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The Bird and the Bee: Spotify Session + Live Dates

The Bird and the Bee Spotify Session Available Now Live Dates in Seattle and PortlandPhoto Credit: Autumn de Wilde
"Recreational Love, delivers more of the same smooth, dance-y tracks the band has always done so well." -  American Songwriter   "...Kurstin and George combine the muted sophistication of jazz with the undeniable people-pleasing qualities of synth-pop into one spritely package. After a decade together, the symbiotic relationship between these two continues to pay off, and Recreational Love is their slickest release yet." -  Under the Radar   "This record is a dance album at its core, but it has a chilled undercurrent that gives it a sensual vibe...George and Kurstin have made a soundtrack for laid-back summer nights." -  ABC News
Los Angeles-based duo The Bird and the Bee released their fourth album  Recreational Love  on Rostrum Records last year. Today, the band released a special session recorded in New York City for Spotify.  PRESS HERE  to listen to the performance.

The band will perform in Seattle at Neumos on February 10th and in Portland atLola's Room on February 11th. Visit www.thebirdandthebee.com/liveshows for ticket information.
Watch The Bird and the Bee's music videos for " Recreational Love ," radio favorite " Los Angeles " and their first single " Will You Dance? " which features comedian Patton Oswalt and The Big Bang Theory's Simon Helberg.
Recreational Love  is available now. The album came to life over a half-decade of songwriting and recording. "We didn't mean to take so long but life ended up getting in the way, in a great way," says vocalist Inara George, who formed the duo with multi-instrumentalist Greg Kurstin in 2005. In the midst of pursuing other projects - George also sings in the indie-folk supergroup the Living Sisters, Kurstin's a Grammy Award-nominated producer who's recently worked with Sia, Ellie Goulding, Adele and Beck- the two met most Friday mornings at Kurstin's studio to dream up their latest batch of finely textured retro-pop.
Tour Dates
February 10   Seattle, WA @ Neumos
February 11   Portland, OR @ Lola's Room

Wall of Death - new single + play Los Angeles tonight

WALL OF DEATH SHARES NEW SINGLE VIA NOISEY

PLAYING LOS ANGELES TONIGHT

LOVELAND OUT MARCH 4TH VIA INNOVATIVE LEISUREAfter sharing their first single and announcing that they signed with Los Angeles label Innovative Leisure, Wall of Death is back today with their second single and a release date for their forthcomingLoveland. The band is also playing a free show in Los Angeles tonight, Friday January 15th at The Echo. The the second single from the album, "For A Lover", is now available on all streaming services and digital retailers. The band's lush and cinematic Loveland is due on March 4th via Innovative Leisure. 
Psychedelic and dynamic, Loveland follows the band's desolate and heavy 2012 debut, Main Obsessions, and sees the band realizing their full potential. With able and agile studio help from producer Hanni El Khatib, engineers Jonny Bell (also of Innovative Leisure's Crystal Antlers) and Sonny DiPerri (Animal Collective, Portugal The Man), Wall of Death have created a dense and deeply individual album that makes an instant into a lifetime. There are no brutish garage ragers here, and no plotless jam sessions, either. Loveland is the definition of a slow-burn, with cinematic pace and limitless space and a Mellotron that's practically another member of the band.  
Wall of Death is made up of Gabriel Matringe, the guitarist and ex-cello player, and Brice Borredon, who grew up in the country in the south of France and who dedicated himself completely to the piano at age 6, and Adam Ghoubali, who taught himself drums after hearing the Doors. Check out the new single and show details below. 

