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April 30 - Sorry for the lack of updates - a brand new website is under construction! In the meantime, please check out new stuff from Tim Lee 3, Warren Teagarden, Everthus the Deadbeats, and more on our CLIENTS page. Thanks!

March 26 part 2 - Check out HEAD OF FEMUR on FoodNetwork.com's Simon Says blog!

March 26 - Shiver me timbers! So much has happened in March that we can barely pull our pantaloons together to tell you about it! The Yarrr! PR/Greyday Records Pirate Elvis Party was a smashing success; the peanut butter and banana sandwiches were gone in less than 30 minutes! Head of Femur's Great Plains and Life in Bed's Passed and Presents both came out this week: sail over to our MP3 page to hear them for yourselves! More updates coming soon, as well as a long-overdue shanties episode! Take it easy, me hearties!

March 3 - Check out this rad review of Everthus the Deadbeats at SCTAS.com

February 15 - New MP3s up! New tour dates up! There's so much to say, best to check it out for yourselves! Also, be prepared to party your peg legs off at the Yarrr! PR/Greyday Records Third Annual Pirate Elvis Party in Austin during SXSW! The party is at Flamingo Cantina on 6th St on Wednesday, March 12 from 2-6 PM, featuring Heligoats, The Future Kings of Nowhere, Minmae, Southerly, and Chase Frank!!!

January 31 - Reviews are already coming in for Head of Femur's Great Plains - check out the one from Babysue HERE!

January 21 -Check out Chase on Is Good Radio!

January 18 - From our friends at PONK Media, a new video from Detroit's Rachel and Junk. Enjoy!

January 8 - Please keep your ears open for the new LP from Head of Femur!

January 3 - Happy 2008, mateys! Loads and loads of good booty coming from Yarrr! this year, but you'll just have to wait and listen! In the meantime, check out the clients page for more!!

December 17 - Don't forget to check out the new episode of Y!PR Shanties (podcast) and now that it's snowing (here, at least) and most of us are planning a trip home to see family and friends, to brave the crowded airports, train stations, highways, malls, what-have-you, never before has Testa Rosa's "Be Alone At Christmas (Here With You)" sounded so lovely and relevant.... Check it out here. Have a great holiday, everyone!

December 10 - Did you know it's cold in Detroit?! Why didn't someone warn me? Oh, wait... I was warned a LOT 4 years ago, and 4 years later here I am! Still loving Detroit despite the ice, snow, and gray skies! Come cheer yourself up at the Painted Lady Lounge on New Year's Eve with JOHNNY POWERS!

December 2 - Well, blow me down! Thar's a new batch o' shanties on this here ship. Listen now or we'll keelhaul ye, scurvy dogs!

November 20 - No press is bad press, right? Check out a quote from Captain Becki Carr in USA Today!

November 20 - New CDs coming atcha! Check out The Dig and The Exit Strategy!

November 16 - Check out the videos we've just posted from Midtown Dickens and The Future Kings of Nowhere and then when you realize you haven't had enough of them, you can troll YouTube or 307 Knox's website for more! Enjoy!!

November 8 part 2- Please check out Y!PR bands on tour: The Gunshy is still touring behind the release of his critically acclaimed There's No Love In This War. Boy/Girl are playing in Durham with Les Savy Fav and will resume touring with Jucifer in January! Chase Frank is gearing up for the release of her Midnight Manor EP by playing some shows up and down the West Coast. Marla Hansen is headed to SCOTLAND! Midtown Dickens and The Future Kings of Nowhere are still working their darling butts off on the road. He can't tour because of extenuating circumstances, but Yarrr! PR is also getting the word out for the re-release of GG Allin's outlaw country album, Carnival of Excess- check out PONK Media's website for more. Last but not least, keep an eye out for a new EP from Boston's The Dig - coming soon!

November 8 Thanks so much for your patience. Yarrr! PR has lots of news to share with you, but it's late and we are tired. Even pirates need sleep! Love and rum, Cap'n Becki

NOVEMBER 3 WE ARE SWITCHING SERVERS - PLEASE BE PATIENT WITH MISSING LINKS ON THE SITE. THANK YOU!

October 16 - Apologies for the delay; we've been very busy! Please check out Chase Frank, Marla Hansen, boy/girl, The Gunshy, GG Allin and all the other great Y!PR acts on our clients page. Tour dates HERE!

September 19 - HAPPY TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY!

September 17 - WHOA! If you ever wanted to know too much about Cap'n Becki, click here. Huge thanks to Emiliana Sandoval!

