Ventured into the sunlight this weekend to the Bamboozle at the Meadowlands to hang out with hordes of teens covered in paint and magic marker offering free hugs and. One of the first thing you notice there is the sheer volume of clothing companies, there are some with really interesting illustrations and designs but many that are well…not. I am picturing Salvation Army stores in the future to be filled with neon clothes and “Fuck Justin Bieber” t-shirts once these kids get a few years older and realize they will never wear these items again. As far as shirt slogans go Bieber was this year’s Swine Flu.

Against Me! was a (sort of) secret act, listed as Gegen Mich (their name in German) and they were by far the highlight of Saturday despite having a short half hour set. Sunday had a lot more bands that I was looking forward to including Polar Bear Club, Eugene Mirman, Arj Barker, Minus The Bear and Weezer. Weezer’s set was light on jams from Pinkerton but was fun nonetheless. Snapped a couple photos while wandering around including Girl Talk (above), amazing Ke$ha and Taylor Momsen’s (of Gossip Girl) band, The Pretty Reckless. Also a note to the people advertising the Paramore / Teegan and Sara show via airplane banner, it’s Tegan.

Check out the photos after the jump.
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