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Claims Say That Michael Jackson Has Passed Away; Update: Jackson Dead

Posted: 25 Jun 2009 03:04 PM PDT

Claims are filing in that has passed away at the age of 50. He was rushed to a hospital earlier today for cardiac arrest. michael-jackson(10)

Here Is A Special Bulletin From AllAccess.com

Report: Has Suffered Fatal Cadiac Arrest

TMZ.COM is now reporting that Pop superstar has indeed passed away following a cardiac arrest at his home.


CNN and other news outlets have yet to confirm, but for now, you can read TMZ’s story.

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Update: 5:12 pm CST

CNN has confirmed Jackson suffered from cardiac arrest. It is being reported that he is currently in a coma.

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Update: 5:31 pm CST

More sources are not reporting that Jackson is dead. Check out LA Times and MSNBC for more. CNN still reports that Jackson is in a coma.

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Update: 5:36 pm CST

AP and Reuters are now reporting that he is dead. New York Times has also confirmed. So we are reporting it as well: has died in LA at the age of 50. Reports say he suffered cardiac arrest and was rushed to the hospital earlier today.

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Middle Distance Runner at Kung Fu Necktie

Posted: 25 Jun 2009 02:33 PM PDT

DC’s Middle Distance Runner are playing Fishtown’s Kung Fu Necktie next Wednesday, July 1st with local favorites . middledistancerunnerYou should be there! Buy tickets here. They’re only $8!

Here’s a link to download the band’s new single, “The Unbeliever.” You can check out the video for the single here.

Middle Distance Runner – “The Unbeliever”

I’d hang out with you at the show if I could, but I’ll be en route to Rothbury, which is very exciting but also kind of a bummer since I have to miss out on Middle Distance Runner and . So you should go and let me know how awesome it was.

F’real.

Middle Distance Runner: website | myspace

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MP3 Minute: Golau Glau’s “Soft Silver Young”

Posted: 25 Jun 2009 12:02 PM PDT

I get a lot of email. A lot. Some of the emails I get are full of great stuff. Others, not so much. Some just intrigue the hell out of me, as with this example from this morning:golauglau

“Golau Glau” are two of our favourite words that go well together. We
like Wales and cats, and whales but not Cats.

Um, what? That was my initial reaction. But this marketing genius of a band got the better of my curiosity and I immediately listened to the mp3 they’d attached, “Soft Silver Young”, which you can hear below.

Golau Glau – “Soft Silver Young”

“Soft Silver Young” starts out with some catchy ethnic percussion that get you tapping your toes. Airy, echoed female vocal come in atop the percussion, creating a beautifully light tune that you can’t help but listen to on repeat. According to The Devil Has The Best Tuna (source), “golau” means light and “glau” means quickly in Celtic. Little else is known about this Wales band. Seems they’re keen on the “less is more” sentiment.

We want more.

Golau Glau: website | myspace

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New Devendra Banhart record to drop this fall

Posted: 25 Jun 2009 11:00 AM PDT

Devendra Banhart has completed work on his sixth full length album. The album was co-produced by Banhart and Paul Butler (Band Of Bees). Devendra and company moved into a house in Bolinas, California (North of San Francisco), and set up a recording facility with the help of Tape Op Magazine’s John Baccigaluppi.

The basic recording line-up was Devendra on vocals and guitar; Noah Georgeson on guitar and backing vocals, Greg Rogove on drums and backing vocals; Luckey Remington on bass and vocals and Rodrigo Amarante on guitar and backing vocals. All the musicians involved played a part in arranging the songs recorded.

The album will be released Fall of 2009 and will be on a new label, with Banhart having departed from the XL Recordings.

Devendra Banhart: website | myspace

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The Bloody Beetroots to release LP “Romborama” August 25th

Posted: 25 Jun 2009 09:45 AM PDT

Two of the most badass DJs on the planet, The Bloody Beetroots (alter egos for Italian production and polymath Bob Rifo and onstage partner, ), will be releasing their debut LP, Romborama, on Dim Mak Records set for release on August 25, 2009.Romborama-bloodybeetroots Over the past year, The Bloody Beetroots have created some serious body-moving cuts that have dominated clubs, sold out shows and inspired a slew of remixes.

The Bloody Beetroots – "Butter"

Some of their previous efforts, including “Butter” from the Rombo EP and “Cornelius”, off an EP of the same name, along with a bunch of new tracks will make up the fellas’ highly anticipated debut LP.

