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Hellogoodbye Pre-Order; Tour Dates

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Hellogoodbye‘s new album, Would It Kill You, is due out November 9th. Pre-Order bundles exclusively through Smartpunk.com and Hellogoodbye.net are now available. Smartpunk.com is offering an exclusive T-Shirt, Signed CD Booklet, Sticker and a Poster.  Hellogoodbye.net, the Band’s official merch store is offering exclusive bundles of their own, including a limited Handmade Picture Frame, T-Shirt and Wallet!

Eager to get on the road and play songs off the new release, the band has confirmed nationwide tour dates throughout the fall in direct support of 3OH3! The tour kicked off on October 14th in San Antonio, TX,  In addition to these dates, Hellogoodbye will be using some off dates to do a handful of house shows, giving fans the opportunity to see them in much more intimate settings.

Hellogoodbye Tour Dates:

Thurs Oct 14   San Antonio TX  – Sunset Station
Fri Oct 15    Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom
Sat Oct 16     Memphis TN – Minglewood Hall
Mon Oct 18    Charlotte, NC – Amos’s Southend
Tue Oct 19    Radford, VA Radford University, The Dedmon
Thu Oct 21    Norfolk, VA – Old Dominion University
Sat Oct 23    Providence, RI – Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
Sun Oct 24   Montreal, Quebec – Metropoolis
Tue Oct 26    Allentown, PA – Crocodile Rock Cafe
Wed Oct 27  Columbus, OH – The LC Pavilion
Sat Oct 30    Cheswick, PA Chesa-Rena
Sun Oct 31    Covington, KY – Madison Theater
Mon Nov 1    Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room
Wed Nov 3   Grand Rapids, MI – Orbit Room
Thur Nov 4   Marquette, MI – Barry Events Center, Northern Michigan Univ.
Fri Nov 5       Madison, WI – Orpheum Theater
Sat Nov 6      Fargo, ND – The Venue at Playmakers
Sun Nov 7     Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theater
Tues Nov 9    Saskatoon, SK – Odeon Nite Club
Wed Nov 10   Calgary, AB – MacEwan Hall Ballroom
Thurs Nov 11   Edmonton, AB – Edmonton Event Ctr
Sat Nov 13       Spokane, WA  Knitting Factory
Sun Nov 14     Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theater
Tues Nov 16      Boise, ID  – Knitting Factory
Thurs Nov 18    San Francisco CA – Slims
Fri Nov 19          Bakersfield, CA – The Dome
Sat Nov 20          Las Vegas,NV – House Of Blues
Sun Nov 21         Ventura, CA – Majestic Ventura Theater
Tues Nov 23       Tucson AZ – Rialto Theater
Wed Nov 24       Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater

We Are The In Crowd Stream “Both Sides of the Story” Video

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Alternative Press is currently streaming We Are The In Crowd‘s new video for “Both Sides of the Story” which you can also check out below. The song comes from the bands debut EP, Guaranteed to Disagree,  [itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/for-the-win/id374404735?uo=4″ title=”We Are The In Crowd – Guaranteed to Disagree” text=”in stores now”]. The Poughkeepsie, NY pop-rockers are on the road now with Hey Monday, Cartel, The Ready Set and This Century. [Read more…]

My Chemical Romance Post Video for “NA NA NA (NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA)”

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My Chemical Romance are streaming their new video for “NA NA NA (NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA)” which you can check out below or on MTV.com. “NA NA NA (NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA)” is the first single from My Chemical Romance’s highly anticipated fourth studio album Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, which will be released by Reprise Records on November 22nd, 2010. [Read more…]

Less Than Jake Announce 2011 US Tour

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Less Than Jake will kick of a US tour in January with support from Supervillains, Off With Their Heads with local acts added at a later date. Presale for these dates will begin on Thursday, October 14th at 9:00am PST at www.lessthanjaketix.com and tour dates can be found below. Presale packages include different tiers that offer difference bonus packages, some of which will include expanded re-releases of Losing Streak and Hello Rockview (details forthcoming).

Always plotting new ways to keep their music and live shows exciting, the band is looking forward to keeping things interesting. “We have a few tricks planned,” says drummer Vinnie Fiorello, “but we like keeping the element of surprise to the show instead of hype.” Less Than Jake’s latest release, “TV/EP” was released earlier this week, in trademark fashion, kept fans wondering what television theme songs and commercials they were covering. Instead of listing the tracks by name, they opted to keep that element of surprise intact by listing the songs as by channels instead of titles (i.e. Track One = “Channel 1”, etc.). He continues, “We started discussing ‘TV/EP’ as a fun project to do between records while we had time off from touring, cherrypicking out favorite theme songs and stumbling onto new favorites. We hadn’t done covers in a long time and decided to do this release, but adding twists like TV static and remote control clicks, never giving you a moment to not think about it.”

