I love you Internet, but at the end of the day, I still live to get published on paper — to feel a book in my hands and trace the letters with my finger. If that makes me outdated, a Beta Norm as opposed to a Norm 2.0, then so be it. I’ve seen my name online and I’ve seen my name in books, and there is very little that gets me more excited than the printed word. So here’s what my contribution to  The Official Book of Sex, Drugs & Rock ‘N’ Roll Lists looks like. (It goes on another page.) The book appears to be available now via Amazon, but hard copies will be in stores on June 5 through the venerable Soft Skull Press. In addition to myself, the book also features contributions from Keith Richards, Willie Nelson, Michael Musto, Steven Blush, Andrew WK, Rich Juzwiak, and Kurt B. Reighley, among others. No, seriously. Willie Nelson and I are in the same book. At any rate, here’s an excerpt from the essay I wrote — which, truthfully, is one of the best things I’ve ever written — called “Five Reasons Hardcore is More Homoerotic Than Emo.” Reason #1: Hardcore bands sing almost exclusively for and about men. You can say what you want about a band called Cute Is What We Aim For, but there is very little doubt that “The Curse of Curves” refers to a woman’s body. And when it comes to asserting your sexuality, there is probably nothing more brazen than naming your band Boys Like Girls. Which makes it all the more glaring to note the total omission of similar sentiments from the male-obsessed hardcore scene. I mean, there doesn’t seem to be a single girl in the DYS “Wolfpack” (where “every kid is my brother here”), and Judge’s “New York Crew” — which repeatedly invokes the nostalgia of a “New York brotherhood” — almost makes 1982 sound like a fraternal S&M; club. At the very least, I can ...

Ready to go "crazy" with Boys Like Girls? BLG are holed up in the studio finishing recording a brand new album for fall release on Columbia Records. Crazy World is Boys Like Girls' third studio album and the follow-up to 2009's Love Drunk. After years of recording and touring and a brief hiatus, the

A new live *Boys Like Girls* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/boyslikegirls) song "First Time" can be heard in the replies.

Boys Like Girls performed a new song at Bamboozle called “First Time.” Check out the new song below by clicking “Read More.”

Check out a video of Boys Like Girls performing a new song titled "First Time" , at the 2012 Bamboozle Festival, by clicking read more.

Boys Like Girls have been off the radar for awhile, but they are slowly making their way back to the news. The band has announced the title of their new album; the album will be entitled Crazy World . There is not release date, but the band has this to say about the new album: NEW ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENT! New record will be called ‘Crazy World’ and will be out this fall. Can’t wait for you to hear it! #BLGCrazyWorld Last week UTG brought you an acoustic video of BLG performing a new song entitled “Be Your Everything.” Leave us a …

Boys Like Girls have announced their new album will be titled, "Crazy World" and will be released in the fall. The band posted the following message: "NEW ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENT! New record will be called 'Crazy World' and will be out this fall. Can't wait for you to hear it! #BLGCrazyWorld RT!"

*Boys Like Girls* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/boyslikegirls)' new album will be called Crazy World and will be out this fall.

Boys Like Girls have announced that their new album will be called  Crazy World . It will come out in the fall. Check out a tweet from the band below by clicking “Read More.” NEW ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENT! New record will be called ‘Crazy World’ and will be out this fall. Can’t wait for you to hear it! #BLGCrazyWorld RT! — Boys Like Girls (@BoysLikeGirls) May 17, 2012

Boys Like Girls are off of their hiatus and are currently in the studio finishing recording a brand new album

Boys Like Girls are off of their hiatus and are currently in the studio finishing recording a brand new album

Remember when *Victoria Justice (http://www.twitter.com/victoriajustice)* and Martin Johnson (Boys Like Girls) were in the studio (http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2615432) together back in February? You can hear the song, "Make It In America," in the replies.

*Boys Like Girls* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/boyslikegirls) performed a new acoustic song at their comeback show in TN yesterday, called "Be Your Everything" -- check the replies. Submitted by UnderclasHero

Boston, MA rockers Boys Like Girls have been filmed performing a brand new song called “Be Your Everything” and can be seen right here on UTG! We have no clue where this song will end up but our staff will keep you posted on the happenings of the band in the weeks to come. Please click through to view the acoustic performance of “Be Your Everything” and let us know if you are excited for new material from BLG. This song sounds like more old-school Boys Like Girls with a more mature tone. Comment with your thoughts and enjoy. …

Boys Like Girls performed a new song live from their upcoming record this past weekend. Check it out below by clicking “Read More.”[[MORE]]