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BUKE AND GASS SHARE “YOUR FACE LEFT BEFORE YOU” & PLAY WNYC’S SOUNDCHECK TODAY, AUGUST 25th.

NEW ALBUM, RIPOSTE, OUT SEPTEMBER 14th ON BRASSLAND. NORTH AMERICAN TOUR KICKS OFF SEPTEMBER 7th!

Brooklyn’s Buke and Gass are gearing up for an exciting tour with Danes Efterklang, but not before they pop into WNYC studios to perform on Soundcheck. They’re also releasing the track “Your Face Left Before You” off their upcoming debut full-length, Riposte, out Sept. 14th on Brassland. Already eliciting head-scratching/bobbing with their unorthodox instrumentation and sound, “Your Face Left Before You” will undoubtedly continue this trend with its gleeful and unabashed abuse of time signature, structure, and pulse.

Listen to/Download “Your Face Left Before You” here

Be sure to catch Buke and Gass performing live on Soundcheck, TODAY, August 25th at 2:00 PM EST. Stream Soundcheck here

And don’t forget to catch Buke & Gass on tour with Efterklang, which kicks off September 7th!

BUKE AND GASS TOUR DATES:
Tuesday, Sept. 7 – Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa
Wednesday, Sept. 8 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
Thursday, Sept. 9 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern
Friday, Sept. 10 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
Saturday, Sept. 11 – Minneapolis, MN @ Walker Arts
Monday, Sept. 13 – Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive
Tuesday, Sept. 14 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
Friday, Sept. 17 – Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
Saturday, Sept. 18 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
Monday, Sept. 20 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
Tuesday, Sept. 21 – Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
Friday, Sept. 24 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk
Saturday, Sept. 25 – Frisco, TX @ Lochrann’s Irish Pub (Oysterfest!)
Sunday, Sept. 26 – Memphis, TN @ Hi Tone
Monday, Sept. 27 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
Wednesday, Sept. 29 – Washington, DC @ DC9
Thursday, Sept. 30 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
Friday, Oct. 1 – New York, NY @ Santo’s Party House
Saturday, Oct. 2 – Montreal, QC @ Pop Montreal Festival

EARLY PRAISE FOR BUKE AND GASS:
“Dig deeper into their infectious, uniquely real-time-looping sound via ‘Your Face Left Before You,’ another keeper from their Cruel Summer-sampled Brassland debut.” – Brandon Stosuy, Stereogum

“Buke and Gass, a quirky indie-rock duo . . . [merged] homespun tools and technological savvy.” — Steve Smith, The New York Times

“So named for its self-built hybrid instruments, the guy-girl duo makes a jagged yet infectious racket” – Hank Shteamer, Time Out New York

“Brooklyn duo Buke & Gass play homemade Frankenstein instruments that make beautiful and wild sproinging sounds . . . But their Brassland Records debut, Riposte (due Sept 14) isn’t some steampunk novelty–it’s a unique, euphoric, distorto-f**ked rock banger, a jarring, Geraldine Fibbers-style alt-chug given a fancy new lilt by erratic prog and African circular rhythms.” – Christopher Weingarten, VillageVoice.com

STEEL TRAIN TO JOIN “YO GABBA GABBA LIVE!” TOUR

BAND CONFIRMS NORTH AMERICAN TOUR WITH FUN.

APPEARING ON WRXP MORNING SHOW
WITH MATT PINFIELD

PERFORMING AT WRXP ANYTHING ANYTHING SHOWCASE
IN NYC ON AUGUST 26TH

New Jersey rock band Steel Train is excited to announce that they will share the stage with the cast of beloved kid’s show Yo Gabba Gabba! on the “Yo Gabba Gabba Live!” tour. Among the other “Super Music Friends” guests on the tour are Mates of State, Amanda Palmer, Kid Koala, OK Go and many others. Steel Train joins an illustrious list of the show’s past musical guests that includes Weezer, The Shins, MGMT, The Roots, Chromeo and The Ting Tings. Dates with Yo Gabba Gabba! below.

The band has a busy autumn of touring ahead of them. After the Yo Gabba Gabba Live! dates and a handful of one-offs, Steel Train will bring their celebrated live show to audiences across the country when hit the road with fun. for an ambitious North American tour kicking off September 29th. Full tour dates below.

Listeners in the New York area can tune in to WRXP on Thursday, August 26th to hear Steel Train perform live on air on Matt Pinfield’s morning rock show. The band will perform an intimate set at the Bowery Electric that night, as special guests at WRXP’s Anything Anything showcase. In addition, fans can pick up a copy of Steel Train for only $3.99 at Amazon.com all day Thursday, when it is featured as the website’s Daily Deal.

Steel Train has had a jam-packed year, including the arrival of their self-titled album this past June. The band completed a massive US tour with Tegan & Sara, appeared at the Coachella and Bamboozle festivals, performed on The Late Show with David Letterman and headlined a highly successful tour of their own. Along with Steel Train, the band simultaneously released a digital companion album featuring each of the new record’s twelve tracks reinterpreted, re-imagined and remixed by a star-studded cast of some of contemporary music’s most heralded female artists. Entitled Terrible Thrills Vol. 1, the companion disc includes covers by Scarlett Johansson, Tegan & Sara, Amanda Palmer, Dirty Projectors’ Angel Deradoorian, Holly Miranda and others.

Known for their high-octane, unhinged live performances, Steel Train has been praised by Esquire, SPIN, Rolling Stone, Relix, Alternative Press, USA Today and others for their versatile, anthemic and infectious brand of rock and roll that’s garnered comparisons to Arcade Fire, The Hold Steady and Bruce Springsteen.

