Tonight, keep an azure eye peeled for Blue-Eyed Son. Drew’ll be rolling in to Abbot’s Habit in Venice on a steel string with a six horse on his back. Or something like that. He’ll be back there again on November 18th, and in between you can catch him at the Hotel Cafe in Hollywood on the 10th. That’s good food, drink and music for those of you who can count. If you warm Drew up real nice-like with some sweet-as-puddin’ applause, he just might drop an El Debarge or Cameo bomb on you. Or if you’re extra, extra nice, he’ll run through all of West of Lincoln, head to toe…Japanese import version with bonus tracks and all.
International Ambassadors in the Sport of Hockey
Hockey Night runs a few warm-ups today and tonight in the Twin Cities and then it’s off to Europe for a stint with Clap your Hands Say Yeah and Supersystem. You can bet the band will be moving units and units of Keep Guessin vinyl, along with units and units of that liquid stuff found across Europe that just makes you feel so darn funny. Check out the complete tour dates.
If airline prices are keeping you down and away from Europe, catch a couple of Hockey Night videos until the fellas return. There’s even a video shot somewhere south of the equator, where the Earth’s reverse polarity causes all records to spin counter-clockwise. Weird.
Where Can You Find More Oranger? Where Can’t You?
Many score past your fiftieth spin of Oranger’s New Comes and Goes, you’re probably starting to think to yourself, ‘How could I possibly wrap my ears around some new Oranger tracks?’ In the true spirit of selflessness that we here at Eenie Meenie often exhibit around the holidays, we’re going to tell you:
-The Dimension Mix features interstellar covers of Bruce Haack’s Dimension Five recordings, including Oranger’s ‘Catfish.’
-The Stubbs the Zombie Soundtrackis great listening for the World Heavyweight Xboxing Champ of the undead in all of us. It also includes ‘Mr. Sandman,’ a little goodnight kiss of Oranger love.
-AND Oranger’s original score to Vertov’s Man With A Movie Camera is receiving a final round of rivets to secure the wings before shipping off to Jackpine Social Club for a 2006 release.
Irving Sightings Become More Frequent
We’re making no official announcements yet, but the lads from Irving have been seen in these parts more than once as of late. Strangely enough, they’ve been spotted hefting large bundles of sticks and what appears to be album artwork on their backs. And when all is quiet around here, it’s even possible to make out what sounds like new Irving tracks bumpin’ from their mini truxx. Or maybe that’s Jodeci.
Old Habits Are Hard To Break: Old Blue-Eyed Is Back
November 4th, 2005How can winning be so Blue?
October 27th, 2005Where can you find an autographed blue-eyed slab of wax, a couple of import only tracks, and a sweet little samba called Tropicalize II? In a little handful of Pacific we like to call the Blue-Eyed Son Prize Pack. The prize pack includes an autographed blue LP of “West of Lincoln;” a copy of the Japanese comp “Tropicalize II,” featuring Jack Johnson, Michael Franti, Spearhead, and our very own Blue-Eyed Son; and the way west of Lincoln Japanese copy of “West of Lincoln,” containing two Japanese-only tracks. All you need to do is give us your magic names and numbers to win.
Blue-Eyed Son’s Drew Heilprin is slowly wrapping up his onslaught of performances in the Los Angeles county area. After wearing his tires down to rubber flaps, and traversing as far as Pasadena, Long Beach, and Ventura, Drew ‘tha Go-Getta’ Heilprin brings it all back home for a couple of performances at his old breakfast haunt, Abbot’s Habit in Venice Beach, and the Hotel Cafe in Hollywood on November 10th, where we will be giving away free copies to the first ten guests. Be sure to check the shows page for the delightful details.
Europe claps its hands for the upcoming Hockey Night
The British are all up in applause for la musica rock in November. After a couple of rollicking warm-ups in the Twin Cities and pepper-mothed Northen England, Hockey Night joins Clap Your Hands Say Yeah for a week-long tour of Britain, taking them from the very seat of the Empire to the grand foot of the Highlands. The boys have been forewarned to drink plenty o’ beer, because the food will sure as shinola kill them.
