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The news of a new solo album from Aimee Mann has us very excited here at Loudersoft. The album promises to be more stripped down and back-to-basics laden, a “return to form” after the concept albums The Forgotten Arm and her Christmas CD One More Drifter In The Snow. Among her appearances this year, she’ll be playing Bonnaroo, and we definitely look forward to catching her live.
Aimee Mann On Tour
June 2 Los Angeles, CA Largo
June 6 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
June 10 Los Angeles, CA Largo
June 12 Minneapolis, MN Minneapolis Zoo
June 13 Milwaukee WI Pabst Theater
June 15 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Music Festival
July 9 Boulder, CO Chautauqua Auditorium
July 11 Denver, CO Denver Botanical Gardens
July 12 Park City, UT Deer Valley Resort
July 14 Saratoga, CA Mountain Winery
July 15 Rosebud, OR Stewart Park
July 16 Seattle, WA Seattle Zoo
July 24 Calgary, Alberta Calgary Music Festival
Who was that man in gold on the red carpet last night at the Grammy Awards? None other than Maurice Eloise XIII of aristocrunk rap duo Lord T and Eloise. Check out this hilarious interview.
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Loudersoft joins millions of music fans in mourning at the loss of Tony Wilson, the man who founded Factory Records and the Hacienda Nightclub. The BBC is reporting that he passed away from complications relating to cancer at the age of 57. Among the notable careers Mr. Wilson helped to launch are those of Joy Division, New Order, and Happy Mondays.
BBC journalist Kristan Deconinck sought advice from him in the early 1980s on how to launch an independent record label shortly after Wilson had started Factory records.
“He couldn’t have been more helpful and more patient,” Kristan said.
“He inspired me - and countless others - to have a go if you believed in something.
“That in itself is a great legacy, apart from the vision he had with his label, his shows, his attitude - his contribution to a new culture.
“When I later met him, I found him far more amenable than scurrilous rumours had led me to believe and my esteem for the guy never diminished.”
Tony’s visionary genius was loosely detailed in the film 24 Hour Party People but I think never did justice to the true legacy he has left behind. The Manchester music scene and truly the world of British music has lost a unique and precious benefactor today.
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This is really disheartening news. If you’re reading this, you must stand up and speak up if you want internet radio to survive. Dozens of webcasters, from WOXY to Soma.FM and on and on will collapse under the weight of the Copyright Royalty Board’s royalty rate hikes.
Your silence now will lead to even more silence when net radio disappears into extinction. Please read the following and take action.
IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED FOR THURSDAY, JULY 12TH
Greetings,
Time and options are running out for Internet Radio. Late this afternoon, the court DENIED the emergency stay sought on behalf of webcasters, millions of listeners and the artists and music they support.
UNLESS CONGRESS ACTS BY JULY 15th, the new ruinous royalty rates will be going into effect on Sunday, threatening the future of all internet radio.
We are appealing to the millions of Internet radio listeners out there, the webcasters they support and the artists and labels we treasure to rise up and make your voices heard again before this vibrant medium is silenced. Even if you have already called, we need you to call again.
The situation is grave, but that makes the message all the simpler and more serious.
PLEASE CALL YOUR SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES RIGHT AWAY and urge them to support the Internet Equality Act. Go to http://www.capwiz.com/saveinternetradio/alert_9738601.html to find the phone numbers of your Senators and Representative.
If they’ve already co-sponsored, thank them and tell them to fight to bring the bill to the floor for an immediate vote. If the line is busy, please call back. Call until you know your voice has been heard.
Your voices are what have gotten us this far - Congress has listened. Now, they are our only hope.
We are outmatched by lobbying power and money but we are NOT outmatched by facts and passion and the power of our voices.
Again, please go to http://www.capwiz.com/saveinternetradio/alert_9738601.html to find the necessary phone numbers and make the call today.
Thank you,
The SaveNetRadio Campaign
I was thrilled to get the following notice from VHS or Beta frontman Craig Pfunder today. Anyways, I had to share with you because it appears that Bring On The Comets, the long-awaited follow up to Night On Fire will drop August 28th.
