NEWS

2011-07-13T15:41:00.001-07:00

I Miss You- Blink 182 (permanent replay)

2011-06-28T19:59:00.001-07:00

Life is messy at the Clock and i am inspired and loving every moment of it- the release of Taking Back Sunday--seamless evolution! Brilliant

2011-06-01T19:43:00.001-07:00

Test

Turn and face the strange changes-

2011-05-26T17:34:00.000-07:00

What's up my dharling Clockers?
Miss you- the last two or three years has been a remarkable personal journey. I am not ready to share my recovery outright in one blog, there is time and enough space for that later, and no doubt will manifest in our next project. I had to return to my core business in Finance and until that sector was able to stabilize. Now that it's stabilizing we are ready to relaunch Punk The Clock and have a new projects in the pipeline, we have tremendous gratitude to still be here and in control of our destiny!!

Clockers, I wake up everyday so inspired to move on- I can hardly contain myself. First things first. Welcome to front row of reinventing the wheel- starting with dismantling this site and the next project unfurl! Hmmmm we need to give it a working title tho...... Perhaps for the next post. Good night, Clockers!

All glory comes from daring to begin!

2011-02-10T15:27:00.000-08:00

What's up Clockers, Catjia here. With absolute gratitude that I am able to reconnect with you tonight. I have a bout 6 percent battery life left. Not sure where to begin or how important it its to begin where we left off, I just wanted a starting line. This will be my starting line, first things first. Alll Glory Comes From Daring to Begin!

You are my hero! A friend recaps his dinner last night....

2009-04-03T12:53:00.001-07:00

This was glorious –

So I’m having dinner with my lady friend at Freeman’s last night. We’re shooting the shit, catching up on some nonsense and recapping stories from last year. Mind you, I’ve had a few and my voice tends to carry as my blood alcohol level rises. As we’re finishing our appetizers, my friend kicks me under the table, a subtle heads-up that Hillary Duff is walking behind me and is about to sit at the table next to me with a couple of her girlfriends. They are wasted. Fantastic.

After texting a few buddies, asking who exactly Hillary Duff is, I carry on with my stories and move on to my plate of scallops. After recapping a story about an ill-advised Vespa ride from New Jersey to Williamsburg I slowly start to notice that my story is being told in canon AKA Hillary Duff is imitating me. That’s fine, she’s clearly had a few, and, I think, maybe my stories remind her of Frère Jacques, and she just can’t help herself. I move on, going on to the next story about the monstrous garbage man in the Lower East Side. From this point onward, the imitations increase in volume and, apparently, Hillary Duff does one of those pbbt things for approximately 1 minute, at which point I turn to her and just ask, “really?” I guess my acknowledgement and quick dismissal set something off, because Hillary Duff quickly transformed from the likes of Daisy Duck to Magica De Spell. She went nuts. Screaming, yelling, announcing her presence and exclaiming that I was ruining her dinner with my awful and/or loud stories.

Awesome.

The waiter, realizing Magica was not in a good place, pulls me aside. Noting that I didn’t actually do anything wrong, he offers me a few rounds of drinks on the house, with the caveat that he’s probably going to be an asshole to me given she’s Hillary Duff and I’m an Indian dood. I clearly accept.

Upon returning to my table, I give her a quick smile and carry on to another story about why I hate Hellman’s. Due to the admirable behavior of Magica, I couldn’t really get to the end of this story – it’s hard to maintain a coherent line of thought when a) Hillary Duff is yelling at you that she hates you and b) you’re on your 5th glass of bourbon. Realizing that my Hellman’s tale can be saved for a rainy day (AKA today) and that I’m kind of fed up with being yelled at for no rational reason, I ask for the check and get up to leave.

Before I head out, I look back at the Hillary Duff, who is still yelling at me (which probably explains why she has lost so much weight, she doesn’t eat her food, she just yells at people…guarantee she yelled at her plate upon my departure). Recognizing that I’m probably never going to see Hillary Duff and/or a human incarnation of Magica De Spell again, I finally give her my 2 cents – “you’re not that important. and you need to get the f out of new york, because no one here cares if you’re a celebrity.” She says something in response, but, honestly, I was too high on my horse for it to register.

I tuck in my chair, shake our waiter’s hand and bid adieu to Freeman’s.

A glorious evening, indeed.

PS – “Hillary Duff” on the iPhone autocorrects to “Hilarious Duff”

Google Web Alert for: catjia- This is ridiculous

2008-12-10T13:48:00.000-08:00

Google Web Alert for: catjia

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Web Meets World, this is a brilliant analysis-

2008-12-08T11:26:00.000-08:00

View the webcast of the Head of Global Technology Research
from Morgan Stanley- this is great news for the indie front.
Here

good riddance 2008

2008-12-07T17:39:00.000-08:00

I for one am happy to ring in the new year. This has been one of my least favorites. How many more people will lose their jobs and how many families will have their homes foreclosed on? I have never been so grateful in my life, I wake up everyday thanking God for my job, my family, my job, Punk the Clock, my friends. forget about the lose of all my possesions or my boyfriend or just being burnt out in general since last year. Personally I have never been happier, no longer do I have to answer to anyone, I am always down for something new (to avoid reruns of past scenes from a movie), I have filled up my social calendar to the max for the year end and well I love my work and what I do here at Punk The Clock. Which brings me to this, people who know me, know that mostly all I do is consume my self with my work (both at MS & PTC) well lately I have been coming out of my shell and out from those old movies. Its unnerving, socially awkward and well im always weighing what is about to come out of my mouth. I can never just be ok, or let loose at least with out regret. Why is that? What is that all about? One thing for sure is that I have been exposing myself to some pretty interesting characters, places and so with that I have been exposed to some pretty amzing up and coming talent and new artist for punk the clock to support. Head over to my Facebook page and let me know what you think of LCD...Losing my edge.
cheers clockers.

The Ultimate Expression of Freedom-

2008-10-04T18:06:00.000-07:00

Hey Clockers!
What's up? We have a a couple of projects in the pipeline for 09, but first things first. November is right around the corner, and you have heard all the preachers preach so I won't but clockers I urge you to take a stance, and vote, if you are unsure of which party stands for who and what, here is a little quiz you can take...remember Your the one who calls the shot here, voting is the right of every U.S. citizen and the ultimate expression of freedom. Candidate Calculator

if anyone can find a copy of this let me know, it just disappeared from the radar. The timing couldnt be better?

and the VMA's are here-

2008-09-07T17:48:00.000-07:00

Im so psyched for Mtv's Video Music Awards looking forward to Katy Perry & Travis Barker, Mclovin it! Mark my words Punk the Clock will be at the VMA's next year- Hey all what's up? So what's on your playlist? For me Im rockin Taking Back Sunday "Where You Want To Be", its simply fresh, just like the first time hundred times, except now "New American Classic" seems to be my theme song, fckrs. If your looking to shed some of baggage on the pavement Set Phasers To Stun, clockers.
Set Phaser To Stun
Bonus Mosh pt.II
A Decade Under the Influence
I Am Fred Astaire
One Eighty By Summer

and then walk it out with New American Classic- Right.

Im totally digging Christina Aguleria's performance, totally magnetic she is the uber professional. Pink wow, I came up with these girls, Im so happy they are back on stage. Great, brilliant, Russell Brand resembles Dartagnan, uh ya know Dart from PTC. Yikes, good thing we have a sense of humor around here. Best Wishes to Pete & Ashley whom I owe alot to jumpstarting PTC V1. Does everyone agree that Tokio Hotel totally rule and we must meet boys. So aside from TBS and still digging The Airborne Toxic Event (tremendously) who's been renting space on your ipod? Hey guys if you have any photos from any Punk the Clock shows send em my way, Id be happy to post them here (catjia@punktheclock.com) for ya, I have always wanted to see through your lens.

Merci & Auvoir, Muah-
Catjia

Second, Third & Fourth Chances-

2008-08-30T17:53:00.000-07:00

With Love and hope to second chances. I feel so child like thinking about how long it’s going to take to move on, when do I start to feel again, besides feeling sorry for myself? And so what does it take? New routines, renting 14 movies and watching the full season of Family Guy. Actually reading that book my therapist handed me or finally finishing P the Cs own? Going back to a high school BBQ or rearranging the apartment to fit a new lifestyle filled with brilliant lithographs from the masters & new furniture or putting the spin on the next move for Punk The Clock. Ending the Summer 08 on a very personal, heartbroken note, really Looking forward to taking this time for myself, reinventing myself. And maybe this is the universe's way of driving us to become who we were meant to become and then bringing us back to the ones we lost somewhere along the way...

Ps. is everyone in Gym Class Heroes dating A Katie? I happen to be a huge fan of Katy Perry, Catherine Wheel & I Hate Kate-it's always better!

Pss. Reconnectting with some pretty amazing people like Melissa Johnson. Melissa has been pretty busy since leaving AbsolutePunk.net, with the launch of Halos or Horns (www.halosorhorns.com), so why don’t you head over and check it out for yourself on this fine Saturday night.

Psss. If your heading out to one of many parties tonight, dont forget to use protection. Make sure those guys wrap it up, girls. Did you know that US has the hightest rate on teen age pregnancy, higher than Africa. I dont want to preach but girls do you really want to be defined by a number other than 1?
xox-Catjia

www.halosorhorns.com

Catjia's summer soundtrack 08

2008-07-24T20:30:00.000-07:00

What's up Clockers? before i get into the where I have been I just wanted to spread the news about a few rounds "on the clock". I have to say that the Coldplay "Viva La Viva" has been getting me through some pretty heartfelt times lately. To top my little soundtrack is the Airborne Toxi Event- I basically want to be the herione in the lyrics. A few songs even if just one line or two have really had impact (even though not so new)- So i want to know what' would the soundtrack to your Summer 08 be, be honest with yourself when is the last time you actually listened to lyrics of a song without being distracted? Here's mine:

the Airborne Toxic Event- Sometime Around Midnight (she is going to crush you in 2)

Carolina Liar-I'm not over

MGMT-Time to pretend
Coldplay-Lost
Jack's Mannequin-the Resolution (living in the moment frozen in time)
Modest Mouse- We Have Got Everything
Tickle Me Pink-Typical
I have to pause and give this group HUGE props,
tHE AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT-SOMETIME AROUND MIDNIGHT this isnt the last time you will hear me mention this group, I like the way "tate" get's into my head and under my skin.

Low vs. Diamond-Heart Attack

the Bravery-time just won't let me go (im so homesick for someone I never knew, for some place I'll never be)

the Bravery-Better Late than Never

the Duke Spririt-"the Step and the Walk"

and just in case....
Hope everyone has been weathering the weight of the world on your shoulder's? I know exactly what that's like...I have been carrying a shitload of baggage since PTC V3 "Property" hit shelves, dualing careers, family & more family matters, boyfriend.

Almost immediately 3 weeks to the day layoffs began at MS, due to the subprime markets & mortgage crisis literally razoring the trading floor. Pretty much paralyzed, definately curbing my ambitions, taking the phone off the hook and disappear for a while was the only thing that could possibly get me through from one day to the next. Resentful, burned out, stripped of all sensibility I had all but given up. With the pressures of 4Q layoffs Series 7 & 63 ahead im pretty much on track to be committed any day now. Family, my brother died right on the heels of the Festivus For the Rest Of Us Tour remember in December 2007 and well lets just say that the rest up until this point is really to personal to post at least for now. I feel like a turtle peeking its head out of its shell to make sure its ok to come out and start punching the clock again. So what music got me through all of it, well its always best to start at beginning, your very first inspiration do you remember that first spark? I do. But, ah I think i'll save that for another day. So while I am at the beginning of a new chapter, a new channel and rewiring the clock in the next few months these tracks or artist have begun to resonate with me. It is usually just a line or two, but enough to motivate me to come back & start to join where I left off.....

XO everyone!

Just a thought....

