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Switchfoot has had a great year running through the alternative radio circuit, and the abundance of Christmas event show appearances for the band is proof. Already slated to play 91x's Wrex the Halls, KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas and a couple of shows in the Florida area, Switchfoot just announced another show.
99x in Atlanta, GA revealed that Switchfoot will be performing with American Bang and Paper Tongues at the Mistle Toe Jam 2010. For details and more, click here.
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For a fourth night in a row, Switchfoot's "Bullet Soul" won San Diego Sophie's challenge. It goes for a fifth straight win tonight against Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes. Let's send another win Switchfoot's way!
VOTE NOW
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Anyone aching for some new album news will be glad to know the guys were in the studio yesterday tracking for "Vice Verses!"
Drew Shirley was the first to tweet, saying on November 21:
- Tracking new songs in the studio tonight. You'll see... - d
Yesterday, on November 22, Jon Foreman also tweeted, simply saying:
- making vice verses.
And later in the day, Switchfoot tweeted:
- Our new record - vice verses - is being made right now. sounds like a rock band on mars! -t http://yfrog.com/13a4fbj
^Be excited, peeps.
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And lastly, it'd be really great if you could send some votes Switchfoot's way for this year's Gospel Music Channel's Top 10 videos of 2010 countdown.
"Mess of Me" and "The Sound" are both up for voting. To focus our efforts, let's vote for "The Sound," as it is the newer of the two videos.
VOTE NOW.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Another free show (99x); Switchfoot in the studio tracking "Vice Verses" tunes!
Monday, November 22, 2010
Free Show in Chicago hosted by Q101; Cast your Vote for Switchfoot on GMC
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Anyone in the Chicago area interested in seeing Switchfoot live, for free? Q101 is hosting a free show on Tuesday, November 30! Check it out:
For details and more, check here.
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It'd be really great if you could send some votes Switchfoot's way for this year's Gospel Music Channel's Top 10 videos of 2010 countdown.
"Mess of Me" and "The Sound" are both up for voting. To focus our efforts, let's vote for "The Sound," as it is the newer of the two videos.
VOTE NOW.
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The "Bullet Soul" campaign is starting to ramp up! Be sure to head over the Footsoldiers HQ for a list of links to vote and request the song. If there are any new polls or voting areas for the Footsoldiers to work on, let us know in the comments!
Thursday, November 18, 2010
"Your Love Is a Song" remixed; "Bullet Soul" triumphs
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In what has been a slow news month so far, the Switchfoot world is suddenly teeming with information! (Sorry, can't you tell I've got writer's block right now?) Anyways, House Essentials reports that there is another Switchfoot remix on the horizon!
This time, it'll be "Your Love Is a Song," remixed by Sven Kirchhof.
Listen to the preview below:
For all the details, click here.
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In new single news, "Bullet Soul" won San Diego Sophie 103.7's challenge last night, knocking off Adele quite easily thanks to your votes. Let's keep this going!
They face off against Tamar today; let's repeat the victory.
VOTE NOW!
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
"Bullet Soul" impacts radio!
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"Bullet Soul," the fourth single from "Hello Hurricane" impacted Alternative radio yesterday. It got off to a great start this week, getting five stations to add it. According to AllAccess, the following stations added.
KFMA
WARQ
WKQX
WLUM
WZNE
^Thanks!
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Also, AOL Radio did a blog feature on "Bullet Soul."
San Diego rockers Switchfoot continue to promote their 2009 album 'Hello Hurricane' with the release of its fourth single, 'Bullet Soul.'
The track combines a garage rock vibe reminiscent of early '00s bands like the Vines and Hives with urgent lyrics. "You can't stand by forever / You're a kid with a bullet soul," frontman Jon Foreman sings before shouting repeatedly, "Are you ready to go?"
Click here to read the rest.
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Here's how you can ALREADY help out the single. San Diego's Sophie 103.7, a Hot Adult Contemporary pop station, has "Bullet Soul" up for a challenge against Adele.
Go here NOW to vote!
