Bowling for Soupthis monthrsquos feature
ldquoWe are not out there struggling to find who we arerdquo
Concert Reviews
PledgeMusic + We DayWhatrsquos it all about
All Time Low Bring Me
The HorizonTwin
AtlanticBlitz Kids
simple plan gives back to the community through the million meals movement
OURTEAM
Editor in ChiefGeneral Editor
Copy Editor Assistant Copy Editor
Managing Editor Design Editor
Jen
Maddie
Leeann
Renee
Sonia
Freda
Writers Jen Maddie Jane Lenore Luke Marly Leeann Kailia Sinja Rossi Sian Sonia Kelly Maria Eleanor Rose Nathaniel Damla Sophie Jelena Brett Vitoria Emelie Josselyn Gemma
Contributors None this month
Researchers Leeann Sian Jen Maddie Jane RossiBrett Sonia
Photographers Rebecca Houlden IIan BenitahEmma Rees Photography Inside Edge Photographyfor May the Rock be with You Kerry Nicholls
Think a photo is yours Let us know and we will credit you
Simple Plan Space is in no way affiliated with Simple Plan Warner Music Atlantic Records or Coalition Entertainment This is a magazine made entirely
by fans for fans Simple Plan Space is only available online and always for free All contents belong to their respective writers2 SPS
5 seconds of summer
all time low
CONTENTS2 editorial
4 million meals movement
6 we day
8 song of the month
10 fact file bowling for soup
12 simple plan + bowling for soup
14 fact file jaret reddick
16 fact file chris burney
18 fact file erik chandler
20 fact file gary wiseman
22 interview chris burney
28 pledgemusic
30 bowling for soup + disney
32 Bowling for soup hit songs
44 sp april calendar
46 sp twitter talk
48 aussie band news
50 international band news
52 simple plan covers corner
54 ep review 5 seconds of summer
ldquoshe looks so perfectrdquo
56 concert review blitz kids
57 concert review all time low
58 concert review twin atlantic
59 concert review bring me the
horizon
60 fan of the month
63 sp quiz
64 may birthdays
66 get to know the team
FROM THE EDITORrsquoS DESK
This month we take a close look at Bowling for Soup They released an album last year and I had the chance to interview Chris Burney (lead guitarist) via Sykpe I hope that you guys enjoy learning about Bowling for Soup as they are good friends of SP as well as a fantastic band If you have not heard of them take the time to check them out
Thanks to the people who have provided us with feedback about the new design and congratulations to Freda as there were so many positive comments
The new few editions will be packed full of band interviews and taking a closer look at many pop punk bands We welcome readers to send us comments or even a review of concerts hit us up at simpleplanspacegmailcom if you are interested
It is a pleasure to be the editor of such a great team here at Simple Plan Space Love how we are from all over the world and are such good friends
Keep listening to the bands that make you happy
Peace outJenjustjenrees
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all time low
blitz kids
Below is taken from wwwprwebcom
Join the Journey to End Hunger with ONEXONErsquos Million Meals Movement
OXOMillionMeals - ONEXONE is calling upon humanitarians to join the plight to end hunger at the Inaugural Million Meals Movement on Friday May 23 2014 at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts featuring Simple Plan MAGIC Alyssa Reid amp Kardinal Offishall
ldquoItrsquos tIME wE brINg tHEdIscussION Of fOOd
INsEcurIty IN caNadatO tHE fOrEfrONtrdquo
- ONEXONE FOuNDER JOEY ADLER Toronto ON (PRWEB) April 02 2014
Simple Plan gives back to
the community through
the Million Meals Project
Read all about it at the Simple Plan Foundation here
See the interview with Jeff and Seb about the Million Meals Project here
Listen to Sebrsquos interview on Kool FM here
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Simple Plan gives back to
the community through
the Million Meals Project
In an effort to address the shocking reality of food insecurity in North America and around the world ONEXONE is calling upon humanitarians to join the plight to end hunger at the Inaugural Million Meals Movement on Friday May 23 2014 at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts featuring Simple Plan MAGIC Alyssa Reid amp Kardinal Offishall
With this yearrsquos proceeds benefitting the ONEXONE and Simple Plan Foundations the movement will kick start the community-based initiative and journey of eventually packing one million meals for children in need across North America Sodexo world leader in quality of life services who serve 1 million customers daily has joined the movement by providing meals that will be packed and distributed in Toronto and Montreal
After packaging meals at INK Entertainment venue Kool Haus the day will cap off with a star-studded concert produced by Live Nation including multi-platinum band Simple Plan reggae-pop band MAGIC and ldquoAlone Againrdquo breakout star Alyssa Reid Rapper and humanitarian Kardinal Offishall will also take the stage as ONEXONErsquos musical ambassador a unique role committed to helping the cause Complete with a red carpet and all-star Canadian talent the Million Meals Movement hopes to not only alleviate hunger across North America but also spread lesser-known facts just $1 can provide a child with a healthy breakfast which positively impacts learning creativity test grades and even attendance
ldquoItrsquos time we bring the discussion of food insecurity in Canada to the forefrontrdquo says Joey Adler Founder and Chair of ONEXONE ldquoThe idea of not having a meal to eat is a very serious reality for many Canadian
families There is no reason why hunger should exist and ONEXONE is inviting everyone to take a stand and help make a difference by joining the movement to end hungerrdquo
In addition to initiatives operating around the world ONEXONE has provided over 500000 nutritious meals to over 4000 Canadian children in need through their School Breakfast Program Spearheaded by entrepreneur and modern advocate Joey Adler and supported by Pepsi Sodexo and De Beers ONEXONE hopes to start a large-scale movement against hunger in North America Be part of the solution at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts on Friday May 23 2014 and join ONEXONE in the fight against hunger
For more information on the Million Meals Movement visit httpwwwmillionmealsca designed by Pulp amp Fiber company
To donate to the Million Meals Movement go to
httpwwwicangowithoutcom
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What is
WE DAYQuoted from Wedaycom
Locally active globally aware
We Day is the movement of our time empowering a generation of young global citizens through an inspirational event and a year-long educational initiative called We Act which offers curricular resources campaigns and materials to help turn the dayrsquos inspiration into sustained activation
We Act is the blueprint for young people to take action as agents of social change
Why Because we believe that we are the first generation that can truly end the worst forms of poverty embrace we thinking and we acting and remove the barriers to youth being agents of social change And therersquos no time to waste every single day we have the opportunity to make this world a better place And everyone has a role to play
How are we doing this By pushing forward the boundaries of charity and creating change Itrsquos a worldwide movement that proves anyone can change the worldmdashand revolutionizes how we make that change
You can watch a video here for more information
How did it start
We Day started in 2007 in Toronto 8000 students took part in the Launch of the program in the Ricoh Coliseum In 2009 the now annual event also took place in Vancouver In Toronto it moved to a much larger location to fit in 16000 students at the Air Canada Centre The Performers were Mia Farrow Sarah McLachalan and Crush Parallel In 2010 it started in Montreal as well and included a performance of Simple Plan Watch them perform Shut up here
Krsquonaan closed the day in Toronto In 2011 the movement grew again to include Winnipeg 2012 it extends to Manitoba and keeps growing in 2013 it also was held in Saskatchewan and Halifax
Watch Simple Plans performance at this years We Day in Montreal here
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Thanks to simpleplancz for the 2014 photos
Pierre 2010
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Song of the Month
is the third song of Simple Planrsquos second studio album named Still Not Getting Any (SNGA) that was released on October 26 2004
The record contains singles like Welcome To My Life Shut Up Untitled (How Could This Happen To Me) and Crazy which are all very powerful songs In total the record has 11 tracks and number three is Perrfect World Itrsquos seen as a breakup song with lyrics such as rdquoIrsquom still here waiting for youIrsquom lost when yoursquore not aroundI need to hold on to you I just canrsquot let you gordquo but the inter-pretation is realy up to whoever listens to it
The song has a nice build up that makes you interested in knowing what comes next Itrsquos a heavier song but the bridge is a bit slower which gives a softer touch and a great mix for the song The song doesnrsquot have an official music video but in January 2007 Simple Plan posted a video on their YouTube channel httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pX-2NS78t2DcThe video contains footage from concerts and trips from their touring It has almost 29 million views
Fans commentPerfect World is one of my favourite songs by Simple Plan (but that would sound better if almost every SP song wasnrsquot my favourite) The lyrics are awesome like re-ally really awesome and the music Oh my Canada what a great music It can fill you with energy and just rdquowake you uprdquo I love that song I hope we will get something si-milar on the next album (Maria Slovakia)
Perfect World is my all time favourite song Not just my favourite SP song but favourite song ever Irsquom not even sure why Itrsquos the simplicity of the lyrics and the melody and that funny drum loop that Chuck describes in the Making of Still Not Getting Any It was my favourite from when I first became a fan and when they performed it live in Brisbane in 2005 that was the best (Marly Australia)
And againThis song perfectly describes a part of my life which maybe isnrsquot over yet Lyrics tell everything that I canrsquot drums are awesome and guitars and Pierrersquos voiceI mean Perfect World is a song that I will always love and I loved it as soon as I heard it Oh and the video is great I could watch it over and over again (Jelena Serbia)
Perfect Worldwritten by sophiecarlbrant
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I never couldrsquove seen this farI never couldrsquove seen this comingSeems like my worldrsquos falling apart
Yeah
Why is everything so hardI donrsquot think I can deal with the things you saidIt just wonrsquot go away
In a perfect worldThis could never happenIn a perfect worldYoursquod still be hereAnd it makes no senseI could just pick up the piecesBut to youThis means nothingNothing at all
I used to think that I was strongUntil the day it all went wrongI think I need a miracle to make it through
Yeah
I wish that I could bring you backI wish that I could turn back timeCuz I canrsquot let goI just canrsquot find my way
Yeah
Without you I just canrsquot find my wayIn a perfect worldThis could never happenIn a perfect worldYoursquod still be hereAnd it makes no senseI could just pick up the piecesBut to youThis means nothingNothing at all
I donrsquot know what I should do nowI donrsquot know where I should goIrsquom still here waiting for youIrsquom lost when yoursquore not aroundI need to hold on to youI just canrsquot let you go
YeahYeah
In a perfect worldThis could never happenIn a perfect worldYoursquod still be hereAnd it makes no senseI could just pick up the piecesBut to youThis means nothingNothing at allYou feel nothing nothing at allNothing at all
Perfect World
Song of the Month
FACT FILEBOWLING FOR SOUP
Last edition we did a fact file on Bowling for Soup as part of our Soundwave feature You can see that here
Bowling for Soup began way back in 1986 in Wichita Falls Texas where the
band members grew up They as most students in the 80rsquos they loved bands like Quirt Riot Motley Crue The Ramones and
Green Day With only one line up change in 1998 when Lance Morrill lets the band he was replaced by their friend Gary Wiseman
Bowling for Soup are
Erik Jaret Gary Chris
Photo credit to Dave Kai Piper
Written by Jen justjenrees
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Bowling for Soup have stayed true to their Punk Rock origins They have ignored their critics and have just kept on writing songs that their fans love They are fantastic to see live and their music videos are very clever This year they are once again teamed up with Pledge music to rerecord all their greatest hits that their fans actually want The least greatest hits album was released by their oldrecord company without Bowling for Soups permission
Bowling for Soup love photos of them in water
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SIMPLE PLAN AND BOWLING FOR SOUPBy Jen justjenrees
2005ndash2006 StarJam and The Great Burrito Extortion Case
Bowling for Soup supported Simple Plan on the Star Jam Tour in 2005 Their setlist was Almost Trucker Hat Girls all the Bad Guys want 1985 Punk Rock 101 I Melt with YouThey also supported Simple Plan on the Star Jam tour in 2006 with Quitedrive and Army of Freshmen
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On this tour Seb kept telling people that there was a new band called Man of the Hour Seb saidldquoWe were on tour a long long time ago with Bowling For Soup We kept telling people for no reason that we had a band called lsquoMan Of The Hourrsquo So it was me Pierre our singer Jaret from BFS our merch guy who doesnrsquot play any music at all and we kept telling people that we were going to get signed So after all that when we started doing radio we decided to call it the Man Of The Hour showrdquoScene magazine September 2013
Bowling for Soup is reported to be one of Chuckrsquos Favourite bands
In 2008 Simple Plan referenced Bowling for Soup in a song that
they made up during a concert in Texas Watch this here
Photo of Simple Plan Bowling for Soup and Switchfoot In 2006
Photo credit to Simpleplancz
Domi from spcz also noticed in the Bowling for Soup video My Wena that the speakers in it has Man of the Hour written on it Check it out here
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FACT FILEJaret Reddick
LIFeJaret Ray Reddick was born in Grapevine Texas He is Bowling for Soup frontman and guitarist
He is the youngest of six children with four sisters and a brother He attended to Cunningham Elementary School Wichita Falls Texas He graduated from SH Rider High School in Wichita Falls In high school he played snare drum in the marching band Jaret has degrees in business management and
psychology from Midwestern State university in Wichita Falls
Jaret has a tattoo sleeve on his right arm inspired by many games It includes a Rubiks Cube a Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone jacks Monopolyrsquos Rich uncle Pennybags and Operationrsquos Cavity Sam He just had a Mr Potato Head added to the collection
He has owned a chain of toy stores while he worked on getting his music career off the ground He lives in just outside of Denton Texas
BeFORe FAMeHe played snare drum in SH Rider High Schoolrsquos marching band
TRIVIA FACTHe has also performed in the bands Jarinus People on Vacation and The Boster
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His birth name is Jaret Von Erich
He plays a Music Man Axis guitar that has a flag of Texas design on it
FAMILY LIFeHe has two children Emma and Jack with Melissa Reddick
ASSOCIATeD WITHHe has done voice acting with Vincent Martella in the award-winning animated series Phineas and Ferb
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FACT FILEChris Burney
Chris Burney born on May 25th 1969 in Wichita Falls Texas uSA is the
guitarist (plays a Les Paul) for Bowling for Soup He graduated from Midwestern State university in Physical Education in 1993 He has a three-year-old French bulldog named Sherman Mabobber
Burney Chris is proud of his extensive DVD collection and is a guns and ammo enthusiast Some of Burneyrsquos favorite TV shows to watch are Rescue Me Lost the Shield HBOrsquos Band of Brothers Robot Chicken Family Guy and King of the Hill
Written by imjustakid17 and justjenrees
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When Chris is not on the road he enjoys a game of PGA Tour Golf coupled with double Jack Daniels and Diet Coke Chris has extensive tattoo work done most notably a tattoo sleeve on his left arm which features various cereal mascots (Tony the Tiger Toucan Sam etc) The text ldquocereal killerrdquo appears on the arm Chris is also missing a front tooth
Along with lead singer Jaret Reddick who he met in high school were influenced by heavy metal music of bands such as Quiet Riot Ratt and Moumltley Cruumle and also by the punk rock of the Ramones and later Green Day Burney owned a Wichita Falls coffeehouse ldquoThe Refugerdquo
with a music stage and played there with his first band ldquoThe Persecutedrdquo where he and Reddick met future bassist Erik Chandler and drummer Gary Wiseman in the early 1990s (Wiseman wouldnrsquot join until 1998) Burney and Chandler soon formed the band Folkadots while Wiseman formed Gary amp the Wiseman Burney and Chandler along with Morrill also formed the band Slaw Not too long after Jaret Reddick and Lance Morrill formed coolfork which Chris Burney later joined Just a few months later after forming a band called Rubberneck they took the name Bowling for Soup in 1994
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FACT FILEerik chandler
Erik Chandler was born on December 22 1974 in Henrietta Texas uSA He is a
founding member of Bowling for Soup He plays that bass as well as writing lyrics He also is the back up vocalist
He has released his solo EP titled Writing the WrongsTrack 1 Tonightrsquos the NightTrack 2 Push the PedalTrack 3 Hold it TogetherTrack 4 Malibu Classic
He appeared as himself in the movies Accidently Famous and Punk Rock
Holocaust He also appeared on TV shows Jimmy Kimmel Love and Live with Kelly and Michael
Erik supported Patent Pending in 2013 in their tour of the uK Check out one of the songs here
Written by Luke and Jen
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FACT FILEgary wiseman
Gary Wiseman born January 6 1979 in Tyler Texas uSA is the
drummer for Bowling for Soup Gary played marching band and symphonic before hooking up with rockers Bowling for Soup His sound ldquois awesome for rock really loud cutting and durable which is cool because Irsquom often playing very hardrdquo He had also formed his own band called Gary amp the Wiseman His solo band has a self-titled album (Gary and the Wiseman) with 13 songs on the record totalling in about 40 minutes The titles of the tracks are1 Room2 Now3 N204 Big Losers5 Remember6 StaceyDC7 Had Enough8 My Girl9 Time10 Breakaway 11 Retention12 Social Signs13 Instrumental Rockfest
You can buy a Gary Bobble head here
See an interview here with Gary about the album Love Drunk Lunch
Written by Kelly and Jen
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Super Intimate Exclusive
INTERVIEWwith CHRIS from
By Jen Rees Photos by Inside Edge
I was fortunate to catch up with Chris from Bowling for Soup and have a chat about their new album and their friendship with Simple Plan
Always a pleasure to interview band members and to interview Chris via Skype was awesome due to me being such a huge fan
Hi Chris thanks for the chance to catch up with you I am looking forward to seeing you when you come to Australia for Soundwave Are you doing a sidewave Yeah we are we will do one with Zebrahead Awesome I will def be at that
I have heaps of questions for you How did you get involved in the Pledge ProjectI donrsquot really know the whole story of it but I know that we were getting ready to do a new album and we were going to put it out ourselves Through our management they had heard of Pledge Music we really didnrsquot want to do a kick starter we wanted to do something that is more Pledge music is all about music you actually have a person like an AampR person that advises you on rewards and stuff Itrsquos not just like sitting in front of your computer like Kickstarter it is a little more involved It is a little more organized as far as music is concerned That is a little ad for Pledge music haha
All the Pledgers got a message from Jaret asking us if we were interested in doing the Pledge thing again and our answer was yes What are you planning on doingWe are working on two new albums here in the near future we are going to do a covers album and we are also going to rerecord our greatest hits I think we may do that outside of pledge music and after that we will do a new album(Since this interview BFS changed their minds and are do the greatest hits with Pledge)
Chris What made you want to play music when you were youngIt is really kinda funny like I was more the athlete in high school and I guess that when that was all over I always listened to music I am an old Metal head I listened to Iron Maiden and Slayer and stuff like that but towards the end of high school I started hanging out with people that were in bands and
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stuff I was the guy that carried their stuff around for them and set up their equipment and everything and this was before I could play a guitar the group of guys that I hung out with when I was with them I picked up a guitar and taught myself how to play it
Wow awesome Who were your original inspira-tionsBack when I was not a very good guitar player it was hard core and metal and stuff like that There was a band called DRI a band called The Crumb Suckers and you know just metal in general To be honest with you the bands that I hung out with friends of mine I guess From the time that I started playing the Guitar I was always in bands and played 3 or 4 chord punk rock
What do you think that you would be doing now if you were not in a bandThat is a tough question I have a degree in Social work and Sociology and I did teach special Ed for a while and I donrsquot know if that was what I wanted to do It has been so long since that I have had to find work and all that so it is hard to know what I
would do I am thinking about it all the time I am constantly looking for something to do I worked in a bar business for a while tending and managing and stuff like that but I donrsquot know if that is what would want to do either Hopefully I would have found something to do that I enjoyed so I would not of hate my life So I really donrsquot know what I would be doing if I was not doing this
Well I am glad that you are doing what you are doing In Australia we have many pop punk bands that are
continued on next page
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breaking up what is your secret so that you can keep your band together for so long Is it that you are such good friendsIt is that but also we have been lucky as we have not had to try to change what we do like the thing that some people criticize us for is one of the things that we think is good about what we do The fact that all our albums sound the same pretty much we never really had a direction change with what we do we have always just kept it the same we are not out there struggling to find who we are We just stand true to whatever we are Which is great
Sorry a very clicheacuted question what is the story behind the name Bowling for Soup There was a Comedian Steve Martin was had an album called A Wide and Crazy Guy he had a joke on their about a tv show he was developing called Bowling for Sht so originally that is what we were but then we realized that our grandmothers would not appreciate us being in a band called Bowling for Sht so we changed it
I have heard that you guys donrsquot have a set list when you play that you just play whatever you feel like Is that true Our last tour of the UK is the first time that we ever used a set list We were playing over two hours and it was a little bit confusing and we were on a time schedule a pretty strict time schedule each night so we needed to have a little bit of a structure in the show
Yeah that is fair Chris When you play live do you ever change the lyrics of songsThat is more a Jaret Question I think sometimes he forgets the lyrics and problem sometimes goes lalahelliphellip Sometimes if it is topical he will change the lyrics here and there I think the Jonas Brothers movie was changed to the One Direction movie on the UK tour haha
What was the first song you learned to playThe first song I learnt to play on the guitar was probably just this little 12 bar blues rift Me and my buddy would sit there and try and solo he
would play it I would play it and it was just terrible probably the worst thing anyone ever heard Glad there is no recording of it out there As far as a song goes I would try and throw out some old Rush The Temples of Syrinx was one of the first songs that I learnt I tried to play along with Rush but not very well
How many guitars do you ownLetrsquos see Irsquove got Four Electric guitars thatrsquos really it I am not a guitar collector I donrsquot even own an acoustic I had one but it was just sitting around my bedroom so I gave it away to a friend who wanted to learn how to play
What are some things in life that annoy youJust dickheads really I have a pretty long fuse I guess people just being dicks in generalI agree
What do you think about bands like One Direction They toured here last year and people complained as they could not hear them play because of all the fan girls screaming RighthellipIt is just one of those things there are always going to acts and bands like that always going to be a need for bands likes that in some weird way like Hansen the Jonas Brothers I guess it is necessary I am not a fan I canrsquot tell you if I could recognize one of their songs It is not my bag but there is a place for everything I guess
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What do you think about on line music sharingIt is just the way things are now it would be nice if there was a way of selling music rather than people just take it it is just the way it is so we just have to accept it we really have to embrace it and give music out for free sometimes as people are going to just take it
That is what I liked about the Pledge project as you knew that we were all going to pay for it Yeah but other people they donrsquot and I guess we just have to hear it I guess just like a photographer Yeah you can use it as well I guess it is a tool for bands to get their music out there
How did you guys get involved in writing songs for DisneyThat probably happened way back in the day when we went to South by South West I guess they were looking for newer bands to play We were not the biggest band back then and we needed to do songs for Soundtracks and it was a way to keep really busy and keep our name out there and in the hat
So how much fun was it to write the soundtrack to Phineas and Ferb My kids loved that when they were youngerIt was pretty cool I guess we did not know how big that series was going to be it became pretty
insane how awesome of a show it became and how much people would love it
If you could pick any song in the world that Bowling for Soup could of written what would it be Actually I would probably say Staceyrsquos Mom we do a cover of it and we used to do shows and people would ask to hear Staceyrsquos Mom and we were thought of the band that wrote it We do cover it live we used to break peoples heart by saying it was not our song but then when started playing it live If we did write it we would be getting all the Cadillac and Dr Pepper money it is on adverts over here Oh ok I did not know that it is not over here We just get the credit for it not the money Thatrsquos not good Yeah they are laughing all the way to the bank
Your video of 1985 I love you in heels and a skirt by the way how much fun was that to make It was shot in one day wasnrsquot itIt was one of the biggest budgets that we had for a video it was fun I mean just doing all the different scenes and all that yeah it was a whole day work we got up in the morning and I think we wrapped that up around 10 or 11 at night But it was fun It was a really good video Thank you
My favourite video of yours was Punk Rock 101 I love the concept of the boot camp I mean I still wear the same stuff even though I am like old and I still live the punk rock life I have been made fun of for this like foreverhelliphellip I wear Vans Black band tees all the time How does it feel that your music can make people like me feel so much better about themselvesOh that is awesome it is a really good feeling I mean we never set out to conquer the world or anything we just wanted to be in a band and have fun together all that other stuff is a bonus and it is an honour when people tell us stuff like that it is really cool I am pleased that you have done it
A few Simple Plan questions you are good friends with themAh yeah itrsquos been a while since we have seen or
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heard from any of those guys so yeah its been quite a while it would be nice to do a show or two with them
Can you tell me any funny stories form the 20056 Star Jam tour with themThere was an incident when a dressing room got pretty trashed we ah broke a couple of tables and threw a refrigerator of the balcony can I know who actually did that Was it Pierre Well it was a combination few of us it was a really fun time
I have seen the song that they sang for you on youtube I think it was at a soundcheck did you go drinking with them that nightYes I think we did every night
I have to ask the mention of Simple Plan in From the Roof Tops was that just a shout out to friends Yeah pretty much That was great all the SP fans were happy about that Nice
This is more of a Jaret question he was involved in Man of the Hour do you know anything about that I think it was just one of those things that happened it was kind of a running joke I donrsquot think that Man of the Hour actually ever did anything musically I mean I donrsquot really know to be honest with you it was kind of a running joke
A friend of mine called Domi that runs the simpleplancz site which is the biggest information site for Simple Plan fans she wants to know why you guys tour the UK but not the European continent You know that is something I knew the answer to myself Ah we have done had a couple of tours in Europe but there are so many places that we did not go like Italy or Spain I thought we had always done well in Germany and places like that but we never really went to those markets We did an Avril Lavigne tour there which was really good then went back to do some shows on our own but then we just never went back I really wish that I knew the answer to that myself She lives in the Czech Republic but travels to other places to see bands Yeah we never really went to Eastern Europe we
played on show in Moscow that is as far as that way we have gone
Fav SP album I am not really sure I donrsquot know their names but have them on my ipod How about your favourite song I donrsquot know really I have them all on my ipod and I just play them I donrsquot look at CDrsquos I just play musically digitally I donrsquot know if that makes me look really bad to be honest I listen to a lot of bands like Maiden and stuff but I canrsquot tell you the names of their songs
So I was then going to ask what Simple Plan song you would like to cover but you probably donrsquot know that name of it Is there anything else that you can tell me about the relationship between BFS and SPIt has been too long since we have seen them it is
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has been quite a few years so yeah
SP are coming out to Australia to play Warped a band I do promotion for called Call the Shots are touring you should check them out so I will be doing a few of the Warped shows
When you come out to Australia will you have a meet and greet at your sidewaveSure we will yeah we just usually chill out and hang out after the shows Great I canrsquot wait
Think I have asked all the questions that I had planned I am really glad I got this chance to chat with you Keep up the great workI Iove the new Album probably more than your others which is unusual for me itrsquos usually the other way around but as you said you have not changed at all Yeah we are pretty proud of the new one we actually tried to make every song as good as the first one on the Album We did not write a few good
ones and then a bunch of songs that were fillers we wanted a really good album from start to finish
I think From the Roof Tops is probably my favourite and what I like about it also is my teenagers really like it and they donrsquot like your older stuff as much and I think they are just over my kinda music they are branching out a bit
Well thanks Chris I am really happy I got to chat to you I look forward to meeting you when you come Down Under Thanks a lot ChrisIt was great thanks Jen I will catch you later
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pledgemusicWhatrsquos it all about
Written by MaddieBirkett
PledgeMusic is fast becoming a way for musicians and bands to produce their work the way they want with
needed funds except the whole monetary value is supported by fans There are perks of course apart from seeing your favourite band release another album The artists will offer rewards such as signed photographs a download of the CD and even more epic things like Skype sessions
One of PledgeMusicrsquos sayings is ldquoFans donrsquot need more ways to buy ndash they need more reasonsrdquo In fact Bowling For Soup have used Pledge quite a bit recently They have just reached 100 funds needed for their new greatest hits album but you can still donate and receive the awesome rewards Just head here
PledgeMusic works in a way that brings the artists and fans together to enhance and share the music experience Along the way fans may be asked and have a vote of album cover art or album names fans may even get to hear the album exclusively before itrsquos releasedWhy many artists use Pledge is because
it is just like having a record deal all of the positives and benefits that is but it also means artists get the final say and remain in control of their work no decisions are made for them Pledge also provides help and expertise to artists in order to help them achieve their goals and complete projects
PledgeMusic is also recognised by major music charts giving artists that extra boost when they release their new work
Not only are you helping your favourite artist and your CD player yoursquore also helping charities A certain amount of donations also contributes to certain charities
If you want to know more about this innovative website and project check out their site and find a band worth helping out at httpwwwpledgemusiccom
It turns out that may donations occur from people who werenrsquot even fans of the artist but were just discovering them then
28 SPS
Check out the Bowling for Soup Profile on Pledge Music httpwwwpledgemusiccomartistsbowlingforsoup
SPS 29
BOWLING FOR SOUPand
By Jen justjenrees
Bowling for Soup did some work with Disney including the following
They wrote and sang the Phineas and Ferb theme song ldquoToday is Gonna Be a Great Dayrdquo
They had animated cameos in some episodes of Phineas and Ferb
BFS also wrote and sang the Phineus and Ferb Winter Vacation theme song
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Theme SongTherersquos a hundred and four days of summer vacationThen school comes along just to end itSo the annual problem for our generationIs finding a good way to spend itLike maybeBuilding a rocket or fighting a mummyOr climbing up the Eiffel TowerDiscovering something that doesnrsquot exist Or giving a monkey a showerSurfing tidal waves creating nanobotsOr locating Frankensteinrsquos brain Finding a Dodo bird painting a continentOr driving our sister insane As you can seeTherersquos a whole lot of stuff to do before school starts this fall So stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it allSo stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it all
They also did a cover of ldquoThe Bare Necessitiesrdquo for Disneymania 3
released in 2005
The band performed the song ldquoThe Greatest Dayrdquo for the movie
Max Keeblersquos Big Move
For Sky High the 2005 Super Hero Movie they sang the song ldquoI Melt
With Yourdquo
SPS 31
AlbumLunch Drunk Love
Release DateSeptember 10th 2013
Written byReddick Ryan Hamilton
Length301
Lyric VideoWatch it here This song is great It is about how
opposites attract and how that does not matter as love is love
I really like the way it takes a serious issue of a relationship that seems doomed and portrays it in a fun way I agree with the thought that people should followtheir heart and not worry about what everyone else is thinking Of course the reference to Simple Plan is pretty sweet Our dudes do often rock all black
Bowling For Souprsquos
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She hates my friends my friends hate herTakes all my time makes me late for work
Shersquos got another guys name tattooed on her assMy mom and dad say wersquore moving too fast
She doesnrsquot like my band but the stickers on her carShe likes Star Trek but I prefer Star Wars
Kissed me deadly but she makes me aliveShersquos the opposite of everything I need in my life
But when you know you know
ChorusHave you ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftopsEver been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops
I watch TV and she reads booksWhen bampches talk to me they get dirty looks from her
She really doesnrsquot mind when I drink my beerAnd I really donrsquot care if she wears underwear
I rock all black and she canrsquot standThat I dress like the dudes in Simple Plan
Shersquos all wrong but itrsquos alrightShe can be all wrong right by my side
Cause when you know you know
Chorus
Follow your heart fampk everybody else x8Ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops x4
SPS 33
album review
bowling for soup lsquolunch drunk loversquo
If you know me at all you would know that I am a Bowling for Soup fan When I heard
that they were doing a new album their 12th I was pretty happy Then I looked into the
Pledge idea and immediately signed up to pledge my support I loved getting all their
updates and I loved know that I was helping them out with their album We received
the album before anyone else as well as snippets of info It was totally worth it
One of the reasons that I love BFS is that they have not changed over the last 20
years they have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have though
of them This is so true for this album and I laughed out loud when I heard the chorus
of track one ldquoWe are not here to change the world wersquore here to laugh at othersrdquo I knew
that this album would be true to BFS form of previous releases See the video here
Track two called lsquoSince we Broke uprdquo is really
catchy They played this live at Soundwaveand the crowd loved it I love the amusing lyrics for example
Since we broke upIrsquove been throwing lots of heatAnd all the girls are checking me outSince we broke up All my bills are paidAnd therersquos cheddar in my checking account
This is a break up song with a difference looking at the positives of breaking up rather than the negatives Watch the video herehttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=nlKU40dtvoI
The next track is a definite favourite of mine I love songs that encourage people to be themselves and this is one of the best I can identify with this song as at my age I have now learnt to be true to myself (Real) and I am never going to change I wish that I could write a letter to my 13 year old self and include this song to help me get through my teens Wait not just my teens but up until I turned 40 I often sing this in my head when people are trying to change me by saying ldquoyou canrsquot wear thatrdquo Or ldquoYou canrsquot say that ldquo I like the use of the word Perfect for obvious reasons I like the lyrics
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I could never live up toThe man thatrsquos in your head
You want the guy from the notebookBut you got me instead
And I never was the hip kidI always use words like hip
Judas Priest on my walkmanWhen culture club was the sht
Check out the music video that has real BFS fans in it and is pretty funny httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=unNRS9kr8rE
The fourth Song on the album that mentions our fav band is discussed on another
page The only cover on this album is track lsquoCirclersquo was written by Edie Brickell and
New Bohemians Jaret sang this live in the Melbourne sidewave and captivated the audience There were three other songs
that really stood out for me were lsquoNormal Chicksrsquo I mean a guy singing about seeing
his girlfriend in the morning without make up and says you are pretty when you just donrsquot
care is pretty greatCheck out the lyric video here httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=QMM4uCRxAq4
I listen to track 7 ldquo I am waking up todayrsquo a lot when I need to focus on changing my
mind set I woke up about 12 years ago with the way my marriage was not working and I am glad that I did I can still associate
this song with waking up and get rid of the negative thoughts on my mind Worth
listening to and checking this out httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=UkL3Q9TvUzI
Thought I better mention my sons favourite song on this album lsquoCouple of Daysrsquo that we all can associate with I mean who does not want to escape to a sunny place that no one ever goes See the lyric video here httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=tDq15fwV0mg
ldquoThey have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have thought of themrdquo
I was pretty hyped about this Album being part of it made it more special I guess What I was not anticipating was it would be my favourite BFS to date bring on the next one I say I look forward to the Greatest Hits that they are doing through Pledge Music again this time it is their greatest hits not the old record company doing it without their permission If you have not got this album yet do yourself a favour and get it on itunes
Song LiST 1 Critically Disdained2 Since We Broke Up3 Real4 From the Rooftops5 Circle (Edie Brickell amp New Bohemians cover)6 Normal Chicks7 I Am Waking Up Today8 Couple of Days9 And I Think You Like Me Too10 Envy11 How Far Can This Go12 Right About Now13 Kevin Weaver
SPS 35
bowling
for soup
19851985 was released on July 27th 2004
Although this song is best known as a Bowling for Soup song it was written
by the band SR-71 good friends of Jaret It reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 It is a single released off the Album A Hangover you donrsquot Deserve
The song 1985 is about Debbie a girl that didnrsquot achieved all her dreams of when she was young as these lyrics suggest ldquoHer dreams went out the doorWhen she turned twenty fourOnly been with one manWhat happenrsquo to her planrdquo
The song has detailed references to the culture of the 80rsquos The part in the music video where Debbie is dancing on a car is a reference to
Here I Go Again a White Snake song The line that states that she did not know that George was gay is about George Michael from Wham The questioning of Motley Crue (since when had they become classic rock) is about the addition of glam metal bands like them that were added to the rotation on classic rock radio stations When the lyrics say that she is wondering who is the lead singer of Van Halen is about Sammy Hagar replacing David Lee Roth The lyrics also mention the MTV music station as they have been criticized for adding in so many TV reality shows There are so many more take a listen to find out more
Bands that are mentioned in this song are Durran Durran u2 Blondie Nirvana Bon Jovi Wham Limp Bizkit and Bruce Sprinsteen Other culture references are of popular movies of that time The Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink and St Elmorsquos Fire
36 SPS
bowling
for soup
1985 Bruce Springsteen Madonna
Way before Nirvana There was u2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shersquos uncool Cause shersquos still preoccupied
With 19 19 1985
Woohoohoo (1985)
Woohoohoo
Shersquos seen all the classics She knows every line
Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink Even Saint Elmorsquos Fire
She rocked out to Wham Not a big Limp Bizkit fan Thought shersquod get a hand
On a member of Duran Duran
You can see the official video here
Written by Vitoria and Jen
CoMMenTS BY Jen I love this song as it has
so many references from when I was a teenager I love through the 80rsquos as a teen and loved all those
movies I liked some of the bands but not all of them It reminded me of all my dreams as a teen I was
luckier than Debbie though as I am quite happy with my
life Thjs is my fav Bowling for Soup song to hear live
and of course the music video is hilarious To see
them take off Robert Palmer is so funny
SPS 37
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquoBowling for Souprsquos song Almost
was released on January 4th 2005 It placed 46th in the
uS Top 100 It is from the album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve
This song is about a man who almost had most things that he seemed to want It is a song about remorse with him looking back and regretting not doing things On the other hand some of the things that he Almost did were not good things Makes me wonder about the choices I have made and things that Almost happened to me
Check the video of the song here
38 SPS
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquo
AlmostI almost got drunk at school at 14
Where I almost made out with the homecoming queenWho almost went on to be Miss Texas
But lost to a slut with much bigger breastsI almost dropped out to move to LA
Where I was almost famous for almost a day
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost loved youI almost wished u wouldrsquove loved me too
I almost held up a grocery storeWhere I almost did 5 years and then 7 more
Cuz I almost got popped for a fight with a thugCuz he almost made off with a bunch of the drugs
That I almost got hooked on cuz you ran awayAnd I wish I woulda had the nerve to ask you to stay
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me too
Here I go thinking about all the things I couldrsquove doneIrsquom gonna need a forklift cuz all the baggage weighs a ton
I know we had our problems I canrsquot remember one
I almost forgot to say something elseAnd if I cant fit it in Irsquoll keep it all to myselfI almost wrote a song about you today
But I tore it all up and then I threw it away
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
And I almost had you [x3]
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me tooSPS 39
high
school never
ends
Watch the Music video here
High School Never Ends was the first single from their ninth album lsquoThe Great Burrito Extortion Casersquo and
was released on September 19 2006 The song is about the frustration of graduating from high school and seeing that life after school is very similar to how it was in high school
The music video shows us flashbacks to when the band were in high school and how they were bullied It then shows various members of the band getting their revenge in similar manners It also makes many references to celebrities in the lyrics including Mary-Kate Olsen Jessica Simpson Bill Gates Reese Witherspoon Jack Black Brad Pitt Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Reese WitherspoonShersquos the prom queenBill GatesCaptain of the chess teamJack Black the clownBrad Pitt the quarterbackIrsquove seen it all beforeI want my money back
The song has been featured on an episode of the TV show lsquoMy Name Is Earlrsquo Part of the song is also featured on commercials for Beauty and the Geek and also the movie 17 Again The song got to number 40 on the uK Singles Chart A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney which altered the lyrics throughout to make them more suitable for kids
The whole damn world is just as obsessedWith wholsquos the best dressed and wholsquos having sexWholsquos got the money who gets the honeysWholsquos kinda cute and wholsquos just a messAnd you still donrsquot have the right lookAnd you donrsquot have the right friendsNothing changes but the faces the names and the trendsHigh school never ends
40 SPS
high
school never
ends
SPS 41
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
42 SPS
girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
44 SPS
American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
50 SPS
Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
52 SPS
Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
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Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
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FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
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What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
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Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
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1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
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May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
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14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
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Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
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OURTEAM
Editor in ChiefGeneral Editor
Copy Editor Assistant Copy Editor
Managing Editor Design Editor
Jen
Maddie
Leeann
Renee
Sonia
Freda
Writers Jen Maddie Jane Lenore Luke Marly Leeann Kailia Sinja Rossi Sian Sonia Kelly Maria Eleanor Rose Nathaniel Damla Sophie Jelena Brett Vitoria Emelie Josselyn Gemma
Contributors None this month
Researchers Leeann Sian Jen Maddie Jane RossiBrett Sonia
Photographers Rebecca Houlden IIan BenitahEmma Rees Photography Inside Edge Photographyfor May the Rock be with You Kerry Nicholls
Think a photo is yours Let us know and we will credit you
Simple Plan Space is in no way affiliated with Simple Plan Warner Music Atlantic Records or Coalition Entertainment This is a magazine made entirely
by fans for fans Simple Plan Space is only available online and always for free All contents belong to their respective writers2 SPS
5 seconds of summer
all time low
CONTENTS2 editorial
4 million meals movement
6 we day
8 song of the month
10 fact file bowling for soup
12 simple plan + bowling for soup
14 fact file jaret reddick
16 fact file chris burney
18 fact file erik chandler
20 fact file gary wiseman
22 interview chris burney
28 pledgemusic
30 bowling for soup + disney
32 Bowling for soup hit songs
44 sp april calendar
46 sp twitter talk
48 aussie band news
50 international band news
52 simple plan covers corner
54 ep review 5 seconds of summer
ldquoshe looks so perfectrdquo
56 concert review blitz kids
57 concert review all time low
58 concert review twin atlantic
59 concert review bring me the
horizon
60 fan of the month
63 sp quiz
64 may birthdays
66 get to know the team
FROM THE EDITORrsquoS DESK
This month we take a close look at Bowling for Soup They released an album last year and I had the chance to interview Chris Burney (lead guitarist) via Sykpe I hope that you guys enjoy learning about Bowling for Soup as they are good friends of SP as well as a fantastic band If you have not heard of them take the time to check them out
Thanks to the people who have provided us with feedback about the new design and congratulations to Freda as there were so many positive comments
The new few editions will be packed full of band interviews and taking a closer look at many pop punk bands We welcome readers to send us comments or even a review of concerts hit us up at simpleplanspacegmailcom if you are interested
It is a pleasure to be the editor of such a great team here at Simple Plan Space Love how we are from all over the world and are such good friends
Keep listening to the bands that make you happy
Peace outJenjustjenrees
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all time low
blitz kids
Below is taken from wwwprwebcom
Join the Journey to End Hunger with ONEXONErsquos Million Meals Movement
OXOMillionMeals - ONEXONE is calling upon humanitarians to join the plight to end hunger at the Inaugural Million Meals Movement on Friday May 23 2014 at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts featuring Simple Plan MAGIC Alyssa Reid amp Kardinal Offishall
ldquoItrsquos tIME wE brINg tHEdIscussION Of fOOd
INsEcurIty IN caNadatO tHE fOrEfrONtrdquo
- ONEXONE FOuNDER JOEY ADLER Toronto ON (PRWEB) April 02 2014
Simple Plan gives back to
the community through
the Million Meals Project
Read all about it at the Simple Plan Foundation here
See the interview with Jeff and Seb about the Million Meals Project here
Listen to Sebrsquos interview on Kool FM here
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Simple Plan gives back to
the community through
the Million Meals Project
In an effort to address the shocking reality of food insecurity in North America and around the world ONEXONE is calling upon humanitarians to join the plight to end hunger at the Inaugural Million Meals Movement on Friday May 23 2014 at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts featuring Simple Plan MAGIC Alyssa Reid amp Kardinal Offishall
With this yearrsquos proceeds benefitting the ONEXONE and Simple Plan Foundations the movement will kick start the community-based initiative and journey of eventually packing one million meals for children in need across North America Sodexo world leader in quality of life services who serve 1 million customers daily has joined the movement by providing meals that will be packed and distributed in Toronto and Montreal
After packaging meals at INK Entertainment venue Kool Haus the day will cap off with a star-studded concert produced by Live Nation including multi-platinum band Simple Plan reggae-pop band MAGIC and ldquoAlone Againrdquo breakout star Alyssa Reid Rapper and humanitarian Kardinal Offishall will also take the stage as ONEXONErsquos musical ambassador a unique role committed to helping the cause Complete with a red carpet and all-star Canadian talent the Million Meals Movement hopes to not only alleviate hunger across North America but also spread lesser-known facts just $1 can provide a child with a healthy breakfast which positively impacts learning creativity test grades and even attendance
ldquoItrsquos time we bring the discussion of food insecurity in Canada to the forefrontrdquo says Joey Adler Founder and Chair of ONEXONE ldquoThe idea of not having a meal to eat is a very serious reality for many Canadian
families There is no reason why hunger should exist and ONEXONE is inviting everyone to take a stand and help make a difference by joining the movement to end hungerrdquo
In addition to initiatives operating around the world ONEXONE has provided over 500000 nutritious meals to over 4000 Canadian children in need through their School Breakfast Program Spearheaded by entrepreneur and modern advocate Joey Adler and supported by Pepsi Sodexo and De Beers ONEXONE hopes to start a large-scale movement against hunger in North America Be part of the solution at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts on Friday May 23 2014 and join ONEXONE in the fight against hunger
For more information on the Million Meals Movement visit httpwwwmillionmealsca designed by Pulp amp Fiber company
To donate to the Million Meals Movement go to
httpwwwicangowithoutcom
SPS 5
What is
WE DAYQuoted from Wedaycom
Locally active globally aware
We Day is the movement of our time empowering a generation of young global citizens through an inspirational event and a year-long educational initiative called We Act which offers curricular resources campaigns and materials to help turn the dayrsquos inspiration into sustained activation
We Act is the blueprint for young people to take action as agents of social change
Why Because we believe that we are the first generation that can truly end the worst forms of poverty embrace we thinking and we acting and remove the barriers to youth being agents of social change And therersquos no time to waste every single day we have the opportunity to make this world a better place And everyone has a role to play
How are we doing this By pushing forward the boundaries of charity and creating change Itrsquos a worldwide movement that proves anyone can change the worldmdashand revolutionizes how we make that change
You can watch a video here for more information
How did it start
We Day started in 2007 in Toronto 8000 students took part in the Launch of the program in the Ricoh Coliseum In 2009 the now annual event also took place in Vancouver In Toronto it moved to a much larger location to fit in 16000 students at the Air Canada Centre The Performers were Mia Farrow Sarah McLachalan and Crush Parallel In 2010 it started in Montreal as well and included a performance of Simple Plan Watch them perform Shut up here
Krsquonaan closed the day in Toronto In 2011 the movement grew again to include Winnipeg 2012 it extends to Manitoba and keeps growing in 2013 it also was held in Saskatchewan and Halifax
Watch Simple Plans performance at this years We Day in Montreal here
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Thanks to simpleplancz for the 2014 photos
Pierre 2010
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Song of the Month
is the third song of Simple Planrsquos second studio album named Still Not Getting Any (SNGA) that was released on October 26 2004
The record contains singles like Welcome To My Life Shut Up Untitled (How Could This Happen To Me) and Crazy which are all very powerful songs In total the record has 11 tracks and number three is Perrfect World Itrsquos seen as a breakup song with lyrics such as rdquoIrsquom still here waiting for youIrsquom lost when yoursquore not aroundI need to hold on to you I just canrsquot let you gordquo but the inter-pretation is realy up to whoever listens to it
The song has a nice build up that makes you interested in knowing what comes next Itrsquos a heavier song but the bridge is a bit slower which gives a softer touch and a great mix for the song The song doesnrsquot have an official music video but in January 2007 Simple Plan posted a video on their YouTube channel httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pX-2NS78t2DcThe video contains footage from concerts and trips from their touring It has almost 29 million views
Fans commentPerfect World is one of my favourite songs by Simple Plan (but that would sound better if almost every SP song wasnrsquot my favourite) The lyrics are awesome like re-ally really awesome and the music Oh my Canada what a great music It can fill you with energy and just rdquowake you uprdquo I love that song I hope we will get something si-milar on the next album (Maria Slovakia)
Perfect World is my all time favourite song Not just my favourite SP song but favourite song ever Irsquom not even sure why Itrsquos the simplicity of the lyrics and the melody and that funny drum loop that Chuck describes in the Making of Still Not Getting Any It was my favourite from when I first became a fan and when they performed it live in Brisbane in 2005 that was the best (Marly Australia)
And againThis song perfectly describes a part of my life which maybe isnrsquot over yet Lyrics tell everything that I canrsquot drums are awesome and guitars and Pierrersquos voiceI mean Perfect World is a song that I will always love and I loved it as soon as I heard it Oh and the video is great I could watch it over and over again (Jelena Serbia)
Perfect Worldwritten by sophiecarlbrant
SPS 9
I never couldrsquove seen this farI never couldrsquove seen this comingSeems like my worldrsquos falling apart
Yeah
Why is everything so hardI donrsquot think I can deal with the things you saidIt just wonrsquot go away
In a perfect worldThis could never happenIn a perfect worldYoursquod still be hereAnd it makes no senseI could just pick up the piecesBut to youThis means nothingNothing at all
I used to think that I was strongUntil the day it all went wrongI think I need a miracle to make it through
Yeah
I wish that I could bring you backI wish that I could turn back timeCuz I canrsquot let goI just canrsquot find my way
Yeah
Without you I just canrsquot find my wayIn a perfect worldThis could never happenIn a perfect worldYoursquod still be hereAnd it makes no senseI could just pick up the piecesBut to youThis means nothingNothing at all
I donrsquot know what I should do nowI donrsquot know where I should goIrsquom still here waiting for youIrsquom lost when yoursquore not aroundI need to hold on to youI just canrsquot let you go
YeahYeah
In a perfect worldThis could never happenIn a perfect worldYoursquod still be hereAnd it makes no senseI could just pick up the piecesBut to youThis means nothingNothing at allYou feel nothing nothing at allNothing at all
Perfect World
Song of the Month
FACT FILEBOWLING FOR SOUP
Last edition we did a fact file on Bowling for Soup as part of our Soundwave feature You can see that here
Bowling for Soup began way back in 1986 in Wichita Falls Texas where the
band members grew up They as most students in the 80rsquos they loved bands like Quirt Riot Motley Crue The Ramones and
Green Day With only one line up change in 1998 when Lance Morrill lets the band he was replaced by their friend Gary Wiseman
Bowling for Soup are
Erik Jaret Gary Chris
Photo credit to Dave Kai Piper
Written by Jen justjenrees
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Bowling for Soup have stayed true to their Punk Rock origins They have ignored their critics and have just kept on writing songs that their fans love They are fantastic to see live and their music videos are very clever This year they are once again teamed up with Pledge music to rerecord all their greatest hits that their fans actually want The least greatest hits album was released by their oldrecord company without Bowling for Soups permission
Bowling for Soup love photos of them in water
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SIMPLE PLAN AND BOWLING FOR SOUPBy Jen justjenrees
2005ndash2006 StarJam and The Great Burrito Extortion Case
Bowling for Soup supported Simple Plan on the Star Jam Tour in 2005 Their setlist was Almost Trucker Hat Girls all the Bad Guys want 1985 Punk Rock 101 I Melt with YouThey also supported Simple Plan on the Star Jam tour in 2006 with Quitedrive and Army of Freshmen
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On this tour Seb kept telling people that there was a new band called Man of the Hour Seb saidldquoWe were on tour a long long time ago with Bowling For Soup We kept telling people for no reason that we had a band called lsquoMan Of The Hourrsquo So it was me Pierre our singer Jaret from BFS our merch guy who doesnrsquot play any music at all and we kept telling people that we were going to get signed So after all that when we started doing radio we decided to call it the Man Of The Hour showrdquoScene magazine September 2013
Bowling for Soup is reported to be one of Chuckrsquos Favourite bands
In 2008 Simple Plan referenced Bowling for Soup in a song that
they made up during a concert in Texas Watch this here
Photo of Simple Plan Bowling for Soup and Switchfoot In 2006
Photo credit to Simpleplancz
Domi from spcz also noticed in the Bowling for Soup video My Wena that the speakers in it has Man of the Hour written on it Check it out here
SPS 13
FACT FILEJaret Reddick
LIFeJaret Ray Reddick was born in Grapevine Texas He is Bowling for Soup frontman and guitarist
He is the youngest of six children with four sisters and a brother He attended to Cunningham Elementary School Wichita Falls Texas He graduated from SH Rider High School in Wichita Falls In high school he played snare drum in the marching band Jaret has degrees in business management and
psychology from Midwestern State university in Wichita Falls
Jaret has a tattoo sleeve on his right arm inspired by many games It includes a Rubiks Cube a Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone jacks Monopolyrsquos Rich uncle Pennybags and Operationrsquos Cavity Sam He just had a Mr Potato Head added to the collection
He has owned a chain of toy stores while he worked on getting his music career off the ground He lives in just outside of Denton Texas
BeFORe FAMeHe played snare drum in SH Rider High Schoolrsquos marching band
TRIVIA FACTHe has also performed in the bands Jarinus People on Vacation and The Boster
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His birth name is Jaret Von Erich
He plays a Music Man Axis guitar that has a flag of Texas design on it
FAMILY LIFeHe has two children Emma and Jack with Melissa Reddick
ASSOCIATeD WITHHe has done voice acting with Vincent Martella in the award-winning animated series Phineas and Ferb
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FACT FILEChris Burney
Chris Burney born on May 25th 1969 in Wichita Falls Texas uSA is the
guitarist (plays a Les Paul) for Bowling for Soup He graduated from Midwestern State university in Physical Education in 1993 He has a three-year-old French bulldog named Sherman Mabobber
Burney Chris is proud of his extensive DVD collection and is a guns and ammo enthusiast Some of Burneyrsquos favorite TV shows to watch are Rescue Me Lost the Shield HBOrsquos Band of Brothers Robot Chicken Family Guy and King of the Hill
Written by imjustakid17 and justjenrees
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When Chris is not on the road he enjoys a game of PGA Tour Golf coupled with double Jack Daniels and Diet Coke Chris has extensive tattoo work done most notably a tattoo sleeve on his left arm which features various cereal mascots (Tony the Tiger Toucan Sam etc) The text ldquocereal killerrdquo appears on the arm Chris is also missing a front tooth
Along with lead singer Jaret Reddick who he met in high school were influenced by heavy metal music of bands such as Quiet Riot Ratt and Moumltley Cruumle and also by the punk rock of the Ramones and later Green Day Burney owned a Wichita Falls coffeehouse ldquoThe Refugerdquo
with a music stage and played there with his first band ldquoThe Persecutedrdquo where he and Reddick met future bassist Erik Chandler and drummer Gary Wiseman in the early 1990s (Wiseman wouldnrsquot join until 1998) Burney and Chandler soon formed the band Folkadots while Wiseman formed Gary amp the Wiseman Burney and Chandler along with Morrill also formed the band Slaw Not too long after Jaret Reddick and Lance Morrill formed coolfork which Chris Burney later joined Just a few months later after forming a band called Rubberneck they took the name Bowling for Soup in 1994
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FACT FILEerik chandler
Erik Chandler was born on December 22 1974 in Henrietta Texas uSA He is a
founding member of Bowling for Soup He plays that bass as well as writing lyrics He also is the back up vocalist
He has released his solo EP titled Writing the WrongsTrack 1 Tonightrsquos the NightTrack 2 Push the PedalTrack 3 Hold it TogetherTrack 4 Malibu Classic
He appeared as himself in the movies Accidently Famous and Punk Rock
Holocaust He also appeared on TV shows Jimmy Kimmel Love and Live with Kelly and Michael
Erik supported Patent Pending in 2013 in their tour of the uK Check out one of the songs here
Written by Luke and Jen
18 SPS
SPS 19
FACT FILEgary wiseman
Gary Wiseman born January 6 1979 in Tyler Texas uSA is the
drummer for Bowling for Soup Gary played marching band and symphonic before hooking up with rockers Bowling for Soup His sound ldquois awesome for rock really loud cutting and durable which is cool because Irsquom often playing very hardrdquo He had also formed his own band called Gary amp the Wiseman His solo band has a self-titled album (Gary and the Wiseman) with 13 songs on the record totalling in about 40 minutes The titles of the tracks are1 Room2 Now3 N204 Big Losers5 Remember6 StaceyDC7 Had Enough8 My Girl9 Time10 Breakaway 11 Retention12 Social Signs13 Instrumental Rockfest
You can buy a Gary Bobble head here
See an interview here with Gary about the album Love Drunk Lunch
Written by Kelly and Jen
20 SPS
SPS 21
Super Intimate Exclusive
INTERVIEWwith CHRIS from
By Jen Rees Photos by Inside Edge
I was fortunate to catch up with Chris from Bowling for Soup and have a chat about their new album and their friendship with Simple Plan
Always a pleasure to interview band members and to interview Chris via Skype was awesome due to me being such a huge fan
Hi Chris thanks for the chance to catch up with you I am looking forward to seeing you when you come to Australia for Soundwave Are you doing a sidewave Yeah we are we will do one with Zebrahead Awesome I will def be at that
I have heaps of questions for you How did you get involved in the Pledge ProjectI donrsquot really know the whole story of it but I know that we were getting ready to do a new album and we were going to put it out ourselves Through our management they had heard of Pledge Music we really didnrsquot want to do a kick starter we wanted to do something that is more Pledge music is all about music you actually have a person like an AampR person that advises you on rewards and stuff Itrsquos not just like sitting in front of your computer like Kickstarter it is a little more involved It is a little more organized as far as music is concerned That is a little ad for Pledge music haha
All the Pledgers got a message from Jaret asking us if we were interested in doing the Pledge thing again and our answer was yes What are you planning on doingWe are working on two new albums here in the near future we are going to do a covers album and we are also going to rerecord our greatest hits I think we may do that outside of pledge music and after that we will do a new album(Since this interview BFS changed their minds and are do the greatest hits with Pledge)
Chris What made you want to play music when you were youngIt is really kinda funny like I was more the athlete in high school and I guess that when that was all over I always listened to music I am an old Metal head I listened to Iron Maiden and Slayer and stuff like that but towards the end of high school I started hanging out with people that were in bands and
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stuff I was the guy that carried their stuff around for them and set up their equipment and everything and this was before I could play a guitar the group of guys that I hung out with when I was with them I picked up a guitar and taught myself how to play it
Wow awesome Who were your original inspira-tionsBack when I was not a very good guitar player it was hard core and metal and stuff like that There was a band called DRI a band called The Crumb Suckers and you know just metal in general To be honest with you the bands that I hung out with friends of mine I guess From the time that I started playing the Guitar I was always in bands and played 3 or 4 chord punk rock
What do you think that you would be doing now if you were not in a bandThat is a tough question I have a degree in Social work and Sociology and I did teach special Ed for a while and I donrsquot know if that was what I wanted to do It has been so long since that I have had to find work and all that so it is hard to know what I
would do I am thinking about it all the time I am constantly looking for something to do I worked in a bar business for a while tending and managing and stuff like that but I donrsquot know if that is what would want to do either Hopefully I would have found something to do that I enjoyed so I would not of hate my life So I really donrsquot know what I would be doing if I was not doing this
Well I am glad that you are doing what you are doing In Australia we have many pop punk bands that are
continued on next page
SPS 23
breaking up what is your secret so that you can keep your band together for so long Is it that you are such good friendsIt is that but also we have been lucky as we have not had to try to change what we do like the thing that some people criticize us for is one of the things that we think is good about what we do The fact that all our albums sound the same pretty much we never really had a direction change with what we do we have always just kept it the same we are not out there struggling to find who we are We just stand true to whatever we are Which is great
Sorry a very clicheacuted question what is the story behind the name Bowling for Soup There was a Comedian Steve Martin was had an album called A Wide and Crazy Guy he had a joke on their about a tv show he was developing called Bowling for Sht so originally that is what we were but then we realized that our grandmothers would not appreciate us being in a band called Bowling for Sht so we changed it
I have heard that you guys donrsquot have a set list when you play that you just play whatever you feel like Is that true Our last tour of the UK is the first time that we ever used a set list We were playing over two hours and it was a little bit confusing and we were on a time schedule a pretty strict time schedule each night so we needed to have a little bit of a structure in the show
Yeah that is fair Chris When you play live do you ever change the lyrics of songsThat is more a Jaret Question I think sometimes he forgets the lyrics and problem sometimes goes lalahelliphellip Sometimes if it is topical he will change the lyrics here and there I think the Jonas Brothers movie was changed to the One Direction movie on the UK tour haha
What was the first song you learned to playThe first song I learnt to play on the guitar was probably just this little 12 bar blues rift Me and my buddy would sit there and try and solo he
would play it I would play it and it was just terrible probably the worst thing anyone ever heard Glad there is no recording of it out there As far as a song goes I would try and throw out some old Rush The Temples of Syrinx was one of the first songs that I learnt I tried to play along with Rush but not very well
How many guitars do you ownLetrsquos see Irsquove got Four Electric guitars thatrsquos really it I am not a guitar collector I donrsquot even own an acoustic I had one but it was just sitting around my bedroom so I gave it away to a friend who wanted to learn how to play
What are some things in life that annoy youJust dickheads really I have a pretty long fuse I guess people just being dicks in generalI agree
What do you think about bands like One Direction They toured here last year and people complained as they could not hear them play because of all the fan girls screaming RighthellipIt is just one of those things there are always going to acts and bands like that always going to be a need for bands likes that in some weird way like Hansen the Jonas Brothers I guess it is necessary I am not a fan I canrsquot tell you if I could recognize one of their songs It is not my bag but there is a place for everything I guess
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What do you think about on line music sharingIt is just the way things are now it would be nice if there was a way of selling music rather than people just take it it is just the way it is so we just have to accept it we really have to embrace it and give music out for free sometimes as people are going to just take it
That is what I liked about the Pledge project as you knew that we were all going to pay for it Yeah but other people they donrsquot and I guess we just have to hear it I guess just like a photographer Yeah you can use it as well I guess it is a tool for bands to get their music out there
How did you guys get involved in writing songs for DisneyThat probably happened way back in the day when we went to South by South West I guess they were looking for newer bands to play We were not the biggest band back then and we needed to do songs for Soundtracks and it was a way to keep really busy and keep our name out there and in the hat
So how much fun was it to write the soundtrack to Phineas and Ferb My kids loved that when they were youngerIt was pretty cool I guess we did not know how big that series was going to be it became pretty
insane how awesome of a show it became and how much people would love it
If you could pick any song in the world that Bowling for Soup could of written what would it be Actually I would probably say Staceyrsquos Mom we do a cover of it and we used to do shows and people would ask to hear Staceyrsquos Mom and we were thought of the band that wrote it We do cover it live we used to break peoples heart by saying it was not our song but then when started playing it live If we did write it we would be getting all the Cadillac and Dr Pepper money it is on adverts over here Oh ok I did not know that it is not over here We just get the credit for it not the money Thatrsquos not good Yeah they are laughing all the way to the bank
Your video of 1985 I love you in heels and a skirt by the way how much fun was that to make It was shot in one day wasnrsquot itIt was one of the biggest budgets that we had for a video it was fun I mean just doing all the different scenes and all that yeah it was a whole day work we got up in the morning and I think we wrapped that up around 10 or 11 at night But it was fun It was a really good video Thank you
My favourite video of yours was Punk Rock 101 I love the concept of the boot camp I mean I still wear the same stuff even though I am like old and I still live the punk rock life I have been made fun of for this like foreverhelliphellip I wear Vans Black band tees all the time How does it feel that your music can make people like me feel so much better about themselvesOh that is awesome it is a really good feeling I mean we never set out to conquer the world or anything we just wanted to be in a band and have fun together all that other stuff is a bonus and it is an honour when people tell us stuff like that it is really cool I am pleased that you have done it
A few Simple Plan questions you are good friends with themAh yeah itrsquos been a while since we have seen or
continued on next page SPS 25
heard from any of those guys so yeah its been quite a while it would be nice to do a show or two with them
Can you tell me any funny stories form the 20056 Star Jam tour with themThere was an incident when a dressing room got pretty trashed we ah broke a couple of tables and threw a refrigerator of the balcony can I know who actually did that Was it Pierre Well it was a combination few of us it was a really fun time
I have seen the song that they sang for you on youtube I think it was at a soundcheck did you go drinking with them that nightYes I think we did every night
I have to ask the mention of Simple Plan in From the Roof Tops was that just a shout out to friends Yeah pretty much That was great all the SP fans were happy about that Nice
This is more of a Jaret question he was involved in Man of the Hour do you know anything about that I think it was just one of those things that happened it was kind of a running joke I donrsquot think that Man of the Hour actually ever did anything musically I mean I donrsquot really know to be honest with you it was kind of a running joke
A friend of mine called Domi that runs the simpleplancz site which is the biggest information site for Simple Plan fans she wants to know why you guys tour the UK but not the European continent You know that is something I knew the answer to myself Ah we have done had a couple of tours in Europe but there are so many places that we did not go like Italy or Spain I thought we had always done well in Germany and places like that but we never really went to those markets We did an Avril Lavigne tour there which was really good then went back to do some shows on our own but then we just never went back I really wish that I knew the answer to that myself She lives in the Czech Republic but travels to other places to see bands Yeah we never really went to Eastern Europe we
played on show in Moscow that is as far as that way we have gone
Fav SP album I am not really sure I donrsquot know their names but have them on my ipod How about your favourite song I donrsquot know really I have them all on my ipod and I just play them I donrsquot look at CDrsquos I just play musically digitally I donrsquot know if that makes me look really bad to be honest I listen to a lot of bands like Maiden and stuff but I canrsquot tell you the names of their songs
So I was then going to ask what Simple Plan song you would like to cover but you probably donrsquot know that name of it Is there anything else that you can tell me about the relationship between BFS and SPIt has been too long since we have seen them it is
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has been quite a few years so yeah
SP are coming out to Australia to play Warped a band I do promotion for called Call the Shots are touring you should check them out so I will be doing a few of the Warped shows
When you come out to Australia will you have a meet and greet at your sidewaveSure we will yeah we just usually chill out and hang out after the shows Great I canrsquot wait
Think I have asked all the questions that I had planned I am really glad I got this chance to chat with you Keep up the great workI Iove the new Album probably more than your others which is unusual for me itrsquos usually the other way around but as you said you have not changed at all Yeah we are pretty proud of the new one we actually tried to make every song as good as the first one on the Album We did not write a few good
ones and then a bunch of songs that were fillers we wanted a really good album from start to finish
I think From the Roof Tops is probably my favourite and what I like about it also is my teenagers really like it and they donrsquot like your older stuff as much and I think they are just over my kinda music they are branching out a bit
Well thanks Chris I am really happy I got to chat to you I look forward to meeting you when you come Down Under Thanks a lot ChrisIt was great thanks Jen I will catch you later
SPS 27
pledgemusicWhatrsquos it all about
Written by MaddieBirkett
PledgeMusic is fast becoming a way for musicians and bands to produce their work the way they want with
needed funds except the whole monetary value is supported by fans There are perks of course apart from seeing your favourite band release another album The artists will offer rewards such as signed photographs a download of the CD and even more epic things like Skype sessions
One of PledgeMusicrsquos sayings is ldquoFans donrsquot need more ways to buy ndash they need more reasonsrdquo In fact Bowling For Soup have used Pledge quite a bit recently They have just reached 100 funds needed for their new greatest hits album but you can still donate and receive the awesome rewards Just head here
PledgeMusic works in a way that brings the artists and fans together to enhance and share the music experience Along the way fans may be asked and have a vote of album cover art or album names fans may even get to hear the album exclusively before itrsquos releasedWhy many artists use Pledge is because
it is just like having a record deal all of the positives and benefits that is but it also means artists get the final say and remain in control of their work no decisions are made for them Pledge also provides help and expertise to artists in order to help them achieve their goals and complete projects
PledgeMusic is also recognised by major music charts giving artists that extra boost when they release their new work
Not only are you helping your favourite artist and your CD player yoursquore also helping charities A certain amount of donations also contributes to certain charities
If you want to know more about this innovative website and project check out their site and find a band worth helping out at httpwwwpledgemusiccom
It turns out that may donations occur from people who werenrsquot even fans of the artist but were just discovering them then
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Check out the Bowling for Soup Profile on Pledge Music httpwwwpledgemusiccomartistsbowlingforsoup
SPS 29
BOWLING FOR SOUPand
By Jen justjenrees
Bowling for Soup did some work with Disney including the following
They wrote and sang the Phineas and Ferb theme song ldquoToday is Gonna Be a Great Dayrdquo
They had animated cameos in some episodes of Phineas and Ferb
BFS also wrote and sang the Phineus and Ferb Winter Vacation theme song
30 SPS
Theme SongTherersquos a hundred and four days of summer vacationThen school comes along just to end itSo the annual problem for our generationIs finding a good way to spend itLike maybeBuilding a rocket or fighting a mummyOr climbing up the Eiffel TowerDiscovering something that doesnrsquot exist Or giving a monkey a showerSurfing tidal waves creating nanobotsOr locating Frankensteinrsquos brain Finding a Dodo bird painting a continentOr driving our sister insane As you can seeTherersquos a whole lot of stuff to do before school starts this fall So stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it allSo stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it all
They also did a cover of ldquoThe Bare Necessitiesrdquo for Disneymania 3
released in 2005
The band performed the song ldquoThe Greatest Dayrdquo for the movie
Max Keeblersquos Big Move
For Sky High the 2005 Super Hero Movie they sang the song ldquoI Melt
With Yourdquo
SPS 31
AlbumLunch Drunk Love
Release DateSeptember 10th 2013
Written byReddick Ryan Hamilton
Length301
Lyric VideoWatch it here This song is great It is about how
opposites attract and how that does not matter as love is love
I really like the way it takes a serious issue of a relationship that seems doomed and portrays it in a fun way I agree with the thought that people should followtheir heart and not worry about what everyone else is thinking Of course the reference to Simple Plan is pretty sweet Our dudes do often rock all black
Bowling For Souprsquos
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She hates my friends my friends hate herTakes all my time makes me late for work
Shersquos got another guys name tattooed on her assMy mom and dad say wersquore moving too fast
She doesnrsquot like my band but the stickers on her carShe likes Star Trek but I prefer Star Wars
Kissed me deadly but she makes me aliveShersquos the opposite of everything I need in my life
But when you know you know
ChorusHave you ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftopsEver been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops
I watch TV and she reads booksWhen bampches talk to me they get dirty looks from her
She really doesnrsquot mind when I drink my beerAnd I really donrsquot care if she wears underwear
I rock all black and she canrsquot standThat I dress like the dudes in Simple Plan
Shersquos all wrong but itrsquos alrightShe can be all wrong right by my side
Cause when you know you know
Chorus
Follow your heart fampk everybody else x8Ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops x4
SPS 33
album review
bowling for soup lsquolunch drunk loversquo
If you know me at all you would know that I am a Bowling for Soup fan When I heard
that they were doing a new album their 12th I was pretty happy Then I looked into the
Pledge idea and immediately signed up to pledge my support I loved getting all their
updates and I loved know that I was helping them out with their album We received
the album before anyone else as well as snippets of info It was totally worth it
One of the reasons that I love BFS is that they have not changed over the last 20
years they have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have though
of them This is so true for this album and I laughed out loud when I heard the chorus
of track one ldquoWe are not here to change the world wersquore here to laugh at othersrdquo I knew
that this album would be true to BFS form of previous releases See the video here
Track two called lsquoSince we Broke uprdquo is really
catchy They played this live at Soundwaveand the crowd loved it I love the amusing lyrics for example
Since we broke upIrsquove been throwing lots of heatAnd all the girls are checking me outSince we broke up All my bills are paidAnd therersquos cheddar in my checking account
This is a break up song with a difference looking at the positives of breaking up rather than the negatives Watch the video herehttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=nlKU40dtvoI
The next track is a definite favourite of mine I love songs that encourage people to be themselves and this is one of the best I can identify with this song as at my age I have now learnt to be true to myself (Real) and I am never going to change I wish that I could write a letter to my 13 year old self and include this song to help me get through my teens Wait not just my teens but up until I turned 40 I often sing this in my head when people are trying to change me by saying ldquoyou canrsquot wear thatrdquo Or ldquoYou canrsquot say that ldquo I like the use of the word Perfect for obvious reasons I like the lyrics
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I could never live up toThe man thatrsquos in your head
You want the guy from the notebookBut you got me instead
And I never was the hip kidI always use words like hip
Judas Priest on my walkmanWhen culture club was the sht
Check out the music video that has real BFS fans in it and is pretty funny httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=unNRS9kr8rE
The fourth Song on the album that mentions our fav band is discussed on another
page The only cover on this album is track lsquoCirclersquo was written by Edie Brickell and
New Bohemians Jaret sang this live in the Melbourne sidewave and captivated the audience There were three other songs
that really stood out for me were lsquoNormal Chicksrsquo I mean a guy singing about seeing
his girlfriend in the morning without make up and says you are pretty when you just donrsquot
care is pretty greatCheck out the lyric video here httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=QMM4uCRxAq4
I listen to track 7 ldquo I am waking up todayrsquo a lot when I need to focus on changing my
mind set I woke up about 12 years ago with the way my marriage was not working and I am glad that I did I can still associate
this song with waking up and get rid of the negative thoughts on my mind Worth
listening to and checking this out httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=UkL3Q9TvUzI
Thought I better mention my sons favourite song on this album lsquoCouple of Daysrsquo that we all can associate with I mean who does not want to escape to a sunny place that no one ever goes See the lyric video here httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=tDq15fwV0mg
ldquoThey have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have thought of themrdquo
I was pretty hyped about this Album being part of it made it more special I guess What I was not anticipating was it would be my favourite BFS to date bring on the next one I say I look forward to the Greatest Hits that they are doing through Pledge Music again this time it is their greatest hits not the old record company doing it without their permission If you have not got this album yet do yourself a favour and get it on itunes
Song LiST 1 Critically Disdained2 Since We Broke Up3 Real4 From the Rooftops5 Circle (Edie Brickell amp New Bohemians cover)6 Normal Chicks7 I Am Waking Up Today8 Couple of Days9 And I Think You Like Me Too10 Envy11 How Far Can This Go12 Right About Now13 Kevin Weaver
SPS 35
bowling
for soup
19851985 was released on July 27th 2004
Although this song is best known as a Bowling for Soup song it was written
by the band SR-71 good friends of Jaret It reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 It is a single released off the Album A Hangover you donrsquot Deserve
The song 1985 is about Debbie a girl that didnrsquot achieved all her dreams of when she was young as these lyrics suggest ldquoHer dreams went out the doorWhen she turned twenty fourOnly been with one manWhat happenrsquo to her planrdquo
The song has detailed references to the culture of the 80rsquos The part in the music video where Debbie is dancing on a car is a reference to
Here I Go Again a White Snake song The line that states that she did not know that George was gay is about George Michael from Wham The questioning of Motley Crue (since when had they become classic rock) is about the addition of glam metal bands like them that were added to the rotation on classic rock radio stations When the lyrics say that she is wondering who is the lead singer of Van Halen is about Sammy Hagar replacing David Lee Roth The lyrics also mention the MTV music station as they have been criticized for adding in so many TV reality shows There are so many more take a listen to find out more
Bands that are mentioned in this song are Durran Durran u2 Blondie Nirvana Bon Jovi Wham Limp Bizkit and Bruce Sprinsteen Other culture references are of popular movies of that time The Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink and St Elmorsquos Fire
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bowling
for soup
1985 Bruce Springsteen Madonna
Way before Nirvana There was u2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shersquos uncool Cause shersquos still preoccupied
With 19 19 1985
Woohoohoo (1985)
Woohoohoo
Shersquos seen all the classics She knows every line
Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink Even Saint Elmorsquos Fire
She rocked out to Wham Not a big Limp Bizkit fan Thought shersquod get a hand
On a member of Duran Duran
You can see the official video here
Written by Vitoria and Jen
CoMMenTS BY Jen I love this song as it has
so many references from when I was a teenager I love through the 80rsquos as a teen and loved all those
movies I liked some of the bands but not all of them It reminded me of all my dreams as a teen I was
luckier than Debbie though as I am quite happy with my
life Thjs is my fav Bowling for Soup song to hear live
and of course the music video is hilarious To see
them take off Robert Palmer is so funny
SPS 37
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquoBowling for Souprsquos song Almost
was released on January 4th 2005 It placed 46th in the
uS Top 100 It is from the album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve
This song is about a man who almost had most things that he seemed to want It is a song about remorse with him looking back and regretting not doing things On the other hand some of the things that he Almost did were not good things Makes me wonder about the choices I have made and things that Almost happened to me
Check the video of the song here
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Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquo
AlmostI almost got drunk at school at 14
Where I almost made out with the homecoming queenWho almost went on to be Miss Texas
But lost to a slut with much bigger breastsI almost dropped out to move to LA
Where I was almost famous for almost a day
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost loved youI almost wished u wouldrsquove loved me too
I almost held up a grocery storeWhere I almost did 5 years and then 7 more
Cuz I almost got popped for a fight with a thugCuz he almost made off with a bunch of the drugs
That I almost got hooked on cuz you ran awayAnd I wish I woulda had the nerve to ask you to stay
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me too
Here I go thinking about all the things I couldrsquove doneIrsquom gonna need a forklift cuz all the baggage weighs a ton
I know we had our problems I canrsquot remember one
I almost forgot to say something elseAnd if I cant fit it in Irsquoll keep it all to myselfI almost wrote a song about you today
But I tore it all up and then I threw it away
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
And I almost had you [x3]
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me tooSPS 39
high
school never
ends
Watch the Music video here
High School Never Ends was the first single from their ninth album lsquoThe Great Burrito Extortion Casersquo and
was released on September 19 2006 The song is about the frustration of graduating from high school and seeing that life after school is very similar to how it was in high school
The music video shows us flashbacks to when the band were in high school and how they were bullied It then shows various members of the band getting their revenge in similar manners It also makes many references to celebrities in the lyrics including Mary-Kate Olsen Jessica Simpson Bill Gates Reese Witherspoon Jack Black Brad Pitt Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Reese WitherspoonShersquos the prom queenBill GatesCaptain of the chess teamJack Black the clownBrad Pitt the quarterbackIrsquove seen it all beforeI want my money back
The song has been featured on an episode of the TV show lsquoMy Name Is Earlrsquo Part of the song is also featured on commercials for Beauty and the Geek and also the movie 17 Again The song got to number 40 on the uK Singles Chart A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney which altered the lyrics throughout to make them more suitable for kids
The whole damn world is just as obsessedWith wholsquos the best dressed and wholsquos having sexWholsquos got the money who gets the honeysWholsquos kinda cute and wholsquos just a messAnd you still donrsquot have the right lookAnd you donrsquot have the right friendsNothing changes but the faces the names and the trendsHigh school never ends
40 SPS
high
school never
ends
SPS 41
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
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girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
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American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
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Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
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Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
58 SPS
Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
60 SPS
What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
62 SPS
1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
64 SPS
14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
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CONTENTS2 editorial
4 million meals movement
6 we day
8 song of the month
10 fact file bowling for soup
12 simple plan + bowling for soup
14 fact file jaret reddick
16 fact file chris burney
18 fact file erik chandler
20 fact file gary wiseman
22 interview chris burney
28 pledgemusic
30 bowling for soup + disney
32 Bowling for soup hit songs
44 sp april calendar
46 sp twitter talk
48 aussie band news
50 international band news
52 simple plan covers corner
54 ep review 5 seconds of summer
ldquoshe looks so perfectrdquo
56 concert review blitz kids
57 concert review all time low
58 concert review twin atlantic
59 concert review bring me the
horizon
60 fan of the month
63 sp quiz
64 may birthdays
66 get to know the team
FROM THE EDITORrsquoS DESK
This month we take a close look at Bowling for Soup They released an album last year and I had the chance to interview Chris Burney (lead guitarist) via Sykpe I hope that you guys enjoy learning about Bowling for Soup as they are good friends of SP as well as a fantastic band If you have not heard of them take the time to check them out
Thanks to the people who have provided us with feedback about the new design and congratulations to Freda as there were so many positive comments
The new few editions will be packed full of band interviews and taking a closer look at many pop punk bands We welcome readers to send us comments or even a review of concerts hit us up at simpleplanspacegmailcom if you are interested
It is a pleasure to be the editor of such a great team here at Simple Plan Space Love how we are from all over the world and are such good friends
Keep listening to the bands that make you happy
Peace outJenjustjenrees
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all time low
blitz kids
Below is taken from wwwprwebcom
Join the Journey to End Hunger with ONEXONErsquos Million Meals Movement
OXOMillionMeals - ONEXONE is calling upon humanitarians to join the plight to end hunger at the Inaugural Million Meals Movement on Friday May 23 2014 at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts featuring Simple Plan MAGIC Alyssa Reid amp Kardinal Offishall
ldquoItrsquos tIME wE brINg tHEdIscussION Of fOOd
INsEcurIty IN caNadatO tHE fOrEfrONtrdquo
- ONEXONE FOuNDER JOEY ADLER Toronto ON (PRWEB) April 02 2014
Simple Plan gives back to
the community through
the Million Meals Project
Read all about it at the Simple Plan Foundation here
See the interview with Jeff and Seb about the Million Meals Project here
Listen to Sebrsquos interview on Kool FM here
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Simple Plan gives back to
the community through
the Million Meals Project
In an effort to address the shocking reality of food insecurity in North America and around the world ONEXONE is calling upon humanitarians to join the plight to end hunger at the Inaugural Million Meals Movement on Friday May 23 2014 at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts featuring Simple Plan MAGIC Alyssa Reid amp Kardinal Offishall
With this yearrsquos proceeds benefitting the ONEXONE and Simple Plan Foundations the movement will kick start the community-based initiative and journey of eventually packing one million meals for children in need across North America Sodexo world leader in quality of life services who serve 1 million customers daily has joined the movement by providing meals that will be packed and distributed in Toronto and Montreal
After packaging meals at INK Entertainment venue Kool Haus the day will cap off with a star-studded concert produced by Live Nation including multi-platinum band Simple Plan reggae-pop band MAGIC and ldquoAlone Againrdquo breakout star Alyssa Reid Rapper and humanitarian Kardinal Offishall will also take the stage as ONEXONErsquos musical ambassador a unique role committed to helping the cause Complete with a red carpet and all-star Canadian talent the Million Meals Movement hopes to not only alleviate hunger across North America but also spread lesser-known facts just $1 can provide a child with a healthy breakfast which positively impacts learning creativity test grades and even attendance
ldquoItrsquos time we bring the discussion of food insecurity in Canada to the forefrontrdquo says Joey Adler Founder and Chair of ONEXONE ldquoThe idea of not having a meal to eat is a very serious reality for many Canadian
families There is no reason why hunger should exist and ONEXONE is inviting everyone to take a stand and help make a difference by joining the movement to end hungerrdquo
In addition to initiatives operating around the world ONEXONE has provided over 500000 nutritious meals to over 4000 Canadian children in need through their School Breakfast Program Spearheaded by entrepreneur and modern advocate Joey Adler and supported by Pepsi Sodexo and De Beers ONEXONE hopes to start a large-scale movement against hunger in North America Be part of the solution at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts on Friday May 23 2014 and join ONEXONE in the fight against hunger
For more information on the Million Meals Movement visit httpwwwmillionmealsca designed by Pulp amp Fiber company
To donate to the Million Meals Movement go to
httpwwwicangowithoutcom
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What is
WE DAYQuoted from Wedaycom
Locally active globally aware
We Day is the movement of our time empowering a generation of young global citizens through an inspirational event and a year-long educational initiative called We Act which offers curricular resources campaigns and materials to help turn the dayrsquos inspiration into sustained activation
We Act is the blueprint for young people to take action as agents of social change
Why Because we believe that we are the first generation that can truly end the worst forms of poverty embrace we thinking and we acting and remove the barriers to youth being agents of social change And therersquos no time to waste every single day we have the opportunity to make this world a better place And everyone has a role to play
How are we doing this By pushing forward the boundaries of charity and creating change Itrsquos a worldwide movement that proves anyone can change the worldmdashand revolutionizes how we make that change
You can watch a video here for more information
How did it start
We Day started in 2007 in Toronto 8000 students took part in the Launch of the program in the Ricoh Coliseum In 2009 the now annual event also took place in Vancouver In Toronto it moved to a much larger location to fit in 16000 students at the Air Canada Centre The Performers were Mia Farrow Sarah McLachalan and Crush Parallel In 2010 it started in Montreal as well and included a performance of Simple Plan Watch them perform Shut up here
Krsquonaan closed the day in Toronto In 2011 the movement grew again to include Winnipeg 2012 it extends to Manitoba and keeps growing in 2013 it also was held in Saskatchewan and Halifax
Watch Simple Plans performance at this years We Day in Montreal here
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Thanks to simpleplancz for the 2014 photos
Pierre 2010
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Song of the Month
is the third song of Simple Planrsquos second studio album named Still Not Getting Any (SNGA) that was released on October 26 2004
The record contains singles like Welcome To My Life Shut Up Untitled (How Could This Happen To Me) and Crazy which are all very powerful songs In total the record has 11 tracks and number three is Perrfect World Itrsquos seen as a breakup song with lyrics such as rdquoIrsquom still here waiting for youIrsquom lost when yoursquore not aroundI need to hold on to you I just canrsquot let you gordquo but the inter-pretation is realy up to whoever listens to it
The song has a nice build up that makes you interested in knowing what comes next Itrsquos a heavier song but the bridge is a bit slower which gives a softer touch and a great mix for the song The song doesnrsquot have an official music video but in January 2007 Simple Plan posted a video on their YouTube channel httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pX-2NS78t2DcThe video contains footage from concerts and trips from their touring It has almost 29 million views
Fans commentPerfect World is one of my favourite songs by Simple Plan (but that would sound better if almost every SP song wasnrsquot my favourite) The lyrics are awesome like re-ally really awesome and the music Oh my Canada what a great music It can fill you with energy and just rdquowake you uprdquo I love that song I hope we will get something si-milar on the next album (Maria Slovakia)
Perfect World is my all time favourite song Not just my favourite SP song but favourite song ever Irsquom not even sure why Itrsquos the simplicity of the lyrics and the melody and that funny drum loop that Chuck describes in the Making of Still Not Getting Any It was my favourite from when I first became a fan and when they performed it live in Brisbane in 2005 that was the best (Marly Australia)
And againThis song perfectly describes a part of my life which maybe isnrsquot over yet Lyrics tell everything that I canrsquot drums are awesome and guitars and Pierrersquos voiceI mean Perfect World is a song that I will always love and I loved it as soon as I heard it Oh and the video is great I could watch it over and over again (Jelena Serbia)
Perfect Worldwritten by sophiecarlbrant
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I never couldrsquove seen this farI never couldrsquove seen this comingSeems like my worldrsquos falling apart
Yeah
Why is everything so hardI donrsquot think I can deal with the things you saidIt just wonrsquot go away
In a perfect worldThis could never happenIn a perfect worldYoursquod still be hereAnd it makes no senseI could just pick up the piecesBut to youThis means nothingNothing at all
I used to think that I was strongUntil the day it all went wrongI think I need a miracle to make it through
Yeah
I wish that I could bring you backI wish that I could turn back timeCuz I canrsquot let goI just canrsquot find my way
Yeah
Without you I just canrsquot find my wayIn a perfect worldThis could never happenIn a perfect worldYoursquod still be hereAnd it makes no senseI could just pick up the piecesBut to youThis means nothingNothing at all
I donrsquot know what I should do nowI donrsquot know where I should goIrsquom still here waiting for youIrsquom lost when yoursquore not aroundI need to hold on to youI just canrsquot let you go
YeahYeah
In a perfect worldThis could never happenIn a perfect worldYoursquod still be hereAnd it makes no senseI could just pick up the piecesBut to youThis means nothingNothing at allYou feel nothing nothing at allNothing at all
Perfect World
Song of the Month
FACT FILEBOWLING FOR SOUP
Last edition we did a fact file on Bowling for Soup as part of our Soundwave feature You can see that here
Bowling for Soup began way back in 1986 in Wichita Falls Texas where the
band members grew up They as most students in the 80rsquos they loved bands like Quirt Riot Motley Crue The Ramones and
Green Day With only one line up change in 1998 when Lance Morrill lets the band he was replaced by their friend Gary Wiseman
Bowling for Soup are
Erik Jaret Gary Chris
Photo credit to Dave Kai Piper
Written by Jen justjenrees
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Bowling for Soup have stayed true to their Punk Rock origins They have ignored their critics and have just kept on writing songs that their fans love They are fantastic to see live and their music videos are very clever This year they are once again teamed up with Pledge music to rerecord all their greatest hits that their fans actually want The least greatest hits album was released by their oldrecord company without Bowling for Soups permission
Bowling for Soup love photos of them in water
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SIMPLE PLAN AND BOWLING FOR SOUPBy Jen justjenrees
2005ndash2006 StarJam and The Great Burrito Extortion Case
Bowling for Soup supported Simple Plan on the Star Jam Tour in 2005 Their setlist was Almost Trucker Hat Girls all the Bad Guys want 1985 Punk Rock 101 I Melt with YouThey also supported Simple Plan on the Star Jam tour in 2006 with Quitedrive and Army of Freshmen
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On this tour Seb kept telling people that there was a new band called Man of the Hour Seb saidldquoWe were on tour a long long time ago with Bowling For Soup We kept telling people for no reason that we had a band called lsquoMan Of The Hourrsquo So it was me Pierre our singer Jaret from BFS our merch guy who doesnrsquot play any music at all and we kept telling people that we were going to get signed So after all that when we started doing radio we decided to call it the Man Of The Hour showrdquoScene magazine September 2013
Bowling for Soup is reported to be one of Chuckrsquos Favourite bands
In 2008 Simple Plan referenced Bowling for Soup in a song that
they made up during a concert in Texas Watch this here
Photo of Simple Plan Bowling for Soup and Switchfoot In 2006
Photo credit to Simpleplancz
Domi from spcz also noticed in the Bowling for Soup video My Wena that the speakers in it has Man of the Hour written on it Check it out here
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FACT FILEJaret Reddick
LIFeJaret Ray Reddick was born in Grapevine Texas He is Bowling for Soup frontman and guitarist
He is the youngest of six children with four sisters and a brother He attended to Cunningham Elementary School Wichita Falls Texas He graduated from SH Rider High School in Wichita Falls In high school he played snare drum in the marching band Jaret has degrees in business management and
psychology from Midwestern State university in Wichita Falls
Jaret has a tattoo sleeve on his right arm inspired by many games It includes a Rubiks Cube a Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone jacks Monopolyrsquos Rich uncle Pennybags and Operationrsquos Cavity Sam He just had a Mr Potato Head added to the collection
He has owned a chain of toy stores while he worked on getting his music career off the ground He lives in just outside of Denton Texas
BeFORe FAMeHe played snare drum in SH Rider High Schoolrsquos marching band
TRIVIA FACTHe has also performed in the bands Jarinus People on Vacation and The Boster
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His birth name is Jaret Von Erich
He plays a Music Man Axis guitar that has a flag of Texas design on it
FAMILY LIFeHe has two children Emma and Jack with Melissa Reddick
ASSOCIATeD WITHHe has done voice acting with Vincent Martella in the award-winning animated series Phineas and Ferb
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FACT FILEChris Burney
Chris Burney born on May 25th 1969 in Wichita Falls Texas uSA is the
guitarist (plays a Les Paul) for Bowling for Soup He graduated from Midwestern State university in Physical Education in 1993 He has a three-year-old French bulldog named Sherman Mabobber
Burney Chris is proud of his extensive DVD collection and is a guns and ammo enthusiast Some of Burneyrsquos favorite TV shows to watch are Rescue Me Lost the Shield HBOrsquos Band of Brothers Robot Chicken Family Guy and King of the Hill
Written by imjustakid17 and justjenrees
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When Chris is not on the road he enjoys a game of PGA Tour Golf coupled with double Jack Daniels and Diet Coke Chris has extensive tattoo work done most notably a tattoo sleeve on his left arm which features various cereal mascots (Tony the Tiger Toucan Sam etc) The text ldquocereal killerrdquo appears on the arm Chris is also missing a front tooth
Along with lead singer Jaret Reddick who he met in high school were influenced by heavy metal music of bands such as Quiet Riot Ratt and Moumltley Cruumle and also by the punk rock of the Ramones and later Green Day Burney owned a Wichita Falls coffeehouse ldquoThe Refugerdquo
with a music stage and played there with his first band ldquoThe Persecutedrdquo where he and Reddick met future bassist Erik Chandler and drummer Gary Wiseman in the early 1990s (Wiseman wouldnrsquot join until 1998) Burney and Chandler soon formed the band Folkadots while Wiseman formed Gary amp the Wiseman Burney and Chandler along with Morrill also formed the band Slaw Not too long after Jaret Reddick and Lance Morrill formed coolfork which Chris Burney later joined Just a few months later after forming a band called Rubberneck they took the name Bowling for Soup in 1994
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FACT FILEerik chandler
Erik Chandler was born on December 22 1974 in Henrietta Texas uSA He is a
founding member of Bowling for Soup He plays that bass as well as writing lyrics He also is the back up vocalist
He has released his solo EP titled Writing the WrongsTrack 1 Tonightrsquos the NightTrack 2 Push the PedalTrack 3 Hold it TogetherTrack 4 Malibu Classic
He appeared as himself in the movies Accidently Famous and Punk Rock
Holocaust He also appeared on TV shows Jimmy Kimmel Love and Live with Kelly and Michael
Erik supported Patent Pending in 2013 in their tour of the uK Check out one of the songs here
Written by Luke and Jen
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FACT FILEgary wiseman
Gary Wiseman born January 6 1979 in Tyler Texas uSA is the
drummer for Bowling for Soup Gary played marching band and symphonic before hooking up with rockers Bowling for Soup His sound ldquois awesome for rock really loud cutting and durable which is cool because Irsquom often playing very hardrdquo He had also formed his own band called Gary amp the Wiseman His solo band has a self-titled album (Gary and the Wiseman) with 13 songs on the record totalling in about 40 minutes The titles of the tracks are1 Room2 Now3 N204 Big Losers5 Remember6 StaceyDC7 Had Enough8 My Girl9 Time10 Breakaway 11 Retention12 Social Signs13 Instrumental Rockfest
You can buy a Gary Bobble head here
See an interview here with Gary about the album Love Drunk Lunch
Written by Kelly and Jen
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Super Intimate Exclusive
INTERVIEWwith CHRIS from
By Jen Rees Photos by Inside Edge
I was fortunate to catch up with Chris from Bowling for Soup and have a chat about their new album and their friendship with Simple Plan
Always a pleasure to interview band members and to interview Chris via Skype was awesome due to me being such a huge fan
Hi Chris thanks for the chance to catch up with you I am looking forward to seeing you when you come to Australia for Soundwave Are you doing a sidewave Yeah we are we will do one with Zebrahead Awesome I will def be at that
I have heaps of questions for you How did you get involved in the Pledge ProjectI donrsquot really know the whole story of it but I know that we were getting ready to do a new album and we were going to put it out ourselves Through our management they had heard of Pledge Music we really didnrsquot want to do a kick starter we wanted to do something that is more Pledge music is all about music you actually have a person like an AampR person that advises you on rewards and stuff Itrsquos not just like sitting in front of your computer like Kickstarter it is a little more involved It is a little more organized as far as music is concerned That is a little ad for Pledge music haha
All the Pledgers got a message from Jaret asking us if we were interested in doing the Pledge thing again and our answer was yes What are you planning on doingWe are working on two new albums here in the near future we are going to do a covers album and we are also going to rerecord our greatest hits I think we may do that outside of pledge music and after that we will do a new album(Since this interview BFS changed their minds and are do the greatest hits with Pledge)
Chris What made you want to play music when you were youngIt is really kinda funny like I was more the athlete in high school and I guess that when that was all over I always listened to music I am an old Metal head I listened to Iron Maiden and Slayer and stuff like that but towards the end of high school I started hanging out with people that were in bands and
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stuff I was the guy that carried their stuff around for them and set up their equipment and everything and this was before I could play a guitar the group of guys that I hung out with when I was with them I picked up a guitar and taught myself how to play it
Wow awesome Who were your original inspira-tionsBack when I was not a very good guitar player it was hard core and metal and stuff like that There was a band called DRI a band called The Crumb Suckers and you know just metal in general To be honest with you the bands that I hung out with friends of mine I guess From the time that I started playing the Guitar I was always in bands and played 3 or 4 chord punk rock
What do you think that you would be doing now if you were not in a bandThat is a tough question I have a degree in Social work and Sociology and I did teach special Ed for a while and I donrsquot know if that was what I wanted to do It has been so long since that I have had to find work and all that so it is hard to know what I
would do I am thinking about it all the time I am constantly looking for something to do I worked in a bar business for a while tending and managing and stuff like that but I donrsquot know if that is what would want to do either Hopefully I would have found something to do that I enjoyed so I would not of hate my life So I really donrsquot know what I would be doing if I was not doing this
Well I am glad that you are doing what you are doing In Australia we have many pop punk bands that are
continued on next page
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breaking up what is your secret so that you can keep your band together for so long Is it that you are such good friendsIt is that but also we have been lucky as we have not had to try to change what we do like the thing that some people criticize us for is one of the things that we think is good about what we do The fact that all our albums sound the same pretty much we never really had a direction change with what we do we have always just kept it the same we are not out there struggling to find who we are We just stand true to whatever we are Which is great
Sorry a very clicheacuted question what is the story behind the name Bowling for Soup There was a Comedian Steve Martin was had an album called A Wide and Crazy Guy he had a joke on their about a tv show he was developing called Bowling for Sht so originally that is what we were but then we realized that our grandmothers would not appreciate us being in a band called Bowling for Sht so we changed it
I have heard that you guys donrsquot have a set list when you play that you just play whatever you feel like Is that true Our last tour of the UK is the first time that we ever used a set list We were playing over two hours and it was a little bit confusing and we were on a time schedule a pretty strict time schedule each night so we needed to have a little bit of a structure in the show
Yeah that is fair Chris When you play live do you ever change the lyrics of songsThat is more a Jaret Question I think sometimes he forgets the lyrics and problem sometimes goes lalahelliphellip Sometimes if it is topical he will change the lyrics here and there I think the Jonas Brothers movie was changed to the One Direction movie on the UK tour haha
What was the first song you learned to playThe first song I learnt to play on the guitar was probably just this little 12 bar blues rift Me and my buddy would sit there and try and solo he
would play it I would play it and it was just terrible probably the worst thing anyone ever heard Glad there is no recording of it out there As far as a song goes I would try and throw out some old Rush The Temples of Syrinx was one of the first songs that I learnt I tried to play along with Rush but not very well
How many guitars do you ownLetrsquos see Irsquove got Four Electric guitars thatrsquos really it I am not a guitar collector I donrsquot even own an acoustic I had one but it was just sitting around my bedroom so I gave it away to a friend who wanted to learn how to play
What are some things in life that annoy youJust dickheads really I have a pretty long fuse I guess people just being dicks in generalI agree
What do you think about bands like One Direction They toured here last year and people complained as they could not hear them play because of all the fan girls screaming RighthellipIt is just one of those things there are always going to acts and bands like that always going to be a need for bands likes that in some weird way like Hansen the Jonas Brothers I guess it is necessary I am not a fan I canrsquot tell you if I could recognize one of their songs It is not my bag but there is a place for everything I guess
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What do you think about on line music sharingIt is just the way things are now it would be nice if there was a way of selling music rather than people just take it it is just the way it is so we just have to accept it we really have to embrace it and give music out for free sometimes as people are going to just take it
That is what I liked about the Pledge project as you knew that we were all going to pay for it Yeah but other people they donrsquot and I guess we just have to hear it I guess just like a photographer Yeah you can use it as well I guess it is a tool for bands to get their music out there
How did you guys get involved in writing songs for DisneyThat probably happened way back in the day when we went to South by South West I guess they were looking for newer bands to play We were not the biggest band back then and we needed to do songs for Soundtracks and it was a way to keep really busy and keep our name out there and in the hat
So how much fun was it to write the soundtrack to Phineas and Ferb My kids loved that when they were youngerIt was pretty cool I guess we did not know how big that series was going to be it became pretty
insane how awesome of a show it became and how much people would love it
If you could pick any song in the world that Bowling for Soup could of written what would it be Actually I would probably say Staceyrsquos Mom we do a cover of it and we used to do shows and people would ask to hear Staceyrsquos Mom and we were thought of the band that wrote it We do cover it live we used to break peoples heart by saying it was not our song but then when started playing it live If we did write it we would be getting all the Cadillac and Dr Pepper money it is on adverts over here Oh ok I did not know that it is not over here We just get the credit for it not the money Thatrsquos not good Yeah they are laughing all the way to the bank
Your video of 1985 I love you in heels and a skirt by the way how much fun was that to make It was shot in one day wasnrsquot itIt was one of the biggest budgets that we had for a video it was fun I mean just doing all the different scenes and all that yeah it was a whole day work we got up in the morning and I think we wrapped that up around 10 or 11 at night But it was fun It was a really good video Thank you
My favourite video of yours was Punk Rock 101 I love the concept of the boot camp I mean I still wear the same stuff even though I am like old and I still live the punk rock life I have been made fun of for this like foreverhelliphellip I wear Vans Black band tees all the time How does it feel that your music can make people like me feel so much better about themselvesOh that is awesome it is a really good feeling I mean we never set out to conquer the world or anything we just wanted to be in a band and have fun together all that other stuff is a bonus and it is an honour when people tell us stuff like that it is really cool I am pleased that you have done it
A few Simple Plan questions you are good friends with themAh yeah itrsquos been a while since we have seen or
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heard from any of those guys so yeah its been quite a while it would be nice to do a show or two with them
Can you tell me any funny stories form the 20056 Star Jam tour with themThere was an incident when a dressing room got pretty trashed we ah broke a couple of tables and threw a refrigerator of the balcony can I know who actually did that Was it Pierre Well it was a combination few of us it was a really fun time
I have seen the song that they sang for you on youtube I think it was at a soundcheck did you go drinking with them that nightYes I think we did every night
I have to ask the mention of Simple Plan in From the Roof Tops was that just a shout out to friends Yeah pretty much That was great all the SP fans were happy about that Nice
This is more of a Jaret question he was involved in Man of the Hour do you know anything about that I think it was just one of those things that happened it was kind of a running joke I donrsquot think that Man of the Hour actually ever did anything musically I mean I donrsquot really know to be honest with you it was kind of a running joke
A friend of mine called Domi that runs the simpleplancz site which is the biggest information site for Simple Plan fans she wants to know why you guys tour the UK but not the European continent You know that is something I knew the answer to myself Ah we have done had a couple of tours in Europe but there are so many places that we did not go like Italy or Spain I thought we had always done well in Germany and places like that but we never really went to those markets We did an Avril Lavigne tour there which was really good then went back to do some shows on our own but then we just never went back I really wish that I knew the answer to that myself She lives in the Czech Republic but travels to other places to see bands Yeah we never really went to Eastern Europe we
played on show in Moscow that is as far as that way we have gone
Fav SP album I am not really sure I donrsquot know their names but have them on my ipod How about your favourite song I donrsquot know really I have them all on my ipod and I just play them I donrsquot look at CDrsquos I just play musically digitally I donrsquot know if that makes me look really bad to be honest I listen to a lot of bands like Maiden and stuff but I canrsquot tell you the names of their songs
So I was then going to ask what Simple Plan song you would like to cover but you probably donrsquot know that name of it Is there anything else that you can tell me about the relationship between BFS and SPIt has been too long since we have seen them it is
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has been quite a few years so yeah
SP are coming out to Australia to play Warped a band I do promotion for called Call the Shots are touring you should check them out so I will be doing a few of the Warped shows
When you come out to Australia will you have a meet and greet at your sidewaveSure we will yeah we just usually chill out and hang out after the shows Great I canrsquot wait
Think I have asked all the questions that I had planned I am really glad I got this chance to chat with you Keep up the great workI Iove the new Album probably more than your others which is unusual for me itrsquos usually the other way around but as you said you have not changed at all Yeah we are pretty proud of the new one we actually tried to make every song as good as the first one on the Album We did not write a few good
ones and then a bunch of songs that were fillers we wanted a really good album from start to finish
I think From the Roof Tops is probably my favourite and what I like about it also is my teenagers really like it and they donrsquot like your older stuff as much and I think they are just over my kinda music they are branching out a bit
Well thanks Chris I am really happy I got to chat to you I look forward to meeting you when you come Down Under Thanks a lot ChrisIt was great thanks Jen I will catch you later
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pledgemusicWhatrsquos it all about
Written by MaddieBirkett
PledgeMusic is fast becoming a way for musicians and bands to produce their work the way they want with
needed funds except the whole monetary value is supported by fans There are perks of course apart from seeing your favourite band release another album The artists will offer rewards such as signed photographs a download of the CD and even more epic things like Skype sessions
One of PledgeMusicrsquos sayings is ldquoFans donrsquot need more ways to buy ndash they need more reasonsrdquo In fact Bowling For Soup have used Pledge quite a bit recently They have just reached 100 funds needed for their new greatest hits album but you can still donate and receive the awesome rewards Just head here
PledgeMusic works in a way that brings the artists and fans together to enhance and share the music experience Along the way fans may be asked and have a vote of album cover art or album names fans may even get to hear the album exclusively before itrsquos releasedWhy many artists use Pledge is because
it is just like having a record deal all of the positives and benefits that is but it also means artists get the final say and remain in control of their work no decisions are made for them Pledge also provides help and expertise to artists in order to help them achieve their goals and complete projects
PledgeMusic is also recognised by major music charts giving artists that extra boost when they release their new work
Not only are you helping your favourite artist and your CD player yoursquore also helping charities A certain amount of donations also contributes to certain charities
If you want to know more about this innovative website and project check out their site and find a band worth helping out at httpwwwpledgemusiccom
It turns out that may donations occur from people who werenrsquot even fans of the artist but were just discovering them then
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Check out the Bowling for Soup Profile on Pledge Music httpwwwpledgemusiccomartistsbowlingforsoup
SPS 29
BOWLING FOR SOUPand
By Jen justjenrees
Bowling for Soup did some work with Disney including the following
They wrote and sang the Phineas and Ferb theme song ldquoToday is Gonna Be a Great Dayrdquo
They had animated cameos in some episodes of Phineas and Ferb
BFS also wrote and sang the Phineus and Ferb Winter Vacation theme song
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Theme SongTherersquos a hundred and four days of summer vacationThen school comes along just to end itSo the annual problem for our generationIs finding a good way to spend itLike maybeBuilding a rocket or fighting a mummyOr climbing up the Eiffel TowerDiscovering something that doesnrsquot exist Or giving a monkey a showerSurfing tidal waves creating nanobotsOr locating Frankensteinrsquos brain Finding a Dodo bird painting a continentOr driving our sister insane As you can seeTherersquos a whole lot of stuff to do before school starts this fall So stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it allSo stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it all
They also did a cover of ldquoThe Bare Necessitiesrdquo for Disneymania 3
released in 2005
The band performed the song ldquoThe Greatest Dayrdquo for the movie
Max Keeblersquos Big Move
For Sky High the 2005 Super Hero Movie they sang the song ldquoI Melt
With Yourdquo
SPS 31
AlbumLunch Drunk Love
Release DateSeptember 10th 2013
Written byReddick Ryan Hamilton
Length301
Lyric VideoWatch it here This song is great It is about how
opposites attract and how that does not matter as love is love
I really like the way it takes a serious issue of a relationship that seems doomed and portrays it in a fun way I agree with the thought that people should followtheir heart and not worry about what everyone else is thinking Of course the reference to Simple Plan is pretty sweet Our dudes do often rock all black
Bowling For Souprsquos
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She hates my friends my friends hate herTakes all my time makes me late for work
Shersquos got another guys name tattooed on her assMy mom and dad say wersquore moving too fast
She doesnrsquot like my band but the stickers on her carShe likes Star Trek but I prefer Star Wars
Kissed me deadly but she makes me aliveShersquos the opposite of everything I need in my life
But when you know you know
ChorusHave you ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftopsEver been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops
I watch TV and she reads booksWhen bampches talk to me they get dirty looks from her
She really doesnrsquot mind when I drink my beerAnd I really donrsquot care if she wears underwear
I rock all black and she canrsquot standThat I dress like the dudes in Simple Plan
Shersquos all wrong but itrsquos alrightShe can be all wrong right by my side
Cause when you know you know
Chorus
Follow your heart fampk everybody else x8Ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops x4
SPS 33
album review
bowling for soup lsquolunch drunk loversquo
If you know me at all you would know that I am a Bowling for Soup fan When I heard
that they were doing a new album their 12th I was pretty happy Then I looked into the
Pledge idea and immediately signed up to pledge my support I loved getting all their
updates and I loved know that I was helping them out with their album We received
the album before anyone else as well as snippets of info It was totally worth it
One of the reasons that I love BFS is that they have not changed over the last 20
years they have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have though
of them This is so true for this album and I laughed out loud when I heard the chorus
of track one ldquoWe are not here to change the world wersquore here to laugh at othersrdquo I knew
that this album would be true to BFS form of previous releases See the video here
Track two called lsquoSince we Broke uprdquo is really
catchy They played this live at Soundwaveand the crowd loved it I love the amusing lyrics for example
Since we broke upIrsquove been throwing lots of heatAnd all the girls are checking me outSince we broke up All my bills are paidAnd therersquos cheddar in my checking account
This is a break up song with a difference looking at the positives of breaking up rather than the negatives Watch the video herehttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=nlKU40dtvoI
The next track is a definite favourite of mine I love songs that encourage people to be themselves and this is one of the best I can identify with this song as at my age I have now learnt to be true to myself (Real) and I am never going to change I wish that I could write a letter to my 13 year old self and include this song to help me get through my teens Wait not just my teens but up until I turned 40 I often sing this in my head when people are trying to change me by saying ldquoyou canrsquot wear thatrdquo Or ldquoYou canrsquot say that ldquo I like the use of the word Perfect for obvious reasons I like the lyrics
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I could never live up toThe man thatrsquos in your head
You want the guy from the notebookBut you got me instead
And I never was the hip kidI always use words like hip
Judas Priest on my walkmanWhen culture club was the sht
Check out the music video that has real BFS fans in it and is pretty funny httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=unNRS9kr8rE
The fourth Song on the album that mentions our fav band is discussed on another
page The only cover on this album is track lsquoCirclersquo was written by Edie Brickell and
New Bohemians Jaret sang this live in the Melbourne sidewave and captivated the audience There were three other songs
that really stood out for me were lsquoNormal Chicksrsquo I mean a guy singing about seeing
his girlfriend in the morning without make up and says you are pretty when you just donrsquot
care is pretty greatCheck out the lyric video here httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=QMM4uCRxAq4
I listen to track 7 ldquo I am waking up todayrsquo a lot when I need to focus on changing my
mind set I woke up about 12 years ago with the way my marriage was not working and I am glad that I did I can still associate
this song with waking up and get rid of the negative thoughts on my mind Worth
listening to and checking this out httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=UkL3Q9TvUzI
Thought I better mention my sons favourite song on this album lsquoCouple of Daysrsquo that we all can associate with I mean who does not want to escape to a sunny place that no one ever goes See the lyric video here httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=tDq15fwV0mg
ldquoThey have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have thought of themrdquo
I was pretty hyped about this Album being part of it made it more special I guess What I was not anticipating was it would be my favourite BFS to date bring on the next one I say I look forward to the Greatest Hits that they are doing through Pledge Music again this time it is their greatest hits not the old record company doing it without their permission If you have not got this album yet do yourself a favour and get it on itunes
Song LiST 1 Critically Disdained2 Since We Broke Up3 Real4 From the Rooftops5 Circle (Edie Brickell amp New Bohemians cover)6 Normal Chicks7 I Am Waking Up Today8 Couple of Days9 And I Think You Like Me Too10 Envy11 How Far Can This Go12 Right About Now13 Kevin Weaver
SPS 35
bowling
for soup
19851985 was released on July 27th 2004
Although this song is best known as a Bowling for Soup song it was written
by the band SR-71 good friends of Jaret It reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 It is a single released off the Album A Hangover you donrsquot Deserve
The song 1985 is about Debbie a girl that didnrsquot achieved all her dreams of when she was young as these lyrics suggest ldquoHer dreams went out the doorWhen she turned twenty fourOnly been with one manWhat happenrsquo to her planrdquo
The song has detailed references to the culture of the 80rsquos The part in the music video where Debbie is dancing on a car is a reference to
