Christmas

It's been cool to hear some new songs this holiday season I hadn't heard before by some bands you might think unlikely to cover a Christmas tune.

My Chemical Romance did their take of Mariah Carey's "All I want for Christmas is You."

Too Late Lucy

Too Late Lucy are a 6-piece, Brass driven Pop Punk, Ska, Rock Band from the London area England, Formed in early 2008 they are just finishing off a strong set of fast paced music which they will bring to the London music scene next year.

Already they have performed in the internationally acclaimed Roots Festival that took place in North East India in May 2008, becoming the first UK band to perform in the North East and the first UK Unsigned Band to play in India.

This provided the band with the chance to perform their material in front of audiences of up to 20,000 people at every show. The Festival was also covered by Myspace India, Rolling Stone Magazine, the New York Times, GQ Magazine and a documentary on this years festival was aired on India's Zcafe channel on July 5th!

Currently back in the studio, listen out for Too Late Lucy in early 2009!

Just some random hot guys

How to Spot a Goth

1. Hair - Goths will have jet black or crappy, home-dyed hair. Nothing else explains their inner turmoil like dyed hair. Often times, Goths will become so non-conformist or burnt out on the image that they'll let their roots show. Warning: These Goths are the bitchiest.

2. Shallowness - Goths love white pancake makeup. They also love spending time on making makeup spider webs, blood trails, or some other stupid shit to express their devotion to the cause. Goths also love colored contact lenses. Everyone knows albino eyes rock! Seriously, though, for people who want to be known as Goths are the most shallow people I know, even more than their archenemy, "Preps."

3. Piercing and Lobe Stretching - This one's too easy. No one, and I mean no one, can defend it. It's just stupid.

4. Clothing - Black, silver accessories, or stupid neon-colored rave shit. Shops only at Hot Topic and Spencers.

5. Talking - Goths love death, dying, blood, vampires, paranormal, black, magic, depression, Anne Rice, cutting themselves, etc. stupid shit. Anyone you find talking about any the former or something similar will identify as at least accepting Goths, if not, more likely, identifying as one.

6. Entertainment/Hobbies - Raves, Anne Rice, Stephen King, Joy Division, Bauhaus, Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, Tibetan Book of the Dead (the band), cutting themselves, sitting in clusters, smoking, orgies, dying their muff, writing shitty poetry, drawing pictures of anguish and darkness, being "enlightened," not giving a shit about what anyone else thinks (except other Goths), being "non-conformist," parading at amusement parks just to see people's double takes (Forty bucks for just that. I've seen it more than once.), threatening suicide, inhabiting the Internet, writing stupid quizzes, and, most of all, leading shitty existences.

7. Likes/Hates - Likes everything Goth. Hates everything not Goth.
8. Types: All Goths fall in at least two of the categories.
Vampire Goth - Obsessed with Vampire: The Masquerade and Anne Rice. Either identifies self as an actual vampire or as a sanguarian. A sanguarian is a person who believes they actually need to drink blood to stay alive. I wonder how these dipshits made it through childhood in the first place.

Differences between Emo's and Goth's

Emo Hair Styles

What an emo style is varies for each person wearing it, and the exact same style worn by one individual may be an emo look, but if worn by someone else it may be considered goth or punk. In general, however, emo styles do share certain characteristics.

Most emo styles have bangs.

• Rich, deep colors, such as black or deep brunette shades, often including hair highlights in stark contrasts or unusual shades. Black hair, for example, may be highlighted with white accents, vibrant red streaks, orange tones, or any other shade the individual prefers. At the same time, any color that is bold and vibrant can be considered an emo look, such as white hair with pink or blue accents.

 

• Loose styles that typically are not restrained by hair accessories or elaborate coifs. Emotion, after all, cannot be restrained, and most emo styles are loose as well, though heavy hair products may be needed to style the look.
• Long bangs that may be worn obscuring the eye (left or right is up to the individual’s preference) or swept to the side. Bangs may also be straight across the forehead, but are generally longer than for other hair styles, and not every emo style has bangs.

 

• A certain, deliberately messy look that reflects the individual’s personal style. Emo hair styles are popular with teens, and teenage emotions are rarely straightforward and clearly defined. To reflect those emotions, an emo style may be somewhat unruly, and in fact, many teens who wear emo styles will change their look from day to day to reflect their current state of mind.

