July 16, 2009

VNV Nation’s "Faith Power & Glory" and Tour Schedule!

VNV Nation is a band that members Ronan Harris and Mark Jackson formed in Wexford and London. They released their breakthrough album “Empires” in 1999. Ten years, a move to Hamburg, Germany and 4 studio albums later the duo are still at it, combining a diverse collection of industrial beats, synths, and orchestral structures to create their inspiring work.

Thier latest work Of Faith, Power and Glory is a collection of powerful emotion channeled through old school synth pop, industrial, and electro. The raw emotion and hope of the song The Great Divide, featured on the album, finds itself easilly next to the most soulful electronica of Moby and Depeche Mode.

VNV Nation – The Great Divide

Jun 27 Los Angeles, CA Club Nokia LA
Jun 29 San Francisco, CA The Grand Ballroom
Jun 30 Portland, OR Berbati’s Pan
Jul 01 Seattle, WA The Showbox
Jul 03 Salt Lake City, UT The Murray Theatre
Jul 05 Denver, CO The Gothic Theatre
Jul 07 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall
Jul 08 Minneapolis, MN Station Four
Jul 10 Chicago, IL House of Blues
Jul 11 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
Jul 12 Cleveland, OH Peabody’s Down Under
Jul 14 Toronto, ON The Phoenix
Jul 15 Montreal, QC Le National
Jul 17 Boston, MA The Paradise
Jul 18 New York, NY Nokia Theatre
Jul 19 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of the Living Arts
Jul 21 Washington, DC The 9:30 Club
Jul 23 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
Jul 24 Tampa, FL The Ritz
Jul 25 Ft. Lauderdale, FL The Culture Room
Jul 27 Dallas, TX The Granada Theater
Jul 28 San Antonio, TX The White Rabbit
Jul 30 Phoenix, AZ The Marquee Theater

June 17, 2009

Funk Up Your Life with Alan Wilkis!

Alan Wilkis is an electro/funk/rock artist out of Brooklyn, New York whose tracks on his new EP ‘Pink and Purple‘ are reminiscent of Prince playing with Cybotron. Hand claps and synth bass cascade over pure pop seduction. The first track ‘Snuggle Up to Nail Down’ has the artist harmonizing with himself through a talk box with the finest 80’s synths grooving and glitching in the background. The next track ‘N.I.C.E’ sounds a bit like Rick James with Prince on synth bass. Yes I just used Prince again as a reference point. ‘Gotta Get You Back’ uses a good old fashion clean hook ala Stevie Wonder and some baroque harpsichord breakdowns. The Stevie Wonder vibe continues onto the title track ‘Pink and Purple’ until the track explodes into some 80’s solo style guitar riffing. ‘Dance with You’ continues the party in 80’s pop bliss style with ascending dance funk melodies.The final track ‘Time Machine’ sounds like a solo ballad from Martin Gore from Depeche Mode. Overall if you’re looking to get a house party started with an electro-funk slant, Alan Wilkis’ ‘Pink and Purple’ will not dissapoint, it’s electro-funk with a retro-futuristic edge.

February 26, 2009

Heads We Dance Remix Red Blooded Women & Depeche Mode Simultaneously!

Leeds electro group “Heads We Dance” return yet again with a remix of Red Blooded Women’s cover of Depeche Mode’s “Enjoy The Silence”. They take the tune in a Pet Shop Boy’s direction because they were inspired by their claiming the Lifetime achievement award at the Brit awards. If you’re looking for an epic start to your Thursday, here it is!

February 6, 2009

Ladytron announce Co-Headlining Tour with The Faint!


This is a hot little nugget of news that I have to share with you. This spring Ladytron and The Faint will be touring North America… together! The awesomeness is unfathomable to me at this point. Anywho, Ladytron will be releasing an EP of mixes from their last album Velocifero. In related Ladytron news, the band have been in the studio with Christina Aguilera helpering her to write new songs for her forthcoming album and in addition to the epic tour with The Faint the band is slated to DJ around the world and perform with Brian Eno and Depeche Mode.

LADYTRON and THE FAINT w/ FIGO (DJ Set):
Wed, Apr 1 – Milwaukee, WI @ Tuner
Thur, Apr 2 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
Fri, Apr 3 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
Sat, Apr 4 – Chicago, IL @ Metrto
Mon, Apr 6 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix
Tue, Apr 7 – Montreal, QB @ Theatre Telus
Wed, Apr 8 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
Fri, Apr 10 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
Sat, Apr 11 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
Mon, Apr 13 – Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
Tue, Apr 14 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
Wed, Apr 15 – Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
Fri, Apr 17 – Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
Sat, Apr 18 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
Mon, Apr 20 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
Tue, Apr 21 – Austin, TX @ Stubb’s
Wed, Apr 22 – Dallas, TX @ Granada
Fri, Apr 24 – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
Sat, Apr 25 – Anaheim, CA @ The Grove
Sun, Apr 26 – Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda
Wed, Apr 29 – San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore
Thus, Apr 30 – San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore
Fri, May 1 – Portland, OR @ Roseland
Sat,May 2 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SODO
Sun, May 3 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore
Tue, May 5 – Denver, CO @ Ogden

WITH DEPECHE MODE IN EASTERN EUROPE
Sat, May 16 – Bucharest @ Parc Izvor
Mon, May 18 – Sofia @ Vasil Levsky Stadium
Wed, May 20 – Belgrade @ Usce Park
Thur, May 21 – Zagreb @ Arena

TOMMORROW EP TRACK LISTING:
1. Tomorrow (Jim Abbiss Radio Remix #1)
2. Tomorrow (Port-Royal Remix)
3. Tomorrow (Jeuce Rework)
4. Tomorrow (Vector Lovers Lucky Remix)
5. Tomorrow (Great Norther Remix)
6. Tomorrow (Album Version)

The Faint – The Geeks Were Right (Shadow Dancer Vocal Remix)

Ladytron – Tomorrow (Vector Lovers Lucky Remix)

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