Hi. I'm Katie.

I've been staring at this list for the past couple of days and it onlyjust occurred to me to post something about it. I hope that you all are just as excited as I am!!

2008 Vans Warped Tour Band Lineup...

3OH!3	whole tour
A Day to Remember	jun 20 - jul 20
Against Me!	whole tour
Aggrolites	whole tour
Alesana	whole tour
All That Remains	jul 22 - aug 17
All Time Low	jul 22 - aug 17
Anberlin	jun 20 - aug 17
Angels and Airwaves	whole tour
As I Lay Dying	jun 20 - jul 18
August Burns Red	jun 20 - july 6
Automatic Love Letter	jul 17 - july 27
Beat Union	whole tour
Bedouin Soundclash	jul 3 - jul 17
Between the Trees	whole tour
Bouncing Souls	jul 16 - jul 25
Bring Me the Horizon	jul 22 - aug 17
Broadway Calls	whole tour
Charlotte Sometimes	whole tour
Cinematic Sunrise	jul 10 - jul 16
Classic Crime	jul 27 - aug 17
Cobra Starship	whole tour
Confide	jul 22 - aug 17
Danger Radio	jul 19 - aug 8 / aug 9 - aug 18
Dr. Manhattan	jul 22 - aug 17
Evergreen Terrace	whole tour
Every Avenue	jul 9 - jul 26
Everytime I Die	whole tour
Family Force 5	whole tour except 6/19, 6/20, 6/26, 7/2, 7/12, 8/8
Forever the Sickest Kids	jun 20 - jul 6 / jul 7 - aug 17
Four Year Strong	jul 19 - aug 17
From First to Last	whole tour
GBH	aug 6 - aug 17
Greeley Estates	whole tour
Gym Class Heroes	whole tour
Horrorpops	whole tour
Jack's Mannequin	jul 1 - jul 20
Just Surrender	jul 9 - jul 26
Katy Perry	whole tour
Ludo	jul 22 - aug 17
Madina Lake	jul 9 - jul 25
Mayday Parade	whole tour
Maylene and the Sons of Disaster	jun 20 - jul 18
MC Chris	whole tour
MURS	whole tour
Norma Jean	whole tour
Oreska	whole tour
Paramore	jul 1 - jul 6
Pennywise	jul 15- jul 22, jul 24, jul 29 - aug 3
Pierce the Veil	whole tour
The Pinker Tones	whole tour
Protest the Hero	whole tour
Reel Big Fish	whole tour
Relient K	whole tour
Rise Against	aug 6 - aug 17
Say Anything	whole tour
Set Your Goals	whole tour
Shwayze	whole tour
Sick City	jul 19 - jul 20, aug 6
Sky Eats Airplane	jul 27 - aug 17
Stick to Your Guns	jun 20 - jul 6
Story of the Year	whole tour
Street Dogs	whole tour
The Academy Is...	whole tour
The All-American Rejects	jun 20 - jun 29
The Audition	jwhole tour
The Briggs	whole tour
The Bronx	whole tour
The Color Fred	whole tour
The Devil Wears Prada	whole tour
The Dillinger Escape Plan	jul 9 - jul 15
The Fabulous Rudies	whole tour
The Higher	jun 20 - jul 20
The Human Abstract	jul 22 - aug 17
The Lordz	whole tour
The Maine	jun 20 - jul 18 / aug 9 - aug 17
The Morning Light	jul 28 - aug 6
The Saint Alvia Cartel	jul 9 - aug 3, aug 13 on
The Secret Handshake	jun 30 - jul 9
The Vandals	aug 6 - aug 17
We the Kings	whole tour

For the dates that are kind of cut off, you can always go to http://www.warpedtour.com/warpedtour/news.asp?id=1437644 to read the list :)

The 2008 Tour Schedule is:
4/11 Vans Warped Tour Kick Off Party in Key Club, Hollywood, CA
6/20 Pomona, CA
6/21 San Francisco, CA
6/22 Ventura, CA
6/25 Phoenix, AZ
6/26 Las Cruces, NM
6/28 Salt Lake City, UT
6/29 Denver, CO
7/1 St. Louis, MO
7/2 Kansas City, KS
7/3 Dallas, TX
7/5 San Antonio, TX
7/6 Houston, TX
7/9 Atlanta, GA
7/10 Orlando, FL
7/11 Tampa, FL
7/12 Miami, FL
7/13 Jacksonville, FL
7/14 Charlotte, NC
7/15 Virginia Beach, VA
7/16 Washington DC
7/17 Cleveland, OH
7/18 Detroit, MI
7/19 Toronto, ON
7/20 Montreal, ON
7/22 Buffalo, NY
7/23 Boston, MA
7/24 Englishtown, NJ
7/25 Philadelphia, PA
7/26 New York, NY
7/27 Scranton, PA
7/29 Pittsburgh, PA
7/30 Cincinnati, OH
7/31 Indianapolis, IN
8/1 Milwaukee, WI
8/2 Chicago, IL
8/3 Minneapolis, MN
8/6 Calgary, AB
8/8 Boise, ID
8/9 Seattle, WA
8/10 Portland, OR
8/13 Fresno, CA
8/14 San Diego, CA
8/15 Mountain View, CA
8/16 Sacramento, CA
8/17 Los Angeles, CA

In the All Time Low Fans group (www.buzznet.com/groups/alltimelowfans), one of the forum topics asks what your favorite ATL album is.  I typed out a nice response and just wanted to expand on it in a journal entry.

