PropertyOfZack has posted up a new editorial today discussing the return and importance of Mega. You can check it out here.

From the Article

Using Megaupload, you were able to upload files — be it books, music or movies — and send the link to your friend. But what was in your Megaupload folder was easily searchable using Google or specialized services like FilesTube. What Mega does differently is that it encrypts (jumbles a code so you can’t see whether you are uploading Zero Dark Thirty or your latest song about how cute your boyfriend looks in skinny jeans) on the uploader’s computer and then uploads it to a cloud where you are able to get a link and send it to all of your friends.

The Track Record is about to release a new album. Look below for an update.

Update

Hey kids. The new album is finally available for pre-order. The first 100 orders will receive a free album artwork poster. The record is called The Coolest Kind of Crazy and the track listing is below. Please check out 4 tracks from the album at our Myspace page if you have not already. We've been through a lot in order to get this record out and are very proud of it. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

As many of you know, things did not work out between us and Drive-Thru Records so we are releasing this indepently for the time being. We are in the process of looking for new label support, booking and...

AltPress.com has launched a Virgin College Mega Tour diary under the "AP TV" column of their website. The tour features Yellowcard, Mae and Over It and you can view the dates at VirginCollegeMegaTour.com.

Below are the tour dates for the upcoming "Virgin College Mega Tour," which features Yellowcard, Mae, and Over It:

Tour Dates

April 7 Pomona, NJ Richard Stockton College of NJ/The Sports Complex
April 8 Williamsport, PA Lycoming College Recreation Ctr.
April 12 College Station, TX A&M University/Reed Arena
April 13 Norman, OK University of OK/McCasland Field
April 17 San Jose, CA San Jose State U/Events Center
April 18 San Diego, CA San Diego State U/Cox Arena
April 19 Pomona, CA Cal Poly/Kellogg Gymnasium
April 21 Salt Lake City, UT University of Utah/Free Speech
April 22 Ft. Collins, CO Colorado State University/Moby Arena
April 24 Wichita, KS Wichita State U/Charles Koch...

Over It will be playing on nearly all of the dates on the "Virgin College Mega Tour," which also features Yellowcard and Mae. Make sure to get to the shows early to hang out with the band in the sponsor village!

More dates for the Virgin College Mega Tour have been announced. The tour features Yellowcard, Mae, and Reeve Oliver. More dates will be announced soon.

More Virgin College Mega Tour Dates

04/07/2006 The Sports Complex Pomona, NJ
04/08/2006 Lycoming College Recreation Center Williamsport, PA
04/12/2006 Reed Arena College Station, TX
04/21/2006 Free Speech Arena Salt Lake City, UT
04/22/2006 Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
04/26/2006 Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
04/28/2006 Tripp Athletic Center Dartmouth, MA
04/29/2006 Burdick Field Towson, MD
04/30/2006 SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY
05/02/2006 SIU Arena Carbondale, IL
05/03/2006 University of Illinois Champaign, IL
05/04/2006...

The Academy Is and Panic! At The Disco will be at Virgin Mega Store in New York City on Wednesday, February 8th. Click here for more information. Both bands will be performing songs from their latest albums as well as signing copies of them.

Expect to see the following bands on the upcoming The Receiving End Of Sirens mega headlining tour this Spring: A Thorn For Every Heart, As Tall As Lions, The Blackout Pact, Hit The Lights, I Am The Avalanche, My American Heart, Weatherbox, and Yesterday's Rising. All of these bands will appear on seperate legs of the tour.

Yellowcard will be headlining the 2006 Virgin Mega College Tour this Spring with Mae as main support. Below are the first handful of dates, expect more bands and dates to be announced very soon.

First Handful Of Announced Dates, Expect A Lot More Soon

Fri 04/07/06 Pomona, NJ The Sports Complex
Sat 04/08/06 Williamsport, PA Lycoming College
Sat 04/22/06 Fort Collins, CO Colorado St. University
Sat 05/06/06 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center

Yellowcard will headline the Virgin Mega College Tour in April and early May.

Submitted By: Whiskers182