Ok, I am up early working but was reading some shit online that made me wanna write here.

First things first. Dan has finally come up with a decent band for me to check out, he went to the Give It A Name festival and saw Paramore and told me to check them out. Watch their video for 'Pressure' here and tell me that you aren't in love with the singer. i'll know you're lying.

I am pretty sure that this is the first new band that dan has discovered since New Found Glory that I hadn't already heard of...fortunately she is hot enough to make it worth the wait.

I heart pop-emo. i'm a sucker for it.

ok, onto what i actually wanted to talk about. bands....surprising huh? we live in a small town in the south-east of england, and due to what we do for a living we meet a lot of people in bands, we know a lot of bands in the area and our friends tell us about bands that they have checked out. But, what i still find crazy, is how many of them want to do it as a career, and how few of them are actually working to make that happen.

I am pretty sure that we will be running a label of some size within the next few years, working with other bands to get them more exposure. I wouldn't even consider taking on/working with a band that wasn't working hard to gain more exposure. So many of them seem content to stick some songs on a MySpace page and sit back and wait. Don't ever pretend that it's all about the music. You and I both know that acts with average music have gained international fame with good marketing.

Please god, if you are in band and want to make it a job. Get your fucking shit together and make something happen. anything.

while i'm on the subject, i am also sick of fake-ass modesty and pretend humility. confidence is everything. when i meet someone who mentions early-on in the conversation that they are in a band, my first question is often "are you guys any good?". Cue the awkward shuffle, the staring at their feet and the little smile, "well, you know, we try our best". fuck that. i'm gonna be honest, unless the next words out your mouth are "hell yeah, we rock..." (followed by a quick bio and a list of your next plans) then i've pretty much already written off your band. i am not alone in this. talk a big game, and if you can, play it too.

I think that's about it for my ranting this morning. Thank you to everyone who spoke to me on MSN the other day, i've been on for the first time in ages. If you are an idiot, I will block you, so play nice.

trust me, you're looking good little girl.

Max.