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Cobra Starship Have Had It With These Snakes; Gabe Saporta Ready to "Rule" on Debut Album; Highlights Include "Snakes On A Plane (Bring It)"; Soundtrack Single Features Members of The Academy Is..., Gym Class Heroes, The All-American Rejects, & The Sounds

Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen recording group Cobra Starship -- the new band led by former Midtown frontman Gabe Saporta -- has announced early details of their eagerly awaited debut album. Entitled "While The City Sleeps, We Rule The Streets," the collection is poised to land in stores on October 10th.

The album will be heralded by the single, "Snakes On A Plane (Bring It)," the lead track from the upcoming Decaydance/New Line Records release, "Snakes On A Plane: The Album." The song -- which has already been declared "the song of the year" by the New York Post -- sees Saporta joined by a number of special guests, including vocalists William Beckett of The Academy Is..., Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes, Maja Ivarsson of The Sounds, as well as The All-American Rejects' guitarist, Nick Wheeler.

In addition, the "Snakes On A Plane (Bring It)" companion video features an appearance from the one-and-only Samuel L. Jackson, star of the hugely anticipated New Line Pictures release, "Snakes On A Plane." The clip recently had its world television premiere on MTV2, and can also be viewed at Cobra Starship's MySpace page, located at www.myspace.com/cobrastarship.

Cobra Starship will make their live debut on August 16th at Los Angeles' Key Club as part of the "Snakes On A Plane" soundtrack release party. The following evening, August 17th, will see the collective performing "Snakes On A Plane (Bring It)" on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live."

From there, Saporta and Cobra Starship will set out on their first-ever U.S. tour, serving as special guests to Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen's own Gym Class Heroes on their "Jerry's Kids Short Bus Tour '06." The trek will kick off on September 14th at the Icon in Buffalo, New York, then cross the country with dates continuing through an October 7th show at Anaheim, California's Chain Reaction (see attached itinerary). Support on all dates comes from New York City-based mad rapper, Cage.

                       COBRA STARSHIP
                       U.S. Tour 2006
         All Dates w/Gym Class Heroes & Cage Except *

AUGUST
16              Los Angeles, CA         The Key Club *

SEPTEMBER
14              Buffalo, NY             Icon
15              Hartford, CT            Webster Theatre/Underground
16              Poughkeepsie, NY        The Chance
17              Allston, MA             Harpers Ferry
18              Philadelphia, PA        First Unitarian Church
19              New York, NY            Knitting Factory
20              Baltimore, MD           Sonar
21              Cleveland, OH           Grog Shop
22              Detroit, MI             Magic Stick
23              Chicago, IL             Beat Kitchen (two shows)
24              St. Louis, MO           Creepy Crawl
25              Iowa City, IA           Picador
26              Milwaukee, WI           The Rave
27              Minneapolis, MN         Triple Rock Social Club
28              Kansas City, MO         Grand Emporium
29              Denver, CO              Marquis Theatre
30              Ogden, UT               Club Boomva

OCTOBER
2               Orangevale, CA          The Boardwalk
3               Hollywood, CA           Knitting Factory
5               Tempe, AZ               The Clubhouse
6               San Diego, CA           Mira Mesa Epicentre
7               Anaheim, CA             Chain Reaction