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Alternative rock bandBirth Date :
2005Birth Place :
Las Vegas, Nevada, USAClaim to fame :
Single "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" (2005)
Panic! At the Disco to Collaborate With Snoop Dogg
June 30, 2008 02:06:50A new and unique collaboration is about to be made by Panic! At the Disco as they plan to team up with rap star Snoop Dogg on a new record. The news was confirmed by the band's vocalist Brendon Urie who stated to the press that Snoop was the one who asked them to do the recording together.
Announcing the news, Brendon also explained that the idea for the collaboration came up after his band and Snoop shared the stage together at a recent gig in Germany, where they played the rapper's hit "Gin and Juice". "We played with Snoop in Germany and performed Gin And Juice with him. He said he'd like to sort out some recording time together," Brendon said. Unfortunately, there is still no further explanation either from Panic or Snoop on whether they will be recording for the band's next album or for the rapper's.
Video Premiere: Panic! At the Disco's 'That Green Gentleman'
May 06, 2008 02:05:04Rock band Panic! At the Disco has just released their new music video for "That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed)". The video tells about the changes that happens to the band, as the video features them at different ages of their lives.
The new clip was made as a part of a deal with famous cellphone company Nokia, and for that before it was released to public the video was exclusively premiered at Nokiausa.com on May 2. On the video, one of the company's latest products the Nokia 5600 XpressMusic phone is being featured exclusively.
2008 Glanstonbury Festival Artists Line-Up
April 29, 2008 03:04:20The full line up for three stages of the 2008 Glastonbury Festival to be held on June 27-29 has been revealed by NME.com on their website. Among the artists to perform at the event is Panic!At the Disco, who is scheduled to play on the first day of the festival on June 27.
Joining Panic! to perform on the show are some top names, such as Massive Attack, Jay-Z, James Blunt, Vampire Weekend, John Mayer and many more. The artists performing at Glastonbury will also be divided in six different stages, Jazz World Stage, Accoustic Tent, Dance Village, Pyramid Stage, Other Stage, and John Peel Stage.
Video Premiere: Panic! At the Disco's 'Nine in the Afternoon'
February 12, 2008 09:02:56MTV premiered the first music video from Panic! At the Disco's sophomore effort. The clip for "Nine in the Afternoon" was debuted on Sunday, February 10 while the band were due to attend the Grammys at Los Angeles' Staples Center. It was also made the fresh clip for TRL the next day.
This would be the clip that the band described in an interview with MTV as "Sgt. Pepper's-meets-ice-fishing". The extras are dressed in different periods of times and a marching band wear a banner with the words "Pretty. Odd." to it, the title to their second album. Shane Drake who penned the band's previous videos like "But It's Better If You Do" and "I Write Sins Not Tragedies", also directed this video.
Arctic Monkeys Leading 2008 Shockwaves NME Awards Noms
January 29, 2008 10:01:01Arctic Monkeys may look forward to win big at this year's Shockwaves NME Awards for they are nominated for seven categories. Meanwhile Amy Winehouse stays powerful despite her personal ordeal, pocketing 4 nominations, two in the music field and others in the non-music category.
The Monkeys are vying for the categories Best British Band, Best Live Band, Best Album, Best Track, Best Video and Best Video Album Artwork, while lead singer Alex Turner is running solo for Best Dressed award. On the other side, Winehouse has been nominated for Villain of the Year alongside U.S. president George W. Bush, British Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown and Razorlight's frontman Johnny Borrell.
Panic! At the Disco Changing Their Name, Slightly
January 12, 2008 11:01:09Panic! At the Disco have axed the exclamation mark on their stage name, a rep for the band said. The rock act that now want to be acknowledged as simply Panic at the Disco, confirmed the alteration and explained why during the launch of their sprawling 45 date Honda Civic Tour in Torrance, California.
Telling MTV News, guitarist Ryan Ross said, "At least for me, it got a little bit annoying to try to write that every time you're typing the name. It was never part of the name to us. ... People started writing it, and then it ended up in more and more things like that, so there it was. When we started doing new promo stuff for this album, we just told everyone not to use it anymore."
