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The Main Announce Limited Edition Pre-Order

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The Maine have announced a special limited edition pre-order of their new album, Black & White, that includes a special keepsake book, exclusive studio journals, album art, bonus tracks, a behind-the-scenes DVD and more. A video clip can be seen below to find out exactly what will be included in the bundle straight from the band. Fans can also learn more about the inspiration behind the record in The Maine’s recently posted album trailer. Black & White is due out July 13th on Warner Brothers Records.

Tuesday Recommendations

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I’m the kind of person who is always really late to things. Especially music. I have a list of bands I should love, but haven’t gotten around to. I have a mental list and this weekend, I started crossing bands off. The first band on the list was Vampire Weekend. I resisted them for as long as I could. There’s so much hype surrounding them, how could they be good? But the truth is, they’re like the love child of the Beach Boys and Phoenix with a dash of the Clash, and it’s done so very well. I cannot stop listening. I may be super late to them and maybe you are too. So, go, now, and listen to their records.

My personal favourite is “The Kids Don’t Stand a Chance” or every other song on their Self-titled.

All Time Low Create Their Own Census

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All Time Low have created their own Census to count all of their fans. By filling out the Census, fans will get early access to news, music, videos and more. Head to the bands Facebook page to fill out the Census.

Alex, Jack, Rian & Zack are currently co-headlining on the Bamboozle Roadshow tour thru June, and will continue touring outside the U.S. thru September.

Reminder: We are giving away two tickets to the New Jersey Bamboozle Roadshow on June 24th. Enter here for your chance to win those tickets!

The Spill Canvas Post “Dust Storm” Lyrical Video

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The Spill Canvas have a new lyric video for their song “Dust Storm” which you can check out below. Check out a note from the band below.

“Spare me a moment of your attention to thank you from the trenches of our hearts if you attended any of the shows on this last run. We had an absolute blast and loved gazing out at your beautiful faces every night. What a treat it was! Shout out to all our boys in New Politics, AM Taxi, and Tyler Hilton.

“Dust Storm” is one of the tracks from the band’s latest digital EP, Realities.  Physical versions of the release are available at Spill Canvas shows and via the band’s website.  The guys will return to the road starting June 12th in Salt Lake City, and have recently announced more dates with the Goo Goo Dolls beginning in July.

Mayday Parade Perform In Movie

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Mayday Parade can be seen performing in a the new movie, How To Make Love To A Woman, set to premiere at the San Francisco United Film Festival on June 11th, 2010. For more information on the movie read the press release below.

The feature film, which stars Josh Meyers (That 70’s Show, MADtv), Krysten Ritter (Confessions of a Shopaholic, She’s Out of My League) and Ken Jeong (The Hangover, Knocked Up) also features the acting debuts of Ludo’s Andrew Volpe, Yellowcard’s Ryan Key and hellogoodbye’s Forrest Kline and a band performance by Saosin. The movie will be released on DVD on July 13th, 2010 by E1 Entertainment.

Directed by music video director Scott Culver (Saliva, hellogoodbye, Ludo), How To Make Love To A Woman’s tagline is “a comedy of miscommunication between the sheets” (after the MPAA rejected “the answers don’t always come easy”), and follows lead character Andy’s (played by Josh Meyers) myriad attempts to improve his bedroom performance. He consults with everyone from a Buddhist monk to his grandmother to porn icon Jenna Jameson, receiving varying degrees of help. The movie is set at an indie record label, and was actually shot in part at the Fearless Records offices in Huntington Beach, CA.

Culver’s music connections also made for a killer soundtrack, including tracks by Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, hellogoodbye, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, Say No More, Call the Cops and Jack’s Mannequin. The movie also features Ian Somerhalder (Lost, The Vampire Diaries), James Kyson-Lee (Heroes), Nora Kirkpatrick (Greek), and Eugene Byrd (8 Mile).

Terrible Things Stream New Song; Album Due Late Summer

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All-star rock super group Terrible Things featuring Fred Mascherino (Taking Back Sunday), Josh Eppard (Coheed & Cambria), and Andy Jackson (Hot Rod Circuit) released their debut single “Revolution” yesterday via iTunes. You can stream the song after the jump. The bands full-length debut is due out late summer on Universal Motown. The album’s concept is about the arson that ravaged Fred’s hometown of Coatesville, PA.
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Bamboozle Roadshow Ticket and Meet & Greet Giveaway

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We are giving away two tickets and a meet & greet opportunity (band to be announced later) to one lucky winner to attend the Bamboozle Roadshow in New Jersey on June 24th. The show will consist of All Time Low, Boys Like Girls, LMFAO, Third Eye Blind and many others. Enter here for your chance to win!