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AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS: Cartoon Darkness (10/25/24)

THE POSTAL SERVICE SHARE NEW SYLVAN ESSO REMIX OF “THE DISTRICT SLEEPS ALONE TONIGHT” VIA SUB POP

UK & EU 20TH ANNIVERSARY CO-HEADLINE TOUR DATES WITH DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE TO BEGIN TOMORROW

ALL POINTS EAST CO-HEADLINE SHOW TO TAKE PLACE THIS WEEKEND, SUNDAY 25TH AUGUST

DATES FOLLOW GROUNDBREAKING, CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED 2023 ‘GIVE UP TRANSATLANTICISM’ US TOUR – ATTENDED BY OVER A QUARTER-MILLION FANS

FEATURING COMPLETE LIVE PERFORMANCES OF THE LANDMARK, RIAA PLATINUM-CERTIFIED 2003 ALBUMS – THE POSTAL SERVICE’s GIVE UP & DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE’S TRANSATLANTICISM

Today, The Postal Service have shared a brand-new remix of their fan-favorite track “The District Sleeps Alone Tonight” by multi-GRAMMY Award nominated electro-pop duo Sylvan Esso.

The track – which is taken from the band’s critically acclaimed album Give Up – comes ahead of their extended 20th anniversary co-headline ‘Give Up Transatlanticism’ tour with Death Cab for Cutie. This extraordinary live run celebrates the 20th anniversaries of each band’s seminal 2003 album, The Postal Service’s RIAA Platinum-certified Give Up and Death Cab for Cutie’s RIAA Platinum-certified breakthrough fourth studio LP Transatlanticism – two classics released within a mere eight months of one another, and created with a total recording budget of just $20k.

Speaking on the remix – which is released via Sub Pop – The Postal Service’s Jimmy Tamborello says, “I love Sylvan Esso and was excited to hear the song through their ears. It came out so good, big and tweaky and fun!”

Speaking on being asked to reimagine the track, Sylvan Esso say, “’The District Sleeps Alone Tonight’ was a formative song for both of us, Nick remembers hearing the promo copy spooling out of his car speakers while he delivered pizza – Amelia remembers hearing it in the back of someone’s van during her freshman lunch hour. Both of us thought the song touched something new then – and to be asked to reinterpret it now is an honor.”

LISTEN TO “THE DISTRICT SLEEPS ALONE TONIGHT (SYLVAN ESSO REMIX)” HERE

This week’s highly anticipated live dates include shows in Glasgow, Cardiff, and Barcelona (tickets available HERE), as well as their co-headline show at London’s All Points East (ft. The Decemberists, Yo La Tengo, Phoenix, The Lemon Twigs, Sleater-Kinney, Teenage Fanclub, Gossip + more) on 25th August, as well as Kalorama in Madrid, Spain, and Meo Kalorama in Lisbon, Portugal. Full dates outlined below. Support at the Glasgow and Cardiff dates comes from Teenage Fanclub and from The Kills in Barcelona.

The extension comes in response to massive demand from fans, following the joint tour’s critically acclaimed and wildly-successful US 2023 dates. That run was entirely sold-out and included back-to-back shows at NYC’s Madison Square Garden, three nights at LA’s Hollywood Bowl, and marquee dates in many other major cities – bringing 250k+ fans together at iconic arenas and amphitheatres across the US.

Benjamin Gibbard, co-founder of both bands, will continue to pull double duty on the 2024 dates, performing Give Up and Transatlanticism in full alongside his respective bandmates. “Few musicians have released two culture-shifting records in the span of a single year,” Pitchfork proclaimed within their glowing review of this fall’s first MSG show, “and even less have done it with two different musical outfits.”

“I know for a fact I will never have a year again like 2003. The Postal Service record came out, Transatlanticism came out. These two records will be on my tombstone, and I’m totally fine with that. I’ve never had a more creatively inspired year.”– Benjamin Gibbard

Ben also recently spoke with The Guardian for a career-spanning piece ahead of the live dates. Take a read HERE.

The Postal Service is comprised of Gibbard, Tamborello, and Jenny Lewis; Death Cab for Cutie is comprised of Gibbard, Nick Harmer, Dave Depper, Zac Rae, and Jason McGerr. All upcoming tour dates are enclosed below.

THE POSTAL SERVICE x DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE | CO-HEADLINE UK / EU TOUR DATES

AUGUST
23 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro*
24 – Cardiff, UK – Utilita Arena*
25 – London, UK – All Points East Festival
27 – Barcelona, ES – Poble Espanyol^
29 – Madrid, ES – Kalorama Madrid
30 – Lisbon, PT – Meo Kalorama

*with special guest Teenage Fanclub
^with special guest The Kills

Limited guestlist available upon request

SELECTED PRESS FOR 2023’S ‘GIVE UP TRANSATLANTICISM’ TOUR:

“The Death Cab/Postal Service Tour Is Peak Millennial Nostalgia, in the Best Way” – PITCHFORK

“…a once-in-a-lifetime experience for indieheads.” – ALT PRESS

“It felt miraculous that the music sounded like a straight rip from my iPod, the steady climb of guitar and drums on Transatlanticism reaching the same sublime, deafening levels live.” – NYLON

“Dream Double Bill” – VARIETY

“…Gibbard’s longevity outshines many of his peers from that era, and the number of people that still pack large venues around the country to hear them only bolsters that take.” – UPROXX

“As soon as Death Cab walked onstage and Gibbard launched into singing ‘So this is the new year,’ it was obvious the emotional resonance of this material was as strong as ever.” – STEREOGUM

Photo Credit: Autumn de Wilde Photo Credit: Jimmy Fontaine

Formed in Bellingham, WA in 1997, Death Cab for Cutie immediately entered the ranks of the era’s most definitive bands, thanks in large part to the remarkable power of co-founder, vocalist, guitarist, and lead songwriter Ben Gibbard’s complex, often bittersweet songcraft. The band made their worldwide popular breakthrough with 2003’s RIAA Platinum-certified Transatlanticism, later named by NPR as one of “The Decade’s 50 Most Important Recordings.” Fueled by critical acclaim, an array of high profile soundtrack placements, and such hit singles as “The Sound of Settling” and “Title and Registration,” the album debuted among the upper half of the Billboard 200 – Death Cab for Cutie’s first ever entry on the overall chart. A 10th anniversary edition of Transatlanticism containing previously unheard demos and outtakes arrived in 2013, prompting NPR to write, “For all its ubiquity and imitators, Transatlanticism holds up as an exquisitely produced, largely flawless record in which every song is bound to serve as someone’s favorite.”

