Squarepusher Announces Live EP and Kicks Off US Tour Next Week

-Listen to“303 Scopem Hard” taken from the new "KCRW Session" EP-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62bQBjs_T9o
 
In celebration of his forthcoming headline North American, UK and Japanese shows, Squarepusher has released a surprise new live EP, “KCRW Session”. This excellent live session was recorded for KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic and features 5 live reworks (some un-aired) from Squarepusher’s stellar 2012 release, Ufabulum.
 
The digital-only EP will only be available for a limited time coinciding with the run of live shows. You can get it right now exclusively at Bleep ahead of its wider digital release on the November 13th here: https://bleep.com/release/39557-squarepusher-kcrw-session
 
“The whole session was recorded in a single take with no edits and is in keeping with the way I was performing the material in the live shows at the time. I wanted to introduce more disorder and mayhem to these pieces, and to move away from the more strictly controlled sound of the album." - Squarepusher
 
Heralded for his dazzling, high-octane live shows, Squarepusher’s Ufabulum tour is an intense sensory experience of light and sound. Starting off his tour at Moog Fest he will then be joined on the road by Mount Kimbie, hitting cities on the east coast, some of which he hasn’t played in close to a decade.

Squarepusher North American Live Dates
10/26 – Moog Fest – Asheville, NC
10/27 – TLA - Philadelphia, PA*
10/29 - Fillmore  - Silver Spring, MD*
10/31 - Royale, - Boston, MA*
11/1 - Terminal 5 -  New York, NY*
11/2 - Danforth Music Hall - Toronto, ON*
11/3 - Metro - Chicago, IL*
*with Mount Kimbie
 

“KCRW Session” EP Tracklisting:

 

01. 4001 (KCRW Session)

02. Unreal Square (KCRW Session)

03. Drax 2 (KCRW Session)

04. Dark Steering (KCRW Session)

05. 303 Scopem Hard (KCRW Session)

REVOCATION North American Headline Tour Presented by Scion A/V Kicks off Tonight!

Announce New North American Dates With The Faceless and The HAARP Machine

Massachusetts metallers REVOCATION will kick off their North America headline tour presented by Scion A/V tonight October 18th in Trenton, NJ. The tour runs through November 17th in Manchester, NH.  Support on the tour will come from A Life Once Lost and KEN mode.  In conjunction with the tour, Scion A/V is released a new EP from REVOCATION earlier this month.  The EP is titled Teratogenesis and features the first recordings with the band's new bass player Brett Bamberger.   The EP is available for free download HERE. REVOCATION have also announced that they will be touring with The Faceless and The HAARP Machine this November and December.  The tour is slated to begin November 27th in Ogden, UT and will wind up December 14th in Tucson, AZ.  A complete list of all dates can be found below. Drummer Phil Dubois-Coyne commented on the upcoming tours: "Whats up RevoNation! We're very excited to kick off our US headliner with A Life Once Lost and KEN Mode, and then jump right into our winter tour with The Faceless and The HAARP Machine!  Its gonna be a ripping time, with beers, boobs, and blast beats aplenty.  So come hang out with us, and be a part of the many good times ahead. See you there!" Frontman Dave Davidson added: "Fellow metalheads! We are about to embark on our headliner starting tomorrow with A Life Once Lost and KEN Mode and we couldn't be more excited to hit the road! We'll be playing material spanning all our releases including a few choice cuts from our new EP Teratogenesis. As soon as our headliner ends we'll be heading back out with the Faceless and The HAARP Machine for further shredtastic adventures. See you fuckers soon!!!" REVOCATION w/ A Life Once Lost and KEN Mode * = No KenMode 10/18: Trenton, NJ @ The Backstage at Champs* 10/19: Quebec City, QC @ L'Union Commercial  10/20: Toronto, ON @ WreckRoom 10/21: Lansing, MI @ Mac's Bar 10/22:Chicago, IL @ Cobra Lounge 10/23: St Paul, MN @ Station-4  10/24: Winnipeg, MB @ The Zoo  10/26: Calgary, AB @ Vern's 10/27 : Edmonton, AB @ Pawn Shop  10/29: Tacoma, WA @ The Lochs 10/30: Seattle, WA @ El Corazon Lounge 10/31: Portland, OR @ Rotture 11/1: San Francisco, CA @ The Sub Mission 11/2: Fullerton, CA @ Slidebar 11/3: Tempe, AZ @ Chaser's 11/4: El Paso, TX @ House Of Rock 11/5: San Antonio, TX @ Korova 11/6: Austin, TX @ Red 7 11/8: Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade 11/9: Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall 11/10: Philadelphia, PA @ Kung-Fu Necktie 11/11: Albany, NY @ Bogie's 11/12: New York, NY @ The Studio at Webster Hall 11/13: Boston, MA @ Great Scott 11/14: Montreal, QC @ Les Foufounes Electriques 11/17: Manchester, NH @ The Paper House REVOCATION With The Faceless and The Haarp Machine 11/27: Ogden, UT @ Mojoes 11/28: Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep 11/29: Kansas City, MO @ Beaumont Club 11/30: Iowa City, IA @ Blue Moose 12/1: La Porte, IN @ Game Emporium 12/2: Toledo, OH @ Frankies 12/3: St. Catharines, ON @ Barracuda Pretty 12/4: Windsor, ON @ KOC 12/5: London, ON @ Rum Runners 12/6: Syracuse, NY @ The Lost Horizon 12/7: West Springfield, VA @ Empire 12/9: Pittsburgh, PA @ The Ironworks 12/11: Oklahoma City, OK @ Chameleon 12/12: Austin, TX @ Dirty Dog 12/14: Tucson, AZ @ The Rock

