Kevin Orr is Ieyeone

It’s been a long time in the works, but over the past two years Melbourne Singer / Songwriter Ieyeone (pronounced eye-own-ee) has slowly but surely been putting the finishing touches on his EP in between touring with rock bands and finishing video games.

The resulting process brings us to “A Wonderful Secret”, a hauntingly beautiful piece of music that displays both a love of sonic invention, and connection with eery pop music. The EP was self recorded and produced (with mixing done by Richard Stolz) and will be released as a joint venture between Ieyeone and long time friends at Boomtown Records. The release is set for May 29th and will be distributed via Shock Records.

To help launch the 8 song EP, The Getaway Plan have asked Ieyeone to join them on their Finale tour, opening Melbourne shows at The Hifi on June 19th and June 20th (underage show only). He will also be doing an instore at Fist2Face on May 31st.

Ieyeone’s debut EP “A Wonderful Secret” will be released via Boomtown Records through Shock Distribution on May 29th. Check out www.myspace.com/ieyeone for a taste of the tracks and more information.

Tour Dates:
31st May – Fist2Face Instore, Ringwood
19th June – The Hifi, Melbourne 18+ w/ The Getaway Plan
20th June – The Hifi, Melbourne U18 w/ The Getaway Plan

Boomtown Records Signs Philadelphia Grand Jury!

Philadelphia Grand Jury announce partnership with Boomtown Records/Shock; release debut 7 inch!

Everybody’s new favourite indie/punk/soul trio PHILADELPHIA GRAND JURY have signed a joint venture with Boomtown Records to release their debut album.

Since forming in early 2008, the fiercely independent Philly Jays have maintained a DIY approach. With Boundary Sounds at the management helm, they have recorded and produced all their own tracks under their own ‘Normal People Making Hits’ label, taken tracks such as ‘Going to the Casino’ and ‘Ready To Roll’ to high rotation at radio, and toured nationally in support of those tracks (earning them highly flattering live reviews).

In the new arrangement Melbourne indie label Boomtown Records will be releasing the album as a joint venture with ‘Normal People Making Hits’, and using their long-term distributor Shock to get the records into stores.

Manager Martin Novosel (Boundary Sounds) says: ‘Having a hands-on approach to their music and business is very important to Philadelphia Grand Jury, and in forming a partnership with Boomtown and Shock, the band and I are very excited to know that the DIY ethic will not only be preserved, but also that these two clever, resourceful and passionate organisations will provide the marketing and distribution know-how to ensure even more people get to experience the music of The Philly Jays.’

Berkfinger (Philadelphia Grand Jury) says: “Philadelphia Grand Jury are well glad to be doing some sort of music business type thing with Boomtown and Shock. They took us for dinner one time and it was greatly appreciated. We get so god damn hungry on the road and knowing that we are in such capable and generous hands is a great weight off our shoulders.”

Luke Logemann (Boomtown Records /Shock) says: ‘Philadelphia Grand Jury play the kind of music that excites people, and we were instantly hooked just like everyone else. This excitement is evident in the team around them and Boomtown is no exception. 2009 is the year of the Philly
Jays!’

In other exciting news, the Philly Jays are pleased to announce the release of their debut 7-inch four-track self-titled EP. Yes! The limited edition physical release on 7-inch vinyl (ft. ‘Casino’, ‘Ready to Roll’ , ‘I’m Going To Kill You’ and b-side ‘Pitchshifter Blues’) is sure to become a collector’s item
and will be available at shows and all good record stores. The iTunes only digital release is available from 1 June.

The Philly Jays are doing some heavy-duty touring throughout May and June, causing trouble in the capitals with BLUEJUICE and with more shows to be announced.

Debut album out Spring 2009.

www.myspace.com/philadelphiagrandjury

Drunk and Disorderly 2009!

THE DRUNK AND DISORDERLY TOUR 2009
FEAT. DEEZ NUTS AND THE AMITY AFFLICTION
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS BREAK EVEN, LIGEIA (US) and LOUIE KNUXX

FRIDAY 26 JUNE – PRINCESS THEATRE, BRISBANE (ALL AGES)
Tickets from www.moshtix.com.au, www.oztix.com.au or 1300 762 545, Rocking Horse Records, Butter Beat, Sunflower Pacific Fair, Disasterpiece Mosh Pit Music Kill The Music, Gooble Warming Rockaway Records

