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NEWS 1/9/08 (For all links in the news check the blog. The Link for the blog is listed above our top friends list) ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------VideoBusiness.com is reporting that DVD sales and rentals fell in 2007.The DVD industry fell a slight 2.9%, which is far short of the double-digit decline in the music industry.But, is this the start of a further decline in the DVD market?Can the internet (downloading) have the same impact on DVDs, as it does on CDs? .. no full story-- ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------According to a story on NME.com, ticket reseller site Seatwave sold tickets to Led Zeppelin's reunion show at London's O2 Arena for an unbelievable average of $11,000 (7,425 Euros).The tickets originally sold for $185.------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------Top Unsigned band Gillmor will have their song Hey as the theme song to the new Farrelly Bros. sitcom called Unhitched.The Farrelly Bros. are known for their movies There's Something About Mary, Shallow Hal, Me Myself & Irene and Dumb & Dumber.Unhitched is set to air on FOX in March.This is a HUGE for Gillmor. Gillmor's MySpace----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------Need a drummer? Drummer need a band?In a unique idea, DrummerHunter.com has launched.The website uses online dating software to connect drummers with bands and vice versa. In other words, it matches drummers/bands to each other, based on shared interests.-------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------UNSIGNED BLOGS!1. Medicated Kisses (24) is featured in Substream Magazine and has posted the lyrics for "Kill The Queen."2. My Favorite Highway (15) misses all the snow days.3. The Consequence (14) thanks everyone for all the name suggestions.4. Overview (8) has posted a contest to enter their upcoming show for free.5. The White Tie Affair (7) announces some HUGE updates for 2008.6. Therefore I Am (34) needs your vote to play Taste of Chaos and also asks for your vote in the TDC Awards for EP of the Year.------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------Last week, Radiohead's In Rainbow's debuted on the U.S. charts at 156 with 8,537 copies sold. Street date violations caused the low first week numbers.This week, In Rainbows is the new 1 album with over 116,000 copies.One statistic that is very unusual is that over 25% of the albums sold came from online sales. The album has been available, online, since October----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------In a time when the majors are cutting staff, Universal Republic is promoting theirs.According to Variety.com, Avery Lipman joins his brother as co-President of Universal Republic.The Lipman brothers co-founded Republic Records in 1998, before it became an imprint of Universal.Universal Republic's current roster includes Anberlin, Amy Winehouse, Jack Johnson and Prince. Straylight Run was released off the label in 2007. .. no full story-- ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------Revelation Records band, Gracer, posted the new song "Telephone Lines" on their myspace.---------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------The Audition have posted a new song, "Edinboro," on their MySpace. Also, they will be headlining the inaugural Pac Sun tour starting Jan 16 in Raleigh, NC. Visit here for show dates and ticket links. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- The deluxe digital single for Bullet For My Valentine's Scream Aim Fire is available now on iTunes. It includes the songs "Scream Aim Fire" and "Eye of the Storm" as well as audio commentary for the band's upcoming album and snippets of new tracks. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Last week, Song/BMG announced it would drop DRM on MP3's sold through digital music services. Now, the label is running a new product: artist and album-branded gift cards redeemable through MusicPass.com. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- It seems that the MTV crowd has given Cobra Starship a thumbs fangs up, as "The City Is At War" has been on MTV's TRL the past two days at numbers 9 and 10. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Mike from mewithoutYou has posted a brief update concerning the demoing of new material. Read below. BlogHello all... It's mike here. Just wanted to wish you a happy new year! I'm very busy these days with various different house projects...can't wait to start playing music again. The band has decided to start focusing on writing and recording again, so you might not see us on the road for some time. We are very grateful for all the love and support that we've been given particularly on the last winter tour. THANK YOU!! Anyway in a week and a half or so, we start working out new tunes and it's exciting because we won't be writing with amps and a drum kit. Just us with some acoustics and maybe some other odd things here and there. Once we demo out some ideas in this mode, we will later add drums and give it a real live feel. I wonder what it will sound like.Also, Aaron and I are making arrangements to come to Australia and play some of our songs acoustically. I've never been down there, so I'm really looking forward to the new experience. I hope all is well with you.love, mike weiss ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Epic Records has signed Nashville, TN's AutoVaughn.------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------- Kaddisfly has post a new song on myspace. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Say Anything will be on Last Call With Carson Daly on Jan 15th. You can get your tickets here. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Dr. Manhattan will be shooting a video on Saturday. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- 2*Sweet and Christopher Gutierrez will be touring together. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Pete Mosely has been re-added to the Inspection 12 myspace page.