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LCD SOUNDSYSTEM: SHUT UP AND PLAY THE HITS SCREENINGS ADDED BY POPULAR DEMAND

LCD SOUNDSYSTEM

SHUT UP AND PLAY THE HITS

SCREENINGS ADDED BY POPULAR DEMAND

WEDNESDAY JULY 18 OPENINGS SOLD OUT IN NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES, CHICAGO, BOSTON, SAN FRANCISCO, AUSTIN, PHILADELPHIA, DC AND MORE

FOR A LIST OF THEATERS VISIT: http://oscilloscope.net/lcdtheaters/

With tickets to the July 18 opening of SHUT UP AND PLAY THE HITS having sold out in approximately a dozen major cities, Oscilloscope Laboratories has announced a number of encore showings that same night–and in the case of LCD Soundsystem”s hometown New York City, additional showings on July 19.

Additional showings will be announced as they are confirmed. For a full list of nationwide updates, continue to check http://oscilloscope.net/lcdtheaters/

ABOUT THE FILM:

On April 2nd 2011, LCD Soundsystem played its final show at Madison Square Garden. LCD frontman James Murphy had made the conscious decision to disband one of the most celebrated and influential bands of its generation at the peak of its popularity, ensuring that the band would go out on top with the biggest and most ambitious concert of its career. The instantly sold out, near four-hour extravaganza did just that, moving the thousands in attendance to tears of joy and grief, with New York Magazine calling the event “a marvel of pure craft” and TIME magazine lamenting “we may never dance again.”  SHUT UP AND PLAY THE HITS is both a narrative film documenting this once-in-a-lifetime performance and an intimate portrait of James Murphy as he navigates the lead-up to the show, the day after, and the personal and professional ramifications of his decision.

A PULSE FILMS production of a film by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace

Produced by Lucas Ochoa, Thomas Benski, James Murphy

FOR PRESS MATERIALS PLEASE VISIT:

Press Releases

METRIC’S SYNTHETICA OUT TODAY IN U.S

METRIC’S SYNTHETICA OUT TODAY IN U.S

“YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH” VIDEO PREMIERES AT MTV

Today, June 12th, marks the U.S. release of Synthetica (MMI/MOM+POP), Metric’s fifth full-length studio album.  Guitarist and album producer, Jimmy Shaw, describesSynthetica’s enthralling balance of futuristic and organic sound on the new record as “[…] the culmination of everything we’ve done.  We’ve always had a sound in our heads that we hoped to realize. We finally heard it coming back out of the speakers this time.”  Metric’s Emily Haines first envisioned the word “Synthetica” as the name for a particularly resilient skin-job from Blade Runner, a female replicant who voices an inner monologue of all your human imperfections. “If you imagine a nightmarishly fake version of me as a pop star, that’s her,” she says.  “And this record was about me saying, I’m going to give more to the music than ever, but there’s no way I’m going to turn into someone like that.”  As she sings on the album’s hard-rocking title track; “We’re all the time confined to fit the mold / But I won’t ever let them make a loser of my soul.”

Stream Synthetica in its Entirety via SoundCloud:
http://soundcloud.com/metric-band/sets/synthetica-1

The music video for Synthetica’s lead single, “Youth Without Youth,” also premieres today on MTV.com.  Directed by Justin Broadbent, the “Youth Without Youth” video blends the old with the new through imagery of themes present throughout Synthetica while simultaneously and subtly referencing moments throughout Metric’s career.

Watch the “Youth Without Youth” Music Video:
http://on.mtv.com/LNzNxI

Purchase Synthetica from Metric

Purchase Synthetica on iTunes

Purchase Tickets to See Metric Live
(every ticket purchased for a headlining date comes with a digital copy of Synthetica and 5 bonus Synthetica Reflections tracks)

METRIC U.S. FALL TOUR
09.06.12 – Water Street Music Hall – Rochester, NY
09.08.12 – The Fillmore – Detroit, MI
09.09.12 – Madison Theatre – Covington, KY
09.11.12 – State Theatre – Minneapolis, MN
09.14.12 – Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN
09.17.12 – The Fillmore – Charlotte, NC
09.18.12 – Stage AE – Pittsburgh, PA
09.20.12 – Orpheum Theatre – Boston, MA
09.21.12 – The Strathmore – Washington, DC
09.22.12 – Tower Theater – Philadelphia, PA
09.23.12 – Radio City Music Hall – New York, NY
09.27.12 – Hard Rock – Orlando, FL
09.28.12 – The Fillmore – Miami, FL
09.29.12 – The Ritz – Tampa, FL
10.01.12 – Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA
10.02.12 – The Pageant – St. Louis, MO
10.04.12 – Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO
10.05.12 – The Depot – Salt Lake City, UT
10.06.12 – House of Blues – Las Vegas, NV
10.09.12 – The Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
10.10.12 – Marquee Theatre – Tempe, AZ

