April Fool's Day: feat. Tally Hall and Adam Green

Today is the day, well, the night of April Fools. I hope you spent it well. As for me, I am somewhat angered because a lame, satirical article I wrote for today's paper--I work for my college's paper--was not bloody published. Oh well, let's put all of this aside and focus on the good news...:

Tally Hall, a band from Ann Arbor, Michigan re-released their album today. They classify their music as: Rock, Hip Hop, and Classical.

They posted a bulletin, and it goes like this:

The new and improved Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum is available TODAY! To get your copy you have several options.
You can either:

1.
Order a physical CD to be sent to your door through Newbury Comics (and it will include a signed booklet!) Do that HERE

2. Order the Deluxe Bundle on iTunes which includes 2 bonus tracks, the ’Good Day’ music video, PLUS a 12 minute documentary about Marvin and why his Mechanical Museum is so Marvelous.

3.
Drive / Walk / Run / Skip to your local music store and pick up your very own copy immediately!


Tally Hall is currently touring. Here's their list of dates:

04.05.08
Mac's (Lansing, MI)

04.06.08
Rubble's Bar (Mt. Pleasant, MI)
All ages show.

04.08.08
Jack Rabbit Slim's (Albany, NY)

04.09.08
Kirkland Art Center (Clinton, NY)

04.10.08
Iron Horse Music Hall (Northampton, MA)

04.11.08
Toquet Hall Coffeehouse (Westport, CT)

04.12.08
Toad's Place (New Haven, CT)

04.13.08
Great Scott (Allston, MA)

04.14.08
Southpaw (Brooklyn, NY)

04.15.08
Bowery Ballroom (New York, NY)

04.16.08
North Star Bar (Philadelphia, PA)

04.17.08
DC Nine (Washington, DC)

04.19.08
Salem High School (Canton, MI)

04.25.08
Blue Note (Columbia, MO)


(I will write about Tally Hall later on, just wait, and see!)
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On another note, here's some information concerning Adam Green. I know all of you are looking forward to see him live, I know that I am; I am yet to make up my mind, though. The date that I can see him seems somewhat hectic, I will have to see what's going on. Okay...


If you're in Europe, you're in for some good ol' Adam Green. Green released his newest album "Sixes & Sevens" on March 18th in the States. Green is part of the anti-folk movement. I personally did not know about this movement until I searched this genre, and found out that he falls under it.

Anti-folk is a movement established in New York. It takes the original folk sound and puts satirical lyrics or just nonsensical lyrics to it. This, of course, is the simplest explanation that I can muster. You can always search "anti-folk" on the net, and find out what it truly means.

The one great song that put Green on my music list, is, of course, "Jessica." It is one of Green's funniest songs, I believe.

For other funny songs check out Oh No! Oh My! Funny lads, lyrics are hilarious.

Now, more about Green. Adam is on a European tour as of now. He will be playing in the States in late May. If you have time, you should make time to see him. Here are his tour dates:

April

Sat 5 Birmingham Academy 2 - (Noah and the Whale are supporting)
Sun 6 Leeds Faversham - (Noah and the Whale are supporting)
Mon 7 off
Tues 8 London Koko - (Noah and the Whale are supporting)
Wed 9 Sheffield Plug - (Noah and the Whale are supporting)
Thurs 10 Glasgow Oran Mor - (Noah and the Whale are supporting)
Fri 11 Manchester Club Academy - (Tom and Josh from Paddingtons are supporting)


Sun 13 Cologne Live Music Hall - (Turner Cody is supporting)
Mon 14 Paris Le Trabendo - SOLD OUT- (Turner Cody is supporting)
Tues 15 Bourges Festival
Wed 16 off
Thurs 17 Domino Festival
Fri 18 Amsterdam Melkweg
Sat 19 Copenhagen Loppen
Sun 20 off
Mon 21 Hamburg Grosse Freiheit
Tues 22 Berlin Huxleys - (Laura Marling is supporting)
Wed 23 Frankfurt Mosontur
Thurs 24 Munich Elsehalle -
Fri 25 off
Sat 26 Vienna WUK - (Laura Marling is supporting)
Sun 27 Luzern Konzertau - (Laura Marling is supporting)
Mon 28 Fribourg, Fri-sson - (Laura Marling is supporting)
Tues 29 Zurich Kaufleutern - (Laura Marling is supporting)
Wed 30 off

May

Thurs 1 Rome Circolo degli Artisti - (Laura Marling is supporting)
Fri 2 Ravenna The Bronson - (Laura Marling is supporting)
Sat 3 off
Sun 4 Barcelona Razzmatazz 2 - (Laura Marling is supporting)
Mon 5 Madrid Sala Heineken - (Laura Marling is supporting)

Sat 10 New York, Town Hall

Tue 20 San Francisco, Rick Shaw Stop
Wed 21 Los Angeles, Troubadour


JUNE

Tue 3 DC, Black Cat - (Lightspeed Champion is supporting)
Wed 4 Philadelphia, PA First Church - (Lightspeed Champion)
Thu 5 Boston, MA Great Scott
Fri 6 Montreal, QUE Tulipe
Sat 7 Toronto, ONT Horseshoe Tavern
Sun 9 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
Mon 10 Chicago, IL Lake Shore Theatre



I am out. Hope your day was full of excitement, unlike mine. Oh, I forgot.


