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Tonight On DJ Rossstar

January 18, 2007 By Bryce Jacobson Leave a Comment

Tune in tonight, Thursday, January 18th 2007 from 7-8pm PST to hear a live phone interview with Lovedrug and an in studio interview with Street Drum Corps. You can tune in at www.idobiradio.com (or open iTunes, chose radio, then alt/rock, then Idobi Radio) Send questions to the screen name: Staridobi to be answered on air.Ԛ  Add myspace.com/djrossstar for more info.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: DJ Rossstar, Lovedrug, Street Drum Corps

Bayside Post E-Card

January 18, 2007 By Bryce Jacobson Leave a Comment

Bayside has posted an e-card for their new album The Walking Wounded.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Bayside, Victory Records

Relient K Post New Song

January 18, 2007 By Bryce Jacobson 1 Comment

Relient K has posted song titled “I Need You” on their MySpage page.

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New Music From Hot Rod Circuit and Tyler Read

January 18, 2007 By Bryce Jacobson Leave a Comment

Immortal Records has posted new songs from Hot Rod Circuit and Tyler Read on this media player. Both songs are off the bands new records. The Underground Is a Dying Breed by Hot Rod Circuit hits stores 3.20.07 and Tyler Readâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s Only Rock and Roll Can Save Us hits shelves 4.03.07.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Hot Rod Circuit, Immortal Records, Tyler-Read

Alternative Press “The Bands You Need To Know” Tour

January 18, 2007 By Bryce Jacobson Leave a Comment

The official dates for the Alternative Press “The bands You Need To Know” tour have been announced. Circa Survive and Cute Is What We Aim For are set to co-headline the tour. As Tall As Lions and Envy On The Coast will provide support on all dates. The unique blend of musical genres presented on the tour caters directly to AP’s readersâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢ wide range of tastes and interests, providing them with a true â┚¬Ã…”Must Knowâ┚¬? experience.

The tour will play in 1,000- to 1,500-capacity venues that allow for a casual, one-of-a-kind environment, integrating music and a behind-the-scenes atmosphere for the ultimate fan experience before, during and after the show.

Dates for the 2007 AP â┚¬Ã…”Bands You Need To Knowâ┚¬? Tour:

3/16 Houston, TX- Meridian
3/17 Austin, TX- Emo’ (free SXSW Party, all-ages) *more bands to be announced
3/18 Ft. Worth, TX- Ridglea Theater
3/20 Tempe, AZ- Marquee Theater
3/21 Pomona, CA- Glass House
3/22 San Diego, CA- House of Blues
3/23 Las Vegas, NV- House of Blues
3/24 Los Angeles, CA- Avalon
3/25 San Francisco, CA- Slim’s
3/27 Portland, OR- Hawthorne Theater
3/28 Seattle, WA- El Corazon
3/30 Boise, ID- The Big Easy
3/31 Salt Lake City, UT- In The Venue
4/2 Englewood, CO- Gothic Theater
4/3 Omaha, NE- The Rock
4/4 MInneapolis, MN- Trocadero’s
4/5 Chicago, IL- Metro
4/6 Cincinnati, OH- Bogart’s
4/7 Detroit, MI- St Andrews Hall
4/8 Cleveland, OH- House of Blues
4/10 Atlanta, GA- The Masquerade
4/11 Orlando, FL- House of Blues
4/12 Ft. Lauderdale, FL- Revolution
4/13 Jacksonville, FL- Free Bird Cafe
4/14 Charlotte, NC- Tremont Music Hall
4/15 Norfolk, VA- Norva
4/16 Baltimore, MD- Ram’s Head Live
4/18 Philadelphia, PA- Theatre of Living Arts
4/19 New York, NY- Irving Plaza
4/20 Asbury Park, NJ- Stone Pony
4/21 Hartford, CT- Webster Theatre
4/22 Boston, MA- Avalon

Filed Under: News Tagged With: As Tall As Lions, Circa Survive, Cute-Is-What-We-Aim-For, envy-on-the-coast

The Higher – On Fire

January 18, 2007 By Tyler Hayes 6 Comments

The Higher On Fire

Artist: The Higher
Album: On Fire
Label: Epitaph
Purchase: Smart Punk
Release Date: March 6th, 2007

Overall: 7.5
Music: 7.5
Lyrics: 7.0
Production: 10.0

On the verge of breaking up to then go on to put out what will probably be one of the most well produced, polished, radio friendly records of 2007. The Higher fit into an interesting place in the music spectrum. If I had to categorize â┚¬Ã…”On Fireâ┚¬?, it would get thrown into a pop punk section, and maybe thatâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s correct, yet the album raises the typical pop punk bar a couple of notches.

First thing is first, there are 2 songs they rerecorded, but the songs are so much better and flow so naturally that you might not even realize that they are older songs. There is actually a 3rd song â┚¬Ã…”Pace Yourselfâ┚¬? that is from their last record. Itâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s been remixed by Patrick Stump (think FOB) and I still canâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢t figure out why they included it on the disc because itâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s flat out terrible. The song gets repetitive real fast and offers nothing to the record.

The thing â┚¬Ã…”On Fireâ┚¬? does well is try to give each song a unique feel. â┚¬Ã…”Insuranceâ┚¬? has a sort of salsa mixed with rock feel which is weird at first but strangely compelling. â┚¬Ã…”Can anyone really love youngâ┚¬? is a John Mayer reminiscent love song. And what album would be complete without a string/synth ballad like â┚¬Ã…”Our movie rulesâ┚¬? to close out the full album. This album rarely, if ever, repeats itself in terms of style and feel which is good because too often records are coming with the same song repeated 12 times.
The record reminds me of the catchiness of â┚¬Ã…”Cute is what we aim forâ┚¬? but without the embarrassment of saying you listen to â┚¬Ã…”Cute is what we aim forâ┚¬?. After everything is said and done â┚¬Ã…”On Fireâ┚¬? is definitely worth checking out and most people will probably agree itâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s worth the ten bucks.

Tracklisting
01. Insurance?
02. Guts
03. Rock My Body
04. Weapons Wired
05. Histrionics
06. Movement
07. Can Anyone Really Love Young
08. Darkpop
09. DARE
10. 31 Floors
11. Our Movie Rules
12. Pace Yourself (Patrick Stump Remix)

Filed Under: Album, Reviews Tagged With: Epitaph, The-Higher

SXSW Bands

January 17, 2007 By Tyler Hayes Leave a Comment

Want to know who is playing at this year’s SXSW? check that out here

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Godspeed Anberlin

January 17, 2007 By Jamie Pham 1 Comment

You can now listen to Anberlin‘s new song “Godspeed” off their new album “Cities” which hits stores February 20th, on their MySpace and Purevolume pages.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Anberlin

Honda Civic Tour Dates

January 17, 2007 By Bryce Jacobson Leave a Comment

According to Fall Out Boy‘s website, the actual tour dates for the Honda Civic Tour have not been officially announced yet. Check back soon for the official tour dates.

The dates that have been posted on the internet for the Honda Civic Tour are wrong. No dates have been confirmed, but will be shortly. Please stay tuned to falloutboyrock.com for updates. If they are not up here they are wrong.
– Crush Management

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Fall Out Boy, Honda Civic Tour

Waking Ashland Set Release Date

January 17, 2007 By Bryce Jacobson Leave a Comment

Waking Ashland has set April 17th as the release date for their new record titled The Well. The band will be on tour with Jonzetta and The Fold later this month.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Jonzetta, The Fold, Waking-Ashland

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