ICHABOD: Boston Psyche/Sludge Act Drop Most Expansive Album To Date

Following more than a decade of perpetually mutating and expanding their unique style of rock/metal, Boston-based ICHABOD release their most progressive album to date with Dreamscapes From Dead Space this month.

Conceived and founded in 1998, ICHABOD quickly formed an immediately diehard audience with several awesome demos before the turn of the century. Sporadic but steady live shows have constantly helped the band retain a solid fanbase, and since 2000 they’ve summoned forth four massive and ever-expanding studio full-lengths, culminating with the diversified 2012, released by Rootsucker Records in 2008.

Amidst praise of 2012 from internationally-based media outlets, vocalist Ken MacKay decided to part ways with ICHABOD. Remaining members Greg Delaria (bass), Dave Iverson (guitar), and Phil MacKay (drums) inducted longtime friend John Fadden as new throat to help them finalize their newest material, what was then penned as the band’s swansong. Fadden’s style brought on newfound inspiration for the entire unit, and the band recruited friend Jay Adam on second guitar. Instead of disbanding, ICHABOD forged an entirely new path of musical exploration.

ICHABOD’s fifth full-length, Dreamscapes From Dead Space, visits new territory for the band’s already expansive sound, melding elements of their sludge/doom metal roots with a more prog/psyche ‘70s vibe, adding a lot more rock to how they already triumphantly roll. Featuring nearly fifty minutes worth of otherworldly, free-flow, heavy-ass rock, recorded, co-produced and mixed by Glenn Smith at Amps vs. Ohms Studio in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with final mastering done by Nick and Rob at New Alliance East Mastering. The artwork bears original paintings by Mike Kent and layout but Aaron D. C. Edge.

Dreamscapes From Dead Space showcases the broad range of a proficient musical force in a renaissance era.

The digital download of Dreamscapes From Dead Space is on sale now, the album to see a proper CD release via Rootsucker Records/Black Lotus Entertainment on October 30th, 2012. Official info on even more new ICHABOD material pending release, and new gigs being booked now and through the New Year, will be announced over the months ahead.

Dreamscapes From Dead Space is streaming now via the ICHABOD Bandcamp page.

Review copies of Dreamscapes From Dead Space and interviews with ICHABOD are available worldwide right now via Earsplit.

ICHABOD Live:

11/01/2012 Ralphs Rock Diner - Worcester, MA w/ Witch Mountain, Castle, Second Grave

Dreamscapes From Dead Space Track Listing:

1. Huckleberry

2. Looking Glass

3. Baba Yaga

4. Epiphany

5. Hollow God

6. All Your Love

7. 108

8. Return of the Hag

http://ichabod2012.bandcamp.com

http://www.facebook.com/ichabod108

http://www.rootsuckerrecords.com

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rootsucker-Records/156373694496330

NZCA/LINES || "The New Face of Synthpop" - RCRD LBL || Stream "Airlock"

STREAM “AIRLOCK”

 

TO RELEASE “AIRLOCK” b/w “NOT STRONG ENOUGH”

via STRAIGHT TO THE SUN RECORDS in the US on 10/23

 

SOPHOMORE ALBUM OUT 2013

 

“Takes us a step further into the unknowns of his space-pop mind.”

