Troy, NY. September 8, 2009 – Super 400 is gearing up to release their fifth studio album, Sweet Fist, out September 15th, 2009 on Response Records/Rock Ridge Music. Recorded on tape at the famed Ardent Studios in Memphis, TN, with cover art by Klaus Voormann, the renowned creator of the Beatles' 'Revolver' album cover, this album is the band's most skillful work to date, holding strong to their influences from legends like Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Blind Faith and Zeppelin.
Paste Magazine Gets To Know PEASANT with front-page feature & interview!
“Getting To Know” Peasant is a humbling yet adventurous journey that we should all take a minute to do. And that’s exactly what Paste Magazine sought out to do a few short weeks ago in Peasant’s hometown of Doylestown, PA. Quickly diving into Peasant’s past, present, and exciting new future, Paste Magazine’s Catherine Prewitt sat down with Damien DeRose (a.k.a. Peasant) in order to gain some true insight and new perspective what exactly it is that has inspired the man behind the music to make such a unique and intriguing sound.
With a bit of a sneak preview into what to expect from Peasant’s 2010 album release of “Shady Retreat”, Paste digs up several other
Portland filmmaker Matt McCormick launches the trailer for Some Days are Better than Others
Shot primarily in Portland and the surrounding areas, Some Days are Better than Others is a poetic, character-driven independent feature film starring James Mercer, Carrie Brownstein, Renee Roman Nose, and David Wodehouse. A charmingly melancholy look at abandonment, Some Days are Better Than Others asks the question, “Why do the good times slip by so fast while the sad times seem so sticky?” The film thematically explores heartbreak, abandonment, and alternative forms of communication while observing an interweaving web of awkward characters who seem to get kicked down by life time and time again. Above all else, Some Days are Better Than Others is a quirky black comedy about the disposable relics of our always-consuming society. It’s a film about growing up, growing old, and holding on to hope while looking for second chances.
Trailer link: http://www.somedaysthemovie.
THE GLAD HEARTS - The Oak and the Acorn
With a sound that touches upon both alt-country and artful indie-rock, GLAD 
HEARTS have crafted an album that wouldn’t seem out of place on the CD shelves of fans of NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL or Cassadaga-era BRIGHT EYES.
The band delivers fragile, summery folk hymns that quiver with equal parts indie rock sensitivity and dusty, booksmart poetry. Simultaneously, singer-songwriter Ryan Bing dumpster dives through the darkest moments of life – both his and others – and lays out his findings for all to see. However, what he's mining for isn't cheap tragedy, but hope.
Lending their talents to the album is a veritable who's-who of indie engineers, producers and mixers, such as Grammy Award winner Matt Shane (FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS), Chris Moore (TV ON THE RADIO, YEAH YEAH YEAHS, SCARLETT JOHANSSON), Michael White (TALKING HEADS, DAVID BYRNE, DAVID BOWIE) and John Schmersal (ENON, BRANIAC). Adding to the nuance of the songs is a grab bag of instruments that includes guitar, mandolin, bass, keys, drums, piano, organ, banjo, accordion, saw, drums, trumpet and bottles. The result is a communal back-porch party for the inner English major in all of us. The Oak and the Acorn is something quiet, seemingly plaintive and intensely personal, yet ultimately joyful and something to be shared, over fine china, paper plates or marshmallows on a stick.
The band has been making waves throughout its home region and is poised to break out on a national level by combining heartfelt and honest songwriting, an earnest DIY work ethic and a serious case of wanderlust. GLAD HEARTS' house tour lasts from last week until the end of time
DOWNLOAD THE ALBUM HERE:
www.mediafire.com/?lzil2q2jwdi
new video by Loquat ("SF's Best Indie Act" -SF Bay Guardian)
Loquat is among SF's most critically lauded local bands, recognized for their singular ability to combine beauty and innovation. "Lots of bands mix electronic and acoustic instruments," says the SF Chronicle, "but few pull it off with the grace—or even the shimmering melodies—exhibited by this San Francisco group fronted by Kylee Swenson." Nylon magazine says, "In a genre marred by overproduction and, sometimes, a lack of imagination, Loquat is not only wonderfully organic but refreshingly inventive."
Loquat's second full length album, Secrets of the Sea, has been on numerous influential blogs' lists of favorite albums, and is available on iTunes, Amazon and the Talking House Store.
Thom Yorke (feat. Andy Yorke) - "All For The Best" Video
Monday, September 21, 2009
Thom Yorke's video for "All For The Best" (featuring Andy Yorke) is now available at RollingStone.com. The song is from the Mark Mulcahy tribute album, Ciao My Shining Star (September 29), which features the eponymous track from Andy Yorke's former band, Unbelievable Truth.
Jump CLubb
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Jump Clubb from Beverly Hills, CA and are releasing a new album The Love of No Dance - October 6thFree download: "A Frozen Hug" - http://www.jumpclubb.com/Video: "Rather Be Played" - http://www.youtube.com/
Something Barrowed, Something Blue...
Friday, September 18, 2009
Wednesday 23rd September 09
PETER HOOK & SECTION 25 'ROCKING THE BLUE PLAQUES'
Back Door Music Project, Rochdale
Peter Hook and Section 25 join forces to play a special one-off gig in celebration of blue plaques being unveiled on two seminal recording studios in Rochdale; Tractor Sound Studios (which John Peel helped fund with his Dandelion record label after having lived in Rochdale and working in the Townhead Cotton Mill in 1959) and Kenion Street Music Building (Cargo & Suit 16 studios) where Joy Division and The Stones Roses recorded. Hookie only played Rochdale once, in 1980, despite recording there for years so we've been told to expect some Joy Division
MYSPACE MUSIC "CELEBRATES" MADONNA ON NEW HOMEPAGE WITH EXCLUSIVE VIDEO AND FAN CONTEST
Today MySpace Music officially unveils its brand new homepage with the exclusive premiere of Madonna's highly anticipated "Celebration" fan video directed by Jonas Akerlund, the singer's long time creative collaborator (Ray of Light). To watch the "Celebration" video featuring dozens of Madonna's biggest fans visit the MySpace Music homepage at http://www.myspace.com/music. The video can also be found here:
http://vids.myspace.com/index.
