If you missed the show last week, well, let’s just say you missed out. The Last Royals played their new album Twistification top to bottom and really brought it to life. But the good news is you have two more chances to catch the band this month at their Rockwood 2 residency. The band has a few tricks up their sleeve and you can bet that every show will be different and special in its own way. We’ll be posting pictures and video from the performances on here soon, so keep an eye out. Until then, see you on Friday!
Friday, Jan 18 @ Rockwood 2 / New York, NY (9:00pm) – FREE
Friday, Jan 25 @ Rockwood 2 / New York, NY (9:00pm) – FREE
The Last Royals – Twistification Spotify premiere!
We are excited to announce the premiere of The Last Royals’ debut album Twistification on Spotify! While the album won’t officially be released until January 8 (on Ooh La La), you can head on over to Spotify today to stream the record in its entirety – click here to give Twistification a digital spin (full album stream also available below)!
Like what you hear? Pre-order Twistification on iTunes so that you’re all set come January 8th.
Join us in celebrating all things Twisficationat The Last Royals‘ January residency at Rockwood Music Hall. Show info is below, and you can head on over to Facebook to RSVP and share the event!
– Tuesday, Jan 8 (Album Release) @ Rockwood 2 / New York, NY (9:00pm) – FREE
– Friday, Jan 18 @ Rockwood 2 / New York, NY (9:00pm) – FREE
– Friday, Jan 25 @ Rockwood 2 / New York, NY (9:00pm) – FREE
Working with Ooh La La was a great experience. They gave me complete creative control and I took full advantage of that. It’s a unique and really valuable opportunity to be commissioned to make a video and then be left to your own devices to see it through.
I started off with number of questions: ‘What is really under Santa’s Hat? Why is it shaped that way? Why is it always on? What if it turned out that Santa’s distinctly shaped hat was not actually full of empty space as one would assume? What if it was actually a fairly tight form-fitting hat contoured to a roughly hat shaped mysterious appendage below?
I wanted to play with the existing legend and present this non-traditional possibility that can actually still fit with a lot of the historical visual representations of Santa Claus. I wanted to present the concept while retaining a little ambiguity to leave questions remaining for viewers: Is Santa an Alien? Is he a human with some kind of parasitic alien creature latched on? Is this new? Has that always been there under his hat? Is that why his hat has always been that shape, or is the alien mimicking the look of a santa hat in order to blend in as part of a clever scheme to control the mind of a powerful earth creature? What is happening!? etc.
Part of the idea was to stretch the budget out to deliver 2 videos rather than 1, and that created the challenge of coming up with different ideas that incorporated the same character but had a distinctly different feel. The first is really an introduction that allows the viewer to focus on the concept. And the second is a sort of condensed Christmas special in terms of it’s tone and storyline. The first introduces this disturbing vision of Santa Claus and the second is a catharsis where we see him bested by what initially appears to be a helpless child in peril, but is in fact a badass Evil-Santa slayer.
A little about the Ooh La La Video Artist Series:
The Ooh La La Video Artist Serieswas created to give video artists a platform to experiment with short form video projects. Launched in May 2012 with director Michael Lawrence’s “Ooh La La Life Lessons” series; starting in 2013 Ooh La La plans select a different video artist every quarter to create a trio of digital shorts that will then be released once a month via the Ooh La La Recordings YouTube channel. Each “artist in residence” is asked to submit a brief treatment of their idea, but is essentially given complete creative control with the only parameter being they incorporate an Ooh La La recording into their video creation. Artists are given the freedom to create a sequential three part series, a single piece edited into three parts, or three unrelated spots.
Founder, Theo Aronson, explains, “As a huge fan of both music and film I wanted to give video artists a fun excuse to experiment and work on new ideas and concepts. It’s also my own excuse to have some fun and work with some of the most creative people I’ve ever met!”
