10. The drama
9. The clothes
8. The lies
7. The Broadway stars
6. The oppourtunity to audition on the show through the internet
5. It appeals to boys
4. It appeals to girls
3. It appeals to the young and old
2. The script
And number one….
1. Sue Sylvester
Catch GLEE Tuesday night's at 9/8 central
I went to see Billy Elliot on a FAA trip this past weekend and chronicled my journey.
An interesting item surfaced on Twitter the other day. CBS radio might be reviving the famed HFS-tival. The rumor started when Billy Idol posted tour dates on his web site the included a September appearance in Gaithersburg, Maryland at the HFS-tival.
There are several questions that spring to mind:
1 Gaithersburg??? Would that mean The Montgomery County fairgrounds? Really?
2. How can you have an HFS-tival without an HFS? Yes, I realize that there is something called HFS being carried on some CBS station's HD2 channel, but do more than 12 people listen to it?
3. Do you even know anybody with an HD radio?
4. Do you know that HD stands for Hybrid Digital and not High Definition?
5. Do they have no shame?
The HFS-Tival was started as a 4th of July Picnic at Lake Fairfax and grew into a huge moneymaker of a Festival. It got there via the passion and commitment of dozens of HFSters. The vibe was fantastic, the value was amazing – 20 bands for $20! It became a legend, a communal ritual, people bought tickets BEFORE the line up was announced!
But that is over and gone. Squashed, squeezed and squandered.
If this is for real, and they are going to promote an HFS-tival, they will no doubt do it via all the various DC and Baltimore stations CBS owns. Which will still not sell it out, because no matter what the line up is, no matter what the ticket prices are, there is no soul, no passion, no mission, no reason to care.
It's a bad idea and the public will not be fooled.
A Very nice story on my old friend Chris Davis and the fundraiser held to help pay for his medical bills.
In Wichita, Kansas a young man by the name of Jessee Keraly is getting a lot of buzz for his music. Going under the name Halfway Deserted Jesses soft voice mixed with seemingly effortless guitar playing are a perfect mixture for success. Due to technical difficulties the interview could not be videotaped even though we do have a video of him singing one of his songs above. Check him out at www.myspace.com/halfwaydeserted
Dads Car Radio (DCR): name. age. location
Halfway Deserted (HD):
Jesse Keraly. 16. Wichita, Kansas.
DCR: why did you pick the name
halfway deserted
HD: heh well in 6th grade a
friend wanted to start an indie band and he actually came up with it.
DCR: haha wow. okay when did
you start playing music
HD: i started 3-4 years ago
DCR: were you writing songs
before or after you started playing instruments
HD: i wrote poetry but i
never wrote songs until i got a guitar and learned some chords
DCR::
in your song writing
process now what comes first, music or lyrics
HD: honestly, neither. it
depeneds on what mood im in. alot of times i write the lyrics first though
DCR: do you ever get writers
block or have things seemed to flow pretty naturally for you
HD: oh i think everyone gets
blocked up at times. so yes.
DCR::
are any songs from real
life experiences
HD: almost every song has to
do with something in my life
DCR: well who are your
musical influences or favorite artists?
HD: i would say blink-182
has been one of my favorites, or my favorite band for a long time. also from
first to last and obviously nevershoutnever, stpehen jerzak. all those guys
DCR: well you have great taste
in music. when you first posted your music online were you nervous?
HD: heh no not really cause
i didnt care about it. honestly its not a big thing to me right now either. but
its fun =D
DCR: would you reccomend other
post their stuff if they want to get into music
HD: yeah of course, even if
you dont like it theres bound to be people that will. i never thought anyone
would really like my music but there are people that do, for whatever reason.
DCR: hm well since people like
your music do you plan on seeing if you can book some shows in your area?
HD: well i actually did have
a show a while back with Daniel Moran. hes really good. it was fun but im not really too
focused on that right now
DCR: alright well other than
your music what are you interested in?
HD: haha well music is
pretty much it. but i like walking around and i have 8 cats.. haha
DCR: haha wow alright last
question. what can be expected from Halfway Deserted in the future?
HD: well.. i guess just more
music =D
The 2010 Lineup is here.
How many do you LOVE!!!?
How many have you heard of?
How many can you actually name a song?
Comments please..
It's been antcipated for almost two months by over 400,00 fans and it's finally coming down to the last few days before What Is Love by NeverShoutNever will be released. Getting my hands on the album early I decided to write up my own personal review of the 8 song record.
Love Is Our Weapon-4/5 Tattooed on Christofer Drew's chest the title of the first song on the record is all about change and how you can do something in the world. Uplifting and catchy this song is one of my favorites.
Jane Doe-3/5 I do love the song but since the songs first YouTube release over the summer the song seems a little tired, but maybe that's because I had it on repeat too much.
