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Archives for 2007

Thrice Update

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Thrice have updated the Alchemy Index.

Weâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢re on our way back home. This entire trip has been amazing. The shows were awesome. Iâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢ve missed playing live so muchâ┚¬Ã‚¦ itâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s been way too long. We are all sunburnt and exhausted from the last few days spent in Perth. Teppei and I were talking about how the heat felt like when you stick your hand in an oven to when cooking food. One of the guys helping us out on the tour named â┚¬Ã…”Squasherâ┚¬? (big burly duder), told us that they say the ozone layer has a hole in it above Perth. I wouldnâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢t doubt it. I was wearing 30spf sunscreen and I got absolutely friedâ┚¬Ã‚¦ and fast! Hopefully this exhaustion will help us sleep on the long flight homeâ┚¬Ã‚¦ Blech! Something like 26 hours of travel time with this layover. Although this trip has been amazing, I canâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢t wait to get home and finish these records. Thank you to everyone who made it out to the shows and everyone who helped us along the way. Australia we love you and hope to be back soon.

Edward

New Steel Train Tour Dates

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Some new tour dates for Steel Train have been posted.

3.07 â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ The Beat Kitchen Chicago, IL â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ ST headlines
3.08 â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ The Maintenance Shop Ames, IA *show open to public
3.10 â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ University of Oklahoma Norman, OK *Free show open to public with Limbeck
3.11 â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ North by Southwest Music Festival w/Okkervil River+Polyphonic Spree
3.15 â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ SXSW Emoâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s Austin, TX *Drive Thru Records SXSW Party w. Early November â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ ST on at 3.30
3.15 â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ SXSW Town and Lake Stage Austin, TX w/Hawthorne Heights, Rocket Summer+more â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ ST on at 6
3.17 â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ SXSW Light Bar Austin, TX *High Voltage Party â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ ST on at 12.25 pm
3.18 â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ Alternative Press Tour Fort Worth, TX w/Cute is what we aim for+more â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ ST on at 4.30

Annual Canadian Music Week launches tomorrow

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Canadian Music Week, Canada’s annual music showcase and conference, is set to kick off tomorrow in Toronto, Ontario.

Major speakers this year include Glen Ballard, David Foster (Producer/Songwriter), Michael Rapino (CEO of Live Nation), Mathew Knowles (Beyonce’s father), Chuck D (Public Enemy), Kevin Lyman (Warped Tour/Taste of Chaos), and Terry McBride (Nettwerk).

There are also major performances by Wolfmother, Public Enemy, and more.Ԛ The Festival spans 4 nights of performances, with over 600 showcasing bands at over 44 live music venues in downtown Toronto.

I’ll be back with a full report when I return from the conference & festival. For more information, passes, schedule, speakers list, and more seeԚ www.cmw.net!

Love Arcade – Self Titled

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Love Arcade self titled

Artist: Love Arcade
Album: Love Arcade
Label: Atlantic
Purchase: Smart Punk
Release Date: August 8th, 2006

Overall: 5.0
Music: 5.0
Lyrics: 4.0
Production: 6.0

Writing a review 101, welcome to the first day of class where we learn how to write a review that you donâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢t necessarily want to write. The first thing you need is a mediocre (at best) record. The second thing youâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢ll need is a lot of time on your hands to craft your writing into something objective for the masses.

A popular thing to do is to compare the record that is being reviewed (in our case thatâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s the Love Arcade self titled album) to something. Iâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢ll give you an example, the Love Arcade is the closest thing there is to actually being able to fit high school drama on a compact disc. The next thing that you want to go over is a few of the songs that you liked, or that stood out to you and you think will stand out to other people. Weâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢ll point out the first song â┚¬Ã…”Keep it comingâ┚¬? which walks the fine line of catchy and annoying. The song â┚¬Ã…”Passengerâ┚¬? is another notable song which is probably the strongest song on the record (so take that how you will). Usually, if you love the album you can keep on talking about all the great lyrics and melodies that the record contains.

The end of the review is for giving an overview of the good and bad things about the record. For the Love Arcade we would talk about the dancey, sometimes catchy musical beats. We would probably want to mention the cheesy lyrics and the shallowness of pretty much every song. Then, conclude with mentioning that if people wanted to check the band out they can do so at a myspace page. There you have it, step one to writing a review.

Tracklisting
1. Keep It Coming

2. Sara
3. Candy
4. Passenger
5. Tease me
6. Moses
7. Can’t Stop
8. Sweet Thing
9. Party
10. Going Down
11. Waste
12. Open

The Graduate Release Date, Album Art, Tour Dates and More

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The Graduate, who are releasing their new album Anhedonia on April 10th, have released the album art, new tour dates, and behind the scenes video.

Check out the Behind the scenes video here.

Listen to “Sit And Sink” audio stream here.
The Graduate

Tour Dates

March

1 – Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance *
3 – York, PA – Club 19
4 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall *
5 – Cleveland, OH – House Of Blues *
7 – Urbana, IL – The Canopy #
8 – Toledo, OH – Headliners #
9 – Grand Rapids, MI – Intersection #
10 – Pekin, IL – Fusion #
11 – Claremore, OK – The Tree #
12 – San Antonio, TX – The Sanctuary #
17 – Austin, TX – SXSW Indieclick/AbsolutePunk Party

*w/ Jack’s Mannequin, The Audition, We Are The Fury
#w/ The Forecast, We Are The Fury, Scenes From A Movie
April

(w/ Punchline, The Fold, Permanent Me)
6 – Madison, WI – The Loft
7 – Detroit, MI – Magic Stick
9 – Des Moines, IA – House Of Bricks
10 – Springfield, IL – Capitol City
11 – Papillion, NE – The Rock
12 – St. Louis, MO – Creepy Crawl
13 – Columbus, OH – The Basement
14 – Edinboro, PA – The Hangout
15 – Buffalo, NY – The Icon
16 – South Hackensack, NJ – School Of Rock
17 – Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
18 – New York, NY – Knitting Factory
19 – Cambridge, MA – Middle East
20 – Portland, ME – The Station
21 – Providence, RI – Living Room
22 – Hartford, CT – Webster Underground
24 – Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church
27 – Cleveland Heights, OH – Grog Shop
28 – Pittsburgh, PA – Diesel