Muse

Muse are an English rock band formed in Teignmouth, Devon in 1994 under the alias of Rocket Baby Dolls. The band comprises Matthew Bellamy (vocals, guitar and piano), Christopher Wolstenholme (bass guitar and backing vocals) and Dominic Howard (drums and percussion). Muse blend alternative, hard rock, progressive rock, classical music and electronica, which combine to make a new sub genre called, New Prog.

Muse are known best for their energetic and visually dazzling live performances and on June 16th & 17th, 2007 became the first band to sell out the newly built Wembley Stadium in London . Muse have released four studio albums. Their first, Showbiz was released in 1999, followed by Origin of Symmetry in 2001 and Absolution in 2003. The most recent, Black Holes & Revelations (2006), was also the most critically acclaimed, garnering the band a Mercury Prize nomination and a third place finish in the NME Albums of the Year list for 2006^. Muse have won various awards throughout their career including 5 MTV Europe Music Awards, 5 Q Awards, 4 NME Awards and 2 Brit Awards.

The Emo Song / The Goth Song

Here are two random videos, the first is The Emo Song and the second is I'm so Goth

Chiodos

Chiodos (pronounced /tʃiːˈoʊdoʊs/ chee-OH-dose, as lead singer Craig Owens stated himself while being interviewed by Alternative Press (Alternative Press Podcast #18) is a six-member Post-Hardcore band from Davison, Michigan. Originally known as "The Chiodos Bros" the band's name was a tribute to filmmakers Baldwin, Henery, and Edward Chiodo, responsible for the movie Killer Klowns from Outer Space.

Their second full length album, Bone Palace Ballet, was released in North America on September 4, 2007 and debuted at number 5 on the Billboard 200 and number 1 on Top Independent Albums. The international release date for the album was September 4, 2007.

Kissing Emo's

Just came across a couple of great pics of Emo's kissing.

Gerard Way

Gerard Arthur Way (born April 9, 1977 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American musician who has served as frontman, lead vocalist and co-founder of the band My Chemical Romance since its formation in 2001. He currently lives in West New York, New Jersey.

At the age of 15, Gerard was held up at gun point, as stated in a recent Rolling Stones article: "I got held up with a .357 Magnum, [I] had a gun pointed to my head and [was] put on the floor, execution-style." The incident did not, however, impinge on his views of the world. He went on to say that "no matter how ugly the world gets or how stupid it shows me it is, I always have faith."

Random Emo Videos

Just thought I would post a couple of random videos of hot emo guys.

Panic at the Disco not Emo!

Snger Brendon Urie explained they found the label insulting, and didn't want to be pigeon-holed as just an emo band.
“It’s ignorant! The stereotype is guys that are weak and have failing relationships write about how sad they are. If you listen to our songs, not one of them has that tone," he declared.

Criss Angel

Christopher Nicholas Sarantakos (born December 19, 1967), better known by his stage name Criss Angel is an American magician, musician, mentalist, hypnotist, escapologist, stunt performer, and actor. He is best known for starring in his own television show, Criss Angel Mindfreak.

 

Angel was the featured guest star on CSI: NY on February 28, 2007 in an episode titled "Sleight Out of Hand" as the character of Luke Blade, a famous magician whose assistants die in unusual ways that are strangely related to the illusions he performs in the episode.  In the episode, he performed three illusions (being sawed in half, being set on fire, and a version of his "Submerged" illusion).

 

Angel's more notable television appearances include but are not limited to Las Vegas, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, as well as VH1's Rock Honors Awards performing and introducing legendary Honoree Ozzy Osbourne. In June 2007, Angel appeared on the cover of the DUB Magazine. He also appeared on CNN's Larry King Live on July 12, 2007 and October 30, 2007. On June 8, 2007, he stated on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson that Richiardi was one of his greatest influences.

Criss has just signed for a film version of the depression-era comic strip Mandrake The Magician. Written by Lee Falk, the story centers on a magician with hypnotic powers and a penchant for fighting mad scientists and criminal king-pins. Criss' role is Mandrake's father. Mandrake will/has start(ed) shooting in March of this year.

Dougie Poynter

Here is Dougie Poynter from the pop group McFly

 

McFly is one of the most popular british pop groups, with lots of hit singles and hit albums they are definately not a group that has been a one hit wonder.  For those of you that have never heard McFly here is a video of one of their songs.  All the band members are hot, and I am bound to post images of them all over the coming months.

