Facebook Quiz Reveals What Type of Lover You Are Through John Shipe’s Songs Take The Quiz, Get A Free Song

Nothing gets you more in the mood for Valentine’s Day like a good love song, and this year, songwriter John Shipe wants to help you find out what type of lover you are and give you a free song from his latest album, Villain, to match. By simply taking a Facebook quiz about your love life, you’ll unlock the song that most matches your style. Nice guy or girl who has no luck in love? You’ll get “Villain”. Give up everything for love? Then “No Use Crying Over Spilt Life” is your tune. Too busy saving the world to make time for love? Then you’ll hear “What Right Do We Have To Fall In Love?”. And if you’ve been alone for a while and worried that you’re the problem, “Love Belongs To Everyone” is your love song. Facebook users can access the quiz here: http://apps.facebook.com/makeaquiz/?target=home&sr=ff&xid=2124638&hid=62a5de1cce75fd5ddb8883ac7dee9da4 Click Here to Read More..

High Five! from John Shipe

There are five things that can snap John Shipe out of a songwriting dry spell...

1) Filmmaker Werner Herzog

2) Ukuleles

3) Double Plays

4) Milla Jovovich

5) Charlie Chaplin

To celebrate the end of the nine to five, a Green Light Go staff member or artist will leave you with their short list of favorite things, better known as the High Five!

This week's High Five! is brought to you by: John Shipe

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John Shipe to Celebrate the Release of Villain at The Viper Room January 31st

John Shipe will celebrate the release of his latest album, Villain in the perfect place for an album filled with cinematically drawn characters: Hollywood. The CD release show, which will be held at The Viper Room Acoustic Lounge, will be on January 31st,. the night before Villain is released.

Shipe’s live shows are intimate and engaging. He talks to the audience about the songs he’s playing, “Like a magician explaining the trick as he performs it,” he says. His songs are perfect for live performance, with their well-drawn characters and quirky humor He has shared the bill with quite a few big names over the years, including Bob Dylan, Taj Mahal, Keb Mo’, Cherry Poppin’ Daddies, Hootie & The Blowfish, Jimmy Cliff, Derek Trucks, Los Lobos, Cake, Blind Melon, Tony Furtado, Leftover Salmon, and Jerry Joseph & The Jack Mormons.

John Shipe Villain CD Release Show
Monday, January 31st
The Viper Room Acoustic Lounge
8852 West Sunset Boulevard
West Hollywood, CA 90069
(310) 358-1881
http://www.viperroom.com/
Doors:7:30 PM
$10 at the door
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Staff Infection: Oh, the Stories I Could Tell

Call me crazy, but I listen to the bands I work. I’ve been lucky enough to work with some amazing bands over the years, ones I still listen to this day. So we'll call this staff infection a little retrospective of my years in the music industry.

Gwyneth & Monko-“Get In the Sun” (free mp3)

Ben Kweller, “Penny on the Train Track” Exercise video, brilliant.

Enjoy Your Pumas- “Weight of the Circles”(free mp3)


John Shipe-“Love Belongs to Everyone” (free mp3)


Belle & Sebastian- “I Want the World to Stop”



Neil Nathan, “Santa Claus is Coming to Town”

Each Monday a different Green Light Go staff member will let you in on what songs have infected their ears for the week, while giving you the opportunity to share in the experience yourself.


This week: Janelle Rogers, Green Light Go Owner and Publicist Extraordinaire Click Here to Read More..

John Shipe Reunites with Former Band Mates, The Renegade Saints, for Portland Record Release

John Shipe, purveyor of character-centric folk in the melodic vein of artists like Jonathan Rice and Elvis Costello, will play The Dublin Bar on December 10th to celebrate the local release of his latest album, Villain. Joining him will be Mexican Gunfight, a band which features Shipe’s band mates from The Renegade Saints. Fans of the Renegade Saints can look forward to a reunion of sorts, as they all share the stage again. This will be one of four shows in the area where Oregonian fans will be able to get their hands on Shipe’s latest album in advance of the national release on February 1, 2011. Eugene, Salem and Bend will also have dates.

Shipe’s live shows are intimate and engaging. He talks to the audience about the songs he’s playing, “Like a magician explaining the trick as he performs it,” he says. His songs are perfect for live performance, with their well-drawn characters and quirky humor. He has shared the bill with quite a few big names over the years, including Bob Dylan, Taj Mahal, and Los Lobos just to name a few.

