Alexander Laurence's Blog, page 2524
January 22, 2014
Syd Arthur Announces April Release
SYD ARTHUR TO RELEASE NEW RECORD,SOUND MIRROR, APRIL 22
ANNOUNCES NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES FEBRUARY DATES
SXSW AND COACHELLA CONFIRMED
Harvest Records is excited to announce that Canterbury, England, psychedelic rock quartet Syd Arthur will release their new album Sound Mirror on April 22. Sound Mirror is the follow up to the November 2013 re-release of their first album On An On. The band has also confirmed Los Angeles and New York shows for February, as well as performances at SXSW and Coachella. Show information is below.
Hailed by MOJO as "Canterbury's dazzling new sons," Syd Arthur offer a strikingly fresh take on 21st century psychedelia, their exceptional approach born of prodigious musicianship, elemental songcraft, and an unabashed spirit of adventure. Released in the UK in 2012, On An On swings as much as it swirls, with songs like first single "Ode To The Summer," whose video was premiered in America by Stereogum , fusing kosmische jazz and expansive grooves with arcadian instrumentation, intricate time signatures, and lyrical, free-spirited melodies to conjure a rather potent and particular musical magic. On An On justly earned Syd Arthur reams of UK attention, with critical acclaim and increasingly bigger gigs, including recent tours alongside White Denim and confirmed fan Paul Weller.
Comprising Liam Magill (lead vocals, guitar), his brother Joel (bass, vocals), Raven Bush (violin, keyboards, mandolin), and Fred Rother (drums), the band first came together early in the new millennium, initially to perform at the outdoor gatherings presented by the brothers Magill in what Liam describes as "really interesting places" around their native Canterbury.
Nourished by a steady diet of jazz and funk, folk and world music, the band explored the myriad possibilities of improvisation, impelling themselves and their one-of-a-kind vision towards heretofore-uncharted territory.
Dubbing themselves Syd Arthur - a name that conjures at minimum three of psychedelia's most magical monikers - the band looked for new ways to move forward, educating themselves to recording's vast possibilities by building their own Wicker Studios in 2009. Conveniently located on the edge of South East London, Wicker allowed Syd Arthur to assimilate the dark arts of production, engineering, and mixing, offering them innumerable new routes for their autonomous musical activity.
Show information is below:
11 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo w/Belle Brigade13 - New York, NY - Rough Trade w/American Royalty14 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge15 - Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie
March12 - 16 - Austin, TX - SXSW
April12 - Indio, CA - Coachella Fest19 - 20 - Indio, CA - Coachella Fest
ANNOUNCES NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES FEBRUARY DATES
SXSW AND COACHELLA CONFIRMED
Harvest Records is excited to announce that Canterbury, England, psychedelic rock quartet Syd Arthur will release their new album Sound Mirror on April 22. Sound Mirror is the follow up to the November 2013 re-release of their first album On An On. The band has also confirmed Los Angeles and New York shows for February, as well as performances at SXSW and Coachella. Show information is below.
Hailed by MOJO as "Canterbury's dazzling new sons," Syd Arthur offer a strikingly fresh take on 21st century psychedelia, their exceptional approach born of prodigious musicianship, elemental songcraft, and an unabashed spirit of adventure. Released in the UK in 2012, On An On swings as much as it swirls, with songs like first single "Ode To The Summer," whose video was premiered in America by Stereogum , fusing kosmische jazz and expansive grooves with arcadian instrumentation, intricate time signatures, and lyrical, free-spirited melodies to conjure a rather potent and particular musical magic. On An On justly earned Syd Arthur reams of UK attention, with critical acclaim and increasingly bigger gigs, including recent tours alongside White Denim and confirmed fan Paul Weller.
Comprising Liam Magill (lead vocals, guitar), his brother Joel (bass, vocals), Raven Bush (violin, keyboards, mandolin), and Fred Rother (drums), the band first came together early in the new millennium, initially to perform at the outdoor gatherings presented by the brothers Magill in what Liam describes as "really interesting places" around their native Canterbury.
Nourished by a steady diet of jazz and funk, folk and world music, the band explored the myriad possibilities of improvisation, impelling themselves and their one-of-a-kind vision towards heretofore-uncharted territory.
Dubbing themselves Syd Arthur - a name that conjures at minimum three of psychedelia's most magical monikers - the band looked for new ways to move forward, educating themselves to recording's vast possibilities by building their own Wicker Studios in 2009. Conveniently located on the edge of South East London, Wicker allowed Syd Arthur to assimilate the dark arts of production, engineering, and mixing, offering them innumerable new routes for their autonomous musical activity.
Show information is below:
11 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo w/Belle Brigade13 - New York, NY - Rough Trade w/American Royalty14 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge15 - Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie
March12 - 16 - Austin, TX - SXSW
April12 - Indio, CA - Coachella Fest19 - 20 - Indio, CA - Coachella Fest
Foals Announce Spring Tour with Cage the Elephant
BRITISH QUINTET FOALS RETURN TO THE U.S. FOR SPRING TOUR WITH CAGE THE ELEPHANT
CURRENT ALBUM HOLY FIRE AND LIVE DVD, LIVE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL, OUT NOW
January 22nd, 2014 - Burbank, CA - Fresh off performing a string of December radio shows, British quintet Foals have announced that they will return to the U.S. for a spring tour with Cage The Elephant that kicks off on May 2nd.