2003 also saw Gibbard and Los Angeles, CA-based multi-instrumentalist Jimmy Tamborello (Dntel, Figurine) unite as The Postal Service, a long distance collaboration named for their working method of exchanging tracks via the US Mail. The duo – joined by a number of friends including singer-songwriter Jenny Lewis – proved a phenomenon with the February 2003 release of their one and only studio LP, Give Up, earning worldwide applause and eventual RIAA Platinum certification thanks to infectious electro-pop smashes like “The District Sleeps Alone Tonight” (a top 3 sensation on Billboard’s “Hot Dance Singles” chart), “We Will Become Silhouettes” (which reached the top 3 on the Canadian Singles Chart), and of course, the magical RIAA Gold-certified “Such Great Heights.” The album’s stature continued to grow in the years following its original release, ultimately spending 19 non-consecutive weeks at #1 on Billboard’s “Top Electronic Albums” chart. In 2013, The Postal Service reunited to mark the 10th anniversary of Give Up with their biggest headline tour ever, along with top-billed performances at such international festivals as Coachella, Primavera Sound, Lollapalooza, and Sasquatch. In addition, a commemorative 10th anniversary edition of Give Up saw the singular collection expanded with 15 bonus tracks, including two brand new songs, “A Tattered Line of String” and “Turn Around.”

AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS

FIRST NEW ALBUM IN THREE YEARS CARTOON DARKNESS OUT OCTOBER 25, 2024

WATCH PHC FILMS DIRECTED VIDEO FOR LEAD TRACK “CHEWING GUM” HERE

Photo Credit: John Angus Stewart

“They left audiences slack-jawed” – The New Yorker

“Pure, uncut rock’n’roll fun.” – Pitchfork

“One of the most exhilarating bands to emerge over the past decade.” – Consequence

“Absolutely kick-ass” – The Needle Drop

Fresh off a run of North American shows ranging from stadium dates supporting Foo Fighters to a sold-out two-night finale at the Fonda in L.A., Amyl and The Sniffers are pleased to announce the release of their third album Cartoon Darkness. Set for release via B2B Records / Virgin Music Group on October 25th, the album was recorded with producer Nick Launay (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Yeah Yeah Yeahs) at Foo Fighters’ 606 Studios in Los Angeles in early 2024. The album will be available in multiple formats, including limited edition glow in the dark vinyl with alternate artwork, and will feature lead track and BBC Radio 1 Hottest Record “Chewing Gum,” as well as previously released Brooklyn Vegan/Consequence/Paper/Paste/Under the Radar Song of the Week “U Should Not Be Doing That,” and no less than 11 more bangers that showcase the band’s quantum progression and boundless energy.

Singer Amy Taylor explains, “Cartoon Darkness is about climate crisis, war, AI, tiptoeing on the eggshells of politics, and people feeling like they’re helping by having a voice online when we’re all just feeding the data beast of Big Tech, our modern-day god. It’s about the fact that our generation is spoon-fed information. We look like adults, but we’re children forever cocooned in a shell. We’re all passively gulping up distractions that don’t even cause pleasure, sensation or joy, they just cause numbness.”

“Cartoon Darkness is driving headfirst into the unknown, into this looming sketch of the future that feels terrible but doesn’t even exist yet. A childlike darkness. I don’t want to meet the devil half-way and mourn what we have right now. The future is cartoon, the prescription is dark, but it’s novelty. It’s just a joke. It’s fun.”

Regarding lead track “Chewing Gum,” Taylor comments, “The adversity of life is desire never fulfilled. Doing the dishes cleaning, but never the one eating the meal, so close but it’s never enough, and trying to celebrate the ignorance of youth despite it being robbed away, so choosing ignorance, choosing to be dumb and choosing love, despite everything, choosing bad decisions for love, for life, because it is short, or is it long? Surrendering to joy, surrendering to being a vision, in your own power, because making decisions based on emotion rather than logic is liberating, and despite the external inferno, you walk away unscathed, through flames, burnt but only superficially, unstopped, unaffected, unhuman. Life is work, life is not free, we can never work enough because the end goal doesn’t exist, so all we can do is choose to be wrong.”Amyl and The Sniffers will be heading out on a UK / EURO tour in November and will be main support for Fontaines D.C. at Finsbury Park on July 5th, 2025.