Listen to Tegan & Sara’s cover of “Turnpike Ghost” here

Check out the band’s triumphant performance of “Bullet” on The Late Show with David Letterman:

Scarlett Johansson’s cover of “Bullet”

Steel Train Tour Dates:

August 26 Bowery Electric New York, NY
August 27 Bethel Woods Center for the Arts Bethel, NY^
August 28 Jiffy Lube Live Bristow, VA^
August 29 Mann Center Philadlephia, PA^
August 31 Meadowbrook US Cellular Pavilion Gilford, NH^
September 2 Times Union Center Albany, NY^
September 3 Artpark Lewiston, NY^
September 15 Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater, FL
September 16 House of Blues Lake Buena Vista, FL
September 17 Park Ave CD Orlando, FL (in-store)
September 18 St. Augustine Ampitheatre St. Augustine, FL
September 20 House of Blues New Orleans, LA
September 29 Higher Ground Burlington, VT*
September 30 The Bell House Brooklyn, NY* (free show)
October 1 World Café Live Philadelphia, PA*
October 2 Mr. Small’s Theatre Pittsburgh, PA*
October 3 Grog Shop Cleveland, OH*
October 5 The Basement Columbus, OH*
October 6 Brick Street Oxford, OH*
October 7 The Intersection Grand Rapids, MI*
October 8 The Firebird St. Louis, MO*
October 9 House of Blues Chicago, IL*
October 10 Varsity Theatre Minneapolis, MN*
October 12 People’s Court Des Moines, IA*
October 13 Blue Moose Iowa City, IA*
October 14 The Bottleneck Lawrence, KS*
October 15 Fox Theatre Boulder, CO*
October 16 Club Sound Salt Lake City, UT*
October 21 Media Club Vancouver, BC*
October 22 El Corazon Seattle, WA*
October 23 Hawthorne Theatre Portland, OR*
October 26 Starline Fresno, CA*
October 27 Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA*
October 28 Music Box @ Henry Fonda Los Angeles, CA*
October 30 The Nile Mesa, AZ*
November 2 The Cambridge Room @ HOB Dallas, TX*
November 4 Stubb’s Austin, TX*
November 5 Bronze Peacock @ HOB Houston, TX*
November 27 Webster Hall New York, NY*
November 29 La Sala Rosa Montreal QC*
November 30 The Mod Club Toronto, ON*
December 2 9:30 Club Washington, DC*
December 3 Royale Night Club Boston, MA*
December 4 Water Street Music Hall Rochester, NY*
December 7 The Orpheum Tampa, FL*
December 8 Culture Club Ft. Lauderdale, FL*
December 9 The Social Orlando, FL*
December 11 The Loft Atlanta, GA*
December 13 Paramount Arts Center Ashland, KY*

^ with Yo Gabba Gabba Live!
* with fun.

Become a Complete Musical Production Powerhouse with JamParty: Be The Music, Available Now for Digital Download on PC

Completely customize your entire audio journey with this unique, interactive experience

Zivix LLC, a developer leveraging innovative technology through peripherals, real musical instruments and software, announced today that JamParty: Be The Music is available now exclusively on digital download platforms for Windows-based PCs. JamParty: Be The Music can be found throughout the Real Networks / Trymedia Worldwide Network which has an affiliate list of over 300 leading digital gaming portals, as well as at the JamParty website (www.jamparty.com).

Powered by Gamebryo LightSpeed, JamParty: Be The Music enables burgeoning musicians to become instant producers, mix-masters, and lead guitarists. Players can transition their mastery of traditional rhythm-based music games into actual player-controlled live music creation using JamParty’s gigantic library of chords, beats, vocals, and soundscapes. Users can create and play songs, then share their music with other players as MP3s or upload to listening devices and social networks. JamParty: Be The Music is designed for use with the upcoming Peavey HeroMaker guitar, and is also compatible with existing USB supported Rock Band® and Guitar Hero® guitar controllers.

“JamParty: Be The Music allows you to experience music like never before by either showing off live for friends at a party or by producing your own songs,” said Chad Koehler, VP of business development and operations, Zivix LLC. “It’s the next generation of music based gaming with the ability to create unique, one-of-a-kind songs using a variety of control schemes; the standard mouse and keyboard configuration, or you can grab one of the plastic USB guitars gathering dust in your closet, plug in and jam! The musical possibilities are literally endless in JamParty, and it’s exciting for us as a studio to launch the software and be able to tap into the creativity of everyone who’s always wanted to be able to create their own music.”

Features of JamParty: Be The Music Include:
• Over 25 musical “Jams”
• Six interactive venues that respond and react to the music
• Remix top genres from Rock, Pop, Techno and Hip Hop, as well as unique Soundscapes that go far beyond the genres typically found in music games
• Game modes: Live party play, timed performance, replay, remix and share.
• Record and save your performances, or save as MP3s to play later and share with the world
• Additional downloadable “Jams” are available at www.jamparty.com to fulfill that favorite genre

STARFUCKER SIGNS TO POLYVINYL, PLANS TOUR WITH THE OCTOPUS PROJECT AND RELEASES “JULIUS” SINGLE

Download First Single “Julius” Here

Portland, OR-based quartet Starfucker is excited to announce they have signed to Polyvinyl Record Co. Having found a new label to call home, the band will head out on a fall tour with Austin-based band The Octopus Project. The band will also release an alternate single version of their track “Julius” (mp3 download here, available for posting) with the B-side “Helium Muffin” as a first single on Polyvinyl (7″ out Oct 12 – first 500 limited edition blue vinyl. Digital out Sept 14th.), which will be off their upcoming full-length, planned for an early 2011 release. Pre-order for the single is available here.

A darker and more groove oriented track than anything the band has recorded to date, “Julius” was initially recorded in Hodges’ bedroom before the band entered the Odditorium (the studio established by The Dandy Warhols) to add flourishes and finishing touches with producer Jacob Portrait (Mint Chicks, The Dandy Warhols).

Led by principal songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Joshua Hodges, the band has received almost as much attention for its immensely accessible dance hooks than for its not-always-accessible moniker. As Hodges admits, “I like, and have always liked, the idea of seeing what we could do with a stupid name like Starfucker.”

Yet, despite selling out shows from coast to coast behind its critically acclaimed self-titled debut album and follow-up EP Jupiter, the members of Starfucker were constantly being told that their name was holding them back from bigger and better things. And so, at the insistence of those around them, the group invited fans to send in suggestions for a new name before finally settling on Pyramiddd. The change was short-lived.

