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Paul McCartney, Press Releases

PAUL McCARTNEY “THE LOVE WE MAKE” SEPTEMBER 8th THEATRICAL SCREENINGS

American Express Presents A Preview Screening Of  Highly-Anticipated Feature Length Documentary Chronicling McCartney’s Cathartic Post-9/11 New York City Odyssey

Broadcast Debut on SHOWTIME September 10

As the tenth anniversary of 9/11 approaches, the highly-anticipated feature length documentary THE LOVE WE MAKE, which chronicles Paul McCartney’s poignant and cathartic journey through the streets of New York in the aftermath of the World Trade Center’s destruction, will be previewed at select theatres across the country.

American Express — in partnership with AEG LIVE and Regal Entertainment Group — presents a very special one-day-only cinematic release of the film on September 8th at select theaters in New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Houston, Atlanta, and Washington DC. All proceeds from the screenings will benefit MyGoodDeed – the respected nonprofit organization which leads the 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance, for which American Express is the lead contributor.

The 7 p.m. September 8 screenings will provide the first opportunity for the public to view this incredible and intimate cinematic document, prior to its broadcast premiere September 10 on SHOWTIME.

Directed by iconic documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles (Gimme Shelter, Salesman, Grey Gardens) and award-winning filmmaking partner Bradley Kaplan (Muhammad and Larry, Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out!, Sand and Sorrow), THE LOVE WE MAKE documents McCartney’s role in the planning and performance of the monumental benefit concert at Madison Square Garden, “The Concert for New York City,” which took place less than six weeks after the terrorist attacks.  Shot in the signature cinéma vérité style that Maysles pioneered and made famous when he filmed the Beatles’ first visit to America in the legendary 1964 documentary What’s Happening! The Beatles in the U.S.A., THE LOVE WE MAKE was filmed in 16mm black & white, Maysles’ camera intimately capturing McCartney’s personal mission to help heal the city that welcomed him with open arms so many years ago.

McCartney was in New York on the day of the attacks, and saw first-hand the destruction and tragic consequences of one of the most horrific days in U.S. history.  Directors Maysles and Kaplan, along with Editor Ian Markiewicz (The Beales of Grey Gardens) assembled extraordinary, intimate, never-before-seen footage of McCartney rehearsing for the benefit concert, connecting with New Yorkers on the city streets, and storytelling behind-the-scenes at interviews with Dan Rather, Howard Stern and others.  Additionally, the film features performances from the benefit concert itself and unparalleled access backstage with McCartney and luminaries from the worlds of music, Hollywood and politics, including David Bowie, Steve Buscemi, Eric Clapton, President Bill Clinton, Sheryl Crow, Leonardo DiCaprio, Harrison Ford, Mick Jagger, Jay Z, Billy Joel, Elton John, Stella McCartney, Governor George Pataki, Keith Richards, James Taylor, Pete Townsend, and many more.

THE LOVE WE MAKE is a Maysles Films, Inc. Production.  A Film by Albert Maysles, Bradley Kaplan, and Ian Markiewicz.  Directed by Bradley Kaplan and Albert Maysles.  Edited by Ian Markiewicz.  Cinematography by Albert Maysles.  Produced by Bradley Kaplan.  Proceeds to benefit MyGoodDeed, the nonprofit leading the September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance (911day.org).

For a full list of theaters premiering THE LOVE WE MAKE, see below or go to Fandango.com.

THE LOVE WE MAKE – SEPTEMBER 8 – ONE DAY ONLY THEATRICAL ENGAGEMENT (All Showtimes 7 p.m.):

·      New York, NY – Regal Battery Park Stadium 11

·      Los Angeles, CA – Regal LA Live Stadium 14

·      Boston, MA – Regal Fenway Stadium 13 & RPX

·      San Francisco, CA – Regal Hacienda Crossings Stadium 20 & IMAX

·      Houston, TX – Edwards Houston Marq’E Stadium 23 & IMAX

·      Chicago, IL – Regal Webster Place 11

·      Washington, DC – Regal Gallery Place Stadium 14

·      Atlanta, GA – Regal Atlantic Station Stadium 16 & IMAX
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About MyGoodDeed: MyGoodDeed is the respected 9/11 nonprofit that worked to formally establish September 11 as a National Day of Service and Remembrance under federal law. For the 10 year anniversary of 9/11 MyGoodDeed is working closely with HandsOn Network, and other prominent groups to organize the single largest day of charitable service in tribute to the 9/11 victims and survivors, and all those that rose in service in response to the attacks. To post your plans for 9/11 visit http://911day.org; http://Facebook.com/911day; orhttp://Twitter.com/911day. For more information, email MyGoodDeed at: info@911day.org.

