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Press Releases, Third Man Records

WHAT’S NEW PUSSYCAT? TOM JONES’ THIRD MAN BLUE SERIES SINGLE, THAT’S WHAT!

Jones’ Take On Howlin’ Wolf’s “Evil” c/w Frankie Lane’s “Jezebel” (TMR 106) Out March 5th

Duane The Teenage Weirdo Blue Series 7″ (TMR 125) Out January 24th

Vault Package #11 Available For Subscribers Signing Up Before January 31st

http://www.thirdmanrecords.com/

Third Man Records is proud to announce the most virile entry in the history of its Blue Series singles: The man, the legend himself Mr. Tom Jones laying his unmistakable voice over Howlin’ Wolf’s “Evil” and the Frankie Lane classic “Jezebel” (as covered over the years by the likes of Edith Piaf and Anna Calvi). Both tracks were produced by Jack White at Third Man studios and will be available on 7” and iTunes March 5th.

Right around the corner and straight outta Detroit is a new Blue Series 7” from high flying DIY electro genius and self-described weirdo, Duane The Teenage Weirdo. Pop music in Depression-era 2012 doesn’t come any more legit then in Duane’s capable hands. Both tracks, “Postcard From Hell” and “Bubblegum Encore,” are the sound of Detroit pared down to a hard beat, feral vocals, synth stabs and real dance intent which all makes Duane our second favorite Detroiter to call himself a streetwalking cheetah. The single will be available as a Blue Series 7” and via iTunes January 24th.

And lastly, the latest Third Man Records subscription-only Vault package…  #11:

2012 starts off with the label’s third and FINAL singles compilation, on three LPs pressed in Third Man’s standard three colors of vinyl: black, yellow and white–as well as the third in an annual series of fold-out posters depicting the covers of all the previous years’ TMR singles.

This quarter’s 7” is something literally from the vault: Recorded during the 1999 sessions for their self-titled debut, the White Stripes “Dead Leaves” and “Let’s Build a Home” are versions markedly different from the ones that would eventually be recorded and released on White Blood Cells and De Stijl. This piece is truly one for the fans and getting songs like these into their hands was this main reason the Vault was created.

The wild card item this quarter is a solar-reactive, color-changing Third Man Records logo t-shirt: yes, when exposed to sunlight, the color of the print switches from yellow to white, again reinforcing the THREE color scheme and complementing the triple LP set above. Finally… a reason for record collectors to venture outdoors!

The 3-LP set (TMR 133),  “Dead Leaves”/“Let’s Build a Home” 7″ (TMR 134) and three-color Third Man shirt are available ONLY to Vault subscribers–so sign up now if you want ’em as the cut-off date of January 31st is fast approaching!

Jack White, Press Releases

JACK WHITE AND THIRD MAN RECORDS TO APPEAR ON AMERICAN PICKERS JANUARY 9

Jack White welcomes the crew from The History Channel’s American Pickers for a rare visit to his Nashville-based Third Man Records this Monday, January 9th at 9 pm / 8pm Central (Check local listings).

Jack drives a hard bargain with the American Pickers guys, offering personal artifacts including the actual photo booth used in The Dead Weather “Hang You From The Heavens” video in exchange for one of the most “memorable” treasures ever to appear on the show.

Paul McCartney, Press Releases

Paul McCartney Announces Brand New As Yet Untitled Album

Paul’s Tribute To Personal Favorites & Two New Self Penned Compositions Out February 7th

WHILE many a musician is often asked about the tunes that have influenced their songwriting, it is not a question Paul McCartney ordinarily gets to answer – until now. Paul is about to offer a glimpse into “the songs which inspired the songs” with the upcoming release of a brand new album of those standards he grew up listening to in his childhood—plus two brand new McCartney compositions:  the album, which is currently untitled, will be released on Hear Music/Concord Records on February 7th 2012.

With the help of Grammy Award-winning producer Tommy LiPuma and Diana Krall and her band—as well as guest appearances from Eric Clapton and Stevie Wonder, McCartney’s new album is a deeply personal journey through classic American compositions that, in some cases, a young Paul first heard his father perform on piano at home. As authentic and daring a musical statement as he could make, this is the album Paul has been thinking about making for more than 20 years – and probably the last thing his fans are expecting. “In the end it was ‘Look, if I don’t do it now, I’ll never do it,” he says.