The Oxford band have made several visits to the U.S. over the past year, including a headlining tour last spring, as well as appearances at Coachella, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, and Outside Lands since the release of their third album Holy Fire . The Flood & Moulder-produced album has received effusive critical praise: "Foals have established themselves as one of the most exciting bands in the UK" saidQ, which gave the album four stars. NME gave Holy Fire a rare 9/10 review, declaring "2013 is in safe hands," and VICE agreed, saying "they're back and they're f**king good." Foals and Holy Fire were nominated for the 2013 Mercury Prize and won the Q Award for Best Live Act. Holy Fire was voted "Album of the Year" by fans in NME's 2013 poll with their track My Number nabbing "Track of the Year."
In October, Foals released their first-ever DVD, entitled Live at the Royal Albert Hall , which was recorded during a sold-out show at the historic London venue on March 28, 2013.
Foals' upcoming tour dates are as follows:
05/02 Raleigh, NC Red Hat Amphitheater05/03 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion05/04 Boston, MA Orpheum05/06 New York, NY Terminal 505/09 Atlanta, GA Shaky Knees Festival05/10 Richmond, VA The National05/13 Toronto, ON Kool Haus05/14 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom05/15 Minneapolis, MN Myth 05/17 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre05/18 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex05/20 Oakland, CA Fox Theatre
CURRENT ALBUM HOLY FIRE AND LIVE DVD, LIVE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL, OUT NOW
January 22nd, 2014 - Burbank, CA - Fresh off performing a string of December radio shows, British quintet Foals have announced that they will return to the U.S. for a spring tour with Cage The Elephant that kicks off on May 2nd.The Oxford band have made several visits to the U.S. over the past year, including a headlining tour last spring, as well as appearances at Coachella, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, and Outside Lands since the release of their third album Holy Fire . The Flood & Moulder-produced album has received effusive critical praise: "Foals have established themselves as one of the most exciting bands in the UK" saidQ, which gave the album four stars. NME gave Holy Fire a rare 9/10 review, declaring "2013 is in safe hands," and VICE agreed, saying "they're back and they're f**king good." Foals and Holy Fire were nominated for the 2013 Mercury Prize and won the Q Award for Best Live Act. Holy Fire was voted "Album of the Year" by fans in NME's 2013 poll with their track My Number nabbing "Track of the Year."
In October, Foals released their first-ever DVD, entitled Live at the Royal Albert Hall , which was recorded during a sold-out show at the historic London venue on March 28, 2013.
Foals' upcoming tour dates are as follows:
05/02 Raleigh, NC Red Hat Amphitheater05/03 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion05/04 Boston, MA Orpheum05/06 New York, NY Terminal 505/09 Atlanta, GA Shaky Knees Festival05/10 Richmond, VA The National05/13 Toronto, ON Kool Haus05/14 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom05/15 Minneapolis, MN Myth 05/17 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre05/18 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex05/20 Oakland, CA Fox Theatre
Rookie premieres new Tacocat mp3 "Crimson Wave"
SURF TACOCAT'S "CRIMSON WAVE"; NEW ALBUM NVM OUT 2/25/14
MP3 - "Crimson Wave"
MP3 - "Bridge to Hawaii"
Yesterday evening, Rookie Magazine premiered "Crimson Wave," the second mp3 from NVM, the upcoming full-length by Seattle pop-punk faves Tacocat. BUST Magazine has already praised NVM as a record that's "full of hilarious jokes, ferocious tambourines, and pop hooks galore" which will have you "struggling to sing along, due to your inability to stifle LOLs." They single out "Crimson Wave" as a "clever surf-rock ode to dealing with periods." Stream or download the track at the link above. Tacocat are currently plotting a nationwide tour, including a Valentine's Day album release bonanza and shows at SXSW 2014. NVM is out on February 25th. Review copies are available upon request.
About the record:
Like a fluorescent-lit snack-aisle oasis in some desolate interstate road stop, brimming with Skittles and limited-edition Sno Balls, Tacocat's Easter-egg-hued pop-punk-pop is bubblegum-sticky with hooks, bound to brighten up the most drab stretch of bummer backroad.
The band's four-person, seven-layer-burrito came together organically: Lelah Maupin (drums) and Eric Randall (guitar) met in their native Longview, WA—two hours south of Seattle, the very town that Green Day named their breakout debut single after. Lelah's family room was wallpapered with framed Magic Eye posters, hence "Stereogram," the cross-eyed love letter to that bizarre ‘90s optical fad. She met lanky Eric while both worked at Safeway, wearing the chain's distinctive navy aprons before breaking north to Seattle. Eric's band The Trashies practiced and played in the basement of the 24/7 House in the Central District, where Long Beach, CA native Bree McKenna (bass) was living, amongst the dust, boxes, and spiders. Lelah met Butte, MT native Emily Nokes (voice, tambourine) in one excruciatingly early/boring graphic design class, slipping her a doodled-upon note; she soon noticed Emily's big voice while she sang along with R. Kelly on the radio. Emily and Bree hit it off one sloshy night at the Comet. Eric impressed Emily with his reenactments of scenes from Anaconda. Sometime around 2007, via countless raucous house party shows, the legend of Tacocat was born.
