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Rolling Stone Premieres Jake Bellows's "I Know You"

Rolling Stone Premieres Jake Bellows's "I Know You" MP3Debut Solo Album New Ocean Out August 6 On Saddle Creek Download: "I Know You" via Rolling Stone or SoundCloudWatch: New Ocean Album Trailer via YouTube
Rolling Stone has premiered Jake Bellows's new MP3 "I Know You" from his debut solo albumNew Ocean out August 6 on Saddle Creek. Bellows told Rolling Stone, "'I Know You' attempts to illustrate the commonality of the human experience. When we look at someone who smiles, we know what it is to feel happy. When we see someone sad, we can instantly identify with that feeling. We have empathy for one another. We're on the same planet having the same experiences from different perspectives." New Ocean was recorded at Omaha's ARC Studios with engineer Ben Brodin (Before the Toast and Tea, Conor Oberst), Ryan Fox (The Good Life), Todd Fink (The Faint), and Heath Koontz (Neva Dinova). New Ocean is now available for pre-order on CD & LP via Saddle Creek and limited edition cassette through Majestic Litter. Jake Bellows is currently on tour and will play shows in Salt Lake City, Portland, San Francisco and more.  On June 26 at 8pm CST, Jake Bellows will perform live on Stageit, a web-based platform that enables artists to easily create live shows directly from their computers. The online performances streamed on Stageit are not archived, so it remains a truly unique experience for the virtual attendees. Tickets are for the performance are available now.
Jake Bellows had quit music. Or so he thought.  After fronting Neva Dinova for more than 15 years, which included five full-lengths, a split EP, and countless tours, he packed up his dog and moved from his native Omaha to his girlfriend's hometown of Los Angeles. Two days before he left he recorded 18 demos with musician and engineer Ben Brodin at Brodin's insistence. Once in L.A., Bellows got a job installing sliding-glass doors and sold his Les Paul to buy a Datsun pick-up truck.
Though he had no plans to form a new band, he played the occasional solo show, performed withWhispertown, and continued to write songs. In early 2011, an invitation arrived from Omaha's Film Streams Theater for Jake's old friend Ryan Fox also living on the West Coast, to perform an original live film-score. Fox enlisted Bellows and Brodin to collaborate and the trio began to compose and discuss improvisational ideas over long-distance. Since they were all going to be in Omaha and had a long history of playing in each other's bands, Brodin and Fox nudged Bellows into booking studio time to record some of his dormant songs.
Fox and Bellows drove from LA to Omaha that November. They entered ARC Studios for a feverish recording session, arranging and writing parts on the fly with an impromptu band including Heath Koontz, Todd Fink, Whispertown bandmate Morgan Nagler and other old friends. Committing quickly to intuitive arrangements the band recorded 17 tracks in a little more than a week. They worked remotely on the record throughout that winter and spring, adding overdubs in basements and bedrooms across western North America.
The group reunited in Omaha to debut the new songs at a couple of shows the following June. Excited to release the new material on their own terms the band put out a preview EP on cassette, Help, at the end of 2012. The new music is underpinned by philosophical conviction and shaped by an interest in physics, cosmology and mythology. Bellows returned to music with a renewed sense of the intrinsic value of art and its ability to express the commonality of human experience. His debut full-length, New Ocean, offers a mix tape of different kinds of songs hanging out on one record - love songs that are not necessarily ballads despite their introspective gauziness, with left turns into drunk-in-the-sun bossa nova and blue-eyed-soul ruptured by fuzz guitar. Bellows believes that songs change the fabric of the universe through the very frequencies they emit. As such, the record attempts to create the world he wants to see instead of reflect the world that is.
Jake Bellows Tour Dates
06.23 - Salt Lake City, UT @ TBD06.25 - Portland, OR @ Valentines06.26 - Live Streaming Show via Stageit, 8pm Central06.26 - Portland, OR - House Show (email info@majesticlitter.com for details)06.29 - Chehalis, WA @ Devilfish Public House07.01 - Cottage Grove, OR @ Axe and Fiddle07.02 - Redding, CA @ Willis Street House07.03 - Chico, CA @ Café Coda07.04 - San Francisco, CA - House Show BBQ
For more info, please visit:
http://jakebellows.com/http://saddle-creek.com/

