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Q Magazine - UK's biggest music magazine |
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"Four is a bright, buzzy pop-rock affair, handsomely decorated with strings, horns and even a prancing harpsichord on the sumptuous Everything Is Fine..."
- Peter Kane
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http://www.qthemusic.com/ |
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Classic Rock Magazine - 7 Stars |
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"The infectious opener Singin' In Tongues is a guaranteed festival crowd pleaser, while the quirky, up-close-and-personal I'm In Love With My Lover is a potentially huge hit (a la Extreme's More Than Words) that could bring Bleu festival status."
- Hugh Fielder
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http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/ |
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The Sunday Times Culture Magazine UK - 4 Star CD review |
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"When the Shit Hits the Fan, a song that, given a different title, you could imagine soaking up airtime with its crooning, swooning MOR blowsiness. The latter is just one of many glittering pop gems on an album studded with the things."
- DC
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2010 Best Of mentions! |
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Buzz Bands LA - favorite local albums of the year #29 - Click Here
PowerPop Square - Top 10 #1 - Click Here
Popblerd - Top 40 albums #28 - Click Here |
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Berklee News - When Album Funding's a Crowd |
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Berklee College of Music takes a look at new music business models for students, faculty and alumni, mainly Kickstarter, and interviewed Bleu: "the most smashing Berklee success so far."
Article by Danielle Dreilinger |
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http://www.berklee.edu/news/2632/when-album-funding-s-a-crowd |
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Hypebot.com - An Argument For Fan
Funding: |
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"I'd Rather Be Owned By My Fans
Than By A Record Company."
Read
Bleu's discussion with Kyle Bylin of Hypebot on the topic of fan
funding a CD release and the possible future for this model. |
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http://www.hypebot.com/ (direct link) |
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American Songwriter - “Have Bleu Write A
Song For You” Contest |
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"Acclaimed
singer-songwriter Bleu wants to write a song just for you. Enter the American Songwriter contest
to get a personally-crafted tune written for you by a hit recording
artist who’s collaborated with everyone from Mike Viola to Joe Jonas,
and who’s just-released album, FOUR, finds him at at the top of his
game."
- American Songwriter featured contest and interview (Contest ends Dec.
15, 2010) |
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http://www.americansongwriter.com/2010/11/ |
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All Music Guide |
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"Bleu
cycles through pop tunes like he’s competing in the Tour de France,
unveiling hook after hook with nary a gap in energy. ...he’s relegated
to power pop cult royalty, and Four extends his reign a little bit
longer."
- Andrew Leahey |
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http://www.allmusic.com/album/four-r2021712/review |
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Steve Clayton USA - Featured Artist |
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See
what Steve Clayton has to say about Bleu and what Bleu has to say about
their Acetal, Rounded Triangle 1.00mm picks. |
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http://www.steveclayton.com/bleu.php |
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MAGNET Magazine - Guest Editor |
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See what
Bleu has to say about 14 of his favorite things as he guest edited
MAGNET Magazine's website the week of his US CD release for FOUR: Ice Station Zebra recording studio,
Children of Men, Yuengling beer, South Park, Grits, AMF’s Midtown Lanes and World On Wheels,
Scott Simon's Facebook "Wallbombs",
Gyu-Kaku, Louis C.K., Taylor Locke & The Roughs,
Deep Ellum, Blindness, Egon Schiele, and Jellyfish
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Q&A with Magnet -
http://www.magnetmagazine.com/2010/11/01/qa-with-bleu/
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Buzzine Music - File Under ‘Story-teller’ |
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"Like a good old fashioned
album, we’re afforded moments to laugh, moments to cry.
...It’s both great irony and testimony to Bleu’s artistic abilities,
that an artist who has made a good living writing for teen stars has
produced one of the most mature albums of the year." -
Andrew Shaw |
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http://www.buzzinemusic.com/reviews/review-bleu |
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Ryan's Smashing Life - rslblog.com |
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"In
what we are calling one of the most anxiously awaited new albums of
2010, Bleu will release the new full-length Four on Nov 2nd. Based on
what we are hearing it is the Boston-native's best album to date,
signaling (perhaps more importantly) a new stage is his artistic career
and professional identity."
- Ryan Spaulding |
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http://www.rslblog.com/2010/10/new-debut-bleu-boston.html |
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Kickstarter Blog - "Blockbusters" |
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"The
project took off like a shot (almost $20k on day one), and it’s never
slowed down. The video is excellent, and he’s kept the momentum by
setting new goals and milestones with project updates. An exceptional
project."
(on how to create a "Blockbuster" Kickstarter
project) |
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http://blog.kickstarter.com/post/1038187919/blockbusters |
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The Boston Globe |
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"Bleu’s back in town, and he’s doing exactly what he promises on “One Day,’’ a sweeping power ballad from his just-released solo album, “A Watched Pot.’’ He’s having the last laugh at hard times, and with good reason."
- Jonathan Perry
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http://www.boston.com/ (direct link) |
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