Othello along with the Hiphop IS Music label are getting ready for the October 30th release of Othello’s 3rd LP, the smash new album, Alive at the Assembly Line. In Support of his October 30th release, Othello will hit the road on the 2007 Elevation Tour, November 1st.
Seattle born, Portland residing, World traveling Emcee/ Performer/ Producer Othello has been touring the globe since 2000, selling over 13,000 copies of his first album Classic , sharing the stage with such artist as Gift of Gab, Crown City Rockers, The Procussions, Boom Bap Projects, De La Soul, Lyrics Born, People Under the Stairs, J-Live, Zion I and many more. Othello has been working hard to make his mark on today’s Hip Hop scene. His energetic live performance coupled with heart exposing lyrics leaves crowds feeling rejuvenated in an otherwise life- draining genre.
Downloadable Mp3’s:
“Let’s Just”- http://www.zshare.net/Othello.LetsJust
“Alive At The Assembly line” feat. Propaganda and Vursatyl- http://www.zshare.net/Othello.Alive atthe Assemblyline
Streams
“Let’s Just”- www.othellorockswell.net/mp3/letsjust_stream.mov
“Shallow”- www.othellorockswell.net/mp3/shallow_stream.mov
Silhouette- www.othellorockswell.net/mp3/silhouette_stream.mov
2007 Elevation Tour Dates
Thursday, Nov 1st; Michigan, Ann Arbor @ Blind Pig
Friday, Nov 2nd; Michigan, Grand Rapids @ TBA
Saturday, Nov 3rd; Michigan, Traverse City @ TBA
Monday, Nov 5th; Ohio, Cleveland @ Grog Shop
Wednesday, Nov 7th; Chicago, Illinois @ The Dark Room
Thursday, Nov 8th; Missouri, Columbia @ Blue Note
Saturday, Nov 10th; Colorado, Boulder @ Club 156
Sunday, Nov 11th; Colorado, Vail @ TBA
Monday, Nov 12th; Utah, Salt Lake City @ Urban Lounge
Tuesday, Nov 13th; Montana, Missoula @ The Loft
Thursday, Nov 15th; Oregon Bend, Midtownhall @ Domino Room
Friday, Nov 16th; Oregon, Portland @ The Grape Drink
Saturday, Nov 17th; California, Sacramento @ Harlows
Sunday, Nov 18th; California, Berkley @ La Pena Cultural Center
Monday, Nov 19th; California, S.F @ Elbo Room
Tuesday, Nov 20th; California, L.A @ TBA
Websites
Myspace: www.myspace.com/othello
Label Website: www.hiphopismusic.com
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If you don’t like cartoons, you have no heart. If you don’t dig the Hives, you have no soul.
Courtesy of Sweden’s hardest working quintet in freshly pressed suit pants, “Fall Is Just Something Grownups Invented” is now firing from space satellites directly into your living room all fall via Cartoon Network. On its heels, the network will premiere the song’s video in November in conjunction with the worldwide drop of The Black & White Album on November 13th.
And if you think television is cool, the Hives have tucked in their ties and are spiraling down your computer wires, transmitting five brand new songs via iTunes, previewing tracks from their new album and offering up “Fall Is Just Something Grownups Invented” as a bonus.
You’re asking yourself, “How can five whole songs be called a preview?” That’s because there’s 14 new tracks in all, making The Black & White Album an extra-long playing opus featuring all the band’s signature fine-tuned frenzy. Take “Tick Tick Boom.” It’s an anthem for tense times, the Hives juggling riffs like hand grenades so we don’t have to. Or, maybe the finger-snapping cool of “Well All Right!” is more your thing, a glimpse into the Hives philosophy of a strict no-worry policy, punctuated by a “woo hoo!” that says it all. Listen to those cheers on “Try It Again.” It’s a motivational number and it’s got screaming girls. Damn you Hives.
Hey, take a look at Howlin’ Pelle on the cover of The Black & White Album. Is that a peace sign? Maybe it’s a victory sign? Hell, it might just the “v” in Hives. Whatever it is, we all win. The Hives: being the best band in the world so you don’t have to.
I managed to catch the Daft Punk performance that came through Montreal and it was pretty much the greatest thing I’ve ever seen in my life. For their Coney Island show they asked fans to bring video recording equipment and then they’d edit it together into a fan perspective, live video. The song they chose was “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (with Around the World)”, watch the result at Stereogum.com and realize how insane you were to miss one of these shows.
On a particularly nasty night at the Cleveland Music Festival in 2003, two Midwestern bands (Bridge and Outspoken) performed on the Agora stage to a rowdy rock ‘n’ roll crowd. After the show, Geo Teubl (Bridge) and Frank Green (Outspoken) drunkenly fought in the parking lot, solidifying a friendship in only the way excessive amounts of Southern Comfort and rock star antics can. Two years later, Outspoken broke up and Outspoken guitarist Kevin McCreery joined platinum-selling band Tantric for three years, touring with such acts as 3 Doors Down, Godsmack and Default. McCreery then contacted Teubl after hearing Bridge had parted ways. The two began writing immediately and after their first jam session with Donnie Highland (drums, Outspoken) and Green (bass guitar), the band Ugly was formed. Front man Teubl says, “We had an immediate chemistry, mutual admiration for each other’s sound, and, most importantly, we all wanted to put the art back in party with raw rock!”
“I made the transition from doing beats to producing and writing songs because I’d started to feel I couldn’t rely on anyone else; I was very protective of my music, and I guess I just hadn’t found the right person to help me take it to the next level,” reveals Jupiter Rising founder Spencer Nezey. “Then I started working with Jessie. She is a genuine artist, with killer instincts. I can count on her to bring her A game to whatever we’re doing and to be straight with me about what she thinks. Bottom line: I know I can trust Jessie. Without her, there would be no Electropop.” Spencer pays Jessie Payo, the L.A. outfit’s other half, perhaps the ultimate collaborator’s compliment when he says, “Working with Jessie is easy.” And “Electropop,” the title cut and first single from Jupiter Rising’s debut album (on Chime Entertainment) is a prime example of the pair’s carefree attitude.
In the club’s early 90’s heyday, the versatile GEE kept delirious audiences going through spinning at Limelight’s “Future Shock” dance/techno nights and performing with his live band as well as spinning at the club’s “Rock And Roll Church” metal/rock/industrial nights. The crowds kept coming back to Limelight, just like they did in Australia, Japan, Italy, Spain, Scotland, Austria, Hungary and Belgium to name a few. GEE is a recurring headliner at Sensation, Thunderdome, Mysteryland, and Love Parade, where GEE played before one million people. His diverse appeal keeps him performing weekly at all types of musical events and concerts. GEE has shared the stage with everyone from Hatebreed and Biohazard to Crystal Method, Busta Rhymes, Kurtis Blow, and Afrika Bambaataa. His GEEness has also has spun at many Slipknot and Korn after parties with his good friend, DJ Starscream a.k.a. #0 of Slipknot.
Here are this week’s GHIDRAH songs:
SONG 1: Ugly - “Sex, Drugs, and Rock N Roll”
SONG 2: Jupiter Rising - “Electropop”
SONG 3: Rob GEE - “P.F.U.”