Listen: Wall of Death - For A Lover https://soundcloud.com/innovativeleisure/wall-of-death-for-a-lover-4


Previously:
 Wall of Death  -  "Loveland"https://soundcloud.com/innovativeleisure/wall-of-death-loveland-2/

Wolf Parade reunite, announce 2016 residency shows

Wolf Parade to reunite, announce
2016 residency shows
 
New York: Bowery Ballroom May 17-21
Toronto: Lee’s Palace 5/24-26
London:  Scala 6/14-15
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCSLxqZbpTE A Beginner's Guide to Wolf Parade
http://u.subpop.com/1Q8X13F
Wolf Parade have reunited after a 5-year hiatus and scheduled a series of residency shows in North America and the UK for 2016.  The band shared the news earlier this morning via their newly launched website and social media accounts.

The band had this to say about the reunion: “Hey-o everyone, the hiatus is over! We're very excited to get back on stage together at these residency shows in NYC, Toronto, and London. We'll be playing our favorites from from the old albums, of course, as well as a taste or two of some new tunes we've been writing. Hope to see you there! xo, WP."

Wolf Parade will perform at New York’s Bowery Ballroom (May 17th-21st), Toronto’s Lee’s Palace (May 24th-26th) and London’s Scala (June 14th-15th). Tickets are available now throughwolfparade.com.

Wolf Parade formed in Montreal in 2004. The group, comprised of members Spencer Krug, Dan Boeckner, Arlen Thompson, and Dante DeCaro, released three universally acclaimed records for Sub Pop -- Apologies to the Queen Mary (2005), At Mount Zoomer(2008), and Expo 86 (2010).

2016 Residency Shows
May 17 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
May 18 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
May 19 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
May 20 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
May 21 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
May 24 - Toronto, ON - Lee’s Palace
May 25 - Toronto, ON - Lee’s Palace
May 26 - Toronto, ON - Lee’s Palace
Jun. 14 - London, UK - Scala
Jun. 15 - London, UK - Scala
 

New Song From The 1975 Available Now

I LIKE IT WHEN YOU SLEEP, FOR YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL YET SO UNAWARE OF IT
NEW ALBUM TO BE RELEASED FEB 26

THOSE WHO PRE-ORDER WILL RECEIVE INSTANT DOWNLOADS OF “LOVE ME,” “UGH!” AND “THE SOUND”

THE 1975 NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR ON SALE NOW

LISTEN HERE “THE SOUND”
SPOTIFY  |  APPLE MUSIC  |  SNIPPET
ALBUM  PRE-ORDER January 15, 2016 —The 1975 will release their highly-anticipated second album  I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it  on February 26 via Dirty Hit/ Interscope Records. I like it when you sleep… is the follow-up to the quartet’s million-selling self-titled debut. It is a bold and brilliant record made up of infectious pop hooks and sprawling electro sonics, an ambitious stride forward for one of the UK’s most exciting young bands. It will be preceded by the gospel-tinged “The Sound,” which follows the hysterically-received “Love Me” and “UGH!”  “The Sound” premiered yesterday in the UK on BBC Radio 1 DJ Annie Mac’s “Hottest Record.”

“In 2016, everything has been done,” says frontman Matty Healy. “You just have to try and do it better. My generation consumes music in this completely non-linear way and we reflect that, we create how we consume.”

The 1975 have had the sort of breakthrough that only happens once a decade. Healy, Adam Hann (guitar), Ross MacDonald (bass) and George Daniel (drums) formed at school on the outskirts of Manchester ten years ago. After years of honing their sound, 2013’s debut album revealed a band who could blend accessible and anthemic choruses with an artistic aesthetic. It was a record where indie-pop grooves and alt R&B atmospherics sat seamlessly next to each other. A mass audience connected with indelible tracks such as “Chocolate,” “Girls,”  “Sex,” and “Robbers” and their tales of adolescent recklessness. The group toured the world, playing sold-out shows from Kuala Lumpur to San Francisco.

All these experiences feed into the band’s second album which was recorded in Los Angeles and produced by Healy and Daniel alongside production collaborator Mike Crossey. It distils their love of 80s sonics into something that sounds impossibly now, a record that shifts between shimmying guitar grooves (“She’s American,” “Love Me”), experimental electronic soundscapes (“I Like It When You Sleep…,” “Please Be Naked”) and cascading, adventurous pop songs (“If I Believe You,” “Lostmyhead,”  “The Sound”) whilst always sounding part of the same whole. “Why create one type of music when nobody consumes one type of music?” says Healy. “The idea of rules in art is completely farcical.”

