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Can't Wait

I went and saw The Academy Is...

Read about it here.

New Releases 9/30/08

Anberlin- New Surrender
Bayside- Shudder
Jack's Mannequin- The Glass Passenger
Dear and the Headlights- Drunk Like Bible Times
Tom Morello- The Fabled City
Innerpartysystem- Innerpartysystem
Various Artists- "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist" Soundtrack

That Way the Impact Will be Much Better

I was recently listening to The Academy Is... song, "Down and Out." While a truly heart breaking song, I can't help but love it. The story of an mistreated girl taking control of her life gets me every time. The line, "Why do you wear sunglasses in the home when the sun went down about an hour ago?," at first made me think of someone being abused and trying to cover up the marks. When I thought about this some more I realized that it also showed that she was hiding from herself behind something. The song does not signify who the abuser is (boyfriend, parent?) but it is still just as powerful. "Always up or down," could be describing the relationship. It is either extremely happy or much more sad. I think that "You dream of demons while you sleep that make you stutter when you speak" shows that the girl worries about what will happen in the relationship. This could cause her to have nightmares and/or worry about and become hesitant of the things she does. "Speak now or forever hold your peace in pieces" describes her need to tell someone, but she hesitates to because she worries about what will happen if she does.

New Releases 9/2/08

Brain Wilson- That Lucky Old Sun
Underoath- Lost in the Sound of Separation
Hollywood Undead- Swan Songs

I'm Going and I Can't Wait

New Releases 7/26/08

The Verve- Forth
Slipknot- All Hope is Gone
Solange- Sol-Angel and the Hurley St. Dreams
Do You Wanna-EP- The Kooks
Dragonforce- Untitled
Valencia- We All Need a Reason to Believe

New Releases 8/19/08

The Academy Is...- Fast Times at Barrington High
Shwayze- Shwayze
Dandy Warhols- Earth to the Dandy Warhols
The Gaslight Anthem- The '59 Sound
Ra Ra Riot- The Rhumb Line

Cobra Starship Tour Dates

10/7 Buffalo, NY @ Club Infinity

10/8 Hartford, CT @ Webster Theatre

10/9 Philadephia, PA @ Trocadero

10/10 Hampton Beach, NH @ Casino Ballroom

10/11 New York, NY @ Nokia Theatre

10/12 Cleveland, OH @ House Of Blues

10/14 Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre

10/18 Sauget, IL @ Pop's

10/19 Kansas City, MO @ Beaumont Club

10/20 Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre

10/21 Salt Lake City, UT @ Avalon Theater

10/23 Vancouer, BC @ Croatian Centre

10/31 Las Vegas, NV @ Jillian's

11/1 Anaheim, CA @ House Of Blues

11/4 Phoenix, AZ @ Marquee Theatre

11/5 El Paso, TX @ Club 101

11/6 Tulsa, OK @ Cain's Ballroom

11/7 Dallas, TX @ House Of Blues

11/8 San Antonio, TX @ Scout Bar

11/9 Houston, TX @ House Of Blues

11/11 St Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Landing

11/12 Ft Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution

11/13 Orlando, FL @ House Of Blues

11/14 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade

11/15 Charleston, SC @ Music Farm

11/16 Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall

11/18 Richmond, VA @ The National

11/19 Baltimore, MD @ Sonar

11/20 Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom

11/23 Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection

11/25 Toronto, ON @ Opera House

11/26 Montreal, QC @ Club Soda

11/28 Providence, RI @ Lupo's

11/29 Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock

11/30 Albany, NY @ Northern Lights

They will be touring with Forever the Sickest Kids, Hit the Lights, and Sing it Loud.

New Releases 7/29/08

Scars on Broadway- Scars on Broadway
Third Day- Revelation
Zach Gill- Stuff
Josh Kelley- Backwoods
MercyMe- Coming Up to the Breathe

New Releases 7/22/08

Sugarland- Love on the Inside
U2- Live from Paris
Candlebox- Into the Sun
CSS- Donkey
Dr. Dog- Fate
Black Kids- Party Traumatic
Brendon Canning- Something for All of Us

New Decaydance Band

Last night, Pete Wentz announced that he signed A Rocket to the Moon to Decaydance. I went on the bands myspace and listened to some of their stuff. I really like it. It's a poppy sound, but it's really good.

Check them out here.

New Music Video: Gym Class Heroes Video "Peace Sign"

About a Girl

The Academy Is... posted a new single on their Myspace titled "About a Girl." I really like it. It more of a poppy sound than the stuff off "Almost Here" and most the stuff on "Santi," but it's not too poppy. It is more main stream sounding than some of their other stuff.

Check it out here.

New Releases 7/15/08

John Mellencamp- Life, Death, Love, and Freedom
O.A.R.- All Sessions
The Academy Is...- About a Girl (Single)
Delta Goodrem- Delta
Ace Young- Ace Young
Joshua James- B-sides It's Dark Outside

Gym Class Heroes Tracklisting

01) Guilty As Charged
02) Drnk Txt Rmeo
03) Peace Sign/Index Down
04) Like Father, Like Son (Papa's Song)
05) Blinded By The Sun
06) Catch Me If You Can
07) Cookie Jar
08) Live A Little
09) Don't Tell Me It's Over
10) Live Forever (Fly With Me)
11) Kissin' Ears
12) Home
13) No Place to Run
14) Coming Clean

New The Academy Is... Cover Art and Tracklisting

01) About A Girl
02) Summer Hair = Forever Young
03) His Girl Friday
04) The Test
05) Rumored Nights
06) Automatic Eyes
07) Crowded Room
08) Coppertone
09) After The Last Midtown Show
10) Beware! Cougar!
11) Paper Chase
12) One More Weekend

New Releases 7/8/08

Beck- Modern Guilt
Kerlie- Love is Dead
Albret Hammod Jr.- Como Te Llama?
Hit the Lights- Skip School, Start Fights
Chromeo- Fancy Footwork

Panic at the Disco on Live from Abbey Road

Snoop Doggy Panic

I just read that Brendon Urie has announced that Panic at the Disco will collaborate with Snoop Dogg. He said the idea came to them when they shared the stage during a show in Germany and played "Gin and Juice." They also played the song on "F'N MTV." There is no definite plans on whether the recording will be on Snoop's next album or Panic's. I'm interested to see how this could turn out. I like the idea of two musicians from different genres coming together to do something.

Check out "Gin and Juice" featuring Panic at the Disco here.

New Releases 7/1/08

Killer- Tech N9NE
Forgiven- Los Lonely Boys
Agony & Irony (Deluxe Edition)- Alkaline Trio
Join the Band- Little Feet
Madeline- Tickle Me Pink

AP Warped Tour Covers

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New Releases 6/24/08

My Chemical Romance- The Black Parade is Dead
Cute is What We Aim For- Rotation
Take it Back!- Can't Fight Robots
Cancer Bats- Hail Destroyer
Beneath the Sky- The Day the Music Died
Dropout Year- On a Lighter Note (Acoustic EP) Itunes Exclusive
Carnifex- The Diseased and the Poisoned
Less Than Jake- GNV FLA
Damiera- Quiet Mouth Loud Hands
Angels and Airwaves- Start the Machine DVD
Years Spent Cold- Moving Heaven to Hell
Die So Fluid- Spawn of Dysfunction
Thriving Ivory- Self-Titled
Sound and Fury- Self-Titled
Shinedown- The Sound of Madness
The Summer Set- ...In Color EP Itunes Release Only
Various Artists- Wall-E Soundtrack
Big Blue Ball- Self-Titled
Hercules and Love Affair- Self-Titled
Superchick- Rock What You Got

Click for Hush Sound, The Cab, Steel Train, and The Morning Light Tour Dates

If you like The Academy Is....

New Music Video: Cute is What We Aim For- Practice Makes Perfect

Can you figure it out?

Figure out this puzzle and then check out the implied website. Relient K has a free download waiting for you.

