7.30.10 | Triple Crown Records Announces New Signing PLUG IN STEREO

Triple Crown Records is pleased to announce the signing of Portland, Oregon’s Plug In Stereo – also known as 17-year-old wunderkind Trevor Dahl. This jack-of-all-trades, multi-instrumentalist with a talent for crafting easy-going, down to earth acoustic melodies is excited for this next step in his career.

“Right now, the only thing I want in life is for people to hear my music,” says Dahl. “I grew up playing in bands, but was tired of the fake, closed-minded attitudes that a lot of kids my age shared. I always had my solo/acoustic music on the side, so as I got older, my style and sound changed to a more honest and organic approach.”

By the age of 16, Plug In Stereo was touring the country and sharing the stage with the likes of Never Shout Never, The Ready Set, and Dashboard Confessional, as well as dates on the 2009 Vans Warped Tour.

After self-recording and self-releasing two EP’s, Dahl entered Engaged Audio with producer Kevin Gates (Never Shout Never, Cady Groves, The Ready Set) to record his first full-length Nothing To Something. The first digital single “Oh Darling” featuring guest vocals from Cady Groves (RCA) has scanned over 8,000 tracks in less than three months. The album will be released this fall via Triple Crown Records.

Catch Plug In Stereo on tour with Stephen Jerzak, Let’s Get It, and Call The Cops starting August 4th in Buffalo, NY.

Tour Dates:
*w/ Stephen Jerzak, Call The Cops, Let’s Get IT
+Transmission Fest w/ Silverstein & Story of the Year

*04-Aug Buffalo, NY Xtreme Wheels
*05-Aug Albany, NY Valentine’s
+06-Aug Worcester, MA The Palladium
+07-Aug Hartford, CT Webster Theatre
*09-Aug New York, NY The Studio @ Webster Hall
*10-Aug Philadelphia, PA The Trocadero Theatre
*11-Aug Allentown, PA Crocodile Rock Cafe
*12-Aug Covington, KY The Madhatter
*13-Aug Memphis, TN New Daisy Theatre
*14-Aug Evansville, IN Boney Junes
*15-Aug Madison, WI The Loft - Madison
*17-Aug LaCrosse, WI The Warehouse
*18-Aug St. Paul, MN The Space

MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/pluginstereo
TWITTER: http://twitter.com/PlugInStereo

7.29.10 | Street Sweeper Social Club Debut New Songs * The Ghetto Blaster EP Out August 10th

Street Sweeper Social Club, the band comprised of Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine/Audioslave/The Nightwatchman) and Boots Riley (The Coup), return with The Ghetto Blaster EP, out August 10th on SSSC/ILG. It's the follow-up to their 2009 critically acclaimed, self-titled debut. Morello recently chatted with Spin.com about the EP, check out the feature along with an exclusive stream of SSSC's new song "Scars" HERE.

The lead single off the seven song EP is a cover of M.I.A.’s “Paper Planes" which the band just posted to their MySpace page today. Listen HERE. Also, Hot 97's Miss Info has an exclusive stream of SSSC's cover of LL Cool J's "Mama Said Knock You Out" - Listen HERE. Fans have the opportunity to pre-order The Ghetto Blaster EP at SSSC's own webstore - http://sssc.hasawebstore.com - They'll be able to choose from autographed CD's, vinyl and bundles that include both, plus a limited edition t-shirt. A digital download of "Paper Planes" is available as an instant gratification track with any pre-order.

After their Coachella performance in April, the LA Times gushed "The Social Club proved something important: that rap and rock, such a treacherous pairing given its history of appealing to the testosterone-heavy, shirtless frat-dudes, can be strong and beautiful, smart and angry." SSSC will be out on the road in support of the EP playing select Warped Tour dates and all of the Rock The Bells Festival in August with Snoop Dogg, A Tribe Called Quest & Wu-Tang Clan among others. Dates below. Tom and Boots are available for the right press opportunities.

Tour Dates
8/10 - Vans Warped Tour - San Diego, CA
8/21 - Rock The Bells - NOS Events Center - Los Angeles, CA
8/22 - Rock The Bells - Shoreline Amphitheatre - San Francisco, CA
8/28 - Rock The Bells - Governors Island - New York, NY
8/29 - Rock The Bells - Merriweather Post Pavilion - Washington, DC
10/29-31 – Voodoo Festival – New Orleans, LA

7.28.10 | THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE Set to Release New Album PINS AND NEEDLES Due Out September 14th

Following their critically-acclaimed album Walking with Strangers, THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE is gearing up for the release of their fourth studio album Pins And Needles on September 14, 2010 via Metropolis Records. Combining their interests in various musical and artistic styles, the Toronto-based synth rock band create a captivating hybrid of 80's electronica and aggressive guitars, curiously fused with cinematically dark melodic progressions. Currently on The Spectacular Massacre Tour alongside Otep, Beneath the Sky, The Agonist and River Runs Red, the band are also gearing up for their own tour this Fall.

On the new album Pins And Needles, The Birthday Massacre further refine the unique sound explored on the band's highly acclaimed previous albums: Walking With Strangers, Violet, and the classic debut Nothing and Nowhere. From the opening notes of the lead off track “In The Dark,” it's apparent that the band has created a work of which they are proud. "I LOVE this song. I love it, I love it, I love it," says vocalist Chibi of the song. "The chorus gets inside my head and plays over and over. I love some of the bitterness of the lyrics here, but to such a pretty melody. To me this song is about how fragile we all are, and how callous some people can be, about how even if you’re with someone and technically you aren’t alone – that can still be one of the loneliest places." Revisiting the infamous, unsolved murder of Elizabeth Short, better known as "The Black Dahlia", the propulsive bright pop of "Shallow Grave" belies its tragic story. "Lyrically this song references the concept of fame being found in death – that sort of romantic tragedy," Chibi continues. "But it’s a caricature, like Elizabeth Short, who wanted to be a famous actress, but only after she was horribly murdered did she achieve any fame. She was only famous because she was a tragedy, and who wants that?" The herky jerky dance rock of "Control" is a song that Chibi is excited to play live. "I love the guitars here and the vocal melody," she says. "I think live this song will be fun to play; it’s got a great tempo and energy. I will admit to having danced in my kitchen to this one."

Mixed by David Ogilvie (producer of Skinny Puppy, Marilyn Manson, Killing Joke), Pins and Needles promises to be a harder and darker experience than all previous albums, contrasted by Chibi's shining melodic vocals. The Birthday Massacre once again lead us down the rabbit hole and invite us to explore the magical wonderland it has created. Pins and Needles will be released on September 14, 2010 on Metropolis Records.

7.27.10 | COMBICHRIST will be "Making Monsters" on 9/28!

Atlanta, GA - Metropolis recording artists COMBICHRIST are gearing up for the release of MAKING MONSTERS on September 28, 2010. Recorded in Totprod Studios in Atlanta, GA and produced by Andy LaPlegua (also the mastermind behind the band), their fifth studio album takes the band beyond the aggressive techno and electro rhythms and propels them into much more primal and raw territory. "It's beyond my personal demons, and extremely honest," says LaPlegua.

Kicking off with the ominous and foreboding "Declamation", Making Monsters is a journey deep within the reaches of the mind of LaPlegua, who spent the last year, deep in introspection, as he toured four full months in Europe with Rammstein in front of hundreds of thousands of people. Diving deep into the darkest corners of his mind, he's created an album devoid of pretension and conscious thought. Fueled by expressions of lust, anger, pain and hate, Making Monsters is the sound of LaPlegua ripping out his heart and plugging its still-beating deathkicks into his music, rife with hook-heavy choruses, speaker-crushing beats, and dark aggressive vocals. The first single “Never Surrender” is bound to rule the dance floors along with other floor stompers “They” and “Throat Full of Glass”. The baretoothed aggression of “Follow the Trail of Blood” (featuring Brendan Schiepatti of Bleeding Through) will immediately become a crowd favorite while the brooding “Through These Eyes of Pain” takes a much subtler approach and shows us another side of Combichrist, that of the man inside the monster.

Starting off in the dark metal and hardcore soul of Norway, Andy LaPlegua led a few seminal bands in the Norwegian underground (including the influential Icon of Coil) before fusing electronics and dance beats and forming Combichrist in 2003 and releasing their incredibly well-respected debut The Joy of Gunz (2003). The two following albums - Everybody Hates You and What The F*&$ Is Wrong With You People? - witnessed the band's evolution and were described as "a journey through hell and high water, through the eyes of a serial killer, sex, violence and plenty of Jack Daniels on ice."

Their acclaimed last album Today We Are All Demons witnessed Combichrist expanding their audience and infiltrating the mainstream. Their first single from that album "Sent to Destroy" and its EP debuted on Billboard's Top Singles Chart at #8 and the Dance Chart at #5 and remained there for over ten weeks. "Never Surrender," the new single from Making Monsters, will undoubtedly have a similar breakthrough story.

With a tour being planned for the Fall 2010, Combichrist's much lauded and respected live shows are, as Crypt Magazine describes, "known for tons of energy, blood, and a rock n' roll attitude." BlogCritics also warns it's "not for the faint of heart - you wouldn't bring your grandmother to this show."

Making Monsters will be released via Metropolis Records physically on September 28, 2010 (digital release is slated for August 31, 2010). A national tour will be announced shortly.

www.myspace.com/combichrist
www.combichrist.com

7.27.10 | Anarbor Set To Debut Video For "Gypsy Woman" Friday, July 30th On mtvU

On Friday, July 30th, Phoenix rockers Anarbor will debut the video for their track "Gypsy Woman" exclusively on mtvU. The track is off their debut Hopeless Records full length, The Words You Don't Swallow. Make sure to stay tuned for more details!

Anarbor are currently out on the 2010 Vans Warped Tour.


For more information:
http://anarbor.net
http://hopelessrecords.com

7.26.10 | ELECTRIC SIX Ready to Unleash ZODIAC New Album Set for September 28th

Detroit, MI - There are many things ELECTRIC SIX is known for: awesome singles ("Danger (High Voltage)", "Gay Bar", "Down At McDonnelzz", "Formula 409"), awesome videos ("Body Shot", "Synthesizer"), and a new album every September. And this year, Electric Six will not disappoint. Their seventh studio album "Zodiac" is due out on September 28, 2010 on Metropolis Records and marks a huge evolutionary step for the band. "I think Zodiac is the byproduct of putting out one record per year," says vocalist Dick Valentine. "I think we keep ourselves so busy that we don't spend a lot of time overanalyzing what we do. So when we happen to make a record that hits on all cylinders like this one, it's immediately noticeable that we've taken a step forward."

Without losing any of its trademark sardonic sense of humor and funk/dance rock core, Electric Six have crafted an album whose cohesion is evident from the first listen and one of which the band is especially proud. "Creating this album was a little different in that we consciously tried to go for the 'Neil Diamond' approach on a couple of the songs," Dick explains, in reference to their songwriting, especially "Table and Chairs" and "I Am a Song". "I think the rest of the album didn't really veer from the methodology we have been using lately to make albums. It should be said that [lead guitarist] Johnny Na$hinal and Smogasbord wrote some of the best tracks on this record."

Tracks like the funk-heavy "American Cheese", the herky jerky dance rock of "Jam It In the Hole", and the loungy acoustic pop of "Table and Chairs", Zodiac, like its astrological namesake, appropriately contains twelve songs, each with personality traits all its own. "We don't believe in that horsesh*t," he says of the title. "The actual reason is that one of the songs we discarded from the record is called 'Typical Sagittarius.' It was a good song, but in the end, too corny... even for us. I like that the song was the impetus for us to name the record Zodiac and then we didn't even put it on the record."

Also included on the album is "Rubberband Man," their first cover since 2005's remake of Queen's "Radio Gaga". Originally recorded by legendary R&B band (and fellow Detroit natives) The Spinners, the song recalls a special memory for Valentine. "I've always loved the song and I've felt for a long time that our band could pull it off," he muses. "The first time I remember being cognizant of it was the mud wrestling scene from [the Bill Murray film] Stripes. I don't think anyone in our band is a rabid fan of Motown, per se, but I've always felt The Spinners kind of stood out in that they had much poppier songs than a lot of other acts in that genre." Electric Six's cover is a faithful remake that, unironically, speaks quite appropriately about Zodiac. "Hey, y'all, prepare yourself for the rubberband man / You've never heard a sound like the rubberband man / You're bound to lose control when the rubberband starts to jam."

