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HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*happy dance*

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

OK, FIRST, I need to thank Funks for making it writer's week and making me a Buzznet O! THANK YOU! LOVELOVELOVELOVE TO MY NOVA SISTER!!!

Then to BREE for making my Music Razzie Polls HUGE and being the first to put my journals in the newsletter/home page!

Then MARK for all his support and advice!

THEN DANIELLE JANEDOPE WHO INSPIRES ME SO MUCH!

KITTEN76, STACEFACE, ASHERAH, SAPPYSUPERUNKNOWN, CHLOE, VIKI, TWI, VOLUPTUOSITY, KAY, FLICK, MADISON, ASHLY, OHSMASH, MILLIE, GRAMMATICALLYINSANE, HYPERBALLAD, PTDMCR........ EVERYONE WHO HAS EVER READ MY JOURNALS!!!!!!!!!!

*happy dance again*

I'M SO EXCITED!!!

THANK YOU!!!!!!

I LOVE WRITING ON BUZZNET!

IT'S THE ONLY SITE I CAN KEEP COMING BACK TO!!!

THERE'S A REASON FOR THAT AND THAT IS THAT YOU GUYS ROCK!!!!!

No band is flawless. That’s a fact. They can’t do everything right. In fact, sometimes they get a few things wrong. It takes a special kind of fan, no matter what their age, to admit when their favorite bands release something that just isn’t up to par. And DJ Rossstar, age 25 and Johnnynotsid, age 16 are those kinds of fans*.

Wendy Johnnynotsid’s list:

5. “It Was You” – Lindsey Buckingham

 
Lindsey, I love you. You’re one of my favorite guitarists ever. Not only for your unique finger-picking style and genius in the studio, but also for the fact that you were one of the geniuses behind Fleetwood Mac. Your solo records have always been exceptional. So why the Hell did you have to release this one on the otherwise fantastic Under the Skin? We get it, you’re a baby-boomer rocker that finally has a family, but do you have to be so god-damn corny about it? You wrote TUSK, for crying out loud!

4. “High Risk Insurance” The Ramones

Okay, I realize this was on End of the Century and thus it meant that Phil Spector made you guys do some crazy shizit, but was this really necessary?

3. “This is Not America” --- David Bowie

David Bowie has done some great songs about the US, Young Americans, I’m Afraid of Americans… etc. He spends most of his time here. And considering his numerous identities, how can we really say he IS truly british? Bowie is one of the most influential musicians of all time and an icon of basically every type of music you can think. Despite all this… listening to this tedious “tune” makes me want to grab the Thin White Duke by the collar and go “Bitch, who asked you?”

2. “Hyper Music” - Muse

Origin of Symmetry is my favorite Muse record. That’s why I can’t for the life of me understand why this song is on here. It just seems… so unnecessary. Dudes, you’re not a jam band. Jam bands are awful. So what the Hell are you doing?

1. “Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles)” - Arcade Fire

The Neighborhood Series off of AF’s debut full-length album “Funeral” is nearly perfect. ‘Tunnels’ is a lesson in brilliant and original songcraft and emotional lyrics. ‘Laika’ is a brilliant compliment of Win Butler’s voice and a delicious mix of different instruments not characteristic to rock and roll. ‘Power Out’ is a perfect, catchy  song that just makes you want to dance and serves as a nice refresher amoung the other songs. ‘Kettles’…. We just won’t go there….. Not so much a bad song as a big disappointment.

DJ Rossstar’s List:

5. Green Day - Longview (Dookie)
It was the first Green Day song I ever heard back in 1994 and they immediately became my all time favorite band. However, after hearing this song over 100000 times on the radio, TV, album and live it has become one that I can skip over from time to time.

4. The Offspring - Pay The Man (Americana)
I really dislike the long instrumental introduction to this song. So much so that I don't even remember if I have actually ever heard the song in it's entirety. LOL.

3. MXPX - Everything Sucks (Before and Everything After)
This song was just a little bit "too" cheesy for me. I can't sing-a-long to it in the car without feeling awkward. However, they are still amazing songwriters and have continued to put out great music.

