November 3, 2009 · 8:21 PM

MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK REVEALS DETAILS OF ‘MY DINOSAUR LIFE’

Motion City Soundtrack have revealed the details of their major label debut – My Dinosaur Life – through a post on their website www.motioncitysoundtrack.com today. It’s official, the album – produced by Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus and mixed by the legendary Andy Wallace (Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Kaiser Chiefs) – will be released on January 19th, 2010 on Columbia Records. In addition, they have released the final track listing for the new album and revealed the incredible cover art by renowned collectible toy artist Joe Ledbetter (www.joeledbetter.com) – also responsible for the entire album art.

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01. Worker Bee
02. A Lifeless Ordinary (Need A Little Help)
03. Her Words Destroyed My Planet
04. Disappear
05. Delirium
06. History Lesson
07. Stand Too Close
08. Pulp Fiction
09. @!#?@!
10. Hysteria
11. Skin And Bones
12. The Weakends

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November 3, 2009 · 4:29 PM

HURRICANE BELLS: “THIS YEAR” VIDEO PREMIERE

Today Hurricane Bells premiered their new video for “This Year” on Entertainment Weekly’s Music Mix blog. Check out the Bill Moldt and Christopher Bean-directed video here. “This Year” is the first single off the band’s upcoming debut album Tonight Is The Ghost, which will be released digitally on November 10th via Vagrant Records. “This Year” can also now be downloaded as an mp3 here.

Additionally, with album b-side “Monsters” featured on The Twilight Saga: New Moon soundtrack, Hurricane Bells is confirmed to perform on The Twilight Saga: New Moon Talent Tour in two cities later this month. The band will perform in Philadelphia, PA, and Boston, MA, as part of the 15-city tour where Twilight fans can attend Q&A forums with many of the movie’s cast members and be treated with performances by several artists featured on the film’s soundtrack.

11/10 Philadelphia, PA – Cherry Hill Mall Hot Topic store
11/12 Boston, MA – Natick Collection Hot Topic store

Hurricane Bells is a new project from Steve Schiltz, the singer and guitarist of Longwave. Tonight Is The Ghost was entirely written, played, recorded (with a MacBook and an Mbox), and mixed by Schiltz alone; a combination of songs fully crafted recently and others newly architected from pieces written throughout his years as a songwriter. With a moody, late-night and soulful feeling, Tonight Is The Ghost is a mix of chiming guitar-pop and hauntingly melancholic, mournfully atmospheric songs.

www.myspace.com/hurricanebells
www.vagrant.com

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November 3, 2009 · 7:03 AM

THE REVELING – SIRIUS XM RADIO TAKEOVER

Brooklyn, New York’s The Reveling finds itself gearing up for a virtual takeover of the Sirius XM Radio air waves this week. The band will tackle guest DJs duties, partake in interviews and even crank out a few live and recorded songs on shows such as E Street Radio, Liquid Metal, Faction’s DIY Sunday and “Kick Out The Jams” with Dave Marsh.

Featuring drummer Jay Weinberg – son of Max Weinberg, long time drummer for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, as well as bandleader for The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien – the punk rock quartet’s latest four-song offering, 3D Radio, will see an official street date of December 1st. However, The Reveling will be playing an early release show this Friday (11/06) at the Knitting Factory in NYC with A Wilhelm Scream, Living With Lions and The Riot Before. As an added bonus, anyone who arrives at the show before the band’s 8pm set will receive a free copy of the record.

Additionally, you can pick up 3D Radio from Interpunk and CD Baby or digitally via iTunes and other online retail services.

At its core, 3D Radio is a driving, brash take on mid-90’s melodic hardcore and punk, melded with the urgency of today’s post-hardcore sound. But the songs also touch on elements of roots, soul and good old blue-collar rock ‘n’ roll. There’s an unmistakable swing and bounce to it, embracing Americana-tinged spirit of forefathers like Social Distortion while incorporating rock ‘n’ roll elements from punk contemporaries like The Gaslight Anthem or The Loved Ones.

Listen to the song “Breadline” streaming on the band’s revamped website and myspace page.

Sirius XM Radio Schedule
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* Mon, 11/02 @ 4pm ET – Jay Weinberg guest hosts on E Street Radio (rebroadcast: 11/03 @ 12am & 8am ET)
* Wed, 11/04 @ 12pm ET – Jay Weinberg takes over Liquid Metal (rebroadcast: 11/05 @ 6pm ET)
* Sun, 11/08 @ 8pm ET – The Reveling takes over Faction’s DIY Sunday: featuring live set from the band
* Sun, 11/29 @ 10am ET – The Reveling on The Loft, “Kick Out The Jams” with Dave Marsh: featuring band interview, live and recorded songs

Finally, check out Jay and Max Weinberg on the cover of this month’s Modern Drummer.

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November 2, 2009 · 3:44 PM

SHERWOOD DEBUTS ‘MAYBE THIS TIME’ VIDEO

Sherwood enlisted the help of the multi-talented Matt Wignall best known for his work with the Cold War Kids (mattwignall.com) to direct the video for the first single off their latest release, Qu – out now on MySpace Records.

