NACIONAL NEWSLETTER || August 1st, 2008
Nacional-istas!
Welcome to this JAM PACKED edition of the Nacional Records Newsletter – we’re in full summer swing here. Our upcoming releases are “All U Need is Mosh” from Plastilina Mosh on August 5th and the “Live In London 25th Anniversary Edition” DVD from Black Uhuru on August 19th. Our artists are touring the globe (including Manu Chao in the US this August!), all over the net, blog-o-sphere, and radiowaves and oh so much more inside. Join us, will you?
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We’ve seen you in pictures all across the country, with Nacional stickers, T-shirts, and flyers at listening parties, concerts and more. We love your support – send us an email at info@nacionalrecords.com to send us a picture of you at a Nacional Records’ artist event and we’ll enter you in a contest to win a FREE iTunes card with 20 free songs from Nacional Records’ artists. Act now! Check out our blog too!
***ON TO THE NEWS***
It’s time to party with PLASTILINA MOSH! The boys from Monterrey, Mexico are BACK and badder than ever. Hopefully some of you were able to catch their kick-ass show at Central Park Summerstage last week as part of the LAMC (Latin Alternative Music Conference) with DJ BITMAN and Julieta Venegas.
Milton, Rosso, Eddy and Jonaz Rock out in Central Park for the LAMC!
Pre-order the new album on iTunes TODAY and instantly get the exclusive pre-sale only bonus track “No Glamour in America” and the single, “Let U Know” – only until August 4th. Also be sure to check out all the cool coverage on MTV Tr3s, where you can download the song "Pervert Pop Song" for FREE!
LISTENING PARTIES GALORE (not a CONCERT) may be hitting your town! Hello Philly, NYC, Chicago, Dallas, San Fran and more. Check the full list at their myspace page (www.myspace.com/plastilinamosh)
Think you want to help host a night? Drop us a line and let's chat @ info@nacionalrecords.com.
Rosso and Jonaz say, “All U Need is Mosh,” dudes.
***LAMC WRAP-UP***
Speaking of LAMC (Latin Alternative Music Conference), check out all the amazing fotos from the conference at flickr. Start making your plans for LAMC 2009…our 10th anniversary! Also, if you can, join us for LAMC Mexico on September 5th (registration opens on July 24th at www.vivelatino.com.mx) and LAMC Argentina on October 6, 7 & 8th. (www.lamcargentina.com.ar). If video is your medium, check out these clips from ZUNE and GoTV.
LAMC panel “Blogueando” in full-effect in 2008
Check out DJ BITMAN live in the studio with our very own RAUL CAMPOS for KCRW’s Nocturna, taped on location in New York for LAMC HERE. And HERE'S Chilean enchantress FRANCISCA VALENZUELA also on KCRW during LAMC.
***VIDEO-RAMA***
Everyone loves videos! Check out all of the videos from Nacional Records’ artists and let us know what you think, embed them on your myspace, tell 5 friends, call your favorite network, make a comment on youtube, or all of the above!:
DJ BITMAN| El Diablo
http://nacionalrecords.com/artists/bitman/video/
Ay mama, ay mama…don’t mess with the devil!
PINKER TONES | SEXYROBOT
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2u0RfDlYQKw
BOSTICH+FUSSIBLE | Tijuana Sound Machine
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9M8FXjKwDs
New video for Akai 47 on its way!
MANU CHAO | La Vida Tombola
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHzH3eiaNno
In anticipation of MANU CHAO’s upcoming U.S. tour dates and new single “La Vida Tombola” - here’s a video clip of Manu singing “La Vida Tombola” to Diego Maradona in Buenos Aires.
ATERCIOPELADOS | Que Te Besen
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKe8CER4_pw
Besides this being one of our favorite songs on “OYE”, it’s a very personal video with home video footage of Andrea Echeverri and her family’s travels when she was a kid. Yes, there are a couple of glimpses of baby and little girl Andrea!
ATERCIOPELADOS | Al Parque
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAUeC2Iea6E
Filmed live at Bogota’s Rock Al Parque Festival (huge, free, open-air concert), the song is a tribute to the festival and it’s a beautiful performance with pouring rain, fans from all over Colombia and abroad…good times!
MISTERIO | La Momia Negra
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr3NEeA9GLI
By now you’ve probably worn yourself out on videos…BUT you have watch this one by
SEÑOR FLAVI0’s side project with his son ASTOR BOY (yes, the cute kid rocking out on the drums).
Speaking of Los Fabulosos Cadillacs...
LOS FABULOSOS CADILLACS are BACK!!!!! Check out their surprise show in Buenos Aires on July 1st HERE.
The first show on Nov. 5th at Mexico City’s Foro Sol (giant stadium) is already SOLD OUT - They’ve added a second show on Nov. 6th!
Reencuentro con Los Fabulosos Cadillacs en Buenos Aires (Planetario)
***LIVE SHOW ALERT***
MANU CHAO is gearing up for the Outside Lands Music Festival (w/Radio Head, Steel Pulse, Jack Johnson y mas!) in San Francisco (8/22) and Austin City Limits in Austin (8/26). MORE INFO HERE.
PACHA MASSIVE are in the middle of a special Pacifico sponsored tour with dates in New York (8/16) and Boston (8/30) and additional stops with Bittersweet (NYC - 8/9) and Federico Aubele (LA - 9/26). MORE INFO HERE.
NORTEC COLLECTIVE PRESENTS: BOSTICH & FUSSIBLE are finishing their Europeon Tour and then hitting Los Angeles for some amazing live events and festivals including San Diego Street Scene, Hollywood Bowl and Treasure Island Music Fest. MORE INFO HERE.
THE PINKER TONES are still on the Warped Tour meaning more time to check them out in a town near you! Check out their ultra-cool blog and behind the scenes Flickr page.
Coming up Chicago, Minneapolis, Seattle and CALIFORNIA!||
FULL TOUR DATES INFO @ MYSPACE or WARPEDTOUR.com.
MEXICAN INSTITUTE OF SOUND has an amazing blog too! Peep the show live in El Paso (9/5) or Albuquerque (9/20).
BLACK UHURU - **VIEWING PARTY**
For the "Live in London" 25th Anniversary DVD
8/20 - Los Angeles, CA - Dub Club @ The Echoplex
Hasta pronto and stay in touch with us at our
BLOG, WEBSITE, FLICKR, MYSPACE & YOUTUBE
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