deap vally/end of the world Los Angeles based band, Deap Vally, are bringing some gritty, bluesy rock in the form of their single, “Gonna Make My Own Money,” which will be released on July 31. The female duo is made up of the vocal stylings of Lindsey Troy and the rhythmic blows of Julie Edwards, which has likened them to bands like The Black Keys. Take a listen. Deap Vally are a rock duo formed in Los Angeles, California in 2011. The group consists of Lindsey Troy (guitar, vocals) and Julie Edwards (drums). In the heart of Silver Lake, California, Edwards met Troy at a needlework class. They bonded over their love of music, specifically the blues and hence, Deap Vally was formed. Over the past year, the girls live demos and videos have circulated online. Deap Vally officially released their debut single, 'Gonna Make My Own Money', on Ark Recordings on July 30th, 2012. 'Gonna Make My Own Money' received an overwhelming positive response in both the U.S. and the U.K. They played their first London show at the Old Blue Last pub and venue in early July, where several other bands have made their mark. They have also landed spots at music festivals such as Hyde Park with Iggy Pop in London, United Kingdom, Latitude Festival in Henham Park in Suffolk, United Kingdom, and are set to play Reading and Leeds Festival in late August[when?]. Their live shows draw similar comparisons to Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney of The Black Keys, as well as guitar blues influences from Jack White. Deap Vally will close out the 2012 year with a debut performance in Japan in November, where they will share the stage with the likes of Thurston Moore and Dinosaur Jr., among others. Deap Vally's debut album will be released under Island Records / Communion in 2013. Deap Vally formed in 2011 and is made up of Lindsey Troy and of Julie Edwards who come from San Fernando Valley, California. The duo first met at a needlework class where Julie taught Lindsey how to crochet and they bonded over their love of the blues. They have played several times in the UK this year including Latitude and Reading Festival 2012. They released their first single ‘Gonna Make My Own Money’ in July 2012 on Ark Recordings and are currently working on their debut album. The band signed to Island Records in August 2012. Their first single on Island/Communion 'End Of The World' debuted as Zane Lowe's Hottest Record In The World on BBC Radio 1, Oct 3rd 2012 and the band will be playing BBC Radio Rocks Week with a live gig from London's Maida Vale Studio Oct 24th – into Zane Lowe's show. Their debut album is currently being recorded at Infrasound Studio, San Pedro, LA with Lars Stalfors (The Mars Volta, Cold War Kids). They supported the English band, The Vaccines on their UK tour during November 2012. Ela Orleans/longing doppio lp uscito per la clandestine records, 19 new tracks from Ela Orleans on this double LP. PRE ORDER ships december 14th Tumult In Clouds 2LP iography: Hailing from New York, Ela Orleans is a Polish composer. She has participated in New York’s BMI film scoring program “Composing for the Screen 2009?(mentor: David Shire) and has been a recipient of the NYFA immigrant mentorship program (mentor: Lukas Ligeti). She has released five solo LPs and is currently working on four new projects. She will represent Poland and UK during “Les Femmes Sen’t Melent” festival in France this year. :http://elaorleans.wordpress.com/ Since January 2012 I am back in Glasgow where I am working for Clan Destine Records. theesatisfaction/queens awE naturalE is the debut album by THEESatisfaction. It was released by Sub Pop in the United States on March 27, 2012 THEESatisfaction is an American R&B hip hop duo based in Seattle consisting of rapper Stasia "Stas" Iron and singer Catherine "Cat" Harris-White. Stas was born and raised in Tacoma, Cat in Hawaii and Seattle.[1] The pair met in 2008 while attending the University of Washington. Stas, the rapper of the duo, frequented Cat's open mic performances. Stas recalls, "I was attracted to Cat's voice, I would go to the open mic and close my eyes and zone out whenever she sang. I finally had the courage to speak to her… it took a while." [2] In 2011, Sub Pop Records signed the duo after hearing their guest-track on Shabazz Palaces' 2011 Black Up album. [3] The pair released their debut full-length album, awE NaturalE on Sub Pop Records March 27, 2012. Stas and Cat met around five years ago, when the former was studying at the University of Washington, in Seattle, and Cat was at a nearby private college for music. "Stas would come to these open mics that I would perform at, and we just connected from there," says Cat. "It really started by just complimenting each other, right?" "I was attracted to Cat's voice," says Stas. "I would go to the open mic and close my eyes and zone out whenever she sang. I finally had the courage to speak to her… it took a while." Cat laughs: "I thought Stas had a really cool aura about her, her whole style, the way that she held herself. And then her poetry was really nice, really amazing." "At first we were just playing around," says Cat. "We'd sing the songs we really liked to each other and sing along, and after a while we started making up songs." In 2008, in the girls' senior year at school, they started working on these songs and playing with the programs on a computer. "My younger brother is a producer," says Cat, "so I've always been interested in producing, and Stas has too. One day, we just took it into our own hands and started recording into the laptop microphone on GarageBand." They've already put out several EPs