The newest song from Fall Out Boy , "I Don't Care," has been posted here: http://www.falloutboyrock.com/falloutboy/disco.php

EDIT: The song is available on iTunes as of September 8.

The song is the first single from the band's new album, "Folie A Deux," which will be released on Election Day, November 4.

The song is something a little different for the emo/punk-pop quartet from Chicago. "I Don't Care," is mish-mash of a 70s inspired riff-rocker and a pop-punk song.
Patrick Stump's vocals continue in the more soulful direction taken on the last record, Infinity on High, especially on songs such as "This Ain't A Scene(It's an Arms Race.)"
The lyrics are about what you would expect from bassist/lyricist Pete Wentz: "I don't care what you think as long as it's about me/the rest of us kind find happiness in misery"
FOB doesn't really have anything extraordinary going on here, but the song is pretty solid, and these days for anything from "Folie" not to be a huge hit, it would have to be pretty horrible.

Fall Out Boy "I Don't Care" Grade: B-

The newest Metallica single has made it's way online. The band promised a return to their glory days, and I guess whether they have done so would also require you to believe those days existed in the first place.



To me, it sounds like a song that is long for the sake of being long. The song begins as a "Load"-era ballad which then transitions to a "St. Anger"-ish unnecessary, oddly produced mess of wanna-be speed metal.
There are a lot of crappy, much younger bands making better versions of this kind of music out there, such as Avenged Sevenfold or Bullet for My Valentine.
If you want some mindless and cheesy, but capable guitar rock to pump your fist to, check out those or the dozens of other emerging metal inspired bands.


Metallica "The Day That Never Comes" Grade: D

I left Nine Inch Nails a little early to make sure I had the chance to see a considerable amount of Kanye (NOT KAYNE, AS THE PROGRAM LISTED HIM) West's set.
I made it there in time to see "Diamonds From Sierra Leone" and "You Can't Tell Me Nothing." And of course it's not a Kanye show without a rant of some sort. He was going off about the music industry and the "people in mansions with pools who separate me from you."
After a few songs, I went back to see Nine Inch Nails' encore, and then made my way back to Kanye for the last 25-35 minutes of his show.
The hits rolled out at that point with, "Gold Digger," "The Good Life," and "Jesus Walks," before closing with a ridiculously energized version of "Stronger."
Kanye put on a great show, but it's hard to compete with the eleborate stage show of Nine Inch Nails. That being said, there were probably about 3 times as many people watching Kanye than there were watching NIN.
Trent Reznor joked at the end of his show, "Thank you so much. After this song, make sure you go check out Kanye. I feel kind of bad because no one is over there."
All in all, a great weekend of music.
I'm going to let this all sink in for a day, and then come back with some reflections on the weekend as a whole.

These guys have been rocking the north stage for about 30 minutes. The light show is incredible, and the sound flawless, most likely due to he fact that they run a pro tools rig live. That's ok, a great experience nonetheless.
Trent Reznor must have found a way to digitally enhance himself, because he looks too perfect. If you are familiar with the Trent from the old music videos, he has bulked up a lot. Almost as if he has been lifting weights since the release of "The Fragile" in 1999. Gone is the long hair, traded for a very short crew cut.
To borrow words from a couple of female fans nearby, "When did Trent Reznor get hot?"
The technology of the stage show is considerably amazing.
A wall of lights makes of the backdrop for the stage, combined with two movable screen-like objects that lower and raise, either providing a new backdrop for the band, or going in front of the band to combine a lights with visuals of the band provided by on stage cameras.
There was so much going on, that even with NIN was playing instrumental tracks from the Ghosts album, trading guitars for xylophones, bells and God knows what else. ( I say this, because Trent Reznor was playing so many different things, including things I have never seen before, not to mention the screen was blocking most of the view of said instruments.)

STP just finished their set. They came out 20 minutes late and ended on time, which wasnt cool, but they still sounded amazing. Bob Dylan is grooving over at the South stage right now. Fortunately, I get to see him now because of the stage being behind.
Next I am going to watch Nine Inch Nails until it is time for Kanye West to perform, then I will head back to this stage.
Dylan sounds a lot better tonight then when I saw him 4 years ago.
He must have banned the jumbo tron cameras from closeups or angle changes because it just shows one constant wide shot of Dylan and his entire band. He is Bob Dylan, he gets what he wants.

