Confirmed tour dates are listed below:

MARCH

30th Knitting Factory   Boise, ID

31st Knitting Factory   Spokane, WA

APRIL

1st Paramount Theater   Seattle, WA

3rd Roseland Theater   Portland, OR

5th Fillmore   San Francisco, CA

6th Fillmore   San Francisco, CA

7th Fox Theater   Pomona, CA

8th Soma   San Diego, CA

9th Club Nokia   Los Angeles, CA

10th Marquee   Phoenix, AZ

12th Salt Air   Salt Lake City, UT

13th Ogden   Denver, CO

15th Stubbs   Austin, TX

16th Verizon Wireless Theater   Houston, TX

17th Nokia Theater   Dallas, TX

19th War Memorial   Nashville, TN

20th Tabernacle   Atlanta, GA

22nd DAR Hall   Washington, D.C.

23rd House of Blues   Boston, MA

24th Terminal 5   New York, NY

25th Electric Factory   Philadelphia, PA

28th House of Blues   Cleveland, OH

29th Royal Oak   Detroit, MI

30th Riviera Theatre   Chicago, IL

MAY

1st State Theater   Minneapolis, MN

2nd Eagle Ballroom   Milwaukee, WI

4th Val Air Ballroom   West Des Moines, IA

The group first single “Fireflies” sold over 2 million copies and has been #1 on the charts in the US, Canada, Denmark, Holland and New Zealand– making this small town artist an international phenomenon. For more information on Owl City visit www.owlcitymusic.comSimilar Posts:

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Ginger states,“With sorrow and yet with much thankfulness for the opportunity to have played in the Pumpkins, I am sad to say that I can no longer tour with the Pumpkins. Although I’ve been blessed beyond belief over the past few years through playing with the Pumpkins, my priority now is to keep our little family unit together, which includes my husband and my baby. Although I do plan on continuing to do music in different forms, my priority is for neither for my husband nor myself to be apart from our daughter so that we can raise her together. I wish Billy all the best and look forward to seeing the Pumpkins in the near future. I would also like to thank all of the Pumpkins fans for all of their support. I will see you at the Pumpkins shows!”

AUDITION INFO:

Bassists and keyboardists looking to play with The Pumpkins should send their background info (including age, a resume of any bands/recorded work), photos and performance web links — via email only — either to pumpkinsbass@gmail.com or pumpkinskeys@gmail.com. IMPORTANT NOTE: ONLY musicians with video clips can be considered. Youtube.com type posts are perfect–that’s how Mike was found!!! Final date for submission is March 31st.Similar Posts:

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“…some of the most forward-looking music you’ll hear this or any other year… Plastic Beach is more than the sum of its big-name parts.”

—Q

“From the Thriller-infused electro-funk of “Stylo” to the bubbly grooves of “Superfast Jellyfish” and “Some Kind of Nature,” there’s something for everyone, and often in the same song… Plastic Beach exudes fun.”

—NPR Music

“Gorillaz’s third excellent album in a row”

—Rolling Stone

“[Gorillaz] has returned, once again gilding their four-character core with a delightfully random roster of guest stars… its songs sound like dispatches from a crew of hip-kid astronauts, unmoored in some space-dust ether… they do it with style.”

—Entertainment Weekly

“Befitting an album about an ocean, the collection gains momentum via the song-to-song ebb and flow… It works both as a conceptual piece and also as a collection of danceable pop… for a bunch of cartoon characters, it does feel especially alive and human.”

—Stereogum

Gorillaz’ third album, the already globally acclaimed Plastic Beach, is released today in the U.S. on EMI’s Virgin Records.

The physical and digital deluxe editions of Plastic Beach promise to surpass anything previously hatched from the Gorillaz imaginarium: The iTunes LP version of Plastic Beach includes the record-breaking “Stylo” video and a Making of “Stylo” documentary; a video collection of Gorillaz animation, Plastic Beach trailers and six exclusive films set to album tracks; a still gallery featuring original Gorillaz art and images exclusive to iTunes; a Gorillaz interactive game; and an Online Extras section providing access to Gorillaz live concert performances and additional exclusives. The iTunes deluxe edition of the record also features the bonus tracks “Pirate’s Progress: and “Three Hearts, Seven Seas, Twelve Moons.”

The physical “Experience Edition” of Plastic Beach includes such bonuses as a Making of Plastic Beach DVD, ability to stream live Gorillaz performances, and a special access card unlocking a world of exclusive and interactive online content to be revealed over time.

Having already been hailed with a 4-star Rolling Stone review and an Entertainment Weekly “Must List” plug, Plastic Beach’s first single, “Stylo,” was unveiled in its video incarnation Tuesday March 2 on YouTube. The “Stylo” world premiere instantly became the most successful official music video premiere in YouTube Music Tuesday history, generating over 900,000 views in its first 24 hours, since breezing past the million view mark and surpassing previous record holders U2 and Weezer. The “Stylo” video can also be seen on VH1, MTV, MTV2, MTVU, Logo, and Fuse.

