"Go Back" Button, "Snooze" Button & the "Repeat" Button are all ones I love.

There's always a song of the moment for me. One that for a week (sometimes two) I will play on repeat and just fall more and more in love with it. Currently, my song of the moment is Maniac (R.O.D.) - Four Year Strong. These guys are awesome. So much energy and their song just rock, and they rock hard. Modern day punk with old school values. Definitely a band to check out.

This video is not the greatest quality, but it's the best I could find. Go buy the album this song is off of (Rise Or Die Trying) and their newest one (Enemy Of The World) PRONTO!

:)

If The Fear Hasn't Killed Me Yet, Then Nothing Will.

Ever since I was in 7th grade and I first heard "No Such Thing" in the car, I've been ever-loving of John Mayer. On April 10, 2010 I finally got to see him live in concert and at some pretty decent FREE seats. I fell even more in love with him. I can't even begin to describe the feelings I have for him and his music or what happened at the show. The whole thing was seriously surreal and I loved every minute of it.
I feel that I am probably way too biased at this point in time and still too much in awe to really construct a thoughtful review of the concert but I will say this... His show was likely the best show I have ever seen. He is a truly gifted musician and probably the best guitarist I've personally ever seen live.

One of my favorites (Don't worry, I know it's a cover):


This video is just too precious:

We Were So Young And Invincible.

 So the band Mayday Parade is one of my favorites.Their live shows are so much fun to see because they always have so much energy and just cast it out to the audience and the other members. They have songs that are fun and upbeat but they also have a few sad ones in the mix and a good amount of ones you can just rock out to. These guys know their stuff and they really are the sweetest, most down to earth band I have ever met, and I work at HOB Chicago, I've met my share of bands. Mayday Parade generally get categorized in with the Pop/Punk crowd and have a lot of 15 year old girls as their fans, but they still have some boys and older kids, like myself, that listen as well. Their music sometimes is also considered Emo, but I don't really see anything bad about being called that. Music is supposed to be emotional, right? And these boys know their stuff, so who cares. Currently they are in the UK touring and this summer you can catch them on Warped Tour!

This is their new video that they posted yesterday. It is a much different take on their music than they usually do with their videos, or most bands often associated with them, and because it was so out there and posted on April 1st, many people weren't sure if it was a joke or not, including me after I was reminded that it was April Fool's Day. It was confirmed April 2nd by three of the band members that it is in fact the real video and not a joke at all. This video makes me love them even more for being real and artsy and not giving a fuck.I love the cinematography of this music video. Almost every scene is shot almost perfectly and it made me watch it more like a film than just a music video. It really does fit the song/lyrics well. It is a bit shocking coming from this band because it is out of the norm for them. I commend them for this music video. I seriously love it and them. Hey, maybe they will gain more older fans with this.. and lose some young ones? :P

A warning before clicking the link... there is a Parental Advisory, only 18+ please!

Let me know what you think!

Mayday Parade - Kids In Love (Official Music Video)

Also! Here is one of the band members' blog talking about the video, please read it.
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