Local Music - "Slap Slap Slap Pound Up Down Snap" by the Death Set

Genre: Electro-Punk
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Latest Album: "Rad Warehouses To Bad Neighborhoods" (2008)
Label: Counter Records (Ninja Tune Rock Inprint)
Other Notable Songs: "Negative Thinking" and "Had A Bird"

Fun Fact: The song "Slap Slap Slap Pound Down Up Down Snap" acts as a pseudo-instructional guide to the handshake that some bands in Brooklyn, such as Ninjasonik and Cerebral Ballzy, use to greet each other. Look for them in the video as well as the handshake, that is done several times.

The Death Set Website HERE.

International - "I Saw You Blink" by Stornoway

Genre: Indie/Folk
Hometown: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Latest Album: Beachcomber's Windowsill (2010)
Label: 4AD
Other Notable Songs: "Watching Birds"

Fun Fact: Stornoway first presented their single "I Saw You Blink" on the BBC as a radio play in 2006. Radio presenter Tim Bearder was an early champion of the band and was suspended from work for two days after playing an hour of Stornoway songs on his breakfast show

Stornoway Website HERE.

Acoustic - "Drifting" by Andy McKee

Genre: Acoustic Folk
Hometown: Topeka, KS
Latest Album: Joyland (2010)
Label: Candy Rat Records
Other Notable Songs: "Rylynn"

Fun Fact: Andy McKee is considered one of the world's best acoustic guitar soloists. He doesn't drink or do drugs of any kind in order to keep his mind clear and his music pure.

Andy McKee Website HERE.

Cover - "Into The Ocean" by Hurricane Bells

Original: "Into The Ocean" by Blue October

Genre: Indie Rock
Hometown: New York, NY
Latest Album: Down Comes The Rain (2010)
Label: Invisible Brigades
Other Notable Songs: "Monsters" and "The Waiting Song"

Fun Fact: Lead singer and guitarist, Steve Schlitz, set up shop in his place to record using little more than his Mac Book and an MBox. He also wrote, mixed and recorded every note himself on Hurricane Bell's first album entitled Tonight Is The Night (2009).

Hurricane Bells Website HERE.



The Original:

New Favorite - "The High Road" by Broken Bells

Genre: Alternative/Space Rock
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Latest Album: Broken Bells (2010)
Label: Columbia Records
Other Notable Songs: "Vaporize" and "The Ghost Inside"

Fun Fact: Brian Burton aka. Danger Mouse, and James Mercer, who is the lead vocalist and guitarist for The Shins make up the duo that is Broken Bells. Before the release of their first single, they sent out an email to fans in binary code.

Broken Bells Website HERE.


The High Road

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