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DEFEND RELEASES
 
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Tina Dico
A Begining, A Detour, An Open Ending
January 2009
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Tina Dico
In The Red Double CD Feature Includes Live at Copenhagen Jazzhouse
June 2007
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AM
Troubled Times
October 2006
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Home Video
No Certain Night or Morning
October 2006
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Intense
The Bohemian Pimp Project
October 2005
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DEFEND NEWS
Tina Dico September / October Tour
Tina Dico will be back for a tour, check the dates
Sep 29 Highline Ballroom New York, New York
Sep 30 World Cafe Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Oct 1 IOTA Cafe Arlington, Virginia
Oct 2 Schubas Chicago, Illinois
Oct 4 The Roxy Los Angeles, California
Oct 6 Cafe Du Nord San Francisco, California
Oct 7 Triple Door Seattle, Washington
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Tina Dico SAS Commercial
Check out this awesome spot Scandinavian Airlines did with Tina: SAS Commercial
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Tina Dico on Eli Stone and Grey's Anatomy this week 11/20/08
We are releasing Tina’s new album on January 09. Well, actually it is 3 albums in one, a trilogy if you will. The album is called “A Beginning, A Detour, An Open Ending”. Two songs from that album were on TV this week: “Stains” on Eli Stone (ABC) and “No Time to Sleep” on Grey’s Anatomy (ABC). To preview tracks from the upcoming album go to Tina’s Myspace
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The Silent Years KCRW Today's Top Tune
The Silent Years are KCRW's Top Tune of the day. The LA based station is currently featuring On Our Way Home off of the new release "The Globe."
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The Silent Years featured on NPR Music
This week’s episode of All Songs Considered on NPR Music features music by The Silent Years. "In just one listen I found what might be my summer pop album. The Silent Years make music Elliot Smith would be proud of", said the host Bob Boilen. Take a listen to their song, “On Our Way Home”
here. The Silent Years’ album will be released on August 26th but it is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Be sure to check out the song from this native-Detroit band!
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The Silent Years’ The Globe out August 26th On Defend Music
Defend is proud to announce the signing of Detroit indie rock favorite and Spin 2007 “Underground Artist of the Year", The Silent Years. The Silent Years will release their second full length album, The Globe, August 26th on Defend Music. The Silent Years have received early praise from Time Out NY: "richly melodic, definitely honed, and well suited for liberal-arts majors and their dates." They have also started announcing dates for the almost month long tour that will go on nationally to promote the album. Check the tour section for dates.
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chris and thomas head out on "SmALL PLACES BEAUTIFUL SpACES U.S. TOUR 2008"
As announced in our last newsletter, chris and thomas will be heading out on the road this August and September. Check out the tour section for dates.
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The Kin hitting the West Coast
The Kin are hanging out on the West Coast for the summer recording, touring and doing a residency at Hotel Café. Be sure to check them out--you don’t want to miss their live show while you have the chance! Check out the tour section for dates.
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Dub Pistols head stateside to DJ and Perform at Bullrun 2008
The Dub Pistols’ Barry Ashwroth and Rodney P will be heading stateside to DJ and perform at all of the after parties along the route of the Bullrun Rally. The Bullrun Rally 2008 is a legendary annual cross country car rally, which spans over a week involving 100 cars, celebrities and a party in a different city every night. Initiated in 2004 and running annually, it is the most glamorous and high profile “luxury lifestyle” automotive rally. Each year, cars and individuals from around the world embark on an epic seven-day rolling road-trip. Bullrun parties across the USA, bringing together a celebrity-strewn cast of characters where, for an unforgettable adventure, the only obligatory goals are to party, drive and enjoy!
The guys will be in the following cities along the route:
6/22/08 – Aspen, CO DJing After party @ 39 Degrees Bar
6/23/08 – Park City, UT DJing After party @ Harry O's
6/24/08 – Las Vegas, NV DJing After party @ TBD
6/25/08 – Los Angeles, CA Djing After party @ TBD
6/26/08 – Tucson, AZ DJing After Party @ LOEWS VENTANA CANYON - Hotel Pool Party
6/27/08 – Scottsdale, AZ DJing After party @ TBD
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chris and thomas head out on the road
chris and thomas will be hitting the road starting mid-August and will continue until early December. The dates will take the duo up the west coast, from LA to Washington, and then down the east coast, from New York to North Carolina.
Look for official announcements of dates, cities and venues in the upcoming weeks!
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Fashion designer, Richie Rich curates a new compilation for Defend Music--Music you can wear
Famed fashion designer, club kid, man about town and general VIP, Richie Rich has currated his first CD. The compilation, Richie Rich Presents: Celebutante, is full of fun, dancey, vibrant, rowdy tracks; the perfect mix of music you would expect from somebody as creative and outgoing as Richie Rich. Tracks on the album will include bangers from the likes of Kelis, Lily Allen, Blondie, Scissor Sisters, and of course a track from Richie Rich, himself.
