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Allison vs. Metro Station

versus

mon 7/21/2008

name	Allison.	Metro Station.
hometown	Mexico City, México.	Hollywood, California.
formed in	2002.	2006.
members	Erik, Fear, Manolín and Diego.	Trace Cyrus, Mason Musso, Anthony Improgo and Blake Healy.
sounds like	Emotional pop-punk.	Emotional electro-punk.
the look	Bright, colorful T-shirts and tight pants.	Emo hair, glasses and tight pants.
influenced by	Dashboard Confessional, Metallica and MxPx.	Blink 182, Phil Collins and Panic at the Disco!
scored a deal	The old fashioned way: their manager took their demos to a record label.	The new school way: a record executive ‘discovered’ them via MySpace.
not to be confused with	The song by The Pixies.	The song by Terror of the Sea.
debut single	Frágil.	Seventeen Forever.
as seen in	Advertising for Paco Rabanne perfume and Jolly Rancher candy in México.	Alternative Press magazine's "22 Best Underground Bands (That Likely Won't Stay Underground for Long)."
latest album	Memorama.	Self-titled.
the critics	Informador.com.mx: "Allison has worked hard to break the mold. They're not 'just another pop rock band.' Nor the 'new band with a girl’s name.' Not even 'TV darlings.'"	The Carolinian Online: "Their iTunes rating is four and a half out of five stars, and they've recently been recognized by Teen Vogue as their Best New Artist. How can one possibly compete with that?"
in their own words	"We are guys who have our feet on the ground. We try to be in touch with our fans and the press, because we are where we are thanks to them." - Erik.	"We want them to dance. I want them to dance. If you are hearing me right now, I am Mason Musso and when you listen to our record feel free to fucking dance."
webprops	71,531 friends on official MySpace.	237,599 friends on official MySpace.
best video moment	Being subjected to weird experiments in '80s.	Breakin', poppin' and rolling in Shake It.