UK / EURO DATES BELOW 2024 / 2025

NOV 5TH – DUBLIN – NATIONAL STADIUM
NOV 6TH – GLASGOW – 02 ACADEMY
NOV 7TH – NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE – NX SOLD OUT
NOV 9TH – MANCHESTER – MANCHESTER ACADEMY SOLD OUT
NOV 10TH – BIRMINGHAM 02 – ACADEMY
NOV 11TH – BRISTOL – 02 ACADEMY SOLD OUT
NOV 13TH – LONDON – ROUNDHOSE
NOV 14TH – LONDON – ROUNDHOUSE SOLD OUT
NOV 15TH – LONDON – ROUNDHOUSE SOLD OUT
NOV 17TH – BRUSSELS – ANCIENNE SOLD OUT
NOV 18TH – UTRECHT – TIVOLIVREDENBERG SOLD OUT
NOV 19TH – COLOGNE – CARLSWERK VICTORIA SOLD OUT
NOV 21ST – COPENHAGEN – VEGA SOLD OUT
NOV 22ND – HAMBURG – GROBE FREIHEIT 36 SOLD OUT
NOV 23RD – BERLIN – COLUMBIAHALLE SOLD OUT
NOV 25TH – MUNICH – TONHALIE
NOV 26TH – LAUSANNE – LES DOCKS
NOV 27TH – PARIS – OLYMPIA
NOV 29TH – ATHENS – FLOYD

JULY 5TH – LONDON – FINSBURY PARK SUPPORTING FONTAINES DC

ALBUM TRACK LISTING

JERKIN
CHEWING GUM
TINY BIKINI
BIG DREAMS
IT’S MINE
MOTORBIKE SONG
DOING IN ME HEAD
PIGS
BAILING ON ME
U SHOULD NOT BE DOING THAT
D0 IT DO IT
GOING SOMEWHERE
ME AND THE GIRLS

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ALKALINE TRIO
“THE SACRIFICE” / “AT SICKNESS”
DOUBLE A-SIDE SINGLE OUT NOW

Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs The Tour Returns to the U.S. Next Month

If 11 tracks worth of Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs wasn’t enough for you, your luck has taken a sweet and dark turn: Today marks the release of two all-new, previously unheard Alkaline Trio songs. “The Sacrifice” and “At Sickness” are now available everywhere as a double A-side digital single.

Additionally, “The Sacrifice” and “At Sickness” will be released October 18th as a limited edition 7” vinyl in two variants, available exclusively via alkalinetrio.com and RiseRecords.com.

Guitarist/vocalist Matt Skiba commented: “We are very excited to be releasing these two songs as a seven inch. Putting out an EP on 7” vinyl is something we haven’t had the opportunity to do for a long time, so having two new songs to offer up on such a classic format is fun for us as vinyl enthusiasts. Both ‘At Sickness’ and ‘The Sacrifice’ were initially written and recorded for our Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs album and leaving them off the record wasn’t an easy decision. It was done merely in the interest of the full-length’s running time, which we wanted to keep under 40 minutes. We’re psyched that these two numbers are being released and will be available on their own special format, no less.”

Having just completed a run of nightly singalongs with some of the largest and most enthusiastic European crowds they’ve ever drawn, Skiba, bassist/vocalist Dan Andriano and drummer Atom Willard have been working the road nonstop since the January 26, 2024 release of Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs — the 10th Alkaline Trio album and first on Rise Records. The new songs have been meshing seamlessly with classics and deep cuts from landmark Trio works including Agony & Irony, Crimson, Good Mourning, From Here to Infirmary, Maybe I’ll Catch Fire, Goddamnit and more, with the band in top form night after night. For information and updates on Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs The Tour, see below or go to www.alkalinetrio.com/tour

Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs The Tour 2024
(Spanish Love Songs and Slomosa support except where indicated *)

09/11/24 – San Antonio, TX — Aztec Theater
09/12/24 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
09/14/24 — Orlando, FL — Punk in the Park * (with the Vandals, Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, The Bronx, TSOL and more)
09/15/24 – Charleston, SC – Charleston Music Hall
09/17/24 – Wilmington, DE – The Queen
09/19/24 – Wallingford, CT – The Dome at Oakdale
09/20/24 – Wantagh, NY – Mulcahy’s
09/21/24 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
09/22/24 – Hampton Beach, NH – Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
09/24/24 – Buffalo, NY – Buffalo Riverworks
09/26/24 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection
09/27/24 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
09/28/24 – Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live!
09/29/24 – Newport, KY – MegaCorp Pavilion

PAUL MCCARTNEY AND WINGS – ONE HAND CLAPPING

TICKETS ON SALE NOW HERE

OFFICIAL TRAILER RELEASED HERE

TRAFALGAR RELEASING AND MERCURY STUDIOS PRESENT EXCLUSIVE FILM EVENT IN CINEMAS WORLDWIDE BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 26

WHAT:

Tickets are on sale now for Paul McCartney and Wings – One Hand Clapping. Additionally, the event’s official trailer has been unveiled today HERE

Paul McCartney and Wings – One Hand Clapping is an opportunity for audiences to step back in time to 1974 and witness the magic of the band’s historic recording session at Abbey Road Studios. This behind-the-scenes look delves into the making of the acclaimed One Hand Clapping album, featuring rare footage, interviews with the band, insights from the creative team, and more. Relive iconic Wings hits, a reimagined Beatles classic, and captivating performances on the big screen.In addition to the full Paul McCartney and Wings – One Hand Clapping film, the event will feature the previously unreleased Backyard Sessions, showcasing Paul McCartney on acoustic guitar performing beloved tracks from his catalog. Highlights include the previously unreleased song “Blackpool” and covers of personal favorites like “Twenty Flight Rock,” the song he played for John Lennon during their first meeting. The screenings also boast an exclusive filmed introduction by Paul McCartney and previously unseen Polaroid photographs from the sessions.

WHO:

Paul McCartney and Wings – One Hand Clapping features Wings’ Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, Denny Laine, Jimmy McCulloch, and Geoff Britton. Additionally joining the band in the studio were orchestral arranger Del Newman and saxophonist Howie Casey. The film was directed by David Litchfield and is presented in cinemas by Trafalgar Releasing and Mercury Studios.

WHEN:

This exclusive event comes to cinemas for limited screenings beginning September 26th.

WHERE:

Paul McCartney and Wings – One Hand Clapping is coming to select big screens worldwide. For a list of participating cinemas and to purchase tickets, visit onehandclapping.film

ASSETS:

An exclusive clip from Band on the Run is available HERE
Press assets, including the official poster, are available HERE

ABOUT MERCURY STUDIOS:

Mercury Studios is a full-service production studio, focused on telling compelling stories through the lens of music.

