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Last Call with Carson Daly Tonight!
Don't miss Gossip on Last Call with Carson Daly Tonight Performing "Heavy Cross" and "Men In Love"
Last Call with Carson Daly airs on NBC channel 4 at 1:35am EST

Myspace Secret Show Columbus
For all of you who made it out to Columbus last week...
Myspace is now featuring photos from the Gossip Secret show!

Visit myspace.com/secretshow for all the details.

A big shout out to all you fans who camped out(starting at 8AM) for the show...
we have a few special photos of you all up on myspace as well.

An MTV Exclusive Photo Shoot
In more photo news...

Head over to MTV.com to check out exclusive photos from Gossip's MTV photo shoot!

AOL Spinner's "The Interface" has launched their latest episode, featuring Gossip!

Watch their live five-song performance and interview only on Spinner.com.

Set List:
1. Heavy Cross
2. Love Long Distance
3. Standing in the Way of Control
4. Pop Goes the World
5. 2012

The lights went out but the show carried on! Check out video from the Amoeba in store in LA yesterday despite a storm knocking the power out!

And here's a clip of Beth covering "What's Love Got To Do With It?" in the dark!

Missed the LA show at Henry Fonda? Click here to see Buzznet’s photos from the gig! And visit the gallery to see fans photo posts here.

Official Pre-show parties in Seattle, San Francisco, LA and Austin!

Seattle TONIGHT: Head over to The Green Room located at 1426 First Ave TONIGHT before the show at Showbox
San Francisco 10/25: Head over to Hemlock located at 1131 Polk Street before the show at Regency Ballroom
Los Angeles 10/26: Head over to Crane’s Tavern located at 1611 N El Centro Ave before the show at Henry Fonda
Austin 10/29: Head over to Beauty Bar located at 617 E 7th street before the show at Emos

Interviews on Details and Popmatters – read them here!

Read the Details.com 60-seconds with Beth interview here!
Read Gossip’s interview with Popmatters.com here!

Amoeba Instore Performance and Signing reminder!

Attention LA Area Fans: Gossip will be at Amoeba Music on Tuesday, October 27th for a live performance and signing!

Details and location:
Tuesday, October 27th at 6PM
Amoeba Music:
6400 Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90028
Main: 323.245.6400

The performance will also be streamed live on amoeba.com
Click here for all the info!

Click here to watch "Heavy Cross" on Fuse.tv!

Also check out fan photos from the US Tour here! Post your photos and you can win a signed poster -- details here!

Attention male & female fans of the American rock combo 'Gossip'! We are happy to announce the U.S. release of our album 'Music for (American) Men'! Sorry about the delay but we have been flying around the world with the master tapes and we finally decided to turn them in.

We are celebrating the U.S. release by also chucking in a bonus track called 'The Breakdown'. We were inspired after recording the lp with Rick so we decided to record another song. We feel creatively on fire, so we just kept it rolling, found a good clavinet, turn the flanger on the hi-hat and we hope you enjoy the outcome?We were listening to The Beatles reissues and watching Old Grey Whistle test videos and it was hot (as usual in Malibu too).

We are currently in a hotel in L.A. and we have yet to use the pool (are we secretly a goth band?). The US tour is going to be truly killer as that we are taking our friends with us (Men, Apache Beat, The Girls) and driving across the land of Denny's and Taco Bell to sweat on you and paw our way into your hearts. Will you accept us? If you don't, we can't blame you. We really hope to see all of you on this American tour. Please invite us to your houses for delicious meals, ask us to dj your parties and throw mix tapes at us on stage (i swear we will listen to them).

We are going back to our homeland (Arkansas) where we will spend ample time hanging out with our fam, eating pizza, watching them drink (lots and lots) of beer and a gun will probably be shot off by Nathans' dad and Beth's sister will yell at the moon!

We are truly happy with the results of the 'Music for (American) Men' long player and we hope that you will be too. We hope you think of it as a real, full gift from us. We slaved over every aspect of the lp (the design, the lyrics, the sounds) and hope you feel like it's a secret letter from us to you. We hope it's easy for you to opening (will that ever change about cd's?) and if you have the vinyl just use the "slide-it-across-yr-leg" thing if your into keeping it shrink-wrapped. The compact disc can also make a great mirror or coaster!

It is time for us to take our afternoon group nap before playing tonight so with that in mind, please keep on fighting the good fight and if your fighting a bad fight please stop and rethink what you are doing?

-Yours Forever,
Gossip

Click here to buy the CD (includes US-only bonus track "The Breakdown")
Click here to download Music For Men on iTunes

Jimmy Kimmel Tonight
Watch Gossip performing tonight on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live airs at 12:05/11:05c on ABC.
Click here for details

AOL and iLike Listening Parties
Listen to Music For Men in it's entirety on AOL and iLike!

So I was bitched at a few times by mcr fans-- mainly ones who believe  alicia simmons is the god of the universe and that I'm a "hater" and that I need to get a life. One person even tried to judge and say that I hate every single MCR gf and honestly I cant even name them all nor wish to look them up. I have nothing against any mcr gfs and if you asked me to identify them I wouldnt even  be able too.

Its just this. I  dislike how people worship certain indivituals just because they know somebody then kiss there ass. Then people who try to pull the "Dont hate me just because I know someone famous" or something card and stir up all this shit.  I think people who deal with hatemail more matuely are heros. the real "worlds most hated crew" Isnt them. nobody knows them I forgot most of there names even.

So since people were so quick to judge me and what I like let me show you 4 people who I feel deserve actual credit. people who I actually look up to so maybe itll help people understand why I look at things the way I do.

BUDDY NIELSEN---

He is an honest down to earth person. Ive met him once before and seen him multiple times and every times  been a religious experiance.  he looks at things at a much different perspective. He speaks his mind reguardless of what peope think. Some people think hes an asshole cause he trash talked brokencyde. the only reason why people took it so seriously is because its true. he respects artists who work hard to develop a concept for a song. Hes also spoke out against internet fighting about jeffree star and that guy from metro station. he thinks internet drama is stupid and getting  all worked up over what people say about you thats not to your face is also dumb.  Hes intelligent as well.

even though her solo music sucks  I look up to her because she works hard and she actually has broken boundaries for women in the music industry. shes been touring, making music, and being a responsible mother.   this is a women who has broken boundaries in the industry not  a hair dresser or some one time fill in bassist for a shitty emo band.

Beth ditto she puts up with homophobes. being openly gay and  proudly overweight. she deals ith ridicule everyday. she is the lead singer of a band called the gossip.

SLam Mastic-- shes another honest person  that has done many great things at a young age. she WAS lead singer of the band HYPERDRIVE. and now creates her own solo music. I believe she is the greatest creative force to have ever existed. shes written over 200 songs this summer alone for her debut solo  album  she also promotes bands and started a thing called the FuckCuttingCrew to help the fight against suicide. she has amazing artwork as well. She is criticized for being "nutty".

those people are real people who have broken boundaries and have the world against them sometimes. not the wmhc the wmhc dont have anything on those 4 people.

thanks for reading

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GOSSIP US HEADLINE TOUR DATES:

Click here to watch the brand new video for "Love Long Distance" on MySpace!

Check out the official boards, on gossipyouth.com, and let us know what you think of the video!

Music For Men featuring "Heavy Cross" & "Love Long Distance" is available online now and in stors 10/6 -- download it now!