John Shipe Local CD Release Show for Villain
The Dublin Pub
Friday, December 10th
6821 SW Beaverton Hillsdale HWY, Portland, OR
(503) 297-2889
Door time: 9:00 pm
Show time: 9:30 pm
21+
Also on the bill: Mexican Gunfight

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GLG Fresh MP3 Friday

NEW THIS WEEK:
John Shipe received “4 out of 5 stars” from Maverick on his previous release. From his new album, Villain, “Lion" sounds like the shining sun coming through in the morning. For the most significant forces in all of Shipe’s music have to be his foundation in the roots of rock and the irresistible tunefulness of his approach.

Enjoy Your Pumas sound is akin to Metric's Emily Haines fronting Bloc Party. Their energetic live show has received accolades from fans and music journalists alike.

Both are the latest addition to GLG and will be dropping albums on the same day!
February 01, 2011: John Shipe, Villain and Enjoy Your Pumas, Commonality.

John Shipe, From Villain
Release Date: February 01, 2011
“Love Belongs to Everyone”
Genre: Acoustic/Indie/Rock
For fans of: Josh Ritter, Jonathan Rice and Elvis Costello
Bio/hi-res photos
John Shipe- Love Belongs to Everyone by greenlightgo


Enjoy Your Pumas, From Commonality
Release Date: February 01, 2011
“Weight of the Circles”
Genre: Alternative/Indie/Rock
For fans of: Metric, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Bloc Party
Bio/hi-res photos
Album Art by:Marc Gomez
Weight Of The Circles by Enjoy Your Pumas by greenlightgo

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John Shipe Brings a Villain or Two to Life February 1st

John Shipe’s latest album, Villain, should come with a dramatis personæ. Creating, inhabiting, and giving voice to characters is what Shipe does best. Villain is filled with them: an artist begging critics to go easy; a woman whose commitment to saving the world cripples her ability to love; and from the title track, a man who blames his bad luck on women who always go for the villain. Each of these people is rendered honestly, but with empathy, giving the album a fun, storytelling feel which fits the folk-pop feel of the music. It seems that Shipe’s philosophy on this, “If you fully embrace the character, it will flow out effortlessly; you won’t have to force or contrive it” is spot-on. Villain, Shipe’s 10th album, is due out February 1, 2011.

While John Shipe now resides in North Hollywood, it hasn’t always been bright lights, big city for him. Villain was born from a time in the wilderness. When Shipe returned from living in Yellowstone, he had songs, but was puzzled about how they fit together. A friend and collaborator, Ehren Ebbage (The Dimes), who produced the album, helped him find the links. The album celebrates the way people deal with disappointment; sometimes with sadness, sometimes victoriously. For Shipe it reinforced the fact that he should “trust my instincts and keep working; the meaning and usefulness of the work will show itself in due time.” And he knows a thing or two about work. His rigorous practice schedule and constant desire to learn new things is what keeps driving the music to new places. “I’m not complacent about my style or ability, and I still dream of pulling off the amazing stuff that I haven’t yet mastered,” says Shipe.

Love Belongs to Everyone by johnshipe


Yellow House, John Shipe’s last album, was recorded at his home studio West of Eden and received some significant attention, including charting on the Freeform American Roots charts and independent and commercial airplay. The success of Yellow House convinced Shipe that acoustic freeform Americana was the way to go. Villain is the next logical step, bass and drums recorded at state-of-the-art Crossroads Productions in Vancouver, WA, more instrumentation, and the help of Ehren Ebbage give the album a more polished sound without losing the focus on Shipe’s songwriting.

On Villain, audiences will find, along with vivid, cinematically-drawn characters, pop cadences in a folk package, with rural touches, but without country twang. His sophisticated composition draws comparisons to the Beatles, Aimee Mann, Elvis Costello, and other songcraft-oriented pop acts.


Villain
Track Listing

1. Lion
2. Villain
3. Love Belongs to Everyone
4. Some Hidden Things
5. Hard to Believe (with Halie Loren)
6. What Right Do We Have to Fall in Love?
7. Little Boats
8. Another Disaster
9. No Use Crying Over a Spilt Life
10. Dead Kite
11. Feel Good Song Click Here to Read More..