September 14 - Just five more days! If you're in the metro Detroit area, please join us at Small's in Hamtramck on September 19 to celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day! And please check out all the bands on tour, and check out Marla Hansen's newest EP Wedding Day from Standard Recordings (featuring lots of great guest musicians including your favorite indie crooner Sufjan). PS - please welcome to the crew Michelle "Lady Killigrew" O'Brien, newest first mate and long-time friend of Yarrr! PR. You can send her a black spot here.

August 29 - SHIVER ME TIMBERS! There is so much great stuff going on we don't even know where to start! Check out the events page for tour dates from The Gunshy, Stuporhero, Midtown Dickens, The Future Kings of Nowhere, Lekan Babalola, and more! Listen to our shanties for samples, and visit the clients page to learn more about all the great friends of Yarrr! PR!!! If you're in the metro Detroit area, please join us at Small's in Hamtramck on September 19 to celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day!

July 20 - The showcase was incredible - thanks for all who came out! Photos will be up soon! Please check out our new clients and we'll have some mp3s up for you in the next few days. New albums on the way from The Gunshy, The Amino Acids, Midtown Dickens, The Future Kings of Nowhere, and EPs from Fior Fiero, Boy/Girl, and Marla Hansen! In the meantime, you can always listen to our Shanties to hear excerpts from such great musicians as Two Dollar Pistols, Project Jenny, Project Jan, Stuporhero, Testa Rosa, The Hentchmen, Chris Letcher, The Masons, Mustangs and Madras, and more! Thank you for listenin'!

July 12 - Yarrr! PR's piratical owner was written up in a nice little Real Detroit article - thanks to the folks there who care about pirates! One thing, though, they forgot to mention the Yarrr! PR Showcase this Friday at The Belmont!!! Featuring The Amino Acids, The Slats, That Handsome Devil, and Casket Bastards. Fatale Pictures will be in attendance with Punks Vs Cancer DVDs for sale, and honorary pirate Jacquie the Librarian will be celebrating her 25th birthday. NO COVER! FREE! Be there!!!!!!!!!

July 1 - Check out Episode #7 of Yarrr! PR Shanties! Featuring Stuporhero, Project Jenny, Project Jan, Testa Rosa, and The Amino Acids!

June 11 - Ok! Episode #6 of Yarrr! PR Shanties is finally up! It features a track from The Hentchmen's Hentch Forth.Five (ft. Jack White), as well as new tunes from the new Two Dollar Pistols record Here Tomorrow Gone Today, The Masons' Let You Down Easy , and Mustangs and Madras La Lechuza. Episode #7 (w/ Stuporhero, Chris Letcher, Project Jenny, Project Jan, and Testa Rosa) will be coming soon. Also, if you are in the Detroit area, please stop by our Y!PR Detroit showcase at The Belmont on Friday, July 13, featuring performances from The Amino Acids, The Slats, That Handsome Devil, and The Casket Bastards. Free! No Cover! Check out the RAD poster made by the even radder Queen Bee. Last but CERTAINLY not least, come to the Magic Stick this Saturday for the AMINO ACIDS CD Release show! Easy Action, The Slats, and Fun Ender will also be in attendance!

May 17 - Hopefully I'll have them up in a new Shanties episode soon, but for now please go listen to new mp3s from Project Jenny, Project Jan; Stuporhero; Two Dollar Pistols; Mustangs and Madras; The Masons, and Chris Letcher. If you're in the Detroit metro area, please join us for a Pirate Movie Field Trip on May 25. We're meeting at the AMC in Madison Heights at 1:30 PM and happy hour afterwards! Also, mark your calendars! Y!PR Detroit showcase will take place on Friday, July 13 at The Belmont in Hamtramck with performances by The Amino Acids, The Slats, That Handsome Devil, and The Casket Bastards. Drink up, me hearties, yo ho!

April 6 - New Y!PR Shanties episode is up, with your host Cap'n Becki Carr and songs by Snatches of Pink, Arthur Dodge, Brittany Shane, Skull Time, Protest Hill, and Minmae. So check it out. You can also subscribe to Yarrr! PR Shanties thru iTunes, so DO IT! Yarrrrrr!

March 19 - THANK YOU! Thanks to everyone who came out to the Y!PR/LFR Pirate Elvis party! We hope you enjoyed the great music and had enough to drink! It's becoming annual so let's do it again next year- check out photos of the party and post-party good times. Take care everyone and thanks for listenin'!

March 8 - COME TO OUR SXSW PIRATE ELVIS PARTY!!! Treasure Island, Austin TX - 413 E 6th St - no cover, free drinks. Bands include The Slats (recently highlighted in SPIN), 1986 (originally from Austin!), Heligoats (Chris from Troubled Hubble), Minmae (new CD coming out this Spring!), That Handsome Devil (check out "Elephant Bones" on Guitar Hero 2), and Looker (recently one of David Fricke's "Picks" in RS!)

