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FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM RICHARD STANLEY TO DIRECT VIDEO PROMO FOR MOURNING SUN TRACK
Cult film director and producer Richard Stanley, whose post apocalyptic visions were given life to in his nihilistic sci-fi classic Hardware (1990) is set to revitalize his long standing relationship with Carl McCoy and Fields of the Nephilim. Stanley, whose intensely personal blockbuster Hardware (which featured a cameo from Carl McCoy) was followed by the critically acclaimed Dust Devil (1992), turned his back on mainstream cinema to pursue his preoccupation with the occult and its interaction with what we call reality. Having just completed a BBC documentary on the voodoo culture of Haiti his next project will be to direct a promo video for an as yet to be announced track from Fields of the Nephilim’s triumphant studio album Mourning Sun. Stanley has created an impressive body of work over the last two decades, retaining an intensely loyal fan base, not to mention the critical acclaim of his peers. Famed for declining many more commissions than he accepts, it is testament to Fields of the Nephilim’s resurgence that he has chosen to work on this project.
Stanley was also responsible for the band’s first ever video promos, Preacher Man and Blue Water almost two decades ago. Carl and Richard have remained firm friends ever since, and the band’s renaissance has provided the impetus they needed to reignite their creative relationship. ‘It’s a meeting of minds, and we have unfinished business!’ said Carl McCoy this week, after hearing the news. ‘Richard and I go back a long way, and he has remained an admirer of the band.’
Carl’s regard for Richard’s creative talent is also obvious. ‘He has a unique vision and perspective which parallels my own in musical terms. We have subconsciously been waiting to work with each other on a serious Nephilim venture for a while. With everything falling into place with the re-emergence of Fields of the Nephilim, the time is right.’
’Mourning Sun has never just been about releasing a collection of songs’ continues McCoy, ’Listened to as an album, it forms a cohesive whole that takes the listener through a sonic landscape. Richard’s intuitive knowledge of that landscape will add a luxuriantly textured visual layer to the music, and the video promises to become a work of art in its own right.’
With a twenty year gap between collaborations, McCoy and Stanley are looking forward to recreating visually the intensity and intricacy of Mourning Sun. They share a vision, a vision they want to share with us too. After twenty years, fate has finally provided the opportunity for them to create a cinematic masterpiece to rival Mourning Sun’s considerable success.
http://www.fields-of-the-nephilim.com http://www.spvusa.com/fieldsofthenephilim.com
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Danava Kemado Records has officially added it's 10th band to the roster and their first from the Pacific Northwest, Danava from Portland, OR. Danava (pronounced DON-UH-VUH) have been assaulting crowds since 2003 touring up and down the West Coast and once nationally with Glass Candy. Danava’s take on Heavy Prog/Hard Rock is unique and rounded out with twin leads, ethereal, sci-fi synths and bombastic drums - calling for comparisions to Gong, Queen and Voivod. Kemado was turned onto the band after hearing demos last summer, which led to one of the songs, “By The Mark”, making an appearance on the label’s soon to be released heavy compilation, INVADERS (out 4/25). The band is in the process of recording their debut full length which will be released this Fall. In the meantime, they will be playing the Noise Pop Festival this weekend in San Francisco with Wolfmother and will tour this summer with Parchman Farm & Snowfoxxes. Check out more about Danava at: http://kemado.com/site/artists.php?req=show&artist=11.
"Had David Bowie seduced Black Sabbath and the coupling been consummated in a waterbed of liquid LSD, the music would sound as epic as Danava's two demo songs." - THE STRANGER
Band Members: Dusty Sparkles – vocal/guitar/synthesizer Buck Rothy – drums Dell Blackwell – bass Rockwell – synthesizers
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REIGNITION ROCKS FOR SPRING! BLACK ON BLACK: A TRIBUTE TO BLACK FLAG... THE BEST HARDCORE TRIBUTE EVER? PROBABLY.
http://www.reignition.com/releases/view.asp?AlbumID=160&BandID=18 http://www.reignition.com/merch/default.asp?BandID=18 The third installment in ReIgnition's white-hot tribute series is Black On Black: A Tribute To Black Flag, and it's out now at Interpunk, Smartpunk, Rev HQ, Tower Records, Newbury Comics, and wherever else fine independent rock is sold.
This tribute to one of the most dangerous, intense bands in history-- the seminal punk outfit that brought "hardcore" to the masses-- combines the out-of-print tribute of the same name released by Initial Records 4 years ago with 6 new Black Flag covers by some of the best bands in the extreme metal/hardcore world. This CD is out now. At the moment, the iTunes and DownloadPunk versions of the tribute are incomplete, but they’ll be up no later than this Wednesday. Promise.
Check www.reignition.com now for sample MP3’s, contests, and more!
The official track listing is as follows: Zao "Black Coffee"* Bleeding Through "My War"* Remembering Never "Spray Paint The Walls"* Most Precious Blood "Rise Above"* The Black Dahlia Murder "I've Heard It Before"* Drowningman "Loose Nut"* Give Up The Ghost "Depression" Anodyne "Life Of Pain" Burnt By The Sun "Drinking And Driving" Coalesce "Jealous Again" Converge "Annihialate This Week" The Dillinger Escape Plan "Damaged I&II" The Hope Conspiracy "Nervous Breakdown" Planes Mistaken For Stars "Police Story/Wasted" Playing Enemy "Six Pack" * indicates bonus track.
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THE CONTROL GROUP TO RELEASE THE GOLDEN GODS THE THORNY CROWN OF ROCK N ROLL’ NATIONAL TOUR TO FOLLOW
The Golden Gods self-produced debut CD The Thorny Crown Of Rock N’ Roll is ten solid tracks of crashing guitars, arena rhythms and infectious vocals creating a unique sound with a retro flare. Look for the CD to hit the street April 25th.
When singer/guitarist Simon Scott moved to the United States from the U.K. he carried blueprints for his ultimate rock band in suitcases, eventually setting them down in an old hunting lodge outside San Francisco. In 2002 Simon formed the band Phocophony with bassist Dynamite “Dan” Trilk. Their convincing, raw, rock done up with surgical timing and a fantastic voice was sought out by many on the Bay Area music scene. Misspelled and mispronounced by all, the band changed when a demo fell into the hands of drummer Richard Shelton Davis (Fine To Drive/Pop Smear). The three shook hands after a magic session and sealed a brotherhood of wit, light, smoke and creativity. Obliged to put the shake back in Shakespeare via cord and amplifier, they debut as The Golden Gods. In a short period they created a buzz, known for their live show; a supercharged, smoke and lights, rock & roll extravaganza.
The Control Group is proud to present the debut full-length release from a band that built a second fog machine from scratch. “The Thorny Crown of Rock And Roll” is 10 songs with classic double album feel. Additional vocals provided by gospel singers Janie Hendrix & Pamela Hawkins (The Golden Broads). This record praises the deep roots rock while straddling instantly fresh and fun as hell. The Golden Gods heart for showmanship is bolstered by MENSA level technical skill and proficiency of instrument to dismiss bullshit, while their love for each other and the art of rock and roll push them through the sunsets.
The Golden Gods will tour the U.S. this spring to support their studio efforts.
For up-to-date information check out thegoldengods.com
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THE HIP HOP GROUP DEVIANTS OF REALITY'S NEW ALBUM "LOVE, SEX, AND SITUATION" SET TO HIT RECORDS STORES THIS JUNE 2006.
CAPCOM HAS ALREADY LICENSED SEVERAL SONGS FROM THE ALBUM FOR THE VIDEO GAME FINAL FIGHT STREETWISE.THE GROUP HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS A THROWBACK TO THE GOLDEN ERA OF HIP HOP.
DEVIANTS OF REALITY is a Hip Hop group based out Red Bank, N.J (the home town of movie Director Kevin Smith- Clerks, Jay and Silent Bob). Their Debut album "The Art of Mind Travel" was released and distributed by ZYX Music in Europe during the Spring of 2004 and has sold over 8000 copies to date. Their CD "The Art of Mind Travel" is one of CD Baby's Best Selling Hip Hop CDs www.cdbaby.com (in the vein of Kanye West, Black Eye Peas, Mos Def,)-They also were Featured on i-tunes mix tape Vol.2 along side De La Soul and Jean Grae. "This is my style of hip hop-classic style hip hop with thought provoking lyrics and pumping beats. These guys remind me of the old school of hip hop. Smooth vybes with Outkast clever lyrics" (CMJ NEW MUSIC JOUNRNAL). The group has performed all over the north east opening for such Major label acts like the Roots, G-Love and the Special Sauce, and Slum Village. Their new album entitled "Love, Sex, and Situations" will be released in the USA in June 2006.
Deviants of Reality give credit to these artist and groups that have heavily influenced their style :Eryka Badu, De La Soul, The Roots, Tricky, Massive Attack, Gang Starr, OutKast, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Krs One, Prince, Common, Prince Paul, A Tribe Called Quest, Earth Wind and Fire, Al Green, Alicia Keys, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley, Rick James, George Clinton and Funkadelic.
Contact and media downloads are available at www.deviantmuzik.com. Visit the Deviants on myspace.com at www.myspace.com/deviantsofreality.
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THEE MORE SHALLOWS "Monkey Vs. Shark" (Turn Records 5.9.06)
"Monkey vs. Shark" is the latest release from one of San Francisco's brightest indie bands, Thee More Shallows. 2005 was a breakout year for Dee Kesler and company as their full length record, "More Deep Cuts" (Turn Records), was universally praised as being dark, sinister, epic and fresh, as well as being hailed by many as one of the best records of the year, and landing them on nation-wide tours along-side John Vanderslice, 31 Knots, Jim Yoshii Pile Up and more.
"Monkey vs. Shark" is a 7-song EP collection of lush new songs that pick up where "More Deep Cuts" leaves off. Moody, intense, layered indie rock songs with a hint of paranoia and Kesler's hushed vocals that drag you into the deep end and includes their stark rendition of Al Green's "I Can't Get Next To You" (first performed on BBC 1 in the UK and has been described as "a beautiful soul song...with the soul sucked out of it,") as well as a new version of "Freshman Thesis" (originally appearing on "More Deep Cuts") remixed by Odd Nodsam and Why? (Anticon).
see the band on their European tour going on now!
FLYING "Just-One-Second-Ago-Broken Eggshell" (Mill Pond 5.9.06) The world of psychedelic-folk music has just been changed forever.
Flying is a collective of four artists translating magic words and mysterious noises into chaotically sweet and ardent performances. Howling, complex, disheveled, gentle and playful, their music is at once intimate and otherworldly. It is new-dream-out-jazz-pop-noise-folk, invoking spirits Stevie Wonder, Sun Ra, Brigitte Fontaine, and Os Mutantes. Contemporary points of reference include Animal Collective, Maher Shalal Hash Baz, and Deerhoof.
"Just-one-second-ago-broken Eggshell" is Flying's debut full-length, out May 9th on Mill Pond Records (see also Luke Temple, Robert Stillman's "Horses") . The album was recorded at home, on beaches, in barns and fields over 6 months. Old accordions, broken pianos, buzzing guitars, thickets of drum claps mingle with harsh trills and murky creaks. Influenced by everything, Eggshell is nonetheless a search and discovery mission, a set of narratives balanced between song and sound, a testament of anxiety and hope; a dense, fantastic adventure.
Based out of Brooklyn, Flying have been playing around NYC and the Northeast for the past year and a half with such bands as Deerhoof, Tunnel of Love, USAisamonster, Dirty Projectors, and Lavender Diamond. Look for their US tour this summer.
FLYING Live! March 30 @ Asterisk Art Project, (258 Johnson Ave @ Bushwick) April 7 @ Cakeshop, 9 pm with Pants Yell!, the Pathways and A Boy Named Thor April 8 @ American University, Washington DC with Robert Stillman's Horses April 12 @ venue TBA with Harry and the Potters and Life Partners May 12 @ Cake-Shop with the Subjects and others TBA
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SENSATIONS "Listen To My Shapes" (Camera Records 5.23.06) Members of the Mother Hips and ex-Cake drummer unite for a modern approach to garage rock that meets the psychedelic harmonies of the British Invasion complete with clever lyrics and strong melodies.
** Sensations to perform at San Francisco’s Noise Pop 2006 Festival **
"Listen To My Shapes" is a tactile invitation to an elevated pop consciousness offered by this brainchild of singer/guitarist Greg Loiacono, best known for his frontline role in California Soul institution, The Mother Hips. Sensations move with the natural grace of Roy Orbison, and Buddy Holly & the Crickets infused with ‘70s power trio muscle. Formed in the summer of 2003, they bounce hard like the Soft Boys/Robyn Hitchcock, My Morning Jacket and ‘60s British Invasion greats. In Loiacono’s words, it’s "a macho/sensitive music that explores modern day psychedelia and the feelings of body and heart.”
Bringing in a wealth of road won experience, Loiacono, abetted by bassist Paul Hoaglin (Mother Hips) and drummer Todd Roper (ex-Cake), Sensations rescue pop music from the slagheap of today's charts, returning it to the cerebrally breezy tradition of the Kinks & Hollies. What's more, they build on that darkly tuneful legacy. Not merely nostalgic recreationists, Sensations breathe creativity & sonic verve into every crevice of this lean, punchy marvel.
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KIILA "Heartcore" (Say Hey Records 5.30.06) Welcome to the minimalist and psychedelic world of KIILA. From the icy-white northern European country of Finland, KIILA produces electronic-textured, dark and fun freak-folk, complete with some of the craziest equipment that would make a technophile blush, combined with woodwinds, acoustic guitars, and more.
"Heartcore" was originally recorded and released in 2001 when the band was still a duo. It features the compositions of Fonal Records founder Sami Sanpakkila, who has released records under the moniker Es, and Niko-Matti Ahti. The language of the songs moves from English to Finnish, and the human voices rest on a warm texture of sounds from an array of acoustic and electronic instruments. Carefully arranged songs alternate with those improvised on the spot, all bearing the mark of a handcrafted article. "Heatcore" embodies Fonal's self-described motto," small and warm."
Previously available only as an import, Say Hey Records has licensed both Kiila records from the formidable and growing free folk collective that is under the umbrella of Fonal Records. "Heartcore" marks the first official release for Kiila in the United States and will be followed shortly with the re-issue of Kiila's second album, "Silmat Sulkaset".
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SOCALLED "The Socalled Seder" (JDub) Welcome to the eclectic world of master mixer, cratedigger, musical continent-spanner Socalled, AKA Josh Dolgin. Looking beyond the usual pantheon of samples for hip hop artists, So Called explores the shtetls of Eastern Europe and the Yiddish vaudeville stages of 2nd Avenue for inspiration. Armed with his Akai MPC, heritage and love for genre-bending music, Socalled is a Yiddish rapping, accordion wielding, Klezmer-hip hop maestro. Heralded by Jewish, Klezmer, and hip hop musicians alike, including Killa Priest, Theodore Bikel, and Irving Fields, he builds Jewish music from the bottom-up. See Socalled on tour now! www.socalledmusic.com | www.jdubrecords.org
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THE SPIRIT THAT GUIDES US "North and South" (Goodfellow / Sonic Unyon) The Spirit That Guides US (TSTGU) is the Dutch power-indie-rock phenomenon, who effortlessly blend the best elements of most of today’s current rock scene (punk, hardcore, shoegaze, british pop, and indie-rock). With some of the best songs put to wax and a hidden gem in the European rock scene, the band’s diversity makes them almost impossible to classify or categorize. At times, sounding like AFI or Thursday, othertimes Radiohead or Echo and the Bunnymen, and still others even Trail of Dead or Superchunk, The Spirit That Guides Us know one thing, they rock, and they rock HARD! www.thespiritthatguidesus.com | www.goodfellowrecords.com
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Taproot will be at Jack Rabbits in Jacksonville on Monday, April 17. The current headline tour is following up a busy second-half of 2005. Their third album, "BLUE SKY RESEARCH" (Velvet Hammer/Atlantic) was released last August. Produced by Toby Wright (Alice in Chains, Korn, Soulfly), "BLUE SKY RESEARCH" saw the Ann-Arbor based quartet continuing their musical exploration of hard rock's many textures and collaborating on three tracks with Billy Corgan. On top of releasing the album, the band finished out the summer of 2005 touring with Chevelle and later jumped on the Fall Brawl tour with Staind and P.O.D. Considered one of today's most striking live acts, Taproot has built a loyal and devoted fanbase via their powerful and provocative live shows.