Electric Six is Dick Valentine (vocals), The Colonel (guitar), Johnny Na$hinal (guitar), Smorgasbord (bass), Tait Nucleus? (synths) and Percussion World (drums). Their seventh album, Zodiac, was produced by Zach Shipps and will be released on Metropolis Records on September 28, 2010.

7.22.10 | FRAN HEALY OF TRAVIS TO RELEASE DEBUT SOLO ALBUM WRECKORDER OUT OCTOBER 5TH ON RYKO RECORDS CURRENTLY ON NORTH AMERICAN TOUR WITH KEANE

Fran Healy, lead singer and main songwriter of acclaimed Scottish rock band Travis, is excited to announce the release of his debut solo album WRECKORDER. Set for an October 5th release on Ryko, Healy's first release on the label, WRECKORDER is the work of a quintessential pop songwriter. Known for songs such as "Sing" and "Why Does It Always Rain On Me," among other hugely successful tracks, Healy has been recognized by Q Magazine, Rolling Stone, and NME, amongst others, for what Entertainment Weekly calls "a gorgeous mosaic of shimmering guitar pop." Artists such as Coldplay, Noel Gallagher, The Doves and Gomez have cited Healy's sophisticated and atmospheric arrangements as a major influence on their own sound.

To give fans a glimpse of his new release, Healy is streaming the guitar-rich first single BUTTERCUPS on Spin.com: http://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-song-travis-fran-healy-goes-solo

Recorded in Berlin, New York and Vermont, the 10 tracks that make up WRECKORDER are as exceptionally literate as they are emotionally challenging. The collection of songs includes the Neko Case duet "Sing Me To Sleep" which bounces over warm melodies and a syncopated drum loop, the soaring "In The Morning," the playful but serious "Moonshine," and the dramatic waltz of "As It Comes" which features Paul McCartney on bass. The end result is the sound of a songwriter who embodied the spirit of Britpop and continues to artistically evolve.

Healy is currently on a North American tour with Keane. The dates will see Healy performing this new material, as well as classic Travis songs, in a solo acoustic setting. In addition, Healy will play solo acoustic shows along the West Coast. Tour dates below.

www.franhealy.com

TOUR DATES:
* Indicates show with Keane
July 23 House of Blues Las Vegas, NV*
July 25 Warehouse Live Houston, TX*
July 26 House of Blues Dallas, TX*
July 28 Vic Theatre Chicago, IL*
July 30 Molson Amphitheatre Toronto, ON
July 31 Parc Jean Drapeau Montreal, QB
August 3 BOA Pavilion Boston, MA*
August 5 Merriweather Pavilion Columbia, MD*
August 6 Williamsburg Waterfront Brooklyn, NY*
August 7 Mann Music Center Philadelphia, PA*
August 10 Riverside Theatre Milwaukee, WI*
August 11 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN*
August 12 West End Cultural Ctr Winnipeg, MB
August 14 Grand Theatre Calgary, AB
August 15 Starlite Room Edmonton, AB
August 17 Vogue Theatre Vancouver, BC
August 18 Triple Door Seattle, WA
August 20 Aladdin Theatre Portland, OR

7.20.10 | NYC's NAKED HIGHWAY Turns Up the Heat with Video for "IN & OUT,
A Recreation of New Order's Iconic "Round & Round" Video

NEW YORK, NY - Not since Peaches has an artist turned electro sexuality on its head like NYC's electro-glam outfit NAKED HIGHWAY and its new album MOST HOTTEST! (Disco Life! Records). Fueled with the enough pheronome-filled beats that would make Prince blush, the new single "IN & OUT" is a funk-filled, erotic romp, not coy about its lyrics or its intentions. "Musically, it was inspired by 80's freestyle," says Naked Highway mastermind Sy Boccari. "Lyrically, I imagined myself as a modern-day George Clinton or Rick James trying to seduce a woman. I think those guys would very explicitly say, 'I wanna work you in and out' and not be all coy about it at all."

Its accompanying video is a very faithful tribute to electronic godfathers New Order and their iconic video for the single "Round & Round." "That New Order video is one of the sexiest videos ever made, even though you never see below the shoulders of the female models," he explains. "Instead of using 18 year old women models like New Order did, I used 30-something guys from the scene in New York - guys who I think are very sexy but aren't the cookie-cutter, tween-centered, pre-pubescent (ie. Justin Bieber) idea of sexy that is being shoved down our throats at the moment... go-go 'men', DJs, porn stars, party promotors and some very dear friends of mine. It's my idea of sexy." Among the men in the video are Doug Repetti (model, musician), Duane Roggendorff (party promoter, blogger), Jonny Mack (DJ, go-go 'bear'), W. Jeremy Pelser (international DJ/remixer for House of Stank), Mike Dreyden (adult film star), Reed McGowan (DJ/remixer), and assorted friends. The video can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/naked-highway.

Inspired by artists as diverse as Rufus & Chaka Khan, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Grace Jones, Depeche Mode, and Alice in Chains, Naked Highway's Most Hottest contains tracks like the gritty garage of "Rock Hard", the New Wave electro of "Shorty the Pimp" and the synthpop of "Wet Like Sweat" (each of these tracks' video received considerable spins on LOGO, Vh1 and mtvU). He explains, "We approached this album with the question,'What would happen if Rick James and Quincy Jones made a new wave dance pop album?'" The result is a genre-bending blend of club music, old-skool rap, Latin freestyle and New Wave. Rhythmic beats pulse through Splenda™-sweetened synths and guitars and provide the pillars for their signature brand of downtown attitude and showmanship.

Naked Highway has supported artists such as Darren Hayes, Kelly Osbourne, Freezepop, Hong Kong Counterfeit, Kudu, My Robot Friend, Cazwell, Nada Surf, and Massive Attack vocalist Debbie Claire. His unique fusion of dance/electronica and New Wave Rock has also created a demand for remix work from major label acts such as Rihanna (“Breaking Dishes”), Lady GaGa (“Lovegame”), and The Presets (“If I Know You”).

Naked Highway is Sy Boccari (vocals/instruments), Kimberly Koo (synths), and Lara Yaz (synths). The album MOST HOTTEST! was released Spring 2010 and is available now.

7.19.10 | LUDO GETS FRESH ON “WHIPPED CREAM,” NEW SINGLE WITH VIRAL VIDEO ON WILL FERRELL’s FUNNY OR DIE WEBSITE!

After more than two years of road work in support of their major label album debut on Island Records in 2008 – Ludo returns to the racks with their long-awaited new album, PREPARE THE PREPARATIONS, arriving September 7th. Paving the way for their new album’s release is “Whipped Cream,” a new single breaking at rock radio formats, with a viral video that was featured on the front page of Will Ferrell’s Funny or Die comedy website: http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/b456441be0/whipped-cream.

With all the elements in place, Ludo will return to the road with a mammoth 29-city headlining U.S. tour, kicking off September 9th at the Metro in Chicago, concluding five weeks later on October 15th at the Eagles Club (The Rave) in Milwaukee. In advance of the big tour, Ludo will play the biannual Pointfest in their hometown of St. Louis on August 14th (with Stone Sour, Puddle of Mudd, Flyleaf), sponsored by alternative radio powerhouse KPNT 105.7, The Point.

Ludo – Andrew Volpe (vocals, guitar), Tim Ferrell (guitar, vocals), Tim Convy (Moog synthesizer, key boards, vocals), and Matt Palermo (drums, vocals) – won Best Alternative top honors at Clear Channel’s Best of NEW! 2008 Awards for “Love Me Dead,” the first Top 10 hit from their Island debut, You’re Awful, I Love You (released February 2008).

They performed “Love Me Dead” on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live and NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, then hopped onto the Warped Tour ’08 for 22 shows across North America, playing on the Hurley stage. Relient K’s Uncle Fest Tour followed in the fall (with This Providence and House of Heroes). Ludo wrapped up their premiere first year at Island Records with “Go-Getter Greg,” the second single from You’re Awful, I Love You. The album rose to #5 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and sold over 100,000 copies.

With “Go-Getter Greg” featured on AOL’s Music Mainpage, and added to FUSE's Steven's Untitled Rock Show, on mtvU, and on Music Choice, Ludo closed out the year with a very successful headlining coast-to-coast tour. They hit the road again in 2009 for the Broken Bride Tour where they resurrected their 2005 rock opera and performed it in its entirety to the delight of long-time fans nationwide. They then began the writing and recording for what would become PREPARE THE PREPARATIONS.

7.16.10 | HONOR BRIGHT STREAMING NEW ALBUM 'ACTION! DRAMA! SUSPENSE!' ON PUREVOLUME; ALBUM OUT JULY 20TH ON TRIPLE CROWN RECORDS; ADDED TO SYRACUSE, NY'S K-ROCKATHON JULY 31

Honor Bright - who’ve drawn comparisons to bands like Taking Back Sunday, Mayday Parade, and All Time Low - began in 2006, following a short-lived hardcore stint between founding front man Liam DiCosimo and guitarist/vocalist Tim Paige. “We didn’t want to just call it quits, so we decided we were going to start playing the kind of music we grew up listening to, like Green Day and MXPX. Something closer to a pop-punk sound,” explains DiCosimo. “But, because we all came from rock & roll and hardcore bands, we wanted to still have that rock edge to it.” By the close of 2006, bassist Anthony Merritt, drummer Curt Henry, and guitarist Ryan Gilmore joined the fold, solidifying the band’s lineup.

“Action! Drama! Suspense!” was produced by former A Day To Remember guitarist Tom Denney and Go Radio front man Jason Lancaster (ex-Mayday Parade). The super-catchy and fun-filled anthems that flood the new disc are punctuated by the band’s duel-vocals approach - every member contributes back-up vocals to the new songs – and crafty songwriting.

“We write our songs more like they’re conversations,” says DiCosimo. “I would say the underlying theme would be the sorts of conversations you’ll have with your friends, your band mates, your girlfriend, ex girlfriend, whatever. We’ve always wanted to make it so the songs could be accessible and people could listen to a song and equate it to their own lives. There are common themes; heartbreak, hanging out with your friends, loving what you do. These are concepts that anyone of any age can identify with.”

Honor Bright, who’ve shared the stage with The Maine, From First To Last, and Emarosa’s Jonny Craig, have appeared on MTV’s erstwhile flagship show “TRL” and have been hailed by the media, including Alternative Press (AP) and AMP magazines. AP recently named the group one of it’s “100 Bands You Need To Know” for 2010, which led the band to a prime slot on their South By Southwest showcase as well as a spot on this year’s Bamboozle Festival in New Jersey.

While the future is never predictable, Honor Bright can guarantee dedication. They want to be a band people still care about ten years from now, and will continually build upon their crisp, engaging sound. “We will always play music whether Honor Bright is the biggest band on the planet or we’re still doing small clubs just for fun,” says Paige. “Either way, we love playing music. If we can get to the point where every record we can make is more relevant than the last one and to know we’re always progressing, that would make us happy. We will write music we love that kids will be able to relate to and people will be able to relate to and enjoy.”

6.1.10 | BAD RELIGION ENTER THE STUDIO TO RECORD 15TH STUDIO ALBUM

June 1, 2010 - Los Angeles, CA - Three decades after recording their first incendiary songs as teenagers reared in the budding hardcore scene in Los Angeles, Bad Religion are marking their 30 year anniversary with a new record, filled with both the free thinking ire that has fueled the band from the very beginning, and a certain introspection that comes only from long-lived experience.

"While we're celebrating our 30th anniversary as a band this year it's also a time when Greg and I have embarked on new creative pursuits which have informed our songwriting process. I'm a new parent again and Greg a new author having just completed his first book Anarchy Evolution," says Gurewitz. "So the songs are a distillation of where we've been and who we are now...a natural evolution of creativity."

Working again with producer Joe Barresi (Queens Of The Stone Age, Tool), Bad Religion entered the studio armed with 16 songs that are filled with deeply personal experiences, cautionary tales and a developing worldview, spanning the gauntlet from their signature high energy punk rock to a more introspective melodic sound.

