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Archives for 2007

Update From The Starting Line

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Kenny has updated us on the current status of The Starting Line.

Hello Everybody,

I know, I knowâ┚¬Ã‚¦ I/we have been have been extremely neglecting of the journal updates in resent months past, but that stops here! I hope everyone can forgive me. Now lets talk music, we have got 40 + minutes worth of it that we are busting for you all to hear. We are very proud of what we’ve come up with on this record and feel like our song writing is finally settling in to where it should be. Hopefully there is something for everyone on this record, it travels through all sorts of sonic movements and atmospheres and has a wide range of intensities.

Above all I hope that people take away a sense of optimism from listening. ‘Direction’ is about growing, improving and continuing evolution on your own personal level. While not all of the lyrics are necessarily cheerful, every song contains a positive message and heartfelt honesty. I feel confident in saying this is a record that fans of both the first and second album can enjoy (and maybe even some haters), you will have to be the judge. Well my horn is all tooted out, I’m going to stop ranting now. Please everyone, just give ‘Direction’ a listen for yourself before you let anyone else tell you what you should think of it.

See you this summer,
Kenny and The Starting Line

Albums In Stores Tomorrow 4-10-07

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Here are some albums hitting stores tomorrow. Let us know what your picking up.

Army Of Me – Citizen
Bright Eyes – Cassadaga
Bleed The Dream – Killer Inside
Blessthefall – His Last Walk
Down For The Count – Broken Record Tactics
Exies – A Modern Way Of Living With The Truth
From Autumn To Ashes – Holding A Wolf By The Ears
The Graduate – Anhedonia
Limbeck – Limbeck
New Atlantic – The Streets, The Sounds, And The Love

Staff Recommendations April 8th 2007

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Bryce Jacobson
Check out American Diary and Safe As Houses. Also if you haven’t streamed Down For The Count’s new album yet, stream it right here on DFO.

Jeff Watson
Check out Conditions. Former members of Scarlet, FIAD, Race The Sun, Motion Picture Demise, and Tragedy Letters.

Dave Gagnon
Be sure to check out the brand new cd from New Atlantic due out in stores tomorrow. (04/10/07) Another great new band out of the Jersey area!

Article #16 –The Impulse CD Buy

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Everyone has impulsively bought something at one time or another whether it be an electronic toy or clothes or music or food so I know this topic will met with, if nothing else, understanding. Music is my weak spot when it comes to spending money because being able to find anything you want on itunes or Emusic and buy any cd at 3 am, and then have it right then is dangerous for a music lover trying to save money.

Online music is definitely the biggest temptation for impulsively buying music but Iâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢m focusing more on randomly buying a physical cd. Although I donâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢t do it very often I do love every once in a while buying a cd that I havenâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢t heard before. Almost always there is a cd on sale or for a good price which Iâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢ve heard people talk about but havenâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢t gotten to check out or sometimes the artwork really sticks out or a combination of both.

A month or two ago I was in an American Eagle (because my wife went in I swearâ┚¬Ã‚¦) and Dashboardâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s newest music video was playing so I was like this is cool Iâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢ll sit in a chair and just watch while I wait. The next band that came on was Silversun Pickups. I had never really heard of the band but the video for â┚¬Ã…”Lazy Eyeâ┚¬? is a very good video, it matches the feeling of the song very well. I think if I had only heard the song I wouldnâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢t have been as intrigued with it. But true to fate I ended up in a store later that day with Silversun Pickups cd only being 7.99 thus weeks later I have not listened to the cd again.

Last week I was feeling lucky and decided I was in the mood to pick up a cd randomly again, and again I missed the mark. I had heard someone mention how they liked the band â┚¬Ã…”The Good, The Bad, The Queenâ┚¬? and so I picked it up hoping to stumble on my cd of the year, needless to say the music is weak and not my style. This cd I have listened to more than once though and it has a chance to grow on me.

The thing I love about buying cdâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s without having heard them I think is because I listen to so much music early before itâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s ever been released for reviewing, that Iâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢ve heard (and gotten sick of) so many records. I love having something that I havenâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢t heard blow me away with how good it is, and usually being able to listen to it more than 3 days (see Audio A.D.D. Article). Is there anyone that does this too? What, if any, are some cdâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s that youâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢ve recently bought that hadnâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢t heard but were amazing, or terrible?

