The Distillers http://www.bmi.com/affiliate/rss/C264 This BMI RSS feed contains news articles, events, and musicworld articles for a specific affiliate or group. en affiliates@bmi.com Copyright 2008 2008-10-07T01:00:00-05:00 BMI’s ‘Wavelength’ Show Swells in London http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/536054 Mark, Ben, Distillers, The, Rock BMI‘s Wavelength showcase in London kicked off 2008 with an array of “unplugged” acoustic artists. The BMI-sponsored event took place February 4 at the intimate Regal Room at The Distillers in London. Artists showcased for the first event of the year were pop-electro two-piece The Yeah You’s, Bristol-based rock-indie solo artist Ben Mark, classically trained pianist Hattie Chambers and guitar-strumming Sonna, all soon to make their mark.

photo Ben Mark

photo Hattie Chambers

photo Nick Ingram from The Yeah You’s

photo Sonna

photo BMI’s Executive Director, Writer/Publisher Relations, Europe & Asia, Brandon Bakshi; and Nick Ingram, lead singer of The Yeah You’s

Photos by Katura Jensen

]]> 2008-02-08T21:17:00-05:00 Wavelength Acoustic Music Showcase: London http://www.bmi.com/events/entry/535483 Distillers, The, Pop, London, Showcase BMI is a co-sponsor of "Wavelength," an acoustic music showcase at The Regal Room, The Distillers, 64 Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith, London. The doors open at 7:30 p.m. and entry is free.

Performances by: Nate James, Vince Freeman, Laura Izibor, and Laura Welsh.

]]> 2007-10-01T22:30:00-05:00 Wavelength: London http://www.bmi.com/events/entry/535051 Distillers, The, Rock, London, Showcase Supported by BMI Presents, Gibson Guitars, Baldwin Pianos, and Gear4, WAVELENGTH will feature four amazing acoustic performances, a chance to network and discover new music, a melting pot of creative energies all in one place. Located at 64, Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith, London. Doors: 7.30pm / Entry: Free

Featuring:

Liam Gerner: Gerner's original sound shuffles between genres: folk, country, rock, and blues. Lyrically, he captures an emotional spectrum, from delicate expressions of love, to courageous political commentary.

David Saw: Recently back in the UK after playing some shows with Carly Simon, Saw has also been writing with Carly Simon and Ben Taylor. He has also just played at The Royal Albert Hall, and will be playing The Acoustic Stage at Glastonbury this year, so come check him out in intimate surroundings while you can!

Jon Bilbrough: Bilbrough trades irony for heart and passion. Singing beyond todays, croaky, timid singer songwriters, with a true voice, both deep and rich and ranging high into the heavens.

Anna Leddra Chapman: Having grown up with bands rehearsing in her home, guitars, keyboards and pieces of music kit in every corner, its not surprising that Anna picked up her first guitar at 12, and started writing songs. She now plays piano and keyboards and has assisted in producing her own music in her home studio.

]]> 2007-06-04T14:39:00-05:00 Eagles of Death Metal http://www.bmi.com/musicworld/entry/4060 Distillers, The, Eagles, The, Queens of the Stone Age, Rock, On The Scene It seems that with each change of season, a member of Queens of the Stone Age is issuing a new album by one of their many side projects. 2004 saw the release of the debut full-length by the Eagles of Death Metal, Peace, Love Death Metal. The group’s chief contributors include QOTSA main man Josh Homme (who goes by the alias of Carlo Von Sexron, and handles drums, rather than his usual guitar/vocal duties) and Jesse Hughes (vocals, guitar). Both hail from Palm Desert, Calif., and have been friends since Hughes’ family moved to the aforementioned arid location in 1979. The pair bonded as teenagers while playing together on the same local soccer team, but went in separate career paths after graduation—Homme went on to form the underappreciated Kyuss before launching Queens of the Stone Age, while Hughes attended the University of South Carolina and became a journalist. Homme later re-entered the picture, and convinced his old friend (who was down in the dumps at the time over a divorce) to start jamming on music. The Eagles of Death Metal were formed soon after, as the group debuted with a few tracks on Volumes 3-4 of Homme’s ongoing Desert Sessions series in 1998.

