News Update Week Ending 9/21

HM Readers' Poll Unleashed Early

That's right! It's already time to start thinking about the HM Magazine 2008 Readers' Poll. (What was your favorite album? Live show? New band?) It's online and ready to take your vote. Remember: Lust Control was not a good band; they're not together anymore; and totally not eligible for this thing, okay? Now vote! Go here

Maylene To Headline Hurley Fall Tour
HURLEY ENTERTAINMENT is presenting a Fall headlining U.S. tour with southern rockers Maylene and The Sons Of Disaster. The 43-city trek--with A Static Lullaby, Showbread Confide and Attack, Attack! confirmed to support--kicks off September 26 in Memphis, TN and wraps November 15 in Birmingham, AL. On September 18, prior to the tour kick off, Maylene & The Sons of Disaster will shoot a live video directed by the Hurley Entertainment production team at the Bottletree Café in Birmingham, AL. The first 100 fans in the door will receive a special one-of-a-kind Maylene & The Sons of Disaster T-Shirt from Hurley. In other news, Hurley.com has launched their new line of limited edition artist collaborations available here. The collaborative series includes specialized T-shirts, hoodies, boardshorts and sunglasses with such artists as Joey Ramone, Saosin, Murs, Underoath, Paramore and The Maine. Consisting of 16 styles for men and women, "The Joey Ramone Collection by Hurley" is a graphic rich offering of premium clothing and eyewear inspired by Joey Ramone, the lead singer for the legendary punk rock group, the Ramones. To view the new collection, visit: store.hurley.com/?v=hurley_mens_art-and-music-collaborations
Tour Dates:
9/26 Memphis, TN
9/27 Nashville, TN
9/28 Douglasville, GA
9/29 Charlotte, NC
9/30 Virginia Beach, VA
10/1 Baltimore, MD
10/2 Farmingdale, NY
10/3 Pompton Lakes, NJ
10/4 Allentown, PA
10/5 Worcester, MA
10/6 Buffalo, NY
10/8 Pittsburgh, PA
10/9 Cleveland, OH
10/10 Kettering, OH
10/11 Detroit, MI
10/12 Madison, WI
10/14 Chicago, IL
10/15 Joplin, MO
10/17 Lawrence, KS
10/18 Iowa City, IA
10/19 Minneapolis, MN
10/21 Denver, CO
10/22 Salt Lake City, UT
10/23 Boise, ID
10/24 Seattle, WA
10/25 Portland, OR
10/27 Orangevale, CA
10/28 Victorville, CA
10/29 West Hollywood, CA
10/30 Bakersfield, CA
11/1 Anaheim, CA
11/2 San Diego, CA
11/3 Tempe, AZ
11/4 Albuquerque, NM
11/6 San Antonio, TX
11/7 Dallas, TX
11/8 East Houston, TX
11/9 Metairie, LA
11/11 Pensacola, FL
11/12 St Petersburg, FL
11/14 Jacksonville, FL
11/15 Birmingham, AL

