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First off, let us say we’re sorry. We’re sorry a large portion of you don’t live in California.

Sure, we’ve got our problems: earthquakes, wildfires, young Hollywood socialites running amok, and a crippling lack of money to fund our state. But we’ve also got so many great things: a Governator who’s been to Mars, young Hollywood socialites running amok, and a gigantic, beautiful body of salt water lapping up on our golden shores.

This proximity to the Pacific Ocean infiltrates and influences our very being, especially our music. If you’ve never spent a bright blue summer day rolling a cruiser, surfboard under your arm, down to a shimmering SoCal beach…well you better book your bus ticket right now! And when you get there, you MUST complete the experience by putting on your headphones and hitting play on LAY ME DOWN by The Dirty Heads.

The fact is simple: The Dirty Heads are doing something that we’ve been desperately missing, and they are doing it SO right. This Huntington Beach four-piece is bringing that reggae/hip-hop/punk-rock west-coastal sound back to national prominence with their album “Any Port In a Storm.” When Sublime stopped, there was a giant hole left in all our souls. But The Dirty Heads are doing their part to fill it up. In fact, they enlisted Sublime singer Rome to lend his vocal talents on LAY ME DOWN. The album has guest appearances by Tippa Irie, Slash, M. Shadows, and the legendary Billy Preston. That line-up is the definition of coming correct.

Mind not sufficiently blown yet? Don’t worry, there’s a contest too. Download and play The Dirty Heads’ “Lay Me Down” in Tap Tap Revenge 3. Submit a score over 150,000 points and you’re entered. You can play on any difficulty you want — as long as your final score is OVER 150,000 points. At the end of the contest, we’ll throw all the entries into a hat and draw the winners. You might be the lucky person that wins a prize pack of all things Dirty Heads! Including t-shirts, headphones and your own copy of the album. Head over to the contest page for all the official rules and prizes.

I don’t think we can properly convey how happy it makes us to have this song in Tap Tap Revenge. Download it today, get all your friends over for a backyard BBQ bash, and tap a bit of the best coast!

Is it your teenage dream to have your own chat room in TTR3? Or perhaps your own personal, all-things-Katy iPod Touch? Then this is your lucky day! Download KATY PERRY REVENGE and play the specified song each day and submit a score between 12:01AM PST and 11:59PM PST. Play while connected to the internet and running either Katy Perry Revenge or TTR3 to submit a score. We will randomly choose three runners-up from all scores submitted above the specified score on each day to receive a copy of the smash-hit new album “Teenage Dream” plus the person who submits the highest score each day will get their very own chat room in TTR3. On the final day, September 3, the grand prize winner will be chosen from those scoring above 1,000,000 on “Teenage Dream” on that day and will receive an 8GB iPod Touch tricked-out with all things Katy Perry PLUS a $250 iTunes gift card! The specified scores and songs are:

• Aug. 27: Circle the Drain 30,000
• Aug. 28: Waking up in Vegas 50,000
• Aug. 29: California Gurls 80,000
• Aug. 30: Thinking of You 100,000
• Aug. 31: I Kissed A Girl 150,000
• Sept. 1: One of the Boys 200,000
• Sept. 2: Firework 300,000
• Sept. 3: Hot N Cold 500,000
• Sept. 4: Last Friday Night 800,000
• Sept. 5: Teenage Dream 1,000,000

As always, only US residents 13 years of age or older are eligible- see full contest rules here.

No, you don’t need to pinch yourself. This is definitely not a dream. This is the real-life release of the newest, biggest, hottest, coldest, girl kissing-ist app of the entire year. That’s right party people, this is KATY PERRY REVENGE!

The latest in our smash-hit line of Tap Tap Revenge special editions, Katy Perry Revenge is overflowing with all your favorite songs from the world’s most fabulous and fashionable performer. Your crush on this pretty Ms. Kitty will kick into overdrive when you start tapping and dancing to this undeniably sensational selection of her top tracks, hand-picked to make you lose control.

