JUST GETTING STARTED

On my way to the office today, I always grab the AM New York. It's a local paper in NYC that always has relevant news to a New Yorker's lifestyle as well as offering really cool fashion advice, suggestions for weekend activities, and great nightlife scenes that they think you should check out. While reading the entertainment section (because after all, that IS the best part of the newspaper), I came across a little feature about the announcement of the MTV Video Music Awards nominations and low and behold, Atlantic/Photo Finish's very own 3OH!3 was listed in the papers feature for being nominated for 'Best New Artist' at this years awards.



Right as I got in, I scanned it because something this cool and exciting needs to be documented and saved. Now onto finishing my coffee and getting started on my day...



Make sure you get 3OH!3's album, 'Want', IN STORES EVERYWHERE! It is definitely an album that will get your party started no matter what you do!!

3OH!3 MIXES AND MINGLES WITH ATLANTIC STAFF

Allow me to preface with a text message conversation I recently had with a friend. The convo took place on a Tuesday afternoon, let's say around 4:30pm.

"Hey, let's hang out or grab dinner after work!" my friend prompted, to which I replied,
"I would love to! However I have to go to a party first before I get off."
*10 minute pause* - obviously the result of immense confusion and/or brewing jealousy.
"Um, hello?" I attempted to salvage the conversation.
"Wait, let me get this straight- you're still at work, and you have to go to.. a party?" A response eventually arrived.
"Actually...Yeah."
Indeed, I was speaking the truth. Yet another reason my job = awesome/all of my friends hate me.

So here's the story.

Lucky for me, the alt hip-hop duo 3OH!3 was scheduled to make an appearance at the Atlantic offices in the form of a "mixer" that day. Sounds intriguing, right? For those ill-informed out there (like myself that day), a mixer is basically when an artist/band comes into the office, talks for a bit, and a fiesta of sorts is thrown in celebration of their continued success. The staff gets the chance to hang out, relax, and even talk to the artists (not to mention free food.) The event was a blast, and a great way to really get to know some of the people I've been sharing a cubicle with for the past two weeks.

Although 3OH!3 isn't with Atlantic, they've been in recent collaboration with the label for distribution reasons, thus the purpose of the mixer. The guys gave a hearty thank you to everyone at Atlantic for the work they've been doing, which was really cool to see. Their album, Want, debuted in 2008 under Photo Finish Records, and has blown up in the past few months. 3OH!3 will be featured in the line up of this summer's Warped Tour, a performance I cannot wait to see.

You can get more info on 3OH!3, including tour dates, videos, mp3 posts and photos here.

In the meantime, here are some pictures I snapped from my iPhone at the event. Enjoy!