Falsestart Junkyard

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2009-10-20T13:12:00.003-04:00

I'm blogging, a little more frequently over at tumblr these days. So if for some reason you want more of what you've seen here, check out http://falsestartjunkyard.tumblr.com

our hearts beat for the diehards

2009-10-07T23:26:00.002-04:00

"The truth of the matter is that a lot of people say that Fall Out Boy or something, whatever saved their life or made their life easier and we just want to say that you guys being there and letting us be on the stage like this has made our lives easier and saved our lives so thank you guys very much."

there's a time to pray and there's a time to fight

2009-10-06T17:45:00.002-04:00

Ludo premiere "Save Our City" (Altpress.com Exclusive) from Alternative Press on Vimeo.

I still get goosebumps every time I listen to this song. This video is even better than what I had been imagining all this time.

i couldn't have asked for a better weekend

2009-10-05T23:14:00.007-04:00

3 days. 7 states. Roughly 17 hours in a car.
2 plane rides, 5 and a half hours.
Hardly any sleep.

A countless number of hugs. Smiling so hard my face hurt.
Laughing so hard we scared the people around us.

Worth every minute.

Thank you for making my life better.

ways to kill time while waiting for your flight

2009-10-05T22:31:00.003-04:00

♥

saturday night thunderbolt

2009-09-12T23:44:00.004-04:00

♥

[don't give up and let them hold you down.]

we are beautiful, we are doomed

2009-09-09T17:52:00.004-04:00

Leaves, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

streetlights

2009-09-07T01:44:00.002-04:00

Church Window, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

Places I never thought I'd miss: St. Paul's Church in Levittown.

i just play in a rock and roll band

2009-09-05T01:32:00.004-04:00

Frankie & Tommy, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

Speaking of people I miss: these dudes.

If you're not listening to to Robots & Racecars yet, why the hell not? I've only been talking about how great they are for like, the past year.

you came along because i love your face

2009-09-04T01:26:00.002-04:00

Hannah!, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

I love this girl and her silly face. I also miss her bunches. Why must my friends live spread out across the country?

In other news, I survived my first day of classes. This wouldn't be worth noting if not for the fact that I have ten hours of class on Thursday. Up early, home late, oh yeah. Fun times.

Being downtown does have it's perks though, the city is really quite beautiful at night.

where i've been, where i am

2009-09-03T13:03:00.002-04:00

Orange, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

Taken this past June at Colonial Park. It's very pretty there, if you ever happen to be in Somerset in the spring/summer, you should check it out.

Classes started today. At 9am. I had to get up a good hour earlier than that to make it here on time. I am not a morning person, my friends. This is going to take some getting used to. On the plus side, I do enjoy having the time on the train to zone out, relax and you know, actually wake up.

Also, on the plus side, I think I am going to enjoy my sculpture class.

A quote from my teacher: "I work with video. I like puppies."

So there's that.

There's a tiny little bug on the screen on my laptop and I don't have the heart to smush him or flick him away. He's not bothering any one, just enjoying the nice day. Like me.

used to waste my time dreaming of being alive

2009-09-02T20:31:00.003-04:00

Discarded, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

Okay, so I lied. This isn't recent at all. I took this on an unseasonably warm day this past March while I driving the backroads of rural PA.

I still like it, months later. So here you go.

groove salad

2009-09-02T16:18:00.006-04:00

A few belated photos from when I saw Lucas Carpenter and Mark Rose at Milkboy Coffee in Ardmore.

More recent photos and reviews coming soon! I am finally in possession of the shiny new macbook pro I got for school. ♥

this is a song for the ladies

2009-08-20T01:16:00.004-04:00

I seem to keep ending up places where Brendon Urie is doing ridiculous acoustic covers. It's pretty awesome, actually.

This post brought to you by the free wifi in my awesome hotel, where I currently have all of the pillows in the world.

my heart eyes, let me show you them

2009-08-17T23:57:00.001-04:00

it will be alright

2009-08-17T19:04:00.006-04:00

Came across this while packing.

