Introducing Portugal's girl-obsessed psychedelic electropop band, Blasfemea.

All tracks named after girls including cover of MJ’s “Diana” and single/video, “Maria”.

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PLAY and POST

“Maria” is the first single and video from Galaxia Tropicalia by Blasfemea

[VIDEO] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7j08acNOWk

[STREAM + WIDGET]: http://fairtilizer.com/track/blasfemea-maria

[MP3] http://www.fanaticpromotion.com/projects/blasfemea/mp3/blasfemea-maria.mp3

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Blasfemea is a Lisbon, Portugal-based tropical psychedelic electropop band, formed in the early 2000's by Tiago Amaro, Fabio Jevelim (vocals and guitars) and the Lourenço brothers (David and Rui on drums and bass.) Blasfemea's debut album Galaxia Tropicalia is a record comprised of 10 pop songs, all named after girls (including a cover of MJ's "Dirty Diana,") and all destined to be singles.

Track Listing: 01: MARIA, 02: KAMI, 03: KAEDE, 04: EVA, 05: CATHERINE, 06: LINDA, 07: IDA, 08: VICTORIA, 09: DIANA, 10: LINDSAY

Blasfemea's influences are as wide as their minds. This may sound presumptuous but the truth is that the band shows no shame in loving Madonna and Bob Dylan as Blasfemea's influences are based in all of the artists they feel to be "true" regardless of style. Blasfemea is doing for tropical music what Vampire Weekend is doing for afropop.

Released in other parts of the world in October 2009 and now set for release in America in April 2010, Galaxia Tropicalia can stand against the modern music of Midnight Juggernauts, MGMT, Vampire Weekend or Buraka Som Sistema and shows off the band's base influences of afro music, psychedelia and the "true to you" sound of Beatles pop. Galaxia Tropicalia also features horns by members of Portugal's Bambule, violin by Ana Meneses and the special participation of British band, Dead Kids.

Originally, all the tunes on Galaxia Tropicalia would be named after girls and each girl would have a different city. The band choose this concept at the beginning in order to limit their minds to a specific concept and achieve a focused, solid album. Ultimately, the band narrowed the focus to just girls. Who could blame them?

You can check the emerging result yourself on Blasfemea’s Galaxia Tropicalia.

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BLASFEMEA
Galaxia Tropicalia
(La Lisbonera)
Release Date: 4/13/2010


MP3: “MARIA”

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BLASFEMEA LINKS

EPK : WEBSITE : FACEBOOK : MYSPACE : TWITTER : YOUTUBE

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CONTACT JOSH BLOOM | FANATIC PROMOTION

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Fred Schneider of B-52's to appear on Howard Stern Show. Fred guest edits Magnet Magazine.

Video for "Who Threw That Ham At Me?" by Schneider's new project, The Superions, debuts on YouTube.PLAY and POST:

"Who Threw That Ham At Me" is the new single and video by THE SUPERIONS.

[STREAM + WIDGET]: http://fairtilizer.com/track/thesuperions-whothrewthathamatme
[VIDEO]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DLoePXkHWdw4
[PAULA DEEN HIT WITH HAM]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DV4cNLlYvR78

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Fred Schneider of The B-52's doesn't sit around the way some rock n' roll legends might. To the contrary, Fred is very busy doing what rock stars are supposed to be doing: making music and inspiring the next generation! Fred's current project, The Superions, is in full swing with the recent release of the trio's debut self-titled EP, its' off-the-wall single, "Who Threw That Ham At Me" and remixes by Casper & The Cookies, Marshmallow Coast, The Lolligags and Ursula 1000.

Inspired by urban myth (the Paula Deen incident is only a happy coincidence!), the song will be spun by Howard Stern on his radio show this coming Monday, February 22nd when the two legends meet for an interview on Stern's Sirius/XM radio show. Tune in at 8:30 AM to Howard100 to learn how to do the "Disco Garbage Can" and maybe even the "Rock Lobster."

