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M4TS: The jrichmanesq Blog: Eisley Come Up $40,000 Short In Kickstarter To Fund Touring

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:35:41 -0700

M4TS: The jrichmanesq Blog: Eisley Come Up $40,000 Short In Kickstarter To Fund Touring:

Eisley’s $100,000 Kickstarter goal is closed, and the band has come up $40,000 short in funding. The Kickstarter was started to raise money for the band’s touring problems due to having children on the road. It is now unclear of whether or not Eisley will be able to…

POZ Show Review: Skate And Surf Festival Day Two

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:25:26 -0700

propertyofzack:

*This review was composed by Adrienne Fisher and edited by Erik van Rheenen

So, where did we leave off at the end of Saturday night? Dreary skies, rain soaked attendees, impractical stage mapping and the lingering feeling of “everything was Fall Out Boy and nothing hurt” were some of the hot button issues brought up at the close of the first night of Skate and Surf.

FOB’s headline aside, the residual disappointment surrounding planning and execution logistics is truly a shame when considering festival feedback should really zero-in on the bands, not the circumstances. Regardless, the production behind the prodigal Skate & Surf Festival fell quite a few leagues short of the glory days it was meant to reprise, and combined with the weather that cast an uninspiring pall over the weekend, an uncomfortably large chunk of festival-goers were unimpressed with the event on the whole.

Sunday’s festivities saw little remediation of Saturday’s issues, both of preventative and non-preventative measures. The misty rain absolutely refused to let up, hanging intrusively over everyone’s heads all weekend and soaking stages and gear alike to the chagrin of the bands slotted to play on the open, uncovered platforms. And, okay - the rain can’t be helped, but the measures taken to accommodate neither bands nor audience seemed to be non-existent and therefore a colossal bummer, as gear lay out in the open protected only with thin plastic sheets, musicians joked nervously about the possibility of getting electrocuted, and kids lacking ponchos hung their heads with not even so much as a pavilion under which to take cover.

In light of everything, the bands that were able to bring positive energy to their sets deserve to be praised, as the conditions under which they were performing were considerably less than stellar. Despite heavy sound bleeding between the immediately adjacent side-stages, Giffords Lane stirred up a bit of interest for themselves with an impeccable rendition of “Sweet Child Of Mine” and also by being in middle school, while Hostage Calm laid out hit after hit to an animated gaggle of a crowd unafraid to get a little rowdy on the puddly pavement.

One of the most standout sets of the day came from Jersey’s Saves the Day, pillars of support in the punk scene for the last 15 years and still stronger and more gracious than ever this far into the band’s existence. Their set weighed heavily on cuts from Through Being Cool, due to the band’s deferral of song selection to a poll on which fans could vote for the last few months. Tracks like “You Vandal” and “Through Being Cool” that haven’t seen the light of day in years made their return to the stage, and the only downside was that their slot was unexpectedly cut short before they could wrap up with the famously anthematic “At Your Funeral” - but they did end with “This Is Not An Exit,” which may or may not have had this writer in tears from surprise.

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Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:01:33 -0700

Things no one wants:

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:03:55 -0700

zzarrillo:

Enjoy STREETLIGHT MANIFESTO’s forthcoming album, The Hands That Thieve. I also have music available for SNOW WHITE’S POISON BITE and THE BUNNY THE BEAR.

Give it to me.

semifreda: Weeping Rory, version 2

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:41:55 -0700

semifreda:

Weeping Rory, version 2

ronaldweaseley: twattest: good I have so many...

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 20:26:51 -0700

ronaldweaseley:

twattest:

good

I have so many questions

This baby already figured out life

20 Zack memes for Zack’s 20th, part 2

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:43:00 -0700

20 Zack memes for Zack’s 20th, part 2

20 Zack memes for Zack’s 20th, part 1

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:42:55 -0700

20 Zack memes for Zack’s 20th, part 1

POZ Perspective: Sam Pura And His Panda Tales

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:19:06 -0700

propertyofzack:

Our Producer’s Corner and Perspective series are colliding again with producers Sam Pura. Pura has been the man behind the scenes for records by The Story So Far, Basement, The American Scene, Troubled Coast, and many other bands that we love at POZ.

Check out what Editor in Chief Erik van Rheenen wrote for our new Perspective with Pura below!

To say Sam Pura likes pandas is an understatement of enormous proportions. His studio, based in sunny Fremont, California, steals its namesake from the cuddly Chinese critter. Heck, even the studio’s branding, a bespectacled bear rocking oversized specs, stems from Pura’s love for pandas.

“A lot of studio names feel elitist and weird, and it sounds kind of snobby when you say, ‘Oh, I’m going to name my studio,’” Pura says. “There are names like Atomic Garden, stuff like that. But pandas are awesome, so I was like, ‘fuck it, let’s go with Panda Studios.”

But, as is standard for any good name, there’s a story behind the panda. And in Pura’s case, it’s a darn good one. Pura got kicked out of his private Catholic college prep high school — when he was in class, he just wanted to be playing music. But at the behest of his parents, who wanted Pura to attend college, he ended up at the Bay Area Expression College for Digital Arts. That’s where he met the lead singer of the Nerve Agents. “They were this punk band from Berkeley who played all the time with like AFI and Rancid,” Pura excitedly explains. “It was so cool to have their singer in my class.”

It didn’t take long for Pura to learn the ropes of game audio and midi before thinking, fuck this. Pura was enamored with the console he saw for the first time at recording school, but he didn’t want to spend all his time behind it. All he wanted to do was record bands. So, in his mom’s garage, he did.