In the interim, tour dates have been scheduled and, yes Memphians, they will be performing at the Hi-Tone on July 15th! Head over to their MySpace and check out two songs, including the single “Can’t Believe A Single Word” and “Burn It All Down”. I think you’ll agree: they’re back.
hello all
it’s monday [july] 9 and we’re getting ready for long days and even longer nights as we’re getting ready to once again begin touring on our new record Bring on the Comets. it’s been almost a year and a half since we’ve stepped on a stage so we’re eager to play these new songs for you. we’ve decided to do a select few smaller shows before the record comes out to get our feet wet again and if you can make it, we’d be grateful….do people even know who we are anymore? has everyone forgotten? we hope not!!! here are the dates…..
07/12/07 SWEETWATER MURFREESBORO TN
07/13/07 MERCY LOUNGE NASHVILLE TN
07/14/07 BLUE CATS KNOXVILLE TN
07/15/07 HI-TONE CAFE MEMPHIS TN
07/16/07 BLUEBERRY HILL ST. LOUIS MO
07/17/07 MOJO’S COLUMBIA MO
07/18/07 THE CANOPY CHAMPAIGN IL
07/19/07 BIRDY’S INDIANAPOLIS IN
07/20/07 THE DAME LEXINGTON KY
08/02/07 POPSCENE SAN FRANCISCO CA
08/03/07 TROUBADOR LOS ANGELES CAwe’ll be busy up until the record comes out aug 28 but we’ll be keeping you up to date as we begin building the anticipation of the record with weekly releases of web episodes of “the making of bring on the comets”. also keep your eyes and ears peeled as the video for “Can’t Believe a Single Word” will be out there as well.
ok that’s about it…i’ve got to go upstairs and rehearse with the guys. we love you and can’t wait to see you in your city….until then….be well and safe and enjoy being alive…..
with love
craig
Rumors are always swirling around The Purple One, and this one is probably the best kind: rumors of a live club appearance. This time, they’re probably much more than rumors. According to reliable sources and Prince’s official website, 3121.com, Prince will be making an impromptu live appearance at First Avenue in Minneapolis, the nightclub where Purple Rain was filmed and where, in the 1970’s and early 1980’s, you might find him performing on a regular basis.
Prince will be playing a scheduled show at the Target Center in Minneapolis on Saturday. Tickets for the post-show party at First Avenue, un-cryptically titled “Return 2 First Avenue: PRINCE LIVE”, will go on sale Saturday. The show is 18 and up and the tickets are $31.21 each. If you’re in Minneapolis and you don’t go, I don’t think I wanna talk to you so much. If you’re in Minneapolis and you do go, color me jealous as can be.
When I write about Sly & The Family Stone, I can only write with this feeling of pride and love that I can’t use when writing about any other act, past or present. The first record I ever owned, I love to tell everyone, was Sly & The Family Stone’s Fresh, purchased for my 3rd birthday for me by my mother (because I loved the “guy on the cover with the afro doing a jump kick”). The music Sly & co. created was both infectious and immeasurably dangerous for the times. There remains an urgency to his work which, if you can grab hold of it, will never let you go.
Of course, it was not without a price. In the making of this music, the limits of the chemical and sexual revolutions were pushed to extremes by Sly and his companions that you and I could barely fathom. The music left in the wreckage of this transitional era can never be compared intelligently to anything else except in passing because, frankly, nobody ever has or ever will do it like Sly. If you’re looking for a textbook definition of “one bad motherfucker”, Sly Stone’s picture might need to be in that dictionary.
After his appearance on the GRAMMYS, complete with blonde mohawk, I became fearful that Sly was forever lost to time and circumstances beyond anyone’s control. I guess, you know, I was wrong. With thanks to Idolator for cluing me in, there’s an excellent Vanity Fair article online in which some of the “lost years” between 1973’s Fresh (widely considered his last truly listenable and intelligent work) and today’s chopper-riding, Napa valley-living Sly finally get talked about. The best part: Sly even says he’s ready to make a comeback, is starting a European tour (no kidding) has 100-200 new songs (can you imagine?) and will start recording a new album in the fall (I just fell down). If you care anything about soul music, I suggest you sit down and read this thing. Here’s a little song to get you in the mood to read.
Listen to Sly & The Family Stone - In Time
A deluxe remastered edition of Sly & The Family Stone’s Fresh was issued with unreleased alternate versions of some tracks back in April 2007. You can purchase it by clicking here.
