Rejoice The Afters fans, rejoice!  “Light Up the Sky,” the new single from the group The Afters is finally available for download on the iTunes music store.  To download it via iTunes, click here.

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Who says that there isn’t such thing as a free lunch?  House of Heroes is giving away a free download of their new song “Independence Day for a Petty Thief.”

Ok, well there is a catch.  In order to download the song, you MUST have a Twitter account that you are willing to allow the band to access.  Once you agree to the terms, the band will instantly send out a Tweet to your network, alerting them of the free offer.

If that doesn’t sound too invasive to you, click here to access the free download.

I alway find it risky when artists allow the general public to listen to an entire album before release date.  Some artists like Radiohead would do anything to keep their music from being consumed by the general public until they’re ready.  According to a Time Magazine article, copies of Radiohead’s 2003 album Hail to the Thief were sent to journalists sealed inside individual cd players to ensure that the audio couldn’t be intentionally or even unintentionally distributed to other unauthorized users.

Other artists feel that “leaking” an album can lead to good things.  That must be why you can listen to Born Again, the brand new album from the Newsboys in its entirety online.

To listen in its entirety, click here.

Soon, we’ll be able to set our sights on the new music video to “Lead Me,” the new smash hit from Sanctus Real.

According to bassist Dan Gartley’s blog, the band has just completed shooting video (more…)

Drummer Yuri Ruley has decided to call it quits after eighteen years of playing the drums for punk-rock group MXPX.  According to sources, Ruley would like to focus more time on his family life.

Now, don’t get too excited, future drummers of America!  MXPX has already found a replacement in Chris Wilson of The Summer Obsession.  Wilson will sit-in on drums on select dates in the near future.

In other MXPX news, (more…)

The Christian rock band “Ivoryline” is giving you an opportunity to win a Squier by Fender Vintage Modified Telecaster Custom Guitar and a bunch of other Ivoryline goodies.  To win, all you need to do is enter their karaoke contest, which is featured on YouTube.  Watch the video, familiarize yourself with the lyrics, and then record a video of yourself singing karaoke to the song.

(For a second there, I thought that the guy in the bottom right was giving us the middle finger.  Still, I’m not exactly sure what he’s trying to tell us with that fist!)

Although we never really left, we’re back at it after a bit of an unexpected hiatus….with lots of news to share in the coming days!  Thanks for visiting (and bookmarking!) CMDish.com!

The new single from the band THE AFTERS, “LIGHT UP THE SKY,” will be featured on MTV’s “THE HILLS” TONIGHT (6/22) at 10/9p (ET/CT).

BREAKING NEWS:  Avalon members Greg and Janna Long have accepted positions as Worship Leaders with Woodlands Church, located outside of Houston, TX.

Avalon has been through a lot of changes in recent years (ie: the departure of Melissa Greene, Jody McBrayer, Michael Passons, Cherie Adams, and Nikki Hassman), but fans will be happy to know that Greg and Janna will continue with the group.