New Switchfoot e-mail; Jon co-writes song "Betty" for Brooke Fraser album; PHOTOS galore; Drew & Romey on XM Radio
AS IT HAPPENS: Watch the guys at the US Open of Surfing! Here's their tweet: not at the US Open? check out our set today on the music feed at 5:30 PST http://usopenofsurfing.com! Tune in!
The guys are playing at the US Open of Surfing today! If you're going and you'd like to share photos, videos, setlists or stories, e-mail us a news@landofbrokenhearts.org.
SWITCHFOOT/JON FOREMAN/FICTION FAMILY NEWS
If you missed yesterday's update, you're going to want to check it out. Jon debuted a new song yesterday, called Thrive, and you can pick up the lyrics, download an mp3 and watch the video right HERE. Killer song. "I've been awake for an hour or so Checking for a pulse but I just don't know Am I man if I feel like ghost? The stranger in the mirror is wearing my clothes
New Switchfoot e-mail!: South America Tour, US Open of Surfing, San Diego Artist of the Year, Radio Update, New Merch and more!!
Hey Amigos!
US OPEN OF SURFING Come out to Huntington Beach, CA today, August 5th for a day of Surfing, Skating, BMX, Music and Art. Our good friend Timmy Curran will be performing as well, so make sure to get there early. Music begins at 4:30pm and admission is FREE! http://www.usopenofsurfing.com/
SOUTH AMERICA, HERE WE COME! We are heading to South America in September and we couldn’t be more stoked! We will be making stops in Costa Rica, Colombia, Guatemala, Brazil and Argentina. Click HERE to purchase tickets.
SWITCHFOOT NOMINATED FOR 3 SAN DIEGO AWARDS We have been nominated by the city of San Diego for 3 SD Music Awards. The “Artist of the Year” award is determined by public online voting, which means you can help us win! Click here to vote for Switchfoot.
RADIO UPDATE We have 2 singles out right now that have been climbing the radio charts, “The Sound (John M. Perkins’ Blues)” and “Your Love is a Song”. “The Sound” is currently at #17 on the Alternative charts and “Your Love is a Song” is #45 and rising! Visit the links below to request Switchfoot on your local radio station. P.S. KROQ in LA just added “The Sound (John M. Perkins’ Blues)”!!
“The Sound (John M. Perkins’ Blues)” http://flash.atlrec.com/switchfoot/request/thesound
“Your Love is a Song” http://flash.atlrec.com/switchfoot/request/yourloveisasong
NEW MERCH New t-shirts just arrived in the store. If you couldn’t make it to Bro Am this year, now’s your chance to pick up a sweet t-shirt! We have sweet new hoodies and tees!
BOY SCOUTS 2010 JAMBOREE On July 31st we were invited by The Boy Scouts of America to perform at the 2010 National Scout Jamboree. The performance took place in front of 100,000 boy scouts at The Centennial Celebration! Here's a photo below!
SWITCHFOOT LIVE Aug 5 - Huntington Beach, CA / US Open Of Surfing Aug 7 - Scranton, PA / Toyota Pavilion* Aug 8 - Chicago, IL / Lollapalooza Aug 9 - Raleigh, NC / Raleigh Boutique Amphitheatre* Aug 10 - Charlotte, NC / Uptown Theatre* Aug 14 - Miami, FL / Bayfront Park Amphitheatre* Aug 15 - Tampa, FL / Ford Amphitheatre* Aug 18 - St. Charles, MO / Family Arena* Aug 19 - Independence, MO / Independence Event Center* Aug 20 - Springfield, MO / Gillioz Theatre Aug 21 - Dallas, TX / Superpages.com Center* Aug 22 - Spring, TX / Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion* Aug 24 - Morrisson, CO / Red Rocks Amphitheater* Aug 26 - Concord, CA / Sleep Train Amphiteatre* Aug 28 - Phoenix, AZ / Dodge Theatre* Aug 29 - Los Angeles, CA / Greek Theatre* Sep 5 - Lexington, KY / Questapalooza (NEW!) Oct 10 - Austin, TX / Austin City Limits Festival
*shows opening for Goo Goo Dolls Visit switchfoot.com for more info including how to get tickets.
This is the sound, and thanks for listening. - jon, tim, chad, drew, jerome You have till August 20th to vote for the guys in the San Diego Music Awards!
