Marla Schevker

Song of 8/29/2010: Me and the Moon by Something Corporate. So last night was the Something Corporate concert. It was amazing, to say the least. There is something absolutely fantastic about seeing a band you’ve loved for a good portion of your life perform the songs that have helped you through good times and bad. It’s an affirming feeling to hear all of the lines that have shaped your life and know that they mean as much to the person singing them as they do to you. There is something more fantastic about that band being incredible live. The energy the band has, the fact that pianist/lead singer andrew macmahon was so passionate that he needed two mikes for when he had to burst up from the piano bench and needed to continue to sing. I knew every song, the opening rifts literally sending chills down my spine. The whole show began with the song Reunited and to me it was more than a reunion, it was a reawakening to something amazing that for the first time I got to be a part of. When Something Corporate stopped touring, I hadn’t been in a place where I could go to shows. I heard people all around me talking about this time they saw Something Corporate and that time and I’m not going to lie, I’m kind of jealous I didn’t get more of an opportunity to get to know their live playing. But it’s fun. It’s fun when an entire crowd sings along. It’s fun when you go and the songs aren’t just songs, they are a part of you that has always existed but is now taking a different shape. It’s fun when you realize that everything you’ve loved about a band is still true even after four years, that all the songs that are special to you are special to the band as well. On the first encore, Andrew comes out and says something along the lines of, I hope you don’t mind but the song I’m about to play is kind of long. Immediately I knew they were playing my favorite song. Hearing Konstantine played live means more to me than I think I even knew at the time. I almost cried seeing the passion on his face for a song that has been such a huge part of my life. It was seriously a night that I won’t forget for a long time. The best way to sum it up is that it was absolutely amazing and I feel lucky that I was a part of it.

Thanks Nick for coming with me, I couldn’t think of a better person to have shared that experience with.

I am a butterfly, but you wouldn’t let me die. It’s me and the moon she said.

Song of 8/24/2010: Punk Rock Princess by Something Corporate. The Something Corporate concert is in… four days. I am so unbelievably excited. It’s almost unreal that it’s so close. Saturday!! It’s kind of silly but this band has meant so many things to me over the years. It’s been my comfort when I’m sad and relaxing when I’m stressed and silly when I need to rock out. It’s just that when you see a band live you know what they’re really like. Like when I saw All American Rejects in 2006, although everyone told me they were going to suck, it was incredible (and it was incredible when I saw them in December). It’s seriously almost like a dream come true for me. It would be like meeting one of your heroes, if your hero was up on stage singing and you probably won’t get to talk to them. okay, bad example. But I think at this point you get the point. I think that today was a really long day and I get excited when I have things to be excited about. I really hope this concert doesn’t let me down. But even if it does, it’s nice to be excited about it right now.

If I can be your first real heart break, I would do it over again. If you could be my punk rock princess, I could be your heroine.

Song of 5/04/10: 21 and Invincible by Something Corporate. I love this band. I know I’ve said this before but even their worst songs are great and this song isn’t necessarily my favorite but it’s still sweet. Especially the acoustic version that I’ve given here. It’s a hopeful song about growing up, making mistakes and living life.

PS. May the fourth be with you.. happy Star Wars day.

Song of 3/04/10: I woke up in a car by Something Corporate. I’m sleepy, still at work, I screwed up my website by trying to add feedburner (which seriously didn’t work out and now I need Nick to look at it because I have tried everything I could think of), I’m almost out of tea and I still have more to do before I can go home. Geez. So I picked a band that is like a big audio hug and that and the idea of going home to nick is what will get me through. Well, now I’m thinking of zombies. braaaaaains. I’m waiting for my 700 photos to get uploaded to iphoto so I can move them to imovie so I can finish this stuff and GO HOME!! Something Corporate has always been special to me and this song makes me really smile. It’s all about travel and finding out who you really are and saying goodbye to mom and dad and living life the way you want to. (440 remaining). This was the lead singer of Jack’s Mannequin’s first project (the better one if you want my opinion) and I’m sure I’ve mentioned but I love his voice. (330 remaining). Although the lead singer’s voice sounds really delicate, the drums help the song feel more together. There is no fear of the song falling apart, breaking or not working because the back beat is so strong. (30 remaining). This song is really kind of comforting for me and that is exactly what I need right now. I think it’s done enough that I have to pay attention. byyye!

Song of 2/04/10: Bad Day by Something Corporate. So, as you’ve been made aware, I haven’t been feeling so great lately. Nick was super sick last week and starting Tuesday, its been nesting in my body making me feel terrible. So that sucks. Anyways, I got up this morning and took Nick to school. I was already feeling pretty crappy but decided not to be that person who doesn’t show up to work on her third week because she’s not feeling good. So I went to work and promptly two hours later started to head home (pretty much after Jason Kandel took one look at me, he said, “how are you” I said, “fine” he said, “how are you feeling” I said, “not so great” and that was that, I was heading home.). Have I mentioned my seriously annoying allergy to cold medicines. I’m not sure what it is but I have tried Dayquil, Nightquil, Benadryl and Robitussin and everytime I take it I get these horrible hot/burning sensations and I feel way worse than I did before. Taking any other cold medicine, like Tylenol cold and flu, doesn’t really do much for me. So I stock up on cough drops and drink enough fluids to help until I’m feeling better. So thats where I’m at right now. I also slept for over 3 hours, dropped orange juice all over the floor and got in a fight with Nick because I’m not all in my head. I am still so tired. The song of the day is another comfort song. It’s a bad day love song. Its a slow song that basically says, I’m having a bad day but I love you and as long as we’re still together it’s going to be ok. Andrew McMahon has a great voice and all of Something Corporate’s songs make me feel as though I’m being enveloped in a big musical hug. Sorry to be so brief but my bed is back to calling my name. Listen to this song because Something Corporate is truly an amazing band and the bad day blues will definitely be comforted.