February 2010
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T.G.I.F. Featured Band: Vega Under Fire
This week’s T.G.I.F. Featured Band is South Florida’s very own Vega Under Fire! Check them out on their MySpace for music and tour dates!
INTERVIEW:
How did the band come together?
It started with 2 friends in different bands. Our singer Brian Blount who played guitar and sang in a soft indie rock band and our guitarist Bradley Shellito who played guitar in a Reggae/Surf rock...
Bless The Fall Headlining Tour
Phoenix, AZ’s blessthefall is excited to announce that they will headline The Bangover Tour this March/April. The U.S. and Canadian run follows up their slot on The Atticus Tour Oct/Nov 2009, and features support from Miss May I, Greeley Estates and Before Their Eyes.
TOUR DATES:
03/24 - Pocatello, ID @ The Icon 03/26 - Edmonton, AB @ The Avenue 03/27 - Regina, SK @ The Exchange 03/29 -...
Therefore I Am Tour Dates
Therefore I Am, have announced a full US Spring tour with Equal Vision alumni, Alexisonfire, kicking off April 21st. A special fan pre-sale will launch tomorrow, February 17th, through ArtistArena, with the regular on-sale date scheduled for later in the week.
TOUR DATES: w/Alexisonfire 4/21 Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s Down Under
4/22 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew’s Hall
4/23 Buffalo, NY @...
Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival
BYO Records is excited to announce that AGAINST ME!, ME FIRST AND THE GIMME GIMMES, TSOL, ADOLESCENTS, FILTHY THIEVING BASTARDS and STRETCH MARKS have been added to the lineup for the 12th annual Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival. The bands join a previously announced lineup that includes FLOGGING MOLLY, NOFX, YOUTH BRIGADE, F**CKED UP, THE REVIVAL TOUR and many more.
This year’s event will...
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Anarbor Album Release Date & Pre-Order
Fresh on the heels of two well-received EP’s, the band is preparing the 4/20 release of its full length debut, The Words You Don’t Swallow.
Music fans can now pre-order The Words You Don’t Swallow at www.anarbor.net, where it is available for the special “early bird” price of $5.99 + shipping for a limited time only. A $20 bundle that includes the CD, album art poster and an exclusive t-shirt is...
Punk Goes Classic Rock Tracklisting
Punk Goes Classic Rock is the ninth in the series of the highly-successful Punk Goes… compilation series that has already sold over 600,000 albums and 1.5 singles over the past decade. The latest installment features a selection of the best up-and-coming alternative rock bands doing their own cover versions of classic tracks by such bands as Journey, Queen, KISS, Def Leppard, The Rolling...
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Circa Survive "Blue Sky Noise" Cover Art
Check out this cool time lapse video on the making of Circa Survive’s Blue Sky Noise cover art!
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1513658651?bctid=68205292001
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15th Annual Extreme Thing Sports & Musical...
The 15th annual Extreme Thing Sports & Music Festival will be back in Las Vegas this year. Held Saturday, March 27, 2010 at Desert Breeze Skate Park, this year’s event will again offer fans a full day of rock and extreme sports, including a Pro BMX dirt jump competition, professional wrestling, roller derby, as well as the Vegas AmJam amateur BMX and skate competition.
For the first time...
Bamboozle Roadshow Announced
The Bamboozle Roadshow 2010 will be an ALL-DAY Event with 2 stages of talent, a main stage with rotating artists ALL TIME LOW, BOYS LIKE GIRLS, LMFAO, THIRD EYE BLIND, GOOD CHARLOTTE, HANSON, FOREVER THE SICKEST KIDS, HELLOGOODBYE, & CARTEL, and a Second Stage showcasing the talents of many up & comers.
More artists to be announced soon! (All festival dates may not feature all artists,...
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CD Review: Nothing Personal by All Time Low
The Band: All Time Low
The Album: Nothing Personal
Stand Out Tracks: “Weightless,” “Lost In Stereo,” “Hello Brooklyn”
The Review: All Time Low is the go to band when referring to the current Pop-Punk Scene. Their catchy choruses and quirky guitar riffs are the main reason their style has been imitated since their debut “Put Up or Shut Up”. This time, Alex...
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WatchStraight up Random caught up with Mike Kitlas (guitarist) of Anarbor at their West Palm Beach stop on the Once It Hits Your Lips Tour.
Check out the interview on Straight Up Random’s Youtube Channel as well!
Check out photos from The Once It Hits Yours Lips Tour on Straight Up Random’s Flickr!
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Valentine's Day: A Rocket To The Moon, Sing It...
Valentine’s Day - the day of love and to show your loved one how much you care about them. On the flip side, it is also the day whether you realize you are single or not. Depending on who you are, you either tend to love or hate Valentine’s Day. Straight Up Random asks A Rocket To The Moon, Sing It Loud, and The Summer Set questions about their take on Valentine’s Day and what...
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CD Review: Hot Mess by Cobra Starship
The Band: Cobra Starship
Stand Out Tracks: ”Good Girls Go Bad”, “Pete Wentz Is the Only Reason We’re Famous”, “Hot Mess”
The Review: Last year, Pop-Punk band Cobra Starship achieved their highest peak in mainstream media with their top ten single “Good Girls Go Bad”. However, it’s the rest of the album (which debuted at #4 on Billboard) that gives you...
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CD Review: Baylin EP by Baylin
The Band: Baylin
The Album: Baylin EP
Standout Track(s): “Remora”
The Review: South Florida seems to be a breeding ground for female-fronted bands. It provided listeners with the upbeat pop music of Hey Monday and the progressive-rock style of VersaEmerge. Now South Florida has done it again with the band Baylin.
