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The Dangerous Summer announce North American summer tour

The Dangerous Summer have announced a lengthy North American headlining tour, set to kick off in late July. The band are currently on the road supporting Cute Is What We Aim For. Following their North American dates, the group will embark on a fall tour of the UK. The group's new album, Golden Record, is due out […]

Cute Is What We Aim For announce headlining tour with the Dangerous Summer

Cute Is What We Aim For will embark on a headlining tour this summer with the Dangerous Summer. Tickets will be on sale Friday. The dates are as follows: 6/7 — New York, NY 6/8 — Boston, MA 6/9 — Washington, DC 6/11 — West Chester, PA 6/12 — Norfolk, VA 6/13 — Charlotte, NC […]

Cute Is What We Aim For release new demo, "Titanic"

Cute Is What We Aim For released two new demos, “Next To Me” and “Songs For Summer” earlier this month. Today, they unleashed yet another demo, “Titanic,” via Purevolume. Stream the song below and let us know what you think and head to PureVolume to see what frontman Shaant Hacikyan had to say about the song.

EP Premiere/Download: Cute Is What We Aim For demos

Last December, Cute Is What We Aim For made fans' hearts race when they made a return, announcing they “are are very excited to be back in action” with “new music coming soon.” For those of you who just can't wait, you can stream two new Cute Is What We Aim For demos below and […]

UPDATE: Cute Is What We Aim For working on new album; to support Allstar Weekend on headlining tour

UPDATE: December 7 at 1:48 p.m. EST Working Group Management have announced officially that Cute Is What We Aim For have signed with them and are, indeed, working on a new album. ORIGINAL POST: December 7 at 12:13 p.m. EST Allstar Weekend have announced that they will embark on a headlining tour through next January […]

Cute Is What We Aim For to play show with original lineup

Cute Is What We Aim For will be performing a show with their original lineup in Buffalo on September 21 at Mohawk place. The band have been fairly quiet the past few years since their reunion, so this may signal the beginning of a full comeback in some form.

Dave Melillo (ex-Cute Is What We Aim For) releases "Thinking Of You" mixtape for free download

Ex-Cute Is What We Aim For bassist Dave Melillo has released a new mixtape titled Thinking Of You. It's available for free download at his website.

Fifteen Memorable Fueled By Ramen Videos

In honor of Fueled By Ramen's 15th birthday, we picked out 15 memorable videos for songs released by the label–and, of course, a bonus clip to grow on. Enjoy! Fall Out Boy, “Grand Theft Autumn/Where Is Your Boy” Fall Out Boy’s most popular video while on Fueled By Ramen, the clip actually became more popular—just […]

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Exclusive Q&A: Shaant Hacikyan opens up about the new Cute Is What We Aim For

At 2:36 a.m. on August 18, CUTE IS WHAT WE AIM FOR founding member and frontman SHAANT HACIKYAN entered an unexpected Twitter update. The message: “I’m going solo. Thank you for every inkling of support.” While fans may have been caught off-guard, it came as no shock to those close to the band, which had […]

Fueled By Ramen signs Cute Is What We Aim For, Forgive Durden

Fueled By Ramen has added a pair of new bands to its ever-growing stable: Buffalo, New York, power-pop quartet Cute Is What We Aim For and Bellevue, Washington, indie-rock quartet Forgive Durden. You can sample music from the former here and the latter here. CIWWAF will be entering the studio shortly with producer Matt […]