– LISTEN BEFORE YOU BUY

 

“The new face of synthpop is here and it is downright handsome…The upcoming, expertly composed, tailor-made dance of “Airlock” is going straight to the top of our personal party playlists.” – RCRD LBL

 

“Another fine example of the act’s uniquely stylish pop, full of finesse and sharp twists and turns.” – THIS IS FAKE DIY

  

‘A bit beach boys, a bit R’n’B, a bit pop,a lot awesome. Debut of the year!’ - TIMEOUT

‘Ruddy marvelous!’ - NME

 

‘Beautifully lush and lyrically allusive R’n’B’ - SUNDAY TIMES

 

‘2012 needs an all singing all dancing new Prince... Enter NZCA/LINES’ - CLASH MAGAZINE

 

‘Warm, human, immediate. Perfect, dammit. Perfect’ - THE QUIETUS

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HERO JR.'S NEW DEBUT ALBUM "BACKUP PLAN" - OUT NEXT TUESDAY!

     [photo: Katie Moon]

HERO JR. TOUR DATES 

Oct 19  Café Bourbon Street, Columbus, OH w/ The Hawkeyes

Oct 20  Buzzbin, Canton, OH w/ The Delta Routine

Oct. 25 The Hideaway Saloon, Louisville, KY w/ The Delta Routine

Oct. 26 Hamilton St. Pub, Saginaw, MI

Nov. 02 Fearless Radio Unplugged Studio Session, Chicago, IL

Nov. 02  The Bird's Nest, Chicago, IL w/ The Delta Routine, The Hawkeyes, Glendenning

Nov. 03  Radio Radio, Indianapolis, IN - HERO. JR.'s "Backup Plan" CD Release Show! w/ The Delta Routine, The Hawkeyes

Nov. 04 Scarlet & Grey, Columbus, OH w/ The Delta Routine

Nov. 05 World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA w/ The Delta Routine, The Hawkeyes

Nov. 06  HeadHouse Restaurant, Philadelphia PA w/ The Delta Routine, Boy Wonder

Nov. 08 Fontana's, New York, NY w/ The Delta Routine

Nov 09 The Monkey Wrench, Louisville, KY w/ The Delta Routine

Nov. 10 Lemmons,  St. Louis, MO w/ The Delta Routine

Nov 11 High Noon Saloon, Madison, WI w/ The Lucas Cates Band

Nov 16 Czar’s 505, St. Joseph, MI w/ The Delta Routine

Nov. 29 Old Haunts, Akron, OH w/ The Hawkeyes

Nov. 30 Legendary Hobbs, Philadelphia, PA w/ The Hawkeyes, Late Ancients

Dec. 01 The Place, Indianapolis, IN w/ The Hawkeyes

Dec. 07 The Crack Fox, St. Louis, MO w/ The Lions of Gatwood

Dec. 15 Rock House, Indianapolis, IN w /Phoenix On The Fault Line, Veseria, Bullet Called Life

Jan. 05 Uncle Slayton's, Louisville, KY w/ Po' Brothers

(more dates to be announced soon)

 

Remember when rock'n'roll seemed to have it all? Passion, power, chemistry… and timeless songs that people could relate to? Hero Jr. does. And their forthcoming full-length debut Backup Plan is the perfect document to prove it.

On it, the Indy-based foursome combine soaring vocals, stinging guitars and driving rhythms and channel them into 11 indelible, hook-filled songs that help define the blur between '70s classic rock, the angst of the Alternative Nation and modern indie-rock. The band consists of brothers Evan Haughey (vocals/guitar) &Matthew Haughey (drums/vocals), along with bassist Dave DuBrava and the most recent addition to the band, guitarist Ken Rose (Marianne Faithfull).Backup Plan was produced and engineered by Paul Mahern (T-Bone Burnett, The Fray, Iggy Pop, John Mellencamp, Afghan Whigs, etc.) and Ken Rose, and was recorded at both Livingston Studios in London and Mahern's White Arc Studio in Bloomington, IN.

Some have favorably referred to Hero Jr.'s music as having a radio friendly edge to it, which is certainly true. These aren't tunes tweely plinked-out on a toy piano with a banana by today's cool kids, but rather thoughtful, intelligent and expertly performed songs that hit extremely hard - affecting the head, heart and, yes, ass in equal measure.