"We wouldn't embark on this new creative endeavor, Brett wouldn't have embarked on parenthood, I wouldn't have embarked on writing a book, if we hadn't reached a place in our lives where we felt the confidence that we had something to offer and that's what these songs represent," adds Graffin. "They represent a new found confidence that things are starting to make sense to us."

"Being a new parent has colored my whole world," continues Gurewitz. "As a result I've written songs that at least for me, are somewhat less angsty and more introspective and vulnerable. The experience has emboldened me to take some creative risks as a songwriter that I've not allowed myself to take before."

Risks that nevertheless have already been embraced by the band's passionate fans, as evidenced by the overwhelming response to two new songs, "Resist Stance" and "Won't Somebody." The songs were debuted during a series of live shows celebrating Bad Religion's anniversary, recorded and given away as part of a free digital album, 30 Years Live, as a thank you to their fans for their support over the last three decades. Rabid fans immediately lit up blogs and message boards with raves about the new material and excitement over the new record, which will be out this fall. In the meantime, Bad Religion continue to tour the world, bringing their amazing live show to more new countries and playing more shows with each passing year.

Stay tuned to www.badreligion.com and www.epitaph.com for updates and news about Bad Religion's new studio album!

5.18.10 | BAD RELIGION GIVES BACK TO FANS WITH FREE 30 YEARS LIVE ALBUM

May 18, 2010 - Los Angeles, CA - Beginning today, groundbreaking punk rock group Bad Religion is giving away a free digital album, 30 Years Live, which is available now as a thank you to fans for their loyal support over the last three decades. For a limited time only, fans are invited to sign up for the band's mailing list at http://www.badreligion.com/mailinglist.html to receive a link to the free digital download of 30 Years Live.

Spanning the course of 30 years of genre defining music from the west coast's quintessential punk rock band, 30 Years Live was recorded during Bad Religion's recently wrapped House of Blues tour of Southern California and features vigorous performances of fan favorites and rarities from their classic releases How Could Hell Be Any Worse, Recipe For Hate, Suffer, Stranger Than Fiction, The Grey Race, Against The Grain, The Empire Strikes First and Generator. Additionally, the band is including live versions of two new songs "Won't Somebody" and "Resist Stance" that will be featured on the group's next album.

The 30th anniversary celebration continues this spring as Bad Religion enters the studio where they are recording their 15th studio album which is due out this fall.

Stay tuned to www.badreligion.com and www.epitaph.com for updates and news about Bad Religion's 30th anniversary and new studio album!

5.11.10 | KATY PERRY SAYS ‘SUMMER STARTS NOW’!

TWO-TIME GRAMMY-NOMINATED POP SUPERSTAR LAUNCHES SIZZLING SUMMER ANTHEM “CALIFORNIA GURLS” AT RADIO

CAPITOL RECORDS WILL RELEASE PERRY’S NEW ALBUM, TEENAGE DREAM, ON AUGUST 24TH IN THE U.S. AND CANADA; AUGUST 30TH IN THE REST OF THE WORLD

TEENAGE DREAM IS THE FOLLOW-UP TO MULTI-PLATINUM STAR’S SMASH DEBUT ONE OF THE BOYS

After scoring four smash singles off her five-million-selling 2008 debut album One of the Boys, two-time Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter Katy Perry returns to set airwaves ablaze with a scorching brand-new single “California Gurls,” which ignited radio with a surprise release on May 7. The single is now available for sale digitally worldwide.

An irresistible, hook-filled clarion call to throw on Daisy Dukes and a bikini top, “California Gurls” will “melt your popsicle,” Katy assures us in this party anthem of the summer. The sizzling track — a fresh evolution of Perry’s witty, sassy sound — is the follow-up to her back-to-back-to-back No. 1 chart-toppers “I Kissed A Girl”, “Hot N Cold”, and “Waking Up In Vegas” from One of the Boys.

The Santa Barbara-born Perry was inspired to write “California Gurls” as she watched her friends go crazy at a party listening to Jay-Z’s salute to New York, “Empire State of Mind.” “Everybody was holding their drinks in the air and dancing, and I thought, ‘We’re not in New York , we’re in Los Angeles ! What about California? What about all the homies, the gin and juice, the swaying palm trees, the sun-kissed skin 24-7,’” Perry recalls. “I decided that we needed to make a response. I want people to want to book a ticket to California the first time they hear it!” And because it’s practically un-American to release a song that mentions gin and juice without Snoop Dogg, Perry recruited the rap icon to contribute his inimitable vocals to “California Gurls.” “We thought it would sound so cool and give the song another dimension,” she says. “Snoop is as West Coast as it gets.”

“California Gurls” is just a taste of what’s to come when Katy unleashes her brand-new album Teenage Dream, which will be released by Capitol Records on August 24th in the U.S. and Canada; and August 30th in the rest of the world. The album is the follow-up to Perry’s blockbuster debut One of the Boys, which has been certified platinum in the U.S. and has sold five million copies worldwide. The album spawned four smash singles, including the back-to-back No. 1, Grammy-nominated chart-toppers “I Kissed A Girl” and “Hot N Cold” (both selling more than a combined eight million copies in the US), “Thinking of You” (No. 1 Airplay in five countries), and “Waking Up in Vegas” (2.3 million sold in the US and No. 1 Airplay in five countries). Perry has sold more than 22 million singles, digital tracks, and mobile products worldwide.

Katy’s success has led her to become one of the most talked-about new artists of the past two years. Since exploding onto the scene in 2008 with “Ur So Gay,” and touring the entire run of the Vans Warped tour, she has appeared on the covers of 12 national magazines (including Seventeen, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Nylon, Complex, Paper, Lucky, Out, and Billboard) and countless international publications, launched a sold-out 50-city world headlining tour, appeared on several national morning and late-night talk shows (including The Today Show, American Idol, So You Think You Can Dance?, Ellen, The CBS Early Show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and Chelsea Lately in the US and Later with Jools Holland (UK), Taratata (France), the Echo Awards (Germany) and many others internationally), as well as NBC’s New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly. She has presented awards (and gotten slimed) at the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards, presented at the 2010 Grammy Awards (where “Hot N Cold” was nominated for “Best Female Pop Vocal Performance”), and performed at the Grammy Awards ceremony in 2009 when she was nominated in the same category for “I Kissed A Girl.” Most recently, Perry has appeared as a judge on the Fox juggernaut American Idol and been named one of People Magazine’s “Most Beautiful People” of 2010, one of Entertainment Weekly’s Entertainers of the Year, Esquire’s Women We Love and voted 2008 Best New Artist by readers of Rolling Stone. She has also hosted and performed – twice at the MTV EMA’s.

5.5.10 | Bullet For My Valentine’s Fever Debuts at #1 on both Rock and Alternative chart and #3 on Billboard Album Chart

Welsh rock band Bullet For My Valentine’s album Fever debuts this week at #1 on both the Rock and Alternative charts and #3 Billboard’s album chart. The highly anticipated 11-track record featuring the fuming single and video “Your Betrayal” was released on April 27 and is BFMV’s top selling debut to date, selling over 71,000 units in the first week, a 34% increase over BFMV previous 2008 release Scream Aim Fire.

The fever has spread across the globe where Fever has made its mark on international album charts, hitting #2 on Japan ’s “international artist chart”, #2 in Austria , #3 in Germany , #4 in Switzerland and #5 in the United Kingdom and Australia !

USA Today calls Fever “The hot-zone of 2010 rock-metal discs,” while The Associated Press touts Fever’s “blistering drum attack, tight power chords and…old school-styled, soaring guitar solos” and the BBC raves that “BFMV are aiming for world domination, and with Fever they may well achieve it.”

Bullet For My Valentine is currently in the midst of a sold out national tour with support from Chiodos and Airbourne. Fans patiently await BFMV’s celebratory performance tonight at Cannery Ballroom in Nashville, TN and the band’s upcoming show at Ohio’s Rock On The Range May 23rd.

Fever is Bullet For My Valentine’s third album and follows 2008’s Scream Aim Fire. The album was produced by Don Gilmore ( Linkin Park ) and recorded in both the band’s native Wales and Los Angeles.

4.12.10 | BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE PREMIERE VIDEO FOR "YOUR BETRAYAL"
New Album Fever Out April 27th

Hard rock band Bullet For My Valentine are currently premeiring the brand new video for the song "Your Betrayal" off the their April 27th release, Fever. View the video here: http://www.bulletformyvalentine.com/yourbetrayal

Fever was produced by Don Gilmore (Linkin Park, Good Charlotte) and recorded in both Wales and Los Angeles. Fever is the follow up to 2008’s Scream Aim Fire which has sold over one million copies worldwide and debuted at #4 on The Billboard album chart. BFMV recently announced a US headling tour with support coming from Chiodos and Airbourne.

www.bulletformyvalentine.com
www.myspace.com/bulletformyvalentine
www.twitter.com/BFMVOfficial

4.12.10 | TAKING BACK SUNDAY BEGIN WORK ON THEIR FIFTH STUDIO ALBUM

Reformed Line Up From Band’s First Full Length Release Set To Return for a New Album, Touring

Warner Bros Records artists Taking Back Sunday have begun work on their fifth studio album. The acclaimed New York rock band has reformed, returning to the original line-up from their 2002 debut Tell All Your Friends, which has sold over one million records worldwide, spawned breakthrough anthem “Cute Without the ‘E’ (Cut from the Team)" and launched the band as one of the most influential of its generation.

Vocalist Adam Lazzara, guitarist Eddie Reyes and drummer Mark O’Connell have reunited with vocalist/guitarist John Nolan and bass player Shaun Cooper, who departed in 2003 after the release of Tell All Your Friends. “This crazy idea came up and once we started exploring it and talking on the phone it was almost like all that time hadn't passed between us,” explains Lazzara. “Given the history and the years that had passed, I don't think any of us really knew if hanging out again let alone writing and playing together would actually work. For it to feel so comfortable and effortless so quickly made us realize that we had to give it a chance.”

Nolan describes his thoughts in a similar way. “I never would have imagined that this group of people reuniting would be possible. Since we parted ways we all went down very different paths and somehow everything we've experienced individually over the past seven years has brought us back to a point of genuine appreciation and love for each other as people and musicians. There's a shared excitement and enthusiasm within this group that I haven't experienced since the early days of the band.”

Of the departure of bassist Matt Rubano and guitarist/vocalist Matt Fazzi, a statement from Taking Back Sunday’s website sums it up; “Sometimes it takes some time to remember where you were headed in the first place and the people you intended to go there with. There are no hard feelings, just the future.” Drummer O’Connell expressed that the band has nothing but kind words for the departing members. “I wish nothing but the best for Matt and Matt in the future. I know that they will succeed in whatever they choose to do.”

Taking Back Sunday will be recording their fifth studio album in Los Angeles this summer with producer Eric Valentine, who worked on their previous album Louder Now. Plans are in the works for a handful of exclusive preview shows in the near future and extensive touring as soon as the album is finished. “I’m so glad this is happening,” says Reyes, “because I can already hear something in the songs that reminds me of why all of us were so passionate about this band to begin with.”

Just the future indeed.
www.takingbacksunday.com

4.5.10 | AS I LAY DYING Debut "Beyond Our Suffering" On Myspace!
First Single From New Album "The Powerless Rise", Due Out May 11th

PRE-ORDER NOW AVAILABLE ON: WWW.THEPOWERLESSRISE.COM

REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS
LIVE PERFORMANCE SET FOR NEXT THURSDAY, APRIL 8 AT CLUB NOKIA IN LOS ANGELES
AIRING MAY 22 ON VH1 CLASSIC

U.S. HEADLINING TOUR STARTS APRIL 29

Beyond Our Suffering - the fast-paced single off the Grammy -nominated metal group AS I LAY DYING's upcoming CD THE POWERLESS RISE (out May 11 on Metal Blade)--is now streaming live (70% of the track is available) on their MySpace page www.myspace.com/asilaydying.

