MP3: WHITE FANG - “Tall Shadow”

Hailing from the supposedly nonexistent Portland suburbs, White Fang are gnaring up the underground teenage rock scene. Their debut, Pure Evil, out now on Portland’s Marriage Records, encapsulates the fierce energy portrayed in their live show. Self-proclaimed “gnar-shredders”, White Fang is an untamed beast, a herd of ravageous rockers with childlike spirits and souls swooned by 90s punkrock. Pure Evil was recorded in Portland, OR by Aaron Shepherd at local arts commune The Artistery and mastered by friend and mentor Adam Forkner (of White Rainbow). With a headlining set at the PDX Pop Now! Fest and a feature on MTVnews.com under their belt, White Fang recently completed their first major tour with Rob Walmart and White Rainbow and are heading back out on the road starting with a Halloween show tonight in Sacramento.

“the smiling faced, Kool-Aid-addled, and youthful cartoon-warrior heart of Portland punk”
-The Portland Mercury

“…sounds like the Who meeting the Melvins for a West Side Story knife fight.”
-Willamette Week

“All those drummers don’t even play in synch or keep regular time.”
-The Oregonian

WHITE FANG

Oct 31 Java Lounge w/The Hospitals, The Ganglians Sacramento, California
Nov 1 Million Fishes w/Thanksgiving, Mount Eerie San Francisco, California
Nov 2 Echo Curio w/Thanksgiving Los Angeles, California
Nov 3 Che Cafe w/Thanksgiving San Diego, California
Nov 4 UC Irvine w/Thanksgiving and Parts & Labor Irvine, California
Nov 5 327 E. Adams w/French Quarter Tucson, Arizona
Nov 6 Cartel Coffee Lab w/French Quarter, and Foot Ox Tempe, Arizona
Nov 9 The Church/Mad Rad Kansas City, Missouri
Nov 11 AV-AERIE w/Mad Rad Chicago, Illinois
Nov 12 Rock Lobster w/Mad Rad Indianapolis, Indiana
Nov 13 The Vocal House w/Mad Rad Mansfield, Ohio
Nov 17 The Knitting Factory w/Mad Rad New York City, New York
Nov 19 Grand Banks Cafe w/Mad Rad Jersey City, New Jersey
Nov 20 Mars G.A.S. w/Mad Rad and Rainbro Providence, Rhode Island
Nov 22 Broadway Joe’s w/Mad Rad Buffalo, New York
Nov 25 Project Lodge w/Mad Rad Madison, Wisconsin
Nov 28 Rhinoceropolis w/Mad Rad Denver, Colorado
Dec 1 The Fun House w/Mad Rad Seattle, Washington
Dec 5 The Artistery w/Mad Rad Portland, Oregon

WHITE FANG
Pure Evil
(Marriage)
Street date: Oct. 21, 2008

01 Breakfast
02 Tall Shadow
03 My Invisible Handz
04 Flashlight
05 All’s Cool
06 Green Beanz
07 We’re Reborn
08 Feeling Infinite
09 Space Gemz
10 Gnar Shred
11 New Loudness

WHITE FANG LINKS:

MySpace - www.myspace.com/whtfng

Label Page - www.marriagerecs.com

MP3: The Pains of Being Pure At Heart - “Everything With You”

Since forming in early 2007, The Pains of Being Pure At Heart have become one of the most talked about pop bands in years. Their distinctive brand of noisy pop is a tidy distillation of all the great noise-pop precedents - early MBV, House of Love, Pale Saints, Rocketship - but with that incredible exuberance and energy that the Pains bring to every song. They have released a handful of singles on classy labels like Slumberland, Fortuna Pop!, Atomic Beat and Cloudberry, each one issued to greater anticipation and even wilder reception. Critical acclaim has come from such varied quarters as Stereogum, Fader, Big Takeover, Indie Pages, Skatterbrain, Drowned In Sound, Indie-MP3, Clash Magazine and uncountable others.