Hero Jr.'s Backup Plan will be released October 23rd through Desa Records in CD and Digital formats.

HERE'S WHAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SAYING ABOUT HERO JR.

"Hero Jr.’s album is a polished survey of modern rock that isn’t too quirky or too brutish to turn off mainstream listeners. Lead singer, Evan Haughey, sounds like Kings of Leon front man Caleb Followill when he’s worked up and going for broke. Hero Jr. has everything in its right place. Haughey’s guitar licks, which range from gritty to artfully restrained, sound great, and his voice is radio-ready." - David Lindquist / INDIANAPOLIS STAR

"Hero Jr. plays a solid post 90’s rock with a radio ready sound. They rock it out with a top 40 consciousness. In a music scene full of art rockers, I’m glad to see a band that’s not afraid to be likeable." - Wayne Bertsch / NUVO WEEKLY

"Hero Jr. seemed to stumble on a formula for success right out of the gate: write a strong, catchy record, promote like hell and play the biggest shows you can get your hands on." - Dan Fahrner / MUSICAL FAMILY TREE

"Straight-up, no gimmicks rock n’ roll." - INDY CONCERTS

"To say that Hero Jr.'s new single 'Naked' is three minutes of guitar heaven is a bit of an understatement, as the riffs really carry the track. Backed up by a constant heartbeat courtesy of drummer Matthew Haughey behind Evan Haughey’s Caleb Followill-esque vocals, it’s an incredibly addictive song."  - SHOW ME SOMETHING DIFFERENT: UK

 

    [photo: Katie Moon]

 

FOR MORE INFO ON HERO JR.:

http://www.herojr.net

http://www.facebook.com/herojrmusic

US/Australia's Beaten By Them release "Kinder Machines" tomorrow!

    Photo: Kyle Shepard

“Pulverizing and fascinating” – San Francisco Bay Guardian

Kinder Machines is the third full-length album from SF/NYC/Melbourne quintet Beaten by Them. Formed in San Francisco in 2005, the band has since been quietly at work, creating original and enduring experimental and cinematic “post-rock” music. Though BBT's releases have often topped US college radio charts – including New York’s taste-making WNYU – the band is very much under appreciated. That could be about to change with Kinder Machines, which is more approachable but no less compelling than previous releases.

Recorded live to analog tape on a farm in the wine-producing region of Sonoma, California, the album is an invigorating collage of acoustic instruments and multi-layered rhythms that puts melody in the forefront.

Kinder Machines kicks off with the punchy, disco-infused "Last Train to Kingston." Barely cracking three minutes, the track gleefully romps through different stylistic influences, notably highlife and bluegrass. The second track, "Jet Age," starts with a canned bossa nova beat and is soon joined by minimalist piano before rapidly evolving into a powerful number that suggests both promise and risk. "Maps not Territories" is one of the few mind-bending moments on the album – a hypnotic, acoustic guitar and synthesizer-driven track that tips its hat to German experimental bands of the 1970s. Any lingering feelings of introspection are quickly dispelled by "Salvador Divinorum," an up-tempo, latin-inspired number which sees the band in full swing, replete with dense layers of afro-latin percussion and rough-hewn vocals reminiscent of Lou Reed. "Point Reyes" is a similarly fun track, sounding like an Appalachian porch-front jam – but one where the neighbors on the other side of the tracks were invited to join in. The title track, "Kinder Machines," starts slowly with a simply strummed acoustic guitar, building into an eight-and-a-half minute epic. Trumpet, cello and piano sweep in, leading to a final breakdown, dirge-like outro recalling the Beatles’ "Hey Jude."

MP3 : Beaten By Them - "Jet Age"
MP3 : Beaten By Them - "Salvador Divinorum"

Engineered and mixed by Grammy-winning engineer Oz Fritz, best known for his work on Mule Variations and other Tom Waits albums, the album describes itself as a “High dynamic range recording: tracked, mixed and mastered entirely in analog domain.” Kinder Machines sounds huge, and is presented in a unique limited edition, individually numbered hard-cover book CD package. A must-hear album from one of modern music’s most exciting, creative and surprising genre-twisting groups.

Beaten by Them are: Andrew Harris (acoustic guitar), Chief Boima (cello, ableton live), Jeff Ardziejewski (electronic and acoustic drums), Spencer Murray (electric bass guitar, bass synthesizer), Max McCormick (piano, synthesizer, pump organ, vocals).

