#tumblr diary I guess

[salamispots]

dream from several days ago

[derailedbydefault]

No, gonna take part of that back. I created this side blog to post my rage-induced thoughts every 5 minutes, so I don’t lose my temper and hurt someone. Like really hurt someone.

Honestly, I only created this side blog to let go of some of all the anger and resentment I’ve build up at this point. Because apparently it’s not enough to just write it down anymore. And I guess it’s not socially acceptable to hit people. Or bite them. Real hard.

[chasingcomets222]

I got bored and decided to decipher Rodrick Heffley's music taste to close this years-long debate once and for all.

This post will be on the lengthier side, but a TLDR is attached at the end of the post if you want the basic cliff-notes.

Disclaimer: this is a dissection of the film adaptation of Rodrick rather than his source material counterpart. Comparisons to the books are welcome but irrelevant to this analysis.

Soundtrack

During the roller-rink scene in the opening of Rodrick Rules, Rodrick and Bill take over the DJ table to sabotage Greg's moves on Holly. The song they play is "Cut Throat" by the all-female heavy metal band, Kittie. Aside from Löded Diper's music, this is the only song in the series explicitly used to establish Rodrick's music taste.

However, there's many songs off of the Rodrick Rules soundtrack alone that can be reasonably assumed to fit his music profile as well — for example, those used during the party sequence.

I wouldn't doubt if one or two tracks were intended solely as crowd pleasers, but let's not rule out the entire playlist.

In order of appearance, Rodrick's party mix includes: "Heart Heart Heartbreak" by Boys Like Girls, "Electric (feat. Miss Amani)" by The DNC, "Wait Up (Boots of Danger)" by Tokyo Police Club, "Shake" by Bikini Machine, "Move Like This" by Hammerwax, and "Jump In The Line" by Karl Zéro & The Wailers.

There's additionally three other, albeit more subtle, uses of background music to nod toward Rodrick's preferences.

The first instance is during the scene in Rodrick Rules in which Greg confides in Rodrick about his embarrassment from his failed "100 Years Ago" assignment. It's so quiet that it's easy to miss without a keen ear, but "Light Love" by Free Energy plays in the background, mixed to fit in with the ambience of Rodrick's bedroom.

The second is directly before the Löded Diper band rehearsal scene (somebody farted btw), in which Frank pulls into the Heffleys' driveway. "Rock and Roll Slob" by The Boneless Ones can be heard from the garage, once again mixed as part of the ambience.

The third again utilizes The Boneless Ones' discography, and is inserted during the opening sequence of Dog Days at the municipal pool. Rodrick explains it's "time to sell some CDs" for Löded Diper, and turns on his boombox (more on this later), blaring "Miss Fresno."

With the last two points in mind, one can assume the film universe is some twisted version where Löded Diper originally wrote and performed The Boneless Ones' discography (or something closely resembling it).

Band Tees

Rodrick mostly wears seemingly thrifted or upcycled shirts and graphic tees with witty/edgy prints, but there are outliers at times. For example, there's not one, not two, but potentially so much as five moments in Dog Days that he's seen wearing merch from Dead Kennedys, The Who, and Ramones.

While most of his band tees simply include the band's logo or iconography, the latter design takes it a step further by being specific to a particular song title: "Rock 'n' Roll High School" by Ramones.

There's another moment which this may be the case, but it's purely speculative on my end. The Ramones also have a song named "I Don't Care," which is a phrase featured on one of Rodrick's shirts. It's not an explicit reference, but likely a reference nonetheless.

Room Posters

Guns N' Roses, Brutal Truth (Evolution Through Revolution), Stars (The Five Ghosts), Buried Inside (Spoils of Failure), and Decibel are the most notable.

I assume Decibel is in relation to the 70's/80's Italian punk rock band, although I can't find any association between them and this particular artwork. If not connected to them, there's a possibility it may be to the metal magazine of the same name, but I have my doubts.

In this image giving an alternate perspective to Rodrick's room, just off-screen is a Metallica poster, based on the stylization of the ending A. Beside it is a Hanson Brothers poster, which was later replaced in Rodrick Rules with a duplicate of the Stars poster for some reason.

Among his collage of Löded Diper flyers, there's Danny Echo posters as well as Denounce and Billy Talent stickers receiving the Hidden Mickey treatment (also a cameo from the iconic cheeseburger phone on the table).

Of course, there are many other pieces of memorabilia scattered across Rodrick's room, but several of them are blurry from the camera's depth of field or are seen at angles which make them difficult to read or for reverse image sites to identify. So for now, this is the best possible analysis of Rodrick's room in regards to music.

Miscellaneous

An easy-to-miss detail lies in the infamous Löded Diper van. Within the final few moments of Rodrick Rules as Rodrick drops Greg off at school (01:31:52), there's a semi-clear shot of the van's dashboard. On it are a set of stickers, including one referencing Huevos Rancheros, an instrumental rock-and-roll group from Canada.

