Young Lungs Release The Maine Cover

Two weeks ago, Pittsburgh's Young Lungs released a cover of The Maine's "24 Floors." It is absolutely beautiful, and you can check it out below!

Simple Plan To Hit Warped Tour 2015!

Canadian band, Simple Plan, has announced that they will be playing four dates of the 2015 Vans Warped Tour. Fans can catch the quintet on the tour in Holmdel on July 19, Scranton on July 21, Detroit on July 24, and Chicago on July 25. General tickets can be purchased here.

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Song Spotlight: All Time Low's "Missing You"

As part of our Song Spotlight special, And The Crowd Goes WHOA! is going to feature a review of a specific track from a band's record. This week, due to the recent release of All Time Low's new album, "Future Hearts," we are going to feature a review of "Missing You" in our Song Spotlight special.

"Missing You" is All Time Low's acoustic, upbeat song with meaningfully deep lyrics on Future Hearts. The deep lyrics tend to be a theme on the entire record, but adding in simply the acoustic guitar and a little bit of percussion allows those lyrics to stand out and hit home.

The first verse starts "I've heard that you've been self-medicating in the quiet of your room, the sweet suburban tomb. And if you need a friend, I'll help you stitch up your wounds." This line really embodies All Time Low's relationship with their fans; Many times on Twitter, Alex, Jack, Zack, or Rian will respond to their fans who come to them with their problems (such as cutting, drugs, etc.) and they are a friend to them.

"Hold on tight, this ride is a wild one," starts the chorus. The words reminded me of an older teenager sitting down with their younger self and setting the reminder that life is a roller coaster, but if you just hold on tight enough, everything's going to be just fine. "Don't lose your fight, kid. It only takes a little push to pull on through," has the same connotation as the first half of the chorus; giving the advice to hang in there because things will improve.

The second first is a repeat of part of the first verse: "I heard that you've been having some trouble finding your place in the world/I know how much that hurts. But if you need a friend, then please just say the word." It goes back to the meaning of the first verse: the band always being a friend to their fans when they need one.

The bridge is, to me, the most meaningful part of the whole song: "Grit your teeth, pull your hair, paint the walls black and scream, **** the world 'cause it's my life. I'm gonna take it back and never for a second blame yourself." The feeling that the bridge gives me is one of being sixteen again, and being lost and scared as you face the rest of your life and trying to figure everything out.

Although Future Hearts is a killer album and all of the tracks are absolutely fantastic, "Missing You" most deserves Song Spotlight because it's a song that currently, and in the future, will mean so much to All Time Low fans.

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"Dear Maria" Certifies Platinum!

Yet another congratulations is due to All Time Low, this time for their early single "Dear Maria, Count Me In" being certified platinum by RIAA Gold & Platinum Awards Program!

In order for a single to be certified platinum, a single has to sell one million units. So, congratulations to All Time Low!

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Marianas Trench Announce US Tour

Canadian pop punk band Marianas Trench have announced a new trek to the US on their "The Legend Continues" Summer Tour.

The tour starts in Minneapolis on June 26 and winds up in New York on July 8.

Dates for the tour are below, and we'll keep you updated on new information as it comes out!

June 26--Minneapolis, MN--Varsity Theater
June 27--Chicago, IL--House of Blues
June 28--Detroit, MI--St. Andrews Hall
July 1--Lewiston, NY--Artpark
July 2--Philadelphia, PA--Theatre of Living Arts
July 3--Boston, MA--House of Blues
July 5--Asbury Park, NJ--The Stone Pony
July 7--Baltimore, MD--Baltimore Sound Stage
July 8--New York, NY--Irving Plaza

The Big Time To Tackle The Almost Famous Tour

The Big Time

The Big Time, the pop rock band from Altoona, PA, is set to start the Almost Famous Tour, with An Honest Year and The Resolution tonight in Springfield, VA. Tour dates are below and ticket links can be found on the band's Twitter and below.

April 18-Empire-Springfield, VA TICKETS
April 20-The High Note-Birmingham, AL TICKETS
April 21-Rocketown-Nashville, TN TICKETS
April 22-Under The Couch-Atlanta, GA TICKETS
April 23-Fubar-St. Louis, MO TICKETS
April 24-Gabe's-Iowa City, IA TICKETS
April 25-Mill City Nights Nether Bar-Minneapolis, MN TICKETS
April 26-Wire-Berwyn, IL TICKETS
April 27-Flint Local 432-Flint, MI TICKETS
April 29-Emerson Theater-Indianapolis, IN TICKETS
May 1-Ink Division-Pittsburgh, PA TICKETS
May 2-Amityville Music Hall-Amityville, NY TICKETS
May 3-Voltage Lounge-Philadelphia, PA TICKETS

An Honest Year

The Resolution

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The Upsides Post New Cover

Central PA's own acoustic pop punk band, The Upsides, posted their new cover of Fallout by Marianas Trench! Check it out!!

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All Time Low Lands #1 Album in USA!

Congratulations to All Time Low, who nabbed the #1 album spot in the USA! In its first week, ATL's newest album, "Future Hearts," sold 70,054 copies at the closing of the charts.

The album also debuted #1 in the UK, #3 in Canada, #4 in Australia, #7 in New Zealand, and #7 in Ireland.

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As It Is Releases New Music Video

As It Is, the pop punk band from Brighton via Minneapolis, has released their second single from their new album, "Cheap Shots & Setbacks." The album, "Never Happy, Ever After" is due out April 21.

