Hey everyone! Blogging to let you know that I received my pre-order of The Cab's Whisper War (debut album on Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen) and it is awesome. This was one of the albums I was highly anticipating and am not disappointed. I previously saw them open for Cobra Starship earlier in the spring and was surprised to find the lead singer Alex DeLeon had really soulful vocals that go well with their rock sound. The Las Vegas-based band has been working on the CD for the past year and now it is finally out for fan consumption. I pre-ordered mine and got this autographed poster by the members of the band with it.
I must say, all the twelve songs are catchy, radio worthy, and ready for repeat plays on iTunes. "Take My Hand" and "I'll Run" sound more enhanced than their more stripped-down demo versions. Other standout tracks include: "Zzzzz" (formerly known as "Singing Myself To Sleep), "High Hopes In Velvet Ropes", "That 70s Song", "Vegas Skies" and "Risky Business".
You guys should get your copy when it hits stores tomorrow/Tuesday, April 29!
As a treat, listen to "Zzzzz" HERE. After listening to this song, you know you want to go BUY THE ALBUM!
Phantom Planet will be releasing their latest studio album, their first on Fueled By Ramen/Decaydance after many years at Epic and Geffen, titled Raise The Dead today.
After about four years, the band experimented with their new distinct sound, and deviated from past works such as The Guest which featured their hugely popular hit, "California".
The Southern Caliornia based band is currently out on the Honda Civic Tour and will be releasing their first single, "Do The Panic" soon.
Friss Zene Top 40 for the week ending on Saturday, 04.12.08 Island still making waves!
TW= this week's position LW= last week Δ= change PP= peak position WC= weeks on the chart TW LW Δ PP WC Artist - Title (weeks at top spot) 01 01 N C 01 11 The Starting Line - Island (2 weeks at #1) 02 04 +02 01 10 Motion City Soundtrack - It Had To Be You (2 weeks at #1) 03 07 +04 03 06 All Time Low - Dear Maria, Count Me In 04 02 -02 01 08 Lights - February Air (1 week at #1) 05 18 +13 05 10 Panic At The Disco - Nine In The Afternoon 06 11 +05 06 13 We The Kings - Check Yes Juliet 07 03 -04 03 05 Paramore - That's What You Get 08 05 -03 03 06 Gavin DeGraw - In Love With A Girl 09 31 +22 09 02 Forever The Sickest Kids - Whoa Oh! 10 06 -04 04 07 Ashlee Simpson feat. Tom Higgenson - Little Miss Obsessive 11 13 +02 11 08 Phantom Planet - Leader 12 12 N C 12 02 Treaty of Paris - Hello Nurse 13 09 -04 09 04 Jimmy Eat World - Always Be 14 08 -06 08 04 Boys Like Girls - Thunder 15 15 N C 01 11 Sum 41 - With Me (1 week at #1) 16 17 +01 01 13 The Cab - I'll Run (1 week at #1) 17 10 -07 01 10 The Midway State - Change For You (3 weeks at #1) 18 16 -02 15 04 Tegan and Sara - The Con 19 14 -05 03 12 Jordin Sparks feat. Chris Brown - No Air 20 DEBUT 20 01 Every Avenue - Think Of You Later (Empty Room) 21 21 N C 21 02 The Spill Canvas - All Over You 22 25 +03 22 03 Mariah Carey - Touch My Body 23 19 -04 19 05 Rihanna - Take A Bow 24 20 -04 20 02 Yellowcard - Fighting 25 22 -03 04 09 Mika - Relax, Take It Easy 26 26 N C 03 20 OneRepublic - Stop and Stare 27 24 -03 23 06 Simple Plan - Your Love Is A Lie 28 23 -05 12 27 Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love 29 27 -02 19 06 The Feeling - Without You 30 28 -02 07 09 Colbie Caillat - The Little Things 31 29 -02 21 05 SafetySuit - Someone Like You 32 - - R E 11 06 Natasha Bedingfield - Pocketful of Sunshine 33 32 -01 10 10 Augustana - Sweet And Low 34 30 -04 01 20 Chris Brown - With You (2 weeks at #1) 35 DEBUT 35 01 PlayRadioPlay! - Madi Don't Leave 36 33 -03 11 09 Jason Mraz - I'm Yours 37 36 -01 33 04 Sara Bareilles - Bottle It Up 38 35 -03 01 19 Lifehouse - Whatever It Takes (3 weeks at #1) 39 37 -02 32 05 Jesse McCartney - Leavin' 40 41 +01 40 04 Matt Nathanson - Come On Get Higher
Bubbling Under: 41 to 45 41 40 -01 01 36 Maroon 5 - Won't Go Home Without You 42 39 -03 01 13 Cobra Starship - The City Is At War (1 week at #1) 43 42 -01 01 19 Boys Like Girls - Hero/Heroine (2 weeks at #1) 44 43 -01 01 43 Jon McLaughlin - Beautiful Disaster (3 weeks at #1) 45 DEBUT 45 01 The Hush Sound - Honey
