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Post by MyLastView on Apr 15, 2014 0:58:57 GMT -5
I attended a journalism conference and one session was a panel of Clear Channel interns talking about their experiences interning with Channel 963 in Wichita (an internship I hopefully will be doing this summer) and one of them talked about how they got to pick up Karmin from the airport for a concert they had here a couple years ago. She said they were some of the nicest people they had met and that they were very cool and genuine. I thought that was neat.. :)
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Post by Dammn Baby on Apr 18, 2014 10:45:43 GMT -5
I kinda like this album. No, they don't have a definable sound, but there are some real gems here. Pulses, I Want it All and Hate to Love You are all highlights. HTLY should have been first single (catchy as fuq), followed by Pulses, and then IWIA.
I wouldn't hate if Nick went solo, however - he has a great voice, a great look and they seem to underuse him. Amy's raps can get downright grating at times.
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Post by Ace on Apr 18, 2014 14:10:41 GMT -5
I mean, I guess I have bad taste, considering how terrible the reviews have been, but I think the record is a pretty solid, fun pop album. Hate to Love You, Try Me On, Gasoline, and Neon Love are all great. Shame that they'll probably get dropped after this. :(
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Post by MyLastView on Apr 25, 2014 17:19:18 GMT -5
I have an extra ticket to the Tulsa show on Wednesday (the 30th) since my friend backed out. So looks like I'm going alone unless I can find someone who wants it :/
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Post by surfy on Apr 25, 2014 17:43:42 GMT -5
I have an extra ticket to the Tulsa show on Wednesday (the 30th) since my friend backed out. So looks like I'm going alone unless I can find someone who wants it :/ MEEEEEEE!!!!
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Post by MyLastView on Apr 26, 2014 0:04:34 GMT -5
I have an extra ticket to the Tulsa show on Wednesday (the 30th) since my friend backed out. So looks like I'm going alone unless I can find someone who wants it :/ MEEEEEEE!!!! Do you live in the Tulsa area? Hell you're more than welcome to it if you are. I don't really have any friends to go with so I can email you it if you want (it's a print at home ticket)
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Post by surfy on Apr 26, 2014 0:08:27 GMT -5
Do you live in the Tulsa area? Hell you're more than welcome to it if you are. I don't really have any friends to go with so I can email you it if you want (it's a print at home ticket) Yeah I do :) That's awesome, but sadly I don't think my mom would let me go
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Post by MyLastView on May 1, 2014 11:14:21 GMT -5
They were phenomenal at the Tulsa show last night! The energy was through the roof and the crowd was so good and really enjoyed themselves. There wasn't a dull moment, even when they slowed it down with "Neon Love". They killed it with "Acappella", "Gasoline", and "Pulses" especially. Not to mention Bonnie McKee was the PERFECT opener, holy crap. It was all just amazing. We were really close to the front too so we got to see them all up close and damn did they look good!
