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Sing it Loud are turning off their instruments and turning on their hearts to offer you the best advice [no] money can buy. Dr. Phil better watch his back …

                                                                                                                                         

In the first series of videos, the Minnesota pop-rockers tackle zits, first dates and the dreaded two-crushes-at-once.

Ben Peterson tackles facial belmishes

Nate Flynn provides dinner and movie recommendations

Pat Brown helps you choose the right guy

Keep checking Buzznet for more love advice from Sing It Loud …

Sing it Loud released their self-titled EP in April and will be on tour all summer long in support of it. Be sure to share your photos with us in the Sing It Loud tour community. Click your date of choice below and tell us if you’re going.

Sing It Loud tour dates:

7/26 Green Bay, Wi @ Riverside Ballroom
2/27 Traverse CIty, MI @ Streeters
8/28 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
8/29 Charlotte, NC @ Casbah
8/30 Raleigh, NC @ The Brewery
8/31 Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern
9/1 Augusta, GA @ Sector 7G
9/3 Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits
9/4 Tallahasse, FL @ The Beta Bar
9/5 Pensacola, FL @ Red Door
9/6 Nashville, TN @ The Muse
9/7 Tulsa, OK @ Marquee
9/8 Oklahoma City, OK @ The Conservatory
9/10 Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
9/11 St. Louis, MO @ 2 Cents Plain
9/12 Howell, MI @ Mojoe’s Rock House
9/13 Howell, MI @ Howell Opera House
9/14 Akron, OH @ Musica
9/15 Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock Cafe
9/16 Altoona, PA @ Jaggard UMC
9/17 Rochester, NY @ Club Water Street Music Hall
9/18 Toronto, Canada @ Opera House
9/20 Providence, RI @ Living Room
9/21 Wilton, CT @ Trackside
9/22 Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre Of Living Arts

Farewell have officially begun the search for a new keyboardist after long-time member Chris Lee‘s departure. The band is looking for the best possible back-up singer and keyboard player. Is that you?

“We have so many things going on right now, I’m not sure where to begin…,” singer Marshall Davis began in a recent MySpace blog. “I guess I’ll start with the bad news first. If you were at any of the Warped Tour dates we played in Canada or the last one in Boston you probably heard that our keyboardist Chris [Lee] has left the band. He has been a friend and band-member since the early days and we are sad to see him go, but we ask that you have trust in the fact that this is best for both Chris and Farewell. All I can say is that he has different priorities now then when we started, so he’s left in pursuit of romantic and monetary stability. With that said, I WANT TO REASSURE YOU ALL THAT WE ARE NOT LOSING ANY STEAM DUE TO THIS. If anything, it has opened us up to more possibilities, cause a person whose heart isn’t in the music is no good to a band.”

If you are interested in auditioning for Farewell, you should send an email to FarewellAuditions@gmail.com with all of your information, but first … you should probably read over what the band is looking for: a good singer with high vocal range with both piano and synth skills, the means to travel to North Carolina in August for tryouts, touring experience and ‘you must be a team player,’ according to Davis. If you realllly want to impress the band … a passport and your own equipment will do the trick!

Do you think you have what it takes to be in Farewell? Are you currently in a band of your own? Discuss in the comments section.

Check out Buzznet’s gallery of funny Farewell photos.

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Our friends at TheGauntlet have posted an insightful new editorial that takes a look at how emo has seemingly become the new scapegoat in music, as made obvious by the recent anti-emo events in Russia. Take a look at the interesting article right here.

London town’s most energetic 3-piece rocks the pants off VA Beach Warped Tour. See for yourself!

In the past few weeks rumors have spread about the breakup of Alexisonfire. Guitarist Wade MacNeil has stepped forward to set the record straight.

“Things I’ve said in other interviews were totally taken out of context. The truth is that we’re actually writing a new record. Don’t fret!” MacNeil revealed to Kerrang!  That record will become the band’s fourth full-length and followup to 2006′s Crisis.

The band has three gigs scheduled which should serve as further proof that Alexisonfire is not dead.

Alesixonfire tour dates:

8.3: Grand Bend, ON @ Cutting Edge (Grand Bend Motoplex)
8.22: Leeds, UK @ Bramham Park (Leeds Festival)
8.24: Reading, UK @ Richfield Avenue (Reading Festival)

Dying to see MacNeil up close and personal? He’ll be touring the U.K. and Canada between August and September with his punk side-project Black Lungs (featuring members of Cancer Bats, Moneen and Alexisonfire singer George Pettit on bass duties). “I’m going to be playing a lot of the clubs that Alexis[onfire] played when we first came over. It’s always a blast to play shows that size!” Black Lungs, of which MacNeil is the singer for, released its debut full-length, Send Flowers, in Canda last month.

