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• Dr. Dog Kickstart Your Heart

  May 18, 2007 – With a little help from their friends, Aussie indie pop collective Architecture in Helsinki get in touch with their tender side on Heart It Races, a delightful little gem out June 5 via Champaign, Illinois-based imprint, Polyvinyl. …
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• Wolfgang Doesn't Run out of Power

  May 16, 2007 – Wolfgang, the man-loving robot, is bringing the best of the '80s back -- that chintzy Casio keyboard sound with every tick, werp, bloop, and beep perfectly crafted for the dancefloor. Developed in the early '80s by video game genius William Jennings Wellworth by using video game chips, Wolfgang was supposed to be able to write pop music with an extensive knowledge of music programming -- so the story says. …
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• Rocky Votolato Sends 'Postcards from Kentucky'

  May 15, 2007 – On "Postcards from Kentucky," singer/songwriter Rocky Votolato has Jack Daniels in one hand and his heart in the other as he reminisces about past friendships and taking to the open road in search of a new beginning. Though a classic tale, the Seattle-based musician soothes an aging soul without being too cliché, too nostalgic. …
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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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