So after yesterdays schedule went off without a hitch, today has been filled with tardness. Lil Wayne was 40 minutes late, and now STP was about 25 minutes late.
They played a pretty tight set, but ended on time, which meant we miss out on 25 minutes of the band's performance because of the late start.
I was actually just relieved to see the band hit the stage. Ever since singer Scott Weiland's "meltdown" last week in Arizona, the media has been a buzz with rumors that the band may not make it through the rest of it's reunion tour. Weiland, of course, is known for his past problems with heroin and other drugs, and is also notorious for going missing right before a gig.
Weiland seemed to have it all together, performing flawlessly. It's the between-songs time that had me wondering about Weiland's stability. He talked, often slowly, and the things he said were a little odd, and at times, hard to hear.
His desire to connect with the fans seemed like an honest one, holding out the mike for fans to sing portions of "Interstate Love Song," "Wicked Garden," and "Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart."
I really hope the band can keep Weiland in check, because they sounded great, looked like they are still really into their music, it would be really interesting to see what the guys can churn out on their sixth studio album after the critical acclaim, though commercial failure of "Shangri-La Dee Da."

I'm in the quesadilla line rocking out to Iggy Pop and the Stooges. Iggy is truly insane, dumping bottles of water on his head, running and spinning around, and of course, humping the amps.
Food and then non-stop rocking with Stone Temple Pilots and Nine Inch Nails before Kanye brings the house down. Because of Lil Wayne's tardiness, I'm hoping to catch some others as well, such as Bob Dylan or The Black Keys.

You probably can not tell from the photo but kanye west made a suprise appearance during Lil Waynes set.
The crowd went wild.

Lil Wayne is currently singing about the female anatomy...use your imagination but very descriptive.
He stepped up the performance after 30 mins....full songs, much more energy and even a guitar solo by Wayne himself.

These guys are sounding a little messy. Lil Wayne time soon.

The vibe is way more chill at the she and him set, but its really annoying that Lil Wayne's jerk fans are being super rude. Zoey sounds great and looks even better, with a classy blue dress and matching flower in her hair.
Their set would be even more enjoyable without a bunch of thug wannabes spilling beer on me or smoking in my face. I just watched a woman in her mid-40s take a cigarette out of one of the wankstas hands and put it out on the ground. The guy's "thug" melted away quickly to a "yes ma'am, sorry ma'am."
Looks like She and Him fans in their forties are more badass than any of these fakes will ever be.

Chromeo was so fun. Even my dance impaired booty was shaking during his hour set. At the end of his set, the crowd cheered chromeo, only it resembled the chant of the guards at the wicked witch's castle in the "Wizard of Oz."
Chromeo came back to treat the audience to a medley of 80s tunes including Journey's "Don't Stop Believing."
Paramore is now on the North stage and I'm about to head over to the south stage to check out She and Him.
Paramore sounds great and is full of energy. Singer Hailey Williams has quite a set of pipes, belting out "Crush Crush Crush" and "That's What You Get," while running the length of the stage or synchronized head banging and dancing with her band.
A lot of people are singing along too, and guess what - 80 percent are also drinking beer, which means Paramore isn't just for the oily skinned teeny boppers.
I thought there would be mostly tweeners watching them, but there aren't many tweeners even at the festival, probably due to the ticket price.

Black Rebel Motorcycle is rocking the north stage right now. For a three piece, they sound ultra heavy live. I really like the combination of hard rock and harmonicas. There is just something about it, done well, that makes me smile.
I really wish there was a bigger crowd here, as I'm sure most people that are here to see Stone Temple Pilots or Bob Dylan would also really enjoy these guys. BRMC is kind of a blend between those two worlds, STP hard rock and Dylan folk.
They are about to play their last song, and then its off to dance tent for Chromeo.