Falling Off Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music: 37 weeks, peak at #4 Janet Jackson - Feedback: 14 weeks, peak at #4 The Helio Sequence - Keep Your Eyes Ahead: 11 weeks, peak at #6 Linkin Park - Leave Out All The Rest: 4 weeks, peak at #27
Re-Entry Natasha Bedingfield - Pocketful of Sunshine (at #32, last placed at #35)
Biggest Debut Every Avenue - Think Of You Later (Empty Room) (debut at #20)
Biggest Jump Forever The Sickest Kids - Whoa Oh! (#9, up 22 spots from #31 last week)
Biggest Decline The Midway State - Change For You (#17, down 7 spots from #10 last week)
Friss Zene Phantom Planet - Do The Panic The Cab - One of THOSE Nights (feat. Patrick Stump & Brendan Urie)
My third and last concert in eight days will be at The Warfield when I attend the second night of the Honda Civic Tour featuring Panic at The Disco, Motion City Soundtrack, Phantom Planet, and The Hush Sound. Three out of the four bands, including the latest signed Phantom Planet, are currently in the Fueled By Ramen family. Originally planned to have one show in San Francisco, but the first show on Thursday was quickly sold out and a new show was created to meet the demand, and this show also sold out!
I'm super excited to finally see one MCS in concert after missing them in the fall. I am also psyched about seeing Phantom Planet live. I really got into them my sophomore year of college (a couple years ago) when I found The Guest and learned they have even better songs than "California"! Keep tabs on this and I'll let you know how it went.
My second show in three days was the Yellowcard acoustic show on Sunday night at The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. The headliners sang to a sold-out crowd with bands Treaty of Paris, PlayRadioPlay!, and The Spill Canvas supporting.
After Thursday's The Starting Line show, I hung out with the roommates and went to South Bay for the weekend. Immediately after returning to the city, I met up with Megan, who I've never been to a show with, but was super excited to finally see a show after Tiger Army. A few nights ago, I sent Megan a few YC songs, and included a few from Treaty of Paris and The Spill Canvas.
Last year, Yellowcard released their latest CD called Paper Walls which produced the first single "Light Up The Sky". A lot of fans have asked about them doing an acoustic set, and it got them to think about making it a reality for this tour.
We arrived at GAMH to a considerable line that got considerably larger by the time doors opened at 6 p.m. Megan went to a corner convenience store to grab a sandwich while I waited in. When she got back, she offered half her sandwich and water to me, but I knew that any intake of water and food would have to eventually get out and after what happened with missing Kenny last Thursday due to my bladder, I learned my lesson and I refused, I refused, I refused. ;)
Inside, we were maybe two rows back from the front, but this side on the center-right side (stage left) which offered me a different viewing perspective. First up was Treaty of Paris, a band I was actually excited about seeing live. Now this happens not very often. Exceptions to this include Augustana opening for Snow Patrol, The Midway State for Mika, and The Cab for Cobra Starship.
Treaty of Paris is a Chicago-based pop-punk band who released their debut album Sweet Dreams, Sucker last September, which was produced by Andrew McMahon (Something Corporate and Jack's Mannequin). The album had a number of radio-friendly head bangers, including this one called "Hello Nurse":
They also played "Waking Up The Dead", "New Improved", the slow jam "I'll Come Back", and the final song of their half hour set, "Rollerskates". Megan (who says she possesses the ability to sing along to songs she doesn't know) and I (who sings along when I actually know the words lol) sang and lead singer Mike Chorvat noticed we stood out from the crowd, and reached out his hand to touch our hands in gratitude.