Chicago tomorrow. And for the next two years.

hold on to that feeling

2009-08-11T23:08:00.001-04:00

This happened. Somehow, I was there. I don't even know. My life is weird.

he shaved the faces of gentlemen

2009-08-04T18:47:00.001-04:00

Passed this on the way home from Wildwood. Not only an A+ name choice, but even more hilariously, the apartment above the shop is for rent.

this and various other assorted ridiculousness

2009-07-26T13:00:00.002-04:00

How I spent my Saturday night.

Making skittles vodka is pretty time consuming (and I maybe watched a lot while other people did all the heavy lifting) but the pay off is pretty excellent.

I will bring you back to life

2009-07-21T14:16:00.003-04:00

TOUR DATES

Nine tour dates, Broken Bride in it's entirety. My excitement cannot actually be properly conveyed via text. All of the shows I would want to go to are on days that I can actually go.

IT'S LIKE THEY KNEW AND WANTED TO MAKE ME HAPPY. :D

some people call me the space cowboy

2009-07-20T22:59:00.002-04:00

This is my dad. Today is his birthday.

He would've been 58.

I don't think I'm ever going to stop missing him.

its like everything i love about life got put into a t-shirt

2009-07-17T01:58:00.006-04:00

I'm attending SAIC in the fall and as a new student I get this t-shirt as a gift. Seriously, I have never been more certain that I picked the right school in my life.

No really, it's a ROBOT. HOLDING A SWORD. RIDING A T-REX! ♥♥♥

the bridge between us is a rainbow

2009-07-17T01:48:00.007-04:00

MTV Music

Well Coca-Cola, you did a damn good job because this song is not only catchy as fuck, the video the down right adorable. And if Brendon Urie in those nerdy reporter glasses doesn't make you smile, well then, I don't want to know you, because you clearly don't understand joy.

o'hare

2009-07-14T00:12:00.004-04:00

I love that this is one of the first things I see when I get to Chicago. (Not there now, btw, found this in my phone from the last time and getting excited to go back.)

sentimental fool

2009-07-13T16:17:00.005-04:00

I keep all of this stuff. They were collecting in a pile on my dresser next to my lamp and the stuffed giant squid I got at the Field Museum. I remember every single show, there's a story to go with every ticket stub.

my heart is beating so fast

2009-07-11T23:47:00.004-04:00

The EP is not a lie. Fighting Nessie: now available on iTunes. Or in real live cd form if you hit up the merch table at a show. Five songs for $5, it's a good deal.

bottom's up to better days

2009-07-10T16:22:00.010-04:00

If you're wondering where all the photos are and more importantly why they are not here, the reason is a such: My desktop computer (and it's ~~bootleg~~ copy of Photoshop CS) does not read my RAW files. I'm out of school at the moment and thus do not have access to the computer I had previously been using to edit my photos with.

But this will be remedied shortly. Until then, have good days and many adventures. I definitely am and will share them with you soon.

Tell the world how they have stolen our election

2009-06-17T00:41:00.004-04:00

If you are reading this right now, you have more luxury than someone in Iran could ever hope for right now. If you are watching TV or a video on youtube, updating your status on Facebook, Tweeting, or even texting your friend, you are lucky. If you are safe in your home, and were able to sleep last night without the sounds of screaming from the rooftops, you need to know and understand what is happening to people just like you in Iran right now.

They are not the enemy. They are a people whose election has been stolen. For the first time in a long time, a voice for change struck the youth of Iran, just as it did for many people in the United States only seven months ago. Hossein Mousavi gained the support of millions of people in Iran as a Presidential candidate. He stands for progressiveness. He supports good relations with the West, and the rest of the world. He is supported with fervor as he challenges the oppressive regime of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

On Friday, millions of people waited for hours in line to vote in Iran's Presidential election. Later that night, as votes came in, Mousavi was alerted that he was winning by a two-thirds margin. Then there was a change. Suddenly, it was Ahmadinejad who had 68% of the vote - in areas which have been firmly against his political party, he overwhelmingly won. Within three hours, millions of votes were supposedly counted - the victor was Ahmadinejad. Immediately fraud was suspected - there was no way he could have won by this great a margin with such oppposition. Since then, reports have been coming in of burned ballots, or in some cases numbers being given without any being counted at all. None of this is confirmed, but what happened next seems to do the trick.

