May 31, 2006
NEW MP3 CATCH UP

I am back from my vacation. I had a wonderful time for those of you that are wondering. I was a little disappointed no one yelled what's up. My girlfriend and I were bumping Sublime and Taking Back Sunday, and I mean bumping! I thought I would do a little MP3 catch up, enjoy.

So, I have finally heard the new song from Dashboard Confessional. It's not too shabby. I can't wait to hear the rest of the album, hopefully some good singles will come out of it since this album is supposed to be like the greatest one ever according to Chris Carrabba.

On a side note, it is fricken crazy how every Dashboard picture is only of Chris. I had a bit of a hard time finding a full band photo. Conceited much? Then again I guess I would be too if I could write lyrics like him.

(MP3) Dashboard Confessional - Don't Wait

Haha, what can I say about these guys. They're the nerdiest looking musicians I've ever seen and their current single is just so crazy! I heard it for the first time last week. I came home and played it non-stop and made my girlfriend love it too. It's catchy as hell and definitely one of the top singles of the year. Possibly another horribly addicting and already over played (by me alone) "Hey Ya" by Outkast. Great song, give it a listen.

(MP3) Gnarls Barkley - Crazy

Tags: dashboard confessional, gnarls barkley, mp3

May 30, 2006
HUSH HUSH

The Hush Sound is set to have their new album, 'Like Vines', come out on June 6th. For those of you that have not heard of them, they're yet another band from the great FueledByRamen records. Give them a listen and if you like them, then buy their album next week

(MP3) The Hush Sound - Crawling Towards the Sun

Tags: the hush sound

May 20, 2006
SUMMER TIME

Well, I am officially on vacation for the next week and a half. So you will not be hearing from me until then. My girlfriend and I are going to be hitting up the beach while cruising with the windows down bumping catchy rock music. So if you happen to see a young couple in a car singing really loud to pop punk or Sublime songs near the beach in So Cal, say what's up!

Thought I would give you a song to cruise to that's perfect for summer. Enjoy.

(MP3) Sublime - Doin' Time [Eerie Splendor Remix]

May 19, 2006
SPOTLIGHT: PANIC! AT THE DISCO

Panic! at the Disco is a dance-punk band from Las Vegas, Nevada, whose 2005 debut album 'A Fever You Can't Sweat Out' made the Billboard 200 album chart's album of the day, selling more than 500,000 copies to date. Their name was taken from a line in the Name Taken song, "Panic".

In order to get their music heard, the band left comments through LiveJournal to Pete Wentz's (of Fall Out Boy), linking him to their PureVolume site. Wentz was so impressed that he drove to Las Vegas to meet them personally. Then he referred them to Fueled by Ramen Records, who signed them (while they were still in high school) to Wentz's imprint label Decaydance.

On May 17, 2006, Panic! At the Disco made an official announcement via their website announcing the departure of their bassist Brent Wilson. Johnny Walker, the new bassist is a long-time friend of the band.

Brendon Urie - Vocals, Guitar, Keyboard
Ryan Ross - Guitar, Keyboard, Backing Vocals
Spencer Smith - Drums
Johnny Walker - Bass

(MP3) Panic! At the Disco - The Only Difference Between Martyrdom And Suicide Is Press Coverage

GYM CLASS HEROES NEEDS EXTRAS

Gym Class Heroes are looking for extras for their new music video, 'New Friend Request.' The video is myspace-themed and will involve many of its extras as featured characters. We are looking for all types and ages!

If you are free Sunday, May 21st and can get to the Silver Spring, MD area, please email the address below with an enthusiastic 'YES!'

gymclassheroes@onesmallinstrument.com
In your email, include your name, age, t-shirt size and a link to your myspace profile (this is incredibly important!)

Only say yes to coming if you KNOW you will be there! Like we stated, once youve submitted your myspace profile, you may be chosen to be a featured character in the video. If you dont show up the day of shooting, we could be out of luck!

An email will be sent back to you concerning the specific times and location for the shoot.

FORGIVE DURDEN VIDEO

Forgive Durden has released a video for their song, "Beware The Jubjub Bird And Shun The Fumious Bandersnatch". I don't really understand the song, but then again I haven't really analyzed it. But again, you're not supposed to analyze music. You're just supposed to listen and enjoy it. Or in this case.. watch it! [EIRAR]

(VIDEO) Forgive Durden - "Beware The Jubjub Bird And Shun The Fumious Bandersnatch" - Hi or Lo

May 18, 2006
HEAR THE FULL AVA ALBUM

Angels & Airwaves, the new project from Blink-182 guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge, have posted their debut album, 'We Don't Need To Whisper', online in its entirety for free streaming. The new album comes out May 23. [AP]

(STREAM) Angels and Airwaves - We Don't Need To Whisper album

MUSIC NEWS POST THREE

• Panic! At the Disco have announced that they have parted ways with their now former bassist Brent Wilson. A friend of theirs, Jon Walker, will be taking up bass duties for the band's upcoming summer tour.
• If you would like to download the track "Don't Wait" from Dashboard Confessional's new album "Dusk And Summer". You will need to go to their site and click the banner. When 50,000 people have done so, the song will unlock for the worldwide online premier.
• After another small U.K. tour in June, Angels and Airwaves will embark on a U.S. tour with Taking Back Sunday and Head Automatica.