Black Lungs tour dates:

8.26: Glasgow, UK @ King Tuts (with The Loyalties)
8.27: Manchester, UK @ Roadhouse (with The Loyalties)
8.28: London, UK @ Water Rats (with The Loyalties)
8.29: Cardiff, UK @ Ifor Bach (with The Loyalties)
8.30: Brighton, UK @ Audio (with The Loyalties)
9.10: London, ON @ Call the Office (with Anti-Flag)
9.11: Ottawa, ON @ Babylon (with Anti-Flag)
9.12: Quebec City, QB @ Imperial Theatre (with Anti-Flag)
9.13: Montreal, QB @ Club Soda (with Anti-Flag)
9.14: Toronto, ON @ Opera House (with Anti-Flag)

Boys Like Girls took over The Wiltern in Los Angeles on Saturday, along with Good Charlotte, Metro Station and The Maine for the Soundtrack of Your Summer tour … and we’ve got pictures to help you relive the night.

The Maine hit the stage first, pumping out tracks from the band’s full-length, Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop.

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Metro Station turned The Wiltern into a giant dance party with their electro-pop sound.

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Good Charlotte proved the still ‘got it’ after 12 years, playing hit after hit.

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Boys Like Girl closed the night with songs from their self-titled debut. Fans sang along to every word.

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Have you attended the Soundtrack of Your Summer tour? What did you think of the show overall? Share your experiences in the comments section.

Boys Like Girls, Good Charlotte, Metro Station and The Maine are giving away a pair of tickets to every US date on the The Soundtrack of Your Summer tour!!! Enter now!

The Soundtrack of Your Summer tour dates:

24-Jul Houston, TX @ Verizon Theater
26-Jul Baton Rouge, LA @ Dixie Landin’ Theme Park
29-Jul Clearwater, FL @ Ruth Eckerd Hall
30-Jul Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
31-Jul Boca Raton, FL @ Mizner Park Amphitheatre
1-Aug St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheatre
2-Aug Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
3-Aug Richmond, VA @ 18th Street – Shockoe Bottom
6-Aug Indianapolis, IN @ The Lawn at White River
7-Aug Detroit, MI @ The Filmore at State Theater
8-Aug Cleveland, OH @ Time Warner Cable Ampitheatre
9-Aug Cincinati, OH @ National City Pavilion
10-Aug Charlotte, NC @ Amos’ Southend
12-Aug New York, NY @ Roseland Ballroom
13-Aug Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus
14-Aug Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
15-Aug Lowell, MA @ Tsongas Arena
17-Aug Poughkeepsie, NY @ Mid Hudson Civic Center
18-Aug Buffalo, NY @ The Town Ballroom * No Good Charlotte
20-Aug Philadelphia, PA @ Penn’s Landing (Festival Pier)
21-Aug Jackson, NJ @ Six Flags (North Star Arena)
22-Aug Providence, RI @ Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel

The Briggs have been spending their summer getting hot and sweaty on the Warped Tour. If you haven’t seen the band perform live, their brand new video for “Charge Into the Sun” will show you just how wild and crazy a Briggs show can be.

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The Briggs released their fourth full-length, Come All You Madmen, last month and the band will be playing Warped Tour until the final stop on August 17 in  Carson, California.

The Briggs tour dates:

7.18: Detroit, MI @ Comerica Park (with Warped Tour)
7.19: Toronto, ON @ Downsview Park Allen Road (with Warped Tour)
7.20: Montreal, QC @ Parc Jean Drapeau (with Warped Tour)
7.21: Quebec City, QB @ Casbah (with The Aggrolites)
7.22: Syracuse, NY @ The Lost Horizon (with The Bouncing Souls)
7.23: Boston, MA @ Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts (with Warped Tour)
7.24: Buffalo, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center (with Warped Tour)
7.25: Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center (with Warped Tour)
7.26: Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Coliseum (with Warped Tour)
7.27: Scranton, PA @ Toyota Pavilion (with Warped Tour)
7.28: Englishtown, NJ @ Raceway Park (with Warped Tour)
7.29: Pittsburgh, PA @ Post Gazette Pavilion (with Warped Tour)
7.30: Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center (with Warped Tour)
7.31: Indianapolis, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center (with Warped Tour)
8.1: Milwaukee, WI @ Marcus Amphitheatre (with Warped Tour)
8.2: Chicago, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre (with Warped Tour)
8.3: Minneapolis, MN @ Canterbury Park (with Warped Tour)
8.5: Saskatoon, SK @ Credit Union Centre (with Warped Tour)
8.6: Calgary, AB @ Race City Speedway (with Warped Tour)
8.8: Boise, ID @ Idaho Center Amphitheatre (with Warped Tour)
8.9: Seattle, WA @ George Amphitheatre (with Warped Tour)
8.10: Portland, OR @ Columbia Meadows (with Warped Tour)
8.12: Sparks, NV @ Vixen (with Civet)
8.13: Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center (with Warped Tour)
8.14: San Diego, CA @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre (with Warped Tour)
8.15: San Francisco, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre (with Warped Tour)
8.16: Sacramento, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre Lot (with Warped Tour)
8.17: Los Angeles, CA @ Home Depot Center (with Warped Tour)
8.22: Reading, UK @ Reading Festival
8.23: Leeds, UK @ Leeds Festival
9.7: Pasadena, CA @ Old Town Pub (Acoustic)
9.20: Hollywood, CA @ Knitting Factory

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