DUE TO TREMENDOUS DEMAND; NEW YORK SHOWS AT TERMINAL 5 JULY 16 & 17 ARE SOLD OUT
‘IN YOUR ROOM’ BOX SET SCHEDULE FOR RELEASE ON JULY 8 VIA MUTE RECORDS IN THE U.S.
"I hear you're buying a synthesizer and an arpeggiator, and are throwing your computer out the window because you want to make something real. You want to make a Yaz record."
--“Losing My Edge,” LCD Soundsystem
As they prepare for “THE RECONNECTED TOUR” marking their first shows in the U.S. in 25 years, the legendary YAZ—VINCE CLARKE & ALISON MOYET—have announced the addition of a third New York City show on Saturday, July 19 at the Beacon Theatre. Added due to tremendous demand, this show comes on the heels of the sellouts of the July 16 and 17 concerts at Terminal 5.
YAZ fan club pre-sale for the new NYC show will begin tomorrow, Thursday, May 15 at 10 am ET and ends Sunday, May 18 at 10 pm ET. Advance tickets will also be available via the venue pre-sale Friday, May 16 at 10 am ET through Sunday, May 18 at 10 pm ET. General on-sale is Monday, May 19 at noon ET through www.ticketmaster.com.
THE RECONNECTED TOUR will be preceded by IN YOUR ROOM, a 4-disc box set which will be released via MUTE Records in the U.S. on July 8. The package includes remasters and 5.1 mixes of both Yaz classic albums Upstairs At Eric’s and You And Me Both, b-sides and remixes plus a DVD featuring a new short film containing exclusive new interviews with Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet and the promo videos for “Don’t Go,” “The Other Side Of Love,” “Nobody’s Diary,”” “Situation (1990)” and “Only You (1999).” A limited edition vinyl 12” with new dance mixes will also be released to promote the set.
The joyous, unlikely coming together of Vince Clarke, who had just left Depeche Mode, and Alison Moyet lasted for only two albums, saw them performing only 24 concerts worldwide but left an indelible mark on pop. Yaz released Upstairs At Eric’s in July 1982, then parted company just 12 months later on release of the second album You And Me Both, which reached Number 1 in the UK. Vince and Alison have since gone on to have their own successful careers, Vince with Erasure and Alison as a solo performer, both releasing critically acclaimed albums in 2007: Erasure with Light At The End Of The World and Alison Moyet with The Turn. “the Reconnected Tour” will also see Yaz perform material from You And Me Both for the very first time as well as alternative classics such as “Situation,” “Nobody’s Diary,” “Don’t Go” and “Only You.”
US TOUR – JULY 2008
Mon 7/7 Oakland, CA Paramount Theatre
Tues 7/8 Los Angeles, CA Orpheum Theatre
Thu 7/10 Los Angeles, CA Orpheum Theatre – SOLD OUT
Fri 7/11 Los Angeles, CA Orpheum Theatre – SOLD OUT
Mon 7/14 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre
Wed 7/16 New York, NY Terminal 5 – SOLD OUT
Thu 7/17 New York, NY Terminal 5 – SOLD OUT
Sat 7/19 New York, NY Beacon Theatre
The U.S. tour announcement follows a series of UK and European dates which have been announced recently. For more information on Vince Clarke, Alison Moyet, “The Reconnected Tour” and the upcoming In Your Room box set, please visit:
www.yazooinfo.com
www.myspace.com/yazooofficial
www.alisonmoyet.com
Saturday, May 17, 2008
YAZ ANNOUNCE ADDITION OF THIRD NEW YORK PERFORMANCE ON SATURDAY, JULY 19 AT THE BEACON THEATRE
THE DECEMBERISTS TO PERFORM AT "RALLY WITH BARACK OBAMA" IN PORTLAND, OREGON THIS SUNDAY, MAY 18th
The Decemberists will perform this Sunday, May 18th, at a rally with presidential candidate Barack Obama in the band's hometown of Portland, OR. The rally will take place at The Bowl in Waterfront Park (at the corner of SW Columbia St. and SW Naito Pkwy., south of the Hawthorne Bridge). Doors will open at 12:30 p.m. The Decemberists' set will be followed by a speech from Senator Obama.
The rally is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required, but an RSVP is strongly encouraged. Admission is on a first-come, first-served basis. For additional information or to RSVP, visit http://my.barackobama.com/page/s/portlandevent.
