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On the set with Cobra Starship

Laila Hanson on 6/5/09 @ 10:11 AM

The official video for Cobra Starship's new single, "Good Girls Go Bad" hasn't hit the internet waves yet, but the band doesn't want to leave you hanging. Check out the video below of a sneak peek of some of the preparation that went into the Gossip Girl-fueled single.

The Gaslight Anthem map out fall tour with Murder By Death

Scott Heisel on 6/4/09 @ 11:36 PM

The recent AP cover stars in the Gaslight Anthem have begun to schedule their fall headlining tour. Thus far, only two dates have leaked out -- Sept. 17 in Los Angeles at the Fonda Theatre and Sept. 22 in Portland at Berbati's Pen.

Both dates feature Murder By Death, the Loved Ones and Frank Turner as support, although it is rumored the lineup will change throughout the tour. When we hear more, we will let you know.

Juliette Lewis debuts album

Laila Hanson on 6/4/09 @ 11:31 PM

Actor and musician, Juliette Lewis ,just wrapped up her newest record, Terra Incognita, which is set to be released on September 1st. Mars Volta leader, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez produced the record. The songstress will also be touring in support of the album, dates below.

Cat Power/Juliette Lewis/Pretenders:

08-07 Wallingford, CT - Chevrolet Theatre *
08-08 Hampton Beach, NH - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
08-09 Asbury Park, NJ - Stone Pony Summerstage
08-10 New York, NY - Central Park Summerstage
08-12 Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion
08-13 Upper Darby, PA - Tower Theatre
08-14 Washington, DC - Warner Theatre
08-15 Harrisburg, PA - The Forum *
08-16 Columbus, OH - LC Pavilion Outdoor
08-18 Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
08-20 Council Bluffs, IA - Harrah's Council Bluffs - Stir Cove
08-22 Littleton, CO - Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield
08-23 Salt Lake City, UT - Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre
08-25 Troutdale, OR - Edgefield Amphitheatre
08-26 Vancouver, British Columbia - Malkin Bowl
08-27 Redmond, WA - Marymoor Amphitheatre
08-29 Saratoga, CA - The Mountain Winery ^
09-01 Pala, CA - Pala Casino - Starlight Theater
09-03 Los Angeles, CA - The Greek Theatre

* The Pretenders and Juliette Lewis only
^ The Pretenders and Cat Power only

The Word Alive revamp MySpace layout, add new song

Chris French on 6/4/09 @ 11:10 PM

Recent Fearless Records signees The Word Alive have reworked their MySpace page layout and added a new song, "Quit While You're Ahead," from their forthcoming EP, Empire. Click HERE to see all the newness. The band also launched a song "contest" through their MySpace blog. You can check it out below:

To get you guys as excited about the song as we are, we're holding a contest with the new song: when "Quit While You're Ahead" reaches 175,000 plays on our Myspace player, we'll post another song from Empire; so lets get the plays up on this thing!

The Fearless debut is due out July 21.

The Word Alive is currently road-tripping with Sky Eats Airplane for their Nu Metal Tour. You can check out the remaining dates HERE.

Project 86 add new song to MySpace

Chris French on 6/4/09 @ 11:01 PM

Tooth & Nail artists Project 86 have posted a new song, "A John Hancock with the Safety Off," to their MySpace. You can check off the new track from the band's forthcoming album, Picket Fence Cartel, which is due out July 14, HERE.

3OH!3 launch caption contest

Laila Hanson on 6/4/09 @ 5:58 PM

Crunk electro act 3OH!3 have a music video for their track, "Starstrukk" coming up for release, but until then, the band want to keep you curious. Head over their label website to check out a few stills from the video that the group want you to caption. The most creative captions will win prize packs.