Love Will Ruin: Other Releases for the Month of November.

Introducing: honeyhoney
"Billy Jack" Blues & Bliss: Meet honeyhoney

Site Undergoing Plastic Surgery
You know my love is sweet, shut up and eat!

Neverending White Lights: “Love Will Ruin” Official Trailer
Daniel Victor offers a taste of "Love Will Ruin"

Neverending White Lights: Act III is COMPLETE. Toronto, are you ready to not mosh at a rad party?
It's a celebration, bitches: NWL's first live show in years!

Love Will Ruin: Other Releases for the Month of November.

Published on November 7th, 2011 by Lauren in Neverending White Lights

Love Ruins digitally on November 8th, 2011. In stores November 15th.

Presenting: “Love Will Ruin”

It’s here! “Love Will Ruin” by Neverending White Lights rolled out on iTunes in Canada and the US at midnight, defeating the impact of pretty much every other release in its wake this week, possibly for the rest of November, perhaps even into the New Year. For people like me who’ve salivated over the mere prospect of the long-anticipated release of “Love Will Ruin”, it’s going to be incredibly difficult to top what we’ve been luckily enough to preview for even longer. The physical album hits stores November 15th for you physical recording purists out there, a category I normally belong to; in special cases, I’ll go digital and physical. This is clearly one of those cases.

Daniel Victor, the all-at-once Apollonian and Dionysian artist at the helm of Neverending White Lights is a deeply-feeling creature with a generous sense of humor and a wondrous grasp of the very material that makes music work in the scheme of theory and that which hits straight to the gut, appealing to the heart. His brazen honesty is cultivated in such a way that his accountability and transparency are the very masks he wears. His poisons of choice are perfection, vodka, and assigning emotions to times of the year, a trait that I strongly identify with. His prior releases also demonstrate his evolution as a musician, most notably as a vocalist, and this time he’s brought Bed of Stars, featuring the heart-rendingly talented Evan Konrad along for the amble down the emotional alley that NWL does best, all the while exploring new territory – something else that NWL excels at. Nobody gets to stay in their comfort zone here; not the musician, nor the listener.

Revel in “Falling Apart”; more on NWL will be coming to this site soon.

Congratulations to everybody associated with NWL, especially the man himself, DV. It’s been a long road to get to release for those who’ve been watching and waiting, and we’re all grateful @iamNeverending was on Twitter counting down to the digital release of “Love Will Ruin” with us, which has now turned into something of a receiving line, with Daniel retweeting fan commentary on the new album.

If you haven’t caught up with NWL’s back-catalog, you won’t regret acquainting yourself with it on the eve of a release that has taken several years to perfect – we’ve taken all the work out of it for you! Check out the sidebar on the right to access our NWL iTunes playlist for the rest of the month, or enjoy it right here. You can even preview and buy tracks right now, as well as “Love Will Ruin”.

“Love Will Ruin” – now available.

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Introducing: honeyhoney

Published on November 4th, 2011 by Lauren in honeyhoney

From the illustrious Renee Harrison:
“In a brave new world where vintage American has helped the likes of Mumford & Sons and the Avett Brothers achieve headliner status, Los Angeles duo honeyhoney ought to be rising stars.”
- Buzz Bands LA

 “…the common pop thread between alt. country, spaghetti western soundtracks and swampy blues.”
– Paste

 “…honeyhoney deftly mixes elements of folk, soul, country, pop, and rock…” – Glide

Slightly more sinister than their name lets on: honeyhoney

 Burlap and opals. Moonshine and macrobiotics. Shaken and soothed. How Suzanne Santo (vocals/banjo/violin) and Ben Jaffe (vocals/guitar) managed to reconcile not just polemics, but seemingly opposed realities for their sexually tinged, bruised knee honeysuckle take on roots music has to be heard to be understood.
 Yet somehow the young 20-somethings figured out that it’s the extremes that define the middle, whether embracing the big mistakes in the bluesy smoulder “Glad I Done What I Did,” embracing the romantic doubt that is the low slung gospel of “Don’t Know How,” or the euphoric romp-age of “Let’s Get Wrecked” that embraces the arc debauchery completely. This is the sound of coming not of age, but awareness; and digging into what it means to be alive permeates throughout honeyhoney’s October 24th release of Billy Jack on Lost Highway Records.
 “The album is made of a lot of stories, a lot of lives,” Santo picks up. “We’re very different, but those differences are what makes it. I’ve had a lot of different times in my personal life that kinda leveled me as a person. That’s why this record is the way it is. It’s made of guts: what’s happening on the inside, the notion of us being really independent, being on our own. That’s a big reality.”

