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The New Regime (solo project from Lostprophets drummer, Ilan Rubin) is releasing his debut album tomorrow digitally. You can pick it up on iTunes, Amazon mp3 and other digital outlets.
Rubin has also been announced as the new drummer for Nine Inch Nails starting in 2009.
Anberlin will be hitting the road this winter with Madina Lake, Between The Trees. Check out the dates below. Camera Can’t Lie will also be on select dates.
January 7th in Nashville, TN @ Rockettown
January 8th in Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
January 9th in Harrisonburg, VA @ The Alethia
January 10th in Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club
January 11th in Providence, RI @ Lupo’s
January 13th in Montreal, QC @ Studio JPR
January 14th in Ottawa, ON @ Babylon
January 15th in London, ON @ Cowboy’s Ranch
January 16th in Grand Rapids, MI @ Calvin College Fine Arts Center
January 17th in Milwaukee, WI @ The Eagles Club
January 18th in Des Moines, IA @ People’s Court
January 19th in Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
January 21st in Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
January 22nd in Fargo, ND @ The Venue
January 23rd in Winnipeg, MB @ Park Theatre
January 24th in Regina, SK @ The Exchange
January 25th in Edmonton, AB @ The Starlite Room
January 26th in Calgary, AB @ The Warehouse
January 30th in Billings, MT @ Shrine Auditorium
January 31stin Pocatello, ID @ Icon
Dustin Kensrue will be releasing a Christmas album titled This Good Night Is Still Everywhere next Tuesday, November, 18th. The album will be a digital only release so look for it on your favorite online music store. Check out the album art below.
Mae will be releasing a Five Year Anniversary DVD for Destination: Beautiful. The Destination: Beautiful Five Year Anniversary DVD is a choose your own adventure film, with 3 hours of content, including band interviews, song commentary, tour footage, special never before seen live performances, and much more — packaged inside a DVD sleeve printed on recycled cardboard. This DVD will only be available online at whatismae.com and will ship the week of November 24th. Each pre-order comes with an exclusive download of a new version of “Embers and Envelopes,” recorded and mixed at Earthsound Studios during the fall of 2008. Check out a trailer for the DVD below.
Snow Patrol are running a contest on their YouTube Channel. People are encouraged to upload videos representing their city to coincide with the first single “Take Back The City”, i.e. what they do, what makes it cool, historical landmarks, why they live there, etc.
Users can create their video and upload it to the Snow Patrol YouTube group page and be entered to win a Apple Macbook, iPod touch’s and a bunch of Snow Patrol gear.
The Hush Sound‘s new video for “Medicine Man” can be seen below.
Jimmy Eat World will be doing a 10 show tour for the 10th anniversary of Clarity. On the tour the band will be peforming the album in its entirety. Check out the dates for the tour below.
Tour Dates
Feb. 23: New York (Terminal 5)
Feb. 24: Washington, D.C. (9:30 Club)
Feb. 25: Philadelphia (Trocadero)
Feb. 26: Boston (House of Blues)
Feb. 28: Chicago (Metro)
March 2: Denver (Ogden Theatre)
March 4: San Francisco (Fillmore)
March 6: San Diego (House of Blues)
March 7: Tempe, Ariz. (Marquee Theatre)
Ace Enders and a Million Different People are streaming their new video for “Reaction” below.
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Relient K has posted a new Christmas song on their MySpace page. Head there and check out the song called “Silver Bells.”
A Cursive Memory are streaming their new video for “Perfect Company.” Check out the video below and let us know what you think.
