DJ/producer Paul van Dyk has released a new video for ‘Eternity’, the lead single from his forthcoming album, ‘Evolution’. The track features Adam Young of Owl City. The video is a post apocalyptic story that follows a group of humans on a journey to escape the now barren earth. Van Dyk’s fifth studio album, ‘Evolution’, will be available everywhere on April 3rd and can be preordered now on his official site.
Adam Young checked in with fans on the Owl City blog moments ago, talking about why he chose the stage pseudonym. Young writes:
After high school I moved to Minneapolis and spent the dead of winter in Minnesota working the graveyard shift at UPS. By default, everyone hated me and I hated being there so I moved home, got another dead end job and wasted a semester and a half at Riverland Community College thinking I could make something of myself (it wasn’t a waste because the college was “bad” but because I couldn’t make myself do the work and eventually got myself onto the academic probation list and thrown out). This is when I started producing music. How it all ended up working out, I’ll never know.
Mid-semester I read a short story by Ambrose Bierce for one of my required English courses, a story called “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” that had a profound effect on me. It wasn’t until later that I discovered the 1962 French film adaptation that ended up changing my general outlook, my frame of mind, my point of perspective, and my entire life from that moment on.
Owl City is set to release a new live concert DVD with footage from his All Things Bright and Beautiful World Tour. ‘Owl City – Live from Los Angeles’ feature over 90 minutes of live performance, behind the scenes footage, exclusive interviews and more.
The DVD footage was filmed at Club Nokia this past July in Los Angeles. The full 21 track concert will be released on iTunes only on December 6th in North America. The DVD and Blu-Ray versions, to be released worldwide on February 7th, 2012, will include bonus features (backstage footage and an exclusive interview) in addition to the concert.
Track Listing:
1) The Real World
2) Cave In
3) Hello Seattle
4) Angels
5) Swimming In Miami
6) Umbrella Beach
7) I’ll Meet You There
8) Plant Life
9) Setting Sail
10) The Bird And The Worm
11) Lonely Lullaby
12) Fireflies
13) Dreams Don’t Turn To Dust
14) Kamikaze
15) Meteor Shower
16) Galaxies
17) Alligator Sky
18) Deer In The Headlights
19) Yacht Club
20) How I Became The Sea
21) If My Heart Was A House
Owl City is out with a live video for his song ‘Dreams Don’t Turn To Dust’, recorded at Adam Young’s concert from Club Nokia at LA LIVE. ‘Dreams Don’t Turn To Dust’ is featured on Owl City’s third studio album ‘All Things Bright and Beautiful’, out now on Universal Republic. Watch the Mark Lucas directed footage below the cut. Continue reading
Owl City checked in with fans on his official blog at owlcityblog.com the other day, talking about his ‘All About Us’ collaboration with Rachel Taylor and Trevor Kelly of the Tacoma, Washington indie pop act He Is We. Adam Young writes:
I was very blessed to be involved with two artists known as He Is We and their delicate new single entitled, ‘All About Us’. The song radiates a flavor of bliss I’ve never quite tasted before and it’s one of those tracks you keep playing over and over because you want more of whatever it is that connects the emotional dots. You play it once and it feels good, so you play it again, and before you realize it, your iTunes count is over thirty but you’re still going strong.
Owl City is out with the music video to his new single ‘Deer In The Headlights’, the third release from Adam Young’s third studio album ‘All Things Bright and Beautiful’, out now on Universal Republic. The video features Adam driving a DeLorean and includes a cameo from Canadian synthpop artist Lights as a convenience store cashier… or perhaps not. Watch it via YouTube below.
On July 20th, Owl City will make his national network television debut when he performs live on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ in Hollywood. Adam Young will be performing his new single ‘Deer in the Headlights’, off of his new album ‘All Things Bright and Beautiful’, as well as his mega-hit ‘Fireflies’, from his debut album ‘Ocean Eyes’. Fans can watch the performance at ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ for free as this will be part of their outdoor mini-concert series. Get an RSVP at 1iota.com.
Owl City kicked off a headlining tour of the US on Monday night at the legendary Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. The tour kicked-off on the eve of the release of his new full-length studio album ‘All Things Bright and Beautiful’. The new album is the follow up to his platinum selling debut ‘Ocean Eyes’.
Confirmed Tour Dates for Owl City:
June 13 – Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN
June 14 – Tabernacle Atlanta, GA
June 16 – House of Blues Orlando, FL
June 17 – Fillmore Charlotte. NC
June 18 – Pier Six Baltimore, MD
June 20 – Olympia Montreal, QC
June 21 – Kool Haus Toronto, QC
June 23 – Roseland Ballroom New York, NY
June 25 – The Mann Philadelphia, PA
June 26 – House of Blues Boston, MA
June 28 – Egyptian Room Indianapolis, IN
June 29 – Fillmore Detroit, MI
June 30 – Summerfest Milwaukee, WI
July 1 – LC Pavilion Columbus, OH
July 2 – Creation East Mount Union, PA
July 11 – Uptown Theatre Kansas City, MO
July 12 – Fillmore Denver, CO
July 13 – MacKay Event Center Salt Lake City, UT
July 15 – Paramount Theatre Seattle, WA
July 16 – The Center Vancouver, BC
July 17 – Roseland Ballroom Portland, OR
July 19 – Warfield Theatre San Francisco, CA
July 21 – Club Nokia Los Angeles, CA
July 23 – Fox Theatre Pomona, CA
July 25 – Verizon Theatre Houston, TX
July 26 – Verizon Theatre Dallas, TX
July 27 – ACL Live Austin, TX
July 29 – Aragon Ballroom Chicago, IL
July 30 – Roy Wilkins Auditorium Minneapolis, MN
Owl City has released the new galactic mission themed music video for ‘Alligator Sky’, off Adam Young’s latest album ‘All Things Bright and Beautiful’, out June 14th on Universal Republic. ‘Alligator Sky’ features Los Angeles rapper Shawn Chrystopher.
“‘Alligator’ and ‘sky’ are two words that don’t really go together, but conjure up an image, which fits the idea of the song,” Adam Young explained. “It’s about how there are so many weird things coming at you every day. Why not just meet them head on and take charge even though you have no say over what’s going to happen? You and those around you are what matter most.”
Watch it via YouTube below.
Owl City’s Adam Young did an ‘Ask:Reply’ Q&A with Vevo, fielding questions from the site’s visitors about what inspired him to become a singer, what he likes to eat before performing, hip hop artists he looks up to, valuable life lessons he’s learned, how he thinks up his songs, and more. “I never really inspired to be a singer until being a singer was sort of thrust upon me,” Adam said in response to the first question. “I started programming and sequencing music in the box, in the computer, and need a vocalist at some point and nobody was around, so I thought I could give it a shot myself to save the hassle of finding somebody and suddenly they’re saying you need to go on tour and you need to play shows. So I’m thinking I’ve gotta learn how to sing because I don’t really know. I never sang before my parents or any of my friends or at church or anything, so it was really a zero to sixty thing but now that I’m a singer by trade it’s been a lot easier to own.” Watch the comments below.