Ah, California. My love, my home... No, I won't start singing any California songs... but I'm hopping a flight to the bay area tomorrow afternoon & will spend this holiday weekend in yr fine state! So, if you live in the SF / Bay Area, come say hello to the Solid PR crew on July 2nd @ the Edinburgh Castle, as we bring you the SOLID PR / SF INVASION featuring three of our finest from the area:

SOLID PR / SF INVASION!


This will be an amazing show, you should come out, see some fantastic bands, and also be one of the first to pick up the Solid PR compilation, Solid PR Presents, Volume 1: A Benefit for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society... see more info here: www.myspace.com/solidprpresents - aside from this, let me know what is going on with you this weekend!

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANS! Also, at the end of July - I'll be at Need New Body's Los Angeles shows & Shane Bartell's International Pop Overthrow appearance. Derek will be in San Diego at month's end too! And August 20th, Solid PR will be throwing Chord Magazine a party in Los Angeles! I would be elated to meet you & would love for you to attend.

Hope to see you/hear from you soon!

Love & rockets,
Céleste

We were just listening to NY band, The Pages, in the office and got really excited and started dancing around in our skivvies on this hot Chicago day. We wanted to share that moment with you. We were well trained to love them: As kids by loving the Kinks, and reminded when The Shins came into our lives… We hope you will love them just as much!

The Pages will be moving along down the road in a shiny black van for your listening enjoyment quite soon. Tour dates are in the works for between July 31st and August 14th. We'll keep you in the loop!

Here are upcoming New York dates:
June 30, New York, NY @ The Knitting Factory - Old Office
July 16, Brooklyn, NY @ Freddys Backroom
July 26, New York, NY @ The Delancey

The Pages, a New York quartet, are a distillation of harmony-laden, psychadelic country-funk, New York garage rock, and their own special brand of epic guitar weirdness, which comes out sounding something like Gram Parsons' vision of "Cosmic American Music." They are sometimes compared to classic groups like The Kinks and Neil Young with some Television thrown in. There's something about the broad-ranging vision and innate peculiarity of the Pages' music that recalls both the great, sunlit expanses of the Southwest and the sweaty intensity of a Lower East Side basement. Their lyrical ruminations are given weight and drive by the foundation of Dake's careening, propulsive drumming, DeGroat's melodically inventive bass playing, and the fiery, idiosyncratic bite of Blair and Orsborn's guitars. Capping it all off are the pure, yearning harmonies that wind their way through the songs. The Pages are releasing their debut EP, Creatures of the Earth, in Summer 2005 on Unsound Records. The band has played such New York City venues as the Delancey, the Knitting Factory, Lit, and Sin-e. They are currently planning a tour of the Northeast and they are working on their first full-length album.

The Pages
"Creatures of the Earth" - 8 songs EP - CD
[Unsound Records]

street date: July 26th, 2005

MP3’s here
http://www.unsoundrecords.com/bands/thepages/audio.php

Let us know if you need anything and everything Pages!!!

Love from the Solid PR camp,
Céleste

Following the success of The Unicorns, Nicholas "Niel" Diamonds and J'aime Tambour have now set their sights on their second and newest side project, ISLANDS!

For a short time you can listen to 2 tracks up exclusively and only at: http://www.thesimplemission.com

Simple Mission editor Elliot Aronow says: "I know you've been wondering. Where is Nick Diamonds? Where is J'aime? Montreal? LA? NYC? Since winning the hearts of the masses as two/thirds of the French Canadian band the Unicorns, the pair have been busy travelling around this country and theirs working on various and sundry projects including a brand new fantastique pop group called Islands.

Diamonds describes his group's new music as "F-14 tomcat blah, blah," which is really French-Canadian slang for fiery, shiny and shimmering madcap pop.

Really though, it's wonderful stuff and I couldn't be happier to be the first kid on the block to bring it to you.

This time out, you can take a little piece of the music home with you, so follow the blue to download "Flesh" and "Abominable Snow" from Montreal's (and now your) very own, Islands."

DOIT!

For more information, give a shout!

xoxo -- derek

Just wanted to give you a shout about ODIORNE. They’re releasing their debut album on File 13 Records in July after a very well-received EP on Everlasing Records. ODIORNE is led by former Mercury Rev member, Jimy Chambers. The debut also features current members of Mercury Rev and Longwave!