Daytrotter Presents: Dead Confederate / Meat Puppets Tour & Free Digital 7”
Hot off a UK tour with Dinosaur Jr, Dead Confederate kick off their co-headline tour with the Meat Puppets. Click here to get a free 7" digital EP featuring music from both bands - Dead Confederate's "The Rat" (Live from Laundromatinee.com) and The Meat Puppets "Go To Your Head "(from Daytrotter's SXSW sessions)".
John Clinebell Releases "Make It Land"
John Clinebell will release his second album, Make It Land, on October 25.
According to Stardum Entertainment Magazine, "John Clinebell is an artist to watch out for as the Summer turns to Fall and his infectious songs continue to permeate the consciousness of music listeners throughout California and the world."
From the House of Blues Sunset Strip main stage to the ArtsPalooza studio, from Oregon Institute of Technology and San Diego State University to Los Angeles bars and coffee houses on the west side, John is quickly gaining a reputation as a stellar performer, who simply enjoys what he does, does it well, helps others, remains humble, and strives to take his abilities to the national stage.
John Clinebell can be found online:
www.johnclinebell.com
www.youtube.com/johnclinebell
www.facebook.com/johnclinebell
ÓLAFUR ARNALDS TO RELEASE 'FOUND SONGS' ON ERASED TAPES + 'LJÓSIÐ' VIDEO
In April 2009, Iceland's neo-classical export Ólafur Arnalds created the 7-song series 'Found Songs' - recording a song a day for 7 days and instantly making each track available via Twitter. With artwork contributions from fans via Flickr, this modern release awakens memories of a tradition that seemed lost in the digital age we live in. Ólafur's 'Found Songs' will now see a proper North American release on cinematic pop label Erased Tapes on November 10.
Born in 1987, Ólafur hails from the suburban Icelandic town, Mosfellsbær, just a few kilometers outside of Reykjavík. He has immersed himself completely in a world of delicate symphonic compositions generating near weightless orchestral pieces. Arnalds explores the crossover from classical to pop by mixing chamber strings and piano with discreet electronics which makes him a perfect fit for Erased Tapes. His motivations are clear: "The classical scene is kind of closed to people who haven't been studying music all their lives. I would like to bring my classical influence to the people who don't usually listen to this kind of music...open people's minds."
This young artist is steadily gaining recognition worldwide since his 2007 debut 'Eulogy for Evolution'. The 2008 follow-up EP 'Variations of Static' earned Ólafur acclaim from both the contemporary and classical field - transcending a traditional divide by uniting their ideals. After filling London's world-famous Barbican Hall, fellow Icelanders Sigur Rós
Vulture Premieres a Clip From the White Stripes' New Concert Movie
From nymag.com’s Vulture blog:
Making its world premiere tonight at the Toronto Film Festival (9 p.m. at the Elgin Theatre!) is Under the Great White Northern Lights, the new concert film from Earth's hardest-rocking, non-related electric-blues duo the White Stripes. Directed by Emmett Malloy and shot with a pair of sixteen-millimeter cameras, Lights follows Jack and Meg on their first-ever Canadian tour, in support of 2007's Icky Thump, dropping anchor in every territory and province and concluding with the band's tenth-anniversary show in Nova Scotia.
See an exclusive clip from the film at Vulture Premiers
Mystery of Two - Early Talking Heads Meets Sonic Youth
Thursday, September 17, 2009
At a time when music descended from “punk” and “new wave” has been reducedto it’s most rudimentary and lo-fi elements, Mystery of Two continues to pursue the original artistic aspirations of the genre---believing that art and music can be unfamiliar and challenging, without sacrificing accessibility. Much like their musical touchstones—The Feelies, The Voidoids, Talking Heads, and Pere Ubu—Mystery of Two follow the axiom that the unconventional can be created through paramount musicianship, attention to song-craft, and sonic structuring.
Their self-titled follow up to 2006’s Arrows are all you know
CATHERINE FEENY ANNOUNCES TOUR, PRE-RELEASE SALE OF NEW LP ON HER SITE
PORTLAND, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 15, 2009: Catherine Feeny is embarking on an 18-date tour--her first since relocating to Portland from her former base in Norwich, Norfolk, UK—and has just announced the availability of an exclusive pre-release version of her upcoming album, “People In The Hole”, via her site, www.catherinefeeny.com. Aside from being able to purchase the album in advance directly from Feeny’s site, fans can hear a sneak peak of five streaming songs from the full-length.
