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Press Releases, Sound City

SOUND CITY OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE CONFIRMED

FEBRUARY 1 DAY AND DATE THEATRICAL AND DIRECT DOWNLOAD RELEASE

BUY IT FROM THE FILM’S DIRECTOR, DAVE GROHL AT WWW.SOUNDCITYMOVIE.COM OR SEE IT ON THE BIG SCREEN IN A THEATER NEAR YOU ON OPENING NIGHT

http://www.soundcitymovie.com/

Celebrating the confirmation of its premiere at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters, Nirvana) announced today that SOUND CITY will be released as an HD digital download (DRM-free) and stream February 1 via www.soundcitymovie.com. Fans who pre-order the film now will receive instant exclusive rewards followed by a stream and download of the entire film on February 1. The pre-order price of the DRM-free film is $10 and is also available to send as a gift. A pre-order date from iTunes and other digital partners will be announced shortly. The film will also be released theatrically, in association with Variance Films, on February 1.  A list of cities and theaters will be announced shortly.

SOUND CITY, the film, was conceived by Grohl after purchasing the legendary custom-built Neve 8028 recording console from Sound City Studios last year. The board, built in 1972, is considered by many to be the crown jewel of analog recording equipment, having recorded such artists as Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty, Cheap Trick, Guns and Roses, Fear, Nirvana, Rage Against the Machine, Slipknot, Nine Inch Nails, Metallica, and countless other musical legends over the past 40 years.

Through interviews with the artists and producers that created decades of musical history at Sound City, the film showcases the amazing history of the studio, focuses on the albums recorded there that went on to change the world, then explores the human element of music in an age of technology, and features performances of new music created exclusively for the film.

Grohl’s personal connection to Sound City began with the 1991 recording of Nirvana’s breakthrough album, “Nevermind”. Selling over 30 million copies worldwide, “Nevermind” changed the entire musical landscape and forever altered the course of Dave Grohl’s life.

Roswell Films, a division of the Roswell Records label that releases Foo Fighters music, will distribute the film. Key personnel involved with the film include Producer/Director Dave Grohl; Editor Paul Crowder (Dogtown & Z Boys, Once In a Lifetime, Riding Giants); and Writer Mark Monroe (The Cove, Once In a Lifetime, The Tillman Story). The film is also being produced in conjunction with Jim Rota, John Ramsay, and Therapy studios.

http://soundcitymovie.com
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@soundcitymovie
www.youtube.com/soundcitymovie

Paul McCartney, Press Releases

PAUL McCARTNEY’S KISSES ON THE BOTTOM NOMINATED FOR BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM GRAMMY

PAUL McCARTNEY’S KISSES ON THE BOTTOM NOMINATED FOR BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM GRAMMY

PAUL & LINDA McCARTNEY’s RAM DELUXE EDITION RECEIVES TWO NOMINATIONS

Paul McCartney’s Kisses On The Bottom (Concord/Hear Music) has been nominated for this year’s Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Grammy.

In addition, Paul and Linda McCartney’s RAM Paul McCartney Archive Collection Deluxe Edition (Concord/Hear Music) has been nominated for for Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package and Best Historical Album.

The nominations for Kisses On The Bottom and RAM stand to bring McCartney’s career Grammy tally to 18 when the 55th Annual Grammy Awards are broadcast live on CBS at 8 pm ET/PT on February 10th, 2013.. McCartney & Wings’ Band On The Run reissue took home last year’s Grammy for Best Historical Album–McCartney’s 15th Grammy and the second for Band On The Run, which had previously won Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus in 1974.

Jack White, Press Releases

JACK WHITE NOMINATED FOR ALBUM OF THE YEAR GRAMMY

Three Nominations Total As Blunderbuss Nabs Album of the Year and Best Rock Album Noms, and “Freedom at 21” Receives Best Rock Song Nod

Six-time Grammy winner Jack White has been nominated in three categories in the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards, including the evening’s highest honor, the Album of the Year.

In addition to Album of the Year,  Blunderbuss is also nominated for Best Rock Album, while “Freedom at 21” has been nominated for Best Rock Song.

The three new Grammy nominations, in addition to White’s previous 15 nominations, bring his career total to 18. White has previously earned six Grammys for his work with the White Stripes and the Raconteurs. This is his second Album of the Year nomination, the first having been the White Stripes’ Elephant in 2003.

The 55th Annual Grammy Awards will be broadcast live on CBS at 8 pm ET/PT on February 10th, 2013.