New Releases 6/17/08

Coldplay- Viva La Vida
Katy Perry- One of the Boys
The Hold Steady- Stay Positive
The Offspring- Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace
Judas Priest- Nostradmus
The Bridges- Limits of the Sky
Wolf Parade- At Mount Zoomer
Chicago- Stone of Sisyphus
Low Motion Disco- Keep It Slow
Sister Hazel- Before the Amplifiers (Live and Acoustic)

El Starship De Cobra

Panic at the Disco on F'N MTV

Flogging Molly Tour Dates

Sept 12-Portland, ME - The Asylum Sept 14-Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
Sept 16-Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
Sept 18-Norfolk, VA - NorVa
Sept 19-Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
Sept 20-Columbia, SC - Headliners
Sept 21-Charlotte, NC - Amos' Southend
Sept 23-Baton Rouge, LA - Varsity Theatre
Sept 24-Dallas, TX - House of Blues
Sept 25-Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Sept 28-Alpine, CA - Viejas Concerts in the Park
Oct 10-Boise, ID - Knitting Factory
Oct 11-Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre
Oct 12-Pullman, WA - Compton Union Ballroom/Washington State Univ.
Oct 13-Calgary, AB - MacEwan Hall
Oct 14-Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
Oct 16-Chico, CA - Bell Memorial Union Concert Aud/Cal State-Chico
Oct 17-Arcata, CA - Arcata Community Center
Oct 18-Sacramento, CA - The Grove/Radisson Hotel
Oct 19-San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
Oct 20-San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
Oct 24-Las Vegas, NV - The Pearl at the Palms

New Beck Album Art

Tracklisting
1. Orphans
2. Gamma Ray
3. Chemtrails
4. Modern Guilt
5. Youthless
6. Walls
7. Replica
8. Soul of A Man
9. Profanity Prayers
10. Volcano

The album will be released July 8th.

Just. Pretty.

A string quartet tribute to Panic at the Disco's "Pretty. Odd." has been released and you can check it out here. I play the cello and I'm one of those people who actually enjoy this kind of thing. Don't ask me why, but I like hearing the instrumental covers of my favorite songs and seeing how they came out. I really like the way this came out. I've never actually bought one of these, but I'm now considering this one.

The Academy Is...to Release Soon

William Beckett told newsday.com that the new album is thought to come out around August 19 and will be released by Fueled by Ramen. The album is to be an "a celebration of youth." The band is going to release a few songs during Warped Tour. The titled hasn't yet been announced, but Beckett says it will be important for a band whose last album was named "Santi."

New Releases 6/4/08

Radiohead- The Best of Radiohead
Weezer- Weezer (Red Album)
Jewel- Perfectly Clear
Ashanti- The Declaration
Distrubed- Industructable
Gavin Rossdale- Gavin Rossdale
Aimee Mann- @#%&*! Smilers
Various Artists- Now 28

Coldplay on the MTV Movie Awards

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Cobain's Ashes Stolen

I just read that Kurt Cobain's ashes have been stolen from Courtney Love's home. It really disgusts me that anyone would do this. This person has lived their life, please now just let them rest.

Read more here.

This Day in History

2006- Oasis' debut album, "Definitely Maybe," was voted the greatest album of all time in a survey to mark the 50th anniversary of the UK album charts.

2005- Jack White married Karen Elson.

1991- Sting appeared on the first airing of a Soviet TV show entitled "Rock Steady."

1981- The first issue of Kerrang published. AC/DC was on the front cover.

1974- Alanis Morsiette born.

1972- Pink Floyd began recording the dark side of the moon in Abbey Road Studios.

1963- Mike Joyce of The Smiths born.

1960- Simon Gallup of the Cure born.

1959- Alan Wilder of Depeche Mode born.

1950- Graham Russel of Air Supply born.

1947- Ron Wood born.

This Day in History

2006- The King of Sweden presented the surviving members of Led Zeppelin with the Polar Music Prize in Stockholm.

1991- Photographer, Michael Lavine, took publicity photos for Nirvana's album, "Nevermind."

1975- KT Tunstall born.

1974- George Harrison announced the launch of his own record label, "Dark Horse."

1970- The Grateful Dead played their first gig outside of the U.S. in England.

1967- Pink Floyd went into the studio to record "Play Emily Play."

1967- Philip James Selway of Radiohead born.

1947- Bill Hunt of ELO born.

1936- Robert Moog, the inventor of synthesizers, born.

Saves Anything

The Say Anthing and Saves the Day collaboration, Two Tongues, now has a myspace page up and running with one song streaming. The song is entitled "Crawl." I really like it, and can't wait to hear more of their stuff. The band is made up of Max Bemis and Coby Landers from Say Anything and Chris Conlan and Dave Solloway from Saves the Day.

Check it out here.

This Day in History

1967- Dan Roberts of the Crash Test Dummies Born.

1962- Johnny Valenuela of the Gin Blossoms Born.

1959- Morrisey born.

Powerspace looses Bassist

Dan McMahon left Powerspace. He has a statement saying "unfortunately i will no longer be performing in powerspace. we prefer to keep our explanation between the 5 of us. thank you to everyone who supported us. i will not be discontinuing my quest to make good music. i will talk to you all soon.

be well everyone.

your friend,

dan"

This Day in History

1988- Prince scored his first U.K. number 1 with "Lovesexy."

1983- David Bowie went number 1 on the U.S. charts with "Let's Dance."

1983- Michael Jackson's song, "Thriller," went to number one on the U.K. charts and stayed there for five weeks.

1978- Adam Wade Gontier of Three Days Grace born.

1979- Elton John was the first western star to ever start a tour in Russia.

1972- The Notorious B.I.G. born.

1955- Stan Lynch of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers born.

New Releases: 5/20/08

Scarlet Johansson- Anywhere I Lay My Head
3 Doors Down- 3 Doors Down
Stop Drop and Roll- Foxborro Hot Tubs
We Started Nothing- The Ting Tings
The Bake Sale- The Cool Kids
Coming to Terms- Carolina Liar
In the Ever- Mason Jennings
Wild Animals- The pinker Tones
Re-Arrange Us- Mates of State
Electric Laser- Giant Panda
Keep Color- The Republic Tigers
B-52's- Wild Planet (reissue)
The Cure- Cure One Single
Dresden Dolls- No Virginia...
E is for Explosion- Reinventing the Heartbeat
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers- Greatest Hits (Remastered)New releases

Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Finch, Foxy Shazam and Tickle Me Pink Tour Dates

July 18, 2008 San Diego, CA Soma
July 19, 2008 Pomona, CA The Glass House
July 20, 2008 Pomona, CA The Glass House
July 22, 2008 St. George, UT The Electric Theater
July 23, 2008 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues
July 24, 2008 Hollywood, CA Key Club
July 25, 2008 Ventura, CA Majestic Ventura Theatre
July 26, 2008 San Jose, CA SJ Skate Park
July 27, 2008 San Francisco, CA Slim's
July 28, 2008 Sacramento, CA The Boardwalk
July 30, 2008 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater
July 31, 2008 Seattle, WA El Corazon
August 1, 2008 Boise, ID Big Easy Concert House
August 2, 2008 Salt Lake City, UT Avalon Theater
August 3, 2008 Denver, CO Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom
August 4, 2008 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater
August 5, 2008 Tempe, AZ The Clubhouse

This Day in History

2001- REM started a two week run on the U.K. charts with their album "Reveal."

2001- S Club 7 was at the top of the U.K. charts for the second time with "Don't Stop."

1970- The Beatles film, "Let it Be," was simultaneously premiered in London and Liverpool.

1963- Brian Nash of Frankie goes to Hollywood born.

1961- Dan Wilson born.

1958- Jane Wieldin of The Go-Go's born.

1946- Cher born.

Random Facts 1

Led Zeppelin are the only band to have had all their albums reach the US Billboard Top Ten. Led Zeppelin released at number ten, Led Zeppelin IV was released at number two, and Led Zeppelin II , and III, Houses of Holy, Physical Grafiti, Presence, and In Through the Out Door were all released at number one.

In 1980, the African government banned Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall" after black children chose the song as an anthem against inferior education.

On his debut album, "For You" Prince played twenty-seven different intstruments.

Avril Lavigne became the youngest female to top the UK album chart in 2003 with her album, "Let Go." She was then seventeen.

In 1985, A-ha was the first Norwegian band to score a U.S. hit single with "Take on Me."