Here I Go Again a White Snake song The line that states that she did not know that George was gay is about George Michael from Wham The questioning of Motley Crue (since when had they become classic rock) is about the addition of glam metal bands like them that were added to the rotation on classic rock radio stations When the lyrics say that she is wondering who is the lead singer of Van Halen is about Sammy Hagar replacing David Lee Roth The lyrics also mention the MTV music station as they have been criticized for adding in so many TV reality shows There are so many more take a listen to find out more
Bands that are mentioned in this song are Durran Durran u2 Blondie Nirvana Bon Jovi Wham Limp Bizkit and Bruce Sprinsteen Other culture references are of popular movies of that time The Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink and St Elmorsquos Fire
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bowling
for soup
1985 Bruce Springsteen Madonna
Way before Nirvana There was u2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shersquos uncool Cause shersquos still preoccupied
With 19 19 1985
Woohoohoo (1985)
Woohoohoo
Shersquos seen all the classics She knows every line
Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink Even Saint Elmorsquos Fire
She rocked out to Wham Not a big Limp Bizkit fan Thought shersquod get a hand
On a member of Duran Duran
You can see the official video here
Written by Vitoria and Jen
CoMMenTS BY Jen I love this song as it has
so many references from when I was a teenager I love through the 80rsquos as a teen and loved all those
movies I liked some of the bands but not all of them It reminded me of all my dreams as a teen I was
luckier than Debbie though as I am quite happy with my
life Thjs is my fav Bowling for Soup song to hear live
and of course the music video is hilarious To see
them take off Robert Palmer is so funny
SPS 37
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquoBowling for Souprsquos song Almost
was released on January 4th 2005 It placed 46th in the
uS Top 100 It is from the album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve
This song is about a man who almost had most things that he seemed to want It is a song about remorse with him looking back and regretting not doing things On the other hand some of the things that he Almost did were not good things Makes me wonder about the choices I have made and things that Almost happened to me
Check the video of the song here
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Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquo
AlmostI almost got drunk at school at 14
Where I almost made out with the homecoming queenWho almost went on to be Miss Texas
But lost to a slut with much bigger breastsI almost dropped out to move to LA
Where I was almost famous for almost a day
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost loved youI almost wished u wouldrsquove loved me too
I almost held up a grocery storeWhere I almost did 5 years and then 7 more
Cuz I almost got popped for a fight with a thugCuz he almost made off with a bunch of the drugs
That I almost got hooked on cuz you ran awayAnd I wish I woulda had the nerve to ask you to stay
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me too
Here I go thinking about all the things I couldrsquove doneIrsquom gonna need a forklift cuz all the baggage weighs a ton
I know we had our problems I canrsquot remember one
I almost forgot to say something elseAnd if I cant fit it in Irsquoll keep it all to myselfI almost wrote a song about you today
But I tore it all up and then I threw it away
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
And I almost had you [x3]
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me tooSPS 39
high
school never
ends
Watch the Music video here
High School Never Ends was the first single from their ninth album lsquoThe Great Burrito Extortion Casersquo and
was released on September 19 2006 The song is about the frustration of graduating from high school and seeing that life after school is very similar to how it was in high school
The music video shows us flashbacks to when the band were in high school and how they were bullied It then shows various members of the band getting their revenge in similar manners It also makes many references to celebrities in the lyrics including Mary-Kate Olsen Jessica Simpson Bill Gates Reese Witherspoon Jack Black Brad Pitt Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Reese WitherspoonShersquos the prom queenBill GatesCaptain of the chess teamJack Black the clownBrad Pitt the quarterbackIrsquove seen it all beforeI want my money back
The song has been featured on an episode of the TV show lsquoMy Name Is Earlrsquo Part of the song is also featured on commercials for Beauty and the Geek and also the movie 17 Again The song got to number 40 on the uK Singles Chart A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney which altered the lyrics throughout to make them more suitable for kids
The whole damn world is just as obsessedWith wholsquos the best dressed and wholsquos having sexWholsquos got the money who gets the honeysWholsquos kinda cute and wholsquos just a messAnd you still donrsquot have the right lookAnd you donrsquot have the right friendsNothing changes but the faces the names and the trendsHigh school never ends
40 SPS
high
school never
ends
SPS 41
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
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girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
44 SPS
American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
50 SPS
Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
52 SPS
Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
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Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
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What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
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1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
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May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
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14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
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Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
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Below is taken from wwwprwebcom
Join the Journey to End Hunger with ONEXONErsquos Million Meals Movement
OXOMillionMeals - ONEXONE is calling upon humanitarians to join the plight to end hunger at the Inaugural Million Meals Movement on Friday May 23 2014 at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts featuring Simple Plan MAGIC Alyssa Reid amp Kardinal Offishall
ldquoItrsquos tIME wE brINg tHEdIscussION Of fOOd
INsEcurIty IN caNadatO tHE fOrEfrONtrdquo
- ONEXONE FOuNDER JOEY ADLER Toronto ON (PRWEB) April 02 2014
Simple Plan gives back to
the community through
the Million Meals Project
Read all about it at the Simple Plan Foundation here
See the interview with Jeff and Seb about the Million Meals Project here
Listen to Sebrsquos interview on Kool FM here
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Simple Plan gives back to
the community through
the Million Meals Project
In an effort to address the shocking reality of food insecurity in North America and around the world ONEXONE is calling upon humanitarians to join the plight to end hunger at the Inaugural Million Meals Movement on Friday May 23 2014 at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts featuring Simple Plan MAGIC Alyssa Reid amp Kardinal Offishall
With this yearrsquos proceeds benefitting the ONEXONE and Simple Plan Foundations the movement will kick start the community-based initiative and journey of eventually packing one million meals for children in need across North America Sodexo world leader in quality of life services who serve 1 million customers daily has joined the movement by providing meals that will be packed and distributed in Toronto and Montreal
After packaging meals at INK Entertainment venue Kool Haus the day will cap off with a star-studded concert produced by Live Nation including multi-platinum band Simple Plan reggae-pop band MAGIC and ldquoAlone Againrdquo breakout star Alyssa Reid Rapper and humanitarian Kardinal Offishall will also take the stage as ONEXONErsquos musical ambassador a unique role committed to helping the cause Complete with a red carpet and all-star Canadian talent the Million Meals Movement hopes to not only alleviate hunger across North America but also spread lesser-known facts just $1 can provide a child with a healthy breakfast which positively impacts learning creativity test grades and even attendance
ldquoItrsquos time we bring the discussion of food insecurity in Canada to the forefrontrdquo says Joey Adler Founder and Chair of ONEXONE ldquoThe idea of not having a meal to eat is a very serious reality for many Canadian
families There is no reason why hunger should exist and ONEXONE is inviting everyone to take a stand and help make a difference by joining the movement to end hungerrdquo
In addition to initiatives operating around the world ONEXONE has provided over 500000 nutritious meals to over 4000 Canadian children in need through their School Breakfast Program Spearheaded by entrepreneur and modern advocate Joey Adler and supported by Pepsi Sodexo and De Beers ONEXONE hopes to start a large-scale movement against hunger in North America Be part of the solution at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts on Friday May 23 2014 and join ONEXONE in the fight against hunger
For more information on the Million Meals Movement visit httpwwwmillionmealsca designed by Pulp amp Fiber company
To donate to the Million Meals Movement go to
httpwwwicangowithoutcom
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What is
WE DAYQuoted from Wedaycom
Locally active globally aware
We Day is the movement of our time empowering a generation of young global citizens through an inspirational event and a year-long educational initiative called We Act which offers curricular resources campaigns and materials to help turn the dayrsquos inspiration into sustained activation
We Act is the blueprint for young people to take action as agents of social change
Why Because we believe that we are the first generation that can truly end the worst forms of poverty embrace we thinking and we acting and remove the barriers to youth being agents of social change And therersquos no time to waste every single day we have the opportunity to make this world a better place And everyone has a role to play
How are we doing this By pushing forward the boundaries of charity and creating change Itrsquos a worldwide movement that proves anyone can change the worldmdashand revolutionizes how we make that change
You can watch a video here for more information
How did it start
We Day started in 2007 in Toronto 8000 students took part in the Launch of the program in the Ricoh Coliseum In 2009 the now annual event also took place in Vancouver In Toronto it moved to a much larger location to fit in 16000 students at the Air Canada Centre The Performers were Mia Farrow Sarah McLachalan and Crush Parallel In 2010 it started in Montreal as well and included a performance of Simple Plan Watch them perform Shut up here
Krsquonaan closed the day in Toronto In 2011 the movement grew again to include Winnipeg 2012 it extends to Manitoba and keeps growing in 2013 it also was held in Saskatchewan and Halifax
Watch Simple Plans performance at this years We Day in Montreal here
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Thanks to simpleplancz for the 2014 photos
Pierre 2010
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Song of the Month
is the third song of Simple Planrsquos second studio album named Still Not Getting Any (SNGA) that was released on October 26 2004
The record contains singles like Welcome To My Life Shut Up Untitled (How Could This Happen To Me) and Crazy which are all very powerful songs In total the record has 11 tracks and number three is Perrfect World Itrsquos seen as a breakup song with lyrics such as rdquoIrsquom still here waiting for youIrsquom lost when yoursquore not aroundI need to hold on to you I just canrsquot let you gordquo but the inter-pretation is realy up to whoever listens to it
The song has a nice build up that makes you interested in knowing what comes next Itrsquos a heavier song but the bridge is a bit slower which gives a softer touch and a great mix for the song The song doesnrsquot have an official music video but in January 2007 Simple Plan posted a video on their YouTube channel httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pX-2NS78t2DcThe video contains footage from concerts and trips from their touring It has almost 29 million views
Fans commentPerfect World is one of my favourite songs by Simple Plan (but that would sound better if almost every SP song wasnrsquot my favourite) The lyrics are awesome like re-ally really awesome and the music Oh my Canada what a great music It can fill you with energy and just rdquowake you uprdquo I love that song I hope we will get something si-milar on the next album (Maria Slovakia)
Perfect World is my all time favourite song Not just my favourite SP song but favourite song ever Irsquom not even sure why Itrsquos the simplicity of the lyrics and the melody and that funny drum loop that Chuck describes in the Making of Still Not Getting Any It was my favourite from when I first became a fan and when they performed it live in Brisbane in 2005 that was the best (Marly Australia)
And againThis song perfectly describes a part of my life which maybe isnrsquot over yet Lyrics tell everything that I canrsquot drums are awesome and guitars and Pierrersquos voiceI mean Perfect World is a song that I will always love and I loved it as soon as I heard it Oh and the video is great I could watch it over and over again (Jelena Serbia)
Perfect Worldwritten by sophiecarlbrant
SPS 9
I never couldrsquove seen this farI never couldrsquove seen this comingSeems like my worldrsquos falling apart
Yeah
Why is everything so hardI donrsquot think I can deal with the things you saidIt just wonrsquot go away
In a perfect worldThis could never happenIn a perfect worldYoursquod still be hereAnd it makes no senseI could just pick up the piecesBut to youThis means nothingNothing at all
I used to think that I was strongUntil the day it all went wrongI think I need a miracle to make it through
Yeah
I wish that I could bring you backI wish that I could turn back timeCuz I canrsquot let goI just canrsquot find my way
Yeah
Without you I just canrsquot find my wayIn a perfect worldThis could never happenIn a perfect worldYoursquod still be hereAnd it makes no senseI could just pick up the piecesBut to youThis means nothingNothing at all
I donrsquot know what I should do nowI donrsquot know where I should goIrsquom still here waiting for youIrsquom lost when yoursquore not aroundI need to hold on to youI just canrsquot let you go
YeahYeah
In a perfect worldThis could never happenIn a perfect worldYoursquod still be hereAnd it makes no senseI could just pick up the piecesBut to youThis means nothingNothing at allYou feel nothing nothing at allNothing at all
Perfect World
Song of the Month
FACT FILEBOWLING FOR SOUP
Last edition we did a fact file on Bowling for Soup as part of our Soundwave feature You can see that here
Bowling for Soup began way back in 1986 in Wichita Falls Texas where the
band members grew up They as most students in the 80rsquos they loved bands like Quirt Riot Motley Crue The Ramones and
Green Day With only one line up change in 1998 when Lance Morrill lets the band he was replaced by their friend Gary Wiseman
Bowling for Soup are
Erik Jaret Gary Chris
Photo credit to Dave Kai Piper
Written by Jen justjenrees
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Bowling for Soup have stayed true to their Punk Rock origins They have ignored their critics and have just kept on writing songs that their fans love They are fantastic to see live and their music videos are very clever This year they are once again teamed up with Pledge music to rerecord all their greatest hits that their fans actually want The least greatest hits album was released by their oldrecord company without Bowling for Soups permission
Bowling for Soup love photos of them in water
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SIMPLE PLAN AND BOWLING FOR SOUPBy Jen justjenrees
2005ndash2006 StarJam and The Great Burrito Extortion Case
Bowling for Soup supported Simple Plan on the Star Jam Tour in 2005 Their setlist was Almost Trucker Hat Girls all the Bad Guys want 1985 Punk Rock 101 I Melt with YouThey also supported Simple Plan on the Star Jam tour in 2006 with Quitedrive and Army of Freshmen
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On this tour Seb kept telling people that there was a new band called Man of the Hour Seb saidldquoWe were on tour a long long time ago with Bowling For Soup We kept telling people for no reason that we had a band called lsquoMan Of The Hourrsquo So it was me Pierre our singer Jaret from BFS our merch guy who doesnrsquot play any music at all and we kept telling people that we were going to get signed So after all that when we started doing radio we decided to call it the Man Of The Hour showrdquoScene magazine September 2013
Bowling for Soup is reported to be one of Chuckrsquos Favourite bands
In 2008 Simple Plan referenced Bowling for Soup in a song that
they made up during a concert in Texas Watch this here
Photo of Simple Plan Bowling for Soup and Switchfoot In 2006
Photo credit to Simpleplancz
Domi from spcz also noticed in the Bowling for Soup video My Wena that the speakers in it has Man of the Hour written on it Check it out here
SPS 13
FACT FILEJaret Reddick
LIFeJaret Ray Reddick was born in Grapevine Texas He is Bowling for Soup frontman and guitarist
He is the youngest of six children with four sisters and a brother He attended to Cunningham Elementary School Wichita Falls Texas He graduated from SH Rider High School in Wichita Falls In high school he played snare drum in the marching band Jaret has degrees in business management and
psychology from Midwestern State university in Wichita Falls
Jaret has a tattoo sleeve on his right arm inspired by many games It includes a Rubiks Cube a Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone jacks Monopolyrsquos Rich uncle Pennybags and Operationrsquos Cavity Sam He just had a Mr Potato Head added to the collection
He has owned a chain of toy stores while he worked on getting his music career off the ground He lives in just outside of Denton Texas
BeFORe FAMeHe played snare drum in SH Rider High Schoolrsquos marching band
TRIVIA FACTHe has also performed in the bands Jarinus People on Vacation and The Boster
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His birth name is Jaret Von Erich
He plays a Music Man Axis guitar that has a flag of Texas design on it
FAMILY LIFeHe has two children Emma and Jack with Melissa Reddick
ASSOCIATeD WITHHe has done voice acting with Vincent Martella in the award-winning animated series Phineas and Ferb
SPS 15
FACT FILEChris Burney
Chris Burney born on May 25th 1969 in Wichita Falls Texas uSA is the
guitarist (plays a Les Paul) for Bowling for Soup He graduated from Midwestern State university in Physical Education in 1993 He has a three-year-old French bulldog named Sherman Mabobber
Burney Chris is proud of his extensive DVD collection and is a guns and ammo enthusiast Some of Burneyrsquos favorite TV shows to watch are Rescue Me Lost the Shield HBOrsquos Band of Brothers Robot Chicken Family Guy and King of the Hill
Written by imjustakid17 and justjenrees
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When Chris is not on the road he enjoys a game of PGA Tour Golf coupled with double Jack Daniels and Diet Coke Chris has extensive tattoo work done most notably a tattoo sleeve on his left arm which features various cereal mascots (Tony the Tiger Toucan Sam etc) The text ldquocereal killerrdquo appears on the arm Chris is also missing a front tooth
Along with lead singer Jaret Reddick who he met in high school were influenced by heavy metal music of bands such as Quiet Riot Ratt and Moumltley Cruumle and also by the punk rock of the Ramones and later Green Day Burney owned a Wichita Falls coffeehouse ldquoThe Refugerdquo
with a music stage and played there with his first band ldquoThe Persecutedrdquo where he and Reddick met future bassist Erik Chandler and drummer Gary Wiseman in the early 1990s (Wiseman wouldnrsquot join until 1998) Burney and Chandler soon formed the band Folkadots while Wiseman formed Gary amp the Wiseman Burney and Chandler along with Morrill also formed the band Slaw Not too long after Jaret Reddick and Lance Morrill formed coolfork which Chris Burney later joined Just a few months later after forming a band called Rubberneck they took the name Bowling for Soup in 1994
SPS 17
FACT FILEerik chandler
Erik Chandler was born on December 22 1974 in Henrietta Texas uSA He is a
founding member of Bowling for Soup He plays that bass as well as writing lyrics He also is the back up vocalist
He has released his solo EP titled Writing the WrongsTrack 1 Tonightrsquos the NightTrack 2 Push the PedalTrack 3 Hold it TogetherTrack 4 Malibu Classic
He appeared as himself in the movies Accidently Famous and Punk Rock
Holocaust He also appeared on TV shows Jimmy Kimmel Love and Live with Kelly and Michael
Erik supported Patent Pending in 2013 in their tour of the uK Check out one of the songs here
Written by Luke and Jen
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SPS 19
FACT FILEgary wiseman
Gary Wiseman born January 6 1979 in Tyler Texas uSA is the
drummer for Bowling for Soup Gary played marching band and symphonic before hooking up with rockers Bowling for Soup His sound ldquois awesome for rock really loud cutting and durable which is cool because Irsquom often playing very hardrdquo He had also formed his own band called Gary amp the Wiseman His solo band has a self-titled album (Gary and the Wiseman) with 13 songs on the record totalling in about 40 minutes The titles of the tracks are1 Room2 Now3 N204 Big Losers5 Remember6 StaceyDC7 Had Enough8 My Girl9 Time10 Breakaway 11 Retention12 Social Signs13 Instrumental Rockfest
You can buy a Gary Bobble head here
See an interview here with Gary about the album Love Drunk Lunch
Written by Kelly and Jen
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SPS 21
Super Intimate Exclusive
INTERVIEWwith CHRIS from
By Jen Rees Photos by Inside Edge
I was fortunate to catch up with Chris from Bowling for Soup and have a chat about their new album and their friendship with Simple Plan
Always a pleasure to interview band members and to interview Chris via Skype was awesome due to me being such a huge fan
Hi Chris thanks for the chance to catch up with you I am looking forward to seeing you when you come to Australia for Soundwave Are you doing a sidewave Yeah we are we will do one with Zebrahead Awesome I will def be at that
I have heaps of questions for you How did you get involved in the Pledge ProjectI donrsquot really know the whole story of it but I know that we were getting ready to do a new album and we were going to put it out ourselves Through our management they had heard of Pledge Music we really didnrsquot want to do a kick starter we wanted to do something that is more Pledge music is all about music you actually have a person like an AampR person that advises you on rewards and stuff Itrsquos not just like sitting in front of your computer like Kickstarter it is a little more involved It is a little more organized as far as music is concerned That is a little ad for Pledge music haha
All the Pledgers got a message from Jaret asking us if we were interested in doing the Pledge thing again and our answer was yes What are you planning on doingWe are working on two new albums here in the near future we are going to do a covers album and we are also going to rerecord our greatest hits I think we may do that outside of pledge music and after that we will do a new album(Since this interview BFS changed their minds and are do the greatest hits with Pledge)
Chris What made you want to play music when you were youngIt is really kinda funny like I was more the athlete in high school and I guess that when that was all over I always listened to music I am an old Metal head I listened to Iron Maiden and Slayer and stuff like that but towards the end of high school I started hanging out with people that were in bands and
22 SPS
stuff I was the guy that carried their stuff around for them and set up their equipment and everything and this was before I could play a guitar the group of guys that I hung out with when I was with them I picked up a guitar and taught myself how to play it
Wow awesome Who were your original inspira-tionsBack when I was not a very good guitar player it was hard core and metal and stuff like that There was a band called DRI a band called The Crumb Suckers and you know just metal in general To be honest with you the bands that I hung out with friends of mine I guess From the time that I started playing the Guitar I was always in bands and played 3 or 4 chord punk rock
What do you think that you would be doing now if you were not in a bandThat is a tough question I have a degree in Social work and Sociology and I did teach special Ed for a while and I donrsquot know if that was what I wanted to do It has been so long since that I have had to find work and all that so it is hard to know what I
would do I am thinking about it all the time I am constantly looking for something to do I worked in a bar business for a while tending and managing and stuff like that but I donrsquot know if that is what would want to do either Hopefully I would have found something to do that I enjoyed so I would not of hate my life So I really donrsquot know what I would be doing if I was not doing this
Well I am glad that you are doing what you are doing In Australia we have many pop punk bands that are
continued on next page
SPS 23
breaking up what is your secret so that you can keep your band together for so long Is it that you are such good friendsIt is that but also we have been lucky as we have not had to try to change what we do like the thing that some people criticize us for is one of the things that we think is good about what we do The fact that all our albums sound the same pretty much we never really had a direction change with what we do we have always just kept it the same we are not out there struggling to find who we are We just stand true to whatever we are Which is great
Sorry a very clicheacuted question what is the story behind the name Bowling for Soup There was a Comedian Steve Martin was had an album called A Wide and Crazy Guy he had a joke on their about a tv show he was developing called Bowling for Sht so originally that is what we were but then we realized that our grandmothers would not appreciate us being in a band called Bowling for Sht so we changed it
I have heard that you guys donrsquot have a set list when you play that you just play whatever you feel like Is that true Our last tour of the UK is the first time that we ever used a set list We were playing over two hours and it was a little bit confusing and we were on a time schedule a pretty strict time schedule each night so we needed to have a little bit of a structure in the show
Yeah that is fair Chris When you play live do you ever change the lyrics of songsThat is more a Jaret Question I think sometimes he forgets the lyrics and problem sometimes goes lalahelliphellip Sometimes if it is topical he will change the lyrics here and there I think the Jonas Brothers movie was changed to the One Direction movie on the UK tour haha
What was the first song you learned to playThe first song I learnt to play on the guitar was probably just this little 12 bar blues rift Me and my buddy would sit there and try and solo he
would play it I would play it and it was just terrible probably the worst thing anyone ever heard Glad there is no recording of it out there As far as a song goes I would try and throw out some old Rush The Temples of Syrinx was one of the first songs that I learnt I tried to play along with Rush but not very well
How many guitars do you ownLetrsquos see Irsquove got Four Electric guitars thatrsquos really it I am not a guitar collector I donrsquot even own an acoustic I had one but it was just sitting around my bedroom so I gave it away to a friend who wanted to learn how to play
What are some things in life that annoy youJust dickheads really I have a pretty long fuse I guess people just being dicks in generalI agree
What do you think about bands like One Direction They toured here last year and people complained as they could not hear them play because of all the fan girls screaming RighthellipIt is just one of those things there are always going to acts and bands like that always going to be a need for bands likes that in some weird way like Hansen the Jonas Brothers I guess it is necessary I am not a fan I canrsquot tell you if I could recognize one of their songs It is not my bag but there is a place for everything I guess
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What do you think about on line music sharingIt is just the way things are now it would be nice if there was a way of selling music rather than people just take it it is just the way it is so we just have to accept it we really have to embrace it and give music out for free sometimes as people are going to just take it
That is what I liked about the Pledge project as you knew that we were all going to pay for it Yeah but other people they donrsquot and I guess we just have to hear it I guess just like a photographer Yeah you can use it as well I guess it is a tool for bands to get their music out there
How did you guys get involved in writing songs for DisneyThat probably happened way back in the day when we went to South by South West I guess they were looking for newer bands to play We were not the biggest band back then and we needed to do songs for Soundtracks and it was a way to keep really busy and keep our name out there and in the hat
So how much fun was it to write the soundtrack to Phineas and Ferb My kids loved that when they were youngerIt was pretty cool I guess we did not know how big that series was going to be it became pretty
insane how awesome of a show it became and how much people would love it
If you could pick any song in the world that Bowling for Soup could of written what would it be Actually I would probably say Staceyrsquos Mom we do a cover of it and we used to do shows and people would ask to hear Staceyrsquos Mom and we were thought of the band that wrote it We do cover it live we used to break peoples heart by saying it was not our song but then when started playing it live If we did write it we would be getting all the Cadillac and Dr Pepper money it is on adverts over here Oh ok I did not know that it is not over here We just get the credit for it not the money Thatrsquos not good Yeah they are laughing all the way to the bank
Your video of 1985 I love you in heels and a skirt by the way how much fun was that to make It was shot in one day wasnrsquot itIt was one of the biggest budgets that we had for a video it was fun I mean just doing all the different scenes and all that yeah it was a whole day work we got up in the morning and I think we wrapped that up around 10 or 11 at night But it was fun It was a really good video Thank you
My favourite video of yours was Punk Rock 101 I love the concept of the boot camp I mean I still wear the same stuff even though I am like old and I still live the punk rock life I have been made fun of for this like foreverhelliphellip I wear Vans Black band tees all the time How does it feel that your music can make people like me feel so much better about themselvesOh that is awesome it is a really good feeling I mean we never set out to conquer the world or anything we just wanted to be in a band and have fun together all that other stuff is a bonus and it is an honour when people tell us stuff like that it is really cool I am pleased that you have done it
A few Simple Plan questions you are good friends with themAh yeah itrsquos been a while since we have seen or
continued on next page SPS 25
heard from any of those guys so yeah its been quite a while it would be nice to do a show or two with them
Can you tell me any funny stories form the 20056 Star Jam tour with themThere was an incident when a dressing room got pretty trashed we ah broke a couple of tables and threw a refrigerator of the balcony can I know who actually did that Was it Pierre Well it was a combination few of us it was a really fun time
I have seen the song that they sang for you on youtube I think it was at a soundcheck did you go drinking with them that nightYes I think we did every night
I have to ask the mention of Simple Plan in From the Roof Tops was that just a shout out to friends Yeah pretty much That was great all the SP fans were happy about that Nice
This is more of a Jaret question he was involved in Man of the Hour do you know anything about that I think it was just one of those things that happened it was kind of a running joke I donrsquot think that Man of the Hour actually ever did anything musically I mean I donrsquot really know to be honest with you it was kind of a running joke
A friend of mine called Domi that runs the simpleplancz site which is the biggest information site for Simple Plan fans she wants to know why you guys tour the UK but not the European continent You know that is something I knew the answer to myself Ah we have done had a couple of tours in Europe but there are so many places that we did not go like Italy or Spain I thought we had always done well in Germany and places like that but we never really went to those markets We did an Avril Lavigne tour there which was really good then went back to do some shows on our own but then we just never went back I really wish that I knew the answer to that myself She lives in the Czech Republic but travels to other places to see bands Yeah we never really went to Eastern Europe we
played on show in Moscow that is as far as that way we have gone
Fav SP album I am not really sure I donrsquot know their names but have them on my ipod How about your favourite song I donrsquot know really I have them all on my ipod and I just play them I donrsquot look at CDrsquos I just play musically digitally I donrsquot know if that makes me look really bad to be honest I listen to a lot of bands like Maiden and stuff but I canrsquot tell you the names of their songs
So I was then going to ask what Simple Plan song you would like to cover but you probably donrsquot know that name of it Is there anything else that you can tell me about the relationship between BFS and SPIt has been too long since we have seen them it is
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has been quite a few years so yeah
SP are coming out to Australia to play Warped a band I do promotion for called Call the Shots are touring you should check them out so I will be doing a few of the Warped shows
When you come out to Australia will you have a meet and greet at your sidewaveSure we will yeah we just usually chill out and hang out after the shows Great I canrsquot wait
Think I have asked all the questions that I had planned I am really glad I got this chance to chat with you Keep up the great workI Iove the new Album probably more than your others which is unusual for me itrsquos usually the other way around but as you said you have not changed at all Yeah we are pretty proud of the new one we actually tried to make every song as good as the first one on the Album We did not write a few good
ones and then a bunch of songs that were fillers we wanted a really good album from start to finish
I think From the Roof Tops is probably my favourite and what I like about it also is my teenagers really like it and they donrsquot like your older stuff as much and I think they are just over my kinda music they are branching out a bit
Well thanks Chris I am really happy I got to chat to you I look forward to meeting you when you come Down Under Thanks a lot ChrisIt was great thanks Jen I will catch you later
SPS 27
pledgemusicWhatrsquos it all about
Written by MaddieBirkett
PledgeMusic is fast becoming a way for musicians and bands to produce their work the way they want with
needed funds except the whole monetary value is supported by fans There are perks of course apart from seeing your favourite band release another album The artists will offer rewards such as signed photographs a download of the CD and even more epic things like Skype sessions
One of PledgeMusicrsquos sayings is ldquoFans donrsquot need more ways to buy ndash they need more reasonsrdquo In fact Bowling For Soup have used Pledge quite a bit recently They have just reached 100 funds needed for their new greatest hits album but you can still donate and receive the awesome rewards Just head here
PledgeMusic works in a way that brings the artists and fans together to enhance and share the music experience Along the way fans may be asked and have a vote of album cover art or album names fans may even get to hear the album exclusively before itrsquos releasedWhy many artists use Pledge is because
it is just like having a record deal all of the positives and benefits that is but it also means artists get the final say and remain in control of their work no decisions are made for them Pledge also provides help and expertise to artists in order to help them achieve their goals and complete projects
PledgeMusic is also recognised by major music charts giving artists that extra boost when they release their new work
Not only are you helping your favourite artist and your CD player yoursquore also helping charities A certain amount of donations also contributes to certain charities
If you want to know more about this innovative website and project check out their site and find a band worth helping out at httpwwwpledgemusiccom
It turns out that may donations occur from people who werenrsquot even fans of the artist but were just discovering them then
28 SPS
Check out the Bowling for Soup Profile on Pledge Music httpwwwpledgemusiccomartistsbowlingforsoup
SPS 29
BOWLING FOR SOUPand
By Jen justjenrees
Bowling for Soup did some work with Disney including the following
They wrote and sang the Phineas and Ferb theme song ldquoToday is Gonna Be a Great Dayrdquo
They had animated cameos in some episodes of Phineas and Ferb
BFS also wrote and sang the Phineus and Ferb Winter Vacation theme song
30 SPS
Theme SongTherersquos a hundred and four days of summer vacationThen school comes along just to end itSo the annual problem for our generationIs finding a good way to spend itLike maybeBuilding a rocket or fighting a mummyOr climbing up the Eiffel TowerDiscovering something that doesnrsquot exist Or giving a monkey a showerSurfing tidal waves creating nanobotsOr locating Frankensteinrsquos brain Finding a Dodo bird painting a continentOr driving our sister insane As you can seeTherersquos a whole lot of stuff to do before school starts this fall So stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it allSo stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it all
They also did a cover of ldquoThe Bare Necessitiesrdquo for Disneymania 3
released in 2005
The band performed the song ldquoThe Greatest Dayrdquo for the movie
Max Keeblersquos Big Move
For Sky High the 2005 Super Hero Movie they sang the song ldquoI Melt
With Yourdquo
SPS 31
AlbumLunch Drunk Love
Release DateSeptember 10th 2013
Written byReddick Ryan Hamilton
Length301
Lyric VideoWatch it here This song is great It is about how
opposites attract and how that does not matter as love is love
I really like the way it takes a serious issue of a relationship that seems doomed and portrays it in a fun way I agree with the thought that people should followtheir heart and not worry about what everyone else is thinking Of course the reference to Simple Plan is pretty sweet Our dudes do often rock all black
Bowling For Souprsquos
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She hates my friends my friends hate herTakes all my time makes me late for work
Shersquos got another guys name tattooed on her assMy mom and dad say wersquore moving too fast
She doesnrsquot like my band but the stickers on her carShe likes Star Trek but I prefer Star Wars
Kissed me deadly but she makes me aliveShersquos the opposite of everything I need in my life
But when you know you know
ChorusHave you ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftopsEver been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops
I watch TV and she reads booksWhen bampches talk to me they get dirty looks from her
She really doesnrsquot mind when I drink my beerAnd I really donrsquot care if she wears underwear
I rock all black and she canrsquot standThat I dress like the dudes in Simple Plan
Shersquos all wrong but itrsquos alrightShe can be all wrong right by my side
Cause when you know you know
Chorus
Follow your heart fampk everybody else x8Ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops x4
SPS 33
album review
bowling for soup lsquolunch drunk loversquo
If you know me at all you would know that I am a Bowling for Soup fan When I heard
that they were doing a new album their 12th I was pretty happy Then I looked into the
Pledge idea and immediately signed up to pledge my support I loved getting all their
updates and I loved know that I was helping them out with their album We received
the album before anyone else as well as snippets of info It was totally worth it
One of the reasons that I love BFS is that they have not changed over the last 20
years they have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have though
of them This is so true for this album and I laughed out loud when I heard the chorus
of track one ldquoWe are not here to change the world wersquore here to laugh at othersrdquo I knew
that this album would be true to BFS form of previous releases See the video here
Track two called lsquoSince we Broke uprdquo is really
catchy They played this live at Soundwaveand the crowd loved it I love the amusing lyrics for example
Since we broke upIrsquove been throwing lots of heatAnd all the girls are checking me outSince we broke up All my bills are paidAnd therersquos cheddar in my checking account
This is a break up song with a difference looking at the positives of breaking up rather than the negatives Watch the video herehttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=nlKU40dtvoI
The next track is a definite favourite of mine I love songs that encourage people to be themselves and this is one of the best I can identify with this song as at my age I have now learnt to be true to myself (Real) and I am never going to change I wish that I could write a letter to my 13 year old self and include this song to help me get through my teens Wait not just my teens but up until I turned 40 I often sing this in my head when people are trying to change me by saying ldquoyou canrsquot wear thatrdquo Or ldquoYou canrsquot say that ldquo I like the use of the word Perfect for obvious reasons I like the lyrics
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I could never live up toThe man thatrsquos in your head
You want the guy from the notebookBut you got me instead
And I never was the hip kidI always use words like hip
Judas Priest on my walkmanWhen culture club was the sht
Check out the music video that has real BFS fans in it and is pretty funny httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=unNRS9kr8rE
The fourth Song on the album that mentions our fav band is discussed on another
page The only cover on this album is track lsquoCirclersquo was written by Edie Brickell and
New Bohemians Jaret sang this live in the Melbourne sidewave and captivated the audience There were three other songs
that really stood out for me were lsquoNormal Chicksrsquo I mean a guy singing about seeing
his girlfriend in the morning without make up and says you are pretty when you just donrsquot
care is pretty greatCheck out the lyric video here httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=QMM4uCRxAq4
I listen to track 7 ldquo I am waking up todayrsquo a lot when I need to focus on changing my
mind set I woke up about 12 years ago with the way my marriage was not working and I am glad that I did I can still associate
this song with waking up and get rid of the negative thoughts on my mind Worth
listening to and checking this out httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=UkL3Q9TvUzI
Thought I better mention my sons favourite song on this album lsquoCouple of Daysrsquo that we all can associate with I mean who does not want to escape to a sunny place that no one ever goes See the lyric video here httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=tDq15fwV0mg
ldquoThey have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have thought of themrdquo
I was pretty hyped about this Album being part of it made it more special I guess What I was not anticipating was it would be my favourite BFS to date bring on the next one I say I look forward to the Greatest Hits that they are doing through Pledge Music again this time it is their greatest hits not the old record company doing it without their permission If you have not got this album yet do yourself a favour and get it on itunes
Song LiST 1 Critically Disdained2 Since We Broke Up3 Real4 From the Rooftops5 Circle (Edie Brickell amp New Bohemians cover)6 Normal Chicks7 I Am Waking Up Today8 Couple of Days9 And I Think You Like Me Too10 Envy11 How Far Can This Go12 Right About Now13 Kevin Weaver
SPS 35
bowling
for soup
19851985 was released on July 27th 2004
Although this song is best known as a Bowling for Soup song it was written
by the band SR-71 good friends of Jaret It reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 It is a single released off the Album A Hangover you donrsquot Deserve
The song 1985 is about Debbie a girl that didnrsquot achieved all her dreams of when she was young as these lyrics suggest ldquoHer dreams went out the doorWhen she turned twenty fourOnly been with one manWhat happenrsquo to her planrdquo
The song has detailed references to the culture of the 80rsquos The part in the music video where Debbie is dancing on a car is a reference to
Here I Go Again a White Snake song The line that states that she did not know that George was gay is about George Michael from Wham The questioning of Motley Crue (since when had they become classic rock) is about the addition of glam metal bands like them that were added to the rotation on classic rock radio stations When the lyrics say that she is wondering who is the lead singer of Van Halen is about Sammy Hagar replacing David Lee Roth The lyrics also mention the MTV music station as they have been criticized for adding in so many TV reality shows There are so many more take a listen to find out more
Bands that are mentioned in this song are Durran Durran u2 Blondie Nirvana Bon Jovi Wham Limp Bizkit and Bruce Sprinsteen Other culture references are of popular movies of that time The Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink and St Elmorsquos Fire
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bowling
for soup
1985 Bruce Springsteen Madonna
Way before Nirvana There was u2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shersquos uncool Cause shersquos still preoccupied
With 19 19 1985
Woohoohoo (1985)
Woohoohoo
Shersquos seen all the classics She knows every line
Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink Even Saint Elmorsquos Fire
She rocked out to Wham Not a big Limp Bizkit fan Thought shersquod get a hand
On a member of Duran Duran
You can see the official video here
Written by Vitoria and Jen
CoMMenTS BY Jen I love this song as it has
so many references from when I was a teenager I love through the 80rsquos as a teen and loved all those
movies I liked some of the bands but not all of them It reminded me of all my dreams as a teen I was
luckier than Debbie though as I am quite happy with my
life Thjs is my fav Bowling for Soup song to hear live
and of course the music video is hilarious To see
them take off Robert Palmer is so funny
SPS 37
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquoBowling for Souprsquos song Almost
was released on January 4th 2005 It placed 46th in the
uS Top 100 It is from the album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve
This song is about a man who almost had most things that he seemed to want It is a song about remorse with him looking back and regretting not doing things On the other hand some of the things that he Almost did were not good things Makes me wonder about the choices I have made and things that Almost happened to me
Check the video of the song here
38 SPS
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquo
AlmostI almost got drunk at school at 14
Where I almost made out with the homecoming queenWho almost went on to be Miss Texas
But lost to a slut with much bigger breastsI almost dropped out to move to LA
Where I was almost famous for almost a day
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost loved youI almost wished u wouldrsquove loved me too
I almost held up a grocery storeWhere I almost did 5 years and then 7 more
Cuz I almost got popped for a fight with a thugCuz he almost made off with a bunch of the drugs
That I almost got hooked on cuz you ran awayAnd I wish I woulda had the nerve to ask you to stay
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me too
Here I go thinking about all the things I couldrsquove doneIrsquom gonna need a forklift cuz all the baggage weighs a ton
I know we had our problems I canrsquot remember one
I almost forgot to say something elseAnd if I cant fit it in Irsquoll keep it all to myselfI almost wrote a song about you today
But I tore it all up and then I threw it away
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
And I almost had you [x3]
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me tooSPS 39
high
school never
ends
Watch the Music video here
High School Never Ends was the first single from their ninth album lsquoThe Great Burrito Extortion Casersquo and
was released on September 19 2006 The song is about the frustration of graduating from high school and seeing that life after school is very similar to how it was in high school
The music video shows us flashbacks to when the band were in high school and how they were bullied It then shows various members of the band getting their revenge in similar manners It also makes many references to celebrities in the lyrics including Mary-Kate Olsen Jessica Simpson Bill Gates Reese Witherspoon Jack Black Brad Pitt Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Reese WitherspoonShersquos the prom queenBill GatesCaptain of the chess teamJack Black the clownBrad Pitt the quarterbackIrsquove seen it all beforeI want my money back
The song has been featured on an episode of the TV show lsquoMy Name Is Earlrsquo Part of the song is also featured on commercials for Beauty and the Geek and also the movie 17 Again The song got to number 40 on the uK Singles Chart A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney which altered the lyrics throughout to make them more suitable for kids
The whole damn world is just as obsessedWith wholsquos the best dressed and wholsquos having sexWholsquos got the money who gets the honeysWholsquos kinda cute and wholsquos just a messAnd you still donrsquot have the right lookAnd you donrsquot have the right friendsNothing changes but the faces the names and the trendsHigh school never ends
40 SPS
high
school never
ends
SPS 41
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
42 SPS
girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
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American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
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Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
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Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
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Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
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What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
62 SPS
1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
64 SPS
14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
Simple Plan gives back to
the community through
the Million Meals Project
In an effort to address the shocking reality of food insecurity in North America and around the world ONEXONE is calling upon humanitarians to join the plight to end hunger at the Inaugural Million Meals Movement on Friday May 23 2014 at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts featuring Simple Plan MAGIC Alyssa Reid amp Kardinal Offishall
With this yearrsquos proceeds benefitting the ONEXONE and Simple Plan Foundations the movement will kick start the community-based initiative and journey of eventually packing one million meals for children in need across North America Sodexo world leader in quality of life services who serve 1 million customers daily has joined the movement by providing meals that will be packed and distributed in Toronto and Montreal
After packaging meals at INK Entertainment venue Kool Haus the day will cap off with a star-studded concert produced by Live Nation including multi-platinum band Simple Plan reggae-pop band MAGIC and ldquoAlone Againrdquo breakout star Alyssa Reid Rapper and humanitarian Kardinal Offishall will also take the stage as ONEXONErsquos musical ambassador a unique role committed to helping the cause Complete with a red carpet and all-star Canadian talent the Million Meals Movement hopes to not only alleviate hunger across North America but also spread lesser-known facts just $1 can provide a child with a healthy breakfast which positively impacts learning creativity test grades and even attendance
ldquoItrsquos time we bring the discussion of food insecurity in Canada to the forefrontrdquo says Joey Adler Founder and Chair of ONEXONE ldquoThe idea of not having a meal to eat is a very serious reality for many Canadian
families There is no reason why hunger should exist and ONEXONE is inviting everyone to take a stand and help make a difference by joining the movement to end hungerrdquo
In addition to initiatives operating around the world ONEXONE has provided over 500000 nutritious meals to over 4000 Canadian children in need through their School Breakfast Program Spearheaded by entrepreneur and modern advocate Joey Adler and supported by Pepsi Sodexo and De Beers ONEXONE hopes to start a large-scale movement against hunger in North America Be part of the solution at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts on Friday May 23 2014 and join ONEXONE in the fight against hunger
For more information on the Million Meals Movement visit httpwwwmillionmealsca designed by Pulp amp Fiber company
To donate to the Million Meals Movement go to
httpwwwicangowithoutcom
SPS 5
What is
WE DAYQuoted from Wedaycom
Locally active globally aware
We Day is the movement of our time empowering a generation of young global citizens through an inspirational event and a year-long educational initiative called We Act which offers curricular resources campaigns and materials to help turn the dayrsquos inspiration into sustained activation
We Act is the blueprint for young people to take action as agents of social change
Why Because we believe that we are the first generation that can truly end the worst forms of poverty embrace we thinking and we acting and remove the barriers to youth being agents of social change And therersquos no time to waste every single day we have the opportunity to make this world a better place And everyone has a role to play
How are we doing this By pushing forward the boundaries of charity and creating change Itrsquos a worldwide movement that proves anyone can change the worldmdashand revolutionizes how we make that change
You can watch a video here for more information
How did it start
We Day started in 2007 in Toronto 8000 students took part in the Launch of the program in the Ricoh Coliseum In 2009 the now annual event also took place in Vancouver In Toronto it moved to a much larger location to fit in 16000 students at the Air Canada Centre The Performers were Mia Farrow Sarah McLachalan and Crush Parallel In 2010 it started in Montreal as well and included a performance of Simple Plan Watch them perform Shut up here
Krsquonaan closed the day in Toronto In 2011 the movement grew again to include Winnipeg 2012 it extends to Manitoba and keeps growing in 2013 it also was held in Saskatchewan and Halifax
Watch Simple Plans performance at this years We Day in Montreal here
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Thanks to simpleplancz for the 2014 photos
Pierre 2010
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Song of the Month
is the third song of Simple Planrsquos second studio album named Still Not Getting Any (SNGA) that was released on October 26 2004
The record contains singles like Welcome To My Life Shut Up Untitled (How Could This Happen To Me) and Crazy which are all very powerful songs In total the record has 11 tracks and number three is Perrfect World Itrsquos seen as a breakup song with lyrics such as rdquoIrsquom still here waiting for youIrsquom lost when yoursquore not aroundI need to hold on to you I just canrsquot let you gordquo but the inter-pretation is realy up to whoever listens to it
The song has a nice build up that makes you interested in knowing what comes next Itrsquos a heavier song but the bridge is a bit slower which gives a softer touch and a great mix for the song The song doesnrsquot have an official music video but in January 2007 Simple Plan posted a video on their YouTube channel httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pX-2NS78t2DcThe video contains footage from concerts and trips from their touring It has almost 29 million views
Fans commentPerfect World is one of my favourite songs by Simple Plan (but that would sound better if almost every SP song wasnrsquot my favourite) The lyrics are awesome like re-ally really awesome and the music Oh my Canada what a great music It can fill you with energy and just rdquowake you uprdquo I love that song I hope we will get something si-milar on the next album (Maria Slovakia)
Perfect World is my all time favourite song Not just my favourite SP song but favourite song ever Irsquom not even sure why Itrsquos the simplicity of the lyrics and the melody and that funny drum loop that Chuck describes in the Making of Still Not Getting Any It was my favourite from when I first became a fan and when they performed it live in Brisbane in 2005 that was the best (Marly Australia)
And againThis song perfectly describes a part of my life which maybe isnrsquot over yet Lyrics tell everything that I canrsquot drums are awesome and guitars and Pierrersquos voiceI mean Perfect World is a song that I will always love and I loved it as soon as I heard it Oh and the video is great I could watch it over and over again (Jelena Serbia)
Perfect Worldwritten by sophiecarlbrant
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I never couldrsquove seen this farI never couldrsquove seen this comingSeems like my worldrsquos falling apart
Yeah
Why is everything so hardI donrsquot think I can deal with the things you saidIt just wonrsquot go away
In a perfect worldThis could never happenIn a perfect worldYoursquod still be hereAnd it makes no senseI could just pick up the piecesBut to youThis means nothingNothing at all
I used to think that I was strongUntil the day it all went wrongI think I need a miracle to make it through
Yeah
I wish that I could bring you backI wish that I could turn back timeCuz I canrsquot let goI just canrsquot find my way
Yeah
Without you I just canrsquot find my wayIn a perfect worldThis could never happenIn a perfect worldYoursquod still be hereAnd it makes no senseI could just pick up the piecesBut to youThis means nothingNothing at all
I donrsquot know what I should do nowI donrsquot know where I should goIrsquom still here waiting for youIrsquom lost when yoursquore not aroundI need to hold on to youI just canrsquot let you go
YeahYeah
In a perfect worldThis could never happenIn a perfect worldYoursquod still be hereAnd it makes no senseI could just pick up the piecesBut to youThis means nothingNothing at allYou feel nothing nothing at allNothing at all
Perfect World
Song of the Month
FACT FILEBOWLING FOR SOUP
Last edition we did a fact file on Bowling for Soup as part of our Soundwave feature You can see that here
Bowling for Soup began way back in 1986 in Wichita Falls Texas where the
band members grew up They as most students in the 80rsquos they loved bands like Quirt Riot Motley Crue The Ramones and
Green Day With only one line up change in 1998 when Lance Morrill lets the band he was replaced by their friend Gary Wiseman
Bowling for Soup are
Erik Jaret Gary Chris
Photo credit to Dave Kai Piper
Written by Jen justjenrees
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Bowling for Soup have stayed true to their Punk Rock origins They have ignored their critics and have just kept on writing songs that their fans love They are fantastic to see live and their music videos are very clever This year they are once again teamed up with Pledge music to rerecord all their greatest hits that their fans actually want The least greatest hits album was released by their oldrecord company without Bowling for Soups permission
Bowling for Soup love photos of them in water
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SIMPLE PLAN AND BOWLING FOR SOUPBy Jen justjenrees
2005ndash2006 StarJam and The Great Burrito Extortion Case
Bowling for Soup supported Simple Plan on the Star Jam Tour in 2005 Their setlist was Almost Trucker Hat Girls all the Bad Guys want 1985 Punk Rock 101 I Melt with YouThey also supported Simple Plan on the Star Jam tour in 2006 with Quitedrive and Army of Freshmen
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On this tour Seb kept telling people that there was a new band called Man of the Hour Seb saidldquoWe were on tour a long long time ago with Bowling For Soup We kept telling people for no reason that we had a band called lsquoMan Of The Hourrsquo So it was me Pierre our singer Jaret from BFS our merch guy who doesnrsquot play any music at all and we kept telling people that we were going to get signed So after all that when we started doing radio we decided to call it the Man Of The Hour showrdquoScene magazine September 2013
Bowling for Soup is reported to be one of Chuckrsquos Favourite bands
In 2008 Simple Plan referenced Bowling for Soup in a song that
they made up during a concert in Texas Watch this here
Photo of Simple Plan Bowling for Soup and Switchfoot In 2006
Photo credit to Simpleplancz
Domi from spcz also noticed in the Bowling for Soup video My Wena that the speakers in it has Man of the Hour written on it Check it out here
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FACT FILEJaret Reddick
LIFeJaret Ray Reddick was born in Grapevine Texas He is Bowling for Soup frontman and guitarist
He is the youngest of six children with four sisters and a brother He attended to Cunningham Elementary School Wichita Falls Texas He graduated from SH Rider High School in Wichita Falls In high school he played snare drum in the marching band Jaret has degrees in business management and
psychology from Midwestern State university in Wichita Falls
Jaret has a tattoo sleeve on his right arm inspired by many games It includes a Rubiks Cube a Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone jacks Monopolyrsquos Rich uncle Pennybags and Operationrsquos Cavity Sam He just had a Mr Potato Head added to the collection
He has owned a chain of toy stores while he worked on getting his music career off the ground He lives in just outside of Denton Texas
BeFORe FAMeHe played snare drum in SH Rider High Schoolrsquos marching band
TRIVIA FACTHe has also performed in the bands Jarinus People on Vacation and The Boster
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His birth name is Jaret Von Erich
He plays a Music Man Axis guitar that has a flag of Texas design on it
FAMILY LIFeHe has two children Emma and Jack with Melissa Reddick
ASSOCIATeD WITHHe has done voice acting with Vincent Martella in the award-winning animated series Phineas and Ferb
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FACT FILEChris Burney
Chris Burney born on May 25th 1969 in Wichita Falls Texas uSA is the
guitarist (plays a Les Paul) for Bowling for Soup He graduated from Midwestern State university in Physical Education in 1993 He has a three-year-old French bulldog named Sherman Mabobber
Burney Chris is proud of his extensive DVD collection and is a guns and ammo enthusiast Some of Burneyrsquos favorite TV shows to watch are Rescue Me Lost the Shield HBOrsquos Band of Brothers Robot Chicken Family Guy and King of the Hill
Written by imjustakid17 and justjenrees
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When Chris is not on the road he enjoys a game of PGA Tour Golf coupled with double Jack Daniels and Diet Coke Chris has extensive tattoo work done most notably a tattoo sleeve on his left arm which features various cereal mascots (Tony the Tiger Toucan Sam etc) The text ldquocereal killerrdquo appears on the arm Chris is also missing a front tooth
Along with lead singer Jaret Reddick who he met in high school were influenced by heavy metal music of bands such as Quiet Riot Ratt and Moumltley Cruumle and also by the punk rock of the Ramones and later Green Day Burney owned a Wichita Falls coffeehouse ldquoThe Refugerdquo
with a music stage and played there with his first band ldquoThe Persecutedrdquo where he and Reddick met future bassist Erik Chandler and drummer Gary Wiseman in the early 1990s (Wiseman wouldnrsquot join until 1998) Burney and Chandler soon formed the band Folkadots while Wiseman formed Gary amp the Wiseman Burney and Chandler along with Morrill also formed the band Slaw Not too long after Jaret Reddick and Lance Morrill formed coolfork which Chris Burney later joined Just a few months later after forming a band called Rubberneck they took the name Bowling for Soup in 1994
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FACT FILEerik chandler
Erik Chandler was born on December 22 1974 in Henrietta Texas uSA He is a
founding member of Bowling for Soup He plays that bass as well as writing lyrics He also is the back up vocalist
He has released his solo EP titled Writing the WrongsTrack 1 Tonightrsquos the NightTrack 2 Push the PedalTrack 3 Hold it TogetherTrack 4 Malibu Classic
He appeared as himself in the movies Accidently Famous and Punk Rock
Holocaust He also appeared on TV shows Jimmy Kimmel Love and Live with Kelly and Michael
Erik supported Patent Pending in 2013 in their tour of the uK Check out one of the songs here
Written by Luke and Jen
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FACT FILEgary wiseman
Gary Wiseman born January 6 1979 in Tyler Texas uSA is the
drummer for Bowling for Soup Gary played marching band and symphonic before hooking up with rockers Bowling for Soup His sound ldquois awesome for rock really loud cutting and durable which is cool because Irsquom often playing very hardrdquo He had also formed his own band called Gary amp the Wiseman His solo band has a self-titled album (Gary and the Wiseman) with 13 songs on the record totalling in about 40 minutes The titles of the tracks are1 Room2 Now3 N204 Big Losers5 Remember6 StaceyDC7 Had Enough8 My Girl9 Time10 Breakaway 11 Retention12 Social Signs13 Instrumental Rockfest
You can buy a Gary Bobble head here
See an interview here with Gary about the album Love Drunk Lunch
Written by Kelly and Jen
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Super Intimate Exclusive
INTERVIEWwith CHRIS from
By Jen Rees Photos by Inside Edge
I was fortunate to catch up with Chris from Bowling for Soup and have a chat about their new album and their friendship with Simple Plan
Always a pleasure to interview band members and to interview Chris via Skype was awesome due to me being such a huge fan
Hi Chris thanks for the chance to catch up with you I am looking forward to seeing you when you come to Australia for Soundwave Are you doing a sidewave Yeah we are we will do one with Zebrahead Awesome I will def be at that
I have heaps of questions for you How did you get involved in the Pledge ProjectI donrsquot really know the whole story of it but I know that we were getting ready to do a new album and we were going to put it out ourselves Through our management they had heard of Pledge Music we really didnrsquot want to do a kick starter we wanted to do something that is more Pledge music is all about music you actually have a person like an AampR person that advises you on rewards and stuff Itrsquos not just like sitting in front of your computer like Kickstarter it is a little more involved It is a little more organized as far as music is concerned That is a little ad for Pledge music haha
All the Pledgers got a message from Jaret asking us if we were interested in doing the Pledge thing again and our answer was yes What are you planning on doingWe are working on two new albums here in the near future we are going to do a covers album and we are also going to rerecord our greatest hits I think we may do that outside of pledge music and after that we will do a new album(Since this interview BFS changed their minds and are do the greatest hits with Pledge)
Chris What made you want to play music when you were youngIt is really kinda funny like I was more the athlete in high school and I guess that when that was all over I always listened to music I am an old Metal head I listened to Iron Maiden and Slayer and stuff like that but towards the end of high school I started hanging out with people that were in bands and
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stuff I was the guy that carried their stuff around for them and set up their equipment and everything and this was before I could play a guitar the group of guys that I hung out with when I was with them I picked up a guitar and taught myself how to play it
Wow awesome Who were your original inspira-tionsBack when I was not a very good guitar player it was hard core and metal and stuff like that There was a band called DRI a band called The Crumb Suckers and you know just metal in general To be honest with you the bands that I hung out with friends of mine I guess From the time that I started playing the Guitar I was always in bands and played 3 or 4 chord punk rock
What do you think that you would be doing now if you were not in a bandThat is a tough question I have a degree in Social work and Sociology and I did teach special Ed for a while and I donrsquot know if that was what I wanted to do It has been so long since that I have had to find work and all that so it is hard to know what I
would do I am thinking about it all the time I am constantly looking for something to do I worked in a bar business for a while tending and managing and stuff like that but I donrsquot know if that is what would want to do either Hopefully I would have found something to do that I enjoyed so I would not of hate my life So I really donrsquot know what I would be doing if I was not doing this
Well I am glad that you are doing what you are doing In Australia we have many pop punk bands that are
continued on next page
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breaking up what is your secret so that you can keep your band together for so long Is it that you are such good friendsIt is that but also we have been lucky as we have not had to try to change what we do like the thing that some people criticize us for is one of the things that we think is good about what we do The fact that all our albums sound the same pretty much we never really had a direction change with what we do we have always just kept it the same we are not out there struggling to find who we are We just stand true to whatever we are Which is great
Sorry a very clicheacuted question what is the story behind the name Bowling for Soup There was a Comedian Steve Martin was had an album called A Wide and Crazy Guy he had a joke on their about a tv show he was developing called Bowling for Sht so originally that is what we were but then we realized that our grandmothers would not appreciate us being in a band called Bowling for Sht so we changed it
I have heard that you guys donrsquot have a set list when you play that you just play whatever you feel like Is that true Our last tour of the UK is the first time that we ever used a set list We were playing over two hours and it was a little bit confusing and we were on a time schedule a pretty strict time schedule each night so we needed to have a little bit of a structure in the show
Yeah that is fair Chris When you play live do you ever change the lyrics of songsThat is more a Jaret Question I think sometimes he forgets the lyrics and problem sometimes goes lalahelliphellip Sometimes if it is topical he will change the lyrics here and there I think the Jonas Brothers movie was changed to the One Direction movie on the UK tour haha
What was the first song you learned to playThe first song I learnt to play on the guitar was probably just this little 12 bar blues rift Me and my buddy would sit there and try and solo he
would play it I would play it and it was just terrible probably the worst thing anyone ever heard Glad there is no recording of it out there As far as a song goes I would try and throw out some old Rush The Temples of Syrinx was one of the first songs that I learnt I tried to play along with Rush but not very well
How many guitars do you ownLetrsquos see Irsquove got Four Electric guitars thatrsquos really it I am not a guitar collector I donrsquot even own an acoustic I had one but it was just sitting around my bedroom so I gave it away to a friend who wanted to learn how to play
What are some things in life that annoy youJust dickheads really I have a pretty long fuse I guess people just being dicks in generalI agree
What do you think about bands like One Direction They toured here last year and people complained as they could not hear them play because of all the fan girls screaming RighthellipIt is just one of those things there are always going to acts and bands like that always going to be a need for bands likes that in some weird way like Hansen the Jonas Brothers I guess it is necessary I am not a fan I canrsquot tell you if I could recognize one of their songs It is not my bag but there is a place for everything I guess
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What do you think about on line music sharingIt is just the way things are now it would be nice if there was a way of selling music rather than people just take it it is just the way it is so we just have to accept it we really have to embrace it and give music out for free sometimes as people are going to just take it
That is what I liked about the Pledge project as you knew that we were all going to pay for it Yeah but other people they donrsquot and I guess we just have to hear it I guess just like a photographer Yeah you can use it as well I guess it is a tool for bands to get their music out there
How did you guys get involved in writing songs for DisneyThat probably happened way back in the day when we went to South by South West I guess they were looking for newer bands to play We were not the biggest band back then and we needed to do songs for Soundtracks and it was a way to keep really busy and keep our name out there and in the hat
So how much fun was it to write the soundtrack to Phineas and Ferb My kids loved that when they were youngerIt was pretty cool I guess we did not know how big that series was going to be it became pretty
insane how awesome of a show it became and how much people would love it
If you could pick any song in the world that Bowling for Soup could of written what would it be Actually I would probably say Staceyrsquos Mom we do a cover of it and we used to do shows and people would ask to hear Staceyrsquos Mom and we were thought of the band that wrote it We do cover it live we used to break peoples heart by saying it was not our song but then when started playing it live If we did write it we would be getting all the Cadillac and Dr Pepper money it is on adverts over here Oh ok I did not know that it is not over here We just get the credit for it not the money Thatrsquos not good Yeah they are laughing all the way to the bank
Your video of 1985 I love you in heels and a skirt by the way how much fun was that to make It was shot in one day wasnrsquot itIt was one of the biggest budgets that we had for a video it was fun I mean just doing all the different scenes and all that yeah it was a whole day work we got up in the morning and I think we wrapped that up around 10 or 11 at night But it was fun It was a really good video Thank you
My favourite video of yours was Punk Rock 101 I love the concept of the boot camp I mean I still wear the same stuff even though I am like old and I still live the punk rock life I have been made fun of for this like foreverhelliphellip I wear Vans Black band tees all the time How does it feel that your music can make people like me feel so much better about themselvesOh that is awesome it is a really good feeling I mean we never set out to conquer the world or anything we just wanted to be in a band and have fun together all that other stuff is a bonus and it is an honour when people tell us stuff like that it is really cool I am pleased that you have done it
A few Simple Plan questions you are good friends with themAh yeah itrsquos been a while since we have seen or
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heard from any of those guys so yeah its been quite a while it would be nice to do a show or two with them
Can you tell me any funny stories form the 20056 Star Jam tour with themThere was an incident when a dressing room got pretty trashed we ah broke a couple of tables and threw a refrigerator of the balcony can I know who actually did that Was it Pierre Well it was a combination few of us it was a really fun time
I have seen the song that they sang for you on youtube I think it was at a soundcheck did you go drinking with them that nightYes I think we did every night
I have to ask the mention of Simple Plan in From the Roof Tops was that just a shout out to friends Yeah pretty much That was great all the SP fans were happy about that Nice
This is more of a Jaret question he was involved in Man of the Hour do you know anything about that I think it was just one of those things that happened it was kind of a running joke I donrsquot think that Man of the Hour actually ever did anything musically I mean I donrsquot really know to be honest with you it was kind of a running joke
A friend of mine called Domi that runs the simpleplancz site which is the biggest information site for Simple Plan fans she wants to know why you guys tour the UK but not the European continent You know that is something I knew the answer to myself Ah we have done had a couple of tours in Europe but there are so many places that we did not go like Italy or Spain I thought we had always done well in Germany and places like that but we never really went to those markets We did an Avril Lavigne tour there which was really good then went back to do some shows on our own but then we just never went back I really wish that I knew the answer to that myself She lives in the Czech Republic but travels to other places to see bands Yeah we never really went to Eastern Europe we
played on show in Moscow that is as far as that way we have gone
Fav SP album I am not really sure I donrsquot know their names but have them on my ipod How about your favourite song I donrsquot know really I have them all on my ipod and I just play them I donrsquot look at CDrsquos I just play musically digitally I donrsquot know if that makes me look really bad to be honest I listen to a lot of bands like Maiden and stuff but I canrsquot tell you the names of their songs
So I was then going to ask what Simple Plan song you would like to cover but you probably donrsquot know that name of it Is there anything else that you can tell me about the relationship between BFS and SPIt has been too long since we have seen them it is
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has been quite a few years so yeah
SP are coming out to Australia to play Warped a band I do promotion for called Call the Shots are touring you should check them out so I will be doing a few of the Warped shows
When you come out to Australia will you have a meet and greet at your sidewaveSure we will yeah we just usually chill out and hang out after the shows Great I canrsquot wait
Think I have asked all the questions that I had planned I am really glad I got this chance to chat with you Keep up the great workI Iove the new Album probably more than your others which is unusual for me itrsquos usually the other way around but as you said you have not changed at all Yeah we are pretty proud of the new one we actually tried to make every song as good as the first one on the Album We did not write a few good
ones and then a bunch of songs that were fillers we wanted a really good album from start to finish
I think From the Roof Tops is probably my favourite and what I like about it also is my teenagers really like it and they donrsquot like your older stuff as much and I think they are just over my kinda music they are branching out a bit
Well thanks Chris I am really happy I got to chat to you I look forward to meeting you when you come Down Under Thanks a lot ChrisIt was great thanks Jen I will catch you later
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pledgemusicWhatrsquos it all about
Written by MaddieBirkett
PledgeMusic is fast becoming a way for musicians and bands to produce their work the way they want with
needed funds except the whole monetary value is supported by fans There are perks of course apart from seeing your favourite band release another album The artists will offer rewards such as signed photographs a download of the CD and even more epic things like Skype sessions
One of PledgeMusicrsquos sayings is ldquoFans donrsquot need more ways to buy ndash they need more reasonsrdquo In fact Bowling For Soup have used Pledge quite a bit recently They have just reached 100 funds needed for their new greatest hits album but you can still donate and receive the awesome rewards Just head here
PledgeMusic works in a way that brings the artists and fans together to enhance and share the music experience Along the way fans may be asked and have a vote of album cover art or album names fans may even get to hear the album exclusively before itrsquos releasedWhy many artists use Pledge is because
it is just like having a record deal all of the positives and benefits that is but it also means artists get the final say and remain in control of their work no decisions are made for them Pledge also provides help and expertise to artists in order to help them achieve their goals and complete projects
PledgeMusic is also recognised by major music charts giving artists that extra boost when they release their new work
Not only are you helping your favourite artist and your CD player yoursquore also helping charities A certain amount of donations also contributes to certain charities
If you want to know more about this innovative website and project check out their site and find a band worth helping out at httpwwwpledgemusiccom
It turns out that may donations occur from people who werenrsquot even fans of the artist but were just discovering them then
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Check out the Bowling for Soup Profile on Pledge Music httpwwwpledgemusiccomartistsbowlingforsoup
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BOWLING FOR SOUPand
By Jen justjenrees
Bowling for Soup did some work with Disney including the following
They wrote and sang the Phineas and Ferb theme song ldquoToday is Gonna Be a Great Dayrdquo
They had animated cameos in some episodes of Phineas and Ferb
BFS also wrote and sang the Phineus and Ferb Winter Vacation theme song
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Theme SongTherersquos a hundred and four days of summer vacationThen school comes along just to end itSo the annual problem for our generationIs finding a good way to spend itLike maybeBuilding a rocket or fighting a mummyOr climbing up the Eiffel TowerDiscovering something that doesnrsquot exist Or giving a monkey a showerSurfing tidal waves creating nanobotsOr locating Frankensteinrsquos brain Finding a Dodo bird painting a continentOr driving our sister insane As you can seeTherersquos a whole lot of stuff to do before school starts this fall So stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it allSo stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it all
They also did a cover of ldquoThe Bare Necessitiesrdquo for Disneymania 3
released in 2005
The band performed the song ldquoThe Greatest Dayrdquo for the movie
Max Keeblersquos Big Move
For Sky High the 2005 Super Hero Movie they sang the song ldquoI Melt
With Yourdquo
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AlbumLunch Drunk Love
Release DateSeptember 10th 2013
Written byReddick Ryan Hamilton
Length301
Lyric VideoWatch it here This song is great It is about how
opposites attract and how that does not matter as love is love
I really like the way it takes a serious issue of a relationship that seems doomed and portrays it in a fun way I agree with the thought that people should followtheir heart and not worry about what everyone else is thinking Of course the reference to Simple Plan is pretty sweet Our dudes do often rock all black
Bowling For Souprsquos
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She hates my friends my friends hate herTakes all my time makes me late for work
Shersquos got another guys name tattooed on her assMy mom and dad say wersquore moving too fast
She doesnrsquot like my band but the stickers on her carShe likes Star Trek but I prefer Star Wars
Kissed me deadly but she makes me aliveShersquos the opposite of everything I need in my life
But when you know you know
ChorusHave you ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftopsEver been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops
I watch TV and she reads booksWhen bampches talk to me they get dirty looks from her
She really doesnrsquot mind when I drink my beerAnd I really donrsquot care if she wears underwear
I rock all black and she canrsquot standThat I dress like the dudes in Simple Plan
Shersquos all wrong but itrsquos alrightShe can be all wrong right by my side
Cause when you know you know
Chorus
Follow your heart fampk everybody else x8Ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops x4
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album review
bowling for soup lsquolunch drunk loversquo
If you know me at all you would know that I am a Bowling for Soup fan When I heard
that they were doing a new album their 12th I was pretty happy Then I looked into the
Pledge idea and immediately signed up to pledge my support I loved getting all their
updates and I loved know that I was helping them out with their album We received
the album before anyone else as well as snippets of info It was totally worth it
One of the reasons that I love BFS is that they have not changed over the last 20
years they have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have though
of them This is so true for this album and I laughed out loud when I heard the chorus
of track one ldquoWe are not here to change the world wersquore here to laugh at othersrdquo I knew
that this album would be true to BFS form of previous releases See the video here
Track two called lsquoSince we Broke uprdquo is really
catchy They played this live at Soundwaveand the crowd loved it I love the amusing lyrics for example
Since we broke upIrsquove been throwing lots of heatAnd all the girls are checking me outSince we broke up All my bills are paidAnd therersquos cheddar in my checking account
This is a break up song with a difference looking at the positives of breaking up rather than the negatives Watch the video herehttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=nlKU40dtvoI
The next track is a definite favourite of mine I love songs that encourage people to be themselves and this is one of the best I can identify with this song as at my age I have now learnt to be true to myself (Real) and I am never going to change I wish that I could write a letter to my 13 year old self and include this song to help me get through my teens Wait not just my teens but up until I turned 40 I often sing this in my head when people are trying to change me by saying ldquoyou canrsquot wear thatrdquo Or ldquoYou canrsquot say that ldquo I like the use of the word Perfect for obvious reasons I like the lyrics
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I could never live up toThe man thatrsquos in your head
You want the guy from the notebookBut you got me instead
And I never was the hip kidI always use words like hip
Judas Priest on my walkmanWhen culture club was the sht
Check out the music video that has real BFS fans in it and is pretty funny httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=unNRS9kr8rE
The fourth Song on the album that mentions our fav band is discussed on another
page The only cover on this album is track lsquoCirclersquo was written by Edie Brickell and
New Bohemians Jaret sang this live in the Melbourne sidewave and captivated the audience There were three other songs
that really stood out for me were lsquoNormal Chicksrsquo I mean a guy singing about seeing
his girlfriend in the morning without make up and says you are pretty when you just donrsquot
care is pretty greatCheck out the lyric video here httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=QMM4uCRxAq4
I listen to track 7 ldquo I am waking up todayrsquo a lot when I need to focus on changing my
mind set I woke up about 12 years ago with the way my marriage was not working and I am glad that I did I can still associate
this song with waking up and get rid of the negative thoughts on my mind Worth
listening to and checking this out httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=UkL3Q9TvUzI
Thought I better mention my sons favourite song on this album lsquoCouple of Daysrsquo that we all can associate with I mean who does not want to escape to a sunny place that no one ever goes See the lyric video here httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=tDq15fwV0mg
ldquoThey have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have thought of themrdquo
I was pretty hyped about this Album being part of it made it more special I guess What I was not anticipating was it would be my favourite BFS to date bring on the next one I say I look forward to the Greatest Hits that they are doing through Pledge Music again this time it is their greatest hits not the old record company doing it without their permission If you have not got this album yet do yourself a favour and get it on itunes
Song LiST 1 Critically Disdained2 Since We Broke Up3 Real4 From the Rooftops5 Circle (Edie Brickell amp New Bohemians cover)6 Normal Chicks7 I Am Waking Up Today8 Couple of Days9 And I Think You Like Me Too10 Envy11 How Far Can This Go12 Right About Now13 Kevin Weaver
SPS 35
bowling
for soup
19851985 was released on July 27th 2004
Although this song is best known as a Bowling for Soup song it was written
by the band SR-71 good friends of Jaret It reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 It is a single released off the Album A Hangover you donrsquot Deserve
The song 1985 is about Debbie a girl that didnrsquot achieved all her dreams of when she was young as these lyrics suggest ldquoHer dreams went out the doorWhen she turned twenty fourOnly been with one manWhat happenrsquo to her planrdquo
The song has detailed references to the culture of the 80rsquos The part in the music video where Debbie is dancing on a car is a reference to
Here I Go Again a White Snake song The line that states that she did not know that George was gay is about George Michael from Wham The questioning of Motley Crue (since when had they become classic rock) is about the addition of glam metal bands like them that were added to the rotation on classic rock radio stations When the lyrics say that she is wondering who is the lead singer of Van Halen is about Sammy Hagar replacing David Lee Roth The lyrics also mention the MTV music station as they have been criticized for adding in so many TV reality shows There are so many more take a listen to find out more
Bands that are mentioned in this song are Durran Durran u2 Blondie Nirvana Bon Jovi Wham Limp Bizkit and Bruce Sprinsteen Other culture references are of popular movies of that time The Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink and St Elmorsquos Fire
36 SPS
bowling
for soup
1985 Bruce Springsteen Madonna
Way before Nirvana There was u2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shersquos uncool Cause shersquos still preoccupied
With 19 19 1985
Woohoohoo (1985)
Woohoohoo
Shersquos seen all the classics She knows every line
Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink Even Saint Elmorsquos Fire
She rocked out to Wham Not a big Limp Bizkit fan Thought shersquod get a hand
On a member of Duran Duran
You can see the official video here
Written by Vitoria and Jen
CoMMenTS BY Jen I love this song as it has
so many references from when I was a teenager I love through the 80rsquos as a teen and loved all those
movies I liked some of the bands but not all of them It reminded me of all my dreams as a teen I was
luckier than Debbie though as I am quite happy with my
life Thjs is my fav Bowling for Soup song to hear live
and of course the music video is hilarious To see
them take off Robert Palmer is so funny
SPS 37
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquoBowling for Souprsquos song Almost
was released on January 4th 2005 It placed 46th in the
uS Top 100 It is from the album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve
This song is about a man who almost had most things that he seemed to want It is a song about remorse with him looking back and regretting not doing things On the other hand some of the things that he Almost did were not good things Makes me wonder about the choices I have made and things that Almost happened to me
Check the video of the song here
38 SPS
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquo
AlmostI almost got drunk at school at 14
Where I almost made out with the homecoming queenWho almost went on to be Miss Texas
But lost to a slut with much bigger breastsI almost dropped out to move to LA
Where I was almost famous for almost a day
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost loved youI almost wished u wouldrsquove loved me too
I almost held up a grocery storeWhere I almost did 5 years and then 7 more
Cuz I almost got popped for a fight with a thugCuz he almost made off with a bunch of the drugs
That I almost got hooked on cuz you ran awayAnd I wish I woulda had the nerve to ask you to stay
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me too
Here I go thinking about all the things I couldrsquove doneIrsquom gonna need a forklift cuz all the baggage weighs a ton
I know we had our problems I canrsquot remember one
I almost forgot to say something elseAnd if I cant fit it in Irsquoll keep it all to myselfI almost wrote a song about you today
But I tore it all up and then I threw it away
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
And I almost had you [x3]
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me tooSPS 39
high
school never
ends
Watch the Music video here
High School Never Ends was the first single from their ninth album lsquoThe Great Burrito Extortion Casersquo and
was released on September 19 2006 The song is about the frustration of graduating from high school and seeing that life after school is very similar to how it was in high school
The music video shows us flashbacks to when the band were in high school and how they were bullied It then shows various members of the band getting their revenge in similar manners It also makes many references to celebrities in the lyrics including Mary-Kate Olsen Jessica Simpson Bill Gates Reese Witherspoon Jack Black Brad Pitt Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Reese WitherspoonShersquos the prom queenBill GatesCaptain of the chess teamJack Black the clownBrad Pitt the quarterbackIrsquove seen it all beforeI want my money back
The song has been featured on an episode of the TV show lsquoMy Name Is Earlrsquo Part of the song is also featured on commercials for Beauty and the Geek and also the movie 17 Again The song got to number 40 on the uK Singles Chart A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney which altered the lyrics throughout to make them more suitable for kids
The whole damn world is just as obsessedWith wholsquos the best dressed and wholsquos having sexWholsquos got the money who gets the honeysWholsquos kinda cute and wholsquos just a messAnd you still donrsquot have the right lookAnd you donrsquot have the right friendsNothing changes but the faces the names and the trendsHigh school never ends
40 SPS
high
school never
ends
SPS 41
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
42 SPS
girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
44 SPS
American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
50 SPS
Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
52 SPS
Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
58 SPS
Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
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What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
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Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
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1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
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May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
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14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
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Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
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What is
WE DAYQuoted from Wedaycom
Locally active globally aware
We Day is the movement of our time empowering a generation of young global citizens through an inspirational event and a year-long educational initiative called We Act which offers curricular resources campaigns and materials to help turn the dayrsquos inspiration into sustained activation
We Act is the blueprint for young people to take action as agents of social change
Why Because we believe that we are the first generation that can truly end the worst forms of poverty embrace we thinking and we acting and remove the barriers to youth being agents of social change And therersquos no time to waste every single day we have the opportunity to make this world a better place And everyone has a role to play
How are we doing this By pushing forward the boundaries of charity and creating change Itrsquos a worldwide movement that proves anyone can change the worldmdashand revolutionizes how we make that change
You can watch a video here for more information
How did it start
We Day started in 2007 in Toronto 8000 students took part in the Launch of the program in the Ricoh Coliseum In 2009 the now annual event also took place in Vancouver In Toronto it moved to a much larger location to fit in 16000 students at the Air Canada Centre The Performers were Mia Farrow Sarah McLachalan and Crush Parallel In 2010 it started in Montreal as well and included a performance of Simple Plan Watch them perform Shut up here
Krsquonaan closed the day in Toronto In 2011 the movement grew again to include Winnipeg 2012 it extends to Manitoba and keeps growing in 2013 it also was held in Saskatchewan and Halifax
Watch Simple Plans performance at this years We Day in Montreal here
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Thanks to simpleplancz for the 2014 photos
Pierre 2010
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Song of the Month
is the third song of Simple Planrsquos second studio album named Still Not Getting Any (SNGA) that was released on October 26 2004
The record contains singles like Welcome To My Life Shut Up Untitled (How Could This Happen To Me) and Crazy which are all very powerful songs In total the record has 11 tracks and number three is Perrfect World Itrsquos seen as a breakup song with lyrics such as rdquoIrsquom still here waiting for youIrsquom lost when yoursquore not aroundI need to hold on to you I just canrsquot let you gordquo but the inter-pretation is realy up to whoever listens to it
The song has a nice build up that makes you interested in knowing what comes next Itrsquos a heavier song but the bridge is a bit slower which gives a softer touch and a great mix for the song The song doesnrsquot have an official music video but in January 2007 Simple Plan posted a video on their YouTube channel httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pX-2NS78t2DcThe video contains footage from concerts and trips from their touring It has almost 29 million views
Fans commentPerfect World is one of my favourite songs by Simple Plan (but that would sound better if almost every SP song wasnrsquot my favourite) The lyrics are awesome like re-ally really awesome and the music Oh my Canada what a great music It can fill you with energy and just rdquowake you uprdquo I love that song I hope we will get something si-milar on the next album (Maria Slovakia)
Perfect World is my all time favourite song Not just my favourite SP song but favourite song ever Irsquom not even sure why Itrsquos the simplicity of the lyrics and the melody and that funny drum loop that Chuck describes in the Making of Still Not Getting Any It was my favourite from when I first became a fan and when they performed it live in Brisbane in 2005 that was the best (Marly Australia)
And againThis song perfectly describes a part of my life which maybe isnrsquot over yet Lyrics tell everything that I canrsquot drums are awesome and guitars and Pierrersquos voiceI mean Perfect World is a song that I will always love and I loved it as soon as I heard it Oh and the video is great I could watch it over and over again (Jelena Serbia)
Perfect Worldwritten by sophiecarlbrant
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I never couldrsquove seen this farI never couldrsquove seen this comingSeems like my worldrsquos falling apart
Yeah
Why is everything so hardI donrsquot think I can deal with the things you saidIt just wonrsquot go away
In a perfect worldThis could never happenIn a perfect worldYoursquod still be hereAnd it makes no senseI could just pick up the piecesBut to youThis means nothingNothing at all
I used to think that I was strongUntil the day it all went wrongI think I need a miracle to make it through
Yeah
I wish that I could bring you backI wish that I could turn back timeCuz I canrsquot let goI just canrsquot find my way
Yeah
Without you I just canrsquot find my wayIn a perfect worldThis could never happenIn a perfect worldYoursquod still be hereAnd it makes no senseI could just pick up the piecesBut to youThis means nothingNothing at all
I donrsquot know what I should do nowI donrsquot know where I should goIrsquom still here waiting for youIrsquom lost when yoursquore not aroundI need to hold on to youI just canrsquot let you go
YeahYeah
In a perfect worldThis could never happenIn a perfect worldYoursquod still be hereAnd it makes no senseI could just pick up the piecesBut to youThis means nothingNothing at allYou feel nothing nothing at allNothing at all
Perfect World
Song of the Month
FACT FILEBOWLING FOR SOUP
Last edition we did a fact file on Bowling for Soup as part of our Soundwave feature You can see that here
Bowling for Soup began way back in 1986 in Wichita Falls Texas where the
band members grew up They as most students in the 80rsquos they loved bands like Quirt Riot Motley Crue The Ramones and
Green Day With only one line up change in 1998 when Lance Morrill lets the band he was replaced by their friend Gary Wiseman
Bowling for Soup are
Erik Jaret Gary Chris
Photo credit to Dave Kai Piper
Written by Jen justjenrees
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Bowling for Soup have stayed true to their Punk Rock origins They have ignored their critics and have just kept on writing songs that their fans love They are fantastic to see live and their music videos are very clever This year they are once again teamed up with Pledge music to rerecord all their greatest hits that their fans actually want The least greatest hits album was released by their oldrecord company without Bowling for Soups permission
Bowling for Soup love photos of them in water
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SIMPLE PLAN AND BOWLING FOR SOUPBy Jen justjenrees
2005ndash2006 StarJam and The Great Burrito Extortion Case
Bowling for Soup supported Simple Plan on the Star Jam Tour in 2005 Their setlist was Almost Trucker Hat Girls all the Bad Guys want 1985 Punk Rock 101 I Melt with YouThey also supported Simple Plan on the Star Jam tour in 2006 with Quitedrive and Army of Freshmen
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On this tour Seb kept telling people that there was a new band called Man of the Hour Seb saidldquoWe were on tour a long long time ago with Bowling For Soup We kept telling people for no reason that we had a band called lsquoMan Of The Hourrsquo So it was me Pierre our singer Jaret from BFS our merch guy who doesnrsquot play any music at all and we kept telling people that we were going to get signed So after all that when we started doing radio we decided to call it the Man Of The Hour showrdquoScene magazine September 2013
Bowling for Soup is reported to be one of Chuckrsquos Favourite bands
In 2008 Simple Plan referenced Bowling for Soup in a song that
they made up during a concert in Texas Watch this here
Photo of Simple Plan Bowling for Soup and Switchfoot In 2006
Photo credit to Simpleplancz
Domi from spcz also noticed in the Bowling for Soup video My Wena that the speakers in it has Man of the Hour written on it Check it out here
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FACT FILEJaret Reddick
LIFeJaret Ray Reddick was born in Grapevine Texas He is Bowling for Soup frontman and guitarist
He is the youngest of six children with four sisters and a brother He attended to Cunningham Elementary School Wichita Falls Texas He graduated from SH Rider High School in Wichita Falls In high school he played snare drum in the marching band Jaret has degrees in business management and
psychology from Midwestern State university in Wichita Falls
Jaret has a tattoo sleeve on his right arm inspired by many games It includes a Rubiks Cube a Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone jacks Monopolyrsquos Rich uncle Pennybags and Operationrsquos Cavity Sam He just had a Mr Potato Head added to the collection
He has owned a chain of toy stores while he worked on getting his music career off the ground He lives in just outside of Denton Texas
BeFORe FAMeHe played snare drum in SH Rider High Schoolrsquos marching band
TRIVIA FACTHe has also performed in the bands Jarinus People on Vacation and The Boster
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His birth name is Jaret Von Erich
He plays a Music Man Axis guitar that has a flag of Texas design on it
FAMILY LIFeHe has two children Emma and Jack with Melissa Reddick
ASSOCIATeD WITHHe has done voice acting with Vincent Martella in the award-winning animated series Phineas and Ferb
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FACT FILEChris Burney
Chris Burney born on May 25th 1969 in Wichita Falls Texas uSA is the
guitarist (plays a Les Paul) for Bowling for Soup He graduated from Midwestern State university in Physical Education in 1993 He has a three-year-old French bulldog named Sherman Mabobber
Burney Chris is proud of his extensive DVD collection and is a guns and ammo enthusiast Some of Burneyrsquos favorite TV shows to watch are Rescue Me Lost the Shield HBOrsquos Band of Brothers Robot Chicken Family Guy and King of the Hill
Written by imjustakid17 and justjenrees
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When Chris is not on the road he enjoys a game of PGA Tour Golf coupled with double Jack Daniels and Diet Coke Chris has extensive tattoo work done most notably a tattoo sleeve on his left arm which features various cereal mascots (Tony the Tiger Toucan Sam etc) The text ldquocereal killerrdquo appears on the arm Chris is also missing a front tooth
Along with lead singer Jaret Reddick who he met in high school were influenced by heavy metal music of bands such as Quiet Riot Ratt and Moumltley Cruumle and also by the punk rock of the Ramones and later Green Day Burney owned a Wichita Falls coffeehouse ldquoThe Refugerdquo
with a music stage and played there with his first band ldquoThe Persecutedrdquo where he and Reddick met future bassist Erik Chandler and drummer Gary Wiseman in the early 1990s (Wiseman wouldnrsquot join until 1998) Burney and Chandler soon formed the band Folkadots while Wiseman formed Gary amp the Wiseman Burney and Chandler along with Morrill also formed the band Slaw Not too long after Jaret Reddick and Lance Morrill formed coolfork which Chris Burney later joined Just a few months later after forming a band called Rubberneck they took the name Bowling for Soup in 1994
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FACT FILEerik chandler
Erik Chandler was born on December 22 1974 in Henrietta Texas uSA He is a
founding member of Bowling for Soup He plays that bass as well as writing lyrics He also is the back up vocalist
He has released his solo EP titled Writing the WrongsTrack 1 Tonightrsquos the NightTrack 2 Push the PedalTrack 3 Hold it TogetherTrack 4 Malibu Classic
He appeared as himself in the movies Accidently Famous and Punk Rock
Holocaust He also appeared on TV shows Jimmy Kimmel Love and Live with Kelly and Michael
Erik supported Patent Pending in 2013 in their tour of the uK Check out one of the songs here
Written by Luke and Jen
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FACT FILEgary wiseman
Gary Wiseman born January 6 1979 in Tyler Texas uSA is the
drummer for Bowling for Soup Gary played marching band and symphonic before hooking up with rockers Bowling for Soup His sound ldquois awesome for rock really loud cutting and durable which is cool because Irsquom often playing very hardrdquo He had also formed his own band called Gary amp the Wiseman His solo band has a self-titled album (Gary and the Wiseman) with 13 songs on the record totalling in about 40 minutes The titles of the tracks are1 Room2 Now3 N204 Big Losers5 Remember6 StaceyDC7 Had Enough8 My Girl9 Time10 Breakaway 11 Retention12 Social Signs13 Instrumental Rockfest
You can buy a Gary Bobble head here
See an interview here with Gary about the album Love Drunk Lunch
Written by Kelly and Jen
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SPS 21
Super Intimate Exclusive
INTERVIEWwith CHRIS from
By Jen Rees Photos by Inside Edge
I was fortunate to catch up with Chris from Bowling for Soup and have a chat about their new album and their friendship with Simple Plan
Always a pleasure to interview band members and to interview Chris via Skype was awesome due to me being such a huge fan
Hi Chris thanks for the chance to catch up with you I am looking forward to seeing you when you come to Australia for Soundwave Are you doing a sidewave Yeah we are we will do one with Zebrahead Awesome I will def be at that
I have heaps of questions for you How did you get involved in the Pledge ProjectI donrsquot really know the whole story of it but I know that we were getting ready to do a new album and we were going to put it out ourselves Through our management they had heard of Pledge Music we really didnrsquot want to do a kick starter we wanted to do something that is more Pledge music is all about music you actually have a person like an AampR person that advises you on rewards and stuff Itrsquos not just like sitting in front of your computer like Kickstarter it is a little more involved It is a little more organized as far as music is concerned That is a little ad for Pledge music haha
All the Pledgers got a message from Jaret asking us if we were interested in doing the Pledge thing again and our answer was yes What are you planning on doingWe are working on two new albums here in the near future we are going to do a covers album and we are also going to rerecord our greatest hits I think we may do that outside of pledge music and after that we will do a new album(Since this interview BFS changed their minds and are do the greatest hits with Pledge)
Chris What made you want to play music when you were youngIt is really kinda funny like I was more the athlete in high school and I guess that when that was all over I always listened to music I am an old Metal head I listened to Iron Maiden and Slayer and stuff like that but towards the end of high school I started hanging out with people that were in bands and
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stuff I was the guy that carried their stuff around for them and set up their equipment and everything and this was before I could play a guitar the group of guys that I hung out with when I was with them I picked up a guitar and taught myself how to play it
Wow awesome Who were your original inspira-tionsBack when I was not a very good guitar player it was hard core and metal and stuff like that There was a band called DRI a band called The Crumb Suckers and you know just metal in general To be honest with you the bands that I hung out with friends of mine I guess From the time that I started playing the Guitar I was always in bands and played 3 or 4 chord punk rock
What do you think that you would be doing now if you were not in a bandThat is a tough question I have a degree in Social work and Sociology and I did teach special Ed for a while and I donrsquot know if that was what I wanted to do It has been so long since that I have had to find work and all that so it is hard to know what I
would do I am thinking about it all the time I am constantly looking for something to do I worked in a bar business for a while tending and managing and stuff like that but I donrsquot know if that is what would want to do either Hopefully I would have found something to do that I enjoyed so I would not of hate my life So I really donrsquot know what I would be doing if I was not doing this
Well I am glad that you are doing what you are doing In Australia we have many pop punk bands that are
continued on next page
SPS 23
breaking up what is your secret so that you can keep your band together for so long Is it that you are such good friendsIt is that but also we have been lucky as we have not had to try to change what we do like the thing that some people criticize us for is one of the things that we think is good about what we do The fact that all our albums sound the same pretty much we never really had a direction change with what we do we have always just kept it the same we are not out there struggling to find who we are We just stand true to whatever we are Which is great
Sorry a very clicheacuted question what is the story behind the name Bowling for Soup There was a Comedian Steve Martin was had an album called A Wide and Crazy Guy he had a joke on their about a tv show he was developing called Bowling for Sht so originally that is what we were but then we realized that our grandmothers would not appreciate us being in a band called Bowling for Sht so we changed it
I have heard that you guys donrsquot have a set list when you play that you just play whatever you feel like Is that true Our last tour of the UK is the first time that we ever used a set list We were playing over two hours and it was a little bit confusing and we were on a time schedule a pretty strict time schedule each night so we needed to have a little bit of a structure in the show
Yeah that is fair Chris When you play live do you ever change the lyrics of songsThat is more a Jaret Question I think sometimes he forgets the lyrics and problem sometimes goes lalahelliphellip Sometimes if it is topical he will change the lyrics here and there I think the Jonas Brothers movie was changed to the One Direction movie on the UK tour haha
What was the first song you learned to playThe first song I learnt to play on the guitar was probably just this little 12 bar blues rift Me and my buddy would sit there and try and solo he
would play it I would play it and it was just terrible probably the worst thing anyone ever heard Glad there is no recording of it out there As far as a song goes I would try and throw out some old Rush The Temples of Syrinx was one of the first songs that I learnt I tried to play along with Rush but not very well
How many guitars do you ownLetrsquos see Irsquove got Four Electric guitars thatrsquos really it I am not a guitar collector I donrsquot even own an acoustic I had one but it was just sitting around my bedroom so I gave it away to a friend who wanted to learn how to play
What are some things in life that annoy youJust dickheads really I have a pretty long fuse I guess people just being dicks in generalI agree
What do you think about bands like One Direction They toured here last year and people complained as they could not hear them play because of all the fan girls screaming RighthellipIt is just one of those things there are always going to acts and bands like that always going to be a need for bands likes that in some weird way like Hansen the Jonas Brothers I guess it is necessary I am not a fan I canrsquot tell you if I could recognize one of their songs It is not my bag but there is a place for everything I guess
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What do you think about on line music sharingIt is just the way things are now it would be nice if there was a way of selling music rather than people just take it it is just the way it is so we just have to accept it we really have to embrace it and give music out for free sometimes as people are going to just take it
That is what I liked about the Pledge project as you knew that we were all going to pay for it Yeah but other people they donrsquot and I guess we just have to hear it I guess just like a photographer Yeah you can use it as well I guess it is a tool for bands to get their music out there
How did you guys get involved in writing songs for DisneyThat probably happened way back in the day when we went to South by South West I guess they were looking for newer bands to play We were not the biggest band back then and we needed to do songs for Soundtracks and it was a way to keep really busy and keep our name out there and in the hat
So how much fun was it to write the soundtrack to Phineas and Ferb My kids loved that when they were youngerIt was pretty cool I guess we did not know how big that series was going to be it became pretty
insane how awesome of a show it became and how much people would love it
If you could pick any song in the world that Bowling for Soup could of written what would it be Actually I would probably say Staceyrsquos Mom we do a cover of it and we used to do shows and people would ask to hear Staceyrsquos Mom and we were thought of the band that wrote it We do cover it live we used to break peoples heart by saying it was not our song but then when started playing it live If we did write it we would be getting all the Cadillac and Dr Pepper money it is on adverts over here Oh ok I did not know that it is not over here We just get the credit for it not the money Thatrsquos not good Yeah they are laughing all the way to the bank
Your video of 1985 I love you in heels and a skirt by the way how much fun was that to make It was shot in one day wasnrsquot itIt was one of the biggest budgets that we had for a video it was fun I mean just doing all the different scenes and all that yeah it was a whole day work we got up in the morning and I think we wrapped that up around 10 or 11 at night But it was fun It was a really good video Thank you
My favourite video of yours was Punk Rock 101 I love the concept of the boot camp I mean I still wear the same stuff even though I am like old and I still live the punk rock life I have been made fun of for this like foreverhelliphellip I wear Vans Black band tees all the time How does it feel that your music can make people like me feel so much better about themselvesOh that is awesome it is a really good feeling I mean we never set out to conquer the world or anything we just wanted to be in a band and have fun together all that other stuff is a bonus and it is an honour when people tell us stuff like that it is really cool I am pleased that you have done it
A few Simple Plan questions you are good friends with themAh yeah itrsquos been a while since we have seen or
continued on next page SPS 25
heard from any of those guys so yeah its been quite a while it would be nice to do a show or two with them
Can you tell me any funny stories form the 20056 Star Jam tour with themThere was an incident when a dressing room got pretty trashed we ah broke a couple of tables and threw a refrigerator of the balcony can I know who actually did that Was it Pierre Well it was a combination few of us it was a really fun time
I have seen the song that they sang for you on youtube I think it was at a soundcheck did you go drinking with them that nightYes I think we did every night
I have to ask the mention of Simple Plan in From the Roof Tops was that just a shout out to friends Yeah pretty much That was great all the SP fans were happy about that Nice
This is more of a Jaret question he was involved in Man of the Hour do you know anything about that I think it was just one of those things that happened it was kind of a running joke I donrsquot think that Man of the Hour actually ever did anything musically I mean I donrsquot really know to be honest with you it was kind of a running joke
A friend of mine called Domi that runs the simpleplancz site which is the biggest information site for Simple Plan fans she wants to know why you guys tour the UK but not the European continent You know that is something I knew the answer to myself Ah we have done had a couple of tours in Europe but there are so many places that we did not go like Italy or Spain I thought we had always done well in Germany and places like that but we never really went to those markets We did an Avril Lavigne tour there which was really good then went back to do some shows on our own but then we just never went back I really wish that I knew the answer to that myself She lives in the Czech Republic but travels to other places to see bands Yeah we never really went to Eastern Europe we
played on show in Moscow that is as far as that way we have gone
Fav SP album I am not really sure I donrsquot know their names but have them on my ipod How about your favourite song I donrsquot know really I have them all on my ipod and I just play them I donrsquot look at CDrsquos I just play musically digitally I donrsquot know if that makes me look really bad to be honest I listen to a lot of bands like Maiden and stuff but I canrsquot tell you the names of their songs
So I was then going to ask what Simple Plan song you would like to cover but you probably donrsquot know that name of it Is there anything else that you can tell me about the relationship between BFS and SPIt has been too long since we have seen them it is
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has been quite a few years so yeah
SP are coming out to Australia to play Warped a band I do promotion for called Call the Shots are touring you should check them out so I will be doing a few of the Warped shows
When you come out to Australia will you have a meet and greet at your sidewaveSure we will yeah we just usually chill out and hang out after the shows Great I canrsquot wait
Think I have asked all the questions that I had planned I am really glad I got this chance to chat with you Keep up the great workI Iove the new Album probably more than your others which is unusual for me itrsquos usually the other way around but as you said you have not changed at all Yeah we are pretty proud of the new one we actually tried to make every song as good as the first one on the Album We did not write a few good
ones and then a bunch of songs that were fillers we wanted a really good album from start to finish
I think From the Roof Tops is probably my favourite and what I like about it also is my teenagers really like it and they donrsquot like your older stuff as much and I think they are just over my kinda music they are branching out a bit
Well thanks Chris I am really happy I got to chat to you I look forward to meeting you when you come Down Under Thanks a lot ChrisIt was great thanks Jen I will catch you later
SPS 27
pledgemusicWhatrsquos it all about
Written by MaddieBirkett
PledgeMusic is fast becoming a way for musicians and bands to produce their work the way they want with
needed funds except the whole monetary value is supported by fans There are perks of course apart from seeing your favourite band release another album The artists will offer rewards such as signed photographs a download of the CD and even more epic things like Skype sessions
One of PledgeMusicrsquos sayings is ldquoFans donrsquot need more ways to buy ndash they need more reasonsrdquo In fact Bowling For Soup have used Pledge quite a bit recently They have just reached 100 funds needed for their new greatest hits album but you can still donate and receive the awesome rewards Just head here
PledgeMusic works in a way that brings the artists and fans together to enhance and share the music experience Along the way fans may be asked and have a vote of album cover art or album names fans may even get to hear the album exclusively before itrsquos releasedWhy many artists use Pledge is because
it is just like having a record deal all of the positives and benefits that is but it also means artists get the final say and remain in control of their work no decisions are made for them Pledge also provides help and expertise to artists in order to help them achieve their goals and complete projects
PledgeMusic is also recognised by major music charts giving artists that extra boost when they release their new work
Not only are you helping your favourite artist and your CD player yoursquore also helping charities A certain amount of donations also contributes to certain charities
If you want to know more about this innovative website and project check out their site and find a band worth helping out at httpwwwpledgemusiccom
It turns out that may donations occur from people who werenrsquot even fans of the artist but were just discovering them then
28 SPS
Check out the Bowling for Soup Profile on Pledge Music httpwwwpledgemusiccomartistsbowlingforsoup
SPS 29
BOWLING FOR SOUPand
By Jen justjenrees
Bowling for Soup did some work with Disney including the following
They wrote and sang the Phineas and Ferb theme song ldquoToday is Gonna Be a Great Dayrdquo
They had animated cameos in some episodes of Phineas and Ferb
BFS also wrote and sang the Phineus and Ferb Winter Vacation theme song
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Theme SongTherersquos a hundred and four days of summer vacationThen school comes along just to end itSo the annual problem for our generationIs finding a good way to spend itLike maybeBuilding a rocket or fighting a mummyOr climbing up the Eiffel TowerDiscovering something that doesnrsquot exist Or giving a monkey a showerSurfing tidal waves creating nanobotsOr locating Frankensteinrsquos brain Finding a Dodo bird painting a continentOr driving our sister insane As you can seeTherersquos a whole lot of stuff to do before school starts this fall So stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it allSo stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it all
They also did a cover of ldquoThe Bare Necessitiesrdquo for Disneymania 3
released in 2005
The band performed the song ldquoThe Greatest Dayrdquo for the movie
Max Keeblersquos Big Move
For Sky High the 2005 Super Hero Movie they sang the song ldquoI Melt
With Yourdquo
SPS 31
AlbumLunch Drunk Love
Release DateSeptember 10th 2013
Written byReddick Ryan Hamilton
Length301
Lyric VideoWatch it here This song is great It is about how
opposites attract and how that does not matter as love is love
I really like the way it takes a serious issue of a relationship that seems doomed and portrays it in a fun way I agree with the thought that people should followtheir heart and not worry about what everyone else is thinking Of course the reference to Simple Plan is pretty sweet Our dudes do often rock all black
Bowling For Souprsquos
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She hates my friends my friends hate herTakes all my time makes me late for work
Shersquos got another guys name tattooed on her assMy mom and dad say wersquore moving too fast
She doesnrsquot like my band but the stickers on her carShe likes Star Trek but I prefer Star Wars
Kissed me deadly but she makes me aliveShersquos the opposite of everything I need in my life
But when you know you know
ChorusHave you ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftopsEver been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops
I watch TV and she reads booksWhen bampches talk to me they get dirty looks from her
She really doesnrsquot mind when I drink my beerAnd I really donrsquot care if she wears underwear
I rock all black and she canrsquot standThat I dress like the dudes in Simple Plan
Shersquos all wrong but itrsquos alrightShe can be all wrong right by my side
Cause when you know you know
Chorus
Follow your heart fampk everybody else x8Ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops x4
SPS 33
album review
bowling for soup lsquolunch drunk loversquo
If you know me at all you would know that I am a Bowling for Soup fan When I heard
that they were doing a new album their 12th I was pretty happy Then I looked into the
Pledge idea and immediately signed up to pledge my support I loved getting all their
updates and I loved know that I was helping them out with their album We received
the album before anyone else as well as snippets of info It was totally worth it
One of the reasons that I love BFS is that they have not changed over the last 20
years they have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have though
of them This is so true for this album and I laughed out loud when I heard the chorus
of track one ldquoWe are not here to change the world wersquore here to laugh at othersrdquo I knew
that this album would be true to BFS form of previous releases See the video here
Track two called lsquoSince we Broke uprdquo is really
catchy They played this live at Soundwaveand the crowd loved it I love the amusing lyrics for example
Since we broke upIrsquove been throwing lots of heatAnd all the girls are checking me outSince we broke up All my bills are paidAnd therersquos cheddar in my checking account
This is a break up song with a difference looking at the positives of breaking up rather than the negatives Watch the video herehttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=nlKU40dtvoI
The next track is a definite favourite of mine I love songs that encourage people to be themselves and this is one of the best I can identify with this song as at my age I have now learnt to be true to myself (Real) and I am never going to change I wish that I could write a letter to my 13 year old self and include this song to help me get through my teens Wait not just my teens but up until I turned 40 I often sing this in my head when people are trying to change me by saying ldquoyou canrsquot wear thatrdquo Or ldquoYou canrsquot say that ldquo I like the use of the word Perfect for obvious reasons I like the lyrics
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I could never live up toThe man thatrsquos in your head
You want the guy from the notebookBut you got me instead
And I never was the hip kidI always use words like hip
Judas Priest on my walkmanWhen culture club was the sht
Check out the music video that has real BFS fans in it and is pretty funny httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=unNRS9kr8rE
The fourth Song on the album that mentions our fav band is discussed on another
page The only cover on this album is track lsquoCirclersquo was written by Edie Brickell and
New Bohemians Jaret sang this live in the Melbourne sidewave and captivated the audience There were three other songs
that really stood out for me were lsquoNormal Chicksrsquo I mean a guy singing about seeing
his girlfriend in the morning without make up and says you are pretty when you just donrsquot
care is pretty greatCheck out the lyric video here httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=QMM4uCRxAq4
I listen to track 7 ldquo I am waking up todayrsquo a lot when I need to focus on changing my
mind set I woke up about 12 years ago with the way my marriage was not working and I am glad that I did I can still associate
this song with waking up and get rid of the negative thoughts on my mind Worth
listening to and checking this out httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=UkL3Q9TvUzI
Thought I better mention my sons favourite song on this album lsquoCouple of Daysrsquo that we all can associate with I mean who does not want to escape to a sunny place that no one ever goes See the lyric video here httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=tDq15fwV0mg
ldquoThey have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have thought of themrdquo
I was pretty hyped about this Album being part of it made it more special I guess What I was not anticipating was it would be my favourite BFS to date bring on the next one I say I look forward to the Greatest Hits that they are doing through Pledge Music again this time it is their greatest hits not the old record company doing it without their permission If you have not got this album yet do yourself a favour and get it on itunes
Song LiST 1 Critically Disdained2 Since We Broke Up3 Real4 From the Rooftops5 Circle (Edie Brickell amp New Bohemians cover)6 Normal Chicks7 I Am Waking Up Today8 Couple of Days9 And I Think You Like Me Too10 Envy11 How Far Can This Go12 Right About Now13 Kevin Weaver
SPS 35
bowling
for soup
19851985 was released on July 27th 2004
Although this song is best known as a Bowling for Soup song it was written
by the band SR-71 good friends of Jaret It reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 It is a single released off the Album A Hangover you donrsquot Deserve
The song 1985 is about Debbie a girl that didnrsquot achieved all her dreams of when she was young as these lyrics suggest ldquoHer dreams went out the doorWhen she turned twenty fourOnly been with one manWhat happenrsquo to her planrdquo
The song has detailed references to the culture of the 80rsquos The part in the music video where Debbie is dancing on a car is a reference to
Here I Go Again a White Snake song The line that states that she did not know that George was gay is about George Michael from Wham The questioning of Motley Crue (since when had they become classic rock) is about the addition of glam metal bands like them that were added to the rotation on classic rock radio stations When the lyrics say that she is wondering who is the lead singer of Van Halen is about Sammy Hagar replacing David Lee Roth The lyrics also mention the MTV music station as they have been criticized for adding in so many TV reality shows There are so many more take a listen to find out more
Bands that are mentioned in this song are Durran Durran u2 Blondie Nirvana Bon Jovi Wham Limp Bizkit and Bruce Sprinsteen Other culture references are of popular movies of that time The Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink and St Elmorsquos Fire
36 SPS
bowling
for soup
1985 Bruce Springsteen Madonna
Way before Nirvana There was u2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shersquos uncool Cause shersquos still preoccupied
With 19 19 1985
Woohoohoo (1985)
Woohoohoo
Shersquos seen all the classics She knows every line
Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink Even Saint Elmorsquos Fire
She rocked out to Wham Not a big Limp Bizkit fan Thought shersquod get a hand
On a member of Duran Duran
You can see the official video here
Written by Vitoria and Jen
CoMMenTS BY Jen I love this song as it has
so many references from when I was a teenager I love through the 80rsquos as a teen and loved all those
movies I liked some of the bands but not all of them It reminded me of all my dreams as a teen I was
luckier than Debbie though as I am quite happy with my
life Thjs is my fav Bowling for Soup song to hear live
and of course the music video is hilarious To see
them take off Robert Palmer is so funny
SPS 37
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquoBowling for Souprsquos song Almost
was released on January 4th 2005 It placed 46th in the
uS Top 100 It is from the album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve
This song is about a man who almost had most things that he seemed to want It is a song about remorse with him looking back and regretting not doing things On the other hand some of the things that he Almost did were not good things Makes me wonder about the choices I have made and things that Almost happened to me
Check the video of the song here
38 SPS
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquo
AlmostI almost got drunk at school at 14
Where I almost made out with the homecoming queenWho almost went on to be Miss Texas
But lost to a slut with much bigger breastsI almost dropped out to move to LA
Where I was almost famous for almost a day
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost loved youI almost wished u wouldrsquove loved me too
I almost held up a grocery storeWhere I almost did 5 years and then 7 more
Cuz I almost got popped for a fight with a thugCuz he almost made off with a bunch of the drugs
That I almost got hooked on cuz you ran awayAnd I wish I woulda had the nerve to ask you to stay
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me too
Here I go thinking about all the things I couldrsquove doneIrsquom gonna need a forklift cuz all the baggage weighs a ton
I know we had our problems I canrsquot remember one
I almost forgot to say something elseAnd if I cant fit it in Irsquoll keep it all to myselfI almost wrote a song about you today
But I tore it all up and then I threw it away
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
And I almost had you [x3]
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me tooSPS 39
high
school never
ends
Watch the Music video here
High School Never Ends was the first single from their ninth album lsquoThe Great Burrito Extortion Casersquo and
was released on September 19 2006 The song is about the frustration of graduating from high school and seeing that life after school is very similar to how it was in high school
The music video shows us flashbacks to when the band were in high school and how they were bullied It then shows various members of the band getting their revenge in similar manners It also makes many references to celebrities in the lyrics including Mary-Kate Olsen Jessica Simpson Bill Gates Reese Witherspoon Jack Black Brad Pitt Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Reese WitherspoonShersquos the prom queenBill GatesCaptain of the chess teamJack Black the clownBrad Pitt the quarterbackIrsquove seen it all beforeI want my money back
The song has been featured on an episode of the TV show lsquoMy Name Is Earlrsquo Part of the song is also featured on commercials for Beauty and the Geek and also the movie 17 Again The song got to number 40 on the uK Singles Chart A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney which altered the lyrics throughout to make them more suitable for kids
The whole damn world is just as obsessedWith wholsquos the best dressed and wholsquos having sexWholsquos got the money who gets the honeysWholsquos kinda cute and wholsquos just a messAnd you still donrsquot have the right lookAnd you donrsquot have the right friendsNothing changes but the faces the names and the trendsHigh school never ends
40 SPS
high
school never
ends
SPS 41
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
42 SPS
girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
44 SPS
American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
50 SPS
Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
52 SPS
Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
