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We've come to love Emily for her witty and insightful writing that she's contributed to Buzznet's music and community pages, whether it's her live show reviews or her painfully hilarious analyses of popular scene music. What may surprise you is that Emily is an aspiring screenwriter who hopes to use her sense of humor to fill the shoes of writers such as John Hughes. We found out what it's like to move from Santa Cruz to Los Angeles, how the name Emily surrounds her life, and how she came to find herself in the Buzznet world. -- Mark …Read More

This is, potentially, one of the most bizarre interviews ever conducted for Buzznet. If you're at all a reader of Buzznet comments, it's impossible that you haven't experienced the razor-sharp wit of JerryFetus. Hailing from the Queensland, Austrailia, she brings her own brand of humor to her writing and her photography, as well as this interview. If you'd like to know why she's funny, where her vulgarity came from, and what SRS BZNS plans she has for the future, read on!--Mark Oshiro, Community Manager, panasonicyouth

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John (OunceOfWentz) might be the most positive member of the Buzznet community. In the two years he's been here, he's created sincere works of art with his photography, revitalized other members of the community, and brought his own brand of philosophy to others. We caught up with him during a break from school in Chicago and learned what it was like to move to such a bustling city from small-town Colorado and exactly why he's so happy.

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My Chemical Romance may have brought RhiannaResolution around to Buzznet, but it's her own burgeoning original photography that's kept us here. It's a familiar story: Google searches of "pete wentz hot omg" and the like land people in our community, but Rhianna's story changes from there. She's got an impressive collection of photos, a successful blog series chronicling the artistic uniqueness of the site, and a positive attitude to boot. Find out what life is like for this photographer as she sets out on a Buzznet-inspired Warped Tour trip in a few days and begins college in the fall.--Mark Oshiro, …Read More

It’s not often that people choose to go to college in a city smaller than their hometown, but Viv (vivisaur) is a master of the unexpected. The Los Angeles native is ready to head to college and she’s taking her Buzznet experience with her. Find out how Buzznet shaped her photography, why she’s going to New Mexico, and what inspires her to pick up a camera.

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It goes without saying that Dallace (xCollapsingCities) is funny; we’ve seen her scathing commentary and her intelligent wit appear in photos, blogs, and a recent batch of videos. The truth is that Dallace’s culture and her own awareness of the musical scene around her is what drives her sense of humor. We learned that from her that, in reality, there’s nothing wrong with laughing at everything.

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Lucy (BrokenGlassHeart) has spent the better part of the last year or so making waves throughout the Buzznet community. Her infectious wit, razor-sharp commentary, and downright magical photos have all captured our attention.  We spoke with her about her Buzznet transformation, her first trip to America  (she’s from Scotland), and how the Internet has helped her find everlasting friendships.

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Emily (SwingTheFocus11) may be bouncing between Los Angeles, California and Seattle, Washington, but she's finally finding a sense of order and purpose to her life. Slinging a newly purchased ukulele about during her adventures while in college, Emily's discovered who she really is in the process. Find out why she picked up a ukulele in the first place, how her hair represents her personality, and how Buzznet has transformed her life. --Mark Oshiro, Community Manager, panasonicyouth

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To the untrained eye, Madison (EyelinerSmudge) may seem like a walking contradiction. Her political views don’t always jibe with her emotions and her musical favorites seem out of sync with one another. But we learned this isn’t quite so. In a candid interview with the aspiring writer/photographer, we learned how she’s embraced her own differences, how art keeps her alive, and why the Manic Street Preachers are the greatest band on the planet. –Mark Oshiro, Community Manager, panasonicyouth

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Shiona (UnsceneUnheard) is living the life most kids dream of: she travels all over the globe to photograph bands that she loves, both for Buzznet and her own digital music mag, Viva La Scene. But this isn’t something she merely stumbled into. Even cursory look through the stunning photography she’s shared with Buzznet shows the almost otherworldly gift she possesses. In our candid conversation with her, we learned a couple tricks of the trade, and chatted about the influence of a close friend — and fellow Buzznet member(!) — her Mom.