Current and recent projects include Oscar and BAFTA award nominated American Symphony, directed by Matthew Heineman for the Obamas’ Higher Ground Productions/Netflix, If These Walls Could Sing, directed by Mary McCartney for Disney+, My Life as a Rolling Stone for the BBC and MGM+, Shania Twain: Not Just A Girl for Netflix, This Town, a six-part series for the BBC from writer, creator, and executive producer Steven Knight, Linda Perry: Let it Die Here, which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival and the recently announced One to One: John & Yoko from Oscar and BAFTA award winning director, Kevin Macdonald.

Mercury Studios also produced Sam Smith: Live at the Royal Albert Hall for BBC, Billie Eilish’s Overheated at the O2 London and Lang Lang Plays Disney for Disney+.

Editorially independent, Mercury Studios is powered by Universal Music Group and represents the world’s leading catalogue of music-related content, consisting of thousands of hours of premium music-driven film and television programming.

ABOUT TRAFALGAR RELEASING:

Trafalgar Releasing, the global leader in event cinema distribution, harnesses the power of cinema to bring fans together in more than 15,000 cinemas across 132 countries. A subsidiary of Trafalgar Entertainment, Trafalgar Releasing’s operations include production, acquisition, marketing, and distribution of live or pre-recorded content to cinemas worldwide led by an international team based in the UK, US and Germany. Featuring live concerts, music documentaries, world-class opera, award-winning theatre, and more from leading names in entertainment such as Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, BTS, Metallica, Oasis, Coldplay, Billie Eilish, the Royal Opera House and others, Trafalgar Releasing has repeatedly shattered event cinema box office records, most recently with international distribution for TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR, the highest-grossing concert film of all time. Information about Trafalgar Releasing can be found at www.trafalgar-releasing.com.

Paul McCartney Photographs 1963–1964: Eyes of the Storm Unveils Rare View into The Beatles’ Legendary Journey to Fame

Nearly 60 years after The Beatles’ final concert at Candlestick Park, Beatlemania returns to San Francisco

de Young museum / March 1 – July 6, 2025

Nearly 60 years after The Beatles performed their final concert at Candlestick Park, Beatlemania is back in the Bay. Organized by the National Portrait Gallery, London, and presented exclusively in California at the de Young museum, Paul McCartney Photographs 1963–1964: Eyes of the Storm will present more than 250 personal photos by Paul McCartney, video clips, and archival materials, that offer a behind-the-scenes look into the meteoric rise of the world’s most celebrated band.

“In Eyes of the Storm, recently unearthed photographs by Paul McCartney provide a rare time capsule of The Beatles’ world at the moment of their extraordinary rise to fame,” remarked Thomas P. Campbell, Director and CEO of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. “Well known as one of the world’s most famous musical stars, it is a revelation to discover McCartney’s proficiency as a photographer, documenting everything from the band’s quieter moments and friendships to the ‘Beatlemania’ of the time. We’re honored to present this exhibition here in San Francisco, where The Beatles left an indelible mark on our city’s musical and cultural history.”

Eyes of the Storm captures a period from December 1963 through February 1964 when The Beatles performed in concert halls across England and toured in the United States. McCartney’s images reveal the intensity of life on tour, as The Beatles were whisked from concerts to hotels, trailed by enthusiastic fans from New York to Miami. Photographs of screaming crowds and paparazzi illustrate the sheer magnitude of the group’s superstardom. In stark contrast, behind-closed-doors images captured by McCartney highlight the humor and individuality of the band members on their days off. Eyes of the Storm invites visitors to witness The Beatles’ journey to stardom, from local venues in Liverpool to the Ed Sullivan Show and worldwide acclaim. McCartney’s photographs of the four band members existed as unprinted negatives and contact sheets for 60 years. Rediscovered in the artist’s personal archive in 2020, these images offer new insight into the band, their fans, and the early 1960s, as seen through the eyes of Paul McCartney.

“In this exhibition, we glimpse McCartney both behind and in front of the lens, as he bears witness to a pivotal cultural moment through the camera with a keen artistic eye,” said organizing curator Sally Martin Katz. “From portraiture to landscapes and documentary shots, McCartney demonstrates a deep understanding of the formal styles prevalent in early 1960s photography. Throughout the exhibition, nods to New Wave, documentary filmmaking, and photojournalism underscore McCartney’s multifaceted approach to capturing the spirit of the time.”

Opening March 1, 2025 at the de Young museum, Paul McCartney Photographs 1963–64: Eyes of the Storm will run through July 6.

About Paul McCartney

Born in Liverpool, England, Paul McCartney rose to prominence as a founding member of The Beatles. Throughout his lifetime, McCartney has played a pivotal role in shaping the landscape of popular music and culture.

Exhibition Organization Paul McCartney Photographs 1963–1964: Eyes of the Storm is organized by the National Portrait Gallery, London, in collaboration with Paul McCartney. It is curated by Paul McCartney with Sarah Brown for MPL Communications and Rosie Broadley for the National Portrait Gallery, London. The presentation at the de Young museum is organized by coordinating curator Sally Martin Katz.

Presenting Sponsor

John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn

Lead Sponsor

Michael Taylor Trust

Major Support

Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund

Generous Support

Nick and Sandra Javaras

Additional support is provided by Jan and Bob Newman.

About the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, comprising the de Young in Golden Gate Park and the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park, is the largest public arts institution in San Francisco.

The de Young museum originated from the 1894 California Midwinter International Exposition in Golden Gate Park. The present copper-clad landmark building, designed by Herzog & de Meuron, opened in 2005. Reflecting an active conversation among cultures, perspectives, and time periods, the collections on view include American painting, sculpture, and decorative arts from the 17th to the 21st centuries; arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas; costume and textile arts; and international modern and contemporary art.