Baylin’s self-titled debut EP shows how much potential the band...
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CD Review: Smile Kid by We The Kings
The Band: We The Kings
The Album: Smile Kid
Stand Out Tracks: “Rain Falls Down,” “Spin,” and “The Story Of Your Life”
The Review: We The Kings’ sophomore album Smile Kid does exactly what the title of the album wants you to do – smile. It’s hard to resist the sunny pop music from the sunshine state band.
The lyrics on this album are cheesier than on their debut...
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CD Review: Anywhere But Here by Mayday Parade
The Band: Mayday Parade
The Album: Anywhere But Here
Stand Out Tracks: “Bruised and Scarred,” “Save Your Heart,” and “Get Up”
The Review: Anywhere But Here may be the second album for Florida-based band Mayday Parade, but it represents the first of many things for the band. It is their first major label debut album on Atlantic records, and it is also the first time...
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CD Review: Run It Up The Flagpole by Farewell
The Band: Farewell
The Album: Run It Up The Flagpole
Stand Out Tracks: “Devoid (That’s What I Think About It)” “Before I Wake,” and “Catch-As-Catch-Can”
The Review: Farewell stepped up the punk for their second release Run It Up The Flagpole, and have done a good job at that.
Run It Up The Flagpole consists of 11 straight-forward pop punk tracks with a dash of...
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CD Review: New Again by Taking Back Sunday
The Band: Taking Back Sunday
The Album: New Again
Stand Out Tracks: “Swing,” “Carpathia,” and “Everything Must Go”
The Review: Taking Back Sunday know how to reinvent their sound for each record. Where You Want To Be doesn’t sound like their critically acclaimed debut Tell All Your Friends, and Louder Now doesn’t sound like WYWTB or TAYF. New Again is the perfect title...
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CD Review: Love Drunk by Boys Like Girls
The Band: Boys Like Girls
The Album: Love Drunk
Stand Out Tracks: “Love Drunk,” “She’s Got A Boyfriend Now,” and “The Shot Heard Around The World”
The Review: Boys Like Girls is a band who can be defined as pop rock, but for their sophomore album Love Drunk, they seem to lean more toward the pop side of the spectrum than the rock side. Songs like “Heart Heart...
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As Tall As Lions Tour Dates
As Tall As Lions will be joining Cage The Elephant on their tour.
TOUR DATES: 15-Feb Augusta, GA Sky City 16-Feb Athens, GA 40 Watt Club 18-Feb Knoxville, TN The Valarium 19-Feb Asheville, NC The Orange Peel 21-Feb Charlotte, NC Amos’ Southend 22-Feb Charleston, SC The Music Farm 23-Feb Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle 25-Feb Washington, DC 9:30 Club 26-Feb ...
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Johnny Craig Headlining Tour
Johnny Craig will be embarking on a headlining tour alongside Eye Alaska, Tides Of Man and Romance On A Rocketship.
TOUR DATES:
03/05 - Orlando, FL @ The Social 03/06 - Douglasville, GA @ The 7 Venue 03/07 - West Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern 03/08 - Vienna, VA @ Jammin’ Java 03/09 - New York, NY @ The Studio At Webster Hall 03/10 - Philadelphia, PA @ Polaris 03/11 - Pittsburgh, PA @...
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The Dillinger Escape Plan Tour Dates
The Dillinger Escape Plan announce headlining tour with supporting acts Darkest Hour, IwrestledABearOnce and Animals As Leaders. More dates to bee added!
TOUR DATES: Mar 11 Irving Plaza New York, NY Mar 12 The Palladium Worcester, MA Mar...
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Sleeping With Sirens: New Tour Dates & Song...
Sleeping With Sirens has posted a new song titled “The Bomb Dot Com” on its MySpace page (www.myspace.com/sleepingwithsirens). The new album “with ears to see and eyes to hear” (in stores and online March 23rd on Rise) can now be pre-ordered at: http://new.merchnow.com/catalogs/sleeping-with-sirens Catch Sleeping with Sirens on tour with Love Hate Hero, Saosin, From First to Last...
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Foxy Shazam release new song
FOXY SHAZAM have released the first song off their upcoming Warner Bros. debut album. “Unstoppable” is available now at iTunes- http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/unstoppable-single/id351170337.
The track will also be featured during this Sunday’s Super Bowl game. Foxy Shazam’s new album will be released this spring.
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"Hello Fascination" Video Premiere
Breathe Carolina has teamed up with MySpace Music to premiere the music video for the title track off their latest release, “Hello Fascination.” Get your first look at the video here!
In celebration of the premiere of their video, Breathe Carolina has also decided to release Hello Fascination as a limited edition vinyl LP, available for $15 at MerchNow. Each purchase of the vinyl...
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Velocity Records Forms And Starts Imprint With...
Dave Shapiro (Booking Agent at The Agency Group, Los Angeles) and Portland, Oregon’s Rise Records are pleased to announce their recent partnership to create a new imprint in the Rise Records family- Velocity Records. Dave Shapiro will own and run the new label with the help of the Rise team, and will be working directly with Rise on all upcoming and future projects. This exciting new partnership...
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Bleeding Through Tour
Bleeding Through will be heading out on tour with Born of Osiris, Sleeping Giant, Oceano and Legend.
TOUR DATES:
4/09-San Diego, CA @ Soma 4/10-Fresno, CA @ Club Retro 4/12-Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven 4/13-Boise, ID @ The Venue 4/14-Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue 4/15-Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre 4/16-Tulsa, OK @ Marquee Theatre 4/17-St. Louis, MO @ Fubar 4/18-St. Paul, MN @ Barfly...