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Random News

In Uncategorized on July 30, 2008 at 10:14 pm

Some news on whats going on here:

-Working on a release calendar
-Trying to get Digg
-Working on the Interviews
-Writing up Some Reviews
-Writing some articles on the scene today(as the blog name would imply)

I hope to have all of this done and ready in the next couple of weeks. Interviews are nearly done and expect Gym Class Heroes up on Friday with Story Of The Year following on Monday. Classic Crime review should be up next week sometime I hope.

Thank you for all the patience

Portugal The Vision

In Uncategorized on July 30, 2008 at 9:26 pm

Portugal The Man And Equal Vision Records have teamed up. Read about whats in store for both of them right here .

Hit The Video

In Uncategorized on July 30, 2008 at 9:20 pm

Hit The Lights new video premired over at Mtv-u today. Check it out here.

The Killers Kill It

In Uncategorized on July 30, 2008 at 1:58 am

According to this article The Killers will be releasing a new album in Nov.

Streaming Persons

In Uncategorized on July 30, 2008 at 1:56 am

Person L is streaming their new album on Purevolume.

Warped Interviews Coming

In Uncategorized on July 27, 2008 at 3:21 am

As promised! I’ll have some interviews for you guys to dig on this week/next with:

The Academy Is
To Write Love On Her Arms
Gym Class Heroes
The Color Fred
Anberlin
Say Anything
Story Of The Year
Charlotte Sometimes

Gym Class Roots

In Uncategorized on July 27, 2008 at 1:19 am

Gym Class Heroes and The Roots will be touring together this fall.

Sorry For The Lack Of Updates

In Uncategorized on July 26, 2008 at 12:17 am

Theres only so much one man can do. Things have been hectic this week due to me trying to secure the best and exclusive interviews from warped for you guys. Sit tight and check back next week

New Underoath

In Uncategorized on July 22, 2008 at 7:08 pm

Underoath have posted a new song up on their Myspace. Their new Album is due out Sept. 2nd.

Shudder In Sept.

In Uncategorized on July 17, 2008 at 10:32 pm

Bayside will release their new album Shudder on Sept. 30th.

Tooth And Nail Sign A New Band

In Uncategorized on July 17, 2008 at 10:31 pm

Tooth And Nailhave recently annoucned they have signed Nashville Tn. Natives The Becoming. You can listen to a song titled I Cry over on their Myspace. Their debut record currently titled Volume One is due out on Sept 30th.

Ouch Thats Gotta Hurt

In Uncategorized on July 17, 2008 at 10:24 pm

MTV has recently written an article about the New Slipknot video and the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival . You can check out the article here.

Previous And Upcoming Releases

In Uncategorized on July 17, 2008 at 8:05 pm

Here’s a list of albums that have been released this past week:

A Coastline Ending-In The Name Of Progression

Austrian Death Machine-Total Brutal

Circus Circus-Brooklyn Nightlife

The Hold Steady-Stay Positive

North-What You Were

Hans Zimmer And James Newton Howard-The Dark Knight Score

The Mile After-Armada

This weeks upcoming releases:

Bayside-The Walking Wounded:Gold Edition

I Am Alaska-A Day In A Life

Mechanical Hands Electric Heart-Self Titled

Misery Signals-Controller

My Favorite Highway-How To Call A Bluff(EP)

Rose Matter-Self Titled

Sky Eats Airplane-Self Titled

The Scenic-Find Yourself Here

U2-Boy,October,War(Reissue)

I am currently working on a more efficient way to manage release dates so sit tight and I hope to have it up next week.

Lets Travel Back In Time

In Uncategorized on July 17, 2008 at 7:51 pm

Every Thursday I’ll be posting one or two of my favorite videos ever so lets kick it off right:

Sunny Day Real Estate-Diary

 

Atleast A Glass Passenger Wouldn’t Annoy You During A Long Ride

In Uncategorized on July 17, 2008 at 5:19 pm

The artwork and track listing for Jacks Mannequin new album The Glass Passenger can be seen here. The album will be available for pre-sale starting July 30th which can be pre-ordered at the website itself.

Lou Pearlmownd

In Uncategorized on July 17, 2008 at 6:17 am

Former Backstreet Boy and Nsync manager is in a heap of trouble. Details Here.

Timbaz

In Uncategorized on July 17, 2008 at 6:14 am

According to MTVTimbaland will be producing the new Jay-Z album. So much for retirement Mr. Jord…i mean Jay-z.

Zach Braff To Hang Up The Scrubs

In Uncategorized on July 17, 2008 at 6:07 am

Thats right. After this season of Scrubs Zach Braff will be leaving the show according to Bill Lawerence creator of the show. Braff said he will be open to coming back in guest spots/directing.

This show simply cannot go on without the man who is the driving force behind it. Sad day, sad day indeed for fans of the show.

