Calling it 'more fun than a box of cats on poppers wearing spandex' NewNowNext.com have named Lady GaGa's hot debut album "The Fame" as one of this years essential gifts to give this Thanksgiving! Check out the full article here.
A Brand New Episode of Tokio Hotel TV is coming tonight! Episode 53 features the MTV Europe Music Awards in Liverpool where the guys took home the award for "Best Headliner"! Watch the episode tonight on The Official Tokio Hotel YouTube Channel
"What I thought was a dream, was as real as it seems" goes the refrain from Flipsyde's poignant hit "Happy Birthday" off the group's 2005 debut "We the People." And, that's the story of Flipsyde (Chantelle Paige/vocals, Piper/MC, Steve Knight/vocals & acoustic guitar and Dave Lopez/lead guitar) which started with a dream in the complicated streets of Oakland, California, where the grittiness of Richmond and the political awareness of Berkeley collide.
Lauded by The Washington Post as "the best hip hop album of the year," Flipsyde's "We the People" went on to sell a quarter of a million units world wide - embraced by audiences as far and wide as Japan and Germany where "Happy Birthday" became a top 3 hit. In the US, "Someday," another powerful song about coping with, if not rising above this world's adversities, became the theme song to NBC's coverage of the Winter Olympics. It was an adventure for Flipsyde who embarked on a steady touring schedule of two years opening for the likes of Snoop Dogg, The Game and The Black Eyes Peas.
"We learned a lot from those concert tours," says Piper, Flipsyde's razor-sharp MC. "Those artists have a personality and strong point-of-view in what they do. They all come from different places artistically, but they do their thing with passion. That's what we always try to do and it was inspiring to see them finding successfollowing their heart."
It was during that period that a serendipitous event transpired to shape Flipsyde's next musical chapter. Multi-talented artist/writer/producer/label head Akon came across Flipsyde's "Happy Birthday" video on German TV during a European tour of his own. "The song got me right away." remembers Akon. "I knew right then I wanted to work with Flipsyde."
Just weeks later, Flipsyde found themselves in an Atlanta studio with Akon. They'd gone in to try cutting one song and ended up recording three. It was a perfect musical connection and Akon invited the group to release their next album via his Kon Live label through Flipsyde's Cherrytree Records (both sister companies within the Interscope label group).
But that wasn't the only encounter that was to shape Flipsyde's immediate future: Through a mutual Bay Area acquaintance, the Flipsyde boys met Chantelle Paige, a dynamic young writer, singer and dancer.
"I was a big fan of Flipsyde," recalls Chantelle. I thought they were completely original because their lyrics and messages were on point but their beats still knocked hard."
"We introduced Chantelle to Akon and he flipped out," laughs Steve Knight, Flipsyde's raspy-voiced singer and acoustic guitarist. It was powerful musical bond with Chantelle and 'Kon felt it straight away. We all ended up writing the new album together and pushing the music into new areas."
Akon (Gwen Stefani's "Sweet Escape," Akon/Eminem "Smack That" and Akon "Right Now (Na, Na)) handles primary production duties for State of Survival. Other major production comes courtesy of Fingaaz, (Down's "Lean Like a Cholo"), Red One (Lady Gaga's "Just Dance") and Martin Kierszenbaum (Flipsyde's "Happy Birthday"). State of Survival's songs touch every emotion. From the club-bangin' energy of "Spinnin'," "Green Light" and "Toss It Up" to the feel-good bounce of "High on Life" and "Friends" - from the uplifting "This Is the Life" to the romantic "If You Really Love Me" - from the urgency and vim of "Soldier" to the satire and wit of "Welcome to Hollywood," State of Survival is a journey through various moods and hard-hitting tracks.
In State of Survival, Flipsyde continues to follow their instincts and explore new musical ground. "Our goal is to reach as many people in the world as possible," Knight summarizes. "This album is a snapshot and photo of our last two years. It's inspired by so many things. We are a combination of the way things are in our world and the way things should be. That's why th e name Flipsyde is fitting. That's what our sound and lyrics are."
Now you can get your hands on our brand new Cherrytree merchandise! Click on the store link above to purchase your Cherrytree Records t-shirts, which are available in White, Black, Red or Gold! Soon we'll add more items to the store, including mini buttons! Keep an eye on this page and the store for more news soon!
On Monday 11/24, Lady Gaga will be in the studio with JoJo on the Radio at 102.7 KIIS FM in L.A! Listen live at 9PM PST at www.kiisfm.com or on your iPhone with the I Heart Radio Application.
JoJo will be giving out in studio passes all week. Vote for "Just Dance" on JoJo's Top 9 right now by clicking HERE
Some of the most dedicated, blog-aware North American friends of Noah and the Whale have correctly identified North American tour dates circulating on the internet.
It is with no little remorse and disappointment that we are compelled to cancel these dates. These words are being typed in the studio as we make progress on the next Noah and the Whale album. Between commitments in hereto-neglected Europe, we have made the sad but important decision to take time to develop these recordings over the winter months.
Despite this unavoidable necessity we would like to apologise to all the wonderful friends we made on our most recent American adventure, to anyone who has bought tickets or was preparing to do so.
The whole band enjoys an ongoing love affair with the US. The autumn tour was one of the most intense and heartening experiences of our lives and we were bristling with seasonal anticipation at the prospect of old faces and venues, not to mention new American audiences and experiences too. But there is simply not enough time in the world and we are sure that this next record will justify this difficult call.
With new songs to disseminate and even more America-famished, we will cross the pond to tour across the continent from March 2009. This is a promise, a published, globally-viewable promise.
Once again we want to express our most sincere gratitude for everyone who has seen us play, said they would see us play, or said two good words about the band. Noah and the Whale will be back and we will be back many times.
Great news Feist fans!! The release date for Feist's deluxe edition of The Reminder has been moved up a day, and will now be coming to you on the new date of the 24th November!
While the guys themselves won't be able to appear on "Total Final Live: tonight, they will be represented tonight photographically. Check out pictures on the MTV Buzzworthy Blog of Tokio Hotel's photo booth that made it onto the "Total Finale Live" set. Check it out right now by clicking HERE
