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Ghostpoet to perform Last.fm pop-up session!
HP and Last.fm recently announced a partnership, celebrating the Beats audio technology that comes with HP Premium PC, laptop and tablet devices through a series of live music events and artist interviews, curated by Last.fm.
The partnership has already seen secret pop-up acoustic sessions from Sheffield duo Slow Club in Soho Square, and London based quartet The Boxer Rebellion on Carnaby Street - both were hosted by the Black Cab Sessions.
Next up is Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize nominee, Ghostpoet (aka Obaro Ejimiwe). Heralded a mighty force to be reckoned with by inspirational figures such as Roots Manuva and Mike Skinner of The Streets, Ghostpoet is no flash in the pan. The softly spoken 24 year-old has already won over BBC Radio 1’s foremost tastemakers via a fistful of off-kilter, loopy electronic ditties blessed with his lazy baritone. With anticipation for his album brewing nicely, Obaro released the aptly titled Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam in February 2011 via Brownswood Recordings. Crammed with his loveably ramshackle homemade productions and instantly recognisable vocal ditties, Peanut Butter Blues… is a neat summation of the MC’s musical journey to date, but also an impressive statement of intent that won him his nomination for the Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize.
Ghostpoet's pop-up session is planned for Monday August 22nd and will take place at 8.00pm at The Big Chill Bar, Brick Lane.
This marks the last of the pop up sessions, hosted by Black Cab Sessions in association with Last.fm. The live sessions picked up on the essence of HP’s Beats technology by giving fans the chance to hear music exactly as the artist intended from artists handpicked by Last.fm, the leading music discovery service.
Alongside the live music activations, HP will be giving its Facebook community access to exclusive content captured by Last.fm at some of the summer’s most popular music events. With access to some of the most hyped musicians of the moment, Last.fm and HP will interview these artists around the Power of Sound in their lives and will also be taking questions from the HP Facebook community to discover the influences behind their music and what drives their passion to write and perform.
Following an exciting summer of music, the partnership culminates with a large-scale live music event hosted in London – more details to follow.
For the latest information on the pop-up sessions, exclusive content and artist interviews follow HP on Twitter and Facebook.
The Blood Arm reviewed by Rock Sound Magazine!
Another great review for LA rockers,The Blood Arm. Rock Sound Magazine have cast their ears over the band's latest album, Turn And Face Me, and were impressed with what they heard - even going so far as to compare them to a hybrid of Julian Casablancas and Alex Kapranos. Check out the full review below, or in this month's edition of Rock Sound Magazine.
The track "Introducing Randy Newman" from Turn And Face Me is available as a free download on our SoundCloud page. Head over there now and get downloading!
The Blood Arm - Introducing Randy Newman by abadgeoffriendship
The fantastic video for the track "Relentless Love" can also be viewed now on the band's YouTube channel.
The album is out now on Pau! / Snowhite and is available to buy via iTunes.
For more information about The Blood Arm or our PR services, please email info@abadgeoffriendship.com.
IndianRedLopez debut album reviewed by Rock Sound Magazine.
We're happy to report that more news has come in for IndianRedLopez' debut album, Empty Your Lungs And Breathe.
Rock Sound Magazine have featured a review of the album in their latest issue, describing the release with words such as "soothing", "calm" and pleasant. Check out the full review below.
If you can't see the waveform for album track "K.Y.S", listen to it, and download it from the ABoF SoundCloud page.
IndianRedLopez - K.Y.S by abadgeoffriendship
Check out the video for album track "Ropes" on the band's official YouTube page.
IndianRedLopez' debut album, Empty Your lungs and Breathe, was released via CeaselStop on August 4th 2011. You can buy the album on CD for £8 from the band's official site.
If you'd like more information about this, our PR services or anything else, please email info@abadgeoffriendship.com
A Genuine Freakshow featured in AAA Music!
Another piece of news popped in through our virtual mailbox this morning for Reading based seven piece A Genuine Freakshow. AAA Music have posted a small feature about the band's upcoming single, the double A-side Our Bodies / New Houses.
They've also included details on how their readers can get their hands on a four track sampler, taken from A Genuine Freakshow's debut album Oftentimes, so if you've yet to hear any of it, be sure to head over there now!
Our Bodies / New Houses will be released on MP3 via Peartree Records on September 26th 2011.
If you'd like more information about this, our PR services or anything else, please email info@abadgeoffriendship.com
FAME Magazine feature A Genuine Freakshow!
A Genuine Freakshow are gearing up to release their new single, the double A-side Our Bodies / New Houses. FAME Magazine have already started spreading the news about the band's upcoming single on their site, as well as streaming their album Oftentimes. Be sure to check it out.
The band are giving away a four track sampler, taken from the album.
You can download it by visiting their official site and submitting your details.
Our Bodies / New Houses will be released on MP3 via Peartree Records on September 26th 2011.
If you'd like more information about this, our PR services or anything else, please email info@abadgeoffriendship.com