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Never Shout Never announce acoustic tour

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 11/19/09 @ 4:42 PM - altpress.com

Never Shout Never--the project of singer/songwriter Christofer Drew--will hit the road in January for a solo acoustic tour in support of the band's upcoming mini-album, What Is Love?. Songs from the mini-album will be released in a Hot Topic-exclusive EP on Dec. 8, to be followed by a digital version on Dec. 15. What Is Love? will drop Jan. 26.

Acoustic tour dates:
1/13 Little Rock, AR The Village
1/14 Birmingham, AL WorkPlay Theatre
1/15 Metairie, LA The High Ground
1/16 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit
1/17 Austin, TX Emo's Alternative Lounge
1/19 Tulsa, OK Cains Ballroom 2nd Stage
1/20 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
1/21 Flagstaff, AZ The Joint
1/22 St. George, UT The Electric Theater
1/23 Thousand Oaks, CA Teen Center
1/24 San Luis Obispo CA Downtown Brew
1/26 Fresno, CA Starline
1/27 Orangevale, CA The Boardwalk
1/29 Boulder, CO Club 156
1/30 Lawrence, KS The Bottleneck

The Starting Line to reunite for Philadelphia show this December

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 11/19/09 @ 12:55 PM - altpress.com

Well, the rumors were true, at least for one night: The Starting Line will reassemble for a single show on Dec. 29 at the TLA in Philadelphia. Tickets will go on sale this Saturday, Nov. 21 at noon EST here.

"We all got together for the Somebody's Gonna Miss Us release party last week and decided it would be fun to play a hometown holiday show this year," explains guitarist Matt Watts. "Just to clarify, this doesn't mean TSL are back together and are going to make a record. It simply means that we're taking a break from our break, and wanted to play a fun show in Philadelphia and continue to focus on our lives outside of TSL."

The pop-punk quartet released three full-lengths and originally broke up in 2008. In TSL-related news, frontman Ken Vasoli's new band, Person L, released their sophomore album, The Positives, earlier this week.

Thrice lose guitarist for several shows, possibly entire tour

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 11/19/09 @ 11:25 AM - altpress.com

Thrice have announced that guitarist/keyboardist Teppei Teranishi has had to leave the band during their current tour due to a family emergency. Teranishi will miss the band's next few shows and possibly the remainder of Thrice's headlining tour with the Dear Hunter.

A message from the band on their website reads: "Teppei had to leave the tour last night due to a family emergency, and will not be playing with us for the next few shows (and possibly the rest of the tour.) We fully understand and support his decision to do so, and hope that you'll be understanding as well. He started this tour knowing that this would be a possibility, and toughed it out for as long as he possibly could. Please send as many positive thoughts as you can muster in his, and his family's direction."

Guest guitarists will be filling in for Teranishi and the band say the tour will continue as planned.

Motion City Soundtrack release "Disappear" video

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 11/19/09 @ 10:56 AM - altpress.com

Motion City Soundtrack have released the video for "Disappear," taken from their forthcoming fourth album, My Dinosaur Life, out Jan. 19 on Columbia. You can view it below, and once you're done getting creeped out by it, you can peep the band's early-2010 tour dates here.


Motion City Soundrack - "Disappear"

Motion City Soundtrack | MySpace Music Videos

Mastodon announce limited edition version of Crack The Skye

Alternative Press - Ben Sailer on 11/18/09 @ 11:44 PM - altpress.com

Mastodon are now taking pre-orders for a limited "Royal Edition" of their recently released and critically acclaimed fourth LP, Crack The Skye.

A press release from the Southern hard rock act reads:

The Royal Edition of Crack The Skye will contain the album in its entirety along with the complete version of the album score. This ultra special edition will come housed in gold foil embossed Digi-book package with all new gold and black logo artwork designed by Paul Romano. The package will also contain an exclusively designed 6"x 6" artwork lithograph available in this package only plus a bonus instantly available downloadable versions of "Divinations," and "Colony Of Birchen," (both Live from XFM UK).

Pre-orders are available through the band's Web site here, and are slated to ship on Dec. 15. A handful of copies will contain a hand-signed lithograph from the band.

Reports of the demise of Fall Out Boy and the Academy Is... exaggerated

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 11/18/09 @ 12:22 PM - altpress.com

In a cover story with Fall Out Boy, U.K. rock magazine Kerrang claims that Fall Out Boy are "quitting for now...", but according to FOB's management, rumors that the band are broken up are untrue. A representative for the band told us, "They're just taking a break. No return date set."

Promotional materials for the Kerrang issue say, "Fall Out Boy give their final interview before they head into hiatus. The band reveal the reasons behind their decision and what it really means for their future. So is this the end for the emo superstars?" Rumors began swirling this past weekend when FOB drummer Andy Hurley tweeted that the band were going on hiatus. When later questioned by fans, Hurley clarified, "everyone, when i said fob was on hiatus, i didnt mean hiatus. i meant break. which is what i understood hiatus to mean."

Just yesterday, Fall Out Boy released their greatest hits compilation, Believers Never Die.

The Academy Is... are also weathering similar break-up rumors. Frontman William Beckett responded by saying, "A break from touring to write and record a new album is the new 'hiatus.' There is no hiatus. That is misinformation! Don't fret, just shred." Beckett also talks about the subject in an upcoming AP Podcast.