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The Maine's new single, "Into Your Arms," will impact radio on June 15th.

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Keith Buckley of Every Time I Die posted a video of the wrap-up party from recording the new album.

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He Is Legend is touring with Drop Dead, Gorgeous and And Then There Was None

6/2 Omaha, NE @ Sokol Underground
6/3 Des Moines, IA @ The House of Bricks
6/4 St. Paul, MN @ Station 4
6/5 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
6/6 Evansville, IN @ Boney Junes
6/7 Chicago, IL @ Reggie's Rock Club
6/8 Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's
6/9 Pittsburgh, PA @ Diesel
6/10 Buffalo, NY @ Xtreme Wheelz
6/11 Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
6/12 Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
6/13 New York, NY @ Highline Ballroom 6/14 South Hackensack, NJ @ School of Rock 6/15 Vineland, NJ @ Hangar 84
6/16 Virginia Beach, VA @ Club Relevant
6/17 Washington DC @ The Rock and Roll Hotel Washington
6/19 Richmond, VA @ The Canal Club
6/20 Raleigh, NC @ The Brewery
6/23 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
6/26 Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
6/27 St. Petersburg, FL @ The State Theatre
6/28 Tallahassee, FL @ Big Daddy's
6/30 Mobile, AL @ Alabama Music Box
7/1 Nashville, TN @ Rocket Town
7/2 Memphis, TN @ New Daisy Theatre

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BAMBOOZLE SIGNINGS.

Signing 5.2
12:30pm Shwayze
1:15pm Never Shout Never
2pm We The Kings
2:45pm Cartel
3:30pm Forever The Sickest Kids
4:15pm Sonny
5pm Asher Roth
5:45pm Young Love
6:30pm Parkway Drive
7:15pm Hey Monday

Signing 5.3
12:30pm Haste The Day
1:15pm Valencia
2pm The Ataris
2:45pm Hollywood Undead
3:30pm Honor Society
4:15pm Push Play
5pm The Acacia Strain
5:45pm Family Force 5
6:30pm White Tie Affair
7:15pm Blessthefall