The people of Iran took the streets and rooftops. They shout "Death to the dictator" and "Allah o akbar." They join together to protest. Peacefully. The police attack some, but they stay strong. Riots happen, and the shouting continues all night. Text messaging was disabled, as was satellite, and websites which can spread information such as Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, and the BBC are blocked in the country. At five in the morning, Arabic speaking soldiers (the people of Iran speak Farsi) stormed a university in the capital city of Tehran. While sleeping in their dormitories, five students were killed. Others were wounded. These soldiers are thought to have been brought in by Ahmadinejad from Lebanon. Today, 192 of the university's faculty have resigned in protest.

Mousavi requested that the government allow a peaceful rally to occur this morning - the request was denied. Many thought that it would not happen. Nevertheless, first a few thousand people showed up in the streets of Tehran. At this point, it is estimated that 1 to 2 million people were there. Mousavi spoke on the top of a car. The police stood by. For a few hours, everything was peaceful. Right now, the same cannot be said. Reports of injuries, shootings, and killings are flooding the internet. Twitter has been an invaluable source - those in Iran who still know how to access it are updating regularly with picture evidence. People are being brutally beaten. Tonight will be another night without rest for so many in Iran no older than I am. Tonight there is a Green Revolution.

For more information:
PICTURES:
here and here
NEW INFORMATION:
Here - near constant updates
Here - ONTD_political live post
ON TWITTER:
@StopAhmadi, @ProtesterHelp

دنیارابگوییدچطورآنهاانتخاباتمان دزدیده اند
Tell the world how they have stolen our election

-- original post by one-hoopy-frood

i have no problem flipping you off

2009-05-09T21:14:00.003-04:00

Dear All Time Low, I find you disgusting and disrespectful to women. If I never see you again it will be too soon.

watch out for the wine flu

2009-04-30T01:06:00.004-04:00

Live from Taste of Chaos, NJ

2009-03-05T19:27:00.004-05:00

Dear Pierce The Veil,

You aren't bad, but you really need to cool it with the blinding strobe lights.

2009-02-21T20:48:00.002-05:00

tim ferrell: guitar god

2009-02-21T14:37:00.002-05:00

Ludo at the Rock & Roll Hotel in D.C. (Why yes, I am a crazy person.)

breaking news from allentown

2009-02-18T21:23:00.002-05:00

This just in: No Ludo at Bamboozle this year. Definitely bummed about that. :(

that definitely wasn't here the last time i was in this building.

2009-02-08T14:04:00.002-05:00

bryan your scene hair is slightly ridiculous.

2009-02-07T21:35:00.003-05:00

remember june

2009-02-07T19:22:00.003-05:00

i've got a lot of friends who are stars

2009-02-02T17:30:00.001-05:00

Green, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

2009-01-30T20:54:00.002-05:00

I VOTE YES ON THE GLORY DAYS.

i swear i'm just as lost as you

2009-01-29T20:09:00.001-05:00

The Scenic, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

nine days

2009-01-27T18:31:00.002-05:00

Doorway, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

barren

2009-01-27T00:10:00.002-05:00

Winter Branches, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

saying prayers, clicking jaws

2009-01-22T14:32:00.002-05:00

Steel Train, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

between the living dead and these robot men

2009-01-21T16:19:00.004-05:00

Dorkfaces, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

I don't know if you've been paying attention or not, but I'm kind of fond of them. Photos from last Saturday's acoustic show are up at my flickr.

tried all night to grab your attention

2009-01-21T15:07:00.002-05:00

Notebook, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

we're going to wash these sins away

2009-01-21T00:00:00.002-05:00

The Gaslight Anthem, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

Going to see Brian Fallon acoustic at the Middle East next weekend. Very excited about it. In other Gaslight-related news, my tattoo has healed so there'll be better pictures of that soon. I'm pretty pleased with that one. :D

with eyes faced on the horizon

2009-01-20T23:30:00.004-05:00

Happy inauguration day, everyone.

not a hologram

2009-01-08T18:20:00.003-05:00

Jordan, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

My favorites, Robots and Racecars had the honor of being my first show of the year. They have new music up on the myspace and it is so much better than the crappy bootleg I have been listening to for months, so you should really go check it out.