The three new Grammy nominations round off an exceptional year for Jack White, beginning with the first U.S. #1 album of his distinguished career, as Blunderbuss debuted at the top of the charts in the U.S., UK, Canada and Switzerland.  Blunderbuss was also supported by a rapturously received world tour featuring all-male backing band The Buzzards and all-female backing band The Peacocks. At press time, the album has just begun to tear up Best of 2012 lists, including being named MOJO’s #1 album of the year.

Jack White, Press Releases

JACK WHITE ISSUES STATEMENT CORRECTING NME MIS-QUOTE: “I NEVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT HER MUSIC OR QUESTIONED THE AUTHENTICITY OF HER SONGS IN ANY WAY.”

Jack White has issued the following statement to correct an excerpt from his upcoming cover story in British Esquire that was taken completely out of context–and actually edited to change its original meaning–in an NME.com news post.

The original quote referred to the state of image-based celebrity in general was twisted by the NME who changed the original quote, tacking the words “Lady Gaga’s music” on to the original quote–words Jack never actually said.

White commented in full:

I’d like to address the recent tabloidesque drama baiting by the press in regards to Lady Gaga. I never said anything about her music, or questioned the authenticity of her songs in any way. I was in a conversation about the drawbacks of image for the sake of image, and that it is popular nowadays to not question an image in front of you, but only to label it as “cool” or “weird” quickly and dispose of it.  I don’t like my comments about Lady Gaga’s presentation being changed into some sort of negative critique of her music.  If you’re going to try to cause drama, at least get the quotes right.  I think journalists should also be held accountable for what they say.  Especially publications like the NME who put whatever words they feel like between two quotation marks and play it off as a quote.  maybe somebody with more lawyers can take them to task, but I’ll just use the internet and twitter instead.   I also think that kind of tabloid drama encourages artists to not express their opinions in the press, and instead give polite soundbites that don’t stimulate thought about creativity and the consumption of art in its many guises. Peace to lady gaga and I fully congratulate and compliment her on her championing of gay rights issues and the momentum it’s given to help create change.

Thank you.

Jack White III

Press Releases, Sound City

SOUND CITY OFFICIAL TRAILER UNVEILED FEATURING DAVE GROHL, TOM PETTY, STEVIE NICKS, TRENT REZNOR, NEIL YOUNG, RICK RUBIN & MORE

MOST IN-DEPTH LOOK TO DATE AT GROHL’S SUNDANCE SELECTED DIRECTORIAL DEBUT LIVE NOW AT www.soundcitymovie.com

In the wake of the confirmation of its premiere at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters, Nirvana) has given fans an unprecedented peek behind the scenes of his directorial debut: The official trailer for his feature documentary film, SOUND CITY, about the legendary Van Nuys, CA studio has just been unveiled via @soundcitymovie and @foofighters.

The trailer can be seen at www.soundcitymovie.com, www.facebook.com/soundcitymovie,  www.youtube.com/soundcitymovie and can be embedded via <iframe width=”1280″ height=”720″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/HQoOfiLz1G4” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>

Grohl, who will travel to Sundance next month along with select artists featured in the film and its forthcoming soundtrack album commented yesterday, “As a first time director, I am humbled to be able to share my passion for songwriting and storytelling with this incredible cast of legendary musicians, as seen through the extraordinary story of America’s greatest unsung recording studio, Sound City. Being included in this group of artists is a true honor, and the Sundance Film Festival is the perfect place to premiere a film about craft, integrity, and passion for art. I am over the moon!”

SOUND CITY, the film, was conceived by Grohl after purchasing the legendary custom-built Neve 8028 recording console from Sound City Studios last year. The board, built in 1972, is considered by many to be the crown jewel of analog recording equipment, having recorded such artists as Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty, Cheap Trick, Guns and Roses, Fear, Nirvana, Rage Against the Machine, Slipknot, Nine Inch Nails, Metallica, and countless other musical legends over the past 40 years.

Through interviews with the artists and producers that created decades of musical history at Sound City, the film showcases the amazing history of the studio, focuses on the albums recorded there that went on to change the world, then explores the human element of music in an age of technology, and features performances of new music created exclusively for the film.

Grohl’s personal connection to Sound City began with the 1991 recording of Nirvana’s breakthrough album, “Nevermind”. Selling over 30 million copies worldwide, “Nevermind” changed the entire musical landscape and forever altered the course of Dave Grohl’s life.

