Man Overboard will be releasing a new music video for “Where I Left You” tomorrow, April 24th on www.Radio1045.com. The song comes from their second LP for Rise Records, entitled “Heart Attack” in stores on May 28th. The song premieres on air at 12:15pm. You can listen at www.radio1045.com, the iHeart Radio app and locally in Philadelphia at 104.5 FM. The music video will be available directly on the website, www.radio1045.com. Catch the band in the UK & Ireland this May for Slam Dunk Fest and all summer in America on the Vans Warped Tour.
Pop punk seems to be one of the newer genre bandwagons that bands tend to jump on nowadays. But now you can start your own pop punk band with these easy tips!
1. Write about how bad it sucks to be in the friend zone
As one of the comments said, “they should’ve recorded this in a key a half step down from this. he’d have hit the notes much better. he just yelling most of the time now to hit his notes and it doesn’t fit this song too well.”
2. Take your band name from a better and bigger pop punk band
Clearly, they borrowed their name from the New Found Glory song of the same name. Which brings me to my next point..
Man Overboard; the only studio track on blink-182’s live album, The Mark, Tom, and Travis Show.Obviously, other bands have taken their names from songs titles/lyrics of popular bands, but it seems to be more prevalent in the tr00 pop punk scene.
3. Describe your personal life in a song; where you live, what you eat, etc.
The Wonder Years do a damn good job at it as evident in the above song. The lyrics speak for themselves:
The casino seemed like a bad idea but Denny’s seemed like a worse one and I don’t think that we’d ever let that stop us. We ended up busted, broken and choking down a Grand Slam. I can’t think of a better way for the night to end cause we’re this generation’s Outsiders but we’ve got worse intentions and they’ve got better haircuts
4. If you love your friends, by all means, tell the world
Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! (who got their name from The Goonies) REALLY love their bro’s. So much, that they wrote a song about it. They also have a songs about MILF’s, but we’ll save that for another time. Did I mention they’re French?!
5. Plaid shirts and V-Necks are a necessity!
You wanna be dressed your Sunday best when your friend borrows his dad’s expensive camera to film your band’s first music video. It also helps if you can find some nice shirts at the thrift store or borrow some from a friend.
After spending the summer on the 2012 Vans Warped Tour, Man Overboard have announced a string of East Coast headline dates with fellow New Jersey pop punk act, Major League. The September mini-tour starts Sept 20th in Baltimore, stops for two shows in the Philadelphia suburbs, and wraps up in Long Island on Sunday, Sept 23rd.
After these shows, the band will be joining Taking Back Sunday and Bayside fora West Coast tour. In November, the band will be touring with New Found Glory, Less Than Jake, and The Story So Far on The Road To Warped Tour in the UK. All tour dates can be viewed below.
The band is also raising money on eBay for The Bouncing Souls, who were recently robbed after a show in Allentown, PA.
With Major League Sept. 20th - Baltimore, MD @ Charm City Art Space Sept. 21th - Sewell, NJ @ Washington Township Senior Citzens Center Sept. 22nd - Lansdale, PA @ Landsdale VFW Sept. 23rd - Rockville Centre, NY @ Vibe Lounge
With Taking Back Sunday and Bayside Oct. 16th - Salt Lake CIty, UT @ In The Venue Oct. 18th - Seattle, WA @ Showbox At The Market Oct. 19th - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom Oct. 20th - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst Oct. 21st - San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom Oct. 23rd - Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour Oct. 24th - Pomona, CA @ The Fox Theatre Oct. 25th - Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia Oct. 26th - Las Vegas, NV @ House Of Blues Las Vegas
Taking Back Sunday have announced dates for their "Tell All Your Friends" 10th anniversary tour. Support will come from Bayside, Transit, Mansions, Man Overboard on select dates which are below.
