RumbleBlog » Zach http://rumblefish.com/blog The latest from the world of Rumblefish Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:22:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 ©Rumblefish, Inc. info@rumblefish.com (Rumblefish, Inc.) info@rumblefish.com 1440 Music licensing, licensing, sonic branding, production music, music library, music, indie, indie music, portland The latest from the world of Rumblefish! The latest from the world of Rumblefish Rumblefish, Inc. Rumblefish, Inc. info@rumblefish.com No no http://rumblefish.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg RumbleBlog http://rumblefish.com/blog 144 144 New Justice Of The Unicorns Video – “The Dragon’s Claw” http://rumblefish.com/blog/2009/04/27/new-justice-of-the-unicorns-video-the-dragons-claw/ http://rumblefish.com/blog/2009/04/27/new-justice-of-the-unicorns-video-the-dragons-claw/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:58:48 +0000 Zach http://rumblefish.com/blog/?p=177 Last week beloved Rumble-artist Justice Of The Unicorns released a new video for one of my favorite songs they’ve penned, “The Dragon’s Claw.” It seems that it’s causing quite the buzz among the blogs, ending up in Stereogum’s top ten most commented on posts. You can click here to see the post and read what all the folks are saying, and watch the awesomely animated video below.


“The Dragon’s Claw” by Justice of the Unicorns from Robert Bruce on Vimeo.

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Night:
1am: Solace
12mid: Roadsaw
11pm: Valis
10pm: Ironweed
9pm: Mos Generator
8pm: Whitey Morgan & The 78’s

Day:
6pm Dixie Witch
5pm Iota
4pm Tia Carrera
3pm Sabbath Crow
2pm Sun Gods In Exile
1pm Magnet School

]]> http://rumblefish.com/blog/2009/03/16/sxsw-more-rumble-artists-attacking/feed/ 0 SXSW: Attack Of The Rumble-Artists http://rumblefish.com/blog/2009/03/10/sxsw-attack-of-the-rumble-artists/ http://rumblefish.com/blog/2009/03/10/sxsw-attack-of-the-rumble-artists/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:33:51 +0000 Zach http://rumblefish.com/blog/?p=171 South By Southwest is mere days away, so we wanted to alert you that many of Rumblefish’s artists are traveling down to Austin for this special event. From day parties to official festival slots, lounges to midnight performances, there are many different ways you can experience some of our favorite catalog bands. On that note, we are proud to announce the following Rumblefish artists who are scheduled to perform:

Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer
Wednesday, March 18 @ 9:30pm at Maggie Mae’s (232 E 6th St)

Loch Lomond
Wednesday, March 18 @ 10:00pm at Club De Ville (900 Red River St)
Thursday, March 19 @ 1:00pm at the SESAC Day Stage, Cafe Austin Convention Center (500 E Cesar Chavez St)
Thursday, Mar 19 @ 2:30pm at the NAIL Distribution Party, at Sidebar (602 E. 7th St)
Thursday, Mar 19 @ 4:50pm at Little Radio Party, at Red Eyed Fly (715 Red River)
Friday, March 20 @ 5:00pm at the Rumblefish Day Party at the Tiniest Bar In Texas (817 W 5th St)
Friday, March 20 @ 7:30pm at Space 12 (817 W. 5th St.)

Diplomats Of Solid Sound
Friday, March 20 @ 1:00pm at the Historic Victory Grill (1004 East 11th St)
Saturday, March 21 @12:00pm at Cheapo Discs And DVD (914 N. Lamar)
Saturday, March 21 @ 8:00pm at Opal Divine’s Freehouse (700 W 6th St)

Super XX Man
Saturday, March 21 @ 11:00am at The Radio Room (508 E 6th St)

Kaboose
Saturday, March 21 @ 2:00pm at the George Washington Carver Museum And Cultural Center (1165 Angelina St)

Braille
Saturday, March 21 @ 8:00pm at the Carver Museum Boyd Vance Theatre (1165 Angelina St)

RedCloud
Saturday, March 21 @ 8:00pm at the George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center (1165 Angelina St)

And another reminder, if you are one of the many people invading Texas for some great live music, make sure to check out the Rumblefish Official Day Party on Friday, March 20th from 3-7 pm at the Tiniest Bar In Texas (817 W. 5th St).