The Decemberists - comprised of Colin Meloy (lead vocals, guitar), Chris Funk (guitar and assorted instruments), Jenny Conlee (keyboards), Nate Query (bass) and John Moen (drums) - have demonstrated a remarkably sweeping command of literary and musical styles while forging an aesthetic all their own. The Crane Wife, the band's 2006 album, was hailed by Pitchfork as "an enormous folk-prog monsterpiece."
The Kooks Sold-Out US Tour Kicks Off This Weekend
Fresh off a #1 chart debut in the UK for their sophomore album ‘KONK’, The Kooks begin their sold-out US tour this Sunday May 18th in San Diego. Taking in 16 cites, the tour (their largest to date in the States) will give the band the opportunity to play material off their new album, as well as the multiple favorites from their debut ‘Inside In/Inside Out’.
Fans will also have a chance to see the band play on Jimmy Kimmel Live, in a special outdoor performance on the night of Wednesday, May 21st on ABC at 9pm PST/12am EST.
The band can also be seen on Fuel TV’s ‘The Daily Habit’ from Monday June 2nd, at 6pm PST/9pm EST, and again at 9pm PST/12am EST.
SOLD OUT Spring 2008 US Tour Dates
May 18th – San Diego, CA – House of Blues – all ages
May 19th – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern – all ages
May 24th – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom – 19 & over
May 25th – George, WA – Sasquatch Festival – all ages
May 26th – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom – all ages
May 29th – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre – 16 & over
May 30th – Kansas City, MO –KRBZ’s ‘Buzz Under The Stars’ – all ages
May 31st – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line Music Café – 18 & over
June 1st – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall Ballroom – all ages
June 2nd – Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre – all ages
June 4th – Toronto, ON – Kool Haus – 19 & over
June 5th – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore @ TLA – all ages
June 7th – San Francisco, CA – Live 105’s BFD Festival 08 – all ages
June 9th – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club – 18 & over
June 10th – New York, NY – Terminal 5 – all ages
June 11th – New York, NY – Terminal 5 – all ages
For an ecard on the tour, visit:
http://www.astralwerks.com/the_kooks/konk/mailer.html
KONK has received extensive press, with coverage all over TV, Print and Online, including MTV News, Billboard, Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, Spin, Blender, Q, The Fly, Mojo, Filter, Pollstar, GQ, VMan, BlackBook, Nylon, USA Today, LA Weekly, LA Times, NY Post, Washington Post, Pitchfork, Brooklyn Vegan, Spin.com ‘Artist of the Day’ and this recent post on Stereogum which includes an mp3 of standout KONK track ‘Tick Of Time’:
http://stereogum.com/archives/mp3/new-kooks-tick-of-time_009040.html
In US radio news, The Kooks have been selected as an ‘Artist To Watch’ on Clear Channel’s NEW!, a program that is live on 392 station websites. ‘Always Where I Need To Be’, the first single off the album, has taken off at radio and is currently #28 on the Alternative radio charts. Considerable adds have accumulated on both Alternative radio, including WRXP (New York City), KDLD (Los Angeles), KITS (San Francisco), WFNX (Boston), KEDJ (Phoenix), CIMX (Detroit), KNDD (Seattle), KBZT (San Diego), KJEE (Santa Barbara), WSWD (Cincinnati), WRNR (Annapolis), KNRK (Portland), KWOD (Sacramento), KRBZ (Kansas City), KVGS (Las Vegas), WTTS (Indianapolis), WLUM (Milwaukee), and WWCD (Columbus); and AAA, including WFUV (New York City), KCLC (St Louis), KCMP (Minneapolis), WTMD (Baltimore), WYEP (Pittsburgh) and KTBG (Kansas City).
The video for ‘Always Where I Need To Be’ has been added to rotation at VH1, MTV2, MTVU and Fuse, has been getting great buzz online and has been viewed over 1.4 million times on YouTube.
To see some behind-the-scenes footage from the set of ‘Always Where I Need To Be’, check out:
http://www.blender.com/Exclusivebehindthesceneswiththekooks/video/24023.aspx
In the UK, the first single ‘Always Where I Need To Be’ debuted at #3 in the singles charts, and is an “A List” hit record across Radio One, Radio Two, XFM, MTV and VH1. The band is also set to make their mark on the European festival circuit this summer, playing on the main stage at festivals including T In The Park (UK), V Festival (UK), and Summer Sonic (Japan). Check out www.myspace.com/thekooks for tour dates.
