Darwin Deez Premieres Single and Remixes

Indie-pop singer Darwin Deez has announced his new single titled “Bad Day” will be released on January 18, 2011.  The album will subsequently be released on February 28, 2011.  “Bad Day” will be packaged with remixes – Javelin remix is below!

Darwin Deez – Bad Day (Javelin Remix) by Hypetrak

Darwin Deez also has a large number of tour dates in the US:

1/13 – Allston, MA @ Great Scott
1/14 – Rochester, NY @ The Bug Jar
1/15 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern
1/16 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas (w/ S. Carey, Sea of Bees)
1/17 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry (w/ Fol Chen)
1/19 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge (w/ Fol Chen, Friends)
1/21 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court (w/ Fol Chen, Friends)
1/22 – Boise, ID @ Neurolux (w/ Fol Chen, Friends)
1/24 – Vancouver, BC @ The Media Club (w/ Fol Chen, Friends)
1/25 – Seattle, WA @ The Vera Project (w/ Fol Chen, Friends)
1/26 – Portland, OR @ Holocene (w/ Fol Chen, Friends)
1/28 – San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern (w/ Fol Chen, Friends)
1/29 – Los Angeles, CA – Venue TBA
1/31 – San Diego, CA @ The Loft (UCSD) (w/ Friends)
2/1 – Tucson, AZ @ Solar Culture (w/ Friends)
2/3 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s Alternative Lounge (w/ Friends)
2/4 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s Downstairs (w/ Friends)
2/5 – Denton, TX @ Hailey (w/ Friends)
2/7 – Memphis, TN @ Hi Tone Cafe (w/ Friends)
2/8 – Nashville, TN – Venue TBA
2/9 – Birmingham, AL – Venue TBA
2/10 – Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder (w/ Friends)
2/11 – Atlanta, GA @ The Drunken Unicorn (w/ Friends)
2/12 – Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor (w/ Friends)
2/14 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 (w/ Friends)
2/15 – Charlottesville, VA – Venue TBA
2/17 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat Backstage (w/ Friends)
2/18 – Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie (w/ Friends)
2/19 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom (w/ Friends)

Parlovr Releases Holiday Songs For Charity and EP


Self-proclaimed “sloppy pop” band Parlovr has announced the release of two holiday songs called “I’m Santa” and “Spike the Eggnog.”  Both songs are available by downloadin exchange for a donation of any amount.  Donations will go to www.avaaz.org

Their EP Heaven/Hell/Big/Love and self-titled LP is available now.  Parlovr plans to tour the US later next year.  The song “Hell, Heaven” from the EP is listed here:

Parlovr – Hell Heaven by Passovah

Sara Jackson-Holman Releases Holiday EP

Piano-pop songwriter Sara Jackson-Holman has released a three-song, digital-only EP called The Very Merry.  It is being sold digital-only and features holiday classics done in her very own classically-trained style.  This EP is a follow up to her 2010 debut, When You Dream, that brings to mind artists such as Adele, Feist and Norah Jones.  Both albums are available on iTunes.

Screaming Females Announce 2011 Shows; Release MP3

New Brunswick, NJ-based punk rockers Screaming Females have announced three initial shows for 2011.  Dates are listed as follows:

1/14 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall/Tomorrow Never Knows Festival
1/17 – Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex
2/12 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg

The band has also released a new song called “Wild” that can be found on the September 2010 LP release Castle Talk.

Screaming Females – Wild by forcefieldpr

Mute Talks Restructure


After returning to being independent after reaching an agreement with EMI Music, Mute has released details of their new structure. Led by Daniel Miller, Mute will be comprised of the record label, publishing company and a new artist/producer management company. Angie Somerside is returning to Mute as Group MD and will be starting up the new artist management company. The new company has already received new signings, including Junip, Josh T. Pearson and S.C.U.M. Mute’s NY office is currently working with such artists as Moby, Liars, Fever Ray and Paul van Dyk, to name a few. Andrew King continues to take charge of the publishing company and Mute’s NY office will be headed by General Manager, Mark Fotiadis, who will work closely with the UK company in publishing and managment deals.