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Andrew W.K. performed “It’s Time To Party” last night on Conan. The performance is in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the album, [itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-get-wet/id415727?Tuo=4″ title=”Andrew W.K. – I Get Wet” text=”I Get Wet”].
You can order a special edition of the album on CD or vinyl over on Andrew W.K.’s website.
Check out the video performance from Conan below. [Read more…]
Matt & Kim, Soulja Boy and Andrew W.K. teamed up to release a brand new song titled “I’m A Goner”. The song is part of Converse’s Three Artists One Song collaboration. “I’m A Goner” is available for free on SoundCloud and can be streamed below. A video of the song is also available and can be seen after the jump.
Andrew W.K. had this to say about the song:
Matt & Kim, Soulja Boy and Andre W.K., “I’m A Goner” by The FADER“The party gods of the universe set the wheels in motion and made it destiny that we all work together. I simply followed the will of the party music gods. Working with Soulja and Matt and Kim was a dream come true – it was a party – it was a fantasy turned into reality. I’ve been New York City friends with Matt and Kim for a while now. We toured together in Australia and I just loved them. It’s an energetic attitude that I can relate to. And talk about energy! Soulja Boy is the energy daddy. I’ve admired him very, very much since ever his first album came out and I think he’s just getting better and better. It’s the best music in the world for me. I couldn’t be more excited for this opportunity. When I got the invitation, I really was like, ‘Woah. I can barely believe this is happening. Yes!’
“When Kim and I sat down to write “I’m A Goner” we knew we wanted to make a song people can party to,” said Matt Johnson of Matt & Kim. “Soulja Boy and Andrew W.K’s lyrics and energy bring a whole new element to the song that we couldn’t be more excited about.”
Andrew W.K. has released a new animated video for “I Want To See You Go Wild” which you can see after the jump. The song comes from the album, Close Calls With Brick Walls, available now.
Andrew W.K.‘s new video for “I’m A Vegabond” can be seen below. The song comes from the new album, Mother of Mankind, a collection of rare and unreleased tracks, spanning Andrew’s entire career from 1999-2010. The album is packaged together with Close Calls With Brick Walls, and the 2-disc set will be released on March 23rd, 2010, and available in retail stores worldwide, and on iTunes and Amazon.
An advertisement for Andrew W.K.‘s upcoming album, Close Calls With Brick Walls & Mother of Mankind, can be seen below.
The ‘lost’ third album, Close Calls With Brick Walls, from party rocker Andrew W.K. is set for release on March 9th. Previously released in Japan and Korea in 2006, the album is being released by Steev Mike, as a special two album package (the original Close Calls With Brick Walls on one disc, and an additional CD called Mother of Mankind, containing rare and unreleased material).
Close Calls With Brick Walls was recorded in multiple sessions throughout 2004 and 2005, using the full Andrew W.K. touring band for the first time. With a full instrumental band, the new album includes exciting new performances, styles, and rhythms. The lyrics are more complex although still very playful, and Andrew’s voice has grown into something much more distinct and expressive.
Bands for the 2010 Warped Tour are starting to funnel in. Check out the first set of them below. To see the dates and what bands are playing them, head on over to the official Warped Tour site.
Let us know who you are happy to see on the list and who you hope is still going to be added.
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After Midnight Project
Alkaline Trio
The All-American Rejects
AM Taxi
Anarbor
Andrew W.K.
Artist Vs. Poet
Attack Attack!
Breathe Carolina
Breathe Electric
Bring Me The Horizon
The Cab
Call The Cops
The Casualties
Confide
The Dillinger Escape Plan
Disco Curtis
Emarosa
Emmure
Ace Enders
Enter Shikari
Every Time I Die
Fake Problems
Far From Finished
Fight Fair
Haste The Day
Hey Monday
In Fear and Faith
I See Stars
iwrestledabearonce
Motion City Soundtrack
NeverShoutNever
Of Mice and Men
Parkway Drive
Pierce The Veil
Polar Bear Club
Reel Big Fish
Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
The Rocket Summer
Set Your Goals
Sparks The Rescue
Suicide Silence
The Summer Set
VersaEmerge
We Are The In Crowd
We The Kings
Whitechapel
The Word Alive
You Me at Six