New Music Video: The Cure- "The Only One"

3 Doors Down, Hinder, and Straind Dates

July 9 Maryland Heights, MO -- UMB Bank Pavilion
July 11 Cuyahoga Falls, Oh -- Blossom Music Theatre
July 12 Milwaukee, WI -- Marcus Amphitheater
July 13 Tinley Park, IL -- First Midwest Bank Pavilion
July 15 Portland, ME -- Cumberland Co. Civic Center
July 16 Holmdel, NJ -- PNC Bank Arts Center
July 18 Hartford, CT -- New England Dodge Music Center
July 19 Harrington, DE -- Delaware State Fair
July 20 Saratoga Springs, NY-- Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 22 Mansfield, MA -- Tweeter Center
July 25 Darien Center, NY --Darien Lake Theme Park
July 26 Camden, NJ -- Susquehanna Bank Center
July 27 Hershey, PA -- Hershey Park Stadium
July 30 Clarkston, MI -- DTE Energy Music Theater (Finger Eleven replaces Hinder)
Aug 6 Sturgis, SD -- Buffalo Chip Campground (Finger Eleven replaces Staind and Hinder)
Aug 8 Saskatoon, SK -- Saskatoon Credit Union Centre
Aug 9 Brandon, Manitoba -- Turtle Crossing
Aug 21 St. Paul, MN -- Minnesota State Fair
Aug 23 Calgary, AB -- The Pengrowth Saddledome
Aug 24 Edmonton, AB -- Rexall Place
Aug 26 Vancouver, BC -- General Motors Place
Aug 27 Seattle, WA -- WaMu Theater
Sept 6 Cincinnati, OH -- Riverbend Music Center (Staind not performing on this show)
Sept 7 Burgettstown, PA -- Post Gazette Pavilion (Staind not performing on this show)

This Day in History

1979- Abba started a four week run at number one on the U.K. charts with "Voulz-Vous."

1979- Supertramp went number one one on the U.S. charts with "Breakfast in America."

1978- The Dire Straits released their first major label single "Sultans of Swing."

1962- Ian Harvie of Del Amitri born.

1954- Phillip Rudd of AC/DC born.

1952- Joey Ramone of The Ramones born.

1949- Dusty Hill of ZZ Top born.

1945- Pete Townshend of The Who born.

Weezer's Variations on a Shaker Medley

Weezer's new song, "Greatest Man that Ever Lived" is now available on iTunes. I'm listening to it right now, and I really like it. There's definetly Weezer songs I like better (Buddy Holly) but I'll probably end up buying this. I love Variations on a Shaker Medley, and was kinda worried I wouldn't like this because of it, but I really do. The way it transitions reminds me of the really long songs off "American Idiot." (Which is a Green Day album, for those of you who are completely clueless.)

Such a Lovely Place

Last night I went to see the Eagles, and it was absolutely amazing. It was possibly the best concert I've been to. They sounded awesome. I was surprised by how much of their solo stuff they played. It did work out nicely for me, because they played "Boys of Summer" which is one of my most favorite songs of all time.

New Music Video: Coldplay Violet Hill

Coldplay- Violet Hill
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Billboard Charts This Week

1. Neil Diamond- "Home Before Dark"

This is Diamond's first number one album. The album is Diamond's biggest debut sales since SoundScan began tracking in 1991. Diamond first appeared on Billboard's chart with "The Feel of Neil Diamond" in 1973 and the closest he ever got to number one was number two with the 1973 soundtrack to "Jonathon Livingston Seagull." The album was produced by Rick Rubin who produced Red Hot Chili Pepper's "Stadium Arcadium."

2. Toby Keith- "35 Biggest Hits"

The album was produced on Show Dog records. Keith has had three number one singles and two number twos. The album is number one on the country charts.

3. Madonna- "Hard Candy"

The album was released on Warner Brother Records. Stuart Price, who also produced her "Confessions on a Dance Floor" album, produced this one.

4. Clay Aiken- "On My Way Here"

The album was released on RCA. The album started at four while his last album, "A Thousand Different Ways," started at number two.

5. Mariah Carey- "E=MC2"

This album declined from the number to spot, to number five. The album was produced by Bryan-Michael Cox who has produced Destiny's Child, Bow Wow, and Chris Brown. Carey has had five other number one albums.

6.Leona Lewis- "Spirit"

This album slipped from three to six. This is Lewis' debut album. It was produced by Walter Afanasieff who has also produced Jessica Simpson, Josh Groban, and Clay Aiken.

7. Gavin Degraw- Gavin Degraw

Degraw's sophomore album was released on J Records. The album was produced by Howard Benson who also has produced Flyleaf, My Chemical Romance, The All American Rejects, and Relient K.

8. Josh Groban- "Awake Live"

This CD/DVD is Groban's seventh album to chart on the Billboard 200.

9. Dierks Bentley- "Greatest Hits: Every Mile a Memory"

Bentley has had two other Number one albums with "Long Trip Home" and "Modern Day Drifter." The album was produced by Brett Beaver and Luke Wooten.

10. Luis Miguel- "Complices"

This is Migeul's 8th chart topping album.

Death Cab on Letterman

The Maine Album Release

The Maine are to release their first full length album on July 8th. The album is to be released on Fearless Records and will be produced by Matt Squire. Other albums Squire has produced include Panic at the Disco's "A Fever You Can't Sweat Out," Cute is What We Aim For's "Same Old Blood Rush With a New Touch," Boys Like Girls' self-titled album, All Time Low's "Song Wrong Its Right," and The Cab's "Whisper War." Panic at the Disco's album went Platinum and Boys Like Girls' went Gold.

Tracklisting
1. Everything I Ask For
2. We All Roll Along
3. Girls Do What They Want
4. I Must Be Dreaming
5. Into Your Arms
6. Time To Go
7. This Is The End
8. Whoever She Is
9. Count 'em One, Two, Three
10. Kiss And Sell
11. You Left Me
12. We'll All Be...

New Denny's Promotion

Denny's has launched a new promotion which allows people to to vote on bands, and the winning band will receive free food from the chain for a year. The chain is also teaming up with Taking Back Sunday, All American Rejects, The Eagles of Death Metal, and Plain White T's to design their own signature dish.

This Day in History

2004- Keane started a four week run at Number One on the U.K. charts with their album, "Hopes and Fears."

1987- U2 started a three week run on the US charts with their single, "With or Without You."

1980- Former Buggles members, Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes joined Yes. They replaced Rick Wakemen and Jon Anderson.

1966- The Beach Boys released the album, Pet Sounds in the U.S.

1966- Janet Jackson born.

1965- Chris Novoselic of Nirvana born.

1964- Boyd Tinsley of the Dave Matthews Band born

New Music Video: Flight of the Conchords- All the Ladies in the World

Foo Fighters Wants and Needs

The Foo Fighter's tour rider was leaked online. For those of you who don't know, a tour rider is pretty much a list of things that the band will want when they get to the venue. Here are some interesting things i found on their's.

1. Please have signs visibly posted from crew entrance to catering prior to our arrival. Fat Roadies have to eat immediately so they can begin their arduous 70 to 90 minute work out.

2. A selection of cereals, and they can not be the same cereals from the night before.

3. No roast beef cold cut on deli meet tray.

4. Every lunch should include a "soup of the day." Please try to make it a vegetarian selection. Meaty soups make roadies fart.

5. Pasta/Italian Food Dishes (By pasta, we do not mean spaghetti soup as your town already has a homeless shelter. We live out of suitcases for goodness sakes!

6. ALSO- let's try to think outside the box as we consider the CHICKEN BREAST. A bunch of lightly cooked chicken breasts with goo on them are not fun, not exciting, and definetly not going to GET YOU A HUG FROM OUR BASS PLAYER NATE. (He's the real people person, not the guy from Nirvana.) I can not tell you how many times in catering all over the world, I have seen island after tiny island of chicken boobs floating in a mercury like sauce that gets pawned off as a thirteen dollar (US) entree. This is not a diss to lunch rooms and the genius of the tator tot or the surly lunch lady per se. It's just a thought.

