The time is here!
We have a new website.
A huge, gigantic thank you goes to Michael Eades who built us an amazing new site. The time and effort put in to this site by Michael cannot be explained here. Just know that he earned lots of jewels on his crown in our indie rock heaven for this site.
Thank you Michael.
Notice a new addition to the site, our official Artist Management section. This represents a new venture for the theory 8 crew, helping out some of our artists who have the opportunity to move up to bigger labels like De Novo Dahl. We're also reserving a few spots for other artists who may need our help.
Check out the site.
Lots of "official" news is just around the corner...
Hartley
» posted January 20th, 2007 - ∞
Happy New Year from your friends at theory 8.
We have a few exciting surprises in store for 2007.
Stay tuned for more information.
» posted January 3rd, 2007 - ∞
Three theory 8 artists are featured in the December issue of Spin Magazine!
De Novo Dahl, Forget Cassettes and Apollo Up! are part of an article in Spin on the city of Nashville.
We're so proud.
» posted November 27th, 2006 - ∞
Quick update (we're getting ready for CMJ!):
1. Forget Cassettes has shirts available for purchase online HERE! (get them while they last)
2. Apollo Up's song Cut Up is featured on an MTV.com interview clip. Follow this link and click on the video called "S*** You Didn't See". At the 2 1/2 minute mark they introduce Apollo Up and play Cut Up over the closing credits.
3. Forget Cassettes' song Quiero, Quieres was featured on Friday night's episode of the Real World/Road Rules Challenge. Grand!
4. Do not forget about the theory 8 records CMJ Showcase on Saturday, 11/4 at Arlene's Grocery in New York City. De Novo Dahl, Forget Cassettes, Apollo Up! and The Carter Administration are all playing.
» posted October 24th, 2006 - ∞
We're proud to announce that theory 8 will be having another showcase this year at the CMJ Music Marathon in New York City.
This year we have four bands playing on Saturday, 11/4 at Arlene's Grocery! The Carter Administration, Apollo Up!, De Novo Dahl and Forget Cassettes.
If you are going to CMJ this year, do not miss this show!
» posted September 29th, 2006 - ∞
Forget Cassettes is featured on USAToday.com as one of "Four Bands You Might Like". Funny how we agree with them.
"If you like Sleater-Kinney, PJ Harvey, Karen O, passionate wailing try Forget Cassettes, a Nashville-based three-piece punk outfit. The group just put out a CD called Salt, and you can hear two songs from it on their MySpace page. The group is gritty, no-nonsense rock 'n' roll, and I'm eager to see them live." USAToday.com
» posted September 11th, 2006 - ∞
Forget Cassettes' Salt debuts at #58 on the CMJ Top 200 radio charts this week!
Come see the band in New York this weekend: Friday, 9/1 @ Piano's 10pm Saturday, 9/2 in Brooklyn @ Union Pool w/ The Detachment Kit 10pm Sunday, 9/3 @ Piano's 10pm
» posted August 31st, 2006 - ∞
Forget Cassettes' Salt #5 most added record to CMJ radio charts this week with over 45 stations across the US and Canada adding the record to their playlists.
And, people love the record, they really do:
"Forget Cassettes' new album, Salt, goes from a whisper to a scream with great ease. Taking cues from such influential female vocalists as PJ Harvey and Kate Bush, Beth Cameron's voice is a fascinating instrument in itself. If you dig songs of angst, sorrow and pain with one hell of an edge, make sure you give this one a listen. As I am typing this, the closing song "Tabula Rasa" is blaring from my headphones, filled with horns, crashing drums and layers of beautifully sorrowful vocals. It is a cinematic journey over nine songs, leaving me with only one thing to say - wow." - TheTripwire.com
Forget Cassettes will be on tour more this week: 8/26 @ Tasty World - Athens, GA 8/27 @ Soapbox - Wilmington, NC 8/28 @ The Map Room - Charleston, SC
Both Apollo Up! and De Novo Dahl will be performing for FREE atMercy Lounge in Nashville on August 29th for a Harold Ford, Jr. rally.
Apollo Up! is performing at the Midpoint Music Festival in Cincinnati, OH on September 23rd at The Exchange at 1am!
The Carter Administration is performing at the 3 Crow Bar with Glossary on August 26th and will be hitting the road in September playing Lemmons in St. Louis on the 22nd and the
3rd Annual Gene Wilder Open in Anderson, OH on the 23rd.
We're everywhere baby.
» posted August 22nd, 2006 - ∞
Forget Cassettes' Salt Available Now!
We are celebrating the release of Salt like any good label would, we're providing free beer at Nashville's ownGrimey's New & Preloved Music on Tuesday, August 8th at 6pm. Forget Cassettes will be performing a few new songs from their new album. Also, anyone who buys a copy of Salt at the in store will receive a free copy of their 3 song single The Catch for FREE!
Don't forget about the best show in Nashville on Friday, August 11th at Exit/In, Performer Presents the Forget Cassettes cd release show with How I Became The Bomb and The Whole Fantastic World. This is easily adding up to be one of the best shows of the summer. Be there! There will be guest performances on stage that you will not want to miss.
Oh yeah, did you see that Forget Cassettes is on the cover of Southeast Performer magazine this month?
You can read the entire article on the band at Southeast Perfomer's site. Big thanks to everyone at the magazine for sponsoring the Forget Cassettes cd release show as well.
MORE Forget Cassettes news. The band will be returning back to our favorite online station WOXY.com on August 18th at 3pm for another in studio performance.