The foursome would quickly make a name for themselves with their simply energizing power pop, drawing on classic Northwest energy with an uncommonly upbeat, surfy swag that could only come from gray skies and hydroponic sunshine. Their sly and unabashed ‘90s revivalism has, in the past, found the band pondering Evan Dando and Waterworld—and Bree herself explains finding about riot grrrl via Napster and Julia Stiles in 10 Things I Hate About You. They've described themselves variously as "Feminist sci-fi" and "Equal parts Kurt and Courtney"; oh well, whatever…NVM
Press quotes:
"A new, weed-y thrust in pop rock...amorphously political music, supporting a variety of causes under the umbrella of the Party party."
-- NPR
"Garage-y basement-show-bred pop punk with feminist tendencies."
-- The Boston Phoenix
"Tacocat make food time indie rock with hooks in the choruses and tongues in cheek." -- Brooklyn Vegan
Tour dates:
02.14.14 - Seattle, WA - Chop Suey ^
02.22.14 - Seattle, WA - LIVE on KEXP, 6:30pm PST
02.25.14 - Seattle, WA - FREE, all-ages in-store at Sonic Boom, 6pm
MP3 - "Crimson Wave"
MP3 - "Bridge to Hawaii"
Yesterday evening, Rookie Magazine premiered "Crimson Wave," the second mp3 from NVM, the upcoming full-length by Seattle pop-punk faves Tacocat. BUST Magazine has already praised NVM as a record that's "full of hilarious jokes, ferocious tambourines, and pop hooks galore" which will have you "struggling to sing along, due to your inability to stifle LOLs." They single out "Crimson Wave" as a "clever surf-rock ode to dealing with periods." Stream or download the track at the link above. Tacocat are currently plotting a nationwide tour, including a Valentine's Day album release bonanza and shows at SXSW 2014. NVM is out on February 25th. Review copies are available upon request.
About the record:
Like a fluorescent-lit snack-aisle oasis in some desolate interstate road stop, brimming with Skittles and limited-edition Sno Balls, Tacocat's Easter-egg-hued pop-punk-pop is bubblegum-sticky with hooks, bound to brighten up the most drab stretch of bummer backroad.
The band's four-person, seven-layer-burrito came together organically: Lelah Maupin (drums) and Eric Randall (guitar) met in their native Longview, WA—two hours south of Seattle, the very town that Green Day named their breakout debut single after. Lelah's family room was wallpapered with framed Magic Eye posters, hence "Stereogram," the cross-eyed love letter to that bizarre ‘90s optical fad. She met lanky Eric while both worked at Safeway, wearing the chain's distinctive navy aprons before breaking north to Seattle. Eric's band The Trashies practiced and played in the basement of the 24/7 House in the Central District, where Long Beach, CA native Bree McKenna (bass) was living, amongst the dust, boxes, and spiders. Lelah met Butte, MT native Emily Nokes (voice, tambourine) in one excruciatingly early/boring graphic design class, slipping her a doodled-upon note; she soon noticed Emily's big voice while she sang along with R. Kelly on the radio. Emily and Bree hit it off one sloshy night at the Comet. Eric impressed Emily with his reenactments of scenes from Anaconda. Sometime around 2007, via countless raucous house party shows, the legend of Tacocat was born.
The foursome would quickly make a name for themselves with their simply energizing power pop, drawing on classic Northwest energy with an uncommonly upbeat, surfy swag that could only come from gray skies and hydroponic sunshine. Their sly and unabashed ‘90s revivalism has, in the past, found the band pondering Evan Dando and Waterworld—and Bree herself explains finding about riot grrrl via Napster and Julia Stiles in 10 Things I Hate About You. They've described themselves variously as "Feminist sci-fi" and "Equal parts Kurt and Courtney"; oh well, whatever…NVM
Press quotes:
"A new, weed-y thrust in pop rock...amorphously political music, supporting a variety of causes under the umbrella of the Party party."
-- NPR
"Garage-y basement-show-bred pop punk with feminist tendencies."
