DONOVAN: Announces Additional Dates For '50th Anniversary "Sunshine Superman" North American Tour' Sep.-Oct. 2016

DONOVAN

ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL DATES FOR

'50^TH ANNIVERSARY "SUNSHINE SUPERMAN"

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR'SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2016

--PRESENTED BY ASTRELLA INC--

CITY OF LOS ANGELES TO DECLARE SEPTEMBER 3 ANNUAL

"DONOVAN DAY"

OFFICIAL CEREMONY AND PRESS CONFERENCE SET FOR

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 AT 10:00 AM AT L.A. CITY HALL WITH THE LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL, LED BY COUNCILMEMBER PAUL KORETZ, 5^th DISTRICT--

IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES

VINYL RE-ISSUE OF DONOVAN'S LANDMARK 1966 ALBUM

'SUNSHINE SUPERMAN'

AVAILABLE NOW FROM SUNDAZED (here)

"I am delighted to be going on tour throughout North America, to thank all who have followed my work from the beginning--and all who have just discovered me now. I celebrate my 50^th year in music to re-affirm my poet's role to unite us with our deeper conscious Self. My 'Sunshine Superman' album led the way to establish the need for the journey within and T.M Meditation the way to go. My world-wide tour continues this work."  --DONOVAN

DONOVAN--'60s legend, icon, poet and one of the world's most enduring singer songwriters, whose fingerprints can be seen throughout the last half-century of popular music--has announced additional dates for his forthcoming 50th Anniversary 'Sunshine Superman' North American Tour this fall. Celebrating the 50^th anniversary of his landmark 1966 albumSunshine Superman, DONOVAN's tour has now expanded to 21 shows (all dates below), due to various dates having sold out. Presented by ASTRELLA INC, tickets for the 50th Anniversary 'Sunshine Superman' North American Tour are on sale nowat http://donovan.ie/.

The City of Los Angeles will officially declare September 3 "Donovan Day." September 3, 2016, marks the actual, to-the-date 50-year anniversary of when the single "Sunshine Superman" reached #1 on the Billboard charts in 1966. The day before, on Friday, September 2 at 10:00 AM, DONOVAN and the Los Angeles City Council, led by Councilmember Paul Koretz, Fifth District and other city leaders will be on-hand for a special press conference and ceremony to mark the annual "Donovan Day" at L.A. City Hall in downtown Los Angeles (John Ferraro Council Chambers, L.A. City Hall, 200 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012).

 

DONOVAN, vintage image. Photo credit: Donald Leitch (Donovan Discs  2016).

 

Sunshine Superman vinyl from Sundazed cover artwork.

For all DONOVAN dates worldwide, click here.

DONOVAN: 50th ANNIVERSARY 'SUNSHINE SUPERMAN" NORTH AMERICAN TOUR:

DATE		LOCATION	VENUE	TICKETS
TUE	8/30	East Hamptons, NY	Guild Hall	LINK
FRI	9/2	Los Angeles, CA	L.A. City Hall "Donovan Day" *Press conference.	RSVP
MON	9/4	Fairfield, IA	Sondheim Center	LINK
WED	9/7	Clearwater, FL	The Capitol Theatre	LINK
THU	9/8	Ft. Lauderdale, FL	The Parker Playhouse	LINK
SAT	9/10	Port Washington, NY	Landmark on Main Street	LINK
SUN	9/11	South Orange, NJ	SOPAC	LINK
WED	9/14	Troy, NY	Troy Music Hall	LINK
THU	9/15	New York City, NY	Carnegie Hall / Zankel Hall *SOLD OUT	LINK
SAT	9/17	Boston, MA	Jordan Hall-New England Conservatory	LINK
SUN	9/18	Peekskill, NY	Paramount Hudson Valley Theater	LINK
TUE	9/20	Dallas, TX	The Majestic Theatre	LINK
WED	9/21	Houston, TX	TBA
THU	9/22	San Antonio, TX	Tobin Theatre	LINK
SAT	9/24	Austin, TX	The Paramount Theatre	LINK
SUN	9/25	Boulder, CO	Boulder Theatre	LINK
TUE	9/27	Phoenix, AZ	Musical Instrument Museum	LINK
FRI	10/7	Pasadena, CA	The Rose	LINK
SAT	10/8	Beverly Hills, CA	Saban Theatre	LINK
WED	10/12	San Francisco, CA	The Regency Ballroom *SOLD OUT	LINK
THU	10/13	San Francisco, CA	The Regency Ballroom	LINK
SAT	10/15	Seattle, WA	The Neptune Theatre *SOLD OUT	LINK
SUN	10/16	Seattle, WA	The Neptune Theatre	LINK
FRI	10/21	Toronto, Canada	Danforth Music Hall *SOLD OUT	LINK