Elsewhere, the NPR Music Exclusive First Listen for Plastic Beach was the #1 most popular story on NPR.org in its first 24 hours.

Plastic Beach is the first Gorillaz album produced entirely by Damon Albarn and features a roster of guest stars including Snoop Dogg, Bobby Womack, Mos Def, Lou Reed, The Clash’s Mick Jones and Paul Simonon, The National Orchestra for Arabic Music and many more. Gorillaz a/k/a Murdoc Niccals, 2D, Noodle and Russel Hobbs were co-created by Albarn and visual artist Jamie Hewlett over ten years ago, and unleashed on the world with their self-titled 2001 debut album, which has sold nearly two million copies in the U.S. The band’s 2005 follow up, Demon Days, featured the Best Pop Collaboration with Vocal Grammy-winner “Feel Good Inc.” and sold in excess of two million copies in America. Gorillaz will headline the April 18 final day of this year’s Coachella festival in Indio CA, which will be the first live Gorillaz experience in the States since the Demon Days Live sold out five-night run that took place in April 2006 at Harlem’s Apollo Theater.

For further developments in the ongoing Gorillaz saga, check back hourly at the all new http://gorillaz.com/, follow the band’s own Murdoc Niccals at www.twitter.com/murdocgorillaz, or check out the Gorillaz YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/gorillaz.Similar Posts:

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the shark makes it extra awesome

It must really be great to be Four Year Strong right now.

The band releases its third full-length album of original songs this week, entitled Enemy of the World. FYS, a band whose Wikipedia page labels them ‘melodic hardcore’, would be better described as ‘melodic punk/pop/beardcore’, consistent with the band members’ outdoorsy-look. Enemy of the World is the band’s first album on a major label, having been snatched up by Universal Motown after spending some time on  Pete Wentz’s Decaydance label.

My overall verdict on this record? FYS are now the champs of this new brand of hardcore/pop-punk, looking down at the runners-up: Set Your Goals, A Day to Remember, and other bands of that ilk. FYS, though, really has the whole package, and it is on display on nearly every track on Enemy of the World. The lead song, It Must Really Suck to be Four Year Strong Right Now, is a barrage of chugga-chugga power riffs and energy that leads to a chorus of “Don’t fix it if it hasn’t broken yet”, an appropriate mantra for the band itself, which has truly hit its peak.

On a Saturday, the next song, is full of the type of crowd-participation moments that the band loves so much, where the vocals are echoed and you can picture a throbbing pit of rabid fans screaming along and pumping their fists in unison. It works particularly well on this song, with its passionate screams of “TONIGHT WE FEEL ALIVE!” carried out with a more hardcore-ish vocal style than usual.

As a whole, Enemy of the World is a kickass major-label debut for FYS. While Rise or Die Trying was impressive, I had issues with its production, as the drums sometimes sounded muffled and not as crunchy as they should have…this time around, everything sounds crisp and explosive. I’m sure some fans will whine that it sounds “too polished”, but to me, it’s perfect for a major label pop-punk/hardcore record.

The song titles are great, too. Nineteen with Neck Tatz starts out with more gang vocals, this time screaming “Can you prove to me…that you’re not dead and gone…we’ve crawled on hands and knees…but now I live my life standing strong!” before the song goes into more breakdown-core riff-tastic badassery. The song also has a particularly catchy chorus, as well. I can practically visualize the limbs and body parts flying through the air during this song at a show.

team up, team up!

Find My Way Back is a song that sounds structured for radio play, something that probably will piss off some fans. It’s a little bit slower and the riffs are a little more generic than usual FYS, but it’s still a great song. By ‘radio play’ I mean the song has one of those infectious choruses that you’ll have a hard time getting out of your head.

What the Hell is a Gigawatt? brings the pace back up, with the dual-vocals of Dan O’Connor and Alan Day offsetting each other, set to a meaty riff. The breakdown/two-step part that comes in toward the end of the song is just broo-tal, as are the screams. It rocks.

This Body Pays the Bill$ sounds like it could have come from Rise or Die Trying, starting out with some more yelling and breaking down into usual FYS territory. Flannel is the Color of My Energy amused me title-wise (since I’m a self-admitted 311 fan boy), and its synthesizer beeps fit the song well, giving it a sort of Motion City Soundtrack-gone-hardcore/pop punk sound.

