Paramore is a band.

Click here to hear a new song from Paramore's upcoming album "Riot!"


LYRICS:
Oh no I just keep on falling
(Back to the same old)
Where's hope when misery comes crawling
(Oh, oh way hey)
With your faith you'll trigger a landslide
(victory)
Kill off this common sense of mind
It takes aqcuired minds to taste to taste to taste this wine
You cant down it with your eyes
So we don't need the headlines
We dont need the headlines
We just want
Everybody sing like its the last song you will ever sing
Tell me tell me do you feel the pressure now
Everybody live like its the last day you will ever see
Tell me tell me do you feel the pressure now
Right now your the only reason
(I'm not letting go oh)
And time out if everyones worth pleasing
(Ah woah oh)
You'll trigger a landslide
(victory)
To kill off their finite state of mind
It takes aqcuired minds to taste to taste to taste this wine
You can't down it with your eyes
So we don't need the headlines
No we don't want your headlines we just want
Everybody sing like its the last song you will ever sing
Tell me tell me do you feel the pressure now
Everybody live like its the last day you will ever see
Tell me tell me do you feel the pressure now
Everybody sing like its the last song you will ever sing
Tell me tell me do you feel the pressure
(sweet musical part...)
Alright so you think your ready, okay then you say this with me go
We were born for this
(we were born for this)
Alright so you think your ready, okay then you say this with me go
We were born for this
(we were born for this)
We were born for this
(we were born for this)
We were born for we were born for
Everybody sing like its the last song you will ever sing
Tell me tell me can you feel the pressure
Everybody live like its the last day you will ever see
Tell me tell me can you feel the pressure now
Everybody sing like its the last song you will ever sing
Tell me tell me can you feel the pressure
Tell me tell me can you feel the pressure
We were born for this
(we were born for this)
We were born for this

"We have got the biggest bag of laundry you've ever seen in your life," boasts diminutive Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams
as she and her bandmates remain hard at work recording their sophomore
album at the House Of Loud in Elmwood Park, New Jersey. "To be nice,
while the guys are recording today, I think our tour manager and I will
take care of that bag." So she isn't setting aside outfits for the Rock
And Roll Hall Of Fame - like her dress currently displayed in its
Warped Tour exhibit? "Nah," she says, laughing. "Not at the moment. We could,
though." Paramore immediately started writing for the June 12 release
when they returned from their U.K. tour with Fueled By Ramen labelmates
Cute Is What We Aim For last October, and they took about 17 songs to Jersey where they met up with producer David Bendeth (Hawthorne Heights).
"A couple of songs are older, like 'Hallelujah' which fans have sort of
caught onto," says Williams. "But we want everyone to have an open mind
- this album will show a completely new side of us." Aside from having
more time to focus on the record than they did when they scurried
through 2005's All We Know Is Falling ("That was just total
chaos"), she says there's more confidence this time around. "Lyrically,
I've learned to be more honest than I was," she says. "And that opens
up a deeper, more vulnerable, dark side. Some songs are victorious and
optimistic, but some are definitely darker."

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Also,
Paramore has a new musical classification on myspace.

Alternative / Pop / Regional Mexican

Paramore have revealed that Riot! is the title of their upcoming second album.

As previously reported, Paramore revealed in a statement yesterday that guitarist Hunter Lamb had left the band to spend more time with his family, and they'll continue to function as a four-piece until further notice, with frontwoman Hayley taking over rhythm guitar duties.

Riot! is due for release on June 12 via Fueled By Ramen.

Add yourself to the Paramore Fanlisting here.



Add yourself to the Rainbow Fanlisting here.

HEY!

man, has time flown by. sorry it's been so long!
we realized how long it's been since you've heard from us... and how much has happened since then.
when i have my camera handy, i'll upload some pics for ya. although, i'm not sure i have that many as of right now. whatever the case, check back later for a few pictures!!!

after the "back from the almost dead" post, we realized how strong our connection with our fans has become over the past year and how much stronger it's going to become after our new record (RIOT!) is out. we were so humbled by the responses that some of you gave and at how honest you were with each other and most importantly yourself. it's pretty obvious that you guys are the best fans that any band could ever have and that all of us together have something that we never really thought any band/fans could have. thanks for taking the opportunity to allow us to open up to you and for opening up to us and each other in this community. we hope to continue to do things, by way of RIOT!, that will keep us as connected in the future as we are now. just keep your eyes and ears open for those opportunities.

