Thursday, January 28, 2010

San Fran's Rykarda Parasol evokes the smokey croon of Nico and Siouxsie; explores America like a female Nick Cave.

For Blood and Wine to be released nationally on Feb. 16th; First single “A Drinking Song” available for free download and posting now.
“A DRINKING SONG” IS THE FIRST SINGLE FROM RYKARDA PARASOL’S FOR BLOOD AND WINE.

[MP3]: http://www.fanaticpromotion.com/projects/rykardaparasol/mp3/rykardaparasol-adrinkingdsong.mp3
[STREAM + WIDGET]: http://fairtilizer.com/track/rykardaparasol-adrinkingsong

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“...Rykarda Parasol is at once raw and earnest, sensual and callous with just enough wit and wry humor to make it all go down sweet and easy. For Blood and Wine is an intoxicating swig of bitters and a trace of lipstick on a stubbled cheek.” – The Big Takeover

“Fans who take to her have done so fully, offering up comparisons to everything from Edith Piaf to a Tarantino movie soundtrack, two auteurs with similar niche appeal”. – Venus

“The ‘rock noir’ chanteuse from San Francisco is all about shadowy atmosphere... weirdly gorgeous.” – Falling James, Los Angeles Weekly

Born of a holocaust orphan and distant Swedish royalty, Rykarda Parasol uses her life story and a love of literature to craft music that is vacuously dark while simultaneously a celebration of life and its vices. With a voice and lyrics compared to the likes of a female Nick Cave, and drawing influence from The Doors, Serge Gainsbourg, and Oscar Wilde, Parasol describes her music as “rock noir,” evoking moody cinema drenched in gin and white-collar crime. Parasol’s nature is strong, her prose is starkly sincere, and she could drink Tom Waits under the table.

Parasol’s new self-produced album For Blood and Wine is a true-life narrative depicting the progress and downward spiral of a rake, which in this case is female. “It’s witty, darkly romantic, edgy and elegant… It’s tales of infidelity, addiction, and death. Mostly sad, but some real moments of joy and hope,” Parasol states.

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RYKARDA PARASOL
FOR BLOOD AND WINE
SELF-RELEASED
RELEASE DATE: FEB. 16, 2010

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RYKARDA PARASOL LINKS

EPK : WEBSITE : FACEBOOK : TWITTER : MYSPACE : YOUTUBE

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CONTACT COREY GINGERICH | FANATIC PROMOTION

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Shunda K tours with Peaches in Australia, Blows up the press in the UK, Signs to Fanatic Records in the U.S.

Check out the “too hot for MTV” video for “Feel Me” now, HERE. Debut album, The Most Wanted scheduled for Summer 2010 release. “Shunda Down Unda: Da Takeova!” Listen to “Feel Da Bass” HERE. Request an interview with Shunda K HERE.

It has been all hard work and hard play for the hip-hop wonder woman known as Shunda K. The voice of Yo! Majesty is in Australia through early February headlining club gigs and appearing as the opening act at several stops on Peaches’s Australian tour. Additionally, the duo has been performing their collaboration “Billionaire” from the Peaches album I Feel Cream (XL) throughout the roving Big Day Out festival. A video for the song has also just been shot.

Elsewhere, Shunda K has been riding a wave of press in the UK for her latest collaboration with female French DJ, Flore. These two simply can’t be stopped. The duo’s latest 12-inch “FEEL EP” (Botchit & Scarper) just received a 5/5 Mixmag (http://mixmag.net/ – the world’s biggest-selling dance magazine) and a 10/10 rating from Tillate (http://www.tilllatemagazine.com/ -- the world’s essential clubbing magazine.)

Shunda K and Flore explode the dance floor on “Feel Da Bass” (with a killer first appearance of rapper Flyy Git) and then get down to some grown folk’s business on “Feel Me,” Shunda K’s sexiest song yet. Check out the “too hot for MTV" video for “Feel Me” Here.

Even sexier is the upcoming debut solo album from Shunda K. Entitled The Most Wanted, the album will be issued in the Summer of 2010 by the newly minted Fanatic Records in partnership with EMI/Caroline.