Paramore Track Tapped For New Guitar Hero Game
Paramore's "Misery Business" is going to be one of the songs available on the new installment of the popular Guitar Hero game: Guitar Hero: World Tour. The track listing is as follows:
311 - “Beautiful Disaster”
30 Seconds To Mars - “The Kill”
Airbourne - “Too Much Too Young”
The Allman Brothers Band - “Ramblin' Man”
Anouk - “Good God”
The Answer - “Never Too Late”
At The Drive-In - “One Armed Scissor”
Beastie Boys - “No Sleep Till Brooklyn”
Beatsteaks - “Hail to the Freaks”
Billy Idol - “Rebel Yell”
Black Label Society - “Stillborn”
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - “Weapon of Choice”
Blondie - “One Way or Another”
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - “Hollywood Nights”
Bon Jovi - “Livin’ On A Prayer”
Bullet For My Valentine - “Scream Aim Fire”
Coldplay - “Shiver”
Creedence Clearwater Revival - “Up Around The Bend”
The Cult - “Love Removal Machine”
Dinosaur Jr. - “Feel The Pain”
The Doors - “Love Me Two Times”
Dream Theater - “Pull Me Under”
The Eagles - “Hotel California”
The Enemy - “Aggro”
Filter - “Hey Man, Nice Shot”
Fleetwood Mac - “Go Your Own Way”
Foo Fighters - “Everlong”
The Guess Who - “American Woman”
Hush Puppies - “You're Gonna Say Yeah!”
Interpol - “Obstacle 1”
Jane's Addiction - “Mountain Song”
Jimi Hendrix - “Purple Haze (Live)”
Jimi Hendrix - “The Wind Cries Mary”
Jimmy Eat World - “The Middle”
Joe Satriani - “Satch Boogie”
Kent - “Vinternoll2”
Korn - “Freak On A Leash”
Lacuna Coil - “Our Truth”
Lenny Kravitz - “Are You Gonna Go My Way”
Linkin Park - “What I've Done”
The Living End - “Prisoner of Society”
Los Lobos - “La Bamba”
Lost Prophets - “Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)”
Lynyrd Skynyrd - “Sweet Home Alabama (Live)”
Mars Volta - “L'Via L'Viaquez”
MC5’s Wayne Kramer - “Kick Out The Jams”
Metallica - “Trapped Under Ice”
Michael Jackson - “Beat It”
Modest Mouse - “Float On”
Motörhead - “Overkill”
Muse - “Assassin”
Negramaro - “Nuvole e Lenzuola”
Nirvana - “About a Girl (Unplugged)”
No Doubt - “Spiderwebs”
NOFX - “Soul Doubt”
Oasis - “Some Might Say”
Ozzy Osbourne - “Crazy Train”
Ozzy Osbourne - “Mr. Crowley”
Paramore - “Misery Business”
Pat Benatar - “Heartbreaker”
R.E.M. - “The One I Love”
Radio Futura - “Escuela De Calor”
Rise Against - “Re-Education Through Labor”
Sex Pistols - “Pretty Vacant”
Silversun Pickups - “Lazy Eye”
Smashing Pumpkins - “Today”
Steely Dan - “Do It Again”
Steve Miller Band - “The Joker”
Sting - “Demolition Man (Live)”
The Stone Roses - “Love Spreads”
Stuck In The Sound - “Toy Boy”
Sublime - “Santeria”
Survivor - “Eye of the Tiger”
System of a Down - “B.Y.O.B.”
Ted Nugent - “Stranglehold”
Ted Nugent’s Original Guitar Duel Recording
Tokio Hotel - “Monsoon”
Tool - “Parabola”
Tool - “Schism”
Tool - “Vicarious”
Trust - “Antisocial”
Van Halen - “Hot For Teacher”
Willie Nelson - “On The Road Again”
Wings - “Band on the Run”
Zakk Wylde’s Original Guitar Duel Recording
For more for info, check out:
activision.com

Call To Preserve Posts New Song
Call To Preserve have posted a new song from their forthcoming album due out September 30th. You can hear Hope For The Fallen from their Facedown debut From Isolation here. You can also catch them on tour supporting their new album.
Tour Dates:
Sep 25 - Jacksonville, FL
Sep 26 - Brandon, FL
Sep 27 - Melbourne, FL
Sep 28 - Ocala, FL
Sep 29 - North FL, FL
Sep 30 - Pensacola, FL
Oct 1 - East Ridge, TN
Oct 2 - Johnson City, TN
Oct 3 - Louisville, KY
Oct 4 - Evansville, IN
Oct 5 - Tinley Park, IL

A Kiss For Jersey Joins One Moment Tour
A Kiss For Jersey have announced that they will be joining the One Moment Tour this October. The tour sponsored by One Moment Management will include Before Their Eyes, Love Hate Hero, Eyes Set To Kill, Oceana and Ice Nine Kills. Speaking on the upcoming tour bassist Tyler Lucas said “This will probably be our fourth tour with Before Their Eyes and second tour with Oceana and they have become some really good friends. We feel that the tour have bands that compliment each other while it also has a nice split between the more melodic acts and heavier acts who have some melody like ourselves.” The band composed of Lucas, Zach Dawson (vocals), Cory Wood (guitar/vocals), Joey Allen (drums) and Matt Bean (guitar) have recently released their sophomore full-length Victims. Their music combines impassioned and progressive hardcore/screamo with technically shifting guitar lines and vulnerable but melodic vocals. The band had a busy few months including a lengthy tour on the Scream The Prayer Tour which was a traveling showcase of some of the best Christian heavy music artists out there. Speaking on the experience Lucas relates “It was a beautiful spiritual experience, I really felt the presence of God in that tour. After that tour we stayed out with Agraceful, War Of Ages and Oh Sleeper and it just stayed a positive vibe the whole way through.” Hailing from Pilot Mountain, NC the band formed three years ago with members averaging between 20-22 years old. Building up a strong local buzz, they came to the attention of Tragic Hero Records who are also based in North Carolina. Signing with the label they released their debut album Keep Your Head Above The Water in 2006. The band has completed several national tours including with artists such as Alesana, Scapegoat and My Hero Is Me as well as shows with The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Fear Before The March Of Flames and Halifax.
For more info and tour dates, visit:
myspace.com/akissforjersey

