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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:07:24 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>MUSIC</title><subtitle>MUSIC</subtitle><id>http://www.sharpobjex.net/music/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.sharpobjex.net/music/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.sharpobjex.net/music/atom.xml"/><updated>2010-07-16T21:13:21Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>SONG OF THE WEEK: 8 BITS - MIND.IN.A.BOX</title><category term="8 Bits"/><category term="R.E.T.R.O"/><category term="futurepop"/><category term="mind.in.a.box"/><category term="music"/><category term="new wave"/><id>http://www.sharpobjex.net/music/2010/7/16/song-of-the-week-8-bits-mindinabox.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.sharpobjex.net/music/2010/7/16/song-of-the-week-8-bits-mindinabox.html"/><author><name>Erika Szabo</name></author><published>2010-07-16T20:59:08Z</published><updated>2010-07-16T20:59:08Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-CA"><![CDATA[<img src="http://peoplesmusicstore.com/images/catalogue/0000/0000/0056/4534/xlarge.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1279314553260" alt="" />
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mind.in.a.box's R.E.T.R.O was unlike anything I had heard before --  a nostalgia-induced NES coma.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>MUSIC NEWS: NEW FEVER RAY MUSIC VIDEO - "STRANGER THAN KINDNESS"</title><category term="&quot;Stranger than Kindness&quot;"/><category term="Andreas Nilsson"/><category term="Anita Lane"/><category term="Fever Ray"/><category term="Nick Cave"/><category term="cover"/><id>http://www.sharpobjex.net/music/2009/10/27/music-news-new-fever-ray-music-video-stranger-than-kindness.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.sharpobjex.net/music/2009/10/27/music-news-new-fever-ray-music-video-stranger-than-kindness.html"/><author><name>Erika Szabo</name></author><published>2009-10-27T18:26:33Z</published><updated>2009-10-27T18:26:33Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-CA"><![CDATA[Andreas Nilsson directs the new video for the Nick Cave and Anita Lane cover "Stranger Than Kindness." The track and video are both available alongside a second Fever Ray cover - Vashti Bunyan’s Here Before - as part of the new Special Edition CD/DVD of Fever Ray.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>MUSIC INTERVIEW: I M MUNROE</title><category term="Brittany Baugher"/><category term="I Am Here"/><category term="I M Munroe"/><category term="Ian Munroe"/><category term="Mark Munroe"/><category term="Toronto"/><category term="Toronto band"/><category term="debut album"/><category term="interview"/><category term="music"/><id>http://www.sharpobjex.net/music/2009/9/9/music-interview-i-m-munroe.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.sharpobjex.net/music/2009/9/9/music-interview-i-m-munroe.html"/><author><name>Brittany Baugher</name></author><published>2009-09-09T19:11:24Z</published><updated>2009-09-09T19:11:24Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-CA"><![CDATA[SHARP OJBEX talks with the Toronto-based band, I M Munroe, (comprised of brothers Ian and Mark Munroe), about their debut album <i>I Am Here</i>, their goals, and success in the music industry.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>MUSIC NEWS: NEW ROYKSOPP SINGLE ANNOUNCED</title><category term="Fever Ray"/><category term="Karin Dreijer Andersson"/><category term="Royksopp"/><category term="The Knife"/><category term="This Must Be It"/><category term="collaboration"/><category term="electronica"/><category term="remix contest"/><category term="remixes"/><category term="single"/><id>http://www.sharpobjex.net/music/2009/9/6/music-news-new-royksopp-single-announced.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.sharpobjex.net/music/2009/9/6/music-news-new-royksopp-single-announced.html"/><author><name>Erika Szabo</name></author><published>2009-09-06T14:45:51Z</published><updated>2009-09-06T14:45:51Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-CA"><![CDATA[Come October 26th, 2009 fans of Royksopp and Karin Dreijer Andersson (The Knife, Fever Ray) will get to enjoy yet another single featuring these talented musical artists.  <em>This Must Be It</em> is the latest single lifted from Royksopp's highly acclaimed Junior album.  