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Archived 03.08
The Action Painters are SPIN.COM's band of the day for July 23rd. www.spin.com
Action Painters Were voted the #1 band in July by Ourstage. www.ourstage.com/music/channel/16-pop
Queer Artist Interview: Logan Lynn on Moody Dance Pop, Tori Amos & God
"Ain't that America?" Logan Lynn's electro-fueled music merges God, country, queer love and gloomy artsy-ness! Put that in your firecrackers, folks!
Download the PDF here, or read it on line at NewNowNext.
After its second week on NewNowNext, Logan Lynn's video for BURNING YOUR GLORY (EMPIRE EDIT) has been placed on the ballot for "The Click List: Top Ten Videos" on MTV's LOGO network.
Goat recently played a few dates opening for his pal, chanteuse Madeleine Peyroux.Ft. Worth Star Telegram ran a review of the Ft. Worth show.
Lene Lovich is featured in the spring issue of V magazine with Kate Bosworth on the cover. V honors Lene's contributions to music with a page in their Heroes section.
Dangerous Muse will be the featured DJ's at LOGO Network's Los Angeles Launch Party on March 8th. The night will also include a guest DJ set by Erasure. Stay tuned to LOGO for coverage of this event.
Singer-songwriter / feminist firecracker Bitch and her band The Exciting Conclusion will join host David Garland for a Spinning on Air session on WNYC on Sunday Feb 25th at 7pm. She'll discuss her music and message and perform in the studio. Tune in at 93.9FM or at wnyc.org.
Multi-talented singer-producer-instrumentalist Adam Joseph bursts onto the scene with a track on Sony's Music With a Twist compilation. This winter he's taking his seductive dance-pop on tour in Europe, and his video for the smooth R & B gem "Your Mine" is currently in production.
Matthew Duffy is releasing "#1 Enemy," the first single off his new collection of electro-pop dancefloor bangers, "The Healing Machine." It's a dark, sexy track, like if Madonna kissed Peaches instead of Britney. The video for it will be directed by Eric Shoe (Snoop Dogg, Wyclef Jean, Bow Wow); "The Healing Machine" drops this spring.
Dangerous Muse were featured alongside the likes of Lily Allen and The Shins in a NY Daily News piece on hot new artists to watch in 2007.
Bitch, formerly of the duo Bitch and Animal, has teamed up with Kill Rock Stars to offer Make This/Break This. Flavorpill calls her show "A hellfire storm of hip-hop, rock, rap, and unrestrained rage." This winter and spring Bitch is taking her politically charged firestorm to the masses, beginning February 27 at Joe's Pub. Check the tourdates page for the dates.
Archived 03.07
Goat is attacking AAA radio where his single, "Two Sides to Love" has peaked at #21. He has recently performed sessions at Premiere Radio, XM's Cafˇ, WFUV and Mixed Bag Radio and is receiving airplay at Philly's WXPN. Stay tuned for an appearance on Philadelphia's NBC on January 24th and a live performance on WXPN's Free at Noon show on Feb. 16th!
Dangerous Muse are nominated in the 2006 Arjan Writes Readers' Choice Poll as Most Promising New Act for 2007. Show some love and vote y'all!
Goat is attacking AAA Radio where his single "Two Sides of Love" is currently at #32. Goat is virtually the only indie-label (Engine Room Recordings) artist on the charts. He is gearing up for a winter tour where he will be playing tracks from his latest release, "Twisted Heart."
Dangerous Muse recently performed at the OUT 100 in NYC where such names as Anne Hathaway, Claire Danes, Rufus Wainwright and Heatherette were honored. Bloggers Perez Hilton, Pink is the New Blog, Queerty and ArjanWrites covered the event. Check out footage here : http://www.cordlessstreet.com/Out100.html
Sirius Out Q Radio has a crush on Devious Planet! The Love is now number 1 on their top 20! Diane Ward is also in heavy rotation there.
In her first solo outing after three successful LP's with Bitch and Animal, Bitch gets ready to rock the nation all by her lonesome. Legendary Riot Grrl and Indie Rock label Kill Rock Stars will release Make This / Break This this fall, and Bitch will cut a deep swath through the American rock scene. Click here for tourdates.
Dangerous Muse's video for "The Rejection" hit the #1 spot on Logo's Click List video show, outsexy-ing the likes of Madonna and Justin Timberlake. The video continues its explosion onto the scene with a debut this week on mtvU. Vote for it at www.mtvu.com/music/freshmen to help bump the vid into heavy rotation. Show DM some love and vote!
