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Owl City To Open For Maroon 5

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Owl CityOwl City will be hitting the road early next year in support of Maroon 5 and Neon Trees. The two month long trek kicks-off on February 13th in Columbus, OH at Schottenstein Center and will wrap on April 6th at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, IL, hitting several notable venues along the way including Los Angeles’ Staples Center and New York City’s Madison Square Garden.

With the announcement of the 2013 arena tour also comes news of the follow-up single to “[itunes link=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/good-time/id536592199?uo=4″ title=”Owl City – Good Time” text=”Good Time”].”  “[itunes link=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/shooting-star/id540934499?i=540934509&uo=4″ title=”Owl City – Shooting Star” text=”Shooting Star”]” will usher the way for the next North American tour, and is going to radio in early 2013.  There’s a new video in the works to coincide with the new single and before closing out 2012 ““ you can catch Owl City at several holiday radio shows including the KISS-FM Jingle Ball in LA on December 3rd.  Presale for all shows with Maroon 5 will take place this week, and general on-sale for all shows is this Saturday, October 27th with the exception of Dallas and Jacksonville, which will be up for sale on November 2nd.  See below for all confirmed dates.

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MxPx Stream “Aces Up” Video

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MxPxMxPx are streaming their new video for “Aces Up” which can be seen below. The song is from the band’s latest album, Plans Within Plans, in stores and online now. You can also find the song on the new split 7″ MXPX released with their label and tour mates in Cancer from Switzerland. The colored vinyl record is limited to 300 copies and is still available in record store and through the Flix Records Merchstore. [Read more…]

Underoath To Disband After 15 Years

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Underoath are formally announcing their plans to disband following their 15 year career.

“It’s sad to say that we feel like it’s time to close this chapter, but we have never seen things more clearly,” says vocalist Spencer Chamberlain. “These have been the best years of my entire life, and I owe that to every single person who ever supported this band along the way. This wasn’t a quick decision by any means. It’s just time for us to move on.”

The band will be releasing a new collection Anthology 1999-2013 our November 6th on Solid State Records, featuring two brand new songs.

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Enter Shikari Stream “Warm Smiles Do Not Make You Welcome Here” Video

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Enter ShikariEnter Shikari‘s new video for “Warm Smiles Do Not Make You Welcome Here” can be seen streaming below. The song is from the band’s latest album, [itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/quelle-surprise/id488074290?uo=4″ title=”Enter Shikari – A Flash Flood of Colour” text=”A Flash Flood of Colour”], in stores and online now. [Read more…]

Billie Joe Seeking Treatment for Substance Abuse

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Green DayGreen Day have released a statement following Green Day’s recent performance at the I Heart Radio Music Festival where Billie Joe goes on a rant and smashes his guitar. Check out the video below.

Billie Joe is seeking treatment for substance abuse. We would like everyone to know that our set was not cut short by Clear Channel and to apologize to those we offended at the iHeartRadio Festival in Las Vegas. We regretfully must postpone some of our upcoming promotional appearances. [Read more…]