LILIES ON MARS / FOR THE FIRST 3 YEARS

VIDEO PREMIERE 

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Watch The Video Here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lApwSjItUiU

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a beautiful work of art - Earmilk

keyboard crafted songs fly forth from tones of selected euphoria - IMPOSE Magazine

"gorgeous vocals, swaying little melody" - It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine

"Dot to Dot is infections and danceable" - The Berklee Groove

Lilies On Mars currently on world tour With Fanfarlo... dates here or below

February
08 - Broadcast - Glasgow - UK
09 - Deaf Institute - Manchester- UK
11 - Village Underground - London - UK
12 - Green Door Store - Brighton - UK
15 - Pazo De Cultura - Pontevedra - Spain
17 - But Madrid - Spain
18 - Maladar Sevilla - Spain
19 - The Rambleta - Valencia - Spain
20 - Barts - Barcelona - Spain
22 - Tourmix - Girona - Spain
24 - La Maroquinerie  - France
25 - Bitterzoet - Amsterdam - Netherlands
27 - Bi Nuu - Berlin - Germany
28 - Ampere - Munich - Germany

March
01 - Flex - Vienna - Austria
03 - Locomotiv - Bologna - Italy
04 - Tunnel - Milan - Italy
06 - Rote Fabrik - Zurich - Switzerland
07 - Das Bett - Frankfurt - Germany
08 - AB Club - Brusses - Belgium
24 - House of Blues - San Diego, CA
25 - Troubador - Los Angeles, CA
26 - San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
28 - Dante’s - Portland, OR
29 - Venue - Vancouver, BC
30 - Tractor Tavern - Seattle, WA

April
01 - Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City
02 - Larimer Lounge -  Denver, CO
05 - Duck Room at Blueberry - St. Louis, MO
07 - Triple Rock Social Club - Minneapolis, MN
08 - High Noon Saloon - Madison, WI
10 - Lincoln Hall - Chicago, IL
11 - OHSkully’s Music Diner, Columbus
12 - Mr. Small’s Theatre - Millvale, PA
14 - Shelter - Detroit, MI
16 - Lee’s Palace - Toronto, ON
17 - La Sala Rossa - Montreal, QB
19 - The Sinclair - Cambridge, MA
22 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY
25 - Underground Arts - Philadelphia, PA
26 - Street Music Hall -  Washington, DC

King Krule shares Travi$ Scott remix + European tour dates

KING KRULE SHARES TRAVI$ SCOTT REMIX OF "NEPTUNE ESTATE" VIA

THE FADER

ANNOUNCES EUROPEAN TOUR DATES

6 FEET BENEATH THE MOON OUT NOW VIA TRUE PANTHER/XL RECORDINGS

Remix art by Jim Joe, creative direction care of Virgil Abloh

In advance of his upcoming European tour, King Krule is back today to share Kanye West collaborator Travi$ Scott's remix of 6 Feet Beneath The Moon highlight "Neptune Estate," accompanied by new artwork from Jim Joe with creative direction from Virgil Abloh. The remix finds Scott striking a balance between the original's somber mood and his own trademark production, rounded out with an entirely new verse. Check out the remix along with King Krule's upcoming tour dates below.

LISTEN: "Neptune Estate (Travi$ Scott Remix) - http://youtu.be/YgPx_UnWYys

TOUR DATES

04/01 Cologne, Germany - Gebaude 9

04/02 Lille, France - Le Grand Mix

04/04 Paris, France - La Cigale

04/05 Lyon, France - Marché Gare

04/07 Milan, Italy - Magnolia

04/08 Munich, Germany - Atomic Cafe

04/09 Berlin, Germany - Heimathafen

04/11 Copenhagen, Denmark - Pumpehuset

04/13 Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser Strand

Tickets available at http://kingkrule.co.uk/dates/

 

About King Krule:

   

As King Krule, 18 year old south-east London based singer/producer/songwriter Archy Marshall has quietly and stealthily crafted a reputation for himself as one of the most raw and startling voices of a new generation. With his unexpectedly deep and mournful baritone tracing fissures of disappointment and social disorientation to devastating effect, Marshall has harnessed the inchoate frustration and fury of youth and translated it into a series of brilliant singles released on the likes of True Panther Sounds and Rinse over the past few years.

