oh and this might finally see the light of day if we get the anthology book done.
Must add that to the list of books I’m waiting for…
Pete Wentz, lyricist and musician of the pop/punk rock band Fall Out Boy, joins us this week as AOL Radio’s guest blogger — sharing with us 10 underrated lyricists overlooked because of their loose association with the label “emo.” Check out his list below — which includes lyric highlights hand-picked by Wentz himself — and download Fall Out Boy’s Compilation album ‘Believers Never Die — Greatest Hits,’ available Nov. 17!
10) Brand New: ‘Jesus Christ’
Written by: Jesse Lacey
Lyric Highlight: “Jesus Christ, I’m alone again / So what did you do those three days you were dead? / Cuz this problem’s gonna last more / Than the weekend” (Read More)
9) Say Anything: ‘Mara and Me’
Written by: Max Bemis
Lyric Highlight: “There are babies with guns beheading / Their friends in shopping malls around the world / Yet somehow Kings of Leon /Still find the time to write songs about girls” (Read More)
8) Kevin Devine: ‘Keep Ringing Your Bell’
Lyric Highlight: “I won’t go back out til my memory starts / Erasing itself into something less brutal / Some beautiful bullshit I pretend to belong to” (Read More)
7) The Postal Service: ‘The District Sleeps Alone Tonight’
Written by: Ben Gibbard
Lyric Highlight: “…after the bars turn out their lights / And send the autos swerving into the loneliest evening / And I am finally seeing why I was the one worth leaving” (Read More)
6) The Academy Is…: ‘Down and Out’
Written by: William Beckett
Lyric Highlight: “Always up or down / Never down and out / You dream of demons while you sleep / They’ll make you stutter when you speak ” (Read More)
5) Butch Walker: ‘Going Back/Going Home’
Lyric Highlight: “I’m not happy with myself these days / I took the best parts of the script and I made them all cliche” (Read More)
4) Refused: ‘Summer Holidays vs. Punk Routine’
Written by: Dennis Lyxzén
Lyric Highlight: “Rather be forgotten, than remembered for giving in” (Read More)
3) Panic! at the Disco: ‘Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off’
Written by: Ryan Ross
Lyric Highlight: “Oh now I do recall / We were just getting to the part / Where the shock sets in / And the stomach acid finds a new way to make you sick” (Read More)
2) Manic Street Preachers: ‘Motorcycle Emptiness’
Written by: Richey Edwards
Lyric Highlight: “Life lies a slow suicide / Orthodox dreams and symbolic myths / From feudal serf to spender / This wonderful world of purchase power” (Read More)
1) Manchester Orchestra: ‘Shake It Out’
Written by: Andy Hull
Lyric Highlight: “I felt the world begin / To peel off all my skin / And I felt the weight within / Reveal the bigger mess that you can’t fix” (Read More)
A Seattle couple has a Zombie wedding cake created by Mike’s Amazing Cakes. That’s a win.
seen at /Film.
I’m not a zombie fan, so don’t get the hype. I reblogged this for those that do =P
blue red blue red blue.
this will have most of the songs we have ever made videos for. it will also include a dvd commentary by the band on each video.
it will include two new songs. one for fans of the mixtape we put out. one that is entirely new and has not been heard before.
you know its gonna tank/rule if even the ap.net kids like the art. wink. (artist is daniel danger - based on a set of skeletons blah just use google).
it will also have a few bonus things some obvious and some hidden as a thank you to the fans who have stuck with us through this journey.
thanks.
The theme song from the show Being Erica, which I really like…
The closest to lyrics I could get was:
It’s clearer inside of me
Who I will always be
Open me up to my heart
Feels like I’m singing the dark
(Waking me up to my life)
To do it all over
Again and again
Back to the end
The sum of my dreams
And everything I ever wanted to be
The song is by Lily Frost and apparently written for the show, but if anyone knows where I can find lyrics?
For the admirable few who are still holding out on getting a Twitter account.
In case you missed the links being passed around all day, here’s a stream from banana’s music club of our aforementioned song collaboration with Andrew McMahon. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did writing it.
“Sputter” will be featured on our 5 song EP Lost In Pacific Time available TOMORROW on iTunes / Amazon and for you CD collectors, you can order the limited edition pressing HERE.
The Academy Is… - “Sputter” (feat. Andrew McMahon of Jack’s Mannequin). Find out more here.
William Beckett’s voice sunds different… deeper, I guess. But it will be good when they rlase a new album =)
“…If the fit suits, wear it… and this one don’t.”
Check out our Alternative Press cover coming out soon. The shoot was even more fun than it looks like it was. The studio had a bottle of moonshine with my name on it, but I’m pretty sure Chiz drank most of it… (jokes and jokes.)
In all seriousness, click my right nostril above to hear the first sneak peek of our upcoming Lost In Pacific Time EP on AlternativePress.com: ”I’m Yours Tonight”.
Enjoy. Let me know what you think & stay tuned this week for more updates.
Fall Out Boy - Beat It
I only just discovered that there was a video clip for this…
Featuring the guy that plays Gob in Arrested Development and someone who is possibly Turk from Scrubs!
‘Fun’ Fact - FOB wouldn’t play this song on their tour out of respect to MJ
Lisa Mitchell - Coin Laundry
Normally I don’t care for anything from Idol / the people on Idol, but this song is just so cute and quirky!