With: Ricky Carter (percussion) and Mike Olmos (trumpet)

“Pulverizing and fascinating” – San Francisco Bay Guardian

“Slow-building grandeur with plenty of sudden left turns” – The Onion

“Remember how you thought apocalyptic post-rock had run its course and was no longer a viable genre? Well, I remember. I also remember taking it all back after hearing this band’s ominous debut…” – Stephen Duesner, Blurt

“...fearless guitar- and cello-driven sonic experiments that are by turns moody, majestic and chaotic.” – Isthmus: Madison, WI

Artist: Beaten By Them
Album: Kinder Machines
Label: Logicpole
Release date: October 16, 2012

Track Listing:

01. Last Train To Kingston
02. Jet Age
03. Follow The Leader
04. Maps Not Territories
05. Salvador Divinorum
06. Spring Bird
07. Point Reyes
08. Kinder Machines
09. City Of Joy

The 26th Annual Bridge School Concert To Be Webcast Live On Facebook This Saturday, Oct. 20th

The 2012 BRIDGE SCHOOL CONCERTS will be held this weekend Oct 20th and 21st at The Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA, marking the 26^thanniversary of this incredible and historic series. For the past quarter of a century, the biggest and brightest names in music have been drawn to these concerts to pledge their support of The Bridge School, a non-profit, innovative organization educating children with severe speech and physical impairments through the use of augmentative and alternative communication systems and assistive technology.

The Bridge School Concert will be webcast live from the Shoreline Amphitheatre this Saturday only, Oct. 20^th and will stream in its entirety on Facebook. A donation to The Bridge School of $5 or greater is asked to gain access to the webcast. In the meantime, click here to view a trailer for the webcast.

The artists set to appear are: Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Jack White, Guns N' Roses, The Flaming Lips, Ray LaMontagne, Sarah McLachlan, Foster The People, Lucinda Williams, Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers, k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang, and Gary Clark Jr.

For this event, Facebook PMDs GraphEffect (social strategy and advertising) and HYFN (app development and execution) provided collaborative pro bono services leading to the creation and marketing of a Facebook application to stream the concert live.

This Facebook application providesa landing page forthe worldwide online community to watch and interact with one another. Together, participants both online on Facebook and at the Shoreline will create a unique shared interactive concert community experience.

The streaming of the webcast will be provided by the uStream Broadcast Network, the leader in live and interactive video streaming.

Facebook:www.bridgeschoolbenefit.org 

Twitter: *artists performing over the weekend will be tweeting from the show and sharing their Bridge weekend experience, from the performer's point of view.

Follow us on Twitter:  @bridgeconcert

This is the hashtag being used - #supportbridgeschool  

Alternate hashtag - #supportbridgeschool  #bridgeschool

Text2Give: *Thru the help of MobileCause, those watching the webcast and the audience at Shoreline will all be able to support the Bridge School in their fund raising efforts. Text bridge to 80888 and reply YES to donate $10 to the Bridge School

As previously announced, The Bridge School Benefit Concerts - 25th Anniversary Edition, offered in a 3-DVD set and a 2-CD package is available via Reprise Records.

View the trailer here.      

The 3-DVD set includes two performance discs featuring Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, Pearl Jam, David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, The Who, Tom Petty, Simon and Garfunkel,Neil Young, and much more. A documentary DVD includes "The Bridge School Story," which gives a special look into this wonderful school and the truly phenomenal services they provide children with advanced physical and communication challenges. Another documentary on the DVD,"Backstage At The Bridge School Benefit Concert," offers a bird's-eye view of the event itself, along with special features including heartfelt interviews with the students and the artists themselves.

The 2-CD package features exclusive performances from Sheryl Crow, Thom Yorke, Norah Jones,No Doubt, Willie Nelson, Jack Johnson, Dave Matthews, Sonic Youth, and more.

The Bridge School Benefit Concerts - 25th Anniversary Edition will entertain, enlighten, and inform you on how to become a member of The Bridge School family. For more about The Bridge School, visit www.bridgeschool.org 

Click here to find out more information on the release and how to donate directly to The Bridge School. Click here to order the triple DVD package. Click here to pre-order the double CD package.