Following up the band’s ace “Everything With You” single and whirlwind Swedish tour, we are delighted to bring you their self-titled debut album. The Pains of Being Pure At Heart is an instant classic, packed with brilliantly-executed pop gems that blend the rush of youthful enthusiasm with crafty arrangements, well-honed tunes and buckets of guitar racket. Drawing on the sparkling legacy of the best of 80s and 90s pop, POBPAH update the timeless noisy pop template with a thoroughly modern viewpoint and a very distinctive, playful personality. There is something instantly identifiable about a Pains tune, and it is the essential “rightness” of their records that has captured the attention of pop fans around the world and raised anticipation levels for this album to a near-fever pitch.

The Pains of Being Pure At Heart delivers on this promise with perfect assurance. Smashing tunes like “Come Saturday” and “Young Adult Friction” are classic three minute masterpieces that simply beg to be played on repeat. “Stay Alive” and “Gentle Sons” show the band can slow it down and still rock it, and “Hey Paul” is as brash a slice of noise-blast guitar pop as you’ll hear all year. Weighing in at a flawlessly-conceived ten songs, this is all the album that Pains fans had hoped for. Handily transcending easy pigeonholes like “indie pop” and “indie rock,” it is just a great album that shows a smart young band fulfilling their potential and crafting a very convincing statement of purpose.

“pitch-perfect noise pop, sounding like it’s 1991 all over again. Impenetrable fuzz and fey mannerisms? Check. Superchunk-like melody? You got it. Can’t miss.” - Dusted

“…just screams for continuous replay, as the catchy boy/girl harmonies wonderfully gel with the jangly, distorted guitars that echoes early My Bloody Valentine and Black Tambourine.” - Yellow Stereo

“If dreamy, ’80s-sounding indie pop is your thing, the Pains of Being Pure at Heart have your number in a big way.” - Time Out NY

“I think it’s safe to say that even if POBPAH split tomorrow, people would still be talking about them and listening to their records for years to come. They’re not an ordinary band, they’re something special, something exciting, something to celebrate.” - Indie-MP3

“…addictive pop gold that locates a place beyond the band’s well-chosen influences.” - Stereogum

THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART

Dec 2 Arts Center w/ The Wedding Present Colchester
Dec 3 Wedgewood Rooms w/ The Wedding Present Portsmouth
Dec 4 Academy w/ The Wedding Presnet Oxford
Dec 5 Princess Charlotte w/ The Wedding Present Leicester
Dec 6 Academy w/ The Wedding Presnet Manchester
Dec 8 Pavillion w/ The Wedding Present Cork
Dec 9 Andrews Lane Theatre w/ The Wedding Present Dublin
Dec 10 Limelight w/ The Wedding Present Belfast
Dec 12 Captain’s Rest Glasgow
Dec 13 The Cockpit: w/ The Manhattan Love Suicides Leeds
Dec 14 The Social Notthingham
Dec 16 “Twee as Fuck” @ Old Blue Last -w/ Comet Gain London
Dec 17 The Lexington - Fortuna Pop + Spiral Scratch Present London, London and South East
Dec 18 Forum w/ The Wedding Present London

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
S/T
(Slumberland)
Street date: Feb. 03, 2009

1.Contender
2.Come Saturday
3.Young Adult Friction
4.This Love is Fucking Right
5.The Tenure Itch
6.Stay Alive
7.Everything With You
8.A Teenager in Love
9.Hey Paul
10.Gentle Sons

THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART LINKS:

MySpace - www.myspace.com/thepainsofbeingpureatheart

Band Page - www.thepainsofbeingpureatheart.com

Press Materials - www.slumberlandrecords.com/press/pobpah/pobpah.html

MP3:Talkdemonic - “Shattered Eyes”

Later this week Talkdemonic will release its first video from Eyes at Half Mast, the Orie Weeks-directed “Duality of Deathening.” The band is also wrapping up its Fall tour this week on the West Coast. The video follows a jovial robot who tries to learn about being human through a book called Understanding Man. He gets a quick lesson in biology, chemistry and in Heaven vs. Hell. Orie Weeks also directed the much-beloved video for Blitzen Trapper’s “Wild Mountain Nation.”

