More Bands Announced for Warped 2012

>> New artists have been added to the lengthy list of artists performing on this year's Vans Warped Tour every Wednesday. A bunch of talented musicians have been announced over the past few weeks. The most recent bands to be added to this year's Warped line up are Transit, Divided By Friday, Motionless In White, Chunk!, No Captain Chunk!, Wax, and Born Of Osiris.

>> You can see the full list of bands announced so far below, and you can get more information by visiting vanswarpedtour.com/bands .

• A Loss For Words
• After The Burial
• Ballyhoo!
• Bangups
  
• Bayside
• blessthefall
• Born Of Osiris
• Captain Capa
• CatchingYourClouds
• Champagne Champagne
  
• Chelsea Grin
• Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!
  
• Dead Sara
• Divided By Friday
  
• Echo Movement
• Every Time I Die
• For Today
  
• Funeral Party
• G-Eazy
  
• Hyro Da Hero
• I Am The Avalanche
  
• I Fight Dragons
• Impending Doom
• It Boys!
• iwrestledabearonce
  
• Living With Lions
• Lost In Society
• Machine Gun Kelly
• Make Do And Mend
  
• Man Overboard
• Mayday Parade
  
• Memphis May Fire
• Mighty Mango
• Motionless In White
• Oh No Fiasco
  
• Polar Bear Club
• Rise To Remain
• Senses Fail
• Sick of Sarah
• Skip The Foreplay
• Sleeping With Sirens
  
• Stepdad
• Super Water Sympathy
• T. Mills
• The Constellations
  
• The Ghost Inside
• The Green
  
• The Silver Comet
• Title Fight
• Tomorrow's Bad Seeds
• Tonight Alive
• Transit
• Twin Atlantic
  
• Vampires Everywhere
• Vanna
• Wax
• We Are The In Crowd

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Soundtrack for Your Valentine's Day

>> As you probably know, tomorrow is Valentine's Day. Here's some music that will help you enjoy the day, or just get you through it!


>> Hopeless Records has put together another V-Day themed compilation. This mix, titled Love Is Hopeless, features songs from the entire Hopeless roster. The best part? You can download this compilation for free here. The artwork and track listing can be seen below.

Track Listing:

1. “Sing For Me” – Yellowcard from When You’re Through Thinking, Say Yes
2. “Exits and Entrances” – We Are The In Crowd from Best Intentions
3. “Hoodie Weather” – The Wonder Years from Suburbia I’ve Given You All And Now I’m Nothing
4. “Sssnakepit” – Enter Shikari from A Flash Flood Of Colour
5. “I Come Alive” – The Used from Vulnerable
6. “Forget Your Heart” – Silverstein from Rescue
7. “Siren” – The Dangerous Summer from War Paint
8. “Face To Face” – Divided By Friday from Prove It EP
9. “The Joyride” – There For Tomorrow from The Verge
10. “Dead” – Samiam from Trips
11. “Let My Love” – Damion Suomi & The Minor Prophets from Go, And Sell All Of Your Things
12. “Useless” – Anarbor from The Words You Don’t Swallow
13. “Some Things” – For The Foxes

>> I stumbled upon a cool list of songs earlier today. No matter what your Valentine situation is, this list will definitely provide the means for a musical walk down memory lane. The Boston Phoenix has put together a list of what they consider the Top 100 Emo Songs of All Time. This list includes songs from Taking Back Sunday, The Used, My Chemical Romance, Finch, Jimmy Eat World, At The Drive-In, Saves The Day, Something Corporate, and many more. Check out the list here and embrace your inner emo. Also, click here to listen to the whole playlist on Spotify.



>> Feeling bummed, bored, or too "girly"? Get those emotions in check! Take a look at some great (and not so great) Valentine's Day experiences, shared by some of your favorite bands. Members of A Rocket To The Moon, I Am The Avalanche, Stray From The Path, Eisley, Fireworks, Go Radio, and more share stories about the 14th of February. Vinne Caruana (IATA) says it best: "Call me a sap, and I’ll call you lonely."
Click here to read these stories on AltPress.com.

