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Having grown up outside Seattle after being born in Sweden, Gustaf Kjellvander AKA The Fine Arts Showcase is well familiar with the English language and uses it fluidly. After 10 years in the States his family (including older brother and artist Christian Kjellvander) returned to Sweden, where Gustaf as a mean of coping with boredom and alienation started writing music. One of his first gigs were at his school when he was 12 years old. And so the story goes. Gustaf was previously in the bands Sideshow Bob and Songs of Soil. The Fine Arts Showcase is the assumed name...

Belgium isn't the first place you think of as a hip hop hotspot, but Krewcial could be the artist to change all that. Here is the full album of warm soulful beats in a Little Brother style (Phonte even appears on one track, as do Stones Throw stalwarts Kazi and Oh No, and Def Jux fella Murs) with a surprisingly good flow - no dodgy European accents on show, just pure hip hop from an unexpected source - definately recommended! Krewcial is a producer & emcee who over the years has toured with The Alkaholiks, Blackstar, Rob Swift, Company Flow,...

Swci Boscawen is a vehicle for the talents of singer Mared Lenny, a former member of Doli. They produce dreamy Welsh-language space-pop. In the past couple of years the band has released the singles ‘Swci’ and ‘Min Nos Monterey’, one track from which appeared on the recent Dan Y Cownter freebie CD. Their first album, Couture C'Ching, was released in the summer of 2007. .

Newcomers Home was a college band in every sense that had a relatively long run, and a pretty dedicated -- if local -- fan base. An acoustic band with a distinctive blend of celtic, country and rock influences, Newcomers Home was based in Boulder, Colorado. The band members met while at Colorado University and were Katie Herzig (lead vocals, acoustic guitar), Andrew Jed (lead electric and acoustic guitar), Matt Trinidad (bass) Tim & Laurie Thornton (mandolin, harmonica, fiddle) and Todd Lammers (drums & percussion). While not an overtly religious band, the band's songs and lyrical flavor were certainly charged with...