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Cute is What We Aim For, Backseat Goodbye on DJ Rossstar Tonight

Backseat Goodbye will be tonight’s studio guest on DJ Rossstar’s Punk Rock Show at 7 p.m. PT (10 p.m. ET). The acoustic-rocker recently released his new full-length, Dressed Up Like Dreams, and is flying in from Tennessee to announce his summer tour dates on the show tonight … and perform some songs acoustically. Cute is What We Aim For will be calling in to discuss its summer tour with Ace Enders in support of the band’s new record, Rotation. You love to gossip about CIWWAF online and now is your chance to ask them about the rumors. If you have… Read more »

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The Academy Is …, Mest on DJ Rossstar Tonight

Mest will be tonight’s studio guest on DJ Rossstar’s Punk Show at 7 p.m. PT (10 p.m. ET). The pop-punk band called it quits in 2006 but singer Tony Lovato is reviving Mest by himself with a free E.P. and U.S. tour on the way. The Academy Is …, will be releasing their third full-length, Fast Times at Barrington High, on August 19 and singer William Beckett is calling in tonight to answer [almost] any questions you have about the new record and upcoming tours. If you have questions for Mest and The Academy Is, you can instant message us… Read more »

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Tonight on DJ Rossstar’s Punk Rock Show

Take The Crown will be tonight’s studio guest on DJ Rossstar’s Punk Show at 7 p.m. PT (10 p.m. ET). The SoCal electro-rock band recently announced a brief hiatus and will be coming on the show to answer any-and-all questions you have about this decision. We’ll also be playing some songs from the band’s debut full-length, Relapse React. Electronica-rock act (and recent TRL performer), Settings, will be calling in during the show to discuss its iTunes-exclusive release, Elusion: Extended, new music video and summer on Warped Tour. If you have questions for Take The Crown and, you can instant message… Read more »

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Talk With The Jakes, A Rocket to the Moon on DJ Rossstar Tonight

The Jakes will be tonight’s studio guest on DJ Rossstar’s Punk Show at 7 p.m. PT (10 p.m. ET). The SoCal indie-rock band has a new EP out August 1 and will be playing some new songs from it during our interview. The band begins its West Coast tour on August 4. Powerpop solo act (and recent TRL performer), A Rocket to the Moon, will be calling in during the show to discuss The Summer of ’07 EP, upcoming tour with Hit The Lights and what he has planned for the rest of 2008. If you have questions for The… Read more »

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Talk With Rookie of the Year, Cash Cash on DJ Rossstar Tonight

Rookie of the Year will be tonight’s studio guest on DJ Rossstar’s Punk Show at 7 p.m. PST (10 p.m. ET). The North Carolina pop-rock band has a new record, Sweet Attention, out on August 5, and will be playing some new songs from it during our interview. The band begins its tour with Secondhand Serenade this Friday. New Jersey pop sensation, Cash Cash, will be calling in to discuss their upcoming tour with Valencia and recently recorded full-length … write in and suggest the band sing us a few lines of a new song. If you have questions for… Read more »

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Talk With Zebrahead, Secondhand Serenade on DJ Rossstar Tonight

Zebrahead will be tonight’s studio guest on DJ Rossstar’s Punk Show at 7 p.m. PT (10 p.m. ET). The SoCal pop-punk-meets-rap band (and DJ Rossstar favorite) will be playing tracks from its upcoming record, Phoenix, and making you laugh until you piss your pants. Get ready to get in touch with your sensitive side as Secondhand Serenade will be calling in to discuss his summer tour with My American Heart. If you have questions for Zebrahead or My American Heart, you can instant message us during the radio show at DJ Rossstar 08 (AIM) or call (818) 641-1605 now to… Read more »

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My Morning Jacket draws fans with high-energy shows

It’s 4 a.m. on the last night of the South by Southwest music conference, and Jim James is belting out Rod Stewart’s “You’re in My Heart.” A few hours earlier, the My Morning Jacket frontman dazzled an intimate crowd at an Austin church with a mostly solo acoustic set, and the full band’s three other performances during the week were some of the most acclaimed of the industry event. But of all the places James could be right now, it’s a cozy terrace suite at Austin’s famed Driskill Hotel, surrounded by a few close friends, a bucket of Miller Lites… Read more »

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Rocker David Cook wins "American Idol"

Rocker David Cook won the coveted title of “American Idol” on Wednesday, dealing an unexpected but decisive defeat to a silken-voiced teenager, also named David, on the most popular U.S. television show. Cook, 25, who was tending bar and playing in a band before he auditioned for the singing competition, stood back to applaud rival David Archuleta, 17, and then bent over crying after host Ryan Seacrest said he had won by 12 million votes. “This is amazing. Thank you,” said the Blue Springs, Missouri, native, who in addition to being crowned this year’s “Idol” will receive a recording contract.… Read more »

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iTunes album sales at record high

Newly-released figures from the Official UK Charts Company – the group which tracks UK chart positions – reveal that digital album sales climbed by 69.3 per cent in comparison with the first quarter of 2007. That’s encouraging because it means digital music buyers are beginning to see album purchases as viable using services such as iTunes. The industry has often voiced concern that iTunes does not stimulate enough album sales, but this seems set to change. The company also confirmed that sales of digital single tracks climbed 42.3 per cent, year-on-year. These figures are all the more interesting because 2007… Read more »

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My Chemical Romance commits 'Parade' to CD/DVD

My Chemical Romance’s tour in support of its 2006 album “The Black Parade” forms the basis of “The Black Parade Is Dead!,” a CD/DVD package due June 24. The project was filmed October 7, 2007, at Mexico City’s Palacio de los Deportes, and October 24, 2007, at the tiny Maxwell’s in Hoboken, New Jersey. The CD portion of the Warner Bros. release sports 13 tracks, a track list it shares with disc one of the DVD, taped in Mexico City. The second DVD disc boasts 18 songs from the Hoboken show. In addition, “The Black Parade Is Dead!” can be… Read more »