Apparently the landing page of the site is having serious issues displaying properly on IE 7 all running versions of Internet Explorer (6, 7, and 8).

Thanks to Mike Dossett for the heads up on this one...

The 15% of you who visit the site using IE should probably switch to at least Firefox, because Internet Explorer is the worst functioning browser in the history of the universe. I don't need to cite any sources that support this statement, because everybody knows it to be true... well, at least 85% of the people who…

On February 17, 2009, Paramore released their video for "The Only Exception". Initially, I was quiet excited because it was supposed to be unlike any Paramore video. The first legit video I saw from them was for "Misery Business". The fire-haired, feisty Hayley commanded a video with such power, setting the stage for the Hayley Williams show. Since then, we've seen Hayley explode all over the mainstream radio. Scene kids all around started dying their hair with Hot Topic hair dyes, buying yellow or red skinny jeans, and wearing vans like no tomorrow. Hayley Williams not only has become a…

Minus the Bear's album, titled OMNI, will be released on May 4th by Dangerbird Records (information about the signing can be found here). The record was produced by Grammy Award-winning producer Joe Chiccarelli (The White Stripes, My Morning Jacket), and the band will embark on a 6-week tour on April 21st. Dates have not yet been announced.

In other Minus the Bear news, their song Broken China, will be on an American Eagle/Filter Magazine compilation album that will raise money to help support Haitian earthquake victims. You can buy this album now through March 19th (while…

First off, can I say how much I do not like Green Day? Does anyone else agree with me?!

I'm disappointed by the Grammy's, for this is the AWARD show, the face of "music". I really don't care about people who can't sing, dance, or move a crowd. But seriously, since when did cencoring Eminem become such a unknown concept? When did the great Stevie Nicks become Taylor Swift's backup singer? Why is Travis Barker playing drums for Drake & Lil Wayne? Who is T. Pain really? Lady Gaga + Elton John? WHAT IS THIS MADNESS!!!

Well, anyways, tonight I…

The real question is where is my iPad?!

If you haven't heard about it, it's the hot new thing... the hottest trending twitter topic (this is an assumption, no solid evidence, too lazy to open new tab to check) and the hottest trending product. You know those mini laptops? Little netbook thingy majiggers? Well the iPad is the same idea; from Apple. They released it today and you can check it out now on Apple.com.

Epic.

Today in the News:

... Pete Wentz, the most credible musician in the whole planet (hint to sarcasm), told MTV this weekend that Craig Owens, ex-frontman from Chiodos, is the best artist of 2010. I think it's alright to laugh at Pete Wentz once again.

... During an interview with Jeremiah Edmond, the drummer from Manchester Orchestra, has decided to leave the band under a few conditions, including feeling burnt out from being on the road. All in a days work, right? That's kinda what the job entails. Best of luck to him.

... Fred Mascherino (Taking Back Sunday/The Color…

This is a compromise. I have a lot of opinions, and have a hard time trying to decide what to write about. And when I do write something, it's horribly long winded and you just want to scream FOR THE LOVE OF GOD STOP WRITING I GET IT ALREADY at me (which you can do at aeryn@raincityambience.com or you can send me nice things. Or questions. Or just... whatever). So in the interest of getting something done and not boring you to death... I bring you mini-reviews. Sometimes they'll be sorta vague (sorry), and sometimes I'll still tell you too…

Throw together absurd fist pumping, eight over-tanned, over-gelled Italians, and a few cameras and you have MTV’s latest poor excuse of a reality show, Jersey Shore.

As a young adult I have found myself easily thrusted into the consumption of what can arguably be considered reality television. I admit to finding entertainment in discovering whether the 16-year-old’s baby daddy is finally going to get off of his lazy ass or which performer will ultimately be unveiled at the “BEST PARTY EVER!” Although I often indulge in these idiotic…

I need to go to this. Somebody smuggle me in via suitcase.

If you want to buy festival passes, tickets go on sale on the 22nd (that's two days from now). The festival pass is almost 300 dollars, so be ready to cough up a pretty penny for a chance to see all of these SUPER DUPER AWESOME ARTISTS from April 16th through the 18th!

Click the poster for a larger view...

On November 24, 2007, Casey Calvert of Hawthorne Heights was found dead in their tour bus after a show with Escape the Fate, Amber Pacific, and others. This death in the emo music world was shaken and the organization To Write Love On Her Arms started an event called Heavy & Light to raise money for Calvert's family. The event was such a success, TWLOHA started making it an annual thing.

Well, Heavy & Light has been held for 3 years now and the list of performing acts keeps getting bigger and better. This year, along with my musical…

Pretty juicy article about Gallows: Here.

This is absolutely ridiculous...ly awesome?

You would think that YouTube learned after their first porn attack not to mess with these guys ("these guys" being anon from 4chan's /b/ discussion board), but clearly I am in the wrong. Granted, YouTube probably didn't realize what they were getting themselves into when they closed LukeyWes1234's account yesterday afternoon after the boy went from 10 to 15,000 subscribers in a matter of hours. YouTube probably thought it was a hoax.

Apparently, 4chan just likes young boys (uhhh).

