Same Shit, Different Day.

[notsofamous]

(I am prepared to be ass raped for the personal opinions I am about to express, thank you.)


So, I recently attended my city's Warped Tour.
(I was there with work actually, thank God I didnt have to PAY for the tix, would've been a waste.)


I was pretty disappointed. All of these bands that are breaking out now are beginning to sound the same. Everyone had on their bright neon tshirts, and $5 kanye sunglasses or stunna shades. I digress. All I am saying is, how can you tell one band from the next anymore? They really are all starting to blend together into one mega-pop-punk-fest.


Now don't get me wrong, I dig me some catchy choruses and hooks. FO REAL. But I certainly do miss that thing called ORIGINALITY. I understand this is the sound that is SELLING at the moment. But remember a few years back when HXC was all the rage? (No pun intended) What are these poor bands going to do when this genre starts to flounder? Only the STRONG will survive. But I don't hear anything strong about majority of these bands.


God Speed to all bands whose songs begin with a catchy synthy keyboard intro.


VIVA LA ORIGINALITY! DEATH TO SHORT LIVED TRENDS!


& again....GOD SPEED!! Now go ahead and try to negate my argument.

[Tyler Revolution]

I'm glad this came up... where can I buy the $5 Kanye stunna shades?

[Neo Cassady]

No argument here. Warped Tour stopped being worth the money like 4 years ago.

[notsofamous]

I'm glad this came up... where can I buy the $5 Kanye stunna shades?
oh, you mean you didn't see the tables upon tables covered in them?? haha

They outnumbered the merch booths of the actual bands i am pretty sure!!!!

[BSS182]

please don't call any of these bands pop punk ever again!!!! but yeah i agree with you it was pretty ridiculous i think next year hollister might have a tent!!!

[Tyler Revolution]

oh, you mean you didn't see the tables upon tables covered in them?? haha

They outnumbered the merch booths of the actual bands i am pretty sure!!!!

(I haven't been to Warped Tour for 4 years now)

[notsofamous]

please don't call any of these bands pop punk ever again!!!! but yeah i agree with you it was pretty ridiculous i think next year hollister might have a tent!!!
what do i call them then?
isn't that what they refer to THEMSELVES as??

[notsofamous]

(I haven't been to Warped Tour for 4 years now)
God Bless you!! If you need a pair, I can hook you up...black market style!!

[Tyler Revolution]

God Bless you!! If you need a pair, I can hook you up...black market style!!

I would enjoy them in lime green or neon orange.

[myantiyou]

fo real.

[BSS182]

what do i call them then?
isn't that what they refer to THEMSELVES as??
lol yep they think they are but there is nothing punk about them lol but i dunno pop rock i guess i wasn't diggin warped this year either ugh

[notsofamous]

I would enjoy them in lime green or neon orange.
*ding* *ding* *ding* CONGRATULATIONS! Your purchase of neon orange entitles you to a free copy of PUNK GOES CRUNK. Where bands who aren't even considered punk, re-make popular rap songs in order to increase their internet popularity and further prove how UNORIGINAL they really are!!!!!!

[Jumpoff]

I got to see Aggrolites, Oreskaband, Broadway Calls, Protest the Hero, and Against Me! this year. Wasn't really worth the ticket price but it was fun for what it was (though, the crowds were small and most of them sucked, considering RBF had to play at the same time Aggro was playing.)

[notsofamous]

I got to see Aggrolites, Oreskaband, Broadway Calls, Protest the Hero, and Against Me! this year. Wasn't really worth the ticket price but it was fun for what it was (though, the crowds were small and most of them sucked, considering RBF had to play at the same time Aggro was playing.)
How was that Oreska Band? I saw them walking all around. And I listened to their myspace today, i'm not a HUGE ska fan. But I appreciate a good live show, which it seems like they would definitely put on!!

[Jumpoff]

(I am prepared to be ass raped for the personal opinions I am about to express, thank you.)


