EM (electronic musician) magazine bestowed its 2010 Editors’ Choice Award for Virtual Amps/Effects to IK Multimedia for its AmpliTube Fender.

The result of years of intensive research and close collaboration between both companies, AmpliTube Fender puts 45 pieces of meticulously recreated past and present Fender gear on your desktop. As such, the sounds are as authentic and accurate as it gets.

As EM reviewer Michael Cooper put it, “I really felt like I was blowin’ out of a real Fender tube amp with vintage spring reverb.”

Say Anything, the Maine and Angels & Airwaves are among some of the new bands just added to the Bamboozle lineup. Say Anything and the Maine will play both the New Jersey (May 1-2) and California (March 27-28) festivals, while Angels & Airwaves  will play the west coast festival only.

As previously announced, Paramore and Weezer will headline the New Jersey festival, with AFI and Something Corporate serving as headliners in California.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit bamboozle.com.

Smashing Pumpkins Billy Corgan is launching a record label with Kerry “Studio Dog” Brown.

Brown posted a tweet (@studiodog) that linked to his blog posting below:

“Billy and I are happy to announce the birth of our record label! The name of the label will be made public soon. (We need to make sure that we have the name rights before we can announce it.)

“We are very excited to be collaborating with amazing artists that have made a huge impact on the underground music world… From the psychedelic garage rock of the 60’s and the punk rock insanity of the 70’s and 80’s to the post-punk Pleiadian power-pop that is now.”

According to LA Weekly, songs slated for release on Brown and Corgan’s new label include those by The Germs, The Electric Prunes, Fancy Space People, and one-hit wonders The Strawberry Alarm Clock.

The blog also reveals that song number two from Pumpkins’ Teargarden By Kaleidyscope will be available for download within the next two weeks.

Puddle of Mudd bassist Doug Ardito.

Watch Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight on ABC to see a performance by Puddle of Mudd. The band recently released its new album, Songs in the Key of Love and Hate.

Photo courtesy of Brad Oldham

Earlier this week, Manchester Orchestra announced the first round of dates for their 2010 U.S. headline tour, marking their first headline run since the April release of Mean Everything to Nothing. Get tickets here.

The sophomore album was recently named as Shockhound’s #4 album of 2009. Give it a listen here.