-- The Boston Phoenix
"Tacocat make food time indie rock with hooks in the choruses and tongues in cheek." -- Brooklyn Vegan
Tour dates:
02.14.14 - Seattle, WA - Chop Suey ^
02.22.14 - Seattle, WA - LIVE on KEXP, 6:30pm PST
02.25.14 - Seattle, WA - FREE, all-ages in-store at Sonic Boom, 6pm
Blackest Ever Black announces Weekend "The '81 Demos"
WEEKEND
(ex-YOUNG MARBLE GIANTS)
THE '81 DEMOS
OUT 3/3/14
STREAM A TRACK
Blackest Ever Black is pleased to present the first vinyl edition of the legendary demos recorded in 1981 by Weekend - the trio of Alison Statton, Spike Williams and Simon Booth.Alison Statton began her recording career with Philip and Stuart Moxham in Young Marble Giants, one of the most unique and important bands to come out of the UK post-punk/independent scene. YMGs dissolved in 1981, at which point Statton began writing with Wrexham native Mark 'Spike' Williams, one of the brains behind Z Block Records and a member of the band Reptile Ranch. They joined forces with guitarist Simon Booth to form Weekend, and recorded the exquisite demo versions of 'Drumbeat' (later titled 'Drumbeat For Baby'), 'Red Planes', 'Nostalgia' and 'Summerdays' that are collected on this new 12".At the heart of the record are two truly remarkable pieces: 'Red Planes' and 'Nostalgia'. The former is a dubwise dream-pop epic, Statton's dispassionate, Nico-esque vocal wafting over a clucking Boss DR 55 pulse and seismic bass detonations, while Williams' violin, in Alison's words, "soars and dives and weaves through every possible mood with no inhibitions, creating an almost psychedelic feel, with a menacing undercurrent". It's somehow both starker and more richly atmospheric than the version that appears on the band's debut album, La Varieté (Rough Trade, 1982), not to mention significantly longer - nine minutes in total. Our only complaint is that it doesn't last for nineteen.'Nostalgia', meanwhile, is surely one of the most perfectly elegiac songs committed to tape in the post-punk era. More fleshed-out than the La Varieté version, the instrumentation here - notably Statton's yearning recorder part ("Very Eno," as Spike astutely observes) - amplifies the emotional resonance of an already heart-stopping lyric. Written by Spike and Dave Hoddel, 'Nostalgia' is a poignant meditation on the attraction, and the danger, of dwelling on the past.Shorn of the jazzy flourishes that would define the subsequent studio version, 'Drumbeat' (later titled 'Drumbeat For Baby') has a brittle, choppier quality more in line with Young Marble Giants than Weekend; it remains one of Williams and Statton's most infectious compositions. The instrumental 'Summerdays', is a different beast entirely to the cut on La Varieté; it's primarily a showcase of Simon Booth's lyrical guitar-playing, at times reminiscent of the courtly psychedelia of early Felt or Vini Reilly, and reminding us of Weekend's role as godparents of the nascent indie-pop movement.Jazz became an increasingly prominent component of the Weekend sound, and by the time of La Varieté- their sole studio LP - they had welcomed jazzmen Larry Stabbins (saxophone), Roy Dodds (drums) and Dawson Miller (percussion) into their line-up. But despite its idiosyncratic brilliance and long-lasting influence (Belle & Sebastian and Kalima are but two groups who owe it an enormous debt), nothing on La Varieté, or on the handful of singles and live recordings Weekend put their name to before disbanding in 1983, quite matches the raw, impressionistic power of the '81 demos.The four demos were released as a stand-alone CD by Vinyl Japan in 1995, and included as bonus tracks on Cherry Red's most recent CD reissue of La Varieté; however, until now they have never appeared on vinyl.Licensed from Cherry Red, The '81 Demos (BLACKEST026) is a 12" limited to 1000 pieces, mastered by by Matt Colton at Alchemy and housed in an LP sleeve printed on reverse board stock, with printed inner featuring liner notes by Spike Williams, Alison Statton and Simon Booth. It is due to be released on March 3rd, 2014. Stream the "Red Planes" demo below!
