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The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus announce two summer tours

Julie Nguyen on 6/26/09 @ 7:15 AM

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus has posted dates for two summer tours. Check them out below.

RJA will be supporting their early 2009 release Lonely Road. Stream the album on their Myspace.

With The Sleeping, Mest, Hollywood Undead
07/06/2009 - Nutty's North - Sioux Falls, SD
07/07/2009 - The Venue - Fargo, ND
07/08/2009 - Riverside Ballroom - Green Bay, WI
07/10/2009 - Val Air Ballroom - Des Moines, IA
07/14/2009 - The Omni - Toledo, OH
07/15/2009 - Chameleon Club - Lancaster, PA
07/17/2009 - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom - Hampton Beach, NH
07/19/2009 - Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel - Providence, RI
07/21/2009 - Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH
07/22/2009 - Rocketown - Nashville, TN
07/24/2009 - Metroplex - Outdoors - Little Rock, AR
07/25/2009 - Diamond Ballroom - Oklahoma City, OK
07/26/2009 - Cain's Ballroom - Tulsa, OK
07/28/2009 - Club 101 - El Paso, TX
07/30/2009 - Sunshine Theatre - Albuquerque, NM
07/31/2009 - Marquee Theatre - Tempe, AZ

With Go Radio, The Dares, and Monty Are I
08/01/2009 - Henderson Events Center - Henderson, NV
08/02/2009 - Soma - San Diego, CA
08/04/2009 - House of Blues Anaheim - Anaheim, CA
08/06/2009 - Slim's - San Francisco, CA
08/07/2009 - New Oasis - Sparks, NV
08/08/2009 - The Boardwalk - Orangevale, CA
08/10/2009 - Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, OR
08/11/2009 - El Corazon - Seattle, WA
08/12/2009 - Richard's On Richards - Vancouver, Canada
08/14/2009 - Starlite Room - Edmonton, Canada
08/15/2009 - The Den - Calgary, Canada
08/17/2009 - Riddel Centre - Regina, Canada
08/18/2009 - The Pyramid Cabaret - Winnipeg, Canada
08/20/2009 - The Annex - Madison, WI
08/21/2009 - The Eagle Theatre - Pontiac, MI
08/22/2009 - Mod Club - Toronto, Canada

Paramore reveal new album details, to play MTV Unplugged

Julie Nguyen on 6/25/09 @ 9:51 PM

Paramore's highly anticipated new record has been given a release date! Brand New Eyes is set to drop September 29th on Fueled By Ramen. The album artwork and track listing can be seen below.

The first single "Ignorance" will be available for download on Amazon and iTunes July 7th. Album pre-orders will begin the same date on their official site.

Singer Hayley Williams has twittered that they are practicing for an MTV Unplugged special. The "Misery Business" rockers are currently on tour with No Doubt.

Paramore released Riot! in 2007.



1. Careful
2. Ignorance
3. Playing God
4. Brick by Boring Brick
5. Turn It Off
6. The Only Exception
7. Feeling Sorry
8. Looking Up
9. Where the Lines Overlap
10. Misguided Ghosts
11. All I Wanted

Manchester Orchestra announce new tour dates

Nattalie Tehrani on 6/25/09 @ 7:19 PM

Atlanta natives, Manchester Orchestra announced a new string of tour dates in direct support to Silversun Pickups. Cage The Elephant is set to play the opening slot. Manchester Orchestra is touring in support of their 2nd full length album, Everything to Nothing.

TOUR DATES:

August 3 Baltimore, Md. Ram's Head
August 4 Richmond, Va. The National
August 6 Columbus, Ohio The LC Pavilion
August 7 Chicago, IL Lollapalooza *
August 10 Minneapolis, Minn. State Theatre
August 12 Winnipeg, MB The Garrick Centre
August 13 Saskatoon, SK Louis' Pub
August 14 Edmonton, AB Edmonton Event Centre
August 15 Calgary, AB MacEwan Hall
August 17 Victoria, BC The Royal Theatre
August 18 Vancouver, BC The Commodore Ballroom
August 19 Vancouver, BC The Commodore Ballroom
August 21 Eugene, Ore. McDonald Theatre
August 22 Hillsboro, Ore. Washington County Fairground


*not with Silversun Pickups and Cage The Elephant

Michael Jackson pronounced dead

Tim Karan on 6/25/09 @ 5:51 PM

UPDATE: The Los Angeles Times is reporting that Jackson has passed away after being brought to the hospital in a coma. He was 50.

Numerous news organizations are reporting that world-renowned pop megastar Michael Jackson has been rushed to the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles suffering from cardiac arrest. Jackson was found at his home not breathing; paramedics were called and performed CPR on the singer.

Additionally, gossip website TMZ is claiming that Jackson has been pronounced dead. This should be taken as rumor for now, as no official statement or confirmation has been issued.

Against Me! label offers free download

Laila Hanson on 6/25/09 @ 11:41 AM

Against Me! have a new collection entitled The Original Cowboy coming up for release. To give fans a little taste of that, the band's label Fat Wreck Chords have made a song from that album available for download. You can find "Unsubstantiated Rumors" right here.

Portugal. The Man weigh in on downloading

Laila Hanson on 6/25/09 @ 10:01 AM

Portugal. The Man's new album, The Satanic Satanist doesn't come out until July 21, but the album has sadly already leaked online. The band has posted their thoughts via a lengthly blog, which you can read here.