The exciting sound of Skyways Are Highways and the fantastic genius of Eli J Hood! When these talents got together it was pre-destined that they would make unbelievably great records!

Two years ago Skyways Are Highways invited me to the studio and introduced me to sounds that I (or anyone else in the music industry) didn’t know existed. It all started with “If You Get Caught We Never Met” and then the “Let Them Run Wild” EP. Since that time I have gotten to see sensational things every time I visit them at the studio.

When I first met Skyways Are Highways I didn’t think they were going to be a very good group. Michael said to me, “I found this group they’re very good looking, but they don’t sing too well.” So I said, “Well why bother?” He said, “I kind of promised their mother.” You can see everything is very businesslike with Michael.

So he bought the band in, and they were beautiful. But, they really sounded terrible. I figured he had really flipped his lid. After they had finished this record, which was really bad, he turned to me and said, “Aren’t they great?” I just kind of looked at him for a few minutes and didn’t say anything. Pretty soon this big grin started spreading over his face and he broke into a laugh, “Guys!,” he said, “Now sing it right for Rocky.”

Well, of course, the rest is history. They proceeded to record the “So Young” EP with the band who look great, sing great and are great!

Take it from me; Eli, Angie, Stacey & James are going to make some fantastic records, just for you.

- Rockwell Davis

Brothers Jake and Sam O'Brien are the founding members and creative drive behind Venus Court. The duo combine folk and pop music with an eclectic mix of influences to offer a tasteful listening experience.

Their debut EP is available on iTunes or Spotify for your pleasure.

In the late 1600s, the Turkish army swept across much of Eastern and Central Europe, arriving at Vienna in 1683. Besieged and desperate, the Viennese needed an emissary who could pass through Turkish lines to get a message to the nearby Polish troops. Franz George Kolshitsky, who spoke Turkish and Arabic, took on the assignment disguised in a Turkish uniform. After many perilous close calls, Kolshitsky completed his valiant deed, returning to give the Viennese the news of the Poles’ imminent rescue of their city. On September 13, the Turks were repelled from Vienna, leaving everything they brought: camels, tents, honey, and strange bags of beans which were thought to be camel feed. Kolshitsky, having lived in the Arab world for several years, knew these were bags of coffee. Using the money bestowed on him by the mayor of Vienna for his heroic deed, Kolshitsky bought the Turks’ coffee, opened Central Europe’s first coffee house (The Blue Bottle), and brought coffee to a grateful Vienna.

319 years later, in Oakland, California, a slightly disaffected freelance musician and coffee lunatic, weary of the grande eggnog latte and the double skim pumpkin-pie macchiato decides to open a roaster for people who are clamoring for the actual taste of freshly roasted coffee. Using a miniscule six-pound batch roaster, he makes an historic vow: “I will only sell coffee less than 48 hours out of the roaster to my customers, so they may enjoy coffee at its peak of flavor. I will only use the finest organic, and pesticide-free, shade-grown beans.” In honor of Kolshitsky’s heroics, he names his business The Blue Bottle Coffee Company, and begins another chapter in the history of superlative coffee.

Now, a few years later, thanks to the enthusiastic support of many loyal customers, Blue Bottle Coffee has grown to a small network of cafes, wholesale partners, an espresso cart, a coffee kiosk, and some vintage German coffee roasters. We are still united by the simple purpose of getting great coffee to everyone who asks for it.

Improbably and delightfully, there are several dozen of us now. We roast coffee on vintage gear, put it in compostable bags, and still get it to our customers within 48 hours. We roast great coffee on two coasts, we make great drinks, we clean up after ourselves, we bake cookies, we type up invoices, we get change at the bank, we say please and thank you. We offer the elderly and pregnant our seats on the bus and brush and floss daily. We look forward to seeing you soon.

Future Popes is a boutique music agency based somewhere between Austin, TX and Melbourne, Australia.

get in touch:
hello@futurepopes.com

We've worked with:
The Courtneys (CAN)
Homeshake (CAN)
White Fang (USA)
The Garden (USA)
Hunx & His Punx (USA)
Mujeres (ESP)
Shannon & The Clams (USA)
Thee Oh Sees (USA)
The Coathangers (USA)
Mac DeMarco (CAN)
Mikal Cronin (USA)
King Tuff (USA)
Tonstartssbandht (USA)
Lightning Bolt (USA)
The Gooch Palms (SYD, AUS)
ScotDrakula (MEL, AUS)
The Infants (MEL, AUS)
The Grand Rapids (MEL, AUS)
Ali E (MEL, AUS)
Dark Fair (Melb, AUS)
+ more

psychedelic pop, indie, lofi, dream pop, classic house, r&b, soul, folk, experimental song painter writer & producer of inspirational vibes. some sad, some happy, some funny, some deep, all songs, all heart, all play, all fun in the sun or in the moonlit rain, dark or light, fiery fight or fluttering flight. all kinds of music, I love fusing genres, writing comedy, satire, ignoring the normal, creating some wormholes from a black hole or through the sun
contact : mikeymaramag@gmail.com

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