In short, Paul believes it is about time “the songs me and John based quite a few of our things on” received the recognition they deserve. Moreover, the record also features a couple of new original McCartney compositions in the spirit of those classics.

“When I kind of got into songwriting, I realized how well structured these songs were and I think I took a lot of my lessons from them,” Paul explains. “I always thought artists like Fred Astaire were very cool. Writers like Harold Arlen, Cole Porter, all of those guys – I just thought the songs were magical.  And then, as I got to be a songwriter I thought it’s beautiful, the way they made those song’.”

Determined to approach the record in a new and unique manner, Paul enlisted the help of LiPuma and Krall and her band—who delivered ultra-high quality musicianship and were completely in tune with Paul’s restraint and feel for the music. In the studio, the recording of this album was also a new challenge for Paul who, for the first time ever, performed exclusively in the vocal booth without no instrument – no guitar, no bass, no piano – which led to a vocal performance like no other in his career.

He adds, “It was very spontaneous, kind of organic, which then reminded me of the way we’d work with The Beatles. We’d bring a song in, kick it around, when we found a way to do it we’d say ‘Okay, let’s do a take now’ and by the time everyone kind of had an idea of what they were doing, we’d learnt the song. So that’s what we did, we did the take live in the studio.”

“It was important for me to keep away from the more obvious song choices so, many of the classic standards will be unfamiliar to some people.  I hope they are in for a pleasant surprise.”

The album was recorded at the legendary Capitol Studios in Los Angeles, New York and London throughout 2011.  It also features guest musicians Eric Clapton and Stevie Wonder, respectively, on the original compositions  ‘My Valentine’ and ‘Only Our Hearts’.

The track ‘My Valentine’ will be exclusively streamed on www.paulmccartney.com to premium members for 24 hours only, from 1400hrs (GMT) today (Monday 19th December).

Full tracklisting to be announced soon.

www.paulmccartney.com

For more information contact:

Stuart Bell@ DawBell PR – Stuart.bell@dawbell.com 0207 484 5291


Foo Fighters, Press Releases

FOO FIGHTERS ROCK NEW ZEALAND–LITERALLY

THREE HOURS OF SUSTAINED TREMORS CAUSED BY AUCKLAND CROWD OF 50,000

Anyone who’s witnessed one of Foo Fighters near-three-hour tour dates in support of their worldwide #1, Album of the Year Grammy-nominated Wasting Light knows: They’re the hardest rocking band on the current stadium and arena circuit.

But now there’s geoscientific evidence to prove it: the capacity crowd of 50,000 at the Foos’ December 13 gig at Auckland, New Zealand’s Western Springs Stadium generated actual detectable geological tremors.

New Zealand media reported that nearby monitoring stations in Herne Bay and Eden Park picked up tremors consistent with those generated by a volcanic event–except that the shaking coincided precisely with the Foo Fighters performance, even including “lulls in the signal between the songs and peaks in signal intensity during the songs” according to the GeoNet blog http://geonet-shakennotstirred.blogspot.com/2011/12/rock-n-roll.html

The Western Springs Stadium show was the conclusion of a record-breaking run of Australia/New Zealand stadium shows, as well as the last date of the Wasting Light tour until 2012. Foo Fighters will resume moving the earth with their music at the 2011 Grammy Awards February 12 in Los Angeles.

Press Releases, Ryan Adams

RYAN ADAMS ADDS SECOND DATE AT WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL

Saturday, February 18, 2012 Show Added By Popular Demand

Due to overwhelming popular demand for tickets to Ryan Adams’ Friday, February 17 2012 headline show at Walt Disney Concert Hall, a second show has been confirmed for Saturday, February 18, at 8 p.m.

The L.A. shows are the latest in a series of 2012 tour dates extending his completely sold out tour, which the New York Times recently lauded as a “gorgeously hushed communion” in which “a lone chord can arrive like a thunderclap.”