Bio:

Speakers everywhere are rejoicing with the arrival of Eyes at Half Mast, the third record from Talkdemonic, which was released Sept. 16 via Arena Rock. The Portland, Oregon duo of Kevin O’Connor and Lisa Molinaro have been playing together since 2003; she plays the viola and he plays everything else, including, but not limited to: drums, synths, and acoustic instruments. The result is an intoxicating blend of symphonic strings, explosive percussion, and achingly beautiful music.

Eyes at Half Mast is the band’s high water mark. The album has its moments of cathartic beauty, (especially on “Duality of Deathening” and “March Movement“) and of haunting elegies (as exemplified by “Tides in Their Grave” and “Dust and Heat”). There are passages filled with raw dissonance on the record, such as the
release and tension offered by “Civilian.” There is a sense of loss and memory running through many of these songs, but the tone of the record is ultimately one of hope.

Talkdemonic continue to expand the range of emotion that they are able to evoke without words. The band is emerging in terms of composition, song structure and recording, and the sound crystallizes here. Talkdemonic is hitting a stride in songwriting with tunes like “March Movement” and “Duality of Deathening,” which feature complex arrangements, layers and harmonies. It’s worth noting that O’Connor mixed eleven of the twelve songs from this set.

Talkdemonic is admired for their cathartic and bewitching live sets, with O’Connor’s rhythmic prowess and Molinaro’s ethereal sound co-mingling. They have been playing these songs to swooning audiences for the past two years, and their sound comes together for Eyes at Half Mast.

TALKDEMONIC

10/27: San Diego, CA - Casbah #
10/28: Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland
10/29: San Francisco, CA - Cafe du Nord
11/01: Eugene, OR - Sam Bond’s Garage

# = w/ Jeffrey Lewis

Talkdemonic
Eyes At Half Mast
(Arena Rock)
Street date: Sept. 16, 2008

1. Leaving Light
2. Ending the Orange Glow
3. Duality of Deathening
4. Shattered Into Dyes
5. Tides in their Grave
6. Civilian
7. Black Wood Crimson
8. March Movement
9. Dim Sky
10. Shallow Doldrums
11. Dust and Heat
12. Huancayo Orchestrelle
13. Dream by Heart
14. A Hundred Faces in the Neon Forest

TALKDEMONIC LINKS:

Myspace: www.myspace.com/talkdemonicmusicmaking

Label Page: www.arenarockrecordingco.com

FORCE FIELD PR 2008 OFFICIAL CMJ SHOWCASE

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23RD AT PIANOS
158 LUDLOW ST. / LOWER EAST SIDE
pianosnyc.com
8PM - 2AM
$12 AT THE DOOR / LIMITED CMJ BADGES

DOWNSTAIRS / MAIN STAGE:

08PM - FAUNTS
09PM - BELL
10PM - AU
11PM - CAUSE CO-MOTION!
12AM - CRYSTAL STILTS
01AM - TOBACCO

DJ DUCKCOMB SPINNING ALL NIGHT IN BETWEEN BANDS

PIANOS UPSTAIRS:

08:30PM - THE PHYSICS OF MEANING
09:30PM - DONOVAN QUINN & THE 13TH MONTH
10:30PM - FIGHT BITE
11:30PM - PWRFL POWER
12:30AM - THE PITY PARTY
01:30AM - STARS LIKE FLEAS

DJ ALEXIS GEORGOPOULOS SPINNING ALL NIGHT IN BETWEEN BANDS

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CARPARK / PAW TRACKS / FORCE FIELD PR OFFICIAL CMJ SHOWCASE

WEDS. OCTOBER 22ND AT LE POISSON ROUGE
158 BLEECKER STREET / WEST VILLAGE
lepoissonrouge.com/
7PM - 2AM
$10 / LIMITED CMJ BADGES

MAIN STAGE:

07:00PM - WZT HEARTS
08:00PM - RINGS
09:30PM - EXCEPTER
10:00PM - DENT MAY & HIS MAGNIFICENT UKULELE
12:30AM - BEACH HOUSE

REAR STAGE:

07:30PM - ECSTATIC SUNSHINE
08:45PM - TICKLEY FEATHER
10:15PM - ADVENTURE
11:45PM - LESSER GONZALEZ ALVAREZ
01:15AM - KRIA BREKKAN