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For online-related media inquiries within the United States, please contact:
Steve Martin or Perri Cohen: 212-343-0740 / perri@nastylittleman.com

Bob Mould, Press Releases

BOB MOULD: SILVER AGE, ALL-NEW ROCK ALBUM OUT SEPTEMBER 4 ON MERGE

Fall Headline Tour Dates To Feature New Material, Copper Blue More

Bob Mould will release Silver Age, his first album of all new studio material since 2009’s Life And Times, September 4 on Merge. The new record features Bob”s current band–drummer Jon Wurster (Superchunk) and bassist Jason Narducy (Telekinesis, ex-Verbow)–on 10 brand new Mould compositions in the punishingly loud melodically sparkling pop/rock vein of the Sugar catalogue being reissued on Merge July 24.

The track listing for Silver Age is:

Star Machine
Silver Age
The Descent
Briefest Moment
Steam Of Hercules
Fugue State
Round The City Square
Angels Rearrange
Keep Believing
First Time Joy

Where the current run of Bob Mould Plays COPPER BLUE dates commemorates the 20th anniversary of the 1992 release of Sugar”s debut Copper Blue with Bob and the band playing that record in its entirety, Bob”s fall dates supporting Silver Age will be more elaborate affairs: Copper Blue will still be played front to back, however an additional set and encores mixing the new Silver Age material with Husker Du, Sugar and Mould solo classics will complete the evening.

The newly added headline dates are below in BOLD, commencing September 7 in New York and running through September 21 in San Francisco.

June 6, 2012 – Rehoboth Beach, DE @ Double L Bar
playing solo and reading from “SEE A LITTLE LIGHT: The Trail of Rage and Melody”

June 9, 2012 – Washington DC @ 9:30 Club
BLOWOFF DJ set

June 13, 2012 – San Francisco, CA @ Blow Pop Happy Hour
(DJ Set @ Blow casino online Fish Sushi)

June 22, 2012 – New York, NY @ Highline Ballroom
BLOWOFF DJ set

July 3, 2012 –  Milwaukee, WI @ Milwaukee Summerfest
Bob Mould Plays COPPER BLUE

July 10, 2102 – Provincetown, MA – Boatslip
BLOWOFF DJ set

August 4, 2012 – Cork, Ireland @ Liss Ard Festival
Bob Mould Plays COPPER BLUE

August 6, 2012 – Helsinki, FI @ Tavastia
Bob Mould Plays COPPER BLUE

August 8, 2012 – Oslo, Norway @ Oya Festival
Bob Mould Plays COPPER BLUE

August 9-11, 2012 – Gothenburg, Sweden @ Way Out West 2012
The festival takes place August 9th to August 11th. Stay tuned to see what day Bob and his band appear at the festival.

August 11, 2012 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso Grote Zaal
Bob Mould Plays COPPER BLUE

August 13, 2012 – Codroipo, Italy @ Villa Mainin
Supporting the Foo Fighters. Bob Mould Plays COPPER BLUE

August 15, 2012 – Prague, Czech Republic @ 02 Arena
Supporting the Foo Fighters. Bob Mould Plays COPPER BLUE

August 16, 2012 – St. Polten, Austria @ Frequency Festival
Bob Mould Plays COPPER BLUE

August 18, 2012 – Hasselt, Belgium @ Pukkelpop Festival
Bob Mould Plays COPPER BLUE

September 7, 2012 – New York, NY @ Williamsburg Park
SILVER AGE/COPPER BLUE show

September 8, 2012 – Washington DC – 9:30 Club
SILVER AGE/COPPER BLUE show

September 10, 2012 – Boston, MA – Paradise
SILVER AGE/COPPER BLUE show

September 11, 2012 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
SILVER AGE/COPPER BLUE show

September 13, 2012 – Chicago, IL – Metro
SILVER AGE/COPPER BLUE show

September 15, 2012 – Minneapolis, MN – First Ave
SILVER AGE/COPPER BLUE show

September 18, 2012 – Seattle, WA – Showbox
SILVER AGE/COPPER BLUE show

September 19, 2012 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
SILVER AGE/COPPER BLUE show

September 21, 2012 – San Francisco, CA – Fillmore
SILVER AGE/COPPER BLUE show

September 21-23, 2012, Pensacola Beach, FL @ DeLuna Fest
Bob Mould Plays COPPER BLUE
This festival takes place 9/21 through 9/23. Bob and his band will play one of those dates.

