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October here, speaking on behalf of myself and Spencer.We're unhappy to say that Gia and Sara have left us. We love the both of them and wish them luck with whatever they decide to do in their future, they're good people.On a second note, Spencer and I have been talking and we've decided to put this on the back burner. We're looking for what we really want to do with our lives and we both feel

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Until my seventeenth birthday, I had never heard of the little band of adorable Ocala boys that is A Day To Remember. Upon being asked what I wanted for my birthday, I did what every kid tries to do and wrote out a list. This list just so happened to be illegible and I live three hours from mum so she was on her own for shopping. Uh oh. Every kiddo’s worst nightmare, right? Well, it was mine

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Among my favorites in the world of pop punk, ranging from bands such as MxPx to Good Charlotte, All Time Low has made it into the Sara Hall Of Fame for pop punk music. Lets start with the opening track and first single, Weightless, an anthem for the teenage adolescence feeling down and out. The song is uplifting in a lot of ways. With the lyrics "Maybe it's not my weekend, but it's gonna be my

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I think a time comes in all our lives when we become devastatingly aware that some of us have a lot, while others have a meager little. I also think that deep down, we all have a drive somewhere inside of us to help our neighbors in need. The stopper for most people, thought, is simply not knowing how to go about it.Some very great friends of Vermin&Jetlag have created a way themselves, and are

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"Dammit" by Blink 182This is one of those songs that our kids will call classic rock.Go to any typical American fourteen year old kid learning to play guitar's bedroom, and he's probably learning "Dammit". He'll probably play it at his band's first pay gig by the pool at Six Flags. It'll probably be on the playlist at his first house party. He might sing it for some girl on a first date.The

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"Work" by Jimmy Eat WorldWhen I think Jimmy Eat World, I think of the span of their musical endeavors and how there are so many songs out there that basically could make up the soundtrack of anyone's summer. Work being one of them. This song, to me, knowing that the class of '09 is departing and going off to shoot for their dreams and heading off to college this is the perfect song for such an

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“It’s Dangerous Business Walking Out Your Front Door” by UnderOATHI’m going into my fourth summer with this song, with this album, and I will never forget the first time I heard it. I was thirteen years old and had just purchased the Warped Tour 2005 compilation. As I was sitting in my room, reading a book, a song came through the speaker of my CD player and I was blown away. I looked at the back

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"Man In the Mirror" by Michael JacksonTo honor the death of a beloved musical icon, I have decided this week’s Summer Music Saturday will be a Michael Jackson song. I know you’ve heard it all already, but MJ was a top notch performer, one of the best dancers ever, and a brilliant musician. As Justin Timberlake said, “We have lost a genius and a true ambassador of not only Pop music, but of all

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"The Future Freaks Me Out" by Motion City SoundtrackArguably the summer song of Warped '03 (and Motion City's first single to catch some heavy attention out here in listener land), "The Future Freaks Me Out" actually almost didn't make the cut for the band's debut full-length on Epitaph Records, I Am The Movie. With heavy lead synth lines and the "Did you hear him take a break at all in that

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"Summer Hair=Forever Young" by The Academy Is…Why did I choose this song for SMS? Well, it’s not because summer is in the title, if that’s what you are thinking. We have always had this one point in our lives where we spend our last summer with a friend, boyfriend, girlfriend, or family member and this song is proof that those moments are always cherished. Instead of saying good-bye and letting

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"Thunder" - Boys Like GirlsI’m not a huge BLG fan, but I saw them last summer for a radio show. They were the last band of the night and Thunder was the next to last song they played. What makes this song so special to me and what makes it mean so much to me for summer is that I danced with my now best friend to that song that night. We had met earlier in that day and started talking, and when

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"One of the Boys" by Katy Perry If I could, I would post this entire album in one continuous mp3 for your listening pleasure. Sadly, I can’t…so I just chose my favorite one. Everyone already knows the words to “I Kissed a Girl”, but that was played ad nauseum last summer. So this year, shake things the hell up. “One of the Boys” is one of those songs that people makes people want to sing the

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"The Last Song" by All American RejectsThis is hands down my favorite summer song. I imagine it would be my number one pick for graduation song. Sure, it's about a horrible relationship gone awry, but the beat and the feel makes me think of humid July nights and honey suckle in the air. I can't stress to anybody how much it means for me to listen to this song when the leaves start growing back.

