We are very happy to announce our new EP, SONGS FOR STAYING IN will be available on May 11th on our Official store, iTunes, and Waterloo Records.

BUT why wait when you can get it NOW at www.quietcompanymusic.com

Starting March 30th, You can pre-order the CD version of SONGS FOR STAYING IN for $8 & you’ll get a FREE download of the EP right now plus the CD shipped to you on or before the release date of May 11th. Price includes shipping & handling.

The band is releasing one song and one mini-video each Monday until the release date on May 11.  Swing by www.quietcompanymusic.com to check it out.

Track Listing:

1. How Do You Do It

2. Thing You Already Know

3. Hold My Head Above Water

4. Jezebel Or “A Song About My Friend And That Whore He Dated”

5. If You Want

6. The Biblical Sense Of The Word

Fictionist’s newest album Lasting Echo, which was release back in March, has recently received some notable press on their Sophomore Effort. In addition, the band has recently released a video for the albums’ single “Blue Eyed Universe”.  You can check out the video as well as their recent press below.

“[Fictionist is] big music, with a wall of sound of epic, swirling choruses and bridges that build on one another — think of the way Led Zeppelin builds momentum slowly on “Stairway to Heaven” until it erupts in the final verse, destroying everything in sight.” –Salt Lake Tribune

“Simply put, Fictionist is one of the best bands I’ve ever heard.” -St. George Spectrum

“Lasting Echo has shades of Pink Floyd and Radiohead that immediately capture the imagination.” -Salt Lake City Weekly

“Mellow rock full of melodies and soft vocals.  This is a great find if you in the mood for indie rock that wont kill your speakers.”-Melodic.net 3 out of 4 Stars.

“Transitions from pop to indie to folk, all while pensively reveling in ethereal bridges and floating, dream-like meditations.” -Salt Lake Daily Universe

“Tempered rhythm that incorporates a southern sound merged with classic rock influence. ” -The Album Project

“Versatile, interesting and surprising, all at the same time. ” -Carry You Away

“Minimalist. Simple. Superficial. 7.5 out of 10″ -Rhombus Magazine

“Moody, atmospheric rock with dark pop tendencies to create a lush album that gains strength from its balance of relaxed tones and tension” -CD Baby

“A stylized and pseudo-psychedelic journey. 8 out of 10″ -Blue Indian Music

“Downright catchy.” -Two Groove

You can purchase the album on ITunes HERE

Robert Rodriguez, critically acclaimed director of Sin City, Grindhouse and From Dusk Till Dawn found time in between the production of his latest films Machete and Predators to shoot a music video for Austin-based musician Bob Schneider’s new single, “40 Dogs (Like Romeo and Juliet).”

The video, which features actress Kat Dennings (The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist) in the lead female role playing opposite Bob Schneider is an ironic romantic encounter between two people who represent different lifestyles, described simply as digital and analog.

“I had Bob come over to visit Troublemaker Studios and found out he didn’t have a video for ’40 Dogs’,” said Robert Rodriguez. “I love the song, so I put together an idea and and am very excited with how the video is turning out.”

The video was shot on location in Austin and features many of the city’s points of interests such as Zilker Park, Auditorium Shores, Antone’s Nightclub, Hotel Saint Cecilia and other local dives.

Production is expected to be completed in a couple of weeks. Plans for the video’s release are forthcoming.

“40 Dogs (Like Romeo and Juliet)”has already received more radio airplay than any previous song that Schneider has released, logging over four months in the Top 20 on the Mediabase Triple A Radio chart. The song is currently being promoted on the Hot AC radio format and is in rotation on stations across the country.

Schneider is currently on the road in support of his latest release, Lovely Creatures, and will perform at Rachael Ray’s Feedback Party at Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater in Austin, Texas during South by Southwest (SXSW) Music and Media Conference on March 20. In addition, Schneider will embark on his first-ever European tour starting in April.

Check out the Rocketboys’ Daytrotter Session available online now. The band performed four songs: three from 20,000 Ghosts and one from Sing, Bird, Sing.