Press Releases

METRIC TO PLAY EXCLUSIVE FANS-ONLY SHOWS IN NEW YORK, SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES

JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE OUTDOOR STAGE APPEARANCE JUNE 21

SYNTHETICA OUT JUNE 12 IN THE U.S. ON METRIC MUSIC INTERNATIONAL/MOM+POP

FULL ALBUM STREAM LIVE NOW AT ilovemetric.com/

Metric has confirmed three intimate fan-only shows to take place in the wake of the June 12 U.S. release of its new album Synthetica on Metric Music International/Mom+Pop, available to stream in full right now at http://bit.ly/synthetica. Tickets for the private underplays–June 13 at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in New York, June 19 at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco and June 20 at the El Rey Theater in Los Angeles–will NOT be made available to the public. Details on obtaining tickets will be announced later this week on ilovemetric.com/

Fans unable to score tickets to the June 20 L.A. show will have a second chance to see the band on June 21, when Metric makes its debut appearance on the outdoor stage at Jimmy Kimmel Live. Following that televised performance, Metric will spend the rest of the summer touring the world making only one U.S. appearance–August 3 at Lollapalooza in Chicago–before its full scale American tour commences September 6 in upstate New York.

Every ticket purchased for a headlining date on the aforementioned tour comes with an instant download of “Youth Without Youth” (to be delivered to each inbox shortly after purchase) as well as a digital copy of Synthetica and 5 bonus Synthetica Reflectionstracks, to be delivered on the album’s June 12th release date.  Tickets can be purchased at ilovemetric.com/tour.

METRIC U.S. FALL TOUR

09.06.12 – Water Street Music Hall – Rochester, NY
09.08.12 – The Fillmore – Detroit, MI
09.09.12 – Madison Theatre – Covington, KY
09.11.12 – State Theatre – Minneapolis, MN
09.14.12 – Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN
09.17.12 – The Fillmore – Charlotte, NC
09.18.12 – Stage AE – Pittsburgh, PA
09.20.12 – Orpheum Theatre – Boston, MA
09.21.12 – The Strathmore – Washington, DC
09.22.12 – Tower Theater – Philadelphia, PA
09.23.12 – Radio City Music Hall – New York, NY
09.27.12 – Hard Rock – Orlando, FL
09.28.12 – The Fillmore – Miami, FL
09.29.12 – The Ritz – Tampa, FL
10.01.12 – Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA
10.02.12 – The Pageant – St. Louis, MO
10.04.12 – Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO
10.05.12 – The Depot – Salt Lake City, UT
10.06.12 – House of Blues – Las Vegas, NV
10.09.12 – The Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
10.10.12 – Marquee Theatre – Tempe, AZ

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Divine Fits, Press Releases

FIRST DIVINE FITS MUSIC REVEALED

Partial Song Trailer Live Now At  http:/www.divinefits.com

Britt Daniel (Spoon), Dan Boeckner (Wolf Parade) and Sam Brown (New Bomb Turks) have revealed a first taste of the music they have been recording together as Divine Fits.

A trailer featuring a brief portion of a song from the band’s as yet untitled debut album can be seen and heard at http:/www.divinefits.com.

The album was produced by Nick Launay and will be released later this year by Merge Records in the U.S. and by Universal in Canada.

Further details regarding the record’s release date, live dates, etc. will be announced as they are confirmed. Check for news, updates etc. at http:/www.divinefits.com or @divinefits on Twitter and Instagram in the meantime.