Hockey Night then moves across the channel to Amsterdam and Germany for a spate of shows with Supersystem (formerly El Guapo). ‘The handsome’ and Hockey Night will most assuredly indulge in the fruits of their labors, which should include liters of liquids, meters of brats, and the sexy pair of lederhosen every now and again.
VJ Me VJ You
A man of many hats and much heart, producer, multi-media artist, video director, and musician Ross Harris of DJ Me DJ You gets mad props for his recent video foray in conjunction with theDimension Mix. Harris’ video for The Stones Throw Singers’ Dimension Mix track, “Rain of Earth,” is a spirited and affectionate cross-breeding of The Fisher King, Bubblicious and a carnival funhouse. But unlike most e-ticket rides, this one’s well worth the price of admission. Check it out jout.
Mustard and tomato beer, a Mormonorteño dance-a-thon, and one skins-jockey down, Oranger’s finally home in one piece…more or less
Add to that: one fractured ankle, trampled bits of guitar and rock-star innards, a dreadlocked poodle among beavers, miles and miles of classic rock road tracks, and you’ve got yourself a little slice of life on the road with Oranger and the Posies this past month. For more complete details, check out the all-too-graphic and ever-more-too-entertaining Oranger tour blog.
“New Comes and Goes” will be out in Europe on Fargo Records in January, 2006. Alert all your pen-pals abroad…And be safe out there.
Mid-sprint, Blue-Eyed Son sets sights on finish line
October 19th, 2005Blue-Eyed Son’s Drew Heilprin is slowly wrapping up his onslaught of performances in the Los Angeles county area. After wearing his tires down to rubber flaps, and traversing as far as Pasadena, Long Beach, and Ventura, Drew ‘tha Go-Getta’ Heilprin brings it all back home for a performances in Hollywood and Echo Park. Be sure to check the shows page for the delightful details.
One hundred mixes, maybe less, maybe more
Reports are filtering in that Irving is about to put the next record to bed. The tight-lippedgoofballs have kept mum about song and album titles so far. At mention of how the mixes sound though, you’ll catch the band members straining to mask a slight upward curl to their lips. Stay tuned for news about the long awaited second full-length release.
Mustard and tomato beer, a Mormonorteño dance-a-thon, one skins-jockey down and three shows to go…Oranger’s a comin’ home
Add to that: one fractured ankle, trampled bits of guitar and rock-star innards, a dreadlocked poodle among beavers, miles and miles of classic rock road tracks, and you’ve got yourself a little slice of life on the road with Oranger and the Posies this past month.
For more complete details, check out the all-too-graphic and ever-more-too-entertaining Oranger tour blog. And if you happen to find yourself in what the locals like to call Frisco this weekend, loosen them chastity belt straps and hit up The Independent for the way-official, “New Comes and Goes” cd release party.
On an Oranger note, you have only a few days left to compete for the Oranger Prize Pack. Steeplechase, Stratego and bean-counting smarts are not the key to winning—just filling out the entry form and a little luck. Drop your name in the basket by October 20th.
Troubled Hubble bids farewell to a packed house
Troubled Hubble finished a frenetic six-year run on September 29th at Schuba’s in Chicago. The band’s last show ever was a sold-out, 75-minute romp and circumstance through memories, melancholy and the infinite adrenaline. From the opening and positively retrospective “14,000 Things To Be Happy About” to the finale, ne’er a dry eye in the house, “What We Do,” Troubled Hubble proved for one last time why they have earned a reputation as one of Chicago’s most tenacious and adored bands. Friends, family and fans cheered and shed the occasional tear for a band that has truly worked for, deserved, and relished all the love and respect it has received.
Word has it that folks from more than ten states attended the final show. If you weren’t one of those in attendance, you can still catch the stellar performance on eMusicLive.
Troubled Hubble bids farewell to a packed house
October 11th, 2005Troubled Hubble finished a frenetic six-year run on September 29th at Schuba’s in Chicago. The band’s last show ever was a sold-out, 75-minute romp and circumstance through memories, melancholy and the infinite adrenaline. From the opening and positively retrospective “14,000 Things To Be Happy About” to the finale, ne’er a dry eye in the house, “What We Do,” Troubled Hubble proved for one last time why they have earned a reputation as one of Chicago’s most tenacious and adored bands. Friends, family and fans cheered and shed the occasional tear for a band that has truly worked for, deserved, and relished all the love and respect it has received.
