Fall Out Boy Tries To Fly

I saw Fall Out Boy on SNL this week. These guys are total tools. It's obvious after hearing them live that they were completely processed and "Pro-Tooled" in the studio. The chunky guy whith the funny hat who sings was so far off key it made my dog cover his ears. The one guitarist was on an all out pose fest and played like shit.

Plus I hate their stupid hats that everyone wears now. LAME!

Here's a story about how they tried to be all cool and underground at a "secret" show at the Knitting Factory in NYC. Its from Punk Bands.com.


I normally don't like the way MTV handles news about it's top artists, but their tongue in cheek story about Fall Out Boy's "secret" club gig in NYC deserves a mention. Not only do the following quotes speak volumes about the music channel itself but also how underground music has become a major selling tool for a fashion and trend obsessed mainstream.

"by the time Fall Out took the tiny stage at the Knitting Factory on Friday, the excitement in the crowd was palpable (and the preteen screeches ear-splitting). Each and every raccoon-eyed girl and angular-haired guy in the audience believed that they were part of something underground, something that the cheerleaders and jocks had no idea was happening. Judging by the number of cell phones held aloft, the goal was to make those cheerleaders and jocks very jealous at school on Monday (or at least score some sweet pics for their blogs)."

"About the only un-slick, unscripted moment came at set's end, as Wentz climbed to the Knitting Factory's upper balcony and prepared to take a plunge into the waiting arms of the crowd. The only problem was the crowd didn't quite seem to know what to do, and as Wentz leapt, fans only sort of caught him, and he went "down, down" (hard) to the concrete floor... It was almost like he couldn't wait to read what the message boards were gonna say about it. And he was probably already formulating his response."

Of course no MTV news article would be complete without the metaphorical dick sucking of one of their top artists, but overall, it looks like the channel knows how disposible most "pop" artists are and isn't afraid to make snarky remarks about it.