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Staff Recommendations December 3rd, 2006

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Bryce Jacobson

I’m going for movies this week due to the lack of music releases.

Comedy: Accepted, Clerks II
Animation: Cars, Over The Hedge, Ice Age 2
Action: Mission Impossible 3, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest

All of these are out on DVD now and Pirates of the Caribbean comes out this Tuesday! Let us know what movies you’ve been watching lately.

Tyler Hayes

A movie thats still in theaters thats worth the time and money, would be “Stranger Than Fiction” . Some Movies that are out on DVD that are worth checking out would be…

  • Finding Neverland
  • Say Anything
  • Contact
  • Lord of War

Julie Watanabe

As far as movies go, I’m not caught up on the latest releases (or any releases in general), but if you’ve yet to see it, I highly recommend V For Vendetta. The script is amazing, the acting is phenomenal, and the message is thought-provoking. My friend Ray is a big comic book buff and he says the movie is adapted from a graphic novel by Allan Moore, which he posits is better than the movie, so I guess that’s worth checking out also.

I’m not a movie person, but I’m tv-series whore. With that admission, I suggest getting the first season of Prison Break on DVD for Christmas. Male or female, Prison Break is high suspension, edge-of-seat action that’s pushing every series currently on air to be better. The cinematography is breathtaking and combination of film colors is something to be reckoned with.

Even though it’s winter lull, I do have a quick music rec. Dropping Daylight released their latest album Brace Yourself earlier this June and unfortunately didn’t become the hit it should have due to lack of press. Brace Yourself is loaded with rockin’ guitar licks, crazy piano work, and clear emotive vocals. Believe me when I say this is not some wishy washy piano-pop/emo group. Despite having a piano score playing in every track, this is the hardest I’ve ever heard the piano rock in my entire life. Highly recommended. Check them out.

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Jamie Pham

Ratatat – Found out about this band a while back and was blown away by them… They are on tour with the Faint so if they havent come to your town already, be sure to check them out!

Michael Schneider

Hmm, how about nothing. Just do your finals.

Pompeii Tour Update

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Pompeii has announced their upcoming tour for January 2007. The trek in support of their Eyeball Records debut, Assembly, includes several weeks through the south-west and up the west coast with more dates to be announced in the coming weeks. Check these out for now and enjoy yourself some oh-Seven Pompeii:

Tue. Jan. 2 El Paso TX
Wed. Jan. 3 Tucson AZ Vaudeville Cabaret
Thu Jan. 4 Los Angeles CA *knittinfactory *checafe *another zeke
Fri Jan. 5 San Francisco CA Bottom Of The Hill
Sat Jan. 6 Pateluma CA The Phoenix Theater
Sun. Jan. 7 Chico CA *casedelarosa
Mon. Jan. 8 Sacramento CA Club Pow! @ The Press Club
Tue. Jan. 9 Bakersfield CA *spaceland *reno *checafe
Wed. Jan. 10 Las Vegas NV *celebrity
Thu. Jan 11 Denver CO Hi-Dive
Fri. Jan. 12 Denver CO *moochandburn *satafeNM *grandemporium
Sat. Jan. 13 Amarillo TX The Refuge
Sun. Jan. 14 Dallas TX *thepod *therefuge *doublewide

New Poll, Site Update

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Our end of the year poll’s are going to start showing up on the site throughout the month of December. The first one I just put up is for “Most anticipated album of 2007.” Be sure to cast your vote for that as well as check out our new AJAX comments! Ok, most of you probably don’t know what that means but when you submit a comment you’ll see it pop up on the page right away without a page refresh, cool huh? You can test if out by leaving a comment on this post! Why not let us know what album you voted for and why!

Contest Update

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Thanks to everyone who entered our Kaddisfly and Bright Light Fever contests, the winners will be announced shortly. We have also put up 4 new contests with The Living End, Cartel, Augustana and 30 Seconds To Mars. Tis the season right? Be sure to enter all of those on the contests page. The Tony Hawk Project 8 contest will be ending tonight, I’m still not sure what platform the game will be for as I haven’t gotten word from the publisher. I’ll be sure to let you know when I find out.

SideCho Looking For A New Employee

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SideCho Records is looking for a Full-Time Marketing/Sales/Retail Coordinator in Long Beach, CA. Read below for all the information and apply if you are interested!

SideCho Records sister company… Playback Entertainment, we focus on providing services that allow Independent Labels and their Artists to grow. We help our clients achieve their goals through two main functions. First, we build relationships with retail music buyers to accommodate their needs, and second, we provide retailers with promotional materials to help educate consumers about new independent artists.Ԛ  In simple terms, we are a retail-marketing department for Independent Labels.

Job Description:

-Educating the key retailers (500 or more) specifically selected around the target market
that the label wants to focus on.
-Building and maintaining relationships with store buyers and managers.
-Organizing call lists in File Maker/Excel.
-Tracking information logging.
-Packaging promotional material.
-Cover letter basics.
-File Maker Pro importing and exporting.
-Accessing B2B site and locating Key Customer Charts.
-Basic knowledge of recent releases, as well as, future releases.
-Obtaining knowledge of specific artists (genre, # of members, etc.).
-Soundscan knowledge.
-Learning store specifics (soundscan, weighted).
-Proper communication knowledge dealing with tracking calls.

Job Requirements:
-Bachelorâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s degree from a four-year college or university.
-Minimum 1 year proficiency with Mac (Word, Excel, Powerpoint).
-Must be organized.
-Fantastic communication skills.
-Desire to work in the music industry”

You can contact Lance Brown for more information.

Lance

Lance Brown
Sidecho Records
2798 Junipero Ave.
Signal Hill, CA 90755. USA
lance(at)sidecho.com
Tel: 562.427.6200
Fax: 562.427.6226

Matchbook Romance Update

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Matchbook Romance guitarist Ryan Judas DePaolo has decided to leave the band. You can read an update from the band below.

Sadly, the first thing we have to report is that Ryan Judas DePaolo, will be leaving Matchbook Romance. Its unfortunate, but it gives Ryan DePaolo the chance to chase down other dreams and aspirations that he has personally. Everyone at MRHQ wishes him the best, and hopes everyone joins us for the final Matchbook Romance performance with Ryan DePaolo at the “Christmas Bash” Chance show in Poughkeepsie, NY on December 22nd.

Race The Sun’s Last Show, Unreleased Songs

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Race The Sun will play their last show on December 1st at Alley Katz in their hometown of Richmond, VA. The band has also made their “Unreleased” ten song demo available for purchase on their MySpace page. The songs are only .79 cents each and the track listing is below.

Track Listing
1. Casted Shadow (Contents of A Dead Man’s Pocket EP)
2. She Said He Wore Steel (Contents of A Dead Man’s Pocket EP)
3. Aquisces
4. Behind Weighted Keys
5. Napoleon
6. This Could Be Our Deathbed
7. Before You Leave (Summer 06)
8. The Ceiling Fan Serenade (Fall 06)
9. My Sweet Revenge (Fall 06)
10. Hearse On Parade (Summer 06