 

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Adam Green Debuts "Me From Far Away" Video via NOISEY | Aladdin Concert + Movie Tour Starts 7.30

Adam Green Debuts "Me From Far Away" Video Via NOISEY Adam Green's Aladdin Concert + Movie World Tour Starts 7.30 Aladdin Soundtrack Available Now Via Totally Gross National Product, Revolver Distribution Services (EU) Adam Green - "Me From Far Away"

Today, renowned musician and filmmaker Adam Green debuts his video for "Me From Far Away" via NOISEY. The track comes from his Adam Green's Aladdin project – a hyper-sensory, poetic and humorously subversive take on the classic Arabian Nights tale, written and directed by Green. The movie features a brand new soundtrack album composed and recorded by Green. It can be viewed at http://adamgreensaladdin.com. In addition, Green has also announced a combination movie and concert tour of North America and Europe - the full length film will be screened before all concerts! The new video is comprised of tour and concert footage, if you'd like to see what the experience is like. The film is a modern day version of Aladdin, with Green starring as the titular character, and explores the recesses of Green’s symbolic imagination wherein the lamp is a 3-D printer, the princess is a decadent socialite, the planet gets a sex-change and its population prints out an analog version of the Internet. “With Aladdin, I wanted to create a single and unified experience to showcase my music, art and writing,” said Adam Green. “When creating Aladdin, I approached the script like it was a song. It has been the creative journey of a lifetime, and I’m so excited to put this out!” The fantasy film stars an ensemble cast featuring some of New York’s biggest arts, music, and film talent, including: Adam Green - Aladdin Macaulay Culkin - Ralph the Rebel Leader Natasha Lyonne - Aladdin’s Mom Jack Dishel - Uncle Gary / Sultan Alia Shawkat - Aladdin's sister Francesco Clemente - The Genie Har Mar Superstar - British Druggie Guy Devendra Banhart - Saucemaker Bip Ling - the Princess Zoe Kravitz - Old Miner The movie was filmed entirely with handmade paper-máche sets, with more than 500 props and 30 rooms constructed out of phone books, newspapers, glue, and house-paint. The satirical odyssey revolves around Aladdin’s dysfunctional family, who live in an ordinary city ruled by a corrupt Sultan and explores themes of technology, government repression, greed and true-love. TOUR DATES July 30 -  Standon, UK - Standon Calling Festival July 31 - Port Eliot, UK - Port Eliot Festival Aug 4 - Grimaud, France - Plage de Rock Festival Aug 6 - Lustenau, Austria - Szene Openair Aug 13 - Luhmuhlen, Germany - A Summer's Tale Sept 6 – Boston, MA - Once Ballroom  Sept 7 – Montreal, QC @ Groove Nation Sept 8 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern  Sept 9 – Kalamazoo, MI @ Louie’s  Sept 10 – Minneapolis, MN @ Icehouse Sept 11 – Minneapolis, MN @ Bryant Lake Bowl/Sound Unseen Aladdin movie Screening + Q&A Sept 12 – Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen  Tue, Sept 13 – Detroit, MI @ El Club Wed, Sept 14 – Columbus, OH @ Rumba  Thu, Sept 15 – Philadelphia, PA @ Milkboy  Thu, Sept 22 – New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre  Fri, Sept 30 – San Diego, CA @ Blonde Sat, Oct 1 – Santa Ana, CA @ Frida Cinema Sun, Oct 2 – West Hollywood, CA @ Troubadour  Tue, Oct 4 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel Wed, Oct 5 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios  Thu, Oct 6 –  Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre  Fri, Oct 7 – Seattle, WA @ The Sunset  Oct 16 – Heidelberg, Germany - Kalstorbahnhof Oct 17  – Munich, Germany - Strom Oct 19 – Vevey, Switzerland - Rocking Chair  Oct 20 – Aarau, Switzerland - Kiff Oct 21 – St. Gallen, Switzerland - Palace  Oct 22 – Reims, France - La Cartonnerie  Oct 23 – Rouen, France - Le 106 Oct 25 – Nantes, France - Stereolux Oct 27 – Milan, Italy - Biko Oct 28 – Bologna, Italy - Covo Oct 30 – Dusseldorf, Germany - New Fall Festival Nov 1 - Berlin, Germany - Musik & Freiden Nov 2 - Leipzig, Germany - Werk II/ Hall D Nov 4 - Linz, Austria - Posthof Ahoi Pop Nov 5 - Graz, Austria - PPC Nov 8 - Brussels, Belgium - Bontanique/Orangerie Nov 9 - Amsterdam, Holland - Paradiso  Nov 10 - Hamburg, Germany - Mojo Nov 12 - Copenhagen, Denmark - DR Concert Hall Nov 14 - Barcelona, Spain - Barts Theatre Nov 16 - Zaragoza, Spain - Las Armas Nov 17 - Madrid, Spain - Nuevo Apolo Theatre  LINKS Website - Facebook - Instagram - Twitter - YouTube - Totally Gross National Product