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Huldaholm quickly became one of Buzznet’s most popular members, thanks to her kaleidoscopic photography and for her passion for music. But then, to our dismay, she nearly vanished from our midst a year ago. Ever since, we’ve been wondering what became of one of our most distinctive voices. After a long, cold hunt across the ocean, we caught up with the Icelandic photographer, learned about her quest for inspiration and found out what the future has in store.

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In continuing this week's look at Buzznet staff members, we decided to take a peak into the world of ElRich, Buzznet's community admin and moderator. He loves LOLCATS. He ignores grammar and spelling in pursuit of lulz. He finds humor in the worst of the Internet. We wanted to give you an in-depth look into what he does every day whilst on Buzznet, what drives him crazy, and how life as a bicycle commuter has given him so much joy. Oh, and LULZ. So, so many LULZ.

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Every day Buzznet.com benefits immensely from the enormous contributions made by our lovable and super-fun site moderator Breesays. We all know her as the peppy, outgoing and personable site administrator who gets the awesome interviews and keeps us up to date on pop culture and music news. But beyond that sassy persona is one deep chick. Now Bree sits down with us to discuss her work work, body image issues, her addictions, depression awareness, and her life outside of Buzznet.

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There’s no missing TaraAshlee on Buzznet. Her infectious cheerfulness is only matched by her love for Buzznet. She helps run the Buzzmob and she’s one heck of a fine photographer to boot. Yet there’s even more to her story: we found out what keeps her brain ticking, how she was influenced to become a photographer, and how her first Buzznet meet-up came about. –Mark Oshiro, Community Manager, panasonicyouth

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Claire (MusicIsCool) is, relatively speaking, fairly new around here at Buzznet. But she’s quickly impressed us with her photography, her passion for the music, and her penchant for sending us mixtapes compiled by the Buzznet community. (No, really.) We dug beneath her bubbly surface and found out how much her mom has influenced her, why she’s so attached to music, and learned of her quest to travel the globe.

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Amy (FallOutFry) has, in a way, found out who she is through Buzznet. In  the couple years she’s been here, she’s made a quite an impressive collection of banners for members’ pages and turned her photography from a hobby to a passion.  We found out which members inspired her to pick up a camera, why she’s so obsessed with facial hair, and what the future holds for her talent.

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Ikkyg has come to be known for a few things on Buzznet: her obsession with LOLcats, picspamming, trolling trolls, and then knocking us out with a witty and wise editorial rant every so often. She braved some truly terrible music to christen Brokencyde as the worst musical act of all time, so she’s clearly willing to take one for the team. But we wanted to find out where this overt LMFAO-inducing sense of humor came from, why she started taking photographs, and how (or if) she fits in with a Buzznet community that’s so different than …Read More

It’s hard to find a person on Buzznet who is not acquainted with the awesomeness that is Mark Panasonicyouth. In addition to having the greatest screen name of all time, Panasonic youth has cemented an important place in Buzznet as our community manager with his expert moderation, insightful blogs, great photographs, great projects, not to mention his generousity towards everyone on this site. He’s been reaching out to us in a million ways, so in this installment of Get to Know, we decided to learn more about him. We directed the Questions to him and chatted about Veganism, …Read More

Bizarreland represents exactly what’s so surprising about the Buzznet community. Joanne has spent years perfecting her photographic craft and we’ve come to love her for her joyous wildlife photography. If you’ve ever wondered how she manages to capture squirrels each Wednesday, how her macro work is so detailed, and what brought her to the world of Buzznet, dive in. The trip’s worth it. – Mark Oshiro, Community Manager, panasonicyouth

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Alex Vance (or AlexV, as Buzznet may known him by) is a lifelong Beverly Hillbilly. Over the many years he’s been active in our community, he’s shared tidbits of information about his life as a lawyer in Los Angeles. Through our interview with him, we scratched past the surface of his humorous personality to discover the origin of his wit, how his snapshot photography has changed, and which Buzznet member would totally die in a plane crash. –Mark Oshiro, Community Manager, panasonicyouth

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