RIGHT ARM RESOURCE UPDATE JESSE BARNETT [email protected] (508) 238-5654 www.rightarmresource.com www.facebook.com/rightarmresource 8/28/2013 The Nick Hexum Quintet “Super Natural” The side project from 311 frontman Nick Hexum, along with his brother and others, going for adds now Single available for download on PlayMPE, full cd My Shadow Pages in stores 10/1 and on your desk soon Early: WFIV, KRVM Hotel Cafe residency in Los Angeles in October, more touring coming this fall Produced by Jim Scott (Wilco, Tom Petty, Jason Mraz), the combines a variety of different genres such as funk, pop, jazz and classic rock Mike Doughty “The Idiot Kings” BDS and FMQB Most Added! First week: WNKU, Music Choice, KHUM, KOHO, WKZE, KNBA, KMTN, WCBE, WNCW, KFMU, KSPN, KDHX... Early: WFUV, WFPK, WYEP, KSMT, WTYD, WOCM, WMWV, KDBB, WFIV, WYCE, KBAC, KSLU.. The first single from Circles Super Bon Bon..., Mike’s album of reimagined Soul Coughing songs, in stores 9/17 Soul Coughing song tour in October and November PledgeMusic album campaign fully funded in 16 hours! Joseph Arthur “Currency of Love” The second single from The Ballad of Boogie Christ First week: WFUV, WNKU, WJCU, KSUT, WBJB, WCBE, KDEC, KRVM Added early at WFIV and WKZE Recorded a fantastic eTown session during the FMQB conference in Boulder Official video now online Full tour schedule coming soon “While the instrumentation on Boogie Christ certainly stands out, it is Arthur’s lyrical prowess and rich storytelling that ultimately drive the album.” - Paste Gov’t Mule “Funny Little Tragedy” FMQB Tracks Debut 50*! New: KRSH, WUIN, WGWG ON: WZEW, WFUV, KPND, WNKU, WYEP, KPIG, WNCW, KROK, WJCU, WEXT, WVOD, KYSL, WOCM, WBJB, KMTN, WMWV, KBAC, WDST, KFMU, KSPN, WCBE, WFIV, WNTI, WOXL, WFIT, KDEC... Shout!, in stores 9/24, is a double album with the second disc featuring guest vocals on the same songs from Elvis Costello, Dr. John, Ben Harper, Toots Hibbert, Jim James, Dave Matthews, Grace Potter and more Conan 9/11 Tour starts 9/14 BOY “Supersoaker” “Oh Boy” Mediabase and BDS 3*, BDS Indicator 1*! The follow-up to the AAA hit “Little Numbers” Already on: WXRT, KTCZ, KBCO, WXRV, KGSR, Sirius from Mutual Friends New: WTMD, KSLU, KUWR Spectrum, WMMM, WRNR, CIDR, WTTS, WNCS, Already on KCSN, KCMP, WZEW, WZNN, KCLC, WXPK, WRLT, WZEW, KRVB, KINK, KPRI, WQKL, KPND, KTHX, WCOO, WAPS, WNRN, WFIV, WJCU, WTYD, KROK, WCBE, KFMU, KSPN... KCKC, WFUV, WXPN, KCMP, WFPK, WCNR, KXT, WEXT, WERS, WVOD... Upcoming US dates: 10/1 Atlanta, 10/2 & 10/3 DC, 10/4 NYC, Full cd Mechanical Bull in stores 9/24 Upcoming live shows; 10/5 Philadelphia, 10/8 Boston, 10/12 & 10/13 Chicago, 10/15 Min- Global Citizen Festival 9/28, ACL 10/5 and 10/12, Life is Beautiful 10/26 neapolis, 10/16 Lincoln, 10/18 Denver, 10/19 Salt Lake City, 10/22 Official video on our website now More tour dates coming Seattle, 10/23 Portland, 10/25 San Francisco, 10/26 Los Angeles, Check out their interview with on page 3 10/27 San Diego