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The Rocket Summer EP available today

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 10/26/09 @ 2:25 PM - altpress.com

The Rocket Summer's new EP, You Gotta Believe, is now available for purchase on iTunes. The EP was originally slated to be released tomorrow.

Tracklisting:
1. You Gotta Believe
2. Hills And Valleys
3. Light
4. The Fight (Bonus Track)

Win free tickets to every show in your town from LiveNation!

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 10/26/09 @ 11:02 AM - altpress.com

This Wednesday, everyone who buys a ticket to a LiveNation club show during the company's "No Service Fees Wednesday" promotion will be entered to win an "Ultimate Access Pass" to the venue for which they buy their ticket. The pass is good for admission to every show at the venue in 2010, and each LiveNation venue will have a winner. The names of the winners will be posted at 12 p.m. EST on Oct. 29 here.

To celebrate, LiveNation is also hosting meet and greets at venues on Wednesday with the Used, Taking Back Sunday, Hellogoodbye and more. Check out where the bands will be below.

Meet and Greets:
Anvil - Hard Rock Café, Toronto 5 - 7 PM
Between The Buried And Me - The Fillmore Charlotte 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Dethklok & Mastodon - House of Blues Boston 6:30 - 7 PM
Five Finger Death Punch - The Fillmore Denver 6 - 7 PM
Hellogoodbye - Atlanta Tabernacle 5 - 6 PM
Hollywood Undead w/ Atreyu and Escape The Fate - The Gramercy Theater, New York 4 - 6 PM
LMFAO w/ Shwayze - The Hollywood Palladium 6 - 8 PM
Taking Back Sunday - House of Blues Chicago 5 - 5:30 PM
Tesla - Murat Egyptian Room, Indianapolis 5 - 7 PM
The Used - TLA Philadelphia 5 - 6 PM

For more on No Service Fees Wednesday and the Ultimate Access Pass, go to LiveNation.com.

City And Colour announce U.S. headlining tour

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 10/26/09 @ 10:40 AM - altpress.com

City And Colour, the solo project of Alexisonfire guitarist/vocalist Dallas Green, will play a headlining tour of the U.S. in January. There will be a members only pre-sale starting Oct. 27 here which will offer meet and greets with Green to the first 30 buyers in each city. City And Colour will be in support of the 2008 full-length, Bring Me Your Love.

Dates are as follows:
Thu. Jan 07 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
Fri. Jan 08 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
Sun. Jan 10 - Somerville, MA @ Somerville Theatre
Mon. Jan 11 - Orlando, FL @ The Plaza Theatre
Fri. Jan 15 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
Sat. Jan 16 - Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore
Thu. Jan 21 - Austin, TX @ Central Church
Fri. Jan 22 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
Sat. Jan 23 - Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda

Morrissey released from hospital after passing out onstage

Alternative Press - Rob Ortenzi on 10/25/09 @ 2:18 PM - altpress.com

Crooner Morrissey has reportedly been released from a U.K. hospital after he collapsed onstage last night at a show in the U.K. Morrissey--former vocalist for the Smiths--fell to the stage with difficulty breathing during the opening song, "This Charming Man." Two members of his band carried him off the stage and after nearly a half hour, a member of the crew took the stage to announce Morrissey had been taken to the hospital. The vocalist was admitted at Great Western Hospital around 9 p.m. A spokesperson for the hospital said last night, "He is being reviewed by the medical staff and his condition is stable." His show on Monday at Bournemouth Academy has been canceled.

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Story Of The Year to headline Ernie Ball Battle Of The Bands showcase

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 10/24/09 @ 3:17 PM - altpress.com

The Ernie Ball Battle Of The Bands 13 showcase is set for Dec. 8 at the Key Club in Hollywood featuring headliners Story Of The Year and a set from Eyes Set To Kill. Also performing will be the finalists for this year's Warped Tour Ernie Balls Battle Of The bands including the Darlings, Conditions, Dinner And A Suit and the Syncope Threshold. One band will take home a $15,000 Guitar Center shopping spree, Ernie Ball endorsement and a ton of Hurley swag. Tickets are available here.

Each of the Ernie Ball finalists are also featured in the AP&R section of AP 257. Find out who you're rooting for!

Tom DeLonge considering more back surgery

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 10/24/09 @ 12:46 PM - altpress.com

Blink-182 guitarist/vocalist and Angels & Airwaves frontman Tom DeLonge has revealed that he's considering going under the knife for the second time to fix his ailing back. DeLonge originally suffered a slipped disc in his back in 2001, forcing Blink to cancel a planned tour of the U.K. He had surgery before the band embarked on the 2002 Pop Disaster Tour with Green Day.

DeLonge recently posted, "I am in the worst pain since my surgery. Welcome to my problems. Just as I need to finish my album and a major motion picture, I am crippled with back pain. Operation #2 is now in sight. Send me good energy. I can't even walk to my car."

The movie that DeLonge refers to is the long-awaited Angels & Airwaves motion picture, Love, which DeLonge promises we'll see a new trailer for later this week.


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