Looking for an alternative rock show to light up the summer but don’t know where to turn? Consider catching Paramore, the female-fronted punk outfit that rode the bus in style last summer opening for No Doubt. These days, the crew from Franklin, Tenn. scored headlining status for 2010 atop the Honda Civic Tour. Expect to hear all the hits laden with power chord sugar rushes after a full day of action that includes Tegan and Sara and New Found Glory. (more…)

It’s been quite a year for Nashville emo rockers Paramore. The band spent the summer playing for capacity crowds as the opening act for No Doubt. It saw its 2007 album, Riot! sell some two million albums worldwide and get a Grammy nod. (The 2008 live album The Final Riot! sold remarkably well, too). The band persevered even as rumors suggested it was about to split because the guys couldn’t take the fact that fiery front woman Hayley Williams got most of the attention. And yet, the band doesn’t miss a beat on brand new eyes, its new album due in stores on Tuesday.

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The soundtrack to Twilight, a vampire flick due out in theaters later this month, has its own website that features two tracks from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, which hit stores yesterday and is available for online purchase. The Twilight track listing follows: 1. Muse – “Supermassive Black Hole” 
2. Paramore – “Decode” 
3. The Black Ghosts – “Full Moon” 
4. Linkin Park – “Leave Out All The Rest” 
5. MuteMath – “Spotlight (Twilight Mix)” 
6. Perry Farrell – “Going All The Way (Into The Twilight)” 
7. Collective Soul – “Tremble For My Beloved” 
8. Paramore – “I Caught Myself” 
9. Blue Foundation – “Eyes On Fire” 
10. Rob Pattinson – “Never Think” 
11. Iron & Wine – “Flightless Bird, American Mouth” 
12. Carter Burwell – “Bella’s Lullaby.”