]]> http://rumblefish.com/blog/2009/03/10/sxsw-attack-of-the-rumble-artists/feed/ 0 Sorel Licenses “Yeah People” to Columbia Sportswear! http://rumblefish.com/blog/2009/02/16/sorel-licenses-yeah-people-to-columbia-sportswear/ http://rumblefish.com/blog/2009/02/16/sorel-licenses-yeah-people-to-columbia-sportswear/#comments Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:00:14 +0000 Zach http://rumblefish.com/blog/?p=166 We love all of our amazing clients, but we are especially proud of the local Portland businesses that use Rumbelfish music to inject emotion and attitude into their projects. So we are pleased to announce that we have just licensed â??Yeah People,â? one of our favorite garage rock anthems by Oohlala, to Sorol Footwear (a division of Portland-based Columbia Sportswear) for a video that will be played on the Jumbotron during the US Snowboarding Grand Prix.

Check out the video here.

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SXSW is only 65 days away, and we want to know if you’ll be making the trip to Texas for the big event. If the answer is YES, and we hope it is, then shoot an email to either myself (zach@rumblefish.com) or my lovely co-worker Rebecca (rebecca@rumblefish.com) and let us know.

Cheers!

~Zach

]]> http://rumblefish.com/blog/2009/01/13/sxsw/feed/ 0 Rumblefish (Stil) At CMJ Music Festival http://rumblefish.com/blog/2008/10/24/rumblefish-stil-at-cmj-music-festival/ http://rumblefish.com/blog/2008/10/24/rumblefish-stil-at-cmj-music-festival/#comments Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:22:37 +0000 Zach http://rumblefish.com/blog/?p=144 It’s really hard to say what the best part of yesterday was; the music, the panels, the celebrity sightings. Raber and I started off the day by grabbing one of those much-talked about “real” New York bagels, hitting the street and making our way to Pianos just in time for me to discover my new favorite band, Eagle*seagull, who apparently Raber knew that I’d end up loving. I had a chance to chat with the band afterward and, fingers crossed, we’ll be featuring them on the Zach & Whit Show soon after we are able to add them to the catalogâ??

While still basking in the glow of my new musical best friend, we headed over to the Kimmel Center to take in some of the many panels taking place this year at CMJâ??where we totally ran into Rumble-artist Rachel Sage! Among the topics of discussion on our panels were, Indie Pioneers, Bands As Brands and the evolution of Music Supervision. Each panel was incredibly informative and intriguing, with the topic of licensing coming up repeatedly, and many of the panel members continually pointed out what Rumblefish is doing as the future of the music economy, as well as the best way for independent artists to get their music heard. In a few cases during the Music Supervision panel, Rumblefish was even named dropped several times by the various music supervisors! This made Raber and I instant celebrities, and after the panel was over we were inundated with artists looking to chat about working with Rumblefish. I can’t wait to get home and start sifting through all the great music we given. It’s great to know that the music supervisors appreciate all the work we do, and it was very cool how many great new artists are interested in joining the catalog now. Also, I’ve got to say, I hurt my neck from nodding so much in agreement to what the panelists said (note to aspiring catalog members: it is ALWAYS helpful if you can submit instrumental versions of your songs to us).

Our day continued with some celebrity sightings (Ryan Adams on the street; Kevin Smith at a Q&A for his new movie), a trip to Chinatown for a late-night dinner and then a slew of experimental late-night shows. I’m not sure what I enjoyed more: the electronica of Tobacco (which was accompanied by a hypnotic video that featured everything from old Richard Simmons video to footage of the Care Bears) â??

or the organ-led psych-noise of Crystal Antlers. Actually, it might have been Texans Best Fwends, who scream/sing along with their iPod next to giant blow-up gargoylesâ??

In short, there is no lack of original music here at CMJ. And though we dragged our exhausted butts home sometime after 3 a.m., we are ready to rock and roll bright and early this morning for an all-Portland line-up at the Knitting Factory.

]]> http://rumblefish.com/blog/2008/10/24/rumblefish-stil-at-cmj-music-festival/feed/ 0 Rumblefish At CMJ Music Festival http://rumblefish.com/blog/2008/10/23/rumblefish-at-cmj-music-festival/ http://rumblefish.com/blog/2008/10/23/rumblefish-at-cmj-music-festival/#comments Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:57:57 +0000 Zach http://rumblefish.com/blog/?p=143 WOW! That’s what I’ve got to say about being at CMJ. Though it doesn’t appear that she’s being represented, let me assure you that Rebecca totally agrees with me, she just told me.So last night we had the pleasure of seeing multiple amazing bands and catalog hopefuls. Started out the evening seeing a great showcase from Blueghost PR that consisted of all south of the border bandsâ??Mexican Hipsters if you willâ??that played raucous electro and punk. Then we jetted over to Mercury Lounge just in time to catch the last few songs from proggy, krautrockish electronica importers Fujiya & Miyagi, who were in town from the UK. They were followed by our very own catalog members Walter Meego, who took to the stage and gave the crowd a religious experience. Upon seeing their live show, it’s totally understandable why they’re currently such a buzz band; not since the heyday of the Police have three gents made such a beautiful noise. Then we caught Sebastian Granger (he of MSTRKRFT and DFA1979 fame) & The Mountains’ set, and then bolted over to Nublu for another taste of the yummy southernâ??way south, as in Brazilâ?? musical cuisine.In short, it was a globe-trotting kind of day, during which we got to sample the sounds of at least three continents. And to think we only had to fly to New York to enjoy to such international flavor?!