Faith No More Share Rare Footage from 1986 Performance in Advance of We Care A Lot Reissue

WATCH FAITH NO MORE PERFORM 'THE JUNGLE' LIVE AT THE I-BEAM FROM 1986 https://youtu.be/huicM5dOhFo FAITH NO MORE REISSUE LANDMARK DEBUT ALBUM, WE CARE A LOT, ON AUG. 19 VIA KOOLARROW RECORDS LONG OUT OF PRINT RELEASE GETS DELUXE TREATMENT WITH NEW MIXES, DEMOS AND LIVE RECORDINGS; PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE NOW

	SAN FRANCISCO, July 27, 2016 – As part of the build up to the release of Faith No More's We Care A Lot reissue (Aug. 19, Koolarrow Records), watch new, rare footage (audio and video by Chris Husband) of Faith No More performing 'The Jungle' live from 1986 at The i-Beam in San Francisco:https://youtu.be/huicM5dOhFo. The footage and track are included on the album reissue, and the track is also now available (as well as "We Care A Lot" and "As The Worm Turns') as instant  downloads on the iTunes pre-order link: http://geni.us/WeCareALotDigital. “This was an album that started as a demo, before any label had any interest in us,” explained Faith No More bass player Bill Gould. “There were a couple of reasons we decided to release this now: first of all, it’s been 20 years since it has been commercially available. Secondly, when cleaning out my basement, I discovered the original master reels, and we all thought that resurrecting this from the original tapes would be a great way to reintroduce We Care A Lot into the world. Lastly, this has been a band effort; we are releasing this in the same way as we recorded it, deciding everything amongst ourselves and getting our hands deep into the nuts and bolts… just like we used to.” The original 10-song album, remastered by Maor Appelbaum via the original reels Gould eluded to, is enhanced with nine bonus tracks including demo versions (taken from the original 8-track tapes) of “Greed,” “Mark Bowen,” “Arabian Disco” and “Intro,” live versions of “The Jungle” and “New Beginnings” and new mixes, via Matt Wallace, of “We Care A Lot,” “Pills for Breakfast” and “As The Worm Turns.” Liner notes from keyboard player Roddy Bottum and behind-the-scenes photos will be included with the physical release. We Care A Lot (Deluxe Band Edition) is available now for pre-order on CD (http://hyperurl.co/WeCareALotCD), digital (http://geni.us/WeCareALotDigital) and vinyl (http://hyperurl.co/WeCareALotLP).