For more info on The Kooks,
check out http://www.thekooks.co.uk or http://www.myspace.com/thekooks
To watch some brand new, behind-the-scenes footage of the recording of KONK (through Windows Media Player), check out: http://astralwerks.edgeboss.net/wmedia/astralwerks/the_kooks/video/kooks_epk_384k_stream.asx
To watch the Kooks on Conan O’Brien through Windows Media Player, check out:
Streaming URL high:
http://astralwerks.edgeboss.net/wmedia/astralwerks/the_kooks/kooksonconan-hi.asx
Streaming URL low:
http://astralwerks.edgeboss.net/wmedia/astralwerks/the_kooks/kooksonconan-lo.asx
COLDPLAY'S "VIOLET HILL" VIDEO RECEIVES FIRST-EVER SIMULTANEOUS PREMIERE ON MTV, VH1 AND THE N
Grammy-Winning Band Will Perform At 2008 MTV Movie Awards On June 1st; New Album, Viva La Vida, Due Out June 17th
Coldplay's video for "Violet Hill," the first single from the band's upcoming album, Viva La Vida, has been added to the highest rotations at MTV (Big 10), VH1 (large), MTV2 (Elite 8), mtvU (summa cum laude) and MTV Hits (Power). It will be the first video ever to receive a simultaneous premiere on MTV, VH1 and The N. Lensed by acclaimed director/visual artist Asa Mader, "Violet Hill" premieres on VH1, MTV2, MTV Hits, mtvU, MTV Tr3s and The N on Monday, May 19th, and on MTV's "TRL" on Wednesday, May 21st . Fans can check out the video online beginning today, May 16th, at 6pm on:
http://www.mtv.com/
http://www.vh1.com/
The band will perform "Violet Hill" at the "2008 MTV Movie Awards," which airs live on June 1st at 8:00pm/7c from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, CA. The single - called a "must have" by Rolling Stone - was downloaded by two million people during the recent one-week period in which Coldplay made the song available to fans for free.
Viva La Vida, the follow-up to 2005's X&Y, which debuted at #1 in 32 countries and has sold 10 million copies worldwide, will be released on June 17th. The band will play free concerts in London (June 16th at the Brixton Academy) and New York (June 23rd at Madison Square Garden). Information on how to win tickets to these shows is available at http://www.coldplay.com. Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" North American tour launches on June 29th in Philadelphia, PA. Ticket information for the tour is available at http://www.coldplay.com or at http://www.livenation.com.
COLDPLAY ANNOUNCE "VIVA LA VIDA" NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
Details Released For Free Madison Square Garden & Brixton Academy Show Tickets On Coldplay.com
Coldplay announce their "Viva La Vida" North American Tour in support of their new album of the same name, which will be released on June 17th. The tour, which will be produced by Live Nation, will kick off on June 29th in Philadelphia, PA. Ticket information is available at http://www.coldplay.com or at http://www.livenation.com.
Before kicking off the "Viva La Vida" tour, Coldplay will play free concerts in London (June 16th at the Brixton Academy) and New York (June 23rd at Madison Square Garden). Information on how to win tickets to these shows will be available at http://www.coldplay.com beginning today. The contest will run May 9th through June 1st. Winners will receive notification on June 5th.
Viva La Vida, Coldplay's upcoming album, will be released by Capitol Music Group on June 17th. Produced by Brian Eno and Markus Dravs, the record is the follow-up to 2005's X&Y, which debuted at #1 in 32 countries and has sold 10 million copies worldwide to date.
The album's lead single "Violet Hill" was downloaded by two million people during the recent one-week period in which the band made the song available to fans for free. It is now for sale at all digital retailers and is quickly rising to the top of the charts at Modern Rock and AAA radio. Coldplay will perform "Violet Hill" on the "TODAY" show on NBC on Friday, June 27th. Fans are encouraged to check out the performance in person. Viewing is on a first-come, first-served basis outside the show's Window on the World Studio, located at 49th Street and Rockefeller Plaza in New York City. The band will also perform on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" on June 26th.
"[Lead singer Chris] Martin broods over a lost lover with a snarling acidity that makes him sound more human than ever - miles away from the dreamy romantic he was on soaring ballads like 'Speed of Sound,'" said Rolling Stone, naming "Violet Hill" a must-have in a recent "Downloads" column. "Jonny Buckland rips jagged, bluesy riffs that match Martin's mood while drummer Will Champion and bassist Guy Berryman maintain a stalking beat primal rock & roll." The Los Angeles Times pronounced the single a "promising return," also marveling at its harder edge.
