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Press Releases, Third Man Records

SEASICK STEVE: HUBCAP MUSIC

SECOND FULL LENGTH STUDIO ALBUM FOR THIRD MAN OUT OCTOBER 8

http://www.thirdmanrecords.com/

Wielding his Morris Minor guitar fashioned out of two hubcaps and garden hoe, Seasick Steve will release his second full length studio album for Third Man Records–titled (what else?) Hubcap Music–on October 8.

Seasick Steve is indisputably a living legend, and is recognized as such the world over–particularly in the UK where he has received four gold and one platinum records, sold out the likes of the Royal Albert Hall and and the Manchester and Hammersmith Apollo theaters, appeared on national TV, been nominated for multiple Brit Awards, played the Glastonbury and V Festivals, and shared the stage with the likes of John Paul Jones and Dave Grohl. In 2011, Steve released You Can’t Teach An Old Dog New Tricks, his first full length album for Third Man Records.

Hubcap Music kicks off with “Down On The Farm,” which Steve debuted live at last year’s Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands and is one of several tracks on the record to feature John Paul Jones on bass. Jones also contributes mandolin, Hammond organ and more to the record, while other Hubcap players include Jack White on “The Way I Do” Luther Dickinson on “Home,” and Dan Magnusson holding down the beat as he does for Steve’s live shows.

For further information, live dates, etc. stay tuned to http://www.thirdmanrecords.com/ and http://www.seasicksteve.com

Paul McCartney, Press Releases

PAUL McCARTNEY REVEALS TRACKLISTING FOR NEW ALBUM

Photo: MPL / Mary McCartney
October 14th (15th in the US) will see the release of Paul’s first album of brand NEW solo material in six years. Today the tracklisting is revealed:
  1. Save Us (produced by Paul Epworth)
  2. Alligator (produced by Mark Ronson)
  3. On My Way to Work (produced by Giles Martin)
  4. Queenie Eye (produced by Paul Epworth)
  5. Early Days (produced by Ethan Johns)
  6. New (produced by Mark Ronson)
  7. Appreciate (produced by Giles Martin)
  8. Everybody Out There (produced by Giles Martin)
  9. Hosanna (produced by Ethan Johns)
  10. I Can Bet (produced by Giles Martin)
  11. Looking At Her (produced by Giles Martin)
  12. Road (produced by Giles Martin)

Executive Producer: Giles Martin                                               Mixed by Mark ‘Spike’ Stent

Total Running Time: 46:11

Talking about the album, Paul said: “It’s funny, when I play people the album they’re surprised it’s me. A lot of the tracks are quite varied and not necessarily in a style you’d recognise as mine. I didn’t want it to all sound the same. I really enjoyed making this album.  It’s always great to get a chance to get into the studio with a bunch of new songs and I was lucky to work with some very cool producers.  We had a lot of fun.”

Paul worked on the album with producers Paul Epworth, Mark Ronson, Ethan Johns and Giles Martin.

Commenting on the process, Paul said: “The original idea was to go to a couple of producers whose work I loved, to see who I got on with best – but it turned out I got on with all of them! We made something really different with each producer, so I couldn’t choose and ended up working with all four. We just had a good time in different ways.”

The album was recorded at Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles; Avatar Studios, New York; Abbey Road Studios, London; Air Studios, London; Wolf Tone Studios, London and Hog Hill Mill, East Sussex.

NEW is available from here: http://smarturl.it/PMnewiTunes

More new details to follow in the coming weeks.

@paulmccartney
#whatsnew
www.paulmccartney.com

SoundCloud:
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YouTube:
http://youtu.be/pE_1V0phMW8

For further information please contact:

Steve Martin, Nasty Little Man
steve@nastylittleman.com

Joel Amsterdam, Concord Music Group
joel.amsterdam@concordmusicgroup.com

Metric, Press Releases

METRIC ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL U.S. HEADLINING DATES DURING ARENA TOUR WITH PARAMORE

Emily Haines, Jimmy Shaw, Joshua Winstead and Joules Scott-Key a/k/a Metric can count themselves among the hardest working acts in the modern era of independent music. It’s virtually impossible to argue otherwise.

Metric has been touring the world relentlessly since the 2012 release of critically-acclaimed fifth studio album Synthetica (MMI/Mom+Pop). For nearly 2 years now, they have played on some of the most hallowed stages across the globe to throngs of adoring fans–and there is still no break in sight: Following the recent announcement of a massive arena tour as special guests of Paramore, Metric will now be adding a run of headlining U.S. dates. Tickets will go on sale over the weekend. See below for full list.