February 19 - Check out upcoming tour dates on our EVENTS page - Minmae, System and Station, and The Slats are all headed out on the road this Spring. Also, don't forget about the Yarrr! PR/Latest Flame Records party at SXSW on March 14!

February 8- Minmae's "Your Band Controls the Weather" is an exclusive track on SPIN.com today - go check it out!

February 5- Check out the new video of Snatches Of Pink here!!!

January 18 - Ahoy! Lots of stuff happening at the Yarrr! PR HQ lately - make sure to check out Clemente's ...whilst honey hums - new video out for "Ambulance Drivers"- see it HERE! Also, Minmae's anticipated new release comes out March 13 - 835 - Check out samples HERE! Last but certainly not least, Arthur Dodge's first solo album comes out March 20 - The Perfect Face - warm and fuzzy like Jack Daniels. Read more about Arthur HERE!

January 3 - HAPPY F*KIN' NEW YEAR!

December 19- Well shiver me timbers! A whole month since the last post? Oh, dear, so sorry. PLEASE go to SPIN.com and check out their feature on Paul Michel and RATE his music! Much obliged! We are on a tiny hiatus for the holidays (oh, that handsome devil) , but we will have much more to report in the new year. In the meantime, check out CLEMENTE's ...whilst honey hums !!!

November 20 - Check out new tour dates from The Slats, Paul Michel/The Receiver, Polly Panic, and Arma Secreta! Click HERE for all tour dates!

November 10- Too grown up for pirates?! Whatever. And by the way, there is NO way she is only 21.

November 9- We are way too tired to give you our CMJ wrap-up so keep your eyes out.... in the meantime hear some great music HERE! Comerica TasteFest is now CityFest! Read about it HERE!

October 5 - Newsflash! SPIN loves The Slats! Check out The Slats on SPIN.com - they are today's Artist of the Day! Vote - give them 5 stars - make a comment! Also, keep an eye out for the December issue where the band will be featured as a great Upcoming Artist! Also, Yarrr! PR has created a ringtone of The Slats' "Call My Telephone" [Nokia users, open phone's web browser, type in http://yarrrpr.com/slatsringtone.mp3 and it will automatically download. Everyone else, you're on your own. I have no idea. Probably works in a similar way. Comments welcome.]

Sept 26 - Pick up a copy of the new SPIN to see our very own The Slats listed on page 24 as having one of the "Songs to Download Now" so check it out and download some Slats songs here!

Sept 21 - Check out the new Yarrr! PR Shanties show! Subscribe here!

Sept 19- HAPPY TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY!!!! If you live in the Detroit Metro area, please come join us for rum something and the lash.... oh, I mean rum, kites, and friend chicken at Belle Isle from 2-6ish PM. Look for pirate flags at the fountain.

August 28 - Just for fun, because we are hungover from Hacker-Pschorr and because we have had almost 2,000 people visit the site this month ... Search terms that have brought people to yarrrpr.com: "piracy party sweden greens," "silver lining," "nicotine," "emeen zarookian," kegs of beer avatars," drink up me hearties yo ho mp3." Now, some of these are due to brilliant song titling by our ingenious clients, some are confusing, and some are downright damn-my-eyes hilarious!

August 17 - 1986 are SPIN.com's Artist of the Day! Check out the whole article, listen to mp3s, and most importantly VOTE for them! Give them an A+! Also, read about Columbus favorites The Receiver on Donewaiting.com - Donewaiting is always a great place to check out new music and limited-time free mp3s. And don't forget to check out clips from other upcoming releases on the yarrr! mp3 page!

July 28 - Arma Secreta's release date has been moved to September 26. Check out A Century's Remains on their EPK or the band's website.

July 25 - Just 56 days until Talk Like A Pirate Day!

July 18-Check out our very first podcast!

June 24- Ahoy, mateys! What a summer it's turning out to be, aye! Yarrr! has been busy with the plundering game on the pirate movie website that a certain mouse is releasing. Well, but only when Yarrr! is not promoting some of the best darn music you'll ever hear! New releases coming out this summer by SSM, 1986, Velvet, The Slats, Arma Secreta, Flattbush, System and Station, Cult of Sue Todd, Mad Tea Party, The Receiver, and more. Yarrr! will also be busy next weekend with Comerica Tastefest in downtown Detroit featuring FREE performances by Ray Davies, Eric Burdon, Cat Power, Common, Suai, SSM, and many more... Be sure to catch Minmae on the road and Kill Rock Stars' The Sound The Hare Heard Tour. As always, check out our events and mp3 pages for the booty. And drop a line to our new crew, who are helping to spread the Yarrr! treasures across the land and sea. As always, drink up, me hearties, yo ho!