also... can't believe we never really gave you a good update on this... Mary (the grand prize winner of our Last Song You'll Ever Sing contest) and the runners-up, Carl & Sarah, Kathleen and Derek did amazingly. we definitely picked the right people for the job. thanks again to everyone that entered, we had so much fun watching you guys enjoy music and just have a great time. would you guys ever wanna do stuff like that again? contests? interactive stuff?

now, for an interesting piece of information on the record that you won't get anywhere but here... (heh) we had a mariachi band come in on Monday. they laid down their version of a riff that is in a new song; working title "Mexico". if it works out the right way, you'll hear it on the record. however, even if it doesn't make it to the record you'll hear it and we think you'll love it. it was definitely a learning experience and very fun to learn about a different culture and the way they express themselves through music as opposed to the way we do. GOOD TIMES!!!

i guess, i have to get outta here and finish a vocal. only a song and half left until i'm done!
we are so excited. oh my gosh. the longer i sit here typing about it the more excited i get.

GOTTA GO!
love,
hayley and josh.

These are a compilation of our favourite Paramore covers, entered for the "Last song you'll ever sing" contest.
The winner gets to record with Paramore for their new album (set for release on June 12th)


Remember, it's about personality, not how amazing your voice is... who do you think should win?

Hey Paramore Fans,
Pre-sale tickets for our spring tour with The Almost, This Providence, Love Arcade and Quietdrive are available now at paramore.net/tickets.

As a special bonus, we are offering the opportunity to pre-order a membership in our new official fan club. If you pre-order the membership with a presale ticket you will get a welcome kit with an exclusive t-shirt, a VIP meet-and-greet pass for the ticketed show and of course membership in our new fan club which we plan on launching in May.

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Check out this article about Paramore's guitarists Josh Farro and Hunter Lamb in the latest issue of Total Guitar magazine. Visit totalguitar.co.uk for more information.

Who are they and who do they sound like?
Paramore are an American emo quintet fro the heart of country music Tenessee. Describing their sound as "energetic, emotional and fun", they're everything you'd expect from the genre: soaring melodies, crunching guitars and plenty of angst thrown in for good measure. But although the band itself is almost three years old now, the oldest member is still only 21, and their drummer Zac, a mere 15. But despite their youth, they've already been touring extensively in the US, UK and as far afield as Japan.

Woah! That's pretty impressive for a bunch of young lads. So they were over in UK, you say...
They were indeed. In fact, they only finished a UK headlining tour midway through October. And by all accounts it went pretty darn well-it seems they made quite an impression. "It was amazing," says 18-year-old lead guitarist Josh Farro, "every show but one was sold out." And it appears the female fans over here were particularly keen on the American youngsters: "The girls are much more fearless in the UK. I'd be loading my equipment into the van and as they walked past they'd just grab my butt. I don't get that in the US!"

So the British ladies obviously fell for his American charm?
They sure did, but although we apparently share a language, sometimes the subtleties still get 'lost in translation'. "At one show this girl told me I was fit," recalls Farro. Fair enough you might think. But he'd never heard the expression before. With Josh not knowing what "fit" meant, it took a while for her to eventually blurt out that she wanted a snog!

D'oh! Now, aren't many of their friends still gonna be at school or college? How has the fame affected their relationships with them?
"Well, you find out who your true friends are," says Farro. "Some are jealous, and some people were even spreading rumors about us." But they shrug that off because those people are in the minority. and as he says, "we know we're really lucky, we've already seem more of the world than most people twice our age."

So what does the future hold for the band then?
Some time out! They want to build up their fan-base slowly so as not to feel the backlash. "We don't want to be one of those bands that last just a few years," says Farro. "U2, Journey and the Stones are still touring. I see us as one of those bands."

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The Take Action! Volume 6 compilation is in stores now! This 2 CD / 1 DVD set featuring 72 tracks and videos from the biggest names in punk, indie and hardcore music, including Paramore, My Chemical Romance, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Taking Back Sunday and Underoath.

A portion of the proceeds (equaling 5% of the suggested retail list price) earned by the artists and Sub City Records from the sale of this title will be donated to The Kristin Brooks Hope Center, which serves youth through The Youth American Hotline: 1-877-YOUTHLINE.

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Source: Shaant (cute is what we aim for)'s FBR Journal

"Josh and Hayley of Paramore like to video chat due to them being locked up in a studio for months. So far what they have played for me, if this record fought the old record in a bare knuckle brawl. This new record is going to send the old one to the hospital in a helicopter 'med evac'. Trust me.
-Shaant"

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source: Paramore myspace bulletin:

"hey yall its us coming to you from the studio ... we just wanted to let yall know how excited we are to start touring again! it feels like its been forever! we cant wait to show yall our new record ..So make sure to pick up your tickets soon for all the upcoming shows we miss all you guys and cant wait to see your pretty teeth! love yall

paramore!"

