Last week, Paramore wrapped up a triumphant North American tour at the Palladium in Hollywood, California. This Sunday, they launch a European tour that will begin in Finland and will take them across the continent (including a show at London's Wembley Arena). That left a little over one week to decompress and catch up on whatever the group might have missed while they were on the road. For frontwoman Hayley Williams, that meant indulging in a handful of video games, television shows and movies that kept her occupied and helped her unwind between tour dates.
Williams has been keeping her fans abreast of her taste via her Twitter. On November 17, she wrote, "Can't stop playing 'Left 4 Dead 2,'" referencing the cricitally acclaimed zombie-hunting video game for XBox 360. "Still haven't come across the clown zombie as pictured on the back cover. He is my worst nightmare."
Two days earlier, she indulged in some cinema. "Got the German/zombie/awesome film 'Dead Snow' from a fan at meet and greet in Los Angeles last week," she wrote. "Watching it now! Opening scene rules." Clearly, she's got a taste for zombies.
On November 14, she took in an instant holiday classic. "'A Christmas Carol' warmed my soul," she wrote. "Jim Carrey, you are a legend."
Over the course of the week, Williams also saw the sci-fi movie "The Fourth Kind," played the "Saw" video game, discussed the UFC, experimented with writing one word tweets for a full day, saw "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" on Broadway in New York and promoted the new video from New Found Glory (boyfriend Chad Gilbert's band). But it wasn't all rest and recreation — in fact, she kept tabs on the post-production of the video for Paramore's "Brick by Boring Brick." We wish the band luck on their European tour and hope that Williams will continue to keep everybody updated on what the most awesome parts of Helsinki are and where she likes to hang out in Paris.