Starting today, fans have options for THE POWERLESS RISE as a variety of special pre-order packages are now available, including THE POWERLESS RISE CD plus an autographed booklet and a t-shirt or the deluxe fan box which allows fans to receive the album now (physical CD with autographed booklet). In addition, the digital pre-order is now available on iTunes. To check out all of the new offerings, visit: www.thepowerlessrise.com.

THE POWERLESS RISE marks the follow-up to the band's critically acclaimed fourth album An Ocean Between Us (Metal Blade) which debuted at #8 on the Billboard Top 200 and #1 on the Rock Chart, earning the group a Grammy nomination for "Best Metal Performance" alongside metal heavyweights Slayer and King Diamond. For the new album, the group re-teamed with producer Adam Dutkiewicz of Killswitch Engage and mixer Colin Richardson who they'd previously worked with on An Ocean Between Us.

Fans will get a taste of the new album when the San Diego-based group--whose last four albums have sold more than 1.3 million copies--performs live next week on the Revolver Golden Gods Awards, which tapes Thursday, April 8 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles and will air May 22 on Vh1 Classic. AS I LAY DYING will appear alongside Slash, Dave Grohl, Lemmy Kilmister, Rob Zombie, Fear Factory, The Devil Wears Prada, and Brian Posehn's all-star band featuring Scott Ian, Brendon Small, John Tempesta and Joey Vera plus Zakk Wylde (in a special performance) to name a few.

AS I LAY DYING--NICK HIPA (guitar), TIM LAMBESIS (vocals), JORDAN MANCINO (drums), PHIL SGROSSO (guitar) and JOSH GILBERT (bass)--will launch their headlining U.S. tour with Demon Hunter, blessthefall and War of Ages on April 29; see the full dates and venues below. Expect the group to announce their summer touring plans soon.

For the latest news on AS I LAY DYING, check out the group's redesigned website: www.asilaydying.com.

NEW DIGITAL EP, I WAS A TEENAGE ANARCHIST, AVAILABLE ON ITUNES ON APRIL 20TH - BAND ANNOUNCE UPCOMING U.S. AND EUROPEAN TOUR DATES

Florida punk band Against Me! have announced the track-listing and release date for their upcoming new album White Crosses. The album, the band’s second for Sire Records, will be released on June 8th, 2010. Against Me! will also release a digital EP titled I Was a Teenage Anarchist, which will be available on iTunes beginning April 20th, 2010. Please see below for track-listings. The video “Rapid Decompression,” recently premiered on AOL Spinner and can be viewed on the band’s website: www.againstme.net

White Crosses will be released in several configurations, including a standard CD, a limited-edition CD version, as well as a vinyl version, and an EP containing new music.

White Crosses was produced by veteran producer Butch Vig (Green Day, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins) who also produced Against Me!’s 2007 album New Wave. The decision to work with Vig again was a no-brainer. "He understands our band and brings tons of great ideas to the table,” says frontman Tom Gabel. "Beyond the stature of his past work he is also one of the most genuine people I've ever met."

Gabel began writing the songs on White Crosses more than a year and a half ago. Pre-production with Vig began in early July and the band, which also includes guitarist James Bowman, bassist Andrew Seward, and new drummer George Rebelo (formerly of Hot Water Music) began tracking in last August.

As far as the album’s overall direction, “I feel like we are constantly pushing ourselves to better what we did on the previous record,” Gabel says. “New Wave was a great album to make, and now we want to show another side of the band. The new songs feel like a natural progression of where we should be at. Our intentions, as always, are to deliver the best record we can possible make.”

Against Me! spent the past two years touring non-stop in support of New Wave, which was released by Sire Records in July 2007. Called “the most invigorating, zeitgeist-capturing rock album in years” by Spin, New Wave was named the magazine’s “Album of the Year,” and also appeared in the Top 10 on Rolling Stone, Blender, and MTV.com’s year-end “Best Album” lists. New Wave spawned two singles, “White People for Peace” and “Thrash Unreal,” which became the band’s first single to chart in the U.S. when it climbed to No. 11 on the Modern Rock chart.

The track-listing for White Crosses is as follows:

White Crosses
I Was a Teenage Anarchist
Because of the Shame
Suffocation
We're Breaking Up
High Pressure Low
Ache with Me
Spanish Moss
Rapid Decompression
Bamboo Bones

The track-listing for I Was A Teenage Anarchist EP is as follows:

I Was A Teenage Anarchist
Rapid Decompression
One By One
Bitter Divisions

Against Me!’s upcoming tour dates are as follows:

4/16 Greenville, SC The Handlebar
4/17 Richmond, VA Alley Katz
4/18 Charlottesville, VA Jefferson Theatre
4/20 Newport, KY The Historic Southgate House
4/21 Louisville, KY Headliners Music Hall
4/22 Ann Arbor, MI Blind Pig
4/23 Toledo, OH Headliners
4/24 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom
4/25 Burlington, VT Higher Ground
4/26 New Haven, CT Toad’s Place
4/28 Portland, ME Port City Music Hall
4/29 Asbury Park, NJ Stone Pony
4/30 Farmingdale, NY Crazy Donkey
5/02 Pittsburgh, PA Diesel
5/04 Rock Island, IL Rock Island Brewing Company
5/05 Omaha, NE Slowdown
5/06 Colorado Springs, CO The Black Sheep
5/07 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
5/08 Henderson, NV Sunset Station Hotel & Casino
5/10 Lubbock, TX Jake’s
5/11 San Antonio, TX Scoutbar
5/24 Munich, Germany 59 to 1
5/25 Cologne, Germany Luxor
5/26 Hamburg, Germany Logo
5/27 Berlin, Germany Festsaal Kreuzberg
5/29 Hatfield, UK Slam Dunk @ Uni of Herts
5/30 Leeds, UK Slam Dunk Festival
5/31 Glasgow, Scotland Slam Dunk Festival
6/01 London, UK The Relentless Garage
6/02 Manchester, UK Academy 2 + 3
6/03 Birmingham, UK O2 Academy 2
6/13 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo
8/12 Oslo, Norway Oya Festival
8/15 Ankkarock, Finland Ankkarock Festival

3.26.10 | NEON TREES' DEBUT ALBUM HABITS EXPLODES WITH #1 DEBUT ON ALTERNATIVE NEW ARTIST CHART - AND TOP 10 OVERALL AT ITUNES!

Living up to their status in Alternative Press as one of the “Bands To Watch In 2010,” the Utah-based Mercury Records group Neon Trees - who performed last night on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live - scores an impressive #1 Soundscan Alternative New Artist chart with their first album, HABITS (in stores March 23rd), featuring their debut single, “Animal", and Top 10 Overall at iTunes, where it garnered the rare 5-star iTunes customer rating.  HABITS was driven by the Single Of The Week campaign for “Animal,” which also debuted at #1 on the Alternative Specialty Chart in its first week out in January. 

Neon Trees began to receive maximum exposure in the weeks leading up to the release of HABITS, when “Animal” was featured on the January 31st episode of VH1’s new series, Secrets of Aspen.  On March 16th, “Animal” was heard on the CW’s Melrose Place.  The night before, on March 15th, the CW’s Life Unexpected featured another album track, “1983.” 

The video for “Animal” - has been added to MTV2, MTVu, VH1 and FUSE. Showing off Neon Trees’ affinity for western plains friends (and fellow Island Def Jam label mates) the Killers.  It was Las Vegas band the Killers who pulled Neon Trees out of obscurity in Provo, Utah, and exposed them to tens of thousands of new fans on tour.  The dry desert vista of the “Animal” video pays homage to the Killers’ debut video, “Somebody Told Me.”

Bicoastal audiences caught their first glimpse of Neon Trees In January, when they made their New York City premiere at Mercury Lounge - followed by dates with Har Mar Superstar at Spaceland (Club NME) in Los Angeles and the Rickshaw Stop (Popscene) in San Francisco.  In between, Neon Trees played back home at the 4th anniversary bash of Provo’s Velour Live Music Gallery.  Neon Trees also appeared at this year’s SXSW (South By Southwest) Conference last week.  Neon Trees are gearing up to join 30 Seconds To Mars on the road kicking off in April.

Neon Trees - Tyler Glenn (lead vocals, keyboards), Chris Allen (guitars), Branden Campbell (bass), and Elaine Bradley (drums, vocals) - has its roots in Southern California, where Tyler and Chris were neighbors.  When Chris moved to Provo to attend college, Tyler followed him, and they were soon joined by Branden and Elaine.

HABITS, produced by the band’s friend, singer/guitarist Tim Pagnotta, is a blast of timeless rock energy and spirit that wouldn’t sound out of place at any point from ’60s garage-rock to 2010 dance rock and beyond.  “Music is a sacred act of communion for me, offering hope and love,” says Tyler. “That’s the heart of this band.”  Adds Chris, “We just want to share that feeling we got from the bands that inspired us, and then we want to pass the torch.”  For more information go to www.NeonTrees.com

2.17.10 | BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Third Album, “Fever” Coming April 27th Free Download Of “Begging For Mercy” Available Now.

New York, NY- Hard rock band Bullet For My Valentine returns with its third Jive album, Fever, on April 27. The official first single, the blistering “Your Betrayal” impacts at radio on March 9, with a video to follow shortly.

Fever pairs Bullet For My Valentine with producer Don Gilmore, best known for his work with Linkin Park and Good Charlotte. The Welsh band—vocalist/guitarist Matt Tuck, guitarist Michael Paget, bassist Jason James and drummer Michael Thomas--recorded Fever in studios both in its native Wales and Los Angeles The album follows 2008’s Scream Aim Fire, which debuted at No. 4 on The Billboard 200, a career high for the group, whom Kerrang! named Best British Band in both 2008 and 2009. Worldwide Scream Aim Fire has sold one million copies and debuted in the Top 5 in Germany, Austria, Australia and #1 in Japan and reached gold status in the UK and Canada. Their 2006 debut, The Poison, has sold a million copies worldwide and certified gold status in America, the UK, Canada and Germany. Since those releases BFMV have rocked audiences on the Taste of Chaos, Mayhem, and No Fear festivals.

Eager to get new music into their fans’ hands as quickly as possible, BFMV is offering album track “Begging For Mercy” as a free download for a limited time at www.bulletformyvalentine.com.

The electrifying live band starts a headlining U.S. tour on April 30th. Stops for the festival veterans include New Jersey’s Bamboozle Festival and Columbus, Ohio’s Rock on the Range. Upcoming international festival highlights include the Download Festival in the United Kingdom, Germany’s massive Rock am Ring and Rock im Park, Sweden’s Metal Town, Belgium’s Graspop, Austria’s Nova Rock and Italy’s famed Gods Of Metal. The international release of Fever is April 26th.

2.16.10 | CIRCA SURVIVE UNVEIL ATLANTIC DEBUT; BAND REVEALS NEW MUSIC ON CIRCASURVIVE.COM CROSS COUNTRY TREK WITH COHEED & CAMBRIA SET FOR SPRING;

Atlantic recording group Circa Survive has announced the upcoming release of their major label debut, “BLUE SKY NOISE.” Produced by three-time Grammy winner David Bottrill (Tool, Muse, King Crimson) and mixed by Rich Costey (Interpol, The Mars Volta, Rage Against The Machine), the highly anticipated collection arrives in stores and at online retailers on April 20th.

To give fans an early taste of what they can expect on the forthcoming album, the Doylestown, PA-based quintet has posted the album track, “Get Out” on their official website, www.CircaSurvive.com. “Get Out” is the first new music unveiled from “BLUE SKY NOISE,” and exclusively available for immediate download when fans preorder the album. A digital copy of “BLUE SKY NOISE” will be delivered one week before the April 20th street date for all preordered albums. Other bonuses include exclusive band merchandise and limited edition items. For complete album preorder details, please visit www.CircaSurvive.com.

To celebrate the release of “BLUE SKY NOISE,” Circa Survive will be heading on cross-country trek supporting Coheed & Cambria. The tour will kick off in Charlotte , NC at The Fillmore Charlotte on April 22nd and continue through a finale in Washington , DC at the 9:30 Club on May 27th (dates below) – tickets go on sale this Saturday, February 20.

