January 25th, 2005

So late Sunday night Fueled By Adam asks if I can do this week??™s Dish, I'm in Ohio in colder weather than I ever felt before and I'm on my way back to Gainesville where it??™s cold as well. So much for Florida always being warm. Let me introduce myself to you guys. My name is Vinnie, I co- own Fueled By Ramen, play drums in Less Than Jake and own the toy company Monkey Vs Robot. I'm like a crack addict when it comes to sugar, I don't wear girls pants or own MAC eyeliner, but I do read too many books, talk too much on the phone, think too much about the little things, curse too much out in public and sleep too fucking little. That is the most brief introduction about myself I've ever written.

- Vinnie

Featured Merch

The Academy Is??¦ CD

Fall Out Boy CD

Gym Class Heroes CD

The Academy Is... and Gym Class Heroes

This year starts off crazy for Fueled By Ramen with both The Academy Is??¦ CD in stores February 8th and Gym Class Heroes CD in stores February 22nd. Both bands are filled with some of most amazing guys personally, and both bands write songs that are honest and so catchy that it??™s hard for me to not completely gush over both records.

The Academy Is??¦ on tour now with Something Corporate and the amazing Straylight Run. Their new song ???Attention??? is up for one week on purevolume.com/theacademyis. Gym Class Heroes are out with June and Zolof The Rock And Roll Destroyer. Make sure you check out the new The Academy Is??¦ ecard and webstore, too at theacademyis.com.

The Fueled By Ramen & Friends Tour 2005

The Fueled By Ramen & Friends Tour kicks off March 10th with Fall Out Boy, Gym Class Heroes, The Academy Is??¦,plus at different times Midtown and Silverstien. I'm proud to say this tour is my favorite tour of the spring, every single band I'm a fan of. Plus everyone knows that FOB is just on fucking fire right now, those guys are so solid and deserve every inch of space they occupy on the internet and in the press.

03.10 Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall
03.11 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
03.12 Pontiac, MI @ Clutch Cargo's
03.13 Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection
03.15 Sauget, IL @ POPS
03.16 Kansas City, MO @ The Beaumont Club
03.17 Oklahoma City, OK @ Green Door
03.19 Dallas, TX @ Tree's
03.20 San Antonio, TX @ The White Rabbit
03.22 Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
03.23 Los Angeles, CA @ House Of Blues
03.24 Anaheim, CA @ House Of Blues
03.25 San Diego, CA @ Soma
03.26 San Francisco, CA @ The Grand
03.27 Sacramento, CA @ Colonial Theatre
03.29 Portland, OR @ Meow Meow
03.30 Seattle, WA @ Graceland
03.31 Boise, ID @ The Big Easy
04.01 Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
04.02 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
04.03 Omaha, NE @ Ranch Bowl
04.05 Minneapolis, MN @ The Quest
04.06 Des Moines, IA @ Skate North
04.07 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
04.08 Urbana, IL @ The Canopy
04.10 Wilmington, DE @ Kahuna Concert Hall
04.12 Norfolk, VA @ The Norva
04.13 Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall
04.14 Jacksonville, FL @ Freebird Cafe
04.15 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ The Factory
04.16 Orlando, FL @ House Of Blues
04.17 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade Music Park
04.19 Nashville, TN @ Rocketown
04.20 Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart's
04.21 Reading, PA @ The Silo
04.22 Hartford, CT @ Webster Theatre
04.23 Lewisburg, PA @ Uptown Nightclub
04.24 Boston, MA @ Avalon
04.26 Toronto, ONT @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
04.27 Montreal, QC @ La Tulipe
04.28 Clifton Park, NY @ Northern Lights
04.29 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
05.01 Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance

myspace.com/fbrtour

A New Band

On a side note, Fueled By Ramen is days away from announcing a new signing,. I??™m absolutely amazed by this band, you??™ll know soon enough.

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purevolume.com/????????
myspace.com/????????

Help Wanted

We??™re looking for a screenprinter in the Tampa, Florida area. Check out the link below for more info.

fueledbyramen.com/helpwanted

Punchline

Punchline lost a guitar player a little ways back so being his friend I just want to wish Paul the best in his future plans. The rest of the Punchline guys have adopted Greg Wood as a replacement for the next few tours and from everyone I've talked he seems to be completely at home on stage and with the songs. Greg Wood??™s solo stuff is amazing so I know those guys have to be fucking fantastic on stage. You should go check them out in February with Hidden In Plain View and be the judge for yourself.

01.26 Charleroi, PA @ The Italian Club
02.02 Houston, TX @ Mary Jane??™s Fat Cat
02.05 San Antonio, TX @ Atomix
02.07 Phoenix, AZ @ Mason Jar
02.08 Las Vegas, NV @ Gameworks
02.09 San Diego, CA @ Epicentre
02.12 Bakersfield, CA Jerry??™s Pizza
02.13 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of The Hill
02.15 Salt Lake City, CA @ Lo-Fi Caf?©
02.16 Denver, CO @ Rock Island
02.17 Kansas City, MO @ El Torreon
02.18 Des Moines, IA @ House Of Bricks
02.19 Toledo, OH @ Headliners
02.20 Buffalo, NY @ The Icon
02.21 Hartford, CT @ Webster Theatre

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

The A.K.A.s

The A.K.A.s are out on tour with Scatter The Ashes and The Kinison and from all accounts are hitting the worst weather of their touring history. If they come to your town, go support..tell party Bob I said hello.

01.25 Orangevale, CA @ The Boardwalk
01.26 Hollywood, CA @ The Knitting Factory
01.27 Pomona, CA @ Glasshouse
01.28 Bakersfield, CA @ Jerry??™s Pizza
01.29 Phoenix, AZ @ Modified
01.30 Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
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
02.06 Marietta, GA @ Swayze??™s
02.07 Nashville, TN @ The Muse
02.08 Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern
02.09 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
02.10 Farmingdale, NY @ The Crazy Donkey

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

Fall Out Boy

If you're living over in the UK make sure you show up and make Fall Out Boy feel welcome.

02.19 Leeds, UK @ Cockpit
02.20 Glasgow, UK @ Cathouse
02.21 Manchester, UK @ Roadhouse
02.22 Oxford, UK @ Zodiac
02.23 London, UK @ Mean Fiddler
02.24 Birmingham, UK @ Academy 2
02.25 Swansea, UK @ Escape Club
02.26 Leicester, UK @ Charlotte

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

Let Go

Jamie and Chris from The Stereo have a new band called Let Go. Give them a listen.

letgorock.com
purevolume.com/letgo
myspace.com/letgo

Contest

This week, Fueled By Adam will be giving away a copy of our DVD ???The People??™s History of Less Than Jake??? and a signed copy of our ???Limited Tour EP??? with songs from Yellowcard, Rufio, Fall Out Boy, Punchline and LTJ. Email your name, address and answers to the following questions to him at adam@fueledbyramen.com with the subject ???Attention, Attention??? Answers can be found on the Fueled By Ramen web site.

1 ??“ What two Canadian cities does The Fueled By Ramen & Friends Tour hit?
2 ??“ What new Fueled By Ramen CD will be in stores February 22nd?
3 ??“ What band is Punchline heading out on tour with next month?

thanks - vinnie