What the critics are saying about Metric:

“Cognizant and self assailing, these Toronto rockers take stock of their stage fright and lovelorn neuroses over spirited New Wave synth beats.” – NEW YORK TIMES

“muscular rythms tether spun-sugar synthesizers to Earth, while Emily Haines’ vocals toe the line between vulnerability and world-weariness. The effect is of a lucid dream world…” – ROLLING STONE

“Metric’s Emily Haines is one of the most captivating frontwomen on the scene today.” – CONSEQUENCE OF SOUND

” extended guitar riffs and detours into solos still impressed, as did Haines’ ice-cold vocals…” – LOS ANGELES TIMES

“It was clear by the band’s dedication to the material that rock was alive and well.” – MIAMI HERALD

“There is nothing–I repeat, nothing–Metric singer Emily Haines can’t do. She sings, she shreds a guitar, she slams a piano and she has her audience leaping on the balls of their crud-stained feet. This is what being a rock star and bringing the party looks like.” – CHICAGO RED EYE

“Massive hooks abound, lyrics break the 19th wall (“Youth Without Youth”) and choruses go skydiving (“Breathing Underwater”). All the while, Metric never take their eyes off the target: total pop majesty.” – ORLANDO WEEKLY

“Infectious rock swelling with wry political ardor” – ELLE MAGAZINE

METRIC FALL 2013 TOUR DATES–newly confirmed headline dates in BOLD

10/15/13 – Seattle, WA – Key Arena*
10/16/13 – Portland, OR – Roseland
10/18/13 – San Jose, CA – SAP Center*
10/19/13 – Anaheim, CA – Honda Center*
10/22/13 – Fresno, CA – SaveMart Arena*
10/23/13 – San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena*
10/26/13 – Grande Praire, TX – Verizon Theatre*
10/27/13 – Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion*
10/29/13 – Kansas City, MO – Independence Event Center*
10/30/13 – St Louis, MO – Fabulous Fox Theater*
11/01/13 – Austin, TX – 360 Amphitheater*
11/04/13 – Sunrise, FL – BB&T Center*
11/05/13 – Orlando, FL – CFE Arena*
11/06/13 – Chapel Hill, NC – Memorial Hall
11/07/13 – Richmond, VA – The National
11/08/13 – Camden, NJ – Susquehanna Bank Center*
11/09/13 – Fairfax, VA – Patriot Center*
11/11/13 – Bethlehem, PA – Sands Bethlehem Event Center*
11/13/13 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden*
11/15/13 – Worcester, MA – DCU Center*
11/16/13 – Portland, ME – The State Theatre
11/17/13 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena*
11/21/13 – Detroit, MI – Palace at Auburn Hills*
11/22/13 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall Ballroom
11/23/13 – St Paul, MN – Roy Wilkins Auditorium*
11/24/13 – Chicago, IL – UIC Pavilion*
11/25/13 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
11/26/13 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena*
11/27/13 – Duluth, GA – The Arena @ Gwinnett Center*

*as special guests of Paramore

Damon Albarn, Press Releases

LUSCIOUS JACKSON RETURN WITH MAGIC HOUR

LONG-AWAITED, CROWD-FUNDED FOURTH ALBUM OUT NOVEMBER 5 ON BAND’S OWN CITY SONG IMPRINT

NEW SONG “SHOW US WHAT YOU GOT” STREAMING NOW AT www.youtube.com/embed/XGtHTsbxEfw

Photo: Doug Seymour

Jill Cunniff, Gabrielle Glaser and Kate Schellenbach, collectively known as Luscious Jackson, will return on November 5 with Magic Hour.

Produced by Jill and Gabby (with an assist from old friend Beastie Boy Adam Horovitz on the track “So Rock On”) and released on the band’s own City Song imprint, Magic Hour is Luscious Jackson’s fourth album and first full-length offering of new material since 1999’s Electric Honey.

“When we were making the new album,” Jill commented, “we felt like we did when we were making our first demos. We were just smiling and laughing all the time because we rediscovered a musical connection we all really loved and missed.”

