VICE RECORDS TO RELEASE CHROMEO FANCY FOOTWORK: DELUXE EDITION ON JUNE 17th

Chromeo: once an underground best kept secret, now an Earth-sweeping cultural phenomenon responsible for bringing together a massive union of indie trendsters, dance muggers, gay students, hip hoppers, music blogging nerds and nubile girls. They attract the attention of celebrities like those with the surname Hilton (Paris, Perez), Hall and Oates (who sought out a collaboration) and Kanye West (who regularly name checks them on his blog). The revolutionary MTV program 52/52 took an in depth look at Chromeo and not surprisingly, fell in love. Since the beginning of the year, they’ve sold out shows in LA (El Rey), New York (Bowery Ballroom, twice), Manchester (Academy), London (KoKo’s), and have just completed a triumphant homecoming tour in Canada. Chromeo’s appearance on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live gave America a chance to experience the moog riffs, talk boxes and heartfelt loverboy lyrics that have been sorely missing in the milieu of contemporary music. All the key American festivals like Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Coachella and All Points West have come calling hoping to catch some Chromeo magic. Now, the good news:

VICE Records announces the release of Chromeo – Fancy Footwork: Deluxe Edition. Disc one is the essential original recording. Disc two contains remixes by Lifelike, MSTRKRFT, DFA, Crookers and more. Five videos include MTV favorite Bonafied Lovin, certified classic Needy Girl and the brand new Fancy Footwork. Greatest hits are also included. All packaged in lavish Italian marble.

Out on June 17, 2008.

Disc 1 Track Listing:
1. Intro
2. Tenderoni
3. Fancy Footwork
4. Bonafied Lovin
(Tough Guys)
5. My Girl Is Calling Me (A Liar)
6. Outta Sight
7. Opening Up
(Ce Soir On Danse)
8. Momma’s Boy
9. Call Me Up
10. Waiting 4 U
11. 100%

Bonus Disc Track Listing:

VIDEOS
1. Fancy Footwork 3:18
2. Bonafied Lovin 4:33
3. Tenderoni 4:15
4. Needy Girl 4:42
5. I Am Somebody – DJ Mehdi feat. Chromeo 3:13

GREATEST HITS
6. Needy Girl 4:42
7. Rage 4:36
8. You’re So Gangsta 4:12
9. I Am Somebody – DJ Mehdi feat. Chromeo 3:13

REMIXES
10. Tenderoni (MSTRKRFT remix) 4:46
11. Fancy Footwork (Crookers remix) 5:28
12. Needy Girl (Lifelike remix) 6:24
13. Bonafied Lovin (Yuksek remix) 4:26
14. Me and My Man (Whitey remix) 4:06
15. You’re So Gangsta (Playgroup remix) 5:51
16. Destination: Overdrive (DFA remix) 5:48
17. Fancy Footwork (Laidback Luke remix) 6:38
18. Bonafied Lovin’ (Jori Hulkkonen remix) 5:00

SUMMER FESTIVAL DATES – MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED
April 27 – Coachella – Indio, CA
June 14 – Bonnaroo – Manchester, TN
August 3 – Lollapalooza, Chicago, IL
August 9 – All Points West – Lincoln State Park, Jersey City, NJ

ZUNE ARTS RELEASES NEW VIDEO PIECE OF ME, PIECE OF YOU Featuring Music By Chromeo and Created By Acclaimed Artists Three Legged Legs; New Film Is Part of Ongoing Series Produced By Microsoft’s Zune Arts

“Piece of Me, Piece of You”

Zune Arts, the program that aims to bring the best creative minds together to collaborate on inspiring works of art, has released a new video: “Piece of Me, Piece of You.” The new work is a short film created by Three Legged Legs and features the musical styling of Chromeo’s “Fancy Footwork.” “Piece of Me, Piece of You” is available on April 8th at Zune-Arts.net and also available via podcast from the Zune Marketplace. Fans can also see a previously released behind-the-scenes video which shows the puppetry in action on Zune-Arts.net.