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco are located on land unceded by the Ramaytush Ohlone, who are the original inhabitants of what is now the San Francisco Peninsula. The greater Bay Area is also the ancestral territory of other Ohlone peoples, as well as the Miwok, Yokuts, and Patwin. We acknowledge, recognize, and honor the Indigenous ancestors, elders, and descendants whose nations and communities have lived in the Bay Area over many generations and continue to do so today. We respect the enduring relationships that exist between Indigenous peoples and their homelands. We are committed to partnering with Indigenous communities to raise awareness of their legacy and engage with the history of the region, the impacts of genocide, and the dynamics of settler colonialism that persist today.

Media Contact

Morgan Braitberg, Publicist, press@famsf.org

PAUL McCARTNEY AND WINGS – ONE HAND CLAPPING

RARE FILM & BONUS FEATURES COMING TO CINEMAS WORLDWIDE FOR THE FIRST TIME FOR LIMITED SCREENINGS BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 26

AN INTIMATE LOOK AT 1974 ABBEY ROAD RECORDING SESSIONS – FEATURING:– PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED IN FULL FOOTAGE OF SOLO ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE BY PAUL McCARTNEY THE BACKYARD SESSIONS
-A NEW EXCLUSIVE FILMED INTRODUCTION BY PAUL McCARTNEY
-UNSEEN POLAROIDS

TICKETS ON SALE STARTING AUGUST 16 AT ONEHANDCLAPPING.FILM

EXCLUSIVE CLIP FROM BAND ON THE RUN AVAILABLE HERE

DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL POSTER HERE

Trafalgar Releasing and Mercury Studios announced today an opportunity for audiences to step back in time to 1974 and witness the magic of Paul McCartney and Wings – One Hand Clapping. A captivating film, filmed on video tape capturing the look and feel of the time, exploring their historic recording session at Abbey Road Studios, will premiere as an exclusive cinema event beginning September 26th. This behind-the-scenes look delves into the making of the acclaimed One Hand Clapping album, featuring rare footage, interviews with the band, insights from the creative team, and more. Relive iconic Wings hits, a reimagined Beatles classic, and captivating performances on the big screen.

“It’s so great to look back on that period and see the little live show we did. We made a pretty good noise actually! It was a great time for the band, we started to have success with Wings, which had been a long time coming.” – Paul McCartney

In addition to the full film directed by David Litchfield, the event will feature the previously unreleased Backyard Sessions, showcasing Paul McCartney on acoustic guitar performing beloved tracks from his catalog. Highlights include the previously unreleased song “Blackpool” and covers of personal favorites like “Twenty Flight Rock,” the song he played for John Lennon during their first meeting. The screenings also boast an exclusive filmed introduction by Paul McCartney and previously unseen Polaroid photographs from the sessions.

Tickets for Paul McCartney and Wings – One Hand Clapping will be available beginning Friday, August 16 at onehandclapping.film. Fans are encouraged to sign up for additional information.

“We are looking forward to bringing the legendary music of Paul McCartney to the big screen and offering fans a front-row seat to his enduring legacy,” said Marc Allenby, CEO, Trafalgar Releasing. “This cinematic experience will transport audiences back to a golden era of rock and roll while captivating new fans with the magic of this iconic band. It’s a must-see event for music lovers of all generations.”

“We are excited to be partnering with MPL on the global debut of Paul McCartney and Wings – One Hand Clapping” said Amy Freshwater, VP of Acquisitions who secured the film alongside Will White, SVP of Content Sales for Mercury Studios. “We are working closely with MPL to release a brand-new project in honour of the 50th anniversary. Mercury Studios are handling all media sales and are delighted to pair with Trafalgar Releasing for the initial theatrical release as we bring this very special treat to audiences worldwide.”

One Hand Clapping showcased Wings’ new line-up, fresh off their return from Nashville where they recorded the classic single “Junior’s Farm”. Following the sudden departure of Denny Seiwell and Henry McCullough the previous year on the eve of recording the Wings masterpiece, released the year previously, Band on the Run, Paul (vocals, bass, piano, electric piano, Hammond organ, celeste, harmonium, acoustic guitar), Linda (Moog, electric piano, Mellotron, tambourine, backing vocals) and Denny Laine (vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass) were now joined by guitarist Jimmy McCulloch and drummer Geoff Britton. Additionally joining the band in the studio were orchestral arranger Del Newman and saxophonist Howie Casey, who had previously played with Paul in Hamburg and would go on to join the Wings touring band.

Opening with an instrumental jam that would become the One Hand Clapping theme song, the intimate film features live-in-studio renditions of Wings classics, including “Live and Let Die”, “Band on the Run”, “Jet” and “My Love”. During the film Paul talks about his enjoyment at working in a band, his writing process and how he thought at 14 he might have a future as a cabaret singer. We hear from band members about their experience of being part of Wings and working with Paul. Paul is seen performing side by side with Linda and there are even some impressive Karate displays by drummer Geoff Britton.

One Hand Clapping serves as a celebration of the enduring legacy of Paul McCartney and Wings. It captured a moment when Wings had found and defined their signature sound – just as Paul had shaped popular culture the decade before with The Beatles, he was doing it once again in the 70s with Wings. This film gives an insight into the inner workings of the band as they work and play together in the studio. Regarding the band in their recent album coverage, Pitchfork said “…the version of Wings that McCartney corralled for the One Hand Clapping sessions exhibited the laser focus and playful spontaneity of a tight knit rock’n’roll band that seemed to have put in their 10,000 hours in just a few weeks.”

The film, an intimate look at the recording, originally shot on 1970s videotape, has been scanned and restored at 4K. The between song dialogue has been de-mixed using Wingnut’s MAL software and the film features a new Dolby Atmos audio mix by Steve Orchard and Giles Martin.

