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• Von Südenfed 'Flood' the Club

  May 14, 2007 – The Fall's resident ego eccentric Mark E. Smith joins fellow Mouse on Mars techno-heads Andi Toma and Jan St. Werner for Von Südenfed. On "Flooded," dirty drum beats, low bass lines, and aggressive synth arrangements arrive out of a dream had by St. Werner. With his Mancunian drawl, Smith recounts the tale, which tracks St. Werner showing up to a club to DJ only to find out that another DJ has taken over the decks. …
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• Wheat Will Make You 'Move'

  May 11, 2007 – Originally born out of an art project at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Wheat has been steadily turning out masterworks for a decade now. Unfortunately, as is all too common with art projects, the masses failed to deem Wheat's work a mainstream success, despite notable laurels like a song popping up in Cameron Crowe's Elizabethtown. …
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• Page France Calls Upon 'Rabbit'

  May 10, 2007 – Baltimore's Page France is a delightful bunch. As if 2006's Hello, Dear Wind wasn't charming enough, the folk-tinged collective does it again with their third outing, the twangy ...and the Family Telephone. On "Hat and Rabbit," a specially recorded live cut captured March 27th at the Crocodile Café in Seattle, lead singer Michael Nau blends all the sweet sounds of the '60s. …
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• Punk Goes Acoustic Sneak Peek

  May 9, 2007 – Wipe those tears, emo fans. The second installment of Punk Goes Acoustic is here to nurse those bruised hearts (and punk rock egos) with a tear-jerking host of unreleased and exclusive tracks! …
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• And Now for Something Completely 'Different' from the Exies

  May 7, 2007 – Although it seems counterintuitive, as anyone who has watched music documentaries can tell you, sometimes a little behind-the-scenes turmoil can turn renew a group's creativity. Just ask the L.A.-based alt-rock quartet, the Exies. After chart success, and stints on the road with bands like 30 Seconds to Mars, the Used, Sparta, and Evanescence, the band had changed management and labels and two members were thinking of leaving. …
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• Hot Rod Circuit: Rock 'Royalty'

  May 4, 2007 – In their tenth year on the music circuit, Hot Rod Circuit is still cruising through their musical evolution. …
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• Songstress Shannon Wright Readies to Let in 'the Light'

  May 3, 2007 – Atlanta, GA singer/songwriter Shannon Wright has always marched to the beat of her own drum, er, guitar, and whatever else the experimental chanteuse has taken up playing. …
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• The Foundry Field Recordings Prepare for 'Battle'

  April 30, 2007 – For all their smolder, it's fitting that this Columbia, MO quartet chose the name The Foundry Field Recordings: just as a foundry uses furnaces to melt metal, these CMJ favorites bring an orange molten glow to their music. "Battle Brigades II" spills the band's apparent affinity for bands like Built to Spill and My Bloody Valentine, achieving a lush sonic soundscape with similarly warm fuzzed-out guitars and dreamy vocals. …
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• Yacht Takes a Trip Down Alice's Rabbit Hole in "So Post All 'Em"

  April 26, 2007 – Jona Bechtolt, the wizard behind the beats of Portland duo, The Blow, is set to release his third solo album I Believe in You. Your Magic is Real (out May 8 via the Marriage imprint) under his one-man act, Yacht. The album's opener, "So Post All 'Em," is a trip down the rabbit hole in Alice's Wonderland, a chaotic but serene collection of everything from hollow, cool drum beats to high-pitched Alvin & the Chipmunks-like chants. …
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• Midnight Movies Remixed by Iha

  April 25, 2007 – Los Angeles quartet Midnight Movies, known for the hypnotic vocals of frontwoman Gena Olivier and their drowsy throwback to '70s rock, decided it was time for a pick-me-up. Currently on a nationwide tour to support the release of their sophomore effort, Lion the Girl (released yesterday on New Line), the band enlisted James Iha to mix up their single "Patient Eye" single. …
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