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Genuine and polished, San Diego’s SWITCHFOOT have an act that’s hard to follow. At-the-tubs Chad and army-surplus-boot-sporting Drew chatted about the waves, tantalized us with instructional dance moves, and finished off with enlightening adages.

Let’s just say it was a didactic experience.

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[ Click on the video interview with:  SWITCHFOOT. ]

Genuine and polished, San Diego’s SWITCHFOOT have an act that’s hard to follow. At-the-tubs Chad and army-surplus-boot-sporting Drew chatted about the waves, tantalized us with instructional dance moves, and finished off with enlightening adages.

Let’s just say it was a didactic experience.

(Note to Brazil: Chad and Drew say…they owe you guys a visit.)

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No One Likes a Nihilist and it is obvious The Most Serene Republic (TMSR) believes in something; Heavens to Purgatory maybe, Star Trek Next Generation certainly. For six years, from the [...]]]>

[ Check out the video interview with Ryan and Nick: THE MOST SERENE REPUBLIC. ]

No One Likes a Nihilist and it is obvious The Most Serene Republic (TMSR) believes in something; Heavens to Purgatory maybe, Star Trek Next Generation certainly. For six years, from the tender receptive experimental age of 18 to the precipitated mature sound of 24, TMSR has been an ARTS & CRAFTS papier-mâché project. Whatever the driving force, something keeps them floating on, discovering, titivating and traveling through an (…And) The Ever Expanding Universe.

Ryan Lenssen (piano, backup vocals) and Nick Greaves (guitar, e-bow, banjo) from TMSR, onslaught in red-light quite literally, put answers to questions backstage with simply ONE of the masses.

DIAMONDS are FOREVER.

A bifurcated band of pop synth bliss and tweaks of calypso, Nick Diamonds is ISLANDS.  And in tow, cleaving to his bedazzled cape is Jamie Thompson who was, went away and [...]]]> [simply ONE of the masses  sits down with ISLANDS.  Check out the video interview: ISLANDS ON VIDEO.]

DIAMONDS are FOREVER.

A bifurcated band of pop synth bliss and tweaks of calypso, Nick Diamonds is ISLANDS.  And in tow, cleaving to his bedazzled cape is Jamie Thompson who was, went away and now is again.  I would mention the two others, but they probably won’t make the next album anyway.  At the eleventh hour, literally during the (kick) drum roll, New Yorker Nick courteously plugged in an interview with yours truly.  It’ll bring Vapours to your eyes.

There’s nothing lacklustre about BAND OF SKULLS; Emma boasts a 20,000 vinyl collection which by [...]]]> [ Honest and unruffled, BAND OF SKULLS dialogue it out with simply ONE of the masses. Hit play...It's time to make new Friends. Check out the video interview: BAND OF SKULLS ON VIDEO ]

There’s nothing lacklustre about BAND OF SKULLS; Emma boasts a 20,000 vinyl collection which by design gains her immediate rockstar quality; Russell escapes death; Matt plays tennis with John McEnroe. Or could they all just be nonchalantly lying? The most brill thing about the triumvirate three is that their career is about to skyrocket, and they barely have had time to lift off with their debut album Baby Darling Doll Face Honey. Russell Marsden [vocals, guitar], Emma Richardson [vocals, bass], and Matt Hayward [drums] from Southampton England are going to be a veritable recognized rock band overnight, partly because they share a slash of the New Moon film soundtrack. And there lies the rub for the blokes, but if you can see past the tousle of Rob Pattinson’s head, then you would catch that Thom Yorke, Bon Iver, Muse, The Killers, Grizzly Bear and Death Cab are on that very same soundtrack, a cast of leviathan proportions.

High-school sweethearts that stick together and get married are rare; high-school sweethearts that span more than a decade, get engaged, and stay in a [...]]]> simply ONE of the masses and icanseemybreath sit down with
Edmund and Heidi from HEXES AND OHS.
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High-school sweethearts that stick together and get married are rare; high-school sweethearts that span more than a decade, get engaged, and stay in a duo electro-pop band almost forever are unicorns, as far as I’m concerned. HEXES AND OHS’ Edmund Lam and Heidi Donnelly make everything look easy with their tickety-boo lyrics and save the damsel storylines. In 2005, the Montreal couple came out with Goodbye Friend Welcome Lover, and have followed it up by an evolving Bedroom Madness three years later. Their sweet electro melodies give out hugs for free with its catchy ‘80s nuances, and we-like-to-party tracks. Whadaya Know? Unicorns have magical powers to bring out slap happy warm fuzzies.

Read the review on their newest album /// DON’T WORRY.