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This Providence: a band that began with an “awkward and weird” encounter in a locker room… I really need to hear more about these origins -- you don’t want to leave me to my own devices -- but alas, that is the only explanation we viewers get from the Discover & Download interview from This Providence regarding its possibly sweaty origins.
OK, we do get a little bit more, so you should watch the video below: The Fueled by Ramen band formed when rival Seattle band members Dan Young and Gavin Phillips agreed to set aside their differences and start making heartfelt, punky pop-rock together.
The guys also discuss their single "Letdown," off of their latest album, Who Are You Now. I'm not the first to say this, but Dan seems like the cute, sensitive type (and that's not a Seattle accent), so who is he letting down?
Anyway, check out This Providence on Discover & Download -- or catch them headlining with Hey Monday on the MySpace Music Let's Make A Mess tour.
Hey Monday fans, consider Wednesday your new lucky day. Because in addition to today's brand-new Hey Monday sushi-and-sausage interview, you're also getting brand-new Hey Monday photos, shot at MTV. You're welcome.
If Hey Monday is a pop-rock Decaydance crop you've yet to harvest, have a sample of the sweet and punky quintet via their new Buzzworthy "The 5" interview. First off, the Florida group fully agrees they're all about "living the dream," whatever that means to you. Perhaps it means black V-necks and really awesome hair. And Apple products. See if you can guess which of this crew is officially Apple certified...
In case you didn't notice, Cassadee Pope is the group's sole female; she is also (coincidentally, of course) the only member who doesn't enjoy the taste of fish. Ha! That did not come from me. Neither did the joke about transitioning the band from "sausage fest" to "clam... (bake)."
OK, have I said enough? Watch and you'll even learn how Hey Monday's single "How You Love Me Now" can be distilled into a finger wag and an "un-unh!"
As I'm sure you remember, Seattle's This Providence dropped by MTV in February, confessed to being emo, and gave us the scoop on a couple of their songs.
The first was "My Beautiful Rescue," which they described as "a song about falling in love with someone you don’t deserve." The second, "That Girl's A Trick," is "about falling for the wrong girl." Somebody's got a sweet tooth for bad apples... Gotta love tough dudes who get in touch with their feelings.
Anyway, fast forward to now. This Providence were back in our neck of the woods recently, so we hustled them into the studio and gave 'em the third degree. And what do you know? Only two bullet points into their edition of "The 5," they had this to say about "Letdown," the first single from their new record, Who Are You Now:
"Essentially the song is about falling for the wrong girl and finding out the hard way. Being her 'let down.'"
This Providence! Where do you meet all these girls?!? Certainly not backstage! Tell me, groupies, would any of you dare break one of these boys' hearts? I didn't think so!
Bummer lyrics aside, the band calls "Letdown" a feel-good sing-along song to be listened to while driving fast with the windows down (am I crazy, or do you hear a hint of Vince Guaraldi's "Linus And Lucy" in the first bar??). Sign me up for that one. For the rest of the dirt on these handsome, heartbreak-a-day pop-punks, watch This Providence on "The 5," and pick up Who Are You Now, in stores right now.
What's better than going to prom in an outfit that's too tight with someone from another school who's completely in the Friend Zone? Going to prom with MTV!
We asked lots of artists and bands if they'd go to prom with us. They said no. Clearly unafraid of rejection, we asked them to share their prom memories good, bad, and completely embarrassing. They said yes!
First up, Hey Monday's Cassadee Pope, who had no mortifying prom tales to tell but instead a super crafty one -- not only did Cassadee wear a version of the yellow dress Kate Hudson wore in How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days, but she ordered it online and had it tailored to fit her! Cassadee, I'm sure you looked even better than Kate. (I mean, let's be honest -- you're cuter.)
Then, this year, Fall Out Boy brought them along on the Believers Never Die Part Deux Tour, and HOW does ATL repay them? By beating FOB's asses in football AND hockey. (It's not clear if they beat them, but watch carefully and you can totally tell that All Time Low's anger and aggression was implied!) Oh, oh, OH AND THEN, Alex goes and shows off with his Beyonce "Single Ladies" impression AND does Patrick's throaty "I Don't Care" vibrato almost as well as Patrick himself. Jerk!
Ooh, and who's going to Bamboozle this weekend? I'm suuuuuure All Time Low will totally make a point of trying to outdo everyone. Ew.
Hey Monday left for tour! Hey Monday brought a camera! Hey Monday taped their lives on the road, in the tour bus, and all the suburban mall stops and golf carts along the way on the Believers Never Die Part Deux tour and Bamboozle Left. Then Hey Monday almost got "arrested" by a Paul Blart type (really a member of The Cab in disguise?) And Hey Monday sent us the tape!
Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump and Pete Wentz, along with Yellowcard's Ryan Key star in the upcoming short film Moustachette, and if "King of Voiceovers" Don LaFontaine hadn't gone to that great big screening room in the sky, he'd have been the BEST at reading Moustachette's "Quest for truth in a blanket of stupidity" tagline in a booming, awe-inspiring voice.
Patrick, Pete, and Ryan, you guys had me at "blanket of stupidity." And penguins.
Cassadee Pope of Hey Monday stopped by MTV today and performed (no sign of Real World Brooklyn's Chet, BTW) to a small room of MTV staff members, and some yums Rice Krispie treats, Doritos, and candy. (And iff you've been following my MTV Buzzworthy Twitter, you know that I! LOVE! SNACKS!) And I LOVE Cassadee too! She performed acoustic versions of "Homecoming" and "How You Love Me Now" and looked all sunny and sweet. Cassadee and I talked for a few minutes after her performance, and she had this to say to all of her Buzzworthy blog fans:
"Going back on tour with Fall Out Boy is gonna be awesome because we love them! So, see you all there!"
+ Side note: Travis' cocky-cute smile is totally sweeter than those chocolate Valentine's surprise samplers that come in the heart-shaped boxes (ahem) that you get at the drugstore. The ones with the purring kittens or SpongeBob on them. Feel free to tell me what you think -- people, pets, candy, other inanimate objects, etc. -- Travis and WTK are as cute as in the comments...
As I'm sure you remember, Seattle's 