7. Here are some cool things to do with meat and meat examples. Fried turkey, friend chicken, fried anything, really. Sausages, veggie sausages. Big ass kielbasas that make men self conscious. Any sort of tubed meats. Maybe a night of "fair foods." Cornish game hens. Meat-in a loaf form. Turkey meatloaf. Bacon. I call it "God's currency." Hell if it could be breathed, I would. Bacon in any form is great. Not as an entree, but just in general.

8. Three whole firm border line chubby avocados

9. One mess of fruit

10. One bag of Pirate's Booty. Not Johnny Depp's.

11. Twenty-four Large Bath Towels- If they are new and unwashed, you will receive a wedgie.

12. Four Bottles of Gatorade (Remember wacky colors please)


Appearently the rider was written by the band's tour manager, Gus Brandt.

Warped Tour Compilation 2008

The tracklisting for the Warp Tour 2008 Compilation has been announced. The album will drop June 3rd.

Disc 1
1. Against Me! - "New Wave"
2. Story of The Year - "The Antidote"
3. Flogging Molly - "Lightning Storm"
4. Relient K - "The Truth"
5. Norma Jean - "Blueprints For Future Homes"
6. Say Anything - "Shiksa (Girlfriend)"
7. Motion City Soundtrack - "Fell In Love Without You"
8. Beat Union - "Pressure Zone"
9. Bedouin Soundclash - "St. Andrews"
10. Mayday Parade - "Jamie All Over"
11. Maylene and the Sons of Disaster - "Plenty Strong and Plenty Wrong"
12. The Briggs - "Charge Into The Sun"
13. HorrorPops - "Themla & Louise"
14. The Matches - "Wake The Sun"
15. Our Last Night - "Recovery"
16. Allison - "Algo Que Decir"
17. Greeley Estates - "Let The Evil Go East"
18. The Color Fred - "Get Out"
19. Zox - "The Same (Doesn't Feel The Same)"
20. ORESKABAND - "YEAH! Ska Dance"
21. Pierce The Veil - "Currents Convulsive"
22. The Lordz - "Back Up"
23. Farewell - "Stay Pretty"
24. Alesana - "Seduction"
25. The Fabulous Rudies - "Profit"

Disc 2
1. Angels and Airwaves - "Rite of Spring"
2. As I Lay Dying - "Within Destruction"
3. All Time Low - "Dear Maria, Count Me In"
4. The Academy Is… - "Same Blood"
5. Cobra Starship - "Prostitution is the World's Oldest Profession"
6. Aiden - "Moment"
7. The Gaslight Anthem - "Wooderson"
8. Gym Class Heroes - "2nd Period: Shoot Down The Stars"
9. There For Tomorrow - "Pages"
10. Every Avenue - "Where Were You?"
11. Black President - "Suspect"
12. The Devil Wears Prada - "Reptar, King Of The Ozone"
13. Street Dogs - "Mean Fist"
14. The Aggrolites - "Faster Bullet"
15. The Classic Crime - "Gravedigging"
16. Four Year Strong - "Bada Bing! Wit' A Pipe"
17. Confide - "If We Were A Sinking Ship"
18. The Maine - "The Way We Talk"
19. Charlotte Sometimes - "How I Could Just Kill A Man"
20. Authority Zero - "Carpe Diem"
21. August Burns Red - "Back Burner"
22. Joe Coffee - "Baby's Comin' Home Today"
23. The Randies - "Luxury"
24. Evergreen Terrace - "High Tide Or No Tide"
25. 3Oh!3 - "Punk B****"

This Day in History

1983- Devin Bronson, guitarist, born.

1976- The Rolling Stones went Number 1 on the US album chart with "Black and Blue." This was the group's sixth nuber one album.

1951- Dennis Fredericksen of Toto born.

1947- Graham Goble of the Little River Band born.

AbsolutePunk interviews two Bands who Love the Beatles

"I love the Beatles. They took music and made it their own. I don't want to sound like them or be them. I respect them for trying to do other things. Experience is the best thing for a writer and I try to experience as much as I can."

Click here for Socratic.

Obviously we love The Beatles. We love a lot of older bands. I think that's one thing why people might compare us so much to those types of bands. When we recorded we tracked everything live. It's a little bit looser. It's a little bit more like a band. But a far as any conscious decision, we just wanted to write the songs we wanted to write.

Click here for Panic at the Disco.

Jimmy Eat World Tour Dates

7/1- Le Medley- Montreal, QC
7/3- Elements- Kitchener, ON
7/4- Sound Academy- Toronto, ON
7/5- The Crofoot- Pontiac, MI
7/7- First Avenue- Minneapolis, MN
7/8- Burton Cummings Theatre- Winnipeg, MB
7/9- Odeon Events Centre- Saskatoon, SK
7/11- Edmonton Events Centre- Edmonton, AB
7/12- Flames Central- Calgary, AB
7/14- Croation Cultural Theatre- Vancouver, BC
7/15- Showbox- Seattle,WA
7/18- Fillmore- San Francisco, CA

This Day in History

2006- Red Hot Chili Peppers started a two week run at number one with their album "Stadium Arcadium."

1988- Led Zeppelin reunited for the Atlantic Records 40th anniversary part at Madison Square Gardens.

1983- Spandau scored their first and only U.K. number one with "True."

1973- Natalie Appleton of All Saints born.

Album Stream

You can stream

Death Cab for Cutie- Narrow Stairs
We are the Scientists- Brain Thrust Mastery
E for Explosion- Reinventing the Heart Beat
Various Artists- Juno B-Sides
The Presets- Apocalypto
Emmanuel Jal- War Child
Frank Sinatra- Nothing But the Best
Joe Cocker- Hymn for my Soul
Kassin+2- Futurismo
Langhorne Slim- Langhorne Slim
Tim Fite- Fair Ain't Fair
Young and Sexy- The Arc

all here.

New Releases: 5/13/08

Death Cab for Cutie- Narrow Stairs
Jason Mraz- We Sing, We Dance
Duffy- Rockferry
Bryan Adams- 11
Ryan Cabrera- The Moon Under Water
Bitter:Sweet- Drama
10 Years- Division
Kidz in the Hall- The In Crowd
We Are Scientists- Brain Thrust Mastery
The Veronicas- Hook Me Up
Jeremy McComb- My Side of Town
Pendulum- In Silico
Old 97's- Blame it on Gravity
Love Psychedelico- This is Love Psychedelico
T-Bone Burnett- Tooth of Crime
Kids Aflame- Arms
SafteySuit- Life Left to Go
Dokken- Lightning Strikes Again

PunkNews interviews Jamies Tworkowski of To Write Love on Her Arms

"Well now it’s basically a non-profit organization. Sometimes we say a non-profit movement, and basically we talk about depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. We’re in a position just to talk about those issues, which are issues that people don’t talk much about and to try to encourage people that need help to get help. We work to connect people to help and then to really just invite people and challenge people to begin to learn about these issues and talk about these issues and learn how to help take care of our friends that may be struggling with these things. We also invest in treatment, and really, the unique thing is that it all grew out of an attempt to just help one person, and we started printing these t shirts to raise money to pay for our friend’s treatment, and it’s all kind of grown through there."

Read more here.

Foxboro Hot Tubs Tour Dates

5/19- Juanita's Cantina- Little Rock, AR
5/20- One Eyed Jack's- New Orleans, LA
5/21- The Loft- Dallas, TX
5/22- Emo's- Austin, TX
5/25- The Brick House- Phoenix, AZ
5/26- Soma- San Diego, CA
5/27- The Roxy- Los Angeles, CA
5/28- Alex's Bar- Long Beach, CA

New Offspring Album Art

2003- The Darkness signed to East West Records.

2001- Destiny's Child started a two week run at number one on the U.S. Charts with "Survivor."

1996- Oasis became the fastest selling group in UK history. 330,000 tickets for their summer show sold in nine minutes.

1989- Bon Jovi went number one on the U.S. charts with "I'll be There for You."

1979- Michael Madden of Maroon 5 born.

1970- The Beatles film, "Let it Be," premiered in New York City.

1966- Darius Rucker of Hootie and the Blowfish born.

1966- Alison Goldfrapp born.

1950- Stevie Wonder born.