The Bloody Beetroots – "Cornelius"

In addition to previous collaborator , the album also boasts guest appearances by as , (, ), Ed Banger artist Vicarious Bliss, and many more.

The Bloody Beetroots have brought a sense of danger to dance floors across the globe. Armed with an endless supply of infectious beats, Rifo injects his thunderous grooves with the chaos and larger-than-life persona of late 70's British punk and Oi! The Beetroots' primary objective is to incite a dancefloor riot, and each track is always driven by addictive, pulsating beats.

The Bloody Beetroots: myspace

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Fool’s Gold to release self-titled debut Sept 29th

Posted: 25 Jun 2009 09:15 AM PDT

Los Angeles collective Fool's Gold weaves together western pop aesthetics with African rhythms and melodies. The group started as a side project of two young LA musicians, vocalist/bassist and lead guitarist Lewis Pesacov, who set out to explore their shared love of various forms of African music (specifically Congolese, Ethiopian, Eritrean and Malian), Krautrock, and 80s dance influenced pop music.fools-gold

At first listen, it might be tempting to label Fool's Gold as "world music," but the band is, in its essence, a Los Angeles band; it is music made for hot nights in a sweltering desert. The multi-cultural group of players was born from a city that is a melting pot of neighborhoods and cultures.

Fool’s Gold – “Surprise Hotel”

The songs for the forthcoming self-titled album were mostly recorded live over a two-day session at the Sunset Lodge recording studio in Los Angeles in 2008, to be later completed in closets and apartment living rooms in 2009. Lewis and Luke collaborated on the music, written over a three-year span. Luke would then weave in the Hebrew/English lyrics. The Hebrew initially tied him to a birthplace that he barely knew, but evolved to be the perfect vehicle to express the overarching themes of duality that are the heart of the songs.

The songs resonate beyond just the immigrant experience to one that is understood by anyone who has struggled with dispelling illusions of the ego and the world. Although the melodies are jubilant, the irreverent and whimsical lyrics belie the tension of one exploring the existential and physical self.

Look for the Fool’s Gold self-titled debut on September 29th.

Tracklisting:
01. Surprise Hotel
02. Nadine
03. Ha Dvash
04. The World Is All There Is
05. Poseidon
06. Yam Lo Moshech
07. Night Dancing
08. Momentary Shelter

Fool’s Gold: myspace

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Rocky Votolato planning West Coast house show tour

Posted: 25 Jun 2009 08:20 AM PDT

West Coast crooner is planning a 3 week West Coast House Show Tour right now! If you’re interested in hosting one of these shows, read below.rockyvotolato

Here's how it works:

1. You have a house or loft space that can comfortably and safely host 30-50 people…There would need to be enough parking nearby and your neighbors should be cool. It would be a huge bummer if someone called the cops because of all the extra cars and people coming to your house. If you live in a small apartment with a bunch of uptight neighbors or a cranky landlord, you should probably not do this.

2. The shows will not be open to the public and no tickets will be sold at the door. We will pre-sell a set number of tickets for each show on Rocky's website before the show. Be realistic on how many people your place can hold. We need to know how many tickets we can sell in advance. Ticket prices will be $20.

3. We will provide you with a detailed list of everyone who will be coming a week before the show. This way the host won't have to deal with money and will only need to check people off the list as they arrive.

4. The host can have up to 5 free tickets for the show. If you have other friends who want to come to the show you can direct them to the link to buy tickets on-line.

5. We'll ask people to arrive around 7:30pm. The show would start at 8pm and would be over by 9:30pm. Everyone should be out of your house by 10pm.

7. You don't need any sort of sound system. All you need is a chair for Rocky to sit on.

8. Your home address will not be published on the web and only given to those people who purchase tickets.

9. The shows will not be promoted or advertised anywhere except Rocky's websites.

10. After we agree on a date and location we'll ask you to sign a simple performance agreement.

After reading all of this if you are interested please send an e-mail to:
JustinBridgewater@theagencygroup.com and copy Rocky@rockyvotolato.com

Please include a photo of the space where you would like to have the show and put "Rocky House Show" and the city where you live in the subject line of the e-mail.

If you live in or near any of the area’s outlined in the Potential Routing listed below and would like to host a House Show for Rocky, please get in touch!! We'll review all requests and sort out dates for July and August.

