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The Dears have no Headlights Posted: 01 May 2009 09:06 AM PDT As The Dears prepared to embark on their North American Tour, their tour bus was stolen from a motel while the driver was asleep in his room. Luckily no luggage or equipment was on board! Be sure to check them out in a city near you: The Dears - "Halfmast" Tour Dates: Apr 30 - The Mad Club / Toronto May 01 - The Bell House / Brooklyn May 02- Valentine's / Albany, NY May 04 - Bowery Ballroom / New York City (WIN TICKETS) May 05 - Johnny Brenda's / Philadelphia (WIN TICKETS) May 07 - Black Cat / Washington DC May 08 - Diesel / Pittsburgh May 09 - Grog Shop/Cleveland May 10 - Skully's / Columbia, Oh. May 11 - Magic Stick / Detroit May 13 - Lakeshore Theater / Chicago May 14 - Mojo's / Columbia, Mo. May 16 - Hailey's / Denton, Tx. May 17 - Warehouse / Houston May 18 - The Parish / Austin May 21 - Rhythm Room / Phoenix May 22 - The Casbah / San Diego May 23 - EchoPlex / Los Angeles (WIN TICKETS) May 24 - The Independent / San Francisco May 26 - Doug Fir Lounge / Portland May 27 - Crocodile Cafe / Seattle May 29 - Sugar Nightclub / Victoria, BC May 30 - Richard's On Richard's Cabaret / Vancouver May 31 - Habitat / Kelowna, BC Jun 02 - Theatre Junction Grand / Calgary Jun 03 - The Starlite Room / Edmonton Jun 04 - Amigos / Saskatoon Jun 05 - The Distrikt / Regina Jun 06 - West End Cultural Center / Winnipeg The Dears: website | myspace | CONTEST Missiles Price: USD 15.98 63 used & new available from USD 6.24 Related Posts April 27, 2009 — Eulogies at Johnny Brenda’s, ticket giveaway prize pack! (1) April 22, 2009 — Win Tickets to The Dears (1) December 13, 2008 — Clue to Kalo - Lily Perdida (0) This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Golden Bloom’s debut LP “Fan The Flames” due August 18th Posted: 01 May 2009 08:40 AM PDT One of Popwreckoning’s favorite bands, Golden Bloom, in part vecause of amazing music they play but also because front man Shawn Fogel is one of the nicest guys we’ve ever met, will [finally! =)] be releasing their debut full-length, Fan The Flames, on August 18th. The multi-talented instrumentalist Fogel is as comfortable on piano, bass guitar and tenor sax as he is on a keyboard, harmonica, and drums — proven by his numerous side projects. He demonstrates his talents by playing all the instruments on Fan the Flames while playing live with a full-lineup which includes author and journalist Michael Azerrad on drums. We brought you the album’s first single, "'Doomsday Devices”, produced by Peter Katis (The National, Interpol, Mates of State) a while back, and hope you’re just as excited as we are to hear the new record. In addition to Katis, Fogel then went on to work with producers Roger Greenawalt (Ben Kweller) and Dylan Magierek (Mark Kozelek) to lend an ear to the pop-centric melodies. "A great album is only as good as the sum of its parts, so I like to focus on one song at a time rather than thinking about the album as a whole until it’s pretty much done.  In the end, each song was well suited to the individual producer’s style and influence. Peter, Dylan, Roger and Ryan each added their own strength and creativity to create a collection of songs that are both varied and cohesive." - Shawn Fogel The new LP directs much attention at today's shifting political climate. Golden Bloom tests the dichotomy between hope and fear, bright sunny melodies shadowing the questions pervading society. A state of cause and effect, Fan the Flames explores the exploitation of peoples' fears which lead to that spark of passion to