Jack White, Press Releases

Jack White Produces Insane Clown Posse (and Mozart)

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In the grand tradition of peanut butter meeting Iggy’s chest or Bing Crosby getting down with David Bowie, Third Man Records is ecstatic to present the latest in a long-line of unexpected musical pairings…Insane Clown Posse and Mozart.

Back in ’82, ahem, 1782, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote a piece that’s been left out of the spotlight ever since. The title of the piece is “Leck Mich Im Arsch” or literally translated to English as “Lick me in the arse.” Understandably this piece has figuratively been swept under the rug. So who better to give this piece it’s due respect than the wildly successful, much misunderstood, and divisive Southwest Detroit rappers Insane Clown Posse?

With fellow Southwest Detroit-born Jack White at the production helm and musical backing by Nashville’s very own Jeff the Brotherhood, this 2011 version of “Leck Mich Im Arsch” marries Mozart’s melody (and lyrics sung in operatic German) with ICP’s poignant lyrical addition in English and Jeff the B’s monster-riffs, letting the whole thing tie together in the most beautiful of ways.

The b-side “Mountain Girl” finds Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope telling tall tales about a shotgun wedding, meth problems and moonshine…all pretty common-fare for a twangy country song birthed in Nashville.

The 7″ single and iTunes digital download of “Leck Mich Im Arsch” will be available for sale on September 13th. One-hundred Tri-color versions of the single will be available from the Third Man Rolling Record Store at the MI Fest in Brooklyn, Michigan on September 17th and another 50 Tri-colors will be randomly inserted into mail orders dispatched by Third Man Records.

Paul McCartney, Press Releases

Paul McCartney Announces Ocean’s Kingdom

His first orchestral score for dance to be released October 4th 2011

Marking his first foray into the world of dance, Paul McCartney has announced the general release of Ocean’s Kingdom, commissioned by the New York City Ballet. The recording will be released by Hear Music/Telarc and is conducted by John Wilson, produced by John Fraser and performed by The London Classical Orchestra.

Ocean’s Kingdom is the first time Paul has written an original orchestral score or any kind of music for dance and is the result of a collaboration between Paul and New York City Ballet’s Master in Chief Peter Martins, who have worked together to present the world premiere of a new ballet for the company’s 2011/2012 season this September.

Though the work is Paul’s first ballet, he approached the project in the same way he writes all other music, driven by his heart rather than his head and inspired by feeling rather than specific technical knowledge. While this may have been another new turn for his staggeringly varied career to take, Paul knew it had to be influenced by his own personal experience and that he needed to create a story the audience would find equally compelling and moving.

Paul’s first step was to visit the Royal Opera House to see Adolphe Adam’s Giselle, danced by the Royal Ballet. Afterwards, Paul met the dancers and discussed the work with them, realising as he did so that he was still without a central theme to his work. Keen to tell a story through his music, Paul decided to focus on the purity of the ocean and within just two months, the first draft had been completed. He then went through the music again thinking specifically of the ballet itself, thereby creating a world featuring distinctive characters and a vibrant underworld kingdom.  Finally Paul spent many more weeks working alongside Peter Martins to refine the work, before Peter created the choreography with the NYCB dancers.

An hour long score featuring four stunning movements – “Ocean’s Kingdom,” “Hall of Dance,” “Imprisonment” and “Moonrise” – the ballet tells of a love story within the story of an underwater world whose people are threatened by the humans of Earth. A potently expressive and richly varied work, the score is Paul’s most challenging and emotionally complex yet. As he explains: “What was interesting was writing music that meant something expressively rather than just writing a song.  Trying to write something that expressed an emotion – so you have fear, love, anger, sadness to play with and I found that exciting and challenging.”

The premiere of the ballet Ocean’s Kingdom will take place at NYCB’s Fall Gala on Thursday 22nd September 2011 while the release of the orchestral score will follow on October 4th, available digitally, on CD and on vinyl.  It was recorded in June in London.

The artwork that accompanies the release is equally striking and inventive. Though it seems to suggest a city skyline, it is actually a digital readout of the notes from the ballet score.

Although this is his first orchestral score for dance, Paul is already quite at home in the world of classical music.  His back catalogue already carries four classical albums, the most recent of which was the Classical BRIT Award winning ‘Ecce Cor Meum (Behold My Heart)’; a work for chorus and orchestra in four movements that was released in 2006.