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Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
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Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
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What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
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Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
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1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
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14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
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Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
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Thanks to simpleplancz for the 2014 photos
Pierre 2010
SPS 7
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Song of the Month
is the third song of Simple Planrsquos second studio album named Still Not Getting Any (SNGA) that was released on October 26 2004
The record contains singles like Welcome To My Life Shut Up Untitled (How Could This Happen To Me) and Crazy which are all very powerful songs In total the record has 11 tracks and number three is Perrfect World Itrsquos seen as a breakup song with lyrics such as rdquoIrsquom still here waiting for youIrsquom lost when yoursquore not aroundI need to hold on to you I just canrsquot let you gordquo but the inter-pretation is realy up to whoever listens to it
The song has a nice build up that makes you interested in knowing what comes next Itrsquos a heavier song but the bridge is a bit slower which gives a softer touch and a great mix for the song The song doesnrsquot have an official music video but in January 2007 Simple Plan posted a video on their YouTube channel httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pX-2NS78t2DcThe video contains footage from concerts and trips from their touring It has almost 29 million views
Fans commentPerfect World is one of my favourite songs by Simple Plan (but that would sound better if almost every SP song wasnrsquot my favourite) The lyrics are awesome like re-ally really awesome and the music Oh my Canada what a great music It can fill you with energy and just rdquowake you uprdquo I love that song I hope we will get something si-milar on the next album (Maria Slovakia)
Perfect World is my all time favourite song Not just my favourite SP song but favourite song ever Irsquom not even sure why Itrsquos the simplicity of the lyrics and the melody and that funny drum loop that Chuck describes in the Making of Still Not Getting Any It was my favourite from when I first became a fan and when they performed it live in Brisbane in 2005 that was the best (Marly Australia)
And againThis song perfectly describes a part of my life which maybe isnrsquot over yet Lyrics tell everything that I canrsquot drums are awesome and guitars and Pierrersquos voiceI mean Perfect World is a song that I will always love and I loved it as soon as I heard it Oh and the video is great I could watch it over and over again (Jelena Serbia)
Perfect Worldwritten by sophiecarlbrant
SPS 9
I never couldrsquove seen this farI never couldrsquove seen this comingSeems like my worldrsquos falling apart
Yeah
Why is everything so hardI donrsquot think I can deal with the things you saidIt just wonrsquot go away
In a perfect worldThis could never happenIn a perfect worldYoursquod still be hereAnd it makes no senseI could just pick up the piecesBut to youThis means nothingNothing at all
I used to think that I was strongUntil the day it all went wrongI think I need a miracle to make it through
Yeah
I wish that I could bring you backI wish that I could turn back timeCuz I canrsquot let goI just canrsquot find my way
Yeah
Without you I just canrsquot find my wayIn a perfect worldThis could never happenIn a perfect worldYoursquod still be hereAnd it makes no senseI could just pick up the piecesBut to youThis means nothingNothing at all
I donrsquot know what I should do nowI donrsquot know where I should goIrsquom still here waiting for youIrsquom lost when yoursquore not aroundI need to hold on to youI just canrsquot let you go
YeahYeah
In a perfect worldThis could never happenIn a perfect worldYoursquod still be hereAnd it makes no senseI could just pick up the piecesBut to youThis means nothingNothing at allYou feel nothing nothing at allNothing at all
Perfect World
Song of the Month
FACT FILEBOWLING FOR SOUP
Last edition we did a fact file on Bowling for Soup as part of our Soundwave feature You can see that here
Bowling for Soup began way back in 1986 in Wichita Falls Texas where the
band members grew up They as most students in the 80rsquos they loved bands like Quirt Riot Motley Crue The Ramones and
Green Day With only one line up change in 1998 when Lance Morrill lets the band he was replaced by their friend Gary Wiseman
Bowling for Soup are
Erik Jaret Gary Chris
Photo credit to Dave Kai Piper
Written by Jen justjenrees
10 SPS
Bowling for Soup have stayed true to their Punk Rock origins They have ignored their critics and have just kept on writing songs that their fans love They are fantastic to see live and their music videos are very clever This year they are once again teamed up with Pledge music to rerecord all their greatest hits that their fans actually want The least greatest hits album was released by their oldrecord company without Bowling for Soups permission
Bowling for Soup love photos of them in water
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SIMPLE PLAN AND BOWLING FOR SOUPBy Jen justjenrees
2005ndash2006 StarJam and The Great Burrito Extortion Case
Bowling for Soup supported Simple Plan on the Star Jam Tour in 2005 Their setlist was Almost Trucker Hat Girls all the Bad Guys want 1985 Punk Rock 101 I Melt with YouThey also supported Simple Plan on the Star Jam tour in 2006 with Quitedrive and Army of Freshmen
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On this tour Seb kept telling people that there was a new band called Man of the Hour Seb saidldquoWe were on tour a long long time ago with Bowling For Soup We kept telling people for no reason that we had a band called lsquoMan Of The Hourrsquo So it was me Pierre our singer Jaret from BFS our merch guy who doesnrsquot play any music at all and we kept telling people that we were going to get signed So after all that when we started doing radio we decided to call it the Man Of The Hour showrdquoScene magazine September 2013
Bowling for Soup is reported to be one of Chuckrsquos Favourite bands
In 2008 Simple Plan referenced Bowling for Soup in a song that
they made up during a concert in Texas Watch this here
Photo of Simple Plan Bowling for Soup and Switchfoot In 2006
Photo credit to Simpleplancz
Domi from spcz also noticed in the Bowling for Soup video My Wena that the speakers in it has Man of the Hour written on it Check it out here
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FACT FILEJaret Reddick
LIFeJaret Ray Reddick was born in Grapevine Texas He is Bowling for Soup frontman and guitarist
He is the youngest of six children with four sisters and a brother He attended to Cunningham Elementary School Wichita Falls Texas He graduated from SH Rider High School in Wichita Falls In high school he played snare drum in the marching band Jaret has degrees in business management and
psychology from Midwestern State university in Wichita Falls
Jaret has a tattoo sleeve on his right arm inspired by many games It includes a Rubiks Cube a Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone jacks Monopolyrsquos Rich uncle Pennybags and Operationrsquos Cavity Sam He just had a Mr Potato Head added to the collection
He has owned a chain of toy stores while he worked on getting his music career off the ground He lives in just outside of Denton Texas
BeFORe FAMeHe played snare drum in SH Rider High Schoolrsquos marching band
TRIVIA FACTHe has also performed in the bands Jarinus People on Vacation and The Boster
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His birth name is Jaret Von Erich
He plays a Music Man Axis guitar that has a flag of Texas design on it
FAMILY LIFeHe has two children Emma and Jack with Melissa Reddick
ASSOCIATeD WITHHe has done voice acting with Vincent Martella in the award-winning animated series Phineas and Ferb
SPS 15
FACT FILEChris Burney
Chris Burney born on May 25th 1969 in Wichita Falls Texas uSA is the
guitarist (plays a Les Paul) for Bowling for Soup He graduated from Midwestern State university in Physical Education in 1993 He has a three-year-old French bulldog named Sherman Mabobber
Burney Chris is proud of his extensive DVD collection and is a guns and ammo enthusiast Some of Burneyrsquos favorite TV shows to watch are Rescue Me Lost the Shield HBOrsquos Band of Brothers Robot Chicken Family Guy and King of the Hill
Written by imjustakid17 and justjenrees
16 SPS
When Chris is not on the road he enjoys a game of PGA Tour Golf coupled with double Jack Daniels and Diet Coke Chris has extensive tattoo work done most notably a tattoo sleeve on his left arm which features various cereal mascots (Tony the Tiger Toucan Sam etc) The text ldquocereal killerrdquo appears on the arm Chris is also missing a front tooth
Along with lead singer Jaret Reddick who he met in high school were influenced by heavy metal music of bands such as Quiet Riot Ratt and Moumltley Cruumle and also by the punk rock of the Ramones and later Green Day Burney owned a Wichita Falls coffeehouse ldquoThe Refugerdquo
with a music stage and played there with his first band ldquoThe Persecutedrdquo where he and Reddick met future bassist Erik Chandler and drummer Gary Wiseman in the early 1990s (Wiseman wouldnrsquot join until 1998) Burney and Chandler soon formed the band Folkadots while Wiseman formed Gary amp the Wiseman Burney and Chandler along with Morrill also formed the band Slaw Not too long after Jaret Reddick and Lance Morrill formed coolfork which Chris Burney later joined Just a few months later after forming a band called Rubberneck they took the name Bowling for Soup in 1994
SPS 17
FACT FILEerik chandler
Erik Chandler was born on December 22 1974 in Henrietta Texas uSA He is a
founding member of Bowling for Soup He plays that bass as well as writing lyrics He also is the back up vocalist
He has released his solo EP titled Writing the WrongsTrack 1 Tonightrsquos the NightTrack 2 Push the PedalTrack 3 Hold it TogetherTrack 4 Malibu Classic
He appeared as himself in the movies Accidently Famous and Punk Rock
Holocaust He also appeared on TV shows Jimmy Kimmel Love and Live with Kelly and Michael
Erik supported Patent Pending in 2013 in their tour of the uK Check out one of the songs here
Written by Luke and Jen
18 SPS
SPS 19
FACT FILEgary wiseman
Gary Wiseman born January 6 1979 in Tyler Texas uSA is the
drummer for Bowling for Soup Gary played marching band and symphonic before hooking up with rockers Bowling for Soup His sound ldquois awesome for rock really loud cutting and durable which is cool because Irsquom often playing very hardrdquo He had also formed his own band called Gary amp the Wiseman His solo band has a self-titled album (Gary and the Wiseman) with 13 songs on the record totalling in about 40 minutes The titles of the tracks are1 Room2 Now3 N204 Big Losers5 Remember6 StaceyDC7 Had Enough8 My Girl9 Time10 Breakaway 11 Retention12 Social Signs13 Instrumental Rockfest
You can buy a Gary Bobble head here
See an interview here with Gary about the album Love Drunk Lunch
Written by Kelly and Jen
20 SPS
SPS 21
Super Intimate Exclusive
INTERVIEWwith CHRIS from
By Jen Rees Photos by Inside Edge
I was fortunate to catch up with Chris from Bowling for Soup and have a chat about their new album and their friendship with Simple Plan
Always a pleasure to interview band members and to interview Chris via Skype was awesome due to me being such a huge fan
Hi Chris thanks for the chance to catch up with you I am looking forward to seeing you when you come to Australia for Soundwave Are you doing a sidewave Yeah we are we will do one with Zebrahead Awesome I will def be at that
I have heaps of questions for you How did you get involved in the Pledge ProjectI donrsquot really know the whole story of it but I know that we were getting ready to do a new album and we were going to put it out ourselves Through our management they had heard of Pledge Music we really didnrsquot want to do a kick starter we wanted to do something that is more Pledge music is all about music you actually have a person like an AampR person that advises you on rewards and stuff Itrsquos not just like sitting in front of your computer like Kickstarter it is a little more involved It is a little more organized as far as music is concerned That is a little ad for Pledge music haha
All the Pledgers got a message from Jaret asking us if we were interested in doing the Pledge thing again and our answer was yes What are you planning on doingWe are working on two new albums here in the near future we are going to do a covers album and we are also going to rerecord our greatest hits I think we may do that outside of pledge music and after that we will do a new album(Since this interview BFS changed their minds and are do the greatest hits with Pledge)
Chris What made you want to play music when you were youngIt is really kinda funny like I was more the athlete in high school and I guess that when that was all over I always listened to music I am an old Metal head I listened to Iron Maiden and Slayer and stuff like that but towards the end of high school I started hanging out with people that were in bands and
22 SPS
stuff I was the guy that carried their stuff around for them and set up their equipment and everything and this was before I could play a guitar the group of guys that I hung out with when I was with them I picked up a guitar and taught myself how to play it
Wow awesome Who were your original inspira-tionsBack when I was not a very good guitar player it was hard core and metal and stuff like that There was a band called DRI a band called The Crumb Suckers and you know just metal in general To be honest with you the bands that I hung out with friends of mine I guess From the time that I started playing the Guitar I was always in bands and played 3 or 4 chord punk rock
What do you think that you would be doing now if you were not in a bandThat is a tough question I have a degree in Social work and Sociology and I did teach special Ed for a while and I donrsquot know if that was what I wanted to do It has been so long since that I have had to find work and all that so it is hard to know what I
would do I am thinking about it all the time I am constantly looking for something to do I worked in a bar business for a while tending and managing and stuff like that but I donrsquot know if that is what would want to do either Hopefully I would have found something to do that I enjoyed so I would not of hate my life So I really donrsquot know what I would be doing if I was not doing this
Well I am glad that you are doing what you are doing In Australia we have many pop punk bands that are
continued on next page
SPS 23
breaking up what is your secret so that you can keep your band together for so long Is it that you are such good friendsIt is that but also we have been lucky as we have not had to try to change what we do like the thing that some people criticize us for is one of the things that we think is good about what we do The fact that all our albums sound the same pretty much we never really had a direction change with what we do we have always just kept it the same we are not out there struggling to find who we are We just stand true to whatever we are Which is great
Sorry a very clicheacuted question what is the story behind the name Bowling for Soup There was a Comedian Steve Martin was had an album called A Wide and Crazy Guy he had a joke on their about a tv show he was developing called Bowling for Sht so originally that is what we were but then we realized that our grandmothers would not appreciate us being in a band called Bowling for Sht so we changed it
I have heard that you guys donrsquot have a set list when you play that you just play whatever you feel like Is that true Our last tour of the UK is the first time that we ever used a set list We were playing over two hours and it was a little bit confusing and we were on a time schedule a pretty strict time schedule each night so we needed to have a little bit of a structure in the show
Yeah that is fair Chris When you play live do you ever change the lyrics of songsThat is more a Jaret Question I think sometimes he forgets the lyrics and problem sometimes goes lalahelliphellip Sometimes if it is topical he will change the lyrics here and there I think the Jonas Brothers movie was changed to the One Direction movie on the UK tour haha
What was the first song you learned to playThe first song I learnt to play on the guitar was probably just this little 12 bar blues rift Me and my buddy would sit there and try and solo he
would play it I would play it and it was just terrible probably the worst thing anyone ever heard Glad there is no recording of it out there As far as a song goes I would try and throw out some old Rush The Temples of Syrinx was one of the first songs that I learnt I tried to play along with Rush but not very well
How many guitars do you ownLetrsquos see Irsquove got Four Electric guitars thatrsquos really it I am not a guitar collector I donrsquot even own an acoustic I had one but it was just sitting around my bedroom so I gave it away to a friend who wanted to learn how to play
What are some things in life that annoy youJust dickheads really I have a pretty long fuse I guess people just being dicks in generalI agree
What do you think about bands like One Direction They toured here last year and people complained as they could not hear them play because of all the fan girls screaming RighthellipIt is just one of those things there are always going to acts and bands like that always going to be a need for bands likes that in some weird way like Hansen the Jonas Brothers I guess it is necessary I am not a fan I canrsquot tell you if I could recognize one of their songs It is not my bag but there is a place for everything I guess
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What do you think about on line music sharingIt is just the way things are now it would be nice if there was a way of selling music rather than people just take it it is just the way it is so we just have to accept it we really have to embrace it and give music out for free sometimes as people are going to just take it
That is what I liked about the Pledge project as you knew that we were all going to pay for it Yeah but other people they donrsquot and I guess we just have to hear it I guess just like a photographer Yeah you can use it as well I guess it is a tool for bands to get their music out there
How did you guys get involved in writing songs for DisneyThat probably happened way back in the day when we went to South by South West I guess they were looking for newer bands to play We were not the biggest band back then and we needed to do songs for Soundtracks and it was a way to keep really busy and keep our name out there and in the hat
So how much fun was it to write the soundtrack to Phineas and Ferb My kids loved that when they were youngerIt was pretty cool I guess we did not know how big that series was going to be it became pretty
insane how awesome of a show it became and how much people would love it
If you could pick any song in the world that Bowling for Soup could of written what would it be Actually I would probably say Staceyrsquos Mom we do a cover of it and we used to do shows and people would ask to hear Staceyrsquos Mom and we were thought of the band that wrote it We do cover it live we used to break peoples heart by saying it was not our song but then when started playing it live If we did write it we would be getting all the Cadillac and Dr Pepper money it is on adverts over here Oh ok I did not know that it is not over here We just get the credit for it not the money Thatrsquos not good Yeah they are laughing all the way to the bank
Your video of 1985 I love you in heels and a skirt by the way how much fun was that to make It was shot in one day wasnrsquot itIt was one of the biggest budgets that we had for a video it was fun I mean just doing all the different scenes and all that yeah it was a whole day work we got up in the morning and I think we wrapped that up around 10 or 11 at night But it was fun It was a really good video Thank you
My favourite video of yours was Punk Rock 101 I love the concept of the boot camp I mean I still wear the same stuff even though I am like old and I still live the punk rock life I have been made fun of for this like foreverhelliphellip I wear Vans Black band tees all the time How does it feel that your music can make people like me feel so much better about themselvesOh that is awesome it is a really good feeling I mean we never set out to conquer the world or anything we just wanted to be in a band and have fun together all that other stuff is a bonus and it is an honour when people tell us stuff like that it is really cool I am pleased that you have done it
A few Simple Plan questions you are good friends with themAh yeah itrsquos been a while since we have seen or
continued on next page SPS 25
heard from any of those guys so yeah its been quite a while it would be nice to do a show or two with them
Can you tell me any funny stories form the 20056 Star Jam tour with themThere was an incident when a dressing room got pretty trashed we ah broke a couple of tables and threw a refrigerator of the balcony can I know who actually did that Was it Pierre Well it was a combination few of us it was a really fun time
I have seen the song that they sang for you on youtube I think it was at a soundcheck did you go drinking with them that nightYes I think we did every night
I have to ask the mention of Simple Plan in From the Roof Tops was that just a shout out to friends Yeah pretty much That was great all the SP fans were happy about that Nice
This is more of a Jaret question he was involved in Man of the Hour do you know anything about that I think it was just one of those things that happened it was kind of a running joke I donrsquot think that Man of the Hour actually ever did anything musically I mean I donrsquot really know to be honest with you it was kind of a running joke
A friend of mine called Domi that runs the simpleplancz site which is the biggest information site for Simple Plan fans she wants to know why you guys tour the UK but not the European continent You know that is something I knew the answer to myself Ah we have done had a couple of tours in Europe but there are so many places that we did not go like Italy or Spain I thought we had always done well in Germany and places like that but we never really went to those markets We did an Avril Lavigne tour there which was really good then went back to do some shows on our own but then we just never went back I really wish that I knew the answer to that myself She lives in the Czech Republic but travels to other places to see bands Yeah we never really went to Eastern Europe we
played on show in Moscow that is as far as that way we have gone
Fav SP album I am not really sure I donrsquot know their names but have them on my ipod How about your favourite song I donrsquot know really I have them all on my ipod and I just play them I donrsquot look at CDrsquos I just play musically digitally I donrsquot know if that makes me look really bad to be honest I listen to a lot of bands like Maiden and stuff but I canrsquot tell you the names of their songs
So I was then going to ask what Simple Plan song you would like to cover but you probably donrsquot know that name of it Is there anything else that you can tell me about the relationship between BFS and SPIt has been too long since we have seen them it is
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has been quite a few years so yeah
SP are coming out to Australia to play Warped a band I do promotion for called Call the Shots are touring you should check them out so I will be doing a few of the Warped shows
When you come out to Australia will you have a meet and greet at your sidewaveSure we will yeah we just usually chill out and hang out after the shows Great I canrsquot wait
Think I have asked all the questions that I had planned I am really glad I got this chance to chat with you Keep up the great workI Iove the new Album probably more than your others which is unusual for me itrsquos usually the other way around but as you said you have not changed at all Yeah we are pretty proud of the new one we actually tried to make every song as good as the first one on the Album We did not write a few good
ones and then a bunch of songs that were fillers we wanted a really good album from start to finish
I think From the Roof Tops is probably my favourite and what I like about it also is my teenagers really like it and they donrsquot like your older stuff as much and I think they are just over my kinda music they are branching out a bit
Well thanks Chris I am really happy I got to chat to you I look forward to meeting you when you come Down Under Thanks a lot ChrisIt was great thanks Jen I will catch you later
SPS 27
pledgemusicWhatrsquos it all about
Written by MaddieBirkett
PledgeMusic is fast becoming a way for musicians and bands to produce their work the way they want with
needed funds except the whole monetary value is supported by fans There are perks of course apart from seeing your favourite band release another album The artists will offer rewards such as signed photographs a download of the CD and even more epic things like Skype sessions
One of PledgeMusicrsquos sayings is ldquoFans donrsquot need more ways to buy ndash they need more reasonsrdquo In fact Bowling For Soup have used Pledge quite a bit recently They have just reached 100 funds needed for their new greatest hits album but you can still donate and receive the awesome rewards Just head here
PledgeMusic works in a way that brings the artists and fans together to enhance and share the music experience Along the way fans may be asked and have a vote of album cover art or album names fans may even get to hear the album exclusively before itrsquos releasedWhy many artists use Pledge is because
it is just like having a record deal all of the positives and benefits that is but it also means artists get the final say and remain in control of their work no decisions are made for them Pledge also provides help and expertise to artists in order to help them achieve their goals and complete projects
PledgeMusic is also recognised by major music charts giving artists that extra boost when they release their new work
Not only are you helping your favourite artist and your CD player yoursquore also helping charities A certain amount of donations also contributes to certain charities
If you want to know more about this innovative website and project check out their site and find a band worth helping out at httpwwwpledgemusiccom
It turns out that may donations occur from people who werenrsquot even fans of the artist but were just discovering them then
28 SPS
Check out the Bowling for Soup Profile on Pledge Music httpwwwpledgemusiccomartistsbowlingforsoup
SPS 29
BOWLING FOR SOUPand
By Jen justjenrees
Bowling for Soup did some work with Disney including the following
They wrote and sang the Phineas and Ferb theme song ldquoToday is Gonna Be a Great Dayrdquo
They had animated cameos in some episodes of Phineas and Ferb
BFS also wrote and sang the Phineus and Ferb Winter Vacation theme song
30 SPS
Theme SongTherersquos a hundred and four days of summer vacationThen school comes along just to end itSo the annual problem for our generationIs finding a good way to spend itLike maybeBuilding a rocket or fighting a mummyOr climbing up the Eiffel TowerDiscovering something that doesnrsquot exist Or giving a monkey a showerSurfing tidal waves creating nanobotsOr locating Frankensteinrsquos brain Finding a Dodo bird painting a continentOr driving our sister insane As you can seeTherersquos a whole lot of stuff to do before school starts this fall So stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it allSo stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it all
They also did a cover of ldquoThe Bare Necessitiesrdquo for Disneymania 3
released in 2005
The band performed the song ldquoThe Greatest Dayrdquo for the movie
Max Keeblersquos Big Move
For Sky High the 2005 Super Hero Movie they sang the song ldquoI Melt
With Yourdquo
SPS 31
AlbumLunch Drunk Love
Release DateSeptember 10th 2013
Written byReddick Ryan Hamilton
Length301
Lyric VideoWatch it here This song is great It is about how
opposites attract and how that does not matter as love is love
I really like the way it takes a serious issue of a relationship that seems doomed and portrays it in a fun way I agree with the thought that people should followtheir heart and not worry about what everyone else is thinking Of course the reference to Simple Plan is pretty sweet Our dudes do often rock all black
Bowling For Souprsquos
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She hates my friends my friends hate herTakes all my time makes me late for work
Shersquos got another guys name tattooed on her assMy mom and dad say wersquore moving too fast
She doesnrsquot like my band but the stickers on her carShe likes Star Trek but I prefer Star Wars
Kissed me deadly but she makes me aliveShersquos the opposite of everything I need in my life
But when you know you know
ChorusHave you ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftopsEver been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops
I watch TV and she reads booksWhen bampches talk to me they get dirty looks from her
She really doesnrsquot mind when I drink my beerAnd I really donrsquot care if she wears underwear
I rock all black and she canrsquot standThat I dress like the dudes in Simple Plan
Shersquos all wrong but itrsquos alrightShe can be all wrong right by my side
Cause when you know you know
Chorus
Follow your heart fampk everybody else x8Ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops x4
SPS 33
album review
bowling for soup lsquolunch drunk loversquo
If you know me at all you would know that I am a Bowling for Soup fan When I heard
that they were doing a new album their 12th I was pretty happy Then I looked into the
Pledge idea and immediately signed up to pledge my support I loved getting all their
updates and I loved know that I was helping them out with their album We received
the album before anyone else as well as snippets of info It was totally worth it
One of the reasons that I love BFS is that they have not changed over the last 20
years they have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have though
of them This is so true for this album and I laughed out loud when I heard the chorus
of track one ldquoWe are not here to change the world wersquore here to laugh at othersrdquo I knew
that this album would be true to BFS form of previous releases See the video here
Track two called lsquoSince we Broke uprdquo is really
catchy They played this live at Soundwaveand the crowd loved it I love the amusing lyrics for example
Since we broke upIrsquove been throwing lots of heatAnd all the girls are checking me outSince we broke up All my bills are paidAnd therersquos cheddar in my checking account
This is a break up song with a difference looking at the positives of breaking up rather than the negatives Watch the video herehttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=nlKU40dtvoI
The next track is a definite favourite of mine I love songs that encourage people to be themselves and this is one of the best I can identify with this song as at my age I have now learnt to be true to myself (Real) and I am never going to change I wish that I could write a letter to my 13 year old self and include this song to help me get through my teens Wait not just my teens but up until I turned 40 I often sing this in my head when people are trying to change me by saying ldquoyou canrsquot wear thatrdquo Or ldquoYou canrsquot say that ldquo I like the use of the word Perfect for obvious reasons I like the lyrics
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I could never live up toThe man thatrsquos in your head
You want the guy from the notebookBut you got me instead
And I never was the hip kidI always use words like hip
Judas Priest on my walkmanWhen culture club was the sht
Check out the music video that has real BFS fans in it and is pretty funny httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=unNRS9kr8rE
The fourth Song on the album that mentions our fav band is discussed on another
page The only cover on this album is track lsquoCirclersquo was written by Edie Brickell and
New Bohemians Jaret sang this live in the Melbourne sidewave and captivated the audience There were three other songs
that really stood out for me were lsquoNormal Chicksrsquo I mean a guy singing about seeing
his girlfriend in the morning without make up and says you are pretty when you just donrsquot
care is pretty greatCheck out the lyric video here httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=QMM4uCRxAq4
I listen to track 7 ldquo I am waking up todayrsquo a lot when I need to focus on changing my
mind set I woke up about 12 years ago with the way my marriage was not working and I am glad that I did I can still associate
this song with waking up and get rid of the negative thoughts on my mind Worth
listening to and checking this out httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=UkL3Q9TvUzI
Thought I better mention my sons favourite song on this album lsquoCouple of Daysrsquo that we all can associate with I mean who does not want to escape to a sunny place that no one ever goes See the lyric video here httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=tDq15fwV0mg
ldquoThey have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have thought of themrdquo
I was pretty hyped about this Album being part of it made it more special I guess What I was not anticipating was it would be my favourite BFS to date bring on the next one I say I look forward to the Greatest Hits that they are doing through Pledge Music again this time it is their greatest hits not the old record company doing it without their permission If you have not got this album yet do yourself a favour and get it on itunes
Song LiST 1 Critically Disdained2 Since We Broke Up3 Real4 From the Rooftops5 Circle (Edie Brickell amp New Bohemians cover)6 Normal Chicks7 I Am Waking Up Today8 Couple of Days9 And I Think You Like Me Too10 Envy11 How Far Can This Go12 Right About Now13 Kevin Weaver
SPS 35
bowling
for soup
19851985 was released on July 27th 2004
Although this song is best known as a Bowling for Soup song it was written
by the band SR-71 good friends of Jaret It reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 It is a single released off the Album A Hangover you donrsquot Deserve
The song 1985 is about Debbie a girl that didnrsquot achieved all her dreams of when she was young as these lyrics suggest ldquoHer dreams went out the doorWhen she turned twenty fourOnly been with one manWhat happenrsquo to her planrdquo
The song has detailed references to the culture of the 80rsquos The part in the music video where Debbie is dancing on a car is a reference to
Here I Go Again a White Snake song The line that states that she did not know that George was gay is about George Michael from Wham The questioning of Motley Crue (since when had they become classic rock) is about the addition of glam metal bands like them that were added to the rotation on classic rock radio stations When the lyrics say that she is wondering who is the lead singer of Van Halen is about Sammy Hagar replacing David Lee Roth The lyrics also mention the MTV music station as they have been criticized for adding in so many TV reality shows There are so many more take a listen to find out more
Bands that are mentioned in this song are Durran Durran u2 Blondie Nirvana Bon Jovi Wham Limp Bizkit and Bruce Sprinsteen Other culture references are of popular movies of that time The Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink and St Elmorsquos Fire
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bowling
for soup
1985 Bruce Springsteen Madonna
Way before Nirvana There was u2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shersquos uncool Cause shersquos still preoccupied
With 19 19 1985
Woohoohoo (1985)
Woohoohoo
Shersquos seen all the classics She knows every line
Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink Even Saint Elmorsquos Fire
She rocked out to Wham Not a big Limp Bizkit fan Thought shersquod get a hand
On a member of Duran Duran
You can see the official video here
Written by Vitoria and Jen
CoMMenTS BY Jen I love this song as it has
so many references from when I was a teenager I love through the 80rsquos as a teen and loved all those
movies I liked some of the bands but not all of them It reminded me of all my dreams as a teen I was
luckier than Debbie though as I am quite happy with my
life Thjs is my fav Bowling for Soup song to hear live
and of course the music video is hilarious To see
them take off Robert Palmer is so funny
SPS 37
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquoBowling for Souprsquos song Almost
was released on January 4th 2005 It placed 46th in the
uS Top 100 It is from the album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve
This song is about a man who almost had most things that he seemed to want It is a song about remorse with him looking back and regretting not doing things On the other hand some of the things that he Almost did were not good things Makes me wonder about the choices I have made and things that Almost happened to me
Check the video of the song here
38 SPS
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquo
AlmostI almost got drunk at school at 14
Where I almost made out with the homecoming queenWho almost went on to be Miss Texas
But lost to a slut with much bigger breastsI almost dropped out to move to LA
Where I was almost famous for almost a day
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost loved youI almost wished u wouldrsquove loved me too
I almost held up a grocery storeWhere I almost did 5 years and then 7 more
Cuz I almost got popped for a fight with a thugCuz he almost made off with a bunch of the drugs
That I almost got hooked on cuz you ran awayAnd I wish I woulda had the nerve to ask you to stay
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me too
Here I go thinking about all the things I couldrsquove doneIrsquom gonna need a forklift cuz all the baggage weighs a ton
I know we had our problems I canrsquot remember one
I almost forgot to say something elseAnd if I cant fit it in Irsquoll keep it all to myselfI almost wrote a song about you today
But I tore it all up and then I threw it away
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
And I almost had you [x3]
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me tooSPS 39
high
school never
ends
Watch the Music video here
High School Never Ends was the first single from their ninth album lsquoThe Great Burrito Extortion Casersquo and
was released on September 19 2006 The song is about the frustration of graduating from high school and seeing that life after school is very similar to how it was in high school
The music video shows us flashbacks to when the band were in high school and how they were bullied It then shows various members of the band getting their revenge in similar manners It also makes many references to celebrities in the lyrics including Mary-Kate Olsen Jessica Simpson Bill Gates Reese Witherspoon Jack Black Brad Pitt Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Reese WitherspoonShersquos the prom queenBill GatesCaptain of the chess teamJack Black the clownBrad Pitt the quarterbackIrsquove seen it all beforeI want my money back
The song has been featured on an episode of the TV show lsquoMy Name Is Earlrsquo Part of the song is also featured on commercials for Beauty and the Geek and also the movie 17 Again The song got to number 40 on the uK Singles Chart A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney which altered the lyrics throughout to make them more suitable for kids
The whole damn world is just as obsessedWith wholsquos the best dressed and wholsquos having sexWholsquos got the money who gets the honeysWholsquos kinda cute and wholsquos just a messAnd you still donrsquot have the right lookAnd you donrsquot have the right friendsNothing changes but the faces the names and the trendsHigh school never ends
40 SPS
high
school never
ends
SPS 41
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
42 SPS
girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
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AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
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American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
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Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
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Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
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Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
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What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
62 SPS
1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
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14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
8 SPS
Song of the Month
is the third song of Simple Planrsquos second studio album named Still Not Getting Any (SNGA) that was released on October 26 2004
The record contains singles like Welcome To My Life Shut Up Untitled (How Could This Happen To Me) and Crazy which are all very powerful songs In total the record has 11 tracks and number three is Perrfect World Itrsquos seen as a breakup song with lyrics such as rdquoIrsquom still here waiting for youIrsquom lost when yoursquore not aroundI need to hold on to you I just canrsquot let you gordquo but the inter-pretation is realy up to whoever listens to it
The song has a nice build up that makes you interested in knowing what comes next Itrsquos a heavier song but the bridge is a bit slower which gives a softer touch and a great mix for the song The song doesnrsquot have an official music video but in January 2007 Simple Plan posted a video on their YouTube channel httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pX-2NS78t2DcThe video contains footage from concerts and trips from their touring It has almost 29 million views
Fans commentPerfect World is one of my favourite songs by Simple Plan (but that would sound better if almost every SP song wasnrsquot my favourite) The lyrics are awesome like re-ally really awesome and the music Oh my Canada what a great music It can fill you with energy and just rdquowake you uprdquo I love that song I hope we will get something si-milar on the next album (Maria Slovakia)
Perfect World is my all time favourite song Not just my favourite SP song but favourite song ever Irsquom not even sure why Itrsquos the simplicity of the lyrics and the melody and that funny drum loop that Chuck describes in the Making of Still Not Getting Any It was my favourite from when I first became a fan and when they performed it live in Brisbane in 2005 that was the best (Marly Australia)
And againThis song perfectly describes a part of my life which maybe isnrsquot over yet Lyrics tell everything that I canrsquot drums are awesome and guitars and Pierrersquos voiceI mean Perfect World is a song that I will always love and I loved it as soon as I heard it Oh and the video is great I could watch it over and over again (Jelena Serbia)
Perfect Worldwritten by sophiecarlbrant
SPS 9
I never couldrsquove seen this farI never couldrsquove seen this comingSeems like my worldrsquos falling apart
Yeah
Why is everything so hardI donrsquot think I can deal with the things you saidIt just wonrsquot go away
In a perfect worldThis could never happenIn a perfect worldYoursquod still be hereAnd it makes no senseI could just pick up the piecesBut to youThis means nothingNothing at all
I used to think that I was strongUntil the day it all went wrongI think I need a miracle to make it through
Yeah
I wish that I could bring you backI wish that I could turn back timeCuz I canrsquot let goI just canrsquot find my way
Yeah
Without you I just canrsquot find my wayIn a perfect worldThis could never happenIn a perfect worldYoursquod still be hereAnd it makes no senseI could just pick up the piecesBut to youThis means nothingNothing at all
I donrsquot know what I should do nowI donrsquot know where I should goIrsquom still here waiting for youIrsquom lost when yoursquore not aroundI need to hold on to youI just canrsquot let you go
YeahYeah
In a perfect worldThis could never happenIn a perfect worldYoursquod still be hereAnd it makes no senseI could just pick up the piecesBut to youThis means nothingNothing at allYou feel nothing nothing at allNothing at all
Perfect World
Song of the Month
FACT FILEBOWLING FOR SOUP
Last edition we did a fact file on Bowling for Soup as part of our Soundwave feature You can see that here
Bowling for Soup began way back in 1986 in Wichita Falls Texas where the
band members grew up They as most students in the 80rsquos they loved bands like Quirt Riot Motley Crue The Ramones and
Green Day With only one line up change in 1998 when Lance Morrill lets the band he was replaced by their friend Gary Wiseman
Bowling for Soup are
Erik Jaret Gary Chris
Photo credit to Dave Kai Piper
Written by Jen justjenrees
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Bowling for Soup have stayed true to their Punk Rock origins They have ignored their critics and have just kept on writing songs that their fans love They are fantastic to see live and their music videos are very clever This year they are once again teamed up with Pledge music to rerecord all their greatest hits that their fans actually want The least greatest hits album was released by their oldrecord company without Bowling for Soups permission
Bowling for Soup love photos of them in water
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SIMPLE PLAN AND BOWLING FOR SOUPBy Jen justjenrees
2005ndash2006 StarJam and The Great Burrito Extortion Case
Bowling for Soup supported Simple Plan on the Star Jam Tour in 2005 Their setlist was Almost Trucker Hat Girls all the Bad Guys want 1985 Punk Rock 101 I Melt with YouThey also supported Simple Plan on the Star Jam tour in 2006 with Quitedrive and Army of Freshmen
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On this tour Seb kept telling people that there was a new band called Man of the Hour Seb saidldquoWe were on tour a long long time ago with Bowling For Soup We kept telling people for no reason that we had a band called lsquoMan Of The Hourrsquo So it was me Pierre our singer Jaret from BFS our merch guy who doesnrsquot play any music at all and we kept telling people that we were going to get signed So after all that when we started doing radio we decided to call it the Man Of The Hour showrdquoScene magazine September 2013
Bowling for Soup is reported to be one of Chuckrsquos Favourite bands
In 2008 Simple Plan referenced Bowling for Soup in a song that
they made up during a concert in Texas Watch this here
Photo of Simple Plan Bowling for Soup and Switchfoot In 2006
Photo credit to Simpleplancz
Domi from spcz also noticed in the Bowling for Soup video My Wena that the speakers in it has Man of the Hour written on it Check it out here
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FACT FILEJaret Reddick
LIFeJaret Ray Reddick was born in Grapevine Texas He is Bowling for Soup frontman and guitarist
He is the youngest of six children with four sisters and a brother He attended to Cunningham Elementary School Wichita Falls Texas He graduated from SH Rider High School in Wichita Falls In high school he played snare drum in the marching band Jaret has degrees in business management and
psychology from Midwestern State university in Wichita Falls
Jaret has a tattoo sleeve on his right arm inspired by many games It includes a Rubiks Cube a Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone jacks Monopolyrsquos Rich uncle Pennybags and Operationrsquos Cavity Sam He just had a Mr Potato Head added to the collection
He has owned a chain of toy stores while he worked on getting his music career off the ground He lives in just outside of Denton Texas
BeFORe FAMeHe played snare drum in SH Rider High Schoolrsquos marching band
TRIVIA FACTHe has also performed in the bands Jarinus People on Vacation and The Boster
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His birth name is Jaret Von Erich
He plays a Music Man Axis guitar that has a flag of Texas design on it
FAMILY LIFeHe has two children Emma and Jack with Melissa Reddick
ASSOCIATeD WITHHe has done voice acting with Vincent Martella in the award-winning animated series Phineas and Ferb
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FACT FILEChris Burney
Chris Burney born on May 25th 1969 in Wichita Falls Texas uSA is the
guitarist (plays a Les Paul) for Bowling for Soup He graduated from Midwestern State university in Physical Education in 1993 He has a three-year-old French bulldog named Sherman Mabobber
Burney Chris is proud of his extensive DVD collection and is a guns and ammo enthusiast Some of Burneyrsquos favorite TV shows to watch are Rescue Me Lost the Shield HBOrsquos Band of Brothers Robot Chicken Family Guy and King of the Hill
Written by imjustakid17 and justjenrees
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When Chris is not on the road he enjoys a game of PGA Tour Golf coupled with double Jack Daniels and Diet Coke Chris has extensive tattoo work done most notably a tattoo sleeve on his left arm which features various cereal mascots (Tony the Tiger Toucan Sam etc) The text ldquocereal killerrdquo appears on the arm Chris is also missing a front tooth
Along with lead singer Jaret Reddick who he met in high school were influenced by heavy metal music of bands such as Quiet Riot Ratt and Moumltley Cruumle and also by the punk rock of the Ramones and later Green Day Burney owned a Wichita Falls coffeehouse ldquoThe Refugerdquo
with a music stage and played there with his first band ldquoThe Persecutedrdquo where he and Reddick met future bassist Erik Chandler and drummer Gary Wiseman in the early 1990s (Wiseman wouldnrsquot join until 1998) Burney and Chandler soon formed the band Folkadots while Wiseman formed Gary amp the Wiseman Burney and Chandler along with Morrill also formed the band Slaw Not too long after Jaret Reddick and Lance Morrill formed coolfork which Chris Burney later joined Just a few months later after forming a band called Rubberneck they took the name Bowling for Soup in 1994
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FACT FILEerik chandler
Erik Chandler was born on December 22 1974 in Henrietta Texas uSA He is a
founding member of Bowling for Soup He plays that bass as well as writing lyrics He also is the back up vocalist
He has released his solo EP titled Writing the WrongsTrack 1 Tonightrsquos the NightTrack 2 Push the PedalTrack 3 Hold it TogetherTrack 4 Malibu Classic
He appeared as himself in the movies Accidently Famous and Punk Rock
Holocaust He also appeared on TV shows Jimmy Kimmel Love and Live with Kelly and Michael
Erik supported Patent Pending in 2013 in their tour of the uK Check out one of the songs here
Written by Luke and Jen
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FACT FILEgary wiseman
Gary Wiseman born January 6 1979 in Tyler Texas uSA is the
drummer for Bowling for Soup Gary played marching band and symphonic before hooking up with rockers Bowling for Soup His sound ldquois awesome for rock really loud cutting and durable which is cool because Irsquom often playing very hardrdquo He had also formed his own band called Gary amp the Wiseman His solo band has a self-titled album (Gary and the Wiseman) with 13 songs on the record totalling in about 40 minutes The titles of the tracks are1 Room2 Now3 N204 Big Losers5 Remember6 StaceyDC7 Had Enough8 My Girl9 Time10 Breakaway 11 Retention12 Social Signs13 Instrumental Rockfest
You can buy a Gary Bobble head here
See an interview here with Gary about the album Love Drunk Lunch
Written by Kelly and Jen
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SPS 21
Super Intimate Exclusive
INTERVIEWwith CHRIS from
By Jen Rees Photos by Inside Edge
I was fortunate to catch up with Chris from Bowling for Soup and have a chat about their new album and their friendship with Simple Plan
Always a pleasure to interview band members and to interview Chris via Skype was awesome due to me being such a huge fan
Hi Chris thanks for the chance to catch up with you I am looking forward to seeing you when you come to Australia for Soundwave Are you doing a sidewave Yeah we are we will do one with Zebrahead Awesome I will def be at that
I have heaps of questions for you How did you get involved in the Pledge ProjectI donrsquot really know the whole story of it but I know that we were getting ready to do a new album and we were going to put it out ourselves Through our management they had heard of Pledge Music we really didnrsquot want to do a kick starter we wanted to do something that is more Pledge music is all about music you actually have a person like an AampR person that advises you on rewards and stuff Itrsquos not just like sitting in front of your computer like Kickstarter it is a little more involved It is a little more organized as far as music is concerned That is a little ad for Pledge music haha
All the Pledgers got a message from Jaret asking us if we were interested in doing the Pledge thing again and our answer was yes What are you planning on doingWe are working on two new albums here in the near future we are going to do a covers album and we are also going to rerecord our greatest hits I think we may do that outside of pledge music and after that we will do a new album(Since this interview BFS changed their minds and are do the greatest hits with Pledge)
Chris What made you want to play music when you were youngIt is really kinda funny like I was more the athlete in high school and I guess that when that was all over I always listened to music I am an old Metal head I listened to Iron Maiden and Slayer and stuff like that but towards the end of high school I started hanging out with people that were in bands and
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stuff I was the guy that carried their stuff around for them and set up their equipment and everything and this was before I could play a guitar the group of guys that I hung out with when I was with them I picked up a guitar and taught myself how to play it
Wow awesome Who were your original inspira-tionsBack when I was not a very good guitar player it was hard core and metal and stuff like that There was a band called DRI a band called The Crumb Suckers and you know just metal in general To be honest with you the bands that I hung out with friends of mine I guess From the time that I started playing the Guitar I was always in bands and played 3 or 4 chord punk rock
What do you think that you would be doing now if you were not in a bandThat is a tough question I have a degree in Social work and Sociology and I did teach special Ed for a while and I donrsquot know if that was what I wanted to do It has been so long since that I have had to find work and all that so it is hard to know what I
would do I am thinking about it all the time I am constantly looking for something to do I worked in a bar business for a while tending and managing and stuff like that but I donrsquot know if that is what would want to do either Hopefully I would have found something to do that I enjoyed so I would not of hate my life So I really donrsquot know what I would be doing if I was not doing this
Well I am glad that you are doing what you are doing In Australia we have many pop punk bands that are
continued on next page
SPS 23
breaking up what is your secret so that you can keep your band together for so long Is it that you are such good friendsIt is that but also we have been lucky as we have not had to try to change what we do like the thing that some people criticize us for is one of the things that we think is good about what we do The fact that all our albums sound the same pretty much we never really had a direction change with what we do we have always just kept it the same we are not out there struggling to find who we are We just stand true to whatever we are Which is great
Sorry a very clicheacuted question what is the story behind the name Bowling for Soup There was a Comedian Steve Martin was had an album called A Wide and Crazy Guy he had a joke on their about a tv show he was developing called Bowling for Sht so originally that is what we were but then we realized that our grandmothers would not appreciate us being in a band called Bowling for Sht so we changed it
I have heard that you guys donrsquot have a set list when you play that you just play whatever you feel like Is that true Our last tour of the UK is the first time that we ever used a set list We were playing over two hours and it was a little bit confusing and we were on a time schedule a pretty strict time schedule each night so we needed to have a little bit of a structure in the show
Yeah that is fair Chris When you play live do you ever change the lyrics of songsThat is more a Jaret Question I think sometimes he forgets the lyrics and problem sometimes goes lalahelliphellip Sometimes if it is topical he will change the lyrics here and there I think the Jonas Brothers movie was changed to the One Direction movie on the UK tour haha
What was the first song you learned to playThe first song I learnt to play on the guitar was probably just this little 12 bar blues rift Me and my buddy would sit there and try and solo he
would play it I would play it and it was just terrible probably the worst thing anyone ever heard Glad there is no recording of it out there As far as a song goes I would try and throw out some old Rush The Temples of Syrinx was one of the first songs that I learnt I tried to play along with Rush but not very well
How many guitars do you ownLetrsquos see Irsquove got Four Electric guitars thatrsquos really it I am not a guitar collector I donrsquot even own an acoustic I had one but it was just sitting around my bedroom so I gave it away to a friend who wanted to learn how to play
What are some things in life that annoy youJust dickheads really I have a pretty long fuse I guess people just being dicks in generalI agree
What do you think about bands like One Direction They toured here last year and people complained as they could not hear them play because of all the fan girls screaming RighthellipIt is just one of those things there are always going to acts and bands like that always going to be a need for bands likes that in some weird way like Hansen the Jonas Brothers I guess it is necessary I am not a fan I canrsquot tell you if I could recognize one of their songs It is not my bag but there is a place for everything I guess
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What do you think about on line music sharingIt is just the way things are now it would be nice if there was a way of selling music rather than people just take it it is just the way it is so we just have to accept it we really have to embrace it and give music out for free sometimes as people are going to just take it
That is what I liked about the Pledge project as you knew that we were all going to pay for it Yeah but other people they donrsquot and I guess we just have to hear it I guess just like a photographer Yeah you can use it as well I guess it is a tool for bands to get their music out there
How did you guys get involved in writing songs for DisneyThat probably happened way back in the day when we went to South by South West I guess they were looking for newer bands to play We were not the biggest band back then and we needed to do songs for Soundtracks and it was a way to keep really busy and keep our name out there and in the hat
So how much fun was it to write the soundtrack to Phineas and Ferb My kids loved that when they were youngerIt was pretty cool I guess we did not know how big that series was going to be it became pretty
insane how awesome of a show it became and how much people would love it
If you could pick any song in the world that Bowling for Soup could of written what would it be Actually I would probably say Staceyrsquos Mom we do a cover of it and we used to do shows and people would ask to hear Staceyrsquos Mom and we were thought of the band that wrote it We do cover it live we used to break peoples heart by saying it was not our song but then when started playing it live If we did write it we would be getting all the Cadillac and Dr Pepper money it is on adverts over here Oh ok I did not know that it is not over here We just get the credit for it not the money Thatrsquos not good Yeah they are laughing all the way to the bank
Your video of 1985 I love you in heels and a skirt by the way how much fun was that to make It was shot in one day wasnrsquot itIt was one of the biggest budgets that we had for a video it was fun I mean just doing all the different scenes and all that yeah it was a whole day work we got up in the morning and I think we wrapped that up around 10 or 11 at night But it was fun It was a really good video Thank you
My favourite video of yours was Punk Rock 101 I love the concept of the boot camp I mean I still wear the same stuff even though I am like old and I still live the punk rock life I have been made fun of for this like foreverhelliphellip I wear Vans Black band tees all the time How does it feel that your music can make people like me feel so much better about themselvesOh that is awesome it is a really good feeling I mean we never set out to conquer the world or anything we just wanted to be in a band and have fun together all that other stuff is a bonus and it is an honour when people tell us stuff like that it is really cool I am pleased that you have done it
A few Simple Plan questions you are good friends with themAh yeah itrsquos been a while since we have seen or
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heard from any of those guys so yeah its been quite a while it would be nice to do a show or two with them
Can you tell me any funny stories form the 20056 Star Jam tour with themThere was an incident when a dressing room got pretty trashed we ah broke a couple of tables and threw a refrigerator of the balcony can I know who actually did that Was it Pierre Well it was a combination few of us it was a really fun time
I have seen the song that they sang for you on youtube I think it was at a soundcheck did you go drinking with them that nightYes I think we did every night
I have to ask the mention of Simple Plan in From the Roof Tops was that just a shout out to friends Yeah pretty much That was great all the SP fans were happy about that Nice
This is more of a Jaret question he was involved in Man of the Hour do you know anything about that I think it was just one of those things that happened it was kind of a running joke I donrsquot think that Man of the Hour actually ever did anything musically I mean I donrsquot really know to be honest with you it was kind of a running joke
A friend of mine called Domi that runs the simpleplancz site which is the biggest information site for Simple Plan fans she wants to know why you guys tour the UK but not the European continent You know that is something I knew the answer to myself Ah we have done had a couple of tours in Europe but there are so many places that we did not go like Italy or Spain I thought we had always done well in Germany and places like that but we never really went to those markets We did an Avril Lavigne tour there which was really good then went back to do some shows on our own but then we just never went back I really wish that I knew the answer to that myself She lives in the Czech Republic but travels to other places to see bands Yeah we never really went to Eastern Europe we
played on show in Moscow that is as far as that way we have gone
Fav SP album I am not really sure I donrsquot know their names but have them on my ipod How about your favourite song I donrsquot know really I have them all on my ipod and I just play them I donrsquot look at CDrsquos I just play musically digitally I donrsquot know if that makes me look really bad to be honest I listen to a lot of bands like Maiden and stuff but I canrsquot tell you the names of their songs
So I was then going to ask what Simple Plan song you would like to cover but you probably donrsquot know that name of it Is there anything else that you can tell me about the relationship between BFS and SPIt has been too long since we have seen them it is
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has been quite a few years so yeah
SP are coming out to Australia to play Warped a band I do promotion for called Call the Shots are touring you should check them out so I will be doing a few of the Warped shows
When you come out to Australia will you have a meet and greet at your sidewaveSure we will yeah we just usually chill out and hang out after the shows Great I canrsquot wait
Think I have asked all the questions that I had planned I am really glad I got this chance to chat with you Keep up the great workI Iove the new Album probably more than your others which is unusual for me itrsquos usually the other way around but as you said you have not changed at all Yeah we are pretty proud of the new one we actually tried to make every song as good as the first one on the Album We did not write a few good
ones and then a bunch of songs that were fillers we wanted a really good album from start to finish
I think From the Roof Tops is probably my favourite and what I like about it also is my teenagers really like it and they donrsquot like your older stuff as much and I think they are just over my kinda music they are branching out a bit
Well thanks Chris I am really happy I got to chat to you I look forward to meeting you when you come Down Under Thanks a lot ChrisIt was great thanks Jen I will catch you later
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pledgemusicWhatrsquos it all about
Written by MaddieBirkett
PledgeMusic is fast becoming a way for musicians and bands to produce their work the way they want with
needed funds except the whole monetary value is supported by fans There are perks of course apart from seeing your favourite band release another album The artists will offer rewards such as signed photographs a download of the CD and even more epic things like Skype sessions
One of PledgeMusicrsquos sayings is ldquoFans donrsquot need more ways to buy ndash they need more reasonsrdquo In fact Bowling For Soup have used Pledge quite a bit recently They have just reached 100 funds needed for their new greatest hits album but you can still donate and receive the awesome rewards Just head here
PledgeMusic works in a way that brings the artists and fans together to enhance and share the music experience Along the way fans may be asked and have a vote of album cover art or album names fans may even get to hear the album exclusively before itrsquos releasedWhy many artists use Pledge is because
it is just like having a record deal all of the positives and benefits that is but it also means artists get the final say and remain in control of their work no decisions are made for them Pledge also provides help and expertise to artists in order to help them achieve their goals and complete projects
PledgeMusic is also recognised by major music charts giving artists that extra boost when they release their new work
Not only are you helping your favourite artist and your CD player yoursquore also helping charities A certain amount of donations also contributes to certain charities
If you want to know more about this innovative website and project check out their site and find a band worth helping out at httpwwwpledgemusiccom
It turns out that may donations occur from people who werenrsquot even fans of the artist but were just discovering them then
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Check out the Bowling for Soup Profile on Pledge Music httpwwwpledgemusiccomartistsbowlingforsoup
SPS 29
BOWLING FOR SOUPand
By Jen justjenrees
Bowling for Soup did some work with Disney including the following
They wrote and sang the Phineas and Ferb theme song ldquoToday is Gonna Be a Great Dayrdquo
They had animated cameos in some episodes of Phineas and Ferb
BFS also wrote and sang the Phineus and Ferb Winter Vacation theme song
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Theme SongTherersquos a hundred and four days of summer vacationThen school comes along just to end itSo the annual problem for our generationIs finding a good way to spend itLike maybeBuilding a rocket or fighting a mummyOr climbing up the Eiffel TowerDiscovering something that doesnrsquot exist Or giving a monkey a showerSurfing tidal waves creating nanobotsOr locating Frankensteinrsquos brain Finding a Dodo bird painting a continentOr driving our sister insane As you can seeTherersquos a whole lot of stuff to do before school starts this fall So stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it allSo stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it all
They also did a cover of ldquoThe Bare Necessitiesrdquo for Disneymania 3
released in 2005
The band performed the song ldquoThe Greatest Dayrdquo for the movie
Max Keeblersquos Big Move
For Sky High the 2005 Super Hero Movie they sang the song ldquoI Melt
With Yourdquo
SPS 31
AlbumLunch Drunk Love
Release DateSeptember 10th 2013
Written byReddick Ryan Hamilton
Length301
Lyric VideoWatch it here This song is great It is about how
opposites attract and how that does not matter as love is love
I really like the way it takes a serious issue of a relationship that seems doomed and portrays it in a fun way I agree with the thought that people should followtheir heart and not worry about what everyone else is thinking Of course the reference to Simple Plan is pretty sweet Our dudes do often rock all black
Bowling For Souprsquos
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She hates my friends my friends hate herTakes all my time makes me late for work
Shersquos got another guys name tattooed on her assMy mom and dad say wersquore moving too fast
She doesnrsquot like my band but the stickers on her carShe likes Star Trek but I prefer Star Wars
Kissed me deadly but she makes me aliveShersquos the opposite of everything I need in my life
But when you know you know
ChorusHave you ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftopsEver been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops
I watch TV and she reads booksWhen bampches talk to me they get dirty looks from her
She really doesnrsquot mind when I drink my beerAnd I really donrsquot care if she wears underwear
I rock all black and she canrsquot standThat I dress like the dudes in Simple Plan
Shersquos all wrong but itrsquos alrightShe can be all wrong right by my side
Cause when you know you know
Chorus
Follow your heart fampk everybody else x8Ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops x4
SPS 33
album review
bowling for soup lsquolunch drunk loversquo
If you know me at all you would know that I am a Bowling for Soup fan When I heard
that they were doing a new album their 12th I was pretty happy Then I looked into the
Pledge idea and immediately signed up to pledge my support I loved getting all their
updates and I loved know that I was helping them out with their album We received
the album before anyone else as well as snippets of info It was totally worth it
One of the reasons that I love BFS is that they have not changed over the last 20
years they have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have though
of them This is so true for this album and I laughed out loud when I heard the chorus
of track one ldquoWe are not here to change the world wersquore here to laugh at othersrdquo I knew
that this album would be true to BFS form of previous releases See the video here
Track two called lsquoSince we Broke uprdquo is really
catchy They played this live at Soundwaveand the crowd loved it I love the amusing lyrics for example
Since we broke upIrsquove been throwing lots of heatAnd all the girls are checking me outSince we broke up All my bills are paidAnd therersquos cheddar in my checking account
This is a break up song with a difference looking at the positives of breaking up rather than the negatives Watch the video herehttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=nlKU40dtvoI
The next track is a definite favourite of mine I love songs that encourage people to be themselves and this is one of the best I can identify with this song as at my age I have now learnt to be true to myself (Real) and I am never going to change I wish that I could write a letter to my 13 year old self and include this song to help me get through my teens Wait not just my teens but up until I turned 40 I often sing this in my head when people are trying to change me by saying ldquoyou canrsquot wear thatrdquo Or ldquoYou canrsquot say that ldquo I like the use of the word Perfect for obvious reasons I like the lyrics
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I could never live up toThe man thatrsquos in your head
You want the guy from the notebookBut you got me instead
And I never was the hip kidI always use words like hip
Judas Priest on my walkmanWhen culture club was the sht
Check out the music video that has real BFS fans in it and is pretty funny httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=unNRS9kr8rE
The fourth Song on the album that mentions our fav band is discussed on another
page The only cover on this album is track lsquoCirclersquo was written by Edie Brickell and
New Bohemians Jaret sang this live in the Melbourne sidewave and captivated the audience There were three other songs
that really stood out for me were lsquoNormal Chicksrsquo I mean a guy singing about seeing
his girlfriend in the morning without make up and says you are pretty when you just donrsquot
care is pretty greatCheck out the lyric video here httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=QMM4uCRxAq4
I listen to track 7 ldquo I am waking up todayrsquo a lot when I need to focus on changing my
mind set I woke up about 12 years ago with the way my marriage was not working and I am glad that I did I can still associate
this song with waking up and get rid of the negative thoughts on my mind Worth
listening to and checking this out httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=UkL3Q9TvUzI
Thought I better mention my sons favourite song on this album lsquoCouple of Daysrsquo that we all can associate with I mean who does not want to escape to a sunny place that no one ever goes See the lyric video here httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=tDq15fwV0mg
ldquoThey have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have thought of themrdquo
I was pretty hyped about this Album being part of it made it more special I guess What I was not anticipating was it would be my favourite BFS to date bring on the next one I say I look forward to the Greatest Hits that they are doing through Pledge Music again this time it is their greatest hits not the old record company doing it without their permission If you have not got this album yet do yourself a favour and get it on itunes
Song LiST 1 Critically Disdained2 Since We Broke Up3 Real4 From the Rooftops5 Circle (Edie Brickell amp New Bohemians cover)6 Normal Chicks7 I Am Waking Up Today8 Couple of Days9 And I Think You Like Me Too10 Envy11 How Far Can This Go12 Right About Now13 Kevin Weaver
SPS 35
bowling
for soup
19851985 was released on July 27th 2004
Although this song is best known as a Bowling for Soup song it was written
by the band SR-71 good friends of Jaret It reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 It is a single released off the Album A Hangover you donrsquot Deserve
The song 1985 is about Debbie a girl that didnrsquot achieved all her dreams of when she was young as these lyrics suggest ldquoHer dreams went out the doorWhen she turned twenty fourOnly been with one manWhat happenrsquo to her planrdquo
The song has detailed references to the culture of the 80rsquos The part in the music video where Debbie is dancing on a car is a reference to
Here I Go Again a White Snake song The line that states that she did not know that George was gay is about George Michael from Wham The questioning of Motley Crue (since when had they become classic rock) is about the addition of glam metal bands like them that were added to the rotation on classic rock radio stations When the lyrics say that she is wondering who is the lead singer of Van Halen is about Sammy Hagar replacing David Lee Roth The lyrics also mention the MTV music station as they have been criticized for adding in so many TV reality shows There are so many more take a listen to find out more
Bands that are mentioned in this song are Durran Durran u2 Blondie Nirvana Bon Jovi Wham Limp Bizkit and Bruce Sprinsteen Other culture references are of popular movies of that time The Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink and St Elmorsquos Fire
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bowling
for soup
1985 Bruce Springsteen Madonna
Way before Nirvana There was u2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shersquos uncool Cause shersquos still preoccupied
With 19 19 1985
Woohoohoo (1985)
Woohoohoo
Shersquos seen all the classics She knows every line
Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink Even Saint Elmorsquos Fire
She rocked out to Wham Not a big Limp Bizkit fan Thought shersquod get a hand
On a member of Duran Duran
You can see the official video here
Written by Vitoria and Jen
CoMMenTS BY Jen I love this song as it has
so many references from when I was a teenager I love through the 80rsquos as a teen and loved all those
movies I liked some of the bands but not all of them It reminded me of all my dreams as a teen I was
luckier than Debbie though as I am quite happy with my
life Thjs is my fav Bowling for Soup song to hear live
and of course the music video is hilarious To see
them take off Robert Palmer is so funny
SPS 37
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquoBowling for Souprsquos song Almost
was released on January 4th 2005 It placed 46th in the
uS Top 100 It is from the album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve
This song is about a man who almost had most things that he seemed to want It is a song about remorse with him looking back and regretting not doing things On the other hand some of the things that he Almost did were not good things Makes me wonder about the choices I have made and things that Almost happened to me
Check the video of the song here
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Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquo
AlmostI almost got drunk at school at 14
Where I almost made out with the homecoming queenWho almost went on to be Miss Texas
But lost to a slut with much bigger breastsI almost dropped out to move to LA
Where I was almost famous for almost a day
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost loved youI almost wished u wouldrsquove loved me too
I almost held up a grocery storeWhere I almost did 5 years and then 7 more
Cuz I almost got popped for a fight with a thugCuz he almost made off with a bunch of the drugs
That I almost got hooked on cuz you ran awayAnd I wish I woulda had the nerve to ask you to stay
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me too
Here I go thinking about all the things I couldrsquove doneIrsquom gonna need a forklift cuz all the baggage weighs a ton
I know we had our problems I canrsquot remember one
I almost forgot to say something elseAnd if I cant fit it in Irsquoll keep it all to myselfI almost wrote a song about you today
But I tore it all up and then I threw it away
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
And I almost had you [x3]
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me tooSPS 39
high
school never
ends
Watch the Music video here
High School Never Ends was the first single from their ninth album lsquoThe Great Burrito Extortion Casersquo and
was released on September 19 2006 The song is about the frustration of graduating from high school and seeing that life after school is very similar to how it was in high school
The music video shows us flashbacks to when the band were in high school and how they were bullied It then shows various members of the band getting their revenge in similar manners It also makes many references to celebrities in the lyrics including Mary-Kate Olsen Jessica Simpson Bill Gates Reese Witherspoon Jack Black Brad Pitt Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Reese WitherspoonShersquos the prom queenBill GatesCaptain of the chess teamJack Black the clownBrad Pitt the quarterbackIrsquove seen it all beforeI want my money back
The song has been featured on an episode of the TV show lsquoMy Name Is Earlrsquo Part of the song is also featured on commercials for Beauty and the Geek and also the movie 17 Again The song got to number 40 on the uK Singles Chart A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney which altered the lyrics throughout to make them more suitable for kids
The whole damn world is just as obsessedWith wholsquos the best dressed and wholsquos having sexWholsquos got the money who gets the honeysWholsquos kinda cute and wholsquos just a messAnd you still donrsquot have the right lookAnd you donrsquot have the right friendsNothing changes but the faces the names and the trendsHigh school never ends
40 SPS
high
school never
ends
SPS 41
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
42 SPS
girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
44 SPS
American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
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Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
52 SPS
Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
58 SPS
Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
60 SPS
What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
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1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
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May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
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14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
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Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
SPS 9
I never couldrsquove seen this farI never couldrsquove seen this comingSeems like my worldrsquos falling apart
Yeah
Why is everything so hardI donrsquot think I can deal with the things you saidIt just wonrsquot go away
In a perfect worldThis could never happenIn a perfect worldYoursquod still be hereAnd it makes no senseI could just pick up the piecesBut to youThis means nothingNothing at all
I used to think that I was strongUntil the day it all went wrongI think I need a miracle to make it through
Yeah
I wish that I could bring you backI wish that I could turn back timeCuz I canrsquot let goI just canrsquot find my way
Yeah
Without you I just canrsquot find my wayIn a perfect worldThis could never happenIn a perfect worldYoursquod still be hereAnd it makes no senseI could just pick up the piecesBut to youThis means nothingNothing at all
I donrsquot know what I should do nowI donrsquot know where I should goIrsquom still here waiting for youIrsquom lost when yoursquore not aroundI need to hold on to youI just canrsquot let you go
YeahYeah
In a perfect worldThis could never happenIn a perfect worldYoursquod still be hereAnd it makes no senseI could just pick up the piecesBut to youThis means nothingNothing at allYou feel nothing nothing at allNothing at all
Perfect World
Song of the Month
FACT FILEBOWLING FOR SOUP
Last edition we did a fact file on Bowling for Soup as part of our Soundwave feature You can see that here
Bowling for Soup began way back in 1986 in Wichita Falls Texas where the
band members grew up They as most students in the 80rsquos they loved bands like Quirt Riot Motley Crue The Ramones and
Green Day With only one line up change in 1998 when Lance Morrill lets the band he was replaced by their friend Gary Wiseman
Bowling for Soup are
Erik Jaret Gary Chris
Photo credit to Dave Kai Piper
Written by Jen justjenrees
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Bowling for Soup have stayed true to their Punk Rock origins They have ignored their critics and have just kept on writing songs that their fans love They are fantastic to see live and their music videos are very clever This year they are once again teamed up with Pledge music to rerecord all their greatest hits that their fans actually want The least greatest hits album was released by their oldrecord company without Bowling for Soups permission
Bowling for Soup love photos of them in water
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SIMPLE PLAN AND BOWLING FOR SOUPBy Jen justjenrees
2005ndash2006 StarJam and The Great Burrito Extortion Case
Bowling for Soup supported Simple Plan on the Star Jam Tour in 2005 Their setlist was Almost Trucker Hat Girls all the Bad Guys want 1985 Punk Rock 101 I Melt with YouThey also supported Simple Plan on the Star Jam tour in 2006 with Quitedrive and Army of Freshmen
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On this tour Seb kept telling people that there was a new band called Man of the Hour Seb saidldquoWe were on tour a long long time ago with Bowling For Soup We kept telling people for no reason that we had a band called lsquoMan Of The Hourrsquo So it was me Pierre our singer Jaret from BFS our merch guy who doesnrsquot play any music at all and we kept telling people that we were going to get signed So after all that when we started doing radio we decided to call it the Man Of The Hour showrdquoScene magazine September 2013
Bowling for Soup is reported to be one of Chuckrsquos Favourite bands
In 2008 Simple Plan referenced Bowling for Soup in a song that
they made up during a concert in Texas Watch this here
Photo of Simple Plan Bowling for Soup and Switchfoot In 2006
Photo credit to Simpleplancz
Domi from spcz also noticed in the Bowling for Soup video My Wena that the speakers in it has Man of the Hour written on it Check it out here
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FACT FILEJaret Reddick
LIFeJaret Ray Reddick was born in Grapevine Texas He is Bowling for Soup frontman and guitarist
He is the youngest of six children with four sisters and a brother He attended to Cunningham Elementary School Wichita Falls Texas He graduated from SH Rider High School in Wichita Falls In high school he played snare drum in the marching band Jaret has degrees in business management and
psychology from Midwestern State university in Wichita Falls
Jaret has a tattoo sleeve on his right arm inspired by many games It includes a Rubiks Cube a Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone jacks Monopolyrsquos Rich uncle Pennybags and Operationrsquos Cavity Sam He just had a Mr Potato Head added to the collection
He has owned a chain of toy stores while he worked on getting his music career off the ground He lives in just outside of Denton Texas
BeFORe FAMeHe played snare drum in SH Rider High Schoolrsquos marching band
TRIVIA FACTHe has also performed in the bands Jarinus People on Vacation and The Boster
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His birth name is Jaret Von Erich
He plays a Music Man Axis guitar that has a flag of Texas design on it
FAMILY LIFeHe has two children Emma and Jack with Melissa Reddick
ASSOCIATeD WITHHe has done voice acting with Vincent Martella in the award-winning animated series Phineas and Ferb
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FACT FILEChris Burney
Chris Burney born on May 25th 1969 in Wichita Falls Texas uSA is the
guitarist (plays a Les Paul) for Bowling for Soup He graduated from Midwestern State university in Physical Education in 1993 He has a three-year-old French bulldog named Sherman Mabobber
Burney Chris is proud of his extensive DVD collection and is a guns and ammo enthusiast Some of Burneyrsquos favorite TV shows to watch are Rescue Me Lost the Shield HBOrsquos Band of Brothers Robot Chicken Family Guy and King of the Hill
Written by imjustakid17 and justjenrees
16 SPS
When Chris is not on the road he enjoys a game of PGA Tour Golf coupled with double Jack Daniels and Diet Coke Chris has extensive tattoo work done most notably a tattoo sleeve on his left arm which features various cereal mascots (Tony the Tiger Toucan Sam etc) The text ldquocereal killerrdquo appears on the arm Chris is also missing a front tooth
Along with lead singer Jaret Reddick who he met in high school were influenced by heavy metal music of bands such as Quiet Riot Ratt and Moumltley Cruumle and also by the punk rock of the Ramones and later Green Day Burney owned a Wichita Falls coffeehouse ldquoThe Refugerdquo
with a music stage and played there with his first band ldquoThe Persecutedrdquo where he and Reddick met future bassist Erik Chandler and drummer Gary Wiseman in the early 1990s (Wiseman wouldnrsquot join until 1998) Burney and Chandler soon formed the band Folkadots while Wiseman formed Gary amp the Wiseman Burney and Chandler along with Morrill also formed the band Slaw Not too long after Jaret Reddick and Lance Morrill formed coolfork which Chris Burney later joined Just a few months later after forming a band called Rubberneck they took the name Bowling for Soup in 1994
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FACT FILEerik chandler
Erik Chandler was born on December 22 1974 in Henrietta Texas uSA He is a
founding member of Bowling for Soup He plays that bass as well as writing lyrics He also is the back up vocalist
He has released his solo EP titled Writing the WrongsTrack 1 Tonightrsquos the NightTrack 2 Push the PedalTrack 3 Hold it TogetherTrack 4 Malibu Classic
He appeared as himself in the movies Accidently Famous and Punk Rock
Holocaust He also appeared on TV shows Jimmy Kimmel Love and Live with Kelly and Michael
Erik supported Patent Pending in 2013 in their tour of the uK Check out one of the songs here
Written by Luke and Jen
18 SPS
SPS 19
FACT FILEgary wiseman
Gary Wiseman born January 6 1979 in Tyler Texas uSA is the
drummer for Bowling for Soup Gary played marching band and symphonic before hooking up with rockers Bowling for Soup His sound ldquois awesome for rock really loud cutting and durable which is cool because Irsquom often playing very hardrdquo He had also formed his own band called Gary amp the Wiseman His solo band has a self-titled album (Gary and the Wiseman) with 13 songs on the record totalling in about 40 minutes The titles of the tracks are1 Room2 Now3 N204 Big Losers5 Remember6 StaceyDC7 Had Enough8 My Girl9 Time10 Breakaway 11 Retention12 Social Signs13 Instrumental Rockfest
You can buy a Gary Bobble head here
See an interview here with Gary about the album Love Drunk Lunch
Written by Kelly and Jen
20 SPS
SPS 21
Super Intimate Exclusive
INTERVIEWwith CHRIS from
By Jen Rees Photos by Inside Edge
I was fortunate to catch up with Chris from Bowling for Soup and have a chat about their new album and their friendship with Simple Plan
Always a pleasure to interview band members and to interview Chris via Skype was awesome due to me being such a huge fan
Hi Chris thanks for the chance to catch up with you I am looking forward to seeing you when you come to Australia for Soundwave Are you doing a sidewave Yeah we are we will do one with Zebrahead Awesome I will def be at that
I have heaps of questions for you How did you get involved in the Pledge ProjectI donrsquot really know the whole story of it but I know that we were getting ready to do a new album and we were going to put it out ourselves Through our management they had heard of Pledge Music we really didnrsquot want to do a kick starter we wanted to do something that is more Pledge music is all about music you actually have a person like an AampR person that advises you on rewards and stuff Itrsquos not just like sitting in front of your computer like Kickstarter it is a little more involved It is a little more organized as far as music is concerned That is a little ad for Pledge music haha
All the Pledgers got a message from Jaret asking us if we were interested in doing the Pledge thing again and our answer was yes What are you planning on doingWe are working on two new albums here in the near future we are going to do a covers album and we are also going to rerecord our greatest hits I think we may do that outside of pledge music and after that we will do a new album(Since this interview BFS changed their minds and are do the greatest hits with Pledge)
Chris What made you want to play music when you were youngIt is really kinda funny like I was more the athlete in high school and I guess that when that was all over I always listened to music I am an old Metal head I listened to Iron Maiden and Slayer and stuff like that but towards the end of high school I started hanging out with people that were in bands and
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stuff I was the guy that carried their stuff around for them and set up their equipment and everything and this was before I could play a guitar the group of guys that I hung out with when I was with them I picked up a guitar and taught myself how to play it
Wow awesome Who were your original inspira-tionsBack when I was not a very good guitar player it was hard core and metal and stuff like that There was a band called DRI a band called The Crumb Suckers and you know just metal in general To be honest with you the bands that I hung out with friends of mine I guess From the time that I started playing the Guitar I was always in bands and played 3 or 4 chord punk rock
What do you think that you would be doing now if you were not in a bandThat is a tough question I have a degree in Social work and Sociology and I did teach special Ed for a while and I donrsquot know if that was what I wanted to do It has been so long since that I have had to find work and all that so it is hard to know what I
would do I am thinking about it all the time I am constantly looking for something to do I worked in a bar business for a while tending and managing and stuff like that but I donrsquot know if that is what would want to do either Hopefully I would have found something to do that I enjoyed so I would not of hate my life So I really donrsquot know what I would be doing if I was not doing this
Well I am glad that you are doing what you are doing In Australia we have many pop punk bands that are
continued on next page
SPS 23
breaking up what is your secret so that you can keep your band together for so long Is it that you are such good friendsIt is that but also we have been lucky as we have not had to try to change what we do like the thing that some people criticize us for is one of the things that we think is good about what we do The fact that all our albums sound the same pretty much we never really had a direction change with what we do we have always just kept it the same we are not out there struggling to find who we are We just stand true to whatever we are Which is great
Sorry a very clicheacuted question what is the story behind the name Bowling for Soup There was a Comedian Steve Martin was had an album called A Wide and Crazy Guy he had a joke on their about a tv show he was developing called Bowling for Sht so originally that is what we were but then we realized that our grandmothers would not appreciate us being in a band called Bowling for Sht so we changed it
I have heard that you guys donrsquot have a set list when you play that you just play whatever you feel like Is that true Our last tour of the UK is the first time that we ever used a set list We were playing over two hours and it was a little bit confusing and we were on a time schedule a pretty strict time schedule each night so we needed to have a little bit of a structure in the show
Yeah that is fair Chris When you play live do you ever change the lyrics of songsThat is more a Jaret Question I think sometimes he forgets the lyrics and problem sometimes goes lalahelliphellip Sometimes if it is topical he will change the lyrics here and there I think the Jonas Brothers movie was changed to the One Direction movie on the UK tour haha
What was the first song you learned to playThe first song I learnt to play on the guitar was probably just this little 12 bar blues rift Me and my buddy would sit there and try and solo he
would play it I would play it and it was just terrible probably the worst thing anyone ever heard Glad there is no recording of it out there As far as a song goes I would try and throw out some old Rush The Temples of Syrinx was one of the first songs that I learnt I tried to play along with Rush but not very well
How many guitars do you ownLetrsquos see Irsquove got Four Electric guitars thatrsquos really it I am not a guitar collector I donrsquot even own an acoustic I had one but it was just sitting around my bedroom so I gave it away to a friend who wanted to learn how to play
What are some things in life that annoy youJust dickheads really I have a pretty long fuse I guess people just being dicks in generalI agree
What do you think about bands like One Direction They toured here last year and people complained as they could not hear them play because of all the fan girls screaming RighthellipIt is just one of those things there are always going to acts and bands like that always going to be a need for bands likes that in some weird way like Hansen the Jonas Brothers I guess it is necessary I am not a fan I canrsquot tell you if I could recognize one of their songs It is not my bag but there is a place for everything I guess
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What do you think about on line music sharingIt is just the way things are now it would be nice if there was a way of selling music rather than people just take it it is just the way it is so we just have to accept it we really have to embrace it and give music out for free sometimes as people are going to just take it
That is what I liked about the Pledge project as you knew that we were all going to pay for it Yeah but other people they donrsquot and I guess we just have to hear it I guess just like a photographer Yeah you can use it as well I guess it is a tool for bands to get their music out there
How did you guys get involved in writing songs for DisneyThat probably happened way back in the day when we went to South by South West I guess they were looking for newer bands to play We were not the biggest band back then and we needed to do songs for Soundtracks and it was a way to keep really busy and keep our name out there and in the hat
So how much fun was it to write the soundtrack to Phineas and Ferb My kids loved that when they were youngerIt was pretty cool I guess we did not know how big that series was going to be it became pretty
insane how awesome of a show it became and how much people would love it
If you could pick any song in the world that Bowling for Soup could of written what would it be Actually I would probably say Staceyrsquos Mom we do a cover of it and we used to do shows and people would ask to hear Staceyrsquos Mom and we were thought of the band that wrote it We do cover it live we used to break peoples heart by saying it was not our song but then when started playing it live If we did write it we would be getting all the Cadillac and Dr Pepper money it is on adverts over here Oh ok I did not know that it is not over here We just get the credit for it not the money Thatrsquos not good Yeah they are laughing all the way to the bank
Your video of 1985 I love you in heels and a skirt by the way how much fun was that to make It was shot in one day wasnrsquot itIt was one of the biggest budgets that we had for a video it was fun I mean just doing all the different scenes and all that yeah it was a whole day work we got up in the morning and I think we wrapped that up around 10 or 11 at night But it was fun It was a really good video Thank you
My favourite video of yours was Punk Rock 101 I love the concept of the boot camp I mean I still wear the same stuff even though I am like old and I still live the punk rock life I have been made fun of for this like foreverhelliphellip I wear Vans Black band tees all the time How does it feel that your music can make people like me feel so much better about themselvesOh that is awesome it is a really good feeling I mean we never set out to conquer the world or anything we just wanted to be in a band and have fun together all that other stuff is a bonus and it is an honour when people tell us stuff like that it is really cool I am pleased that you have done it
A few Simple Plan questions you are good friends with themAh yeah itrsquos been a while since we have seen or
continued on next page SPS 25
heard from any of those guys so yeah its been quite a while it would be nice to do a show or two with them
Can you tell me any funny stories form the 20056 Star Jam tour with themThere was an incident when a dressing room got pretty trashed we ah broke a couple of tables and threw a refrigerator of the balcony can I know who actually did that Was it Pierre Well it was a combination few of us it was a really fun time
I have seen the song that they sang for you on youtube I think it was at a soundcheck did you go drinking with them that nightYes I think we did every night
I have to ask the mention of Simple Plan in From the Roof Tops was that just a shout out to friends Yeah pretty much That was great all the SP fans were happy about that Nice
This is more of a Jaret question he was involved in Man of the Hour do you know anything about that I think it was just one of those things that happened it was kind of a running joke I donrsquot think that Man of the Hour actually ever did anything musically I mean I donrsquot really know to be honest with you it was kind of a running joke
A friend of mine called Domi that runs the simpleplancz site which is the biggest information site for Simple Plan fans she wants to know why you guys tour the UK but not the European continent You know that is something I knew the answer to myself Ah we have done had a couple of tours in Europe but there are so many places that we did not go like Italy or Spain I thought we had always done well in Germany and places like that but we never really went to those markets We did an Avril Lavigne tour there which was really good then went back to do some shows on our own but then we just never went back I really wish that I knew the answer to that myself She lives in the Czech Republic but travels to other places to see bands Yeah we never really went to Eastern Europe we
played on show in Moscow that is as far as that way we have gone
Fav SP album I am not really sure I donrsquot know their names but have them on my ipod How about your favourite song I donrsquot know really I have them all on my ipod and I just play them I donrsquot look at CDrsquos I just play musically digitally I donrsquot know if that makes me look really bad to be honest I listen to a lot of bands like Maiden and stuff but I canrsquot tell you the names of their songs
So I was then going to ask what Simple Plan song you would like to cover but you probably donrsquot know that name of it Is there anything else that you can tell me about the relationship between BFS and SPIt has been too long since we have seen them it is
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has been quite a few years so yeah
SP are coming out to Australia to play Warped a band I do promotion for called Call the Shots are touring you should check them out so I will be doing a few of the Warped shows
When you come out to Australia will you have a meet and greet at your sidewaveSure we will yeah we just usually chill out and hang out after the shows Great I canrsquot wait
Think I have asked all the questions that I had planned I am really glad I got this chance to chat with you Keep up the great workI Iove the new Album probably more than your others which is unusual for me itrsquos usually the other way around but as you said you have not changed at all Yeah we are pretty proud of the new one we actually tried to make every song as good as the first one on the Album We did not write a few good
ones and then a bunch of songs that were fillers we wanted a really good album from start to finish
I think From the Roof Tops is probably my favourite and what I like about it also is my teenagers really like it and they donrsquot like your older stuff as much and I think they are just over my kinda music they are branching out a bit
Well thanks Chris I am really happy I got to chat to you I look forward to meeting you when you come Down Under Thanks a lot ChrisIt was great thanks Jen I will catch you later
SPS 27
pledgemusicWhatrsquos it all about
Written by MaddieBirkett
PledgeMusic is fast becoming a way for musicians and bands to produce their work the way they want with
needed funds except the whole monetary value is supported by fans There are perks of course apart from seeing your favourite band release another album The artists will offer rewards such as signed photographs a download of the CD and even more epic things like Skype sessions
One of PledgeMusicrsquos sayings is ldquoFans donrsquot need more ways to buy ndash they need more reasonsrdquo In fact Bowling For Soup have used Pledge quite a bit recently They have just reached 100 funds needed for their new greatest hits album but you can still donate and receive the awesome rewards Just head here
PledgeMusic works in a way that brings the artists and fans together to enhance and share the music experience Along the way fans may be asked and have a vote of album cover art or album names fans may even get to hear the album exclusively before itrsquos releasedWhy many artists use Pledge is because
it is just like having a record deal all of the positives and benefits that is but it also means artists get the final say and remain in control of their work no decisions are made for them Pledge also provides help and expertise to artists in order to help them achieve their goals and complete projects
PledgeMusic is also recognised by major music charts giving artists that extra boost when they release their new work
Not only are you helping your favourite artist and your CD player yoursquore also helping charities A certain amount of donations also contributes to certain charities
If you want to know more about this innovative website and project check out their site and find a band worth helping out at httpwwwpledgemusiccom
It turns out that may donations occur from people who werenrsquot even fans of the artist but were just discovering them then
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Check out the Bowling for Soup Profile on Pledge Music httpwwwpledgemusiccomartistsbowlingforsoup
SPS 29
BOWLING FOR SOUPand
By Jen justjenrees
Bowling for Soup did some work with Disney including the following
They wrote and sang the Phineas and Ferb theme song ldquoToday is Gonna Be a Great Dayrdquo
They had animated cameos in some episodes of Phineas and Ferb
BFS also wrote and sang the Phineus and Ferb Winter Vacation theme song
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Theme SongTherersquos a hundred and four days of summer vacationThen school comes along just to end itSo the annual problem for our generationIs finding a good way to spend itLike maybeBuilding a rocket or fighting a mummyOr climbing up the Eiffel TowerDiscovering something that doesnrsquot exist Or giving a monkey a showerSurfing tidal waves creating nanobotsOr locating Frankensteinrsquos brain Finding a Dodo bird painting a continentOr driving our sister insane As you can seeTherersquos a whole lot of stuff to do before school starts this fall So stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it allSo stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it all
They also did a cover of ldquoThe Bare Necessitiesrdquo for Disneymania 3
released in 2005
The band performed the song ldquoThe Greatest Dayrdquo for the movie
Max Keeblersquos Big Move
For Sky High the 2005 Super Hero Movie they sang the song ldquoI Melt
With Yourdquo
SPS 31
AlbumLunch Drunk Love
Release DateSeptember 10th 2013
Written byReddick Ryan Hamilton
Length301
Lyric VideoWatch it here This song is great It is about how
opposites attract and how that does not matter as love is love
I really like the way it takes a serious issue of a relationship that seems doomed and portrays it in a fun way I agree with the thought that people should followtheir heart and not worry about what everyone else is thinking Of course the reference to Simple Plan is pretty sweet Our dudes do often rock all black
Bowling For Souprsquos
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She hates my friends my friends hate herTakes all my time makes me late for work
Shersquos got another guys name tattooed on her assMy mom and dad say wersquore moving too fast
She doesnrsquot like my band but the stickers on her carShe likes Star Trek but I prefer Star Wars
Kissed me deadly but she makes me aliveShersquos the opposite of everything I need in my life
But when you know you know
ChorusHave you ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftopsEver been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops
I watch TV and she reads booksWhen bampches talk to me they get dirty looks from her
She really doesnrsquot mind when I drink my beerAnd I really donrsquot care if she wears underwear
I rock all black and she canrsquot standThat I dress like the dudes in Simple Plan
Shersquos all wrong but itrsquos alrightShe can be all wrong right by my side
Cause when you know you know
Chorus
Follow your heart fampk everybody else x8Ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops x4
SPS 33
album review
bowling for soup lsquolunch drunk loversquo
If you know me at all you would know that I am a Bowling for Soup fan When I heard
that they were doing a new album their 12th I was pretty happy Then I looked into the
Pledge idea and immediately signed up to pledge my support I loved getting all their
updates and I loved know that I was helping them out with their album We received
the album before anyone else as well as snippets of info It was totally worth it
One of the reasons that I love BFS is that they have not changed over the last 20
years they have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have though
of them This is so true for this album and I laughed out loud when I heard the chorus
of track one ldquoWe are not here to change the world wersquore here to laugh at othersrdquo I knew
that this album would be true to BFS form of previous releases See the video here
Track two called lsquoSince we Broke uprdquo is really
catchy They played this live at Soundwaveand the crowd loved it I love the amusing lyrics for example
Since we broke upIrsquove been throwing lots of heatAnd all the girls are checking me outSince we broke up All my bills are paidAnd therersquos cheddar in my checking account
This is a break up song with a difference looking at the positives of breaking up rather than the negatives Watch the video herehttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=nlKU40dtvoI
The next track is a definite favourite of mine I love songs that encourage people to be themselves and this is one of the best I can identify with this song as at my age I have now learnt to be true to myself (Real) and I am never going to change I wish that I could write a letter to my 13 year old self and include this song to help me get through my teens Wait not just my teens but up until I turned 40 I often sing this in my head when people are trying to change me by saying ldquoyou canrsquot wear thatrdquo Or ldquoYou canrsquot say that ldquo I like the use of the word Perfect for obvious reasons I like the lyrics
34 SPS
I could never live up toThe man thatrsquos in your head
You want the guy from the notebookBut you got me instead
And I never was the hip kidI always use words like hip
Judas Priest on my walkmanWhen culture club was the sht
Check out the music video that has real BFS fans in it and is pretty funny httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=unNRS9kr8rE
The fourth Song on the album that mentions our fav band is discussed on another
page The only cover on this album is track lsquoCirclersquo was written by Edie Brickell and
New Bohemians Jaret sang this live in the Melbourne sidewave and captivated the audience There were three other songs
that really stood out for me were lsquoNormal Chicksrsquo I mean a guy singing about seeing
his girlfriend in the morning without make up and says you are pretty when you just donrsquot
care is pretty greatCheck out the lyric video here httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=QMM4uCRxAq4
I listen to track 7 ldquo I am waking up todayrsquo a lot when I need to focus on changing my
mind set I woke up about 12 years ago with the way my marriage was not working and I am glad that I did I can still associate
this song with waking up and get rid of the negative thoughts on my mind Worth
listening to and checking this out httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=UkL3Q9TvUzI
Thought I better mention my sons favourite song on this album lsquoCouple of Daysrsquo that we all can associate with I mean who does not want to escape to a sunny place that no one ever goes See the lyric video here httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=tDq15fwV0mg
ldquoThey have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have thought of themrdquo
I was pretty hyped about this Album being part of it made it more special I guess What I was not anticipating was it would be my favourite BFS to date bring on the next one I say I look forward to the Greatest Hits that they are doing through Pledge Music again this time it is their greatest hits not the old record company doing it without their permission If you have not got this album yet do yourself a favour and get it on itunes
Song LiST 1 Critically Disdained2 Since We Broke Up3 Real4 From the Rooftops5 Circle (Edie Brickell amp New Bohemians cover)6 Normal Chicks7 I Am Waking Up Today8 Couple of Days9 And I Think You Like Me Too10 Envy11 How Far Can This Go12 Right About Now13 Kevin Weaver
SPS 35
bowling
for soup
19851985 was released on July 27th 2004
Although this song is best known as a Bowling for Soup song it was written
by the band SR-71 good friends of Jaret It reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 It is a single released off the Album A Hangover you donrsquot Deserve
The song 1985 is about Debbie a girl that didnrsquot achieved all her dreams of when she was young as these lyrics suggest ldquoHer dreams went out the doorWhen she turned twenty fourOnly been with one manWhat happenrsquo to her planrdquo
The song has detailed references to the culture of the 80rsquos The part in the music video where Debbie is dancing on a car is a reference to
Here I Go Again a White Snake song The line that states that she did not know that George was gay is about George Michael from Wham The questioning of Motley Crue (since when had they become classic rock) is about the addition of glam metal bands like them that were added to the rotation on classic rock radio stations When the lyrics say that she is wondering who is the lead singer of Van Halen is about Sammy Hagar replacing David Lee Roth The lyrics also mention the MTV music station as they have been criticized for adding in so many TV reality shows There are so many more take a listen to find out more
Bands that are mentioned in this song are Durran Durran u2 Blondie Nirvana Bon Jovi Wham Limp Bizkit and Bruce Sprinsteen Other culture references are of popular movies of that time The Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink and St Elmorsquos Fire
36 SPS
bowling
for soup
1985 Bruce Springsteen Madonna
Way before Nirvana There was u2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shersquos uncool Cause shersquos still preoccupied
With 19 19 1985
Woohoohoo (1985)
Woohoohoo
Shersquos seen all the classics She knows every line
Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink Even Saint Elmorsquos Fire
She rocked out to Wham Not a big Limp Bizkit fan Thought shersquod get a hand
On a member of Duran Duran
You can see the official video here
Written by Vitoria and Jen
CoMMenTS BY Jen I love this song as it has
so many references from when I was a teenager I love through the 80rsquos as a teen and loved all those
movies I liked some of the bands but not all of them It reminded me of all my dreams as a teen I was
luckier than Debbie though as I am quite happy with my
life Thjs is my fav Bowling for Soup song to hear live
and of course the music video is hilarious To see
them take off Robert Palmer is so funny
SPS 37
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquoBowling for Souprsquos song Almost
was released on January 4th 2005 It placed 46th in the
uS Top 100 It is from the album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve
This song is about a man who almost had most things that he seemed to want It is a song about remorse with him looking back and regretting not doing things On the other hand some of the things that he Almost did were not good things Makes me wonder about the choices I have made and things that Almost happened to me
Check the video of the song here
38 SPS
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquo
AlmostI almost got drunk at school at 14
Where I almost made out with the homecoming queenWho almost went on to be Miss Texas
But lost to a slut with much bigger breastsI almost dropped out to move to LA
Where I was almost famous for almost a day
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost loved youI almost wished u wouldrsquove loved me too
I almost held up a grocery storeWhere I almost did 5 years and then 7 more
Cuz I almost got popped for a fight with a thugCuz he almost made off with a bunch of the drugs
That I almost got hooked on cuz you ran awayAnd I wish I woulda had the nerve to ask you to stay
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me too
Here I go thinking about all the things I couldrsquove doneIrsquom gonna need a forklift cuz all the baggage weighs a ton
I know we had our problems I canrsquot remember one
I almost forgot to say something elseAnd if I cant fit it in Irsquoll keep it all to myselfI almost wrote a song about you today
But I tore it all up and then I threw it away
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
And I almost had you [x3]
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me tooSPS 39
high
school never
ends
Watch the Music video here
High School Never Ends was the first single from their ninth album lsquoThe Great Burrito Extortion Casersquo and
was released on September 19 2006 The song is about the frustration of graduating from high school and seeing that life after school is very similar to how it was in high school
The music video shows us flashbacks to when the band were in high school and how they were bullied It then shows various members of the band getting their revenge in similar manners It also makes many references to celebrities in the lyrics including Mary-Kate Olsen Jessica Simpson Bill Gates Reese Witherspoon Jack Black Brad Pitt Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Reese WitherspoonShersquos the prom queenBill GatesCaptain of the chess teamJack Black the clownBrad Pitt the quarterbackIrsquove seen it all beforeI want my money back
The song has been featured on an episode of the TV show lsquoMy Name Is Earlrsquo Part of the song is also featured on commercials for Beauty and the Geek and also the movie 17 Again The song got to number 40 on the uK Singles Chart A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney which altered the lyrics throughout to make them more suitable for kids
The whole damn world is just as obsessedWith wholsquos the best dressed and wholsquos having sexWholsquos got the money who gets the honeysWholsquos kinda cute and wholsquos just a messAnd you still donrsquot have the right lookAnd you donrsquot have the right friendsNothing changes but the faces the names and the trendsHigh school never ends
40 SPS
high
school never
ends
SPS 41
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
42 SPS
girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
44 SPS
American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
50 SPS
Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
52 SPS
Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
58 SPS
Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
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What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
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Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
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1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
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May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
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14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
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Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
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FACT FILEBOWLING FOR SOUP
Last edition we did a fact file on Bowling for Soup as part of our Soundwave feature You can see that here
Bowling for Soup began way back in 1986 in Wichita Falls Texas where the
band members grew up They as most students in the 80rsquos they loved bands like Quirt Riot Motley Crue The Ramones and
Green Day With only one line up change in 1998 when Lance Morrill lets the band he was replaced by their friend Gary Wiseman
Bowling for Soup are
Erik Jaret Gary Chris
Photo credit to Dave Kai Piper
Written by Jen justjenrees
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Bowling for Soup have stayed true to their Punk Rock origins They have ignored their critics and have just kept on writing songs that their fans love They are fantastic to see live and their music videos are very clever This year they are once again teamed up with Pledge music to rerecord all their greatest hits that their fans actually want The least greatest hits album was released by their oldrecord company without Bowling for Soups permission
Bowling for Soup love photos of them in water
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SIMPLE PLAN AND BOWLING FOR SOUPBy Jen justjenrees
2005ndash2006 StarJam and The Great Burrito Extortion Case
Bowling for Soup supported Simple Plan on the Star Jam Tour in 2005 Their setlist was Almost Trucker Hat Girls all the Bad Guys want 1985 Punk Rock 101 I Melt with YouThey also supported Simple Plan on the Star Jam tour in 2006 with Quitedrive and Army of Freshmen
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On this tour Seb kept telling people that there was a new band called Man of the Hour Seb saidldquoWe were on tour a long long time ago with Bowling For Soup We kept telling people for no reason that we had a band called lsquoMan Of The Hourrsquo So it was me Pierre our singer Jaret from BFS our merch guy who doesnrsquot play any music at all and we kept telling people that we were going to get signed So after all that when we started doing radio we decided to call it the Man Of The Hour showrdquoScene magazine September 2013
Bowling for Soup is reported to be one of Chuckrsquos Favourite bands
In 2008 Simple Plan referenced Bowling for Soup in a song that
they made up during a concert in Texas Watch this here
Photo of Simple Plan Bowling for Soup and Switchfoot In 2006
Photo credit to Simpleplancz
Domi from spcz also noticed in the Bowling for Soup video My Wena that the speakers in it has Man of the Hour written on it Check it out here
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FACT FILEJaret Reddick
LIFeJaret Ray Reddick was born in Grapevine Texas He is Bowling for Soup frontman and guitarist
He is the youngest of six children with four sisters and a brother He attended to Cunningham Elementary School Wichita Falls Texas He graduated from SH Rider High School in Wichita Falls In high school he played snare drum in the marching band Jaret has degrees in business management and
psychology from Midwestern State university in Wichita Falls
Jaret has a tattoo sleeve on his right arm inspired by many games It includes a Rubiks Cube a Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone jacks Monopolyrsquos Rich uncle Pennybags and Operationrsquos Cavity Sam He just had a Mr Potato Head added to the collection
He has owned a chain of toy stores while he worked on getting his music career off the ground He lives in just outside of Denton Texas
BeFORe FAMeHe played snare drum in SH Rider High Schoolrsquos marching band
TRIVIA FACTHe has also performed in the bands Jarinus People on Vacation and The Boster
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His birth name is Jaret Von Erich
He plays a Music Man Axis guitar that has a flag of Texas design on it
FAMILY LIFeHe has two children Emma and Jack with Melissa Reddick
ASSOCIATeD WITHHe has done voice acting with Vincent Martella in the award-winning animated series Phineas and Ferb
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FACT FILEChris Burney
Chris Burney born on May 25th 1969 in Wichita Falls Texas uSA is the
guitarist (plays a Les Paul) for Bowling for Soup He graduated from Midwestern State university in Physical Education in 1993 He has a three-year-old French bulldog named Sherman Mabobber
Burney Chris is proud of his extensive DVD collection and is a guns and ammo enthusiast Some of Burneyrsquos favorite TV shows to watch are Rescue Me Lost the Shield HBOrsquos Band of Brothers Robot Chicken Family Guy and King of the Hill
Written by imjustakid17 and justjenrees
16 SPS
When Chris is not on the road he enjoys a game of PGA Tour Golf coupled with double Jack Daniels and Diet Coke Chris has extensive tattoo work done most notably a tattoo sleeve on his left arm which features various cereal mascots (Tony the Tiger Toucan Sam etc) The text ldquocereal killerrdquo appears on the arm Chris is also missing a front tooth
Along with lead singer Jaret Reddick who he met in high school were influenced by heavy metal music of bands such as Quiet Riot Ratt and Moumltley Cruumle and also by the punk rock of the Ramones and later Green Day Burney owned a Wichita Falls coffeehouse ldquoThe Refugerdquo
with a music stage and played there with his first band ldquoThe Persecutedrdquo where he and Reddick met future bassist Erik Chandler and drummer Gary Wiseman in the early 1990s (Wiseman wouldnrsquot join until 1998) Burney and Chandler soon formed the band Folkadots while Wiseman formed Gary amp the Wiseman Burney and Chandler along with Morrill also formed the band Slaw Not too long after Jaret Reddick and Lance Morrill formed coolfork which Chris Burney later joined Just a few months later after forming a band called Rubberneck they took the name Bowling for Soup in 1994
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FACT FILEerik chandler
Erik Chandler was born on December 22 1974 in Henrietta Texas uSA He is a
founding member of Bowling for Soup He plays that bass as well as writing lyrics He also is the back up vocalist
He has released his solo EP titled Writing the WrongsTrack 1 Tonightrsquos the NightTrack 2 Push the PedalTrack 3 Hold it TogetherTrack 4 Malibu Classic
He appeared as himself in the movies Accidently Famous and Punk Rock
Holocaust He also appeared on TV shows Jimmy Kimmel Love and Live with Kelly and Michael
Erik supported Patent Pending in 2013 in their tour of the uK Check out one of the songs here
Written by Luke and Jen
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FACT FILEgary wiseman
Gary Wiseman born January 6 1979 in Tyler Texas uSA is the
drummer for Bowling for Soup Gary played marching band and symphonic before hooking up with rockers Bowling for Soup His sound ldquois awesome for rock really loud cutting and durable which is cool because Irsquom often playing very hardrdquo He had also formed his own band called Gary amp the Wiseman His solo band has a self-titled album (Gary and the Wiseman) with 13 songs on the record totalling in about 40 minutes The titles of the tracks are1 Room2 Now3 N204 Big Losers5 Remember6 StaceyDC7 Had Enough8 My Girl9 Time10 Breakaway 11 Retention12 Social Signs13 Instrumental Rockfest
You can buy a Gary Bobble head here
See an interview here with Gary about the album Love Drunk Lunch
Written by Kelly and Jen
20 SPS
SPS 21
Super Intimate Exclusive
INTERVIEWwith CHRIS from
By Jen Rees Photos by Inside Edge
I was fortunate to catch up with Chris from Bowling for Soup and have a chat about their new album and their friendship with Simple Plan
Always a pleasure to interview band members and to interview Chris via Skype was awesome due to me being such a huge fan
Hi Chris thanks for the chance to catch up with you I am looking forward to seeing you when you come to Australia for Soundwave Are you doing a sidewave Yeah we are we will do one with Zebrahead Awesome I will def be at that
I have heaps of questions for you How did you get involved in the Pledge ProjectI donrsquot really know the whole story of it but I know that we were getting ready to do a new album and we were going to put it out ourselves Through our management they had heard of Pledge Music we really didnrsquot want to do a kick starter we wanted to do something that is more Pledge music is all about music you actually have a person like an AampR person that advises you on rewards and stuff Itrsquos not just like sitting in front of your computer like Kickstarter it is a little more involved It is a little more organized as far as music is concerned That is a little ad for Pledge music haha
All the Pledgers got a message from Jaret asking us if we were interested in doing the Pledge thing again and our answer was yes What are you planning on doingWe are working on two new albums here in the near future we are going to do a covers album and we are also going to rerecord our greatest hits I think we may do that outside of pledge music and after that we will do a new album(Since this interview BFS changed their minds and are do the greatest hits with Pledge)
Chris What made you want to play music when you were youngIt is really kinda funny like I was more the athlete in high school and I guess that when that was all over I always listened to music I am an old Metal head I listened to Iron Maiden and Slayer and stuff like that but towards the end of high school I started hanging out with people that were in bands and
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stuff I was the guy that carried their stuff around for them and set up their equipment and everything and this was before I could play a guitar the group of guys that I hung out with when I was with them I picked up a guitar and taught myself how to play it
Wow awesome Who were your original inspira-tionsBack when I was not a very good guitar player it was hard core and metal and stuff like that There was a band called DRI a band called The Crumb Suckers and you know just metal in general To be honest with you the bands that I hung out with friends of mine I guess From the time that I started playing the Guitar I was always in bands and played 3 or 4 chord punk rock
What do you think that you would be doing now if you were not in a bandThat is a tough question I have a degree in Social work and Sociology and I did teach special Ed for a while and I donrsquot know if that was what I wanted to do It has been so long since that I have had to find work and all that so it is hard to know what I
would do I am thinking about it all the time I am constantly looking for something to do I worked in a bar business for a while tending and managing and stuff like that but I donrsquot know if that is what would want to do either Hopefully I would have found something to do that I enjoyed so I would not of hate my life So I really donrsquot know what I would be doing if I was not doing this
Well I am glad that you are doing what you are doing In Australia we have many pop punk bands that are
continued on next page
SPS 23
breaking up what is your secret so that you can keep your band together for so long Is it that you are such good friendsIt is that but also we have been lucky as we have not had to try to change what we do like the thing that some people criticize us for is one of the things that we think is good about what we do The fact that all our albums sound the same pretty much we never really had a direction change with what we do we have always just kept it the same we are not out there struggling to find who we are We just stand true to whatever we are Which is great
Sorry a very clicheacuted question what is the story behind the name Bowling for Soup There was a Comedian Steve Martin was had an album called A Wide and Crazy Guy he had a joke on their about a tv show he was developing called Bowling for Sht so originally that is what we were but then we realized that our grandmothers would not appreciate us being in a band called Bowling for Sht so we changed it
I have heard that you guys donrsquot have a set list when you play that you just play whatever you feel like Is that true Our last tour of the UK is the first time that we ever used a set list We were playing over two hours and it was a little bit confusing and we were on a time schedule a pretty strict time schedule each night so we needed to have a little bit of a structure in the show
Yeah that is fair Chris When you play live do you ever change the lyrics of songsThat is more a Jaret Question I think sometimes he forgets the lyrics and problem sometimes goes lalahelliphellip Sometimes if it is topical he will change the lyrics here and there I think the Jonas Brothers movie was changed to the One Direction movie on the UK tour haha
What was the first song you learned to playThe first song I learnt to play on the guitar was probably just this little 12 bar blues rift Me and my buddy would sit there and try and solo he
would play it I would play it and it was just terrible probably the worst thing anyone ever heard Glad there is no recording of it out there As far as a song goes I would try and throw out some old Rush The Temples of Syrinx was one of the first songs that I learnt I tried to play along with Rush but not very well
How many guitars do you ownLetrsquos see Irsquove got Four Electric guitars thatrsquos really it I am not a guitar collector I donrsquot even own an acoustic I had one but it was just sitting around my bedroom so I gave it away to a friend who wanted to learn how to play
What are some things in life that annoy youJust dickheads really I have a pretty long fuse I guess people just being dicks in generalI agree
What do you think about bands like One Direction They toured here last year and people complained as they could not hear them play because of all the fan girls screaming RighthellipIt is just one of those things there are always going to acts and bands like that always going to be a need for bands likes that in some weird way like Hansen the Jonas Brothers I guess it is necessary I am not a fan I canrsquot tell you if I could recognize one of their songs It is not my bag but there is a place for everything I guess
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What do you think about on line music sharingIt is just the way things are now it would be nice if there was a way of selling music rather than people just take it it is just the way it is so we just have to accept it we really have to embrace it and give music out for free sometimes as people are going to just take it
That is what I liked about the Pledge project as you knew that we were all going to pay for it Yeah but other people they donrsquot and I guess we just have to hear it I guess just like a photographer Yeah you can use it as well I guess it is a tool for bands to get their music out there
How did you guys get involved in writing songs for DisneyThat probably happened way back in the day when we went to South by South West I guess they were looking for newer bands to play We were not the biggest band back then and we needed to do songs for Soundtracks and it was a way to keep really busy and keep our name out there and in the hat
So how much fun was it to write the soundtrack to Phineas and Ferb My kids loved that when they were youngerIt was pretty cool I guess we did not know how big that series was going to be it became pretty
insane how awesome of a show it became and how much people would love it
If you could pick any song in the world that Bowling for Soup could of written what would it be Actually I would probably say Staceyrsquos Mom we do a cover of it and we used to do shows and people would ask to hear Staceyrsquos Mom and we were thought of the band that wrote it We do cover it live we used to break peoples heart by saying it was not our song but then when started playing it live If we did write it we would be getting all the Cadillac and Dr Pepper money it is on adverts over here Oh ok I did not know that it is not over here We just get the credit for it not the money Thatrsquos not good Yeah they are laughing all the way to the bank
Your video of 1985 I love you in heels and a skirt by the way how much fun was that to make It was shot in one day wasnrsquot itIt was one of the biggest budgets that we had for a video it was fun I mean just doing all the different scenes and all that yeah it was a whole day work we got up in the morning and I think we wrapped that up around 10 or 11 at night But it was fun It was a really good video Thank you
My favourite video of yours was Punk Rock 101 I love the concept of the boot camp I mean I still wear the same stuff even though I am like old and I still live the punk rock life I have been made fun of for this like foreverhelliphellip I wear Vans Black band tees all the time How does it feel that your music can make people like me feel so much better about themselvesOh that is awesome it is a really good feeling I mean we never set out to conquer the world or anything we just wanted to be in a band and have fun together all that other stuff is a bonus and it is an honour when people tell us stuff like that it is really cool I am pleased that you have done it
A few Simple Plan questions you are good friends with themAh yeah itrsquos been a while since we have seen or
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heard from any of those guys so yeah its been quite a while it would be nice to do a show or two with them
Can you tell me any funny stories form the 20056 Star Jam tour with themThere was an incident when a dressing room got pretty trashed we ah broke a couple of tables and threw a refrigerator of the balcony can I know who actually did that Was it Pierre Well it was a combination few of us it was a really fun time
I have seen the song that they sang for you on youtube I think it was at a soundcheck did you go drinking with them that nightYes I think we did every night
I have to ask the mention of Simple Plan in From the Roof Tops was that just a shout out to friends Yeah pretty much That was great all the SP fans were happy about that Nice
This is more of a Jaret question he was involved in Man of the Hour do you know anything about that I think it was just one of those things that happened it was kind of a running joke I donrsquot think that Man of the Hour actually ever did anything musically I mean I donrsquot really know to be honest with you it was kind of a running joke
A friend of mine called Domi that runs the simpleplancz site which is the biggest information site for Simple Plan fans she wants to know why you guys tour the UK but not the European continent You know that is something I knew the answer to myself Ah we have done had a couple of tours in Europe but there are so many places that we did not go like Italy or Spain I thought we had always done well in Germany and places like that but we never really went to those markets We did an Avril Lavigne tour there which was really good then went back to do some shows on our own but then we just never went back I really wish that I knew the answer to that myself She lives in the Czech Republic but travels to other places to see bands Yeah we never really went to Eastern Europe we
played on show in Moscow that is as far as that way we have gone
