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Archives for 2007

Mayday Parade Post New Song; New Album Details

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Mayday Parade will be dropping their new record, A Lesson in Romantics, on July 10th. The album was produced by Zach Odom and Ken Mount (Cartel, All Time Low) and mixed by Mark Needham (My Chemical Romance, The Academy Is.) You can check out the new Mayday Parade song “Black Cat” on the Myspace / Hot Topic Spring Indie Sampler 2007.

Be Sure to catch Mayday Parade on tour with Bedlight for BlueEyes this June. This just recently announced tour has confirmed dates below.

06.06.07 – Roseville, CA @ The Underground
06.07.07 – Victorville, CA @ The Trilogy Theatre
06.08.07 – Fullerton, CA @ The Alley
06.09.07 – Bakersfield, CA @ Jerry’s Pizza
06.13.07 – Albuquerque, NM @ The Launchpad
06.15.07 – McAllen, TX @ Nikki Rowe VFW
06.16.07 – Lewisville, TX @ Fat Daddy’s
06.17.07 – Bridge City, TX @ BridgeCity Skatepark
06.19.07 – Memphis, TN @ The Complex
06.20.07 – Nashville, TN @ Rocketown
06.22.07 – Wilmington, DE @ Harmony Grange
06.24.07 – Hackensack, NJ @ School of Rock

No Use For A Name Has A Title For Best Of Collection

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No Use for a Name have added a title to their upcoming “Best of” collection that is due out on July 10th,  All The Best Songs.  The album will consist of  26 songs spanning most of their 20 year existence and they even threw in two previously unreleased songs.  The extensive liner notes include explanations of each song. They are also putting together a West Coast tour to support the release and  dates will be up soon.  They are also headed to South America in August.

New Strung Out CD Out June 12

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Strung Out have just finished recording, mixing and mastering their brand new record Blackhawks Over Los Angeles which comes out on June 12th.  Fat Wreck Chords have posted the cover art which was done by singer Jason Cruz. The band just played Groezrock Festival in Belgium over the weekend and checked in with an update.

See album artwork: here
Studio video updates:  1, 2, 3

The Sound of Animals Fighting live DVD Now Available

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Today marks the release of the Hot Topic/MerchNow.com exclusive release of The Sound of Animals Fighting We Must Become The Change We Want To See Live DVD.

In August of 2006, The Sound of Animals Fighting performed in their only four shows ever at The House of Blues in San Diego, Las Vegas, Hollywood, and Anaheim…Lucklily, a camera crew was at the Anaheim show to capture this once in a lifetime show on film.

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* MerchNow.com (includes free t-shirt)

Motion City Soundtrack Summer Tour

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Motion City Soundtrack has announced a summer tour with support from Sherwood, The Higher, and The Forecast. Tickets for the all of the band’s headlining dates will go on sale Saturday, May 12. There will be a special pre-sale starting on Saturday, May 5 in coordination with Myspace.

MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK SUMMER TOUR 2007
with special guests: Sherwood, The Higher, and The Forecast

July 5 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
July 6 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater
July 7 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
July 8 – Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction
July 10 – Los Angeles, CA – The Roxy
July 11 – San Diego, CA – Soma
July 12 – Phoenix, AZ – The Clubhouse
July 14 – Denver, CO – The Marquee
July 20 – Orlando, FL – The Social
July 21 – Atlanta, GA – The Loft @ Center Stage
July 23 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre Of Living Arts
July 24 – Boston, MA – Axis
July 25 – New York, NY – Gramercy Theater
July 28 – Mt. Fuji, Japan – Fuji Rock Festival
Aug 01 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrews Hall
Aug 02 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
Aug 04 – Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
Aug 06 – Cleveland, OH – The Agora
Aug 07 – Toronto, ON – Opera House

The Almost To Play MySpace Secret Show

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The Almost will be playing the next MySpace Secret Show on Friday May 4th. Joining them will be The Starting Line and Bayside for the exclusive concert.  Fans must add www.myspace.com/secretshows to their Myspace Top 8 and bring a print out of their profile to gain admittance.  The show is free and open to all ages.

WHEN:
The next Myspace Secret Show will be on Friday, May 4th. Doors will be at 7pm.

WHERE:
The Stone Pony
913 Ocean Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