1947- Overend Watts of Mott the Hoople born.

Jack White Talks to the Times

"I started trying to make an art form out of giving someone a bill, like writing it with crayon on a piece of paper, or having a yellow piece of paper with black marker saying, ‘You owe me $300.’ People would be like, ‘What the hell is this?’ and I’d be like, ‘I don’t know, I just want you to sign this and give it back to me and pay me, and that way I can have it as a… um…’ People just didn’t dig it. It was two different worlds colliding."

More here.

This Day in History

2004- Barry and Robin Gibb were awarded honorary degrees from Manchester University.

1996- Hootie and the Blowfish went Number one on the US charts with "Fairweather Johnson."

1983- Meatloaf filed for bankruptcy.

1977- Virgin records announced that they had signed the Sex Pistols.

1973- Led Zeppelin started a three week run at Number one on the U.S. charts with "Houses of the Holy."

1967- Jimmi Hendrix's debut album, "Are you Expierenced?" was released in the U.K.

1965- The Rolling Stones recorded "Satisfaction" at RCA Hollywood Studios.

1963- Bob Dylan walked out of rehearsal for the Ed Sullivan show after being told he couldn't perform.

1950- Billy Squier born.

This Day in History

1985- Madonna went number one on the US charts with her single "Crazy for You."

1981- Bob Marley died of lung cancer and a brain tumor at age 36

1972- John Lennon appeared on the US television show, "Dick Cavett Show," where he claimed he was under surveillance by the FBI.

1963- The Beatles started a thirty week run on the UK charts with "Please Baby Please."

The Oregonian Interviews Death Cab for Cutie

"The thing with a major is it can do anything. Like it can be a jackhammer or like a nail file, it's any combination of tools that you need or want it to be. It's a matter of figuring it out, and collaboratively."

Read more here.

This Day in History

1999- The Backstreet Boys scored their first U.K. number one single with "I Want it That Way"

1998- All Saints got their second U.K. Number One single with their cover of the Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Under the Bridge"

1998- Jimmy Page appeared on "Saturday Night Live" to perform "Come With Me" with rapper, Sean Combs. The song sampled the guitar riff from Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir."

1992- Bruce Springsteen made his North American Telivision debut on "Saturday Night Live."

1980- Supertramp's "Logical Song" won Best Song Musically and Best Song Lyrically at the 25th Ivor Novello Awards.

1975- Ryan Vikedel of Nickleback born.

1974- Bruce Springsteen played at Boston's Herald Square Theatre. The performance inspired Rolling Stone critic, John Landau, to write "I have seen rock and roll's future and his name is Bruce Springsteen."

1963- Bob Dylan played the first of two sold out shows at London's Royal Albert Hall.

1963- During a concert at London's Albert Hall, Paul McCartney met future girlfriend, Jane Asher, for the first time.

1962- Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode born.

1950- Tom Petersson of Cheap Trick Born.

1949- Billy Joel born.

New Music Video: Metro Station- "Shake It"

Watch it here.

Rancid Tour Dates

6/10 - Rialto Theatre - Tucson, AZ
6/11 - Club 101 - El Paso, TX
6/13 - La Zona Rosa - Austin, TX
6/14 - Granada Theater - Dallas, TX
6/15 - Warehouse Live - Houston, TX
6/18 - Jannus Landing - Saint Petersburg, FL
6/19 - Revolution - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
6/20 - House of Blues - Orlando, FL
6/21 - Plush - Jacksonville, FL
6/22 - Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
6/24 - House of Blues - Myrtle Beach, SC
6/25 - Hooligans Music Hall - Jacksonville, NC
6/26 - Jesters - Fayetteville, NC
6/27 - Rocketown - Nashville, TN
6/28 - Pop’s - Sauget, IL
6/29 - Cain’s - Tulsa, OK
7/01 - Sunshine Theatre - Albuquerque, NM
7/02 - Marquee Theatre - Tempe, AZ
7/03 - House of Blues - Las Vegas, NV
7/26 - The Fillmore - Denver, CO
7/27 - The Beaumont - Kansas City, MO
7/28 - The Myth - Minneapolis, MN
7/30 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL
7/31 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL
8/01 - Clutch Cargo - Pontiac, MI
8/02 - Kool Haus - Toronto, ONT
8/03 - Kool Haus - Toronto, ONT
8/05 - Metropolis - Montreal, QUE
8/06 - Metropolis - Montreal, QUE
8/08 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA
8/09 - Lupo’s - Providence, RI
8/10 - Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA
8/11 - 9:30 Club - Washington, DC
8/13 - Fillmore @ Irving - New York, NY
8/14 - Fillmore @ Irving - New York, NY
8/15 - Fillmore @ Irving - New York, NY
8/16 - Fillmore @ Irving - New York, NY
8/17 - Fillmore @ Irving - New York, NY

This Day in History

2005- Bruce Springsteen was at No. 1 on the US album chart with "Devils and Dust."

1999- Ricky Martin went No. 1 on the U.S. charts with "Livin La Vida Loco."

1993- Aerosmith entered the U.S. charts at No. 1 with "Get a Grip."

1976- Abba scored their UK third number one hit with "Fernando" and started a nine week run at number one on the UK charts with their "Greatest Hits" album.

1976- Martha Wainwright born.

1975- Enrique Iglesias born.

1972- Darren Hayes of Savage Garden born.

1970- The Beatles last studio album, "Let it Be," was released in the U.K.

1951- Chris Frantz of the Talking Heads born.

1943- Toni Tennille of Captain and Tenille born.

New Music Video: Switchfoot- "This is Home"

New Music Video: REM "Hollow Man"

Pearl Jam 9th Album

Pearl Jam has teamed up with producer Brendan O'Brien to release their newest studio album. O'Brien has produced Vitalogy, Mirror Ball, and Yield, all by Pearl Jam, as well as albums by Limp Bizit, Bruce Springsteen, Incubus, The Offspring, The Pink Spiders, Train, and Augustana.

New Paramore Material

Haley Williams said to MTV news that Paramore is already working on a new album and that the material will probably be heavier than the last two albums.

"So, I started writing to some ideas while we were on tour...We're hoping to have a good twenty songs by the time we get off the road..."

Read more here.

New Music Video: Jason Mraz- "I'm Yours"

New Music Video: MGMT- Time to Pretend

Youtube won't let me embed the video, but you can see it here.

Possible Beck Release?

According to MTV News, Beck is set to release a new album in only a few weeks. The album is said to be produced by Danger Mouse. His label has not yet confirmed the album, but other sources close to Beck say that the album could come out as soon as six weeks.

New Music Video: Jackson United- 20th Century Fight Song

Cute is What We Aim For

Cute is What We Aim For has announced the dates of their headlining summer tour with Ace Enders and a Million Different People, Danger Radio, and Powerspace.

6/15 Pittsburgh, PA Club Diesel
6/17 New Haven, CT Toad's Place
6/19 New York, NY Highline Ballroom
6/20 Asbury Park, NJ The Stone Pony
6/21 Albany, NY Revolution Hall
6/22 Boston, MA The Middle East
6/24 Toronto, ON The Mod Club
6/25 Montreal, QUE Studio JPR
6/27 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom
6/28 Philadelphia, PA The Fillmore @ Theatre of Living Arts
6/29 Farmingdale, NY The Crazy Donkey
7/1 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
7/2 Norfolk, VA The NorVa
7/4 Charlotte, NC Tremont
7/5 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
7/6 Orlando, FL The Social
7/8 Miami, FL The Culture Room
7/9 Tampa, FL State Theatre
7/11 Austin, TX Emo's
7/12 Houston, TX Warehouse
7/13 Dallas, TX House of Blues - Cambridge Room
7/15 Oklahoma City, OK Diamond Ballroom
7/16 Albuquerque, NM The Launchpad
7/18 Phoenix, AZ The Club House
7/19 Las Vegas, NV Jillian's
7/20 San Diego, CA Soma
7/23 Los Angeles, CA The Troubadour
7/25 Anaheim, CA The Glass House
7/26 San Francisco, CA Slim's
7/27 Sacramento, CA The Boardwalk
7/29 Vancouver, BC The Plaza
7/30 Seattle, WA Chop Suey
8/1 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre
8/2 Boise, ID The Big Easy
8/4 Salt Lake City, UT Club Sound
8/5 Denver, CO The Marquis Theatre
8/6 Kansas City, MO The Beaumont Club
8/8 Minneapolis, MN Station 4
8/9 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Club
8/10 Chicago, IL Metro
8/12 St. Louis, MO Creepy Crawl
8/13 Cincinnati, OH Madison Theatre
8/15 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
8/16 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
8/17 Columbus, OH The Basement

