AMERICAN IDOL returns on Tuesday, Jan. 12 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT)

AMERICAN IDOL returns on Tuesday, Jan. 12 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT)

The wait is almost over for the return of television’s No. 1 show! AMERICAN IDOL is set to return for its much-anticipated ninth season with a two-night premiere featuring extraordinary talent and outrageous new auditions from Boston Tuesday, Jan. 12 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and Atlanta Wednesday, Jan. 13 (8:00-9:15 PM ET/PT) on FOX.


After the two-night premiere, auditions will continue for three weeks starting with the Chicago auditions on Tuesday, Jan. 19 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) and continuing from Orlando on Wednesday, Jan. 20 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). Then, Dallas auditions will air Tuesday, Jan. 26 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT); Los Angeles on Wednesday, Jan. 27 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT); Denver on Tuesday, Feb. 2 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT); and “The Road to Hollywood” auditions on Wednesday, Feb. 3 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT).

This season on AMERICAN IDOL, the good, the bad and the awful audition for their shot at stardom. In the audition cities, Ryan Seacrest hosts, and Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi will be joined by rotating guest judges Victoria Beckham, Mary J. Blige, Kristin Chenoweth, Neil Patrick Harris, Joe Jonas, Avril Lavigne, Katy Perry and Shania Twain who will help select the hopefuls worthy of the “Golden Ticket” to Hollywood.

The lucky auditioners who get the judges’ approval then move on to the “Hollywood Round” where contestants vie for a semifinalist position during the next phase of the auditions. Once in Hollywood, Ellen joins Simon, Randy and Kara as they continue to winnow down the competitors to a select group of performers who will get to sing their hearts out each week in front of a studio audience and television viewers.

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Dead Confederate offering a free download of a new Live LP, DIRTY AMMO

Dead Confederate offering a free download of a new Live LP, DIRTY AMMO

Dead Confederate just wrapped up their 2009 tour through Europe with Alberta Cross and finished in the United Kingdom with J Mascis and the fog in support of their release Wrecking Ball across the pond. They are now offering a free download of a new Live LP, DIRTY AMMO. Click HERE or visit: www.dirtyammo.com. The material was recorded live at The Earl in Atlanta, GA this past May and features seven tracks in total. The LP showcases the band's signature live intensity on four original songs (from the bands EP and studio album) and one previously un-relesased new song, "Guns," as well as two covers - Elliot Smith's "Roman Candle" and Officer May's "Smoking a Minor." The LP will also be available with an optional $1 donation to help rebuild the Georgia Theater, www.georgiatheatre.com, which was destroyed by fire in June 2009. There is an additional option to buy a vinyl copy of the album as well as a t-shirt.


Fan Packs are available:

Vinyl + download of LP with $1 contribution - $21.00 package

Vinyl + download of LP + band t-shirt with $1 contribution - $41 package

Dirty Ammo Track List

Side A

Get Out

Start Me Laughing

Shadow The Walls

Roman Candle*

Side B

Smoke A Minor**

Guns

Tortured Artist Saint

* Elliott Smith cover

** Officer May cover

Athens, GA rockers Dead Confederate burst onto the scene with their self-titled EP in late 2007 and an opening spot for R.E.M. at 2008's SXSW. Their 2008 debut full length album, WRECKING BALL, received innumerable raves from tastemakers and press alike, including Rolling Stone's "Bands to Watch" and glowing reviews from NPR, SPIN, New York Times, etc. The band made their US television debut on Late Night with Conan O'Brien with their first single "The Rat." Dead Confederate has toured with Manchester Orchestra, The Whigs, Dinosaur Jr. and Drive-By Truckers to name a few. Dead Confederate will soon head into the studio, look for new music in 2010!

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CALL THE COPS ADDED TO THE HOT TOPIC PRESENTS 2010 SUB CITY TAKE ACTION TOUR‏

December 22, 2009—CALL THE COPS, On the heels of signing a deal with MySpace Records, Long Beach, CA’s Call The Cops have just been added to the Hot Topic Presents 2010 Sub City Take Action Tour lineup, joining headliners We The Kings, as well as Mayday Parade, There For Tomorrow, and A Rocket to the Moon. CALL THE COPS will be on the first half of the annual nationwide charity tour, now in its ninth year, raising funds and awareness for youth involvement in charitable action. The tour will kick off in Atlanta, GA on January 25th and end on March 2nd in Dallas. This year the tour will spotlight Patrick Pedraja’s Driving for Donors organization (www.drivingfordonors.com) and the need to get people signed up for the National Marrow Registry.


