yeah it's weird. when the tour was announced I went "holy shit, Cursive is playing??? Wait....I don't even like Cursive"

i bet he wouldn't be so bored if it were the suicide machines

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lookingforcorpses (February 8, 2010)

He'd look a lot more unemployed.

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euphrates (February 8, 2010)

that was actually pretty funny

ditto

Reminded me of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wdd3dhdcX1g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0_A-xTd5Gc

Haven't you seen the video for Stupid Kid? It's pretty amazing....

this song=sharp contrast to the album. only good one on it

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punkbytheounce (February 12, 2010)

Well shit.

Videos on mountaintops are way cooler.

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Pac (February 8, 2010)

The best one is Dinosaur Jr's Out There. When he throws his guitar off the cliff at the end...

+1 for the trumpet

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Tom_Delonge (February 8, 2010)

The trumpet is a circular narrative in many ways where it kind of sums up the human race in a time capsule.

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KirkCameron (February 8, 2010)

The trumpet proves that evolution is a myth.

I suppose only you can know what a fag looks like after that idiot that got on top of your mum and made you!

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blackblackyellowblack (February 9, 2010)

so what did you get all butthurt over?

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PCS19 (February 9, 2010)

if you don't know there's really no use telling you

so, do you really write for pitchfork or for an austin publication? i live in austin, so i'm curious.

...Radiohead......

Hahahahaha!!!!

Well, I'm looking forward to seeing them in Clifton Park/Albany in March, much more than when they were sandwiched between Gaslight and Rise Against in the mammoth and shitty sounding Armory in Albany.

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dordon (February 9, 2010)

i was at the armory show, and their set was waaaaaay too short even though the lineup for that show was epic.

i'll be at northern lights for sure, buying my tickets on friday. that place is literally around the corner from my house. i can walk there in 7 minutes.

haha i was gonna make that joke as welll

lizzlelawlzzz

every fucking thing posted on this website is generic. also, you were 14 in 88 and your life was changed by a band called the misfits............ a bunch of dudes wearing spandex with no shirts heavy make up around the eyes and cute lil' devil locks readin' comic books and eatin' milk duds backstage thats fuckin punx as fuck bro.

explain to me why your opinion is valid.

4. go fuck yourself.

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jaydischord (February 8, 2010)

Who pissed in your coffee cunt?....do you understand the word 'generic'?....i stated personal opinions, nothing more, you obviously disagree and thats fine.Now wipe the tears and listen up.The misfits were a 'horror' band and were creating a theme around the band, Matt Skiba is a poseur, i suspect like yourself....as i said its MY opinion,i couldn't give two shits if it made you cry either.My opinion of you based on your childlike outburst is that you're a crossdresser, which is also fine, straighten your fucking panties out and harden the fuck up a little, you big throbbing purple bellend.

4.andimeanittoo is a fucking crybaby tosser....i mean, 'andimeanittoo', sounds like something a 14 year old girl arguing with her 12 year old friend would say in an annoying whining voice.TWAT.

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telegraphrocks (February 8, 2010)

What's a coffee cunt?

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jaydischord (February 8, 2010)

You need to be told?

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hashbrowns (February 8, 2010)

I immediately thought of coffee cake and got hungry.

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kram1234 (February 8, 2010)

how does one exactly "suck a fuck?"

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hashbrowns (February 8, 2010)

Go back to china, bitch!

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supernothing241 (February 14, 2010)

chut up

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hayman (February 8, 2010)

Hahaha, you guys are awesome. Way to cheer up a shitty work day.
I'm gonna start calling people coffee cunts from now on.

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espsg72 (February 8, 2010)

"poseur" Awesome. I always forget about that word. I remember when I used to say it in 9th grade. I bet he's a sellout too.

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hashbrowns (February 8, 2010)

Hahah agreed. When I was in jr high I called this kid a poser for wearing a blink shirt and that he should listen to nofx or something instead. And naturally I went home and listened to my blink album.

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ZachLeg (February 8, 2010)

Your use of the numbers 14 and 88 has revealed that you are a Neo Nazi

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jaydischord (February 8, 2010)

So cause i was 14 in 1988 im a nazi....you're joking right?

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hayman (February 8, 2010)

14/88 is Nazi code. I wish I had such a solid intro to good tunes. Minutemen, Angry Samoans, Misfits - you were a lucky 14 year old.

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jaydischord (February 8, 2010)

I was lucky, my best friends older brother had all the good shit.....i used to go round his house and he would buy new records every week, fucking loved it mate.

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hayman (February 9, 2010)

I reckon, if I had an older brother like that I would have been set. I've been sucked in by a lot of shit bands over the years due to not having a guiding hand and therefore took me till around 2000 to even know who the Minutemen or Angry Samoans were.

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ZachLeg (February 8, 2010)

Yeah dude I was totally fucking around. No harm intended. The internet isnt ALWAYS serious business haha

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jaydischord (February 9, 2010)

No worries, thought you were but sarcasm and jokes can be lost on the tinterwebs shit....and of course there are always the wankers. Take it easy.

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ZachLeg (February 9, 2010)

yeah my bad dude. but thats cool what you were saying about records laying around when you were a kid. unfortunately i had to go through blink 182 to get me into punk. but through them, i got into NOFX, which opened a lot of other doors for me

Up tha PunX dude.

Agreed.

and don't forget McDonalds or any fast-food chain, 'cause you like food don't you!!

For some reason I really enjoyed when the kids slammed into each other and burst into confetti.

Fuck. Everything you said is probably true, I'm just the abused housewife who keeps making excuses for her husband beating the fuck out of her.

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euphrates (February 8, 2010)

1. whats with all the numerical lists...amirite!

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shawnlw (February 8, 2010)

We've all been there. I played the same role with Weezer for years.