Ace Reporter held a very merry holiday party this past Sunday in Brooklyn and we were there to take in the festivities! An acoustic, an electric, a glockenspiel and an upright bass were all on hand to perform stripped down versions of songs from the upcoming album Yearling(due out Feb 26, 2013 on Ooh La La). Check out some pics below, and head over to Ace Reporter’s Facebook page to view the whole set.
Listen to Ace Reporter’s debut single ‘Untouched and Arrived’ here:
When it comes to music, we certainly are in no shortage of opinions, so we can say without hesitation that two of our favorite bands of all time are The Beatles and Nirvana. Now, the jury is still on whether or not the events that took place at the 12.12.12 show this past week were the highlight they thought it would be, but everyone seemed to have a good time and it was certainly for a good cause so we won’t be the ones to say that sometimes there really is too much of a good thing. But it is pretty safe to say that the photo above is equally disturbing and funny. In case you haven’t heard the song they performed the other night together, we’ve reposted the studio recording that will appear on the soundtrack to Dave Grohl‘s “Sound City” documentary below. That’s a whole lot of really exiting things rolled into one. Thank you to Pitchfork and Death & Taxes for providing all of the content. And thank you to Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novaselic and Pat Smear for having the energy and creativity to make this happen.
What’s the next live mashup you’d like to see? RuPaul McCartney? Fountains Of Lil Wayne? Faith No Morrissey? Ben Folds Five For Fighting? Passion Pitbull? Okay, we’ll stop, just, anything but this:
-a custom snowboard (designed by the bands)
-free tickets to the show
-free lift tickets
-$500 in Vestal Watch accessories.
We love White Arrows as you know, but we also really love Imagine Dragons smash single “It’s Time”:
Click on image below for details and to enter the contest.
The Last Royals: NYC residency, pre-order & behind-the-scenes!
At this point its no secret that The Last Royals‘ debut album Twistification will be out Jan 8 on Ooh La La, and things are really starting to heat up as that date nears. The band just announced a residency in January at Rockwood Music Hall, in the larger second room. Here is the info:
Tuesday, Jan 8 (Album Release) @ Rockwood 2 / New York, NY (9:00pm) – FREE
Friday, Jan 18 @ Rockwood 2 / New York, NY (9:00pm) – FREE
Friday, Jan 25 @ Rockwood 2 / New York, NY (9:00pm) – FREE
Also, we feel that its noteworthy to mention that Twistification is available for pre-order right now on iTunes. And just because we like upping the anti, if you forward your iTunes receipt to us at thelastroyalspreorder@gmail.com, we’ll send you a free, immediate download of “Wake Up.”
As if that’s not enough, Baeble exclusively shared some great behind the scenes footage today from the “Only The Brave” video shoot. Check it out:
That’s it for now. More good news on the way and a few exciting surprises as well. See you soon!
Ace Reporter premiere video for Bronze
Ace Reporter have leaked yet another track from the upcoming album Yearling (due out Feb 26, 2013 on Ooh La La), this time in the form of a video. The Music Ninja exclusively premiered the video for “Bronze” today. Have a look below!
Next show:
Jan 8 @ Cameo Gallery / Brooklyn, NY (9:30pm)
File Under: We Wish We Thought Of This
Have you all seen this yet? A record made of ICE! Here at Ooh La La we love weird & creative packaging, and have always prided ourselves in making the most impressive packaging we can, but this totally blows it all out of the water. The Shout Out Louds have released an extremely limited “kit” where you can make their new 7″ single “Blue Ice” – out of ice. See a video of the process below. You win this round Merge Records. But don’t think we’re not going to try and outdo you next time!
Ooh La La Best of 2012!
The year isn’t over yet, but still we took a moment to reflect on all of the great music we heard this past year. Click HERE for our best of 2012 playlist on Spotify! Have a listen, or take a gander and let us know what you think. Did we miss anything great? Did we discover your new favorite band for you? Don’t feel like opening Spotify? No problem, here’s a handy playlist for you:
Also, we asked our artists with records coming out next year what their favorite records of this year were. And the results are in…