2008-07-21T12:26:00.000-07:00

A note from Rock the Vote

We vote to affect change at home, but we also vote to affect change abroad. And beyond Election Day in November, it’s important that we raise our voices.

http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/site/lookup.asp?c=jhKPIXPCIoE&b=4325261

We are all aware of the U.S’s troubling dependence on oil. We’re not alone.

As many of you already know, in Sudan, oil is literally a matter of life and death.

Ninety percent of Sudan's export income comes from the oil industry. Most of that money funds military spending that has fueled five long years of suffering in Darfur. You can help stop the Darfur crisis.

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Young people are calling on large American corporations to think twice about the impacts of their investments, and some key investors with ties to Sudan have already begun to listen. Thanks to Amnesty International activists, Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, and a few other firms are waking up to the calls for corporate social responsibility in Sudan.. But some big businesses still need convincing. Tell top U.S. investment firms that socially responsible investment in Sudan is important to you.

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Join Rock the Vote and Amnesty International in supporting a socially responsible solution to help end the crisis in Darfur.

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RicCioli Rundown

2008-03-20T17:25:00.000-07:00

What’s good Clockers? The oh so not famous (yet) RiCCioLi Rundown is back is effect. A lot of awesome stuff is going on around here lately so get ready to catch up folks!

What did you guys do this past Tuesday? It was a huge day for our dear friends; The Matches. Let’s see what they did...

Thats right people, The Matches 3rd studio album has hit shelves everywhere! It’s titled "A Band In Hope" and I personally think it’s their best album to date. Songs like AM Tilts, Wake The Sun, Point Me Toward The Morning, Yankee In A Chip Shop, and If I Were You all make me want to jump out of my seat and dance every time. Then there is also Darkness Rising. It reminds me of The Matches do Nightmare Before Christmas with crazy instrumentals. And who could forget the once PTC Exclusive, Their City? That song will never get old. So if you havent yet, run out to the store and pick up "A Band In Hope."

Inamere Is Caught Up In Disaster!!
Fresh out of the studio, Inamere is back and packing a bunch for 2008. They just got back from Georgia with some fresh new tracks for their upcoming album! Their first song has been posted here. Don’t forget, you can listen to Inamere’s PTC Exclusive track "Hit The Floor" on our myspace player too.

Even The Starting Line Needs A Break.
Last week The Starting Line announced that they were going to be taking a long over due break after their tour is over this spring. Don’t worry though, this isnt a break up or hiatus. The band has already said they arent breaking up and will still make music in the future. Interested in why this is going down; read here.
I can’t blame the guys for wanting to take a break, they have been doing it for what seems a lifetime. Dont miss The Starting Line on tour right now with my good friends in Bayside and Four Year Strong.

Speaking Of Four Year Strong...
Last month they signed to the Decaydance family! Huge congratz to them! These guys are going to explode this year and everyone of us at Punk The Clock saw this coming over a year ago. Why else would we put them on PTC 3? They freakin rule!

Do You Own Punk The Clock Vol. 3: Property Of A Gentleman??
If so, please voice your opinion of it. We want all the feedback on it possible to make our next installment even better. Wow, thats gunna be hard. Stop by here.

Thanks for reading everyone! Don’t forget to pick up PTC 3 at any best buy, fye, or hot topic. Feeling lazier than the furniture? Then just jump onto iTunes and purchase it there for only $9.99

-RiCCioLi

Enjoy The Matches Brand New Video for "Wake The Sun".
The Matches - Wake The Sun

..

ZACH!ATTACK

2008-02-18T08:49:00.000-08:00

Hey clockers! Latest member here, Zach Mason, and Im real excited to work with a great team in delievering you with the latest in the pop-punk scene. A little about me? Im seventeen, representing 614 from Columbus, Ohio. Ferris Bueller, The Beatles, and Doctor Seuss are some of my heroes. Currently playing on my iPod is: Vegas by All Time Low, What You Thought You Need by Jack Johnson, In Fate's Hands by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, and August Is Over by We The Kings. Check them out. Anyway I'll be here helping out so feel free to email me about questions about latest bands, hot hits, and some upcoming shows. Live easy, be free.

zach@punktheclock.com

Big News for Punk the Clock

2008-02-03T16:54:00.000-08:00

Well Hello Clockers,
I have been meaning to update everyone personally on what's been going one with us on the Clock. Im a bit superstitious so, for the moment I dont want to jinx anything. but as soon as it is we are confirmed we will let you all in on our secret-
So Id like to introduce you to your our newest PTC Clockers, Zach Mason & Rhonda Protho, expect to hear alot from them and by the way you never know when these guys will show up at an event. Rhonda goes the mile, I mean the farthest I have ever driven to a show is about 5 hours (Anberlin/Hawthorne Heights). Rhonda gives herself two days in advance, now that is driven! Not to mention she is a huge (BIG) fan of The Matches. Which by the way, go to myspace.com/thematches for updates. Im diging the white threads.

Riccioli is currently on tour with Tokyo Rose/Straylight Run/Bayside/Four Year Strong tour. Speaking of which I was able to catch up with him at the School of Rock/NJ on Tuesday....and I have one comment. Four Year Strong lives up to the hype, these guys kill it live...

So i am aslo happy to announce to date PTC has donated over 2000 USD to the Dear Jack Foundaton, thank you everyone for purchasing V3 "Property of a Gentleman" is now available on Itunes and for those of you who still believe that buying a copy of your favorite album you can pick us up at your local Best Buy, Hot Topic & FYE store.

all the best-
XO Catjia

The Riccioli

2008-01-24T17:44:00.000-08:00

Hey whats going on everyone? RiCCioLi here just letting you know that Im gearing up for the road again starting next week. After getting along so well with my homies Tokyo Rose on the last PTC Tour, they invited me back out with them this winter to spread the Punk The Clock word and help them out on merch! Starting January 24th until February 3rd Tokyo Rose will be taring it up with Four Year Strong, Starlight Run, and headliners: BAYSIDE! Amazing line-up! Come out and support all four of these awesome bands and make sure to pick up your copy of Punk The Clock Vol. 3: Property Of A Gentleman from RiCCioLi at the show.

January 24th The Dungeon Watertown, New York
January 25th The Living Room Providence, Rhode Island
January 26th Webster Theatre Hartford, Connecticut
January 27th Vestal Center Vestal, New York
January 28th The Chance Poughkeepsie, New York
Jnuary 29th School Of Rock South Hackensack, New Jersey
January 30th Mod Club Toronto, CANADA
January 31st L'3 Saint Catherines, CANADA
February 1st Call The Office London, CANADA
February 2nd Headliners Toledo, Ohio
February 3rd The Basement Columbus, Ohio

Enjoy The Rest Of Your Weekend!
The Riccioli Rundown

Hey Clockers!

Here's a quick update on two of our bands off Vol. 3 (well one off the cd and one band that we just cant resist)

This year looks bright for The Matches! They will be on the Starry Nights and Salty Seas Tour, heading overseas for the Soundwave Festival and back in the states for the 2008 Alternative Press Tour. Plus there new album, one of AP magazines most anticipated Cd's, should be hitting shelves in March!

After ending 2007 with Tourzilla and a few Christmas shows, The Audition is starting 2008 with a bang! There new CD "Champion" will be out on January 22, pre order it now and you can get an autographed CD booklet. The Pac Sun Tour has just begun and they are the headliners. Then they're heading to the UK till March. This is just the beginning of a great year for the guys in The Audition!

Both the Pac Sun and AP tours will be all over the US. Make sure and check out them out, and support a few of the Punk The Clock Bands.

If you have not picked up the new CD, Punk The Clock Volume 3: Property Of A Gentleman, you should available at Best Buy/Hot Topic/FYE near you or at indie stores too! Buy one for a friend too!

The Rhonda Rundown

2007-12-01T16:03:00.000-08:00

FESTIVUS FOR THE REST OF US

Punk the Clock is wrapping up 2007 with I Surrender Records & SIRE Records.

Punk the Clock, along with I Surrender and Armor For Sleep, is proud to present the heart-warming, celebratory, non-denominational holiday event of the year: The FESTIVUS FOR THE REST OF US tour, featuring Valencia, Four Year Strong, The High Court (on select dates), and special guests Armor for Sleep.
Following the success of 2005’s What to Do When You Are Dead, New Jersey’s Armor for Sleep (12/27-12/29) recently released Smile for Them on Sire Records. The album’s first single "Williamsburg" was premiered on Total Request Live, and the intense, power-rock melodies of Smile are already turning heads across the MTV stations. Armor for Sleep just wrapped up the Sleeping With Giants tour with The Academy Is… and The Rocket Summer.

Fresh off the road from a full US tour with Boys Like Girls and All Time Low, Philadelphia natives Valencia will be premiering songs off their new album, the highly anticipated follow-up to their
debut, This Could Be A Possibility. The band have gained over 75,000 friends and nearly 4 million plays on MySpace with their infectious, multi-layered rock sound. Valencia will also be hitting the road in February for a stint across the UK with theAudition.

Four Year Strong create a unique blend of power-pop and hardcore, with influences ranging from Gorilla Biscuits to Saves the Day. Hailing from Worcester, Massachusetts, the band has already made themselves known on the Smartpunk Top 100 Sales and Purevolume "Most Played" charts with their debut full-length, Rise or Die Trying. Four Year Strong have recently made waves across the ocean with a spread in UK’s Tuned magazine, featured as "Album of the Month".

The High Court have been touring non-stop in support of their debut album, Puppet Strings, which was praised by Absolutepunk.net as "music [that is] miles above any of the band’s contemporaries, [with] lyrical approaches which are blunt, crass, sexy and just really interesting." The New Jersey quartet boasts a confident
swagger and an undeniable charm that leaves listeners begging for more.

In support of the PTC compilation, Punk The Clock wraps 2007 with a finale of artist featured on V3 Property Of A Gentleman: Valencia, Four Year Strong, The High Court (on select dates). PTC is totally psyched to trim the home front with Armor For Sleep. PTC V3 track listing includes 19 exclusive & unreleased tracks from Jacks Mannequin, The Almost, the Matches, Say Anything, Lostprophets, Anchor & Braille, Nightmare of You, Permanent Me and introduces Inamere, Ellison & Pictures In Pieces.

Festivus For the Rest Of Us is a brilliant topper to a year of touring with Jack's Mannequin West Coast Winter tour, The Audition Spring 2007 tour & the Hot Topic Punk The Clock Life & Lies tour cosponsored with Hurley, AbsolutePunk.net, Purevolume & RecCenter.

Deck the halls and catch these bands at the end of December for a
holiday extravaganza that isn’t to be missed.

Dec 27 2007 Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero

Dec 28 2007 South Hackensack, NJ @ School Of Rock

Dec 29 2007 Worcester, MA @ The Palladium

Dec 30 2007 Scranton, PA @ Tinks

Best, Catjia

Happy Festivus Everyone!

Casey Calvert 1981-2007 Hawthorne Heights

2007-11-26T13:39:00.000-08:00

Our most sincere condolences to the family, fans of Casey Calvert & Hawthorne Heights may you forever find peace. Thank you for your inspiration and song while you were here.
(MTV is reporting the following)
Calvert, 26, was pronounced dead on Saturday after police were called to the band's tour bus outside Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club around 2:30 p.m. and found him unconscious. The Washington Post reported that Calvert's death came one day after he and his bandmates — frontman JT Woodruff, guitarist Micah Carli, bassist Matt Ridenour and drummer Eron Bucciarelli — boarded the bus to begin their Wintour 2007 outing, which kicked off Friday night in Detroit. Police are still awaiting results of an autopsy, though some reports speculate that his death might have been caused by a pre-existing condition related to acute asthma.

On the group's Web site, fellow bandmembers announced the death of their "quirky and awesome best friend," who they said had "passed away in his sleep."