The second band is really just the one-man-band of Daniel Hunter a.k.a. who plays under the moniker PlayRadioPlay! The native Texan played homage to his home state on his major label debut Texas which was released just a month ago. I've been listening to a lot of Lights lately, and he reminds me of a male version of the Canadian synth pop singer.
For the CD, he played all the instruments himself. For this tour, his brand of electronic music does translate interestingly well, with the help of an awesome drummer and keyboardist. He also set up this huge iMac on stage. Daniel doesn't seem to have perfected the art of being a frontman yet though, because he appears timid and aside from rousing the crowd for applause for the other bands on the bill, he doesn't really interact with the crowd. Megan said he looked like he hasn't had much experience performing and could possibly be straight edge. He did look like he just barely finished high school and I did notice the back of his hands were marked with underage stamps.
He played a few songs off of his Frequency EP, including "I'm A Pirate, You're A Princess", and the first single "Madi Don't Leave" (Madi is the name of his GF).
The next band was The Spill Canvas who I was surprised had a large following here. A lot of their fans made their attempts to push to the front, which made our standing in line more unbearable. This one girl who was friendly to us proceeded to lean her forearm on the shoulder of a girl who was in front of us, who was in front of a large space which confused the heck out of us. We tried to politely give the hint to move up, but of course she didn't get it. Apparenetly she was claustrophobic, which is great here since you will never feel like you're in a confined space ever at a concert pit.
Back to the music, they played a good half hour set of songs from their first major label album No Really, I'm Fine. The band, lead by lead singer Nick Thomas, is originally from South Dakota. As you can see in the next vid, there was this crazy girl in the audience with mullet hair who did some shamefully frenetic dancing.
Finally, the main act! For a long time, I've wanted to see Yellowcard in concert, and would have been thrilled to witness a full, plugged-in show, and wasn't sure about how they would sound in acoustic. but because of the temporary departure of LP (drumer Longineu Parsons) due to personal family issues, frontman Ryan Key, Sean Mackin (violin), Ryan Mendez (guitar), and a hired cellist -- the new addition for this tour -- set out to perform songs that spanned the band's nearly eight year history. And some of those songs, actually translate great unplugged.
They started with "Rough Draft" and quickly got into "Fighting", the rumored second single off of their latest release Paper Walls. They played a lot of songs from One For The Kids, the first album where Ryan sings on lead. Shortly after, Ryan introduced the members of the band. I got particularly excited when he asked if there were any Asians in the audience, and of course, we kids shrieked in solidarity to Sean, who is half Japanese.
Ryan said he was excited about going to San Francisco and it was worthwhile, even though he had to pass through boring cities like Portland to get here. A key moment or shift in the evening occurred when Ryan said he needed to offer an apology. He said that after the success of breakthrough Ocean Avenue, success got to their heads and lost sight of what was truly important: performing and the fans who come out to shows for the music. He apologized for being such an asshole to the fans and now realizes the importance of it all. He then segued into "Lights and Sounds" which he said dealt with a lot of these messed up feelings they were having.
They immediately followed with "Way Away" which although is fantastic with the noise and all, it was amazing how nearly everyone sang along to the verses and no one was drowned out. Ryan continues to talk about how he was really appreciative of all the fans who showed up every night even when MTV would stop playing their videos and it was proof that the fans never left. He also commented on how it was funny that people believed they were this "good little Christian band". Haha!
Yellowcard then sang the lead single "Light Up The Sky" from Paper Walls which sounded rad in acoustic. Other notable songs: "Sureshot", "Cigarette", and "Avondale", the only song they played from their only Fueled By Ramen release of The Underdog EP. Though, I did wish they played one of faves, "Powder".
Next up was the epic moment everyone was waiting for. Everyone knew it was coming and finally we screamed our lungs out to "Only One".
The encore consisted of "October Nights" and of course, "Ocean Avenue". After singing one verse of the song, Ryan divided the audience into two sides and instructed the audience to sing to different parts of the song. Ryan's side (stage right) sang the bridge while Sean's side (us, in stage left, our right) sang along with his background vocals, "Whoa Oh Ah Oh". It was awesome.
Immediately after leaving the stage, everyone was gunning for the setlists and Sean threw one in my direction and I grabbed onto it but some other dude also grabbed after I did and so I pulled it down toward me and thought: "No way in hell am I letting this go! Just quit it, it's mine!" After that moment of adrenaline, I won but it got crumbled and torn in the end. Later that night, Aiza said that the setlist is the best thing you could get at a show. I learned from her well.
