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Staff Recommendations Janruary 13th, 2008

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Bryce Jacobson

This week marks the return of Number One Gun. Fans will recall the band breaking up last year but Jeff Schneeweis has brought the name back and with a new album. The North Pole Project will be available in-stores and online this Tuesday January 15th.

This Tuesday is also marks the annual Mac World conference in California. Apple fans can check out Apple.com on Tuesday for all the new goods.

Julie Watanabe

I know I haven’t been around, but Bryce is head on with his Number One Gun rec.  The North Pole Project is 2008’s best record so far and although we’re only a couple weeks into the new year, you can trust this record is something that’ll be on people’s “Best of” lists.  I was so excited for this release I even made a TNNP userbar!  Feel free to download and use it on a forum or website to support the new album!  And look for a review from me soon!

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Alternative Press Tour 2008 Tour Dates

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The dates for the 2008 Alternative Press Tour have been announced. All Time Low and The Rocket Summer will be the co-headliners for the tour and The Matches, Sonny and Forever The Sickest Kids will be in support of the tour.

Fri/3-14 Houston, TX | Warehouse
Sat/3-15 Austin, TX | SXSW (free show!)
Sun/3-16 Dallas, TX | House Of Blues
Tue/3-18 Tucson, AZ | Rialto
Wed/3-19 Phoenix, AZ | Marquee
Thu/3-20 Las Vegas, NV | Jillians
Fri/3-21 San Diego, CA | Soma
Sat/3-22 TBA (California)
Mon/3-24 Pomona, CA | Glasshouse
Tue/3-25 Los Angeles, CA | Henry Fonda
Wed/3-26 San Francisco, CA | Regency at Grand Ballroom
Thu/3-27 Sacramento, CA | Boardwalk
Fri/3-28 Portland, OR | Hawthorne
Sat/3-29 Seattle, WA | Showbox
Mon/3-31 Salt Lake City, UT | Avalon
Tue/4-01 Denver, CO | Boulder Theatre
Wed/4-02 Des Moines, IA | Peoples Court
Thu/4-03 Chicago, IL | House Of Blues
Fri/4-04 Detroit, MI | St Andrews
Sat/4-05 Toronto, ON | Phoenix Theatre
Sun/4-06 Grand Rapids, MI | Intersection
Tue/4-08 Worcester, MA | Palladium
Wed/4-09 Washington, DC | 9:30 Club
Thu/4-10 New York, NY | Irving Plaza
Fri/4-11 Philadelphia, PA | TLA
Sat/4-12 TBA
Sun/4-13 Norfolk, VA | NorVa
Tue/4-15 Charlotte, NC | Tremont
Wed/4-16 Louisville, KY | Headliners
Thu/4-17 Atlanta, GA | Masquerade
Fri/4-18 Orlando, FL | House Of Blues
Sat/4-19 Ft. Lauderdale, FL | Revolution
Sun/4-20 Tampa, FL | Jannus Landing
Tue/4-22 TBA
Wed/4-23 St. Louis, MO | Pops
Thu/4-24 TBA
Fri/4-25 TBA
Sat/4-26 TBA
Sun/4-27 Buffalo, NY | Club Infinity
Tue/4-29 Hartford, CT | venue TBA
Wed/4-30 Allentown, PA | Crocodile
Thu/5-01 Pittsburgh, PA | Diesel
Fri/5-02 Cleveland, OH | venue TBA

Run Kid Run Update

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Run Kid Run are currently finishing up their sophomore album and have left an update on their MySpace page. You can read the message below.

hey friends…so were back in fl after a break we all had a great christmas and we hope you did as well. Me and Neil got back here a couple of days ago to finish up everything and it’s been going great. Things are coming along nicely all lead vocals and electric guitars are done and now were working on piano, acoustic, background vocals etc. all the fun things. It looks like were going to be finishing tracking on the 22nd and then we go home and then james will start the mixing. Which is definitely a process in itself.
So when we get home we start preparing for tour which starts at the end of feb. were going out with our buddies in hawk nelson for like 3 months or something ridiculous like that….should be fun. I think the dates might already be up on there page they’ll be up really soon on ours. We can’t wait, we haven’t been on a tour in quite a while and this one’s going to be good, to hit the road and play new stuff it has been way too long for this band. Anyways i hope these are somewhat interesting i think i mentioned it before but the release were shooting for is late arpil and the title looks like it’s going to be “love at the core”. So were more than excited to let you guys hear what we’ve been working on. We hope you like it as much as we do.
a topic just as important if not more LOST starts very soon kiddies so you better catch up if your not. we’ve been watching season 3 to remind ourselves of what’s been happening. So excited for it. ok enough rambling i’ll put up a few more pics with this.
have a great day friends.
neil, paul, matt and david

