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The Secret Handshake added to the AP Tour Fall Ball
Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 7/16/09 @ 12:00 PM - altpress.com
Dallas-based electro-pop act the Secret Handshake have been confirmed as the second act on this fall's AP Tour, which has been dubbed the Fall Ball. TSH will join U.K. sensations You Me At Six on the tour, which will traverse North America from late September to late November. You can watch a video of TSH frontman Luis Dubuc announcing his participation in the Fall Ball below.
Please visit the Fall Ball's website for additional information and to find out when more bands will be announced.
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Coheed and Cambria frontman to unveil Kill Audio at Comic-Con
Alternative Press - Chris French on 7/16/09 @ 10:51 AM - altpress.com
Claudio Sanchez, Coheed and Cambria's big-haired frontman, along with BOOM! Studios, will unveil his newest comic book series, Kill Audio, at this year's Comic-Con International (July 23 through July 26). The Kill Audio vinyl will also be available at the showcase. BOOM! Studios will be shipping the new material in October.
The new series from Sanchez follows an immortal troll as he searches for the meaning of life in a land snubbed of creativity.
Kill Audio is the second comic book series from Sanchez. His first, the wildly popular Amory Wars, parallels Coheed and Cambria's music and their four studio releases.
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Jack's Mannequin to unveil "Swim" video next week
Alternative Press - Enola Garland on 7/15/09 @ 3:28 PM - altpress.com
Jack's Mannequin have announced that they will unveil their anticipated video for "Swim" next Tuesday, July 21st on their Myspace page. The video will feature a compilation of fan-created artwork said to convey the artists' personal meanings behind the word "swim".
"Swim" is the second track lifted off of the band's 2008 release, The Glass Passenger. They are currently on tour in support of the album with The Fray.
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Stream You Me At Six album
Alternative Press - Laila Hanson on 7/15/09 @ 3:12 PM - altpress.com
If you've been lucky to catch the AP Fall Ball openers and Warped Tour band You Me At Six on the road this summer, you might want to check out the free stream of their new album Take Off Your Colours on the Warped Tour website.
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Paramore, Boys Like Girls, Muse to perform at MTV VMAs
Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 7/15/09 @ 2:14 PM - altpress.com
Details about the 2009 Video Music Awards, put on by MTV, have begun to surface. The event, taking place Sunday, Sept. 13 and being hosted by Russell Brand, will feature performances from Paramore, Boys Like Girls and Muse, among others. Rather uncoincidentally, each of those three bands have new albums dropping in September: Paramore's brand new eyes comes out Sept. 29; BLG's new one, Love Drunk, hits stores Sept. 8; and Muse's The Resistance will drop Sept. 15.
