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Zach Condon of Beirut

Zach Condon of Beirut

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Beirut Share Story Behind "Gallipoli" From Upcoming Album, Announce Tour

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Writing and recording "Gallipoli" in Italy "seemed to return me to the old joys of music as a visceral experience," Beirut's Zach Condon shares
Ana Monroy Yglesias
GRAMMYs
Oct 22, 2018 - 6:02 pm

Indie group Beirut, led by Zach Condon, have released the lead single and title track for their upcoming album set to be released on Feb. 1, 2019. The band will also launch a tour in support of the album that month.

https://twitter.com/bandBeirut/status/1054360911723614209

Our new album GALLIPOLI will be released February 1st, 2019, via 4AD.

Tour dates: https://t.co/vbnb4CKW66
Pre-order: https://t.co/jeFb1ectSm
Stream: https://t.co/cNf3L7awSQ pic.twitter.com/rPiZQzkM4R

— Beirut (@bandBeirut) October 22, 2018

"Gallipoli" is a joyful, bright track led by celebratory-sounding horns and organ notes, with Condon's vocals floating amongst them as he sings, "We tell tales to be known/or be spared the sorrow." The song was written by Condon after the group visited the small island town of the same name in Southern Italy while working on the then-unnamed album at a studio in a nearby town.

In a long note from Condon on the band's website, he shares that "Gallipoli started, in my mind, when I finally had my old Farfisa organ shipped to New York from my parent’s home in Santa Fe, NM." It was with this old, previously-abandoned organ that he used almost exclusively to write the majority of Beirut's first two albums, while still living in Santa Fe. After the organ arrived in Brooklyn at his home at the time in 2016, he began writing the first songs for Galliopoli, also using it for the first time in the studio.

After Condon moved from Brooklyn to Berlin in 2017, the group resumed working on the album, this time in a rural part of Southern Italy. It was there that Condon, along with two of his bandmates, Nick Petree and Paul Collins, and producer Gabe Wax had a strange and inspiring encounter.

"We stumbled into a medieval-fortressed island town of Gallipoli one night and followed a brass band procession fronted by priests carrying a statue of the town’s saint through the winding narrow streets behind what seemed like the entire town, before returning late to Sudestudio. The next day I wrote the song I ended up calling ‘Gallipoli’ entirely in one sitting, pausing only to eat. I eventually dragged Nick and Paul in to add some percussion and bass," he shares.

The creativity and inspiration he felt that night and the following day gave him the beautiful title track, and soon enough the rest of the album.

"I was quite pleased with the result. It felt to me like a cathartic mix of all the old and new records and seemed to return me to the old joys of music as a visceral experience," Condon said. "This seemed to be the guiding logic behind much of the album, of which I only realized fully at that point."

On NPR's All Songs Considered, Condon furthers the story of the night in Gallipoli:

"[Sound] was bouncing off the walls, and simultaneously every church bell in town was ringing, which just made for utter chaos. And the city is just claustrophobic, streets winding—you would have to live there your whole life to know where you're going."

Shortly after the album is released on Feb 1, Beirut will embark on a U.S. tour beginning Feb. 10 in Brooklyn and ending March 5 in Los Angeles. The European leg will follow, beginning in Berlin on March 30. More information on the tour can be found on the band's website.

SXSW Announces First Wave Of Artists For Music Festival In Spring 2019

Albert Hammond Jr.

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Albert Hammond Jr., Beirut & Bob Mould Among First To Join Noise Pop 2019 Lineup

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San Francisco's annual indie music and arts festival returns for its 26th year in February with another exciting lineup of established greats and up-and-comers
Ana Monroy Yglesias
GRAMMYs
Oct 25, 2018 - 5:16 pm

The Noise Pop Festival has kept the spirit of indie music and arts alive in the San Francisco Bay Area for 25 years, and as its 26th year approaches, has announced the initial lineup of the weeklong festivities that will continue to feature a mix of up-and-coming indie artists as well as established ones on Feb. 25.

https://twitter.com/noisepop/status/1055142161467957253

We back, Bay Area! Phase 1 lineup of #NPF2019 is a go with @bandBeirut, @bobmouldmusic, @TeenageFanclub, and many more to be announced.