According to HypeBot, BurnLounge continues their downward spiral into historical irrelevance by eliminating their MLM “cash cow” — the Mogul program. The Mogul package cost upwards of $500 when you bought into that program through your retailer; the bad news is that since they’re abandoning the model, they will not be refunding anyone who purchased that package and have no plans to continue supporting it. So much for getting what you pay for, hm?
“All retailers who purchased the Exclusive or VIP product packages retain all of the products and services they received, but the Mogul program and Mogul Team Bonuses have been discontinued.
“All existing paid members in BurnLounge become BurnLounge Basic retailers and receive a subscription to our Business Management Software (BMS). In addition, during this transitionBurnlounge we are waiving all renewal and monthly fees for existing retailers until December 31, 2007.”
“Currently, our terms and conditions state that complete refunds are not available after 3 days from the purchase date. In light of this transition, we are reviewing our refund policies but we have not made any changes at this time.”
Following this weekend’s performance at Glastonbury, An End Has A Start hitting streets in the UK on Monday, June 25th on Kitchenware/Sony BMG, and in the US on July 17th on Epic/FADER Label/Kitchenware, EDITORS announce a September US Tour.
EDITORS NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
9/4 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
9/6 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
9/7 - NY, NY - Webster Hall
9/8 - Montreal, QC - Osheaga Festival
9/9 - Toronto, ON - Virgin Festival
9/11 - Chicago, IL - Park West
9/12 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Cafe
9/14 - Denver, CO - Monolith Festival
9/15 - Salt Lake City, UT - Club Sound
9/17 - Vancouver, BC - Richard’s On Richards
9/18 - Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
9/19 - Portland, OR - Berbati’s Pan
9/20 - San Francisco, CA - Fillmore
9/23 - San Diego, CA - Streetscene
9/24 - Los Angeles, CA - The WilternTicket pre-sales begin Tuesday, June 26th at 10:00 AM.
Tickets will be available at: http://tix.concertmaps.com/editors/.
Fans will also have the option to pre-order a Deluxe Edition of ‘An End Has A Start’ when purchasing tickets.
EDITORS will also be doing a special outdoor performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Thursday, July 26th, which will air on ABC that evening at 12:00am (11:00pm central).On Tuesday, June 26th, EDITORS are releasing ‘Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors’ as the first US single, with B-sides ‘An Eye For An Eye’ and ‘The Picture’. Also available on Tuesday on iTunes, EDITORS are releasing a three song EP, including ‘Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors’, ‘Bones’, and ‘Push Your Head Towards The Air’.
VIDEO: “Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors”
http://www.sonymusic.com/artists/Editors/video/Editors_SmokersOutside_VidFull.mov
http://www.sonymusic.com/artists/Editors/video/Editors_SmokersOutside_VidFull.swf
http://www.sonymusic.com/artists/Editors/video/Editors_SmokersOutside_VidFull_100.asx
http://www.sonymusic.com/artists/Editors/video/Editors_SmokersOutside_VidFull_300.asx
“Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors” on Jools Holland
http://mfile.akamai.com/1689/wmv/bmguk.download.akamai.com/1689/editors/jools_holland/editors_smokers_jools_holland_high.wmv
http://mfile.akamai.com/1689/wmv/bmguk.download.akamai.com/1689/editors/jools_holland/editors_smokers_jools_holland_med.wmv
http://mfile.akamai.com/1689/wmv/bmguk.download.akamai.com/1689/editors/jools_holland/editors_smokers_jools_holland_low.wmv
http://mfile.akamai.com/1689/rm/bmguk.download.akamai.com/1689/editors/jools_holland/editors_smokers_jools_holland_high.rm
http://mfile.akamai.com/1689/rm/bmguk.download.akamai.com/1689/editors/jools_holland/editors_smokers_jools_holland_med.rm
http://mfile.akamai.com/1689/rm/bmguk.download.akamai.com/1689/editors/jools_holland/editors_smokers_jools_holland_low.rm“Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors” (Radio Edit)
http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/selection/fu/709587/709587_01_01_full_100.asx
http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/selection/fu/709587/709587_01_01_full_smil.mov
http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/selection/fu/709587/709587_01_01_full.swf