The Apples In Stereo on Colbert Report

The Apples In Stereo finished up their tour recently with a stop at The Colbert Report… again. Apparently host Stephen Colbert is a big fan (or maybe it’s due to the sweet ode “Stephen, Stephen” that Apples frontman Robert Schneider played the last time he was there). Either way, Mr. Schneider and the rest of [...]

Chris Bathgate Joins Starbucks/iTunes In Global Domination Plot

It seems that troubadour Chris Bathgate (Quite Scientific) will be bringing his breathtaking brand of indie folk-rock to…well, everywhere. Starbucks and iTunes have selected the Chris Bathgate song “Yes, I’m Cold” to be the Starbucks Free Pick of the Week on iTunes… quite a feat for such an indie artist, as previous picks have [...]

Dr. Dog – "America's Next Great Band"

Dr. Dog are quite the busy boys these days. They stopped by Late Night with Conan O’Brien last night to wow the crowd with The Old Days from the very anticipated Fate (Park The Van). Check out the performance here. They will also be stopping by Morning Becomes Eclectic on KCRW on August 8th [...]

XLR8R Sheds Love on Hank™ Artists in New Issue

Have you picked up the June/July issue of XLR8R yet? Well if you haven’t yet, you might want to get on that, as the latest issue is jam-packed with goodness from many HANK™ artists. You can catch up on tour with hot Hip Hop artist The Grouch, who is one part to the Hip [...]

Ghostly International, Toyota, and [adult swim] Team With Free MP3 Compilation

Ann Arbor, MI based avant-pop indie label Ghostly International has teamed up with two venerable brands, Toyota and Turner Broadcasting to release a free 19 song compilation available now on the [adult swim] site. All the songs on the compilation are brand new and feature artists such as new signings The Chap and Michna, stalwarts [...]

Ten Music signs Last Gang Records

Fresh from SXSW, Ten Music is thrilled to announce the signing of Record Label Last Gang from Toronto, Canada.
Last Gang Records is a Canadian based record label formed by music industry attorney Chris Taylor. Since its formation in the fall of 2002, Last Gang has released recordings by Boys Noize, Chromeo, Crystal Castles, [...]

SXSW Keynote Speaker Lou Reed Loves Dr. Dog

If you made it down to SXSW this year, you may have caught the tribute to this years keynote speaker Lou Reed. You may have also caught the interview which you can check out in it’s entirety here. When Lou was asked out of 1500+ bands playing the festival who was his favorite, he had [...]

Hanes spot makes Adweek "Spot of the Day"

Really fun spot. We wrote a big beat track to act as the soundtrack to the “No Wedgie” spot for Hanes. We sent the client to set with the track to give Sarah Chalke the inspiration to “channel Lucille Ball” as one review stated.

Dangerbird Records Nominated For Alternative Label of the Year!

Big love to our friends over at Dangerbird Records – they were just nominated by R&R for Alternative Label of the Year. Standing in company with the other nominees such as Sub Pop and Astralwerks is something we are all very proud of! To see the entire list of awards and nominees look here.