Word has it that folks from more than ten states attended the final show. If you weren’t one of those in attendance, you can still catch the stellar performance on eMusicLive where Troubled Hubble Live at Schuba’s is currently the number one download. Let’s keep it there.
Blue-Eyed Son’s tour de L.A. pays off with wide-eyed fans in Tinseltown
Blue-Eyed Son’s Drew Heilprin has booked countless shows across Los Angeles throughout September, October and November. For his old-skool fans, this localized tour is resulting in less freeway driving and more quality time at their local haunts with one of their favorite performers. For everyone else, the tour has been an eye-opener—exposing countless unwitting fans to Los Angeles’ pre-eminent surfer/singer/songwriter. And the exposure has paid off…
This season, Blue-Eyed Son’s “Step Away From The Cliff” has been featured in two television shows, Weeds and the season premiere of Grey’s Anatomy. On an occasional evening that Drew is not playing a venue nearby, flip on the boob tube and keep your ears peeled for Blue-Eyed Son and more from Eenie Meenie Records—only the stars can tell who you’ll hear next.
One hundred mixes, maybe less, maybe more
Reports are filtering in that Irving is about to put the next record to bed. The tight-lippedgoofballs have kept mum about song and album titles so far. At mention of how the mixes sound though, you’ll catch the band members straining to mask a slight upward curl to their lips. Stay tuned for news about the long awaited second full-length release.
Oranger meets the end of the road in San Francisco Only two weeks are left in Oranger’s tour with the Posies. The two bands are making their way west, and then it’s down the West coast to San Francisco for a hometown CD release party at Independent on October 22. State Troopers, beverage suppliers and bingo halls everywhere are looking forward to the calm and cool that an Oranger-off-the-road will bring. While you still can, take a gander at the rest of the tour schedule.
There is also still time to win the Oranger Prize Pack. The prize pack includes just about everything Oranger that a heart could desire (autographed discs, tangy stickers, sweets and tarts and everything smart) short of a jar of orange colored pickled eggs. You have just over a week left to win. Enter today.
New Comes and Goes is here to stay
September 19th, 2005“New Comes and Goes” hits stores today. And that’s a pretty good reason to celebrate. So celebrate we will—in the spirit of Oranger.
Hold your figurative and literal mugs up high, jump around with your clothes on backwards like Kris Kross, take a little time to talk to a neighborhood crossing guard or police officer, hang your head out of a Cutlass window a scream “I’m on top of the world,” mark the September 20th box of your puppy or kitten calendar with hearts. Do whatever it is you normally do, just do it Oranger.
To celebrate the new record, Eenie Meenie is giving away an Oranger prize pack. A cornucopia of music, autographs, stickers, sweet treats and more, the prize pack is an homage to everything orange. Enter to win.
Oranger will be coming and going across the U.S.
Life is hard for Oranger. To support the release of “New Comes and Goes,” the band will be on the road alongside the Posies until the end of October. Then it’s time for a break. Or as Oranger’s Mike Drake says, “taking a bit of a break sounds geriatric. We’ll go into rehab and then back on the road.”
What better way to release the many pent-up Oranger hooks you have floating around your head than to see the band’s brain freezing and mind scrambling live show? For a complete listing of tour dates, check our shows page.
Get your daily dose of vitamin C
In the event you are reading this, but haven’t yet raced out to the store for the new disc, here are a few suggestions to help speed the process along:
1. Check out the Oranger e-card. You’ll find audio samples, photos, and video of the band. Warning: viewing the Oranger e-card typically results in the obsessive collecting of Oranger music and memorabilia. This may also include the collecting of homemade apple-faced Oranger action dolls and the frequenting of farmer’s markets for exotic citrus fruits. Proceed with caution.
2. Purchase “New Comes and Goes” at your favorite retailer, or shop Eenie Meenie’s own online boutique. A good record makes a prudent addition to a diversified portfolio.
