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Therefore I Am stream new album on PureVolume

Alternative Press - Chris French on 6/16/09 @ 5:33 PM - altpress.com

Post-hardcore unit Therefore I Am are streaming their entire new album, The Sound of Human Lives, on PureVolume. You can check out the upcoming Equal Vision release HERE.

The Sound of Human Lives will drop June 23.

The Academy Is...to collaborate with Andrew McMahon

Alternative Press - Laila Hanson on 6/16/09 @ 2:43 PM - altpress.com

The Academy Is... front man William Beckett has hinted that he'll be working with Andrew McMahon of Jack's Mannequin on a collaborative track.

Portugal. The Man in van accident

Alternative Press - Laila Hanson on 6/16/09 @ 2:01 PM - altpress.com

Alaska's Portugal. The Man were in an unfortunate van accident. The band had the following to say on their Twitter:

"Got hit by a truck and the axles got ripped of the van. Guy was on his cell and not looking. Good work. We will keep you update. Just waiting for police to show up so I can figure out what we can do showwise. Only 10 miles away. Anyone have a truck or two in chapel hill?"

Mayday Parade announce partial schedule for end-of-summer tour

Alternative Press - Chris French on 6/16/09 @ 11:33 AM - altpress.com

Mayday Parade have posted the beginnings of what looks to be a cross-country trek with Metro Station, Disney's Mitchell Musso and Evan Taubenfeld, who is best known as the guitarist for Avril Lavigne, on their MySpace. You can check out the newly added tour dates below:

Jul 25 2009 7:00P New Daisy Theatre Memphis, Tennessee
Jul 26 2009 6:30P Remington's Downtown Springfield, Missouri
Jul 28 2009 7:00P People's Court Des Moines, Iowa
Jul 29 2009 6:30P Ramkota Exhibit Hall Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Jul 30 2009 6:00P The Venue at Playmakers Pavillion Fargo, North Dakota
Aug 3 2009 7:30P The Blue Note Columbia, Missouri
Aug 7 2009 8:00P Crocodile Rock Allentown, Pennsylvania
Aug 8 2009 7:00P Higher Ground South Burlington, Vermont
Aug 9 2009 8:00P Westcott Theatre Syracuse, New York
Aug 12 2009 7:00P The Intersection Grand Rapids, Michigan
Aug 14 2009 7:00P Majestic Theatre Madison, Wisconsin

Mayday Parade's MySpace tour calendar says there are more dates coming soon.

Anti-Flag plan co-headlining European tour with Alexisonfire

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 6/16/09 @ 11:11 AM - altpress.com

To all you Europeans jealous of this summer's Warped Tour lineup, take solace in knowing that at least two of this year's star bands, Anti-Flag and Alexisonfire, will be invading your fair continent this fall as part of the Eastpak Antidote Tour. Also on the bill will be the Fall Of Troy and Ghost Of A Thousand. Currently confirmed dates are below, with more to come:

Wed 10/7 Cambridge, UK Junction
Thu 10/8 Norwich, UK UEA
Fri 10/9 Oxford, UK Academy 1
Sat 10/10 Nottingham, UK Rock City
Sun 10/11 Bristol, UK Anson Rooms
Wed 10/14 London, UK Forum
Fri 10/16 Glasgow, UK ABC
Sat 10/17 Leeds, UK University Refectory
Sun 10/18 Manchester, UK Academy
Tue 10/20 Birmingham, UK Academy
Wed 10/21 Portsmouth, UK Pyramids
Fri 10/23 Luxembourg, Luxembourg Den Atelier
Sat 10/24 Berlin, Germany Postbahnhof
Sun 10/25 Prague, Czech Republic Roxy
Tue 10/27 Leipzig, Germany Werk 2
Wed 10/28 Stuttgart, Germany Longhorn
Thu 10/29 Munich, Germany Backstage Werk
Fri 10/30 Pratteln, Switzerland Z7
Mon 11/2 Milan, Italy Musicdrome
Mon 11/9 Paris, France Elysee Monmarte
Tue 11/10 Wiesbaden, Germany Schlachthof
Thu 11/12 Antwerp, Belgium Hof Ter Lo
Fri 11/13 Koln, Germany E Werk
Sat 11/14 Amsterdam, Holland Melkweg
Sun 11/15 Hamburg, Germany Docks
Tue 11/17 Gothenburg, Sweden Brew House
Wed 11/18 Stockholm, Sweden Klubben

Watch the trailer for 'It Might Get Loud'

Alternative Press - Rachel Lux on 6/16/09 @ 11:10 AM - altpress.com

The trailer for It Might Get Loud--the upcoming guitar gods documentary starring U2's the Edge, Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page and the White Stripes' Jack White--is now available. The film has an Aug. 14 release date.