]]> http://rumblefish.com/blog/2008/10/23/rumblefish-at-cmj-music-festival/feed/ 0 Barock Nâ?? Roll http://rumblefish.com/blog/2008/10/21/barock-n%e2%80%99-roll/ http://rumblefish.com/blog/2008/10/21/barock-n%e2%80%99-roll/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:20:52 +0000 Zach http://rumblefish.com/blog/?p=132 The last few months we here at R-Fish HQ have had election feverâ??chills and allâ??and with the election a mere two weeks away, Rumble-artist Pistol Opera have dropped a timely new track on our doorstep. A counter to John Richâ??s Republican-endorsing internet video smash, â??Raisinâ?? McCain,â? Pistol Operaâ??s â??Obamaâ? extols the Democratic candidateâ??s virtues in a slew of silly rhymesâ??â??Born in the â??60s when everything was groovy/Heidi Klum and Seal can play his parents in the movieâ?â??over a funky groove and wiry guitar riff. And though we are non-partisan when it comes to politics, this catchy Bloodhound Gang-meets-Kid Rock track is a winner to us. (But if any of you have any McCain tribute songs stashed away that you’d like to submit, weâ??ll be happy to give them equal time.)

Use the in depth videos below to further educate you about the candidates, and donâ??t forget to vote.

Pistol Opera- “Obama”

  

John Rich- “Raisin’ McCain”

]]> http://rumblefish.com/blog/2008/10/21/barock-n%e2%80%99-roll/feed/ 0 ZACH AND WHIT TURN ONE YEAR OLD!!! http://rumblefish.com/blog/2008/10/07/zach-and-whit-turn-one-year-old/ http://rumblefish.com/blog/2008/10/07/zach-and-whit-turn-one-year-old/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:10:50 +0000 Zach http://rumblefish.com/blog/?p=130 That’s right ladies and gentlemen, though it seems like only a few weeks that Whit and I have been giving you the skinny on all the great Rumble-artists, as we gentle massaging your ears with our velvety voices, it’s actually been an entire year! Which means we’ve done 51 shows (we took the holidays off) and exposed you to close to 400 of our amazing artists.To help us celebrate the milestone in the shows history one of our favorite Rumble-artists, Irishmen Mark Geary, stopped by and gave us his insights on everything from licensing, to how he felt about jambe’s. Not to mention he did an in studio performance of one my favorite songs in our catalog, “Volunteer.” Press play to hear the full interview and performance:

  And if for some crazed reason you’re still not subscribed to the podcast, you can do that here.Here’s to year TWO!!!! ]]> http://rumblefish.com/blog/2008/10/07/zach-and-whit-turn-one-year-old/feed/ 0 GIVE US YOUR ZACH & WHIT SHOW THEME SONGS http://rumblefish.com/blog/2008/09/09/give-us-your-zach-whit-show-theme-songs/ http://rumblefish.com/blog/2008/09/09/give-us-your-zach-whit-show-theme-songs/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:10:00 +0000 Zach http://rumblefish.com/blog/?p=115 As some of you may have noticed, we’ve been playing different theme songs on the Zach & Whit Show for the last few months. Generally, they’ve been made by different folks around the office pitching in with their off-the-cuff interpretations. Whit and I enjoyed this so much that we thought, “Wouldn’t it be great if we got our artists involved in this as well?” So, this week’s podcast finds us using the first (in what we hope will be a long line) of Rumbleartist-produced theme song, submitted by catalog member Telekinesis! We couldn’t be more excited about how it turned out, thus we wanted to open it up to all our Rumbleartists. Here are the guidelines for submitting your own great Zach & Whit theme:

  • Since it is the Rumblefish Zach & Whit Show, letâ??s make sure that, somewhere in there, it says â??Rumblefish Zach & Whit Show.â?
  • Itâ??s a theme song, people, not an opus. Keep the length in the neighborhood of 15 to 20 seconds.
  • Like Neil Diamond said, â??Weâ??re headed for the future, and the future is now!â? So when choosing a format for your new theme, please make sure itâ??s futuristic, like an AIFF, WAV, or high resolution MP3. Weâ??re regretfully inform you that we cannot accept reel-to-reel, cassette, or 8-track submissions at this time.
  • Once youâ??ve composed your masterpiece, please email it to AR@Rumblefish.com, or feel free to send it via messenger pigeon to

  Attention Zach & Whit Show
919 SW Taylor St. Suite 300
Portland, OR 97205
USA, EARTH

  • And last but not least. We donâ??t want to have to wash your mouths out with soap, so lets keep it clean kiddies–no cursing, or references to your â??bits and pieces.â?

