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THE WAYBY GIRL IS BORN!

Gerard and Lyn-Z Way welcomed a baby girl into the world on Wednesday afternoon at 2:57. And the little cherub shall be called...

• Interview with the fabulous Amanda Palmer--about the end of The Dresden Dolls and disputes with her record label (Flavorwire)
• Stream Ok Go's newest song, "Skyscrapers" + chat with Damian Kulash (EW)
• The coolest music/spoken word project in existence (Youtube)
• Taking Back Sunday will be streaming New Again in its entirety on their MySpace this Thursday and Friday.
• Blink182/Fall Out Boy/Weezer tickets have begun pre-sales. Keep your hawk-eye on it, details are dif for every city and such.
• Glamour Kills have unveiled their 2009 Summer Line.
• Regina Spektor's Far will not be released until June 23rd. Did my mind just leave out the '3' before? Anyway, stream Laughing With here and watch the cutest music video here.

In a little over a month, you'll be able to rock the eff out to All Time Low's Nothing Personal. July 7th, my loves, is the date you want to save. Mere days before they set out for a jaunt with We The Kings, followed by some hot action on the Vans Warped Tour. Let's get pumped!

I know, you're probably thinking, how can the Twilight movies have spoilers? I mean, aren't they basically THE BOOKS? 'Twas my reaction, as well, but apparently the director has taken a few liberties. Maybe you'll be totally into it now. Oh whaaaat?

I've had a song dedicated to me three times--twice by Yellowcard when they covered Michelle Branch's "Everywhere" (which may have hinted at my fervent fandom, mmhmm) and "Nothing Serious" when Over It (now Runner Runner) played Chain Reaction. If I remember correctly, it was when they opened for New Found Glory who were performing under the "secret" name Styx and Stones. The point is, every time it made an emotional imprint (and a LiveJournal entry). OMG read more!

As it happens, there were two piano-pounders performing in Los Angeles last night--Ben Folds at the Palladium and Jack's Mannequin over at The Wiltern. I'm really stoked the Ben Folds request went through (thanks LiveNation!) because I feel like SoCal gets more chances to see Jack's than not. Anyway, I'll freely admit I'm only a casual fan of Mr. Folds, but I've had friends who endlessly looped his live DVD as if they didn't own anything else, so I absorbed some of their fandom. On with the show!

The best thing about your day has arrived--Funny or Die has an exclusive video of Cam Gigandet vs. Twilight tweens. I think you'll enjoy this whether you like Stephenie Meyer's creations or not. Let's do this...

Time for your daily dose of Paramore news. In the category of things I said like a year ago but appreciate anyway, MTV is calling Pmore the new No Doubt. Aside from that...

What do Riotous rock stars do on their off days? Tweet tweet, that's what. So, what are you doing?

The Upper East Siders got their graduation on last night, but it was not without a bit of superficial turmoil. Spoilers ahead...

In the world of Twilight, things move at an ever-increasing speed--it seemed like just yesterday that Bells melodramtically whispered "vampire" in the forest of Forks, and now the first look at the second installment in the series is already in the near future. Read more...

The No Doubt / Paramore tour has hit the road, and ohhh parawhores, they've played two new tracks. What's more, they totally want you to be singing along when the circus rolls through your 'hood. See em...

Las Vegas boys Panic at the Disco will be on a stretch of Blink182's epic reunion tour. Which of you lucky bastards gets Blink, Fall Out Boy AND Panic? Well, check the dates: Read them and weep...

Eight years ago from yesterday, I started blogging. It's so weird to have so much personal history in one space! I don't even remember how i stumbled upon LiveJournal, but I do remember it was a complete stranger who inspired me to start one up. Her username was beachgirl something or other.

I don't really have an audience over there, it's a very personal space to me and most of my entries are locked so that only my best friend can read them. Not that I hold great government secrets or clandestine meetings with rock stars... it's not anything really worth hiding, but I'm my most emo self there, and always have been. It's a place for catharsis. You know? Anyhow, as sort of celebratory thing, I asked the twitter peeps to pick any day between 5/21/01 and now, and I'd post the entry from that day. So, here goes, this is GwenArtax's pick, from 12/13/02:

And Cinderella thought *she* had problems.
I went on a horribly exhausting shoe-search tonite. I had planned on wearing the red-blue-tan spaghetti strap dress, but the shoes I wore it with the first time are dirrrrrrty. And no, I don't mean that in the same way Christina does. So I was out looking for red or tan sandals..........and excuse me, but this is SoCal, how the hell do sandals go out of season? I found nothing aside from some dangerously high prissy looking things at Guess. And wow, with those on I was an accident waiting to happen. I nearly took a plunge into the display cases the minute I slipped them on. Thank you, but I'll keep my E.R. visits confined to sports-related injuries once a year.

So I come home in a huff -but- no one is here to listen to me whine about my wardrobe woes, so for a calm minute I sit sipping my cold peppermint mocha and think "Really, anything I wear will be ok. Even dirty shoes." ................yeah right. I start thrashing about in my closet, and then in my other closet, and then move on to my mom's.....where I find *ta-da* impulse purchase number 256 -my vintage black Audrey-Hepburn-ish dress! I dig a little more and retreive a pair of strappy black sandals. Hmm.