Now comes 6 Feet Beneath the Moon, his first full-length on XL Recordings/True Panther Sounds, and with it, the much anticipated unveiling of the full scope and scale of Marshall's vision. Over the course of 14 tracks, Marshall's passions and confusions are rubbed raw and laid bare, the only connective tissue throughout it all being one of searing lyrical clarity paired with a confounding musical deftness which utterly belies his tender years. From the opening clarion call of "Easy, Easy" it is abundantly clear that this is a breathtakingly bold and arresting sonic worldview, as his songs, produced by Marshall along with Rodaidh McDonald (The XX, Savages), open up to become a loose knit meditation on regret and discontent, loss of faith and renewal of hope, and optimism in the face of desperation.

Eschewing much of his previously released material, 6 Feet Beneath the Moon firmly yet soundly rejects any notion of contemporary trends or peers to occupy its very own unique place on the music landscape, oscillating gently between the classic 50's soul of Gene Vincent and Elvis Presley to the minimal, avant-garde experimentation of Penguin Café Orchestra, to even the electronic smog and dub textures of Marshall's beloved Rinse FM. This is a record where the nakedly bluesy stomp of the likes of "A Lizard State" and "Easy, Easy" sit effortlessly next to the low-end frequency and shimmering beats of "Neptune Estate" and "Will I Come," after all. It is reflective as much of Marshall's own eclectic tastes as it is of the frenetic pulse and rhythm of the city around him, particularly the rapidly changing south-east areas in which he grew up. There is a genuine grittiness and world weariness ingrained here, as exemplified so succinctly when Marshall sings, "Hate...runs through my blood" on the stunning "Out Getting Ribs," the track which started all the fuss. 

All these esoteric textures and fidgety, off-kilter rhythms make perfect sense as an album however, especially when you consider that incredible voice. Whether he is singing ruefully of youthful disaffection and "the heat of my own treason" ("Ceiling") or spitting out venomous lines like "I'm not going to crack like you cracked...I don't want to be trapped in the black of your heart" over the jittery "A Lizard State," its clear that something which marks Marshall out is his stunning ability to turn intense emotional peaks and troughs into spectacular pieces of artful, atmospheric and anthemic balladeering.

Some of the imagery is disturbing to be sure (as on the closer "Bathed in Grey" where he offhandedly murmurs that he "there was blood...found a body in the dark") but the songs are also imbued with genuine heart as well, as epitomised on his heart rending update of "Out Getting Ribs." Taken as a whole, 6 Feet Beneath the Moon is the sound of a young man growing up - not for nothing is this album being released, unconventionally enough, on a Saturday, which also marks Marshall's 19th birthday - and attempting to grapple with the realities of the world he inhabits, an unsparing dissection of the social decay that has begun to set in around him - and a fascinating, brutal journey it is too.

   

 

King Krule

6 Feet Beneath The Moon

(True Panther/XL Recordings)

Aug 24, 2013

  

1. Easy Easy

2. Border Line

3. Has This Hit?

4. Foreign 2

5. Ceiling

6. Baby Blue

7. Cementality

8. A Lizard State

9. Will I Come

10. Ocean Bed

11. Neptune Estate

12. The Krockadile

13. Out Getting Ribs

14. Bathed in Grey 

Brian Eno Announces New Album With Karl Hyde 'Someday World'