BLOWING FUSES LEFT & RIGHT dvd

25 Year Old Interviews With Members of MC5 and Stooges Finally See Light Of Day inBLOWING FUSES LEFT & RIGHT ON DVD and Deluxe DVD July 2  Check out an exclusive clip at Rolling Stone and trailer below O-Rama LLC and MVD are proud to release Blowing Fuses Left And Right: The LegendaryDetroit Rock Interviews digitally and on DVD on July 9.
The thought-to-be-destroyed original tapes from 1988 were recently re-discovered in an attic in NJ - the five hours worth of footage include interviews with Ron Asheton (the Stooges), Dennis Morgan(the MC5) and Rob Tyner (also from the MC5 in, apparently, his final interview).   A deluxe DVD will also be released that includes additional interviews with Scott Morgan (The Rationals), Russ Gibb (owner of Detroit's Grande Ballroom) and John Sinclair (manager of the MC5 and former head of the White Panther Party).    Pre-order: http://tinyurl.com/blowingfuses
Hi Res Cover Art: http://mvdb2b.com/i/300dpi/MVD5119D.jpg                             http://mvdb2b.com/i/300dpi/MVD5120D.jpg   #  #  #

GEOGRAPHER tour

GEOGRAPHER TO EMBARK ONNATIONWIDE HEADLINE TOUR IN AUGUST CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED ALBUM MYTH OUT NOW "[One of the] undiscovered bands you need to hear now!" - SPIN
San Francisco indie-rock trio Geographer is gearing up for a summer headlining tour, with support from Carpark Records' GRMLN, beginning August 8 in Portland, OR. The 3-week nationwide run is the follow-up to the band's hugely successful headlining tour this past January, which saw them perform to sold out crowds in major cities including The Fillmore in San Francisco, Schubas in Chicago, The Echo in Los Angeles, The Mohawk in Austin and more.  SF Weekly  raves that their sets are "a surreal," while  The Bay Bridged  declared, "Deni and the crew cast graceful, effervescent synth sounds and crystal-clear vocals over an undulating audience...a 90-minute (most likely drunken) dance party." After the tour wraps, Geographer will be performing at the LAUNCH Festival in Sacramento, CA on September 8.
Geographer will be adding dates to the tour using concert crowd-funding start up WeDemand, which allows fans to participate in making shows happen! Don't see your city listed here? Head to http://wedemand.com/geographer to demand a show in your city.
This tour continues a very successful 18 months for Geographer, including the release of their highly acclaimed album  MYTH , which the  San Francisco Chronicle  proclaims "pop music hasn't seen such a seamless marriage between techno beats and swooning cello parts since...well, this might just be a first." Since the release, the band has spent most of their time on the road performing to sold out crowds all over the country alongside artists such as Freelance Whales, Sea Wolf, and ON AN ON.  Geographer is Mike Deni's distinct melodic vocals, dazed synth melodies and alluring guitar riffs, Nathan Blaz's haunting electric cello cords, and Brian Ostreicher's vibrant drums.  GEOGRAPHER TOUR DATES(w/ support from GRMLN)August 8 - Portland, OR @ Aladdin TheatreAugust 9 - Bellingham, WA @ Summer Meltdown Festival (*not with GRMLN) August 10 - Vancouver, BC @ Media ClubAugust 12 - Missoula, MT @ Stage 112August 14 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street EntryAugust 16 - Ferndale, MI @ The Loving TouchAugust 18 - Montreal, QC @ Il MotoreAugust 20 - Providence, RI @ Fete LoungeAugust 21 - Boston, MA @ ChurchAugust 22 - Edgartown, MA @ Flatbread COAugust 24 - New York, NY @ Bowery BallroomAugust 25 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda'sAugust 26 - Washington, DC @ DC 9August 27 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar BarAugust 28 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog ShopAugust 30 - Chicago, IL @ SchubasAugust 31 - Des Moines, IA @ GaslampSeptember 1 - Kansas City, MO @ Riot RoomSeptember 2 - Denver, CO @ Larimer   Myth  is available to purchase now on iTunes.
Official Website  l  Media Kit  l  Facebook  l  YouTube  l  Twitter