See...strappy makes me squeamish. As a general rule, I like my shoes a bit [ok, hugely] clunky - I must compensate for my Herculean legs. Even though InStyle magazine mightly sourly categorize me as a Fashion Dont for my footwear choices, I would NOT wear Manolo's even if given to me as a gift, simply because I'd look like a Clydesdale in Ballet slippers. So I put on the dress and I'm a little shocked to say - it's roomy in places it most certainly was not before- [I lost weight!] score! And then the sandals......I teeter over to mirror, squint my eyes shut and *pray* ...[its these, or early morning shoe-hunt #2]...and by God, they look good! Well, not fantastic, but at the very least its a far cry from a Clydesdale in Ballet slippers -and that's what matters! I'm also pleased to assess that the length of the dress covers my unslightly [and numerous] Daisy Razor gashes.

I was so happy I stayed in the dress and shoes and just trotted around the house like that for another hour or so. Ok, I kind of needed pratice operating smoothly in those shoes, too. I hope I still like the ensemble tomorrow. I'm fickle like that.

Did I really just write that much about shoes?

Ha. And yet, my short story remains unfinished.

I think I was someone's wedding date, haha. The event itself ended up being super awkward, but I still own both dresses. The Audrey Hepburn one I wore on the Ryan Russel shoot.

I still hate heels and I could write a whole BOOK on that. I think I've bought 5 pairs total in my history of being a grown-up, and last weekend I donated 4 pairs of them to charity after having worn them once each. The last remaining pair are the black ones in this photo. I feel like in so many other ways, I'm quite a girly-girl, but when it comes to shoes, I only tolerate chucks, flats, boots or flip flops.

Calendars out, chums, because the trio have released the where and when deets of their summer reunion tour. Let the countdown begin...

We can't help but grasp for nuggets of information when it comes to Paramore's Riot! followup, but an update from Hayley in the band's official LJ says not much is set in stone just yet! Gimmie gimmie more...

Absolutepunk has revealed that Blink182's summer tour will begin July 24th and the veteran poppunkers will be bringing Fall Out Boy and Weezer out with them. Party! Start saving your pennies...

Tonight's episode of GG introduced the spinoff that still might be via flashbacks that Lily Van der Woodsen had when dealing with jailbird Serena. Perks of the flashback included No Doubt performing "Stand and Deliver" during a club scene and... well, that's about it. This was also The Prom Episode, but we didn't get to see a whole lot of that. Opinions, my darlings?

It was in jest that I said Katy Perry's life ambition was to change costumes as many times as possible, but it turns out that sometimes my jokes are prophetic. What I lack in wit, I make up for in intuitiveness. Gonna dress you up in my love...

I like to start my week by gleaning information that makes me feel a millimeter closer to that new Paramore album, and this article published in the LA Times yesterday did just that. The band had mentioned in previous interviews (and in their LJ) that most of the songs have to do with friendship, as well as the tension that existed amongst the band members. More more more!

Dude, I haven't written a book blog in weeks! It's actually hard for me to, though, because I don't read one book at a time. I start more books than I finish. I think I'm reading 7 right now. No joke. Book time!

Fangs up, y'all, 'cause Cobra hit mainstream radio this morning. Ryan Seacrest premiered "Good Girls Go Bad" featuring Gossip Girl Leighton Meester. Just what we needed...

You know, between the JoBros, The Princess Diaries and The Real World, one can really develop a lifelong dream to live in a refurbished firehouse. Know what I mean?

Kevin, Nick and Joe Jonas took Buzznet behind the scenes of their new TV-digs, which are completely pimped out. Their place defies mere words, so you're going to have to watch the video: Roll it...

Around these parts, there's a love/hate relationship with both Twilight's Robert Pattinson and 17 Again's Zac Efron, but Megan Fox has a firm opinion on them both: They're too pretty, and too inexperienced.Zing...

Every day you're bombarded with bands who want to be in your iTunes and in your LIFE. Every once in awhile, you get drawn in by some lyrics or the mood of a song and you think, "Well, what's this band all about?" Which is what what happened when a friend linked me to The Crash Kings, an L.A. based band currently on Chris Cornell's tour.

We shot 'em 5 questions, and Tony Beliveau, who mans the keys and vocals, shot back. Read 'em...

Have you seen Katy Perry's most recent music video, Waking Up In Vegas? A clothes-horse would salivate. Let's count her costume changes, shall we? Sure, why not...

I almost forgot that Demi Lovato was one of Bamboozle's performers this past weekend (I have a No Doubt one-track mind, what can I say?), but Buzznet member Kari Culver got a little sit down time with the girl. Read more...

Brace yourselves, Twi-hards, because the silver screen version of Bella and Edward is up for SEVEN awards. MTV announced the full list of 2009 nominees this morning, along with two shiny new categories: "BEST SONG FROM A MOVIE" (I SEE YOU THERE PARAMORE!) and "BEST WTF MOMENT." Brilliant! Read more...

Oh, it has begun. No Doubt was in New York City this morning to perform for The Today Show, and damn, they looked good. Read more...

I couldn’t really tell you what I was like in High School—I pretty much existed in my own bubble of super self-consciousness. I was a decently smart kid who spent a lot of my time running, simply because Cross Country was a sport that required a lot of willpower, but very little coordination.  I had crushes, but I didn’t date. I didn’t expect to be asked to Prom, but never for a second did that mean I wasn’t going. Keep reading, my darlings...