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Louisiana’s Underground Music Scene | Feature

Over the last couple months, I’ve become much more immersed into local music. Being from Louisiana, most would think ‘local music’ means Cajun or Zydeco — and at first, I did too. I didn’t think there would be much more than that around me. Maybe in New Orleans there would be a few fairly well-known alt-emo bands, but anywhere else? Ha.

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Zayn Malik - Pillow Talk | Single Review

Less than a year after Zayn Malik’s departure from the worldwide sensation of One Direction in March 2015, Malik is coming back into the music scene with a storm behind him, the new image of ZAYN and a sparkling new solo sound to top it off. Taken from his debut solo album Mind of Mine set for release on March 25, 2016, ‘Pillow Talk’ sets the bar high for Malik’s solo debut.

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Hoodie Allen - Happy Camper | Album Review

New York rapper Hoodie Allen started the new year off right when he released his new mixtape, Happy Camper. After over a year of waiting since his last release, his fans were rewarded with the brand new material on January 22, 2016. ​

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Panic! At The Disco - Death Of A Bachelor | Album Review

Frank Sinatra lives on in Panic! At The Disco’s fifth studio album, Death of a Bachelor which was released on January 15. In an interview with Upset Magazine, lead singer Brendon Urie confirmed that DOAB is most like the band’s first album, A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out and he went on to describe it as “baroque pop”. The album combines everything Panic! have done for over a decade with a new touch of jazz.

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The Summer Set have unveiled their brand new song and video, ‘Figure Me Out’. The track is from the band’s upcoming forth studio album, Stories For Monday which is set for release on April 1 — something that was also announced in the last hour.

We for one are excited to hear new music from the band and wish them all the best for 2016!

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FVK (formerly known as Fearless Vampire Killers) have released the music video for ‘Regret’, a track taken from their most recently released mini-album, Bruises. 

The band will be on tour in the UK and Europe in support of Escape The Fate in the upcoming weeks before embarking on their own run of headline dates in cities across Britain. Check out their video above and all upcoming shows after the jump!

28th Jan – Club Academy, Manchester (UK) w/ ETF 29th Jan – Cathouse, Glasgow (UK) w/ ETF 30th Jan – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham (UK) w/ ETF 31st Jan – Le Divan Du Monde, Paris (FR) w/ ETF 2nd Feb – Schlachthof, Wiesbaden (GE) w/ETF 3rd Feb – Dynamo, Zurich (CH) w/ETF 4th Feb – Strom, Munich (GE) w/ETF 5th Feb – Legend Club, Milan (IT) w/ETF 6th Feb – Deposito, Pordenone (IT) w/ETF 8th Feb – Szene, Vienna (AT) w/ETF 9th Feb – Rock Café, Prague (CZ) w/ETF 10th Feb – Bi Nuu, Berlin (GE) w/ETF 11th Feb – Logo, Hamburg (GE) w/ETF 12th Feb – Melkweg, Amsterdam (NL) w/ETF 13th Feb – Underground, Cologne (GE) w/ETF 14th Feb – MOD Box, Hasselt (BE) w/ETF 16th Feb – Electric Ballroom, London (UK) w/ ETF 

2nd Mar– O2 Academy 2 Newcastle (UK) 3rd Mar – O2 Academy 3 Birmingham (UK) 4th Mar – Electric Circus Edinburgh (UK) 5th Mar – Sheffield Corporation (UK) 7th Mar – Arts Club Liverpool (UK) 8th Mar – Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff (UK) 9th Mar – Talking Heads Southampton (UK) 10th Mar – Arts Centre Norwich (UK)

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Panic! At The Disco and Weezer announce US co-headliner

Panic! At The Disco and Weezer will be heading out on a US co-headlining tour this summer and support will come from Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness. Panic! At The Disco released their fifth studio album today, entitled Death Of A Bachelor. Tour dates below!

