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The Last Royals: Crystal Vases Ltd Edition 7 inch + FREE EP

We printed 200 copies of a limited edition “Crystal Vases” 7 inch b/w the b-side “Always, To Belong”. Be one of the lucky few to get your hands on this wax! The 7 inch is available at the band’s shows and through the Ooh La La eBoutique.

Catch The Last Royals playing this Saturday, October 15th at Union Hall (702 Union Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn) and get your copy. For the rest of you out of towners, head over to the eBoutique to buy it (the first 20 online orders will get a free copy of The Last Royals EP!!!): BUY IT MEOW!

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The Last Royals Crystal Vases 7 inch

RADIOHEAD @ ROSELAND BALLROOM

Radiohead Roseland Ballroom 9/28/11 photo by Hilary Corts
Photo by Hilary J. Corts

We were lucky enough to attend the first of two surprise shows Radiohead performed at Roseland Ballroom in New York City this week. The band was in town for an appearance on the Colbert Report and rumor has it, they wanted to make the most of their trip and booked these two last minute shows, making many a Radiohead fan’s dreams come true. Why was it such a big deal? The last time we saw them was at Madison Square Garden (20k capacity arena vs. 3k capacity venue).

The show was nothing short of amazing, with Thom Yorke casually joking on stage, while reminding us how good a musician he is…the rest of the band sounded top notch as well. The band were joined by second drummer, Clive Deamer, who contributed seamlessly to the pulsating rhythms of the new material found on The King of Limbs. The band mostly played their new material, but also included in a few vintage gems in their set such as “Subterranean Homesick Alien”. See below for full set list.

For a full breakdown of the evenings activities head over to the New York Times Online to read Nate Chinen’s review. Also, be sure to check out Frank Mojica’s review of the same evening on Consequence of Sound.

To see additional photos from the evening visit our talented photographer friend Hilary J. Corts’ website: http://hilaryjcorts.tumblr.com/

“Radiohead Sold Out” Photo by Nate Slevin

Radiohead Setlist:
Bloom
Little By Little
Staircase
Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
Feral
Subterranean Homesick Alien
All I Need
Everything In Its Right Place (with “The One I Love” intro)
Lotus Flower
15 Step
Myxomatosis
Codex
The Daily Mail
Bodysnatchers
Reckoner
Encore:
Give Up The Ghost
The National Anthem
Morning Mr Magpie
Encore 2:
Street Spirit (Fade Out)
Nude

20th Anniversary of NIRVANA NEVERMIND

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NEVERMIND!

Nirvana Nevermind Cover

I remember like it was yesterday when I first heard Nirvana’s “Teen Spirit”. My mom was driving and Nirvana’s and the song came on WDRE (RIP – best Philadelphia rock station EVER). I was blown away by the power of the guitars and grit of the vocals. My mom hated it and changed the station, but was cool enough to let me change it back and listen to the entire song so I could hear the DJ announce the song at the end. That weekend I went to Sam Goody and bought the CD.

Sam Goody

I listened to Nevermind exclusively for about a month straight on my Sony Discman while riding the school bus to/from school and while doing just about anything else.

Sony Discman

Immediate favorites were “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (of course), “In Bloom”, “Lithium”, and “Drain You”. If I had to pick one it would probably be “Drain You”. It’s hard to believe it’s now been twenty years since this seminal album came out on Geffen Records (DGC), but easy to hear why these songs still stand. The recordings still capture the unmistakable force of Dave Grohl’s drums, and the hurt in Kurt’s voice.

To celebrate it’s anniversary, David Geffen Company has put together some amazing limited edition box sets featuring new never released material and some killer vinyl. Visit http://www.nirvana.com/store/ to learn more.

What’s your Nevermind story? Where were you when you heard Nirvana for the first time?

Thanks to Kurt, Dave, Krist, Butch Vig, and Andy Wallace for making an unbelievable record that shaped much of my rock n’ roll tastes.

Pitchfork gives new Cymbals Eat Guitars 8/10

Cymbals Eat Guitars’ new album, Lenses Alien, receives an 8.0 out of 10 on Pitchfork.

Produced by “1990s-throwback-indie producer du jour John Agnello (Dinosaur Jr., Kurt Vile)” (Pitchfork), the record was recorded at both Headgear Recording and Ooh La La’s studio in Brooklyn, NY. Ooh La La’s Theo Aronson lent a hand with some additional engineering on the record.

The band’s new album is available in the US through Barsuk Records and in the UK via Memphis Industries. Fans can purchase the new release from the band’s website: www.cymbalseatguitars.com/. Click the image below to purchase via Amazon.com.