Three Paper Thin Media artists have featured songs on Paste’s Songs For Haiti campaign. Among the artists,   The Rocketboys have the song Triumphs of Love and Forutune from their last full-length, “20,000 Ghosts”; Holy Fiction with the song Iron Eyes from the upcoming album “Hours From It” ; and Fictionist with their song Human Wings, a previously unreleased song from their upcoming full-length “Lasting Echo”.

If you donate, you will have access to these songs as well as 200 others from artists all around the world.

Catch The Rocketboys on this Sunday’s (November 8) episode of  ‘Keeping up with the Kardashians’. Throughout the episode you’ll be able to hear “Heartbeat”, “Do I Wake Or Sleep”, and “As People Often Do”.

You can catch The Rocketboys on tour this winter, dates below:

The Rocketboys 2009 Winter Tour:
11/6 Waco, TX – Common Grounds
11/10 Dallas, TX – TREES
11/11 Austin, TX – Mohawk
11/12 Houston, TX – The Mink
11/13 Beaumont, TX – Barking Dog
11/28 Oklahoma City, OK – The Conservatory
11/29 Tulsa, OK – The Marquee
11/30 Fayetteville, Ark – George’s Majestic Lounge
12/1 Topeka, Kansas – The Journey
12/2 Kansas City, MO – Davey’s Uptown
12/3 Columbia, MO – MOJO’s
12/5 Little Rock, Ark – Vino’s

The Pop! Stereo is a blog based out of, but not exclusive to, Jacksonville, Flordia. Paul Zimmerman is the man behind The Pop! Stereo and it’s clear he loves music.

Paul is a DJ and music writer who spends countless hours researching and looking for new bands with a pop music element that interest him. His writing is introspective and illuminating. Some of the conclusions he makes concerning an artists sound or influences highlight the depth of his love and knowledge of music

Paul, thanks for your dedication to music and your love for pop music in particular, we appreciate you.

Check It Out: The Pop! Stereo

The Rocketboys have posted their first single, ‘We Are a Lighthouse,’ to their Myspace.
The track comes from the group’s upcoming full-length album “20,000 Ghosts,” to be released September 29.

“20,000 Ghosts,” was engineered and produced by Louie Lino (Nada Surf, Matt Pond PA), mastered by Alan Douches (Sufjan Stevens, Animal Collective) and features artwork from “Dark Was The Night” artist, Ryan Feerer. You can pre-order the album on The Rocketboys Merch Store; http://www.merchline.com/therocketboys/

Tour Dates:
9/23 Abilene, TX – ACU
9/24 Austin, TX – Stubb’s BBQ
9/25 Tyler, TX – Brewtones W/ The Ivoryline

w/ Dignan
10/7 Dallas, TX – Tree’s
10/8 Little Rock, AR – Sticky Fingerz
10/9 Memphis, TN – Young Avenue Deli
10/10 Nashville, TN – The Rutledge (Next Big Nashville)
10/11 Carmel, IN – The Warehouse
10/13 Springfield, IL – Black Sheep Cafe
10/14 Champaign, IL – Canopy Club
10/15 Chicago, IL – Martyr’s
10/16 Toledo, OH – Frankie’s
10/17 Butler, PA – Catacombs
10/18 Hamden, CT – The Space
10/19 Boston, MA – PA’s Lounge
10/20 New York, NY – The Living Room (CMJ)
10/21 Philadelphia, PA – Blockley Pourhouse
10/22 Washington DC – Red & Black
10/23 Charlotte, NC – Evening Muse
10/24 Columbia, SC – New Brookland Tavern
10/25 Greenville, SC – The Channel
10/26 Atlanta, GA – Drunken Unicorn
10/27 Macon, GA – The Refuge
10/29 Columbus, GA – Gallery 13
10/30 Alexandria, LA – Finnegan’s Wake

You can hear ‘We Are a Lighthouse’ at their Myspace

Cream Team is a Chicago based blog, but isn’t limited to the Chicago area. They cover everything from electro-dance pop to Singer Songwriters with indie-like quality
Their knack for finding bands with a unique sound– and true-underground status– sets them apart from the ubiquitous sea of blogs who post press releases from publicists(Not such a bad thing?).

Not only do they take the time to research the artists and songs they cover; but they write interesting and in-depth features on relatively unknown artists that they spend time looking for.
I spend a good amount of time on this blog each week and hope you will too.

Check It Out: CreamTeam.tv