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Suck My Kiss by Red Hot Chili Peppers If you couldn’t already tell from my blog, this is the best song in the world to me right now. I’m currently reading “Scar Tissue” (Anthony Kiedis’ autobio), and have been on an RHCP kick like you wouldn’t BELIEVE. Anyway, this is another great summer jam. What I love about this one in particular is people’s reactions to it. If they know the song, they sing

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06.13.09 - Red Hot Chilli Peppers - "Suck My Kiss" - Gia 06.13.09 - All American Rejects - "The Last Song" - October 06.20.09 - Katy Perry - "One of the Boys" - Gia06.20.09 - Boys Like Girls - "Thunder" - October06.20.09 - The Academy Is... - "Summer Hair=Forever Young" - Sara06.20.09 - Motion City Soundtrack - "The Future Freaks Me Out" - Spencer06.27.09 - Michael Jackson - "Man In the Mirror" -

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“Dressed Up Like Dreams” Review When I saw on Tumblr that Backseat Goodbye was putting their new album, “Dressed Up Like Dreams”, up for free download on their site, I got really excited. I love Backseat Goodbye’s music, and I knew it would be a great article for V&J. I tried to get it written before the free download expired, but I was banned from the computer, and missed the deadline.

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ARTIST: Taking Back SundayALBUM: New AgainRELEASE DATE: 06/02/09LABEL: Warner Bros. RecordsThis one deserves a drum roll.It's safe to say that just about everyone, from the media down to the individual fan, has had their breath held in anticipation for Taking Back Sunday's fourth full-length release, including this writer. And probably for good reason, since we've been watching as just about

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ARTIST: Set It OffALBUM: Calm Before the Storm - EPRELEASED: 5/8/09LABEL: Currently UnsignedFirst off, it shouldn't be news to anyone with their eyes open that most of today's pop-punk generally has only one voice (instrumentally speaking). Therefore, it's really up to the individual listeners to choose who to support based not so much on a band's musical originality, but their creativity in

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As far as dance parties go, Set It Off wrote the theme song. Sugar coated pop-punk from Tampa, Florida, lead singer Cody Carson got his start with his parents who were band mates when he was a youngster. At a young age Carson was surrounded by the music his parents made and was even invited on stage to sing and play with them. Over time that love turned into a passion and he directed that into

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Artist: Chester FrenchAlbum: Love the FutureReleased: 4.21.09Label: Star Trak/InterscopeFrom Harvard graduates to hitting it big with a following that is increasing more and more these days, ladies and gentlemen I give you Chester French. Hailing from Massachusetts, these guys are far from your ordinary run of the mill groups out and about today. Around their senior year the guys had just put

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ARTIST: As Cities Burn ALBUM: Hell or High Water RELEASED: 4/12/09 LABEL: Solid State Records (a division of Tooth & Nail Records) About three years ago, I went to my first Underoath show in Nashville. One of the bands touring with them carried the title "As Cities Burn". What I heard that night and the group's latest release, Hell or High Water, have about as much in common as an '89 Geo

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Over the past few years I wasn’t even interested in Albuquerque local scene since Time For Change disbanded and all that really came out of this terrible town were the Shins and the Eyeliners as well as cookie-cutter screamo acts coming up out of the woodwork. After reconnecting with a close friend who also happens to be a local promoter I have finally found hope in a music scene that I thought

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Love is a Story is Benji Kay. More specifically, Love is a Story is an Electronic/Pop band based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Before I go any further, I have to admit that when October first sent me the assignment to do a feature on Love is a Story, I was kind of skeptical. "Oh, okay, here we go," I thought. "Another cookie-cutter, electro-pop MySpace band with a legion of scene-kid fans