This week, Fred is also the guest editor at Magnet Magazine's website. The very best indie music magazine on the planet, Magnet runs a weekly feature where a notable musician or culture figure will take over the publication's website for a week, revealing lots of info about their personal interests, habits and obsessions.

Read all about it right now at: www.magnetmagazine.com

Fred Schneider is available for interviews to discuss The Superions and his life with The B-52's. Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion for more info here.

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The Superions
The Superions
Happy Happy Birthday to Me
RELEASE DATE: FEBRUARY 16th, 2010

[Stream]: "Who Threw That Ham at Me"
http://fairtilizer.com/track/thesuperions-whothrewthathamatme

[MP3]: "Totally Nude Island" (The Lolligags Remix)
http://www.fanaticpromotion.com/projects/thesuperions/mp3/thesuperions-totallynudeisland-lolligags-remix.mp3

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THE SUPERIONS LINKS

EPK : FACEBOOK : MYSPACE : TWITTER : YOUTUBE : BLOG


CONTACT JOSH BLOOM | FANATIC PROMOTION

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The Shondes "Make It Beautiful" for Valentines Day. Check out the first single from "My Dear One".

The Shondes to perform Feb. 27th in NYC; multiple SXSW appearances scheduled with full US tour to follow. See the album trailer HERE.

“MAKE IT BEAUTIFUL” is the first single from THE SHONDES second album, MY DEAR ONE.

[STREAM + WIDGET]: http://fairtilizer.com/track/theshondes-makeitbeautiful

[MP3]: http://www.fanaticpromotion.com/projects/theshondes/mp3/theshondes-makeitbeautiful.mp3

[TRAILER]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irN_f336S2I

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“The Shondes are a twisted carnival film noir come true.” – CMJ

“When these four take the ideology to the amps, things fall in line...” – SPIN

“Old-world romance elegantly intertwined with riot grrrl piss and vinegar...” – VENUS

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Brooklyn-based band The Shondes have a Valentines Day gift for you – “Make It Beautiful” – the first single from the band’s upcoming second album, My Dear One, scheduled for release May 4th, 2010 on Fanatic Records. The tune is an optimistic moment on this classic album for survivors of broken hearts. To learn a little more about The Shondes and My Dear One, check out the trailer for the album HERE.

See The Shondes live at the Hamanbashin Purim Party at The Suffolk in NYC (107 Suffolk at Rivington) on Feb. 27th at 9PM w/ DJ Ultragrrrl and more! RSVP HERE.

In addition to the Purim Party performance this month, The Shondes also have several appearances planned for Austin’s South By Southwest festival in March. The band will perform at the Fanatic Records showcase at Beauty Bar on March 16th, Club Primo’s on March 18th and the annual Gay Bi Gay Gay event on the 21st. More details are to be announced regarding the “Heartbreak Tour” by The Shondes to be kicked off in April.

In addition to making political art and melding influences as disparate as classical and traditional Jewish music and punk rock, The Shondes work for justice on many public levels, including in queer communities and as Jews fighting for a free Palestine. But, the band’s upcoming second album My Dear One is a more personal reminder that those who fight for what they feel passionately about still suffer heartbreak and require the intimacy of community and art to recover.

Both as individuals and as The Shondes, Louisa Solomon (bass, lead vocals), Elijah Oberman (violin), Temim Fruchter (drums) and guitarist Fureigh (guitar) have always chosen to explore this duality, to attempt the impossible, or at least, the inadvisable. “Shonde” is the Yiddish word for disgrace, after all. Heartbreak sucks and while My Dear One explores this in depth, the songs also explore questions about how each of us deserves to be treated and how we should treat each other.

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THE SHONDES

MY DEAR ONE

FANATIC RECORDS

RELEASE DATE: MAY 4th, 2010

MP3: “MAKE IT BEAUTIFUL” MP3: “MY DEAR ONE”

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THE SHONDES LINKS

EPK : WEBSITE : FACEBOOK : TWITTER : MYSPACE : YOUTUBE

CONTACT JOSH BLOOM FANATIC PROMOTION

WEBSITE : TWITTER : FACEBOOK : E-MAIL