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The Used Announce New Album

>> The Used will be releasing a brand new album, titled Vulnerable, on March 27th through Hopeless Records. This will be the band's fifth studio album, and their first since 2009's Artwork. Vulnerable is currently available for pre-order. Visit hopelessrecords.com/theused and choose from the 6 different options.
The album artwork and track listing can be seen below.

Track listing:

1. I Come Alive
2. This Fire
3. Hands and Faces
4. Put Me Out
5. Shine
6. Now That You're Dead
7. Give Me Love
8. Moving On
9. Getting Over You
10. Kiss It Goodbye
11. Hurt No One
12. Together Burning Bright

>> "I Come Alive," the first single from the upcoming album, is available now on iTunes. You can download the song here, and then learn the words by watching the lyric video below.

Get Connected:
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facebook.com/TheUsed
twitter.com/WeAreTheUsed
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State Lines Sign With Tiny Engines, Announce Upcoming 7"

>> Long Island band State Lines have joined the Tiny Engines family. The band will release their upcoming Self Titled EP as a 7 inch vinyl in April.



>> State Lines have posted a new video featuring a live acoustic performance of a new song called "Win Free." Watch the video below, and look for the new EP in April.

State Lines - Win Free from Mark Sylvester on Vimeo

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>> The band released their debut, Hoffman Manor, in June of 2011. You can download it for free on bandcamp, or you can stream it below.

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facebook.com/statelinesband
facebook.com/tinyengines
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Tour Dates: Set Your Goals + Cartel

>> This spring, Set Your Goals will be co-headlining a tour with Cartel! The tour will run from March 15th to April 16th, 2012, and will feature support from Fireworks, Hit The Lights, Mixtapes, and Super Prime. Fireworks will be on the first leg of the tour (3/15 - 4/3), and then Hit The Lights will take their spot until the end (4/4 - 4/16). Mixtapes and Super Prime will be on the entire tour. View the tour dates below, and visit sygcarteltour.com for more information.

Tour Dates:
Mar 14 @ The Handlebar (CARTEL ONLY) - Pensacola, FL
Mar 15 @ The Spotlight - SXSW - Austin, TX
Mar 17 @ Quiktrip Ball Park - South By So What Festival Grand Prairie, TX
Mar 18 @ White Rabbit - San Antonio, TX
Mar 20 @ Launchpad - Albuquerque, NM
Mar 21 @ Nile Theatre - Mesa, AZ
Mar 22 @ Soma - San Diego, CA
Mar 23 @ SLO Brewing Company - San Luis Obispo, CA
Mar 24 @ Key Club - West Hollywood, CA
Mar 25 @ Yost Theatre - Santa Ana, CA
Mar 26 @ Oakland Metro - Oakland, CA
Mar 28 @ Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, OR
Mar 29 @ El Corazon - Seattle, WA
Mar 31 @ In the Venue - Salt Lake City, UT
Apr 01 @ The Marquis Theatre - Denver, CO
Apr 03 @ Sokol Underground - Omaha, NE
Apr 04 @ The Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL
Apr 05 @ Madison Theatre - Covington, KY
Apr 06 @ Peabody's - Cleveland, OH
Apr 07 @ Lost Horizon - Syracuse, NY
Apr 09 @ The Palladium - Worcester, MA
Apr 10 @ Gramercy Theatre - New York, NY
Apr 11 @ Union Transfer - Philadelphia, PA
Apr 13 @ Kingdom - Richmond, VA
Apr 14 @ The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
Apr 15 @ The Social - Orlando, FL
Apr 16 @ The Speakeasy - Lake Worth, FL

Get Connected:
sygcarteltour.com
facebook.com/setyourgoals
facebook.com/cartel
facebook.com/WeAreFireworks
facebook.com/HitTheLightsMusic
facebook.com/MixtapesOhio
facebook.com/superprimeband

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7 More Bands Announced for Warped 2012

>> It's Warped Wednesday! Senses Fail, The Ghost Inside, After The Burial, Dead Sara, Echo Movement, It Boys!, and Mighty Mango have all been added to the 2012 Warped Tour line-up. More bands will be announced every Wednesday. You can see all of the artists announced so far below, or by visiting vanswarpedtour.com/bands.

