Monday 20 February 2012

Boston Breast Cancer Walk


    As a beloved fan of All Time Low I felt this was appropriate to mention and hopefully will increase the awareness that is being brought forward. One of the boys crew - Jeff Maker is doing a sponsored walk in Boston on May 19th - 20th, with it being his 5th year helping in association with Avon to cure breast cancer if would be wonderful if you could help donate some money.
Jeff Maker
    Over the past 5 years Jeff has raised alot of money towards the foundation, and this year he is raising the stakes to hopefully raise $4,000. There is information on his webpage regarding the walk and how you can donate money. This is a wonderful thing to take part in and I wish Jeff all the luck for the day. If you're interested you can view his sponsor page here.


    Fagan x

Sunday 19 February 2012

Interview to look forward to

    As I mentioned a few days ago in my first post, I've emailed Gemma Hill and Pete Firman on answering a few questions related to their background and career and I'm proud to say that the drummer of Robots In Disguise - Gemma Hill has emailed me back confirming she'd like to take part in the online interview.
Gemma Hill - Drummer
  Now I've emailed her back with some questions and hopefully she will reply back before Thursday when I post my foundation review. So keep your eyes peeled for the wonderful Gemma Hill to be gracing my blog.


Fagan x

Saturday 18 February 2012

Suspicious Reading & Leeds Festival Line-up


So the past 3 nights I've been hearing rumors on twitter and tumblr regarding the Reading & Leeds line-up for 2012. I got sent a link from a twitter follower to leedsfest.org which have not clarified this poster but have agreed amongst the public that it is very realistic.
    Personally this would be a pleasure for myself if its the real line up, but I do slightly hope there's some alterations for the simple reason that I was planning on buying a day ticket, to see All Time Low however Kasabian is on a 
separate day to them but it is a decent line-up.

    So what do you all think, is it real? Or are they just teasing us all, who knows.


Fagan x

Thursday 16 February 2012

Six years of All Time Low

Left to right - Jack Barakat, Alex Gaskarth, Rian Dawson, Zack Merrick
14th February, 2012 marked the six year anniversary of the 'pop-punk' Baltimore band All Time Low, with four albums under their sleeves they have left a remarkable imprint on their worldwide fan base.

    Their latest album 'Dirty Work' which was released on the 7th June 2011 (UK) had caused much controversy through out the fan base and their critics, suggesting that the band had 'sold out' to gain a higher popularity rating across the board. The idea of selling out was also linked to their new label - Interscope Records (signed 15th July 2009) which also deal with artists and bands such as U2, Black Eyed Peas and 50 Cent who are known globally for their hit singles and continued success in the music industry. 



All Time Low - Dirty Work Cover Art
    With the majority of their fan base, also known as 'hustlers' sticking by the band it was established that their music was simply developing and growing up. All time low were able to reach 1st position on the 'US Billboard Alternative Albums' and 'US Billboard Rock Albums' making similar success in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and Japan.
    Continuing to this was the release of the bands first single 'I Feel Like Dancing' (15th April 2011) an upbeat song that when performed live would cause the crowd to go crazy. The video behind this song was essentially laughing at the rumors of selling out showing a pushy music producer using stereo typical trick of the trade to win their popularity. You can watch the video for 'I Feel Like Dancing' here.
    A few months after this followed another single release, this time 'Forget About it' with scenes from their previous US tour including scenes of the boys performing on stage and what they get up to on days off. This was released on the 15th August 2011 the video can be seen here.
    Two more videos were released after this entitled 'Time Bomb' and 'Merry Christmas Kiss My Ass'. 'Time Bomb' was seen as a more serious music video for the band, with scenes involving gun men and chase scenes, this was considered their most 'sensible' video yet which can be watched here. To give their fans a little boost and higher the excitement levels for the coming Christmas holidays, 'Merry Christmas Kiss My Ass' was a different approach to a normal music video. With the boys being not visually involved in the video a main character called 'Stuart' who is oddly a puppet has been said to represent the boys and how they behave. Joined by his office force, the video is set in a basic office carrying out a low budget Christmas works do, without giving the whole video away you can check it out here.

    After performing their latest album on their UK tour (supported by We Are The In Crowd and The Maine) which happened this year from 12th January 2012 starting in Belfast and ending in London on the 4th February 2012, the boys have now returned back to the states for a break and then hit the road again in Canada for their next tour.
   
    I wish them all luck and massive success for the future so they can become the big band they've dreamed about since they were teenagers. 

Thanks for reading,

   Fagan x

Wednesday 15 February 2012

Reviews and Interviews

Hello everyone,
                            Starting on Saturday I'm going to be testing out a new matt, shine control foundation I purchased the other week, with my greasy skin and dry cheeks I consider this product to be aimed at someone like myself.
I'm hoping to write a full review of the foundation by late Thursday night to give it a proper chance of showing off its qualities. Keep your eyes peeled for a possible interview with the wonderful Gemma Hill, the drummer from Robots In Disguise and from the wonderful magician Pete Firman from the hit BBC1 show The Magicians.

Fagan x