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Boys Like Girls will be heading out on tour this summer with NeverShoutNever and The Ready Set. Tickets are on sale now for all the dates below.
6.19 Philadelphia, PA
6.20 Lancaster, PA
6.22 Atlanta, GA
6.23 St. Petersburg, FL
6.24 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
6.30 Los Angeles, CA
7.01 Anaheim, CA
7.04 Portland, OR
7.05 Seattle, WA
7.07 Salt Lake City, UT
7.08 Denver, CO
7.09 Des Moines, IA
7.10 Poplar Grove, IL
7.11 St. Paul, MN
7.12 Columbia, MO
7.14 Grand Rapids, MI
Linkin Park have released their new song “New Divide” the theme song for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. The song can be heard here and picked up on iTunes.
Fans can also view a special trailer of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, interspersed with footage of the band in the recording studio working on “New Divide.
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Four Year Strong are set to release their new album, Explains It All, a collection of influential 1990’s cover songs on July 21st. Read more information below.
Following the success of their 2007 debut, Rise or Die Trying, I Surrender/Decaydance Records signees FOUR YEAR STRONG have announced the release of Explains It All, a tribute to their favorite songs of the 90s. To bring the project to life, FOUR YEAR STRONG entered the studio with producer Machine (Lamb of God, Cobra Starship, Every Time I Die), along with cameos from Travis McCoy (Gym Class Heroes), Keith Buckley (Every Time I Die) and JR Wasilewski and Buddy Schaub (Less Than Jake). With Explains It All, the Worcester, MA quintet shine some insight on the songs that shaped their childhoods and inspired their career. Personal statement from the band attached:
Here is the scoop. Some of you may have figured it out from the mysterious appearance of all those music videos. Or maybe it was the not-so-fake April fool’s joke that tipped you off. Either way, we want to get everyone up to speed. Whether you guessed it or not we’re releasing a new album!
We’ve always loved the 90’s. Pogs, “The Sandlot”, bowl cuts, “The Mighty Ducks”, JNCO jeans, “Full House”, Goosebumps books, Airwalks, “Home Alone”, the list goes on forever.
Most importantly, there was the music.
It’s what we grew up listening to. Everyone has those songs that instantly transport you back to when you were younger. Whether we were in our bedrooms playing air guitar, or riding in the car to little league practice, or it was just that song that was all over the radio during that awesome summer at the Cape. These songs have impacted us in some way and we want to share that feeling with you.
And so, we are proud to present Four Year Strong Explains It All. We’ve recorded some of our favorite songs from the 90s and this is our opportunity to show you guys some of the influences that helped make Four Year Strong what it is.
To make this album happen, we went into the studio with our good friend Machine. Along the way, we told some friends and they were stoked to hop on board. To help us with these awesome songs, we have guest appearances by Keith from Every Time I Die, Travis from Gym Class Heroes, and JR and Buddy from Less Than Jake.
We’re not going to spill the beans on the track listing just yet, but we’re sure that you guys can definitely make some close guesses. We’re doing this because we love it. Plain and simple. With that said, we hope you all enjoy the record as much as we enjoyed making it.
Keep it real, guys.
Dan, Alan, Jake, Joe and Josh
Blink 182 will be peforming on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno both Monday the 18th and Tuesday the 19th. Check your local listings for times.
Taking Back Sunday are streaming a new song titled “Everything Must Go” on their MySpace page.
Blink-182‘s summer tour dates have been announced. The tour will feature support on various dates from Weezer, Fall Out Boy, Panic At The Disco, the All-American Rejects, Taking Back Sunday, Asher Roth and Chester French on select dates. Amphitheater lawn tickets will be available for $20 with no fees and tickets go on sale May 30 at livenation.com. Presenting sponsors of trek include T-Mobile Sidekick LX, State Farm Insurance and MySpace.
Tour Dates
July 24: Las Vegas (the Joint)
July 28: Vancouver (GM Place)
July 30: Calgary, AB (Saddledome)
July 31: Edmonton, AB (Rexall Place)
Aug. 1: Saskatoon, SK (Credit Union Center)
Aug. 2: Winnipeg, MB (MTS Centre)
Aug. 4: Milwaukee (Marcus Amphitheater)
Aug. 6: Boston (Comcast Center)
Aug. 7 Quebec City, QC (Colisee Pepsi)
Aug. 8: Montreal (Bell Centre)
Aug. 9: Wantagh, N.Y. (Nikon Theater at Jones Beach)
Aug. 12: Hershey, Pa. (the Star Pavilion)
Aug. 13: Cincinnati (Riverbend Music Center)
Aug. 14: Pittsburgh (Post Gazette Pavilion)
Aug. 15: Chicago (First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre)
Aug. 16: Omaha, Neb. (Westfair Amphitheater)
Aug. 18: Minneapolis (Xcel Energy Center)
Aug. 20: Indianapolis (Verizon Wireless Amphitheater)
Aug. 21: Buffalo, N.Y. (Darien Lakes Performing Arts Center)
Aug. 22: Detroit (DTE Energy Music Theatre)
Aug. 23: Toronto (Molson Amphitheater)
Aug. 25: Holmdel, N.J. (PNC Bank Arts Center)
Aug. 27: Saratoga, N.Y. (Saratoga Performing Arts Center)
Aug. 28: Camden, Pa. (Susquehanna Bank Center)
Aug. 29: Hartford, Conn. (New England Dodge Music Center)
Aug. 30: Washington, D.C. (TBD)
Aug. 31: Wantagh, N.Y. (Nikon Theater at Jones Beach)
Sept. 2: Cleveland (Blossom Music Center)
Sept. 3: St. Louis (Verizon Wireless Amphitheater)
Sept. 4: Kansas City, Kan. (Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone)
Sept. 6: Denver (Fiddlers Green Amphitheater)
Sept. 7: Salt Lake City (David O. McKay Events Center)
Sept. 10: Seattle (White River Amphitheater)
Sept. 12: Sacramento, Calif. (Sleep Train Amphitheater)
Sept. 13: Mountain View, Calif. (Shoreline Amphitheater)
Sept. 14: Santa Barbara, Calif. (Santa Barbara Bowl)
Sept. 16: San Diego (Cricket Wireless Amphitheater)
Sept. 17: Irvine, Calif. (Verizon Wireless Amphitheater)
Sept. 19: Phoenix (Tempe Beach Park)
Sept. 21: Albuquerque, N.M. (Journal Pavilion)
Sept. 23: Dallas (Superpages.com Center)
Sept. 24: Houston (Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion)
Sept. 26: West Palm Beach, Fla. (Cruzan Amphitheater)
Sept. 27: Tampa, Fla. (Ford Amphitheater)
Sept. 29: Atlanta (Lakewood Amphitheater)
Oct. 1: Charlotte, N.C. (Verizon Wireless Amphitheater)
Oct. 2: Virginia Beach, Va. (Verizon Wireless Amphitheater)
Oct. 3: Atlantic City, N.J. (Borgata Events Center)
Paste Magazine is facing a financial crisis and is looking for fans to help out. The magazine has launched a Save Paste campaign where anyone who donates to the cause will get access to download more than 70 rare & exclusive tracks from artists like The Decemberists, She & Him and more. Spread the word to help out.
SPIN recently talked to Parmore about their new album. In the interview Paramore talks about their struggle and emotions of being a band.
The Friday Night Boys have posted a new song titled “Stuttering” on their MySpace page.