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CONAN PERFORMANCE CONFIRMED FOR JUNE 4

“SEE A LITTLE LIGHT” CONCERT SPECIAL BROADCASTING ON PALLADIA THROUGHOUT JUNE

“The former Sugar and Hüsker Dü frontman sounds fully invigorated here…Mould rips through 12 bristling guitar-pop tracks that, at their propulsive and tuneful best, recall the classic eras of his much-loved former bands.” – ROLLING STONE

“It doesn’t feel like a stretch to say Beauty & Ruin scrapes the same eight-miles-high stratosphere as his best work with Hüsker Dü, Sugar, and under his own name…vital music from a living legend – a master class in the sort of gleaming, guitar-powered alt-rock that Mould helped to invent.” – STEREOGUM

Bob Mould’s forthcoming studio album, Beauty & Ruin, can now be streamed in its entirety via Pitchfork Advance. The album stream comes one week ahead of Beauty & Ruin‘s June 3 release on Merge Records. Pre-orders for the album already being hailed as possibly Bob’s finest solo work since the classic Workbook are live now on Merge’s website and iTunes. The first 400 LP pre-orders placed through Merge will receive the album on yellow vinyl. All iTunes pre-orders come with an instant gratification download of “Hey Mr. Grey”.

Bob Mould is also pleased to confirm a release week performance on CONAN. Bob will be the featured musical guest on the Wednesday, June 4 airing of the late night TV series. CONAN airs at 11pm EST on TBS.

Additional happenings surrounding the release of Beauty & Ruin include multiple broadcasts of “See a Little Light” on Palladia throughout June. “See a Little Light” documents the November 2011 tribute to Bob at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, where many of today’s most influential artists gathered to celebrate Bob’s legendary canon. Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters), Britt Daniel (Spoon), Ryan Adams, No Age, Craig Finn and Tad Kubler (The Hold Steady), Margaret Cho with Grant Lee Phillips, and Jessica Dobson (The Shins, Deep Sea Diver) all performed classic compositions from the Hüsker Dü, Sugar and Bob Mould solo catalogues. Fortunately, the entire evening was captured in stunning audio and high-quality video quality by filmmaker Justin Mitchell. Specific air dates and times below.

Take a listen to Bob Mould (and Fred Armisen who can teach us all how to do a mean Bob Mould impression) on Margaret Cho’s podcast “Monsters Of Talk” HERE.

Sirius XMU will also air a two hour special celebrating Bob’s history and influence. This will take place on Sunday, June 1 at 9pm EST.

Palladia “See A Little Light” Schedule (EST)

Friday, May 30 9pm
Saturday, May 31 12am
Saturday, May 31 4pm
Tuesday, June 3 8pm
Thursday, June 5 2pm
Wednesday, June 11 10am
Saturday, June 14 4am
Wednesday, June 18 7pm
Sunday, June 22 4pm

BOB MOULD
2014 TOUR (Expanded North American Tour to be announced shortly)

06/03/14 – Los Angeles, CA – Amoeba Hollywood
06/12/14 – Harrisburg, PA – Stage on Herr (Solo Electric Set)
06/13/14 – Rehoboth Beach, DE – Analog-A-Go-Go
06/14/14 – Rehoboth Beach, DE – Dive (Punk Rock Fancy DJ Set)
06/20/14 – Calgary, AB – Republik (Punk Rock Fancy DJ Set)
06/21/14 – Calgary, AB – Sled Island Music & Arts Festival
06/23/14 – Chicago, IL – Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park
07/26/14 – Carrboro, NC – Merge 25 @ Cat’s Cradle

Paul McCartney, Press Releases

STATEMENT REGARDING PAUL McCARTNEY

05/23/2014 nastysite

Since contracting a virus last week that led to the postponement of tour dates, Paul received successful medical treatment at a hospital in Tokyo. He will make a complete recovery and has been ordered to take a few days rest. Paul has been extremely moved by all the messages and well wishes he has received from fans all over the world.

Jack White, Press Releases

JACK WHITE: ROLLING STONE COVER STORY OUT TODAY AT SELECT NEWSSTANDS, AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE MAY 23

05/21/2014 nastysite

NPR ALL SONGS CONSIDERED INTERVIEW NOW LIVE

With three weeks left until the release of his second album, Lazaretto, Jack White gives a rare in-depth interview in a Rolling Stone cover story, shipping now. The extensive feature goes behind the scenes of the whimsical wonderland of Jack’s Third Man Records, and delves into Jack’s family history as it relates to his craft, and more. All told, the June 3 issue of Rolling Stone is a multi-faceted portrait of the creative genius of one of modern music’s most celebrated artists, hitting select newsstands today and available nationwide Friday, May 23.