3. Enter to win the aforementioned Oranger Prize Pack. Begin your memorabilia collection today.
Eenie Meenie bands rule the road
Troubled Hubble continues to terrorize the nation in a Leviathan named the Jules Verne;Hockey Night traverses the same nation in a van that thinks they should know better; Blue-Eyed Son has opted to stay home for California’s fabled September south swells and will be touring his own backyard haunts throughout the next two months; and Irving will be supporting the Fruit Bats in LA and SF, October 5th and 6th. For a detailed listing, check out our shows page.
Hurricane Katrina victims need your help. You can donate to the Red Cross today or see last week’s newspage for a more complete listing of organizations and ways to help.
In Exactly One Week, New Oranger Comes, and Stays
September 12th, 2005The countdown has begun. In exactly one week, Oranger’s fourth full-length, “New Comes and Goes,” is here to stay. The perfect soundtrack to back-to-school, “New Comes and Goes” is filled to brim with party delights—like an expertly-poured mug of your favorite autumn concoction. Be it the jump-start bombast of “Crooked in the Weird of the Catacombs,” the full-bore mayhem of “Radio Waves,” or the romantic and noir resignation of “Crones”—you’ll soon see why this record is one you won’t want to do without this Fall.
For a sneak peek at the video, audio, and images of “New Comes and Goes,” you must check out the spectacular e-card.
Filter Magazine will be giving away an Oranger and Eenie Meenie fun pack to someone very lucky—is it you? You just might be unwitting recipient of Oranger drink mix, Oranger stickers, and an autographed Oranger cd. Enter to win today.
And finally, you will find Oranger on tour with The Posies in September and October. We simply can’t say enough about this live show. Get floored for yourself. A complete list of dates is on ourshows page.
A Handful of Midwestern Boys and Jules Verne Lookout over the Big Apple
Troubled Hubble is trawling across the United States all month long in an eight-cylinder leviathan dubbed the “Jules Verne.” They’ll be meeting up with fellow midwesterners, Hockey Night at the Lookout! Records CMJ showcase on Thursday, September 15th, at Rothko in NYC.
We are presently contacting Hockey Night to also determine the name of the shifty dirigible that has been hefting them across the States off and on for the past six weeks. After having traveled around the nation in sixty days, the band will wrap up at le gran dame of tours in the beginning of October.
Troubled Hubble’s “Making Beds In A Burning House” and Hockey Night’s “Keep Guessin’” are both available on vinyl through Eenie Meenie. You can purchase these masterful works at our online boutique or at a fine music retailer near you.
Dimension of Dance and Do-Good The Dimension Mix is steadily swimming off the shelves and into fans’ hearts. Bruce Haack’s left-field songs/dances/science projects give the record its backbone. Today’s artists’ interpretations of these groundbreaking classics give the record its healthy teeth and strong bones. And the fact that all proceeds from the record are to benefit autism-related charities gives Dimension Mix its incalculable heart. Pick up a copy today.
And speaking of charities…
Everyone Has a Little Bit of Something to Give
Eenie Meenie Records is saddened by the tragic and devastating loss of human life and conditions in the southern United States. We would like to express our condolences to all people who have been affected. In an effort to ameliorate the consequences of this disaster, we encourage everyone to give what they can—time, money, a bed, a helping hand. Listed below is a guide for your own personal relief effort:
The American Red Cross is staging a massive relief effort for victims of Hurricane Katrina. They sure could use your time, your donations, your help.
When the waters recede, the rebuilding will begin. Habit for Humanity will be on the ground, hammers in hand, to rebuild the Gulf Coast. They will need your help.
If you have a house, room, or a spare bed you can share, there are thousands of displaced people who sure could use it right now. Hurricane Housing, a service of MoveOn.org, is coordinating housing relief for hurricane evacuees.
Maybe you don’t have an extra bed to share. Why not share your own bed—with a lovable pet. If you want to consider adopting a furry, cuddly hurricane victim, contact the Humane Society.
You can also visit the “Katrina Relief” page on Craigslist.org for a more complete listing of organzations that desperately need your help.
Thank you.
Oranger Gets a Green Light and Goes
September 6th, 2005America’s most roadworthy band is back at it. Starting today, Oranger will take a few warm up laps with Deathray Davies in California, then it�s back out on the open road with the Posiesin support of the forthcoming �New Comes and Goes,� due out September 20th.
