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Zumiez Couch Tour 2008

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The Zumiez Couch Tour 2008 features skateboarding demos by pros Eric Koston, Andrew Reynolds, Erik Ellington, Mark Appleyard, Darrell Stanton, and many more. The Zumiez Couch Tour 2008 also offers free live music performances by bands including Alkaline Trio, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Bayside, Year Long Disaster, and Jamie Lynn’s band Kandi Coded.

The tour hits 12 cities with skate demos from Baker, C1RCA, Element, Enjoi, Flip, Lakai and Volcom. Admission to tour stops is free and includes prizes and giveaways from Zumiez Couch Tour 2008 promotional partners TransWorld Skateboarding, New Era, and Boosted/Boost Mobile, a youth lifestyle brand that offers premium pre-paid wireless phones and services. The events also feature skate team autograph signings, an interactive festival area, space food, killer clowns, and more.

Zumiez Couch Tour 2008 Schedule

May 31    South Hill Mall in Puyallup, WA     Lakai skate team, Alkaline Trio, and Kandi Coded
June 1    Glenhaven Skatepark in Portland, OR     Lakai skate team, Alkaline Trio, and Kandi Coded
June 7    Great Mall in Milpitas, CA     Element skate team, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, and Year Long Disaster
June 8    Preferred Outlets At Tulare in Tulare, CA    Baker skate team, Alkaline Trio, and Year Long Disaster
June 10    Layton Hills Mall in Layton, UT     Volcom skate team, Year Long Disaster, and Kandi Coded
June 12    The Shops at Northfield Stapleton in Denver, CO    Volcom skate team, Year Long Disaster, and Kandi Coded
June 14    Windhaven Plaza in Plano, TX     C1RCA skate team, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, and The Frantic
June 16    Katy Mills in Katy, TX     C1RCA skate team, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, and The Frantic
June 22    Monmouth Mall in Eatontown, NJ Flip skate team, Alkaline Trio, and Our Last Night
June 25 Montgomery Mall in North Wales, PA     Flip skate team, Alkaline Trio, and Our Last Night
June 28    Westfield Fox Valley in Aurora, IL     Enjoi skate team, Bayside, and The Frantic
June 30    Maplewood Mall in Maplewood, MN     Enjoi skate team, Alkaline Trio, and Dr Manhattan

Participating Skate Teams

Lakai    Rick Howard, Mike Carroll, Eric Koston, Marc Johnson, Guy Mariano, Cairo Foster, Brandon Biebel, Rob Welsh, Jeff Lenoce, Mike Mo Capaldi, and Vincent Alvarez
Element    Mike Vallely, Darrell Stanton, Chad Tim Tim, Nyjah Huston, Brent Atchley, Patrick Ryan, and Collin Provost
Baker    Andrew Reynolds, Terry Kennedy, Jeff Lenoce, Bryan Herman, and special guest appearances by Deathwish Riders Erik Ellington and Jim Greco
Volcom    Darrell Stanton, Aaron Suski, Nick Trapasso, Nick Dompierre, Mark Appleyard, Jake Duncombe, Caswell Berry, Danny Cerezini, and Filipe Ortiz
C1RCA    Adrian Lopez, Peter Ramondetta, Sierra Fellers, David Reyes, Tony Tave, Robbie Brockle, and Julian Davidson
Plus Real riders Ernie Torres and Justin Brock
Flip    Mark Appleyard, Lance Mountain, Bob Burnquist, David Gonzalez, Louie Lopez, Curren Caples, Luan De Oliveira, and Willow
Enjoi    Caswell Berry, Jerry Hsu, Louie Barletta, Cairo Foster, Wieger Van Wageningen, Jose Rojo, and Nestor Judkins

*Skaters and bands subject to change without notice

Punk Goes Crunk Track Listing

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The track listing for Fearless Records seventh album in the Punk Goes compliation, Punk Goes Crunk, can be seen below. This album will showcase popular alternative/punk/emo bands playing urban classics from Hip Hop legends like 2PAC, Notorious BIG, Snoop Dogg, and Dr. Dre. You can hear clips from some of the songs on MySpace.

