23
2011
Top Records Of 2011
Yep, I did one.
Probably missed a bunch and this is in no order.
The Dangerous Summer - Warpaint
The Story So Far - Under Soil and Dirt
Drake - Take Care
The Wonder Years - Suburbia
Fireworks - Gospel
Sleeping With Sirens - Let’s Cheers To This
Steel Panther - Balls Out
The Bride - President Rd
Transit - Listen and Forgive
Ed Sheeran - +
The Dear Hunter - The Colour Spectrum
Owen - Ghost Town
Wiz Khalifa - Rollin papers
Jay Z and Kanye West - Watch The Throne
31
2011
The Sunny Side Up - Day By Day
Tonight marks the release of our debut music video/latest single entitled “Day By Day”. We have worked super hard over the last few months and produced something we are extremely proud of and very excited for what’s to come.
Our fans have always had our backs and pulled through for us and the time has come that we need your help more than ever, when this video drops tonight we need you guys to share it as much as possible: tweet about it to your followers, tweet other peoples followers about it e.g The Maine, A Rocket To The Moon, Mayday Parade, re blog it, do your own post on tumblr, Facebook post about it, and most importantly have it on repeat.
We love you guys.
22
2011
First off I feel ridiculous blogging about this but as we all know social networking has taken over communication so I just wanted to drop this for everyone to read I’ll keep it fairly brief and honest with as little pretense as possible… For the last 3 years I have been straight edge, and it saved me when I was at my lowest point I got a bank loan to furnish my new house and buy a new guitar I ended up spending it all on going out and partying, I was drinking an unhealthy amount and for the wrong reasons and got myself into debt so I made the decision to stop… Coming from a hardcore/punk background and through my friends I found straight edge and it helped me beyond words, made me a better person and taught me a lot about life, good decision making and positive thinking but as they say time changes a lot and lately I have felt as though it’s not something I strongly believe in or have the same passion for it I once did but of course I would never have any disrespect for the lifestyle choice I owe a lot to…but after much thought I decided it isn’t right for me now, one night last week I decided to have a few drinks with some close friends it was probably the happiest I have been all year, this decision was not made in a negative head space or something that I regret and it doesn’t change who I am as a dude nor does it mean I’m going to start getting drunk all the time etc I still have my head on straight
Thanks and Love
Tom x
27
2011
CA.
There are many parts the make up a whole when one gets taken from us
It’s hard for anywhere to feel like home you see it’s been months and I’m still trying to fashion bricks from my
Hope, to rebuild and revive what’s missing now your gone and I have slept but I’ve not felt at rest in 168 days or so I’m tired of hearing how it only gets easier because it won’t and I’d never forgive myself if I became okay with our hands not being able to hold and your head on my chest and me
keeping you warm and it kills me that we weren’t warned but I’m just trying with your family and our friends to grow, but you know its hard and time takes its toll, I can’t seem to shake the aches in these tired bones.
25
2011
WOODEN HEART:
We’re all born to broken people on their most honest day of living
and since that first breath… We’ll need grace that we’ve never given
I’ve been haunted by standard red devils and white ghosts
and it’s not only when these eyes are closed
these lies are ropes that I tie down in my stomach,
but they hold this ship together tossed like leaves in this weather
and my dreams are sails that I point towards my true north,
stretched thin over my rib bones, and pray that it gets better
but it won’t won’t, at least I don’t believe it will…
so I’ve built a wooden heart inside this iron ship,
to sail these blood red seas and find your coasts.