Explains bassist Shawn Glassford, “That was definitely the low point for the band, but we wised up and took the power back. We’re doing things our way again without anyone trying to pull our strings.”

At this point, it certainly feels like nothing can hold Starfucker back — least of all its name.

Starfucker Tour Dates:
Sept. 23rd – Neurolux – Boise, ID
Sept. 24th – Kilby Court – Salt Lake City, UT
Sept. 24th – Urban Lounge – Salt Lake City, UT
Sept. 25th – Hi Dive – Denver, CO
Sept. 27th – Record Bar – Kansas City, MO
Sept. 29th – Juanita’s Cantina Ballroom – Little Rock, AK #
Sept. 30th – The Collective – Shreveport, LA #
Oct. 1st – Bottletree Cafe – Birmingham, AL #
Oct. 2nd – Drunken Unicorn – Atlanta, GA #
Oct. 5th – Local 506 – Chapel Hill, NC #
Oct. 6th – DC9 – Washington DC #
Oct. 7th – Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA #
Oct. 8th – Music Hall of Williamsburg – Brooklyn, NY #
Oct. 9th – Cafe Nine – New Haven, CT #
Oct. 10th – TT The Bears – Cambridge, MA #
Oct. 11th – Casa Del Popolo – Montreal, Canada #
Oct. 12th – Wrongbar – Toronto, Canada #
Oct. 13th – Garfield Artworks – Pittsburgh, PA #
Oct. 14th – Grog Shop – Cleveland Heights, OH #
Oct. 15th – Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL #
Oct. 16th – Triple Rock Social Club – Minneapolis, MN #
Oct. 19th – Neumos – Seattle, WA #
Oct. 20th – Roseland – Portland, OR #
Oct. 22nd – Great American Music Hall – San Francisco, CA #
Oct. 23rd – Echoplex – Los Angeles, CA #
Oct. 24th – Casbah – San Diego, CA #
Oct. 25th – Plush – Tucson, AZ #
# – w/ the Octopus Project

Interview conducted by Hugo Lunny, photographed by Natasha Davidson

Having found huge success with their last album, P-Thugg and Dave 1, otherwise known as Chromeo are back to Business as Casual. The duo have been touring and furthering their next album’s buzz off of the strength of the hit singles “Night By Night” and “Don’t Turn The Lights On.” Their internet buzz is quite powerful at the moment as most streaming sites feature the songs.

MVRemix: What made you decide to record the majority of “Business Casual” in Brooklyn, New York as opposed to in Montreal?

P-Thugg: We actually started [recording] in Montreal. All the demos and pre-production was completed in Montreal, then probably the second half in New York just for logistics because Dave is going to school over there. He’s taking a couple things, so we could actually be in the same city.

Dave 1: Everyday.

P-Thugg: So that we could physically go to the same studio everyday and work. There’s a good part of the work that we can do from a distance but there comes a point where we have to get together and record stuff.

MVRemix: How long did it take you to record “Business Casual” as a whole record?

Dave 1: It’s tough to quantify because I mean we were writing demos all the time, we were writing songs all the time. There’s little demos that were like three years old, two years old… But in terms of gathering all the ideas and recording all of it, I would say a good year/year and a half.

P-Thugg: On and off.

Dave 1: On and off, yeah.

MVRemix: What inspired the title?

Dave 1: [smirking] I made a reservation at a bit of a “dubious” restaurant. It was a tacky spot, I was embarrassed. And on the answering machine it said. “Dress code is business casual.” I thought it just had an 80′s resonance to it, you know? A yuppie meets Don Johnson, meets Huey Lewis thing. I told P[Thugg] that could be a funny title for the album and we liked it, but we thought it might have been too jokey. Then it just stayed in the back burner. We couldn’t think of a better title, and at one point my brother (DJ A-Trak) shot me a text saying, “You know what? I think you should keep Business Casual” and so we kept it. I’m really happy actually we’ve gotten great feedback.

MVRemix: From the recording process, how many songs would you say you recorded in total, and how many did you throw away?

Dave 1: None.

MVRemix: Not necessarily threw away, but how many were recorded for it that didn’t make it?

Dave 1: None.

P-Thugg: The selection process is pretty intense. So if we choose a song we know right away from a demo if we sing to each other, we know if it’s gonna turn into something or not.

Dave 1: There’s dozens and dozens of demos.

P-Thugg: There’s a lot of demos and a lot of ideas.

Dave 1: But in terms of what we choose to make an actual song out of, like what P [Thugg] said, when we’re going down that road, there’s no turning back. It’s gonna make it on the album.

MVRemix: Now I know there’s a French ballad on the album, will you be doing more music in French or was it that your main crowd is English and so you record the occasional French song?

Dave 1: We’ll do stuff in French if there’s more ideas in French. We don’t have anything against it, but we’ve never had a good French song idea. Now [with] that song it was fairly convincing, and it was fun to do so if there’s more, we’ll do more.

MVRemix: What would you say is the biggest misconception people have of Chromeo?

P-Thugg: [pondering] Well there was in the past this misconception that we were not serious and that we were ironic with music.

Dave 1: Definitely the irony part.

P-Thugg: I think that’s fading out with longevity with us keeping doing what we’re doing it’s running out. Other misconceptions… That we…

Dave 1: [interupting] That it’s me dancing in the “Night By Night” video. That’s the biggest misconception.

MVRemix: Yeah, I’d read that it was a stunt double…

Dave 1: Yeah, sadly yes. Ladies, I’m sorry. I have other talents; I make a mean scrambled egg.

MVRemix Camera Woman: Make a mean omelette.

Dave 1: She fell for it.

MVRemix Camera Woman:No? Not really. Not a good cook?

Dave 1: Me? Lousy, but my scrambled eggs are great. It’s a start.

MVRemix Camera Woman: That’s great, at least you can do that.

Dave 1: See, easy.