Reports of Luscious Jackson’s reunion and the forthcoming album were confirmed when the band decided to gauge public demand for a new record by partnering with PledgeMusic.com–offering fans the opportunity to fund the sessions via pledges ranging from a basic $10 album download to a $10,000 house concert. Response was fast and furious, with pledges surpassing 100% of the band’s goal within 48 hours. Pledges are still being accepted for remaining packages at http://www.pledgemusic.com/artists/lusciousjackson.

In addition to the album announcement, the band has also shared their new song, “Show Us What You Got,” at www.youtube.com/embed/XGtHTsbxEfw.

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Luscious Jackson’s unique and streetwise blend of punk, funk, and the various musical and cultural styles of its native NYC emerged via Beastie Boys’ Grand Royal label with the 1992 Village Voice Pazz & Jop Best EP winner In Search Of Manny. Debut album Natural Ingredients was released on Grand Royal/Capitol in 1994, as the band embarked on that year’s Lollapalooza tour as well as an arena tour with R.E.M, saw the record’s single “Here” featured in the film and soundtrack Clueless, and appeared on Saturday Night Live. Produced by Daniel Lanois, Luscious Jackson’s sophomore album Fever In Fever Out dropped in 1996. Featuring the smash hit “Naked Eye,” it went gold and established the band as a household name everywhere from Gap ads to Jeopardy! questions. Keyboardist Vivian Trimble left the band following the conclusion of a world tour supporting Fever…making album number three, 1999’s Electric Honey (featuring the single “Ladyfingers” and its Tamra Davis-directed video), the band’s first as a trio and last before they called it a day in 2000. The hiatus was first broken in 2006, but it wasn’t until early 2012 that http://www.pledgemusic.com/artists/lusciousjackson went live and the first music from the forthcoming record was unveiled in the form of the track “Are You Ready?”

For further information, upcoming live dates and more, stay tuned to:

http://www.LusciousJackson.us
http://www.youtube.com/lusciousjackson
https://www.facebook.com/LusciousJackson
https://twitter.com/LusciousJckson

Press Releases, Third Man Records

KELLEY STOLTZ ANNOUNCES NEW VIDEO, ALBUM PRE-SALES FOR DOUBLE EXPOSURE AND TOUR DATES

A whole mess of exciting Kelley Stoltz news coming at you today, and we are figuratively tripping over ourselves to rush all this information into your eyes, ears and brains as quickly as possible. Let’s cut to the chase!

First and foremost the San Franciscan garage pop alchemist is dropping the delicious and lysergic video for Kim Chee Taco Man on the masses (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dxoa6opMfK0). Directed by Ryan Browne, it explores deeply resonating themes such as the spiritual quest for enlightenment via hand eaten fusion cuisine. It’s every bit as delicious as it is catchy. Dive in and taste the music, as they say…

Secondly, we’re excited to say that pre-orders for Kelley’s new album Double Exposure (in stores Sept. 24th) are now available (http://thirdmanstore.com/kelley-stoltz-double-exposure-12-vinyl) via the Third Man Records website (http://thirdmanstore.com). Orders will be fulfilled and shipped to reach the customer by release date. It’s easy, it’s fun and hey…you’re already watching the video, might as well grab the LP while you’re at it.

Last and certainly not least, Kelley will be doing a string of live dates around the release including a record release show in San Francisco w/ The Mantles and Sopwith Camel. That’s going down on Sept. 28th at The Chapel and here’s a few more dates for you with more to come!

October 3rd – Grass Valley, CA – Grass Valley Arts Center w/ Make Make
October 5th – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios w/ Old Light
October 6th – Vancouver, BC – Electric Owl w/ Old Light
October 7th – Seattle, WA – Chop Suey w/ Old Light

Press Releases, Queens Of The Stone Age

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE: BRIDGE SCHOOL CONCERT DEBUT CONFIRMED

THE KILLS ADDED TO BARCLAYS CENTER BILL

Photo: Chapman Baehler

Recently and undeniably hailed in ROLLING STONE as one of The 50 Greatest Live Acts Right Now, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE will make its historic first Bridge School Concert appearance this year. QOTSA will appear in the all star bill topped by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young at the 27th Annual Bridge School Benefit Concerts on Saturday, October 26th and Sunday, October 27th at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA.

Tickets for the Bridge School concerts go on sale Friday, September 13th at 10am at Livenation.com, the Shoreline Amphitheatre box office, all Ticketmaster outlets, or by calling (800) 745-3000.