------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------- Days Away won't be repressing their EP Earcandy for the Headphone Trippers, so if you want one of the only 1,500 in existence - grab one here. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Unholy posted a new song entitled "A Drop of Blood" on their myspace.---------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------Murder By Death has announced 2008 tour dates.------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------ Standby Records has signed Holiday Unheard Of. Their debut EP produced by Kris Crummett (Dance Gavin Dance, Drop Dead Gorgeous, etc) is set for a March 25th release. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------ Sebastien Grainger (ex-Death From Above 1979) has updated his website with two new songs.------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------ North has posted a new demo on their myspace page from their upcoming release on Cavity Records. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------The Widow Jenkins has made their entire EP available for free download. The band is currently demoing for a new full length.----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------- Prosthetic Records has signed Withered. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------ Right Away Great Captain have posted a new song on myspace. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------ After several delays and manufacturing errors, Wild Orchid Children finally has their debut EP ready to ship. Preorders have been open since October and there are currently only 1,000 copies available. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------ This Friday the music video for Rivers Cuomo's "Blast Off!," a song off the compilation album Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo, will premiere on yahoo.com. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------ On January 14th, Holiday Parade will be playing a free acoustic show at the Glamour Kills store in upstate New York. For more details, check out the flyer right here. You can check out their remaining tour dates below. Tour DatesJan 9 - Jammin Java - Vienna, VA Jan 10 - The Vibe Lounge - Rockville Centre, NY Jan 11 -Knitting Factory - New York, NY Jan 12 - Trackside Teen Center - Wilton, CT Jan 13 - Water Street Music Hall - Rochester, NY Jan 16 - Fletcher's - Baltimore, MD Jan 17 - Vintage 21 - Raleigh, NC Jan 18 - Jacksonville USO - Jacksonville, NC Jan 19 - Apex - Statesboro, GA Feb 2 - Center Stage - Atlanta, GA Feb 15 - The Foundry - Joplin, MO Feb 17 - The Rutledge - Nashville, TN Feb 19 - Juanitas - Little Rock, AR Feb 20 - Bricktown Brewery - Oklahoma City, OK Feb 21 - Crush Lounge - Tulsa, OK Feb 22 - The OneSixNine - Wichita Falls, TX Feb 23 - White Rabbit - San Antonio, TX ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------ Underoath will be hitting the studio in March to record their follow-up to Define The Great Line. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------Panic! at the Disco are ruining James Montgomery's life, in this week's Bigger Than the Sound. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Sunny Day Sets Fire will be releasing their Stranger / Remix EP on February 26th on IAMSOUND Records. The EP includes the first single off of the band's upcoming full length album out in late Spring, as well as remixes by CSS, The Cool Kids, Mad Decent/Diplo and XXXChange from Spank Rock. You can pre-order it here. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- NEWS 1/7/08 (For all links in the news check the blog. The Link for the blog is listed above our top friends list) ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------According to Billboard.biz, Radiohead's In Rainbows is set to debut at 1 on the first UK album chart of 2008. The estimated copies sold is 50,000 (gold status in the UK).Here in the U.S., In Rainbows debuted at 156 with 8,537 copies sold. But street date violations were the reason for the low numbers. Expect the sales numbers to be way higher, next week. .. no full story-- ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------Not music but movies!Here are your Top 10 Movies, this weekend (1st = last weekend sales, 2nd = overall sales):1. National Treasures: Book of Secrets $20,225,000 ($171,033,000) 2. I Am Legend $16,300,000 ($228,638,000) 3. Juno $16,225,000 ($52,032,000) 4. Alvin and the Chipmunks $16,000,000 ($176,738,000) 5. One Missed Call $13,525,000 ($13,525,000) 6. Charlie Wilson's War $8,184,000 ($52,630,000) 7. P.S. I Love You $8,010,000 ($39,378,000) 8. The Water Horse $6,300,000 ($30,893,000) 9. Sweeney Todd $5,400,000 ($38,472,000) 10. Atonement $5,124,000 ($19,216,000)----------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------A video update from Your Sweet Uncertainty has been posted on their myspace----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------Lydia's Illuminate will hit stores on March 18th.Track Listing 01) This is Twice Now 02) A Fine Evening For a Rouge 03) I Woke Up Near the Sea 04) Hospital 05) Fate 06) Sleep Well 07) Stay Awake 08) All I See 09) One More Day 10) ... Ha, Yeah It Got Pretty Bad 11) Now the One You Once Loved is Leaving ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Secret Lives! of the Freemasons' new album Weekend Warriors hits stores on February 19th.Track Listing 01) Chug and Leave 02) Mascara 03) Dirty Laundry 04) The New Whack 05) Feels Like Home 06) Why We Run 07) Airplanes 08) There's Wolves Out There 09) Painting Monsters 10) The Death Of... 11) Xanax 12) Life Begins at 40oz. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Across Five Aprils' Life Underwater is set for release on February 19th.Track Listing 01) The Darkest of Roads 02) Faith Shaped Pills 03) Life Underwater 04) This Means Not Welcome 05) I Am the Polar Bear 06) Dreamers Disease 07) In Photographs 08) Snape Kills Dumbledore 09) Naivety Scene 10) Pray for Rain 11) My Sins Stacked to Heaven ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- The Morning Of's new album The World As We Know It hits stores on January 29th. The record is available for pre-order here.Track Listing 01) Goodbye Gravity. Welcome Change. 