Chromeo Interview Continued

Interview conducted by Hugo Lunny, photographed by Natasha Davidson

MVRemix: So with regards to the situation with Chromeo on the internet, I don’t know if you’re familiar with the new Canadian laws that have been passed with huge fines being introduced. So if you have any illegal copy you can be penalized, where do you stand because your music is so widespread?

Dave 1: I don’t care if they bootleg our music. Let them get it as long as they like it, we really don’t care. It’s so obsolete to think in those terms. The reality is, you’ve got to let the technology dictate how you market and consume music instead of having this repressive or oppressive approach where you’re like, “You can’t do this, because… no!” First of all downloading music is on it’s way out, it’s only gonna be streaming music. You’ve heard of Spotify? (A cloud server for music) Record companies are trying to block Spotify in North America. I’m sure that’s gonna end up happening or something that’s equivalent to it. Then you don’t even have music on your computer, it’s all up in a cloud somewhere. You can listen to anything you want at any time. So I think the businesses just have to adapt to what consumers are doing. So personally we don’t care.

P-Thugg: Quite frankly at a certain level it benefits the bands more than harming them.

Dave 1: I’ll say this, if our album leaks before street date, we’ll be really upset. That’s gonna suck because that just sabotages the momentum that we’re trying to build to get excitement around one event and awareness around one event. If the record leaks then it just ruins everything. So that’d be really upsetting, but after the album’s out if some people wanna buy it, then you buy the record. If it “fell off a truck” and landed into your hard drive, come see us at a show. Buy a t-shirt…

P-Thugg: Half of the bands that blew up today it’s because people had access to their music.

Dave 1: But again, paradoxically, if it happens before the actual release date it would suck. It’s not exactly about losing sales, it’s about losing this momentum that we’ve been building for months.

MVRemix: A la “Fight Club,” “If you could fight any celebrity, who would you fight?”

Dave 1: [smirking] Oh that’s mean.

MVRemix: As a joke… who annoys you in the media?

Dave 1: Stephen Harper, that’s it.

MVRemix: Would you win?

Dave 1: Who knows? He’d probably show up with the rifle he borrowed from Sarah Palin.

P-Thugg: I’m backing Dave up.

Dave 1: Fight the power! Literally, right?

MVRemix: I know that you’ve been saying Business Casual is quite like “Mamma’s Boy” in terms of the sound.

Dave 1: Yeah, but it’s also like “Night By Night,” there’s a lot of fun in there too.

MVRemix: The question around that was you know that MGMT had a very different follow up to their last album.

Dave 1: I actually really like their new album by the way. I really liked it.

MVRemix: Same here, but a lot of people were so so on it…

Dave 1: We didn’t do that. That was actually… We’re not gonna do that. I mean you heard “Night By Night”? Did you hear “Don’t Turn The Lights On”?

MVRemix: Oh yeah.

Dave 1: It’s not that different… It’s a little smoother and more textured..

P-Thugg: There’s no change, it’s just we concentrated on a couple of different branches from Fancy Footwork and it’s conceptual.

Dave 1: We’re not losing anyone. I really respect what MGMT did because it’s bold and I think with their status they can afford to do that. It’s a bold gesture and actually the new album is dope, I really like it. But with us, in a way, we were a little bit more conservative that we just tried to find the middle ground between giving our audience something new and also something that they expect from the brand that we’ve built.

P-Thugg: And also feel that we’re not stagnated. That we’re actually have a bit of an evolution in music.

Dave 1: That’s important.

MVRemix: There’s something that has become expected in live shows. With regards to the encore, rarely have I seen a point where it’s not planned.

Dave 1: The Strokes don’t do an encore.

MVRemix: Really?

Dave 1: Traditionally they never did an encore.

MVRemix: I’d like to see them. But regardless of the crowd’s reception, there’s always an encore…

Dave 1: And we’re suckers for that too. I mean we have a whole stage where we’re like, [sarcastically] “We’re walking out now!” “Oh my god, they’re singing the Chromeo chant,” “Here we are, we’re back!” To be honest with you, I don’t see encores as a real gauge of how the concert is going. I like encores because bands use encores to perform another type of song. I mean, look at for instance The XX. I’m sure you’ve seen them, they do that wonderful cover of Womack & Womack “Teardrops” as an encore song. Vampire Weekend did Fleetwood Mac “Everywhere” as an encore song. I like the encore because it just switches the mood of the show. So what we do in our encore is… It’s bogus, but whatever… Is we actually have our ballad segment because the energy from the show is down, we’ve gotten Fancy Footwork out of the way, Bonafied [Lovin']‘s out of the way. So we come out, P [Thugg] does “Mamma’s Boy,” and it just becomes another atmosphere, another ambience. It’s more of a sing along slow jam hour. So we do that, sometimes we do an Eagles cover. We do “100%” which is a nice, feel good song. We use it more as a platform to switch up the mood of the show.

MVRemix: Speaking of your show, you’ve been touring a lot over the past couple of years. Are there any songs that you’d like to say, “Well I like this a lot, but maybe I could leave this song for a year.”

Dave 1: Yeah.

P-Thugg: Yeah. We just did that on this tour.

Dave 1: But I think we should change it, I don’t know.

P-Thugg: It’s a constant battle, because some cities love “this” song and you’re like “It’s in the set forever” and you wanna change the set, then you’re like “Actually most of the cities don’t really care much.”

Dave 1: It’s also the pacing, you’ve got to go one known song, one lesser favourite… It’s kind of like manipulating people’s emotions but you never really know how it’s gonna work. It’s very speculative as well.

MVRemix: Any last words for your fans?

Dave 1: Don’t turn the lights on.

The Thermals – I Don’t Believe You video

Mogwai’s Concert Film “Burning” & Live Album Special Moves out Today!