Upcoming North American tour dates are as follows:
COLDPLAY - "VIVA LA VIDA" NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
(all dates are subject to change)
Date City Venue
6/29 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center
7/2 Washington, DC Verizon Center
7/3 Hartford, CT XL Center
7/5 Detroit, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills
7/6 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
7/8 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
7/9 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
7/10 Oklahoma City, OK Ford Center
7/12 Phoenix, AZ Jobing.com Arena
7/19 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
7/21 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena
7/24 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion
7/27 Pemberton, BC Pemberton Festival
7/29 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
7/30 Calgary, AB Pengrowth Saddledome
8/1 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
8/3 Omaha, NE Qwest Center
8/4 Chicago, IL United Center
10/20 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
10/21 Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place
10/26 East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center
10/29 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
10/30 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
11/3 Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden
11/11 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
11/18 Houston, TX Toyota Center
11/19 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
11/21 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
11/22 Salt Lake City, UT Energy Solutions Arena
Monday, May 5, 2008
JUNO REACTOR TO RELEASE SEVENTH ALBUM "GODS & MONSTERS" ON APRIL 22
** Visionary Electronic Composer Ben Watkins is Back with Most Wide-Ranging and Surprising Work Yet **
New York, NY, March 17 – Juno Reactor returns on April 22 with their seventh full-length release Gods & Monsters. The nine-track work was recorded and mixed at Ridge Farm Studios in England by mastermind Ben Watkins alongside Adz and Chris Lewis.
Informed by Watkins’ soundtrack for work for both of The Matrix sequels and the Anime films Brave Story and Dimension Bomb, Gods & Monsters shows Juno Reactor on another level. From the nervous rhythm of “Inca Steppa” to the epic cinematic jazz of “Las Vegas Future Past” and the downtempo stomp of “City of the Sinful”, the album is Juno Reactor’s most wide-ranging to date. And what will truly catch fans off-guard is be the closing track “Pretty Girl” where Watkins provides lead vocals in near-Leonard Cohen style on this soaring, heavenly ballad.
God & Monsters achieves its astounding diversity through an incredible array of guest musicians which include guitarists Eduardo Nielbla, Sugizo and Steve Stevens (Billy Idol) avant-garde pianist Mike Garson (David Bowie), bassist Dr. Das (Asian Dub Foundation), percussionists Greg Ellis and Mabi Thobajane and vocalists Yasmin Levy, Ghetto Priest (On-U Sound) and Taz Alexander.
Ben Watkins initially formed Juno Reactor in 1990 as an art project to collaborate with other artists and produce and be involved in projects that were not commercially driven. This umbrella would later evolve into something that would produce many critically-acclaimed albums, motion picture scores and incredible live performances.
Juno Reactor will tour internationally in support of God & Monsters throughout 2008.
http://www.reactorleak.com/
Pink Dots talk STAR WARS
Legendary Pink Dots Want R2-D2
http://www.starwars.com/community/news/rocks/news20080104.html
Star Wars Merch Circa 1979:
http://www.starwars.com/video/view/000609.html
http://www.starwars.com/video/view/000610.html
In Orb We Trust...
"The Dream"
Out JUNE 17TH 2008
Q: What do Killing Joke, KLF, Primal Scream and The Cult all have in common?
A: In some way all of the above have been intertwined or have sporned from one of the UK's most groundbreaking and soul affirming ambient house music duos of our time. Pioneers who paved the way throughout some of the 1980's and much of the 1990's during a time when hallucinogenics and free love were the foundations for the nightclub and music loving masses. Innovative artists such as The Orb provided the concrete and a soundtrack that solidified an entire culture and generation who embraced a time when ecstacy was still good and the beats just kept on coming.
The Orb's music speaks the language of the psyche and of the soul. Various "psychedelic soldiers" of our time have been given their comeuppance in recent years. Many new acts have quite rightly tipped their hats in the form of their sonic creations, toward those who have inspired them during the birth and boom of rave and electronic music.
The Dream simply encapsulates The Orb's original quest to pay homage to their personal musical obsessions since they first put a needle to vinyl. While exploring new sonic territories, they have created the perfect album to accompany ones life, whether it be on the couch as day breaks or on the beach as the beats break. The Dream guarantees the listener a soothing but sometimes pounding journey, leaving you rejuvenated, re-inspired and realizing the universe isn't so ugly nor lack luster after all.