Joshua Homme and crew’s Bridge School debut is the latest milestone in a 2013 rife with firsts: the still fresh out of the oven …Like Clockwork (Matador) provided QOTSA a first-ever U.S. #1 album, while the band’s world tour has seen its first headline appearances at legendary venues from New York’s Barclays Center to Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheater.

QOTSA’s Bridge School set will unveil new dimensions of the …Like Clockwork instant classics that have been garnering the most over the top raves of Homme and crew’s career, presumably alongside exclusive-to-the-evening arrangements of gems spanning the QUEENS’ 15-year odyssey. As reports from the world at large continue to verify, Homme and cohorts Troy Van Leeuwen, Dean Fertita, Michael Shuman and Jon Theodore are delivering the world’s premiere live rock show nightly on their continually expanding world tour in support of …Like Clockwork. These QUEENS will be the belles of the Bridge School ball and their coming out is guaranteed to be nothing short of momentous.

Meanwhile on the opposite coast: The Kills have been confirmed as special guests for QOTSA’s December 14 extravaganza at Brooklyn, New York’s Barclays Center. Tickets to the the QOTSA/Kills holiday gala are now on sale at http://bit.ly/qotsaBK.

Jack White, Press Releases

JACK WHITE APPEARS AS SPECIAL GUEST AT 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF MEXICO CITY’S FERMATTA MUSIC ACADEMY

IS GRANTED FIRST HONORARY DEAN TITLE IN SCHOOL’S HISTORY, AS WELL AS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Jack White made a special trip recently to Mexico City to appear at the 20th anniversary celebration of the Fermatta Music Academy in Mexico City on August 22, 2013.

None of the 150+ students or the local media in attendance were aware that Jack would be appearing at the ceremony until, after a short speech by Fermatta National Council President Professor Georgia Carrera, he was introduced at the event by the internationally acclaimed singer/songwriter Elan.

Jack addressed the Fermatta Master Class with a speech that touched on topics including his earliest days as a musician, the support and encouragement of his parents,  the various people with whom he created music in his formative years in his hometown of Detroit, his progression from the drums to the guitar and other instruments and the factors that shaped his writing and performance skills along the way. Jack’s presentation also extolled the importance of spontaneity,  spiritual connection to musical instruments, and knowledge and skills such as harmony, reading or playing techniques in all aspects of making music–especially in finding one’s unique musical voice or mode of expression.

“The sense of being a musician”, White said at one point, “is making art, and I do not care whether it is solo or as part of a collective project. At all times I seek to express myself, and different circumstances of my life could also become multiple creative and stylistic channels… I seek to communicate my experience through the specific art I chose as a way of expression.”

The Academy also awarded Jack White with a Lifetime Achievement Award and the title of Honorary Dean, the first recognition of its kind granted by Fermatta in its 20 year history, at Fermatta Fest.

The Fermatta Music Academy is dedicated to providing the highest quality in professional music education in Latin America. As one of the leading music schools  in Latin America, Fermatta is the only music school in Mexico offering eight Bachelor degrees, six postgraduate Master degrees and two Doctorate degrees in contemporary music that is recognized by the Mexican Government’s Secretariat of Public Education (SEP). The Fermatta Master Class Series is a compilation of life lessons molded into a practical guide to the creation and business of music. The program is offered at Fermatta’s music schools in Guadalajara and Mexico City.

Massive Attack, Press Releases

U.S. Premiere of Massive Attack V Adam Curtis, a Major Film and Music Experience, Begins September 28 at Park Avenue Armory

Designed and Staged by Robert Del Naja and United Visual Artists in collaboration with Es Devlin

Co-commissioned by Park Avenue Armory, Manchester International Festival, and Ruhrtriennale International Festival of the Arts

September 28 Performance is Sold Out: Tickets Currently Available to Remaining Performances

New York, NY – August 29, 2013 – The U.S. premiere of Massive Attack V Adam Curtis will open at Park Avenue Armory September 28. The epic work, created by film maker Adam Curtis and Robert Del Naja, will run through October 4 and is a co-commission of Park Avenue Armory, Manchester International Festival, and Ruhrtriennale International Festival of the Arts.

Robert Del Naja from the legendary English band Massive Attack and the radical film maker Adam Curtis have worked together to create an epic experience unlike any other. Music and film are woven together with personal stories and the grand sweep of history to conjure up a rich and multilayered experience. Intense volume and giant multiple screens completely envelop the audience in a mesmerizing and overwhelming sensory extravaganza that also carries a powerful political argument.