ODIORNE
“Heavy Wish”
[File 13 Records]
Street Date: July 26, 2005.

Buffalo, NY's ODIORNE began as a side project for original Mercury Rev member Jimy Chambers prior to his departure from the band in 1998. Chambers recorded with Dave Fridmann (Mercury Rev, Flaming Lips) and it resulted in the ODIORNE EP Want Them Leaving More, released in 2001 on Everlasting Records. The band was approached to tour Spain in support of Mercury Rev; as a result, ODIORNE was officially formed. Since then, the group has kept busy recording and performing live in venues throughout the States and Canada.
Chambers' credits as a songwriting contributor to Mercury Rev include the singles "Something For Joey" and the UK-charting "Delta Sun Bottleneck Stomp" from the Deserters' Songs LP. In ODIORNE, Chambers has traded in his duties as drummer and now fills the role as guitarist, keyboardist and vocalist. The rest of the band consists of Mike Bouquard on bass and Moog, Brandon Delmont on drums, and Kevin Corbett on electric piano.
ODIORNE's debut album Heavy Wish was produced by the band and Bill Racine at Tarbox Road Studios. The album features arrangements and guest performances by Mercury Rev's Jonathan Donahue and Anthony Molina, as well as Bill Racine, Jason Molina (Longwave), James Burgess, and many more. The music of Heavy Wish features intricate arrangements with symphonic treatments on top of heavy backbeats. Each member contributes their influence and the results are elements of rock, avant-experimentalism, jazz and post-punk. Comparisons are far ranging from "a well-orchestrated version of Joy Division" to "a mixture of Serge Gainsbourg and the Seeds."

LIVE DATES
· July 18th - Pianos- New York, NY
· July 22nd- Soundlab- Buffalo, NY [Record Release w/ TRS-80]
· August 8th- Empty Bottle- Chicago, IL [File 13 Showcase w/ Fashion Flesh, TRS-80, The Poison Arrows]

MP3 HERE: http://file-13.com/artists/artist.php3?id=odiorne
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.odiorne.net

Please let me know if you have any questions, or if you want a copy of the album! And anything else of course!

Take the Test, Take Control: June 27 Is National HIV Testing Day

http://www.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=3547867

Solid PR Compilation Fights MS
Jun 27, 2005
Solid PR, the New Jersey-bred promotion monster behind such awesome indies as Hella and Man Man, are releasing a two-disc set to raise awareness and money for multiple sclerosis on July 12. Featuring 34 bands and as many songs from the Solid PR roster, including the Unicorns, Jesu, I Am The World Trade Center and Mommy And Daddy, Solid PR Presents Volume 1 will benefit your karma and your indie cred simultaneously ("Oh, Upsilon Acrux? Yeah, I saw 'em open for Ruins, like, three years ago. Where were you?"). Brimming with awesome bands (including an amazing 54 seconds from An Albatross), it's possibly the best mixtape we've received all year, so cop this comp and give MS a solid kick with your Saucony's.

www.solidpr.com

SOLID PR / SF INVASION! If you live in the SF / Bay Area, come say hello to the Solid PR crew on July 2nd @ the Edinburgh Castle, as we bring you the SOLID PR / SF INVASION featuring three of our finest from the area:
(check flier here)
This will be an amazing show, you should come out, see some amazing bands, and also be one of the first to pick up the Solid PR compilation, Solid PR Presents, Volume 1: A Benefit for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society... see more info here:
www.myspace.com/solidprpresents

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MOMMY AND DADDY new release date for the upcoming debut full-length, "Duel at Dawn" now SEPTEMBER 27th!
Contact: Derek solid@solidpr.com

NEED NEW BODY on tour in July and August with Pit Er Pat!
Contact: Celeste celeste@solidpr.com

New websites!
Kanine Records - www.kaninerecords.com and OTR Records -www.otrrecords.com
Contact: Derek solid@solidpr.com

FLASHLIGHT ARCADE plays a party for Viva La Bam! see below!
Contact: Derek solid@solidpr.com

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new to the Solid PR roster:

A MILLION BILLION – coming out with “Today We Love You” on Filthy Schoolgirls in late August. “…a richly textured electronic score by Ryan Smith, layered with buzzes, whispers, chimes and a rich assortment of soothing and anxious sounds.” – New York Times. Ryan Smith, aka A Million Billion is taking his act on the road across the pond. Here are some tourdates:
July 7th at The Charlotte, Leicester UK
July 8th, Buxton Fringe Festival, Buxton, UK
July 9th, Rough Trade presents RoTa Afternoon, London, UK
www.amillionbillion.com / www.filthyschoolgirls.com
Contact: Celeste celeste@solidpr.com

A.R.E. WEAPONS - Solid PR is please to welcome the amazing A.R.E. WEAPONS
to its roster! A.R.E. Weapons are back after their 2002 Rough Trade debut to bring their style of NYC gutter-rock back to the masses! the Weapons, from New York City, is Matthew McAuley, Brain McPeck, Eric Rapin, and Paul Sevigny. these madmen have been making their unique brand of anthemic electro rock and playing incendiary live shows in and around the downtown NYC slum set since the year 2000. amazing www.areweapons.com / www.defendmusic.com
Contact: Derek solid@solidpr.com

SHANE BARTELL’s debut CD “Too Soon To Say” is coming out on Seattle’s Sarathan Records. Street date: Sept 27 2005 Beautiful, dark, sexy, heart-breaking, uplifting, and completely irresistible, Shane Bartell's songs are the soundtrack to life, love, and everything in-between. Details Magazine says, "He's the congenital critical darling, in the best sense of the word. When you see him live, no one need ask, 'Can you feel the love tonight?', the love is self-evident." Shane Bartell was voted best musician in Austin The Austin Chronicle in 2005.
7/22 Mural Amphitheatre Bite of Seattle Festival, Seattle, WA, 5:00 PM
7/22 Panamonica’s, Tacoma, WA
7/28 International Pop Overthrow Festival, Los Angeles, CA w/ Brandon Schott
7/30 Plush, Tucson, AZ
www.sarathan.com / www.shanebartell.com
Contact: Celeste celeste@solidpr.com

SYBRIS - this Chicago based, female-fronted rock phenom is set to take the
world by storm! mixing equal parts Velocity Girl and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs,
Sybris has already performed w/ the likes of Stars, Trail of Dead, Appleseed Cast, and more! prepare thyselves...
www.sybrismusic.com / www.flameshovel.com
Contact: Derek solid@solidpr.com

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out this week!

LEWIS & CLARKE - this project, led by the amazing mind of Lou Rogai, is
one of the most beautiful and lush singer-songwriter projects around...
also featuring members of Matt Pond PA and some wicked harp playing, Lewis
and Clarke are atmospheric, touching, and sure to be a favorite for just
about anyone looking to be inspired in some way or another... debut full
length "Bare Bones and Branches" out TOMORROW June 21st on Summersteps!
www.lourogai.com / www.summerstepsrecords.com
Contact: Derek solid@solidpr.com

PRINCESS just landed back in Chicago from their crazy wild child month long tour to the east coast and back! You can read their tour diary at www.myspace.com/zibbi Their self-titled debut is coming out on the band’s imprint Tony Chaos tomorrow! That’s right, tomorrow (June 21st)! Line ‘em up! PRINCESS’ CD release show at the EMPTY BOTTLE on June 24th. Self-titled debut out tomorrow, June 21st!!! Party on…
www.zibbi.com / www.myspace.com/zibbi
Contact: Celeste celeste@solidpr.com

TOURMALINE - this cutesy pop-punk band from NJ on the same label as Bank
Robbers and Halifax play some very awesome and emotionally charged
power-pop for the kids! check out their upcoming debut full-length
"Strange Distress Calls" also out tomorrow, June 21st on No Milk!
www.tourmalinemusic.com / www.nomilkrecords.com
Contact: Derek solid@solidpr.com

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Now that BANG! BANG!’s Electric Sex Ep is officially out on the street - they plan on recording their full length out in August, and going on tour again in September. In the meantime they are also playing the following shows:
June 23, @ The House, Dekalb IL
July 9th, @ The Studio (new all ages venue) Chicago, IL
July 22, @ DAAC, Grand rapids, MI
August 6, w/ New Black @ The Slipper Club, madison, WI
August 28, w/ Glass Candy, Danava @ Onopa Brewery, Milwaukee, WI
www.bangbangband.com / www.morphius.com
Contact: Celeste celeste@solidpr.com