In addition to all of the music mentioned above, the two free mixtapes that Shunda K released in 2009 are still available. The Best Eva Written: Outkast (completely performed over Outkast instrumentals : LINK) and Kollaborations (the title speaks for itself : LINK) have been downloaded thousands of times since they were originally posted.

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Friday, January 22, 2010

Salme Dahlstrom's catchy "C'mon Y'all" reps major campaigns for Suave and Juicy Couture brands.

EP of “C’mon Y’All” re-mixes available now. See Salme perform new tune in NYC this weekend with Junior Vasquez.
“C’MON Y’ALL” IS THE SALME DAHLSTROM SONG YOU CAN’T ESCAPE. REQUEST THE REMIX EP HERE.

[STREAM + DOWNLOAD + WIDGET]: http://fairtilizer.com/track/salmedahlstrom-cmonyall [ALBUM VERSION]

[STREAM + DOWNLOAD + WIDGET]: http://fairtilizer.com/track/salmedahlstrom-cmonyall-klubjumpers [KLUBJUMPERS REMIX]

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See Salme Dahlstrom performing her brand new song “So Delicious” (featuring Noa Tylo) with Junior Vasquez this weekend!

THE SIXTH ANNUAL PILL AWARDS AFTER PARTY
SUNDAY, JANUARY 24
ARENA (135 W 41ST STREET, NYC)

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At five-foot-eleven and looking every bit like the Swede she is, Salme Dahlstrom’s music isn’t the only thing that’s noticeable about her. The scales are tipping as Dahlstrom’s recent single “C’mon Y’All” has been practically inescapable after becoming the sound behind the latest Suave shampoo campaign. Airing during network broadcasts of everything from sporting events to awards shows, the tune has also been picked up to rep Juicy Couture. This in addition to spending six weeks on the Billboard dance charts and being featured on “The Hills.” The attention for “C’mon Y’All” hammers home Dahlstrom’s newfound demand as a songwriter and producer who ad execs connect with. The tune is the perfect sing-along shower song, so it’s no wonder its pimping shampoo.

To date, every song from Dahlstrom’s debut album, The Acid Cowgirl Audio Trade, has been synced to picture, resulting in a profile in The Wall Street Journal (http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2009/07/27/salme-dahlstrom-music-licensing-queen) about the accomplishment. At one time or another Dahlstrom‘s songs have been used by brands such as Vodafone, Nike, MTV, Chips Ahoy, Miller Lite, Subaru, Quiznos, Bank of America and TV and films such as “One Tree Hill,” “Veronica Mars,” “Laguna Beach,” “The Real Housewives of Orange County,” and “Ice Age 3”.

Like many pop songs that are used to hype products, “C’mon Y’all” started small. Dahlstrom writes, performs and produces her own music in her small NYC studio and while composing her album, Dahlstrom was blissfully unaware of the commercial potential of the music or even of the existence of the licensing game. “The ‘ooh la la’ hook (on ‘C’mon Y’All’) is something I came up with to get my infant daughter to smile,” Dahlstrom explains. “I did not set out to write a song that could be commercially viable. If I knew how to do that I would bottle it. My goal is to write great songs.”

While her music is becoming more well-known (“C’mon Y’All” has already moved thousands of downloads on iTunes since the Suave and Juicy campaigns began), it hasn’t spoiled Dahlstrom’s reasons for doing what she does. “I take music very seriously,” she says, “but I try not to take myself too seriously. I am here to have a good time. My album is meant to be an hour’s escape from the day-to-day. It’s got great sing-a-long choruses and fun, tongue in cheek lyrics with attitude that’ll put a smile on your face.”

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SALME DAHLSTROM
“C’MON Y’ALL” – THE REMIXES
KONTAINER MUSIC
RELEASE DATE: OUT NOW!

[MP3]: “C’MON Y’ALL“
[REQUEST]: FULL EP DOWNLOAD

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SALME DAHLSTROM LINKS

EPK : WEBSITE : MYSPACE : FACEBOOK : KONTAINER MUSIC

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