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Keeping up with the theme of forlorn bands playing heartbroken jams in a junkyard in the middle of nowhere -- something we saw recently with Mayday Parade's "The Silence" video -- This Providence gets lost in their new video for "Keeping On Without You.'
Directed by Carlos Lopez Estrada, "Keeping On Without You" (taken from their Who Are You Now album) finds the Seattle band plying their trade in the wake of what looks like a tornado; jamming amidst the wrecked houses and wrecked lives.
By the end of the proceedings, the houses are still mostly piles of rubble, but it does seem like (spoiler alert) rock and roll makes the sun come out. Which is something, at least.
You want the truth, and unlike Tom Cruise in A Few Good Men (timely reference!), we here at Buzzworthy HQ feel like you can handle the truth. That's why we're putting Florida power-poppers Mayday Parade under the microscope and letting you ask the questions.
The boys are currently on the road, touring behind their Anywhere But Here album, but they're going to take some time out to answer so queries from you, the fans.
Leave your questions in the comments section below, and we'll try to ask Mayday Parade when they stop by!
Mayday Parade's new video, "The Silence," follows the separate paths of a woman on the edge of a nervous breakdown, wandering and crying her way through the desert, with clips of the band performing in an abandoned trailer park.
There's some pretty special near-crabcore stage moves (note the wrapping of the mic chord around the forearm, pre-chorus, by singer Derek Sanders) being pulled off inside of a hot air balloon... a hot air balloon that the woman, despite having a broken heart and shaking hands, eventually pilots to nowhere in particular. It would seem that a broken heart and shaking hands are not a recipe for top-notch navigation skills.
Mayday Parade already went pop on Fearless Records' upcoming album, Pop Goes Punk 2 -- a collection of pop songs that normally might make you puke, made far more palatable by your favorite power-pop, punk, and emo bands. So will the next logical step in Mayday Parade's career involve a "Jamie All Over"/ "Hakuna Matata" mashup?
Watch Mayday Parade discuss a potential Magic Kingdom merger in this clip from MTV2's Rock The Deuce -- the Pop Goes Punk 2-themed episode airs this Saturday, March 7 at 1am!
There are two types of punk and pop-punk fans -- those who'd rather be caught dead than caught listen to Britney Spears and/or Pussycat Dolls, and those who'd only listen to Britney Spears and/or Pussycat Dolls if and when covered by A Static Lullaby, August Burns Red (their cover of "Baby One More Time" sounds like angry indigestion) and Mayday Parade respectively. (There's also the third type -- the closeted pop fan who'll only listen to pop on someone else's iPod.)
Hellooo, feelings! Mayday Parade's got a new Mark Staubach-directed (Gym Class Heroes, The Academy Is...) clip, and it is one serious tear-jerker. "Miserable At Best" is a gut-wrenching break-up ballad with no punches pulled. Just look at these brutal lyrics:
"Let's not pretend that you're alone tonight (I know he's there)
You're probably hanging out and making eyes (While across the room, he stares)
I bet he gets the nerve to walk the floor and ask my girl to dance...
And she'll say yes."
ROUGH. But wait a minute... Doesn't this all look a little familiar? YES IT DOES! Were you alive in 1996 when Counting Crows dropped that mega-ton of heartache called "Long December" on the unsuspecting world? Let's review... Bad break-up, sad times, getting over it, band singing in the snow while interludes tell the story of a love gone wrong with a raven-haired beauty... The songs even sound alike!
Does this mean that the grocery store hottie in the Mayday Parade video is gonna be the star of the next Friends? Does this mean that "Jamie All Over" is the new "Mr. Jones?" Time will tell, Buzz-ards. Time will tell. For now, watch both videos (CC after the jump) at the same time and see if you can even tell them apart!
Confession time! We've been obsessing over The Maine ever since their debut album, Can't Stop, Won't Stop dropped this past July. Partially cause of their killer guitar riffs, laid-back indie rock style and Boys Like Girls-like harmonies -- and partially cause of shaggy-haired lead singer-slash-hottie, John O'Callaghan. (Gah!)
And since we haven't had a chance to catch the guys on their cross-country pilgrimage -- a.k.a. the Compromising of Integrity, Morality and Principles in Exchange for Money tour -- we figured we'd have them send us a little update from the road. (BONUS: This means The Maine (or at least their tour manager) officially knows our email address!)
Check out these pics of the band tearing it up on tour, then read on to find out why John's simultaneously plugging prez-to-be Barack Obama -- and calling this the "absolute best tour" ever.
The guys from Mayday Parade have no misgivings about who they are: "I'm a straight-up dork, I'm a nerd" insists lead singer Derek Sanders. "We walk around the streets of New York City and talk about how similar it is to "Grand Theft Auto IV."
Of course, it's not like they just sit around playing video games (or talking about playing video games) all the time. Occasionally, they also play music! Plus, "We also, like hang out, relax and like, read a book or like, watch TV"
And speaking of, like, watching TV, it's time to make like Mayday and check out this video interview with the band. Bonus: Not only will you learn about how the self-made rockers -- and potential VMA nominees -- kicked their career into high gear, but you'll also get a chance to download their crazy Vegas adventure, "Jamie All Over."
Fortunately for us, watching the fun-loving MP gang lose big at the card tables is a hell of a lot more gratifying than draining your checking account because you "just had a feeling" about roulette.
Mayday Parade kept the threats and intimidation factor contained to their breakthrough video, "When I Get Home, You're So Dead" -- maybe that's why they kept their plea for a VMA nomination ultimatum-free. (Thanks for backing off, dudes.)
Check out their bandmade video below, and watch the video that's currently swimming in the pool of other eligible videos, hoping to be nominated for a Best Rock Video and Video of the Year VMA. (Vote now!)
Elvis may have left the building, but fellow Tennessee upstarts Mayday Parade are just getting started. Last week, we saw the punk fivesome combine angsty, Panic at the Disco-style harmonies with Vegasy flair, and now they're bringing new meaning to the term "choke hold" in their MTV photoshoot.
There are two types of punk and pop-punk fans -- those who'd rather be caught dead than caught listen to 