Day 1 of the Virgin Mobile Festival was quite an experience. Foo Fighters closed out the day with an incredibly ferocious performance. Their crowd was by far the wildest of the day, and with Dave Grohl, one of the most charismatic and energetic performers in rock today, it combined for a rather whirlwind performance for the Foos.
Dave Grohl is part stand-up comedian, part energetic motivator, but all parts rock star. Grohl commanded the stage like no other, the only performer to run the entire span of the rather large Virgin Festival stage multiple times, stopping to slam on his guitar at both ends each time.
The band played a rocking cover of The Who's "Young Man's Blues," throughout the set that covered a seemingly endless array of radio hits.
Grohl calmed himself for a while, leading the Foos through a four song acoustic set. However, even those songs end up full of frenetic energy. "Skin and Bones," though folky and somber at the beginning, builds and builds into a frenzied jam complete with the signature Dave Grohl scream "oooooooooooooh yeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaah!" at the end of it.
For those that haven't seen the band in a while, these aren't your 1998-2001 Foo Fighters. Hell, they aren't even the same band that recorded, well, any of the albums you have heard.
Something happens to these guys, particularly Grohl and drummer Taylor Hawkins, that transcends their recordings or reputation once they take the stage.

The Foo Fighters set list went something like this: The Pretender, Times Like These, No Way Back, Learn to Fly, Cheer Up Boys (Your Makeup is Running), Young Man's Blues (The Who), Long Road to Ruin, Breakout, Stacked Actors.
Acoustic set: Skin and Bones, Marigold, My Hero, Cold Day in the Sun.
Everlong, Monkeywrench, All My Life, Best of You.

Here are some observations from today:

These bands showed up, played their songs and sounded great, but performance-wise, were kind of forgettable: Bloc Party, Cat Power, The Offspring

Next we have, best gimmick: The Silver Beats, a japenese Beatles tribute band. They sound just like the Beatles, and they look just like them too - well, almost. It was just a lot of fun to sing along to some of the best songs ever written.

Most awkward performance: Chuck Berry. Not only did Berry look lost in front of the thousands of fans, but most of them looked lost too. That's not to say that Berry didn't tear it up, because he was great, especially for his age. And everyone went nuts every time he started a song that they thought was "Johnny B. Good." In fact, during almost every song Berry played, this happened at the beginning. You can probably guess why. The awkward award is basically being awarded because Berry invited 12 young ladies up on stage near the end of his set. They didn't immediately come up, and then he demanded they come or he wouldn't finish his set. So, the 12 young ladies came up on stage, and I don't think Berry knew what he was asking for. The girls were grinding and dancing, approaching Berry, not scared to touch his guitar and make the legendary father of rock and roll look very very uncomfortable.

Most unique performance, Most fun performance and Best Mustache of the Day goes to Gogol Bordello.

Best peformance, hands down, goes to the Foo Fighters. No one came close to the performance, or the crowd they had last night.

Best recovery from technical difficulties: Lupe Fiasco. Lupe was having microphone problems, but after about 7 minutes, re-engaged the crowd with one of the most passionate peformances of the day.

Best introduction: Dave Grohl introducing the band's percussionist: "We have the best cowbell-bongo guy in rock and roll! Ladies and gentleman, the master of all the shit you played in third grade, the Eddie Van Halen of the triangle, Drew Hester! Nine Inch Nails doesn't have a triangle player the caliber of ours!"

Best song dedication of the day, once again, goes to Dave Grohl: "This one goes out to the kids who spent all day in the rave tent, dancing with their glowsticks and kissing people they don't know."

Best joke, Dave Grohl: "Ok everybody, make sure you come back tomorrow because we are going to be playing at the dance tent at 3. I'm just kidding, I wouldn't be caught dead with a f-ing glow stick. I do like those necklaces and braclets, though."

Best sing-a-long of the day goes to The Offspring's "Bad Habit"
"Drivers are rude, such attitudes, but when I show my piece, complaints cease, something's odd, I feel like I'm God, you stupid....." (if you don't know the rest, look it up)

Best dancing of the day (not including the dance tent, i'm sure there was a lot of great stuff going on there): Gogol Bordello

Most overdressed: The Dap Kings.. ... this is an abbreviated post. Read the entire article.