Press Releases

OSCILLOSCOPE LABORATORIES PRESENTS SHUT UP AND PLAY THE HITS

OPENING IN THEATERS NATIONWIDE

ONE NIGHT ONLY

*WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 2012*

FOR A LIST OF THEATERS VISIT: http://oscilloscope.net/lcdtheaters/

*TICKETS ON SALE AT SELECT THEATERS STARTING JUNE 8TH*

ABOUT THE FILM:

On April 2nd 2011, LCD Soundsystem played its final show at Madison Square Garden. LCD frontman James Murphy had made the conscious decision to disband one of the most celebrated and influential bands of its generation at the peak of its popularity, ensuring that the band would go out on top with the biggest and most ambitious concert of its career. The instantly sold out, near four-hour extravaganza did just that, moving the thousands in attendance to tears of joy and grief, with New York Magazine calling the event “a marvel of pure craft” and TIME magazine lamenting “we may never dance again.”  SHUT UP AND PLAY THE HITS is both a narrative film documenting this once-in-a-lifetime performance and an intimate portrait of James Murphy as he navigates the lead-up to the show, the day after, and the personal and professional ramifications of his decision.

A PULSE FILMS production of a film by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace

Produced by Lucas Ochoa, Thomas Benksi, James Murphy

FOR PRESS MATERIALS PLEASE VISIT:

Press Releases, The Shins

THE SHINS CONFIRM FALL TOUR DATES

PRE-SALE AT GILT CITY AND THESHINS.COM

The Shins have confirmed the addition of a dozen more dates on their marathon world tour in support of recently released fourth album Port Of Morrow (Aural Apothecary/Columbia). Coming off of a spectacular run with 3 sold out nights at New York’s Terminal 5, they will be embarking on a Summer tour that includes a sold out show at Red Rocks in front of 9000 fans.

The new dates begin September 22  at the Paramount Theater in Seattle, making headline stops at Nashville’s famed Ryman Auditorium and Los Angeles’ Gibson Amphitheater, among others, before wrapping with an October 13 appearance at this year’s Austin City Limits festival.

The new dates  (below in BOLD) will feature an expanded Shins lineup, with James Mercer having added Mark Watrous on additional guitars and lap steel to the existing live Shins roll call of Yuuki Matthews (bass), Jessica Dobson (guitar), Richard Swift (keyboards) and Joe Plummer (drums).

The Shins have partnered up with the lifestyle site Gilt City to sell advance tickets for a portion of the upcoming tour. Pre-sale for those dates will be available tomorrow at noon EST at Gilt City http://gi.lt/KCyRef

Pre-sales for the remainder of the tour is available at theshins.com also at noon EST.

05/29/12 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheater
05/31/12 – Council Bluffs, IA – Harrahs Council Bluffs
06/01/12 – Minneapolis, MN – Orpheum Theatre
06/02/12 – Kansas City, KS – Livestrong Sporting Park
06/04/12 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
06/05/12 – Columbus, OH – LC Pavilion Outdoor Amphitheatre
06/06/12 – Detroit, MI – Fillmore Detroit
06/08/12 – Cleveland, OH – Masonic Auditorium
06/09/12 – Louisville, KY – Iroquois Amphitheatre
06/10/12 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo
06/22/12 – Frankfurt, Germany – Lüften Festival
06/23/12 – Neuhausen, Germany – Southside Festival
06/24/12 – Scheessel, Germany – Hurricane Festival
06/25/12 – Hamburg, Germany – Grobe Freiheit 36
06/27/12 – Arendal, Norway – Hovefestival
06/29/12 – Helsinki, Finland – The Garden Party
06/30/12 – Borlange, Sweden – Peace & Love
07/02/12 – Gothenburg, Sweden – Pusterviksbaren (headline show)
07/03/12 – Malmo, Sweden – KB Club (headline show)
07/05/12 – Roskilde, Denmark – Roskilde Festival
07/07/12 – Lisbon, Portugal – Super Bock Super Rock
07/23/12 – Melbourne, Australia – Festival Hall
07/25/12 – Sydney, Australia – Hordern Pavilion
07/27/12 – Byron Bay, Australia-  Splendour In The Grass Festival
07/29/12 – Nigata, Japan – Fuji Rock Festival
08/03/12 – Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
08/04/12 – Toronto, Canada – Molson Amphitheatre
08/17/12 – Erfurt, Germany – Highfield
08/18/12 – Hasslet, Belgium – Pukkelpop
08/23/12 – Zurich, Switzerland – Open Air Festival
08/24/12 – Paris, France – Rock En Seine
08/25/12 – Reading, UK – Richfield Avenue
08/26/12 – Leeds, UK – Bramham Park
09/22/12 – Paramount Theatre – Seattle, WA
09/25/12 – Orpheum Theatre – Vancouver, BC
09/26/12 – Keller Auditorium – Portland, OR
09/30/12 – SDSU Open Air Theatre – San Diego, CA
10/02/12 – Gibson Amphitheatre – Universal City, CA
10/03/12 – Rialto Theatre – Tucson, AZ
10/04/12 – Kiva Auditorium – Albuquerque, NM
10/07/12 – Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN
10/08/12 – Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre – Atlanta, GA
10/10/12 – House of Blues – Houston, TX
10/11/12 – House of Blues – Dallas, TX
10/13/12 – Austin City Limits – Austin, TX