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Post by George on May 1, 2014 12:35:25 GMT -5
Star Apps: KarminKarmin's Amy Heidemann and Nick Noonan talk about the "Pulses" album, the extended #PulsesTour, how they balance work and play, and favorite apps. by Josh Rotter April 28, 2014 6:16 PM PDT A little bit of rap, a little bit of R&B, and a lot of rock 'n' roll attitude. These are the genres that platinum-selling duo Karmin is made of. Currently promoting their debut full-length, "Pulses," on tour, Karmin's Amy Heidemann and Nick Noonan talked with me about their video (featuring George Takei) going viral, the ups and downs of fame, how they balance work with a relationship, and their favorite apps. You had George Takei narrate your new video. How did that happen? Nick: We don't really know. He said yes, so we're not gonna mess with it. Amy: Nick is a Trekkie, first of all. We follow George's Facebook page, which is genius. We have some friends in common, so we thought, "Let's try to reach out, even though it's a long shot." But he came back and said, "I'd love to do it." If that isn't techie enough, the video also uses the cymascope. Can you explain what that does? Amy: We were on YouTube watching random videos. We're big science nerds and believe in aliens, and we thought, "What is this phenomenon, where you vibrate sound, like pitches of music, through water or sand, and it creates these super complex shapes, almost like crop circles, but on a smaller scale?" We found this guy who runs a cymascope lab in London, who said he could put Nick's voice through his cymascope machine and take pictures of it, and our brains exploded. Did you two ever imagine taking off the way you have? Amy: If you would have told me that this little girl from Nebraska, from a conservative family, would have this career, I would have slapped you. It's amazing how it happened, because I was a huge fan of rap artists like Lauryn Hill and R&B artists like Mariah Carey, Brandy, and Boyz II Men. The fact that we popped off of YouTube -- we were posting a video every week for less than a year, and it got the world's attention. Signing to a record label was a big bucket-list item, and then having a crossover hit...it's been a wild few years and inspired the whole album. There were certainly a lot of ups. Were there also downs? Nick: We like to think of ourselves as pioneering a new model, of going from YouTube and doing that whole thing, and everything was going so damn well. But, as with anything else in life, you're gonna have some downtime where you put out a single that doesn't do as well or get a review that doesn't say, "You're the best thing since sliced bread." When you come way up, you naturally have to deal with coming way down. We felt that way last year, until we started recording the album and trying to make sure we have a sound and developing a live show. We like to say that we had a lot of frosting before, but now we're filling in the cake. What was your vision for the album? Nick: The vision was to bring the live sound or big feel to the album and make sure that we play for everybody. We want to make sure everyone's intrigued and come see us live, which is our favorite part. And for them to know that Karmin's a duo. Amy: We were more conscious about having Nick's vocals on the songs. What can you tell us about the upcoming tour dates? Amy: It's a pretty high-energy show. If you ever saw No Doubt in the late '90s or early 2000s, you have an idea. It's aggressive, loud, definitely a rock show, with a lot of audience participation. Your fans are known as Karminites. What makes a true Karminite? Nick: One of the best things is you can't put a specific genre or look to them. But they have good senses of humor, I think. Amy: They're creatively driven personalities and pretty worldly, I would say. Your presence on YouTube and Reddit certainly won you a lot of fans early on. Nick: Yeah, they were some of the biggest contributions to the initial viral success. We couldn't afford to tour, so YouTube allowed us to get our music in front of people. Amy: We posted a video on Reddit, because we thought there was a lot of hilarity in the "Look at Me Now" video, and it was No. 1 on there for a day. But we can't forget hiphop.com, Ryan Seacrest, "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" -- it was a series of craziness. With Karmin taking up so much of your daily lives, how do you make personal time for each other? Nick: We have to be cautious about it. If everything we're thinking or talking about and doing is Karmin, then eventually you can't escape it. So as much as it's an amazing thing, it starts to consume you. We have to have a start time and end time to our day, like we're not doing anything Karmin-related past 8 o'clock tonight, which we generally fail at. But we have to be aware that it's an intense, around-each-other-all-the-time situation. Amy: We're always so inspired by everything. Every time we see something, we're like, "Oh man, that's the visuals for the next video." So it's a cool life, but it can be taxing [on the relationship]. Do you ever take breaks from each other? Nick: We try to have days where we both do our own thing. We'll go away for an hour, but then come right back. So you two are born just two days apart. Does that play into your dynamic? Amy: We should probably go get a reading. We're both year of the tiger and fire elements. We butt heads and are both extremely stubborn, but I'm curious why it works so well. This guy did a palm reading from a photo of us waving our hands. He grabbed the photo and read the lines on our hands and gave us a summary of our lives. Was there anything memorable? Nick: He said, "When it's bad, it's frustrating, and when it's good, it's really good." He also said something about a "strong sexual connection." Which mobile apps are you two most connected to? Amy: Twitter is No. 1, because that's how we talk to our fans, immediately and directly. Nick: Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook are up there. Amy: I don't use Facebook a lot, because it's not as interactive. Amy: My favorite design app is Joss & Main, so it's like the Houzz app, except you can buy the stuff. We got our first little cottage, and I love decorating. Nick: I use Rotten Tomatoes a lot. I check it to see what's coming out and what's the buzz. Movies are very interesting to me. Amy: I use Daily Horoscopes. We read our horoscope every morning. Karmin's upcoming #PulsesTour dates: 4/29 St. Louis, MO The Pageant 4/30 Tulsa, OK Cain's Ballroom 5/2 Des Moines, IA Wooly's 5/3 Omaha, NE Slowdown 5/5 Worcester, MA Assumption College Plourde Center 5/7 Denver, CO Summit Music Hall 5/8 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex
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Post by circadian on May 1, 2014 14:50:51 GMT -5
Nick: He said, "When it's bad, it's frustrating, and when it's good, it's really good." He also said something about a "strong sexual connection" Oh, Nick... you tiger...