 PRE-ORDER  I LIKE IT WHEN YOU SLEEP, FOR YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL YET SO UNAWARE OF IT 

 iTUNES // CD // VINYL // BOX SET  SPRING HEADLINING TOUR DATES April 17Indio, CACoachella Valley Music & Arts FestivalApril 18Los Angeles, CAShrine Expo HallApril 19Los Angeles, CAShrine Expo HallApril 21Santa Barbara, CASanta Barbara BowlApril 22Berkeley, CAGreek TheatreApril 23Las Vegas, NVThe Chelsea at The CosmopolitanApril 24Indio, CACoachella Valley Music & Arts FestivalApril 26Portland, ORArlene Schnitzer Concert HallApril 27Vancouver, BCDoug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports CentreApril 28Seattle, WAWaMu TheaterMay 2Denver, CORed Rocks AmphitheatreMay 3Kansas City, MOStarlight TheatreMay 4Tulsa, OKBOK CenterMay 5Austin, TXAustin360 AmphitheaterMay 7Houston, TXCynthia Woods Mitchell PavilionMay 8New Orleans, LABold Sphere Music at Champions SquareMay 10St. Augustine, FLSt. Augustine AmphitheatreMay 11Miami, FLBayfront Park AmphitheaterMay 13Atlanta, GAShaky Knees FestivalMay 15Philadelphia, PASkyline Stage at The Mann CenterMay 17Brooklyn, NYBarclays CenterMay 18Lowell, MATsongas Center at UMass LowellMay 20Toronto, ONTD Echo BeachMay 21Rochester Hills, MIMeadow Brook AmphitheatreMay 22Columbus, OHLC PavilionMay 24Milwaukee, WIEagles BallroomMay 25St. Paul, MNRoy Wilkins AuditoriumJune 16-19Dover, DEFirefly Music FestivalTour dates - http://the1975.com/live
Merchandise:  http://the1975store.com
Official website: http://the1975.com
Facebook: http://facebook.com/the1975
YouTube: http://youtube.com/The1975music
Twitter: http://twitter.com/the1975
Instagram: http://instagram.com/the1975
 

7 Year Bitch Reveal "Crying Shame" Video, LP Out Today via MOE Recordings

7 Year Bitch
Live at Moe Released via MOE Recordings Today!
“ Crying Shame ” Video Drops w/ Yahoo! Music
Seattle’s EMP Museum Hosts Live Interview & Signing, Jan 17

"A baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire, 7 Year Bitch’s blunt and spiky rock music married social commentary with punk brevity...”– Pitchfork
" ...12 tracks that demonstrate their guttural, pummeling sound in an intimate, divey live setting."– Billboard
“ ...7 Year Bitch were a hedonistic, classic rawk-infused punk animal unto themselves, famous for raw live shows and resilience in the face of tragedy.” – PAPER
“Stacked amongst contemporaries, L7, Babes in Toyland and Jack Off Jill, 7 Year Bitch was heavy, no-bullshit punk. Live at Moe provides a documentation of their intensity, their inescapable rage and undeniable, blood-curdling sludge.”– BUST
Today, Seattle's legendary punk band, 7 Year Bitch release their first album in nearly 20 years  Live at Moe via MOE Recordings. A live concert recorded in 1996 at Seattle’s Club MOE, the record rips through a career-spanning set which includes ferocious live renditions of audience favorites “The Scratch”, “Lorna”, and “M.I.A.”, as well as deeper cuts such as “Crying Shame” and “The Midst”. Featuring vintage interview and live footage, 7 Year Bitch is thrilled to celebrate the release of Live at Moe by sharing the video for “Crying Shame”.
The “ Crying Shame ” video premiered with Yahoo! Music today. We encourage you to post & share.
7 Year Bitch was, from the very beginning, hell bent on carving their own distinct path. For an intimate experience with the feminist trailblazers, 7 Year Bitch joins EMP for a live interview and Live at Moe album signing this Sunday, January 17th. The event is free and all ages. Full details here .
Recently discovered in the vaults, the never before heard Live at Moe recordings not only serves as a testament to the band’s riveting, raw and electric energy, but also to the diversity of the 7 Year Bitch catalog. Formed by drummer Valerie Agnew, vocalist Selene Vigil-Wilk, guitarist Stefanie Sargent and bassist Elizabeth Davis- Simpson, the album features the classic 7 Year Bitch lineup with Roisin Dunne on guitar, and was produced by Scott Blum.
Live at Moe is available now on CD, digitally and limited edition 180 gram red & black split vinyl.
MOE Recordings Website // 7 Year Bitch Website

