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Playradioplay mixing update

Alternative Press - Laila Hanson on 6/22/09 @ 9:24 AM - altpress.com

Dan Hunter, the man behind Playradioplay, has given fans an update on the progress of his upcoming album, the follow up to 2008's Texas. It also appears on his MySpace that he's changed the band name from Playradioplay! to Playradioplay? Check out what he had to say below about the mixing process.

Hello all!

I'm going to Los Angeles tomorrow to mix the new album. Master engineer Joe Wohlmuth and I will be mixing it ourselves at two different studios over the span of 8 days. It probably won't be 100% completed in that time, but the bulk of the most important work should get finished. Hopefully the fact that I might be coming down with the flu (I really, really hope not) won't mess anything up. I'm getting on that damn plane tomorrow even if I have to wear a Swine Flu mask!!

Pictures and more info soon. Get excited!

Explore! Dan

Darkest Hour Streaming The Eternal Return

Alternative Press - Leah Preble on 6/20/09 @ 7:42 PM - altpress.com

Darkest Hour are currently streaming their new album The Eternal Return on their myspace page. The Eternal Return will hit stores June 23rd.

Forever The Sickest Kids announce free show at Santa Monica Pier

Alternative Press - Enola Garland on 6/19/09 @ 7:28 PM - altpress.com

Forever The Sickest Kids are taking a break from recording their upcoming album to play a (kind of) secret show at the Santa Monica Pier in Southern California.

The free show will happen at the pier this Sunday, June 21st at exactly 5:47 PM.

Can't make it to the show? No worries - you can catch the band at this year's Vans Warped Tour.

Oceana call it quits

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 6/19/09 @ 5:26 PM - altpress.com

Oceana, whose new record Birtheater came out less than a month ago, have decided to call it quits.

The band release this statement on their MySpace page:

"We know a lot of rumors have been circulating around about us. We're sorry we left you hanging so long on this blog. But unfortunately the rumors are true. Oceana has broken up. We apologize to all of our fans. You are amazing and are the only ones who made this worth while. We love you. Thanks to everyone who picked up our new cd. We all put our heart and soul into birtheater and are very proud of the album.

This breakup has nothing to do with any one member. We're all best friends and we all sat down and talked this through. It's not that we are not happy with the response from the new album. We knew the change would be a bit rocky and our kind of music isn't exactly whats popular right now. A lot of kids would rather listen to songs riddled with breakdowns and over auto-tuned vocals. That is exactly why we appreciate our fans so much, you guys aren't just going with the trend. We all decided that our hearts were in different places at this time in our lives. We're all young and we guarantee this won't be the last you hear of us. Maybe you'll get five new bands out of the deal.

Again we apologize for letting anyone down and we hope you will all support us in our future endeavors.

We love you all and thanks for making this amazing."

The Cab streaming new EP

Alternative Press - Laila Hanson on 6/19/09 @ 3:40 PM - altpress.com

We know that you've been psyched to hear new songs from The Cab ever since they released the track listing for their upcoming EP entitled Lady Luck. The EP won't hit stores until Tuesday, but you can stream it in its entirety right now on the band's PureVolume page.

Artist Vs. Poet enter studio to record their full length

Alternative Press - James Shotwell on 6/19/09 @ 1:15 PM - altpress.com

Artist Vs. Poet will be entering Tree Sounds Studios to record their currently untitled full length release for Fearless Records on June 22. Zack Odem and Kenneth Mount will be producing. The album is scheduled for release in February 2010.