THE USED
Celebrate
The Canyon Billboard Charting
#3 Current Hard Music Albums
#5 Current Alternative Albums
#5 Record Label Independent Current Albums
#6 Top Current Rock Albums
Available Now In Stores, on Apple Music,
iTunes or Streaming on Spotify
November 7th, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA - The Used are celebrating today, having secured the #3 Current Hard Music Albums charting position on this week's Billboard charts. Additionally, for their recently released 7th studio album, The Canyon, The Used secured the #5 Current Alternative Albums, #5 Record Label Independent Current Albums and #6 Top Current Rock Albums charting positions. Fans can purchase the album now in stores, on Apple Music, iTunes or streaming on Spotify.
The 17-track album, released via Hopeless Records and produced by Ross Robinson (The Cure, At The Drive In), pushed the band further in every way imaginable. Written out of pain and loss, The Canyon is tragic and haunting while also having a sense of light and energy that is unlike anything this band has put forward. "This isn't just an album born from a death, it's an album whose makers have found some new lease on life," shared Nylon in an exclusive interview and acoustic session with the band. With praise from outlets like Billboard stating The Canyon is "their largest body of work to date, and in many ways, their most important" and Rolling Stone calling the acoustic performances of these new tracks a "blistering...poignant rendition," this is The Used at their most vulnerable and possibly, at their best.
Last week, The Used released the official music video for the second single from the album, "Rise Up Lights." The visuals pair perfectly with the track that Alternative Press called an "avant-garde dystopian anthem." The song picks up right away with singer Bert McCracken's iconic vocals and guitarist Justin Shekoski's super charged guitar hitting you right in the face. Fans can check out the video at http://smarturl.it/RiseUpLightsOfficial.
The Used are currently on the road with support from Glassjaw. Tickets are moving fast and according to AXS, "this tour is not one to miss." For more info and to purchase tickets and VIP packages, , visit theused.net.
Upcoming Tour Dates:
11/7 Boston, MA House of Blues
11/8 New York, NY Terminal 5
11/10 Philadelphia, PA The Fillmore
11/12 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
11/14 Silver Spring, MD The Fillmore
11/15 Nashville, TN War Memorial Auditorium
11/17 San Antonio, TX The Vibes Event Center
11/18 Houston, TX Revention Music Center
11/19 Dallas, TX Southside Ballroom
11/21 Phoenix, AZ The Van Buren
11/24 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues
11/25 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex
11/28 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre
11/29 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo
Tour Admat Download Here
The Used is Bert McCracken (vocals), Jeph Howard (bass), Dan Whitesides (drums), and Justin Shekoski (guitar).
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What The Press Is Saying about The Canyon...
"It's their largest body of work to date, and in many ways, their most important." - Billboard
"McCracken delivered a remarkable vocal performance in which he jumped from a soft croon to a ragged wail." - Rolling Stone
"This isn't just an album born from a death, it's an album whose makers have found some new lease on life." - Nylon
"The Canyon is The Used's declaration of longevity, proving once again that they have grown exponentially from the scene in which they were bred....The Canyon is prolific, lengthy, schizophrenic and simply genius." -10/10 - Outburn Magazine
"The Used's most soul-wrenching, creatively daring effort to date...The Canyon sees the Used exploring every aspect of their sound and pushing the boundaries to the extreme" - 4/5 - Alternative Press
"The Used have created something unique enough that people should just explore it themselves, taking their time to unearth every organism squirming within its walls..." - 4.5/5 - New Noise Magazine
"The Canyon details loss with beautiful universality, layers of dense literary lyricism built to leave its listener searching for particular truths." - Billboard
"The Canyon is an exercise in healing as much as it is in storytelling... a progression for them both musically and thematically." - OC Weekly
"blistering...poignant rendition" - Rolling Stone
"There's no denying that this new version of the Used is teaming with vibrancy, challenging the limits of what rock music can supposedly do." - Alternative Press
"If 'Rise Up Lights' is just a hint of what Shekoski is capable of fans may have some pleasant surprises in store. From the winding grind to the power punk soul, the guitar sound on this song is stirring and energetic." - AXS
"This collection of songs are more compelling and moving than anything heard previously from the band...The Used have fully realized their wild imagination." - 4/5 - Alternative Press
"It's a jarring rock album built on life's big questions of purpose and meaning." - Nylon
"The Used's new track is a Nirvana-influenced pit-starter showcasing the more spastic and aggressive side of the band." - The Noise
"Fifteen years after the release of their self-titled album, The Used have created something incredibly refreshing and emotional, proving that they're still growing and evolving both sonically and personally, even now." - The Prelude Press
"All listeners will leave it feeling a kinship for their fellow person. It's a challenging listen, but one worth working through." - Billboard
"This isn't something that can be smacked with labels or opinions such as "good" or "bad." This is honest. It's real. It's authentic. It's what music is all about." - 4/5 - Alternative Press
"Reaching the state of warm embrace while consistently on the path of edification with ever-shifting dynamics at their zenith, The Used stand tall with impassioned lyricism and raw, discordant instrumentation that tugs at your heartstrings with angelic delicacy." - Tattoo.com
"The song is a powerful and intense banger that kicks you in the face from the onset and is unrelenting in its drive all the way through." - AXS
"The point of The Canyon isn't the technicality of the tracks or the sound production: Again, it's how it makes you feel. And the band have poured their heart and soul into this one." - 4/5 - Alternative Press
"...deeply personal, organic, and transcending..." - 4.5/5 - New Noise Magazine
"quite possibly his (Bert's) best vocal performance to date" - The Prelude Press
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For more information on The Used, please visit:
Website: www.TheUsed.net
Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheUsed
Twitter: twitter.com/WeAreTheUsed
Judicial Watch: Justice Department Argues Comey’s Leak of ‘Flynn’ Memo to New York Times was Unauthorized, Compares Comey to Wikileaks
(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that the Justice Department is now comparing former FBI Director James Comey to WikiLeaks. After Comey was fired by President Trump on May 9, 2017, he gave the New York Times a February 14, 2017, memorandum written about a one-on-one conversation he had with President Trump regarding former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn. Judicial Watch is asking a federal court to order the release of all Comey’s unclassified memoranda about his one-on-one conversations with the president.