So, I recently attended my city's Warped Tour.
(I was there with work actually, thank God I didnt have to PAY for the tix, would've been a waste.)


I was pretty disappointed. All of these bands that are breaking out now are beginning to sound the same. Everyone had on their bright neon tshirts, and $5 kanye sunglasses or stunna shades. I digress. All I am saying is, how can you tell one band from the next anymore? They really are all starting to blend together into one mega-pop-punk-fest.


Now don't get me wrong, I dig me some catchy choruses and hooks. FO REAL. But I certainly do miss that thing called ORIGINALITY. I understand this is the sound that is SELLING at the moment. But remember a few years back when HXC was all the rage? (No pun intended) What are these poor bands going to do when this genre starts to flounder? Only the STRONG will survive. But I don't hear anything strong about majority of these bands.


God Speed to all bands whose songs begin with a catchy synthy keyboard intro.


VIVA LA ORIGINALITY! DEATH TO SHORT LIVED TRENDS!


& again....GOD SPEED!! Now go ahead and try to negate my argument.

As an attempt to negate your argument, I will post the myspace of the three bands you manage, thus giving you publicity.. and at the same time showing that you basically manage the bands you complain about :

http://www.myspace.com/everdae
http://www.myspace.com/theboyandhismachine
http://www.purevolume.com/redlipstickletter

[Jumpoff]

How was that Oreska Band? I saw them walking all around. And I listened to their myspace today, i'm not a HUGE ska fan. But I appreciate a good live show, which it seems like they would definitely put on!!

Was a great show. I don't really listen to their music often, but live it was fun. Especially since they were really nice people. Plus, Dr. Manhattan was in the crowd and those guys are hilarious. Were you at the scranton warped?

[notsofamous]

As an attempt to negate your argument, I will post the myspace of the three bands you manage, thus giving you publicity.. and at the same time showing that you basically manage the bands you complain about :

http://www.myspace.com/everdae
http://www.myspace.com/theboyandhismachine
http://www.purevolume.com/redlipstickletter
I don't manage those bands. Where do you get your information from?

[notsofamous]

Was a great show. I don't really listen to their music often, but live it was fun. Especially since they were really nice people. Plus, Dr. Manhattan was in the crowd and those guys are hilarious. Were you at the scranton warped?
nah, Camden warped. i only got to see Automatic Love Letter. I was doing press and interviews all day and had to leave at 4pm to do the Coldplay show in philly.

[Jumpoff]

I don't manage those bands. Where do you get your information from?

Well.. I googled your Email address. And, it came up as

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofi le&friendID=2248475

and on there it happens to have the same AIM in your profile as it does on the girl's myspace who is the coowner of said promotion company. Could be one huge coincidence?

[notsofamous]

Well.. I googled your Email address. And, it came up as

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofi le&friendID=2248475

and on there it happens to have the same AIM in your profile as it does on the girl's myspace who is the coowner of said promotion company. Could be one huge coincidence?
hahahahaha....not a coincidence.
but please LOOK at the last sign in date of that myspace yo!

[Jumpoff]

hahahahaha....not a coincidence.
but please LOOK at the last sign in date of that myspace yo!

:-p But still, you did at one point represent said bands haha.

[notsofamous]

red lipstick letter isnt even together anymore

[notsofamous]

:-p But still, you did at one point represent said bands haha.
yes. i never claimed i didnt LIKE all this pop type music
it just all sounds the same to me now-a-days.

[notsofamous]

dude, that's crazy that you found that myspace....i 150% completely forgot about that shit!!!!


haha CREEPER!!

[notsofamous]

i am TOTALLY going to try & remember the PW to that bitch

[when_katysparks]

I'm guessing you went to Camden? Yeah, it sucked. And I'm sure it did everywhere else around the country as well.

[Jumpoff]

yes. i never claimed i didnt LIKE all this pop type music
it just all sounds the same to me now-a-days.

