A Few Good Memes

I really don’t like pop-punk. Green Day is palatable, Blink-182 is just a bunch of lamers. Pop and punk should never mix. If I want punk, I’ll listen to Fugazi or The Clash. If I want pop, I’ll listen to Kelly Clarkson.

I saw that Panic! At The Disco was on the charts on Rhapsody and decided to see who they were, just based on the interesting name. It didn’t look good when I saw they were 4 suburban white high school kids influenced by Blink-182. I played it and found that they were using the typical fake British accent. But I was working, so I didn’t have a chance to turn it off for a minute, and somehow, I ended up really liking it. They have smart lyrics that belie their ages and a better sense of melody than any of the other punk-pop I’ve heard. I came in this morning and was compelled to put it on. And it was still good, so it wasn’t just the coffee yesterday.