June 10 - The Woodlands, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion June 11 - Corpus Christi, TX @ Concrete Street Amphitheater* June 12 - New Orleans, LA @ Bold Sphere Music at Champions Square June 14 - Miami, FL @ Bayfront Park Amphitheater June 15 - Tampa, FL @ Midflorida Credit Union Amphitheater June 16 - Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheatre June 19 - Daniel Island, SC @ Volvo Cars Stadium June 20 - Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion June 21 - Raleigh, NC @ Walnut Creek Amphitheater June 22 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater June 24 - Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live June 25 - Canandaigua, NY @ Constellation Brands – Marvin Sands PAC June 26 - Scranton, PA @ Pavilion at Montage Mountain June 28 - Gilford, NH @ Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion at Meadowbrook June 30 - Wantagh, NY @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater July 01 - Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center July 02 - Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center July 05 - Camden, PA @ BB&T Pavilion July 06 - Toronto, ON @ Molson Canadian Amphitheatre July 08 - Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre July 09 - Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest - Marcus Amphitheater July 10 - Tinley Park, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre July 12 - Noblesville, IN @ Klipsch Music CenterJ uly 13 - Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheater July 15 - Dallas, TX @ Gexa Energy Pavilion July 16 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Zoo Amphitheater* July 17 - Rogers, AR @ Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion July 19 - Maryland Heights, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre July 20 - Kansas City, MO @ Starlight Theatre July 22 - Brandon, SD @ Badlands Motor Speedway* July 23 - Council Bluffs, IA @ Harrah’s Hotel & Casino Council Bluffs - Stir Cove* July 24 - Englewood, CO @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre July 26 - Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre July 28 - Burnaby, BC @ Festival Lawn at Deer Lake Park July 29 - Redmond, WA @ Marymoor Park July 30 - Troutdale, OR @ Edgefield July 31 - Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre* August 02 - Phoenix, AZ @ AK-Chin Pavilion August 03 - Chula Vista, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre* August 05 - Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl August 06 - Irvine, CA @ Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre

* - Panic! At The Disco and Weezer only

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What are The Summer Set up to?

Arizona pop rockers The Summer Set are up to something very mysterious indeed. Earlier today they changed their Facebook, Instagram and Twitter profile photos and cover photos, and each individual member of the band has also done the same with their personal Twitter and Instagram accounts... to this.

What does it mean? What do you guys think? Let us know!

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How The Edge Stole Christmas @ Verizon Theater - Grand Prairie, TX (12.09.15) | Live Review

Every year, Dallas-Fort Worth alternative rock radio station 102.1 The Edge throws a festival in December called How The Edge Stole Christmas and this year’s lineup included Atlas Genius, The Struts, The Neighbourhood, Panic! At the Disco, Sublime with Rome, and Of Monsters and Men. This rather eclectic concert was hosted by DJs from the alternative rock radio station at the Verizon Theater in Grand Prairie, Texas.

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The 1975 to release new single, ‘The Sound’

The 1975 will be debuting their brand new single on Annie Mac’s Hottest Record Show for BBC Radio 1 next Thursday (January 14) at 7pm. Entitled ‘The Sound’, it’s a track not unheard by fans as the band played it live on both their UK and US tours — meaning you can watch performances on YouTube.

The song is from the band’s upcoming sophomore album, I Like It When You Sleep For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It. 

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Fall Out Boy have released a video for the re-issue of their track ‘Irresistible’ which features guest vocals from Demi Lovato. Lovato and the band both star in the video which parodies *NSYNC’s video ‘It’s Gonna Be Me’. 

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Brendon Urie to host listening party for new album in London

Panic! At The Disco frontman Brendon Urie is to host a listening party for the band’s brand new album, Death Of A Bachelor. Taking place at a secret location in London on January 11, all fans need to do to be in with a chance of being there is enter details here.

Good luck!

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Bring Me The Horizon to announce UK arena tour

It was revealed through a poster circulating Twitter that Bring Me The Horizon will be embarking on a UK arena tour this November. The official announcement is expected to be made tomorrow. The tour will kick off on November 2 at Nottingham Capital FM Arena and wrap up on November 9 at Glasgow’s SSE Hydro. You can check out the full list of dates after the jump!

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Biffy Clyro debut new song, ‘On A Bang’

During their only UK headline performance of this year at Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Concert In The Gardens on December 31, Biffy Clyro performed a brand new track entitled ‘On A Bang’. 

You can check out some fan-shot footage after the jump!

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WATCH: Gabe Saporta (of Cobra Starship / Midtown fame) performing ‘Classifieds’ with The Academy Is... at their Anaheim, CA show on December 28. 

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nineteen45media’s Best of 2015

We asked a few of our incredibly hardworking staff to give us the deets on what some of their favorite album releases were this year.

Find out what made the cut!

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The Academy Is... @ Trocadero Theatre - Philadelphia, PA (12.12.15) | Live Review

“Attention, attention, may I have all your eyes and ears to the front of the room, if only, if only for one second…”

After The Academy Is… broke the hearts of fans everywhere back in 2011, it was a wonderful surprise when they announced a reunion tour after their “one time only” set at Riot Fest 2015 in Chicago, IL. They’ve been taking the country by storm throughout this December, celebrating the ten year anniversary of their debut album, Almost Here. Fans everywhere have been travelling across multiple states just to see the band, in fear that this would be their last chance to ever see them together. One of our writers had the opportunity to fly from Louisiana to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 12 to be able to see them for the very first time… and here’s what she had to say!

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