Currently in the studio recording with Matt Squire (3Oh3!, All Time Low, Panic! At the Disco), Sugarcult lead singer Tim Pagnotta, and Ian Kirkpatrick , the band’s MySpace Records’ debut EP will be released this spring.

CALL THE COPS / HOT TOPIC PRESENTS 2010 SUB CITY TAKE ACTION TOUR DATES:



Mon 1/25 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade



Tues 1/26 Nashville, TN Rocketown



Wed 1/27 Cincinnati, OH Bogart's



Thurs 1/28 Chicago, IL House Of Blues



Fri 1/29 St. Paul, MN Station 4



Sat 1/30 Milwaukee, WI The Rave II



Sun 1/31 Pontiac, MI The Crofoot



Mon 2/1 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues



Tues 2/2 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre



Thurs 2/4 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom



Fri 2/5 Hartford, CT Webster Theater



Sat 2/6 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance



Mon 2/8 New York, NY Highline Ballroom



Tues 2/9 Baltimore, MD Bourbon Street Ballroom



Thurs 2/11 Lake Buena Vista, FL House Of Blues

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P.O.S Announces "Every Never Is Now" Headlining Tour‏

It's been quite a year for Rhymesayers recording artist P.O.S - Never Better marked the third album from this Minneapolis rapper, which appeared on multiple year end lists including Spin's "Top 10 Best Album You Might Have Missed" and MySpace's Top 50. After four videos (Drumroll, Optimist, Purexed, Never Better), a cover of Pearl Jam’s “Why Go”, MTV2 Discover and Download artist nod, a solo cup performance at the MTVu Woodies and non-stop touring it doesn’t look like P.O.S. will be slowing down anytime soon. He'll hit the road in February on a two month "Every Never Is Now" headlining tour. Full list of confirmed dates is below.


If you slept on Never Better back when it was released in February, don't sweat it. You still have time to get hip to one of the year's best releases before the year is over. Never Better combines a unique, powerful blend of rock, punk and hip hop that's appealing to a wide range of musical tastes. Just ask Kanye West and Pete Wentz, they dig.

"Every Never Is Now" Headlining Tour

w/Grieves, Dessa

2/2/10 Lawrence KS Jackpot

2/4/10 Colorado Springs CO Black Sheep

2/5/10 Denver CO The Marquis Theatre

2/6/10 Salt Lake City UT Kilby Court

2/7/10 Salt Lake City UT Urban Lounge

2/8/10 Boise ID Knitting Factory

2/9/10 Missoula MT Badlander

2/11/10 Vancouver BC CANADA The Biltmore Cabaret

2/12/10 Seattle WA Nectar Lounge

2/13/10 Portland OR Berbati's Pan

2/14/10 Eugene OR WOW Hall

2/16/10 Reno NV Tonic Lounge

2/18/10 San Francisco CA Bottom Of The Hill

2/19/10 West Hollywood CA The Troubadour

2/20/10 San Diego CA The Loft - UCSD

2/21/10 Pomona CA The Glass House

2/22/10 Scottsdale AZ Chasers

2/23/10 Tucson AZ Club Congress

2/24/10 Albuquerque NM Launchpad

w/Dessa, Astonautalis

2/26/10 Austin TX Red 7

2/27/10 Denton TX Hailey

2/28/10 New Orleans LA The Parish Room - HOB

3/2/10 Tallahassee FL Club Downunder

3/3/10 Orlando FL Backbooth

3/4/10 Atlanta GA The Masquerade

3/5/10 Chapel Hill NC Local 506

3/6/10 Washington DC DC9

3/7/10 Philadelphia PA First Unitarian Church

3/9/10 New York NY Bowery Ballroom

3/10/10 Cambridge MA Middle East Downstairs

3/11/10 Portland ME Space

3/12/10 Burlington VT Higher Ground Showcase Lounge

3/13/10 Montreal QC CANADA II motore

3/14/10 Toronto ON CANADA Sneaky Dee's

3/16/10 Pontiac MI The Pike Room at Crofoot Ballroom

3/17/10 Cleveland Heights OH Grog Shop

3/18/10 Chicago IL The Bottom Lounge

3/19/10 Madison WI High Noon Saloon

3/20/10 Milwaukee WI Turner Hall

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