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'Sister Marie Says' will be released on 15th Nov on 100% records.
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This beautiful and haunting video is a tale of spirituality, belief and loss of faith told by a young modern day heroine. Director, Lilah Vandenburgh of Black Dog Films is based between New York and London with a background in theatre, film and music. Among her credits is the multi-award winning comedy short 'Bitch' which was shown at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and has gone on to win 19 awards and commendations.'Sister Marie Says' will be released on 15th Nov on 100% records.... more
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Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark release their new single ‘If You Want It’ on 6th September, the first to be taken from their forthcoming album ‘History Of Modern’. It’s classic OMD given a contemporary shot in the arm — big, bold and beautiful with a chorus so infectious it will inevitably produce a ‘lighters in the air’ sing along moment at future shows.
The single is accompanied by a stellar remix package from some of today’s most exciting new artists, many for whom OMD have been a huge influence on their own music. Reading like a who’s who of the new wave of electro pop, they include Londoners We Have Band, Finnish electro duo Villa Nah, ex Ox Eagle Lion Man, Club Royale, melodic dance purveyors Teeth, Brooklyn based blog darlings French Horn Rebellion, and New York electro outfit Cold Cave.
All artwork is designed by longtime cohort and legendary artist Peter Saville.
OMD TOUR
This autumn also sees OMD embark on the 'History of Modern' tour, with the classic line up of Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys, Martin Cooper and Malcolm Holmes. After three years of critically acclaimed sell out concerts in the UK and Europe these dates will see the band mixing the new songs with the classic hits to create a distinctly contemporary live show.
OMD have announced Finnish electro duo Villa Nah to support the forthcoming UK tour. Long time fans of the band, they said “OMD's records and sound have been a big influence for us: A perfect combination of electronic music and classic songwriting. Supporting them on tour is not only a massive honour but also a privilege!”. OMD’s Andy McCluskey added “We are really delighted that Villa Nah are joining us on this tour. They have taken the sound of our youth and created a distinctive and personal sound for their own. One of the few really new electronic bands of this millennium!’
Villa Nah have also delivered an inspired remix for ‘If You Want It’, the first single to be taken from OMD’s first studio album in 14 years ‘History Of Modern’.
Brighton pop noir three piece Mirrors will support OMD on the European leg of the tour. Dates are as follows:
Oct 29th- Brighton Dome
Oct 31st- Bristol Colston Hall
Nov 1st - Nottingham Royal Centre
Nov 2nd- Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Nov 4 - Liverpool Arena
Nov 5th- Ipswich Regent Theatre
Nov 7th - London Hammersmith Apollo
Nov 8th - Birmingham Symphony Hall
Nov 11th - Cologne E-work
Nov 12th - Hannover Capitol
Nov 13th - Leipzig Haus Auensee
Nov 15th - Stuttgart theatrehaus
Nov 16th - Munich Tonhalle
Nov 18th - Berlin Tempoddrom
Nov 19th - Hamburg Docks
Nov 22nd - Brussels Ancienne Belgique
Nov 23rd - Amsterdam Paradiso
‘If You Want It’ is released on 100% Records on 6th September 2010.
‘History Of Modern’ is released on 100% Records on 20th September 2010.
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http://soundcloud.com/bangonpr/omd-if-you-want-it-villanah-remixOrchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark release their new single ‘If You Want... more
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In honor of John Hughes, we asked our intern Jimmy Risolo (age 21) and our music licensing coordinator Jen Pray (lived through the '80s and remembers it) to revisit—or, in Jimmy's case, learn about for the first time—the greatest hits of Hughes' iconic song selections.
