Hello again! I finally feel like I have something to write about!!

[DISCLAIMER – this is going to be an old school Sibling Revelry post. That means if you are a starry eyed superfan who thinks the Guys can do no wrong – this is not the blog for you. I reserve the right to be critical, sarcastic, and snarky. I also reserve the right, in my rightful role as a mom, to point out the perils of wearing tight clothing and tripping hazards. If you are with me, follow me over the jump. If you’re not, and you follow me anyway, don’t bother leaving a nasty comment. I’ll delete it. This is a personal blog, not a democracy.]

Ready? Here we go!

It has been so long since I’ve blogged, I can’t figure out how to embed video… so… click on the drum major above to check out the leaked version of the Pom Poms video. Or click here.

Firstly, I want to offer my congratulations to the Guys for a successful single release. I’ve heard a lot about it, and I have not been paying much attention, so – good job!

I have listened to the song twice so far, and the title of this post is more about my early morning impressions after watching the video for the first time this morning on my iPhone in the Dunkin Donuts parking lot than about the song itself.

Overall, I feel the sound is still genuine. I love the horns (always love the horns), and the sound is still set apart from the other things I am hearing out there (which is mostly top 40 dance music because NPR was giving me panic attacks). I hear the same solid pop with wicked hooks that seems to be a logical progression from where they left us at LVATT (maybe even ALBL)  but now dealing overtly with adult themes.

I hate to admit I really don’t know what they are talking about in the song. I guess I am not at a stage in my life right now where I can easily comprehend vague innuendo. Casper Babypants, The Pop Ups, and Thomas and Friends tend to be a little more straight forward with their turn of phrase. Putting down pom poms is kind-of an oddly sexual demand based on a more or less innocent thing. Pom poms are fairly innocent even for Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders. And setting the video in a small town, on what appears to be a high school football field, with a marching band on hand sets the stage for a weird coming of age high school-y/college-y place. Seemingly innocent, but we all know what is really going on at those frat parties.

I think I get it. Sexy dancing, sexy posing, boobies – you’re grown up. Gotcha *wink*.

As far as the song goes, from what my addled brain can surmise, they are talking about a woman who is a fiercely talented dancer, definitely sexy, maybe trashy (you know, in that good way), and nicer to be around when she has her hands free. ahem. According to the video, she also apparently likes to wear very tight hot pants, and I would like to take this opportunity to warn her about the perils of that wardrobe choice.

The problem is, I felt a little hit over the head with all the sexy. At times I literally felt like I was being smacked in the face with hotpants clad pelvic thrusts. At other times, I was left pondering the sore muscles the women must have had after a day of sexy posing.

“Whack”

“Ow, my back!”

“Charlie horse!!!”

Just looking at this makes my back hurt.

I am not going to go into a thing about the objectification of women, because – why bother- and I know the respectful treatment of women didn’t get them very far, but…*sigh*.

I was also totally distracted by all of the tripping hazards.

BE CAREFUL!

But then there was this…

You say your name is Joe?

And this…

Kelvin? What a unique name…Oh, Kevin, Kevin… that’s cool.

And this…

Hi, Nick. How’s it goin’

And this (the best I could do to get a pic of them all together – I was momentarily obsessed with the thought that Kevin wasn’t actually there the same time as Joe and Nick were).

Dude, I don’t want to alarm you, but I think you left your camera on the ground over there…

And then, there was a DANCE BATTLE (if that is what the kids are still calling them these days).

“Uh, uh, uh, uh-uh-uh”

“Do, do, do, do-do-do”

OK, this part left me a little flat. Flat mostly due to the whiny tone of the hotpants girls (you know the tone – like that girl you knew in freshman year of college that only talked to boys in a baby voice and they all loved her and you ripped your hair out trying to understand why. I’ll tell you why, ladies. Because she put her pom poms down. That’s why).

That being said, the hotpants girls totally killed the guy’s little wobbly dance. *KAPOW!*

I think the song is good, however distracting the video. I appreciate the diversity in the video, and I remain ever hopeful for the new album and will be up for going to see them at the Borgata when they come by on their summer tour.

I will now leave you with my gallery of “what the hell is going on here?!”

Umm..

Whaa?!

Jiggle Jiggle

Jiggle Jiggle

I know I am cramming this in here, but, if you haven’t checked out the videos over on mtv.com, do it. They are funny and sweet and Joe makes Kevin blush.

