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Lionel Richie & Pop-Punkers New Found Glory Together?

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New Found Glory sent an open letter to Lionel Richie about his new album. You can read the letter below.

Dear Lionel,
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Congrats this week on the release of your new CD Coming Homeâ┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ what an awesome title! Sounds familiar though, where did we hear that before?Ԛ  Oh yeah, itâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s the name of our new CD which drops Tues Sept 19th. Together we have the same CD title out in the same month. Pure genius!
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Anyway, we know it is too late for you to change your album title, but we expect a call before your next album comes out. If you donâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢t, our follow up to Coming Home may be entitled â┚¬Ã…”Dancing On The Ceilingâ┚¬? with such original punk rock songs asԚ  â┚¬Ã…”Say You, Say Meâ┚¬? & â┚¬Ã…”All Night Long.â┚¬?Ԛ Ã”šÃ‚  Our new single and video is â┚¬Ã…”Itâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s Not Your Faultâ┚¬?. Heyâ┚¬Ã‚¦we havenâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢t heard your song yetâ┚¬Ã‚¦Send us a copy.
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Regards,
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Jordan, Steve, Chad, Ian, Cyrus
New Found Glory
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The Receiving End of Sirens Added to MTV $2 Bill Tour

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The Receiving End of Sirens have been confirmed to do a stretch on the upcoming MTV $2 Bill tour opening for 30 Seconds To Mars. Theyâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢ve also been nominated for 2 Boston Music awards at the 2006 NEMO Music Festival (Sept 28th-30th). TREOS is up for Best Live Act and Best Rock Band. For more information or to vote go to http://www.nemoboston.com/. The band will be heading out to the UK for their first ever UK tour this October and will then start work on their new record as they hit the studio with Matt Squire (Panic! At The Disco, Thrice) which is set for a Summer 2007 release.

Before the $2 Bill tour kicks off, the band will be heading overseas for their first ever UK tour with Fightstar. Dates for both tours are below:

UK Tour:

10/8/06 Glasgow, UK Barrowlands
10/9/06 Newcastle, UK University
10/11/06 Manchester, UK Academy
10/12/06 Sheffield, UK Leadmill
10/13/06 London, UK Ham Palais
10/14/06 Nottingham, UK Rock City
10/16/06 Portsmouth, UK Pyramid
10/17/06 Cardiff, UK Solus
10/18/06 Cambridge, UK Corn Exchange
10/19/06 Birmingham, UK Academy

MTV $2 Bill Tour:

11/2/06 Altanta, GA Tabernacle
11/3/06 N. Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues
11/4/06 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live
11/6/06 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Revolution
11/7/06 St. Petersburg, FL Jannus Landing
11/9/06 Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
11/10/06 San Antonio, TX Sunset Station
11/11/06 Ft. Worth, TX Ridlea Theater
11/13/06 St. Louis, MO The Pagaent
11/15/06 Denver, CO Fillmore Theater
11/16/06 Salt Lake City, UT Salt Air Pavilion
11/18/06 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
11/19/06 Seattle, WA The Premier

Tonight On DJ Rossstar

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De Capulet will be appearing live in the studio on DJ Rossstar’s Punk Rock Show this Thursday September 14th 2006 7-8pm PST. Quietdrive will be calling in to the show for a live phone interview as well. To listen live, worldwide, log on to www.idobiradio.com To send questions for the bands during the interviews IM the screen name: StarIdobi. For more information add www.myspace.com/djrossstar

The Militia Group Signs Ronnie Day

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The Militia Group is proud to welcome Ronnie Day into the fold. The 18 year-old singer-songwriter from Redwood City, CA has cultivated a massive online buzz; he has over 78,000 Myspace friends and over 1.6 million plays. Day’s full-length debut CD, The Album, is the follow up to his self-released EP which went on to sell over 10,000 copies out of Dayâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s bedroom.

The Album will be in stores on November 14. As Day explains, “The Album is a collection of musical moments, snapshots I took from a chapter of my life. From happy days in ‘Half Moon Bay’ to the road in ‘Written at a Reststop’, and through a breakup with ‘My Only Friend’, I share my journey with song.”

The Album Track Listing:

1. Half Moon Bay
2. November Storms
3. Living for Love
4. Written at a Rest Stop
5. Coming Home Soon
6. Lived Learned Love and Lost
7. Outside
8. Heroes Die
9. My Only Friend
10. Call My Name
11. Falling For You
12. Past Through

Ronnie Day will be on tour with Meg & Dia (Doghouse Records) and ActionReaction (Equal Vision) starting Sept 15.

Ronnie Day On Tour:

Sep 15 2006 6:00P
Scrappys Tucson, AZ
Sep 16 2006 7:00P
One Place Phoenix, AZ
Sep 17 2006 6:00P
â┚¬Ã…”Summer Strummer Festivalâ┚¬? at Bergamot Station in Santa Monica, CA with Kinky, The Donnas, Rooney, The Vacation, etcâ┚¬Ã‚¦
Sep 18 2006 7:00P
Soma San Diego
Sep 19 2006 7:00P
The Alley Fullerton, CA
Sep 20 2006 7:00P
Rialto Music Coalition Rialto, CA
Sep 21 2006 7:00P
The Dome Bakersfield, CA
Sep 22 2006 7:00P
The Cave San Jose
Sep 23 2006 7:00P
The Underground Sacramento, CA
Sep 24 2006 7:00P
Balazo Gallery San Francisco, CA
Sep 26 2006 7:00P
Satyricon Portland, OR
Sep 27 2006 7:00P
Studio 7 Seattle, WA
Sep 29 2006 7:00P
Sons of Norway Bremerton, WA
Sep 30 2006 7:00P
Muddy Waters Coffee Lewiston, ID
Oct 2 2006 6:00P
Bleachers Event Center Provo, UT
Oct 3 2006 7:00P
Marquis Theatre Denver, CO
Oct 5 2006 6:00P
Eagles Lounge Wichita, KS
Oct 6 2006 5:00P
Granada Theatre Lawrence, KS
Oct 7 2006 7:00P
The Foundry Joplin, MO
Oct 8 2006 6:00P
The House Dekalb, IL
Oct 15 2006 8:00P
Cal Poly Pomona – Tennis Courts Pomona, CA
Nov 2 2006 8:00P
TBA Spokane, WA
Nov 3 2006 8:00P
TBA Seattle, WA
Nov 4 2006 8:00P
TBA Eugene, OR
Nov 5 2006 8:00P
Aladdin Theater Portland, OR
Nov 7 2006 8:00P
Crystal Bay Club Casino Crystal Bay, NV
Nov 8 2006 8:00P
Cafe Du Nord A/A San Francisco, CA
Nov 9 2006 8:00P
Knitting Factory – Front Space Los Angeles, CA
Nov 11 2006 8:00P
Lestat’s Coffee House San Diego, CA
Nov 12 2006 8:00P
Cave Creek Coffee Company Cave Creek, AZ
Nov 15 2006 8:00P
Cactus Cafe Austin, TX
Nov 16 2006 8:00P
McGonigel’s Mucky Duck Houston, TX