Photo Credit: Tanja Nixx 

WEEZER Announces Self-Titled New Album ("The White Album")

Announces Self-Titled New Album ("The White Album") Due Out April 1st Pre-Order HERE Now!   Listen to "King Of The World" NOW   Set to Play Massive Summer Tour with Panic! At The Disco   See Weezer TONIGHT On Undateable and Tuesday Jan 19 on Jimmy Kimmel Live "Thank God For Girls" Fast Approaching Top 10 at Alternative RadioSanta Monica, CA's Weezer are proud to announce their self-titled, tenth studio album (destined to be known by the color of the record's cover art - "the white album"), which will be self-released on April 1st, 2016.  Produced by the band and Jake Sinclair, The White Album follows 2014's critically praised Everything Will Be Alright In The End, and continues that record's celebrated return to musical form.  The first new song available from The White Album (which also features last year's awesome "Do You Wanna Get High?" and current fast-approaching Top Ten Alternative Radio single "Thank God For Girls") is a sun-bleached sing-along called "King Of The World." 
PRESS HERE  to listen to "King Of The World" now.  A pre-order for the album in North America is live NOW; CD and vinyl bundles are available worldwide through the band's webstore. To pre-order The White Album in North America:Apple Music - http://smarturl.it/WeezerITAmazon - http://smarturl.it/WeezerAGoogle Play - http://smarturl.it/WeezerGPWebstore - http://www.weezerwebstore.com/ Weezer will also be embarking on a massive, nationwide U.S. co-headlining tour this summer with Panic! At The Disco.  The 40+ city tour (tour dates below) will featureAndrew McMahon in the Wilderness as a special guest.  Fans can get their tickets early by signing up to the band's mailing list before January 18th to receive a code to access the pre-sale tickets available on January 19th at 10 am local time - OR - by clicking on Pandora's specially curated tour mixtape from 2 PM local time on January 19 through 10 PM local time on January 21.  General on-sale tickets will be available onJanuary 22 at 10 am local time. The band will also be playing "Thank God For Girls" on tonight's LIVE episode of Undateable , at 8 pm ET on NBC, and will be stopping by  Jimmy Kimmel Live  onJanuary 19th.  In 2015, Weezer found themselves without a record label for the first time in their career.  With no set plan to make a full album, the band let the creativity they poured intoEWBAITE continue.  Following the tremendous response to the two brilliant songs they released last year, the band decided it was time to cull what they'd been working on into a record.  A self-proclaimed L.A. beach album, there's a lot we could say about The White Album, but we thought it best to have Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo answer a few questions about it.  Here we go...  What was the inspiration behind the songs on this record? The inspiration behind the songs were my experiences hanging around the Westside of Los Angeles, which has been our home since Weezer began. Hanging out with people in Venice and Santa Monica, the beach, the Hare Krishnas, the Sikh on roller blades with the guitar, girls on Tinder within a 4 mile radius, seeing other bands, the kids from La Sera. I would just tweet out "does anybody wanna hang?" and then I'd get together with people who responded and talk about life. I love California. I wanted the album to make you feel like you were there with us SoCal weirdos even if you're in Milwaukee in December.  How do you see this album as a "beach album"? Obviously my favorite band has always been The Beach Boys, and what I love about them most are the melodies and the chord progressions.  I guess the harmonies too. And the orchestration. Can't forget about the lyrics. So basically everything.  I wanted to get that kind of vibe:  beautiful tunes and sweet lyrics. I also love the dark side of the beach - Venice after dark, hearing at the Del Monte Speakeasy about how the gangsters used to drag the bodies through the catacombs and leave them under the pier.   What are you most excited/proud of with this album? I'm proud of the demented lyrics that are like, "What? Who says that? Who thinks that? What planet on am I on? I don't know, but I kinda wanna stay!"  Welcome to our planet, people!  After twenty-four years, we still love being in this band and we wanna keep it going for at least another fourteen years.  (Photo credit: Sean Murphy)