Run Kid Run Launches "One In A Million" Contest
Kicking off their fall with a true bang, Run Kid Run is launching a contest calling all marching bands to be "One In A Million." Taking place during the debut year of the Creation Festival: The Tour, the "One In A Million" contest is a shout out for marching bands to submit their band to perform with Run Kid Run during the song "One In A Million" in their opening set. Winners will be selected and contacted to perform at the Creation Festival: The Tour with Run Kid Run playing "One In A Million." Marching bands will be selected throughout the tour and those chosen will perform the song, which is available in scored format for marching bands.
To enter the contest or to see tour dates, go here:
runkidrun.net
creationfesttour.com

Relient K Kicks Off Uncle Fest Tour
Fresh off their latest co-headlining slot on the Vans Warped tour, Relient K announces the 25-date "Uncle Fest Tour," which will launch October 2nd in Madison, WI and conclude November 2nd in Chicago, IL. Relient K will headline with Ludo, This Providence and House of Heroes opening. In between tours, the band is recording three new tracks - "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," "Silver Bells" and "Oh Holy Night" - for the October 7th reissue of its 2007 Christmas collection, Let It Snow Baby...Let It Reindeer. (CDs will come with a card enabling fans to download the additional songs for free.) "We took a quick breather after Warped Tour, and now we're headed back to Nashville to track a couple of Christmas songs and rehearse for the upcoming Uncle Fest Tour," says Matt Thiessen, Relient K's lead singer-guitarist-pianist, who was featured on the cover of Alternative Press' August issue. "We're excited to hit the road and get back to some of our favorite clubs and theaters." After five full-length albums (including 2007's Five Score and Seven Years Ago, which debuted at No. 6 on The Billboard 200), five EPs and 10 years as a band, Relient K took a look back and a look ahead with The Bird and the Bee Sides. Released in July 2008 and entering The Billboard 200 at No. 25, the 26-song collection included an assortment of b-sides, demos and rarities culled from the Relient K archives plus 13 brand new tracks.
For more info on Relient K:
myspace.com/relientk

TWLOHA Featured On NBC Nightly News
To Write Love on Her Arms is a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for those struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. Founder Jamie Tworkowski and Renee Yohe recently spent some time with the staff of NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams to discuss the organization which exists to encourage, inform, inspire, and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery. At the young age of 26, Jamie Tworkowski left his job to pursue a dream to help others. He jumped into TWLOHA full-time and what began as a humble story and an attempt to help a friend had now become a non-profit organization. The story, titled To Write Love On Her Arms, along with the t-shirts Tworkowski printed to help pay for his friend’s recovery, started a movement, not only within his local Orlando, FL community, but one that was swiftly embraced by people everywhere. "With TWLOHA, we're trying to talk about things that tend to stay silent. We're talking about problems of pain and we want people to know about the hope and help that exist in the face of these issues. We want people to know they're not alone in the places they feel stuck. Maybe more than anything, we believe that people need other people, that we weren't meant to do life alone. We're told that nine million people will see this story on NBC, so we're obviously thrilled at the idea of so many people being invited into this conversation" says founder Jamie Tworkowski. Brian Williams is the seventh anchor and managing editor in the history of "NBC Nightly News," which represents the largest single daily source of news in America.
For more info:
twloha.com

Remedy Drive Sells More Than 4500 Copies Of Debut
Word Records band Remedy Drive has set the standard for all future first-time artists releasing projects at Christian retail this year, selling more than 4500 albums its debut week. The four-brother rock ‘n roll show follows this news with a fall headlining tour, visiting 25 markets through early November.
“The debut week for Remedy Drive represents years of work that the band has put into its ministry, and we are glad that its music and message has resonated with fans,” says Word Entertainment Chief Operating Officer Rod Riley. “We congratulate Remedy Drive on its exceptional debut and look forward to more great things from the band in the months ahead.” Remedy Drive frontman David Zach adds, “We feel really honored and humbled that every day a few more people around the country are finding out about this band from Nebraska that’s been making music independently for the last five years. We are excited to take a new album out on the road.” Remedy Drive will continue to support the release of Daylight Is Coming with a fall headlining tour kicking off this week. The band will visit more than 25 cities nationwide, including its native Lincoln, Neb. as well as major markets Chicago, Indianapolis, and Houston.
For a current list of tour dates, go to:
myspace.com/remedydrive