The Daily Foot has been updated with photos from Boston, the Boy Scout Jamboree and Jones Beach. View all of the photos HERE and some of my favorite shots below!
^ This has to be one of my favorite Switchfoot photos EVER.
^ ...Drew? "FREEBIIIIIRRRDDDDDD!"
Lucky for us, Jon is an extremely prolific guy - and if you've been anxious to hear some new musical offerings from him, he's co-written a song on solo artist Brooke Frasher's new album. AntiMusic reports: Brooke Fraser will release her third album, Flags, on October 12 on Wood and Bone Records. The new record was recorded in Los Angeles at EastWest Studios and was produced by the artist. A full U.S. tour has been finalized for November and December, where she'll perform in legendary venues such as The Parish in Austin, Highline Ballroom in NYC and the El Rey in Los Angeles.
Flags is a dreamy, alternative-pop collection that showcases her agile soprano, lilting melodies, and knack for telling her stories through the lives of vibrant characters on songs like "Betty," (co-written with Switchfoot's Jon Foreman and Ben West of Detroit indie duo The Real Efforts of Real People), "Crows and Locusts," "Jack Kerouac," and "Ice on Her Lashes." ^ Nice! Can't wait to hear the tune. We'll keep you posted on the release and previews.
New Twitter posts! From Switchfoot: 1. New Hampshire last night 2. US open of Surfing in Huntington beach California today 3. Scranton, PA maņana ... Ha! do the math
From Jon: Playing the US open of surfing today in Huntington Beach... See you there?
Have XM radio? Tune in today to hear a special interview with Drew and Romey! The following was posted on THE PULSE: TAKING THE PULSE OF SWITCHFOOT Today 12:00 pm ET Drew and Jerome of Switchfoot are coming by to hang with Kim Ashley and talk about everything and anything including their latest album, Hello Hurricane. (1 hr)
Rebroadcast: Tonight 10:00 pm ET; Tomorrow 7:00 am ET; Tomorrow 6:00 pm ET; Sat 8/7 3:00 pm ET For more information, click HERE. Tune in at one of the aforementioned times and be sure to let us know how the interview is! Either that or record it for non-XM radio users... *gentle hint* (Thanks Brandon!)
Speaking of radio, here's a few videos from a recent Jon/Drew radio stop at Boch Studio 929 in Boston!
The guys played Soulfest, as while we've yet to come across a setlist/videos, we do have a pretty cool shot for you to check out - I believe Jon played a solo show before Switchfoot's set and this seems to be a photo from that performance!: Photo credit: Renee Christine
How are Switchfoot's singles performing on the charts? We're Awakening has the scoop for us: This week, "The Sound" holds serve at No. 16 on Alternative, despite a strong challenge by Anberlin's new single, "Impossible."
"The Sound" fell on Christian Rock from 2-3.
"Your Love Is a Song" fell 12-13 on Christian CHR, but experienced a HUGE jump from 32 all the way to 23 on the national Christian Songs chart, with a giant 338+ spin increase.
Look for "The Sound" to revive on Alternative this coming week with KROQ spinning the track, and several other stations sure to follow. Keep requesting at your local rock stations!
The folks over at DC101 e-mailed us to let us know they've uploaded photos of Jon and Drew's acoustic set at the station. Take a look right HERE and scrolling down to the RECENTLY UPDATED PHOTOS section.
I hope you guys are in a photo mood because we've got a number of shots to share with you!
Photographer Sandra Sanchez posted some absolutely EPIC shots from Switchfoot's performance in Boston. View the full set HERE.
My favorite:
This one has to be my second favorite from the set:
One of our favorite photographers from the Bro-Am posted some more STELLAR shots from the Bro-am - these ones are from Switchfoot's concert set! Here are a few favorites but make sure you check out the full set HERE - they're incredible! ^ That'd make a great Hello Hurricane graphic... as would the next shot!
NEW Song "Thrive", Ghost Town Mystery Solved, Radio performances
The guys are playing at Soul Fest in New Hampshire tonight! If you'd like to share photos, videos, setlists or stories from the show, e-mail us at news@landofbrokenhearts.org. Thanks!
SWITCHFOOT/JON FOREMAN/FICTION FAMILY NEWS
Vote for Switchfoot as "Artist of the Year" in the San Diego Music Awards! Click HERE to vote and support the guys!