BIG DEAL Video for “Swapping Spit”

BIG DEAL
Video for “Swapping Spit” Watch HERE
NEW ALBUM JUNE GLOOM OUT NOW
New Single: “Dream Machines” out 7/23/13


"June Gloom," one of the strongest and most disarming releases of the summer"-Billboard
“2013 looks set to be the year Big Deal transform from a cult concern to a very big deal indeed”-NME
“listen to some Big Deal to remind yourself of the goodness that still exists in humanity... And when we make contact with aliens, let's not tell them about the bombs or guns, let's just play this for them instead.”-Vice
“Mesmerising… a more ambitious record than its predecessor, embracing deeper waters and a wider world”-Vogue
Fresh off of the release of their critically applauded new album  June Gloom  and a headline UK tour,Big Deal would like to celebrate by sharing with you a new video for “Swapping Spit.” Watch ithere. 
“Swapping Spit” features Big Deal as a foursome for the first time, introducing audiences to Melissa Rigby on drums and Huw Webb on bass. Having been friends and touring mates with Melissa and Huw for sometime the chemistry between these four is as easy and bright as a summer breeze. Enjoy!
June Gloom  was released on June 4th and has been embraced as one of the best albums of the summer.  Fleshing out their delicate, nocturnal tones Kacey and Alice take their sound to deeper, darker and more intoxicating height, courtesy of producer Rory Attwell (Veronica Falls, PAWS, Male Bonding).
Big Deal will be releasing “Dream Machines” on July 23rd along with a full band version of “Locked Up”, a track that originally appeared on the debut release. Check out “Locked Up” here. And for those of you who are lucky enough to be traveling abroad this summer check out the band’s upcoming European dates below and keep an eye on the band’s website for updates!
EUROPEAN LIVE DATES:
July 2nd– White Heat—London, England
July 13th-Rock Herk--Herk-De-Stad, Belgium
July 20th-Lovebox---London, England
July 27th –Secret Garden Party--Cambridgeshire, England


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GG Allin 1989 Throbblehead

 
                                 GG Allin 1989 Throbblehead                            Limited to 2000 Numbered Figures                            Pre-order HERE  -  Ships in September 2013 and Latex Masks by SikRik                                                        Order  HERE   -  Shipping Now In honor of the 20th anniversary of the death of GG Allin, and in conjunction with the release of "My Prison Walls" (a 208 page hardcover numbered limited edition collector's book that contains letters, illustrations, prose, and Allin's own personal accounts of his time spent in prison) Aggronautix has once again immortalized the most notorious Rock N Roller of all time in Throbblehead form.
This figure of GG portraying his 1989 look is limited to 2000 numbered units, stands at 7 inches tall, and is made of polyresin. GG is accurately sculpted right down to his signature bandana, sunglasses, torn clothes, and tattered leather jacket.
This is the 21st Throbblehead to be polyresinated by Aggronautix. In May of 2009, the company launched with a highly popular G.G. Allin "1991" figure, which was limited to 2000 numbered units and sold out quickly. All Aggronautix figures are now available for purchase on www.aggronautix.com or www.seeofsound.com and will also be available at many independent retailers, comic shops, tattoo parlors, etc via distribution by MVD Entertainment Group - a company specializing in music-related distribution since 1986 SikRik Masks has produced an 80's era GG Allin mask featuring his trademark sunglasses. It's officially licensed (like the throbblehead) and is limited to just 40 numbered copies.  The cost is $119.00 USD. A "My Prison Walls" Combo Pack which includes the new book, the new throbblehead, and SikRik's new mask, can be ordered HERE. Follow Aggronautix on Facebook HERE.  ***For orders outside of the United States, please note that items will take longer to arrive (average of 3 weeks)*** 
Box Art by Marco Palumbo of No Front Teeth UK:  