New Releases: 5/6/08

Elvis Costello & the Imposters- Momofuku
Gavin Degraw- Gavin Degraw
Barenaked Ladies- Snacktime
Tokio Hotel- Scream
Charlotte Sometimes- Waves and the Both of Us
From First to Last- From First to Last
Matmos- Supreme Balloon
Shawn Lee & Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra- Miles of Styles
Everest- Ghost Notes
Saving Jane- Supergirl
Mint Condition- E-Life
The Morning Benders- Talking Through Tin Cans

Police Announce Last Show Ever

The Police are to play their final show ever in New York on a date that will be announced in August. The show will be a fund raiser benefiting the production of arts programming for public television stations. Additionally, Sting and the Police will contribute $1 million to the Million Trees NYC initiative to plant trees in New York City.

My Chemical Romance Pre-Order

You an pre-order the new My Chemical Romance The Black Parade is Dead Live CD and DVD here. Black Parade has always been an album that I've contemplating buying, but never gotten around to it. I heard there was a chance of a special edition CD and I thought I'd wait around for it. I'm not sure how interested I am in a My Chemical Romance live album. The DVD's probably pretty rad. I've watched many videos of them on youtube, and they are a fun band to watch. You can order the CD in a limited edition package that includes a handpainted Day of the Dead mask, Certificate of Authenticity, three downloadable tracks from the Mexico City set and all comes in a pinewood box.

Tracklisting
CD Live in Mexico City 10/7/2007
1. The End
2. Dead
3. This is How I Disapear
4. The Sharpest Lives
5. Welcome to the Black Parade
6. I Don't Love You
7. House of Wolves
8. Cancer
9. Mama
10. Sleep
11. Teenagers
12. Disenchanted
13. Famous Last Words


DVD Live in Mexico City 10/7/2007
1. The End
2. Dead
3. This is How I Disapear
4. The Sharpest Lives
5. Welcome to the Black Parade
6. I Don't Love You
7. House of Wolves
8. Cancer
9. Mama
10. Sleep
11. Teenagers
12. Disenchanted
13. Famous Last Words

DVD Live in Hoboken, NJ
1. Welcome to the Black Parade
2. Thank You for the Venom
3. Dead
4. The Sharpest Lives
5. This is How I Disapear
6. Teenagers
7. I'm Not Okay
8. I Don't Love You
9. You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison
10. Famous Last Words
11. Give 'Em Hell Kid
12. House of Wolves
13. Death Wish
14. The Ghost of You
15. The Jetset Life is Gonna Kill You
16. Mama
17. Helena
18. Cancer

Paramore + Jack's Mannequin

Yesterday on "The Sauce," Haley Williams announced that Paramore would be touring with Jack's Mannequin in late July or August.

Motion City Soundtrack- Even if it Kills Me

I recently bought Motion City Soundtrack's third album, Even if it Kills Me. I've been listening to the album non-stop ever since I got it. Part of the album is co-produced by Adam Schlesinger (of Fountains of Wayne) and Eli Janney (of Boys Against Girls) and the other part is produced by Rick Ocasek (of The Cars). Guest vocals on the album include Max Bemis (of Say Anything), Rachel Minton (of Zolof the Rock and Royal Destroyer), and Shawn Harris (of the Matches).

Tracklisting
1. Fell in Love Without You
2. This Is for Real
3. It Had to Be You
4. Last Night
5. Calling All Cops
6. Can't Finish What You Started
7. The Conversation
8. Broken Heart
9. Hello Helicopter
10. Where I Belong
11. Point of Extinction
12. Antonia
13. Even If It Kills Me

Saves the Day/Say Anything Collaboration

When Chris Conley was asked about it he answered, "david and I recorded a full-length with max and coby in january. max and I share lead vocals and we each play guitar. david plays bass and coby plays drums. the songs were 50-50 compositions between me and max (max would write the bridge to my songs, and vice versa) and david wrote one song. we don't have a name for the side project yet, but we have a finished album. there are eleven original songs and one cover of a song by ween called "even if you don't". we're in the process of getting a deal to distribute the music, although right now there is no time set in stone for the release of the album. we'll keep you posted. if the album comes out this year, there's a small chance we will tour in support of the CD. so keep your ears peeled!"

UltimateGuitar.com Interviews Joe Trohman

"The other day I went to a Japanese restaurant and then to Target, and I got bugged. But just last night, I went to a jazz bar. Nobody bugged me there. So it all depends upon where I go to hang out. It’s never that bad. Honestly, most people are like super cool, and they’ll just come up to me and shake hands, and that’ll be it. But it rarely gets out of control."

More here.

Gonna Get You High

I just read that these flyers were at the Fueled by Ramen table at Bamboozle over the weekend. It's also in the new "Guilty Pleasure" video when they're in the Karaoke Bar. Their own little way of getting people to watch TRL today and seeing the video. It's pretty funny if you ask me.

New Music Video- Panic at the Disco- "That Green Gentleman"

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New Music Video- Cobra Starship- "Guilty Pleasure"

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Blender's Top 50 Guniuses of Pop Music

50. Jack White
49. Jerry Leiber And Mike Stoller
48. Polly Harvey
47. Björn Ulvaeus And Benny Andersson
46. Eddie Van Halen
45. Rick Rubin
44. Patti Smith
43. Lee "Scratch Perry"
42. Missy Elliott And Tim “Timbaland” Mosley
41. Andy Warhol
40. Chuck D
39. Freddie Mercury
38. Dr. Dre
37. Burt Bacharach
36. Brian Eno
35. Earl Young
34. Trent Reznor
33. Barry Gibb
32. Brian Wilson
31. Tupac Shakur
30. David Bowie
29. Berry Gordy Jr.
28. Joni Mitchell
27. Jimmy Page
26. Prince
25. Phil Spector
24. George Clinton
23. Hank Williams
22. Lou Reed
21. Florian Schneider and Ralf Hütte
20. Little Richard
19. Neil Young
18. Aretha Franklin
17. Grandmaster Flash
16. Pete Townshend
15. Paul McCartney
14. Jimi Hendrix
13. Michael Jackson
12. James Brown
11. Elvis Presley
10. Madonna
9. Kurt Cobain
8. Miles Davis
7. Thom Yorke
6. Stevie Wonder
5. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
4. Bob Marley
3. Chuck Berry
2. John Lennon
1. Bob Dylan

Read More here.

Radiohead From the Basement

You can watch Radiohead From the Basement here.

We the Kings on the Early Show

New Radiohead Album Art/Tracklisting

Radiohead Best Of Album
Disc One
1. Just
2. Paranoid Android
3. Karma Police
4. Creep
5. No Surprises
6. High and Dry
7. My Iron Lung
8. There There
9. Lucky
10. Optimistic
11. Fake Plastic Trees
12. Idioteque
13. 2 + 2 = 5
14. The Bends
15. Pyramid Song
16. Street Spirit (Fade Out)
17. Everything In Its Right Place

Disc Two
1. Airbag
2. I Might Be Wrong
3. Go To Sleep
4. Let Down
5. Planet Telex
6. Exit Music (For a Film)
7. The National Anthem
8. Knives Out
9. Talk Show Host
10. You
11. Anyone Can Play Guitar
12. How To Disappear Completely
13. True Love Waits (Recorded Live In Oslo)

New Releases: 2/29/08

Madonna- Hard Candy
The Roots- Rising Down
Mudcrutch- Mudcrutch
Augustana- Can't Love, Can't Hurt
I Nine- Heavy Weighs the King
Portishead- Third
Steve Winwood- Nine Lives
Robyn- Robyn
Jamie Lidell- Jim
Def Leppard- Songs from the Sparkle Lounge
Santogold- Santogold
HIM- Digital Versatile Doom: Live at the Opheum Theatre XXXVII A.S.