LISTEN: Weekend - "Red Planes ('81 Demo)" -
(ex-YOUNG MARBLE GIANTS)
THE '81 DEMOS
OUT 3/3/14
STREAM A TRACK
Blackest Ever Black is pleased to present the first vinyl edition of the legendary demos recorded in 1981 by Weekend - the trio of Alison Statton, Spike Williams and Simon Booth.Alison Statton began her recording career with Philip and Stuart Moxham in Young Marble Giants, one of the most unique and important bands to come out of the UK post-punk/independent scene. YMGs dissolved in 1981, at which point Statton began writing with Wrexham native Mark 'Spike' Williams, one of the brains behind Z Block Records and a member of the band Reptile Ranch. They joined forces with guitarist Simon Booth to form Weekend, and recorded the exquisite demo versions of 'Drumbeat' (later titled 'Drumbeat For Baby'), 'Red Planes', 'Nostalgia' and 'Summerdays' that are collected on this new 12".At the heart of the record are two truly remarkable pieces: 'Red Planes' and 'Nostalgia'. The former is a dubwise dream-pop epic, Statton's dispassionate, Nico-esque vocal wafting over a clucking Boss DR 55 pulse and seismic bass detonations, while Williams' violin, in Alison's words, "soars and dives and weaves through every possible mood with no inhibitions, creating an almost psychedelic feel, with a menacing undercurrent". It's somehow both starker and more richly atmospheric than the version that appears on the band's debut album, La Varieté (Rough Trade, 1982), not to mention significantly longer - nine minutes in total. Our only complaint is that it doesn't last for nineteen.'Nostalgia', meanwhile, is surely one of the most perfectly elegiac songs committed to tape in the post-punk era. More fleshed-out than the La Varieté version, the instrumentation here - notably Statton's yearning recorder part ("Very Eno," as Spike astutely observes) - amplifies the emotional resonance of an already heart-stopping lyric. Written by Spike and Dave Hoddel, 'Nostalgia' is a poignant meditation on the attraction, and the danger, of dwelling on the past.Shorn of the jazzy flourishes that would define the subsequent studio version, 'Drumbeat' (later titled 'Drumbeat For Baby') has a brittle, choppier quality more in line with Young Marble Giants than Weekend; it remains one of Williams and Statton's most infectious compositions. The instrumental 'Summerdays', is a different beast entirely to the cut on La Varieté; it's primarily a showcase of Simon Booth's lyrical guitar-playing, at times reminiscent of the courtly psychedelia of early Felt or Vini Reilly, and reminding us of Weekend's role as godparents of the nascent indie-pop movement.Jazz became an increasingly prominent component of the Weekend sound, and by the time of La Varieté- their sole studio LP - they had welcomed jazzmen Larry Stabbins (saxophone), Roy Dodds (drums) and Dawson Miller (percussion) into their line-up. But despite its idiosyncratic brilliance and long-lasting influence (Belle & Sebastian and Kalima are but two groups who owe it an enormous debt), nothing on La Varieté, or on the handful of singles and live recordings Weekend put their name to before disbanding in 1983, quite matches the raw, impressionistic power of the '81 demos.The four demos were released as a stand-alone CD by Vinyl Japan in 1995, and included as bonus tracks on Cherry Red's most recent CD reissue of La Varieté; however, until now they have never appeared on vinyl.Licensed from Cherry Red, The '81 Demos (BLACKEST026) is a 12" limited to 1000 pieces, mastered by by Matt Colton at Alchemy and housed in an LP sleeve printed on reverse board stock, with printed inner featuring liner notes by Spike Williams, Alison Statton and Simon Booth. It is due to be released on March 3rd, 2014. Stream the "Red Planes" demo below!LISTEN: Weekend - "Red Planes ('81 Demo)" -
Stephen Verona's "Boardwalk" Finally Released on DVD
Stephen Verona's "Boardwalk" Finally Released Available on DVD and Blu-ray March 25th
1979 drama starring Ruth Gordon and Lee Strasberg, from the director of "Lords of Flatbush"
Boardwalk
is a 1979 American drama written by Stephen Verona (Lords of Flatbush, 1974) and Leigh Chapman and directed by Verona. It stars Ruth Gordon, Lee Strasberg, andJanet Leigh. The film has not been available on home video, until now.
Boardwalk
is a film about love, violence, and survival. It was filmed on location at numerous spots in New York city, including the famous but now defunct Dubrow's Cafeteria. Married for 50 loving years, David (Lee Strasberg) and Becky (Ruth Gordon) have lived in the same Coney Island neighborhood for most of their life together. But the area is not what it used to be, and their children ask them to move. A powerful and determined man, David states, "I left one country, I'm not about to leave another. This is where I choose to live and nobody, but nobody, is going to make me leave." But Becky becomes ill and David's cafeteria and synagogue are vandalized by thugs. David must make his final stance.
Boardwalk
is Verona's 4th film. He's credited with creating the first music videos, starting with The Beatles... He produced over a hundred before retiring from the art in 1972, eleven years before MTV. By the time he was 27, he was nominated for an Academy Award for his live action short film "The Rehearsal" which he created, produced & directed. Not satisfied with commercials or videos, he moved on to write, produce and co-direct his first feature film,
The Lords of Flatbush
. This is the film that launched the careers of Sylvester Stallone, Henry Winkler, and Richard Gere, who were all discovered by Verona who says, "Stallone said that I created the character of Rocky, and Henry said that he took his Fonzie character from Sly."
Stephen Verona's Complete Bio: http://bit.ly/1deZvZ4
1979 drama starring Ruth Gordon and Lee Strasberg, from the director of "Lords of Flatbush"
Boardwalk
is a 1979 American drama written by Stephen Verona (Lords of Flatbush, 1974) and Leigh Chapman and directed by Verona. It stars Ruth Gordon, Lee Strasberg, andJanet Leigh. The film has not been available on home video, until now.
Boardwalk
is a film about love, violence, and survival. It was filmed on location at numerous spots in New York city, including the famous but now defunct Dubrow's Cafeteria. Married for 50 loving years, David (Lee Strasberg) and Becky (Ruth Gordon) have lived in the same Coney Island neighborhood for most of their life together. But the area is not what it used to be, and their children ask them to move. A powerful and determined man, David states, "I left one country, I'm not about to leave another. This is where I choose to live and nobody, but nobody, is going to make me leave." But Becky becomes ill and David's cafeteria and synagogue are vandalized by thugs. David must make his final stance.