If you would like to contact us, you can always e-mail us at the e-mail address found in our profile, or you can chat with us through GoogleTalk. We would like it if you contacted us, for whatever reason you think you should speak to us.

Thanks.

-C.S.H.

Warped Tour Update

They have started selling presale tickets, and Pomona is already sold out. Personally, I don't understand why anyone would buy presale tickets for a concert that rarely sells out, and if it does, its not till a day before the show. But if you do want to buy your tickets now, you can grab them at ticketmaster.

Here's an updated list of the bands playing this year:

3OH!3 whole tour
A Day to Remember jun 20 - jul 20
Against Me! whole tour
The Aggrolites whole tour
Alesana whole tour
All That Remains jul 22 - aug 17
All Time Low jul 22 - aug 17
Anberlin whole tour
Angels and Airwaves whole tour
As I Lay Dying jun 20 - jul 18
August Burns Red jun 20 - july 6
Automatic Love Letter jul 17 - july 27
Beat Union whole tour
Bedouin Soundclash jul 3 - jul 17
Between the Trees whole tour
Blake jul 5 - jul 18
Bouncing Souls jul 16 - jul 25
Bring Me the Horizon jul 22 - aug 17
Broadway Calls whole tour
Charlotte Sometimes whole tour
Cinematic Sunrise jul 10 - jul 16
Classic Crime jul 27 - aug 17
Cobra Starship whole tour
Confide jul 22 - aug 17
Danger Radio jul 19 - aug 8 / aug 9 - aug 18
Dr. Manhattan jul 22 - aug 17
Evergreen Terrace whole tour
Every Avenue jul 9 - jul 26
Everytime I Die whole tour
Family Force 5 whole tour except 6/19, 6/20, 6/26, 7/2, 7/12, 8/8
Forever the Sickest Kids jun 20 - jul 6 / jul 7 - aug 17
Four Year Strong jul 19 - aug 17
From First to Last whole tour
GBH aug 6 - aug 17
Greeley Estates whole tour
Gym Class Heroes whole tour
Horrorpops whole tour
Jack's Mannequin jul 1 - jul 20
Jeffree Star jun 20 - jun 29
Just Surrender jul 9 - jul 26
Katy Perry whole tour
Ludo jul 22 - aug 17
Madina Lake jul 9 - jul 25
Mayday Parade whole tour
Maylene and the Sons of Disaster jun 20 - jul 18
MC Chris whole tour
Norma Jean whole tour
Oreska whole tour
Paramore jul 1 - jul 6
Pennywise jul 15 - aug 3
Pierce the Veil whole tour
Protest the Hero whole tour
Reel Big Fish whole tour
Relient K whole tour
Revolution Mother jul 23 - aug 17
Rise Against aug 6 - aug 17
Say Anything whole tour
Set Your Goals whole tour
Shwayze whole tour
Sick City jul 19 - jul 20, aug 6
Sky Eats Airplane jul 27 - aug 17
Stick to Your Guns jun 20 - jul 6
Story of the Year whole tour
Street Dogs whole tour
The Academy Is... whole tour
The All-American Rejects jun 20 - jun 29
The Audition whole tour
The Briggs whole tour
The Bronx whole tour
The Color Fred whole tour
The Devil Wears Prada whole tour
The Dillinger Escape Plan jul 9 - jul 15
The Fabulous Rudies whole tour
The Higher jun 20 - jul 20
The Human Abstract jul 22 - aug 17
The Lordz whole tour
The Maine jun 20 - jul 3 / aug 9 - aug 17
The Morning Light jul 28 - aug 6
The Pink Spiders jul 1 - jul 20
The Saint Alvia Cartel jul 9 - aug 3, aug 13 on
The Secret Handshake jun 30 - jul 9
The Vandals aug 6 - aug 17
Treaty of Paris jun 20 - jun 29
We the Kings whole tour

If you want more information, you can check out www.warpedtour.com

-Clio

A Band In Hope

There has been a lot of hype surrounding The Matches' third album, A Band in Hope, and much of it is well deserved. Although many long time Matches fans may be surprised by the bands' new direction, they can sleep easy because once again their album is top quality, complete with witty hooks and catchy beats. The only track that is slightly disappointing is Darkness Rising. The vocals are still strong, but the song just sounds like a pathetic attempt at a Queen cover even though it is a Matches original. Other than this, it's a solid album, and whether this is the first time you've heard of The Matches or you've loved them since they were the Locals you're sure to like this album.

