MARCH 15, 2005

Hopefully some of you are on your Springo Breako, enjoying a few days without any school (and full of sleeping in). If that??™s the case, WHAT ARE YOU DOING ON THE COMPUTER! Go see or a show or something.

- Fueled By Adam

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Kane Hodder CD

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KANE HODDER

Guess whose CD is available for preorder right now? KANE HODDER, OF COURSE!

For only $9, you can get ???The Pleasure To Remain So Heartless??™ along with a bonus DVD, a poster, an exclusive pin and a ???thank you??™ phone call from the band. And you??™ll get the CD (plus the extras) a few days before it??™s in stores. You can check out an awesome video for the CD HERE and order the CD in the webstore.

Kane Hodder is hard at work assembling the masses to create their street team. If you??™d like to help them out, head over to fueledbyramen.com/streetteam and sign up. Look for Kane Hodder on The Drive-Thru Records & Fueled By Ramen Tour starting April 6th.

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DAYS AWAY

Days Away just wrapped up their tour with The Starting Line and Further Seems Forever. Thanks to everyone who came out to one of the shows. If you weren??™t able to make it out or you forgot to pick up a copy of their limited edition "E.S.P.E.P." CD-EP, they??™re available now for only $3 in the Fueled By Ramen Webstore. These are very limited and will only be available until their upcoming full-length 'Mapping An Invisble World' CD hits stores on May 10th.

Make sure you check out all the downloadable songs we have up at purevolume.com/daysaway and sign up for the Days Away Street Team atfueledbyramen.com/streetteam. Look for Days Away on the first six shows of The Drive-Thru Records & Fueled By Ramen Tour.

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PUNCHLINE

Punchline is currently in Japan, but they??™ve still got some awesome stuff going on over here. Their split 7??? record with Over It is available for preorder now through our lovely friends at Chicago??™s To Define Records. The first 500 orders will include signed posters from both bands. The Over It side features an all acoustic version of ???Partner In Crime??™ and the Punchline side features a previously unreleased version of ???Battlescars.??™

Head over to fueledbyramen.com/streetteam to join the Punchline Street Team.

03.15 Nagoya, Japan @ Club Quattro
03.16 Shibuya, Japan @ Club Quattro
03.17 Daikanyama, Japan @ Club Unit
04.09 Cleveland, OH @ House Of Blues
04.10 Edinboro, PA @ The Hangout
05.01 Asbury Park, NJ @ The Bamboozle

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myspace.com/punchline

THE A.K.A.S

The A.K.A.s have posted a ton of awesome photos from their recent tour HERE. They include pictures with dudes from Fall Out Boy and Lola Ray.

Thanks to everyone who voted for The A.K.A.s on last week's PunkRadioCast.com Top 40 Countdown. Look for the band on the road at the end of the month with the legendary TSOL!

03.31 Providence, RI @ The Living Room
04.01 New York , NY @ CBGB's
04.02 Philadelphia, PA @ North Star
04.03 Washington, DC @ Black Cat
04.04 Winston Salem, NC @ Ziggy's
04.05 Charlotte, NC @ Casbah
04.06 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
04.07 Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbit's
04.08 Orlando, FL @ Will's Pub
04.09 St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre

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myspace.com/theakas

FALL OUT BOY

Fall Out Boy has posted a new song at falloutboyrock.com and a sampler for their upcoming CD at purevolume.com/falloutboy.

Look for Fall Out Boy headlining The Fueled By Ramen & Friends Tour with The Academy Is, Gym Class Heroes and Midtown.

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myspace.com/falloutboy

THE ACADEMY IS

The Academy Is??¦ is on The Fueled By Ramen & Friends Tour with Fall Out Boy, Gym Class Heroes and Midtown. Their debut full-length CD ???Almost Here??™ is in stores now. They are also one of this week??™s featured bands at purevolume.com.

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GYM CLASS HEROES

Gym Class Heroes are turning heads on The Fueled By Ramen & Friends Tour with Fall Out Boy, The Academy Is and Midtown. Their new full-length CD ???The Papercut Chronicles??™ is in stores now. You can hear a few songs from it now at purevolume.com/gymclassheroes.