"Today is probably the worst day ever," the group wrote. "It's with our deepest regrets that we have to write this. Casey Calvert passed away in his sleep last night. We found out this afternoon before soundcheck. We've spent the entire day trying to come to grips with this and figure out as much as possible. At this time we're not sure what exactly happened. Just last night he was joking around with everyone before he went to bed. We can say with absolute certainty that he was not doing anything illegal. Please, out of respect to Casey and his family, don't contribute or succumb to any gossip you may hear. We don't want his memory to be tainted in the least. Casey was our best friend. He was quirky and awesome and there will truly be no others like him! His loss is unexplainable. As soon as we know more we will let you know. Sincerely, Hawthorne Heights: Eron, JT, Micah and Matt."

Meanwhile, fans have begun filling Hawthorne's MySpace page with messages of support and sadness, celebrating Calvert's life and remembering the music he made with the band.

Update on the Life & Lies tour

2007-11-04T19:52:00.000-08:00

Clockers!
I always enjoy sneaking into on our own show and yesterday was no exception at the Saints & Sinners Festival, thank you Jessica from RecCenter.com for uber access passes!
Getting to meet the bands is always a plus for me and I was really anticipating getting to see theses guys perform for the first time and even more anxious to find out how the tour was going and to finally get to see Riccioli.

Clockers, this is the most underated tour I have yet to be a part of. First of all the talent is over the top So They Say's new album "Life In Surveillance" this album is nothing short of a clutch track listing and is in stores now (trust me i wake up to their commercials everyday on MTV) head over to www.myspace.com/sotheysay to judge for your self! like i said WTF are these guys are totally underated, which brings me to the next band on the tour Love Hate Hero- these guys totally know how to connect with their audience, and i never got bored watching Thrasher who is destined to claim his place in guitar world history mark my words here. You have to come to the show, the Life & Lies tour is not one to miss. The line up resumes on Tuesday at Jaxx in West Virginia and make sure you get to the venue to see Before Their Eyes, Tokyo Rose, & National Product.

Clockers, we really want to hear from you be my guest, write a reveiw and we are happy to post it here, absolutepunk tour journal and at punktheclock.com.
This tour is brought to by our friends at Hot Topic, AbsolutePunk.net Sidecho Records, SmartPunk, Ferret Records, Fearless Records, Substream Music Press, Rise Records, R&M records- for more dates and tickets

So tell me how was your weekend?

Saints + Sinners is today!

2007-11-03T13:20:00.000-07:00

Hey Clockers-
The Hot Topic + Punk the Clock tour is hitting Saints + Sinners in Asbury Park today with So They Say + Love Hate Hero we take stage at 450 pm and 525pm in the Paramount Theatre- come meet the bands, autographs, signings and for Riccioli that crazy guy!
X0 PTC----
Ps we want to thank Jessica of RecCenter and to absolutepunk, Fearless, Rise, R+M, Sidecho, Substream and Ferret Music and to SMARTPUNK- property of a gentleman is available at Smartpunk now!

Absolutepunk.net the Life & Lies Tour Meet & Greet Contest

2007-10-29T20:54:00.000-07:00

Hello ALL! we are back with a brand new contest in support of the Life and Lies tour with So they Say, Love Hate Hero, Tokyo Rose, National Product, Before Their Eyes & a little Riccioli click head over to Absolutepunk.net and check it out!

(copy & Paste) http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=275090

Oh and we aren't that vein- this is brought to you by all the sponsors of the tour
Sidecho, Ferret, Fearless, Smartpunk, Rise Records, R&M Records, Substream Press & HOT TOPIC

its that simple peoples!

Punk the Clock Baby!

PUNK THE CLOCK Ecard

2007-10-28T16:32:00.000-07:00

CLICK HERE to listen to Valencia "I Cant See Myself (getting to sleep tonight)" & Toyko Rose "Right as Rain" both featured on Punk The Clock V3 clockers! HERE

hello to all you Matches fans, we know you have been waiting for this

jump to SPIN.COM FOR AN EXCLUSIVE STREAM OF the Matches unreleased "THEIR CITY" Here

SPIN.com features the Matches & PTC 3

2007-10-25T10:28:00.000-07:00
If your in the Berkeley California area today the MATCHES will be performing live acoustic at indie staple RASPUTINS at 5 pm TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IM A LITTLE DIZZY FROM THIS ONE.....

hello to all you Matches fans, we know you have been waiting for this and if you are in the Berkeley area the Matches will be performing an acoustic set at RASPUTINS Thursday October 25 at 5PM-

THEIR CITY (the Matches)

we hide
as their sidewalks crawl diseased
the ever-shopping hopping fleas
their engines hum the sun's reprise
we rise
to skies punctured with stars
she steers us through her Dogpatch bars
a barback nods,
he's one of ours

as they sleep
their city is awake and wide
their city is awake and wide
we're aching inside, aching
mistakes are waiting
take me for a ride

my blood
finally thick enough to drive
Marianne, last touch: 5:45
the highway's already alive
with the khakis
teeming with caffeine
to coax the curser ‘cross the screen
the nervous tic-talking machine

all the lights go green
for me, Lord Legless, and my Sacred Rose tat queen
ah - my Marianne
tell your old man
we're nothing
ah - my Marianne
tell your old man we're nothing serious

from Lower Haight
to Sea Cliff Estates
sped past their finest
yet gave no chase
brought our feast (their city)
of Mission grease (their city)
to freeze our tits off (their city's awake)
on Baker Beach (their city's awake)
We rolled back to Polk (you rolled a smoke) (their city)
you killed the beams (and then I spoke) (their city)

Marianne
I'm half his age (their city)
and half the man
tell your old man (their city)
we're nothing serious

IN DEFENSE OF THE GENRE

2007-10-23T21:08:00.000-07:00

This has to be one of the biggest releases this year and im sure our friends Absolutepunk.net have to agree, I for one cant wait to pick this up- and in honor of Max Beamis performing the acoustic version of "Walk Through Hell" which is only available on Punk The Clock Volume 3 "Property Of A Gentleman" and we promise to post on our myspace page soon I hope you dig these! Cheers!

Hot Topic & Punk The Clock Life and Lies tour is on.....

2007-10-23T19:21:00.000-07:00

Hey Clockers,
If your in the Mesa, Arizona area stop by the show tonight at Cell Block, how can you not want to check out Love Hate Hero, So they Say in support of a new album what are you kidding me, oh and Jersey boyz Tokyo Rose & our very own Riccioli (btw If some one sees him tell him to call me already!) Also AZ is a huge fanbase for PTC, just ask the guys from Greeley or Pat Jolkovsky, The Cover Up and Mourning Maxwell for more dates, venues and to purchase tickets just click it !!!!!

THEIR CITY (the Matches)

2007-10-22T06:42:00.000-07:00

hello to all you Matches fans, we know you have been waiting for this and if you are in the Berkeley area the Matches will be performing an acoustic set at RASPUTINS Thursday October 25 at 5PM-

THEIR CITY (the Matches)

we hide
as their sidewalks crawl diseased
the ever-shopping hopping fleas
their engines hum the sun's reprise
we rise
to skies punctured with stars
she steers us through her Dogpatch bars
a barback nods,
he's one of ours

as they sleep
their city is awake and wide
their city is awake and wide
we're aching inside, aching
mistakes are waiting
take me for a ride

my blood
finally thick enough to drive
Marianne, last touch: 5:45
the highway's already alive
with the khakis
teeming with caffeine
to coax the curser ‘cross the screen
the nervous tic-talking machine

all the lights go green
for me, Lord Legless, and my Sacred Rose tat queen
ah - my Marianne
tell your old man
we're nothing
ah - my Marianne
tell your old man we're nothing serious

from Lower Haight
to Sea Cliff Estates
sped past their finest
yet gave no chase
brought our feast (their city)
of Mission grease (their city)
to freeze our tits off (their city's awake)
on Baker Beach (their city's awake)
We rolled back to Polk (you rolled a smoke) (their city)
you killed the beams (and then I spoke) (their city)

Marianne
I'm half his age (their city)
and half the man
tell your old man (their city)
we're nothing serious

punk tHE clock deCompoSeS

2007-10-20T13:00:00.000-07:00
Get lit with us up tonight clockers we are heading out to FaT BAby (112 Rivington St. between Essex and Ludlow) featuring the uber the excellent, the Matches!!! this is going to be the best night, I heard a rumor that the Matches will be performing "Their City" awake and wild....anyway hope to see you soon doors open up at 7PM for The Sterns, 1090 Clubm Roman Numerals and The Status playing and you get to meet those crazy people from RecCenter too!

At last where you purchase Punk The Clock V3

2007-10-04T17:31:00.000-07:00

HEY ALL-
Thank you everyone for staying tuned....Here's the update to pick up your copy of “Property Of A Gentleman”, we hope you support these awesome indie stores let’s make sure the art of buying a cd isn’t dead!~

Rasputin Music-Berkley CA
Lou's-Encinites, CA
M-Theory Music Mission Hills,CA
Bionic-Cypress CA
Dimple-Sacramento CA
Penny Lane-Pasadena, CA
Streetlight Records- San Jose CA
Amoeba-LA Hollywood, CA
Boo Boo Records-San Luis Obisbo, CA
Fingerprints, Long Beach CA
Sound Spectrum-Laguna Beach, CA
Electric Fetus Duluth,MN
Electric Fetus-St. Cloud MN
Zia-Arizona
Hoodlums, Tempe AZ
Stinkweeds-Phoenix AZ
Randy’s M & Ms #3 Edmund OK
Scotti's Record Shop, Summit NJ
Vintage Vinyl-Ford NJ
J&R Music World/New York NY
Stedefords-Pittsburg PA
Dr. Wax-Chicago, IL
Waterloo Austin TX
Top-Ten Records-Dallas TX
7th Heaven (Sedalia) MO
Record Cellar- Vincennes IN
Independent Records & Video #11 (and HQ)-Colorado CO
Angelo's-Aurora CO
Criminal Records-Atlanta GA
Newbury Comics-Boston MA
Cd Cellar -Anniston AL
Silver Platter-Seattle WA
Sonic Boom-Seattle WA
SG Distribututing/ Greywhale,Salt Lake City, UT
Atomic Records -Milwaukee WI
Bull Moose-Portland-ME
Dearborn Music-Canton MI
Rock-A-Billy's-Utica MI
Music Millennium-Portland OR
Everyday Music (Beaverton) ORAnd if you can find them here you can order directly from Punk The Clock below

Order Here

And i better see everyone at Hot Topic & Punk The Clock presents "The Life and Lies Tour" with So They Say, Love Hate Heroes, National Product & Tokyo Rose- for official time & dates you can head over here-

10/17 - Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction

10/18 - San Jose, CA @ SJ Skate

10/19 - Bakersfield, CA @ Jerry's Pizza

10/20 - Ventura, CA @ Alpine

10/21 - Modesto, CA @ Clix Cafe

10/22 - Victorville, CA @ Triogy Theatre

10/23 - Mesa, AZ @ Cell Block

10/24 - Farmington, NM @ Gator's

10/25 - Day Off

10/26 - Claremore, OK @ The Tree

10/27 - Kansas City, MO @ Static Bar

10/28 - St. Louis, MO @ Cicero's

10/29 - Mokena, IL @ Pearl Room

10/30 - Grand Rapida, MI @ The Intersection (LHH/STS Only)

10/31 - Detroit, MI @ The Hayloft

11/01 - Rochester, NY @ Penny Arcade

11/02 - Manchester, NH @ Legion 79

11/03 - Asbury Park, NJ @ Saints and Sinners

11/06 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx

11/07 - Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock

11/08 - Raleigh, NC @ The Brewery

11/09 - Wilmington, NC @ The Soapbox

11/10 - Augusta, GA @ Sector 7G

11/11- Day Off

11/12 - Orlando, FL @ Island Oasis

11/13 - Tampa, FL @ Orpheum

11/14 - Jacksonville, FL @ The Pit

11/15 - Baton Rouge, LA @ The Darkroom

11/16 - Houston, TX @ Java Jazz

11/17 - San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit

11/18 - Lewisville, TX @ Fat Daddy's

Purchase Your Tickets Here

PUNK THE CLOCK TRIFECTA

2007-09-30T16:10:00.000-07:00

Enter Here

Buy Tickets Here
Brought to by Hot Topic, Punk The Clock, Sidecho, Ferret, Fearless, R&M Records, Rise Records, Substream Music Press.