In Dog Days, Rodrick brings a personal boombox with him to the municipal pool. Along the top is a large sticker for Street Machine, a Czech hardcore/metal band.

Cut Content

In the second studio draft of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, on page 23, scene 43, more of Rodrick's favorite artists are revealed.

The nature of this may be written off as not canon, as it was added into the script while it was still a work in progress and the posters themselves didn't make it into the final product.

What sells it to me as remaining "silent" canon though is that TOOL and Slipknot are often lumped together with Kittie (previously mentioned) as they share an overlapping fanbase. This was more prevalent during the early 2000's within the mall goth subculture, but it's remained fairly consistent for other variants of metalheads over the years too.

TLDR

To recap, the various genres across all of the bands Rodrick is canonically into include indie rock, pop rock, punk rock, hardcore punk, hard rock, industrial, thrash metal, heavy metal, nu metal, death metal, sludge metal, and grindcore.

His musical preferences are punk, rock, and metal-centric but quite broad and inclusive of countries of origin and lesser-known underground artists (some don't break even 100 monthly listeners on Spotify). This leaves the door open for endless possibilities in terms of headcanons.

He's not emo despite popular fan belief, but I still think there's a chance some of his musical leanings could cross over with bands considered emo adjacent for their presence in the community. August Burns Red and The Devil Wears Prada come to mind with his music taste accounted for, but that's just my headcanon.

EDIT: 9/9/24

I've since made two Spotify playlists from my findings: one being what I imagine would be Rodrick's regular rotation, and the other being an extension of his party mix. I feel I've channeled him well, since a lot of his music taste is basically mine circa 2008/2009.

If you've read this far, thank you so much for your patience, and I appreciate any and all interactions left on this post. Happy listening!! <333

[strawberryblondie-locks]

the suicidal breakdown i had a few months ago

[art-o-gant]

my fucking les mis brainrot is back can you believe it.

marius jumpscare under the cut

marius be upon ye

[3416]

had THE™ time of my life this past weekend visiting minnesota, spending time with one of the best people ever @thedreamthieves over her birthday, and getting to see the leafs. st paul and the people there did NOT disappoint me even when my hockey team did <3. what a beautiful and lowkey place........ i will for sure be back some day.

[xx-midnight-candy-goblin-xx]

can you pretty please with a cherry on top make jd tumblr lore related things 🥺🙏

this is cursed

@starsnumber1charliefan @flufallo I drew you (kitty) based off vibes

@andie-the-author

[pheonixdrop]

……..this was supposed to be a warmup sketch.

[someofitwastrue]

fat mac :) 👍

[jaynovz]

The only good thing about rock bottom is once you get there nothing can hurt you for a while

And you finally get to be selfish and do what you want, because you have so little give a fuck left mostly cuz you're just so exhausted from feeling like shit, from being trapped in the torture chamber

And then after you've been in the depths for a while there's this zen feeling that comes over you, on the other side of deep grief

It's not really feeling bad and it's not really feeling good. it's more like nothing, But not like numbness per se just... Like being emptied out of everything.

It's like being reborn from ashes, it's like cleansing fire. And there's a lot of freedom in that, in the serenity of nothing

It's a bit of a relief too because if you can survive to the other side of that fire without becoming brittle and shattering completely, maybe you can start filling the empty kiln of yourself back up again

I recognize it because I've done it a few times now. You might say I'm an old pro.

[nenekonemo]

just finished season 1

thoughts? crying

[vehemourn]

confession

[your-local-painting-girl]

This has been in my draft for so long and today I said... "Yeah, why not"

So here is the Pink Sea! (+ Uboa's trap)

[whennoonelistenstalktothestars]

its hard for me to come to reality sometimes. it's hard for me to realize that i will never be "that" person. do you understand what im saying? i will never be famous. i will never be living an "aesthetic" life. i won't even be able to buy half the shit that i want. i am considering not going to college because it's coming up. but if i don't, i will be a failure. i haven't even finished high school yet, nor have i set foot in an actual high school since 9th grade, but i still feel the pressure. my mom wants me to be the first person in my family to go to a secondary school (and finish). but is that what i really want? i don't even know what i want to get a degree in, because what i want is my passion. i am afraid that if i go to school for writing/english i will lose the passion i have for it

-🌠

[immagoudaboi]

Getting a tad personal under the cut haha 🫤

Currently going through it with relationships these days. Family is keeping me together, but most of my old friendships are just. They're not real, maybe never were. Im frustrated and shouting into the void. It's so taxing because I keep deluding myself into believing I am or was the problem. That whenever I reach out maybe things will change. Im too tired to even articulate to myself what I'm feeling. I just want this awful feeling to go away. It's hard to admit to myself that I was used and that the relationships I poured all my energy into were meaningless to them.

[xx-midnight-candy-goblin-xx]

Omg you should draw Marco and Dylan as that one thing that's like "you're an idiot" "I'm your idiot... FOREVER"

Magma kept crashing but I VENTURED ON

@dylan-mylastnamehasntbeensaid @coffeeandcats4life