online, but their first record proper, new album awE naturalE, will be released on Seattle's Sub Pop. The label is home to hip-hop collective Shabazz Palaces, which is led by Ishmael Butler, with whom they collaborated on a track called "Swerve". As for the collaboration between the two of them: "We definitely bring different genres and sounds," says Stas. "I like a lot of gangsta rap from the 90s and that's something that Cat didn't really know about before we met. And then Cat brought in a lot of jazz – things like Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald – and I wasn't familiar with that, so we combined those two and that's what our music sounds like!" They also share a deep love of TLC, the Grammy-winning trio who sold more than 40m albums. "TLC had hip-hop and R&B mixed, and that's what we relate to more than anything," says Stas. That and the trio's strong political stances. "They were rocking condoms on their eyes!" continues Stas, referring to the fact that TLC's Lisa Lopes (aka Left Eye) used to wear a wrapped condom over her left eye to help promote safe sex; the band later pinned condoms to their clothes. "They were really political, but playfully political." Does "playfully political" apply to THEESatisfaction too? "Yeah, we'd say that," says Cat. "Obviously we have some sort of politics in this world – I mean, just to have people be free within themselves and make the decisions that lead them to feel happy and positive." And is it ever difficult working together and being in a relationship? "Oh it's so terrible," Stas jokes, and they both laugh. "It's the greatest thing – to be able to travel and experience all this together." As for how they want their music to make people feel: "Tingly, mushy and ready to go out," says Cat. "If you're feeling froggy, then leap!" akua naru/the world is listening primo album è The Journey Aflame uscito l'anno scorso segue a sett 2011 Poetry: How Does It Feel? EP Akua Naru - Live & Aflame Sessions May 2012 Nikesha’s generation lacks strong female role models but there are some female rappers such as Lauryn Hill and Akua Naru, and other female artists, Erykah Badu, India Arie and Etana, who resist consumerism and express their sexuality in a way which rejects male domination, reflects their humanity and complexity and doesn’t support the division of all women into two simplistic, sexist categories: hoe or housewife/sket or wifey. The conscious artists who do not endorse the idea that sex should be used to sell us things we don’t need do not get the same support from corporate record labels as those who reduce life down to money, meaningless sex, cars and alcohol. It’s interesting that within a month of her “spit your game” Nikesha has already been presented with a management deal while more experienced female MCs from Birmingham are overlooked. Raised in New Haven, Connecticut, Naru begun to write her first rhymes and began to perform them before small audiences. Naru wanted to experience more. With that, she spent years traveling through Asia, Africa & Europe. Though at time alone, throughout the journey she had her music. “I have written, sung and danced since I remember having my first thoughts. I didnt just discover the music one day. I feel that it chose and discovered me.“ Now based in Cologne, Germany and awaiting her first release, Akua Naru´s journey has in many ways just begun. With the debut of “The Journey Aflame“ on 1/11 she invites us to listen and experience the journey aflame. The World is Listening is a homage to the power of the female voice in hip hop, and pays respect to those pioneering female artists who have often been overshadowed by their male counterparts. With this song, Akua Naru encourages us to remember the ways in which these women have served as models of inspiration for many, and to address our need to support more female presence in hip hop. kesang marstrand/ Kesang Marstrand (born October 31, 1981) is an American folk singer, songwriter, and guitarist. She is best known for the single "Tibet Will Be Free" that she wrote after March 2008 riots in Tibet, in support of the non violent resistance of the Tibetan people, and for her debut album, Bodega Rose, which was released November 21, 2008. Born in Woodstock, New York, to a Danish mother and Tibetan father. She grew up in Colorado and she later moved to New York, New York . Her interest in music began at an early age, as she discovered her passion for music via a piano in the common room of a schoolhouse in Colorado[2]. [edit] Career Kesang Marstrand has been writing and performing for the past decade. In November 2008, she released her debut album, Bodega Rose, a contemplative, acoustic work that includes accompaniment by renowned musician and composer, Karl Berger[1]. The album, in addition to eleven original tracks, also includes a cover song, a sparse, down-tempo version of Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson's collaboration, "Say Say Say". In August 2009, Kesang Marstrand released her second Album, Hello Night, an album of lullabies mostly appropriate for children aged between 0 and 4[3]. About.com selected Hello Night among The Best Kids' Music of 2009[4] Currently she is residing in Tunis, Tunisia, where she is active on cultural scene. During the heights of 2011 Tunisian Revolution which toppled the president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, she had released her slow interpretation of the national anthem of Tunisia - Humat al-Hima with overhelming response, and this was being considered as Tunisian revolution theme song[5]. Her third album, Our Myth, was released on May 15, 2011.