The Bridge School Concerts 25th Anniversary Edition DVD:

Disc 1:

Bruce Springsteen                                 "Born In The USA"

Patti Smith                                            "People Have The Power"

Pearl Jam                                              "Better Man"

David Bowie                                          "Heroes"

Ben Harper                                            "There Will Be A Light"

Bob Dylan                                              "Girl From The North Country"

R.E.M.                                                   "Country Feedback"

Emmylou Harris & Buddy Miller                "Love Hurts"

Fleet Foxes                                            "Blue Ridge Mountains"

Devendra Banhart                                    "At The Hop"

Bonnie Raitt                                            "The Road Is My Middle Name"

Billy Idol                                                   "Rebel Yell"

Disc 2:

Brian Wilson                                            "Surfin' USA"

Gillian Welch                                           "The Way It Will Be"

The Pretenders                                         "Sense Of Purpose"

James Taylor                                             "Fire and Rain"

Simon and Garfunkel                                  "America"

Tom Petty                                                 "Shadow Of A Doubt"

Dave Matthews                                          "Too Much"

Neil Young                                                 "Crime In The City"

Tom Waits                                                 "16 Shells From A Thirty-Ought Six"

Elton John & Leon Russell                          "A Dream Come True"

Paul McCartney                                          "Get Back"

Metallica                                                     "Disposable Heroes"

The Who                                                     "Won't Get Fooled Again"

Disc 3:

Bridge School Documentaries:

* "Backstage At The Bridge School Benefit Concert"

* "The Bridge School Story"

* Special Feature - Student/Artist Interviews

The Bridge School Concerts 25th Anniversary Edition CD

CD 1:

Bruce Springsteen                                 "Born In The USA"

Dave Matthews                                      "Too Much"

No Doubt                                               "Magic's In The Makeup"

Jack Johnson                                          "Gone"

Fleet Foxes                                             "Blue Ridge Mountains"

Neil Young & Crazy Horse                        "Love And Only Love"

Sonic Youth                                             "Rain On Tin"

Pearl Jam                                                "Better Man"

Gillian Welch                                           "The Way It Will Be"

R.E.M. & Neil Young                                 "Country Feedback"

Willie Nelson                                            "The Great Divide"

Nils Lofgren                                             "Cry Just A Little"

CD 2:

Sarah McLachlan                                 "Elsewhere"

Paul McCartney                                   "Get Back"

Elton John & Leon Russell                    "A Dream Come True"

Band Of Horses                                   "Marry Song"

Metallica                                              "Disposable Heroes"

Thom Yorke                                         "After The Gold Rush"

Sheryl Crow                                          "The Difficult Kind"

Tony Bennett                                        "Maybe This Time"

CSNY                                                  "Déjà Vu"

Norah Jones                                         "Jesus, Etc"

Jonathan Richman                                "I Was Dancing In The Lesbian Bar"

Brian Wilson                                        "Surfin' USA"

The Who                                              "Won't Get Fooled Again"

About HYFN

HYFN is a digital agency specializing in custom social, mobile and web application development for the world's largest brands including Nike, Coke and Disney.  HYFN8 is the agency's proprietary social media management solution that helps brands manage their global campaigns with ease and speed. The agency is part of Facebook Preferred Marketing Developer Program and is one of the nation's fastest growing private companies on the 2012 Inc. 5000. HYFN has offices in Hermosa Beach and New York City. For more information, visit www.hyfn.com and www.hyfn8.com 

About GraphEffect

GraphEffect is the world's leading technology and services company for

social advertising, and a Facebook certified Strategic Preferred

Marketing Developer. With clients including American Express, Toyota,

and 1-800-FLOWERS, the company is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA,

and also has offices in New York, Chicago, and Silicon Valley.

About Ustream

Ustream is the leader in live and interactive video streaming. Our interactive platform connects broadcasters and viewers through technology that includes co-hosting video features, IRC chat, Facebook, and Twitter. Ustream's free and premium solutions allow all broadcasters to create customizable channels with social and notification features to enhance visibility and virility across platforms. In addition to embedding these features on external websites, users can broadcast and view content while interacting directly from mobile phones, tablets, streaming players, smart TVs, and more. We have millions of broadcasters ranging from musicians, celebrities, politicians, and athletes to corporate executives, animal enthusiasts, and gamers.  The Ustream platform has more than 4 days worth of video broadcast every minute, and is the current Guinness Book of World Records title holder.  For more information, visit www.ustream.com and follow Ustream's socials: Twitter (@Ustream); Facebook (facebook.com/Ustream).