Plus New Video Clip & Updated Public Screening Dates

“Mogwai’s first live package– a concert recording and DVD companion, Burning, with a different tracklist– finds them in typically outstanding form”
- Pitchfork, 8.2

“It’s a tour de force of a band at the peak of their formidable powers…”
- Under the Radar Magazine

“…the film is a visceral, erratic, Norman Mclaren-esque experience in black and white.”
– Nylon Guys

“…one hell of a concert film.”
– SF Weekly

“…the black-and-white footage does the talking without standard theatrics…there’s atmospheric beauty in the close-ups of hands shredding at guitar strings onstage and applauding in the crowd.”
- Spin Magazine

“Like most of Mogwai’s music—free of the standard verse-chorus-verse song structure—Burningis devoid of a sense of time. And with its unique focus, the film invites us to bask in the bands music from a ground-level, audience POV.”
– PASTE

www.mogwaispecialmoves.com

www.mogwai.co.uk

Mogwai fans, the wait is over! The Scottish band, known for their unparalleled live shows, are releasing today their long-awaited live album Special Moves and concert film “Burning.” Directed by Vincent Moon and Nathanael Le Scouarnec (REM: Supernatural Superserious; La Blogotheque’s Take-Away Shows), and shot at their sold-out three night residency at Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg in April 2009, this captivating film and sonically intense live album are as close as one could ever hope to experiencing a real Mogwai gig.

North American Public Screening Dates
Aug 24 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg?
Aug 24 – Vancouver, BC @Pacific Cinematheque?
Aug 25 – Seattle, WA @ JBL Theater?
August 26 – Cambridge, MA @ Brattle Theatre?
Aug 26 – Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall?
Aug 28 – Long Beach, CA @ Art Theatre of Long Beach
Aug 29 – Chicago, IL @ Smart Bar
Sept 2 – Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot?
Sept 4 – San Francisco @ Roxie Theater?
Sept 10- Portland, OR @ Bagdad Theater?
Sept 12 – Los Angeles @ Echoplex?
Sept 14 – Toronto, ON @ The Drake Underground (2 showings)?
Sept 23 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
Oct 3 – Montreal, QC @ Ukrainian Federtation

Tracklists:

Special Moves
1. I’m Jim Morrison, I’m Dead 2. Friend of the Night 3. Hunted By a Freak 4. Mogwai Fear Satan 5. Cody 6. You Don’t Know Jesus 7. I Know You Are But What Am I 8. ILove You, I’m Going to Blow Up Your School 9. 2 Rights Make 1 Wrong 10. Like Herod 11. Glasgow Megasnake

Extra tracks on vinyl and CD download
12. Yes! I Am a Long Way From Home 13. Scotland’s Shame 14. New Paths to Helicon Part 1 15. Batcat 16. Thank You Space Expert 17. The Precipice

“Burning”
1. The Precipice 2. I’m Jim Morrison, I’m Dead 3. Hunted By a Freak 4. Like Herod 5. New Paths to Helicon Part1 6. Mogwai Fear Satan 7. Scotland’s Shame 8. Batcat

Kreayshawn – Bumpin’ Bumpin’ video

Directed by Aris Jerome.

“Amazing” News From One eskimO! “Kandi” Wins Song of the Year at FMQB Triple A Conference in Boulder, CO.

Second Appearance On The Ellen Degeneres Show This Year, 10/22

“ … ambient, acoustic, electro and rock music.”
– Los Angeles Times

“…catchy, ambient pop.”
– Billboard?

“‘One eskimO makes cinematic, lush electronica- like a plush and cuddly take on Massive Attack”
– Time Out Chicago

“… One eskimO is part Andreas Vollenweider, part Daniel Agust, with a huge dash of pop sensibilities”
– Relix

After a tidal wave of radio success, One eskimO’s “Kandi” has won “Song of the Year” at this years FMQB Triple A Conference. The song, which The Los Angeles Times Magazine calls “beautiful and aspirational” has sold nearly 150,000 tracks.

With “Kandi” paving the road of One eskimO’s American takeover and its firm grip on the Triple A top 10 (currently #7!), they’re proud to announce the release of their new single, “Amazing”. Having been championed by over two hundred key stations across the country including “World Cafe” and “KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic”, One eskimO have now crossed into the pop radio strata reaching #25 in the Top 40 Adult Radio charts. The new recording of the dreamy electro-acoustic, “Amazing”, is available HERE. We encourage you to post and share.

In addition to their radio success, One eskimO will play on the Ellen Degeneres Showon October 22nd. This will be the band’s second appearance with Ellen, following their March performance, which marked the UK band’s debut on US television. The band also sat down to discuss their American success and their love of inner tubing with SPIN.com at the Mile High Festival

Most recently, One EskimO have been a big part of TV/Film Licensing getting placed in the season finale of BONES, a month-long promo for the DISCOVERY Channel, and ELLE magazine webisode series, The new SY-FY channel show Warehouse 13…and soon to com, Drop Dead Divas.

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The deluxe edition of One eskimO’s self titled debut album including,”a ten-part short-form animated series created by the team behind the Gorillazanimation starring One eskimO and following his adventuresis available on iTunes and Amazon at a special price. Look for One eskimO to hit the road in America this Winter!

Monsters! Zombies! Mad Doctors!

Don’t Worry, Unicycle Loves You!

Video Premiere for “Mirror, Mirror”

+ New Tour Dates Announced!

“ULY sounds like a mix-tape of indie rock’s best eras, from reverb-drenched Cure guitar lines to New Pornographers-esque boy-girl harmonies.”
-SPIN

“Rather like the Beautiful South, Unicycle Loves You takes conventional sounding pop forms and puts clever, darker spin on them, subverting what you might mistake on first hearing for a classic AM radio tune.” – PopMatters

Don’t be fooled by Unicycle Loves You’s bright, surf-rocking title track, Mirror, Mirror, off their sophomore release on Highwheel Records (September 7th). Taking a dark and twisted (but delightful) turn in this new video directed by Anthony Dixon and Unicycle Loves You’s Jim Carroll, it harkens on classic horror and sci-fi films offering tales of unusual love. Feel free to post and share their “candy-coated darkness”, which premiered on PopMatters.

Catch the mesmerizing Unicycle Loves You, who Time Out Chicago describes as “just one high-profile review away from the adulation it deserves,” as they find themselves on tour throughout the Midwest and East coast. The tour includes dates with Ha Ha Tonka, the Royal Bangs and Weezer- just in time for Weezer’s Blue Album/Pinkerton tour. For the full schedule, please see below.

