Owl City New Zealand

It might be too late to get items in time for Christmas, but giving holiday gifts is fashionable any time of the year! And fashionable is what we do in the Official Owl City Store. Show off your snowflake hoodie, your mighty owl spirit, or a bunch of awesome new tees. Mozy on over now before it’s too late.

Treat yourself, your mom, your brother, your pet turtle, and download your copytoday. For those of you throughout the rest of the world, fear not! You will be able to snatch up a copy on DVD and Blu-Ray on February 7, 2012.

In March, legendary German DJ/producer Paul van Dyk will unveil his sixth artist album, Evolution, featuring collaborations with artists including Adam Young of Owl City. Always one to push the creative envelope, each song will be accompanied by a sprawling video. Big Shot met up with PvD to find out he fared in 2011 and his hopes and aspirations for the coming year.

The new concert film, Owl City - Live From Los Angeles, is now available on iTunes in North America. It features over an hour of music including “Fireflies,” “Deer In The Headlights,” and more! In honor of the release, iTunes is also offering All Things Bright And Beautiful and Ocean Eyes for just $7.99, so get ‘em while they’re hot. The DVD and Blu-Ray versions will be available everywhere February 7, 2012.

This is a total American/Canadian thing so I apologize to those of you who are puzzled by the concept of what a s’more has the potential of being. Allow me to describe one as “manna from heaven” or perhaps “sweet nectar of life.”

A s’more (sometimes spelled smore) is a traditional nighttime campfire treat popular in the United States and Canada consisting of a roasted marshmallow and a layer of chocolate sandwiched between two pieces of graham cracker.

The word “s’more” appears to be a contraction of the phrase, “some more.” While the origin of the dessert is unclear, the first recorded version of the recipe can be found in the publication “Tramping and Trailing with the Girl Scouts” of 1927. The recipe is credited to Loretta Scott Crew who reportedly made them by the campfire for the Scouts. It is unknown whether the Girl Scouts were the first to make s’mores but there appears to be no earlier claim to this snack. Although it is unknown when the name was shortened, recipes for “Some Mores” are in various Girl Scout publications until at least 1971.

Various confections containing graham cracker, chocolate, and marshmallow are often sold as some derivative of a s’more, however they are not necessarily heated or served in the same shape as the traditional s’more. The Hershey’s S’mores bar is one example. Pop-Tarts also feature a s’mores variety.

HOW GIRLS MAKE S’MORES:

01. Break graham cracker in half
02. Place four squares of Hershey bar on graham cracker half
03. Toast marshmallows golden brown
04. Place toasted marshmallows on Hershey bars to melt chocolate
05. Top with other half of graham cracker and eat gingerly

HOW BOYS MAKE S’MORES:

01. Eat Hershey bars
02. Burn marshmallows black
03. Eat marshmallows
04. Throw graham crackers and gooey marshmallow leftovers at girls
05. Howl with laughter

Eagle Rock Entertainment to Release Owl City – Live From Los Angeles on DVD and Blu-Ray February 7^th 2012 Worldwide

Available Exclusively on iTunes December 6^th 2011 in North America Only

Featuring Footage from the LA Stop on the All Things Bright and Beautiful World Tour

New York, NY– Owl City is about to give the world an All Access pass into one of his headlining shows from the All Things Bright and Beautiful World Tour with the release of Owl City – Live from Los AngelesDVD.  This DVD will feature over 90 minutes of live performance, behind the scenes footage, exclusive interviews and more.

Filmed at LA’s Club Nokia this past July, the full 21 track concert will be released on iTunes only on December 6^th in North America with the preorder launching on November 29^th.  The DVD and Blu-Ray versions, to be released worldwide on February 7^th, 2012, will include bonus features (backstage footage and an exclusive interview) in addition to the concert. [MSRP $14.98 on iTunes, $14.98 for DVD, $19.98 for Blu-ray].

Owl City exploded onto the scene with the success of his major label debut Ocean Eyes.  Released by Universal Republic Records in July 2009, the album topped theBillboard Rock, Alternative, and Dance/Electronic charts and was certified platinum in the U.S.  It also spawned the quadruple platinum hit “Fireflies,” which hit #1 in 24 countries including twice in the U.S.  Owl City then went on his first ever tour as the headliner and sold out shows across 4 continents, scarcely taking a break until it was time to record a new album.  In the winter of 2010 the electro-pop aficionado went back into the basement where it all began and recorded his sophomore releaseAll Things Bright and Beautiful, which was released on June 14^th, 2011.  That same week, Owl City kicked off another worldwide headlining tour bringing with him some new songs as well as his exciting live show.  The 76 date trek took the band across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia and the Owl City – Live from Los AngelesDVD release comes as the All Things Bright and Beautiful World Tour draws to a close.

Owl City – Live from Los Angeles will give fans a rare chance to see into the world of Owl City, experiencing the excitement of his live show intimately with the mastermind behind the project: Adam Young.  Fans can view the trailer for the DVD here now, in anticipation of the release and preorder the DVD here.

Eagle Rock Entertainment is the largest producer and distributor of music programming for DVD, Blu-Ray, TV, Audio and Digital Media in the world.  Eagleworks directly alongside talent to produce top quality, High Definition and 3D programs, both concerts and documentaries, including The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, The Who, Queen, The Doors, Jeff Beck, U2, Peter Gabriel, Paul McCartney and Ozzy Osbourne. Eagle is a Grammy Award winning company and has received over 30 multi-platinum, over 50 platinum and over 90 gold discs, worldwide.  Eagle Rock Entertainment has offices in London, New York, Toronto, Paris and Hamburg.