P.S. to the two people that I know are reading this post (you don’t count Mememoi) – we love you, but I don’t know if I can commit to a full come back of the blog yet. I have a little one (she will be 2 next Monday!) and I am fully committed to her and to catching up on Doctor Who. So… you know… priorities. But I will write when the mood strikes. This by no means means that I am not fond of all of you. 

P.P.S. Go on ahead and pick up the single “Pom Poms” over at iTunes (or your preferred outlet).

Via: Jonas Brothers, MTV.com, Josep Vinaixa (telly.com)

I just have to re-share the photos Mama J posted on twitter this morning… after the jump, or course…

D’awww!

[via: jonasphotos.org, jonasworld.org, DeniseJonas (twitter)]

The day has finally arrived…

Bulldozer (sort of) is a reality!  Welcome to the world, the newest Jonas Brothers spinoff, one about which I am particularly excited…welcome to Ocean Grove!

24 Hours after the official launch:

• @OceanGroveBand has over 6500 followers (!!!)

• The band has fans rabid enough to capture the 30-odd seconds of music they have graciously bestowed upon us:

(Totally worthy of capture, btw…because it is undeniably awesome.)

• We pretty much all have t-shirts on their way to us.

Jump onboard at www.oceangroveband.com!

So, Ocean Grovers – John, Greg, Ryan, Jack – we’re proud and thrilled for you and for us.

We were happy to wait, and keep waiting, because we knew it’d be worth it…but more than anything, we’re thrilled the wait is over!!!

P.S.  We’re going to be retiring the “Bulldozer” category, rightfully so…but you can relive the years of magic, HERE.  And there just might be a new spot to enjoy magic moments to come…keep an eye out…

So, what do you think, Revelers?

May it be the best one yet!

(and many more!!!!)

[via: Art Porter, JonasPhotos.org]

This new video from the Guys has it all. On its surface it is a promo to get you to watch Camp Rock 2 (which premiered tonight, by the way), but is oh so much more. First we have all of Bulldozer there. Second they are being funny because they are being guys and they are not afraid of little girls thinking they are gross (FYI they are ALL gross). And third, well… you will just have to watch it…. after the jump…

I love that it is done in a deadpan/mockumentary style.

The sad thing is, this really is how most meetings go, whether it is about making videos about farting cats/kittens or redesigning a website, they pretty much all go like this. More or less.

Here are some stats for you:

• They say cat or kitten about 26 times
• They say fart or farting about 13 times

Gold.

In honor of this great triumph I give you 3 videos:

1. Kittens In Space (Kevin, you always have the most awesome ideas.)

2. Farting Kittens

3. Cats Flushing A Toilet (In honor of the unabashed potty humor.)

[Via: JonasBrothersMusic (YouTube),  33mag (YouTube), nneverwhisperr (YouTube), ParryGripp (YouTube)]

Off we go!

After months (and months and months) of dormancy on our part, we are off to see the Jonai today! WOOOT!  It has been too long (last October! I saw Nick in January).

I can’t wait!

We’ve got a full day planned with the Road Dogs game followed by the show tonight in Camden (and maybe some shopping in Philly in between). We will be hanging out with Merry and E (who we’ve not seen for too long). It’s going to be perfect day for it! It is going to be AWESOME.

I will be making updates to the post throughout the e day – I am sure MM will keep the tweets flying as well.

Updates after the jump!

The Game:

We had so much fun at the game with Merry and E! We got to sit together – eat awful food – and cheer the Road Dogs on to victory. It was the PERFECT day for a softball game!

Campbell’s Field! Go Road Dogs!

ROAD DOGS WIN!

What a great game – 22-5. We had some grand slams, and homers, and a lots and lots of quality Road Dogs time on the field. PLUS Mitch “Wild Thing” Williams (He played for the Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies) was a ringer on the opposing team. Joe caught one of his hits and got him out!

The Show:

The show was great and more enjoyable than expected. I loved every minute of both Demi’s and the JB’s sets. Highlights for me (other than those listed below) were a wonderful performance of “WYLMITE”, “Paranoid”, Joe and Demi playing with feather boas and competing to see who could hold the final note the longest (Joe won).

I think Camden is the most beautiful venue.

I enjoyed the Camp Rock 2 stuff more than I thought. The dancing was great! I really enjoyed “Fire” and “Can’t Back Down.”

Demi really rocked it tonight. She did an amazing job.

Nick finished “Introducing Me” with 1 second to spare.

The Guys replaced the usual Beatles cover with a medley which included “7:05”, TJTWWR, “Got Me Going Crazy”, “Can’t Have You”, “Poison Ivy”, “Fireflies”, “Need Somebody”, and some Keith Urban. This lead into “Please Be Mine” which was really a dream come true for me. I sang so loud during “7:05” I no longer have a voice (good thing I’m a blogger).

