Story of the Year, The Grammar Club, Family Force 5

Story of the Year is a band that has really been around for quite some time now. I never really payed much attention to them for some reason, until I saw them yesterday at the Vans Warped Tour. They put on a fantastic show, and sparked my interest in them. They sounded terrific live and got the whole crowd into the performance as well. After listening to a few of their songs when I arrived back home, I picked out one of my favorites, which I featured below. I recommend checking them out.

The Grammar Club is a band that I have featured before. If you missed the post, The Grammar Club is an up and coming band with a unique style of music that is catchy and grasps your attention. After listening to their complete album which they allow you to download free on their website. This is "balloon flight."


Along with Story of the Year, this band, Family Force 5, put on an amazing show. The Family Force 5 show was probably the most fun I have had in a while. Their music is great to both dance, mosh, and just generally rock out to. It's extremely versatile and just makes for an overall great show. This particular song is my favorite that they played. It's entitled "Never Let Me Go."

Econoline Crush, Slipknot, Puddle of Mud

Puddle of Mud has had tremendous success with their latest album, "Famous," which was released late in 2007. Already they have had three very successful singles, "Famous, Psycho, and We Don't Have to Look Back Now," which can all still be heard on the radio. On top of that, their newest single (which is the song that is going to be shown) is already commanding respect. This is Puddle of Muds biggest year as they earn a lot of fame, fortune, and respect for their music. This track is entitled, "Livin' on Borrowed Time."

Some of you older viewers might recognize this next band from around a decade ago. Econoline Crush, the second band for today, just recently got back together after close to a six year break. They worked diligently for about a year on their newest album, which was released on January 15th of this year. The album is entitled, "Ignite." This is my favorite song which also happens to be their first single, "Surefire."



This last band, Slipknot, was just recently featured. The last time I posted about them was for their first single for their upcoming album due out on the 26th of August. Turns out they released two of their songs from the album, so I decided that I would post the other one. I like this a lot better than the previous one. The song is called "Psychosocial."

The White Stripes, Scouting for Girls, Coheed and Cambria

The White Stripes have really grown on me recently. I used to not be fan of the two man (well, one man and one woman) band. Lately I have been listening to the first song I will be presenting to you today, "A Martyr for my Love for You," and have been enjoying it thoroughly. A two person band is not something you come across often, so they deserve a lot of respect not only for pulling it off, but being able to create such amazing music with this seemingly handicap. "A Martyr for my Love for You" is The White Stripes' newest single off their newest album released last year, "Icky Thump."

This next band, Scouting for Girls, is a London based up and coming band. Their self-titled debut album hit #1 in England. Their music is now traveling to the states where they are also becoming big. Their name actually comes from a play on words of the Scouting for Boys handbook, which provides young boys on good citizenship, first published in 1908. This is my favorite song from them, "She's so lovely."


The last band today is also one that I did not like upon first hearing. Their singers voice is oddly high for a man, and their looks are a bit wacky, and dare I say out of date...if it was ever in. The band I am talking about is Coheed and Cambria. Though the singing is a little wacky, I can't help but give in to the music and enjoy it. It really grows on you. This is their newest single, "The Suffering."