2008, year in review

2009-01-01T23:03:00.005-05:00

“We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day." - Edith Lovejoy Pierce

The following is brutally honest and painfully earnest, don't say you haven't been warned.

1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?

My first thought was get tattooed or travel a ridiculous distance for a concert, but I did both of those at the very end of 2007 so this is a tough one. Spend a lot of time in church basements? Go to two shows in one day? Learn how to silkscreen? I don't know, maybe I'll think of something a little more exciting later on.

2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

I don't know that I necessarily made any resolutions, other than to be happy and positive really. I wanted 2008 to be the best year of my life and it was. So I think I'll do the same for this year and see how that goes.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

Yes, a close friend of the family had a baby boy.

4. Did anyone close to you die?

An elderly neighbor that I'd grown up with passed away, but we weren't really close. (I've had enough of this happen in my life, I'm glad for the year off.)

5. What countries did you visit?

While I did a lot of travelling this year, it was all inside the U.S. of A.

6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?

More time with which to edit all the photos I took and get stuff for Falsestart Junkyard together.

7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

May 7 - My Chemical Romance at the Electric Factory. Spent all day waiting in line with friends and it was worth every minute, one of the best experiences of my life. Especially since I got to talk to Frank afterward and tell him how much they mean to me.

July 25 - My first time going to Warped! Had a great time, but it was really the stuff that happened after that made it great. For a few hours, being nervous and sixteen was awesome.

December 2 - Spent almost 13 hours in the car the day before driving to Chicago. Fall Out Boy at the Chicago Theatre. Amazing seats, an amazing show and I got to share it with one of my best friends right next to me. ♥

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

Deciding, in some respects, what I want to do with the rest of my life. There's going to be a long road to get there, but a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step and all that jazz.

9. What was your biggest failure?

Losing my job? I really had started to hate it though, so I guess what I really consider the biggest failure was really not being able to find another job for so long and working more.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

I saw The Cab quite a few times, I was sick a lot this year. Also, I had a couple of panic attacks and those are never fun.

11. What was the best thing you bought?

My DSLR. It was a splurge but it was so worth it.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?

Barack Obama

13. Whose behavior appalled you?

Sarah Palin

14. Where did most of your money go?

My gas tank, Pete Wentz and his affiliates.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?

Seeing MCR for the first time. Empires and the Gaslight Anthem's record release shows. A joint birthday party with two of my closest friends and the field trip we took to see Robots & Racecars before hand.

16. What song will always remind you of 2008?

Yellow Cab and a Five Cent Cigar.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Happier, by far.
ii. thinner or fatter? Probably about the same.
iii. richer or poorer? Richer, but only because I was dead broke this time last year.

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?

Slept. I definitely had a lot of "I'll sleep when I'm dead" moments this year.

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?

Been sick. I blame Alex Marshall and his disease spreading band for a lot of this.

20. How will you be spending Christmas?

I spent Christmas morning with my grandmother and parents, had lunch with them and them drove down to my aunt's house to have dinner with her and my grandfather and my cousins.

21. How will you be spending New Year's?

I spent it in Cherry Hill, NJ having a great time with friends, watching the fireworks from inside the warmth of my friend's high rise apt. and occasionally scrambling over to the tv to watch those Fall Out Boys.

22. Did you fall in love in 2008?

Yes. It kind of just reaffirmed my opinion that the risk isn't worth the reward, but I don't regret it. Maybe 2009 will be different, who knows. (If this dude can live happily ever after maybe there's hope for me yet.)

23. How many one-night stands?

None. Even if I'd had the opportunity, I don't really believe in them.

24. What was your favorite TV program?

Doctor Who/Torchwood was really the only thing I had time to keep up with.

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?

Nope. I am full of love, baby.

26. What was the best book you read?

I don't even remember what I read this year. Let's go with Watchmen because I know for certain that I read it this year and that it was awesome.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?

The Gaslight Anthem (Runners up include: Robots & Racecars, Team Goldie, and Steel Train.)

28. What did you want and get?

An exciting life.

29. What did you want and not get?

To be in a relationship.

30. What was your favorite film of this year?

The Dark Knight.

31. What did you do on your birthday?

Spent some time with my grandmother, had sushi lunch with my mom and got together with the Team Philly girls and Nicholas at the Pub for dinner.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?

