youtube_slash <-- other weirdos who write and read fic about vloggers. See, I’m not alone! ;)

Relatedly: I’m embarrassed to admit how much I enjoy watching Michael Aranda’s iPhone vlogs of him, Charlie and Alex doing incredibly banal things (jogging, grocery shopping, visiting the post office). *chinhands* I find it stupidly endearing the way Michael prefaces ( Read more... )

I will be super interested to see how Empires' transition to charging for their music goes. I hope they post, like, statistics about it and stuff (they won't... LOL). From a business perspective, I think Empires (who, in case you don't know, have previously given their songs away for free and only charge for their shows/merch) are a fascinating ( Read more... )

Cheesy dance remixes of songs that probably shouldn't be remixed are a guilty pleasure of mine, anyway, but this one is legitimately awesome, so I must share it. The angsty rock of Empires, transformed into... Metro Station. YEAH. :D!

Empires - All Night Long (Gods of Fashion remix) (sendspace, 10mb)

In exciting news: William Beckett revealed that Empires are supporting The Academy Is: Highschool Beffies Edition on some tour dates soon. I cannot stress enough how much this blew my tiny mind, because I'm apparently still slightly insane when it comes to all things Tom Conrad.

( creepy musings about Tom, William, Mike )

( first thoughts on TAI - Fast Times At Barrington High )

God, this song is beautiful. I do love an epic piano ballad. *swoony sigh* And I am continually surprised and enthralled by the nuances of Sean Van Vleet's voice.

Empires - Stunned (to download: "music" + "allnightlong")

If you have somehow missed my, ahem, subtle hints: you can download 15 more Empires songs FOR FREE here. What have you got to ( Read more... )

Huh. It seems that 90% of the bandom people who write Empires fic have formed a secret cabal and locked up all their fic. I mean, I know why (prying eyyyyyes!). It's still annoying, though. When there are 8 fanfics in the fandom, total, and you can't read 5 of them, that... sucks.

It's okay, I'll write my own fic. One day, Sean fanboyed Tom's band ( Read more... )

Last day at my non-job today. First day at my Real Job on Monday. Eep!

You know what's a really weird word? Scrumping. Scrumping.

I'm still listening to Empires' Howl almost non-stop. I've mentioned it twice already, but I'll mention it a third time: if you're looking for some really good music for FREE, go download. 'Modern Love' has emerged as ( Read more... )

( scattered thoughts on Empires' Howl )

Squee! I had almost forgotten! Today is Empires day!

Go download Empires' album FOR FREE. Everyone loves good (FREE) rock music, right?