i like these guys - awesome vox. best: "The way it goes".

The "A"'s your lowest mark??? That's crazy!!!

And, ya, it's tough for unsigned bands to get moving without backing so when a label throws you some money and you don't have to work the day job anymore, and you can tour the world...ah, man, what's tougher?...lol. still, i don't understand why a label would sign a band based on the potential if they changed and became what every other band is already.  if you see a band you like, they're already capable of catching your attention, right? it's easier to ride the current, i guess, than pioneer a scene???  I don't know, i'm tired of all the scum that won't leave the party!  The industry can thrive without them. change, really, is ok...in Toronto, there's great support for indie bands but the bands "they" support are all the same...it's like a club you have to be part of.  All the true, great Toronto bands don't get a fair chance because fuckin' Vampire Weekend  is playing down the road...(although T.O.'s great for that).  mostly, as soon as the music "illuminati" get a hold of them, i lose interest...

Sorry, i can go on and on and i'd probably contradict myself a million times but i'm with you, there's enough great true indie music out there that we're all free to love at our own expense...

alright, feel free to cut me up, anyone...later

P.S. - Madii's back!!

LOL. Birmingham is 2 days before my exams, which I'm bummed about. Not that I'd be able to afford a ticket anyway haha

If any band makes my life, it's these guys. They are ridiculously awesome. Vocally especially. They're from, like, the Don Broco, Young Guns, We Are The Ocean scene, I s'pose but different. xD

www.myspace.com/proceed

Touring the UK in April/May. New EP out in May, methinks.

First heard them when they did an acoustic session on K! Radio last year and now I'm, like, their official stalker. :')

Never play Birmingham on their tours though... NO, IT IS NOT BECAUSE OF ME. XD Tommy said it's the lack of promotors :'(

Show them some love, will yeh? (:

Hi guys (: Yes, I am back. :D

/Queue essay

Erm, with music I just don't tend to pay attention to bands that are, like, huge. It seems to me that most of them are doing the same thing and it gets a bit boring so basically, a load of mush. I don't hate the mush, I just have better elsewhere. For example, I love, erm, All Time Low but I don't own any of their music or merch because tbh, they're a typical pop-punk band. On the other hand, I'll soon have 5 Proceed t-shirts and 3 of their EPs because they're a bit different, completely DIY and reeaally good at what they do.

I get a bit bummed when really good bands, doing their own thing build up their fanbase and suddenly, they give in to a major record company. My main source of music is the Kerrang! Unsigned show and I get a good mix of stuff from there and it's all just really good. Then there's bands who are friends of bands too. I also love the local bands because there's the metal bands, the singer/songwriters, punk rock bands, alt. acoustic bands etc. It's all gooood. :D

I don’t really pay attention to the charts although I can’t help but feel that relatively smug feeling when some huge commercial star is knocked off the top spot by someone more worthy, eg, when RATM topped the charts in December muwahahaha.

These are awesome: http://www.myspace.com/kidnapperbell

Btw, I like the song from the link above ;)

/End essay Whoops. I actually did my English pres. on this haha. Got an A, was my lowest mark though. D:

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