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Hey guys! It's 4.25.09 and I'm proud to say we have two new writers. Spencer reviewed the AP Tour for us and you can view that post in the Reviews section! Our other new writer named Gia who will be contributing soon. Super stoked for that. Also, our friends over at HumanKind in Nashville are having a "Block Party" this coming Friday at the Anchor. If you're in Nashville and can make it out, we

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I had been anticipating the Alternative Press Tour since around the end of February. I was aware that these shows would draw a huge crowd simply because of the fantastic lineup (Family Force 5, 3OH!3, The Maine, Hit the Lights, and A Rocket to the Moon), so needless to say, I bought my tix pretty early. And lucky for me. It was announced last night at the show that only five of the remaining

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Hi guys, October here!I'm so proud to announce that this site is officially official. It is a dream of mine to be a music journalist and I love doing this site to help musicians. Musicians who have become my friends at that. Everybody we do features on are worth it and they're good hearted people, so please do me a favor and check every single one of them out. Another thing is that we're getting

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One thing I know about living in Albuquerque is there is two primary venues for small bands. One being the Sunshine Theater, which is where the Secret Valentine Tour’s 10th stop would be. Now, I’ve attended many shows at the Sunshine, but none quite like this. The tour featuring bands of the pop punk and power pop persuasion, it was quite a line up. Featuring headliner, We The Kings, and opening

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V&J: What was it like being apart of the beginning of hardcore? HR: It was a very exciting time as people knew that this was something really different. There was a very real feeling that we were all at the start of something. I feel lucky to have seen what I did. V&J: What do you think of the state of the music industry these days? HR: It depends on what you consider it

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The lights are low and you hear some jumping from the stage. Warm ups, no doubt. The sample starts from the sound booth and the lights flicker onto the faces of VersaEmerge. Five figures stand on the stage, drummer Anthony Martone, guitarist Blake Harnage, guitarist Jerry Pierce, bassist Devin Ingelido, and lead vocalist Sierra Kusterbeck. These faces make up the talented VE.Florida darlings with

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When I was in high school I never knew or had an idea what straight edge was. All I knew was there were kids who drank, who were usually popular, and the kids who didn’t. There were kids who smoked pot, kids who tried other risky things, and those who were clueless about what was going on. I happened to be one of those kids, the one who was out of the loop. I didn’t know what Ian MacKaye had

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In the hard streets of Chicago, IL, dwells a band that possesses the stature to be ranked with such acts as The Killers and Coldplay. A new age sound and the folk/glam rock influences to boot, Lyon and the Notary are going to be big stars within the coming years and many more after that. Gabriel Lyon, a new ginger to add to the collection of redheaded rockers, is fronting his band and

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I get a lot of mail from people who want to work in the music industry but don’t know how to break into it.(Answer: go to school and get an internship then work your ass off to prove you’re the best.) But a lot of people don’t even know what they want to do, just that they think they want to work in the business.First off, don’t try to go into the music industry because you think it is going to

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Feel free to contact us through email OR click on our names for our personal blogs.Editor/Writer - October Elizabeth - OctoberEVJ@yahoo.comWriter - Sara P. - SaraPVJ@yahoo.comWriter - Spencer C. - SpencerVJ@yahoo.comWriter - Gia F. - GiaVJ@yahoo.comGeneral - VerminandJetlag@yahoo.com

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A Rocket to the Moon

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4.10.09: Henry Rollins07.01.09: Humankind

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3.20.09: How to Work in Music4.10.09: Lifestyle: Straight Edge Movement07.01.09: Humankind07.19.09: Warped Tour's Finest

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4.10.09: Secret Valentine Tour4.19.09: Aleternative Press Tour 20095.13.09: As Cities Burn - Hell or High Water5.20.09: Chester French - Love the Future5.24.09: Set It Off - Calm Before the Storm EP6.01.09: Taking Back Sunday - New Again6.08.09: Backseat Goodbye - Dressed Up Like Dreams07.01.09: All Time Low - Nothing Personal

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3.20.09: Lyon and the Notary4.10.09: VersaEmerge5.10.09 - Love is a Story5.12.09 - The Harlow Defense5.23.09 - Set It Off

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4.17.09 - Update 4.17.094.24.09 - News/Shout Out

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