2012 NEWS ARCHIVE
UNITED WE STAND ON SALE AT MERCHNOW
Good news! Razor & Tie's Holiday CD sale includes
United
We Stand for only $5! Sale runs through to December 31st and if
you order before the 16th (in the US) will get it before Christmas.
BRAD EUROPEAN TOUR
February 2013 sees Brad's debut trip to Europe and we're super-pleased to announce the first ever shows across the pond. Support for all shows comes from the young British band, New Killer Shoes.
Please join us on Twitter as @bradcorporation and start trending #BradEuroTour2013. There's also a great new Brad in Europe Facebook group.
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February 8th 2013 |
MANCHESTER - ENGLAND |
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February 9th 2013 |
BIRMINGHAM - ENGLAND |
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February 10th 2013 |
LONDON - ENGLAND |
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February 12th 2013 |
PARIS - FRANCE |
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February 13th 2013 |
ANTWERP - BELGIUM |
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February 14th 2013 |
ZOETERMEER - HOLLAND |
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February 15th 2013 |
UTRECHT - HOLLAND |
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February 16th 2013 |
HENGELO - HOLLAND |
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February 18th 2013 |
HAMBURG - GERMANY |
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February 19th 2013 |
BERLIN - GERMANY |
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February 20th 2013 |
COLOGNE - GERMANY |
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February 21st 2013 |
MUNICH - GERMANY |
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February 23rd 2013 |
MILAN - ITALY |
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February 24th 2013 |
FLORENCE - ITALY |
LIMITED EDITION TOUR POSTER
We're super-pleased to unveil this limited edition screenprinted poster by the wonderful Nick Rhodes at SwitchOpen. Commissioned to celebrate the 2013 European tour, it is designed in beautiful greens and gold inks and is A2 (42cm x 59.4cm) in size.
Place your pre-order on over at the Establishment Store right now!
WELCOME TO DISCOVERY PARK on iTUNES
Razor & Tie have released the newly reissued Welcome to Discovery Park on iTunes in North America. You can download it here.
WELCOME TO DISCOVERY PARK RE-ISSUED
2012 marks the ten year anniversary of our long out-of-print, third studio album, Welcome To Discovery Park. To celebrate, the album (originally released in August, 2002 on Redline and Wagram UK) has been re-issued in several configurations, including for the very first time, limited-edition 2LP gatefold vinyl. The artwork has been re-designed and re-created by Regan Hagar.
In addition, the release will be made available as a digipak CD and
also as a digital download through all digital service providers.
Each configuration will include two bonus tracks (previously unavailable
in North America) - 'It Ain’t Easy' and 'Makes Me Crazy'.
This is the first in a series of Brad catalog re-issues by Razor & Tie planned for release throughout 2013.
It is now available to pre-order from the Establishment Store and also in three bundle combinations from MerchNow. All purchases from the Establishment Store will also receive a free 3-track promo CD by our support band, New Killer Shoes.
WELCOME TO DISCOVERY PARK COMPETITION - CLOSED
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To mark the reissue of Welcome to Discovery Park, the kind folk at Razor & Tie have donated the vinyl test pressing of the album as a giveaway prize! To own these four sides of super-rare Brad loveliness
simply email: One entry per person please. Competition closes on October 31st and the winner will be notified by email. Feel free to leave us a message too... If you're the lucky winner and heading to one of the European shows then let us know and you'll receive your prize from Brad in person! |
Congratulations! The winner of the WTDP test pressing is Deyana P who will be presented with her prize at the Birmingham show on the 9th Feb.
CLASSIC ROCK MAGAZINE
Brad's 'Needle and Thread' from United We Stand features on the covermount CD of the new issue of Classic Rock Magazine, out now.
FREE BRAD CONCERT IN SEATTLE
Seattle radio station KEXP is teaming up with Seattle Center for the fourth annual "Concerts at the Mural,". This is a free, outdoor, picnic-friendly concert series at the Mural Amphitheatre on the Seattle Center Campus.
The event happens on four Fridays in August with Brad performing on the 10th together with The Young Evils and Posse.
More details can be found at kexp.org and seattlecenter.com.
NEW ALBUM, UNITED WE STAND, ON SALE AT AMAZONMP3
Our album ‘United We Stand’ is on sale for $5 through the month of June over at AmazonMP3. Download your copy today: http://amzn.to/BRADAMZN
WATERS DEEP FILMED AT THE TROUBABOUR, LA
Check out Subterra Films.
EAST COAST DATES
Don't forget Brad will be on the East Coast later this month supporting the new album, United We Stand. Now available everywhere!
May 21st - World
Cafe, Philadelphia - Tickets available here.
May 22nd - Red
Palace, Washington DC - Tickets available here.
May 23rd - Gramercy
Theatre, New York, NY - Tickets available here.
BRAD ON JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!
BRAD'S KEXP PERFORMANCE NOW STREAMING
Listen back to Brad's live KEXP session from 30th April here. Songs played from their new album, United We Stand, include A Reason To Be In My Skin, Last Bastion, The Only Way and Waters Deep.