Although she is American-born (she grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia in a house where George Washington once slept), Feeny began garnering popular and critical acclaim in the UK early in her career with the 2003 release of her eponymous full-length debut. In 2006, as Feeny split her time between the UK and Los Angeles and was signed to EMI, her stateside following continued to grow. There, in 2006, LA-based tastemaker Nic Harcourt played her on Morning Becomes Eclectic, his KCRW radio show, and her song “Mr. Blue” off that year’s “Hurricane Glass” LP was featured in the film “Running With Scissors”. That same track reached the A-list at Britain’s most listened-to radio station, BBC Radio 2
New Video from Swollen Members "Warrior"
Swollen Members have released their video for the track "Warrior" online at http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=62987008 (Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9PSCfrIgiA)
EMANUEL AND THE FEAR Garners New Fans In Rock Luminaries - David Byrne, TV on The Radio and Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson from Joe¹s Pub performance
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
“Just another night in NYC” doesn’t quite cut it for the surreal happenings of Friday, September 4th, 2009 during Emanuel and the Fear’s performance at Joe’s Pub. What was expected to be a fairly quiet night for Emanuel and the Fear with so many people leaving the city for the weekend quickly turned into a sold-out room with everyone from David Byrne to TV On The Radio and Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson in attendance. To top it all off, David Byrne even mentioned the show in his journal! Check it out here: http://journal.davidbyrne.com/2009/09/090509-ny-bike-share-coming.html
And now we can all collectively celebrate the grandeur memory of this thanks to our new friends at NYC Taper. While recording 11 people on stage definitely has its challenges, NYC Taper recorded the whole set from the upstairs soundboard area. Emanuel and the Fear will also be playing NYC Taper’s CMJ show at Bruar Falls on Thursday October 22. Check out NYC Taper’s coverage and recording here: http://www.nyctaper.com/?p=1639
Download Emanuel and the Fear’s “The Rain Becomes the Clouds” mp3 here
9/17 – New York, NY @ Spike Hill w/ Phonograph
10/1 – Montreal, QB @ Pop Montreal/Bar le Syndrome (Paper Garden Records Presents: Carnaval! w/ Darla Farmer)
10/2 – Montreal, QB @ Pop Montreal/Square St. Louis (Paper Garden Picnic! w/ Darla Farmer)
10/22 – Brooklyn, NY @ CMJ/ Bruar Falls (NYC Taper showcase)
11/7 – New York, NY @ 3rd Ward (Paper Garden Records Presents: Multiverse Playground – an exploration into the evolution of music, art, and comedy)
Myspace: www.myspace.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/
Label: www.papergardenrecords.com/
Purchase EP from Paper Garden Records: http://papergardenrecords.com/
The Jealous Sound :: on tour / free MP3
THE JEALOUS SOUND hit the road on a full U.S. tour with Sunny Day Real Estate starting this week.
Two shows have been added featuring The Jealous Sound as headliners (no Sunny Day on these shows):
Sept. 29 - Brooklyn, NY @ South Paw (w/o Sunny Day)
Oct. 12 - Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction (w/o Sunny Day)
Josh Staples (Velvet Teen / The New Trust) plays bass for The Jealous Sound on this tour!
BLOG EXCLUSIVE - FREE MP3:
CD's out & on AOL (400K downloads this week)
Just a quick update, with all that's going on -- today's national launch day for The Lovemakers physical CD, Let's Be Friends.
If you hadn't heard, we had over 400,000 iTunes downloads of "Love Is Dead" in the last 6 days! Nice.
This week you can hear the whole album streamed free, on AOL Spinner (a "listening party")
so, a good time to hear the variety of the album, some of the deeper and darker tracks.
That Spinner feature is linked here -
http://www.spinner.com/new-
NEW VIDEO FROM GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS "STILL" - BAND ON TOUR AND NOMINATED FOR POLARIS
Off Great Lake Swimmers latest album, Lost Channels, check out the new music video for "Still." The video was directed by Scott Cudmore, who has also worked with the Swimmers on past videos.
JUPITER ONE’s “Flaming Arrow” music video featured on Indiefeed + new “Sunshower” album released today
Watch Jupiter One’s “Flaming Arrow” music video feature on Indiefeed.com here:http://www.indiefeed.com
Stream or download Jupiter One’s “Flaming Arrow” new music video here:
THE CITY AND SKYWAY
The members of the Enid, OK, rock band’s former lineups comprise a veritable who's who of seminal ’00s rock, including DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL, THE PROMISE RING, LIFETIME, HEY MERCEDES, LIMBECK and MARITIME, among others. As you know by now, oft-hyped musical “super groups” rarely live up to the hype or songwriting acumen of their members' original bands. But THE CITY AND SKYWAY prove with their self-released debut full-length Everything Looks Worse In Black & White that - nepotism be damned - they're determined to err on the side of overachievement.
Cursive Live on Luxury Wafers
Tim Kasher and co. recently dropped by Chessvolt Studios for a Luxury Wafers Live Session and did what they do best...be Cursive. After 14 years and 8 records, they still know how to rock. They layed down five tracks for the session, three from their upcoming album Mama, I'm Swollen (out now on Saddle Creek), as well as two old faves, not to mention a live video for Caveman. Click on over and give it a listen!
The Luxury Wafers Live Sessions is an ongoing series in which artists are hand-selected to record a handful of “live” tracks in an intimate studio setting. The songs are recorded, mixed, and mastered for your listening pleasure, many of which will be available shortly via iTunes. Adding to the experience, Luxury Wafers also accompanies the tracks with a professionally edited video of the session.
RIOT ACT MEDIA AT MFNW 2009!
This year's MFNW is going to be a doozy--and we have NINE--count 'em--NINE bands playing this year! Portland Cello Project, Black Whales, Norfolk & Western, Blunt Mechanic, Weinland, BOAT, Finn Riggins, All Smiles and Loch Lomond are going to cover this town with so many jams, you'll need a whole peanut butter factory to even everything out!
SALLY SHAPIRO RELEASES BRAND NEW VIDEO FOR SINGLE "MIRACLE"
Swedish italo-disco artist Sally Shapiro is excited to release a brand new video for the first single, "Miracle," off her sophomore release, My Guilty Pleasure, out now on Paper Bag Records!
A little bit about the making of "Miracle" according to Sally and her producer Johan Agebjörn, "This music video is directed by Will Joines, whom we had the pleasure to shortly meet during our one and only (and short) DJ tour to North America. He photographed us during the appearance in New York and was really nice. We like his work so we had him to direct this music video together with the producer Gilana Lobel and a few more people."
Following on the success and
new album from Sweden's FREDRIK
Monday, September 14, 2009
November 17th marks the return of Malmo, Sweden's Fredrik with their new albumTrilogi.
check out the first single from Fredrik'sTrilogi, "Locked in the Basement"
Video: Alice In Chains "Check My Brain"
"Check My Brain" is the second song to be released off of the forthcoming "Black Gives Way To Blue". It's a punchy mid-tempo rocker that highlights the rock-steady rhythm section of drummer Sean Kinney and bassist Mike Inez. Once again, William DuVall manages to harmonize well with Jerry Cantrell, giving vocal depth to the track. It's a strong song and a good follow-up to first single, "A Looking In View".