TRACK LISTING

1. Movement 1 Ocean’s Kingdom (14:07)  2. Movement 2 Hall of Dance (16:19)  3. Movement 3 Imprisonment (13:36)  4. Movement 4 Moonrise (12:29)

For Paul McCartney:

Steve Martin – (US) Nasty Little Man 212-343-0740 steve@nastylittleman.com
Stuart Bell – (UK) 0207 484-5291 stuart.bell@dawbell.com

For Concord Music Group:

Joel Amsterdam – 310-385-4206 joel.amsterdam@concordmusicgroup.com
Amanda Sweet, Bucklesweet Media (US)- 202-636-3507
amanda@bucklesweetmedia.com

www.paulmccartney.com

Press Releases, Spoon

SPOON CONFIRMED TO HEADLINE FUN FUN FEST 2011

Spoon has confirmed a headline appearance at this year’s Fun Fun Fest.

The festival, which takes place Nov. 4-6 in Austin TX, will be Spoon’s only live performance of 2011 and its first U.S. show since 2010’s Austin City Limits Music Festival.

Other headliners at FFF 2011 include Passion Pit, Slayer and Public Enemy.

This year marks Fun Fun Fest’s first move from the 5000 capacity Waterloo Park to the 20,000 capacity Auditorium Shores.

A full schedule detailing exact dates and times of performances will be announced in September.

Press Releases, Ryan Adams

Ashes & Fire Out October 11 on PAX-AM/Capitol Solo Acoustic U.S. Dates Kick Off Week of Release

Ryan Adams has confirmed dates and venues for a series of solo dates commencing on the October 11 release date of his new album Ashes & Fire (PAX-AM/Capitol).

Following up on a recent sold out tour of the UK and Europe, the shows mark Adams” return to the road in the U.S. for the first time since 2009.

The dates and venues are as mobile casino follows:

Tue Oct 11th – San Diego  CA – Balboa Theater
Thu Oct 13th – Big Sur CA – Henry Miller Library
Fri Oct 14th – San Francisco CA – Herbst Theater
Sat Oct 15th – Napa  CA – Uptown Theater
Mon Oct 17th – Santa Cruz CA – The Rio
Tues Oct 18th – Sacramento CA – Crest Theatre
Thu Oct 20th  – Eugene OR – The Shedd
Fri Oct 21st – Seattle WA – Benaroya

Press Releases, Ryan Adams

RYAN ADAMS ASHES & FIRE NEW ALBUM OUT OCTOBER 11 ON PAX-AM/CAPITOL

Solo Acoustic U.S. Dates Kick Off Week of Release

Ryan Adams will release his new album Ashes & Fire October 11 on PAX-AM/Capitol in the U.S.. Adams’ first solo album to be released via a new U.S. arrangement with his own PAX-AM label and EMI’s Capitol in the U.S. and Canada, the album was recorded at Sunset Sound in Hollywood and produced by Glyn Johns, renowned for his work with the likes of The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Clash, The Who and The Rolling Stones–and whose son Ethan produced previous Ryan Adams albums Heartbreaker, Gold and 29.

“All great records start with great songs,” commented Dan McCarroll, President of Capitol and Virgin Records.  “Ashes & Fire will remind you why Ryan Adams is at the front of the line as one of his generation’s most gifted artists. “

From the slow burning stunner of an opener “Dirty Rain” through the infectious shuffle of the title track and irresistible harmonies of “Lucky Now,” to the closing lament of “I Love You But I Don’t Know What To Say,” Ashes & Fire is arguably the most cohesive and beautiful album of Adams’ distinguished career.

Ashes & Fire also features guest turns from Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench as well as Norah Jones who contributes piano and backing vocals on several tracks, including the lilting, acoustic overtures of “Come Home,” the sumptuous ballad “Save Me” and the heartfelt “Kindness.”

The full tracklisting for Ashes & Fire is:

Dirty Rain
Ashes & Fire
Come Home
Rocks
Do I Wait
Chains Of Love
Invisible Riverside
Save Me
Kindness
Lucky Now
I Love You But I Don’t Know What To Say

Ryan Adams is a multiple-Grammy-nominated singer songwriter from Jacksonville, NC whose critically acclaimed and commercially successful albums both as a solo artist and with the Cardinals have included Heartbreaker (2000), Gold (2001), Love Is Hell (2004), Cold Roses (2005) and Easy Tiger (2007)–which TIME magazine hailed as “a career breakthrough.” Adams is also the CEO of his own PAX-AM label through which he has released numerous singles and last year’s Cardinals III/IV double album, among others.  He is also an accomplished author, with two books–Infinity Blues and Hello Sunshine–released by independent publisher Akashic.