May 17, 2006
WE FORGIVE YOU DURDEN

Forgive Durden's new album, Wonderland, is in stores now on Fueled By Ramen Records. You can order a copy now in The Fueled By Ramen Webstore.

Exploration lies before you; the journey lies before us all - so starch your collars, press your slacks, and welcome to Wonderland. You have lived here your whole life. [FUELEDBYRAMEN]

Yet another band that Megan introduced me to, but I turned them down. I like the song below now though, I guess it grew on me. So check them out, or even better, buy their new album.

(MP3) Forgive Durden - Beware The Jubjub Bird And Shun

May 16, 2006
HEAD AUTOMATICA GRADUATES

Head Automatic is out with a new video for their current single, "Graduation Day". I'm guessing it was chosen because it's so close to students graduating that they figured it would be a hit no matter what. It's not too shabby, pretty funny video. Nothing will ever top "Beating Heart Baby" though. They are releasing their new album 'Propoganda' on June 6th, but you can get a little taste of it by getting their EP 'Pop Rocks' over on iTunes.

(VIDEO) Head Automatica - "Graduation Day" - Windows or Quicktime

May 15, 2006
MUSIC NEWS POST TWO

• Tonight at 11:35 p.m., The Late Show With David Letterman: Angels and Airwaves. Uh-oh, time for an awesome live performance. Unfortunately I'll miss it, it sucks not having TiVo.
• Cursive is getting ready to start up a tour which is to be followed by the release of their new album entitled 'Happy Hollow'.
• Thom Yorke, frontman of Radiohead has decided to put out a solo album. Well.. actually he decided a long time ago because it's coming out in July!
• Well, Sum 41 needs a new guitarist now that Dave Baksh has quit to join a metal band! Wait! Are they saying that Sum wasn't a metal band?! And I considered myself a metal head for liking them, psh.
• Before jumping on this summer's Van Warped tour -- and after a series of secret gigs across California -- A.F.I. is set to perform at radio station festivals later this month. A full-length U.S. tour is also expected this fall.

WHAT WENT WRONG W/ HOOBASTANK?!

Now when Hoobastank first came out, I thought they had a solid sound and would do okay in the music business. Then it all went down hill when they released out their second album. Sure, "The Reason" was a chart topper, but c'mon now. What happened to songs like "Crawling In the Dark"? Now, they're out again with their new album dropping tomorrow. But did you know? I sure didn't. I barely found out and that was because I happened to seen an ad. I listened to the single off the album and.. wow. It's horrible. Not even KROQ, my local radio station, are playing it.

Take a listen for yourselves and make up your own mind. You can stream it off their MySpace and even download it there as well for free.

(STREAM/MP3) Hoobastank - If I Were You

May 12, 2006
SHE GOES SO STEADY

Ms. Megan Suggests:

The Raconteurs are a new band made up of old friends, consisting of Jack Lawrence (bass), Patrick Keeler (drums), Brendan Benson (guitars, vocals, keys) and Jack White (guitars, vocals, keys). The seed was sewn in an attic in the middle of a hot summer when friends Jack White and Brendan Benson got together and wrote a song that truly inspired them. This song was "Steady, As She Goes" and the inspiration led to the creation of a full band with the addition of Lawrence and Keeler. While each of these four individuals have had successful careers with their own bands, the culmination of all of their talents is what truly makes The Raconteurs a force to be reckoned with. [VH1]

(MP3) The Raconteurs - Steady As She Goes

Website: The Raconteurs

May 11, 2006
AVA ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE

Angels and Airwaves announced their new single yesterday on Los Angeles' KROQ 106.7 morning show with Kevin and Bean. I live in LA so I was able to catch it. The band said that their record company could not make up their minds on the new single because every person that listens to the album has their own personal favorite. The company finally decided on "Do It For Me Now" and will begin filming the video for it today.

If you didn't know, the band is also making an actual movie that will be in theatres. It's not about them, it's like a Star Wars type movie. It is an attempt to save rock and roll without having to sue kids or trying to find other ways around it that just aren't working.

(MP3) Angels and Airwaves - Do It For Me Now

May 09, 2006
MUSIC NEWS POST ONE

• The Strokes recorded their new video for "You Only Live Once" and it will be released soon.
• Dashboard Confessional released a 30-second clip of their new single "Don't Wait" on their MySpace, shot the video for the new song, and announced Summer tour dates.
• AFI will be performing their new single at the MTV Movie Awards.

Note: News will be updated throughout the day with the latest appearing at the top of the list.

