NACIONAL NEWSLETTER || July 1st, 2008
Hello summer,
Welcome to this early July edition of the Nacional Records newsletter, bringing you all the latest from our artists and all the hot hot happenings – we have so much going on here in our office, so let’s cut to the chase:
THE PINKER TONES are “Happy Everywhere” in the United States on the VANS WARPED TOUR right now! Our boys from Barcelona are headlining the Skull Candy tent. The long list of dates can be found on their pimped-out myspace now: www.myspace.com/thepinkertones! Their new album “Wild Animals” is out now in all stores – get wild and pick it up today!
***PRESS ALERT***
The Pinker Tones have been spotlighted recently in Rolling Stone, NY TIMES, Time Out NY, Spin Magazine and much more! Here are some highlights:
"This Barcelona duo hit like a spicier Daft Punk, keeping the retro electronica but trading the po-mo mind games for hip-twisting grooves... for fans of Chromeo and Kraftwerk.”- SPIN
"Whatever crops up in the music retro-funk breakdowns, bachelor-pad bossa novas, catchy choruses in Romance languages, the beat endures and thrives [on Wild Animals]."- NEW YORK TIMES
A few things you need to do to get excited for the Pinker Tones:
Check out the video for “Happy Everywhere” on Youtube.
Stay updated on all their shenanigans from the road at their blog and see the fotos on their flickr – updated frequently!
The Pinker Tones custom Nikes and headphones for the Vans Warped Tour
The new MANU CHAO “Politik Kills” EP featuring remixes by Prince Fatty, Chris Blackwell and more is out now and getting major love! Get your election year groove on with some socio-political commentary with jammin’ beats that only Manu Chao can deliver. Native Wayne from Indie 103.1 [Los Angeles] has been spinning the track as well as stations KCRW [Los Angeles], KEXP [Seattle], KGSR [Austin], and more - Request the song in your city now!
Get yourself psyched for some upcoming can’t-miss dates: August 22nd in San Francisco as part of the Outside Lands Music Festival (w/Radiohead, Beck, Tom Petty…) and Austin City Limits on September 26th! Have you all seen the new video yet? Take a moment and check it out: http://www.youtube.com
Manu Chao at Glastonbury in the UK this past weekend
[Courtesy of BBC.com]
Manu’s on the Tombola Tour now all throughout Europe. Visit www.myspace.com/manuchao for all the dates!
NORTEC COLLECTIVE PRESENTS: BOSTICH & FUSSIBLE have been rocking shows around the country and in EUROPE as we speak on the Tijuana Sound Machine tour! They played some incredible shows last month at the Pachanga Latin Music Festival in Austin, San Diego’s 94.9 Independence Jam, Make Music Pasadena and more! For all you equipment/tech nerds, check out the latest issue of REMIX Magazine, where the wizards of Nortec Collective explain their music-making process…fascinating! The group left to Europe last week, check out a selection of their dates – for the full list, visit www.myspace.com/tijuanasoundmachine
JULY 2nd – Festival Timitar (Agadir, Morocco)
JULY 11th – Festival Hauts de Garonnes (Bordeaux, France)
JULY 12th – Festival Babylon Alacati, (Azmir, Turkey)
JULY 15th – Kaustinen Folk Music Festival (Finland)
JULY 17th – Cabaret Sauvage (Paris, France)
JULY 22nd – Show Islas Canarias
JULY 25th – Festival Musicos de Mundo (Sines, Portugal)
JULY 26th – Sfinks Festival (Boechout, Belgium)
SEPTEMBER 19th – San Diego Street Scene
SEPTEMBER 20TH –Treasure Island Music Festival (San Francisco)
SEPTEMBER 21st – Hollywood Bowl w/ Ozomatli, Lila Downs (Los Angeles)
SEPTEMBER 26th – Museo de las Americas (Denver)
Pick up the new album “Tijuana Sound Machine”
and get on the machine all throughout Europe,
the US [this fall!] and worldwide!
LAMC (LATIN ALTERNATIVE MUSIC CONFERENCE) is just around the corner…. And you’re all invited! Really, can you imagine anything better than spending the height of summer in New York City? Come join us for cool panels, networking, showcases, free shows and fun times the week of July 8th – 12th. If you’ve been digging all the great Nacional releases we’ve been telling you about, here’s an opportunity to get to know more about the genre and also discover some new artists on the scene. Let us know if you’re interested in attending [Email: lamc@cookman.com] and we can help make it happen! Check out this year’s schedule online: www.latinalternative.com.
***COMING SOON FROM NACIONAL RECORDS***
PLASTILINA MOSH “All You Need is Mosh” out August 5th
BLACK UHURU “25th Anniversary Live” DVD out August 19th
ATERCIOPELADOS “Rio” out in September
MONARETA “Picotero” out in the fall
ERIC BOBO [of Cypress Hill and Beastie Boys] “M.O.T.M.” out in the fall
***CONTACT US***
We love to hear from you. If you have a question, comment or feedback – email us at info@nacionalrecords.com
For streetteam interest – email us at
streetteam@nacionalrecords.com
Hasta pronto and stay in touch with us at our
BLOG, WEBSITE, FLICKR, MYSPACE & YOUTUBE
You can find all of Nacional Records’ album releases in fine stores such as Amazon, iTunes, Zune, Virgin Megastores, Target, Ritmo Latino, eMusic, Amoeba, Rasputins, and Borders.