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A COMPLETE GUIDE TO ALL FORCE FIELD PR ARTISTS AT CMJ 2008

FOR MORE INFO. ON THESE ARTISTS, PLEASE VISIT:

www.forcefieldpr.com/site/roster

ADVENTURE

Oct. 22 - Le Poisson Rouge 10:15pm
Oct. 23 - Todd P Outdoor Party in Brooklyn 4pm

LESSER GONZALEZ ALVAREZ

Oct. 22 - Le Poisson Rouge 11:45pm

AU

Oct. 21 - Pianos 2:30pm
Oct. 23 - Pianos 10pm
Oct. 24 - Knitting Factory 6:15pm

LAURA BARRETT

Oct. 24 - Googie’s Lounge 8:30pm

MATT BAUER

Oct. 25 - Pete’s Candy Store 8pm

BEACH HOUSE

Oct. 22 - Le Poisson Rouge 12:30am

BELL

Oct. 22 - Bell House 4pm
Oct. 23 - Pianos 9pm
Oct. 25 - Pianos (DJ Set) 11:30pm

KRIA BREKKAN

Oct. 22 - Le Poisson Rouge 1:15am

CAUSE CO-MOTION!

Oct. 23 - Pianos Main Stage 11pm
Oct. 25 - Other Music (DJ Set) 5pm

CRYSTAL STILTS

Oct. 21 - Studio at Webster Hall 3am
Oct. 22 - Fader Fort 6:45pm
Oct. 23 - Pianos 12am
Oct. 24 - Bell House 10pm
Oct. 25 - The Yard TBA

EXCEPTER

Oct 22 - Le Poisson Rouge 9:30pm

FAUNTS

Oct. 22 - Cake Shop 2:40pm
Oct. 22 - Village Underground 11pm
Oct. 23 - Knitting Factory 1pm
Oct. 23 - Pianos 8pm

FIGHT BITE

Oct. 23 - Pianos 10:30pm
Oct. 24 - The Bell House 6:45pm
Oct. 25 - The Yard 12:30pm

LEWIS & CLARKE

Oct. 25 - Pete’s Candy Store 10pm

DENT MAY & HIS MAGNIFICENT UKULELE

Oct 22 - Le Poisson Rouge 11pm

NO KIDS

Oct. 22 - Highline Ballroom 9pm

THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART

Oct. 22 - Knitting Factory [Tap Bar] 11pm
Oct. 24 - Cake Shop 8pm

THE PHYSICS OF MEANING

Oct. 22 - Bell House 6pm
Oct. 23 - Pianos 8:30pm
Oct. 24 - KEXP live on-air 10am
Oct. 25 - Rehab 8pm

THE PITY PARTY

Oct. 23 - Pianos 12:30am

PWRFL POWER

Oct 21 Pianos 5pm
Oct 21 Death by Audio 9pm
Oct 22 Crash Mansion 5:30pm
Oct 23 Pianos 2pm
Oct 23 Pianos 11:30pm
Oct 25 Gothamist House 5:30pm

DONOVAN QUINN & THE 13TH MONTH

Oct 23 - The Bell House 3:45pm
Oct 23 - Pianos Upstairs 9:30pm
Oct 24 - Cake Shop 2:00pm

RINGS

Oct. 22 - Le Poisson Rouge 8pm

STARS LIKE FLEAS

Oct. 23 - Pianos Upstairs 1:30am
Oct. 24 - Union Pool 9pm
Oct. 25 - DARMSTADT ESSENTIAL REPERTOIRE FESTIVAL / Issue Project Room - Stars Like Fleas perform Cornelius Cardew’s “Treatise” at 8pm

TICKLEY FEATHER

Oct. 22 - Le Poisson Rouge 8:45pm

TOBACCO

Oct. 22 - Cake Shop 3:15pm
Oct. 22 - Mercury Lounge 10pm
Oct. 23 - Fader Fort 6pm
Oct. 23 - Pianos 1am

VIVIAN GIRLS

Oct. 21 - CMJ / Red Bull Space 11pm
Oct. 23 - Don Pedro’s 10pm
Oct. 24 - Cake Shop 12am
Oct. 25 - Bowery Ballroom 1am