2. New Found Glory - No News Is Good News (Catalyst)
I find every song on Catalyst incredibly catchy until I get up to this one. The lyrics just never seemed to get stuck in my head...I still don't know what they are!

1. Sum 41 - Best Of Me (Underclass Hero)
This song sounds way too much like Blue October - "Hate Me." I hate listening to it cause it seems like an obvious rip off.

HEADLINE: [Insert Band Name Here] Member [Insert Rock Star Name Here] Does Something, Then Talks About It!

[Band] [Insert Band Position] [Insert Rock Star Name] recently did something, which resulted in something else. This of course conjured a reaction from fans. In an attempt to clear the air and make it that much more confusing [Rock Star] issued a statement about it.

"Recently I did something, which made you all emote. So therefore I am talking/blogging about it. Either that or some blogger is. So there. Time for support."

Comments:

1st thirty or so comments: Alternate use of chatspeak in which to convey something along the lines of, "Oh my God, go [Rock Star]! He rules! I love you, [Rock Star]! Ah you're so sweet! [Band] ROCKS!!!!"

Anti-Band Music Snob: Uh, what a fucker! I hope he dies! What an emo fag! Fag!

"Emo" Band Devotee: [quotes ABMS] OMG! You're like, such a jerk! What the fuck? [Rock Star] rules! [Band] saved my life!

ABMS: [quote] STFU, EMO-FAG! Go slit your wrists about it, [band] suck bawlz! Go cry about it!

EBD: [quote] I am NOT going to CRY about it! WTF? [Band] is not EMO, how are they emo? They saved my life so fuck off!

ABMS: [quote] Oh go whine about your problems elsewhere emo-fag! Your problems are not real you just pretend because you're a fag! And you're gay! You have no real problems and [band] and [rock star] are all emo fags! You too!

EBD: [quote] For your information [insert ABMS's screenname here]. I DO have problems! You have no idea what it is like to be depressed and suicidal! You don't know me! So fuck you! They saved my life!

ABMS: [quote] Yeah right [insert EBD's screenname here] like you have problems! Get over yourself gay fag! I have a right to express MY opinion about your lame-ass whiny band! So fuck you! Get over it, I'm ALLOWED TO hate [band].

EBD: [quote] Then don't click into topics about them! God, what the fuck?

ABMS: [quote] Oh, go cry about it! Go write a bunch of poetry or fanfiction about it and slit your wrists, you little girl! Let me guess you are 13 years old! Emo! Whiny little fuck! Go listen to all your mcr/fob/tbs/a7x/30stm/him/aiden/green day/p@td records, emo! You listen to manufactured music!

EBD: [quote] No I don't! Don't tell me what I listen to! I have not dissed your favorite bands, but now: Pink Floyd, Bloc Party, The Killers, The Who, NOFX, Kaiser Chiefs, The Klaxons, HelloGoodbye, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Clash, The yeah yeah yeahs, lily allen, clap your hands say yeah, modest mouse, arcade fire, and Nirvana SUCK!!!!

ABMS: You don't know anything about music, so shut the fuck up

EBD: Who are you to tell me that! Screw you! I listen to Pink Floyd!

ABMS: YEAH RIGHT! I BET YOU JUST HAVE THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON T-SHIRT

EBD: I LISTEN TO THEM TOO!

ABMS: Well guess what, emo-kid? Not only do I listen to Pink Floyd AND have the t-shirt, but I have a ramones t-shirt too! And I've seen Bloc Party live! So eat shit!

EBD: Guess where I also saw Bloc Party? AT THE FIRST EVER SHOW OF THE PANIC! AT THE DISCO TOUR!

ABMS: [quote] Fuck you emo-whiner!

EBD: [quote] Fuck you too!

Okay.

I don't think I exaggerated that too much, do you? No, I don't think I did. In fact, I think I toned it down.

Please, in the future people, if you're going to get involved in shit like this, just cut and paste this into your replies instead of writing one. It will save you time and you won't even have to use chat-speak.