  

www.bridgeschool.org 

www.neilyoung.com 

Jett Brando Announces New Album "Embargo" LP + "Flotilla" EP Out October 30th on Thornhill Records

"Disarray: Outtakes from The Movement Toward You Sessions -1998" Out November 27th


Additional B-Sides + Album Outtakes Due Later This Year!

From the mind and mouth of Jett Brando, we bring you Embargo – a collection of songs with more hooks than a slaughterhouse full of pirates. An alumnus of ‘90s shoegaze outfit, All Natural Lemon & Lime Flavors, Jeremy Winter rebranded himself a contemporary crooner who marches to the beat of his own sampler. Taking “Jett” from James Dean’s last film role and “Brando” from the great Marlon, Winter forged a moniker that pays homage to Hollywood’s Golden Age.

Originally slated for a 2004 release on Eyeball Records, most of the tracks on Embargo have leaked out on various platforms in so many dribs and drabs over the years. It is no exaggeration to state that this album was created before, during, and mostly after The Movement Toward You (Gern Blandsten – 2000) andJagged Junktion (Go Kart – 2002). Some of these songs have origins going back to the mid-‘90s, some having been recorded various times over the years. Whether or not his stylings bring to mind a lost member of the Rat Pack waking up in London in the early ‘90s, his songwriting owes as much to Cole Porter and Henri Mancini as Kevin Shields.

During the making of Embargo, Winter worked a number of different jobs: office temp, substitute teacher, barista, caterer, bar tender, private tutor, and actual teacher. He moved out of his parent’s house, only to experience his apartment burning down three months later. His old band broke up and he struck out on his own, with a little help from his friends. He went through four or five incarnations of the JB line up and tried on a few different approaches to production. It was the test of times, it was the cursed of times. But all of these things – triumphs and trials alike – are worn proudly on the chest of Embargo’s vest.

Although Winter’s voice, melodies, and songwriting form the centerpiece, the album’s overall style is the result of further collaborations with hip hop group dälek and producer/engineer Jesse Cannon (The Misfits, The Cure, The Menzingers). Because Winter’s songs are very eclectic to begin with, ranging from Venture’s-inspired surf riffs to grandiose balladeering, this combination makes for quite a trip. While this trip may very well make many carsick, they’ll still enjoy being jostled around by its plethora of hooks.

In 2012, Winter will release Embargo as the debut of his own digital-only Thornhill Records imprint. True to tradition, Winter pays homage to 1950s Hollywood by naming his label after the protagonist of Hitchcock classic, North by Northwest – Roger O. Thornhill, played by Cary Grant. So, when we look at the ingredients we have something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blown out and distorted. Embargo is a must listen for anyone moved by great songwriting. It has the potential to appeal as much to fans of Pavement as their grandparents who still cling to their Sinatra records. Somehow Winter has found a way to tap into both worlds and keep his feet planted evenly.

Embargo will be available on October 30th 2012 through jettbrando.bandcamp.com, where fans can name their own price, and shortly thereafter through other outlets (iTunes, etc.) and on Winter’s own digital-only Thornhill Records imprint.

Flotilla will also be available as a bonus companion to Embargo on October 30th, 2012 through jettbrando.bandcamp.com and on Winter’s own digital-onlyThornhill Records imprint. As of right now, the EP will only be available to fans who pay a minimum of $7 for Embargo which means that those fans will get a total of 22 songs between the two releases. The lower-fi bastard child of Embargo is complete with vinyl pops, 4-track static, monophonic synths from the ‘70s, and two interesting takes on odd choices of cover tunes: “Slow” by My Bloody Valentine, and “Rebel Girl” by Bikini Kill.