May 22- If you ever wanted to see a slew of great bands live now is the time! Check out the TOUR page! Also, tons of great releases forthcoming, so pretty please... I mean.... LISTEN you SCALLYWAGS! Best be gettin' to the clients page for some fantastic stories and photos and the mp3 page and listenin' to all the good rum drinkin' dities on me page! Go now! Yarrrr!!!!!!!!

April 24 - Wow, it's been a whole month since our last news item. Not for lack of news, rest assured. We at Yarrr! have been very busy so far this Spring, including a big move to a new place. First, The Playwrights' release date has been moved to June 13. Also, SSM advances are finally going out, and that album is due May 23 on Alive Records. LKN's album is out now on Greyday, and Minmae's release is due very soon - May 9! Check out Minmae's crazy big tour schedule here! New releases due out from Velvet (finally!) and 1986 are next on the list. Yarrr! is also gearing up for the Detroit Music Awards on May 18. Last but not least, Kill Rock Stars have a fantastic tour in the works for their compilation The Sound The Hare Heard so keep an eye out! Be good me hearties!

March 24- Holy Schnikes, Batman! The SXSW party ROCKED! All the kegs floated, all the wings were devoured, and everyone had a pirate Elvis good time (although there was a disturbing lack of pirate jokes... no matter). Lots of amazing releases coming up - Z.O.N.K., xrayok, SSM, and more... check the clients page for more info, images, and sounds, and the events page to see it live!

March 13-COME TO OUR SXSW PARTY! Dirty Dog Bar (505 E 6th St), March 15 Wednesday 1-6 PM! Click here for details!

February 8 - Check out the Events page for tour dates and details on our SXSW party!

January 24 - Check out the new releases from The Playwrights and Guajiro! Also, coming soon are the newest from Grey Day Productions- LKN and Minmae. Soon afterward is the newest album from NC's VELVET! Keep your ears open, kids. This sh*t is good! Last but not least, if you're a Detroiter, you need to know about these three things: Punk Fitness Detroit, the upcoming Detroit Music Awards (nominate your favorites now!), and The Mydols (check out "Thank God For the Super Bowl!"). That's all for now, so stay warm, and in the words of Red Green, keep your stick on the ice!

January 12 - Why hasn't this happened here yet? Do I need to move to Sweden?:
from Billboard: A group of Swedish file sharers announced Jan. 1 that it is starting a new political party, the Piracy Party, to provide a legal environment for exchanging copyrighted property for free. Spokesman Sebastian Sjalin claims Piracy Party represents Sweden's 800,000 file sharers who are 'tired of being called criminals.' The manifesto promises to alter existing intellectual property legislation and prevent implementation of the December 2005 European Union Data Retention directive.The Piracy Party needs only 1500 signatures to become a formally recognized political party.

January 6 - Happy 2006! Great new projects coming soon! More later.....

December 27 - Check out videos from The Amino Acids and Guajiro! Have a Happy New Year!!!

December 7 - Check out SSM!

December 1 - OK, it's the holidays season now, but DON'T FORGET to check out the releases from On Ensemble and The Gunshy. The Gunshy's Souls is due out Dec 6, and if you like good, honest, humble troubadour rock with a shot of whiskey, you will love it. The Gunshy is going to be on SPIN.com very soon, so keep an eye out. On Ensemble's Dust and Sand is due out Dec 20. If you don't know about taiko, you need to learn. You've probably seen people playing large drums with wooden sticks on car commercials and the like, but On Ensemble is not your typical taiko ensemble: they have incorporated fascinating lyrics and modern technology into their music. Go to the mp3 page and listen to these and more. Also, and this is only for the sake of my google search. My name is Becki Carr, in case you didn't know. That's Becki Carr. Becki with an "i." Becki Carr from Yarrr! PR. OK, take it easy everyone, and remember: you can't roller skate in a buffalo herd.

Nov 9 - This morning, PopMatters posted one of the best reviews I've ever read: The Dials - Flex Time

Nov 2 - Wow it's been a while, eh? (Crap, I've been living too close to Canada for too long.)This weekend I won a costume contest at Alvin's; I was a pirate, of course. No, I don't have photos. I was too drunk to remember my camera. The next night, I went to the Magic Stick to see local bands The Avatars, Grande Nationals, The Nice Device, and many others play a benefit for The Dials - it was heartwarming and fun. I even heard a beyond-creepy pick-up line, but it turns out it was just part of a costume.

