On January 30th, while on tour, Audra Mae stopped by 106.1 WCNR The Corner in Charlottesville, VA for an interview and performance. Along with bassist Joe Gingsberg, Audra performed new songs from her new record, “Audra Mae and The Almighty Sound” scheduled for release on February 14th. She reveals how the album came to be with the help of her talented musician friends. Check out the audio link below and listen to Audra serenade you.

Audra Mae and Joe Ginsberg live on WCNR The Corner 106.1

Audra Mae is pumping out “30 Covers in 30 Days” up until the release of her new album, “Audra Mae and The Almighty Sound” on Valentine’s Day 2/14/12.

So far, she’s on Day 10 and she’s covered:

1. Joe Cocker – “With a Little Help From My Friends” (video)
2. Gerald Mark – “All of Me” (video)
3. Clint Ballard Jr. – “You’re No Good” (video)
4. Jackie Wilson – “To Be Loved” (video)
5. Neil Young – “Harvest Moon” (video)
6. Ray LaMontagne  – “Like Rock and Roll and Radio” (video)
7. Kitty Wells – “She’s No Angel” (video)
8. William H. Penn & Albert H. Fitz – “The Honeysuckle and The Bee” (video)
9. Blind Melon – “No Rain” (video)
10. Wayne Carson Thompson – “The Letter” (video)

Audra Mae and Joe Ginsberg (of The Almighty Sound and Baywood) – “No Rain” Blind Melon cover 

Check out Audra Mae’s YouTube Channel for the rest of the covers daily.

Audra Mae and the Almighty Sound are currently on tour:

1/25 – Portland, ME @ The State Theater
1/26 – West Rockhill, PA @ Sellersville Theatre
1/27 – Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock
1/28 – New York City, NY @ Joe’s Pub
1/29 – Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head
2/01 – Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre
2/02 – Wilmington, NC @ Soapbox Laundro-Lounge

PRE-ORDER ‘Audra Mae and The Almighty Sound S/T’ in our Online Store HERE!

While on their December European tour with Transit and Balance & Composure, Title Fight met up with Visions Magazine in Germany. The magazine posted an interview/article with the band on their site as well as this video of guitarist/back-up vocalist, Jamie Rhoden performing “You Can’t Say Kingston Doesn’t Love You” on a ukulele. Enjoy. 

Kleinholz – Die Ukulelen-Serie auf VISIONS.de

Courtesy of Visions.de. Full Article HERE!

I guess we really are dummies.

In our initial press release that announced the release and pre-order of The Horrible Crowes “Ladykiller” 7″ we stated that B-Side would be a cover of Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream.” That is incorrect; it is in fact a cover of INXS’ “Never Tear Us Apart.”

Updated Tracklist:

Side A: Ladykiller

Side B: Never Tear Us Apart (INXS cover live at Sirius/XM studios in NYC)

We apologize for the confusion. If you’d like a refund on your purchase of the 7″, don’t hesitate to email us at orders@sideonedummy.com and we’ll take care of you (no happy endings).

Don’t worry, “Teenage Dream” will be on a Horrible Crowes release in the near future.

Thanks!
SideOneDummy

Currently, the folks at Amazon have a “Fill Your Cloud” promotion where an MP3 Album is only $5. A good handful of great SideOneDummy artists/albums are included. The titles include (click on the album title for a direct link):

Flogging Molly ‘Swagger‘

The Horrible Crowes ‘Elsie‘

The Gaslight Anthem ‘The ’59 Sound‘

The Sounds ‘Something to Die For‘

Chuck Ragan ‘Covering Ground‘

Title Fight ‘Shed‘

Gogol Bordello ‘Super Taranta‘

Audra Mae ‘The Happiest Lamb‘

Click HERE to see all the albums available for ONLY $5!

Because we think your respect our opinions, we’ve compiled Top Albums of 2011 lists! Don’t be afraid to argue our choices with us on Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr!

