A man A plan A canal Artists Bonnaroo Bound
We have a bunch of great artists performing at The Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, TN this weekend (June 10-13). If you’re going, make sure to check out The Flaming Lips performing Dark Side of the Moon featuring Stardeath and White Dwarfs, The Dead Weather, Everest, Carolina Chocolate Drops, The Black Keys, and Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile.
Catching Up With Graham
Lately it has been a lot of work during the week and plenty of fun on the weekends. Three weekends ago I went wine tasting just North of Santa Barbara. Over Memorial Day Weekend I went to two screenings at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery: North By Northwest on Saturday and Purple Rain with Dam-Funkand Peanut Butter Wolf DJing on Sunday. I just […]
The Dead Weather Sea of Cowards
The Dead Weather‘s Sea of Cowards moved up again on the CMJ charts last week. Anything you can do to keep pushing it at your station would be greatly appreciated. Last week, Dead Weather member Jack White was part of an event at the White House with President Obama honoring Paul McCartney. Whiteperformed “Mother Nature’s Son” and also “Hey Jude” alongside Dave Grohl, Elvis Costello, Emmylou […]
Bell Gardens
Recently, you should have received the debut release from Bell Gardens(featuring members of Stars of the Lid & Furry Things). We would love if you could take the time to check it out and consider it for an add. A special thanks to these stations that have already charted Hangups Need Company: CJAM (Windsor, ON), KSJD (Mancos, CO), WRKC (Wilkes-Barre, PA) Let us know if […]
The Black Keys Brothers
The Black Keys new album, Brothers, besides being an amazing album, is also their first to feature harpsichord. As Patrick Carney tells it, they didn’t set out to use the archaic instrument, “At some point we called our management at three in the morning and left a cryptic voice mail to, like, bring a harpsichord. I don’t even know […]
The Dead Weather Sea of Cowards
The Dead Weather‘s Sea of Cowards has cracked the Top 10 on the CMJ charts, but we’re looking for more. Anything you can do to give this great album a little extra push at your station would be appreciated. The Dead Weather recently played a “secret” show in an old trucking warehouse in Chicago. Spin Magazine has […]
Black Keys Studio Tour
Brothers, the new album from The Black Keys, debuted at #16 on the CMJ charts last week and was the Number One Most Added album last week. Thanks to everyone for the support. This is by far the strongest Black Keys album yet so keep exploring it. We’d really appreciate an extra push this week. Dan […]
Bell Gardens
Bell Gardens new EP, Hangups Need Company, is garnering some attention. The band got their first mention on Pitchfork recently. Click here to check it out.
Also At Radio
Everest – On Approach (Warner Bros / Vapor) Hank III – Rebel Within (Curb) The Flaming Lips and Stardeath and White Dwarfs – Dark Side of the Moon(Warner Bros) David Byrne & Fatboy Slim – Here Lies Love (Nonesuch)
Going For Adds This Week
Once again, last week was a big one for new music. We sent you the new Black Keys album, Brothers, on Tuesday and Bell Gardens‘ Hangups Need Companyon Thursday. Check out some of the praise for these two albums: “On Brothers, the Keys make a thick, dirty racket, overdubbed but never overstuffed. ‘Everlasting Light‘ has hive-of-bees distortion, corn-pone harmonies and an Auerbach falsetto that […]
The Dead Weather Sea of Cowards
The Dead Weather have been busy since the release of Sea of Cowards. The torrential rains and flooding in Nashville happened while the band premiered the album online from their Third Man Records compound. On May 8th they donated all sales from their store to Hands on Nashville to aid flood victims. They’re not done yet, though. Now is your chance […]
Hank III Rebel Within At Your Station Now
Hank III‘s new album Rebel Within will be in stores May 25th, but you already have your copy. Please let us know if you need us to send another. FCC Warning on Tracks 2 and 10. The CD does not come in a jewel case. Feel free to download a tray card here so that it’s easier to find […]
Everest On Approach
We hope Everest‘s On Approach is finding a place at your station. Thanks to the following stations for adds last week: KANM KUMD KCRW RLC KLPI WBJB KMXT WDBM KOTO WHUS KPSU WIDR KRNL WJCU KSPU WLUR KSSU WRKC KTUH WXAV Let us know what you think of On Approach.
The Flaming Lips and Stardeath and White Dwarfs
Last Thursday you received The Flaming Lips And Stardeath And White Dwarfs With Henry Rollins And Peaches Doing Dark Side Of The Moon, the 13th full-length studio album from The Flaming Lips. The Flaming Lips and Stardeath and White Dwarfs will perform the album this summer at all the huge festivals and they were recently contacted by Pink Floyd’s merchandising team […]
Also At Radio
David Byrne & Fatboy Slim – Here Lies Love (Nonesuch) Carolina Chocolate Drops – Genuine Negro Jig (Nonesuch) Caetano Veloso – zii e zie (Nonesuch) The White Stripes – Under Great White Northern Lights (Warner Bros) The Magnetic Fields – Realism (Nonesuch) Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté – Ali And Toumani (Nonesuch)
New Music From Bell Gardens Hangups Need Company
Now is your chance to finally hear Hangups Need Company, the debut release from LA-based band Bell Gardens. “It’s gorgeous, rapturous pop balladry with candy-coated Beach Boys falsettos and pre-afro-Phil Spector production. It’s weightless with gravitas. Gibsonmight be the techno flavor du jour, but this is the stuff that will mark his place.” -LA Weekly The Hangups Need Company EP is on Failed Better […]
More About The Black Keys Brothers
You got Brothers, the new album from The Black Keys, on Tuesday. Congratulations to these three stations for being the first to download the album (your BlakRoc vinyl will be in the mail soon): CJSR WMBR KCRW In 2009 guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney each released side project albums and they came together with 11 hip-hop artists for the amazing BlakRoc. On Brothers the […]
Flaming Lips
The Flaming Lips released The Flaming Lips And Stardeath And White Dwarfs With Henry Rollins And Peaches Doing Dark Side Of The Moon on iTunes in December, the CD came out the first week of May and we sent you the digital version last week. The album is the 13th full-length studio album from The Flaming Lips. Let […]
Everest
Everest is touring. Maybe you want to go see a show or interview the band so check out the dates below. Let us know and we’ll do our best to set that up. We sent you On Approach last week. We’d love to hear feedback from you on this album. 05/20 Mayan Theatre Los Angeles, CA 05/21 Glass […]
The Dead Weather Sea of Cowards
The Dead Weather begin their North American tour in July. Check out all the dates here. Sea of Cowards was the #2 best selling album on iTunes last week. We’ve been getting a lot of great feedback about this album. Let us know what you think and if you need another copy, contact us.
