Let’s Keep The Blood Off The Dance Floor

You are going to a deserted island you can only take 5 things , what are you taking?

My answer, my husband, kids, cat and music with whatever can play said music and never die maybe a solar powered generator. I am confident we could figure it out from there.

Disney music shaped my childhood , my angsty teen taste with many genres saved me on the darkest days equally filling the good ones, and now I still can’t imagine my life without music.

We the 1990s babies became angsty the year 2000 teens.

We scraped by or barely remember y2k, lived off morning cartoons, and soon after dial-up internet.

We witnessed the beginnings of social media and YouTube ,spending far too much time unsupervised on the internet.

We lived a life that was in a way on the brink of a century, we came from one era leading into the next.

Our technology and events led to what we have today because make no mistake, if our parents hadn’t dealt with record players and 8 tracks.

While we got the cassettes, walk-men, and boom boxes we wouldn’t have seen the days of the iPod shuffle. Only to be graced with the calming presence of progress with the iPod touch as we neared the end of our teens. As for the teens today you can imagine that the Bluetooth speakers many of us have come to love and the ability to play music from our phones vs a bulky device wouldn’t have happened without the innovations we lived through.

Of course, while we lived through that epic time, I firmly believe that We were also one of the most depressed generations.

Teen angst came to a new level, and our music ,social media and our stores like hot topic fed the angst further.

Not that that’s a bad thing, because in the end we had outlets , we opened society to start being more accepting and stop expecting “normal” from everyone.

Also just so I’m clear it was this hot topic that helped shaped us teens

Not this one, and should this article find a gen z reader just know I don't hate new hot topic but I don’t love it either but I promise you. You would have loved the old hot topic, and Tripp jeans and clothing, bring those back please , but maybe this time around , be a tad more size-inclusive.

Yeah, I remember those days, especially warped tour 2009.

Maybe you do too, let’s listen to some music. Then take a peek at the days they got me through and where some of the artists are now.

My teen years were far from normal.

I grew up sheltered and in a home that wasn’t always my favorite place to be, for numerous reasons.

I spent my freshmen year catching up after taking time off school due to my grandparents death, then in sophomore year I began having health issues which led to me being in and out of the hospital. Until I finally had my appendix removed which had been ruptured but was un-infected for a year and a half.

A year after that I had my ghal bladder surgery. Let me just say that there really isn’t much to do in hospitals throughout testing s and then recovery after surgeries. I had complications with Mughal bladder that led to a even longer stay than normal for most people. During this I went to online high school instead of regular but was lucky enough to still have meet ups with students and we even had a prom.

Music and the artists I came to admire that got me through the good days as much as the bad was how I made it out of those angsty years in one piece.

About 3/4 through my fifteenth year in life the health issues and some home issues led me to develop a self injury issue. I cut for almost 5 years and , I am happy to say I am fully recovered and self harm free for over 9 years, going on 11 to be exact.

Artists like P!nk , Saving Jane, Echosmith , Hollywood Undead and Others on this playlist were there for me on the days I cried on my bedroom floor , or felt great and went rollerblading around town.

From Teardrops On My Guitar getting me through my first heartbreak to Screaming Perfect in my room after my family had brushed off or made a major accomplishment not feel good enough. Dancing to blood on the dance floor because the reaction from your parents were just as good as their music. These artists are the reason I made it through the days that I didn’t think I could or the days that the cotton candy coouds graced the sky and I begged for the day to never end.

I have a question for you though,

Does Bowling For Soups 1985 Hit different now that we are all almost 30 ?

Well that’s ok because you can skip hitting the wall, but one Prozac a day and ditiching the plan isnt such a bad thing.

If you‘re happy that’s all that matters and if you feel like you’ve became Debbie , well it’s never to late to make change and regardless it’s hard to not jump every-time this classic comes across my Pandora or Spotify stations.

While I struggled with self harm I never was suicidal though the local high school did have a High suicide rate and it remains high throughout the US, there is one song that made me get the help I needed and also watch out for friends who may also need help. Rather it’s a eating disorder , depression, self harm , always being there for one another was something else that got us through it all, especially the days we’d walk around town sharing headphones.

The band and song

Anti-flag This Is The End

For my sanity can somebody please tell me what Nickelback ever did to us that they are now like the most hated band ever ?

I really don’t get it unless they did something inherently horrible that I am unaware of. I vividly remember singing there songs in angst and then rocking out to the release of animals to our parents horror.