Stars Go Dim Release 5 Song EP In October
Stars Go Dim will be releasing their long awaited 5 song EP on October 21, 2008. It will feature the new songs 'Incredible' and 'Get Over It', and new mixes of 'Come Around', 'Walk On', and 'Crazy' (with a new vocal performance). Fans will be able to pre-order the Stars Go Dim EP starting this Wednesday, Sep 17 on starsgodim.com for $5. Best of all, those who purchase the EP will get $5 off the full length album "Love Gone Mad" when it releases March 31, 2009. There will be several different pre-order options such as digital EP (w/digital booklet featuring extra content), physical EP (autographed), and combo packages which include an exclusive SGD shirt for $20 (while supplies last). All orders also come with a free download of the new "Come Around" music video.

Building 429 Signs With INO Records
The Dove award-winning trio, Building 429 launches into a new season, recently signing a new label deal with INO Records and creating a new, self-titled album scheduled to release on Oct. 21. “End of Me” is the first single from their fourth studio record and it impacted Christian CHR and AC on Aug. 22. Jason Roy, Michael Anderson and Jesse Garcia have come a long way since their debut album Space In Between Us (2004) and are excited for the new changes that have come their way and for the new relationship with INO Records. “We are really excited about the future with Building 429,” said President of INO Records, Jeff Moseley. “With this record they are pouring life into their fans, clearly making their passion for music, people, and more importantly, God, known in a great way.“ Produced by Chris Stevens (TobyMac, Sanctus Real) Building 429 is using this album to help find their true identity as individuals and artists. “This record is a new beginning,” said Roy, Building 429’s front man and chief lyricist. “Its no longer about what everybody wants us to be or what we think we should be but a season of finding what God has in store for us. I’m more confident than I’ve ever been in my life when it comes to my calling, when it comes to my brothers and when it comes to my band. That confidence is not in myself. That confidence is in the fact that the Lord is going to do something great with us. We’re just excited to be along for the ride,” Roy concludes. One of the more buoyant songs Building 429 has ever recorded is the album’s first single “End of Me.” The song is a reminder that true fulfillment in life is found in surrendering control to Christ. “It is my constant reminder these days to live my life by God's design, says Roy. “To leave the burdens and the comforts of believing I have the power to find true life. When I admit I have no control and that God gets that responsibility, everything seems to make a little more sense.”
For further information and tour schedules, visit:
building429.com

Vertical Festival Celebrates 5 Year Anniversary
The Cumberland Valley’s premier Christian music event, Vertical Festival, is planning a very exciting 5th Anniversary for it’s annual event. In addition to featuring top artists from across the nation, the festival will also host its first ever children’s program, Vertical Kidz and a special Youth Leader Seminar. Vertical Fest will be held Saturday, September 20th at the Shippensburg Fairgrounds in Shippensburg, PA. The lineup for this year’s one-day event boasts over 15 bands including popular artists such as Family Force Five, Red, Fireflight, Run Kid Run, The Wedding, Children 18:3, The Glorious Unseen and John Reuben as well as American Idol’s Chris Sligh and hometown favorites the Ryan Payne Band. Award-winning author and speaker, Justin Lookadoo, will provide the evening message. Two new additions for Vertical Festival 08 are the Youth Pastor Seminar and the Vertical Kidz program. The Youth Pastor Seminar will provide encouragement and resources to area youth leaders and their staff and will feature a special Q&A time with Lookadoo. Aiming to be a family friendly event with something for everyone, Vertical Fest will also host its first ever children’s program, Vertical Kidz, which will feature face painting, story telling, games and prizes, kids worship, clowns, snacks and much more. “We are very excited about the Festival this year!” exclaims Scott Brown, Festival Administrator. “We have a killer line up and the addition of the Youth Pastor Seminar and the Vertical Kidz areas allow us to reach even more people in the community by providing an aspect that everyone can be involved in. We’re anticipating that our fifth year will be our biggest and best yet!” To make the 5th Anniversary even more special, Rita’s Italian Ice and Starbucks will be on site providing free treats the entire day and there will be a Guitar Hero Showdown and Wii gaming in the Video Den.
For more info about Vertical Festival, check out:
verticalfest.com

Clear Channel Gives Indie Bands A Chance
Lionsgate has teamed up with Clear Channel to give unsigned artists the opportunity to have their song featured in The Punisher: War Zone movie! One Grand Prize winner will have their song featured in the movie and included on the soundtrack album. Winner will also receive $5,000 and a possible recording contract! Winner will be selected from a panel of judges from Lionsgate and Shaun Morgan from Seether!
For contest details and to enter, visit:
iheartmusic.com/punisher

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