Lovebug was just lovely!

Our ride home (well part of the way). A boat full of Jonas faithful. Ahoy!

(Opening images via:JonasPhotos.Org)

They’re baaa-aaaack.

Jonas Brothers World Tour 2010 launched August 7th in Tinley Park, Illinois. Here’s your open post to discuss the tours’ shows as they come – with videos, photos and other news (whether you were there in person or just following along on Twitter & YouTube).

After the jump, take a peek at the reported set list [SPOILER ALERT!!!]…what do you think?!

Set list via JonasUnion:

ALYSON STONER:
1-Make History

CAMP ROCK 2 CAST:
2-Start The Party
3-Fire
4-Can’t back down

DEMI LOVATO:
5-Get Back
6-La La Land
7-Remember December
8-Catch Me
9-Don’t forget
10-Got Dynamite
11-Here We Go Again

CR2 CAST & DEMI LOVATO:
12-Brand New Day
13-Can’t Back Down
14-It’s Not Too Late
15-It’s On

JONAS BROTHERS:
16-Feelin’ Alive
17-Hold On
18-Year 3000
19-Play My Music
20-Heart & Soul
21-Introducing Me
22-Gotta Find You/This Is Me
23-Wouldn’t Change A Thing
24-LA Baby
25-Drive My Car (Beatles Cover)
26-Paranoid
27-Who I Am
28-Fly With Me
29-Wylmite
30-Lovebug
31-Please be Mine
32-This Is Our Song (With CR cast)
33-Heart and soul (With CR cast)
34-SOS
35-Burnin’ up

[Via: Just Jared Junior (Image)]

That JONAS LA title may rank low for me on the new series soundtrack, but it is a good description of our approach to bloggin’ the show so far.  We’re watching it, enjoying it very much, but much of our recapping and chatter happens on Twitter these days.

Grant us pardon and use this new post for discussion of the soundtrack album release on Tuesday, July 20 (LBF’s 7th birthday!), or in the meantime if you’re a preorderer or future purchaser who is sampling the wares in advance.

And also please use it to discuss the latest JONAS LA episodes and those to come!!!

What’re your favorite episodes, songs and aspects of Jonas LA so far? Least favorite? What are you looking forward to?!

Okay, wanted to open things up with a fresh open post.  You know what that means:

CRAZY FREE FOR ALL!

I know some of you have ideas on your mind you want to pursue about various Jonas goings-on, without the limits of any specific post topic or guiding question.

So here’s your new post: our very own Jonas Anonymous…choose your own grouphugging, get-it-out and let-it-go adventure. Vent and fear no reprisals, as this is a safe, welcoming & supportive environment for critical discussion, yes? We hope so.

Feel free to repost any longwinded stuff from Twitter you’ve been feeling like sharing in a more static environment.

Commenters’ “Keep it clean” Fine Print Reminder: Let’s all bear in mind that we are all entitled to opinions…unless there are provable facts at hand, opinions/feelings/intuition can’t be wrong.  No personal attacks on commenters – but non-hurtful critical opinions about Jonas-related people & stuff is…well…is the point! (You know when you’re out of line; giving an emotional posting a quick re-read will help cut down on offense.) And if you take issue with someone’s line of thought, please remember the best medicine is to promote your own point rather than complaining about the points of others.  That said, pushing known “buttons” is bad form.

VIOLATORS WILL BE TOWED.

Let’s talk and feel good!

Love yous! – MM

Not a good day for the JB superfandom, as the (erstwhile “Camp Rock”) Jonas Brothers World Tour 2010 appears to have undergone some hasty restructuring, even as tourmates rehearsed away and Kevin & Danielle were prepping their packing plans.

The Sibling Revelry community appears to be particularly impacted by the reshuffling.  We may not be the ones panting that a tweet from one of the Bros will make our lives, or sneaking into meet & greets, or other demanding, frenzied activities of the fickle tween demo that is the commonly imagined JB fan –  but we ARE the superfans with itchy trigger fingers at the first second of the earliest presales – we travel, buy tickets for multiple shows – and a number of us live outside of the favored Northeastern and West Coast markets.

Clearly a day of huge disappointment for many, and I know our hearts go out to each other.  There’s always been much talk of the powers-that-be of JB management (“the PTB”, thanks for that one, Shelley!) and we can add this to the list of days when we wonder if the PTB have a clue (or care) about WDT (“we discerning types”, thanks for that one, SR charter readership! ;)).