I Can't Stand It-5/5 You might remember this song being exclusively played by Christofer in Hayden in our sit down interview with him. It's still a super duper cute song and I personally see it at the equivelent of "Happy" on Drew's last EP.
Sacrilegious-4/5 I personally relate to this song with my own struggle with religion in my own every day life. I define myself as "Jesus Lover" and that's it so this song is a good one for all those other Jesus Lovers out there. It's also a great look past into Drew's past and seeing a side of him that isn't normally shown.
I Love You 5-5/5 Tell Christofer Drew you love him and 9 times out of ten he will reply with the title of this song. Adorable with it's 50's pop hit style this song will hopefully get a lot of radio play.
California-4/5 The land of glamor and plastic gets it own song on the record which has already become an interactive song at NeverShoutNever concerts. Considering the chorus is just "la la la la" it's a great song for the concert type setting.
What Is Love-5/5 The title song of the album is completely unique in it's style and sound. This song definitely goes under the surface as it retells the story of Drew's parents divorce. Even if you haven't dealt with a divorce in your life listening to this tune can still make you sit back and ask yourself "What Is Love?"
The Past-4/5 Also going deeper than the usual pop song I can see this song already getting for lack of the word bitched at by fans. The extreme amount of controversy over Christofer's smoking habits have been an issue with his younger fans over the past two years. Openly admitting the age that he started smoking cig's at 14 and "the green" at 16 will probably not get a positive response but if you can get past the choices he's made in his life you can really appreciate the musical talent shown in this song.
NeverShoutNevers album "What Is Love" Is going to be released Tuesday 1/26 wherever music is sold. Get it digitally, a CD copy or even a vinyl recond.
-Chelsea C
At first I will admit I was slightly skeptical about the girl who wakes up in the mornin' then brushes her teeth with a bottle of Jack. But like with most artists I gave the girl a listen and a completely fair chance. I usually am not into music that always appear on the top ten of iTunes unless it is something such as Lady Gaga, but I was extremely surprised by Ke$ha in many ways.
I have no idea if her whole image is fictional or not but either way it works. Even her name is one that is unforgettable because of the dollar sign replacing the S. Call it cheesy but it's memorable.
Yesterday I remembered that the girls Album, "Animal" dropped that day and decided to check out the price on iTunes. Since I had already purchased Tik Tok two weeks before I got the other 13 tracks for a little over five dollars. I was actually pretty floored by this because from someone who is dominating the charts and radio why would the album sell for so little? Nevertheless I consider it a blessing and was happy to download it. She is going to sell enough anyway that the low price will make up for it.
All I had to do was listen to the 30 second clip of the first song to know the album was going to become a favorite of mine for 2010.
1. Your Love is My Drug-5/5 it's catchy and adorable with a fantastic beat. By far my favorite.
2. Take It Off-4/5 definite club music. The beat can get a crowd going and I already see it on the Jersey Shore.
3. Kiss n' Tell-4/5 The always wonderful 'man-skank' song. Girl power ftw.
4. Stephen-3/5 The vocals in the beginning surprise me. Not my favorite but the whole concept makes me laugh.
5. Blah Blah Blah (feat. 3OH!3)- 4/5 like 3OH!3 or not you should probably prepare for this one to be on the radio.
6. Hungover- 3/5 Oh Ke$ha. You should know that all that excessive drinking leads to hangovers…oh it's a LOVE hangover. Original.
7. Party at a Rich Dude's House- 3/5 no that's seriously the name of the song. Not much oo it but it has a good beat. The music video would be entertaining.
8. Backstabber-2/5 It's kind of a filler in the album.
9. Blind-4/5 Another one of my favorites. It compliments her style and voice.
10. Dinosaur-4/5 Kind of 80's. Kind of ridiculous. All funny.
11. Dancing With Tears In My Eyes- 5/5 Makes me want to get to know the girl and hear the backstory to it like a few of her other songs.
12. Boots & Boys-3/5 it's a kind of dance-alone-in-your-room-pretending-your-oh-so-hot-song.
13. Animal-3/5 Little dissapointing considering the album is named Animal. So not as catchy as I assumed it would be but I still like it.
14. Tik Tok-5/5 Self explanitory. It's a hit.
-Chelsea
Yesterday the AP tour presale tickets went on sale nationwide. I was in a complete rush to get my own ticket so there was no time to write about it, plus I'm lazy.
I have never attended the Alternative Press Tour before due to various reasons but I have a feeling it will not be dissapointing. Headlining the tour is the always wonderful Never Shout Never with main support from the Cab and Hey Monday. Along with Every Avenue and the Summer Set, rounding out the bill. Some presale shows sold out in the first hour or so but regular ticket sales are on Saturday the 9th. If you do the presale however you get a free year subscription to AP magazine.
Dates and other info at http://www.altpress.com/specials/theaptour/