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BAMBOOZLE SET TIMES

SATURDAY MAY 2ND WONKA STAGE 11:35 - 12:00 SEXY HEROES IN TRANSIT 12:30 - 1:00 CASH CASH 1:30 - 2:00 EDNA'S GOLDFISH 2:30 - 3:00 BAYSIDE 3:30 - 4:05 BLOODHOUND GANG 4:40 - 5:25 GAVIN ROSSDALE 6:00 - 6:35 NEW FOUND GLORY 7:10 - 7:45 THE GET UP KIDS 8:20 - 8:40 LINC'S SPECIAL GUEST 9:30 - 10:45 FALL OUT BOY IMAGINATION STAGE 12:00 - 12:30 THE CAB 1:00 - 1:30 CARTEL 2:00 - 2:30 FOREVER THE SICKEST KIDS 3:00 - 3:30 METRO STATION 4:05 - 4:40 WE THE KINGS 5:25 - 6:00 BOYS LIKE GIRLS 6:35 - 7:10 COBRA STARSHIP 7:45 - 8:20 ALL TIME LOW 8:40 - 9:30 THIRD EYE BLIND STATE FARM STAGE 12:40 - 1:10 DR.ACULA 1:40 - 2:10 SING IT LOUD 2:40 - 3:10 PATENT PENDING 3:40 - 4:10 ARTIST VS. POET 4:40 - 5:10 YOUNG LOVE 5:40 - 6:10 OUR LAST NIGHT 6:40 - 7:10 SET YOUR GOALS 7:40 - 8:10 HORROR POPS 8:40 - 9:20 GWAR MLB AUTHENTIC COLLECTION STAGE 12:10 - 12:40 SCARLET CARSON 1:10 - 1:40 MYCHILDREN MYBRIDE 2:10 - 2:40 INTERNATIONAL SUPERHEROES OF HARDCORE 3:10 - 3:40 FIREWORKS 4:10 - 4:40 ATTACK ATTACK 5:10 - 5:40 DANCE GAVIN DANCE 6:10 - 6:40 STICK TO YOUR GUNS 7:10 - 7:40 WHITECHAPEL 8:10 - 8:40 PARKWAY DRIVE 9:20 - 9:50 ENDALL ZUMIEZ STAGE 11:35 - 12:00 THIS CONDITION 12:10 - 12:35 AND THEN THERE WERE MACHINES 12:50 - 1:15 BLAST ROCKS MIDTOWN 1:25 - 1:55 WICKER HOLLOW 2:10 - 2:40 THE FRIDAY NIGHT BOYS 2:55 - 3:25 MERCY MERCEDES 3:40 - 4:10 HEY MONDAY 4:25 - 4:55 THE MORNING LIGHT 5:10 - 5:40 DANGER RADIO 5:55 - 6:25 CAGE THE ELEPHANT 6:40 - 7:10 ACE ENDERS AND A MILLION DIFFERENT PEOPLE 7:25 - 7:55 NEVER SHOUT NEVER 8:10 - 8:40 LYDIA 8:55 - 9:55 RAZIA'S SHADOW AS PERFORMED BY FORGIVE DURDEN KAZOOZLE STAGE 11:30 - 11:55 PEP RALLY - YUTO 12:05 - 12:35 CRUNK'D SET 12:45 - 1:15 HYPER CRUSH 1:30 - 2:00 PUSH PLAY 2:15 - 2:45 B.O.B. 3:00 - 3:30 MAC LETHAL 4:05 - 4:35 SHWAYZE 5:05 - 5:35 MICKEY AVALON 6:05 - 6:35 KID CUDI 6:55 - 7:30 ASHER ROTH 8:00 - 8:30 SONNY 9:30 - 10:00 INNERPARTYSYSTEM KAZOOZLE TENT 11:55 - 12:05 TALES BY THE RIPPER 12:35 - 12:45 POETRY READINGS BY GREGORY 1:15 - 1:30 DJ PRIME 2:00 - 2:15 JOE DEROSA 2:45 - 3:00 ANTHONY JESELNIK 3:30 - 4:05 BRIAN POSEHN 4:35 - 5:05 JON LAJOIE 5:35 - 6:05 DJ PRIME 6:35 - 6:55 SEAN SACK 7:30 - 8:00 LMFAO 8:30 - 9:30 US AIR GUITAR 10:00 - 11:00 SKEET SKEET THE AQUARIAN / BREAK STAGE 11:40 - 12:10 WHEN DISTANCE FAILS 12:40 - 1:10 THE NON EXISTENT YEAR 1:40 - 2:10 ENDLESS HALLWAY 2:40 - 3:10 LIKE THE STARS 3:40 - 4:10 ALL THE DAY HOLIDAY 4:40 - 5:10 DAYS DIFFERENCE 5:40 - 6:10 THE VICTORY 6:40 - 7:10 ACTION ITEM 7:40 - 8:10 FIFTEEN FLEETING 8:40 - 9:10 KIDS OF SURVIVAL PASSION BRAND CLOTHING STAGE 12:10 - 12:40 SETTINGS 1:10 - 1:40 STEREO SKYLINE 2:10 - 2:40 LADY RADIATOR 3:10 - 3:40 THE RIVERWINDS 4:10 - 4:40 THESE GREEN EYES 5:10 - 5:40 THIS TIME NEXT YEAR 6:10 - 6:40 THE BIGGER LIGHTS 7:10 - 7:40 SPARKS THE RESCUE 8:10 - 8:40 THE STATUS SUNDAY MAY 3RD WONKA STAGE 12:10 - 12:40 HONOR SOCIETY 1:10 - 1:40 FAMILY FORCE 5 2:10 - 2:40 BILLY TALENT 3:10 - 3:40 THE MAINE 4:10 - 4:40 SILVERSTEIN 5:15 - 5:45 HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD 6:15 - 6:50 THE USED 7:30 - 8:15 RISE AGAINST 9:00 - 10:15 NO DOUBT IMAGINATION STAGE 11:45 - 12:10 WICKER HOLLOW 12:40 - 1:10 THE ATARIS 1:40 - 2:10 TINTED WINDOWS 2:40 - 3:10 THE SOUNDS 3:40 - 4:10 3OH!3 4:40 - 5:15 SUM 41 5:45 - 6:15 DEMI LOVATO 6:50 - 7:30 FACE TO FACE 8:15 - 9:00 TAKING BACK SUNDAY STATE FARM STAGE 11:40 - 12:05 HART ATTACK 12:35 - 1:05 THE SCANDALS 1:35 - 2:05 DEAD MEN DREAMING 2:35 - 3:05 AMERICAN TAXI 3:35 - 4:05 CLOSURE IN MOSCOW 4:35 - 5:05 BEFORE THEIR EYES 5:35 - 6:05 GWEN STACY 6:35 - 7:05 BAND OF 2010 7:35 - 8:05 ENTER SHIKARI 8:35 - 9:05 BROKENCYDE 9:35 - 10:05 DRIVE A MLB AUTHENTIC COLLECTION STAGE 12:05 - 12:35 REIGN SUPREME 1:05 - 1:35 OUTBREAK 2:05 - 2:35 THE MONGOLOIDS 3:05 - 3:35 THIS IS HELL 4:05 - 4:35 HASTE THE DAY 5:05 - 5:35 BLESS THE FALL 6:05 - 6:35 THE ACACIA STRAIN 7:05 - 7:35 VISION OF DISORDER 8:05 - 8:35 SUICIDE SILENCE 9:05 - 9:35 MOTIONLESS IN WHITE ZUMIEZ STAGE 11:35 - 12:00 RED LIGHT GREEN LIGHT 12:10 - 12:35 FOR THE FOXES 12:50 - 1:15 OUTERNATIONAL 1:25 - 1:55 SINGLE FILE 2:10 - 2:40 THE WHITE TIE AFFAIR 2:55 - 3:25 HIT THE LIGHTS 3:40 - 4:10 SCOTTY DON'T 4:25 - 4:55 OWL CITY 5:10 - 5:40 PUSH PLAY 5:55 - 6:25 EVERY AVENUE 6:40 - 7:10 VALENCIA 7:25 - 7:55 THIS PROVIDENCE 8:10 - 8:40 CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET 8:50 - 9:20 REVERSE ORDER KAZOOZLE STAGE 11:50 - 12:20 THEE ARMADA 12:30 - 1:00 THE FOLLOWING 1:10 - 1:35 ROTTEN COTTON & THE FRONT BOTTOMS 1:50 - 2:20 THE URGENCY 2:35 - 3:05 RUNNER RUNNER 3:20 - 3:50 ULTRAVIOLET SOUND 4:25 - 4:55 A ROCKET TO THE MOON 5:10 - 5:40 MERCY MERCEDES 6:20 - 6:50 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 7:10 - 7:40 CARE BEARS ON FIRE 7:50 - 8:20 INEPT KAZOOZLE TENT 12:20 - 12:30 TALES BY THE RIPPER 1:00 - 1:10 POETRY READINGS BY GREGORY 1:35 - 1:50 DJ PRIME 2:20 - 2:35 DJ PRIME 3:05 - 3:20 DJ PRIME 3:50 - 4:25 BO BURNHAM 4:55 - 5:10 JOE DEROSA 5:40 - 6:20 ZACH GALIFIANAKIS 6:50 - 7:10 YAK BALLS 7:40 - 7:50 ROEBUS ONE 8:20 - 9:20 US AIR GUITAR THE AQUARIAN / BREAK STAGE 11:40 - 12:10 GABRIEL THE MARINE 12:40 - 1:10 TINA PAROL 1:40 - 2:10 TIFFANY GIARDINA 2:40 - 3:10 JERSEY KIDZ 3:40 - 4:10 THE LOVE WILLOWS 4:40 - 5:10 ALL THE DAY HOLIDAY 5:40 - 6:10 NOW NOW EVERY CHILDREN 6:40 - 7:10 THE CALL OUT 7:40 - 8:10 WE ARE THE OCEAN 8:40 - 9:10 REALITY ADDICTION PASSION BRAND CLOTHING STAGE 12:10 - 12:40 SWIMMING WITH DOLPHINS 1:10 - 1:40 INWARD EYE 2:10 - 2:40 MY FAVORITE HIGHWAY 3:10 - 3:40 THE HOT AND HEAVY 4:10 - 4:40 VERSAEMERGE 5:10 - 5:40 LIGHTS RESOLVE 6:10 - 6:40 THE BRIDE WORE BLACK 7:10 - 7:40 THERE FOR TOMORROW 8:10 - 8:40 LOCKSLEY 9:10 - 9:40 A NEWBORN THRILLER

