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5/12/2008 5:47:00 PM

Lock it into Tivo now, FTSK on CONAN!

Just a quick shout out to Forever The Sickest Kids, and a BIG CONGRATULATIONS. It’s just been confirmed that they’ll be making their debut appearance on Late Night with Conan O’Brien Thursday June 12^th.

Set your Tivos now, after seeing these guys at Irving Plaza a few weeks ago I can guarantee it’s a performance you won’t want to miss.

Their debut disc Underdog Alma Mater has been on shelves for almost 2 weeks now, so no excuses for not being all about these guys yet. It’s hands down one of the most infectiously entertaining albums of 2008.

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5/12/2008 5:46:00 PM

Pull out your wallets kids....

Big release day tomorrow in the world of rock. Newcomers Safetysuit go head to head with Between the Trees, battling for your CD dollars. Personally I think you pony up the $30 some odd bucks to buy them both. Trust me on this on; two very different bands, both equally rock:

Between The Trees display an indie rock flair heightened by their powerful, emotionally charged lyrics. They spent the past few months on the road with MAE (check out our live show review a few blogs back), and are about to embark on the world wind that is Warped Tour.

Safetysuit are straight up guitar rock, with a surprising touch of pop sensibility meddled into their lyrics-these guys will definitely satisfy a wide range of musical pallets. As soon as tour dates are announced, you know Vicarious Music will be bringing them to you.

Jump on their myspace.com pages and get a little advance taste. Stand out tracks: Between The Trees “The Way She Feels” and Safetysuit “Someone Like You”.

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4/29/2008 12:48:00 PM

For all my crackberry addicted friend’s out there, here’s an idea.

In honor of Forever The Sickest Kids release day instead of playing your boring standard Blackberry Brickbreaker, go to http://www.sickbreaker.com/ instead.

The boys have formulated their very own version, and they did it their way. The online version of the game features FTSK music and graphics. Don’t panic if you’re constantly on the go-a mobile version of the game coming soon.

Underdog Alma Mater in stores TODAY

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4/27/2008 6:43:00 PM

It's Almost Here!

We're teetering on the brink, Forever The Sickest Kids release Underdog Alma Mater this coming Tuesday! Tell a friend and show some love by adding their special countdown clock to all your social networking pages. Pick it up at the band's myspace page (www.myspace.com/foreverthesicke<wbr>stkids</wbr>). While you're in the neighborhood, a new Battle of the Bands webisode has just been posted.

I know I keep hitting you over the head with Forever the Sickest Kids, but I guarantee you this band is about ready to explode...just want to make sure you are all up on the latest and greatest. With that in mind, now is your chance to go check them out live. Soon it will be arena tours and monster ticket nightmares.

On release they'll be at Toad's Place in New Haven, Connecticut (as of now you can still get tickets for this one) as they wrap up the AP Tour with the northeast corridor. If going to a show on a school night is out of the question (especially with finals looming), break open the piggie bank and head to East Rutherford, New Jersey's Meadowlands Sunday May 4th for Bamboozle. FTSK will be in good company with All Time Low, Gym Class Hero's, Motion City Soundtrack, Cobra Starship, Phantom Planet, Senses Fail and very special guest Bret Michaels (I heart Rock of Love). (www.thebamboozle.com)

If you don't live in the northeast, have no fear, Warped Tour starts in a month and chances are will be hitting your area-until then go buy the record. Digitally inclined? All iTunes album purchase are upgraded with two exclusive tracks.

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4/25/2008 1:14:00 PM

The best time to see a show...

When I was a teenage concert go-er it was all about the top to bottom thrill of the concert experience. We arrived at the venue hours before the show started, waited on lines snaking around the block, fought through mobs and masses just to put one hand on the stage. We crowd surfed, stage dived and bum rushed security all for a little taste of rock and roll glory.

Now years have passed and times have changed; I'm watching shows from the balcony instead of having my ribs crushed against the stage, and my feet always stay firmly planted on the ground. However my past has created an excellent gauge for the quality of a live show, just how far back does it bring me?

Being at the Forever The Sickest Kids show at Irving Plaza in NYC last Friday was like being in High School again, and god how I miss it! They create a party; on stage, off stage, in the rafters, down the block-I felt like the entire city HAD to be feeling the energy. It took me almost a half an hour to cross their autograph line and get out of the building. Their fans are NO JOKE and certainly were not going to let me get in their way.

This is what is timeless about music, there will always be fans and there will always be music-but how well do you connect the two? You're supposed to go to a concert and feel like the band is playing to only you (no matter whose elbow is digging into your side). That's where Forever The Sickest Kids have it right, in no time they figured out how to cut out the middle man and intimately and directly connect with the crowd. A mere two weeks at iTunes and already the audience out-sang frontman Jonathan on the chorus of "Whoa-Oh"…mind you the album doesn't come for another 2 weeks. This thing's going to be a monster!

Better get out to see them as they finished AP tour and Warped before they start playing MUCH larger spaces.

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Vicarious Music is the owner and operator of vicariousmusic.com, a NYC based insider music blog that highlights the best of music "current affairs". A music industry veteran, currently running the new media department for a prominent independant record label, Vicarious Music brings music to the masses through a multitude of personal and professional endeavors