These dates will all be full-band this time around Andrew Belle Charlie Mars “Pieces” “Picture of an Island” Great first week sales! Over 3000 scanned, The third single from Blackberry Light, available on #3 Heatseekers, #120 Billboard Top 200 PlayMPE Already on: KNBA, WFIV, KROK, KFMU, New adds this week: WJCU, KKCR Already on: KSPN, KROK, KFMG, KRVM, KDEC, KDBB, WBSD KUTX, KSMT, KFMU, KSPN, KCLC, KBAC, KSLU, WFIV, KOHO, WERU “The mischievous drumbeats and claps New Music spiins: WXRT, KGSR, WTTS, WXPN, WTMD, KCSN, KCRW of ‘Picture of an Island’ colorfully bring Mars’ daydream US Touring: 8/28 Seattle, 9/11 Minneapolis, 9/12 Chicago, 9/14 of romantic holiday to three-dimensional life.” – Relix Oklahoma City, 9/15 Dallas, 9/17 Austin, 9/19 Oxford, 9/20 Bir- “Like Jack Johnson with a few more chords in his repertoire mingham, 9/21 Jackson, 9/22 Nashville Terrific press all over! or a cooler, indie version of Jason Mraz.” - Blurt Online Official video just premiered on Esquire.com, see it on our site Minneapolis residency going on now, followed by more touring Vampire Weekend Beth Hart “Unbelievers” “Better Man” Mediabase 13*! BDS Monitored 14* and Indicator 4* already! New: Music Choice, KCLC ON: KINK, KPRI, KCSN, WZEW, KPND, KRSH, WTMD, New: WTTS, WCOO, KHUM Already on: WXRT, KBCO, WXRV, KINK, WJCU, WFIV, WCBE, KMTN, WVMP, WERS, WBJB, KROK, WOCM, KOHO... KPRI, WRNR, WMMM, WCLZ, WNCS, WQKL, WXPK, Siirus Spectrum, “It is the voice that turns your head...in seconds flat, you are enrap- KPND, KRSH, WZEW, WWCT, WNKU, WEHM, WBJB, WYEP, WLCE, KXT... tured by what is emanating from this woman’s throat. Beth Hart has 14 weeks at #1 Non Comm! Over 300K scanned! September US tour got it.” - Glide US Sept tour: 9/1 Atlantic City, 9/3 Englewood NJ... Bastille Little Comets “Pompeii” “Jennifer” Big new adds: KGSR, WXRV, WMMM, Music Choice, WWNU, KROK... From Life Is Elsewhere, on your desk and in stores now FMQB Tracks Debut 39*! Almost 36 million views for the video! FMQB Public #29! New: KFMU, KSPN ON: WXPN, WFUV, WFPK, WTMD, ON: KINK, KRVB, WRLT, WCLZ, KCSN, WCNR, WYEP, WYMS, KXT, WLCE, KSMT, WYEP, WEXT, KYSL, KCLC, WCBE, WDST, KSPN, KFMU, WZNN, KTBG, KTBG, WEXT, WNRN, KFMU, KSPN, KMTN, WFIV, KCLC, KLRR... 8* Mediabase Alt! Music Choice, KSMT, KNBA, WJCU, MOOD, KOHO, KXCI, WFHB, KRCC... September US tour Highest selling UK debut abum of the year Just finished a run of US tour dates See the lyric video online now Leftover Cuties Johnnyswim “One Heart” “Heart Beats” Already on: KCRW, KRSH, WEXT, WNCW, WJCU, KDHX, Music Choice, First ever You Oughta Know+ artist! See the video on our site now WFIV, WMVY, WOCM, KHUM, KSMT, KUNC, WCBE, KFMU, KSPN... ON: WRLT, WCNR, WJCU, WNRN, KSMT, KNBA, KSLU, MOOD, WFIV The Spark & The Fire in stores now See the official video on our website Tour with Emile Sande coming up Tonight Show video on our site See them on tour now: 9/4 Seattle, 9/5 Portland, 9/8 Larkspur, 9/13 San “It makes you want to