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GLAMOUR KILLS CLOTHING LAUNCHES SUMMER ’09 LINE
Summer has arrived, so there’s no time like the present to head over to www.glamourkills.com to stock up on their brand new summer gear, including bikinis, boardshorts, tanks, sandals, bags and loads of new tees, including a collaboration with PETA2.
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PAPER ROUTE – 7 MINUTES DOCUMENTARY
Nashville synth-rock quartet Paper Route releases the documentary 7 Minutes online today. The video features footage from the band’s December 2008 UK tour and the recording of their full-length debut Absence, which was released April 28th via Universal Motown. The video was shot by the band & photographer Bob Miller & edited by Olivier Groulx (Arcade Fire’s “Black Mirror” video, Human Highway’s “The Sound” video). Groulx also directed the video for the first single “Carousel” available for stream here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u18F2Gl55Q.
Paper Route is currently on tour with Young Love
05/18 – San Antonio, TX – White Rabbit
05/19 – Houston, TX – Walter’s On Washington
05/20 – Austin, TX – Mohawk
05/22 – Miami, FL – The Vagabond
05/23 – Tampa, FL – Orpheum
05/24 – Orlando, FL – The Social
05/30 – Philadelphia, PA – North Star Bar
05/31 – Cambridge, MA – Middle East Upstairs
06/02 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
06/04 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
06/05 – Detroit, MI – The Shelter
06/06 – Chicago, IL – Beat Kitchen
Filed under Press Release, Tour Dates, Video Release
MYSPACE AND TOYOTA LAUNCH “ROCK THE SPACE” COMPETITION FOR UNSIGNED ARTISTS TO WIN A RECORD DEAL
MySpace the world’s premiere social portal, in partnership with MySpace Records and Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA, Inc., today announced the official launch of Rock the Space, an exclusive competition encouraging unsigned bands or solo artists to submit an original song for the opportunity to score a recording contract with MySpace Records, the company’s full-service independent label. Beginning today through July 1, 2009, aspiring artists across the country can enter to win the chance of a lifetime by visiting Toyota’s MySpace Music profile for submission details and contest rules http://www.myspace.com/toyotamusic.
To enter the Rock the Space competition artists must submit an original mp3 demo. All entrants will have the opportunity to create a viral music widget with an easy embed code to help them spread their music across MySpace and the web. MySpace users can share in the experience by adding the music widgets to their profiles and posting comments on the Toyota Music profile.
In July, MySpace Records will select five finalists who will be featured prominently on the Toyota Music profile and the MySpace community will vote to select the winner. The five finalists will receive a media allocation to promote themselves with My Ads targeted advertising throughout MySpace.
The Rock the Space winner will be announced in September and will receive a recording contract as well as a $10,000 musical instrument prize package provided by Fender, the world’s leading guitar manufacturer. The winner’s song will also be available for download on the MySpace Music Home Page. The four runners-up win a MySpace Records Development Deal friends package.
“Rock the Space will create an organic and loyal fan base with a vested interest in these artists and their careers by allowing users to participate in the process from the beginning,” said J. Scavo, GM of MySpace Records. “This interactivity between artist and fan has always been a fundamental and differentiating factor for the MySpace Music platform and has led to the success of many of today’s most popular artists.”
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EYEDEA & ABILITIES RELEASE FIRST ALBUM IN FIVE YEARS
A duo thoroughly steeped in hip-hop accolades, the Minnesota-based duo Eyedea and Abilities have returned with their brand new album By The Throat, out July 21st on Rhymesayers Entertainment. Their first album since the breakout 2004 release E&A, By The Throat’s songs range from intensely personal topics to the more esoteric (quantum mechanics). The end result is leaps and bounds beyond what MC Eyedea is perhaps best known for, his prowess as a battle rapper (winner of HBO’s Blaze Battle, Scribble Jam and several others). DJ Abilities, also a well-known battle vet and contributor to El-P’s now-classic Fantastic Damage, adds heavily to the sonic soundscape of this album, which advances beyond boom-bap hip-hop into rock-fueled guitar riffs, gritty production and melodic songwriting.
Eyedea and Abilities were instrumental in the wave of independent hip-hop that includes Atmosphere, El-P, Aesop Rock, Living Legends and several other seminal acts. By The Throat is their most progressive and refined effort to date.
Link to MP3 Download of new song “This Story” here:
http://rhymesayers.com/radio/get.php?web=08_This_Story.mp3
E & A will be performing at Rhymesayers’ Soundset ’09 on May 24th and will be headlining a tour in the fall of 2009. They have also been confirmed for the following Rock the Bells dates this summer where they’ll play alongside Nas, The Roots, Ice Cube, Reflection Eternal, Common, Busta Rhymes, RZA, GZA, Sage Francis and more.
Rock The Bells Tour Dates
06.27 – Chicago, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheater
06.28 – Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
07.05 – Toronto, ON @ Molson Amphitheater
07.12 – Washington DC @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
07.18 – Boston, MA @ Comcast Center |
07.19 – New York, NY @ Jones Beach Amphitheater
08.01 – Vancouver, BC @ Deer Lake Park
08.06 – Denver, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheater
08.08 – Los Angeles, CA @ San Manuel Amphitheater
08.09 – San Francisco, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheater
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AS TALL AS LIONS SET TO RELEASE YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU ON AUGUST 18
As Tall As Lions are back with You Can’t Take It With You, the highly anticipated follow up to 2006’s self-titled full-length. They will be playing a special hometown headlining show on June 30 at New York City’s Bowery Ballroom.