Check out the video here: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=100262784

US Tour Dates
11/03 Ogden Theater – Denver, CO**
11/05 Regency Ballroom – San Francisco, CA**
11/07 Club Nokia – Los Angeles, CA**
11/08 House of Blues – San Diego, CA**
11/10 Rialto Theatre – Tucson, AZ**
11/11 House of Blues – Anaheim, CA**
11/12 The Hub at UCSB – Santa Barbara, CA**
11/13 Electric Theatre – St. George, UT
11/14 Studio 600 – Salt Lake City, UT
11/15 Studio 208 – Pocatello, ID
**- w/ Hanson, hellogoodbye and Steel Train

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November 2, 2009 · 1:02 PM

JACK’S MANNEQUIN TOUR DATES

Tour Dates With Weezer, Phoenix, Manchester Orchestra, Fun, Vedera And More.

Jack’s Mannequin will launch into winter supporting Weezer on their upcoming tour and then kick off a headlining run to start 2010. More dates will be announced for the headlining tour soon. Please visit JacksMannequin.com.

with Weezer
12/01 Aragon Ballroom – Chicago, IL

WRXP SHOW
12/02 Hammerstein Ballroom – New York, NY (with Manchester Orchestra and Phoenix)

with Weezer
12/03 Eagles Ballroom – Milwaukee, WI
12/05 Air Canada Centre – Toronto, ON
12/07 Agganis Arena – Boston, MA
12/09 George Mason University – Fairfax, VA
12/10 Susquehanna University – Selinsgrove, PA

with fun. and Vedera
02/05 The Showbox SODO – Seattle, WA
02/06 Roseland – Portland, OR
02/07 Knitting Factory – Spokane, WA
02/09 In The Venue – Salt Lake City, UT
02/11 Sacramento State University – Sacramento, CA
02/12 House of Blues – Las Vegas, NV
02/16 The White Rabbit – San Antonio, TX
02/17 House of Blues – Dallas, TX
02/19 The Beaumont Club – Kansas City, MO
02/20 First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN
02/24 Egyptian Room – Indianapolis, IN
03/05 The Norva – Norfolk, VA

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October 30, 2009 · 1:50 PM

NEW SIGNING

This Is Hell sign to Rise Records.

Rise Records is ecstatic to announce the signing of Long Island’s THIS IS HELL.

Since June of 2004, This Is Hell has been killing it with their signature brand of hardcore. The band will release their 3rd full length in Spring 2010. In the meantime, be sure to catch the band on tour.

www.myspace.com/thisishell

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October 29, 2009 · 4:44 PM

P.O.S. – MTV’S DISCOVER & DOWNLOAD FEATURED ARTIST

MTV’s Discover & Download Featured Artist, P.O.S., has had quite the year. If you slept on Never Better back when it was released in February, don’t sweat it. You still have time to get hip to one of the year’s best releases before the year is over. Never Better combines a unique, powerful blend of rock, punk and hip hop that may just be one of the best records of the year; don’t be surprised to see it popping up on year end lists.

Today, “Never Better” the single off of the album of the same name premieres on MTV2’s Unleashed.
LINK: “Never Better”

HALLOWEEN HORRORS: P.O.S. ON THE GREAT MINNEAPOLIS BLIZZARD CANDY HAUL
LINK: “Halloween Horrors”

P.O.S. is will be out on tour soon with the Pac Sun Tour
featuring Saosin, Innerpartysystem, Eye Alaska
11/06/09 – Hollywood, CA – House of Blues Hollywood
11/07/09 – Chico, CA – Senator Theater
11/08/09 – San Francisco, CA – Fillmore
11/10/09 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
11/11/09 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
11/13/09 – Salt Lake City, UT – Murray Theatre
11/14/09 – Englewood, CO – Gothic Theatre
11/15/09 – Kansas City, MO – Beaumont Club
11/17/09 – Des Moines, IA – Peoples Court
11/18/09 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
11/19/09 – Chicago, IL – House Of Blues
11/20/09 – Grand Rapids, MI – Orbit Room
11/21/09 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrews Hall
11/22/09 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
11/24/09 – New York, NY – The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
11/25/09 – Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero
11/27/09 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
11/28/09 – New Haven, CT – Toad’s Place
11/29/09 – Pittsburgh, PA – The Altar Bar
12/01/09 – Boston, MA – House Of Blues
12/02/09 – University Park, PA – Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State
12/03/09 – Allentown, PA – Crocodile Rock Cafe
12/04/09 – Washginton, DC – 9:30 Club
12/05/09 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue** (Doomtree Blowout feat. P.O.S.)
12/06/09 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
12/08/09 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room
12/09/09 – Saint Petersburg, FL – State Theatre
12/10/09 – Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues Orlando
12/12/09 – Dallas, TX – The Door
12/13/09 – Houston, TX – Meridian
12/14/09 – Mission, TX – Las Palmas Race Park
12/15/09 – San Antonio, TX – White Rabbit
12/17/09 – Tucson, AZ – The Rock
12/18/09 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
12/19/09 – San Diego, CA – SOMA
12/20/09 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues Anaheim

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October 29, 2009 · 2:20 PM

PJ BOND – U.S. TOUR

Beginning on Sunday and through the month of November, PJ Bond (New Brunswick, NJ) will be touring the U.S., covering most of the East Coast and parts of the Midwest.