Mosquitos are wrapping up a national tour to support the release of "III." Coming soon are a photo montage in V Magazine and features in Harp and Paste!
Air play on Sirius OutQ is warming the world up for the release of The Love's debut LP, "Songs for the Record." The Love features accomplished songwriters/sexy librarians Jessie Murphy and Jamie Stellini.
White Dove's 2nd monthly party at Brooklyn's Studio B was a huge success! Check out press in Time Out NY, and photos posted on Junk Mag.
10.06
Everyone needs a dose of Porter Block's subtle, comfort-food
indie-rock. Catch them on the road supporting their upcoming LP "Suburban
Sprawl". Tour dates here.
The Orion Experience
will return early next year with their debut full-length. The as-yet-untitled disc promises
to deliver more spazzy, upbeat, B-52's meets New Pornographers pop-rock. Stay tuned for details.
09.06
08.06
New Yorkers who missed the Chicago Gay Games show can catch sexy it boys Dangerous Muse and hot Cuban punker Ariel Aparicio, along with electro-glam royalty Duke,
at Don Hill's on Thursday, August 3. Sponsored by Sirius Satellite Radio!
Engine Room Recordings are proud to announce the upcoming
release of Goat's "Twisted Heart" and Porter
Block's "Suburban Sprawl." Both artists will take part in the label's
showcase on August 13th at Rockwood Music Hall. The show will include
not only the label's artists, but its employees. Also on the bill are
Casey Shea, Amy
Hills and The Voyces.
Goat is currently on a tour that will
make a stop in NYC this August where he will play Engine Room Recordings'
showcase on 8/13 at Rockwood Music Hall and Coda on 8/24 for the NYC release
of "Twisted Heart."
The Love UK dates have been announced!
07.06
 White hot it-boys Dangerous Muse will be hitting Chicago for
PINK Magazine's Gay Games party on July 19th in Chicago at Club Circuit.
Sexy Cuban punk rocker Ariel Aparicio will open. This is a gig not to be missed!
Dangerous Muse will be guest DJ-ing at the Outdanced Party at Chicago's
Funky Buddha Lounge on July 18th. The boys are also featured in
the latest issue of Flaunt Magazine in a
multi-page, dead-sexy pictorial, featuring harnesses and pit bulls among other things. Some photos from this shoot were posted on Logo Online along with an interview. The video for "The
Rejection" is done and will be debuting on Logo's NewNowNext show, which the
band will also host. Stay tuned for the air date!
06.06
Mike Thorne was recently completed a fascinating interview on WNYC's Soundcheck
Mosquitos will be back this fall with "III," their aptly named third record
(Bar/None). III adds shades of dreamy psychedelia, gentle electronic flourish, and personal introspection to their bossa-nova-indie-pop sound.
Classic CBGB's band, The Shirts, (who were even managed by Hilly Kristal) will release their first record in 26 years! "Only the Dead Know Brooklyn" will be out on Mike Thorne's StereoSociety.com label this fall. Thorne produced The Shirts' first two legendary albums in the 70s.
Dangerous Muse have recently wrapped their Mike Korbick-directed video for "The Rejection." Stay tuned.
Brother and sister David LK and Jessie Murphy will hold a joint EP-release party June 25th at NYC's Living Room. Jessie's "Singles and Archival Footage" will be her 2nd of 3 releases this year. David "eLKay"'s "Goodbye" has already garnered critical acclaim: "Tranquil and just this side of folk, "Goodbye" is a secret little gem. " - The Sentimentalist
Mike Thorne's "The Contessa's Party" has received rave reviews from The
Advocate, Baltimore Outloud and Chicago Free Press.
Jessie Murphy and her new band project, The Love, have announced a UK tour for the summer. Dates to be announced soon! The Love are currently in the studio recording their first LP.
The votes are in: The Picture are the winners of CMJ and Energizer's contest to win a gig at this month's Rock Hall Festival in Cleveland! They will play the Grog Shop June 17th with The Lashes, as well as an earlier show (1 p.m.) at the Rock Hall's outdoor stage. This is part of The Picture's Mid-west tour (link to tour dates page) that will also include an on-air performance at Cincinnati's WOXY.
Dangerous Muse will headline PINK Mag's party July 19th at the Gay Games in
Chicago. Ariel Aparicio will open.
Click on the image to view or download a full sized flyer.
