Hello friends! We’re excited to announce a partnership to deliver tracks from the Levi’s Pioneer Sessions to you!
The Levi’s® brand continues in its tradition of bringing great jeans and great music together with the launch of “Levi’s® Pioneer Sessions: The Revival Recordings” – a new and innovative campaign that champions musical artists who embody the pioneering spirit of the Levi’s® brand. An original series of musical recordings by a diverse roster of talented musicians, “Levi’s® Pioneer Sessions: The Revival Recordings” features remakes of hits from past decades inspired by renowned artists. Now through the first of July, The “Levi’s® Pioneer Sessions: The Revival Recordings” series features the release of two singles each week by an exciting score of bands including Nas, Swell Season, She & Him, Dirty Projectors, Colbie Caillat, The Shins, Bomba Estereo, Jason Mraz, Rapheal Saadiq, Passion Pit, and John Legend with The Roots and more!!!
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I know where Pirate! NY will be on June 9th … hope to see you there!
In addition to the 5th B-day party, we’ll have BTR Live V.3 very soon, and watch for a re-launch of BreakThruRadio.com shortly as well!
Coconut Records
Bored To Death Theme Song
(by Jason Schwartzman and Jonathan Ames)
Hello friends! The good folks at HBO will be premiering a new show called Bored To Death on 9/20/09 at 9:30PM! The show features Jason Schwartzman, Ted Danson, and Zack Galifianakis. Coconut Records performs the theme song, which you can download below for airplay! Coconut Records features Jason Schwartzman on lead vocals, he co-wrote the song with Bored To Death creator and writer Jonathan Ames. When airing the song please direct people to http://www.hbo.com/boredtodeath and if you are in one of the following markets please help spread the word on your local screening.
Please contact us at “radio at piratepirate dot com” if you’d like to run a contest to help promote tune in or the screenings as we have passes for the screenings and all kinds of swag from the show!
The Story:
Almost every musician now-a-days stages themselves as artists and environmentally conscience, but Leo Blais is genuinely all of the above. Leo Blais combines the musicianship of Jason Collett and Ben Folds with the eccentric verve of David Byrne and the mission of Al Gore. We'll be bringing you a collection of maxi-singles that will eventually combine to become the Everyone's Feelin Alone Collection. In total, this collection will have 40 songs. The first installation, Slow Drivin, boasts 5 total tracks, 4 of which are b-sides, including a version of George Harrison's song, "Beware of Darkness". There will be a new maxi-single/EP from the collection released monthly, beginning with the song "All In All" off Slow Drivin (Part I of the Everyone's Feelin Alone Collection). If Leo Blais sounds familiar, you may recognize him from performances with Snow Patrol, Dispatch, The Dresdon Dolls, Sam Roberts, and The Neighborhoods.
The Art:
With thousands of letters and many gallons of paint, it took Leo over two years of constructing, painting, and displaying to get the artwork ready for the Everyone's Feelin Alone LP and the other 10 maxi-single EP's in the collection. Using an X-acto knife, a sharpie, and quite a bit of patience, Leo carved out and constructed all of the letters that make up each of the lyrics and liner notes inside each of the albums. Every single one of the song titles are hand painted and shaded gray for a 3-dimensional look. His debut LP has a poster inside, which is a wrap around of his apartment in Lowell, MA. See more here:
Leo Blais constructs The Free EP over a weekend inside his apartment in Lowell, MA and talks about the 'everyone's feelin alone' collection that took 5 years to record and over 3 years to construct. For more information about the collection go to http://www.leoblais.com
The Environment:
Leo is also taking a progressive approach to "going green", as they say, ensuring that the Everyone's Feelin Alone LP and the subsequent touring will all be carbon neutral. The carbon footprint made by making the LP will be offset by the planting of trees in forests that have been ravaged by wildfires.
Layout of the installation of Leo Blais' Everyone's Feelin Alone collection:
Slow Drivin - maxi single Part I (2008)
Sincerity - maxi single Part II (2008)
Everyone's Feelin Alone - LP (TBA)
The Free EP - Part IV (2008)
Nice Day - maxi-single Part V (TBA)
Come Again - maxi-single Part VI (TBA)
All in All - maxi-single Part VII (TBA)
Life is Fiction - maxi-single Part VIII (TBA)
Show Me Love - maxi-single Part IX (TBA)
Everybody Was The War - EP Part X (TBA)
Press:
"Leo is not only creative, but incredibly hardworking as evidenced by the hours of effort put into his art projects to complement his "Everyone's Feelin Alone" project. In addition, he's among the most personable and attentive artists that we've had through the WERS studio. Psyched to have local talent of his caliber!" - John Parsons, WERS 88.9FM Boston
For any questions regarding Leo Blais please contact:
Steve Theo @ Pirate!
Phone: 617.256.8709
Email: steve at piratepirate dot com
IM: SteveTheo1
Alt Com
The Alternative Comedy Festival
May 7th - 10th in Somerville, MA
Pirate! is very pleased to be a co-sponsor in this years AltCom!
The 2009 festival, which takes place May 7th-10th in Davis Square in Somerville, MA , features a star-studded lineup of the world's most unique comedians:
Janeane Garofalo, Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Company, Rob Riggle from "The Daily Show", Eugene Mirman, Leo Allen, The Onion Live, Myq Kaplan, Jamie Kilstein, The Steamy Bohemians, Brian Longwell, Ken Reid, and many more! Keep reading more here: http://www.piratepirate.com/wp/422/altcom/
