International - "What Do I Do" by Lanie Lane

Genre: Blues/Pop/Jazz
Hometown: Sydney, Australia
Latest Album: (unknown)
Label: (unsigned)
Other Notable Songs: "Lipstick" and "Red Accordian"

Fun Fact: Lanie Lane describes her musical style in several ways: "The spirit of Muddy Waters inhabiting Doris Day. The Andrews Sisters in the year 2010. Erykah Badu singing to herself as she does the housework."

Lanie Lane Website HERE.

What Do I Do (Lanie Lane) from Lanie Lane on Vimeo.

Acoustic - "Bed Down" by Split Seconds

Genre: Pop
Hometown: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Latest Album: (unknown)
Label: (unsigned)
Other Notable Songs: "Paperboy"

Fun Fact: Split Seconds originally started as a solo project for lead singer Sean Pollard, however their all-singing, all-instrument playing (and swapping) group has lead to great success in around one year. They have been regarded by such bands as Cloud Control and Parade only to name a few.

Split Seconds Website HERE.

Cover - "Girlfriend" by the Pigeon Detectives

The Original: "Girlfriend" by Avril Lavigne

Genre: Garage Rock
Hometown: Rothwell, West Yorkshire, England
Latest Album: Emergency (2008)
Label: Dance to the Radio
Other Notable Songs: "Take Her Back" and "Romantic Type"

Fun Fact: They have been championed by such well known DJs as Steve Lamacq and Jo Whiley, and performed at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in 2006, where they were tagged "the band most likely to leap to the main stage in 2007" in an NME review.

The Pigeon Detectives Website HERE.



The Original:

New Favorite - "Shoeshine" by Black Taxi

Genre: Dance Rock/Indie
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Latest Album: Things Of That Nature (2009)
Label: (unsigned)
Other Notable Songs: "Up Here For Thinking, Down There For Dancing"

Fun Fact: Black Taxi is performing in NYC at Le Poisson Rouge for their "Black Apple/You'll Shoot Your Eye Out" X-mas party on Saturday, December 18th at 11PM. Get tickets HERE.

Black Taxi Website HERE.

Black Taxi - "Shoeshine" from Resonance Interactive on Vimeo.