Planned Tour Date Route:
Jul 30 – Oregon
Jul 31 – Oregon/ Northern California
Aug 01 – Northern California
Aug 02 – Northern California
Aug 03 – OFF
Aug 04 – Southern California
Aug 05 – Southern California
Aug 06 – Southern California
Aug 07 – Southern California
Aug 08 – Central California
Aug 09 – Bay Area, California
Aug 10 – Bay Area, California
Aug 11 – Bay Area, California
Aug 12 – Northern California
Aug 13 – Oregon
Aug 14 – Northern Oregon / Southern Washington
Aug 15 – Seattle
Aug 16 – Washington
Aug 17 – OFF
Aug 18 – Washington
Aug 19 – Washington
Aug 20 – Washington
Aug 21 – Washington
Aug 22 – Washington

It’s endeavors such as this that make me wish I lived on the West Coast. Rocky is a Popwreckoning favorite and puts on a great show. I can’t even begin to imagine how amazingly great such an intimate show with him performing in a living room or basement would be. I’m already wildly jealous of everyone that gets to host a date.

: website | myspace

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Interview With: Derek Pressnall of Tilly and the Wall

Posted: 25 Jun 2009 06:45 AM PDT

In anticipation of their short summer jaunt leading the tap-dancing, glitter-loving Tilly and the Wall to Kansas, I got the chance to catch up with one of the boys (yes, one of the two boys in that band). Here’s my interview with guitarist/vocalist Derek Pressnall:

Derek Pressnall, Tilly and the Wall: What is this for?
Bethany, PopWreckoning: A website, called PopWreckoning.com.
DP: Haha, ok. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't on the radio or something.
PW: Oh no. I wouldn't have surprised you like that.
DP: Haha.

PW: First off, congratulations. I hear you will be a dad soon, is that correct?
DP: Yeah, yep.
PW: So what does that mean for Tilly and the Wall?
DP: What do you mean?
PW: Well, with Jamie [Pressnall] as the primary tap dancer/percussionist, I imagine being pregnant or having a baby will cause some issues with tap dancing as much as she does.
DP: Haha. Yes. Well, for these shows coming up here, we're just going to be switching up the set, you know? She's always had break songs and we have songs with drums and electronic beats, so we'll just end up playing more of those, I think.

PW: I bet it helps that the last album had a bit more actual drums than previous albums.
DP: Yes.
PW: Is that also why you're only doing a short tour right now—just a few cities?
DP: Yeah, we just wanted to play some shows, you know? We had been taking a break really since our last tour, which was oversees. That was like November.

PW: So what have you guys been up to? It has been awhile since the tour and about a year since O came out.
DP: We toured on that for awhile and we just basically have been taking a break and laying low. We've worked on some other stuff.
PW: Like your solo project Flowers Forever?
DP: Yeah. I've been working on that, you know? Just whatever. We've all been working on different things.

PW: Now, I have noticed that art, especially with you, has been very important. How do you balance music with art as in the painting/drawing sort of stuff?
DP: I just work on art when I'm at home and we're not touring. You know, just whenever. I just was doing an art show, a brief show, that my friend had. That's just, well, whenever we're back I work on stuff. Sometimes on the road, I'll work on stuff, but not as much. It's harder being on the road, obviously.
PW: Yeah, can't make a mess in a tour bus. derek
DP: Right.
PW: So more specifically, what sort of projects? It was your friend's art show or you had the art show?
DP: My friend runs this boutique here in Omaha. She had a group show. It was a group show with a bunch of local artists. So I did a piece for that. I've just been working on some different kind of mix media stuff. I've been working on a video for my friend's band Son, Ambulance. I shot a video for that, so I've been working on editing that and putting it together. I've been working on—I'm trying to write a script—like a movie script, but I don't know. We'll see how that works out. Haha.

PW: Staying busy. Are you guys still connected to the Bemis Art Center?
DP: Yeah, totally. We go down there for openings and stuff. We aren't in the space or working there at all, but we're still really close. It's like an official figure in the art community here.
PW: What do you think of some of the other art centers that have opened in Omaha recently like the Hot Shops?
DP: Um, the Hot Shops? I don't know much about them. I've been to a couple openings at the Hot Shops. It is like a big building that has a lot of space in it, so it's like basically a big studio house kind of idea. They have a gallery. It's cool. I think the people from Hot Shops are trying to open a school here, an art school, of some sort.
PW: That will be cool.
DP: Yeah. Everyone that's involved in the art community here is pretty great. Everyone does pretty cool things.
PW: I think that a lot of people there, especially in the music scene does a good job crossing over different mediums.
DP: Yeah, there is definitely a lot of that stuff going on.