don’t let these waves wash away your hopes
this war-ship is sinking, and I still believe in anchors
pulling fist fulls of rotten wood from my heart, I still believe in saviors
but I know that we are all made out of shipwrecks, every single board
washed and bound like crooked teeth on these rocky shores
so come on and let’s wash each other with tears of joy and tears of grief
and fold our lives like crashing waves and run up on this beach
come on and sew us together, tattered rags stained forever
we only have what we remember
I am the barely living son of a woman and man who barely made it
but we’re making it taped together on borrowed crutches and new starts
we all have the same holes in our hearts…
everything falls apart at the exact same time
that it all comes together perfectly for the next step
but my fear is this prison… that I keep locked below the main deck
I keep a key under my pillow, it’s quiet and it’s hidden
and my hopes are weapons that I’m still learning how to use right
but they’re heavy and I’m awkward…always running out of fight
so I’ve carved a wooden heart, put it in this sinking ship
hoping it would help me float for just a few more weeks
because I am made out of shipwrecks, every twisted beam
lost and found like you and me scattered out on the sea
so come on let’s wash each other with tears of joy and tears of grief
and fold our lives like crashing waves and run up on this beach
come on and sew us together, just some tattered rags stained forever
we only have what we remember
My throat it still tastes like house fire and salt water
I wear this tide like loose skin, rock me to sea
if we hold on tight we’ll hold each other together
and not just be some fools rushing to die in our sleep
all these machines will rust I promise, but we’ll still be electric
shocking each other back to life
Your hand in mine, my fingers in your veins connected
our bones grown together inside
our hands entwined, your fingers in my veins braided
our spines grown stronger in time
because are church is made out of shipwrecks
from every hull these rocks have claimed
but we pick ourselves up, and try and grow better through the change
so come on yall and let’s wash each other with tears of joy and tears of grief
and fold our lives like crashing waves and run up on this beach
come on and sew us together, were just tattered rags stained forever
we only have what we remember.
5
2011
Charlotte
5 months ago one of my best friends in the world Charlotte Leanne Arthur tragically took her own life. Tonight I am seeing City & Colour her most loved musician of all time, we played his song “Day Old Hate” at her funeral tonight is going to be very tough for me but I know how much it would’ve meant to her to be here tonight R.I.P. Charlie I love you and I miss you terribly.
24
2011
I want to make you proud.
Give us the chance to change your life.
24
2011
Friends.
Friendship is a struggle, it is one of the hardest and most rewarding things you will experience in life. In my opinion the biggest and most important thing in this is respect, respecting each other in every aspect. Lately in my own life and observing others this is not happening at the end of the day if you don’t have your friends back and they don’t have yours whats the point? Don’t talk shit on your friends, respect their wishes if you are doing something that is affecting your/your friends lives in a negative way listen to what they have to say and just stop they only have your best interest at heart if you cant do it for yourself if you really love them you’ll do it for them. If you disagree with this you should probably cut ties with these friends as they don’t mean to you what they should.
I’m not exempt from this and im working on that.
Be good to each other we are all we have.
Much love,
Thomas Kennedy
Health, wealth, success and happiness.
21
2010
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We lose money, sleep, friends, health, put our jobs in serious jeopardy and literally risk our lives doing what we do to put all our time and everything we have to travel the country and play music and to release records… In saying that we wouldn’t have it any other way but to know that there are so many people who unconditionally support our band and that our music and dreams mean the world to more than just the 4 of us is humbling and mind blowing. To go so far from home and have the warmest of welcomes and have people singing our songs back at us is a feeling I cannot describe. So thank you so much keep supporting this music because the people who play it and everyone else behind the scenes appreciate you and risk it all for you.
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To anyone i forgot I’m sorry
19
2010
Its been 6 months….
It has been 6 months since “The Sunny Side Up” became a complete band and in that time we have received incredible amounts of support and love all over the country, I know I speak for Dan, Max, Mitch and myself when I say we never expected or assumed that the response would be as great as it has and for that we love and adore you all.
A few months ago we went into the studio and recorded a collection of songs that became our ep “Postcards” which is due out very very soon and you can pre-order it right now from our bigcartel. We couldn’t be more proud of our record and couldn’t be more excited for you all to hear it…SO this blog is to thank each and every one of you for the support and to let you know we aren’t slowing down for anything. We are going make this as big as it can be and take it as far as it will go.
We’ll see you all on the dusty trail.
You mean the world to me.
Tom “Cat President” Kennedy
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