“Who would have thought it – Apache Beat, just as at home in Fabric as they are on Native American reservations. Cubic Zirconia have turned “Your Powers Are Magic” into something of a totem pole for club kids and chieftains alike, huge, whomping bass bins stacked high to rally around, vocals chopped and screwed into strange mantras.”
- RCRD LBL
Head over to RCRDLBL.com to download the free track, or have a listen below -
Apache Beat – “Your Powers Are Magic” Cubic Zirconia Remix
It’s really happening – Summit Entertainment has just announced it will re-release Twilight for one night only in response to fan requests on November 19th – launching The Twilight Saga: New Moon the next day. IAMSOUND act The Black Ghosts were featured prominently in the first of the Twilight Saga films with the opening credits song, “Full Moon”. The song can be found on the Atlantic soundtrack.
The Black Ghosts - “Full Moon”
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MoZella played guest editor this week at Forever 21’s fashion blog, the skinny, in which she discusses her favorite fashion trends (hint: fun and a little retro, like her music!).
She’s also the featured MTV Artist for this week’s episode of The City – her song “Manhattan” closes the episode – look for it about 20 minutes in, seen here. Check out The City to see her featured artist page at MTV. The photos above were taken at her showcase, fittingly in Manhattan last week.
MoZella – “Manhattan”
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Fool’s Gold did a number at the IAMSOUND CMJ party apparently, because critics likened their amazing set to of out-of-body experience. NPR’s Bob Boilen enjoyed their set so much he proclaimed, “I also forgot the fact that I had arms and legs and lived on planet earth.” He then threw out an official invite to Fool’s Gold to play at the NPR studios, and urged his readers to witness the rhythmic, cross-cultural pop explosion that is Fool’s Gold whenever they could. Boilen highlighted the entire IAMSOUND showcase, which included sets by Suckers, Telepathe, and Apache Beat. Go to NPR’s music blog All Songs Considered to see the full review.
Amreeka has been nominated for ‘Best Feature Film’ for the Gotham Awards. The other nominees include ‘Big Fan,’ ‘The Hurt Locker,’ ‘The Maid,’ and ‘A Serious Man’. Amreeka was scored by Worlds End client KAREEM ROUSTOM.
Vulture Whalewill be playing a CMJ showcase tomorrow, Saturday October 24th at the Trash Bar in Brooklyn. Their set begins at 10 p.m. The band has recently played up and down the East Coast and will be playing a show with the Dexateens tonight in Macon, Georgia. Head down to the Trash Bar tomorrow!
“I got a head start on CMJ on Monday night, when Fool’s Gold played the
Knitting Factory in Brooklyn before its two CMJ shows: Tuesday at midnight
at the Suffolk (107 Suffolk Street) and Wednesday at midnight at the Bowery
Poetry Club (308 Bowery). It’s a Los Angeles band that loves African and
Middle Eastern music, building identifiable but cross-cultural grooves with
plenty of percussion (up to four members of the eight-man band) and pinpoint
interlocking guitars.
Monday’s set, by design or coincidence, worked its way northward: from
six-beat basslines with roots in the thumb-piano traditions of Zimbabwe,
through the bounce and meshed guitars of Congolese soukous
and on past the Sahara to the drones, trance-inducing bass lines and modal
inflections of Moroccan gnawa music. The band locked into each vamp until
the entire audience was dancing.
Fool’s Gold is far more Afro-traditionalist than, for instance, the
African-inflected new wave of Vampire Weekend or Yeasayer, but its songs are
fusions rather than direct imitations ‹ especially with the raspy, fervent
North African-tinged phrasing of its lead singer, Luke Top. I’m usually
skeptical of Americans attempting to master African rock, but Fool’s Gold
gets deep in the groove.
- Jon Pareles
Fool’s Gold- “Surprise Hotel“
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The buzz surrounding MoZella growing – she recently had a photo shoot with Forever 21 and sat down to discuss how she travels in style when she’s out on the road. She dishes on travel tips, her fave songs, and what a ‘day-in-the-life’ is like for her, as well as model the latest in fall fashion. Check out the shoot & interview at the skinny.
She’s also at the center of a contest on the Butterfly blog, a site for fashionable mommies – the prize being an autographed guitar or a personal ring on the phone with MoZella – if you play your cards right, you might even get an acapella version of one of her new hits… check out ‘Freezing‘ below.
MoZella – “Freezing”
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The IAMSOUND Records CMJ Party Showcase is tonight at Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery (Between Houston & Bleeker). This should be a great set, with the variety of innovative artists IAMSOUND is showcasing. Telepathe kicks off the party with a DJ set and Fool’s Gold will be capping the night off with one of their exhilarating sets, come check it out!
MoZella will be playing her first show with her new 6 piece band tonight at the Hotel Café in Hollywood, for all you Angelenos. She will be on stage at 8:00pm. Her new album Belle Isle is released tomorrow, October 20th, on Motown. Come out to the show tonight and hear her hit “Magic“, which is currently Verizon’s battle song in the middle of their smart phone war with AT&T.
Verizon, the nation’s biggest wireless network, has concluded a deal to develop mobile phones and other gadgets based on Google’s Android mobile operating system. Verizon will introduce two Android phones this year and also plan to roll out a number of smart phones. Their goal is to take down the iPhone, the king of the smart phone Jungle.
Verizon has used the MoZella song “Magic” in their “iDon’t” TV ads, probably because it sounds like a song that Apple would use for an iPhone Advert. Said MoZella, “I’m happy that Verizon has used my song, but I didn’t know I would be dragged into the spat between Google and Apple…”
Debut Album From Restless People Out September 14th On IAMSOUND Records
Brooklyn's Restless People will release their self-titled debut album on September 14th on IAMSOUND Records. The band, which features members of Tanlines, Professor Murder and Don Caballero, have been hailed for their irresistible, upbeat brand of dance-pop.
TRACKLIST
Days of Our Lives
Constant Panic
Don't Back Down
Little Sky
Basic Needs
Practical Magic
Practical Magic II
Victimless Crime
IAMSOUND Records To Release King Night by Salem On September 28th
Salem, the Traverse City/Chicago based trio have announced the worldwide release of their debut album King Night, out September 28th on IAMSOUND Records. Mixed by Dave Sardy, the album accents Salem's ability to create chilling soundscapes, striking a delicate balance between menacing and serene.
Following a series of limited edition 7" singles released throughout 2008 and 2009, the band has already garnered the attention of The FADER, The New York Times, LA Weekly, and Pitchfork.
TRACKLIST
1. King Night
2. Asia
3. Frost
4. Sick
5. Release Da Boar
6. Trapdoor
7. Redlights
8. Hound
9. Traxx
10. Tair
11. Killer
For info regarding licensing music from any artist from IAMSOUND Records, contact: Colin Chambers or Kevin Krump