At the risk of being horribly inappropriate, more kissing. My 2008 was sadly lacking in that area.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?

Jeans, a band t-shirt, and chucks? Also, a lot more eyeliner than I have ever worn in any other year of my life.

34. What kept you sane?

Team Philly and our adventures in the local music scene.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

I have no celebrity crushes. I don't know what you're talking about.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?

The complete and utter bullshit that is Prop 8.

(But hey, BARACK OBAMA IS GOING TO BE PRESIDENT. And just thinking that still makes me grin like an idiot.)

37. Who did you miss?

My cats. And Rei, once she left us for Chicago.

38. Who was the best new person you met?

I met so many amazing people this year, it's really hard to pick just one. But if I have to choose, Jen is going to get the award for this one. As was said before, you are the best of us, and the craziest. I can hardly believe there was a time when I wasn't taking spontaneous roadtrips to Connecticut or, you know Chicago.

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008.

1. STAY HYDRATED!
2. When you have the opportunity to use a clean bathroom, take it!
3. Trying to love someone who doesn't want your love doesn't end well.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:

“cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.”

2009-01-01T22:23:00.002-05:00

Hey there, I know I seriously slacked off on the updating for December but I'm in school and I work retail. The Christmas season is a busy time for me! Anyway, welcome to 2009! I don't know if you realize it, but this blog is officially over a year old, and I'm a little bit proud of that. Here's hoping I have a some free time before next semester starts to get some of the millions of pictures that I have up for you lovely people to enjoy. I'm working on a couple of end of 2008, year in review type posts, so they'll be up shortly.

I hope you had a wonderful, hangover free New Year's Day.

also into cats!

2008-12-05T12:21:00.003-05:00

Jen & Buttercup, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

preshow thoughts

2008-12-02T20:32:00.004-05:00

How are these actually my seats?

And how did I get them for only $10?

Also, the person choosing preshow music wins at life. (Gaslight! \o/)

complimentary colors

2008-11-14T20:49:00.002-05:00

Complimentary II, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

A seasonally appropriate color scheme. (I hate the holidays.)

smoke

2008-11-12T23:47:00.002-05:00

Smoke, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

I'm not one to brag about my accomplishments, but fuck it, I am proud of this.

I submitted this photo to a juried art exhibition at my college and not only did it get it, it won best in show in the category of photography & printmaking.

Awesome.

i don't care what you think (as long as it's about me)

2008-11-09T16:56:00.004-05:00

the impossible just became possible

2008-11-05T21:04:00.002-05:00

Alternative Landscape, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

never been better

2008-10-27T15:38:00.002-04:00

Taylor, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

overture

2008-10-16T14:29:00.002-04:00

The March Hare, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

time lord

2008-10-12T22:20:00.003-04:00

The Doctor, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

I spent my afternoon with David Tennant.

not just our glasses when we kissed

2008-10-09T00:11:00.002-04:00

The Appreciation Post, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

sometimes walls run into you

2008-10-07T14:36:00.003-04:00

So, in case you didn't know, this is happening. It's going to be awesome. You should come.

serious music journalist

2008-10-05T15:12:00.003-04:00

Music Journalist, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

we're taking it all back, baby

2008-10-05T01:02:00.003-04:00

Team Goldie, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

you made it kid you're on the road

2008-10-03T22:37:00.002-04:00

Graffiti Van, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

no retreat, no regrets

2008-10-02T20:43:00.004-04:00

Ephemera (v.2), originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

A visual representation of my life over the past 9 months. If I could do it all again, I wouldn't change a thing.

just some losers in a band

2008-09-30T11:58:00.002-04:00

Nick, Frankie & Jordan, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

Six months ago my friends said, come to this place called Sacred Grounds and see some local bands we found. My life would be so much different right now if we hadn't gone to that show.

i'm a junkyard full of false starts

2008-09-29T14:29:00.003-04:00

If you know me in real life, I'm sure you've heard me talk about this (and I'm not sure how many people are reading this that don't actually know me in real life, but anyway...)

Falsestart Junkyard was never meant to be just a music/photo/etc. blog. It's the clothing/publishing company that I've been putting together these past few months. So go check out the myspace and make sure you friend it! There's not much there just yet, but there will be soon!