The last track, Enemy of the World, is pretty much the most badass thing FYS has ever done. It starts out with a chorus of voices, before going into an avenue for FYS to exhibit all the things they do right as a band – catchy gang vocals (“If you bring the heart then I’ll bring the beat!”), chugging riffs that never let the energy die, a breakdown with more delicious riff work and an overall aggression and passion that is the aural equivalent to being smashed in the face over and over but getting back up and taking some more fists to the dome because it’s so fun. The song fades out as the chorus of voices returns, and by the time it’s over you’re out of breath.

With Enemy of the World, Four Year Strong has really made quite a statement. Set Your Goals had raised the bar for this hardcore/pop punk hybrid stuff with This Will Be the Death of Us, but now they might as well hand over the crown to Four Year Strong. The album is just fantastic, and as a self-professed pop punk nerd (shout-out to New Found Glory and @xchadballx) I’m psyched that this type of stuff still exists.

So yeah, go pick this record up if you riffs, breakdowns and awesomeness. It’s a hell of a lot better than all that Vampire Weekend BS that’s all the rage with the V-necked hipster kids.

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SECOND SINGLE ‘ON YOUR OWN’ IMPACTS RADIO APRIL 12th

March 8th 2010- Ft. Worth, TX rockers Josh, Jamey, Geoff, Denton & Joshua aka Green River Ordinance are getting back out on the road. They’ve had huge success with their Virgin Records debut, Out of My Hands and will be releasing their new single ‘On Your Own’ impacting radio April 12th. The song has already been featured on The Hills, The Young and the Restless and was used repeatedly as the sign off song on So You Think You Can Dance. As their music cracks the Top 20 Hot Adult Rock chart Billboard magazine claims ‘Green River Ordinance establishes itself as a pop-rock act to keep an eye on in 2010’.

A testament to the power of their live show, the band recently broke the record for most CD’s sold at The Nokia Theater in NYC. They’ve toured with the likes of Counting Crows, Gavin DeGraw, Train, David Cook, Third Eye Blind, Collective Soul, Five for Fighting, Michelle Branch, and Need To Breathe.

Recently, the band penned an inspirational song called ‘Rise Up’, exclusively for the AT&T Team USA Winter Olympics Compilation, joining world-renowned recording artists 3 Doors Down, Mariah Carey, Gloriana, Rascal Flatts, Puddle Of Mudd, Sugarland and others. The song is currently available on iTunes and all sales from the compilation made before March 2nd benefited Team USA. In addition, the band will be heading out to sea as part of VH1’s Best Cruise Ever hosted by 3 Doors Down – plus Lifehouse, Shinedown and more. The cruise will feature non-stop concerts from your favorite VH1 bands, VH1-themed activities and contests, plus the chance to hang with your favorite artists.

Catch Green River Ordinance on tour, dates below:

March 26 Oklahoma City, OK Conservatory

March 27 Austin, TX Stubbs

March 29 Lawrence, KS Bottleneck

March 31 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall

April 1 Minneapolis, MN Station 4

April 2 Des Moines, IA House of Bricks

April 3 Milwaukee, WI Rave Bar

April 6 Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge

April 7 Knoxville, TN Square Room

April 8 Atlanta, GA Vinyl

April 9 Louisville, KY Headliner’s

April 11 Birmingham, AL Workplay Theater

April 13 Tampa, FL Ritz Ybor (Supporting Lifehouse)

April 15-19 VH-1 Best Cruise Ever

April 22 Houston, TX House of Blues

April 24 Dallas, TX House of Blues

April 26 Denver, CO Bluebird

April 27 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court

April 28 Boise, ID Knitting Factory

April 30 Seattle, WA El Corazon

May 1 Portland, OR Berbati Pan

May 3 San Franscico, CA Café du Nord

May 4 Modesto, CA Theatre

May 6 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour

English alternative rockers Muse have released the official music video for their chart topping single “Resistance.” The video gives fans a glimpse of their energetic and extravagant live performances for which they are known. The single comes from the band’s fifth studio album titled, The Resistance, which has topped the charts in 19 countries and reached number three on the American album chart thanks to the lead single “Uprising.” The best selling CD fuses a number of musical genres, including progressive rock, clasical music, and electronica. Head on over to iTunes and pick up the bands new iPhone app and self-produced album, The Resistance.

Muse is currently on tour with Silversun Pickups.

