Hot Chip return with a new album Made In The Dark on February 5, 2008 on Astralwerks DFA Records . Made In The Dark is the amazing & ambidextrous follow up to the massively acclaimed, Mercury Music Prize nominated album The Warning, and was recorded and self-produced during the last six months from their home London studio base. Informed by two solid years of touring (many of the songs you may already know from their live shows) and charts their ever growing sonic ascendance into one of the world’s most original and like/loveable bands.

Made In The Dark is the definitive Hot Chip record and could have been made by no other band. It would probably be easiest to say that Made In The Dark is faster and rockier than The Warning, but that is only beginning to scratch the surface. Within its 13 tracks there is both rhythmical chaos (”Shake A Fist”, “Bendable Poseable”), soulful introspection (”We’re Looking For A Lot Of Love”, the title track “Made In The Dark”, and “In The Privacy Of Our Love”) and even contemporary widescreen pop (”Ready For The Floor”, “One Pure Thought”)…The songs are propulsive, repetitive, rhythmical, methodical, wonky, intimate, beautiful and uniquely Hot Chip.

The album contains the mentalist Todd Rundgren sampling anthem “Shake A Fist” which has already caused a massive stir since it crept out on limited edition etched 12″.

Check out Hot Chip’s Artist Commentary “Over and Over”

Orlando, Fla., October 9, 2007 – Hard Rock International differentiates itself with Rock, but philanthropy is the company’s soul. Hard Rock has remained true to its “Love All, Serve All” creed since the company’s founding in 1971 – a motto that can be heard or seen at every Hard Rock location around the world. Continuing its pledge to serving others, Hard Rock is proud to announce the launch of SERVE2 – a benefit compilation CD, featuring previously unreleased tracks from some of music’s most influential artists, including Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, Joss Stone, KT Tunstall and more – to benefit WHY (World Hunger Year), a nonprofit organization that strives to fight against hunger and poverty in America and around the world. All net proceeds from SERVE2 will be donated directly towards Artists Against Hunger & Poverty (AAHP), a special artist-directed program of WHY – for which, Hard Rock has proudly raised more than $1 million to date.

Joining Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan and others in the fight against hunger and poverty, the SERVE2 CD features never-before-released tracks by a unique blend of major multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning and acclaimed recording artists like The Hold Steady, Mat Kearney, Brandi Carlile and more, as well as several bonus digital tracks. The songs are new, classic, electric or acoustic, and reflect the generosity of the artists that donated them to the project on behalf of serving those in need.

“We are honored to be partnering once again with Hard Rock and such great musicians for this effort,” said Bill Ayres, founder of WHY. “The generosity and time committed to SERVE2 has been tremendous, and we are overwhelmed by the support for the cause.”

Servin’ Up Some Rockin’ Charity . . .

Artist Track Title
SERVE2: Physical Album (also available digitally):
Bruce Springsteen “The Ghost of Tom Joad (Live in Dublin)”
KT Tunstall “Heal Over (Live at Gaia Music, London)”
Bob Dylan “The Ballad of Hollis Brown (Live at Carnegie Hall, 1963)”
Joss Stone “Big Ol’ Game”
Jackson Browne “Casino Nation (Live from Melbourne, Australia)”
Citizen Cope feat. Alice Smith “107°”
Brandi Carlile “The Times They Are A-Changin’ (Live from Boston)”
Marc Broussard “Bring It On Home To Me” (Sam Cooke cover)
The Hold Steady “Arms and Hearts”
*O.A.R. “Dareh Meyod (Live at Madison Square Garden)”
Natasha Bedingfield “Lay Down”
Mat Kearney “Nothing Left to Lose” (Acoustic Version)
Ghosts “Stay The Night”
Andrew W.K. “This Is My World”

Bonus / Digital Tracks:
Toby Lightman “Better (Live From Joe’s Pub)”
Sons of William “Bell Bottom Blues” (Derek & the Dominos cover)
Hellogoodbye “Baby It’s Fact (Live From New York, NY)”
Josh Rouse “Start Again”
Jen Chapin “You Haven’t Done Nothin’” (Stevie Wonder cover)
Eli Cook “Man-Child”
Griffin House “Love to Begin”

Listen to Hellogoodbye’s “Baby It’s a Fact” (Live From New York) from Serve2

One Million and Counting . . .
To celebrate reaching the $1 million mark in funds raised for WHY, in addition to SERVE2, Hard Rock International will continue to offer its 21st Signature Series T-Shirt, inspired by Bruce Springsteen, and also launch a new commemorative limited-edition pin, to benefit WHY. The Bruce Springsteen Signature Series t-shirt and collectible pin feature a drawing of one of Bruce’s favorite guitars. The shirt is available in black in classic men’s sizes.

