Tuesday, August 2, 2011

New Painting series from Rob Edmonds

Spent a lovely sunny BC Day afternoon with Robert Edmonds (the man behind all the images of Boutique Empire) yesterday, where he revealed his new series based on horse racing.   There are currently three completed paintings with a forth on the easel and a fifth planned to round out the series.   Below is a small image of one:





There will be an exhibit in the autumn at Walrus (on Cambie at 18th) here in Vancouver, where all five  will be displayed.   Acrylic paint on canvas (sizes are approx. three foot by four foot).   More information to follow. 

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Combine the Victorious offering free download of Disagreements EP

As the writing continues on what will be their third release, Combine the Victorious is offering a name your price download of their second release, the Disagreements EP.   This was their follow up to The World Over and  was originally recorded and released in 2008.   After taking the past year off to focus on their other bands (Isabelle sings with Sex With Strangers and Mark is the other half of Guilty About Girls) the two have begun demoing new songs for their next album (which will either be a 2011 or 2012 release).   The Disagreements EP  contains the songs Decay, Back in Style, Fat Kids Big Cars and Please, all of which either received notice through television licensing or play on radio both here in North America and the UK. 





Please check it out and if you'd like, download the songs.  A new single is scheduled for Sept 2011 with an album to follow closely thereafter.   New songs shall be appearing shortly on the band's soundcloud page.   (the following is a demo of a new song: If Not Love).  

If Not Love - demo July 18-11 by Combine the Victorious

Friday, July 15, 2011

July Updates

With the inclusion of Sex With Strangers in The Peak 100.5's Peak Performance Project, the electro-punk group is busy working on fulfilling requirements for the contest as well as honing their live show for the upcoming showcases.   SWS will be playing shows in Alberta on the 21th thru 23rd of July. 

After nearly a year off from performing the duo Combine the Victorious has begun writing their third album.  Currently they have six or seven songs in demo'd state:  the goal is to release an EP in September 2011 with a full length album to follow in 2012.  The sound is still being nailed down but the early feeling is it will be more electronic than their first two releases, with a concentration on songs that can be performed as a duo.  More info to follow.

Guilty About Girls has been working with Australian remixer Ben Crea (Kreap) who has now provided them with four new versions of their songs.   The band is considering releasing these remixes as an EP, or consolidating them into a larger release to include several new tracks that are being recorded from Spring 2011 forward.   Guilty About Girls is also scheduled to perform August 21st at Live at Squamish this year, with a preview of that show available at The Waldorf on August 11th.

Guilty About Girls - Riviera (Kreap's mix) by KREAP

Gilles Zolty is busy working on various projects in Saskatchewan over the summer and we are hoping to hear some new material from him in the late fall of 2011. 

Lot's going on, plus we are now looking for a new act to join our roster.  Any recommendations? 

Have a good summer, thanks for reading. 

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Sex With Strangers-Canada Day with The Peak!




The members of Sex With Strangers make their debut appearance as part of the Peak 100.5's Canada Day celebration with The Peak Performance Project. 

Monday, June 27, 2011

Sex With Strangers on Romplr

Sex With Strangers have licensed their song New City Anthem to the Romplr.com application.  Romplr is a remix app for the iPhone/iPad, allowing users to remix tracks and upload for contests on the site.

Check the front page with it's announcement of New City Anthem's inclusion in the system as well as links to the original Video.  http://www.romplr.com/



Sunday, June 19, 2011

Ben Crea remix - Riviera

Guilty About Girls has a new version of their latest song, Riviera, remixed by the Australian wunderkind Ben Crea. With strong nods towards Martin Rushent (famed for his work with The Human League amongst others) this version promises to turn heads and bring a sexy vibe to the dance floor.

Guilty About Girls - Riviera (Kreap's mix) by KREA

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Sex With Strangers part of Peak Performance Project

Sex With Strangers have just been announced as part of The Peak 100.5FM 's Peak Performance Project 2011 edition.   The band is very excited to be included in this highly popular contest, and looks forward to all aspect of the experience.  Look for their song New City Anthem to be included in compilations and promotion surrounding this project.