Released in June, the album One Hand Clapping (order HERE) opens with an instrumental jam – the One Hand Clapping theme song. The album features live-in-studio renditions of Wings mega-hits “Live and Let Die,” “Band on the Run,” “Jet,” “My Love,” “Hi, Hi, Hi,” “Junior’s Farm,” Paul McCartney’s much loved solo song “Maybe I’m Amazed,” reworked extracts of Beatles’ classics “Let It Be,” “The Long and Winding Road,” and “Lady Madonna,” the Moody Blues’ hit “Go Now” with Denny Laine singing, and a Paul solo piano version of the Harry Akst/Benny Davis Tin Pan Alley classic “Baby Face.”

Upon release, One Hand Clapping hit the Top 10 across Europe and has been critically praised. MOJO called it “Freewheeling and powerful” (4/5), while Uncut declared, “It’s a lovely record: McCartney is typically chipper, the song selection outstanding and the sound fabulous” (8/10). Record Collector added, “McCartney’s ineluctable creativity shines” (4/5), and Classic Pop Magazine enthused, “Macca unleashed deserves a round of applause” (4.5/5).

About Mercury Studios

Mercury Studios is a full-service production studio, focused on telling compelling stories through the lens of music.

Current and recent projects include Oscar and BAFTA award nominated American Symphony, directed by Matthew Heineman for the Obamas’ Higher Ground Productions/Netflix, If These Walls Could Sing, directed by Mary McCartney for Disney+, My Life as a Rolling Stone for the BBC and MGM+, Shania Twain: Not Just A Girl for Netflix, This Town, a six-part series for the BBC from writer, creator, and executive producer Steven Knight, Linda Perry: Let it Die Here, which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival and the recently announced One to One: John & Yoko from Oscar and BAFTA award winning director, Kevin Macdonald.

Mercury Studios also produced Sam Smith: Live at the Royal Albert Hall for BBC, Billie Eilish’s Overheated at the O2 London and Lang Lang Plays Disney for Disney+.

About Trafalgar ReleasingTrafalgar Releasing, the global leader in event cinema distribution, harnesses the power of cinema to bring fans together in more than 15,000 cinemas across 132 countries. A subsidiary of Trafalgar Entertainment, Trafalgar Releasing’s operations include production, acquisition, marketing, and distribution of live or pre-recorded content to cinemas worldwide led by an international team based in the UK, US and Germany. Featuring live concerts, music documentaries, world-class opera, award-winning theatre, and more from leading names in entertainment such as Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, BTS, Metallica, Oasis, Coldplay, Billie Eilish, the Royal Opera House and others, Trafalgar Releasing has repeatedly shattered event cinema box office records, most recently with international distribution for TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR, the highest-grossing concert film of all time. Information about Trafalgar Releasing can be found at www.trafalgar-releasing.com.

GHOST
RITE HERE RITE NOW
#1 SOUNDTRACK ALBUM IN THE U.S.

Move over and let Papa take over, Deadpool and Wolverine — GHOST’s RITE HERE RITE NOW is the #1 soundtrack in the country.

The original motion picture soundtrack to the highest grossing hard rock cinema event in North American history has officially topped not only the Soundtrack Albums chart, but also debuted at #1 on the Vinyl, Rock and Hard Music Album and Indie Store Album Sales charts—as well as placing top 5 on the Current Albums, Independent Albums and Digital Albums charts.

The Los Angeles Times recently observed, “As far as live acts go, they’re one of the best in the business — and now they have the movie to prove it” — and with the July 26 release of the RITE HERE RITE NOW original motion picture soundtrack via Loma Vista Recordings, GHOST now offers up documented audio proof. This collectible double LP and CD includes a 16-page photo book, official film poster and 18 songs from the band’s debut feature film, recorded live at GHOST’s now-legendary pair of sold out shows at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum. In addition to live versions of classics and deep cuts spanning the GRAMMY-winning theatrical rock ensemble’s vaunted catalog, the RITE HERE RITE NOW soundtrack features the film’s previously unreleased end credits anthem, the unearthed third Papa Nihil 1969 era single “The Future Is A Foreign Land”. The RITE HERE RITE NOW soundtrack is available worldwide on all digital services, 2xLP, 2XCD and cassette (UK exclusive). For further information, go to https://i.ghost-official.com/RiteHereRiteNow

blur

ONE YEAR ON FROM THE BIGGEST SHOWS OF

BLUR’S CAREER TO DATE

COMES THE LIVE ALBUM
Live at Wembley Stadium

OUT NOW!
LISTEN HERE

DOWNLOAD HIGH RES FILM STILLS, PHOTOS & ARTWORK – HERE

“This is a high… So many people, so many songs – and even if you weren’t here, you can feel it – so much love.” – MOJO ★★★★

“A homecoming victory for the rejuvenated quartet” -UNCUT ★★★★★★★★★

A year on from a momentous weekend of music and joy at Wembley Stadium, comes Live at Wembley Stadium the new live album capturing the historic 2023 Wembley shows which saw blur perform their iconic and much-loved songs for 150,000 fans across a transcendent, once-in-a-generation performance weekend that delivered a sweep of ecstatic 5 star reviews. Out now on Parlophone/Warner Records. Listen HERE.

Live at Wembley Stadium features a collection of songs captured across two unforgettable nights last summer – the biggest shows of the band’s career to date – which saw Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree perform to over 150,000 fans at Wembley Stadium, blur’s first time ever to play the iconic London venue. The extraordinary and hugely emotional shows on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th July 2023 captured “…a sense of momentousness [Financial Times ★★★★★]” and “…fizzed with the vibrant energy of a band in their prime” [Evening Standard ★★★★★]. Song highlights on both album and film include “The Narcissist” and “St. Charles Square” from their latest #1 album, the acclaimed The Ballad of Darren, as well as “There’s No Other Way,” “Popscene,” “Beetlebum,” “Trimm Trabb,” “Villa Rosie,” “Coffee & TV,” “Under the Westway,” “Out of Time,” “To the End,” “Parklife,” “Song 2,” “This is a Low,” “Girls & Boys,” “Tender,” and “The Universal.”