Supervillains

Less Than Jake’s TV/EP was released on October 12, 2010 via Sleep It Off Records. The full EP (all 16 tracks) is available on [itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/channel-3/id395392365?uo=4″ title=”Less Than Jake – TV/EP” text=”iTunes”] for $6.98.

JANUARY

19 Sebastian, FL – Captain Hiram’s – Grand Sand Backstage
20 Jacksonville, FL – Freebird Live
w/SUPERVILLAINS, OFF WITH THEIR HEADS
21 Durham, NC – Motorco Music Hall
22 Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
23 Norfolk, VA – The Norva
25 Stroudsburg, PA – Sherman Theater
26 Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance
27 Baltimore, MD – Sonar
28 Hartford, CT – Webster Theatre
29 Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
30 Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero
31 Rochester, NY – Water Street Music Hall

FEBRUARY

1 Millvale, PA – Mr. Small’s Theatre
2 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues – Cleveland
3 Chicago, IL – The Bottom Lounge
4 Des Moines, IA – Peoples Court
5 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
7 Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection
8 Lexington, KY – Buster’s
9 Covington, KY – The Mad Hatter
10 Nashville, TN – Exit In
11 Sauget, IL – Pop’s
12 Lawrence, KS – Granada Theater
13 Tulsa, OK – The Marquee
14 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
15 San Antonio, TX – Backstage Live
17 Colorado Springs, CO – The Black Sheep
18 Denver, CO – The Summit Music Hall
19 Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
20 TBA
21 Anaheim, CA – House of Blues – Anaheim
22 Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst

Mayday Parade Covers “In My Head”

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Mayday Parade‘s cover of Jason Derülo’s “In My Head” can be heard here. The song comes from Punk Goes Pop Volume3, set for release on November 2nd 2010.

“We love doing Punk Goes… because they’re always such a blast to rearrange and record,” notes Mayday guitarist Brooks Betts. “Music is supposed to be fun and these covers are a blast!”

The track is available now on [itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/in-my-head/id395296883?i=395296893&uo=4″ title=”Mayday Parade – In My Head” text=”iTunes”]. Get more info on the Punk Goes series here.

The most exciting Punk Goes… album to date, Punk Goes Pop Volume 3 features a selection of the hottest rock bands covering Billboard Top Ten hits, including modern day pop classics by Lady GaGa, Kanye West, Katy Perry, Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake.

Full track listing and bands included on Punk Goes Pop Volume 3 is as below:

1. Breathe Carolina – “Down” (originally recorded by Jay Sean ft. Lil Wayne) – Listen here!
2. Woe, Is Me – “Hot ‘N Cold” (originally recorded by Katy Perry)
3. Artist Vs Poet – “Bad Romance” (originally recorded by Lady GaGa)
4. Mayday Parade – “In My Head” (originally recorded by Jason Derülo)
5. Asking Alexandria – “Right Now (Na Na Na)” (originally recorded by Akon) – Listen here!
6. This Century – “Paper Planes” (originally recorded by M.I.A.)
7. The Word Alive – “Heartless” (originally recorded by Kanye West)
8. Family Force 5 – “Bulletproof” (originally recorded by La Roux)
9. Of Mice & Men – “Blame It” (originally recorded by Jamie Foxx ft. T-Pain)
10. Miss May I – “Run This Town” (originally recorded by Jay-Z ft. Kanye West and Rihanna)
11. The Ready Set – “Airplanes” (originally recorded by B.o.B ft. Hayley Williams)
12. Cute Is What We Aim For – “Dead And Gone” (originally recorded by T.I. ft. Justin Timberlake)
13. Sparks The Rescue – “Need You Now” (originally recorded by Lady Antebellum)
14. We Came As Romans – “My Love” (originally recorded by Justin Timberlake ft. T.I.)

Punchline Stream “21 Forever” Video

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Punchline are premiering their new video for “21 Forever” on their Facebook page. The song comes from the bands new album, Delightfully Pleased, [itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/keystoned/id383036720?uo=4″ title=”Punchline – Delightfully Pleased” text=”in stores now”]. Shot in Pittsburgh at the band’s hometown album release party, the “21 Forever” video shows Punchline in action, in front of a sold-out crowd of die-hard fans that have been followers for more than a decade.

“21 Forever offers an infectious hook and an indomitable chorus,” describes Chris Parker in his Alternative Press review of Delightfully Pleased, “backed by ooh-ing vocals amid tasty ringing guitars. Tightly constructed with a cool change-of-pace break, [it’s] the type of song that barely ages no matter how many times you hear it.”