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Panic! At The Disco is no more. No, the band hasn't broken up -- they've taken the "!" out of their name 'cause they were "sick of it," they announced at a press conference for their upcoming Honda Civic Tour. The band also discussed their new album, Pretty. Odd., which comes out March 25. "The record is different, but feels like the right step for them, and just like their audience has grown, so have the guys," band manager Scott Nagelberg says. "Plus, who really wants them to write the same record again? They can leave that to all the copycat bands that sprouted up, and Panic will be on to the next thing. That's why they're so good." And while the album is more focused on "solid traditional songwriting than something over-produced and mechanical," he says it's "still very Panic." Score!

P.S. -- The Honda Civic Tour has gone green! The car that the band designs for it will be environmentally friendly, and $1 from each ticket will go to non-profit partners Reverb and Global Inheritance.

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