TBS, Bayside, Mansions Oct 04 House of Blues Cleveland, OH Oct 06 Riviera Theater Chicago, IL
Oct 07 The Fillmore Detroit, MI Oct 08 Beat Kitchen Chicago, IL Oct 10 Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, WI Tickets Oct 11 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN Oct 12 Bourbon Theatre Lincoln, NE Oct 13 Granada Lawrence, KS
TBS, Bayside, Man Overboard Oct 14 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO Oct 16 In the Venue Salt Lake City, UT Oct 18 The Showbox Seattle, WA Oct 19 Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR Oct 20 The Catalyst Santa Cruz, CA Oct 21 The Regency Ballroom San Francisco, CA Oct 24 Fox Theater Pomona, CA Oct 25 Club Nokia Los Angeles, CA Oct 26 House of Blues Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
TBS, Motion City Soundtrack, Bayside, Jukebox the Ghost, Now Now Oct 27 Marquee Theatre Phoenix, AZ
TBS, Bayside, Gabriel the Marine Oct 28 Rialto Theatre Tucson, AZ Oct 31 Diamond Ballroom Oklahoma City, OK Nov 01 House of Blues Dallas, TX Nov 02 Emo’s Austin, TX Nov 03 House of Blues Houston, TX Nov 04 House of Blues New Orleans, LA
TBS, Bayside, Transit Nov 06 House of Blues Orlando, FL Nov 07 Revolution Live Fort Lauderdale, FL Nov 08 Jannus Landing St Petersburg, FL Nov 09 Center Stage Atlanta, GA Nov 10 The Norva Norfolk, VA Nov 11 9:30 Club Washington, DC Nov 14 The Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA
TBS, Transit Nov 15 First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, PA
TBS, Bayside Nov 16 Starland Ballroom Sayreville, NJ
TBS, Bayside, The Menzingers Nov 17 House of Blues Boston, MA Nov 18 State Theatre Portland, ME Nov 20 Lupo’s Providence, RI
Man Overboardhave posted photos from the video shoot for their song “Dead End Dreams” on DefendPopPunk.com. The video was shot by Rob Soucy (who has worked with Defeater, Make Do And Mend, and more) in Philadelphia, PA this winter.
The band will be playing on every date of this year’s Vans Warped Tour. In the fall, they will be joining New Found Glory, Less Than Jake, and The Story So Far on The Road To Warped Tour in the UK. All the tour dates are below.
VANS WARPED TOUR 2012 Jun.16 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Utah State Fairpark Jun. 17 - Denver, CO @ Sports Authority Field at Mile High Jun. 20 - Las Vegas, NV @ Luxor Hotel Parking Lot Jun. 21 - Irvine, CA @ Orange County Great Park Jun. 22 - Pomona, CA @ Pomona Fairplex Jun. 23 - San Francisco, CA @ AT&T Park Lot A Jun. 24 - Ventura, CA @ Ventura County Fair Jun. 27 - San Diego, CA @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre Jun. 28 - Glendale, AZ @ Camelback Ranch Jun. 29 - Las Cruces, NM @ NMSU Practice Field Jun. 30 - San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center Jul. 01 - Houston, TX @ Reliant Center Parking Lot Jul. 03 - Dallas, TX @ Gexa Energy Pavilion Jul. 05 - Maryland Heights, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Jul. 06 - Auburn Hills, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills Jul. 07 - Tinley Park, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre Jul. 08 - Shakopee, MN @ Canterbury Park Jul. 09 - Bonner Springs, KS @ Sandstone Amphitheatre Jul. 10 - Noblesville, IN @ Klipsch Music Center Jul. 11 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center Jul. 12 - Burgettstown, PA @ First Niagara Pavilion Jul. 13 - Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center Jul. 14 - Montreal, QC @ Parterre Ile Notre Dame at Parc Jean-Drapeau Jul. 15 - Toronto, ON @ The Flats at Molson Canadian Amphitheatre Jul. 17 - Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center Jul. 18 - Scranton, PA @ Toyota Pavilion Jul. 19 - Mansfield, MA @ Comcast Center Jul. 20 - Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center Jul. 21 - Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Jul. 22 - Hartford, CT @ The Comcast Theatre Jul. 24 - Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion Jul. 25 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Farm Bureau Live At Virginia Beach Jul. 26 - Atlanta, GA @ Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood Jul. 27 - Orlando, FL @ Central Florida Fairgrounds Jul. 28 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Cruzan Amphitheatre Jul. 29 - St. Petersburg, FL @ Vinoy Park Jul. 30 - Charlotte, NC @ Charlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Jul. 31 - Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center Aug. 01 - Milwaukee, WI @ Marcus Amphitheatre Aug. 04 - Redmond, WA @ King County’s Marymoor Park Aug. 05 - Portland, OR @ Rose Quarter Riverfront
Defend Pop Punk; a phrase I’ve recently seen being thrown around on the internet quite a bit. Maybe it’s a marketing gimmick, maybe some kids follow this with their heart, who knows. All I know is that pop punk doesn’t need any defending at all, especially with the most recent release of “Every Day I Tell Myself I’m Going To Be A Better Person” By Misser, a pop punk duo formed by Tim Landers and Brad Wiseman, hailing from two already established Pop Punk bands: Transit and This Time Next Year.
