Trendland got dressed with Class Actress‘ Elizabeth Harper before her LA show at the El Rey Theater the other night. Before her opening set for Miami Horror, the classic beauty brought us backstage where we helped her with accessory choices, and in turn, she shared a little bit about herself. Overbearing sounds of the stage blared into the already bustling dressing room while Elizabeth explained her “Momhead.” Not familiar with the term? (...) Read More about Class Actress Talks with Trendland (669 words)

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Listen to “New Year” here

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Cooler than Iceland is its own musical product, FM Belfast. The Reykjavik natives began as a studio project producing a Christmas LP for their friends who gladly received the gift and then begged for more from the couple, Lóa Hlín Hjálmtýsdóttir and Árni Rúnar Hlöðversson. As its fan base grew, so did the band itself.(...) Read More about FM Belfast: New Year (119 words)

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Listen to “Love in Motion (Feat. Mayer Hawthorne)” here

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Ed Banger‘s boy, SebastiAn is releasing a 22-track debut album, Total, next week (May 31st). There’s oodles to come, including collaborations with M.I.A. and Gaspard Augé of Justice. (...) Read More about SebastiAn: Love in Motion (Feat. Mayer Hawthorne) (70 words)

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Oh Land is Nanna Øland Fabricius, a Danish ballet dancer gone vocalist, a transition for which a bit of strange luck and affliction may take responsibility. After badly injuring her back, the beautiful Dane had to turn to her musical upbringing so deeply ingrained in her bones. With an opera singer associated with the Danish Royal Theatre for a mother and an organist for a father, she had a music-filled home life, to say the least. Fast forward to now: (...) Read More about Oh Land: Sun of a Gun (80 words)

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The Junior Boys of forthcoming LP Beyond Dull Care seems to be getting a lot of heat from the music junkies. Its quite softer that their last few albums, and steps into a new genre. The feedback is nor negative nor hyper positive, I think fans are trying to take it all in for now. I am pretty fond of “Dull to Pause”, I like the tempo and vibe and am looking very much forward to the release of the album on April 7th, 2009.

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