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After the release of their excellently animated "Oh Well Oh Well" video, set in an ominous comic book brought to life, Mayday Parade revisits the mournful dirge from their Mayday Parade album in an all-acoustic video shot this past October in New York. Toning down the charging electric guitars and life-or-death drumbeats, Mayday Parade presents just the song's wistful lyrical essence, infused with simple two-part harmonies and shared verses, bookended by two acoustic guitars. It's a stark, sobering song made even more somber as a stripped-down statement.

+ Watch Mayday Parade's acoustic "Oh Well Oh Well" video, and catch them this month on the "Noise" tour.

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We'll assume that Tallahassee, Florida quintet Mayday Parade is still high flying from their inclusion in our Fall Music Preview, but the guys have found a second to come down and release the video for "Oh Well, Oh Well," the lead single from their recently released eponymous third album.

Equal parts video comic book, Shakespearean tragedy and "Night of the Living Dead," "Oh Well, Oh Well," created by Thunder Down Country, is opens on a funeral for for lead singer Derek Sanders, who is quickly exhumed, alive, by band member Jake Bundrick (that's what bandmates are for, right?). The pair meet up with the rest of the band, only to be hunted down by the most dapper, well-dressed ghouls you've ever seen.

Meanwhile, Derek's love, assuming her man is playing the great gig in the sky, is understandably distraught and preparing one final jump over a cliff. Can he save her in time?! Sure, "Oh Well, Oh Well" may not win Most Cheerful Video at any award shows, but the band keeps the pacing fresh, the story involved and the animation gothic and unique. You can't really ask for much more.

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Today we shared our favorite fall albums in Buzzworthy's Fall Music 2011 Preview. The lineup of 29 new albums includes heavy hitters -- Drake's Take Care album, Britney's B In The Mix: The Remixes 2 remix album and Rihanna's untitled sixth studio album, due out this November -- solo efforts from Patrick Stump and Joe Jonas, and small-but-strong up-and-comers like I Fight Dragons and Allstar Weekend.

And now we wanna hear from you! Which new fall album are you most excited about?

Lovatics already sent Demi Lovato's Unbroken to No. 1. Rihanna's personal military will surely rally the troops for her upcoming sixth studio album. Meanwhile Britney Stans are breathing heavy in anticipation of Britney's B In The Mix: The Remixes 2 album. And artists like YelaWolf and J. Cole are releasing their debut albums but already attracted legions of die-hard fans.

Gym Class Heroes fans have been waiting three years for a new album after 2008's The Quilt, and Evanescence fans have been waiting HALF A DECADE for the band's third studio album. Blink-182 fans might've thought they'd never see the day that Travis Barker, Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge would reunite for their Neighborhoods album, eight years after releasing Blink-182.

So which fall album will you have on repeat all season long? Vote in our fall 2011 album poll. We'll announce the album with the most votes on Tuesday, Oct. 4!

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It's officially fall, y'all. Which means pumpkin lattes (unnecessary yet impossible to resist), bowls of free candy (dooon't mind if I do) and a superabundant stream of new albums vying for any remaining space on your iPod. So here at Buzzworthy, our music writers -- Tamar Anitai, Nicole James, Jason Newman, Jenna Rubenstein and Brad Stern -- harvested 29 of our favorite new and upcoming albums into a fall-friendly guide that's easier to digest than those weird brown candy corns.

The fall music forecast calls for dance floor fillers such as Jason Derulo's Future History, Patrick Stump's Soul Punk and Joe Jonas' Fast Life (two highly anticipated solo missions!), with high chances of comebacks like Blink-182's Neighborhoods, Evanescence's self-titled album, Gym Class Heroes' The Papercut Chronicles II and Demi Lovato's Unbroken. Expect new music by overachievers too: Britney released Femme Fatale six month ago, but that's not stopping her from dropping her remix album next month. And Rihanna will debut her sixth studio album almost a year to the day she released her Loud album, which is still riding high on the charts.

So, without further adieu or belaboring, check out Buzzworthy's Fall Music Preview 2011 -- 29 new fall albums on our radar that need to be on yours too! And vote for the fall album you're most excited about!

