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Gotye’s political group, the Basics, gains official party status in Australia

The political group that singer-songwriter Gotye is a part of, The Basics, has received official party status in Australia.

The Victorian Electoral Commission granted the party status after they gathered the 500 registered members required by officials. Kris Schroeder and Tim Heath were put forward by the group as upper house candidates for the northern metropolitan region in the upcoming election.

Schroeder and Heath are the bandmates of Gotye, the musician behind “Somebody That I Used to Know.” The Basics have a new EP out in anticipation to the election at the end of the month.

The Basics state that their elements are “innovation, education and rock’n’roll.” Some of their goals are improving indigenous education in Victorian schools, compulsory first-aid training in high schools and having more access to music in rural areas.

Lollapalooza to expand to Berlin

Lollapalooza has expanded from Chicago over the last few years and has had several festivals in Brazil, Chile, and Argentina. Lollapalooza was supposed to branch into Israel but was was scrapped for security reasons. The here are rumors that there could be a Toronto incarnation, however, the organizers of the festival are looking to Europe.

Lollapalooza announced that they have plans for a Lollapalooza Berlin which would take place September 12th and 13th at the Tempelhof Airport in Berlin, Germany.

The head of William Morris Endeavor’s music division, Marc Geiger, stated: “We have very carefully considered bringing our festival to Europe and frankly, were intimidated by the rich festival history Europe has had for 50 years. Berlin feels like it is ready to explode as a city and cultural center and we want to be there to grow with the city.”

Melvin Benn, Managing Director of Festival Republic, also stated: “Over two decades since its inception, Lollapalooza is more than ready to break new ground and bring the experience to new audiences, offering not just music, but fashion, food, plus an environmental awareness that is so important in the future of music festivals. Working with C3 and Melt! Booking to bring the Lollapalooza brand to Europe gives me great pleasure in not only building upon my relationship with these global partners but allows me to return to the iconic Templehof site in September.”

Details such as artist lineup and ticket info, will be announced soon. The South American Lollapalooza’s festivals will occur during the course of three weekends during March: Lollapalooza Chile in Santiago from March 14th and 15th, Lollapalooza Argentina in Buenos Aires from March 21st and 22nd, and Lollapalooza Brazil in Sao Paulo on March 28th and 29th. Rumored acts playing at these festivals include Jack White, Robert Plant, and Foster the People.

Listen to Phantogram’s Black Out Days remixed by Danny Brown

Having worked with artists on tracks such as Vampire Weekend, Charlie XCX, Purity Ring, and Portugal. The Man, there is no surprise that the MC, Danny Brown, has teamed up with Phantogram for a remix of their single, “Black Out Days”.

With the help of Brazilian producer Leo Justi, the song is turned into a club anthem.Take a listen here.

Sour Patch Kids opens home for musicians in Brooklyn

Brand sponsors have been intertwining themselves with band, especially shown in U2’s most recent partnership with Apple. The latest in corporate sponsorships is Sour Patch Kids with a four bedroom house that shelters touring indie rock bands.

The candy brand opened the Brooklyn Patch, a home in the Clinton Hill neighborhood where bands can stay while touring.

The Mondelez marketing director Farrah Bezner says the company’s “target consumer” is music-loving teenagers, and this house is part of a new strategy. “We wanted to be able to contribute, you have to break culture to make culture,” Bezner explains. As part of the deal with the company, while staying at the four-bedroom, two-and-a-half bathroom house will be requested to content that can be shared on Sour Patch’s social networks.

Magic Man and Deer Tick are among several bands who have already signed up to stay at the Brooklyn Patch.

Wes Anderson teams up with Mark Mothersbaugh from Devo to create a theme park

Wes Anderson and Mark Mothersbaugh, the co-founder of Devo, have created a large quite the working relationship with each other this last decade. The Devo singer scored half of the Anderson’s films, such as Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. The two are now making their chemistry into a theme park.

Anderson wrote in Mothersbaugh’s book of visual art, Mark Mothersbaugh: Myopia that will soon be released, “I hope to soon secure the means to commission the construction of an important and sizeable theme park to be conceived and designed entirely by Mark Mothersbaugh, for 40 years he has set about creating a body of work which amounts to his own Magic Kingdom, where the visitor is amused and frightened, often simultaneously.”