With fiddles threading the melodies, big acoustic guitar sounds and banjos plinking as percussively as melodically, there is an old world feel to honeyhoney that is as fresh and right now as it is tube radios and old lace.
 And it is the disparity of how the two came up and came together that informs honeyhoney with their singularity of sound. Meandering through unique paths, converging in Los Angeles where everyone is chasing something, and finally recognizing the chemistry they shared is no mean feat.

Evoking California’s hippie Dust Bowl fringe, equal parts Okie squalor and Pacific shimmer, there is a strong pull of Woody Guthrie-esque folk, vintage Buffalo Springfield, glints of Gram Parsons and bits of Bonnie Raitt’s early blues, Rickie Lee Jones reality and Bakerfsfield Saturday nights. Not country, not folk, not rock, it is a hybrid that defies exact definition.
 Still “Billy Jack” pumps with the thump of hearts on fire, levels with the pang of real instruments played like someone means it.
 ”If we want anything from these songs,” adds Jaffe, “it’s to bring people into this music, to engage them.”

Engage them they will. With the three-month long “Ten Buck Tour” with Joshua James kicking off on September 21st in Albuquerque, honeyhoney is ready to bring their new songs to the people who inspire them the most: their friends, peers and fans.

On the brink of truly coming into their own, they are ready for whatever the music brings…

My dream bill: Ruby Friedman Orchestra and honeyhoney. Bring it.

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Site Undergoing Plastic Surgery

Published on November 3rd, 2011 by Lauren in Random Ramblings

Please hold. This is temporary. We’ll be back and possibly somewhat bitchy, but I’ll work on that for you, I promise. It’s just a facelift, I hear those go for a song these days and recovery time is minimal. Think of it like that. Until then, let’s screw around on the Twitter, yeah?

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Neverending White Lights: “Love Will Ruin” Official Trailer

Published on October 14th, 2011 by Lauren in Neverending White Lights

NEVERENDING WHITE LIGHTS – ACT III: LOVE WILL RUIN (PART 1)
IN STORES AND ONLINE NOVEMBER 8th, 2011!

The official trailer was just released, and you can watch it right here. It gave me the chills – a NWL hallmark.

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Neverending White Lights: Act III is COMPLETE. Toronto, are you ready to not mosh at a rad party?

Published on October 10th, 2011 by Lauren in Neverending White Lights

Daniel Victor has announced that Act 3 is complete, and it’s a celebration, bitches. Straight from the horse’s mouth:

Neverending White Lights bring their brand of cinematic rock back to Toronto to celebrate the release of their highly anticipated new album, Act III- Love Will Ruin.

This show will include special guest openers Bed of Stars (Vancouver).

This is a small venue so tickets will not last long.

DATE: Tuesday November 22nd, 2011
LOCATION: The Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen St. W. Toronto On.
DOORS: 9PM

GET YOUR TICKETS HERE!

“Love Will Ruin” is going to make my year. I have no words.

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Yaaayness Achieved!: Heartour’s Latest Video, Yaaay!

Published on October 4th, 2011 by Lauren in Bands I Endorse, Heartour, Musically Inclined

Heartour: The Unbearable Lightness of Being ...Incredibly Awesome.

Jason Young is a force to be reckoned with; when he’s not serving up hard-hitting grooves on drums in LA-favorites The Ruse, he is Heartour. His unconventional, distinctive sound drew crowds and shook up delicate sensibilities at SXSW 2011. In beautiful harmony, just as I came upon his posters at the Austin Convention Center, I saw Jason declaring on Twitter that the most raucous, legendary parties of the festival would be happening wherever he was playing, complete with the slated venues and set times. With his latest release, Submarine Sounds, Heartour gives Steve Zissou a run for his money, because this is the Life Aquatic, and it’s one of the greatest times I’ve had with an album in ages. It’s an album, ladies and gentlemen. You will want to listen all the way through, from beginning to end, the way you’re meant to. No matter what banner Jason is performing under, be it with The Ruse, Heartour or that which is yet to come, when he devotes himself to a concept, he gives it his heart and soul, believing so intensely in the world he’s conceived amidst the borders of the project he’s inhabiting and immersing himself in so deeply that you can’t help but go along for the ride. Jason is responsible for playing all of the instruments, singing all of the vocals, and drinking all of the delicious, smoky scotch for Heartour, in addition to dreaming up all of the wondrous concepts that the album whirls through. It’s like ballroom dancing with one’s mind; Jason does have his master’s degree in the fine art of sensuous mental choreography with an emphasis on aural sex, Heartour is his thesis.