SAVES THE DAY, Daybreak: Saves The Day's been playing a serious game of musical chairs and contending with a constantly shifting lineup. Case in point? The band's latest album, Daybreak (featuring the title track, which is an 11-minute rock opera), is the first without longtime guitarist David Soloway and their first (and last) with temporary drummer Spencer Peterson. But Daybreak leaves no room for skeptics. There's "1984," an homage to old-school garage rock, and "O," an unassuming ballad that features lead vocalist Chris Conley literally begging to be with his woman (we'll pause for the collective "Awww"). Instant classic. -- Jenna Rubenstein
Standout songs: "1984," "O," "Undress Me"
Release date: Sept. 13

CODY SIMPSON, Coast To Coast: Perhaps best known as Australia's answer to Justin Bieber (start screaming now!), 14-year-old heartthrob Cody Simpson's about to set dozens of young hearts ablaze with the release of his second stateside EP, Coast to Coast, on Sept. 20. Channeling all the best young blond crooners -- from Jesse McCartney to Aaron Carter -- Cody Simpson's bringing straight-up R&B-pop on his latest EP, including his swoon-y springtime single "On My Mind" and his most recent release, the breakup ballad "Not Just You." With album production credits that include Danja, The Messengers and Adele hitmaker Fraser T. Smith, his musical team is more top talent than teenybopper. -- Brad Stern
Standout songs: "On My Mind," "Angel," "Not Just You"
Release date: Sept. 20

DEMI LOVATO, Unbroken: On Unbroken, her third album, Demi Lovato comes clean, inspires and experiments with something totally healthy: musical styles. Though Unbroken reflects her time getting sober and getting healthy after entering rehab in late 2010, Unbroken's both confessional and cathartic. Pulling in Timbaland, Missy Elliott and Iyaz, Demi goes dance-pop on party tracks such as "All Night Long" and "Who's That Boy" (featuring Dev) while going beneath the surface into personal territory, like on her revelatory, Phoenix-rising redemption song, "Skyscraper." Demi's definitely on the right track: Unbroken went to No. 1 within the first HOUR it was released. -- Tamar Anitai
Standout songs: "Skyscraper," "Give Your Heart A Break," "Who's That Boy"
Release date: Sept. 20

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Tallahassee, Florida natives and pop-punk stalwarts Mayday Parade are set to release their self-titled third album on Oct. 4, and today, Buzzworthy's got the premiere of their new single, "When You See My Friends." Taking a cue from their last single "Oh Well, Oh Well," "When You See My Friends" reminds us once again that breaking up can really suck sometimes. OK, all the time.

"When You See My Friends" is a swelling mid-tempo ballad set to bursting drums and heavy guitars interspersed with a few acoustic plucks, over which a seemingly heartbroken Derek Sanders sings of a love gone sour. "When you see my friends, tell 'em 'Hi' for me/And tell 'em what you think about the way you handled everything." Ouch. Also, does anyone have a coming-of-age relationship montage they need scored? 'Cause I think these guys can help. Also, who keeps breaking up with Mayday Parade? I think I know about a billion ladies who can help you out.

"When You See My Friends" is the second single off of Mayday Parade's eponymous Mayday Parade album, coproduced by Zack Odom and Kenneth Mount, set for release on Oct. 4.

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To say that Mayday Parade is your run-of-the-mill pop/punk band is basically like saying Britney Spears is like Christina Aguilera. Or Ke$ha is like Katy Perry. I mean, there are mad differences between those artists, guys, and the same goes for Mayday Parade. Unlike other pop punk groups, Mayday Parade takes a more holistic approach to songwriting, an approach clearly at the foreground of their new group-penned single, "Oh Well, Oh Well."

The song starts off slow, filled with mournful violins. Lead vocalist Derek is practically a cappella as he sings in that perfectly emo pop-punk way, "When you're alone do you think of me?/And my diamond rings thrown out to sea/And when you love do you love for me?/Like harmony, a never ending dream." Dude is obvs in touch with his softer side.

Then, as any good rock song does, the guitars kick in, the drums get heavier and the song becomes well, loud. Over gritty electric guitars and layers of vocal harmony, Derek sings the hook, "Oh Well, Oh Well/I still hope for the best/Say goodbye and send me off with a kiss."