To all you Band devotees out there: I'm not going to tell you to ignore the nay-sayers. But instead of getting pissed off and yelling at them about how the band saved your life, just make fun of them as much as you can. You're just giving them what they expect/want when you do otherwise and just make yourself and everyone look stupid. You guys all respond the same way and it never makes a difference. It's great that you love a band like that and all, but you're being really useless screaming nonsensical confessions of your inner turmoil to people who are just going to call you "emo-fag" anyway. If you do listen to that stuff great, but giving a reaction like that will only feul evidence of an "amo-plague" and you just become the subject of that song. Sorry.

To all you Indie band haters: For an emo-hater, you sure do like to sprout a lot of negative whining amidst a joyous fanfare of an INTERNET BLOG ABOUT A BAND YOU DON'T LIKE ANYWAY. Seriously, you, like the "emo" kids, all say the same shit. Only instead of sounding juvenile by way of chatspeak, you do it by repeating the same insults over and over again. Also, judging every fan of a band as 13-year-old girl who listens to every cliche band you can think of (which just shows you think about them a lot), is just as immature as crying tears of black into a livejournal because your mom says she won't let you dye your hair purple. Guess what? You all look the same too. You all listen to the same manufactured bands too. You're just as lame as the rest of us, if not lamer. Now go get yourself a livejournal. Also, please spare us the "I HAVE A RIGHT TO MY OPINION SO LEARN TO ACCEPT IT" line. You come on here to start fights, so don't pretend to be all innocent. You're not. No one cares if you don't like a band. We just don't take kindly to the fact that you are trying to tell us we are all fags/what we listen to and are just trying to piss us off. No one gives a shit about your opinion of My Chemical Romance. You are not a crusader for free speech when you call them fags. You're just pathetic.

Sorry everyone, but you all are carbon copies of each other when you act this way.

Everyone's a little bit emo sometimes/Doesn't mean we go around committing suicide/maybe it's a fact we all should face/everyone has some inner angst/everyone's a little bit emo, todaaaay/doesn't mean that your boyfriend is gaaaay/look around and you will find/eyeliner looks good on guys/even though it might be a silly faaaaad/Sometimes we all get a little sad

Amen.

I decided I did not want to give Mark the same thing I gave Danielle for her birthday, so this journal will be different. It will be a list.

REASONS MARK IS AMAZING

1. He's making the world a better place.

I truly believe that. His political blogs are not only fascinating and well researched, but his added comments make them easier to interpret and much more funny. This approach might be scorned by some as just catering to young  kids. But Mark knows that's bullshit. He's making more people on buzznet, especially younger people, more informed about the world around him. Which is pretty impressive considering the people who read it are usually internet addicts. The point is, he gets information out there to people so they can move toward working for what they believe in. And the more people who are informed, the better the world becomes.

2. He's really funny

He's crazy, but all the time, the way he will "talk" to you makes you giggle. He is not afraid to LET IT OUT in the most outrageous manner possible for type and it's always fun to read.

3. He's brilliant

Ok, I don't really need to elaborate, just go to his page 

4. He takes on challenges

Not only did he do a gazillion mile bike ride from L.A to San Diego with a sprained knee and a contusion in his sternum. He also does things like tell military recruiters to their faces how much he thinks the military sucks.

5. He does not take bullshit

And he will out you if you try to give him any

6. He knows SO MUCH about politics

Seriously. He always backs up his opinions with solid evidence and concise logic. And he does it without sounding like a know-it-all.

7. He is not afraid to be who he is and let everyone know about it.

From his politics, to his activities (which he shares people in), to his tastes, to his fierce pride in the fact that he does not eat animal products to his orientation, there is nothing Mark will display with shame. His principles are expressed proudly and he will not apologize for them. At the same time, if you disagree with him, he won't hate you for it.

8. He encourages people

He's always encouraged me, and given me support on a lot of things from my ideas for posts to my efforts to defend myself from douchebaggery to voicing my opinions. And I know he does the same for countless others like funksteena and huldaholm.

9. He showcases creativity.

Truly, where would buzznet originals be without him? He finds the most fasinating, artistic people, no matter what their popularity or even if they don't post things that might appeal to everyone. Brilliant people et exposure every day because of him

10. Despite the fact that he is a total intellectual and hard-worker, he is not afraid to be silly

Chat I had with him (not word for word perfect, but I remember the gist of it):

Me: I like Kucinich

Mark: Yeah, but that will never happen, so next I'd back Obama

Me: But Obama wants to go into Pakistan!

