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The incredible Amanda Palmer is working on her new record and it's crowd funded: Listen and download to the new single " Do It With A Rockstar " at the official website . Did I mention it's incredible?

You can preorder the new Ben Folds Five album ( ! ) here: pledegemusic.com

On September, 20th 1976 a nurse wrote "Young Mr. Hines" on the patient info sheet for the yet to be named newborn child. "Young" seemed perfectly fitting to his parents, and it stuck. One day out of the clear blue sky Young Hines got an email from none other than Brendan Benson containing a cover of one of Young's own songs. He came across Young’s music by chance when friends of Young, who happened to be painting Benson’s house, were listening to one of his demos as they worked. The two had an instant creative connection. He moved to Nashville, where he recorded the album Give Me My Change with Benson. It's released on Lojinx in the UK and Europe, and on Benson’s newly formed Readymade Records in the US. Track list: 01. Young Again 02. Give Me My Change 03. Don't Break My Fall 04. I Ask This of You 05. Keep Me Goin' 06. No One Knows 07. Just Say No (Sometimes) 08. Hold You and Scold You 09. Rainy Day 10. Better Things 11. Ca...

Do you know Chesney Hawkes ? You sure do. The 90s, long ago... In 1991 when he was 19, he had his biggest single ( The One and Only ) from the soundtrack of Buddy's Song , a film he also performed in. It was written by Nik Kershaw . The song was used in a bunch of other movies, such as in Doc Hollywood , Moon , Source Code . So, is he a stereotye of an one hit wonder? Far wrong. The album Another Fine Mess is filled with gems of songs. Listen below! (songs you should listen to: Another Fine Mess , Overrated , Stay Away Baby Jane ) Discography (Albums): Buddy's Song OST/The One and Only  (1991) Get The Picture (1993)  The Very Best Of (2005)  Another Fine Mess (2007)  Me My Mouse & I (2009)  Real Life Love (2012) The reason I write about him now is: He is making a new record, called Real Life Love . And it's financed by crowd funding. You'll find more information at pledgemusic.com

Ben Folds posted a link to the new Ben Folds Five track Do It Anyway : You can download it here:  http://bit.ly/IR7qg1

After five solo albums and two Raconteurs records Brendan Benson has just released What Kind Of World . What I mostly remember is when I discovered his music years ago was that I thought "He has this very unique sound, no-one else is similar". And that's why my first record from him ( Alternative To Love ) was in constant rotation on my stereo for a very long time. Every record from him had superb songs, but I personally think What Kind Of World is his most consistent work until today.  Track list: 01 What kind of world 02 Bad for me 03 Light of day 04 Happy most of the time 05 Keep me 06 Pretty baby 07 Here in the deadlights 08 Met your match 09 Thru the ceiling 10 No one else but you 11 Come on 12 On the fence   Highlights: Bad For Me, Light of Day, Pretty Baby, What Kind of World Purchase it at amazon.co.uk , amazon.de, amazon.com or at Lojinx (digital, CD and vinyl - Lojinx has a special package with CD/vinyl & T-Shirt).

Farrah - Bees & Honey The 3CD + DVD box set of Farrah - filled with demos, rare songs and videos - can be purchased at 1977 Records (you can order directly by email ). Official Farrah Website Mike Viola - Acousto De Perfecto Mike Viola will release his new record Acousto De Perfecto July 17 2012 (estimated release date). Mike also playing a gig in London at The Troubadour on June 21 2012, which hints an European release - yay! And I hope for more shows in London - and I'll do my best to be there! The Beach Boys - That's Why God Made the Radio The 29th record of The Beach Boys will be out June 5 2012. The first single will be also called That's Why God Made the Radio . Air Traffic Controller - Nordo The new album Nordo of Air Traffic Controller will be out June 12 2012. You can already listen to Blame , a truly wonderful song (produced by Bleu ): Ben Folds Five - New Album & Tour The new record of Ben Folds Five is est...