In depth analasys of Rise Against - Make It Stop (Septembers Children)

Rise Against - Make It Stop



"Make It Stop (September's Children)" is the second single from punk Rise Against's sixth studio album 'Endgame'. It was released on May 30, 2011. It came sixth on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart and number eight on Billboard's Rock Songs chart. The song is part of the 'It Gets Better Project'.

Song meaning;
Tim McIlrath spoke about this song and said, "The song was written inspired by the teen suicides in the month of September 2010, who were bullied for being homosexual. It deals with how people are treated from homophobic bullying and feeling so tormented that they feel there's no place for them in the future and that killing themselves is a better option. It was written by my nephew, who wrote it about his best friend. His friend had killed himself a week before it was written."
After the music video was nominated for the MTV Video Music Awards' Best Video with a Message award, McIlrath revealed that "Make It Stop (September's Children)" was also based on his nephew's best friend, who had committed suicide in December of that year, because of homophobic bullying.

Music video;
The music video was directed by Marc Klasfeld, and it follows the lives of three teenagers who are bullied at school for being homosexual. It also shows scenes of the band playing in a high school gymnasium. It comes to a point that the teenagers can no longer stand the torment anymore that they have thoughts of killing themselves, but before they do anything, they think of what impact they could have on society in the long run and how they can have a purpose in life, they essentially look for something to live for. The video ends with scenes of the three teenagers becoming very successful people and footage of people from the It Gets Better Project. This gives a message to other homosexuals being bullied that there is always something to carry on living for. There are also clips of teenagers saying "It gets better" as a means of giving people hope for the future.
The video was shot at Rolling Meadows High School in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, the same high school where the band's frontman, Tim McIlrath, attended.
Towards the end of the song, Tim is sitting at a desk calling out the names and ages of 'Septembers Children' and this is very impacting on the listener because knowing the name and age of a person who has ended their own life is very different to hearing a statistic. I believe that this song is very moving and brings the subject of bullying into a whole new light as it shows people just how detrimental the effects of bullying are, it also shows those being bullied that there is always a reason to carry on living.

G324 - Audience Profile Research Task - Man Overboard - Artist Profile

Man Overboard

Man Overboard is an American pop punk band from Mt. Laurel and Williamstown, New Jersey that began in 2008. Since then, they have released two EP's, an acoustic EP, a split with Boston pop punk band Transit, a compilation of old songs and three full length albums.

Man Overboard are currently signed with Rise Records.


 Band members:
Zac Eisenstein — lead vocals, guitar (2008–present) 
Nik Bruzzese — lead vocals, bass guitar (2008–present) 
Wayne Wildrick — guitar (2008–2010, 2011–Present) 
Justin Collier — guitar (2010–present), drums (2009–2010) 
Joe Talarico — drums (2012–present)






 
This is the music video to Where I Left You from the album Heart Attack.

G324: Audience Profile Research Task - The Wonder Years - Artists Profile

The Wonder Years - Artist Profile

The Wonder Years are an American pop-punk band from Lansdale, Pennsylvania. They formed in 2005. Since then they have released 4 studio length albums, 2 split/compilations and 9 Eps.
The bands most recent release is a studio length album "The Greatest Generation".

The band are currently signed with Hopeless Records.


The band members are;

Current members

Matt Brasch - guitar, backing vocals 
Dan "Soupy" Campbell - lead vocals
Casey Cavaliere - guitar, backing vocals
Mike Kennedy - drums, percussion   
Josh Martin - bass guitar, backing vocals 
 Nick Steinborn - keyboards, backing vocals, guitar 

Former members
 Mikey Kelly - keyboards, backing vocals



This is the music video to "Passing through a screen door" from the album "The Greatest Generation"


The band's most recent tour was Warped Tour in the USA and Canda.

Bring Me The Horizon - Short analysis of music video

I have chosen this music video because of the unique camera shots. The camera is shaking horizontally throughout, especially when the band is in view of the camera, which creates a sense of instability. The blonde girl is the main point of focus when regarding the narrative of the song lyrics, and this may represent her emotional state as being unstable or volatile. One of the most striking elements to this music video is the shot of the drummer holding two flares instead of drumsticks. At this point the "white out" seen when all band members are in view is less prominent and the flares cast an unnatural light across the drummer. This could signify that the band itself is aiding the girl with her emotional troubles and the light given off by the flares is the girl seeing more clearly, as this could also explain the absence of the "white out".

G324: Audience Profile Research Task - The Story So Far - Artist Profile

My favorite genre of music is pop-punk. The bands I will be creating artists profiles for are The Story So Far, The Wonder Years and Neck Deep.

The Story So Far

The Story So Far are an all male band from Walnut Creek, California, USA, they have released two studio albums and 9 EPs with other artists and Pure Noise Records, "Under Soil and Dirt", a studio album was released in June 2011, and more recently "What You Don't See" in 2013.
The current members of The Story so Far (TSSF) are Parker Cannon on vocals, Kevin Geyer lead guitar and vocals, William Levy on guitar, Kelen Capener on Bass and Ryan Torf on drums.

Below is a music video to "Roam" from "Under Soil and Dirt".





This band has been featured on the front cover of Alternative Press, an American music magazine bringing readers information on pop punk bands such as interviews, photos and upcoming releases such as their newest album "Split 7"  which was written with another band, Stick To Your Guns, and was released on 17th June 2013. They released a single track "Clairvoyant" some weeks before the release of the full album.


The Story So Far have toured Australia, North America and Europe more than once, since the band formed in 2007. They toured England in May and came to Norwich on the 12th of May.