This latest piece follows a mob of near life-sized puppet zombies as they infect a city with their mad pop-locking dance grooves. To bring the film to life, Greg, Reza, and Casey of Three Legged Legs collaborated with modern dance choreographer Kristin Zipfel as well as emerging puppet makers Adam Parker Smith and Carolyn Salas to create a flawless musical thriller.

“It’s really impressive to see what participating artists come up with when asked to visually interpret the Zune brand themes of sharing and friendship,” said Jason Reindorp, marketing director for Zune. “The Zune Arts program gives artists a new distribution platform to showcase their work, delivers unique ‘ownable’ entertainment to consumers and also demonstrates something fun about the Zune brand.”

Zune Arts recently announced the availability of Zune Arts content through a new podcast series, which showcases a broad selection of today’s cutting edge cultural artists expressing themselves through film, music, design and illustration. In addition to showing these works, the podcast series will feature artist interviews, exclusive content, behind-the-scenes videos and more.

Zune Arts Launches New Podcast Series – Three Legged Leg’s Exclusive “Behind-the-Scenes: Piece of Me, Piece of You” Released Today

The magic and creativity of Zune Arts is now officially available through a new podcast series on the Zune Marketplace. The Zune Arts podcast is a weekly showcase of today’s most cutting edge cultural artists expressing themselves through film, music, design, illustration, and everything in between. The podcasts are available for free download, and fans can subscribe to automated feeds so the series is synced with their Zune devices. The weekly podcasts are a new way to enjoy archived Zune Arts material, and will also include exclusive content, including behind-the-scenes short films, artist interviews, and other fun content aimed at extending and enhancing the Zune Arts experience.

The latest addition to the Zune Arts podcast is called “Behind-the-Scenes: Piece of Me, Piece of You,” which features the production madness and creative genius that goes into the making of a Zune Arts film. In this latest piece, Greg, Reza and Casey of Three Legged Legs show us how it takes collaboration, innovation and copious amounts of felt to turn near life-sized puppets, created by artist Adam Parker Smith, into mad, pop-locking zombies. This marks the Three Legged Legs trio’s first foray into the world of puppetry, but the crew has previously cut their directorial teeth with animation for Sony Vaio, Amp Energy Drink and various independent endeavors.

The behind-the-scenes podcast is available in advance of the upcoming “Piece of Me, Piece of You” Zune Arts film, which features musical duo Chromeo’s “Fancy Footwork” as the backing track to this surreal and frighteningly imaginative piece that demonstrates how sharing can lead to infectious forms of self-expression and discovery. As Reza explains “we’re shooting a bunch of zombie puppets attacking each other and infecting each other with dance, all over a Chromeo track, which is hot!” The “Piece of Me, Piece of You” film will premiere on the Zune Arts website April 1, and the behind-the-scenes podcast released today will give fans a fun taste of what to look forward to.

Zune Arts brings the best creative minds together to collaborate on inspiring works of art under the Zune brand themes of sharing, connectivity, discovery, and friendship. Zune Arts is continuously growing, ever-evolving, and always open to new voices, influences and ideas.

To watch the behind-the-scenes footage for “Piece of Me, Piece of You,” click here

To subscribe to the Zune Arts podcasts, click here

For more on Three Legged Legs, click here

For more info on puppet maker, Adam Parker Smith, click here

For more info on Chromeo, visit the Zune Social

FOOL’S GOLD: THE FUTURE OF NORTH AMERICAN CLUB MUSIC
- SXSW & WMC showcases in March

- “Screaming Bloody Murder” tour featuring A-Trak, Sinden and Steve Aoki in April

- Smash new releases to follow!

With a slew of singles over the past year that connect the dots between hip-hop and electronic music, and a sold-out tour last fall, upstart Brooklyn record label Fool’s Gold-founded by DJs A-Trak and Nick Catchdubs-has established itself as the face of today’s club scene and the indie to watch, capturing the hearts of Pitchfork and Billboard, and turning Kid Sister into a new-era MTV icon.

