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All-Time Low's Alex Gaskarth plays hot for teacher in this new video for his band's infectious sugar rush of a song, "Damned If I Do Ya (Damned If I Don't)." While the song itself documents a destructive relationship that makes Gaskarth feel like he's a chalk outline, All Time Low's video plays it all for laughs.
Gaskarth goes on a Jerry Springer/ Tyra Banks-style talk show expecting a makeover, but instead gets confronted with his illicit affair with Mrs. Inappropriately-Dressed-Moulder-Of-Young-Minds. There's some Yoko-Ono-style band drama, some throwing of potted plants; typical daytime trash-talk-show meltdown, all accompanied with hand-claps and whoah-oh-oh's.
It's not the first time Gaskarth has had problems with the ladies in his video; All Time Low's clip for "Weightless" placed him in a similar rock-and-hard-place type of position. It's hard out there for an emo-pop pimp.
Earlier today at Radio City Music Hall, while rehearsals for the 2009 MTV VMAs were going on upstairs, I caught up with All Time Low's Alex Gaskarth and Jack Barakat outside of the "gentlemen's lounge," which is just a fancy way of saying bathroom. I like to interview celebrities outside of bathrooms because I like to keep things classy. And All Time Low always keeps things classy, so we pretty much went straight into talking about puking.
Watch Jack and Alex predict the future and in this case, how they wanna see 3OH!3 win Best New Artist at the 2009 VMAs. Plus, how they might end their night -- with some drinking and barfing.
+ Watch All Time Low's Six Flags Interview after the jump.
Watch them do a six-song acoustic set of brand-new stuff from Nothing Personal and your original favorites from So Wrong, It's Right, including "Damned If I Do Ya, Damned If I Don't," "Dear Maria Count Me In," "Jasey Rae," "Weightless," "Coffee Shop Soundtrack," "Remembering Sunday," featuring Kate Voegele. Bonus: bongo action, tambourine, and a guitar in a bird cage.
Watch All Time Low's MTV Unplugged performance below, and after the jump, watch a brand-new ATL interview to see how they avoid getting molested by fans.
If you're a chick and you're fixin' to date one of the four members of Fueled By Ramen pop-punk outfit Friday Night Boys, it helps if you're:
A.) Either tall or short and possibly blonde...
B.) A "regular" person and pretty funny!
C.) Good at making BLTs...
D.) Not a total slut. But you SHOULD have a critical eye for porn.
It also helps if you're Zack from All-Time Low or Ryan Reynolds. And it's so funny, because we (Travis and I, that is) have a saying here on the 17th floor of MTV. It goes: HOLY EFFING SHET. RYAN REYNOLDS IS SO BRUTALLY HOT IT'S INSANE! We also have a similar saying about Taye Diggs.
So, similarly, you need to be okay with the guys being out on the road for long stretches of time, especially since Friday Night Boys are touring with Cobra Starship RIGHT NOW in support of their new album, Off the Deep End.
Find out five very important things you need to know about The Friday Night Boys right now. Oh, and interested parties fitting the above description should contact The Friday Night Boys IMMEDIATELY on Twitter at @fridaynightboys. They know to expect your Tweet.
Finally, I've discovered people more harshly truthful and judgmental than myself! All-Time Low reads minds -- yours, mine, Pete Wentz's and Mark Hoppus', who make cameos in their new "Weightless" video -- and the results are hilarious, real, and enough to convince me that this video is kind of like the 2000 Mel Gibson movie What Women Want, minus the gynecology. Except it doesn't suck.
DUDES! Even though All Time Low is still being held hostage in Long Island at a sweet house with a pool, they still managed to send us a completed advance of their new album, Nothing Personal. The album's not out until Tuesday, July 7, but MTV is streaming the full-length advance for a week. You know, so you can try it before you buy it.
Listen to every track of All Time Low's Nothing Personal, including "Weightless" and "Damned If I Do Ya (Damned If I Don't)" and 10 more on "The Leak."
Sad news, dudes. All Time Low AND the hard drive containing their upcoming album, Nothing Personal, are STILL being held hostage in Long Island. (The album's SUPPOSED to be out July 7, but now I don't know... I just don't know anymore...)
All Time Low kidnapping suspects include five hot hos between the ages of 17 and 20. Though I think that Sandra Ott newscaster lady looks shady too.
All we have right now are these performance clips of All Time Low's new songs -- “Damned If I Do Ya (Damned If I Don’t),” “Weightless” and “Lost In Stereo." I just hope this isn't the last we ever see of them.
You know what, All Time Low? F+++ you too. Just kidding. Love you, mean it, love your hair. And I really do love the promo poster All Time Low and Hopeless Records sent out -- dudes (or someone purporting to be them) SIGNED I can't even imagine how many posters with a loving, heartfelt "eff you" message promoting their upcoming album, Nothing Personal, which comes out July 7. It's funny, cheap (and recession-friendly!) music marketing, and it works. Thanks, All Time Low. And happy birthday, Jack. And eff you too. (And I meant it that time.)
In making their Featured Artist spots for MTV, the bad boys of All Time Low are up to some vintage pop-punk mischief. Sure, the melodic Maryland rockers play three songs from their brand-new album, Nothing Personal, too. But in the 7+ minute segment below, they go off the grid.
A newscaster reports from outside of a compound where five cute college co-eds are holding the boys hostage. Apparently the captors have gotten their hands on the master recordings of Nothing Personal and will destroy All Time Low's hard work if they try to escape.
For a look at what it's like to be imprisoned by a gang of cute superfans, hit play below. (Really, what would you do with All Time Low if you held them hostage???)
While you're at it, catch the band playing Nothing Personal (due July 7) stand-outs, "Damned If I Do Ya (Damned If I Don't)," "Weightless" and "Lost In Stereo," live! Instead of waiting around for a bunch of brilliant directors to translate their work into unforgettable music videos (which will no doubt happen in good time), All Time Low go down to the beach and play three of their favorite Nothing Personal tracks at sunset. Straightforward, no fooling around. Just the new jams at full energy. A perfect introduction to the new album that's about to take over our summer!
Watch All Time Low's "Kidnapped" skit below, with balls-out performances interspersed!
Earlier this week, Travis and Hunter of We The Kings told you about their proms -- Travis had a maje faux pas at his prom after he tripped over the electric cord powering up the DJ booth and killed the music (whoopersdoodles!), and Hunter entered a time machine and starred in Back to the Future!
Now, watch this extra-special prom reenactment video (like the ones you see on the TV!) that We The Kings sent to Buzzworthy, and see what happens when Travis goes to prom with a date who looks an AWFUL lot like Danny. Looks like SOMEONE's got a "Secret Valentine!"
pas at his prom after he tripped over the electric cord powering up the DJ booth and killed the music (whoopersdoodles!), and Hunter entered a time machine and starred in Back to the Future!