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rejoice! glamourkills now has a street team=]

http://glamourkillsclothing.fancorps.com/

catch me at http://glamourkillsclothing.fancorps.com/goshdarnfashionista

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The Chariot – Wars and Rumors of Wars
Release Date: May 5, 2009
Record Label: Solid State
The Chariot never claimed they were going to reinvent the wheel. In fact, the Josh Scogin-led project has just always wanted to play chaotic music that consistently bashes your skull in. And all their releases have done just that. So you shouldn’t be expecting anything different from the band’s third full length, Wars and Rumors of Wars. Really, why would you want them to be any different?

Wars and Rumors of Wars is a roided up version of 2007’s The Fiancee. A lot of Wars flows in the same vein as its predecessor, but it features better structure, more complexities, and improved instrumentation. The band doesn’t sound like a bunch of cavemen on their instruments anymore. Wars is also beefed up by Scogin’s always reliable maniacal growl. First blood is drawn on “Teach:,” as guitar chords rise and fall while Scogin reveals, “Victory is such a lonely word!” The first track sets the example that Wars won’t sound like one long song.

The Chariot cooks up a little punk riot with “Need:,” while the weight of “Impress.” will straight up crush you. “Never I” bounces between sped-up chords and drums and pulverizing breakdowns, including one of the heaviest outros the band has ever done. “Giveth” sludges along with Scogin screaming his guts out, and “Daggers” provides some fire (“War is only skin deep!”). The transition from a lonely guitar strum into huge theatrics is a Chariot-staple, and it doesn’t disappoint here. Closer “Mrs. Montgomery Alabama” begins with a campy piano chord and breaks into menacing guitar parts from Bryan Taylor and Dan Vokey. Scogin spits another one-liner (“Love is easier made than kept.”) that will be a popular Facebook status in a few weeks. This track features a few different tempos and fades out with some guitar feedback and sporadic drum beats.

Wars and Rumors of Wars is the essential Chariot album as it doesn’t sound like 100% noise all the time. The improved musicianship is a huge plus, as it gives a lot of these tracks a sense of direction and purpose. While their debut album will still hold the number one spot in some fans hearts (due to nostalgic reasons), Wars is the finest Chariot album to date. There are a few snags, such as the bland “Evolve:.” Also, the fact that this album doesn’t reach any new heights for the band can be seen as a negative, but it’s an enjoyable negative. This War isn’t going to set the metalcore world on fire, but it’s chaotic, unpredictable, and overall a blast to listen to.

Additional Information

Track Listing:
1. Teach:
2. Evolve:
3. Need:
4. Impress.
5. Never I
6. Giveth
7. Abandon:
8. Daggers
9. Oversea
10. Mrs. Montgomery Alabama iii

The Chariot is:
Josh Scogin – vocals
Bryan Taylor – guitar
Don Vokey – guitar
Jon Kindler – bass
David Kennedy – drums

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pharrell williams had all his tattoos lasered off.

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Album Review:
The Secret Handshake, "My Name Up In Lights"

Who?

Luis Dubuc, the one man electro-tinged act alternatively known as The Secret Handshake, is back with his second full-length for Triple Crown.

How Is It?

For me, My Name Up in Lights seems like a make-or-break album for The Secret Handshake. His debut, One Full Year, was nothing Earth-shattering, but nonetheless contained moments that even someone like myself, with tastes more rooted in '90s indie-rock than anything else, found charming. There's no doubt that it exuded a bit of immaturity, but offered some reasons for optimism, with tracks like the slow-burning "Midnight Movie," on which the often-reviled vocoder effects added a sinewy texture to Dubuc's vocal, and ironically, seemed to inject more emotion into the song than his voice alone would have done. In short, that album exhibited that all-important potential, but left plenty of room for growth.