Well you're just basing that on one song shawny boy, wait til you hear the whole album!!

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shawnlw (February 8, 2010)

It's fair of you to say that I am perhaps passing judgment a bit prematurely. However, I am actually basing my argument on this song, and the entirety of Agony & Irony, which was similarly watered down and tired in execution.

and as long as you hold the key and eternal light of what punk rock means then that's alright, may be you should get in touch with Matt and the boys!

dan isnt in the falcon and heavens sounds like she wants revenge (not saying its not good, its just not "fresh")

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shawnlw (February 8, 2010)

Sir or ma'am, I don't believe you know what you're talking about. Study up on post-punk, 80's goth rock, and early alternative if you ever decide you'd really like to know what Heavens is all about. Although you're right, Dan hasn't done much with The Falcon as far as touring and such because of Alkaline Trio. Thus my point.

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kram1234 (February 9, 2010)

no, he ISNT in the band. he DIDNT record the full length with them.
this ISNT due to alkaline trio because when the falcon was recording/touring the trio was doing NOTHING.
dan was at the only falcon show i went to and he DIDNT play with them.

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shawnlw (February 9, 2010)

Calm down, dude. I'm not saying he still is in the band, I'm only saying he was. I have seen live videos without him playing. My point is only that they are a decent, energetic band that doesn't sound tired, like this new Trio stuff does. It seems to me that maybe it would be a good idea for them to hang it up and play in the bands that seem to be inspiring them more as opposed to stick to their old band just because people know them better. After all, if you love music, you should want to make it the best you can.

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jawbreakersuckssucks (February 9, 2010)

Or, maybe they stay in Alkaline Trio because THEY love it and know it's better than their side projects? I don't think they care that you don't think it's punk enough; the majority seems to make them a living off of what they love to do.

I mean, let's be honest, you stole all their previous albums and will certainly steal this one and rock it.

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shawnlw (February 9, 2010)

P.S. my reference about you not knowing what you were talking about was the "She Wants Revenge" line. You are right that there are some similarities in the sound, but that's because they draw influence from the same bands: Sisters of Mercy, The Cure, Joy Division, Depeche Mode, etc. Not to mention Interpol, another modern take on 80's post-punk. I think Heavens is much better at modernizing this sound than any of their peers, however.

You tell 'em steve dave.

Alkaline trio have always been a pop punk band that has a bit more money for production now. They were never fresh or original as you can tell by listening to Naked Raygun. I'm not going to get in a debate about the definition of punk rock but artistic growth has nothing to do with the equation. The Falcon is a sweet band but I would hardly call 3 chord punk fresh or inspiring. Heavens have nothing in common with Joy Division for instance and thats how they become fresh and inspiring? Get your facts straight before having a go at someone else. Oh and I checked out your old band which was a shitty rip off of early 2000's post hardcore bands. Fucking Coffee Cunt. Ha.

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shawnlw (February 9, 2010)

If only you possessed enough knowledge about the subjects being discussed to prove any of your outlandish claims, your denouncing of all my opinions might actually convince somebody.

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hayman (February 9, 2010)

Tell me how my "outlandish claims" are false in any way. Every point I made was correct or tell me otherwise. You're full of shit mate, I denounced your opinions because they're crap. And it's not that hard to get info on gold selling 80's bands - don't pretend you're special.

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shawnlw (February 11, 2010)
I didn't say they were false. I said you didn't back them up. They are just rambling statements that you say, but provide no evidence of their worth. To put it in terms you can understand:

I tell you two plus two equals five. You tell me that I'm wrong, it equals three. You could give the best argument ever, lay out the problem, and prove I'm wrong. However, that doesn't prove your answer is correct, it just proves mine isn't. You're still just saying something not as a supported fact, but just as "your opinion". Which is worth precisely dick.

Of course, that's a somewhat unfair analogy, because it implies I'm wrong. Which I'm not. You are correct that it doesn't make me special that I can read up on 80's bands. What DOES make me special, at least in the context of this argument, is that I CARE enough to. I don't just assume the first time I hear

show rest of commentI didn't say they were false. I said you didn't back them up. They are just rambling statements that you say, but provide no evidence of their worth. To put it in terms you can understand:

I tell you two plus two equals five. You tell me that I'm wrong, it equals three. You could give the best argument ever, lay out the problem, and prove I'm wrong. However, that doesn't prove your answer is correct, it just proves mine isn't. You're still just saying something not as a supported fact, but just as "your opinion". Which is worth precisely dick.

Of course, that's a somewhat unfair analogy, because it implies I'm wrong. Which I'm not. You are correct that it doesn't make me special that I can read up on 80's bands. What DOES make me special, at least in the context of this argument, is that I CARE enough to. I don't just assume the first time I hear or see something is the first time it's ever happened. I'm wholly convinced that you have no idea what punk rock is about, because you know shit about what it's cultural relevance is over the last 33 or so years. You hear a song based on three chords and say "THREE CHORDS IT'S BEEN DONE" and think nothing about HOW the band is using those three chords to say or do something different. Just because you're shallow, doesn't mean the music is. Stick that in your coffee cunt, "mate".

"Skiba's how old now, like 50? Needs to lose the makeup."

I agree. We should send (and Mike Ness) some oxy pads.

Word.

People like you are the reason Nickleback sells records. I'm a fan of music, not tempos.

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hayman (February 9, 2010)

People like me? You like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and think that cheap production = good tunes. Seems like a non contest to me.

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shawnlw (February 9, 2010)

Point made. I change my mind, this record will be good.

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shakeysnakes (September 4, 2010)

heads will roll

Holy fucking shit. That's alkaline trio doing two lips two lungs and one tongue by nomeansno.

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jaydischord (February 10, 2010)

You're right.....how odd, seems a little too technical for them ;)