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Thursday, June 17, 2010|0 CommentsLaurie Anderson "Only an Expert" Remix Winners Announced
In April, Laurie Anderson, Nonesuch Records, and Indaba Music launched a search for collaborators to remix her new song, “Only an Expert,” from the album Homeland. The jury of experts, including Anderson and Lou Reed, have now chosen a Grand Prize Winner and two Runners-Up, and fans have chosen ten Honorable Mentions, all of which can be heard here. "We loved all the entries," says Anderson. "What a huge variety. Thanks for sending the great music."
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![Punch Brothers: "Antifogmatic" [cover]](http://www.nonesuch.com/files/imagecache/section-artists-latestrelease/media/images/punch-brothers-antifogmatic-338-300.jpg "Punch Brothers: \"Antifogmatic\" [cover]")
Monday, June 14, 2010Punch Brothers' New Album Now Streaming on Spinner; Bonnaroo Set Available on NPR.org
The Punch Brothers new album, Antifogmatic, is out tomorrow and is streaming in full all week at Spinner. Their Bonnaroo set is now online via NPR. The Wall Street Journal calls them "across-the-board excellent." New York Times counted their take on Radiohead among the festival's standout covers. The Star-Tribune, reviewing their opening set for Steve Martin in Minneapolis, raves: "Punch Brothers were creative, exciting and wow-inducing." The Independent calls the new album "coolly fascinating."
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Thursday, June 10, 2010Amadou & Mariam to Perform at the World Cup Kick-Off Concert; Watch Live on Vevo.com
Before World Cup football action begins tomorrow, Amadou & Mariam join Alicia Keys, Black Eyed Peas, Hugh Masekela, Soweto Gospel Choir, and others performing at the World Cup Kick-Off Celebration Concert at Orlando Stadium in Soweto today. It will be webcast live on vevo.com. "With Amadou & Mariam as cultural ambassadors from the continent to the rest of the world," says the Times of London, "Africa is truly spoiling us."
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![Laurie Anderson: "Homeland" [cover]](http://www.nonesuch.com/files/imagecache/section-artists-latestrelease/media/images/anderson-homeland.jpg "Laurie Anderson: \"Homeland\" [cover]")
Tuesday, June 8, 2010Laurie Anderson's "Homeland" Now Playing as NPR First Listen
Laurie Anderson's forthcoming Nonesuch album, Homeland is due out on June 22. You can listen to it in its entirety now through release day as an NPR First Listen. "Anderson's performance pieces can be mind-altering; when they work, they can change the way you see the everyday," says NPR's Bob Boilen. "It's not an everyday record, but Homeland does draw on the everyday, in new and inventive ways."
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Monday, May 24, 2010The Black Keys Play Letterman and Fallon Shows This Week; WSJ's Speakeasy Blog "Can't Get Enough of The Black Keys"
Last week saw the release of The Black Keys' new album, Brothers, and performances from the duo at various NYC venues, including opening for Pearl Jam at Madison Square Garden. This week, it's The Late Show with David Letterman on Tuesday and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday. The Wall Street Journal 's Speakeasy Blog says it "can’t get enough of the Black Keys." Consequences of Sound calls the new "Tighten Up" video "pretty much the greatest music video ever"; MTV's Buzzworthy Blog calls it "awesome."
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Monday, May 24, 2010Sara Watkins Performs Daytrotter Session Featuring Songs from Her Nonesuch Debut
Sara Watkins and her band, including her brother Sean, recently performed a Daytrotter session, featuring songs from her self-titled Nonesuch debut album. The album "brings all of the aspects of hers that were so loved in the Nickel Creek songs where she sang the vocal lead," says Daytrotter, "displaying all of the vulnerability and swooning moonlight into the storylines that slipped into every young heart, corralling their intentions and their every thought."
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Thursday, May 20, 2010
The Black Keys Featured on NPR's "World Cafe," New York Times Popcast Between New York Shows
The Black Keys rocked out at New York's Housing Works Bookstore Café for the lucky few fans in attendance; a few thousand more get to see the band open for Pearl Jam at Madison Square Garden tonight. Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney talk about their new album, Brothers, and perform on the latest New York Times Music Popcast and NPR's World Cafe. Carney spoke with Akron's BuzzBin about the album, about which PopMatters says: "That the Black Keys are still exploring new territories with enthusiasm is cause for celebration, and Brothers is the reason why."
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Thursday, May 13, 2010
Laurie Anderson "Only an Expert" Remix Entries Due at Indaba Music; Then the Voting Begins
In the four weeks since word went out that Laurie Anderson was in search of a collaborator to remix "Only an Expert," off her forthcoming Nonesuch album, Homeland, via online music creation hub Indaba Music, remix artists have offered submissions in styles across the spectrum. Today is the last day to enter at indabamusic.com/remixla; submissions are due by 5 PM ET. That's when the work switches hands, and fans and judges vote for their favorites.
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010The Low Anthem Live Sets Featured in Videos from LaundroMatinee, Baebel Music, Others
The Low Anthem is taking a few weeks off from its busy touring schedule to prepare its next album. The good news is, a number of sites—LaundroMatinee, Baebel Music, Duke Street Blog, and The Bandwidth Sessions—have posted video sessions of live performances by the band to allow fans to experience the live feel before the band heads out on the road again in July.
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Monday, May 10, 2010
The Black Keys' "Brothers" Now on NPR's First Listen; Band to Play Intimate Show at NYC's Housing Works Bookstore Cafe
The Black Keys' new album, Brothers, is due out May 18; to make the waiting easier, NPR.org is streaming the entire album as a First Listen. NPR's Bob Boilen says it's "packed with great songs and devoid of throwaways." The band will launch an exclusive pop-up store at NYC’s Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, May 18–20, highlighted by an intimate performance by The Black Keys on May 19; all ticket proceeds will go to Housing Works' efforts supporting New Yorkers with HIV/AIDS.
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