Guess all we can say about the fact that Mayday diehards will have to wait until Oct. 4 to pick up their new self-titled album is... oh well! (OK seriously, how good are we at song title jokes?!)

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We're all about the new Fearless Records compilation Punk Goes Pop Vol. 3 around these parts. There's just something about these recent, chart-scaling jams getting retrofitted into punk-friendly jams. And it's pretty compelling to hear the how and why from the bands about what they chose to cover in the first place.

Previously we saw Mayday Parade rock a version of Jason Derulo's "In My Head" and Breathe Carolina take on Jay Sean's "Down." And today, we have Atlanta screamo band Woe, Is Me tackling Katy Perry's indecision anthem, "Hot N Cold."

Woe, Is Me are no strangers to pop covers; the band garnered online acclaim with a take on Ke$ha's "TiK ToK." And it was familiarity with the structure of Ke$ha's track that made the group comfortable with Katy's song, choosing it over possible covers of tracks by Kelly Clarkson and Taylor Swift. Makes sense. After all, "TiK ToK" and "Hot N Cold" were both cowritten by Dr. Luke.)

Woe, Is Me's version of "Hot N Cold" is 50 percent faithful to the original and...50 percent punishing, metal and gravel-throated growls. It must be heard to be believed.

Watch Woe, Is Me discuss the group's cover of Katy Perry's "Hot N Cold," from Punk Goes Pop Vol. 3 and listen to the song below. Plus, check out Katy's "Hot N Cold" video for comparison.

Punk Goes Pop Vol. 3 is out now.

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The other day we posted a pretty sick video of techno-screamo band Breathe Carolina talking about their cover of Jay Sean's "Down," from Fearless Records' Punk Goes Pop Vol. 3. And today we've got an exclusive look at Mayday Parade talking about their take on Jason Derulo's dance track "In My Head," from the same compilation.

The choice of the Jason Derulo track was something of an 11th-hour decision for Mayday Parade. According to lead singer Derek Sanders, the band's used to flying by the seat of their pants. Sanders obviously has respect for the song, calling it "fun" and "super catchy."

Mayday Parade did a much more rock-friendly version of the song, as you'd expect, complete with heavy drumming and gang vocals.

Check out the interview with Mayday Parade's Derek Sanders and the band's cover of Jason Derulo's "In My Head" in the video below, then do a little compare and contrast with Jason Derulo's original video, directly below that. Punk Goes Pop Vol. 3 is out now.

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Post-hard core can bring out the screaming hair-puller in most of us, so it's great to see a post-HC band like Pierce The Veil, who knows how to have fun with the dark side of music.

Formerly known as Before Today, Pierce The Veil has made two albums of cathartic, highly technical heavy rock. On its recently released Selfish Machines, the group mixes the glam and gloom of My Chemical Romance with the prog-rock fireworks of Dillinger Escape Plan and Coheed And Cambria.

On stage, however, (PTV are road warriors, touring with the likes of Mayday Parade and Devil Wears Prada), the band mixes in contemporary pop classics into its songs, as anyone who has witnessed its takes on Beyoncé's "Single Ladies" and Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love" can attest.

Check out Pierce The Veil's video for the 2007 single "Chemical Kids And Mechanical Brides," off the album A Flair For The Dramatic. You can listen to a stream of Selfish Machines and check out all their Warped Tour dates at their MySpace page.

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In the first round of MTV's Pop Punk Spelling Bee, we saw members of Mayday Parade, A Rocket To The Moon and There For Tomorrow experience the thrill of victory (like when Maika from There For Tomorrow spelled "adagio" correctly) and the agony of defeat (pretty much everything else).

Round 2 starts out ... well, with an absolute car crash of an attempt at spelling "hypocrisy." Derek Sanders from Mayday Parade proves himself to be an expert at spelling the names of dairy products and condiments, and we also get a little bit of behind-the-scenes deliberations between the bandmates.

The winner of the first-ever MTV Pop Punk Spelling Bee is owned, but you'll have to watch to find out who takes home the trophy.

Check out the pre-bee deliberations and the first round here, and watch Round 2 below.

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