Jack also spoke with Bob Boilen for NPR’s All Songs Considered ahead of Lazaretto’s release. During their conversation, Jack and Bob talked about Jack’s recording process, his legendary note-stuffed-couches and how his early writing of plays and poems fanned the fires of creativity. Listen to the entire conversation via NPR.

Additionally, Jack recently released new Lazretto track “Just One Drink.” The song can be streamed HERE and is available as an instant download on iTunes pre-orders along with “High Ball Stepper” and official single “Lazaretto.”

Jack will be supporting Lazaretto with a highly-anticipated world tour. As more dates require the parenthetical SOLD OUT denotation, fans are strongly encouraged to snag these tickets while they can. Visit http://jackwhiteiii.com/tour-dates/ for further information.

To preorder Lazaretto:
ULTRA LP (more details on the ULTRA LP here)
iTunes
Amazon

JACK WHITE
2014 WORLD TOUR

05/29/14 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom * (SOLD OUT)
05/30/14 – Lubbock, TX – Wild West * (SOLD OUT)
06/01/14 – Houston, TX – Free Press Summer Festival
06/02/14 – Shreveport, LA – Municipal Auditorium * (SOLD OUT)
06/03/14 – New Orleans, LA – Saenger Theatre * (SOLD OUT)
06/05/14 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore Charlotte * (SOLD OUT)
06/07/14 – New York, NY – Governors Ball Music Festival
06/10/14 – Los Angeles, CA – Fonda Theatre
06/11/14 – Los Angeles, CA – The Mayan
06/12/14 – Pomona, CA – Fox Theater
06/14/14 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
06/25-29/14 – Somerset, UK – Glastonbury Festival
06/26/14 – Dublin, Ireland – Royal Hospital Kilmainham ^
06/29/14 – Paris, France – L’Olympia (SOLD OUT)
06/30/14 – Paris, France – L’Olympia (SOLD OUT)
07/03/14 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Heineken Music Hall
07/04/14 – Gdynia, Poland – Open’er Festival
07/05/14 – London, England – Eventim Apollo (SOLD OUT)
07/19/14 – Louisville, KY – Forecastle Festival
07/20/14 – St. Louis, MO – Fox Theatre + (SOLD OUT)
07/21/14 – Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Ballroom + (SOLD OUT)
07/23/14 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre + (SOLD OUT)
07/24/14 – Chicago, IL – Auditorium Theatre + (SOLD OUT)
07/27/14 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE Outdoors + (SOLD OUT)
07/28/14 – Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre + (SOLD OUT)
07/30/14 – Detroit, MI – Masonic Temple Theatre + (SOLD OUT)
07/31/14 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre +
08/01-03/14 – Montreal, QC – Osheaga Music Festival
08/29-31/14 – Edmonton, AB – Sonic Boom
08/30-31/14 – Calgary, AB – X-Fest

* with Kelley Stoltz
+ with Benjamin Booker
^ with The Kills

Chrissie Hynde, Press Releases

CHRISSIE HYNDE CONFIRMS U.S. TV APPEARANCES

05/21/2014 nastysite

JUNE 4 ON THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON

JUNE 5 ON THE COLBERT REPORT

ROUGH TRADE NYC IN-STORE PERFORMANCE ANNOUNCED FOR JUNE 1

STOCKHOLM OUT JUNE 10 IN THE U.S. ON WILL TRAVEL/CAROLINE

“(Stockholm’s) cutting, springy first single is about people trading it in for wealth-the opposite of Hynde, who’s still a pure-of-heart rock & roll crank”-ROLLING STONE

Chrissie Hynde has confirmed two U.S. TV performances for the week prior to the domestic release of Stockholm, the first ever album under her own name, out June 10 on Will Travel/Caroline Records in the U.S..

Chrissie will make her first ever appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and The Colbert Report, June 4 and 5 respectively, performing “Dark Sunglasses,” the “cutting, springy first single” (Rolling Stone) from Stockholm that recently cracked the AAA Top 20.

