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Posted in music on April 12, 2005
Vice Revealed | Annie too cute, Bloc Party too big | Grime
A few posts ago, I reported that Vice Records is no longer releasing the Annie album. A few posts ago, I reported seeing Vice Records signee, Bloc Party, at Bowery Ballroom. If you haven't heard yourself say "grime" yet, you probably will soon. If you haven't heard Vice's Run the Road Grime compilation, you probably should. The Streets. DFA 1979. The list goes on.
How does the mysterious Vice do it? What's their story? What happened with Annie?
“We love the Annie record. But this is a tough one, because I do feel like Vice Records is not just about music. It’s also all the different Vice entities, and for what Vice sort of means to people, having that incredibly cute Norwegian pop singer doesn’t really fit the mold, no matter how great she is.”
"The buzz surrounding Bloc Party has exploded in recent weeks, and as the band is on the verge of mainstream exposure, Vice is learning to handle a new beast."
Those answers at more at the Columbia Spectator: The Virtues of Vice
Thanks to Joey of Tale of Two Cities and NOW Curbed for the link.
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Posted on April 12, 2005 2:36 PM
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The Annie record is coming out on Big Beat/Atlantic Records on June 7. The Heartbeat CD single, with Heartbeat and Chewing Gum remixes is out May 10. Big Beat was an independent dance label that was brought into Atlantic in the 90s but has been dormant for years. Annie is the first artist on the re-launched Big Beat Records. The VICE Records crew will manage the Annie album campaign, and hopefully work more with Atlantic as the album grows so she can have the mainstream success she deserves.
Posted by Adam Shore | April 13, 2005 9:32 AM