My back is so messed up. I can’t figure out how to get out of bed. I now understand jeff conoway on celebrity rehab.
11:12 AM Apr 8th

God, I love my home. Oklahoma is awesome!
3:58 PM Apr 6th

And next video?
Yes, ‘The Wind Blows’ video launches for the first time April 27th, on MTV! Yay!
More info go to the Rejects’ MySpace, by clicking here.

Photo by Jonathan McNamara

By Kelly Wilson
Sunday, Apr. 5 2009 @ 1:14PM

Celebrity sightings, beautiful weather, an on-site Circle K and a stellar music roster were part of the fun Saturday for the Tempe Music Festival. Our annual fest brought out names such as Frankie Muniz from Malcolm in the Middle, who held hands with his girlfriend most of the afternoon backstage, Little Steven from Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band and TV personality Brad Perry, who was recently laid off from Channel 3.

And the fest was also packed with a variety of ages for the show, which featured Three Doors Down, All-American Rejects, Mute Math, Shiny Toy Guns, The Nightwatchman and Vayden.

We hit the fest as Vayden was taking the stage and watched our AZ rock favorites blast through a killer set of tracks from their disc Children of Our Mistakes. Highlights included “The One You Left Behind” and “Karma is a Professional Wrestler.”

“If they don’t pay tribute to the great rock and roll bands that came before them, take them down a little notch,” lead singer Curtis Casey warned the audience of local bands before breaking into a rockin’ cover of The Beatles “Come Together.”

Shiny Toy Guns and Mute Math played before the sun set to a large crowd. While Shiny Toy Guns performed a fun dance/rock show, Mute Math wowed the audience with an electro experimental rock performance that had lead singer Paul Meany heaving his body on a keyboard and bouncing around all over the stage.

And while Three Doors Down closed the night around 10:30 p.m., the stand-outs of the day were All-American Rejects, who followed up a rock set from Rage Against the Machine and ex-Audioslave guitarist Tom Morello’s act The Nightwatchman. Their set was short, but so very sweet and left me looking forward to a longer performance.

“What an eclectic show,” AAR lead singer Tyson Ritter, who was dressed in a shiny red jacket, tight red jeans and pink glittery Converse, said. “We just played after Tom Morello and a garage band. Pretty bad ass.”

The charismatic Ritter led the band through AAR hits such as “Swing, Swing,” “My Paper Heart,” “Dirty Little Secret,” and “Move Along,” which had most of the crowd singing and dancing along. Other favorites included “I Wanna,” “Wind Blows,” “Top of the World” and “Mona Lisa.”

The bulk of the group’s set was from When the World Comes Down, the band’s latest and greatest effort to date.

AAR concluded their performance with “Gives You Hell,” the kick-ass first single off their new album, and left many of the audience wanting more.

Critic’s Notebook:

Last Night: Tempe Music Festival at Tempe Beach Park (All-American Rejects, Three Doors Down, Mute Math, Shiny Toy Guns, The Nightwatchman, Vayden, etc.)

Better Than: KEDJ 103.9 FM’s annual Edgefest in the Q.C.

Personal Bias: I’ve always looked forward to Tempe Music Fest but felt really let down this year. I’ve had a blast the last two years, but found myself looking forward to leaving this year.

Random Detail: Frankie Muniz was rockin’ out while Shiny Toy Guns performed.

Further Listening: All of these bands have albums out, but we highly recommend AAR’s “When the World Comes Down.”

By the Way: New Times music editor Martin Cizmar was thrilled by the on-site Circle K and was excited he could order a Slurpee and Flaming Hot mix of Cheetos, Dorito’s, Sun Chips and Pretzels.

One More Thing: AAR lead singer Tyson Ritter is what I like to call sex on legs. The guy radiates this crazy sexual energy.

Source and more info: www.phoenixnewtimes.com

One new Twitter update

Downtown Aluquerque is a ghost town on Sundays. I like that.
about 15 hours

Follow their Twitter by clicking here.