Roswell Films, a division of the Roswell Records label that releases Foo Fighters music, will distribute the film. Key personnel involved with the film include Producer/Director Dave Grohl; Editor Paul Crowder (Dogtown & Z Boys, Once In a Lifetime, Riding Giants); and Writer Mark Monroe (The Cove, Once In a Lifetime, The Tillman Story). The film is also being produced in conjunction with Jim Rota, John Ramsay, and Therapy studios.

www.facebook.com/soundcitymovie, @soundcitymovie, www.youtube.com/soundcitymovie

Atoms For Peace, Press Releases

A note from Thom Yorke…

So finally I can tell you the Atoms for Peace record is coming out on the 25th February, it’s called Amok.

The front will look like theez..

The tracks are

Before Your Very Eyes
Default
Ingenue
Dropped
Unless
Stuck Together Pieces
Judge Jury and Executioner
Reverse Running
Amok

We put something new on the website for you to stare at etc for a while here… www.atomsforpeace.info

It’s a while to wait i know so i’m sure some other things will occur before then.

Atoms for Peace… members of staff

Me                            Vocals  Keyboards  Programming and Guitars
Nigel Godrich       Production & Programming
Joey Waronker   Drums
Mauro Refosco   Percussion
Flea                       Bass

We formed to learn to play The Eraser record, if you don’t know that, and discovered a really good energy doing that… and it fell into this record.

I’m still reeling from being on tour for much of the year but we are planning to get together and play etc next year ! We’re figuring all that out right now.

Atoms is a ongoing and open ended project, where it leads i know not for certain… which is what is nice about it.”

(Amok will be released in the U.S. on February 26 by XL Recordings digitally, on CD, Deluxe CD, LP and Deluxe LP, and will feature artwork from longtime collaborator Stanley Donwood.)

Press Releases, Sound City

DAVE GROHL DIRECTORIAL DEBUT, FEATURE DOCUMENTARY SOUND CITY TO PREMIERE AT SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL

(December 3, 2012, Los Angeles, CA) – Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters and Nirvana announced today that his directorial debut, the feature documentary film, SOUND CITY about the infamous recording studio in Van Nuys, California will have its premiere screening at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Grohl and select artists from the film will be in attendance at this year’s Festival.  More information can be found at www.soundcitymovie.com.

“As a first time director, I am humbled to be able to share my passion for songwriting and storytelling with this incredible cast of legendary musicians, as seen through the extraordinary story of America’s greatest unsung recording studio, Sound City. Being included in this group of artists is a true honor, and the Sundance Film Festival is the perfect place to premiere a film about craft, integrity, and passion for art. I am over the moon!”

The film was conceived by Grohl after purchasing the legendary Neve 8028 recording console from Sound City Studios last year. The console, built in 1972, is considered by many to be the crown jewel of analog recording equipment, having recorded such artists as Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty, Cheap Trick, Guns and Roses, Fear, Nirvana, Rage Against the Machine, Slipknot, Nine Inch Nails, Metallica, and countless other musical legends over the past 40 years.

Through interviews with the artists and producers that created decades of musical history at Sound City, the film showcases the amazing history of the studio, focuses on the albums recorded there that went on to change the world, then explores the human element of music in an age of technology, and features performances of new music created exclusively for the film.

Grohl’s personal connection to Sound City began with the 1991 recording of Nirvana’s breakthrough album, “Nevermind”. Selling over 30 million copies worldwide, “Nevermind” changed the entire musical landscape and forever altered the course of Dave Grohl’s life.

Roswell Films, a division of the Roswell Records label that releases Foo Fighters music, will distribute the film. Key personnel involved with the film include Producer/Director Dave Grohl; Editor Paul Crowder (Dogtown & Z Boys, Once In a Lifetime, Riding Giants); and Writer Mark Monroe (The Cove, Once In a Lifetime, The Tillman Story). The film is also being produced in conjunction with Jim Rota, John Ramsay, and Therapy studios.

www.facebook.com/soundcitymovie, @soundcitymovie, www.youtube.com/soundcitymovie.com

Film Contact:
Kristen Foster
212-373-6108
Kristen.Foster@pmkbnc.com

Press Releases

nasty little man Presents: Best of 2012

Seasons greetings!

nasty little man gives you the best of 2012… in a special year-end mixtape featuring one track from every release we worked this year.