For those with similar thoughts on the debut, who thought that My Name Up in Lights might actually be a solid electro-pop offering, I'm sorry to say that it's not that at all. There are, indeed, songs that aren't bad on their own, but as a whole, the album has some major flaws that run through it, pretty much ruining its enjoyability. For one, the vocal performances leave a lot to be desired and are occasionally cringe-worthy. It's not the Auto-tune-- as I stated before, this has been a positive factor in some of his songs before-- but the fact he sounds unpolished and ill at ease behind the microphone. Frankly, Dubuc has a stiff vocal quality and uses awkward enunciations and accentuations, similar to what hinders singers like Shaant Hacikyan, Seth Trotter (The Higher) and Andrew de Torres (Danger Radio), and it's something that the Auto-tune simply can't hide. If the tweener girl demographic is what you're aiming for, this appears to be the way to go, but while they shake their asses, the rest of us are just going to shake our heads.

Secondly, Dubuc seems to have regressed as a lyricist, focusing more on schoolboy crush songs than on anything with real substance. Since the guy is happily in a relationship now, it's understandable that these songs would lean toward the happier side, but they're also sophomoric, such that anyone past, say, tenth grade would find them cheesy at best. Just a note to those young guys hearing stuff like "Little Song" ("I wanna write the soundtrack to your life and live it with you"), and "Saturday" ("You thought we were just friends, but all this time, I had plans to make you more, maybe be my girlfriend"): acting this bubbly around girls is not smooth and will not get you laid. You'll just look like a loser.

On a positive note, Dubuc does a solid job of writing catchy pop melodies, and on the whole, they sound pretty good musically. Case in point are the two strongest songs on the album, "What's Wrong" and "Hey Girl," which surprisingly were not among the songs exposed to the masses prior to the release, as they would seem to be the most marketable. The former is a mid-80's-styled pop number that generally avoids the missteps found on the rest of the album, while the latter is equally catchy, but is also indicative of the fact that Dubuc showed up for class during Pop Music Cliches 101 ("I don't want to be your lover, if you don't want to be my friend"), though admittedly, it sounds like something that would be covered on American Idol, a compliment I guess, considering the style of music.

76

yesterday was Ace Ender's 27th birthday!

75

bamboozle is now 11 short days away. set times and stages go online in 5.

74

phil spector was found guilty of murder yesterday

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mike from every avenue has left the band

mmmm-hmmmm! Making some changes. I recently decided to leave Every Avenue to move forward with my recording studio (myspace.com/downbeatstudio). I appreciate the support from everyone!

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ben from you, me and everyone we know will get your name tattooed on his body if you have a ymaewk tattoo

To those of you with you, me, and everyone we know tattoos

So i've been thinking about something alot recently. I'm just a regular guy ya know? Somewhere along the lines though, people started paying attention to what i had to say. I'm real thankful for this. Further down this line, my words meant so much to people that they had them etched into their skin forever. In a show of how much this really does mean to me and how flattered i am by this, i am going to get your names tattooed to my skin. Here is how this is going to work:

-If you're coming to a show and you happen to have one of these tattoos, let me know ahead of time. We will find a tattoo shop to meet up at near the venue, and i'll get myself a tattoo of your full name.

-If you can't ever make it to a show, then email me and i will do my best to facilitate you getting to a show. If that doesnt work, we will go from there.

This is a neat idea in my opinion and i am excited about it. Some people might think i'm crazy. As a matter of fact, i'm sure our manager and booking agent will call me when they read this. I know of a few of you out there. Let's do this.

-Ben

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at least! coachella set times have been released!

http://coachella.com/event/set-times

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Gabe Saporta has a stomach virus and is currently in the hospital on an IV. Cobra Starship ill not be playing Vancouver.

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Fireworks and We Are Union are going on tour.

4/15 Corbin, KY @ Corbin Technology Center
4/16 Nashville, TN @ The Muse
4/18 New Orleans, LA @ The High Ground
4/20 Tallahassee, FL @ Big Daddy's
4/21 Gainesville, FL @ 1982
4/22 Tampa, FL @ Transitions
4/23 Miami, FL @ Goo
4/25 Cocoa Beach, FL @ Bun Java Coffee
4/26 Orlando, FL @ Black Box Collective
4/27 Jacksonville, FL @ The Pit
4/28 Marietta, GA @ Swayze's
4/29 Spartanburg, SC @ Ground Zero
4/30 Augusta, GA @ Sector 7G
5/1 Wilmington, NC @ Soapbox Laundrolounge
5/2 Virginia Beach, VA @ Attitudz
5/3 Harrisonburg, VA @ The Artful Dodger
5/4 Richmond, VA @ The Czar
5/5 Baltimore, MD @ Charm City Arts Space
5/6 Philadelphia, PA @ The Fire
5/7 Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes
5/9 Allston, MA @ ICC (AL4W Record Release)
5/10 Holyoke, MA @ Waterfront Tavern
5/11 New London, CT @ El-N-Gee
5/12 Freehold, NJ @ Freehold VFW
5/13 Lemoyne, PA @ Championship
5/14 Peekskill, NY @ Popeye's Pub
5/15 Bronx, NY @ Bronx Underground
5/17 Auburn, NY @ Auburn Public Theater
5/18 Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place

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Fall Out Boy and Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low covered Midtown's "Just Rock and Roll" last night on the Believers Never Die tour.

67

this is, apparently the cover art for all time low's new album.

66

happy 25th birthday to max bemis!

65

we the kings perform "the middle" by jimmy eat world at bamboozle.

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Whitechapel and Dr. Acula have been added to Day 1 Bamboozle
<3

63

Bryce Avary is now on Twitter.

http://twitter.com/bryceavary

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Review of August Burns Red: Lost Messengers

In addition to plenty of praise, many people criticize August Burns Red by saying that all of their songs sound the same. Lost Messengers: The Outtakes, an aptly-titled EP consisting of songs recording during the recording session for their previous album, 2007's Messengers, proves that the band doesn't just write one type of song. The album's artwork keeps with the same theme as Messengers; the candle's flame that once shone brightly is now a wisp of smoke. A nice touch is the liner notes, which are handwritten by the band members and provide interesting insight about the tracks.

