Fiction Family Website Updates!; More Switchfoot/3 Doors Down Tour stuff

The Fiction Family Website has been updated once more! Check it out!



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There's also a new photos page on the website as well! Check them out... here's some samples!




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Also, more Daily Foot entries from the 3 Doors Down Tour!

Charlotte, North Carolina
Merry Christmas
Hampton, Virginia
Hampton Virginia 2

Switchfoot to release "Another Christmas (Old Borego)" Single?

Our friend Chris found out more about the new "Another Christmas (Old Borego)" song/album thing on Rhapsody

HERE!

It says that the record label releasing it is indeed lowercase people records. Manufactured and Marketed by Credential Recordings! It's apparently set for a December 16, 2008 release date... a little late for the Holiday shopping time, but not too late.

We'll see if this emerges on iTunes. It looks like Switchfoot's got something good planned and that something might be happening here. We'll keep you posted.

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Here's a video of the new performance of "Awakening" that Switchfoot did for Call+Response.



Gotta love the nonchalant throwage of the guitar by Jon Foreman there... haha.

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More Fiction Family press/buzz!

Drivebymedia
Thephiller
yousingiwrite
Snobsmusic
I-Am-Rock
Anthologysd
Indiependentmusic
Absolutepunk.net

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Oh, even more Daily Foot entries! This thing is becoming daily for real! Go Bobby!

Here are some things I found lying around
Cincinnati, Ohio

That's it for today so far. Have a great one!

Lots of news, Lots of Press for Fiction Family and Switchfoot

Ok, we've got lots of links and website from across the interweb. We've gathered most of them together here for you to digest. Read it or leave it. Up to you. =)

I personally am pretty stoked with the buzz that is starting to build around Fiction Family, and that's where we're going to start with today's News Digest.

Here's the Fiction Family press/bloggage:

Antimusic
Livedaily
Plug-in Music
Conversant Life
Stereotruth
bbqchickenrobot.com <--- Hmm...?

At the same time, don't hesitate to spread the word on your own through your own blogs, xanga's, Myspaces, Facebooks, livejournals, Twitters, etc. etc. Let's tell everyone we know about Fiction Family! If you haven't already, join the official Fiction Family Street Team to get up-to-date news on promotion projects and campaigns and how to be involved to the best of your ability! There's a contest right now to win a prize too!

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Now for the Switchfoot portion of today's update. There's just as much going on.

First off, here's the articles about Switchfoot's new "This Is Home" video contest:

Pluginmusic
Komodorock

There's also a strongly-opinionated review for Switchfoot's "The Best Yet" from the OCWeekly:

Dubious to be sure, especially since the band--who are essentially Christian rock and, in that tradition, sound perpetually about 10 years beyond the times--has really only had two songs that could legitimately be classified as hits: 2003's "Meant to Live" and 2004's "Dare You to Move." That doesn't stop delusions of grandeur, of course--the accompanying press release talks of "their ascendance into the rock pantheon." That's right, not "ascent," "ascendance." I didn't think it was a word either, turns out it is, they're just using it incorrectly.

Wow, where has this dude been? Anyways, you can read the rest (if you even want to), here


Oh, here's another random bit that our friends at LOBH found from Rolling Stone Magazine's website:

Another Christmas (Old Borego) Album by Switchfoot
(...??)

What could this mean? Is it just an error, or is it a sign of certain things to come? We'll see...

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And last but not least, news and views from Tour!

Here's the "official" stuff on the Daily-Foot. Man, Bobby's got this thing COVERED.


Biloxi, Mississippi (Take 2)



Black Hawk (Dude, this one's awesome!)




Pikeville, Kentucky





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And here's some stunning photo's that LOBH got up once more. Awesome.







That's all for now. Thanks for reading everyone!

New Daily Foot For Biloxi, Mississippi

Here's the latest entry by Bobby from This Holiday Life. I'm loving the different perspective... it's almost like a fan coming along with the band for a little bit.





Biloxi, Mississippi

Great work! Mr. Barron, we still love you... hope you're doing well...

I wonder what he's got up his sleeve though... hmm....

Will update more today if anything else huge happens. Peace out!

Switchfoot Stories and Camera Phone pics from the 3 Doors Down Tour!

As many of you know, Bobby is the new daily footer for this 3 Doors Down Tour, taking over for the great Andy Barron. (Andy, you'll be missed!)

But Bobby has a style all his own, and his inaugural post can be found here. Since it is the new guy's first post, I thought I'd reproduce it here. Awesome stuff Bobby!