This video is a cover of Don't Stop Me Now, recorded for Sports Relief in the UK.

Hot Emo Boys Kissing

I think emo boys kissing is just so hot.  And I know for a fact lots of you do as well.  So here is a selection of some hot emo guys kissing.

Hot, sexy and kissing.

I wonder how many Emo guys actually really kiss properly.  We all know they sometimes do it for fun, but how many use tounges?  It would be interesting to find out.  

Hot Tattoo's!

Since posting about guys being hot with tattoo's, I have found some more even hotter pics than before.

Naked boys with tattoo's.  Doesn't get better than that.  Well it does.  But it will do.

Guys with crosses are so damn sexy.

The guy above has a sexy tattoo on his wrist.  

Hot and Sexy

Well this blog is all about alternative guys and so far I have featured Goths and Emo guys, so how about some hot sexy punks?

I was looking through the web earlier, so many people label emo guys as punks.  They obviously have no idea.  The guy about could sort of be goth, but is definately more punk.

Would you class the guy above as punk?  Well not really, but he is sort off.

A punk rock group!  So they are technically all punks, but if you look at them, you couldn't really class them all as punks.  But well we can't have it all. 

Emo Hair, A few tips to help you get perfect hair

1. Grow your hair out; the front and side parts so they cover a good portion of your face. Some people grow out the back. If it's short in the back, you can spike it up with gel, but this looks tacky if it gets too long.

1. Layer your hair. Get long layers about half way down your hair, and short the rest of the way up. (If you're a guy don't worry about layering your hair, unless you want to.)
2. Straighten your hair, with either an iron or gel. If your hair is wavy, just use hairspray/gel to weigh it down. Or, you can use what are known as 'emo weights.' Not being the actual name, these clips come in difference sizes and different types for different purposes, but actual go under a layer of your hair to weight it down. New types exist that do things such as hold it up, or spiral it.

1. Dye your hair black and maybe add some red or blond streaks.
2. Flip your hair upside down and blow-dry it. It doesn't matter if it is dry already, the heat just accentuates the layers in your hair.
3. Accessorize your hair, once you're happy with the color and style. Bows are always your best choice, along with other funky hair clips. Don't forget the eyeliner! Girls can never have too much. If you're a guy, go moderate on the eyeliner and forget accessories.

1. Leave your hair just everywhere like it is in the morning. Mostly works great! If you have short emo-ish hair you may want to spike it or just mess with it after your morning shower.

What is an Emo?

I posted the definition of a Goth so how about a definition of what is an emo.  My opinion of what is emo and yours are most likely different, so lets just see what wikipedia say!

Starting in the mid-1990s, the term emo began to refer to the indie scene that followed the influences of Fugazi, which itself was an offshoot of the first wave of emo. Bands including Sunny Day Real Estate and Texas Is the Reason had a more indie rock style of emo, more melodic and less chaotic.

The so-called "indie emo" scene survived until the late 1990s, as many of the bands either disbanded or shifted to mainstream styles. As the remaining indie emo bands entered the mainstream, newer bands began to emulate the mainstream style. As a result, the term "emo" became a vaguely defined identifier rather than a specific genre of music.

Can guys be cute if they have tattoo's

Someone was saying the other day that guys can't be cute if they have tattoo's.  What planet do some people live on?  Of course guys with tattoo's can be cute and I am going to prove it by posting some of them here.

There is so many hot guys to choose with tattoo's, so you may not like my particular selection this time, but don't worry there will be lots more.

 

What is a Goth?

Different people have different definitions for Goth's.  Well this is what wikipedia thinks a goth is, and they are normally right.

The goth subculture is a contemporary subculture found in many countries. It began in the United Kingdom during the early 1980s in the gothic rock scene, an offshoot of the post-punk genre. The goth subculture has survived much longer than others of the same era, and has continued to diversify. Its imagery and cultural proclivities indicate influences from nineteenth century Gothic literature along with horror movies and to a lesser extent, - according to César Fuentes Rodríguez and Carol Siegel - the BDSM culture.

The goth subculture has associated tastes in music, aesthetics, and fashion, whether or not all individuals who share those tastes are in fact members of the goth subculture. Gothic music encompasses a number of different styles. Common to all is a tendency towards a lugubrious, mystical sound and outlook. Styles of dress within the subculture range from deathrock, punk, androgynous, medieval, some Renaissance and Victorian style clothes, or combinations of the above, most often with black attire, makeup and hair.