Watch Paramore's SPIN.com Video Blog!

We gave them a camera -- and this is what they gave back!?!
Paramore backstage at Bumbershoot '08

Millions caught Paramore's live performance from, ahem, Los Angeles' Whiskey-A-Go-Go Sunday night during MTV's Video Music Awards. But if you're looking for the complete Paramore experience, check out SPIN.com's exclusive video blog showcasing more than five minutes of candid footage of the quartet both onstage and off. That's right: SPIN.com handed over a video camera to

SPIN.com's Top 5 Up-and-Coming Seattle Bands

Check out video of our picks of the best local acts ripping it up at the recent Bumbershoot festival.
These Arms Are Snakes frontman Steve Snere / Photo by Alex Crick

One the best parts of traveling from festival to festival all summer long is the chance to sample the local fare. And not even counting the fresh salmon and tasty micro brews, Seattle's Bumbershoot certainly tops the list -- featuring a lineup steeped in hometown bands, many of which surprised us with their talent, ferocity, and distinct sound.

Sons and Daughters Live at Bumbershoot

Scot quartet bring throwback, greaser-style rock'n'roll to the Seattle Center.
Adele Bethel of Sons and Daughters / Photo by Alex Crick

Sandwiched between sets from Athens, GA's, the Whigs and Minneapolis' Tapes 'n Tapes, it's easy to be overshadowed, but Glasgow rock'n'roll quartet Sons and Daughters found no trouble standing out on their own Sunday evening at the Rockstar Stage, as commanding frontwoman Adele Bethel and axeman/vocalist Scott Paterson led the band through one of the day's most energetic sets.

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