Industries/ Yellow Fever fashion show at Capital here in NYC for Fashion Week. I’d never been to a fashion show before, so it was kinda exciting.
[WATCH THE VIDEO: Clandestine Industries fashion show highlights]
Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz showed wears from his Clandestine fashion label…
What I didn’t realize about fashion shows is that they are worse than concerts. They start NO WHERE on time. They started letting people in around 8pm, but they didn’t start the show until 10:30 or so. It might have had something to do with the fact that none of the models were there around 8:30. I wanted to kill myself a little. Things got so desperate that I even found myself drinking free Red Bull and vodka, which is the world’s most disgusting tasting drink.
The show was being held at Capital, which is this fancy former bank on the Bowery in NYC. There was a runway set up and about 4 rows of chairs on either side. When people were getting seated, I saw this blonde girl looked like she got Mary-Kate’s hand-me-downs by wearing an oversized white shirt that was belted (a look I rocked when I was 10 years old) and I asked Jeff “Who the hell is that?” He didn’t know at first and then he was like, “OH! That’s Heidi!” I was like, “Who’s Heidi?” Then Jeff proceeded to point out that “Laguna Beach” alumn LC (Lauren Conrad) was there and that blonde girl was Heidi, the sorta annoying roomate of LC from MTV’s “The Hills”.
Then I noticed that LC and Heidi had cute matching blue and white striped bags that looked like they were designed by 31 Corn Lane. (As you may remember, 31 Corn Lane did a colaboration with Clandestine for a cute bag that will be sold later this year.) Then I noticed that some dude wearing a black hat was sitting next to them. Then I realized that dude was former Ashlee Simpson boy toy, Ryan Cabrera.
Jeff was using my little point-and-shoot cam, and I just went through the photos now and found this gem: a hysterical picture of Ryan Cabrera glaring right into the camera making a big frowny face. He’s got red eye so he looks really evil. Hahah.
Other noteable folks in the audience included Russell Simmons, Petra Nemcova, Lydia Hearst, the fake Paris Hilton, Natalie Reed, and Tyson Ritter of All-American Rejects–who looked ridiculously HOT in the John Bartlett show the day before. Yowzah!
The Clandestine fashion show didn’t really show off any new designs. Most of the stuff I’d seen before, some of it is not even available anymore, like the infamous gray and purple hoodie. Some of the highlights of the show was when Gabe Saporta of Midtown/ Cobra Starship walked out during “Staying Alive” by the Bee-Gees wearing the “Stay Gold” hoodie, and then when Liam McMullan started busting out flips:
Um…why was this boy so ridiculously pretty? Like lady-pretty. Geez.
Taking a bow to a Cobra Starship song…
After the final walk of the Clandestine show, we ended up backstage and I took the above shot of Pete and this photo of Gabe still sportin’ the Clandestine gear:
During the Yellow Fever fashion show, the song “Mr. Brightside” by the Killers was playing. I started singing along to it, and looked to my right and low-and-behold, I spied Pete Wentz ALSO singing along to the song. Apparently the Killers vs. Fall Out Boy hatefest seems to really be over …for now.
The Yellow Fever show litterally ended with a bang–as yellow and pink confetti were shot out of cannons from all corners of the stage, models brandishing silver automatic weapons came out with Yellow Fever designer Jamison Ernest with a bag over his head and they proceeded pretended to shoot him down. It certainly got my attention, and it was kinda awesome. Bang bang!
More photos…
Tyson Ritter of the All-American Rejects sat in the front row and listened to “Move Along” being played during the show…
Uber-model (and possible James Blunt main squeeze) Petra Nemcova buddied up with Russell Simmons…
and Ryan Cabrera kicked back and enjoyed the show sitting next to Heidi and LC from MTV’s “The Hills”.
I also ran into Trent from Pink Is the New Blog…who mentioned that I should check out MisShapes because Kelis was making an apperance…which she did, but I got there a little too late to witness it. That’s what happens when you eat dinner at 1am. I did get to see her, after her two gigantic bodyguards allowed for some photos to be taken.
More peeps…
Josh Ingber from The Upwelling mentioned to me that the last time he was on one of my sites he was wearing a backpack. I would like us all to take a moment to remember that JOSH WORE A BACKPACK out to a nightclub. Thank you. Next time, fannypack.
Um, have you guys read the hilarious camp note that Midtown’s Rob Hitt wrote to his mom in 1993? If you haven’t, you must read it now.
Tyson Ritter: Fashion Model for Fashion Week
According to the Imaginary Socialite, All-American Rejects lead singer (and VMA winner for Group Video) Tyson Ritter will walk his pretty little self down the runway of an unnamed designer showing at Bryant Park during the upcoming New York Fashion Week. Waaaahooo!
Related link: AAR at VMA Kick Off Concert
VMA Kick Off Concert @ Battery Park, NYC
Hi all. I’m SUPER SUPER tired after standing in the rain for about 4 1/2 hours during the MTV VMA Kick Off Concert at New York City’s Battery Park in Lower Manhattan. I made it through Cartel, Chamillionaire, New Found Glory, Rihanna, and All-American Rejects.