Tour dates:3/30/15           Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw (Weezer only)4/3/16             Manchester, UK @ Academy One  (Weezer only)4/5/16             London, UK @ O2 Brixton Academy  (Weezer only)4/8/16            Amsterdam, NL @ Heineken Music Hall   (Weezer only)6/10/16           Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion6/11/16            Corpus Christi, TX @ Concrete Street Amphitheater**6/12/16           New Orleans, LA @ Bold Sphere Music at Champions Square6/14/16           Miami, FL @ Bayfront Park Amphitheater6/15/16           Tampa, FL @ MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheater6/16/16           Atlanta, GA @ Aarons Amphitheatre at Lakewood6/19/16           Charleston, SC @ Volvo Cars Stadium6/20/16          Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion6/21/16           Raleigh, NC @ Walnut Creek Amphitheater6/22/16           Virginia Beach, VA @ Farm Bureau Live at VA Beach6/24/16          Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live6/25/16           Canandaigua, NY @ Constellation Brands - Marvin Sands PAC6/26/16          Scranton, PA @ Pavilion at Montage Mountain6/28/16          Gilford, NH @ Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion at Meadowbrook6/30/16          Wantagh, NY @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater7/1/16             Boston, MA @ Xfinity Center7/2/16             Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center7/5/16             Camden, NJ @ BB&T Pavilion7/6/16             Toronto, ON @ Molson Canadian Amphitheater7/8/16             Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theater7/9/16             Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest - Marcus Amphitheater7/10/16           Chicago, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheater7/12/16           Indianapolis, IN @ Klipsch Music Center7/13/16           Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheater7/15/16           Dallas, TX @ Gexa Energy Pavilion7/16/16           Oklahoma City, OK @ Zoo Amphitheater**7/17/16           Rogers, AR @ Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion7/19/16           St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheater7/20/16           Kansas City, MO @ Starlight Theater7/22/16           Brandon, SD @ Badlands Motor Speedway**7/23/16           Council Bluffs, IA @ Harrah's Hotel & Casino Council Bluffs - Stir Cove**7/24/16           Denver, CO @ Fiddler's Green Amphitheater7/26/16           Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheater7/28/16           Burnaby, BC @ Deer Lake Park7/29/16           Seattle, WA @ Marymoor Park7/30/16           Portland, OR @ Edgefield7/31/16           San Francisco, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheater**8/2/16             Phoenix, AZ @ AK-Chin Pavilion8/3/16             San Diego, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheater**8/5/16             Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl8/6/16            Irvine, CA @ Irvine Meadows Amphitheater
** Weezer and Panic! At The Disco only. 

Bleached album Welcome the Worms

New Bleached album Welcome the Worms (out 4/1/16) + Spring US Tour 


April 1st sees the release of  Welcome The Worms , the ambitious new rock album by Los Angeles-basedBleached. While keeping the band's cheeky, California-punk in the forefront, Welcome The Worms is a smarter, heavier, emotionally deeper Bleached.