Punk Goes Acoustic 2 Track Listing, Pre-Sale

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Punk Goes Acoustic 2
Fearless Records has announced the Punk Goes Acoustic 2 pre-sale and tracklisting. Punk Goes Acoustic 2 hits record stores and online stores May 8, 2007. You can pre-order the album now at MerchNow for $10 and receive a free album from the Punk Goes Series of your choice with each order. There will also be buy one get one free offers on SmartPunk.com and Interpunk.com. Punk Goes Acoustic 2 features unreleased and exclusive versions of the most popular songs from Anti-Flag, +44, The All-American Rejects, Jack’s Mannequin, Relient K, Silverstein, Mayday Parade, Sherwood, Alesana, Set you Goals, Daphne Loves Derby, The Spill Canvas, All Time Low and TheAudition.

Track Listing
Jacks Mannequin – Bruised
theAudition – Dont be so hard
+44 – Baby Come On
Daphne Loves Derby — Sun
Say Anything – Woe
Alesana – Apology
All Time Low – Jasey Rae
Silverstein – RedLight Pledge
The All-Amercian Rejects – Night Drive
Mayday Parade – Three Cheers for Five Years
The Spill Canvas – Staplegunned
Relient K – Who I am Hates Who I’ve Been
Anti-Flag – Welcome to 1984
Sherwood – The Only Song
Set Your Goals – Echoes

Visit Punk Goes Acoustic 2 on Myspace to hear samples of various songs from the compilation.

Fall Out Boy Delay Start of Honda Civic Tour

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Fall Out Boy has announced that due to personal issues beyond the bandâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s control, the first few weeks of The Honda Civic Tour have been delayed. These shows will be rescheduled to the end of the tour.

Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz says, “Just wanted to give everyone a heads up, we are planning on this being the biggest and best Fall Out Boy show that we could possibly have. Unfortunately, because of some personal issues we had to delay the tour a few weeks. We want to put on the best possible show we can and know that this extra couple of weeks will give us the time to put ourselves in the right place to put on the best show we can. The shows from the earlier part of the tour will be rescheduled to the end but all tickets will be honored for all moved shows. Again we apologize. Our fans really mean the world to us and I promise the wait will be well worth it.”

The only show that could not be rescheduled due to routing conflicts is the Sacramento show. Ticket holders for the Sacramento show can refund their tickets and can also re-buy tickets for the Concord date at point of purchase. Tickets may also be exchanged at Concord box office night of show for comparable price level, subject to availability. Refunds for all rescheduled shows will be given at point of purchase.

The Honda Civic Tour updated schedule is as follows (dates and venues subject to change):

May 11 Coors Amphitheater Denver, CO
May 12 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Kansas City, MO
May 13 Mid America RCC Council Bluffs, IA
May 15 Mark of Quad Cities Moline, IL
May 16 Target Center Minneapolis, MN
May 17 The Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
May 18 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis, MO
May 20 Blossom Music Center Cleveland, OH
May 21 Riverbed Music Center Cincinnati, OH
May 22 Post-Gazette Pavilion Pittsburgh, PA
May 23 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Virginia Beach, VA
May 25 The Bell Centre Montreal, QC
May 26 Molson Amphitheater Toronto, ON
May 27 DTE Energy Music Theatre Detroit, MI
May 28 Darien Lakes Per. Arts Center Buffalo, NY
May 30 Saratoga Per. Arts Center Saratoga, NY
May 31 Tweeter Center Boston, MA
June 1 Tweeter Center Philadelphia, PA
June 2 New England Dodge Music Center Hartford, CT
June 4 Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia, MD
June 5 Nikon at Jones Beach Theater Wantaugh, NY
June 6 PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel, NJ
June 8 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Indianapolis, IN
June 10 Charter One Pavilion Chicago, IL
June 11 Charter One Pavilion Chicago, IL
June 13 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Charlotte, NC
June 14 Hi Fi Buys Amphitheater Atlanta, GA
June 15 Ford Amphitheater Tampa, FL
June 16 Sound Advice Amphitheater West Palm Beach, FL
June 18 CWM Pavilion Houston, TX
June 19 Smirnoff Music Centre Dallas, TX
June 20 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater San Antonio, TX
June 22 Cricket Pavilion Phoenix, AZ
June 23 The Forum Los Angeles, CA
June 24 The Pearl Las Vegas, NV
June 25 The E Center Salt Lake City, UT
June 27 Tacoma Dome Tacoma, WA
June 28 Pacific Coast Coliseum Vancouver, BC
June 29 The Rose Garden Arena Portland, OR
June 30 Sleep Train Pavilion Concord, CA
July 1 Coors Amphitheater San Diego, CA
July 2 The Honda Center Anaheim, CA