The Mynabirds GENERALS: REMIXED / Dntel & Field Days Remixes

Listen and Share The Mynabirds GENERALS: REMIXED / Dntel & Field Days Remixes
      After over a year dedicated to GENERALS Laura Burhenn is spending 2013 out on the road as a touring member of The Postal Service. Leading up to the tour, Laura recruited some of her favorite artists to re-imagine tracks from the record and came away with remixes from Dntel (aka Jimmy Tamborello of The Postal Service), Richard Swift, Clark Baechle (of The Faint), and Field Days. These tracks are collected on a limited edition colored vinyl 12" that includes a free digital download of the full EP along with two bonus remixes. Listen to the remixes by Dntel & Field Days courtesy of RollingStone.com and Share them via Soundcloud HERE. Pre-order GENERALS: REMIXED from Saddle Creek

http://saddle-creek.com/store/604 Track Listing 1 Generals (Richard Swift Remix) 2 Disaster (Clark Baechle Remix) 3 Body of Work (Dntel Remix) 4 Radiator Sister (Field Days Remix)   Bonus Tracks (Digital and LP download only)  5 Disarm (Dimitry Mak & Kapla Remix) 6 Disarm (Kiidsmoke Remix)

TY SEGALL'S SLEEPER OUT AUGUST 20TH ON DRAG CITY

"LET YOUR HAIR GROW! BE WHAT YOU BE!"
TY SEGALL'S SLEEPER OUT AUGUST 20TH ON DRAG CITY

TAKE THE SLEEPER TOUR THIS AUGUST & SEPTEMBER
It was a dark and stormy north coast night. On the horizon was the shadow of the Sleeper , his technicolor presence stretched across the land for all of the black and white world soon to see!
The Ty Segall expedition gets farther and farther out with each and every record. And to every record, a tour - or three of four. For Ty, coming down off the Twins trip seemed like twice as far as it ever had been. He was a changed man, made different in the days between then and now, with more changes and big jumps dead ahead.
Earlier this year, before checking out of his SF Mission digs and heading down the coast for a new way of living, Ty fired up his machines, hit play and wrung a last helping of blood from his rock, creating a new set of songs.
Between two minds, between two places, on beyond Twins , Sleeper envisions a world of haves and have-nots. Sleeper is Ty-fi, for sure, engineered at home from beginning to end, the ultimate sonics accessed with a freak hand and an instinct for what makes a moment shine. Sleeper flows more colors than ever before through your mind's eye, pushing the walls of the universe out just a micron further, making everything heavier and lighter all at once, to allow time to beam infinitely forever.
But that was then - the date of revelation draws closer! Now can the true nature of Sleeper be seen! It stands before you, blending almost into the fleshly pattern of its host, brandished as if to say, "Let Your Hair Grow! Be What You Be!"
Ty Segall's Sleeper is out August 20th on Drag City. Catch the Sleeper tour this August and September. More dates will announced in the coming months.
Download hi-res jpegs of Ty Segall - http://bit.ly/ZY7Zvi - and see the Sleeper album art - http://bit.ly/1asPE0M.  Sleeper Tracklisting:01. Sleeper02. The Keepers03. Crazy04. The Man Man05. She Don't Care06. Come Outside07. 6th Street08. Sweet C.C.09. Queen Lullabye10. The West
Ty Segall Tour Dates:Fri. July 19 -- Paris, FR @ City Sounds Festival (solo performance) Thu. Aug. 1 -- Santa Cruz, CA @ Catalyst Atrium w/ Daughn Gibson, Mike Donovan, William TylerSat. Aug. 3 -- Happy Valley, OR @ PickathonSun. Aug. 4 -- Happy Valley, OR @ PickathonSat. Aug. 24 -- Los Angeles, CA @ FYF FestTue. Aug. 27 -- Austin, TX @ Mohawk OutsideThu. Aug. 29 -- Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg w/ VietNam, David NovickFri. Aug. 30 -- New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom w/ Chris Cohen, David NovickSat. Aug. 31 -- Chicago, IL @ Logan Square Auditorium w/ Mike DonovanMon. Sep. 2 -- San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall w/ Mike DonovanWed. Sep. 4 -- Big Sur, CA @ Fernwood Tavern w/ Mike DonovanThu. Sep. 5 -- Oakland, CA @ New Parish w/ Mike DonovanSat. Sep. 7 -- Seattle, WA @ Neumo's w/ Mike DonovanSun. Sep. 8 -- Boise, ID @ Neurolux w/ Mike DonovanMon. Sep. 9 -- Reno, NV @ Holland Project w/ Mike DonovanSun. Dec. 1 -- Camber Sands, UK @ All Tomorrow's Parties Festival
Ty Segall Online:www.ty-segall.com