Unicycle Loves You Tourdates
9/03 FREE SHOW @ Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA
(w/ Ha Ha Tonka)

09/11 Record Release Show @ Schubas, Chicago, IL
(w/ Village & Nurse Novels)

09/15 Wilbert’s, Cleveland, OH

09/17 Littlefield, Brooklyn, NY
(w/ Frances)

09/18 Bruar Falls, Brooklyn, NY
(w/ Wild Carnation)

09/21 North Star Bar, Philadelphia, PA

09/23 Garfield Arts, Pittsburgh, PA

09/24 MIDPOINT MUSIC FEST @ The Blue Wisp, Cincinnati, OH
(w/ Babe the Blue Ox & Royal Bangs)

09/25 Bradley University Arena, Peoria, IL
(w/Weezer)

09/28 The Mill, Iowa City, IA
(w/ The Wheelers)

09/29 Sauce, Minneapolis, MN

10/01 Baba Louie’s, De Pere, WI

10/02 Club Garibaldi’s, Milwaukee, WI

10/05 Vollrath Tavern, Indianapolis, IN

10/06 The House Cafe, DeKalb, IL
(w/ Elephant Gun)

10/07 Mike & Molly’s, DeKalb, IL

10/08 Record Bar, Kansas City, MO

10/09 Lemmon’s, St. Louis, MO

Christmas in November: Made Out of Babies singer Julie Christmas announces solo debut

“Metal’s most riveting frontwoman…a smart, eccentric post-kid just becoming aware of the unearthly power she wields.” — Decibel Magazine

“Julie Christmas sings, screams, snarls and sobs her heart out with terrifying naked abandon.” — Revolver

Brooklyn singer Julie Christmas has announced the upcoming release of her first solo record, The Bad Wife, this fall. Often celebrated for her intense vocal acrobatics in heavy-hitting bands like Made Out of Babies, Battle of Mice and the supergroup Spylacopa (featuring members of The Dillinger Escape Plan, Candiria and Isis), Christmas’ solo debut finds her pushing the range of her already iconoclastic genre-melding work. Ahead of the album’s release, the song “July 31st” is featured on the soundtrack for the Paramount movie, Wrong Turn at Tahoe, starring Harvey Keitel and Cuba Gooding Jr.

Of late, Christmas has been busy expanding her repertoire. She is currently is collaborating with Nix Turner, renowned illustrator of worldwide counterculture icon, Emily the Strange, to create a book titled The Scribbles and Scrapes of Amy Anyone: (A Multiple Personality Autobiography). Christmas wrote the story and is working on music for the release of an accompanying CD, featuring a tone signaling the reader to turn the page.

In addition, the singer recently worked on the soundtrack for a French indie film “Le Debut,” in which a young couple resorts to infanticide when faced with the challenges of poverty, depression and parenthood. “I use sounds to express feelings and ideas that I am too clumsy to get across with words alone,” the singer explains. “Working with amazing visual artists – people who speak in images – gets me one step closer to really communicating with anyone nuts enough to listen.”

Christmas’s band, Made Out of Babies, is currently writing their fourth full-length album, scheduled to be released in the spring of 2011. Live shows and exhibitions with visual artists are being arranged. A video to promote the album is in production.

The Bad Wife will be available on CD/LP and digital download via Rising Pulse Records on November 9th, 2010.

Artist: Julie Christmas
Album: The Bad Wife
Label: Rising Pulse Records
Release Date: November 9th, 2010

Track List:
01. July 31st
02. If You Go Away
03. Bow
04. Secrets All Men Keep (Salt Bridge, Part II)
05. Six Pairs of Feet and One Pair of Legs
06. Headless Hawks
07. The Wigmaker’s Widow
08. I Just Destroyed the World
09. When Everything is Green

MODESELEKTOR PROUDLY PRESENTS “MODESELEKTION VOL. 1″, SET FOR RELEASE NOVEMBER 5TH ON MONKEYTOWN RECORDS

MODESELEKTOR PLAY SELECT U.S. CITIES IN SEPTEMBER

Accompanied by about a dozen ambitious events worldwide, Modeselektor proudly present the kick-off for their new series of Modeselektions, an invitation to friends and artists they admire and consider like minded.

Constantly in search of the next new beat, Modeselektor focus their first installment mainly on the progression of Dubstep’s offsprings and related or unrelated, but similar sounding Techno producers in London, Berlin or elsewhere.

“Modeselektion Vol. 1″ Tracklisting:

01 Siriusmo “Das Geheimnis”
02 SBTRKT “The Unspoken”
03 Feadz “The Assistant Manager”
04 Tadd Mulinix & Daniel Meteo “The Good Star”
05 Robag Wruhme “Bierholer”
06 2562 “The Wind Up”
07 eLan “Pussy Posse”
08 Cosmin TRG “Space Station Love Affair”
09 Shed “With Bag And Baggage”
10 Apparat “King Of Clubs”
11 Marcel Dettmann “Lyrate”
12 Ikonika & Optimum “Hum”
13 Modeselektor “VW Jetta”
14 Ramadanman “Pitter”
15 Digital Mystikz-Mala “Explorer”
16 Bok Bok “Say Stupid Things”
17 Housemeister “Kristall”
18 Cylob “Pepper Spray” (Capsicum Edit)

Modeselektor will be play select U.S. cities in September. Dates and venues are below.

Thursday, September 23 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theater
Friday, September 24 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos (Decibel Festival)
Saturday, September 25 – Washington, D.C. @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
Sunday, September 26 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Wiliamsburg

The Sword Unveil Video for “Tres Brujas” And Release Warp Riders Today

It’s the day we’ve all been waiting for! Warp Riders, the highly anticipated 3rd album by Austin, TX’s THE SWORD hits stores today via Kemado Records.