Order Here

You can read what people are saying about the comp here, courtesy of our friends at Uber friends at AP.net-

http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=268875

2007-09-28T22:12:00.000-07:00
Look what were are up to now

Order Here

And check out this one hell of a tour

What an amazing year.

2007-09-24T19:32:00.000-07:00
In honor of our release tomorrow, we have teamed up
with our good friends over at RecCenter.com
to run an awesome new contest. 1 Grand Prize winner
will win 2 tickets and meet and greet passes to the
shows of their 5 favorite Punk The Clock artists.
Sign up here: RecCenter

Also, 2 new songs have been posted on our RecCenter page from PTC V3. OMG!!! What could they be!?!? Head over there now and give them a listen.
Be our friends here: www.reccenter.com/punktheclock
Punk The Clock !

Dont Forget, we are also holding another contest
where you can be entered into a contest to win an autographed Zildjian Cymbol from the LOSTPROPHETS! All pre-orders and if you buy directly from our site you will be automatically entered.

Punk The Clock Vol. 3: Property Of A Gentleman IN STORES TOMORROW!! Featuring the exclusive, official, or alternative releases before from the Matches, Valencia, Jack's Mannequin, The Almost, Inamere, Say Anything, Pictures In Pieces, Ellison, Permanent Me, Nightmare Of You, Four Year Strong, The High Court, The Cover Up plus-

And then before you know it we the Life & Lies Tour is right arond the corner, see your sweetness there!

If you get the chance head over to AbsolutePunk.net for the exclusive stream of Treaty of Paris Here Goes Nothing. (I know how they feel) http://www.absolutepunk.net/artists/showlink.php?do=showdetails&l=4243

and so with out any further adeau we present Property Of A Gentleman!

The RiCCioLi Rundown 9/18

2007-09-18T17:37:00.000-07:00
Whats up everyone? RiCCioLi here just updating you all with a bunch of things going on at Punk The Clock right now. Our album; Punk The Clock Vol. 3: Property Of A Gentleman, hits stores in just one week so it’s time to get psyched! That's right people, September 25th is finally here! Exclusive, alternate, official, and rare tracks from Jack’s Mannequin, The Almost, The Matches, Inamere, Tokyo Rose, The Starting Line, Say Anything, Valencia, The High Court, Nightmare Of You, Permanent Me, and a bunch of others. For a five minute sample of some of the tracks stop by Here now. Also, we have a 30 second commercial available right below on the banner. Just click it and listen. Neat right?

Punk The Clock V3 is available for pre-order now. Just stop by Here for details. All pre-orders are automatically entered into a contest to win an autographed Zildjian Cymbol from the LOSTPROPHETS! It has been bashed, trashed, clashed, and mashed, hundreds of times by Lostprophets drummer Ilan Rubi and is must for you die hard Lostprophets fans. We will be holding ore contests in the near future too so keep your eyes peeled.

We had a HUGE announcement earlier this week about a new tour we will be sponsoring with Hot Topic. Punk The Clock & Hot Topic Present The Life And Lies Tour Featuring; LoveHateHero, So They Say, Tokyo Rose, National Product, Dead & Divine, and Before Their Eyes. The tour dates will be posted on our myspace, once all venues are confirmed. So keep checking back for dates. I hope to see you all there.

Don’t forget to pick up Four Year Strong’s debut album Rise Or Die Trying In Stores Today. FYS is featured on PTC V3.

On a more serious note, a percentage of sales will benefit The Dear Jack Foundation for more information we encourage you to go to www.dearjackfoundation.com. The Dear Jack foundation was started by Andrew McMahon to raise awareness for leukemia and other blood disorders, join Andrew of Jack's Mannequin/Something Corporate and support him and friends in the Light The Night 2007.

As always, keep it here for all up to date information on Punk The Clock. Don't forget to get those pre-orders in!

PUNK THE CLOCK PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN IN STORES SEPTEMBER 25TH

21 Reasons to get your copy today- #1 LOSTPROPHETS

2007-09-13T22:48:00.000-07:00

Pre-Order Here

#1 All Pre-Orders are automatically entered into a contest to win an autographed Zildjian Cymbol from the LOSTPROPHETS- Available now for a limited time one for the US and one for the hardcore UK fans. This is definitely clutch for your collection. The best part is Ilan Rubin has pretty much thrashed, bashed and beaten the set to a pulp. Cheers!!!!

Punk The clock V3-Preorder Now!

2007-09-11T23:44:00.000-07:00
Psyched now? We are counting it down, only 2 more weeks until the long awaited release; Punk the Clock V3: Property Of A Gentleman hits stores. That’s right, September 25, 2007 but we have 21 reasons why you should pick up your preorder today-

#1 Win an autographed Zildjian Cymbol from the LOSTPROPHETS- Available now for a limited time one for the US and for the hardcore fans across the pond- this is definitely clutch for your collection. The best part is Ilan Rubin has pretty much thrashed, bashed and beaten the set to a pulp …hmmm could these been the ones used for the PTC exclusive recording of the cover “Going Underground”?

We posted a small dose of the upcoming tracks featured on PTC V3, think you can name the who’s who? All in due time Clockers, this too shall be revealed. While your at myspace.com/punktheclock check out PTC exclusive photos of The High Court by Photographer David Jolkovsky at Warped tour, in PA - I must say I dig them.

Alright and one more thing to add on a serious note, a percentage of sales will benefit The Dear Jack Foundation for more information we encourage you to go to www.dearjackfoundation.com. The Dear Jack foundation was started by Andrew McMahon to raise awareness for leukemia and other blood disorders, join Andrew of Jack’s Mannequin/Something Corporate and support him and friends in the Light The Night 2007.

Be our guest to tell all your friends, paste the PTC banner on your myspace, let us know and we will send you a poster free!

3 Weeks Away

2007-09-04T12:41:00.000-07:00
We are just three short weeks away from our third release; Punk The Clock Vol. 3: Property Of A Gentleman. That means new songs you have never heard before from some of your favorite bands such as The Matches, Valencia, Say Anything, Jack's Mannequin, and many others. Get psyched people!

Huge Surp.rise For You All

2007-08-13T14:23:00.000-07:00
Head over to our myspace page and hear your first glimpse of Punk The Clock Vol. 3: Property Of A Gentleman In Stores September 25th! We have posted a commercial for it on our myspace player so give it a listen and let us know what you think.

www.myspace.com/punktheclock

Added Bonus For The Starting Line & Tokyo Rose Releases

2007-07-31T16:21:00.000-07:00
RiCCioLi here just giving you guys a few advertisments and promos for the two new releases.

DOUBLE FEATURE
P.T.C. 3 ARTISTS OF THE MONTH

THE STARTING LINE (stream the entire album "DIRECTION" here)

Status: Virgin Records NEW RELEASE "DIRECTION" TODAY JULY 31

TOKYO ROSE
Status: SideCho NEW RELEASE IN STORES TODAY JULY 31 "THE PROMISE IN COMPROMISE" (TRs finest album to date)

New Release Tuesday-Tokyo Rose + The Startling Line

2007-07-31T04:33:00.001-07:00
Folks what's up, Catjia here- finally two albums that are ridiculously good- we're pretty pysched about the promise in compromise esp. "Right As Rain" produced by Jesse Cannon, we have our own version coming out on Vol.3 and one of my personal favorites. For Tokyo Rose its a long time coming for these guys The Promise in Compromise is this is their finest hour yet. TR's the promise in compromise is vibrant, refreshing and while a bit more catchier it holds super weight.
I'd love to see these guys get hitched with a huge tour this year, I mean mega huge, like TOC or I don't know maybe hit the road with Saosin or even....haha you'll just have to wait and see.

The Starting Line, for me I go way back with these guys, before there was Punk The Clock there was TSL. One of my all time favorite songs from these guys "Lasting Impression"- I don't ever ever get burnt on the lyrics. These guys have had a pretty interesting trek down music industry lane. Drive-thru-geffen-virgin- this is the album we've been waititng for and I'll tell you why, not since MCR Three Cheers (and ptc vol 1) have I've been addicted to a tracklisting."Direction" is a brilliant example of Howard Benson's skilled menagerie drums, strings and vocals.(More to come soon)

Hey Riccioli, Hey Dart got anything to add?

The RiCCioLi Rundown 7/17/2007

2007-07-17T14:30:00.001-07:00
Greetings my friends and welcome to another installment of The RiCCioLi Rundown. Just giving you guys a heads up on what has been going on as of lately. Punk The Clock Vol. 3: Property Of A Gentleman is mixed and finished! OMG we thought this day would never come. I can’t believe how great it sounds from the intro to the outro. You all are in for a huge treat so make sure you pick it up when it hits stores this September.

Lets go over a huge part of the punk rock community; The Vans Warped Tour. We all know of it and I’m sure 85% if you are going this year. Heck I know I will be at the Philly date, NJ, and NY. At this year’s Warped Tour you can catch a lot of Punk The Clock Artists tearing up the stage. Acts such as The Matches, The Almost, My American Heart, New Atlantic, Ellison, Inamere, and Anberlin. You might even see Punk The Clock promotion material at the shows including posters, stickers, and other goodies.
If you are going to the Philly show, NJ, or NY make sure to stop by the Inamere merch table and say hi to them and myself. We would love to see some of you guys.

On to other business, The Punk The Clock Street Team. We have began to put one together to promote the upcoming release and possible tours. We are looking for dedicated people to help spread the PTC word via internet promotions, at shows, or just around town. If this is something you would be interested in please send us a message with the following information:
Name:
Age:
Email:
Location:

Two huge upcoming releases are coming out this month by two Punk The Clock Artists. July 31st we will see the relase of The Starting Line’s new album “Direction”, as well as Tokyo Rose’s new album “The Promise In Compromise”. We suggest you go out there and buy them both because we have been hearing some great things about these albums. I will be at the Tokyo Rose show on the 28th in NYC so I will give you all a review.

Don’t forget Punk The Clock is now on RecCenter. Sign up and add us as a friend!
www.reccenter.com/punktheclock

-RiCCioLi
“music is life”

The Ball Has Started To Roll

2007-07-08T23:00:00.000-07:00
Hold on everyone because the ball has been rolling faster and faster for our upcoming release of Punk The Clock Vol. 3: Property Of A Gentleman In Stores This September. We have a month, we have bands, we had tours, we had and will be having more contests, what else could you need? Oh wait wait...lets get with this "myspace" generation and update our page and make it more spiffy and detailed on everything PTC related. Well ladies and gentleman, you got it. Head over to our myspace now and check it out. Be our friend. Read our blogs. Keep up with news. Leave comments (we actually DO reply).

Cheers All

Introducing The RiCCioLi Run Down

2007-06-27T08:50:00.000-07:00
The RiCCioLi Rundown

What’s going on everyone? Here at Punk The Clock we are introducing a new weekly column called “The RiCCioLi Rundown” starring me! Basically, I will be updating you all with anything Punk The Clock or Punk The Clock related. News, bands, tours, albums, videos, whatever. So enjoy!

For our first piece of news, I am honored to present The Matches brand new video for “Salty Eyes” off their 2006 album “Decomposer.” It is literally in my top 5 albums of last year and I personally have been a huge fan of theirs since E. Von Dahl Killed The Locals. Their live shows are amazing and I believe Shawn (lead singer, guitar) is one of the best frontman in the scene these days. Catch them on this years Warped Tour and on the Punk The Clock Vol. 3: Property Of A Gentleman cd!

