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Forever The Sickest Kids to play Thanksgiving Day halftime show

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 11/6/09 @ 3:17 PM - altpress.com

Forever The Sickest Kids will join other members of the Universal Motown roster in a tribute to Motown Records during the halftime show of an NFL football game on Thanksgiving Day. The performance will take place as the Green Bay Packers take on the Detroit Lions in a game that begins at 12:30 p.m. on Nov. 26. FTSK will join artists like Kem, Hal Linton, Shontelle and Melanie Fiona for a medley of classic Motown songs. After the show, a copy of the performance will be available for download here.

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Relient K frontman hints at side-project with Owl City

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 11/6/09 @ 3:08 PM - altpress.com

Relient K frontman Matt Thiessen revealed in a recent interview that he is working on a side-project with Owl City's Adam Young. Thiessen says the band will be called Goodbye Dubai. Thiessen said, "I probably have 15 side projects cooked up in my head. We'll see which actually happen. The most likely is a collaboration with Adam Young of Owl City. We're calling it Goodbye Dubai."

How would you feel about this project?

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onthebriightsiide Posted 11.06.09 at 03:28PM
Oh my god. Yes please.

xolillola Posted 11.06.09 at 09:54PM
Matt told me that he hopes for this to happen. and it likely will after Relient K's current tour.

NathanNoah Posted 11.06.09 at 10:01PM
An early holiday treat is about to come your way! Andy Goldberg (see our review of the latest Goldbergs record here) is releasing a special Holiday EP appropriately entitled "Jingle Jangle Pop". The EP contains 4 tracks - 2 brand new and 2 from his previous project, http://www.goarticles.com/cgi-bin/showa.cgi?C=2145820 http://www.goarticles.com/cgi-bin/showa.cgi?C=2145800

Listen to a clip of the new Fall Out Boy song "From Now On We Are Enemies"

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 11/6/09 @ 3:01 PM - altpress.com

Fall Out Boy have posted a clip of one of the new songs on their upcoming greatest hits package, Believers Never Die. You can hear the excerpt of "From Now On We Are Enemies" on the album pre-order page. Believers Never Die will make its way to digital and retail outlets on Nov. 16 and 17.

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enmarwen Posted 11.06.09 at 08:01PM
Ugh.

Thrice announce Beggars vinyl release

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 11/6/09 @ 12:36 PM - altpress.com

Thrice will release 2,000 numbered vinyl copies of their latest full-length, Beggars, beginning Dec. 15. The limited edition pressing will include a download card and an autographed 24-page booklet with exclusive liner notes written by the band. The vinyl edition will be available in a variety of colors, each limited to 500 or fewer copies. Fans in the U.S. can pre-order here, fans in the U.K. and Europe can pre-order here.

Thrice just kicked off their dates with Brand New last week, running through Nov. 14.

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reinventingyourexit Posted 11.06.09 at 02:32PM
where can you pre-order if you're from Canada?

Manchester Orchestra debut "Shake It Out" video

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 11/6/09 @ 10:54 AM - altpress.com

Manchester Orchestra have premiered the video for "Shake It Out," the second single from the band's sophomore full-length, Mean Everything To Nothing. The clip--featuring frontman Andy Hull as an arm-wrestling truck driver--is an homage to '80s action films like the 1987 Sylvester Stallone classic, Over The Top. Check it out below.

Manchester Orchestra have a handful of holiday shows planned for December. Dates are as follows:

12/2 - 101.9 RXP Holiday Event; New York, NY - H ammerstein Ballroom
12/3 - WBRU Holiday Bizarre; Providence, RI - Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
12/5 - WPBZ Buzz Bake Sale 2009; West Palm Beach, FL - Cruzan Amphitheater
12/6 - 97X Next Big Thing; Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheater
12/12 - KBZT Holiday Hootenanny @ RIMAC; La Jolla, CA - UCSD Campus
12/15 - Q101 Twisted Christmas; Chicago, IL - House Of Blues

Shake It Out (Music Video)

Manchester Orchestra | MySpace Video

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emericagirl2006 Posted 11.06.09 at 01:58PM
Love it! Andy plays a very convincing truck driver.

30 Seconds To Mars' This Is War leaked

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 11/6/09 @ 2:48 AM - altpress.com

The title track to 30 Seconds To Mars' new record This Is War has leaked online. The song is also featured in the trailer for the new RPG video game Dragon Age: Origins which is posted below.

This Is War is set to release on December 8th, but it is available for pre-order now.