Hits include:

• California Gurls
• I Kissed a Girl
• Hot N Cold
• Teenage Dream
• One of the Boys
• Thinking of You
• Waking Up In Vegas
• Firework
• Last Friday Night
• Circle the Drain

But that’s not all! When your fatigued fingers start to fail, you can take a break over in the VIP Katy Perry Chat Rooms. Head behind the virtual velvet-rope and discuss all things Katy, plus explore other exclusive content including a gorgeous gallery of glossy Katy Perry pix.

24 Hours of Katy: California Challenge!
How many challenges can your tapping fingers survive in just one day? You’ll find out soon! Send challenges on California Gurls, I Kissed a Gurl, and Hot N Cold- each challenge on these songs enters you to win 500 credits to use on premium content in TTR3. 100 users will win! And it’s only 24 hours, so send them by Friday at noon PST or miss your chance! See full contest rules here, and stay tuned for deets on a Katy Perry mega-contest starting tomorrow!

When you’re ready to play, don’t delay – Get some Katy Perry today!

Hey Philly! You done done it again!

You have selflessly given us so much great music in the past: Schoolly D. Hall and Oates. G. Love. The Motownphilly movement of Boyz II Men. The Hooters. The soundtrack to Mannequin.

And that one guy, I can’t remember his name. From West Philadelphia, born and raised. On the playground is where he spent most of his days. Moved to Bel-Air. Later got jiggy with it. And then saved the planet from an alien invasion. SEVERAL times.

Now dear Philadelphia, you have given birth to another dope-beat-dropping, mad-lyric-spitting, genre-bending musical sensation: CHIDDY BANG!  The undisputed kings of the underground party jam, Chiddy Bang are blowing up the charts and ushering in a new movement in the world of alternative rap. This dynamic duo is laying it all in the groove, combing elements of electronic, pop, and afro-beat into their songs, while using wildly creative samples from MGMT, Passion Pit, and Tom Waits.

At just 19 years of age, frontman Chiddy Anamege and DJ Xaphoon Jones are being heralded as the future of hip-hop, and are working their butts off to fulfill that honor. Take a look at a portion of their upcoming tour schedule to get a taste of how hard they’re after it:

Oct 4 – Parklife @ Botanic Park, Adelaide, Australia

Oct 7 – Verizon Arena, Manchester, NH, USA

Oct 8 – Chi Phi, Athens, GA, USA

Oct 9 – Dunkin Donuts Center, Providence, RI, USA

Oct 10 – Solus w/ Tinie Tempeh, Cardiff, UK

Oct 12 – Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA

Oct 14 – O2 w/ Tinie Tempeh, Newcastle, UK

Now geography wasn’t my strongest subject, but I don’t think any of those cities make a straight line. Either their blind booking agent is routing the tour with a dartboard, or these guys have successfully cloned themselves! So do them a favor: Get out and see their roof-raising live show, and bring them a bottle of water so they don’t dehydrate on all those plane flights.

Plus, Chiddy’s bringing you a sweet new contest this week! Score over 120,000 on “Opposite of Adults” in TTR3, and you’ll be entered for a chance to win a $200 iTunes card and a Chiddy Bang t-shirt. As always, only US residents 13 and over are eligible. Check full contest rules here.

Get tapping with Chiddy Bang today! For all the latest news, tunes, videos and tour dates, head over to www.chiddy-bang.com. Check out their already released EP, Opposite of Adults, on iTunes now!

The Band: ANBERLIN

The Song: IMPOSSIBLE, from their upcoming album “Dark Is The Way, Light Is A Place,” out September 7th, 2010.

The Deal: OK, here’s the deal. Ever since we grabbed this track from iTunes, we can’t stop listening to this song. It is having a deep, profound effect on the Tapulous office.

There’s just something about a song that kicks off with a fast-picking delayed guitar line that hits us deep in the chest, and makes our heart race like the first-time thrill of a school-yard crush. Once “Impossible” plunges that joyous, wild, and unpredictable feeling into your consciousness, you’re going to find yourself acting out in completely unrestrained and uninhibited ways, just as we have here at Tap Tap HQ.

There have been a lot more top-down drives to the coast, edging up the speed on Highway 1 while chasing down sunsets. More employees have been spotted running full-speed through vibrant green grassy fields, fresh with the morning dew, singing at the top of their lungs. More phone calls are being secretly made to ex-girlfriends and boyfriends, trying to recapture a lost fire and passion that is being stoked by the raw emotion of this song.