Who’s had those round Nutter Butters? Shit, those are good! It’s like the Reeseter Bunny: same ingredients, slightly different form = yum.
about 3 hours ago

What’s a higher altitude: Tempe or Albuquerque? Either way, I’m sick of chapped lips.
about 10 hours ago

“The TODAY” Show Concert Series 2009 Lineup Revealed!
The TODAY Show will host the hottest acts in music as part of its 14th Annual “Toyota Summer Concert Series,” the nation’s top-rated morning show announced on Thursday. This year’s summer of live sets on Manhattan’s Rockefeller Plaza kicks off with a special reunion performance by Grammy Award-winning rock band No Doubt on Friday, May 1.

The group, who recently reunited after a five year hiatus, will put on a live show in their first-ever performance on The TODAY Show.

JULY:
3 Rob Thomas
10 Rascal Flatts
17 The All American Rejects
24 Katy Perry
31 Kings of Leon

Source and more info click www.popcrunch.com

And… Perez Hilton?
There’s a video of Tyson at PerezHilton.com. Check it out by clicking here.

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Thanks, Emilka at www.allamericanrejects.pl for letting us know ;D

So we had some rad people come out and watch us practice today and get a sneak peak at our new show. We gonna see all you guys at the shows?
about 7 hours ago

And secret show?

MUSIC NEWS – Tyson Ritter of The All-American Rejects announced on the band’s blog this afternoon that they will be playing a secret show today, April 3, 2009 somewhere in the USA:

“We’re going to play a secret show TODAY somewhere in the US. To find out where and how to get in, call us at 405.445.7124 and leave a message. Then keep your cell phone on you today, and you will get the details via text or voicemail. We won’t give you much notice so be ready to move! All we can tell you now is that it will be special, you’ll need a blanket and we will have milk and cookies together.”

The All American Rejects will start theirI WANNA ROCK Tour this Sunday in Albuquerque, NM with support from Shiny Toy Guns, Ace Enders & A Million Different People, Vedera and The Upwelling.

Source: www.theinsider.com

Here’s the biography of AAR at MTVAsia.com

The All-American Rejects
Welcome to the womb of creation where minds meld, riffs congeal, voices carry, lives alter, skin sheds and a modern rock multi-platinum success story swing, swing for the fences. But for The All-American Rejects, the road to When the World Comes Down, their third long form musical offering, has been anything but a straight line.
Read more…

More article of AAR at MTVAsia.com
» When The World Comes Down Review
» The All-American Rejects: Nobody’s Rejecting Them Now! (Interview)

The band is also on tour and will be appearing in Tempe, AZ on April 4th.

Source: Examiner

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Yay! I’m super stoked for this!

Also performing will be Cowboy Mouth and Arizona’s Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers, according to a memo sent by organizers.

Tickets will be sold through livenation.com and the festival’s Web site (tempemusicfestival.com) starting at 10 a.m. Feb. 13.

Kid Rock, Cowboy Mouth and Clyne will play on the festival’s first day, while 3 Doors Down and All-American Rejects will perform the second day. More acts will be added.

The festival has attracted more than 23,000 in each of the past two years.

Source: AZCentral.com

Source and more info click here. You can see the track list too there.

Check out AAR’s card at www.sendasongcard.com by clicking here and also as a Facebook Application by clicking here.

NEW YORK (Billboard) – Amid a static top 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, Lady GaGa’s Grammy-nominated tune “Just Dance” led the field for a third week.

Also staying put at Nos. 2-5 were Beyonce’s “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It),” Kanye West’s “Heartless,” T.I.’s “Live Your Life” featuring Rihanna and Taylor Swift’s “Love Story.”

The All-American Rejects’ “Gives You Hell” jumped four places to No. 6, while Jason Mraz’s “I’m Yours” held at No. 7 and Katy Perry’s “Hot N Cold” fell two to No. 8.

Kevin Rudolf’s “Let It Rock” featuring Lil Wayne slipped one to No. 9, and Britney Spears’ “Circus” rose one to No. 10.

Eminem’s “Crack a Bottle” featuring Dr. Dre and 50 Cent was the top debut at No. 78, marking the rapper’s first appearance on the Hot 100 since “You Don’t Know” peaked at No. 12 in December 2006. Dr. Dre’s absence has been even longer; he last charted as a guest on Eminem’s “Encore” in January 2005.

Reuters/Billboard

Source: Reuters

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Congratulation! They jumped 4 steps to the number 6! Hope ‘Gives You Hell’ stands on the top 5 soon!