Boardwalk
is Verona's 4th film. He's credited with creating the first music videos, starting with The Beatles... He produced over a hundred before retiring from the art in 1972, eleven years before MTV. By the time he was 27, he was nominated for an Academy Award for his live action short film "The Rehearsal" which he created, produced & directed. Not satisfied with commercials or videos, he moved on to write, produce and co-direct his first feature film,
The Lords of Flatbush
. This is the film that launched the careers of Sylvester Stallone, Henry Winkler, and Richard Gere, who were all discovered by Verona who says, "Stallone said that I created the character of Rocky, and Henry said that he took his Fonzie character from Sly."Stephen Verona's Complete Bio: http://bit.ly/1deZvZ4
David Buckley Borden Awarded Hibernaculum Artist Residency
David Buckley Borden
Awarded Hibernaculum Artist Residency
Following news of his art at January's ongoing "Best of Show" and "Fun-A-Day" project in Boston, New England-based artist David Buckley Borden is announcing his participation in the upcoming Hibernaculum Residency in the New York Adirondacks taking place this Summer and organized by the Trifecta Editions.
Says the Trifecta�s Helen Popinchalk, "We are thrilled to welcome David Buckley Borden as our first artist-in-residence! We were inspired to select David after seeing the work he has been doing for Boston�s Fun-A-Day - a project where artists make a new piece of work every day for the entire month of January. David�s daily works take the form of landscape proposals. Some are clever and practical, others surreal, but all are wonderful and thought-provoking. We can�t wait to see what he does during his residency with us! We�ll be bringing you the fruits of his labors in the form of an incredible print release in Fall 2014."
About David Buckley Borden:
David Buckley Borden is an artist, landscape designer (highly unlicensed landscape architect), and humorist hailing from the great state of New England. His art includes a variety of creative work ranging from landscape installations to pen and ink drawings to silkscreen prints covering an even greater variety of creative interests in landscape architecture, ecology, NTS mapping, land use history, all things �great outdoors,� and the past, present and future challenges to the lands of North America.
A recent graduate of the landscape architecture masters program at Harvard University�s Graduate School of Design, Borden worked as a designer within the Urban Studio at Sasaki Associates and is now a member ofGround, Inc., a boutique landscape architecture firm known for its artful landscapes. Borden may be best known around the Greater Boston metropolitan area as co-founder of the Studio Kaiju, often described as the "Kaiju Commissioner." Looking for a new start, Borden left Kaiju Big Battel in 2007 to attend graduate school at theHarvard Graduate School of Design.
After a few years corporate design, Borden is now starting to branch out on his own, working in landscape architecture and exploring New England landscape through his art. Humor still plays big role in his work, which runs the gamut of visual art and site-specific landscape installations. Outside of work, when not leading his one-man campaign for sustainable cutis anserine americana, David can be found quietly playing in the dirt in and around his Cambridge, Massachusetts home.
Awarded Hibernaculum Artist Residency
Following news of his art at January's ongoing "Best of Show" and "Fun-A-Day" project in Boston, New England-based artist David Buckley Borden is announcing his participation in the upcoming Hibernaculum Residency in the New York Adirondacks taking place this Summer and organized by the Trifecta Editions.
Says the Trifecta�s Helen Popinchalk, "We are thrilled to welcome David Buckley Borden as our first artist-in-residence! We were inspired to select David after seeing the work he has been doing for Boston�s Fun-A-Day - a project where artists make a new piece of work every day for the entire month of January. David�s daily works take the form of landscape proposals. Some are clever and practical, others surreal, but all are wonderful and thought-provoking. We can�t wait to see what he does during his residency with us! We�ll be bringing you the fruits of his labors in the form of an incredible print release in Fall 2014."
About David Buckley Borden:
David Buckley Borden is an artist, landscape designer (highly unlicensed landscape architect), and humorist hailing from the great state of New England. His art includes a variety of creative work ranging from landscape installations to pen and ink drawings to silkscreen prints covering an even greater variety of creative interests in landscape architecture, ecology, NTS mapping, land use history, all things �great outdoors,� and the past, present and future challenges to the lands of North America.
A recent graduate of the landscape architecture masters program at Harvard University�s Graduate School of Design, Borden worked as a designer within the Urban Studio at Sasaki Associates and is now a member ofGround, Inc., a boutique landscape architecture firm known for its artful landscapes. Borden may be best known around the Greater Boston metropolitan area as co-founder of the Studio Kaiju, often described as the "Kaiju Commissioner." Looking for a new start, Borden left Kaiju Big Battel in 2007 to attend graduate school at theHarvard Graduate School of Design.
After a few years corporate design, Borden is now starting to branch out on his own, working in landscape architecture and exploring New England landscape through his art. Humor still plays big role in his work, which runs the gamut of visual art and site-specific landscape installations. Outside of work, when not leading his one-man campaign for sustainable cutis anserine americana, David can be found quietly playing in the dirt in and around his Cambridge, Massachusetts home.
January 21, 2014
La Luz @ The Observatory
LA LUZ plays at the Observatory tonight, with Pure Bathing Culture, on Tuesday January 21st 2014.
