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Tooth & Nail Records Signs Rocky Loves Emily

October 12, 2010 By Bryce Jacobson Leave a Comment

Tooth and Nail Records has signed Detroit, MI pop-rock six-piece Rocky Loves Emily. The band will release their debut EP, American Dream, on November 23rd. More information on the band can be read below.

What is the American dream? For Rocky Loves Emily that dream isn’t a white picket fence and a nine-to-five job. For them, the dream is something unique to each person, something that can only be defined from within. For Rocky Loves Emily, the American dream is traveling around the country in a beat-up van, making friends, and playing music that brings joy to people’s hearts.

The pop-rock group, who hail from a suburb of Detroit, MI, has lived their vision every day since the band formed in early 2009. They released their first EP at the stroke of midnight that New Years Eve posting three songs on the Internet “just to see what would happen.” The response was so positive the group booked a show at a local venue in Detroit”” a performance that evolved into many more throughout 2009 and 2010. Rocky Loves Emily self-booked their own tours, aiming to hit the same cities every few months to reconnect with the friends and fans they met across the country.

“We’ve definitely done this grassroots, with smaller shows,” Brandon says. “We’ve built our fan-base from the ground up. We like doing our own thing. I feel as if it keeps us honest and pure. You know the kids at the shows are there for you. Playing intimate shows has been a blessing because I feel like people come to our shows not just as fans, but as our buddies. We’ve made so many friends, and on top of that, I feel like I even know the name of each individual fan and what’s actually going on in their lives.”

Not only has the band played countless self-booked shows around the U.S., but they’ve planned their tours around Hot Topic’s in-store acoustic series. Rocky Loves Emily quickly discovered what a wonderful opportunity these shows are and began booking them almost every day on tour around the time school was letting out for the day. They played nearly 70 acoustic sets in a year and created a buzz for being the Hot Topic band. The company even invited the group to perform at a corporate meeting in Seattle in April 2010.

“It was cool because we had a reputation for being constantly at Hot Topics,” Brandon says. “Kids would hang out and we would get to meet their parents, aunts, and even grandparents! The managers would say things like “˜Oh you played my friend’s store the other day!’ It’s a really amazing way to connect with our fans and even though we’re signed now we’d like to keep our relationship with Hot Topic as awesome as ever!”

Because of this hard-working attitude and the band’s creative ideas, Rocky Loves Emily was awarded a spot in Alternative Press’s annual Hometown Heroes feature in January of 2010. This brought record labels knocking on their door, but the band’s actual signing with Tooth & Nail happened after coincidentally meeting the label at a Copeland show in Seattle in March 2010.

“We heard someone outside the venue yelling “˜Rocky Loves Emily, where are you?'” Brandon says. “Confused, we turned around and it happened to be an A&R guy from Tooth & Nail who’d heard we were at the show. We’d already been talking with the label a bit earlier that year so it was wild to get to actually meet them in person.”

A few months later, the label called and asked the band to drive from Detroit to Seattle, with only a day’s notice, to showcase for Tooth & Nail. “We dropped everything we had and got in the van,” Brandon says. “It was the scariest fifty-three hours of our lives. We didn’t know if the van would make the drive. Our van was acting up in Montana and we were so nervous.  Trust me, those mountains were intense. We ended up arriving about six hours before we had to play, so thankfully, it all worked out.

The band signed with the label shortly after and went into the studio in August with producer Casey Bates (Chiodos, Pierce the Veil, Foxy Shazam) to record their new EP, American Dream, which comes out exclusively in Hot Topics stores and online November 23. The three weeks spent in the studio in Seattle were transformative for the band, refining their hooky songs into even more compelling pop numbers. The resulting five songs are accessible, lively and fun, inspired by good-time rock ‘n’ roll and even a little bit of country. All this fueled the group’s mission to convey their new definition of what the American dream can mean.

“Our record portrays that just because you live in America doesn’t necessarily mean that “˜the’ American dream has to be your American dream.” Brandon says. “We all know that everyone has a specific dream in their heart.  For instance, our dream is tour nonstop and meet as many people as possible all while trying to be sincere in what our fans are doing.  The cool thing is, that’s just our dream. Your dream is something awesome and unique.”

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We Shot The Moon Post New Demos

October 12, 2010 By Bryce Jacobson Leave a Comment

We Shot The Moon have released a couple of new demos from their upcoming album, Morning Light. The song “Morning Light” can be heard here and another new demo “Love Me” can be downloaded here for free.

Singer Jonathan Jones is also launching his solo career with help from you. Jones is hoping to raise $10,000 in order to record his solo debut and he is almost there. Help out with your donation and get some goods in return.

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Underoath Post Studio Update #9

October 11, 2010 By Bryce Jacobson Leave a Comment

The ninth of regular updates from Underoath as they record their latest record Ø (Disambiguation) can be seen below. The album will available in stores and online November 9th. [Read more…]

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Every Time I Die DVD Info

October 10, 2010 By Ben Minsky Leave a Comment

Every Time I Die have released some information on their upcoming DVD.