The EP begins with two B-sides. "Chasing the Dragon," a song about a heroin addict, gets things started. The track is a bit more metal than hardcore, with a brief guitar solo in place of the usual breakdown. It's a good song, but I understand that it may have interrupted the flow of the album. "Moseley" (which was previously only available as a vinyl bonus track) is next. It's a heartfelt song about the death of a close friend taken at the age of 18. There's not much of a breakdown, but it's more like the August Burns Red that we know and love and undeniably the best track on the release.

Following the B-sides are three fun but unnecessary songs. "Carol of the Bells" is the band's instrumental version of the Christmas favorite (which appeared in the trailer for Frank Miller's The Spirit). The song sounds great; it remains true to the original while cranking up the heaviness, including an obligatory breakdown. "To Those About to Rock" is a one minute joke song spoofing southern rock-influenced metal that's currently all the rage, complete with swaggering vocals. "Piano Man" is a cover of the Billy Joel classic. It's just piano backed by bass and drums, which sounds nice. With no vocals and only a portion of the song, however, it will leave you wondering why it was included.

Rounding out the release are demo versions of "Truth of a Liar" and "Vital Signs." Rather than carbon copies of the versions that appear on Messengers, these demos have some noticeable differences. The former's vocal pattern was altered, while the latter was restructured.

Lost Messengers: The Outtakes may not gain any fans (though it's hard not to enjoy "Carol of the Bells"), but it's a nice way to tide followers over until the band releases their third full-length. The only problem is that the lasting value suffers after the B-sides are done. Those first two tracks are good, but the others are songs you'll likely only listen to a couple times before being bored with them. Still, the EP further proof that August Burns Red is one of the top bands in metalcore today, showing that even their B-sides are album-worthy.

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A Life Once Lost vocalist Robert Meadows has launched a new label called Staggered Works Music. The label's first release will be Degeneration by Pennsylvania's War Pigs on April 17th

59

Every Time I Die has joined Twitter.
I can only imagine what Jeff will have to say in the updates.

http://twitter.com/etidwastaken

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Cursive's video for "From The Hips"
From The Hips

57

At long last, Mayday Parade is heading back into the studio

56

Taking Back Sunday's first new single "Sink Into Me" will go on the radio on April 27

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Taking Back Sunday's first new single "Sink Into Me" will go on the radio on April 27

54

Studio update from Set Your Goals

53

Another reason I hate Asher Roth..
Roth's debut album is going to have the first 1,000 to 5,000 copies wrapped in clear joint paper, so you can smoke it.

52

Ace Enders played "I Want To Hear You Sad" and "Ever So Sweet" as well as two I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody's Business songs at Chain Reaction in Anaheim.

51

Jay-Z, Kelly Clarkson, Third Eye Blind and The Veronicas are on the bill for Wednesday, April 29, at Arizona Stadium.

50

Brand New performing their new song, "Gasoline"

49

Lil Wayne's new album, Rebirth, has been pushed back again to June 16th

48

new favorite website:

http://stuffscenekidslike.com/

47

i <3 converge

CONVERGE New album out soon on Epitaph/Deathwish

46

terror's video for "rise of the poison youth"

TERROR - Rise Of The Poisoned Youth (Official Video)

45

The Used announced at SXSW on March 21st that their new record will be coming out in July and it will be titled, Artwork.

44

may ap cover, gaslight anthem. congrats, boys.

43

sing it loud, cash cash and mimi soya will support cobra starship on their may uk tour.

42

really wish i was at sxsw right now.
heard kanye was the best performance of the entire festival.
awaiting video.

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The Early November announced their hiatus 2 years ago today='[

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Taking Back Sunday will release New Again June 2nd

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The Devil Wears Prada will release With Roots Above and Branches Below on May 5th

Track Listing
01) Sassafrass
02) I Hate Buffering
03) Assistant to the Regional Manager
04) Dez Moines
05) Big Wiggly Style
06) Danger: Wildman
07) Ben Has a Kid
08) Wapakalypse
09) Gimme Half
10) Louder Than Thunder
11) Lord Xenu

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Can't believe I never posted this.
A Day To Remember's new video, "The Downfall Of Us All"
(oh, it's love.)

36

What a shocker...Amy Winehouse dropped off Coachella. Again.

35

The Maine's new video for "Girls Do What They Want"

Girls Do What They Want

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My new favorite band, Closure In Moscow, has a lot of things going on right now.

-First In Temple will release May 5..
Hopefully I'll get a copy during Bamboozle

-Tour dates:
3/11 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
3/12 - Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep
3/14 - Plano, TX @ The Plano Center
3/15 - Waco, TX @ Art Ambush
3/16 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Bricktown Ballroom
3/18 - Mission, TX @ Las Palmas Race Park
3/19 - Austin, TX @ SXSW
3/20 - Austin, TX @ SXSW
3/12 - Lubbock, TX @ Jake's Sports Cafe
3/22 - Las Cruces, NM @ Dream Theater
3/23 - Tempe, AZ @ Clubhouse
3/24 - Rosamond, CA @ Rosamond Moose Lodge
3/25 - Bakersfield, CA @ The Dome
3/26 - Fresno, CA @ The Exit
3/27 - Stockton, CA @ Stockton Empire Theatre

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Taking Back Sunday, Anberlin and Envy On The Coast will be touring together from from May 14 to June 29.

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Blink 182 News:

-Mark Hoppus has said the new songs will have themes of "loss, water, and broken relationships."

-Mark has also mentioned they will be visiting at Skywalker Ranch next week.