METZ ANNOUNCE FALL EUROPEAN TOUR DATES

   



      METZ ANNOUNCE FALL EUROPEAN TOUR DATES
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  RELEASE NEW VIDEO FOR "GET OFF" DIRECTED BY CHAD VANGAALEN

    Since the Oct. 2102 release of their critically acclaimed debut album, the Toronto-based trio METZ have been touring very nearly non-stop, playing shows across North America and Europe. METZ, have announced that they will return to Europe in the fall for a headline tour starting in Luxembourg on November 1st and ending in Manchester, UK on Nov 22. See below for a full list of confirmed shows, including performances at Sub Pop’s Silver Jubilee on July 13th in Seattle’s Georgetown Neighborhood (click here for a full lineup) as well as Festival performances at Sled Island (Calgary),  Pitchfork (Chicago), Roskilde Festival (Denmark), OFF festival (Poland), Iceland Airwaves and many more. See below for a full list of Festival performances and your dates.   In other METZ related news, today stereogum premiered a new video for album track “Get Off” which was directed by fellow Canadian and labelmate, Chad VanGaalen. Click here to transport to the surrealistic world of  “Get Off”.   What people are saying about METZ:
  “In the past ten years, independent bands have inched back toward the musical aggression that was something of a default for the community in the late eighties and early nineties. METZ, a trio from Toronto, have fully revived this confrontational, skilled and energetic approach. The guitarist-vocalist Alex Edkins, the drummer Hayden Menzies, and the bassist Christ Slorach have made one of the year's best albums…” ­– The New Yorker   "METZ songs tend to start with an isolated element­–Hayden Menzies' thundering, hammer-of-the-gods drum salvos, Alex Edkins' solitary guitar screech­–that immediately triggers a ticking time-bomb countdown for the moment when the band erupts in unison. You can see the storm coming from a mile away, and yet, when Menzies, Edkins, and bassist Chris Slorach launch into the merciless, firestorm battering of "Negative Space" or the wrecking-ball swing of "Knife in the Water,” it still startles like a sneak attack." - [8.5 / Best New Music] - Pitchfork   "The Toronto noise-punk trio METZ, on the other hand, were wild-eyed and brutally focused. Playing maelstroms more than songs, they’re like a less unhinged Jesus Lizard, full of coiled ferocity that engulfs you, releases you briefly, then swallows you up again. This year’s Sub Pop debut only hints at their live intensity." ["CMJ's Most Talented 10"] - SPIN.com   "They're pretty much a burst of musical brutality. And seeing them last night at The Knitting Factory in Brooklyn was more than an affirmation of that. A trio from Toronto, they'll sit nicely next to your Melvins and Nirvana and maybe even Wire. In other words, their edge is more than attitude and volume and speed." ["CMJ Discoveries: Day 3"] - NPR's All Songs Considered   Tour Dates:
Jun. 21 - Calgary, Canada - Royal Canadian Legion #1 Jun. 22 - Calgary, Canada - Broken City Jun. 23 - San Francisco, CA - Slims Jun. 28 - St. Gallen, Switzerland - St. Gallen Festival Jun. 29 - Helsinki, Finland - Rock the Beach Festival Jul. 4 - Arendal, Norway - Hove Festival Jul. 6 - Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival Jul. 12 - Toronto, Canada - Downsview Park Jul. 20 - Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Music Festival Jul. 26 - Guelph, Canada -  Hillside Festival of Guelph Aug. 1 - Venlo, Netherlands - Julianapark Aug. 2 - Liege, Belgium - Micro Festival Aug. 3 - Katowice, Poland - Off Festival Aug. 8 - Oslo, Norway -  Oya Natt Festival Aug. 9 - Rees-Haldern, Germany - Haldern Pop Festival Aug. 11 - Castelbuono (Palermo- Sicily), Italy -  Ypsigrock Festival Aug. 24 - Los Angeles, CA - F Yeah Fest Sep. 26 - Champaign, IL - Pygmalion Festival Sep. 27 - Cincinnati, OH -  Midpoint Music Festival Oct. 30 - Reykjavik, Iceland - Iceland Airwaves Festival Oct. 31 - Reykjavik, Iceland - Iceland Airwaves Festival Nov. 1 - Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Den Atelier Nov. 2 - Brussels, Belgium - Witloofbar Nov. 3 - Eindhoven, Holland - Hit The City Festival Nov. 4 - Hamburg, Germany - Hafenklang Nov. 6 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Beta Nov. 7 - Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser Strand Nov. 8 - Oslo, Norway - John Dee Nov. 9 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Pustervik Nov. 11 - Berlin, Germany - Bi Nuu Nov. 12 - Warsaw, Poland - Hydrozagadka Nov. 13 - Wroclaw, Poland - Bezsennosc Nov. 14 - Prague, Czech Republic - 007 Club Nov. 15 - Wurzburg, Germany - Café Cairo Nov. 16 - Lausanne, Switzerland - Le Romandie Club Nov. 17 - Milan, Italy - Lo Fi Club Nov. 19 - Lyon, France - Marche Gare Nov. 20 - Paris, France - La Gaite Lyrique Nov. 22 - Manchester, United Kingdom - Deaf Institute Nov. 23 - Glasgow, United Kingdom - Broadcast Nov. 25 - Leeds, United Kingdom - Brudenell Social Club Nov. 26 - Bristol, United Kingdom - Start the Bus Nov. 27 - Brighton, United Kingdom - The Haunt Nov. 28 - London, United Kingdom - Village Underground

