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MTV President Resigns

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“Michael Wolf is leaving Viacomâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s MTV Networks a little more than a year after he was recruited from McKinsey to help ease the media groupâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s transition to the digital age.”

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Be on Carson Daly with The Format!

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Our friends at 1iota.com are looking for die hard Format fans to be part of their mini-concert on Last Call with Carson Daly Thursday, January 25th. Last Call with Carson Daly features celebrity guests, cutting edge performers, like The Format, with plenty of surprises, panic, and general pandemonium. The best part is, The Format will play anywhere from 2-4 songs for you.

If you are interested in seeing The Format in person and being a part of the Last Call with Carson Daly audience, please visit www.1iota.com and follow these simple steps:

Ԛ· Click the 1iota TV Shows button
Ԛ· Click the Last Call with Carson Daly logo
Ԛ· Choose the THE FORMAT event link to request tickets

ATTENDANCE TO THIS EVENT IS BY INVITATION ONLY!!!

Remember, BE QUICK, because space is EXTREMELY LIMITED!!

MUSTS:
Ԛ· YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 16 YEARS OLD
Ԛ· YOU MUST BE AVAILABLE ON Thursday, January 25th. FROM 5:30PM – 7:30PM
Ԛ· YOU MUST HAVE A VALID PHOTO ID
Ԛ· PLEASE DO NOT WEAR WHITE, LIGHT BLUE, BEIGE OR LOGOS, AS THEY DON’T COME ACROSS WELL ON CAMERA
Ԛ· PLEASE DO NOT BRING LARGE HANDBAGS OR KNAPSACKS
Ԛ· NO CAMERAS OR RECORDING DEVICES

More Brand New Presale Tickets

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A limited number of tickets have been held for Brand New fans and will be
available through a special presale. By buying tickets through our presale, you’ll be able to get your tickets before anyone else AND save some money on service charges. Presale tickets go on sale this Friday, January 12th at
1:00 PM local time.

Tour Dates:
May 10: Vancouver, BC @ Croatian Cultural Centre
May 11: Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Event Centre
May 12: Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall
May 14: Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre
May 17: Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus
May 19: Montreal, QC @ Spectrum de Montreal
May 22: South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
May 23: Providence, RI @ Lupos
May 24: Hartford, CT @ Webster Theatre

DJ Rossstar Tonight

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Thursday
January 11th 2007
7-8pm PST

Tune in at www.idobiradio.com
Or open Itunes, click radio, click alt/rock, click idobi

Tonight, Planes Mistaken For Stars will be calling in for an interview and A Heartwell Ending will be live in the studio

Plus, they will be announcing the 10 finalists in the DJ Rossstar Unsigned Band Contest!

Daphne Loves Derby To Shoot Video At Chain Reaction Shows On Jan 19 and 20th

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Daphne Loves Derby will be shooting their new music video at the Jan 19th and 20th Chain Reaction shows in Anaheim, CA. Their headline acoustic tour gets underway today in the band’s hometown of Seattle, WA. Openers include Ronnie Day, Meg & Dia and House of Fools. Fans can expect to hear new tunes off of DLD’s upcoming Good Night, Witness Light, in stores March 27. The record was produced by Matt Squire (Panic! At The Disco).

Want to Appear in The Graduate’s New Video?

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The Graduate will be shooting their new music video this Saturday in NYC with Fashion Bleeds (Matchbook Romance, Straylight Run, Meg and Dia) If you are interested in appaearing in the video send an email to: [email protected] and include your name, phone number, email address (and a picture if you have one laying around).

The Graduate‘s Horror Show EP is out now. The band’s full-length Anhedonia will be in stores April 10 on Icon/MES.