“Hard Rock International possesses a social consciousness that benefits a number of charities and organizations, including World Hunger Year,” said Sean Dee, Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Hard Rock International. “Hard Rock has actively supported World Hunger Year for years, raising more than $1 million to date, and we are proud to continue to support a great organization that envisions a world without hunger and poverty.”

In addition to Hard Rock’s Rock Shops throughout the world, the SERVE2 compilation, Bruce Springsteen Signature Series t-shirt and pin will also be available for sale through Hard Rock’s Web site at www.hardrock.com and WHY’s Web site www.worldhungeryear.org beginning November 6th, 2007. All songs featured on the SERVE2 CD, as well as bonus tracks, will also be available for download at major online retail stores via The Orchard’s digital distribution network.

“We applaud Hard Rock and the entire WHY team for their passion, commitment and dedication to harnessing the power of music to fight global poverty,” said Greg Scholl, President and Chief Executive of The Orchard. “We are proud to be a part of this project and to help spread the message of SERVE2 to fans around the world.”

Modest Mouse Announce Fall/Winter Concert Dates New single “We’ve Got Everything” at radio now.

Following multiple sold-out US and European tours, Modest Mouse will hit the road again in support of their new album We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank. The tour begins in Spokane, WA on October 31 and continues through December15. Man Man and Love as Laughter will be opening acts on the whole tour.

On October 5th AOL presents Modest Mouse in their first Spinner Sessions. This mini-concert was taped at AOL’s studios in Los Angeles and includes the first multimedia performance of “Broke” from the album Building Nothing Out Of Something. Also this month check out an online first Multiple Video Premiere at Myspace beginning October 10th. This exclusive 10-day event dedicated to Modest Mouse includes the premieres of videos for “Little Motel,” “Invisible,” “People As Places As People,” and “We’ve Got Everything.”

“Little Motel” directed by Justin Francis
“Invisible” directed by Terri Timely
“People As Places As People” directed by Andy Bruntel
“We’ve Got Everything” directed by Joe Stakun

Modest Mouse is Isaac Brock, Eric Judy, Jeremiah Green, Johnny Marr, Tom
Peloso, Joe Plummer

31-Oct Spokane, WA Big Easy Concert Hall
1-Nov Spokane, WA Big East Concert Hall
2-Nov Calgary, AB MacEwan Ballroom
3-Nov Edmonton, AB Edmonton Events Center
5-Nov Saskatoon, SK Odeon Event Centre
6-Nov Regina, SK Conexus Arts Centre
7-Nov Winnipeg, MB Burton Cummings Theatre
9-Nov Des Moines, IA Val Air Ballroom
10-Nov Madison, WI Orpheum Theatre – Madison
11-Nov Milwaukee, WI Eagles Ballroom
12-Nov Indianapolis, IN Murat Egyptian Room
14-Nov St. Louis, MO Pageant
15-Nov Columbia, MO Blue Note
16-Nov Norman, OK Lloyd Noble Center
17-Nov Albuquerque, NM Kiva Auditorium
30-Nov Kalamazoo, MI State Theatre
1-Dec Detroit, MI Masonic Temple Theatre
2-Dec Chicago, IL Congress Theater
3-Dec Minneapolis, MN The Orpheum Theater
10-Dec San Diego, CA SOMA
11-Dec Tucson, AZ Rialto Theater
12-Dec El Paso, TX Abraham Chavez Theatre
15-Dec New Orleans, LA House of Blues

Blue October are getting ready to begin work on their fifth studio album. Frontman Justin Furstenfeld says that the band will hit the studio early next year to “put down some songs we’ve been writing on the road and write some new ones and see what happens.”

Furstenfeld told Billboard.com that the band has worked up “six or seven new songs from sound check,” and that the group also has “a kind of song piggy bank” to draw from. “There’s probably 50 or 60 in there from back in the day,” he said.

That is a lot of songs!!!

Check out EXCLUSIVE footage from Blue October only on ROXWEL!
Blue October Uncut hosted by Toby Ryan
Into The Ocean Artist Commentary
Hate Me Artist Commentary
Blue October at Lollapalooza 2007
Blue October at Austin City Limits 2007