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Source: cashdolla-fromtheinside.com

audio interview #1 here. (This Providence first, Paramore second)
audio interview #2 here. (The Higher first, Paramore second)
Some random pictures here.

Also, in the "upcoming podcasts" section, it says:
Paramore
Air date:In Past Shows
Interview date:
Hayley Williams 9.7.06

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Hayley will be featured on the new "The Chariot" album - due in stores on April 3rd

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The date for th release of paramore's sophomore album has been released : June 12th 2007

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The full set for Paramore's Nashville concert can be found here. (+ 2 Warped Tour Videos) -all credit to Colin @ www.paramore.org-

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To see all the alternate endings to the song "Here We Go Again" click here. (Includes "Incomplete, "Camisado" & lots more)

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To finish it off, here are some cool Paramore fact that you may not have known before:

• The first song from All We Know Is Falling, "All We Know," was written concerning bass guitarist Jeremy Davis's hiatus in 2005.
• The couch on the cover of "All We Know is Falling" shows a shadow, symbolizing once former member Jeremy Davis.
• The title Paramore was taken from a friend's mother's maiden name, and means hidden love.
• Former rhythm guitarist Jason Bynum's girlfriend Ashley was the featured model in the music video for "Pressure."
• The band recorded their song "Pressure" in Simlish for the video game The Sims 2.
• "Emergency" was released in the UK on Limited Edition Vinyl for a HMV Exclusive and contained "Oh Star" as a B side.
• According to Williams, "While Paramore are made up of Christians, they are not a Christian Rock band." (From Kerrang! Magazine interview)
• Pressure and All We Know were released in the UK as Download only Singles.
• Hayley Williams will be featured on a track on the upcoming album "The Fiancee" by The Chariot.
• Hayley Williams is featured in the song "Keep Dreaming Upside Down" by October Fall.
• Hayley (vocals) and Jeremy (bass) were formerly in a funk cover band together. When Hayley joined what was to be Paramore and they were in need of a bass player she suggested Jeremy.
• Hayley Williams' dress and Josh Farro's shirt are now on display at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. The outfits were worn on Warped Tour 2006 and in the Emergency video.
• Hunter Lamb's identical twin brother Hayden is the drummer in the band Red (band)

03-31-2007 - Osaka, @ Intex

04-01-2007 - Tokyo, @ makuhari messe

04-05-2007 - Brisbane, @ The Tivoli

04-06-2007 - Sydney, @ Luna Park

04-07-2007 - Melbourne, @ Billboard The Venue

04-08-2007 - Melbourne, @ The Palace

04-10-2007 - Adelaide, @ HQ

04-11-2007 - Perth, @ Metropolis

04-20-2007 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
                      w/ The Almost, This Providence, and Love Arcade

04-21-2007 - St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre
                      w/ The Almost, This Providence, and Love Arcade

04-23-2007 - Orlando, FL @ The Social
                      w/ The Almost, This Providence, and Love Arcade

04-24-2007 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
                      w/ The Almost, This Providence, and Love Arcade

04-26-2007 - Norfolk, VA @ The Norva
                      w/ The Almost, This Providence, and Love Arcade

04-27-2007 - Towson, MD @ The Recher Theatre
                      w/ The Almost, This Providence, and Love Arcade

04-28-2007 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
                      w/ The Almost, This Providence, and Love Arcade

04-30-2007 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of the Living Arts
                      w/ The Almost, This Providence, and Love Arcade

05-01-2007 - Boston, MA @ Avalon Ballroom
                      w/ The Almost, This Providence, and Love Arcade

05-03-2007 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
                      w/ The Almost, This Providence, and Love Arcade

05-04-2007 - Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
                      w/ Funeral For A Friend, This Providence, and Love Arcade

05-05-2007 - East Rutherford, NJ @ Meadowlands Complex
                      w/ Bamboozle 2007

05-07-2007 - Cleveland, OH @ Agora Ballroom
                      w/ The Almost and This Providence

05-08-2007 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
                      w/ The Almost and This Providence

05-09-2007 - Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew's Hall
                      w/ The Almost and This Providence

05-11-2007 - Dallas, TX @ The Door
                      w/ This Providence and Quietdrive

05-12-2007 - Houston, TX @ Meridian
                      w/ This Providence and Quietdrive

