Get a behind the scenes look at the making of the of the dLite animated video featuring Lights’ song ‘White’, featuring comments from and about the Canadian synthpop singer, in the YouTube video below. “I think people are gonna love it,” Lights says about the animation. “I think one of the greatest things about it is that it really compliments the song. If you get one song that compliments a visual, they compliment each other.” Check out more info at dlitebylg.com.
Behind the scenes footage with Lights from the recent Reading Festival has been posted online. “Definitely a festival unlike any other one,” the Canadian synthpop singer said. “Especially in North America. You don’t get this many people at a festival and it’s just got this awesome festival vibe and everyone is so ready to hear music and ready to get dirty for music and makes it real easy for us to play. It’s just been a total blast.” Watch it via her MySpace below.
Several Canadian pop acts are contributing their voices to the anti-racism animation ‘The Girl With The Pinhead Parents’. Nelly Furtado plays Pinhead Girl (Pina), Lights plays Flourescent Glow Teacher (Miss Becqueral), and Skye Sweetnam plays Hockey-stick Hands Mom. Watch the Karen Bliss created cartoon via YouTube below.
Billboard.com’s Mashup Mondays features Canadian synthpop singer Lights performing an acoustic cover of ‘Behind Blue Eyes’ by The Who. Watch it via YouTube below.
Canadian synthpop singer Lights will embark on a headlining tour of the U.S. in the fall in support of her debut album ‘The Listening’ and her recently released EP ‘Lights.Acoustic’.
Tour dates are as follows:
10/22/10 Portland, OR- Berbati’s Pan
10/23/10 Seattle, WA- El Corazon
10/25/10 San Francisco, CA- Slim’s
10/26/10 Los Angeles, CA- El Rey
10/27/10 Phoenix, AZ- The Underground
10/29/10 Dallas, TX- Prophet Bar @ The Door
10/30/10 Austin, TX- Emo’s
10/31/10 Houston, TX- Warehouse Live
11/2/10 Orlando, FL- Backbooth
11/3/10 Atlanta, GA- Masquerade
11/4/10 Nashville, TN- Rocketown
11/5/10 Chicago, IL- Lincoln Hall
11/6/10 Detroit, MI- Eagle Theater
11/7/10 Cleveland, OH- Musica
11/9/10 Boston, MA- Middle East
11/10/10 New York, NY- Bowery Ballroom
11/11/10 Baltimore, MD- Ottobar
11/12/10 Philadelphia, PA- North Star Bar
11/13/10 Buffalo, NY- Mohawk Place
On sale dates will vary so fans can check the event details at iamlights.com/tour.
Lights performed ‘Saviour’ live on the syndicated weekend music show ‘Fearless Music’. The song if off the Canadian synthpop singer’s debut album ‘The Listening’, out now on Sire. Watch it via YouTube below.
Find out 21 things you might not have known about Lights in a new interview with Alloy TV. Among the questions posed to the Canadian synthpop singer are what’s the first music video she ever saw, the most surprising song on her iPod, her favorite musical era, favorite pizza toppings, favorite bands of the moment, and her moment of shame. “I walked down the stage once with my fly down and a piece of toilet paper stuck to my shoe,” she confessed. Watch the video via YouTube below.
After a tour supporting Hedley, Lights will be embarking on her own headlining tour of Canada. Tickets for the headlining shows will go onsale August 13th. Check the event details for on-sale times and links. Some of the venues will be offering presales.
Tour Dates:
10/13/10 Thunder Bay, ON Crocks
10/15/10 Winnipeg, MB Burton Cummings
10/16/10 Saskatoon, SK Odeon Events Centre
10/17/10 Calgary, AB MacEwan Ballroom
10/18/10 Edmonton, AB Edmonton Events Centre
10/20/10 Vancouver, BC Vogue Theater