Head over to fueledbyramen.com/streetteam to join the Gym Class Heroes Street Team.

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myspace.com/gymclassheroes

THE DRIVE-THRU RECORDS & FUELED BY RAMEN TOUR

We??™re just a few weeks away from kicking off our second amazing tour of the spring. The Drive-Thru Records & Fueled By Ramen Tour starts March 30th in sunny Florida. Less Than Jake will be headlining this month long tour with Hidden In Plain View, Kane Hodder and Allister. Go to fueledbyramen.com/tour2 for links to buy tickets to all the shows.

Kane Hodder will be joining the tour in New York City after Days Away joins us on the first few shows.

03.30 Jacksonville, FL @ Freebird Live
03.31 Tampa, FL @ Jannus Landing
04.01 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
04.03 Carrboro, NC @ Cats Cradle
04.04 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
04.05 Philadelphia, PA @ TLA
04.06 New York City, NY @ Spirit
04.07 Sayreville, NJ @ Starland
04.10 Albany, NY @ Northern Lights
04.12 Toronto, ONT @ Phoenix
04.13 Detroit, MI @ Clutch Cargos
04.14 Grand Rapids, MI @ Orbit
04.16 Minneapolis, MN @ The Quest
04.17 Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom
04.18 Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues
04.19 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
04.20 St. Louis, MO @ Mississippi Nights
04.22 Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart's
04.24 Cleveland, OH @ House Of Blues
04.26 Buffalo, NY @ The Icon
04.27 New Haven, CT @ Toad's Place
05.02 Myrtle Beach, SC @ House Of Blues

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MONKEY VS. ROBOT

There are only a few sets of the Monkey vs. Robot circus punks still left. Only 75 sets of the 16-inch punks were made. They were printed and put together all by hand and signed by Vinnie. For more information on circus punks, visit the appropriately named circuspunks.com or order your set in the Fueled By Ramen Webstore.

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THE FUELED BY RAMEN & FRIENDS TOUR 2005

The Fueled By Ramen & Friends Tour 2005 is going on NOW! After months of working on the tour, we??™re stoked for all these amazing bands to finally hit the road together. Several of the shows have sold out in advance, so get your tickets at fueledbyramen.com/tour if you haven??™t yet.

Make sure you check out the Fueled By Ramen Webstore for a special poster and pin pack from all the bands on the tour. You??™ll get exclusive pins from all the bands and all new posters from Fall Out Boy, The Academy Is, Monkey vs. Robot, FBR, Clandestine and Gym Class Heroes.

And tell Alicia at the FBR table that I said, "hi."

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
04.24 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
04.30 Asbury Park, NJ @ The Bamboozle
05.01 Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
05.03 New York City, NY @ Irving Plaza
05.04 Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall

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CONTEST

Last week??™s contest winner was Katie Lathbury of Parkside, Pennsylvania. She??™ll be getting a signed Less Than Jake CD, a signed Fall Out Boy 7" vinyl record, and a signed poster from The Academy Is. This week we??™ve got something really cool for you (if you live near LA).

Do you want to win an invite to the Fueled By Ramen & Friends Tour after show after party? After the show in Los Angeles on March 23rd, we??™ll be hosting an after party at Plush in The Key Club for all the bands on The Fueled By Ramen & Friends Tour. The party will start at 11 pm and will feature performances by The Academy Is and Jessica Dobson. During their set, Fall Out Boy will pick 20 people from the show to win wristbands that will get them into the club. We've teamed up with our friends at AbsolutePunk.net to give away a pair of guest list spots to one lucky winner. To enter, email contest@fueledbyramen.com with your full name, the full name of your guest and a phone number we can reach you at. Winners must be at least 18 and able to get to the party. Good luck!

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Thanks for reading the dish. Make sure you take advantage of the Kane Hodder preorder ??“ those dudes are stoked to get to call everybody. See you next week!

-Fueled By Adam