Track Listing:

1. AM Tilts
2. Their City
3. Wake The Sun
4. Darkness Rising
5. To Build A Mountain
6. We Are One
7. Point Me Toward The Morning
8. From 24C
9. Clouds Crash
10. Between Halloweens
11. If I Were You
12. Future Tense
13. Yankee In A Chip Shop
14. Proctor Rd.

-Clio

Wake the Sun

The Matches have just released their first video off their new album, A Band In Hope, which will be released March 18. So Check it out!



-Clio

Who's Space?

MYSPACE!

It's official, Pop! Music has its own myspace. This we can keep you updated through bulletins and other myspace things. So add us:

myspace.com/popthatmusic

-Clio

Warped Tour 2008 Line Up

Here it is for anyone who's interested

3OH!3 whole tour
The Academy Is... whole tour
A Day to Remember jun 20 - jul 20
Against Me! whole tour
Aggrolites whole tour
Alesana whole tour
The All-American Rejects jun 20 - jun 29
All That Remains jul 22 - aug 17
All Time Low jul 22 - aug 17
Anberlin jun 20 - aug 17
Angels and Airwaves whole tour
As I Lay Dying jun 20 - jul 18
The Audition whole tour
August Burns Red jun 20 - july 6
Automatic Love Letter jul 17 - july 27
Beat Union whole tour
Bedouin Soundclash jul 3 - jul 17
Between the Trees whole tour
Bouncing Souls jul 16 - jul 25
The Briggs whole tour
Bring Me the Horizon jul 22 - aug 17
Broadway Calls whole tour
The Bronx whole tour
Charlotte Sometimes whole tour
Cinematic Sunrise jul 10 - jul 16
Classic Crime jul 27 - aug 17
Cobra Starship whole tour
The Color Fred whole tour
Confide jul 22 - aug 17
Danger Radio jul 19 - aug 8 / aug 9 - aug 18
The Devil Wears Prada whole tour
The Dillinger Escape Plan jul 9 - jul 15
Dr. Manhattan jul 22 - aug 17
Evergreen Terrace whole tour
Every Avenue jul 9 - jul 26
Everytime I Die whole tour
The Fabulous Rudies whole tour
Family Force 5 whole tour except 6/19, 6/20, 6/26, 7/2, 7/12, 8/8
Forever the Sickest Kids jun 20 - jul 6 / jul 7 - aug 17
Four Year Strong jul 19 - aug 17
From First to Last whole tour
GBH aug 6 - aug 17
Greeley Estates whole tour
Gym Class Heroes whole tour
The Higher jun 20 - jul 20
Horrorpops whole tour
The Human Abstract jul 22 - aug 17
Jack's Mannequin jul 1 - jul 20
Just Surrender jul 9 - jul 26
Katy Perry whole tour
The Lordz whole tour
Ludo jul 22 - aug 17
Madina Lake jul 9 - jul 25
The Maine jun 20 - jul 18 / aug 9 - aug 17
Mayday Parade whole tour
Maylene and the Sons of Disaster jun 20 - jul 18
MC Chris whole tour
The Morning Light jul 28 - aug 6
Motion City Soundtrack jul 29 - aug 17
MURS whole tour
Norma Jean whole tour
Oreska whole tour
Paramore jul 1 - jul 6
Pennywise jul 15- jul 22, jul 24, jul 29 - aug 3
Pierce the Veil whole tour
The Pinker Tones whole tour
Protest the Hero whole tour
Reel Big Fish whole tour
Relient K whole tour
Rise Against aug 6 - aug 17
The Saint Alvia Cartel jul 9 - aug 3, aug 13 on
Say Anything whole tour
The Secret Handshake jun 30 - jul 9
Set Your Goals whole tour
Shwayze whole tour
Sick City jul 19 - jul 20, aug 6
Sky Eats Airplane jul 27 - aug 17
Stick to Your Guns jun 20 - jul 6
Story of the Year whole tour
Street Dogs whole tour
The Vandals aug 6 - aug 17
We the Kings whole tour

to find out the tour schedule just check out their website
Warpedtour.com
-Clio

Biirdie Update!

Hello Fellow Readers,

It has been about a month since my last post, for that, I apologize and beg thy forgiveness, no, the latter is pure bollocks. Ha!

And now for some breaking news... No, not really breaking news, but new information concerning Biirdie.