Panic! At the Disco Posted New Song on Their MySpace
January 03, 2008 04:01:28Panic! At the Disco posted an excerpt of their new material on their MySpace page, allegedly one of those which will be included in their sophomore set. The song, which is in rough version, is called 'We're So Starving' and runs under one minute.
Explaining the song's status, the band posted on January 1: "This is not the final mix or version of the song, and it will undergo some change while we're in London, but we wanted to show you something from what we've done so far."
Panic! At the Disco Change Sound in Second Album
December 12, 2007 10:12:18Panic! At the Disco will soon follow up their multi-selling debut 'A Fever You Can't Sweat Out' with a second studio album which details have erupted. To Billboard.com the band revealed that their new materials are a departure from their last record meaning they will be more live show-oriented pieces.
On the basis that 'A Fever You Can't Sweat Out' relied a lot on technology, guitarist Ryan Ross explained, "We just wanted the record to sound like four people playing a song. A lot of the songs are definitely more geared toward playing live; we didn't think about that on the last record."
Panic! Covering NSYNC Classic
July 11, 2007 02:07:11
Rock act Panic! At the Disco is reported paying tribute to pop classic and their choice landed to "Space Cowboy (Yippie-Yi-Yay)". The song made popular by boy band NSYNC and pulled out of the dissolved groups' "No Strings Attached" (2000) album.
In the rumored piece, the band will be joined by Gym Class Heroes' Travis McCoy. The song will then be included in a compilation CD featuring other covered songs by Taking Back Sunday and Cute Is What We Aim For.
The Killers, Muse Heading to San Diego's "Street Scene"
June 20, 2007 02:06:33
San Diego's annual music festival Street Scene comes back with bigger headliners this year. Two of this year's biggest music acts, The Killers and Muse, are confirmed to play in the Sept 22-23 event.
If previously the festival was held in Mission Valley, this year the venue is re-located to Del Mar Fairgrounds, San Diego. Tickets are going on sale on June 23 with two-day passes sold for $120, and VIP pricing begins at $300.
The Smashing Pumpkins' Hits Covered by Bands
May 03, 2007 02:05:27
Helmed by MySpace, a project is being baked for bands like Panic! At the Disco, 30 Seconds to Mars, +44 and The Academy Is... to record their favorite songs from The Smashing Pumpkins' collection.
Each band will post their version of Pumpkins' songs on their respective MySpace blog on May 14. The covered-songs will then be molded into CD that will be available along with July edition of Spin Magazine. The magazine will also feature each band's personal comment on the Pumpkins.
New Progress in Panic! At the Disco's 2nd Album
April 07, 2007 11:04:55
Panic! At the Disco has begun the recording of sophomore album that is targeted to be complete by mid 2007. The follow up of "A Fever You Can't Sweat Out" (2005) is being baked in Mount Charleston studio in Nevada and has produced 4 songs so far.
In a 2006 interview, frontman Brendon Urie said that this album will go to a new direction and is going to be the stuff that they have never tried before. Guitarist Ryan Ross then updated it by saying that there is a theme running in the whole record. "It's kind of a love story. It's a timeless age of romantic, poetic fantasies," he said.
Beyonce Knowles Graces the Highly Coveted Front Cover of Sports Illustrated
February 14, 2007 02:02:50
One of the "Dreamgirls" hit hard this time, very hard indeed. Beyonce Knowles has been billed as the 2007 cover girl for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.
The Swimsuit Edition shows Beyonce posed on a Florida beach in a yellow-and-pink bikini by House of Dereon and carrying in it the actress-singer's photos.
UK Rockers Bloc Party Cancel Tour
November 16, 2006 09:11:06
It is bad news of course for fans of Bloc Party that the UK rockers have to unfortunately cancel their North American tour due to illness in the band.
According to the band's official Website, on November 9 "drummer Matt Tong was admitted to hospital in Atlanta with a collapsed lung." That time around, Bloc Party canceled a week's of shows saying, "Doctor's at the hospital in Atlanta say Matt is in a comfortable condition and not in any danger, he will however be staying in hospital for at least the next three days for observation."