02) Let Your Spirit Soar 03) An Unseen Direction 04) Reverie 05) Smooth Sailing 06) The New Is In 07) The World As We Know It 08) Violins and Trees (Unforgettable) 09) The Sound of Something Secure 10) Shine 11) There's a Bully in the Park 12) Pilot to Base 13) You Vs. the World ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- .. Marty Crandall of The Shins was recently arrested for domestic violence because of a fight with girlfriend Elyse Sewell (of America's Next Top Model). .. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Aiden and Kill Hannah will be touring the UK together starting in March. Dates are below. Tour Dates28 Mar 2008 Pyramid Portsmouth 29 Mar 2008 Souls Cardiff 30 Mar 2008 Academy 2 Bristol 31 Mar 2008 Spirit 57 Dublin, Ireland 1 Apr 2008 Garage Glasgow, Scotland 2 Apr 2008 Academy 2 Manchester 3 Apr 2008 Oxford Academy Oxford 4 Apr 2008 UEA Norwich 5 Apr 2008 Rockcity Nottingham 7 Apr 2008 Academy 2 Birmingham 8 Apr 2008 Cockpit Leeds 9 Apr 2008 Astoria London 10 Apr 2008 Concorde 2 Brighton 11 Apr 2008 Cabaret Sauvage Paris, France 12 Apr 2008 Sommer Casino Basel, Switzerland 13 Apr 2008 Zoe Club Milan, Italy 15 Apr 2008 Szene Wien, Austria 16 Apr 2008 Backstage Club Munich, Germany 17 Apr 2008 Underground Cologne, Germany 18 Apr 2008 Lille Vega Copenhagen, Denmark 19 Apr 2008 Nalen Stockholm, Sweden 21 Apr 2008 Nosturi Helsinki, Finland 23 Apr 2008 KB Malmo, Sweden 24 Apr 2008 Molotow Hamburg, Germany 25 Apr 2008 Magnet Berlin, Germany 26 Apr 2008 Colos-Sal Aschaffenburg, Netherlands 27 Apr 2008 Melkweg Amsterdam, Netherlands 28 Apr 2008 VK Brussels, Belgium ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Sydney, The Swellers and Fireworks! will be doing a short east coast tour this winter. More dates may be added, see the confirmed ones below. Dates01/13 - Netcong Knights Of Columbus - Netcong, NJ 01/16 - New Brookland Tavern - Columbia, SC 01/17 - Landshark Cafe - Atlantic Beach, FL 01/19 - Talent Farm - Pembroke Pines, FL 01/23 - The Poison Room - Cincinnati, OH 01/24 - Beat Kitchen - Chicago, IL 01/25 - The Crofoot - Pontiac, MI ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Bamboozle have set up a podcast. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Jacks Mannequin's tentatively titled The Glass Passenger is tentatively set to hit stores April 22nd. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- The Hint will release a new song on Jan. 14th called "Tell Me How You Really Feel". The band also has a new merch contest up now at their myspace blog. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Crash Romeo's next album has been titled Gave Me the Clap and will see a release on March 11th. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- .. Summer So Far posted a new song titled "Cult Classic, Not Bestseller" on myspace. .. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Today is the last day of the Glamour Kills Clothing New Years Sale. Enter in the promo code "GKNEWYEAR" when you check out of the webstore, and get 30 percent off your order. Stay tuned for big Glamour Kills plans in 2008, and it will involve more than just t-shirts. Details soon. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Hello Control (of Self-Promotion Spotlight fame) are having a huge sale in their merch shop. From CD's to shirts, it's all extra cheap right now. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- I Am the Avalanche have posted their acoustic session here. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- NEWS 1/5/08 (For all links in the news check the blog. The Link for the blog is listed above our top friends list) ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------Here are your Top Album sales from last week (1st = last weeks sales, 2nd = overall sales):Overall 1 - Mary J. Blige Growing Pains 210,000 (845,000) Overall 3 - Josh Groban Noel 185,000 (3,705,000) Overall 6 - Eagles Long Road Out of Eden 90,000 (2,615,000) Led Zeppelin Mothership 75,000 (655,000) Plant/Krauss Raising Sand 58,000 (655,000) Overall 25 - Paramore Riot! 52,000 (620,000) Daughtry Daughtry 50,000 (3,625,000) Linkin Park Minutes To Midnight 48,000 (2,105,000) OneRepublic Dreaming Out Loud 48,000 (285,000)--------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------UNSIGNED BLOGS1. The Hint (3) has posted a new contest and will be premiering a new song next Monday, January 14th.2. Parade The Day (17) will be streaming their entire EP for one week only.3. Lydia (32) will be posting new songs soon from their upcoming album.4. Brightwood (28) spreads the word about being featured on TDC.5. Your Sweet Uncertainty (31) posts a new video from New Years Eve.6. Raining & Ok (20) needs 1,000 votes to play an online concert. Help out and vote here. .. no full story-- ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------Here are more Album Sales figures (1st = last weeks sales, 2nd = overall sales):Dragonforce Inhuman Rampage 8,500 (208,000) Rivers Cuomo Alone... 7,000 (21,000) Bullet For My Valentine The Poison 6,500 (365,000) Five Finger Death Punch Way of the Fist 4,500 (56,500) All Time Low So Wrong, It's Right 4,000 (54,000) Mayday Parade Lesson In Romantics 4,000 (39,000) We The Kings We The Kings 3,500 (19,000) Peter Bjorn & John Writers Block 3,500 (148,500)--------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------The Audition will be stopping by to chat on January 15 at 8:30 p.m. EST. We'll remind you, but don't forget to mark your calendars. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- The Rocket Summer and All Time Low have been announced as co-headliners for this year's Alternative Press tour, with The Matches, Forever The Sickest Kids, and Sonny as support. The routing will be unveiled on January 11th. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- All Time Low have finished their music video for "Dear Maria, Count Me In" with director Travis Kopach. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Racing Kites have released a new song on myspace. The band is now currently on tour which will go on until the end of February. Dates can be seen here. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Atreyu's next single will be "Falling Down." The song will go to radio on January 28th. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Death Cab for Cutie are working on their new album and have talked with Billboard about its progress. From the ArticleFor his part, guitarist Chris Walla describes the album as "really weird. It's really, really good, I think, but it's totally a curve ball, and I think it's gonna be a really polarizing record. But I'm really excited about it. It's really got some teeth. The landscape of the thing is way, way more lunar than the urban meadow sort of thing that has been happening for the last couple of records." ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Against Me! have posted "Stop" on myspace. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy) is featured over at Apple.com, discussing how he records songs quickly in Garage Band. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Cinematic Sunrise (Craig and Brad of Chiodos) have posted a new demo on myspace. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- I Am the Avalanche have posted their acoustic session here.------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------- Summer So Far posted a new song titled "Cult Classic, Not Bestseller" on myspace. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- The Hint will release a new song on Jan. 14th called "Tell Me How You Really Feel". The band also has a new merch contest up now at their myspace blog.------------------------------------------------------- ---- NEWS 1/3/08 (For all links in the news check the blog. The Link for the blog is listed above our top friends list) ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------- THE MAINE Former Top Unsigned band The Maine released their EP The Way We Talk, three weeks ago. The album is ONLY available online, not in record stores.The album peaked at &035;6 on the iTunes album chart, between Foo Fighters and Damien Rice.The figures are in and The Maine has sold over 5,000 copies through iTunes and 3 online retailers.Last week's sales increased 130% from the week before.Congratulations! ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------Bamboozle's The Break contest is currently accepting bands looking for a shot to play Bamboozle 2008. Go to the official website for more information. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Darkroom have put up a surprise EP, Jets That Fly, on their myspace for free. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- The e-card to Number One Gun's new album The North Pole Project can be seen here. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Sing It Loud have entered the studio to record their debut album with Josh Cain of Motion City Soundtrack. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Rumors are circulating around that Jay-Z and Apple may be starting a record label together. Read about the possible deal here and here. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- You can now preorder The Morning Of's new album The World As We Know It via Smartpunk. If ordered through the site, you will receive an autographed booklet and poster. The record hits stores on January 29, 2008. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Ryan from Rookie of the Year recently sang guest vocals on a new song from Divided by Friday, which you can hear on their MySpace. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Radiohead's new album In Rainbows is now on iTunes. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Amber Pacific have released a digital only acoustic EP.Track Listing 1. Gone So Young 2. Fall Back Into My Life 3. Living Proof 4. Poetically Pathetic 5. Watching Over Me ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- MTVu is premiering Serj Tankian's indie music video for "Honking Antelope" on MTVu and MTVu.com. Def check Serj out! ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Secondhand Serenade have posted two new songs from their new album, which has had its release date pushed back two weeks. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Miss Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy) on "Law and Order" last night? Check out a bootleg clips! ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ .. .. Read Max Bemis' (Say Anything) interview with Blender magazine in the replies. .... ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ At their recent sold out show in Chicago, The Hush Sound covered "You've Really Got A Hold On Me". Greta played drums, Bob was on piano, and Darren was singing. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Amberly Drive has posted their new song "That's What She Said" on their myspace. The song features guest vocals by Chris of Less Than Jake. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ The City & Colour's first single "Waiting..." is available on iTunes. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ A full review of Thursday's New Years Eve show at the Starland Ballroom can be found here, and to see videos of the show, including Geoff Rickly counting down the ball drop (and kicking into "Jet Black New Year") go here. The band will be writing and recording in 2008. ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------- Band of Thieves have posted an update for their itinerary for 2008, including plans for a full-length album. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Cruise on over to the replies to see the first bundle of bands lined up to play this year's Bamboozle Left (April 5th and 6th in Irvine, CA). Tickets are on sale now. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Watch a live performance of "Off Broadway" from Every Time I Die at their 2007 holiday homecoming show in the replies. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Hot Chip have announced a spring tour; you can find the dates for that below, as well as already announced US dates. Dates2/2 NYC, NY: Highline Ballroom 2/4 Los Angeles, CA: El Rey Theatre 4/10 Philly, PA: Starlight 4/11 Wash, DC: 9:30 Club 4/12 NYC, NY: Terminal 5 4/14 Boston, MA: Paradise 4/17 Chicago, IL: Vic 4/18 Minn, MN: 1st Avenue 4/22 Seattle, WA: Showbox 4/23 Portland, OR: Crystal 4/24 San Fran, CA: Fillmore ----------------------------------------------------------- Burden of a Day has posted a new track, "It's Lonely At the Top (Or So I've Heard)" on their MySpace. The song is from their upcoming release Blessed Be Our Ever After out March 4th on Rise Records. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Backseat Goodbye announced in his new blog that he has signed a worldwide distribution deal with The Militia Group and is starting his own label imprint to release two new albums in 2008. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- .. TastItTV has posted a candid two-part "conversation" with Bert and Dan from The Used, covering non-traditional interview topics like honesty and drug use, watch them both in the replies. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------ A brand new, unrecorded, Mars Volta song can be seen acoustic and live from their New Year's Eve show in the replies. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------ Uh Oh! Explosion recently signed to Drop-Out Records and released their debut full length LP "In Your Face" via iTunes and available at all the bands' shows. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------ A new song by Ace Enders called "Over This" can be found here. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------ Presale tickets for this year's Rockstar Taste of Chaos Tour go on sale today (January 3rd) at 10:00 AM local time. .. ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------.. The Pink Spiders have posted four new songs from their new album Sweat It Out. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------ Goldfinger have posted a new song titled "One More Time" on their myspace. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------ Max Bernstein, former lead singer of The Actual, has a new political-punk band called Max and the Marginalized. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------ Four Year Strong have posted two "holiday wishes" videos on Friends or Enemies: Video 1 and Video 2. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------ Pre-order Ivoryline's Tooth and Nail debut release, There Came A Lion on interpunk for $11.50 and receive a free t-shirt (while supplies last). ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------ Mute Math are filming their video for "Control" in Nashville and are in need of extras. Message from the BandThe music video for "Control" is being shot in Nashville and needs 200 male extras between the ages of 18 and 35.The video shoot dates are: Sat. JANUARY 12 & Sat. JANUARY 19.This is a very stylized/concept video that will require the extras to be choreographed. JANUARY 12 is considered a rehearsal shoot and the video will be shot again on JANUARY 19. If you're interested please plan to attend both shoot days.Requirements: - Male between the age of 18-25 - Need to be in Nashville, Tennessee all day on January 12 and 19If you're interested please email name and contact information. You'll be emailed with details. Reply to: [email protected] (Please use this subject line in your email: **MUSIC VIDEO** Needs 200 male extras) ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------ Showbread have released a video advertisement for their new CD; watch it in the replies. The video announces that the band will be releasing two new albums on May 13th, 2008 that tell the story of Anorexia and her sister Nervosa. Both records come with an accompanying text to be read along in sync with the audio. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------ First Class Fever has posted their new song "Step It Out, Sweat It Out!" on purevolume. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------ Armor for Sleep's next single will be "Hold The Door." ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------ Scene in Stereo have posted a video update of them in the studio, watch it in the replies. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------ Newsday has posted an article about Glassjaw's Justin Beck and his growing company, MerchDirect. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------ A ton of great songs are available for free download here from Fuse, including a new Socratic demo, "Boy in a Magazine", and other songs from bands like The Format, Circa Survive, All That Remains, and Nada Surf. Use this opportunity to check out some free music and find a new great band. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------- NEWS 1/2/08 (For all links in the news check the blog. The Link for the blog is listed above our top friends list) ----------------------------------------------------------- New York Magazine has published an extensive article on the music industry's war on file-sharing.The article discusses the shutdown of popular torrent site OinK, leaks and it's direct affect on jobs, consolidation within the industry, how leaking actually occurs ("ripping crews"), and most importantly, how those within the industry are the ones doing the most damage.You can check out the article here.Do you agree? let us know!------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------UNSIGNED BLOGS1. Camera Can't Lie (22) is the 1 most played artist on Purevolume.2. The Hint (3) is a Featured Artist on MySpace.3. Dremnt The End (11) wins Record of the Year.4. The Morning Light (16) announces two new shows.5. We Shot The Moon (33) wishes everyone a happy 2008.6. Triumph and Parade (38) conquers the balloon invasion.--------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------Pennsylvania pop-punk act Pull The Pin will be playing with Angels & Airwaves, Meg & Dia, Ace Enders and The Color Fred on February 19th. The show will be at Crocodile Rock in Allentown, PA.Pull The Pin's new album The War At Home will be released on January 8th, exclusively through iTunes. ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------Some of Top Unsigned bands seem to be doing quite well, recently. Here are some of their achievements:1. Camera Can't Lie has been the overall 1 band listened to on Purevolume (last 6 days in a row).2. Parade The Day has been the top selling unsigned band on SmartPunk for 24 straight days (3 overall).3. The Hint is a featured band on MySpace.4. Holiday Parade will be in the new Alternative Press.------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------The Morning Of has put up a new blog update talking about their new record, called The World As We Know It, due out January 29th, among other things. You can check it out here. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Another Day Late, Alternative Press, PacSun and Shine Drums are running a contest where you can win a replica of drummer Josh Hubberman's kit and other prizes. Enter the contest here. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- City and Colour has posted "Waiting" off the new album, Bring Me Your Love, on myspace. The CD hits stores on Feb. 12th. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Urgency has been forced to cancel their January tour dates due to guitarist Jordan Nicometo's serious health issues. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Official dates have been revealed for a March/April tour with The Starting Line, Bayside and Four Year Strong. Most of the dates are on sale now; the rest will be available soon. Tour DatesMar 19 2008 8:00P Mr. Smalls Theatre Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Mar 20 2008 5:30P St. Andrew's Hall Detriot, Michigan Mar 21 2008 5:00P Metro Chicago, Illinois Mar 22 2008 7:00P The Rave Milwaukee, Washington Mar 24 2008 5:00P First Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota Mar 25 2008 5:00P People's Court Des Moines, Iowa Mar 26 2008 6:30P Pop's Sauget, Illinois Mar 27 2008 6:30P Beaumont Club Kansas City, Missouri Mar 28 2008 6:30P Gothic Theatre Denver, Colorado Mar 29 2008 7:00P In The Venue ( Formerly Bricks) Salt Lake City, Utah Mar 31 2008 7:00P El Carazon Seattle, Washington Apr 1 2008 6:00P Hawthorne Theatre Portland, Oregon Apr 3 2008 6:30P Slim's San Francisco, California Apr 4 2008 7:30P The Broadwalk Sacramento, California Apr 5 2008 12:00P Verizon Wireless Ampitheatre Irvine, California Apr 6 2008 6:00P Jillians Las Vegas, Nevada Apr 7 2008 6:30P The Rock Tuscon, Arizona Apr 9 2008 6:30P White Rabbit San Antonio, Texas Apr 10 2008 6:30P House Of Blues Dallas, Texas Apr 11 2008 6:00P Meridian Houston, Texas Apr 13 2008 6:00P House Of Blues Orlando, Florida Apr 14 2008 6:00P Revolution Fort Lauderdale, Florida Apr 15 2008 6:30P Jannus Landing Saint Petersburg, Florida Apr 16 2008 8:00P The Masquerade Atlanta, Georgia Apr 17 2008 6:00P The Norva Norfolk, Virginia ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- Thieves and Villains have posted two new songs entitled "Dry Throats Unite" and "I Have Spread Some Love" on their Myspace. Check them out here. They were recorded with Al Gut (The Audition, Just Surrender) and Ryan Kienle of Matchbook Romance. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- There For Tomorrow has posted a cover of "Ice Box" by Omarion on myspace. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- In the latest episode of TAI TV, the members of The Academy Is... get attacked by balloons, reflect on all the cool memories of 2007, and agree that their New Years Resolution is to record a new album this year. ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------The Morning of is posting a new video update tonight at midnight! ----------------------------------------------------------- According to AppleInsider, Apple users accounted for a record 7.31% of all web usage in December. That breaks the record of 6.8% set in November.In other words, out of 40,000 tracked websites, Apple users (Mac, iPhone, etc.) accounted for over 7% of all users. Windows users stood at 91.8%.To me, it seems most music people own Macs so this number seems extremely low.-------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------New PANIC! songWe don't have to worry because Panic! at the Disco are still the same. Listen to "We're So Starving" here. Thoughts on the song?------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------Holiday Parade have started writing and demoing new songs for an upcoming, yet-to-be-titled full length. About 10-15 songs are close to being completed and the band has plans to hit the studio in the spring. In other news, the guys are featured in this month's Alternative Press, which you can see right here. They've also posted a slew of new tour dates on their myspace, with bands such as Between The Trees, Cartel, Forever The Sickest Kids, and Powerspace. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------- Go Radio (ex-Mayday Parade) has posted a new song, titled "Ready Or Not" on their myspace. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------- Not Music but.. Comedian Will Ferrell will host a nationwide college comedy tour featuring rising stars of stand-up to mark the release of his latest film, "Semi-Pro." ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------- QUESTION Does anybody listen to Chiodos? I just recently got into these guys and can not stop listening to them! Check them out! ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------NEWS 1/1/08 (For all links in the news check the blog. The Link for the blog is listed above our top friends list) ----------------------------------------------------------- TOP UNSIGNED ALBUMSHere are your Top Unsigned Albums, according to SmartPunk:1. Parade The Day To Keep Us Moving 2. Ice Nine Kills The Burning 3. Your Sweet Uncertainty Your Sweet Uncertainty 4. The Apathy Eulogy Beauty For Ashes 5. Talk of the Town Brand New Addiction 6. Rochester The Morning Gale EP 7. SignalTheEscape These Scars Are Just The Beginning 8. Therefore I Am Escape 9. Making April Runaway World 10. Goodnight Sunrise Close and Counting ----------------------------------------------------------- Casey of The Dear Hunter has posted a new blog regarding his thoughts on 2008. You can read the full blog by clicking on the link in our blog.