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Thursday Cancels Tour Dates

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Thursday has canceled their upcoming tour dates to focus their time on the future of the band. You can read a message from the band below.

Friends

Due to circumstances beyond our control, we will be canceling all of the current tour plans for 2007.Ԛ  This includes Give It a Name in Europe, our slot on the My Chemical Romance tour in Canada and our shows in Mexico.Ԛ  We sincerely regret any inconvenience this may cause and we’re disappointed that we won’t be seeing the people and places that we were looking forward to. We will be playing one of the shows we had planned, May 7 in California, PA.

We would like everyone to know that we will be devoting all of our time and energy this year to the future of our band.Ԛ  We recently got a second chance to start this band over fresh and we don’t plan on wasting that chance.Ԛ  New music. New Records. New Labels. New Energy. This is what we’ve been dreaming about.

We’ve been so lucky to be a band that people BELIEVE in.Ԛ  We will be working hard to be worthy of that belief.

Thank You,

Geoff, Tom, Steve, Andrew, Tim and Tucker– Thursday

The Graduate – Anhedonia

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The Graduate Anhedonia

Artist: The Graduate
Album: Anhedonia
Label: ICON MES
Purchase: Smart Punk
Release Date: April 10th, 2007

Overall: 8.0
Music: 7.8.
Lyrics: 8.0
Production: 8.0

The Graduate, who seem to have come out of the shadows almost overnight, are creating a huge buzz for their debut full length “Anhedonia.” What are you looking for in a good record? Amazing vocals, fast driving drums, or hooks all over the place? Well take you pick because The Graduate serve up all of the above.

Anhedonia opens up with â┚¬Ã…”Sit and Sinkâ┚¬? which lets the listener know exactly what they’re in for with the solid vocals and hooks that fill the song. â┚¬Ã…”I Survivedâ┚¬? could be this records anthem, if it were to have one. The song starts off vocally and then the drums take over and drive the song the rest of the way. The song sells the point of being glad to make it through something and be able to move on.

â┚¬Ã…”Anhedoniaâ┚¬?, the slightly darker title track is one of the weaker tracks the record has with the chorus peaking interest yet not really feeling like it fulfills on it. However, The Graduate tend to throw down a Cartel like rock style with a tad less pop. Not only their music style sings of Cartel, but the vocals have that Cartel feel to them as well, which is not a bad thing. The vocals are definitely something that will get this band noticed.

The record rounds out with â┚¬Ã…”Surround Yourselfâ┚¬? which carries such a groove that itâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s hard to resist bobbing your head and wanting to just sing out “we donâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢t get down in front, we never get what we want.”

Besides a track or two that fall a little short, The Graduate has succeeded in putting out a debut full length that will be hard to top. The record, which could be categorized a perfect blend of acceptance and cartel, will be sure to be one of the sleeper hits of the year. Be sure to check out this much deserved band before they blow up and everyone else on to the next big thing before you.

Tracklisting
1. Sit and Sink
2. I Survived
3. Bet It All
4. Anhedonia
5. The City That Read
6. Better Company
7. Surround Yourself
8. Interlude
9. Doppleganger
10. Stay The Same
11. Justified
12. Sing

Paramore Posting New Song Tonight

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Paramore are posting their first new song from their upcoming album, Riot!, tonight around midnight on FBRPLUS.com. Riot! will be in stores June 12th on Fueled By Ramen.

Paramore Live In Anaheim is also available now for your viewing pleasure exclusively at FBRPLUS.com. It features nine high-quality videos from Paramore’s last show at House Of Blues in Anaheim, California.

Update: The song is now up and it sounds really good. What are your thoughts on it?

Albums In Stores Tomorrow 4-3-07

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Here are some of the albums hitting stores tomorrow. Which ones do you plan on picking up?

The Almost – Southern Weather
The Academy Is… – Santi
The Chariot РThe Fianc̩e
American Diary – The Brightest Colors EP
Everybody Else – Everybody Else
Kings of Leon – Because Of The Times
Melee – Devils & Angels
Olympia – Emergencies
Poison The Well – Versions
Shadows Fall – Threads of Life
All Out War – Assassins In The House of God

EMI To Sell DRM Free Music on iTunes

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EMI and Apple today announced a plan to sell DRM free music starting this May. Songs on the iTunes store will be sold a higher quality bit-rate of 256 kbps AAC for $1.29 a song. You will also have the option to upgrade songs you have already purchased at the 128 kbps rate for $.30 a song. EMI’s music videos will also be sold without DRM for no additional charge. For more information you can read the press releases at the links below.

Note: EMI will also sell DRM free music on other download stores at a later date.

EMI Press Release
Apple Press Release