Every Wednesday for the past 12 Wednesdays ETID has been breaking your hearts by giving you only 4 or 5 minutes episode that we like to call SHIT HAPPENS”¦THE SERIES. We read your tweets and your comments and the complaints were all the same, “this is too good, I need more!”. Well one of the first things I learned when I started selling drugs at age 12 was that if you give out a little bit for free, you get “˜em hooked! So at this point, you can consider yourself addicted and should expect withdrawals shortly. Your remedy, however, arrives on October 26th. SHIT HAPPENS”¦ THE SERIES.. THE DVD contains those 12 episodes you saw, but in their full TEN minute versions, before being cut down for the internet. On top of that extra hour of episode footage, you get ANOTHER hour of bonus material that didn’t get included in the episodes, AND an incredible 30 minute reel of footage shot by sound wizard Zack, when Doug was too old and bald to be out on tour with us. Oh, did I mention that it ALSO comes with a free NEW JUNK AESTHETIC cd too??? I didn’t? Well it does. All for like 12 bucks. Already have a New Junk Aesthetic cd? Well my gut says that you’re a liar. You probably stuck your dirty little ipod into your pirate friend’s filthy computer, clicked on our 13 amazing songs, then dragged them over and plunked them down in your library right between “Elton John” and “Exodus”. But if you did get your own copy, then sorry, you’re just going to have to have another one. SO PRE-ORDER NOW RIGHT HERE! Because I dare you to find a copy of the original Shit Happens in a store. Exactly.

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Jimmy Eat World Debut On Billboard Top 200

October 8, 2010 By Bryce Jacobson Leave a Comment

Jimmy Eat World‘s latest album, Invented, hit the Billboard Top 200 at #11. The album also ranks #4 Digital, #2 Independent Stores and #1 in Los Angeles. Fueled by “My Best Theory,” the band’s fifth top 5 Modern Rock single, the album sold more than 37,500 in its first week, besting first week album sales from many other well-known artists, including Neil Young, Phil Collins, Bad Religion, Interpol, and Seal to name just a few.

Jimmy Eat World are in the middle of a North American tour (dates below), and will begin their Europe/UK tour starting November 3 in Amsterdam. Reviews of the US shows have been nothing less than stellar with Newark Star Ledger, saying the band was in “great form,” and the Washington Post saying the band sounded “as fiery as ever.”

Tour Dates

Oct 7 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre
Oct 8 – Royal Oak, MI  – Royal Oak Music Theatre
Oct 9 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
Oct 11 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
Oct 13 – New York, NY – Terminal 5
Oct 14 – New York, NY – Terminal 5
Oct 15 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
Oct 17 – Toronto, ON – Kool Haus
Oct 30 – Tempe, AZ – The Marquee
Nov 3 – Amsterdam, NETH – Melkweg
Nov 4 – Brussels, BEL  – Ancienne Belgique
Nov 5 – Hamburg, GER – Docks Konzerte Disco
Nov 7 – Cologne, GER  – E-Werk
Nov 8 – Berlin, GER – Huxleys Neue Welt
Nov 9 – Munich, GER – Tonhalle
Nov 13 – Norwich, UK – Univ. of East Anglia LCR Union
Nov 14 – Bristol, UK – O2 Academy
Nov 17  – Belfast, UK – Mandela Hall
Nov 18 – Dublin, IRE – Tripod
Nov 19 – Glasgow, UK – Barrowland
Nov 21 – Birmingham, UK – The Institute
Nov 22 – Manchester, UK – Manchester Academy
Nov 23 – London, UK – O2 Academy Brixton

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The Friday Night Boys Announce Break Up

October 8, 2010 By Bryce Jacobson 1 Comment

The Friday Night Boys have announced their breakup via a statement which you can read below. Most of the band members will still be doing things in the music business.

After three and a half years as band, The Friday Night Boys are officially splitting up. Many of you know that things don’t always go the way they are originally planned, but it is a decision we all agreed upon. However, I would like to take note of the positive experiences we had as a band, as well as with fans and friends. [Read more…]

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Bayside Set To Release New Album

October 8, 2010 By Bryce Jacobson Leave a Comment

Bayside are set to release their new album, Killing Time, on February 22nd, 2011. The first single “Sick, Sick, Sick” will be available on iTunes November 16th. Check out the track listing below. [Read more…]

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Black Cards Offer Free Download

October 8, 2010 By Bryce Jacobson 1 Comment

Black Cards are premiering their newest song “Dr Jekyll & Mr Fame” on their Facebook page. As a thank you to fans for spreading the word about the band trying to get them to 10,000 fans, Pete and Bebe are offering a free download of the song. Head to the Black Cards facebook page to check out the track, Pete’s story behind the song, and download “Dr Jekyll & Mr Fame” for free.

“Dr Jeckyll & Mr Fame was one of seven songs we wrote at the beginning of the record when we were just starting to look for a voice.  I took a trip to London to do some auditions and ended up blazing a credit card at Nobu instead (sorry TL). This is where the line “I miss america, I miss the uk” comes from. Its the closest to FAD or IOH of anything word wise as its the oldest. It’s had a couple musical incarnations too-it sounded kinda like Elastica meets Republica when we first started working on it. Its funny how much these songs have changed and how they are all so different from each other but somehow fit together as a body of work. Talking about music is like dancing about architecture is something Patrick used to say so click the play button and I’ll stop talking.” – Pete Wentz

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Giveaways Update

October 7, 2010 By Bryce Jacobson Leave a Comment

Just a note that several of our giveaways will be ending soon and you should get your entry in for your chance at some great prizes.

We have also added a new giveaway where you could win one of 15 autographed copies of Rise Against‘s new DVD, Another Station: Another Mile.

Enter all our giveaways here.

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My Chemical Romance Box Set Pre-Order

October 7, 2010 By Bryce Jacobson 7 Comments

My Chemical Romance are offering Danger Days: “California 2019 Edition” a Special Edition Box Set of their new album, Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys, for pre-order. The box set includes the album plus an exclusive EP, collectible ray guns, 48-page “Art Is The Weapon” booklet, and more. The special edition box set will be delivered on November 22nd the same day as the album release. Get more information and see the box set below. [Read more…]

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