Fav SP album I am not really sure I donrsquot know their names but have them on my ipod How about your favourite song I donrsquot know really I have them all on my ipod and I just play them I donrsquot look at CDrsquos I just play musically digitally I donrsquot know if that makes me look really bad to be honest I listen to a lot of bands like Maiden and stuff but I canrsquot tell you the names of their songs
So I was then going to ask what Simple Plan song you would like to cover but you probably donrsquot know that name of it Is there anything else that you can tell me about the relationship between BFS and SPIt has been too long since we have seen them it is
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has been quite a few years so yeah
SP are coming out to Australia to play Warped a band I do promotion for called Call the Shots are touring you should check them out so I will be doing a few of the Warped shows
When you come out to Australia will you have a meet and greet at your sidewaveSure we will yeah we just usually chill out and hang out after the shows Great I canrsquot wait
Think I have asked all the questions that I had planned I am really glad I got this chance to chat with you Keep up the great workI Iove the new Album probably more than your others which is unusual for me itrsquos usually the other way around but as you said you have not changed at all Yeah we are pretty proud of the new one we actually tried to make every song as good as the first one on the Album We did not write a few good
ones and then a bunch of songs that were fillers we wanted a really good album from start to finish
I think From the Roof Tops is probably my favourite and what I like about it also is my teenagers really like it and they donrsquot like your older stuff as much and I think they are just over my kinda music they are branching out a bit
Well thanks Chris I am really happy I got to chat to you I look forward to meeting you when you come Down Under Thanks a lot ChrisIt was great thanks Jen I will catch you later
SPS 27
pledgemusicWhatrsquos it all about
Written by MaddieBirkett
PledgeMusic is fast becoming a way for musicians and bands to produce their work the way they want with
needed funds except the whole monetary value is supported by fans There are perks of course apart from seeing your favourite band release another album The artists will offer rewards such as signed photographs a download of the CD and even more epic things like Skype sessions
One of PledgeMusicrsquos sayings is ldquoFans donrsquot need more ways to buy ndash they need more reasonsrdquo In fact Bowling For Soup have used Pledge quite a bit recently They have just reached 100 funds needed for their new greatest hits album but you can still donate and receive the awesome rewards Just head here
PledgeMusic works in a way that brings the artists and fans together to enhance and share the music experience Along the way fans may be asked and have a vote of album cover art or album names fans may even get to hear the album exclusively before itrsquos releasedWhy many artists use Pledge is because
it is just like having a record deal all of the positives and benefits that is but it also means artists get the final say and remain in control of their work no decisions are made for them Pledge also provides help and expertise to artists in order to help them achieve their goals and complete projects
PledgeMusic is also recognised by major music charts giving artists that extra boost when they release their new work
Not only are you helping your favourite artist and your CD player yoursquore also helping charities A certain amount of donations also contributes to certain charities
If you want to know more about this innovative website and project check out their site and find a band worth helping out at httpwwwpledgemusiccom
It turns out that may donations occur from people who werenrsquot even fans of the artist but were just discovering them then
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Check out the Bowling for Soup Profile on Pledge Music httpwwwpledgemusiccomartistsbowlingforsoup
SPS 29
BOWLING FOR SOUPand
By Jen justjenrees
Bowling for Soup did some work with Disney including the following
They wrote and sang the Phineas and Ferb theme song ldquoToday is Gonna Be a Great Dayrdquo
They had animated cameos in some episodes of Phineas and Ferb
BFS also wrote and sang the Phineus and Ferb Winter Vacation theme song
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Theme SongTherersquos a hundred and four days of summer vacationThen school comes along just to end itSo the annual problem for our generationIs finding a good way to spend itLike maybeBuilding a rocket or fighting a mummyOr climbing up the Eiffel TowerDiscovering something that doesnrsquot exist Or giving a monkey a showerSurfing tidal waves creating nanobotsOr locating Frankensteinrsquos brain Finding a Dodo bird painting a continentOr driving our sister insane As you can seeTherersquos a whole lot of stuff to do before school starts this fall So stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it allSo stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it all
They also did a cover of ldquoThe Bare Necessitiesrdquo for Disneymania 3
released in 2005
The band performed the song ldquoThe Greatest Dayrdquo for the movie
Max Keeblersquos Big Move
For Sky High the 2005 Super Hero Movie they sang the song ldquoI Melt
With Yourdquo
SPS 31
AlbumLunch Drunk Love
Release DateSeptember 10th 2013
Written byReddick Ryan Hamilton
Length301
Lyric VideoWatch it here This song is great It is about how
opposites attract and how that does not matter as love is love
I really like the way it takes a serious issue of a relationship that seems doomed and portrays it in a fun way I agree with the thought that people should followtheir heart and not worry about what everyone else is thinking Of course the reference to Simple Plan is pretty sweet Our dudes do often rock all black
Bowling For Souprsquos
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She hates my friends my friends hate herTakes all my time makes me late for work
Shersquos got another guys name tattooed on her assMy mom and dad say wersquore moving too fast
She doesnrsquot like my band but the stickers on her carShe likes Star Trek but I prefer Star Wars
Kissed me deadly but she makes me aliveShersquos the opposite of everything I need in my life
But when you know you know
ChorusHave you ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftopsEver been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops
I watch TV and she reads booksWhen bampches talk to me they get dirty looks from her
She really doesnrsquot mind when I drink my beerAnd I really donrsquot care if she wears underwear
I rock all black and she canrsquot standThat I dress like the dudes in Simple Plan
Shersquos all wrong but itrsquos alrightShe can be all wrong right by my side
Cause when you know you know
Chorus
Follow your heart fampk everybody else x8Ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops x4
SPS 33
album review
bowling for soup lsquolunch drunk loversquo
If you know me at all you would know that I am a Bowling for Soup fan When I heard
that they were doing a new album their 12th I was pretty happy Then I looked into the
Pledge idea and immediately signed up to pledge my support I loved getting all their
updates and I loved know that I was helping them out with their album We received
the album before anyone else as well as snippets of info It was totally worth it
One of the reasons that I love BFS is that they have not changed over the last 20
years they have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have though
of them This is so true for this album and I laughed out loud when I heard the chorus
of track one ldquoWe are not here to change the world wersquore here to laugh at othersrdquo I knew
that this album would be true to BFS form of previous releases See the video here
Track two called lsquoSince we Broke uprdquo is really
catchy They played this live at Soundwaveand the crowd loved it I love the amusing lyrics for example
Since we broke upIrsquove been throwing lots of heatAnd all the girls are checking me outSince we broke up All my bills are paidAnd therersquos cheddar in my checking account
This is a break up song with a difference looking at the positives of breaking up rather than the negatives Watch the video herehttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=nlKU40dtvoI
The next track is a definite favourite of mine I love songs that encourage people to be themselves and this is one of the best I can identify with this song as at my age I have now learnt to be true to myself (Real) and I am never going to change I wish that I could write a letter to my 13 year old self and include this song to help me get through my teens Wait not just my teens but up until I turned 40 I often sing this in my head when people are trying to change me by saying ldquoyou canrsquot wear thatrdquo Or ldquoYou canrsquot say that ldquo I like the use of the word Perfect for obvious reasons I like the lyrics
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I could never live up toThe man thatrsquos in your head
You want the guy from the notebookBut you got me instead
And I never was the hip kidI always use words like hip
Judas Priest on my walkmanWhen culture club was the sht
Check out the music video that has real BFS fans in it and is pretty funny httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=unNRS9kr8rE
The fourth Song on the album that mentions our fav band is discussed on another
page The only cover on this album is track lsquoCirclersquo was written by Edie Brickell and
New Bohemians Jaret sang this live in the Melbourne sidewave and captivated the audience There were three other songs
that really stood out for me were lsquoNormal Chicksrsquo I mean a guy singing about seeing
his girlfriend in the morning without make up and says you are pretty when you just donrsquot
care is pretty greatCheck out the lyric video here httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=QMM4uCRxAq4
I listen to track 7 ldquo I am waking up todayrsquo a lot when I need to focus on changing my
mind set I woke up about 12 years ago with the way my marriage was not working and I am glad that I did I can still associate
this song with waking up and get rid of the negative thoughts on my mind Worth
listening to and checking this out httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=UkL3Q9TvUzI
Thought I better mention my sons favourite song on this album lsquoCouple of Daysrsquo that we all can associate with I mean who does not want to escape to a sunny place that no one ever goes See the lyric video here httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=tDq15fwV0mg
ldquoThey have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have thought of themrdquo
I was pretty hyped about this Album being part of it made it more special I guess What I was not anticipating was it would be my favourite BFS to date bring on the next one I say I look forward to the Greatest Hits that they are doing through Pledge Music again this time it is their greatest hits not the old record company doing it without their permission If you have not got this album yet do yourself a favour and get it on itunes
Song LiST 1 Critically Disdained2 Since We Broke Up3 Real4 From the Rooftops5 Circle (Edie Brickell amp New Bohemians cover)6 Normal Chicks7 I Am Waking Up Today8 Couple of Days9 And I Think You Like Me Too10 Envy11 How Far Can This Go12 Right About Now13 Kevin Weaver
SPS 35
bowling
for soup
19851985 was released on July 27th 2004
Although this song is best known as a Bowling for Soup song it was written
by the band SR-71 good friends of Jaret It reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 It is a single released off the Album A Hangover you donrsquot Deserve
The song 1985 is about Debbie a girl that didnrsquot achieved all her dreams of when she was young as these lyrics suggest ldquoHer dreams went out the doorWhen she turned twenty fourOnly been with one manWhat happenrsquo to her planrdquo
The song has detailed references to the culture of the 80rsquos The part in the music video where Debbie is dancing on a car is a reference to
Here I Go Again a White Snake song The line that states that she did not know that George was gay is about George Michael from Wham The questioning of Motley Crue (since when had they become classic rock) is about the addition of glam metal bands like them that were added to the rotation on classic rock radio stations When the lyrics say that she is wondering who is the lead singer of Van Halen is about Sammy Hagar replacing David Lee Roth The lyrics also mention the MTV music station as they have been criticized for adding in so many TV reality shows There are so many more take a listen to find out more
Bands that are mentioned in this song are Durran Durran u2 Blondie Nirvana Bon Jovi Wham Limp Bizkit and Bruce Sprinsteen Other culture references are of popular movies of that time The Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink and St Elmorsquos Fire
36 SPS
bowling
for soup
1985 Bruce Springsteen Madonna
Way before Nirvana There was u2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shersquos uncool Cause shersquos still preoccupied
With 19 19 1985
Woohoohoo (1985)
Woohoohoo
Shersquos seen all the classics She knows every line
Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink Even Saint Elmorsquos Fire
She rocked out to Wham Not a big Limp Bizkit fan Thought shersquod get a hand
On a member of Duran Duran
You can see the official video here
Written by Vitoria and Jen
CoMMenTS BY Jen I love this song as it has
so many references from when I was a teenager I love through the 80rsquos as a teen and loved all those
movies I liked some of the bands but not all of them It reminded me of all my dreams as a teen I was
luckier than Debbie though as I am quite happy with my
life Thjs is my fav Bowling for Soup song to hear live
and of course the music video is hilarious To see
them take off Robert Palmer is so funny
SPS 37
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquoBowling for Souprsquos song Almost
was released on January 4th 2005 It placed 46th in the
uS Top 100 It is from the album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve
This song is about a man who almost had most things that he seemed to want It is a song about remorse with him looking back and regretting not doing things On the other hand some of the things that he Almost did were not good things Makes me wonder about the choices I have made and things that Almost happened to me
Check the video of the song here
38 SPS
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquo
AlmostI almost got drunk at school at 14
Where I almost made out with the homecoming queenWho almost went on to be Miss Texas
But lost to a slut with much bigger breastsI almost dropped out to move to LA
Where I was almost famous for almost a day
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost loved youI almost wished u wouldrsquove loved me too
I almost held up a grocery storeWhere I almost did 5 years and then 7 more
Cuz I almost got popped for a fight with a thugCuz he almost made off with a bunch of the drugs
That I almost got hooked on cuz you ran awayAnd I wish I woulda had the nerve to ask you to stay
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me too
Here I go thinking about all the things I couldrsquove doneIrsquom gonna need a forklift cuz all the baggage weighs a ton
I know we had our problems I canrsquot remember one
I almost forgot to say something elseAnd if I cant fit it in Irsquoll keep it all to myselfI almost wrote a song about you today
But I tore it all up and then I threw it away
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
And I almost had you [x3]
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me tooSPS 39
high
school never
ends
Watch the Music video here
High School Never Ends was the first single from their ninth album lsquoThe Great Burrito Extortion Casersquo and
was released on September 19 2006 The song is about the frustration of graduating from high school and seeing that life after school is very similar to how it was in high school
The music video shows us flashbacks to when the band were in high school and how they were bullied It then shows various members of the band getting their revenge in similar manners It also makes many references to celebrities in the lyrics including Mary-Kate Olsen Jessica Simpson Bill Gates Reese Witherspoon Jack Black Brad Pitt Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Reese WitherspoonShersquos the prom queenBill GatesCaptain of the chess teamJack Black the clownBrad Pitt the quarterbackIrsquove seen it all beforeI want my money back
The song has been featured on an episode of the TV show lsquoMy Name Is Earlrsquo Part of the song is also featured on commercials for Beauty and the Geek and also the movie 17 Again The song got to number 40 on the uK Singles Chart A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney which altered the lyrics throughout to make them more suitable for kids
The whole damn world is just as obsessedWith wholsquos the best dressed and wholsquos having sexWholsquos got the money who gets the honeysWholsquos kinda cute and wholsquos just a messAnd you still donrsquot have the right lookAnd you donrsquot have the right friendsNothing changes but the faces the names and the trendsHigh school never ends
40 SPS
high
school never
ends
SPS 41
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
42 SPS
girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
44 SPS
American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
50 SPS
Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
52 SPS
Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
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Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
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Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
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What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
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Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
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1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
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May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
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14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
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Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
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Bowling for Soup have stayed true to their Punk Rock origins They have ignored their critics and have just kept on writing songs that their fans love They are fantastic to see live and their music videos are very clever This year they are once again teamed up with Pledge music to rerecord all their greatest hits that their fans actually want The least greatest hits album was released by their oldrecord company without Bowling for Soups permission
Bowling for Soup love photos of them in water
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SIMPLE PLAN AND BOWLING FOR SOUPBy Jen justjenrees
2005ndash2006 StarJam and The Great Burrito Extortion Case
Bowling for Soup supported Simple Plan on the Star Jam Tour in 2005 Their setlist was Almost Trucker Hat Girls all the Bad Guys want 1985 Punk Rock 101 I Melt with YouThey also supported Simple Plan on the Star Jam tour in 2006 with Quitedrive and Army of Freshmen
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On this tour Seb kept telling people that there was a new band called Man of the Hour Seb saidldquoWe were on tour a long long time ago with Bowling For Soup We kept telling people for no reason that we had a band called lsquoMan Of The Hourrsquo So it was me Pierre our singer Jaret from BFS our merch guy who doesnrsquot play any music at all and we kept telling people that we were going to get signed So after all that when we started doing radio we decided to call it the Man Of The Hour showrdquoScene magazine September 2013
Bowling for Soup is reported to be one of Chuckrsquos Favourite bands
In 2008 Simple Plan referenced Bowling for Soup in a song that
they made up during a concert in Texas Watch this here
Photo of Simple Plan Bowling for Soup and Switchfoot In 2006
Photo credit to Simpleplancz
Domi from spcz also noticed in the Bowling for Soup video My Wena that the speakers in it has Man of the Hour written on it Check it out here
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FACT FILEJaret Reddick
LIFeJaret Ray Reddick was born in Grapevine Texas He is Bowling for Soup frontman and guitarist
He is the youngest of six children with four sisters and a brother He attended to Cunningham Elementary School Wichita Falls Texas He graduated from SH Rider High School in Wichita Falls In high school he played snare drum in the marching band Jaret has degrees in business management and
psychology from Midwestern State university in Wichita Falls
Jaret has a tattoo sleeve on his right arm inspired by many games It includes a Rubiks Cube a Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone jacks Monopolyrsquos Rich uncle Pennybags and Operationrsquos Cavity Sam He just had a Mr Potato Head added to the collection
He has owned a chain of toy stores while he worked on getting his music career off the ground He lives in just outside of Denton Texas
BeFORe FAMeHe played snare drum in SH Rider High Schoolrsquos marching band
TRIVIA FACTHe has also performed in the bands Jarinus People on Vacation and The Boster
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His birth name is Jaret Von Erich
He plays a Music Man Axis guitar that has a flag of Texas design on it
FAMILY LIFeHe has two children Emma and Jack with Melissa Reddick
ASSOCIATeD WITHHe has done voice acting with Vincent Martella in the award-winning animated series Phineas and Ferb
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FACT FILEChris Burney
Chris Burney born on May 25th 1969 in Wichita Falls Texas uSA is the
guitarist (plays a Les Paul) for Bowling for Soup He graduated from Midwestern State university in Physical Education in 1993 He has a three-year-old French bulldog named Sherman Mabobber
Burney Chris is proud of his extensive DVD collection and is a guns and ammo enthusiast Some of Burneyrsquos favorite TV shows to watch are Rescue Me Lost the Shield HBOrsquos Band of Brothers Robot Chicken Family Guy and King of the Hill
Written by imjustakid17 and justjenrees
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When Chris is not on the road he enjoys a game of PGA Tour Golf coupled with double Jack Daniels and Diet Coke Chris has extensive tattoo work done most notably a tattoo sleeve on his left arm which features various cereal mascots (Tony the Tiger Toucan Sam etc) The text ldquocereal killerrdquo appears on the arm Chris is also missing a front tooth
Along with lead singer Jaret Reddick who he met in high school were influenced by heavy metal music of bands such as Quiet Riot Ratt and Moumltley Cruumle and also by the punk rock of the Ramones and later Green Day Burney owned a Wichita Falls coffeehouse ldquoThe Refugerdquo
with a music stage and played there with his first band ldquoThe Persecutedrdquo where he and Reddick met future bassist Erik Chandler and drummer Gary Wiseman in the early 1990s (Wiseman wouldnrsquot join until 1998) Burney and Chandler soon formed the band Folkadots while Wiseman formed Gary amp the Wiseman Burney and Chandler along with Morrill also formed the band Slaw Not too long after Jaret Reddick and Lance Morrill formed coolfork which Chris Burney later joined Just a few months later after forming a band called Rubberneck they took the name Bowling for Soup in 1994
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FACT FILEerik chandler
Erik Chandler was born on December 22 1974 in Henrietta Texas uSA He is a
founding member of Bowling for Soup He plays that bass as well as writing lyrics He also is the back up vocalist
He has released his solo EP titled Writing the WrongsTrack 1 Tonightrsquos the NightTrack 2 Push the PedalTrack 3 Hold it TogetherTrack 4 Malibu Classic
He appeared as himself in the movies Accidently Famous and Punk Rock
Holocaust He also appeared on TV shows Jimmy Kimmel Love and Live with Kelly and Michael
Erik supported Patent Pending in 2013 in their tour of the uK Check out one of the songs here
Written by Luke and Jen
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FACT FILEgary wiseman
Gary Wiseman born January 6 1979 in Tyler Texas uSA is the
drummer for Bowling for Soup Gary played marching band and symphonic before hooking up with rockers Bowling for Soup His sound ldquois awesome for rock really loud cutting and durable which is cool because Irsquom often playing very hardrdquo He had also formed his own band called Gary amp the Wiseman His solo band has a self-titled album (Gary and the Wiseman) with 13 songs on the record totalling in about 40 minutes The titles of the tracks are1 Room2 Now3 N204 Big Losers5 Remember6 StaceyDC7 Had Enough8 My Girl9 Time10 Breakaway 11 Retention12 Social Signs13 Instrumental Rockfest
You can buy a Gary Bobble head here
See an interview here with Gary about the album Love Drunk Lunch
Written by Kelly and Jen
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SPS 21
Super Intimate Exclusive
INTERVIEWwith CHRIS from
By Jen Rees Photos by Inside Edge
I was fortunate to catch up with Chris from Bowling for Soup and have a chat about their new album and their friendship with Simple Plan
Always a pleasure to interview band members and to interview Chris via Skype was awesome due to me being such a huge fan
Hi Chris thanks for the chance to catch up with you I am looking forward to seeing you when you come to Australia for Soundwave Are you doing a sidewave Yeah we are we will do one with Zebrahead Awesome I will def be at that
I have heaps of questions for you How did you get involved in the Pledge ProjectI donrsquot really know the whole story of it but I know that we were getting ready to do a new album and we were going to put it out ourselves Through our management they had heard of Pledge Music we really didnrsquot want to do a kick starter we wanted to do something that is more Pledge music is all about music you actually have a person like an AampR person that advises you on rewards and stuff Itrsquos not just like sitting in front of your computer like Kickstarter it is a little more involved It is a little more organized as far as music is concerned That is a little ad for Pledge music haha
All the Pledgers got a message from Jaret asking us if we were interested in doing the Pledge thing again and our answer was yes What are you planning on doingWe are working on two new albums here in the near future we are going to do a covers album and we are also going to rerecord our greatest hits I think we may do that outside of pledge music and after that we will do a new album(Since this interview BFS changed their minds and are do the greatest hits with Pledge)
Chris What made you want to play music when you were youngIt is really kinda funny like I was more the athlete in high school and I guess that when that was all over I always listened to music I am an old Metal head I listened to Iron Maiden and Slayer and stuff like that but towards the end of high school I started hanging out with people that were in bands and
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stuff I was the guy that carried their stuff around for them and set up their equipment and everything and this was before I could play a guitar the group of guys that I hung out with when I was with them I picked up a guitar and taught myself how to play it
Wow awesome Who were your original inspira-tionsBack when I was not a very good guitar player it was hard core and metal and stuff like that There was a band called DRI a band called The Crumb Suckers and you know just metal in general To be honest with you the bands that I hung out with friends of mine I guess From the time that I started playing the Guitar I was always in bands and played 3 or 4 chord punk rock
What do you think that you would be doing now if you were not in a bandThat is a tough question I have a degree in Social work and Sociology and I did teach special Ed for a while and I donrsquot know if that was what I wanted to do It has been so long since that I have had to find work and all that so it is hard to know what I
would do I am thinking about it all the time I am constantly looking for something to do I worked in a bar business for a while tending and managing and stuff like that but I donrsquot know if that is what would want to do either Hopefully I would have found something to do that I enjoyed so I would not of hate my life So I really donrsquot know what I would be doing if I was not doing this
Well I am glad that you are doing what you are doing In Australia we have many pop punk bands that are
continued on next page
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breaking up what is your secret so that you can keep your band together for so long Is it that you are such good friendsIt is that but also we have been lucky as we have not had to try to change what we do like the thing that some people criticize us for is one of the things that we think is good about what we do The fact that all our albums sound the same pretty much we never really had a direction change with what we do we have always just kept it the same we are not out there struggling to find who we are We just stand true to whatever we are Which is great
Sorry a very clicheacuted question what is the story behind the name Bowling for Soup There was a Comedian Steve Martin was had an album called A Wide and Crazy Guy he had a joke on their about a tv show he was developing called Bowling for Sht so originally that is what we were but then we realized that our grandmothers would not appreciate us being in a band called Bowling for Sht so we changed it
I have heard that you guys donrsquot have a set list when you play that you just play whatever you feel like Is that true Our last tour of the UK is the first time that we ever used a set list We were playing over two hours and it was a little bit confusing and we were on a time schedule a pretty strict time schedule each night so we needed to have a little bit of a structure in the show
Yeah that is fair Chris When you play live do you ever change the lyrics of songsThat is more a Jaret Question I think sometimes he forgets the lyrics and problem sometimes goes lalahelliphellip Sometimes if it is topical he will change the lyrics here and there I think the Jonas Brothers movie was changed to the One Direction movie on the UK tour haha
What was the first song you learned to playThe first song I learnt to play on the guitar was probably just this little 12 bar blues rift Me and my buddy would sit there and try and solo he
would play it I would play it and it was just terrible probably the worst thing anyone ever heard Glad there is no recording of it out there As far as a song goes I would try and throw out some old Rush The Temples of Syrinx was one of the first songs that I learnt I tried to play along with Rush but not very well
How many guitars do you ownLetrsquos see Irsquove got Four Electric guitars thatrsquos really it I am not a guitar collector I donrsquot even own an acoustic I had one but it was just sitting around my bedroom so I gave it away to a friend who wanted to learn how to play
What are some things in life that annoy youJust dickheads really I have a pretty long fuse I guess people just being dicks in generalI agree
What do you think about bands like One Direction They toured here last year and people complained as they could not hear them play because of all the fan girls screaming RighthellipIt is just one of those things there are always going to acts and bands like that always going to be a need for bands likes that in some weird way like Hansen the Jonas Brothers I guess it is necessary I am not a fan I canrsquot tell you if I could recognize one of their songs It is not my bag but there is a place for everything I guess
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What do you think about on line music sharingIt is just the way things are now it would be nice if there was a way of selling music rather than people just take it it is just the way it is so we just have to accept it we really have to embrace it and give music out for free sometimes as people are going to just take it
That is what I liked about the Pledge project as you knew that we were all going to pay for it Yeah but other people they donrsquot and I guess we just have to hear it I guess just like a photographer Yeah you can use it as well I guess it is a tool for bands to get their music out there
How did you guys get involved in writing songs for DisneyThat probably happened way back in the day when we went to South by South West I guess they were looking for newer bands to play We were not the biggest band back then and we needed to do songs for Soundtracks and it was a way to keep really busy and keep our name out there and in the hat
So how much fun was it to write the soundtrack to Phineas and Ferb My kids loved that when they were youngerIt was pretty cool I guess we did not know how big that series was going to be it became pretty
insane how awesome of a show it became and how much people would love it
If you could pick any song in the world that Bowling for Soup could of written what would it be Actually I would probably say Staceyrsquos Mom we do a cover of it and we used to do shows and people would ask to hear Staceyrsquos Mom and we were thought of the band that wrote it We do cover it live we used to break peoples heart by saying it was not our song but then when started playing it live If we did write it we would be getting all the Cadillac and Dr Pepper money it is on adverts over here Oh ok I did not know that it is not over here We just get the credit for it not the money Thatrsquos not good Yeah they are laughing all the way to the bank
Your video of 1985 I love you in heels and a skirt by the way how much fun was that to make It was shot in one day wasnrsquot itIt was one of the biggest budgets that we had for a video it was fun I mean just doing all the different scenes and all that yeah it was a whole day work we got up in the morning and I think we wrapped that up around 10 or 11 at night But it was fun It was a really good video Thank you
My favourite video of yours was Punk Rock 101 I love the concept of the boot camp I mean I still wear the same stuff even though I am like old and I still live the punk rock life I have been made fun of for this like foreverhelliphellip I wear Vans Black band tees all the time How does it feel that your music can make people like me feel so much better about themselvesOh that is awesome it is a really good feeling I mean we never set out to conquer the world or anything we just wanted to be in a band and have fun together all that other stuff is a bonus and it is an honour when people tell us stuff like that it is really cool I am pleased that you have done it
A few Simple Plan questions you are good friends with themAh yeah itrsquos been a while since we have seen or
continued on next page SPS 25
heard from any of those guys so yeah its been quite a while it would be nice to do a show or two with them
Can you tell me any funny stories form the 20056 Star Jam tour with themThere was an incident when a dressing room got pretty trashed we ah broke a couple of tables and threw a refrigerator of the balcony can I know who actually did that Was it Pierre Well it was a combination few of us it was a really fun time
I have seen the song that they sang for you on youtube I think it was at a soundcheck did you go drinking with them that nightYes I think we did every night
I have to ask the mention of Simple Plan in From the Roof Tops was that just a shout out to friends Yeah pretty much That was great all the SP fans were happy about that Nice
This is more of a Jaret question he was involved in Man of the Hour do you know anything about that I think it was just one of those things that happened it was kind of a running joke I donrsquot think that Man of the Hour actually ever did anything musically I mean I donrsquot really know to be honest with you it was kind of a running joke
A friend of mine called Domi that runs the simpleplancz site which is the biggest information site for Simple Plan fans she wants to know why you guys tour the UK but not the European continent You know that is something I knew the answer to myself Ah we have done had a couple of tours in Europe but there are so many places that we did not go like Italy or Spain I thought we had always done well in Germany and places like that but we never really went to those markets We did an Avril Lavigne tour there which was really good then went back to do some shows on our own but then we just never went back I really wish that I knew the answer to that myself She lives in the Czech Republic but travels to other places to see bands Yeah we never really went to Eastern Europe we
played on show in Moscow that is as far as that way we have gone
Fav SP album I am not really sure I donrsquot know their names but have them on my ipod How about your favourite song I donrsquot know really I have them all on my ipod and I just play them I donrsquot look at CDrsquos I just play musically digitally I donrsquot know if that makes me look really bad to be honest I listen to a lot of bands like Maiden and stuff but I canrsquot tell you the names of their songs
So I was then going to ask what Simple Plan song you would like to cover but you probably donrsquot know that name of it Is there anything else that you can tell me about the relationship between BFS and SPIt has been too long since we have seen them it is
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has been quite a few years so yeah
SP are coming out to Australia to play Warped a band I do promotion for called Call the Shots are touring you should check them out so I will be doing a few of the Warped shows
When you come out to Australia will you have a meet and greet at your sidewaveSure we will yeah we just usually chill out and hang out after the shows Great I canrsquot wait
Think I have asked all the questions that I had planned I am really glad I got this chance to chat with you Keep up the great workI Iove the new Album probably more than your others which is unusual for me itrsquos usually the other way around but as you said you have not changed at all Yeah we are pretty proud of the new one we actually tried to make every song as good as the first one on the Album We did not write a few good
ones and then a bunch of songs that were fillers we wanted a really good album from start to finish
I think From the Roof Tops is probably my favourite and what I like about it also is my teenagers really like it and they donrsquot like your older stuff as much and I think they are just over my kinda music they are branching out a bit
Well thanks Chris I am really happy I got to chat to you I look forward to meeting you when you come Down Under Thanks a lot ChrisIt was great thanks Jen I will catch you later
SPS 27
pledgemusicWhatrsquos it all about
Written by MaddieBirkett
PledgeMusic is fast becoming a way for musicians and bands to produce their work the way they want with
needed funds except the whole monetary value is supported by fans There are perks of course apart from seeing your favourite band release another album The artists will offer rewards such as signed photographs a download of the CD and even more epic things like Skype sessions
One of PledgeMusicrsquos sayings is ldquoFans donrsquot need more ways to buy ndash they need more reasonsrdquo In fact Bowling For Soup have used Pledge quite a bit recently They have just reached 100 funds needed for their new greatest hits album but you can still donate and receive the awesome rewards Just head here
PledgeMusic works in a way that brings the artists and fans together to enhance and share the music experience Along the way fans may be asked and have a vote of album cover art or album names fans may even get to hear the album exclusively before itrsquos releasedWhy many artists use Pledge is because
it is just like having a record deal all of the positives and benefits that is but it also means artists get the final say and remain in control of their work no decisions are made for them Pledge also provides help and expertise to artists in order to help them achieve their goals and complete projects
PledgeMusic is also recognised by major music charts giving artists that extra boost when they release their new work
Not only are you helping your favourite artist and your CD player yoursquore also helping charities A certain amount of donations also contributes to certain charities
If you want to know more about this innovative website and project check out their site and find a band worth helping out at httpwwwpledgemusiccom
It turns out that may donations occur from people who werenrsquot even fans of the artist but were just discovering them then
28 SPS
Check out the Bowling for Soup Profile on Pledge Music httpwwwpledgemusiccomartistsbowlingforsoup
SPS 29
BOWLING FOR SOUPand
By Jen justjenrees
Bowling for Soup did some work with Disney including the following
They wrote and sang the Phineas and Ferb theme song ldquoToday is Gonna Be a Great Dayrdquo
They had animated cameos in some episodes of Phineas and Ferb
BFS also wrote and sang the Phineus and Ferb Winter Vacation theme song
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Theme SongTherersquos a hundred and four days of summer vacationThen school comes along just to end itSo the annual problem for our generationIs finding a good way to spend itLike maybeBuilding a rocket or fighting a mummyOr climbing up the Eiffel TowerDiscovering something that doesnrsquot exist Or giving a monkey a showerSurfing tidal waves creating nanobotsOr locating Frankensteinrsquos brain Finding a Dodo bird painting a continentOr driving our sister insane As you can seeTherersquos a whole lot of stuff to do before school starts this fall So stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it allSo stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it all
They also did a cover of ldquoThe Bare Necessitiesrdquo for Disneymania 3
released in 2005
The band performed the song ldquoThe Greatest Dayrdquo for the movie
Max Keeblersquos Big Move
For Sky High the 2005 Super Hero Movie they sang the song ldquoI Melt
With Yourdquo
SPS 31
AlbumLunch Drunk Love
Release DateSeptember 10th 2013
Written byReddick Ryan Hamilton
Length301
Lyric VideoWatch it here This song is great It is about how
opposites attract and how that does not matter as love is love
I really like the way it takes a serious issue of a relationship that seems doomed and portrays it in a fun way I agree with the thought that people should followtheir heart and not worry about what everyone else is thinking Of course the reference to Simple Plan is pretty sweet Our dudes do often rock all black
Bowling For Souprsquos
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She hates my friends my friends hate herTakes all my time makes me late for work
Shersquos got another guys name tattooed on her assMy mom and dad say wersquore moving too fast
She doesnrsquot like my band but the stickers on her carShe likes Star Trek but I prefer Star Wars
Kissed me deadly but she makes me aliveShersquos the opposite of everything I need in my life
But when you know you know
ChorusHave you ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftopsEver been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops
I watch TV and she reads booksWhen bampches talk to me they get dirty looks from her
She really doesnrsquot mind when I drink my beerAnd I really donrsquot care if she wears underwear
I rock all black and she canrsquot standThat I dress like the dudes in Simple Plan
Shersquos all wrong but itrsquos alrightShe can be all wrong right by my side
Cause when you know you know
Chorus
Follow your heart fampk everybody else x8Ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops x4
SPS 33
album review
bowling for soup lsquolunch drunk loversquo
If you know me at all you would know that I am a Bowling for Soup fan When I heard
that they were doing a new album their 12th I was pretty happy Then I looked into the
Pledge idea and immediately signed up to pledge my support I loved getting all their
updates and I loved know that I was helping them out with their album We received
the album before anyone else as well as snippets of info It was totally worth it
One of the reasons that I love BFS is that they have not changed over the last 20
years they have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have though
of them This is so true for this album and I laughed out loud when I heard the chorus
of track one ldquoWe are not here to change the world wersquore here to laugh at othersrdquo I knew
that this album would be true to BFS form of previous releases See the video here
Track two called lsquoSince we Broke uprdquo is really
catchy They played this live at Soundwaveand the crowd loved it I love the amusing lyrics for example
Since we broke upIrsquove been throwing lots of heatAnd all the girls are checking me outSince we broke up All my bills are paidAnd therersquos cheddar in my checking account
This is a break up song with a difference looking at the positives of breaking up rather than the negatives Watch the video herehttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=nlKU40dtvoI
The next track is a definite favourite of mine I love songs that encourage people to be themselves and this is one of the best I can identify with this song as at my age I have now learnt to be true to myself (Real) and I am never going to change I wish that I could write a letter to my 13 year old self and include this song to help me get through my teens Wait not just my teens but up until I turned 40 I often sing this in my head when people are trying to change me by saying ldquoyou canrsquot wear thatrdquo Or ldquoYou canrsquot say that ldquo I like the use of the word Perfect for obvious reasons I like the lyrics
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I could never live up toThe man thatrsquos in your head
You want the guy from the notebookBut you got me instead
And I never was the hip kidI always use words like hip
Judas Priest on my walkmanWhen culture club was the sht
Check out the music video that has real BFS fans in it and is pretty funny httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=unNRS9kr8rE
The fourth Song on the album that mentions our fav band is discussed on another
page The only cover on this album is track lsquoCirclersquo was written by Edie Brickell and
New Bohemians Jaret sang this live in the Melbourne sidewave and captivated the audience There were three other songs
that really stood out for me were lsquoNormal Chicksrsquo I mean a guy singing about seeing
his girlfriend in the morning without make up and says you are pretty when you just donrsquot
care is pretty greatCheck out the lyric video here httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=QMM4uCRxAq4
I listen to track 7 ldquo I am waking up todayrsquo a lot when I need to focus on changing my
mind set I woke up about 12 years ago with the way my marriage was not working and I am glad that I did I can still associate
this song with waking up and get rid of the negative thoughts on my mind Worth
listening to and checking this out httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=UkL3Q9TvUzI
Thought I better mention my sons favourite song on this album lsquoCouple of Daysrsquo that we all can associate with I mean who does not want to escape to a sunny place that no one ever goes See the lyric video here httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=tDq15fwV0mg
ldquoThey have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have thought of themrdquo
I was pretty hyped about this Album being part of it made it more special I guess What I was not anticipating was it would be my favourite BFS to date bring on the next one I say I look forward to the Greatest Hits that they are doing through Pledge Music again this time it is their greatest hits not the old record company doing it without their permission If you have not got this album yet do yourself a favour and get it on itunes
Song LiST 1 Critically Disdained2 Since We Broke Up3 Real4 From the Rooftops5 Circle (Edie Brickell amp New Bohemians cover)6 Normal Chicks7 I Am Waking Up Today8 Couple of Days9 And I Think You Like Me Too10 Envy11 How Far Can This Go12 Right About Now13 Kevin Weaver
SPS 35
bowling
for soup
19851985 was released on July 27th 2004
Although this song is best known as a Bowling for Soup song it was written
by the band SR-71 good friends of Jaret It reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 It is a single released off the Album A Hangover you donrsquot Deserve
The song 1985 is about Debbie a girl that didnrsquot achieved all her dreams of when she was young as these lyrics suggest ldquoHer dreams went out the doorWhen she turned twenty fourOnly been with one manWhat happenrsquo to her planrdquo
The song has detailed references to the culture of the 80rsquos The part in the music video where Debbie is dancing on a car is a reference to
Here I Go Again a White Snake song The line that states that she did not know that George was gay is about George Michael from Wham The questioning of Motley Crue (since when had they become classic rock) is about the addition of glam metal bands like them that were added to the rotation on classic rock radio stations When the lyrics say that she is wondering who is the lead singer of Van Halen is about Sammy Hagar replacing David Lee Roth The lyrics also mention the MTV music station as they have been criticized for adding in so many TV reality shows There are so many more take a listen to find out more
Bands that are mentioned in this song are Durran Durran u2 Blondie Nirvana Bon Jovi Wham Limp Bizkit and Bruce Sprinsteen Other culture references are of popular movies of that time The Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink and St Elmorsquos Fire
36 SPS
bowling
for soup
1985 Bruce Springsteen Madonna
Way before Nirvana There was u2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shersquos uncool Cause shersquos still preoccupied
With 19 19 1985
Woohoohoo (1985)
Woohoohoo
Shersquos seen all the classics She knows every line
Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink Even Saint Elmorsquos Fire
She rocked out to Wham Not a big Limp Bizkit fan Thought shersquod get a hand
On a member of Duran Duran
You can see the official video here
Written by Vitoria and Jen
CoMMenTS BY Jen I love this song as it has
so many references from when I was a teenager I love through the 80rsquos as a teen and loved all those
movies I liked some of the bands but not all of them It reminded me of all my dreams as a teen I was
luckier than Debbie though as I am quite happy with my
life Thjs is my fav Bowling for Soup song to hear live
and of course the music video is hilarious To see
them take off Robert Palmer is so funny
SPS 37
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquoBowling for Souprsquos song Almost
was released on January 4th 2005 It placed 46th in the
uS Top 100 It is from the album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve
This song is about a man who almost had most things that he seemed to want It is a song about remorse with him looking back and regretting not doing things On the other hand some of the things that he Almost did were not good things Makes me wonder about the choices I have made and things that Almost happened to me
Check the video of the song here
38 SPS
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquo
AlmostI almost got drunk at school at 14
Where I almost made out with the homecoming queenWho almost went on to be Miss Texas
But lost to a slut with much bigger breastsI almost dropped out to move to LA
Where I was almost famous for almost a day
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost loved youI almost wished u wouldrsquove loved me too
I almost held up a grocery storeWhere I almost did 5 years and then 7 more
Cuz I almost got popped for a fight with a thugCuz he almost made off with a bunch of the drugs
That I almost got hooked on cuz you ran awayAnd I wish I woulda had the nerve to ask you to stay
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me too
Here I go thinking about all the things I couldrsquove doneIrsquom gonna need a forklift cuz all the baggage weighs a ton
I know we had our problems I canrsquot remember one
I almost forgot to say something elseAnd if I cant fit it in Irsquoll keep it all to myselfI almost wrote a song about you today
But I tore it all up and then I threw it away
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
And I almost had you [x3]
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me tooSPS 39
high
school never
ends
Watch the Music video here
High School Never Ends was the first single from their ninth album lsquoThe Great Burrito Extortion Casersquo and
was released on September 19 2006 The song is about the frustration of graduating from high school and seeing that life after school is very similar to how it was in high school
The music video shows us flashbacks to when the band were in high school and how they were bullied It then shows various members of the band getting their revenge in similar manners It also makes many references to celebrities in the lyrics including Mary-Kate Olsen Jessica Simpson Bill Gates Reese Witherspoon Jack Black Brad Pitt Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Reese WitherspoonShersquos the prom queenBill GatesCaptain of the chess teamJack Black the clownBrad Pitt the quarterbackIrsquove seen it all beforeI want my money back
The song has been featured on an episode of the TV show lsquoMy Name Is Earlrsquo Part of the song is also featured on commercials for Beauty and the Geek and also the movie 17 Again The song got to number 40 on the uK Singles Chart A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney which altered the lyrics throughout to make them more suitable for kids
The whole damn world is just as obsessedWith wholsquos the best dressed and wholsquos having sexWholsquos got the money who gets the honeysWholsquos kinda cute and wholsquos just a messAnd you still donrsquot have the right lookAnd you donrsquot have the right friendsNothing changes but the faces the names and the trendsHigh school never ends
40 SPS
high
school never
ends
SPS 41
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
42 SPS
girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
44 SPS
American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
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International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
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Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
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simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
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Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
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Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
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Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
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What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
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Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
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1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
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14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
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Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
SIMPLE PLAN AND BOWLING FOR SOUPBy Jen justjenrees
2005ndash2006 StarJam and The Great Burrito Extortion Case
Bowling for Soup supported Simple Plan on the Star Jam Tour in 2005 Their setlist was Almost Trucker Hat Girls all the Bad Guys want 1985 Punk Rock 101 I Melt with YouThey also supported Simple Plan on the Star Jam tour in 2006 with Quitedrive and Army of Freshmen
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On this tour Seb kept telling people that there was a new band called Man of the Hour Seb saidldquoWe were on tour a long long time ago with Bowling For Soup We kept telling people for no reason that we had a band called lsquoMan Of The Hourrsquo So it was me Pierre our singer Jaret from BFS our merch guy who doesnrsquot play any music at all and we kept telling people that we were going to get signed So after all that when we started doing radio we decided to call it the Man Of The Hour showrdquoScene magazine September 2013
Bowling for Soup is reported to be one of Chuckrsquos Favourite bands
In 2008 Simple Plan referenced Bowling for Soup in a song that
they made up during a concert in Texas Watch this here
Photo of Simple Plan Bowling for Soup and Switchfoot In 2006
Photo credit to Simpleplancz
Domi from spcz also noticed in the Bowling for Soup video My Wena that the speakers in it has Man of the Hour written on it Check it out here
SPS 13
FACT FILEJaret Reddick
LIFeJaret Ray Reddick was born in Grapevine Texas He is Bowling for Soup frontman and guitarist
He is the youngest of six children with four sisters and a brother He attended to Cunningham Elementary School Wichita Falls Texas He graduated from SH Rider High School in Wichita Falls In high school he played snare drum in the marching band Jaret has degrees in business management and
psychology from Midwestern State university in Wichita Falls
Jaret has a tattoo sleeve on his right arm inspired by many games It includes a Rubiks Cube a Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone jacks Monopolyrsquos Rich uncle Pennybags and Operationrsquos Cavity Sam He just had a Mr Potato Head added to the collection
He has owned a chain of toy stores while he worked on getting his music career off the ground He lives in just outside of Denton Texas
BeFORe FAMeHe played snare drum in SH Rider High Schoolrsquos marching band
TRIVIA FACTHe has also performed in the bands Jarinus People on Vacation and The Boster
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His birth name is Jaret Von Erich
He plays a Music Man Axis guitar that has a flag of Texas design on it
FAMILY LIFeHe has two children Emma and Jack with Melissa Reddick
ASSOCIATeD WITHHe has done voice acting with Vincent Martella in the award-winning animated series Phineas and Ferb
SPS 15
FACT FILEChris Burney
Chris Burney born on May 25th 1969 in Wichita Falls Texas uSA is the
guitarist (plays a Les Paul) for Bowling for Soup He graduated from Midwestern State university in Physical Education in 1993 He has a three-year-old French bulldog named Sherman Mabobber
Burney Chris is proud of his extensive DVD collection and is a guns and ammo enthusiast Some of Burneyrsquos favorite TV shows to watch are Rescue Me Lost the Shield HBOrsquos Band of Brothers Robot Chicken Family Guy and King of the Hill
Written by imjustakid17 and justjenrees
16 SPS
When Chris is not on the road he enjoys a game of PGA Tour Golf coupled with double Jack Daniels and Diet Coke Chris has extensive tattoo work done most notably a tattoo sleeve on his left arm which features various cereal mascots (Tony the Tiger Toucan Sam etc) The text ldquocereal killerrdquo appears on the arm Chris is also missing a front tooth
Along with lead singer Jaret Reddick who he met in high school were influenced by heavy metal music of bands such as Quiet Riot Ratt and Moumltley Cruumle and also by the punk rock of the Ramones and later Green Day Burney owned a Wichita Falls coffeehouse ldquoThe Refugerdquo
with a music stage and played there with his first band ldquoThe Persecutedrdquo where he and Reddick met future bassist Erik Chandler and drummer Gary Wiseman in the early 1990s (Wiseman wouldnrsquot join until 1998) Burney and Chandler soon formed the band Folkadots while Wiseman formed Gary amp the Wiseman Burney and Chandler along with Morrill also formed the band Slaw Not too long after Jaret Reddick and Lance Morrill formed coolfork which Chris Burney later joined Just a few months later after forming a band called Rubberneck they took the name Bowling for Soup in 1994
SPS 17
FACT FILEerik chandler
Erik Chandler was born on December 22 1974 in Henrietta Texas uSA He is a
founding member of Bowling for Soup He plays that bass as well as writing lyrics He also is the back up vocalist
He has released his solo EP titled Writing the WrongsTrack 1 Tonightrsquos the NightTrack 2 Push the PedalTrack 3 Hold it TogetherTrack 4 Malibu Classic
He appeared as himself in the movies Accidently Famous and Punk Rock
Holocaust He also appeared on TV shows Jimmy Kimmel Love and Live with Kelly and Michael
Erik supported Patent Pending in 2013 in their tour of the uK Check out one of the songs here
Written by Luke and Jen
18 SPS
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FACT FILEgary wiseman
Gary Wiseman born January 6 1979 in Tyler Texas uSA is the
drummer for Bowling for Soup Gary played marching band and symphonic before hooking up with rockers Bowling for Soup His sound ldquois awesome for rock really loud cutting and durable which is cool because Irsquom often playing very hardrdquo He had also formed his own band called Gary amp the Wiseman His solo band has a self-titled album (Gary and the Wiseman) with 13 songs on the record totalling in about 40 minutes The titles of the tracks are1 Room2 Now3 N204 Big Losers5 Remember6 StaceyDC7 Had Enough8 My Girl9 Time10 Breakaway 11 Retention12 Social Signs13 Instrumental Rockfest
You can buy a Gary Bobble head here
See an interview here with Gary about the album Love Drunk Lunch
Written by Kelly and Jen
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SPS 21
Super Intimate Exclusive
INTERVIEWwith CHRIS from
By Jen Rees Photos by Inside Edge
I was fortunate to catch up with Chris from Bowling for Soup and have a chat about their new album and their friendship with Simple Plan
Always a pleasure to interview band members and to interview Chris via Skype was awesome due to me being such a huge fan
Hi Chris thanks for the chance to catch up with you I am looking forward to seeing you when you come to Australia for Soundwave Are you doing a sidewave Yeah we are we will do one with Zebrahead Awesome I will def be at that
I have heaps of questions for you How did you get involved in the Pledge ProjectI donrsquot really know the whole story of it but I know that we were getting ready to do a new album and we were going to put it out ourselves Through our management they had heard of Pledge Music we really didnrsquot want to do a kick starter we wanted to do something that is more Pledge music is all about music you actually have a person like an AampR person that advises you on rewards and stuff Itrsquos not just like sitting in front of your computer like Kickstarter it is a little more involved It is a little more organized as far as music is concerned That is a little ad for Pledge music haha
All the Pledgers got a message from Jaret asking us if we were interested in doing the Pledge thing again and our answer was yes What are you planning on doingWe are working on two new albums here in the near future we are going to do a covers album and we are also going to rerecord our greatest hits I think we may do that outside of pledge music and after that we will do a new album(Since this interview BFS changed their minds and are do the greatest hits with Pledge)
Chris What made you want to play music when you were youngIt is really kinda funny like I was more the athlete in high school and I guess that when that was all over I always listened to music I am an old Metal head I listened to Iron Maiden and Slayer and stuff like that but towards the end of high school I started hanging out with people that were in bands and
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stuff I was the guy that carried their stuff around for them and set up their equipment and everything and this was before I could play a guitar the group of guys that I hung out with when I was with them I picked up a guitar and taught myself how to play it
Wow awesome Who were your original inspira-tionsBack when I was not a very good guitar player it was hard core and metal and stuff like that There was a band called DRI a band called The Crumb Suckers and you know just metal in general To be honest with you the bands that I hung out with friends of mine I guess From the time that I started playing the Guitar I was always in bands and played 3 or 4 chord punk rock
What do you think that you would be doing now if you were not in a bandThat is a tough question I have a degree in Social work and Sociology and I did teach special Ed for a while and I donrsquot know if that was what I wanted to do It has been so long since that I have had to find work and all that so it is hard to know what I
would do I am thinking about it all the time I am constantly looking for something to do I worked in a bar business for a while tending and managing and stuff like that but I donrsquot know if that is what would want to do either Hopefully I would have found something to do that I enjoyed so I would not of hate my life So I really donrsquot know what I would be doing if I was not doing this
Well I am glad that you are doing what you are doing In Australia we have many pop punk bands that are
continued on next page
SPS 23
breaking up what is your secret so that you can keep your band together for so long Is it that you are such good friendsIt is that but also we have been lucky as we have not had to try to change what we do like the thing that some people criticize us for is one of the things that we think is good about what we do The fact that all our albums sound the same pretty much we never really had a direction change with what we do we have always just kept it the same we are not out there struggling to find who we are We just stand true to whatever we are Which is great
Sorry a very clicheacuted question what is the story behind the name Bowling for Soup There was a Comedian Steve Martin was had an album called A Wide and Crazy Guy he had a joke on their about a tv show he was developing called Bowling for Sht so originally that is what we were but then we realized that our grandmothers would not appreciate us being in a band called Bowling for Sht so we changed it
I have heard that you guys donrsquot have a set list when you play that you just play whatever you feel like Is that true Our last tour of the UK is the first time that we ever used a set list We were playing over two hours and it was a little bit confusing and we were on a time schedule a pretty strict time schedule each night so we needed to have a little bit of a structure in the show
Yeah that is fair Chris When you play live do you ever change the lyrics of songsThat is more a Jaret Question I think sometimes he forgets the lyrics and problem sometimes goes lalahelliphellip Sometimes if it is topical he will change the lyrics here and there I think the Jonas Brothers movie was changed to the One Direction movie on the UK tour haha
What was the first song you learned to playThe first song I learnt to play on the guitar was probably just this little 12 bar blues rift Me and my buddy would sit there and try and solo he
would play it I would play it and it was just terrible probably the worst thing anyone ever heard Glad there is no recording of it out there As far as a song goes I would try and throw out some old Rush The Temples of Syrinx was one of the first songs that I learnt I tried to play along with Rush but not very well
How many guitars do you ownLetrsquos see Irsquove got Four Electric guitars thatrsquos really it I am not a guitar collector I donrsquot even own an acoustic I had one but it was just sitting around my bedroom so I gave it away to a friend who wanted to learn how to play
What are some things in life that annoy youJust dickheads really I have a pretty long fuse I guess people just being dicks in generalI agree
What do you think about bands like One Direction They toured here last year and people complained as they could not hear them play because of all the fan girls screaming RighthellipIt is just one of those things there are always going to acts and bands like that always going to be a need for bands likes that in some weird way like Hansen the Jonas Brothers I guess it is necessary I am not a fan I canrsquot tell you if I could recognize one of their songs It is not my bag but there is a place for everything I guess
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What do you think about on line music sharingIt is just the way things are now it would be nice if there was a way of selling music rather than people just take it it is just the way it is so we just have to accept it we really have to embrace it and give music out for free sometimes as people are going to just take it
That is what I liked about the Pledge project as you knew that we were all going to pay for it Yeah but other people they donrsquot and I guess we just have to hear it I guess just like a photographer Yeah you can use it as well I guess it is a tool for bands to get their music out there
How did you guys get involved in writing songs for DisneyThat probably happened way back in the day when we went to South by South West I guess they were looking for newer bands to play We were not the biggest band back then and we needed to do songs for Soundtracks and it was a way to keep really busy and keep our name out there and in the hat
So how much fun was it to write the soundtrack to Phineas and Ferb My kids loved that when they were youngerIt was pretty cool I guess we did not know how big that series was going to be it became pretty
insane how awesome of a show it became and how much people would love it
If you could pick any song in the world that Bowling for Soup could of written what would it be Actually I would probably say Staceyrsquos Mom we do a cover of it and we used to do shows and people would ask to hear Staceyrsquos Mom and we were thought of the band that wrote it We do cover it live we used to break peoples heart by saying it was not our song but then when started playing it live If we did write it we would be getting all the Cadillac and Dr Pepper money it is on adverts over here Oh ok I did not know that it is not over here We just get the credit for it not the money Thatrsquos not good Yeah they are laughing all the way to the bank
Your video of 1985 I love you in heels and a skirt by the way how much fun was that to make It was shot in one day wasnrsquot itIt was one of the biggest budgets that we had for a video it was fun I mean just doing all the different scenes and all that yeah it was a whole day work we got up in the morning and I think we wrapped that up around 10 or 11 at night But it was fun It was a really good video Thank you
My favourite video of yours was Punk Rock 101 I love the concept of the boot camp I mean I still wear the same stuff even though I am like old and I still live the punk rock life I have been made fun of for this like foreverhelliphellip I wear Vans Black band tees all the time How does it feel that your music can make people like me feel so much better about themselvesOh that is awesome it is a really good feeling I mean we never set out to conquer the world or anything we just wanted to be in a band and have fun together all that other stuff is a bonus and it is an honour when people tell us stuff like that it is really cool I am pleased that you have done it
A few Simple Plan questions you are good friends with themAh yeah itrsquos been a while since we have seen or
continued on next page SPS 25
heard from any of those guys so yeah its been quite a while it would be nice to do a show or two with them
Can you tell me any funny stories form the 20056 Star Jam tour with themThere was an incident when a dressing room got pretty trashed we ah broke a couple of tables and threw a refrigerator of the balcony can I know who actually did that Was it Pierre Well it was a combination few of us it was a really fun time
I have seen the song that they sang for you on youtube I think it was at a soundcheck did you go drinking with them that nightYes I think we did every night
I have to ask the mention of Simple Plan in From the Roof Tops was that just a shout out to friends Yeah pretty much That was great all the SP fans were happy about that Nice
This is more of a Jaret question he was involved in Man of the Hour do you know anything about that I think it was just one of those things that happened it was kind of a running joke I donrsquot think that Man of the Hour actually ever did anything musically I mean I donrsquot really know to be honest with you it was kind of a running joke
A friend of mine called Domi that runs the simpleplancz site which is the biggest information site for Simple Plan fans she wants to know why you guys tour the UK but not the European continent You know that is something I knew the answer to myself Ah we have done had a couple of tours in Europe but there are so many places that we did not go like Italy or Spain I thought we had always done well in Germany and places like that but we never really went to those markets We did an Avril Lavigne tour there which was really good then went back to do some shows on our own but then we just never went back I really wish that I knew the answer to that myself She lives in the Czech Republic but travels to other places to see bands Yeah we never really went to Eastern Europe we
played on show in Moscow that is as far as that way we have gone
Fav SP album I am not really sure I donrsquot know their names but have them on my ipod How about your favourite song I donrsquot know really I have them all on my ipod and I just play them I donrsquot look at CDrsquos I just play musically digitally I donrsquot know if that makes me look really bad to be honest I listen to a lot of bands like Maiden and stuff but I canrsquot tell you the names of their songs
So I was then going to ask what Simple Plan song you would like to cover but you probably donrsquot know that name of it Is there anything else that you can tell me about the relationship between BFS and SPIt has been too long since we have seen them it is
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has been quite a few years so yeah
SP are coming out to Australia to play Warped a band I do promotion for called Call the Shots are touring you should check them out so I will be doing a few of the Warped shows
When you come out to Australia will you have a meet and greet at your sidewaveSure we will yeah we just usually chill out and hang out after the shows Great I canrsquot wait
Think I have asked all the questions that I had planned I am really glad I got this chance to chat with you Keep up the great workI Iove the new Album probably more than your others which is unusual for me itrsquos usually the other way around but as you said you have not changed at all Yeah we are pretty proud of the new one we actually tried to make every song as good as the first one on the Album We did not write a few good
ones and then a bunch of songs that were fillers we wanted a really good album from start to finish
I think From the Roof Tops is probably my favourite and what I like about it also is my teenagers really like it and they donrsquot like your older stuff as much and I think they are just over my kinda music they are branching out a bit
Well thanks Chris I am really happy I got to chat to you I look forward to meeting you when you come Down Under Thanks a lot ChrisIt was great thanks Jen I will catch you later
SPS 27
pledgemusicWhatrsquos it all about
Written by MaddieBirkett
PledgeMusic is fast becoming a way for musicians and bands to produce their work the way they want with
needed funds except the whole monetary value is supported by fans There are perks of course apart from seeing your favourite band release another album The artists will offer rewards such as signed photographs a download of the CD and even more epic things like Skype sessions
One of PledgeMusicrsquos sayings is ldquoFans donrsquot need more ways to buy ndash they need more reasonsrdquo In fact Bowling For Soup have used Pledge quite a bit recently They have just reached 100 funds needed for their new greatest hits album but you can still donate and receive the awesome rewards Just head here
PledgeMusic works in a way that brings the artists and fans together to enhance and share the music experience Along the way fans may be asked and have a vote of album cover art or album names fans may even get to hear the album exclusively before itrsquos releasedWhy many artists use Pledge is because
it is just like having a record deal all of the positives and benefits that is but it also means artists get the final say and remain in control of their work no decisions are made for them Pledge also provides help and expertise to artists in order to help them achieve their goals and complete projects
PledgeMusic is also recognised by major music charts giving artists that extra boost when they release their new work
Not only are you helping your favourite artist and your CD player yoursquore also helping charities A certain amount of donations also contributes to certain charities
If you want to know more about this innovative website and project check out their site and find a band worth helping out at httpwwwpledgemusiccom
It turns out that may donations occur from people who werenrsquot even fans of the artist but were just discovering them then
28 SPS
Check out the Bowling for Soup Profile on Pledge Music httpwwwpledgemusiccomartistsbowlingforsoup
SPS 29
BOWLING FOR SOUPand
By Jen justjenrees
Bowling for Soup did some work with Disney including the following
They wrote and sang the Phineas and Ferb theme song ldquoToday is Gonna Be a Great Dayrdquo
They had animated cameos in some episodes of Phineas and Ferb
BFS also wrote and sang the Phineus and Ferb Winter Vacation theme song
30 SPS
Theme SongTherersquos a hundred and four days of summer vacationThen school comes along just to end itSo the annual problem for our generationIs finding a good way to spend itLike maybeBuilding a rocket or fighting a mummyOr climbing up the Eiffel TowerDiscovering something that doesnrsquot exist Or giving a monkey a showerSurfing tidal waves creating nanobotsOr locating Frankensteinrsquos brain Finding a Dodo bird painting a continentOr driving our sister insane As you can seeTherersquos a whole lot of stuff to do before school starts this fall So stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it allSo stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it all
They also did a cover of ldquoThe Bare Necessitiesrdquo for Disneymania 3
released in 2005
The band performed the song ldquoThe Greatest Dayrdquo for the movie
Max Keeblersquos Big Move
For Sky High the 2005 Super Hero Movie they sang the song ldquoI Melt
With Yourdquo
SPS 31
AlbumLunch Drunk Love
Release DateSeptember 10th 2013
Written byReddick Ryan Hamilton
Length301
Lyric VideoWatch it here This song is great It is about how
opposites attract and how that does not matter as love is love
I really like the way it takes a serious issue of a relationship that seems doomed and portrays it in a fun way I agree with the thought that people should followtheir heart and not worry about what everyone else is thinking Of course the reference to Simple Plan is pretty sweet Our dudes do often rock all black
Bowling For Souprsquos
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She hates my friends my friends hate herTakes all my time makes me late for work
Shersquos got another guys name tattooed on her assMy mom and dad say wersquore moving too fast
She doesnrsquot like my band but the stickers on her carShe likes Star Trek but I prefer Star Wars
Kissed me deadly but she makes me aliveShersquos the opposite of everything I need in my life
But when you know you know
ChorusHave you ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftopsEver been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops
I watch TV and she reads booksWhen bampches talk to me they get dirty looks from her
She really doesnrsquot mind when I drink my beerAnd I really donrsquot care if she wears underwear
I rock all black and she canrsquot standThat I dress like the dudes in Simple Plan
Shersquos all wrong but itrsquos alrightShe can be all wrong right by my side
Cause when you know you know
Chorus
Follow your heart fampk everybody else x8Ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops x4
SPS 33
album review
bowling for soup lsquolunch drunk loversquo
If you know me at all you would know that I am a Bowling for Soup fan When I heard
that they were doing a new album their 12th I was pretty happy Then I looked into the
Pledge idea and immediately signed up to pledge my support I loved getting all their
updates and I loved know that I was helping them out with their album We received
the album before anyone else as well as snippets of info It was totally worth it
One of the reasons that I love BFS is that they have not changed over the last 20
years they have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have though
of them This is so true for this album and I laughed out loud when I heard the chorus
of track one ldquoWe are not here to change the world wersquore here to laugh at othersrdquo I knew
that this album would be true to BFS form of previous releases See the video here
Track two called lsquoSince we Broke uprdquo is really
catchy They played this live at Soundwaveand the crowd loved it I love the amusing lyrics for example
Since we broke upIrsquove been throwing lots of heatAnd all the girls are checking me outSince we broke up All my bills are paidAnd therersquos cheddar in my checking account
This is a break up song with a difference looking at the positives of breaking up rather than the negatives Watch the video herehttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=nlKU40dtvoI
The next track is a definite favourite of mine I love songs that encourage people to be themselves and this is one of the best I can identify with this song as at my age I have now learnt to be true to myself (Real) and I am never going to change I wish that I could write a letter to my 13 year old self and include this song to help me get through my teens Wait not just my teens but up until I turned 40 I often sing this in my head when people are trying to change me by saying ldquoyou canrsquot wear thatrdquo Or ldquoYou canrsquot say that ldquo I like the use of the word Perfect for obvious reasons I like the lyrics
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I could never live up toThe man thatrsquos in your head
You want the guy from the notebookBut you got me instead
And I never was the hip kidI always use words like hip
Judas Priest on my walkmanWhen culture club was the sht
Check out the music video that has real BFS fans in it and is pretty funny httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=unNRS9kr8rE
The fourth Song on the album that mentions our fav band is discussed on another
page The only cover on this album is track lsquoCirclersquo was written by Edie Brickell and
New Bohemians Jaret sang this live in the Melbourne sidewave and captivated the audience There were three other songs
that really stood out for me were lsquoNormal Chicksrsquo I mean a guy singing about seeing
his girlfriend in the morning without make up and says you are pretty when you just donrsquot
care is pretty greatCheck out the lyric video here httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=QMM4uCRxAq4
I listen to track 7 ldquo I am waking up todayrsquo a lot when I need to focus on changing my
mind set I woke up about 12 years ago with the way my marriage was not working and I am glad that I did I can still associate
this song with waking up and get rid of the negative thoughts on my mind Worth
listening to and checking this out httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=UkL3Q9TvUzI
Thought I better mention my sons favourite song on this album lsquoCouple of Daysrsquo that we all can associate with I mean who does not want to escape to a sunny place that no one ever goes See the lyric video here httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=tDq15fwV0mg
ldquoThey have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have thought of themrdquo
I was pretty hyped about this Album being part of it made it more special I guess What I was not anticipating was it would be my favourite BFS to date bring on the next one I say I look forward to the Greatest Hits that they are doing through Pledge Music again this time it is their greatest hits not the old record company doing it without their permission If you have not got this album yet do yourself a favour and get it on itunes
Song LiST 1 Critically Disdained2 Since We Broke Up3 Real4 From the Rooftops5 Circle (Edie Brickell amp New Bohemians cover)6 Normal Chicks7 I Am Waking Up Today8 Couple of Days9 And I Think You Like Me Too10 Envy11 How Far Can This Go12 Right About Now13 Kevin Weaver
SPS 35
bowling
for soup
19851985 was released on July 27th 2004
Although this song is best known as a Bowling for Soup song it was written
by the band SR-71 good friends of Jaret It reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 It is a single released off the Album A Hangover you donrsquot Deserve
The song 1985 is about Debbie a girl that didnrsquot achieved all her dreams of when she was young as these lyrics suggest ldquoHer dreams went out the doorWhen she turned twenty fourOnly been with one manWhat happenrsquo to her planrdquo
The song has detailed references to the culture of the 80rsquos The part in the music video where Debbie is dancing on a car is a reference to
Here I Go Again a White Snake song The line that states that she did not know that George was gay is about George Michael from Wham The questioning of Motley Crue (since when had they become classic rock) is about the addition of glam metal bands like them that were added to the rotation on classic rock radio stations When the lyrics say that she is wondering who is the lead singer of Van Halen is about Sammy Hagar replacing David Lee Roth The lyrics also mention the MTV music station as they have been criticized for adding in so many TV reality shows There are so many more take a listen to find out more
Bands that are mentioned in this song are Durran Durran u2 Blondie Nirvana Bon Jovi Wham Limp Bizkit and Bruce Sprinsteen Other culture references are of popular movies of that time The Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink and St Elmorsquos Fire
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bowling
for soup
1985 Bruce Springsteen Madonna
Way before Nirvana There was u2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shersquos uncool Cause shersquos still preoccupied
With 19 19 1985
Woohoohoo (1985)
Woohoohoo
Shersquos seen all the classics She knows every line
Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink Even Saint Elmorsquos Fire
She rocked out to Wham Not a big Limp Bizkit fan Thought shersquod get a hand
On a member of Duran Duran
You can see the official video here
Written by Vitoria and Jen
CoMMenTS BY Jen I love this song as it has
so many references from when I was a teenager I love through the 80rsquos as a teen and loved all those
movies I liked some of the bands but not all of them It reminded me of all my dreams as a teen I was
luckier than Debbie though as I am quite happy with my
life Thjs is my fav Bowling for Soup song to hear live
and of course the music video is hilarious To see
them take off Robert Palmer is so funny
SPS 37
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquoBowling for Souprsquos song Almost
was released on January 4th 2005 It placed 46th in the
uS Top 100 It is from the album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve
This song is about a man who almost had most things that he seemed to want It is a song about remorse with him looking back and regretting not doing things On the other hand some of the things that he Almost did were not good things Makes me wonder about the choices I have made and things that Almost happened to me
Check the video of the song here
38 SPS
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquo
AlmostI almost got drunk at school at 14
Where I almost made out with the homecoming queenWho almost went on to be Miss Texas
But lost to a slut with much bigger breastsI almost dropped out to move to LA
Where I was almost famous for almost a day
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost loved youI almost wished u wouldrsquove loved me too
I almost held up a grocery storeWhere I almost did 5 years and then 7 more
Cuz I almost got popped for a fight with a thugCuz he almost made off with a bunch of the drugs
That I almost got hooked on cuz you ran awayAnd I wish I woulda had the nerve to ask you to stay
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me too
Here I go thinking about all the things I couldrsquove doneIrsquom gonna need a forklift cuz all the baggage weighs a ton
I know we had our problems I canrsquot remember one
I almost forgot to say something elseAnd if I cant fit it in Irsquoll keep it all to myselfI almost wrote a song about you today
But I tore it all up and then I threw it away
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
And I almost had you [x3]
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me tooSPS 39
high
school never
ends
Watch the Music video here
High School Never Ends was the first single from their ninth album lsquoThe Great Burrito Extortion Casersquo and
was released on September 19 2006 The song is about the frustration of graduating from high school and seeing that life after school is very similar to how it was in high school
The music video shows us flashbacks to when the band were in high school and how they were bullied It then shows various members of the band getting their revenge in similar manners It also makes many references to celebrities in the lyrics including Mary-Kate Olsen Jessica Simpson Bill Gates Reese Witherspoon Jack Black Brad Pitt Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Reese WitherspoonShersquos the prom queenBill GatesCaptain of the chess teamJack Black the clownBrad Pitt the quarterbackIrsquove seen it all beforeI want my money back
The song has been featured on an episode of the TV show lsquoMy Name Is Earlrsquo Part of the song is also featured on commercials for Beauty and the Geek and also the movie 17 Again The song got to number 40 on the uK Singles Chart A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney which altered the lyrics throughout to make them more suitable for kids
The whole damn world is just as obsessedWith wholsquos the best dressed and wholsquos having sexWholsquos got the money who gets the honeysWholsquos kinda cute and wholsquos just a messAnd you still donrsquot have the right lookAnd you donrsquot have the right friendsNothing changes but the faces the names and the trendsHigh school never ends
40 SPS
high
school never
ends
SPS 41
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
42 SPS
girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
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American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
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Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
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simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
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Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
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Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
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Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
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What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
62 SPS
1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
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14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
On this tour Seb kept telling people that there was a new band called Man of the Hour Seb saidldquoWe were on tour a long long time ago with Bowling For Soup We kept telling people for no reason that we had a band called lsquoMan Of The Hourrsquo So it was me Pierre our singer Jaret from BFS our merch guy who doesnrsquot play any music at all and we kept telling people that we were going to get signed So after all that when we started doing radio we decided to call it the Man Of The Hour showrdquoScene magazine September 2013
Bowling for Soup is reported to be one of Chuckrsquos Favourite bands
In 2008 Simple Plan referenced Bowling for Soup in a song that
they made up during a concert in Texas Watch this here
Photo of Simple Plan Bowling for Soup and Switchfoot In 2006
Photo credit to Simpleplancz
Domi from spcz also noticed in the Bowling for Soup video My Wena that the speakers in it has Man of the Hour written on it Check it out here
SPS 13
FACT FILEJaret Reddick
LIFeJaret Ray Reddick was born in Grapevine Texas He is Bowling for Soup frontman and guitarist
He is the youngest of six children with four sisters and a brother He attended to Cunningham Elementary School Wichita Falls Texas He graduated from SH Rider High School in Wichita Falls In high school he played snare drum in the marching band Jaret has degrees in business management and
psychology from Midwestern State university in Wichita Falls
Jaret has a tattoo sleeve on his right arm inspired by many games It includes a Rubiks Cube a Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone jacks Monopolyrsquos Rich uncle Pennybags and Operationrsquos Cavity Sam He just had a Mr Potato Head added to the collection
He has owned a chain of toy stores while he worked on getting his music career off the ground He lives in just outside of Denton Texas
BeFORe FAMeHe played snare drum in SH Rider High Schoolrsquos marching band
TRIVIA FACTHe has also performed in the bands Jarinus People on Vacation and The Boster
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His birth name is Jaret Von Erich
He plays a Music Man Axis guitar that has a flag of Texas design on it
FAMILY LIFeHe has two children Emma and Jack with Melissa Reddick
ASSOCIATeD WITHHe has done voice acting with Vincent Martella in the award-winning animated series Phineas and Ferb
SPS 15
FACT FILEChris Burney
Chris Burney born on May 25th 1969 in Wichita Falls Texas uSA is the
guitarist (plays a Les Paul) for Bowling for Soup He graduated from Midwestern State university in Physical Education in 1993 He has a three-year-old French bulldog named Sherman Mabobber
Burney Chris is proud of his extensive DVD collection and is a guns and ammo enthusiast Some of Burneyrsquos favorite TV shows to watch are Rescue Me Lost the Shield HBOrsquos Band of Brothers Robot Chicken Family Guy and King of the Hill
Written by imjustakid17 and justjenrees
16 SPS
When Chris is not on the road he enjoys a game of PGA Tour Golf coupled with double Jack Daniels and Diet Coke Chris has extensive tattoo work done most notably a tattoo sleeve on his left arm which features various cereal mascots (Tony the Tiger Toucan Sam etc) The text ldquocereal killerrdquo appears on the arm Chris is also missing a front tooth
Along with lead singer Jaret Reddick who he met in high school were influenced by heavy metal music of bands such as Quiet Riot Ratt and Moumltley Cruumle and also by the punk rock of the Ramones and later Green Day Burney owned a Wichita Falls coffeehouse ldquoThe Refugerdquo
with a music stage and played there with his first band ldquoThe Persecutedrdquo where he and Reddick met future bassist Erik Chandler and drummer Gary Wiseman in the early 1990s (Wiseman wouldnrsquot join until 1998) Burney and Chandler soon formed the band Folkadots while Wiseman formed Gary amp the Wiseman Burney and Chandler along with Morrill also formed the band Slaw Not too long after Jaret Reddick and Lance Morrill formed coolfork which Chris Burney later joined Just a few months later after forming a band called Rubberneck they took the name Bowling for Soup in 1994
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FACT FILEerik chandler
Erik Chandler was born on December 22 1974 in Henrietta Texas uSA He is a
founding member of Bowling for Soup He plays that bass as well as writing lyrics He also is the back up vocalist
He has released his solo EP titled Writing the WrongsTrack 1 Tonightrsquos the NightTrack 2 Push the PedalTrack 3 Hold it TogetherTrack 4 Malibu Classic
He appeared as himself in the movies Accidently Famous and Punk Rock
Holocaust He also appeared on TV shows Jimmy Kimmel Love and Live with Kelly and Michael
Erik supported Patent Pending in 2013 in their tour of the uK Check out one of the songs here
Written by Luke and Jen
18 SPS
SPS 19
FACT FILEgary wiseman
Gary Wiseman born January 6 1979 in Tyler Texas uSA is the
drummer for Bowling for Soup Gary played marching band and symphonic before hooking up with rockers Bowling for Soup His sound ldquois awesome for rock really loud cutting and durable which is cool because Irsquom often playing very hardrdquo He had also formed his own band called Gary amp the Wiseman His solo band has a self-titled album (Gary and the Wiseman) with 13 songs on the record totalling in about 40 minutes The titles of the tracks are1 Room2 Now3 N204 Big Losers5 Remember6 StaceyDC7 Had Enough8 My Girl9 Time10 Breakaway 11 Retention12 Social Signs13 Instrumental Rockfest
You can buy a Gary Bobble head here
See an interview here with Gary about the album Love Drunk Lunch
Written by Kelly and Jen
20 SPS
SPS 21
Super Intimate Exclusive
INTERVIEWwith CHRIS from
By Jen Rees Photos by Inside Edge
I was fortunate to catch up with Chris from Bowling for Soup and have a chat about their new album and their friendship with Simple Plan
Always a pleasure to interview band members and to interview Chris via Skype was awesome due to me being such a huge fan
Hi Chris thanks for the chance to catch up with you I am looking forward to seeing you when you come to Australia for Soundwave Are you doing a sidewave Yeah we are we will do one with Zebrahead Awesome I will def be at that
I have heaps of questions for you How did you get involved in the Pledge ProjectI donrsquot really know the whole story of it but I know that we were getting ready to do a new album and we were going to put it out ourselves Through our management they had heard of Pledge Music we really didnrsquot want to do a kick starter we wanted to do something that is more Pledge music is all about music you actually have a person like an AampR person that advises you on rewards and stuff Itrsquos not just like sitting in front of your computer like Kickstarter it is a little more involved It is a little more organized as far as music is concerned That is a little ad for Pledge music haha
All the Pledgers got a message from Jaret asking us if we were interested in doing the Pledge thing again and our answer was yes What are you planning on doingWe are working on two new albums here in the near future we are going to do a covers album and we are also going to rerecord our greatest hits I think we may do that outside of pledge music and after that we will do a new album(Since this interview BFS changed their minds and are do the greatest hits with Pledge)
Chris What made you want to play music when you were youngIt is really kinda funny like I was more the athlete in high school and I guess that when that was all over I always listened to music I am an old Metal head I listened to Iron Maiden and Slayer and stuff like that but towards the end of high school I started hanging out with people that were in bands and
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stuff I was the guy that carried their stuff around for them and set up their equipment and everything and this was before I could play a guitar the group of guys that I hung out with when I was with them I picked up a guitar and taught myself how to play it
Wow awesome Who were your original inspira-tionsBack when I was not a very good guitar player it was hard core and metal and stuff like that There was a band called DRI a band called The Crumb Suckers and you know just metal in general To be honest with you the bands that I hung out with friends of mine I guess From the time that I started playing the Guitar I was always in bands and played 3 or 4 chord punk rock
What do you think that you would be doing now if you were not in a bandThat is a tough question I have a degree in Social work and Sociology and I did teach special Ed for a while and I donrsquot know if that was what I wanted to do It has been so long since that I have had to find work and all that so it is hard to know what I
would do I am thinking about it all the time I am constantly looking for something to do I worked in a bar business for a while tending and managing and stuff like that but I donrsquot know if that is what would want to do either Hopefully I would have found something to do that I enjoyed so I would not of hate my life So I really donrsquot know what I would be doing if I was not doing this
Well I am glad that you are doing what you are doing In Australia we have many pop punk bands that are
continued on next page
SPS 23
breaking up what is your secret so that you can keep your band together for so long Is it that you are such good friendsIt is that but also we have been lucky as we have not had to try to change what we do like the thing that some people criticize us for is one of the things that we think is good about what we do The fact that all our albums sound the same pretty much we never really had a direction change with what we do we have always just kept it the same we are not out there struggling to find who we are We just stand true to whatever we are Which is great
Sorry a very clicheacuted question what is the story behind the name Bowling for Soup There was a Comedian Steve Martin was had an album called A Wide and Crazy Guy he had a joke on their about a tv show he was developing called Bowling for Sht so originally that is what we were but then we realized that our grandmothers would not appreciate us being in a band called Bowling for Sht so we changed it
I have heard that you guys donrsquot have a set list when you play that you just play whatever you feel like Is that true Our last tour of the UK is the first time that we ever used a set list We were playing over two hours and it was a little bit confusing and we were on a time schedule a pretty strict time schedule each night so we needed to have a little bit of a structure in the show
Yeah that is fair Chris When you play live do you ever change the lyrics of songsThat is more a Jaret Question I think sometimes he forgets the lyrics and problem sometimes goes lalahelliphellip Sometimes if it is topical he will change the lyrics here and there I think the Jonas Brothers movie was changed to the One Direction movie on the UK tour haha
What was the first song you learned to playThe first song I learnt to play on the guitar was probably just this little 12 bar blues rift Me and my buddy would sit there and try and solo he
would play it I would play it and it was just terrible probably the worst thing anyone ever heard Glad there is no recording of it out there As far as a song goes I would try and throw out some old Rush The Temples of Syrinx was one of the first songs that I learnt I tried to play along with Rush but not very well
How many guitars do you ownLetrsquos see Irsquove got Four Electric guitars thatrsquos really it I am not a guitar collector I donrsquot even own an acoustic I had one but it was just sitting around my bedroom so I gave it away to a friend who wanted to learn how to play
What are some things in life that annoy youJust dickheads really I have a pretty long fuse I guess people just being dicks in generalI agree
What do you think about bands like One Direction They toured here last year and people complained as they could not hear them play because of all the fan girls screaming RighthellipIt is just one of those things there are always going to acts and bands like that always going to be a need for bands likes that in some weird way like Hansen the Jonas Brothers I guess it is necessary I am not a fan I canrsquot tell you if I could recognize one of their songs It is not my bag but there is a place for everything I guess
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What do you think about on line music sharingIt is just the way things are now it would be nice if there was a way of selling music rather than people just take it it is just the way it is so we just have to accept it we really have to embrace it and give music out for free sometimes as people are going to just take it
That is what I liked about the Pledge project as you knew that we were all going to pay for it Yeah but other people they donrsquot and I guess we just have to hear it I guess just like a photographer Yeah you can use it as well I guess it is a tool for bands to get their music out there
How did you guys get involved in writing songs for DisneyThat probably happened way back in the day when we went to South by South West I guess they were looking for newer bands to play We were not the biggest band back then and we needed to do songs for Soundtracks and it was a way to keep really busy and keep our name out there and in the hat
So how much fun was it to write the soundtrack to Phineas and Ferb My kids loved that when they were youngerIt was pretty cool I guess we did not know how big that series was going to be it became pretty
insane how awesome of a show it became and how much people would love it
If you could pick any song in the world that Bowling for Soup could of written what would it be Actually I would probably say Staceyrsquos Mom we do a cover of it and we used to do shows and people would ask to hear Staceyrsquos Mom and we were thought of the band that wrote it We do cover it live we used to break peoples heart by saying it was not our song but then when started playing it live If we did write it we would be getting all the Cadillac and Dr Pepper money it is on adverts over here Oh ok I did not know that it is not over here We just get the credit for it not the money Thatrsquos not good Yeah they are laughing all the way to the bank
Your video of 1985 I love you in heels and a skirt by the way how much fun was that to make It was shot in one day wasnrsquot itIt was one of the biggest budgets that we had for a video it was fun I mean just doing all the different scenes and all that yeah it was a whole day work we got up in the morning and I think we wrapped that up around 10 or 11 at night But it was fun It was a really good video Thank you
My favourite video of yours was Punk Rock 101 I love the concept of the boot camp I mean I still wear the same stuff even though I am like old and I still live the punk rock life I have been made fun of for this like foreverhelliphellip I wear Vans Black band tees all the time How does it feel that your music can make people like me feel so much better about themselvesOh that is awesome it is a really good feeling I mean we never set out to conquer the world or anything we just wanted to be in a band and have fun together all that other stuff is a bonus and it is an honour when people tell us stuff like that it is really cool I am pleased that you have done it
A few Simple Plan questions you are good friends with themAh yeah itrsquos been a while since we have seen or
continued on next page SPS 25
heard from any of those guys so yeah its been quite a while it would be nice to do a show or two with them
Can you tell me any funny stories form the 20056 Star Jam tour with themThere was an incident when a dressing room got pretty trashed we ah broke a couple of tables and threw a refrigerator of the balcony can I know who actually did that Was it Pierre Well it was a combination few of us it was a really fun time
I have seen the song that they sang for you on youtube I think it was at a soundcheck did you go drinking with them that nightYes I think we did every night
I have to ask the mention of Simple Plan in From the Roof Tops was that just a shout out to friends Yeah pretty much That was great all the SP fans were happy about that Nice
This is more of a Jaret question he was involved in Man of the Hour do you know anything about that I think it was just one of those things that happened it was kind of a running joke I donrsquot think that Man of the Hour actually ever did anything musically I mean I donrsquot really know to be honest with you it was kind of a running joke
A friend of mine called Domi that runs the simpleplancz site which is the biggest information site for Simple Plan fans she wants to know why you guys tour the UK but not the European continent You know that is something I knew the answer to myself Ah we have done had a couple of tours in Europe but there are so many places that we did not go like Italy or Spain I thought we had always done well in Germany and places like that but we never really went to those markets We did an Avril Lavigne tour there which was really good then went back to do some shows on our own but then we just never went back I really wish that I knew the answer to that myself She lives in the Czech Republic but travels to other places to see bands Yeah we never really went to Eastern Europe we
played on show in Moscow that is as far as that way we have gone
Fav SP album I am not really sure I donrsquot know their names but have them on my ipod How about your favourite song I donrsquot know really I have them all on my ipod and I just play them I donrsquot look at CDrsquos I just play musically digitally I donrsquot know if that makes me look really bad to be honest I listen to a lot of bands like Maiden and stuff but I canrsquot tell you the names of their songs
So I was then going to ask what Simple Plan song you would like to cover but you probably donrsquot know that name of it Is there anything else that you can tell me about the relationship between BFS and SPIt has been too long since we have seen them it is
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has been quite a few years so yeah
SP are coming out to Australia to play Warped a band I do promotion for called Call the Shots are touring you should check them out so I will be doing a few of the Warped shows
When you come out to Australia will you have a meet and greet at your sidewaveSure we will yeah we just usually chill out and hang out after the shows Great I canrsquot wait
Think I have asked all the questions that I had planned I am really glad I got this chance to chat with you Keep up the great workI Iove the new Album probably more than your others which is unusual for me itrsquos usually the other way around but as you said you have not changed at all Yeah we are pretty proud of the new one we actually tried to make every song as good as the first one on the Album We did not write a few good
ones and then a bunch of songs that were fillers we wanted a really good album from start to finish
I think From the Roof Tops is probably my favourite and what I like about it also is my teenagers really like it and they donrsquot like your older stuff as much and I think they are just over my kinda music they are branching out a bit
Well thanks Chris I am really happy I got to chat to you I look forward to meeting you when you come Down Under Thanks a lot ChrisIt was great thanks Jen I will catch you later
SPS 27
pledgemusicWhatrsquos it all about
Written by MaddieBirkett
PledgeMusic is fast becoming a way for musicians and bands to produce their work the way they want with
needed funds except the whole monetary value is supported by fans There are perks of course apart from seeing your favourite band release another album The artists will offer rewards such as signed photographs a download of the CD and even more epic things like Skype sessions
One of PledgeMusicrsquos sayings is ldquoFans donrsquot need more ways to buy ndash they need more reasonsrdquo In fact Bowling For Soup have used Pledge quite a bit recently They have just reached 100 funds needed for their new greatest hits album but you can still donate and receive the awesome rewards Just head here
PledgeMusic works in a way that brings the artists and fans together to enhance and share the music experience Along the way fans may be asked and have a vote of album cover art or album names fans may even get to hear the album exclusively before itrsquos releasedWhy many artists use Pledge is because
it is just like having a record deal all of the positives and benefits that is but it also means artists get the final say and remain in control of their work no decisions are made for them Pledge also provides help and expertise to artists in order to help them achieve their goals and complete projects
PledgeMusic is also recognised by major music charts giving artists that extra boost when they release their new work
Not only are you helping your favourite artist and your CD player yoursquore also helping charities A certain amount of donations also contributes to certain charities
If you want to know more about this innovative website and project check out their site and find a band worth helping out at httpwwwpledgemusiccom
It turns out that may donations occur from people who werenrsquot even fans of the artist but were just discovering them then
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Check out the Bowling for Soup Profile on Pledge Music httpwwwpledgemusiccomartistsbowlingforsoup
SPS 29
BOWLING FOR SOUPand
By Jen justjenrees
Bowling for Soup did some work with Disney including the following
They wrote and sang the Phineas and Ferb theme song ldquoToday is Gonna Be a Great Dayrdquo
They had animated cameos in some episodes of Phineas and Ferb
BFS also wrote and sang the Phineus and Ferb Winter Vacation theme song
30 SPS
Theme SongTherersquos a hundred and four days of summer vacationThen school comes along just to end itSo the annual problem for our generationIs finding a good way to spend itLike maybeBuilding a rocket or fighting a mummyOr climbing up the Eiffel TowerDiscovering something that doesnrsquot exist Or giving a monkey a showerSurfing tidal waves creating nanobotsOr locating Frankensteinrsquos brain Finding a Dodo bird painting a continentOr driving our sister insane As you can seeTherersquos a whole lot of stuff to do before school starts this fall So stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it allSo stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it all
They also did a cover of ldquoThe Bare Necessitiesrdquo for Disneymania 3
released in 2005
The band performed the song ldquoThe Greatest Dayrdquo for the movie
Max Keeblersquos Big Move
For Sky High the 2005 Super Hero Movie they sang the song ldquoI Melt
With Yourdquo
SPS 31
AlbumLunch Drunk Love
Release DateSeptember 10th 2013
Written byReddick Ryan Hamilton
Length301
Lyric VideoWatch it here This song is great It is about how
opposites attract and how that does not matter as love is love
I really like the way it takes a serious issue of a relationship that seems doomed and portrays it in a fun way I agree with the thought that people should followtheir heart and not worry about what everyone else is thinking Of course the reference to Simple Plan is pretty sweet Our dudes do often rock all black
Bowling For Souprsquos
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She hates my friends my friends hate herTakes all my time makes me late for work
Shersquos got another guys name tattooed on her assMy mom and dad say wersquore moving too fast
She doesnrsquot like my band but the stickers on her carShe likes Star Trek but I prefer Star Wars
Kissed me deadly but she makes me aliveShersquos the opposite of everything I need in my life
But when you know you know
ChorusHave you ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftopsEver been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops
I watch TV and she reads booksWhen bampches talk to me they get dirty looks from her
She really doesnrsquot mind when I drink my beerAnd I really donrsquot care if she wears underwear
I rock all black and she canrsquot standThat I dress like the dudes in Simple Plan
Shersquos all wrong but itrsquos alrightShe can be all wrong right by my side
Cause when you know you know
Chorus
Follow your heart fampk everybody else x8Ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops x4
SPS 33
album review
bowling for soup lsquolunch drunk loversquo
If you know me at all you would know that I am a Bowling for Soup fan When I heard
that they were doing a new album their 12th I was pretty happy Then I looked into the
Pledge idea and immediately signed up to pledge my support I loved getting all their
updates and I loved know that I was helping them out with their album We received
the album before anyone else as well as snippets of info It was totally worth it
One of the reasons that I love BFS is that they have not changed over the last 20
years they have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have though
of them This is so true for this album and I laughed out loud when I heard the chorus
of track one ldquoWe are not here to change the world wersquore here to laugh at othersrdquo I knew
that this album would be true to BFS form of previous releases See the video here
Track two called lsquoSince we Broke uprdquo is really
catchy They played this live at Soundwaveand the crowd loved it I love the amusing lyrics for example
Since we broke upIrsquove been throwing lots of heatAnd all the girls are checking me outSince we broke up All my bills are paidAnd therersquos cheddar in my checking account
This is a break up song with a difference looking at the positives of breaking up rather than the negatives Watch the video herehttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=nlKU40dtvoI
The next track is a definite favourite of mine I love songs that encourage people to be themselves and this is one of the best I can identify with this song as at my age I have now learnt to be true to myself (Real) and I am never going to change I wish that I could write a letter to my 13 year old self and include this song to help me get through my teens Wait not just my teens but up until I turned 40 I often sing this in my head when people are trying to change me by saying ldquoyou canrsquot wear thatrdquo Or ldquoYou canrsquot say that ldquo I like the use of the word Perfect for obvious reasons I like the lyrics
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I could never live up toThe man thatrsquos in your head
You want the guy from the notebookBut you got me instead
And I never was the hip kidI always use words like hip
Judas Priest on my walkmanWhen culture club was the sht
Check out the music video that has real BFS fans in it and is pretty funny httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=unNRS9kr8rE
The fourth Song on the album that mentions our fav band is discussed on another
page The only cover on this album is track lsquoCirclersquo was written by Edie Brickell and
New Bohemians Jaret sang this live in the Melbourne sidewave and captivated the audience There were three other songs
that really stood out for me were lsquoNormal Chicksrsquo I mean a guy singing about seeing
his girlfriend in the morning without make up and says you are pretty when you just donrsquot
care is pretty greatCheck out the lyric video here httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=QMM4uCRxAq4
I listen to track 7 ldquo I am waking up todayrsquo a lot when I need to focus on changing my
mind set I woke up about 12 years ago with the way my marriage was not working and I am glad that I did I can still associate
this song with waking up and get rid of the negative thoughts on my mind Worth
listening to and checking this out httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=UkL3Q9TvUzI
Thought I better mention my sons favourite song on this album lsquoCouple of Daysrsquo that we all can associate with I mean who does not want to escape to a sunny place that no one ever goes See the lyric video here httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=tDq15fwV0mg
ldquoThey have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have thought of themrdquo
I was pretty hyped about this Album being part of it made it more special I guess What I was not anticipating was it would be my favourite BFS to date bring on the next one I say I look forward to the Greatest Hits that they are doing through Pledge Music again this time it is their greatest hits not the old record company doing it without their permission If you have not got this album yet do yourself a favour and get it on itunes
Song LiST 1 Critically Disdained2 Since We Broke Up3 Real4 From the Rooftops5 Circle (Edie Brickell amp New Bohemians cover)6 Normal Chicks7 I Am Waking Up Today8 Couple of Days9 And I Think You Like Me Too10 Envy11 How Far Can This Go12 Right About Now13 Kevin Weaver
SPS 35
bowling
for soup
19851985 was released on July 27th 2004
Although this song is best known as a Bowling for Soup song it was written
by the band SR-71 good friends of Jaret It reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 It is a single released off the Album A Hangover you donrsquot Deserve
The song 1985 is about Debbie a girl that didnrsquot achieved all her dreams of when she was young as these lyrics suggest ldquoHer dreams went out the doorWhen she turned twenty fourOnly been with one manWhat happenrsquo to her planrdquo
The song has detailed references to the culture of the 80rsquos The part in the music video where Debbie is dancing on a car is a reference to
Here I Go Again a White Snake song The line that states that she did not know that George was gay is about George Michael from Wham The questioning of Motley Crue (since when had they become classic rock) is about the addition of glam metal bands like them that were added to the rotation on classic rock radio stations When the lyrics say that she is wondering who is the lead singer of Van Halen is about Sammy Hagar replacing David Lee Roth The lyrics also mention the MTV music station as they have been criticized for adding in so many TV reality shows There are so many more take a listen to find out more
Bands that are mentioned in this song are Durran Durran u2 Blondie Nirvana Bon Jovi Wham Limp Bizkit and Bruce Sprinsteen Other culture references are of popular movies of that time The Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink and St Elmorsquos Fire
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bowling
for soup
1985 Bruce Springsteen Madonna
Way before Nirvana There was u2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shersquos uncool Cause shersquos still preoccupied
With 19 19 1985
Woohoohoo (1985)
Woohoohoo
Shersquos seen all the classics She knows every line
Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink Even Saint Elmorsquos Fire
She rocked out to Wham Not a big Limp Bizkit fan Thought shersquod get a hand
On a member of Duran Duran
You can see the official video here
Written by Vitoria and Jen
CoMMenTS BY Jen I love this song as it has
so many references from when I was a teenager I love through the 80rsquos as a teen and loved all those
movies I liked some of the bands but not all of them It reminded me of all my dreams as a teen I was
luckier than Debbie though as I am quite happy with my
life Thjs is my fav Bowling for Soup song to hear live
and of course the music video is hilarious To see
them take off Robert Palmer is so funny
SPS 37
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquoBowling for Souprsquos song Almost
was released on January 4th 2005 It placed 46th in the
uS Top 100 It is from the album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve
This song is about a man who almost had most things that he seemed to want It is a song about remorse with him looking back and regretting not doing things On the other hand some of the things that he Almost did were not good things Makes me wonder about the choices I have made and things that Almost happened to me
Check the video of the song here
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Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquo
AlmostI almost got drunk at school at 14
Where I almost made out with the homecoming queenWho almost went on to be Miss Texas
But lost to a slut with much bigger breastsI almost dropped out to move to LA
Where I was almost famous for almost a day
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost loved youI almost wished u wouldrsquove loved me too
I almost held up a grocery storeWhere I almost did 5 years and then 7 more
Cuz I almost got popped for a fight with a thugCuz he almost made off with a bunch of the drugs
That I almost got hooked on cuz you ran awayAnd I wish I woulda had the nerve to ask you to stay
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me too
Here I go thinking about all the things I couldrsquove doneIrsquom gonna need a forklift cuz all the baggage weighs a ton
I know we had our problems I canrsquot remember one
I almost forgot to say something elseAnd if I cant fit it in Irsquoll keep it all to myselfI almost wrote a song about you today
But I tore it all up and then I threw it away
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
And I almost had you [x3]
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me tooSPS 39
high
school never
ends
Watch the Music video here
High School Never Ends was the first single from their ninth album lsquoThe Great Burrito Extortion Casersquo and
was released on September 19 2006 The song is about the frustration of graduating from high school and seeing that life after school is very similar to how it was in high school
The music video shows us flashbacks to when the band were in high school and how they were bullied It then shows various members of the band getting their revenge in similar manners It also makes many references to celebrities in the lyrics including Mary-Kate Olsen Jessica Simpson Bill Gates Reese Witherspoon Jack Black Brad Pitt Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Reese WitherspoonShersquos the prom queenBill GatesCaptain of the chess teamJack Black the clownBrad Pitt the quarterbackIrsquove seen it all beforeI want my money back
The song has been featured on an episode of the TV show lsquoMy Name Is Earlrsquo Part of the song is also featured on commercials for Beauty and the Geek and also the movie 17 Again The song got to number 40 on the uK Singles Chart A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney which altered the lyrics throughout to make them more suitable for kids
The whole damn world is just as obsessedWith wholsquos the best dressed and wholsquos having sexWholsquos got the money who gets the honeysWholsquos kinda cute and wholsquos just a messAnd you still donrsquot have the right lookAnd you donrsquot have the right friendsNothing changes but the faces the names and the trendsHigh school never ends
40 SPS
high
school never
ends
SPS 41
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
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girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
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American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
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Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
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Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
58 SPS
Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
60 SPS
What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
62 SPS
1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
64 SPS
14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
FACT FILEJaret Reddick
LIFeJaret Ray Reddick was born in Grapevine Texas He is Bowling for Soup frontman and guitarist
He is the youngest of six children with four sisters and a brother He attended to Cunningham Elementary School Wichita Falls Texas He graduated from SH Rider High School in Wichita Falls In high school he played snare drum in the marching band Jaret has degrees in business management and
psychology from Midwestern State university in Wichita Falls
Jaret has a tattoo sleeve on his right arm inspired by many games It includes a Rubiks Cube a Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone jacks Monopolyrsquos Rich uncle Pennybags and Operationrsquos Cavity Sam He just had a Mr Potato Head added to the collection
He has owned a chain of toy stores while he worked on getting his music career off the ground He lives in just outside of Denton Texas
BeFORe FAMeHe played snare drum in SH Rider High Schoolrsquos marching band
TRIVIA FACTHe has also performed in the bands Jarinus People on Vacation and The Boster
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His birth name is Jaret Von Erich
He plays a Music Man Axis guitar that has a flag of Texas design on it
FAMILY LIFeHe has two children Emma and Jack with Melissa Reddick
ASSOCIATeD WITHHe has done voice acting with Vincent Martella in the award-winning animated series Phineas and Ferb
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FACT FILEChris Burney
Chris Burney born on May 25th 1969 in Wichita Falls Texas uSA is the
guitarist (plays a Les Paul) for Bowling for Soup He graduated from Midwestern State university in Physical Education in 1993 He has a three-year-old French bulldog named Sherman Mabobber
Burney Chris is proud of his extensive DVD collection and is a guns and ammo enthusiast Some of Burneyrsquos favorite TV shows to watch are Rescue Me Lost the Shield HBOrsquos Band of Brothers Robot Chicken Family Guy and King of the Hill
Written by imjustakid17 and justjenrees
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When Chris is not on the road he enjoys a game of PGA Tour Golf coupled with double Jack Daniels and Diet Coke Chris has extensive tattoo work done most notably a tattoo sleeve on his left arm which features various cereal mascots (Tony the Tiger Toucan Sam etc) The text ldquocereal killerrdquo appears on the arm Chris is also missing a front tooth
Along with lead singer Jaret Reddick who he met in high school were influenced by heavy metal music of bands such as Quiet Riot Ratt and Moumltley Cruumle and also by the punk rock of the Ramones and later Green Day Burney owned a Wichita Falls coffeehouse ldquoThe Refugerdquo
with a music stage and played there with his first band ldquoThe Persecutedrdquo where he and Reddick met future bassist Erik Chandler and drummer Gary Wiseman in the early 1990s (Wiseman wouldnrsquot join until 1998) Burney and Chandler soon formed the band Folkadots while Wiseman formed Gary amp the Wiseman Burney and Chandler along with Morrill also formed the band Slaw Not too long after Jaret Reddick and Lance Morrill formed coolfork which Chris Burney later joined Just a few months later after forming a band called Rubberneck they took the name Bowling for Soup in 1994
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FACT FILEerik chandler
Erik Chandler was born on December 22 1974 in Henrietta Texas uSA He is a
founding member of Bowling for Soup He plays that bass as well as writing lyrics He also is the back up vocalist
He has released his solo EP titled Writing the WrongsTrack 1 Tonightrsquos the NightTrack 2 Push the PedalTrack 3 Hold it TogetherTrack 4 Malibu Classic
He appeared as himself in the movies Accidently Famous and Punk Rock
Holocaust He also appeared on TV shows Jimmy Kimmel Love and Live with Kelly and Michael
Erik supported Patent Pending in 2013 in their tour of the uK Check out one of the songs here
Written by Luke and Jen
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SPS 19
FACT FILEgary wiseman
Gary Wiseman born January 6 1979 in Tyler Texas uSA is the
drummer for Bowling for Soup Gary played marching band and symphonic before hooking up with rockers Bowling for Soup His sound ldquois awesome for rock really loud cutting and durable which is cool because Irsquom often playing very hardrdquo He had also formed his own band called Gary amp the Wiseman His solo band has a self-titled album (Gary and the Wiseman) with 13 songs on the record totalling in about 40 minutes The titles of the tracks are1 Room2 Now3 N204 Big Losers5 Remember6 StaceyDC7 Had Enough8 My Girl9 Time10 Breakaway 11 Retention12 Social Signs13 Instrumental Rockfest
You can buy a Gary Bobble head here
See an interview here with Gary about the album Love Drunk Lunch
Written by Kelly and Jen
20 SPS
SPS 21
Super Intimate Exclusive
INTERVIEWwith CHRIS from
By Jen Rees Photos by Inside Edge
I was fortunate to catch up with Chris from Bowling for Soup and have a chat about their new album and their friendship with Simple Plan
Always a pleasure to interview band members and to interview Chris via Skype was awesome due to me being such a huge fan
Hi Chris thanks for the chance to catch up with you I am looking forward to seeing you when you come to Australia for Soundwave Are you doing a sidewave Yeah we are we will do one with Zebrahead Awesome I will def be at that
I have heaps of questions for you How did you get involved in the Pledge ProjectI donrsquot really know the whole story of it but I know that we were getting ready to do a new album and we were going to put it out ourselves Through our management they had heard of Pledge Music we really didnrsquot want to do a kick starter we wanted to do something that is more Pledge music is all about music you actually have a person like an AampR person that advises you on rewards and stuff Itrsquos not just like sitting in front of your computer like Kickstarter it is a little more involved It is a little more organized as far as music is concerned That is a little ad for Pledge music haha
All the Pledgers got a message from Jaret asking us if we were interested in doing the Pledge thing again and our answer was yes What are you planning on doingWe are working on two new albums here in the near future we are going to do a covers album and we are also going to rerecord our greatest hits I think we may do that outside of pledge music and after that we will do a new album(Since this interview BFS changed their minds and are do the greatest hits with Pledge)
Chris What made you want to play music when you were youngIt is really kinda funny like I was more the athlete in high school and I guess that when that was all over I always listened to music I am an old Metal head I listened to Iron Maiden and Slayer and stuff like that but towards the end of high school I started hanging out with people that were in bands and
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stuff I was the guy that carried their stuff around for them and set up their equipment and everything and this was before I could play a guitar the group of guys that I hung out with when I was with them I picked up a guitar and taught myself how to play it
Wow awesome Who were your original inspira-tionsBack when I was not a very good guitar player it was hard core and metal and stuff like that There was a band called DRI a band called The Crumb Suckers and you know just metal in general To be honest with you the bands that I hung out with friends of mine I guess From the time that I started playing the Guitar I was always in bands and played 3 or 4 chord punk rock
What do you think that you would be doing now if you were not in a bandThat is a tough question I have a degree in Social work and Sociology and I did teach special Ed for a while and I donrsquot know if that was what I wanted to do It has been so long since that I have had to find work and all that so it is hard to know what I
would do I am thinking about it all the time I am constantly looking for something to do I worked in a bar business for a while tending and managing and stuff like that but I donrsquot know if that is what would want to do either Hopefully I would have found something to do that I enjoyed so I would not of hate my life So I really donrsquot know what I would be doing if I was not doing this
Well I am glad that you are doing what you are doing In Australia we have many pop punk bands that are
continued on next page
SPS 23
breaking up what is your secret so that you can keep your band together for so long Is it that you are such good friendsIt is that but also we have been lucky as we have not had to try to change what we do like the thing that some people criticize us for is one of the things that we think is good about what we do The fact that all our albums sound the same pretty much we never really had a direction change with what we do we have always just kept it the same we are not out there struggling to find who we are We just stand true to whatever we are Which is great
Sorry a very clicheacuted question what is the story behind the name Bowling for Soup There was a Comedian Steve Martin was had an album called A Wide and Crazy Guy he had a joke on their about a tv show he was developing called Bowling for Sht so originally that is what we were but then we realized that our grandmothers would not appreciate us being in a band called Bowling for Sht so we changed it
I have heard that you guys donrsquot have a set list when you play that you just play whatever you feel like Is that true Our last tour of the UK is the first time that we ever used a set list We were playing over two hours and it was a little bit confusing and we were on a time schedule a pretty strict time schedule each night so we needed to have a little bit of a structure in the show
Yeah that is fair Chris When you play live do you ever change the lyrics of songsThat is more a Jaret Question I think sometimes he forgets the lyrics and problem sometimes goes lalahelliphellip Sometimes if it is topical he will change the lyrics here and there I think the Jonas Brothers movie was changed to the One Direction movie on the UK tour haha
What was the first song you learned to playThe first song I learnt to play on the guitar was probably just this little 12 bar blues rift Me and my buddy would sit there and try and solo he
would play it I would play it and it was just terrible probably the worst thing anyone ever heard Glad there is no recording of it out there As far as a song goes I would try and throw out some old Rush The Temples of Syrinx was one of the first songs that I learnt I tried to play along with Rush but not very well
How many guitars do you ownLetrsquos see Irsquove got Four Electric guitars thatrsquos really it I am not a guitar collector I donrsquot even own an acoustic I had one but it was just sitting around my bedroom so I gave it away to a friend who wanted to learn how to play
What are some things in life that annoy youJust dickheads really I have a pretty long fuse I guess people just being dicks in generalI agree
What do you think about bands like One Direction They toured here last year and people complained as they could not hear them play because of all the fan girls screaming RighthellipIt is just one of those things there are always going to acts and bands like that always going to be a need for bands likes that in some weird way like Hansen the Jonas Brothers I guess it is necessary I am not a fan I canrsquot tell you if I could recognize one of their songs It is not my bag but there is a place for everything I guess
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What do you think about on line music sharingIt is just the way things are now it would be nice if there was a way of selling music rather than people just take it it is just the way it is so we just have to accept it we really have to embrace it and give music out for free sometimes as people are going to just take it
That is what I liked about the Pledge project as you knew that we were all going to pay for it Yeah but other people they donrsquot and I guess we just have to hear it I guess just like a photographer Yeah you can use it as well I guess it is a tool for bands to get their music out there
How did you guys get involved in writing songs for DisneyThat probably happened way back in the day when we went to South by South West I guess they were looking for newer bands to play We were not the biggest band back then and we needed to do songs for Soundtracks and it was a way to keep really busy and keep our name out there and in the hat
So how much fun was it to write the soundtrack to Phineas and Ferb My kids loved that when they were youngerIt was pretty cool I guess we did not know how big that series was going to be it became pretty
insane how awesome of a show it became and how much people would love it