About a month ago, we, here at Pop! Music received an e-mail with information on how to provide you, the reader, with Nic Harcourt's Morning Become Eclectic podcast, in which Biirdie was featured. And though it is not breaking news, or THAT new, I am going to link you guys to where you can access the podcast or the video of them playing in Morning Becomes Eclectic, so that you can hear more of Biirdie's new album, Catherine Avenue, which came out January 22nd.

I have just checked out their website, and no new upcoming shows have been posted. You can always check their website Biirdie. If you want to buy Biirdie's album, Catherine Avenue, you should check out their myspace.

To make this update a REAL update, I have decided to add the Biirdie line up, because I just found out what it was from the albums liner notes. Here it goes:
Jared Flamm
Richard Gowen
and Kala Savage
with: Patrick Cleary
Bram Inscore
Jon Leahy
Rusty Logsdon
"Jelly" Joe Mackenzie
Wil Masisak
Bob Maynard
Oscar Schedin
Josh Schwartz
Tom Wolfe
T-Radd
and John Wood.

This is all I have for you, stay tuned for my upcoming, full version review of a gig I attended two weeks ago. I will let you know of a funny anecdote, and I will tell you why you should like Jason Hill as much as I do.

I am out, and I hope you have a good, mellow Sunday!

-C.S.H.

A Band In Hope

The Oakland based pop punk band, The Matches, will be releasing their new album March 18, titled A Band in Hope. Although it has already been leaked online, it seems that their many fans will remain loyal and still purchase the cd on its release date. They currently have their new single, Wake the Sun, up on their myspace, so go check it out.

If you want to purchase their "limited edition bundle," complete with cd and T-Shirt

Click here to purchase now.


They will also be featured on the cover of alternative press magazine



-Clio

Sorry for the Delay

On behalf of Pop! Music, I would like to apologize for this great gap between postings. Sadly, as the semester picks up speed, I have been forced to gear my attention towards writing for another venue...college. Because of this, postings have become scarce, but I promise you, our loyal readers, that I will do everything in my power to continue to give you the latest music news.

Completely off topic statement:
If you have not seen The Diving Bell and the Butterfly you are missing out, it was amazing.

-Clio

Biirdie: LA Is Mars

I am back and more alive than ever. My brain cells are gone, my ideals are dead, and I am back from the short sabbatical that I took from writing on this virtual territory. Hope your holiday break was decent, whether it was short or long. Okay. Let's see...

On this month, in this specific year, I have become a year older; unfortunately, this means nothing to me, other than I no longer am a "teenager"; whatever the hell that means.

On previous posts of our blog I kept myself from using any curse words, but I've decided that these curse words add something to this bloody thing, so, I will not deprive myself from doing what is natural. Ha! If you are offended, I cannot apologize for as Dr. Seuss said: "Be who you are and say what you want, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." Hahahaha.


I now want to tell you about a new band that I just listened to a few hours ago. This band comes from Glendale, California. A city very close to my hometown, and actually, the city that contains the Galleria where I always buy my clothes, and where I bought for my birthday a very cube-ish Hello Kitty clock.

The band is: Biirdie. The lineup consists of: Jared Flamm (vocalist), Tom Wolfe (not the writer/journalist), Kala Savage, Richard Gowen, James Williams, Oscar, Joe McKenzie, and DJ Fish. Long lineup, I've no idea what any of these people do for the band, other than that they make up the band, according to Nic Harcourt from KCRW'S MORNING BECOMES ECLECTIC.

Biirdie is spelled with two "i's" because there is another artist with "Birdie" in its name, or so I was told by Nic Harcourt.

The band has two websites, you can check them out at Biirdie or at Biirdie's Myspace.

If I were to compare them with any other bands, I would say that they are a fusion of Death Cab for Cutie, The Shins and a hint of The Postal Service. They themselves specify the genres in which they fall into as: Healing & EasyListening / Electroacoustic / Western Swing.

Biirdie has just come out with their newest LP "Catherine Avenue," which was released January 22nd. Their single right now is "LA Is Mars."

If you like Biirdie, and would like to see them live, here is a list of current dates that have been posted on their myspace page, for more information check out their websites:

26 Jan 2008 8:00 P
Echo Curio Los Angeles, California

30 Jan 2008 8:00 P
Soho Santa Barbara, California

31 Jan 2008 8:00 P
Anthology San Diego, California

2 Feb 2008 8:00 P
Canyon Club Agoura Hills, California

6 Feb 2008 9:00 P
The Roxy Hollywood, California

13 Feb 2008 8:00 P
Belly Up Solana Beach, California

-C.S.H.

I found a 2005 performance video of Biirdie--too outdated-- so, instead I will be using a link from Spin Magazine of a new song from Biirdie: " LA Is Mars. "

If you want to check out the Spin Article on Biirdie please click on this.