-Travis and DJ AM will be on Larry King Live on March 26th.

-Stickers and pins, oh my! New stuff in the merch store<3

-And Mark has a twitter now=] twitter.com/markhoppus

30

Mandy Moore and Ryan Adams got married..after a month engagement.

29

With the help of Kohl's, you can look like a whore.
And now you can even smell like one, thanks to Procter and Gamble.
http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/2009/03/09/8684926-wenn.html

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Say Anything studio update #3

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Source:http://www.tuaw.com/2009/03/11/itunes-gift-cards-cracked/

This seems like bad news for Apple, to say the least. A few Chinese websites are now selling $200 gift certficates to iTunes for less than a few bucks, which means that it's likely hackers have figured out the algorithm to determine gift codes on Apple's music store. As with most online codes, iTunes gift certificate numbers are generated by a formula somewhere -- figure out the formula, and you can generate your own codes (though it's of course tough to do and highly illegal).

The good news is that this might be an easy fix for Apple: they'll just have to re-figure the formula. The tougher thing to do will be to determine which of the old codes to honor -- they'll want to make sure to approve all of the cards on the shelves at Best Buy right now, while still trying to catch all of the illegal codes generated by hackers.

But then again, we're talking about a digital store that's already making cash hand over fist. Maybe even if one hacker on a shady website has figured out how to generate iTunes codes, Apple isn't too concerned about losing a few thousand dollars when they're still selling millions of dollars worth of music and content legitimately.

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Buy this album. Immediately.I have never been disappointed with New Found Glory and I still am not.

The energy filled-opener "Right Where We Left Off" should bring a sigh of relief to those who were hoping for a "return-to-form" type album. After New Found Glory's last full length, Coming Home, in 2006, many were disappointed at the change from fast, catchy, angsty pop-punk to songs with softer melodies that brought on the feeling of autumn rather than summer. Though on Not Without a Fight, it's clear that New Found Glory still haven't lost their way of creating an album with sing-a-long choruses and memorable guitar riffs that fans will love. The lead single "Listen to Your Friends" carries a "My Friends Over You"-esque hook, while "47" could serve as a Sticks & Stones b-side. "Truck Stop Blues" is the obligatory "on the road" song and "Tangled Up" features subtle guest vocals from Paramore's Hayley Williams. Both songs have a Coming Home feel to it while still being the same old New Found Glory. "I'll Never Love Again" has become one of my favorites and will be pleasing to those who were big on NFG's Tip of the Iceberg EP. "Heartless at Best" is another highlight of the album as it's one of the band's strongest songs to date. Finally, "Don't Let This Be the End" continues the cycle of New Found Glory always having a strong closing song to their records.

As far as production goes, they couldn't have enlisted a better man than Blink-182's Mark Hoppus. Although Neal Avron would have been great for the job, he still did exceptional on mixing it. The production certainly isn't as raw as Nothing Gold Can Stay but it's nothing too over-produced; it reminds me of the sound from Self-Titled. Not Without a Fight's production is bound to be nostalgic to those who enjoyed New Found Glory in their high-school days.

Based on first day sales, New Found Glory is expected to sell 25-30k copies of their new album the first week.

25

Happy 30th birthday to Joel and Benji of Good Charlotte

24

Rob Cavallo will produce the next Paramore abum. You may know him from his work on the band's single, "Decode, Greenday's "American Idiot", Jawbreaker's "Dear You", and My Chemical Romance's "The Black Parade."

23

singers always say they want to act..now it's pete wentz and ashlee simpson's turn.

22

i'm going to ruin your hopes and dreams of brand new playing your perfect show by posting their rhode island show set-list.

Set List
Welcome to Bangkok
Tautou
Sic Transit Gloria... Glory Fades
Milestone
Degausser
The Shower Scene
No Seatbelt Song
New Song
Luca
Okay I Believe You, But My Tommy Gun Don't
Sowing Season
Jesus Christ
*
You Won't Know
-Encore-
Mix Tape
Play Crack the Sky

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FREE MUSIC FRIDAY!

20

begin with the groaning...travis barker (yeah!) and shana moakler (ughh!) are renewing their vows

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kevin devine tour dates
March 18 - Austin, Texas @ SXSW - Favorite Gentlemen showcase ^ %
March 19 - Austin, Texas @ SXSW
March 20 - Austin, Texas @ SXSW
March 21 - Austin, Texas @ SXSW
April 24 - New York, N.Y. @ Bowery Ballroom
April 29 - Philadelphia, Pa. @ Northstar +
April 30 - Baltimore, Md. @ Ottobar +
May 1 - Richmond, Va. @ Alley Katz +
May 2 - Chapel Hill, S.C. @ Local 506 +
May 3 - West Columbia, S.C. @ New Brookland Tavern +
May 4 - Orlando, Fla. @ The Social +
May 5 - Tampa, Fla. @ Orpheum + #
May 6 - Delray Beach, Fla. @ City Limits + #
May 8 - Atlanta, Ga. @ Vinyl + #
May 9 - Baton Rouge, La. @ Spanish Moon + #
May 10 - Houston, Texas @ Warehouse Live Studio +#
May 12 - Austin, Texas @ Stubb's Jr. + #
May 13 - Dallas, Texas @ The Loft + #
May 15 - Phoenix, Ariz. @ The Phix + *
May 16 - San Diego, Calif. @ Voodoo Stage @ House of Blues + *
May 17 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ Troubadour + *
May 18 - San Francisco, Calif. @ Bottom of the Hill *
May 20 - Portland, Ore. @ Hawthorne Theater *
May 21 - Seattle, Wash. @ Chop Suey *
May 23 - Salt Lake City, Utah @ Kilby Court *
May 24 - Denver, Colo. @ Marquis Theatre *
May 26 - Lawrence, Kan. @ Jackpot *
May 27 - Iowa City, Iowa @ The Picador *
May 28 - Minneapolis, Minn. @ Triple Rock Social Club *
May 29 - Chicago, Ill. @ Schubas *
May 30 - East Lansing. Mich. @ Mac's Bar *
May 31 - Cleveland, Ohio @ Grog Shop *
June 2 - Buffalo, N.Y. @ Mohawk Place *
June 3 - Toronto, Ontario @ El Mocambo *
June 4 - Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Altar Bar *
June 5 - Hartford, Conn. @ Webster Underground *
June 6 - Boston, Mass. @ TT The Bear's *
June 7 - Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Music Hall of Williamsburg *