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Art Brut Sign to US Label–Downtown Records-Out May 23rd Exclusive US Tracklisting with 3 Bonus Tracks / Tour Dates Below with Gil Mantera’s Party Dream GMPD voted Best Live SXSW Show on villagevoice.com: http://www.villagevoice.com/blogs/sxsw/archive/2006/03sxsw_2006_final.php
“In the spirit of sex you’re too drunk for, drugs that don’t work, and rock cliches that should be sharpied to your forehead, these Brits deconstruct bombast via bombastic guitar riffs. Sing speaking like he’s working through a Learn to Read Handbook, frontman Eddie Argos makes fun of star-fuckers and meatheads. Star-fuckers and meatheads will totally headbang along” - SPIN Magazine
UK’s most fierce and fiery rock ensemble, Art Brut, who have sold out every show in their recent North American tour have finally been signed to Downtown Records, home of Gnarls Barkley and The Eagles of Death Metal. ‘Bang Bang Rock And Roll’, the debut album from Art Brut released in the UK on Fierce Panda/Banana Recordings, has topped everybody’s year end list (as an import) including landing the #3 spot on Pitchfork Media and # 38 on SPiN’s year end list, will now be released May 23rd on Downtown Records with 3 new tracks. Art Brut will continue their sold out shows in the US beginning at SXSW and ending April 29 at Coachella.
Art Brut formed some 18 months ago after singer Eddie Argos decided that he wanted to be in a band because he wants everybody to be in a band, and also because he wants to be a superstar. After deciding to form a band, he quickly recruited Ian Catskilkin (Guitar) and Freddy Feedback (Bass). The band was completed when they met drummer Mikey B on the back of a bus and Jasper Future (guitarist from Eddie’s old Band -Art Gobblins) joined a few months later. Five minutes after this happened (actually it may have been slightly longer than that) they had written their debut single ‘Formed A Band’. ‘Formed a band, we formed a band, look at us we formed a band’ they sang/shouted. ‘We’re going to be the band that writes the song that makes Israel and Palestine get along’ they said, and furthermore ‘We’re going to write a song as universal as Happy Birthday’. Rough Trade released it as a single, lots of people thought they were joking or being ironic but lots of people liked it anyway. It didn’t stop there though, they wanted everyone to form a band so that popular culture would mean more to them. They wanted people to set up franchise bands called Art Brut and they wanted those bands to cover their songs. Again, everyone thought they were joking.
After that, a lot of people were left thinking “how do you follow a single called ‘Formed A Band’ about forming a band?”. The answer is that you write a song called ‘Modern Art’ about being thrown out of art galleries and you get your fans to handpaint each individual 7” sleeve. Fierce Panda released it as a single, and it was one of the biggest selling ever. Lots of people liked it. By this time even their crazy dream of having Art Brut franchise bands was becoming a reality. NME saw them play at the single launch party for ‘Modern Art’ they remarked “Art Brut 17 are at the bar, Art Brut 4 are scuttling around the Barfly throwing pink paint about…Art Brut 138 are hiding in the corner”.
By the end of 2004 the band’s singles had found their way into many end of year polls including NME, Playlouder, John Peel’s Festive 50, ‘Formed A Band’ was even No 8 in Blender’s Top 100 Tracks of 2004. Eddie Argos had made an unlikely entrant in NME’s Cool List and the band were selling out venues the length and breadth of the country. After spending the first part of the new year in the studio with John Fortiss recording this album the band now find themselves in a position where Art Brut franchise bands are contributing b-sides to their new single ‘Emily Kane’ (May 2nd). Lots of people think they are still joking, they still might be, but Israel And Palestine are certainly getting on a lot better, though admittedly that might not be down to them.
Art Brut “Bang Bang Rock and Roll” US Version *3 New Tracks 1. Formed A Band 2. My Little Brother 3. Emily Kane 4. Rusted Guns of Milan 5. Modern Art 6. Good Weekend 7. Bang Bang Rock & Roll 8. Fight! 9. Moving to LA 10. Bad Weekend 11. Stand Down 12. 18,000 Lira *13. These Animal Me@nswear *14. Really Bad Weekend *15. Maternity Ward
WED 3/15 AUSTIN, TX The Parish (SXSW) THU 3/16 AUSTIN, TX (Vice Party) FRI 3/17 AUSTIN, TX Emo's Annex (Pitchfork SXSW Party at 5PM) SAT 3/18 AUSTIN, TX Beauty Bar daytime (Southpaw/Maxwell's party) SUN 3/19 LOS ANGELES, CA Troubadour Gil Mantera MON 3/20 SAN FRANCISCO, CA Bottom of the Hill w/ Gil Mantera TUE 3/21 SAN FRANCISCO, CA The Independent (Popscene) w/ Gil Mantera THU 3/23 PORTLAND, OR Doug Fir w/ Gil Mantera FRI 3/24 VANCOUVER, BC Richards on Richards w/ Gil Mantera SAT 3/25 SEATTLE, WA Neumos w/ Gil Mantera TUE 3/28 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 7th St Entry (early) w/ Gil Mantera THU 3/30 CHICAGO, IL Metro w/ Gil Mantera FRI 3/31 CLEVELAND, OH Beachland Ballroom w/ Gil Mantera SAT 4/1 TORONTO, ON Horseshoe Tavern SUN 4/2 MONTREAL, QC La Sala Rossa MON 4/3 CAMBRIDGE, MA Middle East Downstairs TUE 4/4 NEW YORK, NY Bowery Ballroom WED 4/5 NEW YORK, NY Bowery Ballroom w/ Gil Mantera FRI 4/7 PHILADELPHIA, PA First Unitarian Church w/ Gil Mantera SAT 4/8 HAVERFORD, PA Haverford College w/ Gil Mantera SUN 4/9 WASHINGTON DC Black Cat MON 4/10 BALTIMORE, MD Ottobar TUE 4/11 BROOKLYN, NY Southpaw SUN 4/29 INDIO, CA Coachella
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Candy Bars to release debut album on New Granada Records on May 16, 2006!
Tampa, FL—March 27, 2006—Candy Bars, a “heavy baroque pop” trio from Tampa, Florida, is scheduled to release its debut album, the enigmatically titled On Cutting Ti-Gers in Half and Understanding Narravation, on the Tampa label New Granada Records (Isobella, Pohgoh). As unclassifiable as its title, the album brings to mind an amalgam of Sparklehorse, Mark Mothersbaugh, Jeremy Enigk, Tindersticks, and Leonard Cohen, and is at once rueful and uniquely lovely.
What began in 2003 as two music store employees’ response to the metal-laden alternate dimension known as Tampa, FL developed into a trio that explores the more symphonic end of the pop spectrum—a sound that the members have dubbed “incidental heroin pop.” While it should be noted that the members are not themselves heroin users, upon listening to On Cutting Ti-Gers in Half and Understanding Narravation, one can easily understand how such a description becomes apropos.
During the Summer of 2005, Candy Bars members Daniel Martinez, Ryan Hastings, and Melissa Castellano re-visited and re-recorded the best songs from previous demos, resulting in their debut full length, “On Cutting Ti-Gers in Half and Understanding Narravation” (available from Tampa’s own New Granada Records). All of the songs on the album, musically and lyrically, engender in the listener a sense of delightful confusion and profound desperation. Where Candy Bars deviates from the slew of unremarkable “dark, orchestral pop” acts that have emerged in recent years is in its ability to capture such weighty sentiments in true pop format, complete with singable (though sufficiently complex) verses and tasty hooks.
"…Candy Bars, an amazing sort-of-Tampa-based trio, has made a sophisticated dream-pop album that completely lives up to its potential…accomplished, eccentric, wholly mesmerizing pop music." - Scott Harrell, The Weekly Planet
Candy Bars is inarguably one of the most inventive, unique bands to ever emerge from The Sunshine State--the region of the country best known for the uninspired, rectangular meanderings of bands such as Creed and Limp Bizkit and Sister Hazel. But the anomalous emergence of such creativity from an otherwise vapid location becomes relatively unimportant in the face of the most interesting aspect of the band—quite simply, Candy Bars write and record incredibly good songs.
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ATREYU (Chicago) March 27, 2006 -- Thrash darlings, ATREYU currently selling out venues across the US on the Taste of Chaos tour, is set to release their new CD, A Death Grip on Yesterday on Victory Records, Tuesday, March 28th, 2006
As the buzz on the band grows with cover stories of Revolver Magazine, Alternative Press, and feature stories in Metal Edge and Guitar World, reviews in Entertainment Weekly, Billboard and Rolling Stone and fan buzz to rival Metallica, ATREYU will be taking the second stage of OZZFEST this summer closing the stage with Zakk Wylde.
Recently on AOL Music, their single, Ex's and Oh's was downloaded over 32,000 times in a 72 hour period the song is on the radio across the US on stations in Seattle, Portland, New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Denver and Dallas among others
AMP Magazine recently said of the CD, "What seems perceptible with ATREYU on A Death Grip on Yesterday is that they smell the crisp and breezy top of the mountain and have employed measures for an honest shot at metal immortality"
A Death Grip on Yesterday, out TOMORROW on Victory Records. Your coverage of ATREYU and the new CD is welcome and encouraged.
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Mbconn PSYCHEDELIC NOISE ROCK ARTIST RELEASES DEBUT CD
March 27, 2006 (Chicago, IL) -- Mbconn, a psychedelic noise rock artist from Chicago, IL, will release his debut album "From Black To Purple" on April 4. The CD contains 10 songs and a 17 minute hidden track - 78 minutes worth of music, sounding like nothing on the radio. "Yeah, it may be a hard listen at first, but that's what I wanted," Mbconn says. "I wanted something with musical resonance, and I think I succeeded. I could've been like most bands and written four minute pop rock, but that's too easy and gets old real quick."
Mbconn's road to where he stands musically today has been long and winding indeed. When Guns'n'Roses released their double album "Use Your Illusions", Mbconn had just started the 8th grade and quite obviously, that record was extremely cool at the time. "By the end of the 8th grade, there was a huge culture shift, and Nirvana had made them look stupid," Mbconn laughs in retrospective. "And though I still appreciate some Guns'n'Roses, I am grateful for Nirvana happening, not only for the music, but because I got to see how one era can be destroyed by another."
Speaking of destruction - in cultural terms of course - Kurt Cobain soon made the leap, and Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam did his best not to be seen or heard. "This led to a constant imitation of grunge bands on the radio and almost every band who got airplay not only sounded, but also felt like shit," Mbconn sighs. On the other hand, this is where synchronicity stepped in. "One of my best friends was in some advanced art class with an older student who played bass in some weird psychedelic band. He sees a CD, with a weird plastic cover and asks, 'What's that?' It turned out to be 'Pure Phase' by Spiritualized, with a plastic cover which glowed in the dark. When my friend asked him, 'Why does it glow in the dark?', this guy could only say, 'Because when it's dark and you can't see anything, you can find Spiritualized.' Oddly enough, this coincided with the time when I began doing psychedelics."
Later, after Mbconn moved to Chicago and went to college, all those Sonic Youth albums he bought began to make sense. Then "OK Computer" by Radiohead came out in June, and once again shifted the music scene. After scoring a screenplay someone had left behind in a bar, spending years trying to start a band and not being able to find the right musicians, Mbconn decided to just record the album himself. "It took about a year, but was worth it," he concludes, "Most people hear the album and think a band recorded it, even though it was just me. Not many people do that. Nor do many bands release albums over an hour."
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EDITORS Debut Album, ‘The Back Room’, In Stores Today
EDITORS debut record, The Back Room, which has gone platinum in the UK, is in stores now on the U.S. on The FADER Label/Kitchenware. “Band To Watch” - Rolling Stone “Well on their way to the top of the Rock N’ Roll food chain” - Paper Magazine “A wiry, introspective, and infinitely replayable rock record that’s full of insistent beats, buzzing synth-like guitars, and sonorous baritone singing.” -The Village Voice “Editors reached back to the Smiths and U2, setting long-lined melodies and troubled thoughts over guitars that churned until the pressure grew mesmerizing.” - New York Times “Next Big Thing” - Spin Magazine “So, how good were they? In a word, very.” - The Boston Globe “The Back Room is impressive for such young guns” - CMJ New Music Monthly “Band To Watch in 2006” - Alternative Press “Editors are spectacular. They straddle a line between an epic wall-of-sound and Coldplay–style arena rock” – Gothamist
EDITORS US Tour Dates Mar 20: Boston, MA @ The Roxy Mar. 21: South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground - Ballroom Mar. 22: Montreal, QC @ Cabaret du Musee Juste Pour Rire Mar. 24: Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre Mar. 25: Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theater Mar. 28: Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw Mar. 29: Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club Mar. 30: New York, NY @ Webster Hall Apr. 1: Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero Apr. 2: Baltimore, MD @ Sonar Lounge Apr. 4: Norfolk, VA @ NorVa Apr. 5: Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle Apr. 6: Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club Apr. 7: Orlando, FL @ The Social Apr. 8: Miami, FL @ Studio A Apr. 9: Saint Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre Apr. 11: Nashville, TN @ Exit In Apr. 12: Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall Apr. 13: Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick Apr. 14: Covington, KY @ The Mad Hatter Apr. 15: Columbia, MO @ Blue Note Apr. 16: Chicago, IL @ Metro – Smart Bar Apr. 18: Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Café Apr. 19: Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theatre Apr. 21: Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre Apr. 22: Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot Apr. 25: Vancouver, BC @ Richard’s On Richard’s Apr. 27: Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey Apr. 28: Portland, OR @ Dante’s Apr. 29: San Francisco, CA @ Mezzanine Apr. 30: Indio, CA @ COACHELLA FESTIVAL (Empire Polo Grounds) all above dates with stellastarr* except Mar. 30
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Electrolush The very best of minimal and electro nouveau OM -- 213 Double CD available worldwide 04.25.06 Om Records is proud to present the debut release of Electrolush "The electro dance music scene is among the most exciting in the world at the moment." For Fans of Tiefschwarz, Mylo, Trentmoeller, Sonar Kollectiv It's quite driving & delish!
E L E C T R O L U S H www.om-records.com
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A-TRAK SOLO TOUR! Now Kanye West's DJ, A-Trak started off a pre-teen French Canadian kid who spent his bar mitzvah money on turntables and two years later became the youngest DMC world champion ever, then continued on to win a record-breaking 5 world championships for DJing. He has his own record label and is making a highly anticipated solo record and has played the Grammy's, all by the age of 24!
Now he takes his show on the road in support of the release of his upcoming DVD, "Sunglasses is a Must", a hilarious collection of live shows, routines and A-Trak's video tour diary, with appearances by Kanye West, Mixmaster Mike, Peanut Butter Wolf and many others.
This is a show (yes a show, not just a DJ set) that is not to be missed, mixing true party-rocking prowess with mind-boggling technical ability.