The Matches.
www.thematches.com/Decomposer
www.myspace.com/thematches
www.purevolume.com/thematches

Secondly, I want to talk about our good friends My American Heart. This Tuesday, June 25th, their sophmore album; “Hiding Inside The Horrible Weather” was released. I strongly suggest you all go out tomorrow and purchase this album. It can also be preordered at smartpunk.com and comes with a free poster. Also, the first 50 people to pre order the disc is entered into a contest to enjoy a private BBQ Acoustic performance in San Diego. Here more of these guys at:
www.myamericanheartrock.com
www.myspace.com/myamericanheart
www.purevolume.com/myamericnheart

Finally, a special thanks goes out to all of the bands that just wrapped up their two month tour on The Punk The Clock Presents tour. The Audition, My American Heart, Monty Are I, New Atlantic, The Graduate, and 1997 made this such a great tour. Most of the shows sold out and it proved to be a huge success. We look forward to working with each and everyone of these artists sometime in the near future.

Thank you all for reading and please check back for updates weekly. As always, I would love to hear if anyone has anything to say. Don’t be shy.

-RiCCioLi
“music is life”

www.punktheclock.com
www.myspace.com/punktheclock
www.purevolume.com/punktheclock
www.buzznet.com/punktheclock

Punk The Clock/Absolute Punk Artist On Artists Interview

2007-06-25T14:23:00.000-07:00
Well as most of you have already known about this, let me fill the others in. During The Punk The Clock Presents Tour w/ The Audition, My American Heart (May), Monty Are I (June), New Atlantic, The Graduate, and 1997 we held a contest with absolutepunk.net where the band members themselves would interview each other. Well, the first segment has been posted and you can view it right here. It features Danny of The Audition and Corey of The Graduate. Enjoy!

See What Our Friends At AP.net Have To Say

2007-06-20T08:44:00.001-07:00
As of this week, our artists for the Punk The Clock Vol 3: Property Of A Gentleman cd were announced on Absolutepunk.net Go to this link :
http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=245980
and see what the buzz is all about. As always, we would like to thank AP for always supporting us.

Cheers!

The Starting Line -

2007-06-18T15:31:00.000-07:00
Wow! We are super pysched about the Punk the Clock tracklisting-

People we know you have been hitting our website a lot lately (thank you) and asking what we do, who we are and what the hell is Punk the Clock.

Punk the Clock is a compilation of upcoming artist supported by headliners, we are getting ready to release Volume 3 "Property of a Gentleman". Each year the compilation is supported with a tour for volume 3 Punk The Clock will have 3 US tours.(Jack Mannequin West Coast Winter tour and The Audition Spring 2007 tour)
Which leaves one more in 2008. The Key here is to support the bands that are featured on the compilation. Each Punk the Clock compilation will benefit a charity Vol 3 benefits Andrew McMahon's "Dear Jack Foundation"

Any questions?

THE AUDITION SHOW SOLD OUT-The Knitting Factory NYC

2007-06-16T21:37:00.000-07:00
And ill say again- The Audition/Monty Are I/New Atlantic/The Graduate + 1997 sell out The Knitting Factory!!

First of all, Huge thank you to all the fans of these artist that came out. Next,their management Aaron and Santuary Artist Group, Seth, Ryan, Danny, Tim, and Joe, & Jeff - The Audition. Seth and Mike Ligoki for the artwork, banners and webpage design. Melissa Johnson and Jason Tate, Jon Lally and the staff at AbsolutePunk.net and Purevolume, Hurley for their extreme focus, promotion and sponsorship of Punk The Clock tour - intense and great job!!

David Jolkovski photographed the show, and we will be posting the pictures shortly.

For anyone headed up to the show in Boston-at Axis tonight your in for a great show and all out GENUINE fun great performances.

and we are adding Nightmare of You to the mix

2007-06-05T18:15:00.000-07:00
Dharlings, I couldnt be happier to be your worst nightmare, haha just kidding. but seriously Punk the Clock has added an exclusive track from Nightmare Of You- these guys are hot, underated and deserve some overdue spotlight.

So did anyone hear little miss rockstar herself on the radio last night? yep, yours truly hit the airwaves and won a couple of tickets to see the Rise Against, Silverstein, Comeback Kid at the Starland Ballroom in 3 weeks, (and of course I plugged my friends at absolutepunk.net)

What else... how about a little international stardom "you've got to check out these guys "Rock & Roll" it's Frances version of "The Matches"...and when you have a moment www.myspace.com/thenameofthebandisrockandroll

(somehow unauthorized duplication in french looks sexy).

cheers everyone.

HUGE ANNOUCEMENT: Artists To Be Featured On Punk The Clock Vol. 3: Property Of A Gentleman

2007-06-04T14:30:00.001-07:00
After months of preparation for our third compilation entitled Punk
The Clock Vol. 3: Property Of A Gentleman, we have a bit of info you
guys have just been dying to know. Below is a list of all of the
artists contributing rare remix's and exclusive tracks to our compilation due out in early fall.

Say Anything
Jack's Mannequin
The Starting Line
Valencia
Lostprophets
The Matches
The Audition
The Almost
Inamere
Ellison
Tokyo Rose
The Cover Up
Permanent Me
The Transit War
Anchor And Braille
Pictures In Pieces

We are still compiling and tweaking a few of tracks so be on the look out for some more bands to be added.

What do you guys think about this line-up for our third album? We
hope you are as excited to hear them as we are to release them.

Punk The Clock Vol. 3: Property Of A Gentleman In Stores This Fall!!

A Huge Thanks- to you!

2007-05-27T21:08:00.000-07:00
Well everyone I personally want to thank you for getting out to see The Audition, My American Heart, New Atlantic, The Graduate & 1997- Thanks to Melissa & Jason and the staff at Absolutepunk.net. Purevolume and Alternative Press. The bands have gotten great reviews and we are cant wait til Saturday June 16, when Punk The Clock Vol. 3 will be available for preordering.
Cheers, Punk the Clock

Basement Show Contest Winners Announced

2007-05-17T13:30:00.000-07:00
Punk The Clock and AbsolutePunk's basement show contest with The Audition is over and we just wanted to take a second to congratulate the grand prize winner and runners up.

Grand Prize Winner
-Shaun of Easton, PA

Runner Ups
-Bethany from Liberty, MO
-Kristen from Maraborough, MA
-Erik from Rosemont, IL

The grand prize winner was called yesterday by the guys in the Audition and the rest of the winners will be receiving e-mails shortly from the band's tour manager in order to claim their prizes. For anyone who is curious, Shaun's basement show will be taking place sometime in August before the band heads into the studio to record their sophomore album for Victory Records. It will be their last show before heading into the studio as well.

And As For You Curious Fans Who Wanted To Know The Answers To The Questions, Here You Go:

1. Where did theAudition play their first show as a band? (Please give the location as well as the town)
-Arlington Heights Knights of Columbus in Arlington Heights, IL

2. When did the band record their debut, Controversy Loves Company, and with whom did they record it with?
-Spring 2005 with John Nacleiro

3. What is vocalist Danny Steven's favorite past time?
-Playing Ice Hockey

4. In the summer of 2005 the band embarked on their first US tour. What bands were their tourmates on it?
-The Victory Records Different Faces from Different Places Tour feat Aiden, The Junior Varsity, and The Hurt Process

5. What member of the band has a dirty Afro?
-Guitarist Timmy Klepek

6. How long from start to finish is Controversy Loves Company?
- 30 min and 28 seconds (we gave a few seconds leniency since everyone seemed to have a different seconds time allotment.)

7. What is the name of the brand new song that theAudition played live on their recent tour with Jacks Mannequin?
-Warm Me Up

Thanks to everyone who entered.

Dont Forget About The Punk The Clock Presents Tour w/ The Audition, My American Heart (May), Monty Are I (June), New Atlantic, The Graduate, and 1997 coming to a town near you!! The tour started off this week and runs until the end of June. Check our page for all dates and line-ups.

Tour Starts Today

2007-05-13T13:01:00.000-07:00
So today marks our first date of The Punk The Clock Presents Tour and we couldn't be any happier. The line-up is as followed; The Audition will be headlining the entire tour with co-headliners My American Heart in May and Monty Are I in June. Support from New Atlantic, The Graduate, and 1997 will be gracing the entire tour. That's 5 amazning bands at every show. I personally think everyone of these bands are going to blow up by the end of 2007 and this is a great tour for up and coming bands. We at Punk The Clock see each of these artists pusing thousands of units of their albums. This tour is going to be a blast and hopefully a huge success for all of the bands as well as us. We have so many fantastic bands on this tour that I can't even believe it myself. We have so much faith in this tour and believe in all of these bands. We hope to see you all there when it comes to a town near you.

Bamboozle 2007

2007-05-04T20:06:00.002-07:00
What's up Ladies and Gents?? RiCCioLi here giving you a heads up on my plan for BAMBOOZLE 2007! Im so excited about this weekend and have been waiting for this since December. These are the following bands I am trying to check out.

SATURDAY

The High Court 12:25-12:50 @ Saints & Sinners Stage

Permanent Me 1:15-1:45 @ Saints & Sinners Stage

FREE TIME 1:45-2:20

THE BLED MERCH TABLE AT 2 STEPHEN

So They Say 2:20-2:45 @ Pass The Mic Stage RIGHT

The Locals 3:00-3:30 @ Bamboozle TV Studio (the Bubble Stage)

Silverstein 3:25-3:55 @ Main Stage

FREE TIME 4:00-4:20

Cartel 4:25-4:55 @ Main Stage

Hit The Lights 5:15-5:45 @ Saints & Sinners Stage

MC Hammer 5:55-6:30 @ Monster Energy Stage

Bearfoot (Thursday) 6:15-6:45 @ Saints & Sinners Stage

New Found Glory 6:30-7:05 @ Main Stage

Moneen 6:55-7:25 @ Riotsquad Stage

Saves The Day 7:05-7:40 @ Monster Energy Satge

The Almost 7:25-7:55 @ MacBeth Stage

FREE TIME 8:00-9:00

My Chem 9:00-10:30 @ Main Stage

SUNDAY

Brand New 12:05-12:45 @ Main Stage

FREE TIME 12:45-1:45

The Matches 1:50-2:20 @ MacBeth Stage

Dave Melillo 1:55-2:25 @ Pass The Mic Stage LEFT

F.F.2.L. 2:45-3:15 @ Monster Stage

Halifax 3:20-3:50 @ Riot Squad Stage

***Scary Kids*** 3:50-4:20 @ MacBeth Stage

***The Devil Wears*** 3:50-4:20 @ Saints & Sinners Stage

Armor For Sleep 4:15-4:45 @ Main Stage

Killswitch 4:45-5:15 @ Monster Energy Stage

The Bled 5:50-6:20 @ Saints & Sinners Stage

Xcanuckx (B. Talent) 6:20-6:50 @ Riotsquad

Jack’s Mannequin 6:50-7:25 @ Monster Energy Stage

T.B.S. 7:25-8:05 @ Main Stage

As I Lay Dying 7:50-8:20 @ Saints & Sinners Stage

Weird Al 8:05-8:50 @ Monster Energy Stage

Linkin Park 8:50-10:15 @ Main Stage

and the party begins...

2007-05-04T19:10:00.000-07:00
So as many of you know I've been waiting for this weekend fo a long time-for me its every holiday I've missed (new years/valentines day/my birthday) and well we are kickin it at Fontana's the Official Bamboozle party brought to by Atticus and Rec Center. Hmm its starting to fill up pretty quickly here- which is cool. I'm about to float on the Red Bull (sans alkie) hmmm- so let's see where this will lead to-
Oh and Before I forget- this totally made my day "Andrew/Jack's Mannequin/Something Corporate has been honored by Entertainment weekly 30 under 30! Congrats- we couldn't be more proud to support the Dear Jack Foundation- and with the hopes of raising more funds to benefit cancer/lukemia and other blood diseases but mostly for the children/teens that don't have the option to of finding alternative treatment!
Next more to come, my friends we will be all over the place tomorrow- ill post Riccioli's show list shortly- stay tuned....
That makes it all worth it!