Alex – Warehouse Manager/Social Media Guru

1. Wye Oak Civilian
2. The Horrible Crowes Elsie
3. My Morning Jacket Circuital
4. Wilco The Whole Love
5. The Smashing Pumpkins Gish and Siamese Dream (Deluxe Editions)
6. Title Fight Shed
7. David Bazan Strange Negotiations
8. Fleet Foxes Helplessness Blues
9. Charles Bradley & The Menehan Street Band No Time For Dreaming
10. Dum Dum Girls Only In Dreams 

Johnny B –Marketing/Press/Product Management/anything and everything

1. Touche Amore Parting The Sea Between Brightness and Me
2. Title Fight Shed
3. We Are Augustines Rise Ye Sunken Ships
4. The Horrible Crowes Elsie
5. Chuck Ragan Covering Ground
6. Daniel Tosh Happy Thoughts
7. Foo Fighters Wasting Light
8. Black Joe Lewis and The Honey Bears Scandalous
9. Balance and Composure Separation
10. The Kills Blood Pressures
11. The Joy Formidable The Big Roar

Kayla – Me (Digital stuff/Social Media/Tour Marketing/Office Mom)

1. Red City Radio The Dangers of Standing Still
2. The Horrible Crowes Elsie
3. Polar Bear Club Clash Battle Guilt Pride
4. Banquets Top Button, Bottom Shelf
5. Dave Hause Resolutions
6. The Dangerous Summer War Paint
7. Chuck Ragan Covering Ground
8. Dan Andriano in the Emergency Room Hurricane Season
9. Nightlights So It Goes
10. Samiam Trips

Thomas – Ambassador/International everything

1. Transit Listen & Forgive
2. Title Fight Shed
3. The Horrible Crowes Elsie
4. Flight Brigade unmixed album
5. The Sounds Something To Die For
6.  Burning Heads Hear This
7. Scream Live at Permanent Records – Eagle Rock, CA
8. Chuck Ragan Covering Ground
9. M83 Hurry Up We Are Dreaming
10. Sick Of It All Non Stop

Dirk Fritz – Independent.Intensio (Graphic Designer/S1D Go-To Guy)

1. Red City Radio The Dangers Of Standing Still
2. The Horrible Crowes Elsie
3. La Dispute Wildlife
4. Chuck Ragan Covering Ground
5. Against Me Total Clarity
6. Fucked Up David Comes To Life
7. Dan Mangan Oh Fortune
8. Thrice Major/Minor
9.  City & Color Little Hell

Brian Pacris – The Syndicate (S1D radio partner)

1. M83 Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
2. Thursday No Devolucion
3. Frank Turner England Keep My Bones
4. Mogwai Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will
5. Small Brown Bike Fell & Found
6. The Get Up Kids There Are Rules
7. Glassjaw Our Color Green EP/Coloring Book EP
8. letlive. Fake History
9. Polar Bear Club Clash Battle Guilt Pride
10. Title Fight Shed

Ian Perkins – The Horrible Crowes (Also, the only person allowed to have commentary and 20 albums)

1. I Am The Avalanche Avalanche United – The best guys, great songs, amazing live show. The end.
2. Adele 2 - If you don’t like this you have no soul. Plus anyone that can sell 45 gazillion records without even standing up gets my vote.
3. Chuck Ragan Covering Ground - This record will always remind me of a great time in my life. Such a great guy who always puts a smile on my face, thank god his songwriting skills outshine his sandwich making skills.
4. Dave Hause Resolutions – I’m putting Dave here for the same reasons as above except (1) he’s never made me a sandwich and (2) he’ll cry if I don’t mention him.
5. Wilco The Whole Love – This makes me never want to pick up a guitar again, how do people even get that good?
6. Mastodon The Hunter - Even my Mum likes this.
7. James Blake S/T – Not the kind of album you can put on all day but when the time is right there is nothing better than this.. that was released in the last 12 months.
8. Bon Iver S/T – I must admit I didn’t love this the first time I heard it. My mind was completely changed though after seeing them at Hammersmith Apollo, what a show!
9. PJ Harvey Let England Shake – She could do a Skrillex covers album and id still love it.
10. Thrice Major/Minor – About 500 people told me id love this before I heard it. It didn’t let me down!
11. Foo Fighters Wasting Light – This is what me and my good friend Danny Donuts listen to when we are on tour. If we have to make any small vibe adjustments to the hotel room, this goes on and we get to work.
12. Feist Metals – Sometimes I think about giving up working and just going to where Feist might hang out. Just on the chance she might be there. Not in a stalker kind of way. Just in the way that we might be friends and potentially get married kind of way.
13. Alex From SideOneDummy’s hip hop collection (hopefully) Part 1 – I love it when people make me mix’s of music that they think I will like. Nobody has ever sent me one after designing full artwork and packaging, until now. This however made me look like a complete fool driving through the ‘shire pretending I can rap.
14. Metronomy The English Riviera – I wanted to hate this but I can’t. These songs get stuck in my head for days.
15. The Horrors Skying - I love to see bands push themselves to the next level, The Horrors did for sure.
16. JLS Jukebox – One of my favourite people on the planet is my 5 year old nephew Jam Master Jake The Snake Wilson. When we’re not air drumming to his other favourite band Parkway Drive, you can find us singing along to JLS.
17. Raphael Saadiq Stone Rolling – I wish I had played on this!!
18. The Decemberists The King Is Dead – When thinking of a guitar part I often find myself thinking “what would Chris Funk do?”
19. Jay Z/Kanye West Watch The Throne – Has Jay Z ever done anything bad?
20. Jessie J Who You Are – I’m a sucker for good pop songs and this is full of them.

