Dear Jack Giveaway!!!

Andrew McMahon of the band Jack's Mannequin is releasing a documentary called Dear Jack. Dear Jack follows Andrew as he battles Lukemia along with recording Jack's Mannequin's album. To celebrate the release of Dear Jack I'm giving away a poster, Dear Jack DVD, and Swim Art Book. The Swim Art Book includes artwork created by friends and fans of Jack's Mannequin that became a prominent part of the "Swim" music video will be released on November 3rd. "Swim" is the second single from the current Jack's Mannequin album, The Glass Passenger. Even if you don't win you can still get your copy of the Dear Jack DVD HERE

To enter click HERE and enter. One person will be picked at random on November 10. Go enter for your chance to win!

Andrew McMahon Stands Up To Cancer!

Andrew McMahon, frontman for Sire Records' pop/rock recording artist Jack's Mannequin, will become a partner of Stand Up To Cancer by participating in its programming beginning in December 2009. The Stand Up To Cancer initiative aims to raise awareness and bring about an understanding that everyone is connected by cancer. The group has raised more than $100 million for cancer research through television events, private and corporate donors, Major League Baseball stadiums, and public donations.

In addition, Sire Records will release Dear Jack on November 3rd, a DVD documentary shot by McMahon himself which chronicles his own personal fight against leukemia.

A special Limited Edition Dear Jack pre-order from the website sold out in only one week. The 3,000 lucky fans who reserved their copy of the DVD also received an exclusive, newly recorded and previously unreleased track, "Swim (Music Box)" as an instant audio bonus, along with an autographed poster from McMahon. The Standard Edition Dear Jack DVD only is however still available for pre-order at jacksmannequin.com.

Also on November 3rd, The Dear Jack EP will be made available exclusively through iTunes. The EP features four previously unreleased tracks: "Dear Jack," "Diane, the Skyscraper," "There, There Katie," and "Swim (Music Box)."

Finally, a limited-edition "Swim" art book, which includes artwork created by friends and fans of Jack's Mannequin that became a prominent part of the "Swim" music video will be released on November 3rd. "Swim" is the second single from the current Jack's Mannequin album, The Glass Passenger. The Swim Art Book can be purchased exclusively at www.jacksmannequin.com/dear-jack.

A portion of the proceeds will go to The Dear Jack Foundation — the non-profit charitable organization dedicated to funding cancer research that McMahon founded in 2006.

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Andrew From Jack's Mannequin's Dear Jack Trailer

Check out a brand new trailer for Andrew McMahon's "Dear Jack." The documentary opens on the day Andrew is diagnosed with Leukemia and continues on through the life-changing and intensely personal events that follow. The film also includes flashes back to Andrew's childhood, the making of the Jack's Mannequin album and his collaboration with Tommy Lee, as well as rare live footage and the chronicling of his relationships with two very important people in his life, his sister and her best friend. "Dear Jack" is a raw look at the battle that is Leukemia and the hope that can be found in hard places.

Jack's Mannequin Singer Set For Solo Tour This October

Andrew McMahon of Jack's Mannequin will be hitting the road for a solo tour, just him and a piano, this October (check the tour dates below). The tour will raise awareness about his deeply personal documentary Dear Jack which chronicles the year that Andrew, then 22, spent battling leukemia while trying to release Jack's Mannequin's 2005 debut album Everything in Transit. Andrew has been in remission since receiving a stem-cell transplant from his sister. Sire Records will release Dear Jack this Fall.

The latest single "Swim" from Jack's Mannequin will be featured in commercials for CBS's new show "Three Rivers." Check it out HERE.

Tour Dates:

October 4 Denver, CO Daniels Hall

October 6 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater

October 7 Chicago, IL Lakeshore Theater

October 10 Newport, KY The Southgate House

October 12 New York, NY Highline Ballroom

October 14 Sommerville, MA Arts at the Armory

October 15 Philadelphia, PA World Cafe Live

October 18 Washington, DC Sixth & I Historic Synagogue

October 25 San Francisco, CA Swedish American Hall

October 27 Anaheim, CA House of Blues

October 29 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour

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New Video: Jack's Mannequin - Swim

Jack's Mannequin have premiered the long awaited video for "Swim," the second single from The Glass Passenger. The inspirational clip features fans, family, and friends of the band as well as fan-submitted artwork that represents any message behind the word "swim."
Jack's Mannequin "Swim"

New Video: Swim - Jack's Mannequin

This is the internet version of Jack's Mannequin's new video "Swim." The official video will be released soon.

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Andrew Maddon & Matt Nathanson Answer Fans Questions

Watch Andrew McMahon of Jack's Mannequin and tour-mate Matt Nathanson take turns asking each other fan submitted questions!

Andrew of Jack's Mannequin Shares 5 Thins About Himself

Andrew McMahon of Jack's Mannequin sat down with MTV's Buzzworthy to share five things people may not know about him. In his interview on "The 5," the piano-rocker spilled about some of his current obsessions including "South Park," his dog Doris and his upcoming charitable clothing line called River Apparel. Watch the video below, and also check out Andrew's latest blog on JacksMannequin.com

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Jack's Mannequin Need Their Fans Help

Jack's Mannequin are doing something special for their music video "Swim."

The lyrics, music and video are about keeping hope alive and growing in the difficult times that the world is now facing. The video is designed to inspire strength, courage and perseverance in the face of all obstacles.

The band will be shooting a music video for "Swim" in June and want fans' artwork in the video. Within the context of the song, the word “Swim” is used as a metaphor for “hope, perseverance, courage, determination and strength.” Andrew McMahon and the band are asking members of the fan community to create pieces of artwork that feature the word "Swim" and illustrate, in any way chosen, the meaning behind the word. They can be represented in an abstract or representational manner - any way the artist sees fit, in any medium the artist chooses!

Head on over to JacksMannequin.com to find out all the submission details. Deadline for all artwork is May 29th.

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