turn around and fall in love with the first Diego and many more dates coming Terrific instudios all over the place person you make eye contact with.” - Post And Courier live review Satellite Matt Nathanson “Say The Words” “Mission Bells” BDS New & Active and Mediabase 40*!! New: Music Choice, Mood Mediabase and BDS Monitored 4*! BDS Indicator #23 ON: KFOG, Media (DMX)... ON: KTCZ, WXRV, KINK, KRVB, WNCS, KRSH, KPND, WZEW, KINK, KTCZ, KBCO, KGSR, Sirius Spectrum, WTTS, CIDR, WMMM, WEXT, WBJB, WFIV, WJCU, KCLC, KROK, WOCM, WCBE... Full cd on your desk WXRV, WXPK, WNCS, KRVB, KPRI, WRLT, WQKL, WCLZ, KCKC... “This is a band that makes me love music” – Karoline Kramer Gould/ WJCU In rotation at VH1 Played Leno Fall tour already selling out See them on tour: 8/28 Des Moines, 8/31 Newburyport MA, 9/1 Annapolis Best sales start for any of Matt’s Terrific reviews Robert Randolph & The Family Band Tom Odell “Born Again” “Another Love” BDS Indicator #18! FMQB Public 15*! On tour through October Fantastic performance in Boulder! Mediabase 32*! BDS New & Active! New: KDHX ON: WXRT, WRLT, KPND, WZEW, KCSN, WFUV, WTMD, ON: WXRV, SiriusXM Spectrum, KRVB, WRLT, WCLZ, KCKC, KPND, WZEW, WCOO, SiriusXM Loft, KHUM, WERS, WVOD, WNKU, WDST, WJCU, WEVL, KXCI... KRSH, WWCT, KCSN, WFUV. WEHM, WYEP, WFIV, KCLC, WAPS, KMTN, WERS... Check out the NPR Morning Edition piece online Lots of TV already Songs From Another Love ep available now First male to win the “This is one hell of a tasty, funky party.” - Glide (rating: 4 out of 5) Brit Critics Choice award (best artist without a full length album) ZZ Ward Truth & Salvage Co. “365 Days” “Appalachian Hilltop” BDS Monitored and Mediabase 10*! BDS Indicator re-entry 29*! Killer set at the Boulder awards brunch! Pick Me Up on your desk New: KFMU, KSPN, WLCE, KRML ON: KTCZ, KGSR, KINK, CIDR, WMMM, Already on: WCOO, WNKU, WWNU, WVMP, WBJB, WEXT, WCBE, WRNR, KRVB, Sirius Spectrum, KPRI, WRLT, WNCS, WQKL, KTHX, KCSN, WFIV, WNCW, KRML, KMTN, WUIN, KFMU, KSPN, WEVL, KBAC, WCLZ, WZEW, KPND, WCOO, KCKC, KRSH... On tour now: 8/30 Mil- WYSO, KDTR, WNTI, WFHB, KDNK, MSPR, WGWG, KSMF... waukee, 8/31 Seattle/Bumbershoot, 9/2 Portland OR, 9/4 SF... On tour: 8/29 Flagstaff, 9/1 Little Rock, 9/13 Charleston, 9/14 Savannah... Listen to everything and find out more at www.rightarmresource.com as well as facebook.com/rightarmresource or twitter.com/rightarmjesse Nathan Followill sits down with Rolling Stone to discuss Mechanical Bull “To say the least, Kings of Leon didn’t exactly bask in their success after 2008’s became their breakout album. Brothers Caleb and Nathan Followill had an infamous fight during the making of 2010’s Come Around Sun- down, and the next year, Caleb abruptly walked offstage during a show in Texas following an incoherent rant; the band canceled the rest of its American tour and took a sabbatical. (And let’s not forget the aerial pigeon pooping incident during their show in St. Louis in 2010.)

