We will be out representing Lost Penguin Media at Fangoria’s Trinity of Terror Convention featuring George A. Romero, John Waters and a special Halloween performance by none other than SLIPKNOT!
Stay tuned this coming week for exclusive videos, interviews and live footage from the Slipknot performance!
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Our dear friends from Afghan Raiders are on the cover of this week issue of Las Vegas Weekly. Check the cover below and link to the article here: Las Vegas Weekly
If you don’t know Afghan Raiders yet, download one of their latest track on the lost penguin media homepage or check out their myspace profile: myspace.com/afghanraiders
Bored with Ashton Kutcher’s ustream.tv show? We are too. For a breath of fresh air, honest lyrics and beautiful songs, bookmark www.ustream.tv/kimgarrison as Kim Garrison will exclusively broadcast a live acoustic set from her apartment in NY every Wednesday in August at 7.30pm (eastern time).
Listen to her new single “beware of Water”, request a song, chat with her and watch her play new songs, older songs and probably some covers on the following dates: August 12, 19 and 26th!
As if free shows aren’t enough, to kick off the series Kim is giving away her new single right here!
Enough said now Spread the word!
Fresh off the heels of their successful and critically acclaimed first US headlining tour, French metal act & Lost Penguin Media’s, Gojira, have been tapped by Metallica to support the first half of their North American fall tour in September and October, along with Lamb of God. The band will also be headlining their own shows between Metallica dates.
Gojira vocalist/guitarist, Joseph Duplantier commented, “Metallica has invited us to open for them on the first part of their North American tour this fall. Fifteen shows around US and Canada with Lamb Of God as main support. Metallica has been our main influence since we started playing music, and we can say that this announcement is a dream come true.”
Sep. 14 - Nashville, TN - Sommet Center
Sep. 15 - Cincinnati, OH - US Bank Arena
Sep. 17 - Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse
Sep. 19 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
Sep. 20- Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
Sep. 28 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
Sep. 29 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
Oct. 01 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Bank Atlantic Center
Oct. 03 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
Oct. 04 - Atlanta, GA - Phillips Arena
Oct. 12 - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre
Oct. 13 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
Oct. 15 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
Oct. 17 - Charlottesville, VA - JPJ Arena
Oct. 18 - Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Bobcats Arena
Gojira’s latest album, “The Way of All Flesh,” debuted at number 138 on Billboard and number 1 on Billboard’s new artist chart. Their album, “From Mars to Sirius,” was recently named one of the “21 Best Metal Albums of the 21st Century,” by MetalSucks.com. The band has toured North America with Lamb of God, Children of Bodom, In Flames, Machine Head, Trivium and Behemoth, among others.
For all Gojira news and updates head over too http://www.gojira-music.com/
Beans & Mikey, collectively known as Afghan Raiders were kind enough to pass along their new remix of Phoenix’s killer song “1901″ for your downloading pleasure. You are going to be hearing A LOT about the Raiders in the next year, so snatch the track and then tell all your friends how you knew about them first.
AR also just dropped their new single Admiral’s Doorbell on iTunes and will be hitting the road for a West Coast mini tour this month. Check out the dates here. Don’t see your town on the list? This should tide you over -
For the 4th of July, VM Entertainment Group will produce the first Red, White & Boobs event inside the world famous Wasted Space inside The Hard Rock Hotel.
Adult superstar Nikki Benz will host the party and the San Diego based production company Naughty America will provide FREE membership as well as exclusive DVD giveaways.
Come join us and make this 4th of July event the most amazing night of the summer!!!!
Current state of hip-hop got you feeling a bit down lately? Do you suffer from lyrically induced boredom? Are you beginning to dream in Auto-Tune?
If you have any of the above symptoms you may have a serious case of “Wack Music Fatigue” (or restless leg syndrome).
Good news! LostPenguinMedia is here to offer up your remedy, FREE of charge!
Interplanetary superheroes Boombox Ninjas would like to give you their new song Get Rad, guaranteed to relieve you of all your ailments. If one song isn’t enough, make sure you drop by one of their upcoming SoCal shows for a full cure.
Our friends Afghan Raiders just dropped their new single Admiral’s Doorbell on iTunes. It also includes the killer B-side Morphine Dream. So far this has been the spring soundtrack around the LPM office, so check it out.
The dudes are also hitting the road in July for a California mini-tour, check out the dates here
For all the latest AR news, shows and tunes follow them on twitter
We all know free stuff is awesome. Especially when it’s a free album full of thunderous breakdowns, passionate lyrics and riffs so furious they could melt the face of a nun.
That’s why our boys Fight Pretty want to give you their album Rewiring The Human Body without asking for a dime. Wondering why the hell would they want to give this epic piece of hardcore away for free? Because they know you will download it, crank it up to 11, piss off your neighbors, blast it out your car windows and then see them on their upcoming tour. Hell, maybe you’ll even buy a t-shirt. After all, a dudes gotta eat right?
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The best thing you can do for your career as an artist is to be proactive. What do we mean by proactive you might ask. How can it help? What are good ways to be active when it’s a slow time? Well here are a few tips to help you.
1. NEVER (I mean never) expect anything to be handed to you. The sooner you come to terms with the fact that your best friends sisters brother in law who has a friend that works for this record label is going to hook you up, is bullshit, the better, faster, and smoother your career will go.
Nobody gets anywhere with out hard work. (If you are reading this, hopefully you already know that.)
Here is a great tip for you: The less money a record label has to spend on you, the more money in your pocket. Don’t wait for that record label to buy a tour van, don’t wait for that big advance to get good gear. That’s all money that you will have to pay back eventually.
2. Work when there is no work to be done. It will happen. No shows to be played. No myspace messages to respond to. No new songs to be written. Just because it may seem that there is nothing to do but wait, doesn’t mean that that is the case. Use downtime to your advantage. Practice. Practice stuff you wouldn’t usually practice. (acoustic guitars and vocals is great for tightening your guitars.) Get ideas down for new merch. That’s your money maker. Evaluate your goals. Start planning for the long road ahead. If you don’t have any idea what you’re going to be doing 4 to 5 months from now, you need to set goals for your self.
3. Network, Network, Network. My dad used to always tell me, it’s not what you know, it’s who you know. The same holds true in the music industry. It doesn’t matter if you wrote the next Thriller. If nobody knows who you are, you don’t mean a thing. Get to know your local music promoters. Hang out with other artists in your area. Go to shows and meet touring bands. Hit the streets and make friends and fans by passing out flyers, demos, stickers, posters. whatever. People love free shit. It’s even better when someone takes the time to strike up a conversation about it. Don’t rely solely on internet marketing. While the internet is a valuable tool for any artist, Face time is what will set you apart from everyone else.
Hopefully this will give you some ideas on what you can do to help push your career forward, even when things seem to be at a stand still. Be doing something everyday. It will help out in the long run.