Sisters Jennifer (vocals, guitar) and Jessie Clavin (guitar, bass) knew things were going to be different for their sophomore album – not only had they managed to charm world-renowned producer and engineer Joe Chiccarelli (Morrissey, The Strokes, Elton John) and co-producer Carlos de la Garza (Paramore, YACHT) to join them and their bassist Micayla Grace in the studio, but Jen and Jessie had been crawling out of their own personal dramas. Jessie was evicted from her house and scrambling, while Jen ended a torrid, unhealthy romance. While emotionally spinning, she dove head first into music.

"I was a loose canon," the commanding front-woman says. "I was losing serious control of my personal and creative life. I was falling apart, trying to escape. I felt like Bleached was the only thing I actually cared about."

Throughout the record, Bleached paints a frivolous picture of Los Angeles: the life of eye rolling caused by dating men in bands, dirty Sunset Boulevard and futile drunken nights in a starstruck hole that made everyone from Charles Manson to Darby Crash to Marilyn Monroe stare up at the Hollywood sign for direction. Although a typical theme of ruined romance floats through the album, the real power is in Jen figuring out herself through lyrics so straight, identifiable and honest, a first for the girl who safely hid behind a cheeky misdemeanor.

"We don't want perfection because it's boring," Jen declares. "We want to make music that's as real as life."

Watch the Lana Kim-directed video for debut single "Keep On Keepin' On" which presents the essence ofWelcome The Worms and Bleached's newfound pop refinement.



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Bleached
Welcome The Worms04/01/16 on Dead Oceans Tracklisting:Keep On Keepin' OnTrying To Lose Myself AgainSleepwalkingWednesday Night MelodyWasted On YouChemical AirSour CandyDesolate TownI'm All Over The Place (Mystic Mama)Hollywood, We Did It All Wrong
Bleached Tour Dates03/15/16 Austin, TXSXSW (tix)03/29/16 Santa Barbara, CAVelvet Jones03/30/16 San Diego, CACasbah04/02/16 Phoenix, AZValley Bar04/04/16 Austin, TXSidewinder04/05/16 Houston, TXWalter's04/06/16 Dallas, TXThree Links (tix)04/08/16 Nashville, TNThe High Watt04/09/16 Atlanta, GADrunken Unicorn04/11/16 Brooklyn, NYMusic Hall of Williamsburg (tix)04/13/16 Washington, DCDC904/15/16 Boston, MAGreat Scott04/16/16 Montreal, QCBar Le Ritz POB04/17/16 Toronto, ONGarrison04/20/16 Columbus, OHDouble Happiness04/21/16 Ferndale, MILoving Touch04/22/16 Chicago, ILEmpty Bottle04/23/16 Minneapolis, MN7th Street Entry04/25/16 Denver, COLarimer Lounge04/26/16 Salt Lake City, UTKilby Court04/28/16 Vancouver, BCBiltmore Cabaret04/29/16 Seattle, WABarboza04/30/16 Portland, ORDoug Fir05/02/16 San Francisco, CABottom of the Hill05/04/16 Santa Ana, CAConstellation Room05/05/16 Los Angeles, CATeragram Ballroom05/17/16 Manchester, UKGulivers05/18/16 London, UKMoth Club05/19/16 Brighton, UKThe Great Escape Festival05/20/16 Amsterdam, NLBitterzoet05/21/16 Eindoven, NLStroomhuis

