Going for Gold XVI: Britt Nicole, Gold Fields, Sufjan Stevens, Xbox, Willy Mason
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BRITT NICOLE
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I briefly mentioned Britt Nicole a few years ago. She just premiered her title track for her album, Gold, today (November 29th) on Vevo.
The Nashville-based Britt Nicole will be re-releasing Gold on February 26th via Capitol Records. The album is repackaged from her Sparrow Records release (originally in March and debuted at #41 on the Top 100 Billboard Charts.)
Apparently there is an anti-bullying message and belief in yourself on Gold, as Nicole explained, “The message of Gold is to remind those kids that are struggling that no matter what they have been told they are worth so much more than the words of another. Once you know that, no one can ever steal your shine.”
Nicole will be doing two special “first-ever” Capitol Records debut performances in Los Angeles and New York City:
brittnicole.com
I briefly mentioned Britt Nicole a few years ago. She just premiered her title track for her album, Gold, today (November 29th) on Vevo.
The Nashville-based Britt Nicole will be re-releasing Gold on February 26th via Capitol Records. The album is repackaged from her Sparrow Records release (originally in March and debuted at #41 on the Top 100 Billboard Charts.)
Apparently there is an anti-bullying message and belief in yourself on Gold, as Nicole explained, “The message of Gold is to remind those kids that are struggling that no matter what they have been told they are worth so much more than the words of another. Once you know that, no one can ever steal your shine.”
Nicole will be doing two special “first-ever” Capitol Records debut performances in Los Angeles and New York City:
01/09/13 – The Roxy in L.A. at 7pm
01/16/13 – Canal Room in N.Y.C. at 7 p.m.
01/16/13 – Canal Room in N.Y.C. at 7 p.m.
Look for new mixes of “Gold” (including a club mix) on the upcoming Gold EP (to be released digitally on December 18th).
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Read More As for Gold Fields, it’s only been two weeks since we last saw the Australian boys. They were in sunny Los Angeles last night, so it was a cold shock when they landed in Minneapolis. I hate to break this to them, but that wasn’t cold what ….
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GOLD FIELDS
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You guys must be tired of hearing us talk about Gold Fields, since we talk about them so often.
I have some updates on the Australian band, their debut album will be called Black Sun and it’s set for release February 26th, 2013. Currently you can only get Dark Again single, and possibly Treehouse, so it’s slim picking if you want more music from Gold Fields.
We like these guys, having seen them twice this year, so check them out if they’re playing near you:
goldfieldsmusic.com
You guys must be tired of hearing us talk about Gold Fields, since we talk about them so often.
I have some updates on the Australian band, their debut album will be called Black Sun and it’s set for release February 26th, 2013. Currently you can only get Dark Again single, and possibly Treehouse, so it’s slim picking if you want more music from Gold Fields.
We like these guys, having seen them twice this year, so check them out if they’re playing near you:
11/30 Chicago, IL Twas The Night Before
12/04 New York, NY Webster Hall**
12/06 Philadelphia, PA The Barbary*
12/07 Cambridge, MA The Middle East*
12/08 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg*
12/10 Montreal QC Divan*
12/11 Toronto, ON The Drake*
12/13 Washington, D.C. U Street Music Hall*
*As special guests of St. Lucia
**As special guests of Diamond Rings
12/04 New York, NY Webster Hall**
12/06 Philadelphia, PA The Barbary*
12/07 Cambridge, MA The Middle East*
12/08 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg*
12/10 Montreal QC Divan*
12/11 Toronto, ON The Drake*
12/13 Washington, D.C. U Street Music Hall*
*As special guests of St. Lucia
**As special guests of Diamond Rings
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Read More This really came out of nowhere for me. My bf will load up my library list and when I go pick up my junk I usually get little suprises like this. It’s really a wonderful album and Sufjan Stevens has a haunting and lovely voice…..
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SUFJAN STEVENS
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Singer/songwriter Sufjan Stevens just released his 50+ Christmas five-disc album, Silver & Gold, collecting Songs for Christmas, Vol 6-10.
Stevens is currently on tour, I am assuming he’ll be doing at least one or two xmas songs?
sufjan.com
Singer/songwriter Sufjan Stevens just released his 50+ Christmas five-disc album, Silver & Gold, collecting Songs for Christmas, Vol 6-10.