“Recording bands in the garage, I realized it didn’t matter if you were in a studio or not,” he says. “But it was my mom’s house, and when you’re recording with bands, you don’t want to hang out with your mom all the time.”

So instead of paying attention in class, Pura spent time in class watching the San Diego Zoo’s baby panda webcam. One day, Pura walked into the ECDA cafeteria and saw a flyer hanging up on the wall, emblazoned with his picture: “Calling All Panda Lovers: Sam Pura Is Looking For You.” Glancing over, he caught The Nerve Agents’ singer smirking towards him from across the cafeteria.

“I looked at him and thought, ‘you piece of shit,” Pura laughs. “I think I still have the sign somewhere.”

The Panda was born. Pura moved into a live-in recording studio, his first real stepping-stone — no offense, Pura household garage — towards owning his own studio. In 2003, the Panda Studios was his. His goal was to make the recording process an experience, (“I want there to be an organic, euphoric vibe”) and from that mindset, Pura developed The Waiting Room, an ongoing live performance series he shoots in Panda Studios. He calls it his labor of love; he shoots The Waiting Room for free.

“It’s just a way for bands to have a great time and celebrate what we love about music,” Pura says. “And recording live is a way for me to just wing it instead of being a perfectionist.”
The Waiting Room isn’t just a labor of love for Pura: it’s a challenge. He admits to a degree of perfectionism (with a dash of OCD) as a producer, so recording on the fly dares Pura to bring his A-game.

“It’s my way to force myself not to overanalyze and be a perfectionist,” Pura says. “But it’s just really cool to see bands do such creative things. When a band has its chemistry down, it’s hard to put into words.”

As a studio perfectionist, Pura readily admits that his biggest setback is not hitting deadlines for record due dates. “I’ll say, ‘you’ll get a song in two days, and I’ll make it that much better!’” Pura laughs. His goal is to give the albums he produces a kind of longevity. He guesses that he’s listened to the new The Story So Far album, What You Don’t See, about 1,000 times and still manages to find 2 or 3 complaints with his own work. But his self-diagnosed studio OCD means that he notices things that most listeners might not catch. Pura tries to be really natural, and his records reflect that organic attitude.

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fuckyeahlost: Spotted at Vinnie’s Pizzeria in Brooklyn. Update...

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:15:26 -0700

fuckyeahlost:

Spotted at Vinnie’s Pizzeria in Brooklyn.

Update from autumnsnuggles: Asked one of the guys at Vinnie’s about the banner and apparently it’s the real deal. A friend in Hawaii worked at the camp used for Dharmaville, and the banner was left behind after filming. He sent it to NY and they put it up before the episode aired, so at first there was some doubt as to whether or not it was a hoax.”

lightundermyskin: how @zzarrillo feels in eugene

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:15:32 -0700

lightundermyskin:

how @zzarrillo feels in eugene

bellatrixblack-: fujiidom:hatters / apriki: #that fucking...

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:34:00 -0800

bellatrixblack-:

fujiidom:hatters / apriki:

#that fucking awesome moment when your best friend stays at school for christmas because he knows you’ve got nothing to go home to and he wants you to be happy

#people who hate ron must also hate friendship and love

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Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:45:28 -0800

longnightsandterriblefights: siriuslysalvatore: are you ever just reading a book and you come...

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 11:37:26 -0800

longnightsandterriblefights:

siriuslysalvatore:

are you ever just reading a book and you come across word that you don’t know how to pronounce so you just go afkjhjdsfsjkdhs in your head

when it’s someone’s name and you have to keep doing that for the rest of the book

#Hermione

hiroshisisland64: Real talk

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 11:18:00 -0800

hiroshisisland64:

Real talk

giraphics: rapewhistled: wtf is that real yeah God this...

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 08:31:20 -0800

giraphics:

rapewhistled:

wtf is that real

yeah

God this movie is fantastic.

Fall Out Boy Reunion Update: Band To Play Kimmel

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:46:20 -0800

propertyofzack:

Multiple late night TV show-listing sites are reporting that Fall Out Boy will be appearing or performing on Late Night With Jimmy Kimmel on February 13th following the announcement of their reunion, which PropertyOfZack confirmed one week ago today.

Related Stories:
POZ Exclusive: Fall Out Boy Reunion Confirmed

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ZZARRILLO: Two Months Of Playing Hot Potato With A Ticking Time Bomb

Sat, 26 Jan 2013 11:07:29 -0800

ZZARRILLO: Two Months Of Playing Hot Potato With A Ticking Time Bomb:

zzarrillo:

Yes, yesterday I broke the news that Fall Out Boy would be reuniting in 2013 after a three-plus year hiatus. But there’s a whole story behind it that I feel I should share as well.

On the original catch of the hot potato
A Fall Out Boy reunion has been something rumored since the day they…

This is why I trust Zack implicitly. I’ve been part of the site since day 1 (albeit, I thought it was a stupid idea at first) and cannot be more proud of what we did yesterday.

dejaentendme: THIS MAY BE THE GREATEST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN.

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 09:26:50 -0800

dejaentendme:

THIS MAY BE THE GREATEST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN.

Obama for America: This Isn't the Petition Response You're Looking For

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:23:11 -0800

Obama for America: This Isn't the Petition Response You're Looking For :

misterhawks:

barackobama:

The official White House response to a petition to secure resources and funding, and begin construction of a Death Star by 2016:

By Paul Shawcross

The Administration shares your desire for job creation and a strong national defense, but a Death Star isn’t on the horizon. Here are a few…

This is my President. This is his administration. I’m proud to be an American.