Being in a generic Risecore/Sumeriancore band makes a lot of sense, because it’s really easy. No need to write songs, just use the Arbiter method to come up with some breakdowns, combine them into an arbitrary arrangement, and presto– instant crabcore! And when it comes time to make a video, simply find the nearest grassy field, drag your Orange cabs out there, and rock out.
But what if you are in a tr00 pop punk band?? The songwriting is also easy (just play some unremarkable, minor key riffs and add some braying donkey vocals), but now you need a video… wut do??! Don’t worry tr00 brahs, the answer is just two words: AUTUMN FOREST!
Someone replace the music with that stupid acoustic Man Overboard song and tell me it couldn’t be their next video (it even has a black person in it, which I’m sure they would be super stoked on except black people like fun too much to ever get into tr00 pop-punk)
From what I can tell, autumn forest videos that look like American Eagle commercials are to tr00 hc/pop-punk and grassy field videos are to crabcore (see also Me Vs Hero and Liferuiner). They have all the same advantages as grassy field videos (no concept needed, can be shot in two hours, no permits needed), but with the added benefit of once you add the 8mm film preset and overlay some stock footage of light leaks, they make your beard and plaid shirt look good.
Are autumn forest videos the next big thing??? Do these bros shop at American Eagle, or do they think they are next-level because they rep foreigner brands like Topman and Uniqlo? What happens when you’re tr00 pop-punk band needs to make a video in the summer??? In b4 icy tundra videos.
These guys have such a throbbing hard-on for the early 90s. They look like extras from “Eerie, Indiana” or “Goosebumps” (I was born in 91, so of course my references to 90′s esthetic are kids shows). Music’s pretty tight though IMO, so no fucks given.
Again, biggest 90s hard-on ever. Not only is this video apparently shot on a VHS camcorder, there’s a goddamn BOP IT in it as well as a disposable camera. Bonus no fun club points for painting examining at :40.
The best thing about this video is that fucking American flag sweater that he probably took put of his mom’s closet.
haha, Uniqlo reference
“overlay some stock footage of light leaks” – Made me laugh so much!
Haha its totally true though– spend $5 on some istockphoto.com footage, pirate a copy of final cut, and presto!
I like a few of their songs. but they kinda over saturated this video with yeah alot of 90s nostalgic teenage times of hardship for my liking. lol at pretty much your whole statement all so true haha.
I think shooting videos in run-down convenience stores will be the next big thing. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3r0YQqZsYc – just do the same thing with white ppl with pointy guitars instead.
It makes sense given the current economic situation and #occupywallstreet. I think the psychology is kind of like “take that mom and dad, where’s your precious capitalism now?!”
H8 u inequality // heart u freedom of speech
good call- Notimefor has a run down Euro convenience store section in their video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOkpXOcb5-8
Hahaha, there’s a store exactly like that in every European village.
Thanks for reminding me to pick up that Soul Side disc!
Dont forget to cop an Egg Hunt tee while youre at it
I think I’m going to make like 100000 of these video this fall, or even all year. I have access to a green screen, so I can just go shoot some stock footage of backgrounds in the woods, near rivers abandoned buildings and then bring the bands in to fake it. I’ll be the Mcdonalds of this type of music videos.
you can be the Robby Starbuck of autumn forest videos– you’ll make tens of dollars!!
Think of the moustache wax I could buy.
If Dawson’s Creek was a band it would be Title Fight.
Lol @ totalbro
Forest in spring/summer – Shitty metalcore
Forest in fall/winter – Tr00 pop-punk
Think they had a meeting to decide out split up unoriginal videos evenly or did it just naturally work out like this?
True, though forest in winter might be more black metal than tr00 pop punk.
that’s where wardrobe and styling comes into play (flannel and beards vs leather and long hair)
you’d hope that they’re smart enough to see the benefits: with kids’ attention spans getting shorter all the time, you want consumers to be able to instantly decide if your band is genre-appropriate for them, so i think it makes a lot of sense to streamline the process with visual cues such as the season in which your video takes place. anything we can do to help make your band easier to shop is a step in the right direction!
So smart! stealing all your opinions and pretending there mine..
i am a master thief!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZZx4Lihy00
sarge, on a scale of 1-10, how much do you disagree with the rant at the beginning of this video?
oh christ… this needs its own post. raeg/10
He’ll probably leave tr00 pop punk when it stops being cool for hipsters to do. It’s just like trendhopping only you don’t hang out with slutty girls at the shows.
So much to hate, even without getting into the pre-song rant.
-XXL Turning Point shirt (bought off eBay)
-THOSE FUCKING BRAYING DONKEY VOCALS that singer bro can’t even really do, live
-Creepy, touchy-feely Touche Amore bro cameo (and boy does that guy look like Jello Biafra’s bastard son, ie. Muthafucka ugly as shit)
-A near-criminal misuse of Chain Reaction, which should be used for MOSHCORE AND MOSHCORE ONLY
And worst of all:
-I’m kinda growing to like this stuff.
I hate myself.
Inb4 ikeacore on a rocky mountain.
Hopefully Ikeacore bands will decide it’s fashionable to shoot videos in swamps, get bitten by mosquitoes, and end up getting some kind of mosquito STDs.
I love Title Fight, but I thought the whole concept of using an old 90′s camcorder to record the “27″ and “Shed” videos, as well as their “making of” documentary was pretty stupid. They released the documentary on VHS! who even has a VCR anymore? I thought that was pretty pretentious and hipster-y
go title fight ! not one of those shitty “moshcore toughguy” bullshit bands but true emotive hardcore/pop punk music.
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