The overall narrative of the show tells the history of the last 50 years in a totally original way. It describes the transition from a world inspired by an optimistic vision of the future to today’s fearful and risk averse, managed society.

In a vivid and emotional way the narrative shows how we have tried to build a bubble to protect us from all possible future dangers and keep us safe from harm. But it will also show how, in order to do this, we have turned back to the past, constantly mining its data, looking for patterns, to create a predictable and unthreatening future.

A future without accidents of chance and unforeseen consequences.

But this itself has had the unforeseen consequence of trapping us in a constant feedback loop of the past, where nothing genuinely new can ever be imagined. The dead sing on forever, the recorded images are replayed over and over again. And we are always being offered more of what we had yesterday – if you liked that then you will love this.

The very experience of the show leads the audience to see that we have created for ourselves a world that is haunted by the past – trapped in a sarcophagus of giant screens which continually replay our own past desires to us. A sarcophagus that keeps us safe – but prevents us from moving forward and changing the world for the better.

And at the heart of the grand narrative are a number of extraordinary individual stories – of those who found they could not live without the dream of a better future. In a world without hope.

Massive Attack V Adam Curtis is the creation of documentary filmmaker Adam Curtis and Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja, with the innovative art and design firm United Visual Artists and radical set designer Es Devlin. Joining Massive Attack for the live performance accompanying the film are singers Liz Fraser and Horace Andy. The music will include covers of popular music from the last three decades—from early Streisand to Siberian punk.

More information on Park Avenue Armory’s 2013 season is found at www.armoryonpark.org.


What the Critics Are Saying about Massive Attack V Adam Curtis:

“It’s one thing to watch the revelation of terrifying visions of global power structures on a TV in the corner of your living room. It’s another to have them projected all around you in a cavernous warehouse at a gig in which it is not always clear if pop music is part of the problem or part of the solution.” – The Guardian

“It is as if he is literally shaking us from our complacency. We all know the world is screwed up: now feel it in your stomachs.” – Financial Times

“Compelling…Curtis is most brilliant as a kind of 19th century novelist, dazzling and seducing us by weaving together the coincidences and collisions in history.” – Telegraph

MASSIVE ATTACK V ADAM CURTIS

U.S. Premiere
Created by Adam Curtis and Robert Del Naja
Designed and Staged by Robert Del Naja and United Visual Artists in collaboration with Es Devlin
With thanks to Felix Barrett
Commissioned by Park Avenue Armory, Manchester International Festival, and Ruhrtriennale International Festival of the Arts. In partnership with the BBC.

Saturday, September 28 at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 29 at 8:00 p.m.
Monday, September 30 at 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, October 2 at 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, October 3 at 8:00 p.m.
Friday, October 4 at 8:00 p.m.

Tickets:
$60, General Admission www.armoryonpark.org / 212-933-5812


Artist Talks
Insights: Adam Curtis
Sunday, September 29 at 6:00 p.m.
Creator and filmmaker Adam Curtis explores the construction of media and news in today’s society.
Tickets: $10/$7 Armory members

This production is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, and by the British Council. Complementary public programs are presented in partnership with the British Council.

Many thanks also go to the Armory’s 2013 season sponsors, Citi and Bloomberg.

About Massive Attack

Massive Attack was formed in Bristol, UK in 1988 by Robert “3D” Del Naja and Grant “Daddy G” Marshall. Their classic 1991 debut Blue Lines established them as progenitors of a new musical genre: an unprecedented mixture of breakbeats, sampling and live instrumentation with vocal styles ranging from soulful female vocals to gritty rapping. Some of their most noted songs have utilized atmospheric dynamics conveyed by prominent looped/shifting bass lines, dramatic guitar crescendos and lavish orchestral arrangements, underpinned by high and exacting production techniques. Blue Lines single “Unfinished Sympathy” is a prime example, one that was eventually voted the 10th greatest song of all time in a Guardian poll. Massive Attack’s discography also includes 1994’s sophomore effort Protection, which made the top 10 of Rolling Stone’s “Coolest Albums of All Time,” 1998’s Mezzanine, containing “Teardrop” (known to millions as the theme music to the hit TV series House), and 2003’s 100th Window, both of which charted in the UK at number one, and most recently 2010’s acclaimed Heligoland. These five studio albums have sold over 11 million copies worldwide. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massive_Attack

About Adam Curtis

Adam Curtis is a documentary film maker and journalist who works for the BBC. He has made many series – including The Century of the Self, Pandora’s Box, The Mayfair Set, and The Power of Nightmares. He has also collaborated with Punchdrunk on a show for the Manchester International Festival – It Felt Like a Kiss. His films have won many awards – including 6 BAFTAs, and have been invited to and shown at the Cannes Film Festival.