SATURDAY 27 JUNE – QUT GUILD BAR, BRISBANE (18+)
Tickets from www.moshtix.com.au, www.oztix.com.au or 1300 762 545, Rocking Horse Records, Butter Beat, Sunflower Pacific Fair, Disasterpiece Mosh Pit Music Kill The Music, Gooble Warming Rockaway Records

SUNDAY 28 JUNE – YAC, BYRON BAY (ALL AGES)
Tickets from www.moshtix.com.au, www.oztix.com.au or 1300 762 545

WEDNESDAY 1 JULY – TAREE SKATE CENTRE, TAREE (ALL AGES)
Tickets from www.moshtix.com.au, www.oztix.com.au or 1300 762 545

THURSDAY 2 JULY – PENRITH PCYC, PENRITH (ALL AGES)
Tickets from www.moshtix.com.au, www.oztix.com.au or 1300 762 545, Leading Edge Penrith, and Castle Hill Records

FRIDAY 3 JULY – WESTERN CREEK, CANBERRA (ALL AGES)
Tickets from www.moshtix.com.au, www.oztix.com.au or 1300 762 545, Landspeed Records and The Music Shop.

SATURDAY 4 JULY – MANNING BAR, SYDNEY (LIC/AA)
Tickets from www.moshtix.com.au, Red Eye Records, Utopia Records, and Resist Records

SUNDAY 5 JULY – OASIS YOUTH CENTRE, WYONG (ALL AGES)
Tickets from www.moshtix.com.au, www.oztix.com.au or 1300 762 545, Leading Edge Gosford and The Grand Hotel.

WEDNESDAY 8 JULY – 21 ARMS, BALLARAT (ALL AGES)
Tickets from www.moshtix.com.au, www.oztix.com.au or 1300 762 545

THURSDAY 9 JULY – ST PATRICKS HALL, WANGARATTA (ALL AGES)

FRIDAY 10 JULY – THE GOV, ADELAIDE (LIC / AA)
Tickets from Venue Tix and www.moshtix.com.au

SATURDAY 11 JULY – THE CORNER HOTEL (18+)**
Tickets from Corner Box Office 11am-8pm Mon-Sat, 9427 9198 or www.cornerhotel.com or from www.moshtix.com.au ** Break Even not appearing

SUNDAY 12 JULY – THE CORNER HOTEL (U18)
Tickets from Corner Box Office 11am-8pm Mon-Sat, 9427 9198 or www.cornerhotel.com or from www.moshtix.com.au

The Getaway Plan - 2004-2009

We are releasing a CD that compiles all of The Getaway Plan’s EP, Demos and Singles onto one CD. Titled “2004-2009″ this 21-track disc includes Shadows, Where the City Meets the Sea and Streetlight singles, B-Sides, the original demo CD and the Hold Conversation EP.

You can pre-order it now and get a free T-shirt with your order.
http://boomtown.bigcartel.com/product/the-getaway-plan-2004-2009-pre-order

Full Tracklisting is here:

Tracklisting:
1. A Toast to the Burning Estate
2. Vesper
3. Hide Your Children
4. The New Year
5. If the Suspense Doesn’t Kill Us, Something Else Will
6. An Afterword
7. Quarantined
8. Opaque
9. Ashes / A Different Kind of Mess
10. The Motion (Of Demotion)
11. Letter of Credit
12. Strings
13. Streetlight
14. The Hardest Part
15. The Tempest
16. Where the City Meets the Sea
17. The Flood
18. Where the City Meets the Sea (Acoustic)
19. Shadows
20. Melophobia
21. Teardrop

Wherewolves - The Night Before, The Morning After

Hey all, so you may notice we have a new band listed called WHEREWOLVES. And you’re thinking, who the hell are Wherewolves? Well, it’s not a new band we’ve signed, it’s the new name that A YEAR TO REMEMBER have adopted. I don’t think it should be too hard to work out why the name change was necessary, especially for those who haven’t been living under a proverbial rock.

So that’s the first big news, the second is that WHEREWOLVES are releasing their new EP “The Night Before. The Morning After” on May 15th via Boomtown. This EP is one of my favourite records of the last few years, it’s the perfect blend of indie pop goodness and the synth loving pop punk that made their debut so much fun. The first single “Out to Kill” is being serviced to radio and Myspace in the next fortnight. Pre-orders will be available via Boomtown site, Kill Your Stereo and a few other places starting next week.

For those of you wanting to see them live, they are supporting MC LARS nationally on his upcoming Australian tour, and are playing with ALL TIME LOW and SET YOUR GOALS in June. Check out MYSPACE for full details.