Feast your eyes upon the new video for “Yaaay!” right now! Directed by Matt Silverman (the genre-bending director has previously helmed music videos for Five Finger Death Punch, Aimee Allen, and Rami Dearest); it’s a delirious, futuristic trip into Jason’s head for a few all-too-brief moments, and a choice cut off Submarine Sounds.

I’m looking forward to keeping up with what Heartour does next. There could be some surprises in store that give you something to shout ‘Yaaay!’ about! Tell Heartour how much you love the video on Twitter!

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This Just In: Uh Huh Her Fly, Um, Rather, Flee Southwest Airlines

Published on September 27th, 2011 by Lauren in Bands I Endorse, Media, Uh Huh Her

DT: SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

UH HUH HER:
Camila Grey and Leisha Hailey statement

We have always promoted tolerance, openness and equality both as a band and as individuals. We both come from loving homes where our parents not only love and accept us, but are also proud of who we are. We believe everyone has the right to live openly in this society as equals. In no way were our actions on Southwest Airlines excessive, inappropriate or vulgar. We want to make it clear we were not making out or creating any kind of spectacle of ourselves, it was one, modest kiss. We are responsible adult women who walk through the world with dignity. We were simply being affectionate like any normal couple. We were on the airplane less than 5 minutes when all was said and done. We take full responsibility for getting verbally upset with the flight attendant after being told it was a “family airline.” We were never told the reason the flight attendant approached us, we were only scolded that we “needed to be aware that Southwest Airlines was a family oriented airline.” No matter how quietly homophobia is whispered, it doesn’t make it any less loud. You can’t whisper hate. We ask this airline to teach their employees to not discriminate against any couple, ever, regardless of their own beliefs. We want to live in a society where if your loved one leans over to give you an innocent kiss on an airplane it’s not labeled as “excessive or not family oriented” by a corporation and it’s employees. We find it very disturbing that the same airline who lauds itself as being LGBT friendly has twisted an upsetting incident that happened into our behavior being “too excessive.” The above is not an apology and we are in the process of filing a formal complaint with the airline. We hope that when all is said and done a greater tolerance without prejudice will evolve.

www.uhhuhher.com

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Today’s Song To Get Down To By: Belladonna

Published on September 27th, 2011 by Lauren in Belladonna

BELLADONNA!

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President Obama Comes to West Hollywood; We Stay In And Drink All Damn Day. Dale Ford Designs Like a MoFo. Music Sounds Nice.

Published on September 26th, 2011 by Lauren in AHC, Bands I Endorse, Big Mouth Strikes Again, Life in West Hollywood = Life on Mars?, Musically Inclined, Party 'Til You Puke

Guess what, West Hollywood denizens? President Obama is going to shut shit down real good for us later! It’s barely going to feel like a Monday, it’s our version of a snow day! Go on down to Hamburger Mary’s and get hammered, it’s the 11th Commandment, I swear!

Miss Cleo and WehoDaily.Com's vision of Monday's impacted Obama traffuck.

The above image is fully credited to my buddy D. of WehoDaily; you can also find his amusing insight of what goes down west of La Brea in real-time on Twitter. Send love to Princess Kitty and tell him @LaurenRothman sent you!

Since I love music, writing and drug metaphors, y’all have been waiting for the Man for far too long, and have I got a hell of a fix for you. It’s going to be all about Dead Sara, Barb Wire Dolls, American Head Charge, Bad Axis, The Bangkok Five, Belladonna, Neverending White Lights, Gorgeous Got A Gun, Filter, and I Will Never Be The Same. Does that sound like an overdose or what? Who wants more?

Good! Great! Let’s party! Here’s some new American Head Charge for you! They’re getting ready for their Tourette. They’re one hell of a live act and this is the first time in years that they’ll be sharing a stage together; if you can make it out to any of these dates, make it a priority to attend. Cameron’s vocals live are incredible, this band is a real brotherhood and a cohesive unit. I’m falling in love with their discography right now, and bassist Chad Hanks is a blast to follow on Twitter. (Yes, I reiterated the link to Chad’s Twitter account twice because he’ll double your pleasure. He’s that kind of guy.)

While you’re at it, don’t forget to partake in The New Normal Network, as well as Dale Ford Designs, especially if you’re in the market for a website. Dale will give you all the glory while he handles all of the back-end bullshit, social networking, (aka being nice to people) and making palatable graphics. Give Dale all of your money.