Posts tagged news
POSTED on April 30th, 2012 at 8:34 pm
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For years I've been pouring my journalistic rantings on to various online outlets, from Myspace to Blogger. And now I've collected the best ones on to a Tumblr. Wrote an inguarual post for it. Check it out!
Visit JV's Tumblr
POSTED on March 19th, 2012 at 7:55 am
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That's right kids, $FREE$ music Monday is back! I found some extra ones lying around so I'm putting them up once a week on the Members Only section of the site. Sign up through Facebook Connect and download the latest track, Family Tree, along with all the other past B-Sides. 44 songs and...
POSTED on February 28th, 2012 at 7:50 am
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Read the NY Times article on The Mighty Lin
Read the CBC article on The Mighty Lin
Read the Yahoo Sports article on The Mighty Lin
Read the PopDust article on The Mighty Lin
POSTED on February 23rd, 2012 at 10:46 am
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FUSE online and Popdose wrote an article about the song. Check it out!
Click here to read the FUSE article on The Mighty Lin
Click here to read the PopDose article on The Mighty Lin
POSTED on January 13th, 2012 at 7:58 am
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JV made the Huff Po Baby! Check out this awesome Q&A I did with Mike Ragogna about Mr. Saturday Night. Scroll down as I'm the third piece.
Click here to read JV's Q&A in the Huffington Post
POSTED on January 11th, 2012 at 11:46 pm
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OK, I made a parody with my buddy Lex Friedman . It's of B.O.B. and Bruno Mars' classic, Nothin On You. And it's about our love of Jewish girls. You can download it by signing up to the Members Only Section of the site through Facebook.
Click here to sign up and download Nothin' On Jews...
POSTED on January 9th, 2012 at 9:16 am
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That's right folks, new year = new episodes of JVTV. My first show of 2012 was Wednesday January 11 @ 3pm EST . I was joined by a special guest, one of my good friends, the talented Ari Hest .
Click here to watch the episode
Click here to submit questions and more info on JVTV
POSTED on December 24th, 2011 at 5:32 pm
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When it was all said and done at The Glass House, Joni came as the #49 song for Serious Request 2011. I feel honored to have raised some money for a good cause!
Check out more info on Joni and Serious Request here.
POSTED on December 9th, 2011 at 6:59 am
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WEHM is running a contest where one lucky winner on Long Island, NY can have their very own House Concert on December 20th with yours truly as the entertainment, free of charge! All you need to do to enter is write why I should play your home in a hundred words or less and email it to the radio...
POSTED on November 14th, 2011 at 8:15 pm
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My label and fans in Holland are running a special promotion: buy the Joni single on iTunes NL and email proof of purchase to info@go-entertainment.com along with your address, and you will recieve a 6 song EP of covers in the mail for $FREE$!
Read about the details in Dutch here
POSTED on November 8th, 2011 at 8:27 am
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I think I'm in love with this website:
"He comes across as an amalgamation of the four main piano men of the
1970s: In addition to the characterization of Waits, there are elements
of Randy Newman’s wiseass satirist ('Fellow Americans'), Elton John’s
two-fisted keyboard attack ('Me...
POSTED on November 8th, 2011 at 8:25 am
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Holland is pouring on the serious love for JV. The amazing Dutch band Rigby JV in the studio for his appearence on Ekstra Weekend with Gerard Ekdom and Michiel Veenstra .
Watch JV and Rigby play Joni
Watch JV and Rigby play Heartless (Kanye West Cover)
POSTED on November 1st, 2011 at 8:26 am
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Metromix, the major event/social/going out website, loves Mr. Saturday Night, saying: "Beneath the bowties and the banter, he's the real deal".
Read the full Metromix review here
POSTED on October 29th, 2011 at 12:10 am
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Check em out:
Syracuse New Times
Canton Rep
POSTED on October 26th, 2011 at 10:31 am
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My song Joni is so popular in the Netherlands, they made a website for it. It's pretty amazing, even though I don't read Dutch ;)
Check out the Joni NL Website here
POSTED on October 21st, 2011 at 1:24 pm
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Legendary Netherlands Radio 2 DJ Frits Spits named Mr. Saturday Night #11 on his top 30 albums of 2011. Check it out here !
POSTED on October 10th, 2011 at 8:54 am
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Last week I had a great convo with Jeff Giles, the editor of Popdose. He's made a little write up of the interview and it's lovely.
Read the Popdose feature here
POSTED on October 4th, 2011 at 10:36 pm
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Mr. Saturday Night got another great review on Babysue.com. You think I'd get used to it by now. BUT I DON'T I LOVE IT ALL!
Click here to read the review of Mr. Saturday Night on Babysue.com
POSTED on October 3rd, 2011 at 6:47 am
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Love Again For The First Time has hit the airwaves in Benelux and is out for sale this week.
Buy it off iTunes today here!