(more dates to come) 4/27/06 Boston, MA Paradise Lounge 4/28/06 New York, NY Knitting Factory 4/29/06 Haverford, PA Off Day-Just the Rub play 4/30/06 Philadelphia, PA Walnut Room 5/1/06 Washington, DC 9:30 Club 5/3/06 Cincinnati, OH Top Cats 5/5/06 Cleveland Hts, OH Grog Shop 5/6/06 Chicago , IL Empty Bottle 5/7/06 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club 5/11/06 Regina , SK The Distrikt 5/12/06 Edmonton, AB Starlite Room 5/15/06 Vancouver, BC Tokyo Lounge 5/16/06 Seattle, WA Chop Suey 5/17/06 Portland, OR Berbati's Pan 5/19/06 San Francisco, CA Poleng 5/20/06 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre 5/22/06 Tempe, AZ Big Fish Pub 5/25/06 Dallas, TX Gypsy Tea Room 5/26/06 Austin, TX Parish 5/28/06 Baton Rouge, LA Spanish Moon 6/1/06 Lansing, MI Temple Club 6/2/06 Toronto, ON Spin Gallery 6/3/06 Ottawa, ON Helsinki
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Full Blown Chaos On July 11th, Full Blown Chaos are set to release their sophomore CD “Within The Grasp Of Titans" their follow up to 2004's "Wake The Demons" which sold over 20,000 copies on Stillborn Records (Jamey Jasta Hatebreed/ MTV2 Headbangers Ball host label).
FBC are gearing up for their full US tour with thrash legends Exodus with some prior warm up shows with Himsa and label mates Subzero in early April.
Full Blown are also very proud to announce that they will be on this year's Ozzfest. No strangers to the road, Full Blown has done well over 200 shows in support of 'Wake The Demons" and will now begin a rigorous touring schedule to set up their bombastic new album. Vocalist Ray Mazzola has checked in from the studio saying " It's an absolute honor to be a part of Ozzfest 2006, I have been going to Ozzfest for almost 10 years now and I can't wait to share the stage with so many great bands and talented musicians" www.myspace.com/fullblownchaos www.fullblownchaos.com
FULL BLOWN CHAOS 03/24 Bucksport, ME @ The Kave w/ Cut Throat 03/25 Kingston, PA @ Backstage Enterprises w/ Agents Of Man & Drain The Life
FULL BLOWN CHAOS w/ HIMSA, MANNTIS & SUBZERO 04/03 Lexington, KY @ Downtown Arts Center 04/05 Wichita, KS @ Headway Skatepark 04/06 Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep 04/07 Grand Junction, CO @ Mesa Theatre 04/08 Salt Lake City, UT @ Avalon Theater
FULL BLOWN CHAOS w/ SUBZERO 04/10 Boise, ID @ The Venue 04/13 Las Vegas, NV @ The Clubhouse 04/14 Reno, NV @ VFW Hall 255 Burris Ln.
FULL BLOWN CHAOS w/ EXODUS & SUBZERO 04/15 Concord, CA @ Burbon St. 4/16 Los Angeles, CA @ The Key Club 4/17 Santa Ana, CA @ Galaxy Theater 4/19 Ft. Collins, CO @ Aggie Theater 4/20 Albuquerque, NM @ Launch Pad 4/21 San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit 4/22 Houston, TX @ Engine Room 4/24 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room 4/25 Tampa, FL @ The Masquerade 4/26 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade 4/27 West Springfield, VA @ Jaxx 4/28 Poughkepsie, NY @ The Chance 4/29 Worcester, MA @ The Palladium 4/30 New York, NY @ B.B. Kings 5/1 Bedford, NH @ Mark's Place 5/2 Montreal, QUE @ Medley 5/3 Toronto, ONT @ Lee's Place 5/4 Rochester, NH @ Penny Arcade 5/5 Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's Down Under 5/6 Detroit, MI @ Harpo's 5/7 Niles, MI @ White House 5/8 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall 5/9 Nashville, TN @ The Muse 5/10 Chicago, IL @ Joe's on Weed St. 5/11 Lansing, MI @ Temple Club 5/12 Columbia Heights, MN @ Star Central 5/13 Cedar Falls, IA @ Reverb 5/14 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater 5/16 Seattle, WA @ Studio 7 5/17 Portland, OR @ Rock'n'Roll Pizza 5/18 Orangevalle, CA @ The Boardwalk 5/19 San Francisco, CA @ The Pound
FULL BLOWN CHAOS – OZZFEST July 1 - San Francisco, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheater July 2 - Sacramento, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheater July 7 - Phoenix, AZ @ Cricket Pavilion July 8 - San Bernardino, CA @ Hyundai Pavilion July 14 - Kansas City, KS @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater July 15 - St. Louis, MO @ UMB Bank Pavilion July 16 - Chicago, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre July 19 - Detroit, MI @ DTE Music Energy Center July 21 - Columbus, OH @ Germain Amphitheatre July 22 - East Troy, WI @ Alpine Valley Music Theatre July 23 - Indianapolis, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center July 26 - Scranton, PA @ Toyota Pavilion July 27 - Buffalo, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center July 29 - New York, NY @ Randall's Island July 30 - Hartford, CT @ New England Dodge Music Center August 1 - Boston, MA @ Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts August 4 - Camden, NJ @ Tweeter Center at The Waterfront August 5 - Bristow, VA @ Nissan Pavilion August 6 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Verizon Virginia Beach August 9 - Raleigh, NC @ Alltel Pavilion August 13 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Sound Advice Amphitheatre
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Gnarls Barkley Confound it -- what IS Gnarls? By Chris Lee Special to The Times
They're a hip-hop Mutt and Jeff: one tall and lanky with a kinky red Afro and a tendency to devote earnest thought to even the most lighthearted matters; the other a short, bald, rotund guy who peppers his conversation with arcane mythological and spiritual references.
But already the musicians collaborating under the jokey name Gnarls Barkley — Grammy-nominated producer Danger Mouse and soul dynamo Cee-Lo Green — are being eyeballed as one of the year's most intriguing new arrivals.
Neither is a household name, but their musical bona fides are impeccable. In 2004, Danger Mouse (real name: Brian Burton) created a "mash-up" of the Beatles' so-called White Album and rapper Jay-Z's "The Black Album." Calling it "The Grey Album," that marriage of disparate genres became a watershed event in hip-hop. As a result, Burton was tapped to produce the conceptual rock-dub band Gorillaz's second album, "Demon Days," for which he received a Grammy nomination.
Green — real name Thomas DeCarlo Callaway — was a high school classmate of OutKast's Andre 3000 and Big Boi, and his vocal approach is credited with precipitating Andre 3000's shift away from rapping to take hip-hop in a new direction with his own singing.
Gnarls Barkley's infectious lead single "Crazy" — on which Cee-Lo channels Al Green's falsetto and Sam Cooke's pitch control atop an analog hip-hop groove — stormed Britain this week, coming in at No. 1 at the Apple iTunes UK Music Store.
Even with the release of their highly anticipated debut album, "St. Elsewhere," still seven weeks away, they have not only confounded music critics trying to classify their alterna-hip-hop sound, they have confounded themselves.
So Burton and Callaway agree to disagree about where their music fits. "It's so cliché to say that it's not classifiable or 'It's like nothing else,' " said Los Angeles native Burton. "I think it's more of a rock record but with hip-hop's underlying spirit. An alternative to R&B."
"It's funk," said Callaway, a founding member of the Atlanta rap quartet Goodie Mob. "A lot of my music is centered in a place where I want to be pleasing in the sight of my maker. But it's not formal gospel. Gospel is at funk's center. And it's vintage soul because I'm an old soul."
They are hardly alone in their inability to categorize Gnarls' singular blend of styles. It mines — but isn't limited to — '60s psychedelia, throbbing Miami-bass, Motown music, trip-hop and hot buttered soul; the record Marvin Gaye might have made he had come of age in an era of digital samplers.
At least six of "St. Elsewhere's" tracks hit file-sharing websites four months ago and have gone on to become the passion of music bloggers.
Gnarls Barkley is slated for a prestigious public debut May 1 at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, and the duo has been added to Lollapalooza 2006 in Chicago in August.
The two came together to record a remix for Burton's "Ghetto Pop Life" album but began collaborating as a kind of proto-Gnarls in mid-2003. They recorded batches of songs at Callaway's Atlanta studio even though the prospect of a record deal was far off.
"We took an independent approach, funding the sessions out of our own pockets," said Callaway, seated in the lobby of Santa Monica's Viceroy Hotel. "This album has no predecessor; there's nothing to ensure it's going to work in any genre or market. But we weren't taking ourselves too seriously. It's a very organic, honest record."
When their schedules prevented them from getting together, the band mates worked separately, then e-mailed each other. The absence of physical proximity often resulted in some outré lyrical content. Callaway sings about necrophilia, feng shui, the TV cartoon "Transformers" and he even apes the Violent Femmes' angst-art-rock classic, "Gone Daddy Gone."
"Impressed as I was with [Burton's] production and ideas for the record, I wanted to shock and surprise him as well," Callaway said. They eventually signed with Downtown/Atlantic Records and have already begun work on a second Gnarls album.
"I want to get another record done, hopefully before this one gets too big," Burton said. "I don't want to worry about what the public will want to hear next."
As for the group's name — a hip-hop-ization of former NBA star Charles Barkley — suffice to say it's equal parts declaration of purpose and goofy humor.
"We were looking for a name that sounds like its own genre," Burton said, seated near a mixing board at a Burbank recording studio where he was producing tracks for New York dancerock group the Rapture. "A perfect example is when I heard of [electronica musician] Aphex Twin. It could describe a sound. And there was just something familiar about Gnarls Barkley."
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HOT CHIP The Warning June 13, 2006 Hot Chip will release their magnificent new album The Warning, on June 13, 2006 on DFA/Astralwerks. It’s a bold statement of intent that will show people the true nature of Hot Chip, and allow them to rightfully assume their position in the spotlight they deserve.
The Warning follows on the heels of “Over & Over”, perhaps Hot Chip’s most immediate and monstrous single to date, delivering a sly dig to those who heard them as too ‘chilled out’ first time round. The combination of Joe’s lolloping and infectious beat and Alexis’s delivery of lyrics; “Laid back? We’ll give you laid back!”, this wry sardonic repose offers both an indication as to their immaculately layered pop voyeurism, while simultaneously driving the point home with the remorseless, relentless repetition we know and love.
Hot Chip’s debut album Coming on Strong was released last Fall to great critical acclaim with Spin declaring it- “Electrified soul for your inner rapper”, Blender proclaiming that it’s “Insidiously melodic and, in its subdued way, genuinely soulful, it’s the best record of its ilk since the Streets’ debut”, and Pitchfork rating it an ‘8’.
Hot Chip are: Alexis Taylor, Joe Goddard, Al Doyle, Owen Clarke, & Felix Martin
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SIA ANNOUNCES FIRST US TOUR!
Sia Kate Isobelle Furler, to use the name her musician parents gave her, already has a staggering track record. If her name itself-pronounced 'See-ah' - isn't familiar to millions, her voice undoubtedly is.
Sia’s song “Breathe Me” was featured in the unforgettable final scene of the Six Feet Under series finale, and on the GRAMMY nominated Six Feet Under: Everything Ends, Music from the HBO Original Series – Vol. 2 soundtrack. Sales of which surged literally overnight following the airing of the episode, with fans trying to get hold of the hauntingly beautiful track.
Her new album Colour The Small One was released last month to huge critical acclaim. With VH1 adding the “Breathe Me” video to their playlist and modern rock radio heating up, expect big things from the Australian born singer this year.
Colour The Small One is a mesmerizing album, awash with fragile beauty and swathes of sensual soul-searching. Catch Sia on one for the following dates:
4/01 San Diego, CA Casbah 4/03 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour 4/04 San Francisco, CA Bimbos 4/06 Portland, OR Doug Fir 4/07 Seattle, WA Crocodile 4/11 Minneapolis, MN Varsity 4/12 Chicago IL Martyrs 4/15 Philadelphia, PA World Cafe 4/17 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom 4/19 Boston, MA Paradise 4/21 Baltimore, MD Sonar Club
“10 Artists To Watch”- Rolling Stone “…as soothing as an aromatherapy candle” –People “Sia makes Dido sound complacent and makes Sarah McLachlan sound extravagant. Her songs are full of regrets and uncertainties, but the melodies are all she needs to cling to” - The New York Times
"…Colour The Small One is gorgeous listening form beginning to end. Album of the year already?”- SF Chronicle
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SMALL SINS Small Sins June 13, 2006 Astralwerks will release Toronto based artist Small Sins (formerly known in Canada as The Ladies And Gentlemen) self-titled album on May 30, 2006.
Thomas D’Arcy—the solo mastermind behind Small Sins, marches to the beat of his own drum machine. That’s what he discovered after spending the better chunk of a decade in bands percolating around the indie-rock scene of his Canada hometown. By Christmas 2004, D’Arcy found his band broken up and himself in the midst of a “mid-twenties crisis.” “I was really questioning what I was doing with my life,” D’Arcy says. “Why am I in this band I don’t love? Why am I not making music that I do love? I was thinking back to how things used to be, when it was pure spirit and fun. Music had become work, yet I still felt like I should be getting to work on something.”
And get to work he did. D’Arcy retreated alone to the basement of his childhood home: armed with little more than a Roland 707 drum machine, a clutch of vintage Moog keyboards, and a sixteen-track recorder, he was determined to create sounds that reflected the passion that led him to music in the first place. After nearly a year of woodshedding, D’Arcy fulfilled his goal, emerging with Small Sins. A masterpiece of heartfelt electro chamber-pop, Small Sins bubbles with gorgeously layered harmonies, synth gurgles, and hook-filled tales of love lost and found as honest and bracing as the Canadian winter. Despite its intensely personal nature, Small Sins became D’Arcy’s most well-received musical venture yet. Boompa Records, a Vancouver-based independent label, released Small Sins to critical acclaim across Canada. The buzz became even more prevalent after a sold-out Boompa Records label showcase at Austin’s SXSW music festival, where Small Sins (a.k.a. The Ladies & Gentlemen) were one of their showcasing artists. Astralwerks then signed D’Arcy under the Small Sins moniker in 2005.
“A brilliant collection of sweet, achingly addictive pop tunes that are at once soothing and upbeat, just as comfortable pounding out of a dance floor speaker as they are drifting out of the stereo next to your pillow ... one of this year's smartest and most endearing pop albums.”- Exclaim! (Canada)
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PHOENIX It's Never been Like That Release Date: May 23, 2006 When they say It’s Never Been Like That, they mean it. “This was about starting all over,” says Thomas Mars, Phoenix’s photogenic mouthpiece, stumbling across a cross fader in their Versailles studio, “it was about making ourselves scared again.” If there is precisely the kind of scrubbed-up freshness you might expect to hear on a particularly striking debut album to the four-strong Frenchmen’s third record, there is a reason for that. They attacked it as though they had never recorded together before. But there is no accounting for musical telepathy. Something gelled. It’s Never Been Like That? It’s never been sunnier, stronger, more coherent, thoughtful and alive. Welcome to the masterpiece that Phoenix have always threatened to make.
It’s Never Been Like That was conceived with a live mentality. If at first it sounds breezily, crazily immediate, that vigor should not detract from its deeper, more lasting residual air of a band at the peak of their powers, both musically and intellectually. There is little in the way of the studied air of its precursors.
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RADIO 4 Enemies Like This Release Date: May 16, 2006 It only takes a few seconds of "Enemies Like This," the title track to Radio 4’s new album, to realize that the Brooklyn-based band has returned with all cylinders fired up and with a rejuvenated sense of purpose: they’ve streamlined and stretched their sound, cut the fat, trimmed the filler, and focused on the meat that makes the music, not the spices that can bury it. Enemies Like This is the album long awaited by all those who know that, up to now, Radio 4’s strongest impression has been made from the stage.
Radio 4 set out its stall in 2000 with a low-budget debut indie album, The New Song And Dance; the follow-up, Gotham! (2002), produced by the DFA duo, found them hitting musical stride in a post 9/11 milieu wherein new New York bands were the toast of a global indie-rock post-punk funk-off dance floor. Songs like "Save Our City," "Calling All Enthusiasts" and "Start A Fire" resonated way beyond the NYC borders, and the single "Dance To The Underground" became an international cross-over club classic. The trio expanded via percussion and keyboards for its third album (Stealing Of A Nation, 2004), from which the songs "Party Crashers," "State Of Alert"’ and "Absolute Affirmation" all served to further raise the group’s profile. Since then, the group have changed guitarists, signed to Astralwerks for the world, toured with The Libertines, Gang Of Four and The Raveonettes, and put in rousing festival appearances from Coachella in California to Homelands in Britain and Benicassim in Spain.
