100 Monkey's New Releases

100 Monkeys have been busy this summer, and they have three new releases to show for it.

KolPix (Single)

Future Radio (Single)

Live and Kickin, Part One (13 songs)

These releases can be purchased everywhere 100 Monkey Music is sold (namely their own website and iTunes)

All cover art is by the amazingly talented Kelly Rathbone

iTunes Volturi Clip & why Rob Pattinson is "Bothered" by the iPad!

It was announced yesterday that a new Volturi clip would be released on iTunes today! I found the clip below on YouTube though there are subtitles! Hope you get a chance to view it!

ECLIPSE IS DAYS AWAY!!!!!!!!




Jimmy Fallon's "Bothered" series with Rob Pattinson


Source: iTunes, nbc.com,

Bobby Long Tweets 'The Bounty of Mary Jane'

This just in via a Bobby Long Tweet: "The Bounty of Mary Jane" available on Itunes. Surprised everyone it being out so early so you can buy it now.

RUN..DO NOT WALK to buy this song! Be sure to gift it to friends and family as well!

iTunes Update from Marcus Foster

In more excellent "Brit Pack" news, Marcus Foster, co-writer with Bobby Long on 'Let Me Sign' sent this message via his MySpace blog.

Friday, June 12, 2009
EP release date!!!!!!

hey


I'm really excited I have finally got the release date
six songs, 10 days from now, all aboard,

Marcus.

"Hey, Bobby, We Like Your Music!"

Radar Online recently spoke with Bobby Long, co-writer of the now infamous 'Let Me Sign' sung by pal Robert Pattinson on the Twilight iTunes soundtrack. The following is a brief exerpt of that exclusive interview.

Feeling the pressure of fame, Rob has been talking recently how he much the attention has changed his life, but Bobby doesn't seem to have that problem yet. "It hasn't changed a lot for me on a day to day basis, I'm still the same person and I don't get recognized, but people come to my shows and as a musician it's really nice to know to know when you play a show people out there are going to know your songs and recognize you as a musician, that's as much as you can really ask for I think." As for how the group of friends deal with the fame Bobby says, "I've always looked at stuff in a positive way; I find things funny, it's better than a kick in the teeth isn't it? I'd rather have somebody walking up to me and saying I like your music rather than somebody walking up to you and smacking you in the face." Bobby, we can't imagine anyone would want to smack you in the face!

Fans of Let Me Sign might be surprised to know that Bobby doesn't play that song. "I never ever played that song. I played it before with Marcus, the guy I wrote it with and we gave it to Rob, but since then I haven't played it. A real cool thing that has happened since then is people know my other songs and I've never, ever been asked to play that song. So I just play my own stuff." Bobby has a lot of new songs, and even a new favorite song. "I think my favorite is a new song that I wrote today, it's a love song called Cold, Cold Loving. It's always the case that the last song you write is your favorite song; it's like having a new child. I've got two little sisters; I was shunned at the door as soon as my sisters were brought home. The last song you write is the one you love, I love Cold, Cold Loving, it's the freshest one." RadarOnline.com was curious if this was a song based on his personal experience and who was giving him cold, cold love but with typical British dry wit, Bobby says that he doesn't want to share why he writes what he writes. "I think the best thing is to leave the interpretation of the song to the listener. Then it is personal for them. If I was going around telling people about my songs I think it would get quite boring for them."

There is much more to the interview which you can read HERE. And be sure to stop by Bobby's MySpace page to listen to his music as well as visit iTunes to download & gift 'Left to Lie' and 'Being a Mockingbird' Live.

New Bobby Long "News" Being A Mockingbird (live) is now available on iTunes

The wait is over!!! Bobby Longs single Being A Mockingbird (live) is now available on iTunes! So head on over there and download it!!

Bobby Long hits 20K Plays and the Day is Not Yet Dead and Done

Bobby Long hit 20K plays on MySpace so far today!

Hailed as a talented songwriter and captivating storyteller, Bobby weaves life into a tapestry of tales filled with springboards of emotion as he paints vibrant and colorful pictures for the listener with his soulful folk and acoustic roots.

He is the co-writer of "Let Me Sign" - a song co-written by Marcus Foster and recorded by Robert Pattinson for the Twilight Soundtrack.

His single "Left to Lie" recently climbed to the #8 spot on the iTunes Singer/Songwriter Charts in Britain, beating out Hallelujah.

Bobby has been holding down the #2 spot under the Unsigned Folk Artist category on MySpace in the U.S. and he's currently in the #1 spot in the U.K.