Tracks included:

DAMON ALBARN: Dr Dee (Virgin)  “The Marvelous Dream”

BAND OF HORSES: Mirage Rock (Brown/Columbia) “Slow Cruel Hands Of Time”

BLUR: Blur 21: The Box North American release (Parlophone) “The Puritan”

DIVINE FITS: A Thing Called Divine Fits (Merge) “Would That Not Be Nice”

ELECTRIC GUEST: Mondo (Downtown Records) “This Head I Hold”

THE MARS VOLTA: Noctourniquet (Warner Brothers) “Zed & Two Naughts”

MASSIVE ATTACK: Blue Lines  Remix/Remaster (EMI) “Unfinished Sympathy”

PAUL McCARTNEY: Kisses On The Bottom (Hear Music/Concord) “My Valentine”

PAUL AND LINDA McCARTNEY: RAM Reissue (Hear Music/Concord) “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey”

METRIC: Synthetica (MMI/Mom + Pop Records) “Speed The Collapse”

BOB MOULD: Silver Age (Merge) “The Descent”

THE SHINS: Port of Morrow (Aural Apothecary/Columbia Records) “Rifle’s Spiral”

SUGAR: Copper Blue, Beaster and File Under: Easy Listening reissues (Merge) “The Act We Act”

ULTRAÍSTA: Ultraísta (Temporary Residence) “Bad Insect”

JACK WHITE: Blunderbuss (Third Man Records/Columbia) “Love Interruption”

WHITE RABBITS: Milk Famous (tbd Records) “Heavy Metal”

For more information, please visit nastylittleman.com.

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Have a nasty holiday!


Press Releases

NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS: NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES CONFIRMED

PUSH THE SKY AWAY OUT FEBRUARY 19, 2013 ON BAD SEED LTD

TICKET SALE DETAILS, FIRST TRACK “WE NO WHO U R” & PRE-ORDER LIVE NOW AT NICKCAVE.COM

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds have confirmed details of an upcoming North American tour in support of Push the Sky Away, the fifteenth studio album by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, to be released in February 19, 2013 by Bad Seed Ltd. on CD, vinyl, digital download and as a deluxe edition.

Sharon Van Etten will support for the duration of the tour, which commences March 14 in Dallas and currently runs through April 3 in Denver. Tickets will go on sale to the general public beginning Thursday, December 6th at 10am local time. Check local venues for exact times or visit www.nickcave.com and www.aeglive.com or up-to-date information.

The announcement of the tour coincides with the unveiling of Push The Sky Away opening track, “We No Who U R.” the first track to be released from Push the Sky Away.  At the heart of Push the Sky Away is a naturalism and warmth that makes it the most subtly beautiful of all the Bad Seeds albums. The contemporary settings of myths, and the cultural references that have time-stamped Nick’s songs of the twenty-first century mist lightly through details drawn from the life he observed around his seaside home, through the tall windows on the album’s mysterious and ambiguous cover.

The songs on this album took form in a modest notebook with shellac covers over the course of almost a year. The notebook is a treasured analogue artefact but the internet is equally important to Nick: Googling curiosities, being entranced by exotic Wikipedia entries “whether they’re true or not”. These songs convey how on the internet profoundly significant events, momentary fads and mystically-tinged absurdities sit side-by-side and question how we might recognize and assign weight to what’s genuinely important.

Push the Sky Away was produced by Nick Launay and recorded at La Fabrique, a recording studio based in a 19th Century mansion in the South of France, where the walls of the main studio are lined with an immense collection of classical vinyl.

“We No Who U R” sets this album in our time; we’re living with the consequences of actions and innovations that seemed so progressive in the industrial era. There’s a calm assessment of the gravity of the situation, and humility. This whole album has a generosity of spirit that’s established here by a children’s choir singing “we know there’s no need to forgive.”

“We No Who U R” is  available  as of December 3 both as an instant grat download with every pre-order album purchase vianickcave.com or iTunes and also as a single download from all digital retailers.

NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS
North American Tour 2013
* Sharon Van Etten Supports On All Dates

Thursday, March 14, 2013 – Dallas, TX — McFarlin Auditorium
Saturday, March 16, 2013 – Nashville, TN — Ryman Auditorium * on sale Friday, December 7th 10 am CST
Sunday, March 17, 2013 – Asheville, NC — The Orange Peel
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 – Philadelphia, PA — Keswick Theater
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 – Washington, DC — Strathmore
Friday, March 22, 2013 – Montreal, QC — Metropolis
Saturday, March 23, 2013 – Toronto, ON — Massey Hall
Sunday, March 24, 2013 – Boston, MA — Orpheum Theater
Thursday, March 28, 2013 – New York NY — Beacon Theater
Friday, March 29, 2013 – New York NY — Beacon Theater
Monday, April 01, 2013 – Chicago, IL — Chicago Theater
Wednesday, April 03, 2013 – Denver, CO — Ogden Theater

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