2007-04-28T18:08:00.000-07:00

Want the Audition to play in your backyard- really no joke?

2007-04-28T16:25:00.000-07:00
Absolutepunk & Punk the Clock want to bring the Audition to your neck of the woods to perform for you and your friends right in your very own backyard or basement! Jump to the Absolutepunk.net thread below to answer a few questions- Good Luck!

http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?p=6379400#post6379400:

I personally want to win this for myself---no really I do.

~Punk the Clock contest

Absolutepunk-Punk the Clock theAudition artist on artist video interview

2007-04-22T18:04:00.001-07:00

Punk the Clock and Absolutepunk are proud to bring you theAudition's
Spring 2007 tour with My American Heart (May), Monti Are I (June), New
Atlantic, The Graduate & 1997-

Absolutepunk.net is hosting interviews with the bands on tour- And we
are literally mixing it up people- click it here for details or go to
Absolutepunk.net.

http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=231567

~Punk the Clock

The Audition Spring 2007 Tour

2007-04-16T22:30:00.000-07:00

PUNK THE CLOCK presents The AUDITION SPRING 2007 TOUR with My American Heart (MAY), Monti Are I (JUNE) The Graduate & New Atlantic & 1997, now that is sexy! BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE

the Audition on the West Coast Winter 2007 Tour

the AUDITION SPRING 2007 TOUR:

2007-04-03T19:09:00.000-07:00
Punk the Clock presents:
THE AUDITION SPRING 2007 TOUR WITH
My American Heart/The Graduate/New Atlantic with very special guest to be announced soon! Lovingly brought to you by: AbsolutePunk.net, Hurley & Purevolume.

In support of the lp Controvery Loves Company, (produced by John Nacleiro) the Audition are bringing it to you live Ladies and Gentleman. Pick up the album already, which you will and you will love, we bet our punk asses on it-!

My American Heart who are on the verge of releasing their second album through WARCON Records, Hiding Inside The Horrible Weather on June 26 "Kevin Says: It's Awesome" (He really did say that).

New Atlantic will be heading out supporting The Streets, The Sounds, & The Love. New from Eyeball Records. (We've been waiting a long time for this)

And let's give it up for The Graduate who is "OMG, your my favorite new band" (and ours)- The Graduate release Anhedonia April 10, this is one album that is a must have in your 2007 collection!
Well clockers, weve teamed up with some of the best in the biz to entertain you trust me this just isnt another tour, there is a whole lotta love coming your way-

Punk The Clock Tastes The Chaos

2007-03-26T12:32:00.000-07:00
March 24th, 2007; The Punk The Clock Team consisting of Catjia, Dart, and myself with special guest Ryan from Inamere rolled into Asbury Park NJ in anticipation to rock out to the sweet tunes of the Taste Of Chaos. This year’s tour was headlined by TOC veterans The Used along with 30 Seconds To Mars, another TOC veteran band Senses Fail, Saosin, Chiodos, and Aiden. Unfortunately we got there fashionably late and missed Aiden and Chiodos. I personally was really disappointed that we missed Chiodos because I love that band and have never gotten to see them live. I guess I’ll have to wait until Bamboozle. Missing Aiden was no biggie, I’ve seen them at least 4 times and they aren’t anything special. Once we made our way through the doors and the herds of 15-year-old scenesters we made it to the stage just in time for Saosin’s set to begin. I’ve only heard a few of their songs and liked them better with their old singer before he left to make Circa Survive, but we all were very impressed. Their guitarist has great stage presence and it added to an already energetic set. The crowd ate it up and the band sound great. Next up was Senses Fail, one of my top 10 favorite bands ever. Now I’ll admit right now, this was my 10th time seeing these dudes rock out live and I wasn’t expecting much from their live show since Buddy usually sounds terrible live. Well, I wouldn’t say they sounded excellent, but it was one of their top 3 shows I’ve seen of theirs. I think a lot of it had to do with the Convention Hall’s tremendous sound system. They only played for half an hour though which kind of bummed me out. On a good note, they played mostly new songs of their “Still Searching” album and I personally love that cd! I was surprised that they didn’t play 187 or Lady In The Blue Dress. Oh well, it’s better to hear new songs I haven’t heard yet live. The band looked like rock stars up there and why the hell wouldn’t they when they have Heath of Midtown playing with them?!?!? After the Senses Fail set it was time to go backstage and get some food and snoop around a bit. Nothing too great at the moment so we went back out and got ready for 30 Seconds To Mars. I totally don’t understand this band, but I gave it a chance. Their drum kit sounded so good words can’t describe it. Jared Leto seemed to know how to work the crowd and they all loved every second of it. They played for 45 minutes and the whole time I was just looking for hot chicks and joking around with Dart and Ryan. Finally they ended their set and everyone was getting prepared for the headliners; The Used. Catjia and I decided to see how far our passes could get us so we snoop all around the Convention Hall. We ended up basically on the stage during their set and Bert was literally 10 feet away. It was pretty intense my friends. We ditched the set to snoop around even more and ended up in 30 Seconds To Mars dressing room (minus the band) and I peed in their personally bathroom. We also stumbled upon all the bands gear and saw it all getting loaded out. I’m sure I’m forgetting a lot, but hopefully my partner in crime Catjia will update you guys with some more juicy details. Back to the Used….they were pretty good live and better than two years ago when I saw them play Taste Of Chaos. I’m looking forward to their new album out in May. The tracks they played off of it seemed good enough to buy. All in all, the show was great and we were so happy to be there! Any other Punk The Clockers wanna elaborate?

We all would love to give a huge thanks to Alternative Press for hooking us up with guest list and backstage passes. PTC <3 AP!!!!

-RiCCioLi
www.myspace.com/m_riccioli
come stalk me down and send me a message!

Share your thoughts on the tour this year please. We would love to hear from our fans!

Get Ready For The Punk The Clock Presents Tour Boys & Girls!!!!

2007-03-09T15:02:00.000-08:00
PUNK THE CLOCK is proud to present The Audition's first headlineing tour. Fresh off their tour with Jack's Mannequin The Audition will be hitting the road again in early May with My American Heart, New Atlantic, and The Graduate. Be sure to check out this killer tour:

Sunday, May 13, 2007
Minneapolis, MN
Varsity Theatre

Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Des Moines, IA
House of Bricks

Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Lawrence, KS
The Bottleneck

Thursday, May 17, 2007
St Louis, MO
Creepy Crawl

Friday, May 18, 2007
Denver, CO
The Marquis Theatre

Saturday, May 19, 2007
Salt Lake City, UT
Avalon Theater

Sunday, May 20, 2007
Boise, ID
Big Easy

Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Seattle, WA
El Corazon

Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Portland, OR
Hawthorne Theatre

Thursday, May 24, 2007
Orangevale, CA
The Boardwalk

Friday, May 25, 2007
San Francisco, CA
Bottom of the Hill

Saturday, May 26, 2007
Los Angeles, CA
Roxy

Sunday, May 27, 2007
Anaheim, CA
Chain Reaction

Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Phoenix, AZ
The Clubhouse

Friday, June 01, 2007
Dallas, TX
The Door

Sunday, June 03, 2007
Houston, TX
Java Jazz

Friday, June 08, 2007
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Culture Room

Saturday, June 09, 2007
Orlando, FK
The Social

Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Charlotte, NC
The Casbah

Thursday, June 14, 2007
Baltimore, MD
The Ottobar

Friday, June 15, 2007
Philadelphia, PA
First Unitarian Church

Saturday, June 16, 2007
New York, NY
Knitting Factory

Sunday, June 17, 2007
Boston, MA
Axis

Thursday, June 21, 2007
Edinboro, PA
The Hangout

Saturday, June 23, 2007
Chicago, IL
House of Blues

More Dates To Be Confirmed.....

Dont Miss Out On Our Winter West Coast Contest.

2007-03-05T15:51:00.000-08:00
RECCENTER.COM, PUNK THE CLOCK, GIBSON & HURLEY are happy to present THE WEST COAST WINTER
TOUR CONTEST!!!

Win an autographed Gibson guitar signed by Jack's Mannequin, Head
Automatica & The Audition!

Grand prize winner will receive an autographed Gibson
guitar, an autographed Jack's Mannequin poster, an iPod courtesy of Punk The Clock and a
$100 Hurley prize package.

There will also be 20 runner up prizes which include
signed Jack's Mannequin posters and CD's or t-shirts from Jack's Mannequin, Head
Automatica or The Audition!

Get your entries in and good luck!

ENTER HERE: http://www.reccenter.com/wintertourcontest

RiCCioLi's Review of The Winter West Coast Tour 2/28

2007-03-04T22:10:00.000-08:00
Punk The Clock Presents The Winter West Coast Tour featuring Jack’s Mannequin, Head Automatica, The Audition, and We Are The Fury.
Let me set up the picture for you; at least 4000 scenesters packed into a sold out Hammerstein Ballroom, lasers blaring, voices roaring in excitement, and energy that I have never felt before. All of this was going on before any band even hit the stage.

The Punk The Clock Team got there fashionably late and missed We Are The Fury, but we made damn sure we got there in time for The Audition. They looked and sounded great blasting out tunes from their Victory debut album “Controversy Loves Company” and even through in some new songs. It was so great to see this band play to such a huge crowd. The kids were eating it up singing along and giving it their all. We at Punk The Clock love seeing this band grow since we have a good relationship with the guys. Next to hit the stage was Head Automatica. Opening with “At The Speed Of A Yellow Bullet” from their first album “Decadence” you could tell that lead singer Darryl Palumbo was going to be on point tonight. They played around 10 songs from their two albums including; “Graduation,” Beating Heart Baby,” and “Laughing At You.” All in all they were excellent as usual, but I personally thought they could have played more off their first album. The two albums are so different from each other and I like their sound from the early days much better.
Ok, now onto the headliner and our good friends; Jack’s Mannequin. We all were so psyched to finally see Andrew and crew perform. After months of hearing such good things about their live shows it was time to experience it ourselves. The set started off with a recording of “Holiday In The Sun” blasting over the P.A. system (although you couldn’t really hear it over the 4000 kids singing along). All of the sudden the P.A. stopped playing and the band came out to a roar of the crowd and continued to play “Holiday In The Sun.” I was blown away by how good they sounded and a vibe that I cant describe. The set consisted of Jack Mannequin songs including; “The Mixed Tape,” “Imp Ready’” “Miss Delancey,” an astounding new version of “La La Li,” “Dark Blue,” and a couple others. Andrew gave much acknowledgment to his Something Corporate days and thanks all of his fans for sticking with him. He gave them all a special treat and played two SoCo songs; “Punk Rock Princess” and another one that I cant remember at this time.
Covers of The Police’s “Sending Out An S.O.S” and U2’s “With Or Without You” were thrown into the mix, which made for a fantastic surprise. I’ve never heard such a great Police cover and it was my personal favorite of the night. All through out the set Andrew told stories about his songs, life, and battle with cancer. He mentioned that whenever he enters New York he gets really scared and emotional since that is where he first found out he had cancer. You could feel his emotion and it meant a lot to see him pour his heart out to his adoring fans. That man has so much heart and soul and he makes us so proud to sponsor his Foundation, “The Dear Jack Fund.” He closed the show in a less than normal way by explaining how he made a bet that he couldn’t crowd surf from the stage all the way to the back by the sound board and then back to the stage. So during the last performance of the night; “MFEO” he went for it and basically made it. It was pure chaos in the audience.
All in all it had to be in my top 5 best performances I’ve ever seen. I was expecting a lot out of this show, but even my high expectations were blown away. I cant wait to see Jack’s Mannequin again. We are all so happy to work with such great bands such as them, The Audition, and all the others. They are the reason why we do this.