LEE SCRATCH PERRY celebrates 80TH BIRTHDAY with natiowide FILM SCREENINGS

Lee Scratch Perry’s Vision Of Paradise; the legendary artist celebrates his 80th birthday with UK film screenings, plus DVD and Video On Demand releasesLee Scratch Perry’s Vision Of Paradise is the ultimate portrait of a true musical icon. To celebrate Lee’s 80th birthday, the movie will be in cinemas this February/March and available on DVD via Cadiz Music and on VOD via iTunes, Amazon Prime, Netfilx and the film’s own  website  on 8th April.
Watch a trailer here
Video On Demand pre-order: http://www.visionofparadise.de/vod/
Screenings:
Friday 5th February                   Oswestry                      Kinokulture Cinema                    ticketsFriday 5th February                   Colchester                    First Site Cinema                       ticketsSaturday 6th February               Belfast                          QFT                                          ticketsSunday 7th February                 Glasgow                       Glasgow Film Theatre                ticketsSunday 7th February                 Nottingham                  Broadway Cinema                     ticketsWednesday 17th February         London                        Picturehouse Central                  tickets Screening + directors Q&AThursday 18th February Manchester                  Home Cinema                           ticketsWeds 24 February                     Birmingham                 MAC                                         ticketsThurs 25 February                      Birmingham                 MAC                                         ticketsFriday 26th February                  Hereford                       Borderlines Film Festival            ticketsSaturday 27th February              Dublin                          Irish Film Institute                      ticketsSunday 28th February                Hebden Bridge             Picture House                           ticketsThursday 3rd March                   Hebden Bridge             Picture House                           ticketsMonday 29th February               Liverpool                    FACT                                        ticketsWednesday 2nd March              Brighton                       Duke's at Komedia                    ticketsWednesday 16th March             Bristol                          Cube                                        ticketsTuesday 22nd March                 Kendal                         Brewery Arts Centre                   tickets
+ more TBA. Full film screening details available at www.visionofparadise.de
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For the past 15 years director Volker Schaner has followed Perry on a spiritual and geographical journey taking inJamaica, Ethiopia, Switzerland and London. Over this period Volker has earned Perry’s trust, resulting in a never-before-granted level of access and insight into Perrys’ fantastical, spiritual world. This classic-in-the-making tells a story of epic, magical proportions that’s not a biography, more fairytale documentary and art piece for itself, which is in turns funny, poetic and frequently mind blowing.
In addition to the filmed footage of the man himself, plus an all-star cast of dub and reggae-related musicians, Lee Scratch Perry’s Vision Of Paradise is illustrated by unique animated scenes. Using traditional painting techniques, the artist Maria Sargarodschi created imaginary characters of surprising contemporary style influenced by Ethiopian Christian Orthodox Church Art, Lee Perry’s imaginary cosmos and the Beatles’ Yellow Submarine. 
The movie also serves as a unique documentation of Lee’s now infamous and already legendary “secret laboratory” in Switzerland, which despite its recent destruction by fire, is immortalised in celluloid. As well as being featured in the film, you can watch a specially-edited bonus tribute piece here.  The DVD extras also include a photo gallery of Lee’s creative space in all its chaotic and artistic pre-fire glory.Other DVD extras include a a 24 page book, a 30 minute ‘making of’ documentary, director's comments and over 2 hours of additional unseen scenes.
Lee will also be performing the following live dates
Friday 11th March          Whitstable                                Duke of Cumberland,Saturday 12th March       Brixton                                     ElectricSunday 13th March        Brighton                                   ConcordeWednesday 16th           March Brewery Arts Centre       Kendal

Check Out Star-Studded Video For 'Handle With Care' Off Forthcoming George Fest: A Night To Celebrate The Music Of George Harrison

