Panic + Phantom Planet = Best Concert Tour EVER?
Woah! Holy bejezus! Well I just *happen* to be watching a promo video for the new Panic at the Disco tour (they have a new album dropping later this year) when my jaw nearly hit the floor:
PHANTOM PLANET IS TOURING WITH PANIC AT THE DISCO!! WHAAAAHHT?
I’d always grouped Phantom Planet in the indie pop-rock category, having seen them play medium-sized rock clubs with bands like Superdrag and since disbanded New York band The Realistics since 2001. The last time I saw them was in 2004 at Irving Plaza while they were Jason Schwartzman-less and promoting their self-titled album.
So you can understand my shock when I heard Panic’s Brenden Urie uttering “Phantom Planet” in that video: 1. I couldn’t believe that Phantom Planet was still around and 2. Why they hell are they touring with Panic, Motion City Soundtrack, and The Hush Sound?
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Panic Previews “We’re So Starving”
The Panic! boys have delivered a Happy New Year tune for y’all. You can now hear a rough version of a new Panic! at the Disco song, “We’re So Starving,” up on their official Myspace page.
The song apologizes for having been “gone so long” and that they were “busy writing songs for you.”
The blog entry reads:
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
YOU DONT HAVE TO WORRY…
Dear friends,
It’s great to talk to you again. It has been quite a while since we have let you know what we’ve been up to. Recording over the last six months has been an amazing experience, and we couldn’t be more excited to show all of you what we’ve been working on.Over the next 5 days we will finish in the studio at home and make our way to Abbey Road Studios in London (which truly is a dream come true for us). There, we will record all of the strings, horns, whatchyamacallit’s, and so on. Then, we will mix the record at Abbey Road as well.
But before we do all that, we wanted to give you something for all of your patience over the last year. So we’ve posted a rough version of a new song titled, ‘Were So Starving’ (it’s at the last song in the player below). This is not the final mix or version of the song, and it will undergo some change while we’re in London, but we wanted to show you something from what we’ve done so far. Hope you enjoy.
Until next time - Panic At The Disco
Fall Out Boy Premiere “Me & You”
Today’s the day, the new video for “Me & You” has finally dropped. It was directed by Allen Ferguson and was filmed in Uganda in partnership with the Invisible Children organization. Check it out!
Get Your Singing Skillz Judged by GCH’s Travis McCoy
Another karaoke contest at Angels & Kings tonight (500 E. 11th Street at Avenue A). On the judging panel are MTV’s John Norris, Gym Class Heroes frontman Travis McCoy, esteemed photog Ben (brother of Naomi) Watts, Peter Gaston on SPIN.com, and Bob McLynn, who manages Fall Out Boy and owns the bar.
You can watch the competition, sign up and perform, or just drink until you can’t see straight.
Prizes will be awarded!
Gym Class Hereos Video for “Clothes Off”
Travie and co get a little help via Patrick Stump’s vocals and Pete Wentz as Elvis:
Won’t You Take Me To, Monkeytown?: Watch FOB’s “Thnks fr th Mmrs” Video
It’s on the official Fall Out Boy site RIGHT NOW. And for the whole weekend you can download an iPod or Fullscreen version of the video directly to your computer for FREE. I’m downloading it right now. It’s taking AGES.
For those having trouble viewing:
Um…and how many product placements can you spot? Chevy Tahoe (I wonder if Honda Civic minds), Nokia, Tag, etc…
The Academy Is… More Rockin’ Than Ever!
Check out the video preview for The Academy Is…’s new song “A Big Mess” on the Fueled By Ramen YouToooobe page (link via Buzznet’s music blog). I think it sounds totally awesome!
The full-length video is directed by Daniel “Cloud” Campos, who is well-known for being one of Madonna’s super-hot backup dancers.
Check him out dancing:
And making/eating a sandwich (LOL):
But back to TAI… I just got a little lady boner looking at the adorable William Beckett. Is it wrong that I just said that? Sorry guys, but he’s looking mighty fine with his shorter, shaggier, rocker-boy hair.
Their new album Santi comes out in April 2007.
Why Is Pete Wentz Shirtless on the Cover of Rolling Stone?
The sky is falling, the sky is falling!
The new cover of Rolling Stone has been revealed–and Fall Out Boy are the cover boys. Oh, and you might have noticed something a little bit disturbing…
PETE WENTZ IS SHIRTLESS. WHY? WHY? AND WHY? How did the photographer and/or stylist work that out? Everyone shows up to wardrobe and Pete’s rack only has pants?
PETE: Hey guys, what happen to all of my shirt selection?
STYLIST: Oh right.. sorry Pete, all of the shirts we ordered in your size got lost.
PETE: Huh?
STYLIST: Yeah, weird, I know. You’re just going to have to go topless?
PETE: Why? Can’t I just wear this Clandestine Industries shirt I have on right now?
STYLIST: No.
PETE: Why?
STYLIST: Because it has that big stain on it?
PETE: What big stain? ::looks down::
STYLIST: That one ::stylist bumps over a PA running by with a cup of fruit juice, the contents of which fall onto Pete’s shirt::
PETE: Aw man!
PHOTOGRAPHER: You’re just going to have to go topless like we first suggested.
PETE: Well… Ok.
SILVER JACKET ON PETE WENTZ. WHY? WHY? AND MORE WHYS?
Oh, and to whoever wrote the cover line “The Secret Torment of America’s Hottest Band”, LOLZ.
Watch this “behind the scenes” video about the story. Watch out for Pete saying that FOB is “more of a rock band” than Panic! at the Disco. (Oh burn?) Oh and he also admits to “blogging pretty hard”…total. hardcore. blogging.
HELLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPPPP!
Swimsuits! at the Disco aka Why Is Ryan Ross Not In Briefs?
Have you SEEN the photos of the Panic! at the Disco boys with model Julie Henderson for the swimsuit issue of Sports Illustrated? Have you SEEN how ridiculous they are?
I don’t know who thought it was a good idea to make the swimsuit issue the “music” issue… they have a whole series of seemingly random pairings of musical artists with random model chicks in bikinis. Now if they had the boys in swimsuits as well, now THAT’s a feature I can get behind. Why is it, of all the musicians they pegged for this swimsuit issue it is ONLY the ONE female artists they picked (Beyonce) that appears in a skimpy swimsuit. The closest the male musicians come to being in briefs is Steven Tyler from Aerosmith, but how is that fair? You couldn’t PAY that man enough to actually wear a shirt that fully clothed his torso. Oh and Jimmy Buffet in a surfer body suit does NOT count. (Nor should it be allowed.)
I CALL BULLCRAP AND SEXISM ON SPORTS ILLUSTRATED.
