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Why did “Here We Go Again” become Ok Go’s hit? It’s such a bad song. They have so many other songs that’re so much better. I guess it was ‘cause of the treadmill thing. Ugh. People’re so easily amused.

I’m listening to Fun’s new album ‘cause i really enjoyed their first album. It had a few songs that really wowed me and they actually stay true to their name. They’re a lot of fun and Nate Ruess’s voice is phenomenal (even live!) so i have a lots of expectations for this sophomore album. So far it doesn’t disappoint. 

My band is going to an album drop party tonight. It’s a rapper i don’t know, but our friend who knows him says there’ll be lots of people to know there. And since we’re trying to get ourselves known, we’re gonna chum up to anyone important we can find. And hopefully get fucked up in the process. 

I have bp (band practice) almost everyday which is a good thing, but it gets tiring. Some days, they go great and we’re jamming and everyone’s doing a great job and contributing interesting ideas. Other days, i dread being there. That usually happens when a member can’t show up (flakes) or i’m mentally fatigued from being at school all day. 

Tonight was a good practice. Everyone was there (minus the producer) but we were able to teach our new guitarist a song and we got through it. It actually sounded like a song!

I’m pretty pleased with how bp is going. When we can get everyone together, things tend to go smoothly. At this rate, we should have something solidly recorded soon.

Excellent.

My band has been trying to record a demo for the past week or so, but we haven’t gotten very far ‘cause no one really knows how to work the recording programs to their full potential. We finally got our friend Brian to help us out (computer guru) and we were able to make progress albeit slowly. Also, our guitarist is constantly MIA which is frustrating ‘cause he’s the most recent addition and needs to catch up with the rest of us. 

So far, this is an ordeal. I’m hoping we manage to record something that sounds awesome. That’ll make it worth it. 

This dude’s amazing. Iron & Wine is one dude named Samuel Beam (not sure where the name Iron & Wine came from) and he makes folk music (which i’ve started liking more recently). The thing i love about Iron & Wine and is that he writes a pretty or interesting melody and repeats it over and over. This forces you to pay attention to what’s really important: the lyrics. His lyrics are some of the best i’ve heard; he says so much using so little. 

I’ve only listened to one album so far (Kiss Each Other Clean), but i’m eager to hear more from him.

My friend invited me to a concert of theirs, tonight. I’ve known about ‘em for awhile and i’ve listened to their album a few times, but i’m still not super “wow’d” by them. 

They remind me of Arcade Fire in that there’re, like, 9 of ‘em. I like ‘em, but maybe seeing them live will make me love ‘em.

So we filmed ourselves today. It was a lot fancier than i expected it to be ‘cause we adjusted lighting and had two cameras and it was just more professional than what i thought it was going to be. 

Our bassist couldn’t make it today, but we filmed the songs anyway with just piano and singing. I think it went really well. I haven’t seen any of the footage yet, but once my friend edits everything, i’ll post it here and on YouTube. 

We’re meeting up later and gonna play these songs:

Adam’s Song - Blink-182
Upward Over The Mountain - Iron & Wine
You’re A Mirror I Can’t Avoid - Bad Books
A Day In The Life - The Beatles
I Can Barely Breathe - Manchester Orchestra

And like the major procrastinator that i am, i’m barely learning them now so i’m listening to them over and over until i know ‘em.

I have no idea how that slipped under my radar, but i’m fixing this now ‘cause i think this band is fantastic. I don’t have an Arctic Monkeys gif…but this is close enough.

I already downloaded the album, but my friend and i are going to buy it tomorrow morning anyway. Manchester Orchestra is my favorite band and i’m going to support them even though i already have it.

And just one month until i see them live!!

But i like them both so much! Why must they be rivals? WHY?! I would love a mash-up of any of their songs. Why can’t Tumblr ever do that with good music?

For 4/20, my friend and i went to see Fun in concert. Fun is a band. The lead singer sings kind of like Mika or Freddie Mercury (they did a cover of Radio Gaga) and their style is really—i know this sounds retarded—fun. Seriously check ‘em out.

There’s something about seeing a band live. You gain more respect for ‘em if they’re awesome. And Fun was SICK live. The opening band was pretty awesome too. The Motel Life. I feel like i’ve heard of ‘em.

All in all, it was a very successful 4/20.

My church has a band that consists of my family members; my aunts on guitar and drums, my mom on keyboard, and my uncle on bass. And they all sing. I used to be in the band (piano player) before coming out.

I haven’t gone to church in years, so i haven’t been in the band either. My uncle just calls me saying how much he misses me and wishes that i could play with them really soon. I didn’t really know what to say.

They say they’re not going to try and change me…but i still don’t feel comfortable going to a place that doesn’t accept me. Even if they’re not outwardly showing it, i know they can’t accept homosexuality, just tolerate it because i’m family. They just ignore that aspect about me.

I think they really do miss me though. They’re not just the church band…they’re family i seldom see because i purposely keep our contact to a minimum because i always feel awkward around them.

I don’t know if i’ll go back or not. I liked playing music with them, but i just can’t go back to church.