Comey testified under oath before the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence that he authored as many as nine such memos about his one-on-one conversations with President Trump. He also admitted, regarding the “Flynn” memo, “I asked a friend of mine to share the content of the memo with a reporter [for The New York Times] … I asked him to because I thought that might prompt the appointment of a special counsel.” The New York Times published a report about the memo on May 16, 2017. Special Counsel Robert Mueller was appointed the following day.
On June 16, 2017, Judicial Watch filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia after the Department of Justice failed to respond to a May 16 FOIA request (Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of Justice (No. 1:17-cv-01189)). Judicial Watch seeks:
FBI Director James Comey’s February 14, 2017 memorandum…memorializing an Oval Office conversation he had with the President on that date regarding former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn.
In its lawsuit Judicial Watch refutes the Justice Department’s claim of exemption for law enforcement purposes:
Ex-Director Comey plainly did not use the February 14 Memo for any recognized or legitimate law enforcement purpose. He used it to settle a score with the President, who had just
fired him.
Judicial Watch argues that if disclosure of the “Flynn” memo would harm the Russia investigation, then the Justice Department should have taken steps to “address Ex-Director Comey’s removal of the memo from the FBI, leaking of the memo to the media, and subsequent testimony about the memo, to the extent that testimony was unauthorized and not coordinated with [the Justice Department], the FBI, and/or Special Counsel Mueller. Removal of government records is a federal offense.” While the Justice Department compares Comey to WikiLeaks, it makes no claim to have addressed Comey’s misconduct. Judicial Watch points out that its “failure to do so further undercuts any claim of harm” to an ongoing law enforcement investigation.
On September 7, 2017, Judicial Watch filed a FOIA lawsuit on behalf of the Daily Caller News Foundation after the Department of Justice failed to respond to a June 9 FOIA request (Daily Caller News Foundation v. U.S. Department Justice (No. 1:17-cv-01830)). The lawsuit seeks:
All unclassified memoranda authored by former FBI Director James Comey that contemporaneously memorialized his discussions with President Donald Trump and his aides [during] the time frame…November 8, 2016 to May 9, 2017.
In the Daily Caller News Foundation suit Judicial Watch argues that neither the FBI nor the Justice Department prevented Comey from testifying, nor do they dispute anything he said. Comey is not under investigation for violating any non-disclosure agreements or removing records from the FBI when he was fired. “Their silence and inaction speak volumes,” Judicial Watch argues.
Judicial Watch further debunks the notion that Comey wrote the memos for law enforcement purposes:
[Director Comey] explained, “I knew that there might come a day when I would need a record of what happened, not just to defend myself, but to defend the FBI and – and our integrity as an institution and the independence of our investigation.” … He authored the records not for law enforcement purposes but for administrative and institutional purposes. His testimony could not be clearer.
Judicial Watch argues in both filings against withholding the memoranda under the guise of a national security exemption. The FBI fails to demonstrate that material contained in the memoranda was classified through proper procedures.
In its court filing opposing the release, the Justice Department also asserts that some of the Comey memos contain classified material.
“The Freedom of Information Act was designed to give the American people access to the records its government keeps,” said Neil Patel, publisher and CEO of the Daily Caller News Foundation. “This access is fundamental in a democracy like ours. Today, when so many Americans feel detached from a government that they feel often doesn’t serve their interests, this sort of access is more important than ever. When the Daily Caller News Foundation made a reasonable request for access to FBI Director Comey’s memos we were completely stonewalled. Our request is legally sound and completely within the public interest so with the help of our friends at Judicial Watch we are fighting in court to see it through.”
“We now have Justice Department confirmation that Comey was wrong to have leaked records to the media to settle a score with President Trump,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. “How can this Justice Department defend its position that memos written for pernicious purposes to target a sitting president with a criminal investigation should remain secret? Mr. Mueller may have an interest in protecting Comey, but the public’s interest demands transparency about Comey’s vendetta against President Trump.”
Both cases have been consolidated in Cable News Network, Inc., v. Federal Bureau of Investigation (No. 1:17-cv-01167).
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