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Great news. The Pierces “Secret” track is the theme song on hit new show PRETTY LITTLE LIARS… The first episode aired earlier this week. Check out the links below for find out more.
To download/watch the pilot show of Pretty Little Liars click HERE
To download a free Pierces track click HERE
And to find out more about the show and the Pierces click HERE
and watch/listen to the song here.
Valentina Fel has recently jetted into the UK to hit the recording studio with up-and-coming producer Erasmo Parra working on some exciting new tracks.
Valentina will also be playing two shows in September with more TBA:
11 Sep – 10pm @ CARGO, London FREE ENTRY
16 Sep – 10pm @ Bar Music Hall, London FREE ENTRY
Zandland MUSIC! featured Santigold’s performance of L.E.S. Artistes at a house party in the Hollywood Hills a year before her debut album dropped.
The Pierces performed the album track “Boring” on renowned French TV show TARATATA last Friday (26th June). You can watch the performance and interview at this link. For those of you in France that missed it worry not as the show airs again on France 4 at 20.35pm July 10th! Check the deets here. (The show also includes a duet with French pianist Gonzales of MGMT’s “Time To Pretend”.)
You can keep up-to-date on all things Pierces here.
And check out their new video and more at their media player here.
Valentina Fel got a great review from music blog Super45 regarding her inclusion in the Music Alliance Pact compliation for June. They chose the thumping “Circo Podrido” to include in the compilation for this month. Here’s what they had to say about it:
“Full of aggressive beats, explosive sampling and social protest lyrics, Valentina Fel is the most logical evolution of a riot girl – punk almost in the realm of grime, do-it-yourself attitude with dancehall as a commodity and flamenco-injected defiance. Her long-awaited upcoming debut – to be release in the next few months – promises to be a massive earthquake in the dancefloor that nobody can anticipate.”
Club Fonograma only had great things to say about Valentina
Bandstocks, the fan funded investment platform has scored its first UK chart success with the new album from London based avant-garde singer/songwriter Patrick Wolf.
‘The Bachelor- (Battle One)’ entered the Top 50 in its first week of release after the artist raised in excess of £100,000 for recording and marketing activity through Bandstocks recently.
20% of Patrick Wolf’s first week UK chart registered sales were direct to consumer from Bandstocks online shop, powered by DA Recordings (DA). DA, part of the Lizard King Media Group, provides state–of-the-art and comprehensive e-commerce solutions and its direct-to-fan technology places a strong focus on core fanbase marketing. Read the whole story here.
Santigold blew it up at Terminal 5 in NYC last night. “This is the show we were looking forward to most on the whole tour,” Santi told the sold-out crowd. Read the NY Press review here.
Then check out the official Santigold Music Store.
Like Santigold, here at LKM we are big supporters of mixtape culture. There is no greater compliment than having a flash DJ throw your art into the paint mixer and splattering it across a fresh canvas. Terry Urban from the BK found himself on the hook this week. If you’ve missed this mess check out the Pitchfork article here.
SANTIGOLD MAKES A STATEMENT: “Some kid just hit me up about this on MySpace. It was the first I ever heard about it. I’ve never heard anything about this DJ or this remix, and certainly did not send a cease and desist letter. I’m a supporter of mixtape culture and intend to get to the bottom of it.”
btw, Santigold’s official releases, exclusive remixes and more are available at www.santigold.biz.
