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Echo & The Bunnymen cancel U.S. tour
Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 11/6/09 @ 4:55 PM - altpress.com
British post-punk icons Echo & The Bunnymen have been forced to cancel their November tour of the U.S. due to tax issues with the IRS. The band had planned to play eight dates in the states in conjunction with the U.S. release of their new album, The Fountain, due Nov. 10. A statement released on behalf of the band explains: "The cancellation of the tour is due to the rejection of the band's Central Withholding Agreement (CWA) by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The rejection was unexpected as the Echo & the Bunnymen team submitted the necessary paperwork in due time and in accordance with the process that had been followed on previous tours. Additionally, the IRS offered no reasoning for the rejection and was unresponsive to our inquiries. This CWA allows for foreign entertainers to be paid in full, otherwise promoters are legally obliged to withhold a minimum of 30% in lieu of tax which ultimately will not allow for a tour to happen at this time."
Canceled dates include:
Nov. 15 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
Nov. 17 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
Nov. 18 - State College, Pittsburgh, PA - State Theatre
Nov. 20 - Glenside, PA - Kewsick Theatre
Nov. 21 - Fairfield, CT - StageOne
Nov. 22 - New York, NY- Hammerstein
Nov. 23 - Boston, MA- House of Blues
Nov. 25 - Chicago, IL - Metro
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Forever The Sickest Kids to play Thanksgiving Day halftime show
Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 11/6/09 @ 3:17 PM - altpress.com
Forever The Sickest Kids will join other members of the Universal Motown roster in a tribute to Motown Records during the halftime show of an NFL football game on Thanksgiving Day. The performance will take place as the Green Bay Packers take on the Detroit Lions in a game that begins at 12:30 p.m. on Nov. 26. FTSK will join artists like Kem, Hal Linton, Shontelle and Melanie Fiona for a medley of classic Motown songs. After the show, a copy of the performance will be available for download here.
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Relient K frontman hints at side-project with Owl City
Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 11/6/09 @ 3:08 PM - altpress.com
Relient K frontman Matt Thiessen revealed in a recent interview that he is working on a side-project with Owl City's Adam Young. Thiessen says the band will be called Goodbye Dubai. Thiessen said, "I probably have 15 side projects cooked up in my head. We'll see which actually happen. The most likely is a collaboration with Adam Young of Owl City. We're calling it Goodbye Dubai."
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Listen to a clip of the new Fall Out Boy song "From Now On We Are Enemies"
Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 11/6/09 @ 3:01 PM - altpress.com
Fall Out Boy have posted a clip of one of the new songs on their upcoming greatest hits package, Believers Never Die. You can hear the excerpt of "From Now On We Are Enemies" on the album pre-order page. Believers Never Die will make its way to digital and retail outlets on Nov. 16 and 17.
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Thrice announce Beggars vinyl release
Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 11/6/09 @ 12:36 PM - altpress.com
Thrice will release 2,000 numbered vinyl copies of their latest full-length, Beggars, beginning Dec. 15. The limited edition pressing will include a download card and an autographed 24-page booklet with exclusive liner notes written by the band. The vinyl edition will be available in a variety of colors, each limited to 500 or fewer copies. Fans in the U.S. can pre-order here, fans in the U.K. and Europe can pre-order here.
Thrice just kicked off their dates with Brand New last week, running through Nov. 14.
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Manchester Orchestra debut "Shake It Out" video
Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 11/6/09 @ 10:54 AM - altpress.com
Manchester Orchestra have premiered the video for "Shake It Out," the second single from the band's sophomore full-length, Mean Everything To Nothing. The clip--featuring frontman Andy Hull as an arm-wrestling truck driver--is an homage to '80s action films like the 1987 Sylvester Stallone classic, Over The Top. Check it out below.
Manchester Orchestra have a handful of holiday shows planned for December. Dates are as follows:
12/2 - 101.9 RXP Holiday Event; New York, NY - H ammerstein Ballroom
12/3 - WBRU Holiday Bizarre; Providence, RI - Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
12/5 - WPBZ Buzz Bake Sale 2009; West Palm Beach, FL - Cruzan Amphitheater
12/6 - 97X Next Big Thing; Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheater
12/12 - KBZT Holiday Hootenanny @ RIMAC; La Jolla, CA - UCSD Campus
12/15 - Q101 Twisted Christmas; Chicago, IL - House Of Blues