Offspring Remastered

On June 17, Epitaph will re-release remastered versions of the Offspring albums, Smash and Ignition.

New Music Video: Fall Out Boy- Beat It

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This Day in History

1999- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

1979- Blondie scored their first U.S. No. 1 single with "Heart of Glass"

1973- Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon went No. 1 on the U.S. charts for a record breaking 741 weeks.

1964- The Beatles recorded the TV special "Around the Beatles" at Wembley studios in England.

1953- Kim Gordon, Sonic Youth bassist, born.

Virgin Mobile Festival Line Up

The line up for the Virgin Mobile Festival has been announced. The event is to take place at Pimlico Track in Baltimore, Maryland. Tickets go on sale May 3.

Line Up for Saturday August 9
Bloc Party
Cat Power
Chuck Berry and the Silver Beats
Citizen Cope
Duffy
Foo Fighters
Gogol Bordello
Jack Johnson
KT Tunstall
Lupe Fiasco
The Offspring
Paramore
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
The Swell Season
Wilco

August 10 Line Up
The Black Keys
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Bob Dylan
The Go! Team
Iggy & the Stooges
Kanye West
Lil Wayne
Nine Inch Nails
She & Him
Stone Temple Pilots
Taking Back Sunday

Cosmogirl's Top Ten Bands Not On the Radio

10. Amber Pacific
9. Sherwood
8. The Starting Line
7. Cartel
6. Hedley
5. Hawk Nelson
4. The Mission District
3. Hanson
2. Relient K
1. Rooney

I'm pretty sure I've heard at least two of these bands on the radio. Read more here.

New Coldplay Album Art

Coldplay's new album, Viva La Vida, hits stores June 17. Their new single, "Violent Hill," will be available here for a week, starting Tuesday at 12:15 pm.

Honda Civic Tour 2008

Over the weekend, my family and I went to see Panic at the Disco. They were playing at the Masquerade. It was so much fun. Besides the fact that it rained for the first half of the show, we had an awesome time. Phantom Planet, The Hush Sound, and Motion City Soundtrack all opened. All the bands sounded great.

New Music Video: The Cab- One of THOSE Nights

Motion City Soundtrack EP Tracklisting

Motion City Soundtrack is to release an acoustic EP, exclusively to Itunes May 6th.

1. Fell In Love Without You
2. It Had to Be You
3. Broken Heart
4. Can't Finish What You Started
5. Point of Extinction

L Magazine's 8 NYC Bands You Need To Know

1. The Lisps
2. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
3. Famous Amos
4. This Is Ivy League
5. La Strada
6. Team Robespierre
7. High Places
8. Violens

I've know nothing about any of these bands, except This is Ivy League. I've just started listening to them and I really like them. They're made up of Ryland Blackinton and Alex Suarez from Cobra Starship. They have a soemwhat Belle & Sebastian feel.

Read more here.

Jimmy Kimmel- Vampire Weekend

This Day in History

1999- Announced that tickets for the Cranberries fourthcoming U.S. tour will be sold exclusively on the internet.

1988- Iron Maiden went Number 1 on the UK album chart with "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son"

1983- Dexy's Midnight Runners went to Number 1 on the US singles chart

1979- David Bowie premiered single, "Boy's Keep Swinging," on the BBC's TV "Kenny Everett Video Show"

1976- Ramones release their debut album

1971- Rolling Stones release "Sticky Fingers" in the UK

1967- Jimi Hendrix begins his first British tour that included Cat Stevens

1964- Peter and Gordon were at No.1 on the UK charts with "Get Back"

1956- Elvis Presley made his Las Vegas debut at the Frontier Hotel

1949- Steve Clark, guitarist of Def Leopard, born

Tegan Sans Sara

Tegan Quin recorded a song titled "His Love." She wrote the track especially for the audio book version of Augusten Burroughs' new memoir, A Wolf at the Table. The book focuses on his relationship with his dad. The song, as well as others, can be streamed on Burroughs' site.

New Music VIdeo: Phantom Planet- Do the Panic

The Birds and the Bees

Relient K have tracked 13 new songs for their new EP, The Nashville Tennis. They also have plans to release a b-sides album entitled The Birds and the Bees Sides.

What I'm Listening To

Offspring confirm compilation of First Album in Five Years

The new album will be titled Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace. It is due out June 17. The first single, "Hammerhead," is slated to impact radio in May.

New Releases: 4/22/08

Flight of the Conchords- Flight of the Conchords
Hideaway- The Weepies
The Fashion- The Fashion
Bittersweet World- Ashlee Simpson
Elephant Shell- Tokyo Police Club
The Black Swan- Story of the Year
The Seldom Seen Kid- Elbow
Play Moolah Rouge- I Am Kloot
Walk This Way- The White Tie Affair
Hello Destiny...- Goldfinger

Top 10 Music Acts Going Green

1. Jack Johnson
2. Willie Nelson
3. Mana
4. Dave Matthews Band
5. KT Tunstall
6. Pearl Jam
7. Serj Tankien
8. Radiohead
9. Missy Higgins
10. The Roots

more here.

New Weezer Album Art

New Cute is What We Aim For Album Art

They have a new song, "Doctor," up on their myspace. I really like the song. Lots of medical metaphors.

Portland Cello Project

In a couple of years, the Portland Cello Project, an all cellist collection, has built an eclectic repertoire that extends from Brittany Spears covers to Bach arrangements. Portland Cello Project was the created by Tony Rogers, a cellist who briefly lived in Portland. Rogers wanted to form a flexible cello ensemble that could play with alternative and rock bands but also do Beethoven.

All Along the Watchtower

"I think Dylan wrote one of the timeless songs of all time when he wrote that song, and it's one of those songs that can be interpreted so many ways.." -Warren Haynes

"All Along the Watchtower" is a song written and performed by Bob Dylan. Dylan performed this very song more often at any concert than any of his other compositions. At the end of 2007, it was estimated that he had sung the song 1,748 times on stage.

Dylan, recovering from a motorcycle accident which marked his career shift, had begun to read the Bible on a daily basis. The Book of Isiah, Chapter 21, verses 5-9, contains the words is where Dylan found inspiration for the song.

The song has been covered an uncountable number of artists, including Jimi Hendrix Experience and U2.

The Jimi Hendrix Expierence began to record their cover when Hendrix had been given a copy of Dylan's recording. To the Hendrix cover, Dylan replyed by saying, ""It overwhelmed me, really. He had such talent, he could find things inside a song and vigorously develop them. He found things that other people wouldn't think of finding in there. He probably improved upon it by the spaces he was using. I took license with the song from his version, actually, and continue to do it to this day."

U2 covered the song, and then performed the song on tour years later with an additional verse added by Bono. The performance can be seen in their documentary, "Rattle and Hum."

The Dave Matthews version of the song maintains Dylan's three chord structure and key signature, but differs in style. Dave Matthews typically starts the song slow with just vocals and guitar and the rest of the band joins him at the line "the hour is getting late" and the song tempo increasingly picks up.

Other artists to cover the song include Prince, Pearl Jam, Elton John, Eric Clapton, DMC, The Fratellis, Howie Day, The Indigo Girls, John Mellencamp, Lenny Kravitz, Phish, Tori Amos, and Widespread Panic.

Andrew Stockdale, front man of Wolfmother, has stated that the characteristics of their song "Joker and the Thief" came from Dylan's original song, which he has adored for years.

Bob Dylan
Jimi Hendrix Expierence

U2

Dave Matthews Band
Pearl Jam
Eric Clapton/Lenny Kravitz
The Fratellis
John Mellencamp
Widespread Panic
Wolfmother- "Joker and the Thief"

Jimmy Eat World Pre-Order

The Deluxe Edition of Bleed America can be found here.

New Coldplay

The new Coldplay single, "Violent Hill," will start being played on the radio May 5.

Cute Aims for June 24

The new Cute is What We Aim For album, Rotation, will hit stores June 24. A clip of their new song "Practice Makes Perfect" will be featured on "The Hills" tonight. The song will be put on their myspace tomorrow.

