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• Say Anything, 'Anarchy, My Dear" (Equal Vision)

  March 19, 2012 – Toward the conclusion of Say Anything's fifth album, Anarchy, My Dear, there's a burst of multi-tracked-to-heaven guitars that gradually swells grandly with digitally delayed classic-rock aplomb, and then slowly fades out, ending the record on a not-completely-earned note of graceful triumph. It’s totally the type of thing Smashing Pumpkins used to do, which seems appropriate, given the circumstances Say Anything find themselves in. …
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  Q&A: Say Anything's Max Bemis on Destroying Society, Defending the Genre

  February 3, 2012 – Say Anything's Anarchy, My Dear, Max Bemis' outlying pop-punk outfit's first full-length effort for new (and independent) label home, Equal Vision Records, arrives March 13. It's a white-knuckled, sore-throated, open-hearted call to arms that Bemis recorded between Brooklyn and his recently adopted hometown of Tyler, Texas. …
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  First Spin: Say Anything's Furious 'Burn a Miracle'

  December 19, 2011 – Tomorrow, Equal Vision will unleash "Burn a Miracle," the furious first single from Say Anything's currently release date-less (think March!) new full-length Anarchy, My Dear. SPIN's got an exclusive stream of the handclap-happy A-side, one of the more schizophrenic and toothsome pop-punk outbursts frontman Max Bemis (or maybe anyone for that matter) has shared to date. It's a beast. Have a listen.  …
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  REVIEW: Say Anything, Motion City Headline Tour

  October 18, 2010 – On Friday night in Hollywood, Say Anything offered their co-headlining tour with Motion City Soundtrack and Saves The Day a supercharged show of their best emo-punk hits - plus a couple of deep cuts. For Say Anything, the gig was a hometown celebration, and frontman Max Bemis even called it one of the band's best local gigs ever. "I have a pretty shoddy memory," he said. "But I think this is the best L.A. show I remember. …
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  FREE ALBUM! SPIN Picks Bamboozle's Best

  April 28, 2010 – New Jersey's Bamboozle festival is happening May 1-2 at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, NJ, and to get you in a Turnpike-rockin' good mood we've posted our 25 Must-Hear Artists list -- click here to check it out! …
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  The Best of Bamboozle Left

  March 29, 2010 –  …
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• Say Anything, 'Say Anything' (J)

  October 19, 2009 – "I can't define myself through irony and self-deprecation," Max Bemis sings on "Mara and Me," a wonderful spazz-pop waltz from his band's latest album. Oh, sure you can, dude. …
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  SPIN.com's Best of the Week

  September 5, 2009 – This week, new drug details surrounding DJ AM's death hinted at suicide, while Michael Jackson's body was finally laid to rest in Los Angeles. In more upbeat news, Jay-Z's Blueprint 3 leaked a week early, Beck covered Leonard Cohen with MGMT, and Strokes singer Julian Casablancas played his first-ever solo show in Tokyo. …
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  Say Anything's Max Bemis Plays New Song!

  September 3, 2009 – As the frontman/mastermind of Say Anything, Max Bemis expresses himself without any filter: On his first album, Say Anything...Is a Real Boy, he sang about how he got dumped over the revealing nature of his songs, and, as a result, "won't ever have rough sex with Molly Connolly again." But something's different now for Bemis, as he prepares to release his third album, a self-titled effort due Nov. …
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  New Tune: Say Anything's Max Bemis Talks

  February 10, 2009 – Say Anything's Max Bemis and Saves the Day's Chris Conley have combined their songwriting powers as Two Tongues. …
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