A limited amount of Early Bird badges are on sale NOW + Individual show tickets on sale FRIDAY.https://t.co/mFBc66zm9K pic.twitter.com/UVUgXPliNl

— Noise Pop (@noisepop) October 24, 2018

Noise Pop is at its heart an indie festival, celebrating indie musicians and artists of all varieties. The Noise Pop 2019 Phase One lineup already boasts several established, fan-favorite artists including indie rock/folk darlings Beirut, The Stroke's guitarist Albert Hammond Jr., Bob Mould of '80s alt-rock group Hüsker Dü and Scottish alt-rock group Teenage Fanclub, who've been making music since 1990.

The festival also prides itself on bringing "early exposure to many emerging artists," plenty of which have gone on to become big names. The list includes GRAMMY-winners White Stripes and The Flaming Lips, GRAMMY-nominees Death Cab for Cutie and Modest Mouse and indie-rock classics The Shins and Bright Eyes.

This year, the initial lineup has already plenty of artists to watch out for, including L.A-based electro/dream-pop artist Baths, NYC-based indie-pop singer/songwriter Caroline Rose, Aussie electro-R&B duo Kllo, L.A.-based singer/songwriter Current Joys and more. 

The festival will come to life through a variety of venues across San Francisco and Oakland, along with art shows, film screenings and happy hours to keep music lovers busy all week. Passes are available for access to all of the events, as well as individual tickets for shows. More information is available on Noise Pop's website.

Beirut Share Story Behind "Gallipoli" From Upcoming Album, Announce Tour

Jared Leto

Jared Leto

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Jared Leto On 'America,' Working With Halsey, "Rescue Me" & More

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We go behind the scenes with the Thirty Seconds To Mars frontman to chat about the band’s latest album, creativity, collaboration and more
Ana Monroy Yglesias
GRAMMYs
Dec 31, 2018 - 9:52 am

Actor and musician Jared Leto may have made his name in Hollywood with major roles in films like Requiem For A Dream and Dallas Buyer Club, for which he won an Academy Award, but music has always been his main passion.

Leto formed alternative-rock group Thirty Seconds To Mars with his brother Shannon back in 1998, releasing their cult-classic, self-titled debut album in 2002. Since then, they have toured the world several times, filmed music video epics and recorded four more studio albums. Their latest LP, America, released on April 6, features tons of collaborations (Halsey, Zedd and ASAP Rocky all make appearances) and experimentation with new sounds, including a greater emphasis on pop and dance influences.

Jared Leto Talks 'America,' Halsey & "Rescue Me"

Leto recently visited the GRAMMY Museum in his hometown of Los Angeles to go in-depth on new music and more in a conversation at the Clive Davis Theater. Before the event, we caught up with the singer and actor, who revealed his favorite track on America, what it was like recording his first-ever duet (with GRAMMY nominee Halsey), his approach to making music, and more.

Lenny Kravitz On His Biggest Influences, Love, Creativity & More

The Cure

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Robert Smith Teases New Cure Album, Confirms Tour Dates

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The Cure frontman revealed that fans can expect the band's first new album in over a decade in early 2019
Ana Monroy Yglesias
GRAMMYs
Dec 14, 2018 - 2:18 pm

Yesterday, on Dec. 13, the iconic GRAMMY-nominated group the Cure was announced as one of the 2019 inductees into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Following the exciting news, frontman Robert Smith shared in an interview that it's only a matter of weeks before the group finishes up work on their first studio album since 2008.