The Orb hadn't gone away nor are they making a come back. Both Alex Paterson and fellow founding member and musical partner simply known as Youth, have been collaborating frequently in London again and are now ready to release another spellbinding album. Created purely upon the need to work together. Much like many recent "comebacks" from bands who have kept us waiting for nearly a decade, the theory that when there is a demand, one must instantly supply isn't a theory many take too seriously. For the wait on something to grow organically and to reappear when the time is right is far more beneficial to the creator and his audience. Simply reaffirming the ideals that artists such as The Orb can take as much time as they choose, particularly when the results are like their 2008 release, the epic and "retro-fresh" album The Dream.
The Dream was created without pressure from record companies or the studio. As with previous albums, the basic Orbs nucleus includes guest singers and players on the scene, including System 7's Steve Hillage, who goes back to the earliest recordings, Battersea toaster-singer Eric Walker aka “The Corporal” and vocalists Aki Omori [the Japanese singer who appeared on 2001's Cydonia], singer Andy Caine from the W.A.U.! days, and renowned soulstress of course, Juliet Roberts who, according to Alex, is “the cherry on the cream on the gateau on the bed of Smarties.”
After spending some time exploring their own individual creative endeavors that consequently gained them further critical acclaim, it didn’t take them long to realize that they are a stronger force when together. Alex starting popping round for old times sake and inevitably, this turned into throwing musical ideas around again. What the pair soon discovered that, although trends and technology have changed immeasurably, the bond between them was still as strong as ever, along with the thrill of throwing together disparate elements and drawing from mutual inspirations to forge something startling and, indefinably, The Orb.
That certain Je ne sais quoi that very few musicians can say they've experienced throughout their lives and careers. A unique and magical quality that defines the innovators from the imitators. This was a factor to strong for them to ignore once they reunited again in Youths London based studio.
Alex and Youth didn't set out with master plan to reinvent nor trade in their much loved and listened to sound for a newer revamped and dare we say, hipper sound many are drawn to today. Their goal, or Dream if you will, was to simply collaborate together and do what they do best when in the studio as a team. The Dream is a perfect tribute to a time that many hold dear in their memories, a time that some would call their own personal "60's", where the dance floor was their Woodstock and the DJ was someone’s Dylan. An era and a sound that had an impact on an entire generation. The Dream is destined to take one straight back to that uber-comfy chill out lounge, late night/early morning come down state, transporting one to a pleasant, more trippier and somewhat star-tinted, galactic and gurn friendly place. A place not to be forgotten for many.
This release provides a return to the original spirit, which spawned the first two classic albums, The Orb's Adventures In The Ultraworld and U.F. Orb. Working with former Dreadzone studio-wiz Tim Bran and a handful of prestigious musical guests, Alex and Youth created another fine piece of work, staying true to what they know best, and that's being The Orb.
Back to the Future
The Orb has been a long and surreal trip, starting in the 80's when Alex and Youth went to school together, however it soon turned out that they were learning more about drink, drugs and punk instead of arithmetic and grammar like most kids. A mutual and magnificent meeting of the minds took place and from there on out, Alex and Youth continued to hang.
When Youth achieved notoriety as bassist in apocalyptic post-punk band Killing Joke, Alex was the roadie, howling the Sex Pistols’ “Bodies” or Stooges' “No Fun” during encores. By the mid-80s, Alex moved in with Youth at the Coach House on Wandsworth Common. For years, Alex and Youth had been enthralled and inspired by tapes of New York's groundbreaking radio stations KISS FM, WBLS, and WKTU. From these tapes the lads would mash up and edit the tracks into wild, extended soundclash masterworks which predated sampling and the aural anarchy of acid house.
It was in Alex's tiny bedroom that the foundations were laid for many-a-groundbreaking and gurn provoking acid house tunes to come. By this time, "old mucker" Jimmy Cauty (KLF), who'd been in Youth's post-Joke band Brilliant, was on board and joined Alex in a string of marathon DJ sets in the chill out room at London's earliest acid house clubs like Land Of Oz and Trancentral.
Alex and Youth started the W.A.U.! record label and 1989 saw The Orb's Kiss EP released in the UK: Not long after Jimmy departed to join KLF and Alex went on to sign with Big Life and worked with, among others, engineer Kris 'Thrash' Weston and Youth on the first Orb album.
