this song just keeps getting better and better every time i hear it. i shouldn't be so surprised considering this type of stuff was my bread and butter years ago, but i wasn't expecting to be this floored by a post-emo explosion pop-punk song by a band i'd never even given a second listen to before. much like last year's My Chemical Romance hit, "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)", this song completely explodes in the chorus. this is a strong contender for my single of the year with 7 months to go, but it hasn't knocked off Kelly Clarkson just yet. for serious, i heart "Since U Been Gone" to death.
in other, more important news - help save the Double Door:
On June 9, 2005 Double Door, Chicago's preeminent small music venue, will be fighting for its very existence before Cook County Chancery Judge Billik. The trial, whereby Double Door is seeking to enforce an extension to its lease, is set to begin at 2PM at the Cook County Courthouse, Room 2601 in the Daley Center. The trial hinges upon Double Door's position that it appropriately notified the owners of the building, Harry and Brian Strauss, of its intention to exercise its option in it's lease. The Strauss' dispute this claim.
Double Door has become a fixture in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood and an integral part of the cultural and music scene in Chicago since it's opening in 1994. The club has played host to some of the biggest bands in the world including The Rolling Stones, bringing national and international exposure to Chicago. Double Door served as the site for debut material from two albums of Chicago's own Smashing Pumpkins. Artists like Kid Rock, Macy Gray, The Strokes and The Killers have all graced the Double Door stage early in their careers. The club has nurtured the careers of many of Chicago's most successful local artists including Chevelle, Local H and Liquid Soul.
The Strauss family has no interest in preserving the cultural integrity of the neighborhood or the Double Door. It is their intention to force the closure of Double Door and to replace it with a national retail chain.
Double Door filed its suit against the Strauss family knowing that it has met its obligations under the lease. This trial will determine whether the institution that is Double Door will remain a fixture in Wicker Park and a key part of the cultural and musical scene in Chicago.
Chicago's musical landscape will not be the same without Double Door.
TAKE ACTION!
Attend the court hearing on June 9th, 2005 at 2pm at the Cook County Courthouse, Room 2601 in Daley Center.
Write a letter to Alderman Manny Flores expressing your support for Double Door at ward01@cityofchicago.org
Write a letter to the editor expressing your support for Double Door -
Chicago Sun-Times - letters@suntimes.com
Chicago Tribune – ctc-TribLetter@tribune.com
Chicago Reader - letters@chicagoreader.com
(from the Double Door website)
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