Timbaland helped create some of the music and sounds to be found on Beaterator, what is being called “a portable music studio featuring sounds and loops”. It’s available only for the Sony PSP, but the video above shows a bit of how the game is played, and how you can incorporate it into your own music. Considering Timbaland has been accused of sampling chip tunes. perhaps this is a way to make some nice money from gamers.
You can order your copy through CD Universe. Beaterator will be released on September 29th.
Her bio calls her a “stunning rapper & singer extraordinaire”, but how much of that is pure hype? These days, stunning is based on how much jewels you have, and how many extraordinary singers are there? One might argue that most are truly “extra ordinary”. But Kid Sister may have the formula you’re looking for, at least judging from some of the buzz she has gained this year and she’ll prove herself with the release of her debut album, Ultraviolet (due out November 17th on RCRD LBL). This is a sliver of what is to be expected.
I had the pleasure of discovering mr. Gnome for the first time about 18 months ago, and said in my review of their debut album Deliver This Creasure, “what the hell is this?” Or at least that’s what I felt others would say upon seeing the cover and hearing the beauty in their music.
The group, in between organized orgies, are putting the final touches on Heave Yer Skeleton, which was recorded at Josh Homme’s Pink Duck Studios in L.A.. The plan is to have it ready for release in November. Until then, you can have a sneak preview with two songs from the album.
The group will be headed on the road, check them out if you can: 10/1/09 – New Haven, Conn. @ Cafe 9
10/2/09 – Cambridge, Mass. @ All Asia
10/3/09 – Winooski, Vermont @ The Monkey House
10/4/09 – Philadelphia, PA @ North Star Bar
10/5/09 – Brooklyn, NY @ Union Hall
10/14/09 – Nashville, TN @ The End
10/15/09 – Atlanta, GA @ The Drunken Unicorn
10/16/09 – Murfreesboro, TN @ House Pride (House Partay)
10/17/09 – Birmingham, AL @ Magic City Wholesale
10/31/09 – Cleveland, OH @ The Sachsenheim Ballroom (Halloween Party)
11/11/09 – Indianapolis, IN @ The Melody Inn
11/12/09 – Madison, WI @ The Frequency
11/13/09 – Chicago, IL @ The Darkroom
11/14/09 – Covington, KY @ Madison Theater
11/16/09 – Lawrence, KS @ The Replay Lounge
11/18/09 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Vegas
11/21/09 – Seattle, WA @ The Sunset Tavern
11/27/09 – Tucson, AZ @ Plush
11/28/09 – Albuquerque, NM @ Atomic Cantina
Put together a band who were dying from the heat, random people who wanted to have fun, and maybe some senior citizens. Add to it a song that has a slight nod to the sounds of Africa via Talking Heads, and you have Fool’s Gold’s brand new video, “Surprise Hotel”. It’s a fun song that will keep us warm and happy. The song itself is from their forthcoming debut album due out on September 29th, from IAMSOUND. They may get as festive in concert, check out the live Fool’s Gold experience:
Sat. 10/3/09 — Joshua Tree, CA @ Manimal Festival w/ Devendra Banhart
Thu. 10/8/09 — La Jolla, CA @ The Loft – UC San Diego ^^^
Fri. 10/9/09 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy Theatre ^^^
Sat. 10/10/09 — San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill ^^^
Sun. 10/11/09 –Portland, OR @ Holocene ^^^
Mon. 10/12/09 — Seattle, WA @ Nectar Lounge ^^^
Tue. 10/13/09 — Vancouver, BC @ The Red Room ^^^
Fri. 10/16/09 — Brooklyn, NY @ Cameo
Sat. 10/17/09 — New York, NY @ Cake Shop w/ Lemonade
Sun. 10/18/09 — Brooklyn, NY @ Sycamore
Mon. 10/19/09 — Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory w/ Ocote Soul Sound
Wed. 10/21/09 — New York, NY @ Bowery Poetry Club – IAMSOUND CMJ Showcase
Thu. 10/29/09 — Los Angeles, CA @ Westfield Century City – KCRW’s World Music on the Terrace
Tue. 11/10/09 — Nashville, TN @ 3rd & Lindsley ***
Wed. 11/11/09 — Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club ***
Sat. 11/14/09 — Charlottesville, VA @ IS Venue ***
Sun. 11/15/09 — Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church ***
Mon. 11/16/09 — Washington, DC @ Black Cat ***
Tue. 11/17/09 — New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom ***
Sat. 11/21/09 — Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street Downstairs ***
Sun. 11/22/09 — Burlington, VT @ Club Metronome ***
Mon. 11/23/09 — Montreal, QC @ Petit Campus ***
Tue. 11/24/09 — Toronto, ON @ El Mocambo Club ***
Fri. 11/27/09 — Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall ***
Sat. 11/28/09 — Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon ***
Sun. 11/29/09 — Minneapolis, MN @ The Varsity Theater ***
Tue. 12/1/09 — Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater ***
Wed. 12/2/09 — Telluride, CO @ Sheridan Opera House ***
Thu. 12/10/09 — Eugene, OR @ WOW Hall ***
^^^ – with Metronomy
*** – with Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros
The album will be made available in the awesome vinyl and trendy compact disc formats, and into the usual untrendy MP3 formats at your usual MP3 merchants. Speaking of MP3’s, some freebies for you.
Fans of Holopaw have been waiting for new music to materialize, and the time is now, as this 6-piece combo are ready to bust out whi their third album called Oh, Glory. Oh, Wilderness on a record label with a great name, Bakery Outlet.
The group are about pulling different extremes from various styles into something they enjoy doing, giving that back to fans that somehow becomes intense in the eyes and ears their witnesses. The album was worked on with Jeremy Scott for a year at The Civil Defense studios in Brooklyn, far from their Gainesville, Florida home but they felt it was worth the expense to create an album that is sure to get a lot of people talking for the next year, and that buzz may begin with a song that they’re releasing (in MP3 form) as a teaser for what’s to come. It’s called “The Art Teacher and The Little Stallion” (5.3mb)
The group are currently putting together dates for a forthcoming East Coast tour.
Her bio states “Pezzettino is the story of a girl who grew up wondering what kind of square she was.” The “she” in question is Margaret Stutt, and as Pezzettino she has been releasing her unique brand of heartfelt music, utilizing an accordion (an instrument she learned on her own) to share her thoughts and ideas with the world.
She’s about to release a new 7″ single called “You Never Know”, with only 200 copies to be pressed. If she gets 200 pre-orders before September 30th, the records will be pressed in different colors. She did use the word “vinyls” but all is forgiven. Here is a recent live performance of “You Never Know”, so if you like it, show some support and bring her music home to you. The B-side has yet to be revealed, it will be a surprise.
Speaking of B-sides, mahalo to to Michael Roeder @ Play B-Sides for the tip.
Salem are a group not from Oregon or Massachusetts, but from Michigan. However, they have a new single out now that was released on a label in Oregon, in this case Audraglint Records. Their new single is “Frost” b/w “Legend”. The B-side, “Legend”, was turned into the video and you can view it below.
As for the single, it is being pressed as a limited edition release with a silver foil emboss sleeve. Prices on the website are postage paid, so keep that in mind. You can buy them with your extra PayPal cash by heading to Audraglint.
