06.19.11 - LORDZ OF BROOKYLN RELEASE A NEW SINGLE

Download the new Lordz of Brooklyn single WELCOME TO THE EASTSIDE
featuring DMC on iTUNES! Produced by Darryl Jenifer (Bad Brains) and
Lordz of Brooklyn. Guitars by Sacha Jenkins and Tommy Salamie.
Drums by Chuck Treece.
DOWNLOAD ON iTUNES

Thwapr, Inc. (OTCBB: THWI), a mobile video sharing service for mobilizing and monetizing branded content, today announced its “Share to Phone” partnership with The Lordz, the legendary punk/hip-hop pioneers from Brooklyn, N.Y. The Lordz will be the first band to utilize Thwapr’s technology to engage its fans on mobile devices, social networks and the band’s Website.

Thwapr’s signature “Share to Phone” feature allows music videos to be shared from a mobile device or the Website to any mobile device, as well as to fans’ social networks on Facebook or Twitter. With no download or app necessary, supporters can share the music videos for "The Brooklyn Way” featuring Everlast and “Outlaw” featuring Tim Armstrong to anyone, anywhere – delivering a mobile video experience that is unmatched today.

“We have always strived to be innovators with our music, our art and the technology we use to connect with our fans,” said The Lordz founder Mike "Mr. Kaves" McLeer. “Thwapr is an amazing way for us to stay in touch with fans before and after shows in a way no one else is able to match. And the ‘Share to Phone’ feature helps our existing fans socialize and share our music with their friends in a simple and easy way.”

Thwapr’s patent-pending “Share to Phone” technology optimizes video in real time to “fit” the target mobile device to ensure every fan of the Lordz receives the best possible web experience on their phone. Fans can share a rich video experience with anyone who has a web-enabled mobile device, a population that’s expected to reach more than 1 billion people by 2013.

“Mobile video provides a high level of engagement and extends the life of existing content to mobile,” said Bruce Goldstein, founder and CEO of Thwapr. “Thwapr provides the Lordz with an opportunity to provide an unmatched experience for music fans and also gives the band an easy way to see what video content their fans are connecting with by measuring pass along as it happens.”

To see the “Share to Phone” feature in action, visit www.thelordz.com/video and click the “Share to Phone” icon below “The Brooklyn Way” video.

About Thwapr, Inc.
Founded in 2007, Thwapr is a mobile video sharing service that allows brands to mobilize and monetize content, extending its distribution reach while delivering the highest possible quality and user experience regardless of device, network or carrier. Founded by digital video pioneers from Apple, Avid and MTV, Thwapr’s patent-pending “Share to Phone” technology is revolutionizing mobile video, while also revitalizing traditional media by incorporating branded mobile video into print, broadcast, billboards and radio. A cloud-based solution that does not require a download or app, Thwapr is making mobile video sharing easy, fast and fun for the hundreds of millions of consumers with Web-enabled mobile devices. For more information about Thwapr, please go to http://corp.thwapr.com, visit Thwapr at www.twitter.com/thwapr or become a fan at www.facebook.com/thwapr.

01.14.09 - THE LORDZ CREATE THE TITLE TRACK FOR MTV REAL WORLD: BROOKLYN & SHOW CREW "THE BROOKLYN WAY"

New Season Features Three Tunes, Artwork & A Tour Of The Real Brooklyn With BK's Music Legends

NEW YORK, NY, December 10, 2008 - After 21 globe trotting seasons, the show that started the reality genre is finally putting down stakes in the Big Apple's 'realest' borough with the January 7 premiere of Real World: Brooklyn. 

To give the cast of eight wannabe Brooklynites an across-the-board primer on true BK flavor, MTV turned to none other than the legendary Bay Ridge punk/hip-hop pioneers, The Lordz. 

The Lordz, Mike 'Mr. Kaves' McLeer and his brother/partner-in-crime Adam 'ADM', have been on the scene since the dawn of B-boy culture, when they fell under the spell of hip hop - he sound as well as the bold street art and dance - while their neighbors were still lock-step with Saturday Night Fever. The Bay Ridge-based brothers forged the punk/hip-hop hybrid with their 1995 debut release, 'All in the Family.' Since that time, they have continued to gain critical acclaim and kudos, from both rock and rap superstar camps, with their continued recordings, appearances on international tours like the Van's Warped Tour, performances on national TV shows like Late Night with Conan O?Brien as well as the busy music production and fine art careers of ADM and Kaves respectively.  Their intriguing work and life story was the subject of documentary television series, ?The Brooklyn Way,' which aired on the Fuse network in 2007.

