World’s Fair News

Common, Will.I.Am (Black Eyed Peas), Black Thought (The Roots), Frank N Dank & others reprazent at the video shoot to show support for hip hop’s quiet legend, Dilla… All the magic is over at iMeem.

Listen to the track “Won’t Do” that the video is for.

CONNECT: World’s Fair| Myspace | B.B.E. Music | J Dilla Foundation | iMeem

WXPN 88.5FM’s “Free @ Noon” performance featuring Alice Smith will air on Friday, November 17. To listen live on November 17 go to 88.5FM in Philadelphia or tune in on the web.

Alice’s brand new website www.alicesmith.com features clips of the entire album and you may sign up to Alice’s mailing list for the latest news updates.

Alice rounds the bend of her exhaustive US tour - this may be your last chance to catch her amazing live performance for some time!

Nov 17 @ The Electric Factory, Philadelphia
Nov 18 @ The Electric Factory, Philadelphia
Nov 20 @ The Norva, Norfolk
Nov 21 @ Visulite Theatre, Chalottetown
Nov 22 @ 9:30 Club, Washington
Nov 24 @ Ram’s Head Live, Baltimore
Nov 25 @ Ram’s Head Live, Baltimore
Nov 28 @ Nokia Theatre New York
Nov 29 @ Nokia Theatre New York

Artist: Alice Smith
Album: For Lovers, Dreamers & Me [LISTEN]
Label: BBE Music
Street Date: September 5th, 2006
Formats: CD, mp3
Buy it @ Amazon | iTunes | Best Buy | AOL Music | Dusty Groove | Underground Hip Hop

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The Videos of Van Occupanther continue this week with “Kingfish Pies” @ ROWXWEL.com

More Videos of Van Occupanther on YouTube

10 videos to vote for in the Midlake video contest - or post your own Midlake video on YouTube!

CONNECT: Myspace | Website | World’s Fair page | YouTube Group

Please welcome World’s Fair’s latest signing in our management group - Colourmusic!

Colourmusic - “Circles” [DOWNLOAD]

Colourmusic - “You Can Call Me By My Name” [DOWNLOAD]

Since Colourmusic’s beginning in rural Oklahoma, the band has tirelessly researched ways to devise unique sounds. This band leaves their own Technicolor fingerprint on today’s music scene by composing music based on Sir Isaac Newton’s theories of sound and colour. [READ MORE]

New Yorkers, don’t miss your chance to catch Colourmusic: Mercury Lounge (Nov. 27) and Union Hall (Nov. 28). More tour dates on their Myspace.

CONNECT: Myspace | Website

Voting is officially open for PLUG 2007! We are very proud to announce that the Worlds Fair Label Group has enjoyed an amazing 15 PLUG Awards nominations this year. Click here to vote and have your voice heard.

Indie Rock Album Of The Year
Midlake - The Trials Of Van Occupanther (Bella Union)

Hip-Hop Album Of The Year
Dr. Octogon - The Return Of Dr. Octagon (OCD International)
J Dilla - The Shining (BBE)
Mr. Lif - Mo’ Mega (Definitive Jux)

DJ Album Of The Year
Diplo - FabricLive 24 (Fabric)
Matthew Dear - Fabric 27 (Fabric)

Artist Of The Year
J Dilla (BBE)

Female Artist Of The Year
Alice Smith (BBE)

Male Artist Of The Year
J Dilla (BBE)

Song Of The Year
Midlake - “Roscoe” (Bella Union)
Click here for a free download!

Record Producer of the Year
Dabrye (Ghostly)
El-P (Definitive Jux)
J Dilla (BBE)

Music Video Of The Year
Midlake - “Young Bride” (Bella Union)
Click here to watch!

Album Art/Packaging of the Year
Mr. Lif - Mo’ Mega (Definitive Jux)

CONNECT: PLUG | iMeem

Nicolay - “I Am The Man” feat. Black Spade [DOWNLOAD]

November, 18 2006
w/ Curse @ Colors Studio in TOKYO
B3F barbizon27 2-25-23 Nishi-Azabu,
Minato-ku, Tokushima

November, 26 2006
Nicolay’s Soulful Sundays : Episode II w/ Stevie Mack
the Purple Party | An Evening of Prince @ Bella Festa
127 Princess Street
Wilmington, North Carolina 28403
Cost: $6 cover, $3 if dressed in something Purple

Buy it @ UGHH | Virgin Mega | iTunes |

Artist: Nicolay
Album: Here [LISTEN]
Label: BBE Music
Street Date: September 5th, 2006
Formats: CD, mp3, vinyl
Tour Dates: Click here for U.S. Sept/Oct dates
CONNECT: Website | Myspace | World’s Fair

Vote for Midlake’s “Bandits” video - voting ends Nov. 17th!

Meanwhile, the videos of Van Occupanther continue this week with the much awaited video for “Roscoe” , which debuted this week on Stereogum.

Check out the first few entries in the Midlake video contest - make sure to rate each video to help us choose the best one. The deadline is still a few weeks away!

CONNECT: Myspace | Website | World’s Fair page | YouTube Playlist

J Dilla’s legacy continues to shine with a new video to be released for “Won’t Do” from “The Shining”, exclusively on imeem. The video, directed by Mazik Saevitz (of Blood of Abraham fame) and featuring Common, Will.I.AM, Black Thought, Talib Kweli, Karriem Riggins and others will premiere on December 4th. Styling for the video was done by Las Vegas based Fruition. Expect a surreal CG driven visual journey that will celebrate Dilla’s legacy while staying true to ‘Won’t Do’ as a song.