• A Loss For Words
• After The Burial
• Bayside
• blessthefall
• Chelsea Grin
• Dead Sara
• Echo Movement
• Every Time I Die
• Funeral Party
• Hyro Da Hero
• I Fight Dragons
• Impending Doom
• It Boys!
• Living With Lions
• Lost In Society
• Machine Gun Kelly
• Man Overboard
  
• Memphis May Fire
• Mighty Mango
• Polar Bear Club
• Rise To Remain
• Senses Fail
• Sleeping With Sirens
• Stepdad
• Super Water Sympathy
• T. Mills
• The Ghost Inside
• The Silver Comet
• Title Fight
• Tomorrow's Bad Seeds
• Vampires Everywhere

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Bamboozle's Midnight Madness Announcements

*UPDATED 1/18/12 @ 12pm
>> Starting at midnight EST, 60 bands were announced as part of the line up for the 2012 Bamboozle Festival in Asbury Park, NJ. Bon Jovi, Foo Fighters, blink 182, Incubus, Mac Miller, and Skrillex had already been added to what is sure to be a phenomenal line up. Now you can see which bands are playing which of the three days of the Bamboozle Festival in the photo below. Three day wristbands for the festival are available now.



>> My friends in Patent Pending put together a video to show how thrilled they are to be a part of this year's Bamboozle. Check it out below!

Bands announced last night for Midnight Madness:

• Patent Pending
• The Maine
• Miss May I
• The Story So Far
• The Wonder Years
• Anti-Flag
• Woe, Is Me
• Comeback Kid
• We Came As Romans
• Texas In July
• DJ Pauly D
• Kreayshawn
• Like Moths To Flames
• Hot Water Music
• The Used
• Bayside
• Motion City Soundtrack
• The Receiving End Of Sirens
• Whitechapel
• Big Chocolate
• Stray From The Path
• Periphery
• Folly
• Hi-Rez
• Ballyhoo
• The Bouncing Souls
• He Is We
• Jimmy Eat World
• Aer
• Frames Janco
• Emmure
• Mike Posner
  

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Happy 2012!

>> We're 17 days into the new year, and I have some explaining to do. I didn't post much of anything in December, and I've missed the first half of January. There's a list reasons for the lack of my usual enthusiasm over the past few months. As readers of this site, you have a right to know what's been going on lately.

>> In September, I started my first semester at NYU. I moved into Manhattan right near Washington Square Park and various great music venues. Everything I ever wanted was now in walking distance. From then on, my nights were spent at concerts, with friends, and of course, studying. I had to get used to the idea of balancing this increased amount of both work and potential distractions. If I don't go to shows, I don't have anything to write about. But it got to a point where I had to focus on my school work more than I'm used to. I did well in my classes, but in turn, my site was left without updates. Midterms were new to me, and between those, reading assignments, essays, and eventually finals, I had less time to dedicate to my writing.

>> Now that I have a semester under my belt, I plan on getting my act together. Instead of catching up on shows through Hulu, I'm going to spend my spare time wisely. I plan on making 2012 count. Expect plenty of tour dates and music videos as usual, but more importantly, my goal is to post more interviews, album reviews, and things of substance. I want to do more *real* writing and reporting other than just "Guess who's touring again! Here are the dates..."

>> Over the past few months, I really disappointed myself, and I'm sure some of you as well. Between the academics and even a couple of trips out-of-state, I had a lot to juggle. From here on out, I'm working on my consistency and posting things of true substance.

>> So here's to doing big things in 2012! Hopefully you guys will continue to watch (and help) my self-run website grow :)

XOXO,
Kate Russell

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