Feb 27 Gwinnett Center Atlanta, GA

Mar 1 Patriot Center Fairfax, VA

Mar 2 Wachovia Center Philadelphia, PA

Mar 3 1st Mariner Arena Baltimore, MD

Mar 5 Madison Square Garden New York, NY

Mar 6 TD Banknorth Garden Boston, MA

Mar 8 Air Canada Center Toronto

Mar 10 Bell Centre Montreal

Mar 12 United Center Chicago, IL

Mar 13 Palace of Auburn Hills Detroit, MI

Mar 15 Sommet Center Nashville, TN

Mar 17 Ft Worth Convention Center Dallas, TX

Mar 18 Toyota Center Houston, TX

Mar 29 Rexall Place Edmonton

Mar 30 Pengrowth Saddledome Calgary

Apr 1 Pacific Coliseum Vancouver

Apr 2 Key Arena Seattle, WA

Apr 3 Rose Garden Arena Portland, OR

Apr 5 The E Center Salt Lake City, UT

Apr 6 Odeum Colorado Denver, CO

Apr 9 US Airways Center Phoenix, AZ

Apr 10 Mandalay Bay Events Center Las Vegas, NV

Apr 11 Pima County Fairgrounds Tuscon, AZ

Apr 14 Oracle Arena San Francisco, CA

Apr 17 Coachella Festival Indio, CA

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Sure, I’ve tried cock before (common, who hasn’t?), but never in a soup. Anyone have any recipes?

Some other fabulous products circulating around the net:

Go Girl

Last year, BTH, wielding its connections and power, managed to get me a few samples of Go Girl, a urinating device for the girl who wishes she were a man. I know I certainly have—whenever I women mutilating themselves so that they might be attractive to men, knowing that will one day be me, I wish I were a man.

Basically, I experimented with the device, which is recommended for long car rides, concerts and the great outdoors. You take your pants down, place the silicon funnel beneath your lady parts and pee into it, where it will flow out a tube into the toilet, on the ground, or the mouth of whomever you wish.

$10 for one device might be hefty—the Web site boasts that the funnels are reusable, because that’s not gross, but still, if you’re a girl on the go, “ur ine” for a treat

Sick and tired of your cheap Forever 21 jewelry disintegrating before you even get it to the sales counter? Why not try Human Ivory jewelry, the jewelry that will actually last forever because its made out of human toe nails dipped in resin. What will they think of next? Poo-lery—the jewelry made from excrement?

The brainiacs over at ThinkGeek have discovered the nectar of the 21^st century man: Baconnaise– the dual bacon/mayonnaise condiment that should be slathered on everything from sandwiches to celery sticks.

The only catch? It’s vegetarian. How does that make sense?

I recently wrote an article about the wonderful world of squirrels and came across this product for the furry rodents:  Squirrel Underpants.

For only $9.50, you can help “protect the world from squirrel nudity,” according to the Web site. I don’t even know.

Obviously it’s a joke product, but still. What’s the point? I could buy a five-pack from Target for the same price, and who’s to say that all squirrels prefer briefs?

 Since releasing their first song, “Hanging by a Moment” in 2001, the two remaining original band members, lead singer/guitarist Jason Wade and drummer Rick Woolstenhulme Jr., have successfully remained afloat via movie and television soundtracks but have yet to reach the level of their first album, “No Name Face.”

Lifehouse Smoke & Mirrors

 Experimenting with a more raw and live sound yet staying with the commercial catchy rock ballads that keep them thriving, Lifehouse has sprinkled “Smoke & Mirrors” with tracks that radio stations and fans will surely cling to.  And although this album has not dramatically sent them to a different level or sound, it is clear that 10 years later, a more mature band has ascended.

 The powerful opener “All In” – a perfect foreshadowing for most of the songs that follow – instantly triggered memories of “Hanging by a Moment,” which includes lyrics “nothing left to lose, nothing left to hide.”  “All In” says, “all in, nothing left to hide I’m falling harder than a landslide.”   This same theme lingers throughout their past and this album. 

Track two, “By Your Side,” is mysterious, with a taste of Silverchair and a Johnny Lang bluesy instrumental bridge; unique for Lifehouse, exciting for me.  In true Lifehouse fashion, “Falling In,” “From Where You Are,” “In Your Skin” and “It Is What It Is” are all very similar to one another, with an upbeat depiction of love going wrong.

 “Had Enough” (featuring Chris Daughtry) and “Halfway Gone” are slower songs with ripping choruses about missing and denying what will never be.  The title track, “Smoke & Mirrors,” is more or less like the others… of a relationship fading away, despite the fact that they remain the same.

Lifehouse

 “Nerve Damage” stands out from the rest (albeit negatively) because, unfortunately, I’m reminded of Britney Spears with its electronic beats and strange effects.  It’s about giving power back to men that don’t want to be played by women game players.  Sorry, not working. 

Listening to this album sent me through a pop rock journey of today, and with the exception of “Nerve Damage,” it is quite easy to listen to, as it is cohesive, clean and for the band, a little edgy.  Sounds of Nickelback, One Republic and The Frey are heard throughout. But for someone without a keen liking to this band, I did feel like I was hanging by the moment, swinging back and forth, searching and waiting for something different and challenging.  It felt like the love they kept crying about – halfway gone, but still too fresh to be given up on.  Lifehouse has yet to hook me completely, but through this new album, I do see a progression into a more mature band.  Until they start singing about new subject matters, however, I’m not sure I can jump on it.Similar Posts:

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