The highly coveted setlist and Megan's green fingernails.
Afterward, we went straight to merch, byspassed the YC stuff for the Treaty of Paris table. The PlayRadioPlay! merch dude had a toy puppy on his table with a donations jar next to it so I gave a buck. He was also tried to sell the CD, but we weren't buying. While at the Treaty of Paris merch, I got Sweet Dreams, Sucker which they were selling at the ridiculously low price of $5 only. It is definitely worth every buck and more. I spoke with Mike, the lead singer and asked why they didn't play "Quits" and he told me they alternate that song with "I'll Come Back" every other night. Megan and I took a photo with Mike and Dan the guitarist.
We also got to meet Mr. PlayRadioPlay! afterward who seemed rather indifferent about the post-show meet and greet. Megan and I were still wondering about his age and finally asked. (He is 18).
Said we figured he was underrage and I made an off-the-cuff comment that in three year's he'd be able to drink, not knowing that the kid went to rehab for drug and alcohol abuse at 14(!) and is now lives a straight edge lifestyle.
The best part of it all was getting to meet Ryan Key and Sean Mackin afterward. They were really nice and is quite the cool fellow, who is getting married soon.
The Yellowcard acoustic show did not disappoint and although I can't compare it to a regular show with the full band, it was a unique experience to see this band play their favorite songs at this type of venue. I do, however, hope to experience a show with everyone (including LP) in the near future.
We YC fans have been there through the years and it's great to know they listened to us, letting out the noise and bearing their hearts and their strings.
On Thursday, April 3, I went to The Starting Line show at Slim's in San Francisco. The headliners of their "Somebody's Gonna Miss Us" tour sang to full capacity with support from Steel Train, Four Year Strong, and Bayside. It was an awesome show, and was bittersweet knowing one of the original pop-punk bands of the late 1990s may never play together live soon...or ever again. Therefore, I knew I had to grasp at the opportunity to see the Pennsylvania-native band live. Little did I know this would be one of the best decisions (music-wise) I've ever made. My concert bud for the show was Aiza, who sort of gave me a lesson on concert/scene 101, including why you should hold on to the barricades to survive the crush of the crowd, how ice cream sandwiches can be awesome pre-concert fuel, and the reason why being in front means b.y.o.e.p. (bring your own earplugs) and getting some comp agua.
Aiza and I met at 4 p.m. after her class and took the 5 and 47 buses to Slim's. She happens to work for USFtv and has a key role on a music-related show for the school channel and so because she is technically a member of the press, she is able to meet and interview bands. With a camera (in bag, in hand) she was psyched at the thought of finally getting to meet Kenny Vasoli, the beloved TSL frontman. She also was armed with a list of prepared interview questions, including one that asked about their favorite ice cream flavors.
We finally arrived at the venue at 4:30-ish and Aiza's BF Anthony stood in line so we were only the second group in line. There, I met Anthony's friend Alan who happened to see The AP Tour show in SF a week earlier (featured All Time Low, The Rocket Summer, and Forever The Sickest Kids, among others). I was greeen with envy. This was the earliest I've ever waited in line. It reminded me of my pal Maricel who is truly hardcore in getting there early, as she has waited upwards of six+ hours prior to doors.
The action in line (in the vein of a stream of consciousness): Anthony and Aiza went across the street to get a snack. I ask Alan what other bands he's into. One of them is Paramore. Nice. Not a big fan of The Rocket Summer though. Bummer. A&A return with an It's It, an ice cream sandwich concoction that is apparently a sweet San Francisco treat. Had a bite and was surprisingly yummy. Something with oatmeal I think. Dropped chocolate on ground. Aiza wipes with napkin and now it looks like shit. Haha. Alan has his alergies acting up and has a huge roll of t.p. in his backpack. I discover Aiza and Anthony are vegetarians. Aiza discovers the progression of our hairstyles. Mine being the first phase, Alan the second, and Anthony the final stage of the scene cut. Surprisingly short line, but prolly cause kids were at The Warfield for the My Chemical Romance show that same night. Crap, their loss is our gain. Alan and Anthony go to Office Max to unload their bladders and I'm follow them about ten minutes later. Huge mistake. Shit! They all met Kenny! Damn you bladder! Why?!? I will never go to the bathroom while waiting ever. Heh.