For those of you not in the know, there will definitely be a “Where have these guys been all my life?” moment with this song. Since their humble punk-rock beginnings in Central Florida, the 5 members of Anberlin have ground out a steady climb to international success, earning a legion of dedicated fans along the way. With the help of producer Brendan O’Brien (Pearl Jam, Rage Against The Machine), Anberlin has taken it to the next level on their new album, and are on the cusp of super-stardom. When asked about the possible impact of the new album, lead singer Stephen Christian replied, “I feel like we’re on the brink of something… either world domination or destruction, but either way we’re on the brink.”

But wait! There’s more! Submit a score above 75,000 on “Impossible” by next Wednesday, Aug 18 and you’ll be eligible to win an iPod Touch or a signed copy of “Dark Is The Way, Light Is A Place.” As always, only US residents 13 years of age or older are eligible- see full contest rules here.

Attention people of Tap Tap Revenge: Consider yourself warned. On Friday the 13th, your whole world will be rocked.

That’s because the coolest, most mind-bending movie of the last thousand years is being released into theaters everywhere: SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD. In case you’re reading this from your home under a rock, let’s go over the facts: Michael Cera plays the title character, a garage-band bass player who falls hard for the girl of his dreams, Ramona. But before he can have her, he must defeat her 7 evil exes, who have banded together to stop him. It’s jam-packed with over-the-top action, comic book art, and vintage video-game graphics.

This is THE must-see movie of the year. Do yourself a solid. Head over to scottpilgrimthemovie.com and check out the all trailers, including special video remixes by DJ Osymyso, cast profiles, and more. And you can download the FREE game “Pilgrim‘s Punch-out” for your iPhone/iPad.

And of course, the movie has a simply amazing soundtrack, featuring Beck, Frank Black, Metric, and more. We’ve grabbed one of the standout songs, “Scott Pilgrim” by Canadian indie-poppers PLUMTREE, as the center of our insanely humongous contest, SCOTT PILGRIM VS. TAP TAP REVENGE!

THE CONTEST:
Every day, there will be a new theme for the featured track in Tap Tap Revenge to match one of the evil exes Scott must defeat in the movie. The top 3 players from each day will qualify to participate in a LIVE BATTLE at the end of the week. They will fight to the finish, and when the dust settles, we will crown a winner and shower them with prizes: a signed Plumtree album, a t-shirt like Michael Cera wore in the movie, and a shiny new $250 iTunes Gift Card. Check out the official rules here. Apple is not a sponsor of this contest.

Meanwhile over on Facebook, you’ll vote on which of the evil exes YOU love to hate the most. The highest scoring one will have that theme permanently attached to the track.

Now let’s meet the EVIL EXES Scott must face…

	The first of Scott’s furious foes, Matthew Patel is the original evil ex. Despite his menacing guy-liner and angular emo hairstyle, he stil has the common decency to email you a warning of your impending butt-kicking.
	Lucas Lee: Backed up by his morphing gang of stunt doubles, this meat-headed Hollywood hotshot’s desire to pummel Scott is eclipsed by only one thing: his overwhelming love of himself.
	The 3rd blast from Ramona’s past, Todd Ingram is the bassist for Clash At Demonhead, the more popular rival band of Scott’s group Sex Bob-omb. With what weapons will he battle: his fists, or his telekinetic mind powers?
	They’re not all ex-boyfriends. Meet the scorned Roxy Richter, a half-ninja armed with a razor-edged belt and a bad attitude. Now that Ramona is no longer bi-curious, Roxy is bi-furious.
	So it turns out Ramona dated twins. AT THE SAME TIME! Meet Kyle Katayanagi, the first half of the diabolical Katayanagi duo. A super-charged electro artist, Scott better watch out for that sonic boom.
	The fiendish other half of the Katayanagi twins, Ken Katayanagi has his sights set on slicing up Scott. When this perilous pair crank their custom-made amps up to 11, you’ll know that it’s on like Donkey Kong!
	The leader of the League of Evil Exes, Gideon Gordon Graves is so bad-ass he has his own secret lair, complete with a pyramid throne. If Scott can defeat this final former flame, Ramona will surely be his!