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Post by George on May 30, 2014 15:04:05 GMT -5
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Post by Live Your Life on Jul 16, 2014 18:53:16 GMT -5
They're no longer on Epic's roster.
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Post by SHOOTER on Jul 16, 2014 19:12:12 GMT -5
They're no longer on Epic's roster. Crazy how I clicked on this thread wondering if I'd read that they were no longer signed with Epic.
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Post by surfy on Jul 16, 2014 21:06:09 GMT -5
:'(
They f**ked them over, and then dumped them... :'( What a shame too, they had major potential, but the label screwed it up!
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Post by George on Jul 17, 2014 14:42:44 GMT -5
Karmin Song "I Want It All" Needs to Be On Your Get-Psyched Playlist — VIDEOMallory Schlossberg •@malloryschloss I don’t know about you, but I am all about the workout playlist. It’s usually a lot of Beyoncé (what can I say, the woman gets me motivated!) but lately, I’ve been super into Karmin’s song “I Want It All.” It’s perfect for exercising — it’s a feel-good, high-energy tune that will force you to go the extra mile on the elliptical. Let’s call it “musical endorphins,” shall we? If the song makes you feel as though you’re at a roller-disco, then you are not alone, my friend. In fact, the video is pretty much a roller-disco par-tay. Not only that, but its lyrics will have you singing along with the chorus’s catchy hook: “All I want is one more night with you/It’s amazing just what one more night can do…” The duo behind Karmin is Amy Heidemann and Nick Noonan, a real-life couple who are headlining their first tour this summer. So, they sing together and go on dates together? So sweet. Hey, it’s proof that love makes music, people. Add “I Want It All” to your playlist or request that your spin instructor add it to theirs. I’m getting pumped up just thinking about it.
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Post by George on Jul 17, 2014 14:46:29 GMT -5
Karmin Has A Message For The Haters By Charley Rogulewski Hip-pop duo Karmin burst onto the scene with their homemade YouTube videos and 2012 hit "Brokenhearted." Since, the Maine-bred couple have brought back the suicide roll updo and dropped their major label debut 'Pulses.' Their latest single is a modern-day remake of the 'Grease' track "Summer Nights" for the Sweet Summer Showdown, that had the peppy duo tweak a summer-related track and go head-to-head with Jason Derulo and Jolly Ranchers. Perhaps you've seen it in a Twizzlers commercial on TV? Karmin stopped by to discuss their new track, favorite candy and dish a message for the haters.