Leading up to the premiere, exclusive stills and behind the scenes footage will be available on imeem, along with updates on “The Shining” commemorative hats and T-shirts. imeem is a next-generation online network for social media, bringing people together through shared creative passions by combining social networking with innovative digital media features and instant messaging. imeem allows people to upload user-created video, audio, photos, and blogs, attracting an independent and diverse community of artists, bands, filmmakers, photographers, DJs, video nuts and fans.

J Dilla “Shining” New Era hats will be released on November 24th, 2006. There will be two hats released, each will correspond to the color of the shining album and instrumental album. The hats will be sold for $74.00 each. 74 commemorates the year that J Dilla was born. The black hat will include a copy of The Shining instrumental CD album and the crimson hat will include a copy of “The Shining” CD. The hats will be limited to only 144, of each colorway. All proceeds from the hats will go to the J Dilla foundation

The hats will be available 11/24/06 at:

New York - Union NY 172 Spring Street Tel. 212.226.8493

Los Angeles - Union LA 110 South La Brea Avenue Tel. 323.549.6950

Toronto – Goodfoot 431 Richmond Street Tel. 416.364.0734

Montreal – Goodfoot 3830 St. Laurent Boulevard

Calgary – Goodfoot 736 17th. Ave. SW Unit B (Upper Unit)

Vancouver – Goodfoot/Ransom 36 Powell St.

Online – www.okayplayer.com

In Toronto INQMND, GOODFOOT and SMPLSZ will host a fundraiser and hat release party on 11/23/06 at Supermarket 268 Augusta Ave. Doors open @ 9PM and donations are $5.

J Dilla - “The Shining” available on iTunes, Amazon, Best Buy, and elsewhere…

Win this shirt below - enter the contest at Brooklyn Industries.

Check out the Mo Mega remixes at Lif’space.

Mr. Lif is on tour - everywhere - all the time - until the end of the year. Click for itinerary.

CONNECT: Website | Myspace | Definitive Jux

Get ‘em fresh @ the Pharmacy.

Click here for the story on Rolling Stone.

El is still blogging away about the new album, “I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead”, currently in the final stages of production. No joke dem beats is radioactive - El sez “shit is getting serious in the studio”

CONNECT: Myspace | Definitive Jux | El-P’s Blog

Click here to read the Apple Pro Applications interview with Roger O’Donnell

Watch the QuickTime exclusive of the video for “Treasure”, produced and directed by Roger O’Donnell and Erin Lang, vocalist on the album.

Download the Dntel remix of “Treasure” and stream tracks from “The Truth In Me” at Download.com

Catch Roger O’Donnell in your town:
@ Apple Store Amphitheatres
Nov 9 @ Apple Store, North Michigan Ave, Chicago (7pm)
Nov 11 @ Apple Store, Stockton St, San Francisco (1pm)
Nov 14 @ Apple Store, 3rd St. Promenade, Los Angeles (7pm)

w/ Christopher Willits
Nov 27 @ TT The Bears, Boston
Nov 28 @ World Cafe, Philadelphia
Nov 29 @ Joe’s Pub, New York
Dec 2 @ The CAID, Detroit
Dec 4 @ Smart Bar, Chicago
Dec 5 @ Spaceland, Los Angeles
Dec 6 @ Cafe Du Nord, San Francisco
Dec 11 @ Holocene, Portland
Dec 12 @ The Baltic Room, Seattle

CONNECT: Myspace | Website | World’s Fair

Tuesday, November 7 is Election Day–the 2006 General Election for local, state and/or federal offices. Be sure to get out and vote.

Vic Thrill & Saturn Missile - “Tell Your Children Not to Look at the President” [DOWNLOAD]

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Nov 8 @ Brown’s Theatre, Louisville, Kentucky
Nov 10 @ Mr. Smalls, Millvale
Nov 11 @ Lee’s Palace, Toronto
Nov 12 @ Cabaret du Musee Juste Pour Rire, Montreal
Nov 14 @ Lupos Heartbreak Hotel, Providence
Nov 15 @ Webster Theatre, Hartford
Nov 16 @ Pearl Street, Northampton
Nov 17 @ The Electric Factory, Philadelphia
Nov 18 @ The Electric Factory, Philadelphia
Nov 20 @ The Norva, Norfolk
Nov 21 @ Visulite Theatre, Chalottetown
Nov 22 @ 9:30 Club, Washington
Nov 24 @ Ram’s Head Live, Baltimore
Nov 25 @ Ram’s Head Live, Baltimore
Nov 28 @ Nokia Theatre New York
Nov 29 @ Nokia Theatre New York

Artist: Alice Smith
Album: For Lovers, Dreamers & Me [LISTEN]
Label: BBE Music
Street Date: September 5th, 2006
Formats: CD, mp3
Buy it @ Amazon | iTunes | Best Buy | AOL Music | Dusty Groove | Underground Hip Hop

CONNECT: Myspace | World’s Fair

Brookville and Tahiti80 are proud to announce the winners of Le Pop Contest!

Michael Leviton will be opening the show at Mercury Lounge, NYC, on the 21st, with his ukelele and dulcet voice.

Cavil At Rest will be rocking the opening slot at Cafe du Nord, San Francisco on Nov. 9

Congratulations everyone. Brookville and Tahiti80 would like to thank all the bands and artists that submitted.
Browse some of their favorite contest entries at the links below.

Hope you can all make it out to the shows!

In no particular order…
Natalie Bonelli, Superfortress, Jodi Gold, Mia Carruthers, David Daniel, E. Joseph, Lady M, The Swedes, The White Noise Supremacists, Bryan Dunn, The Waylons, Andrew Levine, The Wild Poppies, Leaving Kinzley, Rebecca Pronsky Band,