Chucky Berry's set was fun, but left a ton of younger concert goers bored out of their minds.
A lot of people were using this time to collect cans and bottles that jerks through on the ground.
You see, here at Virgin Festival, they have a stand set up where you can obtain a bag, and then redeem those items collected for prizes. For example, 3 bags full gets a shirt, etc.
I have to mention, an angry couple who looked a little blitzed stormed past me and the couple standing in front of me. The guy in front of me turned and joked said, whoa don't do drugs. That same guy just packed a pipe and asked if I wanted a hit. Oh, the irony.

Not only did this guy drive a motorcycle on a tightrope, he did it with a girl attached to the bottom. Then, he did somersaults around the tightrope...pretty sweet huh?
This family circus was just one of the many non-musical performers you could watch at the Virgin Festival this weekend. The Charm City Rollergirls performed, as well as a flame thrower, among others.

I made the mistake of not wearing sunscreen today. That combined with the fact that god has spited me up top means that my head is fried.
The Silver Beats sounded great. They are a Japanese Beatles tribute band, and they have been nailing the legends' hits, including "Back in the USSR," "Hard Days Night" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand."
What is really funny about this band is that, outside of the songs they are singing, they know very little English. This is really not noticeable in anyway, except when they are not singing.
The legendary Chuck Berry took the stage next. He opened up with "Rollover Beethoven," and then launched right into "No Particular Place To Go" and "You Never Can Tell," which plays during the famous dance scene in Quentin Tarentino's "Pulp Fiction." Chuck will be followed by headliners, the Foo Fighters.
Since, my last update, I checked out sets by Bloc Party, the Offspring and Lupe Fiasco.
Bloc Party sounded pretty good, but could have been louder. I took this opportunity to get some food and watch the band's set from one of the various Shade Tents provided on the grounds.
They played their new single "Mercury," "Helicopter," "The Prayer" and other songs from their two discs "Silent Alarm" and "A Weekend in the City."

Lupe Fiasco put on the most passionate performance of the day. It's really refreshing to see a rapper with no entourage tear it down. His set consisted mostly of songs from his latest album, "The Cool," including "Go Go Gadget Flow" and the mega-hit "Superstar" and one of his first hits, "Kick, Push" from "Food & Liquor."

The Offspring played a literally effortless set. I don't know if lead singer Dexter Holland was just having a bad day, or if there was some other problem, but The Offspring hit the stage about 10 or 15 minutes late and pretty much stood there, lifelessly playing through their songs.
I think the band may be discouraged by crowds that only know the big hits, but there were obviously some die-hard fans in the audience (such as the guy beside me who had the band's logo tattooed on his neck.)
Don't get me wrong, the band sounded great, but they should really do something about that stage presence problem. The formerly spikey-haired frontman now sports a longer, surfer-dude looking looking do.
Even when Dexter put his guitar down to sing high-energy punk-rock classics such as "Bad Habit," "All I Want" and "Americana," (ok, so that last one isn't exactly a classic), he looked like he wanted to be somewhere else, like, on the beach, dude.
Still, that didn't stop the crowd's energy, as it was by far the most rowdy as it had been all day at this point. Hundreds of crowd surfers hoped not to fall to the ground on their heads, though some did, and numerous circle pits tore into the thousands packed toward the front of the stage, being beaten on by the sun.
Being a fan myself, it was great just to see and hear the band, and the band cranked out enough hits to keep the casual listeners having fun. It just would have been nice if it looked like they wanted to be there.

The Offsprings set list went something like this: All I Want, The Kids Aren't Alright, Come Out and Play, Hammerhead, Gone Away, Have You Ever, Staring at the Sun, Bad Habit, You're Gonna Go Far Kid, Gotta Get Away, Want You Bad, Why Don't You Get A Job, Americana, Can't Get My Head Around You, Pretty Fly (For A White Guy), Self Esteem.

Shiflett was signing autographs and meeting fans for about an hour at the campus progress booth.
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