ENO • HYDE NEW ALBUM SOMEDAY WORLD  RELEASED MAY 6th ON WARP RECORDS   Brian Eno and Karl Hyde come together with a new album to be released this May on Warp Records.  Someday World comprises nine songs, composed and sung by Eno & Hyde together with a highly distinguished cast of supporting musicians, including Tessa Angus, Nell Catchpole, Marianna Champion, Will Champion, Kasia Daszykowska, Don E., Darla Eno, Georgia Gibson, Andy Mackay, John Reynolds and Chris Vatalaro. The release was produced by Brian Eno with 22 year old Fred Gibson, continuing an ongoing collaboration between Karl and Brian which sees the two together on a complete album for the first time. “A lot of the nicer cities I know are cities built on hills, and the cities are beautiful because the buildings have a challenge to adapt to. They have to mould themselves around the geology that they've formed upon. And that always makes for very interesting buildings, because they can't just be blocks, they have to somehow morph around the environment. A lot of the constructions on the album were deliberately irregular and awkward. I had a big collection of 'beginnings' sitting around waiting for something to galvanise them into life, to make them more than just 'experiments'. That something turned out to be Karl Hyde.” - Brian Eno “It's a bit like being nine years old again.  You have no idea what you've just been given, the record button has been pressed and you're on. And then these unlikely patterns start to happen. The biggest surprise was discovering we both had a love of Afrobeat, Cyclical music based in live playing. When Brian played me these early tracks it was, 'Oh my god, this is home! Can I borrow a guitar?” - Karl Hyde Someday World is released on Special Edition 2CD (with four bonus songs), CD, Double Gatefold LP and Digital formats. Subscribe at www.enohyde.com for more information and for first news of new music.   Preorder now at: www.enohyde.com   ENO • HYDE SOMEDAY WORLD WARP249 01.  The Satellites 02.  Daddy’s Car 03.  A Man Wakes Up 04.  Witness 05.  Strip It Down 06.  Mother Of A Dog 07.  Who Rings The Bell 08.  When I Built This World 09.  To Us All   Artwork: Brian Eno · Cover photo: Karl Hyde Design: Nick Robertson http://warp.net/  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences

Mike Love of The Beach Boys Releases New Song in Tribute

MIKE LOVE OF THE BEACH BOYS RELEASES NEW SONG IN TRIBUTE TO GEORGE HARRISON

PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED TRACK "PISCES BROTHERS" AVAILABLE NOW TO STREAM VIA SOUNDCLOUD at http://bit.ly/1mBKtEe

  

LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 25, 2014 - Legendary singer/songwriter Mike Love, co-founder of The Beach Boys has officially released "Pisces Brothers," a solo single in tribute to The Beatles' George Harrison, who would have been 71 today.  The previously unreleased track was written in 2004 and inspired by a shared trip to India in 1968 when Love joined The Beatles, Donovan, actress Mia Farrow and others in search of spiritual enlightenment through the teachings of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.

For Love, the song is a special reminiscence: "This being the 50^th anniversary of The Beatles coming to America, I wanted to commemorate this incredibly significant trip we all took together to India, at the Maharishi's invitation. It was enormously influential on all of us, most especially George. The song is really sentimental for me, and meant to honor George Harrison's remarkable contribution to music. And how, in this one moment in time, we got together, as the song says, not fortune or for fame, but for enlightenment."

Mike Love titled the song "Pisces Brothers," as he and Harrison shared the same astrological sign, and celebrated their birthdays together in India. A number of Beatles and Beach Boys songs grew out of the 1968 trip including the Beatles' "Dear Prudence" and "Sexy Sadie" as well as The Beach Boys "Anna Lee, the Healer." Love has continued the practice of Transcendental Meditation for over 40 years.

On February 20^th, Love received The Ella Award by the Society of Singers, where he joined a prestigious array of previous honorees including Smokey Robinson, Elton John, Celine Dion, Barry Manilow, Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, and the award's namesake, Ella Fitzgerald. The event, held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, was filled with one-of-a-kind musical performances. Al Jardine, David Marks and Bruce Johnston, as well as music legends, Bill Medley, Dean Torrence, Micky Dolenz, Christopher Cross and America all performed and spoke of Love's legacy in music and accomplishments as a singer and songwriter. Stars including Rita Wilson, Lucy Lawless and John Stamos also delivered poignant tributes to Love and his extraordinary half-century career in music.

For the first time ever, David Lee Roth and Mike Love took the stage in a duet of "California Girls" which was a hit song for both of them. Love also brought The Waters Family (also honored by the Society of Singers) on stage to debut a new original Mike Love song, "Unleash the Love."

For more information on Mike Love, please visit:

https://www.facebook.com/OfficialMikeLove

Blood Red Shoes Streaming New s/t Album

BLOOD RED SHOES STREAMING NEW ALBUM

s/t album out March 4th via Jazz Life/PIAS America

STREAM: BLOOD RED SHOES

WATCH: "An Animal"

Blood Red Shoes are now streaming their new, eponymously titled album a week ahead of release. The Brighton, UK duo produced and engineered their 4^th album by themselves when they relocated to Berlin for 6 months in 2013.

