The men of New Found Glory are not taking this whole Twilight/New Moon/Vampire Diaries revolution lying down.
No, the South Floridian pop-punk mainstays are countering star-crossed love with some good ol' fashion blood and guts and zombies and demons in the vein of old-school horror master Sam Raimi (Evil Dead, Drag Me To Hell...and some movies about a man who's also a spider) and George Romero (Night/Dawn Of The Dead).
"Don't Let Her Pull You Down" is from New Found Glory's Not Without A Fight album, which was released earlier this year. You say Twilight, NFG says backlash.
Does it mean I'm a real adult if the name "Rock The Deuce" has stopped making me giggle but continues to take my mind to the gutter, calmly and objectively? "Rock The Deuce," my inner monologue goes, "I guess that means 'Poop... Awesomely.' Okay." Am I a grown-up? Probably not. There's no way this tangent will make it past Tamar.
Something tells me that the humor in that title -- "Rock The Deuce" -- isn't lost on New Found Glory, who recently hosted the show. Among other things, the chronically self-deprecating smart-asses declare themselves superheroes, show off a customized Snuggie that Haley from Paramore sent them and go on about the hotness of her bandmate Josh (sound familiar?). How can a band so sarcastic not be thinking to themselves, "Hmmm... deuce...?"
But it's not all jokes. There comes a time in every episode of "Rock The Deuce" when a band gets down to business. In this edition, New Found Glory get serious about the literal physical pain of shooting their most recent video, "Listen To Your Friends." They also take a moment to show off their ringtones and list a few of their favorite new bands (e.g. Trapped Under Ice, Fireworks, Wolves In The Throne Room, Tombs and Matt & Kim).
Finally, New Found Glory get down to what "Rock The Deuce" is all about and play their favorite new videos. Among them: Rise Against, My Chemical Romance, Lil Wayne, Mastodon and -- don't judge -- New Found Glory! Stream the entire New Found Glory episode of "Rock The Deuce" below. And please, don't think too much about what it might mean.
Tags Fireworks, Lil Wayne, Mastodon, Matt And Kim, My-Chemical-Romance, New Found Glory, Paramore, Rise Against, Tombs, Trapped Under Ice, Wolves In The Throne Room
On "Listen To Your Friends," the brand-new Mark Hoppus-produced single, New Found Glory team up with old buddy / video director Meiert Avis ("Failure's Not Flattering," "All Downhill From Here") for what is easily their most dramatic offering ever.
Avis transforms the first single from the album of the same name into an all-out royal rumble, complete with fully-developed alter egos, over-the-top title cards, and bikini babes between rounds. Almost better suited to Guns 'n Roses' "Get In The Ring," the hilariously grisly clip pits the topless, costumed NFG boys against ferocious amateur wrestlers. Even if you're not into wrestling, it's pretty much guaranteed that the topless-ness will bring you back to this video over and over again.
Oh, plus the song's bangin', in case you're into music or whatever... Look:
(Credit: Candice Lawler)
Forever the Sickest Kids? More like forever the chillest kids. Despite the fact that their shows pack more explosive energy than a drum of gas and a blow torch, in person, the Dallas dudes are more laidback than Ashley Dupre. And way more talented.
Watch FTSK discuss New Found Glory, Underdog Alma Mater, Bob Dylan, and the time they accidentally soaked an audience in their own peepee.
+ Plus: Forever the Sickest Kids get all pizza-face.
Wow. Paramore has only been the MTV Artist Of The Week for not even like two days now and already we've received pure love for putting the band on air, pure vitriol for comparing Hayley to Avril (dudes, chill: their voices ARE similar; think "I'm With You", not "Sk8tr Boi," okay?), plenty of mixed messages for comparing them to early No Doubt (Not couture Gwen! Think "Spiderwebs," people -- can you not imagine Hayley wailing to that?) and some indirect marriage proposals for Hayley. And a few for Josh too. We'll make sure they get those.
In more Paramore news, they were just in the dirty Jersey last week, where they made a guest appearance on fellow Warped Tourmates' New Found Glory's new video, "Kiss Me," off their upcoming compilation cover album, From The Screen To Your Stereo 2, the follow-up album to their 2000 EP. It's out September 18. With both bands in the video, how could it be anything but awesome?
Check out photos from the shoot, including your girl Hayley giving out some high-fives, here. And you're welcome.