If this helps get "Bullet Soul" into rotation on a pop station, it would be HUGE.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Jon Foreman talks back-stage at Leno
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Check out this video to hear Jon Foreman talking about ice cream, In-N-Out and other things. He's towards the end.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Switchfoot confirmed for KROQ's 21st Annual Almost Acoustic Christmas
DOWNLOAD Switchfoot's performance of "Your Love Is a Song" from the Tonight Show
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For those of you who STILL haven't gotten a chance to see Switchfoot's performance of "Your Love Is a Song" on the Tonight Show last Friday, your time of waiting is over!
Here is a download link, courtesy of We're Awakening.
Download LINK
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Watch Switchfoot's performance of "Your Love Is a Song" on the Tonight Show
Thursday, November 11, 2010
2010 Holiday Package time!
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Hey friends. It's that time of year again! Switchfoot has just unleashed their latest holiday package, and it's looking to be one of their best in quite some time. There are two options this year:
As you can see, they are both similar, save for the fact that the Deluxe package features an exclusive new hoodie in place of a t-shirt of your choice. Also, the deluxe package comes with a pair of Ultimate Ears headphones to the first 250 customers.
So if you're into that sort of thing, grab it now!
Merch Package
Deluxe Package
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For those of you wondering whether the "Eastern Hymns for Western Shores" EP will be released separately, the answer is "probably."
From Twitter:
- @switchfoot “@chrispochiba: @switchfoot can we buy the ep separately?” EP will prob be avail separately sometime in 2011, thx!
For those of you who didn't get the email newsletter for this month (yours truly included), here is an excerpt of the story behind "Eastern Hymns for Western Shores," as well as the rest of the package.First up is something we are really excited about, a new EP called "Eastern Hymns For Western Shores". These songs were recorded during the time between "Nothing Is Sound" and "Oh! Gravity". For years the masters to these sessions were thought to be lost/stolen, but they have at last been recovered. Recorded and mixed within the same week, these six songs showcase a darker and more mysterious sound for the band, and we're excited that they will finally be heard. We went all out with the packaging for it too. Each song on the EP has it's own unique postcard and it's all wrapped up like you just picked them up from the gift shop on your travels around the world. We really hope you like it!
Also in the mix is something we've never done before... a calendar! We made a 2011 wall calendar with some of our favorite shots from the last year and it even has Switchfoot-related dates in it so you can keep up on all your Switchfoot birthdays and such.
As always we have our hand-signed limited edition Christmas Card as well. Rounding out the package is either your choice of any t-shirt in the store (standard package), or a brand-new hoodie (deluxe package) that we released just for this package!
And lastly, if you act fast, the first 250 to order the deluxe package will receive a pair of the brand new Ultimate Ears UE 100 earphones courtesy of Ultimate Ears. We are especially fond of these earphones not only because we use Ultimate Ears Custom Monitors on stage but our very own Jon Foreman is featured on the back of the UE 100 package! If you miss your chance to pick up the Ultimate Ears earphones in our Christmas package, be sure to go and like their Twitter and Facebook pages where they give away free earphones every weekday.
Thanks for making 2010 our best year ever and here's to a great 2011!
^I'm stoked to have this package. Are you?
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Oh and lastly, a fun note. Our friend Jeanna from LOBH and I helped collaborate on the creation of the calendar. Once you see it, let us know what you think!
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
BREAKING: Switchfoot set to perform on the Tonight Show this Friday!
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UPDATE (2:22 PM PST): Management just confirmed that Switchfoot is playing "a very special arrangement of 'Your Love Is A Song'." Tune in to NBC on Friday at 11:35pm local time to catch the performance live!
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Keith Tutt II, cellist on many a Switchfoot and Jon Foreman-related record, tweeted that he and Switchfoot are set to play on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Friday!
Here's the tweet:
^This should be great. I'm thinking "Your Love Is a Song" will be the song of choice. Agree?
Monday, November 8, 2010
More sports airtime for Switchfoot
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It has been reported that Switchfoot's music will be featured in even more sports telecasts in the near future. In a deal similar to the one they inked with ESPN, Atlantic Records has agreed to terms with Fox to get their artists onto sports broadcasts.
So be sure to keep an eye out as you watch sports in the coming months!
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