Additionally, Chrissie Hynde will be performing an exclusive in-store event at Rough Trade NYC onSunday, June 1. Fans can pre-order the new album Stockholm at Rough Trade NYC startingTuesday, May 27 to gain access to this exclusive event–space is limited! Fans who pre-order will also receive a limited 7-inch of “Dark Sunglasses,” previously released only in the UK for Record Store Day.

Broken Bells, Press Releases

BROKEN BELLS DEBUT NEW LIVE VIDEO FOR “CONTROL”

05/20/2014 nastysite

NORTH AMERICAN SUMMER TOUR KICKS OFF JUNE 7

Broken Bells "Control" — Broken Bells “Control”

Broken Bells, the creative duo comprised of Brian Burton and James Mercer, have released a new live video for their song “Control,” which can be found on their sophomore album After the Disco (Columbia). This latest visual treat was filmed at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles during a stop-over show between the band’s two Coachella appearances and showcases Broken Bells’ beautiful live production. View “Control” here!

For those hoping to catch the band in a live environment, fret not. Broken Bells will embark on their summer North American tour on June 7 when they play Governors Ball in New York City. Other notable festival stops include Bonnaroo, Firefly, Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits Music Festival. For venue and ticketing information, direct your web browsers to http://www.brokenbells.com/tour/.

http://www.brokenbells.com/
https://www.facebook.com/brokenbellsmusic
https://twitter.com/broken_bells

BROKEN BELLS
2014 TOUR

06/07/14 – New York, NY – Governors Ball Music Festival
06/12-15/14 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
06/16/14 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
06/18/14 – Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre
06/19/14 – Columbus, OH – The LC Indoor Pavilion
06/20/14 – Louisville, KY – Iroquois Amphitheater
06/21-22/14 – Dover, DE – Firefly Festival
08/01/14 – Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
08/03/14 – Minneapolis, MN – State Theatre
08/04/14 – Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre
08/06/14 – Calgary, AB – Jack Singer Concert Hall
08/07/14 – Edmonton, AB – Winspear Centre
08/08-09/14 – Squamish, BC – Squamish Festival
08/10/14 – Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre
08/11/14 – Portland, OR – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
10/03-05/14 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Music Festival
10/10-12/14 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Music Festival

Jack White, Press Releases

JACK WHITE PREMIERES NEW TRACK “JUST ONE DRINK” ON ROLLINGSTONE.COM

05/16/2014 nastysite

NEW ALBUM LAZARETTO OUT JUNE 10 ON THIRD MAN RECORDS/COLUMBIA

CALIFORNIA RELEASE WEEK SHOWS ON SALE TODAY

Now less than a month away from the worldwide release of his forthcoming album Lazaretto, Jack White is premiering a yet-to-be-heard album track — titled “Just One Drink” — at RollingStone.com. “Just One Drink” is the third Lazaretto track available to the public, following the rollicking instrumental cut “High Ball Stepper” and the ferocious title track. Both “High Ball Stepper” and “Lazaretto” are available for purchase via all digital retailers and are yours instantly when preordering Lazaretto on iTunes.

Lazaretto will be released June 10. Last week, Jack and Third Man Records announced the availability of the ULTRA LP format of Lazaretto. More information regarding the mystifying and downright impressive features contained on the ULTRA LP – the first and only of its kind – is available here.

Pre-order Lazaretto now:
ULTRA LP
iTunes
Amazon

Earlier this week, Jack announced three record release engagements in Southern California. These shows will take place on June 10 at The Fonda Theatre (Los Angeles), June 11 at The Mayan Theater (Los Angeles) and June 12 at The Fox Theater (Pomona). All shows are on sale today as of10am PST. Click each listing for a direct ticketing link. Jack’s world tour continues to sell out well ahead of time. A complete listing of announced dates can be found below.

JACK WHITE
2014 WORLD TOUR

* with Kelley Stoltz
+ with Benjamin Booker
^ with The Kills

Arcade Fire, Press Releases

ARCADE FIRE: “WE EXIST”

05/16/2014 nastysite

http://smarturl.it/WeExist

Arcade Fire’s video for “We Exist,” starring Andrew Garfield in a narrative that begins in a nondescript locale and concludes live on stage during the band’s second weekend headline set at this year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, can now be viewed in its entirety at http://smarturl.it/WeExist.

“We Exist” is a 6:18 long story of one young person’s struggle with gender identity set to the soundtrack of the second track from Arcade Fire’s Reflektor album. The band’s Win Butler has described the song as “about a gay kid talking to his dad,” specifically coming out to his straight father, and has introduced it during recent live performances with the statement, “The right to marry anyone you want is a human rights issue.”