Royal Native
Royal Native is the work of folk and blues singer/guitarist Glass Williams and electro music producer Cornelius R. Pennington Esq. Here they unite the twin disciplines of yelling in a high pitched voice and sitting in chairs.
Neon Indian Tour the World & The Traditionist on Daytrotter!
Saturday, September 12, 2009
On his way up to Northern California to officiate his sister’s wedding after being ordained for the event, The Traditionist aka Joey Barro stopped in San Francisco to lay down some tracks for Daytrotter. The outcome is four beautiful tracks, two of which can be found on their debut album Season to Season, the other two will appear on the follow up record to be released in early 2010. The upcoming release will be back from the studio in the next couple of weeks where it is currently being mixed by producer Scott Solter (John Vanderslice, Pattern Is Movement) and features drummer Jon Wurster of Superchunk and Mountain Goats.
"A Tribute to Grace Jones" by Magnum 38 on Tigerbass
Break!
Magnum 38 is the unpredictable guy on Shitkatapult/Music and now on Tigerbass. After he played guitar in some independent bands he started his electronic producer career with glitchy breakbeat tracks. Now he surprises us with a tribute to disco legend Grace Jones. He has always been a fan of her dark and androgynous voice, of her as a person in general. Before thousands of Michael Jackson Remixes will be spread all over the world, listen to his hurray to her: “A Tribute to Grace Jones”.
mp3: Magnum 38 - Suffer
Magnum 38 - Slave
Darrin James Band Reveals "The Lovely Ugly Truth" October 6
Much is known about the way music impacts the brain; very little is known about its effect on the heart. That instant, visceral sensation when a song connects is universal; while sincerity and authenticity are intangible qualities, they are always present in the positive listening experience. Darrin James has been a guitarist for 15 years and a songwriter for just under a decade, drawing on his love for blues, soul, country and other roots genres to create songs with a timeless quality. “As a songwriter, I have wanted to combine honest, dark lyrics with old school blues and a fusion of styles, to express the emotions and stories of tragic or flawed characters.” Darrin has succeeded mightily at this aim. His debut album; Thrones of Gold earned a wealth of kudos in the music press. The Deli Magazine had this to say, “The man’s got Joe Henry versatility, a crackerjack studio band and a great sense of craft…from a Lovett/Waits blues into a John Prine diatribe then rocketing off with an Elvis Costello pop gem.” The title track placed in American Songwriter’s Lyric Writing Contest with the lyrics appearing in the Nov/Dec 2006 issue. “Crazy World” was used in the segment of Emmy-nominated reality TV fave The Deadliest Catch in which the crew demonstrate advanced cases of “Bering Sea Dementia”.
THE NEW COLLISIONS
Suddenly a three-month-old band was selling out large clubs in Boston. The first tracks garnered full pages in The Boston Globe, The Boston Phoenix, and The Boston Herald, and wild praise from every blog tuned in to the local scene. It wasn't long before the phone rang, with an offer to go on tour this summer: The B-52s had chosen The New Collisions as their support act. Soon another offer came: Blondie--the band's number one influence--asked The New Collisions to be direct support at an upcoming show.
The Notwist with The Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra, London 12th Dec
After a series of celebrated shows in Hamburg, Amsterdam, Munich and Cologne, The Notwist and The Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra will be playing at the Union Chapel in London on the 12th December.
This combination of a 20-piece orchestra with a 5-piece band from Bavaria holds a lot more promise than the typical "Rock meets Classical" set up. Instead, old and new Notwist songs are elaborated upon to form extremely complex orchestral arrangements that are sometimes moody and often happily insane.
The Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra make music in their very own galaxy - a similar one to which Raymond Scott, Sun Ra or Bach and Beethoven must have once passed by.
These evenings celebrate a new interpretation and elaboration of the Notwistian songbook, which due to the obvious logistical reasons involved can only take place on a few very special occasions.
Last year, The Notwist released their album "The Devil, You and Me" on City Slang, for which the The Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra, conducted by Daniel Glatzel, contributed important orchestral arrangements. The Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra released their first album "Take Off" in May, on Notwist's own label, Alien Transistor. Over the last two years the Munich based documentary filmmaker, Jörg Adolph, filmed the coming together of these two ensembles on stage and off. The DVD of the film "Music, No Music" will be available in stores from December, right on time for the tour.
Support comes from The Sleeping Years: http://www.myspace.com/
Tickets for this show go on sale this Friday 11 Sept from Wegotickets http://www.wegottickets.com/
60 Watt Kid to Release "We Come From the Bright Side" Out October 20th
check out the first single “We Come From the Bright Side”
ARMS (Harlem Shakes) "Kids Aflame" mp3
It's the title track "Kids Aflame" off their upcoming US debut, played on ukulele no less! ARMS is essentially Todd Goldstein, guitarist for Brooklyn group the Harlem Shakes. It started out as a lo-fi bedroom project a few years back, but there was such a great response to this album that it's quickly turned into a full-on touring band. Previously only on import, Kids Aflame will now get a proper US release with bonus tracks on Gigantic Music (The Walkmen, Harlem Shakes).
"Kids Aflame" mp3 Download (cleared for posting):
http://www.armsarms.com/songs/
Todd's a very charming guy, and it comes through in his songwriting. His voice is like sizzurp too.
MySpace here: http://www.myspace.com/
new music from London's STRICKEN CITY
Thursday, September 10, 2009
The Good Graces, pretty new song
the Good Graces just released a new song aptly titled "Pretty New Song",
Mp3: Pretty New Song
Lovemakers get big iTunes boost: Single of the Week
The Lovemakers have found a champion in the world’s top music retailer. iTunes has picked their song “Love is Dead” for the rare and coveted iTunes "Single of the Week" beginning today. An awesome and deserved boost for an amazing indie act, and perfect timing as Apple announced the release of iTunes 9 just this afternoon.