The group determined to keep the sound live when returning to the studio. Produced by Jagz Kooner, known for his radical mixes for Primal Scream, Kasabian, Soulwax and others, Enemies Like This is ten songs and 43 minutes long – like albums used to be back when they were spread over two sides of vinyl and there was no space to bury your mistakes. As much as these ten songs are devoid of filler, they’re also thrillingly diverse. Radio 4 are proud of the scene from which they emerged, but with Enemies Like This, they’ve become very much their own entity.
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CANDI STATION His Hands Release Date: April 4, 2006
There are southern soul voices and there are southern soul voices. Raw and ravaged, Candi Staton’s is one of the signature sounds of the genre. It’s a voice with a tear in it, the cry of a woman wounded by life, by men, by woes turned inwards. On her new album His Hands for Honest Jons/Astralwerks, it’s also the voice of a gospel singer returning to the music that first made her name: the country soul songs presented by the same labels on the 2004 compilation Candi Staton, twenty-six tracks of Muscle Shoals magic.
For those who regard Candi’s Muscle Shoals recordings as a high-watermark of country soul, her return to the secular side comes as a blessed relief. Two decades plus of spreading the Word through her Beracah ministry led many to assume she would never again sing songs of love and pain – let alone record songs written by Dolly Parton, Merle Haggard, Charlie Rich and even Will “Bonnie Prince Billy” Oldham.
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WILLY MASON TOUR DATES WITH THE MAGIC NUMBERS! “This youth is about to inherit the earth” – NME
“Equal parts hobo and Holden Caulfield, (then) nineteen-year-old Willy Mason blends precocious lyricism, spare, jangly guitar, and a world-weary voice that sounds older than his years.”
-Rolling Stone
It's hard to talk about Martha's Vineyard native Willy Mason and not mention his tender years. After all, this 20-year-old has been knocking out melancholy-strewn classics since starting high school. But that’s exactly the point with Willy– his youth is part and parcel of his voice, his message and his muse. Willy’s music resonates no matter what your age– but most importantly, he’s singing a message to kids of his own generation– and they seem to be listening. ept steady by his 15-year-old brother Sam Mason on drums, Willy’s debut album Where The Humans Eat was recorded in a house in Catskill, New York with Willy playing almost all the other instruments. The songs were recorded mostly live in one take- with Willy singing and playing at the same time, and then each track mixed in around 15 minutes or so by engineer Tom Schick.
“There was no designated producer, nothing was planned out. It was just collaboration really between everyone who was in the studio including the dog and the rabbit that were there," Willy recalls. Dogs and rabbits aside, Where The Humans Eat is an album laden with depth and lyrical enigmas. Catch Willy on the road (with Sam possibly sitting in on drums if it’s not a school night).
Willy Mason remaining dates with Beth Orton:
3/27 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom 3/28 Seattle, WA Showbox 4/01 Minneapolis, M First Ave 4/02 Madison, WI Barrymore 4/03 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre 4/05 Detroit, MI Majestic 4/08 Boston, MA Avalon 4/10 Philadelphia, PA TLA 4/11 New York, NY Webster Hall Willy Mason dates with The Magic Numbers 4/23 Seattle, WA Crocodile Cafe 4/24 Vancouver, BC Richards on Richards 4/25 Portland, OR Dante's 4/27 San Francisco, CA Slim's
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SONDRE LERCHE – New Album & Live Dates! Duper Sessions Release Date: March 21, 2006
Still in his early twenties and with two impressive, critically acclaimed pop albums already to his credit, you might expect Sondre Lerche to launch into his third recording by adopting the same music-making credo. However, Lerche, has instead taken a slight departure before his third full-length album to record a one-off jazz inflected pop album entitled, Duper Sessions.
The ebullient Norwegian singer-songwriter-guitarist-bandleader, who toured the US last year with Elvis Costello and appeared on The Late Show With Conan O'Brien, has taken a new approach on Duper Sessions, which features his longtime trio, The Faces Down, augmented by pianist Erik Halvorsen. Instead of exploring complex arrangements and hip production like he did on Faces Down (2002) and Two Way Monologue (2004), Lerche decided to take a batch of new songs into the studio and, as he describes the experience, "just play and not think too much." The result? A fresh, back-to-basics collection of pop tunes with indelible melodies and smart lyrics that are rendered in a soft-and at times buoyant-romantic and jazz-infused sensibility. Inspired by Chet Baker, Caetano Veloso and even David Lynch, Duper Sessions transports the listener into a different time and place, filled with melody and romanticism.
Sondre Lerche w/ The Faces Down Quartet: 4/6 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom 4/9 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
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PLACEBO Meds Release Date: April 4, 2006 Over the past decade Placebo have slowly but surely grown into one of the biggest and best rock bands on the globe. Meds is Placebo’s first studio album since 2003’s Sleeping With Ghosts, which went Top 10 in the UK, sold 1.4 million copies worldwide and firmly re-established the band's foothold in the USA. In that time Placebo have gone from strength to strength selling out arena dates all over the world and playing to a sold-out Wembley Arena to celebrate the release of their Singles Collection, Once More With Feeling.
Recorded over an eight week period at London’s RAK Studios, Meds marks the return of a very confident band who after 10 years together keep growing in stature. For this album the band returned to their roots, stripped away the layers and got to the heart of their songwriting smarts. This they’ve achieved with the help of producer Dimitri Tikovoi and legendary mixer, Flood (U2 & Smashing Pumpkins).
The result is not just a molten, souped-up raw roar of a record, but also Placebo’s most human collection to date. Here are tales of fragile souls freaking out because they’ve forgotten to take their medication ("Meds", which features VV of The Kills), of the bleary-eyed shame of the bathroom mirror in a narcotic comedown dawn ("Cold Light Of Morning"), of “your friends who are making extremely bad lifestyle choices” ("Song To Say Goodbye"), a beautiful, thoughtful ballad ("Follow The Cops Back Home"), and mysterious, haunting songs ("Space Monkey").” Not to mention the break-up anthem “Broken Promise” featuring Brian dueting with none other than Michael Stipe. Here are stories - subtly unfolded - of loss, confusion, revenge, love, addiction and dependence. www.placebo.co.uk/player/
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ATHLETE TO SUPPORT SWITCHFOOT ON TOUR IN MARCH! 2005 was a banner year for Athlete. The London quartet had a UK number 1 platinum album with their latest release Tourist. They sold out their own US headlining tours, as well as supporting U2 in the UK and Europe and Snow Patrol in the US. Their infectious single “Half Light” is currently heating up Modern Rock radio.
With Tourist, the band wanted to push themselves further than they did on their debut Vehicles And Animals. They sought to balance a grand sound with a more personal lyrical intimacy. The resulting album is bursting with glorious guitar-pop hooks, and packs a solid, emotional punch right from the start.
To see why Athlete’s heartfelt and powerful live shows have blown away countless fans around the world, catch them on one of these remaining dates:
3/24 New Orleans, LA House of Blues 3/25 Nashville, TN War Memorial Auditorium 3/26 Huntsville, AL University of Alabama 3/28 Dahlonega, GA Memorial Hall 3/29 Lake Buena Vista, FL House of Blues 3/30 Boca Raton, FL FAU Center Auditorium 3/31 Jacksonville, FL Florida Theatre 4/1 North Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues 4/2 Greensboro, NC War Memorial Auditorium / UNC 4/4 Baltimore, MD Sonar 4/7 Atlantic City, NJ The Borgata Music Box 4/8 Hartford, CT Webster Theater 4/11 Burlington, VT Flynn Center for the Performing Arts 4/12 Clifton Park, NY Northern Lights 4/13 Rochester, NY Water Street Music Hall 4/15 Columbus, OH Promowest Pavilion
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THE DFA REMIXES Chapter One Release Date: April 4, 2006 The DFA (Tim Goldsworthy & James Murphy) return with the first installment of their remix compendium; The DFA Remixes – Chapter One. It is comprised of some of the many remixes that helped establish them as one of the most innovative, unique and in-demand production teams in the world – Yes it has been well documented that Janet Jackson and Britney and a whole bunch of others called, but the duo have resolutely resisted and cherry picked their productions, mixes and collaborations helping retain their relevance, influence and dominance in the ever changing world of contemporary music. Witness the DFA sound with fine aplomb, with their highly sort after interpolations of Le Tigre, Blues Explosion, The Chemical Brothers, Soulwax, Radio 4, Fischerspooner, Gorillaz, Metro Area and their recent remix of US label mates Hot Chip. This will be followed by Chapter Two later this summer (set to include their take on the likes of Goldfrapp, Nine Inch Nails & N.E.R.D. amongst others).).
2005 was a breakout year for the DFA which saw their label of the same name step out of the shadow of their production efforts and come into its own, with the release of massively acclaimed debut albums from LCD Soundsystem, Delia Gonzalez & Gavin Russom and The Juan Maclean, alongside the third Black Dice full length – Broken Ear Record, their second label compilation, and their now deleted and much loved low-price DFA Holiday Mix.
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THE JUAN MACLEAN LIVE AT M3,WMC and Coachella
Hot on the heels of a series of DFA dancefloor funk twelve inches, comes The Juan Maclean's Less Than Human, a worldwide debut released last year on DFA/Astralwerks. This former member of Six Finger Satellite aligns metallic synths, cowbells, samplers and even "robot stuff" (e.g. 'Shining Skinned Friend' & overall glimmering dynamics), which pass from one state to another.
Less Than Human, recorded at Juan's home and Plantain Studios, was mixed and produced by the DFA and Juan Maclean. Its a precision-tuned rekindling of Maclean's love affair with everything from Kraftwerk to Juan Atkins and Derrick May, Funkadelic to Giorgio Moroder and Lipps Inc, DAF to Talking Heads and Frankie Goes To Hollywood. The paranoia of Less Than Human is a must listen for any fan of the obscure originality that the DFA always deliver with utter grace. Experience it live in a city near you...
"The Juan Maclean exploits the secret of New York dance music and Detroit techno, circa 1981." -The New York Times The Juan Maclean Tour Dates: 4/29 Indio, CA Coachella 7/07 Toronto, ONT Harbourfront Centre Festival live performance) 7/08 Toronto, ONT Harbourfront Centre Festival (DJ set) 7/08 Montreal, QUE Club Soda (live performance)
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VHS OR BETA DJ DATES It has been only one year since the release of Night On Fire, VHS OR BETA's Astralwerks debut and in just that time the band have relentlessly toured and blown away audiences around the world as well as re-released their out-of-print debut album Le Funk. Self-released in 2002 via the Louisville band's own On! label, Le Funk exhibits the group's sonic roots as influenced by French house music, new wave and 70s disco. This deluxe edition also features four bonus tracks, originally released as a 12" on the STIFLE label: Remixes of "Solid Gold" by a diverse cast of characters: Bob Mould, Freaky Chakra, and Iz. Astralwerks also recently released the single "You Got Me" featuring remixes by The Juan Maclean and Baby Daddy. Check out the video for "You Got Me" at Error! Hyperlink reference not valid. or Error! Hyperlink reference not valid.
VHS OR BETA DJ DATES at SXSW 3/30 St. Louis, MO OZ (w/BT) 4/6 Los Angeles, CA Vanguard (w/BT) 4/7 Minneapolis, MN Barfly (w/BT)
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Dirty On Purpose Debut LP "Hallelujah Sirens” Out On North Street Records / June 13th
PITCHFORK MEDIA - “ squeaky-clean and tight twee-pop outfit that betrays traces of Yo La Tengo, Sigur Rós, and Belle & Sebastian while managing to keep a cheeky, wide-eyed tone of its own...And considering the buzz they've already generated throughout the big bad city, these five tracks had better be a melodically delightful sampling of those to come."
After the buzz of their Sleep Late For a Better Tomorrow EP, Dirty on Purpose will release their much-anticipated debut full length, Hallelujah Sirens, on North Street Records in May 2006.
Often described as ethereal and emotional space-rock, Dirty on Purpose, a four-piece from Brooklyn, NY, beautifully combine sonic washes of noise with delicate, pretty harmonies. Hallelujah Sirens features 10 brand new, rich and diverse songs that span from upbeat tracks like “No Radio” and “Monument” to songs that build up slowly and explode with intensity like “Always Looking” and “Fake Lakes.”
With four songwriters and three main vocalists contributing to the group’s overall sound, Dirty on Purpose create music that is wholly original, while paying tribute to their shoegazer, noise and pop influences. Though the journey has been slow and steady, the reward has been tremendous – reaching and realizing their very own musical landscape. Doug Marvin, Joseph Jurewicz, George Wilson and DJ Boudreau are the conductors of their own orchestra, and Hallelujah Sirens is their latest opus.
Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Jaymay contributed female vocals to a number of tracks on Hallelujah Sirens, including “Light Pollution,” “Kill Our City,” and “Marfa Lights.” Her beautiful harmonies enrich the songs with finesse and charm.
For songs like “No Radio,” the band also pulled in a horns section complete with a trombone, saxophone and trumpet to give the robust track that extra added bit of excitement. Other tracks like “Lake Effect” and “Your Summer Dress” called for a strings section of viola and cello. Anne Brewster, formerly of Sea Ray, contributed on cello.
The band will set out on a national tour in Summer 2006 to support their new album. This is a band that has steadily built up a following around the world, giving them time to develop and expand as musicians and gel as a band. They aim to keep their career long and prolific. Keep an eye out for them, and see them grow and mature, carving out their own little niche in musical history.
Doug Marvin – drums, vocals Joseph Jurewicz – guitar, vocals George Wilson – guitar, vocals DJ Boudreau – bass
www.dirtyonpurpose.com <http://www.dirtyonpurpose.com> , New songs streaming on MySpace.com: www.myspace.com/dirtyonpurpose <http://www.myspace.com/dirtyonpurpose>
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SPY RELEASES UNIQUE ALBUM OFFERINGS Album Available On White Vinyl And Via Free Download
The four-piece, Atlanta-based SPY have opted to go both covert and widespread. Witness their release plans for their self-titled album, which is currently available for sale at select cool record stores (on white vinyl no less) -- pretty covert in the not-many-turntables-around-anymore world of today), pressed and released by their own label, Deathray Records. And then they went the widespread route by turning around and releasing the album on their website, for anyone to download. For free. This makes SPY part of a growing trend of bands (others doing this recently include Arctic Monkeys, Harvey Danger, The Chemical Brothers, Bravecaptain, and the GoKart Records label) who are putting their music out there online for folks to snap up at no cost, with the thought that people who love their music will spread the word about them in an organic, grass-roots manner.
SPY, who take their name from the now-defunct Spy magazine, have already been lauded by their hometown weekly, Creative Loafing, who placed the band on their year-end, best-of-2005 list. Last October, the band was “discovered” by influential Los Angeles DJ, Jonathon L, now broadcasting out of Phoenix, Arizona. Jonathon spun the track “Underground” on his weekly show, “Lopsided World of L,” for several consecutive weeks at the end of 2005 and declared the band one of his top five new groups. They’ve also been getting spins on XM Satellite Radio’s Unsigned channel.
In keeping with their somewhat mysterious mien, the band has, until now, eschewed promotion of any type. But when someone like Steve Albini (Nirvana, PJ Harvey), who produced the record, gives his stamp of approval to a virtually unknown band by agreeing to work with them, the music has to be good and should be heard widely. SPY recorded “SPY” on two-inch tape at Albini’s Chicago studio, Electrical Audio, and Sean Magee at Abbey Road in London provided his mastering expertise. The result is one that band is reticent to mention comparisons for; however, it could be described thusly: if Brian May and David Bowie had formed a band with Keith Moon as the drummer... Or maybe Iggy Pop and the Stooges would be more appropriate. The aforementioned Creative Loafing compared frontman Chad Etchison to both Iggy and James Brown in the stage demeanor category. They also opined: “Etchison’s Bowie-esque croon sits atop SPY’s crunchy, post-punk guitar within supple, moody arrangements that recall Imperial Teen at times.”