If you could pick any song in the world that Bowling for Soup could of written what would it be Actually I would probably say Staceyrsquos Mom we do a cover of it and we used to do shows and people would ask to hear Staceyrsquos Mom and we were thought of the band that wrote it We do cover it live we used to break peoples heart by saying it was not our song but then when started playing it live If we did write it we would be getting all the Cadillac and Dr Pepper money it is on adverts over here Oh ok I did not know that it is not over here We just get the credit for it not the money Thatrsquos not good Yeah they are laughing all the way to the bank
Your video of 1985 I love you in heels and a skirt by the way how much fun was that to make It was shot in one day wasnrsquot itIt was one of the biggest budgets that we had for a video it was fun I mean just doing all the different scenes and all that yeah it was a whole day work we got up in the morning and I think we wrapped that up around 10 or 11 at night But it was fun It was a really good video Thank you
My favourite video of yours was Punk Rock 101 I love the concept of the boot camp I mean I still wear the same stuff even though I am like old and I still live the punk rock life I have been made fun of for this like foreverhelliphellip I wear Vans Black band tees all the time How does it feel that your music can make people like me feel so much better about themselvesOh that is awesome it is a really good feeling I mean we never set out to conquer the world or anything we just wanted to be in a band and have fun together all that other stuff is a bonus and it is an honour when people tell us stuff like that it is really cool I am pleased that you have done it
A few Simple Plan questions you are good friends with themAh yeah itrsquos been a while since we have seen or
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heard from any of those guys so yeah its been quite a while it would be nice to do a show or two with them
Can you tell me any funny stories form the 20056 Star Jam tour with themThere was an incident when a dressing room got pretty trashed we ah broke a couple of tables and threw a refrigerator of the balcony can I know who actually did that Was it Pierre Well it was a combination few of us it was a really fun time
I have seen the song that they sang for you on youtube I think it was at a soundcheck did you go drinking with them that nightYes I think we did every night
I have to ask the mention of Simple Plan in From the Roof Tops was that just a shout out to friends Yeah pretty much That was great all the SP fans were happy about that Nice
This is more of a Jaret question he was involved in Man of the Hour do you know anything about that I think it was just one of those things that happened it was kind of a running joke I donrsquot think that Man of the Hour actually ever did anything musically I mean I donrsquot really know to be honest with you it was kind of a running joke
A friend of mine called Domi that runs the simpleplancz site which is the biggest information site for Simple Plan fans she wants to know why you guys tour the UK but not the European continent You know that is something I knew the answer to myself Ah we have done had a couple of tours in Europe but there are so many places that we did not go like Italy or Spain I thought we had always done well in Germany and places like that but we never really went to those markets We did an Avril Lavigne tour there which was really good then went back to do some shows on our own but then we just never went back I really wish that I knew the answer to that myself She lives in the Czech Republic but travels to other places to see bands Yeah we never really went to Eastern Europe we
played on show in Moscow that is as far as that way we have gone
Fav SP album I am not really sure I donrsquot know their names but have them on my ipod How about your favourite song I donrsquot know really I have them all on my ipod and I just play them I donrsquot look at CDrsquos I just play musically digitally I donrsquot know if that makes me look really bad to be honest I listen to a lot of bands like Maiden and stuff but I canrsquot tell you the names of their songs
So I was then going to ask what Simple Plan song you would like to cover but you probably donrsquot know that name of it Is there anything else that you can tell me about the relationship between BFS and SPIt has been too long since we have seen them it is
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has been quite a few years so yeah
SP are coming out to Australia to play Warped a band I do promotion for called Call the Shots are touring you should check them out so I will be doing a few of the Warped shows
When you come out to Australia will you have a meet and greet at your sidewaveSure we will yeah we just usually chill out and hang out after the shows Great I canrsquot wait
Think I have asked all the questions that I had planned I am really glad I got this chance to chat with you Keep up the great workI Iove the new Album probably more than your others which is unusual for me itrsquos usually the other way around but as you said you have not changed at all Yeah we are pretty proud of the new one we actually tried to make every song as good as the first one on the Album We did not write a few good
ones and then a bunch of songs that were fillers we wanted a really good album from start to finish
I think From the Roof Tops is probably my favourite and what I like about it also is my teenagers really like it and they donrsquot like your older stuff as much and I think they are just over my kinda music they are branching out a bit
Well thanks Chris I am really happy I got to chat to you I look forward to meeting you when you come Down Under Thanks a lot ChrisIt was great thanks Jen I will catch you later
SPS 27
pledgemusicWhatrsquos it all about
Written by MaddieBirkett
PledgeMusic is fast becoming a way for musicians and bands to produce their work the way they want with
needed funds except the whole monetary value is supported by fans There are perks of course apart from seeing your favourite band release another album The artists will offer rewards such as signed photographs a download of the CD and even more epic things like Skype sessions
One of PledgeMusicrsquos sayings is ldquoFans donrsquot need more ways to buy ndash they need more reasonsrdquo In fact Bowling For Soup have used Pledge quite a bit recently They have just reached 100 funds needed for their new greatest hits album but you can still donate and receive the awesome rewards Just head here
PledgeMusic works in a way that brings the artists and fans together to enhance and share the music experience Along the way fans may be asked and have a vote of album cover art or album names fans may even get to hear the album exclusively before itrsquos releasedWhy many artists use Pledge is because
it is just like having a record deal all of the positives and benefits that is but it also means artists get the final say and remain in control of their work no decisions are made for them Pledge also provides help and expertise to artists in order to help them achieve their goals and complete projects
PledgeMusic is also recognised by major music charts giving artists that extra boost when they release their new work
Not only are you helping your favourite artist and your CD player yoursquore also helping charities A certain amount of donations also contributes to certain charities
If you want to know more about this innovative website and project check out their site and find a band worth helping out at httpwwwpledgemusiccom
It turns out that may donations occur from people who werenrsquot even fans of the artist but were just discovering them then
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Check out the Bowling for Soup Profile on Pledge Music httpwwwpledgemusiccomartistsbowlingforsoup
SPS 29
BOWLING FOR SOUPand
By Jen justjenrees
Bowling for Soup did some work with Disney including the following
They wrote and sang the Phineas and Ferb theme song ldquoToday is Gonna Be a Great Dayrdquo
They had animated cameos in some episodes of Phineas and Ferb
BFS also wrote and sang the Phineus and Ferb Winter Vacation theme song
30 SPS
Theme SongTherersquos a hundred and four days of summer vacationThen school comes along just to end itSo the annual problem for our generationIs finding a good way to spend itLike maybeBuilding a rocket or fighting a mummyOr climbing up the Eiffel TowerDiscovering something that doesnrsquot exist Or giving a monkey a showerSurfing tidal waves creating nanobotsOr locating Frankensteinrsquos brain Finding a Dodo bird painting a continentOr driving our sister insane As you can seeTherersquos a whole lot of stuff to do before school starts this fall So stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it allSo stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it all
They also did a cover of ldquoThe Bare Necessitiesrdquo for Disneymania 3
released in 2005
The band performed the song ldquoThe Greatest Dayrdquo for the movie
Max Keeblersquos Big Move
For Sky High the 2005 Super Hero Movie they sang the song ldquoI Melt
With Yourdquo
SPS 31
AlbumLunch Drunk Love
Release DateSeptember 10th 2013
Written byReddick Ryan Hamilton
Length301
Lyric VideoWatch it here This song is great It is about how
opposites attract and how that does not matter as love is love
I really like the way it takes a serious issue of a relationship that seems doomed and portrays it in a fun way I agree with the thought that people should followtheir heart and not worry about what everyone else is thinking Of course the reference to Simple Plan is pretty sweet Our dudes do often rock all black
Bowling For Souprsquos
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She hates my friends my friends hate herTakes all my time makes me late for work
Shersquos got another guys name tattooed on her assMy mom and dad say wersquore moving too fast
She doesnrsquot like my band but the stickers on her carShe likes Star Trek but I prefer Star Wars
Kissed me deadly but she makes me aliveShersquos the opposite of everything I need in my life
But when you know you know
ChorusHave you ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftopsEver been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops
I watch TV and she reads booksWhen bampches talk to me they get dirty looks from her
She really doesnrsquot mind when I drink my beerAnd I really donrsquot care if she wears underwear
I rock all black and she canrsquot standThat I dress like the dudes in Simple Plan
Shersquos all wrong but itrsquos alrightShe can be all wrong right by my side
Cause when you know you know
Chorus
Follow your heart fampk everybody else x8Ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops x4
SPS 33
album review
bowling for soup lsquolunch drunk loversquo
If you know me at all you would know that I am a Bowling for Soup fan When I heard
that they were doing a new album their 12th I was pretty happy Then I looked into the
Pledge idea and immediately signed up to pledge my support I loved getting all their
updates and I loved know that I was helping them out with their album We received
the album before anyone else as well as snippets of info It was totally worth it
One of the reasons that I love BFS is that they have not changed over the last 20
years they have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have though
of them This is so true for this album and I laughed out loud when I heard the chorus
of track one ldquoWe are not here to change the world wersquore here to laugh at othersrdquo I knew
that this album would be true to BFS form of previous releases See the video here
Track two called lsquoSince we Broke uprdquo is really
catchy They played this live at Soundwaveand the crowd loved it I love the amusing lyrics for example
Since we broke upIrsquove been throwing lots of heatAnd all the girls are checking me outSince we broke up All my bills are paidAnd therersquos cheddar in my checking account
This is a break up song with a difference looking at the positives of breaking up rather than the negatives Watch the video herehttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=nlKU40dtvoI
The next track is a definite favourite of mine I love songs that encourage people to be themselves and this is one of the best I can identify with this song as at my age I have now learnt to be true to myself (Real) and I am never going to change I wish that I could write a letter to my 13 year old self and include this song to help me get through my teens Wait not just my teens but up until I turned 40 I often sing this in my head when people are trying to change me by saying ldquoyou canrsquot wear thatrdquo Or ldquoYou canrsquot say that ldquo I like the use of the word Perfect for obvious reasons I like the lyrics
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I could never live up toThe man thatrsquos in your head
You want the guy from the notebookBut you got me instead
And I never was the hip kidI always use words like hip
Judas Priest on my walkmanWhen culture club was the sht
Check out the music video that has real BFS fans in it and is pretty funny httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=unNRS9kr8rE
The fourth Song on the album that mentions our fav band is discussed on another
page The only cover on this album is track lsquoCirclersquo was written by Edie Brickell and
New Bohemians Jaret sang this live in the Melbourne sidewave and captivated the audience There were three other songs
that really stood out for me were lsquoNormal Chicksrsquo I mean a guy singing about seeing
his girlfriend in the morning without make up and says you are pretty when you just donrsquot
care is pretty greatCheck out the lyric video here httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=QMM4uCRxAq4
I listen to track 7 ldquo I am waking up todayrsquo a lot when I need to focus on changing my
mind set I woke up about 12 years ago with the way my marriage was not working and I am glad that I did I can still associate
this song with waking up and get rid of the negative thoughts on my mind Worth
listening to and checking this out httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=UkL3Q9TvUzI
Thought I better mention my sons favourite song on this album lsquoCouple of Daysrsquo that we all can associate with I mean who does not want to escape to a sunny place that no one ever goes See the lyric video here httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=tDq15fwV0mg
ldquoThey have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have thought of themrdquo
I was pretty hyped about this Album being part of it made it more special I guess What I was not anticipating was it would be my favourite BFS to date bring on the next one I say I look forward to the Greatest Hits that they are doing through Pledge Music again this time it is their greatest hits not the old record company doing it without their permission If you have not got this album yet do yourself a favour and get it on itunes
Song LiST 1 Critically Disdained2 Since We Broke Up3 Real4 From the Rooftops5 Circle (Edie Brickell amp New Bohemians cover)6 Normal Chicks7 I Am Waking Up Today8 Couple of Days9 And I Think You Like Me Too10 Envy11 How Far Can This Go12 Right About Now13 Kevin Weaver
SPS 35
bowling
for soup
19851985 was released on July 27th 2004
Although this song is best known as a Bowling for Soup song it was written
by the band SR-71 good friends of Jaret It reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 It is a single released off the Album A Hangover you donrsquot Deserve
The song 1985 is about Debbie a girl that didnrsquot achieved all her dreams of when she was young as these lyrics suggest ldquoHer dreams went out the doorWhen she turned twenty fourOnly been with one manWhat happenrsquo to her planrdquo
The song has detailed references to the culture of the 80rsquos The part in the music video where Debbie is dancing on a car is a reference to
Here I Go Again a White Snake song The line that states that she did not know that George was gay is about George Michael from Wham The questioning of Motley Crue (since when had they become classic rock) is about the addition of glam metal bands like them that were added to the rotation on classic rock radio stations When the lyrics say that she is wondering who is the lead singer of Van Halen is about Sammy Hagar replacing David Lee Roth The lyrics also mention the MTV music station as they have been criticized for adding in so many TV reality shows There are so many more take a listen to find out more
Bands that are mentioned in this song are Durran Durran u2 Blondie Nirvana Bon Jovi Wham Limp Bizkit and Bruce Sprinsteen Other culture references are of popular movies of that time The Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink and St Elmorsquos Fire
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bowling
for soup
1985 Bruce Springsteen Madonna
Way before Nirvana There was u2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shersquos uncool Cause shersquos still preoccupied
With 19 19 1985
Woohoohoo (1985)
Woohoohoo
Shersquos seen all the classics She knows every line
Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink Even Saint Elmorsquos Fire
She rocked out to Wham Not a big Limp Bizkit fan Thought shersquod get a hand
On a member of Duran Duran
You can see the official video here
Written by Vitoria and Jen
CoMMenTS BY Jen I love this song as it has
so many references from when I was a teenager I love through the 80rsquos as a teen and loved all those
movies I liked some of the bands but not all of them It reminded me of all my dreams as a teen I was
luckier than Debbie though as I am quite happy with my
life Thjs is my fav Bowling for Soup song to hear live
and of course the music video is hilarious To see
them take off Robert Palmer is so funny
SPS 37
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquoBowling for Souprsquos song Almost
was released on January 4th 2005 It placed 46th in the
uS Top 100 It is from the album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve
This song is about a man who almost had most things that he seemed to want It is a song about remorse with him looking back and regretting not doing things On the other hand some of the things that he Almost did were not good things Makes me wonder about the choices I have made and things that Almost happened to me
Check the video of the song here
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Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquo
AlmostI almost got drunk at school at 14
Where I almost made out with the homecoming queenWho almost went on to be Miss Texas
But lost to a slut with much bigger breastsI almost dropped out to move to LA
Where I was almost famous for almost a day
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost loved youI almost wished u wouldrsquove loved me too
I almost held up a grocery storeWhere I almost did 5 years and then 7 more
Cuz I almost got popped for a fight with a thugCuz he almost made off with a bunch of the drugs
That I almost got hooked on cuz you ran awayAnd I wish I woulda had the nerve to ask you to stay
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me too
Here I go thinking about all the things I couldrsquove doneIrsquom gonna need a forklift cuz all the baggage weighs a ton
I know we had our problems I canrsquot remember one
I almost forgot to say something elseAnd if I cant fit it in Irsquoll keep it all to myselfI almost wrote a song about you today
But I tore it all up and then I threw it away
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
And I almost had you [x3]
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me tooSPS 39
high
school never
ends
Watch the Music video here
High School Never Ends was the first single from their ninth album lsquoThe Great Burrito Extortion Casersquo and
was released on September 19 2006 The song is about the frustration of graduating from high school and seeing that life after school is very similar to how it was in high school
The music video shows us flashbacks to when the band were in high school and how they were bullied It then shows various members of the band getting their revenge in similar manners It also makes many references to celebrities in the lyrics including Mary-Kate Olsen Jessica Simpson Bill Gates Reese Witherspoon Jack Black Brad Pitt Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Reese WitherspoonShersquos the prom queenBill GatesCaptain of the chess teamJack Black the clownBrad Pitt the quarterbackIrsquove seen it all beforeI want my money back
The song has been featured on an episode of the TV show lsquoMy Name Is Earlrsquo Part of the song is also featured on commercials for Beauty and the Geek and also the movie 17 Again The song got to number 40 on the uK Singles Chart A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney which altered the lyrics throughout to make them more suitable for kids
The whole damn world is just as obsessedWith wholsquos the best dressed and wholsquos having sexWholsquos got the money who gets the honeysWholsquos kinda cute and wholsquos just a messAnd you still donrsquot have the right lookAnd you donrsquot have the right friendsNothing changes but the faces the names and the trendsHigh school never ends
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high
school never
ends
SPS 41
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
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girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
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American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
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Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
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Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
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Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
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What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
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1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
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May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
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14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
His birth name is Jaret Von Erich
He plays a Music Man Axis guitar that has a flag of Texas design on it
FAMILY LIFeHe has two children Emma and Jack with Melissa Reddick
ASSOCIATeD WITHHe has done voice acting with Vincent Martella in the award-winning animated series Phineas and Ferb
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FACT FILEChris Burney
Chris Burney born on May 25th 1969 in Wichita Falls Texas uSA is the
guitarist (plays a Les Paul) for Bowling for Soup He graduated from Midwestern State university in Physical Education in 1993 He has a three-year-old French bulldog named Sherman Mabobber
Burney Chris is proud of his extensive DVD collection and is a guns and ammo enthusiast Some of Burneyrsquos favorite TV shows to watch are Rescue Me Lost the Shield HBOrsquos Band of Brothers Robot Chicken Family Guy and King of the Hill
Written by imjustakid17 and justjenrees
16 SPS
When Chris is not on the road he enjoys a game of PGA Tour Golf coupled with double Jack Daniels and Diet Coke Chris has extensive tattoo work done most notably a tattoo sleeve on his left arm which features various cereal mascots (Tony the Tiger Toucan Sam etc) The text ldquocereal killerrdquo appears on the arm Chris is also missing a front tooth
Along with lead singer Jaret Reddick who he met in high school were influenced by heavy metal music of bands such as Quiet Riot Ratt and Moumltley Cruumle and also by the punk rock of the Ramones and later Green Day Burney owned a Wichita Falls coffeehouse ldquoThe Refugerdquo
with a music stage and played there with his first band ldquoThe Persecutedrdquo where he and Reddick met future bassist Erik Chandler and drummer Gary Wiseman in the early 1990s (Wiseman wouldnrsquot join until 1998) Burney and Chandler soon formed the band Folkadots while Wiseman formed Gary amp the Wiseman Burney and Chandler along with Morrill also formed the band Slaw Not too long after Jaret Reddick and Lance Morrill formed coolfork which Chris Burney later joined Just a few months later after forming a band called Rubberneck they took the name Bowling for Soup in 1994
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FACT FILEerik chandler
Erik Chandler was born on December 22 1974 in Henrietta Texas uSA He is a
founding member of Bowling for Soup He plays that bass as well as writing lyrics He also is the back up vocalist
He has released his solo EP titled Writing the WrongsTrack 1 Tonightrsquos the NightTrack 2 Push the PedalTrack 3 Hold it TogetherTrack 4 Malibu Classic
He appeared as himself in the movies Accidently Famous and Punk Rock
Holocaust He also appeared on TV shows Jimmy Kimmel Love and Live with Kelly and Michael
Erik supported Patent Pending in 2013 in their tour of the uK Check out one of the songs here
Written by Luke and Jen
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SPS 19
FACT FILEgary wiseman
Gary Wiseman born January 6 1979 in Tyler Texas uSA is the
drummer for Bowling for Soup Gary played marching band and symphonic before hooking up with rockers Bowling for Soup His sound ldquois awesome for rock really loud cutting and durable which is cool because Irsquom often playing very hardrdquo He had also formed his own band called Gary amp the Wiseman His solo band has a self-titled album (Gary and the Wiseman) with 13 songs on the record totalling in about 40 minutes The titles of the tracks are1 Room2 Now3 N204 Big Losers5 Remember6 StaceyDC7 Had Enough8 My Girl9 Time10 Breakaway 11 Retention12 Social Signs13 Instrumental Rockfest
You can buy a Gary Bobble head here
See an interview here with Gary about the album Love Drunk Lunch
Written by Kelly and Jen
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SPS 21
Super Intimate Exclusive
INTERVIEWwith CHRIS from
By Jen Rees Photos by Inside Edge
I was fortunate to catch up with Chris from Bowling for Soup and have a chat about their new album and their friendship with Simple Plan
Always a pleasure to interview band members and to interview Chris via Skype was awesome due to me being such a huge fan
Hi Chris thanks for the chance to catch up with you I am looking forward to seeing you when you come to Australia for Soundwave Are you doing a sidewave Yeah we are we will do one with Zebrahead Awesome I will def be at that
I have heaps of questions for you How did you get involved in the Pledge ProjectI donrsquot really know the whole story of it but I know that we were getting ready to do a new album and we were going to put it out ourselves Through our management they had heard of Pledge Music we really didnrsquot want to do a kick starter we wanted to do something that is more Pledge music is all about music you actually have a person like an AampR person that advises you on rewards and stuff Itrsquos not just like sitting in front of your computer like Kickstarter it is a little more involved It is a little more organized as far as music is concerned That is a little ad for Pledge music haha
All the Pledgers got a message from Jaret asking us if we were interested in doing the Pledge thing again and our answer was yes What are you planning on doingWe are working on two new albums here in the near future we are going to do a covers album and we are also going to rerecord our greatest hits I think we may do that outside of pledge music and after that we will do a new album(Since this interview BFS changed their minds and are do the greatest hits with Pledge)
Chris What made you want to play music when you were youngIt is really kinda funny like I was more the athlete in high school and I guess that when that was all over I always listened to music I am an old Metal head I listened to Iron Maiden and Slayer and stuff like that but towards the end of high school I started hanging out with people that were in bands and
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stuff I was the guy that carried their stuff around for them and set up their equipment and everything and this was before I could play a guitar the group of guys that I hung out with when I was with them I picked up a guitar and taught myself how to play it
Wow awesome Who were your original inspira-tionsBack when I was not a very good guitar player it was hard core and metal and stuff like that There was a band called DRI a band called The Crumb Suckers and you know just metal in general To be honest with you the bands that I hung out with friends of mine I guess From the time that I started playing the Guitar I was always in bands and played 3 or 4 chord punk rock
What do you think that you would be doing now if you were not in a bandThat is a tough question I have a degree in Social work and Sociology and I did teach special Ed for a while and I donrsquot know if that was what I wanted to do It has been so long since that I have had to find work and all that so it is hard to know what I
would do I am thinking about it all the time I am constantly looking for something to do I worked in a bar business for a while tending and managing and stuff like that but I donrsquot know if that is what would want to do either Hopefully I would have found something to do that I enjoyed so I would not of hate my life So I really donrsquot know what I would be doing if I was not doing this
Well I am glad that you are doing what you are doing In Australia we have many pop punk bands that are
continued on next page
SPS 23
breaking up what is your secret so that you can keep your band together for so long Is it that you are such good friendsIt is that but also we have been lucky as we have not had to try to change what we do like the thing that some people criticize us for is one of the things that we think is good about what we do The fact that all our albums sound the same pretty much we never really had a direction change with what we do we have always just kept it the same we are not out there struggling to find who we are We just stand true to whatever we are Which is great
Sorry a very clicheacuted question what is the story behind the name Bowling for Soup There was a Comedian Steve Martin was had an album called A Wide and Crazy Guy he had a joke on their about a tv show he was developing called Bowling for Sht so originally that is what we were but then we realized that our grandmothers would not appreciate us being in a band called Bowling for Sht so we changed it
I have heard that you guys donrsquot have a set list when you play that you just play whatever you feel like Is that true Our last tour of the UK is the first time that we ever used a set list We were playing over two hours and it was a little bit confusing and we were on a time schedule a pretty strict time schedule each night so we needed to have a little bit of a structure in the show
Yeah that is fair Chris When you play live do you ever change the lyrics of songsThat is more a Jaret Question I think sometimes he forgets the lyrics and problem sometimes goes lalahelliphellip Sometimes if it is topical he will change the lyrics here and there I think the Jonas Brothers movie was changed to the One Direction movie on the UK tour haha
What was the first song you learned to playThe first song I learnt to play on the guitar was probably just this little 12 bar blues rift Me and my buddy would sit there and try and solo he
would play it I would play it and it was just terrible probably the worst thing anyone ever heard Glad there is no recording of it out there As far as a song goes I would try and throw out some old Rush The Temples of Syrinx was one of the first songs that I learnt I tried to play along with Rush but not very well
How many guitars do you ownLetrsquos see Irsquove got Four Electric guitars thatrsquos really it I am not a guitar collector I donrsquot even own an acoustic I had one but it was just sitting around my bedroom so I gave it away to a friend who wanted to learn how to play
What are some things in life that annoy youJust dickheads really I have a pretty long fuse I guess people just being dicks in generalI agree
What do you think about bands like One Direction They toured here last year and people complained as they could not hear them play because of all the fan girls screaming RighthellipIt is just one of those things there are always going to acts and bands like that always going to be a need for bands likes that in some weird way like Hansen the Jonas Brothers I guess it is necessary I am not a fan I canrsquot tell you if I could recognize one of their songs It is not my bag but there is a place for everything I guess
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What do you think about on line music sharingIt is just the way things are now it would be nice if there was a way of selling music rather than people just take it it is just the way it is so we just have to accept it we really have to embrace it and give music out for free sometimes as people are going to just take it
That is what I liked about the Pledge project as you knew that we were all going to pay for it Yeah but other people they donrsquot and I guess we just have to hear it I guess just like a photographer Yeah you can use it as well I guess it is a tool for bands to get their music out there
How did you guys get involved in writing songs for DisneyThat probably happened way back in the day when we went to South by South West I guess they were looking for newer bands to play We were not the biggest band back then and we needed to do songs for Soundtracks and it was a way to keep really busy and keep our name out there and in the hat
So how much fun was it to write the soundtrack to Phineas and Ferb My kids loved that when they were youngerIt was pretty cool I guess we did not know how big that series was going to be it became pretty
insane how awesome of a show it became and how much people would love it
If you could pick any song in the world that Bowling for Soup could of written what would it be Actually I would probably say Staceyrsquos Mom we do a cover of it and we used to do shows and people would ask to hear Staceyrsquos Mom and we were thought of the band that wrote it We do cover it live we used to break peoples heart by saying it was not our song but then when started playing it live If we did write it we would be getting all the Cadillac and Dr Pepper money it is on adverts over here Oh ok I did not know that it is not over here We just get the credit for it not the money Thatrsquos not good Yeah they are laughing all the way to the bank
Your video of 1985 I love you in heels and a skirt by the way how much fun was that to make It was shot in one day wasnrsquot itIt was one of the biggest budgets that we had for a video it was fun I mean just doing all the different scenes and all that yeah it was a whole day work we got up in the morning and I think we wrapped that up around 10 or 11 at night But it was fun It was a really good video Thank you
My favourite video of yours was Punk Rock 101 I love the concept of the boot camp I mean I still wear the same stuff even though I am like old and I still live the punk rock life I have been made fun of for this like foreverhelliphellip I wear Vans Black band tees all the time How does it feel that your music can make people like me feel so much better about themselvesOh that is awesome it is a really good feeling I mean we never set out to conquer the world or anything we just wanted to be in a band and have fun together all that other stuff is a bonus and it is an honour when people tell us stuff like that it is really cool I am pleased that you have done it
A few Simple Plan questions you are good friends with themAh yeah itrsquos been a while since we have seen or
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heard from any of those guys so yeah its been quite a while it would be nice to do a show or two with them
Can you tell me any funny stories form the 20056 Star Jam tour with themThere was an incident when a dressing room got pretty trashed we ah broke a couple of tables and threw a refrigerator of the balcony can I know who actually did that Was it Pierre Well it was a combination few of us it was a really fun time
I have seen the song that they sang for you on youtube I think it was at a soundcheck did you go drinking with them that nightYes I think we did every night
I have to ask the mention of Simple Plan in From the Roof Tops was that just a shout out to friends Yeah pretty much That was great all the SP fans were happy about that Nice
This is more of a Jaret question he was involved in Man of the Hour do you know anything about that I think it was just one of those things that happened it was kind of a running joke I donrsquot think that Man of the Hour actually ever did anything musically I mean I donrsquot really know to be honest with you it was kind of a running joke
A friend of mine called Domi that runs the simpleplancz site which is the biggest information site for Simple Plan fans she wants to know why you guys tour the UK but not the European continent You know that is something I knew the answer to myself Ah we have done had a couple of tours in Europe but there are so many places that we did not go like Italy or Spain I thought we had always done well in Germany and places like that but we never really went to those markets We did an Avril Lavigne tour there which was really good then went back to do some shows on our own but then we just never went back I really wish that I knew the answer to that myself She lives in the Czech Republic but travels to other places to see bands Yeah we never really went to Eastern Europe we
played on show in Moscow that is as far as that way we have gone
Fav SP album I am not really sure I donrsquot know their names but have them on my ipod How about your favourite song I donrsquot know really I have them all on my ipod and I just play them I donrsquot look at CDrsquos I just play musically digitally I donrsquot know if that makes me look really bad to be honest I listen to a lot of bands like Maiden and stuff but I canrsquot tell you the names of their songs
So I was then going to ask what Simple Plan song you would like to cover but you probably donrsquot know that name of it Is there anything else that you can tell me about the relationship between BFS and SPIt has been too long since we have seen them it is
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has been quite a few years so yeah
SP are coming out to Australia to play Warped a band I do promotion for called Call the Shots are touring you should check them out so I will be doing a few of the Warped shows
When you come out to Australia will you have a meet and greet at your sidewaveSure we will yeah we just usually chill out and hang out after the shows Great I canrsquot wait
Think I have asked all the questions that I had planned I am really glad I got this chance to chat with you Keep up the great workI Iove the new Album probably more than your others which is unusual for me itrsquos usually the other way around but as you said you have not changed at all Yeah we are pretty proud of the new one we actually tried to make every song as good as the first one on the Album We did not write a few good
ones and then a bunch of songs that were fillers we wanted a really good album from start to finish
I think From the Roof Tops is probably my favourite and what I like about it also is my teenagers really like it and they donrsquot like your older stuff as much and I think they are just over my kinda music they are branching out a bit
Well thanks Chris I am really happy I got to chat to you I look forward to meeting you when you come Down Under Thanks a lot ChrisIt was great thanks Jen I will catch you later
SPS 27
pledgemusicWhatrsquos it all about
Written by MaddieBirkett
PledgeMusic is fast becoming a way for musicians and bands to produce their work the way they want with
needed funds except the whole monetary value is supported by fans There are perks of course apart from seeing your favourite band release another album The artists will offer rewards such as signed photographs a download of the CD and even more epic things like Skype sessions
One of PledgeMusicrsquos sayings is ldquoFans donrsquot need more ways to buy ndash they need more reasonsrdquo In fact Bowling For Soup have used Pledge quite a bit recently They have just reached 100 funds needed for their new greatest hits album but you can still donate and receive the awesome rewards Just head here
PledgeMusic works in a way that brings the artists and fans together to enhance and share the music experience Along the way fans may be asked and have a vote of album cover art or album names fans may even get to hear the album exclusively before itrsquos releasedWhy many artists use Pledge is because
it is just like having a record deal all of the positives and benefits that is but it also means artists get the final say and remain in control of their work no decisions are made for them Pledge also provides help and expertise to artists in order to help them achieve their goals and complete projects
PledgeMusic is also recognised by major music charts giving artists that extra boost when they release their new work
Not only are you helping your favourite artist and your CD player yoursquore also helping charities A certain amount of donations also contributes to certain charities
If you want to know more about this innovative website and project check out their site and find a band worth helping out at httpwwwpledgemusiccom
It turns out that may donations occur from people who werenrsquot even fans of the artist but were just discovering them then
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Check out the Bowling for Soup Profile on Pledge Music httpwwwpledgemusiccomartistsbowlingforsoup
SPS 29
BOWLING FOR SOUPand
By Jen justjenrees
Bowling for Soup did some work with Disney including the following
They wrote and sang the Phineas and Ferb theme song ldquoToday is Gonna Be a Great Dayrdquo
They had animated cameos in some episodes of Phineas and Ferb
BFS also wrote and sang the Phineus and Ferb Winter Vacation theme song
30 SPS
Theme SongTherersquos a hundred and four days of summer vacationThen school comes along just to end itSo the annual problem for our generationIs finding a good way to spend itLike maybeBuilding a rocket or fighting a mummyOr climbing up the Eiffel TowerDiscovering something that doesnrsquot exist Or giving a monkey a showerSurfing tidal waves creating nanobotsOr locating Frankensteinrsquos brain Finding a Dodo bird painting a continentOr driving our sister insane As you can seeTherersquos a whole lot of stuff to do before school starts this fall So stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it allSo stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it all
They also did a cover of ldquoThe Bare Necessitiesrdquo for Disneymania 3
released in 2005
The band performed the song ldquoThe Greatest Dayrdquo for the movie
Max Keeblersquos Big Move
For Sky High the 2005 Super Hero Movie they sang the song ldquoI Melt
With Yourdquo
SPS 31
AlbumLunch Drunk Love
Release DateSeptember 10th 2013
Written byReddick Ryan Hamilton
Length301
Lyric VideoWatch it here This song is great It is about how
opposites attract and how that does not matter as love is love
I really like the way it takes a serious issue of a relationship that seems doomed and portrays it in a fun way I agree with the thought that people should followtheir heart and not worry about what everyone else is thinking Of course the reference to Simple Plan is pretty sweet Our dudes do often rock all black
Bowling For Souprsquos
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She hates my friends my friends hate herTakes all my time makes me late for work
Shersquos got another guys name tattooed on her assMy mom and dad say wersquore moving too fast
She doesnrsquot like my band but the stickers on her carShe likes Star Trek but I prefer Star Wars
Kissed me deadly but she makes me aliveShersquos the opposite of everything I need in my life
But when you know you know
ChorusHave you ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftopsEver been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops
I watch TV and she reads booksWhen bampches talk to me they get dirty looks from her
She really doesnrsquot mind when I drink my beerAnd I really donrsquot care if she wears underwear
I rock all black and she canrsquot standThat I dress like the dudes in Simple Plan
Shersquos all wrong but itrsquos alrightShe can be all wrong right by my side
Cause when you know you know
Chorus
Follow your heart fampk everybody else x8Ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops x4
SPS 33
album review
bowling for soup lsquolunch drunk loversquo
If you know me at all you would know that I am a Bowling for Soup fan When I heard
that they were doing a new album their 12th I was pretty happy Then I looked into the
Pledge idea and immediately signed up to pledge my support I loved getting all their
updates and I loved know that I was helping them out with their album We received
the album before anyone else as well as snippets of info It was totally worth it
One of the reasons that I love BFS is that they have not changed over the last 20
years they have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have though
of them This is so true for this album and I laughed out loud when I heard the chorus
of track one ldquoWe are not here to change the world wersquore here to laugh at othersrdquo I knew
that this album would be true to BFS form of previous releases See the video here
Track two called lsquoSince we Broke uprdquo is really
catchy They played this live at Soundwaveand the crowd loved it I love the amusing lyrics for example
Since we broke upIrsquove been throwing lots of heatAnd all the girls are checking me outSince we broke up All my bills are paidAnd therersquos cheddar in my checking account
This is a break up song with a difference looking at the positives of breaking up rather than the negatives Watch the video herehttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=nlKU40dtvoI
The next track is a definite favourite of mine I love songs that encourage people to be themselves and this is one of the best I can identify with this song as at my age I have now learnt to be true to myself (Real) and I am never going to change I wish that I could write a letter to my 13 year old self and include this song to help me get through my teens Wait not just my teens but up until I turned 40 I often sing this in my head when people are trying to change me by saying ldquoyou canrsquot wear thatrdquo Or ldquoYou canrsquot say that ldquo I like the use of the word Perfect for obvious reasons I like the lyrics
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I could never live up toThe man thatrsquos in your head
You want the guy from the notebookBut you got me instead
And I never was the hip kidI always use words like hip
Judas Priest on my walkmanWhen culture club was the sht
Check out the music video that has real BFS fans in it and is pretty funny httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=unNRS9kr8rE
The fourth Song on the album that mentions our fav band is discussed on another
page The only cover on this album is track lsquoCirclersquo was written by Edie Brickell and
New Bohemians Jaret sang this live in the Melbourne sidewave and captivated the audience There were three other songs
that really stood out for me were lsquoNormal Chicksrsquo I mean a guy singing about seeing
his girlfriend in the morning without make up and says you are pretty when you just donrsquot
care is pretty greatCheck out the lyric video here httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=QMM4uCRxAq4
I listen to track 7 ldquo I am waking up todayrsquo a lot when I need to focus on changing my
mind set I woke up about 12 years ago with the way my marriage was not working and I am glad that I did I can still associate
this song with waking up and get rid of the negative thoughts on my mind Worth
listening to and checking this out httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=UkL3Q9TvUzI
Thought I better mention my sons favourite song on this album lsquoCouple of Daysrsquo that we all can associate with I mean who does not want to escape to a sunny place that no one ever goes See the lyric video here httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=tDq15fwV0mg
ldquoThey have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have thought of themrdquo
I was pretty hyped about this Album being part of it made it more special I guess What I was not anticipating was it would be my favourite BFS to date bring on the next one I say I look forward to the Greatest Hits that they are doing through Pledge Music again this time it is their greatest hits not the old record company doing it without their permission If you have not got this album yet do yourself a favour and get it on itunes
Song LiST 1 Critically Disdained2 Since We Broke Up3 Real4 From the Rooftops5 Circle (Edie Brickell amp New Bohemians cover)6 Normal Chicks7 I Am Waking Up Today8 Couple of Days9 And I Think You Like Me Too10 Envy11 How Far Can This Go12 Right About Now13 Kevin Weaver
SPS 35
bowling
for soup
19851985 was released on July 27th 2004
Although this song is best known as a Bowling for Soup song it was written
by the band SR-71 good friends of Jaret It reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 It is a single released off the Album A Hangover you donrsquot Deserve
The song 1985 is about Debbie a girl that didnrsquot achieved all her dreams of when she was young as these lyrics suggest ldquoHer dreams went out the doorWhen she turned twenty fourOnly been with one manWhat happenrsquo to her planrdquo
The song has detailed references to the culture of the 80rsquos The part in the music video where Debbie is dancing on a car is a reference to
Here I Go Again a White Snake song The line that states that she did not know that George was gay is about George Michael from Wham The questioning of Motley Crue (since when had they become classic rock) is about the addition of glam metal bands like them that were added to the rotation on classic rock radio stations When the lyrics say that she is wondering who is the lead singer of Van Halen is about Sammy Hagar replacing David Lee Roth The lyrics also mention the MTV music station as they have been criticized for adding in so many TV reality shows There are so many more take a listen to find out more
Bands that are mentioned in this song are Durran Durran u2 Blondie Nirvana Bon Jovi Wham Limp Bizkit and Bruce Sprinsteen Other culture references are of popular movies of that time The Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink and St Elmorsquos Fire
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bowling
for soup
1985 Bruce Springsteen Madonna
Way before Nirvana There was u2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shersquos uncool Cause shersquos still preoccupied
With 19 19 1985
Woohoohoo (1985)
Woohoohoo
Shersquos seen all the classics She knows every line
Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink Even Saint Elmorsquos Fire
She rocked out to Wham Not a big Limp Bizkit fan Thought shersquod get a hand
On a member of Duran Duran
You can see the official video here
Written by Vitoria and Jen
CoMMenTS BY Jen I love this song as it has
so many references from when I was a teenager I love through the 80rsquos as a teen and loved all those
movies I liked some of the bands but not all of them It reminded me of all my dreams as a teen I was
luckier than Debbie though as I am quite happy with my
life Thjs is my fav Bowling for Soup song to hear live
and of course the music video is hilarious To see
them take off Robert Palmer is so funny
SPS 37
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquoBowling for Souprsquos song Almost
was released on January 4th 2005 It placed 46th in the
uS Top 100 It is from the album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve
This song is about a man who almost had most things that he seemed to want It is a song about remorse with him looking back and regretting not doing things On the other hand some of the things that he Almost did were not good things Makes me wonder about the choices I have made and things that Almost happened to me
Check the video of the song here
38 SPS
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquo
AlmostI almost got drunk at school at 14
Where I almost made out with the homecoming queenWho almost went on to be Miss Texas
But lost to a slut with much bigger breastsI almost dropped out to move to LA
Where I was almost famous for almost a day
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost loved youI almost wished u wouldrsquove loved me too
I almost held up a grocery storeWhere I almost did 5 years and then 7 more
Cuz I almost got popped for a fight with a thugCuz he almost made off with a bunch of the drugs
That I almost got hooked on cuz you ran awayAnd I wish I woulda had the nerve to ask you to stay
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me too
Here I go thinking about all the things I couldrsquove doneIrsquom gonna need a forklift cuz all the baggage weighs a ton
I know we had our problems I canrsquot remember one
I almost forgot to say something elseAnd if I cant fit it in Irsquoll keep it all to myselfI almost wrote a song about you today
But I tore it all up and then I threw it away
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
And I almost had you [x3]
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me tooSPS 39
high
school never
ends
Watch the Music video here
High School Never Ends was the first single from their ninth album lsquoThe Great Burrito Extortion Casersquo and
was released on September 19 2006 The song is about the frustration of graduating from high school and seeing that life after school is very similar to how it was in high school
The music video shows us flashbacks to when the band were in high school and how they were bullied It then shows various members of the band getting their revenge in similar manners It also makes many references to celebrities in the lyrics including Mary-Kate Olsen Jessica Simpson Bill Gates Reese Witherspoon Jack Black Brad Pitt Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Reese WitherspoonShersquos the prom queenBill GatesCaptain of the chess teamJack Black the clownBrad Pitt the quarterbackIrsquove seen it all beforeI want my money back
The song has been featured on an episode of the TV show lsquoMy Name Is Earlrsquo Part of the song is also featured on commercials for Beauty and the Geek and also the movie 17 Again The song got to number 40 on the uK Singles Chart A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney which altered the lyrics throughout to make them more suitable for kids
The whole damn world is just as obsessedWith wholsquos the best dressed and wholsquos having sexWholsquos got the money who gets the honeysWholsquos kinda cute and wholsquos just a messAnd you still donrsquot have the right lookAnd you donrsquot have the right friendsNothing changes but the faces the names and the trendsHigh school never ends
40 SPS
high
school never
ends
SPS 41
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
42 SPS
girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
44 SPS
American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
50 SPS
Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
52 SPS
Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
58 SPS
Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
60 SPS
What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
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1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
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May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
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14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
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Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
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FACT FILEChris Burney
Chris Burney born on May 25th 1969 in Wichita Falls Texas uSA is the
guitarist (plays a Les Paul) for Bowling for Soup He graduated from Midwestern State university in Physical Education in 1993 He has a three-year-old French bulldog named Sherman Mabobber
Burney Chris is proud of his extensive DVD collection and is a guns and ammo enthusiast Some of Burneyrsquos favorite TV shows to watch are Rescue Me Lost the Shield HBOrsquos Band of Brothers Robot Chicken Family Guy and King of the Hill
Written by imjustakid17 and justjenrees
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When Chris is not on the road he enjoys a game of PGA Tour Golf coupled with double Jack Daniels and Diet Coke Chris has extensive tattoo work done most notably a tattoo sleeve on his left arm which features various cereal mascots (Tony the Tiger Toucan Sam etc) The text ldquocereal killerrdquo appears on the arm Chris is also missing a front tooth
Along with lead singer Jaret Reddick who he met in high school were influenced by heavy metal music of bands such as Quiet Riot Ratt and Moumltley Cruumle and also by the punk rock of the Ramones and later Green Day Burney owned a Wichita Falls coffeehouse ldquoThe Refugerdquo
with a music stage and played there with his first band ldquoThe Persecutedrdquo where he and Reddick met future bassist Erik Chandler and drummer Gary Wiseman in the early 1990s (Wiseman wouldnrsquot join until 1998) Burney and Chandler soon formed the band Folkadots while Wiseman formed Gary amp the Wiseman Burney and Chandler along with Morrill also formed the band Slaw Not too long after Jaret Reddick and Lance Morrill formed coolfork which Chris Burney later joined Just a few months later after forming a band called Rubberneck they took the name Bowling for Soup in 1994
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FACT FILEerik chandler
Erik Chandler was born on December 22 1974 in Henrietta Texas uSA He is a
founding member of Bowling for Soup He plays that bass as well as writing lyrics He also is the back up vocalist
He has released his solo EP titled Writing the WrongsTrack 1 Tonightrsquos the NightTrack 2 Push the PedalTrack 3 Hold it TogetherTrack 4 Malibu Classic
He appeared as himself in the movies Accidently Famous and Punk Rock
Holocaust He also appeared on TV shows Jimmy Kimmel Love and Live with Kelly and Michael
Erik supported Patent Pending in 2013 in their tour of the uK Check out one of the songs here
Written by Luke and Jen
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SPS 19
FACT FILEgary wiseman
Gary Wiseman born January 6 1979 in Tyler Texas uSA is the
drummer for Bowling for Soup Gary played marching band and symphonic before hooking up with rockers Bowling for Soup His sound ldquois awesome for rock really loud cutting and durable which is cool because Irsquom often playing very hardrdquo He had also formed his own band called Gary amp the Wiseman His solo band has a self-titled album (Gary and the Wiseman) with 13 songs on the record totalling in about 40 minutes The titles of the tracks are1 Room2 Now3 N204 Big Losers5 Remember6 StaceyDC7 Had Enough8 My Girl9 Time10 Breakaway 11 Retention12 Social Signs13 Instrumental Rockfest
You can buy a Gary Bobble head here
See an interview here with Gary about the album Love Drunk Lunch
Written by Kelly and Jen
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SPS 21
Super Intimate Exclusive
INTERVIEWwith CHRIS from
By Jen Rees Photos by Inside Edge
I was fortunate to catch up with Chris from Bowling for Soup and have a chat about their new album and their friendship with Simple Plan
Always a pleasure to interview band members and to interview Chris via Skype was awesome due to me being such a huge fan
Hi Chris thanks for the chance to catch up with you I am looking forward to seeing you when you come to Australia for Soundwave Are you doing a sidewave Yeah we are we will do one with Zebrahead Awesome I will def be at that
I have heaps of questions for you How did you get involved in the Pledge ProjectI donrsquot really know the whole story of it but I know that we were getting ready to do a new album and we were going to put it out ourselves Through our management they had heard of Pledge Music we really didnrsquot want to do a kick starter we wanted to do something that is more Pledge music is all about music you actually have a person like an AampR person that advises you on rewards and stuff Itrsquos not just like sitting in front of your computer like Kickstarter it is a little more involved It is a little more organized as far as music is concerned That is a little ad for Pledge music haha
All the Pledgers got a message from Jaret asking us if we were interested in doing the Pledge thing again and our answer was yes What are you planning on doingWe are working on two new albums here in the near future we are going to do a covers album and we are also going to rerecord our greatest hits I think we may do that outside of pledge music and after that we will do a new album(Since this interview BFS changed their minds and are do the greatest hits with Pledge)
Chris What made you want to play music when you were youngIt is really kinda funny like I was more the athlete in high school and I guess that when that was all over I always listened to music I am an old Metal head I listened to Iron Maiden and Slayer and stuff like that but towards the end of high school I started hanging out with people that were in bands and
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stuff I was the guy that carried their stuff around for them and set up their equipment and everything and this was before I could play a guitar the group of guys that I hung out with when I was with them I picked up a guitar and taught myself how to play it
Wow awesome Who were your original inspira-tionsBack when I was not a very good guitar player it was hard core and metal and stuff like that There was a band called DRI a band called The Crumb Suckers and you know just metal in general To be honest with you the bands that I hung out with friends of mine I guess From the time that I started playing the Guitar I was always in bands and played 3 or 4 chord punk rock
What do you think that you would be doing now if you were not in a bandThat is a tough question I have a degree in Social work and Sociology and I did teach special Ed for a while and I donrsquot know if that was what I wanted to do It has been so long since that I have had to find work and all that so it is hard to know what I
would do I am thinking about it all the time I am constantly looking for something to do I worked in a bar business for a while tending and managing and stuff like that but I donrsquot know if that is what would want to do either Hopefully I would have found something to do that I enjoyed so I would not of hate my life So I really donrsquot know what I would be doing if I was not doing this
Well I am glad that you are doing what you are doing In Australia we have many pop punk bands that are
continued on next page
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breaking up what is your secret so that you can keep your band together for so long Is it that you are such good friendsIt is that but also we have been lucky as we have not had to try to change what we do like the thing that some people criticize us for is one of the things that we think is good about what we do The fact that all our albums sound the same pretty much we never really had a direction change with what we do we have always just kept it the same we are not out there struggling to find who we are We just stand true to whatever we are Which is great
Sorry a very clicheacuted question what is the story behind the name Bowling for Soup There was a Comedian Steve Martin was had an album called A Wide and Crazy Guy he had a joke on their about a tv show he was developing called Bowling for Sht so originally that is what we were but then we realized that our grandmothers would not appreciate us being in a band called Bowling for Sht so we changed it
I have heard that you guys donrsquot have a set list when you play that you just play whatever you feel like Is that true Our last tour of the UK is the first time that we ever used a set list We were playing over two hours and it was a little bit confusing and we were on a time schedule a pretty strict time schedule each night so we needed to have a little bit of a structure in the show
Yeah that is fair Chris When you play live do you ever change the lyrics of songsThat is more a Jaret Question I think sometimes he forgets the lyrics and problem sometimes goes lalahelliphellip Sometimes if it is topical he will change the lyrics here and there I think the Jonas Brothers movie was changed to the One Direction movie on the UK tour haha
What was the first song you learned to playThe first song I learnt to play on the guitar was probably just this little 12 bar blues rift Me and my buddy would sit there and try and solo he
would play it I would play it and it was just terrible probably the worst thing anyone ever heard Glad there is no recording of it out there As far as a song goes I would try and throw out some old Rush The Temples of Syrinx was one of the first songs that I learnt I tried to play along with Rush but not very well
How many guitars do you ownLetrsquos see Irsquove got Four Electric guitars thatrsquos really it I am not a guitar collector I donrsquot even own an acoustic I had one but it was just sitting around my bedroom so I gave it away to a friend who wanted to learn how to play
What are some things in life that annoy youJust dickheads really I have a pretty long fuse I guess people just being dicks in generalI agree
What do you think about bands like One Direction They toured here last year and people complained as they could not hear them play because of all the fan girls screaming RighthellipIt is just one of those things there are always going to acts and bands like that always going to be a need for bands likes that in some weird way like Hansen the Jonas Brothers I guess it is necessary I am not a fan I canrsquot tell you if I could recognize one of their songs It is not my bag but there is a place for everything I guess
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What do you think about on line music sharingIt is just the way things are now it would be nice if there was a way of selling music rather than people just take it it is just the way it is so we just have to accept it we really have to embrace it and give music out for free sometimes as people are going to just take it
That is what I liked about the Pledge project as you knew that we were all going to pay for it Yeah but other people they donrsquot and I guess we just have to hear it I guess just like a photographer Yeah you can use it as well I guess it is a tool for bands to get their music out there
How did you guys get involved in writing songs for DisneyThat probably happened way back in the day when we went to South by South West I guess they were looking for newer bands to play We were not the biggest band back then and we needed to do songs for Soundtracks and it was a way to keep really busy and keep our name out there and in the hat
So how much fun was it to write the soundtrack to Phineas and Ferb My kids loved that when they were youngerIt was pretty cool I guess we did not know how big that series was going to be it became pretty
insane how awesome of a show it became and how much people would love it
If you could pick any song in the world that Bowling for Soup could of written what would it be Actually I would probably say Staceyrsquos Mom we do a cover of it and we used to do shows and people would ask to hear Staceyrsquos Mom and we were thought of the band that wrote it We do cover it live we used to break peoples heart by saying it was not our song but then when started playing it live If we did write it we would be getting all the Cadillac and Dr Pepper money it is on adverts over here Oh ok I did not know that it is not over here We just get the credit for it not the money Thatrsquos not good Yeah they are laughing all the way to the bank
Your video of 1985 I love you in heels and a skirt by the way how much fun was that to make It was shot in one day wasnrsquot itIt was one of the biggest budgets that we had for a video it was fun I mean just doing all the different scenes and all that yeah it was a whole day work we got up in the morning and I think we wrapped that up around 10 or 11 at night But it was fun It was a really good video Thank you
My favourite video of yours was Punk Rock 101 I love the concept of the boot camp I mean I still wear the same stuff even though I am like old and I still live the punk rock life I have been made fun of for this like foreverhelliphellip I wear Vans Black band tees all the time How does it feel that your music can make people like me feel so much better about themselvesOh that is awesome it is a really good feeling I mean we never set out to conquer the world or anything we just wanted to be in a band and have fun together all that other stuff is a bonus and it is an honour when people tell us stuff like that it is really cool I am pleased that you have done it
A few Simple Plan questions you are good friends with themAh yeah itrsquos been a while since we have seen or
continued on next page SPS 25
heard from any of those guys so yeah its been quite a while it would be nice to do a show or two with them
Can you tell me any funny stories form the 20056 Star Jam tour with themThere was an incident when a dressing room got pretty trashed we ah broke a couple of tables and threw a refrigerator of the balcony can I know who actually did that Was it Pierre Well it was a combination few of us it was a really fun time
I have seen the song that they sang for you on youtube I think it was at a soundcheck did you go drinking with them that nightYes I think we did every night
I have to ask the mention of Simple Plan in From the Roof Tops was that just a shout out to friends Yeah pretty much That was great all the SP fans were happy about that Nice
This is more of a Jaret question he was involved in Man of the Hour do you know anything about that I think it was just one of those things that happened it was kind of a running joke I donrsquot think that Man of the Hour actually ever did anything musically I mean I donrsquot really know to be honest with you it was kind of a running joke
A friend of mine called Domi that runs the simpleplancz site which is the biggest information site for Simple Plan fans she wants to know why you guys tour the UK but not the European continent You know that is something I knew the answer to myself Ah we have done had a couple of tours in Europe but there are so many places that we did not go like Italy or Spain I thought we had always done well in Germany and places like that but we never really went to those markets We did an Avril Lavigne tour there which was really good then went back to do some shows on our own but then we just never went back I really wish that I knew the answer to that myself She lives in the Czech Republic but travels to other places to see bands Yeah we never really went to Eastern Europe we
played on show in Moscow that is as far as that way we have gone
Fav SP album I am not really sure I donrsquot know their names but have them on my ipod How about your favourite song I donrsquot know really I have them all on my ipod and I just play them I donrsquot look at CDrsquos I just play musically digitally I donrsquot know if that makes me look really bad to be honest I listen to a lot of bands like Maiden and stuff but I canrsquot tell you the names of their songs
So I was then going to ask what Simple Plan song you would like to cover but you probably donrsquot know that name of it Is there anything else that you can tell me about the relationship between BFS and SPIt has been too long since we have seen them it is
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has been quite a few years so yeah
SP are coming out to Australia to play Warped a band I do promotion for called Call the Shots are touring you should check them out so I will be doing a few of the Warped shows
When you come out to Australia will you have a meet and greet at your sidewaveSure we will yeah we just usually chill out and hang out after the shows Great I canrsquot wait
Think I have asked all the questions that I had planned I am really glad I got this chance to chat with you Keep up the great workI Iove the new Album probably more than your others which is unusual for me itrsquos usually the other way around but as you said you have not changed at all Yeah we are pretty proud of the new one we actually tried to make every song as good as the first one on the Album We did not write a few good
ones and then a bunch of songs that were fillers we wanted a really good album from start to finish
I think From the Roof Tops is probably my favourite and what I like about it also is my teenagers really like it and they donrsquot like your older stuff as much and I think they are just over my kinda music they are branching out a bit
Well thanks Chris I am really happy I got to chat to you I look forward to meeting you when you come Down Under Thanks a lot ChrisIt was great thanks Jen I will catch you later
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pledgemusicWhatrsquos it all about
Written by MaddieBirkett
PledgeMusic is fast becoming a way for musicians and bands to produce their work the way they want with
needed funds except the whole monetary value is supported by fans There are perks of course apart from seeing your favourite band release another album The artists will offer rewards such as signed photographs a download of the CD and even more epic things like Skype sessions
One of PledgeMusicrsquos sayings is ldquoFans donrsquot need more ways to buy ndash they need more reasonsrdquo In fact Bowling For Soup have used Pledge quite a bit recently They have just reached 100 funds needed for their new greatest hits album but you can still donate and receive the awesome rewards Just head here
PledgeMusic works in a way that brings the artists and fans together to enhance and share the music experience Along the way fans may be asked and have a vote of album cover art or album names fans may even get to hear the album exclusively before itrsquos releasedWhy many artists use Pledge is because
it is just like having a record deal all of the positives and benefits that is but it also means artists get the final say and remain in control of their work no decisions are made for them Pledge also provides help and expertise to artists in order to help them achieve their goals and complete projects
PledgeMusic is also recognised by major music charts giving artists that extra boost when they release their new work
Not only are you helping your favourite artist and your CD player yoursquore also helping charities A certain amount of donations also contributes to certain charities
If you want to know more about this innovative website and project check out their site and find a band worth helping out at httpwwwpledgemusiccom
It turns out that may donations occur from people who werenrsquot even fans of the artist but were just discovering them then
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Check out the Bowling for Soup Profile on Pledge Music httpwwwpledgemusiccomartistsbowlingforsoup
SPS 29
BOWLING FOR SOUPand
By Jen justjenrees
Bowling for Soup did some work with Disney including the following
They wrote and sang the Phineas and Ferb theme song ldquoToday is Gonna Be a Great Dayrdquo
They had animated cameos in some episodes of Phineas and Ferb
BFS also wrote and sang the Phineus and Ferb Winter Vacation theme song
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Theme SongTherersquos a hundred and four days of summer vacationThen school comes along just to end itSo the annual problem for our generationIs finding a good way to spend itLike maybeBuilding a rocket or fighting a mummyOr climbing up the Eiffel TowerDiscovering something that doesnrsquot exist Or giving a monkey a showerSurfing tidal waves creating nanobotsOr locating Frankensteinrsquos brain Finding a Dodo bird painting a continentOr driving our sister insane As you can seeTherersquos a whole lot of stuff to do before school starts this fall So stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it allSo stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it all
They also did a cover of ldquoThe Bare Necessitiesrdquo for Disneymania 3
released in 2005
The band performed the song ldquoThe Greatest Dayrdquo for the movie
Max Keeblersquos Big Move
For Sky High the 2005 Super Hero Movie they sang the song ldquoI Melt
With Yourdquo
SPS 31
AlbumLunch Drunk Love
Release DateSeptember 10th 2013
Written byReddick Ryan Hamilton
Length301
Lyric VideoWatch it here This song is great It is about how
opposites attract and how that does not matter as love is love
I really like the way it takes a serious issue of a relationship that seems doomed and portrays it in a fun way I agree with the thought that people should followtheir heart and not worry about what everyone else is thinking Of course the reference to Simple Plan is pretty sweet Our dudes do often rock all black
Bowling For Souprsquos
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She hates my friends my friends hate herTakes all my time makes me late for work
Shersquos got another guys name tattooed on her assMy mom and dad say wersquore moving too fast
She doesnrsquot like my band but the stickers on her carShe likes Star Trek but I prefer Star Wars
Kissed me deadly but she makes me aliveShersquos the opposite of everything I need in my life
But when you know you know
ChorusHave you ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftopsEver been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops
I watch TV and she reads booksWhen bampches talk to me they get dirty looks from her
She really doesnrsquot mind when I drink my beerAnd I really donrsquot care if she wears underwear
I rock all black and she canrsquot standThat I dress like the dudes in Simple Plan
Shersquos all wrong but itrsquos alrightShe can be all wrong right by my side
Cause when you know you know
Chorus
Follow your heart fampk everybody else x8Ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops x4
SPS 33
album review
bowling for soup lsquolunch drunk loversquo
If you know me at all you would know that I am a Bowling for Soup fan When I heard
that they were doing a new album their 12th I was pretty happy Then I looked into the
Pledge idea and immediately signed up to pledge my support I loved getting all their
updates and I loved know that I was helping them out with their album We received
the album before anyone else as well as snippets of info It was totally worth it
One of the reasons that I love BFS is that they have not changed over the last 20
years they have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have though
of them This is so true for this album and I laughed out loud when I heard the chorus
of track one ldquoWe are not here to change the world wersquore here to laugh at othersrdquo I knew
that this album would be true to BFS form of previous releases See the video here
Track two called lsquoSince we Broke uprdquo is really
catchy They played this live at Soundwaveand the crowd loved it I love the amusing lyrics for example
Since we broke upIrsquove been throwing lots of heatAnd all the girls are checking me outSince we broke up All my bills are paidAnd therersquos cheddar in my checking account
This is a break up song with a difference looking at the positives of breaking up rather than the negatives Watch the video herehttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=nlKU40dtvoI
The next track is a definite favourite of mine I love songs that encourage people to be themselves and this is one of the best I can identify with this song as at my age I have now learnt to be true to myself (Real) and I am never going to change I wish that I could write a letter to my 13 year old self and include this song to help me get through my teens Wait not just my teens but up until I turned 40 I often sing this in my head when people are trying to change me by saying ldquoyou canrsquot wear thatrdquo Or ldquoYou canrsquot say that ldquo I like the use of the word Perfect for obvious reasons I like the lyrics
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I could never live up toThe man thatrsquos in your head
You want the guy from the notebookBut you got me instead
And I never was the hip kidI always use words like hip
Judas Priest on my walkmanWhen culture club was the sht
Check out the music video that has real BFS fans in it and is pretty funny httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=unNRS9kr8rE
The fourth Song on the album that mentions our fav band is discussed on another
page The only cover on this album is track lsquoCirclersquo was written by Edie Brickell and
New Bohemians Jaret sang this live in the Melbourne sidewave and captivated the audience There were three other songs
that really stood out for me were lsquoNormal Chicksrsquo I mean a guy singing about seeing
his girlfriend in the morning without make up and says you are pretty when you just donrsquot
care is pretty greatCheck out the lyric video here httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=QMM4uCRxAq4
I listen to track 7 ldquo I am waking up todayrsquo a lot when I need to focus on changing my
mind set I woke up about 12 years ago with the way my marriage was not working and I am glad that I did I can still associate
this song with waking up and get rid of the negative thoughts on my mind Worth
listening to and checking this out httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=UkL3Q9TvUzI
Thought I better mention my sons favourite song on this album lsquoCouple of Daysrsquo that we all can associate with I mean who does not want to escape to a sunny place that no one ever goes See the lyric video here httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=tDq15fwV0mg
ldquoThey have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have thought of themrdquo
I was pretty hyped about this Album being part of it made it more special I guess What I was not anticipating was it would be my favourite BFS to date bring on the next one I say I look forward to the Greatest Hits that they are doing through Pledge Music again this time it is their greatest hits not the old record company doing it without their permission If you have not got this album yet do yourself a favour and get it on itunes
Song LiST 1 Critically Disdained2 Since We Broke Up3 Real4 From the Rooftops5 Circle (Edie Brickell amp New Bohemians cover)6 Normal Chicks7 I Am Waking Up Today8 Couple of Days9 And I Think You Like Me Too10 Envy11 How Far Can This Go12 Right About Now13 Kevin Weaver
SPS 35
bowling
for soup
19851985 was released on July 27th 2004
Although this song is best known as a Bowling for Soup song it was written
by the band SR-71 good friends of Jaret It reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 It is a single released off the Album A Hangover you donrsquot Deserve
The song 1985 is about Debbie a girl that didnrsquot achieved all her dreams of when she was young as these lyrics suggest ldquoHer dreams went out the doorWhen she turned twenty fourOnly been with one manWhat happenrsquo to her planrdquo
The song has detailed references to the culture of the 80rsquos The part in the music video where Debbie is dancing on a car is a reference to
Here I Go Again a White Snake song The line that states that she did not know that George was gay is about George Michael from Wham The questioning of Motley Crue (since when had they become classic rock) is about the addition of glam metal bands like them that were added to the rotation on classic rock radio stations When the lyrics say that she is wondering who is the lead singer of Van Halen is about Sammy Hagar replacing David Lee Roth The lyrics also mention the MTV music station as they have been criticized for adding in so many TV reality shows There are so many more take a listen to find out more
Bands that are mentioned in this song are Durran Durran u2 Blondie Nirvana Bon Jovi Wham Limp Bizkit and Bruce Sprinsteen Other culture references are of popular movies of that time The Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink and St Elmorsquos Fire
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bowling
for soup
1985 Bruce Springsteen Madonna
Way before Nirvana There was u2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shersquos uncool Cause shersquos still preoccupied
With 19 19 1985
Woohoohoo (1985)
Woohoohoo
Shersquos seen all the classics She knows every line
Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink Even Saint Elmorsquos Fire
She rocked out to Wham Not a big Limp Bizkit fan Thought shersquod get a hand
On a member of Duran Duran
You can see the official video here
Written by Vitoria and Jen
CoMMenTS BY Jen I love this song as it has
so many references from when I was a teenager I love through the 80rsquos as a teen and loved all those
movies I liked some of the bands but not all of them It reminded me of all my dreams as a teen I was
luckier than Debbie though as I am quite happy with my
life Thjs is my fav Bowling for Soup song to hear live
and of course the music video is hilarious To see
them take off Robert Palmer is so funny
SPS 37
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquoBowling for Souprsquos song Almost
was released on January 4th 2005 It placed 46th in the
uS Top 100 It is from the album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve
This song is about a man who almost had most things that he seemed to want It is a song about remorse with him looking back and regretting not doing things On the other hand some of the things that he Almost did were not good things Makes me wonder about the choices I have made and things that Almost happened to me
Check the video of the song here
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Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquo
AlmostI almost got drunk at school at 14
Where I almost made out with the homecoming queenWho almost went on to be Miss Texas
But lost to a slut with much bigger breastsI almost dropped out to move to LA
Where I was almost famous for almost a day
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost loved youI almost wished u wouldrsquove loved me too
I almost held up a grocery storeWhere I almost did 5 years and then 7 more
Cuz I almost got popped for a fight with a thugCuz he almost made off with a bunch of the drugs
That I almost got hooked on cuz you ran awayAnd I wish I woulda had the nerve to ask you to stay
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me too
Here I go thinking about all the things I couldrsquove doneIrsquom gonna need a forklift cuz all the baggage weighs a ton
I know we had our problems I canrsquot remember one
I almost forgot to say something elseAnd if I cant fit it in Irsquoll keep it all to myselfI almost wrote a song about you today
But I tore it all up and then I threw it away
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
And I almost had you [x3]
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me tooSPS 39
high
school never
ends
Watch the Music video here
High School Never Ends was the first single from their ninth album lsquoThe Great Burrito Extortion Casersquo and
was released on September 19 2006 The song is about the frustration of graduating from high school and seeing that life after school is very similar to how it was in high school
The music video shows us flashbacks to when the band were in high school and how they were bullied It then shows various members of the band getting their revenge in similar manners It also makes many references to celebrities in the lyrics including Mary-Kate Olsen Jessica Simpson Bill Gates Reese Witherspoon Jack Black Brad Pitt Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Reese WitherspoonShersquos the prom queenBill GatesCaptain of the chess teamJack Black the clownBrad Pitt the quarterbackIrsquove seen it all beforeI want my money back
The song has been featured on an episode of the TV show lsquoMy Name Is Earlrsquo Part of the song is also featured on commercials for Beauty and the Geek and also the movie 17 Again The song got to number 40 on the uK Singles Chart A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney which altered the lyrics throughout to make them more suitable for kids
The whole damn world is just as obsessedWith wholsquos the best dressed and wholsquos having sexWholsquos got the money who gets the honeysWholsquos kinda cute and wholsquos just a messAnd you still donrsquot have the right lookAnd you donrsquot have the right friendsNothing changes but the faces the names and the trendsHigh school never ends
40 SPS
high
school never
ends
SPS 41
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
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girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
44 SPS
American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
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Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
52 SPS
Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
58 SPS
Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
60 SPS
What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
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1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
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14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
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Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
When Chris is not on the road he enjoys a game of PGA Tour Golf coupled with double Jack Daniels and Diet Coke Chris has extensive tattoo work done most notably a tattoo sleeve on his left arm which features various cereal mascots (Tony the Tiger Toucan Sam etc) The text ldquocereal killerrdquo appears on the arm Chris is also missing a front tooth
Along with lead singer Jaret Reddick who he met in high school were influenced by heavy metal music of bands such as Quiet Riot Ratt and Moumltley Cruumle and also by the punk rock of the Ramones and later Green Day Burney owned a Wichita Falls coffeehouse ldquoThe Refugerdquo
with a music stage and played there with his first band ldquoThe Persecutedrdquo where he and Reddick met future bassist Erik Chandler and drummer Gary Wiseman in the early 1990s (Wiseman wouldnrsquot join until 1998) Burney and Chandler soon formed the band Folkadots while Wiseman formed Gary amp the Wiseman Burney and Chandler along with Morrill also formed the band Slaw Not too long after Jaret Reddick and Lance Morrill formed coolfork which Chris Burney later joined Just a few months later after forming a band called Rubberneck they took the name Bowling for Soup in 1994
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FACT FILEerik chandler
Erik Chandler was born on December 22 1974 in Henrietta Texas uSA He is a
founding member of Bowling for Soup He plays that bass as well as writing lyrics He also is the back up vocalist
He has released his solo EP titled Writing the WrongsTrack 1 Tonightrsquos the NightTrack 2 Push the PedalTrack 3 Hold it TogetherTrack 4 Malibu Classic
He appeared as himself in the movies Accidently Famous and Punk Rock
Holocaust He also appeared on TV shows Jimmy Kimmel Love and Live with Kelly and Michael
Erik supported Patent Pending in 2013 in their tour of the uK Check out one of the songs here
Written by Luke and Jen
18 SPS
SPS 19
FACT FILEgary wiseman
Gary Wiseman born January 6 1979 in Tyler Texas uSA is the
drummer for Bowling for Soup Gary played marching band and symphonic before hooking up with rockers Bowling for Soup His sound ldquois awesome for rock really loud cutting and durable which is cool because Irsquom often playing very hardrdquo He had also formed his own band called Gary amp the Wiseman His solo band has a self-titled album (Gary and the Wiseman) with 13 songs on the record totalling in about 40 minutes The titles of the tracks are1 Room2 Now3 N204 Big Losers5 Remember6 StaceyDC7 Had Enough8 My Girl9 Time10 Breakaway 11 Retention12 Social Signs13 Instrumental Rockfest
You can buy a Gary Bobble head here
See an interview here with Gary about the album Love Drunk Lunch
Written by Kelly and Jen
20 SPS
SPS 21
Super Intimate Exclusive
INTERVIEWwith CHRIS from
By Jen Rees Photos by Inside Edge
I was fortunate to catch up with Chris from Bowling for Soup and have a chat about their new album and their friendship with Simple Plan
Always a pleasure to interview band members and to interview Chris via Skype was awesome due to me being such a huge fan
Hi Chris thanks for the chance to catch up with you I am looking forward to seeing you when you come to Australia for Soundwave Are you doing a sidewave Yeah we are we will do one with Zebrahead Awesome I will def be at that
I have heaps of questions for you How did you get involved in the Pledge ProjectI donrsquot really know the whole story of it but I know that we were getting ready to do a new album and we were going to put it out ourselves Through our management they had heard of Pledge Music we really didnrsquot want to do a kick starter we wanted to do something that is more Pledge music is all about music you actually have a person like an AampR person that advises you on rewards and stuff Itrsquos not just like sitting in front of your computer like Kickstarter it is a little more involved It is a little more organized as far as music is concerned That is a little ad for Pledge music haha
All the Pledgers got a message from Jaret asking us if we were interested in doing the Pledge thing again and our answer was yes What are you planning on doingWe are working on two new albums here in the near future we are going to do a covers album and we are also going to rerecord our greatest hits I think we may do that outside of pledge music and after that we will do a new album(Since this interview BFS changed their minds and are do the greatest hits with Pledge)
Chris What made you want to play music when you were youngIt is really kinda funny like I was more the athlete in high school and I guess that when that was all over I always listened to music I am an old Metal head I listened to Iron Maiden and Slayer and stuff like that but towards the end of high school I started hanging out with people that were in bands and
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stuff I was the guy that carried their stuff around for them and set up their equipment and everything and this was before I could play a guitar the group of guys that I hung out with when I was with them I picked up a guitar and taught myself how to play it
Wow awesome Who were your original inspira-tionsBack when I was not a very good guitar player it was hard core and metal and stuff like that There was a band called DRI a band called The Crumb Suckers and you know just metal in general To be honest with you the bands that I hung out with friends of mine I guess From the time that I started playing the Guitar I was always in bands and played 3 or 4 chord punk rock
What do you think that you would be doing now if you were not in a bandThat is a tough question I have a degree in Social work and Sociology and I did teach special Ed for a while and I donrsquot know if that was what I wanted to do It has been so long since that I have had to find work and all that so it is hard to know what I
would do I am thinking about it all the time I am constantly looking for something to do I worked in a bar business for a while tending and managing and stuff like that but I donrsquot know if that is what would want to do either Hopefully I would have found something to do that I enjoyed so I would not of hate my life So I really donrsquot know what I would be doing if I was not doing this
Well I am glad that you are doing what you are doing In Australia we have many pop punk bands that are
continued on next page
SPS 23
breaking up what is your secret so that you can keep your band together for so long Is it that you are such good friendsIt is that but also we have been lucky as we have not had to try to change what we do like the thing that some people criticize us for is one of the things that we think is good about what we do The fact that all our albums sound the same pretty much we never really had a direction change with what we do we have always just kept it the same we are not out there struggling to find who we are We just stand true to whatever we are Which is great
Sorry a very clicheacuted question what is the story behind the name Bowling for Soup There was a Comedian Steve Martin was had an album called A Wide and Crazy Guy he had a joke on their about a tv show he was developing called Bowling for Sht so originally that is what we were but then we realized that our grandmothers would not appreciate us being in a band called Bowling for Sht so we changed it
I have heard that you guys donrsquot have a set list when you play that you just play whatever you feel like Is that true Our last tour of the UK is the first time that we ever used a set list We were playing over two hours and it was a little bit confusing and we were on a time schedule a pretty strict time schedule each night so we needed to have a little bit of a structure in the show
Yeah that is fair Chris When you play live do you ever change the lyrics of songsThat is more a Jaret Question I think sometimes he forgets the lyrics and problem sometimes goes lalahelliphellip Sometimes if it is topical he will change the lyrics here and there I think the Jonas Brothers movie was changed to the One Direction movie on the UK tour haha
What was the first song you learned to playThe first song I learnt to play on the guitar was probably just this little 12 bar blues rift Me and my buddy would sit there and try and solo he
would play it I would play it and it was just terrible probably the worst thing anyone ever heard Glad there is no recording of it out there As far as a song goes I would try and throw out some old Rush The Temples of Syrinx was one of the first songs that I learnt I tried to play along with Rush but not very well
How many guitars do you ownLetrsquos see Irsquove got Four Electric guitars thatrsquos really it I am not a guitar collector I donrsquot even own an acoustic I had one but it was just sitting around my bedroom so I gave it away to a friend who wanted to learn how to play
What are some things in life that annoy youJust dickheads really I have a pretty long fuse I guess people just being dicks in generalI agree
What do you think about bands like One Direction They toured here last year and people complained as they could not hear them play because of all the fan girls screaming RighthellipIt is just one of those things there are always going to acts and bands like that always going to be a need for bands likes that in some weird way like Hansen the Jonas Brothers I guess it is necessary I am not a fan I canrsquot tell you if I could recognize one of their songs It is not my bag but there is a place for everything I guess
24 SPS
What do you think about on line music sharingIt is just the way things are now it would be nice if there was a way of selling music rather than people just take it it is just the way it is so we just have to accept it we really have to embrace it and give music out for free sometimes as people are going to just take it
That is what I liked about the Pledge project as you knew that we were all going to pay for it Yeah but other people they donrsquot and I guess we just have to hear it I guess just like a photographer Yeah you can use it as well I guess it is a tool for bands to get their music out there
How did you guys get involved in writing songs for DisneyThat probably happened way back in the day when we went to South by South West I guess they were looking for newer bands to play We were not the biggest band back then and we needed to do songs for Soundtracks and it was a way to keep really busy and keep our name out there and in the hat
So how much fun was it to write the soundtrack to Phineas and Ferb My kids loved that when they were youngerIt was pretty cool I guess we did not know how big that series was going to be it became pretty
insane how awesome of a show it became and how much people would love it
If you could pick any song in the world that Bowling for Soup could of written what would it be Actually I would probably say Staceyrsquos Mom we do a cover of it and we used to do shows and people would ask to hear Staceyrsquos Mom and we were thought of the band that wrote it We do cover it live we used to break peoples heart by saying it was not our song but then when started playing it live If we did write it we would be getting all the Cadillac and Dr Pepper money it is on adverts over here Oh ok I did not know that it is not over here We just get the credit for it not the money Thatrsquos not good Yeah they are laughing all the way to the bank
Your video of 1985 I love you in heels and a skirt by the way how much fun was that to make It was shot in one day wasnrsquot itIt was one of the biggest budgets that we had for a video it was fun I mean just doing all the different scenes and all that yeah it was a whole day work we got up in the morning and I think we wrapped that up around 10 or 11 at night But it was fun It was a really good video Thank you
My favourite video of yours was Punk Rock 101 I love the concept of the boot camp I mean I still wear the same stuff even though I am like old and I still live the punk rock life I have been made fun of for this like foreverhelliphellip I wear Vans Black band tees all the time How does it feel that your music can make people like me feel so much better about themselvesOh that is awesome it is a really good feeling I mean we never set out to conquer the world or anything we just wanted to be in a band and have fun together all that other stuff is a bonus and it is an honour when people tell us stuff like that it is really cool I am pleased that you have done it
A few Simple Plan questions you are good friends with themAh yeah itrsquos been a while since we have seen or
continued on next page SPS 25
heard from any of those guys so yeah its been quite a while it would be nice to do a show or two with them
Can you tell me any funny stories form the 20056 Star Jam tour with themThere was an incident when a dressing room got pretty trashed we ah broke a couple of tables and threw a refrigerator of the balcony can I know who actually did that Was it Pierre Well it was a combination few of us it was a really fun time
I have seen the song that they sang for you on youtube I think it was at a soundcheck did you go drinking with them that nightYes I think we did every night
I have to ask the mention of Simple Plan in From the Roof Tops was that just a shout out to friends Yeah pretty much That was great all the SP fans were happy about that Nice
This is more of a Jaret question he was involved in Man of the Hour do you know anything about that I think it was just one of those things that happened it was kind of a running joke I donrsquot think that Man of the Hour actually ever did anything musically I mean I donrsquot really know to be honest with you it was kind of a running joke
A friend of mine called Domi that runs the simpleplancz site which is the biggest information site for Simple Plan fans she wants to know why you guys tour the UK but not the European continent You know that is something I knew the answer to myself Ah we have done had a couple of tours in Europe but there are so many places that we did not go like Italy or Spain I thought we had always done well in Germany and places like that but we never really went to those markets We did an Avril Lavigne tour there which was really good then went back to do some shows on our own but then we just never went back I really wish that I knew the answer to that myself She lives in the Czech Republic but travels to other places to see bands Yeah we never really went to Eastern Europe we
played on show in Moscow that is as far as that way we have gone
Fav SP album I am not really sure I donrsquot know their names but have them on my ipod How about your favourite song I donrsquot know really I have them all on my ipod and I just play them I donrsquot look at CDrsquos I just play musically digitally I donrsquot know if that makes me look really bad to be honest I listen to a lot of bands like Maiden and stuff but I canrsquot tell you the names of their songs
So I was then going to ask what Simple Plan song you would like to cover but you probably donrsquot know that name of it Is there anything else that you can tell me about the relationship between BFS and SPIt has been too long since we have seen them it is
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has been quite a few years so yeah
SP are coming out to Australia to play Warped a band I do promotion for called Call the Shots are touring you should check them out so I will be doing a few of the Warped shows
When you come out to Australia will you have a meet and greet at your sidewaveSure we will yeah we just usually chill out and hang out after the shows Great I canrsquot wait
Think I have asked all the questions that I had planned I am really glad I got this chance to chat with you Keep up the great workI Iove the new Album probably more than your others which is unusual for me itrsquos usually the other way around but as you said you have not changed at all Yeah we are pretty proud of the new one we actually tried to make every song as good as the first one on the Album We did not write a few good
ones and then a bunch of songs that were fillers we wanted a really good album from start to finish
I think From the Roof Tops is probably my favourite and what I like about it also is my teenagers really like it and they donrsquot like your older stuff as much and I think they are just over my kinda music they are branching out a bit
Well thanks Chris I am really happy I got to chat to you I look forward to meeting you when you come Down Under Thanks a lot ChrisIt was great thanks Jen I will catch you later
SPS 27
pledgemusicWhatrsquos it all about
Written by MaddieBirkett
PledgeMusic is fast becoming a way for musicians and bands to produce their work the way they want with
needed funds except the whole monetary value is supported by fans There are perks of course apart from seeing your favourite band release another album The artists will offer rewards such as signed photographs a download of the CD and even more epic things like Skype sessions
One of PledgeMusicrsquos sayings is ldquoFans donrsquot need more ways to buy ndash they need more reasonsrdquo In fact Bowling For Soup have used Pledge quite a bit recently They have just reached 100 funds needed for their new greatest hits album but you can still donate and receive the awesome rewards Just head here
PledgeMusic works in a way that brings the artists and fans together to enhance and share the music experience Along the way fans may be asked and have a vote of album cover art or album names fans may even get to hear the album exclusively before itrsquos releasedWhy many artists use Pledge is because
it is just like having a record deal all of the positives and benefits that is but it also means artists get the final say and remain in control of their work no decisions are made for them Pledge also provides help and expertise to artists in order to help them achieve their goals and complete projects
PledgeMusic is also recognised by major music charts giving artists that extra boost when they release their new work
Not only are you helping your favourite artist and your CD player yoursquore also helping charities A certain amount of donations also contributes to certain charities
If you want to know more about this innovative website and project check out their site and find a band worth helping out at httpwwwpledgemusiccom
It turns out that may donations occur from people who werenrsquot even fans of the artist but were just discovering them then
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Check out the Bowling for Soup Profile on Pledge Music httpwwwpledgemusiccomartistsbowlingforsoup
SPS 29
BOWLING FOR SOUPand
By Jen justjenrees
Bowling for Soup did some work with Disney including the following
They wrote and sang the Phineas and Ferb theme song ldquoToday is Gonna Be a Great Dayrdquo
They had animated cameos in some episodes of Phineas and Ferb
BFS also wrote and sang the Phineus and Ferb Winter Vacation theme song
30 SPS
Theme SongTherersquos a hundred and four days of summer vacationThen school comes along just to end itSo the annual problem for our generationIs finding a good way to spend itLike maybeBuilding a rocket or fighting a mummyOr climbing up the Eiffel TowerDiscovering something that doesnrsquot exist Or giving a monkey a showerSurfing tidal waves creating nanobotsOr locating Frankensteinrsquos brain Finding a Dodo bird painting a continentOr driving our sister insane As you can seeTherersquos a whole lot of stuff to do before school starts this fall So stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it allSo stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it all
They also did a cover of ldquoThe Bare Necessitiesrdquo for Disneymania 3
released in 2005
The band performed the song ldquoThe Greatest Dayrdquo for the movie
Max Keeblersquos Big Move
For Sky High the 2005 Super Hero Movie they sang the song ldquoI Melt
With Yourdquo
SPS 31
AlbumLunch Drunk Love
Release DateSeptember 10th 2013
Written byReddick Ryan Hamilton
Length301
Lyric VideoWatch it here This song is great It is about how
opposites attract and how that does not matter as love is love
I really like the way it takes a serious issue of a relationship that seems doomed and portrays it in a fun way I agree with the thought that people should followtheir heart and not worry about what everyone else is thinking Of course the reference to Simple Plan is pretty sweet Our dudes do often rock all black
Bowling For Souprsquos
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She hates my friends my friends hate herTakes all my time makes me late for work
Shersquos got another guys name tattooed on her assMy mom and dad say wersquore moving too fast
She doesnrsquot like my band but the stickers on her carShe likes Star Trek but I prefer Star Wars
Kissed me deadly but she makes me aliveShersquos the opposite of everything I need in my life
But when you know you know
ChorusHave you ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftopsEver been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops
I watch TV and she reads booksWhen bampches talk to me they get dirty looks from her
She really doesnrsquot mind when I drink my beerAnd I really donrsquot care if she wears underwear
I rock all black and she canrsquot standThat I dress like the dudes in Simple Plan
Shersquos all wrong but itrsquos alrightShe can be all wrong right by my side
Cause when you know you know
Chorus
Follow your heart fampk everybody else x8Ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops x4
SPS 33
album review
bowling for soup lsquolunch drunk loversquo
If you know me at all you would know that I am a Bowling for Soup fan When I heard
that they were doing a new album their 12th I was pretty happy Then I looked into the
Pledge idea and immediately signed up to pledge my support I loved getting all their
updates and I loved know that I was helping them out with their album We received
the album before anyone else as well as snippets of info It was totally worth it
One of the reasons that I love BFS is that they have not changed over the last 20
years they have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have though
of them This is so true for this album and I laughed out loud when I heard the chorus
of track one ldquoWe are not here to change the world wersquore here to laugh at othersrdquo I knew
that this album would be true to BFS form of previous releases See the video here
Track two called lsquoSince we Broke uprdquo is really
catchy They played this live at Soundwaveand the crowd loved it I love the amusing lyrics for example
Since we broke upIrsquove been throwing lots of heatAnd all the girls are checking me outSince we broke up All my bills are paidAnd therersquos cheddar in my checking account
This is a break up song with a difference looking at the positives of breaking up rather than the negatives Watch the video herehttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=nlKU40dtvoI
The next track is a definite favourite of mine I love songs that encourage people to be themselves and this is one of the best I can identify with this song as at my age I have now learnt to be true to myself (Real) and I am never going to change I wish that I could write a letter to my 13 year old self and include this song to help me get through my teens Wait not just my teens but up until I turned 40 I often sing this in my head when people are trying to change me by saying ldquoyou canrsquot wear thatrdquo Or ldquoYou canrsquot say that ldquo I like the use of the word Perfect for obvious reasons I like the lyrics
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I could never live up toThe man thatrsquos in your head
You want the guy from the notebookBut you got me instead
And I never was the hip kidI always use words like hip
Judas Priest on my walkmanWhen culture club was the sht
Check out the music video that has real BFS fans in it and is pretty funny httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=unNRS9kr8rE
The fourth Song on the album that mentions our fav band is discussed on another
page The only cover on this album is track lsquoCirclersquo was written by Edie Brickell and
New Bohemians Jaret sang this live in the Melbourne sidewave and captivated the audience There were three other songs
that really stood out for me were lsquoNormal Chicksrsquo I mean a guy singing about seeing
his girlfriend in the morning without make up and says you are pretty when you just donrsquot
care is pretty greatCheck out the lyric video here httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=QMM4uCRxAq4
I listen to track 7 ldquo I am waking up todayrsquo a lot when I need to focus on changing my
mind set I woke up about 12 years ago with the way my marriage was not working and I am glad that I did I can still associate
this song with waking up and get rid of the negative thoughts on my mind Worth
listening to and checking this out httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=UkL3Q9TvUzI
Thought I better mention my sons favourite song on this album lsquoCouple of Daysrsquo that we all can associate with I mean who does not want to escape to a sunny place that no one ever goes See the lyric video here httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=tDq15fwV0mg
ldquoThey have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have thought of themrdquo
I was pretty hyped about this Album being part of it made it more special I guess What I was not anticipating was it would be my favourite BFS to date bring on the next one I say I look forward to the Greatest Hits that they are doing through Pledge Music again this time it is their greatest hits not the old record company doing it without their permission If you have not got this album yet do yourself a favour and get it on itunes
Song LiST 1 Critically Disdained2 Since We Broke Up3 Real4 From the Rooftops5 Circle (Edie Brickell amp New Bohemians cover)6 Normal Chicks7 I Am Waking Up Today8 Couple of Days9 And I Think You Like Me Too10 Envy11 How Far Can This Go12 Right About Now13 Kevin Weaver
SPS 35
bowling
for soup
19851985 was released on July 27th 2004
Although this song is best known as a Bowling for Soup song it was written
by the band SR-71 good friends of Jaret It reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 It is a single released off the Album A Hangover you donrsquot Deserve
The song 1985 is about Debbie a girl that didnrsquot achieved all her dreams of when she was young as these lyrics suggest ldquoHer dreams went out the doorWhen she turned twenty fourOnly been with one manWhat happenrsquo to her planrdquo
The song has detailed references to the culture of the 80rsquos The part in the music video where Debbie is dancing on a car is a reference to
Here I Go Again a White Snake song The line that states that she did not know that George was gay is about George Michael from Wham The questioning of Motley Crue (since when had they become classic rock) is about the addition of glam metal bands like them that were added to the rotation on classic rock radio stations When the lyrics say that she is wondering who is the lead singer of Van Halen is about Sammy Hagar replacing David Lee Roth The lyrics also mention the MTV music station as they have been criticized for adding in so many TV reality shows There are so many more take a listen to find out more
Bands that are mentioned in this song are Durran Durran u2 Blondie Nirvana Bon Jovi Wham Limp Bizkit and Bruce Sprinsteen Other culture references are of popular movies of that time The Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink and St Elmorsquos Fire
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bowling
for soup
1985 Bruce Springsteen Madonna
Way before Nirvana There was u2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shersquos uncool Cause shersquos still preoccupied
With 19 19 1985
Woohoohoo (1985)
Woohoohoo
Shersquos seen all the classics She knows every line
Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink Even Saint Elmorsquos Fire
She rocked out to Wham Not a big Limp Bizkit fan Thought shersquod get a hand
On a member of Duran Duran
You can see the official video here
Written by Vitoria and Jen
CoMMenTS BY Jen I love this song as it has
so many references from when I was a teenager I love through the 80rsquos as a teen and loved all those
movies I liked some of the bands but not all of them It reminded me of all my dreams as a teen I was
luckier than Debbie though as I am quite happy with my
life Thjs is my fav Bowling for Soup song to hear live
and of course the music video is hilarious To see
them take off Robert Palmer is so funny
SPS 37
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquoBowling for Souprsquos song Almost
was released on January 4th 2005 It placed 46th in the
uS Top 100 It is from the album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve
This song is about a man who almost had most things that he seemed to want It is a song about remorse with him looking back and regretting not doing things On the other hand some of the things that he Almost did were not good things Makes me wonder about the choices I have made and things that Almost happened to me
Check the video of the song here
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Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquo
AlmostI almost got drunk at school at 14
Where I almost made out with the homecoming queenWho almost went on to be Miss Texas
But lost to a slut with much bigger breastsI almost dropped out to move to LA
Where I was almost famous for almost a day
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost loved youI almost wished u wouldrsquove loved me too
I almost held up a grocery storeWhere I almost did 5 years and then 7 more
Cuz I almost got popped for a fight with a thugCuz he almost made off with a bunch of the drugs
That I almost got hooked on cuz you ran awayAnd I wish I woulda had the nerve to ask you to stay
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me too
Here I go thinking about all the things I couldrsquove doneIrsquom gonna need a forklift cuz all the baggage weighs a ton
I know we had our problems I canrsquot remember one
I almost forgot to say something elseAnd if I cant fit it in Irsquoll keep it all to myselfI almost wrote a song about you today
But I tore it all up and then I threw it away
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
And I almost had you [x3]
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me tooSPS 39
high
school never
ends
Watch the Music video here
High School Never Ends was the first single from their ninth album lsquoThe Great Burrito Extortion Casersquo and
was released on September 19 2006 The song is about the frustration of graduating from high school and seeing that life after school is very similar to how it was in high school
The music video shows us flashbacks to when the band were in high school and how they were bullied It then shows various members of the band getting their revenge in similar manners It also makes many references to celebrities in the lyrics including Mary-Kate Olsen Jessica Simpson Bill Gates Reese Witherspoon Jack Black Brad Pitt Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Reese WitherspoonShersquos the prom queenBill GatesCaptain of the chess teamJack Black the clownBrad Pitt the quarterbackIrsquove seen it all beforeI want my money back
The song has been featured on an episode of the TV show lsquoMy Name Is Earlrsquo Part of the song is also featured on commercials for Beauty and the Geek and also the movie 17 Again The song got to number 40 on the uK Singles Chart A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney which altered the lyrics throughout to make them more suitable for kids
The whole damn world is just as obsessedWith wholsquos the best dressed and wholsquos having sexWholsquos got the money who gets the honeysWholsquos kinda cute and wholsquos just a messAnd you still donrsquot have the right lookAnd you donrsquot have the right friendsNothing changes but the faces the names and the trendsHigh school never ends
40 SPS
high
school never
ends
SPS 41
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
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girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
44 SPS
American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
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Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
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Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
58 SPS
Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
60 SPS
What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
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Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
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1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
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May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
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14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
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Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
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FACT FILEerik chandler
Erik Chandler was born on December 22 1974 in Henrietta Texas uSA He is a
founding member of Bowling for Soup He plays that bass as well as writing lyrics He also is the back up vocalist
He has released his solo EP titled Writing the WrongsTrack 1 Tonightrsquos the NightTrack 2 Push the PedalTrack 3 Hold it TogetherTrack 4 Malibu Classic
He appeared as himself in the movies Accidently Famous and Punk Rock
Holocaust He also appeared on TV shows Jimmy Kimmel Love and Live with Kelly and Michael
Erik supported Patent Pending in 2013 in their tour of the uK Check out one of the songs here
Written by Luke and Jen
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SPS 19
FACT FILEgary wiseman
Gary Wiseman born January 6 1979 in Tyler Texas uSA is the
drummer for Bowling for Soup Gary played marching band and symphonic before hooking up with rockers Bowling for Soup His sound ldquois awesome for rock really loud cutting and durable which is cool because Irsquom often playing very hardrdquo He had also formed his own band called Gary amp the Wiseman His solo band has a self-titled album (Gary and the Wiseman) with 13 songs on the record totalling in about 40 minutes The titles of the tracks are1 Room2 Now3 N204 Big Losers5 Remember6 StaceyDC7 Had Enough8 My Girl9 Time10 Breakaway 11 Retention12 Social Signs13 Instrumental Rockfest
You can buy a Gary Bobble head here
See an interview here with Gary about the album Love Drunk Lunch
Written by Kelly and Jen
20 SPS
SPS 21
Super Intimate Exclusive
INTERVIEWwith CHRIS from
By Jen Rees Photos by Inside Edge
I was fortunate to catch up with Chris from Bowling for Soup and have a chat about their new album and their friendship with Simple Plan
Always a pleasure to interview band members and to interview Chris via Skype was awesome due to me being such a huge fan
Hi Chris thanks for the chance to catch up with you I am looking forward to seeing you when you come to Australia for Soundwave Are you doing a sidewave Yeah we are we will do one with Zebrahead Awesome I will def be at that
I have heaps of questions for you How did you get involved in the Pledge ProjectI donrsquot really know the whole story of it but I know that we were getting ready to do a new album and we were going to put it out ourselves Through our management they had heard of Pledge Music we really didnrsquot want to do a kick starter we wanted to do something that is more Pledge music is all about music you actually have a person like an AampR person that advises you on rewards and stuff Itrsquos not just like sitting in front of your computer like Kickstarter it is a little more involved It is a little more organized as far as music is concerned That is a little ad for Pledge music haha
All the Pledgers got a message from Jaret asking us if we were interested in doing the Pledge thing again and our answer was yes What are you planning on doingWe are working on two new albums here in the near future we are going to do a covers album and we are also going to rerecord our greatest hits I think we may do that outside of pledge music and after that we will do a new album(Since this interview BFS changed their minds and are do the greatest hits with Pledge)
Chris What made you want to play music when you were youngIt is really kinda funny like I was more the athlete in high school and I guess that when that was all over I always listened to music I am an old Metal head I listened to Iron Maiden and Slayer and stuff like that but towards the end of high school I started hanging out with people that were in bands and
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stuff I was the guy that carried their stuff around for them and set up their equipment and everything and this was before I could play a guitar the group of guys that I hung out with when I was with them I picked up a guitar and taught myself how to play it
Wow awesome Who were your original inspira-tionsBack when I was not a very good guitar player it was hard core and metal and stuff like that There was a band called DRI a band called The Crumb Suckers and you know just metal in general To be honest with you the bands that I hung out with friends of mine I guess From the time that I started playing the Guitar I was always in bands and played 3 or 4 chord punk rock
What do you think that you would be doing now if you were not in a bandThat is a tough question I have a degree in Social work and Sociology and I did teach special Ed for a while and I donrsquot know if that was what I wanted to do It has been so long since that I have had to find work and all that so it is hard to know what I
would do I am thinking about it all the time I am constantly looking for something to do I worked in a bar business for a while tending and managing and stuff like that but I donrsquot know if that is what would want to do either Hopefully I would have found something to do that I enjoyed so I would not of hate my life So I really donrsquot know what I would be doing if I was not doing this
Well I am glad that you are doing what you are doing In Australia we have many pop punk bands that are
continued on next page
SPS 23
breaking up what is your secret so that you can keep your band together for so long Is it that you are such good friendsIt is that but also we have been lucky as we have not had to try to change what we do like the thing that some people criticize us for is one of the things that we think is good about what we do The fact that all our albums sound the same pretty much we never really had a direction change with what we do we have always just kept it the same we are not out there struggling to find who we are We just stand true to whatever we are Which is great
Sorry a very clicheacuted question what is the story behind the name Bowling for Soup There was a Comedian Steve Martin was had an album called A Wide and Crazy Guy he had a joke on their about a tv show he was developing called Bowling for Sht so originally that is what we were but then we realized that our grandmothers would not appreciate us being in a band called Bowling for Sht so we changed it
I have heard that you guys donrsquot have a set list when you play that you just play whatever you feel like Is that true Our last tour of the UK is the first time that we ever used a set list We were playing over two hours and it was a little bit confusing and we were on a time schedule a pretty strict time schedule each night so we needed to have a little bit of a structure in the show
Yeah that is fair Chris When you play live do you ever change the lyrics of songsThat is more a Jaret Question I think sometimes he forgets the lyrics and problem sometimes goes lalahelliphellip Sometimes if it is topical he will change the lyrics here and there I think the Jonas Brothers movie was changed to the One Direction movie on the UK tour haha
What was the first song you learned to playThe first song I learnt to play on the guitar was probably just this little 12 bar blues rift Me and my buddy would sit there and try and solo he
would play it I would play it and it was just terrible probably the worst thing anyone ever heard Glad there is no recording of it out there As far as a song goes I would try and throw out some old Rush The Temples of Syrinx was one of the first songs that I learnt I tried to play along with Rush but not very well
How many guitars do you ownLetrsquos see Irsquove got Four Electric guitars thatrsquos really it I am not a guitar collector I donrsquot even own an acoustic I had one but it was just sitting around my bedroom so I gave it away to a friend who wanted to learn how to play
What are some things in life that annoy youJust dickheads really I have a pretty long fuse I guess people just being dicks in generalI agree
What do you think about bands like One Direction They toured here last year and people complained as they could not hear them play because of all the fan girls screaming RighthellipIt is just one of those things there are always going to acts and bands like that always going to be a need for bands likes that in some weird way like Hansen the Jonas Brothers I guess it is necessary I am not a fan I canrsquot tell you if I could recognize one of their songs It is not my bag but there is a place for everything I guess
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What do you think about on line music sharingIt is just the way things are now it would be nice if there was a way of selling music rather than people just take it it is just the way it is so we just have to accept it we really have to embrace it and give music out for free sometimes as people are going to just take it
That is what I liked about the Pledge project as you knew that we were all going to pay for it Yeah but other people they donrsquot and I guess we just have to hear it I guess just like a photographer Yeah you can use it as well I guess it is a tool for bands to get their music out there
How did you guys get involved in writing songs for DisneyThat probably happened way back in the day when we went to South by South West I guess they were looking for newer bands to play We were not the biggest band back then and we needed to do songs for Soundtracks and it was a way to keep really busy and keep our name out there and in the hat
So how much fun was it to write the soundtrack to Phineas and Ferb My kids loved that when they were youngerIt was pretty cool I guess we did not know how big that series was going to be it became pretty
insane how awesome of a show it became and how much people would love it
If you could pick any song in the world that Bowling for Soup could of written what would it be Actually I would probably say Staceyrsquos Mom we do a cover of it and we used to do shows and people would ask to hear Staceyrsquos Mom and we were thought of the band that wrote it We do cover it live we used to break peoples heart by saying it was not our song but then when started playing it live If we did write it we would be getting all the Cadillac and Dr Pepper money it is on adverts over here Oh ok I did not know that it is not over here We just get the credit for it not the money Thatrsquos not good Yeah they are laughing all the way to the bank
Your video of 1985 I love you in heels and a skirt by the way how much fun was that to make It was shot in one day wasnrsquot itIt was one of the biggest budgets that we had for a video it was fun I mean just doing all the different scenes and all that yeah it was a whole day work we got up in the morning and I think we wrapped that up around 10 or 11 at night But it was fun It was a really good video Thank you
My favourite video of yours was Punk Rock 101 I love the concept of the boot camp I mean I still wear the same stuff even though I am like old and I still live the punk rock life I have been made fun of for this like foreverhelliphellip I wear Vans Black band tees all the time How does it feel that your music can make people like me feel so much better about themselvesOh that is awesome it is a really good feeling I mean we never set out to conquer the world or anything we just wanted to be in a band and have fun together all that other stuff is a bonus and it is an honour when people tell us stuff like that it is really cool I am pleased that you have done it
A few Simple Plan questions you are good friends with themAh yeah itrsquos been a while since we have seen or
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heard from any of those guys so yeah its been quite a while it would be nice to do a show or two with them
Can you tell me any funny stories form the 20056 Star Jam tour with themThere was an incident when a dressing room got pretty trashed we ah broke a couple of tables and threw a refrigerator of the balcony can I know who actually did that Was it Pierre Well it was a combination few of us it was a really fun time
I have seen the song that they sang for you on youtube I think it was at a soundcheck did you go drinking with them that nightYes I think we did every night
I have to ask the mention of Simple Plan in From the Roof Tops was that just a shout out to friends Yeah pretty much That was great all the SP fans were happy about that Nice
This is more of a Jaret question he was involved in Man of the Hour do you know anything about that I think it was just one of those things that happened it was kind of a running joke I donrsquot think that Man of the Hour actually ever did anything musically I mean I donrsquot really know to be honest with you it was kind of a running joke
A friend of mine called Domi that runs the simpleplancz site which is the biggest information site for Simple Plan fans she wants to know why you guys tour the UK but not the European continent You know that is something I knew the answer to myself Ah we have done had a couple of tours in Europe but there are so many places that we did not go like Italy or Spain I thought we had always done well in Germany and places like that but we never really went to those markets We did an Avril Lavigne tour there which was really good then went back to do some shows on our own but then we just never went back I really wish that I knew the answer to that myself She lives in the Czech Republic but travels to other places to see bands Yeah we never really went to Eastern Europe we
played on show in Moscow that is as far as that way we have gone
Fav SP album I am not really sure I donrsquot know their names but have them on my ipod How about your favourite song I donrsquot know really I have them all on my ipod and I just play them I donrsquot look at CDrsquos I just play musically digitally I donrsquot know if that makes me look really bad to be honest I listen to a lot of bands like Maiden and stuff but I canrsquot tell you the names of their songs
So I was then going to ask what Simple Plan song you would like to cover but you probably donrsquot know that name of it Is there anything else that you can tell me about the relationship between BFS and SPIt has been too long since we have seen them it is
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has been quite a few years so yeah
SP are coming out to Australia to play Warped a band I do promotion for called Call the Shots are touring you should check them out so I will be doing a few of the Warped shows
When you come out to Australia will you have a meet and greet at your sidewaveSure we will yeah we just usually chill out and hang out after the shows Great I canrsquot wait
Think I have asked all the questions that I had planned I am really glad I got this chance to chat with you Keep up the great workI Iove the new Album probably more than your others which is unusual for me itrsquos usually the other way around but as you said you have not changed at all Yeah we are pretty proud of the new one we actually tried to make every song as good as the first one on the Album We did not write a few good
ones and then a bunch of songs that were fillers we wanted a really good album from start to finish
I think From the Roof Tops is probably my favourite and what I like about it also is my teenagers really like it and they donrsquot like your older stuff as much and I think they are just over my kinda music they are branching out a bit
Well thanks Chris I am really happy I got to chat to you I look forward to meeting you when you come Down Under Thanks a lot ChrisIt was great thanks Jen I will catch you later
SPS 27
pledgemusicWhatrsquos it all about
Written by MaddieBirkett
PledgeMusic is fast becoming a way for musicians and bands to produce their work the way they want with
needed funds except the whole monetary value is supported by fans There are perks of course apart from seeing your favourite band release another album The artists will offer rewards such as signed photographs a download of the CD and even more epic things like Skype sessions
One of PledgeMusicrsquos sayings is ldquoFans donrsquot need more ways to buy ndash they need more reasonsrdquo In fact Bowling For Soup have used Pledge quite a bit recently They have just reached 100 funds needed for their new greatest hits album but you can still donate and receive the awesome rewards Just head here
PledgeMusic works in a way that brings the artists and fans together to enhance and share the music experience Along the way fans may be asked and have a vote of album cover art or album names fans may even get to hear the album exclusively before itrsquos releasedWhy many artists use Pledge is because
it is just like having a record deal all of the positives and benefits that is but it also means artists get the final say and remain in control of their work no decisions are made for them Pledge also provides help and expertise to artists in order to help them achieve their goals and complete projects
PledgeMusic is also recognised by major music charts giving artists that extra boost when they release their new work
Not only are you helping your favourite artist and your CD player yoursquore also helping charities A certain amount of donations also contributes to certain charities
If you want to know more about this innovative website and project check out their site and find a band worth helping out at httpwwwpledgemusiccom
It turns out that may donations occur from people who werenrsquot even fans of the artist but were just discovering them then
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Check out the Bowling for Soup Profile on Pledge Music httpwwwpledgemusiccomartistsbowlingforsoup
SPS 29
BOWLING FOR SOUPand
By Jen justjenrees
Bowling for Soup did some work with Disney including the following
They wrote and sang the Phineas and Ferb theme song ldquoToday is Gonna Be a Great Dayrdquo
They had animated cameos in some episodes of Phineas and Ferb
BFS also wrote and sang the Phineus and Ferb Winter Vacation theme song