Remember, Oranger is a band that can count Pavement, Apples In Stereo, Elliot Smith and Guided By Voices as past tour buddies. The men of Oranger are a band�s band and a beer�s band�a band that prides itself on bringing a little bit of rock�n�roll back into the art of having a good time.
For a complete tour schedule, go to our shows page.
Make fast friends by sending that special Myspace someone an Oranger E-card
Everyone falls fast for a good dose of love and tenderness. Nothing gives that better than the new Oranger E-card. Sneak previews of tracks off of �New Comes and Goes.� Footage of the band doing what they do and don�t do best. Photos that would make both Cindy Sherman and Ansel Adams proud at the same time. Up to date band and tour info. Check it out and send it to your own personal Myspace crush today.
Corn fed fun takes to the road in the month of September
Chicago�s Troubled Hubble and the Twin Cities� Hockey Night will be on the road all month to support their latest releases, �Making Beds In A Burning House� and �Keep Guessin�� respectively. You can find both of these albums on vinyl at our online store. Head out and support these fellas when they roll through a town near you. What do you get in return? A stellar rock show. A few great songs stuck in your head. Maybe you�ll even grab a drink or two. Remember the saying: A glass of wine a day keeps the doctor away. These selfless Midwesterners are really just looking out for your best interests.
Dimension Mix has something for everyone
A compilation of today�s most inventive artists covering the zany lab-experiments of yesterday�s electro-pioneer Bruce Haack, Dimension Mix is a rocket ride for everyone…kids included. The roster is a formidable all-star team of everything good in music today. The songs are a many-splendored kaleidescope for folks of every age, race and creed. And all proceeds benefit autism related charities. Now that�s a record everyone can get behind.
PINE*am completes another successful North American jaunt
It�s all in a few weeks work for these international pop stars. Yet another North American tour went off without a hitch, and now the ladies of PINE*am will return home via Tsugumi�s teleporter to Taeca�s grandma�s yummy baked eggs and Chizuko�s talking pet budgie. Thank you to the fans, venues and radio stations who supported the tour. Your love is returned tenfold.
Good Music for a Good Cause – Dimension Mix is proof that the good guy always wins in the end
August 30th, 2005After one week on store shelves, Dimension Mix is taking the ears and hearts of Americans by storm. Dimension Mix is currently sitting at #48 on the CMJ Top 200, a nice courtside #21 on the Media Guide/CMJ Indie Top 100, and on the ever impenetrable commercial charts, a remarkable #30.
With such nice returns after only one week on the open market, you would expect us to be satisfied, right? Wrong. Not while there’s still a good fight to be fought. All proceeds from Dimension Mix sales go to Autism related charities (such as Cure Autism Now), and that’s why we’re determined to blabber on and on about the record ‘til our hands, feet, eyes, ears, noses and throats go numb. Wanna help? Call and request your favorite Dimension Mix track from your local radio station. A list of request line phone numbers is right here.
If someone you know hasn’t gotten their hands on a Dimension Mix CD yet, but is in need of a little love, send ‘em the Dimension Mix e-card. It makes a heck of digital bandage, replete with photos, music teasers and a 30 second interview with Producer Ross Harris.
If that someone needs more than a little love, go ahead and give them the Dimension Mix CD. You can find it at your local indie retailer, Tower Records, Borders, Best Buy and our online store.
Look over there, it’s an Eenie Meenie band. And another one. And another.
So many Eenie Meenie artists are on the road this time of year, it’s impossible to tell you which ones to look out for. For a complete list of tour dates, check out our shows page. Or browse our quick guide, to help you match your tastes with the correct touring band:
Do you live on the West coast? Are you a sucker for saccharin melodies, Go-bots, go-go girls, and dance parties?
Catch PINE*am this week before they return to Japan.
Would you still be able to stand up after an evening of swilling beer with a pack of Hell’s Angels? Is your record collection a cross-section of everything from Steppenwolf to the Cars to Pinback?
Oranger will be in a town near you, along with the Posies and Deathray Davies (on select dates).
Do you live in California? Do you, like most Californians, believe that summer is a year-long affair that only just begins to hit its stride around Labor Day?
Blue-Eyed Son is taking his road show to all his favorite California haunts.