Anyone else check out any of the shows? What did you think?

-RiCCioLi
“music is life”

And for those of you who want a little SOCO

2007-03-01T21:00:00.000-08:00
The show last night was nothing short of brilliant the crew from PTC is on an all time high, and I like most of the people who have gone to the show definately Winter West Coast tour as the top 5 show all time- I think the last time I was on this high was when I was producing David Bowie (hmmm bet you didnt know that did you)-

Andrew was nothing short of a rockstar (minus the drama) and we predict that by his next album he is going arena- any takers? His energy was on fire, he could feel the love and was so genuine appreciative of the crowd respecting that we were all there for Jacks Mannequin and not a Something Corporate cover band- HA and that my dears is the ticket- RESPECT. It was refreshing not one kid was screaming out what songs for the band to perform. In his own words he announced "This was the biggest show I have ever done"- and we were pumped that we were there to mark this day in Jacks Mannequin history-

Trust me we are huge Something Corporate fans, but how do you think that makes the rest of the JM band feel- these guys are so underated- Dr. Jay where did you get that medical degree from?

Dartagnan-Highlights include Danny from the Audition taking stage performing a cover of the Police "SOS"
-Head Automatica had a great response from the show
Catjia-Watching the crowd every single person truly and in every sense of "real" float on the show, the sea of cell phones taking the place of the lighter, the baggies littering the floor, and every note from the bands-

I feel like I took the breath of a four leaf clover-

jacks mannequin show w-Head Automatica/The Audition

2007-02-28T17:10:00.002-08:00
F**k Yeah! So for my partner Dartagnan (he is actually the brains behind our little company) and I finally the day has arrived for us measley little clockers to catch the show- just in time to catch the Audition set (note the lower case "t". Set was tight I'm not sure how I feel about the new material I was a bit distracted by the 180 pound girl who was crowd surfing- mmmkay didn't anyone fucking read how fucking annoying and dangerous you are? Just kidding but couldn't you be mindful of the smidges you could potentially hurt?

Head Automatica leaves the tour tonight, I'm so into this group and acutely aware that they are on an all time high note- Definately want to have them for V3-exclusive that bites the chicks next to us got kicked out where in the hell is ash + riccioli + Jess + and Aaron? The crowd is on fire and Hammerstein is sold out!

And guess whos about to take the stage?
God please let Andrew play the Punk the Clock song please- please let him announce that u can get it
Ex only on PTC. And if not tonight how about on Friday-

jacks mannequin show w-Head Automatica/The Audition

2007-02-28T17:10:00.000-08:00
F**k Yes! Finally the day has arrived for us measley little clockers- just in time to catch the Audition set (note the lower case" t". Set was tight I'm not sure how I feel about the new material I was a bit distracted by the 180 pound girl who was crowd surfing- mmmkay didn't anyone fucking read how fucking annoying and dangerous you are? Just kidding but couldn't you be mindful of the smidges you could potentially hurt?

Head Automatica leaves the tour tonight, I'm so into this group and acutely aware that they are on an all time high note- Definately want to have them for V3-exclusive Loving that the chicks next to us got kicked off- where in the hell is ash + riccioli + Jess + and Aaron?

And guess whosw about to take thw stage?
God please let Andrew play the Punk the Clock song please- please let him announce that u can get it only on PTC. And if not tonight how about on Friday-

The Word Is Out

2007-02-24T12:43:00.000-08:00
Absolute Punk and Alternative Press are on to us and our exclusive track from Jack's Mannequin and we couldn't be any happier. Be prepared to be blown away by this exclusive track from Jack's Mannequin on Punk The Clock Vol. 3 Property Of A Gentleman. Check out our full page ad in this months Alternative Press to see what other artists are contributing exclusives. Get ready to rock out with your clock out.

-RiCCioLi
"music is life"

in honor of Gym Class Heroes?

2007-02-16T17:17:00.001-08:00
Patty u should of been here at the Inamere show- lmao mikey and ryan performed perfectly in 70s style gym shorts (pink no less)- that ones for u buddy- best to you tonight as the new drum tech for Gym Class Heroes-
Later buddy-

Fall Out Boy- review 02-12-07

2007-02-12T15:06:00.001-08:00
Just incase your wondering what the clockers are thinking. The writing has matured is the first thought that comes to mind, moreso than that is Patrick's vocals have never been been finer. I get the sense of your lead has taken ownership of that next level of harmony and speeding off sreaming chords-
The lyrics as always mixed onto the canvas right before your ears makes every track heeding the talent of musicianship and not just a fad. There is no argument here: some albums are worth buying-

Clockers?

So how is Punk the Clock Vol III shaping up?

2007-02-06T06:38:00.000-08:00
We are super stoked about #3, the A&R offers awesome PTC exclusives tracks from Valencia, Tokyo Rose, Permanent Me, Pictures in Pieces, Jacks Mannequin plus- and we know your going to be flippin psyched too-

We will be updated our site regularly and you can expect more PTC exclusives, interviews from your favorites artist, streams and more contests-(make sure you enter the Jacks Mannequin Winter West Coast Tour below)

stay tuned for new tour announcements coming soon...

WINTER WEST COAST TOUR CONTEST

2007-02-05T19:56:00.000-08:00
RECCENTER.COM, PUNK THE CLOCK, GIBSON & HURLEY are happy to present THE WEST COAST WINTER
TOUR CONTEST!!!

Win an autographed Gibson guitar signed by Jack's Mannequin, Head
Automatica & The Audition!

Grand prize winner will receive an autographed Gibson
guitar, an autographed Jack's Mannequin poster, an iPod courtesy of Punk The Clock and a
$100 Hurley prize package.

There will also be 20 runner up prizes which include
signed Jack's Mannequin posters and CD's or t-shirts from Jack's Mannequin, Head
Automatica or The Audition!

Winners will be randomly chosen on March 1. Get your
entries in and good luck!

ENTER HERE: http://www.reccenter.com/wintertourcontest

A lot of farvel this week-

2007-02-01T16:23:00.000-08:00
One of my favorite people in the world has clocked out today. Patrick Jolkovski will meet up with GYM CLASS HEROES on February 15, he joins his former band mate Whit formerly of For Felix to tour the rest of world. Patty- Dartagnan and I wish you extreme happyness and success.
You are and always will be thought of as one of the best. Without you we just wouldn't be half of who we are today.
I will miss all the late nights, every night was late haha sometimes not even sleeping at all just listening to music, talking about every artist under the sun, priming volume 3, and you literally saving the day at any given notice-
I love that you are finally heading out on tour again on the road where it all began-everything forward is backwards.

-Catjia

NEVER HEARD OF IT has PUNKED OUR CLOCKS-

2007-01-27T22:45:00.000-08:00

Want this badge?

2007-01-27T00:20:00.000-08:00

At the time that this advertisement was submitted for print to Alternative Press we thought it was BIG. By the next Alternative Press AD hits stands IT'S GOING TO BE HUGE!

Punk The Clock-"Property of A Gentleman"

2007-01-08T01:22:00.000-08:00
Wow, we are almost back up and running again after being Chapter Zero has been offline for a few weeks- and so back to the tracklisting, new website, album artwork and the tour.

A lot of great events are coming up Jack's Mannequin-WINTER WEST COAST TOUR w- Head Automatica and The Audition starts January 30 in Arizona at the Marquee Theater. I will be posting the dates here shortly or you can go to www.jacksmannequin.com or www.myspace.com/jacksmannequin for the closest city near you, in some instances some shows are already "Sold Out".

Be sure to stop by www.reccenter.com and stand by for the launch of a new community where artist, people, make friends.

Thank you everyone for your patience.

2007 with a bang

2007-01-04T12:03:00.000-08:00
On December 26th, 2006 our hosting company lost its servers, causing all of our information from the past two years to be deleted. We lost every email, every document, and every file that punk the clock had been working on.

We are scrambling to get all the information back, so in the time being, we are putting up this page. We sincerely apologize for any problems this has caused you, we know how you feel because we are feeling the same way.

Please feel free to email us, or contact us through myspace. We are working to get this all sorted out.

-Punk the Clock

P.S. - Vol 3 is still coming out in March, and it is still going to be amazing! Just trust us on that one.

Happy New Year 2007

2007-01-01T18:11:00.000-08:00
Happy New Year everyone, PTC welcomes 2007 with bigger hopes, more dreams than I ever dared to dreamed before and hopefully flood the shelves with PTC Volume III-
So far we have a few good tours to look forward to which are bigger undertakings than we have gone before, starting with Jack Mannequins "WINTER WEST COAST TOUR" with Head Automatica and The Audition. You might recognize the ad in the Alternative Press with FALL OUT BOY on the cover, but not to leave anyone out of the loop Ill repost it here.

this is a small indication of a couple of groups featured on Property of a Gentleman-***See you there!

I want my MTV-INAMERE Monmouth TV that is...

2006-12-11T18:49:00.000-08:00

Inamere begins promoting the upcoming Punk The Clock "Property of a Gentleman" tour today at a local TV station in Monmouth County- details to follow on the actual air date...but for us it might go alittle bit like this
Breaking News:
Inamere of Morristown, NJ preparing for the upcoming PUNK THE CLOCK "PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN" US TOUR with Secret Lives of the Free Masons, ADAIR, & Karate High School.
Exclusive track from "Inamere" featured on Punk The Clock Volume III "Property of a Gentleman" compilation, a percentage of sales will benefit the "Dear Jack" Foundation. Punk The Clock is supporting Andrew McMahon of Jack's Mannequin/Something Corporate "Dear Jack" fund is a non-profit charitable organization to funding cancer research. Andrew's focused attention on causes that relate to young adult and teenage cancer patients, who often face difficulties in choosing between pediatric and adult treatment protocols. It is his hope to use the Dear Jack fund to provide outreach and assistance to families coping with cancer.
and that was taken straight from this Q card, http://www.dearjackfoundation.com.

It is Punk The Clock's goal to raise 5k-10k USD- friends, let's make a difference here. A huge contribution towards community- That kid could be your best friend, a sister, a brother, a daughter, a son- If your thinking you dont matter, your just a small meek individual now, what thoughts will you have when it's too late. My friends think "compound interest"- this is your generation and there isnt a better time to customize your philosophy! And that my dear is PUNK THE CLOCK!

(and that was the lost q card)

Actually March 6, 2007

2006-11-24T22:56:00.000-08:00

A Taste of Charisma!

2006-11-24T22:37:00.000-08:00

Every once in a while I have to bite my lip and think about the genius who brings out the best in me, who makes your heart leap, who makes your time fly and especially who makes you gleam, awesome pure inspiration stay tuned....

Welcome back to the DOT COM

2006-11-24T21:32:00.000-08:00
Finally a little bit of patience pays off big time- Finally back to the www.punktheclock.com

ENVY ON THE COAST-IN STORES NOW

2006-11-08T23:37:00.000-08:00

and for their debut, it really doesnt get better than this- Yes I suppose that you could say that they are " Property of a Gentleman"
My personal favorite is ofcourse the very uber and sexy-Temper, Temper

INAMERE-Bloomfield Ave Cafe

2006-11-07T18:20:00.001-08:00
If there is one this I know is that INAMERE rocked and charmed some pretty tough critics tonight- hhhmmm Feret? Hmmm could it have Columbia? And one of the Punk The Clock producers- Pick your Poison, with out question the performance is that of earlier day My Chemical Romance and the chemistry of All American Rejects. I'm not afraid to put that statement out there- Go ahead prove me wrong, any takers? www.purevolume.com/inamere www.myspace.com/inamere

Ps Pat I told you to move those chords!