The tour with Coheed & Cambria follows a run of shows in March that include a number of headlining dates, marquee performances at the annual South By Southwest Music Festival in Austin, TX, topping the bill at The Hoodwink in Anaheim, CA, and a featured slot at The Bamboozle West.

Circa Survive has emerged one of the most visionary and forward-thinking young bands in contemporary rock music today. Founded in 2004, Circa Survive unleashed its acclaimed debut, “JUTURNA,” the following year via Equal Vision Records. The album – coupled with the band’s relentless touring – saw the birth of a fervent fan following, one which would catapult 2007’s sophomore release, “ON LETTING GO,” to a top 30 chart debut on the Billboard 200. A remarkably volatile live act, Circa Survive has headlined numerous sold out tours while also sharing stages with an array of like-minded artists, including My Chemical Romance, Coheed & Cambria, The Gaslight Anthem, Pelican, Rise Against, and countless others. The band has additionally performed at a wide range of festivals including multiple appearances at The Bamboozle and on Vans Warped Tour. What’s more, Circa Survive was among the most well-received acts at the 2007 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, prompting Spin to praise frontman Anthony Green’s “crystalline, soprano vocals” which “whip out above the fracas, weaving in and out between Circa’s dueling guitars.”

Circa Survive is: Nick Beard (bass), Steve Clifford (drum), Brendan Ekstrom (guitar), Colin Frangicetto (guitar), Anthony Green (vocals).

For up-to-the-minute news and information, please visit www.circasurvive.com, www.myspace.com/circasurvive

2.8.10 | WE THE KINGS PARTNER WITH LIVESTREAM TO BROADCAST SHOWS

BANDS’ ENTIRE PERFORMANCE FROM THE SOLD OUT NEW YORK CITY STOP OF THE
TAKE ACTION TOUR WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE

NEW YORK (February 8, 2010) – Alternative pop-rock quartet We The Kings and S-Curve Records have partnered with Livestream to broadcast live the band’s set from their sold out show at the Highline Ballroom in New York City on Monday, February 8 starting at 8:45pm EST. Fans can go to the below sites to watch the performance live and in its entirety.

www.facebook.com/wethekings
www.livestream.com/wethekings

We The Kings’ sophomore album, Smile Kid, was released in December and debuted on the Billboard 200 chart and the Billboard’s Top Independent Albums chart. The lead single “Heaven Can Wait” debuted in the Top 10 on iTunes’ Alternative Singles Sales Chart and has spent three months on the Mainstream Top 40 chart while the video for the hit single is in rotation on MTV. Smile Kid follows the band’s self-titled debut, which hit #1 on Billboard’s New Alternative Album sales chart and spawned the Billboard-charting tracks “Secret Valentine” and “Check Yes Juliet.” They have sold over 2 million tracks, had over 56 million plays on MySpace and 15 million YouTube video plays including the #1 most played music video. They were one of four bands selected by MySpace for the recent launch of the social networking site’s new music program, “Introducing…” designed to spur the discovery of new artists

The Bradenton , Florida based band includes Travis Clark (vocals/guitar), Hunter Thomsen (guitar, backing vocals), Drew Thomsen (bass) and Danny Duncan (drums.) After several national tours with bands such as Boys Like Girls, All Time Low, and Cobra Starship, We The Kings have secured themselves as one of the most original bands in the pop-rock circuit, with a fervent, dedicated fan base. The guys are currently headlining the Take Action Tour, an annual nationwide charity tour that raises funds and awareness for youth involvement in charitable action

This will not be the first time the band will stream a performance live. The set from their album release party for Smile Kid was streamed live on MTV.com and watched by fans worldwide.

With Livestream as the exclusive streaming provider of this performance, the player widget for the webcast can be embedded anywhere. Integration with Facebook and Twitter allow viewers to engage in an online conversation with other fans of the band.

2.8.10 | ALKALINE TRIO PREMIERE NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR "THIS ADDICTION"

February 8, 2010 - Los Angeles, CA - Cult rock heroes Alkaline Trio have debuted their new video for the first single and title track from their forthcoming album This Addiction, due out February 23, today on MySpace.com.

Set in the mountainous fields of Ventura County, California, the visually stunning video for the metaphorical rock anthem "This Addiction" paints a rare glimpse of Alkaline Trio as they perform on an open battlefield where two sides of the heart collide in a vibrant burst of color.

"This Addiction" is the title track and first single from Alkaline Trio's long-awaited seventh studio album.

2.8.10 | STORY OF THE YEAR ANNOUNCE SPRING TOUR

February 8, 2010 - Los Angeles, CA - Electrifying St. Louis rock band Story of the Year have announced a headlining US spring tour with Maylene & The Sons of Disaster, After Midnight Project and Monty Are I in support of their forthcoming album, The Constant, which is due out on February 16 via Epitaph Records.  Ticket pre-sales begin at 3:00PM (local time) on February 9 and general on-sales begin February 12/13.

After a decade of world-wide touring, charting singles and three fan-cherished albums selling over a million copies to date, St. Louis' hardest rocking melodic band, Story of the Year have returned with an explosive new album, The Constant.  Fans of Story of the Year's venerated debut album Page Avenue as well as their most recent release The Black Swan will be pleased to know The Constant has something for everyone.  The Constant's anthemic rock tracks and emotional ballads will strike a familiar chord with long time fans while newer converts will embrace the band's notorious raw energy and fresh songwriting. 

Showcasing their musicianship and songwriting skills with radio-ready tracks like the first single "I'm Alive," the snarling metal of "To The Burial," driving, post-hardcore masterpiece "The Dream Is Over," the soon-to-be fan favorite sing along "The Ghost of You and I" and the heartfelt piano ballad "Holding On To You," The Constant sees Story of the Year sonically stretching to create their most diverse and accomplished collection of songs yet. 

1.28.10: A Message From Circa Survive:

greetings all,
over the past week or so we've been going through the mixing process for our new album and things are sounding amazing. (we'll talk more about that soon) in other news we've been rehearsing everyday and with that said are so excited to announce our first shows of 2010. in addition to what's already familiar we'll be playing a few new songs, so this should be a blast...can't wait to dance and sing with all of you, its been far too long.
 
join us.
-circa-
 
3/11/10- Carrboro , NC @ Cat's Cradle
3/12/10- Nashville , TN @ Exit/ In
3/13/10- Birmingham , AL @ WorkPlay Theatre
3/14/10- Little Rock , AR @ The Village
3/16/10- San Antonio , TX @ White Rabbit
3/17/10-3/21/10- Austin , TX (SXSW festival) @ TBD
3/22/10- St. Louis , MO @ The Firebird
3/23/10- Indianapolis , IN @ The Emerson Theater
3/24/10- Cleveland Heights , OH @ Grog Shop
3/26/10- HOODWINK Anaheim , CA @ Grove of Anaheim
3/27/10- THE BAMBOOZLE Anaheim , CA @ The Festival Grounds at Angels Stadium

1.14.10 | HIM ANNOUNCE SPRING NORTH AMERICAN TOUR IN SUPPORT OF UPCOMING ALBUM SCREAMWORKS: LOVE IN THEORY AND PRACTICE, DUE FROM SIRE RECORDS ON FEBRUARY 9TH, 2010

Finland’s hard-rock heroes HIM have announced that they will tour North America this spring in support of their upcoming new album Screamworks: Love In Theory And Practice, which will be released by Sire Records on February 9th, 2010. The headlining trek begins March 26th in Philadelphia and criss-crosses the continent before finishing up in New York City on May 7th. We Are the Fallen, Dommin, and Drive A will provide support.

Ticket pre-sales begin on the band’s website, http://tixx1.artistarena.com/him, on January 20th, 2010, and continue up until the January 22nd and 23rd public ticket on-sale dates or until the individual pre-sale tickets sell out. During the presale, fans can buy stand-alone tickets, or buy tickets that come with a copy of the band’s new album (available February 9th). There will also be a VIP pre-sale in which fans who buy tickets will receive a deluxe CD (on February 9th), as well as a limited-edition album artwork lithograph, and a VIP tour laminate granting them early entry to the concert venue.

HIM’s new album, Screamworks: Love In Theory And Practice was recorded at The Lair in Los Angeles. The album was produced by Matt Squire (Taking Back Sunday, The Used, Saosin) and mixed by Neal Avron (Linkin Park, Weezer, Fall Out Boy). The video for “Heartkiller,” the album’s first single, premiered on MySpace on January 8th.

Screamworks: Love In Theory And Practice is HIM’s seventh studio album and the follow-up to 2007’s Venus Doom, which debuted at No. 12 in the U.S. and was nominated for a Grammy Award for “Best Boxed/Special Limited Edition Packaging.” In 2007, HIM, which is Ville Valo (vocals), Mige (bass), Linde (guitar), Burton (keyboards), and Gas (drums) supported Metallica in Europe before joining the Linkin Park-headlined Projekt Revolution tour across America, and headlined its own U.S. theater tour. The band’s 2005 album Dark Light has the distinction of being the first album by a Finnish band to be certified gold in the U.S.

1.06.10 | THE DEAR & DEPARTED "Chapters" EP Available Now. US Tour With Alkaline Trio In February UK Tour With AFI In April

The Dear & Departed's 5- song digital EP, Chapters, is available now. Produced by New Found Glory guitarist, Chad Gilbert, and engineered by Paul Miner (New Found Glory, H2O, Atreyu), Chapters offers "a fresh twist on a classic 80's English sound we all have a soft spot for," describes Gilbert.

Compared to their debut release,
Something Quite Peculiar (2007), vocalist Dan Smith says, "recording this time felt more right than it ever has. There was no pressure, just excitement." Some of that excitement during the recording process was captured on TLC's hit show, LA Ink, on which Smith is a member of, having been a tattoo artist for over 7 years. Fans got a sneak peak into the recording when the show's star, Kat Von D, visited The Dear & Departed in the studio on the episode which aired in September.

Smith will be taking a short hiatus from the show while the band tours in support of the new album. The band - Smith (vocals), Cortney Miner (guitar), Darren Parkinson (guitar), Keath Moon (bass) and Jimmy Walsh (drums) - will share the stage with Alkaline Trio and Cursive in February and March, then with AFI in the UK for a string of dates in April.

1.05.09 | ALKALINE TRIO UNVIEL THEIR ADDICTION ON FEBRUARY 23

Los Angeles, CA - Celebrated punk rock cult heroes, Alkaline Trio have announced the release of their forthcoming album, This Addiction, on February 23 via Epitaph Records/Heart & Skull.

Recorded and produced by the band with help from longtime cohort Matt Allison at Atlas Studios in Chicago, This Addiction marks Alkaline Trio's first release on their imprint label Heart & Skull and first with their parent label Epitaph Records.
The album also finds the Trio revisiting their punk roots while moving forward creatively.

"This record is a rock record but our punk rock upbringing definitely shines through, more so than our last few records," singer/guitarist Matt Skiba recently told Spinner.com. "The vibe is similar to our humble beginnings. It's a step forward but I also think it has glimmers of our past in it."

Beginning January 5, fans can visit www.ThisAddiction.org where they will have the opportunity to stream the title track and first single "This Addiction," in exchange for a Twitter or Facebook posting. A metaphoric crowd pleaser, "This Addiction" is "about a relationship gone bad and, for some reason, you just can't quit it," Skiba told Spinner.com. The single is also currently available for sale on iTunes and at other digital retailers.

The album's title track and first single wastes no time in setting the tone of the album as it rips and roars with Matt Skiba's exceptional vocals and signature guitar riffs, bassist and co/vocalist Dan Andriano's thumping low-end and drummer Derek Grant's steadfast beats. From soon-to-be fan-favorites like the Andriano led rocker "Dine, Dine My Darling" and politically charged anthem "The American Scream" to the sonically mesmerizing rhythm and lyrics of "Dorothy" and the thrilling sing-along "Draculina," This Addiction showcases Skiba, Andriano and Grant's abounding gift for songwriting and crafting passionate punk fueled rock that will make fans fall in love with them all over again.

"I think that we wanted to make a punk rock record that we've been describing as 'thinking-man's punk,'" said Skiba. "We wanted to do something that's fun but also interesting and lyrically, something that will be fun for people to read along to and hopefully understand."