By this time, Youth was busy on a string of other projects which included building his Butterfly studio and Dragonfly record company, both ambitious projects which later ran aground. Meanwhile, Alex was dealing with his new chart-rider status and soon signed to Island Records. He then spent the 90s willfully steering The Orb into whichever strange waters he felt like taking it, sometimes with dark and twisted consequences.
Skipping forward a few years to 2006, Youth started building another studio at the end of his garden, across Wandsworth Common from the old Coach House: The Dreaming Cave [maybe referencing the transcendental Aboriginal dream state which inspired Kate Bush on The Dreaming]. During that period, Youth also produced albums including Primal Scream's Riot City Blues and, most recently, the return of The Cult. What was still so undeniable and impossible to ignore however, was the compelling force the lads felt to reconnect in a studio to start breathing new life into what they worked and cared so much about for so long. The Dream was born and The Orb is with us, once again.
THE DREAM OUT JUNE 17TH 2008
The Dream
1 The Dream [The Future Academy Of Noise, Rhythm And Gardening Mix]
2 Vuja De
3 Something Special
4 A Beautiful day
5 DDD [Dirty Disco Dub]
6 The Truth Is…
7 Phantom Of Ukraine
8 Mother Nature
9 Lost & Found
10 The Forest Of Lyonesse
11 Katskills
12 High Noon
13 Sleeping Tiger & The Gods Unknown
14 Codes
15 Orbisonia
www.theorb.com
www.myspace.com/orbisms
PRESS RELEASE: "THE SANGUINARIAN" FILM TAPS ANDERS MANGA
SOURCE: VAMPTURE RECORDS
Anders Manga is set to contribute music to the feature film "The Sanguinarian" Coming Fall 2008. The film is a drama/thriller centered around Christoph, a suicidal vampire drifting down through a post-industrial, sensual, and surreal world. Wending through the vibrant dance at an underground blood bar, where the pseudo-Shakespearean language of the vampires plays out the unfolding tragedy. It is the heart-stopping and violent diplomacy of the damned, intoxicating and treacherous and powerfully seductive.
“Anders Manga’s haunting lyrics in the title song “At Dawn They Sleep” reverberate throughout the film, adding to a sharp depth and helping to set a powerful, intense tone.” said the films director Analisa Ravella.
The trailer for the movie can be found here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZCZZdqoqNA and features "At Dawn they Sleep" from the album, 'Blood Lush'.
For more information on Anders Manga, please visit http://www.andersmanga.com or http://www.myspace.com/andersmanga
For more information on "The Sanguinarian", please visit www.thesanguinarian.com or http://www.myspace.com/the_sanguinarian_film
Hip-Hop For The Masses Celebration!
Sunday May 18, 2008
6 pm. – 8 p.m. - Ceremony and Screening of Inside The Circle
8 p.m. – 11 p.m. – Hip-Hop For The Masses street party
sponsored by Jax Traxx Studios LLC, www.jaxtraxx.com
$15 Includes film presentation and street party,
No surcharge at The Florida Theatre box office
Purchase Tickets to screening of Inside The Circle and Hip-Hop for the Masses street party
Southeast Premiere!
Inside The Circle - USA
Capturing the raw power of a grassroots hip-hop movement, the multi-award-winning documentary “Inside the Circle,” tells the story of two strikingly talented b-boys (break-dancers), Josh and Omar, best friends who become rivals when they join competing dance crews. Immersed in the b-boy culture of defiant creativity, Omar rises to international renown, while Josh tangles with the criminal justice system. Both of them struggle to keep dance at the center of their lives and the B-Boy City competitive events serve as emotional milestones in their journey to adulthood.
Film presentation will be followed by “Hip-Hop for the Masses,” street party taking place just outside of the Florida Theatre with B Boy Circles, live graffiti artists and a hip-hop stage with guest DJ’s (Hip Hop Hell Crew) and performers.
To purchase tickets in advance for any of the films mentioned, please call (904) 355-2787
COLDPLAY ANNOUNCES FREE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN SHOW & SINGLE DOWNLOAD GIVE-AWAY
Viva La Vida Set For June 17th Release
"Violet Hill," the first single from Coldplay's upcoming album, Viva La Vida, will be available as a free download from the band's website (http://www.coldplay.com) for one week beginning Tuesday, April 29th, at 7:15 a.m. EDT - a full week before it goes on sale at digital retailers. Viva La Vida will be released in North America on June 17th.