Property of A Gentleman PTC V3

2006-11-03T17:52:00.001-08:00
I'm not one to rant, complain, bitch or fly off the handle (I think I need to run)-ok I'm lying-
But the lineup for POAG has taken on a life of its own-
We have already advertised The Transit Wars, RedGun Radar, The Cover Up, you read about our exclusives from Valencia on AbsolutePunk, and you know that Pictures in Pieces have introduced us, officially, to David Dickens + Thunderdome Touring, and ofcourse David of Rocker booking. You also probly heard how much Punk The Clock supports Inamere (Morristown, NJ) fully

Just asking

2006-11-03T17:52:00.000-08:00
Just asking:
-Which band that lives less than 30 minutes from "07960", has a transatlantic label, and the lead singer recorded his final album over a year ago, it still isnt released, and the band is still waiting on that tour support.
-Which boys next door hired a stretch hummer to take 30 friends to a private 2 am screening of "Borat"? Friends my have been known to be chemically imbalanced.

I heard the new album today-

2006-10-20T21:30:00.000-07:00

My Chemical Romance recently performed tracks off The Black Parade at a studio and you can see the results on AOL now. Click here to watch it.

And after you've done that, you can get ready to catch them perform two songs on Saturday Night Live, which airs this Saturday. Weird, huh? John C. Reilly is hosting, and he rules. Especially in "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby."

The Black Parade...the new album from My Chemical Romance - coming October 24th / October 23rd internationally.

So I heard The Black Parade today, it has been sitting in my apartment since weds. night, and I swear if you know anything about My Chemical Romance you will get the album. Even if you have already downloaded it you will be moved to purchase The Black Parade, just purchase the cd already.
It is not so obvious that MCR is an island unto themselves, The Black Parade resonates to me like the first two. I brought you my bullets you brought me your love and Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge. It has nothing to do with the cult or the jersey I just do- Well they are going to be on SNL tonight ( I so want to kno where the hell th eafter party is). Well Punk The Clock has to get ready for a huge week ahead of us, such as big huge big HUGE meeting this week! Cheers and just by the fucking album Tuesday, 10/24/2006

I have absolutely zero, nada, nothing, zilch permission to reprint the following:

2006-10-20T00:25:00.000-07:00

The Spencer Outfit

2006-10-19T17:50:00.000-07:00
The Spencer Outfit has a brand new site with free downloads off the new album www.thespenceroutfit.com. Pretty much loving the new tracks.

Valencia, Permanent Me & Sound The Alarm

2006-10-10T21:23:00.000-07:00

If you get a chance get your arse to one of the shows- Punk the Clock fully supports these artist you can check where they will be hitting up a city near you in our touring section.

Punk The Clock V3- Property Of A Gentleman

2006-10-10T20:17:00.000-07:00
PTC is bringing to you under one title, twenty phenomenal bands of artist who have guts, driven by the spedometer under the dashboard fueled by the dream of writing, gaging the passion on stage, & inspiring us with kick ass engergized performances 365!

You definately want to stay put on purevolume, and Lastfm, & absolutepunk.net where Punk The Clock will slowly unveil "PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN". Without exception the compilation is exclusive and sexy. Stop by www.reccenter.com and sign up for a sneak preview of what all your favorite artist will be doing in 2007-

The tour is coming your way in February and we are taking the ride throughout March, We are certain you will love the surprises along the way- any questions, comments?

TOUR FOR CURE

2006-10-08T19:27:00.000-07:00
Hey Guys:
Let's get it together, if there is one thing we can do before the end of 2006:

Jack's Mannequin "Tour For A Cure"!

EVERY MINUTE COUNTS. http://www.pcrf-kids.com/

In a word-INAMERE

2006-10-04T22:26:00.000-07:00
Inamere. The boys from Morristown, NJ- I stand behind them. Just one of the bands that will be appearing on "Property of a Gentlemen"- pssst. check them out here:
www.myspace.com/inamere

Punk The Clock

Vol 3!!

2006-09-27T12:10:00.000-07:00
All that we can say is that you need to get excited.

Volume 3 is on the way, and we have some suprises for all of you...

In other news, on Sunday, Anberlin played at The School of Rock in New Jersey and it was a great time had by all.
The show opened up with The Bank Robbers playing songs off their new CD. It was good to see them progress into what they are now. They also shared a story that involved bottles, touring, peeing, and Anberlin.
The second band was Inamere. If you haven't heard of them, you should. They absolutely blew everyone there away. They played their hearts out and were so tight, it was as if they were out on tour for the past 6 months. You have to check them out now!
The Classic Crime was up next. They started the show with a bang and continued the energy throughout the set. They definitely got the crowd ready for Anberlin.
With a huge rush of adrenaline, Anberlin hit the stage. The room was small, and Stephen just took command of the crowd. They played their heart out and I think Nate lost 10 pounds just rocking out behind his drumset. They had enough energy to play Runaway Girl as an encore. It was amazing.

Overall it was a very Punk The Clock filled night.

And we leave you with a "homework" assignment, check out these bands:
The Bank Robbers
Inamere
The Classic Crime
Anberlin

Thank you for everything.
-Punk The Clock

The Silver Bullet tour

2006-09-17T16:22:00.000-07:00
Last night could of been one of the best shows I have been to in the longest time. Haste the Day with Scary Kids Scaring Kids at the Hamilton Street Cafe, what a kick ass bill. We trekked out early to be met with a line that stretched way across the parking lot, and for once I just wanted to observe and not draw attention with a super 10 outfit and made up to the nines, usually dictated by the scene. Instead just comfortable in my uber pink paws, black parachute pants and basic t. Keeping the downlow, progressive and organic -after a day of meeting with artist to discuss the album artwork, I was bit punked out.
Mission: Surprise Pouyan and catch the legendary SKSK live performance. Have you heard their album? It is the sleeper album of the year, clockers. So get your arse out to any record store USA and pick up "City Sleeps In Flames" (Immortal Records). Next stop for these guys is the UK and F-whoa, does the F-Queen even have a clue what her subjects are in for? God save the Queen and God help the UK. Something tells me the Brits will embrace SKSK. If any one happens to capture live footage let us know. Im sure the guys would appreciate the clips as well.
Note to self: To teach myself the art of utilizing the "Guest List" in advance.

www.myspace.com/scarykids
www.purevolume.com/tours/thesilverbullet

Stay tuned as we will be posting Punk The Clock exclusive interview with Pouyan shortly.

http://www.smartpunk.com/index.php?mainFrame=http://www.smartpunk.com/product.php?item_id=14563

Somewhere "OVER IT"

2006-08-23T17:35:00.000-07:00

Countdown to "Step Out Side Yourself" OVER IT August 29 2006-

Punk The Clock has been a long time supporter of "Over It". These guys have had us rocking for about three years now. If you've been under some sort of punkrock and havent heard them might I suggest www.myspace.com/overit or www.overitonline.com and www.absolutepunk.net you can't miss the Tate's touch. Witness the history about to be made from a band who took the risk then and are sure to take it a step outside themselves in the future- thumbs up
Much success Over It rainbow!
Punk The Clock

Forever In Fall/Bottom Line/The Summer Obsession

2006-08-18T12:25:00.001-07:00

Last night I was fortunate to catch Forever In Fall supporting Bottom Line and The Summer Obsession. FIF stage performance is all out heart and soul- it was obvious from the rif one check 2 that this band is out to break all records, advancing hard core to pay their dues. I definately get the sense that the stage is too small if not confining for lead singer Ola (spell check). Track 1,2,3 caught my attention but something was missing,and then fslammed by the last song in the set-4!-im going to screw this up "how fast can u climb up the mountain" (how about myspace.com/foreverinfall) my point is think The Academy Is-"Checkmarks". FIF have signature, stage presence combined with earnest charisma and can easily command the crowd-and it completely without exception unfolded right in front of me. Thanks Russ-I get them! These guys need to be in the studio dammit straight from this tour---IMPRESSED- where did these guys come from and what pop rock have I been under? 2 years, 1 year full warp, second arena.

Smoke break: chat with Casey,one of my favorites-all time, of Xcess DB ent. to ease my nerves and we start to talk about Punk The Clock v3- I start to fcringe, and the panikrush hits as usual because #1
I'm extremely introverted, and my thoughts just unwind #2 I don't want to talk about production until its finished and then I won't have to talk about it cvause...Its like I'm in the middle of my everything and its so personal I can't speak. And now I know whjy I use to drink to get drunk and not have to talk. I haven't had one drop since may 22.

"Now if we can turn up all the monitors...check 1 Check 2...hey NJ we are Bottom Line" and immediately my eyes are hypnotized by bassist Greg Yock-top 5 bassist no argument. Fbrilliant. Enough.

The Summer Obsession, perhaps it is obvious, and maybe I like cocky. TSO will definately be headlining to the masses soon enough-Geeetttt Seeeetttt Ready
HA-

-i cannot believe I almost missed these groups thank you Ruiss for making this happen!

And purevolume this rocked.

Justin's not DEAD-

2006-08-14T20:10:00.000-07:00
VooDoo Blue's Justin in accident

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directly from the guys in VooDoo Blue.

”Justin's not dead

It sounds like a bad dream. Friday night on the way to Dan's house to pack the van and hit the road, Justin was in a pretty bad car accident. Everything is fine, please don't freak out, he was released from shock trauma around 2am that night (it was just a precaution, he only has a concussion, and a bunch of scrapes and bruises). Justin and all of us send our love and apologies to everyone that we are going to miss out on seeing. But we are taking things one day at a time, not wanting to cancel our whole tour we are going to cancel only a few shows as of now. We promise to keep everyone up to date.”

The band is scheduled to tour with Near Miss. Justin has medical appointments set up for today to determine if there is more damage to his head/brain. He'll want to start playing as soon as possible but right now he can't and there's no way of knowing when he can, we will wait to see what the doctors say. Current tour dates are being canceled a few days ahead of time as the band waits to see when Justin will be ready. We are keeping our fingers crossed that he is fine and there is no serious damage and the band will be able to continue their tour and visit their fans. Justin and all of us appreciate all of the support.

www.vdbmusic.com

www.myspace.com/voodooblue

www.purevolume.com/voodooblue

Punk The Clock loves Arizona don't we....

2006-08-10T19:33:00.000-07:00
HOURZERO PRESENTS:

www.thecoverup.net
www.myspace.com/thecoverup

Its amazing what you can accomplish sitting in the emergency room.

2006-08-08T17:30:00.000-07:00

Punk The Clock has begun production on Volume 3, but while we are wrapping up PTC Volume 2 we wanted to bring you inside the scene of some of your favorite Punk The Clock groups, Anberlin, Tourmaline, The Bank Robbers, Mashlin, Greeley Estates and more. In very near future we will keep you posted on up coming interviews from Scary Kids, Rory, Emanuel and bands that will be on Punk The Clock's 3rd compilation-

http://www.punktheclock.net/interviews/SCinterview.html
http://www.punktheclock.net/interviews/TORinterview.html
http://www.punktheclock.net/interviews/MASinterview.html
http://www.punktheclock.net/interviews/BRinterview.html

http://www.punktheclock.net/index2.html

Drop us a comment let us know who you want to see on the PTC V3 and if the band makes it on the comp we will see to it that you will get some personalize swag to boot! Sign up for our mailing list here http://punktheclock.chapterzero.com/mailing_list.php

Every month PTC likes to challenge our fans with contests, August will be no different- Design a banner for PTC Volume 3-Simple enough, geniuses? Send your entries to dwarnke@punktheclock.net. Use your imagination name your favorite bands, get those graphics in gear as summer is sadly coming to a close you will be shocked and super stoked what the winner will granted-

Well thank you for your support o and yes check out our myspace.com/punktheclock to see your PTC bands touring near you.

Cheers!

ON THE CLOCK

2006-08-07T18:06:00.000-07:00
Find out what ur favorite PTC bands are up to while on the road in and in between recording sessions, PTC has posted interiews "ON THE CLOCK" with Stephen Christian, Mashlin, Greeley Estates, Tourmaline, The Academy Is, Gym Class Heroes stay tuned for RORY, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Emanuel and more- stay posted as we start to unveil Punk The Clock V3- love PTC