The band's seventh studio album, This Addiction, will be available as a standard CD, a limited Deluxe CD/DVD edition (containing two bonus songs, four acoustic tracks and a full length concert DVD), as well as Gatefold LP vinyl. Epitaph will also have exclusive items signed by the band, rare vinyl and Limited Collector's bundles - all with a standard digital download or a Deluxe Digital Download.

Alkaline Trio first emerged from Chicago in 1996 and has since released the full length studio albums Goddamnit, Maybe I'll Catch Fire, From Here To Infirmary, Good Mourning, Crimson and last year's Agony & Irony, which was the highest charting record for the band's to date. The band is comprised of Skiba, Andriano and drummer Derek Grant, all of whom are partners in Heart & Skull.

12.14.09 | AFI JUST ADDED TO THE BAMBOOZLE LINEUP! ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE STARTING TOMORROW AT 10 AM

AFI will follow-up their charged Almost Acoustic Christmas performance this weekend with a headlining set at the Bamboozle in Anaheim , California . They will play the event’s first day: Saturday, March 27th. This marks a return for AFI’s Davey Havok and Jade Puget to Bamboozle, who played the 2008 edition of the festival as Blaqk Audio. Entertainment Weekly called it, “one hell of a good time.”

Advance Bamboozle tickets go on sale tomorrow-- Tuesday, December 15th – at 10 AM. Go to www.thebamboozle.com. Two Day and Single Day tickets will be available at a special price for a limited time only. Two Day tickets will be just $75 while Single Day tickets will be $39.50*. Get your tickets now! Stay tuned for additional band announcements, individual day lineups and much more.

The Bamboozle will take over the Festival Grounds of Angel Stadium Saturday, March 27th and Sunday, March 28th. It is a weekend long crash course in today’s youth-culture scene, the only place to watch over one hundred of the most talked-about bands in pop, punk, rock, rap and more perform live. AFI will join the newly reformed Something Corporate on the massive bill. Something Corporate will play on the second day: Sunday, March 28th. Many more fantastic bands and other details will be revealed soon. In addition to all of the great music, the Bamboozle will also feature exciting carnival rides, tasty food and drink, the world-famous vendor village, band merch plus lots of the exciting surprises the festival is notorious for.

AFI released their eighth album, Crash Love this September. It is arguably their most focused, direct and ambitious effort to date. The Los Angeles Times concurred, saying, "Crash Love is AFI's most confident, enjoyable album yet... the NoCal band has grown with accelerating sophistication.” Alternative Press found the disc, “packed with as much exuberance, mystery and drama one can handle… In no uncertain terms, Crash Love is an accomplishment that raises the bar for them as musicians and writers.”

12.09.09 | BAMBOOZLE RETURNS TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
 
COMING TO THE FESTIVAL GROUNDS OF ANGEL STADIUM
Saturday March 27 & Sunday March 28
Tickets Go On Sale Next Tuesday – December 15
 
SOMETHING CORPORATE REUNITES FOR THE BIG EVENT

LOS ANGELES, CA – December 7, 2009 -- After much media speculation and fevered message board debate, Something Corporate has confirmed that they will reunite after a five year hiatus and will perform at Bamboozle California 2010. The massive festival will serve as a homecoming for the Orange County alt-rock vets, since it will take over the festival grounds of Anaheim ’s Angel Stadium on Saturday, March 27th and Sunday, March 28th. Something Corporate’s show date will be announced soon.

Bamboozle California 2010 tickets will go on sale next Tuesday, December 15th. Stay tuned to www.thebamboozle.com for further details, including many more great artists, additional on sale information, individual day lineups and much more.

A New Jersey institution since 2003, this will be the West Coast’s fourth dose of Bamboozle and its third straight Orange County play. After last year’s Irvine installment, the Los Angeles Times said, “every permutation of teenage taste was up for spirited debate,” the Orange County Register noted the, “fun-filled atmosphere and nonstop pacing,” and Artist Direct declared that it, “rivaled its cross-country counterpart in scope, size and caliber of bands.”

Bamboozle is a weekend long crash course in today’s youth-culture scene. It is the only place to watch over one hundred of the most talked-about bands in pop, punk, rock rap and more perform live on one massive bill. In addition to all of the great music, Bamboozle California 2010 will also feature exciting carnival rides, tasty food and drink, the world-famous vendor village, band merch plus lots of exciting surprises.

With their vibrant intensity and solid songwriting, Something Corporate helped lay the foundation for today’s modern rock landscape. After recording two full-length albums (Leaving Through the Back Window and North), plus an EP (Audioboxer), the group went on hiatus following the 2004 release of the live DVD “Live at the Ventura Theater.” All band members have subsequently gone on to pursue outside projects, including pianist/vocalist Andrew McMahon’s acclaimed Jack’s Mannequin.

12.03.09 | HIM TO PREMIERE NEW SINGLE “HEARTKILLER” IN THE UNITED STATES ON MYSPACE TOMORROW, DECEMBER 4th

TRACK IS FIRST SINGLE FROM FINNISH ROCK BAND’S NEW ALBUM, SCREAMWORKS: LOVE IN THEORY AND PRACTICE, DUE FROM SIRE RECORDS ON FEBRUARY 9TH, 2010

Burbank, CA – “Heartkiller,” the new single from Sire Records’ hard-rock heroes HIM, will premiere in the United States on MySpace on December 4th. The track is the first single from the band’s upcoming new album, Screamworks: Love In Theory And Practice, which will be released by Sire Records on February 9th, 2010. Recorded at The Lair in Los Angeles, the album was produced by Matt Squire (Taking Back Sunday, The Used, Saosin) and mixed by Neal Avron (Linkin Park, Weezer, Fall Out Boy).

Screamworks: Love In Theory And Practice is HIM’s seventh studio album and the follow-up to 2007’s Venus Doom, which debuted at No. 12 in the U.S. and was nominated for a Grammy Award for “Best Boxed/Special Limited Edition Packaging.” In 2007, HIM, which is Ville Valo (vocals), Mige (bass), Linde (guitar), Burton (keyboards), and Gas (drums) supported Metallica in Europe before joining the Linkin Park-headlined Projekt Revolution tour across America, and headlined its own U.S. theater tour. The band’s 2005 album Dark Light has the distinction of being the first album by a Finnish band to be certified gold in the U.S.

12.03.09 | GREEN DAY NOMINATED FOR THREE 2010 GRAMMY AWARDS

BAND SWEEP THE ROCK CATEGORY WITH NODS FOR “BEST ROCK ALBUM,” “BEST ROCK SONG,” AND “BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCALS”

Burbank, CA – Reprise Records’ artists Green Day were nominated for three 2010 Grammy Awards today, including two for their single “21 Guns” (“Best Rock Song” and “Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals”) and for their gold-certified album 21st Century Breakdown, which was nominated for “Best Rock Album.”

Over the course of their 22-year career, Green Day have been nominated for 15 Grammy Awards, and have won three: Rock Album of the Year for their blockbuster 2004 album American Idiot, Record of the Year for the American Idiot single “Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” and Best Alternative Music Performance for their Diamond-certified 1993 album Dookie.

Green Day is 2009’s No. 1 artist at both Alternative and all Rock radio formats combined, including spins of current and recurrent catalog songs, according to Mediabase’s Year to Date charts.

As of November 30th, Green Day has earned 195,905 spins at Alternative radio and 1,376,385 spins at all Rock formats combined. The top five Green Day tracks spun at Rock radio in 2009 are two singles from the 21st Century Breakdown: “Know Your Enemy” (75,907 spins) and “21 Guns,” (51,666 spins), followed by “When I Come Around” (34,495 spins), “Brain Stew” (33,702 spins), and “Longview” (28,914 spins).

Green Day have also been nominated for a 2010 People’s Choice Award for “Favorite Rock Band.” In September, the band, which is singer-guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool, took home three 2009 MTV Video Music Awards for “21” Guns,” winning all three categories in which the clip was nominated: “Best Rock Video,” “Best Cinematography,” and “Best Direction.” On November 5th, Green Day performed at the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards in Berlin. The band was nominated for three awards, “Best Live Act,” “Best Group,” and “Best Rock,” and took home the award for “Best Rock.” They also won an American Music Award in November for Favorite Alternative Rock Music Artist.

The Grammy Awards will be handed out at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on January 31st, 2010. Tune in to the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards telecast, which airs that night on CBS at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

12.01.09 | GLASSJAW GIVE RARE VIDEO INTERVIEW; MAKE FIRST ON-CAMERA APPEARANCE IN 7 YEARS FOR GLASSJAW.NET/RYAN'S ROCK SHOW EXCLUSIVE

For the first time in years, the members of legendary post-hardcore band Glassjaw appear together on camera for an exclusive Glassjaw.net/Ryan's Rock Show interview.

"This is the first time we're appearing on video of any sort--especially together--in about seven years," exclaims vocalist Daryl Palumbo.

In this rare interview, Palumbo, Justin Beck, and Manny Carrero appear on video with Ryan Minic of Ryan's Rock Show to discuss Glassjaw's current and future happenings, reveal details on newly recorded material, and give an informal retrospective on the group's 17 year history.

The exclusive video interview featuring Glassjaw can be seen at www.ryansrockshow.com.

11.24.09 | PIERCE THE VEIL To Record "Most Anticipated" Album This Winter With Producer Mike Green 

Pierce The Veil have been relatively quiet since the conclusion of last winter’s Rockstar Taste Of Chaos but that doesn’t mean they haven’t been making noise. The San Diego quintet – brothers Vic Fuentes (vocals/guitar) and Mike Fuentes (drums), as well as Tony Perry (guitar), and Jaime Preciado (bass) – have been writing and recording demos at a home studio for the follow-up to 2007’s A Flair For The Dramatic. The forthcoming sophomore album has been declared one the “Most Anticipated of 2010” by Alternative Press.

“When we got home from Taste Of Chaos, we set up our home studio here in San Diego and started working on the new album,” Vic told Alternative Press in September. “We haven't taken any breaks or any time off. It's just been straight writing every day as much as we can.”

The band also set up a weekly online chat show called “I’d Rather Be Touring” at LiveStream.com where the band caught up with fans and discussed their progress.

“Touring so much over the last couple years, we have grown very close to our fans and this was a great way to keep in touch with them. Their excitement has been very inspiring to us and has given us even more incentive to try and make the best record we can.”

In addition to the inspiration they’ve gained from fans, Vic says another major influence on the songwriting is having played shows for 3 years straight. “We want to make songs that are fun to play live. We’re writing with our fans in mind and with the shows in mind that we’re going to be sharing with them.”

To achieve this goal, Pierce The Veil will enlist Mike Green (Paramore, The Matches) for the role of producer and record at his studio in Los Angeles in December and January. “His records sound amazing and he is a very down to earth and passionate person,” Vic explains of their decision. “We wanted to work with someone that has the same love for what they do as we do. We have 100% confidence that we can make a very special album with Mike.”

10.29.09 | Eyes Set To Kill Added To Ernie Ball Battle Of The Bands With Story Of The Year

This year’s Ernie Ball Battle of The Bands showcase will take place on December 8th, 2009 at The Key Club in Hollywood. Warped Tour veterans Story of the Year will be the featured headliner, with Eyes Set To Kill opening the show at 7pm. Fans attending the show will have a chance to win great door prizes and giveaways from Ernie Ball, Warped Tour, Guitar Center, Hurley, and many more!

"Ernie Ball have always been the guys to hook us up on the road, so we are proud and excited to open up this show for them," commented Eyes Set To Kill’s Alexia Rodriguez. "Playing the Ernie Ball stage on Warped Tour was our favorite part of the summer, so we’re looking forward to starting the winter off right with this party at the Key Club with Story of the Year."

The Darlings, Conditions, Dinner and a Suit, and The Syncope Threshold will also play and battle to be crowned the 2009 Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands Champion. The Champion will take home the grand prize which includes: a $15,000.00 Guitar Center Shopping spree, full Ernie Ball Endorsement, and a closet full of Hurley Clothing and apparel.

Eyes Set To Kill is currently on a headlining US tour with LoveHateHero, and Dreaming of Eden.

10.27.09 | Grammy Nominees AS I LAY DYING Wins for Best Music Video for “The Sound of Truth” at the Hollywood Film Festival!