May 07, 2006
NEW AFI SINGLE

So AFI will soon be releasing a new album. It's follow up to their 2003 hit album 'Sing the Sorrow'. I bought that album and enjoyed most of it. It was sure different from their old stuff, so I'm sure this one will once again define different from the sounds of it so far. Their new single is "Miss Murder" and I must admit, it's not too bad.

Billboard.com: Due June 6 via Interscope, "Decemberunderground" was again produced by Jerry Finn (Green Day, Blink 182), who also helmed "Sing the Sorrow." First single "Miss Murder" was written by Puget and Havoc while they were "sitting around bored" in the basement studio where they crafted most of the album's songs. The track soars 22-9 this week on Billboard's Modern Rock chart.

(MP3) AFI - Miss Murder

May 06, 2006
WEEKENDS ARE ANYTHING BUT WEAK

Well, well, well, it's finally the weekend. No work tomorrow, just get to sit back and relax a little. Tonight I'm going to watch the Laker game and see them destroy the Suns. Then it will be a Clippers and Lakers face off, sweet! Anyway, here are some songs for a weekend theme. Have a good one.

(MP3) Fall Out Boy - Saturday
(MP3) The Early November - Sunday Drive
(MP3) No Doubt - Sunday Morning
(MP3) Taking Back Sunday - Set Phasers To Stun
(MP3) Maroon 5 - Sunday Mornings
(MP3) The Rocket Summer - Saturday

May 05, 2006
ANGRY MOTHER AGAINST PETE WENTZ

Recently, there was a Fall Out Boy show in Charlotte, NC. A mother attended with her two kids. Pete Wentz (bassist) expressed the band's beliefs during the show, "Being in a public position with a spotlight, I think it is extremely important to use this pedestal to enlighten younger kids to certain things about the world." This conservative mother would not tolerate it. She e-mailed Island Records and had a lot to say,

"The ticket said 'all ages,' and your band was very foul-mouthed and anti-morals. Charlotte is not the demoralized city that liberal San Francisco and other cities across the North and West are," the e-mail read. "I had looked forward to this concert with my girls for months [and] I didn't spend over $200 on gas, food and, unfortunately, shirts for you to give your own personal political testimony. ... This was a concert, not some liberal homosexual rally."

In a post on FallOutBoyRock.com, Wentz wrote: "The only thing I said in Charlotte was, 'You can leave this show and say, "I think this guy is an arrogant jerk," or think, "This band is better than this one," because these are your opinions. The only thing we consider unacceptable is for you to engage in sexist, racist or homophobic behavior. If you do, we don't want you as a fan. Return our merch and leave.' "

Angry mother, "I am not the only parent with morals that had children at this concert ... your responsibility was to sing your songs. When you opened your mouth to talk, you blew it," she wrote. "Here's to your band being just another Spice Girls, looking back and remembering the good times and 15 minutes of fame, because you [underestimated] who pays your bills. By the way, my children will not be a part of your sick idea of family."

Pete Wentz, "I try my best to be the best person I can be. I want to be a good role model for younger kids. I don't smoke, drink or do drugs. I censor myself the best I can, but at the same time, I am not going to change in order to simply make myself more lucrative," he wrote. "I encourage fans of our band to grow up to become good people and to change the world. Unfortunately, I don't believe that treating other people as inhuman is acceptable. If that is offensive to you, I apologize, but we don't want you to be part of our fanbase. [Our show] is not a liberal homosexual rally, but at the same time, it will never be a Ku Klux Klan rally. We don't need to sell tickets that badly." [ Full article ]

Now, I like some of Fall Out Boy's music. My girlfriend got me into them. But I find myself now being very fond of them even more so especially of Pete Wentz after seeing everything he said. Good to know they're out there spreading that message. As if people don't know that bands talk during shows and curse. That woman's bitching is just going to get her some stitches and a walker!

(MP3) Fall Out Boy - Snitches And Talkers Get Stitches And Walkers

May 04, 2006
THE CURSE OF CURVES

The full version of Cute Is What We Aim For's new song "The Curse of Curves" was released recently on the band's PureVolume site. It is the first single off their debut album 'The Same Old Blood Rush With A New Touch'. Their new album comes out on June 20, but is available for pre-order right here. One of the pre-order options includes a t-shirt and ringtone of the new single.

They are a great up and coming band. I strongly urge you to pre-order their album.

(MP3) Cute Is What We Aim For - The Curse of Curves

May 02, 2006
WAITING ON DASHBOARD

Dashboard Confessional is reported to having a new album come out this June. But with no signs of a single, it makes me wonder if it's going to come out later than that. They are currently on tour and are mixing some of their new songs into their set list.

I figured while we wait for their new music, we can get pumped up by listening to past singles. The first song is one of their greatest singles in my opinion and the other single is from Chris Carabba's former side project from some years back.

(MP3) Dashboard Confessional - Hands Down
(MP3) Further Seems Forever - The Moon Is Down

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