BRIEF CANDLES took to the road in the last month. In fact, they probably just got home to Milwaukee as recent as yesterday. Maybe you even got a chance to catch their shoegazer music when they took to the west and back. Full length out in October on Latest Flame!!!
www.briefcandles.com
Contact: Celeste celeste@solidpr.com

THE END OF THE WORLD is holing up through the summer to work on material that will be recorded in the beginning of September and released in the begining of 2006. The EP is now available on Pretty Activity Records. Not holing up too much however as they are playing one more show on June 30 at Northsix with the Five O'Clock Heroes (we play at 9:30 as well). But after that they’re basically spending the summer preparing for the recording of their first full-length.
www.theendoftheworld.net / www.prettyactivity.com
Contact: Celeste celeste@solidpr.com

KID ICARUS - this PA based lo-fi rock masterpiece of an album by one of
the genres finest, is sure to break some ground last seen by the likes of
Elliot Smith and Sebadoh... look out for a US tour soon in support of
their debut full length "The Metal West" out August 9th on Summersteps!
www.kidicarus.com / www.summerstepsrecords.com
Contact: Derek solid@solidpr.com

OXFORD COLLAPSE - the amazing Oxford Collapse are out touring the US now
w/ the likes of Narrator and the Constantines, in support of their
upcoming debut full-length "A Good Ground" out July 12th on Kanine! check
out Oxford Collapse as the featured band of the day on SPIN.COM this
Friday June 24th... NICE!
www.oxfordcollapse.com / www.kaninerecords.com
Contact: Derek solid@solidpr.com

PIGLET - this Chicago based instrumental spazz-rock trio offers up some
technical genius and mastery covering vast territory everywhere from the
likes of Lightning Bolt to the Six Parts Seven! look out for their debut
album, "Lava Land" out July 12th on Team-AV!
www.ccmlabel.com/piglet
Contact: Derek solid@solidpr.com

MIXEL PIXEL - NYC visual-art rockers, Mixel Pixel, are set to tour the US
w/ the likes of Weird War and Totally Rad this summer, in support of their
upcoming full length, "Contact Kid" also out July 12th on Kanine!
www.mixelpixel.com / www.kaninerecords.com
Contact: Derek solid@solidpr.com

MOGGS - Moggs will be performing at the Solid PR / SF Invasion on July 2nd
@ the Edinburgh Castle! Moggs play dark and ambient rock not unlike the
sounds of Engine Down or Modest Mouse... so amazing, be sure to catch
their latest full length "The White Belt is Not Enough" out August 9th on
Absolutely Kosher!
www.moggs.com
Contact: Derek solid@solidpr.com

MOMMY AND DADDY - just back from a massive 120 day tour of the US and
Canada in support of their critically eclaimed EP "Fighting Style Killer
Panda," Mommy and Daddy are set to release their debut full-length "Duel
at Dawn," NEW RELEASE DATE = September 27th!
www.mommyanddaddy.com / www.kaninerecords.com
Contact: Derek solid@solidpr.com

MY EPIPAHANY - these madmen are still out touring for as long as the eye
can see, in support of their debut album "Mirabilia" out now on Eyeball
Records, check them out in a town near you!
www.thisismyepiphany.com / www.eyeballrecords.com
Contact: Derek solid@solidpr.com

NEED NEW BODY oh mischevious NNB, they’re hitting the road all over the US starting in July with their pals in Pit Er Pat. I personally can’t wait for that. Seeing NNB live is like having that much needed vacation come to you. And your souvenirs? Just check out their hand made custom merchandise. And then it’s like, “Pah-dow, how you like me now?!” “Where’s Black Ben?” was released on June 7th on 5 Rue Christine.
All the latest tourdates here: http://www.inlandempiretouring.com/artist.php?ID=18
www.neednewbody.com / www.5rc.com
Contact: Celeste celeste@solidpr.com

THE NUMBER 12 LOOKS LIKE YOU - these spazz metal madmen are about to head
out for a US tour in support of their upcoming Dillinger Escape Plan meets
Blood Brothers influenced mind-fuckery of an album "Nuclear. Sad. Nuclear"
out July 12th on Eyeball Records!
www.itsnumber12time.com / www.eyeballrecords.com
Contact: Derek solid@solidpr.com

