Kane Hodder

I??™m very excited to introduce you to the newest Fueled By Ramen band to join our gang: KANE HODDER!!!!

We??™ll be re-releasing this explosive Seattle band??™s debut full-length CD ???The Pleasure To Remain So Heartless??™ on April 12th with all new artwork and a DVD. They??™ll be playing some huge shows up in Washington with bands such as Vendetta Red and Flogging Molly this month and next before heading out on tour with Less Than Jake in April. All you east coasters will be able to witness their unbelievable live show at The Bamboozle in Asbury Park, NJ along with Fall Out Boy, Days Away, Punchline, Gym Class Heroes and The Academy Is??¦

Do yourself a favor and check out a few of their songs now at PureVolume.com and make Kane Hodder one of your friends on MySpace.com. Alternative Press named them as one of the 100 bands you need to know in 2005, and there is definitely a reason for that.

02.12 Seattle, WA @ Graceland
02.14 Puyallup, WA @ Pioneer Park Pavillion
02.18 Spokane, WA @ Fat Tuesdays
02.25 Redmond, WA @ Old Redmond Firehouse

hodderrock.com
purevolume.com/kanehodder
myspace.com/kanehodder

Days Away

Days Away are packing their bags and vacuuming out the van before they head out on a ginormous tour with The Starting Line and Further Seems Forever. Although their full-length CD won??™t be available until early May, they??™ll have copies of the ???E.S.P.E.P.??? CD-EP with them at their merch table for next to nothing. You can read more about Days Away in the latest issue of Alternative Press magazine. Here are the dates for the tour:

02.15 New Haven, CT @ Toad's Place
02.16 Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
02.17 Towson, MD @ The Recher Theatre
02.18 Wilmington, DE @ Kahuna Concert Hall
02.19 Richmond, VA @ Alley Katz
02.20 Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall
02.22 Nashville, TN @ Rocketown
02.23 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade Music Park
02.24 Tampa, FL @ Masquerade
02.25 Fort Lauderdale, FL @ The Factory
02.26 Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds
02.27 Birmingham, AL @ Zydeco

daysawaymusic.com
purevolume.com/daysaway
myspace.com/daysaway

The A.K.A.s

The A.K.A.s have just a few days left on their tour with The Kinison and Scatter The Ashes before heading over to the UK with Lola Ray. All the dates are below. The A.K.A.s really are everywhere!

The A.K.A.s are asking for help to get them on this year??™s Warped Tour. Sign this petition to do your part to get The A.K.A.s heard at this year??™s punk rock summer camp.

02.08 Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern
02.09 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
02.10 Farmingdale, NY @ Crazy Donkey
02.11 Syracuse, NY @ The Furnace
02.13 Glasgow, UK @ Barfly
02.14 Leeds, UK @ Josephs Well
02.15 Manchester, UK @ Roadhouse
02.16 Liverpool, UK @ Academy 3
02.17 Nottingham, UK @ Rock City
02.18 Oxford, UK @ Zodiac
02.19 Turnbridge Wells, UK @ Forum
02.20 Bristol, UK @ Metropol
02.21 Cardiff, UK @ Clwb Ifor Bach
02.22 Wolverhampton, UK @ Little Civic
02.23 London, UK @ Barfly

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

Gym Class Heroes

Gym Class Heroes??™ ???The Papercut Chronicles??™ is just a few weeks away from hitting stores. We want you to hear this CD so badly, that we??™re shipping them out now if you order a copy along with the new CD from The Academy Is??¦ The GCH CD includes a collaboration with Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy and a remix by Mr. Dibbs of Atmosphere. The first 5,000 copies also have a bonus CD with remixes from The A.K.A.s, Punchline, Fall Out Boy and The Academy Is??¦

It??™s only $9 now in the Fueled By Ramen Webstore on its own or $6 if you order it along with the new CD from The Academy Is??¦ Decisions, decisions, decisions??¦

02.02 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
02.16 Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
02.17 New York City, NY @ Knitting Factory
02.18 Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell??™s
02.19 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East
02.20 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
02.25 Orono, ME @ Ushuala
02.26 Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
02.27 Providence, RI @ Century Lounge

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

Punchline

Go see Punchline on tour this very minute with Hidden In Plain View and Hellogoodbye. And tell Steve Soboslai that Florida says hi.

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, UT @ 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 Fueled By Ramen & Friends Tour 2005

Come hang out with Fueled By Ramen and our friends in Midtown and Silverstein as we take over the country on this incredible 7 week tour. Tickets are on sale now. For more information on the bands, dates and tickets please visit myspace.com/fbrtour.

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
03.17 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 Fort 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, QUE @ 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

Fall Out Boy

Juat a few days after The A.K.A.s, swim across the Atlantic, Fall Out Boy will make the trip to the land of the teletubbies, fish and chips for a week of shows with Spitalfield. While they??™re gone, make sure you pick up a copy of the limited edition ???Take This To Your Grave (The Directors Cut)??™ before they cost you a fortune on eBay.

Melissa put up a ton of old school Fall Out Boy shirts for sale in the Fueled By Ramen Webstore for only $10 each. Check them out before they??™re history, baby!

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

Less Than Jake

Less Than Jake has been at their luxurious practice space in the seediest part of Gainesville working on songs for their new record. As you may have heard, LTJ will be headed out on the road again in April with Kane Hodder. More details on that will be posted soon.

lessthanjake.com
purevolume.com/lessthanjake
myspace.com/lessthanjake

Contest

This week, I??™m giving the contest winner my Subway Sub Club card filled with stamps. If you??™re not familiar with the Sub Club, a full card can be redeemed for a free 6??? Subway sandwich with the purchase of a fountain drink. I??™ll also include a copy of the new CD and a signed poster from The Academy Is??¦

To enter, email your name, address and answers to the following questions to me at adam@fueledbyramen.com with the subject ???EAT FRESH??? Answers can be found on the Fueled By Ramen web site and in this newsletter. Or you can IM me at fueledbyadam and I??™ll help you out.

1) A remix of what song from The Academy Is appears on a bonus included with the new CD from Gym Class Heroes?
2) What movie star do Kane Hodder think is sexy?
3) The A.K.A.s will be playing at Zodiac in Oxford, United Kingdom on February 18th. How many days later will Fall Out Boy be playing the same venue?
4) What??™s in your wallet?

Good luck!

-Fueled By Adam