Cheer Up, Emo Kid

We all have our favourite emo-kid / pop-punk / pop-rock jams. You know the songs. The ones that, by the end of the song, you want to dye your hair black and see the world through one eye again. This contest shines a spotlight on those old-school wonder-jams. The concept is simple. Choose one of the timeless 2006-esque bands from the list below. I will them PM you a selection of 2 songs by that artist that were released before 2008. You then choose a song and write about it. Easy, right?

• Follow all of Mibba’s Story Guidelines. Failure to do so will result in disqualification.
• Minimum of 100 words, no maximum.
• Chaptered entries do not need to be finished for the deadline.
• Any rating goes, but please no incest, m-preg or rape!
• Pre-writes are accepted as long as they are based off of the song you choose
• Both original and fan-fiction are accepted.
• Readable layouts, please — this means black / dark text on a white / pale background as anything else gives me a headache.
• Two people per band
• You may ask for a replacement set of songs or change your band only once.

The deadline for entry is August 1st. Entries are due on August 8th and judging will begin shortly after this.

If you require an extension, please let me know at least 48 hours before the original contest end date.

• In-depth comment review (200+ words) of one story of your choice
• 100-word comments on any 2 stories / poems of your choice
• Recommendation of 3 poems / stories of your choice
• Magazine review of any story rated R or below of your choice (first place only)
• Blog interview

First place chooses four
Second place chooses three
Third place chooses two

All entries will receive a comment of at least 100 words.

• The Academy Is…
  
• All Time Low
• The All-American Rejects
• Avril Lavigne
• Blink-182
• Boys Like Girls
• Cobra Starship
• Fall Out Boy
• Green Day
• Hey Monday
• Jimmy Eat World
• Kings of Leon
• Madina Lake
• Mayday Parade
  
• My Chemical Romance
• New Found Glory
  
• Panic! at the Disco
• Paramore
• A Rocket to the Moon
• Simple Plan
• Sugarcult
• Sum 41
• Taking Back Sunday
• Tokio Hotel
• The Used
• Weezer
• Wheatus
• 30 Seconds to Mars

• semi-charming | wheatus
• losing control. | a rocket to the moon
• Mr. Darcy | my chemical romance
• cleopatra. | tokio hotel | nova-x9
• heretic. | paramore
• cassiopeia; | avril lavigne | songs of the broken hearted
• Khloe Kardash | boys like girls | drunk love
• Soleil_ | panic! at the disco
• dixon grimes | 30 seconds to mars
• lilac sky. | cobra starship
• zuccarello | the academy is...
• Sailor Moon. | avril lavigne
• bellamy blake | blink-182
• a walking travesty;; | my chemical romance, fall out boy, taking back sunday
• Are You Listening? | all time low
• toph beifong. | my chemical romance
• Dick Grayson | the used
• Join the Masquerade | green day | off the wagon

This is amazing. Can I join with Wheatus?

I'll enter with Boys Like Girls PLS

I have to go with A Rocket to the Moon, I just can't resist my boys

@ semi-charming
@ swell
@ losing control.
Expect a PM very shortly.

Oh god, My Chemical Romance for sure.

ALL OF THEM PLEASE This is so hard
I'll go with All Time Low.

oh my god, can i have tokio hotel

@ Mr. Darcy
@ the dalliance.
@ cleopatra.
I'll message you all in a moment!

Paramore, please and thank you

Avril Lavigne please.

can I enter with Boys like Girls please?

Not sure if Mayday Parade or Paramore You choose for me between these two?

Could I enter with Panic! at the Disco please?

@ heretic.
@ cassiopeia;
@ Phoebe Buffay
@ pocahontas.
@ Soleil_
PMing you all just now!

@ exploding boy.
May I have 30 Seconds to Mars?

Hi, can I enter with Cobra Starship?

this is awesome.
I'd love to enter with The Academy Is...

Rocket to the Moon or Avril Lavigne (you can decide lol)

@ exploding boy.

Yuuuuuuussssshhh

Victoria, how did you know I needed this in my life?

I'd like to enter with Blink-182.