The new album, Let’s Be Friends, also dropped this week exclusively on iTunes with national retail hitting September 15. The Lovemakers celebrate with a special performance at Apple Store San Francisco on September 12th at 1:00pm, and Record Release shows this week in San Francisco, San Jose and Sacramento.
You can get The Lovemakers' Single of the Week free here:
http://itunes.apple.com/
YACHT bring their light, dark ways to Noisemakers on Noisevox with John Norris
YACHT bring their light, dark ways to Noisemakers on Noisevox with John Norris - make one of our lights go POP and perform a secret show! Don't fret, we filmed it for ya!
New York, NY (September 10, 2009) NOISEVOX – Maybe it was something we said. Or, more likely, something they said. Less than five minutes into John Norris’s interview with this week’s Noisemakers on Noisevox guests, the Portland-by-way-of-Marfa-Texas duo YACHT, one of our lights blew. Not just at any point, mind you, but at the exact moment in the conversation when YACHT”s Jona Bechtolt began to discuss the Marfa Lights – the spooky unexplained phenomenon that occurs nightly near the small west Texas town – and how they became the inspiration for the band’s acclaimed new album See Mystery Lights.
“Whoa. Stuff like this has been happening a lot lately,” says Bechtolt, “every time we start to talk about lights, something happens. It’s really weird.”
That’s kind of how it goes in the weirdly fascinating world of YACHT’s Captain Bechtolt and his first mate, Claire Evans, who traffic in mantras (the new album began as a collection of them), question materialism, heaven and hell, and distribute pamphlets explaining their ever-present use of triangles – all topics they touch on in the latest Noisemakers. As is the need to assure people that they are not a cult – and that their “Team YACHT” community is an inclusive bunch where all are welcome. “We say in our mission statement that YACHT is whatever YACHT is when YACHT is standing before you,” says Evans. “So if there is someone who’s just jumped on stage and started dancing, then, they’re in YACHT.” For all her spiritual musings, Evans also reveals a more down-to-earth chapter from her pre-YACHT days: as a youth, she ran the world’s second most-trafficked Weezer fan site.
The Oswald debut single "These Days" has finally been released
The debut single "These Days" has finally been released! The long awaited single from Oswald is being released yesterday on major digital music distributors such as iTunes, Amazon, and Play.
"These Days" has received nationwide critical acclaim and has been playlisted on almost every major radio station in Scotland. BBC Radio Scotland even chose "These Days" as their Single of the Month and highlighted the band several times during that month.
Here's their official - http://www.official.
iTunes loves The Lovemakers new single
Sunday, August 23, 2009
iTunes in Love with The Lovemakers;
featured on both WHAT'S HOT and NEW AND NOTEWORTHY
New Live Video Also Posted:
“See What I Wanna See” open rehearsal live video
Oakland dance-rockers The Lovemakers released a new advance single “See What I Wanna See” on iTunes today, ahead of their forthcoming album, Let’s Be Friends (produced by Talking House and The Lovemakers). On this anthemic track, Lisa Light makes her priorities known, interbreeding groovacious Lily Allen urban-pop with Joan Jett-like “I Love Rock ‘n Roll” glory. Play it loud!
iTunes has fallen in love with The Lovemakers -- the single's featured both on iTunes' "WHAT'S HOT" and "NEW AND NOTEWORTHY" lists.
Meanwhile, on July 15, The Lovemakers stopped by the gallery at Talking House for an open rehearsal with fans to premiere songs from the upcoming album. Lisa Light and Scott Blonde, joined by new bandmates Cary LaScala (drums) and Gareth Lloyd (keys), ran through a blistering set of new material. Catch the performance of “See What I Wanna See” here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Early reviews of Let’s Be Friends are starting to come in, with Synthesis proclaiming “bass, guitar and drums dashed with synth complement the singers’ interplay for a rollicking sound reminiscent of the B-52s.” The album drops September 8 on iTunes and nationally September 15.
With an outrageous live show that has established a cult-like following, The Lovemakers have begun to confirm tour dates including a residency at Silverlake Lounge in Los Angeles every Tuesday in August. Stay tuned for details on additional dates as they head to the east coast for performances in New York City this October.
August
11- Silverlake Lounge- Los Angeles, CA
14- Casbah- San Diego, CA
18- Silverlake Lounge- Los Angeles, CA
25- Silverlake Lounge- Los Angeles, CA
28- The Blank Club- San Jose, CA
September
11- The Independent- San Francisco, CA
*Record Release Party
12- The Blank Club- San Jose, CA
*Record Release Party
www.thelovemakers.com
www.myspace.com/thelovemakers
www.myspace.com/talkinghouse
Star & Micey... Memphis swirled-out soulful folk pop!
Star & Micey’s self-titled debut album is slated for release on October 20, 2009. The album features a revolving door of fantastic musicians including Luther Dickinson (The Black Crowes, North Mississippi Allstars), Jody Stephens (Big Star) and Rick Steff (Cat Power, Lucero), just to name a few. However, when the sun sets, it is Josh Cosby, Geoff Smith, and Nick Redmond that work relentlessly night after night while remaining poor. Hopefully, the music they make can transcend material possessions, and exhibit something that is always tangible between these three troubadours; that thing is love.