This Spring, the label brings it’s midas touch to the road once more, as it gets ready to introduce a shiny new batch of genre re-defining artists.

The Fool’s Gold SXSW showcase at Volume (614 E. 6th St) on Saturday, March 15th is one of the festival’s hottest tickets, featuring live performances from Chromeo, Kid Sister, and new FG addition Kid Cudi, with DJ sets from A-Trak, Flosstradamus, Jokers of the Scene, and Nick Catchdubs.

On Friday, March 28, the label invades Miami with a Fool’s Gold WMC showcase at White Room (1306 N Miami Ave) starring A-Trak, trendsetting UK house phenom Sinden, as well as LA Riots, Jokers of the Scene, Treasure Fingers, Nacho Lovers, Sammy Bananas and Nick Catchdubs.

The party continues with the “Screaming Bloody Murder” North American tour kicking off April 10th at Hiro Ballroom in NYC with triple-threat headliners A-Trak, Sinden, and party king Steve Aoki, along with Sammy Bananas and very special guests in each city.

Of course all this buzz would be meaningless without the music to back it up, and the new releases from Fool’s Gold more than justify everyone’s enthusiasm.

Kid Cudi’s melodic “Day ‘N’ Nite” and Jokers of the Scene’s rave anthem “Y’all Know The Name” are currently heating up the charts of progressive club and radio DJs worldwide. More massive, dancefloor-ready singles are ready to go from the label’s latest batch of North American signings: Treasure Fingers, LA Riots, Trackademicks and Nacho Lovers. Not to be outdone, Fool’s Gold is also set to drop special edition releases from international collaborators Kavinsky (France), Bag Raiders (Australia) and Congorock (Italy). Of course, Kid Sister’s debut LP Koko B Ware (on Downtown/Fool’s Gold) and the first Fool’s Gold label compilation are in the works as well.

Stay up to date with the latest Fool’s Gold releases, events and blog adventures at www.foolsgoldrecs.com!

A-Trak and Nick Catchdubs are available for phoners and in-person interviews at SXSW and WMC. Fool’s Gold promos are available upon request. Contact kathryn@biz3.net or 773.645.1035

FOOL’S GOLD SXSW SHOWCASE
Presented by Matrix
Saturday, March 15th @ Volume (614 E. 6th St, Austin TX)
Chromeo (Live)
A-Trak
Kid Sister (Live)
Flosstradamus
Kid Cudi (Live)
Jokers of the Scene
Nick Catchdubs

FOOL’S GOLD WMC SHOWCASE
Friday, March 28th @ White Room (614 E. 6th St, Miami FL)
A-Trak
Sinden
LA Riots
Jokers of the Scene
Treasure Fingers
Nacho Lovers
Sammy Bananas
Nick Catchdubs

“SCREAMING BLOODY MURDER” TOUR DATES
A-Trak, Sinden, Steve Aoki, Sammy Bananas and Special Guests
4/10 – New York – Hiro Ballroom
4/11 – Toronto – SAT
4/12 – Montreal – Club Soda
4/13 – Philadelphia – Barbary
4/16 – Chicago – Metro
4/17 – Vancouver – Celebrities
4/18 – Seattle – War Room
4/19 – San Francisco – 1015 Folsom

PRESS ON FOOL’S GOLD:

It sounds sort of futuristic, but at the root of it all is a hankering to return to the roots of hip hop music-good vibes and rocking the party. – Dazed & Confused

In a word, the show was awesome. – Billboard, on the Fool’s Gold CMJ Showcase

DJ/entrepreneurs A-Trak (aka Kanye’s DJ) and Nick Catchdubs, head honchos of upstart label Fool’s Gold, understand the value of the total package. The music they release and the artwork they use to promote it is bright, colorful, energetic, fun-loving, and childish (in a good way). And, most importantly, charmingly nerdy. – Pitchfork

KID SISTER SIGNS TO DOWNTOWN RECORDS!