If you had to draw a chart describing a rock show, shouldn’t aspects like fun and chaos register proportionately with one another? Come to think of it, wouldn’t it be better if fun and chaos registered somewhere completely off the chart?
Troubled Hubble will be blowing through town for another round of rock, shenanigans and ballyhoo.
What if everything you felt about mid 90s indie rock, everything you ever heard about classic rock, and everything you ever hoped for in the future of rock disappeared in a ball of smoke? Where would you turn for guidance then?
Hockey Night will remind you why you turn the radio on in the first place, throughout September.
Internet kill the video star
Finally Ladies and Gentleman, you can view brand-spanking new music videos from PINE*am, Oranger, and Troubled Hubble on our downloads page. Let Eenie Meenie provide you with a little bit of virus-free computer fun. One can never be too careful these days.
DIMENSION MIX IS FINALLY HERE!
August 22nd, 2005The Dimension Mix is a tribute to electronic music pioneer Bruce Haack by a handful of today’s most inventive artists. Take a wild ride into ultraspace, outerspace and innerspace with an amazing roster of talent. The track listing is:
1- Beck – Funky Lil’ Song
2- Stereolab – Mudra
3- Fantastic Plastic Machine – I’m Bruce
4- The Apples in Stereo – Liza Jane
5- Money Mark – Spiders
6- Tipsy – Popcorn
7- EELS – Jelly Dancers
8- Brother Cleve – Music 4 Robots
9- Oranger – Catfish
10- Anubian Lights – Walking Eagle
11- Irving – Army Ants in Your Pants
12- DJ Me DJ You – Soul Transportation
13- From Bubblegum To Sky – Abracadabra
14- Chris Kachulis – Listen
15- Geoffrey Owen & Mary Christopher – African Lullabye
16- Blue-Eyed Son – Upside Down
17- The Stones Throw Singers – Rain of Earth
18- Danielson Famile – Nothing To Do
Need we say more? View the complete story of Dimension 5 and Dimension Mix here.
Dimension Mix is a heavy-handed enforcer in fight against autism…You can be too
Proceeds from the sales of the Dimension Mix compilation will benefit Cure Autism Now and other autism related charities. With ranks of contributing artists having now swelled to 18 strong, the Dimension Mix record is shaping up to be a formidable opponent to Autism. Purchase Dimension Mix and join the good fight.
Autism is a developmental disorder that affects 1 in every 166 Americans. Forms of the disorder range from the relatively mild Asperger’s Syndrome, in which patients exhibit a ‘withdrawal’ from society, to severe forms of the disorder which can render patients unable to perform even the most basic life functions. As recently as one decade ago, many doctors believed that nothing could be done to cure autism. They couldn’t have been more wrong.
Research suggests that with the right help, doctors and scientists may soon find a cure to autism. And helping find a cure couldn’t be any easier. Each day and each dollar brings us closer to a cure. To make a difference, all you need to do is purchase and enjoy the new Dimension Mix album.
Now that was easy, wasn’t it?
Reach out, touch, and change lives with the Dimension Mix e-card
Head over to the Dimension Mix Myspace page and check out the new Dimension Mix e-card. Nothing says “I care” quite like an e-card from astoundingly philanthropic Dimension Mix. And while you’re myspacing out, check out the multimedia spectacular that is the Dimension Mix page, the ultimate resource for everything Bruce Haack and Dimension Mix:
-Discover the history behind the Dimension Mix from our fabulous documentary!
-Learn more about autism and the hope that efforts like the Dimension Mix promise in an interview with producer, Ross Harris!
-Get a sneak preview of the songs!
-Check out photos of all of your favorite Dimension Mix artists!
-Win an iPOD Shuffle and Paul Frank bag!
Brighten someone’s day by sending him or her the e-card. Brighten your own day and send it to yourself.
Enough already, how can I get the Dimension Mix?
The Dimension Mix hits store shelves officially on August 23rd. If the record has sold out by the time you get to the store, you can always order from us directly.
Enjoy your journey into the zany and whimsical world of Bruce Haack, Esther Nelson and the Dimension Mix!
Yes, that really was PINE*am you saw
PINE*am is back in the States. Thousands of nautical miles separate these Japanese darlings from us North American fans. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see the band in living action. Check out a complete listing of show dates.