ABOUT ARDENT MUSIC
Founded in 1959, Ardent Music is the preeminent record label of the South helping the world at large reconnect with Memphis music. Recently Ardent began reinvesting in Memphis acts such as Star & Micey and Jump Back Jake and is best known for originally launching Big Star. The label is based out of the legendary Ardent Studios whose client list includes The White Stripes, The Dead Weather, Cat Power, Smashing Pumpkins and Led Zeppelin, just to name a few…
STAR & MICEY TOUR DATES
Jackson , MS - Cups Fondren - 09/10/09 - 8:00pmLafayette, LA - Bisbano's Cellar Door Lounge - 09/11/09 - 8:00pm
St. Amant, LA - House Party - 09/12/09 - 8:00pm
New Orleans, LA – Fair Grinds Coffeehouse - 09/13/09 - 6:30pm
Bossier City, LA - The Louisiana Boardwalk - 09/15/09 - 6:00pm
Little Rock, AR - Vino's - 09/16/09 - 8:00pm
St. Louis, Missouri – PLAY:stl 09 Festival: TBD - 09/17/09
Fayetteville, AR - Arsaga's - 09/18/09 - 7:00pm
St. Louis, MO - Pop's Blue Moon - 09/19/09 - 10:00pm
St. Louis, MO - MoKaBe's - 09/20/09 - 8:00pm
Indianapolis, IN - The Monkey's Tale - 09/21/09 - 8:00pm
Lafayette, IN - Skylight Coffee House - 09/22/09 - 8:00pm
Knoxville, TN - Bistro @ the Bijou Theater - 09/26/09 - 8:00pm
Nashville, TN - The Basement - 09/27/09 - 7:00pm
Memphis, TN - Neil's (Album Release Party) - 10/17/09 - 9:00pm
Shreveport, LA - The Noble Savage Tavern - 11/18/09 - 8:00pm
N Little Rock, AR - Reno’s - 11/20/09 - 8:00pm
Official Profiles:
Website/Blog
MySpace
DATAROCK SET TO PERFORM ON JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE OUTDOOR STAGE
DATAROCK SET TO PERFORM ON JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE! OUTDOOR STAGE IN CELEBRATION OF THE RELEASE OF RED SEPTEMBER 1
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR KICKS OF AUGUST 28
August 12, 2009 (New York, NY) – As DATAROCK prepare to kick off their 6-week N. American tour in support of their sophomore album RED, the band announces they’ll perform on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!’s outdoor stage on release day, September 1. (Get tickets to the free event HERE)Datarock will perform 5 songs, including new favorite “True Stories” from Red and hit single “Fa Fa Fa” from their 2007 debut. With countless sold-out tour dates and festival appearances from the US to the UK to Australia, the Norwegian rockers have become known for their high-energy live shows. Time Out London recently said, “[Datarock's] fully-bonkers live shows are things of rare joy…”
Catch Datarock on tour starting August 28 in Montreal.
Datarock on tour:
Fri, Aug 28 Montreal, QC @ Foufounes Electriques
Sun, Aug 30 Toronto, ON @ Virgin Festival
Tues, Sept 1 Hollywood, CA @ Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Fri, Sept 4 Vancouver, BC @ Gossip
Sun, Sept 6 Edmonton, AB @ The Starlite Room
Mon, Sept 7 Calgary, AB @ Broken City
Wed, Sept 9 Winnipeg, MB @The Zoo
Thur, Sept 10 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
Fri, Sept 11 Chicago, IL @ Double Door
Sat, Sept 12 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
Mon, Sept 14 Boston, MA @ Paradise
Thur, Sept 17 New York, NY @ Highline Ballroom
Fri, Sept 18 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
Sat, Sept 19 Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel
Sun, Sept 20 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
Tue, Sept 22 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
Wed, Sept 23 New Orleans, LA @ The Republic
Thur, Sept 24 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
Fri, Sept 25 Austin, TX @ Emos
Sat, Sept 26 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theatre
Mon, Sept 28 Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room
Tue, Sept 29 San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick
Wed, Sept 30 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey
Thur, Oct 1 San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
Fri, Oct 2 Portland, OR @ Holocene
Sat, Oct 3 Seattle, WA @ Nectar
Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival is Tomorrow!
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Spanning two stages, indoor and out, BEMF will be headlined by The Juan Maclean (live) and also feature Young Love, Jupiter One, Shy Child, Home Video, Designer Drugs, The American Dream Team as well as dozens of other DJs and performers. BEMF, curated and produced be Famous Friends, a New York-based promotion company, is an all-day event for emerging and established dance artists celebrating the vibrant music scene found in the city of New York. The festival will bring together New York’s veterans and up-and-coming talent and will be held on Saturday, August 8th at Old American Can Factory, located at 232 3rd Street in Brooklyn from 4PM to 4AM.
| Stage 1 (Outdoor) | Stage 2 (Indoor) |
|---|---|
| 4:00-4:25 The Cloud Room | 4:00-4:20 Tayshia Bussay |
| 4:25-4:55 Gavin Royce | 4:30-5:00 Kids with Snakes |
| 4:55-5:20 Home Video | 5:00-5:30 Street Lab |
| 5:20-5:50 Free Magic | 5:30-6:00 Rude Crew |
| 5:50-6:15 BELL | 6:00-6:30 Body Language |
| 6:15-6:45 Terror Dactel | 6:30-7:00 Kingdom |
| 6:45-7:10 Awesome New Republic | 7:00-7:30 Subdrive DJs w/ Charlie Tippie |
| 7:10-7:40 Anton Glamb | 7:30-8:00 VDRK |
| 7:40-8:10 Jupiter One | 8:00-8:45 Kap10Kurt |
| 8:10-8:40 OCD Automatic | 8:45-9:15 Kir Leif |
| 8:40-9:10 Young Love | 9:15-9:45 Purple Crush |
| 9:10-9:40 Chaz & Jason Pants (Palms Out Sounds) | 9:45-10:15 Free Blood |
| 9:40-10:10 Flashmen | 10:15-11:00 Viking |
| 10:10-10:25 RUDE BEAR DJ Set | 11:00-11:45 NROTB |
| 10:25-10:55 Codebreaker | 11:45-12:30 (Juan Maclean Outside) |
| 10:55-11:25 JDH & DAVE P | 12:30-1:15 Designer Drugs |
| 11:25-11:55 Shy Child | 1:15-2:00 The American Dream Team |
| 12:15-1:15 The Juan Maclean | 2:00-2:45 Udachi |
| 1:15-2:00 DJ Ayers | 2:45-3:30 Jubilee |
| 2:00-2:30 33hz | |
| 2:30-3:15 Finger on the Pulse |
Beethoven's Guitar Shred DVD Bestseller
Friday, July 31, 2009
The Great Kat’s new “Beethoven’s Guitar Shred” DVD is now a best-selling DVD on Amazon (U.S., Canada, U.K., Germany), Buy.com, J& R, Borders U.K. and more! The highly-acclaimed “Beethoven’s Guitar Shred” DVD is available INTERNATIONALLY at major retailers in U.S., Germany, U.K., Canada, Italy, Mexico, Scandinavia, Japan, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary and more!