SPY is Chad Etchison (vocals), Mark Skinner (guitar), Cary Brown (bass), and Jon Skinner (drums). They can be found online at: http://www.myspace.com/spyga
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REGINA CARTER TO RELEASE I'LL BE SEEING YOU: A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY New Verve recording from acclaimed violinist is tribute to her late mother
On Tuesday, June 13, 2006, violinist Regina Carter will release I'll Be Seeing You: A Sentimental Journey. The album is a tribute to her late mother, Grace Carter, one of the primary influences in her life, music, and career.
The repertoire features a range of titles dating mostly from the 1920s through the 1940s. The album includes tunes by Rodgers and Hart and Duke Ellington, as well as a tender new waltz-ballad by Carter. The classics on the album were some of Carter's mother's favorite songs. With effervescent arrangements featuring dare-devilishly spontaneous improvisations and interplay between Carter and her bandmates, I'll Be Seeing You is a feel-good foray into the joys of small-group swing and classic mid-century songs.
For this album, Carter is joined by Xavier Davis on piano, Matthew Parrish on bass, and Alvester Garnett on drums, and her special guests are vocalists Dee Dee Bridgewater and Carla Cook, Paquito D'Rivera on clarinet, and Gil Goldstein on accordion.
I'll Be Seeing You instantly captivates from the album's opener, "Anitra's Dance", by classical composer Edvard Grieg, in which Carter and her violin swing mightily, in the footsteps of The John Kirby Orchestra's 1939 small-group jazz version. The brilliant unison interplay of Carter's violin, Gil Goldstein's accordion, and Paquito D'Rivera's clarinet vividly establishes the album's period feeling. This line-up continues in a high-octane "Little Brown Jug", featuring more dazzling passages and playful solos from the three. Throughout the album, Carter's stand-out rhythm section is unfailingly inventive, nuanced and hard-swinging.
The irrepressible Dee Dee Bridgewater, arguably the greatest exponent of scat singing today, is featured on a rollicking time-capsule vocal on the Yiddish tune that became an Andrews Sisters hit, "Bei Mir Bist Du Shöen," with a break-neck arrangement by the album's producer John Clayton showcasing virtuoso playing from Carter, Goldtstein, and D'Rivera . Bridgewater also performs the Rodgers and Hart gem "This Can't Be Love", and scats in exuberant call-and-response to the band.
Carter's fellow-Detroiter, Carla Cook, one of the today's most accomplished jazz vocalists, turns in stand-out performances on "You Took Advantage of Me", the W.C. Handy classic "St. Louis Blues", and an elegant "There's a Small Hotel."
Carter has been hailed by The Wall Street Journal as "one of jazz's most impressive musicians [with] dazzling solos [and] an impressive and diverse resume". The Los Angeles Times called her soloing "extraordinary, bursting with joyous swing" and DownBeat asserted "you can hear the inspired passion in her virtuosity". This has never been more true than on I'll Be Seeing You as Carter scales new heights of spontaneity and creative soloing. The CD includes the Ella Fitzgerald standard "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" and a beautiful Duke Ellington ballad, "Blue Rose" (composed for Rosemary Clooney), as well as a haunting arrangement of "Sentimental Journey" for violin, bass, and clarinet. The album closes with a passionately tender "I'll Be Seeing You" in a dream-like arrangement by Gil Goldstein.
On her previous recording, Paganini: After a Dream, Carter made history as the first jazz violinist ever to play and record on Paganini's historic Guarneri del Gesu violin, receiving accolades for her effortless melding of classical and jazz idioms. In remembering her mother, Regina Carter recalls, with unfettered swing and virtuoso abandon, the joys of a classic era in American music.
I'll Be Seeing You: A Sentimental Journey available on CD June 13, 2006.
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The Boot Camp Click are hunkered down in their NYC studio putting the finishing touches on there forthcoming group endeavor, The Last Stand, which is now slated for a 7-18-06 street date. So far, The Last Stand includes production from Pete Rock, 9th Wonder, Large Professor, Da Beatminerz and Marco Polo. All eight members of the BCC Click (including Rock) are all actively participating on the effort. Sean Price's Jesus Price: Super Star, the follow up to his critically acclaimed solo-debut, Monkey Barz, will be dropping shortly thereafter in September 06.
The Boot Camp Click will also head out on a National Tour, which will start in July 2006.
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GOLDFRAPP "SUPERNATURE DELUXE CD+DVD - US VERSION" $35 CAD / $30.25 USD Released on Mute, Goldfrapp's new album is easily a candidate for best electronic album of the year. This deluxe edition comes with a bonus DVD featuring a bonus documentary, an animation by Andre Nilsson, videos, live concert footage, and more! Now shipping!
Disc: 1 1. OOH LA LA 2. LOVELY 2 C U 3. RIDE A WHITE HORSE 4. YOU NEVER KNOW 5. LET IT TAKE YOU 6. FLY ME AWAY 7. SLIDE IN 8. KOKO 9. SATIN CHIC 10. TIME OUT FROM THE WORLD 11. NUMBER 1 12. BEAUTIFUL
Disc: 2 1. Supernature in 5.1 & Stereo 2. Little Bits of Goldfrapp: Documentary 3. Jacko & The Poet in Frappworld - Animation by Andreas Nilsson 4. "Ooh La La" video 5. "Number 1" video 6. "Ride A White Horse" - Live In London 7. "Satin Chic" - Special Performance Film 8. "Ooh La La": Little Pictures 9. Photo Gallery http://www.stormingthebase.com/details.asp?ProdID=3825
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BELLADONNAKILLZ "AS IF" $13 CAD / $11.50 USD Belladonnakillz is one of the most unique artists to grace the electronic music scene in what seems like forever producing an almost unheard-of sound in the current U.S. dance market and with surprising results. A mix of gabber, drum and bass, and hard rock, given the production sense of a pop god, and then over-tweaked with a monstrous equalization that will send your speakers straight to the repair shop. Released on Sublight and available March 20th, 2006. 1. the man 2. neverever 4. let u go 6. heroine 9. bi 10. lay4pay 11. time doing time http://www.stormingthebase.com/details.asp?ProdID=3813
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KLUTAE "HIT'N'RUN LIMITED" $32 CAD / $28 USD 2005 was highlighted by the detonating and successful come-back of Claus Larsen with his LEAETHER STRIP main band project, now we are please to announce that 2006 will mark the return of his side-project KLUTAE, through which the Danish master of electro/industrial expresses his most extravagant torments and fantasies. Claus Larsen launched this solo-project in the early 90's under the name KLUTE, but changed its spelling to KLUTAE in order to avoid any further confusion with a totally unrelated drum n' bass project.
KLUTAE's first releases showcased a rather heavy and turbo-driven guitar-oriented sound which brought him comparisons to metal-industrial acts like FEAR FACTORY, BILE and SWAMP TERRORISTS, yet Claus Larsen has always considered this project as his most eclectic and unpredictable outlet. So it was no major surprise seeing its hardest walls of synthesised guitar noise eventually giving way to mid-tempo pounding tracks powered by the LEAETHER STRIP trademark EBM bass-lines and Claus' chameleon vocals. In fact, KLUTAE traditionally stands for a more punkish "in ya face attitude" with tongue-in-cheek lyrics and "angst-til-ya-bust" old-school elektro arrangements. And it's with that very characteristic sense of humour that Claus Larsen invites us now on another extravaganza journey through desert storms, biker orgies, hell fires, death valley saloons and other sexy parties with fat faggots in leather jackets. KLUTAE is loud and fun, and will musically certainly not deceive the LEAETHER STRIP fanbase, while keeping its appeal to followers of the MINISTRY gang for its aggressive attitude. It's dense aggro-electro from the tortured soul of Claus Larsen's bastard alter ego. Released on Alfa Matrix and available April 28th, 2006.
CD1 01. burnout biker 02. dirty bitch 03. we are sinners (we will all burn in hell) 05. i'm a fat faggot in a leather jacket 06. blue Monday (New Order cover) 07. please don't cry 08. god bless you 11. fuck-a-billy 12. god spoke through a burning bush 14. circus of death
CD2 Roadkill EP 01. roadkill part 1 03. who's afraid of the gynaecologist 04. fuck-a-billy (tæknå pøp version) 05. desert storm (remasterd version) 06. roadkill part 2
CD3 Sounds From The Matrix 3 01. MENTALLO & THE FIXER signaljammer 02. I :SCINTILLA capsella bursa pastoris (toxin mix) 03. DISKONNEKTED neon dream 04. TECHNOIR liar 05. LEAETHER STRIP suicide bombers (album edit) 06. INURE subversive 07. DUNKELWERK underfire (album) 08. UNTER NULL martyr 09. TAMTRUM abort the pope 10. KLUTAE we are sinners (radio version) 11. NEIKKA RPM voyeur 12. IMPLANT murderous thoughts 13. MONOLITH 50360329 14. ZOMBIE GIRL I want it 15. O.V.N.I. panic inside (edit) 16. PLASTIC NOISE EXPERIENCE i.c.u. 17. MIND:STATE close your eyes (shortcut) http://www.stormingthebase.com/details.asp?ProdID=3682
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CODE 64 "DEPARTURE LIMITED" $25 CAD / $21.50 USD Rising electro-pop stars Code 64 started their career with the release of the much acclaimed "Storm" album on the Norwegian label Angel Productions. The album made it all the way to the top of the Nordic Alternative Chart and was supported by the electrifying dancefloor single "Without You". "Storm" presented crystal clear, melodic and danceable futurepop, a genre the band have developed further on their new album "Departure", released by the Swedish Memento Materia label in April. "Departure" have been preceded by two singles - "Leaving Earth" and "Sea of Stars". Two singles with which the band shows their electropop muscles - danceable beats, vivid, melodic soundscapes and strong, catchy refrains. "Departure" presents a total of 11 new songs, from more laid-back tunes like "Carry Me Home", together with more hard hitting, club anthems such as "Leaving Earth" and "Run to you". Code 64 have developed their own recognizable synthpop sound even further than their debut and fans will recognize the personal lyrics and their typical electronic arrangements. All in all a very strong album that continues the electropop story started with "Storm". This limited version of Departure (200 copies only!!) comes in metal box and includes an autographed artist photo, stickers, and a badge. Released on Memento Materia and available May 9th, 2006. 01. Sea Of Stars 02. Leaving Earth 03. Guardian 04. Orbit 05. Airborn 06. Every Moment 07. Run To You 08. Echoes 09. Go64 10. Carry Me Home 11. Starchaser http://www.stormingthebase.com/details.asp?ProdID=3831
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EMINENCE OF DARKNESS "DISPLACE THE TRACE" $23 CAD / $20 USD German quartet Eminence of Darkness does not give much on current trends and styles and rather goes about cooking up its own tasty stew made up of exquisite ingredients: a blend of wave guitar reminding of The Cure, driving electronics as in Depeche Mode or Blutengel and the one or other Alternative-Rock- and Metal-riff… spiced up with a distinct note of the classic Eighties sound. What at first glimpse might seem like a rather chaotic stylistic mixture gels together extremely well to a hit-laden cornucopia of addictive tunes. The Dark-Wave-elements are significantly beefed-up by setting them against an electronic background, while the bursts of hard guitar provide intense dynamic peaks, and the light Eighties touch gives a bit of melodic relief. Front man Lars is very effective at building up tension with his extravagant but all the more emotional style of singing that brings to mind Brian Molko of Placebo, while second singer, keyboarder and occasional guitarist Juliane sets an interesting counterpoint with her dark and voluminous Siouxsie-style vocals. The musical atmosphere that results from bringing together these diverse voices and elements creates a unique album experience that is both intense and fun: music for your heart, limbs and brains that will appeal to such diverse audiences as fans of Terminal Choice, Placebo, The Birthday Massacre or recent Apoptygma Berzerk. "Displace the trace" is bound to captivate anyone who is into songs that have got both zest and atmosphere and successfully adapts the Eighties feeling for the new millennium! Released on Fear Section and available April 18th, 2006. http://www.stormingthebase.com/details.asp?ProdID=3830
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FROZEN PLASMA "ARTIFICIAL" $20 CAD / $17.25 USD Following the demise / split of Euro Electro-Pop sensations NamnamBulu - it was easy to predict that follow up project FROZEN PLASMA would return with as much energy and infection synth-tuned poppery than ever before ! Already scoring a huge underground hit with dancefloor single ''Hypocrite'' they return now with Brand New full length album ''Artificial''. With new singer Felix Marc ( of DIORAMA ) now incorporated into the line-up, NamNambulu / Reaper -sound-mastermind Vasi Vallis delivers 12 tracks and 75 minutes of mature, dreamy electro-pop - brimming with synth led melodies across a number of high class potential hits tracks such as ''Irony'', ''Crossroads'', ''Generations Of The Lost'' and ''Condense''. Presented in the usual trademark minimalist artwork ''Artificial'' contains all the ingredients to become another big hit within the dancefloor electro-pop scene ! Released on Infacted and available May 2nd, 2006.