Appearing this Thursday, February 28th on Spankin’ New Ladies Week on MTV’s TRL
Currently an mtvU Freshman Five artist and will be performing on mtvU’s Sping Break
After months of courting by major labels and speculation from fans and press, Kid Sister has decided to release her full-length debut “KoKo B. Ware” with Downtown Records/Fool’s Gold. The highly anticipated album will be out in summer 2008.

Kid Sister – the girl known as Melisa Young to her mother – has had quite a year leading up to her recent signing. Her inimitable flow and bold personality have already garnered the attention of media heavyweights like Rolling Stone, The New York Times, XXL, Spin, Blender, and Billboard, and even landed her on the cover of URB’s “Next 1000″ issue.

“Kid Sister is one of the most exciting new voices in music today and we are thrilled to welcome her to Downtown. She is a true artist with a vision, sound and style all her own, and we look forward to tremendous success together”. -Josh Deutsch of Downtown Records Chairman/CEO of Downtown Records

“Their roster is impeccable and the attitude at the company is so relaxed and cool. I don’t wanna call them an indie and definitely
won’t call them a major but still they’ve got some serious muscle. They’re just that rare, perfect fit you always dream about… like a fancy pair of jeans! ” -Kid Sister

Before she even dropped her first single, Kid Sister had played SXSW, Coachella, the Pitchfork Festival and Lollapalooza. She has shared stages with the likes of Kanye West, Akon, Chromeo, A-Trak, Flosstradamus, and fellow Chicago up-and-comers The Cool Kids.

Kanye decided he liked Kid Sister’s A-Trak produced anthem “Pro Nails” so much that he rhymed over it on his smash “Can’t Tell Me Nothing” mixtape. Rookie-of-the-year indie label Fool’s Gold released the remix as an official single and commissioned a creative, self-financed video (complete with dancing fingers and a prominent Kanye cameo!) that caused an internet commotion everywhere from the XXL blog to Perezhilton.com, and even broke its way into MTV and BET rotation.

Fashion notables have also taken an early notice of Kid Sister’s signature style. Marc Jacobs featured her single “Control” in his Spring 2008 fashion week show, WWD ran an early profile on her, and designer Erin Fetherston has plans to not only dress Kid Sister, but also collaborate with her in the near future.

With the Fool’s Gold family on board as the creative team for “KoKo B. Ware” -there’s no denying that Kid Sister’s Downtown debut will be one of the most exciting releases of the year. Kid Sis is still taking this!

“Updating L’Trimm’s old-school style for post-Lil’ Kim times, this tiny diva spins Eighties-inspired rhymes about Baby Phat and guys who won’t quit calling.” – ROLLING STONE

“Brilliant electro tech-rap that sounds like it’s rocking the best party ever.” -DAZED AND CONFUSED

“Thank god: another female MC.” -BILLBOARD

“what unites them is their fresh, left-of-center enthusiasm; their bold attitudes; and an expansive approach to female sexuality.” -THE NEW YORK TIMES on Kid Sister and two others in an article on the new breed of female rappers.

“Kid Sister is as cool as ice cream on a summer day, as sexy as she wants to be.” -BLACK BEAT

About Downtown Music
Downtown Records is an independent record label and music publishing company formed in 2006. The company’s roster includes Grammy winners Gnarls Barkley, Cold War Kids, Mos Def, Spank Rock, Justice, Eagles of Death Metal, Santogold, Art Brut, Amanda Blank and others. Downtown Music Publishing owns or controls over 1,500 titles recorded by artists including Aretha Franklin, Mary J. Blige, 50 Cent, Hannah Montana’s Miley Cyrus and the cast of High School Musical 2. The company also represents writer/artists signed to Downtown Records such as Cold War Kids, Spank Rock, Santogold, Amanda Blank, Mos Def, Carla Bruni and Kevin Michael. Downtown is also a joint venture partner in RCRD LBL, an online, totally ad-supported digital music label which will offer free downloads in a blog format.