For complete details of all live album formats, visit the blur store. Order Live at Wembley Stadium – the album – here.

NOTES FOR EDITORS

Download high res press imagery – photos and artwork – HERE.

Live at Wembley Stadium – the album – will be available in the following formats:

Triple black vinyl – the Sunday show
Triple teal colored vinyl – D2C exclusive – the Sunday show
Double black vinyl – ‘highlights’ across both shows
Double picture disc vinyl – Blood Records exclusive – ‘highlights’ across both shows
Double CD – the Sunday show
Double Cassette – D2C exclusive – the Sunday show
Digital – the Sunday show, plus 4 bonus tracks recorded live at the UK warm up shows, May 2023

ABOUT blur

Since announcing their arrival with debut album Leisure in 1991, blur went on to revolutionize the sound of English popular music with seven successive UK #1 albums Parklife (1994), The Great Escape (1995), Blur (1997), 13 (1999), Think Tank (2003), The Magic Whip (2015) and The Ballad of Darren (2023) and a string of Top 10 singles, including two #1s with “Country House” and “Beetlebum,” helping to propel the band to mass popularity at home and abroad.

One of the biggest British bands of the last three decades, blur have released nine studio albums and collected ten NME Awards, six Q Awards, five BRIT Awards and an Ivor Novello Award, and played live to thousands of devoted fans across the globe. In 2010, the band released the Grammy-nominated documentary film No Distance Left To Run; with 1993’s Starshaped their first documentary release, a film beloved by fans to this day.

The Ballad of Darren, the latest #1 album from this most enduring of English bands, was released to critical acclaim on 21 July 2023, cementing blur’s position at the heart of British cultural life and influence for over three decades.

www.blur.co.uk

BEASTIE BOYS
CELEBRATE 30 YEARS OF ILL COMMUNICATION
LIMITED EDITION 3LP DELUXE VINYL & CASSETTE OUT NOW

Originally released May 31, 1994, Ill Communication was much more than the record that returned Beastie Boys to #1 on the Billboard 200. In short order, the fourth album from Michael “Mike D” Diamond, Adam “Adrock” Horovitz and Adam “MCA” Yauch would become a multi-platinum juggernaut that pervaded every aspect of pop culture. Ill Communication‘s charge to global domination was led by “Sabotage” and its unforgettable Spike Jonze/Nathanial Hornblower-directed tribute to ’70s cop shows, as Rolling Stone dubbed the album 1994’s “soundtrack for summer.” Fans and critics alike were equally and instantly floored by hip hop highlights like the opening “Sure Shot,” the classic Jimmy Smith homage “Root Down” and the Q-Tip collaboration “Get It Together,” while a Vibe cover story hailed Beastie Boys as “perhaps the most consistently innovative musicians to emerge out of hip hop.” It was a claim that Ill Communication continues to back up, as the album’s infectious sprawl enthralls multiple generations of listeners. From household name hits to sublime instrumentals (“Sabrosa,” “Ricky’s Theme”) to hardcore punk workouts (“Tough Guy,” “Heart Attack Man”) and realms beyond (“Bodhisattva Vow,” “Shambala”), Ill Communication has never stopped growing in stature and impact.

Grand Royal, Capitol Records and UMe are proud to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Ill Communication with today’s release of two limited edition versions of this Beastie Boys opus:

* A 3LP Deluxe Edition that resurrects a rare version of the album originally released as a limited run in 2009. Long out-of-print and sought after by fans and collectors, the Ill Communication 30th anniversary vinyl edition features lenticular cover art and includes a third LP with 12 bonus tracks (featuring rarities including a live version of “The Maestro” from 1992’s Check Your Head, “Mullet Head,” and ten more remixes, B-sides and assorted oddities), all housed in a rigid slipcase and pressed on 180g vinyl.

* A limited edition cassette of the original album, marking the first time in decades Ill Communication has been made available in the format.

So fire up the turntable and dust off that Walkman, and join in the celebration of 30 years of Ill Communication with Beastie Boys and the album’s supporting cast of Mario Caldato Jr. (who co-produced the record with the band), Money Mark, Eric Bobo, Amery “AWOL” Smith, Eugene Gore, Q-Tip and Biz Markie. Because you can’t, you won’t and you don’t stop…

BEASTIE BOYS
ILL COMMUNICATION
30th Anniversary Tracklists

3LP Deluxe

Disc 1
• Sure Shot (Side A)
• Tough Guy (Side A)
• B-Boys Makin’ With The Freak Freak (Side A)
• Bobo On The Corner (Side A)
• Root Down (Side A)
• Sabotage (Side B)
• Get It Together (Side B)
• Sabrosa (Side B)
• The Update (Side B)
• Futterman’s Rule (Side B)

Disc 2
• Alright Hear This (Side C)
• Eugene’s Lament (Side C)
• Flute Loop (Side C)
• Do It (Side C)
• Ricky’s Theme (Side C)
• Heart Attack Man (Side D)
• The Scoop (Side D)
• Shambala (Side D)
• Bodhisattva Vow (Side D)
• Transitions (Side D)

Disc 3
• Root Down (Free Zone Mix) (Side E)
• Resolution Time (Side E)
• Get It Together (Buck-Wild Remix) (Side E)
• Dope Little Song (Side E)
• Sure Shot (European B-Boy Mix) (Side E)
• Heart Attack Man (Unplugged) (Side E)
• The Vibes (Side F)
• Atwater Basketball Association File No. 172-C (Side F)
• Heart Attack Man (Live) (Side F)
• The Maestro (Live) (Side F)
• Mullet Head (Side F)
• Sure Shot (European B-Boy Instrumental) (Side F)