MySpace Music has the exclusive video premiere of the album’s first single, “Tres Brujas.” To make the video, THE SWORD headed into the hot California desert with Artificial Army and filmed the first video of their Post-Apocalyptic Western Trilogy that ties in themes of Warp Riders over the course of three videos – “Tres Brujas,” “Lawless Lands,” and “Night City.” It’s Seven Samurai crossed with The Magnificent Seven meets Mad Max filtered through the imagination of THE SWORD.

Warp Riders is amassing fantastic acclaim from fans and critics alike. Rolling Stone raves, “The Sword make metal so pure – so precise, so shredding, so full of doom – there’s something almost hyper-real about it.” Hard Rock magazine Revolver added, “doom, chugging thrash, and ruminating psychedelia… The intriguing sci-fi storyline that unites these 10 tracks is an added bonus.” And AltSounds.com said of the album’s first single, “’Tres Brujas’ is an instant, head banging retro metal classic.”

THE SWORD will hit the road, touring the US, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and Europe this fall, including an opening spot for metal gods Metallica during the Australia, New Zealand, and Japanese legs. Visit the band’s website for more ticket information.

THE SWORD FALL TOUR DATES
9/15/10: Melbourne, AUS – Rod Laver Arena*
9/16/10: Melbourne, AUS Rod Laver Arena* ?9/18/10: Sydney, AUS – Acer Arena*
9/21/10: Christchurch, NZ – Canterbury Arena*
9/21/10: Christchurch, NZ – Canterbury Arena*
9/25/10: Tokyo, JAP – Saitama Super Arena*
9/26/10: Tokyo, JAP – Saitama Super Arena*
10/01/10: Los Angeles, CA – El Rey+?10/02/10: San Francisco, CA – Regency Ballroom+
10/03/10: Portland, OR – Roseland+
10/04/10: Seattle, WA – The Showbox Sodo+?10/06/10: Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre+
10/08/10 – 10/10/10: Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Festival
10/12/10: Atlanta, GA – Masquerade+
10/13/10: Asheville, NC – Orange Peel+
10/14/10: Roanoke, VA – Martin’s Downtown +
10/15/10: Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of the Living Arts+ ?10/16/10: New York, NY – Webster Hall+
10/17/10: Boston, MA – Royale Boston+
10/19/10: Cleveland, OH – House of Blues+
10/20/10: Washington D.C. – 9:30 Club+
10/21/10: Huntington, WV – V Club Live+
10/22/10: Detroit, MI – The Shelter+
10/23/10: Chicago, IL – Metro+

*supporting Metallica
+with Karma To Burn and Mount Carmel

Toronto’s Bonjay Release Broughtupsy on October 5th Brand New Single “Stumble” Available Now

Sometimes the most unlikely pairings make for the most interesting outcomes. This could not be truer in the case of Toronto’s Bonjay. The duo will release their Broughtupsy mini-album in October. The preview track, “Stumble” is a perfect introduction to the world of Bonjay with its chopped up sirens, irresistible beat, and a voice from singer Alanna Stuart that is as commanding as it is seductive. Ignite your media players now! http://bonjay.net/media_preview/Bonjay-Stumble.mp3

Composed of Stuart and producer Ian “Pho” Swain, Bonjay were recently named by CBC as “one of the top 10 Canadian bands destined to break in 2010.” Since teaming up in 2006, Bonjay has developed a sound all their own that mixes dancehall reggae innovation, indie sentiments, electronic elements, and a DIY soul – a sound made in Toronto. The duo first released the mixtape, Bangarang Business to locals only in 2007. A bass-heavy cover of TV on the Radio’s “Staring at the Sun” was the opening track and it garnered serious blog attention for Bonjay all over.

After turning up the volume in clubs across Canada, Bonjay recorded the Gimmee Gimmee EP. The title track showcases Alanna’s West Indian heritage in the form of a freestyle that closes the song in Gypsy patois. It quickly became an online sensation.

After the success of Bangarang Business and Gimmee Gimmee, Bonjay decided to make a proper mini-album of all original material. Broughtupsy never sacrifices the fun despite its intelligence. The album is full of experimentation (both musical and vocal), transfixing melodies, and beats that defy classification but are sure to invade headphones and speakers worldwide.

Bonjay are quickly becoming known for their live performances. With Alanna’s commanding presence and Pho performing the beats and effects live, they are truly a high-energy sound system of bass and soul, extending the dancehall template to something more like a live band. Bonjay draws their name from island slang meaning “Good God!” That’s most likely the reaction you’ll have too.

Bonjay Upcoming Tour Dates (more to be announced!)

Thu Sept 30 – Pop Montreal Festival, Jupiter Room
Thu Oct 07 – Toronto CD Release, The Garrison

The Rural Alberta Advantage tour Western Canada, record new album.

Toronto – The Rural Albera Advantage will be embarking on a nine-date tour of Canada’s West Coast (dates below) that will have them spending some extra time especially in the province that inspired their wildly successful debut album, Hometowns. The tour comes on the tail-end of a summer of heavy recording for the band. Nils, Amy and Paul have been hard at work over the summer with producer Roger Leavens (Woodhands) at Boombox Sound in Toronto on their as-yet-untitled follow-up album slated for a Canadian release in early 2011 on Paper Bag Records. Check out some photos of the band from the studio below.

The inspiring DIY success story of the Rural Alberta Advantage continues to gain momentum, mainly due to the band’s extensive time spent touring and getting the ultimate seal of approval from Pitchfork (“This band could be huge”) and a “breaking out” feature artist in Spin Magazine. More glowing press reviews and sold-out club dates in major cities throughout the United States and Canada have followed, and the trio now find themselves signed to indie giant Saddle Creek Records (Bright Eyes). Hometowns was properly released on Saddle Creek in July 2009, and stellar reviews from influential critics and new fans alike are securing the album’s place on many 2009 “best-of” lists including Pitchfork, iTunes Canada, Spin Magazine and NME.

The RAA spent the past winter on the road, hitting a sold out headlining tour across Canada, a performance at the Vancouver Olympics, a relentless schedule of 11 shows over the four days of SXSW in Austin, and recently returned from their first European tour. The Rural Alberta Advantage capped off the spring with the honour of winning this year’s Galaxie Rising Star Award at Canadian Music Week. Not much for taking a break, the band showcased some new songs with key sets at this summer’s Ottawa Bluesfest and Winnipeg Folk Festival.