Generating some of the best reviews of his career, Adams’ “superb new album” (the New York Times again), Ashes & Fire (PAX-AM/Capitol), is eleven succinct and beautiful songs that “will leave you speechless” according toPeople, and hailed by Esquire as “too good not to write about” and by USA Today as a record that “restores faith in the increasingly saggy singer/songwriter genre.” Ashes & Fire was produced by 2012 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Glyn Johns, renowned for his work with the likes of The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Clash and The Rolling Stones, and whose son Ethan produced previous Adams solo landmarks including Heartbreaker and Gold. The record also features guest turns from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench and Norah Jones, who contributes piano and backing vocals to several tracks.

For more information, please call 323.850.2000.

RYAN ADAMS NORTH AMERICAN DATES

1/24/12 – Bethesda, MD – Strathmore
1/25/12 – Cleveland, OH – Ohio Theater at Playhouse Square
1/27/12 – Ann Arbor, MI – Hill Auditorium
1/28/12 – Cincinnati, OH – Taft Theater
1/30/12 – Louisville, KY – The Louisville Palace
1/31/12 – St. Louis, MO – Peabody Opera House
2/1/12 – Kansas City, MO – Music Hall
2/3/12 – Denver, CO – Temple Hoyne Buell Theater
2/17/12 – Los Angeles, CA – Walt Disney Concert Hall (SOLD OUT)
2/18/12 – Los Angeles, CA – Walt Disney Concert Hall

Press Releases

JOHN MULANEY: “NEW IN TOWN”

COMEDY CENTRAL TV SPECIAL PREMIERES JANUARY 28 ALBUM OUT JANUARY 31

“It would be painful to watch John Mulaney relive his childhood humiliations, if it weren’t so hilarious.”–ROLLING STONE

Vaguely familiar to the millions who watch SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON, JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, CONAN, Vh1’s BEST WEEK EVER and more, John Mulaney is poised to become somewhat more recognizable with Comedy Central’s January 28 premiere of his new stand-up special NEW IN TOWN and accompanying album/DVD release on January 31.

A wizened comedy veteran at 29 years of age, highlights of the Chicago-born Mulaney’s approximately half a decade in showbiz have included being named one of VARIETY’S 10 COMICS TO WATCH, one of ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY’S COMEDIANS ON THE RISE, and most recently one of ROLLING STONE’s COMEDY’S NEW WAVE: EIGHT RISING STARS GUARANTEED TO KEEP YOU LAUGHING FOR YEARS. Mulaney is a writer/producer at SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE where he has appeared as a WEEKEND UPDATE correspondent and co-created Stefon with Bill Hader.

NEW IN TOWN is Mulaney’s first one-hour Comedy Central original stand-up special and his second album.  Previously, Mulaney had his own half-hour “Comedy Central Presents” special.  His first album, THE TOP PART, was released in 2009 by Comedy Central Records and  was recently hailed as “criminally overlooked” and ” “a finely-crafted piece of work” by THE HUFFINGTON POST.

NEW IN TOWN’s broadcast premiere will take place Saturday, January 28 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.  The album/DVD will be released Tuesday, January 31.

Press Releases, The Shins

THE SHINS REVEAL TITLE AND COVER ART OF FOURTH ALBUM

PORT OF MORROW OUT MARCH 2012 ON AURAL APOTHECARY/COLUMBIA


The Shins have confirmed a March 2012 release for their fourth album, Port Of Morrow. It will be released jointly on James Mercer’s own Aural Apothecary label and Columbia Records.

Port of Morrow was recorded in Los Angeles and Portland over the course of 2011 with Mercer as usual handling all songwriting duties, lead vocals and the majority of instrumentation. The record was produced by Greg Kurstin and mixed by Rich Costey. The attached cover art was created by Jacob Escobedo.

The album’s track listing is as follows:

1. The Rifle’s Spiral

2. Simple Song

3. It’s Only Life

4. No Way Down

5. September

6. Bait and Switch

7. Fall of ’82

8. For A Fool

9. 40 Mark Strasse

10. Port of Morrow

An exact release date as well as touring plans will be announced shortly. As with the dates earlier this year, the upcoming tour will see James Mercer leading a Shins lineup of Yuuki Matthews (bass), Jessica Dobson (guitar), Richard Swift (keyboards) and Joe Plummer (drums).