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Post by George on Jul 17, 2014 14:49:03 GMT -5
Karmin Raise the Pulse of Their Live Show, Drawing Inspiration From No DoubtBy Nate Jackson Wed., Jul. 16 2014 at 4:36 AM The video for the title track of Karmin's debut full-length Pulses makes it hard to imagine that Amy Heidemann and Nick Noonan were ever anything but polished, FM pop prodigies. Of course, anyone who knows their work is well aware of their days bombarding YouTube with sweet, disarmingly talented covers of Top 40 and hip-hop covers like Lil Wayne's "6-Foot, 7-Foot" that generated an endless hailstorm of clicks. They wound up eliciting the attention of Epic label head L.A. Reid and made their first stab at original music on a major label with the Hello EP back in 2012. After a number of agonizing delays, Karmin's first full-length effort sees the group opening up both lyrically and musically to perfect their left-of-center hip-hop/pop hybrid. Since the release last spring, the group has gotten heaps of support from fans and some hate from pop critics over their new direction. But one thing that the album does supply along with it's catchy hooks is a slightly better sense of who Heidemann and Noonan are as both a duo and a romantic couple through their lyrics. That includes some of the personal and professional obstacles they're overcoming in the face of newfound fame. Before they headline the Pacific Amphitheatre this Friday, we got a change to talk with Karmin about the shifting musical dynamics of their new album and live sound, the key to maintaining their relationship while on tour, and their undying love for No Doubt and perpetual OC queen Gwen Stefani. OC Weekly (Nate Jackson): Since making the jump from YouTube sensations to the original artists we got a taste of on the Hello EP, How does it feel to be seen in the context of original artists with your first full-length project?Amy Heidemann: We feel extremely blessed. And when we think back on all the stuff that's happened, the most exciting thing is that it's only been three years since we started Karmin. We still feel like we're at the very beginning, like fetuses in the music industry. There's a lot more we want to do and we can't wait to see what happens next. Nick Noonan: It is kind of remarkable the way it happened so quickly with YouTube. We're not looking back, we don't really feel like it was an accident so we're really excited and ready to go. You've talked about wanting your performances to feel more like a rock show than a pop show when it comes to using a full band. What was the process of adapting the beats and compositions on your album to fit that model?Noonan: That was our performance style going to everything. So coming off of YouTube everyone thought we were plucked cold off of YouTube, but we actually have a lot of performance experience. But doing it as Karmin, we had to learn what our roles were and everyone kept saying that this is a rock show with a couple of pop tunes in it. There's so much energy in what we do. So that came across with the writing to have the album be the same thing. You've also talked about getting inspiration from Gwen Stefani and from the early No Doubt days. Since you're about to perform in OC, does that make you draw from that even more?Heidemann: Absolutely, I think what they did when they came onto the scene was so amazing. And Tragic Kingdom is one of my top five albums of all time. We were really trying to capture their energy when we first came out because they were so raw at a time when most female performers were all high heels and minidresses. And Gwen came out in suspenders and all she had that was girly was some red lipstick. I just love how iconic she is and a little bit tomboyish. When they performed it was sweaty and our show is really high energy like that. How has this most recent tour affected you guys as a couple, aside from just being bandmates?Noonan: We have to practice that different mindset, there's the home couple and the tour couple. Because it's really easy to be out of balance, but as long as we admit that, it'll help you get back to where we want to be. We just try to have couple nights here and there and usual couple time. You address a lot of what you guys are going through in your relationship and careers in the new album. Is that something you feel like you needed to do as all this newfound fame unfolds?Heidemann: Some of the best songs are some of the most honest ones. So when we'resharing this information about ourselves through our songs, we're hoping that it's resonating with someone out there. And I think it's working so far. We're always trying to be more and more honest. We've got bulletin boards with keywords written on them all over our studio and our house. It's hard to share personal stuff sometimes, we have a song on the album called "Tidal Wave" that speaks to what we go through on a daily basis. It's complicated, as Facebook would say. Has blowing up through social media and YouTube given you a unique perspective on the industry now that you have a major record deal with Epic?Noonan: Oh, 100 percent. Part of it is ego and the other part is that it's the wild west for the music industry. And that's awesome. There's times where people are pissed and frustrated with the industry today, and of course, that's true too. At the same time, for us, we're go-getter people and right now the fact that there's no model is amazing. We're one of the first groups to really come out of the YouTube model and we want to continue to add to that