With The Lordz of course, it ultimately comes down to the music.  MTV is capturing the grit and energy of the borough by featuring two new songs by The Lordz in the series, 'The Brooklyn Way' and 'Alright. ' The Lordz also created the title track for the series.

The Real World loft showcases more of the BK vibe with four graffiti-themed figurative paintings by the multi-talented Mr. Kaves. The Lordz also help introduce the cast to the real Brooklyn.  During the shooting, the Real World cast members enjoyed a high-energy live performance by The Lordz taped at Public Assembly, then explored Brooklyn institutions including L&B Spumoni Gardens Restaurant in Bensonhurst and Kaves' store, 'Made In Brooklyn.'

Made in Brooklyn store opened its doors only a few months ago in The Lordz's hometown of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Kaves partnered up with Big DS from the original Brooklyn House and wife Donna to create an authentic old school Brooklyn storefront selling original artwork, Brooklyn apparel and tattoos. Make sure you stop by to get your recently released limited edition Lordz of Brooklyn Fidora available in the store or online at madeinbrooklynstore.com. Also available are the Mr Kaves paintings featured in Real World: Brooklyn.

For more information go to www.thelordz.com, www.myspace.com/thelordz,  www.madeinbrooklynstore.com or www.mrkaves.com

08.10.08   THE LORDZ GO ON TOUR WITH EVERLAST

The Lordz will be doing a national club tour with EVERLAST from September 14th through October. Check the TOUR page for a city near you!

06.11.08   THE LORDZ WILL BE PERFORMING ON LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN JUNE 16th!

05.12.08   OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE BROOKLYN WAY VIDEO

Check out the newest video by The Lordz for thier song The Brooklyn Way. The song features Everlast and is the title track to their docu-series, The Brooklyn Way, now airing on FUSE!

 

Also, make sure you tune in to watch the Brooklyn Way, new episode this Thursday at 10:30e / 7:30p.

 

 

03.26.08   HEAR NY GROOVE IN THE NEW CSI:NY PROMOS !

CSI :NY has licensed The Lordz song New York Groove for use in the new season promos currently airing on CBS. Back in the New York groove....

03.16.08   THE BROOKLYN WAY TV SHOW PREMIERES ON FUSE

APRIL 17TH AT 10:30E/7:30P!!

03.12.08   THE VANS WARPED TOUR TICKET PRESALE STARTS

THIS FRIDAY MARCH 14TH!!

We're happy to say that THIS FRIDAY, March 14, the Vans Warped Tour pre-sale will start at 10AM in each show's respective time zone. In addition to giving you the peace of mind of knowing you won't miss seeing The Lordz on the best show of the summer, a pre-sale ticket comes at a discounted price and qualifies you for exclusive prizes like jump-the-line passes and even a trip to the show of your choice complete with VIP passes!

Prices range from $27 ? 28.50 depending on the date and include 1 ticket, a Warped Tour 2008 Compilation CD, a 25 cent donation to Camp Hollywood Heart and all service fees.

So THIS Friday be sure you go to musictoday.com and click on the Vans Warped Tour link to get your ticket and don't forget to tell your friends - there are a limited number of pre-sale tickets per market and they go fast!

 

07.01.07   SEE THE LORDZ IN THEIR NEW TV SHOW "THE BROOKLYN WAY" ON MSG
MSG's "The Brooklyn Way" Episode 4: Friday July 27th, 10:30pm

In The Brooklyn Way, we get a rare glimpse at 2 genuine-article New York City icons raising their families in the unique world unto itself that is Brooklyn, NY.  While raising a family in Brooklyn is obviously not uncommon, Michael McLeer, a/k/a Mr. Kaves and ADM, a/k/a Adam McLeer, supporting theirs is without peer.  Kaves became a legendary graffiti writer, burrowing through the NYC transit system since age 10.  He has been celebrated as an artist and also punished for his vandalism.  Adam, following in his older brother’s footsteps, put in his time as a DJ, breakdancer and also hitting the train yards. 

Today, the brothers are recognized as pioneers in every aspect of early hip-hop and street culture - not just in New York, but also around the globe.  Kaves’ work is sought after by today’s generation of underground artists and art snobs alike.  Adam has become a widely sough-after DJ and producer.  From the visuals, to the music, to the fashion – the McLeer brothers have influenced the course of popular taste, as well as the mainstream from Brooklyn to Tokyo.

Even with having such incredible credentials under their belts, the brothers continue to struggle and face varying outcomes.  Their band, The Lordz, is always teetering on the edge of falling apart despite widespread recognition, their marriages are constantly taxed and their fight to provide for and enrich the lives of their children is ongoing.