December 14, 2004

This week is gonna be crazy. Melissa, David and Heidi have a ton of orders to fill before we shut down for the holidays. I??™m working on a few special surprises for you. Erick is putting the final touches on the amazing new street team site. Kyle and John are doing whatever it is they do all day. And Vinnie is busy reading mail, walking his massive dog and putting together amazing things for Monkey Vs. Robot. Oh yeah, and I??™ve got 3 more exams.

-Adam FBR

Featured Merch

Gym Class Heroes EP

APO/Slick Shoes EP

Recover CD

Gym Class Heroes

Gym Class Heroes are out on tour now. Tonight they??™ll be joining Fear Before The March of Flames and then Weerd Science for 4 shows after that. In late December, they??™ll be on late December??™s ???We Are Not Unique and Beautiful Snowflakes??? tour with Fall Out Boy, Midtown and The Academy Is??¦

The band will be calling in to DJ Rossstar's Punk Rock Showthis Wednesday, December 15th at 7 pm PST. You can listen live through Idobi Radio at idobi.com/radio.

???The Papercut EP??? is available for under $2 now in the Fueled By Ramen Webstore . It??™s got 4 songs from ???The Papercut Chronicles??? ??“ due out February 22nd.

review from pahardcore.com

12.14 Little Rock, AR @ Vino??™s
12.15 St. Louis, MO @ Creepy Crawl
12.17 Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club
12.18 Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell??™s
12.19 Farmingdale, NY @ The Downtown
12.20 Latham, NY @ Saratoga Winners
12.26 New York City, NY @ Irving Plaza
12.27 Philadelphia, PA @ The Electric Factory
12.28 Cleveland, OH @ House Of Blues
12.29 Chicago, IL @ Metro/Smart Bar
12.30 Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues
01.18 Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell??™s

gymclassheroes.com
purevolume.com/gymclassheroes
myspace.com/gymclassheroes

The Academy Is...

The Academy Is... has launched their new web site at theacademyis.com and posted the dates for their 2005 tour with Something Corporate and Straylight Run. The band is on the road now with Motion City Soundtrack, Limbeck and Tsunami Bomb. They'll be doing a brief tour at the end of December with Fall Out Boy, Midtown and Gym Class Heroes.

12.14 Baltimore, MD @ The Ottobar
12.16 Covington, KY @ Radio Down
12.17 Cleveland, OH @ Agora Ballroom
12.18 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave 2
12.19 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
12.26 Hartford, CT @ Webster Theatre
12.27 Boston, MA @ Axis
12.28 Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
12.29 Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
12.30 Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero

theacademyis.com
purevolume.com/theacademyis
myspace.com/theacademyis

12 Days Of Christmas Contest and Webstore Sale

The 12 Days of Christmas Contest and Sale was awesome! Thanks to everyone who took advantage of all the low prices and the amazing prizes. Here is the list of winners.

Grand Prize: Jessica Herman of Sunbury, Pennsylvania
Day 1: Elizabeth Snyder of Parkersburg, West Virginia
Day 2: Thomas Bates of St. Claie Shores, Michigan
Day 3: Joshua Horne of Peoria, Arizona
Day 4: Devin Korhuniak of Chester, California
Day 5: Peggy Dewitt of Marquette, Michigan
Day 6: Paula Lifferth of Springville, Utah
Day 7: Ashley Kacvinsky of Washington, Pennsylvania
Day 8: Megan O'Keefe of Belleville, Michigan
Day 9: Jacob Paine of Nashua, New Hampshire
Day 10: Francisco abarca, Jr. of Houston, Texas
Day 11: Kris Palko of Gainesville, Florida
Day 12: Sandy Gov of Mesa, Arizona

fueledbyramen.com/store
purevolume.com/labels/fueledbyramen
myspace.com/fueledbyramen

The A.K.A.s

The new video for the song ???Gotta Get Outta Here??? from The A.K.A.s is up now at radiotakeover.com.

The A.K.A.s have also announced the first few dates on their 2005 tour with The Kinison and Scatter The Ashes.

01.15 Erie, PA @ Forward Hall
01.19 Detroit, MI @ Alvin??™s
01.21 Chicago, IL @ The Bottom Lounge
01.22 Kansas City, MO @ El Torreon
01.23 Boulder, CO @ Club 156

theakas.com
purevolume.com/theakas
myspace.com/theakas

Fall Out Boy

Fall Out Boy??™s holiday greeting card is up now on their new webstore is up now at purevolume.com/falloutboy and myspace.com/falloutboy!

Look for Fall Out Boy??™s ???Saturday??? video on MTV??™s ???Bands To Watch in 2005??? show this weekend. Tune in to MTV to see when it will air. Pete and Patrick (or Peterick) will be at The Alley in Chicago at the corner of Belmont and Clark (apparently if you??™re from Chicago you should no where this is) on December 29th from 4 ??“ 6 pm signing FOB stuff and copies of Pete??™s new book.

If you??™re currently in college, at least 18 years old and get MTVU on your campus, then you??™re eligible to win a trip out to California to hang out with Fall Out Boy in the studio. Click to HERE enter.

12.26 New York City, NY @ Irving Plaza
12.27 Philadelphia, PA @ The Electric Factory
12.28 Cleveland, OH @ House Of Blues
12.29 Chicago, IL @ Metro/Smart Bar
12.30 Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues

falloutboyrock.com
purevolume.com/falloutboy
myspace.com/falloutboy

Punchline

Here are Punchline??™s tour dates for their end of the year tour with Catch 22 and Socratic. Get your tickets now!

12.26 Hartford, CT @ Webster Theatre
12.27 Boston, MA @ Axis
12.28 Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
12.29 Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
12.30 Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero

punchkids.com
purevolume.com/punchline
myspace.com/punchline

Contest

This week, I'll be giving away a signed copy of Less Than Jake??™s Tour EP. Email your name, address and answers to the following questions to adam@fueledbyramen.com with the subject ???What You Watin??™ For????

1 ??“ On the new site for The Academy Is??¦ is the monster in the lake heading to the left or to the right (wait a minute and you??™ll see it)?
2 ??“ What four bands are on the ???We Are Not Unique and Beautiful Snowflakes??? Tour?
3 ??“ Who is The Academy Is??¦ touring with early next year?

Good luck!