ODIORNE Get Stoked: File 13 are releasing Buffalo NY's Odiorne debut album 'Heavy Wish' on July 26. Odiorne is led by ex Mercury Rev drummer and songwriter Jimy Chambers and features appearances by current members of Mercury Rev and Longwave. Tourdates coming shortly.
Www.odiorne.net / www.file-13.com
Contact: Celeste celeste@solidpr.com

THE PAGES ‘ “Creatures of the Earth EP” is coming out soon… like July 26th soon. Like any lovechild of The Kinks & The Shins they have made Pages-addicts of us here @ Solid PR. The Pages will be moving along down the road in a shiny black van for your listening enjoyment quite soon. Tour dates are in the works for in July and August.
www.unsoundrecords.com
Contact: Celeste celeste@solidpr.com

San Francisco’s SEVENTEEN EVERGREEN have a stripped down set tomorrow @ Argus Lounge for a party called “Debutante.” With vocals like The National and pop sensibilities of The Psychedelic Furs, Seventeen Evergreen, will be wowing fans with their debut album, ‘Life Embarrasses Me On Planet Earth’, in August of 2005 on Pacific Radio Fire Records and will be touring the nation during the late summer/fall.
6/21(Tuesday) The Argus Lounge (Mission @ Valencia) -SF.
7/2 (Saturday) Edinburgh Castle (950 Geary @ Polk) -SF
www.seventeenevergreen.com / www.myspace.com/seventeenevergreen
Contact: Celeste celeste@solidpr.com

SHEBLY - ex-Swervedriver and Mercury Rev NYC rock-gods Shelby, are out
gigging around the NYC area before their US tour, in support of their
upcoming debut full length "The Luxury of Time" out August 9th on
Gigantic! if you live in the NYC area, be sure to catch Shelby @ Rothko
on June 28th w/ Biirdie, Kevin Devine, and more!
www.shelbynyc.com / www.giganticmusic.com
Contact: Derek solid@solidpr.com

You guys, how can you not be so jealous of THE SILENT LEAGUE? The entire 8+ band is being shipped over to the UK once more to perform, by request mind you, on the mainstage of the O2 Wireless Music Festival in London’s Hyde Park with Keane, Supergrass, and Celeste’s fave boy - Rufus Wainwright, on Wednesday, June 29. Attendees at Day 3 of the 4 day festival (which features performances by New Order, The Bravery, The Dears, LCD Soundystem, M.I.A, Basement Jaxx, and others), will also enjoy performances by the Secret Machines, Brendan Benson, et al. The band have been holed up and working through “three records worth of material” to make final selection of the studio-bound tracks that will comprise the follow-up to “The Orchestra, Sadly, Has Refused”
www.thesilentleague.com / www.file-13.com
Contact: Celeste celeste@solidpr.com

THEE MORE SHALLOWS - this SF based project plays some of the most
beautiful music we've heard in quite some time... currently receiveing an
extraordinary amount of attention, TMS play music akin to the likes of My
Bloody Valetine, Sunny Day Real Estate, Ride, and others... simply
beautiful! debut full length "More Deep Cuts" out July 12th on Turn
Records! oh yeah, theyll be headlining the SOLID PR / SF Invsaion ;)
www.theemoreshallows.com / www.turnrecords.com
Contact: Derek solid@solidpr.com

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last but not least!

FLASHLIGHT ARCADE - thanks to all the crazy partying and retarded antics,
Flashlight Arcade landed themselves on an amazing, 3,000+ person show at
the Jersey Shore this weekend opening a party for the VIVA LA BAM show!
we have some pretty funny pictures from this w/ Don Vito, Ryan Dunn, and
some other funny characters... a drunken good time indeed :) next up,
Flashlight Arcade tour w/ CKY? ya never know ;) oh yeah, footage from
this show may be on an upcoming episode of Viva La Bam, we will keep you
posted! be sure to check out the debut release from Flashlight Arcade
entitled "The Art of Blacking Out" out now on OTR!
www.flashlightarcade.net / www.otrrecords.com
Contact: Derek solid@solidpr.com

other fun out now:
DISCORDANCE AXIS "Our Last Day" (Hydra Head)
GOON MOON "I Got a Brand New Egg Layin Machine" (Suicide Squeeze)
FRANKLIN DELANO “Like a Smoking Gun In Front of Me” (File 13)
KAIJU BIG BATTEL "Shocking Truth" DVD (Koch)
MICHAEL COLUMBIA “These Are Colored Bars” (Alabaster/Galapagos 4)
MY WAY MY LOVE “Hypnotic Suggestion : 01” (File 13)

Just wanted to give you a heads up: NEED NEW BODY is taking off for tour!!