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Theme SongTherersquos a hundred and four days of summer vacationThen school comes along just to end itSo the annual problem for our generationIs finding a good way to spend itLike maybeBuilding a rocket or fighting a mummyOr climbing up the Eiffel TowerDiscovering something that doesnrsquot exist Or giving a monkey a showerSurfing tidal waves creating nanobotsOr locating Frankensteinrsquos brain Finding a Dodo bird painting a continentOr driving our sister insane As you can seeTherersquos a whole lot of stuff to do before school starts this fall So stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it allSo stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it all
They also did a cover of ldquoThe Bare Necessitiesrdquo for Disneymania 3
released in 2005
The band performed the song ldquoThe Greatest Dayrdquo for the movie
Max Keeblersquos Big Move
For Sky High the 2005 Super Hero Movie they sang the song ldquoI Melt
With Yourdquo
SPS 31
AlbumLunch Drunk Love
Release DateSeptember 10th 2013
Written byReddick Ryan Hamilton
Length301
Lyric VideoWatch it here This song is great It is about how
opposites attract and how that does not matter as love is love
I really like the way it takes a serious issue of a relationship that seems doomed and portrays it in a fun way I agree with the thought that people should followtheir heart and not worry about what everyone else is thinking Of course the reference to Simple Plan is pretty sweet Our dudes do often rock all black
Bowling For Souprsquos
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She hates my friends my friends hate herTakes all my time makes me late for work
Shersquos got another guys name tattooed on her assMy mom and dad say wersquore moving too fast
She doesnrsquot like my band but the stickers on her carShe likes Star Trek but I prefer Star Wars
Kissed me deadly but she makes me aliveShersquos the opposite of everything I need in my life
But when you know you know
ChorusHave you ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftopsEver been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops
I watch TV and she reads booksWhen bampches talk to me they get dirty looks from her
She really doesnrsquot mind when I drink my beerAnd I really donrsquot care if she wears underwear
I rock all black and she canrsquot standThat I dress like the dudes in Simple Plan
Shersquos all wrong but itrsquos alrightShe can be all wrong right by my side
Cause when you know you know
Chorus
Follow your heart fampk everybody else x8Ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops x4
SPS 33
album review
bowling for soup lsquolunch drunk loversquo
If you know me at all you would know that I am a Bowling for Soup fan When I heard
that they were doing a new album their 12th I was pretty happy Then I looked into the
Pledge idea and immediately signed up to pledge my support I loved getting all their
updates and I loved know that I was helping them out with their album We received
the album before anyone else as well as snippets of info It was totally worth it
One of the reasons that I love BFS is that they have not changed over the last 20
years they have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have though
of them This is so true for this album and I laughed out loud when I heard the chorus
of track one ldquoWe are not here to change the world wersquore here to laugh at othersrdquo I knew
that this album would be true to BFS form of previous releases See the video here
Track two called lsquoSince we Broke uprdquo is really
catchy They played this live at Soundwaveand the crowd loved it I love the amusing lyrics for example
Since we broke upIrsquove been throwing lots of heatAnd all the girls are checking me outSince we broke up All my bills are paidAnd therersquos cheddar in my checking account
This is a break up song with a difference looking at the positives of breaking up rather than the negatives Watch the video herehttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=nlKU40dtvoI
The next track is a definite favourite of mine I love songs that encourage people to be themselves and this is one of the best I can identify with this song as at my age I have now learnt to be true to myself (Real) and I am never going to change I wish that I could write a letter to my 13 year old self and include this song to help me get through my teens Wait not just my teens but up until I turned 40 I often sing this in my head when people are trying to change me by saying ldquoyou canrsquot wear thatrdquo Or ldquoYou canrsquot say that ldquo I like the use of the word Perfect for obvious reasons I like the lyrics
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I could never live up toThe man thatrsquos in your head
You want the guy from the notebookBut you got me instead
And I never was the hip kidI always use words like hip
Judas Priest on my walkmanWhen culture club was the sht
Check out the music video that has real BFS fans in it and is pretty funny httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=unNRS9kr8rE
The fourth Song on the album that mentions our fav band is discussed on another
page The only cover on this album is track lsquoCirclersquo was written by Edie Brickell and
New Bohemians Jaret sang this live in the Melbourne sidewave and captivated the audience There were three other songs
that really stood out for me were lsquoNormal Chicksrsquo I mean a guy singing about seeing
his girlfriend in the morning without make up and says you are pretty when you just donrsquot
care is pretty greatCheck out the lyric video here httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=QMM4uCRxAq4
I listen to track 7 ldquo I am waking up todayrsquo a lot when I need to focus on changing my
mind set I woke up about 12 years ago with the way my marriage was not working and I am glad that I did I can still associate
this song with waking up and get rid of the negative thoughts on my mind Worth
listening to and checking this out httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=UkL3Q9TvUzI
Thought I better mention my sons favourite song on this album lsquoCouple of Daysrsquo that we all can associate with I mean who does not want to escape to a sunny place that no one ever goes See the lyric video here httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=tDq15fwV0mg
ldquoThey have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have thought of themrdquo
I was pretty hyped about this Album being part of it made it more special I guess What I was not anticipating was it would be my favourite BFS to date bring on the next one I say I look forward to the Greatest Hits that they are doing through Pledge Music again this time it is their greatest hits not the old record company doing it without their permission If you have not got this album yet do yourself a favour and get it on itunes
Song LiST 1 Critically Disdained2 Since We Broke Up3 Real4 From the Rooftops5 Circle (Edie Brickell amp New Bohemians cover)6 Normal Chicks7 I Am Waking Up Today8 Couple of Days9 And I Think You Like Me Too10 Envy11 How Far Can This Go12 Right About Now13 Kevin Weaver
SPS 35
bowling
for soup
19851985 was released on July 27th 2004
Although this song is best known as a Bowling for Soup song it was written
by the band SR-71 good friends of Jaret It reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 It is a single released off the Album A Hangover you donrsquot Deserve
The song 1985 is about Debbie a girl that didnrsquot achieved all her dreams of when she was young as these lyrics suggest ldquoHer dreams went out the doorWhen she turned twenty fourOnly been with one manWhat happenrsquo to her planrdquo
The song has detailed references to the culture of the 80rsquos The part in the music video where Debbie is dancing on a car is a reference to
Here I Go Again a White Snake song The line that states that she did not know that George was gay is about George Michael from Wham The questioning of Motley Crue (since when had they become classic rock) is about the addition of glam metal bands like them that were added to the rotation on classic rock radio stations When the lyrics say that she is wondering who is the lead singer of Van Halen is about Sammy Hagar replacing David Lee Roth The lyrics also mention the MTV music station as they have been criticized for adding in so many TV reality shows There are so many more take a listen to find out more
Bands that are mentioned in this song are Durran Durran u2 Blondie Nirvana Bon Jovi Wham Limp Bizkit and Bruce Sprinsteen Other culture references are of popular movies of that time The Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink and St Elmorsquos Fire
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bowling
for soup
1985 Bruce Springsteen Madonna
Way before Nirvana There was u2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shersquos uncool Cause shersquos still preoccupied
With 19 19 1985
Woohoohoo (1985)
Woohoohoo
Shersquos seen all the classics She knows every line
Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink Even Saint Elmorsquos Fire
She rocked out to Wham Not a big Limp Bizkit fan Thought shersquod get a hand
On a member of Duran Duran
You can see the official video here
Written by Vitoria and Jen
CoMMenTS BY Jen I love this song as it has
so many references from when I was a teenager I love through the 80rsquos as a teen and loved all those
movies I liked some of the bands but not all of them It reminded me of all my dreams as a teen I was
luckier than Debbie though as I am quite happy with my
life Thjs is my fav Bowling for Soup song to hear live
and of course the music video is hilarious To see
them take off Robert Palmer is so funny
SPS 37
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquoBowling for Souprsquos song Almost
was released on January 4th 2005 It placed 46th in the
uS Top 100 It is from the album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve
This song is about a man who almost had most things that he seemed to want It is a song about remorse with him looking back and regretting not doing things On the other hand some of the things that he Almost did were not good things Makes me wonder about the choices I have made and things that Almost happened to me
Check the video of the song here
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Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquo
AlmostI almost got drunk at school at 14
Where I almost made out with the homecoming queenWho almost went on to be Miss Texas
But lost to a slut with much bigger breastsI almost dropped out to move to LA
Where I was almost famous for almost a day
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost loved youI almost wished u wouldrsquove loved me too
I almost held up a grocery storeWhere I almost did 5 years and then 7 more
Cuz I almost got popped for a fight with a thugCuz he almost made off with a bunch of the drugs
That I almost got hooked on cuz you ran awayAnd I wish I woulda had the nerve to ask you to stay
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me too
Here I go thinking about all the things I couldrsquove doneIrsquom gonna need a forklift cuz all the baggage weighs a ton
I know we had our problems I canrsquot remember one
I almost forgot to say something elseAnd if I cant fit it in Irsquoll keep it all to myselfI almost wrote a song about you today
But I tore it all up and then I threw it away
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
And I almost had you [x3]
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me tooSPS 39
high
school never
ends
Watch the Music video here
High School Never Ends was the first single from their ninth album lsquoThe Great Burrito Extortion Casersquo and
was released on September 19 2006 The song is about the frustration of graduating from high school and seeing that life after school is very similar to how it was in high school
The music video shows us flashbacks to when the band were in high school and how they were bullied It then shows various members of the band getting their revenge in similar manners It also makes many references to celebrities in the lyrics including Mary-Kate Olsen Jessica Simpson Bill Gates Reese Witherspoon Jack Black Brad Pitt Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Reese WitherspoonShersquos the prom queenBill GatesCaptain of the chess teamJack Black the clownBrad Pitt the quarterbackIrsquove seen it all beforeI want my money back
The song has been featured on an episode of the TV show lsquoMy Name Is Earlrsquo Part of the song is also featured on commercials for Beauty and the Geek and also the movie 17 Again The song got to number 40 on the uK Singles Chart A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney which altered the lyrics throughout to make them more suitable for kids
The whole damn world is just as obsessedWith wholsquos the best dressed and wholsquos having sexWholsquos got the money who gets the honeysWholsquos kinda cute and wholsquos just a messAnd you still donrsquot have the right lookAnd you donrsquot have the right friendsNothing changes but the faces the names and the trendsHigh school never ends
40 SPS
high
school never
ends
SPS 41
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
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girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
44 SPS
American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
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Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
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Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
58 SPS
Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
60 SPS
What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
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1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
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May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
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14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
SPS 19
FACT FILEgary wiseman
Gary Wiseman born January 6 1979 in Tyler Texas uSA is the
drummer for Bowling for Soup Gary played marching band and symphonic before hooking up with rockers Bowling for Soup His sound ldquois awesome for rock really loud cutting and durable which is cool because Irsquom often playing very hardrdquo He had also formed his own band called Gary amp the Wiseman His solo band has a self-titled album (Gary and the Wiseman) with 13 songs on the record totalling in about 40 minutes The titles of the tracks are1 Room2 Now3 N204 Big Losers5 Remember6 StaceyDC7 Had Enough8 My Girl9 Time10 Breakaway 11 Retention12 Social Signs13 Instrumental Rockfest
You can buy a Gary Bobble head here
See an interview here with Gary about the album Love Drunk Lunch
Written by Kelly and Jen
20 SPS
SPS 21
Super Intimate Exclusive
INTERVIEWwith CHRIS from
By Jen Rees Photos by Inside Edge
I was fortunate to catch up with Chris from Bowling for Soup and have a chat about their new album and their friendship with Simple Plan
Always a pleasure to interview band members and to interview Chris via Skype was awesome due to me being such a huge fan
Hi Chris thanks for the chance to catch up with you I am looking forward to seeing you when you come to Australia for Soundwave Are you doing a sidewave Yeah we are we will do one with Zebrahead Awesome I will def be at that
I have heaps of questions for you How did you get involved in the Pledge ProjectI donrsquot really know the whole story of it but I know that we were getting ready to do a new album and we were going to put it out ourselves Through our management they had heard of Pledge Music we really didnrsquot want to do a kick starter we wanted to do something that is more Pledge music is all about music you actually have a person like an AampR person that advises you on rewards and stuff Itrsquos not just like sitting in front of your computer like Kickstarter it is a little more involved It is a little more organized as far as music is concerned That is a little ad for Pledge music haha
All the Pledgers got a message from Jaret asking us if we were interested in doing the Pledge thing again and our answer was yes What are you planning on doingWe are working on two new albums here in the near future we are going to do a covers album and we are also going to rerecord our greatest hits I think we may do that outside of pledge music and after that we will do a new album(Since this interview BFS changed their minds and are do the greatest hits with Pledge)
Chris What made you want to play music when you were youngIt is really kinda funny like I was more the athlete in high school and I guess that when that was all over I always listened to music I am an old Metal head I listened to Iron Maiden and Slayer and stuff like that but towards the end of high school I started hanging out with people that were in bands and
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stuff I was the guy that carried their stuff around for them and set up their equipment and everything and this was before I could play a guitar the group of guys that I hung out with when I was with them I picked up a guitar and taught myself how to play it
Wow awesome Who were your original inspira-tionsBack when I was not a very good guitar player it was hard core and metal and stuff like that There was a band called DRI a band called The Crumb Suckers and you know just metal in general To be honest with you the bands that I hung out with friends of mine I guess From the time that I started playing the Guitar I was always in bands and played 3 or 4 chord punk rock
What do you think that you would be doing now if you were not in a bandThat is a tough question I have a degree in Social work and Sociology and I did teach special Ed for a while and I donrsquot know if that was what I wanted to do It has been so long since that I have had to find work and all that so it is hard to know what I
would do I am thinking about it all the time I am constantly looking for something to do I worked in a bar business for a while tending and managing and stuff like that but I donrsquot know if that is what would want to do either Hopefully I would have found something to do that I enjoyed so I would not of hate my life So I really donrsquot know what I would be doing if I was not doing this
Well I am glad that you are doing what you are doing In Australia we have many pop punk bands that are
continued on next page
SPS 23
breaking up what is your secret so that you can keep your band together for so long Is it that you are such good friendsIt is that but also we have been lucky as we have not had to try to change what we do like the thing that some people criticize us for is one of the things that we think is good about what we do The fact that all our albums sound the same pretty much we never really had a direction change with what we do we have always just kept it the same we are not out there struggling to find who we are We just stand true to whatever we are Which is great
Sorry a very clicheacuted question what is the story behind the name Bowling for Soup There was a Comedian Steve Martin was had an album called A Wide and Crazy Guy he had a joke on their about a tv show he was developing called Bowling for Sht so originally that is what we were but then we realized that our grandmothers would not appreciate us being in a band called Bowling for Sht so we changed it
I have heard that you guys donrsquot have a set list when you play that you just play whatever you feel like Is that true Our last tour of the UK is the first time that we ever used a set list We were playing over two hours and it was a little bit confusing and we were on a time schedule a pretty strict time schedule each night so we needed to have a little bit of a structure in the show
Yeah that is fair Chris When you play live do you ever change the lyrics of songsThat is more a Jaret Question I think sometimes he forgets the lyrics and problem sometimes goes lalahelliphellip Sometimes if it is topical he will change the lyrics here and there I think the Jonas Brothers movie was changed to the One Direction movie on the UK tour haha
What was the first song you learned to playThe first song I learnt to play on the guitar was probably just this little 12 bar blues rift Me and my buddy would sit there and try and solo he
would play it I would play it and it was just terrible probably the worst thing anyone ever heard Glad there is no recording of it out there As far as a song goes I would try and throw out some old Rush The Temples of Syrinx was one of the first songs that I learnt I tried to play along with Rush but not very well
How many guitars do you ownLetrsquos see Irsquove got Four Electric guitars thatrsquos really it I am not a guitar collector I donrsquot even own an acoustic I had one but it was just sitting around my bedroom so I gave it away to a friend who wanted to learn how to play
What are some things in life that annoy youJust dickheads really I have a pretty long fuse I guess people just being dicks in generalI agree
What do you think about bands like One Direction They toured here last year and people complained as they could not hear them play because of all the fan girls screaming RighthellipIt is just one of those things there are always going to acts and bands like that always going to be a need for bands likes that in some weird way like Hansen the Jonas Brothers I guess it is necessary I am not a fan I canrsquot tell you if I could recognize one of their songs It is not my bag but there is a place for everything I guess
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What do you think about on line music sharingIt is just the way things are now it would be nice if there was a way of selling music rather than people just take it it is just the way it is so we just have to accept it we really have to embrace it and give music out for free sometimes as people are going to just take it
That is what I liked about the Pledge project as you knew that we were all going to pay for it Yeah but other people they donrsquot and I guess we just have to hear it I guess just like a photographer Yeah you can use it as well I guess it is a tool for bands to get their music out there
How did you guys get involved in writing songs for DisneyThat probably happened way back in the day when we went to South by South West I guess they were looking for newer bands to play We were not the biggest band back then and we needed to do songs for Soundtracks and it was a way to keep really busy and keep our name out there and in the hat
So how much fun was it to write the soundtrack to Phineas and Ferb My kids loved that when they were youngerIt was pretty cool I guess we did not know how big that series was going to be it became pretty
insane how awesome of a show it became and how much people would love it
If you could pick any song in the world that Bowling for Soup could of written what would it be Actually I would probably say Staceyrsquos Mom we do a cover of it and we used to do shows and people would ask to hear Staceyrsquos Mom and we were thought of the band that wrote it We do cover it live we used to break peoples heart by saying it was not our song but then when started playing it live If we did write it we would be getting all the Cadillac and Dr Pepper money it is on adverts over here Oh ok I did not know that it is not over here We just get the credit for it not the money Thatrsquos not good Yeah they are laughing all the way to the bank
Your video of 1985 I love you in heels and a skirt by the way how much fun was that to make It was shot in one day wasnrsquot itIt was one of the biggest budgets that we had for a video it was fun I mean just doing all the different scenes and all that yeah it was a whole day work we got up in the morning and I think we wrapped that up around 10 or 11 at night But it was fun It was a really good video Thank you
My favourite video of yours was Punk Rock 101 I love the concept of the boot camp I mean I still wear the same stuff even though I am like old and I still live the punk rock life I have been made fun of for this like foreverhelliphellip I wear Vans Black band tees all the time How does it feel that your music can make people like me feel so much better about themselvesOh that is awesome it is a really good feeling I mean we never set out to conquer the world or anything we just wanted to be in a band and have fun together all that other stuff is a bonus and it is an honour when people tell us stuff like that it is really cool I am pleased that you have done it
A few Simple Plan questions you are good friends with themAh yeah itrsquos been a while since we have seen or
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heard from any of those guys so yeah its been quite a while it would be nice to do a show or two with them
Can you tell me any funny stories form the 20056 Star Jam tour with themThere was an incident when a dressing room got pretty trashed we ah broke a couple of tables and threw a refrigerator of the balcony can I know who actually did that Was it Pierre Well it was a combination few of us it was a really fun time
I have seen the song that they sang for you on youtube I think it was at a soundcheck did you go drinking with them that nightYes I think we did every night
I have to ask the mention of Simple Plan in From the Roof Tops was that just a shout out to friends Yeah pretty much That was great all the SP fans were happy about that Nice
This is more of a Jaret question he was involved in Man of the Hour do you know anything about that I think it was just one of those things that happened it was kind of a running joke I donrsquot think that Man of the Hour actually ever did anything musically I mean I donrsquot really know to be honest with you it was kind of a running joke
A friend of mine called Domi that runs the simpleplancz site which is the biggest information site for Simple Plan fans she wants to know why you guys tour the UK but not the European continent You know that is something I knew the answer to myself Ah we have done had a couple of tours in Europe but there are so many places that we did not go like Italy or Spain I thought we had always done well in Germany and places like that but we never really went to those markets We did an Avril Lavigne tour there which was really good then went back to do some shows on our own but then we just never went back I really wish that I knew the answer to that myself She lives in the Czech Republic but travels to other places to see bands Yeah we never really went to Eastern Europe we
played on show in Moscow that is as far as that way we have gone
Fav SP album I am not really sure I donrsquot know their names but have them on my ipod How about your favourite song I donrsquot know really I have them all on my ipod and I just play them I donrsquot look at CDrsquos I just play musically digitally I donrsquot know if that makes me look really bad to be honest I listen to a lot of bands like Maiden and stuff but I canrsquot tell you the names of their songs
So I was then going to ask what Simple Plan song you would like to cover but you probably donrsquot know that name of it Is there anything else that you can tell me about the relationship between BFS and SPIt has been too long since we have seen them it is
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has been quite a few years so yeah
SP are coming out to Australia to play Warped a band I do promotion for called Call the Shots are touring you should check them out so I will be doing a few of the Warped shows
When you come out to Australia will you have a meet and greet at your sidewaveSure we will yeah we just usually chill out and hang out after the shows Great I canrsquot wait
Think I have asked all the questions that I had planned I am really glad I got this chance to chat with you Keep up the great workI Iove the new Album probably more than your others which is unusual for me itrsquos usually the other way around but as you said you have not changed at all Yeah we are pretty proud of the new one we actually tried to make every song as good as the first one on the Album We did not write a few good
ones and then a bunch of songs that were fillers we wanted a really good album from start to finish
I think From the Roof Tops is probably my favourite and what I like about it also is my teenagers really like it and they donrsquot like your older stuff as much and I think they are just over my kinda music they are branching out a bit
Well thanks Chris I am really happy I got to chat to you I look forward to meeting you when you come Down Under Thanks a lot ChrisIt was great thanks Jen I will catch you later
SPS 27
pledgemusicWhatrsquos it all about
Written by MaddieBirkett
PledgeMusic is fast becoming a way for musicians and bands to produce their work the way they want with
needed funds except the whole monetary value is supported by fans There are perks of course apart from seeing your favourite band release another album The artists will offer rewards such as signed photographs a download of the CD and even more epic things like Skype sessions
One of PledgeMusicrsquos sayings is ldquoFans donrsquot need more ways to buy ndash they need more reasonsrdquo In fact Bowling For Soup have used Pledge quite a bit recently They have just reached 100 funds needed for their new greatest hits album but you can still donate and receive the awesome rewards Just head here
PledgeMusic works in a way that brings the artists and fans together to enhance and share the music experience Along the way fans may be asked and have a vote of album cover art or album names fans may even get to hear the album exclusively before itrsquos releasedWhy many artists use Pledge is because
it is just like having a record deal all of the positives and benefits that is but it also means artists get the final say and remain in control of their work no decisions are made for them Pledge also provides help and expertise to artists in order to help them achieve their goals and complete projects
PledgeMusic is also recognised by major music charts giving artists that extra boost when they release their new work
Not only are you helping your favourite artist and your CD player yoursquore also helping charities A certain amount of donations also contributes to certain charities
If you want to know more about this innovative website and project check out their site and find a band worth helping out at httpwwwpledgemusiccom
It turns out that may donations occur from people who werenrsquot even fans of the artist but were just discovering them then
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Check out the Bowling for Soup Profile on Pledge Music httpwwwpledgemusiccomartistsbowlingforsoup
SPS 29
BOWLING FOR SOUPand
By Jen justjenrees
Bowling for Soup did some work with Disney including the following
They wrote and sang the Phineas and Ferb theme song ldquoToday is Gonna Be a Great Dayrdquo
They had animated cameos in some episodes of Phineas and Ferb
BFS also wrote and sang the Phineus and Ferb Winter Vacation theme song
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Theme SongTherersquos a hundred and four days of summer vacationThen school comes along just to end itSo the annual problem for our generationIs finding a good way to spend itLike maybeBuilding a rocket or fighting a mummyOr climbing up the Eiffel TowerDiscovering something that doesnrsquot exist Or giving a monkey a showerSurfing tidal waves creating nanobotsOr locating Frankensteinrsquos brain Finding a Dodo bird painting a continentOr driving our sister insane As you can seeTherersquos a whole lot of stuff to do before school starts this fall So stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it allSo stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it all
They also did a cover of ldquoThe Bare Necessitiesrdquo for Disneymania 3
released in 2005
The band performed the song ldquoThe Greatest Dayrdquo for the movie
Max Keeblersquos Big Move
For Sky High the 2005 Super Hero Movie they sang the song ldquoI Melt
With Yourdquo
SPS 31
AlbumLunch Drunk Love
Release DateSeptember 10th 2013
Written byReddick Ryan Hamilton
Length301
Lyric VideoWatch it here This song is great It is about how
opposites attract and how that does not matter as love is love
I really like the way it takes a serious issue of a relationship that seems doomed and portrays it in a fun way I agree with the thought that people should followtheir heart and not worry about what everyone else is thinking Of course the reference to Simple Plan is pretty sweet Our dudes do often rock all black
Bowling For Souprsquos
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She hates my friends my friends hate herTakes all my time makes me late for work
Shersquos got another guys name tattooed on her assMy mom and dad say wersquore moving too fast
She doesnrsquot like my band but the stickers on her carShe likes Star Trek but I prefer Star Wars
Kissed me deadly but she makes me aliveShersquos the opposite of everything I need in my life
But when you know you know
ChorusHave you ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftopsEver been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops
I watch TV and she reads booksWhen bampches talk to me they get dirty looks from her
She really doesnrsquot mind when I drink my beerAnd I really donrsquot care if she wears underwear
I rock all black and she canrsquot standThat I dress like the dudes in Simple Plan
Shersquos all wrong but itrsquos alrightShe can be all wrong right by my side
Cause when you know you know
Chorus
Follow your heart fampk everybody else x8Ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops x4
SPS 33
album review
bowling for soup lsquolunch drunk loversquo
If you know me at all you would know that I am a Bowling for Soup fan When I heard
that they were doing a new album their 12th I was pretty happy Then I looked into the
Pledge idea and immediately signed up to pledge my support I loved getting all their
updates and I loved know that I was helping them out with their album We received
the album before anyone else as well as snippets of info It was totally worth it
One of the reasons that I love BFS is that they have not changed over the last 20
years they have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have though
of them This is so true for this album and I laughed out loud when I heard the chorus
of track one ldquoWe are not here to change the world wersquore here to laugh at othersrdquo I knew
that this album would be true to BFS form of previous releases See the video here
Track two called lsquoSince we Broke uprdquo is really
catchy They played this live at Soundwaveand the crowd loved it I love the amusing lyrics for example
Since we broke upIrsquove been throwing lots of heatAnd all the girls are checking me outSince we broke up All my bills are paidAnd therersquos cheddar in my checking account
This is a break up song with a difference looking at the positives of breaking up rather than the negatives Watch the video herehttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=nlKU40dtvoI
The next track is a definite favourite of mine I love songs that encourage people to be themselves and this is one of the best I can identify with this song as at my age I have now learnt to be true to myself (Real) and I am never going to change I wish that I could write a letter to my 13 year old self and include this song to help me get through my teens Wait not just my teens but up until I turned 40 I often sing this in my head when people are trying to change me by saying ldquoyou canrsquot wear thatrdquo Or ldquoYou canrsquot say that ldquo I like the use of the word Perfect for obvious reasons I like the lyrics
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I could never live up toThe man thatrsquos in your head
You want the guy from the notebookBut you got me instead
And I never was the hip kidI always use words like hip
Judas Priest on my walkmanWhen culture club was the sht
Check out the music video that has real BFS fans in it and is pretty funny httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=unNRS9kr8rE
The fourth Song on the album that mentions our fav band is discussed on another
page The only cover on this album is track lsquoCirclersquo was written by Edie Brickell and
New Bohemians Jaret sang this live in the Melbourne sidewave and captivated the audience There were three other songs
that really stood out for me were lsquoNormal Chicksrsquo I mean a guy singing about seeing
his girlfriend in the morning without make up and says you are pretty when you just donrsquot
care is pretty greatCheck out the lyric video here httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=QMM4uCRxAq4
I listen to track 7 ldquo I am waking up todayrsquo a lot when I need to focus on changing my
mind set I woke up about 12 years ago with the way my marriage was not working and I am glad that I did I can still associate
this song with waking up and get rid of the negative thoughts on my mind Worth
listening to and checking this out httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=UkL3Q9TvUzI
Thought I better mention my sons favourite song on this album lsquoCouple of Daysrsquo that we all can associate with I mean who does not want to escape to a sunny place that no one ever goes See the lyric video here httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=tDq15fwV0mg
ldquoThey have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have thought of themrdquo
I was pretty hyped about this Album being part of it made it more special I guess What I was not anticipating was it would be my favourite BFS to date bring on the next one I say I look forward to the Greatest Hits that they are doing through Pledge Music again this time it is their greatest hits not the old record company doing it without their permission If you have not got this album yet do yourself a favour and get it on itunes
Song LiST 1 Critically Disdained2 Since We Broke Up3 Real4 From the Rooftops5 Circle (Edie Brickell amp New Bohemians cover)6 Normal Chicks7 I Am Waking Up Today8 Couple of Days9 And I Think You Like Me Too10 Envy11 How Far Can This Go12 Right About Now13 Kevin Weaver
SPS 35
bowling
for soup
19851985 was released on July 27th 2004
Although this song is best known as a Bowling for Soup song it was written
by the band SR-71 good friends of Jaret It reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 It is a single released off the Album A Hangover you donrsquot Deserve
The song 1985 is about Debbie a girl that didnrsquot achieved all her dreams of when she was young as these lyrics suggest ldquoHer dreams went out the doorWhen she turned twenty fourOnly been with one manWhat happenrsquo to her planrdquo
The song has detailed references to the culture of the 80rsquos The part in the music video where Debbie is dancing on a car is a reference to
Here I Go Again a White Snake song The line that states that she did not know that George was gay is about George Michael from Wham The questioning of Motley Crue (since when had they become classic rock) is about the addition of glam metal bands like them that were added to the rotation on classic rock radio stations When the lyrics say that she is wondering who is the lead singer of Van Halen is about Sammy Hagar replacing David Lee Roth The lyrics also mention the MTV music station as they have been criticized for adding in so many TV reality shows There are so many more take a listen to find out more
Bands that are mentioned in this song are Durran Durran u2 Blondie Nirvana Bon Jovi Wham Limp Bizkit and Bruce Sprinsteen Other culture references are of popular movies of that time The Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink and St Elmorsquos Fire
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bowling
for soup
1985 Bruce Springsteen Madonna
Way before Nirvana There was u2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shersquos uncool Cause shersquos still preoccupied
With 19 19 1985
Woohoohoo (1985)
Woohoohoo
Shersquos seen all the classics She knows every line
Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink Even Saint Elmorsquos Fire
She rocked out to Wham Not a big Limp Bizkit fan Thought shersquod get a hand
On a member of Duran Duran
You can see the official video here
Written by Vitoria and Jen
CoMMenTS BY Jen I love this song as it has
so many references from when I was a teenager I love through the 80rsquos as a teen and loved all those
movies I liked some of the bands but not all of them It reminded me of all my dreams as a teen I was
luckier than Debbie though as I am quite happy with my
life Thjs is my fav Bowling for Soup song to hear live
and of course the music video is hilarious To see
them take off Robert Palmer is so funny
SPS 37
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquoBowling for Souprsquos song Almost
was released on January 4th 2005 It placed 46th in the
uS Top 100 It is from the album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve
This song is about a man who almost had most things that he seemed to want It is a song about remorse with him looking back and regretting not doing things On the other hand some of the things that he Almost did were not good things Makes me wonder about the choices I have made and things that Almost happened to me
Check the video of the song here
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Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquo
AlmostI almost got drunk at school at 14
Where I almost made out with the homecoming queenWho almost went on to be Miss Texas
But lost to a slut with much bigger breastsI almost dropped out to move to LA
Where I was almost famous for almost a day
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost loved youI almost wished u wouldrsquove loved me too
I almost held up a grocery storeWhere I almost did 5 years and then 7 more
Cuz I almost got popped for a fight with a thugCuz he almost made off with a bunch of the drugs
That I almost got hooked on cuz you ran awayAnd I wish I woulda had the nerve to ask you to stay
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me too
Here I go thinking about all the things I couldrsquove doneIrsquom gonna need a forklift cuz all the baggage weighs a ton
I know we had our problems I canrsquot remember one
I almost forgot to say something elseAnd if I cant fit it in Irsquoll keep it all to myselfI almost wrote a song about you today
But I tore it all up and then I threw it away
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
And I almost had you [x3]
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me tooSPS 39
high
school never
ends
Watch the Music video here
High School Never Ends was the first single from their ninth album lsquoThe Great Burrito Extortion Casersquo and
was released on September 19 2006 The song is about the frustration of graduating from high school and seeing that life after school is very similar to how it was in high school
The music video shows us flashbacks to when the band were in high school and how they were bullied It then shows various members of the band getting their revenge in similar manners It also makes many references to celebrities in the lyrics including Mary-Kate Olsen Jessica Simpson Bill Gates Reese Witherspoon Jack Black Brad Pitt Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Reese WitherspoonShersquos the prom queenBill GatesCaptain of the chess teamJack Black the clownBrad Pitt the quarterbackIrsquove seen it all beforeI want my money back
The song has been featured on an episode of the TV show lsquoMy Name Is Earlrsquo Part of the song is also featured on commercials for Beauty and the Geek and also the movie 17 Again The song got to number 40 on the uK Singles Chart A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney which altered the lyrics throughout to make them more suitable for kids
The whole damn world is just as obsessedWith wholsquos the best dressed and wholsquos having sexWholsquos got the money who gets the honeysWholsquos kinda cute and wholsquos just a messAnd you still donrsquot have the right lookAnd you donrsquot have the right friendsNothing changes but the faces the names and the trendsHigh school never ends
40 SPS
high
school never
ends
SPS 41
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
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girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
44 SPS
American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
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Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
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Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
58 SPS
Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
60 SPS
What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
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1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
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14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
FACT FILEgary wiseman
Gary Wiseman born January 6 1979 in Tyler Texas uSA is the
drummer for Bowling for Soup Gary played marching band and symphonic before hooking up with rockers Bowling for Soup His sound ldquois awesome for rock really loud cutting and durable which is cool because Irsquom often playing very hardrdquo He had also formed his own band called Gary amp the Wiseman His solo band has a self-titled album (Gary and the Wiseman) with 13 songs on the record totalling in about 40 minutes The titles of the tracks are1 Room2 Now3 N204 Big Losers5 Remember6 StaceyDC7 Had Enough8 My Girl9 Time10 Breakaway 11 Retention12 Social Signs13 Instrumental Rockfest
You can buy a Gary Bobble head here
See an interview here with Gary about the album Love Drunk Lunch
Written by Kelly and Jen
20 SPS
SPS 21
Super Intimate Exclusive
INTERVIEWwith CHRIS from
By Jen Rees Photos by Inside Edge
I was fortunate to catch up with Chris from Bowling for Soup and have a chat about their new album and their friendship with Simple Plan
Always a pleasure to interview band members and to interview Chris via Skype was awesome due to me being such a huge fan
Hi Chris thanks for the chance to catch up with you I am looking forward to seeing you when you come to Australia for Soundwave Are you doing a sidewave Yeah we are we will do one with Zebrahead Awesome I will def be at that
I have heaps of questions for you How did you get involved in the Pledge ProjectI donrsquot really know the whole story of it but I know that we were getting ready to do a new album and we were going to put it out ourselves Through our management they had heard of Pledge Music we really didnrsquot want to do a kick starter we wanted to do something that is more Pledge music is all about music you actually have a person like an AampR person that advises you on rewards and stuff Itrsquos not just like sitting in front of your computer like Kickstarter it is a little more involved It is a little more organized as far as music is concerned That is a little ad for Pledge music haha
All the Pledgers got a message from Jaret asking us if we were interested in doing the Pledge thing again and our answer was yes What are you planning on doingWe are working on two new albums here in the near future we are going to do a covers album and we are also going to rerecord our greatest hits I think we may do that outside of pledge music and after that we will do a new album(Since this interview BFS changed their minds and are do the greatest hits with Pledge)
Chris What made you want to play music when you were youngIt is really kinda funny like I was more the athlete in high school and I guess that when that was all over I always listened to music I am an old Metal head I listened to Iron Maiden and Slayer and stuff like that but towards the end of high school I started hanging out with people that were in bands and
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stuff I was the guy that carried their stuff around for them and set up their equipment and everything and this was before I could play a guitar the group of guys that I hung out with when I was with them I picked up a guitar and taught myself how to play it
Wow awesome Who were your original inspira-tionsBack when I was not a very good guitar player it was hard core and metal and stuff like that There was a band called DRI a band called The Crumb Suckers and you know just metal in general To be honest with you the bands that I hung out with friends of mine I guess From the time that I started playing the Guitar I was always in bands and played 3 or 4 chord punk rock
What do you think that you would be doing now if you were not in a bandThat is a tough question I have a degree in Social work and Sociology and I did teach special Ed for a while and I donrsquot know if that was what I wanted to do It has been so long since that I have had to find work and all that so it is hard to know what I
would do I am thinking about it all the time I am constantly looking for something to do I worked in a bar business for a while tending and managing and stuff like that but I donrsquot know if that is what would want to do either Hopefully I would have found something to do that I enjoyed so I would not of hate my life So I really donrsquot know what I would be doing if I was not doing this
Well I am glad that you are doing what you are doing In Australia we have many pop punk bands that are
continued on next page
SPS 23
breaking up what is your secret so that you can keep your band together for so long Is it that you are such good friendsIt is that but also we have been lucky as we have not had to try to change what we do like the thing that some people criticize us for is one of the things that we think is good about what we do The fact that all our albums sound the same pretty much we never really had a direction change with what we do we have always just kept it the same we are not out there struggling to find who we are We just stand true to whatever we are Which is great
Sorry a very clicheacuted question what is the story behind the name Bowling for Soup There was a Comedian Steve Martin was had an album called A Wide and Crazy Guy he had a joke on their about a tv show he was developing called Bowling for Sht so originally that is what we were but then we realized that our grandmothers would not appreciate us being in a band called Bowling for Sht so we changed it
I have heard that you guys donrsquot have a set list when you play that you just play whatever you feel like Is that true Our last tour of the UK is the first time that we ever used a set list We were playing over two hours and it was a little bit confusing and we were on a time schedule a pretty strict time schedule each night so we needed to have a little bit of a structure in the show
Yeah that is fair Chris When you play live do you ever change the lyrics of songsThat is more a Jaret Question I think sometimes he forgets the lyrics and problem sometimes goes lalahelliphellip Sometimes if it is topical he will change the lyrics here and there I think the Jonas Brothers movie was changed to the One Direction movie on the UK tour haha
What was the first song you learned to playThe first song I learnt to play on the guitar was probably just this little 12 bar blues rift Me and my buddy would sit there and try and solo he
would play it I would play it and it was just terrible probably the worst thing anyone ever heard Glad there is no recording of it out there As far as a song goes I would try and throw out some old Rush The Temples of Syrinx was one of the first songs that I learnt I tried to play along with Rush but not very well
How many guitars do you ownLetrsquos see Irsquove got Four Electric guitars thatrsquos really it I am not a guitar collector I donrsquot even own an acoustic I had one but it was just sitting around my bedroom so I gave it away to a friend who wanted to learn how to play
What are some things in life that annoy youJust dickheads really I have a pretty long fuse I guess people just being dicks in generalI agree
What do you think about bands like One Direction They toured here last year and people complained as they could not hear them play because of all the fan girls screaming RighthellipIt is just one of those things there are always going to acts and bands like that always going to be a need for bands likes that in some weird way like Hansen the Jonas Brothers I guess it is necessary I am not a fan I canrsquot tell you if I could recognize one of their songs It is not my bag but there is a place for everything I guess
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What do you think about on line music sharingIt is just the way things are now it would be nice if there was a way of selling music rather than people just take it it is just the way it is so we just have to accept it we really have to embrace it and give music out for free sometimes as people are going to just take it
That is what I liked about the Pledge project as you knew that we were all going to pay for it Yeah but other people they donrsquot and I guess we just have to hear it I guess just like a photographer Yeah you can use it as well I guess it is a tool for bands to get their music out there
How did you guys get involved in writing songs for DisneyThat probably happened way back in the day when we went to South by South West I guess they were looking for newer bands to play We were not the biggest band back then and we needed to do songs for Soundtracks and it was a way to keep really busy and keep our name out there and in the hat
So how much fun was it to write the soundtrack to Phineas and Ferb My kids loved that when they were youngerIt was pretty cool I guess we did not know how big that series was going to be it became pretty
insane how awesome of a show it became and how much people would love it
If you could pick any song in the world that Bowling for Soup could of written what would it be Actually I would probably say Staceyrsquos Mom we do a cover of it and we used to do shows and people would ask to hear Staceyrsquos Mom and we were thought of the band that wrote it We do cover it live we used to break peoples heart by saying it was not our song but then when started playing it live If we did write it we would be getting all the Cadillac and Dr Pepper money it is on adverts over here Oh ok I did not know that it is not over here We just get the credit for it not the money Thatrsquos not good Yeah they are laughing all the way to the bank
Your video of 1985 I love you in heels and a skirt by the way how much fun was that to make It was shot in one day wasnrsquot itIt was one of the biggest budgets that we had for a video it was fun I mean just doing all the different scenes and all that yeah it was a whole day work we got up in the morning and I think we wrapped that up around 10 or 11 at night But it was fun It was a really good video Thank you
My favourite video of yours was Punk Rock 101 I love the concept of the boot camp I mean I still wear the same stuff even though I am like old and I still live the punk rock life I have been made fun of for this like foreverhelliphellip I wear Vans Black band tees all the time How does it feel that your music can make people like me feel so much better about themselvesOh that is awesome it is a really good feeling I mean we never set out to conquer the world or anything we just wanted to be in a band and have fun together all that other stuff is a bonus and it is an honour when people tell us stuff like that it is really cool I am pleased that you have done it
A few Simple Plan questions you are good friends with themAh yeah itrsquos been a while since we have seen or
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heard from any of those guys so yeah its been quite a while it would be nice to do a show or two with them
Can you tell me any funny stories form the 20056 Star Jam tour with themThere was an incident when a dressing room got pretty trashed we ah broke a couple of tables and threw a refrigerator of the balcony can I know who actually did that Was it Pierre Well it was a combination few of us it was a really fun time
I have seen the song that they sang for you on youtube I think it was at a soundcheck did you go drinking with them that nightYes I think we did every night
I have to ask the mention of Simple Plan in From the Roof Tops was that just a shout out to friends Yeah pretty much That was great all the SP fans were happy about that Nice
This is more of a Jaret question he was involved in Man of the Hour do you know anything about that I think it was just one of those things that happened it was kind of a running joke I donrsquot think that Man of the Hour actually ever did anything musically I mean I donrsquot really know to be honest with you it was kind of a running joke
A friend of mine called Domi that runs the simpleplancz site which is the biggest information site for Simple Plan fans she wants to know why you guys tour the UK but not the European continent You know that is something I knew the answer to myself Ah we have done had a couple of tours in Europe but there are so many places that we did not go like Italy or Spain I thought we had always done well in Germany and places like that but we never really went to those markets We did an Avril Lavigne tour there which was really good then went back to do some shows on our own but then we just never went back I really wish that I knew the answer to that myself She lives in the Czech Republic but travels to other places to see bands Yeah we never really went to Eastern Europe we
played on show in Moscow that is as far as that way we have gone
Fav SP album I am not really sure I donrsquot know their names but have them on my ipod How about your favourite song I donrsquot know really I have them all on my ipod and I just play them I donrsquot look at CDrsquos I just play musically digitally I donrsquot know if that makes me look really bad to be honest I listen to a lot of bands like Maiden and stuff but I canrsquot tell you the names of their songs
So I was then going to ask what Simple Plan song you would like to cover but you probably donrsquot know that name of it Is there anything else that you can tell me about the relationship between BFS and SPIt has been too long since we have seen them it is
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has been quite a few years so yeah
SP are coming out to Australia to play Warped a band I do promotion for called Call the Shots are touring you should check them out so I will be doing a few of the Warped shows
When you come out to Australia will you have a meet and greet at your sidewaveSure we will yeah we just usually chill out and hang out after the shows Great I canrsquot wait
Think I have asked all the questions that I had planned I am really glad I got this chance to chat with you Keep up the great workI Iove the new Album probably more than your others which is unusual for me itrsquos usually the other way around but as you said you have not changed at all Yeah we are pretty proud of the new one we actually tried to make every song as good as the first one on the Album We did not write a few good
ones and then a bunch of songs that were fillers we wanted a really good album from start to finish
I think From the Roof Tops is probably my favourite and what I like about it also is my teenagers really like it and they donrsquot like your older stuff as much and I think they are just over my kinda music they are branching out a bit
Well thanks Chris I am really happy I got to chat to you I look forward to meeting you when you come Down Under Thanks a lot ChrisIt was great thanks Jen I will catch you later
SPS 27
pledgemusicWhatrsquos it all about
Written by MaddieBirkett
PledgeMusic is fast becoming a way for musicians and bands to produce their work the way they want with
needed funds except the whole monetary value is supported by fans There are perks of course apart from seeing your favourite band release another album The artists will offer rewards such as signed photographs a download of the CD and even more epic things like Skype sessions
One of PledgeMusicrsquos sayings is ldquoFans donrsquot need more ways to buy ndash they need more reasonsrdquo In fact Bowling For Soup have used Pledge quite a bit recently They have just reached 100 funds needed for their new greatest hits album but you can still donate and receive the awesome rewards Just head here
PledgeMusic works in a way that brings the artists and fans together to enhance and share the music experience Along the way fans may be asked and have a vote of album cover art or album names fans may even get to hear the album exclusively before itrsquos releasedWhy many artists use Pledge is because
it is just like having a record deal all of the positives and benefits that is but it also means artists get the final say and remain in control of their work no decisions are made for them Pledge also provides help and expertise to artists in order to help them achieve their goals and complete projects
PledgeMusic is also recognised by major music charts giving artists that extra boost when they release their new work
Not only are you helping your favourite artist and your CD player yoursquore also helping charities A certain amount of donations also contributes to certain charities
If you want to know more about this innovative website and project check out their site and find a band worth helping out at httpwwwpledgemusiccom
It turns out that may donations occur from people who werenrsquot even fans of the artist but were just discovering them then
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Check out the Bowling for Soup Profile on Pledge Music httpwwwpledgemusiccomartistsbowlingforsoup
SPS 29
BOWLING FOR SOUPand
By Jen justjenrees
Bowling for Soup did some work with Disney including the following
They wrote and sang the Phineas and Ferb theme song ldquoToday is Gonna Be a Great Dayrdquo
They had animated cameos in some episodes of Phineas and Ferb
BFS also wrote and sang the Phineus and Ferb Winter Vacation theme song
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Theme SongTherersquos a hundred and four days of summer vacationThen school comes along just to end itSo the annual problem for our generationIs finding a good way to spend itLike maybeBuilding a rocket or fighting a mummyOr climbing up the Eiffel TowerDiscovering something that doesnrsquot exist Or giving a monkey a showerSurfing tidal waves creating nanobotsOr locating Frankensteinrsquos brain Finding a Dodo bird painting a continentOr driving our sister insane As you can seeTherersquos a whole lot of stuff to do before school starts this fall So stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it allSo stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it all
They also did a cover of ldquoThe Bare Necessitiesrdquo for Disneymania 3
released in 2005
The band performed the song ldquoThe Greatest Dayrdquo for the movie
Max Keeblersquos Big Move
For Sky High the 2005 Super Hero Movie they sang the song ldquoI Melt
With Yourdquo
SPS 31
AlbumLunch Drunk Love
Release DateSeptember 10th 2013
Written byReddick Ryan Hamilton
Length301
Lyric VideoWatch it here This song is great It is about how
opposites attract and how that does not matter as love is love
I really like the way it takes a serious issue of a relationship that seems doomed and portrays it in a fun way I agree with the thought that people should followtheir heart and not worry about what everyone else is thinking Of course the reference to Simple Plan is pretty sweet Our dudes do often rock all black
Bowling For Souprsquos
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She hates my friends my friends hate herTakes all my time makes me late for work
Shersquos got another guys name tattooed on her assMy mom and dad say wersquore moving too fast
She doesnrsquot like my band but the stickers on her carShe likes Star Trek but I prefer Star Wars
Kissed me deadly but she makes me aliveShersquos the opposite of everything I need in my life
But when you know you know
ChorusHave you ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftopsEver been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops
I watch TV and she reads booksWhen bampches talk to me they get dirty looks from her
She really doesnrsquot mind when I drink my beerAnd I really donrsquot care if she wears underwear
I rock all black and she canrsquot standThat I dress like the dudes in Simple Plan
Shersquos all wrong but itrsquos alrightShe can be all wrong right by my side
Cause when you know you know
Chorus
Follow your heart fampk everybody else x8Ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops x4
SPS 33
album review
bowling for soup lsquolunch drunk loversquo
If you know me at all you would know that I am a Bowling for Soup fan When I heard
that they were doing a new album their 12th I was pretty happy Then I looked into the
Pledge idea and immediately signed up to pledge my support I loved getting all their
updates and I loved know that I was helping them out with their album We received
the album before anyone else as well as snippets of info It was totally worth it
One of the reasons that I love BFS is that they have not changed over the last 20
years they have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have though
of them This is so true for this album and I laughed out loud when I heard the chorus
of track one ldquoWe are not here to change the world wersquore here to laugh at othersrdquo I knew
that this album would be true to BFS form of previous releases See the video here
Track two called lsquoSince we Broke uprdquo is really
catchy They played this live at Soundwaveand the crowd loved it I love the amusing lyrics for example
Since we broke upIrsquove been throwing lots of heatAnd all the girls are checking me outSince we broke up All my bills are paidAnd therersquos cheddar in my checking account
This is a break up song with a difference looking at the positives of breaking up rather than the negatives Watch the video herehttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=nlKU40dtvoI
The next track is a definite favourite of mine I love songs that encourage people to be themselves and this is one of the best I can identify with this song as at my age I have now learnt to be true to myself (Real) and I am never going to change I wish that I could write a letter to my 13 year old self and include this song to help me get through my teens Wait not just my teens but up until I turned 40 I often sing this in my head when people are trying to change me by saying ldquoyou canrsquot wear thatrdquo Or ldquoYou canrsquot say that ldquo I like the use of the word Perfect for obvious reasons I like the lyrics
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I could never live up toThe man thatrsquos in your head
You want the guy from the notebookBut you got me instead
And I never was the hip kidI always use words like hip
Judas Priest on my walkmanWhen culture club was the sht
Check out the music video that has real BFS fans in it and is pretty funny httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=unNRS9kr8rE
The fourth Song on the album that mentions our fav band is discussed on another
page The only cover on this album is track lsquoCirclersquo was written by Edie Brickell and
New Bohemians Jaret sang this live in the Melbourne sidewave and captivated the audience There were three other songs
that really stood out for me were lsquoNormal Chicksrsquo I mean a guy singing about seeing
his girlfriend in the morning without make up and says you are pretty when you just donrsquot
care is pretty greatCheck out the lyric video here httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=QMM4uCRxAq4
I listen to track 7 ldquo I am waking up todayrsquo a lot when I need to focus on changing my
mind set I woke up about 12 years ago with the way my marriage was not working and I am glad that I did I can still associate
this song with waking up and get rid of the negative thoughts on my mind Worth
listening to and checking this out httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=UkL3Q9TvUzI
Thought I better mention my sons favourite song on this album lsquoCouple of Daysrsquo that we all can associate with I mean who does not want to escape to a sunny place that no one ever goes See the lyric video here httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=tDq15fwV0mg
ldquoThey have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have thought of themrdquo
I was pretty hyped about this Album being part of it made it more special I guess What I was not anticipating was it would be my favourite BFS to date bring on the next one I say I look forward to the Greatest Hits that they are doing through Pledge Music again this time it is their greatest hits not the old record company doing it without their permission If you have not got this album yet do yourself a favour and get it on itunes
Song LiST 1 Critically Disdained2 Since We Broke Up3 Real4 From the Rooftops5 Circle (Edie Brickell amp New Bohemians cover)6 Normal Chicks7 I Am Waking Up Today8 Couple of Days9 And I Think You Like Me Too10 Envy11 How Far Can This Go12 Right About Now13 Kevin Weaver
SPS 35
bowling
for soup
19851985 was released on July 27th 2004
Although this song is best known as a Bowling for Soup song it was written
by the band SR-71 good friends of Jaret It reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 It is a single released off the Album A Hangover you donrsquot Deserve
The song 1985 is about Debbie a girl that didnrsquot achieved all her dreams of when she was young as these lyrics suggest ldquoHer dreams went out the doorWhen she turned twenty fourOnly been with one manWhat happenrsquo to her planrdquo
The song has detailed references to the culture of the 80rsquos The part in the music video where Debbie is dancing on a car is a reference to
Here I Go Again a White Snake song The line that states that she did not know that George was gay is about George Michael from Wham The questioning of Motley Crue (since when had they become classic rock) is about the addition of glam metal bands like them that were added to the rotation on classic rock radio stations When the lyrics say that she is wondering who is the lead singer of Van Halen is about Sammy Hagar replacing David Lee Roth The lyrics also mention the MTV music station as they have been criticized for adding in so many TV reality shows There are so many more take a listen to find out more
Bands that are mentioned in this song are Durran Durran u2 Blondie Nirvana Bon Jovi Wham Limp Bizkit and Bruce Sprinsteen Other culture references are of popular movies of that time The Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink and St Elmorsquos Fire
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bowling
for soup
1985 Bruce Springsteen Madonna
Way before Nirvana There was u2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shersquos uncool Cause shersquos still preoccupied
With 19 19 1985
Woohoohoo (1985)
Woohoohoo
Shersquos seen all the classics She knows every line
Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink Even Saint Elmorsquos Fire
She rocked out to Wham Not a big Limp Bizkit fan Thought shersquod get a hand
On a member of Duran Duran
You can see the official video here
Written by Vitoria and Jen
CoMMenTS BY Jen I love this song as it has
so many references from when I was a teenager I love through the 80rsquos as a teen and loved all those
movies I liked some of the bands but not all of them It reminded me of all my dreams as a teen I was
luckier than Debbie though as I am quite happy with my
life Thjs is my fav Bowling for Soup song to hear live
and of course the music video is hilarious To see
them take off Robert Palmer is so funny
SPS 37
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquoBowling for Souprsquos song Almost
was released on January 4th 2005 It placed 46th in the
uS Top 100 It is from the album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve
This song is about a man who almost had most things that he seemed to want It is a song about remorse with him looking back and regretting not doing things On the other hand some of the things that he Almost did were not good things Makes me wonder about the choices I have made and things that Almost happened to me
Check the video of the song here
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Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquo
AlmostI almost got drunk at school at 14
Where I almost made out with the homecoming queenWho almost went on to be Miss Texas
But lost to a slut with much bigger breastsI almost dropped out to move to LA
Where I was almost famous for almost a day
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost loved youI almost wished u wouldrsquove loved me too
I almost held up a grocery storeWhere I almost did 5 years and then 7 more
Cuz I almost got popped for a fight with a thugCuz he almost made off with a bunch of the drugs
That I almost got hooked on cuz you ran awayAnd I wish I woulda had the nerve to ask you to stay
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me too
Here I go thinking about all the things I couldrsquove doneIrsquom gonna need a forklift cuz all the baggage weighs a ton
I know we had our problems I canrsquot remember one
I almost forgot to say something elseAnd if I cant fit it in Irsquoll keep it all to myselfI almost wrote a song about you today
But I tore it all up and then I threw it away
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
And I almost had you [x3]
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me tooSPS 39
high
school never
ends
Watch the Music video here
High School Never Ends was the first single from their ninth album lsquoThe Great Burrito Extortion Casersquo and
was released on September 19 2006 The song is about the frustration of graduating from high school and seeing that life after school is very similar to how it was in high school
The music video shows us flashbacks to when the band were in high school and how they were bullied It then shows various members of the band getting their revenge in similar manners It also makes many references to celebrities in the lyrics including Mary-Kate Olsen Jessica Simpson Bill Gates Reese Witherspoon Jack Black Brad Pitt Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Reese WitherspoonShersquos the prom queenBill GatesCaptain of the chess teamJack Black the clownBrad Pitt the quarterbackIrsquove seen it all beforeI want my money back
The song has been featured on an episode of the TV show lsquoMy Name Is Earlrsquo Part of the song is also featured on commercials for Beauty and the Geek and also the movie 17 Again The song got to number 40 on the uK Singles Chart A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney which altered the lyrics throughout to make them more suitable for kids
The whole damn world is just as obsessedWith wholsquos the best dressed and wholsquos having sexWholsquos got the money who gets the honeysWholsquos kinda cute and wholsquos just a messAnd you still donrsquot have the right lookAnd you donrsquot have the right friendsNothing changes but the faces the names and the trendsHigh school never ends
40 SPS
high
school never
ends
SPS 41
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
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girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
44 SPS
American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
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Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
52 SPS
Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
58 SPS
Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
60 SPS
What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
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Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
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1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
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14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
SPS 21
Super Intimate Exclusive
INTERVIEWwith CHRIS from
By Jen Rees Photos by Inside Edge
I was fortunate to catch up with Chris from Bowling for Soup and have a chat about their new album and their friendship with Simple Plan
Always a pleasure to interview band members and to interview Chris via Skype was awesome due to me being such a huge fan
Hi Chris thanks for the chance to catch up with you I am looking forward to seeing you when you come to Australia for Soundwave Are you doing a sidewave Yeah we are we will do one with Zebrahead Awesome I will def be at that
I have heaps of questions for you How did you get involved in the Pledge ProjectI donrsquot really know the whole story of it but I know that we were getting ready to do a new album and we were going to put it out ourselves Through our management they had heard of Pledge Music we really didnrsquot want to do a kick starter we wanted to do something that is more Pledge music is all about music you actually have a person like an AampR person that advises you on rewards and stuff Itrsquos not just like sitting in front of your computer like Kickstarter it is a little more involved It is a little more organized as far as music is concerned That is a little ad for Pledge music haha
All the Pledgers got a message from Jaret asking us if we were interested in doing the Pledge thing again and our answer was yes What are you planning on doingWe are working on two new albums here in the near future we are going to do a covers album and we are also going to rerecord our greatest hits I think we may do that outside of pledge music and after that we will do a new album(Since this interview BFS changed their minds and are do the greatest hits with Pledge)
Chris What made you want to play music when you were youngIt is really kinda funny like I was more the athlete in high school and I guess that when that was all over I always listened to music I am an old Metal head I listened to Iron Maiden and Slayer and stuff like that but towards the end of high school I started hanging out with people that were in bands and
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stuff I was the guy that carried their stuff around for them and set up their equipment and everything and this was before I could play a guitar the group of guys that I hung out with when I was with them I picked up a guitar and taught myself how to play it
Wow awesome Who were your original inspira-tionsBack when I was not a very good guitar player it was hard core and metal and stuff like that There was a band called DRI a band called The Crumb Suckers and you know just metal in general To be honest with you the bands that I hung out with friends of mine I guess From the time that I started playing the Guitar I was always in bands and played 3 or 4 chord punk rock
What do you think that you would be doing now if you were not in a bandThat is a tough question I have a degree in Social work and Sociology and I did teach special Ed for a while and I donrsquot know if that was what I wanted to do It has been so long since that I have had to find work and all that so it is hard to know what I
would do I am thinking about it all the time I am constantly looking for something to do I worked in a bar business for a while tending and managing and stuff like that but I donrsquot know if that is what would want to do either Hopefully I would have found something to do that I enjoyed so I would not of hate my life So I really donrsquot know what I would be doing if I was not doing this
Well I am glad that you are doing what you are doing In Australia we have many pop punk bands that are
continued on next page
SPS 23
breaking up what is your secret so that you can keep your band together for so long Is it that you are such good friendsIt is that but also we have been lucky as we have not had to try to change what we do like the thing that some people criticize us for is one of the things that we think is good about what we do The fact that all our albums sound the same pretty much we never really had a direction change with what we do we have always just kept it the same we are not out there struggling to find who we are We just stand true to whatever we are Which is great
Sorry a very clicheacuted question what is the story behind the name Bowling for Soup There was a Comedian Steve Martin was had an album called A Wide and Crazy Guy he had a joke on their about a tv show he was developing called Bowling for Sht so originally that is what we were but then we realized that our grandmothers would not appreciate us being in a band called Bowling for Sht so we changed it
I have heard that you guys donrsquot have a set list when you play that you just play whatever you feel like Is that true Our last tour of the UK is the first time that we ever used a set list We were playing over two hours and it was a little bit confusing and we were on a time schedule a pretty strict time schedule each night so we needed to have a little bit of a structure in the show
Yeah that is fair Chris When you play live do you ever change the lyrics of songsThat is more a Jaret Question I think sometimes he forgets the lyrics and problem sometimes goes lalahelliphellip Sometimes if it is topical he will change the lyrics here and there I think the Jonas Brothers movie was changed to the One Direction movie on the UK tour haha
What was the first song you learned to playThe first song I learnt to play on the guitar was probably just this little 12 bar blues rift Me and my buddy would sit there and try and solo he
would play it I would play it and it was just terrible probably the worst thing anyone ever heard Glad there is no recording of it out there As far as a song goes I would try and throw out some old Rush The Temples of Syrinx was one of the first songs that I learnt I tried to play along with Rush but not very well
How many guitars do you ownLetrsquos see Irsquove got Four Electric guitars thatrsquos really it I am not a guitar collector I donrsquot even own an acoustic I had one but it was just sitting around my bedroom so I gave it away to a friend who wanted to learn how to play
What are some things in life that annoy youJust dickheads really I have a pretty long fuse I guess people just being dicks in generalI agree
What do you think about bands like One Direction They toured here last year and people complained as they could not hear them play because of all the fan girls screaming RighthellipIt is just one of those things there are always going to acts and bands like that always going to be a need for bands likes that in some weird way like Hansen the Jonas Brothers I guess it is necessary I am not a fan I canrsquot tell you if I could recognize one of their songs It is not my bag but there is a place for everything I guess
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What do you think about on line music sharingIt is just the way things are now it would be nice if there was a way of selling music rather than people just take it it is just the way it is so we just have to accept it we really have to embrace it and give music out for free sometimes as people are going to just take it
That is what I liked about the Pledge project as you knew that we were all going to pay for it Yeah but other people they donrsquot and I guess we just have to hear it I guess just like a photographer Yeah you can use it as well I guess it is a tool for bands to get their music out there
How did you guys get involved in writing songs for DisneyThat probably happened way back in the day when we went to South by South West I guess they were looking for newer bands to play We were not the biggest band back then and we needed to do songs for Soundtracks and it was a way to keep really busy and keep our name out there and in the hat
So how much fun was it to write the soundtrack to Phineas and Ferb My kids loved that when they were youngerIt was pretty cool I guess we did not know how big that series was going to be it became pretty
insane how awesome of a show it became and how much people would love it
If you could pick any song in the world that Bowling for Soup could of written what would it be Actually I would probably say Staceyrsquos Mom we do a cover of it and we used to do shows and people would ask to hear Staceyrsquos Mom and we were thought of the band that wrote it We do cover it live we used to break peoples heart by saying it was not our song but then when started playing it live If we did write it we would be getting all the Cadillac and Dr Pepper money it is on adverts over here Oh ok I did not know that it is not over here We just get the credit for it not the money Thatrsquos not good Yeah they are laughing all the way to the bank
Your video of 1985 I love you in heels and a skirt by the way how much fun was that to make It was shot in one day wasnrsquot itIt was one of the biggest budgets that we had for a video it was fun I mean just doing all the different scenes and all that yeah it was a whole day work we got up in the morning and I think we wrapped that up around 10 or 11 at night But it was fun It was a really good video Thank you
My favourite video of yours was Punk Rock 101 I love the concept of the boot camp I mean I still wear the same stuff even though I am like old and I still live the punk rock life I have been made fun of for this like foreverhelliphellip I wear Vans Black band tees all the time How does it feel that your music can make people like me feel so much better about themselvesOh that is awesome it is a really good feeling I mean we never set out to conquer the world or anything we just wanted to be in a band and have fun together all that other stuff is a bonus and it is an honour when people tell us stuff like that it is really cool I am pleased that you have done it
A few Simple Plan questions you are good friends with themAh yeah itrsquos been a while since we have seen or
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heard from any of those guys so yeah its been quite a while it would be nice to do a show or two with them
Can you tell me any funny stories form the 20056 Star Jam tour with themThere was an incident when a dressing room got pretty trashed we ah broke a couple of tables and threw a refrigerator of the balcony can I know who actually did that Was it Pierre Well it was a combination few of us it was a really fun time
I have seen the song that they sang for you on youtube I think it was at a soundcheck did you go drinking with them that nightYes I think we did every night
I have to ask the mention of Simple Plan in From the Roof Tops was that just a shout out to friends Yeah pretty much That was great all the SP fans were happy about that Nice
This is more of a Jaret question he was involved in Man of the Hour do you know anything about that I think it was just one of those things that happened it was kind of a running joke I donrsquot think that Man of the Hour actually ever did anything musically I mean I donrsquot really know to be honest with you it was kind of a running joke
A friend of mine called Domi that runs the simpleplancz site which is the biggest information site for Simple Plan fans she wants to know why you guys tour the UK but not the European continent You know that is something I knew the answer to myself Ah we have done had a couple of tours in Europe but there are so many places that we did not go like Italy or Spain I thought we had always done well in Germany and places like that but we never really went to those markets We did an Avril Lavigne tour there which was really good then went back to do some shows on our own but then we just never went back I really wish that I knew the answer to that myself She lives in the Czech Republic but travels to other places to see bands Yeah we never really went to Eastern Europe we
played on show in Moscow that is as far as that way we have gone
Fav SP album I am not really sure I donrsquot know their names but have them on my ipod How about your favourite song I donrsquot know really I have them all on my ipod and I just play them I donrsquot look at CDrsquos I just play musically digitally I donrsquot know if that makes me look really bad to be honest I listen to a lot of bands like Maiden and stuff but I canrsquot tell you the names of their songs
So I was then going to ask what Simple Plan song you would like to cover but you probably donrsquot know that name of it Is there anything else that you can tell me about the relationship between BFS and SPIt has been too long since we have seen them it is
26 SPS
has been quite a few years so yeah
SP are coming out to Australia to play Warped a band I do promotion for called Call the Shots are touring you should check them out so I will be doing a few of the Warped shows
When you come out to Australia will you have a meet and greet at your sidewaveSure we will yeah we just usually chill out and hang out after the shows Great I canrsquot wait
Think I have asked all the questions that I had planned I am really glad I got this chance to chat with you Keep up the great workI Iove the new Album probably more than your others which is unusual for me itrsquos usually the other way around but as you said you have not changed at all Yeah we are pretty proud of the new one we actually tried to make every song as good as the first one on the Album We did not write a few good
ones and then a bunch of songs that were fillers we wanted a really good album from start to finish
I think From the Roof Tops is probably my favourite and what I like about it also is my teenagers really like it and they donrsquot like your older stuff as much and I think they are just over my kinda music they are branching out a bit
Well thanks Chris I am really happy I got to chat to you I look forward to meeting you when you come Down Under Thanks a lot ChrisIt was great thanks Jen I will catch you later
SPS 27
pledgemusicWhatrsquos it all about
Written by MaddieBirkett
PledgeMusic is fast becoming a way for musicians and bands to produce their work the way they want with
needed funds except the whole monetary value is supported by fans There are perks of course apart from seeing your favourite band release another album The artists will offer rewards such as signed photographs a download of the CD and even more epic things like Skype sessions
One of PledgeMusicrsquos sayings is ldquoFans donrsquot need more ways to buy ndash they need more reasonsrdquo In fact Bowling For Soup have used Pledge quite a bit recently They have just reached 100 funds needed for their new greatest hits album but you can still donate and receive the awesome rewards Just head here
PledgeMusic works in a way that brings the artists and fans together to enhance and share the music experience Along the way fans may be asked and have a vote of album cover art or album names fans may even get to hear the album exclusively before itrsquos releasedWhy many artists use Pledge is because
it is just like having a record deal all of the positives and benefits that is but it also means artists get the final say and remain in control of their work no decisions are made for them Pledge also provides help and expertise to artists in order to help them achieve their goals and complete projects
PledgeMusic is also recognised by major music charts giving artists that extra boost when they release their new work
Not only are you helping your favourite artist and your CD player yoursquore also helping charities A certain amount of donations also contributes to certain charities
If you want to know more about this innovative website and project check out their site and find a band worth helping out at httpwwwpledgemusiccom
It turns out that may donations occur from people who werenrsquot even fans of the artist but were just discovering them then
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Check out the Bowling for Soup Profile on Pledge Music httpwwwpledgemusiccomartistsbowlingforsoup
SPS 29
BOWLING FOR SOUPand
By Jen justjenrees
Bowling for Soup did some work with Disney including the following
They wrote and sang the Phineas and Ferb theme song ldquoToday is Gonna Be a Great Dayrdquo
They had animated cameos in some episodes of Phineas and Ferb
BFS also wrote and sang the Phineus and Ferb Winter Vacation theme song
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Theme SongTherersquos a hundred and four days of summer vacationThen school comes along just to end itSo the annual problem for our generationIs finding a good way to spend itLike maybeBuilding a rocket or fighting a mummyOr climbing up the Eiffel TowerDiscovering something that doesnrsquot exist Or giving a monkey a showerSurfing tidal waves creating nanobotsOr locating Frankensteinrsquos brain Finding a Dodo bird painting a continentOr driving our sister insane As you can seeTherersquos a whole lot of stuff to do before school starts this fall So stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it allSo stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it all
They also did a cover of ldquoThe Bare Necessitiesrdquo for Disneymania 3
released in 2005
The band performed the song ldquoThe Greatest Dayrdquo for the movie
Max Keeblersquos Big Move
For Sky High the 2005 Super Hero Movie they sang the song ldquoI Melt
With Yourdquo
SPS 31
AlbumLunch Drunk Love
Release DateSeptember 10th 2013
Written byReddick Ryan Hamilton
Length301
Lyric VideoWatch it here This song is great It is about how
opposites attract and how that does not matter as love is love
I really like the way it takes a serious issue of a relationship that seems doomed and portrays it in a fun way I agree with the thought that people should followtheir heart and not worry about what everyone else is thinking Of course the reference to Simple Plan is pretty sweet Our dudes do often rock all black
Bowling For Souprsquos
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She hates my friends my friends hate herTakes all my time makes me late for work
Shersquos got another guys name tattooed on her assMy mom and dad say wersquore moving too fast
She doesnrsquot like my band but the stickers on her carShe likes Star Trek but I prefer Star Wars
Kissed me deadly but she makes me aliveShersquos the opposite of everything I need in my life
But when you know you know
ChorusHave you ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftopsEver been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops
I watch TV and she reads booksWhen bampches talk to me they get dirty looks from her
She really doesnrsquot mind when I drink my beerAnd I really donrsquot care if she wears underwear
I rock all black and she canrsquot standThat I dress like the dudes in Simple Plan
Shersquos all wrong but itrsquos alrightShe can be all wrong right by my side
Cause when you know you know
Chorus
Follow your heart fampk everybody else x8Ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops x4
SPS 33
album review
bowling for soup lsquolunch drunk loversquo
If you know me at all you would know that I am a Bowling for Soup fan When I heard
that they were doing a new album their 12th I was pretty happy Then I looked into the
Pledge idea and immediately signed up to pledge my support I loved getting all their
updates and I loved know that I was helping them out with their album We received
the album before anyone else as well as snippets of info It was totally worth it
One of the reasons that I love BFS is that they have not changed over the last 20
years they have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have though
of them This is so true for this album and I laughed out loud when I heard the chorus
of track one ldquoWe are not here to change the world wersquore here to laugh at othersrdquo I knew
that this album would be true to BFS form of previous releases See the video here
Track two called lsquoSince we Broke uprdquo is really
catchy They played this live at Soundwaveand the crowd loved it I love the amusing lyrics for example
Since we broke upIrsquove been throwing lots of heatAnd all the girls are checking me outSince we broke up All my bills are paidAnd therersquos cheddar in my checking account
This is a break up song with a difference looking at the positives of breaking up rather than the negatives Watch the video herehttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=nlKU40dtvoI
The next track is a definite favourite of mine I love songs that encourage people to be themselves and this is one of the best I can identify with this song as at my age I have now learnt to be true to myself (Real) and I am never going to change I wish that I could write a letter to my 13 year old self and include this song to help me get through my teens Wait not just my teens but up until I turned 40 I often sing this in my head when people are trying to change me by saying ldquoyou canrsquot wear thatrdquo Or ldquoYou canrsquot say that ldquo I like the use of the word Perfect for obvious reasons I like the lyrics
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I could never live up toThe man thatrsquos in your head
You want the guy from the notebookBut you got me instead
And I never was the hip kidI always use words like hip
Judas Priest on my walkmanWhen culture club was the sht
Check out the music video that has real BFS fans in it and is pretty funny httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=unNRS9kr8rE
The fourth Song on the album that mentions our fav band is discussed on another
page The only cover on this album is track lsquoCirclersquo was written by Edie Brickell and
New Bohemians Jaret sang this live in the Melbourne sidewave and captivated the audience There were three other songs
that really stood out for me were lsquoNormal Chicksrsquo I mean a guy singing about seeing
his girlfriend in the morning without make up and says you are pretty when you just donrsquot
care is pretty greatCheck out the lyric video here httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=QMM4uCRxAq4
I listen to track 7 ldquo I am waking up todayrsquo a lot when I need to focus on changing my
mind set I woke up about 12 years ago with the way my marriage was not working and I am glad that I did I can still associate
this song with waking up and get rid of the negative thoughts on my mind Worth
listening to and checking this out httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=UkL3Q9TvUzI
Thought I better mention my sons favourite song on this album lsquoCouple of Daysrsquo that we all can associate with I mean who does not want to escape to a sunny place that no one ever goes See the lyric video here httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=tDq15fwV0mg
ldquoThey have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have thought of themrdquo
I was pretty hyped about this Album being part of it made it more special I guess What I was not anticipating was it would be my favourite BFS to date bring on the next one I say I look forward to the Greatest Hits that they are doing through Pledge Music again this time it is their greatest hits not the old record company doing it without their permission If you have not got this album yet do yourself a favour and get it on itunes
Song LiST 1 Critically Disdained2 Since We Broke Up3 Real4 From the Rooftops5 Circle (Edie Brickell amp New Bohemians cover)6 Normal Chicks7 I Am Waking Up Today8 Couple of Days9 And I Think You Like Me Too10 Envy11 How Far Can This Go12 Right About Now13 Kevin Weaver
SPS 35
bowling
for soup
19851985 was released on July 27th 2004
Although this song is best known as a Bowling for Soup song it was written
by the band SR-71 good friends of Jaret It reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 It is a single released off the Album A Hangover you donrsquot Deserve
The song 1985 is about Debbie a girl that didnrsquot achieved all her dreams of when she was young as these lyrics suggest ldquoHer dreams went out the doorWhen she turned twenty fourOnly been with one manWhat happenrsquo to her planrdquo
The song has detailed references to the culture of the 80rsquos The part in the music video where Debbie is dancing on a car is a reference to
Here I Go Again a White Snake song The line that states that she did not know that George was gay is about George Michael from Wham The questioning of Motley Crue (since when had they become classic rock) is about the addition of glam metal bands like them that were added to the rotation on classic rock radio stations When the lyrics say that she is wondering who is the lead singer of Van Halen is about Sammy Hagar replacing David Lee Roth The lyrics also mention the MTV music station as they have been criticized for adding in so many TV reality shows There are so many more take a listen to find out more
Bands that are mentioned in this song are Durran Durran u2 Blondie Nirvana Bon Jovi Wham Limp Bizkit and Bruce Sprinsteen Other culture references are of popular movies of that time The Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink and St Elmorsquos Fire
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bowling
for soup
1985 Bruce Springsteen Madonna
Way before Nirvana There was u2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shersquos uncool Cause shersquos still preoccupied
With 19 19 1985
Woohoohoo (1985)
Woohoohoo
Shersquos seen all the classics She knows every line
Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink Even Saint Elmorsquos Fire
She rocked out to Wham Not a big Limp Bizkit fan Thought shersquod get a hand
On a member of Duran Duran
You can see the official video here
Written by Vitoria and Jen
CoMMenTS BY Jen I love this song as it has
so many references from when I was a teenager I love through the 80rsquos as a teen and loved all those
movies I liked some of the bands but not all of them It reminded me of all my dreams as a teen I was
luckier than Debbie though as I am quite happy with my
life Thjs is my fav Bowling for Soup song to hear live
and of course the music video is hilarious To see
them take off Robert Palmer is so funny
SPS 37
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquoBowling for Souprsquos song Almost
was released on January 4th 2005 It placed 46th in the
uS Top 100 It is from the album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve
This song is about a man who almost had most things that he seemed to want It is a song about remorse with him looking back and regretting not doing things On the other hand some of the things that he Almost did were not good things Makes me wonder about the choices I have made and things that Almost happened to me
Check the video of the song here
38 SPS
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquo
AlmostI almost got drunk at school at 14
Where I almost made out with the homecoming queenWho almost went on to be Miss Texas
But lost to a slut with much bigger breastsI almost dropped out to move to LA
Where I was almost famous for almost a day
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost loved youI almost wished u wouldrsquove loved me too
I almost held up a grocery storeWhere I almost did 5 years and then 7 more
Cuz I almost got popped for a fight with a thugCuz he almost made off with a bunch of the drugs
That I almost got hooked on cuz you ran awayAnd I wish I woulda had the nerve to ask you to stay
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me too
Here I go thinking about all the things I couldrsquove doneIrsquom gonna need a forklift cuz all the baggage weighs a ton
I know we had our problems I canrsquot remember one
I almost forgot to say something elseAnd if I cant fit it in Irsquoll keep it all to myselfI almost wrote a song about you today
But I tore it all up and then I threw it away
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
And I almost had you [x3]
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me tooSPS 39
high
school never
ends
Watch the Music video here
High School Never Ends was the first single from their ninth album lsquoThe Great Burrito Extortion Casersquo and
was released on September 19 2006 The song is about the frustration of graduating from high school and seeing that life after school is very similar to how it was in high school
The music video shows us flashbacks to when the band were in high school and how they were bullied It then shows various members of the band getting their revenge in similar manners It also makes many references to celebrities in the lyrics including Mary-Kate Olsen Jessica Simpson Bill Gates Reese Witherspoon Jack Black Brad Pitt Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Reese WitherspoonShersquos the prom queenBill GatesCaptain of the chess teamJack Black the clownBrad Pitt the quarterbackIrsquove seen it all beforeI want my money back
The song has been featured on an episode of the TV show lsquoMy Name Is Earlrsquo Part of the song is also featured on commercials for Beauty and the Geek and also the movie 17 Again The song got to number 40 on the uK Singles Chart A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney which altered the lyrics throughout to make them more suitable for kids
The whole damn world is just as obsessedWith wholsquos the best dressed and wholsquos having sexWholsquos got the money who gets the honeysWholsquos kinda cute and wholsquos just a messAnd you still donrsquot have the right lookAnd you donrsquot have the right friendsNothing changes but the faces the names and the trendsHigh school never ends
40 SPS
high
school never
ends
SPS 41
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
42 SPS
girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
44 SPS
American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
50 SPS
Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
52 SPS
Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
58 SPS
Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
60 SPS
What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
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Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
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1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
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14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
Super Intimate Exclusive
INTERVIEWwith CHRIS from
By Jen Rees Photos by Inside Edge
I was fortunate to catch up with Chris from Bowling for Soup and have a chat about their new album and their friendship with Simple Plan
Always a pleasure to interview band members and to interview Chris via Skype was awesome due to me being such a huge fan
Hi Chris thanks for the chance to catch up with you I am looking forward to seeing you when you come to Australia for Soundwave Are you doing a sidewave Yeah we are we will do one with Zebrahead Awesome I will def be at that
I have heaps of questions for you How did you get involved in the Pledge ProjectI donrsquot really know the whole story of it but I know that we were getting ready to do a new album and we were going to put it out ourselves Through our management they had heard of Pledge Music we really didnrsquot want to do a kick starter we wanted to do something that is more Pledge music is all about music you actually have a person like an AampR person that advises you on rewards and stuff Itrsquos not just like sitting in front of your computer like Kickstarter it is a little more involved It is a little more organized as far as music is concerned That is a little ad for Pledge music haha
All the Pledgers got a message from Jaret asking us if we were interested in doing the Pledge thing again and our answer was yes What are you planning on doingWe are working on two new albums here in the near future we are going to do a covers album and we are also going to rerecord our greatest hits I think we may do that outside of pledge music and after that we will do a new album(Since this interview BFS changed their minds and are do the greatest hits with Pledge)
Chris What made you want to play music when you were youngIt is really kinda funny like I was more the athlete in high school and I guess that when that was all over I always listened to music I am an old Metal head I listened to Iron Maiden and Slayer and stuff like that but towards the end of high school I started hanging out with people that were in bands and
22 SPS
stuff I was the guy that carried their stuff around for them and set up their equipment and everything and this was before I could play a guitar the group of guys that I hung out with when I was with them I picked up a guitar and taught myself how to play it
Wow awesome Who were your original inspira-tionsBack when I was not a very good guitar player it was hard core and metal and stuff like that There was a band called DRI a band called The Crumb Suckers and you know just metal in general To be honest with you the bands that I hung out with friends of mine I guess From the time that I started playing the Guitar I was always in bands and played 3 or 4 chord punk rock
What do you think that you would be doing now if you were not in a bandThat is a tough question I have a degree in Social work and Sociology and I did teach special Ed for a while and I donrsquot know if that was what I wanted to do It has been so long since that I have had to find work and all that so it is hard to know what I
would do I am thinking about it all the time I am constantly looking for something to do I worked in a bar business for a while tending and managing and stuff like that but I donrsquot know if that is what would want to do either Hopefully I would have found something to do that I enjoyed so I would not of hate my life So I really donrsquot know what I would be doing if I was not doing this
Well I am glad that you are doing what you are doing In Australia we have many pop punk bands that are
continued on next page
SPS 23
breaking up what is your secret so that you can keep your band together for so long Is it that you are such good friendsIt is that but also we have been lucky as we have not had to try to change what we do like the thing that some people criticize us for is one of the things that we think is good about what we do The fact that all our albums sound the same pretty much we never really had a direction change with what we do we have always just kept it the same we are not out there struggling to find who we are We just stand true to whatever we are Which is great
Sorry a very clicheacuted question what is the story behind the name Bowling for Soup There was a Comedian Steve Martin was had an album called A Wide and Crazy Guy he had a joke on their about a tv show he was developing called Bowling for Sht so originally that is what we were but then we realized that our grandmothers would not appreciate us being in a band called Bowling for Sht so we changed it
I have heard that you guys donrsquot have a set list when you play that you just play whatever you feel like Is that true Our last tour of the UK is the first time that we ever used a set list We were playing over two hours and it was a little bit confusing and we were on a time schedule a pretty strict time schedule each night so we needed to have a little bit of a structure in the show
Yeah that is fair Chris When you play live do you ever change the lyrics of songsThat is more a Jaret Question I think sometimes he forgets the lyrics and problem sometimes goes lalahelliphellip Sometimes if it is topical he will change the lyrics here and there I think the Jonas Brothers movie was changed to the One Direction movie on the UK tour haha
What was the first song you learned to playThe first song I learnt to play on the guitar was probably just this little 12 bar blues rift Me and my buddy would sit there and try and solo he
would play it I would play it and it was just terrible probably the worst thing anyone ever heard Glad there is no recording of it out there As far as a song goes I would try and throw out some old Rush The Temples of Syrinx was one of the first songs that I learnt I tried to play along with Rush but not very well
How many guitars do you ownLetrsquos see Irsquove got Four Electric guitars thatrsquos really it I am not a guitar collector I donrsquot even own an acoustic I had one but it was just sitting around my bedroom so I gave it away to a friend who wanted to learn how to play
What are some things in life that annoy youJust dickheads really I have a pretty long fuse I guess people just being dicks in generalI agree
What do you think about bands like One Direction They toured here last year and people complained as they could not hear them play because of all the fan girls screaming RighthellipIt is just one of those things there are always going to acts and bands like that always going to be a need for bands likes that in some weird way like Hansen the Jonas Brothers I guess it is necessary I am not a fan I canrsquot tell you if I could recognize one of their songs It is not my bag but there is a place for everything I guess
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What do you think about on line music sharingIt is just the way things are now it would be nice if there was a way of selling music rather than people just take it it is just the way it is so we just have to accept it we really have to embrace it and give music out for free sometimes as people are going to just take it
That is what I liked about the Pledge project as you knew that we were all going to pay for it Yeah but other people they donrsquot and I guess we just have to hear it I guess just like a photographer Yeah you can use it as well I guess it is a tool for bands to get their music out there
How did you guys get involved in writing songs for DisneyThat probably happened way back in the day when we went to South by South West I guess they were looking for newer bands to play We were not the biggest band back then and we needed to do songs for Soundtracks and it was a way to keep really busy and keep our name out there and in the hat
So how much fun was it to write the soundtrack to Phineas and Ferb My kids loved that when they were youngerIt was pretty cool I guess we did not know how big that series was going to be it became pretty
insane how awesome of a show it became and how much people would love it
If you could pick any song in the world that Bowling for Soup could of written what would it be Actually I would probably say Staceyrsquos Mom we do a cover of it and we used to do shows and people would ask to hear Staceyrsquos Mom and we were thought of the band that wrote it We do cover it live we used to break peoples heart by saying it was not our song but then when started playing it live If we did write it we would be getting all the Cadillac and Dr Pepper money it is on adverts over here Oh ok I did not know that it is not over here We just get the credit for it not the money Thatrsquos not good Yeah they are laughing all the way to the bank
Your video of 1985 I love you in heels and a skirt by the way how much fun was that to make It was shot in one day wasnrsquot itIt was one of the biggest budgets that we had for a video it was fun I mean just doing all the different scenes and all that yeah it was a whole day work we got up in the morning and I think we wrapped that up around 10 or 11 at night But it was fun It was a really good video Thank you
My favourite video of yours was Punk Rock 101 I love the concept of the boot camp I mean I still wear the same stuff even though I am like old and I still live the punk rock life I have been made fun of for this like foreverhelliphellip I wear Vans Black band tees all the time How does it feel that your music can make people like me feel so much better about themselvesOh that is awesome it is a really good feeling I mean we never set out to conquer the world or anything we just wanted to be in a band and have fun together all that other stuff is a bonus and it is an honour when people tell us stuff like that it is really cool I am pleased that you have done it
A few Simple Plan questions you are good friends with themAh yeah itrsquos been a while since we have seen or
continued on next page SPS 25
heard from any of those guys so yeah its been quite a while it would be nice to do a show or two with them
Can you tell me any funny stories form the 20056 Star Jam tour with themThere was an incident when a dressing room got pretty trashed we ah broke a couple of tables and threw a refrigerator of the balcony can I know who actually did that Was it Pierre Well it was a combination few of us it was a really fun time
I have seen the song that they sang for you on youtube I think it was at a soundcheck did you go drinking with them that nightYes I think we did every night
I have to ask the mention of Simple Plan in From the Roof Tops was that just a shout out to friends Yeah pretty much That was great all the SP fans were happy about that Nice
This is more of a Jaret question he was involved in Man of the Hour do you know anything about that I think it was just one of those things that happened it was kind of a running joke I donrsquot think that Man of the Hour actually ever did anything musically I mean I donrsquot really know to be honest with you it was kind of a running joke
A friend of mine called Domi that runs the simpleplancz site which is the biggest information site for Simple Plan fans she wants to know why you guys tour the UK but not the European continent You know that is something I knew the answer to myself Ah we have done had a couple of tours in Europe but there are so many places that we did not go like Italy or Spain I thought we had always done well in Germany and places like that but we never really went to those markets We did an Avril Lavigne tour there which was really good then went back to do some shows on our own but then we just never went back I really wish that I knew the answer to that myself She lives in the Czech Republic but travels to other places to see bands Yeah we never really went to Eastern Europe we
played on show in Moscow that is as far as that way we have gone
Fav SP album I am not really sure I donrsquot know their names but have them on my ipod How about your favourite song I donrsquot know really I have them all on my ipod and I just play them I donrsquot look at CDrsquos I just play musically digitally I donrsquot know if that makes me look really bad to be honest I listen to a lot of bands like Maiden and stuff but I canrsquot tell you the names of their songs
So I was then going to ask what Simple Plan song you would like to cover but you probably donrsquot know that name of it Is there anything else that you can tell me about the relationship between BFS and SPIt has been too long since we have seen them it is
26 SPS
has been quite a few years so yeah
SP are coming out to Australia to play Warped a band I do promotion for called Call the Shots are touring you should check them out so I will be doing a few of the Warped shows
When you come out to Australia will you have a meet and greet at your sidewaveSure we will yeah we just usually chill out and hang out after the shows Great I canrsquot wait
Think I have asked all the questions that I had planned I am really glad I got this chance to chat with you Keep up the great workI Iove the new Album probably more than your others which is unusual for me itrsquos usually the other way around but as you said you have not changed at all Yeah we are pretty proud of the new one we actually tried to make every song as good as the first one on the Album We did not write a few good
ones and then a bunch of songs that were fillers we wanted a really good album from start to finish
I think From the Roof Tops is probably my favourite and what I like about it also is my teenagers really like it and they donrsquot like your older stuff as much and I think they are just over my kinda music they are branching out a bit
Well thanks Chris I am really happy I got to chat to you I look forward to meeting you when you come Down Under Thanks a lot ChrisIt was great thanks Jen I will catch you later
SPS 27
pledgemusicWhatrsquos it all about
Written by MaddieBirkett
PledgeMusic is fast becoming a way for musicians and bands to produce their work the way they want with
needed funds except the whole monetary value is supported by fans There are perks of course apart from seeing your favourite band release another album The artists will offer rewards such as signed photographs a download of the CD and even more epic things like Skype sessions
One of PledgeMusicrsquos sayings is ldquoFans donrsquot need more ways to buy ndash they need more reasonsrdquo In fact Bowling For Soup have used Pledge quite a bit recently They have just reached 100 funds needed for their new greatest hits album but you can still donate and receive the awesome rewards Just head here
PledgeMusic works in a way that brings the artists and fans together to enhance and share the music experience Along the way fans may be asked and have a vote of album cover art or album names fans may even get to hear the album exclusively before itrsquos releasedWhy many artists use Pledge is because
it is just like having a record deal all of the positives and benefits that is but it also means artists get the final say and remain in control of their work no decisions are made for them Pledge also provides help and expertise to artists in order to help them achieve their goals and complete projects
PledgeMusic is also recognised by major music charts giving artists that extra boost when they release their new work
Not only are you helping your favourite artist and your CD player yoursquore also helping charities A certain amount of donations also contributes to certain charities
If you want to know more about this innovative website and project check out their site and find a band worth helping out at httpwwwpledgemusiccom
It turns out that may donations occur from people who werenrsquot even fans of the artist but were just discovering them then
28 SPS
Check out the Bowling for Soup Profile on Pledge Music httpwwwpledgemusiccomartistsbowlingforsoup
SPS 29
BOWLING FOR SOUPand
By Jen justjenrees
Bowling for Soup did some work with Disney including the following
They wrote and sang the Phineas and Ferb theme song ldquoToday is Gonna Be a Great Dayrdquo
They had animated cameos in some episodes of Phineas and Ferb
BFS also wrote and sang the Phineus and Ferb Winter Vacation theme song
30 SPS
Theme SongTherersquos a hundred and four days of summer vacationThen school comes along just to end itSo the annual problem for our generationIs finding a good way to spend itLike maybeBuilding a rocket or fighting a mummyOr climbing up the Eiffel TowerDiscovering something that doesnrsquot exist Or giving a monkey a showerSurfing tidal waves creating nanobotsOr locating Frankensteinrsquos brain Finding a Dodo bird painting a continentOr driving our sister insane As you can seeTherersquos a whole lot of stuff to do before school starts this fall So stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it allSo stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it all
They also did a cover of ldquoThe Bare Necessitiesrdquo for Disneymania 3
released in 2005
The band performed the song ldquoThe Greatest Dayrdquo for the movie
Max Keeblersquos Big Move
For Sky High the 2005 Super Hero Movie they sang the song ldquoI Melt
With Yourdquo
SPS 31
AlbumLunch Drunk Love
Release DateSeptember 10th 2013
Written byReddick Ryan Hamilton
Length301
Lyric VideoWatch it here This song is great It is about how
opposites attract and how that does not matter as love is love
I really like the way it takes a serious issue of a relationship that seems doomed and portrays it in a fun way I agree with the thought that people should followtheir heart and not worry about what everyone else is thinking Of course the reference to Simple Plan is pretty sweet Our dudes do often rock all black
Bowling For Souprsquos
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She hates my friends my friends hate herTakes all my time makes me late for work
Shersquos got another guys name tattooed on her assMy mom and dad say wersquore moving too fast
She doesnrsquot like my band but the stickers on her carShe likes Star Trek but I prefer Star Wars
Kissed me deadly but she makes me aliveShersquos the opposite of everything I need in my life
But when you know you know
ChorusHave you ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftopsEver been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops
I watch TV and she reads booksWhen bampches talk to me they get dirty looks from her
She really doesnrsquot mind when I drink my beerAnd I really donrsquot care if she wears underwear
I rock all black and she canrsquot standThat I dress like the dudes in Simple Plan
Shersquos all wrong but itrsquos alrightShe can be all wrong right by my side
Cause when you know you know
Chorus
Follow your heart fampk everybody else x8Ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops x4
SPS 33
album review
bowling for soup lsquolunch drunk loversquo
If you know me at all you would know that I am a Bowling for Soup fan When I heard
that they were doing a new album their 12th I was pretty happy Then I looked into the
Pledge idea and immediately signed up to pledge my support I loved getting all their
updates and I loved know that I was helping them out with their album We received
the album before anyone else as well as snippets of info It was totally worth it
One of the reasons that I love BFS is that they have not changed over the last 20
years they have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have though
of them This is so true for this album and I laughed out loud when I heard the chorus
of track one ldquoWe are not here to change the world wersquore here to laugh at othersrdquo I knew
that this album would be true to BFS form of previous releases See the video here
Track two called lsquoSince we Broke uprdquo is really
catchy They played this live at Soundwaveand the crowd loved it I love the amusing lyrics for example
Since we broke upIrsquove been throwing lots of heatAnd all the girls are checking me outSince we broke up All my bills are paidAnd therersquos cheddar in my checking account
This is a break up song with a difference looking at the positives of breaking up rather than the negatives Watch the video herehttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=nlKU40dtvoI
The next track is a definite favourite of mine I love songs that encourage people to be themselves and this is one of the best I can identify with this song as at my age I have now learnt to be true to myself (Real) and I am never going to change I wish that I could write a letter to my 13 year old self and include this song to help me get through my teens Wait not just my teens but up until I turned 40 I often sing this in my head when people are trying to change me by saying ldquoyou canrsquot wear thatrdquo Or ldquoYou canrsquot say that ldquo I like the use of the word Perfect for obvious reasons I like the lyrics
34 SPS
I could never live up toThe man thatrsquos in your head
You want the guy from the notebookBut you got me instead
And I never was the hip kidI always use words like hip
Judas Priest on my walkmanWhen culture club was the sht
Check out the music video that has real BFS fans in it and is pretty funny httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=unNRS9kr8rE
The fourth Song on the album that mentions our fav band is discussed on another
page The only cover on this album is track lsquoCirclersquo was written by Edie Brickell and
New Bohemians Jaret sang this live in the Melbourne sidewave and captivated the audience There were three other songs
that really stood out for me were lsquoNormal Chicksrsquo I mean a guy singing about seeing
his girlfriend in the morning without make up and says you are pretty when you just donrsquot
care is pretty greatCheck out the lyric video here httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=QMM4uCRxAq4
I listen to track 7 ldquo I am waking up todayrsquo a lot when I need to focus on changing my
mind set I woke up about 12 years ago with the way my marriage was not working and I am glad that I did I can still associate
this song with waking up and get rid of the negative thoughts on my mind Worth
listening to and checking this out httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=UkL3Q9TvUzI
Thought I better mention my sons favourite song on this album lsquoCouple of Daysrsquo that we all can associate with I mean who does not want to escape to a sunny place that no one ever goes See the lyric video here httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=tDq15fwV0mg
ldquoThey have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have thought of themrdquo
I was pretty hyped about this Album being part of it made it more special I guess What I was not anticipating was it would be my favourite BFS to date bring on the next one I say I look forward to the Greatest Hits that they are doing through Pledge Music again this time it is their greatest hits not the old record company doing it without their permission If you have not got this album yet do yourself a favour and get it on itunes
Song LiST 1 Critically Disdained2 Since We Broke Up3 Real4 From the Rooftops5 Circle (Edie Brickell amp New Bohemians cover)6 Normal Chicks7 I Am Waking Up Today8 Couple of Days9 And I Think You Like Me Too10 Envy11 How Far Can This Go12 Right About Now13 Kevin Weaver
SPS 35
bowling
for soup
19851985 was released on July 27th 2004
Although this song is best known as a Bowling for Soup song it was written
by the band SR-71 good friends of Jaret It reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 It is a single released off the Album A Hangover you donrsquot Deserve
The song 1985 is about Debbie a girl that didnrsquot achieved all her dreams of when she was young as these lyrics suggest ldquoHer dreams went out the doorWhen she turned twenty fourOnly been with one manWhat happenrsquo to her planrdquo
The song has detailed references to the culture of the 80rsquos The part in the music video where Debbie is dancing on a car is a reference to
Here I Go Again a White Snake song The line that states that she did not know that George was gay is about George Michael from Wham The questioning of Motley Crue (since when had they become classic rock) is about the addition of glam metal bands like them that were added to the rotation on classic rock radio stations When the lyrics say that she is wondering who is the lead singer of Van Halen is about Sammy Hagar replacing David Lee Roth The lyrics also mention the MTV music station as they have been criticized for adding in so many TV reality shows There are so many more take a listen to find out more
Bands that are mentioned in this song are Durran Durran u2 Blondie Nirvana Bon Jovi Wham Limp Bizkit and Bruce Sprinsteen Other culture references are of popular movies of that time The Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink and St Elmorsquos Fire
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bowling
for soup
1985 Bruce Springsteen Madonna
Way before Nirvana There was u2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shersquos uncool Cause shersquos still preoccupied
With 19 19 1985
Woohoohoo (1985)
Woohoohoo
Shersquos seen all the classics She knows every line
Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink Even Saint Elmorsquos Fire
She rocked out to Wham Not a big Limp Bizkit fan Thought shersquod get a hand
On a member of Duran Duran
You can see the official video here
Written by Vitoria and Jen
CoMMenTS BY Jen I love this song as it has
so many references from when I was a teenager I love through the 80rsquos as a teen and loved all those
movies I liked some of the bands but not all of them It reminded me of all my dreams as a teen I was
luckier than Debbie though as I am quite happy with my
life Thjs is my fav Bowling for Soup song to hear live
and of course the music video is hilarious To see
them take off Robert Palmer is so funny
SPS 37
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquoBowling for Souprsquos song Almost
was released on January 4th 2005 It placed 46th in the
uS Top 100 It is from the album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve
This song is about a man who almost had most things that he seemed to want It is a song about remorse with him looking back and regretting not doing things On the other hand some of the things that he Almost did were not good things Makes me wonder about the choices I have made and things that Almost happened to me
Check the video of the song here
38 SPS
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquo
AlmostI almost got drunk at school at 14
Where I almost made out with the homecoming queenWho almost went on to be Miss Texas
But lost to a slut with much bigger breastsI almost dropped out to move to LA
Where I was almost famous for almost a day
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost loved youI almost wished u wouldrsquove loved me too
I almost held up a grocery storeWhere I almost did 5 years and then 7 more
Cuz I almost got popped for a fight with a thugCuz he almost made off with a bunch of the drugs
That I almost got hooked on cuz you ran awayAnd I wish I woulda had the nerve to ask you to stay
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me too
Here I go thinking about all the things I couldrsquove doneIrsquom gonna need a forklift cuz all the baggage weighs a ton
I know we had our problems I canrsquot remember one
I almost forgot to say something elseAnd if I cant fit it in Irsquoll keep it all to myselfI almost wrote a song about you today
But I tore it all up and then I threw it away
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
And I almost had you [x3]
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me tooSPS 39
high
school never
ends
Watch the Music video here
High School Never Ends was the first single from their ninth album lsquoThe Great Burrito Extortion Casersquo and
was released on September 19 2006 The song is about the frustration of graduating from high school and seeing that life after school is very similar to how it was in high school
The music video shows us flashbacks to when the band were in high school and how they were bullied It then shows various members of the band getting their revenge in similar manners It also makes many references to celebrities in the lyrics including Mary-Kate Olsen Jessica Simpson Bill Gates Reese Witherspoon Jack Black Brad Pitt Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Reese WitherspoonShersquos the prom queenBill GatesCaptain of the chess teamJack Black the clownBrad Pitt the quarterbackIrsquove seen it all beforeI want my money back
The song has been featured on an episode of the TV show lsquoMy Name Is Earlrsquo Part of the song is also featured on commercials for Beauty and the Geek and also the movie 17 Again The song got to number 40 on the uK Singles Chart A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney which altered the lyrics throughout to make them more suitable for kids
The whole damn world is just as obsessedWith wholsquos the best dressed and wholsquos having sexWholsquos got the money who gets the honeysWholsquos kinda cute and wholsquos just a messAnd you still donrsquot have the right lookAnd you donrsquot have the right friendsNothing changes but the faces the names and the trendsHigh school never ends
40 SPS
high
school never
ends
SPS 41
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
42 SPS
girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
44 SPS
American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
50 SPS
Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
52 SPS
Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
58 SPS
Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
60 SPS
What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
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1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
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14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
stuff I was the guy that carried their stuff around for them and set up their equipment and everything and this was before I could play a guitar the group of guys that I hung out with when I was with them I picked up a guitar and taught myself how to play it
Wow awesome Who were your original inspira-tionsBack when I was not a very good guitar player it was hard core and metal and stuff like that There was a band called DRI a band called The Crumb Suckers and you know just metal in general To be honest with you the bands that I hung out with friends of mine I guess From the time that I started playing the Guitar I was always in bands and played 3 or 4 chord punk rock
What do you think that you would be doing now if you were not in a bandThat is a tough question I have a degree in Social work and Sociology and I did teach special Ed for a while and I donrsquot know if that was what I wanted to do It has been so long since that I have had to find work and all that so it is hard to know what I
would do I am thinking about it all the time I am constantly looking for something to do I worked in a bar business for a while tending and managing and stuff like that but I donrsquot know if that is what would want to do either Hopefully I would have found something to do that I enjoyed so I would not of hate my life So I really donrsquot know what I would be doing if I was not doing this
Well I am glad that you are doing what you are doing In Australia we have many pop punk bands that are
continued on next page
SPS 23
breaking up what is your secret so that you can keep your band together for so long Is it that you are such good friendsIt is that but also we have been lucky as we have not had to try to change what we do like the thing that some people criticize us for is one of the things that we think is good about what we do The fact that all our albums sound the same pretty much we never really had a direction change with what we do we have always just kept it the same we are not out there struggling to find who we are We just stand true to whatever we are Which is great
Sorry a very clicheacuted question what is the story behind the name Bowling for Soup There was a Comedian Steve Martin was had an album called A Wide and Crazy Guy he had a joke on their about a tv show he was developing called Bowling for Sht so originally that is what we were but then we realized that our grandmothers would not appreciate us being in a band called Bowling for Sht so we changed it
I have heard that you guys donrsquot have a set list when you play that you just play whatever you feel like Is that true Our last tour of the UK is the first time that we ever used a set list We were playing over two hours and it was a little bit confusing and we were on a time schedule a pretty strict time schedule each night so we needed to have a little bit of a structure in the show
Yeah that is fair Chris When you play live do you ever change the lyrics of songsThat is more a Jaret Question I think sometimes he forgets the lyrics and problem sometimes goes lalahelliphellip Sometimes if it is topical he will change the lyrics here and there I think the Jonas Brothers movie was changed to the One Direction movie on the UK tour haha
What was the first song you learned to playThe first song I learnt to play on the guitar was probably just this little 12 bar blues rift Me and my buddy would sit there and try and solo he
would play it I would play it and it was just terrible probably the worst thing anyone ever heard Glad there is no recording of it out there As far as a song goes I would try and throw out some old Rush The Temples of Syrinx was one of the first songs that I learnt I tried to play along with Rush but not very well
How many guitars do you ownLetrsquos see Irsquove got Four Electric guitars thatrsquos really it I am not a guitar collector I donrsquot even own an acoustic I had one but it was just sitting around my bedroom so I gave it away to a friend who wanted to learn how to play
What are some things in life that annoy youJust dickheads really I have a pretty long fuse I guess people just being dicks in generalI agree
What do you think about bands like One Direction They toured here last year and people complained as they could not hear them play because of all the fan girls screaming RighthellipIt is just one of those things there are always going to acts and bands like that always going to be a need for bands likes that in some weird way like Hansen the Jonas Brothers I guess it is necessary I am not a fan I canrsquot tell you if I could recognize one of their songs It is not my bag but there is a place for everything I guess
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What do you think about on line music sharingIt is just the way things are now it would be nice if there was a way of selling music rather than people just take it it is just the way it is so we just have to accept it we really have to embrace it and give music out for free sometimes as people are going to just take it
That is what I liked about the Pledge project as you knew that we were all going to pay for it Yeah but other people they donrsquot and I guess we just have to hear it I guess just like a photographer Yeah you can use it as well I guess it is a tool for bands to get their music out there