05-14-2007 - Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
                      w/ This Providence and Quietdrive

05-15-2007 - Las Vegas, NV @ House Of Blues
                      w/ This Providence and Quietdrive

05-17-2007 - Los Angeles, CA @ Avalon
                      w/ This Providence and Quietdrive

05-18-2007 - Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
                      w/ This Providence and Quietdrive

05-19-2007 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's
                      w/ This Providence and Quietdrive

(source: www.paramoreband.livejournal.com)

hey guys

it's all of us here...
so, maybe you've heard about the "singing" contest? alright, well we just wanted to give you a few more details about it. just in case you misunderstood anything on the site.

first off, we saw some questions on the community about it involving the "rules". yeah, we know it sucks. unfortunately, when doing a national contest like this you have to go by certain guidelines that might seem a bit over the top but in order to do things like this we gotta go by the book. we apologize FOR the douche's that made it all up... but it wasn't us. we swear, ha.

another thing... it might say "background vocals" but you should know, that the winner(s) will actually be singing GANG VOCAL parts. it's a lot more like yelling than singing... so just HAVE FUN with it. your voice isn't going to win this for you. your personality is. we need girls AND boys to get in on this.

go to http://www.paramore.net/contest
read and follow the instructions carefully and post your video up so we can see it!
dance, sing, yell, scream.. just DO WHATCHA DO.

we're sorry about any confusion there might be with this.

[EDIT]: you definitely need to know that there is only one GRAND PRIZE winner - who will, with a friend, be receiving air fare to NJ and accomodations. HOWEVER, we will also be looking very closely at the submissions from the Jersey/NYC/Philly area who could potentially be runners up in case we need more than just two gang vocal singers. so, HURRY UP AND MAKE THE BEST DANG VIDEO OF YOURSELF SCREAMIN YOUR FREAKIN LUNGS OUT TO ONE OF OUR SONGS!!!

http://www.paramore.net/contest


LOVE,
PARAMORE

www.paramore.net/contest

Yesterday, Paramore were at #10 in the top band communities...
This morning, they were off it...replaced with muse.
Muse is an awesome band and all... but we all know that nobody compares to paramore...
so head over here
and check out all the paramore media... be sure to buzz/comment!

-melissa.

I posted it, just as I said.
See it here.

Thanks so much to everyone who contributed, they really were unbelievably sweet :)
Paramore would be so proud!
<333

Jeremy turned 22 today!

Okay, so i just got this idea, and i really think its a good one.
Here's the plan...
In a comment, you write down why exactly you love paramore... what it is about their music that captivates and interests you...anything you want!
Be sure to talk about lyrics, personal style, the music, why you like them as people... make it as long as you can/want!

I'll post in on The Paramore LJ and in its own journal here
and if i find out some super-amazing way of getting it to the band, i will...i'll try!
Its worth it, Paramore deserve it <3

So get commenting EVERYONE...(that includes the four lazy-ass admins)
Be sure to speak your mind and make it super long =)
-Melissa

Heres some pictures to get you captivated...




NOW GET TYPING :)

I reckoned that it would help if you all knew who you were talking to when you drop notes/comments, so i sent this to the maintainers to fill out...

 Name: Melissa
Age: 15
Location: Ireland!
Hobbies: Lots of random stuff. You name i, i've tried it (i probably sucked really badly). mostly listening to music & art, occasionally attempting to play the drums.
Music: Paramore (of course), Counting Crows, Radiohead, Paolo Nutini etc.
Site URL's: www.myspace.com/meliphunk ... LJ: fueledbymelissa ... AIM: snthriller
Why you love Paramore: because they are the most amazing band on the planet (duh)
Anything extra you want to say to Paramore fans: ily guys! thanks so much for everything <3

 

 Name: Wendy :D
Age: 16 (ALMOST 17! MARCH 18TH!)
Location: Muhahaha.. netherlands
Hobbies: Looking at melissa's sexy handwriting.. and erm.. get horny from it.
Music: Too much.. check my myspace or buzznet for THA music.. :D
Fav band: Panic! At The Disco 2nd fav: MCR.. enough lol
Site URL's: www.leafwenscha.buzznet.com , www.myspace.com/cursedbythedevil , sn: leaf wenscha
Why you love Paramore: BECAUSE THEY FREAKING ROCK ARSE! :D
Anything extra you want to say to Paramore fans: I love you.. and .. :D sorry.. ryan is waiting for me in my bedroom. (as you can see im.. PROBABLY thecraziest one of all 4.. and darn proud! lol)

-SIDENOTE: shes is crazy-

 Name: kati
Age: 17
Location: germany
Hobbies: hanging out with friends, music, being lazy.. lol
Music: are that would take forever, so my most fav band is panic! at the disco
Site URL's: http://www.myspace.com/katimulati
AIM: kati3108
Why you like Paramore: cuz they rock like hell!! lol
Anything extra you want to say to Paramore fans:
THE KICK ASSSSSSS!!!!