WAVVES SHARES NEW VIDEO FOR "THAT'S ON ME" VIA NOISEY

    WAVVES SHARES NEW VIDEO FOR "THAT'S ON ME" VIA NOISEY
SUMMER TOUR DATES
AFRAID OF HEIGHTS LP OUT NOW NOW VIA MOM + POP/WARNER BROS. IN NORTH AMERICA AND WILL BE RELEASED JULY 8TH IN THE REST OF THE WORLD VIA AWALphoto credit - Cat Roif  Watch: "That's On Me" - http://youtu.be/nfOTIsh4X4Q
Today, Wavves is proud to share a new music video for "That's On Me" from their recently released album, Afraid Of Heights. The album will also be released in Europe and the rest of the world on July 8th via AWAL. The video was directed by Brandon Dermer and stars martial arts expert and sword wielder Lynn Thompson. Wavves will be on tour this summer in North America and Europe, all of the upcoming tour dates are listed below.
US Tour Dates
7/05 - Des Moines, IA - Western Gateway Park8/01 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club8/02 - Rochester, NY - Water Street Music Hall8/03 - Toronto, ON - The Grove8/04 - Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza8/04 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle SOLD OUT8/05 - Columbia, MO - Mojo's8/07 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court8/09 - San Francisco, CA - Outside Lands8/10 - Redmond,WA - Marymoor Amphitheater9/27 - Kansas City, MO - 96.5 The Buzz Beach Ball
UK/EU Tour Dates
6/22 - Best Kept Secret Festival - Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands6/24 - The Underworld - Camden, London, UK SOLD OUT6/27 - Botanique - Brussels, Belgium6/28 - Cassiopaia - Berlin, Germany8/23 - Leeds Festival - Leeds, UK8/24 - Rock En Seine - Boulogne-Billancourt, France8/25 - Reading Festival - Reading, UKAustralian Tour Dates
7/20 - Adelaide, AUS @ Ed Castle7/25 - Sydney, AUS @ The Standard7/26 - Byron Bay, AUS @ Splendour In The Grass SOLD OUT7/27 - Melbourne, AUS @ Corner Hotel SOLD OUT

STILL CORNERS @ Webster Hall NYC

Photo: Angel Ceballos 


STILL CORNERS is playing Webster Hall tonight w/ CHVRCHES, June 17th 2013.