Q Magazine (UK)
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PATD released their second album, Pretty. Odd., and embarked on the Honda Civic Tour, having already played numerous sold-out shows across the United States. But there’s something unique about this tour — it’s green! Not only will fans get to listen to cool music, but each venue will be full of eco-efficient technology to check out, and a portion of all ticket sales will go toward environmental protection! We think that’s pretty cool, so we had a chat with PATD guitarist-songwriter Ryan Ross to discuss.

WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO DO THIS TOUR?

We’ve never had a tour sponsorship before. We were originally pretty against it, but the people at Honda are really doing it for a good cause. There are a lot of things going on that we felt were a good idea. A dollar from each ticket goes to help nonprofits that are trying to reduce global emissions and make concert tours environmentally friendly. Everything we do on this tour is trying to reduce our environmental footprint, which we thought was a good idea. Read the full article »

For Panic At The Disco fans the wait is almost over as Nokia will exclusively host the world premiere of the band’s new music video, “That Green Gentleman,” for three days starting on May 2, 2008 at www.nokiausa.com. Visitors to the website on May 2 will be the first in the world to watch Panic At The Disco’s latest video from their second album, “Pretty. Odd.”, which was released in March.

“We are excited to work with Nokia to bring this exclusive opportunity to our fans,” said Brendon Urie, lead singer of Panic At The Disco. “We are so eager to share this new video with all of our fans and are thrilled to have it premiere online through Nokia.”

Even more exciting for music fans may be that this latest video, “That Green Gentleman,” will feature the fans themselves. Earlier this year, Nokia came together with Panic At The Disco to give 25 contest winners the opportunity to be an extra in their newest video. Read the full article »

Brendon created a summer playlist for the new issue of Seventeen magazine. Credit: amour_mio @ LJ.

“God Only Knows” The Beach Boys
“I Want You” Bob Dylan
“An American Girl” Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
“The Weight” The Band
“Down On The Corner” Creedence Clearwater Revival
“Mother’s Little Helper” Rolling Stones
“You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb” Spoon
“All These Things That I’ve Done” The Killers
“From A Balance Beam” Bright Eyes
“I Want You Back” Jackson 5
“Don’t Stop Me Now” Queen
“Brown Eyed Girl” Van Morrison
“Champagne Supernova” Oasis

Scans from the program booklet given out for free to fans outside the venues of the Honda Civic Tour.

Brendon and Ryan are interviewed by 97X Alternative in Tampa, Florida. April 22, 2008.

97X Alternative interviewed Brendon and Ryan during the tour stop in Tampa, watch it here.

Update: Mad Libs with Panic At The Disco.

Panic At The Disco will perform at the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts on June 27th in England. Visit glastonburyfestivals.co.uk for more information.

On March 25th, Panic at the Disco released their sophomore full-length, Pretty. Odd. Two and a half years before, the band released their debut to the world, A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out. Between these two calender blocks, Panic at the Disco has been on TRL, won a MTV Video Music Award, made waves on the Billboard charts, toured multiple continents, and even played Times Square on New Years Eve. Maybe it doesn’t need to be said that the anticipation and buzz for Pretty.Odd. (with the help of some “puzzling” viral marketing) was sweeping.

But where to next? How will the band take their fresh tracks and roll with them, perform them and work them into the legacy they’ve already begun? Bassist Jon Walker talks to AbsolutePunk.net about Pretty.Odd., the scrapped album, dealing with the rumor mill, and just how much The Beatles come into play.

For the record, can you say your name and what you play in the band.

Jon: My name is Jon Walker and I play bass guitar. Read the full article »