Name:kathy gracia
Age: 13
Location:Gibraltar
Hobbies: right now learning to play guitar
Music: anything and i mean anything
Site URL's: buzznet: girlygoth, on my page is my bebo card
Why you love Paramore: cos i love their music!
Anything extra you want to say to Paramore fans: not reall just if your not a fan you are wierd!!!! lol jkjk

hey guys.

hope you enjoyed the picture post yesterday... i know it's only been about 22 hours, but we're gonna give you another one! ha - we noticed yesterday while browsing through the comments that a couple people were wondering if i'd recieved the birthday gifts that ParamoreFans.com sent... and i did! i meant to post about it a few days ago but completely forgot - my baddd!!! anyways, i'm gonna let one of my good friends, Bekah, take you on a really short tour through the Paramore book that the guys and i got from some of you for christmas/birthday.

here goes nothin!



(that pic was taken on our first warped tour ever in Minnesota... i'm pretty sure.)

sorry the text is so small... i'll try to get a better pic of it later :-)





thanks to all the people at ParamoreFans.com for putting it together for us. it's beautiful and it really means a lot! alright, so i also wanted to post a few pics of some of the birthday gifts i was sent from some of you! i wanna add that i thought every gift was really thoughtful and i am enjoying all of them!

here's a pic of all of it!

urban leggings!

this gift was to all of us... they are UK Flag boxers.
and they say "Don't forget the UK!" across the butt haha


mmm... happy smells real good - and this pic is niiice.
:D:D:D
and of course these never disappoint!

i'm excited to read this book... !


and a big thanks to ashley for pickin this book up for me:

:-)

alright.. wow that was a ton of pictures.
but i wanted to show everyone what we got for christmas and all the gifts i recieved from you for my birthday.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

hayley

HEY!

well, it's been long enough.
couldn't really wait any longer... and we wanted to basically give you (from the beginning til now) an update on the new record and our time here in jersey. so, we're gonna do something that we've not really done before here on our LiveJournal - don't know why we haven't ever done it before... but it doesn't matter, ha - we're gonna tell the short story with a few (or more) pics.

sometime, during the first week of january we packed up our things and crammed ourselves back into Old Faithful...

anyone remember the 12 passenger? oh yeah... it's back, baby!

WAIT!
Now before we go any further, you'll need meet our very good friend and new tour manager, Ronnie Gardner.


You might know of him. He was the man behind the soundbooth at probably every Underoath show you've ever been to, if you've been. Other bands he's worked with include: Strike Anywhere, Taking Back Sunday, The Chariot, The Bled, Fear Before The March of Flames and These Arms Are Snakes. Most Famously, he toured with us on our first headlining tour ever, running sound and spooning with Zac. And for all you ladies out there... he's very single!

Alright, so back to our big journey.
We drove from our hometown of Franklin, Tenessee, all the way to our new home in New Jersey. It was about a 13 hour drive, not too bad. As you can probably imagine, we saw lots of... this type of stuff:

Fought an infuriated tiger...

Got some of this... (of both persuasions)

and watched a whole lot of this...


yep, the ride up here was a lot of fun.

One memorable moment was a stop at Cracker Barrel, an old favorite of ours. Being hicks... we thrive on trips to the "CB". Someone eating there asked us what band we were in... Josh said "Nickelback... You know, 'Look at this photograph, every time I do it makes me laugh." We guessed that either they hate Nickelback or they've been living underground for the past six years, cause they didn't say anything and Nickelback are huge. ha ha. Anyway, here are a few of us, doin what we do, at Cracker Barrel.


AJAX!!!




So, then it was back to the van and on to Jersey.
A little more of this:

and 9 hours later... there he was in all his glory

The one, the only David Bendeth!

And well, we haven't really stopped since. the record is going to be so much fun!
So, welcome to every day of our lives here in the studio. A new chapter in what will be known forever as Paramore.

Be on the look out for new pics, videos and all sorts of updates from us.
We love you guys,
Zac, Josh, Hunter, Jeremy, Hayley.

p.s. please excuse the misuse of capital and lowercase letters. alright, woo!