Paul McCartney, Press Releases

PAUL McCARTNEY TEAMS UP WITH NEWMAN THE ROBOT FOR HIS NEW VIDEO “APPRECIATE” & JAPANESE TOUR DATES

05/16/2014 nastysite

Paul McCartney has collaborated with some of the biggest names in the world. In recent years his videos have featured a stellar line up of guests including Meryl Streep, Johnny Depp, Kate Moss, Jude Law, Tom Ford, Sean Penn and Natalie Portman.

Today, Paul announced his first artistic collaboration with a robot. Newman, the robot, has teamed up with Paul for his new music video for the song “Appreciate”. “Appreciate” is taken from Paul’s latest studio album NEW, which was launched last year.

The video sees Newman on patrol in a museum of humans. Newman is drawn to one exhibition in particular. In a dimly lit sound studio he sees Paul McCartney sitting on a stool holding his iconic Hofner bass guitar. Paul twitches making a sound on the guitar and to Newman’s astonishment he starts to come to life as the song “Appreciate” starts up. Paul comes closer to Newman staring at him through a force field that encloses him. Newman reaches through the force field and pulls Paul out of his exhibition. As the two of them move around the museum all the exhibitions start coming to life too.

Speaking about Newman, Paul said: “I woke up one morning with an image in my head of me standing with a large robot. I thought it might be something that could be used for the cover of my album NEW but instead the idea turned out to be for my music video for ‘Appreciate’. Together with the people who had done the puppetry for the worldwide hit War Horse we developed the robot who became Newman.”

The video was premiered exclusively in Japan this week where Paul and his band will be performing to sold-out crowds in Tokyo and Osaka. Newman will also be joining Paul on this leg of his tour.

The video was directed by Andre Chocron and filmed in London. Newman was designed by Mervyn Millar and Ed Dimbleby for Significant Object Ltd (significantobject.com).

Foo Fighters, Press Releases

FOO FIGHTERS TO COMMEMORATE EIGHTH ALBUM & 20TH ANNIVERSARY WITH HBO SERIES DOCUMENTING EIGHT-CITY RECORDING ODYSSEY

05/15/2014 nastysite

Foo Fighters have confirmed that the making of their upcoming eighth album–due out this fall on Roswell/RCA–will be accompanied by an as yet untitled HBO series documenting the eight-city odyssey during which the record was created.

In the series, directed by FF founder Dave Grohl, the Foo Fighters tap into the musical heritage and cultural fabric of eight cities–Chicago, Austin, Nashville, Los Angeles, Seattle, New Orleans, Washington, DC and New York–basing themselves at a legendary studios integral to the unique history and character of each location.

One song was recorded in each city, every song featuring local legends sitting in, and every lyric written in an unprecedented experimental style: Dave held off on putting down words until the last day of each session, so as to be inspired by the experiences, interviews and personalities that became part of the process.

“Dave’s heartfelt passion for this project is contagious and his talent as a musician and filmmaker is undeniable,” said Michael Lombardo, President, HBO Programming. “We are excited to go on this journey with him and the Foo Fighters for this insider’s look at how regional music inspired them to create their own new music.”

Grohl’s 2013 feature film directorial debut, the universally acclaimed Grammy-winning Sound City, was a celebration of the human element in the creation and recording of music, this series is in Grohl’s words, “a love letter to the history of American music.” Each episode delves into the singular regional identity of each city-how each region shaped these musicians in their formative years, and in turn the impact those people had on the cultural fabric of their hometowns-ultimately celebrating their common bond: Every artist that appears in the show, regardless of genre or locale, started as an average kid with the universal dreams of making music and making it big.

Grohl’s interviews with these musicians are integral to the show and the creation of the album as his chemistry with bandmates Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear. Dave’s unequaled passion for both the music he creates and the music that inspires its creation once again fuels the type of honest and trusting musician-to-musican exchange that made Sound City a critical and commercial smash, one that earned a rare 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes as it rocketed to #1 on the iTunes documentary chart.

Premiering on the eve of Foo Fighters 20th anniversary, the FF/HBO series aims to “give back” to the next generation of young musicians. As interviewee Buddy Guy puts it, “Everything comes from what’s come before.”

The HBO series is directed by Dave Grohl for Roswell Films, a division of the Roswell Records label that releases Foo Fighters’ music, produced in conjunction with James A. Rota, John Ramsay, and Therapy studios, and written by Mark Monroe and Dave Grohl.