How did you guys get involved in writing songs for DisneyThat probably happened way back in the day when we went to South by South West I guess they were looking for newer bands to play We were not the biggest band back then and we needed to do songs for Soundtracks and it was a way to keep really busy and keep our name out there and in the hat
So how much fun was it to write the soundtrack to Phineas and Ferb My kids loved that when they were youngerIt was pretty cool I guess we did not know how big that series was going to be it became pretty
insane how awesome of a show it became and how much people would love it
If you could pick any song in the world that Bowling for Soup could of written what would it be Actually I would probably say Staceyrsquos Mom we do a cover of it and we used to do shows and people would ask to hear Staceyrsquos Mom and we were thought of the band that wrote it We do cover it live we used to break peoples heart by saying it was not our song but then when started playing it live If we did write it we would be getting all the Cadillac and Dr Pepper money it is on adverts over here Oh ok I did not know that it is not over here We just get the credit for it not the money Thatrsquos not good Yeah they are laughing all the way to the bank
Your video of 1985 I love you in heels and a skirt by the way how much fun was that to make It was shot in one day wasnrsquot itIt was one of the biggest budgets that we had for a video it was fun I mean just doing all the different scenes and all that yeah it was a whole day work we got up in the morning and I think we wrapped that up around 10 or 11 at night But it was fun It was a really good video Thank you
My favourite video of yours was Punk Rock 101 I love the concept of the boot camp I mean I still wear the same stuff even though I am like old and I still live the punk rock life I have been made fun of for this like foreverhelliphellip I wear Vans Black band tees all the time How does it feel that your music can make people like me feel so much better about themselvesOh that is awesome it is a really good feeling I mean we never set out to conquer the world or anything we just wanted to be in a band and have fun together all that other stuff is a bonus and it is an honour when people tell us stuff like that it is really cool I am pleased that you have done it
A few Simple Plan questions you are good friends with themAh yeah itrsquos been a while since we have seen or
continued on next page SPS 25
heard from any of those guys so yeah its been quite a while it would be nice to do a show or two with them
Can you tell me any funny stories form the 20056 Star Jam tour with themThere was an incident when a dressing room got pretty trashed we ah broke a couple of tables and threw a refrigerator of the balcony can I know who actually did that Was it Pierre Well it was a combination few of us it was a really fun time
I have seen the song that they sang for you on youtube I think it was at a soundcheck did you go drinking with them that nightYes I think we did every night
I have to ask the mention of Simple Plan in From the Roof Tops was that just a shout out to friends Yeah pretty much That was great all the SP fans were happy about that Nice
This is more of a Jaret question he was involved in Man of the Hour do you know anything about that I think it was just one of those things that happened it was kind of a running joke I donrsquot think that Man of the Hour actually ever did anything musically I mean I donrsquot really know to be honest with you it was kind of a running joke
A friend of mine called Domi that runs the simpleplancz site which is the biggest information site for Simple Plan fans she wants to know why you guys tour the UK but not the European continent You know that is something I knew the answer to myself Ah we have done had a couple of tours in Europe but there are so many places that we did not go like Italy or Spain I thought we had always done well in Germany and places like that but we never really went to those markets We did an Avril Lavigne tour there which was really good then went back to do some shows on our own but then we just never went back I really wish that I knew the answer to that myself She lives in the Czech Republic but travels to other places to see bands Yeah we never really went to Eastern Europe we
played on show in Moscow that is as far as that way we have gone
Fav SP album I am not really sure I donrsquot know their names but have them on my ipod How about your favourite song I donrsquot know really I have them all on my ipod and I just play them I donrsquot look at CDrsquos I just play musically digitally I donrsquot know if that makes me look really bad to be honest I listen to a lot of bands like Maiden and stuff but I canrsquot tell you the names of their songs
So I was then going to ask what Simple Plan song you would like to cover but you probably donrsquot know that name of it Is there anything else that you can tell me about the relationship between BFS and SPIt has been too long since we have seen them it is
26 SPS
has been quite a few years so yeah
SP are coming out to Australia to play Warped a band I do promotion for called Call the Shots are touring you should check them out so I will be doing a few of the Warped shows
When you come out to Australia will you have a meet and greet at your sidewaveSure we will yeah we just usually chill out and hang out after the shows Great I canrsquot wait
Think I have asked all the questions that I had planned I am really glad I got this chance to chat with you Keep up the great workI Iove the new Album probably more than your others which is unusual for me itrsquos usually the other way around but as you said you have not changed at all Yeah we are pretty proud of the new one we actually tried to make every song as good as the first one on the Album We did not write a few good
ones and then a bunch of songs that were fillers we wanted a really good album from start to finish
I think From the Roof Tops is probably my favourite and what I like about it also is my teenagers really like it and they donrsquot like your older stuff as much and I think they are just over my kinda music they are branching out a bit
Well thanks Chris I am really happy I got to chat to you I look forward to meeting you when you come Down Under Thanks a lot ChrisIt was great thanks Jen I will catch you later
SPS 27
pledgemusicWhatrsquos it all about
Written by MaddieBirkett
PledgeMusic is fast becoming a way for musicians and bands to produce their work the way they want with
needed funds except the whole monetary value is supported by fans There are perks of course apart from seeing your favourite band release another album The artists will offer rewards such as signed photographs a download of the CD and even more epic things like Skype sessions
One of PledgeMusicrsquos sayings is ldquoFans donrsquot need more ways to buy ndash they need more reasonsrdquo In fact Bowling For Soup have used Pledge quite a bit recently They have just reached 100 funds needed for their new greatest hits album but you can still donate and receive the awesome rewards Just head here
PledgeMusic works in a way that brings the artists and fans together to enhance and share the music experience Along the way fans may be asked and have a vote of album cover art or album names fans may even get to hear the album exclusively before itrsquos releasedWhy many artists use Pledge is because
it is just like having a record deal all of the positives and benefits that is but it also means artists get the final say and remain in control of their work no decisions are made for them Pledge also provides help and expertise to artists in order to help them achieve their goals and complete projects
PledgeMusic is also recognised by major music charts giving artists that extra boost when they release their new work
Not only are you helping your favourite artist and your CD player yoursquore also helping charities A certain amount of donations also contributes to certain charities
If you want to know more about this innovative website and project check out their site and find a band worth helping out at httpwwwpledgemusiccom
It turns out that may donations occur from people who werenrsquot even fans of the artist but were just discovering them then
28 SPS
Check out the Bowling for Soup Profile on Pledge Music httpwwwpledgemusiccomartistsbowlingforsoup
SPS 29
BOWLING FOR SOUPand
By Jen justjenrees
Bowling for Soup did some work with Disney including the following
They wrote and sang the Phineas and Ferb theme song ldquoToday is Gonna Be a Great Dayrdquo
They had animated cameos in some episodes of Phineas and Ferb
BFS also wrote and sang the Phineus and Ferb Winter Vacation theme song
30 SPS
Theme SongTherersquos a hundred and four days of summer vacationThen school comes along just to end itSo the annual problem for our generationIs finding a good way to spend itLike maybeBuilding a rocket or fighting a mummyOr climbing up the Eiffel TowerDiscovering something that doesnrsquot exist Or giving a monkey a showerSurfing tidal waves creating nanobotsOr locating Frankensteinrsquos brain Finding a Dodo bird painting a continentOr driving our sister insane As you can seeTherersquos a whole lot of stuff to do before school starts this fall So stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it allSo stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it all
They also did a cover of ldquoThe Bare Necessitiesrdquo for Disneymania 3
released in 2005
The band performed the song ldquoThe Greatest Dayrdquo for the movie
Max Keeblersquos Big Move
For Sky High the 2005 Super Hero Movie they sang the song ldquoI Melt
With Yourdquo
SPS 31
AlbumLunch Drunk Love
Release DateSeptember 10th 2013
Written byReddick Ryan Hamilton
Length301
Lyric VideoWatch it here This song is great It is about how
opposites attract and how that does not matter as love is love
I really like the way it takes a serious issue of a relationship that seems doomed and portrays it in a fun way I agree with the thought that people should followtheir heart and not worry about what everyone else is thinking Of course the reference to Simple Plan is pretty sweet Our dudes do often rock all black
Bowling For Souprsquos
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She hates my friends my friends hate herTakes all my time makes me late for work
Shersquos got another guys name tattooed on her assMy mom and dad say wersquore moving too fast
She doesnrsquot like my band but the stickers on her carShe likes Star Trek but I prefer Star Wars
Kissed me deadly but she makes me aliveShersquos the opposite of everything I need in my life
But when you know you know
ChorusHave you ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftopsEver been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops
I watch TV and she reads booksWhen bampches talk to me they get dirty looks from her
She really doesnrsquot mind when I drink my beerAnd I really donrsquot care if she wears underwear
I rock all black and she canrsquot standThat I dress like the dudes in Simple Plan
Shersquos all wrong but itrsquos alrightShe can be all wrong right by my side
Cause when you know you know
Chorus
Follow your heart fampk everybody else x8Ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops x4
SPS 33
album review
bowling for soup lsquolunch drunk loversquo
If you know me at all you would know that I am a Bowling for Soup fan When I heard
that they were doing a new album their 12th I was pretty happy Then I looked into the
Pledge idea and immediately signed up to pledge my support I loved getting all their
updates and I loved know that I was helping them out with their album We received
the album before anyone else as well as snippets of info It was totally worth it
One of the reasons that I love BFS is that they have not changed over the last 20
years they have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have though
of them This is so true for this album and I laughed out loud when I heard the chorus
of track one ldquoWe are not here to change the world wersquore here to laugh at othersrdquo I knew
that this album would be true to BFS form of previous releases See the video here
Track two called lsquoSince we Broke uprdquo is really
catchy They played this live at Soundwaveand the crowd loved it I love the amusing lyrics for example
Since we broke upIrsquove been throwing lots of heatAnd all the girls are checking me outSince we broke up All my bills are paidAnd therersquos cheddar in my checking account
This is a break up song with a difference looking at the positives of breaking up rather than the negatives Watch the video herehttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=nlKU40dtvoI
The next track is a definite favourite of mine I love songs that encourage people to be themselves and this is one of the best I can identify with this song as at my age I have now learnt to be true to myself (Real) and I am never going to change I wish that I could write a letter to my 13 year old self and include this song to help me get through my teens Wait not just my teens but up until I turned 40 I often sing this in my head when people are trying to change me by saying ldquoyou canrsquot wear thatrdquo Or ldquoYou canrsquot say that ldquo I like the use of the word Perfect for obvious reasons I like the lyrics
34 SPS
I could never live up toThe man thatrsquos in your head
You want the guy from the notebookBut you got me instead
And I never was the hip kidI always use words like hip
Judas Priest on my walkmanWhen culture club was the sht
Check out the music video that has real BFS fans in it and is pretty funny httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=unNRS9kr8rE
The fourth Song on the album that mentions our fav band is discussed on another
page The only cover on this album is track lsquoCirclersquo was written by Edie Brickell and
New Bohemians Jaret sang this live in the Melbourne sidewave and captivated the audience There were three other songs
that really stood out for me were lsquoNormal Chicksrsquo I mean a guy singing about seeing
his girlfriend in the morning without make up and says you are pretty when you just donrsquot
care is pretty greatCheck out the lyric video here httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=QMM4uCRxAq4
I listen to track 7 ldquo I am waking up todayrsquo a lot when I need to focus on changing my
mind set I woke up about 12 years ago with the way my marriage was not working and I am glad that I did I can still associate
this song with waking up and get rid of the negative thoughts on my mind Worth
listening to and checking this out httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=UkL3Q9TvUzI
Thought I better mention my sons favourite song on this album lsquoCouple of Daysrsquo that we all can associate with I mean who does not want to escape to a sunny place that no one ever goes See the lyric video here httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=tDq15fwV0mg
ldquoThey have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have thought of themrdquo
I was pretty hyped about this Album being part of it made it more special I guess What I was not anticipating was it would be my favourite BFS to date bring on the next one I say I look forward to the Greatest Hits that they are doing through Pledge Music again this time it is their greatest hits not the old record company doing it without their permission If you have not got this album yet do yourself a favour and get it on itunes
Song LiST 1 Critically Disdained2 Since We Broke Up3 Real4 From the Rooftops5 Circle (Edie Brickell amp New Bohemians cover)6 Normal Chicks7 I Am Waking Up Today8 Couple of Days9 And I Think You Like Me Too10 Envy11 How Far Can This Go12 Right About Now13 Kevin Weaver
SPS 35
bowling
for soup
19851985 was released on July 27th 2004
Although this song is best known as a Bowling for Soup song it was written
by the band SR-71 good friends of Jaret It reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 It is a single released off the Album A Hangover you donrsquot Deserve
The song 1985 is about Debbie a girl that didnrsquot achieved all her dreams of when she was young as these lyrics suggest ldquoHer dreams went out the doorWhen she turned twenty fourOnly been with one manWhat happenrsquo to her planrdquo
The song has detailed references to the culture of the 80rsquos The part in the music video where Debbie is dancing on a car is a reference to
Here I Go Again a White Snake song The line that states that she did not know that George was gay is about George Michael from Wham The questioning of Motley Crue (since when had they become classic rock) is about the addition of glam metal bands like them that were added to the rotation on classic rock radio stations When the lyrics say that she is wondering who is the lead singer of Van Halen is about Sammy Hagar replacing David Lee Roth The lyrics also mention the MTV music station as they have been criticized for adding in so many TV reality shows There are so many more take a listen to find out more
Bands that are mentioned in this song are Durran Durran u2 Blondie Nirvana Bon Jovi Wham Limp Bizkit and Bruce Sprinsteen Other culture references are of popular movies of that time The Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink and St Elmorsquos Fire
36 SPS
bowling
for soup
1985 Bruce Springsteen Madonna
Way before Nirvana There was u2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shersquos uncool Cause shersquos still preoccupied
With 19 19 1985
Woohoohoo (1985)
Woohoohoo
Shersquos seen all the classics She knows every line
Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink Even Saint Elmorsquos Fire
She rocked out to Wham Not a big Limp Bizkit fan Thought shersquod get a hand
On a member of Duran Duran
You can see the official video here
Written by Vitoria and Jen
CoMMenTS BY Jen I love this song as it has
so many references from when I was a teenager I love through the 80rsquos as a teen and loved all those
movies I liked some of the bands but not all of them It reminded me of all my dreams as a teen I was
luckier than Debbie though as I am quite happy with my
life Thjs is my fav Bowling for Soup song to hear live
and of course the music video is hilarious To see
them take off Robert Palmer is so funny
SPS 37
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquoBowling for Souprsquos song Almost
was released on January 4th 2005 It placed 46th in the
uS Top 100 It is from the album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve
This song is about a man who almost had most things that he seemed to want It is a song about remorse with him looking back and regretting not doing things On the other hand some of the things that he Almost did were not good things Makes me wonder about the choices I have made and things that Almost happened to me
Check the video of the song here
38 SPS
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquo
AlmostI almost got drunk at school at 14
Where I almost made out with the homecoming queenWho almost went on to be Miss Texas
But lost to a slut with much bigger breastsI almost dropped out to move to LA
Where I was almost famous for almost a day
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost loved youI almost wished u wouldrsquove loved me too
I almost held up a grocery storeWhere I almost did 5 years and then 7 more
Cuz I almost got popped for a fight with a thugCuz he almost made off with a bunch of the drugs
That I almost got hooked on cuz you ran awayAnd I wish I woulda had the nerve to ask you to stay
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me too
Here I go thinking about all the things I couldrsquove doneIrsquom gonna need a forklift cuz all the baggage weighs a ton
I know we had our problems I canrsquot remember one
I almost forgot to say something elseAnd if I cant fit it in Irsquoll keep it all to myselfI almost wrote a song about you today
But I tore it all up and then I threw it away
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
And I almost had you [x3]
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me tooSPS 39
high
school never
ends
Watch the Music video here
High School Never Ends was the first single from their ninth album lsquoThe Great Burrito Extortion Casersquo and
was released on September 19 2006 The song is about the frustration of graduating from high school and seeing that life after school is very similar to how it was in high school
The music video shows us flashbacks to when the band were in high school and how they were bullied It then shows various members of the band getting their revenge in similar manners It also makes many references to celebrities in the lyrics including Mary-Kate Olsen Jessica Simpson Bill Gates Reese Witherspoon Jack Black Brad Pitt Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Reese WitherspoonShersquos the prom queenBill GatesCaptain of the chess teamJack Black the clownBrad Pitt the quarterbackIrsquove seen it all beforeI want my money back
The song has been featured on an episode of the TV show lsquoMy Name Is Earlrsquo Part of the song is also featured on commercials for Beauty and the Geek and also the movie 17 Again The song got to number 40 on the uK Singles Chart A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney which altered the lyrics throughout to make them more suitable for kids
The whole damn world is just as obsessedWith wholsquos the best dressed and wholsquos having sexWholsquos got the money who gets the honeysWholsquos kinda cute and wholsquos just a messAnd you still donrsquot have the right lookAnd you donrsquot have the right friendsNothing changes but the faces the names and the trendsHigh school never ends
40 SPS
high
school never
ends
SPS 41
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
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girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
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American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
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Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
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Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
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Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
60 SPS
What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
62 SPS
1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
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14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
breaking up what is your secret so that you can keep your band together for so long Is it that you are such good friendsIt is that but also we have been lucky as we have not had to try to change what we do like the thing that some people criticize us for is one of the things that we think is good about what we do The fact that all our albums sound the same pretty much we never really had a direction change with what we do we have always just kept it the same we are not out there struggling to find who we are We just stand true to whatever we are Which is great
Sorry a very clicheacuted question what is the story behind the name Bowling for Soup There was a Comedian Steve Martin was had an album called A Wide and Crazy Guy he had a joke on their about a tv show he was developing called Bowling for Sht so originally that is what we were but then we realized that our grandmothers would not appreciate us being in a band called Bowling for Sht so we changed it
I have heard that you guys donrsquot have a set list when you play that you just play whatever you feel like Is that true Our last tour of the UK is the first time that we ever used a set list We were playing over two hours and it was a little bit confusing and we were on a time schedule a pretty strict time schedule each night so we needed to have a little bit of a structure in the show
Yeah that is fair Chris When you play live do you ever change the lyrics of songsThat is more a Jaret Question I think sometimes he forgets the lyrics and problem sometimes goes lalahelliphellip Sometimes if it is topical he will change the lyrics here and there I think the Jonas Brothers movie was changed to the One Direction movie on the UK tour haha
What was the first song you learned to playThe first song I learnt to play on the guitar was probably just this little 12 bar blues rift Me and my buddy would sit there and try and solo he
would play it I would play it and it was just terrible probably the worst thing anyone ever heard Glad there is no recording of it out there As far as a song goes I would try and throw out some old Rush The Temples of Syrinx was one of the first songs that I learnt I tried to play along with Rush but not very well
How many guitars do you ownLetrsquos see Irsquove got Four Electric guitars thatrsquos really it I am not a guitar collector I donrsquot even own an acoustic I had one but it was just sitting around my bedroom so I gave it away to a friend who wanted to learn how to play
What are some things in life that annoy youJust dickheads really I have a pretty long fuse I guess people just being dicks in generalI agree
What do you think about bands like One Direction They toured here last year and people complained as they could not hear them play because of all the fan girls screaming RighthellipIt is just one of those things there are always going to acts and bands like that always going to be a need for bands likes that in some weird way like Hansen the Jonas Brothers I guess it is necessary I am not a fan I canrsquot tell you if I could recognize one of their songs It is not my bag but there is a place for everything I guess
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What do you think about on line music sharingIt is just the way things are now it would be nice if there was a way of selling music rather than people just take it it is just the way it is so we just have to accept it we really have to embrace it and give music out for free sometimes as people are going to just take it
That is what I liked about the Pledge project as you knew that we were all going to pay for it Yeah but other people they donrsquot and I guess we just have to hear it I guess just like a photographer Yeah you can use it as well I guess it is a tool for bands to get their music out there
How did you guys get involved in writing songs for DisneyThat probably happened way back in the day when we went to South by South West I guess they were looking for newer bands to play We were not the biggest band back then and we needed to do songs for Soundtracks and it was a way to keep really busy and keep our name out there and in the hat
So how much fun was it to write the soundtrack to Phineas and Ferb My kids loved that when they were youngerIt was pretty cool I guess we did not know how big that series was going to be it became pretty
insane how awesome of a show it became and how much people would love it
If you could pick any song in the world that Bowling for Soup could of written what would it be Actually I would probably say Staceyrsquos Mom we do a cover of it and we used to do shows and people would ask to hear Staceyrsquos Mom and we were thought of the band that wrote it We do cover it live we used to break peoples heart by saying it was not our song but then when started playing it live If we did write it we would be getting all the Cadillac and Dr Pepper money it is on adverts over here Oh ok I did not know that it is not over here We just get the credit for it not the money Thatrsquos not good Yeah they are laughing all the way to the bank
Your video of 1985 I love you in heels and a skirt by the way how much fun was that to make It was shot in one day wasnrsquot itIt was one of the biggest budgets that we had for a video it was fun I mean just doing all the different scenes and all that yeah it was a whole day work we got up in the morning and I think we wrapped that up around 10 or 11 at night But it was fun It was a really good video Thank you
My favourite video of yours was Punk Rock 101 I love the concept of the boot camp I mean I still wear the same stuff even though I am like old and I still live the punk rock life I have been made fun of for this like foreverhelliphellip I wear Vans Black band tees all the time How does it feel that your music can make people like me feel so much better about themselvesOh that is awesome it is a really good feeling I mean we never set out to conquer the world or anything we just wanted to be in a band and have fun together all that other stuff is a bonus and it is an honour when people tell us stuff like that it is really cool I am pleased that you have done it
A few Simple Plan questions you are good friends with themAh yeah itrsquos been a while since we have seen or
continued on next page SPS 25
heard from any of those guys so yeah its been quite a while it would be nice to do a show or two with them
Can you tell me any funny stories form the 20056 Star Jam tour with themThere was an incident when a dressing room got pretty trashed we ah broke a couple of tables and threw a refrigerator of the balcony can I know who actually did that Was it Pierre Well it was a combination few of us it was a really fun time
I have seen the song that they sang for you on youtube I think it was at a soundcheck did you go drinking with them that nightYes I think we did every night
I have to ask the mention of Simple Plan in From the Roof Tops was that just a shout out to friends Yeah pretty much That was great all the SP fans were happy about that Nice
This is more of a Jaret question he was involved in Man of the Hour do you know anything about that I think it was just one of those things that happened it was kind of a running joke I donrsquot think that Man of the Hour actually ever did anything musically I mean I donrsquot really know to be honest with you it was kind of a running joke
A friend of mine called Domi that runs the simpleplancz site which is the biggest information site for Simple Plan fans she wants to know why you guys tour the UK but not the European continent You know that is something I knew the answer to myself Ah we have done had a couple of tours in Europe but there are so many places that we did not go like Italy or Spain I thought we had always done well in Germany and places like that but we never really went to those markets We did an Avril Lavigne tour there which was really good then went back to do some shows on our own but then we just never went back I really wish that I knew the answer to that myself She lives in the Czech Republic but travels to other places to see bands Yeah we never really went to Eastern Europe we
played on show in Moscow that is as far as that way we have gone
Fav SP album I am not really sure I donrsquot know their names but have them on my ipod How about your favourite song I donrsquot know really I have them all on my ipod and I just play them I donrsquot look at CDrsquos I just play musically digitally I donrsquot know if that makes me look really bad to be honest I listen to a lot of bands like Maiden and stuff but I canrsquot tell you the names of their songs
So I was then going to ask what Simple Plan song you would like to cover but you probably donrsquot know that name of it Is there anything else that you can tell me about the relationship between BFS and SPIt has been too long since we have seen them it is
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has been quite a few years so yeah
SP are coming out to Australia to play Warped a band I do promotion for called Call the Shots are touring you should check them out so I will be doing a few of the Warped shows
When you come out to Australia will you have a meet and greet at your sidewaveSure we will yeah we just usually chill out and hang out after the shows Great I canrsquot wait
Think I have asked all the questions that I had planned I am really glad I got this chance to chat with you Keep up the great workI Iove the new Album probably more than your others which is unusual for me itrsquos usually the other way around but as you said you have not changed at all Yeah we are pretty proud of the new one we actually tried to make every song as good as the first one on the Album We did not write a few good
ones and then a bunch of songs that were fillers we wanted a really good album from start to finish
I think From the Roof Tops is probably my favourite and what I like about it also is my teenagers really like it and they donrsquot like your older stuff as much and I think they are just over my kinda music they are branching out a bit
Well thanks Chris I am really happy I got to chat to you I look forward to meeting you when you come Down Under Thanks a lot ChrisIt was great thanks Jen I will catch you later
SPS 27
pledgemusicWhatrsquos it all about
Written by MaddieBirkett
PledgeMusic is fast becoming a way for musicians and bands to produce their work the way they want with
needed funds except the whole monetary value is supported by fans There are perks of course apart from seeing your favourite band release another album The artists will offer rewards such as signed photographs a download of the CD and even more epic things like Skype sessions
One of PledgeMusicrsquos sayings is ldquoFans donrsquot need more ways to buy ndash they need more reasonsrdquo In fact Bowling For Soup have used Pledge quite a bit recently They have just reached 100 funds needed for their new greatest hits album but you can still donate and receive the awesome rewards Just head here
PledgeMusic works in a way that brings the artists and fans together to enhance and share the music experience Along the way fans may be asked and have a vote of album cover art or album names fans may even get to hear the album exclusively before itrsquos releasedWhy many artists use Pledge is because
it is just like having a record deal all of the positives and benefits that is but it also means artists get the final say and remain in control of their work no decisions are made for them Pledge also provides help and expertise to artists in order to help them achieve their goals and complete projects
PledgeMusic is also recognised by major music charts giving artists that extra boost when they release their new work
Not only are you helping your favourite artist and your CD player yoursquore also helping charities A certain amount of donations also contributes to certain charities
If you want to know more about this innovative website and project check out their site and find a band worth helping out at httpwwwpledgemusiccom
It turns out that may donations occur from people who werenrsquot even fans of the artist but were just discovering them then
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Check out the Bowling for Soup Profile on Pledge Music httpwwwpledgemusiccomartistsbowlingforsoup
SPS 29
BOWLING FOR SOUPand
By Jen justjenrees
Bowling for Soup did some work with Disney including the following
They wrote and sang the Phineas and Ferb theme song ldquoToday is Gonna Be a Great Dayrdquo
They had animated cameos in some episodes of Phineas and Ferb
BFS also wrote and sang the Phineus and Ferb Winter Vacation theme song
30 SPS
Theme SongTherersquos a hundred and four days of summer vacationThen school comes along just to end itSo the annual problem for our generationIs finding a good way to spend itLike maybeBuilding a rocket or fighting a mummyOr climbing up the Eiffel TowerDiscovering something that doesnrsquot exist Or giving a monkey a showerSurfing tidal waves creating nanobotsOr locating Frankensteinrsquos brain Finding a Dodo bird painting a continentOr driving our sister insane As you can seeTherersquos a whole lot of stuff to do before school starts this fall So stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it allSo stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it all
They also did a cover of ldquoThe Bare Necessitiesrdquo for Disneymania 3
released in 2005
The band performed the song ldquoThe Greatest Dayrdquo for the movie
Max Keeblersquos Big Move
For Sky High the 2005 Super Hero Movie they sang the song ldquoI Melt
With Yourdquo
SPS 31
AlbumLunch Drunk Love
Release DateSeptember 10th 2013
Written byReddick Ryan Hamilton
Length301
Lyric VideoWatch it here This song is great It is about how
opposites attract and how that does not matter as love is love
I really like the way it takes a serious issue of a relationship that seems doomed and portrays it in a fun way I agree with the thought that people should followtheir heart and not worry about what everyone else is thinking Of course the reference to Simple Plan is pretty sweet Our dudes do often rock all black
Bowling For Souprsquos
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She hates my friends my friends hate herTakes all my time makes me late for work
Shersquos got another guys name tattooed on her assMy mom and dad say wersquore moving too fast
She doesnrsquot like my band but the stickers on her carShe likes Star Trek but I prefer Star Wars
Kissed me deadly but she makes me aliveShersquos the opposite of everything I need in my life
But when you know you know
ChorusHave you ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftopsEver been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops
I watch TV and she reads booksWhen bampches talk to me they get dirty looks from her
She really doesnrsquot mind when I drink my beerAnd I really donrsquot care if she wears underwear
I rock all black and she canrsquot standThat I dress like the dudes in Simple Plan
Shersquos all wrong but itrsquos alrightShe can be all wrong right by my side
Cause when you know you know
Chorus
Follow your heart fampk everybody else x8Ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops x4
SPS 33
album review
bowling for soup lsquolunch drunk loversquo
If you know me at all you would know that I am a Bowling for Soup fan When I heard
that they were doing a new album their 12th I was pretty happy Then I looked into the
Pledge idea and immediately signed up to pledge my support I loved getting all their
updates and I loved know that I was helping them out with their album We received
the album before anyone else as well as snippets of info It was totally worth it
One of the reasons that I love BFS is that they have not changed over the last 20
years they have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have though
of them This is so true for this album and I laughed out loud when I heard the chorus
of track one ldquoWe are not here to change the world wersquore here to laugh at othersrdquo I knew
that this album would be true to BFS form of previous releases See the video here
Track two called lsquoSince we Broke uprdquo is really
catchy They played this live at Soundwaveand the crowd loved it I love the amusing lyrics for example
Since we broke upIrsquove been throwing lots of heatAnd all the girls are checking me outSince we broke up All my bills are paidAnd therersquos cheddar in my checking account
This is a break up song with a difference looking at the positives of breaking up rather than the negatives Watch the video herehttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=nlKU40dtvoI
The next track is a definite favourite of mine I love songs that encourage people to be themselves and this is one of the best I can identify with this song as at my age I have now learnt to be true to myself (Real) and I am never going to change I wish that I could write a letter to my 13 year old self and include this song to help me get through my teens Wait not just my teens but up until I turned 40 I often sing this in my head when people are trying to change me by saying ldquoyou canrsquot wear thatrdquo Or ldquoYou canrsquot say that ldquo I like the use of the word Perfect for obvious reasons I like the lyrics
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I could never live up toThe man thatrsquos in your head
You want the guy from the notebookBut you got me instead
And I never was the hip kidI always use words like hip
Judas Priest on my walkmanWhen culture club was the sht
Check out the music video that has real BFS fans in it and is pretty funny httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=unNRS9kr8rE
The fourth Song on the album that mentions our fav band is discussed on another
page The only cover on this album is track lsquoCirclersquo was written by Edie Brickell and
New Bohemians Jaret sang this live in the Melbourne sidewave and captivated the audience There were three other songs
that really stood out for me were lsquoNormal Chicksrsquo I mean a guy singing about seeing
his girlfriend in the morning without make up and says you are pretty when you just donrsquot
care is pretty greatCheck out the lyric video here httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=QMM4uCRxAq4
I listen to track 7 ldquo I am waking up todayrsquo a lot when I need to focus on changing my
mind set I woke up about 12 years ago with the way my marriage was not working and I am glad that I did I can still associate
this song with waking up and get rid of the negative thoughts on my mind Worth
listening to and checking this out httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=UkL3Q9TvUzI
Thought I better mention my sons favourite song on this album lsquoCouple of Daysrsquo that we all can associate with I mean who does not want to escape to a sunny place that no one ever goes See the lyric video here httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=tDq15fwV0mg
ldquoThey have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have thought of themrdquo
I was pretty hyped about this Album being part of it made it more special I guess What I was not anticipating was it would be my favourite BFS to date bring on the next one I say I look forward to the Greatest Hits that they are doing through Pledge Music again this time it is their greatest hits not the old record company doing it without their permission If you have not got this album yet do yourself a favour and get it on itunes
Song LiST 1 Critically Disdained2 Since We Broke Up3 Real4 From the Rooftops5 Circle (Edie Brickell amp New Bohemians cover)6 Normal Chicks7 I Am Waking Up Today8 Couple of Days9 And I Think You Like Me Too10 Envy11 How Far Can This Go12 Right About Now13 Kevin Weaver
SPS 35
bowling
for soup
19851985 was released on July 27th 2004
Although this song is best known as a Bowling for Soup song it was written
by the band SR-71 good friends of Jaret It reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 It is a single released off the Album A Hangover you donrsquot Deserve
The song 1985 is about Debbie a girl that didnrsquot achieved all her dreams of when she was young as these lyrics suggest ldquoHer dreams went out the doorWhen she turned twenty fourOnly been with one manWhat happenrsquo to her planrdquo
The song has detailed references to the culture of the 80rsquos The part in the music video where Debbie is dancing on a car is a reference to
Here I Go Again a White Snake song The line that states that she did not know that George was gay is about George Michael from Wham The questioning of Motley Crue (since when had they become classic rock) is about the addition of glam metal bands like them that were added to the rotation on classic rock radio stations When the lyrics say that she is wondering who is the lead singer of Van Halen is about Sammy Hagar replacing David Lee Roth The lyrics also mention the MTV music station as they have been criticized for adding in so many TV reality shows There are so many more take a listen to find out more
Bands that are mentioned in this song are Durran Durran u2 Blondie Nirvana Bon Jovi Wham Limp Bizkit and Bruce Sprinsteen Other culture references are of popular movies of that time The Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink and St Elmorsquos Fire
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bowling
for soup
1985 Bruce Springsteen Madonna
Way before Nirvana There was u2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shersquos uncool Cause shersquos still preoccupied
With 19 19 1985
Woohoohoo (1985)
Woohoohoo
Shersquos seen all the classics She knows every line
Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink Even Saint Elmorsquos Fire
She rocked out to Wham Not a big Limp Bizkit fan Thought shersquod get a hand
On a member of Duran Duran
You can see the official video here
Written by Vitoria and Jen
CoMMenTS BY Jen I love this song as it has
so many references from when I was a teenager I love through the 80rsquos as a teen and loved all those
movies I liked some of the bands but not all of them It reminded me of all my dreams as a teen I was
luckier than Debbie though as I am quite happy with my
life Thjs is my fav Bowling for Soup song to hear live
and of course the music video is hilarious To see
them take off Robert Palmer is so funny
SPS 37
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquoBowling for Souprsquos song Almost
was released on January 4th 2005 It placed 46th in the
uS Top 100 It is from the album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve
This song is about a man who almost had most things that he seemed to want It is a song about remorse with him looking back and regretting not doing things On the other hand some of the things that he Almost did were not good things Makes me wonder about the choices I have made and things that Almost happened to me
Check the video of the song here
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Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquo
AlmostI almost got drunk at school at 14
Where I almost made out with the homecoming queenWho almost went on to be Miss Texas
But lost to a slut with much bigger breastsI almost dropped out to move to LA
Where I was almost famous for almost a day
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost loved youI almost wished u wouldrsquove loved me too
I almost held up a grocery storeWhere I almost did 5 years and then 7 more
Cuz I almost got popped for a fight with a thugCuz he almost made off with a bunch of the drugs
That I almost got hooked on cuz you ran awayAnd I wish I woulda had the nerve to ask you to stay
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me too
Here I go thinking about all the things I couldrsquove doneIrsquom gonna need a forklift cuz all the baggage weighs a ton
I know we had our problems I canrsquot remember one
I almost forgot to say something elseAnd if I cant fit it in Irsquoll keep it all to myselfI almost wrote a song about you today
But I tore it all up and then I threw it away
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
And I almost had you [x3]
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me tooSPS 39
high
school never
ends
Watch the Music video here
High School Never Ends was the first single from their ninth album lsquoThe Great Burrito Extortion Casersquo and
was released on September 19 2006 The song is about the frustration of graduating from high school and seeing that life after school is very similar to how it was in high school
The music video shows us flashbacks to when the band were in high school and how they were bullied It then shows various members of the band getting their revenge in similar manners It also makes many references to celebrities in the lyrics including Mary-Kate Olsen Jessica Simpson Bill Gates Reese Witherspoon Jack Black Brad Pitt Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Reese WitherspoonShersquos the prom queenBill GatesCaptain of the chess teamJack Black the clownBrad Pitt the quarterbackIrsquove seen it all beforeI want my money back
The song has been featured on an episode of the TV show lsquoMy Name Is Earlrsquo Part of the song is also featured on commercials for Beauty and the Geek and also the movie 17 Again The song got to number 40 on the uK Singles Chart A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney which altered the lyrics throughout to make them more suitable for kids
The whole damn world is just as obsessedWith wholsquos the best dressed and wholsquos having sexWholsquos got the money who gets the honeysWholsquos kinda cute and wholsquos just a messAnd you still donrsquot have the right lookAnd you donrsquot have the right friendsNothing changes but the faces the names and the trendsHigh school never ends
40 SPS
high
school never
ends
SPS 41
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
42 SPS
girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
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American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
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International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
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Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
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simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
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Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
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Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
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Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
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What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
62 SPS
1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
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14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
What do you think about on line music sharingIt is just the way things are now it would be nice if there was a way of selling music rather than people just take it it is just the way it is so we just have to accept it we really have to embrace it and give music out for free sometimes as people are going to just take it
That is what I liked about the Pledge project as you knew that we were all going to pay for it Yeah but other people they donrsquot and I guess we just have to hear it I guess just like a photographer Yeah you can use it as well I guess it is a tool for bands to get their music out there
How did you guys get involved in writing songs for DisneyThat probably happened way back in the day when we went to South by South West I guess they were looking for newer bands to play We were not the biggest band back then and we needed to do songs for Soundtracks and it was a way to keep really busy and keep our name out there and in the hat
So how much fun was it to write the soundtrack to Phineas and Ferb My kids loved that when they were youngerIt was pretty cool I guess we did not know how big that series was going to be it became pretty
insane how awesome of a show it became and how much people would love it
If you could pick any song in the world that Bowling for Soup could of written what would it be Actually I would probably say Staceyrsquos Mom we do a cover of it and we used to do shows and people would ask to hear Staceyrsquos Mom and we were thought of the band that wrote it We do cover it live we used to break peoples heart by saying it was not our song but then when started playing it live If we did write it we would be getting all the Cadillac and Dr Pepper money it is on adverts over here Oh ok I did not know that it is not over here We just get the credit for it not the money Thatrsquos not good Yeah they are laughing all the way to the bank
Your video of 1985 I love you in heels and a skirt by the way how much fun was that to make It was shot in one day wasnrsquot itIt was one of the biggest budgets that we had for a video it was fun I mean just doing all the different scenes and all that yeah it was a whole day work we got up in the morning and I think we wrapped that up around 10 or 11 at night But it was fun It was a really good video Thank you
My favourite video of yours was Punk Rock 101 I love the concept of the boot camp I mean I still wear the same stuff even though I am like old and I still live the punk rock life I have been made fun of for this like foreverhelliphellip I wear Vans Black band tees all the time How does it feel that your music can make people like me feel so much better about themselvesOh that is awesome it is a really good feeling I mean we never set out to conquer the world or anything we just wanted to be in a band and have fun together all that other stuff is a bonus and it is an honour when people tell us stuff like that it is really cool I am pleased that you have done it
A few Simple Plan questions you are good friends with themAh yeah itrsquos been a while since we have seen or
continued on next page SPS 25
heard from any of those guys so yeah its been quite a while it would be nice to do a show or two with them
Can you tell me any funny stories form the 20056 Star Jam tour with themThere was an incident when a dressing room got pretty trashed we ah broke a couple of tables and threw a refrigerator of the balcony can I know who actually did that Was it Pierre Well it was a combination few of us it was a really fun time
I have seen the song that they sang for you on youtube I think it was at a soundcheck did you go drinking with them that nightYes I think we did every night
I have to ask the mention of Simple Plan in From the Roof Tops was that just a shout out to friends Yeah pretty much That was great all the SP fans were happy about that Nice
This is more of a Jaret question he was involved in Man of the Hour do you know anything about that I think it was just one of those things that happened it was kind of a running joke I donrsquot think that Man of the Hour actually ever did anything musically I mean I donrsquot really know to be honest with you it was kind of a running joke
A friend of mine called Domi that runs the simpleplancz site which is the biggest information site for Simple Plan fans she wants to know why you guys tour the UK but not the European continent You know that is something I knew the answer to myself Ah we have done had a couple of tours in Europe but there are so many places that we did not go like Italy or Spain I thought we had always done well in Germany and places like that but we never really went to those markets We did an Avril Lavigne tour there which was really good then went back to do some shows on our own but then we just never went back I really wish that I knew the answer to that myself She lives in the Czech Republic but travels to other places to see bands Yeah we never really went to Eastern Europe we
played on show in Moscow that is as far as that way we have gone
Fav SP album I am not really sure I donrsquot know their names but have them on my ipod How about your favourite song I donrsquot know really I have them all on my ipod and I just play them I donrsquot look at CDrsquos I just play musically digitally I donrsquot know if that makes me look really bad to be honest I listen to a lot of bands like Maiden and stuff but I canrsquot tell you the names of their songs
So I was then going to ask what Simple Plan song you would like to cover but you probably donrsquot know that name of it Is there anything else that you can tell me about the relationship between BFS and SPIt has been too long since we have seen them it is
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has been quite a few years so yeah
SP are coming out to Australia to play Warped a band I do promotion for called Call the Shots are touring you should check them out so I will be doing a few of the Warped shows
When you come out to Australia will you have a meet and greet at your sidewaveSure we will yeah we just usually chill out and hang out after the shows Great I canrsquot wait
Think I have asked all the questions that I had planned I am really glad I got this chance to chat with you Keep up the great workI Iove the new Album probably more than your others which is unusual for me itrsquos usually the other way around but as you said you have not changed at all Yeah we are pretty proud of the new one we actually tried to make every song as good as the first one on the Album We did not write a few good
ones and then a bunch of songs that were fillers we wanted a really good album from start to finish
I think From the Roof Tops is probably my favourite and what I like about it also is my teenagers really like it and they donrsquot like your older stuff as much and I think they are just over my kinda music they are branching out a bit
Well thanks Chris I am really happy I got to chat to you I look forward to meeting you when you come Down Under Thanks a lot ChrisIt was great thanks Jen I will catch you later
SPS 27
pledgemusicWhatrsquos it all about
Written by MaddieBirkett
PledgeMusic is fast becoming a way for musicians and bands to produce their work the way they want with
needed funds except the whole monetary value is supported by fans There are perks of course apart from seeing your favourite band release another album The artists will offer rewards such as signed photographs a download of the CD and even more epic things like Skype sessions
One of PledgeMusicrsquos sayings is ldquoFans donrsquot need more ways to buy ndash they need more reasonsrdquo In fact Bowling For Soup have used Pledge quite a bit recently They have just reached 100 funds needed for their new greatest hits album but you can still donate and receive the awesome rewards Just head here
PledgeMusic works in a way that brings the artists and fans together to enhance and share the music experience Along the way fans may be asked and have a vote of album cover art or album names fans may even get to hear the album exclusively before itrsquos releasedWhy many artists use Pledge is because
it is just like having a record deal all of the positives and benefits that is but it also means artists get the final say and remain in control of their work no decisions are made for them Pledge also provides help and expertise to artists in order to help them achieve their goals and complete projects
PledgeMusic is also recognised by major music charts giving artists that extra boost when they release their new work
Not only are you helping your favourite artist and your CD player yoursquore also helping charities A certain amount of donations also contributes to certain charities
If you want to know more about this innovative website and project check out their site and find a band worth helping out at httpwwwpledgemusiccom
It turns out that may donations occur from people who werenrsquot even fans of the artist but were just discovering them then
28 SPS
Check out the Bowling for Soup Profile on Pledge Music httpwwwpledgemusiccomartistsbowlingforsoup
SPS 29
BOWLING FOR SOUPand
By Jen justjenrees
Bowling for Soup did some work with Disney including the following
They wrote and sang the Phineas and Ferb theme song ldquoToday is Gonna Be a Great Dayrdquo
They had animated cameos in some episodes of Phineas and Ferb
BFS also wrote and sang the Phineus and Ferb Winter Vacation theme song
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Theme SongTherersquos a hundred and four days of summer vacationThen school comes along just to end itSo the annual problem for our generationIs finding a good way to spend itLike maybeBuilding a rocket or fighting a mummyOr climbing up the Eiffel TowerDiscovering something that doesnrsquot exist Or giving a monkey a showerSurfing tidal waves creating nanobotsOr locating Frankensteinrsquos brain Finding a Dodo bird painting a continentOr driving our sister insane As you can seeTherersquos a whole lot of stuff to do before school starts this fall So stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it allSo stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it all
They also did a cover of ldquoThe Bare Necessitiesrdquo for Disneymania 3
released in 2005
The band performed the song ldquoThe Greatest Dayrdquo for the movie
Max Keeblersquos Big Move
For Sky High the 2005 Super Hero Movie they sang the song ldquoI Melt
With Yourdquo
SPS 31
AlbumLunch Drunk Love
Release DateSeptember 10th 2013
Written byReddick Ryan Hamilton
Length301
Lyric VideoWatch it here This song is great It is about how
opposites attract and how that does not matter as love is love
I really like the way it takes a serious issue of a relationship that seems doomed and portrays it in a fun way I agree with the thought that people should followtheir heart and not worry about what everyone else is thinking Of course the reference to Simple Plan is pretty sweet Our dudes do often rock all black
Bowling For Souprsquos
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She hates my friends my friends hate herTakes all my time makes me late for work
Shersquos got another guys name tattooed on her assMy mom and dad say wersquore moving too fast
She doesnrsquot like my band but the stickers on her carShe likes Star Trek but I prefer Star Wars
Kissed me deadly but she makes me aliveShersquos the opposite of everything I need in my life
But when you know you know
ChorusHave you ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftopsEver been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops
I watch TV and she reads booksWhen bampches talk to me they get dirty looks from her
She really doesnrsquot mind when I drink my beerAnd I really donrsquot care if she wears underwear
I rock all black and she canrsquot standThat I dress like the dudes in Simple Plan
Shersquos all wrong but itrsquos alrightShe can be all wrong right by my side
Cause when you know you know
Chorus
Follow your heart fampk everybody else x8Ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops x4
SPS 33
album review
bowling for soup lsquolunch drunk loversquo
If you know me at all you would know that I am a Bowling for Soup fan When I heard
that they were doing a new album their 12th I was pretty happy Then I looked into the
Pledge idea and immediately signed up to pledge my support I loved getting all their
updates and I loved know that I was helping them out with their album We received
the album before anyone else as well as snippets of info It was totally worth it
One of the reasons that I love BFS is that they have not changed over the last 20
years they have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have though
of them This is so true for this album and I laughed out loud when I heard the chorus
of track one ldquoWe are not here to change the world wersquore here to laugh at othersrdquo I knew
that this album would be true to BFS form of previous releases See the video here
Track two called lsquoSince we Broke uprdquo is really
catchy They played this live at Soundwaveand the crowd loved it I love the amusing lyrics for example
Since we broke upIrsquove been throwing lots of heatAnd all the girls are checking me outSince we broke up All my bills are paidAnd therersquos cheddar in my checking account
This is a break up song with a difference looking at the positives of breaking up rather than the negatives Watch the video herehttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=nlKU40dtvoI
The next track is a definite favourite of mine I love songs that encourage people to be themselves and this is one of the best I can identify with this song as at my age I have now learnt to be true to myself (Real) and I am never going to change I wish that I could write a letter to my 13 year old self and include this song to help me get through my teens Wait not just my teens but up until I turned 40 I often sing this in my head when people are trying to change me by saying ldquoyou canrsquot wear thatrdquo Or ldquoYou canrsquot say that ldquo I like the use of the word Perfect for obvious reasons I like the lyrics
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I could never live up toThe man thatrsquos in your head
You want the guy from the notebookBut you got me instead
And I never was the hip kidI always use words like hip
Judas Priest on my walkmanWhen culture club was the sht
Check out the music video that has real BFS fans in it and is pretty funny httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=unNRS9kr8rE
The fourth Song on the album that mentions our fav band is discussed on another
page The only cover on this album is track lsquoCirclersquo was written by Edie Brickell and
New Bohemians Jaret sang this live in the Melbourne sidewave and captivated the audience There were three other songs
that really stood out for me were lsquoNormal Chicksrsquo I mean a guy singing about seeing
his girlfriend in the morning without make up and says you are pretty when you just donrsquot
care is pretty greatCheck out the lyric video here httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=QMM4uCRxAq4
I listen to track 7 ldquo I am waking up todayrsquo a lot when I need to focus on changing my
mind set I woke up about 12 years ago with the way my marriage was not working and I am glad that I did I can still associate
this song with waking up and get rid of the negative thoughts on my mind Worth
listening to and checking this out httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=UkL3Q9TvUzI
Thought I better mention my sons favourite song on this album lsquoCouple of Daysrsquo that we all can associate with I mean who does not want to escape to a sunny place that no one ever goes See the lyric video here httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=tDq15fwV0mg
ldquoThey have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have thought of themrdquo
I was pretty hyped about this Album being part of it made it more special I guess What I was not anticipating was it would be my favourite BFS to date bring on the next one I say I look forward to the Greatest Hits that they are doing through Pledge Music again this time it is their greatest hits not the old record company doing it without their permission If you have not got this album yet do yourself a favour and get it on itunes
Song LiST 1 Critically Disdained2 Since We Broke Up3 Real4 From the Rooftops5 Circle (Edie Brickell amp New Bohemians cover)6 Normal Chicks7 I Am Waking Up Today8 Couple of Days9 And I Think You Like Me Too10 Envy11 How Far Can This Go12 Right About Now13 Kevin Weaver
SPS 35
bowling
for soup
19851985 was released on July 27th 2004
Although this song is best known as a Bowling for Soup song it was written
by the band SR-71 good friends of Jaret It reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 It is a single released off the Album A Hangover you donrsquot Deserve
The song 1985 is about Debbie a girl that didnrsquot achieved all her dreams of when she was young as these lyrics suggest ldquoHer dreams went out the doorWhen she turned twenty fourOnly been with one manWhat happenrsquo to her planrdquo
The song has detailed references to the culture of the 80rsquos The part in the music video where Debbie is dancing on a car is a reference to
Here I Go Again a White Snake song The line that states that she did not know that George was gay is about George Michael from Wham The questioning of Motley Crue (since when had they become classic rock) is about the addition of glam metal bands like them that were added to the rotation on classic rock radio stations When the lyrics say that she is wondering who is the lead singer of Van Halen is about Sammy Hagar replacing David Lee Roth The lyrics also mention the MTV music station as they have been criticized for adding in so many TV reality shows There are so many more take a listen to find out more
Bands that are mentioned in this song are Durran Durran u2 Blondie Nirvana Bon Jovi Wham Limp Bizkit and Bruce Sprinsteen Other culture references are of popular movies of that time The Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink and St Elmorsquos Fire
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bowling
for soup
1985 Bruce Springsteen Madonna
Way before Nirvana There was u2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shersquos uncool Cause shersquos still preoccupied
With 19 19 1985
Woohoohoo (1985)
Woohoohoo
Shersquos seen all the classics She knows every line
Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink Even Saint Elmorsquos Fire
She rocked out to Wham Not a big Limp Bizkit fan Thought shersquod get a hand
On a member of Duran Duran
You can see the official video here
Written by Vitoria and Jen
CoMMenTS BY Jen I love this song as it has
so many references from when I was a teenager I love through the 80rsquos as a teen and loved all those
movies I liked some of the bands but not all of them It reminded me of all my dreams as a teen I was
luckier than Debbie though as I am quite happy with my
life Thjs is my fav Bowling for Soup song to hear live
and of course the music video is hilarious To see
them take off Robert Palmer is so funny
SPS 37
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquoBowling for Souprsquos song Almost
was released on January 4th 2005 It placed 46th in the
uS Top 100 It is from the album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve
This song is about a man who almost had most things that he seemed to want It is a song about remorse with him looking back and regretting not doing things On the other hand some of the things that he Almost did were not good things Makes me wonder about the choices I have made and things that Almost happened to me
Check the video of the song here
38 SPS
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquo
AlmostI almost got drunk at school at 14
Where I almost made out with the homecoming queenWho almost went on to be Miss Texas
But lost to a slut with much bigger breastsI almost dropped out to move to LA
Where I was almost famous for almost a day
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost loved youI almost wished u wouldrsquove loved me too
I almost held up a grocery storeWhere I almost did 5 years and then 7 more
Cuz I almost got popped for a fight with a thugCuz he almost made off with a bunch of the drugs
That I almost got hooked on cuz you ran awayAnd I wish I woulda had the nerve to ask you to stay
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me too
Here I go thinking about all the things I couldrsquove doneIrsquom gonna need a forklift cuz all the baggage weighs a ton
I know we had our problems I canrsquot remember one
I almost forgot to say something elseAnd if I cant fit it in Irsquoll keep it all to myselfI almost wrote a song about you today
But I tore it all up and then I threw it away
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
And I almost had you [x3]
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me tooSPS 39
high
school never
ends
Watch the Music video here
High School Never Ends was the first single from their ninth album lsquoThe Great Burrito Extortion Casersquo and
was released on September 19 2006 The song is about the frustration of graduating from high school and seeing that life after school is very similar to how it was in high school
The music video shows us flashbacks to when the band were in high school and how they were bullied It then shows various members of the band getting their revenge in similar manners It also makes many references to celebrities in the lyrics including Mary-Kate Olsen Jessica Simpson Bill Gates Reese Witherspoon Jack Black Brad Pitt Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Reese WitherspoonShersquos the prom queenBill GatesCaptain of the chess teamJack Black the clownBrad Pitt the quarterbackIrsquove seen it all beforeI want my money back
The song has been featured on an episode of the TV show lsquoMy Name Is Earlrsquo Part of the song is also featured on commercials for Beauty and the Geek and also the movie 17 Again The song got to number 40 on the uK Singles Chart A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney which altered the lyrics throughout to make them more suitable for kids
The whole damn world is just as obsessedWith wholsquos the best dressed and wholsquos having sexWholsquos got the money who gets the honeysWholsquos kinda cute and wholsquos just a messAnd you still donrsquot have the right lookAnd you donrsquot have the right friendsNothing changes but the faces the names and the trendsHigh school never ends
40 SPS
high
school never
ends
SPS 41
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
42 SPS
girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
44 SPS
American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
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Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
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simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
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Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
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56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
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Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
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What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
62 SPS
1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
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14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
heard from any of those guys so yeah its been quite a while it would be nice to do a show or two with them
Can you tell me any funny stories form the 20056 Star Jam tour with themThere was an incident when a dressing room got pretty trashed we ah broke a couple of tables and threw a refrigerator of the balcony can I know who actually did that Was it Pierre Well it was a combination few of us it was a really fun time
I have seen the song that they sang for you on youtube I think it was at a soundcheck did you go drinking with them that nightYes I think we did every night
I have to ask the mention of Simple Plan in From the Roof Tops was that just a shout out to friends Yeah pretty much That was great all the SP fans were happy about that Nice
This is more of a Jaret question he was involved in Man of the Hour do you know anything about that I think it was just one of those things that happened it was kind of a running joke I donrsquot think that Man of the Hour actually ever did anything musically I mean I donrsquot really know to be honest with you it was kind of a running joke
A friend of mine called Domi that runs the simpleplancz site which is the biggest information site for Simple Plan fans she wants to know why you guys tour the UK but not the European continent You know that is something I knew the answer to myself Ah we have done had a couple of tours in Europe but there are so many places that we did not go like Italy or Spain I thought we had always done well in Germany and places like that but we never really went to those markets We did an Avril Lavigne tour there which was really good then went back to do some shows on our own but then we just never went back I really wish that I knew the answer to that myself She lives in the Czech Republic but travels to other places to see bands Yeah we never really went to Eastern Europe we
played on show in Moscow that is as far as that way we have gone
Fav SP album I am not really sure I donrsquot know their names but have them on my ipod How about your favourite song I donrsquot know really I have them all on my ipod and I just play them I donrsquot look at CDrsquos I just play musically digitally I donrsquot know if that makes me look really bad to be honest I listen to a lot of bands like Maiden and stuff but I canrsquot tell you the names of their songs
So I was then going to ask what Simple Plan song you would like to cover but you probably donrsquot know that name of it Is there anything else that you can tell me about the relationship between BFS and SPIt has been too long since we have seen them it is
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has been quite a few years so yeah
SP are coming out to Australia to play Warped a band I do promotion for called Call the Shots are touring you should check them out so I will be doing a few of the Warped shows
When you come out to Australia will you have a meet and greet at your sidewaveSure we will yeah we just usually chill out and hang out after the shows Great I canrsquot wait
Think I have asked all the questions that I had planned I am really glad I got this chance to chat with you Keep up the great workI Iove the new Album probably more than your others which is unusual for me itrsquos usually the other way around but as you said you have not changed at all Yeah we are pretty proud of the new one we actually tried to make every song as good as the first one on the Album We did not write a few good
ones and then a bunch of songs that were fillers we wanted a really good album from start to finish
I think From the Roof Tops is probably my favourite and what I like about it also is my teenagers really like it and they donrsquot like your older stuff as much and I think they are just over my kinda music they are branching out a bit
Well thanks Chris I am really happy I got to chat to you I look forward to meeting you when you come Down Under Thanks a lot ChrisIt was great thanks Jen I will catch you later
SPS 27
pledgemusicWhatrsquos it all about
Written by MaddieBirkett
PledgeMusic is fast becoming a way for musicians and bands to produce their work the way they want with
needed funds except the whole monetary value is supported by fans There are perks of course apart from seeing your favourite band release another album The artists will offer rewards such as signed photographs a download of the CD and even more epic things like Skype sessions
One of PledgeMusicrsquos sayings is ldquoFans donrsquot need more ways to buy ndash they need more reasonsrdquo In fact Bowling For Soup have used Pledge quite a bit recently They have just reached 100 funds needed for their new greatest hits album but you can still donate and receive the awesome rewards Just head here
PledgeMusic works in a way that brings the artists and fans together to enhance and share the music experience Along the way fans may be asked and have a vote of album cover art or album names fans may even get to hear the album exclusively before itrsquos releasedWhy many artists use Pledge is because
it is just like having a record deal all of the positives and benefits that is but it also means artists get the final say and remain in control of their work no decisions are made for them Pledge also provides help and expertise to artists in order to help them achieve their goals and complete projects
PledgeMusic is also recognised by major music charts giving artists that extra boost when they release their new work
Not only are you helping your favourite artist and your CD player yoursquore also helping charities A certain amount of donations also contributes to certain charities
If you want to know more about this innovative website and project check out their site and find a band worth helping out at httpwwwpledgemusiccom
It turns out that may donations occur from people who werenrsquot even fans of the artist but were just discovering them then
28 SPS
Check out the Bowling for Soup Profile on Pledge Music httpwwwpledgemusiccomartistsbowlingforsoup
SPS 29
BOWLING FOR SOUPand
By Jen justjenrees
Bowling for Soup did some work with Disney including the following
They wrote and sang the Phineas and Ferb theme song ldquoToday is Gonna Be a Great Dayrdquo
They had animated cameos in some episodes of Phineas and Ferb
BFS also wrote and sang the Phineus and Ferb Winter Vacation theme song
30 SPS
Theme SongTherersquos a hundred and four days of summer vacationThen school comes along just to end itSo the annual problem for our generationIs finding a good way to spend itLike maybeBuilding a rocket or fighting a mummyOr climbing up the Eiffel TowerDiscovering something that doesnrsquot exist Or giving a monkey a showerSurfing tidal waves creating nanobotsOr locating Frankensteinrsquos brain Finding a Dodo bird painting a continentOr driving our sister insane As you can seeTherersquos a whole lot of stuff to do before school starts this fall So stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it allSo stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it all
They also did a cover of ldquoThe Bare Necessitiesrdquo for Disneymania 3
released in 2005
The band performed the song ldquoThe Greatest Dayrdquo for the movie
Max Keeblersquos Big Move
For Sky High the 2005 Super Hero Movie they sang the song ldquoI Melt
With Yourdquo
SPS 31
AlbumLunch Drunk Love
Release DateSeptember 10th 2013
Written byReddick Ryan Hamilton
Length301
Lyric VideoWatch it here This song is great It is about how
opposites attract and how that does not matter as love is love
I really like the way it takes a serious issue of a relationship that seems doomed and portrays it in a fun way I agree with the thought that people should followtheir heart and not worry about what everyone else is thinking Of course the reference to Simple Plan is pretty sweet Our dudes do often rock all black
Bowling For Souprsquos
32 SPS
She hates my friends my friends hate herTakes all my time makes me late for work
Shersquos got another guys name tattooed on her assMy mom and dad say wersquore moving too fast
She doesnrsquot like my band but the stickers on her carShe likes Star Trek but I prefer Star Wars
Kissed me deadly but she makes me aliveShersquos the opposite of everything I need in my life
But when you know you know
ChorusHave you ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftopsEver been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops
I watch TV and she reads booksWhen bampches talk to me they get dirty looks from her
She really doesnrsquot mind when I drink my beerAnd I really donrsquot care if she wears underwear
I rock all black and she canrsquot standThat I dress like the dudes in Simple Plan
Shersquos all wrong but itrsquos alrightShe can be all wrong right by my side
Cause when you know you know
Chorus
Follow your heart fampk everybody else x8Ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops x4
SPS 33
album review
bowling for soup lsquolunch drunk loversquo
If you know me at all you would know that I am a Bowling for Soup fan When I heard
that they were doing a new album their 12th I was pretty happy Then I looked into the
Pledge idea and immediately signed up to pledge my support I loved getting all their
updates and I loved know that I was helping them out with their album We received
the album before anyone else as well as snippets of info It was totally worth it
One of the reasons that I love BFS is that they have not changed over the last 20
years they have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have though
of them This is so true for this album and I laughed out loud when I heard the chorus
of track one ldquoWe are not here to change the world wersquore here to laugh at othersrdquo I knew
that this album would be true to BFS form of previous releases See the video here
Track two called lsquoSince we Broke uprdquo is really
catchy They played this live at Soundwaveand the crowd loved it I love the amusing lyrics for example
Since we broke upIrsquove been throwing lots of heatAnd all the girls are checking me outSince we broke up All my bills are paidAnd therersquos cheddar in my checking account
This is a break up song with a difference looking at the positives of breaking up rather than the negatives Watch the video herehttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=nlKU40dtvoI
The next track is a definite favourite of mine I love songs that encourage people to be themselves and this is one of the best I can identify with this song as at my age I have now learnt to be true to myself (Real) and I am never going to change I wish that I could write a letter to my 13 year old self and include this song to help me get through my teens Wait not just my teens but up until I turned 40 I often sing this in my head when people are trying to change me by saying ldquoyou canrsquot wear thatrdquo Or ldquoYou canrsquot say that ldquo I like the use of the word Perfect for obvious reasons I like the lyrics
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I could never live up toThe man thatrsquos in your head
You want the guy from the notebookBut you got me instead
And I never was the hip kidI always use words like hip
Judas Priest on my walkmanWhen culture club was the sht
Check out the music video that has real BFS fans in it and is pretty funny httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=unNRS9kr8rE
The fourth Song on the album that mentions our fav band is discussed on another
page The only cover on this album is track lsquoCirclersquo was written by Edie Brickell and
New Bohemians Jaret sang this live in the Melbourne sidewave and captivated the audience There were three other songs
that really stood out for me were lsquoNormal Chicksrsquo I mean a guy singing about seeing
his girlfriend in the morning without make up and says you are pretty when you just donrsquot
care is pretty greatCheck out the lyric video here httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=QMM4uCRxAq4
I listen to track 7 ldquo I am waking up todayrsquo a lot when I need to focus on changing my
mind set I woke up about 12 years ago with the way my marriage was not working and I am glad that I did I can still associate
this song with waking up and get rid of the negative thoughts on my mind Worth
listening to and checking this out httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=UkL3Q9TvUzI
Thought I better mention my sons favourite song on this album lsquoCouple of Daysrsquo that we all can associate with I mean who does not want to escape to a sunny place that no one ever goes See the lyric video here httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=tDq15fwV0mg
ldquoThey have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have thought of themrdquo
I was pretty hyped about this Album being part of it made it more special I guess What I was not anticipating was it would be my favourite BFS to date bring on the next one I say I look forward to the Greatest Hits that they are doing through Pledge Music again this time it is their greatest hits not the old record company doing it without their permission If you have not got this album yet do yourself a favour and get it on itunes
Song LiST 1 Critically Disdained2 Since We Broke Up3 Real4 From the Rooftops5 Circle (Edie Brickell amp New Bohemians cover)6 Normal Chicks7 I Am Waking Up Today8 Couple of Days9 And I Think You Like Me Too10 Envy11 How Far Can This Go12 Right About Now13 Kevin Weaver
SPS 35
bowling
for soup
19851985 was released on July 27th 2004
Although this song is best known as a Bowling for Soup song it was written
by the band SR-71 good friends of Jaret It reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 It is a single released off the Album A Hangover you donrsquot Deserve
The song 1985 is about Debbie a girl that didnrsquot achieved all her dreams of when she was young as these lyrics suggest ldquoHer dreams went out the doorWhen she turned twenty fourOnly been with one manWhat happenrsquo to her planrdquo
The song has detailed references to the culture of the 80rsquos The part in the music video where Debbie is dancing on a car is a reference to
Here I Go Again a White Snake song The line that states that she did not know that George was gay is about George Michael from Wham The questioning of Motley Crue (since when had they become classic rock) is about the addition of glam metal bands like them that were added to the rotation on classic rock radio stations When the lyrics say that she is wondering who is the lead singer of Van Halen is about Sammy Hagar replacing David Lee Roth The lyrics also mention the MTV music station as they have been criticized for adding in so many TV reality shows There are so many more take a listen to find out more
Bands that are mentioned in this song are Durran Durran u2 Blondie Nirvana Bon Jovi Wham Limp Bizkit and Bruce Sprinsteen Other culture references are of popular movies of that time The Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink and St Elmorsquos Fire
36 SPS
bowling
for soup
1985 Bruce Springsteen Madonna
Way before Nirvana There was u2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shersquos uncool Cause shersquos still preoccupied
With 19 19 1985
Woohoohoo (1985)
Woohoohoo
Shersquos seen all the classics She knows every line
Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink Even Saint Elmorsquos Fire
She rocked out to Wham Not a big Limp Bizkit fan Thought shersquod get a hand
On a member of Duran Duran
You can see the official video here
Written by Vitoria and Jen
CoMMenTS BY Jen I love this song as it has
so many references from when I was a teenager I love through the 80rsquos as a teen and loved all those
movies I liked some of the bands but not all of them It reminded me of all my dreams as a teen I was
luckier than Debbie though as I am quite happy with my
life Thjs is my fav Bowling for Soup song to hear live
and of course the music video is hilarious To see
them take off Robert Palmer is so funny
SPS 37
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquoBowling for Souprsquos song Almost
was released on January 4th 2005 It placed 46th in the
uS Top 100 It is from the album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve
This song is about a man who almost had most things that he seemed to want It is a song about remorse with him looking back and regretting not doing things On the other hand some of the things that he Almost did were not good things Makes me wonder about the choices I have made and things that Almost happened to me
Check the video of the song here
38 SPS
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquo
AlmostI almost got drunk at school at 14
Where I almost made out with the homecoming queenWho almost went on to be Miss Texas
But lost to a slut with much bigger breastsI almost dropped out to move to LA
Where I was almost famous for almost a day
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost loved youI almost wished u wouldrsquove loved me too
I almost held up a grocery storeWhere I almost did 5 years and then 7 more
Cuz I almost got popped for a fight with a thugCuz he almost made off with a bunch of the drugs
That I almost got hooked on cuz you ran awayAnd I wish I woulda had the nerve to ask you to stay
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me too
Here I go thinking about all the things I couldrsquove doneIrsquom gonna need a forklift cuz all the baggage weighs a ton
I know we had our problems I canrsquot remember one
I almost forgot to say something elseAnd if I cant fit it in Irsquoll keep it all to myselfI almost wrote a song about you today
But I tore it all up and then I threw it away
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
And I almost had you [x3]
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me tooSPS 39
high
school never
ends
Watch the Music video here
High School Never Ends was the first single from their ninth album lsquoThe Great Burrito Extortion Casersquo and
was released on September 19 2006 The song is about the frustration of graduating from high school and seeing that life after school is very similar to how it was in high school
The music video shows us flashbacks to when the band were in high school and how they were bullied It then shows various members of the band getting their revenge in similar manners It also makes many references to celebrities in the lyrics including Mary-Kate Olsen Jessica Simpson Bill Gates Reese Witherspoon Jack Black Brad Pitt Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Reese WitherspoonShersquos the prom queenBill GatesCaptain of the chess teamJack Black the clownBrad Pitt the quarterbackIrsquove seen it all beforeI want my money back
The song has been featured on an episode of the TV show lsquoMy Name Is Earlrsquo Part of the song is also featured on commercials for Beauty and the Geek and also the movie 17 Again The song got to number 40 on the uK Singles Chart A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney which altered the lyrics throughout to make them more suitable for kids
The whole damn world is just as obsessedWith wholsquos the best dressed and wholsquos having sexWholsquos got the money who gets the honeysWholsquos kinda cute and wholsquos just a messAnd you still donrsquot have the right lookAnd you donrsquot have the right friendsNothing changes but the faces the names and the trendsHigh school never ends
40 SPS
high
school never
ends
SPS 41
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
42 SPS
girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
44 SPS
American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
50 SPS
Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
52 SPS
Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
58 SPS
Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
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What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
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1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
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14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
has been quite a few years so yeah
SP are coming out to Australia to play Warped a band I do promotion for called Call the Shots are touring you should check them out so I will be doing a few of the Warped shows
When you come out to Australia will you have a meet and greet at your sidewaveSure we will yeah we just usually chill out and hang out after the shows Great I canrsquot wait
Think I have asked all the questions that I had planned I am really glad I got this chance to chat with you Keep up the great workI Iove the new Album probably more than your others which is unusual for me itrsquos usually the other way around but as you said you have not changed at all Yeah we are pretty proud of the new one we actually tried to make every song as good as the first one on the Album We did not write a few good
ones and then a bunch of songs that were fillers we wanted a really good album from start to finish
I think From the Roof Tops is probably my favourite and what I like about it also is my teenagers really like it and they donrsquot like your older stuff as much and I think they are just over my kinda music they are branching out a bit
Well thanks Chris I am really happy I got to chat to you I look forward to meeting you when you come Down Under Thanks a lot ChrisIt was great thanks Jen I will catch you later
SPS 27
pledgemusicWhatrsquos it all about
Written by MaddieBirkett
PledgeMusic is fast becoming a way for musicians and bands to produce their work the way they want with
needed funds except the whole monetary value is supported by fans There are perks of course apart from seeing your favourite band release another album The artists will offer rewards such as signed photographs a download of the CD and even more epic things like Skype sessions
One of PledgeMusicrsquos sayings is ldquoFans donrsquot need more ways to buy ndash they need more reasonsrdquo In fact Bowling For Soup have used Pledge quite a bit recently They have just reached 100 funds needed for their new greatest hits album but you can still donate and receive the awesome rewards Just head here
PledgeMusic works in a way that brings the artists and fans together to enhance and share the music experience Along the way fans may be asked and have a vote of album cover art or album names fans may even get to hear the album exclusively before itrsquos releasedWhy many artists use Pledge is because
it is just like having a record deal all of the positives and benefits that is but it also means artists get the final say and remain in control of their work no decisions are made for them Pledge also provides help and expertise to artists in order to help them achieve their goals and complete projects
PledgeMusic is also recognised by major music charts giving artists that extra boost when they release their new work
Not only are you helping your favourite artist and your CD player yoursquore also helping charities A certain amount of donations also contributes to certain charities
If you want to know more about this innovative website and project check out their site and find a band worth helping out at httpwwwpledgemusiccom
It turns out that may donations occur from people who werenrsquot even fans of the artist but were just discovering them then
28 SPS
Check out the Bowling for Soup Profile on Pledge Music httpwwwpledgemusiccomartistsbowlingforsoup
SPS 29
BOWLING FOR SOUPand
By Jen justjenrees
Bowling for Soup did some work with Disney including the following
They wrote and sang the Phineas and Ferb theme song ldquoToday is Gonna Be a Great Dayrdquo
They had animated cameos in some episodes of Phineas and Ferb
BFS also wrote and sang the Phineus and Ferb Winter Vacation theme song
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Theme SongTherersquos a hundred and four days of summer vacationThen school comes along just to end itSo the annual problem for our generationIs finding a good way to spend itLike maybeBuilding a rocket or fighting a mummyOr climbing up the Eiffel TowerDiscovering something that doesnrsquot exist Or giving a monkey a showerSurfing tidal waves creating nanobotsOr locating Frankensteinrsquos brain Finding a Dodo bird painting a continentOr driving our sister insane As you can seeTherersquos a whole lot of stuff to do before school starts this fall So stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it allSo stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it all
They also did a cover of ldquoThe Bare Necessitiesrdquo for Disneymania 3
released in 2005
The band performed the song ldquoThe Greatest Dayrdquo for the movie
Max Keeblersquos Big Move
For Sky High the 2005 Super Hero Movie they sang the song ldquoI Melt
With Yourdquo
SPS 31
AlbumLunch Drunk Love
Release DateSeptember 10th 2013
Written byReddick Ryan Hamilton
Length301
Lyric VideoWatch it here This song is great It is about how
opposites attract and how that does not matter as love is love
I really like the way it takes a serious issue of a relationship that seems doomed and portrays it in a fun way I agree with the thought that people should followtheir heart and not worry about what everyone else is thinking Of course the reference to Simple Plan is pretty sweet Our dudes do often rock all black
Bowling For Souprsquos
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She hates my friends my friends hate herTakes all my time makes me late for work
Shersquos got another guys name tattooed on her assMy mom and dad say wersquore moving too fast
She doesnrsquot like my band but the stickers on her carShe likes Star Trek but I prefer Star Wars
Kissed me deadly but she makes me aliveShersquos the opposite of everything I need in my life
But when you know you know
ChorusHave you ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftopsEver been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops
I watch TV and she reads booksWhen bampches talk to me they get dirty looks from her
She really doesnrsquot mind when I drink my beerAnd I really donrsquot care if she wears underwear
I rock all black and she canrsquot standThat I dress like the dudes in Simple Plan
Shersquos all wrong but itrsquos alrightShe can be all wrong right by my side
Cause when you know you know
Chorus
Follow your heart fampk everybody else x8Ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops x4
SPS 33
album review
bowling for soup lsquolunch drunk loversquo
If you know me at all you would know that I am a Bowling for Soup fan When I heard
that they were doing a new album their 12th I was pretty happy Then I looked into the
Pledge idea and immediately signed up to pledge my support I loved getting all their
updates and I loved know that I was helping them out with their album We received
the album before anyone else as well as snippets of info It was totally worth it
One of the reasons that I love BFS is that they have not changed over the last 20
years they have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have though
of them This is so true for this album and I laughed out loud when I heard the chorus
of track one ldquoWe are not here to change the world wersquore here to laugh at othersrdquo I knew
that this album would be true to BFS form of previous releases See the video here
Track two called lsquoSince we Broke uprdquo is really
catchy They played this live at Soundwaveand the crowd loved it I love the amusing lyrics for example
Since we broke upIrsquove been throwing lots of heatAnd all the girls are checking me outSince we broke up All my bills are paidAnd therersquos cheddar in my checking account
This is a break up song with a difference looking at the positives of breaking up rather than the negatives Watch the video herehttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=nlKU40dtvoI
The next track is a definite favourite of mine I love songs that encourage people to be themselves and this is one of the best I can identify with this song as at my age I have now learnt to be true to myself (Real) and I am never going to change I wish that I could write a letter to my 13 year old self and include this song to help me get through my teens Wait not just my teens but up until I turned 40 I often sing this in my head when people are trying to change me by saying ldquoyou canrsquot wear thatrdquo Or ldquoYou canrsquot say that ldquo I like the use of the word Perfect for obvious reasons I like the lyrics
34 SPS
I could never live up toThe man thatrsquos in your head
You want the guy from the notebookBut you got me instead
And I never was the hip kidI always use words like hip
Judas Priest on my walkmanWhen culture club was the sht
Check out the music video that has real BFS fans in it and is pretty funny httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=unNRS9kr8rE
The fourth Song on the album that mentions our fav band is discussed on another
page The only cover on this album is track lsquoCirclersquo was written by Edie Brickell and
New Bohemians Jaret sang this live in the Melbourne sidewave and captivated the audience There were three other songs
that really stood out for me were lsquoNormal Chicksrsquo I mean a guy singing about seeing
his girlfriend in the morning without make up and says you are pretty when you just donrsquot
care is pretty greatCheck out the lyric video here httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=QMM4uCRxAq4
I listen to track 7 ldquo I am waking up todayrsquo a lot when I need to focus on changing my
mind set I woke up about 12 years ago with the way my marriage was not working and I am glad that I did I can still associate
this song with waking up and get rid of the negative thoughts on my mind Worth
listening to and checking this out httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=UkL3Q9TvUzI
Thought I better mention my sons favourite song on this album lsquoCouple of Daysrsquo that we all can associate with I mean who does not want to escape to a sunny place that no one ever goes See the lyric video here httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=tDq15fwV0mg
ldquoThey have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have thought of themrdquo
I was pretty hyped about this Album being part of it made it more special I guess What I was not anticipating was it would be my favourite BFS to date bring on the next one I say I look forward to the Greatest Hits that they are doing through Pledge Music again this time it is their greatest hits not the old record company doing it without their permission If you have not got this album yet do yourself a favour and get it on itunes
Song LiST 1 Critically Disdained2 Since We Broke Up3 Real4 From the Rooftops5 Circle (Edie Brickell amp New Bohemians cover)6 Normal Chicks7 I Am Waking Up Today8 Couple of Days9 And I Think You Like Me Too10 Envy11 How Far Can This Go12 Right About Now13 Kevin Weaver
SPS 35
bowling
for soup
19851985 was released on July 27th 2004
Although this song is best known as a Bowling for Soup song it was written
by the band SR-71 good friends of Jaret It reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 It is a single released off the Album A Hangover you donrsquot Deserve
The song 1985 is about Debbie a girl that didnrsquot achieved all her dreams of when she was young as these lyrics suggest ldquoHer dreams went out the doorWhen she turned twenty fourOnly been with one manWhat happenrsquo to her planrdquo
The song has detailed references to the culture of the 80rsquos The part in the music video where Debbie is dancing on a car is a reference to
Here I Go Again a White Snake song The line that states that she did not know that George was gay is about George Michael from Wham The questioning of Motley Crue (since when had they become classic rock) is about the addition of glam metal bands like them that were added to the rotation on classic rock radio stations When the lyrics say that she is wondering who is the lead singer of Van Halen is about Sammy Hagar replacing David Lee Roth The lyrics also mention the MTV music station as they have been criticized for adding in so many TV reality shows There are so many more take a listen to find out more
Bands that are mentioned in this song are Durran Durran u2 Blondie Nirvana Bon Jovi Wham Limp Bizkit and Bruce Sprinsteen Other culture references are of popular movies of that time The Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink and St Elmorsquos Fire
36 SPS
bowling
for soup
1985 Bruce Springsteen Madonna
Way before Nirvana There was u2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shersquos uncool Cause shersquos still preoccupied
With 19 19 1985
Woohoohoo (1985)
Woohoohoo
Shersquos seen all the classics She knows every line
Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink Even Saint Elmorsquos Fire
She rocked out to Wham Not a big Limp Bizkit fan Thought shersquod get a hand
On a member of Duran Duran
You can see the official video here
Written by Vitoria and Jen
CoMMenTS BY Jen I love this song as it has
so many references from when I was a teenager I love through the 80rsquos as a teen and loved all those
movies I liked some of the bands but not all of them It reminded me of all my dreams as a teen I was
luckier than Debbie though as I am quite happy with my
life Thjs is my fav Bowling for Soup song to hear live
and of course the music video is hilarious To see
them take off Robert Palmer is so funny
SPS 37
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquoBowling for Souprsquos song Almost
was released on January 4th 2005 It placed 46th in the
uS Top 100 It is from the album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve
This song is about a man who almost had most things that he seemed to want It is a song about remorse with him looking back and regretting not doing things On the other hand some of the things that he Almost did were not good things Makes me wonder about the choices I have made and things that Almost happened to me
Check the video of the song here
38 SPS
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquo
AlmostI almost got drunk at school at 14
Where I almost made out with the homecoming queenWho almost went on to be Miss Texas
But lost to a slut with much bigger breastsI almost dropped out to move to LA
Where I was almost famous for almost a day
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost loved youI almost wished u wouldrsquove loved me too
I almost held up a grocery storeWhere I almost did 5 years and then 7 more
Cuz I almost got popped for a fight with a thugCuz he almost made off with a bunch of the drugs
That I almost got hooked on cuz you ran awayAnd I wish I woulda had the nerve to ask you to stay
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me too
Here I go thinking about all the things I couldrsquove doneIrsquom gonna need a forklift cuz all the baggage weighs a ton
I know we had our problems I canrsquot remember one
I almost forgot to say something elseAnd if I cant fit it in Irsquoll keep it all to myselfI almost wrote a song about you today
But I tore it all up and then I threw it away
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
And I almost had you [x3]
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me tooSPS 39
high
school never
ends
Watch the Music video here
High School Never Ends was the first single from their ninth album lsquoThe Great Burrito Extortion Casersquo and
was released on September 19 2006 The song is about the frustration of graduating from high school and seeing that life after school is very similar to how it was in high school
The music video shows us flashbacks to when the band were in high school and how they were bullied It then shows various members of the band getting their revenge in similar manners It also makes many references to celebrities in the lyrics including Mary-Kate Olsen Jessica Simpson Bill Gates Reese Witherspoon Jack Black Brad Pitt Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Reese WitherspoonShersquos the prom queenBill GatesCaptain of the chess teamJack Black the clownBrad Pitt the quarterbackIrsquove seen it all beforeI want my money back
The song has been featured on an episode of the TV show lsquoMy Name Is Earlrsquo Part of the song is also featured on commercials for Beauty and the Geek and also the movie 17 Again The song got to number 40 on the uK Singles Chart A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney which altered the lyrics throughout to make them more suitable for kids
The whole damn world is just as obsessedWith wholsquos the best dressed and wholsquos having sexWholsquos got the money who gets the honeysWholsquos kinda cute and wholsquos just a messAnd you still donrsquot have the right lookAnd you donrsquot have the right friendsNothing changes but the faces the names and the trendsHigh school never ends
40 SPS
high
school never
ends
SPS 41
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
42 SPS
girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
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American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
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Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
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Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
58 SPS
Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
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What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
62 SPS
1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
64 SPS
14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
pledgemusicWhatrsquos it all about
Written by MaddieBirkett
PledgeMusic is fast becoming a way for musicians and bands to produce their work the way they want with
needed funds except the whole monetary value is supported by fans There are perks of course apart from seeing your favourite band release another album The artists will offer rewards such as signed photographs a download of the CD and even more epic things like Skype sessions
One of PledgeMusicrsquos sayings is ldquoFans donrsquot need more ways to buy ndash they need more reasonsrdquo In fact Bowling For Soup have used Pledge quite a bit recently They have just reached 100 funds needed for their new greatest hits album but you can still donate and receive the awesome rewards Just head here
PledgeMusic works in a way that brings the artists and fans together to enhance and share the music experience Along the way fans may be asked and have a vote of album cover art or album names fans may even get to hear the album exclusively before itrsquos releasedWhy many artists use Pledge is because
it is just like having a record deal all of the positives and benefits that is but it also means artists get the final say and remain in control of their work no decisions are made for them Pledge also provides help and expertise to artists in order to help them achieve their goals and complete projects
PledgeMusic is also recognised by major music charts giving artists that extra boost when they release their new work
Not only are you helping your favourite artist and your CD player yoursquore also helping charities A certain amount of donations also contributes to certain charities
If you want to know more about this innovative website and project check out their site and find a band worth helping out at httpwwwpledgemusiccom
It turns out that may donations occur from people who werenrsquot even fans of the artist but were just discovering them then
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Check out the Bowling for Soup Profile on Pledge Music httpwwwpledgemusiccomartistsbowlingforsoup
SPS 29
BOWLING FOR SOUPand
By Jen justjenrees
Bowling for Soup did some work with Disney including the following
They wrote and sang the Phineas and Ferb theme song ldquoToday is Gonna Be a Great Dayrdquo
They had animated cameos in some episodes of Phineas and Ferb
BFS also wrote and sang the Phineus and Ferb Winter Vacation theme song
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Theme SongTherersquos a hundred and four days of summer vacationThen school comes along just to end itSo the annual problem for our generationIs finding a good way to spend itLike maybeBuilding a rocket or fighting a mummyOr climbing up the Eiffel TowerDiscovering something that doesnrsquot exist Or giving a monkey a showerSurfing tidal waves creating nanobotsOr locating Frankensteinrsquos brain Finding a Dodo bird painting a continentOr driving our sister insane As you can seeTherersquos a whole lot of stuff to do before school starts this fall So stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it allSo stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it all
They also did a cover of ldquoThe Bare Necessitiesrdquo for Disneymania 3
released in 2005
The band performed the song ldquoThe Greatest Dayrdquo for the movie
Max Keeblersquos Big Move
For Sky High the 2005 Super Hero Movie they sang the song ldquoI Melt
With Yourdquo
SPS 31
AlbumLunch Drunk Love
Release DateSeptember 10th 2013
Written byReddick Ryan Hamilton
Length301
Lyric VideoWatch it here This song is great It is about how
opposites attract and how that does not matter as love is love
I really like the way it takes a serious issue of a relationship that seems doomed and portrays it in a fun way I agree with the thought that people should followtheir heart and not worry about what everyone else is thinking Of course the reference to Simple Plan is pretty sweet Our dudes do often rock all black
Bowling For Souprsquos
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She hates my friends my friends hate herTakes all my time makes me late for work
Shersquos got another guys name tattooed on her assMy mom and dad say wersquore moving too fast
She doesnrsquot like my band but the stickers on her carShe likes Star Trek but I prefer Star Wars
Kissed me deadly but she makes me aliveShersquos the opposite of everything I need in my life
But when you know you know
ChorusHave you ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftopsEver been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops
I watch TV and she reads booksWhen bampches talk to me they get dirty looks from her
She really doesnrsquot mind when I drink my beerAnd I really donrsquot care if she wears underwear
I rock all black and she canrsquot standThat I dress like the dudes in Simple Plan
Shersquos all wrong but itrsquos alrightShe can be all wrong right by my side
Cause when you know you know
Chorus
Follow your heart fampk everybody else x8Ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops x4
SPS 33
album review
bowling for soup lsquolunch drunk loversquo
If you know me at all you would know that I am a Bowling for Soup fan When I heard
that they were doing a new album their 12th I was pretty happy Then I looked into the
Pledge idea and immediately signed up to pledge my support I loved getting all their
updates and I loved know that I was helping them out with their album We received
the album before anyone else as well as snippets of info It was totally worth it
One of the reasons that I love BFS is that they have not changed over the last 20
years they have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have though
of them This is so true for this album and I laughed out loud when I heard the chorus
of track one ldquoWe are not here to change the world wersquore here to laugh at othersrdquo I knew
that this album would be true to BFS form of previous releases See the video here
Track two called lsquoSince we Broke uprdquo is really
catchy They played this live at Soundwaveand the crowd loved it I love the amusing lyrics for example
Since we broke upIrsquove been throwing lots of heatAnd all the girls are checking me outSince we broke up All my bills are paidAnd therersquos cheddar in my checking account
This is a break up song with a difference looking at the positives of breaking up rather than the negatives Watch the video herehttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=nlKU40dtvoI
The next track is a definite favourite of mine I love songs that encourage people to be themselves and this is one of the best I can identify with this song as at my age I have now learnt to be true to myself (Real) and I am never going to change I wish that I could write a letter to my 13 year old self and include this song to help me get through my teens Wait not just my teens but up until I turned 40 I often sing this in my head when people are trying to change me by saying ldquoyou canrsquot wear thatrdquo Or ldquoYou canrsquot say that ldquo I like the use of the word Perfect for obvious reasons I like the lyrics
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I could never live up toThe man thatrsquos in your head
You want the guy from the notebookBut you got me instead
And I never was the hip kidI always use words like hip
Judas Priest on my walkmanWhen culture club was the sht
Check out the music video that has real BFS fans in it and is pretty funny httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=unNRS9kr8rE
The fourth Song on the album that mentions our fav band is discussed on another
page The only cover on this album is track lsquoCirclersquo was written by Edie Brickell and
New Bohemians Jaret sang this live in the Melbourne sidewave and captivated the audience There were three other songs
that really stood out for me were lsquoNormal Chicksrsquo I mean a guy singing about seeing
his girlfriend in the morning without make up and says you are pretty when you just donrsquot
care is pretty greatCheck out the lyric video here httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=QMM4uCRxAq4
I listen to track 7 ldquo I am waking up todayrsquo a lot when I need to focus on changing my
mind set I woke up about 12 years ago with the way my marriage was not working and I am glad that I did I can still associate
this song with waking up and get rid of the negative thoughts on my mind Worth
listening to and checking this out httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=UkL3Q9TvUzI
Thought I better mention my sons favourite song on this album lsquoCouple of Daysrsquo that we all can associate with I mean who does not want to escape to a sunny place that no one ever goes See the lyric video here httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=tDq15fwV0mg
ldquoThey have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have thought of themrdquo
I was pretty hyped about this Album being part of it made it more special I guess What I was not anticipating was it would be my favourite BFS to date bring on the next one I say I look forward to the Greatest Hits that they are doing through Pledge Music again this time it is their greatest hits not the old record company doing it without their permission If you have not got this album yet do yourself a favour and get it on itunes
Song LiST 1 Critically Disdained2 Since We Broke Up3 Real4 From the Rooftops5 Circle (Edie Brickell amp New Bohemians cover)6 Normal Chicks7 I Am Waking Up Today8 Couple of Days9 And I Think You Like Me Too10 Envy11 How Far Can This Go12 Right About Now13 Kevin Weaver
SPS 35
bowling
for soup
19851985 was released on July 27th 2004
Although this song is best known as a Bowling for Soup song it was written
by the band SR-71 good friends of Jaret It reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 It is a single released off the Album A Hangover you donrsquot Deserve
The song 1985 is about Debbie a girl that didnrsquot achieved all her dreams of when she was young as these lyrics suggest ldquoHer dreams went out the doorWhen she turned twenty fourOnly been with one manWhat happenrsquo to her planrdquo
The song has detailed references to the culture of the 80rsquos The part in the music video where Debbie is dancing on a car is a reference to
Here I Go Again a White Snake song The line that states that she did not know that George was gay is about George Michael from Wham The questioning of Motley Crue (since when had they become classic rock) is about the addition of glam metal bands like them that were added to the rotation on classic rock radio stations When the lyrics say that she is wondering who is the lead singer of Van Halen is about Sammy Hagar replacing David Lee Roth The lyrics also mention the MTV music station as they have been criticized for adding in so many TV reality shows There are so many more take a listen to find out more
Bands that are mentioned in this song are Durran Durran u2 Blondie Nirvana Bon Jovi Wham Limp Bizkit and Bruce Sprinsteen Other culture references are of popular movies of that time The Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink and St Elmorsquos Fire
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bowling
for soup
1985 Bruce Springsteen Madonna
Way before Nirvana There was u2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shersquos uncool Cause shersquos still preoccupied
With 19 19 1985
Woohoohoo (1985)
Woohoohoo
Shersquos seen all the classics She knows every line
Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink Even Saint Elmorsquos Fire
She rocked out to Wham Not a big Limp Bizkit fan Thought shersquod get a hand
On a member of Duran Duran
You can see the official video here
Written by Vitoria and Jen
CoMMenTS BY Jen I love this song as it has
so many references from when I was a teenager I love through the 80rsquos as a teen and loved all those
movies I liked some of the bands but not all of them It reminded me of all my dreams as a teen I was
luckier than Debbie though as I am quite happy with my
life Thjs is my fav Bowling for Soup song to hear live
and of course the music video is hilarious To see
them take off Robert Palmer is so funny
SPS 37
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquoBowling for Souprsquos song Almost
was released on January 4th 2005 It placed 46th in the
uS Top 100 It is from the album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve
This song is about a man who almost had most things that he seemed to want It is a song about remorse with him looking back and regretting not doing things On the other hand some of the things that he Almost did were not good things Makes me wonder about the choices I have made and things that Almost happened to me
Check the video of the song here
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Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquo
AlmostI almost got drunk at school at 14
Where I almost made out with the homecoming queenWho almost went on to be Miss Texas
But lost to a slut with much bigger breastsI almost dropped out to move to LA
Where I was almost famous for almost a day
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost loved youI almost wished u wouldrsquove loved me too
I almost held up a grocery storeWhere I almost did 5 years and then 7 more
Cuz I almost got popped for a fight with a thugCuz he almost made off with a bunch of the drugs
That I almost got hooked on cuz you ran awayAnd I wish I woulda had the nerve to ask you to stay
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me too
Here I go thinking about all the things I couldrsquove doneIrsquom gonna need a forklift cuz all the baggage weighs a ton
I know we had our problems I canrsquot remember one
I almost forgot to say something elseAnd if I cant fit it in Irsquoll keep it all to myselfI almost wrote a song about you today
But I tore it all up and then I threw it away
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
And I almost had you [x3]
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me tooSPS 39
high
school never
ends
Watch the Music video here
High School Never Ends was the first single from their ninth album lsquoThe Great Burrito Extortion Casersquo and
was released on September 19 2006 The song is about the frustration of graduating from high school and seeing that life after school is very similar to how it was in high school
The music video shows us flashbacks to when the band were in high school and how they were bullied It then shows various members of the band getting their revenge in similar manners It also makes many references to celebrities in the lyrics including Mary-Kate Olsen Jessica Simpson Bill Gates Reese Witherspoon Jack Black Brad Pitt Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Reese WitherspoonShersquos the prom queenBill GatesCaptain of the chess teamJack Black the clownBrad Pitt the quarterbackIrsquove seen it all beforeI want my money back
The song has been featured on an episode of the TV show lsquoMy Name Is Earlrsquo Part of the song is also featured on commercials for Beauty and the Geek and also the movie 17 Again The song got to number 40 on the uK Singles Chart A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney which altered the lyrics throughout to make them more suitable for kids
The whole damn world is just as obsessedWith wholsquos the best dressed and wholsquos having sexWholsquos got the money who gets the honeysWholsquos kinda cute and wholsquos just a messAnd you still donrsquot have the right lookAnd you donrsquot have the right friendsNothing changes but the faces the names and the trendsHigh school never ends
40 SPS
high
school never
ends
SPS 41
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
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girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
44 SPS
American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
50 SPS
Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
52 SPS
Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
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Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
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What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
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1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
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May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
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14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
Check out the Bowling for Soup Profile on Pledge Music httpwwwpledgemusiccomartistsbowlingforsoup
SPS 29
BOWLING FOR SOUPand
By Jen justjenrees
Bowling for Soup did some work with Disney including the following
They wrote and sang the Phineas and Ferb theme song ldquoToday is Gonna Be a Great Dayrdquo
They had animated cameos in some episodes of Phineas and Ferb
BFS also wrote and sang the Phineus and Ferb Winter Vacation theme song
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Theme SongTherersquos a hundred and four days of summer vacationThen school comes along just to end itSo the annual problem for our generationIs finding a good way to spend itLike maybeBuilding a rocket or fighting a mummyOr climbing up the Eiffel TowerDiscovering something that doesnrsquot exist Or giving a monkey a showerSurfing tidal waves creating nanobotsOr locating Frankensteinrsquos brain Finding a Dodo bird painting a continentOr driving our sister insane As you can seeTherersquos a whole lot of stuff to do before school starts this fall So stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it allSo stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it all
They also did a cover of ldquoThe Bare Necessitiesrdquo for Disneymania 3
released in 2005
The band performed the song ldquoThe Greatest Dayrdquo for the movie
Max Keeblersquos Big Move
For Sky High the 2005 Super Hero Movie they sang the song ldquoI Melt
With Yourdquo
SPS 31
AlbumLunch Drunk Love
Release DateSeptember 10th 2013
Written byReddick Ryan Hamilton
Length301
Lyric VideoWatch it here This song is great It is about how
opposites attract and how that does not matter as love is love
I really like the way it takes a serious issue of a relationship that seems doomed and portrays it in a fun way I agree with the thought that people should followtheir heart and not worry about what everyone else is thinking Of course the reference to Simple Plan is pretty sweet Our dudes do often rock all black
Bowling For Souprsquos
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She hates my friends my friends hate herTakes all my time makes me late for work
Shersquos got another guys name tattooed on her assMy mom and dad say wersquore moving too fast
She doesnrsquot like my band but the stickers on her carShe likes Star Trek but I prefer Star Wars
Kissed me deadly but she makes me aliveShersquos the opposite of everything I need in my life
But when you know you know
ChorusHave you ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftopsEver been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops
I watch TV and she reads booksWhen bampches talk to me they get dirty looks from her
She really doesnrsquot mind when I drink my beerAnd I really donrsquot care if she wears underwear
I rock all black and she canrsquot standThat I dress like the dudes in Simple Plan
Shersquos all wrong but itrsquos alrightShe can be all wrong right by my side
Cause when you know you know
Chorus
Follow your heart fampk everybody else x8Ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops x4
SPS 33
album review
bowling for soup lsquolunch drunk loversquo
If you know me at all you would know that I am a Bowling for Soup fan When I heard
that they were doing a new album their 12th I was pretty happy Then I looked into the
Pledge idea and immediately signed up to pledge my support I loved getting all their
updates and I loved know that I was helping them out with their album We received
the album before anyone else as well as snippets of info It was totally worth it
One of the reasons that I love BFS is that they have not changed over the last 20
years they have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have though
of them This is so true for this album and I laughed out loud when I heard the chorus
of track one ldquoWe are not here to change the world wersquore here to laugh at othersrdquo I knew
that this album would be true to BFS form of previous releases See the video here
Track two called lsquoSince we Broke uprdquo is really
catchy They played this live at Soundwaveand the crowd loved it I love the amusing lyrics for example
Since we broke upIrsquove been throwing lots of heatAnd all the girls are checking me outSince we broke up All my bills are paidAnd therersquos cheddar in my checking account
This is a break up song with a difference looking at the positives of breaking up rather than the negatives Watch the video herehttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=nlKU40dtvoI
The next track is a definite favourite of mine I love songs that encourage people to be themselves and this is one of the best I can identify with this song as at my age I have now learnt to be true to myself (Real) and I am never going to change I wish that I could write a letter to my 13 year old self and include this song to help me get through my teens Wait not just my teens but up until I turned 40 I often sing this in my head when people are trying to change me by saying ldquoyou canrsquot wear thatrdquo Or ldquoYou canrsquot say that ldquo I like the use of the word Perfect for obvious reasons I like the lyrics
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I could never live up toThe man thatrsquos in your head
You want the guy from the notebookBut you got me instead
And I never was the hip kidI always use words like hip
Judas Priest on my walkmanWhen culture club was the sht
Check out the music video that has real BFS fans in it and is pretty funny httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=unNRS9kr8rE
The fourth Song on the album that mentions our fav band is discussed on another
page The only cover on this album is track lsquoCirclersquo was written by Edie Brickell and
New Bohemians Jaret sang this live in the Melbourne sidewave and captivated the audience There were three other songs
that really stood out for me were lsquoNormal Chicksrsquo I mean a guy singing about seeing
his girlfriend in the morning without make up and says you are pretty when you just donrsquot
care is pretty greatCheck out the lyric video here httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=QMM4uCRxAq4
I listen to track 7 ldquo I am waking up todayrsquo a lot when I need to focus on changing my
mind set I woke up about 12 years ago with the way my marriage was not working and I am glad that I did I can still associate
this song with waking up and get rid of the negative thoughts on my mind Worth
listening to and checking this out httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=UkL3Q9TvUzI
Thought I better mention my sons favourite song on this album lsquoCouple of Daysrsquo that we all can associate with I mean who does not want to escape to a sunny place that no one ever goes See the lyric video here httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=tDq15fwV0mg
ldquoThey have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have thought of themrdquo
I was pretty hyped about this Album being part of it made it more special I guess What I was not anticipating was it would be my favourite BFS to date bring on the next one I say I look forward to the Greatest Hits that they are doing through Pledge Music again this time it is their greatest hits not the old record company doing it without their permission If you have not got this album yet do yourself a favour and get it on itunes
Song LiST 1 Critically Disdained2 Since We Broke Up3 Real4 From the Rooftops5 Circle (Edie Brickell amp New Bohemians cover)6 Normal Chicks7 I Am Waking Up Today8 Couple of Days9 And I Think You Like Me Too10 Envy11 How Far Can This Go12 Right About Now13 Kevin Weaver
SPS 35
bowling
for soup
19851985 was released on July 27th 2004
Although this song is best known as a Bowling for Soup song it was written
by the band SR-71 good friends of Jaret It reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 It is a single released off the Album A Hangover you donrsquot Deserve
The song 1985 is about Debbie a girl that didnrsquot achieved all her dreams of when she was young as these lyrics suggest ldquoHer dreams went out the doorWhen she turned twenty fourOnly been with one manWhat happenrsquo to her planrdquo
The song has detailed references to the culture of the 80rsquos The part in the music video where Debbie is dancing on a car is a reference to
Here I Go Again a White Snake song The line that states that she did not know that George was gay is about George Michael from Wham The questioning of Motley Crue (since when had they become classic rock) is about the addition of glam metal bands like them that were added to the rotation on classic rock radio stations When the lyrics say that she is wondering who is the lead singer of Van Halen is about Sammy Hagar replacing David Lee Roth The lyrics also mention the MTV music station as they have been criticized for adding in so many TV reality shows There are so many more take a listen to find out more
Bands that are mentioned in this song are Durran Durran u2 Blondie Nirvana Bon Jovi Wham Limp Bizkit and Bruce Sprinsteen Other culture references are of popular movies of that time The Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink and St Elmorsquos Fire
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bowling
for soup
1985 Bruce Springsteen Madonna
Way before Nirvana There was u2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shersquos uncool Cause shersquos still preoccupied
With 19 19 1985
Woohoohoo (1985)
Woohoohoo
Shersquos seen all the classics She knows every line
Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink Even Saint Elmorsquos Fire
She rocked out to Wham Not a big Limp Bizkit fan Thought shersquod get a hand
On a member of Duran Duran
You can see the official video here
Written by Vitoria and Jen
CoMMenTS BY Jen I love this song as it has
so many references from when I was a teenager I love through the 80rsquos as a teen and loved all those
movies I liked some of the bands but not all of them It reminded me of all my dreams as a teen I was
luckier than Debbie though as I am quite happy with my
life Thjs is my fav Bowling for Soup song to hear live
and of course the music video is hilarious To see
them take off Robert Palmer is so funny
SPS 37
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquoBowling for Souprsquos song Almost
was released on January 4th 2005 It placed 46th in the
uS Top 100 It is from the album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve
This song is about a man who almost had most things that he seemed to want It is a song about remorse with him looking back and regretting not doing things On the other hand some of the things that he Almost did were not good things Makes me wonder about the choices I have made and things that Almost happened to me
Check the video of the song here
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Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquo
AlmostI almost got drunk at school at 14
Where I almost made out with the homecoming queenWho almost went on to be Miss Texas
But lost to a slut with much bigger breastsI almost dropped out to move to LA
Where I was almost famous for almost a day
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost loved youI almost wished u wouldrsquove loved me too
I almost held up a grocery storeWhere I almost did 5 years and then 7 more
Cuz I almost got popped for a fight with a thugCuz he almost made off with a bunch of the drugs
That I almost got hooked on cuz you ran awayAnd I wish I woulda had the nerve to ask you to stay
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me too
Here I go thinking about all the things I couldrsquove doneIrsquom gonna need a forklift cuz all the baggage weighs a ton
I know we had our problems I canrsquot remember one
I almost forgot to say something elseAnd if I cant fit it in Irsquoll keep it all to myselfI almost wrote a song about you today
But I tore it all up and then I threw it away
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
And I almost had you [x3]
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me tooSPS 39
high
school never
ends
Watch the Music video here
High School Never Ends was the first single from their ninth album lsquoThe Great Burrito Extortion Casersquo and
was released on September 19 2006 The song is about the frustration of graduating from high school and seeing that life after school is very similar to how it was in high school
The music video shows us flashbacks to when the band were in high school and how they were bullied It then shows various members of the band getting their revenge in similar manners It also makes many references to celebrities in the lyrics including Mary-Kate Olsen Jessica Simpson Bill Gates Reese Witherspoon Jack Black Brad Pitt Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Reese WitherspoonShersquos the prom queenBill GatesCaptain of the chess teamJack Black the clownBrad Pitt the quarterbackIrsquove seen it all beforeI want my money back
The song has been featured on an episode of the TV show lsquoMy Name Is Earlrsquo Part of the song is also featured on commercials for Beauty and the Geek and also the movie 17 Again The song got to number 40 on the uK Singles Chart A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney which altered the lyrics throughout to make them more suitable for kids
The whole damn world is just as obsessedWith wholsquos the best dressed and wholsquos having sexWholsquos got the money who gets the honeysWholsquos kinda cute and wholsquos just a messAnd you still donrsquot have the right lookAnd you donrsquot have the right friendsNothing changes but the faces the names and the trendsHigh school never ends
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high
school never
ends
SPS 41
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
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girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
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American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
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Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
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Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
