The Hit!

Loving the song "Conceited" by The Hit! Pick up these guys album "But That's Just Me" today!

"Alice in Wonderland" Soundtrack is Stacked!

The soundtrack to Time Burton's upcoming "Alice in Wonderland" re-make is loaded with AMP'd artists we love! C

Take a look, this thing is pretty loaded:

1. "Alice (Underground)" performed by Avril Lavigne
2. "The Poison" performed by The All-American Rejects
3. "The Technicolor Phase" performed by Owl City
4. "Her Name Is Alice" performed by Shinedown
5. "Painting Flowers" performed by All Time Low
6. "Where's My Angel" performed by Metro Station
7. "Strange" performed by Tokio Hotel and Kerli
8. "Follow Me Down" performed by 3OH!3 featuring Neon Hitch
9. "Very Good Advice" performed by Robert Smith
10. "In Transit" performed by Mark Hoppus with Pete Wentz
11. "Welcome to Mystery" performed by Plain White T's
12. "Tea Party" performed by Kerli
13. "The Lobster Quadrille" performed by Franz Ferdinand
14. "Running Out of Time" performed by Motion City Soundtrack
15. "Fell Down a Hole" performed by Wolfmother
16. "White Rabbit" performed by Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

The first single will be from Avril Lavigne and should be released to radio in February, how dare they make us wait!

Jackson Tribute at Grammys!

This Sunday, the biggest night in music will feature a not-so-surprising tribute performance to the late Michael Jackson, but what's making waves is the incredible lineup of sigers that have been confirmed as taking part in the tribute. So far, Celine Dion, Smokey Robinson, Jennifer Hudson, Usher and, Carrie Underwood have all been confirmed and rumor has it the Jackson brothers may be involved as well.

Be sure to tune into the Grammys this Sunday 1/31/10 on CBS!

Gabe is a "Mad" Man

Big ups to our friend Gabe Saporta, lead singer of Op Presents band, Cobra Starship, for being featured in the new VMan Magazine.

On the evolution of his style: “I was really into Japanese streetwear in the beginning,” he says. “I remember going to Tokyo and seeing all these Yohji shoes I’d only seen in magazines. But lately, I’ve cleaned up,” Gabe added. “I really like the Mad Men look. Ya know you feel different when you dress up.”

Lookin sharp Gabe.

All Time Low Unplugged

All Time Low filmed their own episode of MTV Unplugged, and released the recordings in a live album. The songs sounded great, especially "Coffee Shop Soundtrack". Check the video below.....

P.S - We're hearing that All Time Low will be featured on the Alice in Wonderland soundtrack..... sweet, Tim Burton is the man.

The Used!

It's been a little while since we've heard from The Used, but these guys haven't lost their sound at all, the new stuff sounds great! Check out the newest video for "Empty Without You." The guys are on tour through March, supporting their newest album Artwork. Pick it up now an check their website to see if they'll be in a town near you!

Justin Bieber surprise performance in London street!

Hope For Haiti

We encourage all of you to tune in tonight to the Hope For Hati telethon hosted by George Clooney, and give in any way you can. Their is sure to be plenty of entertainment with performances by Jay Z, Bono, Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake and many more....



Telethon begins at 8 PM and will be shown commercial-free on all major Networks.

Many faces of Martin!

As a sequel to The Many Faces of Paul, we'd like to present to you The Many Faces of Martin, which is giving Paul a run for his money! These are never before seen photo's from The Op Presents Tour!

Coachella 2010!

In 86 days, thousands will descend on Indio, California to celebrate the year in music with all the hottest acts in Indie and Mainstream Music. Not often will you find Jay-Z on the same bills as "Hockey"... just saying.... Check out this Lineup!

FRIDAY APRIL 16: Jay-Z, LCD Soundsystem, Them Crooked Vultures, Vampire Weekend, Deadmau5, Public Image Limited, The Specials, Grizzly Bear, Passion Pit, Echo and the Bunnymen, Benny Benassi, Fever Ray, Grace Jones, She & Him, Erol Alkan, The Avett Brothers, Calle 13, The Whitest Boy Alive, The Cribs, La Roux, Yeasayer, Lucero, DJ Lance Rock, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Proxy, Ra Ra Riot, Deer Tick, Wolfgang Gartner, Aeroplane, Iglu & Hartly, Sleigh Bells, P.O.S., Baroness, Hockey, Little Dragon, White Rabbits, Wale, Kate Miller-Heidke, As Tall as Lions, Jets Overhead, Alana Grace, Pablo Hassan.

