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On Monday April 15 the band released their first album in 5 years. The band split up in 2008 because they wanted to concentrate on other projects, but now they're back! 'Save Rock And Roll' is Fall Out Boy's fifth studio album in 10 years and hardcore fans should  be grateful because the band didn't turn over a completely different leaf. The band released new pop-rock material but you can still recognize the original fun Fall Out Boy sound. They also proved they evolved professionally during their years of absence, especially on the song 'Save Rock And Roll' where they managed to include Elton John and Courtney Love. The band did have bad luck on their release date, since it was the same date as the Boston explosion. They announced on their Facebook page that this day would've been a day of celebration but they'd now like to send their thoughts and prayers to the victims in Boston and donate the proceeds from their upcoming Bo...

On April 9 Paramore released their self-titled album 'Paramore'. It's the band's fourth studio album and their first since their guitarist Josh Farro and drummer Zac Farro left the band in 2010. Yesterday, a week after the album release the band announced their album hit #1 in the charts, which makes 'Paramore' their first #1 album. This may please or displease a lot of people, since the band has been accused of losing their alternative rock sound. It's true the band's current sound is different from their past albums but don't say you didn't see it coming. The only real alternative rock album Paramore ever made was their least popular and first album 'All We Know Is Falling' in 2005. Every album they released since, contained more and more poppy ballads each time. It's not only Hayley Williams's popular red shades that turn brighter every album, it's also the music and the lyrics. The lyrics of their first sing...

'Quiet Company' performed at the Knitting Factory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on Sunday March 24. This band wasn't the only one entertaining the audience that night, there were three other bands playing: Prawn, Gates and Caravela. It was obvious the bigger part of the audience traveled to Williamsburg to see the Austin based band 'Quiet Company', since there was great interaction between the band and the audience. The band made sure their fans sang along every word and danced to their indie-alternative songs. This made their performance more alive than their last New York City gig. It's clear the band has been on tour for a long period of time since the band was better prepared and the songs were better rehearsed. This could have something to do with their SXSW performance a couple weeks ago. Also, the band has a new album coming up, due next month! If you are interested in Entertainment PR in New York City, please contact AMP3 Public Relations. By: A...

Bob Dylan is to be honored in the American Academy Of Arts And Letters and he's the first rock musician to be elected. The American Academy Of Arts And Letters is an elite group of only 250 artists, which also includes Meryl Streep, Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese. The organization only admits new members once existing members have died. Besides Bob Dylan also six other artists have been selected this year: artists Richard Tuttle, Terry Winters, Luc Tuymans, writer Damon Galgut, novelist Ward Just and architect Rafael Moneo. The organization first wasn't sure to elect the musician for his poetry or his music. The 71 year-old Dylan wrote more than 500 songs in his career, including success hits like: 'Masters Of War', 'Blowin'In The Wind' and 'Like A Rolling Stone'. If you are interested in Entertainment PR in New York City, please contact AMP3 Public Relations.

Belgian sensation 'Milow' alias Jonathan Vandenbroeck performed at Rockwood Music Hall in New York City last night. With only 50 attendees it was a total different scene than 'Milow' concerts in Europe, selling out a venue 3 nights in a row. 'Milow' moved to Los Angeles, California to promote his career in the U.S. where he's not a superstar but just one of the many musician trying to sell their music.  He promoted his music with old- as well as new songs. The old songs the audience knew by heart and sang along as loud as they could. The first one was his 2007 break-through hit single "You Don't Know", followed by his cover of Justin Timberlake and 50Cent "Ayo Technology". He did not mimic 50Cent by rapping but transformed the song into a up-tempo acoustic piece. If you're eager to find out how this sounds, here's the link: http://bit.ly/14CRXc2 Milow already proved to Europe he has a lot in store, now it'...

Whether you like it or not boy bands make their comeback every decade. In the sixties people listened to The Beatles and in 2012 people listen to One Direction. In between you find successful boy bands such as Beastie Boys, Take That and Backstreet Boys.   You can see, not much has changed over the years especially for teenage girls. Not only are the boys pinned on every wall in teenage girls’ bedroom; they are one of the few artists who make a lot of profit out of selling albums. Concerts, albums, digital downloads, posters, t-shirts, … you name it, the boy bands sell it and make good money! For example today’s hype, One Direction released their second album within eight months in November. And their second album is just as successful as the first one. Let me put it this way: lose your electric guitar and cool drum skills, learn to dance and sing and start a boy band! If you're interested in Entertainment PR  in NYC, ...

In the beginning of January the 16th edition of Eurosonic Noorderslag Conference took place in Groningen, The Netherlands. The international music industry discovered new European artists; some of them might as well be the next best thing. Our top three: ·     Jake Bugg: the 20 year-old British singer-songwriter might’ve been slightly stoned but he fulfilled all his duties. He played not one but two great shows and proved that he’s worthy to be in this list. Debut album: October 12 2012 ·     Andy Burrows: former drummer of Razorlight and We Are Scientists showed the world that he doesn’t need a band to be great. His debut album is amazing and so was his performance.           Debut album: October 19 2012 ·     Palma Violets: this British indierockband is the total opposite of One Direction. After a smashing concert at Eurosonic, the music industry immediately knew they belonged in this li...