TSL starts to do their sound check and play "Birds". We all chirp along and "woohooooh". Aiza and classmate Audrey go in to interview TSL while we wait. Yep, I ruined the A-role with my name. Aiza and Audrey return. Apparently they didn't get to speak with Kenny! Aiza said that the press person asked the allowed press members the opportunity to go first. Not really thinking any repercussions from this, Aiza and Audrey go first...and they get Mike and Matt (or was it Tom? my memory is bad). Oh well, they got to take photos with him earlier. Aiza loves Hello Kitty. We all have chew on Hello Kitty gum. Audrey's goal is to get all the members of TSL to sign her liner notes. My goal is to meet Kenny. TSL fans are among the coolest. Someone in back of me says they'd pay for a show just with TSL. I'd agree. Not too fond of Bayside or Four Year Strong. The night before, I gave Steel Train a listen and fell asleep to their Myspace music player.
Okay so one of the security dude comes out to say "no cameras tonight". Booo. Why so strict? Is this not their last tour (for a while, or ever) and they are restricting cameras?! Sharpies are also contraband and any cameras we possessed had to be checked in. Not necessary. Do we not deserve better, since the cool kids need cool pix.
So the doors opened slightly later than expected and the line was divided by gender in prep for body and contraband searches. I am the third male. Anthony's sharpie gets tossed. We toss all our cameras in Alan's backpack. But say what? One of the venue girls gave small cameras the okay. Thank god!
We finally get in and we all bypassed the merch tables in favor of the prized positions in the front on the barricade. I did look back to see the type of merch available. Steel Train had a t-shirt and CD deal for $20. TSL had all sorts of tees on sale. Interestingly this show the audience got to see all the setting and packing between sets, as compared to the Really Really Ridiculously Good Looking Tour show. Alan continued to fight the allergies. Aiza puts in earplugs, saying she has permanent damage from being up front during shows all these years. Yikes. Audrey is super tall, so she separated from the group.
First up was Steel Train and their sound was unique and enjoyable. Lead singer started out with a red sweatshirt with a cow on it. LOL. Holding on to the barricade, I was right in front of the guitarist and was so close to the speakers I was sure to be deaf by the end of the night. Note to self: get some earplugs! I felt bad for the band since some of the kids up front showed little interest but I'm sure it was fun to try to win them over. Kudos for playing a Smashing Pumpkins cover ("1979") which I thought was unexpected/cool.
Next up was Four Year Strong, who I tried listening to some of their songs to get be prepared for their set, but just couldn't really get into it. I think of the four of us in front, Anthony was probably the most excited to see them perform. I have two three things to say about FYS: (1) They remind me of Limp Bizkit. (2) Their songs basically sound the same, no distinct melodies or choruses. (3) Their fans are unnecessarily intense and need to back the fuck off. The third band was Bayside which didn't really fare any better. I focused on two three things during this set: (1) to make sure those rowdy kids in back of us do not try to make their way to the barricade, Alan and I created a wall with our forearms. (2) The lead singer's teeth were janky. Aiza noticed this too. And (3), his microphone was on way too low for anyone to hear any distinguishable lyrics.
The wait for TSL was obviously a little more than the others. One of the first things assembled was Tom's drumset. Anyway, TSL played an awesome set which lasted about an hour and a half. Kenny and Co. played a lot of the suggested songs on the PickRSet, which had a few of the older songs from their early days with Drive Thru Records that weren't featured on the major albums. I definitely did my research and listened to Based on A True Story and Direction for hours and days prior and found them to be extremely fantastic material, with the latter as the standout. I also knew a few songs on Say It Like You Mean It, including one of my favorites "A Goodnight's Sleep".
Meet The original foursome of The Starting Line
(1) Frontman and bassist Kenny Vasoli, (2) guitarist Matt Watts, (3) drummer Tom Gryskiewicz, and (4) guitarist Mike Golla. New keyboardist Brian Schmutz joined the band during Direction and can be seen in the photos below.
TSL began the night with "Almost There, Going Nowhere" from SILYMI, followed by the EP classic "Greg's Last Day". Truly this is when the show really started, since the build-up to TSL was, frankly, underwhelming. I was amazed the amount of energy the crowd gave the band and how much they equally gave back. During their performance of the title song of their latest album "Direction", everyone (including myself) was shouting every word.