and create new things. Nick, what are some of the biggest things you learned about yourself as you shared more vocal duties on this new album?Noonan: I learned that when I perform I get extremely aggressive, I don't even realize it sometimes. I channel a lot of energy. If I'm playing a show and I'm just trying to get through it, I'll actually stop and get pissed at myself, I'm just like "what the hell is wrong with you? people are paying to watch you perform, you better get into it." So I have a lot of movement and I'm trying to get the feel right on stage. I've come a very long way since we first started. Talk about the genesis of the song "Pulses," the title track of the record.Noonan: We were working with Jon Jon [Traxx], who is an amazing talented producer. He had this basic idea for synth line and we came in and filled everything out and it kind of wrote itself. It was pretty quick. We had an idea for this big gang vocal that would explode after the pre-chorus and we had Amy rap over the chorus. Heidemann: It was the first song that we wrote for the album and it really set the tone sonically for what the rest of it would be. Any music that you were listening to outside the studio that influenced you during the writing of the album?Noonan: From a production standpoint, Pharrell is one of my all time favorites. I listen to a lot of early '00s and late '90s Pharrell production and Missy Elliot, a lot of No Doubt. Heidemann: Nick grew up loving classic rock and I grew up loving R&B and we both came together when it came to hip-hop. So we have no problem listening to the same playlists. What excites you and scares you the most about the coming months as you continue on this album cycle?Heidemann: We want to keep evolving and keeping the music more and more honest. And we've worked some of the best writers and producers in the game so it's almost like we've been in school the last couple of years. Noonan: And more independent creatively. If we didn't know how to do something the first time, like how to produce or engineer, we're learning that now so we can do it ourselves. Would you consider doing more cover songs in the near future? Noonan: There are a couple that we were just playing with the other day actually that work very well. We'll see how that works out.
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Post by gbaby on Jul 18, 2014 10:40:32 GMT -5
Their live show was really so great. I want to see them live again.
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Post by gbaby on Oct 20, 2014 14:47:41 GMT -5
I'm digging their new song, "Sugar." The video is pretty stupid, but she does look great. #DemLegzTho
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Post by SHOOTER on Oct 26, 2014 21:02:33 GMT -5
Another new track:
https%3A//soundcloud.com/karmin/yesterday
Clearly them producing their own music works in their favor and is a more natural fit. I think part of the reason why Pulses didn't catch on is because the songs were good but overproduced and came across as trying too hard to fit them into the "pop star" mold.
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Post by blahsi on Oct 27, 2014 16:37:51 GMT -5
Another new track: https%3A//soundcloud.com/karmin/yesterdayClearly them producing their own music works in their favor and is a more natural fit. I think part of the reason why Pulses didn't catch on is because the songs were good but overproduced and came across as trying too hard to fit them into the "pop star" mold. I would have to agree. I've listened to Sugar and Yesterday more than most of Pulses.
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Post by Gray. on Oct 27, 2014 22:29:33 GMT -5
Don't care much for "Yesterday" but "Sugar" is flawless. I'm down for quality, non-major-record-label music from them.
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Post by George on Dec 11, 2014 16:14:28 GMT -5
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Post by surfy on Dec 11, 2014 16:25:08 GMT -5
I hope they try again. Their first two releases are still sooooooo good!
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Post by SHOOTER on Dec 11, 2014 18:17:51 GMT -5
I blame Epic; they pushed them into overproduced pop that made them come across as forgettable and generic.
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Post by Luckie Starchild on Dec 11, 2014 18:46:00 GMT -5
At one point, I was certain they were about to become the next big thing.
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Post by tamed09 on Dec 12, 2014 1:24:45 GMT -5
Everybody just isn't meant to be a star...they are a unique "group"(I mean it's two of them but still) to market. They should've just stayed in the studio with one writer like Claude Kelly who did Brokenhearted and one producer and that be it.
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Post by Kurt on Feb 17, 2015 14:42:42 GMT -5
Leo Rising is the title of their upcoming second album:
A video for "Sugar" is coming tomorrow, according to their Facebook page.
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Post by maine on Feb 17, 2015 21:15:53 GMT -5
A&R meeting? Are they signing to another label...?
I'm hoping for something better than what they have produced so far. They need to just cut out the rapping almost entirely. It hardly ever works. Maybe if they up their writing on them at least.
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Post by josh on Feb 17, 2015 21:19:47 GMT -5
I took it as sarcasm, but who knows.
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