About United Visual Artists

United Visual Artists create work at the intersection of sculpture, architecture, live performance, and digital installation. UVA’s initial work in live performance led to a sustained interest in spectacle, the relationship between passive spectation and active participation, and the use of responsive systems to create a sense of presence. As UVA’s work has broadened and evolved towards large-scale permanent works, it has become more influenced by complex systems found in nature, while retaining its desire to emotionally engage the viewer and create a sense of communion. UVA’s team members come from many disciplines. This cross-pollination of skills inspires new fields of exploration, which is core to their ethos. This approach to collaboration has resulted in a portfolio of commissions and exhibitions in the UK and further afield. UVA’s work has been exhibited at institutions including the V&A, the Royal Academy of Art, the South Bank Centre, the Wellcome Collection, Opera North Leeds, Durham Cathedral and The British Library. Their works have toured to cities including Paris, New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Melbourne, and Barcelona. UVA also has public art works on permanent display in London, Bristol, Toronto, and Istanbul.

About Park Avenue Armory

Part palace, part industrial shed, Park Avenue Armory fills a critical void in the cultural ecology of New York City by enabling artists to create—and audiences to experience—unconventional work that cannot be mounted in traditional performance halls and museums. With its soaring 55,000-square-foot Wade Thompson Drill Hall and array of exuberant period rooms, the Armory offers a new platform for creativity across all art forms. The Armory has mounted major installations by Ernesto Neto, Ryoji Ikeda, Christian Boltanski, Tom Sachs, and Ann Hamilton; and dance performances by Shen Wei Dance Arts, Tricia Brown, and the final performances of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company across three separate stages. Music performances include Bernd Zimmermann’s harrowing Die Soldaten and Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Gruppen with the New York Philharmonic and performances of his electronic masterpiece OKTOPHONIE. Theater productions include a six-week residency of the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2011, in their Stratford-upon-Avon home rebuilt to scale in the drill hall, and the upcoming production of Macbeth with Kenneth Branagh in June 2014.

About Manchester International Festival

Manchester International Festival is the world’s first festival of original new work and special events and takes place biennially, in Manchester, UK. The Festival launched in 2007 as an artist-led, commissioning festival presenting new works from across the spectrum of performing arts, visual arts, and popular culture.

MIF leads the way for UK festivals in fundraising from private sponsors, having passed the £2 million mark for MIF13; this in addition to substantial public funding received from Manchester City Council, Salford City Council, and Arts Council England. Many sponsors are returning from previous festivals, including The Co-operative Group, PZ Cussons, Manchester Airports, NCP Manchester Ltd, DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester – Piccadilly and Bruntwood. The BBC, The Guardian, and Manchester Evening News are MIF’s media partners.

Manchester International Festival 2013 ran from Thursday July 4 – Sunday July 21, 2013. Learn more at www.mif.co.uk

About Ruhrtriennale International Festival of the Arts

The Ruhrtriennale is the international arts festival hosted by the Ruhr metropolitan area. The venues of the Ruhrtriennale are the region’s outstanding industrial monuments, transformed each year into spectacular sites for music, fine art, theater, dance, and performance. At the center of all this are contemporary artists seeking a dialog with industrial spaces and between the disciplines. More information can be found at www.ruhrtriennale.de/en

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Media Contacts:
For Park Avenue Armory: Resnicow Schroeder Associates
Julia Kirchhausen, 212-671-5161, jkirchhausen@resnicowschroeder.com
Isabel Sinistore, 212-671-5175, isinistore@resnicowschroeder.com

For Massive Attack:
Nasty Little Man
Perri Cohen, 212-343-0740, perri@nastylittleman.com
Steve Martin, 212-343-0740, steve@nastylittleman.com

For Manchester International Festival:
Nadja Coyne, Press & PR Director, Manchester International Festival nadja.coyne@mif.co.uk / +44 (0) 7799 532 373 / +44 (0) 161 817 4505
Julia Gregg, Press Officer, Manchester International Festival julia.gregg@mif.co.uk / +44 (0) 7709 392 329 / +44 (0) 161 817 4538

For Ruhr Triennale:
Sarah Kaes, Presse, International Festival of the Arts s.kaes@ruhrtriennale.de /+ 49 209 / 60 50 7 – 210

Paul McCartney, Press Releases

WHAT’S NEW WITH PAUL McCARTNEY?