Despite their misleading name, the group’s sound was more akin to classic garage rock, with some elements of the Rolling Stones added in for good measure. But the new group was put on the back burner while Homme got Queens of the Stone Age off the ground (interestingly enough, with another high school friend of both his and Hughes, bassist Nick Oliveri). When QOTSA quickly became one of the world’s most talked-about hard rock bands (due to such exceptional releases as 1998’s Queens of the Stone Age, 2000’s R, and 2002’s Songs for the Deaf), Homme sought to re-launch the Eagles of Death Metal as more than just a one-off project.

Reconvening in 2003, the duo recorded three-days worth of material (almost all of the songs being taped on the very first take). A buzz surrounding the group began amongst the QOTSA faithful when Homme wore an Eagles of Death Metal t-shirt throughout QOTSA’s Lollapalooza road jaunt that summer, while a sneak preview track, “I Only Want You,” was mysteriously leaked via mp3 among fans online. With QOTSA taking a breather, Homme and Hughes (with guitarist Timmy VanHamel in tow) then set out on the Eagles’ very first tour, as they opened up for Placebo during late November/early December. The group’s highly anticipated debut full-length, Peace, Love Death Metal finally surfaced in March of 2004 (after several proposed release dates came and went)—issued via Homme’s own Rekords Rekords label, and AntAcidAudio (a sister label of Ipecac Records, run by Mike Patton). The group’s first European tour followed shortly thereafter, opening for the Distillers. Additionally, Hughes supposedly recorded a solo album, Fabulous Weapons, a year before the recording of Peace, Love Death Metal. The recording was ultimately shelved, but as reported on the Eagles of Death Metal’s website, it may surface as a limited release.

Hughes and Homme reconvened in fall 2005 to make the second Eagles of Death Metal album; joined by Jack Black, Brody Dalle, Mark Lanegan and QOTSA’s Joey Castillo, they recorded Death by Sexy in eight days. After a brief U.K. tour late that year, the Eagles of Death Metal toured with the Strokes in spring 2006, leading up to Death by Sexy‘s release.

Greg Prato, All Music Guide

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]]> 2006-05-18T21:30:00-05:00 The Distillers http://www.bmi.com/musicworld/entry/233997 Artists, Coral, Distillers, The, Musical Styles, Rock, Musicworld, Hitmaker The Distillers are out to rescue rock & roll, and its fans from the blahs. The band — singer/guitarist Brody Dalle, drummer Andy Granelle, bassist Ryan Sinn and guitarist Tony Bradley — is far from the musical politeness of pop. They barge around with meaty, gritty rock music, growling themes and not-so-subtle reminders of when rock was not only a little dangerous, but a lot fun.

The band’s third album, Coral Fang, is chock filled with punk-rock angst and credibility. Coral Fang was produced by Gil Norton (who earned his stripes with the Pixies) and walks the difficult line between hard-core and palatable-to-the-masses radio fare. Songs like “Here To Know” and “Deathsex” are driving, arrhythmic and messy — the very definition of what punk rock is supposed to be, but these days rarely is. Those songs are also buried way down in the album’s sequencing.

It is the upfront tunes however, such as “Drain the Blood” and “Die on a Rope” that channel the band toward greatness. Remincent of Hole, the songs — like The Distillers — are driven, angry and ultimately accessible.

Dalle is an Aussie who arrived in Los Angeles as a teenager, and still envisions herself as the ultimate outsider. She might be appalled, but The Distillers could just be the band to refresh the stale state of rock & roll for everyone. After all, it’s a dirty job, but somebody’s got to do it, and The Distillers are up for the challenge.

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