Be In The Reunion Music Video!

Hello Beautiful Friends,

Papermaps are putting together a video for our song “Reunion,” and we need your help. The video will be comprised of a series of short clips of people holding up signs that answer the following question:

If you could send a message back in time to yourself at age 16, what would you say?

The answer could be anything. It can be funny/serious/deadpan/crazy/sexy/goofy/cute — anything! Just make sure it’s something you’re comfortable sharing publicly.

We hope you’ll take part! It’s simple enough — here’s a sample video to show you what we’re looking for:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8V8YDZ3sBE

dean

Some Guidelines:

– Please make the videos 20 to 30 seconds long — the clips will display in the final product for about a quarter of that time, but 20 second clips will give us more flexibility during the editing process.

– Make sure there’s enough light that we can see your beautiful faces!

– Landscape orientation only, please (not portrait).

– Record in HD if you can, but it’s not necessary iPhones/Androids/Webcams, etc. work fine — just use the highest res and show your best side!

– Try to choose an interesting background. Maybe on the streetcar, or at a show or a party. Or anywhere. You can get another friend involved too, as long as we can see your smiling faces and your messages.

– Write your message in thick black marker on an 8.5″x11″ sheet of paper. Make sure the writing is nice and big, so people can read it.

– When you’re done, you can send the clip  (10 meg or smaller) to me as an attachment ex.po.dean (at sign) gmail (dot com).   Or you can send it to me via yousendit.com

or upload the video to the following FTP site:

ftp://ftp.filmhouserecordings.com/incoming

user name: anonymous

(no password)

Please rename the file with something useful (like your name) so that it’s not MVI_65764.avi or some junk like that.

If you know someone who likes the music and might be interested, please pass this along!

Questions? Write me at ex.po.dean (at sign) gmail (dot com).

Hamilton Happenings & Live on the Verge

Hi,

Tomorrow (Wednesday June 22) our “Live on the Verge” session airs at 6AM and 7AM Eastern Time! Tune in to XM Channel 151 (or visit their website) to listen: http://www.thevergeonline.com/

Also, I will be doing an call-in interview at 3PM with James from the radio show “Watermelon Throwdown” on CFMU (McMaster U) where we will discuss our upcoming show in Hamilton:

Saturday June 25 at the Corktown 12AM (as special guest headliners for the Hamilton Music and Film Festival)

Here’s the full line up:

PAPERMAPS
The Love Machine
Bella Clava
Lovely Killbots
Hotcha!

-dean

NXNE 2011 Part Deux

Hey y’ all!

First off,  I want you all to go out and get a copy of this season’s the Big Takeover Magazine (#68) not only because Jack Rabid gave us a great review (and even spun us on his NYC radio show) but because we are in good company with features about The Pains of being Pure at Heart  (shown on the cover) , Best Coast, REM and the legendary no-wave band Swans plus you can see our ugly/sexy mugs on page 151 . . . (compliments of our label, Sparks).

BTO #60

Mostly, I’d like you to take note of our upcoming NXNE showcase (tomorrow night!) and our summer dates thus far.  The powers that be in the Big NXNE 2011 Directory say:

“It’s comforting to know that a contemporary band has reached as influential a status amongst newer bands as the heroes that originally influenced them. Papermaps clearly love the Strokes and, with their own picture perfect power pop, this is no bad thing. Great. If you like GBGBs

Well, we are not sure we totally agree with that description, but we are flattered none-the-less.  I’m sad that CBGBs is gone — I always wanted to play there!

More importantly:  Papermaps NXNE appearance:  Saturday (June 18th) at the Rivoli, 12AM!!!

Also we have some awesome shows coming this summer:

June 25th, Corktown Pub, Hamilton (we are the special guest headliner at the Hamilton Music and Film Festival)
July 9th, The Phog, Windsor (more details soon)
July 12th, Frankenstein’s, Guelph, (Spillside Fest –an anti Hillside Fest — with From East to Exit)
July 30th, Underground Cinema, Toronto (a yet to be named Art and Music Festival with Ruby Spirit)
September 8, Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto (w/ Heartbeat Hotel — more details TBA)

Wow that’s a lot to digest!

Talk soon,

-d

NXNE 2011

This year, the good people of NXNE have wedged us between two great international acts:  NYC’s all-girl  indie-electro outfit, Lunic and San Diego’s surf punks, Writer. So if you go to NXNE to some great local acts but mostly rare international acts, then the Rivoli is the place to be on Saturday night!

We hope to see you there!

Show Deets:  Papermaps at NXNE

Where:  The Rivoli  (332 Queen St. West Toronto, ON)
When:  Saturday June 18th,  12AM (music starts at 9pm)
Cost:  $10 or wristband gets you in

Official Lineup at the Rivoli (June 18).

The Dress Whites (Tdot www.thedresswhites.ca) 9pm
Thees Uhlmann and Band (www.thees-uhlmann.de) 10pm
Lunic (NYC http://lunicmusic.com/) 11pm
Papermaps (Tdot http://papermaps.net/) 12am
Writer (San Diego http://writertheband.com/) 1 am

FB Event:  http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=135292946546259