Two years ago, amidst rumors of overindulgence (and Jared Followill’s infamous tweet about “internal sickness” in the band), the Kings announced a sabbatical. But they eventually reconvened and cut their sixth album, Mechanical Bull (out September 24th), in their hometown of Nashville. Nathan Followill talked to RS about the band’s reunion, their new approach to making music together, and getting their rocks off in the studio without hurting anyone — at least, not any of the band members.

Given some of the onstage weirdness in 2011, no to mention tension between you and Caleb, did you ever think the band was over? No. People ask us that, and if you ask any one of us, we’d say, “No way.” Being a family band, we were bound to have that awkward first time hangout at a show or at Christmas or Thanksgiving. There’s no avoiding it. If the band even stopped, we’re still a family and would see each other. So that wasn’t a thought in any of our minds. We all knew we needed a break, but we knew it wasn’t over.

How do you look back on the Come Around Sundown era? That album got the post-Grammy monkey off our back. It was definitely before its time. But that was a record that had to be made for that point in our lives. We threw them a curveball and made the opposite of what people were expect- ing. Everyone was expecting six more “”s, that formula for success. That was such a whirlwind record and tour and we needed to take a step back.

How did you come to make music together again? We had taken a break, obviously, and everyone was off in their own little world. In November of last year, we started kicking ideas around in this shitty-ass place we bought that we turned into a studio. This is the first record where we didn’t have a chance to write on the road. At soundchecks we used to break in new material, and by the end of a tour, we’d have ten or 11 new ideas. This record, we had to go back to the blueprint of what we did on our first album, when we locked ourselves in a house and rolled the dice.

So how did you know when a song was working or not? This is our sixth record, so we kinda know. But you notice the little things, like someone tapping their foot or people whistling a melody in the studio all day. You have little signs. But for the most part we had to go back to the drawing board and say, “Do we continue this song or do we stop this one and do something else?” Lucky for us we were all in the same headspace, and taking that break allowed us to fall back in love with what we get to do for a living. We did what we’ve known to do for 12 years, which was pick up our instruments and play. We’d go in every day and play stuff we were into, and it was interesting hearing what people were into. There are a couple songs that could be considered country ballads, even though they’re not country songs. One song has more of a Queens of the Stone Age feel. Another one sounds more like Sly and the Family Stone. It’s all across the board.

Some of the album, like “Family Tree” and “Don’t Matter,” has a louder, looser feel than the last two re- cords. Definitely. “Family Tree” is a song that sounds like we picked up our instruments and went with a groove, and that’s pretty much exactly how it happened. That song embodies the headspace we had going into that record. “Don’t Matter” was one of the last ones we recorded: “We need one more fast one, let’s see what happens.” It literally was written that day in about 15 minutes.

You have a seven-month-old baby, and Caleb had a baby girl last year. How did change or affect the band? A lot more baby bottles than beer bottles now! [Laughs] But we tried to keep it as much rock & roll as we could on this one. We had one song that ended up not making it on the record. It had all of our kids’ names on it. We kept it internally to play for the wives. This record was so much fun to make. We spent 80 percent of the time playing practical jokes and 20 percent getting work done.

What was the craziest practical joke? We found these little exploding things that you can pretty much put underneath anything. It’s the loudest pop in the world. By the end of the album, we’d watch people flinch picking up anything, like an instrument or a magazine or a TV remote. We had no idea at the time, but our engineer had ear problems, and we got him pretty good one day — a triple load. That did not end well. It ended up with a trip to an ear specialist. But we had a good time. No losses yet.” - Reprinted from Rolling Stone, 8/27/2013 Upcoming: 9/9: Ed Kowalczyk “Seven,” Tessa Torrence “Did To You”... 9/23: Dresses “Blew My Mind”... 9/30: Ha Ha Tonka “Rewrite Our Lives”... RIGHT ARM RESOURCE WEEKLY UPDATE - 8/28/13