Love Is My Velocity

Its been a while between updates, but we have so much news to break that we are going to have to use headings. Trust me, it is better than having to wince through awkward segues between topics. In other news…

6s & 7s TOUR SUPPORTS

Firstly, the 6s & 7s have announced the full line-ups for their Australian tour which starts next week and we can promise you that every show is going to be amazing!

SYDNEY
Thursday 26 August
Melt
12 Kellett Street, Kings Cross
with Traps and Des Miller

MELBOURNE
Friday 27 August
The Workers Club
Cnr Brunswick and Gertrude Streets, Fitzroy
with Teeth & Tongue and Jack on Fire

MELBOURNE
Saturday 28 August
Pure Pop Records instore
221 Barkly Street, St Kilda

ADELAIDE
Sunday 29 August
Grace Emily Hotel
232 Waymouth Street, Adelaide
with Hawks of Alba
Free entry
(Woah, free entry! No excuses Adelaide-ians!)

6s & 7s embrace new technology (downloads!)

Not so sure about this whole 6s & 7s band? You can now download the 6s & 7s track ‘Smilin’ from the triple j website, and fall in love! Free stuff!

Plus the 6s & 7s album is now available to download on itunes! Muchos convenient!

Pop into popsicle!

Finally, in other very exciting news, we can let you know that for those in Perth we will have some cool stuff available to purchase at Popsicle, that awesome annual pop up store organised by our friends, the On William Collective.

Popsicle runs from 9 – 15 September 2010 in the Perth Cultural Centre and we will have RISO and our Sleeping with the Band pillowcases featured. We should mention that we are reprinting some editions from the sell out WAM series. So get in super early to purchase pillowcases featuring those likely lads, Josh Fontaine, Sam Scherr and James Baker plus the lovely ladies Felicity Groom and Abbe May. AND we are also printing some all new pillowcase designs just for Popsicle, so  you can soon have Hayley Beth, The Tigers and Drapht to get cosy with on your bed. Check out the sexy flyer…

Adem K launch. Image by the K's.

Oh yeah. May is over and we are having a mini-break to rest up after the antics of the past month. Seriously, we have launched a publication, opened a shop, closed a shop, launched a CD and recorded eleven bands in the space of one month. Overachievers, yes we are.

Takeaway Tunes photos and tracks are still easily accessible on the Takeaway Tunes link to the right of the menu bar. Or  www.loveismyvelocity.com/takeawaytunes will take you there too. Relive the memories.  If you don’t know what the hell we are talking about when we say ‘Takeaway Tunes’, then go here and be slightly less confused. Sleeping with the Band pillowcases, copies of RISO and Adem K CDs are all available in our online shop, so if you missed out on any May fun, then why not try and overcome your sense of regret by buying things?

Our next big project is to launch the debut album by the 6s & 7s called ‘6s & 7s Choose The Sentinel Blooze‘. To call this album ‘long-awaited’ doesn’t really do justice to the agonising wait we have all had to endure until we can finally take home some of these songs to listen to in the comfort of our lounge rooms (as opposed to the comfort of the Hydey front-room).

So, yes, that’s right, Josh Fontaine is releasing an album and we can confirm that it does have such hits as International Roaming Capability, Kissing for Science and Drunk Liberties on it. It also has a bunch of new songs which are equally on par with the old favourites, like Empty Cities, and His Eyes. And of course, it features Smilin’, (as popularised by Benjamin Golby) which will be hitting myspace and the airwaves in the next week as the first single. The album is also the best, strangest, most beautiful thing we have listened to for ages and the general consensus is that it sounds like nothing you have ever heard.

It will be released in stores on July 3 and distributed by Fuse Music Group. If you are in Perth, we have a launch party planned for July 3 at The Rosemount, North Perth, with more details soon, so giddy up.

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After a false start a few weeks ago, the Bird is open and RISO is launching Saturday May 8 at 181 William Street Perth. Enter round the back of the venue from 8pm.

Presales secure a place on the doorlist for:

Astral Travel + Taco Leg + Is Swan + 1/150 Riso Publications + DJ AM, DJ Skomey and friends = $15!

Pre-sales still available at our online shop or get there early and buy a ticket on the night!