Mark: WHAT?

Me: *links* DONT YOU REMEMBER?

Mark: WOAH!

Me: so what do you think of hilary clinton then?

Mark: ZOMG WENDY

Mark: THIS IS A CRISIS

Me: What?

Mark: THERE IS AN ADULT VIDEO ON THE INTERNET

Me: huh? WHAT?

Mark: OF A GUY WHO GOT A BONER ON 9/11

Me: WHAT?

Mark: AND HE MADE A VIDEO ABOUT HOW HE JERKED OFF WHEN THE TOWERS FELL

11. He's proof that punk rock does not equal idiocy/violence

I know there is this stereotype of the punk dude who just likes to run around, shout obscenities, set things on fire, and get into fistfights. Mark is as punk rock as it gets, but he's a gentleman who would rather shout articulate and/or witty staements and gets into intellectual debates as opposed to fistfights. And trust me, this is not because he can't do anything else. Mark can bike 140 miles with a sprained knee. Chances are he probably could kick your ass.

12. He is obsessed with zombies.

And you know, Vampires are just so overdone.

There are a million more reasons, but if I write anymore, I'd be another day late for his birthday. Oh-- wait-- damn, my clock says 12:29. Oh well.

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY MARK!

I refuse to limit this to any exact number because to do so would imply that there is a limited amount of truly important women in music. That. Is. Stupid. Here is my list, anyway. (music videos included!)

Janis Joplin: The woman is an icon in the same league as Jimi Hendrix. She personified soul and passion and above all the ideal of "Live Fast, Die Young." Her songs are now immortalized, and though she died long ago, her influence continues to spread. She was one of the main figureheads in the American Hippie and folk-blues movements and rallied all sorts of talented, iconic women to belt their hearts out and be themselves. Most of all, she was a great believer in not only the emotional gusto of rock and roll, but the fun of it.
Take another piece of her heart:


Stevie Nicks: I believe that no matter what happens to me, I will always have a place in my heart for Stevie Nicks. She is my all-time favorite performer and one of my favorite songwriters. Stevie helped Fleetwood Mac skyrocket and then went on to do what the other members could not manage: Launching her own extremely successful solo career. Stevie also brought the first additions of mystique to rock, both with her unapologetically feminine and witchy image, her haunting stage performance, and her songs-- her lyrics bite at your heart and take your mind to a fantasy land. Her voice is one of the most distinctive in rock and roll. Her career has spanned thirty iconic years and her story has it all.

Performing "Gold Dust Woman" with Fleetwood Mac in 1987 </br>

And Rhiannon in 1975 (Patti Smith gets two songs, so does Stevie, that's how I roll)



Linda Ronstadt: This woman has had a career lasting about forty years. She's dabbled in country, pop, and jazz. But overall, she's always been a rock star. Ronstadt not only was an exceptional songwriter, performer, and rebel, but she's also known as an accomplished interpreter of the songs of others a la Elvis. Here's a performance of her hit "You're No Good" in 1974.


Also.. you might want to check out her politics. Even in her sixties, this woman knows how to rile up a riot.

Patti Smith: I feel for Patti Smith like most people feel for Bob Dylan. Her lyrics are insane. Poems that take into these crazy metaphors and storytelling that leaves you dazzled. One of the figureheads of the New York punk movement, Smith and her band created some of the finest records of the seventies and eighties, including the classics "Horses" "Waves" and "Easter." Both iconic and controversial, Patti pushed the boundaries and even her oldest songs would still probably make you uneasy. But with it all is her innocent, beautiful and cheerful spirit with which she accompanies her songs. On top of it all, she was an amazing interpreter and cover artist. If you're looking for crazy-brilliant covers, check out her banjo cover of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" It's good. Even the Banjos sound good. But instead of putting that in here, we're going to doa performance of one of her songs, "Horses" and "Hey Joe"



Aretha Franklin: I don't need to say much more than this: Voice Power Soul Empowerment First woman in the rock and roll hall of fame. Performing "Respect" in 1967