"Violet Hill" also debuts on radio this Tuesday. On the same day, Coldplay will post preliminary details on its website regarding the band's upcoming free show:
June 23rd New York, NY Madison Square Garden
Please check http://www.coldplay.com beginning April 29th for details on how to win tickets. As this is a free show, no tickets will be available for purchase. Coldplay will also be playing a free show at Brixton Academy in London, England on June 16th.
Viva La Vida was produced by Brian Eno and Markus Dravs. It is the follow-up to the immensely successful X&Y, which has sold 10 million copies worldwide since its release in 2005.
Trent Reznor to Fans: "Thank you for your continued and loyal support over the years. This one's on me."
As of 12:01 a.m. PST May 5, Nine Inch Nails' brand new full length album The Slip is available as free download at NIN.com.
Unlike NIN's recently released Ghosts I-IV, there are NO paid options available for The Slip, nor are there any retail partners. At present, The Slip is available exclusively as a free download at NIN.com. A physical configuration on CD and vinyl is in the works for a July release.
The Slip marks the first time Nine Inch Nails--or any artist of NIN's stature--has made its new album available completely and exclusively for free as a DRM-free digital download. The Slip is available as a high-quality MP3 or in a variety of lossless formats including, for the first time, a higher-than-CD quality 24 bit 96k version. All downloads include a PDF with credits and artwork.
Like the free single "Discipline" released last week to terrestrial radio stations and their websites and the track "Echoplex" appearing on iLike, The Slip is a classic straightforward NIN album, featuring Trent Reznor on vocals and various instruments as well as Josh Freese, Robin Finck and Alessandro Cortini. The record was produced by Reznor, Atticus Ross and Alan Moulder. Art direction by Rob Sheridan.
As with previous Nine Inch Nails releases Year Zero and Ghosts I-IV, the complete multi-track files to The Slip will be available free at launch, allowing anyone who wants to create his or her own remixes and reinterpretations of the songs. As always, the Remix.NIN.com community will provide a sire and infrastructure for fans to upload, share, stream and download these various remixes as well as the original masters, all free of charge or restrictions.
The Slip, like Ghosts I-IV, is being released under a Creative Commons license, allowing fans to distribute the songs and files freely and without fear of copyright infringement. More details regarding this license can be found at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b
y-nc-sa/3.0/us/
Friday, May 2, 2008
RADIOHEAD APPEAL TO FANS TO CONSIDER METHODS OF TRAVEL TO UPCOMING SHOWS
On the eve of their 2008 tour, which begins this Monday in West Palm Beach FL, Radiohead are appealing to fans to think about how they travel to and from shows.
Last year, the band commissioned carbon footprint analysts Best Foot Forward to calculate the carbon generated on their two previous US tours. The report showed that fans' travel to and from the shows accounted for the greatest proportion of the CO2 generated during each tour, something now widely accepted across the industry.
Following the report's recommendations, Radiohead are encouraging fans to consider public transport where available, or increased carpooling for shows outside city centers. Gig goers can compare the CO2 generated by different methods of transport by visiting an online calculator on Radiohead's website. Some of the venues have also helped by offering incentives to fans coming by public transport or in a full car.
After the tour, the band will invite ticket holders to submit information on their methods of travel so further research can be done on carbon emissions and methods to reduce them.
Radiohead's production team will also be posting information on how the band are trying to reduce their own carbon emissions on tour without compromising the quality of the shows.
For more information go here:
http://www.radiohead.com/themostgiganticflyingmouthforsometime/
For a copy of the commissioned report, go here:
http://www.radiohead.com/radiohead_bff.zip
Radiohead's full 2008 North American itinerary is as follows. For ticketing info, etc., check: http://www.radiohead.com/tourdates/
May 5th - Cruzan Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach, FL
May 6th - Ford Amphitheatre, Tampa, FL
May 8th - Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA Sold Out
May 9th - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Charlotte, NC Sold Out
May 11th - Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge, Bristow, VA Sold Out
May 14th - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, St Louis, MO
May 17th - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, TX Sold Out
May 18th - Superpages.com Center, Dallas, TX Sold Out
August 1st - Lollapalooza Festival, Chicago, IL
August 3rd - Verizon Wireless Music Center, Indianapolis, IN
August 4th - Blossom Music Center, Cleveland, OH
August 6th - Parc Jean Drapeau, Montreal, Quebec
August 8th - All Points West Festival Liberty State Park, New York
August 9th - All Points West Festival Liberty State Park, New York
August 12th - Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden NJ
August 13th - Tweeter Center, Mansfield, MA
August 15th - Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, Ontario Sold Out
August 19th - Thunderbird Stadium, Vancouver, BC Sold Out
August 20th - White River Amphitheatre, Auburn, WA Sold Out
August 22nd - Outside Lands Festival, San Francisco, CA
August 24th - Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California Sold Out
August 25th - Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California Sold Out
August 27th - Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre, Chula Vista, CA
August 28th - Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA Sold Out
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Tab the Band- Sophomore release "Long Weekend" out in August
Their sophmore release retains the same rough and tumble nature of the first one. It sounds like a real band using real instruments recorded in an organic way. On this second release, the guys stretched the spectrum, some songs heavier and some more poppy.