01. Irony 02. Crossroads 03. 1980 04. War 05. A Second Of Life 06. Generations Of The Lost 07. Home 08. Betrayed (Iris Remix) 09. Unborn Faith 10. Hypocrite 11. Condense 12. A Second of Life (Extended) http://www.stormingthebase.com/details.asp?ProdID=3827
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HEIMATAERDE "UNTER DER LINDEN" $13 CAD / $11.25 USD With their debut album ''Gotteskrieger'' and the preceeding EP ''Ich Habe Die Nacht Getrumet'', Ashlar Von Megalon ( aka HEIMATEAERDE ), catapulted himself to the top of the harsh-electro scene in 2005 ! In April 2006 he returns with ''Unter Der Linden'', the thunderous first single for the second upcoming album ''Kadavergehorsam'' : This 5 tracks CD single continues the saga both graphically and musically speaking and in its ultra-harshness and club compatibility it continues, where debut ''Gotteskrieger'' left off. ''Unter Der Linden'' will make you hungry for more, offering a rarely to be heard concentration of hit quality on each of its 5 individual tracks and laying a perfect bridge to the eagerly expected new album. Released on Infacted and available May 2nd, 2006. 01. Unter Der Linden 02. Die Brut 03. Tempus Es Locundum 04. Gott Will Es 05. Unter Der Linden (Opus Dei) http://www.stormingthebase.com/details.asp?ProdID=3828
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OOMPH! "GOTT IST EIN POPSTAR LIMITED" $15 CAD / $13 USD The first single taken from the Brand New Oomph! album "GlaubeLiebeTod". This Limited Edition 5 track single includes a special version of the title track and the B-Side "Ich Will Deine Seele" alongside 3 exclusive tracks : Weißt Du Wie Viel Sterne Stehen, Fragment and Gott Ist Ein Popstar - Transporterraum Mix. Released on Gun Supersonic. 01. Gott ist ein Popstar 02. Ich will deine Seele 03. Weiát du wie viel Sterne stehen 04. Fragment 05. Gott ist ein Popstar - Transporterraum Mix http://www.stormingthebase.com/details.asp?ProdID=3829
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GARY NUMAN "JAGGED" $18 CAD / $15.50 USD SHIPPING NOW!! One of the biggest announcements made by Metropolis Records for 2006 was the signing of electronic pop pioneer Gary Numan. The first release on his new North American home will be Jagged, his first studio album in over five years. Co-produced with underground electronic artist DJ Ade Fenton (best known for his Advanced Records label), Jagged is an aggressive, forward-looking album which takes the best elements of his previous work and gives them an anthemic, contemporary twist. Jagged is one of the darkest and most electronic albums of his career, re-wiring the apocalyptic synthesizer pop of Numan's own "Down In The Park" into something equally unique and powerful. Like his best albums it gets to the essence of Numan's appeal - vocals that are alienated yet strangely soulful; a desire to push technology as far as he can and atmospheric sounds lashed to power chords and dream-like melodies. Numan also mixes rock elements into the album through the massive anthemic choruses, especially on "Fold," "Haunted," and "In A Dark Place" - but they're given a new potency through the siren-like wail of machines rather than guitars. Fans of Numan's more electronic-based songwriting will no doubt love the icy synthesizer hooks of standout tracks like "Pressure," "Blind" and the experimentalism "Jagged" with the title track's powerful synthesis of aggression and beauty conjured up out of machine-made noises and effects. At a time when nearly all of his contemporaries have either disappeared or compromised to the point where they've lost their identity, Numan has pulled off an album which is heavy and dark, yet it also contains some of his finest songwriting. Released on Metropolis Records. http://www.stormingthebase.com/details.asp?ProdID=3591
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KLUTAE "SINNER" $13 CAD / $11.25 USD SHIPPING NOW!! 2005 was highlighted by the detonating and successful come-back of Claus Larsen with his LEAETHER STRIP main band project, now we are please to announce that 2006 will mark the return of his side-project KLUTAE, through which the Danish master of electro/industrial expresses his most extravagant torments and fantasies. Claus Larsen launched this solo-project in the early 90's under the name KLUTE, but changed its spelling to KLUTÆ in order to avoid any further confusion with a totally unrelated drum n' bass project. KLUTAE's first releases showcased a rather heavy and turbo-driven guitar-oriented sound which brought him comparisons to metal-industrial acts like FEAR FACTORY, BILE and SWAMP TERRORISTS, yet Claus Larsen has always considered this project as his most eclectic and unpredictable outlet. So it was no major surprise seeing its hardest walls of synthesised guitar noise eventually giving way to mid-tempo pounding tracks powered by the LEAETHER STRIP trademark EBM bass-lines and Claus' chameleon vocals. In fact, KLUTAE traditionally stands for a more punkish "in ya face attitude" with tongue-in-cheek lyrics and "angst-til-ya-bust" old-school elektro arrangements. And it's with that very characteristic sense of humour that Claus Larsen invites us now on another extravaganza journey through desert storms, hell fires and other sexy parties with fat faggots in leather jackets. KLUTAE is loud and fun, and will musically certainly not deceive the LEAETHER STRIP fanbase, while keeping its appeal to followers of the MINISTRY gang for its aggressive attitude. It's dense aggro-electro from the tortured soul of Claus Larsen's bastard alter ego. Before the release of the new album "Hit'n'Run", Claus Larsen will wet your appetite for more with his new teasing "Sinner" EP holding 6 non-album club mixes. 6 frontal floor-filler tracks you will sing along in no time. Melodic aggressive power at its best! "We are sinners and we will all burn in Hell – lalalalaaalala". Released on Alfa Matrix.
01. we are sinners (auch it's hot remix) 02. desert storm 2006 (Sunblock remix) 03. i´m a fat faggot in a leatherjacket (chubby chaser remix) 04. fuck-a-billy (banned on the radio version) 05. hey didn't you destroy me (longer edit) 06. we are sinners (radio version) http://www.stormingthebase.com/details.asp?ProdID=3615
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PLASTIC NOISE EXPERIENCE "DEAD OR ALIVE LIMITED" $32 CAD / $27.25 USD SHIPPING NOW!! On his fans' pressing demand, German electronic band PLASTIC NOISE EXPERIENCE (P.N.E.) now returns with the very special "Dead Or Alive" album. P.N.E.'s back catalogue being deleted or only available in rather poor quality (or bootlegs), the cult German dark electro artist Claus Kruse completely re-recorded the band's good old club hits with the latest technology while staying faithful to the original sound! Kill The 6, Smalltown Boy, Gold, In XTC, Reduction, Dream Destructor, etc. 15 tracks in total including special live and remixed versions by the band's live members! In the early 90's, P.N.E.'s debut album "Transmission" immediately propelled Plastic Noise Experience to the forefront of the explosive German dark elektro scene along side of bands like Project Pitchfork, Das Ich, The Eternal Afflict and Calva Y Nada. With the dynamic releases that followed ("Visage De Plastique", "Transmitted Memories", "Strings Of Ice", Rauschen", etc.), P.N.E. infiltrated dancefloors all over the world and started touring extensively throughout Europe scoring hit after hit in the clubs. After having solved some trouble with previous record companies which forced him to keep silent for years, the band made its successful return on the forefront of the scene in 2004 with its 5th studio album "Maschinenmusik" which featured new immediate club hits like "Maschinen" or yet "Monoton Synchron". P.N.E. offers uncompromised old school EBM, harsh powerful German vocals, kicking distorted beats and virulent Kraftwerk-like melodies... P.N.E. overpowers you with an engulfing and explosive sonic experience building the bridge between the original Neue Deutsche Welle roots and 21st Century's "less is more" electronic movement. Generated by the force and precision of current technologies in combination with the vision of an originator, creates what could only be described as "good old electronic music with an edge". For the fastest amongst you, "Dead Or Alive" is also available as a limited carton box edition holding the bonus "Transmitted Memory" CD holding some 18 deleted original tracks in remastered versions guaranteeing you the ultimate revisit of the band's impressive discography. Released on Alfa Matrix..
CD1 01. kill the 6 v2006 02. smalltown boy v2006 03. das ritual v2006 04. gold v2006 05. memory flow v2006 06. in xtc part 2 v2006 07. dream destructor v2006 08. reduction v2006 09. kill what kills you (live) 10. monoton synchron (live) 11. memeory flow (live) 12. moving hands (live) 13. dream destructor (TECHNOIR remix)
CD2 - TRANSMITTED MEMORY (only available in the limited 2CD box) 01. kill the 6 02. smalltown boy 03. Reduction 04. dream destructor 05. das ritual 06. Gold 07. touch your skin 08. memory flow 09. Schachtende 10. totale kontrolle 11. Plugged 12. soul of 8 seconds 13. city of lies 14. Deranged 15. no return 16. digital noise 17. Energie 18. gold remix http://www.stormingthebase.com/details.asp?ProdID=3616
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PLASTIC NOISE EXPERIENCE "DEAD OR ALIVE" $20 CAD / $17.25 USD SHIPPING NOW!! On his fans' pressing demand, German electronic band PLASTIC NOISE EXPERIENCE (P.N.E.) now returns with the very special "Dead Or Alive" album. P.N.E.'s back catalogue being deleted or only available in rather poor quality (or bootlegs), the cult German dark electro artist Claus Kruse completely re-recorded the band's good old club hits with the latest technology while staying faithful to the original sound! Kill The 6, Smalltown Boy, Gold, In XTC, Reduction, Dream Destructor, etc. 15 tracks in total including special live and remixed versions by the band's live members! Released on Alfa Matrix and available April 21st, 2006. http://www.stormingthebase.com/details.asp?ProdID=3617
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INURE "DISILLUSION" $15 CAD / $13 USD SHIPPING NOW!! After months of dedicated studio work with the highly respected producer Ted Phelps (IMPERATIVE REACTION), and before the release of their second album "Subversive" on Alfa Matrix this Spring 2006, American trio INURE break the silence with the club EP "Disillusion". This band captures the depth and feel of classic EBM/industrial, with cutting-edge production and sound design. Dark, malevolent, heavy and layered, with imaginative synthwork and punchy beats, INURE are sure to please fans of bands in the likes of NUMB, BLUE EYED CHRIST, SKINNY PUPPY, etc. For their first club attack of the year 2006, INURE reinforce their full on assault with remixes by the band members themselves as well as X-FUSION, C-DRONE-DEFECT, NEIKKA RPM, UNTER NULL, DISKONNEKTED, SYSTEM SYN and CRYOGEN SECOND. Beware! Released on Alfa Matrix. http://www.stormingthebase.com/details.asp?ProdID=3614
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INURE "SUBVERSIVE" $20 CAD / $17.50 USD SHIPPING NOW!! INURE was formed in the Summer of 1999, shortly after its founding members Adam Moore and Robert Vogel arrived in Los Angeles. With similar musical influences and tastes in production, the duo sought out to create a sound reminiscent of the "golden era" of industrial dance music, injected with their unique and updated ideas of where they'd like to hear the genre move. With Adam's formal training in Audio Production at the Art Institute of Seattle, and Rob's lengthy programming and musical experience, the two easily began sculpting what became their debut album, "Seemless". Layered with heavy beats, driving basslines, and thick atmospheres, INURE managed to capture exactly what they were looking for – the depth and feel of classic industrial, with forward-thinking production and sound design. After the collapse of their label (Dying Culture) the duo continued performing live shows and officially welcomed Sam P. (PULSE LEGION, IMPERATIVE REACTION) as a permanent 3rd member of INURE. Released on Alfa Matrix. 1. Sick 2. Subversive 3. Hymen 4. Intruder 6. Reign 7. Suffocate 8. Deception 10. Only After 11. Would? http://www.stormingthebase.com/details.asp?ProdID=3679
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PZYCHOBITCH "STROM AUS FANTASIE" $14 CAD / $12.25 USD Finally in stock! Those who cannot wait for more of Sina electro trash dancefloor goodness can stop waiting right now. The mastermind with the pink top has announced a new EP that will be released on Minuswelt. Strom Aus Fantasie will contain new material and remixes from Die Farben, His Masters Choice, and Run Level Zero. Also involved will be In Strict Confidence's Dennis Ostermann as well as Digital Punk. Released on Minuswelt.
01. Pzycho-Pop-Groove (EP-Version) 02. Cold Comfort (Run Level Zero) 03. Strom aus Fantasie (His-Masters-Choice) 04. Come True (Digital Punk Boys & Rosa Iahn) 05. Strom aus Fantasie (Tweaker Ray) 06. Cold Comfort (MC1R) 07. Strom aus Fantasie (EP-Version) 08. Atem-Heart (Die Farben) http://www.stormingthebase.com/details.asp?ProdID=3582
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OUT OUT "VIRTUAL SOUND IMAGES" $19 CAD / $16.75 USD SHIPPING NOW!! New Out Out! WOOO! WOO! WOOOT! The first new Out Out in years! A departure from the more 'rock' aspects of earlier Out Out releases - perhaps "clubbier" - but just as layered, detailed and intense. While almost entirely instrumental, song structure is, as ever, as critical as texture. Released on Radio Valkyrie Records. http://www.stormingthebase.com/details.asp?ProdID=3658
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Gang Starr Affiliate Smiley The Ghetto Child Presents The Antidote on 5-2-06
NY, NY---- Born in Harlem and raised in New York City's toughest neighborhood (The Bronx), Smiley The Ghetto Child's history runs deep. Some of Smiley's early milestones included ghost-writing for both Black Sheep and Chi Ali. Smiley later went on to hook up with his cousin Melachi The Nutcracker and helped orchestrate Group Home's classic Hiphop album Livin Proof, which was entirely produced by the legendary DJ Premier of Gang Starr. Smiley was featured on "The Realness", which many viewed as a standout track from the LP. A music video was scheduled to be shot for “The Realness,” which Smiley was supposed to play a major part in, but during that period Smiley caught a case and was locked up due to "extra curricular activities.” This unfortunate intermission stopped what could have been a promising career for Smiley during the golden age of Hip Hop. With that past in his rear-view mirror, Smiley The Ghetto Child will make up for lost time on 5-2-06 with the release of his debut LP—The Antidote!
A shade under a decade later, Smiley triumphantly returned when he hooked back up with his Gang Starr affiliates, by appearing on (“Werdz From The Ghetto Child”) Gang Starr’s 2003 opus The Ownerz. Re-embraced by his Gang Starr cohorts and the public, in 2005 Smiley released his DJ Premier produced single “The Wake Up Call,” which also featured production from Showbiz and Sebb (G-Unit & Infamous Mobb). The vinyl only single went on to become Fat Beats best seller in 2005. Later that year Smiley hit the road for two major tours; including the first 60 Dates on the "Weapons of MIC Destruction Tour" with Ghostface, Pharoahe Monch, M.O.P. and Cormega. Smiley closed out 2005 by touring with Linkin Park and M.O.P.
With a fast growing fan base starving for a raw street record, Smiley The Ghetto Child offers up his debut, The Antidote, a spring cure all that is sure to be hailed on the block as a return to the “realness.” Though the legendary WC of Westside Connection swings thru on “L.A.N.Y.”, Smiley goes against the grain and kept guest appearances to a minimum on his debut, preferring to let his own talents shine thru. Smiley does reunite with DJ Premier on The Antidote, as Premier produces the “The Wake Up Call” and adds vocals too “Everything.” The Antidote also features production from Showbiz, Green Lantern and Sebb.
Some say Hiphop is sick, but on 5-2-06 Smiley The Ghetto Child proves he has The Antidote!
Tracklisting and credits for Smiley The Ghetto Child’s The Antidote
01.) Intro (produced by Chaze) 02.) Limousine Dream (produced by Chaze) 03.) Bronx Baby (produced by Showbiz) 04.) No Love (produced by Nitro) 05.) L.A.N.Y. f/WC from Westside Connection (produced by Sebb) 06.) Pig Latin (produced by DJ Green Lantern) 07.) Close to 30 G’s (produced by E-Blazie) 08.) Everything f/DJ Premier (produced by Ted Birkey) 09.) 800 Trigger Fixers (skit) 10.) Bodychalk (produced by Gallegos) 11.) Monster (produced by Fanon XP) 12.) Logic (produced by Sebb) 13.) All On You (produced by Nitro) 14.) The Wake Up Call (produced by DJ Premier) 15.) Styles (produced by The Grouch) 16.) Give us a Moment (produced by Sebb) 17.) Rest in Peace (produced by Chaze) 18.) Outro (produced by Chaze)
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THE LEE BOYS Arhoolie Recording artists, THE LEE BOYS, are tearing up the festival circuit this spring and summer, bringing their blazing live show to the masses and winning over audiences in every town they hit!
This sextet of 3 brothers & 3 nephews, sons of sisters, blend R&B, gospel, hip-hop, rock and country, driven by pedal steel guitar from the same "sacred steel" tradition that spawned Robert Randolph.
This is what NO DEPRESSION said about the band:
"There are moments in their music wih you can spot discrete turns derived from Eminem and Led Zeppelin, boogie woogie and jazz, Michael Jackson & mainstream gospel-and twangy country to boot." More info at: www.leeboys.com
Tour itinerary: Saturday, April 8 String Break Festival Brooksville, FL tba Sunday, April 9 String Break Festival Brooksville, FL tba Saturday, April 15 Wanee Festival Live Oak, FL 3pm Sunday, April 16 Sunsation Festival Copper Mountain, CO 3pm Saturday, April 22 Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival Silk Hope, NC Evening Set (after 6pm) Saturday, April 29 Merlefest Wilkesboro, NC 5:35 PM Sunday, April 30 Merlefest Wilkesboro, NC 9:35 AM & 11:20 AM Saturday, May 20 Tropical Heatwave Festival Ybor City, FL Sunday, May 21 JVC Jazz Festival Miami Beach, FL 2pm Saturday, May 27 Riverfest Little Rock, AR Sunday, May 28 Summer Camp Festival Chilicothe, IL tba Saturday, June 3 House of Blues Cleveland, OH Sunday, June 4 Ryerson Woods Deerfield, IL 7pm Thursday, June 8 Cabooze Minneapolis, MN 10:45pm Friday, June 9 Miramar Theater Milwaukee, WI Saturday, June 10 Chord on Blues St. Charles, LA tba Sunday, June 11 Chicago Blues Festival Chicago, IL 1pm and 6pm Tuesday, July 4 Pepsi Americas Sail Festival Beaufort, SC tba Saturday, July 29 Floyd Festival Floyd, VA tba Sunday, July 30 Floyd Festival Floyd, VA tba Saturday, August 19 Riverfront Blues & American Music Festival Fort Smith, AR tba Friday, September 1 Johnstown Folkfest Johnstown, PA tba Saturday, September 2 Johnstown Folkfest Johnstown, PA tba Saturday, September 17 Telluride Blues & Brews Festival Telluride, CO 11am
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BACK FROM JAPAN … 3 HITS THE ROAD WITH YAKUZA! CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE BAND EXCEEDS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES!