"For this album we packed up all our stuff, got in a van and drove to Berlin, where we lived for months in a rented studio space," explains Steve Ansell. "No producer, no engineer, no A&R people, just us two in a big concrete room in Kreuzberg, jamming and recording our songs whenever we wanted, how we wanted with nobody to answer to except ourselves. It came out as our rawest, heaviest, sexiest and most confident sounding record so far".

TRACK LIST:

1. Welcome Home
2. Everything All At Once
3. An Animal
4. Grey Smoke
5. Far Away
6. The Perfect Mess
7. Behind A Wall
8. Stranger
9. Speech Coma
10. Don't Get Caught
11. Cigarettes In The Dark
12. Tightwire

The Notwist's 'Close To The Glass' out tomorrow

The Notwist‘s Close To The Glass Out Tomorrow in North America Via Sub Pop Listen/Watch: “Kong”: YouTube (Official Video): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUpktwg7O4M Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/subpop/the-notwist-kong/ Plus- ‘Close To The Glass’ No. 1 Most Added Album at CMJ; Magnet Magazine’s Guest Editor Feb. 24-Mar. 2 The Notwist’s Close To The Glass, featuring the singles “Kong” and the title cut, will be out tomorrow, Tuesday February 25th in North America on CD / LP / DL via Sub Pop. NPR Music says of the album, “If the new Close to the Glass is any indication, The Notwist sounds fully refreshed: From its corker of a single ("Kong") on, the album showcases a light touch in a frequently collage-based sound that brims over with buzzing, springy, playful urgency. Throughout Close to the Glass, The Notwist lets many sides of its sound peek out, as straightforward pop-rock melts together with the pulse of Krautrock until they become indistinguishable. But, like its most recent predecessors, the album never feels chilly, even when the band wanders through a nine-minute instrumental ("Lineri") late in the proceedings. Even then, no matter how many machines manipulate The Notwist's sound, they never drown out the human heartbeats at its center (see “First Listen” February 17th). In related news, The Nowtist’s Markus Acher takes over as editor of Magnet Magazine all this week (see “Guest Editor” February 24-March 2nd). At radio, Close To The Glass was the no. 1 most added at album with CMJ radio reporters, which led to the cover of this week’s CMJ New Music Report (see "New Music Report" March 3rd issue). The Notwist recently premiered the official video for “Kong,” the lead single from Close To The Glass, an animated visual directed by Yu Sato and featuring illustrations from Tim Divall. The video for “Kong” is based on a true story that involved Marcus Acher and his family being trapped in their home during an Ammer River flood in Weilheim, Germany.  During the experience, the young Acher resorted to fantasy, secretly hoping a superhero would save his family as the waters rose around them. Watch the video here. The Notwist’s previously announced 2014 tour is underway now, beginning tonight February 24th in Wiesbaden, DE at Schlachthof, with a series of tour dates that currently end July 19th in Gräfenhainichen, DE at the Melt! Festival. Please find a complete list of tour dates below. What People Are Saying About The Notwist: “Close to the Glass is a record bookended with perfectly executed experiments, so gentle on the ears. Beautiful and perfect, they make the whole record seem round, and right.”  [8.5/10] -  The Line Of Best Fit “Judging by "Close to the Glass," …they have toughened up their sound considerably since 2008's The Devil, You + Me, diving into the rubbery abstraction that's afforded by modular synthesis and adopting the percussive, post-rave sensibilities of Mouse on Mars and Simian Mobile Disco.” [50 Albums You Gotta Hear in 2014] - SPIN “It's sensitively poised and technically perfect.” [8/10] - Uncut “Here, they've abandoned any evidence of their glitchy history, mostly eschewing electronics in favour of warm, organic instrumentation like acoustic guitars and real-life drums. With a gentle melody and frontman Markus Acher's inimitable vocals, however, it's still the Notwist we know and love.” [Kong”] - Exclaim   “Their eighth LP brilliantly snaps together everything.”[8/10] - Q Magazine “Every element of Close to the Glass feels like it has been minutely polished; like the workings of a miniature pocket watch, it all feels succinct, gleaming and fresh.” [8/10] - The 405   “A very pretty, very hooky piece of Krautrock tunecraft, shot through with a deep sense of longing.” [“Kong”]  - Stereogum “Close To The Glass is a forum in which ramshackle indie-pop, acoustic balladry, and expansive electronic sonic explorations happily coexists, and it's all the better for it.” - Under The Radar “Propulsive, driving...a surprisingly sparkling uptempo cut” [“Kong”] - Pitchfork “Marked with fuzzy synths, a driving bassline, and abounding vocal hooks, “Kong” even has a trippy outro, adding an extra layer of interesting.” [“Kong”] - Consequence of Sound “An excellent piece of krauty, rhythmic guitar pop in which melancholy lyrics about unceasing rain get juxtaposed with bubbly instrumentals. Our favorite moment, though, would have to be when the whole thing devolves into a film-noir groove and the strings and acoustic riffs kick in.”  [“Kong”] - Pretty Much Amazing   Tour Dates: North America Jun. 09 - New York, NY - Webster Hall Jun. 10 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre Of Living Arts Jun. 11 - Montreal, QE - Société Des Arts Technologiques Jun. 12 - Toronto, ON - Lee’s Palace Jun. 13 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge @ House of Blues Jun. 14 - San Francsico, CA -  The Regency Ballroom Jun. 15 - Los Angeles, CA - The Fonda Theatre Jul. 04-06 - George, WA - Sasquatch Festival Europe Feb. 24 - Wiesbaden, DE - Schlachthof     Feb. 25 - Bielefeld, DE - Forum     Feb. 26 - Berlin, DE - Heimathafen (SOLD OUT) Mar. 10 - Stuttgart, DE - Wagenhallen     Mar. 11 - Lyon, FR - Epicerie Moderne     Mar. 12 - Nantes, FR - Stereolux     Mar. 13 - Paris, FR - La Maroquinerie (SOLD OUT) Mar. 14 - Lille, FR - Le Grand Mix Mar. 15 - Manchester, UK - The Deaf Institute     Mar. 16 - Glasgow, UK - Mono     Mar. 17 - Bristol, UK - The Fleece     Mar. 18 - London, UK - Village Underground Mar. 19 - Brussels, BE - Botanique     Mar. 20 - Cologne, DE - E-Werk Apr. 05 - Milano, IT - Magnolia Apr. 06 - Foligno, IT - Serendipity Apr. 07 - Roma, IT - Auditorium Parco della Musica Apr. 08 - Bologna, IT - Estragon Apr. 09 - Padova, DE - Mame Apr. 10 - Ljubijana, SK - TBA     Apr. 11 - Zagreb, HR - Mochvara     Apr. 12 - Linz, AT - Posthof     Apr. 13 - Munich, DE - Circus Krone     May 26 - Berlin, DE - C-Club     May 27 - Hamburg, DE - Laeiszhalle May 28 - Amsterdam, NL - Melkweg Jun. 28 - St.Gallen, CH - Open Air St. Gallen (SOLD OUT) July 19 - Gräfenhainichen, DE - Melt! Festival

