(Photo by Shervin Lainez)
Meet Allison Weiss. Born in 1987, Weiss first introduced herself to the world of music at the age of fifteen, picking up a guitar and joining a punk rock band in an effort to win the heart of her high school crush. (The romance didn’t last, but her love for music…
Allison Weiss - Why Bother
“I’m not a mystery, yeah everything I think is written down…”
I opened iTunes thinking I’d find me a nice pick me up song. Instead the first song I clicked was quite possibly the one song that could dictate my mind right now. “I open up my heart like its my job, I tell myself its over but its not. I’ve got a running list of all the times I tried to break my fall, and all the times I wished that you would call, and all the times I wished for you at all…”
“I’d rather call it off then wait for it to work…”
It has to be pointed out that this song was followed by You’re Goin’ Down, which is absolute badassery at its finest and exactly the reason why I was going to choose Allison when I was picking something. Time to rock this bitch.
FYAW can’t do it alone. So I’m looking for other fans to:
1) Maintain the tumblog
2) Reblog tasteful items
3) Keep the identity of admins and other members private
So if you’re interested, send a submission with your email address!
not enough interest in the scavenger hunt :(
Where in the world is fuckyeahallisonweiss?
You might be wondering, who runs fyaw, and where have they been?
Well this is your chance to find out. I’ve found that at my busiest, I can’t run fyaw alone. But I’ve tried keeping my identity a secret! And I’ll only tell you who I am if you guess.
So we’re going to play a game.
Tell me where in the world you’re from, and guess where I am. Two-parter. and I promise it’ll get a little scavenger hunt-y. But only if you play the game…
Go!
Allison Weiss cover of “July 25, 2007” by Anna Rose Beck (youtube.com/oheckitsbeck)
“you rock!” - Submitted by futurebound
photo taken @ the earl in atlanta. more photos on flickr.
you have probably noticed that there have not been any new posts or reblogs on here for a while. that’s because i want to know what you guys want in this tumblr. i want for you guys to give input and also submit stuff to be posted. give suggestions by answering this question or by reblogging with a response.
thanks?
Dear Allison Weiss Poster Hanger,
I really wish I knew who you were, so I could do this properly. You have no idea what the implications of your actions were. You may not remember this, but in early October of 2008 you came into the Boggs hand scanner area, illegally posted an Allison Weiss CD release poster, and quickly ran off. I was sitting in the lobby and I watched you, and when you left I got up to look at it.
Dear Allison Weiss,
Thank you for liking pancakes and being a good graphic designer. Your black and white pancakes poster made me want to listen to your music. I can’t say why. When I first listened to your EP tracks I thought it was pretty okay, but your CD release show date conflicted with me going home so I just downloaded the Live in NYC album instead. I found myself loving the parts where you weren’t singing so much that I really wanted to see you live. Your awkward jokes, stories, and musical fuckups made me love you. This song, “I Don’t Wanna Be Here”, isn’t as good unless you fuck it up. So don’t practice anymore okay?
This is to the both of you. Thank you, you have changed my life.