Hey Tap Tap Revenge world: Do you have crazy talent?

It’s time to learn the answer in our latest and greatest contest – THE WORLD JAM, a celebration of the release of the new movie STEP UP 3D! We want to know if you’ve got natural skills, and if you are BFABB (Born From A Boom Box)!

STEP 1: Download this week’s blazing hot featured track of week, CLUB CAN’T HANDLE ME by the master of swagger, FLO RIDA!

STEP 2: : Every score you submit over 75,000 points gets you one contest entry! Make sure you finish the track and have a solid Internet connection and submit your score. Send a battle to a friend and get TWO entries! 10 winners will be drawn from the pool of entries to get 500 TTR3 credits & two passes to see Step Up 3D! Step up, tappers!

Are you ready?!?! Get on the track and TAP THOSE TAPPERS!!

For more details, click here. Apple is not a sponsor of this contest.

With July speeding by and August just around the corner, the end of summer blues are setting in. We here at Tapulous firmly believe in an eternal summer, so we’re bringing you the ultimate pump-up this week… a track with such sick beats that you can’t help but get on your feet and dance it out. That’s right: it’s Flo Rida!

This week, get “Club Can’t Handle Me,” a hit single from the new Step Up 3D Soundtrack! Tap on over to the Tap Track Store to score your free track. Once you’ve mastered the tap tracks, move on to the sweet dance moves from the movie (sneak peek them now on youtube). Tapping is like dancing with your hands, after all. Join the Party!

While you’re at it, check out the sweet Step Up 3D app for iPhone/iPod Touch! You can use it study up on your moves, plus check out videos, pics, and buzz from the movie before it launches… all for free. Get it now!

If you’re a Tap Tap party-person, you are truly living in a golden age. Right this second, you can plug a 1/8th-inch line into your iPhone/Touch, launch Tap Tap Revenge, and literally throw down the sickest dance party while you rock your way to the top of the standings. Can the floorboards survive your Taptastic house-party mega-mix? Let’s see…You can warm it up with some Lady Gaga to get the crowd, roll that into some Jason Derulo, and follow up with that Mike Posner joint. Then kick it back in high with Ke$ha and Flo Rida, and keep it going with Taio Cruz and a little T.I. YIKES, I wanna go to this party!

And now, ladies and gentlemen, we are slipping you the secret weapon. There will come a point when the party reaches its crescendo and achieves full throw-down status, when the crowd will stand with baited breath, waiting to see if you blow the off the mother, or turn into DJ Trainwreck. And that’s the exact moment you drop “EVACUATE THE DANCEFLOOR” by CASCADA. The place will go nuts, guaranteed.

The titular track from Cascada’s third studio album, “Evacuate the Dancefloor” is nothing short of a global phenomenon. It has topped charts all around the world, and helped this German eurodance group sell over 14 million copies of their three records. Formed in 2004 by singer Natalie Horler along with DJ’s Manian and Yanou, Cascada is not resting on their success. They have just released the blazing hot “Pyromania,” another block-rocking jam that is part of the brand-new CASCADA PREMIUM TRACK-PACK, along with “Evacuate the Dancefloor.”

So if you’re ready to get this party started right, and get it started quickly, then you know what to do: Get yourself some Cascada, and get it on!

The Cascada Contest

This week, one Grand Prize winner gets an IPOD TOUCH AND 3 CASCADA ALBUMS! Five runner up winners get their own signed copy of Evacuate the Dancefloor on CD!

How to win: Download and play Cascada’s “Evacuate the Dancefloor” in Tap Tap Revenge 3. Each score you submit above 100,000 points gets you one entry into the contest. You can play on any difficulty you want — as long as your final score is OVER 100,000 points. At the end of the contest, we’ll throw all the entries into a hat and draw the winner.

The contest runs from Friday, July 23rd at 12:01 AM until Sunday, July 25th at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. You must play “Evacuate the Dancefloor” in Tap Tap Revenge 3, during the contest period for entry. To make sure scores submit, play on a solid internet connection. For more details click here. Apple is not a sponsor of this contest.