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SXSW MMXI

Hear what we’re seeing, see what we’re eating. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to track our every move in Austin this year. The plan is to photograph each and every meal as we stuff our faces with BBQ, Mexican food, Lonestar beer and titos vodka. I’m getting hungry typing this and I just ate!

Be sure to check out our LA homies, White Arrows, as well as 1,2,3 who are playing no less then seven shows this week! See details below.

What are we most excited for (besides food)? Cantora Records showcase on Thursday, March 17th! Our friends at Cantora know how to party and have some great bands lined up for the evening. Come by the Victorian room at the Driskill Thursday 7pm-2am. Details on flyer below.


WHITE ARROWS SXSW 2011 DATES

Thursday, March 16th
SXSW ASCAP Showcase (12:15am)
Dirty Dog Bar
505 East 6th St. Austin, TX

Friday, March 17th
1 Band 1 Brand (5:30pm)
234 W 2nd St. Austin, TX

Saturday, March 18th
Do512 Party (4pm)
2208 S. Lamar

1,2,3 SXSW 2011 DATES

Wednesday, March 16th
Evenbrite Party @ Empire Automotive (TBD)
604 E. 7th Street

Frenchkiss Showcase @ The Parish (10PM)
214 E. 6th Street

Thursday, March 17th
Baeble Party @ The Phoenix (12PM)
409 B. Colorado Street

Friday, March 18th
Flatstock SXSW Party @ Austin Convention Center (2PM)
500 East Cesar Chavez Street

NXNE Party @ Club De Ville (8PM)
900 Red River Street

Saturday, March 19th
New Shapes Party @ The Music Gym (12:45PM)
815 E. 6th Street

Cantora Records SXSW 2011

Version 2.0 “WE HAVE LIFT OFF”

IT’S aLIVE! oohlalarecordings.com Version 2.0 is officially up and running and we have our friends at Free Fall Media to thank for this. This is the start of a new chapter for Ooh La La. With the new site launch we’re planning to post news more frequently and also give you lots more fun content to waste your day and burn your eyeballs out with. In the meantime, surf around and check out the new sections, like the Studio page or the specific artist pages where you can learn about each of our releases and the masterminds behind them. ROCK!

THE LAST ROYALS GET WILD

One of our favorite new blogs out there right now is The Wild Honey Pie. The Last Royals were invited to have a play date with WHP. The kids met at Washington Square Park and had a ball. Get the full story here: http://www.thewildhoneypie.com/thelastroyals/

The Wild Honey Pie Presents: Crystal Vases – The Last Royals (Buzzsessions NY) from The Wild Honey Pie on Vimeo.

The Wild Honey Pie Presents: Friday – The Last Royals (Buzzsessions NY) from The Wild Honey Pie on Vimeo.

Unbelievable Cover

The Last Royals have been messing around in the studio finishing up their album and decided to track a few covers for fun. The first one they’ve posted is a 90s classic. EMF’s “Unbelievable”. Remember that one? Below is soundcloud link to check out what this 90s classic sounds like once passed through the prism of The Last Royals. If you like what you hear use the widget below to download the track.

Unbelievable by
TheLastRoyals

Use the widget below to download the band’s version of “Unbelievable”:

2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011

Welcome back. Lots of fun stuff on deck for January and the rest of the year.

The Last Royals (east coast dates in January, cover songs, new video):

(click on venue for tix/details):
13 (Thur) Brooklyn, NY – Spike Hills
25 (Tues) Philadelphia, PA – North Star Bar
27 (Thur Akron, OH – Musica
28 (Fri) Pittsburgh, PA – Pitt U / Northway

The band has also been working on some cover songs we’ll be releasing really soon so keep an eye out for those. In the meantime, check out this video of Eric messing around in the studio: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSfLw1Jar30

Super excited about The Last Royals’ debut full length, which should be finished in next month or two and is scheduled to come out this summer in June/July. Pick up a copy of the band’s EP here to get a taste of what’s to come:


BUY PHYSICAL / BUY DIGITAL

Facebook: The Ooh La La Records Facebook group has been growing quickly. If you haven’t already, head over and +Like the page.