make a difference. "Most of the songs I've written in the past stemmed from personal relationships and existed very much in my head. These new songs are different - they come from a frustrated optimism, or an optimistic frustration. They’re less about what’s going on in my head and more about what’s going on in our country and our planet." - Fogel Golden Bloom - “Doomsday Devices” Tracklisting: 01. EHM 02. Doomsday Devices 03. Fan the Flames 04. She Leaves Me Poetry 05. The Fight at the End of the Tunnel 06. Dead Petals 07. If You Believe 08. The Mountainside Says 09. Theme for an Adventure at Sea Golden Bloom: website | myspace Photo: Dese’Rae Stage Related Posts March 24, 2009 — Golden Bloom 7″ Giveaway and Philly show! (3) March 4, 2009 — mp3 Minute: Golden Bloom’s “Your Minute of Fame” (0) June 25, 2008 — New Shawn Fogel Song! (0) April 29, 2009 — Under Cover : The Get Up Kids collection, Part I (0) April 29, 2009 — MP3 Minute: Ice Palace “Thoughts / Facts” and Contest! (0) April 27, 2009 — MP3 Minute: Electric Owls “Magic Show” (0) April 23, 2009 — MP3 Minute: Discovery “Osaka Loop Line” (0) April 23, 2009 — MP3 Minute: Middle Class Rut “Busy Bein’ Born” (0) April 22, 2009 — MP3 Minute: The Sounds “Dorchester Hotel" (0) April 22, 2009 — Win Tickets to The Dears (1) This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Halloween, Alaska CD giveaway winners! Posted: 01 May 2009 08:08 AM PDT Congratulations to Marisa, Bart, Drew and Seth! Halloween, Alaska - “The Hollywood Sign” Tour Dates: May 08 - SPACE (Evanston) / Chicago May 09 - Brillobox / Pittsburgh May 10 - M Room / Philadelphia May 11 - Harpers Ferry / Boston May 12 - IOTA / Arlington May 15 - Joe's Pub / New York City Halloween, Alaska: website | myspace Champagne Downtown Price: USD 10.99 19 used & new available from USD 6.49 Related Posts April 29, 2009 — Green Day Contest! (0) April 29, 2009 — MP3 Minute: Ice Palace “Thoughts / Facts” and Contest! (0) April 27, 2009 — Eulogies at Johnny Brenda’s, ticket giveaway prize pack! (1) April 27, 2009 — Free Clipse show @ Webster Hall, May 11th (0) April 24, 2009 — Free Stuff Friday: Win Neil Young’s new album “Fork in the Road” (0) April 22, 2009 — Win Tickets to The Dears (1) April 17, 2009 — Free Stuff Friday: All-American Rejects prize pack giveaway! (1) April 9, 2009 — MP3 Minute: Halloween, Alaska “The Hollywood Sign” and CD giveaway (5) April 7, 2009 — Contest Winners! (0) March 24, 2009 — Golden Bloom 7″ Giveaway and Philly show! (3) This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Gossip Girl’s Leighton Meester’s pop career endeavor Posted: 01 May 2009 07:50 AM PDT I take no shame in my love for the CW’s “Gossip Girl“, even despite its writers’ inability to create any sort of character development that makes a modicum of sense and the ridiculous plotlines. Mostly, I think I adore the hair, clothes and pretty, pretty, pretty men. No doubt I’m influenced by my love of GG and Blair Waldorf’s style, but the actress who plays her, Leighton Meester, has been looking to launch a pop career for some time. The video below features audio of Meester singing a cover of Kim Carnes‘ “Bette Davis Eyes” set to a Blair slideshow. So am I crazy, or is this not awful? And kind of good. …At least it’s not Heidi Montag. Related Posts October 16, 2008 — Interview with: Donald Cummings, The Virgins (0) October 3, 2008 — ‘Gossip Girl’ Soundtrack Giveaway (1) September 24, 2008 — ‘Gossip Girl’ Soundtrack (1) April 21, 2008 — "Weeds" Season 3 Soundtrack (0) October 19, 2007 — Overheard at PopWreck (0)

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