To be fair…I’ve been reading a lot of Bob Lefsetz since Garbo & Papa J let that cat out of the bag and if I’ve learned anything from it – if the reason behind all this is indeed weak sales – the JBs are in no way alone in the struggle to repeat their previous bang-up summer sales (though the Camp Rock angle surely did NOT help).  They have some pretty healthy company in price drops and show cancellations.  We understand their struggle to run a viable tour and business, but it seems like there has to be a better way to deal with whatever is going on than cutting off your very biggest, heartland fans at the knees. So as some of us suspect, is there more at play than the bottom line?  Is there really a good reason for a revised schedule that leaves so many fans in the lurch?

Please feel free to continue to voice your most honest concerns and frustrations and thoughts here, over the jump, where – if this is all news to you – I’ve posted the text of the Brothers’ (via Team Jonas) letter of announcement/apology and the (irksome to some of us) PRNewswire release that went out in support of the tour revamp/cancellation/expansion.

Letter from Jonas Brothers/Team Jonas:

Hey everyone!

We wanted to take the time to let you know how thankful we are to have the best fans in the world. Our goal from the very beginning has been to create music and share it with as many people around the world as possible. We have been blessed to have been able to continuously live out our dreams–thank you!

Every year we have been able to visit new cities and fans, and this year is no different. As you may have heard there are some changes that have been made to the routing of the tour that now includes European and Central and South American dates. As part of our effort to bring the best concert experience to you, we’ve had to reorganize some of the North American tour dates. If we’re missing your city, please know that we love you and we will be back soon. If any of the changes have inconvenienced you in any way we are truly sorry. However, we wanted to take the time to let you know how excited we are to see as many of you as possible on this tour.

For so many years now Team Jonas has been the number one place that we feel loved, and it’s so great to know that as the years pass you are still 100% behind us. We love you with all our hearts, and are so thankful to have you in our lives. Looking forward to another amazing summer with all of you.

Your boys,
JB
Joe, Kevin and Nick Jonas

PRNewswire release:

Jonas Brothers Update Tour Schedule With New Latin American and European Dates

TOUR EXTENDED THROUGH WINTER 2010 NOW INCLUDES SECOND SHOWS IN MAJOR MARKETS INCLUDING NEW YORK, BOSTON AND TORONTO

LOS ANGELES, July 2 /PRNewswire/ — Jonas Brothers announced today an all-new world tour schedule that now includes additional shows in both Latin America and Europe as well as second shows in major U.S. markets.  The tour, spanning three continents, will feature special guest and Hollywood Records label mate, Demi Lovato, and will combine spectacular production with unrivaled performances of both artists’ biggest hits.  The tour will also feature music from the Disney Channel Original Movie, “Camp Rock,” and its highly anticipated sequel as well as the Disney Channel series, JONAS L.A. Produced by Live Nation and sponsored by OfficeMax, the Jonas Brothers Live In Concert tour will now launch in Chicago, IL on August 7 at First Midwest Amphitheatre.

Recent changes in the Jonas Brothers schedule and the addition of several international tour markets have shifted the previously announced routing for 2010.  The Live In Concert tour will now kick off two weeks later in August and includes second shows in several North American cities including Holmdel, NJ, Jones Beach, NY, Boston, MA and Toronto, ON.  Some previously announced North American Live In Concert tour shows are no longer on the 2010 routing, however the Jonas Brothers will look to return to these markets as soon as possible.

On an international level, the tour also now includes several new Latin American dates including shows in Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Peru, Chile, Argentina and Brazil.  The tour will also be extended through major markets in the UK and Europe with shows soon to be announced in France, Spain and Italy.  Additionally, the full Jonas Brothers tour production configuration and staging featuring 6 columns of moving video screens creating a massive 40′ x 24′ HD video wall, three catwalks up to 40′ feet long as well as other thrilling special effects will be taken to both Latin America and Europe, resulting in an even more exciting concert experience to Jonas Brothers fans around the world.

Also announced today are the “Camp Rock” film stars that will join the Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato on the Live In Concert world tour including Alyson Stoner, Matthew “Mdot” Finley, Anna Maria Perez de Tagle, Roshon Fegan and Jordan Francis.

The new Jonas Brothers Live In Concert schedule is below.  Check http://www.livenation.com and http://www.teamjonas.com for further information.

Dates and cities below are subject to change.

For the complete dates and up-to-the minute news coverage, be sure to visit JonasWorld: TOUR UPDATES

[Via: TeamJonas.com; PRNewswire; JonasWorld.org]