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Mayday Parade Perform In Movie

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Mayday Parade can be seen performing in a the new movie, How To Make Love To A Woman, set to premiere at the San Francisco United Film Festival on June 11th, 2010. For more information on the movie read the press release below.

The feature film, which stars Josh Meyers (That 70’s Show, MADtv), Krysten Ritter (Confessions of a Shopaholic, She’s Out of My League) and Ken Jeong (The Hangover, Knocked Up) also features the acting debuts of Ludo’s Andrew Volpe, Yellowcard’s Ryan Key and hellogoodbye’s Forrest Kline and a band performance by Saosin. The movie will be released on DVD on July 13th, 2010 by E1 Entertainment.

Directed by music video director Scott Culver (Saliva, hellogoodbye, Ludo), How To Make Love To A Woman’s tagline is “a comedy of miscommunication between the sheets” (after the MPAA rejected “the answers don’t always come easy”), and follows lead character Andy’s (played by Josh Meyers) myriad attempts to improve his bedroom performance. He consults with everyone from a Buddhist monk to his grandmother to porn icon Jenna Jameson, receiving varying degrees of help. The movie is set at an indie record label, and was actually shot in part at the Fearless Records offices in Huntington Beach, CA.

Culver’s music connections also made for a killer soundtrack, including tracks by Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, hellogoodbye, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, Say No More, Call the Cops and Jack’s Mannequin. The movie also features Ian Somerhalder (Lost, The Vampire Diaries), James Kyson-Lee (Heroes), Nora Kirkpatrick (Greek), and Eugene Byrd (8 Mile).

Terrible Things Stream New Song; Album Due Late Summer

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All-star rock super group Terrible Things featuring Fred Mascherino (Taking Back Sunday), Josh Eppard (Coheed & Cambria), and Andy Jackson (Hot Rod Circuit) released their debut single “Revolution” yesterday via iTunes. You can stream the song after the jump. The bands full-length debut is due out late summer on Universal Motown. The album’s concept is about the arson that ravaged Fred’s hometown of Coatesville, PA.
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Bamboozle Roadshow Ticket and Meet & Greet Giveaway

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We are giving away two tickets and a meet & greet opportunity (band to be announced later) to one lucky winner to attend the Bamboozle Roadshow in New Jersey on June 24th. The show will consist of All Time Low, Boys Like Girls, LMFAO, Third Eye Blind and many others. Enter here for your chance to win!

New Ozzy Osbourne Album/Ozzfest

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Ozzy Osbourne will be releasing his new album, Scream, on June 18th. For those attending Ozzfest this year, every ticket you purchase before June 18th will allow you to get a full download of the release.

For more information on the new album, a video can be seen on the making of Scream on www.ozzy.com. Also, a new track from the album called “Let Me Hear Your Scream” can be heard here.

Record a song with Switchfoot – Charity Auction

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Switchfoot is teaming up with Bidfire, a competitive shopping site, to offer one lucky fan the ultimate experience: the opportunity to record a song with the band during a deluxe, four-day trip to the group’s hometown of San Diego, CA. The resulting track will be released on iTunes and MySpace.com. No musical talent is required ““ the winning bidder can opt to play on the session or just help shape the song.

“Record a Song with Switchfoot,” Bidfire’s first charity auction, will benefit StandUp for Kids, a non-profit organization dedicated to making a difference in the lives of at-risk and homeless youth (www.standupforkids.org). It will begin on Friday, May 28th, at 12:00 PM M/PT at http://bidfire.com/switchfoot but fans are encouraged to purchase bids in advance to guarantee a “seat” since the auction is expected to sell out. Bidfire is a different type of online auction. Users purchase bids for $1 and it only takes a single bid to win. The last bid placed when the auction closes wins. The closing price of the Switchfoot auction is estimated to be between $5 and $15.

The winning bidder will be flown to San Diego and put up at The Grand Del Mar, a Five Diamond resort. In addition to recording with Switchfoot, they’ll have VIP access to the band’s June 24th show at the San Diego County Fair and the events of the weekend’s 6th Annual Switchfoot Bro-Am, including a charity auction on June 25th and the concert/surf contest on June 26th. The Bro-Am will once again benefit San Diego area chapters of StandUp for Kids.

How the Switchfoot Auction works…
Register today on the site at http://www.bidfire.com/switchfoot to reserve your seat
Buy a “bid pack” – bids cost only $1 each
Attend the auction on May 28th at 12pm Pacific and bid! The last bidder wins (we expect that the closing price of the auction will be between $5 and $15)

Proceeds of the auction go to benefit StandUpforKids.

Bad Religion Giveaway Free Live Album

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Bad Religion is giving away a free digital album, 30 Years Live, which is available now as a thank you to fans for their loyal support over the last three decades.  For a limited time only, fans are invited to sign up for the band’s mailing list to receive a link to the free digital download of 30 Years Live.

Spanning the course of 30 years of genre defining music from the west coast’s quintessential punk rock band, 30 Years Live was recorded during Bad Religion’s recently wrapped House of Blues tour of Southern California and features vigorous performances of fan favorites and rarities from their classic releases How Could Hell Be Any Worse, Recipe For Hate, Suffer, Stranger Than Fiction, The Grey Race, Against The Grain, The Empire Strikes First and Generator.  Additionally, the band is including live versions of two new songs “Won’t Somebody” and “Resist Stance” that will be featured on the group’s next album.

The 30th anniversary celebration continues this spring as Bad Religion enters the studio where they are recording their 15th studio album which is due out this fall.

30 Years Live Track Listing

1. Fuck Armageddon, This is Hell
2. Dearly Beloved
3. Suffer
4. Man With A Mission
5. New Dark Ages
6. Germs of Perfection
7. Marked
8. A Walk
9. Flat Earth Society
10. Resist Stance
11. American Jesus
12. Social Suicide
13. Atheist Peace
14. Tomorrow
15. Won’t Somebody
16. Los Angeles Is Burning
17. We’re Only Gonna Die

mewithoutYou Announce Summer Tour Dates

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mewithoutYou have announced dates for their upcoming tour, Our Cashew Princess of the Swirling Marble Tour. Joining the band will be Rubik, David Bazan and Rocky Votolato on select dates. There are currently 23 scheduled stops starting June 2nd in St. Louis, MO and culminating June 29th in Kalamazoo, MI. Tour dates can be seen after the jump. [Read more…]