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Ivan Ives

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About Me

HEY HUMBOLDT... IVEY'S COMIN HOME!
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CHECK OUT THE TOUR RECAP VIDEO FOR OUR APRIL NEW ENGLAND TOUR:
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ivan ives
named one of next 40 artists to watch in ROLLING STONE:
named one of the next 40 artists to watch in their 40 year anniversary issue. each issue contained an iTunes playlist download with 1 track from each artist. "victory" was the ivan ives track they used, and the amount of downloads was estimated at 1.9 million.
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"REVENGE" MUSIC VIDEO:
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Ivan Ives - Got It (MUSIC VIDEO) + Fresh Interview
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"THE RECIPE" MUSIC VIDEO:
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THE IV LEAGUE - "LET YOU KNOW":
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check out my feature on ground control mag!
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check out my write-up in URB:
i'm on their next 1000 artists list, so come drop some love and a quick rating, it only takes a second..
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check out this iconoclast review!
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check out this iconoclast review,,
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my review on racketmag.com:
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iconoclast covered in french magazine REFRESH!
(i have no idea what that says).. anyone wanna translate?
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check this write-up on "beats, me?"
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san francisco's "sit down stand up"
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my review/featurette on capazine.com:
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and YO, to everyone that gets their panties all in a bunch about the top 40 situation, i now completely put everyone in my top 40 into this random rotation thing, so everyone is all over the place. it doesnt matter WHERE in the top 40 you are. if you are in it then you are in it. so chillinder and dont send me weird messages asking me why you are 27. now everyone will have the chance and honor of being 27. so yes. chill.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/2/2005
Band Website: nothresholdrecords.com
Band Members: ivan ives
fresh the hitman

Purchase: Eat Pop And Die (2008)

DOWNLOAD NOW FOR FREE!

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The I.V. League Project
Volume 1 (2007)
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Iconoclast (2007)

OUT OF PRINT

available on:

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The Prelude EP (2007)

OUT OF PRINT

available on:

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LA HEAT EP (2007)

AVAILABLE ONCE AGAIN!
re-issue CD ONLY
discounted price

also available on iTunes!

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Deus Ex Machina (2006)

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Ivan Ives T-Shirt:

SOLD OUT!!!
Influences: (no order):

music
memories
old receipts
dark caverns
blood red skies
post-apocalypse
standard-issue
nervous breakdowns
melancholy
brian eno
hot days and cool nights
other people’s ugliness
kraftwerk
D.I.T.C.
the anything people
hairspray & lighters
thinking of better times
blood lust
car problems
ruthlessness
albinoni
wu-tang
avro part
the USSR
los angeles
gaspar noe
misers
the FBI
mf doom
parking meters
samuel barber
carlos lyra
the twilight zone
anti pop consortium
air
bela bartok
the thought of prosperity
super 8mm
O.C.
mobb deep
jefferson starship
busta rhymes
experiences shared
looking people in the eye
people that can look back
can OX
sandwiches
red bull
doubleshots
going into the studio
handling business
riding the train in nyc
party people
lord xenu
shitty bosses
blockhead
ice cream
capturing a moment in time
first kisses
2nd kisses
acclaim
hall & oates
hovhaness
guilty pleasures
diplomacy
stanley kubrick
big L
dj shadow
communism
2mex
trent reznor
iced tea
i love lucy
mash out posse
my fans
man bites dog
jay-z
listening to fresh’s beats
late-nite drive thru
night time bike rides
the LA river
laurel livingston
the O.G. club
winning
victory
jedi mind tricks
insight
lofi photos
arguing with political activists
bringing sand to the beach
def jux
work ethic
calling in sick
going on tour
hilarious tour stories
tape stock
hatred
brian hodgson
articles
groupies
crazy women that drive me nuts
ex-girlfriends
fangirls
perverted friends
power
non phixion
getting backrubs
socialism
editing
david’s cartoons
making money
peeing on my enemies
masonry
apologies
mix CDs that you keep forever
old songs you forgot about
pre-paid postage
driving on the 75
evil corporations
visiting my cousins
huge tits
smaller but shapely tits
perky tits
mushy tits
tits in general
deception
lots of water bottles
catalogues
counterfeit network
good bbq
robo 3000
hipster swine
going on TOUR
women in fishnets
young hipster sluts
hook-ups at coffee shops
brand nubian
filmmaking
tribe called quest
being slaves to cell phones
fake news
struggle
blow up LA
hunger
watching movies in a theatre
weird crazy bitches
the underground movement
independent radio shows
terrorists
rent
reason
WAFFLE HOUSE
freestyling
making an honest living
family
having friends all over the US
olivia josephs
vitamins
dr. dre
notorious BIG
dictators
alter egos
time warping
criminals
evil robots
las vegas
autechre
throwing things around
ultimatums
shitty critics
good critics
alphaville
the common folk
the inner party
not sleeping enough
manipulation
getting blowjobs
one hour photo
the meters
perrier
propaganda
sex
the lives of others
helping friends out
war
losing my mind
getting new fans
art
big brother
caffeine
coffee
owning a basketball
losing my sunglasses
being a workaholic
being pretty damn jaded
modesty
staying humble
coca-cola
depression
talent
genius
passion
life

All Releases:: Eat Pop And Die (2008)
The IV League Vol. 1 (2007)
Iconoclast (2007)
The Prelude EP (2007)
TAP - W (2007)
LA Heat (2007)
Deus Ex Machina (2006)
TAP - Self Titled (2005)
Fork Music Vol. 1 (2005)

all my records can be picked up @ nothresholdrecords.com or right here on my page.

LOFI: i started a lofi photography site because i have some sort of crazy fetish for lofidelity digital pictures - i think that 1 megapixel digital actually looks like 8mm film in all the grain and noise created in the image. it’s beautiful. it also serves as a collection of my journeys/tours, etc.

click any pic to go there.
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my biggest musical influence is:

just kidding.
Record Label: No Threshold
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

eat pop and die

i’d just like to thank everyone that has downloaded their copy of EAT POP AND DIE online for free.it hasn’t even been out for a month yet, and i already have had thousands of downloads on ...
Posted by Ivan Ives on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:20:00 PST

iconoclast

i am sitting here looking at a shitload of copies of my yet-to-be released record, ICONOCLAST. i can honestly say that everything i have done musically in my life has been leading up to this point for...
Posted by Ivan Ives on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:28:00 PST

hope

my thoughts on hope. a lot of people have been getting pissed off at me lately for knocking hope, telling me shit like "hope is the essence of life" etc etc. it's one of the three theological virtues&...
Posted by Ivan Ives on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:20:00 PST