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The Academy Is..., John Mayer collaborate with Demi Lovato

Alternative Press - Laila Hanson on 7/21/09 @ 9:18 AM - altpress.com

Disney princess Demi Lovato collaborated with The Academy Is... front man William Beckett and guitar-slinging songwriter John Mayer on her latest album, Here We Go Again. The album hits stores today. Lovato had the following to say about the collaborations:

"I wrote a song called 'For the Love of a Daughter' with William Beckett from The Academy Is," she told MTV News. "Totally wasn't planning on writing a song that deep or anything, but we just got together had a really long talk and then spit out this song."

"I actually wrote two songs with John Mayer, one of which will make the album ['World of Chances'] ... it's a really cool song," she said. "It's the first song we wrote together, and working with him was incredible. It was a pipe dream. I didn't even think it would ever come true, 'cause he's just awesome. He's John Mayer."

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Showbread post "Lost Connection With The Head" on MySpace

Alternative Press - Ben Sailer on 7/20/09 @ 11:48 PM - altpress.com

Synth-infused rockers Showbread have unveiled the first new cut off of their impending Tooth And Nail release, The Fear Of God.

Check out "Lost Connection With The Head" on the band's MySpace page.

The Fear Of God hits stores on Aug. 11.

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Horse The Band set Desperate Living release date

Alternative Press - Julie Nguyen on 7/20/09 @ 11:16 PM - altpress.com

Horse The Band has announced that their fourth full-length record Desperate Living will drop October 6. It will be their first release on Vagrant Records.

Tracklisting
1. Cloudwalker
2. Desperate Living
3. The Failure Of All Things
4. HORSE the song (featuring K-SLAX)
5. Science Police
6. Shapeshift (featuring Jamie Stewart)
7. Between The Trees
8. Golden Mummy Golden Bird
9. Lord Gold Wand of Unyielding (featuring Lord Gold and His Purple Majesty)
10. Big Business (featuring Ed Edge)
11. Rape Escape (featuring Valentina Lisitsa)
12. Arrive

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AltPress Exclusive: Get half of Weatherbox's "The Cosmic Drama" for free!

Alternative Press - Rob Ortenzi on 7/20/09 @ 6:27 PM - altpress.com

We at AP are supremely stoked for The Cosmic Drama, the new album by Weatherbox--so supremely stoked, in fact, that we don't want all of you to wait until its August 4 release date to have to hear its awesomeness. Instead, we've partnered up with the fine folks at Doghouse Records to give away An Introduction To The Cosmic Drama, a five-song digital EP of tracks taken from The Cosmic Drama, absolutely free of charge, to all of you wonderful people.

We'll send out the unique download link for this digital EP in this weekend's e-newsletter, but you'll only get it if you make an AltPress.com account before this Friday. If you already have an AltPress.com account and you currently receive our weekly e-newsletter, then you're all set--just keep your eyes open for this weekend's edition for some free tunes!

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Jack's Mannequin reveal new tour date

Alternative Press - Enola Garland on 7/20/09 @ 4:41 PM - altpress.com

Jack's Mannequin have added a headlining show to their touring schedule. The pop powerhouse, who are currently on tour with the Fray, have announced that they will be performing at Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio on September 25th.

Tickets for the show go on sale August 1st.

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