Press Reviews:
"Move over, Jamie Foxx. The Soloist's insanely genius Juilliard apprentice is up against some formidable competition, and she's female. Her raging, fast forward in real time Beethoven's Guitar Shred is like nothing that has come before. A classical/metal lovers everywhere wakeup call, these mini-musicals for guitar, violin and machete could very well blow your mind." - Prairie Miller, NewsBlaze
"The Great Kat, who you may know as one of the fastest, fiercest heavy metal guitar shredders in the universe. She plays Beethoven's symphonies the way he always intended: incredibly fast and covered in blood." – Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Blog
Great Kat Photo & Video Links :
DVD Photo: http://www.greatkat.com/
DVD trailer at: http://www.greatkat.com/
Music Videos Clips: http://www.greatkat.com/dvd/
Info: http://www.greatkat.com
The Rifles Music Video - "The Great Escape"
The first band with a London Postcode worth tattooing on your heart for ages..." NME
Watch THE RIFLES ANIMATED MUSIC VIDEO from "THE GREAT ESCAPE" single EP out NOW! Let me know what you think of this foursome, heavily influenced by The Clash, The Jam and 90s Britpop!
CLICK HERE FOR MP3 of "THE GREAT ESCAPE"
CLICK HERE FOR MP3 of "I COULD NEVER LIE"Czech Psychedelic garage bands 1999-2008
Czech psychedelic & retro garage bands - you can download it on following URL by a reader:
http://rapidshare.com/files/250650265/Czech_psychedelic_garage_vol_1.zip
SIDECHAINS 2 New Remixes & Summer mixtape
First one is a revision of the 90's classic "Blue Pearl-Naked in the Rain" for Big Life Recordings. It has the 90's feeling and sound but with some new elements.
Second one is the "Booty Luv - Shine" Rmx for Ministry of Sound. It's has a French vibe with a beautiful arpeggio, that gives a different point of view to this mainstream single.
Also check out the Sidechains Summer Classics mixtape for Palms Out Sounds. A collection of Summer Classics of House, Techno, Bootlegs, Breaks, 90's...
Blue Pearl-Naked in the Rain (Sidechains Rmx): http://www.mediafire.
Booty Luv - Shine (Sidechains Rmx): http://www.mediafire.
Sidechains Mixtape: Sounds of Summer 02: http://palmsout.net/
Release News
TELEKINESIS 'Telekinesis!' - 10th August (Morr Music)
http://www.myspace.com/
Perfect timing this one what with the sunshine... this is the self-titled debut album from new Seattle band Telekinesis! Produced/mixed by Death Cab For Cutie guitarist Chris Walla, it's a real summery power pop record, recalling of course Death Cab, with a little bit Brendan Benson, a little bit Pavement. Quite simply a record of engaging and charming top-notch songwriting that goes to show simplicity really is the key. The band were one of the talked about acts at this year's SXSW (indeed Spin magazine included in their top 10 Ones to Watch http://www.spin.com/articles/
"With fuzzed-out guitars, hyperactive rhythms and sun-kissed vocals masking a serious melancholic streak, Telekinesis is classic ’70s-style power-pop, as played by a child of modern indie-rock. Infectious tracks that owe as much to Sloan and Teenage Fanclub as they do Big Star and The Raspberries" ROLLING STONE
MÚM 'Sing Along To Songs You Don't Know' - 24th August (Morr Music)
http://www.myspace.com/
Two years after the release of their last album, eccentric pop maestros Múm are set to return with their fifth album proper, simply named ‘Sing Along To Songs You Don't Know’. It’s more laid back than the band's most recent outings, more relaxed and quietly sad, often recalling sand running through fingers or ripples on a lake, but as usual, the songs are brimming with unusual sounds; this time many revolve around a lightly prepared piano, hammered dulcimer, a string quartet, marimbas, guitars, ukuleles and, in the background if you listen closely, you’ll be able to hear Örvar's parent's parakeet singing with the piano! A really beautifuil listen, and overall pretty positive sounding despite being hatched during Iceland's recent political turmoils...
Oh and the band are also about to hit the UK for a bunch special preview shows in July/August...
JULY
11th - BRIGHTON DJ Loop Late (DJ performance)
12th - BRIGHTON Loop Festival
13th - LONDON Tabarnacle
AUGUST
13th -15th August - LEICESTER Summer Sundae Weekender (Headline DrownedInSound's Rising Stage)
15th - EDINBURGH Studio 24
17th - CARDIFF National Museum of Wales
18th - NORWICH Arts Centre
Will Dailey
Will Dailey is digitally releasing EPs every three months, all thematic collections of songs he’s recently written. The first, Fashion Of Distraction, was largely written under the influence of the sounds of the '60s and early '70s, particularly The Byrds, so it's fitting that Roger McGuinn guests as a guitarist/vocalist on "Peace of Mind," a song whose lyrics are very much rooted in 21st century topical concerns and timeless emotional introspection. The second EP, By the Blue Hills, is a collection of songs saluting Boston and Will’s musical family there, featuring cameos from Boston luminaries and Dailey friends Kay Hanley (Letters to Cleo), Tanya Donelly (Belly, Throwing Muses), Elliott Easton (The Cars), Tim Brennan (Dropkick Murphys) and local fixtures Duke Levine and Sean Staples. These two EPs are now being paired as a physical album, Torrent, Volumes 1 & 2, complete with bonus tracks and presented in CODE, a high-resolution audio standard pioneered by T Bone Burnett.
