If you haven’t already picked up Royce Da 5′9’s latest release Street Hop or RJD2’s The Colossus, don’t miss your chance to grab them as part of Amazon’s February MP3 deals for 5 bucks.There’s only a few days left so act quickly and follow the links below.
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Styles P & DJ Green Lantern hit up Hot 97 for a sit down with Angie Martinez. They discuss the their collaboration on The Green Ghost Project along with various other topics. If you missed it, you can listen here. The Green Ghost Project in stores now.
Legendary British Recording Acts to Receive Global Digital Marketing and Distribution Services
The Orchard (NASDAQ: ORCD), a global leader in music and video distribution and comprehensive digital strategy, announced that it has signed legendary British rock bands Jethro Tull and Cornershop, as well as England’s one-and-only Boy George. These acts were signed to major record labels prior to partnering with The Orchard for distribution and digital marketing.
Jethro Tull’s lead singer and flutist Ian Anderson commented on the group’s endeavor, “In this exciting age of digital music distribution, The Orchard’s new thinking and ability to seek out and take advantage of new opportunities as they are presented, means the difference between stagnation of the music industry as we know it and the growth of a new musical prosperity. Digital distribution is fast becoming the main outlet for the interests of our children’s generation; those children who will inherit the great historical depth of repertoire of Rock, Pop, and Classical music, as well as their own generational peer artists.”
Last year’s In & Out Of Control [Vice Music] found The Raveonettes pulling together all of the disparate sounds they’ve mastered over their decade-spanning career. From bubblegum pop and sinister noir rock, to fuzzed out noise and throbbing dance music, Sune Rose Wagner and Sharin Foo compiled it all on their fourth LP. But despite the album’s nomadic heart, the Raves’ true sweet spot has always been the ringing, reverbed guitars and slicked back melodies that make album standout “Heart of Stone” such a pleaser. Picking up where they left off on 2008’s “Black / White” collaboration, the band recently reunited with Blind to create a video deserving of the track.
Independent Global Leader in Music and Video Distribution Promotes Interim Chief Executive Officer
New York – February 22, 2010 –The Orchard (NASDAQ: ORCD), a global leader in music and video distribution and comprehensive digital strategy, announced today that current interim CEO Brad Navin has been appointed Chief Executive Officer and a director of the company. Navin was selected after Board Chairman Michael Donahue led a search committee to evaluate candidates and identify the company’s new leader. The search committee began this process in October 2009.
“With Brad’s more than 14 years of leadership in the industry, six of those with The Orchard, including as Executive Vice President and General Manager, our Board of Directors is confident in Brad’s proven ability to lead The Orchard into the next decade,” said Donahue. “As an accomplished executive who is intimately familiar with The Orchard’s business, Brad is the perfect fit for this role. We’re extremely pleased to have him direct the company.”
Butch Walker got together with Panic! At The Disco lead singer Brandon Urie and video director Shane Valdes to film a clever spoof on the cult film, American Psycho. Panic!’s Brandon Urie plays the super-fan who purchased the $25,000 preorder of Butch’s forthcoming album I Liked It Better When You Had No Heart (Feb. 23, One Haven Music <http://www.onehavenmusic.com/butchwalker/>) to spend a day with Butch Walker. Urie’s dream day turns into a nightmare as Butch does his best impression of Christian Bale, polyurethane suit, ax and all. See the hijinx that ensued at the link below.
Panic! At Butch Walker’s
http://www.youtube.com/butchwalker
Check out footage of Fashawn and Exile Live in Munster, Germany. Fashawn’s debut album, Boy Meets World, is in Stores now. Look for the Deluxe DVD version with bonus tracks dropping in April. Also, be on the lookout for US and Canada tour dates coming soon.
Gorilla Manor, the recently “Best New Music’d” debut from LA quintet Local Natives hit stores this week, and to celebrate the band just announced a big ‘ol batch of new tour dates. Check them out along with some new press quotes below.
Download and share “Sun Hands” from Gorilla Manor [Frenchkiss Records]:
http://bit.ly/bTiKV0
What the press is saying about Local Natives: (more…)
Frenchkiss darlings The Antlers released a second music video from their 2009 breakout album Hospice on Friday. The video for Hospice standout, “Bear,” shot in the bleak and snowy forest of… um… Bear Mountain, features beautiful cinematography and fantastical imagery, offering a perfect visual complement to the song’s moving lyrics. Rife with metaphors, despite the video’s initial dreariness, “Bear” maintains some of the same themes of hope that we saw in the bands’ video for “Two.”
Pitchfork is hosting the premiere of the Evan Owen Dennis-directed clip right now. The Antlers just kicked off a tour with UK band Editors, which will run through the end of February. After that the band will be at SXSW, and then head out on a headlining US tour in April and May with Saratoga Springs duo Phantogram. The Antlers are also supporting The National on the June leg of their North American tour. Full dates are below. (more…)
True Devotion, the forthcoming release from acclaimed Seattle musician Rocky Votolato (out February 23rd on Barsuk Records), is now streaming in its entirety at Pastemagazine.com:
Stream Rocky Votolato’s True Devotion [Barsuk Records] on Paste:
http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/av/2010/02/album-stream-rocky-votolato—true-devotion.html
To celebrate, Rocky decided to release the album early on iTunes, which fans can grab at the link below.
Buy Rocky Votolato’s True Devotion [Barsuk Records] on iTunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/true-devotion/id353588688
Described as, “Nearly flawless… Votolato stripping down his arrangements and baring his soul” by Alternative Press, fans can also download True Devotion standout “Red River” here: (more…)
The Orchard Is Proud To Announce "The Orchard" Is Out
Ty Herndon Makes More $ Through His D2F Store Than All Other Retailers 
K. Gates’ “Who Dat” featured in Spike Lee doc “If God Is Willing And da Creek Don’t Rise”