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Interview w/ The Neighbourhood

B3SCI recently caught up with Bryan from The Neighbourhood on the phone while en route to Chicago on tour with Paul Banks. We had a chance to chat about the band’s Californian roots, their gravitas towards radio, a new album expected in 2013, and potentially some new material surfacing within the next few weeks. Give a quick spin to our phone conversation below and check out the band on tour – more dates and details below.

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TOUR DATES

Nov 14 Borderline – London, United Kingdom
Nov 15 Manchester Deaf Institute – Manchester, United Kingdom
Nov 16 King Tuts Wah Wah Hut – Glasgow, United Kingdom
Nov 25 Varsity Theater – Minneapolis, MN
Nov 29 House of Blues Las Vegas – Las Vegas, NV
Dec 5 The Fonda Theatre – Hollywood, CA
Dec 9 Bootleg Bar – Los Angeles, CA
Dec 16 Bootleg Bar – Los Angeles, CA
Dec 23 Bootleg Bar – Los Angeles, CA
Feb 1 Laneway Festival 2013 – Brisbane, Australia
Feb 2 Laneway Festival 2013 – Sydney, Australia
Feb 3 Laneway Festival 2013 – Melbourne, Australia
Feb 9 Laneway Festival 2013 – Perth, Australia

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11-12-12

Indian Wars – Already Home

Indian Wars are a band out of Vancouver that play roots country-informed rock and roll. The half-time hellraising of “Already Home” reminds of The Gun Club in the best sort of way. Thanks to our friends at R&G for the tip.

Indian Wars – Already Home

Indian Wars canada (Facebook)

Rating 8.3

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11-12-12

Only You – Applying Myself

Only You is a new project from Rachel Fannan of Sleepy Sun. Together with Micayla Grace of Leopold & His Fiction, Only You comes as a fresh breeze of straightforward Pacific Coast guitar jangle. White Iris presents the debut release and 7″, Applying Myself / Love Is Making Me Tired, that combines soulful harmonies which swim free in a dynamic of melody and heart tugging treble. Only You is sure to strike an exciting chord for retro rock aficionados. Preview “Applying Myself” and get familiar with Only You below.

Only You – Applying Myself

Only You california (Facebook) (Purchase Vinyl)

Rating 8.1

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11-12-12

Rare Monk – Underground

Welcome to Rare Monk, the funkiest, rarest monks out of Portland, Oregon. The indie rock band just dropped an EP titled Death by Proxy – a personal love note to Chris Dodds’ inbox. It’s a three track preview to their full-length album coming out in February 2013. Enjoy the title track here, a pretty great blend of synthcoded vocals, experimental synths, and a lush indie sound. By Alex Mitchell

*Also, be sure to catch Alex’s interview with Rare Monk over at Cardboard Smile here.

Rare Monk – Underground

Rare Monk oregon (Bandcamp)

Rating 8.39450

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11-12-12

Roosevelt – Soleil

Having opened for the likes of Hot Chip and Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, and thus recently being signed to the Berlin-London dance collective/record label that houses Hot Chip, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, and Disclosure amongst others, one would think that Marius Lauber aka Roosevelt is the next best thing coming out of Germany and the Euro Electro-Pop scene. A release like “Soleil”, only helps back up such a claim. With a sunny disposition and indie dance beat, I can’t help but think about driving on the Pacific Coast Highway and just staring into the Ocean. Roosevelt has some spot dates to end the year in Germany, Belgium, Paris and Luxembourg, but we’ll expect him to be State side for different shows/fests very soon. By Brian Litwin

Roosevelt – Soleil

Roosevelt (Facebook) (Purchase)

Rating 8.4

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11-12-12

Premiere: Bogan Via – Manny (Glass Theory Remix)

Producer and songwriter Glass Theory drops in some four-on-the-floor, while interweaving the steadfast hooks of “Manny” on this new remix for indie folk-pop duo on the rise, Bogan Via. Glass Theory is the alias of L.A. based multi-instrumental and Swedish-pop enthusiast Jack Duff. Here Duff teleports “Manny” back to the future with his unique 80s nu disco spin on a record that is sure to fit nicely on your next playlist opening between the likes of Big Black Delta, Diamond Rings, Gold Fields and any other New Order friendly appreciation pop.

