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Tonight On DJ Rossstar

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The Dollyrots (Blackheart Records) will be studio guests tonight, Wednesday June 13th 2007 on DJ Rossstar’s Punk Rock Show. Kill Hannah (Atlantic Records) will be calling in for a live phone interview. The show airs live from 7-8pm PST/ 10-11pm EST. You can listen to the show on Idobi Radio. If you have questions for the guests, send them to the screen name: staridobi

Damiera Return With New Lineup

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After a brief two-month hiatus, Damiera have returned to writing and performing music with a brand new lineup.

Back in April, three fourths of Damiera left the band to pursue other goals. The departing members were “seeking satisfaction elsewhere,” says continuing member and vocalist Dave Raymond, “they wanted to take another road for now… without having to be committed to a group setting.”

The new members consist of guitarist Steve Downs and drummer Josh Sparks, formerly of the Iowa-based band Spirit of the Stairway, and Jayson Dezuzio, a long time professional producer whose resume includes work with Coheed and Cambria, My Chemical Romance, and more. Dezuzio also produced the latest Damiera album, M(US)IC, which was released in January.

“I love music, and I will continue to let go of every excess (money, home, health, etc) in order to find my end in it,” states Raymond, “I have been extremely fortunate this far, but I’d rather end with nothing and satisfied than end with everything and not use it.”

Damiera will pick up where they left off, fire up the van, and begin touring with the new lineup in August.

New T&N Podcast

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The new Tooth and Nail Podcast is up which includes unreleased music from MxPx (“You’re on Fire”)and Ruth (“Here To New York”). The Podcast can be grabbed in itunes right here.

Tyler Read – Only Rock and Roll Can Save Us Now

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Tyler Read Only Rock And Roll Can Save Us Now

Artist: Tyler Read
Album: Only Rock And Roll Can Save Us Now
Label: Immortal
Purchase: Smart Punk
Release Date: April 3rd, 2007

Overall: 7.0
Music: 7.0
Lyrics: 7.0
Production: 8.0

What do you expect from a band that has a name of a single person? What do you expect from an album that makes such boisterous claims that “Only Rock and Roll Can Save Us Now”? Well One thing is for sure you better be able to move your head and leg because both will be bobbing and tapping throughout the whole record.

Tyler Read is a hard band to define. They are definitely a rock band that brings out the melodic vocals but they are also a band that digs a little bit deeper and find each person’s sweet spot. The record starts with “The Killer” which is both fast and dirty musically speaking. The song breaks half way with a bouncy verse “Everyone want to go to heaven, but no one wants to die…” which then leads back into the same style the song started with. “Michael Jackson” will get much interest because of its name. The song which is bass driven has a very thick melody which will get stuck to you after the first listen. Is it worthy of a Michael Jackson label? That’s for you to decide.

Once you are a couple songs into the album you can pretty much figure out the bands formula and there is not a lot of variance but that’s not to say you’ll be bored. “Baby’s Got a Gun” throws some gang vocals in a couple spots and gives the song exactly what it needs. “Fire Away” is probably my favorite song on the record because it shows the deeper side of the band. The song begins with catchy guitar which lead into mellow verses where the vocals just pop and let you really appreciate them.

This is one of those bands that are in danger of being judged on their name before people get a chance to listen to them. The album “Only Rock and Roll Can Save Us Now” is not the best album to come out this year, but it a worthy addition and will gain this band some notoriety.

Tracklisting

1. The Killer
2. Intentions
3. Michael Jackson
4. Only Rock And Roll Can Save Us Now
5. All You Need Is Love, But
6. A Litmus Test
7. Baby’s Got A Gun
8. Fire Away
9. Private School Girls
10. Get Ready
11. Heaven

Motion City Soundtrack Cancel UK Dates

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Motion City Soundtrack has canceled their upcoming UK tour dates due to scheduling issues with their new album. You can read a full message from the band below.

To our UK fans:

Due to scheduling issues with the new album we regretfully have to announce that we are moving our June tour dates to September. We apologize for this delay, and please know that we are disappointed
that we cannot make it over as originally planned.

These shows will be rescheduled for September and we’ll announce these new dates in a few days, in fact, before end of this week. All tickets purchased will be honoured for the September shows, and if you cannot attend the new scheduled date you will be able to get a refund at the point of purchase with full booking fee. And while it’s a bummer we can’t come in June, moving to September will enable us to add more shows in more markets; markets that we’re very excited about playing for the first time!

And, although our album is pushed back to September, we will release a new single digitally on 25 JUN for the song “Broken Heart”. We just shot a video for the song and we can’t wait to debut it for you next week.

Again, our apologies for this change of plans.

MCS