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The Academy Is… Announce Breakup

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The Academy IsThe Academy Is… have announced their breakup after being together for nine years and releasing three albums. A message from the band can be read below.

After nine years and three albums, The Academy Is”¦ have decided to go our separate ways.

We began in 2003 as three young friends in the suburbs of Chicago, with dreams of creating music that meant something to us. Dreams of leaving those suburbs behind and seeing all of the beautiful things that this world has to offer. Dreams of making a difference in the lives of others.

It is now 2011 and we look back at the records we’ve made, the shows we’ve played, the places we’ve been.
The people we’ve met.

The Academy Is”¦ has made its mark.
We celebrate the experiences of our past, as we welcome what lies ahead.
While we have never managed to make things easy on ourselves, it is safe to say that we have always found common ground in our love of music.
And though we may not be together, you can look forward to hearing new music from each of us.

The music we have made together is our gift to you. From this point on, The Academy Is”¦ belongs to you. Feel free to listen. Listen as loud as you’d like.

Yours,
The Academy Is”¦

R.I.P. Steve Jobs

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Steve JobsSteve Jobs, Apple co-founder, has died at 56. Jobs changed the computer industry forever when he helped build one of the first personal computers and later changed the music industry with the introduction of the iPod and the iTunes music store. Jobs had been battling cancer since 2004 and had recently stepped down as CEO of Apple.

As a music lover and frequent Apple product user, I will miss the vision Jobs brought to the tech and music industry.

Angels & Airwaves Release New Single on iTunes

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Angels And AirwavesAngels & Airwaves new single “[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/anxiety/id465998516?uo=4″ title=” Angels & Airwaves – Anxiety” text=”Anxiety”]” is now available on iTunes. The song comes from the bands new album, Love Part 2, which is due out on November 11th (11-11-11).

Angels & Airwaves also released a video for “Anxiety a while back that you can also check out.

The Make Release New Single; Offer Free Download

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The MakeThe Make have released their new single “Fever” off their upcoming LP. The song is available for streaming and download below. There is also a promo video for the song that you can stream below.

The Make released their debut EP, [itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/get-it/id447090711?uo=4″ title=”The Make – This Box” text=”This Box”], in June and you can pick it up on iTunes now. [Read more…]

We Are The In Crowd Stream New Album

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We Are The In CrowdWe Are The In Crowd are currently streaming their new album, Best Intentions, due out October 4th. This will be the bands debut full-length on Hopeless Records. The band’s previous EP, [itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/for-the-win/id374404735?uo=4″ title=”We Are The In Crowd – Guaranteed to Disagree” text=”Guaranteed to Disagree”], is available now.

Check out the album art for Best Intentions below. [Read more…]

New Found Glory Stream New Album “Radiosurgery”

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New Found GloryNew Found Glory are streaming their new album, Radiosurgery, due out October 4th on Epitaph Records. New Found Glory will deliver the album stream via their very own Radiosurgery video game, an updated and appropriately electrifying tribute to the iconic board game Operation, with fans playing for an opportunity to blast a fresh track from the new record. “[itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/summer-fling-dont-mean-a-thing/id463099120?uo=4″ title=”New Found Glory-Summer Fling, Don’t Mean a Thing – Single” text=”Summer Fling, Don’t Mean a Thing”]” off the new album is available on iTunes now for free.

The band’s new album Radiosurgery contains all of the ingredients of New Found Glory’s signature sound with massive guitar hooks and supremely catchy sing-along choruses. The group is set to headline the Pop Punk’s Not Dead tour this October along with Set Your Goals, as well as with The Wonder Years, Man Overboard and This Time Next Year.

New Found Glory’s “Radiosurgery” music video is also available for streaming.

Blink 182 “Neighborhoods” Full Album Stream

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Blink 182Blink 182 are currently streaming their new album, Neighborhoods, which is set for release tomorrow September 27th. The deluxe version is available for pre-order on [itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/blink-182/id116851?uo=4″ title=”Blink 182″ text=”iTunes”] now.

When you stream the album you will also be able to chat with people in your neighborhood or state if your location.

I’ve been streaming the album for the past week and should have a review up soon. Let us know your thoughts on it below in the comments or on Facebook or Twitter.