And "I Say a Little Prayer" in 1970



"Billie Holiday: This legendary jazz diva made her mark. And then she did it again. And again. Her diction, her absolute mystery and her distinct voice shattered the insecurities and creative restrictions of her audience. Even in her worst, last days, she bloomed even brighter than her Gardenias. And she sang one of the first anti-racism songs ever. See? "Strange Fruit"



Siouxsie Sioux: It is not easy to describe this punk icon. She was the dominatrix, the sexy sin. And was one of the biggest females stars of the British punk movement. Her crazy, black magic songs and cutting edge stage persona shocked and entranced multitudes. She was the dark demon Goddess who led you into haunted wonderlands. Her band the banshees were creepy, crawling, and inventive and quirky. Their creativity knew no bounds. And RObert Smith from the Cure was her guitarist. It doesn't get much better. From the Cradle bars comes and echoing voice... who do you think it belonged to? "Spellbound"



To be continued... Next Chapter including June Carter, Chrissie Hynde, Carole King, Nico, and Madonna

I'm not really going to write a journal on why I should be big on buzznet. Instead, I just posted a bunch of my old journals which I think were pretty good.

So yeah.

I don't really have the time to take and post a bunch of pictures of myself and I don't have a video recorder. I am not friends with anyone in a band and I don't have interesting hair.

So just read my other journals and decide if you want to give me the phone.

If I don't win, I'll be fine with that.

There are people on this site far more I am.

Hi I'm Wendy, I love to write, I go to catholic school and I work at Best Buy. And I rant. A lot.

The end.

Arcade Fire Join Bruce Springsteen on Stage!

Attendees of tonight's Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band show at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Ontario were very, very lucky. Not only did they get to witness the Magic tour premiers of "Tougher Than the Rest" and "Backstreets" (DAMN!), but they were also treated to some very, very special guests: Canada's own Arcade Fire!

According to the set list archive on Bruce Springsteen's website, Win, Regine, and co. joined the Boss, the Big Man, and co. for Springsteen's "State Trooper" and "Born to Run" (!!!!), as well as their own Springsteen-indebted Neon Bible tune "Keep the Car Running".

Holy cow. If anybody has video of this, please send it to forkcast@pitchforkmedia.com AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!

Very special thanks to readers Danielle Leitch and Jack Silbert for the tip!

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Pitchfork

I'm going to defend myself here in a more formal way.....

First, though I am posting these polls, I am NOT the one who picks all the nominees. I go by the wishes of PEOPLE WHO NOMINATED THEM ON THE NOMINATION JOURNAL.

SECOND: I loved the Black Parade and hate Marilyn Manson as an artist. But I nominated them in the second category because that's what people wanted. I have no desire to say that TBP was a bad record  or that Marilyn Manson is a good artist. But I did. Why? Because that is what the people wanted. I was being what we call unbiased.

THIRD:

I am calling you out. You who not only made the most stupid, stereotypical comments and accusations of me being otherwise, but did not respond when I addressed them.  If you have no good argument, then you acknowledge it and maybe I'd have some respect for you. But you decided to be sleazy, low-class wimps, so I have none.

angelxofxdeath. Wow, I'm sure you felt quite witty when you told me to "cry to my MCR records" after I was talking to janedope. I have not "been sour" about people dissing TBP. People have been dissing TBP on the comments and I had said nothing. It was really funny that you would have the nerve to say that to me when you are the one whining about Manson being nominated, huh? And then call Stevie Nicks [Manson really is a gutless little child compared to her] a little rock star? I had used that as an example as to how I was being balanced and you just had to reveal your own lack of knowledge and when I called you out on it you ran and you hid. I am sure you think everyone loves you and that you are the balm of buzznet, but that doesn't mean I'm going to take down a nominee [who I, against my own feelings, acknowledged as a "good artist" on this poll, btw] because them being up there makes you cry like a ittle bittle baby because the bad old dancer Dita broke poor Manson's heart and took his cats *sob*. Fuck, I had to nominate one of my favorite albums because I decided to be unbiased. Why should I make an exception for YOU?

sophiecyanide: You, likewise, suck. You can respond to my comments, where I called you out as a hypocrite and unknowledgable lazy skag. Really, insulting my taste in music when you don't even know my gender is a dead giveaway that you need to learn to read.