+ with Miniature Tigers
# with Sarah Jaffe
* with Wild Light
^ with Manchester Orchestra
% with Annuals

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M.I.A. has named her baby boy Ickett. Seriously.

edit: this was not for real. thankfully.

17

In one week, Thursday have sold 14,324 copies of their new album, Common Existence.

16

One year ago today, The Starting Line announced their hiatus.

15

emmure are currently writing new material and plan to enter the studio in June to record a new album.

ligeia are playing traxx in ronkonkoma on may 23.

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for every person, there's always the ultimate imaginary tour/collaboration/cameos on songs that they would love to see happen.

it took a little over four years, but fortunately, one of mine have finally come true. max bemis of say anything and chris conley of saves the day have joined forces to make two tongues.

the harmonization of their voices makes me think that it was just something destined to happen. the only complaint of other listeners is that its the kind of album where you just have to sit through it once to really appreciate it.

one of the best songs off the self-titled album is "i can make you do things" where they use slick guitar and overdramatic hi-hat. other songs not to miss are "tremors," "wowee zowee," and "crawl." for those of you who think you'll miss out on bemis' vocal power need to go straight to
"silly games."

myspace.com/twotonguesrock
for fans of: say anything, saves the day, disco.

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i found a torrent with one song by all the prospective sxsw artists.
right now, it's over 1,000 songs and over 5gb.
http://sites.google.com/site/sxsw2009torrent/

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and so it begins...
no doubt/paramore/bedouin soundclash tour

5.16 Las Vegas, NV @ Mandalay Bay
5.19 Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center
5.20 Bakersfield, CA @ Rabobank Arena
5.22 San Diego, CA @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
5.23 Phoenix, AZ @ Cricket Wireless Pavilion
5.25 Salt Lake City, UT @ The E Center
5.27 Denver, CO @ Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
5.28 Albuquerque, NM @ Journal Pavilion
5.30 Dallas, TX Superpages Center
5.31 Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
6.02 Tampa, FL @ Ford Amphitheatre
6.03 West Palm Beach, FL @ Cruzan Amphitheatre
6.05 Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheatre
6.06 Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
6.08 Raleigh, NC @ Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
6.10 Virginia Beach, VA @ Verizon Wireless Amp.
6.11 Philadelphia, PA @ Susquehanna Bank Center
6.13 Pittsburgh, PA @ Post-Gazette Pavilion
6.14 Washington, DC @ Nissan Pavilion
6.16 Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
6.17 Montreal, QC @ Centre Bell
6.19 Darien Center, NY @ Performing Arts Center
6.20 Boston, MA @ Comcast Center
6.24 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
6.26 Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
6.27 Wantagh, NY @ Nikon At Jones Beach Theater
6.29 Cleveland, OH @ Blossom Music Center
7.02 Milwaukee, WI @ Marcus Amphitheater
7.03 Detroit, MI @ Palace Of Auburn Hills
7.05 St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
7.06 Kansas City, MO @ Starlight Theatre
7.08 St. Louis, MO @ Verizon Wirelss Amphitheater
7.10 Indianapolis, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center
7.11 Chicago, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
7.13 Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre
7.15 Calgary, AB @ Pengrowth Saddledome
7.16 Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
7.18 Vancouver, BC @ General Motors Place
7.19 Seattle, WA @ White River Amphitheatre
7.21 Concord, CA @ Sleep Train Pavilion
7.24 Sacramento, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
7.25 Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
7.31 Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
8.01 Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

all this tells me is that no doubt nor paramore will be at new york warped tour because they're in canada july 18th..fucking dammit.

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Renee, 3 Years. from To Write Love on Her Arms. on Vimeo.

this is a three year sobriety video done by renee of to write love on her arms. for those of you who aren't familiar of the organization, the site is here: www.twloha.com

i've been a part of this organization since it began. i own a majority of the merch and i support everything they do whole-heartedly. i even met the founder, jamie tworkowski in 2006.
twloha is a huge part of the music community and i really hope they keep gaining support and accomplish everything they want.

10

four years ago today, blink 182 went on hiatus. would've been great if they just waited a week or so to announce the comeback.

9

my boys in ligeia FINALLY made a new video. here's "i've been drinking"

Ligeia - I've Been Drinkin


words just don't describe how amazing gorgeous keith holuk is.

8

music newssssssss:

the devil wears prada studio update


-heavy heavy low low left ferret records

-have heart announced an april tour. once again, new york is not included

-the bamboozle added gwar to the '09 lineup. uh, what?

-liferuiner and the world we knew(<3) href="http://www.myspace.com/augustburnsred">august burns red's new album "lost messengers: the outtakes" comes out tuesday

-the sleeping's new album, "what it takes" debuted february 17th.

