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Partisan Records is excited to announce that Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes, John McCauley of Deer Tick, and Matthew Vasquez of Delta Spirit have joined forces to make a very special record. The self-titled debut, recorded in January 2010 in Nashville, will be released on March 1, 2011. [Via BV]

MP3: Middle Brother – Me Me Me

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Rollo & Grady Photos – Middle Brother debut @ Invisible Children Benefit (click here)

We are excited to announce a new monthly feature on Rollo & Grady in which we interview the biggest and brightest music supervisors in the film and television business.

This month we spoke with Thomas Golubic, supervisor for The Walking Dead, Rubicon, and my personal favorite: Breaking Bad. Golubic, along with his business partner at the time, Gary Calamar (True Blood), revolutionized the use of indie music in television through his and Calamar’s work on the HBO drama, Six Feet Under. The duo, both DJs at KCRW, placed songs on the show by Thievery Corporation, Wilco, Quantic, Ryan Adams, PJ Harvey, Bob Mould, and Interpol, to name a few.

Thomas next parlayed his talents to work on one of the most exciting dramas on television: Breaking Bad. He continued his streak of quality placements using TV On The Radio, Timber Timbre, Beastie Boys, The Walkmen, Gnarls Barkley, Calexico, and Darondo.

During our conversation, Thomas spoke openly about the challenges music supervisors face today. He also offered excellent advice on how to break into the business. Lastly, he discussed the importance of music blogs and the Hype Machine as key resources for finding new music.

Here’s a recap of our favorite posts over the last couple of weeks.

Rollo & Grady :: Best Albums of 2010

Rollo & Grady :: Best Songs of 2010

Artists Pick Best Albums of 2010

You could argue that the majority of the bands on the list already made names for themselves in 2010. But if you surveyed people that don’t regularly follow blogs/tumblrs, 8 out of 10 wouldn’t recognize any of the bands listed below. In 2011, I expect these artists to break out and reach a larger audience.

1. Lord Huron

Hometown: Los Angeles
Label: Unsigned
Lord Huron – The Stranger

2. Devin Therriault

Hometown: Brooklyn
Label: Unsigned
Devin Therriault – I Don’t Think I

Images by Michael Orlosky

Invisible Children Benefit :: Troubadour – Monday, December 20th

Middle Brother


John McCauley

Mountain Man & Middle Brother

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Rollo & Grady Productions focuses on placing up-and-coming indie artists in film, television, commercials, and the internet. We’ve served as music consultants for both film and television, working with Mike Barker, Matt Weitzman, and Seth Macfarlane on Season 5, 6, and currently on season 7 of the Fox program American Dad and with Fox Searchlight on the film Cedar Rapids, starring Ed Helms and John C. Reilly, directed by Miguel Arteta (Youth In Revolt, The Good Girl) and produced by Jim Burke and Alexander Payne (Election, Sideways). Rollo & Grady have recently been hired to consult for the war film, Love And Honor, starring Liam Hemsworth and Teresa Palmer.

In addition to consulting, Rollo & Grady Productions handled music supervision duties on the documentary Sing, a film about the 2008 Hotel Cafe tour and the indie comedy, Last Call starring Christopher Lloyd and Tom Arnold, executive produced by David Dobkin (Wedding Crashers).

We currently supervise music on Cessna Aircraft’s online commercials for the Mandala Agency and consulting on a Toyota commercial for the Intermark Group.

Rollo & Grady has been featured or linked in the following online publications:

Los Angeles Times, Wired Magazine, The Guardian (UK), New York Times Magazine, Under The Radar Magazine, MTV, NME, Paste, Rolling Stone, Hipster Runoff, Filter, LAist, Village Voice, Current TV, Daily Swarm, Relix Magazine, USA Today, The Daily Chord, Flavorwire, JamBase, Dallas Observer, KXLU 88.9 FM, WXPN.com, Hypebot, and Seth Godin’s Blog.

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