December 21, 2004

I'm back in south Florida this week spending Christmas with my family. On the 27th, I'll be flying up to Chicago for the 2 Fall Out Boy shows. Melissa, Johnny and I will all be up there so if you see us, make sure to say hi. I'll be taking a bunch of photos to post in our new Photo Journal. FBR staffers and the bands will all be posting pictures in there so make sure you check it out. Happy holidays to everyone who's supported FBR this past year. It's been amazing. Next year will be even crazier.

And happy birthday to my dad!

-Adam FBR

Featured Merch

Gym Class Heroes EP

Punchline CD

Blueline Medic CD

The A.K.A.s

The A.K.A.s are proud to announce dates for their upcoming US tour with good buddies The Kinison and Scatter the Ashes! You can check them both out on The A.K.A.s Myspace Tour Player.

In the true spirit of ???FREEdom,??? and in usual AKAs style, they are offering yet again an amazing deal for their good friends out there in cybertown. Are you still living life without their new record ???White Doves & Smoking Guns???? Do you want to see The A.K.A.s rock live? Okay, then how about buy the record RIGHT NOW and get into a show on the upcoming tour for FREE! Just complete the short info below and when you roll up to the show, just say ???I??™m on the guestlist!???

Order "White Doves & Smoking Guns" from the Fueled By Ramen Webstore and enter the following information in the "comments" box:

The A.K.A.s ???I??™m on the Guestlist??? CD Special
Full Name:
City/Date/Venue of show you will attend:

There is a limited amount of spaces for each show, so HURRY! If you aren??™t fast enough, you will receive a coupon for $2 off any A.K.A.s merchandise redeemable at the show.

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

01.15 Erie, PA @ Forward Hall
01.16 Barnesboro, PA @ Northern Cambria Pool Hall
01.17 Cleveland, OH @ Pirate's Cove
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
01.25 Orangevale, CA @ The Boardwalk
01.26 Los Angeles, CA @ The Knitting Factory
01.27 Pomona, CA @ Glasshouse
01.31 Oklahoma City, OK @ Green Door
02.01 Dallas, TX @ The Door
02.02 San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
02.05 Birmingham, AL @ Cave 9
02.08 Columbia, SC @ New Brooklyn Tavern
02.10 Farmingdale, NY @ The Crazy Donkey
02.11 Syracuse, NY @ The Furnace

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myspace.com/theakas

We Are Not Unique and Beautiful Snowflakes

The e-card for The "We Are Not Unique and Beautiful Snowflakes" Tour is up now at fueledbyramen.com. You can enter to win a pair of tickets to see Fall Out Boy, Midtown, The Academy Is... and Gym Class Heroes on this tour by clicking HERE..

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

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myspace.com/fueledbyramen

Gym Class Heroes

Gym Class Heroes just wrapped up their tour with Weerd Science and have a few days off before the ???We Are Not Unique and Beautiful Snowflakes??? tour with Fall Out Boy, Midtown and The Academy Is??¦

You can enter to win a pair of tickets to this tour HERE. The tour ecard is up now HERE.

Next year, they'll be out on the road with June and Zolof The Rock And Roll Destroyer. We'll have more details on this tour soon.

???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.

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
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myspace.com/gymclassheroes

The Academy Is...

The Academy Is... on break, too. They'll be back out on the road later this month with Fall Out Boy, Midtown and Gym Class Heroes. You can enter to win a pair of tickets to this tour HERE. The tour ecard is up now HERE.

Look for The Academy Is... on tour in January and February with Something Corporate and Straylight Run. Their debut full-length CD "Almost Here" will be in stores February 8th.

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

theacademyis.com
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myspace.com/theacademyis

Fall Out Boy

You can enter to win a pair of tickets to Fall Out Boy's December tour by clicking right HERE. Check out the tour ecard by clicking right around HERE.

Also, make sure you vote for Fall Out Boy's song "Dead On Arrival" on PunkRadioCast.com. (Thanks to Wilfred for pointing that out. Happy early birthday!)

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
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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
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myspace.com/punchline

Contest

Last week's contest winner was Jenn Fuh of Merced, California. She'll be getting a signed copy of Less Than Jake??™s Tour EP. To win this week's prize of a signed copy of Fall Out Boy's "Take This To Your Grave" CD, email your name, address and answers to the following questions to adam@fueledbyramen.com with the subject ???Snowflakes.???

1 ??“ What two Gainesville, Florida bands are up for voting this week on PunkRadioCast.com?
2 ??“ What two bands will The A.K.A.s be heading out on tour with in 2005?
3 ??“ What two bands will Gym Class Heroes be on the road with in 2005?

Good luck!