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Taking Back Sunday Change Lineup

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A combination of messages and photos have lead to the conclusion that Matt Rubano and Matt Fazzi have left Taking Back Sunday. Taking their place are former members John Nolan and Shaun Cooper bringing the lineup back to its original form. Messages from Rubano and Fazzi can be read below.

What are your thoughts? Old Taking Back Sunday back together again?

A Note From Matt Rubano

After seven years I’m sad to announce that I will no longer be playing the bass with Taking Back Sunday. I would like to thank Adam, Eddie and Mark for giving me this amazing opportunity that changed my life. I am proud of the music we made together and cherished every moment of it. And to Taking Back Sunday fans, there isn’t anything I can say that will express the way I feel toward you. It’s literally been a dream come true and you were the cast of that dream. I am happy to have met and befriended so many of you. I will miss you all.

A Note From Matt Fazzi

To everyone in the TBS family, it is with great sadness I am announcing today that I am no longer a part of Taking Back Sunday. The last 2 years with Taking Back Sunday have been beyond a dream come true, from touring and playing with bands that I really admire, to playing new places all around the world, to meeting and working with so many wonderful people along the way. It’s something that I never once took for granted and that I will never forget. I want to thank Eddie, Matt, Adam and Mark for giving me the chance to play and make music with them, if even for a short while. We’ve accomplished a lot in a short time that I will forever be proud of. Thanks to everyone involved for making this such a beautiful experience for me, especially YOU, the fans. You have been so warm and receptive to me since I joined and for this I am forever grateful. As for me, I will continue on with my own music and I hope to see some of your smiling faces around soon.

With all my love,
Matthew Fazzi

Punk Goes Classic Rock Trailer

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The official Punk Goes Classic Rock trailer below features never before heard clips of Mayday Parade‘s cover of “We Are The Champions” and Hit The Lights cover of “More Than A Feeling.” Mayday Parade’s cover will premiere on Myspace Music in the coming weeks leading up to the release of Punk Goes Classic Rock on April 27th.

Honda Civic Tour Announces Dates

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Tour dates for the upcoming Honda Civic Tour featuring Paramore and Tegan & Sara have been announced. Check them out below.

July 23, 2010    Raleigh, NC    Raleigh Boutique Amphitheater
July 24, 2010    Harrington, DE    Delaware State Fair
July 27, 2010    Wallingford, CT    The Oakdale Theater
July 28, 2010    Boston, MA    Comcast Center
July 30, 2010    Norfolk, VA    Constant Convocation Center
July 31, 2010    Columbia, MD    Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 3, 2010    Gilford, NH    Meadowbrook Pavilion
August 4, 2010    Philadelphia, PA    Pier at Penns Landing
August 7, 2010    Hershey, PA    Hersheypark Stadium & Star Pavilion
August 8, 2010    Darien Center, NY    Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
August 10, 2010    Cleveland, OH    Time Warner Cable Amphitheater at Tower City
August 12, 2010    Cincinnati, OH    PNC Pavilion
August 14, 2010    Milwaukee, WI    Marcus Amphitheater Side Stage
August 15, 2010    Detroit, MI    Meadowbrook Music Fair
August 18, 2010    Chicago, IL    Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island
August 19, 2010    Indianapolis, IN    The Lawn at White River State Park
August 21, 2010    Nashville, TN    Municipal Auditorium
September 1, 2010    Atlanta, GA    The Arena at Gwinnett Center
September 2, 2010    St. Augustine, FL    St. Augustine Amphitheater
September 4, 2010    Miami, FL    Bayfront Park Amphitheater
September 5, 2010    Orlando, FL    UCF Arena
September 7, 2010    New Orleans, LA    UNO Lakefront Arena
September 8, 2010    Houston, TX    Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
September 10, 2010    Dallas, TX    Nokia Theater at Grand Prairie
September 13, 2010    Denver, CO    Red Rocks Amphitheatre
September 15, 2010    Phoenix, AZ    Dodge Theater
September 17, 2010    San Jose, CA    Theater at HP Pavilion
September 18, 2010    San Diego, CA    Viejas Arena
September 19, 2010    Anaheim, CA    Honda Center

Andrew W.K. Post “I’m A Vegabond” Video

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Andrew W.K.‘s new video for “I’m A Vegabond” can be seen below. The song comes from the new album, Mother of Mankind, a collection of rare and unreleased tracks, spanning Andrew’s entire career from 1999-2010. The album is packaged together with Close Calls With Brick Walls, and the 2-disc set will be released on March 23rd, 2010, and available in retail stores worldwide, and on iTunes and Amazon.

Forever The Sickest Kids Cover “Crazy Train”

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Get another taste of the latest in Fearless Records’ Punk Goes… series, Punk Goes Classic Rock, by checking out Forever The Sickest Kids‘ cover of Ozzy Osbourne‘s “Crazy Train”! Listen to it now at MySpace, as well as The Almost‘s cover of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers‘ “Free Fallin'”. Punk Goes Classic Rock is set for release on April 27th, 2010.

Fans can now pre-order Punk Goes Classic Rock as a special bundle package, including the CD, a T-shirt, a Fearless Records bonus sampler, and a free Punk Goes CD of your choice, all for just $20. Get more information here.