The ex-Outsmarting Simon front man – fresh off a two week trek across the U.K. – is playing shows in support of his latest full-length, You Didn’t Know I Was Alphabetical … not to mention the homeless / life on the road experiment formally known as the Year Of A Thousand Roommates. You can read about PJ’s daily nomadic adventures here.

Alphabetical is being released by Black Numbers in LP and CD format on November 10th, but you can pre-order a copy now or pick one up directly from PJ on tour.

It’s also worth mentioning that Bond has hitched a ride with label mates Static Radio NJ and The Arteries as they tour their way to The Fest for the weekend’s festivities. While he doesn’t have an “official” show, you can count on PJ playing the street corners of Gainesville or making an appearance at a house party or two.

TOUR
NOV 01 – Waterbury, CT @ Lil Tommy J’s
NOV 02 – Providence, RI @ Chris’s Pad
NOV 04 – Burlington, VT @ TBA
NOV 05 – Plattsburgh, NY @ The Coffee Camp
NOV 06 – Troy, NY @ Shela’s
NOV 07 – Upstate NY @ Need Help!
NOV 08 – Oneonta, NY @ Hyrle Castle Basement
NOV 09 – Ithaca, NY @ The Shop
NOV 10 – Syracuse, NY @ House Show
NOV 11 – Oswego, NY @ Raven’s
NOV 13 – Rochester, NY @ Muddy Waters
NOV 14 – Jamestown, NY @ Labyrinth Press Co.
NOV 15 – Ohio @ Need Help!
NOV 16 – Columbus, OH @ House Show
NOV 17 – Ann Arbor, MI @ TBA
NOV 18 – Rochester, MI @ The Factory
NOV 19 – Ann Arbor, MI @ ABC
NOV 20 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Josh’s
NOV 21 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Kelly’s
NOV 22 – Chicago, IL @ The Elbo Room
NOV 23 – Indiana @ Need Help!
NOV 24 – St. Louis, MO @ Cicero’s
NOV 25 – Louisville, KY @ Derby City
NOV 27 – Charlotte, NC @ TBA
NOV 28 – Richmond, VA @ Need Help
NOV 29 – State College, PA @ 797 Lounge

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October 29, 2009 · 2:01 PM

MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK ANNOUNCE SELECT DATES WITH WEEZER THIS DECEMBER!

Motion City Soundtrack are thrilled to announce that they’ll be joining Weezer this December for some select live shows! Kicking off in Chicago December 1st at the Aragon Ballroom, this run will see MCS playing dates in the Midwest and along the East Coast with the like-minded pop rockers. Before heading out on this short trek, Motion City Soundtrack will play to hometown fans and friends at a sold out Triple Rock Social Club show on Halloween Eve aka Mischief night. And directly following the Weezer dates, MCS will return to Chicago for a sold out exclusive three night stand at Lincoln Hall where the band will perform their first three albums in their entirety over three separate nights – I AM THE MOVIE on December 18th, COMMIT THIS TO MEMORY on December 19th, and EVEN IF IT KILLS ME on December 20th.

In the meantime, check out www.motioncitysoundtrack.com for new music and more.

10/30 Triple Rock Social Club (MCS Headline) – Minneapolis, MN *SOLD OUT*
12/01 Aragon Ballroom – Chicago, IL
12/03 Eagles Ballroom – Milwaukee, WI
12/07 Agganis Arena – Boston, MA
12/09 Patriot Center @ George Mason – Fairfax, VA
12/10 Susquehanna Bank Center – Camden, NJ
12/18 Lincoln Hall (MCS Headline/I Am The Movie) – Chicago, IL *SOLD OUT*
12/19 Lincoln Hall (MCS Headline/Commit This to Memory) – Chicago, IL *SOLD OUT*
12/20 Lincoln Hall (MCS Headline/Even If It Kills Me) – Chicago, IL *SOLD OUT*

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October 29, 2009 · 12:53 PM

WENDY’S/MYSPACE RECORDS HAVE LAUNCHED ‘FRESH FACES’ CAMPAIGN

Wendy’s and MySpace Records have teamed up to launch a new Internet series called “Fresh Faces.” Building on Wendy’s motto of ‘You Know When It’s Real,’ the ongoing Web program will include 9 episodes from three different emerging artists showing what a ‘day in the life’ of a budding new artist is like.

Each “Fresh Faces” artist will have its own 3 episodes than can be seen exclusively at www.myspace.com/wendys, in addition to a 3-song EP available for free download on the site. A new episode will debut every Wednesday throughout the series. The first episode featuring Charleston, SC alternative pop rock artist Friends For Hire (www.myspace.com/friendsforhire) is up now at www.myspace.com/wendys.

Stay tuned for new episodes on future “Fresh Faces” artists, including a new hip-hop artist from Los Angeles and a Brooklyn based beat-pop band, all handpicked from MySpace Records’ Friends and Family, a group of developing artists MySpace Records helps market and promote.

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