POSTED on September 20th, 2011 at 10:12 pm
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Love Again For The First Time cannot be stopped! It's crashed the airwaves in the UK, Italy, Holland and now the USA. The single has been added to rotation on Triple A stations WBCE (Columbus OH) , WFIV (Knoxville TN) , KVNF (Panconia CO) , KBAC (Sante Fe NM) , WMVY (Martha's Vinyard MA)...
POSTED on September 19th, 2011 at 8:04 am
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If you goto the World Of Coke in Atlanta, Georgia, they've updated the Happiness Factory spot with JV as the main narrarator, Pete. Apparently it's the first thing you see when you walk in. It's amazing and ridiculous.
Click here to check out the Coke's The Great Happyfication featuring JV
POSTED on September 4th, 2011 at 10:59 pm
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Most of time I try not to pay attention to crtics. But there are certain publications that music nerds like myself can't get away from. Considering how many hours I've spent pouring over its pages, it's truly an honor to find out Mr. Saturday Night has been written up by All Music.com. They say...
POSTED on September 4th, 2011 at 10:52 pm
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Mr. Saturday Night has been named album of the week at Radio 1 in the Netherlands. Enter the contest and try to win a copy!
Click here to check out the Radio 1 contest to win Mr. Saturday Night
POSTED on August 30th, 2011 at 7:44 am
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Europe is catching JV fever! An amazing label in Italy called Time (who also puts out Chromeo, Temper Trap, Caro Emerald and Brooke Fraser) has released Love Again For The First Time as a single. To my new Italian friends: Benvenuti to the world of JV!
Click here to download Love Again...
POSTED on August 8th, 2011 at 1:46 pm
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I'm running a promotion where if you sign up to my mailing list, you can download the first track off my new album for $FREE$! Tell all your friends yo!
Click here to sign up to the free download promo
POSTED on July 12th, 2011 at 8:44 am
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That's right folks, JV is coming to mainland Europe. I've just signed a deal with Go Entertainment to release Mr. Saturday Night in Benelux. That's Belgium, The Netherlands, and Luxembourg for the uninitiated. After my trip to 3FM, we've decided to strip Joni on the record there, as it's gonna...
POSTED on June 27th, 2011 at 12:23 am
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Sentimental is now available as a digital single through iTunes.
Click here to download.
POSTED on June 17th, 2011 at 5:54 am
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The amazing folks at Smooth Radio are running a contest for my June 23 London show at Bush Hall. Just answer the super easy question and you could be a lucky winner. Get in peoples!
Click here to enter the Smooth Radio Ticket Giveaway
POSTED on June 13th, 2011 at 9:29 pm
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Get ready UK - JV is back in action on your Tele! Look for me this Friday June 17 on BBC Two's The Review Show . I'll be performing Sentimental live. Don't goto the pub, let me serenade you!
POSTED on May 25th, 2011 at 10:30 am
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Listen up UK peeps: starting next week my new single, Sentimental, will be added to the Radio 2 Playlist . The engines are revving on this one! Look for a video next week, along with other news about my UK visit in June, along with my London headline show @ Bush Hall on June 23rd !
POSTED on May 16th, 2011 at 10:02 pm
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Calling all US peoples (or anywhere else outside of the UK): You can now purchase a CD copy of Mr. Saturday Night through the online Merch Store. Get yours today!
Click here to purchase a CD copy of Mr. Saturday Night online
POSTED on April 24th, 2011 at 11:49 pm
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I've put up full previews of 5 songs off Mr. Saturday Night on my Facebook page. NO MORE CLIPS! ;) Feel free to dig in and share them with your friends.
Click here to visit JV on Facebook
POSTED on April 18th, 2011 at 8:39 am
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Starting today (Monday April 18), one of my songs will be available for download as part of an amazing project, Songs Of Love For Japan. It's a 72-hour flash sale which includes tracks from yours truly, Tori Amos, Ani Difranco, Sara Bareilles, Brandi Carlile and more. Get involved people!...
POSTED on April 8th, 2011 at 8:16 am
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They say I'm Piano-tastic and give me props next to Katy Perry. Word.
POSTED on April 6th, 2011 at 2:27 pm
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Another glowing review in Star Magazine. I could get used to this.
Click here to read the Star Magazine Review
POSTED on April 3rd, 2011 at 8:20 pm
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Click Here to Order MSN on iTunes UK
Click Here to Order MSN on iTunes US
Click Here to Order MSN through Amazon UK
Click Here to Order MSN through HMV
Click Here to Order MSN through Play.com
POSTED on April 1st, 2011 at 5:11 am
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That's right folks, I'll be performing for the UK's favorite gardener and daytime viewing audiences once again on The Alan Titchmarsh Show . Tune in to ITV1 on Tuesday April 5th at 3pm GMT. I'll be singing Sentimental , the next single off the new album, Mr Saturday Night .
Click here to...
POSTED on March 30th, 2011 at 3:13 am
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Got a lovely write-up today in the UK's favorite source for gossip, The Sun. I performed 4 songs for them for their online Biz Sessions. They let me make my faces. Fun was had.
