Read All About It - Armor for Sleep

who: Armor for Sleep
why: has [prematurely?] broken up after a solid eight year run. Here's the statement they issue on their Myspace blog yesterday:

"it's been a little over a year since our last tour and some of you out there have kind of figured out whats been going on with us. we never wanted to burden you all with a formal announcement of any kind and cause some type of commotion- we just thought it would be better to kind of drift away nice and easy… i am writing this strictly speaking for myself and i honestly don't really know how pj anthony and nash will react to me being the one to write this, but i feel like it should come from me because ultimately it was me who decided it was best to leave things where they were. to me a song is like a snapshot of a moment, real or made-up, and the band that takes that snapshot is like a camera. i was really happy and proud of the pictures that came out of our little camera, but i would have much rather put in on a shelf for me and all of us to look at with fond memories than to feel this intense need to make it take high-def panoramic mosaics when maybe it was constructed to handle polaroid film. it's as simple as that. i guess someone could examine our inter-personal relationships and weird habits and attribute them to the reason for this decision, but we were like brothers and no clash was ever too great to slow us down. i hope that time won't obscure that fact…i know it won't for me. that being said, i think the real and only reason i am writing this is for you who have been fans of armor for sleep. even though it hasn't been a secret that we are not working on an album or touring, it has felt really weird to not come out and say that the needles been lifted from the record. you have always been so amazing to us and i know through all of our fancy little internet avenues we will always be able/willing/not creeped out/ to talk about life, death, armor tabliture, the needler, whatever your little hearts desire. pj anthony and nash are all amazing people who i've witnessed first hand probably more than anyone in the world as being super talented at whatever they do and i know whatever they choose to do will be amazing. i know you'll have their backs just as i will. as for me, i have been hard at work cooking something up. i have a new camera. i never like to blab about stuff until its ready and for this reason i wasn't giving play by play updates when it was still in its complete infancy…but i will get into it more very soon. i'm really excited, and for me as someone who has been working a long time at the art of writing songs and having these weird visions about how i see a band being presented, i feel like i've put lots of pieces together from the terabytes worth of experiences i've lived through…i know some people will probably always want to hear dream to make believe or something no matter what i'm doing, which is fine, but time is an arrow and i'm not going to try and argue with that…i know i will always be myself and no matter what camera i'm behind i know you'll always recognize the hands holding it. thank you to everyone who's been supportive and listened to anything i've been a part of in any facet. i can't wait to tell you more about things to come. Check back in about a week for something new…"

If your deprived little soul has never known Armor for Sleep, check out my favorite record of theirs here: their 2005 release 'What to Do When You Are Dead'

What To Do When You Are Dead -...

LMAO! - iGun Traffic Rampage

who: a frustrated g
why: because you hate traffic too.

Watch Out - Breakfast at Sulimays ep. 36

who: Breakfast at Sulimays (woodshopfilms)
why: alright so this another YouTube channel dealy I subscribe to, and most of them are hilarious. Basically it's a panel of three old people who are usually subjected to listening to new and upcoming music. Because they're frivolously old and right in their ways, they usually say it's all a bunch of crap (that's why it's funny). In this particular episode, they watch the music video for MGMT's "Kids" instead and dislike it even more. For anyone who hasn't seen this video, I personally think it's awesome but it's pretty controversial and you should watch it and get your own opinion first. Either way, Breakfast at Sulimays is hilarious.



BONUS LINKS
MGMT - Kids
B@S's ep. 37: Shakira - She Wolf

Watch Out - The Roots

who: The Legendary Roots Crew
why: released a video for their latest single "How I Got Over" about a month ago and I just saw it for the first time. Seriously... if you don't like The Roots there's something unforgivably wrong with you. Go Phillies!

DUDE! - Alice Goodwin and Bianca Knight

who: Alice Goodwin and Bianca Knight
why: because I came across these pictures of these ridiculously fine ladies posing as boxers in Maxim and felt the need to start a new thread... and I'm a nice guy so I'm sharing them with all of you. Click the LINK for full-size pictures if you just can't help yourself.



you're welcome.

Watch Out - Kasabian

who: Kasabian
why: because they wanted a fresh, new way to promote their newest album - so they made a video. Also because I couldn't find anything more "blogworthy" than this to talk about today, and who doesn't love a British accent?



Their new album 'West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum' was released in June - check it out! If you're curious, the song sampled in the video is the first song off the record, titled "Underdog".

Read All About It - Attack Attack!

who: Attack Attack!
why: because frontman and screaming vocalist Nick Barham has "non-explosively" left the band. This sucks, because I hate when bands breakup... it seems like the music never comes out the same. Bands like Emarosa, Dance Gavin Dance, A Skylit Drive just to name a few off the top of my head have suffered because of lost members. On the other hand, bands like Blessthefall and The Fall of Troy have been able to overcome losses like these with new gains and in some instances, an improved sound.

The main thing that I'm not really feeling with this change is that instead of replacing Nick with someone new, Caleb (keys/programming) is gonna take the frontman posish and replace the performance of live keys with an iPod (sampled). I'm personally hoping it'll just be a temporary sacrifice and they find someone new, because I love the fact that there are six of them making such layered, aggressive music.

Stream: Attack Attack! - Someday Came Suddenly

Someday Came Suddenly - Attack...

New Release Tuesday - October 27, 2009

who: Eh...
why: Nothing particularly intriguing for me came out this week, although I know there are a few releases deserving the attention from their die-hard fans. Click on the album artwork for a Lala.com stream.

Between the Buried and Me - The Great Misdirect


The Lawrence Arms - Buttsweat and Tears


Tegan & Sara - Sainthood


Notables: Atreyu | John Nolan (of Straylight Run) | Pelican

Attention! - Weezer ft. Lil Wayne

who: Weezer ft. Lil Wayne
why: uh... because it's awesome. I've been waiting for genre collisions like these forever, and I can't wait to see who's next to follow in their footsteps. The song's embedded below (not a video), so go listen!

Weezer ft. Lil Wayne - Can't Stop Partying

WE'LL DO IT LIVE! - The Fall of Troy

who: The Fall of Troy
why: are my favorite band of all time... They just are. Here they are discussing the band, touring, and the new record - 'In the Unlikely Event'.

VIMBY - The Fall Of Troy