Let’s hope one day that we can ride a Fantastic Mr. Fox-themed ride while enjoying our stay at a hotel similar to that of the Grand Budapest Hotel.

The Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist

1. Everything is Wrong – Interpol

2. We Used to Be Friends – the Dandy Warhols

3. Alright – Supergrass

4. A Ton of Love – Editors

5. I’m Not Part of Me – Cloud Nothings

6.  No Below – Speedy Ortiz

7. Habit – Ought

8. Green Lady – Merchandise

9. Millions – Eternal Summers

10. John Brown – Papercuts

11. Letter of Intent – Ducktails

12. Pretty Wings – Zak Waters

13. Jamaica – Van She

14. Shooting Stars – Bag Raiders

15. Embrace – Pnau

16. Shells of Silver – The Japanese Popstars

17. Full Moon – The Black Ghosts

18. Blitz – Digitalism

19. Classic – The Knocks

2o. Sometimes – Miami Horror

 

 

Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist

Ben Gibbards scores soundtrack for “Laggies”

As the movie gears up to be released this month, producers of the romantic comedy Laggies announced the release date for the score, which has been composed by Death Cab For Cutie’s Ben Gibbard.

As the most recent work of Lynn Shelton, Laggies features Keira Knightley, the movie is a “coming of age story about a 28-year-old woman stuck in permanent adolescence that lies to her fiancé about going on a retreat and spends the time hanging out with friends instead.” The cast also by Sam Rockwell, Chloë Grace Moretz, Ellie Kemper, Jeff Garlin, and Mark Webber.

With 22 tracks on the soundtrack, it will digitally be available on November 4th and November 10th on CD. This is Gibbard’s theatrical score debut, and I is described as “Seattle-centric,” with a mix of moody and upbeat indie rock that is parallel with the film’s comedic, and gut-wrenching view of friendship, love, maturity and development.

The Orwells release a bloodbath of a music video

The Orwells celebrate Halloween by sharing a gory new video for Disgraceland highlight “Norman.”

The song is about a killer who goes on a killing spree. The video, directed by Stephen Sotor, is about a party that goes out of control at the mercy of a reaper-like character, of course. The party had turned into a bloodbath.

Public Enemy to reissue two albums along with rare bonus tracks

Def Jam will be reissuing new editions of two Public Enemy albums, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back and Fear of a Black Planet in celebration of its 30th anniversary. Both albums will have a second disc that contains bonus music. There are also essays written by Questlove from the Roots, and Andre Torres from Wax Poetic on the second disc.

The new edition of It Takes a Nation has the original “No Noise” version of “Bring the Noise,” instrumental versions of “Rebel Without A Pause” and “Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos.” The reissue will also feature the soundtrack version of “Fight the Power” from Spike Lee’s film, Do the Right Thing. Also, it is going to be bundled with a DVD of the 1989 VHS release of Fight the Power…Live!.

The reissue of Fear of a Black Planet has the original LP along with bonus tracks, including the 10-minute-long “Enemy Assault Vehicle Mixx (Medley)”, three remixes of “Can’t Do Nuttin’ For Ya Man!” There are also instrumental takes of “911 Is a Joke”, “Power to the People”, and “Revolutionary Generation.”

The reissuing of It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back is to be released on November 24th, and Fear of a Black Planet is released on December 8th.

