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The Academy Is... Fast Times At Barrington High August 19th |
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 | CIWWAF
Still haven’t picked up Cute’s new album Rotation? It's been getting a lot of buzz right now---‘Practice Makes Perfect’ is the #1 streamed video on MTV2.com and Cute is the #3 indie artist on MySpace! So what are you waiting for? Head to your nearest Target to get the CD for under $10!
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 | THE HUSH SOUND
The Hush Sound’s Dance Across The Country Tour featuring The Cab, Steel Train and The Morning Light has already sold out its NYC and Boston dates! Due to the high demand, a New Jersey show has been added at The School Of Rock on August 25th. Get your tickets before it’s too late!
Also, if you’re a musician, The Hush Sound have got a great contest for you! If you’d like a chance to perform your favorite THS song on stage with the band while they’re on tour, check out the band’s Friends Or Enemies page for details on how to upload your video audition. Good luck!
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 | PARAMORE
Congratulations are due to our friends in Paramore! The band has been nominated for three Teen Choice 2008 Awards: Breakout Group, Best Rock Group and Best Rock Track (for ‘crushcrushcrush’). The Teen Choice Awards will air on FOX on August 4th at 8PM EST. Go HERE to cast your votes now!
Also, Paramore are kicking off their six date stint with The Vans Warped Tour today in St. Louis! They’ll be heading to Kansas after that and finishing up with three dates in Texas. For all you Paramore fans in the South, get your Warped tickets HERE.
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 | THIS PROVIDENCE
As This Providence continue to work on their sophomore Fueled By Ramen release with producer Matt Squire (Panic At The Disco, The Cab, Boys Like Girls), be sure to check out the band’s official website every afternoon from 3-7PM PST (that’s 6-10PM for all you East Coasters) when they’ll be checking in via webcam, live from the studio!
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 | PHANTOM
PLANET
Dfest in Tulsa, Oklahoma has got a great line-up this year, including none other than Phantom Planet (along with Paramore, The All-American Rejects, The Roots, and many more great acts!). Better yet, we’ve got discounted tickets for you! Head over to the Dfest official website, click ‘tickets,’ and enter the promo code panic5off to get $5 off your ticket purchase. This offer is only valid through July 5th so get your tickets now!
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 | POWERSPACE
Powerspace’s tour with Cute Is What We Aim For, Danger Radio and Ace Enders is still going strong and the guys have even been playing some new jams during the tour! Tom posted a video blog on MySpace where you can see ‘Don’t Stop’ and ‘Taste The Devil’ live from their show last week in Cambridge, MA. If you like what you hear and still don’t have tickets, check out their tour site.
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 | THE CAB
If you still haven’t purchased a copy of The Cab’s debut album Whisper War (or if you’d like to share some amazing music and buy a copy for a friend), now’s the time to do it! Whisper War is on sale this week at Best Buy for only $7.99.
Meanwhile, The Dance Across The Country Tour featuring The Cab, The Hush Sound, Steel Train and The Morning Light kicks off next week in Pittsburgh. Tickets are going fast so be sure to get yours today.
The Cab need your votes to help them win ESPN’s Battle Of The Bands – click HERE to vote for their cover of ‘Take Me Out To The Ballgame.’
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 | GYM CLASS HEROES
Gym Class Heroes have announced the release of the first single from their new album The Quilt, which is due in stores September 9th. Be on the lookout for ‘Cookie Jar feat. The-Dream’ which will be available for digital download on July 8th! The band also recently wrapped up production for a video to accompany the first single. We can’t wait!
The band is on tour with The Warped Tour all summer long so be sure to get your tickets before they come to a town near you!
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 | COBRA STARSHIP
Gabe took a moment away from The Warped Tour this week to check in with fans via MySpace blog. Not only did he check in but he is sending out a very urgent plea for snacks! Check out Cobra Starship’s blog for a list of Gabe’s favorite treats and if you bring him one while he’s on tour this summer, you may even be lucky enough to get his digits in return! (FBR does not accept any responsibility for the Cobra-style smuggling of any illegal “snacks!”)
If you’ve still got money left over after buying food for Gabe, the deluxe edition of Viva La Cobra! including two new bonus tracks and videos, is available now on iTunes!
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 | THE ACADEMY IS...
The Academy Is… have put a title and a date to the album you’ve been waiting for! Fast Times At Barrington High will be available everywhere August 19th. In the meantime, the band is rocking out on The Warped Tour this summer and if you’d like to increase your chance of hearing a new song or two while they’re on tour, help TAI increase their set time by voting HERE!
For updates and other assorted madness, be sure to tune into TAI TV every Sunday night at 9PM EST.
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 | PANIC AT THE DISCO
Panic At The Disco will be featured this Thursday, July 3rd on the Sundance Channel’s ‘Live From Abbey Road’ series. Tune in for exclusive interviews and video footage of the band! Check your local listings for details.
Also, whether you’re a total drum nerd or just a huge fan of Spencer Smith, MEINL Cymbals has an exclusive up-close video of Spencer performing ‘But It’s Better If You Do’ live! Check it out HERE.
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 | CONTEST!
Send the correct answers to the following questions to weeklydish@fueledbyramen.net with your full name and address and you'll be entered to win a signed poster from The Cab and a signed Like Vines CD from The Hush Sound!
1) According to the FBR MySpace, which song will be the first single off of the forthcoming The Academy Is... record?
2) What two items make up the butterfly's antenna on the cover of Cute Is What We Aim For's new record, Rotation?
3) What tour featuring The Hush Sound and The Cab kicks off next week?
Good luck and thanks for reading The Dish!
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07.01 St. Louis, MO
07.02 Kansas City, KS
07.03 Dallas, TX
07.05 San Antonio, TX
07.06 Houston, TX

07.07 Pittsburgh, PA

07.01 Washington, DC
07.02 Norfolk, VA
07.04 Charlotte, NC
07.05 Atlanta, GA
07.06 Orlando, FL

07.07 Pittsburgh, PA

07.01 Bochum, GER
07.02 Frankfurt, GER
07.04 Paris, FRA
07.06 Werchter, BEL
07.07 Southampton, UK

07.01 Washington, DC
07.02 Norfolk, VA
07.04 Charlotte, NC
07.05 Atlanta, GA
07.06 Orlando, FL
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