Sept 29 - I guess since everyone and their moms have done their CMJ recaps, I'll do mine. I stayed with my friend Mary, who was an extra gracious hostess. On my walk from her place to the shows, I saw a funny sign. I went to see what has turned out to be Troubled Hubble's last pre-breakup show, and thankfully, not knowing what was to come, I had a fantastic time. My friend Marianne was there taking some rad photos (that's her on the right). I tried to avoid industry functions as much as possible and just see where lady luck took me; during the day I walked around the city. I saw the site of the WTC tragedy and the oldest public building in Manhattan. I did a lot of subway riding and took a walk through Central Park. My nightlife was much wilder, but I don't have pictures of that, so sorry! I will tell you I went to CBGB and Manitoba's and Pussycat Lounge: it was debaucherous. Oh, I almost forgot - the view from where I was staying was FREAKING AWESOME day and night! When I got back to Detroit, I hit the ground running as "they" say - I saw The Amino Acids and got pushed into a drumset, which was actually pretty hilarious, and a tame incident compared to the rest of their set. I also moved into a NEW office! I'm taking votes on whether to call it the Captain's Quarters or The Poop Deck. Comments are welcome. Last but not least there are new MP3s up!!!

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Sept 19 - HAPPY TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY!!!

September 7 - Yarrr! PR is crazy busy with all kinds of amazing music from ska to taiko and all kinds of rock in between!!! Check out the clients page for more! Are you going to CMJ? Let me know!

August 3- Hang on for lots of news! Firstly the Dials' Flex Time campaign has officially begun; the music is AMAZING so check it out! Secondly The Evil Queens have added tons new tour dates, so check out the live shows page to see if they're coming near you. Thirdly, The Gunshy is almost finished recording his new album, Souls, and a little bird told me so far it sounds spine-chillingly good. Last but not least, The Amino Acids' Destroy The Warming Sun is also on its way to being a big hit, so if you're a writer, check your mail for some good alien surf punk!

July 18- Please keep The Dials in your thoughts. They lost three dear friends in a tragic car accident in Chicago last week; John Glick was husband to singer Becky and member of the Returnables, Michael Dahlquist was a member of Silkworm and a very close friend to the band, and Doug Meis was The Dials' amazingly talented drummer. Rest in peace, Doug. Music will miss you.... [ps- if you knit, and you'd like to do something in memoriam, please visit this link.]

July 10- July is here and it's hot. This Friday Yarrr! PR had the amazing experience of finally seeing The Evil Queens live! You won't believe it but in the middle of the set - a fight broke out over a giant Patrick Swayze head..?! (Your guess is as good as mine!) And this weekend I will be in Chicago for Intonation Festival. I get to hang out with some fantastic musicians, The Gunshy and The Dials. Keep your ears out for albums from them very soon....

June 23 - Holy cow it's summer! With summertime comes lots of live shows and festivals and such. See The Evil Queens' and The Muggs' live shows here. Keep your eyes out for new releases from Latest Flame Records... more on that later. In the meantime, keep yourselves busy with ice cream and cold beer, and come visit me in Detroit! By the way, anyone going to Chicago for the Intonation Festival? Let me know!

May 25 - It's almost June, and if you haven't listened to Andi Camp's new album Magnetic yet (officially released July 12 but available online), you need to, because it's the most beautiful thing you'll hear in 2005. It's also been rumored that Yarrr! PR will join forces with Addison Records to promote the upcoming release of The Evil Queen's First It Boils, Then It Spills, but you'll have to suppress your urges until later to hear this one. Don't forget to go buy the debut, eponymous album from The Muggs (feat. Danny Methric of The Paybacks) on July 19! You are also earnestly encouraged to buy the new issue of Tastes Like Chicken. Last but certainly not least, a friendly plug for Troubled Hubble- their guitarist designed this site for me, and the band is about to go on an amazing tour, so check them out!

May 1 - Yarrr! PR is mourning the loss of a great man, Mr Hasil Adkins. If you don't know who he is, go find some of his music and read up on this rockabilly multi-instrumentalist legend. You can read more at his website. In the meantime, check out Andi Camp's music. Rock.

April 26 - Hi, everyone! As you may know, I am in the
process of setting up this whole shebang... (Why hasn't the government sent my approval letter yet?!).... But I finally have my first client, Andi Camp - she is an AMAZING pianist and songwriter with a smooth, jazzy voice from Portland, OR. You may have heard her latest split with We're From Japan! The newest release, Magnetic, will be available soon.... more details to follow!!! In the meantime, "keep your stick on the ice"!

April 18 - Hello, and welcome to my new website!