Cassette
• Sure Shot (Side A)
• Tough Guy (Side A)
• B-Boys Makin’ With The Freak Freak (Side A)
• Bobo On The Corner (Side A)
• Root Down (Side A)
• Sabotage (Side A)
• Get It Together (Side A)
• Sabrosa (Side A)
• The Update (Side A)
• Futterman’s Rule (Side A)
• Alright Hear This (Side B)
• Eugene’s Lament (Side B)
• Flute Loop (Side B)
• Do It (Side B)
• Ricky’s Theme (Side B)
• Heart Attack Man (Side B)
• The Scoop (Side B)
• Shambala (Side B)
• Bodhisattva Vow (Side B)
• Transitions (Side B)

VAMPIRE WEEKEND

Latest Episode of Vampire Campfire Podcast Out Now

Only God Was Above Us Tour Continues

Chicago Show To Feature Fun & Amusements

“showcased how skilled a live band Vampire Weekend has become”– Los Angeles Times

“Remarkable, really…”– Austin American Statesman

“Vampire Weekend isn’t getting older, it’s getting better”– Variety

“a nearly two-and-a-half-hour odyssey of pleasurable peculiarities that built and swerved and danced and blossomed, confounding assumptions at nearly every turn… [A] phenomenal run of songs goosed the venue with palpable energy”– Dallas Observer

“showstopping…places them among the live greats, the artists that can maintain careers long after their best material is out in the world. But Vampire Weekend are already there, matching the strength of their new material with the best shows of their lives.”– Uproxx

Vampire Weekend is back with the latest episode of their hit podcast, Vampire Campfire. The fourth installment brings the fire indoors as Ezra Koenig, Chris Baio and Chris Tomson come to you from their tour bus, where they take a break from their wildly successful and entirely SOLD OUT first run of dates from Austin, Houston, Dallas, TX, Phoenix, AZ, San Diego, Los Angeles, and Berkeley, CA.

The conversation picks up where they last left off: The launch of their fifth studio album, Only God Was Above Us— currently a fixture on Best Albums of 2024 So Far lists (Billboard, Brooklyn Vegan, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Stereogum, Uproxx)—the launch of the tour, and of course other important insights into the consequential matters of the day.

The next leg of the Only God Was Above Us tour will kick off at a SOLD OUT Red Rocks on July 19th and will grace stages across North America, the UK And Europe.

Fans in Chicago will be treated to Vampire Weekend Presents: Fun and Amusements at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island ahead of Vampire Weekend’s July 26 & 27 performances. Stay tuned for more exciting info here: http://vampireweekend.com/tour

Full routing here:

07/19/24 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
07/20/24 – Dillon, CO – Dillon Amphitheater
07/22/24 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre
07/23/24 – Lincoln, NE – Pinewood Bowl Theater
07/25/24 – Maryland Heights, MO – Saint Louis Music Park
07/26/24 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
07/27/24 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
07/30/24 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory
08/01/24 – Milwaukee, WI – BMO Pavilion
08/03/24 – St. Charles, IA – Hinterland*
09/19/24 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center
09/20/24 – Cincinnati, OH – The ICON Festival Stage at Smale Park
09/21/24 – Indianapolis, IN – Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park
09/23/24 – Rochester Hills, MI – Meadow Brook Amphitheatre
09/24/24 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
09/25/24 – Laval, QC – Place Bell
09/27/24 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
09/28/24 – Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at The Mann
09/30/24 – Washington, DC – The Anthem
10/01/24 – Washington, D.C. – The Anthem
10/02/24 – Charlottesville, VA – Ting Pavilion
10/05/24 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
10/06/24 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden (Sunday Morning Show)
10/08/24 – Wilmington, NC – Live Oak Bank Pavilion
10/09/24 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater
10/11/24 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater
10/12/24 – Atlanta, GA – Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park
10/13/24 – Asheville, NC – Rabbit Rabbit
10/15/24 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre
10/17/24 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
11/29/24 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Arena
12/01/24 – Manchester, UK – O2 Apollo
12/02/24 – Manchester, UK – O2 Apollo
12/04/24 – London, UK – Eventim Apollo
12/05/24 – London, UK – Eventim Apollo
12/06/24 – Wolverhampton, UK – The Halls
12/08/24 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro
12/10/24 – London, UK – O2 Academy Brixton
12/13/24 – Paris, France – Adidas Arena
12/15/24 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – AFAS Live

*Festival date

METALLICA MARCHING BAND COMPETITION ENTERS YEAR TWO

SIGN-UPS OPEN NOW AT metallicamarchingband.com

Number of Winners Tripled to 15 + Fan Favorite to be Chosen by Popular Vote

It’s official: The Metallica Marching Band Competition that saw nearly 500 colleges and high schools across the U.S. create exciting, dynamic and unique performances of Metallica music, while vying for prizes valued at nearly $200,000, is back for a bigger, bolder and brassier second year. Sign-ups are open at metallicamarchingband.com from June 6 through the week of September 23, with submissions due the week of November 25.

The second annual Metallica Marching Band Competition, presented by Metallica in partnership with Sweetwater, will offer competing bands three times as many chances to win. Each of the five original categories—College (Division 1), College (Divisions 2 & 3), High School (Large), High School (Medium) and High School (Small)—has now been expanded to include awards for first, second and third place, with winners in each category ultimately selected by the members of Metallica.

Year two of the Metallica Marching Band Competition will also feature the return of the Fan Favorite award, this time for a single outstanding performance to be decided by popular vote. Fan Favorite voting opens December 1 and closes December 31.

Winners in all categories will be announced at a date to be determined in early January 2025. All competing schools will have access to free sheet music for 13 Metallica songs.

Metallica Marching Band Competition winners will receive instruments and gear for their schools’ music programs, provided by Metallica, in partnership with Sweetwater, with sponsorship from TAMA and others to be announced.

For further information, please go to http://metallicamarchingband.com.