Patent Pending have released the music video for “I Already Know (She Don’t Give A S*** About Me”- watch it above, and prepare to laugh!

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Patent Pending will be releasing the music video for “I Already Know”, off the album Second Family, TODAY (Wednesday, 5/30/12) on AbsolutePunk!

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And By Love have released a new single, “Leave it a Memory”, which you can check out above! Download the song for free here.

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Our Last Night, Crown the Empire, and Set it Off will be going on tour together starting this week, and you can see dates below:

• 5/30/12- Rocko’s- Manchester, NH
• 5/31/12- Fete’s- Providence, RI
• 6/1/12- The Loft- Poughkeepsie, NY
• 6/2/12- Heirloom Arts Theater- Danbury, CT
• 6/3/12- Radiant- Nutley, NJ
• 6/4/12- Ollie’s Point- Amityville, NY
• 6/5/12- Kingdom- Richmond, VA
• 6/6/12- Empire- Springfield, VA
• 6/7/12- Greene Street- Greensboro, NC
• 6/8/12- The Pit- Jacksonville, FL
• 6/9/12- Bombshell’s Tavern- Orlando, FL
• 6/10/12- The 7 Venue- Douglasville, GA
• 6/11/12- TBA- Nashville, TN
• 6/12/12- FUBAR- St. Louis, MO
• 6/13/12- Emerson Theater- Indianapolis, IN
• 6/14/12- Mojoe’s- Joliet, IL
• 6/15/12- I Lounge- Pontiac, MI
• 6/17/12- The Outpost Concert Club- Kent, OH
• 6/18/12- Mote Park- Piqua, OH
• 6/19/12- Hideout- Pittsburgh, PA
• 6/20/12- Crocodile Rock- Allentown, PA

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Review by Sarah Waxberg.

Tyler Glenn is at it again with Neon Trees’ newest album, Picture Show. Neon Trees manages meaningful, relatable lyrics with solid pop beats without sounding too much like overplayed radio hype.  This album would be the perfect soundtrack for a thoughtful, film-festival winning indie: just throw in Zooey Deschanel and Micheal Cera in New York City and all of your awkward romantic dreams will come true.

“Teenage Sounds” could easily become this summer’s run-around-naked-and-dancing anthem. It’s the kind of song that makes you want to go do something reckless and ridiculous. Glenn’s vocals are reminiscent of Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance)- which isn’t a bad thing at all.

“Everybody Talks” is certain to follow in the footsteps of “Animal” on the radio charts because of its catchy, up-beat tune and already growing popularity. All it takes is one great song hitting the air to get the rest of the album listened to, and “Everybody Talks” will be just that.

Although their slower stuff isn’t going to make you sob, Neon Trees will make you think a little bit about what’s currently going on in your life. Picture Show hits every type of song from sappy love song to wild party song and I highly recommend putting it in your playlist for this summer.

Rating: 5/5

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Last month, I interviewed Erik from Bowling for Soup when their tour stopped at Peabody’s in Cleveland, Ohio.

Read on for the interview, where we talked about their tour with Patent Pending and Freshman 15, the album Fishin’ for Woos, and what it’s like to have been a band for longer than some of their fans have been alive.

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Connecticut pop-rock band Brookline Drive have released their sophomore EP, Remember When. This is their first full-band release, and the band plans to release more music before the end of the year. Purchase Remember When on iTunes here, and check out a teaser for the video for the title track here!

Brookline Drive will be touring with Burnham this summer, dates to be announced soon.

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PopPunkWayo, Aesthetic Heart Promotions, Pop Punk Not Pills, and Still Alive Clothing will be sponsoring Follow Your Hero and American Verse’s summer tour. There’s a Facebook event for the tour here, and you can see the dates below:

• 6/13: TBA - Freehold, NJ
• 6/14: The Wesley House - Norfolk, VA
• 6/15: TBA - Wilmington, NC
• 6/16: Sweet Melissa’s - Savannah, GA
• 6/17: The Hideaway - Johnson City, TN
• 6/18: Longbranch Saloon - Knoxville, TN
• 6/19: TBA - Decatur, AL
• 6/20: Fubar - St. Louis, MO
• 6/21: The Foster House - Kokomo, IN
• 6/22: Club Soda - London, OH
• 6/23: Basement Transmissions - Erie, PA
• 6/26: Bogies - Albany, NY
• 6/28: Whitman VFW - Whitman, MA

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Review by Sarah Waxberg.         

  The bohemian- indie uprising continues with Here We Go Magic’s newest album A Different Ship. If Florence Welch, Mumford and Sons, and a few members of MGMT (not all, not enough keyboarding for all) had a love child, it would be Here We Go Magic.

A Different Ship is a truly relaxing album. Although there are upbeat tracks, it is still unusually calming. “Alone But Moving” should be added to everyone’s bedtime playlist because of how purely soothing it is. They have a sound that could untie every knot in your mind, without being depressing or boring. This album would make incredible background music for a yoga session with all of the different instruments used. Songs like “I Believe in Action” would fit perfectly in the 60’s. There is a very psychedelic quality to their sound that’s almost hypnotizing.

My personal favorite song from the album is “Hard to be Close” (including “Intro”). It’s important to have a strong starter to an album and this is a perfect example of that. It showcases singer-song writer Luke Temple’s unique voice more than several other songs on the album, and that’s what makes it my favorite. I would love to hear more of his voice than I do on this album, but I’ll take what I can get.

Rating: 4/5

Favorite song: “Hard to be Close”

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Check out this interview I did with Ryan of Artemendous Records! I talked about my inspiration for starting C&S, some of my most memorable experiences over the past year, and my thoughts on “the scene.”

artemendousrecords:

AR: Can you introduce yourself and tell us a little bit about Circles & Soundwaves?

MH: I’m Molly Louise Hudelson and I run Circles & Soundwaves. I just finished my junior year at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. I’m majoring in Psychology with a business minor. I grew up in…