------------------------------------------------------- ---- Longhair Illuminati has a new website. The label also has some big things in 2008 including:-Digital releases by Ride The Boogie (ex-Vaux) and Your Highness Electric (ex-Christensen) January 15 -New Casket Salesmen webisodes -Auditory Aphasia will be entering the studio this month to record their new full-length------------------------------------------------- ---------- Stefanie Reines, co-owner of Drive Thru Records, has posted a thanks and happy new years message----------------------------------------------------- ------ City And Colour's (Dallas Green of Alexisonfire) new single "Waiting..." goes to radio today. The single will be released soon on iTunes as well. The song comes from his sophomore full-length Bring Me Your Love which will be released worldwide February 12.--------------------------------------------------------- -- Kaddisfly has posted an update on their 2008 plans.------------------------------------------------------ ----- Cathy Pellows of Sargent House did an interview with Boombox Bliss about a year ago which you can download by right clicking here. It goes into their history, philosophy and more.------------------------------------------------ That Was Something will be going out with The Bride Wore Black on an east coast tour called the "Darth Vatour" that starts tomorrow. Tour Dates1/2 - The Knitting Factory New York, New York 1/3 - The Internet Cafe Red Bank, New Jersey 1/4 - The Local Highrise Baltimore, Maryland 1/5 - Hope City Cafe Pulaski, Virginia 1/6 - The Luna Bean Wilson, North Carolina 1/9 - Fuel Coffee House Jacksonville, Florida 1/10 - Rockstarz Ft. Myers, Florida 1/11 - Java Moon Coffee Bradenton, Florida 1/12 - The Skyline Dallas, Georgia 1/14 - The Poison Room Cincinnati, Ohio 1/15 - The Static Age Romeo, Michigan 1/16 - The Modern Exchange Southgate, Michigan 1/18 - Downtown Quarterback Endicott, New York 1/19 - Tuesday Times Shamokin, Pennsylvania 1/20 - The Vibe Lounge Rocktown Centre ----------------------------------------------------------- Tyler Read posted a new song titled "January (New Year)" on their myspace. ---------------------------------------------------------- Keith Buckley of Every Time I Die contemplates the New Year on their myspace. ----------------------------------------------------------- BLOGS1. Paramore posted a live video of crushcrushcrush.2. Cobra Starship blogs about your fears of them selling out.3. Tyler Read starts off the New Year with a new contest.4. Keith from Every Time I Die posts a looong blog.------------------------------------------------------- ---- Ryan Dunson (Lead singer from Rookie of the year) has posted his top 10 albums of 2007 on his myspace. This how it reads...TOP 10 Records that came out in 2007This is in no order.1. Across The Universe Soundtrack2. Silversun Pickups - carnvas (record and the remix cd)3. Copeland - Dressed up and In Line4. Explosions in the Sky - All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone5. Sigur Ros - Hvarf | Heim6. Jeremy Enigk - The Missing Link7. Bone Thugs N Harmony - Strength and Loyalty8. Fall out Boy - Infinity on High9. Timberland - Shock Value10. Red Panda - Life is FuzzyDo you guys agree with him? I really don't. He left out many amazing albums!----------------------------------------------------- ------ Cobra Starship has posted a new video. On MTV they edited out the words shit, drugs and shoot. What does everybody think about this?MTV VersionCobra's Version----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------First Featured Bands of 2008 posted on the Daily ChorusFeatured Signed: Mayday Parade is one of several indie label bands that has huge growth potential. Fellow labelmates Every Avenue and The Maine should carry Fearless Records to new grounds, in 2008.Featured Unsigned: Brightwood has been on my personal radar for two years. Their highly anticipated new album will be coming out in 2008 and this could be one of our big unsigned bands of the new year.BuzzSeeker: Paper Route has excited me like a little school girl (did I just say that?). This 3-piece is setting their ceiling really high and this should be one of the Top Unsigned bands of 2008. Thanks to The Canvas Waiting for turning me onto these guys.Posted by tim.towner on January 01, 2008-------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ Cartel in Australia and HawaiiOn the 25th and 26th of February,Cartel will be performing with Motion City Soundtrack, Mae and Sugarcult. For more info and for the Hawaii date, visit their MySpace Page-------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------JT Woodruff did a tribute song for Casey Calvert, the Hawthorne Heights guitar player who died a few weeks ago from abusing anti-depressants.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdyUFUl4e8Q- ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------Coheed and Cambria DemoCoheed & Cambria have posted a demo version of "The Road and the Damned" for downloading on their Myspace.---------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------Brand New has posted two rare hoodies in theirwebstore for a painful $65--------------------------------------------------------- -- First Off The Verse Staff would like to wish everybody a Happy New Years! Do any of you have resolutions?I recently read that people that simply write down their resolutions achieve their goals 50% more than the average person. So, write it down-------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------NEWS-------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------Lower Definition has posted a new demo, titled "The Weatherman" on their myspace.