As a huge fan of the pop-punk music genre, I have to say I was not very happy after reading that Yellowcard was picked by the Alpha Tau Omega and Acacia fraternities to perform during Little 500 weekend (“Fraternities book Yellowcard for Little 500 concert,” Feb. 22). Yellowcard is most known for its album “Ocean Avenue” that was released four years ago , and the band’s most recent album, “Lights and Sounds,” was the second worst album of 2006 according to Jason Tate, the webmaster of AbsolutePunk.net, a leading music webzine, who called it a “train wreck”.\nI think the fraternities would have been better off bringing an up-and-coming band to Little 500 weekend. Bands like Taking Back Sunday, Brand New and Cartel fit this billing, along with numerous others. The Starting Line recently announced that it is planning a college tour for the spring and wants to go to big college events, but apparently this went unnoticed by everyone at IU. I think Little 500 should be able to bring in better bands than “train wrecks.”
Justin Hennis\nSophomore