Weezer Tracklisting

01) Troublemaker
02) The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Hymn)
03) Pork and Beans
04) Heart Songs
05) Everybody Get Dangerous
06) Dreamin'
07) Thought I Knew
08) Cold Dark World
09) Automatic
10) The Angel and the One
11) Miss Sweeney (Deluxe Edition)
12) Pig (Deluxe Edition)
13) The Spider (Deluxe Edition)
14) King (Deluxe Edition)

The album drops June 24.

Panic at the Disco AOL Sessions

One less Member in This Providence

Sean Gasperetti has left This Providence. His last show will be tonight at Texas Tech University.

According to the Led Zeppelin Rumor Mill

The Band is working with drum and bass group, Pendulum, to remix "Immigrant Song." It will be released this summer.

Clive Davis Steps Down

Clive Davis is stepping down from being the Sony BMG Music Group CEO and will reportedly take on another creative role at the label. Barry Weiss, chief of the company's Zomba Label Group, will take on Davis' former position. Over his 50 plus year career, Davis has served as the president of Columbia Records and founded both Arista and J records. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.

E Street Band Keyboardist Passes Away

Danny Federici, E Street Band founding member and keyboardist, passed away yesterday afternoon in New York City after a long struggle with melanoma. He was 58 years old. He had taken an absence from the band's current tour in November and made a surprise appearance in Indianapolis on March 20th and performed a few songs with the band.

Federici and the E Street Band's drummer, Vini Lopez, saw Springsteen perform at Asbury Park and convinced him to leave his band, Earth, for their band, Child. Child eventually evolved into The E Street Band.

Federici's distinct organ and accordian playing can be heard on tracks like "Hungry Heart," "Kitty's Back," and "4th of July Asbury Park (Sandy)." He's played on every E Street Band record.

New Music Video: Tyga- Coconut Juice

Can't Love, Can't Hurt

Clips from Augustana's new album; Can't Love, Can't Hurt; can be heard here. The album comes out April 29th.

New Music Video: Say Anything-Shiksa

Goldfinger

You can stream the new Goldfinger album here.

Eyeball adds to Roster

Eyeball records has picked up progressive band, An Albatross. The band posted a new song on their myspace page titled "Now Emerges the Sun Pilgrim." The song will later be seen on the band's next full length album which will be coming out later in the fall.

Pork and Beans

Weezer's new single, "Pork and Beans," can be streamed on their website.

New Issue: Rolling Stone Best of Rock 2008

A new issue of Rolling Stone hits stands this week. It features an article on 175 people, places, and things ruling the rock and roll world right now including best breakthrough, festival band, and MC.

New Music Video: The Roots ft. Patrick Stump- Birthday Girl

Weezer

Weezer's new album has been pushed back to June 24.

Elisa Schwartz becomes Elisa Jordana

What's the difference?

Elisa Schwartz is the former Cobra Starship keytarist. Gabe Saporta, Cobra Starship's frontman, says she left to work on her solo career, while Schwartz says she was replaced. Schwartz is also a self described "nervous girl who never really knew where to fit in."

Elisa Jordana is a pop super-starlet, and pretty much the opposite of Shwartz in every possible way.

"I feel like since the whole Cobra Starship thing happened, I've sort of turned into Elisa Jordana. I've been recording and doing photo shoots, and I've sort of turned into this glamorous pop star," Jordana told MTV news. "Like the other night, I decided I needed some press photos — and I really wanted to be in a bathing suit — so I called my friend, we found this Mexican taco stand that was open at, like, 3 a.m., and I just went for it. Elisa Schwartz never would've been able to do that. Elisa Jordana did. So that's the name I chose to use for my new project."

"I wanted to collaborate with the most awesome producers, make hits, get the biggest deal and have fun while doing it," she continued. "I mean, like, I really want to rap, so on 'Nymphomaniac,' I rap. It's that simple."

Jordana admits to tracking the current success of her former band, and says that she is not at all jelous of the band's new keytarst, Victoria Asher.

"She's doing a real good job. I admire her. And she MySpace-messaged me recently, saying, 'I know you have beef with me, but I really love your songs.' She went out of her way to talk to me, which I appreciated," Jordana said. "And I love the new record [Cobra] did. I'll always admire Gabe [Saporta] and what he did for me. I mean, I'm aware part of the reason people are paying attention to me is because of Cobra Starship."

When asked if she'll still play keytar Jordana responded that she would.

"Oh my God, of course! Actually, I can't talk about it too much, but I'm hoping to get my own signature keytar," she said. "I want it to be covered with hearts and flowers, and I want it to be wireless. I'm a really good dancer, so I want to be able to move when I'm performing. And I'm a gymnast, too, so I wanna do gymnastics in my set. But who knows? The keytar is pretty heavy."

In the Studio

Relient K wrote on their blog that they are currently in a studio in Nashville recording some new songs, and they will later tell the reason for it.

Upcoming Goo Goo Dolls Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Tracklisting

Disc One:
1. Hate This Place
2. Stop the World
3. Long Way Down
4. All Eyes On Me (live)
5. Lazy Eye
6. Iris (demo)
7. I'm Awake Now
8. Torn Apart
9. No Way Out, String of Lies
10. We'll Be Here (When You're Gone) (remix)
11. Without You Here
12. Only One
7. Long Way Down
8. Lazy Eye
9. Iris, Slide
10. Black Balloon
11. Dizzy, Broadway
12. Here Is Gone
13. Sympathy
14. Stay With You
15. Let Love In
16. Give A Little Bit
17. Long Way Down (Live at Red Rocks)
18. Slide (Live at Red Rocks)
19. Feel the Silence (Live at Red Rocks)
20. Before It's Too Late (Live at Red Rocks)
21. Slave Girl (Live at Red Rocks)
22. Better Days (Live at Red Rocks)

Upcoming AFI EP Track listing

1. Fainting Spells
2. Carcinogen Crush
3. The View from Here
4. Ether
5. 100 Words

New Releases

Mariah Carey- E=MC2
Tristian Petyman- Hello
Various Artists- Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Phantom Planet- Raise the Dead
Thrice- The Alchemy Index, Vol. 3 & 4: Earth & Fire
Ours- Mercy...Dancing for the Death of an Imaginary Enemy
Tina Dico- Count to Ten
Jordan Zevon- Insides Out
James McMurty- Just Us Kids
Kraak & Smaak- Plastic People
American Princes- Other People
Hilary McRae- Through These Walls
M83- Saturdays = Youth
The Submarines- Honeysuckle Wheels
Worth Fighting For- Worth Fighting For
Teitur- The Singer
Asia- Pheonix
Midnight Juggernauts- Shadows-EP
Constantines- Kensington Heights
Gossip- Live in Liverpool
Everclear- The Vegas Years

New Music Video: Death Cab For Cutie-I Will Possess Your Heart

New Music Video: Death Cab For Cutie-I Will Possess Your Heart

The Quilt

The emo-rap group of Gym Class Heroes have a new album entitled, The Quilt, due out this Summer. The album was cut in two sessions, one with Cool and Dre as producers and the other with Patrick Stump. Daryl Hall is said to guest on the album.

The Academy Is...Back

Less than a year after their last release, The Academy Is... are already gearing up for their as-yet-titled third album. Singer, William Beckett has promised revealing, autobiographical lyrics. "These songs are taking shape fairly quickly-it's therapeutic," says Beckett, "It's sort of the way it started. I would compare it to the feeling of release we got on Almost Here." The album is due August.

Return to Guyville

Liz Phair's 1993 album, Exile in Guyville, will be rereleased on June 24. It will include three previously unreleased tracks as well as a DVD on the making of the album and the Chicago indie-scene of the mid-ninties.

Flavors of Entanglement

Alanis Morissette's newest album, Flavors of Entanglement, is due June 10. In the album she talks candidly about well-publicized split from fiancee Ryan Reynolds, politics, and other aspects of her life.

Wallflower No More

After a year of being the Wallflowers frontman, Jakob Dylan will release a solo album on June 10. The album is full of stark, acoustic songs that evoke the softer side of Bruce Springsteen and Elvis Costello. The album is entitled Seeing Things.