You can now pre-order the new Get Up Kids EP here.

The Get Up Kids will release the Simple Science EP this April. More details in the replies.

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My Chemical Romance is playing a special club show with The Get Up Kids in Australia.

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The Get Up Kids' Daytrotter session has been posted.

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For The Get Up Kids' Daytrotter session, they recorded a brand new song.

Before the “emo” tag became a part of popular culture, The Get Up Kids were making the Midwest proud with their unique rock ‘n’ roll sound. Whether they got crowds jumping along to the fast-paced confessional “Coming Clean” or kept them entranced with the piano driven “I’ll Catch You”, The Get Up Kids proved themselves as a band comfortable in creating pop hits, unabashed ballads, or anything inbetween. Though there is not enough space here to laud every individual effort that made the band special, a big part of their success was due to Matt Pryor’s unmistakable voice, which somehow blended the ruggedness of rock with the irresistible lure of pop. To this day Something to Write Home...

The Get Up Kids are releasing a 10th anniversary live CD/DVD of Something To Write Home About on September 8th, the trailer for which you can view exclusively in the replies. The whole damn thing will be streaming on MySpace tomorrow as well.

In celebration of the ten year anniversary of Something to Write Home About, The Get Up Kids have some special merch for pre-order.

The Get Up Kids have apologized for inadvertently creating the neon emo fad that's currently dominating the scene.

From the Article

“Honestly, I don’t often think about the state of ‘emo’. The punk scene we came out of and the punk scene now are completely different. It’s like glam rock now. We played the Bamboozle fests this year and we felt really out of place. I could name maybe three bands we played with. It was just a sea of neon shirts to us. If this is the world we helped create, then I apologise...If a band gets huge and they say we inspired them, great. The problem is most of them aren't very good. What does that say about us? I don't know. Maybe we sucked. We at least can play...

A limited number of tickets for The Get Up Kids' fall U.S. tour are available through an exclusive Ducat King presale. Dates are in the replies.

Rumor has it that The Get Up Kids will be playing a reunion show this Sunday.

The Get Up Kids' Four Minute Mile will be reissued on limited blue vinyl. It will be available December 9th but you can pre-order it here.

The high-resolution art for Matt Pryor's Confidence Man has been added to the AP.net Gallery.

Matt Pryor (The Get Up Kids, The New Amsterdams) will release his debut solo album, Confidence Man, on July 29th through Vagrant Records. You can hear new track "Loralai" on his myspace, and view the complete track listing below. A full press release can be seen in the replies.

Track Listing

1. Totally New Year
2. Loralai
3. Still There's A Light
4. When The World Stops Turning
5. I'm Sorry Stephan
6. We'll Be Fine
7. Confidence Man
8. I Wouldn't Change A Thing
9. Only
10. Dear Lover
11. Lover’s Who Have Lost Their Cause
12. Where Did I Go Wrong
13. On How Our Paths Differ
14. Who Do You Think You Are
15. It Ends Here

A video of Kris Roe (The Ataris) covering The Get Up Kids' "Holiday" can be seen in the replies.

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Jonathan Lullo (ex-Down to Earth Approach) has finished another one of his AP.net exclusive acoustic cover songs. This time he's given The Get Up Kids' "How Long Is Too Long" a go. Download the cover at his AP Profile.