After a successful show in Japan, 3 are back in the states to tour with Yakuza. Singer of 3, Joey states, “We’re very excited to reconnect with all our friends in the Midwest and beyond. The band is all psyched up from our Japanese debut, (where we acquired some really cool samurai swords and trained to become ninjas) so basically, anything could happen at these shows.”
Joey reflects on the recent trip to Japan, “This was one of the greatest experiences of our lives. The Japanese are true music lovers and fully embraced what we do. We can’t wait to go back!”
How’s the overall response to their latest album, Wake Pig? Joey says, “Spirits are high for us right now. Reaction to Wake Pig has been overwhelmingly positive the world over. There’s nothing more inspiring than to see your art bridge oceans and connect distant cultures. What we want to do now is showcase our live performance which is something that cannot truly encapsulated on CD. To complete the picture, you’ve got to see us live…”
Dates are as follows:
3 w/ Yakuza: 3/25 – Chicago, IL – The Beat Kitchen 3/26 – Covington, KY – Mad Hatter 3/28 – Columbus, OH - The Basement 3/30 – Nashville, TN – The Muse 4/01 – St. Louis, MO – Creepy Crawl 4/02 – Lawrence, KS – Granada Theatre 4/04 – Springfield, MO – Outland Ballroom 4/06 – San Antonio, TX – The Sanctuary 4/08 – Bridge City, TX – Bridge City Skate Park 4/09 – Houston, TX – The Studio @ Warehouse Live 4/10 – Tulsa, OK – The Venue
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HALIFAX INEVITABILITY TAKES STRANGE WORLD BY STORM
WOODLAND HILLS CA, March 22, 2006 —Drive-Thru Records’ recording artist Halifax will release The Inevitability Of A Strange World on May 23, 2006. This is the band’s first full-length release.
Halifax has worked hard and patiently waited for The Inevitability Of A Strange World to hit the streets. "This record has been anticipated for some time now and we’re beyond excited! We’re bringing the rock, so everyone get ready!” says the band’s drummer, Tommy Guindon. The guitar slingers from Thousand Oaks, CA spent April ’05 in the studio with Lou Giordano (Taking Back Sunday, Sunny Day Real Estate) and recorded thirteen tracks. Giordano praised the band saying, “Halifax is one of the hardest working bands I’ve spent time with.” Delays in the release schedule allowed Halifax more time on the road to hone their skills and write new material and ultimately, the decision was made to go back into the studio and record more songs. With Machine (Armor for Sleep, Lamb Of God, Boys Night Out) at the controls, three more tracks were recorded and two of the original songs remixed. The result: a full-throttle rock n’ roll record! Listeners will fist-pump to the slick guitar work on tracks like “Anthem For Tonight” and “Under Fire” and swoon to gut-wrenching power ballads like “A Tint Of Rain.” “Our Revolution” is Inevitability’s first single with an accompanying video directed by Ahmi Manson that highlights Halifax’s love of the finer things in life. The song is a throw-back to 80’s era Mötley Crüe inspired rock n’ roll.
The Inevitability Of A Strange World is the follow-up to Halifax’s 2004 EP A Writer’s Reference, which sound-scanned over 33K copies. With over one million plays on Pure Volume, Halifax has toured the US from coast to coast, the UK, and Japan swooping up fans along the way. For some, the band’s introduction came by way of MTV’s The Real World Austin where Halifax had no problem adding to the cast’s merry mayhem swilling booze with the guys and romancing the ladies. Fans can see the band up close and personal this spring on tour with Bayside in May and June and on the Warped Tour in August.
Halifax was featured as one of the “Most Anticipated Albums of 2006” in the January 2006 issue of Alternative Press Magazine.
Take note, Halifax is bringing the ROCK.
Halifax features Mike Hunau on vocals, Chris Brandt on guitars and backing vocals, Adam Charles on guitar, Tommy Guindon on drums, and Doug Peyton on bass.
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BASTARDS OF YOUNG TWO-DISC DVD SET CHRONICLING THE RISE OF THE INDIE MUSIC SCENE OUT JUNE 6 VIA IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
BASTARDS OF YOUNG, the first-ever definitive DVD documentary and concert film chronicling the rise of the modern punk, emo and hardcore music scene, is set for release June 6 via *Image Entertainment, Inc. The comprehensive concert film and documentary DVD was created/produced by Michelle Caputo and directed by Shannon Hartman of Art and Industry.
The two-disc set runs over three-and-half-hours and includes live performances and backstage footage from artists such as THURSDAY, TAKING BACK SUNDAY, UNDEROATH, FROM AUTUMN TO ASHES, THE STARTING LINE, ARMOR FOR SLEEP, MIDTOWN, THE EARLY NOVEMBER, MATCHBOOK ROMANCE and EMANUEL; plus interviews with JIMMY EAT WORLD, FALL OUT BOY, JULIANA THEORY, THE BEAUTIFUL MISTAKE and SOMETHING CORPORATE.
Unlike the mainstream, chart-topping genres, "modern punk" has managed to become successful today not only for its hooky choruses, emotional, heartfelt lyrics and frenetic live shows, but because it's striking a chord as a lifestyle. The artists featured on BASTARDS OF YOUNG range from those playing basements with no record label to those with platinum status.
Producer Michelle Caputo explains the evolution of BASTARDS OF YOUNG: “We recognized a phenomenon within the culture of this scene. It can be traced back to the early days of hardcore punk wherein there existed a true “DIY” ethos and connection between the musicians and the fans. We saw a real story in that these musicians have maintained a pure and true connection and have utilized today’s resources to allow that outreach to grow exponentially. We’re reflecting the same ethos in the promotion of Bastards of Young.”
Throughout BASTARDS OF YOUNG, the bands and fans at the forefront of the “DIY” independent scene tell the story of how they built a following from basement gigs to arena shows, one fan-and one friend-at a time. The DVD set is the first to ever document a music scene happening today that defies tradition and is making music history; this is the story of the Bastards of Young!
ARTIST QUOTES:
“Bastards of Young takes an incredibly in-depth look at a part of American music culture that most people don’t even know exists.” --Geoff Rickly/THURSDAY
“Bastards of Young is an accurate portrayal of the scene I grew up in.” --Kenny Vasoli/THE STARTING LINE
“[Bastards Of Young] brings me back to how this thing all started, I’ll never forget the basement-house shows. This DVD is a great representation of the foundation of so many musical styles.” --Spencer Chamberlain/UNDEROATH
"Bastards Of Young couldn't be more on point. The DVD is an accurate account of what it's like to grow up in not only the New Jersey music scene but in punk music. As I watched it I felt 10 years younger reliving all the moments I remember so vividly. In so many ways, the BOY DVD is like a video biography of my life growing up.” --Rob Hitt/MIDTOWN
Check out the BASTARDS OF YOUNG trailer online at: www.artandindustryinc.com.
The complete track listing for BASTARDS OF YOUNG is as follows:
Disc 1: Interviews and Feature Film Bands: 1. Fall Out Boy 2. Jimmy Eat World 3. Underoath 4. From Autumn to Ashes 5. Atmosphere (Sean Daly) 6. Something Corporate 7. Midtown 8. Thursday 9. Emanuel 10. The Starting Line 11. Juliana Theory 12. Armor For Sleep 13. The Beautiful Mistake
Disc 2: Live Performances Bands and Songs: 1. From Autumn To Ashes "The After Dinner Playback" 2. From Autumn To Ashes "Milligram Smile" 3. The Starting Line "The Best of Me" 4. The Starting Line "Playing Favorites" 5. Midtown "A Faulty Foundation" 6. Midtown "Just Rock & Roll" 7. Emanuel "Hey Man" 8. Emanuel "Make Tonight" 9. Emanuel "Buy American Machines" 10. Armor For Sleep "Awkward Last Words" 11. Armor For Sleep "My Town" 12. Thursday "Understanding In a Car Crash" 13. Thursday "Autobiography of a Nation" 14. Thursday "Division St." 15. Underoath "Boy Brushes Red Living In Black & White” 16. Underoath "It's Dangerous Business Walking Out Your Front Door" 17. The Early November "Sesame Smeshame" 18. The Early November "I Want to Hear You Sad" 19. Matchbook Romance "Promise" 20. Matchbook Romance "My Eyes Burn"
Log onto the following links for more information: www.artandindustryinc.com, www.bastardsofyoung.com, www.myspace.com/bastardsofyoungthemovie and www.image-entertainment.com.
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BASTARDS OF YOUNG TWO-DISC DVD SET CHRONICLING THE RISE OF THE INDIE MUSIC SCENE OUT JUNE 6 VIA IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
BASTARDS OF YOUNG, the first-ever definitive DVD documentary and concert film chronicling the rise of the modern punk, emo and hardcore music scene, is set for release June 6 via *Image Entertainment, Inc. The comprehensive concert film and documentary DVD was created/produced by Michelle Caputo and directed by Shannon Hartman of Art and Industry.
The two-disc set runs over three-and-half-hours and includes live performances and backstage footage from artists such as THURSDAY, TAKING BACK SUNDAY, UNDEROATH, FROM AUTUMN TO ASHES, THE STARTING LINE, ARMOR FOR SLEEP, MIDTOWN, THE EARLY NOVEMBER, MATCHBOOK ROMANCE and EMANUEL; plus interviews with JIMMY EAT WORLD, FALL OUT BOY, JULIANA THEORY, THE BEAUTIFUL MISTAKE and SOMETHING CORPORATE.
Unlike the mainstream, chart-topping genres, "modern punk" has managed to become successful today not only for its hooky choruses, emotional, heartfelt lyrics and frenetic live shows, but because it's striking a chord as a lifestyle. The artists featured on BASTARDS OF YOUNG range from those playing basements with no record label to those with platinum status.
Producer Michelle Caputo explains the evolution of BASTARDS OF YOUNG: “We recognized a phenomenon within the culture of this scene. It can be traced back to the early days of hardcore punk wherein there existed a true “DIY” ethos and connection between the musicians and the fans. We saw a real story in that these musicians have maintained a pure and true connection and have utilized today’s resources to allow that outreach to grow exponentially. We’re reflecting the same ethos in the promotion of Bastards of Young.”
Throughout BASTARDS OF YOUNG, the bands and fans at the forefront of the “DIY” independent scene tell the story of how they built a following from basement gigs to arena shows, one fan-and one friend-at a time. The DVD set is the first to ever document a music scene happening today that defies tradition and is making music history; this is the story of the Bastards of Young!
ARTIST QUOTES:
“Bastards of Young takes an incredibly in-depth look at a part of American music culture that most people don’t even know exists.” --Geoff Rickly/THURSDAY
“Bastards of Young is an accurate portrayal of the scene I grew up in.” --Kenny Vasoli/THE STARTING LINE
“[Bastards Of Young] brings me back to how this thing all started, I’ll never forget the basement-house shows. This DVD is a great representation of the foundation of so many musical styles.” --Spencer Chamberlain/UNDEROATH
"Bastards Of Young couldn't be more on point. The DVD is an accurate account of what it's like to grow up in not only the New Jersey music scene but in punk music. As I watched it I felt 10 years younger reliving all the moments I remember so vividly. In so many ways, the BOY DVD is like a video biography of my life growing up.”
--Rob Hitt/MIDTOWN
Check out the BASTARDS OF YOUNG trailer online at: www.artandindustryinc.com.
The complete track listing for BASTARDS OF YOUNG is as follows:
Disc 1: Interviews and Feature Film Bands: 1. Fall Out Boy 2. Jimmy Eat World 3. Underoath 4. From Autumn to Ashes 5. Atmosphere (Sean Daly) 6. Something Corporate 7. Midtown 8. Thursday 9. Emanuel 10. The Starting Line 11. Juliana Theory 12. Armor For Sleep 13. The Beautiful Mistake
Disc 2: Live Performances
Bands and Songs: 1. From Autumn To Ashes "The After Dinner Playback" 2. From Autumn To Ashes "Milligram Smile" 3. The Starting Line "The Best of Me" 4. The Starting Line "Playing Favorites" 5. Midtown "A Faulty Foundation" 6. Midtown "Just Rock & Roll" 7. Emanuel "Hey Man" 8. Emanuel "Make Tonight" 9. Emanuel "Buy American Machines" 10. Armor For Sleep "Awkward Last Words" 11. Armor For Sleep "My Town" 12. Thursday "Understanding In a Car Crash" 13. Thursday "Autobiography of a Nation" 14. Thursday "Division St." 15. Underoath "Boy Brushes Red Living In Black & White” 16. Underoath "It's Dangerous Business Walking Out Your Front Door" 17. The Early November "Sesame Smeshame" 18. The Early November "I Want to Hear You Sad" 19. Matchbook Romance "Promise" 20. Matchbook Romance "My Eyes Burn"
Log onto the following links for more information: www.artandindustryinc.com, www.bastardsofyoung.com, www.myspace.com/bastardsofyoungthemovie and www.image-entertainment.com.
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MVD AND BRINKDVD PARTNER TO BRING TV PARTY AND OTHER EDGY MATERIALTO DVD The Reigning Indie Music DVD Label and the ON THE BRINK Digital Culture Impresarios Come Together to Bring the TV Party to Consumers on DVD
MVD, one of the leading producers of Music DVD, is joining forces with BrinkDVD to release a new line of DVDs that explore the margins of pop culture. BrinkDVD produces arresting and entertaining audio visual artifacts worthy of any collection. If life is worth living, it is worth living on the brink. Those are words to fight about in any language.
In 1978, in New York City, two revolutionary trends emerged: public access cable TV and punk rock. Public access was about do-it-yourself television. Punk was about do-it-yourself music. These two phenomena were made for each other and they came together spectacularly in Glenn O’Brien’s TV Party. Billed as "The TV show that’s a cocktail party but which could be a political party," this public access hour brought an hour of the wildest of the wild to live television every week. Now more than 25 years later, BrinkDVD presents the documentary film TV Party, featuring footage from the original show and new interviews of the trend setting participants. BrinkDVD will also release many of the original episodes, beginning with the Premier Show which aired December 18, 1978.
In addition to the TV Party series, BrinkDVD will offer many other interesting and off-beat titles. The first of which will be Pornstar Pets, a portrayal of unconditional love, for those who are striving for success and celebrity in a realm that is often viewed as de-humanizing. Through intimate interviews with some of the porn industries biggest stars telling us about their lesser known, but greatly beloved pets, we learn that loving your pet is one of the most human traits of all.
"This is MVD's first foray into TV on DVD, which by all reports is a vibrant sector," says Ed Seaman, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at MVD. "And this is the perfect content for us to launch with, considering our background and strength in early punk rock on DVD. BrinkDVD is a great new partner for us, we are anticipating a very strong launch and a great relationship."
BrinkDVD can trace its roots to the infamous user-driven high participation e-zine The Brink at www.brink.com. Users upload photos, films, music and essays in an "automatic magazine" format that was the brainchild of Internet Pioneer Danny Vinik, whose company Brink Media (see www.brinkmedia.com) has created some of the web's most dynamic web sites, including Kevin Spacey's filmmaker's community site triggerstreet.com, velvetrevolver.com, and coolcapitals.com (macromedia site of the day December, 2005)
In addition, Brink Media's sister company Brink Films (see www.brinkfilm.com) has produced some of the highest velocity indie fare of the last decade, films like Jonas Åkerlund's Spun and Harvey Wang's The Last New Yorker (currently in post- production).
In 2006, the Brinkmobiles (see www.brinkmobile.com) will tour the country promoting BrinkDVD and also taking the pulse of the counter culture, making sure it still exists. If you want a Brinkmobile to visit your establishment, email comevisit@brinkmobile.com to get on the itinerary.