Now, I've gotten a LOT of abuse from people, but I will stop there because you know what? You people are one in a million and I have better things to do than address every single one of you.

This, people, is supposed to be FUN. IF YOU DO NOT LIKE A NOMINEE THEN JUST VOTE FOR SOMEONE ELSE! Last time I checked, that was the purpose of a poll. Insulting people (including other voters, which is much worse) is ruining this. I don't mind you people sharing your opinions, but I do have a problem when you ATTACK PEOPLE. Get the fuck over it. I don't see any other types of fans besides Manson, MCR, FOB, Killers, FFTL and Avril fans acting like this. The Metallica, Stevie Nicks, Audioslave, Lou Reed, and Nickelback fans have shown class.

I don't care if TBP wins. It's still acknowledging that MCR is a good artist, so why should I care. All I want is people to STOP ATTACKING PEOPLE! I don't care if you argue, but stop being ASSHOLES. You are ruining what should be a fun experience.

(That said: The razzies will still go on, MCR will be nominated for most annoying single and most overrated artist, BECAUSE PEOPLE WANT THAT!)

FOR SAYING THIS!

“If we took away women’s right to vote, we’d never have to worry about another Democrat president. It’s kind of a pipe dream, it’s a personal fantasy of mine, but I don’t think it’s going to happen. And it is a good way of making the point that women are voting so stupidly, at least single women. It also makes the point, it is kind of embarrassing, the Democratic Party ought to be hanging its head in shame, that it has so much difficulty getting men to vote for it. I mean, you do see it’s the party of women and ‘We’ll pay for health care and tuition and day care — and here, what else can we give you, soccer moms?’”

FUCK YOU MAN COULTER! I HOPE YOU DIE A HORRIBLE DEATH, GO TO HELL, THEN COME BACK JUST SO WE CAN KILL YOU AGAIN! THEN YOU CAN GO TO AL-QUEADA HEAVEN SO YOU CAN BE A SEX SLAVE TO TERRORISTS!

According to certain sources at Arcadefire.net, Montreal rock Titans Arcade Fire are coming out with their first video for their second album Neon Bible, which debuted in March.

The video is supposed to be for the first song on the new album "Black Mirror."

The band will reportedly not be featured in the video, but the video is reportedly being done by the same person who did the album artwork for their critically-lauded and Bowie-Approved first album Funeral.

In a strange turn of events, Liam Gallagher, Alter Knocker sing of washed-up Brit-Pop band Oasis, has had a rare moment of intelligent thought. In an even more shocking turn of events, he's actually chosen to say it aloud.

He gives this advice to the Arctic Monkeys:

Liam Gallagher tells the Arctic Monkeys not to be embarrassed about becoming the most talked-about band in Britain. The Wonderwall hitmaker says he relished in his own band's meteoric rise in the mid-1990s and encourage Arctic Monkey's to enjoy their fame. He says, "Everything just felt right. Everything that we'd worked for. Nothing felt weird - it felt deserved, and I didn't feel uncomfortable with any of it. "I f**king loved it. And I think you were able to tell I f**king loved it. "I look at bands now, Arctic Monkeys, and they're uncomfortable, and I think, 'Where's your head at, man?' "I love 'em, but it's just like, 'en-f**king-joy it.' They're embarrassed by fame? Yeah, it's embarrassing being fam... well, it's not embarrassing being in a rock'n'roll band." "If you're embarrassed about your dream then God f**king help you. I'd be more embarrassed to call myself a poet."

[Contact Music]

No need to be embarrassed, Liam, no one thinks you're a poet.

I'm not saying the Arctic Monkeys should be douchebags like the Gallagher Brothers, but I do get annoyed when I read interviews with famous, critically-acclaimed bands being all "Woe is me, people know my name!"

Dude, if you never wanted this to happen, then you should have never put your albums out in the first place. You should be grateful that people actually have an interest in your art. Sure, Papparazzi are not fun, but we're not talking Britney-esque stalker woes, unless of course, you DO act like the Gallaghers. Then you're fucked. But enjoying it won't make that happen.