Wale and Diplo are so proud of their hot new track “Slight Work” that they decided on Twitter to leak it. “Slight Work,” which is on Wale’s Ambition (album drops on Tuesday, 11/1/11), features Big Sean and was produced by Diplo, who premiered the track yesterday on his Facebook.
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Check it out! Fatboy Slim will be headlining the HARD Haunted Mansion event on October 28-29 AND he has made a DOPE hour long mix for FREE download…well, in exchange for an email address…but c’mon! FREE – AWESOME – FATBOY SLIM – MIXTAPE – HALLOWEEN! What else could you want?!!
Artists have been having a great time remixing the shit out of Avicii’s “Levels” and here’s the newest one. Might be my favorite, too.
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Beloved Canadian pop-rock icons Tegan and Sara will release a very special DVD/CD package, entitled Get Along, on Warner Bros. Records on November 15th, 2011.
Get Along is a collection of three films and a live album that offers viewers a rare and intimate look into the lives of widely celebrated songwriters, performers, and musicians Tegan and Sara Quin. The first film, States, is a 30-minute documentary that uses American touring footage and interviews with Tegan and Sara as a backdrop to illuminate their early career beginnings and unique connection with their fanbase. The second film, India, is a 25-minute documentary shot during Tegan and Sara’s first-ever tour of India, using interview footage with Tegan, Sara, and a cast of family and friends to chronicle diverse reflections on road life. The third film, For The Most Part, is a 70-minute stripped-down studio concert, shot before a live audience of 75 fans, friends, and family over two days at The Warehouse Studios in Vancouver, BC.
Get Along will come in three configurations. The first is a standard DVD/CD that includes States, India, and For The Most Part, plus an audio CD of the 15 live tracks on the DVD (see below for track-listing). The second is a Direct-to-Consumer piece that includes the three films and live concert audio, plus three signed lithographs, two digital instant grat tracks (live versions of “Back In Your Head” and “Wake Up Exhausted”) that will be delivered upon pre-order at teganandsara.com, and two digital bonus tracks (the previously unreleased “Northshore” Chuck Brody Remix and a live version of “I Bet It Stung”) that will be delivered on November 15th. iTunes versions of Get Along will also be available via the digital retailer, with the CD component available in the Music Store and the DVD component available separately in the Movie Store.
Get Along is now available for pre-order at teganandsara.com. Stay tuned to the site for information about upcoming screenings of the films, plus very special Q&A sessions with Tegan and Sara to be held in November.
The tracklisting for Get Along is as follows:
| Alligator |
| I Know I Know I Know |
| Monday Monday Monday |
| I Hear Noises |
| Night Watch |
| Back In Your Head |
| Divided |
| Call It Off |
| Relief Next to Me |
| The Ocean |
| Nineteen |
| Knife Going In |
| Not With You |
| I Won’t Be Left |
| Sentimental Tune |
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Winter Music Conference (WMC) opened its 2012 season in South Florida today with the announcement of the Winter Music Conference 2012 dates. This will be the 27th annual program for what is largely regarded as the pre-eminent platform on the global music industry calendar for launching new music, technology and trends. Winter Music Conference Week 2012 happens March 16 – 25, 2012 in Miami Beach, Florida.
For 2012, WMC plans to further enhance the WMC experience by delivering ten non-stop days of music programming in Miami Beach and Miami. This expansion will wrap the program week with two full weekends of parties and events. WMC Co-founder, Bill Kelly, explains, “Expanding the WMC dates was an easy decision given the high demand of artists, businesses and industry delegates. Miami Beach and the greater Miami area boast some of the most celebrated event and club venues as well as the hotels and resorts that comprise South Beach’s famed Art Deco District. Hotels, restaurants, cafes, shops and every sort of possible entertainment venue are filled to capacity during WMC Week to the point where five days just wasn’t enough.”
Here’s what I’m quite excited about:
New for 2012, WMC will be unveiling correlated segments of its industry program dedicated to music and fashion on its opening weekend and indie rock meets electronica programming under the WMC Rocks header on the closing weekend, in addition to its standard programming and events.
Currently the WMC industry badge is being offered at a promotional Early Registration rate of $275 (over 40% off the Walk-Up rate) until October 26th, 2011. Registration includes access to panels, seminars, featured Q & A’s, the 27th Annual IDMAs, WMC official poolside events, South Beach Sessions, Record Collectors Show, WMC Rocks, trade show & exhibits, workshops (with the exception of the Remixing and Editing Workshops), DJ Spin-Offs, VJ Challenge as well as complimentary or reduced admission to WMC official and sanctioned events for the full ten days of programming.
Marketing opportunities are currently discounted by 30% through December 16, 2011. The WMC registration office and housing bureau is currently open at www.WinterMusicConference.com. WMC is also accepting applications, inquiries and requests for panels and workshops, DJ Spin Off, VJ Challenge, showcasing and events.
Enter to win an awesome trip for 4 days/3 nights in Austin, TX for their biggest music festival. Includes round-trip plane tix, hotel accommodations and Music Badges! Oh…and you get to pick someone super lucky to be your sidekick through it all!
Entering the sweeps is super simple: all you need to do is head over to Cheer’s Facebook page (http://on.fb.me/CheerAustin), upload a picture of yourself wearing colorful stuff, and voila! You’re entered. Enter soon, as the sweepstakes ends October 17.