His next single "Being A Mockingbird" - the live version taped at Arlene's Grocery, in New York, during his tour in April - will be available for digital download the first week of June.

For updates and to listen to his music visit his MySpace Page at www.myspace.com/musicbobbylong.

Blast Exclusive on Bobby Long

Well, here is one of the first of many articles to surface on Bobby's US performances. He has been doing press nonstop, so we'll soon see several more great interviews and surely some amazing reviews of tonight's show at the Whisky a Go Go in West Hollywood.

Anyone can hear the talent and potential of Bobby Long on his MySpace or his iTunes single “Left to Lie,” but there is no way to fully understand how far this boy will go until seeing him perform live. There’s something about his humble, apologetic humor that endears him to audiences, and something about the honesty and vulnerability of his music that captivates and moves them as well. The contrast in the two makes for an absolutely great performance. One minute the audience is giggling in response to Bobby’s impression of Justin Timberlake (his version of “Cry Me a River” may or may not have been better than the original) and then next they are completely silenced by the haunting lyrics of a new song.

Long has been receiving a lot of attention lately, in part due to the release of his first single, “Left to Lie,” on iTunes. The first day the song was out, it climbed the charts. “It was really cool. It went up to No. 8 on the Folk chart which was really great because it didn’t have any advertising at all, just word of mouth, really. Just being up on that list with all these incredibly famous folk musicians — not like lightly famous — but these incredibly famous folk musicians and having my name there as well was just really, really good feeling. Really unbelievable though, as well.”

Please visit Blast to read more of their great interview with Bobby.

Bobby Long's New Single Topping the Charts

Twilight Examiner, Amanda Bell, brings to our attention that Bobby Long's 'Left to Lie' is an instant hit on iTunes. He released the single just days ago and it's already hit #8 on the Singer/Songwriter charts. That is so amazing and absolutely well-deserved! Hopefully, we'll see it continue to skyrocket as his popularity grows with his upcoming American Tour. Stop by the Examiner to read the rest and catch up on the terrific interviews Amanda's done with Bobby, Marcus Foster & Sam Bradley, all of Twilight soundtrack fame.

Bonus: Bobby's interview with GossipsGirls.com. Such a humble young man!

Marcus Foster talks music, dreams and friends

The Twilight Examiner, Amanda Bell, gives us another terrific interview as she chats with Marcus Foster, co-author with Bobby Long of 'Let Me Sign' from the Twilight Soundtrack. Here are few tidbits...

To the talented and smooth-sounding singer, guitarist, and pianist, inspiration came when he "started out by playing piano." Says Marcus, "[at] about six or seven, I would learn songs my parents were playing me like the Beatles and Nina Simone. Eventually I began to learn guitar and started playing in blues clubs near where my dad lived. I discovered Tom Waits and he inspired me to write my own songs." It is some those same artists that continue to influence Marcus Foster to this very day. Says he, of his most prominent current influences, "[i]t changes all the time but Tom Waits and [Bob] Dylan are a constant influence."

As for his relationship with long-time friends Bobby Long, Sam Bradley (who co-authored "Never Think" from the soundtrack as well), and Twilight star Robert Pattinson, Marcus says "I went to school with Rob and Sam, and I have known Bobby for a few years now," and "they are my boys!" Clearly, their friendship still runs deep amidst the swarm of goings-on that would threaten to separate even the closest of friends.

Despite all of the Twilight stardom that has come upon Rob, Foster says "it's pretty crazy. It hasn't changed him at all. I'm proud."

Foster, who has a sense of humor akin in genuineness and solidarity to that of Pattinson, Long, and Bradley, said that his biggest dream is "to catch a really big fish." Clever, that one. When I challenged him to describe his personality in a word, Foster said, "I can't think of one word," and then finished by suggesting "indecisive?"

Marcus Foster closed with a warm message for his fans, saying that he hopes that they enjoy his music, to watch out for an up-coming EP to become available on iTunes and the web, and that he is "looking forward to [his] American tour." We are, too, Marcus Foster.

For the rest of Amanda's interview, click here.

Bobby Long on iTunes

This just in from Bobby Long's MySpace page:

LEFT TO LIE on Itunes
Left To Lie is now availible on Itunes and is my first ever release.
It was recorded in my bedroom with Jan Blumentrath Producing it with an old mic and Jans German humour. The Mic broke soon after and Jans humour has never returned.
Buy it and give it to your friends.
I hope you like it, i do.
Take Care,
Bobby

This is excellent news, Thanks, Bobby!

P.S. Don't forget to stop by his page and friend him. You won't regret it!