* Coming December 25th, 2012: "Not Plugged-In" (free w/ Embargo, Flotilla, & Disarray: Outtakes from The Movement Toward You Sessions – 1998 for $9) = 48 songs total

"Embargo" Track Listing:
1) Blue Skies Falling
2) Rule Your World
3) Gazing
4) Toboggan
5) Displacing Disarray
6) Heavy Rotation
7) Keep it to Yourself
8) Clear
9) Yellow
10) Impossible to Know
11) Amberglow
12) Laughing
13) Make Me Want to Dance
14) Love is the Ultimate Trip
15) Last We Were Seen
16) Smile Pretty

"Flotilla" Track Listing:
1. My New Machine
2. Slow – (My Bloody Valentine cover)
3. Rebel Girl – (Bikini Kill cover)
4. Systems Fail (acoustic/floating version)
5. The Skies and Sea
6. Clear Reprise

PERSONNEL:

Jett Brando (ex-All Natural Lemon & Lime Flavors; appears on From Filthy Tongue of Gods and Griots by dälek) - Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Melodica, Whistling, Found Sound, Drum Machine, Percussion

Jesse Cannon (Cannon Found Soundation; Producer/Engineer for The Misfits, The Cure, The Menzingers) - Recording, Programming, Production, Final Mixes & Mastering on all tracks

Alap Momin (dälek, Sweetwood Sound Recording, Deadverse, etc.) - Recording, Programming, and co-production on tracks 1, 2, 5, 8, 14, & 15; Additional Drums on tracks 3 &15

Will Brooks (dälek, Mayan Ruins, Deadverse, etc.) - Recording, Programming, and Production on Tracks 1, 3, and 6: Backing Vocals on Track 6; Co-wrote Tracks 1, 2, 3, and 6; Vocal recording on Track 16

Pete Murphy (producer, manager, and cover artist for All Natural Lemon & Lime Flavors; Producer of first JB 4-track demos in mid-‘90s; Live JB bassist 1996-present) - Bass on tracks 2, 4, 7, 11 & 16; 4-track Recording on track 9

Brian Doherty (Drummer for All Natural Lemon & Lime Flavors; appears on Jagged Junktion EP; Live drummer for JB 2000-2009 to present) - Drums on tracks 5

Steven Doherty (Songwriter, Guitarist, Vocalist, and Keyboard player for All Natural Lemon & Lime Flavors; JB drummer from 1996-2000) - Drum Machine, Violin, Percussion, & 4-track Recording on track 8

Dave Leto (Drummer for Rye Coalition; appears on Jagged Junktion EP) - Drums on tracks 4, 11, & 13

Justin Fullam (Guitarist from Killed by the Bull & Judas Factor; Live JB guitarist in 2004) - Guitar on tracks 2, 7, 10, & 16

Bill McVeigh (Drummer from Killed by the Bull & Judas Factor; Live JB drummer in 2004) - Drums on tracks 2, 5, 7, 10, & 16

www.jettbrano.bandcamp.com

Sharks Reveal Video For "Luck"

UK band Sharks today revealed a new music video for "Luck" from their debut  full length album, No Gods, which was released last March via Rise Records. The video was shot in Northampton and directed by Ryan Macktfall.

 

Said the band's James Mattock, "The video for Luck was shot in Northampton at my friend's art studio where I currently reside with my fiancée. It's an old victorian factory building, and with all the space and the taxidermy on the walls, it just made for an irresistible location to shoot a video. It also ties in with Sharks' history as Aasen Stephenson (deathhouse), who works here, did a lot of artwork for our records in the past. The concept for the video is the most simple and direct idea we've had, but the actual process of filming was extremely difficult. The studio is above a funeral home, and since we filmed through the hours of midnight to 4am, within the first or second take the police were banging down the door and were having shut the whole thing down. Subsequently, Sam had to play the drums without practically making any noise, and with having to mime along to the track and everything, he did a good job. The projections on the walls are just a couple of movies I love including 'The Man Who Laughs' and a personal favourite, 'The Penalty'. Neither of which bared any particular relevance to the song. The video was made by our good buddy, Ryan Mackfall."

Born in 2007, Sharks is James Mattock (vocals), Andrew J. Bayliss (guitar), Sam Lister (drums), and Carl Murrihy (bass).  They released their first independent EP, Shallow Waters, in 2008 and drummed up a serious buzz while playing with the likes of Gallows, The Wedding Present, and Babyshambles. Barely old enough to drive, the group garnered critical acclaim from tastemakers such as KERRANG!, The Guardian, and NME for 2010's Show of Hands EP and incendiary performances supporting The Gaslight Anthem in the UK.  In April 2011, they released The Joys of Living 2008-2010, a 14 song collection of previously released tracks and two band new ones that garnered them instant acclaim.  Zane Lowe praised the collection as "the sound of a band reaching that moment when they are absolutely ready," while Kerrang called them "one of the best bands around." 

Sharks have upcoming live dates in the UK and Australia. For a full list of dates, click HERE. 

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