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Cute Is What We Aim For Post New Song; Tour Dates

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Cute Is What We Aim For has posted a new song titled “Practice Makes Perfect” on their MySpace page. The song is off the bands new album, Rotation, due out June 24th.

Dave Melillo has also joined the band as their new bass player.

The band has also announced their headlining tour with Ace Enders, Danger Radio and Powerspace! The tour starts June 15th and runs through August 18th.

Check out the album art and the bands upcoming tour dates below.

Tour Dates

Jun 15 2008 8:00P Diesel Pittsburgh, PA
Jun 17 2008 8:00P Toad’s Place New Haven, CT
Jun 19 2008 8:00P Highline Ballroom New York, NY
Jun 20 2008 8:00P Stone Pony Asbury Park, NJ
Jun 21 2008 8:00P Revolution Hall Troy, NY
Jun 22 2008 8:00P Middle East Cambridge, MA
Jun 24 2008 8:00P Club Mod Toronto, ON
Jun 25 2008 8:00P Studio JPR Montreal, QC
Jun 27 2008 8:00P The Town Ballroom Buffalo, NY
Jun 28 2008 8:00P The Fillmore Philadelphia, PA
Jun 29 2008 8:00P Crazy Donkey Farmingdale, NY
Jul 1 2008 8:00P 9:30 Club Washington, DC
Jul 2 2008 8:00P The Norva Norfolk, VA
Jul 4 2008 8:00P Tremont Music Hall Charlotte, NC
Jul 5 2008 8:00P Masquerade Atlanta, GA
Jul 6 2008 8:00P The Social Orlando, FL
Jul 8 2008 8:00P Culture Room Fort Lauderdale, FL
Jul 9 2008 8:00P State Theatre St. Petersburg, FL
Jul 11 2008 8:00P Emo’s Austin, TX
Jul 12 2008 8:00P Warehouse Live Houston, TX
Jul 13 2008 8:00P House Of Blues Dallas, TX
Jul 15 2008 8:00P Diamond Ballroom Oklahoma City, OK
Jul 16 2008 8:00P Launchpad Albuquerque, NM
Jul 18 2008 8:00P The Clubhouse Tempe, AZ
Jul 19 2008 8:00P Jillian’s Las Vegas, NV
Jul 20 2008 8:00P Soma San Diego, CA
Jul 23 2008 8:00P Troubadour Hollywood, CA
Jul 25 2008 8:00P Glass House Pomona, CA
Jul 26 2008 8:00P Slim’s San Francisco, CA
Jul 27 2008 8:00P The Boardwalk Orangevale, CA
Jul 29 2008 8:00P The Plaza Vancouver, BC
Jul 30 2008 8:00P Chop Suey Seattle, WA
Aug 1 2008 8:00P Hawthorne Theatre Portland, OR
Aug 2 2008 8:00P Big Easy Boise, ID
Aug 4 2008 8:00P Club Sound Salt Lake City, UT
Aug 5 2008 8:00P Marquis Theatre Denver, CO
Aug 6 2008 8:00P Beaumont Club Kansas City, MO
Aug 8 2008 8:00P Station 4 St. Paul, MN
Aug 9 2008 8:00P The Eagles Club Milwaukee, WI
Aug 10 2008 8:00P Metro Chicago, IL
Aug 12 2008 8:00P Creepy Crawl St. Louis, MO
Aug 13 2008 8:00P Madison Theatre Covington, KY
Aug 15 2008 8:00P Grog Shop Cleveland, OH
Aug 16 2008 8:00P Magic Stick Detroit, MI
Aug 17 2008 8:00P The Basement Columbus, OH

Football Weather Post New Songs

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Tom Schleiter, guitarist of Powerspace, has finished producing Chicago’s Football Weather‘s EP.

The band has two of their newly recorded songs, “If You Move Me I’ll Die (Goin’ Nowhere)” and “Save the Clocktower,” from their untitled EP available for listening on their MySpace page.  The two current songs will be replaced on January 14 by two other tracks off the EP and will stay online for two weeks.  After this, the last two tracks will be on their MySpace page for two more weeks.

Holiday Parade Update

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Holiday Parade have started writing new songs for an upcoming, yet-to-be-titled full length. About 10-15 songs are close to being completed and the band has plans to hit the studio in the Spring. In other news, the guys are featured in February’s Alternative Press, you can check that out right here. They’ve also posted a slew of new tour dates on their Myspace.com page, with bands such as Between The Trees, Cartel, Forever The Sickest Kids and Powerspace.