A drunken acoustic prelude begins this album with the beginning track “Permanently”, seemingly giving off the impression of being at a bar (drunk of course) before going off into the rest of the album; a title track appropriate since the rest of the songs mostly focus on bad relationships, lost loves and bad choices. Many songs many people will find themselves relating to. Weightless and Bad News being my two favorite tracks off this album.
Production wise, the album is very good, vocals, drums, guitars and bass all come together to bring something a bit different to the pop punk genre. The album is reminiscent of a typical pop punk album, but with a lighter, airy feel to it. It’s not as diverse as I’d like it to be, and some acoustic tracks included in would have been wonderful, but only small points that detract from what is otherwise a good album.
Overall, Misser’s first release is a good one, something that I would recommend to fans of pop punk and other genres alike. With catchy verses and choruses, Misser will no doubt have you singing along to their tracks.
Man Overboard have released a new Defend Pop Punk Podcast Mixtape for Fall 2011 on their website, www.DefendPopPunk.com as well as released a “Day In The Life" video exclusively on www.altpress.com. The Podcast features a ton of contemporary and up and coming artists in pop punk and related genres, including a slew of bands that Man Overboard will be hitting the road with in the new few months. The Day In The Life video was filmed by English videographer Alex Henery in Las Vegas while on the Pop Punks Not Dead Tour with New Found Glory.
Man Overboard’s new album, Man Overboard is available for purchase on iTunes, www.DefendPopPunk.com and in stores.
Catch them on tour in the coming months.
MAN OVERBOARD - NEW ENGLAND HEADLINE TOUR with Handguns & True Things
Dec. 09 - Amityville NY - Broadway Bar Dec. 10 - Providence, RI - Club Hell Dec. 11 - Hartford, CT - The Underground Dec. 12 - Manchester, NH @ Rocko’s Dec. 13 - Albany, NY - Valentines Dec. 14 - Syracuse, NY - Lost Horizons Dec. 15 - Wilkes Barre, PA - Redwood Art Space
LOST TAPE COLLECTIVE / MAN OVERBOARD HOLIDAY SHOW 2011 w/ The Wonder Years
Dec. 16 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
THE EARLY NOVEMBER & MAN OVERBOARD HOLIDAY SHOWS 2011
Dec. 26 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club Dec. 28 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar Bar Dec. 29 - Towson, MD @ Rechter Theatre Dec. 30 - Vineland, NJ @ Hangar 84
MAN OVERBOARD / THE STORY SO FAR + SAVE YOUR BREATH - UK TOUR 2012
Jan. 25 – Leeds @ Cockpit Jan. 26 – Manchester @ Star And Garter Jan. 27 – Middlesbrough @ Sumo Jan. 28 – Glasgow @ Classic Grand Jan. 29 – Nottingham @ Red Room Jan. 30 – Birmingham @ The End Jan. 31 – London @ Old Blue Last Feb. 01 – Bristol @ The Croft ) Feb. 02 – Tunbridge Wells @ Forum Feb. 03 – Brighton @ The Hydrant Feb. 04 – Kingston @ Fighting Cocks Feb. 05 – Liverpool @ Masque Feb. 06 – Dublin, IR @ Whelan’s Upstairs
MAN OVERBOARD - EUROPEAN + UK TOUR 2012 with Your Demise Trapped Under Ice & Basement
THE ROCKSOUND IMPERICON TOUR Mar. 21 - Cologne, DE @ MTC Mar. 22 - Frankfurt, DE @ Nachtleben Mar. 23 - Trier, DE @ Ex-Haus Mar. 24 - Munich, DE @ 59-I Mar. 25 - Zurich, CH @ Dynamo Mar. 26 - Di Cervia, IT @ Rock Planet Club Mar. 27 - Vienna, AU @ Arena Mar. 28 - Prague, CZ @ Futrum Mar. 29 - Berlin, DE @ Magnet Mar. 30 - Hamburg, DE @ Logo Mar. 31 - Amsterdam, HL @ Melkweg Apr. 01 - Paris, FR @ Boule Noire Apr. 04 - Southampton, UK @ Talking Heads Apr. 05 - Plymouth, UK @ White Rabbit Apr. 06 - Cardiff, UK @ Great Hall 2 Apr. 07 - Birmingham, UK @ Academy 2 Apr. 08 - Leeds, UK @ Cockpit Apr. 09 - Newcastle, UK @ Academy 2 Apr. 10 - Glasgow, UK @ Cathouse Apr. 11 - Manchester, UK @ Club Academy Apr. 12 - Sheffield, UK @ Corperation Apr. 13 - Notingham, UK @ Rescue Rooms Apr. 14 - London, UK @ Islington Academy