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My bff and I hanging with Matt at a private concert in the Palms in Las Vegas
As his single “Faster” swiftly climbs the radio charts, Matt Nathanson has launched his “All Night Noise” headlining tour. Kicking off this past Sunday night in New Orleans, the tour will take Matt across the country for a 6-week run. Fans will have the opportunity to keep in touch with Matt in each city through Tout, a social media technology company with a multi-platform approach to social video, enabling users to easily and quickly capture real-time video status updates via smartphone or webcam that can be shared instantly. Matt will be utilizing Tout’s unique capabilities to share videos with fans from the road. Matt is the first musician to utilize the technology while on tour, offering his fans a truly unique interactive experience behind the scenes. Matt is encouraging his fans to Tout from the shows they attend and tag their moments with #AllNightNoise so they can all share in the experience. Visit Matt on Tout here.
Matt recently wrapped a U.S. tour with Maroon 5 and Train, which culminated with a performance of single “Faster” on Conan. This summer Matt has also appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Lopez Tonight, Fox & Friends and Good Day New York.
All Night Noise Tour Dates:
9/28 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
9/30 New York, NY @ Terminal Five
10/1 Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
10/2 Pittsburgh, PA @ Diesel
10/4 Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
10/6 Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
10/8 Boston, MA @ House of Blues
10/8 Boston, MA @ Newbury Comics (Faneuil Hall Marketplace In-Store Performance & Signing)
10/11 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
10/12 Pontiac, MI @ Clutch Cargo
10/14 Madison, WI @ The Capitol Theatre
10/15 Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
10/18 St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
10/20 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
10/21 Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Sound
10/22 Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
10/23 Portland, OR @ Music Millennium (In-Store Performance & Signing)
10/23 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
10/25 Vancouver, BC @ Venue OR Commodore
10/28 Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
10/29 Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern
10/30 San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
10/31 Phoenix, AZ @ Marquee
11/2 Austin, TX @ La Zona Rosa
11/4 Birmingham, AL @ The Backroom @ Workplay
11/5 Nashville, TN @ The Cannery Ballroom
Matt Nathanson’s new album Modern Love comes on the heels of 2007’s break-out success Some Mad Hope, which catapulted the San Francisco-based Nathanson from darling of the touring circuit with a devoted cult following to a bonafide hit maker and one of the premiere songwriters on the music scene today. Known for his legendary live shows that are both wildly funny and emotionally provocative, Nathanson took a year off the road to record Modern Love – the first break he has taken from touring in his 15 year career. The success of Some Mad Hope and “Come On Get Higher” gave Nathanson a sense of accomplishment and confidence that allowed him to take a new approach to Modern Love, taking bigger risks and diving deeper into his vast array of musical influences. The writing process started by exploring songs that were more physical and groove-based, drawing from influences such as Depeche Mode, ACDC and Talking Heads. By the time the eleven songs, written and produced with his longtime collaborator Mark Weinberg, were completed, Nathanson was marveling at the new territory they had covered. From the “Depeche Mode groove” in “Mercy (Less Drowning, More Land)” to the ecstatic opening track and first single “Faster,” to the soaring “Run,” which features Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush, Modern Love is a luminous and bold departure.
What happens when a generations ultimate anti-authoritarians – punk rockers – become society’s ultimate authorities – dads? “The Other F Word” is the revealing, funny and touching film that tackles this question. With a large chorus of punk rock’s leading men – including Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea, and Rise Against’s Tim McIlrath – the documentary follows Jim Lindberg, a 20-year veteran of the skate punk band Pennywise, on his hysterical and moving journey from belting his band’s anthem “F—k Authority,” to embracing his ultimately authoritarian role in mid-life: fatherhood.
Director Andrea Blaugrund Nevins explains “When I was a kid growing up in New York City, Punk Rockers were the people you crossed the street to avoid. So when Cristan Reilly, the film’s producer, came to me with a book that her old friend, Jim Lindberg, the lead singer of the Southern California skate punk band Pennywise, had written about being a Punk Rock Dad, I was both repelled and intrigued.”
Producer Cristan Reilly adds, “Punk Rock Dad. It’s a great oxymoron. Andrea and I, who share, among many things, an ironic sense of humor, started with that very tiny but amusing kernel… We had no idea how much deeper the story would go, and we believe our film reflects the journey from funny concept to a series of moving realizations about rebellion, growing up, fathers, and fatherhood.”
Other dads featured in the film, which was Executive Produced by Morgan Spurlock & Jeremy Chilnick, include Art Alexakis (Everclear), Mark Mothersbaugh (Devo), Tony Adolescent (The Adolescents), Fat Mike (NOFX), Lars Frederiksen (Rancid), skater Tony Hawk, and many others.
“The Other F Word” screens first in New York and Los Angeles, then hits theaters across the country in November and December.
Theatrical Screenings:
11/02: New York, NY @ Film Forum
11/04: Los Angeles CA @ Nuart Theatre
11/11: Austin, TX @ Violet Crown Cinema
11/11: Boston, MA @ Landmark Kendall Square
11/18: Berkeley, CA @ Landmark Shattuck
11/18: Mesa, AZ @ The Royale
11/18: San Francisco, CA @ Landmark Lumiere
11/18: Seattle, WA @ Landmark Varsity
11/25: Minneapolis, MN @ Landmark (Location TBA)
11/25: San Diego, CA @ Landmark Ken
12/02: Philadelphia, PA @ Landmark Ritz @ The Bourse
12/02: Washington, DC @ Landmark E Street
12/09: Denver, CO @ Landmark Chez Artiste
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