Because it all does sound the same. It's why I skipped out on the end of warped tour this year and ditched my friensd. Really, why does anyone even like We the Kings?

dude, that's crazy that you found that myspace....i 150% completely forgot about that shit!!!!


haha CREEPER!!

:whistle:

[notsofamous]

Because it all does sound the same. It's why I skipped out on the end of warped tour this year and ditched my friensd. Really, why does anyone even like We the Kings?



:whistle:
i only care for We The Kings bc i know those guys
i knew them back when they were NOTHING, under a dif band name
so i like seeing them succeed now.
good for them

[Regards]

Preaching to the choir in here.

[Jumpoff]

More people should see Dr. Manhattan. Those guys are fun people live.. I mean really, watching the keyboardist slap his keyboard with sticks, pick up a drum and run around beating the shit out fo it, and then pick up a bright green sign that says go and run around screaming just made for one of the better shows of the dya. Too bad I was one of like 10 people there :-(

[theguy77]

(I am prepared to be ass raped for the personal opinions I am about to express, thank you.)


So, I recently attended my city's Warped Tour.
(I was there with work actually, thank God I didnt have to PAY for the tix, would've been a waste.)


I was pretty disappointed. All of these bands that are breaking out now are beginning to sound the same. Everyone had on their bright neon tshirts, and $5 kanye sunglasses or stunna shades. I digress. All I am saying is, how can you tell one band from the next anymore? They really are all starting to blend together into one mega-pop-punk-fest.

yes. theyve lost a lot of integrity as well.

Now don't get me wrong, I dig me some catchy choruses and hooks. FO REAL. But I certainly do miss that thing called ORIGINALITY. I understand this is the sound that is SELLING at the moment. But remember a few years back when HXC was all the rage? (No pun intended) What are these poor bands going to do when this genre starts to flounder? Only the STRONG will survive. But I don't hear anything strong about majority of these bands.

God, i hope so. there's like two bands that have formed in the last two years that i'd consider "strong" in the genre though.

God Speed to all bands whose songs begin with a catchy synthy keyboard intro.

hey the graduate are a good honest talented technically sound original new band who does this but nearly everywhere else yeah its shit.

[summer skin]

(I am prepared to be ass raped for the personal opinions I am about to express, thank you.)


So, I recently attended my city's Warped Tour.
(I was there with work actually, thank God I didnt have to PAY for the tix, would've been a waste.)


I was pretty disappointed. All of these bands that are breaking out now are beginning to sound the same. Everyone had on their bright neon tshirts, and $5 kanye sunglasses or stunna shades. I digress. All I am saying is, how can you tell one band from the next anymore? They really are all starting to blend together into one mega-pop-punk-fest.

HOLY SHIT IS THIS CHICK FO REAL?
FO REAL.
HOLY FUCK SHE FO REAL.

[thesafeword]

(I am prepared to be ass raped for the personal opinions I am about to express, thank you.)


So, I recently attended my city's Warped Tour.
(I was there with work actually, thank God I didnt have to PAY for the tix, would've been a waste.)


I was pretty disappointed. All of these bands that are breaking out now are beginning to sound the same. Everyone had on their bright neon tshirts, and $5 kanye sunglasses or stunna shades. I digress. All I am saying is, how can you tell one band from the next anymore? They really are all starting to blend together into one mega-pop-punk-fest.


Now don't get me wrong, I dig me some catchy choruses and hooks. FO REAL. But I certainly do miss that thing called ORIGINALITY. I understand this is the sound that is SELLING at the moment. But remember a few years back when HXC was all the rage? (No pun intended) What are these poor bands going to do when this genre starts to flounder? Only the STRONG will survive. But I don't hear anything strong about majority of these bands.


God Speed to all bands whose songs begin with a catchy synthy keyboard intro.


