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Can't get enough of this song right now!

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Cee Loo Green,

really is there anything else to say?

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Where have we been...

Well we have been to hell and back but since we were last on here The RTE Group has been make some lovely changes. We have add 3 artists to our roster, solidified distribution for most of our artists, revamped the artists pages and we are working on a ton of back end stuff to make it all work more efficiently.

So moving forward we are going to be easing back into the songs of the day and the marketing stuff we like to post so until then I will be posting some songs when we can, so keep checking back.

later

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One of my favorite bands in the last 5 years!  I find that I wind up listening to this more and more.  I have never really been one for lyrics that don't make sense to me but this band is just great.  If you have a chance I recommend watching the take away show on "La Blogotheque"

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I've gotta say it was almost impossible for me to pick only one song from this record to be my favorite, so i flipped a coin and ended up with the title track. The overall sound of this record is emotional driven singer/songwriter meets old tyme country. Songs like "I Knew You Before" and "Blood and Wine" are along the darkside of Johnny Cash, and songs like "Pistol" and the title track are happy/sad enough to bring you to tears. Dustin's voice proves to sound just as good screaming as he does singing softly. His guitar playing in Thrice is much more elaborate and technical than in this showing, but the real effort is in the words and vocal delivery. Sung by anyone else, "Pistol" would just sound cheesy, but the way he does it, it works perfectly. So to bring it full circle as it were, my song choice is "Please Come Home". Though it is a great song, i hope it merely gives you a taste of the record, which will inevitably lead to you checking out all the other great songs on this record.

-Andrew

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I find myself putting this song on more and more... I love the Bridge part

"never pick sides, never choose between two,

But I just wanted you!"

-Rick

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I found this band through one of the people that I follow on my personal Tumblr.  I can't get enough of this record!

-Rick

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sorry we haven't been posting we are having tech issues we will start posting again soon

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The RTE Group MGMT

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Tuck's pick of the week!  I have to say I love this one too

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Tommy's Pick of the week

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What’s missing?

So I have had the conversation with many of the bands on the roster and in the coming months you will be seeing our and their collective efforts on how to bring this back.

My theory is simple and perhaps it is just because I am older now, but I think what music is lacking is ownership… This may sound strange to most of you but follow me on this one.  When I was young I was in to pop and I still love it but there was this one band I loved and still do.  Hall and Oats! When I was 6 or 7 I heard Abandoned Luncheonette for the first time.  Sure it had been played a few times for me but I didn’t really hear it. It is fucking amazing! From the opening track to the final track.   I still stand by them even if it is slightly embarrassing.  When I was 13 or 14 I heard this band call Pearl Jam as many people my age did, I was hooked! By the time I was 20 I was able to meet them twice and the strangest thing happened… I felt like I knew them!  Because of the interviews, the articles and most of all the lyrics, I turned into that young teenager still looking for a voice and I thought I actually knew them.  As I write this I know it sounds kind of stalker ish, but believe me it wasn’t.  However, I am 33 and still paying my money into the fan club to get my four newsletters a year, Christmas single and my hopes for one day getting picked for the ticket lottery.  I have been at the store when it opened to be the first to own a copy. So where am I going with this….

I felt and feel a sense of ownership with many of the bands I LOVE!

I feel like most of the kids today do not have that.  Music is a so disposable, life move so fast who listens to a full body of work anymore?   What Artists have stayed current in the last five or even ten years?  The ones that come to mind are the “Hot Messes” that their downfall was in the media or the ones who are using sex to stay current.  I’m not going to rant about these people but I can’t tell you the names of any of their current singles yet I can tell you they don’t wear underwear when they go out and who they are rumored to be dating! 

So now I will get to my point.  I think that bands need to bring back the personal in their music and on every avenue they connect to their fans.  There are so many ways they can do this.  Blogs about what has been going on since the last blog. Video Blogs same concept but I think it brings a more personal element to the fan experience.  Posting photos of practice and hanging out, the candid shots. If the band makes songs available to members on your street team ahead of time or for them only this will also increase the desire to help.  Doing house shows for these members an excellent way to give back too. Putting people on the guest list is yet another way to show how much you care about the people that care about you! If you the artist care about your fans the fans will care about you.

Another way is thru the lyrics themselves. This is a touchy point because if you force it, it will sound forced, so write from your heart.  I understand that some artists shoot to make the lyrics general enough so more people can hopefully relate but have a few songs that suck people in is not a bad thing.  I am not advocating using your lyrics as your diary, but a lot of successful artist have done it and still do it.  I personally cannot but I can write about very personal things that all of us feel or have felt at one point in our lives.  If you can do that well then you will achieve the same goal!

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My song of the week is "Thanks for the Killer Game of Crisco Twister" by Minus the Bear.

I just saw this band at The Electric Factory in Philly last friday and i gotta tell you, I went to the show a little weary because i wasn't a very big fan of them. But upon seeing them live, i'm very impressed. After watching and hearing them pull off some of the songs including this one, i finally get it. They sound just like a cd playing, but with an energy that is unsurpassed. This song really sticks out to me because i learned that you can fingertap on a guitar without sounding like Eddie Van Halen. The layers they have with 2 guitars and keys is amazing. The drums give it an almost electronic dance feel, with a solid bass line underneath, with effortless vocals on top. These guys really know how to control dynamics by giving you a wonderful up and down effect while listening. I have a feeling this will stay in my cd player for a couple weeks and in my rotation for months to come.

Andrew Shank ~ Booking Agent

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For some reason this always reminds me of driving home from Pete's...

today's pick was inspired by @fgranada