I am the boy who got carried away, in my new direction, and there's where I stay...
Other highlights include "Are You Alone", "Autography", "Bedroom Talk", "Leaving", personal fave "A Goodnight's Sleep", "Surprise, Surprise", and "Birds".
Then Kenny slowed things down for the next song. He said he doesn't perform this song during the tour but since San Francisco requested it, he sang the sobering "Something Left To Give". I thought the message of the song took on a new meaning when I heard that they may not return. To me, it now means that after 8 years of touring and being in the music industry, they've lived such a crazy life and now they ready to slow things down and take a breather, experience other facets of life, and hopefully, return (in a year, in five or ten) with worthy music for themselves and the fans.
Midway through the set, the crush of the crowd was really getting to us. All our energy and adrenaline was really taxing and fortunately the security dudes passed out comp bottled water to us in the front. No way are we going to leave our spots just to buy a $3 bottle of water!...Oh! The next part was priceless. Prior to getting into the next song, Kenny started egging on Matt and provoked the crowd to start chanting for Matt to flash his chest. The crowd kept chanting "Show your tits". So Matt finally showed his manboobs to everyone for a split second and got really red-faced. Immediately after, Kenny introduced the next song, which everyone knew...And if you don't, get acquainted with "Island":
Now I was afraid that the next song wasn't going to be played because it was selected in the PlayRSet list. But I figure, they had to play the song. Anthony reassured me that they would. "Somebody's Gonna Miss Us" began and I was psyched. Say it's premature to make such a statement, but it has got to be one of my all-time favorite TSL songs ever. So much I wanted to capture a video of it, but when I uploaded all my photos and videos and found it was not there, I was crushed that I did not get any of it captured. Bummed to the max about that. Other notable bums: the omissions of "21" or "Way With Words" in the show.
But I was not at all bummed about the encore, which of course had the best TSL ever played at the very end. People attempted to crowd surf (and failed lol) but there was a great energy felt everywhere. It was a bittersweet sight to see the band leave towards the end, as is customary of their shows, with the crowd left to sing out the final chorus. Here's "Best of Me":
Amazing.
Th highly sought after setlists were held hostage by one of the tour guys who wanted specific answers to his questions regarding punk rock. While people fought for that, I was able to get a yellow TSL guitar pick! After the show, Aiza, Anthony, and I went over to merch to get tees (Aiza got a shirt with pandas 'cause she loves pandas, just like my friend Maricel!) while I got the blue Direction shirt.
When we finally got out of Slim's, we waited for TSL to come out. Mike and Matt were the first to come out and we got to meet them.
The wait for Kenny was quite a while. We waited for about 20-30 minutes. Things started looking bleek when one of the roadies came out, looked at us, shook his head, and murmured something negative. Also Matt and Mike (with their napsacks) came out of the tour bus and walked away from the venue.
But at long last, Kenny came through the doors wearing his backpack and everyone (well okay I'll speak for myself) I got excited, I'll admit. Someone asked Kenny if he was going out tonight, but said he had a recent fight with his girlfriend so he probably won't. As is customary to meeting an idol-like figure, I always shake their hands and introduce myself. Mr. Vasoli politely introduced himself even though I knew who he was. Then I said that I am from Hawaii and knew they all played at Pipeline earlier in February, the show Maricel went to, and his face lit up. He said that he enjoyed being in Hawaii.
Two ringing ears, a hug and a handshake later, it was done and over. I have come to realize that The Starting Line is a really underrated band. They've spent nearly a decade trying to attain some level of success (hence the lyric "Seems like we can never catch a break" in Island) and deal with all sorts of record label drama. It is not so far-fetched that they all needed time away from it all. I hope they come back from this break renewed, because when all is said and done, and nobody's here to play the music we love, we're most definitely going to miss them.
Friss Zene Top 40 for the week ending on Saturday, 04.05.08 The Starting Line's Island floats away to the top!