VIVA LA ORIGINALITY! DEATH TO SHORT LIVED TRENDS!


& again....GOD SPEED!! Now go ahead and try to negate my argument.
Thank God that you capitalized all of those words for me, I probably wasn't going to read them if you didn't and if I did, they certainly wouldn't have meant as much.

[thesafeword]

HOLY SHIT IS THIS CHICK FO REAL?

HOLY FUCK SHE FO REAL.
Hahahah.

[theguy77]

HOLY SHIT IS THIS CHICK FO REAL?

HOLY FUCK SHE FO REAL.

hahaha i said this aloud in my most notable authentic ebonics voice. i may be an oreo but im good at pretending.

[JimmyIymmiJ]

I'm glad this came up... where can I buy the $5 Kanye stunna shades?

I went to a bar the day after Warped and some guy had a big box of them and he was giving them out to everyone in the place. I told him that he could probably sell them for a decent amount even though they have no real purpose other than goofy fashion, so maybe he'll buy me a shot next time (which would be way better than those stupid glasses he gave me).

In other news, this may have been the worst Warped line-up I've ever seen. I didn't go for 5 years, but started again last year because some bands I love were on (Bad Religion, Pennywise, Pepper, NFG, Big D & the Kids Table, Bayside, Straylight Run, Anberlin, as well as a few others I like). This year I mainly went because Reel Big Fish and Matisyahu were there, but also enjoyed Anberlin, Against Me!, and a few others (like Oreskaband who really were a lot of fun). Most of the stuff was just screamo or electro-pop shit.

[summer skin]

hahaha i said this aloud in my most notable authentic ebonics voice. i may be an oreo but im good at pretending.
IM PRESSIN CHARGES
5eXNClwV5AM

[holyballs]

i noticed that too this year, everyone really did look the same and it was kinda pathetic. the best band of the day was reel big fish. they actually played really well and were hilarious. i missed most of the aggrolites though as they played so early. i didint even get to see them paly an original:-(

[musicfiend]

More people should see Dr. Manhattan. Those guys are fun people live.. I mean really, watching the keyboardist slap his keyboard with sticks, pick up a drum and run around beating the shit out fo it, and then pick up a bright green sign that says go and run around screaming just made for one of the better shows of the dya. Too bad I was one of like 10 people there :-(
I saw them in Baltimore about 4 months ago and the set was so entertaining and the music wasn't bad.

[Kid B]

The title of this thread is a CIWWAF line I think.

[BSS182]

I went to a bar the day after Warped and some guy had a big box of them and he was giving them out to everyone in the place. I told him that he could probably sell them for a decent amount even though they have no real purpose other than goofy fashion, so maybe he'll buy me a shot next time (which would be way better than those stupid glasses he gave me).

In other news, this may have been the worst Warped line-up I've ever seen. I didn't go for 5 years, but started again last year because some bands I love were on (Bad Religion, Pennywise, Pepper, NFG, Big D & the Kids Table, Bayside, Straylight Run, Anberlin, as well as a few others I like). This year I mainly went because Reel Big Fish and Matisyahu were there, but also enjoyed Anberlin, Against Me!, and a few others (like Oreskaband who really were a lot of fun). Most of the stuff was just screamo or electro-pop shit.

holy cow those were all the bands i went for last year except for the last three..last year wasn't half bad to be honest

[mattybobviously]

The title of this thread is a CIWWAF line I think.
What I came in here to say...

[JimmyIymmiJ]

i noticed that too this year, everyone really did look the same and it was kinda pathetic. the best band of the day was reel big fish. they actually played really well and were hilarious. i missed most of the aggrolites though as they played so early. i didint even get to see them paly an original:-(

My goodness, there were only like 5 bands I really wanted to see this year and Reel Big Fish and The Aggrolites had to be on at the same time down here. I didn't get to see any of The Aggrolites, and I'm still pissed about that.