Press Releases

WHITE RABBITS PERFORM ON THE CONAN SHOW ACCOMPANIED BY THE BASIC CABLE BAND

http://instagr.am/p/LBoWTDPmcZ/

White Rabbits made an appearance on Conan last night with special guests Richie “LaBamba” Rosenberg, Jerry Vivino and Mark “the Loveman” Pender of The Basic Cable Band. The band’s epic performance of “The Day You Won The War” comes on the heels of an 8-week non-stop worldwide tour. Still showing no signs of exhaustion, the band has made stops at the Late Show with David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and now Conan.

The Conan performance can be viewed here, previous TV performances below.
http://teamcoco.com/video/white-rabbits

Additionally, the band made an appearance on NYC’s The Alternate Side for an in studio performance. We’re not totally sure how they managed to be in two cities at once, but then again White Rabbits just continue to amaze us. This spectacular session was broadcast this morning on WNYE 91.5 in New York and can be viewed here:
http://www.thealternateside.org/120521/white-rabbits-tas-session

The always going White Rabbits will continue to tour throughout the summer, with stops confirmed for Lollapalooza and Bethlehem Musik Fest complete tour dates here:
http://whiterabbitsmusic.com/tour-dates/

Previous Milk Famous late night appearances:

Jimmy Kimmel Live:
http://www.hulu.com/watch/345045/jimmy-kimmel-live-white-rabbits—danny-come-inside

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon:
http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/blogs/2012/04/white-rabbits-perform-heavy-metal/

Late Show With David Letterman:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-e-yGvEfy4

Electric Guest, Press Releases

ELECTRIC GUEST ADDED TO BONNAROO LINEUP

ADDITIONAL WEST COAST DATES IN JUNE

“a Beck-ian journey into L.A. slacker soul, full of hooky neon jams that ponder fame’s fraught highway and the emptiness of modern life.”–ROLLING STONE

Currently touring in support of their debut album Mondo (Downtown/Across The Universe)–featuring the “winking falsetto and retro swagger” of  single “This Head I Hold,” which landed one of 12 spots on Entertainment Weekly’s spring playlist– Electric Guest have now been added to the epic 2012 Bonnaroo line up! They will be playing The ‘This Tent’ on Friday, June 8th.

Electric Guest will also be making stops at this weekend’s Sasquatch! Festival and will be playing at Outside Lands later this summer. They’ve also added a smattering of West Coast dates, all dates below.

In case you missed it, check out David Letterman offering Electric Guest free jet pack rides after they blew the roof of The Late Show performing their single “This Head I Hold”: http://bit.ly/JnEJKo

05/26/12 – George, WA – Sasquatch! Music Festival
05/27/12 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
06/02/12 – Santa Barbara, CA – Velvet Jones
06/03/12 – San Diego, CA – Sandy Parts Festival
06/04/12 – Santa Ana, CA – Constellation Room
06/08/12 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
06/16/12 – Pasadena, CA – KCRW Presents Make Music Pasadena
08/10/12-08/12/12 – San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands

Beck, Press Releases

BECK TO RELEASE THIRD MAN RECORDS SINGLE

“I JUST STARTED HATING SOME PEOPLE TODAY”/”BLUE RANDY” OUT MAY 28

Beck will make his Third Man Records Blue Series debut May 28th, releasing the one-off single “I Just Started Hating Some People Today” b/w “Blue Randy” (TMR 128). The record will be available day of release via thirdmanrecords.com, iTunes and of course the Third Man Records store at 623 7th Ave South in Nashville and finer retailers nationwide. There will be no pre-orders for this single.

Both tracks were recorded in 2011 while Beck was in Nashville working on new material for his long awaited next album. The songs spontaneously came together at the Third Man studio on Beck’s final day in Nashville.

Inspired by the title of “Blue Randy,” an extremely limited run of 100 Tri Color 7-inches will be available beginning 10am on Saturday June 2nd at Randy’s Records at 157 East 900 South in Salt Lake City (http://www.randysrecords.com/). An even scarcer scattering of 50 Tri Colors will be randomly inserted in mail orders for the single placed with Third Man