For more information continue to visit theshins.com

Press Releases, Ryan Adams

RYAN ADAMS TO HEADLINE WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL

Friday, February 17, 2012

Tickets On Sale Sunday, December 18, 2011, at 10 a.m.

Having recently made his Walt Disney Concert Hall debut last month as part of See a Little Light: A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob Mould, Ryan Adams will return to the iconic venue as a headliner on Friday, February 17, at 8 p.m.

The L.A. show is the latest in a series of 2012 tour dates extending his current completely sold out tour, which theNew York Times recently lauded as a “gorgeously hushed communion” in which “a lone chord can arrive like a thunderclap.” Of his performance at last month”s  Mould tribute, the Los Angeles Times noted, “Ryan Adams stole the show, however, with the quietest set of the night. His devastating solo acoustic reads of Mould”s “Heartbreak a Stranger” and “Black Sheets of Rain” stripped the arrangements bare and revealed the first-rate melodicist behind them.”

Generating some of the best reviews of his career, Adams’ “superb new album” (the New York Times again), Ashes & Fire (PAX-AM/Capitol), is eleven succinct and beautiful songs that “will leave you speechless” according toPeople, and hailed by Esquire as “too good not to write about” and by USA Today as a online casino record that “restores faith in the increasingly saggy singer/songwriter genre.” Ashes & Fire was produced by 2012 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Glyn Johns, renowned for his work with the likes of The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Clash and The Rolling Stones, and whose son Ethan produced previous Adams solo landmarks including Heartbreaker and Gold. The record also features guest turns from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench and Norah Jones, who contributes piano and backing vocals to several tracks.

Tickets are available for purchase beginning Sunday, December 18th at 10 a.m. at LAPhil.com, the Walt Disney Concert Hall Box Office or any Ticketmaster outlet. To order by phone with credit card, please call the Walt Disney Concert Hall Box Office at 323.850.2000, or Ticketmaster at 800.745.3000. For more information, please call323.850.2000.

RYAN ADAMS UPCOMING NORTH AMERICAN DATES:

12/13/11 – Minneapolis, MN – State Theatre
1/24/12 – Bethesda, MD – Strathmore
1/25/12 – Cleveland, OH – Ohio Theater at Playhouse Square
1/27/12 – Ann Arbor, MI – Hill Auditorium
1/28/12 – Cincinnati, OH – Taft Theater
1/30/12 – Louisville, KY – The Louisville Palace
1/31/12 – St. Louis, MO – Peabody Opera House
2/1/12 – Kansas City, MO – Music Hall
2/3/12 – Denver, CO – Temple Hoyne Buell Theater
2/17/12 – Los Angeles, CA – Walt Disney Concert Hall

Press Releases, Radiohead

RADIOHEAD TO RELEASE NEW TRACKS “THE DAILY MAIL” AND “STAIRCASE” ON DECEMBER 19th 2011

“RADIOHEAD: THE KING OF LIMBS – FROM THE BASEMENT” DVD / BLU-RAY AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW AT www.radiohead.com

U.S. COMMERCIAL RELEASE JANUARY 31st 2012

Radiohead will release the previously unavailable tracks “The Daily Mail” and “Staircase” on December 19th.  Bothtracks were recorded as part of the “The King Of Limbs – From The Basement” session, filmed earlier this year, and can be pre-ordered now.

Radiohead fans may also recognize “Staircase”  from the band’s appearance on this year’s Saturday Night Live season premiere, and “The Daily Mail” from their hour-long special edition of The Colbert Report.

Currently the full  “The King Of Limbs – From The Basement” program is available exclusively at www.radiohead.com but will bereleased commercially through independent retailers in the U.S. on January 31st  2012.

Radiohead recently announced the first dates of a 2012 world tour, full details can be found here:http://radiohead.com/tourdates/index0141.php?s=01934

More live dates to be announced soon.

www.radiohead.com

Beastie Boys, Press Releases

BEASTIE BOYS ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME STATEMENT

“We’re in the rock and roll hall of fame? That’s f—-n’ crazy and awesome ! While we are very proud of the music we make, we have to acknowledge the inspiration from our families, friends and musicians like the slits, bad brains, x-ray spex, the treacherous three and too many others to possibly name. And most of all, we give thanks to New York City and the world of musical influence it provided for us.”