We have a lot of acknowledgments and thanks from the pilot of Vox Verite. The biggest goes to Marc Bianchi from Her Space Holiday. He was the one that masterminded the guest list and got Kevin Wortis of Worlds Fair, Nate Krenkel of Team Love and DJ Jimmy Edgar. Worlds Fair and Team Love represent some incredible artists. You’re just a click away from all of them. And Jimmy Edgar was generous enough to provide some free music for you all. Click to get your copy of “Turn You Ins...

ME: Last time I saw you play in Brighton you were called Cinerama and you were playing the (600 capacity) Concorde 2. This time you are The Wedding Present and are playing at The Corn Exchange – a massive step up. Is that purely a result of the name change? DG: Partly. Although it’s probably more to do with the fact that we are not doing a London concert so there are a lot of people travelling down for it. Also, with the Brighton Festival on, I’m not sure there were any other venue...

I was warming up a pretty good rant on our political situation in the U.S. when I read something interesting. Mr. Obama has proposed an “Apollo Project” for energy independence. While I’m grateful that someone has finally stepped up with a big idea, I want to ask – “What took you so long?” For those too young or too stoned during high school to remember JFK’s challenge to put a man on the moon in less than ten years, it was a high point for the U.S....

In another example of Western governments unable to comprehend why their populations are dead set on destroying themselves in a wave of hedonism or violence, and instead of attempting to understand the motivations behind this they instead restrict them every way possible with an ever increasing amount of legislation. In its infinite wisdom the Victorian state government has decided to follow Queensland and introduce a 2am lockout in the CBD in an effort to curb late night violence. Melbourne...

FYI… You have to click the title for the link to become live. Thought you might like something for nothing… You can download the first song off our new album El Rey, exclusively this week on Indieoma. Get your gift of “Santa Ana Winds” here . Just right click on the link choose “save link as.” Enjoy! “El Rey” available on iTunes US and Canada iTunes Store for everywhere else.