Beth will be performing a rare solo set in Cincinnati at our favorite Ohio record store, Shake It Records on August 19th at 4pm. Later that night the entire band will be performing at the legendary Southgate House.
In general theory 8 news, we will be sponsoring our first showcase at this year's Midwest Music Summit on August 12th in Indianapolis, IN at Indy CD & Vinyl. Playing will be The Carter Administration, Apollo Up! and Forget Cassettes. The show starts at 4:20 (dude). If you're attending the conference this year please stop by and say hello.
» posted August 8th, 2006 - ∞
Forget Cassettes PRE-ORDER Available Now!
Click HERE to order Salt, Forget Cassettes sophomore album from theory 8. The album will be available in stores on August 8th.
Also be sure to check out a preview track from Salt, Lonely Does It on Forget Cassettes' MySpace page.
» posted August 1st, 2006 - ∞
Apollo Up! is everywhere, so much that we can't keep track. Long story short, everyone loves their new record Chariots of Fire and they just blew everyone away at last weekend's Desdemona Festival where they played with Mates of State, Enon and more.
Here is what everyone is saying about their Desdemona show...
"You wanna know who kicked some ass? Apollo Up! kicked some ass... Eric compared them to an early Elvis Costello, which is a pretty good assessment. My take on top of that is that they're very Ted Leo-esque as well. I also spoke of them back in May, and surprisingly, they proved me correct in being the "high-speed whirlwind of jabbing and stabbing rock" I described them as. - My Old Kentucky Blog
"Kicking off the day, for me, was an energized set from the guys of Apollo Up!. For a three-piece, these guys pack one hell of a punch. They're lead guitarist is very talented and their drummer gets so completely "in the zone" that its as if the two other band members just feed off of his "I'm playing the drums but jumping out of my stool" energy. They even dedicated songs to the bronzen Cincinnatus statue looming at the back of the crowd. They were my surprisingly awesome act of the day and judging by the reaction they received from a sun drenched crowd, they'd probably agree with me." – I Guess I’m Floating
"Apollo Up has been blanketing music blogs with their debut CD...and I managed to take a listen to it about a week before the show, and I knew I wanted to catch them. Lead singer Jay Leo Phillips sounds almost identical to This Year’s Model-era Elvis Costello, and the chugging rhythm of the bass and drums gives it a hot-rod punk-ish feel, which somehow fits well with the fact that Phillips also likes to shred off some metal guitar solos. The song “Even if You Don’t Die” (mp3) was especially great, with the Get Happy-esque lyrics “The damage is done/there’s nowhere to run/we're tapping the phone lines/we're tapping the phone lines when you're gone.” – Marathon Packs
That's not all, people reviewing the record are saying great things as well...
"Apollo Up makes a great claim to become every record-loving rocker’s new friend, and not just a casual acquaintance, with Chariots of Fire. The band covers both bases, personality (or in this case, style) and interests (influences) to charm the pants off anyone who counts themselves among rock and punk’s smart and well listened in-crowd…It’s just about what Apollo Up sounds like – modern punk with debts to everything cool but not fashionable – as much as what its members like. Punk rarely sounds as passionate and cultured as in the hands of your new friend Apollo Up." – Aversion.com
"Apollo Up scores big, breaking waves of rock mayhem in devastatingly fun fashion, presenting a hyperkinetic pop rock/indie bomb of creative fury. Chariots of Fire throws passionate vocals and punchy guitars at the audience, driving ears and souls in circles with a collection of music that is catchy, giving off a buzz of energy, pushing and pulling the heartstrings with a superb degree of emotional weight. The follow-up to their debut, Light the End and Burn it Through, the songs are gripping and intense, successfully carrying out a great degree of maturity and growth." - Copper Press
"...the album manages to assuage all doubters in the first few moments of Chariots of Fire, an album which manages to combine muscular, kinetic Dischord post-punk with solidly written melodies and certifiably catchy hooks. While many bands worshipping at the alter of Jawbox end up with oddly dispassionate vocals, front-man Jay Leo Phillips injects the sound with a healthy dose of energetic, mature sounding vocals akin to the major label-era of Shades Apart; the band continues to impress with a reverence to rhythm, with both bassist Mike Shepard and drummer Jereme Frey providing a strong low end to accompany Phillips lower range. A strong sophomore album from a promising band." – Punknews.org
"I do feel though that I need to warn people about Apollo Up. In a time where emo rules the radio and pop-punk is still in the background Apollo Up does not fit in either category. Instead they walk their own path and aren’t conforming to fit into radio play. So if you live by what is the number one hit this band will be too much for you; but if you are like me and really want diversity to come back around give Apollo Up a try." - Shakefire.com
Be sure to check the guys out live on WOXY.com for their in studio performance on Friday, July 7th at 4pm EST.
Also keep your eyes out for Apollo Up! features in the upcoming issues of Alternative Press and Copper Press!
Randomville.com even has an interview with Jay Phillips from Apollo Up! and Forget Cassettes.
» posted July 1st, 2006 - ∞
Apollo Up! Chariots of Fire now available in stores! Today is the official release date for their sophomore release and we are celebrating in Nashville with a FREE in store performance at Grimey's Record Store on 8th Ave at 6pm.
Don't forget the band will be having their official CD release show at the 3 Crow Bar in East Nashville with the Clutters and DJ Kidsmeal on Saturday, June 17th.
You can order the album online pretty much any place you can imagine, Tower Records, Best Buy, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and many, many more.
AND, you can purchase the entire album on iTunes if your heart beats digitally.
Be sure to visit your local indie retailers to buy a copy this week or just ask your favorite store in town to order you a copy.
» posted June 13th, 2006 - ∞