"The only time I feel alive is when I'm painting."

2008-09-29T13:43:00.002-04:00

Untitled #6, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

fix it up so it will work again

2008-09-17T01:21:00.002-04:00

I'll show you mine if you show me yours first
Let's compare scars, I'll tell you whose is worse

i'm sleeping on your folk's porch again

2008-09-13T23:30:00.002-04:00

It's been a year since the first time I saw this video.

"i really like your band, matt"

2008-09-12T13:06:00.003-04:00

Matthew, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

Robots & Racecars: They cover Fraggle Rock for sound check, and their van ~~has Free Candy~~ has a three headed dragon spray painted on the side. What more could you want from a band? (Also, their music is pretty okay, I suppose.)

who's that girl

2008-09-11T20:51:00.002-04:00

Penn's Landing, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

I wonder.

it is a sad day for the jersey music scene

2008-09-08T13:57:00.002-04:00

The Ergs! are breaking up.

My sadness cannot be properly conveyed via text. (And now I'm kicking myself for missing their recent show at the Court Tavern.)

i will bring you back to life

2008-09-06T23:09:00.003-04:00

Andrew Volpe, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

I'm kinda fond of this band, you might have noticed.

looking forward to the future

2008-09-06T15:49:00.003-04:00

A few things I am currently looking forward to:

» The new Fall Out Boy album: Folie À Deux, to be released on election day (Nov. 4th). If you think my big plans for that day are anything other than going to vote and then driving to the store to pick up this album, you are sorely mistaken. (The announcement of this record was the culmination of the “Citizens for Our Betterment” viral marketing scheme which, was tracked very thoroughly by this website.)

» Robots and Racecars upcoming EP, which at one point was being called “Robots and Racecars Are Out of Their Element.” However, that was over a month ago and who knows how many name changes it’s gone through since then. Guitar and drum tracks have been recorded and they are currently working on vocals. Nicholas assures me that it will be “epic.”

» All Aboard: A Tribute To Johnny Cash. Even more than the Gaslight Anthem track, I’m looking forward to the Loved Ones cover of my all time favorite Johnny Cash song, Cocaine Blues. This is the one thing I have to wait the least for as it comes out next week! UPDATE: Apparently I spoke too soon, because the release has been pushed back to October 21st.

» The Decemberists are putting out a series of singles entitled “Always the Bridesmaid” to be released in three volumes, starting in October. They are also currently in the studio recording their next LP. That is a lot new music and that makes me very happy, as it has been far too long for my taste. Also, they must have heard me complaining about how they haven’t toured in forever, because they are going back out and will once again be hitting up The Electric Factory in Philadelphia, where I last saw them two years ago. Their complete tour dates can be found here.

this is the death of beauty

2008-09-05T19:22:00.002-04:00

Wine Red, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

Taken in the "starving artists" cafe in Lancaster, PA. If you've ever waited on line outside the Chameleon Club, you know the place I'm talking about.

so damn tragic, so fantastic

2008-09-05T00:57:00.003-04:00

Tom Conrad, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

early one mornin' while makin' the rounds

2008-09-04T16:46:00.004-04:00

The Gaslight Anthem, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

Joining The Loved Ones, The Bouncing Souls and The Dresden Dolls, among others, The Gaslight Anthem will be contributing a song for Anchorless Records' compilation album All Aboard: A Tribute To Johnny Cash. The release date for the album is September 9th and all proceeds will go to the Syrentha Savio Endowment

All Aboard: A Tribute To Johnny Cash Tracklisting:

1. “Man In Black” The Bouncing Souls
2. “Country Boy” Fallen From The Sky
3. “Wreck Of The Old ’97″ Chuck Ragan (Hot Water Music)
4. “Let The Train Whistle Blow” Joe McMahon (Smoke or Fire)
5. “Delia’s Gone” Ben Nichols (Lucero)
6. “God’s Gonna Cut You Down” The Gaslight Anthem
7. “Cocaine Blues” The Loved Ones
8. “Give My Love To Rose” OnGuard feat. Jason Shevchuk of Kid Dynamite and None More Black
9. “I Still Miss Someone” Casey James Prestwood (Hot Rod Circuit)
10. “Hey Porter” MxPx
11. “Cry,Cry,Cry” The Flatliners
12. “Ballad Of A Teenage Queen” The Dresden Dolls feat. Franz Nicolay of The Hold Steady
13. “Folsom Prison Blues” Chon Travis (Love = Death)
14. “There You Go” The Sainte Catherines
15. “I Walk The Line” Russ Rankin (Good Riddance, Only Crime)
16. “Delia’s Gone (Alternate Version)” Ben Nichols (Lucero) *Bonus on the vinyl release only

wishing to be the friction in your jeans

2008-09-04T15:09:00.002-04:00

Chucks, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

I'm gonna go ahead and say it. Converse were the best thing to ever happen to shoes. Anyone who disagrees is gonna have to fight me.

the best of us can find happiness in misery

2008-09-03T23:54:00.005-04:00

You can now stream the Fall Out Boy's new single, "I Don't Care" at falloutboyrock.com or the band's myspace.

It's not what I was expecting after hearing the ten second clip that was aired last week, to be honest, it's so much better. Patrick Stump, I would listen to you sing the back of a box of cheez-its, but I much prefer this.

more than you could ever know

2008-09-01T21:53:00.002-04:00

Victoria Asher, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

I finally got my computer hooked up, and this means two things:

1. I will be able to edit and upload photos much more quickly and efficiently.
2. I will be able to upload all the old photos that have been sitting, alone and unloved on my desktop for the past several months. The above is one of them.

i cross my heart and hope to live

2008-09-01T00:49:00.002-04:00

The Round Up, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

Another one from the carnival. This is a ride you will never get me on.

won't you let me walk you home from school

2008-08-31T15:53:00.002-04:00

Sno Kones, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

I skipped out on We're All Broken at the Court Tavern for a carnival in Bucks County, PA. Sorry guys, catch you next time.

can't keep up with what I got

2008-08-28T15:14:00.006-04:00

There are many bands and many, many shows that I want to talk to you about, including but not limited to: The Appreciation Post, Fall Out Boy, The Gaslight Anthem, and Steel Train.

But as I do not have the time at present, I give you this video of The Hush Sound covering The Beatles:

it's a grand old party but it's not for me

2008-08-24T12:28:00.007-04:00

The Hush Sound perform a new song entitled, "We Believe in Barack Obama" at the Philly date of the Dance Across the Country tour.

As if I needed more reasons to love this band.

the story so far

2008-08-20T17:11:00.008-04:00

It's that time again. Time to play the viral marketing game. Last time it was Panic at the Disco and The Hush Sound and this time, well, likely suspects are Fall Out Boy and...Copeland?

I began following these developments when Decaydance posted a myspace bulletin saying that their website had been hacked. The "hack" turned out to be a page of ascii art of the front of their site. Credit for the hack had been taken by "Citizens For Our Betterment," whose website appeared to be something vaguely political.

Ashlee Simpson-Wentz was photographed holding a flyer for the organization and their were rumors of Brendon Urie of Panic at the Disco having the web address on his guitar which spurred on the connection to Fall Out Boy and/or FBR/Decaydance.

Last night Absolute Punk posted a news article saying that the Citizens For Our Betterment site had been updated. As it turns out, it was in fact a different website, the address for which was www.citizensfourourbetterment.com. All links from the new site led to runrightbacktothestart.com which led visitors to a flash maze, the conclusion of which was youaremysunshinealbum.com, the only thing on this site was a polaroid and a date, October 14th. Then the clues started piling up and it looked more and more like You Are My Sunshine was a new Copeland record and that the two separate sites had nothing to do with one another.

An then, as always, Pete Wentz happened. The newest update on his Meelikey blog was posted today and contains the above photo of Wentz, the text underneath simply reads "~~they said it~~ you run right back to the start." And finally, Absolute Punk posted another news article this afternoon, entitled For Our Betterment, alerting Fall Out Boy fans that they should make sure to watch FNMTV this friday.

The most popular reigning theory among the AP.net posters seems to be that FOB is going to once again try for their seven continent world record and they are taking Copeland with them. Whatever the outcome, this certainly has been interesting to watch unfold.