They really weren’t kidding when they said the event was “rain or shine” because it sure was raining today. Luckily my friend suggested I buy a cheapo plastic poncho before heading over, otherwise I would have been drenched from head to toe. Instead I looked like a giant walking garbage bag. Hmm…I’m not sure if that’s better or worse.
In any case, my two favorite acts of the evening were the first and last bands–Cartel and AAR. I was so excited to see Cartel after totally missing them at Warped Tour earlier this month. They played a short short set, but if I remember correctly, it included the “hits”– “Honestly” and “Say Anything (Else)”.
Of course it started raining again by the time the All-American Rejects hit the stage (maybe around 8:30?? forget), but the Rejects would be damned if a little rain would keep them from giving a spectacular show. The only other time I saw them was in 2003 at Warped Tour, when they were promoting their first album. They sure have gotten bigger and better since then. So much energy, so much fun. The audience perked right up when they started their set off with “Dirty Little Secret”.
The set list was as follows: Dirty Little Secret/ Top of the World/ My Paper Heart/ It Ends Tonight/ Swing, Swing/ Move Along
Sleepy now. More later. Check out Flickr for more shots.
Believe It Or Not, This Is Not a “Snakes on a Plane” Fansite
I know everyone is probably SICK of me talking about Snakes on a Plane, but I do have to mention how incredibly AWESOME the soundtrack to the movie is. I talked a bit about how amazing it is with Jo Whiley, but unfortunately it didn’t make it into the show in my bit about how SOAP is going to be a hot movie this summer.
DOWNLOAD: Me talking about Snakes on a Plane (and some other stuff) on Jo Whiley’s show on BBC’s Radio 1
Have you SEEN the track listing? It reads like an emo-pop-punk super-album:
1. Cobra Starship (with The Academy Is…, Gym Class Heroes and The Sounds) - “Snakes On A Plane (Bring It)”
2. Panic! at the Disco - “The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage” (Tommie Sunshine Brooklyn Fire Remix)
3. The Academy Is… - “Black Mamba” (Teddybears Remix)
4. Cee Lo Green - “Ophidiophobia” 5. All-American Rejects - “Can’t Take It” (El Camino Prom Wagon Mix)
6. The Sounds - “Queen Of Apology” (Patrick Stump Remix)
7. Fall Out Boy - “Of All The Gin Joints In All The World” (Tommie Sunshine’s Brooklyn Fire Retouch)
8. Gym Class Heroes - “New Friend Request” (Hi-Tek Remix)
9. The Bronx - “Around The Horn” (Louis XIV Remix)
10. Armor For Sleep - “Remember To Feel Real” (Machine Shop Remix)
11. The Hush Sound - “Wine Red” (Tommie Sunshine’s Brooklyn Fire Retouch)
12. Jack’s Mannequin – “Bruised” (Remix)
13. Coheed & Cambria - “Wake Up” (Acoustic)
14. Donavon Frankenreiter - “Lovely Day”
15. Michael Franti & Spearhead - “Hey Now Now”
16. Trevor Rabin - “Snakes On A Plane - The Theme” (Score)
I bolded the tracks that are ESPECIALLY hot. Of course you know the Cobra Starship song by now, but let me tell you, the remix that Patrick Stump did on “Queen of Apology” by The Sounds is SO FLY. He totally changes up the vibe of the tune by laying a funky-fresh hip-hop beat and slowing down the vocals on it. I love it so much.
Another case of making a good song even BETTER is the Louis XIV remix of The Bronx’s “Around the Horn”. I HATE that it’s Louis XIV, because I took some mild offense to some of the lyrics off their debut album (hellooo misogyny!) but I cannot deny how fan-f***ing-tastic that remix track is. It’s pure rock, and every time I listen to it I want to dance around and whip my head around hair-metal style.
The other track I want to highlight is Tommy Sunshine’s remix of The Hush Sound’s “Wine Red”. The mix of the angelic-sounding vocals of Greta Salpeter mixed with the uptempo beats layed down by Sunshine are the perfect mix of sweet and sass.
Oh and need I mention that the brilliant Swedish group Teddybears remixed The Academy Is…? So. Best.
Basically there isn’t one dud on this soundtrack. I’ve already played about 3 of the songs off this album during DJ sets I’ve done in the last few weeks. I LOVE this album so much. Get your copy when it drops on August 15th! You will be rocking out to it all year long, I promise you!
I Don’t Care Who You Are, I Still Hate “Live Footage” Music Videos
I’m one of those people who can’t stomach “live concert” DVDs. For example, I still have never watched the “Under Blackpool Lights” White Stripes DVD since buying it in 2004. I love going to live shows but I just can’t get into watching other people jumping around having all the fun at a show I wasn’t lucky enough to attend. It’s like they’re RUBBING IT IN MY FACE!
Something I find equally as annoying is the “we didn’t have enough time/ money to make a real video but we’ve got a single to sell, so here’s some slap-dash crap” video that bands put out. So you can imagine how bummed I was when I watched the new All-American Rejects video for “Top of the World” and it was one of those “live footage” deals.
If I want to watch cheesey photo montages of your band, I’ll watch YouTube, thank you very much! Such a downer since their last video for “Move Along” was so awesome.
