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Hit The Lights Sign To Universal Republic

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Hit The Lights have announced that they have signed to Universal Republic in partnership with Vagrant Records. The band will be releasing their new full-length album in 2011.

A few statements from Nick Thompson can be seen below.

We took the time to talk to many great people and companies this past year.  We discussed where we saw the future of HTL and, eventually, made the decision to sign with another label. We here in Hit The Lights are proud to announce that we have signed to Universal Republic Records, in partnership with Vagrant Records, and will be releasing a new record in 2011 to prepare the world for the upcoming Apocalypse!

So what now? This is what now: For the past year we have been writing more songs than we have written in our career as a band, trying new things, trying old things and doing everything we can to make sure that this record is THE BEST HIT THE LIGHTS RECORD YET. We mean this. Keep your ears open on the playground, we’ve got more information coming soon. Thanks for all your patience, we’ll make it worth your while. We’d stock up on some new, well-made undies as well. We can smell your fear!

Source: Altpress.com

Say Anything Talks Their Future

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Max from Say Anything has posted a note talking about the future of the band. Some highlights from the note include that the next Say Anything album will be on a new label and probably in a different direction then the bands previous work. Max also stated the following:

Say Anything has made the unanimous decision to NOT break up, or go on “indefinite” hiatus, or whatever they are calling it, EVER. We understand why so many of our peers have needed this and don’t fault them AT ALL but since we’re a sort of a different kind of band, whose structure itself lends itself to a lot of freedom, we’re going to attack things in a different way.

Fun Release “Walking The Dog” Video

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Fun, who recently signed to Fueled By Ramen Records, have released their music video for “Walking The Dog”. The song comes from the bands latest album,  Aim And Ignite, in stores now. Check out the video below and catch Fun on their US headlining tour this fall with Steel Train and Jarrod Grobel. Check out all their upcoming tour dates here. [Read more…]

New Weezer Song; Hurley Album Art

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Weezer are set to release their new album, Hurley, on September 14th. The band is currently giving away a new track from the album titled “Memories” over on Spinner.com. Hurley is Weezer’s first album on an independent label after 17 years on a major.  A major move for one of alternative rock’s most cherished bands.  For Hurley, Weezer stripped away the pop and are back to the rock with  10 of the most powerful and adventuresome songs of their celebrated career. Check out the album art below which features a picture of actor Jorge Garcia, Hurley from the TV show Lost.

A special pre-order for the album is available on iTunes.

Fearless Friends Tour With Mayday Parade, Breathe Carolina, Every Avenue and More

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The Fearless Friends tour presented by FreeCreditScore.com is hitting the road this fall with Mayday Parade, Breathe Carolina, Every Avenue, Artist Vs Poet and Go Radio, plus Victorious Secrets on select dates. Check out the dates below and pick up tickets for the tour here.

10.13.10 – Hartford, CT @ Webster Theatre
10.14.10 – New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
10.15.10 – Sayreville, NY @ Starland Ballroom
10.16.10 – Farmingdale, NY @ Crazy Donkey
10.17.10 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
10.19.10 – Williamsville, NY @ Infinity
10.20.10 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
10.21.10 – Towson, MD @ Recher Theatre
10.22.10 – Charlotte, NC @ Amos’ Southend
10.23.10 – Jacksonville Beach, FL @ Freebird Live
10.24.10 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
10.26.10 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts
10.27.10 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
10.28.10- Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall
10.29.10 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
10.30.10 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
10.31.10 – Minneapolis, MN @ Cabooze
11.2.10 – Des Moines, IA @ People’s Court
11.3.10 – Sauget, IL @ Pop’s
11.4.10 – Kansas City, MO @ Beaumont Club
11.5.10 – Omaha, NE @ Sokol Underground
11.6.10 – Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
11.8.10 – Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
11.9.10 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
11.10.10 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
11.11.10 – Orangevale, CA @ Boardwalk
11.12.10 – San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
11.13.10 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
11.14.10 – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
11.16.10 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
11.17.10 – Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues
11.18.10 – Mesa, AZ @ Nile Theatre
11.19.10 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre
11.20.10 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom
11.21.10 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
11.23.10 – San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
11.24.10 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues
11.26.10 – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
11.27.10 – Tampa, FL @ State Theatre
11.28.10 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution