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J-14 is scouting out the hottest bands around... and this week's pick is Cartel!

Here are five things you need to know about Cartel, whose album, Cycles, just came out last week!

1- The guys met while attending elementary school together in Conyers, GA, and have been a band since 2000.

2- They're currently on a tour with This Providence and J-14 Hot Band Alert pick a few weeks back, The Summer Set.

3- All of their music is made to rock the stage. "We've built our career on non-stop touring and having music that makes for amazing shows is our first goal," says lead singer Will Pugh. "We wanted to craft a record that represents the energy we bring into our live performance."

4- You may remember the band best from MTV's reality show, Band in a Bubble, when the guy lived in an actual "bubble" on New York City's Hudson River and had 23 webcams filming their every move while recording their last album, the self-titled, Cartel, in 2007.

5- When the band tweeted an unofficial "peanut butter or jelly" poll in August, the results were clear. "Peanut butter wins. Notables: apple butter and peanut jelly. Well done," they Twittered.

Check out their video for "Let's Go":

Let us know what you think of Cartel!

Photo: Courtesy of Wind-Up Records

J-14 is scouting out the hottest bands around... and this week's pick is Relient K!

Here are five things you need to know about Relient K, whose album, Forget And Not Slow Down, is out now!

1-The band is named after a car -- the Plymouth Reliant K -- but they changed the spelling to "Relient K."

2- They're currently on a headlining tour called "A Three Hour Tour" with opening acts Copeland and Barcelona.

3- There are lessons to be learned in their songs! Guitarist Matt Hoopes says, "The songs that tend to be the fan favorites in the past are the ones about making mistakes but ultimately moving past them. And this record has a lot of that feeling. No matter what trials and tribulations you encounter in your life, it doesn't have to be the end of your story. You can move on and be happy and experience joy."

4- A couple of years ago, Relient K also released a Christmas album called Let it Snow, Baby... Let it Reindeer, which has super fun versions of "Deck the Halls" and "12 Days of Christmas."

5- The week the album came out, the band tweeted, "Thanks for all the kind reviews of the new jams. Spread the word on sandwiches nation wide."

Click to hear their single "Forget and Not Slown Down"!

Let us know what you think of Relient K!

Photo: Courtesy of Mono vs. Stereo

J-14 is scouting out bands on the brink... and this week's pick is The Summer Set!

Here are five things you need to know about The Summer Set, whose album, Love Like This, is out today!

1- The band came up with their name by opening up an atlas -- and ending up on Somerset, NJ, which they changed into "Summer Set."

2- They're currently on tour with Cartel and This Providence through
November 27.

3- Talk about girl power -- The Summer Set's got a girl drummer, Jess Bowen! But she says the guys don't treat her any differently!

4- Their music is all about the fun. Lead singer Brian Dales says, "We're just five normal kids, who live normal lives making the music that we love. You can hear the fun on our records, but hopefully when people come to our shows, you can feel all the fun and love that we're putting out there and take part of it home with you!"

5- When Brian was first introduced to JONAS actress Chelsea Staub, it was practically love at first sight! He wrote a song about his crush and performed it live for her at the Troubadour in Los Angeles last October... now the two are dating in real life! (Look how cute they are together!)

More The Summer Set goodies...
The band's offering a free download of "Chelsea" (Live from Hurley Studios) on their Web site... simply sign up for their e-mail list by clicking here!

Here's a sneak peak of their video for "Chelsea":

Also, check out J-14's exclusive interview with Chelsea Staub, where we were one of the first to ask her about her song!

Let us know what you think of The Summer Set!

Photos: Courtesy of Razor & Tie

J-14's scouting out bands on the brink... here's five things you need to know about Days Difference, who are in Hannah Montana: The Movie, in theaters now!

1- Days Difference got their role in Hannah Montana: The Movie after Micah's dad got an e-mail that he thought was spam at first! "He doesn't even know how he got it," he tells J-14. "He has no idea why he was on the list. He was like 'You know what? Even if this is spam, I'll just forward them the band. Check out Days Difference.' They checked us out and they loved us!"

2- You can see Days Difference playing a band with Steve Rushton in three different scenes in the movie.

3- They got to see Hannah Montana's blonde wig up close. "It was epic," Jeremy tells J-14. "I was like 'Woah!' because just seeing her with the blond wig in contrast with her normal hair color, which was brown or black at the time, it was such a difference!" Micah says they even yanked the wig off during filming! Jeremiah says, "It was really funny because she was actually talking about how much it itches and she couldn't wait to get out of it 'cause it was driving her crazy. She's like, 'I hate this thing!' It was funny."

4- They guys are even pals with Billy Ray Cyrus. "Billy Ray was one of the nicest guys we all have met," Jeremy tells J-14. "He just walked up to us you know like, "Hey. My name's Billy Ray. You guys ever need anything, just ask me.' He was so cool!"And he got to see Miley and Billy Ray's relationship first hand. "You can really tell that she loves her father. They have a great relationship. It's really sweet to see that!"

5- Micah's favorite episode of Hannah Montana is the "cheese jerky one!" And Jonathan agrees!

J-14's scouting out bands on the brink... here's five things you need to know about Cinema Bizarre!

1- They have rockin' style like Tokio Hotel's Bill!
2- They're currently on tour with Lady Gaga and The White Tie Affair -- Lady Gaga specifically requested to have them open for her on tour!
3- They're totally obsessed with Twilight (check out Kiro's "Cullen" bag he got at Wal-Mart!)! When we hung out with them, they were saying which Twilight character they were most like, so we asked them if they found out from the Facebook quiz -- and YES! Just like you, they take Facebook quizzes too. (And they were a tad embarrassed to admit it!)
4- They're from Berlin, Germany, and this U.S. tour is their first time in the country. What do they miss about home? Sauerkraut!
5- Romeo is obsessed with squirrels.

And check out their video for Lovesong (They Kill Me) below and let us know what you think!

Lovesongs (They Kill Me) - Cinema Bizarre