Look for Celebutante in stores September 2008.
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Home Video to release Live Session EP
Home Video will release a digital only Live Session EP on July 29th. This live session, recorded last year, includes 5 tracks. There are four live versions of tracks from the No Certain Night or Morning album and a cover of PJ Harvey’s, A Perfect Day Elise.
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The Kin's songs featured on Army Wives June 9, 2008
Lifetime Network's hit show Army Wives has featured The Kin's Nowhere to Now Here on the second season premiere June 8th. The song is now available for a limited time as a free download at the Army Wives site. If you missed the premiere no worries you can check it out here.
The Kin will also have a song featured in the second episode airing Sunday June 14th. The song, Time, was written just for the show and has never been released. So be sure to check out the show and then the site for the free download!
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Dub Pistols Remix exclusively on Rcrd Lbl
Rcrd Lbl has posted an exclusive remix of the Dub Pistols' Open off of their newly released album Speakers and Tweeters. The track is a bumpin Dan Le Sac remix so head over to RcrdLbl.com to download the track!
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Tina Dico Newsweek 'Tip Sheet' May 13, 2008
One of the nations premiere magazines,
Newsweek, has advised its readers to check out Tina's new album. In this week's Tip Sheet, Newsweek says: This compelling Danish songwriter tackles life’s energy and soul-searching in faraway cities through strong lyrics with captivating melodies. Currently on tour in the States, she has a new album, “Count to Ten,” in stores now.
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Tina Dico CD and Diesel bag giveaway!
Starpulse.com, the online magazine that called 'Count to Ten' a delicious and atmospheric eleven song meditation on life and love,is hosting a contest to give away a Tina Dico CD along with an awesome Diesel bag! Enter the contest here.
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Tina Dico -out April 8th- new dates added - People Magazine review
Tina Dico is almost done adding dates to her May solo tour around North America. Check out the schedule with dates now for Seattle and San Diego. Also, pick up this week's People Magazine which includes a steller review of 'Count to Ten' out this Tuesday April 8th everywhere!
Says People (3.5 out of 4 stars) From the haunting introspection of the title track to the heartache-on-her-sleeve balladry of ‘Cruel to the Sensitive Kind,’ there are countless reasons to appreciate this Danish-born, British-based singer-songwriter.
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Tina Dico in the SF Chronicle & LA Times
Aidian Vaziri from the San Francisco Chronicle praises Tina Dico's new album Count to Ten. "Her new, self-produced record is especially raw, with songs like 'On the Run' and 'Sacre Coeur' mixing
warm acoustic passages with dark-hued beats." See the article Here
The Los Angeles Times has listed Tina's upcoming show a "critic's choice" selection, claiming that she "sings deeply personal songs, but her delivery almost dares the listener to make comment."
**Tina's New Album "Count to Ten" hits the streets April 8th. www.tinadico.com
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Tina Dico has announced US tour!
While building up towards the release of her new album Count to Ten, Tina Dico has announced
new tour dates for this spring (see sidebar).
Check out some recent press from Popwreck and stay on top of Tina's tour at Tinadico.com
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Tina Dico featured in Enteratinment Weekly and LA Times!
Hitting newsstands February 4th, Entertainment Weekly has spotlighted Tina Dico's single "Sacre Coeur" in their Choice Cuts section. The single, in which "the London-based Danish beauty muses about Paris streets at sunset" is cut from Tina's new album Count to Ten, released in full on April 8th.
The LA Times also featured Tina in their
Soundboard music guide section. "She’s like an updated Tracy Chapman with her no-nonsense delivery, deft acoustic picking and songs of yearning." Check out Tina's new website at Tinadico.com
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Tina Dico New Album and Single!
We are very excited to announce the upcoming release of the new Tina Dico record Count to Ten. The new album will release on Defend Music April 8, 2008.
For those who just can't wait to get their hands on the album "On the Run" the first single from the album is out now exclusively on iTunes.
People Magazine recently reviewed "On the Run" as a Hot Download saying "The Danish singer featured by Zero 7, delivers the moving midtempo rock of "On the Run".
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Happy New Year! + The Kin on CBS's Second Cup Cafe
Happy New Year from us at Defend to everybody!
We are starting the year on a good note with The Kin performing on CBS's nationally broadcast Second Cup Cafe show.. The Kin boys will be performing live and talking about the CD Rise and Fall live on air Saturday January 19th. Check the Second Cup Cafe website. for air times.
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