Mystic Braves Premiere First Single "Born Without a Heart"

Mystic Braves Premiere First Single "Born Without a Heart" on FILTER Announce Sophomore LP Desert Island out Apr. 29

Tracklisting 01. Bright Blue Day Haze 02. There's A Pain 03. Coyote Blood 04. Desert Island 05. Valley Rat 06. You Take The Dark Out Of Me 07. I Want You Back 08. Born Without A Heart 09. In The Past 10. Earthshake Listen to "Born Without a Heart" on FILTER It's no wonder why The Zombies asked Mystic Braves to open their L.A. show last year. While the hometown favorites were barely even a blip on their respective parents' radars when Odessey and Oracle was released, the psych-steeped five-piece sounds like they stepped straight out of the '60s. And not in an obvious, someone's-been-studying-their Nuggets-comps-until-the-grooves-give-out sort of way, either. We're talking a richer, fuller plot of references (garage-borne greats like The Electric Prunes, The Chocolate Watchband and The Music Machine) that filter the band's hook-centric purple haze through robust organ rolls, runaway guitar riffs, heat-stroked horns and a rhythm section that can only be described as "restless". Especially on Desert Island, a scrappy extension of the self-titled debut Mystic Braves dropped in 2013. From the ravenous opening remarks of "Bright Blue Day Haze"—the first song frontman Julian Ducatenzeiler wrote for the outfit, making it their mission statement in more ways than one—right on through the wild-eyed melodies of "Earthshake," the filler-free effort is more aggressive than their last album yet about as immediately accessible as vapor-trailed rock music gets these days. It's sunshine in a bottle, really, which can only be expected from a group with such deep California roots. "The west coast has it all really—beaches, mountains, deserts, cities, suburbs," explains Ducatenzeiler,  who's rounded out by drummer Cameron Gartung, guitarist Shane Stotsenberg, bassist Tony Malacara and organist/tambourinist Ignacio Gonzalez. "Our sound is merely a byproduct of the environments we grew up in and the experiences we had. We're not trying to deliberately channel '60s music, either; we simply write sensible pop songs from the heart with psychedelic textures and tones. It just comes natural to us." SXSW Tour & Echo Residency Feb. 27 - San Francisco, CA @ The Depot, SF State University Feb. 28 - San Francisco, CA @ Noise Pop, Rickshaw Stop Mar. 08 - San Diego @ Soda Bar Mar. 11 - 16 - Austin, TX @ SXSW  Mar. 12 - Austin, TX @ Red 7 Mar. 13  - Austin, TX SXSW Official Showcase @ Hotel Vegas Mar. 22 - 23 - Santa Ana, CA Burgerama 3 @ The Observatory Apr. 07 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo, Apr. 14 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo, Apr. 21 - Los Angeles, CA @The Echo Apr. 26 - Mecca, CA @ Sunset Oasis Ranch for Desert Daze Apr. 28 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo Links Facebook Website Twitter

Goldfrapp-New Single Thea, Twin Shadow Remix

New “Thea” Remix EP out March 25th

Listen to Twin Shadow remix “Thea” HERE

Join Goldfrapp for a unique FILM EVENT & EXCLUSIVE Live Performance

BROADCAST WORLDWIDE for

ONE NIGHT ONLY: March 4th, 2014

View the film trailer HERE

March 2014 is shaping up to be a very exciting month for Goldfrapp with their Tales of Us cinema event and the release of  “Thea,” the latest single from Tales Of Us, on March 25th, 2014. “Thea” comes with a stellar remix package including brand new mixes by Twin Shadow, Blood Diamonds, WAWA and Red Top. Listen to a Twin Shadow remix of  "Thea" HERE.

Goldfrapp recently announced 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.

Watch the film trailer HERE

For the cinema event, to register your interest and see more information including locations of screenings and other exciting reveals in the coming weeks visit: http://po.st/GoldfrappFilm and the official Facebook 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, Drew and Annabelinterconnect subtly, sharing themes of love, loss, madness and identity, taking the viewer on a unique musical journey.

With only two stories having been seen previously this is an incredible exclusive opportunity to see the film Tales of Us as it was intended, as a complete journey and on the cinematic big screen, available in select locations for one night only.

Cinema audiences will see the Tales Of Us film transition beautifully into a live 50-minute dramatic theatrical performance by Goldfrapp including classic songs and selections from the spellbinding new album.

The Tales Of Us film was co-created by Alison Goldfrapp and director & writer Lisa Gunning (Nowhere Boy, Seven Psychopaths, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen). The marquee creative team behind the live cinematic event includes Executive Producer, Catherine Ugwu, MBE (Executive Producer of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies); critically acclaimed set designer Shona Heath (Dior, Valentino, Prada) who also created the iconic owl that graced Goldfrapp’s Seventh Tree album artwork; and lighting designer Rob Sinclair (Vampire Weekend, Pet Shop Boys).