Rockband 2 Soundtrack Released

In Uncategorized on July 17, 2008 at 6:01 am

Yep, Its that time. Fall means new music games and what a way to start off the music gaming season. Harmonix has annouced the soundtrack to Rockabnd 2. It can be found here. I guess those leaked list were pretty accurate after all, huh?

Let me just say this..Harmonix has done it again.

Person L Set Album Release Date

In Uncategorized on July 17, 2008 at 5:48 am

Person L (Kenny Vasoli of The Starting line) will release their debut album on August 5th. Press release in the comments.

Rise Against To Appeal To Reason

In Uncategorized on July 17, 2008 at 5:45 am

Rise Against will release their new album Appeal To Reason on Oct. 7th. The band will also be heading out on tour with Thrice, Alkaline Trio and The Gaslight Anthem. Wow can you say huge?

Get excited folks because Rise Against is about to take over.

Youtube, Lionsgate Make Big Deal

In Uncategorized on July 17, 2008 at 5:41 am

Youtube and Lionsgate Entertainment have come to a deal which will allow Youtube users to mash,share,embed amongst other things using hundreds of clips from Lionsgate Entertainment.

Source

This is rather big news and perhaps the first step towards other huge movie studios doing the same. Only time will tell.

Will Beckett Blogs all thing TAI related

In Uncategorized on July 17, 2008 at 5:38 am

Yes, Another The Academy Is post. William Beckett has started a blog which can be found here

Fast Times At The Academy Is

In Uncategorized on July 17, 2008 at 5:35 am

The Academy Is.. Has posted a new song onMyspacetitled “About A Girl”. The song is also available on I-Tunes. The album is due out Aug. 19th and is available for pre-order the album here .

And We’re Back

In Uncategorized on July 17, 2008 at 5:31 am

Sorry about the lack of update, guys. Check out the next few post where I will recap the latest music/entertainment news.

Added Link

In Uncategorized on July 9, 2008 at 7:28 am

Check it out at the bottom and enjoy.

What A Way To Kick Off The School Year

In Uncategorized on July 9, 2008 at 4:13 am

New Gym Class Heroes will be released on Sept. 9th. Pre-order below,check out the artwork and get an immediate download of the albums first single.

http://store.fueledbyramen.com/albumview.asp?idproduct=60667

Madden Keeps Impressing

In Uncategorized on July 9, 2008 at 4:07 am

The Madden 09 soundtrack has been announced. Tracklisting below.

Airbourne Stand Up For Rock ‘N Roll
Busta Rhymes feat. Linkin Park We Made It
Disturbed Inside The Fire
Franz Ferdinand Lucid Dreams
From First To Last Worlds Away
Gym Class Heroes I’m Home
Hollywood Undead Undead
In Flames The Mirror’s Truth
Innerpartysystem Don’t Stop
Izza Kizza Millionaire
K’NAAN ABC’s
Kardinal Offishall feat. Lindo P Burnt
Kidz In The Hall Blackout
KOVAS Wax On, Wax Off
Mindless Self Indulgence Never Wanted To Dance
Rev Theory Hey Yeah
Senses Fail Wolves At The Door
Shinedown Devour
The All-American Rejects The Real World (Demo)
The Fashion Like Knives
The Offspring Hammerhead
Trivium Into The Mouth Of…We March
Tyga Diamond Life
Underoath Desperate Times, Desperate Measures
Wale feat. Southeast Slim Breakdown
Young Dre The Truth feat. Good Charlotte Workin’

A new All American Reject song? I approve. Good job on another outstanding soundtrack EA.

Oh, Cath

In Uncategorized on July 9, 2008 at 4:00 am

View the new Death Cab For Cutie video at the link below.

http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1518071&vid=255129

Possible Rock Band 2 tracklisting

In Uncategorized on July 7, 2008 at 5:34 pm

Looking foward to September and the release of Rockband 2? I am. Heres a look at what we could be playing come September:

1 AC/DC Let There Be Rock
2 AFI Girl’s Gone Grey
3 Alanis Morissette You Oughta Know
4 Alice in Chains Man in the Box
5 Allman Brothers Ramblin’ Man
6 Avenged Sevenfold Almost Easy
7 Bad Company Shooting Star
8 Beastie Boys So Whatcha Want
9 Beck E-Pro
10 Bikini Kill Rebel Girl
11 Billy Idol White Wedding Pt I
12 Blondie One Way or Another
13 Bob Dylan Tangled Up in Blue
14 Bon Jovi Livin’ on a Prayer
15 Cheap Trick Hello There
16 Devo Uncontrollable Urge
17 Dinosaur Jr Feel the Pain
18 Disturbed Down with the Sickness
19 Donnas, The New Kid in School
20 Dream Theater Panic Attack
21 Duran Duran Hungry Like the Wolf
22 Elvis Costello Pump it Up
23 Fleetwood Mac Go Your Own Way
24 Foo Fighters Everlong
25 Go-Go’s, The We Got the Beat
26 Grateful Dead, The Alabama Getaway
27 Guess Who, The American Woman
28 Guns N’ Roses Shackler’s Revenge
29 Interpol PDA
30 Jane’s Addiction Mountain Song
31 Jethro Tull Aqualung
32 Jimmy Eat World The Middle
33 Joan Jett Bad Reputation
34 Journey Anyway You Want It
35 Judas Priest Painkiller
36 Kansas Carry On Wayward Son
37 L7 Pretend We’re Dead
38 Lacuna Coil Our Truth
39 Linkin Park One Step Closer
40 Lit My Own Worst Enemy
41 Lush De-Luxe
42 Mastodon Colony of Birchmen
43 Megadeth Peace Sells
44 Metallica Battery
45 Mighty Mighty Bosstones Where’d You Go
46 Modest Mouse Float On
47 Motorhead Ace of Spades
48 Muffs, The Kids in America
49 Nirvana Drain You
50 Norman Greenbaum Spirit in the Sky
51 Offspring, The Come Out & Play (Keep ‘em Seperated)
52 Panic at the Disco Nine in the Afternoon
53 Paramore That’s What You Get
54 Pearl Jam Alive
55 Presidents of the USA Lump
56 Rage Against the Machine Testify
57 Ratt Round & Round
58 Red Hot Chili Peppers Give it Away
59 Replacements, The Alex Chilton
60 Rise Against Give it All
61 Rush The Trees
62 Silversun Pickups Lazy Eye
63 Smashing Pumpkins Today
64 Social Distortion I Was Wrong
65 Sonic Youth Teenage Riot
66 Soundgarden Spoonman
67 Squeeze Cool for Cats
68 Steely Dan Bodhitsattva
69 Steve Miller Band Rock’n Me
70 Survivor Eye of the Tiger
71 System of a Down Chop Suey
72 Talking Heads Psycho Killer
73 Tenacious D Master Exploder
74 Testament Souls of Black
75 Who, The Pinball Wizard
BONUS SONGS (all HMX bands)
76 Abnormality Visions
77 Anarchy Club Get Clean
78 Bang Camaro Night Lies
79 Breaking Wheel Shoulder to the Plow
80 Libyans, The Neighborhood
81 Main Drag, The A Jagged Georgeous Winter.
82 Speck Conventional Lover
83 Sterns, The Supreme Girl
84 That Handsome Devil Rob the Prez-O-Dent

Now for the other track listing(this one features 60 songs)

1 Tangled Up in Blue (Bob Dylan)
2 Bad to the Bone (George Thorogood)
3 We’ve Got the Beat (Go-Gos)
4 Bad Reputation (Joan Jett)
5 Pinball Wizard (The Who)
6 Dammit (Blink 182)
7 That’s What You Get (Paramore)
8 The Trees (Rush)
9 Ace of Spades (Motorhead)
10 Chop Suey (System of a Down)
11 Testify (Rage Against the Machine)
12 Spirit In the Sky (Norman Greenbaum)
13 Ramblin’ Man (Allman Brothers)
14 Rebel Girl (Bikini Kill)
15 Eye of the Tiger (Survivor)
16 Panic Attack (Dream Theater)
17 Everlong (Foo Fighters)
18 One Step Closer (Linkin’ Park)
19 Lump (Presidents of the USA)
20 Come Out and Play (Offspring)
21 Drain You (Nirvana)
22 Carry On Wayward Son (Kansas)
23 Peace Sells (Megadeath)
24 Souls of Black (Testament)
25 Livin’ On a Prayer (Bon Jovi)
26 Round and Round (Ratt)
27 New Kid In School (The Donnas)
28 Alright Now (Free)
29 Today (Smashing Pumpkins)
30)Man In the Box (Alice In Chains)
31 Any Way You Want It (Journey)
32 Holiday In Cambodia (Dead Kennedys)
33 Give It Away (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
34 White Wedding (Billy Idol)
35 Hello There (Cheap Trick)
36 Cool for Cats (Squeeze)
37 Psycho Killer (Talking Heads)
38 ? (Devo)
39 One Way or Another (Blondie)
40 De-luxe (Lush) [dare to dream, shoegaze in Rock Band!]
41 Push It (Static-X)
42 Pump It Up (Elvis Costello)
43 Master Exploder (Tenacious D)
44 Bandages (Hot Hot Heat)
45 PDA (Interpol)
46 My Own Worst Enemy (Lit)
47 Float On (Modest Mouse)
48 Aqualung (Jethro Tull)
49 Spoonman (Soundgarden)
50 Bodhisattva (Steely Dan)
51 Suffer (Bad Religion)
52 I Was Wrong (Social Distortion)
53 American Woman (The Guess Who)
56 You Oughta Know (Alanis Morrissette)
57 Mountain Song (Jane’s Addiction)
58 Stop! (Against Me)
59 Hungry Like the Wolf (Duran Duran)
60 Alabama Getaway (Grateful Dead)

Keep in mind this is not confrimed yet.

Source: http://kotaku.com/397936/rumor-dueling-rock-band-2-tracklists