_Mp3's_
"Never Be Your Baby" (Live on WERS) ::
http://bit.ly/wdailey-never
"How Can I Make You Happy" (Live on WERS) ::
http://bit.ly/wdailey-happy
_Video_
“Everybody Wants To Rule The World” Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Peter Lemongello Skit
http://bit.ly/lemongello
Official Site :: http://www.willdailey.com
Tour Dates :: http://www.willdailey.com/
Twitter :: http://twitter.com/willdailey
Facebook Page :: http://bit.ly/
YouTube Channel :: http://www.youtube.com/
Vimeo Channel :: http://vimeo.com/willdailey
MySpace Channel :: http://www.myspace.com/
Shark Batter Records U.S.A.
Scottish underground label Shark Batter Records are currently releasing 2 albums in America - '9 Death Haiku' by Brooklyn based songwriter and violinist KONO MICHI and a joint album by Scottish groups THE STARK PALACE and THE STONE GHOST COLLECTIVE called 'Sounds
from the Scottish Underground'.
You can hear both albums in their entirety at these secret pages:
http://www.sharkbatter.com/
http://www.sharkbatter.com/
Hopefully you'll be interested in reviewing the albums and if you’d
like to interviewing any of the groups or would like me to send you
mp3s for your website then please let me know.
You can also check out our label at: www.sharkbatter.com
Chet to Release fourth LP "Chelsea Silver, Please Come Home" Out September 15th
Chet to Release fourth LP "Chelsea Silver, Please Come Home" Out September 15th On Absolutely Kosher Records/Band to Tour this Fall “Chet delivered a dreamy pastiche of pop, country, and blue-eyed soul, all sung by a man seemingly channelling the ghost of Edith Piaf. …It’s clear that Beattie’s time with Frog Eyes has changed his style. Indeed, he has turned his voice into a wild, unpredictable instrument capable of both lump-in-the-throat-inducing gorgeousness and disorienting oddity.” -- Straight.com “Benignant with the lonesome grace of Ryan Beattie's wavering falsetto, the waltz of each lingering instrument glided somniferous between spacial voids and rustling time signatures. With its downhearted will and pristine glare, Chet fostered the melancholy of an on setting island winter, after summer tourism had met its demise.”-- Noripcord.com “This is a songwriter with a stunning capacity to elaborate on his surroundings, seeing situations that may be glanced over by others as rare moments of beauty.
Chelsea Silver, Please Come Home
1-The Night The Night
2-Cautious Melody
3- Saint Jerome, my baby tames lions
4-The Clement
5-An abiding love despite adversarial vice
6-Every Night a Supper Wine
7-Allerseelen
BLACKLIST : NYC & Philly shows
If you haven't yet, be sure to pick up the FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD of "Flight Of The Demoiselles", the first single from our debut LP, Midnight Of The Century.
Better yet, you can pick up the full album via iTunes or virtually any other digital distributor, or grab a physical copy from us directly (new t-shirts and badges as well) www.listofblack.com, www.wierdrecords.com or Other Music in NYC.
It will be properly released and in stores on July 28th.
Midnight Of The Century was mixed by Ed Buller (Suede, Slowdive, Pulp, White Lies) and mastered by Howie Weinberg (Muse, Jeff Buckley, Iron Maiden, U2, Nirvana).There are nice mentions in The Village Voice and SPIN if you haven't seen them yet.
Gospel Gossip's Dreamland
The new record from Gospel Gossip was recorded right after their 2008 national tour by Neil Weir at Pachyderm (Cannon Falls, MN) and Old Blackberry Way (Minneapolis, MN), Dreamland is a 6-song album highlighting the band’s progression into different soundscapes and writing styles. Limited to a run of 500 copies pressed on white vinyl in hand-printed sleeves and inserts, Dreamland is as much a piece of art as it is an album. CD’s will be included with each vinyl and for sale with a limited stock.
Myspace
Dr Rosen Rosen takes on Lily Allen "It's Not Me,It's Doctor Rosen Rosen"
Meet DOCTOR ROSEN ROSEN- The LA based producer/artist who is quickly emerging as one of the most inventive musical voices in the remix world.
All production by Doctor Rosen Rosen- the only samples used are Lily’s vocals.
Check out his remix for “F—K You (Doctor Rosen Rosen RX)
echo us to release "The Tide Decides"
"The Tide Decides brings forth a life, living as if it moved in tandem and perfectly parallel with the entirety of human existence. From birth through evolution, to perish or reincarnate The Tide Decides concept is of a fantastic nature, and loosely ties to philosophical ideas and ideals of a new (meta) physics, new age, and the falling away of chronological human consciousness. "
Tracklist:
1. From Snow To Sea...
2. We Surfaced
3. Trans-Atlantic
4. State Of Expectation
5. The Tide Decides
6. Fantastic Elevation
7. Descending From The Dream
8. Shooting Scenes
9. Out at The Edge Of The World
10. ...And Sea To Sky [Bon Voyage]
New Single "Admiral's Doorbell" by Afghan Raiders
Afghan Raiders - "Admiral's Doorbell"
Afghan Raiders - "Morhpine Dream"
Myspace - http://myspace.com/afghanraiders
Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/afghanraiders
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/afghanraiders
The Paper Scissors
From Sydney Australia, TPS are four men that make up a band.
· They have one self-titled EP and an album titled 'Less Talk More Paper Scissors ' under their collective belt. Both received critical acclaim and various accolades in Australia. · Last year saw TPS sell out shows nationally w
ith Bluejuice, program Rage and play numerous summer festivals.
To Celebrate the Release of the their new ‘Howl’ EP TPS have announced their ‘Howl’ EP Tour (see myspace for full dates).
Title track ‘Howl’ is getting flogged nationally on high rotation on triple j. You can download it here: Howl Ep
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