Check Out Star-Studded Video For 'Handle With Care' Off Forthcoming George Fest: A Night To Celebrate The Music Of George Harrison Concert Film And Album To Be Released On February 26   The day after what would have been George Harrison's 73rd birthday, February 26, 2016, Hot Records Ltd. and Vagrant Records are proud to present George Fest: A Night To Celebrate The Music Of George Harrison. Recorded and filmed on September 28th, 2014 at the The Fonda Theater in Los Angeles.  To see what you can expect, check out the video for 'Handle With Care,' featuring an epic lineup consisting of Brandon Flowers of The Killers, Norah Jones, Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips, Britt Daniel of Spoon, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Dhani Harrison, Jonathan Bates of Big Black Delta and more!  Of Harrison, Brian Wilson praises "Well I always liked him when he was in The Beatles. And then when I heard "My Sweet Lord" I just about croaked. I couldn't believe it. It was one of the most unbelievable pieces of music I've ever heard. Oh, it means a lot to me. I'm very proud to be apart of it and to express my feelings about his music by singing his song. "George, I cannot tell you how much your music has meant to me and it's an honor to sing it."  Conan O'Brien confesses "He was such a craftsman on guitar that he intimidates to this day."  You can watch the video here! 
Produced by Dhani Harrison and David Zonshine, Harrison stated, "I've always imagined a small club show where my generation of musicians could cut loose on some of the deeper tracks from his career... So, in a totally new and vibrant way, I once again found myself taking the stage with some of my most treasured musical heroes to the sound of the most familiar music in my life... I hope you enjoy listening to these as much as I do. They are some of the best interpretations of my father's songs I could have ever thought possible." To see a trailer of the film go here On top of the concert footage the DVD has interviews with the musicians backstage and at rehearsals talking about George Harrison's influence on their art. Below is the song list:
DISC 1 1. Introduction2. Old Brown Shoe Conan O'Brien3. I Me Mine Britt Daniel from Spoon4. Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) Jonathan Bates with Dhani Harrison5. Something Norah Jones6. Got My Mind Set On You Brandon Flowers from The Killers7. If Not For You Heartless Bastards8. Be Here Now Ian Astbury from The Cult9. Wah-Wah   Nick Valensi from The Strokes10. If I Needed Someone Jamestown Revival11. Art of Dying Black Rebel Motorcycle Club12. Savoy Truffle Dhani Harrison13. For You Blue Chase Cohl with Weezer's Brian Bell on guitar14. Beware Of Darkness Ann Wilson from Heart DISC 2 1. Let It Down Dhani Harrison2. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) Ben Harper3. Here Comes The Sun Perry Farrell from Jane's Addiction4. What Is Life  "Weird Al" Yankovic5. Behind That Locked Door Norah Jones6. My Sweet Lord Brian Wilson with Al Jardine7. Isn't It A Pity The Black Ryder8. Any Road Butch Walker9. I'd Have You Anytime Karen Elson10. Taxman Cold War Kids11. It's All Too Much TheFlaming Lips 12. Handle With Care Brandon Flowers, Dhani Harrison,Jonathan Bates"Weird Al" Yankovic, Britt DanielandWayne Coyne 13. All Things Must Pass Ann Wilson,Dhani Harrison, Karen Elson and Norah Jones Pre-Order Now:Amazon DVDAmazon Blu-RayAmazon Vinyl LPGeorge Harrison StoreiTunes Audio

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Purity Ring new dates 2016

New festival dates for Purity Ring

2016 is already getting busy for Purity Ring! Hot off a 2015 that saw them play several festival dates and late night talk shows (read more) as well as creating stunning new visuals to support their  another eternity  record (read more), now, the group have lined up several notable festival dates. Visit Purity Ring’s website for more info on tickets as well as other tour dates:30-Jan St Jeromes Laneway Festival
Singapore, TBC, Singapore01-Feb St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival
Auckland, New Zealand05-Feb St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival
Adelaide, Australia06-Feb St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival
Brisbane, Australia07-Feb St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival
Sydney, Australia09-Feb Sydney Opera House
Sydney, NSW, Australia11-Feb Forum Theatre
Melbourne, Australia13-Feb St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival
Melbourne, Australia14-Feb St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival
Fremantle, AustraliaMar18-20 Ultra Music Festival
Miami, FL15-Apr Coachella
Indio, CA22-Apr Coachella
Indio, CAMay27-29 Sasquatch Music Festival
The Gorge, WAJun3-5 Governor’s Ball Music Festival
New York City, NY