Jessie Murphy will be releasing "Singles and Archival Footage" this summer.
Murphy's latest batch of tracks will tide you over until the release of her
LP with new band project, The Love (with Jamie Stellini).
Dangerous Muse's "Apart" and Rachael Sage's "Violet or Blue" are featured alongside Erasure and The Ark on Sirius OutQ's
Hot 20.
Dangerous Muse will do a guest DJ spot on Sirius and do an extended
interview for Larry Flick's OutQ weekend show. The boys will be shooting
with renowned photographer Dahlen for a pictorial in the July issue of
Flaunt. Interviews in Envy Man and Q Vegas on stands
soon.
 The Advocate featuring Dangerous Muse hit stands April 11th. Make sure to pick up your copy! Click here to read the interview - it and the photo shoot were done on the set of their video for "The Rejection," a song which has already been a hit on the U.S. And UK iTunes charts.
BREAKUP BREAKDOWN will have the entire East Coast rocking with their May
tour. The video for "She Went Black" is available
on their MySpace page and their
2nd batch of songs will soon be released digitally on Cordless Recordings.
Live recordings from David Poe's recent tour of America are now available worlwide on iTunes. David Poe Live & Solo At The Artists Den features versions of old favorites like "Blue Glass Fall" and previously unreleased tracks, including "The Pornographer" and "Loves A Sinner," with Duncan Sheik.
Dangerous Muse's hit single, "The Rejection," has received 100,000 plays on
MySpace and it's remix by Eric Kupper is getting major airplay on Sirius'
Area33 station. Be on the look out for the boys in Flaunt's July issue,
Instinct Mag's July issue, Pink Mag's Fall issue and an interview with
Jeremy Hovies on Sirius OutQ. Dangerous Muse's first LP is set for release
this Fall. "The Rejection" video and more big news to come!
After receiving kudos from PerezHilton (www.perezhilton.com), Socialite's Life (www.socialitelife.com), Pink is the New Blog (www.trent.blogspot.com), Arjan Writes (www.arjanwrites.com), and more hot blogs, Dangerous Muse slid back into the #2 spot on iTunes Dance charts. Everyone is talking about Dangerous Muse's Advocate (www.adovate.com) cover story (on stand now). In just two days there have been 22,000 plays on the band's MySpace (www.myspace.com/dangerousmuse) page.
04.06
 Get it while you can! For a limited time, you can download devious planet attacks SxSW Artist Sampler, powered by Echospin, free!!!
Including:
Duncan Sheik,
Dangerous Muse,
David Poe,
Margaret Garrett (of Mr. Airplane Man),
Lene Lovich,
Hotel Lights,
Thorne,
Supercreep,
Rachael Sage,
Exit Clov,
Dirty Little Secret,
L.P.,
Breakup Breakdown,
The Soft Explosions,
Jessie Murphy,
Duke,
The Orion Experience and
Ariel Aparicio.
We're still recovering from SXSW. Highlights include: New Pornographer Carl
Newman rockin' out at BREAKUP BREAKDOWN'S Pecan St. Café gig. The Soft
Explosions' Nicky Kulund (drums) and Irina Yalkowsky (guitar) joining Brian
Jonestown Massacre at an impromptu sold-out show at Bourbon Rocks. Lovejoy's
staff turning people away at Exit Clov's to-capacity filled show. Hotel
Lights, L.P., Rachael Sage and Jessie Murphy also turned it on in TX.
Dangerous Muse will be featured on the cover of The Advocate's Music Issue, street date April 11-25. The interview and
photo shoot were done on the set of their video for "The Rejection," a song
which has already been a hit on the U.S. And UK iTunes charts.
Cordless Recordings will soon be releasing a cluster from trans-Atlantic
dance-hit producing duo Koishii & Hush. Koishii & Hush have completed
remixes for Dannii Minogue, Danny Elfman and their own version of INXS'
"Need You Tonight." They will also be remixing the single from INXS' new
album and will be releasing a track entitled, "Calling" featuring UK Idol
Suzanne Shaw.
Dirty Little Secret will hold an LA-exclusive release party at LA's
Cinespace for their debut LP, "Cabin Fever," April 4th. James Bairian and
Louis Castle of DLS produced Giant Drag's latest effort, "Hearts and
Unicorns," have had a track featured on HBO's Entourage and have been
heralded on Best Week Ever's blog (http://bestweekever.blogs.com/)
In StereoSociety.com news, Mike Thorne's remix of "Dancing with B" will
hit the dance floors any day now. The track is the first single off
Thorne's summer release, "The Contessa's Party." StereoSociety.com's next
release will be by CBGB's legends, The Shirts (who were even managed by
Hilly Kristal).
