Rookie of the Year will be headlining some Midwest and Florida dates in late November / December with Self Against City, Socratic, and My Getaway; all the dates will be announced shortly. After this little run, the band will be going out on tour with Four Letter Lie and friends. Rookie of the Year is currently featured on the front page of Purevolume.com and will be making several songs available for download on their Purevolume profile tomorrow for one day only.

According to a recent message sent out by Tom Delonge of Angels and Airwaves, the new short film for "The Gift" will be airing October 3rd.

Message From Tom

Thats right, I am back, and ready to play music again....I just had my son, and will never have sex again if this is what's gonna happen. I have been working like mad on a few things. 1) I just finished the best song I ever wrote, ( I know I seem to say that a lot but its true) you will hear it in a few weeks, 2) the gift short film, will be airing on October 3rd I believe and then a live performance a week or so later. I also have been gearing up some major stuff with Macbeth Footwear and Atticus Clothing. Angels has been a roller...

Across Five Aprils made a trailer for their "Let's Whisper" video. Check it out here and pay particular attention to the guy on the bike. He's going to be big, Kel Mitchell big.

This Is Hell and I Am The Avalanche are supporting The Receiving End Of Sirens in Syracuse tomorrow. TIH covers a Movielife song, Vinnie of IATA used to sing for the Movielife...get it?

Lifetime had the following to say regarding their recent signing to Decaydance Records, the Fueled By Ramen imprint run by Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy:

Lifetime Message

Pete and Decaydance are giving us an opportunity to the make the record we want to make while still staying in control of our music and our lives. They are behind us as artists and because of that, we're backing them as a label.

August Burns Red, Ion Dissonance and Ligeia have booked some shows together. More might be announced shortly.

Tourdates

02/06/2006 - The Red Parrot , Lorain, OH
02/07/2006 - The Sidebar , Baltimore, MD
02/08/2006 - The Syndicate , Philadelphia , PA
02/09/2006 - Village Pub South , Amityville, NY
02/10/2006 - Rexers Music Hall , Endicott, NY

Click here for my "Best Of 2005" list. Keep in mind, I usually only truly like about 5% of the albums that are released in a year.