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TYLER DUKE
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NEWW!-- i'm tyler. post hardcore and pop punk make me smile. i love driving. cities are wonderful places. new york city and pittsburgh are my favorite. i want to visit seattle, chicago, and los angeles. writing and singing are great. i spend a lot of time doing both. i love talking to people. seeing the similarities and differences between us all remind me how unique each one of us is. making people laugh brings me joy. i enjoy life. i love going to concerts. i love it when a warm, summer breeze blow against my face and through my hair. california intrigues me. i'd love to visit/move there someday. music is something i am very passionate about. my goal to be an a&r for a record label. underOATH and Fall Out Boy are my favorite bands. i don't care what you think about them. i listen to the music i like regardless of what other people think. you should to. be true to yourself, and be real with people. i like starry, night skies. my favorite live bands are Family Force 5, The Cab, and We Are the Fury. i'm trying to buy a prius. i like them plus they get great gas mileage. i want to make a difference in people's lives.
my blogging site: http://tylerduke.tumblr.com/
a new blog site
i have a new site where i blog. this does not mean i won't continue to blog on here. most of my posts will be on this site:
http://tylerduke.tumblr.com/
The answer to the question.
i just asked my friend a question i think deserves a blog. why is almost all the great pop punk music circa 2005 and earlier? i know there are some good bands around today; even some from that time period are still making good music. maybe what i mean to say is why did everything become so watered down? at least it appears that way. bands from a few years ago weren't afraid to scream on a song or play a little heavier pop punk that wouldn't be played on pop radio. it seems like everything has a pattern now. all aiming for one goal... radio. if i were to play you two or three songs from today's scene, could you even tell the artists apart? they look and sound the same. i'm not saying there is anything wrong with being on the radio. there isn't. just don't conform your music just to sell a few records. i have problem when a band makes music to make money. no, i'm not saying a band can't/shouldn't make money. after all, it is a job. however, your goal when starting a band SHOULD NOT be money, fame, girls, or any of the other perks that come with being in band. it should be about one thing. THE MUSIC. something so logical it baffles my mind when anything else is placed before the passion for music. seriously, if your reason of being in a band is something other than that, do the world a favor, and quit while you're ahead. when did fashion decide to butt its head into the scene? quit trying to dress a certain way. be yourself! stand out for the crowd by not being just another clone. i'm also not saying you can't change your sound over time. if an artist continued to release the same record every time that would get stale. i think bands should stay true to themselves. what does that mean? well i think that's for each individual band to decide. i'm not nor is anyone else on the outside in your band. we don't know the reasons, but the members do. they know the reasons for the things they are doing. lastly, if you're gonna do the whole band thing... PLAY LIVE! i'd rather see a sucky band that played horrible over a band that faked a show ANY DAY! i miss the small clubs. the sort of family unit in the scene if you will. where bands would play and people would go nuts for the whole show. where people were tired and covered in sweat because they didn't stop moving the entire show. i miss meeting the bands after the show, not because, "omg!!! they are sooo hawt!!," but because you wanted to tell them they played their hearts out on the stage. where you could have a conversation with someone around the same age as you instead of getting checked out by someone that's not out of middle school yet. don't think what i'm saying is true? look around at the next concert you go to. heck, look at the front page of purevolume or myspace. how many of those bands are gonna be around or even remembered in two, three years? don't be another copy of a copy. thank you.
please listen to my song of the night on itunes or some other music listening service. its message rings true for yesterday, today, and forever.
song of the night- "Defined By Your Desire" Don't Look Down
My Top 3
here are my top three reasons why i enjoyed this weekend:
1. penn state moved up to #3 in the poll. what a crazy weekend for games. thankfully penn state demolished wisconsin to move a step closer to that numba one spot and a shot at the title.
2. copeland's you are my sunshine. i've always liked copeland, but i really hated their last record, eat, sleep, repeat. i downloaded this only because copeland put it out. what a great record! from front to back it's great. i'll be at best buy to pick up my copy on tuesday along with the matrix on blu-ray.
3. zooey deschanel's voice. this weekend i remembered her singing in elf. when i first heard her voice it blew my mind. i like how it's kind of a throwback to yesteryear. so i downloaded the song from elf for my christmas playlist and also she & him, the group she's in.
name drop of tha dizzle- Zooey Deschanel
song of the day- "Sleep" Copeland
(No Title Can Describe)
what a beautiful day outside! the foliage was tinged with the colors of autumn under a blue sky. the breeze had a slight chill to it; a balance with the warm sun. it's days like this that make me want to drive with a permanent pair of sunglasses welded to my face for hours. i had to hold myself back from driving to pittsburgh. i don't even know what i would have done there. probably just drive. the song highlight of the whole day has been "everlong" by the foo fighters. it just complimented it so well. i've been on a roll with lyrics recently. later tonight after the office i'll kick back with a cup of coffee and see what reveals itself on the pages.
