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*1/7/09
Angels & Airwaves - Hallucinations
---------------I'm foaming at the mouth here, people. What better way to welcome 2010 than a track listing of AVA's upcoming album, LOVE, and a listen to their single "Hallucinations?!" Sigh...everything's magic.

And as we all know, LOVE is free. No kidding - AVA is offering their album for lovers all over the world this Valentine's Day for jack squat, so downloading the album into your girlfriend's itunes won't be the dinner deal-breaker (sorry, boys, but you can listen to the album on the way to dinner!). If you want to give a little love to AVA, the CD with 30 additional minutes of music can be purchased in material form.

I've posted the track list link from absolutepunk.net below. Get your hearts and ears pumped up!

http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1502062

http://myspace.com/angelsandairwaves/

Website: http://www.deanshoultz.com

New Orleans, LA - January 4, 2010 - Rock guitarist Dean Shoultz welcomes in 2010 with a free CD of his debut release "All The Pretty Horses". For a limited time only you will receive the full 10 Track CD free of charge when you sign up as a member of The Official Dean Shoultz Fan Club. Besides receiving your free CD, members will have the opportunity to take advantage of free new music downloads, newsletters, fan merchandise specials, advanced tickets sales, pre-show announcements, videos and special Fan Club Only contest.

Dean Shoultz is from Louisiana and grew up in the heart of Cajun country. As a 12 year old boy and his spanking new guitar from Sears he could not resist the sounds that guitar legend Eddie Van Halen was producing. As time passed Shoultz went through different band members as a leader then decided to take some guitar courses from Berklee College of Music. Ever the steadfast student, Shoultz would accelerate his playing to another level with each successive lesson and continued playing in bands that eventually led to the musical heights attained on his debut solo release All The Pretty Horses on indie label Prime Time Music.

Armed and ready with a battery of Melancon guitars and Mesa Boogie amps, Shoultz partnered with producer Pershing Wells. With Shoultz supplying all of the guitars, most of the bass and lead vocals on two songs, All the Pretty Horses was set to become a reality.

All The Pretty Horses kicks off with atmospheric sounds provided by an acoustic guitar then a piercing electric lead steps in to take you to musical nirvana, a scenario that becomes commonplace on this album. Dean's appreciation for the visionary Martin Luther King comes alive in the track "I Have A Dream" and FDR's famous D-Day speech gets a spotlight in "War" which is one of Dean's personal favorites.

To receive your Free CD, just go to www.DeanShoultz.com join Dean's Fan Club and we'll send you All The Pretty Horses CD free of charge. Please allow 14 days for delivery.

All The Pretty Horses - Track Listing:
01. The Carpenters Tree
02. War
03. No Slumber
04. Freedom
05. The Awakening
06. Hero
07. All the Pretty Horses
08. I Have a Dream
09. Sing to Me
10. Sequel to the Server

I've been debating with myself for about four days now on what exactly my New Years Resolution should be. Then I thought to myself a resolution shouldn't be a dedication based on selfishness. Quite the contrary, it should be a well thought out plan to help better those around you while improving yourself simultaneously. So what exactly does that mean? It means free music, more postings, and more free streams. Certain releases/stock that has built up over the years is just wasting space so why not give it away, right? Right. I'm making the Pac Ridge store carry free physical copies of music. So if you're feeling like picking up a free copy of one of our CD's head on over to our store and check it out. There will also be a donation link in the store that will be totally optional. Meaning that if you think that my resolution was a nice gesture then return the favor and be nice right back. And if you don't want to than simply don't do it. I figure the music industry is being run into the ground by dolts making far more money than me while doing a lot less work than me. So why not try and change it up a bit.

Remember how a couple of weeks ago I shared a video of TheSilenTreatment [Official, Myspace, Facebook] with you and mentioned that they were participating in Playlist7? Awesome news! We were just invited to the party :)

Thanks to Microsoft and ReverbNation, you can download our song, "Symbols in the Legend" for free by clicking here and then finding us under the contenders list! This will be available for a short time only. Even if you own Lensing [iTunes], please take a moment to download the song. The band with the most downloads will get a check from the boys in Redmond and that would be a hell of a way for us to start the new year!

Would you like to help us drive the most downloads? Is being a musical trendsetter not enough? No worries; we've put together a little contest for you to make this fun. If we win, we will send the person who helped us drive the most downloads a free shirt of his or her choosing from our online merch store! All you need to enter is a Twitter account and some tweeps! Here's the deal:

1. Follow us on Twitter and mention us in a tweet with your intention to win our contest, e.g. "@atris your shirt is mine!"
2. E-mail, tweet, phone, page, Facebook your friends and direct them to download our song on Playlist7.
3. After your friends have downloaded our song, have them mention both you and atris in a tweet so we can know they were referred by you, e.g. your friend writes: "Thanks @yournamehere for introducing me to @atris' music. Just downloaded their song on playlist7!"

If we win, we will tally up the results and direct message the winner on Twitter to claim one of these babies:

Good luck!
-Mason

Courtesy of our friends over at Totalassault.com, Altsounds.com is giving one lucky winner the chance to win a copy of the new album - "This Is War."

Thirty Seconds to Mars' newest album title; This Is War, is more than a just a reference to the band’s personal battles, a commentary on global crises and economic turmoil and homage to their now infamous $30,000,000 lawsuit with Virgin Records. "This Is War" also represents the result of an 18-month creative battle, fought ferociously, but privately, inside a studio built into the side of a house tucked away in the Hollywood Hills. The result: a triumphant, sonically epic game-changer that builds on the vision laid out in their 2002 self-titled debut and 2005’s multi-platinum "A Beautiful Lie."

