Relient K rumored to be touring with Paramore in 2010

Paramore joining forces with Relient K

Twitter seems to have a love-hate relationship with pop culture. People either love it or find it repulsive and don't understand it. I for one am an advocate of Twitter for one main reason; it allows me to get the inside scoop on what bands and artists are up to. It is straight from the band's mouth, and allows you to hear from members not often heard from like the drummers, or bass players.

Relient K recently posted "Looks like we're touring with Paramore this year. We win!"
This post had only been retweeted 100 times on Twitter, which is relatively low, and yet it was still picked up by fans all over the country and even music websites such as Absolutepunk.net.

Now sometimes it's difficult to sort out rumors and truth, but its hard to think this is just a rumor when the drummer from Relient K, Ethan Luck, tweets to the lead singer of Paramore(Hayley Williams) saying, "@yelyahwilliams stoked to tour with your guys this year."

Along with the large fan base following both bands, I will be awaiting the official word from either camps confirming that this tour is in fact happening. Having seen Relient K five times in concert and seeing how impressive their live show is, I am very interested to see how Paramore performs. Overall I find with a headliner like Paramore, who has been reported of giving one hell of an energetic show, along with such melodic harmonies with dashes of humor from Relient K I am seeing possibilities for one of the best concert going experiences of the year.

My Music Video of the Week: "Her Words Destroyed My Planet" by Motion City Soundtrack

Motion City Soundtrack band members terrorize, then dominate a grade school science fair.

Remember those science fairs in school? The ones where you'd make vinegar and baking soda volcanoes and an accompanying tri-fold in the hopes of winning a prize ribbon? Well, just be thankful that you didn't grow up in the same community as the guys from Motion City Soundtrack. This music video of the song "Her Words Destroyed My Planet" off of their recently released album, My Dinosaur Life, has a lot going on. There is a gymnasium invasion, a variety of over the top science projects (including my favorite, the "Theory of Everything"), and even a little surprise in the final 30 seconds or so.

As a band, Motion City Sound Track is somewhat of an acquired taste. Featuring punk-pop guitars, some synth elements, and a healthy dose of pop culture references, their style is very eclectic. Still, I have heard mostly good things about this latest album (Produced by Mark Hoppus). And having seen them put on a good show live, I have a good amount of personal respect for them. I always respect a band or artist that can perform well live. You know, as opposed to this.       

My Music Video of the Week: Video Web Jam

Young artists web jam session via webcam, true example of the creative thought process in work

While my taste in music tends to lean more towards the rock/pop rock/alternative side of things, I couldn't help but be in awe of this video. It amazes me the types of mediums people are using to be creative these days. The fact that these people had an online jam session is very impressive to me, especially considering these seem to be rather young musicians. They are all very talented, there is no doubt about that, and with the multicultural element along with the beat, the track really carried a Fort Minor feel for me.

Music Video of the Week: Ladanian Tomlinson's "Electric Slide Glide"

To our endless amusement, professional football players seem to be particularly draw to ill-conceived line dances.

Ladanian Tomlinson may not know about the future of his football career, but at least he seems to have come up with a contingency plan. That's right, LT: professional electric slide innovator. Okay, so actually this video is pretty terrible. It reminds me of those really bad 80's videos where they were still playing around with the wonderful new tricks that green screens could accomplish. Still, this video is bad in a hilarious sort of way, unlike genuine 80's efforts like this and this.

Honestly, I'm surprised that more professional football players don't try their hands at dancing after their on-field careers are over. After all, look at the success that Jerry Rice had on Dancing With The Stars. It seems like it would be especially easy for running backs. I mean you only have to turn this:

Into this:

At any rate, enjoy moments in this video such as when they tell you to "hit that hole" and turn throwing the challenge flag into a hip new dance move. As a final aside, I find myself being very curious as to how LT decided to cast his back up dancers the way he did. If this is really an 80's video knockoff, where are all of the attractive ladies? Why were they replaced with that old guy? Weird.