Powerspace – The Kicks of Passion

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Powerspace

Artist: Powerspace
Album: The Kicks of Passion
Label: Fueled By Ramen
Purchase: Smart Punk
Release Date: July 31, 2007

Overall: 9.0
Music: 8.5
Lyrics: 8.5
Production: 9.5

Powerspace’s recently released album, The Kicks of Passion, is, for lack of a better word to describe a mostly indescribable band, phenomenal, especially considering this is the power pop band’s first full-length album. The album combines the upbeat, melodic qualities of pop and the modern-sounding quality of techno to create a refreshing, unique sound. Frontman Alec’s voice is wide-ranged as far as pitch, clear, and overall appealing. The instrumental music, guitar in particular, is very well written and meshes very well with the vocals and lyrics to create a very distinguishing sound. The optimistic sound that all of their songs, even those set out to express negative feelings, seem to carry, sets Powerspace apart from a lot of bands currently popular in the rock industry that seem to come off as more angst-filled. The lyrics on this album are clever and thoughtful, and thoroughly relatable and enjoyable. Some especially notable songs off of this album are “Amplifire”, “Prologue: Adam Beckett”, “Dancing in the Future”, and “Right On, Right Now.” I heavily recommend this album to anyone interested in a very unique and equally likeable sound!

Track Listing
1. Prologue: Adam Beckett
2. Quarantine My Heart (Baby)
3. Powerspace Snap Bracelet
4. Right On, Right Now
5. Amplifire
6. Be Aggressive
7. This Is Not What You Had Planned
8. Dancing In The Future
9. Choose Your Own Adventure
10. It Smells Like Electricity In Here
11. I Met My Best Friend In Prague
12. Sleep, Everyone…

The Secret Handshake On Tour With Powerspace, Farewell

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The Secret Handshake will be heading out on tour with Powerspace and Farewell in September. In October check out The Secret Handshake on tour with Family Force 5 and Jonezetta. The Secret Handshake will release their new album, One Full Year, on September 25th. Check out all the current tour dates below.

Tour w/ Powerspace and Farewell: (more dates to come)

Sep 5 – Emo’s Lounge Austin, TX
Sep 6 – Java Jazz in Houston, TX
Sep 8 – The Dark Room in Baton Rouge, LA
Sep 9 – House of Blues in New Orleans, LA
Sep 10 – Beta Bar in Tallahassee, FL
Sep 11 – The Social in Orlando, FL
Sep 12 – Fuel Coffeehouse in Jacksonville, FL
Sep 14 – The Loft in Atlanta, GA
Sep 15 – The Brewery in Raleigh, NC
Sep 16 – Greene Street Club in Greensboro, NC
Sep 19 – Ottobar in Baltimore, MD
Sep 20 – The Annex/Club NME (21+) **just us**
Sep 22 – The Loft in Poughkeepsie, NY
Sep 23 – Melodic Revolution in Utica, NY
Sep 27 – Macs bar in Lansing, MI

Tour w/ Family Force Five and Jonezetta

1 Oct – Creepy Crawl in Saint Louis, MO
2 Oct – Grand Emporium in Kansas City, MO
3 Oct – The Rock in Omaha, NE
4 Oct – Club 3 Degrees in Minneapolis, MN
6 Oct – The Marquis Theatre in Denver, CO
9 Oct – Big Fresno Fair in Fresno, CA
11 Oct – Avalon Theater in Salt Lake City, UT
12 Oct – Big Easy Concert House in Boise, ID
13 Oct – El Corazon in Seattle, WA
14 Oct – Hawthorne Theatre in Portland, OR
15 Oct – Ma in 1 Arts Center in Medford, OR
16 Oct – The Underground Cafe in Roseville, CA
17 Oct – Slim’s in San Francisco, CA
18 Oct – Knitting Factory in Los Angeles, CA
19 Oct – SOMA in San Diego, CA
20 Oct – Cha in Reaction in Anaheim, CA
24 Oct – The Clubhouse in Tempe, AZ
25 Oct – Launchpad in Albuquerque, NM
27 Oct – Stubb’s Bar-B-Q in Austin, TX
28 Oct – House of Blues in Dallas, TX
29 Oct – Warehouse Live in Houston, TX
30 Oct – Revolution Music Room in Little Rock, AR
2 Nov – The Underground in Cincinnati, OH
4 Nov – Skully’s in Columbus, OH
5 Nov – The Lime Spider in Akron, OH
6 Nov – The in tersection in Grand Rapids, MI
9 Nov – Knitting Factory in New York, NY
10 Nov – Xtreme Wheels in Buffalo, NY
11 Nov – Chameleon in Lancaster, PA
12 Nov – Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh, NC
13 Nov – Amos’ Southend in Charlotte, NC
14 Nov – Rocketown in Nashville, TN
16 Nov – Murray Hill Theatre in Jacksonville, FL

Albums In Stores Today 7-31-07

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Here are some of the albums that hit stores today. Let us know which ones you are picking up.

Tokyo Rose – The Promise In Compromise
The Starting Line – Direction
A Thorn For Every Heart – It’s Hard To Move You
Powerspace – The Kicks of Passion
The Send – Cosmos
At All Cost – Circle Of Demons
Bed Light For Blue Eyes – Life On Life’s Terms