And for those of you who missed PINE*am the very first time around, more than two years ago, we have made 2004’s Playing Intense Neural Electronica Ad NauseAM available again. Be one of the first to order it and receive a free autographed poster.
Is it even possible that anyone loves you quite like Eenie Meenie
Fire red, baby blue, ice white, sage green—the many splendours of Eenie Meenie vinyl!
July 22nd, 2005Yes, the rainbow of Eenie Meenie vinyl selections may read like a color palette in a new car brochure, but just you wait ‘til you get one of these slabs of wax rotating. For the old skool aficionado, nothing bumps, grinds, crunches and buzzes like good old-fashioned vinyl. Like an old pair of loafers. Your goto T-shirt. The perfect burrito. Try on the new smoking red Trouble Hubble “Making Beds in a Burning House” LP or the sage green Bedroom Walls “Do the Buildings and Cops Make You Smile” 7” for size. You might never go back to crisp digital again.
What is Romanticore? It’s something you etch in the bedroom walls.
Romanticore is the self-imposed genre that frames Bedroom Walls music. Indications of romanticore, in the band’s own words, include “staring at the ceiling; sighing too loudly and too often; minimalist posturing undercut by epic gestures; existentialism (ages 17-22); driving around in circles; dandyism (ages 27-33); the “Oh no, love – you’re not alone!” part of “Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide”; trying to cry/not to cry,” and more. A thick mustache and a strong dose of machismo are decidedly not romanticore, but in the right context, a hand-cut “Mom” tattoo on a sailor’s arm fits it to a tee.
Blue-Eyed Son warms up an overheated LA en route to Japan
Drew will be channeling his cool ocean blue for Angeleno audiences desperate in the throes of a mid-summer heat wave. You can catch him first on July 28 at the Hard Rock Café at Universal City Walk, and grab a reprise at the Derby on August 3 for the International Pop Overthrow. But the real story is in Japan.
This August, you’ll find Blue-Eyed Son in Japan for two dates at Summersonic Tokyo and Osaka. Drew will be playing on the fittingly named “Beach Stage” alongside the likes of Oasis, Kasabian, Bloc Party, The Arcade Fire, The Roots, M.I.A., and Nine Inch Nails. Japanese music fans have been going crazy for Drew’s California sound—the Japanese release of “West of Lincoln” release on Sideout Records, which includes two import only tracks, “I Work For Steve” and “Sunburn,” has received nothing but the highest praise from critics in the land of the rising sun.
Dimension Mix is still one month away, yet the people are chattering
The word is sneaking out about Dimension Mix. Kind talk is coming from every reputable side—MTV.com, Pitchfork, Filter, Rolling Stone, even VH-1. If you’ve actually managed to avoid the buzz, here’s what all the talking bees are chattering about: Dimension Mix is a wild collection of Dimension 5 songs, originally recorded by electronic auteurs Bruce Haack and Esther Nelson, covered by today’s most inventive artists. Proceeds from album sales will benefit autism charities such as Cure Autism Now. Song titles include the futurist “Music 4 Robots,” sugar-toothed “Jelly Dance” and the unknowingly patriotic “American Eagle.” And the artist roster is out of this world.Check it out!
Dimension Mix will hit the streets, stores and cyberspace on August 23, 2005.
PINE*am lands in August, Oranger is sometime soon to follow
PINE*am touches back down in America in August—and this time around, they’re bringin’ it. We’re talking A-game electro pop for unsuspecting American audiences. If you missed them last time, don’t be foolish again. Highlights for the August tour include a couple of not-to-be-missed anime expos—Otakon in Baltimore, August 19, and Pacific Media Expo in Long Beach, California, September 3-4. Pick up “Pull the Rabbit Ears” from our online boutique and learn the words so you can sing along when the girls are in town.
And finally, the fellas from Oranger are releasing LP number four, “New Comes And Goes” on September 20. A tour is in the works and you can bet, given the band’s past tour buddies (Elliott Smith, Pavement, Creeper Lagoon, R.E.M., The Apples in Stereo), the upcoming tours are gonna be pretty, pretty fancy, and one heck of a value, too. We’ll keep you posted as details come in.
Hey, let’s all have a good week. What d’ya say?
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