A Christmas Gift for Panic! At the Disco's Fans
October 18, 2006 11:10:58
Panic! At the Disco can never have too many events to celebrate. What is coming for the music act is Christmas and to mark the day the band has announced they will release a special "A Fever You Can't Sweat Out" gift box.
The limited-edition CD/DVD boxed set includes the band's platinum-plus debut album itself; a documentary about the band and a live performance, both filmed during Panic!'s July 22 show at the Fillmore Theatre in Denver; and a treasure trove of other "stuff" that includes a cabaret mask, a blank diary, a poster, and a phenakistoscope, a hand-held animation device that was popular in the 1800's.
Fall Out Boy Talk Details on New LP
October 11, 2006 12:10:45
They've been worked hard on their second album, a follow up to their breakthrough record "From Under the Cork Tree", and now as the set is almost finish Fall Out Boy talk its details.
The album, which has yet been titled, will reportedly feature "guitar solos" from Panic! At the Disco's Ryan Ross and New Found Glory's Chad Gilbert. Additionally, the band also promises that the album would be heavy with guest stars, with a few hip hop artists will be making cameos.
Panic! At the Disco's "Tragedies" Won VMA's Video of the Year Award
September 01, 2006 10:09:50
Pop punk/emo band Panic! At the Disco beat the other potential and strong contenders to bring home the Video of the Year award at the 23rd MTV Video Music Awards, held August 31st at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. It was the band's single "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" from album "A Fever You Can't Sweat Out" that bring them to the attainment.
As of the album, it is their debut released September 27, 2005. It was also this set that indeed brought Panic! to widespread recognition as the album debuted at #112 on the Billboard 200 album chart, #6 on the Billboard independent chart, and #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, with nearly 10,000 albums sold in the first week of release. On top of that, in early August 2006 "A Fever You Can't Sweat Out" finally was certified Platinum.
Numbers of Musicians Do the New 'Nightmare Before Christmas' Soundtrack
August 29, 2006 11:08:27
To bring into life the plan to supply music for Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas", which Disney about to bring to the big screen following its success after being released on VHS in 1994, numbers of musician have been tapped to do its soundtrack.
The likes of Fall Out Boy, Panic! At the Disco, Marilyn Manson, Fiona Apple and She Wants Revenge have all been booked to appear on a special two-disc edition of the "Nightmare" soundtrack, contributing cover versions of songs featured in the film. The double-disc set will hit stores October 24.
Panic! At the Disco to Tour This Fall
August 25, 2006 01:08:12
Platinum-selling band Panic! At the Disco is about to embark on a tour this fall and will bring along indie-dance favorite, Bloc Party, as the opening act.
Announced its tour plans on Thursday August 24, Panic! will kick off the 26-date trek Nov. 7 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and will make the long trek across the U.S., hitting cities like New York, Chicago, Denver, and Portland before they finish it up Dec. 9 in San Diego.
Jack Black Will Host the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards
August 11, 2006 10:08:37
MTV announced Thursday August 10th that they will have Jack Black to host its annual MTV Video Music Awards. MTV president Christina Norman called Black the "perfect mix of comedy, rock, irreverence and star power." That may become one reason why they choose him.
"Prepare yourself for a rip-snortin' humdinger," Black said in a statement, adding, "I am Jables, hear me roar."
The 2006 MTV VMAs Nominees
August 01, 2006 09:08:49
MTV announced its nominees for the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards on Monday July 31st and there it goes Latin singer Shakira and the Red Hot Chili Peppers leading the list with seven nominations each. The rock band and the pop superstar will compete for Video of the Year award for the videos "Dani California" and "Hips Don't Lie".
As of Shakira, she also is up for Best Female Video award still for the same single competing that of Christina Aguilera's "Ain't No Other Man", Kelly Clarkson's "Because of You", Madonna's "Hung Up", and Nelly Furtado's "Promiscuous". Elsewhere, Red Hot Chili Peppers also vies for Best Group Video along with The All-American Rejects' "Move Along", Fall Out Boy's "Dance, Dance", Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy", and Panic! at the Disco's "I Write Sins Not Tragedies".