Read the full review of Cymbals Eat Guitars album Lenses Alien (Barsuk/Memphis Industries) on Pitchfork Media’s website: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15757-lenses-alien/

Cymbals Eat Guitars Lenses Alien
Cymbals Eat Guitars Lenses Alien

WHITE ARROWS – GET GONE (7 inch vinyl) NOW AVAILABLE

The day has finally come…White Arrow’s new single “Get Gone” is now available on LIMITED EDITION WHITE VINYL!!! The new single “Get Gone” is backed with a cover of Fleetwood Mac’s “Save Me A Place”. Vinyl also includes free lossless digital download. Visit the Ooh La La Records eBoutique to order your copy today.

Get Gone by WHITEARROWS

LIMITED EDITION “GET GONE” 7 INCH (WHITE VINYL!) b/w “SAVE ME A PLACE”
(includes Hi-Res Digital Download)

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White Arrows Get Gone Cover Art

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White Arrows Get Gone 7 inch vinyl

White Arrows @ Bootleg Theater 8/25/11

White Arrows will be headlining The Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles on August 25th to celebrate the release of their new single “Get Gone” coming out on Ooh La La in early September. For details check out what one of our favorite blogs, Vinyl District, had to say.

Get Gone

TONIGHT: AVAN LAVA Play Neon Gold POPSHOP 008

Our good friends AVAN LAVA and French Horn Rebellion are playing Neon Gold’s POPSHOP party numero 008 TONIGHT! This show is not to be missed. AVAN LAVA are one of the most talented bands in Brooklyn right now, their shows are both visually stunning and eargasm inducing. French Horn Rebellion are headlining and always throw a bumping party.

Tammany Hall
152 Orchard Street
New York, NY 10002
(Google Maps)

Visit the Neon Gold POPSHOP blog for more info and and to buy tickets.

Neon Gold Records POPSHOP

WHITE ARROWS JOINS OOH LA LA w/ “GET GONE” SINGLE ON SEPT. 6TH

We’re excited to announce White Arrows are joining the Ooh La La family with the release of the first single off their forthcoming debut album. The RAC-produced “Get Gone” will be released as a limited edition, heavy weight, color 7 inch on September 6th and will only be available via the Ooh La La e-Boutique and on tour. See below to pre-order your copy now (please note: all order placed prior to September 6th will ship 9/1/11). Catch the band on tour this fall as they join The Naked And Famous for a month-long run and prior with shows alongside Weezer, !!!, Those Darlins and others. Visit the TOUR page for dates.

Get Gone by WHITEARROWS

LIMITED EDITION “GET GONE” 7 INCH (WHITE VINYL!) b/w “SAVE ME A PLACE” (w/ Digital Download)

(SHIP DATE: 9/1/11)

White Arrows Get Gone Cover Art

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Jane’s Addiction Live @ Terminal 5

On Monday night Jane’s Addiction, one of my all time favorite bands, played Terminal 5. This was their first NYC proper show in many years. Unfortunately I couldn’t be there because I was too busy rocking out to The Last Royals at Pete’s Candy Store in Brooklyn, but thanks to Brooklyn Vegan we can all quickly get an idea for what an awesome (FREE!!!!) show this was.

The free show was the “world’s first 3D user-generated concert event”. The concert itself wasn’t in 3-D, but it was being filmed (and streamed live on Youtube), and the footage is going to be turned into “one special 3D 60-minute documentary film which will be premiered on the LG Thrill 3D YouTube channel on August 4.” (Brooklyn Vegan)

Very cool…Jane’s are going to be touring select cities around the world over the next few months so let’s just hope they had so much fun on Monday night that they decide to come back one more time to promote the new album. On a funny side note, producer extraordinaire Dave Sitek (whose studio used to be next to mine) stepped in to help produce and play bass on the new record. THAT got me even more excited to hear what this new record is going to sound like…apparently they’re leaking the first single this week so we’ll know soon enough.

In the meantime, for full coverage, set list, videos and some killer photos by Dana “Distortion” Yavin visit Brooklyn Vegan.

-Theo

PS – Dave Navarro posted this awesome live shot via twitter (@davenavarro) yesterday, I call it “Rock Levitation”:


Jane's Addition New York Terminal 5 Live Photo

WHITE ARROWS/THE NAKED & FAMOUS (SUMMER/FALL TOUR)

Some of you might remember seeing White Arrows, one of our favorite new bands from LA, back in October at our CMJ party. White Arrows just announced tons of summer tour dates this week as well as a bunch this fall with one of our other favorite bands, The Naked & Famous.

Visit White Arrow’s Facebook page for details on dates and listen to their debut EP. The band’s debut music video for “8050 (Too Fast Too Slow)” recently premiered on NME.com. If you like that video there’s plenty more where that came from (see below).

Two weeks ago White Arrows released their debut EP in the UK on 3 Syllables Records and will hopefully be following up with an album later this year. In the meantime, make sure to catch one of the upcoming summer/fall shows. You will not be disappointed. Few of us saw them at SXSW in March and the psychedelic light show was worth it alone. BE WARNED: high likelihood of inducing flashbacks. Check out the killer video they also did for Voyeur below, then watch “Young Blood” by The Naked & Famous.

Happy 4th of July,
Team America