The 13th Annual Hollywood Film Festival's "Hollywood Awards" ceremony was held last night before a standing-room-only audience of over 1,100 Hollywood Film Festival attendees at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.

The winners of the festival's film competition were announced Sunday night at the "Hollywood Discovery Awards Presentation Ceremony at ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood. This year's winners are: "CROSSING" by Kim Tae-kyun -- Best Feature Film; "GARBAGE DREAMS" by Mai Iskander -- Best Documentary; "SCENESTERS" by Todd Berger -- Best Comedy; "STORIES FROM THE PERCH" by Andrew Zimbelman -- Best Animation, "LAMBS" by Stephen Huff -- Best Short Subject, "AS I LAY DYING - THE SOUND OF TRUTH" by Brian Thompson -- Best Music Video.

AS I LAY DYING frontman Tim Lambesis comments on the win “The Sound of Truth video could not have been made without an entire team of amazing people. It was a combination of two individually complex forms of art that came together seamlessly to create one great video I'm very proud of. The basic concept is related to the music and lyrics that we wrote, but Brian Thompson and his whole crew took that beyond what we could have imagined.”

Directed by Brian Thompson, who helmed their futuristic clip for "Nothing Left," the video for "The Sound of Truth" was made at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, CA and is a continuation of the story the first video initiated. Like its predecessor, the story for this video was conceived by the band, fine-tuned by director Brian Thompson, and displays the irony and hypocrisy that takes place in a decaying futuristic society.

10.27.09 | STORY OF THE YEAR COME OUT SWINGING WITH NEW MUSIC AND TOUR

St. Louis rockers Story of the Year have unleashed a hard-hitting new song, "To the Burial," today in anticipation of their upcoming US tour with The Devil Wears Prada and All That Remains.

From the opening echoes of singer Dan Marsala to the huge metal riffs and a soaring solo from dual guitarists Ryan Philips and Phil Sneed and snarling bass of Adam Russell backed by the punk rock pummeling of Josh Wills, "To The Burial" comes out of the gates with the only one agenda....to kick ass. The new song will be available for purchase on iTunes on Dec 1.

Having spent the last year doing light tours in the US, Brazil and Japan before locking themselves in the studio for the remainder of the time, Story of the Year have emerged rejuvenated and ready to rock. Fans are encouraged to follow the band's Twitter page (@storyoftheyear) for news, updates, contests, free tickets and more!!

10.24.09 | Brand New Announce Full Lineup for November 28th Hometown Show at Nassau Coliseum

Brand New Announce Full Lineup for November 28th Hometown Show at Nassau Coliseum: Glassjaw, Thrice, Manchester Orchestra, and Kevin Devine to Support on Main Stage

Limited Edition Silk-Screened Poster Available for Purchase with Minimum Donation of Two Canned Food Items to Island Harvest to Help Fight Hunger on Long Island

Brand New announce full lineup for massive November 28th hometown show at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale , NY . Joining Brand New on the main stage will be close friends and familiar faces Glassjaw, Thrice, Manchester Orchestra, and Kevin Devine. There will also be an acoustic stage with special guests including Andy Jackson (Hot Rod Circuit/Death in the Park), Vinnie Caruana (I Am the Avalanche), Robbers, and Brian Bonz. To commemorate this very special event, a limited edition silk-screened poster will be available for purchase with a minimum donation of two canned food items to Island Harvest, Long Island’s largest hunger relief organization (for more information on Island Harvest visit www.islandharvest.org).

Brand New recently released their fourth album, the critically-acclaimed Daisy which has received raves from SPIN, Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly and led NME to proclaim “such unassuming people never made transcendent music since Radiohead.” Daisy debuted at #6 on the Billboard Top 200 and soon after the release, Brand New hit the road, playing sold out shows at venues across North America including the Aragon Ballroom (Chicago), Fillmore (Detroit), Palladium (LA), La Zona Rosa (Austin), Electric Factory (Philadelphia-2 nights), House of Blues (San Diego-2 nights), Kool Haus (Toronto), and House of Blues (Boston-2 nights) amongst others. Brand New will end this incredibly successful Fall headlining tour with this huge hometown show at Nassau Coliseum, a venue they grew up going to for hockey games and concerts. This is another step in what has been an exciting and amazing journey for the four guys from Long Island

10.13.09 | Circa Survive Posts New In Studio Video!

Circa Survive has been in the studio working on its major label debut with producer David Bottrill (Tool, King Crimson). The band has been documenting the sessions with a series of webisodes (more like mini-films, actually). Check out the latest video here: http://www.circasurvive.com.

10.13.09 | TEGAN AND SARA TO LAUNCH NATIONWIDE U.S. TOUR TEGAN AND SARA TO LAUNCH NATIONWIDE U.S. TOUR IN FEBRUARY 2010 IN SUPPORT OF NEW ALBUM SAINTHOOD

Beloved Canadian pop-rock icons Tegan and Sara have announced that they will launch their first extensive tour of the U.S. in nearly two years in February 2010. The tour kicks off February 12th in Northampton, MA, and criss-crosses the country before finishing up on April 6th in Salt Lake City, UT. The ticket pre-sale begins this Wednesday, October 14th, at 10 a.m. The password for all pre-sales is “Sainthood.” Tickets will go on sale to the public on Friday, October 16th, at 10 a.m.

Twin sisters Tegan and Sara Quin are hitting the road in support of their eagerly awaited sixth studio album SAINTHOOD, which is due from Sire/Vapor Records on October 27th. SAINTHOOD was produced by Death Cab for Cutie’s Chris Walla (who also produced 2007’s critically applauded THE CON) and Howard Redekopp (who produced 2004’s groundbreaking effort SO JEALOUS) and mixed by Grammy Award winner Dave Sardy (Oasis, Primal Scream, Marilyn Manson). Tegan and Sara began recording SAINTHOOD in May at the legendary Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, CA, where Tom Petty, Nirvana, and Fleetwood Mac have all recorded. They finished laying down tracks at Seattle’s Two Sticks Audio, owned by Death Cab drummer Jason McGerr.

“Hell,” the first digital single from SAINTHOOD, is now available for purchase from all digital service providers and is currently streaming live on the band’s website www.teganandsara.com. It is the band’s first new song released to fans since July 2007. Fans who pre-order SAINTHOOD on iTunes will receive the track as a free digital download. An iTunes exclusive deluxe version of the album will feature two bonus tracks: “Wrists” and “Light Up.”

As previously mentioned, a triumvirate of books entitled ON, IN, AT, will be released in conjunction with the release of SAINTHOOD. The three-book set, which chronicles different time periods from the past year in the lives of Tegan and Sara, will be available through teganandsara.com. These books are a Must Have item for fans and have been beautifully photographed, annotated and packaged. Check the site for additional details.

To celebrate the release of SAINTHOOD, Tegan and Sara will perform four very special shows: October 25th and 26th at Los Angeles’ Orpheum Theater, and October 30th and 31st at New York City’s Town Hall. The band will also appear on NBC’s The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien on November 2nd.

For info, tour dates, merch, personal blogs and much more, visit: www.teganandsara.com

10.12.09 | KATY PERRY GOES ‘UNPLUGGED’

‘MTV: Unplugged’ Limited Edition CD + DVD Set Release Due November 17, 2009 Featuring Unique Live Performances From Program Set List Includes Two No. 1 Smashes and Two Brand-New Songs

Coming off her third No. 1 single, "Waking Up in Vegas," multi-platinum Capitol singer-songwriter KATY PERRY is set to put her unique signature on yet another defining signpost of global pop culture, releasing her upcoming appearance on MTV: UNPLUGGED in CD + DVD set in one package on November 17, 2009.

Recorded live in New York on July 22, 2009, Perry presents some of her most well-known songs in a whole new way, performing unplugged re-arrangements of her No. 1 hits "I Kissed A Girl" and "Waking Up In Vegas," along with the No. 1 video hit "Thinking Of You," and the popular tracks "Ur So Gay" and "Lost" from her debut album ONE OF THE BOYS, which has now sold five million worldwide.

The MTV: UNPLUGGED set list is rounded out with two brand-new tracks, a cover of the Fountains of Wayne song "Hackensack," and the never before released original song "Brick By Brick." The DVD release also features exclusive interview footage.

In this appearance, Katy Perry joins a distinguished roster of MTV: Unplugged performers, memorably including Eric Clapton, whose 1992 program featured "Tears in Heaven" and "Layla" and won six Grammys, among them Album of the Year, Tony Bennett, who won Grammy’s Album of the Year for his 1994 appearance, Nirvana and others.

Katy Perry is only the fourth artist in history to have 4 hit singles, 3 of which went to No. 1 from a debut album. Katy’s first two single releases, the seven-week Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 "I Kissed a Girl" and the No. 1 mainstream top 40 radio hit "Hot N Cold," are RIAA-certified for triple-platinum sales. ONE OF THE BOYS also includes the #1 VH-1 Countdown ballad hit "Thinking of You." Katy Perry is a Brit Award and MTV Europe Music Award winner, and is also a Grammy Award, MTV Video Music Award and Teen Choice Award nominee.

10.12.09 | Owl City -- Announces Early 2010 Tour Dates. Exclusive Ticket Pre-Sale for US Shows at MySpace 10/16-10/23

Owl City announces his first few weeks of 2010 tour dates in support of his incredibly successful label debut – Ocean Eyes – out now on Universal Republic . MySpace will offer an exclusive ticket pre-sale beginning October 16th and running through October 23rd for the tour dates. The tour kicks off January 21st at the Beaumont Club in Kansas City , MO and sees Owl City with full band in tow heading through the Midwest , Southeast and up the East Coast through mid-February. The short US tour will include special guests Lights and Deas Vail and sees the band hitting some of the smaller markets not visited this past fall. In addition, the 2010 dates come on the heels of Owl City ’s first trek to China and Japan and comes before the band will make their live debut in Europe as well as Australia where they’ll be hitting the road with Cobra Starship.

Adam Young started Owl City in the basement of his parent’s house in the small town of Owatonna , MN. He began capturing the hearts and ears of many with his first self-released, digital EP Of June back in 2007. Soon after, in 2008, he self-released the digital full-length Maybe I’m Dreaming and quickly became a MySpace phenomenon. He amassed millions and millions of plays and profile views and the word began to spread. The excitement was building for his Universal Republic debut Ocean Eyes and sales were amazing out of the gate with the album debuting at #27 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart. Having not played out before February 2009, Owl City hit the road and soon spring and fall tours were completely sold out as fans clamored to see the live versions of their favorite songs. Along with the omnipresent hit “Fireflies,” the sky is now the limit for Owl City .

10.7.09 | KEANE - Hopes and Fears - Deluxe Edition

On May 10th, 2004 Interscope Records released ‘Hopes and Fears’, selling over 5.8 million copies worldwide, and landing a top 10 spot on the Billboard 200. The album was also voted one of the “Best British Albums” ever in a Q Magazine/HMV poll, the first of two Keane albums to feature in the Top 20*.

Over the course of ten years as an unsigned band, Keane had written what was to become one of the classic albums of our time, and one of the last multi-million selling albums of this generation. It marked a triumph for the three boys from Battle in East Sussex, but it was a success not without controversy.

As a debut record, it stood alone in its originality. The absence of any guitars, a powerful, almost operatic vocal delivery, and a wall of melodic sound made solely from pianos, keyboards and a set of drums. The emotion of the record gave a voice to millions. The landscape at the time was awash with new bands from across the Atlantic, and it took Keane and ‘Hopes And Fears’ to bring all the attention back to British talent. The song writing talent of Rice-Oxley, now world renowned, reaped an Ivor Novello in 2004 for Best Composer of the Year.

Yet despite having written a record that united so many different people from all walks of life across the globe, its sudden phenomenal success almost tore the lifelong friends apart.

For with its undisputed accolades, it quickly changed the band’s lives and threatened not only their long-standing friendships, but the career of Keane as well. Having fought against the grain for a decade around the country’s backroom bars in the back of a van, this sudden shot to fame for Keane transformed the very dynamics that had reaped them these rewards in the first place.