There are a couple of videos of LukeyWes1234 in…

Rather than doing a list of top albums, bands, songs, etc. for the end of the year, I'm flipping it around kind of. There isn't much to choose from, so it's not much of a top favorite list as it is a what's new list.


What's new in 2010:

1) Man Without Wax (New Song) - I.Don't.Care
2) This is Hell (New Video) - The Search
3) The Dear and Departed (New Album) - Chapters
4) Katy Perry (News) is engaged!
5) Number One Gun (New Song) - The Victory

Tis the season for pop-punk/hardcore/rock bands to produce what i like to call... xmas-core. After having surgery during my finals week, I was pandora-ing listening to some "interesting" covers of all our favorite Christmas classics. This season, you won't have to settle for cookie-cutter Christmas tunes. Settle yourself in for a wild ride. We all have our favorite "punk goes christmas" collection. I'll be making my list AND checking it twice.

So, as i compiling this Xmas-core list, tell us:
What is your favorite Christmas song cover?

As you ponder, check out these albums for ideas!
1. Santa Cause: It's…

So, while I've been researching Pandora, Last.fm, and other internet radios, I searched "soundtracks" to see what kind of music would come up. WOW. Some musicals have really great soundtracks. I mean, movies do too (Juno & Lord of the Rings for example), but when was the last time you saw a musical & something spurred you deep inside to find that music, BUY it, and enjoy it?

I love musicals. I used to do musicals. My favorite role was playing the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz. As i was thinking about music & musicals & soundtracks, i thought…

Personally, I've only actively used Last.fm. I found this website on my own and it's grown from there. Basically, you download Last.fm player to your hard drive, it takes all your music (and it's plays) on your computer, loads it into this database, complies the data, and stores it. It then creates a radio station to what you already have on your computer. You can then tune into other radio stations related to artist or genres. If you're not on your main computer, you can go on your Last.fm site and listen to YOUR RADIO STATION that automatically loads.

Plus,…

The Almost has officially released their video for their new single "Lonely Wheel". As you know, Aaron Gillespie is my musical husband, so he's pretty darn sexy in this. I think you should take a look-see.



The song is all about how we have this life we don't want to live and we need change. I think this is a pretty big topic, religious or not, to talk about with The Almost sort of fans. Not that the fans are all emo kids wanting to jump off the nearest bridge or drown in the nearest lake, but…

As I sit here in my condemned hole-of-a-room, nuzzled in my nest/bed full of warmth, I was rudely reminded this morning that midterms are upon me yet again. You may ask, "Colleen, such a studious scholar such as yourself should have no problem passing your English Education classes. You love English." Yes, I love English. All three of my English courses in my 17 credit schedule are my favorite. Not to mention, I have some of the best professors at my college. BUT, as I think about my major of Adolescent Education (w/ concentration of English & Writing), I wonder...…

After 2 years of school down in Florida and 2 diplomas later, this time and chapter in my life has come to an end. A lot has changed since I left, some for the good and some for the bad but one thing that I have always looked forward to is coming home. It is time to start a new chapter back in Seattle and even pick up where I left on in some respects. Thanks for something or thanks for nothing. See you all in a few weeks.

I thought I would wait at least a week to blog about this, in case a miracle happened and everything went back to normal. It has not. And so I blog.

It has been almost two weeks since the great Danger/Microsoft server crash, and there is really no hope for recovery. Danger hired Hitachi to come in and upgrade the main server that Sidekick user data was stored on (contacts, calendar entries, notes, ANYTHING stored on the device is actually stored on this remote server), and the upgrade failed. Now we are all screwed. I am not going to go…

Sorry for the lack of updates. Too much work and too little play. Ryan Kam is just about done with my video for Hunters "Lover At Best." And it's looking sick so far! Anyway, gotta keep this short and get back to work... Look forward to a more in depth update soon including a link to the video! Word out.

THIS JUST IN.... the Postal Service of AMERICA hates Paramore!







Ok, I'm pretty sure I JUST LIED, but I'd like to inform the WORLD (you) that I JUST RECEIVED my copy of Paramore's new album Brand New Eyes today in the mail. When did I order it? September 17, 2009. I was so close to calling the Fueled By Ramen HC to find out where my beloved package went to. My little package went all the way to Albany, NY!!!! Sure, I'm only 20 minutes outside of New York City these days... and Albany isn't TOO FAR OFF... but WHAT…

I've always liked NeverShoutNever (name is an alias for Christofer Ingle). It's not just his cute face, acoustic style, and attractive red hair. He's got talent. That's it. Watch his new video and tell US what you think. It's not like a regular booty-poppin, name droppin', artsy silly pants video... it's a video that entertains & makes you think.

As a music fan (maybe that's an understatement...), I was sad like everyone else in the world when I found out that Michael Jackson had passed away. His death consumed our television screens, littered the topic of most bulletins on myspace & facebook, and occupied a space on the most discussed word(s) on twitter. His death was a shock and he will be missed. Today is July 27, 2009, and he's still being discussed... It's been over 4 weeks since the King of Pop passed away, and yet, has he had an opportunity to ACTUALLY rest in peace?

This…