Jon played another aftershow last night (we'll have more updates on that soon) and debuted yet another new song! It's a tune called "Thrive" and you can listen to it below, thanks to the amazing Lauren who got this to us so quickly! Lauren reports that Jon says this song will be on Vice Verses.
Here's the MP3! For future reference, this will be archived in our Media section.
DOWNLOADING THIS MEDIA PC USERS: To download a MP3, RIGHT CLICK on the download link and select "SAVE TARGET AS" in the pop up menu box. Save the MP3 in your desired folder, then open it in your media player of choice. MAC USERS: To download a MP3, hold down the CNTRL button and click on the download link (that's the equivalent of a "right click"). Selected DOWNLOAD LINKED FILE AS in the pop up menu box. Save the MP3 in your desired folder, then open it in your media player of choice. + THRIVE
The lyrics (If you have any corrections, feel free to make them in a comment below!): Been fighting things that I can't see, yeah Like voices coming from the inside of me, yeah Like doing things I find hard to believe in Am I ghost or am I dreaming?
I've been awake for an hour or so Checking for a pulse but I just don't know Am I man if I feel like ghost? The stranger in the mirror is wearing my clothes
No I'm not alright I know that I'm not right The steering wheel don't mean you can drive A warm body doesn't mean I'm alive
No I'm not alright I know that I'm not right Feel like I travel but I never arrive I want to thrive, not just survive
I come alive when I hear you singing But lately I haven't been hearing a thing, yeah I get the feeling that I'm between A machine and a man who only looks like me
I try and hide it, not let it show But deep down inside me I just don't know Am I man if I feel like a hoax? The stranger in the mirror is wearing my clothes
No I'm not alright I know that I'm not right The steering wheel don't mean you can drive A warm body doesn't mean I'm alive
No I'm not alright I know that I'm not right Feel like I travel but I never arrive I want to thrive, not just survive
I'm always close and never enough I get so down, but I won't give up I get so down, but I won't give up get so down, but I won't give up
Been fighting things that I can't see, yeah Like voices coming from the inside of me, yeah Like doing things I find hard to believe in Am I myself or am I dreaming?
Thrive, thrive, thrive
No I'm not alright I know that I'm not right The steering wheel don't mean you can drive A warm body doesn't mean I'm alive
No I'm not alright I know that I'm not right Feel like I travel but I never arrive I want to thrive, not just survive
Here's the setlist from the Switchfoot show and Jon's aftershow, both courtesy of Katherine: Dare You to Move - When they made their entrance, Jon greeted the audience, leaped into the crowd and started singing this song Needle and Haystack Life Mess of Me The Sound Won't Back Down (Tom Petty) This is Your Life Free Your Love is a Song Meant to Live
Aftershow: Against the Voices Thrive - he said he never played it before and hoped he didn't screw it up :) I thought it sounded FANTASTIC Just Rob Me Resurrect Me Only Hope - in the beginning someone said he couldn't hear him playing guitar and Jon said he would get the sound guy on that. Vice Verses - he gave us the option of three choices: A was She Said, B was Vice Verses and C was Come Home.. it was between B&C and obviously B won. Learning to Breathe - I absolutely loved that he did this song!! There was an actual debate on which old song to do either Let That Be Enough or this.. we let him choose and he chose this! It was nice Let Your Love Be Strong ^ What a stellar set! Any more videos from the show? If so, e-mail them to us at news@landofbrokenhearts.org.
Jon and Drew also stopped by DC101 to play a set. Here's the setlist, courtesy of Bobby: Lucky Man (The Verve) Mess Of Me The Sound
Jana wrote in to let us know there is a new poster up in Switchfoot's store - which solves the Ghost Town mystery! GHOST TOWN POSTER Look both ways before crossing the street... ^ That's an ominous warning... purchase the poster for $7.99 HERE. (Thanks Jana!)
Here's another video from the PTS lounge - a stellar performance of Your Love Is A Song!:
The guys were recently in Boston for MixFest and here's a few photos from that performance:
Don't forget to purchase the Max Vangeli/AN21 Always Remix! The remix was released yesterday and is only available right HERE. Speaking of, a few DJs debuted the remix a few months ago and shared the video on YouTube... and a Switchfoot fan caught this amusing comment: Oh Drew. You WOULD.
Joshua Levy, the fellow behind the Oh! Gravity artwork is auctioning off some of his original Switchfoot ink drawings on ebay. Bid right HERE