-next week, rock band will add "sweetness," "futures," and "lucky denver mint" all by jimmy eat world

-here is an interview with mark hoppus talking about life after announcing the comeback:
http://altpress.com/features/324.htm

-also, this is the new press release photo of blink 182

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Thirty Most Influential Albums

1 Bayside-Sirens and Condolences

2 Jimmy Eat World-Clarity

3 From Autumn To Ashes-Fiction We Live

4 Fall Out Boy-Take This To Your Grave

5 UnderOath-They’re Only Chasing Safety

6 Brand New-Your Favorite Weapon

7 Glassjaw-Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Silence

8 Yellowcard-Lights and Sounds

9 Relient K-Two Lefts Don't Make A Right...But Three Do

10 Taking Back Sunday-Tell All Your Friends

11 Every Time I Die- Hot Damn!

12 The Rocket Summer-Do You Feel

13 Weezer-The Blue Album

14 Midtown- Forget What You Know

15 The Starting Line-Direction

16 Emmure-Goodbye To The Gallows

17 Lupe Fiasco- Food and Liquor

18 Vanna-Curses

19 John Mayer-Continuum

20 The Red Chord- Fused Together In Revolving Doors

21 Something Corporate-Leaving Through The Window

22 Jack’s Mannequin-Everything In Transit

23 Blink 182-Enema Of The State

24 Parkway Drive- Killing With A Smile

25 The Early November- The Mother, The Mechanic, and The Path

26 Funeral For A Friend- Casually Dressed and Deep In Conversation

27 A Day To Remember-For Those Who Have Heart

28 Dashboard Confessional-Swiss Army Romance

29 The Used-In Love and Death

30 Between The Buried and Me-Alaska

5

music news day!

-chris brown turned himself into LAPD sunday night for assault and battery allegedly towards girlfriend rihanna. court date: march 5.

-blink 182 announced they were going to reunite at the grammy's. cue facebook statuses and screaming fans that have missed tom delonge's asshole-ness for a whole four years (because angels and airwaves wasn't enough of a disaster). i'll be exicted when the record actually drops.

-also, (sadly), blink 182, new found glory, midtown, motion city soundtrack and bayside will not be touring much to my dismay. fake tour poster here.

-hardcore/punk band verse has broken up.

-every time i die has signed to epitaph records.

-dan, envy on the coast drummer, left the band.

-silverstein, norm jean and blessthefall not only announced a tour, but they got added to bamboozle, along with the rest of everyone important in music right now.

-hatebreed will release "for the lions" may 5th.

-the gunz show will have kevin lyman on this sunday.

-bryce avary (the rocket summer) has started working on his new album.


oh and, metro station is still the worst band to ever assemble and get a record deal.

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"homesick" by a day to remember was one of the most anticipated hardcore albums to come out this year. it debuted on february 3rd and in its first week, it debuted at #21 on the charts and has sold 21, 538 copies. considering they're a hardcore, non-mainstream band, that's quite good for week one.

it's the first time a day to remember has utilized variety, with both lyrics and guest vocals. one song that stands out is "if it means a lot to you."(featuring sierra kusterbeck of versaemerge). the sweet lyrics and guitar in the song gives a break from the screaming, heavy beats/low pop feel from the rest of the album.

i hear hope in “have faith in me.” the song is very light on the screaming and very focused on the catchy chorus. true, it’s one of the simpler songs on "homesick", but at least it sounds a teensy bit different. the song is cheesy in an endearing way (“i said i’d never let you go/and i never did”). its gang chorus accents rather than overtakes, and we leave “amped” (or whatever) in a completely different way.

with this being the third studio album, listeners have a huge complaint. while shuffling on their itunes, they'll want to say they're listening to "homesick" but it really turns out that it's from a previous record, most notably "for those who have heart." even fans have to to say their sound is definitely something they've heard before.

vocalist jeremy mckinnon sounds improved most of the time, but it’s hard to critique any improvements for the other musicians due to the album’s “been there” feel. never taking any steps forward has finally crippled a day to remember, and a continued fear of the unknown will surely kill them.

for 2009, they have a lot to look forward to. march 14th is the kick-off of their tour with the devil wears prada, sky eats airplane and emarosa. warped tour begins june 26th and adtr is, finally, playing the main stage. also, by may new merch designs are expected.

new york dates:
irving plaza-april 1st and 2nd
nassau coliseum-july 18th

for fans of:
four year strong, red jumpsuit apparatus, a skylit drive, senses fail when they were decent.

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blink 182 announced a long awaited reunion. and i can't wait until everyone shuts up and just waits until the album drops. then you can be excited.

2

the first band to be reviewed is one that deserves to be noticed. most people will automatically call hey monday "paramore 2.0." they see cassadee pope and think hayley williams. they've seen the boy-supported band before.

only, hey monday is way more pop, more sophomoric lyrically and in the end, they're more mainstream right from the start.

while there are eleven tracks on "hold on tight," its not a mistake to say that every song could end up on the tops of every music chart. from the first track, "set off," you just want to be at whatever emo dance party they're playing at. the album's single "homecoming" keeps hitting ever beat harder from the beginning to the end. other songs to take notice of are "run, don't walk" and "arizona."

hey monday's breakout performance are made stronger by drummer elliot james just doesn't seem to quit giving it his all for close to forty minutes.

decaydance/fueled by ramen bands will always be fighting for a spot at the top and i guess it'll be left to the fans to decide.

http://www.myspace.com/heymonday
recommened for fans of: automatic loveletter, the cab, a rocket to the moon, we the kings.

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starting yet again another blog for a class...only this time it's a music review blog for up-and-coming bands or for new albums for my old favorites.

The biggest problem in rock journalism is that often the writer's main motivation is to become friends with the band. They're not really journalists; they're people who want to be involved in rock and roll.-Chuck Klosterman