FLOSSTRADAMUS AT WORK ON DEBUT ALBUM, OFFERING EXCLUSIVE GEAR ON EBAY

ALBUM TO BE RELEASED SUMMER 2008, SPECIAL GUESTS INCLUDE KID SISTER, AMANDA BLANK, THE COOL KIDS, AND MORE
EXCLUSIVE FLOSSTRADAMUS RELATED GEAR AVAILABLE HERE: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZdoctorjmist
Widely celebrated Chicago-based DJ/production duo Flosstradamus (aka DJs J2K and Autobot) capped off a huge year in 2007, playing over 170 shows worldwide, including appearances at Coachella and Lollapalooza, a European tour with A-Trak and Kid Sister, and the Fancy Footwork tour with Chromeo.

Flosstradamus are currently at work on their debut album to be released in Summer 2008. Including fellow Chicago-based artists such as Kid Sister, The Cool Kids, and Philadelphia-based MC Amanda Blank, Flosstradamus will be handling production duties, showcasing their signature party-rocking expertise in the studio as well as the club.

In addition to this, Flosstradamus have recently offered up some exclusive gear on Ebay, including J2K’s old iBook, autographed and loaded with 25 gigs of music, including many Flosstradamus exlclusives, Serato, Ableton Live, and Flossy FX, their patented effects program. Other sweet deals include limited edition Flosstradamus sunglasses from the Fancy Footwork tour and signed copies of several Flosstradamus mixtapes.

Press on Flosstradamus:
Flosstradamus’ diverse attack has hip-hop as the foundation, mixed with juke house, classic techno, dance rock and party favorites via a 3-turntable, 2-laptop set up. – CHICAGO TRIBUNE

If you haven’t seen this four-turntables-and-two-Macs duo, go now! – WIRED.COM

Highly recommended. -URB

CRYSTAL CASTLES SHOWING THEIR FACES 2008 TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED

They don’t like to show their faces, they don’t do many interviews but Toronto duo, Crystal Castles are going to get in front of a lot of people on their 6 week tour they’ve just announced. The tour is book-ended by 2 “secret location” shows.

The dates, which kick off February 21 in Toronto ON, will have the band showcasing material from their upcoming self-titled debut full length album on Last Gang Records set for release worldwide on March 18, 2008. Health, from LA, open all shows.

CC’s, having just returned from extensive touring in Europe, Japan, Australia, and the UK (where they opened for Klaxons). They are currently appearing on everyone’s “Bands to Watch” lists for 2008. Here’s what some of the critics are saying.

“One of the hottest bands around at the moment”
-BBC

“One of the best things to come out of Canada since Arcade Fire”
-NME

“It’s brutal, it’s violent…it’s a pleasure” – The Guardian UK

“It’s always memorable when Toronto’s Crystal Castles deliver their tweaked-out eyeliner-soaked Nintendo-core to gawking crowds” – SPIN

Watch the Crystal Castles video ‘Air War’ here

CRYSTAL CASTLES w HEALTH TOUR DATES

THU 2/21 TORONTO, ON Secret Location (TBA)
FRI 2/22 HAMILTON, ON The Casbah
SAT 2/23 LONDON, ON Call the Office
TUE 2/26 DETROIT, MI Magic Stick
WED 2/27 CHICAGO, IL Abbey Pub
THU 2/28 MINNEAPOLIS, MN Triple Rock Club
FRI 2/29 WINNIPEG, MB Pyramid Cabaret
SAT 3/1 REGINA, SK The Exchange
SUN 3/2 CALGARY, AB The Warehouse
MON 3/3 EDMONTON, AB The Starlite Room
WED 3/5 VANCOUVER, BC Richards on Richards
THU 3/6 SEATTLE, WA Chop Suey
FRI 3/7 PORTLAND, OR Backspace
SAT 3/8 SAN FRANCISCO, CA The Independent
SUN 3/9 LOS ANGELES, CA The Roxy Theatre
MON 3/10 SAN DIEGO, CA Casbah
TUE 3/11 PHOENIX, AZ The Brickhouse Theatre
WED 3/12 ALBUQUERQUE, NM Launch Pad
SUN 3/16 DENTON, TX Hailey’s
MON 3/17 SPRINGFIELD, MO Randy Bacon Studio & Gallery
WED 3/19 DEKALB, IL House Café
FRI 3/21 CLEVELAND, OH Grog Shop
SAT 3/22 PHILADELPHIA, PA Transit
SUN 3/23 BALTIMORE, MD Ottobar
TUE 3/25 BROOKLYN, NY Studio B
WED 3/26 NEW YORK, NY Mercury Lounge
THU 3/27 MONTREAL, PQ Musee Juste Pour Rire
FRI 3/28 TORONTO, ON Circa
SAT 3/29 SECRET LOCATION TBA