The Rural Alberta Advantage Autumn Tour Dates:
October 27 | Winnipeg, MB @ The West End Cultural Centre
October 28 | Regina, SK @ The Exchange
October 29 | Edmonton, AB @ Myer Horowitz Theatre
November 1 | Lethbridge, AB @ The Slice Bar & Grill
November 2 | Calgary, AB @ The Legion
November 3 | Canmore, AB @ Canmore Hotel
November 4 | Kelowna, BC @ The Habitat
November 5 | Victoria, BC @ Sugar
November 6 | Vancouver, BC @ The Biltmore Cabaret

The official video for MGMT's "Congratulations" from their album Congratulations out now

TESTAMENT’S CHUCK BILLY APPEARING IN SMITHSONIAN’S ‘NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN’ EXHIBITION: “UP WHERE WE BELONG: NATIVE MUSICIANS IN POPULAR CULTURE”

EXHIBITION OPEN NOW THROUGH JANUARY 2ND, 2011, LOCATED ON THE NATIONAL MALL IN THE SEALASKA GALLERY

Singer Chuck Billy said, “I’m humbled and proud to be recognized as a Native American contribution to the Arts and Music”.

TESTAMENT vocalist and Native American activist Chuck Billy is pleased to announce his inclusion in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian’s new exhibition, “Up Where We Belong: Native Musicians in Popular Culture”. The exhibition is located on the National Mall on the second-floor level of the Sealaska Gallery, and is open until January 2nd, 2011.

Quoting the Smithsonian official press release, “Up Where We Belong” tells [Native artist’s] stories and histories and provides visitors the opportunity to hear music and discover artists with whom these exceptional musicians collaborated. Visitors will also learn of the musical greats who inspired these artists, as well as the growing number of contemporary performers who follow in their path.”
Chuck Billy is featured in the “Encore” segment of the exhibition, which features artists who represent the span of Native achievement in mainstream music over the past half century, according to the Smithsonian. Other musicians featured in this segment are saxophonist Jim Pepper, and singer Debora Iyall.

For more information about the “Up Where We Belong: Native Musicians in Popular Culture” exhibition, please visit this website.

CATCH CHUCK BILLY WITH TESTAMENT ON THE ROAD NOW:

TESTAMENT ON THE 2010 AMERICAN CARNAGE TOUR W/ SLAYER AND MEGADETH
8/19 Detroit, MI @ Joe Louis Arena
8/20 Chicago, IL @ UIC Pavilion
8/21 Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN @ Roy Wilkins Auditorium
8/23 Kansas City, KS @ Capital Federal Park @ Sandstone Arena
8/25 Denver, CO @ Magness Arena
8/26 Albuquerque, NM @ Tingley Coliseum
8/27 Phoenix, AZ @ Dodge Theatre
8/29 San Diego, CA @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
8/30 Long Beach, CA @ Long Beach Arena
8/31 San Francisco, CA @ Cow Palace
9/1 Sacramento, CA @ Arco Arena
9/3 Seattle, WA @ Wamu Theatre
9/4 Portland, OR @ Washington County Fairgrounds

ROSANNE CASH’S MEMOIR, COMPOSED, WILL DEBUT ON THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER LIST

Composed, the newly published memoir from acclaimed singer and songwriter Rosanne Cash, will debut on The New York Times Book Review hardcover, nonfiction bestseller list at No. 20 on August 29th. In the book Cash shares her recollections growing up as Johnny Cash’s eldest daughter and coming into her own as a performer, daughter, and mother.

Called “one of the best accounts of an American life you’ll likely ever read” by the Chicago Tribune and “wise, honest, and utterly engaging” by the Washington Post, Composed (published by Viking; $26.95) has earned rave reviews from media outlets across the country, including Entertainment Weekly, the Boston Globe, the Philadelphia Inquirer, The Daily Beast, the Forth Worth Star-Telegram, as well as starred reviews from Kirkus and Publishers Weekly. It also received early praise from Cash’s fellow authors Bill Flanagan (Evening’s Empire), Daniel J. Levitin (This Is Your Brain on Music), and Adriana Trigiani (best-selling author of the Big Stone Gap series and Brava, Valentine), who calls it “a lush and glorious memoir that is wise and knowing, humorous and full of hope.”

The week Composed was released, Cash was interviewed on PBS’ NewsHour With Jim Lehrer, NPR’s “All Things Considered,” and NPR’s “The Diane Rehm Show.” She also sat down with ABC’s Good Morning America and performed a song from her first-ever covers album, The List, which was released in October 2009. The appearance attracted renewed attention for the critically heralded album, sending The List to No. 1 on Amazon’s Top Country Albums chart. The album also jumped from No. 68 to No. 28 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart, entered the Amazon Best Sellers chart at No. 9, and rose to No. 13 on the iTunes Top Country Albums chart.

Over the course of her career, Cash has recorded fourteen albums, including 1981’s gold Seven Year Ache and 1987’s gold King’s Record Shop, and charted 21 Top 40 country singles, 11 of which climbed to No. 1. She has received ten Grammy Award nominations — winning in 1985 — and was nominated last December for “Sea of Heartbreak,” a duet with Bruce Springsteen on The List, which is eligible for Grammy consideration this year. The album, which Vanity Fair called “superb,” debuted in the Top 5 on the Country Chart, and entered the Billboard 200 at No. 22. The List has been nominated for “Album of the Year” by The Americana Music Association, which will announce the 2010 winners in a ceremony held September 9th at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Cash will attend and perform at the event.

Cash is also the author of Bodies of Water and the children’s book Penelope Jane: A Fairy’s Tale. Her essays and fiction have been published in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, and New York magazine.

Kaci Battaglia – Body Shots video featuring Ludacris

The official music video for Kaci Battaglia’s “Body Shots” featuring Ludacris, from her album Bring It On, coming soon.