World's Fair

“… a lovingly textured, richly dramatic guitar-pop disc perfect for people who find lead-singer histrionics much easier to swallow when they come equipped with killer tunes.” - LA Weekly [READ MORE]

“… loaded with infectious numbers ranging from hand-clap pop to atmospheric, piano-propelled mood-rock, and as the glowing reviews pour in, the band appears poised for an American breakthrough. ” - San Francisco Weekly [READ MORE]

New Tour Dates Announced!
Jul 11 - Dallas, TX - Club Dada
Jul 12 - Austin, TX - Stubbs Jr
Jul 13 - Houston, TX - The Mink
Jul 20 - Oklahoma City, OK - LIT
Jul 27 - Tulsa, OK - D-Fest w/ Flaming Lips/Shiny Toy Guns/The Format and more
Aug 1 - Lawrence, KS - Replay Lounge
Aug 3 - Oklahoma City, OK - LIT
More to come!

The Veils blow you kisses, won’t you come out to the shows you flirt?

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Jul 31 - Brooklyn, NY - Glasslands
Aug 1 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge 8pm
Aug 2 - New York, NY - Club NME @ Annex
Aug 3 - Washington DC - Rock’n'Roll Hotel
Aug 5 - Los Angeles, CA - Echo
Aug 6 - San Francisco, CA - Cafe Du Nord
Aug 7 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour w/ Robbers on High Street

1990s - “See You At The Lights” Single Out Now [E-CARD]

1990s feat. Lovefoxxx (CSS) - “Super-Legal” [LISTEN]
& other tunes @ iMeem

CONNECT: 1990s @ iMeem | 1990s @ World’s Fair | 1990s.tv | 1990space

Tune in on June 30, Weekend America is doing a story on CMJ and their hot summer tracks. One of their pics is Aesop and “None Shall Pass” will be played in the piece!

“None Shall Pass” EPK is up on definitivejux.net, or view below…

Artist: Aesop Rock
Album: “None Shall Pass”
Label: Definitive Jux
Street Date: August 28th, 2007
Formats: CD, vinyl, mp3

CONNECT: Definitive Jux | Website | Aesop Rock Wins

Freeyrradio on July 14th. Get your tickets now!

It might look something like this…

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The Veils have appointed a new team correspondent, for now…

“Hey, dudes who think it’d be cool to own a rock venue: It’s nice that you put the effort into making nice green velvet booths and a big impressive shiny bar and stuff. But what’s kind of more important is that your PA works properly, and that you’ve got, you know…..monitors….and maybe more than one DI……not to be fussy or anything. Not to tell you how to do your job. Not to intrude on your glamorous dreams….” [READ MORE]

Jun 26 @ Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
Jun 28 @ Cafe du Nord, San Francisco, CA
Jun 29 @ Spaceland, Los Angeles, CA [Ticket Giveaway @ Losanjealous.com]
Jul 11 @ Club Dada, Dallas, TX *NEW*
Jul 12 @ Stubbs Jr, Austin, TX *NEW*
Jul 13 @ The Mink, Houston, TX *NEW*
Jul 20 @ LIT, Oklahoma City, OK *NEW*

The Veils - “Advice for Young Mothers to be” [DOWNLOAD]

The Veils - “Jesus for the Jugular” [STREAM]

The Veils - “Under the Folding Branches” [STREAM]

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“Not long after the ghost of Jeff Buckley floated down the mighty Mississippi River, people were anxious to crown a new alt-rock falsetto’d frontman to take his place. It’s just another cruel aspect of the music industry, refusing to let a deceased musician’s body grow cold before thrusting a newer/younger artist into their old boots…” Portland Mercury [READ MORE]

“Nux Vomica is an intelligently crafted album. The music is catchy, but not irritatingly so, and in conjunction with Andrews’s dour voice and words, it is an unexpectedly superb work of art. Perhaps my initial, superficial assessments were not entirely off-base; indeed, Finn Andrews is too sophisticated to be called a rock star. The man is a musician. One might even call him, if you can stand the dramatic pretenses, an artist…” Impose Magazine [READ MORE]

“It might seem a little odd to start a review of the new Veils album with, well, a discussion of the Red Sox, but here we are…” Three Imaginary Girls [READ MORE]

And a live review over at our friends The Scenestar Webzine

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In case you missed it…

Jarvis Cocker - Interview on Fresh Air (NPR) [DOWNLOAD]

Fresh Air official website

Meanwhile, World Cafe will be re-broadcasting their session with Jarvis on July 12th so mark your calendars! Listen in online to the WXPN/Philadelphia stream Monday to Friday 2pm to 4pm Eastern Standard Time.

Pick up the latest issue of Blender to catch Jarvis in flight:

CONNECT: Jarvspace | World’s Fair

Live on your computer - click on through to watch the interview(s) at 10AM, 4PM, & 7PM EST today.

Catch up with the band on how their US tour went on their Myspace blog. More pics and reviews @ brakesbrakesbrakes.com

Read up on a great recent live review @ Filter Mag

UK / European fans rejoice as brakesbrakesbrakes take to the festival circuit for the summer -
June 29 Kent Music Festival, UK
July 2 Radar Live Festival, Istanbul
July 21 Truck Festival, Oxford
July 28 Ben & Jerry’s Festival, London
August 3 Haldern Festival, Germany
August 25 Reading Festival - NME/Radio 1 stage
August 26 Leeds Festival - NME/Radio 1 stage
August 31 Night & Day - XFM Xposure gig

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On the heels of Midlake’s fall tour announcement, Billboard has this to say.

What we have to say (quite proudly)…Recently nominated for two MOjO Awards, for best album and for MOjO Breakthrough Act, the praise for Midlake and their sophomore release ‘The Trials of Van Occupanther’ keep coming in. Midlake has also recorded a track with The Chemical Brothers called “The Pills Won’t Help You Now” which appears on the Chem’s forthcoming album.

Starting off the summer of ‘07 in grand fashion, Midlake will be performing outdoors in NYC’s Battery Park for a free July 4th show along with The New Pornographers before night descends and the fireworks heading off for a long run of UK and European festival dates. Once back in the states the band will begin a tour here going from September into Oct. with a stop at the Austin City Limits Festival.

In case you missed…

Midlake - The Videos of Van Occupanther [WATCH]

Midlake - Roscoe (Beyond The Wizard’s Sleeve Remix) [DOWNLOAD]

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Artist: Ellen Alien
Album: Fabric.34 [LISTEN]
Label: Fabric London
Street Date: June 19th, 2007
Formats: CD, mp3
Purchase: Amazon | Insound

Whether she’s producing music that challenges the electronic world, or adhering to her globe-encompassing Djing schedule, or managing the phenomenal Bpitch Control, or designing for her unique new fashion label – Ellen Allien, a veritable force to be reckoned with, is artistically infinite. Then how lucky we should be for her latest project – an addition to the ever-growing Fabric mix-series, Fabric 34, available now.

In her own words:
“I wanted to do an analogue mix, by hand. I used my favourite records of last year and the newest ones. I like analogue! And I like to hear how one has to manipulate the mix until it’s tight. I like the mix because to me it’s the ideal club mix that I personally would like to hear in a club.”

What press has said:
“Further cements the series’s rep for deep and heady electro-tech sounds that aim for the heart as much as the feet” - Time Out New York

“The textures on this disc are incredible!” - Remix

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