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Minus The Bear post "Into The Mirror"

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 10/6/09 @ 1:19 AM - altpress.com

Seattle-based prog-monsters Minus The Bear have posted online streaming audio of a brand new song titled "Into The Mirror." The track is slated for inclusion on the band's upcoming full-length, due out in early 2010 on an undetermined label; it's also the A-side to a tour-only 7-inch and digital EP that drops Oct. 27 (tour dates). You can check out the song below.


Into the Mirror - Minus the Bear

Taste Of Chaos International dates revealed

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 10/5/09 @ 4:08 PM - altpress.com

Dates have been unveiled for this winter's Rockstar Energy Drink Taste Of Chaos International Tour. The tour begins in the U.K. in late November before continuing onto other parts of Europe. The bill includes In Flames, Killswitch Engage, Every Time I Die and Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster. Other special guests are set to play individual dates including Dead By April for all the Scandinavian shows.

Dates are as follows:
11/27 - GLASGOW / ACADEMY, UK
11/28 - BRISTOL / ACADEMY, UK
11/30 - NEWCASTLE ACADEMY, UK
12/1 - BIRMINGHAM / ACADEMY, UK
12/2 - MANCHESTER / ACADEMY, UK
12/3 - LONDON / HAMMERSMITH APPOLLO, UK
12/4 - ANTWERP / TRIX HALL, BELGIUM
12/6 - BERLIN / COLUMBIAHALLE, GERMANY
12/7 - WEISBADEN / RHEIN - MAIN -HALLE, GERMANY
12/8 - MUNICH / ZENITH, GERMANY
12/9 - OBERHAUSEN / TURBINEHALLE, GERMANY
12/11 - STOCKHOLM / HOVET, SWEDEN
12/12 - GOTHENBURG / SCANDANAVIUM, SWEDEN
12/13 - OSLO / SPEKTRUM, NORWAY
12/14 - MALMO / ARENA, SWEDEN
12/16 - HELSINKI / ICEHALL, FINLAND

Play onstage with the Rocket Summer

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 10/5/09 @ 11:00 AM - altpress.com

The Rocket Summer are looking for musicians who play unique instruments to join them onstage during dates of their fall tour. One musician in each city will be chosen to play the saxophone solo in "So Much Love" on his or her instrument. A bulletin sent from the band's MySpace explains: "If you play a unique musical instrument, meaning everything and in-between from the brass family (horns such as trumpets, tubas, trombone, euphoniums etc) to the woodwind family (Sax, Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon, Oboe, etc) to the string family (violin, viola, banjo, mandolin, ukulele) or even instruments such as bag pipe, the harmonica, the accordion and more.

Here's how:
1. Learn the solo on your instrument (does not have to be exact, just preferably close, however, if not close, just impressive!)
2. Make a video on youtube.
3. Send us a link of the video to RocketSummerSolo@gmail.com with your Name, Instrument, City of show and Date of show in the subject.
4. If your audition wins for your city, you get to come and play the solo on stage during So Much Love!
5. For those that don't win, you will still be thanked and your names will be mentioned at your city's show!"

Dates for the tour are as follows:
10/27 - The Beaumont Club - Kansas City, MO
10/28 - Peoples Court - Des Moines, IA
10/29 - Staion 4 - St. Paul, MN
10/30 - The Rave - Milwaukee, WI
10/31 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL
11/01 - Pops - Sauget, IL
11/03 - Orbit Room - Grand Rapids, MI
11/04 - Clutch Cargo's - Pontiac, MI
11/05 - Bogart's - Cincinnati, OH
11/07 - Sonar - Baltimore, MD
11/08 - Diesel - Pittsburgh, PA
11/09 - Highline Ballroom - New York, NY
11/11 - The Crazy Donkey - Farmingdale, NY
11/12 - Starland Ballroom - Sayreville, NJ
11/13 - Crocodile Rock Cafe - Allentown, PA
11/14 - The Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA
11/15 - House of Blues - Boston, MA
11/18 - Green Street Club - Greensboro, NC
11/19 - The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
11/20 - State Theatre - St. Petersburg, FL
11/21 - Culture Room - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
11/22 - House of Blues - Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/24 - New Daisy Theatre - Memphis, TN
11/26 - House of Blues - Dallas, TX
11/27 - White Rabbit - San Antonio, TX
11/28 - The Meridian - Houston, TX
12/01 - Rialto Theatre - Tucson, AZ
12/02 - Soma - San Diego, CA
12/03 - Avalon - Hollywood, CA
12/04 - The Grand Ballroom at The Regency - San Francisco, CA
12/05 - House of Blues - Anaheim, CA

Brand New's "Jesus Christ" music video surfaces after three years

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 10/4/09 @ 8:04 PM - altpress.com

While Brand New may currently be touring in support of their new album, Daisy, the band's music video for "Jesus Christ," off 2006's The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me, has finally surfaced. The video was posted online by its director, Matthew J. Santo, although no explanation for its initial delay/shelving was given. You can view the clip below:

MXPX Working On Left Coast Punk EP

Alternative Press - Leah Preble on 10/4/09 @ 1:44 AM - altpress.com

MXPX is working on their new EP Left Coast Punk. They already have planned for six songs to be on the EP, but have not decided whether they will include rare material or videos in the release.
In the video below, Mike Herrera discusses what they are working on now and asks for feedback from fans:

AFI debut "Medicate" video

Alternative Press - Enola Garland on 10/3/09 @ 7:03 PM - altpress.com

AFI have premiered the video for "Medicate". The track is the first single to be lifted from their recently released album, Crash Love.

You can check out the video below!