Last Gang Records is the label home to Metric, Emily Haines, MSTRKRFT, Crystal Castles, Let’s Go To War and Mother Mother among others. Recent additions include Tiga (Canada/USA), Boys Noize (Canada/USA), Chromeo(Canada) and the New Pornographers (Canada). In the early part of the decade, Last Gang helped launch the career of Death from Above 1979.

KID SISTER’S “PRO NAILS” VIDEO DEBUTS ON mtvU AND ONLINE!

Remix single free this week, upcoming show, full LP to follow in 2008

Kid Sister made her music video debut on mtvU last week with a fun clip for “Pro Nails,” featuring a gang of neon-clad, psychedelic-nailed finger dancers and a special appearance by guest star Kanye West. Check it out here:

http://www.mtvu.com/video/?id=1574743

The video has quickly grown into an online phenomenon, with everyone from XXL to Perez Hilton linking it and showing love. Shot in Chicago on a shoestring budget by inventive director Ruben Fleischer (MIA, Dizzee Rascal), “Pro Nails” is getting the world excited for Kid Sister’s album Koko B Ware, due out in 2008.

An exclusive “Pro Nails” remix by Australian electro prodigies the Bag Raiders will be released this thursday as a free download on RCRDLBL.com.

Also this week, Kid Sister will host the 10.Deep x Fool’s Gold Holiday Sweat-Out at Element in New York City, a joint party between her upstart record label and the trendsetting streetwear brand.

KID SISTER LIVE DATES:
12/12 – New York (Element – 10.Deep x Fool’s Gold Holiday Sweat Out)
12/28 – San Francisco (1015)
1/11 – Toronto (Wrongbar)
1/26 – New York (Bowery Ballroom – supporting Chromeo)
1/28 – New York (Bowery Ballroom – supporting Chromeo)

Chromeo live in Vancouver

written by Aaron A*maze Joseph

MVRemix: What Happened tonight?

P-Thugg: Just visa problems, and all that shit….

MVRemix: The name “Chromeo” what is the origin of the name?

P-Thugg: It’s like a mix of Chrome and Romeo, like metallic lover boy, type futuristic…

MVRemix: How long have you and Dave 1 been making music together?

P-Thugg: We’ve been doing this since we were in high school, around the age of 15. We were in a band together, you know the usual high school thing, and we kept on until around the age of 18. Then we started producing hip hop and became hip hop producers for like 10 years. From that, Tiga, who had a techno label wanted to try something new and approached us, and seeing as we were musicians it all worked out.

MVRemix: So how is the Chromeo tour going?

P-Thugg: We were in Montreal, we had a dope show there. All the shows were pretty dope. It’s always good because it’s our hometown and all the shows are sold out. New York was crazy as well, both shows sold out, Brooklyn was the second night and was really good.

MVRemix: How would you explain the music of Chromeo to someone who has never heard it before?

P-Thugg: A little bit of Hall & Oates and Prince… but thugged out. It’s tough, but like Jodeci. We sing well and got good melody.

MVRemix: What are your thoughts on how music is being made today, with Electrofunk, B-More, Mash-ups & House music taking over?

P-Thugg: I like all that shit. Baltimore is dope shit, it’s what I started to listen to when I started to get into hip hop back in 1990; Bel Biv Devoe, Kid n’ Play, EPMD, Rob Bass, Jazzy Jeff. All that new wave stuff, it’s all great stuff, it’s just NOT what we do, but we ARE fans.

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