Jen Pray, Current Music licensing coordinator: I’m not one to get terribly wound up about celebrity passings, but this one hits me where it hurts. Like many of my Gen X brethren, John Hughes shepherded me through my childhood and adolescence. He’s responsible for a good number of my coping mechanisms, my fondness for tall, dark-haired, pretty boys in sweater vests (Call me, Michael Schoeffling!), and the nickname my college roommate and I used for douchey guys: “Farmer Ted.” I had always hoped that at some point he would abandon his seclusion and write a new film that would impart some sort of wisdom about life as only he could, but alas, it was not to be. Now when I conduct my annual birthday viewing of Sixteen Candles, I’m not only going to be upset about said birthday, but also the reminder that he’s no longer with us. I’m going to need a really touching heart to heart talk with Paul Dooley on my couch. PLEASE DON’T LET HIM BE NEXT.
Jimmy Risolo, Current music intern: My bosses here at Current had the idea to post videos of some of the best songs from John Hughes movies. I swear, they named about thirty in three minutes. As a young, college-aged intern, I have seen all these movies but have very little personal connection. So strap in for some whiny vocals and reverb-y drums. Here's my (very uninformed) take.
Oingo Boingo, "Weird Science" (Weird Science)
Jimmy: I just know Oingo Boingo as the launching point for soundtrack extraordinaire Danny Elfman.
Jen: OH, JAMES. I’m assuming you also refer to “Dead Man’s Party” as that song they always play on the radio on Halloween. FOR SHAME. This is actually Oingo Boingo’s 2nd appearance in a John Hughes work, with the first being “Wild Sex in the Working Class” in Sixteen Candles. While “Wild Sex” was only used as party fodder, “Weird Science” succeeded in making it impossible to build your own British model without listening to this song. And sing “From my heart and from my hand, why don’t people understand my intentions” in a very loud falsetto and then deep baritone while driving in the car.
Kate Bush, "This Woman's Work" (She's Having a Baby)
Jimmy: Alright, I haven't seen this one, but it looks like a downer. How many degrees of separation between Kate Bush and Kevin Bacon? One, I guess.
Jen: You are clearly too young to adequately ruminate on (and end up incredibly depressed about) how life didn’t work out the way you thought it would, because you’re in college and still believe your whole life is ahead of you. Which, it is. Good for you. I suppose. If you pose the question, “What is the greatest use of music in a movie?” to anyone who works in music, you will invariably spark a very impassioned debate with wildly different responses. However, with respect to everyone else’s opinions, “This Woman’s Work” is both the greatest song ever used in a movie and the greatest song ever composed specifically for a movie. Game over. End of story. It perfectly encapsulates not just the devastation that Kevin Bacon’s character is feeling in that moment over his wife and unborn child's lives being in jeopardy, but also the the dawning realization of the incredible joy he was too busy being resentful to notice throughout his reluctant life with Kristy. As literal as the lyrics can sometimes be with the visual onscreen, the song still doesn’t beat you over the head with how you should feel. Instead, you can’t help but live every single emotion right along with him as he experiences them. This is what music in a film is supposed to do, Zach Braff.
Stephen Duffy, "She Loves Me" (Some Kind of Wonderful)*
Jimmy: This is what people looked like in the background of my baby pictures.
Jen: I'm really glad that you had someone as fierce as Watts in your life. She was a victory for tomboys everywhere and the primary reason why I'm still fond of fingerless gloves. Seriously, if anyone ever asks you, "What do you do with your hands?", the answer is, "Put them on your ass and make out with you to 80s New Wave."
*(Jimmy said it’s Grand Funk Railroad, but it’s not. —Jen)
OMD, "If You Leave" (Pretty In Pink)
Jimmy: Who are these boys, and why are they so sad?
Jen: The boys are so sad because Blane - that's a major appliance, that's not a name! - almost let James Spader's blue-blooded derision make him lose Andie forever! He trusted a guy in a white blazer and loafers NAMED STEFF. He needed a grand gesture of a song to melt the ice covering Andie's heart so she would make out with him in the dark parking lot. Prom is not successful unless you've made out with someone in a dark parking lot/dance floor/closet/backseat of a car.