"BrinkDVD is a reaction to the limitations of the Indie film marketplace," says Vinik. "It’s a way to grab a hold of the energies of the emergent digital culture and take you to the brink of what's possible."
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VANS WARPED TOUR® 2006 PRESENTED BY CINGULAR WIRELESS PRE-PARTY CONFIRMED FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 20 AT THE KEY CLUB ON THE SUNSET STRIP; UNDEROATH HEADLINE WITH SPECIAL GUESTS PARAMORE AND KENNEDY;
TICKETS GO ON SALE THURSDAY, MARCH 23 AT 10:00 AM PACIFIC
The VANS WARPED TOUR® 2006 Presented by Cingular Wireless will celebrate its 12th anniversary with a special kick-off party at the Key Club on the Sunset Strip on Thursday, April 20 at 7:00 PM. This show will be headlined by Underoath, with special guests Paramore, and Kennedy.
Tickets are $10.00 (plus applicable facility fees and service charges) and go on sale Thursday, March 23 at 10:00 AM Pacific Time. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster charge-by-phone lines, at all Ticketmaster outlets or via www.ticketmaster.com.
This summer’s VANS WARPED TOUR® 2006 Presented by Cingular Wireless kicks off June 15 in Columbia, MD and wraps August 13 in Montreal, Quebec. Artists confirmed for this summer’s tour include: AFI, Against Me!, Bouncing Souls, Helmet, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Less Than Jake, Motion City Soundtrack, NOFX, Rise Against, Saves The Day, Senses Fail, The Academy Is, The Living End, Thursday and Underoath. Stay tuned for more information and check out www.warpedtour.com.
The Vans Warped Tour® is made possible through the support of Vans®, title sponsors Cingular Wireless, Fuse, PlayStation®, Wrigley’s Winterfresh, Hot Topic, truth, Monster Energy and Hansen’s Sodas, Lost Beverage, Gold Bond, Wells Fargo, MySpace.com, Hurley, ELLEgirl, Circuit City, Energizer® e2™, Major League Baseball, Ernie Ball, Trojan, Eastpak®, Sandisk, Music Edge, Alternative Press and SPIN magazine.
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RADIOHEAD PLAY LIVE IN THE UK IN MAY A SELECTION OF NEW MATERIAL WILL BE DEBUTED ON THE TOUR. EUROPEAN, AMERICAN AND CANADIAN DATES ARE ALSO CONFIRMED.
Radiohead will be touring the UK in May, playing a short series of theatre shows before heading off on an American and Canadian tour in June. The group then play some European dates before headlining the V Festival in Chelmsford and Stafford in August.
The tour will be the first opportunity to hear a selection of brand new material that the band has been working on in the studio. The group are still working on new songs and it is possible that they will release one as a download-only single.
The band said today: We're excited to be touring again, especially to play new songs to an audience. For the first time, we have no contract or release deadline to fulfil - it's both liberating and terrifying. To keep things more fun and spontaneous, we will be playing new songs that are work in progress. We will also be releasing music to download when we are excited about it, rather than wait months for a full-blown album release. Music's not just about all-time greats - it's also a document of its time, and we want to be able to put out a song when it feels right.
As previously announced, Thom and Jonny will headline a Friends of the Earth benefit show at Koko in London on May 1. This kicks off a period of live activity that will see the group play the UK, the US, Canada and Europe, culminating in their headline appearance on August 19th at the V Festival in Chelmsford and on August 20 at Stafford.
The full list of dates reads:
1st May The Big Ask Live (Thom/Jonny) - Koko Camden (SOLD OUT)
6th May Copenhagen, KB Hall 7th May Copenhagen, KB Hall
9th May Amsterdam, Heineken Music Hall 10th May Amsterdam, Heineken Music Hall
12th May Blackpool Empress Ballroom 13th May Blackpool Empress Ballroom
15th May Wolverhampton Civic Hall 16th May Wolverhampton Civic Hall
18th May London Hammersmith Apollo 19th May London Hammersmith Apollo
Shows in the USA and Canada throughout June 17th June Bonnaroo Festival, Manchester, TN on sale now http://www.bonnaroo.com/2006/
12th August Budapest, Hungary- Sziget Festival 15th August Avenches, Switzerland - Rock Oz'Arenes Festival 19th August V Chelmsford SOLD OUT 20th August V Stafford SOLD OUT 22nd August Edinburgh, Meadowbank Stadium 24th August Dublin, Marlay Park 26th August Paris - Rock En Seine
ALL DATES ON SALE MARCH 25TH UNLESS SPECIFIED OTHERWISE
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SERGIO MENDES, will.i.am and ERYKAH BADU GOT “THAT HEAT”
Thought you might want to check out the video for “That Heat” from SERGIO MENDES’ new album TIMELESS (see the streaming links below). The song and video features ERYKAH BADU along with will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas, who produced the record. “That Heat”--an interpretation of “Slow Hot Wind” written by Henry Mancini--was a hit for SERGIO in 1966. The track has been updated for 2006 with will.i.am and Erykah lending their vocal talents to SERGIO’s infectious Brazilian melodies. The TIMELESS album, out now on Concord Records/Starbucks Hear Music, entered the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart at #44 and was described by Interview magazine as “…a glorious excursion that’s timeless, indeed--and funky as all get out (March 2006).” For all the latest, check out www.sergiomendestimeless.com.
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Pearl Jam Breaks Their Career Record With #1 Positions at Modern Rock Radio and iTunes
New York -- Pearl Jam has begun their assault on both the airwaves and the internet with their first single,” World Wide Suicide” off of their forthcoming, self-titled album due out May 2. “World Wide Suicide” hit number #1 on the Modern Rock Chart this week. The single was released to radio only two weeks ago and not since U2’s “Discotheque,” nearly a decade ago, has a song moved so quickly to the top spot. The song entered the chart at #3 – the highest radio debut of the band’s 15-year career. The song is also the #1 most added track of the year at Modern, Active and Rock radio formats, and #1 in Audience for both Modern and Heritage Rock formats.
At the same time the song was offered to radio, Pearl Jam offered it as a limited unrestricted free download for fans through their website and through a partnership with myspace.com – an unprecedented move for a band of this stature. The song was downloaded over a quarter of a million times before being put up for sale on iTunes where it is currently ranked #1.
Upon the release of the album, the band is scheduled to begin their North American tour. For more information go to www.pearljam.com.
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“COACHELLA” FILM DVD SET FOR RELEASE APRIL 18 ON ANTI
Following a successful limited run engagement in major markets across America (including a Los Angeles premiere), COACHELLA will now be available for music fans across the country and around the world when the expanded DVD is released April 18th (Anti).
Music fans who’ve seen COACHELLA on the big screen know the film captures the magical sense of adventure that is unique to the COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL, hailed as “The Best American Festival” by Rolling Stone, “...the nation's most respected rock festival” by the Los Angeles Times and “probably the best festival in the world” by England’s NME.
Directed by Drew Thomas and produced by Goldenvoice, the COACHELLA DVD includes one classic performance after another from iconic headliners and wide-ranging, forward-looking artists and interviews with COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL artists and fans amidst the vast green landscape framed by beautiful desert mountains. Performers include: The Arcade Fire, Belle & Sebastian, Björk, Bright Eyes, The Chemical Brothers, The Crystal Method, Fischerspooner, The Flaming Lips, Iggy & The Stooges, Kool Keith, The Mars Volta, Morrissey, Nu-Mark & Cut Chemist, Oasis, Pixies, The Polyphonic Spree, Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Roni Size, Saul Williams, Spearhead, Squarepusher, The White Stripes and Zero 7 plus appearances from Beck and Josh Homme.
The DVD bonus features include interviews with previous COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL performers: Belle and Sebastian, Ben Harper, Dresden Dolls, Kinky, Mos Def, Muse, Rilo Kiley’s Jenny Lewis, Tenacious D, The Bravery, The Futureheads, The Libertines, Thievery Corp and You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, along with an extensive photo gallery from the festival’s groundbreaking first six years.
Here’s early critical praise for COACHELLA:
“...just might be the best rock film of its kind since ‘Woodstock.’ It's that inspiring, that expertly presented, its focus perfectly split between the music--real music that forges ahead and alters mainstream thinking--and the message, the cultural and sociopolitical context.” --Ben Wener, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, 12/05
“...a blast, primarily because director Drew Thomas is less concerned with the talking heads than with the rocking heads. There is a little 'tween-song chit-chat--love it when Noel Gallagher dismisses political bands as doing little more than ‘singing the news’--but the music takes no back seat here. Every act featured (the Pixies, Bright Eyes, Björk, Radiohead, Oasis, the Flaming Lips, Kool Keith, Morrissey, Mars Volta…) performs one song in its entirety, and there's nary a bad cut. Wish there was a soundtrack too, 'cause that thing wouldn't leave the changer.” --Robert Wilonsky, SF WEEKLY, 1/06
“...vibrant new movie features tons of excellent live footage...Among the highlights are the White Stripes, Björk, Radiohead and the Arcade Fire, as well as some amazing disc jockeys and electronic music...” --Jeffery M. Anderson, SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER, 1/06
“Coachella deserves a place in the pantheon of great festival documentaries...captures the annual festival's ambiance by showing the uniqueness of its fans and their interaction with the performers and the interactive art pieces that help define the festival.” --Bruce Fessier, DESERT SUN, 1/06
“...a skillfully rendered documentary...Spirited, genre-hopping live performances benefit from clever editing, smoothing transitions between Björk's floating vocal oddity, Radiohead's self-loathing art rock, Kool Keith's hip-hop goofing, Belle and Sebastian's twee clap-alongs, Squarepusher's glitchy techno--the list goes on.” -- John Serba, THE GRAND RAPIDS PRESS, 1/06
“Documentarian Drew Thomas has captured the zeitgeist of the event...” -- THE ALBUQUERQUE TRIBUNE, 2/06
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Beaches Museum & History Center NOW OPEN Grand Opening Celebrations through March 31st
Upcoming Events March 25 • “Museum Birthday” Festival March 28 • Lecture Circuit Series: Greg Leonard - A lively discussion on beaches history March 31 • School Day
“Museum Birthday” Festival – THIS SATURDAY! 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Enjoy musical acts, arts and crafts, storytelling, and folk art demonstrations. Meet local cowboys, Florida musicians and Bubba Stratton, The Alligator Trapper. Outdoor events will be free and open the public. Museum admission fees are $5 for adults, $4 for seniors (65+), $3 for children ages 6-17, and free for members and children 5 and under.
“Shore Stories: Down the Boardwalk” Permanent Exhibit A realistic boardwalk takes visitors on a journey through the history of Mayport, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, Jacksonville Beach, Ponte Vedra Beach, and Palm Valley. Exhibit includes artifacts, photomurals, banners, story panels, and a 10-minute presentation that work together to highlight important historical characters, businesses, and locations specific to each community.
“A View to the Past” – Photography by Fletcher High Students Through May 14, 2006 Participating students chose an historic structure from a list provided by the Beaches Museum and History Center. Each student then captured a wide shot of their selected structure, as well as a close up of a specific architectural detail they found interesting.
“The ABCs of Beaches History” Through June 18, 2006 A collection of historic photos reflecting each letter of the alphabet, from the Atlantic Beach Hotel to the zinc oxide worn by life guards.
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HOME MOVIES: SEASON FOUR (the final season)
The [adult swim] Fan Favorite is now on DVD!
Home Movies is a cartoon about children who are more like adults made for adults who like cartoons. Seasons One, Two and Three have been wildly popular on DVD.
All good things must come to an end and sadly, the fourth season of this half-hour cult hit comedy is also its final season. This 3-DVD box set contains the last 13 memorable episodes including “Camp”, guest starring They Might Be Giants as crappy music camp counselors, “Honkey Magoo” in which a little lost puppy threatens to rip the friends apart until they realize that he sucks, and Brendon Small's visit to the dark side in “Those Bitches Tried To Cheat Me.”
The only thing wrong with Home Movies is that there aren't any more to watch.
The normally extraordinary special features shine again: • “Home Movies Audio Outtakes Jukebox” - Jewels that didn't make it into the show. • "The Beginning Of The Genesis Of Home Movies Origins - The Very First Sessions" with Loren Bouchard. • Animatics and fan commentary • Contains BONUS MUSIC CD: 52 tracks from all four seasons including "Franz Kafka!," "Don't Put Marbles In Your Nose," "Jazz Fight," and "Starboy & The Captain Of Outer Space."
Preorder Date: 4/21/06 Street Date: 5/16/06 Program Running Time: +/- 6 hours Rating: TV-PG Selection#: 826663-10005 Suggested Retail Price: $34.98
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Catch The Higher and These Green Eyes on the Sidekicks and Cell Phones Tour With Lydia and The Killing Moon
Be sure to catch Las Vegas, NV's The Higher and New Haven CT's These Green Eyes on the Sidekicks and Cellphones Tour with Lydia and The Killing Moon. The tour kicks off tonight in Albuquerque, NM.
Sidekicks and Cellphones Tour:
Mar 20 The Compound Albuquerque, NM Mar 21 The Black Sheep Colorado Springs, CO Mar 22 Captains Quarters Salt Lake City, UT Mar 23 The Venue Boise, ID Mar 24 Fat Tuesdays Spokane, WA Mar 26 The Dip Redding, CA Mar 27 Junta Sacramento, CA Mar 28 Chain Reaction Anaheim, CA Mar 29 2006 Smart City Grinds Azusa, CA Mar 30 SOMA San Diego, CA
www.myspace.com/thesegreeneyes www.purevolume.com/thesegreeneyes
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Gnarls Barkley Added to Lollapaollza; Debut Album "St. Elsewhere" Set for May
On the heels of announcing their being added to Coachella, Gnarls Barkley, the highly anticipated collaboration from Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo, has been confirmed to perform on the main stage at this year’s Lollapalooza.
Lollapalooza will be held August 4-6 at Chicago's Grant Park. Gnarls will be performing on the main stage on Saturday the 5th.
Quickly becoming established as one of the strongest emerging talents of 2006, Gnarls Barkley will join an already esteemed list of Lollapalooza performers including Kanye West, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flaming Lips, The Strokes to name a few.
Gnarls Barkley's debut album, titled "St. Elsewhere", will be released May 9th on Downtown/Atlantic label. The album will be preceded by the April 10th release of the single ‘Crazy’.
"Crazy" and "Go Go Gadget Gospel" can be heard at www.myspace.com/gnarlsbarkley
Danger Mouse is considered one of the most promising artists in music today. He produced Gorillaz ‘Demon Days’ album, for which he earned a Grammy nomination for Producer of the Year. He has been honored as one of GQ’s ‘Men of the Year’; named “Eccentric Genius of the Year” by SPIN; and hailed as "The Hottest Hip-Hop Producer in the World" by NME. Danger Mouse gained unprecedented notoriety after producing his infamous Grey Album, dubbed a 'bootleg masterpiece' by GQ, awarded Entertainment Weekly’s Album of the Year and considered a watershed moment in music history.
Cee-Lo is a Grammy nominated artist and founding member of one of the leading Dirty South super groups Goodie Mob. His debut solo album ‘Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections,’ with songs including ‘Gettin' Grown’ and ‘Closet Freak’ established him as an elite member of next generation urban artists. He further cemented his acclaimed status with the release of his follow up ‘Cee-Lo Green...is the Soul Machine’ CD featuring Pharrell and Ludacris. As a live performer, Cee-Lo is known as one of the most potent starts in music, a one-of-a-kind force of nature.
The early word on Gnarls Barkley has been bubbling in the last few weeks in the UK, with the leak of the song ‘Crazy’. Not yet even a white label, the song is being championed by Radio One’s Pete Tong, Zane Lowe and Jo Wiley. BBC has called it "the hottest song of 2006" and Arena magazine announced they are “sure the biggest single in the first half of this year will be ‘Crazy’.
For more info, please go to www.gnarlsbarkley.com and www.myspace.com/gnarlsbarkley
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