To guide their journey, Thirty Seconds to Mars enlisted two of the most influential producers in the world: Flood (U2, Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode, Smashing Pumpkins) and Steve Lillywhite (U2, The Rolling Stones, Peter Gabriel).

Jared says

Now in order to win a copy of 30 Seconds To Mars - "This Is War" all you have to do is go here and answer the simple question!

http://hangout.altsounds.com/contests-and-competitions/113573-win-30-seconds-to-mars-new-album-this-is-it.html#post132008

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BANDS: RULE OF THUMB - Has just landed direct support for the Las Vegas AGNOSTIC FRONT, DEATH BY STEREO show at Cheyenne Saloon in January! If you weren't there the last time Agnostic Front and Rule of Thumb shared the stage in 12/08, make sure you dont miss this one!! Details and ticket info can be found on Myspace.com/lvruleofthumb

OLD MAN SYNDROME - Has a show on November 27th at Cheyenne Saloon with One Loud Secret and more, and is 21+. The band has nearly completed their upcoming album, for a teaser, visit them on Reverbnation.com/oldmansyndrome and Follow them on their all new Facebook page!

DIZZYLILACS - Will be at the Unknown Theatre in Los Angeles on November 28th, and has just locked up two shows in Las Vegas and Henderson, NV for January. First up on January 28th at the HOB Courtyard in Mandalay Bay for Acoustic Strip, then plugged in on the following night at Mocha Joes. Resodence is presenting the Mocha Joes event, and have found a new home at the downtown Henderson coffee shop. More info on Dizzylilacs can be found on Reverbnation.com/dizzylilacs

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UPCOMING SHOWS LISTED ON FIGGZILLAMUSIC.com:


FRI NOV 20 - Las Vegas, NV - Beauty Bar - Smash Magazine Presents: The Whigs, The Features, The Dead Trees, The Rooks, Ian Crawford (Panic! solo acoustic) - 21+

SUN NOV 22 - Las Vegas, NV - Blue Martini - In Shadows Embrace - 21+

THUR NOV 26 - Las Vegas, NV - Cheyenne Saloon - Filthy Promotions Presents: Flaw, History At Its Best - 21+

FRI NOV 27 - Las Vegas, NV - Cheyenne Saloon - Old Man Syndrome, One Loud Secret, Mundo Gris, Mycrodot - 21+

SAT NOV 28 - Los Angeles, CA - The Unknown Theatre - Dizzylilacs - 21+

THUR DEC 3 - Las Vegas, NV - Feelgoods - Fall In Vain, Left Standing - 21+

FRI DEC 4 - Las Vegas, NV - The Farm - In Shadows Embrace, Her Demise My Rise and Murder Death Kill - ALL AGES


JUST ADDED: JAN 19 - LAS VEGAS, NV - CHEYENNE SALOON - AGNOSTIC FRONT, DEATH BY STEREO, RULE OF THUMB - 21+

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Lately ive been debating on what color i should dye my hair, and i have finally decided on --drumroll please-- Lie Locks™ by Manic Panic. ♥ originally i was thinking orange or a bright cherry red but i've already done those. and besides, purple ia my favorite color. but before i get all uber excited about having pastel purple locks, i wanna get some hair clips and things so that my hair will look supersexy. plus i've gotta save for that straightener that will make my hair all straight and pretty, because i've been using my curling iron and the ends stay all curly and it bugs me. it's just not scene. and in the meantime ive gotta buy some relaxer because a few weeks ago my curling iron burnt my forehead and i have a burn mark on my face. granted i've been covering it up with my hair but i know it's there, hiding.

but i'm still not so sure that Lie Locks^TM is the right color for me. i know im not a pink haired person and i've already done blue, green isn't my thing and i've already done red. a part of me just want to dye it all an electric blue, but that was what i did for graduation, and i want something new. and purple is the unexplored color. the one i have yet to try... well, that and yellow. but i was thinking, about having my purple locks would have black streaks or bleached white. but i dunno, it would all look like  i have cottoncandy on my head everytime i wake up in the morning. and what color would i have for my lips? i would probally have to have an epherial pink or a mysterious black lipstick. maybe purple was a bead idea afterall. i should just stick to red, i know it goes well with me, or maybe i could do a bright pinkish orange.

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This Tuesday is the release of PICTURE PERFECT, which means Monday will be our last StickAm chat! Since this will be the last weekly chat, we want to make this one to remember!! We're going to be playing a few of our new songs acoustically and giving away FREE prizes! This chat is going to be tons of fun, so PLEASE don't miss out!

We're also going to have a contest running the day of the chat! All you have to do to enter is pre-order PICTURE PERFECT on iTunes between the hours of 4pm PST and 6pm PST, and send us your iTunes receipt. We'll then choose 5 winners at random that will get an Every Avenue t-shirt, a signed poster AND a limited edition Every Avenue skinned camera! You can send your receipts to EveryAvenueBand@gmail.com and let us know that you are entering the "iTunes Contest."

Sooo as many of you already know, our buddy Alex from All Time Low jumped the gun a little bit and released our new song Picture Perfect from our upcoming album Picture Perfect. We were planning on releasing the song tomorrow anyway, but since many of you got a first listen already (courtesy of Alex), we thought we would go ahead and post the song a little early. Check out the song on our Myspace page and let us know what you think.

We're also giving away a FREE ringtone of the new song, so join our Mozes mob below and the ringtone will be all yours.

Also we wanted to thank you all that made it out to our weekly StickAm chat today and don't forget to join the chat next week at the same place and time (Monday at 4pm PST).

Picture Perfect will also be premiering on Alloy.com this Wednesday, so keep a look out for that and be sure to pre-order the album at MerchNow before the release next Tuesday and 5% of the proceeds will go to the Keep-A-Breast Foundation!

-Every Avenue