Glass Theory (Facebook)
Bogan Via arizona (Facebook)

Rating 8.1

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11-12-12

Rave’s Fave: Drawn From Bees — Whistling Bone

These Brisbane, Australia talents do well in their home country but are still largely undiscovered in the US. They did play at SXSW, 2011 and their stunning harmonies had people outside, on 6th Street in Austin, literally stopping in their tracks. The band’s new album is The May King and His Paper Crown, and “Whistling Bone” has emerged as a lead track. It’s got a mid-tempo drive that sticks to your… bones. The animated video features a sweet little girl who is adopted into a house of hell, and is worth checking out as well. By Bruce Rave

Drawn From Bees — Whistling Bone

Drawn From Bees (Facebook)

*Check out Bruce’s Moheak Radio “Go Deep” show on Sunday nights 7-9 pm Pacific, 10-12 am Eastern, 3-5 am GMT. Listen to past shows at Bruce’s blog and follow Bruce on Twitter.

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11-11-12

Giveaway: Dirty South @ Palladium Hollywood, Ca. November 24, 2012

Grammy-nominated DJ, remixer and record producer, Dirty South will soon celebrate a triumphant conclusion of his massive City of Dreams tour, post-Thanksgiving in Hollywood, Ca. – the true cultural cornucopia of the word. On Saturday, November 24th, Insomniac will present the famed Australian artist, aka Dragan Roganović, at the Hollywood Palladium, transforming the L.A. staple concert hall into a one-of-a-kind dance party to remember. It’s something be excited about and now get even more psyched because B3SCI has your pass to enter!

That’s right, we’re giving away one pair of tickets to this unforgettable evening of dancing your ass-off! Enter to win the contest by hitting our inbox and simply letting us know that you’d like to be entered in the Dirty South drawing. Easy. We will pick our winner at random during the weekend of November 18th, so keep an eye on your inbox. Good luck!

If you don’t win, then no worries you can scope out the situation on purchasing tickets here.

Additional Tour Dates This Month:

11/17 Stereo Live – Houston, TX
11/21 EchoStage – Washington, DC
11/23 Marquee Nightclub at The Cosmopolitan – Las Vegas, NV
11/24 Palladium – Los Angeles, CA

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11-11-12

Ellie Goulding – Anything Could Happen (VEVO GO Session)

Ellie Goulding recently layed down this intimate acoustic version of her single “Anything Could Happen” while rooftop at The Standard Hotel in Downtown LA, for an exclusive session with VEVO GO. Some of team B3SCI were in the audience for the taping of this secret set and we must say… we were quite impressed with the singer-songwriter. Fighting the noise of the busy downtown streets below and even helicopters above, Ellie and her band nailed the performace with noteworty grace. Ms. Goulding’s new album Halcyon is out now and Ellie will be going on tour again this December. Needless to say her show is a don’t miss. Words by Brian Litwin / Photos by Russ Ramos

Ellie Goulding (Official) (Purchase Halcyon on iTunes)

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11-09-12

Big Boi – Lines (feat. A$AP Rocky & Phantogram)

Big Boi strikes again with yet another mother of a collaboration with “Lines” on his forthcoming Vicious Lies And Dangerous Rumors LP 12/11/12. Preview the latest psych-funk blast into the future below.

Big Boi – Lines (feat. A$AP Rocky & Phantogram)

Big Boi (Official)

Rating 8.3

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11-09-12

Everything Everything – Kemosabe

Following up the success of their first single, “Cough Cough”, today Everything Everything has made available for stream the next single from their new 2013 LP Arc. “Kemosabe” comes prepared, bearing that pragmatic rock that you know and love from Everything x 2, and with some stellar vocal hooks to boot. Their forthcoming is already a top our list of album’s to watch for in the new year, and this only adds to the excitement! Preview “Kemosabe” below.

Everything Everything (Facebook)

Rating 8.1

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11-09-12

L’Orange – Alone (Feat. Blu)

“Alone” is new from NC producer L’Orange and his new The Mad Writer album. The smoky torch song-sampling beat on “Alone” is absolutely nuts and renders the track a must listen (and Blu’s rhymes aren’t half bad either).

L’Orange – Alone (Feat. Blu)

L’Orange (Facebook)

Rating 8.4

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11-08-12