With the release of You Can’t Take It With You this summer and tour plans with Dredg and Rx Bandits, 2009 is sure to be busy and rewarding year for As Tall As Lions.
You Can’t Take It With You Track Listing
1. Circles
2. Sixes & Sevens
3. You Can’t Take It With You
4. Go Easy
5. Duermete
6. In Case of Rapture
7. We’s Been Waitin’
8. Is This Tomorrow?
9. Sleepyhead
10. The Narrows
11. Lost My Mind
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EYE ALASKA NEWS
Getting ready to hit the road, Eye Alaska eagerly announces the full track listing and album artwork for their debut full length, Genesis Underground, in stores July 7.
For more information and to hear “Walk Like A Gentleman” from Genesis Underground, please visit www.myspace.com/eyealaska.
Track Listing
01. Walk Like a Gentleman
02. Show Me DaLuv ft. VerBS
03. Mutiny of the Aleutian Coast by Rorrim Ehtni
04. Star Pilot ft. VerBS
05. American Landslide
06. The Legion Night (Rorrim Ehtni Lived)
07. Good to Go
08. Miles Don’t Mean Anything
09. Rocky Road
10. All Hail the High Sea
11. Roll Right Over
12. My Soul, My Surrender
13. Intro to POP. Fiction
Tour Dates
w/ Lydia
05/27/09 San Diego, CA @ Epicentre
05/28/09 Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
05/29/09 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of The Hill
05/30/09 Sacramento, CA @ Luigi’s Slice & Fungarden
05/31/09 Reno, NV @ Tonic Lounge
06/02/09 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
06/03/09 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
06/05/09 Boise, ID @ The Venue
06/06/09 Salt Lake City, UT @Avalon Theatre
w/ The Cab, The Secret Handshake, A Rocket To The Moon, The Summer Set, My Favorite Highway, Anarbor
06/18/09 Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
06/19/09 West Hollywood, CA @ The Roxy Theatre
06/20/09 Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
06/21/09 San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord
06/23/09 Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
06/24/09 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
06/25/09 Boise, ID @ The Venue
06/26/09 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
06/27/09 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
06/28/09 Omaha, NE @ Sokol Underground
06/30/09 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock
07/02/09 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
07/05/09 Columbus, OH @ The Basement
07/07/09 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
07/08/09 Grand Rapids, MI @ Intersection
07/09/09 Pontiac, MI @ iLounge
07/10/09 Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre
07/11/09 Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place
07/12/09 Albany, NY @ Valentine’s
07/14/09 South Hackensack, NJ @ School Of Rock
07/15/09 New York, NY @ Highline Ballroom
07/16/09 Foxboro, MA @ Showcase Live
07/17/09 Hartford, CT @ Webster Underground
07/18/09 Philadelphia, PA @ Northstar Bar
07/19/09 Allston, MA @ Harpers Ferry
07/21/09 Farmingdale, NY @ Crazy Donkey
07/22/09 Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon
07/23/09 Bloomington, IN @ Rhino’s
07/25/09 Cincinnati, OH @ 20th Century Theatre
07/26/09 Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall
07/28/09 Washington DC @ 9:30 Club
07/29/09 Raleigh, NC @ The Brewery
07/30/09 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
07/31/09 Orlando, FL @ The Social
08/01/09 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
08/02/09 Tampa, FL @ Orphem
08/04/09 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
08/05/09 Austin, TX @ Emo’s Alternative Lounge
08/06/09 Dallas, TX @ Pontiac Garage @ House Of Blues
08/07/09 Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
08/08/09 Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhous
08/09/09 Las Vegas, NV @ House Of Blues
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ST. VINCENT ON TOUR NOW
5/19/2009 Somerville, MA Somerville Theatre
5/20/2009 New York, NY Webster Hall
5/21/2009 Philadelphia, PA Unitarian Church
5/22/2009 Washington, DC Black Cat
5/24/2009 George, WA Sasquatch!
5/25/2009 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater
5/27/2009 San Francisco, CA Bimbo’s 365 Club
5/28/2009 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
5/30/2009 San Diego, CA Casbah
5/31/2009 Phoenix, AZ Modified
6/2/2009 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
6/3/2009 Omaha, NE Slowdown Jr.
6/4/2009 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
6/5/2009 Milwaukee, WI Pabst Theater
6/7/2009 Chicago, IL Epiphany
6/10/2009 Lexington, KY The Dame
6/11/2009 Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge
6/12/2009 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo
6/16/2009 Birmingham, AL Bottle Tree
6/18/2009 Dallas, TX Granada Theatre
6/19/2009 Austin, TX Mohawk
Filed under Tour Dates
Middle Class Rut release Mini-LP 25 Years on August 25
MIDDLE CLASS RUT are set to release their American debut with a mini-LP entitled 25 YEARS via Bright Antenna on August 25th. It will be available on 12″ double-sided vinyl as well as in CD format; 25 YEARS is already available digitally via iTunes, Amazon and other online retailers.
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TANTRIC: ‘Mind Control’ Set For Release July 21
TANTRIC will be releasing their fourth album, MIND CONTROL, July 21 on the Silent Majority Group label (through Warner Music Group’s Independent Label Group).
In touring news, look for the band to launch a full-scale summer tour in July. Details are forthcoming.
Filed under CD Release