[thesafeword]

The title of this thread is a CIWWAF line I think.
It is, which is really ironic.

[hockeyguitar99]

overall, the line-up this year is extremely weak, but I really want to see Say Anything, Four Year Strong and Against! Me.

[Kid B]

I missed Against Me!. I'm really pissed about that still.

[notsofamous]

HOLY SHIT IS THIS CHICK FO REAL?

HOLY FUCK SHE FO REAL.
I iz Fo Real, ya dig?

[notsofamous]

The title of this thread is a CIWWAF line I think.
are you serious? well fuck, shoot me in the face. that is rather ironic. i dont listen to them.

[notsofamous]

Thank God that you capitalized all of those words for me, I probably wasn't going to read them if you didn't and if I did, they certainly wouldn't have meant as much.
PULLMAN? Miles From Home? Do I know you?

[IWasaCamera]

Warped Tour haha.

[Khades]

No.

[versus_god]

I hope they ship all those shitty bands overseas like they did the factories.

[WhiteLies.]

Warped was not as fun as it was last year. I got in free the first time and I'm doing the same in a few weeks, just to see the bands I missed before and maybe two others.

[BSS182]

More people should see Dr. Manhattan. Those guys are fun people live.. I mean really, watching the keyboardist slap his keyboard with sticks, pick up a drum and run around beating the shit out fo it, and then pick up a bright green sign that says go and run around screaming just made for one of the better shows of the dya. Too bad I was one of like 10 people there :-(
sssshhhhh if it was good don't tell anyone about it lol i have seen them to and its hilarious

[Kneeka]

If you go to Warped Tour go see Reel Big Fish. They will make your life a little more enjoyable.

[JimmyIymmiJ]

If you go to Warped Tour go see Reel Big Fish. They will make your life a little more enjoyable.

What she said.

[Carlo Marx]

no argument from me. warped tour sucks. it's the disney channel of music.

[Carlo Marx]

I hope they ship all those shitty bands overseas like they did the factories.

i heard this year's van's warped tour is going green.

[thesafeword]

PULLMAN? Miles From Home? Do I know you?
Haha, what the hell?

[notsofamous]

Haha, what the hell?
nothing. nvm.

[mattmatumbo]

More people should see Dr. Manhattan. Those guys are fun people live.. I mean really, watching the keyboardist slap his keyboard with sticks, pick up a drum and run around beating the shit out fo it, and then pick up a bright green sign that says go and run around screaming just made for one of the better shows of the dya. Too bad I was one of like 10 people there :-(

haha, that sounds like when i saw valient thorr 3 years ago and the singer got into the crowd and made us all sit down so he could tell us a story, but there were only like 25 people. still hillarious.

[Miss Heartcore]

I'm glad this came up... where can I buy the $5 Kanye stunna shades?
ahahahha.

They were literally EVERYWHERE.

Merch at Warped sucked this year.

[Jumpoff]

haha, that sounds like when i saw valient thorr 3 years ago and the singer got into the crowd and made us all sit down so he could tell us a story, but there were only like 25 people. still hillarious.

I love it when bands give it their all no matter crowd size :-p

ahahahha.

They were literally EVERYWHERE.

Merch at Warped sucked this year.

Yes. Yes it did. Couldn't even found the stands that sold cheap cd's that made things better last year :-(

[Danny Schme]

I love it when bands give it their all no matter crowd size :-p

its sad more bands don't do this.

[Jumpoff]

its sad more bands don't do this.

Well, the bands that don't are worth skipping. :-p

[mattmatumbo]

its sad more bands don't do this.

Well, the bands that don't are worth skipping. :-p

Yeah when i saw hopesfall at warped, it was the first time they had toured salt lake in 5 years, so i was like hey can you guys play april left please!? and they were like we dont have time for that shiz. So then when it came time for them to play there were probably 10 people, all of whom were yelling APRIL LEFT through their entire set and they never played it. Therefore i hate them now.