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New Music Monday: Young Lungs

Young Lungs, a four-piece indie pop rock band from Pittsburgh, PA, is beginning to take the pop punk world by storm. Formed in 2014, the group consists of lead singer and pianist Meg Wills, lead guitarist Andy Mathias, bassist Tyler Miller, and drummer Evan Oslund. The band pulls influence from Paramore, Jimmy Eat World, and Bayside, among others. This month marks eight months since the band's formation.

In November of 2014, Young Lungs released their first single, "What We Believe (What We Become)," to much success. The video was filmed by Kenny Lewis in Roaring Springs, PA. It follows the band around a few beautiful places in their town.

On Christmas Eve 2014, the band released their second single and video, "Take It Back." Starting off with a single electric guitar and lyrics "If you wrote me off today, I wouldn't stand in your way." Meg's fiery vocals and the band's driving pop punk walks the song to the ending with a soft piano fade.

The band has been posting acoustic covers over the past few months, including Bayside's "Don't Call Me Peanut" and Blink-182's "Stay Together For The Kids."

On April 3, 2015, they released their third song, an emotionally fused ballad called, "Rain," and posted a video explaining the meaning to the song. A mainly acoustic ballad, the song's lyrics will hit home for anyone who has lost someone close to them, especially to suicide.

"It fell together perfectly and all at once," Meg said in an exclusive interview with And The Crowd Goes WHOA. "After years and months of wanting something so badly we made it an actuality and found the right pieces to the puzzle."

"I'm proud of how fast we've gotten things rolling and really, became a band," says Meg, when asked what she is most proud of with the band.

When talking to her, the thing that stuck out to me most was the band's dedication. "We quit our jobs, moved from our hometowns, and made a new home together to make it all happen. It's been an incredible experience."

Young Lungs is due out with an EP later this year. In addition to that, the band plans to have "more music videos, a plethora of recordings, and some touring along the way."

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What We Believe (What We Become) Acoustic

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Spencer Smith Leaves Panic! At The Disco

After taking a leave of absence in 2013, Spencer Smith has officially departed from Panic! At The Disco. In his statement, he was especially grateful to fans of P!ATD and the members of the band he had spent the last decade with.

Smith took a leave in 2013 to enter rehab to treat his alcohol and prescription drug addiction that he was battling. During his leave, Panic continued to record and tour, releasing "Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die" and going on tours with Brendon Urie (P!ATD's frontman) to be the face of the band.

Spencer released a statement on Panic! At The Disco's official webpage, reminiscing about his history  with addiction (two years sober of prescription drugs, working on a year sober of alcohol) and talking about memories with the band and its fans.

We wish Spencer the best as he moves on with his life and music, and look forward to what Panic! At The Disco will bring to the table next.

Blink-182 Introduces Matt Skiba

After Tom DeLonge went postal and left Blink-182, fans and critics alike were left wondering what Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker's (the remaining members of Blink-182) next move would be. Although they couldn't keep the entire band together for the kids, they still came back firing, bringing Matt Skiba aboard for a few shows. It's not set in stone that Skiba is a permanent replacement for DeLonge, but so far, he seems to be a good fit for the band.

Blink-182 w/Matt Skiba--Live @ The Roxy

Matt Skiba is the founder of Alkaline Trio, and has worked in numerous side projects (Matt Skiba and The Sekrets, for example). He's been involved in music since leaving Columbia College, where he studied design, in 1996. 

Matt Skiba

I look forward to hearing more of the future of Blink-182, and being a longtime fan of the band, I look forward to seeing how Tom DeLonge's career turns out. 

All Time Low: Future Hearts Predictions

The ground has been rumbling in the All Time Low camp since the beginning of 2015. So far, the Baltimore pop-punkers have released three songs from the upcoming, thirteen track album Future Hearts, three music videos (Something's Gotta Give-Live, Something's Gotta Give, and Kids In The Dark), a headlining tour with supporting acts State Champs, Issues, and Tonight Alive; as well as starring in a movie and filming their second concert DVD in front of a sold out Wembley Arena. And, on top of that for ATL fans, lead singer Alex Gaskarth proposed to his long-time girlfriend, Lisa Ruocco, before the band left for Australia.

All Time Low's upcoming fifth studio album, Future Hearts

As a fan of All Time Low for over four years, I am as excited as the rest of the fandom for this new release. The three singles that have been released (Something's Gotta Give, Kids In The Dark, and Runaways) are promising for another ATL album that sounds nothing like past albums, yet distinctly Alex, Jack, Zack, and Rian. The releases so far have helped to raise the hype for their April 7 release, which is now less than two weeks away.

The lyrics to their first three singles have been rather deep, a little more philosophical than their previous singles ("I Feel Like Dancin'" from Dirty Work and released April 5, 2011, was written with Rivers Cuomo, mocked the popular music on the radio at the time). Alex's lyrical abilities are strong, and assistance from producer John Feldmann for writing on the record allows for a genius musical combination.

Collaborations on the album include a song with Mark Hoppus of blink-182 and Joel Madden of Good Charlotte, and both are promising combinations.

Mark Hoppus, blink-182

Joel Madden, Good Charlotte

Ultimately, I think Future Hearts will be the most technical and lyrically deepest All Time Low album yet. It's a promising album, with excellent collaborations, but it leaves fans thinking: how many times can All Time Low top themselves over and over again?

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Runaways, All Time Low