song of the day- "Everlong" Foo Fighters
name drop of the day- Joe Paterno
Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.
that is one of my favorite lyrics. this weekend has been great. why? i feel that i've done a variety of things. i didn't get stuck in a rut of doing just one or two things. the steelers won twice and penn state won. i had an awesome playlist this week. i started watching freak and geeks which has one of the best casts in a show ever. i could go on and on, but i'll just say i've been really happy. here's what i've been listening to:
"Another Way to Die" Alicia Keys & Jack White
"Light On" David Cook
"Do You Feel" The Rocket Summer
"Seven Nation Army" The White Stripes
"Icky Thump" The White Stripes
"She's a Handsome Woman" Panic! at the Disco
"Holiday" Green Day
"For Reasons Unknown" The Killers
"Where It's At" Beck
"The Piano Knows Something I Don't Know" Panic! at the Disco
"That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed)" Panic! at the Disco
"I Don't Care" Fall Out Boy
Part 2
i feel ready to change the world. i feel ready to make a difference even in the smallest of ways. this is one of my favorite songs of all time. it motivates me beyond what words can describe. the video is brilliant. check out the link to watch it. the lyrics are posted below as well. credit to Bryce Avery. read their beauty and let the message resonate in your mind. we all can make a difference in some way
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX-Vfpen_EE
I'm thinking about other things I heard about today
All this week and tomorrow
And how these hands can create some better things a better ring
but you see for now I got my own things
I can't help it
I got too many issues I own
So I cannot help I'm afraid, yeah
But keep on preaching, preaching and heal the world
Lip service makes us look great
Do you feel
The weight of the world singing sorrow
Or do you is it just not real
Cause you got your things
Yeah we all have our things I guess
I guess my mind wanders off
from time to time
Sometimes I convince myself
that all is fine in the world
It's not mine
Why should I
have to try
to fix things I didn't create or contrive
Do you feel
The weight of the world singing sorrow
Or do you is it just not real
Cause you got your own things
Yeah we all so many things
Have the habits
Had you
Has it been for long
Can you feel the souls behind what's going on
Do you feel
The weight of the world singing sorrow
Or do you is it just not real
Cause you got your own things
Yeah we all our own things
[x2]
Do you feel
The weight of the world singing sorrow
Or do you is it just not real
Cause you got your things
Yeah we all so many things
And I can get past these things
Ohh
betty
wow i havnt been on here in ages ha uhm im not up to
much ehhh just at schoool LOL you?
posted 2 weeks ago
A suicidal Tragedy (Not in use)
I missss you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:O reply to me!!!
posted Oct 02
Sound Of Silence 777
Yep, I know what you mean! That'd be cool if they did
another one like Kountry Gentleman, with their
goofiness and all. :D I saw some of the Steelers game
on tv! Only because there was absolutely nothing else
to watch. ;D Did they win?
posted Sep 13
xxpunk princessxx
Hey, yesterday i went to see Final Destination 3D with
my friend Sean (: it was CRAZY tbh, i kept jumping
every second at the stuff flying towards me. I know its
had bad reviews but i enjoyed it! Then we went for
chinese & nearly ran outta money but got free prawn
crackers which was lovely. Its kinda bad tho watching
those films tho cuz im already a very paranoid and
worring person so to think the slitest thing can kill
you :| it only really gets me for a day or two after
then im back to star gazing whilst crossing the road &
being my old daydreaming self haha. How about yourself?
posted Sep 12
Taylor Ann
that sounds like fun :) so whats up mister?
posted Sep 11
Aurora
from the top of my head i have a couple beatles, queen,
tom petty and the heartbreakers, the beach boys, billy
joel and lots of david bowie records.
posted Sep 08
Sound Of Silence 777
Coolness! I'm glad you got to see them! Let's see, my
summer was alright, nothing too extraordinary. In June
I think it was, I considered going to Atlanta Fest to
see FF5, but it didn't work out. :/ Have you seen the
new FF5 Dance or Die music video? Well, they do this
awesome dance routine thingy at the end of the video,
and my sis and I have been trying to learn it over the
summer. Yep, we're hardcore FF5 fans. ;D It's
ridiculous though, I don't see how they do it! But I'm
not a natural dancer like they are, so yeah. Our
muscles have been sore, and of course we'll never be as
good as the FF5 guys, but we're trying our best. It's
been fun. :) Oh and I start school tomorrow! :P 11th
grade...yay. Advanced Math AND chemistry! Double yay!
NOT! xD
posted Sep 07
Taylor Ann
it went away :D my friend came over and gave me
something to take and ohh myyy it felt like i was on
cloud nine lol. where do you work?
posted Sep 07