---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------- We the Kings have posted a new video update on myspace. ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------- Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy) has been named one of the unsexiest men of 2007 by Boston's arts and entertainment newspaper, The Phoenix. Listed at number 95 near Larry King and Jon Heder. ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------- Check out Aaron Gillespie (Underoath) and Josh Moore doing a rendition of The Cure's "Love Song." ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------- At last night's show (School of Rock; 12/28) in South Hackensack, NJ, Armor For Sleep taped their set for a live DVD.-------------------------------------------------------- --------------------In his latest podcast, titled CODENAME: ILUV MIN, Tom DeLonge (Angels and Airwaves) says his phones were tapped by the government during the last 4 years of Blink 182, apparently because he was in possession of top secret tapes containing UFO testimony. You can hear him say it at the 4min 20sec mark. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------ In a blog entry from last Friday, Shawn Harris of The Matches said "the record is due out in March, and info and music will begin creeping from under the bed in January." ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------To celebrate the release of their critically acclaimed new album, Is Dead, Long Islanders Crime In Stereo will be touring February 5th through February 22nd alongside Poison The Well with The Locust and The Chariot supporting .. dates. The dates are below.The band has also posted two songs from the new record, Animal Pharm and Almost Ghostless, on MySpace.---------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------FEBRUARY 5 Chicago, IL @ Logan Square Auditorium w/ Poison The Well 6 Cleveland, OH @ Agora w/ Poison The Well 7 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick w/ Poison The Well 12 Worcester, MA @ Palladium w/ Poison The Well 13 New York, NY @ Knitting Factory w/ Poison The Well 17 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar w/ Poison The Well 20 Orlando, FL @ The Social w/ Poison The Well 22 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room w/ Poison The Well-------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------Marilyn Manson Adds North American ShowsManson, who is finishing up a European tour, will launch the new run of dates January 19 at Hard Rock Live in Orlando, Fla. Other stops on the schedule include Tabernacle in Atlanta (January 22), the Orpheum Theatre in Boston (January 26), Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City (January 29-30), Aragon Ballroom in Chicago (February 5), The Pageant in St. Louis (February 10), the Paramount Theatre in Seattle (February 18), and The Wiltern in Los Angeles (February 22-23). Tickets for some dates are available at Ticketmaster.com.------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------The Plain White T's have added a few European tour dates. Want to know if they'll play your city?? Simply CLICK HERE!------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------As Tall As Lions have added two live videos on iTunes which you can purchase with their new EP Into The Flood. The album will see a physical release as a vinyl/CD combo March 18 and will include bonus material.Comments on the news?------------------------------------------------------- ----According to Variety.com, the Christmas season was very unkind to the music industry.Record sales were up 46%, last week, but down 21% compared to the Christmas season, last year.This was the first year that the overall sales percentage dipped into double figures.The Daily Chorus believes that one thing that might contribute to this Christmas season decline is the fact that everyone is buying gift cards, now. Maybe we will see a larger increase in album sales, early in 2008, when people cash in their gift cards.------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------TOP CONCERTS THIS WEEKHere are this week's Top 10 Concerts, according to Pollstar:1. Bruce Springsteen 2. Bon Jovi 3. Van Halen 4. Radiohead 5. The Spice Girls 6. Keith Urban/Carrie Underwood 7. Billy Joel 8. Tool 9. Ozzy 10. Neil Young------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------BLOGS1. Scary Kids Scaring Kids will be doing 5 acoustic performances.2. Coheed & Cambria give you links to what the critics have said about them.3. Courtney Love has banned her own moderators to her own site.4. We The Kings have posted a new video.------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------PARADE THE DAY NEWSParade The Day has recently posted their tour video of their past winter tour online. Click For Tour VideoIf you havn't checked these guys out def do at www.myspace.com/paradethedayHaving completed a month-long stint on last summer's warped tour, Parade The Day plans to write new material and tour through the winter.----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------UNSIGNED BLOGS1. Parade The Day (17) has their national tour canceled.2. Dremnt The End (11) posts CD release show pictures.3. Your Sweet Uncertainty (31) posts their best of 2007 list.4. The Hint (3) wishes everyone a happy new year.5. The White Tie Affair (7) attempts ice skating.---------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------Love&Reverie are streaming their debut full length, The Mapping, via Firefly Music on their purevolume page.------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------TOP UNSIGNED ALBUMSHere are your Top Unsigned Albums, according to SmartPunk:1. Parade The Day To Keep Us Moving 2. Ice Nine Kills The Burning 3. Your Sweet Uncertainty Your Sweet Uncertainty 4. The Apathy Eulogy Beauty For Ashes 5. Talk of the Town Brand New Addiction 6. Rochester The Morning Gale EP 7. SignalTheEscape These Scars Are Just The Beginning 8. Therefore I Am Escape 9. Making April Runaway World 10. Goodnight Sunrise Close and Counting PUT YOUR ABOUT ME SECTION HERE! Changes may take up to 2 mins to show on your profile