© 2013 Mary McCartney

Today, Paul McCartney has made some New music available.

It’s available from here: http://smarturl.it/PMnewiTunes

Speaking about the New track, Paul said: “We can do what we want, we can live as we choose.”

This new track hints at things to come from Paul’s forthcoming New album, set for release on October 14th in the UK (October 15th in the US). This will be his first album of brand New solo material in six years.

Paul’s New album will include 12 new songs, which he worked on with new collaborators.

Paul’s New song is produced by Mark Ronson.

More new details to follow in the coming weeks.

@paulmccartney
#whatsnew
www.paulmccartney.com

SoundCloud:
https://soundcloud.com/paulmccartney/paulmccartney_new

YouTube:
http://youtu.be/pE_1V0phMW8

For further information please contact:

Steve Martin, Nasty Little Man
steve@nastylittleman.com

Stuart Bell, Dawbell
Stuart.Bell@dawbell.com

Joel Amsterdam, Concord Music Group
joel.amsterdam@concordmusicgroup.com

Press Releases, Queens Of The Stone Age

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE: 
DECEMBER 14 AT BARCLAYS CENTER

Tickets On Sale To Public Thurs. Sept. 5
Pre-Sales Begin Weds. Aug. 28

Photo credit: Chapman Baehler

“Some bands are better than others. Chord by chord, line by line, beat by beat, hook by glorious hook, none is as convincing in 2013 as the Queens of the Stone Age.”–THE LOS ANGELES TIMES

“No prancing, no dancing: just pure cathartic blasts of desert rock.”–ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY “The 15 Biggest Tours”

Rightfully hailed in ROLLING STONE as one of The 50 Greatest Live Acts Right Now and continuing a relentless roll of headline shows at venues from Red Rocks in Colorado to rock n roll’s last stand at Los Angeles’ Gibson Amphitheater, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE has confirmed the biggest east coast play of the epic U.S. run supporting the international #1 album …Like Clockwork (Matador):

On December 14 Brooklyn, New York’s Barclays Center will be designated as a (relatively) twerk-free-zone as QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE will play its debut headline engagement at the arena, restricting teddy bears to the merch table and returning guitars, drums and other such live instruments to the Barclays stage. For those who need reminding what this might look like, check this recent live clip of …Like Clockwork single “I Sat By The Ocean”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWIQ-7nNYNw&feature=youtu.be (Embed code: <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”//www.youtube.com/embed/NWIQ-7nNYNw” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>)

Exclusive artist and Citi cardmember pre-sales for QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE at the Barclays Center begin Wednesday, August 28 at 10:00 a.m. local time and run through Friday, August 30 at 10:00 p.m..  Tickets will be on sale to the public Thursday, September 5 at 10:00 a.m. local time at http://bit.ly/qotsaBK.

The undisputed best rock record of the year,  …Like Clockwork was produced by founder Joshua Homme and QOTSA, recorded by Mark Rankin with additional engineering by Alain Johannes and Justin Smith, at Josh’s studio, Pink Duck, in Burbank, CA. …Like Clockwork is the sixth QOTSA album and the band’s first U.S. #1 album. The record has also hit #1 in Australia, Ireland and Portugal, #2 in the UK, Canada, Belgium, Switzerland, Finland and New Zealand,  #3 in Holland and Austria, #4 in Denmark and top 10 in Germany, France, and Spain.  …Like Clockwork is available from iTunes here http://smarturl.it/QOTSAlikeclockwork and Amazon here http://smarturl.it/QOTSAamazon.

As reports from the world at large continue to verify, Homme and cohorts  Troy Van Leeuwen, Dean Fertita, Michael Shuman and Jon Theodore are delivering the world’s premiere live rock show nightly. No surprise then that they have been continually expanding the world tour in support of …Like Clockwork. See below for dates and continue to Keep Your Eyes Peeled to http://qotsa.com/live for updates:

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