Divinyls, "Ring Me Up" (Sixteen Candles)
Jimmy: I just know this group as the "I Touch Myself" people.
Jen: Released eight years before "I Touch Myself," it's easy for anyone outside of Australia to assume that the Divinyls had never put out an album before their eponymous release, so I will not judge you. For this. My 2nd favorite Sixteen Candles song behind “Kazooed on Klassics,” "Ring Me Up" is the soundtrack for Sam's attempt to approach Jake in the coat room at the end of the school dance. Unfortunately, she loses her nerve and looks at him like a leper. Wah wahhhhhh.
Lindsay Buckingham, "Holiday Road" (Vacation)
Jimmy: Lindsay Buckingham is a cool dude. When doing some research, I saw that "Vacation" was "based on a short story, 'Vacation '58'". Clark Griswold in the 50's?
Jen: There are two songs essential to any road trip soundtrack. Only one of those you listen to un-ironically. The other is "Life is a Highway" by Tom Cochrane.
Otis Redding, "Try a Little Tenderness" (Pretty In Pink)
Jimmy: Everyone here has commented that if you were to go to the hippest parts of town, you'll see people dressed like this again. Gross.
Jen: A lot of those people are YOUR AGE, WHIPPERSNAPPER. I adore this scene so much and I think it plays a large part in why so many people wanted Andie to end up with Duckie at the end of the movie instead of Blane. The use of Otis Redding's "Try a Little Tenderness," along with "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" in Top Gun, "Love and Happiness" by the Reverend Al Green in 9 1/2 Weeks, and "Cry to Me" by Solomon Burke in Dirty Dancing (which also featured Otis' “Love Man” and "These Arms of Mine"), was part of a great 2-year cinematic introduction to the Holy Trinity of Soul for a new generation, and I thank Mr. Hughes for kicking it off. I will neither confirm nor deny that I dance like this in the bathroom in the morning while getting ready.
Thompson Twins, "If You Were Here" (Sixteen Candles)
Jimmy: Not long until this makes its way to oldies stations. How does that make you feel, Gen-X'ers?
Jen: HEY YOU, KID! GET OFF MY LAWN.
Wayne Newton, "Danke Schöen" (Ferris Bueller's Day Off)
Jimmy: This song made everyone think that this phrase is pronounced as danke "shane", but it's more like "shuhn". But "shuhn" doesn't rhyme with "pain" and "again."
Jen: Clearly you, my friend, have not seen anything good today, or else you'd get off Mr. Las Vegas' back and let his dulcet tones take you away while you daydream about being a righteous enough dude to crash a city parade and take over a float with hot German barmaids.
Ed. note: A shiny new Current t-shirt to someone who can find the actual clip of Ferris singing this online. For real. E-mail me.
The Beatles, "Twist and Shout" (Ferris Bueller's Day Off)
Jimmy: Ever have one of those days where you walk outside and everyone's singing and dancing? On another note, even after being a "Lion King" voice, reviving Broadway, and marrying Sarah Jessica Parker, I think Matthew Broderick peaked in 1986 while wearing the t-shirt/barf-colored vest combo.
Jen:
1. Sadly, no.
2. Sadly, yes.
3. IT'S LEOPARD PRINT. HOW DARE YOU.
"Phoenix," Lisztomania (Brat Pack mashup by avoidantconsumer)
Jen : Lest any of you think I've egregiously forgotten The Breakfast Club, I have not. Rather, I’ve saved it for very last to prove to young James that despite his perception of irrelevance, John Hughes' movies are timeless. There is no better argument for that than the one made by YouTube user avoidantconsumer, with her Brat Pack mashup set to Phoenix's "Lisztomania." Enjoy it for the first time, or enjoy it all over again.
To Mr. Hughes I say, thank you, sir. Wherever you are, may you always be dancing.In honor of John Hughes, we asked our intern Jimmy Risolo (age 21) and our music... more
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