Foo Fighters contact:

Steve Martin, Nasty Little Man
steve@nastylittleman.com

Kristen Foster, PMKBNC

Kristen.Foster@pmkbnc.comHBO contact:

Katherine Pongracz, HBO
Katherine.Pongracz@hbo.com

Jack White, Press Releases

JACK WHITE ANNOUNCES TRIO OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SHOWS

05/13/2014 nastysite

WATCH JACK’S TONIGHT SHOW APPEARANCE WITH NEIL YOUNG

FEATURING THE TV DEBUT OF THE THIRD MAN RECORDING BOOTH HERE

NEW ALBUM LAZARETTO OUT JUNE 10 ON THIRD MAN RECORDS/COLUMBIA

Jack White is pleased to announce a trio of Southern California shows during the release week of his new album, Lazaretto. Jack will perform at the Fonda and the Mayan in Los Angeles on June 10 and 11 respectively, and Pomona’s Fox Theater on June 12. These dates are part of of Jack’s world tour which includes stops at Governors Ball and Bonnaroo, as well as a bevy of other festival and solo headline dates in both North America and Europe. See below for a complete listing. Subscribers to Third Man Records’ Vault service are eligible for presale tickets available on May 14 at 10am PST. Subscribe to the Vault here. General on sale will take place May 16 at 10am PST.

Last night, Jack appeared alongside Neil Young on a mind-blowing segment of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Footage of the once in a lifetime performance featuring the TV debut of The Third Man Recording Booth — a refurbished 1947 Voice-O-Graph machine and the only publicly accessible voice-to-vinyl recording booth on Earth, trucked in especially for the occasion from its home in the Third Man Records store in Nashville — is now available to view on The Tonight Show’s page. Neil Young’s A Letter Home, recorded in the very same Third Man Recording Booth and reproduced by Jack and Neil, is available for pre-order at http://thirdmanstore.com/featured/a-letter-home-12-vinyl.

As previously stated, Jack White’s album Lazaretto will be released June 10. Last week, Jack and Third Man Records announced the availability of the ULTRA LP format of Lazaretto. More information regarding the mystifying and downright impressive features contained on the ULTRA LP — the first and only of its kind — is available here.

Pre-order Lazaretto now:
ULTRA LP
iTunes
Amazon

JACK WHITE
2014 WORLD TOUR
New dates in BOLD

05/29/14 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom * (SOLD OUT)
05/30/14 – Lubbock, TX – Wild West * (SOLD OUT)
06/01/14 – Houston, TX – Free Press Summer Festival
06/02/14 – Shreveport, LA – Municipal Auditorium * (SOLD OUT)
06/03/14 – New Orleans, LA – Saenger Theatre * (SOLD OUT)
06/05/14 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore Charlotte * (SOLD OUT)
06/07/14 – New York, NY – Governors Ball Music Festival
06/10/14 – Los Angeles, CA – Fonda Theatre
06/11/14 – Los Angeles, CA – The Mayan
06/12/14 – Pomona, CA – Fox Theater
06/14/14 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
06/25-29/14 – Somerset, UK – Glastonbury Festival
06/26/14 – Dublin, Ireland – Royal Hospital Kilmainham ^
06/29/14 – Paris, France – L’Olympia (SOLD OUT)
06/30/14 – Paris, France – L’Olympia (SOLD OUT)
07/03/14 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Heineken Music Hall
07/04/14 – Gdynia, Poland – Open’er Festival
07/05/14 – London, England – Eventim Apollo (SOLD OUT)
07/19/14 – Louisville, KY – Forecastle Festival
07/20/14 – St. Louis, MO – Fox Theatre + (SOLD OUT)
07/21/14 – Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Ballroom + (SOLD OUT)
07/23/14 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre + (SOLD OUT)
07/24/14 – Chicago, IL – Auditorium Theatre + (SOLD OUT)
07/27/14 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE Outdoors + (SOLD OUT)
07/28/14 – Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre + (SOLD OUT)
07/30/14 – Detroit, MI – Masonic Temple Theatre + (SOLD OUT)
07/31/14 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre +
08/01-03/14 – Montreal, QC – Osheaga Music Festival
08/29-31/14 – Edmonton, AB – Sonic Boom
08/30-31/14 – Calgary, AB – X-Fest

* with Kelley Stoltz
+ with Benjamin Booker
^ with The Kills