Track Listing

1. Put Yo Hood Up (Lil John) – Set Your Goals
2. Got Your Money (Ol’ Dirty Bastard) – Say Anything
3. I Wish (Skee-Lo) – The Secret Handshake
4. Men in Black (Will Smith) – Forever the Sickest Kids
5. California Love (2PAC) – My American Heart
6. I Wanna Love You (Akon) – The Maine
7. Kryptonite (Purple Ribbon All-Stars) – Emanuel
8. The Seed (The Roots) – Person L
9. Still Fly (Big Tymers) –The Devil Wears Prada
10. Umbrella (Rihanna) – All Time Low
11. Notorious Thugs (Notorious BIG) – Scary Kids Scaring Kids
12. Nothin’ But A “G” Thang (Dr. Dre) – The Escape Frame
13. Gin and Juice (Snoop Dogg) – Hot Rod Circuit
14. Hey Ya! (OutKast) – Lorene Drive
15. Tennessee (Arrested Development) – New Found Glory

Punk Goes Crunk Release Date; Album Art

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Punk Goes Crunk, the new installment of the Punk Goes series from Fearless Records, is set for release on April 4th. Groups currently announced for the comp include Say Anything, Person L (Kenny from The Starting Line), Forever The Sickest Kids, New Found Glory, The Maine, Hot Rod Circuit, My American Heart, and Scary Kids Scaring Kids, All Time Low, The Devil Wears Prada, The Secret Handshake, and Set Your Goals. Check out the album art for the comp below.

Punk Goes Crunk

Fearless Records To Release Punk Goes Crunk

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Fearless Records will release Punk Goes Crunk in April 2008. This compilation will feature popular rock, pop, screamo, and punk artists covering popular rap and hip-hop tracks.

Punk Goes Crunk will include songs off of the never released Immortal Records compilation, Yo! Indie Rock Raps, such as Say Anything, Kenny from The Starting Line, New Found Glory, The Maine, Hot Rod Circuit, My American Heart, and Scary Kids Scaring Kids. This album will also include tracks from All Time Low, The Devil Wears Prada, Set Your Goals, and other artists who will be announced soon.

Punk Goes Crunk is the seventh album in the Punk Goes Series following, Punk Goes Acoustic 2, Punk Goes Metal, Punk Goes Pop, Punk Goes 80’s, Punk Goes 90’s, and Punk Goes Acoustic.

Scary Kids Added to KFMA Fall Ball 2007

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Immortal Records artist Scary Kids Scaring Kids has been officially added to the KFMA Fall Ball 2007 in Tucson, AZ.  The band will be playing alongside artists The Smashing Pumpkins, Cypress Hill, Against Me, Paramore and Silverstein.  The show will be hosted at the Tucson Electric Park on September 16th.

Emery On Tour With Chiodos

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Emery will be heading out on tour with Chiodos, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, and The Devil Wears Prada this Fall. The tour kicks off on October 19th in Lawrence, KS and circles the US wrapping up on November 30th in Detroit, MI. Tickets are either on sale now or will be shortly so check out the dates below and get your tickets! These shows will sell out!

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10/19/07 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada
10/20/07 – Sauget, IL @ Pop’s
10/21/07 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
10/22/07 – Minneapolis, MN @ Cabooze
10/24/07 – Denver, CO @ The Gothic
10/25/07 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Studio
10/26/07 – Boise, ID @ The Big Easy
10/27/07 – Seattle, WA @ The Fenix
10/28/07 – Portland, OR @ Roseland
10/30/07 – San Francisco, CA @ Slims
10/31/07 – San Francisco, CA @ Slims
11/1/07 – Los Angeles, CA @ Avalon
11/2/07 – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
11/3/07 – San Diego, CA @ Soma
11/4/07 – Phoenix, AZ @ Marquee Theater
11/6/07 – San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
11/7/07 – Dallas, TX @ The Door
11/8/07 – Houston, TX @ Meridian
11/9/07 – Little Rock, AR @ The Village
11/10/07 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
11/11/07 – St. Petersburg, FL @ Janus Landing
11/12/07 – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
11/13/07 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
11/15/07 – Myrtle Beach, SC @ House Of Blues
11/16/07 – Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall
11/17/07 – Norfolk, VA @ The Norva
11/18/07 – Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live
11/19/07 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s
11/20/07 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
11/24/07 – Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
11/25/07 – Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
11/26/07 – New York, NY @ Nokia Theater
11/27/07 – Boston, MA @ Roxy
11/28/07 – Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
11/29/07 – Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus
11/30/07 – Detroit, MI @ Clutch’s Cargo

Albums In Stores Tomorrow 8-28-07

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Scary Kids Scaring Kids – Scary Kids Scaring Kids
Barely Blind – The Way We Operate
Atreyu – Lead Sails Paper Anchor
Emanuel – Black Earth Tiger
Horse The Band – A Natural Death
Plain White T’s – Every Second Counts CD/DVD
Killswitch Engage – As Daylight Dies (Special Edition) CD/DVD
Good Charlotte – Staying Alive DVD