Read the write up below, and click here to watch the Biz Session
POSTED on March 29th, 2011 at 5:10 am
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Big love is coming in for Mr. Saturday Night , which comes out in just 5 days. New! Magazine have given it 4 Stars and says I'm a "huge star in the making". These journalists really the know how to get into my pants ;)
Check it out for yourself:
POSTED on March 28th, 2011 at 3:39 am
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Check out the glowing review of Mr. Saturday Night in The Daily Mail. Booyah!
POSTED on March 21st, 2011 at 7:28 am
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This Thursday March 24th (late night Wednesday really) if you get a case of insomnia, I'll be on the Album Chart Show Spotlight on Channel 4 in the UK. I'll be talking up the single and wearing a bowtie (they call it a dicky bow here). What else did you expect?
Tune in or watch online here
POSTED on March 13th, 2011 at 6:12 pm
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Beginning of the work week got you down? JV's got a cure for the mondays: B-sides. Starting today, I'll be posting a brand new B-side every week. I've got a treasure trove of unreleased recordings from over the years, including acoustic versions of songs, out-takes from my new album, Mr....
POSTED on March 10th, 2011 at 4:07 pm
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That's right folks, you can now download my single, Love Again For The First Time , on iTunes UK. Come and get it!
Click here to purchase Love Again For The First Time on iTunes UK
POSTED on March 10th, 2011 at 6:53 am
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That's right folks, I'm gearing up for a little bit of Holly and a little bit of Phil. Tune in Friday March 11 @ 10am GMT to ITV 1 to see me performance a solo acoustic rendition of my new single, Love Again For The First Time . It will be available for download the morning of the show. Can't...
POSTED on March 9th, 2011 at 11:41 am
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Well it looks like Saint Nick came early this year. Or in my case, Hannukah Harry. As of today you can pre-order my new LP digitally, Mr. Saturday Night , through iTunes UK & US!
Click Here to Pre-order on iTunes UK
Click Here to Pre-order on iTunes US
Physical copies are available as...
POSTED on March 7th, 2011 at 2:31 am
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Tune in this Thursday March 10 to hear me play a couple songs and be interviewed by the one and only Jo Whiley on BBC Radio 2. I promise to be on top form. Word up.
Click here to listen to In Concert online
POSTED on March 1st, 2011 at 2:34 am
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As love for my single Love Again For The First Time grows in England, I've decided to push back the release of my album by a week. Mr. Saturday Night will be released in the UK on April 4 . Don't fret, it's just seven days. Just goto work a few times, hit the gym, watch a movie, eat some cereal,...
POSTED on February 25th, 2011 at 8:31 am
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I've been asked to share my discerning musical opinion on BBC Radio 5 Live's Music Review with Victoria Derbyshire on March 21. I'll be on a panel review the single releases that week. I promise I will be witty, descriptive, and positive... well two out of three ain't bad.
Click here for...
POSTED on February 21st, 2011 at 4:09 pm
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This past December I was interviewed in LA for The Drop Podcast. For a second, I sound almost serious about my career ;)
Listen to The Drop Podcast here
POSTED on February 17th, 2011 at 4:12 am
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That's right folks, some unsuspecting soul has consented to have me on National TV in England! I'll be performing my new single, Love Again For The First Time (out March 21st) on the UK's favorite daytime show, This Morning, alongside two foxes, one silver and one just plain ol' foxy - Phillip...
POSTED on January 27th, 2011 at 1:31 pm
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Ahhh, at long last the gossip rags! I was featured in today's edition of The Sun. There's a bit about my writing session with UK Pop Sensation Olly Murs . It's nice to know someone cares ;)
Read The Sun Feature Here
POSTED on January 11th, 2011 at 7:59 am
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It's baaaaccck! After much demand and bugging from you guys, I've decided to resurrect my Youtube covers series where I cover various songs from the "modern" Pop charts. Slumming it never felt so good ;) My first off this year is solo acoustic rendition of Katy Perry's Teenage Dream. Revel in...
POSTED on December 15th, 2010 at 10:57 pm
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I'm in the charts baby! Last year's runner up on X-Factor, Olly Murs , has released his debut album in the UK and it reached #2 in the charts last week, was #3 this week. Track 8 on the album is called Hold On and it's one of my songs. Olly's album is available now through iTunes UK and Amazon...
POSTED on December 15th, 2010 at 11:54 am
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Along with a new album, comes a new website! Welcome to the brand new www.julianvelard.com. Feel free to explore all the new elements, and this time around you can participate as well! Just login through your Facebook account and so you can RSVP to events, post pictures and videos, listen to...
POSTED on December 15th, 2010 at 11:41 am
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That's right folks, we have a date: my new album, Mr Saturday Night will be release in the UK on March 28, 2011. 12 spanking new tracks, including the never released studio version of Love Again For The First Time , which will be the first single off the album! There's a preview of the record...