TW= this week's position LW= last week Δ= change PP= peak position WC= weeks on the chart TW LW Δ PP WC Artist - Title (weeks at top spot) 01 06 +05 01 10 The Starting Line - Island (1 week at #1) 02 01 -01 01 07 Lights - February Air (1 week at #1) 03 07 +04 03 04 Paramore - That's What You Get 04 02 -02 01 09 Motion City Soundtrack - It Had To Be You (2 weeks at #1) 05 03 -02 03 05 Gavin DeGraw - In Love With A Girl 06 04 -02 04 06 Ashlee Simpson feat. Tom Higgenson - Little Miss Obsessive 07 08 +01 07 05 All Time Low - Dear Maria, Count Me In 08 14 +06 08 03 Boys Like Girls - Thunder 09 12 +03 09 03 Jimmy Eat World - Always Be 10 05 -05 01 09 The Midway State - Change For You (3 weeks at #1) 11 10 -01 10 12 We The Kings - Check Yes Juliet 12 DEBUT 12 01 Treaty of Paris - Hello Nurse 13 18 +05 13 07 Phantom Planet - Leader 14 11 -03 03 11 Jordin Sparks feat. Chris Brown - No Air 15 09 -06 01 10 Sum 41 - With Me (1 week at #1) 16 16 N C 15 03 Tegan and Sara - The Con 17 15 -02 01 12 The Cab - I'll Run (1 week at #1) 18 17 -01 17 09 Panic At The Disco - Nine In The Afternoon 19 20 +01 19 04 Rihanna - Take A Bow 20 DEBUT 20 01 Yellowcard - Fighting 21 DEBUT 21 01 The Spill Canvas - All Over You 22 13 -09 04 08 Mika - Relax, Take It Easy 23 19 -04 12 26 Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love 24 27 +03 23 05 Simple Plan - Your Love Is A Lie 25 26 +01 25 02 Mariah Carey - Touch My Body 26 25 -01 03 19 OneRepublic - Stop and Stare 27 23 -04 19 05 The Feeling - Without You 28 22 -06 07 08 Colbie Caillat - The Little Things 29 21 -08 21 04 SafetySuit - Someone Like You 30 29 -01 01 19 Chris Brown - With You (2 weeks at #1) 31 DEBUT 31 01 Forever The Sickest Kids - Whoa Oh! 32 34 +02 10 09 Augustana - Sweet And Low 33 24 -09 11 08 Jason Mraz - I'm Yours 34 28 -08 27 03 Linkin Park - Leave Out All The Rest 35 32 -03 01 18 Lifehouse - Whatever It Takes (3 weeks at #1) 36 33 -03 33 03 Sara Bareilles - Bottle It Up 37 35 -02 32 04 Jesse McCartney - Leavin' 38 30 -08 04 14 Janet Jackson - Feedback 39 40 +01 01 12 Cobra Starship - The City Is At War (1 week at #1) 40 42 +02 01 35 Maroon 5 - Won't Go Home Without You (1 week at #1)
Bubbling Under: 41 to 45 41 43 +02 43 03 Matt Nathanson - Come On Get Higher 42 38 -04 01 18 Boys Like Girls - Hero/Heroine (2 weeks at #1) 43 45 +02 01 42 Jon McLaughlin - Beautiful Disaster (3 weeks at #1) 44 31 -13 11 06 The Helio Sequence - Keep Your Eyes Ahead 45 41 -04 04 37 Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music
Falling Off 36 33 -03 02 13 Jon McLaughlin - So Close 37 34 -03 06 07 Ferras - Hollywood's Not America 39 40 +01 39 02 Five Times August - The Good Life 44 43 -01 14 16 NLT - She Said, I Said
Biggest Debut Treaty of Paris - Hello Nurse (debut at #12)
Biggest Jump Boys Like Girls - Thunder (#8, up 6 spots from #14 last week)
Biggest Decline The Helio Sequence - Keep Your Eyes Ahead (#44, down 13 spots from #41 last week)
Friss Zene The Veronicas - Untouched PlayRadioPlay! - Madi Don't Leave
I'm super excited about attending The Starting Line show at Slim's in San Francisco tonight. The Pennsylvanian band is headlining a tour with openers Steel Train, MA band Four Year Strong and Bayside. TSL has been a late college discovery and after listening to their albums, I found their type of rock music to be approachable and resonant. I'll keep you updated on the going-ons soon.
Not officially released as a single, track #10 is one of my favorite songs off of The Starting Line's 2007 album Direction. It takes on an enhanced meaning now that lead singer Kenny Vasoli and the band announced an "indefinite hiatus" from touring and creating music. Very sad. But let's just hope this is not a break-up and that they will be back very soon, unlike *coughs*blink182*coughs*. Give it a listen!
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