BRAD TO PERFORM WITH ORCHESTRA AT MUSIC MATTERS 2012
On May 12th the Paramount Theatre, Seattle plays host to a benefit for The Music Matters Washington Youth Music Education Fund. The show will also feature Vicci Martinez, Alan White and White, Star Anna & The Laughing Dogs, LeRoy Bell and His Only Friends, Howard Leese, Geoffrey Castle & others all performing their songs with an orchestra of top Washington student and professional musicians.
Music
Matters Live! 2012 blends classical, contemporary, professional
and student musicians into one evening of performances that unifies
cultures and musical genres. The event raises funds to provide extended
learning, enrichment and performance opportunities to Northwest area
music students.
Tickets available here.
BRAD COVER NEIL YOUNG'S 'DON'T CRY' AT EASY ST. RECORDS
Posted to YouTube by TravHay
LIVE BROADCAST OF RECORD STORE DAY SHOW ON SIRIUS XM
Tune into channel 22 at 7pm today (21st April) as Pearl Jam Radio celebrates Record Store Day with an exclusive live broadcast by Brad at Easy Street Records in Seattle.
EAST COAST DATES
Brad have added three dates to their upcoming April/May US tour:
May 21st - World
Cafe, Philadelphia - Tickets available here.
May 22nd - Red
Palace, Washington DC - Tickets available here.
May 23rd - Gramercy
Theatre, New York, NY - Tickets available here.
REGAN HAGAR'S BUFFALOES
If you're in Los Angeles for the Brad show then you might want to catch drummer Regan Hagar's new band Buffaloes at the Piano Bar on May 1st.
This new venture features Regan, Jeremy Lightfoot together with vocalist Samuel Bligh. Buffaloes will have an official website up very soon. Photography by Daniel Zetterstrom.
BRAD ON JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!
You can grab free tickets to see Brad perform an 'indoor mini-concert' on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in Los Angeles at 5:30pm on May 2nd. Please apply via the 1Iota.com website.
'EASY STREET RECORDS' IN-STORE PERFORMANCE & SIGNING
Brad will be performing at Easy Street Records (Queen Anne Store, 20 Mercer Street) on April 21st at 4pm.
This is an all-ages event and entry is free! The New album United We Stand will be for sale before street date and you can be the first to get your hands on it and get it signed by the band.
RECORD STORE DAY RELEASE
Brad will release the 7" vinyl record 'Waters Deep' on Record Store Day April 21st.
This limited 7" (only 1,000 units available) features two b-sides and a digital download card for two songs, 'Waters Deep' and the Neil Young cover, 'Don't Cry'. The 7" is pressed on 135 gram transparent vinyl and features tracks have that have never been heard before and are not available anywhere else.
Check out this Facebook event page for further details.
'UNITED WE STAND' PRE-ORDERS
You can now pre-order Brad's new album, United We Stand, from the Razor & Tie website. There are three bundles up for grabs:
CD Bundle |
Vinyl Bundle |
Large Bundle |
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| - United We Stand CD - 12" x 12" album artwork lithograph - Digital copy of the album - Instant download of 'Diamond Blues' |
- United We Stand vinyl - 12" x 12" album artwork lithograph - Digital copy of the album - Instant download of 'Diamond Blues'
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- United We Stand CD & vinyl - 12" x 12" album artwork lithograph - New Brad t-shirt - Digital copy of the album - Instant download of 'Diamond Blues' |
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STONE GOSSARD INTERVIEW
Check out the RollingStone.com interview with guitarist Stone Gossard and video for the new song Diamond Blues.
NEW BRAD ALBUM
The band will be releasing their sixth album 'United We Stand' on April 24th (Razor & Tie Records)! Brad also play three west coast shows to mark its release.
1. Miles Of Rope
2. Bound In Time
3. A Reason To Be In My Skin
4. Diamond Blues
5. The Only Way
6. Last Bastion
7. Make The Pain Go Away
8. Needle And Thread
9. Tea Bag
10. Through The Day
Brad is the latest addition to independent label Razor & Tie's expanding roster. The New York City-based label is one of the fastest growing independent record companies in the United States, and has garnered both Platinum sales and Grammy awards in its 20-year history.
BRAD TOUR DATES
April 27th - Seattle, Showbox at the Market - Tickets
May 3rd - Los Angeles, Troubadour - SOLD OUT
May 4th - San Francisco, Cafe Du Nord - SOLD OUT
EXPANDED EDITIONS OF BACK CATALOG TO BE RE-RELEASED
In addition to the new album, Razor & Tie has licensed Brad's entire back catalog and will re-release the previous studio albums Shame, Interiors, Welcome To Discovery Park, and Best Friends? along with the compilation, Satchel vs. Brad. The catalogue albums will be re-released in multiple deluxe configurations beginning later this year.
LIVE IN-STUDIO PERFORMANCES
Brad have also recorded a series of in-studio videos at Stone's Studio Litho to mark the album's release. Here's a non-album track from those sessions.
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