Christmas came early for you #TheCure fans! @RobertSmith tells @goodymade and Alan Light on #Debatable that a new @thecure album is on it's way! #RockHall2019 @SIRIUSXM pic.twitter.com/UHb7HTayDu

— SiriusXM VOLUME (@siriusxmvolume) December 13, 2018

Smith's interview with SiriusXM Volume may have only been 23 seconds long, but it gave enough information to show that the legendary group who put out such '80s and '90s classics like 1987's "Just Like Heaven" and 1992's "Friday I'm In Love" definitely still have some musical gems up their sleeves.

"Primarily because of the Meltdown [music festival] thing and seeing all these new bands, I've listened to so many new bands and met so many of them, it's kind of inspired me to do something new," Smith shared. "We're going in about six weeks' time to finish off what will be our first album in more than a decade. It's very exciting times for us all around."

Meltdown, according to the organizers, is the "U.K.'s longest-running artist-curated music festival." Smith led the charge for their 25th anniversary in June 2018, which included artists like GRAMMY winners Nine Inch Nails, GRAMMY nominees Death Cab For Cutie and post-rock group Mogwai on the impressive lineup. Smith himself closed out the festival on a high note, with the Cure performing a 28-song, two-part set, for one of the group's only shows in 2018.

WE WILL BE HEADLINING AROUND 20 FESTIVALS NEXT SUMMER - MOSTLY IN EUROPE - DETAILS WILL BE POSTED ON https://t.co/49DRnrHwz0 AND https://t.co/ioCddDeOr2 WHEN WE GET THEM https://t.co/JWL7vnY17b

— ROBERT SMITH (@RobertSmith) September 21, 2018

Shortly after Meltdown, on Sept. 21, Smith shared an excited update via Twitter: "WE WILL BE HEADLINING AROUND 20 FESTIVALS NEXT SUMMER - MOSTLY IN EUROPE - DETAILS WILL BE POSTED ON thecure.com AND facebook.com/thecure/ WHEN WE GET THEM."

Smith should probably just take over for Santa Claus this year, because indeed the Cure's site currently lists 18 European summer music festivals, including Mad Cool Fest in Madrid, plus two spring shows in South Africa, giving fans exactly 20 festivals, mostly in Europe, where you can catch the group performing.

Topping it off with new music on the way, we're currently singing "it's Friday, I'm in love."

Stevie Nicks Scores Her Second Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction

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Apple Music Removes In-App Social Sharing Function

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The streaming platform notified musicians they are taking away the Connect feed, launched in 2015 for artists to share content with fans
Ana Monroy Yglesias
GRAMMYs
Dec 13, 2018 - 6:16 pm

Apple Music has reportedly sent artists an email to notify them that the Connect social sharing feed is being phased out and they would no longer be able to use it to share content with fans. Instead, streamlined artist pages on the platform will feature new design and functionality.

As reported by Variety, Apple initially unveiled the Connect function with the launch of Apple Music (its debut into music streaming) in 2015 as a way for artists to share content directly with fans in the platform, yet "saw less traction from artists than Apple had anticipated."

As 9to5Mac, the Apple-centric site who shared the message sent to artists, pointed out, Connect was popular with artists upon Apple Music's launch, but its popularity quickly dropped off. They highlighted that many artists only have posts from several years back, consequentially pushing Apple to shift focus away from it, moving it from its own visible tab within the app to a more hidden location below music recommendations and playlists.

9to5Mac shared the content of Apple Music's email, which included the following: "We're always looking for ways to enhance our focus on artists and help them better connect to fans. So we've given Artist Pages an all-new design and added new, personalized Artist Radio."

While Connect was originally billed as a way for artists to share special content with their fans, the popularity of other preexisting social platforms like Twitter and Instagram likely had an impact on its popularity.

It sounds like Apple Music, which has recently made major moves on its main competitor Spotify, is helping perfect the craft of music discovery and artist-fan connection in the music-streaming arena.

Apple To Expand Austin Presence With $1 Billion Campus

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