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video: “Moonsound,” by Christina Vantzou and Ernest Gibson III

Track 3 from Christina Vantzou's remix album is described only as "Various sounds from Nº1 remixed by Ernest Gibson III." She's put it to video. Pretty creepy. Start to read more about Vantzou here. Normally we...

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video: What’s that song on the new Nike Fuelband tv spot?

Track 3 from Christina Vantzou's remix album is described only as "Various sounds from Nº1 remixed by Ernest Gibson III." She's put it to video. Pretty creepy. Start to read more about Vantzou here. Normally we...

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Find of the Week Vol. 4 No. 1: Gotye

Gotye (pronounced “gore-ti-yeah”) is simply Belgian born (now Australian) Wouter "Wally" De Backer who has been making music since a young age and releasing albums with his band The Basics as well as his own...

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radio on the tv: “One Day,” by Matisyahu

Life Vest Inside has put together a real-time pay it forward spot called "Kindness Boomerang," set to Matisyahu's "One Day" (from the 2009 album Light). Read more about Life Vest Inside here, and watch...

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#currently listening: Mirador/Pwdre Ser

An interstate collaboration, with a You Remix Mine, I'll Remix Yours kind of ethic. Philadelphia to Cleveland, a straight shot down I-76 East. Once you reach Pittsburgh, don't forget to take the Butler...

"Plankton have gone fishing."

upstartsWell, that’s crappie news. (Tee, hee!)

The plankton in question is Plankton, short for Planet K-Tone, I’m told, and hailing from down under. They were a feral four-piece who have settled for permanent hiatus, it seems. The calm is textured, the saxophones unpretentious, the arsenal diverse. I especially like “High Lite and Deep Shade.” The guitarist at least has moved on to a coffeehouse gig project, which still needs some time in the oven. Maybe it’s time for them to reel in the hooks and get to work on Planet 2K?

tMiM Upstarts are up-and-coming artists who tend toward more experimentation. To browse through all of our Upstarts, click here. To read a bit more about our classifications system, click here.

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