The album's theme is about a girl living in the ritzy outskirts of a big city, messing around with her absentee parents' rich friends, taking trips to the city on her own and living dangerously. The songs take on the perspectives of her, her middle-aged wealthy suitors, and the 'good guy' at her school who laments over her dalliances. Ultimately, it doesn't work out and she finds herself, once again, in the hands of another ne'er-do-well mid-life crisis fellow.
Recorded at the Boneyard in Duxbury, MA , Long Weekend was written, recorded, produced and engineered by brothers Adrian and Tony Perry. The boys also helped mix the album with Kevin Ennis (who also mixed "Pulling Out Just Enough To Win").
Upcoming Tour Dates:
April 30th- Fox 25 Boston Morning Show - Live TV appearance- Boston
May 1- O'Briens Boston, Massachusetts
May 8- Mercury Lounge (opening for Rose Hill Drive)- New York
May 16th- DC101 Eliot in the Morning - on air acoustic set - Washington, DC
May 16th- Hard Rock (benefits the Susan G. Komen Cancer Foundation)- Washington, DC
May 27th- Great Scott - Milkhouse Showcase – Boston
May 30th- The Khyber Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
MUSIC NEWS : Donita Sparks Summer Headline Tour Dates Confirmed
DONITA SPARKS & THE STELLAR MOMENTS HIT THE ROAD FOR HEADLINING TOUR THIS SUMMER
East Coast & Midwest Tour Begins in June at Maxwell’s in Hoboken Precipitated By Two Southern California Shows in May for L7 Front Person
LOS ANGELES, CA (April 30, 2008) – Donita Sparks (www.donitasparks.com
The tour begins June 6, 2008 at Maxwell’s in Hoboken, N.J. and is precipitated by two Southern California dates in late May. Prior to the release of Transmiticate Sparks hit the road for the first time as a solo artist with The Donnas for a national tour in 2007. Sparks and her band headed to Brazil earlier this year for her first tour of the country since L7 toured with Nirvana, and the crowds went just as wild. While this first leg of the Sparks’ tour will primarily focus on the East Coast and Midwest, a full West Coast tour in July is planned. Confirmed dates include:
05/23 @ Alex’s Bar, Long Beach CA
05/24 @ The Casbah, San Diego, CA
06/06 @ Maxwell’s, Hoboken, NJ
06/07 @ Highline Ballroom, New York, NY (w/ Mudhoney, The Cynics)
06/08 @ T.T. The Bear’s, Cambridge, MA
06/10 @ Grog Shop, Cleveland, OH
06/11 @ Magic Stick, Detroit, MI
06/13 @ Double Door, Chicago, IL
06/15 @ 31st Street Pub, Pittsburgh, PA
06/16 @ The Ottobar, Baltimore, MD
Transmiticate is filled with dance rock and dark pop gems and sees Sparks moving solidly into interesting new territories. This new direction was lauded critically in such diverse outlets as NPR’s "Fresh Air with Terry Gross" (“…about as vulnerable as The Shangril-La’s and Chrissie Hynde, which is to say, not at all.”), Outburn, Los Angeles Times, Elle, Alternative Press, MTV.com, All Music Guide, Mania TV’s “Dave Navarro’s Spread TV”, Venus and Harp.
Fan reaction to this new direction has been immediate as well. Sparks recently launched CASH Music (Coalition of Artists and Stake Holders), formed with venerable singer/songwriter Kristin Hersh (Throwing Muses). CASH Music (www.cashmusic.org
As if all this isn’t enough for the first half of 2008, Sparks continues to write weekly for the influential political blog Firedoglake (http://firedoglake.com/