The Three Words To Remember When Dealing In The End: An awesome EP with that old-school garage-band sound.  Granted, the album isn't perfect, but it has a lot of raw talent.  Matt Squire once said, "The crappier the recording the better, so I can just concentrate on the song."  I'm not saying that ATL stunk like a skunk, but the imperfections are what makes this such a memorable record.  You hear the band for they what they are and what they'll bring to the table - it's very rough, but you can hear their solid musicianship.  I don't listen to it now as often as I used to, but when I play the record, I can't help but enjoy comparing how far they've come.  Does anyone know why they didn't include WE ALL FALL DOWN on it?  That's a solid track, but I don't know how many people have ever heard it.

The Party Scene: Wow, what a great album.  I especially love the instrumentals - very classy.  My only complaint lies with THE GIRL'S A STRAIGHT UP HUSTLER.  It's a great song, don't get me wrong, but near the end when they sing "she gets what she wants and she breaks what she gets..." the other voice that comes in on the second time around just sounds kind of different.  I don't really like how that turned out.  I think it could have been recorded better.  But NOEL is definitely my jam.  I have listened to that song on an endless loop more times than once.  I have completely lost myself to the guitar part - it is just perfect.  STICKS, STONES, AND TECHNO does a nice job of showcasing their versatility as a band.  Plus, I CAN'T DO THE ONE TWO STEP has some really tremendous lyrics.  "Don't be afraid I've got your back when times get rough and bring you down."  To some they may be simple, but I love them.

Put Up Or Shut Up: There is no way that I can even count how many times I listened to this EP.  Every song was wonderfully created and recorded.  JASEY RAE! I am at a complete loss for deciding which words I can use to describe this track.  I'm not speechless, just speechfull.  I love that song.  Love, love, love, love, love.  Plus, COFFEE SHOP SOUNDTRACK is a phenomenal single.  They really outdid themselves with that one.  Alex perfected "I know she hopes I'll choke on this last drink..." in the PARTY SCENE.  Nailed it! It's fun, too, to hear RUNNING FROM LIONS electrically recorded and not acoustic like on TPS.  Very cool.

So Wrong, It's Right: Definitely epitomizes pop-punk rock.  SIX FEET UNDER THE STARS is another great single that really did a nice job of promoting the album.  With respect to the entire record, some of the lyrics are utterly insightful, others are fun and catchy, but all of them are unique and show just how much thought went into each verse.  The music behind each song, too, is one-of-a-kind.  Even if there were no lyrics, I wouldn't be able to turn the record off.  All Time Low has more than just handsome faces, their songs are just phenomenal.  I must say that STAY AWAKE and LET IT ROLL have really high play counts. Those songs were very nicely done and I really appreciate their subtle purity.  There's not a wasted second - I never feel a need to skip the end of the song in order to avoid repeated choruses or instrumental sections.  I marvel at the songs in their entirety and love them for it.  The boys did a marvelous job of creating the music and Matt Squire did an outstanding job of putting everything together.

All in all, I would put my vote toward a Greatest Hits album with the following songs on it (in this order or any order that one so chooses):

Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Hometown Heroes, National Nobodies
Let It Roll
Dear Maria, Count Me In
The Party Scene
We All Fall Down
The Girl's A Straight-Up Hustler
Remembering Sunday
Noel
Shameless
Last Flight Home
Jasey Rae
Stay Awake (Dreams Only Last for a Night)
I Can't Do The One Two Step
Break Out! Break Out!
Come One, Come All
Running From Lions
Lullabies
Vegas
Hit the Lights
Sticks, Stones, and Techno
Poppin' Champagne
Six Feet Under the Stars

I realize that it isn't the end of the world, but the news still stings like hand-sanitizer on a paper cut.  Don't know what I'm talking about?  Lucky you... this was posted last night and I have been struggling to cope with it all day:

Monday, February 04, 2008

IMPORTANT We have just put out word that we will not be making a new Format album. Please understand this was a tough decision and we're both upset about it. While we accept there will be false speculation as to why, understand that Sam and I remain extremely close and in fact are still passing the twin peaks box set back and forth in an attempt to figure out who REALLY killed laura palmer. We also want to thank everyone with and within the Format, particularly Mike, Don, and Marko, whom without, none of this would have ever even been fully realized. We both suggest you support their musical talents and whatever they decide to do. And lastly we want to thank the fans who made this the best 5 years of our lives. - nate

The Format was my sister's most favorite band and definitely one of my top ten favorites of all time.  Last year alone I saw them in concert three times (she saw them five times) and enjoyed every moment of their shows.  Plus, I was fortunate enough to meet Nate in August - he is such a darling.

Well, other than that I am at a complete loss for words.

- Katie