Dance M.F. Dance! Live is where it’s at! NEED NEW BODY is widely known for their stunning theatrical live show. They’ve been known for wearing elaborate costumes, using irregular instrumentation, and having an overall fiery and thoroughly entertaining performance. Hearing about it from your most descriptive friend, however explicit, will never suffice; Photographs alone cannot document what occurs during a live exhibition; Even a show videotaped would not bring you close enough to this experience. The only way to fully be engulfed into the phenomenon is to be there yourself.
 
Space is the place for NEED NEW BODY whose third album "Where's Black Ben?" hit the streets last week courtesy of 5RC. This philly-quintent consists of innovative musicians who are also held in high regard by peers and fans as being an artist collective. This album also features a collaboration with original members of Sun Ra Akestra on the song "Outer Space" - and it's brilliant! There's a morsel on this record for all of your senses... check out the latest news here: www.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=3547752
listen to Eskimo: http://www.killrockstars.com/bands/neednewbody/audio/eskimo.mp3
 
NNB WBB Summer Tour
All dates - Pit Er Pat supporting
JULY
July 12th Chicago, IL @ Open End Gallery
July 13th Chicago, IL @ Open End Gallery
July 14th Milwaukee, WI @ Onopa Brewing Co.
July 15th Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN @ Big V's
July 16th Fargo, ND @ Moose Lodge
July 19th Seattle, WA @ Crocodile Cafe
July 20th Portland, OR @ Love Land
July 21st Eugene, OR @ WOW Hall
July 22nd Californiarr @ TBA
July 23rd Visalia, CA @ Howie & Sons
July 24th Oakland, CA @ Warehouse
July 25th San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
July 26th Los Angeles, CA @ TBA
July 27th Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland
July 28th Phoenix, AZ @ TBA
July 29th Tucson, AZ @ Solar Culture Gallery
July 30th Lac Cruces, NM @ TBA
AUGUST
Aug. 2nd Denton TX @ Hailey's
Aug 3rd Austin, TX @ The Parish
Aug 4th Lafayette, LA @ TBA
Aug. 5th New Orleans, LA @ TBA
Aug. 6th Jackson, MS @ TBA
Aug. 7th Athens, GA @ TBA
Aug. 8th Atlanta, GA @ TBA
Aug. 9th Carrboro, NC @ TBA
Aug. 10th Washington, DC @ TBA
Aug. 11th New York City @ TBA
Aug. 12th Philadelphia, PA @ TBA
Aug. 13th New Haven, CT @ TBA
Aug. 14th Western Massacussetts @ Schoolhouse
Aug. 15th New Brunswick, NJ @ TBA
(*Dates subject to change)
 
You know you want to catch this phenomenon live – just say the word and we’ll be on it! And of course, (of course!) if you need anything else, just let us know.
 
In the meantime, NEED NEW BODY is finishing up their video for "Brite Tha' Day"! See pics from the video shoot here: http://www.neednewbody.com/*britepix
While we wait for that to finish up, you can view their video for "Beach" here: http://www.gorillasuit.com/neednewvideo/
Some exclusive songs can be found here: http://www.neednewbody.com/*NP4ZZ
 
ARTIST: NEED NEW BODY
ALBUM: WHERE’S BLACK BEN?
LABEL: 5RC
*Check out the latest INDEX and ANTHEM for some NNB goods! Fancy!
 
www.5rc.com
www.neednewbody.com

Freshly created for Solid PR's San Franny showcase show 070205.