That’s it, folks! Get to work, unlock those beautiful minds and unleash your themes upon us.

]]> http://rumblefish.com/blog/2008/09/09/give-us-your-zach-whit-show-theme-songs/feed/ 0 Trifecta Of Awesomeness! http://rumblefish.com/blog/2008/03/04/trifecta-of-awesomeness/ http://rumblefish.com/blog/2008/03/04/trifecta-of-awesomeness/#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:37:55 +0000 Zach http://rumblefish.com/blog/?p=72 Weâ??ve got some exciting news to share with everyone today. The latest issue of Alternative Press (which streets today) is featuring â??The 100 Bands You Need To Know In 2008â?, and among those one hundred bands are not one, not two, but three Rumblfish catalog artists!

This trifecta of awesomeness consists of Cleveland based indie poppers Bears, U.K. punkers Dartz!, and up and comers Small Leaks Sink Ships. Congrats kids, we couldnâ??t be happier for you!

]]> http://rumblefish.com/blog/2008/03/04/trifecta-of-awesomeness/feed/ 0 Rumblefish artist The Dimes reviewed in SPIN magazine http://rumblefish.com/blog/2008/01/21/rumblefish-artist-the-dimes-reviewed-in-spin-magazine/ http://rumblefish.com/blog/2008/01/21/rumblefish-artist-the-dimes-reviewed-in-spin-magazine/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:15:48 +0000 Zach http://rumblefish.com/blog/?p=63 SPIN FeatureWe just wanted to take a moment to congratulate catalog artists The Dimes on their stellar review in the latest January issue of Spin Magazine. The boys received 3 1/2 out of 4 star review (NICE ONE!) for their new album, The Silent Generation (which of course, we have available for licensing). We here at Rumblefish could not be happier for them. For more on the band check out their website: www.thedimes.com.

]]> http://rumblefish.com/blog/2008/01/21/rumblefish-artist-the-dimes-reviewed-in-spin-magazine/feed/ 0 Interview with the Supersuckers! http://rumblefish.com/blog/2007/12/11/interview-with-the-supersuckers/ http://rumblefish.com/blog/2007/12/11/interview-with-the-supersuckers/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:16:10 +0000 Zach http://rumblefish.com/blog/?p=55 SupersuckersIâ??m Zach Etzel, Rumblefishâ??s Music Supervisor and one half of the dynamic duo behind Rumblefishâ??s weekly New Music Podcast. One of the best parts of working for Rumblefish is getting to meet our artists when they hit the road and pass through Portland. I was able to arrange a meet-up with Rumblefish catalog stallions the Supersuckers (the self-proclaimed greatest rock â??nâ?? roll band in the world) during their show last week at local music hot spot Dante’s Inferno.Before having my face rocked off, I sat down with lead sucker Eddie Spaghetti for a brief chat. When asked what filmmaker heâ??d most like to see using his band’s music, Eddie doesnâ??t hesitate to express his admiration for Quintin Tarantino. â??That would be pretty hot,â? says Eddie, adding â??His soundtracks are always really goodâ??full of diverse music.â?

Drawing musical inspiration from â??the seven deadly sinsâ? and â??antagonizing the religious right,â? Eddie likes to talk about what kinds of film and TV scenes he thinks Supersuckers music works well with. â??A car chase scene would be pretty good for us,â? says Eddie, â??or any sort of action scene.â?

Eddie and I also caught up on Supersuckers news. It turns out that they just finished recording a new album last month! We’re all pretty excited about getting our hands on it.

Before leaving I had to know what’s was new on his iPod. Eddie seems to be really digging The Boss lately. We left off reminicing about their experience working with Willie Nelson on their 1997 Album Must’ve Been High and country super-star Steve Earle on a 5-song EP released later that same year. It should go without saying that the guys were pretty amped about it.

Check out Rumblefishâ??s Supersuckers catalog, and look for their new album to hit the streets sometime next spring.

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