We Care A Lot arrived in November 1985 via Maximum RocknRoll editor Ruth Schwartz’s Mordam Records. The seminal album, boasting the timeless title track, which can still be heard daily on radio stations worldwide, confounded music fans and critics alike. As Pitchfork said in a 2015 article dubbed “The Misunderstanding of Faith No More,” the unpredictable and hard-to-define band “had radically altered the parameters of popular music years before the fabled alternative revolution.” Rolling Stone called it a "raw punk album" while Select Magazine dubbed it "a lustful marriage of mutoid metal and dance floor verve." “When strangers ask what Faith No More is I’ve always said, ‘well, it’s kind of an art band…’ I say that mostly to distance us from the hard rock world that we’re often times lumped into. I mean, hard rock, sure, that was part of it, but our roots most definitely and pointedly stem from a specific freakout art time and place in San Francisco, a time that no longer exists. In 1982, the hippies mingled with the punks, the artists hung out with the musicians, the dance people and the punks were one and the Satanists and the sexual pioneers… all part of the same scene,” Bottum explains, colorfully setting the scene for the original inspiration for the band and We Care A Lot. “That weird SF window provided a platform from which we were free to express and cultivate a really uniquely odd sound experience. In Los Angeles, no one really cared much, but SF was always super supportive, encouraging us, directly and not, to get our collective freak on.” “We felt like it was time to take the next step,” adds drummer Mike Bordin. “We raised as much money as we were able and booked time at Prairie Sun Studios just north of San Francisco. I can’t remember how long it took us to record the album, but not a lot, maybe a few days. The songs were sharp from having played most of them at various shows.  Very stripped down, basic as could be.  The place was on a farm in chicken country (Petaluma). Hard work, but a ton of fun too.” We Care A Lot (Deluxe Band Edition) track list: 1. We Care A Lot 2. The Jungle 3. Mark Bowen 4. Jim 5. Why Do You Bother 6. Greed 7. Pills for Breakfast 8. As The Worm Turns 9. Arabian Disco 10. New Beginnings 11. We Care A Lot – 2016 Mix 12. Pills for Breakfast – 2016 Mix 13. As The Worm Turns – 2016 Mix 14. Greed – Original Demo 15. Mark Bowen – Original Demo 16. Arabian Disco – Original Demo 17. Intro – Original Demo 18. The Jungle – I-Beam, SF, 1986 19. New Beginnings – I-Beam, SF, 1986

The Radio Dept. Announce 'Running Out Of Love' LP Out 10/21 via Labrador Records

The Radio Dept. Return With

Running Out Of Love

Fourth LP Out October 21st via Labrador Records
 
“Our society seems to be in regression on so many levels. Politically, intellectually, morally...It's an album about all the things that are moving in the wrong direction. It's about the impatience that turns into anger, hate and ultimately withdrawal and apathy when love for the world and our existence begins to falter.”
–  The Radio Dept. 
 
FULL BAND STATEMENT & TRACKLIST BELOW 



Past Praise: 
“Songs that sparkle with a glowing, sun-soaked ambiance”
– Pitchfork (8.3)
“No band makes shoegaze sound so pop, or pop sound so shoegaze ...quite extraordinary”
– Consequence of Sound
“One of the best examples of all the things that help make Swedish pop so magical” 
– All Music Guide 
“Immaculately crafted”
– Q

The Radio Dept’s new album Running Out Of Love will be released on October 21st via Sweden’s Labrador Records.  It's their first album since the critically acclaimed success of 2010’s Clinging To A Scheme. 

Statement from the band: 

“We have just finished our 4th full-length album, Running Out Of Love. An album about life in Sweden in 2016 and how our society seems to be in regression on so many levels. Politically, intellectually, morally...It's an album about all the things that are moving in the wrong direction. It's about the impatience that turns into anger, hate and ultimately withdrawal and apathy when love for the world and our existence begins to falter.

For the third time in a row we have made two albums instead of one. After constant touring for a couple of years after our latest release, Clinging To A Scheme, we started writing and recording an album that we later decided to scrap. As some of you might be aware, we have been caught up in a lengthy legal battle with our record label and publisher. We took a pause from releasing singles and EP's and instead spent our time hanging out with friends, working odd jobs and just loafing around. Ultimately we lost the court case but still managed to reach an agreement with the record company that gave us the motivation to create music again.

In the summer of 2014, ideas and a concept for Running Out Of Love started to come together and the single “Death To Fascism”, now too old to be included, was the first effort towards the new album. Later, more new songs started to appear. The court case is taken care of in “Occupied”, the Swedish weapon and arms industry in “Swedish Guns” and “We Got Game” is about the proud police tradition of protecting nazis and racists, whilst at the same time using brutal violence against opposing groups of protesters.

Running Out Of Love has moulded itself into a rather dystopian album, mainly because it was created in a sense of deep frustration over the reactionary currents which characterize our time.”

Album Track Listing:
1. Sloboda Narodu
2. Swedish Guns
3. We Got Game
4. Thieves Of State
5. Occupied
6. This Thing Was Bound To Happen
7. Can’t Be Guilty
8. Committed To The Cause
9. Running Out Of Love
10. Teach Me To Forget

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L to R: The Radio Dept.’s Johan Duncanson, Martin Carlberg