The first is the all-star band GOON MOON entitled "I Got a Brand New Egg Layin Machine" out on Suicide Squeeze! Goon Moon features Twiggy Ramirez of Marilyn Manson and Nine Inch Nails fame (currently touring w/ NIN!), Zach Hill of Hella and Team Sleep, and legendary producer Chris Goss (Masters of Reality) and is a sick and twisted take on music as a whole... read an in-depth interview w/ Twiggy here: http://auralminority.com/twiggyramirezofg.html
listen to "Rock Weird" http://suicidesqueeze.net/mp3/goon_rock_weird.mp3
more info! http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/id/7242378/mastersofreality?rnd=1118117451276&has-player=true&version=6.0.12.1040
www.suicidesqueeze.net/goonmoon.html
www.suicidesqueeze.net/images/press/goonmoon_cmj_05_05.pdf

Space is the place for NEED NEW BODY whose third album "Where's Black Ben?" hit the streets today courtesy of 5RC. This philly-quintent consists of innovative musicians who are also held in high regard by peers and fans as being an artist collective. This album also features a collaboration with original members of Sun Ra Akestra on the song "Outer Space" - and it's brilliant! There's a morsel on this record for all of your senses... check out the latest news here: www.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=3547752
listen to Eskimo: http://www.killrockstars.com/bands/neednewbody/audio/eskimo.mp3
tourdates appearing all the time here: http://www.inlandempiretouring.com/artist.php?ID=18
www.5rc.com
www.neednewbody.com

Also out today is the re-release of the debut full-length from NJ skate-punx, FLASHLIGHT ARCADE, entitled "The Art of Blacking Out" on Derek from Solid PR's record label, OTR Records... Flashlight Arcade play an intense and passionate form of angst-ridden indie punk, along the lines of such legendary acts as Liftetime, Jawbreaker, or Hot Water Music... heavy, driving, and amazingly catchy,
"The Art of Blacking Out" is being re-released w/ a new tracklisting and new songs (minus some old ones), and new distribution through Fontana / Universal!
PRESS ONLY! the newly remastered version of "The Art of Blacking Out" is available online as well at
http://www.flashlightarcade.net/mastered (user name: solidpr | password: solid123)
read more! http://www.splendidezine.com/review.html?reviewid=1110885223197510
http://sceneitall.net/viewreviews.php?action=fullnews&showcomments=1&id=145
www.flashlightarcade.net
Flashlight Arcade live (tons of dates posted now!) http://www.flashlightarcade.net/shows.htm

As always, if youre interested in covering, need more information, or anything at all, say the word!

How are you doing? Me? I'm a little tired. It is so hot in Chicago now, that it is rather difficult to sleep without air conditioning! Speaking of summertime hotness, check this sh*t out:

THE PAGES
“Creatures of the Earth” (Unsound)
Street Date: July 26, 2005
RIYL: The Shins, The Kinks, Rolling Stones, The Voivods, Led Zeppelin, Neutral Milk Hotel, B.B. King, Jane's Addiction and Bob Dylan www.unsoundrecords.com
Newcomers The Pages deliver an invigorating mix of skiffle-funk sounds. Formed serendipitously and unscrupulously—the result being instrumental bravado coupled with well-forged songs that seem to materialize one after the other—The Pages have been honing and developing their sound in NYC for the past two years. Surely to be a summertime favorite!

SEVENTEEN EVERGREEN
“Life Embarrasses Me On Planet Earth” (Pacific Radio Fire)
Street Date: August 22, 2005
RIYL: Radiohead, Sparklehorse, Flaming Lips, Eno-period Bowie, Boards of Canada, Pavement, The Verve, Super Furry Animals, Air. www.myspace.com/seventeenevergreen
Childhood friends Caleb and Nephi create music inspired by Tapes, soups, germans, humans, weather, transit, clock, giantess' hand defense program, moonbathing, New Mexican-themed-matching-his-and-hers- senior- citizen-trackies, fangs, shower computers, language and living beings in general.

ODIORNE
“Heavy Wish” (FILE 13 RECORDS)
Street Date: July 26, 2005
RIYL: Joy Division, Pink Floyd www.file-13.com www.odiorne.net
Odiorne is fronted by Jimy Chambers (ex Mercury Rev), recorded by Bill Racine at Tarbox Road Studios, and features members of Mercury Rev and more… Melodic, fierce and intelligent – Odiorne brings a delightfully overwhelming feast of sonic layers to your senses with “Heavy Wish.”