Jon says:

new?

DontXBlink says:

who is maylene and the suns of disaster? -_-

Manuel says:

VOTE MYRIAD. Unfortunately, I’m at work, so I can’t vote for either.

sam30 says:

yeah…what is it the kids are saying these days? oh right…THAT IS WACK!

grant says:

lol…seriously….they’re “new” to that market. you guys and your indie “street cred”. you’re missing the point. the point is that maylene’s been nominated for an award by mtv and hopefully they’ll win it and open up more people to their music by doing so. geez, get over yourselves…i wonder what it’s like for you all at night when you’re trying to look yourselves in the mirror and see if there’s any integrity left.

HayngMan3000# says:

*Not Album, But Song.
Silly Me.

Colt says:

“grant > everybody else”

Cheerleader. :)

Sam30 says:

grant – saying things about someone’s integrity is a pretty big call to make from a few comments on a website.
i don’t want to start an argument, but i think you also might be missing the point.
by calling a band “new” when they’ve been around for a while, you’re making light of the time they’ve taken to hone their sound, and actually get good enough to be taken seriously. it kinda creates this perception that you don’t have to work hard for anything anymore, that if you form a band then you’re going to “make it”.
it’s not that i think every artist should remain underground, it’s that mtv shouldn’t just pounce on whatever happens to be cool and call it “new”. if bands have worked hard for the recognition, they should be touted as a band that has worked their way up, not a new sensation that appeared out of nowhere.

grant says:

omg, sam! thanks for reminding me that maylene’s done a ton of hard work. what was i thinking??? i totally wasn’t there back in the day circa 2004/2005 when they posted a demo to their myspace and dallas did an interview with hm mag as they checked up on him to see how things we’re going while he was working a real 9 to 5 job. and they (hm) did the shoutout thing about maylene.

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no, you’re missing the point. who honestly cares that we know it alls were there way back when maylene was playing rinky dink shows in legion halls without stages on crappy sound systems? there’s a real arrogance that the indie scene has about ourselves in terms of “we were there and they were not” that is really pointless and makes us come off as pretentious jerks. case in point, kimberly’s statement. i don’t know her personally, but it’s not the fault of any kid who hasn’t been exposed to maylene yet for whatever reason, but will be exposed to them through something like mtv. maylene’s just now legitimately breaking through to the next level and for that market THEY ARE NEW.

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i mean, honestly, all of us sometimes come off as that jerk in freshman level college courses that’s always raising their hand to point out something they think is just gonna WOW everyone else in class. who cares? just sit back and enjoy the ride and maybe, just maybe, dallas taylor and maylene will be recognized for all that hard work.

(btw, there’s no need to reply to this. i’ve come and set you all straight. you can now rest easy knowing that it’s alright to be that indie guy and keep your mouth shut at the same time. things are cool. let’s all be like fonzy and just be cool, baby. good day.)

Jon says:

wow. sorry bout that.

the new comment wasnt trying to collectively say “the scene has known about those bands for years”

It was a dig at mtv. yes im glad that mtv gives bands attention and helps bands we like get a bigger follow. what makes me mad is that MTV never finds actual new bands and helps them out. the bands have to work for years and the small websites and street teams and fans and small time reviewers all work hard to give the bands exposure and then years later mtv comes along and gives those same bands way more exposure with little effort. when MTV goes to indie concerts and listens to bands play songs off their first album and gets them onto tv, then I will be impressed.

we do all the groundwork and mtv takes all the credit. this isnt about me or any one individually. this is about my displeasure with how bad the media sucks at giving talented indie bands a chance.

Jon

One Crushing Blow says:

Don’t know you personally* That’s what I meant.

HayngMan3000# says:

I Love Everyone.

Sam30 says:

grant – look i didn’t mean to offend you, and your tone sounds like you got really riled up about the whole thing.

if you’re saying that we should all chill about it an let it take its course, that’s cool. your delivery could use some work though.

cheers.

grant says:

tyler, they all get on my nerves.

sam, it’s the net. get over it. cool?

i certainly hope maylene wins though.

Admiral Tobias says:

Hey OCB, let’s see how many bowling ball impacts a Brandon Jones arachnid can survive the impact of.

sam30 says:

new zealand my friend. i thought that you would have known that already. i talk about it all the time…
it’s down the bottom of the world, near australia, where hobbits and orcs live in harmony.

tyler h says:

NO, YOU CHILL, ALEXM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:)

One Crushing Blow says:

No…Brandon…I got bored and put my name as Dallas. hahahahaha.

nate says:

Tyler rules for that anchorman reference.

You woke the bears, why did you do that?!