Panda vs. Motel
versus
wed 2/28/2007
| name | Panda. | Motel. |
| hometown | Monterrey, México. | México, D.F. |
| born in | 1997. | 2002. |
| members | Pepe, Rix, Kross and R2D2. | Billy, Rodrigo, Pepe and Rubén. |
| sounds like | Emo punk that rocks. | Alt-rock that pops. |
| influences | MxPx, Fall Out Boy, The Ataris and My Chemical Romance. | Coldplay, Blink 182, Reik and Dashboard Confessional. |
| most recent release | Amantes Sunt Amentes (Lovers Are Lunatics). | Self-titled debut. |
| emo-tional lyrics | "Estoy elaborando un plan para hacerte enojar. Quiero que te quede claro que si no es conmigo con nadie vas a estar." | "Dime que me crees, dime que me crees, dime que sientes cuando me ves o cuando me voy, cuando no estoy, dime ven ven dime ven ven dime." |
| produced by | Themselves. | Aureo Baqueiro. |
| signed to | Indie label Movic Records. | Warner Music. |
| controversy | Accused of plagiarizing music and lyrics from American emo punk rock bands. | Accused of being too quaint and handsome. |
| Something to brag about | Invited to play SXSW. | Touring throughout the U.S. |
| the critics | Batanga notes the heavy American influence in their sound. | La Onda Tropical thinks they are too well-behaved. |
| webprops | 28,460 friends on official MySpace. | 12,065 friends on MySpace. |
| best video moment | Gasoline, stun guns, duct tape, flaming cars and vengeful emo chix. | Action-packed bike chase with boys disguised as skeletons. |
also tagged mexico, mvs1c, Rock, pop, versus, emo, punk, motel, rock en espanol, panda
previously: Fernando Valenzuela
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PANDA ALL THE WAY!!
EMMANUEL
3/1/2007
I LOVELOVE PANDA!!!! They are awesome!!! I love the song "Cita En El Quirofano"..
PANDA ROCKS!!!!!!
Erica
3/1/2007
i dont really know this two groups but i would like to so do yall know of a wed site where you can hear their music?and where are the from
alex
3/1/2007
panda panda panda all the way
maxtla
3/1/2007
they are the best and i luv them so muxo
maxtla
3/1/2007
PANDA AL THE WAY AND BACK
punkero
3/1/2007
Well i havent heard penda as much as motel so my vote is for panda and because theyre soo hot.BUt nobody can compete with the best MANA duh
S@m9
3/1/2007
i dont know who they are so they should be in the countdown!!!! so that we could meet them!!
bubbles
3/1/2007
WTF?!??!1 ITS ALWAYS GONNA BE PANDA! YEA THEY BOTH ROQK;;; BUT PANDA?? DANG THATS THE $**T!
gabrielita
3/2/2007
yo kisiera k no ubiera rivalidades LOL x los grupos no me kaen bien pero le kierop desir alos motel mande me una kansion k diga motel dime ven...xD ahhh y x fa kiten alos de reik de sus influiensias x los asen ver mas gays de lo k ya estan alos d panda nta sin komentarios (imaginense les kompian a mi romance kimiko) jajaja eiiii motel me ponen un mensage en mi myspace para presumirles a todos haha LOL ahhh y a panda tmbb a ust aunk no los tengo!!! ....xD att la PG-13 y arriba calle 13
PG-13
3/5/2007
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