As for gaining the confidence I wish I would of had then Johnny Diaz was there to change my opinion and set me up for my future of loving myself just as much as I loved others.

I know all of these artists fed my teen angst and equally helped me.

Good Days or Bad, they came through.

I hope you have enjoyed listening and reading this far !

Heres A Peek At Where These Artists are Today

• Simple Plan Simple Plan is a band that has survived nearly fifteen years of recording and touring in an industry not known for longevity. The group continues to do it with fantastic live sets and philanthropy
• Black Veil Brides -Andy Six -Andy Black -Andy Biersack Andrew Dennis Biersack, formerly known as Andy Six, is an American singer, songwriter and pianist. He is the founder and lead vocalist of rock band Black Veil Brides, and is its only remaining original member. He now produces music and tours as Andy Black or Andy Biersack. if you’re wondering, yes I still absolutely adore the man.
• Anti-Flag - Still actively doing music and touring their new music is just as good as their older music. Find out more information on their website. http://www.anti-flag.com
• Brittany Spears- is it possible to not know where Brittany is right now ? I do think that Chris Crocker was right though and when she is able to do as she pleases we need to leave her alone. On the off chance you don’t know there is much speculation that Brittany is being controlled by her conservatorship which is questionable on if it is even neededany longer. If you ever watched her movie crossroads her fathers dislike for the music industry the accusations seem legitimate and I hope the California courts do a through review of her case,
• Evanescence - Following the end of the album's tour cycle in 2012, the band entered another hiatus. In 2015, Evanescence emerged from hiatus and announced they would resume touring; however, they stated that new Evanescence material was not being produced, as Lee was focusing on a solo project instead
• Bowling for Soup - American pop-punk band Bowling For Soup emerged in Wichita Falls, Texas in 1994, but have since relocated to Denton Texas. In 2018, the band decided they'd give the U.K. one more go and returned overseas for their Get Happy Tour which included a February date at London's Brixton Academy. That show was released later in the year as Live from Brixton: Older, Fatter, Still the Greatest Ever! In January 2019, it was confirmed by the band that founding bassist Erik Chandler had left Bowling for Soup and was being replaced by Rob Felicetti.
• Three Days Grace - Three Days Grace is a Canadian rock band formed in Norwood, Ontario in 1997. ... In 2013, Gontier left the band and was replaced by My Darkest Days' vocalist Matt Walst, who is also the younger brother of Brad Walst. As for Gontier, he's now part of Saint Asonia with Staind's Mike Mushok, Dark New Day's Corey Lowery and former Finger Eleven drummer Rich Beddoe. The group is off to a solid start with their current hit single "Better Place" from their self-titled debut disc
• Echosmith - Echosmith, the indie-pop band notoriously known for their hit songs “Cool Kids” and “Bright” announced their North America tour starting February 2020. Around 2015, though, Jamie parted ways with the band in order to focus on his home life with his wife and son.
• The Veronicas - The Veronicas are now carers for their mum. The sisters have been acting as carers for their 72-year-old mum, Colleen, who was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia two years ago. The debilitating disease causes thinking, memory and movement to decline.After four years of dating, Lisa married her boyfriend, American actor Logan Huffman in November 2018. The loved up couple tied the knot at The Chapel Montville in Queensland's Sunshine Coast, surrounded by their closest friends and family. After meeting in 2008, Jess had an on-again-off-again relationship with Ruby Rose for nearly a decade. However, in April 2018 after two years of officially dating, the couple confirmed they had called it quits. Jess' and her boyfriend— who publicly identifies as a trans male —are still going strong, with the Untouched singer revealed on October 24, Taking to Instagram, the beloved songstress shared three photos from the adorable proposal, two of which showed off her sparkling ring and another selfie with her future hubby!
• Hollywood Undead - The band members currently consist of Charlie Scene, Danny, Funny Man, J-Dog, and Johnny 3 Tears. Their third studio album, titled Notes from the Underground, was released on January 8, 2013. Da Kurlzz left the band in June 2017 in order to pursue other interests. He parted ways with the band on good terms.
• Johnny Diaz - Jonathan Adam "Jonny" Diaz (born March 30, 1984) is an American contemporary Christian pop artist originally from Lakeland, Florida. Still actively creating music.

That‘s a wrap. This concludes the most angsty playlist for the myspace era millennials and zillenials.