03.06
MARCH 2006 - New York, NY - NEW ARRIVALS: VOLUME ONE, MPress Records' (owned
by Rachael Sage) first emerging artist compilation, hit stores nationwide
February 7, 2006. Culled from over a thousand emerging artist submissions,
NEW ARRIVALS is Mpress Records' first-ever indie music compilation,
featuring tracks by Jill Sobule, Patti Rothberg, Girlyman and more than a
dozen other emerging artists. The first in an annual series highlighting
exceptional independent talent, Volume One will help raise funds for Gulf
Coast Hurricane Relief, with 100% of all proceeds going toward disaster
recovery.
www.rachaelsage.com/newarrivalsvolumeone.htm
Duncan Sheik is currently on tour supporting his freshly released record, "White Limousine" (Rounder). The album has garnered praising press in People, Harp, Paste, USA Today, Performing Songwriter and more.
Hotel Lights will release their self-titled debut on Bar/None this Spring. Frontman Darren Jessee used to be the drummer in Ben Folds Five, but now he's teamed up with former members of Sparklehorse and Archers of Loaf to craft a breathtaking collection of wistful, dreamy pop. "A.M. Slow Golden Hit," a tribute to the golden age of, guess what, a.m. radio pop, has to be one of the standout indie rock tracks in the past year.
The devious planet proudly announces its partnership with Cordless Recordings, Warner's new digital label. Cordless harkens back to the days when labels like Stiff and Rough Trade put out 45's instead of LP's. These were the songs you loved from the labels that kept you holding your breath for their next release. Jac Holzman, co-founder of Nonesuch and Elektra, founded Cordless in that spirit. The new imprint's releases will be available from various digital outlets in clusters (3 or 4 songs at a time) instead of in the Long Player format, cutting out the fat and delivering the same hard-hitting, concise collections we used to spin at 45 rpms.
Mike Thorne, the legendary and massively influential producer of such preeminent post-punk bands as Soft Cell, Wire, and Bronski Beat, is readying a series of remixes of his upcoming album "The Contessa's Party." "Dancing with B," the first single, will be the first subject of his auditory elucidations, with many more to come. The album itself includes guest performances by Lene Lovich, Sarah Jane Morris, BETTY and Kit Hain. It's a deep, heavy dance record, masterfully generated to bring maximum body-rock.
Rachael Sage kicked off a tour to promote her upcoming record, "The Blistering Sun," in February. The Advocate will be running an exclusive feature on Rachael in their April issue.
01.06
Grammy ® nominated artist Duncan Sheik's latest album, "White Limousine," will be released on Rounder records January 24th. The "White Limousine" package will contain two discs, the disc labeled MINE is Duncan's version of the song and the other disc entitled YOURS is an interactive that will enable listeners to mix their own versions of Duncan's songs. Ken Stringfellow of the Posies and Jody Stephens of Big Star remixed songs and discussed the process and their choices with Duncan and Paste managing editor Reid Davis. The critics are raving: (supply links to:)
Billboard review. Boston Globe, page 2. NY Press. USA Today.
National tour commences in Boone NC on Jan 18th
The Contessa's Party, the second full-length CD from Mike Thorne, will be released this spring on Thorne's own StereoSociety.com. As the title implies, the soundtrack for one hell of a soirée, complete with a colorful cast of guests: Sarah Jane Morris, BETTY, Lene Lovich, Kit Hain, and The Uptown Horns. Best-known as a producer (most notably Wire, Soft Cell, Bronski Beat),the album marks Thorne's debut as a songwriter. The Contessa's Party is the fifth release on StereoSociety.com, following records by Lene Lovich, Hilly Kristal and more.
Margaret Garrett, reknowned member o stompin' garage blues duo, Mr. Airplane Man, releases her solo debut, "Sweet Today," as a digital download courtesy of Echospin as well as the following Mr. Airplane Man records: "Red Light", "Shakin Around" and "Mr. Airplane Man". They are available for purchase at http://myspace.com/mrairplaneman
Margaret has toured internationally with The White Stripes, Reverend Horton Heat and Detroit Cobras just to know a few. Loved here and abroad, Mr. Airplane Man were one of the final recording sessions produced by the legendary British DJ, John Peel before his death. MG is currently writing songs for film and TV, a couple of which were well utilized in steamy sex scenes for "The L Word". A tour to support the release is currently being planned for late spring.
