We know we've been a little elusive as of late with news, but we have a few really big updates.
First off: Innerpartysystem is no longer on Island Records. There’s really nothing else to be said there. There are some really amazing, overworked, underpaid, stressed out people who love music, working very hard there… and there are a handful of people who just didn’t really understand this band, and didn’t know how to react when ‘Don’t Stop’ wasn’t ‘Just Dance.’ Our bad there. There’s a particularly badass crew at Island UK, who really fought and worked the hell out of this brand new, no name band from America, and we’re sincerely thankful that we've had the team by our side to help build such a strong foundation for this band. At the end of the day, our label teams made this past year possible, gave us the freedom to make the album we wanted to make, and forked over the cash for us to build our (albeit extremely modest) studio and stage show. So thank you!
This is a very exciting time for us. But it’s really made us realize that now, more than ever, we need to directly connect with our fans. There’s no amount of marketing money that is more valuable than IPS being able to directly communicate with you, and let you know exactly what’s going on in our world. With that in mind, our tech guru/ soundman extraordinaire, Andy, has put together innerpartysystem.net. Innerpartysystem.net is a forum site specifically for IPS fans where we can communicate with you directly, and most importantly, use it as a place to give you free exclusive music, videos, and whatever else the gods of the interweb may dream up. To celebrate the launch, we’re posting a free download of our ‘Official Warped Tour/Summer Mixtape,’ featuring most of our remixes from the past year, artists we love, and a few new surprises. For the audiophiles, we’ve also posted stems for you to remix and DJ including: ‘Obsession,’ ‘Heart Of Fire,’ ‘Last Night In Brooklyn,’ ‘New Poetry,’ and ‘Don’t Stop.’ So, now you’ve got something to pass those lazy summer hours you’ve been spending indoors staring at computer screens.
To the handful of LOYAL, awesome forum members on innerpartysystem.com: we love you guys, but the party’s moving to the new forum on innerpartysystem.net. We don’t think Innerpartysystem.com is going anywhere anytime soon, and we’ll try to keep it updated, but at the end of the day, the label paid for it, so it might disappear. We don’t wanna leave you hangin.’ Once we get this all figured out we’ll consolidate the two sites, which will probably coincide with our next album cycle.
We’ll also be looking to start a more intense IPS street team in the near future. Keep your eyes on the email list updates for more info.
Fans of IPS, we appreciate you. We need you. We wouldn’t exist without you. We want you to know that every time you send us a message, talk to us at a show, or help us spread our music in any way, that sincerely means something to us and we’d never take it for granted. Now more then ever we really need your help to keep this train moving forward. We can’t wait to share new music with you later this year, and we hope to see tons of you on warped. Until next time.
-IIIII
OH and if you haven’t already been voting: KERRANG AWARDS: BEST INTERNATIONAL NEWCOMER. Vote for us now at awards.kerrang.com. We’re up against some really great bands… but FUCK EM, vote for us.
Just got word that the club is getting a lot of calls about tickets for tomorrow's show @ Croc Rock in Allentown. There are still plenty of tickets left, and there will still be tickets available at the door. If you're in the Allentown, Reading, East Coast/ NY/ NJ region, this is the only chance to see a full IPS club show allllll summer, before we downsize for the Warped tour: out doors, half hour of power. It's always great to come home. We'll see you there. Hit up the Croc Rock site for times, directions, and ticket sales.
Not sure if you remember, but a few months back our good friends at the video remix collective Eclectic Method did a slaying video remix of don't stop using hours and hours of real media footage. We're proud to give them a huge shout, as the video has been nominated for a webby in the 'Best Mashup Category.' Mediatronica, their digital partners in crime, were also nominated for the IPS Video Remix Widget. If you haven't tried it yet... what are you waiting for?
http://innerpartysystem.shuffl.es/dontstop
Big ups Greg and Johnny! Much deserved recognition for sick content creation! Thanks again guys.
Plus, this gives us a reason to re-post the remix. Own. Click the link for the full list of webby noms. Checking them out is a fantastic way to lose track of time. On par with failblog and midget porn.
Here it is: Our official 3rd video for our new single, Heart Of Fire.
If you ask any of the four of us about this past year, the first word out of our mouth is going to be: TOUR. This past year has been non-stop touring. It's been an amazing ride. We've had an awesome time with all the bands we've been out with and new fans we've met. We're just getting off a plane in Germany, and stoked for 'give it a name,' and this next UK run.
In talking to our fans, we've been getting alot of 'Dude, you need a video that feels like your live show.' With that in mind, we set out to make something that shows all sides of touring. While most the time it's an amazing experience, it also has a way of severely thrashing personal lives, and very quickly changed our perspective on...well... everything. You start to appreciate things like clean socks waaaaay more then you ever thought you would. It's a great way to get your core priorities in order, while you're getting more twisted then you've ever been before.
Penta managed to weave slices of our personal turmoil with footage from roaming all over the globe this past year. From our first tour around SXSW last year, through our recent run through canada. He claims there's a 'director's cut' coming with his typical mini movie intro, but you'll have to wait on that one for now.
We still have some other tracks we want to work as singles, and a pile of other video concepts. Unfortunately asking a record label for a few sweet video budget g's is like asking a friend to borrow fifty bucks as you're watching them get mugged at gunpoint. There are some things you just don't do.
So... friends; take to the interwebs. Let the M2's, Fuse, Scuzz TV's, Kerrang TV's, and your local radio shows of choice know that you want to hear Heart of Fire. But, more importantly, embed this video on your blog, myspace, or facebook. Get it seen. Spread the word. Let's be real: Blender just shuttered, MTV plays (maybe) 30 videos a week. We're standing by watching as old media and music gatekeepers choke. If you dream of being a music journalist or Radio Programmer, start a blog. Talk about the bands you love. If you want to be a VJ or video director, start a jacked vimeo or youtube. The old way of doing things is dead, the sooner we wake up and move on, the happier we all will be in the very near future.
You are the new gatekeepers, and new artists need your help. It's an exciting time. New music is brewing. Perhaps just in time to test at warped tour. We'll see all of you soon.
-IIIII
Oh, and if you happen to live in a country where youtube and music videos aren't getting along right now head over here: http://www.vimeo.com/4052647
REMINDER! IPS Live Punktastic Chat - Tomorrow @7PM UK(GMT) TIME!
REMINDER!!!! Jared from IPS will be participating in our first ever Punktastic Live Chat.
You need to go to the following link at 7pm GMT tomorrow to chat with Jared:
http://www.punktastic.com/interviews/257
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IPS Live Chat on Punktastic this Tuesday 4/7!!! Check for times! Current mood: stoked UK UK UK, Jared will be doing a live chat on Punktastic this Tuesday, April 7th!!! Check details below:
www.punktastic.com Date: April 7th, 2009 Time: 7pm UK Time = 2PM EST (US Time)
Please come login and talk! We're stoked about this. See you guys really soon!
We're a crew of guys who appreciate amazing tattoo artists, especially one as attractive as Kat Von D. So you can imagine our level of 'stoked' when a friend sent us the link to her myspace and we heard her current profile song.
Um... THANKS! Kat, If you need some electroclash background music for LA INK let us know, we're not above a good barter, and some of us could reeeeally use some quality tattoo work ;)
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