This sweetest of victories could have turned remarkably bitter, but it created an edge and strength of resolution that had pulled Keane through from day one, and has subsequently set the tone for their future releases and successes ever since.

In addition to the original tracklisting this deluxe album showcases previously un-released and rare material including early demo ‘Into The Light’, recordings from the band’s earliest Steve Lamacq and Jo Whiley radio sessions, the timeless b-side and fans favourite, ‘Snowed Under’ (from ‘Somewhere Only We Know’), and their debut self released singles.

The sleeve notes have been penned by long-time supporter Steve Lamacq where he describes the first time he caught them at the Bull and Gate in Kentish Town, “there were only three of them but they sounded huge. They were independent of mind but definitely accessible”.

10.05.09 | Anarbor On Tour!! Fall Touring Partners Include The Almost, Straylight Run Hawthorne Heights, Just Surrender & More!!

Anarbor, fresh off a run of dates with The Almost and This Providence, has lined up a fall tour schedule that finds them supporting Straylight Run from 10/6-10-24 and Hawthorne Heights from 11/29-12/20.

The band’s track “You and I” off their recent Hopeless Records EP Free Your Mind, currently appears on the Cartoon Network original movie, Scooby Doo: The Mystery Begins. The film premiered on Cartoon Network last month and is now available on DVD and Blu-Ray. The home video version includes the music video for Anarbor’s “You And I” which premiered on Cartoon Network in August. Anarbor also recorded the theme song, “What’s New Scooby Doo” (originally done by Simple Plan). The song appears during the end credits of the movie.

The Phoenix , area 4-piece is also preparing to head back to the studio to begin work on its first full length release with producer Mike Green (Paramore, Good Charlotte, The Matches).

For dates see www.myspace.com/anarbor.

10.05.09 | ROCKSTAR Energy Drink TASTE OF CHAOS; The ONLY WORLDWIDE MUSIC FESTIVAL Announces Its Massive Lineup

Rockstar Energy Drink Taste of Chaos is preparing to storm Europe and The UK again after over 330 Worldwide dates in the past 5 years and playing in over 23 countries to over 3 Million fans that have included the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Germany, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Mexico and many others, the only worldwide lifestyle festival tour, the Rockstar Taste of Chaos is back with another onslaught of international shows.

Europe and Scandinavia will see IN FLAMES close the shows and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE will be the closer in the UK.

Bands performing in the UK,
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
IN FLAMES
EVERY TIME I DIE
MAYLENE AND THE SONS OF DISASTER
Special Guests

Bands performing in Scandinavia include:
IN FLAMES
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
DEAD BY APRIL
EVERY TIME I DIE
MAYLENE AND THE SONS OF DISASTER
Special Guests

Belgium and Germany include:
IN FLAMES
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
EVERY TIME I DIE
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10.02.09 | Brand New's Daisy Debuts at #6 on Billboard Top 200! Featured in SPIN’s Top 30 Albums of 2009…So Far

Brand New make their highest debut ever on the Billboard 200 this week with a #6 entry, selling more than 46,000 records. Impressive follow up to 2006’s The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me (#35 debut) and 2003’s Deja Entendu (#63 debut)

10.02.09 | From First To Last Sign To Rise Records

RISE RECORDS is extremely proud to announce the signing of From First To Last. The band is currently in their home state of Georgia recording their new album which will be released in February of 2010. Also, look for them this fall as they headline the US w/ Miss May I, The Color Of Violence, Burden Of A Day, The Color Morale.

Check out www.myspace.com/fftl for dates.

10.02.09 | Cobra Starship bring American Alternative Rock to the 2009 Latin VMAs!

Cobra Starship will join Fall Out Boy in representing the best in American alternative music at the 2009 “Los Premios MTV Latin America”, set to air on Thursday, October 15th. The American rockers share the bill with global music sensations Nelly Furtado, Paulina Rubio, and Placebo, also slated to perform at the event, which is being held at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles.

MTV has a long history of hosting large, exciting musical events, with 19 awards shows produced locally all over the world in countries such as Russia, India, Austria, Japan, and Germany among others. The ceremony will air October 15th on MTV Tr3s in the U.S. at 10 p.m. EST, and on MTV Latin America at 9:00 p.m. Mexico, 10:00 p.m. Colombia, and 11:00 p.m. Argentina.

More information on Cobra Starship is available at: http://www.cobrastarship.com/

10.01.09 | illSCARLETT ON US TOUR; BAND ON THE ROAD WITH PEPPER. NOVEMBER DATES WITH BIG D AND THE KIDS TABLE ANNOUNCED. FIRST US RELEASE EPdemic ON SALE AT SHOWS. FULL LENGTH DUE IN EARLY 2010

Canada's reggae-enthused illScarlett feels like a mix of Sublime meets No Doubt with a dash of Goldfinger thrown in for good measure. A cast of chill characters raised on their parents’ Beatles and Queen records, and influenced by the likes of Nirvana, Incubus, Beck, The Police, and Foo Fighters, the Mississauga , Ontario , Canada natives built the initial framework for illScarlett’s infectious sound, perfect for fist-pumping punk/pop/reggae jams, by cultivating, shaping and finessing their songs into their own signature creations.

They could be described as a rhythm and reggae influenced, filthy dub band that takes no prisoners, but just go to an illScarlett show and you'll find a slew of sweaty, screaming kids who are fans of hip-hop, punk and emo, charged full of frenetic energy, jumping off the stage and rolling in the pit.

Currently on tour with like-minded party bros Pepper, and soon to hit the road with Big D & The Kids Table, illScarlett is winning over new fans every night. While on this most current trek the band is selling its first U.S. release, EPdemic.

When singer Alex Norman and drummer Swav Pior met in high school and started their band they had two choices - wait around on the off chance that some A&R guy was actually going to recognize talent, or take the bull by the horns and do it themselves. They chose the latter, adding compadres John Doherty (bass) and Will Marr (guitar) to complete their vision. Together they played hundreds of shows around the GTA (Greater Toronto Area), starting with a handful of faithful fans that amassed into crowds numbering over 1,000 in what seems like the blink of an eye.

The band recently finished its latest recording effort entitled 1UP! in Hollywood with three-time Grammy-winning producer Robert Carranza (Jack Johnson, Mars Volta, Beck, Ozomatli, Mindless Self Indulgence). The new album is now available in Canada.

With well over 2 million MySpace plays (30,000+ Friends, 1.7 Million views) and over 60,000 illScarlett records sold to date in Canada, the band has set the stage for an exciting Fall tour with an upcoming U.S. album release in the New Year.

For more information on illScarlett and tour dates check out www.myspace.com/illscarlett.

9.30.09 | THE FRIDAY NIGHT BOYS; THE GLAMOUR KILLS TOUR

Power pop party-starters The Friday Night Boys will be performing on the Glamour Kills Tour alongside All Time Low, Hey Monday and We The Kings at the House of Blues in Los Angeles on November 7th and the House of Blues in Anaheim on November 8th to promote their full length, Off The Deep End.

Off The Deep End was released on Fueled By Ramen in partnership with Photo Finish Records, and Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low’s new imprint, The Party Scene. The Friday Night Boys just finished a tour with Cobra Starship and almost done with their UK tour. Late 2008 they released an EP titled That’s What She Said. The five-track EP was highlighted by Chasing A Rock Star, which the band performed live on MTV’s TRL during its unsigned bands episode in July of 2008. MTV continues to show its support, recently including the band in its 2009 Rock Rookies feature.

For more information regarding The Friday Night Boys, please visit http://www.myspace.com/thefridaynightboys

9.30.09 | THURSDAY EXTENDS THEIR COMMON EXISTENCE TOUR

Los Angeles, CA - Influential rockers Thursday have announced an extension of their 2009 Common Existence Tour that will include a December run with Dillinger Escape Plan, Fake Problems and Endless Hallway supporting.

The Jersey based sextet recently kicked off their headlining US tour to sell-out crowds along the east coast where they "certainly provided rewards for the faithful" (SPIN.com). The band's current leg of the tour will include a rare, album performance of their fan favorite release, War All The Time, in Los Angeles on Oct 10 and their classic Full Collapse in New York City on Oct 25.

Thursday continue their vigorous, must-see live trek across the US in support of the recently released Digital Deluxe Edition of their fifth studio album, Common Existence, which includes an additional five songs. Described as "a monster rebirth" (Revolver), "the band's densest, most accomplished album to date" (AV Club), "the metaphorical cherry on top of a continually solid creative output" (Alternative Press) and "the band's finest effort" (Metromix.com), Common Existence has cemented itself as 2009's best rock releases.

Don't miss Thursday rock your city this fall! Check www.myspace.com/thursday for dates!

9.25.09 | THE DEAR HUNTER HEADLINING TOUR UNDERWAY; ADDS TOUR DATES WITH THRICE STARTING NOVEMBER 15

Just as their headlining tour commences, THE DEAR HUNTER--Casey Crescenzo (singer/pianist/guitarist/lyricist/multi-instrumentalist), Andy Wildrick (guitar), Erick Serna (guitar), Nick Crescenzo (drums), Nate Patterson (bass)—has added more shows to their already busy schedule promoting their critically acclaimed ACT III: LIFE AND DEATH. Once the headlining trek concludes October 3, they’ll head out with Thursday through October 24. When that round of dates is done, they’ll head back out for another week’s worth of headlining shows with Annuals. From there, THE DEAR HUNTER will launch a brief jaunt with Thrice and Polar Bear Club from November 15 – December 4.

In video news, Casey Crescenzo has been putting the finishing touches on the animated video he’s directing and producing for “What It Means To Be Alone,” which will be ready for TV and Internet consumption by mid-October.

Check out THE DEAR HUNTER at www.myspace.com/thedearhunter for all tour dates!

9.23.09 | MUSE’S THE RESISTANCE DEBUTS AT NO. 1 ON THE ALTERNATIVE, ROCK, AND INTERNET ALBUM CHARTS IN THE U.S.

BAND’S FIFTH STUDIO ALBUM ENTERS THE BILLBOARD ALBUM CHART AT NO. 3, MARKING THEIR HIGHEST U.S. DEBUT EVER.

Burbank, CA – The Resistance — the new album from British rock trio Muse — debuts at No. 1 on the Alternative, Rock, and Internet album charts, and No. 2 on the Overall Digital Album chart this week. In addition, Muse have scored their highest-ever U.S. debut on the Billboard album chart with the No. 3 bow of their fifth studio album, which sold 128,481 copies (the band’s best-ever sales week) in its first seven days of release and No.1 on the top 200 Canadian albums chart. Muse’s previous album, 2006’s gold Black Holes and Revelations, peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard album chart.

The Resistance is also an international smash with 16 No. 1 debuts around the world, including Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Ireland, and the U.K., where the album sold close to 150,000 copies, making it the best-selling album by a UK artist this year.

The Resistance’s impressive chart debut is due in part to Muse’s stunning live appearance on the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards on September 13th where the British rock trio performed their No. 1 Alternative Rock radio hit “Uprising.” Another track from the album, “I Belong To You,” has been confirmed for inclusion on the upcoming soundtrack to the motion picture New Moon.

“The Resistance is, by and large, a fantastic record, culminating in a three-song suite that finds the group jumping from classical movements to guitar fretwork to sweeping, swaggering, operatic rock,” says Allmusic.com, while the Guardian writes: “there's something unrepentant in The Resistance's insane ambitiousness that demands respect.”

The Resistance was produced by Muse and mixed by famed audio engineer Mark ‘Spike’ Stent. The band, which is vocalist/guitarist Matt Bellamy, bassist Chris Wolstenholme, and drummer Dom Howard, will be special guests at select shows for U2, including two shows at Giants Stadium in New York, on September 23rd and 24th. The band have been nominated for two Q awards, which will be handed out in London on October 26th.

For the last few years, Muse have played to sell-out crowds throughout the U.S., Asia, Australia, and Europe. In the U.S., the band, who hail from the tiny town of Teignmouth in Devon, England, performed at the Lollapalooza Festival, the Austin City Limits Music Festival, Las Vegas’s Vegoose Festival, and KROQ’s Almost Acoustic Christmas and sold out New York City’s Madison Square Garden and The Forum in Los Angeles.

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