Having recently completed a sold out tour of the UK and Europe, Ryan Adams will soon be announcing a dates and venues of a solo acoustic tour of California and the Pacific Northwest this fall.

Press Releases, Radiohead

RADIOHEAD TO RELEASE TKOL RMX 1234567 OCT. 11 ON tbd RECORDS

19 TRACK  DOUBLE CD/DOWNLOAD CHRONOLOGICALLY COMPILES ALL COMMISSIONED REMIXES OF TRACKS FROM THE KING OF LIMBS

Throughout the summer of 2011, Radiohead has been releasing a series of seven 12-inch singles featuring remixes of tracks from its current album The Kingcanada goose pas cher femme Of Limbs by electronic artists and producers who have been exciting and inspiring the members of the band.

The 12-inches, released to independent retailers every two weeks since July 5, will be collected on the 19 track double CD TKOL RMX 1234567. The double CD/download,
canada goose pas cher enfant which brings together all 19 remixes in chronological order, will be released on tbd Records on October 11.

The CD track listing is:

CD1

CARIBOU Little By Little Rmx

JACQUES GREENE Lotus Flower Rmx

NATHAN FAKE Morning Mr Magpie Rmx

HARMONIC 313 Bloom Rmx

MARK PRITCHARD Bloom Rmx

LONE Feral Rmx

PEARSON SOUND Morning Mr Magpie SCAVENGER Rmx

FOUR TETSeparator RMX
CD2

THRILLER Give Up The Ghost HOUSEGHOST Rmx

ILLUM SPHERE Codex Rmx

SHED Little By Little Rmx

BROKENCHORD Give Up The Ghost Rmx

ALTRICE TKOL Rmx

BLAWAN Bloom Rmx

MODESELEKTOR Good Evening Mrs Magpie Rmx

OBJEKT Bloom Rmx

JAMIE XX Bloom Rework

ANSTAM Separator Rmx

SBTRKT Lotus Flower Rmx
For further information please contact Steve Martin or Laura Eldeiry at nasty little man: 212 343 0740 steve@nastylittleman.com / laura@nastylittleman.com

Foo Fighters, Press Releases

FOO FIGHTERS RETURN TO MADISON SQUARE GARDEN NOV. 13

NYC, DC DATES ADDED TO FALL U.S. ARENA TOUR

Pre-Sale 10 am EST August 10, General On-Sale 10 am EST August 12

http://tour.foofighters.com/

Having just laid waste to the hordes at Lollapalooza, Foo Fighters have confirmed two big additions to their forthcoming U.S. arena tour:

Foo Fighters’ return to Madison Square Garden for a second headline stand has been confirmed for November 13, while November 11 will bring the band back to Dave Grohl’s old stomping ground of Washington DC where the band will play the Verizon Center.

Pre-sales for the new dates will begin 10 a.m. EST August 10. General on sales begin 10 a.m. local time August 12.

Foo Fighters’ September-November arena headline tour is the latest installment in a juggernaut of a worldwide campaign that most recently included an August 7 headline appearance at Lollapalooza. The tour rides the relentless momentum of Foo Fighters’ recently released seventh album Wasting Light, certified gold less than two months after debuting at #1 in a dozen countries. Wasting Light has also generated arguably the best critical notices of the band’s 16-year career. The newly released Foo Fighters: Back & Forth documentary, directed by Oscar winner James Moll, has done likewise, with a just-out four-star ROLLING STONE review raving “a classic rockumentary arc… Dave Grohl has lived an extraordinarily cinematic life.”

Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear will be playing hits spanning the Foo Fighters’ catalogue of multi-platinum arena anthems, including new staples such as the 13-week Modern Rock #1 “Rope” and “Walk,” the band’s latest single. Currently in the running for Best Rock Video at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, the brilliant Sam Jones-directed “Walk” clip has been viewed more than three million times since its June 2 premiere. Embed code is below:

http://www.youtube.com/embed/4PkcfQtibmU

For a complete list of current Foo Fighters tour dates and ticketing info visithttp://tour.foofighters.com

FOO FIGHTERS U.S. TOUR 2011-NEW DATES IN BOLD:

Sept. 14 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Center **
Sept. 16 – Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center **
Sept. 17 – St. Louis, MO – Scottrade Center **
Sept. 19 – Detroit, MI – Palace of Auburn Hills **
Sept. 20 – Cleveland, OH – Quicken Loans  Arena **
Sept. 22 – Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena **
Sept. 23 – Pittsburgh, PA – Consol Energy Center **
Sept. 25 – Buffalo, NY – HSBC Center **
Sept. 26 – East Rutherford, NJ – Izod Center **
Oct. 9 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center ***
Oct. 11 – Salt Lake City, UT – Maverick Center ***
Oct. 13 – Los Angeles, CA – The Forum ***
Oct. 14 – Los Angeles, CA – The Forum ***
Oct. 16 – Phoenix, AZ – US Airways Center ***
Oct. 17 – San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena ***
Oct. 19 – Oakland, CA – Oracle Arena (Oakland Coliseum) ***
Oct. 20 – Sacramento, CA – Power Balance Pavilion ***
Nov. 7 – Duluth, GA – Arena at Gwinnett Center ****
Nov. 8 – Charlotte, NC – Time Warner Cable Arena ****
Nov. 10 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center ****
Nov. 11 – Washington DC – Verizon Center ****
Nov. 13 – New York NY – Madison Square Garden ****
Nov. 14 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center ****
Nov. 16 – Boston, MA – TD Garden ****

Band Of Horses, Press Releases

BAND OF HORSES CONFIRM LAST MINUTE SHOWS

In the wake of the recently cancelled tour with Kings of Leon, Band of Horses have put together some last minute club shows in an effort to play in front of as many of their fans as possible in cities affected by the cancellations. The band posted the following note on their facebook page:

Hey there Friends Of BoH! We’re thrilled by all the support you’re showing us, and have been working behind the scenes to do everything we can to come see you. Unfortunately, we won’t be able to hit up all of the places we’d planned on visiting with Kings of Leon. BUT!!! We’re happy to announce that we’re going to play SOME SHOWS!!! Details are below. We are working on adding more, and will have another update very soon.

We would like to thank Kings Of Leon for the opportunity to play the shows we did, and wish them all the best.

Love, BoH

The band have asked their fans to help them pick the setlist for each show. Check the BOH facebook page for details. Here are the new club dates:
Wednesday, August 3rd – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution Live (TONIGHT!)
Tickets on sale NOW: http://www.ticketmaster.com/Re volution-Live-tickets-Ft-Laude rdale/venue/106913

If tickets remain, they will be for sale at the box office tomorrow night. Call the venue for further details: (954)727-0950, (954)449-1025 (box office)
Friday, August 5th – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
Tickets on sale THURSDAY, AUGUST 4th at 10am EST here:http://www.ticketmaster.com/se arch?tm_link=tm_header_search& q=fillmore+charlotte&search.x= 0&search.y=0
Tuesday, August 9th – Philadelphia, PA – Theater of the Living Arts
Tickets on sale Thursday, August 4th at NOON EST here: http://www.ticketmaster.com/venue/16388

Wednesday, August 10th – New York, NY – Hammerstein Ballroom
Tickets on sale Friday, August 5th at NOON EST here: http://www.ticketmaster.com/Manhattan-Center-Hammerstein-Ballroom-tickets-New-York/venue/280

Press Releases, The Shins

THE SHINS CONFIRM ADDITIONAL DATES

First Shows In Two Years To Include Both Festival Headlines & Intimate Club Gigs

New Album Expected In 2012

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The Shins have added a handful of intimate club appearances to an itinerary featuring previously announced festival headline slots at Outside Lands in San Francisco and Philadelphia’s Popped!

The shows, The Shins’ first full band outing since May 2009, begin August 8 at W.O.W. Hall in Eugene, OR and include stops in Portland, Toronto, Boston and more, concluding with an October 15 appearance at the DeLuna Festival in Pensacola, FL.

For this tour James Mercer will lead a Shins lineup consisting of Yuuki Matthews (bass), Jessica Dobson (guitar), Richard Swift (keyboards) and Joe Plummer (drums). The setlist will likely feature material from the long awaited fourth Shins album, which Mercer will complete following the tour. Due out next year on Aural Apothecary/Columbia, the new album will be the band’s first since 2007’s Grammy-nominted gold-certified Wincing The Night Away.

For further information, see the itinerary below or go to www.theshins.com

THE SHINS

Live 2011

08/08/11 – Eugene, OR – W.O.W. Hall
08/09/11 – Bend, OR – The Domino Room
08/10/11 – Portland – The Doug Fir Lounge
08/12/11 – San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands Festival
09/22/11 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre
09/23/11 – Philadelphia, PA – Popped! Festival
09/24/11 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
10/15/11 – Pensacola, FL – DeLuna Festival