SATURDAY, APRIL 17: Muse, Faith No More, Tiësto, MGMT, David Guetta, The Dead Weather, Hot Chip, Devo, Coheed and Cambria, Kaskade, 2Many DJ's, Major Lazer, Dirty Projectors, Gossip, Z-Trip, The xx, John Waters, Les Claypool, The Raveonettes, Mew, Sia, Camera Obscura, Tokyo Police Club, Porcupine Tree, Old Crow Medicine Show, Aterciopalados, Bassnectar, Frightened Rabbit, Dirty South, Flying Lotus, Corinne Bailey Rae, Pretty Lights, Shooter Jennings, RX Bandits, The Almighty Defenders, Edward Sharp and the Magnetic Zeros, Craze & Klever, Zoe, The Temper Trap, Portugal. The Man, Band of Skulls, Girls, Beach House, Steel Train, Frank Turner.

SUNDAY, APRIL 18: Gorillaz, Pavement, Thom Yorke????, Phoenix, Orbital, Spoon, Sly and the Family Stone, De La Soul, Julian Casablancas, Plastikman, Gary Numan, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Sunny Day Real Estate, Yo La Tengo, MUTEMATH, Deerhunter, Infected Mushroom, Club 75, Matt & Kim, The Big Pink, Gil Scott-Heron, King Khan and the Shrines, Florence and the Machine, Yann Tiersen, Little Boots, Miike Snow, Talvin Singh, Ceu, B.o.B., Babasonicos, Owen Pallett, The Glitch Mob, Mayer Hawthorne, Local Natives, Rusko, The Middle East, Hadouken!, The Soft Pack, Kevin Devine, Paparazzi, Delphic, One EskimO.

Who are you excited to see?

A Day to Remember!

We're loving "The Downfall of Us All" from A Day to Remember. These guys perfectly mesh hard rock with melodic punk, and know how to bust out a cover of The Fray.

Be sure to pick up the album Homesick off of Victory Records, and check out the video for "The Downfall of Us All" here on AMP'd! Check out the band's MySpace here!

The Many faces of Paul!

Reflecting back on The Op Presents Tour, reminded us just how many great photo's we got that we've never shown you! But one thing we know for sure is that the Camera loved Mr. Paul DiGiovanni!!

My Favorite Highway!

Why haven't I heard of My Favorite Highway? These guys sing the softer side of power pop/rock and it works!It's kind of like The Fray meets Boys Like Girls. Hailing from Fairfax, Virginia, this band is officially on the Op radar.

Pick up the album, How to Call a Bluff now off Virgin Records! Check out the single, "Say So" right here on AMP'd! To catch the guys on tour, hit their MySpace page.

The Summer Set!

Who's going to Warped Tour this year? I'm sure quite a few of you are and at that point you'll be introduced to The Summer Set, if you haven't been already. We've just heard their debut album Love Like This and love it!

Signed to Militia Records, these guys have toured with bands such as Cartel, This Providence and Op Presents Tour bands The Maine and A Rocket to the Moon. Hopefully we'll have them on a future Op tour one day.

Check out the band's video for "Chelsea" and go pick up that album, you won't regret it!

MachoTailDrop

It's rare we find a good skateboarding movie these days, and while i haven't seen this one yet, the trailer promises a unique experience at the very least.

Will you see MachoTailDrop?

There For Tomorrow!

In 2008, The MTVU Woodie Award for breakout artist went to Orlando based alternative rock band, There For Tomorrow. From the same label that brings you All Time Low, these guys are a group to watch in 2010. Well done, Hopeless records!

These guys rocked it out on the 2009 Warped Tour, and recently toured with We The Kings on the Secret Valentine Tour. They'll be on the road in 2010 supporting their debut album A Little Faster. Watch the video for the title track off the new album here!

Op approved.

Old school!

We found this old school indie song, but it's the video that really caught our attention. Check out these waves!

Can't wait for summer!

Story of the Year!

Story of the Year have been laying just beneath the mainstream since 2005, and have consistently put out great music. They're starting off 2010 right, by releasing "I'm Alive", the first single off the upcoming album The Constant.

Check it our here and be sure to pick up the album February 16th through Epitaph records!

The Temper Trap!

On October 13th, Glassnote Records released the debut studio album of Austrailian based band, The Temper Trap. While these guys have already made a name for themselves in Austrailia, they're well on their way of doing the same here in the states.

The debut album, Conditions, features the hit single "Sweet Disposition," which you can check out here on AMP'd! We need to start a campaign to get these guys to do a tour in the U.S, whose with me?