Maya Vik "Totally Right"

Maya Vik Premieres "Totally Right" On Okay Player Plays Brooklyn Night Bazaar With Dâm Funk On March 7th Plays Oslo-Night SXSW Showcase

Media: Click Here To Watch "Bummer Gun"  Click Here To Watch "Oslo Knows" Click Here To Watch "On It (Kapow!)" Click Here To Watch "Get Low" Click Here To Listen  To 'Lay Low' EP On Idolator Click Here To Listen To "Teen Spirit" (Feat. Dawn Richard) On Vibe Click Here To Listen To "Lay Low" + "Hush" (Feat. Little Pain) On Noisey Click Here To Listen To "Dynamite" On Filter!  Click Here To Listen To "Body Language" Press Quotes: "Summoning the 1980s Minneapolis funk of Prince and Janet Jackson." - The New York Times       "The big-haired bass player from across the lake has a funky, electro-pop sound" - Vibe "Catchy, funk-sizzled electro-pop, great hair, and [a] penchant for working a bass like a Robert Palmer girl."  - Noisey Click Here To Listen To "Totally Right" On Okay Player Valentine’s Day is this week and it also happens to be Maya Vik’s birthday. To celebrate, she has a present for you from her upcoming yet untitled album. Produced by Pat Lukens, “Totally Right” is a feel good love song that digs deep into the candy jar of late 80s Jam & Lewis era R&B and emerges with enough sunshine to power a small city. So bust out of your winter funk, check your temperature for spring fever, and enjoy this new song because Maya Vik is here and everything is going to be totally right. ‘Music to make babies to’ is just one way to describe the sound of Norwegian bass player and solo artist Maya Vik.  Although the press have drawn comparisons to Prince, Janet, Sheila E, and Vanity 6, Maya lays down a fresh brand of sexy electronic funk pop with her steamy vocals and thumping bass lines.  Years of hard work has paid off for Maya which includes winning a Norwegian “Grammy” with her previous band Montée, playing in Savoy with a-Ha’s Paul Waaktaar, opening for Lenny Kravitz, and touring the US, Japan, Russia, Holland, and Germany with her own trio.  After independently releasing more than two albums worth of critically acclaimed material in two short years, Maya Vik currently is sitting on a trove of new jams set for release throughout 2014. Photo Credit: Paal Laukli

Artists' Pay For Radio Play Rally @ LPR w/ David Byrne

Attend our FREE event:
An Indoor Rally:
“Artists' Pay For Radio Play”

Artists including David Byrne, Mike Mills (REM) and Marilyn Carino, John McCrea(CAKE), Tift Merritt, Jennifer Charles (Elysian Fields), Marc Ribot, and Jason Moran (via video) will perform to highlight the issue. They will perform to highlight the issue.  They will perform songs originally made famous by artists who were not the composers- and who therefore received nothing for radio play.

Presented by Content Creators Coalition-NYC

Tuesday February 25th 6-9 pm

Le Poisson Rouge

Speakers include Chris Ruen (author of “Freeloading”), Wendy Oxenhorn (Exec. Director, Jazz Foundation of America) and Rosanne Cash (by video).

We need to pack the house that night and show Congress, the media, and ourselves that artists are ready, willing, and able to act to defend our rights, our livelihoods, and our art forms!

Facebook link:  https://www.facebook.com/events/717564054950387/

Please sign our petition in support of Artists’ Pay For Radio Play.

“If someone had done this for the musicians since the beginning of radio, we wouldn’t be fighting homelessness and eviction for hundreds of the very people who made us rich all these years with their music.”

-Wendy Oxenhorn, Executive Director, Jazz Foundation of America

“…The issue of  performance rights goes even further and beyond contracts. The United States is the only country that doesn’t respect what I call an inalienable right to be compensated when our product is being exploited….We got it [a performance royalty] in Canada, we need it here.”

-Tino Gagliardi, President of Local 802, American Federation of Musicians

“This isn’t only a pop issue: the long history of Jazz as an interpretive art form (“standards”) has also been the sad history of the non-payment of Jazz artists. ‘Body and Soul’ was recorded over 1800 times, and those recordings played on radio stations all over the world on stations making billions in advertising revenue every year: none of that radio play produced a penny for the US artists or musicians who performed the music. Multiply that by all the standards ever recorded, add it to the fact that most artists never ‘re-coup’ enough to receive artist royalties on record sales: and you begin to see why we need to change this situation now.”

-Marc Ribot, musician