Jessie Murphy is readying for the release of new EP "Room Alone." Several of the songs will be featured in the upcoming movie, "Last Request," starring Danny Aiello. Jessie is also doing a residency at NYC's the Living Room every Tuesday in February.
Songs by The Orion Experience will be featured on episodes of the new A&E series, Rollergirls.
12/18/05
The Soft Explosions' Irina Yalkowsky has added the Brian Jonestown Massacre to her musical resume. She played the French Festival Transmusicales de Rennes with BJM this month. Yalkowsky is an exceptional guitarist who has a blues background; don't miss the Soft Explosions NYC show 12/17 on the heels of a packed gig at Webster Hall (David Bowie was in attendance!)
CBGB's owner Hilly Kristal will release music of his own in the New Year on StereoSociety.com. His "Mud Christmas" EP features remixes of the song "Mud" off his full length album, "Mad Mordechai." "Mud Christmas" is now available for download at www.stereosociety.com
David Poe's track, "Doxology," is featured on AOL's mp3 downloads page Friday Dec. 16 following its airplay on the Chrismukkah episode of the O.C. On Dec. 15
Grammy ® nominated artist Duncan Sheik's latest album, "White Limousine," may be his most realized work yet: a collection of songs that are pro-love and anti-war. The "White Limousine" package will contain two discs, the disc labeled MINE is Duncan's version of the song and the other disc entitled YOURS is an interactive that will enable listeners to mix their own versions of Duncan's songs. A multi-dimensional artist, Sheik has brought his original voice to film and to the stage, scoring several feature films, Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," and a full-length musical, "Spring Awakening," which debuted at Jazz at Lincoln Center in 2005. "White Limousine" hits the strasse courtesy of Rounder records on January 24, 2006
12/04/05
BETTY will be playing tracks off "Snowbiz" three nights at NYC's Joe's Pub. Special guests will join the ladies of BETTY to celebrate the holidays - Thurs. 12/8 Le Tigre's J.D. Samson, Indigo Girl Emily Saliers, Fri. 12/9 Nona Hendrix, Sat. 12/10 Everett Bradley, Bitch (Bitch and Animal)
Here is the link for Carmen Rizzo's AOL.com Listening party. Click on his link in the "Full CD lsitening party" at the top of the page!
AOL will host a virtual listening party the week of November 21st for superstar producer/mixer Carmen Rizzo. The album will be available music.aol.com and "Travel in Time," off Carmen's first solo record, "The Lost Art of the Idle Moment," can be downloaded for free on AOL at music.aol.com. "Travel in Time" will also be featured on the OC on November 17. "The Lost Art of the Idle Moment" featuring Jem & Esthero is receiving high marks from USA Today, Urb, BPM, Remix and is at the top of the KCRW playlist.
Grammy ® nominated artist Duncan Sheik's latest album, "White Limousine," may be his most realized work yet: a collection of songs that are pro-love and anti-war. The "White Limousine" package will contain two discs, the disc labeled MINE is Duncan's version of the song and the other disc entitled YOURS is an interactive that will enable listeners to mix their own versions of Duncan's songs. A multi-dimensional artist, Sheik has brought his original voice to film and to the stage, scoring several feature films, Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," and a full-length musical, "Spring Awakening," which debuted at Jazz at Lincoln Center in 2005. "White Limousine" hits the strasse courtesy of Rounder records on January 24, 2006
Ariel Aparicio's song "Get Happy" is currrently being featured on the ADIDAS soccer website US - www.adidas.com/us/soccer. He is looking forward to kicking it with his band The Hired Guns at NYC's Southpaw on December 9th. They will be previewing songs from his soon to be classic punk rock record "Frolic & F**k." Amplifier calls Ariel "...a pop iconooclast who is all about breaking down barriers, and that's a big welcome breath of fresh air." Ariel, one of the proud papas of Joya, an eatery in Cobble Hill is busy celebrating the opening of Park Slope's hottest boite, the Thai inspired Song.
Mott Music, an award winning documentary about a piano restoration factory in the South Bronx, recently enjoyed a run on the Sundance Channel. Directed by newcomer Jarred Alterman, the 28 minute film explores a craft that is facing extinction in the digital age. Mott Music was featured at the SXSW Film Festival, the Jacksonville film fest and the Bronx Indie Film Festival. | 