We’ve officially decided that Friday (12/9) is a Chuck Ragan Themed Day because we’re bringing the goods. Don’t believe us? Well, look no further than the awesomeness below.

For starters, a new Chuck Ragan shirt is up for sale in our Online Store.

The design was by our buddy, Dirk Fritz of Independent.Intensio. The shirt’s logo is modeled after a French tea company called Marriage Frere.

And there’s more: Anybody who buys this shirt is automatically entered to win a Revival Tour Long Sleeve shirt (XL size only) by Lee and a copy of Chuck’s latest album Covering Ground on Green Vinyl. Check it…

Our friend on Twitter, @ChuckRaganFacts helped in bringing up the idea to do something special with our Chuck Ragan items in our store so we decided what perfect way than with the inclusion of a new shirt.

So that’s it, you buy a new Chuck Ragan shirt in our Online Store and we’ll choose a lucky winner from that bunch for the Revival Tour Long Sleeve. December 15, we announce the winner. Just in time for Christmas.

Oh wait… almost forgot. The following won’t be in for a few days but guess what? You know those rad posters that El Jefe always makes for us? He’s done it once AGAIN with a kickass Chuck Ragan Tour Poster. We’ll announce when this will go on sale soon but we thought we’d include it in this post.

We present to you the Chuck Ragan Covering Ground Calendar. 

TADOW! HOW YOU LIKE CHUCK NOW?

- Sincerely, SideOneDummy Staff

@audramae and The Almighty Sound EP is out NOW!

Tracklist:

1. Ne’er Do Wells

2. Breakdown (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers cover)

3. My Friend The Devil

4. Ten Cent Pistol

4. I Won’t Grow Up

While The Happiest Lamb (Audra’s last full lenght) showcased Audra Mae’s darker, more dramatic side, the debut EP from Audra Mae & The Almighty Sound is a celebration of Audra’s own blossoming as a performer, spiked with the energy of an enthusiastic band.

The EP is available NOW on iTunes by Clicking HERE!

You can also stream the EP right HERE!

To pick up Audra’s previous record, The Happiest Lamb, you can for only $7.99 on iTunes right HERE!

Too bad Valentine’s Day isn’t coming up because if it were, we’d ask iTunes to be our valentine. iTunes has decided to work with us to have almost our whole catalog on sale for only $8. That’s insane! I mean, you can go as far back and pick up The Casualties “Die Hards” or get caught up with our recent titles like Title Fight “Shed,” Big D and Kids Table “For the Damned, the Dumb and Delirious,” the new Chuck Ragan album or the debut album from The Horrible Crowes and/or Brothers of Brazil. It’s really all up to you.

Check out the sale HERE which is going to go on all through the Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend.

The Sounds’ latest record “Something To Die For” is currently featured in Amazon’s Top 100 Albums for $5 this November. If you’ve been debating to pick up their new album, now is the time to do so for a low price  of $5. Think about it; let’s say you really like 6 tracks on the album then it’s already worth it and chances are, you’ll probably end up liking ALL of the tracks. Check out the other albums too, they’re some good ones in there.

Click HERE to purchase “Something To Die For”

Click HERE if you were thinking, “Hmmm… The Sounds. I wonder if they’re playing any shows soon.”