The band don’t have too many tracks up as the duo, but Amanda also has a solo site where she has some other promising compositions including one which I gravitated to called ‘Fireflies’. Check it out at the link below when you get a chance and leave em a comment.

• Namaskar @ MySpace
• Namaskar @ Garageband
• Amanda Rook @ MySpace
• Craig Seager @ MySpace

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Spaceland Recordings has a nice collection of live tracks taken from a few venues here in LA, which we hope to dip into now and then and potentially share when time permits. Also, if you’d like there is a link below which contains a large number of live recordings over at the Spaceland Recs blog.

Asobi Seksu appears courtesy of Friendly Fire Recordings.
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• Asobi Seksu Website
• AS @ MySpace
• AS @ Facebook
• AS @ Twitter
• Spaceland Recordings

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Asobi Seksu
“Thursday” (mp3)
from “LIVE [at the Echo - October 6th, 2006]”
(Spaceland Recordings)

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We first heard from FFA when they played a show with local artists Chance & the Choir a few years back at the Whiskey out on the Sunset Strip. Around the time they were releasing their first EP, “It’s Just Something To Say”  and gathering some momentum and a core following around town.  We managed to catch them again live out at rock fixture Paladinos in the SFV not too long after that,  and it was as expected – another solid and enjoyable performance.

FIGHT FROM ABOVE is now back with their debut full length album “L.A. Kids”, a single – “Between the Curves”, and a new quality video to show this time around.   The momentum is building as they’ve gained the attention of a local radio show on a national ‘gatekeeper’ radio station here in LA and have hit cutting edge gaming-meets-music site, thesixtyone.com, in a full sprint.  Both new singles have performed incredibly upon arrival out of the gate at the groundbreaking new media site.

Witnessing the band outside of the rock backdrop allows one to see this introspective group of musicians through their acoustic performances.   FFA performed sans-electric recently on the Hawk show here in LA (video seen below) and are currently giving away the featured single, ‘Smokestacks’ for free in acoustic format at their website.

“We hate L.A., we love L.A. It’s similar to how we feel about our own lives,” says Justin Miner, lead singer . “We wanted to try to capture that feeling on the record and claim the parts of the city we love for our own.”

Why don’t you put that in your pipe and smoke it?

• Fight From Above Website
• FFA @ MySpace
• FFA @ Facebook
• FFA @ Twitter
• FFA @ t61
• FFA @ cdbaby | itunes | cdbaby | amazon

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We feel the live act is a visceral experience all its own deserving of a separate feed, one which we’ve created temporarily dubbed “LIVE & ACOUSTIC” for lack of a better name.   Some of the tracks presented here will be a bit more polished and short, while some will have extra audience noise and will even approach 10-30 minutes in length due to the creative exploration taking hold during a performance.   If interested in subscribing, you can do so here or via the superfeed at the link at the very top of this page.

Our first artist coming at you down this feed is Scotland’s own FRIGHTENED RABBIT, currently on Fat Cat Records and whom we have managed to catch live twice. The show is definitely all its cracked up to be – lots of energy, musicianship and a storm of emotion washing over the audience.

Here’s what IODA says about their 2008 live album:

Liver! Lung! FR! is Frightened Rabbit at their very best – live. The intimate, mostly-acoustic set documented here was recorded in July 2008 in Glasgow and mixed by Mice Parade’s Adam Pierce. Among other surprises, special guests pop up here and there on the album such as Glasgow scene staple Ross Cook adding rollicking mandolin to “Old Old Fashioned.” The stripped-down instrumentation brings singer Scott Hutchison’s vocal delivery – now wrenching, now soaring – to the fore, showcasing the emotive lyrics and memorable melodies that have earned the band their passionate following.[ioda]

• Frightened Rabbit Website
• FR @ MySpace
• FR @ Facebook
• FR @ Twitter

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Frightened Rabbit
“Old Old Fashioned” (mp3)
from “Liver! Lung! FR!”
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Mikey’s 6th & final un-aired episode will be posting soon.

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EPISODE 5: DJ STYLE

Showcasing some of the prominent Jamaican DJ’s of the 1970’s.

In the USA, the DJ is called “The Selector.”

In Jamaica the DJ (man or woman) who works the microphone at a party, or dance, or studio recording is called the DJ. But in Jamaica the man or woman who PLAYS the music is called “The Selector.”

In the UK, the DJ on the record and sound system is called a “Toaster!!”
Enjoy the 5th episode of “Dread at the Controls.”

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A Various Artists Compilation featuring Reggae stars like: Roland Alphonso, Sugar Minott, Frankie Paul, Earl 16 and Derrick Barnett plus many more!

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Playlist: Dread At The Controls #4: Heartbreaker

Welcome to another episode of Dread at the Controls. The # of listeners is on the rise, and I can tell you’re all spreading the word. keep it up! Burn this episode to a CD and pass it around, share the website address, anything you like.

Thanks for listening, and keep the roots reggae alive!

On this extraordinary “Live in the Lounge” session, we caught up with Glasgow born singer/songwriter John Smith – otherwise known as Junk, an interesting title that is the exact opposite description of his music!

Junk and his talented band recorded a stellar session for us. If you dig it half as much as we did, go throw them some support, and check out his latest outing “The Last Stand of the Conspiracy Cowboy”

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John’s hopeful to one day secure a partnership with an indie label, but it’s clear that is only secondary to his one true passion: simply the music.

Despite playing for years in bands such as Justice Wolf and Clear (both Glasgow based bands) he chose the solo path, and we honestly think that was a great choice.

JUNK WEBSITE: http://www.thejunk-yard.com/
JUNK MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/theconspiracycowboy

This session was recorded by Junk. Mixed & Engineered by Mike Curley at Makoto Productions. Distributed by Insomnia Radio.

And yes, new original episodes of Live in the Lounge are in the pipe, so keep checking back!

From Mikey Dread’s studio and straight to your ears, it’s another hour long episode of roots reggae goodness, right here on Insomnia Radio.

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To celebrate Mikey Dread’s presentation and performance tonight @ the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, we’re pleased to bring you Episode 1 of IR: Mikey Dread -Dread At The Controls.

After meeting personally with Mikey in Cleveland this morning, we’re more excited than ever to be working directly with him to bring Roots Reggae to the world.

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