On Deck:
Last, but not least, we’re getting ready to announce a new single from an amazing new band. Keep checking back this month and next for updates. Could be any minute now….

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Get out the eggnog and champagne…it’s about that time to toast to what will surely be another year of great music. Let’s take a quick trip through the events/releases of 2010:

It’s been a great first year for Ooh La La Records. Theo produced a great single for 1,2,3 which became our first release, kicking off 2010 with a BANG! The band soon after caught the attention of UK taste maker label, Chess Club and then Frenchkiss Records in the US and were quickly picked up to do their full length with FKr. If you’re behind on your 1,2,3, be sure to pick up a copy of the limited edition, debut single, “Confetti” in our online store.

Next, we signed The Last Royals whose debut EP came out last month right before Thanksgiving. The Last Royals have been getting a great response on the EP and are going to be finishing up their album in January, then hitting the road end of January into February. Keep an eye out for the band passing through your town in 2011.

Ooh La La threw it’s first CMJ party in October at The Cove in Williamsburg. What started as a last minute party turned out to be a huge success. Tons of friends came out to enjoy sets from bands like White Arrows, The Last Royals, and Lavalier who all put on killer shows.

Lots more fun music on deck for 2011 that we’re really excited about, but can’t announce yet….shhhhhh!

Happy Holidays to all from Ooh La La! See you in 2011…

Top 10 Albums from 2010

We decided entirely based on peer pressure that we should put together a list of Ooh La La’s Top 10 albums from 2010. “Everybody’s doing it”, so we figured we would too. Check out the list below of our Top 10 Albums from 2010 (in no particular order):

1. Tame Impala – Innerspeaker
2. Cee Lo Greene – The Lady Killer
3. Vampire Weekend – Contra
4. Big Boi – Sir Lucious Left Foot…The Son of Chico Dusty
5. Arcade Fire – Suburbs
6. Talib Kweli & Hi Tek Reflection Eternal – Revolutions Per Minute
7. Bear Hands – Burning Bush Supper Club
8. Yeasayer – Odd Blood
9. Neon Trees – Habits
10. Mini Mansions – Mini Mansions

p.s. – image above is from Uncut’s 2008 compilation of bands covering songs by The Faces. It has nothing to do with this list except for the fact that it would have been on this list if it was 2008. We just love the image and wanted to use it!

Twin Flames

I saw The Klaxons for the first time in 2007 when visiting a friend in London right after the band had released their debut album on Polydor. I had never heard of the band before seeing them and remember being immediately impressed by their sound and unique style of songwriting (see video embedded at bottom of post to hear song that made me fall in love with them). The band continues to amaze me with their newest music video for “Twin Flames”, a song from their latest album.

The video, directed by Saam Farahmand, was no doubt inspired in part by the 1989 American horror film, Society. Read more about that in David Wilson’s review of the video.

Check out NME’s exclusive full screen premiere of this wild video.

WARNING: this shit is gross, but I also can’t stop listening/watching it.

-Theo

Dear Polydor,

Why must you insist on including such crappy audio quality in your official YouTube post of this video? This song sounds way better then the low bit rate version your new media department uploaded. Shame on you. For that I am not posting a link to buy the album this song is included on. Let’s be honest, the band probably still hasn’t recouped on this album so it’s not like they’d see any of that money anyway…

DEBUT EP OUT TODAY!

The Last Royals‘ debut EP is officially out today. Both digital and physical copies are available through the band’s website and the Ooh La La Store. Click on EP cover art below to purchase on Amazon.com. Come celebrate the release of this EP with us tonight at Mercury Lounge @ 8:30pm where Eric will be doing a special set of tunes. Never know what kind of friends/guests might show up…party on Garth!

The Last Royals – 8:30pm
Russian Futurists – 9:30pm
Mercury Lounge
217 E Houston St
New York, NY