(photo: Angel Ceballos)
Lucius Perform on World Café
Winter Tour Begins Tonight, Many Dates Sold Out
Band to Perform on NPR’s WXPN World Café, Jan 23
and on Last Call with Carson Daly, Feb 26
European Tour Dates and Summer Festivals Announced
Photo credit: Peter Larson
New York, NY – January 21, 2014 – Storming into 2014 Lucius will take their “joyous, melodic anthems” (Billboard) back on tour tonight, beginning at the Southern Café and Music Hall in Charlottesville, VA. Following the lengthy US stint, the band will travel abroad in the spring to celebrate the European release of Wildewoman via PIAS on March 31.
Fans unable to make it out to one of the shows can catch Lucius performing on NPR’sWXPN World Café airing January 23 or on Last Call With Carson Daly , February 26 at 1:35/12:35 a.m. Central on NBC.
The Brooklyn quintet will continue touring into the summer appearing at a variety of festivals including Delaware’s Firefly as well as New York’s Governors Ball and Mountain Jam .
To truly kick 2014 off in style, the band has teamed up with teen tastemaker sensationRookie Magazine to unveil a spectacular live rendition of Wildewoman album cut “Go Home.” Shot in a kitchen and using their voices and utensils as their setup, the video showcases the band’s raw magnetism and undeniable natural talent. Watch the “Go Home” (Live Video) HERE .
As you follow the band on the road you can create your own variation of theWildewoman album cover or “Tempest” music video using your most recent Instagrams. A complete list of tour dates follow.
Lucius Tour Dates
(with You Won't)
1/21: Charlottesville, VA @ The Southern Cafe and Music Hall
1/23: Nashville, TN @ High Watt- SOLD OUT
1/24: Birmingham, AL @ WorkPlay Theatre
1/25: New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa
1/26: Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald's Downstairs
1/28: Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
1/29: Austin, TX @ The Parish- SOLD OUT
1/31: Scottsdale, AZ @ Pub Rock
2/1: Costa Mesa, CA @ Detroit Bar
2/3: Los Angeles, CA @ The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever- SOLD OUT
2/4: Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour- SOLD OUT
2/5: San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
2/7: San Francisco, CA @ The Independent- SOLD OUT
2/10: Vancouver, BC @ The Media Club
2/12: Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge- SOLD OUT
2/13: Boise, ID @ Neurolux
2/14: Salt Lake City, UT @ The State Room
2/15: Paonia, CO @ Paradise Theatre
2/16: Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
2/19: Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room
2/20: Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
2/21: Appleton, WI @ Esch Studio at Lawrence University (FREE)
2/22: Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
Eagulls single "Possessed" out today!
EAGULLS DROP NEW SINGLE "POSSESSED" VIA PITCHFORK SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM OUT MARCH 4, 2014
LISTEN: To the "sugary guitar chords buzzsawing just below George Mitchell's howling vocals" via Pitchfork or Soundcloud
WATCH: Music video for "Nerve Endings," nominated along with Haim, Arctic Monkeys, Lily Allen, and Pharell for Video of the Year at the NME Awards
READ: Get to know the Leeds, UK five-piece in their Pitchfork Rising feature HERE
NYC SHOWSJan 29th - Mercury Lounge Jan 31st - Rough Trade NYC One of the Most Anticipated Albums of 2014 - eMusic, FILTER, SPIN, and NME "Visceral joy of loud, distorted guitars" - New York Times
"One of our favorite discoveries from CMJ" - NPR
Since forming in 2009, Leeds-based Eagulls have become synonymous with a discontented, disillusioned kind of anger, molded into bullets of post punk that's rife with urgency and aggression.
Brought together by drummer Henry Ruddell and guitarist Mark 'Goldy' Goldsworthy, they were later joined by friends Liam Matthews on guitar and Tom Kelly on bass. After struggling to find a singer that fitted with their vision for the band, they roped in George Mitchell to be their frontman without ever having heard him sing before.
For a band like Eagulls, touring is their lifeblood, as shown through the relentless bouts of gigging that have colored their four years together, in between working tedious day jobs in the bars and retail outlets of Leeds together. Booking support slots with the likes of Iceage, Merchandise, Parquet Courts, and Fucked Up they've carved out a reputation for chaotic and confrontational live shows.
Now, following further standalone releases, their self-titled debut album is complete and slated for release on March 4, 2014. Finessing the incensed spirit of their early tracks and gigs, it sets its stall out as a heavier, darker and more exhilarating step on from what's come before. "Nerve Endings," opening track and first taste of the record, encapsulates that in throbbing bass and George hollering "can't find my end" whilst "Fester-Blister" provides an anthemic streak cutting through a wall of frenetic noise. "Tough Luck" takes inspiration from outside the punk pool associated with Eagulls, boasting a rumbling Joy Division-esque bassline. It all ends on the searing rush of "Soulless Youth," which finds George declaring "I never feel fine/They're soulless inside... the soulless youth," with enough bile to make it clear just how he feels about his generation.