Stevens is currently on tour, I am assuming he’ll be doing at least one or two xmas songs?
11/30/12 Dallas, TX Granada Theater
12/01/12 Austin, TX Emo’s
12/03/12 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre
12/04/12 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda
12/05/12 San Francisco, CA Great American Music
12/06/12 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater
12/08/12 Seattle, WA The Neptune
12/09/12 Missoula, MT Wilma Theatre
12/12/12 Minneapolis, MN Mill City Nights
12/13/12 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
12/14/12 Indianapolis, IN Deluxe
12/15/12 Chicago, IL Metro / Smart Bar
12/16/12 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
12/18/12 Buffalo, NY Asbury Hall @ Babeville
12/19/12 Providence, RI Fete
12/20/12 Boston, MA Royale Nightclub Boston
12/21/12 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
12/22/12 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
12/01/12 Austin, TX Emo’s
12/03/12 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre
12/04/12 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda
12/05/12 San Francisco, CA Great American Music
12/06/12 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater
12/08/12 Seattle, WA The Neptune
12/09/12 Missoula, MT Wilma Theatre
12/12/12 Minneapolis, MN Mill City Nights
12/13/12 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
12/14/12 Indianapolis, IN Deluxe
12/15/12 Chicago, IL Metro / Smart Bar
12/16/12 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
12/18/12 Buffalo, NY Asbury Hall @ Babeville
12/19/12 Providence, RI Fete
12/20/12 Boston, MA Royale Nightclub Boston
12/21/12 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
12/22/12 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
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Read More Ask anyone that’s ever own an Xbox 360, and they’ll tell you they’ve experienced the dreaded Red Ring of Death. In fact, they’ve probably had it several times in their console’s life cycle….
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XBOX GOLD
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My number one complaint about the Xbox is Xbox Gold. I seriously don’t understand why there are so many Xbox fanboys out there? They love paying for Xbox Gold, they don’t think there’s anything wrong with the service.
Just to be clear on my thoughts on this: Xbox Gold is a scam. Imagine this: you buy a computer and when you want to send an email*, or play an online game like World of Warcraft, or Netflix, or Twitter, or Facebook, and your computer prompt up a message that you need to buy a year of “Gold”. That’s exactly what Xbox Gold is to me.
Prices for Xbox Gold is $15 a month**. So do the math: if you want to stream Netflix, it’s $8 for Netflix, plus $15 for Xbox Gold. On any other platform, PS3, computer, Roku, “Smart” Blu-Ray players, etc., there isn’t a $15 extra fee.
Here’s another scenario for you: You got a redemption code for a free Vudu movie. You launch Xbox and boo-hoo, you have to pay $15 to Xbox Gold just to watch a $3.99 movie. That’s the kind of restriction I’m talking about.
What’s heartbreaking is a free service like YouTube requires you to pay the $15 fee, which is unbelievable considering that YouTube is free everywhere else. Do you know of any other platform that asks you to pay for YouTube (we’re talking about the free content here, not the paid movies YouTube sells.)
Sadly, my original first generation PlayStation 3 died. It was temporarily fixed, but as I figured, it eventually broke again. So I’m taking in my Xbox and selling it to get a new PS3. Goodbye Xbox and good riddance.
PS: Xbox Music, not worth it. You pay a subscription of $100 a year, plus $60 for Xbox Gold to access it on the Xbox, making it the world’s most expensive music subscription model.
* This is a real complaint: “You need to have an Xbox LIVE Gold membership to send messages on Xbox.com.”
** To be fair, most fanboys buys Xbox Gold as a discounted annual fee of $60 or whatever special offers they get.
xbox.com
My number one complaint about the Xbox is Xbox Gold. I seriously don’t understand why there are so many Xbox fanboys out there? They love paying for Xbox Gold, they don’t think there’s anything wrong with the service.
Just to be clear on my thoughts on this: Xbox Gold is a scam. Imagine this: you buy a computer and when you want to send an email*, or play an online game like World of Warcraft, or Netflix, or Twitter, or Facebook, and your computer prompt up a message that you need to buy a year of “Gold”. That’s exactly what Xbox Gold is to me.