(A more indepth overview can be found here, thanks to imtimwhoareyou from ap.net.)

coming through on grandmama's radio

2008-08-18T10:23:00.007-04:00

The Gaslight Anthem's new album, The '59 Sound comes out tomorrow and I really cannot recommend it enough. I attended their cd release show at the Knitting Factory last Saturday and they were even more amazing than I remember them being when I first saw them back in February.

The '59 Sound is more of everything I love about this band: Springsteen influenced punk with a healthy dose of soul and blues. I cannot get enough of Brian Fallon's voice, when talking to the crowd he sounds like any dude from 2008, but once he starts singing it's like you're listening to someone who grew up in the 40's, I don't know how he does it, but I'm glad. Listening to this album makes me want to jump into a Cadillac and play this album as loud as I can while driving down back roads on a summer night.

I'm not sure if any of that made sense to anyone but me, but I'd like to leave you with a quote from one of my favorites in the music industry, which sums up my feelings on this band better than I ever could:

"Go see them live when they come to your town. It's like church. Or a revival. A revival of what music is supposed to feel like. Meet me by the river's edge and we'll enjoy it together." - Steven Smith, SURS

you stole my breath

2008-08-17T12:10:00.003-04:00

Sean Van Vleet, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

Empires are everything music should be. Download Howl (for free!), I promise, you will not be disappointed.

my swagger is my championship belt

2008-07-24T21:12:00.002-04:00

Team Goldie, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

No lie, Team Goldie is at the top of my list of people I would give a record deal to in a heartbeat if I had that power.

what's new for fall

2008-07-23T20:53:00.007-04:00

AbsolutePunk.net has announced that Panic At The Disco will be touring this fall with The Plain White T's and Dashboard Confessional. (My sources say that The Cab will also be joining them on this tour.) No dates yet, I'm just interested to see what sort of turn out this tour is going to bring, I like all of these bands to varying degrees but Panic and Dashboard aren't two bands I would have pegged for touring together.

Meanwhile, The Mountain Goats will be touring the across the U.S. through October and November. You can find dates and venues on their website.

However the tour I'm really looking forward to is still being kept under wraps. Back in June I asked Andrew Volpe if Ludo had plans to tour more after Warped. The answer I got was, yes, but they're not allowed to talk about it yet. A friend asked a similar question of Tim Convy and got a similar answer.

we don't kiss, we just lay there

2008-07-17T10:09:00.005-04:00

Lemuria @ Asbury Lanes, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

Looking for some awesome female fronted indie pop? Check out Lemuria. Sheena rocks it with the best of them.

http://www.myspace.com/lemuria

there ain't no shame in the game

2008-07-12T22:09:00.002-04:00

Microphone, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

sweet tangerine

2008-07-12T00:03:00.003-04:00

The Hush Sound @ The Highline Ballroom, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

have you heard the news that you're dead?

2008-07-10T16:58:00.004-04:00

You know, I have met some amazing people through the internet. And then every once in a while I get reminded that some people are real assholes.

This is not funny. It's mean-spirited and immature. I know that I am far from alone when I say that Gerard Way is my hero. Why you would want to try and hurt so many people you don't even know is beyond me.

i have many leather bound books

2008-07-06T21:17:00.002-04:00

Saturday Night, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

Sometimes it's worth it to drive all the way out to Bristol on a Saturday night.

it must have been one hell of a night

2008-07-04T18:58:00.002-04:00

Beer and Smokes, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

nostalgia

2008-07-03T19:24:00.002-04:00

Wonder Bar, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

It makes me sad that I never got to see the original Tillie before the building was demolished, he's such an New Jersey icon.

zero hour, nine am

2008-07-01T22:35:00.001-04:00

The Gin Blossoms covering "Rocket Man" by Elton John.

we were the magnificent dreamers

2008-07-01T10:18:00.003-04:00

Empires Record Release Show, originally uploaded by falsestartjunkyard.

Sometimes for fun I like to imagine up dream tours that I want to go see. My previous favorite was Robots & Racecars and Team Goldie opening on a Ludo headlining tour. Just this morning I decided that Empires and The Gaslight Anthem opening for The Loved Ones would pretty much be the best thing ever.

Thoughts? What are your dream lineups?