It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back Tracklist:

DISC 1 (The Album)
01. Countdown To Armageddon
02. Bring The Noise
03. Don’t Believe The Hype
04. Cold Lampin’ With Flavor
05. Terminator X To The Edge Of Panic
06. Mind Terrorist
07. Louder Than A Bomb
08. Caught, Can We Get A Witness?
09. Show ‘Em Whatcha Got
10. She Watch Channel Zero?!
11. Night Of The Living Baseheads
12. Black Steel In The Hour of Chaos
13. Security Of The First World
14. Rebel Without A Pause
15. Prophets Of Rage
16. Party For Your Right To Fight

DISC 2 (Bonus Tracks)
01. Bring The Noise (No Noise Version)
02. Bring The Noise (No Noise Instrumental)
03. Bring The Noise (No Noise A Cappella)
04. Rebel Without A Pause (Instrumental)
05. Night Of The Living Baseheads (Anti-High Blood Pressure Encounter Mix)
06. Night Of The Living Baseheads (Terminator X Meets DST And Chuck Chill Out Instrumental Mix)
07. Terminator X To The Edge Of Panic (No Need To Panic Radio Version)
08. The Edge Of Panic
09. The Rhythm, The Rebel (A Capella)
10. Prophets Of Rage (Power Version)
11. Caught, Can We Get A Witness? (Pre Black Steel Ballistic Felony Dub)
12. B-Side Wins Again (Original Version)
13. Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos (Instrumental)
14. Fight The Power (Soundtrack Version)

DISC 3 (Fight The Power… Live DVD)
01. Countdown to Armageddon
02. Public Enemy Number One
03. Miuzi Weighs A Ton
04. Night Of The Living Baseheads (Live)
05. Fight The Power
06. Bring The Noise
07. Don’t Believe The Hype
08. Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos
09. Rebel Without A Pause
10. Terminator X To The Edge Of Panic
11. Night Of The Living Baseheads (Video)
12. Prophets Of Rage

Fear of a Black Planet Tracklist:

DISC 1 (The Album)
01. Contract On The World Love Jam (Instrumental)
02. Brothers Gonna Work It Out
03. 911 Is A Joke
04. Incident At 66.6 FM [Instrumental]
05. Welcome To The Terrordome
06. Meet the G That Killed Me
07. Pollywanacraka
08. Anti-Nigger Machine
09. Burn Hollywood Burn (featuring Ice Cube)
10. Power To The People
11. Who Stole The Soul?
12. Fear Of A Black Planet
13. Revolutionary Generation
14. Can’t Do Nuttin’ For Ya, Man!
15. Reggie Jax
16. Leave This Off Your Fu*kin Charts (Instrumental)
17. B Side Wins Again
18. War At 33 1/3
19. Final Count Of The Collision Between Us And The Damned (Instrumental)
20. Fight The Power

DISC 2 (Bonus Tracks)
01. Brothers Gonna Work It Out (Remix)
02. Brothers Gonna Work It Out (Dub)
03. Flavor Flav
04. Terrorbeat
05. Welcome To The Terrordome (Terrormental)
06. Can’t Do Nuttin’ For Ya Man (Full Rub Mix)
07. Can’t Do Nuttin’ For Ya Man (U.K. 12″ Powermix)
08. Can’t Do Nuttin’ For Ya Man (Dub Mixx)
09. Burn Hollywood Burn (Extended Censored Fried To The Radio Version)
10. Anti-Nigger Machine (Uncensored Extended)
11. 911 Is A Joke (Instrumental)
12. Power To The People (Instrumental)
13. Revolutionary Generation (Instrumental)
14. War At 33 1/3 (Instrumental)
15. Fight The Power (Soundtrack Version)
16. Fight The Power (Powersax)
17. Fight The Power (Flavor Flav Meets Spike Lee)
18. The Enemy Assault Vehicle Mixx (Medley)

Justin Vernon from Bon Iver to launch own music festival

The man behind Bon Iver, Justin Vernon, will follow the footsteps of bands such as Phish, Metallica, and The National by starting his own music festival. Vernon has partnered with the company that has created Boston Calling to launch the Eaux Claire Music and Arts Festival in Eau Claire, Wisconsin next year.

According to the permit, the Eaux Claire Festival will be on July 17th and 18th on Foster Farm in Eau Claire. The plan has three performance areas, two stages and a tent, featuring artists that will be chosen by Vernon. The festival will offer the opportunity for people to camp on the festival grounds. The application says that 25,000 people are expected to come both of the days.

Vernon wants the festival to have a positive impact on his Eau Claire, his hometown. The event could bring in “eight or nine million dollars” of money into the economy according to the town’s Chamber of Commerce President Bob McCoy.