"We're all more pessimistic, more jaded, more cynical," explains Goldy of the band's moodier shift. "When you finish uni, you've got optimism and you think everything's going to be alright. You think you'll just take a shit job in a shop and you'll only have to do it for a while but then you're still there a year later..."
It's this frustration and sardonicism that fuels Eagulls and lights a match under their first LP. Though they admit to there being "lighter moments" on the record, on the whole it's a gloomy, overcast affair. Influenced by post-punk and shoegaze (primarily the sonic assaults of My Bloody Valentine) combined with their own background in hardcore bands, it follows their first trip to America earlier this year for SXSW (a trip the band sacked in their jobs to take) - the catalyst for their signing to US indie label Partisan.
With the record now complete and ready for release, expect their own unique brand of mayhem to be lighting up venues around the country as they return to their natural environment of the road to reinforce their abrasive brilliant reputation once more.
LISTEN: To the "sugary guitar chords buzzsawing just below George Mitchell's howling vocals" via Pitchfork or Soundcloud
WATCH: Music video for "Nerve Endings," nominated along with Haim, Arctic Monkeys, Lily Allen, and Pharell for Video of the Year at the NME Awards
READ: Get to know the Leeds, UK five-piece in their Pitchfork Rising feature HERE
NYC SHOWSJan 29th - Mercury Lounge Jan 31st - Rough Trade NYC One of the Most Anticipated Albums of 2014 - eMusic, FILTER, SPIN, and NME "Visceral joy of loud, distorted guitars" - New York Times
"One of our favorite discoveries from CMJ" - NPR
Since forming in 2009, Leeds-based Eagulls have become synonymous with a discontented, disillusioned kind of anger, molded into bullets of post punk that's rife with urgency and aggression.Brought together by drummer Henry Ruddell and guitarist Mark 'Goldy' Goldsworthy, they were later joined by friends Liam Matthews on guitar and Tom Kelly on bass. After struggling to find a singer that fitted with their vision for the band, they roped in George Mitchell to be their frontman without ever having heard him sing before.
For a band like Eagulls, touring is their lifeblood, as shown through the relentless bouts of gigging that have colored their four years together, in between working tedious day jobs in the bars and retail outlets of Leeds together. Booking support slots with the likes of Iceage, Merchandise, Parquet Courts, and Fucked Up they've carved out a reputation for chaotic and confrontational live shows.
Now, following further standalone releases, their self-titled debut album is complete and slated for release on March 4, 2014. Finessing the incensed spirit of their early tracks and gigs, it sets its stall out as a heavier, darker and more exhilarating step on from what's come before. "Nerve Endings," opening track and first taste of the record, encapsulates that in throbbing bass and George hollering "can't find my end" whilst "Fester-Blister" provides an anthemic streak cutting through a wall of frenetic noise. "Tough Luck" takes inspiration from outside the punk pool associated with Eagulls, boasting a rumbling Joy Division-esque bassline. It all ends on the searing rush of "Soulless Youth," which finds George declaring "I never feel fine/They're soulless inside... the soulless youth," with enough bile to make it clear just how he feels about his generation.
"We're all more pessimistic, more jaded, more cynical," explains Goldy of the band's moodier shift. "When you finish uni, you've got optimism and you think everything's going to be alright. You think you'll just take a shit job in a shop and you'll only have to do it for a while but then you're still there a year later..."
It's this frustration and sardonicism that fuels Eagulls and lights a match under their first LP. Though they admit to there being "lighter moments" on the record, on the whole it's a gloomy, overcast affair. Influenced by post-punk and shoegaze (primarily the sonic assaults of My Bloody Valentine) combined with their own background in hardcore bands, it follows their first trip to America earlier this year for SXSW (a trip the band sacked in their jobs to take) - the catalyst for their signing to US indie label Partisan.
With the record now complete and ready for release, expect their own unique brand of mayhem to be lighting up venues around the country as they return to their natural environment of the road to reinforce their abrasive brilliant reputation once more.
GOLDFRAPP-Tales Of Us Theatrical Event/Live Performance
Join us for a unique FILM EVENT & EXCLUSIVE Live Performance
BROADCAST WORLDWIDE for ONE NIGHT ONLY: March 4th, 2014
View the film trailer HERE
Goldfrapp announce details of a very special Tales Of Us cinema event – a worldwide screening of the stunning film Tales Of Us followed immediately by an exclusive dramatic live performance transmitted into cinemas from the magnificent surroundings of the legendary Air Studios in London . This must-see state-of-the-art experience will be broadcast by Arts Alliance Media across the UK, Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand on the evening of March 4th, 2014.
To register your interest and see more information including locations of screenings and other exciting reveals in the coming weeks visit: www.goldfrapp.com/film and the officialFacebook and Twitter #TalesOfUsFilm channels.
Inspired by Goldfrapp’s latest album, Tales Of Us, the striking film is a 30-minute journey through five of the individual stories featured on the album. Stranger, Laurel, Jo, Drewand Annabel interconnect subtly, sharing themes of love, loss, madness and identity, taking the viewer on a unique musical journey.