p.s. our friends band alliswell put up new songs on there page go check em out goode guys goode band there on our top friends

From First To Last Set Release Date

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From First To Last has set April 15th April 29th as the release date for their new self-titled album. On February 12th, From First To Last will release an exclusive 2 song CD through Hot Topic. The CD will feature the songs “We All Turn Back To Dust” and “Once Was Lost But Now Profound” from the bands upcoming album. A limited quantity of the exclusive CD will be available at this years Take Action tour. The release will coincide with a Hot Topic in-store performance in Novi, Michigan on February 13th.

Football Weather Post New Songs

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Tom Schleiter, guitarist of Powerspace, has finished producing Chicago’s Football Weather‘s EP.

The band has two of their newly recorded songs, “If You Move Me I’ll Die (Goin’ Nowhere)” and “Save the Clocktower,” from their untitled EP available for listening on their MySpace page.  The two current songs will be replaced on January 14 by two other tracks off the EP and will stay online for two weeks.  After this, the last two tracks will be on their MySpace page for two more weeks.

Dropkick Murphys On Letterman; CD Re-Release; Tour Dates

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Dropkick Murphys will perform their single “The State Of Massachusetts” tonight on the Late Show with David Letterman (CBS 11:30pm)! This marks the DKM’s first ever performance on Letterman. You can check out a web exclusive performance of “Shipping Off To Boston,” a personal favorite of Dave’s on their website here.

On March 11th, just in time for St. Patrick’s Day and their March tour dates (below) the Dropkick Murphys have repackaged The Meanest Of Times to include extra tracks and a bonus DVD and will release a limited edition deluxe CD/DVD package. The CD will contain all 15 tracks from the original release plus five bonus cuts. The DVD contains a mini-movie on the band’s St. Patrick’s Day charity breakfast in Boston, the music video for “The State Of Massachusetts,” behind the scenes making the music video of “The State Of Massachusetts” and a celebration of the band’s trip to victory with the Boston Red Sox.

CD Tracklisting:

1. Famous For Nothing
2. God Willing
3. The State Of Massachusetts
4. Tomorrow’s Industry
5. Echoes On “A.” Street
6. Vices and Virtues
7. Surrender
8. (F)lannigan’s Ball
9. I’ll Begin Ahead
10. Fairmount Hill
11. Loyal To No One
12. Shattered
13. Rude Awakenings
14. Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya
15. Never Forget
*16. Jailbreak (BONUS CUT)
*17. The Thick Skin Of Defiance (BONUS CUT)
*18. Forever (2007 Version) (BONUS CUT)
*19. Breakdown (BONUS CUT)
*20. (F)lannigan’s Ball (Original Version) (BONUS CUT)

New DKM Headlining Dates:

2/28/08 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo
2/29/08 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
3/1/08 Reno, NV New Oasis
3/2/08 Anaheim, CA The Grove
3/3/08 Phoenix, AZ Marquee Theater
3/4/08 Alburquerque, NM Fantasia
3/5/08 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
3/6/08 Oklahoma City, OK Diamond Ballroom
3/7/08 Austin, TX Stubb’s
3/8/08 Dallas, TX House Of Blues
3/10/08 St. Lous, MO Pageant Theater
3/11/08 Indianapolis, IN Murat Egyptian Room
3/12/08 Chicago, IL Congress Theater
3/14/08 Dorchester, MA IBEW Local 103 Hall
3/15/08 Lowell, MA Tsongas Arena
3/16/08 Boston, MA The Paradise
3/17/08 Boston, MA The Paradise