PW: So I know that your band has had some PETA praises in the past, but what do you think of PETA's attacks on President Obama?
DP: I am unaware of them and I'm one of the band members that eats meat, so I'm not a vegetarian myself. So I, personally, am not really affiliated with PETA. I don't really know what their practices are or anything nor their issue with Obama.
PW: That's cool. I knew some of the girls were PETA's coolest vegetarians before or something. I thought maybe you guys would have talked about the Obama thing. They got upset when he swatted a fly or something during a speech.
DP: Oooh, right. I was wondering, I saw that on the NYTimes.com and I was wondering if animal rights activists would be really upset about that.
PW: PETA was. So I wasn't sure if your band had any thoughts about their practices.
DP: Yeah, I'm not too sure. It would probably be a better question for the vegetarians in the band because I've never really researched them and what they've done. They seem pretty active in what they believe.

PW: You are in a band that is predominately female. What is it like touring with so many females and being one of the few guys in the band.
DP: It's great. We're all really good friends. It is fine. It doesn't seem very different to me because Tilly was the first band I ever really went out on tour with and I've been with them for a long time, then Flowers. We've really become a family on the road, so it feels natural to me. So I don't really know.

PW: How does it compare to Flowers?
DP: It still feels natural. We tour and it will be all guys with Flowers. It really is the same. There's a lot of keeping yourself entertained in the van. A lot of my guy friends are just like girls and a lot of girl friends are just like guys, you know? If that makes any sense? It's basically all the same. I mean, with all guys, there is more guy talk, just like with girls, there is more girl talk. You know?

PW: You guys are playing Kansas City, well Lawrence, which is basically where I'm based out of soon, what can people expect at that show?
DP: At the Lawrence show? What can they expect? I guess they can expect a tap-light Tilly and the Wall show. They can expect fun, good times.

PW: I know you're often praised for tapping, but now that you have to be kind of tap light, is there something else that you wish people would kind of give the spotlight to?
DP: Not really, no. It has really made any difference to us, I don't think. We've been, from day one, doing a wide range of things as far as percussion goes, you know? We've played full shows without Jamie before because she's been sick, while on tour. There have been shows where someone was ill and we've had to play without that person. It isn't anything new for us, I don't think. We don't see the band any differently. Or at least it doesn't feel any different, at least to me. tilly

PW: OK. I was recently at Bonnaroo and during Of Montreal's set, someone had a sign that said Tilly and the Wall loves you. I also saw on-line that Of Montreal is described as a sister band. Can you kind of explain what that means?
DP: Haha. I don't know who the hell wrote that sign, but I did hear about this. They're really close friends of ours. We met them, we played with them and we opened one of their first shows in Omaha. We've become good friends and touring with each other and staying really connected. We became instant friends. We hit it off, so we're just the same kind of people, I guess. They seem like family. Of Montreal actually played me and Jamie's wedding reception.
PW: That would be pretty awesome.
DP: They were the wedding band.
PW: That would be a fun dance party for a wedding reception.
DP: Oh yeah. They were amazing. They played like three hours. It was incredible. We're just really close to them and just really good friends.

PW: I understand you're kind of a coffee aficionado. What is the best coffee drink to you?
DP: Haha. I don't know. I like any kind of coffee really. I'm not picky when it comes to coffee actually. I'll drink like the shittiest coffee to like whatever, it doesn't bother me.
My favorite, I don't know, that's a hard one. I guess I would say like iced coffee. You know what my favorite coffee drink is, honestly is? If you brew coffee at your house, I like to get a jar—an old spaghetti jar, like a mason jar—and fill it with ice in the summertime. Then you pour the coffee on top of it until the ice melts like halfway. The coffee gets all watered down. I love that. I like to go to my house and drink that. That is my favorite way to have coffee.
PW: Sounds good. Thanks for talking with me and I look forward to seeing you guys on Saturday.
DP: Sweet. We'll see you then. Thank you.
PW: Bye.
DP: Bye bye.

Tilly and the Wall: website | myspace | interview with Jamie Pressnall | O review | Phila 1, Phila 2, NYC live shows

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