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Takeover Records’ Third Annual “Sign My Band� Contest

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Takeover Records will be revealing the top ten finalist for their third annual “Sign My Band” contest.

After collecting thousands of demos from the Warped Tour and via mail, Takeover Records will be revealing the ten finalists for their third annual â┚¬Ã…”Sign My Bandâ┚¬? contest on December 1st. The finalists will be voted on by the public at PureVolume.com, and the winner will receive a three-month sponsorship from Ambiguous Clothing, recording time at The Wedge Studios, and candy from Wonka Candy. The winner will also have a chance to be signed by Takeover, and will be presented to a panel of independent labels, including The Militia Group, Fat Wreck Chords, Hopeless Records, Epitaph, and more.

Rock and Roll Nominees

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Van Halen, R.E.M., the Stooges, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Patti Smith, the Dave Clark Five, the Ronettes, Chic, and Joe Tex have been nominated for the 2007 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Contest Update

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Remember that there are only 2 days left to enter our Rolling Rock and Roll Show contest. We are giving away a pair of tickets to one lucky winner, remember that you must be 21+ years old. Check out the contests page for more information and the tour dates to choose from.

The Faint Tour Dates

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The Faint have released a string of tour dates with Ratatat.

11-28 Denver, CO – Ogden Theater
11-29 Salt Lake City, UT – In the Venue
12-01 Vancouver, British Columbia – Richard’s on Richards
12-02 Seattle, WA – Showbox
12-03 Portland, OR – Roseland
12-05 San Francisco, CA – Mezzanine
12-06 San Diego, CA – 4th and B
12-07 Los Angeles, CA – Palladium
12-08 Long Beach, CA – The Vault
12-09 Pomona, CA – Glass House
12-10 Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
12-12 Austin, TX – La Zona Rosa
12-13 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
12-15 Lawrence, KS – Granada
12-16 Omaha, NE – Sokol Auditorium
12-17 Omaha, NE – Sokol Auditorium

Bassist Leaves Vaux

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Posted from their myspace bulletin:

Ryder has parted ways with Vaux to pursue other artistic endeavors. We are sad to see him go. He will be greatly missed. Ryder has and always will be family to us. Greg is taking over on bass. He and Adam will be covering the keys. VAUX will be a quintet from now on. Randy from FINCH is going to run lights for us on the upcoming RX BANDITS tour

– VAUX