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Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
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What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
62 SPS
1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
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14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
BOWLING FOR SOUPand
By Jen justjenrees
Bowling for Soup did some work with Disney including the following
They wrote and sang the Phineas and Ferb theme song ldquoToday is Gonna Be a Great Dayrdquo
They had animated cameos in some episodes of Phineas and Ferb
BFS also wrote and sang the Phineus and Ferb Winter Vacation theme song
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Theme SongTherersquos a hundred and four days of summer vacationThen school comes along just to end itSo the annual problem for our generationIs finding a good way to spend itLike maybeBuilding a rocket or fighting a mummyOr climbing up the Eiffel TowerDiscovering something that doesnrsquot exist Or giving a monkey a showerSurfing tidal waves creating nanobotsOr locating Frankensteinrsquos brain Finding a Dodo bird painting a continentOr driving our sister insane As you can seeTherersquos a whole lot of stuff to do before school starts this fall So stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it allSo stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it all
They also did a cover of ldquoThe Bare Necessitiesrdquo for Disneymania 3
released in 2005
The band performed the song ldquoThe Greatest Dayrdquo for the movie
Max Keeblersquos Big Move
For Sky High the 2005 Super Hero Movie they sang the song ldquoI Melt
With Yourdquo
SPS 31
AlbumLunch Drunk Love
Release DateSeptember 10th 2013
Written byReddick Ryan Hamilton
Length301
Lyric VideoWatch it here This song is great It is about how
opposites attract and how that does not matter as love is love
I really like the way it takes a serious issue of a relationship that seems doomed and portrays it in a fun way I agree with the thought that people should followtheir heart and not worry about what everyone else is thinking Of course the reference to Simple Plan is pretty sweet Our dudes do often rock all black
Bowling For Souprsquos
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She hates my friends my friends hate herTakes all my time makes me late for work
Shersquos got another guys name tattooed on her assMy mom and dad say wersquore moving too fast
She doesnrsquot like my band but the stickers on her carShe likes Star Trek but I prefer Star Wars
Kissed me deadly but she makes me aliveShersquos the opposite of everything I need in my life
But when you know you know
ChorusHave you ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftopsEver been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops
I watch TV and she reads booksWhen bampches talk to me they get dirty looks from her
She really doesnrsquot mind when I drink my beerAnd I really donrsquot care if she wears underwear
I rock all black and she canrsquot standThat I dress like the dudes in Simple Plan
Shersquos all wrong but itrsquos alrightShe can be all wrong right by my side
Cause when you know you know
Chorus
Follow your heart fampk everybody else x8Ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops x4
SPS 33
album review
bowling for soup lsquolunch drunk loversquo
If you know me at all you would know that I am a Bowling for Soup fan When I heard
that they were doing a new album their 12th I was pretty happy Then I looked into the
Pledge idea and immediately signed up to pledge my support I loved getting all their
updates and I loved know that I was helping them out with their album We received
the album before anyone else as well as snippets of info It was totally worth it
One of the reasons that I love BFS is that they have not changed over the last 20
years they have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have though
of them This is so true for this album and I laughed out loud when I heard the chorus
of track one ldquoWe are not here to change the world wersquore here to laugh at othersrdquo I knew
that this album would be true to BFS form of previous releases See the video here
Track two called lsquoSince we Broke uprdquo is really
catchy They played this live at Soundwaveand the crowd loved it I love the amusing lyrics for example
Since we broke upIrsquove been throwing lots of heatAnd all the girls are checking me outSince we broke up All my bills are paidAnd therersquos cheddar in my checking account
This is a break up song with a difference looking at the positives of breaking up rather than the negatives Watch the video herehttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=nlKU40dtvoI
The next track is a definite favourite of mine I love songs that encourage people to be themselves and this is one of the best I can identify with this song as at my age I have now learnt to be true to myself (Real) and I am never going to change I wish that I could write a letter to my 13 year old self and include this song to help me get through my teens Wait not just my teens but up until I turned 40 I often sing this in my head when people are trying to change me by saying ldquoyou canrsquot wear thatrdquo Or ldquoYou canrsquot say that ldquo I like the use of the word Perfect for obvious reasons I like the lyrics
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I could never live up toThe man thatrsquos in your head
You want the guy from the notebookBut you got me instead
And I never was the hip kidI always use words like hip
Judas Priest on my walkmanWhen culture club was the sht
Check out the music video that has real BFS fans in it and is pretty funny httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=unNRS9kr8rE
The fourth Song on the album that mentions our fav band is discussed on another
page The only cover on this album is track lsquoCirclersquo was written by Edie Brickell and
New Bohemians Jaret sang this live in the Melbourne sidewave and captivated the audience There were three other songs
that really stood out for me were lsquoNormal Chicksrsquo I mean a guy singing about seeing
his girlfriend in the morning without make up and says you are pretty when you just donrsquot
care is pretty greatCheck out the lyric video here httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=QMM4uCRxAq4
I listen to track 7 ldquo I am waking up todayrsquo a lot when I need to focus on changing my
mind set I woke up about 12 years ago with the way my marriage was not working and I am glad that I did I can still associate
this song with waking up and get rid of the negative thoughts on my mind Worth
listening to and checking this out httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=UkL3Q9TvUzI
Thought I better mention my sons favourite song on this album lsquoCouple of Daysrsquo that we all can associate with I mean who does not want to escape to a sunny place that no one ever goes See the lyric video here httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=tDq15fwV0mg
ldquoThey have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have thought of themrdquo
I was pretty hyped about this Album being part of it made it more special I guess What I was not anticipating was it would be my favourite BFS to date bring on the next one I say I look forward to the Greatest Hits that they are doing through Pledge Music again this time it is their greatest hits not the old record company doing it without their permission If you have not got this album yet do yourself a favour and get it on itunes
Song LiST 1 Critically Disdained2 Since We Broke Up3 Real4 From the Rooftops5 Circle (Edie Brickell amp New Bohemians cover)6 Normal Chicks7 I Am Waking Up Today8 Couple of Days9 And I Think You Like Me Too10 Envy11 How Far Can This Go12 Right About Now13 Kevin Weaver
SPS 35
bowling
for soup
19851985 was released on July 27th 2004
Although this song is best known as a Bowling for Soup song it was written
by the band SR-71 good friends of Jaret It reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 It is a single released off the Album A Hangover you donrsquot Deserve
The song 1985 is about Debbie a girl that didnrsquot achieved all her dreams of when she was young as these lyrics suggest ldquoHer dreams went out the doorWhen she turned twenty fourOnly been with one manWhat happenrsquo to her planrdquo
The song has detailed references to the culture of the 80rsquos The part in the music video where Debbie is dancing on a car is a reference to
Here I Go Again a White Snake song The line that states that she did not know that George was gay is about George Michael from Wham The questioning of Motley Crue (since when had they become classic rock) is about the addition of glam metal bands like them that were added to the rotation on classic rock radio stations When the lyrics say that she is wondering who is the lead singer of Van Halen is about Sammy Hagar replacing David Lee Roth The lyrics also mention the MTV music station as they have been criticized for adding in so many TV reality shows There are so many more take a listen to find out more
Bands that are mentioned in this song are Durran Durran u2 Blondie Nirvana Bon Jovi Wham Limp Bizkit and Bruce Sprinsteen Other culture references are of popular movies of that time The Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink and St Elmorsquos Fire
36 SPS
bowling
for soup
1985 Bruce Springsteen Madonna
Way before Nirvana There was u2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shersquos uncool Cause shersquos still preoccupied
With 19 19 1985
Woohoohoo (1985)
Woohoohoo
Shersquos seen all the classics She knows every line
Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink Even Saint Elmorsquos Fire
She rocked out to Wham Not a big Limp Bizkit fan Thought shersquod get a hand
On a member of Duran Duran
You can see the official video here
Written by Vitoria and Jen
CoMMenTS BY Jen I love this song as it has
so many references from when I was a teenager I love through the 80rsquos as a teen and loved all those
movies I liked some of the bands but not all of them It reminded me of all my dreams as a teen I was
luckier than Debbie though as I am quite happy with my
life Thjs is my fav Bowling for Soup song to hear live
and of course the music video is hilarious To see
them take off Robert Palmer is so funny
SPS 37
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquoBowling for Souprsquos song Almost
was released on January 4th 2005 It placed 46th in the
uS Top 100 It is from the album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve
This song is about a man who almost had most things that he seemed to want It is a song about remorse with him looking back and regretting not doing things On the other hand some of the things that he Almost did were not good things Makes me wonder about the choices I have made and things that Almost happened to me
Check the video of the song here
38 SPS
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquo
AlmostI almost got drunk at school at 14
Where I almost made out with the homecoming queenWho almost went on to be Miss Texas
But lost to a slut with much bigger breastsI almost dropped out to move to LA
Where I was almost famous for almost a day
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost loved youI almost wished u wouldrsquove loved me too
I almost held up a grocery storeWhere I almost did 5 years and then 7 more
Cuz I almost got popped for a fight with a thugCuz he almost made off with a bunch of the drugs
That I almost got hooked on cuz you ran awayAnd I wish I woulda had the nerve to ask you to stay
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me too
Here I go thinking about all the things I couldrsquove doneIrsquom gonna need a forklift cuz all the baggage weighs a ton
I know we had our problems I canrsquot remember one
I almost forgot to say something elseAnd if I cant fit it in Irsquoll keep it all to myselfI almost wrote a song about you today
But I tore it all up and then I threw it away
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
And I almost had you [x3]
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me tooSPS 39
high
school never
ends
Watch the Music video here
High School Never Ends was the first single from their ninth album lsquoThe Great Burrito Extortion Casersquo and
was released on September 19 2006 The song is about the frustration of graduating from high school and seeing that life after school is very similar to how it was in high school
The music video shows us flashbacks to when the band were in high school and how they were bullied It then shows various members of the band getting their revenge in similar manners It also makes many references to celebrities in the lyrics including Mary-Kate Olsen Jessica Simpson Bill Gates Reese Witherspoon Jack Black Brad Pitt Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Reese WitherspoonShersquos the prom queenBill GatesCaptain of the chess teamJack Black the clownBrad Pitt the quarterbackIrsquove seen it all beforeI want my money back
The song has been featured on an episode of the TV show lsquoMy Name Is Earlrsquo Part of the song is also featured on commercials for Beauty and the Geek and also the movie 17 Again The song got to number 40 on the uK Singles Chart A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney which altered the lyrics throughout to make them more suitable for kids
The whole damn world is just as obsessedWith wholsquos the best dressed and wholsquos having sexWholsquos got the money who gets the honeysWholsquos kinda cute and wholsquos just a messAnd you still donrsquot have the right lookAnd you donrsquot have the right friendsNothing changes but the faces the names and the trendsHigh school never ends
40 SPS
high
school never
ends
SPS 41
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
42 SPS
girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
44 SPS
American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
50 SPS
Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
52 SPS
Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
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Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
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Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
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What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
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1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
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14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
Theme SongTherersquos a hundred and four days of summer vacationThen school comes along just to end itSo the annual problem for our generationIs finding a good way to spend itLike maybeBuilding a rocket or fighting a mummyOr climbing up the Eiffel TowerDiscovering something that doesnrsquot exist Or giving a monkey a showerSurfing tidal waves creating nanobotsOr locating Frankensteinrsquos brain Finding a Dodo bird painting a continentOr driving our sister insane As you can seeTherersquos a whole lot of stuff to do before school starts this fall So stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it allSo stick with uslsquoCause Phineas and Ferb are gonna do it all
They also did a cover of ldquoThe Bare Necessitiesrdquo for Disneymania 3
released in 2005
The band performed the song ldquoThe Greatest Dayrdquo for the movie
Max Keeblersquos Big Move
For Sky High the 2005 Super Hero Movie they sang the song ldquoI Melt
With Yourdquo
SPS 31
AlbumLunch Drunk Love
Release DateSeptember 10th 2013
Written byReddick Ryan Hamilton
Length301
Lyric VideoWatch it here This song is great It is about how
opposites attract and how that does not matter as love is love
I really like the way it takes a serious issue of a relationship that seems doomed and portrays it in a fun way I agree with the thought that people should followtheir heart and not worry about what everyone else is thinking Of course the reference to Simple Plan is pretty sweet Our dudes do often rock all black
Bowling For Souprsquos
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She hates my friends my friends hate herTakes all my time makes me late for work
Shersquos got another guys name tattooed on her assMy mom and dad say wersquore moving too fast
She doesnrsquot like my band but the stickers on her carShe likes Star Trek but I prefer Star Wars
Kissed me deadly but she makes me aliveShersquos the opposite of everything I need in my life
But when you know you know
ChorusHave you ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftopsEver been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops
I watch TV and she reads booksWhen bampches talk to me they get dirty looks from her
She really doesnrsquot mind when I drink my beerAnd I really donrsquot care if she wears underwear
I rock all black and she canrsquot standThat I dress like the dudes in Simple Plan
Shersquos all wrong but itrsquos alrightShe can be all wrong right by my side
Cause when you know you know
Chorus
Follow your heart fampk everybody else x8Ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops x4
SPS 33
album review
bowling for soup lsquolunch drunk loversquo
If you know me at all you would know that I am a Bowling for Soup fan When I heard
that they were doing a new album their 12th I was pretty happy Then I looked into the
Pledge idea and immediately signed up to pledge my support I loved getting all their
updates and I loved know that I was helping them out with their album We received
the album before anyone else as well as snippets of info It was totally worth it
One of the reasons that I love BFS is that they have not changed over the last 20
years they have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have though
of them This is so true for this album and I laughed out loud when I heard the chorus
of track one ldquoWe are not here to change the world wersquore here to laugh at othersrdquo I knew
that this album would be true to BFS form of previous releases See the video here
Track two called lsquoSince we Broke uprdquo is really
catchy They played this live at Soundwaveand the crowd loved it I love the amusing lyrics for example
Since we broke upIrsquove been throwing lots of heatAnd all the girls are checking me outSince we broke up All my bills are paidAnd therersquos cheddar in my checking account
This is a break up song with a difference looking at the positives of breaking up rather than the negatives Watch the video herehttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=nlKU40dtvoI
The next track is a definite favourite of mine I love songs that encourage people to be themselves and this is one of the best I can identify with this song as at my age I have now learnt to be true to myself (Real) and I am never going to change I wish that I could write a letter to my 13 year old self and include this song to help me get through my teens Wait not just my teens but up until I turned 40 I often sing this in my head when people are trying to change me by saying ldquoyou canrsquot wear thatrdquo Or ldquoYou canrsquot say that ldquo I like the use of the word Perfect for obvious reasons I like the lyrics
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I could never live up toThe man thatrsquos in your head
You want the guy from the notebookBut you got me instead
And I never was the hip kidI always use words like hip
Judas Priest on my walkmanWhen culture club was the sht
Check out the music video that has real BFS fans in it and is pretty funny httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=unNRS9kr8rE
The fourth Song on the album that mentions our fav band is discussed on another
page The only cover on this album is track lsquoCirclersquo was written by Edie Brickell and
New Bohemians Jaret sang this live in the Melbourne sidewave and captivated the audience There were three other songs
that really stood out for me were lsquoNormal Chicksrsquo I mean a guy singing about seeing
his girlfriend in the morning without make up and says you are pretty when you just donrsquot
care is pretty greatCheck out the lyric video here httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=QMM4uCRxAq4
I listen to track 7 ldquo I am waking up todayrsquo a lot when I need to focus on changing my
mind set I woke up about 12 years ago with the way my marriage was not working and I am glad that I did I can still associate
this song with waking up and get rid of the negative thoughts on my mind Worth
listening to and checking this out httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=UkL3Q9TvUzI
Thought I better mention my sons favourite song on this album lsquoCouple of Daysrsquo that we all can associate with I mean who does not want to escape to a sunny place that no one ever goes See the lyric video here httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=tDq15fwV0mg
ldquoThey have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have thought of themrdquo
I was pretty hyped about this Album being part of it made it more special I guess What I was not anticipating was it would be my favourite BFS to date bring on the next one I say I look forward to the Greatest Hits that they are doing through Pledge Music again this time it is their greatest hits not the old record company doing it without their permission If you have not got this album yet do yourself a favour and get it on itunes
Song LiST 1 Critically Disdained2 Since We Broke Up3 Real4 From the Rooftops5 Circle (Edie Brickell amp New Bohemians cover)6 Normal Chicks7 I Am Waking Up Today8 Couple of Days9 And I Think You Like Me Too10 Envy11 How Far Can This Go12 Right About Now13 Kevin Weaver
SPS 35
bowling
for soup
19851985 was released on July 27th 2004
Although this song is best known as a Bowling for Soup song it was written
by the band SR-71 good friends of Jaret It reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 It is a single released off the Album A Hangover you donrsquot Deserve
The song 1985 is about Debbie a girl that didnrsquot achieved all her dreams of when she was young as these lyrics suggest ldquoHer dreams went out the doorWhen she turned twenty fourOnly been with one manWhat happenrsquo to her planrdquo
The song has detailed references to the culture of the 80rsquos The part in the music video where Debbie is dancing on a car is a reference to
Here I Go Again a White Snake song The line that states that she did not know that George was gay is about George Michael from Wham The questioning of Motley Crue (since when had they become classic rock) is about the addition of glam metal bands like them that were added to the rotation on classic rock radio stations When the lyrics say that she is wondering who is the lead singer of Van Halen is about Sammy Hagar replacing David Lee Roth The lyrics also mention the MTV music station as they have been criticized for adding in so many TV reality shows There are so many more take a listen to find out more
Bands that are mentioned in this song are Durran Durran u2 Blondie Nirvana Bon Jovi Wham Limp Bizkit and Bruce Sprinsteen Other culture references are of popular movies of that time The Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink and St Elmorsquos Fire
36 SPS
bowling
for soup
1985 Bruce Springsteen Madonna
Way before Nirvana There was u2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shersquos uncool Cause shersquos still preoccupied
With 19 19 1985
Woohoohoo (1985)
Woohoohoo
Shersquos seen all the classics She knows every line
Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink Even Saint Elmorsquos Fire
She rocked out to Wham Not a big Limp Bizkit fan Thought shersquod get a hand
On a member of Duran Duran
You can see the official video here
Written by Vitoria and Jen
CoMMenTS BY Jen I love this song as it has
so many references from when I was a teenager I love through the 80rsquos as a teen and loved all those
movies I liked some of the bands but not all of them It reminded me of all my dreams as a teen I was
luckier than Debbie though as I am quite happy with my
life Thjs is my fav Bowling for Soup song to hear live
and of course the music video is hilarious To see
them take off Robert Palmer is so funny
SPS 37
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquoBowling for Souprsquos song Almost
was released on January 4th 2005 It placed 46th in the
uS Top 100 It is from the album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve
This song is about a man who almost had most things that he seemed to want It is a song about remorse with him looking back and regretting not doing things On the other hand some of the things that he Almost did were not good things Makes me wonder about the choices I have made and things that Almost happened to me
Check the video of the song here
38 SPS
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquo
AlmostI almost got drunk at school at 14
Where I almost made out with the homecoming queenWho almost went on to be Miss Texas
But lost to a slut with much bigger breastsI almost dropped out to move to LA
Where I was almost famous for almost a day
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost loved youI almost wished u wouldrsquove loved me too
I almost held up a grocery storeWhere I almost did 5 years and then 7 more
Cuz I almost got popped for a fight with a thugCuz he almost made off with a bunch of the drugs
That I almost got hooked on cuz you ran awayAnd I wish I woulda had the nerve to ask you to stay
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me too
Here I go thinking about all the things I couldrsquove doneIrsquom gonna need a forklift cuz all the baggage weighs a ton
I know we had our problems I canrsquot remember one
I almost forgot to say something elseAnd if I cant fit it in Irsquoll keep it all to myselfI almost wrote a song about you today
But I tore it all up and then I threw it away
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
And I almost had you [x3]
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me tooSPS 39
high
school never
ends
Watch the Music video here
High School Never Ends was the first single from their ninth album lsquoThe Great Burrito Extortion Casersquo and
was released on September 19 2006 The song is about the frustration of graduating from high school and seeing that life after school is very similar to how it was in high school
The music video shows us flashbacks to when the band were in high school and how they were bullied It then shows various members of the band getting their revenge in similar manners It also makes many references to celebrities in the lyrics including Mary-Kate Olsen Jessica Simpson Bill Gates Reese Witherspoon Jack Black Brad Pitt Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Reese WitherspoonShersquos the prom queenBill GatesCaptain of the chess teamJack Black the clownBrad Pitt the quarterbackIrsquove seen it all beforeI want my money back
The song has been featured on an episode of the TV show lsquoMy Name Is Earlrsquo Part of the song is also featured on commercials for Beauty and the Geek and also the movie 17 Again The song got to number 40 on the uK Singles Chart A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney which altered the lyrics throughout to make them more suitable for kids
The whole damn world is just as obsessedWith wholsquos the best dressed and wholsquos having sexWholsquos got the money who gets the honeysWholsquos kinda cute and wholsquos just a messAnd you still donrsquot have the right lookAnd you donrsquot have the right friendsNothing changes but the faces the names and the trendsHigh school never ends
40 SPS
high
school never
ends
SPS 41
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
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girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
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American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
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Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
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Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
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Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
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What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
62 SPS
1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
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14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
AlbumLunch Drunk Love
Release DateSeptember 10th 2013
Written byReddick Ryan Hamilton
Length301
Lyric VideoWatch it here This song is great It is about how
opposites attract and how that does not matter as love is love
I really like the way it takes a serious issue of a relationship that seems doomed and portrays it in a fun way I agree with the thought that people should followtheir heart and not worry about what everyone else is thinking Of course the reference to Simple Plan is pretty sweet Our dudes do often rock all black
Bowling For Souprsquos
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She hates my friends my friends hate herTakes all my time makes me late for work
Shersquos got another guys name tattooed on her assMy mom and dad say wersquore moving too fast
She doesnrsquot like my band but the stickers on her carShe likes Star Trek but I prefer Star Wars
Kissed me deadly but she makes me aliveShersquos the opposite of everything I need in my life
But when you know you know
ChorusHave you ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftopsEver been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops
I watch TV and she reads booksWhen bampches talk to me they get dirty looks from her
She really doesnrsquot mind when I drink my beerAnd I really donrsquot care if she wears underwear
I rock all black and she canrsquot standThat I dress like the dudes in Simple Plan
Shersquos all wrong but itrsquos alrightShe can be all wrong right by my side
Cause when you know you know
Chorus
Follow your heart fampk everybody else x8Ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops x4
SPS 33
album review
bowling for soup lsquolunch drunk loversquo
If you know me at all you would know that I am a Bowling for Soup fan When I heard
that they were doing a new album their 12th I was pretty happy Then I looked into the
Pledge idea and immediately signed up to pledge my support I loved getting all their
updates and I loved know that I was helping them out with their album We received
the album before anyone else as well as snippets of info It was totally worth it
One of the reasons that I love BFS is that they have not changed over the last 20
years they have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have though
of them This is so true for this album and I laughed out loud when I heard the chorus
of track one ldquoWe are not here to change the world wersquore here to laugh at othersrdquo I knew
that this album would be true to BFS form of previous releases See the video here
Track two called lsquoSince we Broke uprdquo is really
catchy They played this live at Soundwaveand the crowd loved it I love the amusing lyrics for example
Since we broke upIrsquove been throwing lots of heatAnd all the girls are checking me outSince we broke up All my bills are paidAnd therersquos cheddar in my checking account
This is a break up song with a difference looking at the positives of breaking up rather than the negatives Watch the video herehttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=nlKU40dtvoI
The next track is a definite favourite of mine I love songs that encourage people to be themselves and this is one of the best I can identify with this song as at my age I have now learnt to be true to myself (Real) and I am never going to change I wish that I could write a letter to my 13 year old self and include this song to help me get through my teens Wait not just my teens but up until I turned 40 I often sing this in my head when people are trying to change me by saying ldquoyou canrsquot wear thatrdquo Or ldquoYou canrsquot say that ldquo I like the use of the word Perfect for obvious reasons I like the lyrics
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I could never live up toThe man thatrsquos in your head
You want the guy from the notebookBut you got me instead
And I never was the hip kidI always use words like hip
Judas Priest on my walkmanWhen culture club was the sht
Check out the music video that has real BFS fans in it and is pretty funny httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=unNRS9kr8rE
The fourth Song on the album that mentions our fav band is discussed on another
page The only cover on this album is track lsquoCirclersquo was written by Edie Brickell and
New Bohemians Jaret sang this live in the Melbourne sidewave and captivated the audience There were three other songs
that really stood out for me were lsquoNormal Chicksrsquo I mean a guy singing about seeing
his girlfriend in the morning without make up and says you are pretty when you just donrsquot
care is pretty greatCheck out the lyric video here httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=QMM4uCRxAq4
I listen to track 7 ldquo I am waking up todayrsquo a lot when I need to focus on changing my
mind set I woke up about 12 years ago with the way my marriage was not working and I am glad that I did I can still associate
this song with waking up and get rid of the negative thoughts on my mind Worth
listening to and checking this out httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=UkL3Q9TvUzI
Thought I better mention my sons favourite song on this album lsquoCouple of Daysrsquo that we all can associate with I mean who does not want to escape to a sunny place that no one ever goes See the lyric video here httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=tDq15fwV0mg
ldquoThey have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have thought of themrdquo
I was pretty hyped about this Album being part of it made it more special I guess What I was not anticipating was it would be my favourite BFS to date bring on the next one I say I look forward to the Greatest Hits that they are doing through Pledge Music again this time it is their greatest hits not the old record company doing it without their permission If you have not got this album yet do yourself a favour and get it on itunes
Song LiST 1 Critically Disdained2 Since We Broke Up3 Real4 From the Rooftops5 Circle (Edie Brickell amp New Bohemians cover)6 Normal Chicks7 I Am Waking Up Today8 Couple of Days9 And I Think You Like Me Too10 Envy11 How Far Can This Go12 Right About Now13 Kevin Weaver
SPS 35
bowling
for soup
19851985 was released on July 27th 2004
Although this song is best known as a Bowling for Soup song it was written
by the band SR-71 good friends of Jaret It reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 It is a single released off the Album A Hangover you donrsquot Deserve
The song 1985 is about Debbie a girl that didnrsquot achieved all her dreams of when she was young as these lyrics suggest ldquoHer dreams went out the doorWhen she turned twenty fourOnly been with one manWhat happenrsquo to her planrdquo
The song has detailed references to the culture of the 80rsquos The part in the music video where Debbie is dancing on a car is a reference to
Here I Go Again a White Snake song The line that states that she did not know that George was gay is about George Michael from Wham The questioning of Motley Crue (since when had they become classic rock) is about the addition of glam metal bands like them that were added to the rotation on classic rock radio stations When the lyrics say that she is wondering who is the lead singer of Van Halen is about Sammy Hagar replacing David Lee Roth The lyrics also mention the MTV music station as they have been criticized for adding in so many TV reality shows There are so many more take a listen to find out more
Bands that are mentioned in this song are Durran Durran u2 Blondie Nirvana Bon Jovi Wham Limp Bizkit and Bruce Sprinsteen Other culture references are of popular movies of that time The Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink and St Elmorsquos Fire
36 SPS
bowling
for soup
1985 Bruce Springsteen Madonna
Way before Nirvana There was u2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shersquos uncool Cause shersquos still preoccupied
With 19 19 1985
Woohoohoo (1985)
Woohoohoo
Shersquos seen all the classics She knows every line
Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink Even Saint Elmorsquos Fire
She rocked out to Wham Not a big Limp Bizkit fan Thought shersquod get a hand
On a member of Duran Duran
You can see the official video here
Written by Vitoria and Jen
CoMMenTS BY Jen I love this song as it has
so many references from when I was a teenager I love through the 80rsquos as a teen and loved all those
movies I liked some of the bands but not all of them It reminded me of all my dreams as a teen I was
luckier than Debbie though as I am quite happy with my
life Thjs is my fav Bowling for Soup song to hear live
and of course the music video is hilarious To see
them take off Robert Palmer is so funny
SPS 37
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquoBowling for Souprsquos song Almost
was released on January 4th 2005 It placed 46th in the
uS Top 100 It is from the album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve
This song is about a man who almost had most things that he seemed to want It is a song about remorse with him looking back and regretting not doing things On the other hand some of the things that he Almost did were not good things Makes me wonder about the choices I have made and things that Almost happened to me
Check the video of the song here
38 SPS
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquo
AlmostI almost got drunk at school at 14
Where I almost made out with the homecoming queenWho almost went on to be Miss Texas
But lost to a slut with much bigger breastsI almost dropped out to move to LA
Where I was almost famous for almost a day
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost loved youI almost wished u wouldrsquove loved me too
I almost held up a grocery storeWhere I almost did 5 years and then 7 more
Cuz I almost got popped for a fight with a thugCuz he almost made off with a bunch of the drugs
That I almost got hooked on cuz you ran awayAnd I wish I woulda had the nerve to ask you to stay
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me too
Here I go thinking about all the things I couldrsquove doneIrsquom gonna need a forklift cuz all the baggage weighs a ton
I know we had our problems I canrsquot remember one
I almost forgot to say something elseAnd if I cant fit it in Irsquoll keep it all to myselfI almost wrote a song about you today
But I tore it all up and then I threw it away
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
And I almost had you [x3]
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me tooSPS 39
high
school never
ends
Watch the Music video here
High School Never Ends was the first single from their ninth album lsquoThe Great Burrito Extortion Casersquo and
was released on September 19 2006 The song is about the frustration of graduating from high school and seeing that life after school is very similar to how it was in high school
The music video shows us flashbacks to when the band were in high school and how they were bullied It then shows various members of the band getting their revenge in similar manners It also makes many references to celebrities in the lyrics including Mary-Kate Olsen Jessica Simpson Bill Gates Reese Witherspoon Jack Black Brad Pitt Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Reese WitherspoonShersquos the prom queenBill GatesCaptain of the chess teamJack Black the clownBrad Pitt the quarterbackIrsquove seen it all beforeI want my money back
The song has been featured on an episode of the TV show lsquoMy Name Is Earlrsquo Part of the song is also featured on commercials for Beauty and the Geek and also the movie 17 Again The song got to number 40 on the uK Singles Chart A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney which altered the lyrics throughout to make them more suitable for kids
The whole damn world is just as obsessedWith wholsquos the best dressed and wholsquos having sexWholsquos got the money who gets the honeysWholsquos kinda cute and wholsquos just a messAnd you still donrsquot have the right lookAnd you donrsquot have the right friendsNothing changes but the faces the names and the trendsHigh school never ends
40 SPS
high
school never
ends
SPS 41
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
42 SPS
girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
44 SPS
American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
50 SPS
Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
52 SPS
Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
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Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
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What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
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1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
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14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
She hates my friends my friends hate herTakes all my time makes me late for work
Shersquos got another guys name tattooed on her assMy mom and dad say wersquore moving too fast
She doesnrsquot like my band but the stickers on her carShe likes Star Trek but I prefer Star Wars
Kissed me deadly but she makes me aliveShersquos the opposite of everything I need in my life
But when you know you know
ChorusHave you ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftopsEver been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops
I watch TV and she reads booksWhen bampches talk to me they get dirty looks from her
She really doesnrsquot mind when I drink my beerAnd I really donrsquot care if she wears underwear
I rock all black and she canrsquot standThat I dress like the dudes in Simple Plan
Shersquos all wrong but itrsquos alrightShe can be all wrong right by my side
Cause when you know you know
Chorus
Follow your heart fampk everybody else x8Ever been so in love
You wanna shout it from the rooftops from the rooftops x4
SPS 33
album review
bowling for soup lsquolunch drunk loversquo
If you know me at all you would know that I am a Bowling for Soup fan When I heard
that they were doing a new album their 12th I was pretty happy Then I looked into the
Pledge idea and immediately signed up to pledge my support I loved getting all their
updates and I loved know that I was helping them out with their album We received
the album before anyone else as well as snippets of info It was totally worth it
One of the reasons that I love BFS is that they have not changed over the last 20
years they have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have though
of them This is so true for this album and I laughed out loud when I heard the chorus
of track one ldquoWe are not here to change the world wersquore here to laugh at othersrdquo I knew
that this album would be true to BFS form of previous releases See the video here
Track two called lsquoSince we Broke uprdquo is really
catchy They played this live at Soundwaveand the crowd loved it I love the amusing lyrics for example
Since we broke upIrsquove been throwing lots of heatAnd all the girls are checking me outSince we broke up All my bills are paidAnd therersquos cheddar in my checking account
This is a break up song with a difference looking at the positives of breaking up rather than the negatives Watch the video herehttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=nlKU40dtvoI
The next track is a definite favourite of mine I love songs that encourage people to be themselves and this is one of the best I can identify with this song as at my age I have now learnt to be true to myself (Real) and I am never going to change I wish that I could write a letter to my 13 year old self and include this song to help me get through my teens Wait not just my teens but up until I turned 40 I often sing this in my head when people are trying to change me by saying ldquoyou canrsquot wear thatrdquo Or ldquoYou canrsquot say that ldquo I like the use of the word Perfect for obvious reasons I like the lyrics
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I could never live up toThe man thatrsquos in your head
You want the guy from the notebookBut you got me instead
And I never was the hip kidI always use words like hip
Judas Priest on my walkmanWhen culture club was the sht
Check out the music video that has real BFS fans in it and is pretty funny httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=unNRS9kr8rE
The fourth Song on the album that mentions our fav band is discussed on another
page The only cover on this album is track lsquoCirclersquo was written by Edie Brickell and
New Bohemians Jaret sang this live in the Melbourne sidewave and captivated the audience There were three other songs
that really stood out for me were lsquoNormal Chicksrsquo I mean a guy singing about seeing
his girlfriend in the morning without make up and says you are pretty when you just donrsquot
care is pretty greatCheck out the lyric video here httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=QMM4uCRxAq4
I listen to track 7 ldquo I am waking up todayrsquo a lot when I need to focus on changing my
mind set I woke up about 12 years ago with the way my marriage was not working and I am glad that I did I can still associate
this song with waking up and get rid of the negative thoughts on my mind Worth
listening to and checking this out httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=UkL3Q9TvUzI
Thought I better mention my sons favourite song on this album lsquoCouple of Daysrsquo that we all can associate with I mean who does not want to escape to a sunny place that no one ever goes See the lyric video here httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=tDq15fwV0mg
ldquoThey have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have thought of themrdquo
I was pretty hyped about this Album being part of it made it more special I guess What I was not anticipating was it would be my favourite BFS to date bring on the next one I say I look forward to the Greatest Hits that they are doing through Pledge Music again this time it is their greatest hits not the old record company doing it without their permission If you have not got this album yet do yourself a favour and get it on itunes
Song LiST 1 Critically Disdained2 Since We Broke Up3 Real4 From the Rooftops5 Circle (Edie Brickell amp New Bohemians cover)6 Normal Chicks7 I Am Waking Up Today8 Couple of Days9 And I Think You Like Me Too10 Envy11 How Far Can This Go12 Right About Now13 Kevin Weaver
SPS 35
bowling
for soup
19851985 was released on July 27th 2004
Although this song is best known as a Bowling for Soup song it was written
by the band SR-71 good friends of Jaret It reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 It is a single released off the Album A Hangover you donrsquot Deserve
The song 1985 is about Debbie a girl that didnrsquot achieved all her dreams of when she was young as these lyrics suggest ldquoHer dreams went out the doorWhen she turned twenty fourOnly been with one manWhat happenrsquo to her planrdquo
The song has detailed references to the culture of the 80rsquos The part in the music video where Debbie is dancing on a car is a reference to
Here I Go Again a White Snake song The line that states that she did not know that George was gay is about George Michael from Wham The questioning of Motley Crue (since when had they become classic rock) is about the addition of glam metal bands like them that were added to the rotation on classic rock radio stations When the lyrics say that she is wondering who is the lead singer of Van Halen is about Sammy Hagar replacing David Lee Roth The lyrics also mention the MTV music station as they have been criticized for adding in so many TV reality shows There are so many more take a listen to find out more
Bands that are mentioned in this song are Durran Durran u2 Blondie Nirvana Bon Jovi Wham Limp Bizkit and Bruce Sprinsteen Other culture references are of popular movies of that time The Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink and St Elmorsquos Fire
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bowling
for soup
1985 Bruce Springsteen Madonna
Way before Nirvana There was u2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shersquos uncool Cause shersquos still preoccupied
With 19 19 1985
Woohoohoo (1985)
Woohoohoo
Shersquos seen all the classics She knows every line
Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink Even Saint Elmorsquos Fire
She rocked out to Wham Not a big Limp Bizkit fan Thought shersquod get a hand
On a member of Duran Duran
You can see the official video here
Written by Vitoria and Jen
CoMMenTS BY Jen I love this song as it has
so many references from when I was a teenager I love through the 80rsquos as a teen and loved all those
movies I liked some of the bands but not all of them It reminded me of all my dreams as a teen I was
luckier than Debbie though as I am quite happy with my
life Thjs is my fav Bowling for Soup song to hear live
and of course the music video is hilarious To see
them take off Robert Palmer is so funny
SPS 37
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquoBowling for Souprsquos song Almost
was released on January 4th 2005 It placed 46th in the
uS Top 100 It is from the album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve
This song is about a man who almost had most things that he seemed to want It is a song about remorse with him looking back and regretting not doing things On the other hand some of the things that he Almost did were not good things Makes me wonder about the choices I have made and things that Almost happened to me
Check the video of the song here
38 SPS
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquo
AlmostI almost got drunk at school at 14
Where I almost made out with the homecoming queenWho almost went on to be Miss Texas
But lost to a slut with much bigger breastsI almost dropped out to move to LA
Where I was almost famous for almost a day
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost loved youI almost wished u wouldrsquove loved me too
I almost held up a grocery storeWhere I almost did 5 years and then 7 more
Cuz I almost got popped for a fight with a thugCuz he almost made off with a bunch of the drugs
That I almost got hooked on cuz you ran awayAnd I wish I woulda had the nerve to ask you to stay
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me too
Here I go thinking about all the things I couldrsquove doneIrsquom gonna need a forklift cuz all the baggage weighs a ton
I know we had our problems I canrsquot remember one
I almost forgot to say something elseAnd if I cant fit it in Irsquoll keep it all to myselfI almost wrote a song about you today
But I tore it all up and then I threw it away
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
And I almost had you [x3]
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me tooSPS 39
high
school never
ends
Watch the Music video here
High School Never Ends was the first single from their ninth album lsquoThe Great Burrito Extortion Casersquo and
was released on September 19 2006 The song is about the frustration of graduating from high school and seeing that life after school is very similar to how it was in high school
The music video shows us flashbacks to when the band were in high school and how they were bullied It then shows various members of the band getting their revenge in similar manners It also makes many references to celebrities in the lyrics including Mary-Kate Olsen Jessica Simpson Bill Gates Reese Witherspoon Jack Black Brad Pitt Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Reese WitherspoonShersquos the prom queenBill GatesCaptain of the chess teamJack Black the clownBrad Pitt the quarterbackIrsquove seen it all beforeI want my money back
The song has been featured on an episode of the TV show lsquoMy Name Is Earlrsquo Part of the song is also featured on commercials for Beauty and the Geek and also the movie 17 Again The song got to number 40 on the uK Singles Chart A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney which altered the lyrics throughout to make them more suitable for kids
The whole damn world is just as obsessedWith wholsquos the best dressed and wholsquos having sexWholsquos got the money who gets the honeysWholsquos kinda cute and wholsquos just a messAnd you still donrsquot have the right lookAnd you donrsquot have the right friendsNothing changes but the faces the names and the trendsHigh school never ends
40 SPS
high
school never
ends
SPS 41
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
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girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
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American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
50 SPS
Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
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Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
58 SPS
Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
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What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
62 SPS
1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
64 SPS
14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
album review
bowling for soup lsquolunch drunk loversquo
If you know me at all you would know that I am a Bowling for Soup fan When I heard
that they were doing a new album their 12th I was pretty happy Then I looked into the
Pledge idea and immediately signed up to pledge my support I loved getting all their
updates and I loved know that I was helping them out with their album We received
the album before anyone else as well as snippets of info It was totally worth it
One of the reasons that I love BFS is that they have not changed over the last 20
years they have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have though
of them This is so true for this album and I laughed out loud when I heard the chorus
of track one ldquoWe are not here to change the world wersquore here to laugh at othersrdquo I knew
that this album would be true to BFS form of previous releases See the video here
Track two called lsquoSince we Broke uprdquo is really
catchy They played this live at Soundwaveand the crowd loved it I love the amusing lyrics for example
Since we broke upIrsquove been throwing lots of heatAnd all the girls are checking me outSince we broke up All my bills are paidAnd therersquos cheddar in my checking account
This is a break up song with a difference looking at the positives of breaking up rather than the negatives Watch the video herehttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=nlKU40dtvoI
The next track is a definite favourite of mine I love songs that encourage people to be themselves and this is one of the best I can identify with this song as at my age I have now learnt to be true to myself (Real) and I am never going to change I wish that I could write a letter to my 13 year old self and include this song to help me get through my teens Wait not just my teens but up until I turned 40 I often sing this in my head when people are trying to change me by saying ldquoyou canrsquot wear thatrdquo Or ldquoYou canrsquot say that ldquo I like the use of the word Perfect for obvious reasons I like the lyrics
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I could never live up toThe man thatrsquos in your head
You want the guy from the notebookBut you got me instead
And I never was the hip kidI always use words like hip
Judas Priest on my walkmanWhen culture club was the sht
Check out the music video that has real BFS fans in it and is pretty funny httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=unNRS9kr8rE
The fourth Song on the album that mentions our fav band is discussed on another
page The only cover on this album is track lsquoCirclersquo was written by Edie Brickell and
New Bohemians Jaret sang this live in the Melbourne sidewave and captivated the audience There were three other songs
that really stood out for me were lsquoNormal Chicksrsquo I mean a guy singing about seeing
his girlfriend in the morning without make up and says you are pretty when you just donrsquot
care is pretty greatCheck out the lyric video here httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=QMM4uCRxAq4
I listen to track 7 ldquo I am waking up todayrsquo a lot when I need to focus on changing my
mind set I woke up about 12 years ago with the way my marriage was not working and I am glad that I did I can still associate
this song with waking up and get rid of the negative thoughts on my mind Worth
listening to and checking this out httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=UkL3Q9TvUzI
Thought I better mention my sons favourite song on this album lsquoCouple of Daysrsquo that we all can associate with I mean who does not want to escape to a sunny place that no one ever goes See the lyric video here httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=tDq15fwV0mg
ldquoThey have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have thought of themrdquo
I was pretty hyped about this Album being part of it made it more special I guess What I was not anticipating was it would be my favourite BFS to date bring on the next one I say I look forward to the Greatest Hits that they are doing through Pledge Music again this time it is their greatest hits not the old record company doing it without their permission If you have not got this album yet do yourself a favour and get it on itunes
Song LiST 1 Critically Disdained2 Since We Broke Up3 Real4 From the Rooftops5 Circle (Edie Brickell amp New Bohemians cover)6 Normal Chicks7 I Am Waking Up Today8 Couple of Days9 And I Think You Like Me Too10 Envy11 How Far Can This Go12 Right About Now13 Kevin Weaver
SPS 35
bowling
for soup
19851985 was released on July 27th 2004
Although this song is best known as a Bowling for Soup song it was written
by the band SR-71 good friends of Jaret It reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 It is a single released off the Album A Hangover you donrsquot Deserve
The song 1985 is about Debbie a girl that didnrsquot achieved all her dreams of when she was young as these lyrics suggest ldquoHer dreams went out the doorWhen she turned twenty fourOnly been with one manWhat happenrsquo to her planrdquo
The song has detailed references to the culture of the 80rsquos The part in the music video where Debbie is dancing on a car is a reference to
Here I Go Again a White Snake song The line that states that she did not know that George was gay is about George Michael from Wham The questioning of Motley Crue (since when had they become classic rock) is about the addition of glam metal bands like them that were added to the rotation on classic rock radio stations When the lyrics say that she is wondering who is the lead singer of Van Halen is about Sammy Hagar replacing David Lee Roth The lyrics also mention the MTV music station as they have been criticized for adding in so many TV reality shows There are so many more take a listen to find out more
Bands that are mentioned in this song are Durran Durran u2 Blondie Nirvana Bon Jovi Wham Limp Bizkit and Bruce Sprinsteen Other culture references are of popular movies of that time The Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink and St Elmorsquos Fire
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bowling
for soup
1985 Bruce Springsteen Madonna
Way before Nirvana There was u2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shersquos uncool Cause shersquos still preoccupied
With 19 19 1985
Woohoohoo (1985)
Woohoohoo
Shersquos seen all the classics She knows every line
Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink Even Saint Elmorsquos Fire
She rocked out to Wham Not a big Limp Bizkit fan Thought shersquod get a hand
On a member of Duran Duran
You can see the official video here
Written by Vitoria and Jen
CoMMenTS BY Jen I love this song as it has
so many references from when I was a teenager I love through the 80rsquos as a teen and loved all those
movies I liked some of the bands but not all of them It reminded me of all my dreams as a teen I was
luckier than Debbie though as I am quite happy with my
life Thjs is my fav Bowling for Soup song to hear live
and of course the music video is hilarious To see
them take off Robert Palmer is so funny
SPS 37
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquoBowling for Souprsquos song Almost
was released on January 4th 2005 It placed 46th in the
uS Top 100 It is from the album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve
This song is about a man who almost had most things that he seemed to want It is a song about remorse with him looking back and regretting not doing things On the other hand some of the things that he Almost did were not good things Makes me wonder about the choices I have made and things that Almost happened to me
Check the video of the song here
38 SPS
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquo
AlmostI almost got drunk at school at 14
Where I almost made out with the homecoming queenWho almost went on to be Miss Texas
But lost to a slut with much bigger breastsI almost dropped out to move to LA
Where I was almost famous for almost a day
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost loved youI almost wished u wouldrsquove loved me too
I almost held up a grocery storeWhere I almost did 5 years and then 7 more
Cuz I almost got popped for a fight with a thugCuz he almost made off with a bunch of the drugs
That I almost got hooked on cuz you ran awayAnd I wish I woulda had the nerve to ask you to stay
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me too
Here I go thinking about all the things I couldrsquove doneIrsquom gonna need a forklift cuz all the baggage weighs a ton
I know we had our problems I canrsquot remember one
I almost forgot to say something elseAnd if I cant fit it in Irsquoll keep it all to myselfI almost wrote a song about you today
But I tore it all up and then I threw it away
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
And I almost had you [x3]
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me tooSPS 39
high
school never
ends
Watch the Music video here
High School Never Ends was the first single from their ninth album lsquoThe Great Burrito Extortion Casersquo and
was released on September 19 2006 The song is about the frustration of graduating from high school and seeing that life after school is very similar to how it was in high school
The music video shows us flashbacks to when the band were in high school and how they were bullied It then shows various members of the band getting their revenge in similar manners It also makes many references to celebrities in the lyrics including Mary-Kate Olsen Jessica Simpson Bill Gates Reese Witherspoon Jack Black Brad Pitt Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Reese WitherspoonShersquos the prom queenBill GatesCaptain of the chess teamJack Black the clownBrad Pitt the quarterbackIrsquove seen it all beforeI want my money back
The song has been featured on an episode of the TV show lsquoMy Name Is Earlrsquo Part of the song is also featured on commercials for Beauty and the Geek and also the movie 17 Again The song got to number 40 on the uK Singles Chart A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney which altered the lyrics throughout to make them more suitable for kids
The whole damn world is just as obsessedWith wholsquos the best dressed and wholsquos having sexWholsquos got the money who gets the honeysWholsquos kinda cute and wholsquos just a messAnd you still donrsquot have the right lookAnd you donrsquot have the right friendsNothing changes but the faces the names and the trendsHigh school never ends
40 SPS
high
school never
ends
SPS 41
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
42 SPS
girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
44 SPS
American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
50 SPS
Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
52 SPS
Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
58 SPS
Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
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What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
62 SPS
1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
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14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
I could never live up toThe man thatrsquos in your head
You want the guy from the notebookBut you got me instead
And I never was the hip kidI always use words like hip
Judas Priest on my walkmanWhen culture club was the sht
Check out the music video that has real BFS fans in it and is pretty funny httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=unNRS9kr8rE
The fourth Song on the album that mentions our fav band is discussed on another
page The only cover on this album is track lsquoCirclersquo was written by Edie Brickell and
New Bohemians Jaret sang this live in the Melbourne sidewave and captivated the audience There were three other songs
that really stood out for me were lsquoNormal Chicksrsquo I mean a guy singing about seeing
his girlfriend in the morning without make up and says you are pretty when you just donrsquot
care is pretty greatCheck out the lyric video here httpswww
youtubecomwatchv=QMM4uCRxAq4
I listen to track 7 ldquo I am waking up todayrsquo a lot when I need to focus on changing my
mind set I woke up about 12 years ago with the way my marriage was not working and I am glad that I did I can still associate
this song with waking up and get rid of the negative thoughts on my mind Worth
listening to and checking this out httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=UkL3Q9TvUzI
Thought I better mention my sons favourite song on this album lsquoCouple of Daysrsquo that we all can associate with I mean who does not want to escape to a sunny place that no one ever goes See the lyric video here httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=tDq15fwV0mg
ldquoThey have stayed true to their sound and have not cared what others have thought of themrdquo
I was pretty hyped about this Album being part of it made it more special I guess What I was not anticipating was it would be my favourite BFS to date bring on the next one I say I look forward to the Greatest Hits that they are doing through Pledge Music again this time it is their greatest hits not the old record company doing it without their permission If you have not got this album yet do yourself a favour and get it on itunes
Song LiST 1 Critically Disdained2 Since We Broke Up3 Real4 From the Rooftops5 Circle (Edie Brickell amp New Bohemians cover)6 Normal Chicks7 I Am Waking Up Today8 Couple of Days9 And I Think You Like Me Too10 Envy11 How Far Can This Go12 Right About Now13 Kevin Weaver
SPS 35
bowling
for soup
19851985 was released on July 27th 2004
Although this song is best known as a Bowling for Soup song it was written
by the band SR-71 good friends of Jaret It reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 It is a single released off the Album A Hangover you donrsquot Deserve
The song 1985 is about Debbie a girl that didnrsquot achieved all her dreams of when she was young as these lyrics suggest ldquoHer dreams went out the doorWhen she turned twenty fourOnly been with one manWhat happenrsquo to her planrdquo
The song has detailed references to the culture of the 80rsquos The part in the music video where Debbie is dancing on a car is a reference to
Here I Go Again a White Snake song The line that states that she did not know that George was gay is about George Michael from Wham The questioning of Motley Crue (since when had they become classic rock) is about the addition of glam metal bands like them that were added to the rotation on classic rock radio stations When the lyrics say that she is wondering who is the lead singer of Van Halen is about Sammy Hagar replacing David Lee Roth The lyrics also mention the MTV music station as they have been criticized for adding in so many TV reality shows There are so many more take a listen to find out more
Bands that are mentioned in this song are Durran Durran u2 Blondie Nirvana Bon Jovi Wham Limp Bizkit and Bruce Sprinsteen Other culture references are of popular movies of that time The Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink and St Elmorsquos Fire
36 SPS
bowling
for soup
1985 Bruce Springsteen Madonna
Way before Nirvana There was u2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shersquos uncool Cause shersquos still preoccupied
With 19 19 1985
Woohoohoo (1985)
Woohoohoo
Shersquos seen all the classics She knows every line
Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink Even Saint Elmorsquos Fire
She rocked out to Wham Not a big Limp Bizkit fan Thought shersquod get a hand
On a member of Duran Duran
You can see the official video here
Written by Vitoria and Jen
CoMMenTS BY Jen I love this song as it has
so many references from when I was a teenager I love through the 80rsquos as a teen and loved all those
movies I liked some of the bands but not all of them It reminded me of all my dreams as a teen I was
luckier than Debbie though as I am quite happy with my
life Thjs is my fav Bowling for Soup song to hear live
and of course the music video is hilarious To see
them take off Robert Palmer is so funny
SPS 37
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquoBowling for Souprsquos song Almost
was released on January 4th 2005 It placed 46th in the
uS Top 100 It is from the album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve
This song is about a man who almost had most things that he seemed to want It is a song about remorse with him looking back and regretting not doing things On the other hand some of the things that he Almost did were not good things Makes me wonder about the choices I have made and things that Almost happened to me
Check the video of the song here
38 SPS
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquo
AlmostI almost got drunk at school at 14
Where I almost made out with the homecoming queenWho almost went on to be Miss Texas
But lost to a slut with much bigger breastsI almost dropped out to move to LA
Where I was almost famous for almost a day
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost loved youI almost wished u wouldrsquove loved me too
I almost held up a grocery storeWhere I almost did 5 years and then 7 more
Cuz I almost got popped for a fight with a thugCuz he almost made off with a bunch of the drugs
That I almost got hooked on cuz you ran awayAnd I wish I woulda had the nerve to ask you to stay
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me too
Here I go thinking about all the things I couldrsquove doneIrsquom gonna need a forklift cuz all the baggage weighs a ton
I know we had our problems I canrsquot remember one
I almost forgot to say something elseAnd if I cant fit it in Irsquoll keep it all to myselfI almost wrote a song about you today
But I tore it all up and then I threw it away
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
And I almost had you [x3]
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me tooSPS 39
high
school never
ends
Watch the Music video here
High School Never Ends was the first single from their ninth album lsquoThe Great Burrito Extortion Casersquo and
was released on September 19 2006 The song is about the frustration of graduating from high school and seeing that life after school is very similar to how it was in high school
The music video shows us flashbacks to when the band were in high school and how they were bullied It then shows various members of the band getting their revenge in similar manners It also makes many references to celebrities in the lyrics including Mary-Kate Olsen Jessica Simpson Bill Gates Reese Witherspoon Jack Black Brad Pitt Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Reese WitherspoonShersquos the prom queenBill GatesCaptain of the chess teamJack Black the clownBrad Pitt the quarterbackIrsquove seen it all beforeI want my money back
The song has been featured on an episode of the TV show lsquoMy Name Is Earlrsquo Part of the song is also featured on commercials for Beauty and the Geek and also the movie 17 Again The song got to number 40 on the uK Singles Chart A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney which altered the lyrics throughout to make them more suitable for kids
The whole damn world is just as obsessedWith wholsquos the best dressed and wholsquos having sexWholsquos got the money who gets the honeysWholsquos kinda cute and wholsquos just a messAnd you still donrsquot have the right lookAnd you donrsquot have the right friendsNothing changes but the faces the names and the trendsHigh school never ends
40 SPS
high
school never
ends
SPS 41
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
42 SPS
girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
44 SPS
American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
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Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
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Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
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Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
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What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
62 SPS
1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
64 SPS
14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
bowling
for soup
19851985 was released on July 27th 2004
Although this song is best known as a Bowling for Soup song it was written
by the band SR-71 good friends of Jaret It reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 It is a single released off the Album A Hangover you donrsquot Deserve
The song 1985 is about Debbie a girl that didnrsquot achieved all her dreams of when she was young as these lyrics suggest ldquoHer dreams went out the doorWhen she turned twenty fourOnly been with one manWhat happenrsquo to her planrdquo
The song has detailed references to the culture of the 80rsquos The part in the music video where Debbie is dancing on a car is a reference to
Here I Go Again a White Snake song The line that states that she did not know that George was gay is about George Michael from Wham The questioning of Motley Crue (since when had they become classic rock) is about the addition of glam metal bands like them that were added to the rotation on classic rock radio stations When the lyrics say that she is wondering who is the lead singer of Van Halen is about Sammy Hagar replacing David Lee Roth The lyrics also mention the MTV music station as they have been criticized for adding in so many TV reality shows There are so many more take a listen to find out more
Bands that are mentioned in this song are Durran Durran u2 Blondie Nirvana Bon Jovi Wham Limp Bizkit and Bruce Sprinsteen Other culture references are of popular movies of that time The Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink and St Elmorsquos Fire
36 SPS
bowling
for soup
1985 Bruce Springsteen Madonna
Way before Nirvana There was u2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shersquos uncool Cause shersquos still preoccupied
With 19 19 1985
Woohoohoo (1985)
Woohoohoo
Shersquos seen all the classics She knows every line
Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink Even Saint Elmorsquos Fire
She rocked out to Wham Not a big Limp Bizkit fan Thought shersquod get a hand
On a member of Duran Duran
You can see the official video here
Written by Vitoria and Jen
CoMMenTS BY Jen I love this song as it has
so many references from when I was a teenager I love through the 80rsquos as a teen and loved all those
movies I liked some of the bands but not all of them It reminded me of all my dreams as a teen I was
luckier than Debbie though as I am quite happy with my
life Thjs is my fav Bowling for Soup song to hear live
and of course the music video is hilarious To see
them take off Robert Palmer is so funny
SPS 37
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquoBowling for Souprsquos song Almost
was released on January 4th 2005 It placed 46th in the
uS Top 100 It is from the album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve
This song is about a man who almost had most things that he seemed to want It is a song about remorse with him looking back and regretting not doing things On the other hand some of the things that he Almost did were not good things Makes me wonder about the choices I have made and things that Almost happened to me
Check the video of the song here
38 SPS
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquo
AlmostI almost got drunk at school at 14
Where I almost made out with the homecoming queenWho almost went on to be Miss Texas
But lost to a slut with much bigger breastsI almost dropped out to move to LA
Where I was almost famous for almost a day
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost loved youI almost wished u wouldrsquove loved me too
I almost held up a grocery storeWhere I almost did 5 years and then 7 more
Cuz I almost got popped for a fight with a thugCuz he almost made off with a bunch of the drugs
That I almost got hooked on cuz you ran awayAnd I wish I woulda had the nerve to ask you to stay
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me too
Here I go thinking about all the things I couldrsquove doneIrsquom gonna need a forklift cuz all the baggage weighs a ton
I know we had our problems I canrsquot remember one
I almost forgot to say something elseAnd if I cant fit it in Irsquoll keep it all to myselfI almost wrote a song about you today
But I tore it all up and then I threw it away
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
And I almost had you [x3]
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me tooSPS 39
high
school never
ends
Watch the Music video here
High School Never Ends was the first single from their ninth album lsquoThe Great Burrito Extortion Casersquo and
was released on September 19 2006 The song is about the frustration of graduating from high school and seeing that life after school is very similar to how it was in high school
The music video shows us flashbacks to when the band were in high school and how they were bullied It then shows various members of the band getting their revenge in similar manners It also makes many references to celebrities in the lyrics including Mary-Kate Olsen Jessica Simpson Bill Gates Reese Witherspoon Jack Black Brad Pitt Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Reese WitherspoonShersquos the prom queenBill GatesCaptain of the chess teamJack Black the clownBrad Pitt the quarterbackIrsquove seen it all beforeI want my money back
The song has been featured on an episode of the TV show lsquoMy Name Is Earlrsquo Part of the song is also featured on commercials for Beauty and the Geek and also the movie 17 Again The song got to number 40 on the uK Singles Chart A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney which altered the lyrics throughout to make them more suitable for kids
The whole damn world is just as obsessedWith wholsquos the best dressed and wholsquos having sexWholsquos got the money who gets the honeysWholsquos kinda cute and wholsquos just a messAnd you still donrsquot have the right lookAnd you donrsquot have the right friendsNothing changes but the faces the names and the trendsHigh school never ends
40 SPS
high
school never
ends
SPS 41
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
42 SPS
girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
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American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
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Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
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Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
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Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
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What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
62 SPS
1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
64 SPS
14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
bowling
for soup
1985 Bruce Springsteen Madonna
Way before Nirvana There was u2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV Her two kids in high school
They tell her that shersquos uncool Cause shersquos still preoccupied
With 19 19 1985
Woohoohoo (1985)
Woohoohoo
Shersquos seen all the classics She knows every line
Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink Even Saint Elmorsquos Fire
She rocked out to Wham Not a big Limp Bizkit fan Thought shersquod get a hand
On a member of Duran Duran
You can see the official video here
Written by Vitoria and Jen
CoMMenTS BY Jen I love this song as it has
so many references from when I was a teenager I love through the 80rsquos as a teen and loved all those
movies I liked some of the bands but not all of them It reminded me of all my dreams as a teen I was
luckier than Debbie though as I am quite happy with my
life Thjs is my fav Bowling for Soup song to hear live
and of course the music video is hilarious To see
them take off Robert Palmer is so funny
SPS 37
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquoBowling for Souprsquos song Almost
was released on January 4th 2005 It placed 46th in the
uS Top 100 It is from the album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve
This song is about a man who almost had most things that he seemed to want It is a song about remorse with him looking back and regretting not doing things On the other hand some of the things that he Almost did were not good things Makes me wonder about the choices I have made and things that Almost happened to me
Check the video of the song here
38 SPS
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquo
AlmostI almost got drunk at school at 14
Where I almost made out with the homecoming queenWho almost went on to be Miss Texas
But lost to a slut with much bigger breastsI almost dropped out to move to LA
Where I was almost famous for almost a day
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost loved youI almost wished u wouldrsquove loved me too
I almost held up a grocery storeWhere I almost did 5 years and then 7 more
Cuz I almost got popped for a fight with a thugCuz he almost made off with a bunch of the drugs
That I almost got hooked on cuz you ran awayAnd I wish I woulda had the nerve to ask you to stay
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me too
Here I go thinking about all the things I couldrsquove doneIrsquom gonna need a forklift cuz all the baggage weighs a ton
I know we had our problems I canrsquot remember one
I almost forgot to say something elseAnd if I cant fit it in Irsquoll keep it all to myselfI almost wrote a song about you today
But I tore it all up and then I threw it away
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
And I almost had you [x3]
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me tooSPS 39
high
school never
ends
Watch the Music video here
High School Never Ends was the first single from their ninth album lsquoThe Great Burrito Extortion Casersquo and
was released on September 19 2006 The song is about the frustration of graduating from high school and seeing that life after school is very similar to how it was in high school
The music video shows us flashbacks to when the band were in high school and how they were bullied It then shows various members of the band getting their revenge in similar manners It also makes many references to celebrities in the lyrics including Mary-Kate Olsen Jessica Simpson Bill Gates Reese Witherspoon Jack Black Brad Pitt Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Reese WitherspoonShersquos the prom queenBill GatesCaptain of the chess teamJack Black the clownBrad Pitt the quarterbackIrsquove seen it all beforeI want my money back
The song has been featured on an episode of the TV show lsquoMy Name Is Earlrsquo Part of the song is also featured on commercials for Beauty and the Geek and also the movie 17 Again The song got to number 40 on the uK Singles Chart A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney which altered the lyrics throughout to make them more suitable for kids
The whole damn world is just as obsessedWith wholsquos the best dressed and wholsquos having sexWholsquos got the money who gets the honeysWholsquos kinda cute and wholsquos just a messAnd you still donrsquot have the right lookAnd you donrsquot have the right friendsNothing changes but the faces the names and the trendsHigh school never ends
40 SPS
high
school never
ends
SPS 41
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
42 SPS
girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
44 SPS
American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
50 SPS
Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
52 SPS
Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
58 SPS
Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
60 SPS
What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
62 SPS
1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
64 SPS
14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquoBowling for Souprsquos song Almost
was released on January 4th 2005 It placed 46th in the
uS Top 100 It is from the album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve
This song is about a man who almost had most things that he seemed to want It is a song about remorse with him looking back and regretting not doing things On the other hand some of the things that he Almost did were not good things Makes me wonder about the choices I have made and things that Almost happened to me
Check the video of the song here
38 SPS
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquo
AlmostI almost got drunk at school at 14
Where I almost made out with the homecoming queenWho almost went on to be Miss Texas
But lost to a slut with much bigger breastsI almost dropped out to move to LA
Where I was almost famous for almost a day
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost loved youI almost wished u wouldrsquove loved me too
I almost held up a grocery storeWhere I almost did 5 years and then 7 more
Cuz I almost got popped for a fight with a thugCuz he almost made off with a bunch of the drugs
That I almost got hooked on cuz you ran awayAnd I wish I woulda had the nerve to ask you to stay
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me too
Here I go thinking about all the things I couldrsquove doneIrsquom gonna need a forklift cuz all the baggage weighs a ton
I know we had our problems I canrsquot remember one
I almost forgot to say something elseAnd if I cant fit it in Irsquoll keep it all to myselfI almost wrote a song about you today
But I tore it all up and then I threw it away
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
And I almost had you [x3]
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me tooSPS 39
high
school never
ends
Watch the Music video here
High School Never Ends was the first single from their ninth album lsquoThe Great Burrito Extortion Casersquo and
was released on September 19 2006 The song is about the frustration of graduating from high school and seeing that life after school is very similar to how it was in high school
The music video shows us flashbacks to when the band were in high school and how they were bullied It then shows various members of the band getting their revenge in similar manners It also makes many references to celebrities in the lyrics including Mary-Kate Olsen Jessica Simpson Bill Gates Reese Witherspoon Jack Black Brad Pitt Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Reese WitherspoonShersquos the prom queenBill GatesCaptain of the chess teamJack Black the clownBrad Pitt the quarterbackIrsquove seen it all beforeI want my money back
The song has been featured on an episode of the TV show lsquoMy Name Is Earlrsquo Part of the song is also featured on commercials for Beauty and the Geek and also the movie 17 Again The song got to number 40 on the uK Singles Chart A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney which altered the lyrics throughout to make them more suitable for kids
The whole damn world is just as obsessedWith wholsquos the best dressed and wholsquos having sexWholsquos got the money who gets the honeysWholsquos kinda cute and wholsquos just a messAnd you still donrsquot have the right lookAnd you donrsquot have the right friendsNothing changes but the faces the names and the trendsHigh school never ends
40 SPS
high
school never
ends
SPS 41
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
42 SPS
girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
44 SPS
American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
50 SPS
Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
52 SPS
Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
58 SPS
Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
60 SPS
What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
62 SPS
1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
64 SPS
14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
Bowling
For Soup
ldquoAlmostrdquo
AlmostI almost got drunk at school at 14
Where I almost made out with the homecoming queenWho almost went on to be Miss Texas
But lost to a slut with much bigger breastsI almost dropped out to move to LA
Where I was almost famous for almost a day
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost loved youI almost wished u wouldrsquove loved me too
I almost held up a grocery storeWhere I almost did 5 years and then 7 more
Cuz I almost got popped for a fight with a thugCuz he almost made off with a bunch of the drugs
That I almost got hooked on cuz you ran awayAnd I wish I woulda had the nerve to ask you to stay
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me too
Here I go thinking about all the things I couldrsquove doneIrsquom gonna need a forklift cuz all the baggage weighs a ton
I know we had our problems I canrsquot remember one
I almost forgot to say something elseAnd if I cant fit it in Irsquoll keep it all to myselfI almost wrote a song about you today
But I tore it all up and then I threw it away
And I almost had youBut I guess that doesnrsquot cut it
Almost had youAnd I didnrsquot even know it
You kept me guessing and now Irsquom destined to spend my time missing you
And I almost had you [x3]
I almost wish you wouldrsquove loved me tooSPS 39
high
school never
ends
Watch the Music video here
High School Never Ends was the first single from their ninth album lsquoThe Great Burrito Extortion Casersquo and
was released on September 19 2006 The song is about the frustration of graduating from high school and seeing that life after school is very similar to how it was in high school
The music video shows us flashbacks to when the band were in high school and how they were bullied It then shows various members of the band getting their revenge in similar manners It also makes many references to celebrities in the lyrics including Mary-Kate Olsen Jessica Simpson Bill Gates Reese Witherspoon Jack Black Brad Pitt Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Reese WitherspoonShersquos the prom queenBill GatesCaptain of the chess teamJack Black the clownBrad Pitt the quarterbackIrsquove seen it all beforeI want my money back
The song has been featured on an episode of the TV show lsquoMy Name Is Earlrsquo Part of the song is also featured on commercials for Beauty and the Geek and also the movie 17 Again The song got to number 40 on the uK Singles Chart A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney which altered the lyrics throughout to make them more suitable for kids
The whole damn world is just as obsessedWith wholsquos the best dressed and wholsquos having sexWholsquos got the money who gets the honeysWholsquos kinda cute and wholsquos just a messAnd you still donrsquot have the right lookAnd you donrsquot have the right friendsNothing changes but the faces the names and the trendsHigh school never ends
40 SPS
high
school never
ends
SPS 41
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
42 SPS
girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
44 SPS
American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
50 SPS
Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
52 SPS
Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
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Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
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Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
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What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
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1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
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14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
high
school never
ends
Watch the Music video here
High School Never Ends was the first single from their ninth album lsquoThe Great Burrito Extortion Casersquo and
was released on September 19 2006 The song is about the frustration of graduating from high school and seeing that life after school is very similar to how it was in high school
The music video shows us flashbacks to when the band were in high school and how they were bullied It then shows various members of the band getting their revenge in similar manners It also makes many references to celebrities in the lyrics including Mary-Kate Olsen Jessica Simpson Bill Gates Reese Witherspoon Jack Black Brad Pitt Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Reese WitherspoonShersquos the prom queenBill GatesCaptain of the chess teamJack Black the clownBrad Pitt the quarterbackIrsquove seen it all beforeI want my money back
The song has been featured on an episode of the TV show lsquoMy Name Is Earlrsquo Part of the song is also featured on commercials for Beauty and the Geek and also the movie 17 Again The song got to number 40 on the uK Singles Chart A separate edit of the song was recorded for Radio Disney which altered the lyrics throughout to make them more suitable for kids
The whole damn world is just as obsessedWith wholsquos the best dressed and wholsquos having sexWholsquos got the money who gets the honeysWholsquos kinda cute and wholsquos just a messAnd you still donrsquot have the right lookAnd you donrsquot have the right friendsNothing changes but the faces the names and the trendsHigh school never ends
40 SPS
high
school never
ends
SPS 41
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
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girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
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American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
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Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
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simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
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Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
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56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
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Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
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What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
62 SPS
1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
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14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
high
school never
ends
SPS 41
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
42 SPS
girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
44 SPS
American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
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International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
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Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
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simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
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Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
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Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
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What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
62 SPS
1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
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14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
punkrock101
ldquopunkrock101rdquo
Punk Rock 101 is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup It appeared on the second release of
their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance The single peaked at 43 on the uK Singles Chart
The song appeared on the video games lsquoNHL 2004rsquo and lsquoBackyard Wrestling Donrsquot Try This at Homersquo It also appeared on the film ldquoZoomrdquo
The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobainrsquos suicide note The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and GinaTheyrsquore living on a prayerrdquo is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoLivinrsquo on a Prayerrdquo The lyric ldquoLike Tommy and Ginardquo is also reference from Bon Jovirsquos song ldquoItrsquos My Liferdquo
Watch the music video here
Written by SoniaTwitter Give_Me_ARTPOP
LYRICS She works at hot topic His heart microscopic
She thinks that its love but to him its sex He listens to emo but fat mikersquos his hero
His bank accountrsquos zero What comes next
Same song different chorus
[Chorus] Itrsquos stupid contagious
To be broke and famous Can someone please save us from punk rock 101
My Dickies your sweat pants My spiked hair your new Vans
Letrsquos throw up our rock hands for punk rock 101
She bought him a skateboard a rail slide his knee tore He traded it for drums at the local pawn shop She left him for staring at girls and not caring
When she cried because she thought Bon Jovi broke up
Same song second chorus
[Chorus]
Donrsquot forget to delay on the very last word
Seven years later he works as a waiter She married a trucker and hersquos never there
The story never changes just the names and faces Like Tommy and Gina theyrsquore living on a prayer
Did you just say that I said
[Chorus x2]
Itrsquos stupid contagious (same song different chorus) To be broke and famous (same song different chorus)
Can someone please save us from punk rock 101 My Dickies your rock hands
My spiked hair your new Vans Letrsquos shoplift some sweatbands for punk rock 101
42 SPS
girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
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American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
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Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
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simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
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Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
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Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
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What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
62 SPS
1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
64 SPS
14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
girl allthe bad
guyswant
ldquogirlall the
bad guys wantrdquo
Girl all the Bad Guys Want is a hit single by Texas band Bowling for Soup from their 2002 album Drunk
Enough to Dance The song reached 8 on the UK Singles Chart and 64 on the US Hot 100 and was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award for ldquoBest Pop Performance by a Group or Duordquo
ldquoGirl all the Bad Guys Wantrdquo came after a dry spell for the band and was followed by the popular album A Hangover You Donrsquot Deserve leading frontman Jaret Reddick to refer to it as ldquothe career-saving songrdquo on MTV
The song was written by Butch Walker (formerly of Marvelous 3) who has also written songs for Avril Lavigne and SR-71
Music video here
LYRICS8 Orsquoclock Monday night and Irsquom waiting
To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than meHer name is Lola shersquos a rocker with a nose ring
She wears a 2-way but Irsquom not quite sure what that means
And when she walksAll the wind blows and the Angels sing
But she doesnrsquot notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
[Chorus]Itrsquos like a bad movie
Shersquos looking through meIf you were me then yoursquod be screamingSomeone shoot me as I fail miserably
Tryinrsquo to get the girl all the bad guys wantlsquoCause shersquos the girl all the bad guys want
She likes the godsmack and I like agent OrangeHer cd changerrsquos full of singers that are mad at their dad
She said shersquod like to score some reefer and a 40Shersquoll never know that Irsquom the best that shersquoll never have
And when she walks all the wind blows and the angels sing
But shersquoll never notice me
lsquoCause shersquos watchinrsquo wrestlingCreaminrsquo over tough guys
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in her eyes
She likes lsquoem with a mustacheRace track season pass
Drivinrsquo in a transamDoes a mullet make a man
[Chorus]
There she goes again with fishnets onAnd dreadlocks in her hair
She broke my heart I want to be sedatedAll I wanted was to see her naked
Now Irsquom watchinrsquo wrestlingTryinrsquo to be a tough guy
Listeninrsquo to rap metalTurntables in my eyes
I canrsquot grow a mustacheAnd I ainrsquot got no season pass
All I gotrsquos a moped
[Chorus]
SPS 43
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
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American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
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Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
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Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
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Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
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What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
62 SPS
1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
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14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
AprilCalendar
2014
What a way to kick off the month With another pic of the guys working on the 5th album In this pic you can see Pierre working with one half of the electropop duo 3OH3rsquos Nathaniel Motte
Jeff and Seb featured in a short interview on Breakfast Television Montreal where they talked about the Million Meals Movement event which will be held in May You can check out
Announced today there will soon be another piece of merch for fanrsquos to add to their collections this time in the form of a limited edition T-shirt The shirt will be released on the 8th and they said once itrsquos gone itrsquos GONE never to be released again
The Tshirt went on Sale on
this day and sold out super quick
The guys were in Ottawa today rehearsing the songs they would be performing as part of tomorrows National We Day This will be there first time back on stage since the Australian Warped tour last December
Having recently released a new EP featuring a song co-written with Pierre and Chuck Janick Thibault lead singer of the Canadian band Amasic today tweeted he had recently written a song with another member of SP Seb
the clip featuring a very hairy Jeff right here
APRIL 1st
APRIL 4th
APRIL 6th
APRIL 8th
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American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
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Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
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Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
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56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
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Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
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What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
62 SPS
1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
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14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
American singer and songwriter Alex Dezen has joined the growing list of names of those assisting work on the upcoming 5th album Dezen who is lead singer of the band The Damnwells has in the past worked with names such as Dave Grohl Jason Derulo and Cody Simpson can now add Simple Plan to his resume We now know that the guys have so far got around 30 songs at varying stages written for the album
Fans were surprised to learn today that the guys would be holding a secret show at the Jobrsquos Memorial Gardens in Chisasibi QC Believing the next SP concert would not be until May it was only after tweets from the guys that fans learnt about this event The guys later posted a pic of the band before boarding a private jet to Chisasibi
Itrsquos National We Day and no matter where you were in the world you could be a part of it courtesy of a live stream of the event Not to mention some pics and vids posted by Seb If you couldnrsquot be there in person or due to time zones were unable to tune in for the live cross of todayrsquos performance you can check it out right here
You can see a roundup of the event as well as interview with the guys from the red carpet here
APRIL 21st
APRIL 26th
APRIL 9th
By Leeann adnaxar
SPS 45
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
50 SPS
Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
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Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
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56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
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Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
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What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
62 SPS
1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
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14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
Twittertalk I am starting to think that after Davidrsquos twitter account was hacked back in December that he is no longer using it seeing we have yet another month of no tweets from him
There may have only been one tweet so far from Pierre this month but what a tweet it was Linked to his Instagram account it shows a pic of Pierre at We Day
There may not have been all work during the making of album number 5 I for one am loving the updates but wish the album would hurry up already After hearing the news of an 80 earthquake in South America Chuck tweeted that he hoped all his friends and fans were safe There was time to write some new songs before heading off to Ottowa to be a part of We Day Chuck thought it was pretty awesome to see the full moon eclipse Did anyone else see it Having wished everyone a Happy Easter it was time to take in the play offs before heading back home to Montreal and then -5c temps of Chisasibi where a special little show was scheduled
chuck
pierreDavid
Written by Leeann adnaxar
46 SPS
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
50 SPS
Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
52 SPS
Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
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Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
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Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
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What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
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1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
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14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
Wishing everyone a Good morning Seb reassured us all that even tho it was April Fools Day it was no joke But he was in on the SP Space one too Seb reassured us that he liked humans Seb had one of the best seats in the house at We Day in Ottowa Maybe he was still living in that moment when he put his wallet through the washing machine Itrsquos fine just has to dry After pressing some buttons he showed us all his new haircut (Looking rather swish there Seb) then having had a busy day he decided to sit in his studio for a while With the long weekend ahead of him Seb was set to have some fun and wanted to know what fans had planned There was time for a little QampA before his movie started and then there was song writing over Skpe to be done too It felt good to do a little yoga on a sunny morning and then there was a show to do It had been so long What was the first song again
OMG SP ARE GOING TO PLAY IN SPACE This was the news fans woke to at the start of the month But alas it was nothing more than a little April Fools Day prank It felt exotic to be at home after what was quite a week So Jeff posted a song just because Watch this here Leaving for Ottawa Jeff remembered the songs and might have been a little unprofessional on the red carpet It was time for the first bike ride of the season and then to start work on a new project Time to start brain storming the name of the new place With Spring on its way Jeff said goodbye to Winter and wished all the sugar monsters a Happy Easter Boarding a private jet for Chisasibi Jeff was thinking ldquoPrivate jetPara bailar la bamba betternotbebadluckrdquo Where upon landing it may have -20 but Jeff was still feeling grateful to be playing music with his best friends
seacutebastien
jeff
SPS 47
AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
50 SPS
Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
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Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
58 SPS
Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
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What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
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Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
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1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
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14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
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AUSSIE Band News
This month plenty has been going on in the Australian music industry
Firstly Letrsquos Not Pretend are currently in the studio recording their new EP We canrsquot wait to hear it
Our good friends in call the shots have finally released the music video for their song lsquoSo Worth Itrsquo You can watch it here
Speaking of CTS Josh (singer) covered Television by short stack so be sure to check it out here
Written by MaddieBirkett
48 SPS
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
50 SPS
Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
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Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
58 SPS
Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
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What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
62 SPS
1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
64 SPS
14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
But this month we also lost an amazing band for Our Hero are breaking up but all of the members have reassured us that this is not the last we will be seeing of them They have said numerous times that they will continue to write and perform together just not as For Our Hero Make sure you go to their last shows together though You can find all the details on their Facebook event page-
But wait therersquos moreday break have released a new song and video to go with it lsquoNot Another Teenage Melodramarsquo Check it out here
And last but not least forever Ends Here have released a music video for lsquoYours Sincerely I Believedrsquo Check it out now (It will make more sense to watch their video for 100 Times Over first though)
short stack But I thought they broke up Well herersquos the BIG news StackIsBack I repeat STACK IS BACK Out of nowhere we find Art Vandelay on iTunes and now theyrsquove reunited with a killer new single and an album on the way Theyrsquore also heading on tour Watch the new video for Television here
For tickets to their shows check out their FB page-
SPS 49
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
50 SPS
Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
52 SPS
Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
58 SPS
Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
60 SPS
What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
62 SPS
1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
64 SPS
14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
International Band News
Written by MaddieBirkett
A new episode of Full Frontal (with Alex and Jack from ATL) is out Make sure to download it on iTunes for free
the cab are now teasing fans with a short snippet of their new song lsquoLock Me uprsquo watch it here
50 SPS
Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
52 SPS
Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
58 SPS
Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
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What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
62 SPS
1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
64 SPS
14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
Fall Out Boy look back at their past year after the release of their album Save Rock and Roll Watch here
avril Lavigne releases a music video for her song lsquoHello Kittyrsquo Watch here
We Are The In Crowd sing an acoustic song off their album Weird Kids one of my favourites watch an acoustic Come Back Home here
SPS 51
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
52 SPS
Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
58 SPS
Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
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What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
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1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
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14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
simple planCovers Corner
This month wersquoll open this corner dedicated to the most beautiful covers of Simple Planrsquos songs
By Sonia Give_Me_ARTPOP
Crazy by Janick ThibaultAmasic is a rock band from Montreal that often gets called ldquoThe new Green Day or All Time Lowrsquorsquo The bandrsquos videos have over 17 million views on YouTube and Amasic also have a huge following on other social media such as Facebook (24000 lsquoLikesrsquo) and Twitter (over 7700 followers) This attracted the attention of bands like Simple Plan (Amasic also
Here we have Janick that covers ldquoCrazyrdquo
co-wrote a song with Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau) Boys Like Girls Sum 41 A Day To Remember and more
52 SPS
Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
58 SPS
Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
60 SPS
What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
62 SPS
1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
64 SPS
14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
Untitled by Dreamway TalesDreamway Tales is an Italian band
born in 2007 They started their career with the EP ldquoTill The Endrdquo and after a couple of years they
released another EP called ldquoSenza Finerdquo Now the band is promoting
their new album ldquoDisordinerdquo
The Rest of Us by Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a drummer that makes covers on youtube Hersquos covered every kind of song From ldquoOrdinary Liferdquo by Simple Plan to ldquoTimberrdquo by Pitbull and Ke$ha
In this video Dreamway Tales are covering ldquountitledrdquo
In this video Simon covers ldquoThe Rest of usrdquo
SPS 53
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
58 SPS
Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
60 SPS
What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
62 SPS
1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
64 SPS
14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
EP review
5 seconds of summer lsquoshe looks so perfectrsquo
She Looks So Perfect is a catchy upbeat song that chances are yoursquove heard on
the radio I know that most days I hear this song once if not twice Written by drummer
Ashton Irwin and guitarist Michael Clifford as well as producer of the EP Jake Sinclair
SLSP is currently number 1 in Australia and the uK and us Aussies could not be any
prouder This song has quite a few themes to it I think First therersquos the love side and how the boys just want to live their life with that
special someone and run away but the song is also motivating and inspiring Itrsquos all about
doing what they can to escape and be who they want and achieve what they want To sum it up if any member of 5SOS showed
up with a plane ticket and shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away
too
Heartache On The Big Screen is another catchy track on the EP but of course is not
as happy Theyrsquove written this song very well as theyrsquore talking about (or singing really) a
break up or heart ache but because itrsquos on the ldquobig screenrdquo theyrsquove made it in relation
to filming like lsquothis ainrsquot a movie that I wanna seersquo or lsquoyell cut wersquore stuck inside this scenersquo This is definitely one of those break up songs yoursquod listen to to get over your break up This song was written by the boys as well as Dan Lancaster and Mike Duce
The Only Reason is where the EP gets different They take on a sort of different tune compared to the first two tracks This song is pretty powerful and focuses on a relationship thatrsquos gone downhill and you donrsquot know what yoursquore meant to do now Like is it too late fix or is it worth it This song was written solely by Michael Clifford (guitarist) Busbee and Steve Robson The last track on the EP is What I Like About You This is a cover originally performed by The Romantics but I have to admit I love the spin the boys have put on this track They wanted to bring this track back and put their little twist on it to help the newer generation appreciate the song
There are also other tracks you can get with the EP You can get a Mikey demo version of She Looks So Perfect Ash demo version and an acoustic version
Disconnected is also a bonus track you can
By MaddieBirkett
54 SPS
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
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Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
60 SPS
What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
62 SPS
1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
64 SPS
14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
get if you buy the physical EP (which also comes with stickers) This song was written with frontman of All Time Low Alex Gaskarth
and John Feldman
The video for She Looks So Perfect was actually directed by Frank Borin who you may know from directing some of Simple
Planrsquos videos They wanted the video to be different from what is on tv at the moment and they definitely achieved that The film
involves people including policeman to prisoners in their daily life until they just
decided to rip their clothes off leaving them in their lsquoAmerican Apparelrsquo underwear
ldquoIf any member of 5SOS showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with my name on it Irsquod want to run away toordquo
What I love about this band is that they all share around vocals even the drummer
(Ashton) gets a turn These guys are just like the other bands featured in SP Space except they just happened to get a major
opportunity of touring with One Direction In fact they once opened up for Call The Shots
and for their first ever show they borrowed all of their equipment from Forever Ends
Here
Download the EP for yourself here httpsitunesapplecomaualbumshe-looks-so-perfect-epid807523418ign-mpt=uo3D4
And Check out the music video for She Looks So Perfect httpswwwyoutube
comwatchv=X2BYmmTI04I
Luke (Forever Ends Here)
and Mikey (5 Seconds Of
Summer)
SPS 55
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
58 SPS
Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
60 SPS
What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
62 SPS
1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
64 SPS
14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
56 SPS
Review
Blitz Kids had a lot of energy up onstage Photo Jimmie Sandelius
Support act surprisedFebruary 18th the American band All Time Low played in Sweden Their support act was a band from the UK
Stockholm The opening actrsquos name was Blitz Kids They are from the UK and came along to sup-port All Time Low for their European leg of the tour
As a fan of All Time Low I have to be honest with you I coulndrsquot care less about the support
band But boy was I blown away
FenceAs Blitz Kids entered the stage I was being pushed so hard against the fence I had trouble breathing The crowd was crazy right from the start and after experien-ce their amazing performance I un-
derstand why they kept on pushing and pushing They surprised me and I think they are incredible
PerfectI fell in love with the song rdquoPerfectrdquo right away and
shared a perfect moment with the lead singer Joe James lead singer came down to the crowd and ended up right in front of me And I hope Irsquoll forever and ever remember that perfect moment
HeadliningAs their set ended I felt the need of seeing them again Luckily I met them after the show and we talked for awhi-le Such nice lads
When I got home I got online bought their music on iTunes and a hard copy from their website as well as ordering a ticket for their headlining tour in the UK
sophiecarlbrant
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
58 SPS
Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
60 SPS
What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
62 SPS
1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
64 SPS
14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
SPS 57
Review
All Time Low recently finished their European leg of the Tour called rdquoA Lot Like Love Tourrdquo They played in Sweden on February 18th I was there front row
Stockholm All Time Low finally reached Sweden on February 18th this year Last time which also was my first time I saw them was last summer at a Swedish festival called Braringvalla
I knew what I could expect from the band and I knew I would have
an incredible time I arrived early in the morning to get a number in line and I had number 16
SigningIrsquom a journalist stu-dent and meeting them was a dream come true I headed out to the signing in town and walked passed the queue into the
Meeting them was a dream
come true
store It was so surreal meeting and seeing them so close And as a journalist I could just move around Irsquoll keep some great memories from that signing with me
Meet amp GreetI arrived just a few moments before the meet and greet would begin and seeing them again
but this time as a fan was different I managed to get pictures and talk to everyone which Irsquom very happy about
ShowThe show itself was incredible It was to me a great show even though the audience mightrsquove failed on the jokes a few times Never been skinnier than when I was being pushed against the fence I heard songs Irsquove never heard live before and the acoustic moments with just Alex on stage were just so magicial
Set list Do You Want Me (Dead)
So Long SoldierThe Irony Of Choking On
A LifesaveStella
For BaltimoreBreak Your Little Heart
Lost In StereoStay Awake (Dreams Only
Last For A Night)Six Feet Under The Stars
DammitVegasGuts
WeightlessRemembering Sunday
TherapyMe Without You (All I
Ever Wanted)Damned If I Do Ya (Dam-
ned If I Donrsquot) Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Somewhere In NeverlandTime-Bomb
Backseat SerenadeOh Calamity
The Reckless and the Brave
A Love Like WarDear Maria Count Me In
sophiecarlbrant
All Time Low Alex Gaskarth Photo Sophie Carlbrant
All Time Low
58 SPS
Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
60 SPS
What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
62 SPS
1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
64 SPS
14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
58 SPS
Twin Atlantic opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars Photo Sophie Carlbrant
February 22 the Scotish band Twin Atlantic opened up for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Sweden
Twin Atlantic - back in Sweden
Stockholm Twin Atlantic is an alternative rock band from the UK Scotland Last time they played in Sweden was a few years ago in the southern part at a festival called Siesta Now they were back for as an opening act for the
American Band Thirty Seconds to Mars
ExpectationsI didnrsquot know anything about this band opening up for Thirty Seconds to Mars until the show Irsquove seen a few great opening acts before and
had a pretty good feeling about these lads And luckily they surprised me
ShowTwin Atlantic had a bunch of fans in the crowd that got the rest of the people going They had a nice vibe and got the crowd ex-
cited I was having a good time even though I didnrsquot hear exactly what they were singing They are Scottish and it was a bit difficult to hear but the feeling I got when they performed was good so I knew I liked it even though I didnrsquot hear every word
Meeting the bandAfter the show I hung around the
get a glimps of the guys and luckily I did We talked for a bit and took pictures and they were all really friendly Irsquom a big fan of Scotland their country and accents so it was such a pleasure hearing them all talk I was in such a good place for the entire time
Sophie Carlbrant
Review
Stockholm that was great You made us feel at home
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
60 SPS
What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
62 SPS
1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
64 SPS
14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
Bring Me The Horizon (9)Of Mice amp Men (9)letlive (8)Issues (7)March 25th 2014Vogue Theatre Vancouver BC Canada
Issues badass Letlive dramatic Of Mice amp Men happy Bring Me The Horizon spot on The evening of March 25th was undoubtedly one to remember in the lives of Vancouverrsquos hardcore fans That is those who were lucky enough to attend the SOLD OUT event Still at 2 hours to go before doors opened the queue outside wrapped well around the block from Granville onto Smithe Fans eagerly toughed out the typical Vancouver weather of alternating drizzling and pouring rain
The night began with metalcore band Issues from Atlanta Georgia bringing an entertaining and energetic vibe to the stage no doubt leaving the crowd in fervent anticipation for the other bands to come Issues are a band that play heavy metal with pop and RampB intertwined and are quickly gaining massive attention in the modern metalcore scene They ended their set with hit single ldquoHooligansrdquo
Next up were letlive a progressive hardcore band hailing from LA who are well-known for their intensive live shows - which is precisely what Vancouver was in store for Jason Butler is extremely dramatic in movement and gestures and has a
wholly unique screaming style As for something out of the ordinary he took the liberty of singing their second last song while making his way through the crowd to the back of the venue Those unfamiliar with the letlive might have been puzzled when Jason brought someone from the crowd up on stage to stand and wear a potato sack on his head for a minute (this is image of their album cover)
California quintet Of Mice amp Men then took to the stage with all the positivity and energy they could muster excitedly feeding off the crowd who were enthusiastic beyond control Austin Carlile was all smiles which set a cheerful mood for sure Their set was entertaining from beginning to end mixed with songs from new album Restoring Force as well as old favourites
Finally all dying anticipation for the main act was rewarded when Sheffield UK based Bring Me The Horizon set foot on stage raising the excitement and liveliness of the venue to its heights Besides the brilliance of every note being spot-on and the songs sounding as close to the recorded album as can be their incredible stage production was also something to note The only drawback was the bleak fact that the lights were frequently too dark to see the bandrsquos faces (only reason for the 1 mark off) World famous frontman Oli Sykes kept the crowd engaged by constantly challenging them - ldquoProve yourselvesrdquo A special treat for crowd-surfers was in store when Oli sang an entire song while high fiving each surfers who came towards him Occasional huge grins showed his enjoyment throughout the entire night - just like the rest of us there
By Freda Lewko
SPS 59
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
60 SPS
What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
62 SPS
1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
64 SPS
14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
FAN OF THE MONTHKetherine Chies
When was the first time you heard about Simple Plan
It was on 2004 The first song I remember I listened to and that
made me got interested in this band was The Worst Day Ever on Youtube
I remember how I felt understood it was like someone else had the
same feeling as me and then all the other songs showed me the same
I learned how amazing is NOT to be the only one in the world and started to notice that other people have the
same problems as I do
When was your first SP showMy first SP show was in March 19th2009 A thousand hearts for that day and for every person that I met there lt3
For how long have you been a SP fanIrsquove been a SP fan for almost 10 years
How many times have you see them aliveI have seen them alive just two times On March 19th 2009 and on November 11th 2011 The best days of my life lt3
60 SPS
What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
62 SPS
1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
64 SPS
14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
What do you love the most about Simple PlanI love everything The way they put theirour feelings
in their songs the way they show how they care about the fans and the other people in the world I learned how to be a good and crazy girl with them I learned
that I was not the only one suffering in the world and that I should face all my problems and destroy them And I love everything they taught and still teach me
Whatrsquos your favorite possession of Simple Plan and why
My favorite one Wellhellip Itrsquos Jeffrsquos autograph without doubt I love it more than my CDs DVDs t-shirts and
everything else Itrsquos my favorite one because Jeff is always so courteous with me on Twitter and he was
SO amazing when I met himhellip The other guys were also amazing but the way he acted was unforgettable And the autograph reminds me of his face and his hug
Say what Simple Plan means to youItrsquos difficult to put this kind of feeling in words
because what this band means to me is something that just I can understand and feel I meanhellip Simple
Plan is everything to me I learned so many things with them they helped in such many ways that
words cannot explain it They are what make me still keep my faith and go on They give me strength to
fight for my dreams The profession that I chose the personality that I build during all these yearshellip they are
in everything They are the reason why Irsquom still here they are the story of my life They are my past present and future Simple Plan is all I need to keep living and
smiling and staying true to who I am
Favorite Simple Plan song and why
I love all their songs and Ichange my favorite songeach dayhellip but today Irsquoll choose Me Against The
World because itrsquos a hymn
for me and Ordinary LifebecauseIrsquom teaching my students how to sing it and they are loving to learn it
Describe each member in one wordJeff The-most-awesome-guy-in-the-worldDavid LovelySeb PrinceChuck CourteousPierre Adorable
Do you have any tattoo relatedto Simple Plan And if you donrsquotwould you like to have oneI have thirteen tattoos related toSimple Plan and I want to havesome more in the future Love all them lt3
If you could spend a whole day with SP what would you doI would go out and visit the place with them because I think it must be really funny walking around withthem I also would like to talk a lot with them and try to say what they really mean to me
Whatrsquos your favorite part of A Big Package For You (ABPFY)My favorite part is ldquoChuck David Jeff Pierre and Seb canrsquot shut up the interviewrdquo I usually cry a lot watching this because itrsquos so PRETTY the friendship they built during all these years I love watching and watching and watching again think their friendship is so so beautifulhellip
Best SP memoriesJeff making the ldquorock lsquonrsquo rollrdquo signal from the stage to me David smiling and playing with his blond hair in the first concert I was all their replies for me on Twitter and also Jeff following me posting a picture of my tattoo that he took in Porto Alegre and talking about this tattoo in an interview David shaking her hand to say good-bye for me when he was inside of the van Jeff hugging me and saying that it was nice to see me there after he goes out Pierre smiling and paralyzing me with his smile Chuck being so patient with me and the other fans Chuck playing Seb talking about my tattoos so excited the two concerts and so much more But the most importanthellip all the times that they put me up with videos (especially David) when I was down
continued on next pageSPS 61
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
62 SPS
1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
64 SPS
14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
Have you made friends thanks to SPYes a lot of In fact one of my best friends I made
because of them And I am glad to have so many and good friends that I made because of them because astronauts are so amazing and lovely Sometimes
when Irsquom down some of these friends I made because of them try to put me up even without knowing what
is happening Irsquom sure I made friends for the rest of my life because of Simple Plan
Favorite Simple Plan videoI love all their funny videos This one made me laugh out loud a lot when I was younger (and it still does)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=r47BErMZ0eM
stupid people at school (I was the rejected) depression ignored by the family and to resume everything I felt I was a loser during all my life And now I donrsquot care about being a loser because I know Irsquom not the only one passing through all these kind of things and I know that things can change one day if I donrsquot give up I learned that I need to stay true to who I am and NEVER regret things I did with all my heart and soul
Whatrsquos your favorite member of the band and whyI donrsquot have a favorite one I love all of them with all my heart David is the one I use to care the most I usually sing ldquofor you Irsquod bleed myself dryhelliprdquo thinking
What song would you like Simple Plan to cover
Well you may think itrsquos weird but Irsquod LOVE if they did a
cover of the Digimon Tamersrsquo Opening featuring the
Japanese band One Ok Rock Irsquod also love if they did a
cover of any The Veronicasrsquo Alice Cooperrsquos The Smithrsquos
or Ke$harsquos song
Apart Simple Plan which other bands you like
The Veronicas The Smiths Alice Cooper Good Charlotte
My Chemical Romance The Used Owl City Short Stack
Yellowcard All Time Low and many other bands
If you could say anything to Simple Plan right now what
would you sayThere are SO many things Irsquod like to tell them But
right now Irsquod like to thank them for turning myself the girl who I am today for teaching me things that will be
stuck in my heart and mind forever and after
Pick up an SP song that means the most to you and try to explain why
All their songs means the most to me because all their songs are about my life Anyway Irsquoll let here a part of
Meet You There which is about Simple Plan in my life ldquoAnd where I go yoursquoll be there with me Forever yoursquoll
be right here with merdquo
How the band helped you through your lifeI had many problems in my life a drunken daddy
of him Jeff is the one who makes me cry of happiness all the time and he will be always the one who Irsquoll go straight to when I see the one who Irsquoll always scream first Chuck is the one who I admire the most and Irsquoll be always paralyzed when I see him playing he made me go crazy Pierre is the one who always will make me stuck wherever I am because I think his smile can conquer the world Seb will be always a prince to me and will always make me laugh out loud no matter what age Irsquoll be My heart will always beat faster because of these guys and their music forever and after
The last one what is your wish you want to do with Simple Plan
I wanna hug them again I wanna go to more SP concerts and I wanna have dinner with them all on Mangiafoco Haha
62 SPS
1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
64 SPS
14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
1 Whose middle name is Philippe
2 What is the name of the 2nd SP album
3 Guess the song ldquoI wish I could have told you the things I kept in side but now I guess itrsquos just too latehelliprdquo
4 Continue the song ldquoStruck a match and just like that you got mehelliprdquo
5 Which band member has blue eyes
6 Who said ldquoWelcome tohellipWhere are werdquo
7 Guess the song O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
8 How old is Chuck
9 Who said ldquoA life without music would be like a life in black and whiterdquo
10 Guess the video
Answers1 Davidrsquos2 Still Not Getting Any3 Meet You There4 Now Irsquom the brightest firework yoursquove ever seen5 Seb6 Pierre7 Ordinary Life8 34 years old9 Jeff10 Shut up
SPS 63
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
64 SPS
14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
May Birthdays4th
7th
9th
9th
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Pierrersquos Birthday
Mike Ferri (We Are The In Crowd)
Danny Duncan (We The Kings)
64 SPS
14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
14th
17th21st
22nd
29th
Olly Murs
Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil)
Parker Cannon (The Story So Far)
Alan Ashby (Of Mice amp Men)
Josh Woodard (A Day to Remember)
SPS 65
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
66 SPS
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67
Full Name Jelena Avramelović
Age 17
Country Serbia
Twitter nick jelenaSP96
Bands beside SP you like Simple Plan is the only band that I love ALL their songs but I like All Time Low Blink 182 Nickelback Green Day Paramore My Chemical Romancehellipand I started listening to Pierce The Veil A Day To Remember Falling In Reverse You Me At Six Mayday Parade We Are The In
Crowdhellip
What do you do on Simple Plan Space Mostly I find some pictures sometimes I comment songs and now Irsquoll do QUIZ for the first time
Have you seen SP live Only in my dreams and it was awesome D
Have you met them In dream again D And they are the most incredible guys in the worldhellipmany people say that
Since when have you been a fan Since I was 10 years old
Fav SP song Really tough questionhellipLetrsquos say ldquoWelcome To My Liferdquo lsquocause thatrsquos the first song Irsquove heard from them and liked them immediately Beside that one I like ldquoThis Song Saved My Liferdquo ldquoWhen Irsquom Gonerdquo ldquoSave Yourdquo ldquoRest Of usrdquohellipAll really all I canrsquot decide sorry D
Fav SP music video Welcome To My Life Your Love Is A Lie When Irsquom Gone Perfect Summer Paradise Save You TSSML and all the others D
Hobbies Listening to music of course I like sports hanging out with friends and sometimes I draw
Languages Serbian and English
What do you do for a living Nothing yet Irsquom a student
Fave books The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole and Serve To Win from Novak Djoković D
Fave movies The Proposal Just Friends Before SunrisehellipAnd I canrsquot remember other now D
Jelena AvramelovićContributor
SPS 67