Prices for Xbox Gold is $15 a month**. So do the math: if you want to stream Netflix, it’s $8 for Netflix, plus $15 for Xbox Gold. On any other platform, PS3, computer, Roku, “Smart” Blu-Ray players, etc., there isn’t a $15 extra fee.
Here’s another scenario for you: You got a redemption code for a free Vudu movie. You launch Xbox and boo-hoo, you have to pay $15 to Xbox Gold just to watch a $3.99 movie. That’s the kind of restriction I’m talking about.
What’s heartbreaking is a free service like YouTube requires you to pay the $15 fee, which is unbelievable considering that YouTube is free everywhere else. Do you know of any other platform that asks you to pay for YouTube (we’re talking about the free content here, not the paid movies YouTube sells.)
Sadly, my original first generation PlayStation 3 died. It was temporarily fixed, but as I figured, it eventually broke again. So I’m taking in my Xbox and selling it to get a new PS3. Goodbye Xbox and good riddance.
PS: Xbox Music, not worth it. You pay a subscription of $100 a year, plus $60 for Xbox Gold to access it on the Xbox, making it the world’s most expensive music subscription model.
* This is a real complaint: “You need to have an Xbox LIVE Gold membership to send messages on Xbox.com.”
** To be fair, most fanboys buys Xbox Gold as a discounted annual fee of $60 or whatever special offers they get.
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WILLY MASON
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willymason.net
Willy Mason is a singer-songwriter, who came into fame via mister Bright Eyes, Conor Oberst, signing him on his record label.
His upcoming release is Don’t Stop Now EP, set for release on January 14th, 2013, via Communion Records (available digitally and limited 10″). The EP is a sampling of what’s to come for his third studio album, also due out later in 2013.
You can enjoy his new single and video for “I Got Gold” on YouTube.
Mason will also begin his North American tour around the release of the EP, starting in Montreal on January 13th. Currently, Mason is enjoying a lot of sold out dates in the UK.
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12/01 Glasgow – King Tuts 12/02 Manchester – Ruby Lounge 12/03 Birmingham – Glee Club 12/04 Bristol – Thekla 12/05 London – Rough Trade East 12/05 London – Scala 12/06 Boston – Converse Hall 01/13 Montreal, Divan Orange 01/15 Toronto, Rivoli 01/17 Chicago, Old Town 01/19 Minneapolis, Turf Club 01/22 Denver, Larimer Lounge 01/25 Vancouver, Media Club 01/26 Seattle, Columbia City Theater 01/27 Portland, Doug Fir 01/29 San Francisco, The Chapel |
01/30 Los Angeles, Hotel Café
02/04 Nashville, High Watt 02/07 New York, Rockwood Theatre 02/08 Philadelphia, World Café 02/10 Washington DC, DC9 02/11 Boston, Café 939 03/03 Portsmouth – Wedgwood Rooms 03/04 Exeter – Phoenix 03/05 Cardiff – Glee Club 03/07 London – Koko 03/08 Leeds – The Wardrobe 03/09 Newcastle – Gateshead Old Town Hall 03/10 Glasgow – Oran Mor 03/12 Liverpool – The Kazimier 03/13 Nottingham – Rescue Rooms 03/14 Dublin, Ire – Whelans 03/15 Belfast – Limelight |
BRIEFLY:
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GOLDEN GRRRLS facebook.com Golden Grrrls are releasing a self-titled debut album on our favorite indie label, Slumberland Records on February 26th, 2013. Hear their song, “We’ve Got…”, on Soundcloud: Already in love and want to know more about them? They’re from Glasgow, Scotland, if you haven’t figured out from their lovely accents. They are, I believe, two grrls and one boy: Eilidh Rodgers, Ruari MacLean and Rachel Aggs. |
TERRAPLANE SUN terraplanesun.com Terraplane Sun is a five-piece “blues rock” band from California. The band semi-recently unveiled their video for “Get Me Golden” (from their EP Friends) featuring unfriendly violent puppets. Not interested in watching the video, you can hear the audio on Soundcloud: If you’re in Cali, you can see them on tour this December:
Dec 01 Hotel Utah San Francisco, CA
Dec 03 Velvet Jones Santa Barbara, CA Dec 04 Constellation Room Santa Ana, CA |
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