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today was a wet shoes day. not a good day for tom's. put those sucka's away! weather was threatening rain, and occasionally it followed through. by the time the foots went it on, orange beach had changed from fall to winter, losing 20 degrees. brrrr! I escaped the chill by frequenting the bus only to hear a new Switchfoot song with each entrance. i think they're making a 100 song record! Each song is just another pile of evidence that these gents put a lot of heart and soul and sweat and tears (and blood?) into their art. Reminds me of Reverend Robert Evans and his nightly plight to stare into the stars for hours counting supernovas - of which he sees very infrequently, maybe 3 a year or even 1 every 3 years. Just the idea that he knows it's out there and that he's gonna chase it down like a wild fox hiding in the dark cosmos... anyway, you get my drift. a lot of work for an undetermined return on a timely investment.

welcome to the first night of the 3 doors down tour! thanks jordan, sweet tea was fabulous!

hope december is kind to you. come say hi!
bobby

ooohhh... 100-song record! ;) Though said mostly in jest, this is exciting news. I don't think he was joking when he said there was a new Switchfoot song every time he entered the bus! Woot! Switchfoot are beasts!

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Site News

Ah, now for some site news. We've updated the layout! Like it? Hate it? Let us know... It's a bit more Fiction Family-ized, because I thought it'd be sweet to give some attention to Jon Foreman and Sean Watkins for a little while. After all, we're posting banners for them all over the place, and they have a full-blown album and tour cycle coming up, so let's get psyched, man! Get psyched man!

Alright, peace out!

Video Tribute to Our Troops Set Switchfoot's "This Is Home"

This is a great video montage to Switchfoot's song, "This Is Home." I don't know what your views on our current war are, but regardless, I think we should all stand by our troops, who are real men and true heroes. Here's to you our fighting men! We salute you, stand by you, and hope you finally find your way home... where you belong...

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Oh, by the way, the Daily Foot has been updated for the new tour!

Check out what the new guy, Bobby has to say about the new tour and the journey en route to the 3 Doors Down tour en route: san diego to birmingham

3 Doors Down Tour Starts today!

Friendly reminder... Switchfoot's short mini-tour with 3 Doors Down starts today! We'll have coverage for you as soon as we get it! Happy start of tour! :)

New Switchfoot Holiday Packages! New Tour Dates! News News News!

First off, welcome back! Sorry there were no updates over the weekend and yesterday. Been kinda busy. But glad to be back!

So anyways, looks there was new merch posted over the weekend, including the 2008 Edition of the annual Holiday Package! And boy, this year is packed full of goodies.

The Holiday Package, which ships Oct. 31 for early November delivery, includes:

* The Best Yet - Deluxe Edition CD/DVD
* New Poster
* Choice of T- shirt (or hoodie depending on which package you choose) - lots of new designs to choose from!
* Christmas Card - hand-signed by the band!
* Unreleased Switchfoot B-side "We Are Bound" - instant download at checkout!
* Unreleased Jon Foreman Solo song: (Live from Hotel Cafe) - instant download on shipdate!

For prices and the other details, and to ORDER one of the three options for the package, go here. It's definitely an awesome pack this year.

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And it looks like there will be a few tour dates in December, according to the Tour page of switchfoot.com
Switchfoot will be touring with fellow alternative rock mainstays 3 Doors Down for this one, and they'll be one of the opening bands once more. Let's hope this will be their LAST opening-band stint for a LONG time because their next album is going to rule. It IS pretty awesome though, that the band is touring with some Mainstream acts for once... it's about time they returned to some semblance of more widespread exposure.

Here are the dates:

*12/04/08 Orange Beach, AL / The Amphitheater at the Wharf (LINK)
*12/09/08 Pikesville, KY / Eastern KY Expo Center (LINK)
*12/12/08 Charlotte, NC / Cricket Arena (On Sale Oct 18th)
*12/13/08 Hampton, VA / Hampton Coliseum (On Sale Oct 18th)
*12/17/08 Greensboro, NC / Greensboro Coliseum (On Sale Oct 18th)
12/18/08 Fairfax, VA / Patriot Center (On Sale Oct 18th)
*12/20/08 Duluth, GA / Gwinnet Arena (On Sale Oct 24th)

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Some more Music Builds Daily Foot entries have arrived. Check em!

Chula Vista, California
Sacramento, California
Dallas, Texas
Houston, Texas