The single will be available as a digital download and 12" vinyl.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>MUSIC NEWS: THE KNIFE AND HOTEL PRO FORMA UNVEIL DARWIN-INSPIRED OPERA</title><category term="Charles Darwin"/><category term="Denmark"/><category term="Hotel Pro Forma"/><category term="In a Year"/><category term="On the Origin of Species"/><category term="The Knife"/><category term="Tomorrow"/><category term="electro-opera"/><category term="experimental"/><category term="performance"/><id>http://www.sharpobjex.net/music/2009/9/5/music-news-the-knife-and-hotel-pro-forma-unveil-darwin-inspi.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.sharpobjex.net/music/2009/9/5/music-news-the-knife-and-hotel-pro-forma-unveil-darwin-inspi.html"/><author><name>Erika Szabo</name></author><published>2009-09-06T01:06:45Z</published><updated>2009-09-06T01:06:45Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-CA"><![CDATA[To commemorate the 150th anniversary of Charles Darwin's <em>On the Origin of Species</em>, Grammy-winning Swedish electronic brother-sister duo, The Knife collaborated with the internationally famous and award-winning performance Danish theatre company Hotel Pro Forma to create the eagerly awaited electro-opera, <em>Tomorrow, In a Year</em>. Having premiered September 2nd at The Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, <em>Tomorrow, In a Year</em> will be a pioneer opera about the course of life, time and nature.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>MUSIC NEWS: MASSIVE ATTACK ANNOUNCE NEW EP, SPLITTING THE ATOM</title><category term="EP"/><category term="LP"/><category term="Massive Attack"/><category term="Splitting the Atom"/><category term="trip-hop"/><id>http://www.sharpobjex.net/music/2009/8/26/music-news-massive-attack-announce-new-ep-splitting-the-atom.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.sharpobjex.net/music/2009/8/26/music-news-massive-attack-announce-new-ep-splitting-the-atom.html"/><author><name>Erika Szabo</name></author><published>2009-08-26T21:46:15Z</published><updated>2009-08-26T21:46:15Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-CA"><![CDATA[Three years after <em>Collected</em>, Massive Attack is finally releasing a new album, but unfortunately for fans, this won't be the LP they've waited so patiently for. Even so, it's impossible not be smitten by the idea of another album, even if it is an EP. Come October 5, fans will be begging for <em>Splitting the Atom</em>.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>MUSIC INTERVIEW: LAURA GREEN OF I FIGHT DRAGONS</title><category term="I Fight Dragons"/><category term="Laura Green"/><category term="Nintendo"/><category term="chip tunes"/><category term="interview"/><category term="rock"/><id>http://www.sharpobjex.net/music/2009/8/22/music-interview-laura-green-of-i-fight-dragons.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.sharpobjex.net/music/2009/8/22/music-interview-laura-green-of-i-fight-dragons.html"/><author><name>Brittany Baugher</name></author><published>2009-08-22T22:35:49Z</published><updated>2009-08-22T22:35:49Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-CA"><![CDATA[Through an interview with band member/vocalist Laura Green, SHARP OBJEX gets an insider’s look at one of today’s newest, hottest bands on the market, edging their way to the top.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>MUSIC REVIEW: BLONDFIRE - MY SOMEDAY</title><category term="&quot;L-L-Love&quot;"/><category term="80s style"/><category term="Astaire"/><category term="Blondfire"/><category term="LP"/><category term="My Someday"/><category term="Pop"/><id>http://www.sharpobjex.net/music/2009/8/14/music-review-blondfire-my-someday.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.sharpobjex.net/music/2009/8/14/music-review-blondfire-my-someday.html"/><author><name>Zhina Jalali</name></author><published>2009-08-14T23:39:20Z</published><updated>2009-08-14T23:39:20Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-CA"><![CDATA[It's as if they are begging to get on the one-hit-wonder wagon of the mainstream scene; but this band is already amazing. The inclusion of "L-L-Love"- from when this duo was still named Astaire - sticks out unpleasantly at track number three. With a string of moderate successes, this song has become the trademark of the band. On their merchandize page, there are almost as many "L-L-Love" imprinted products as Blondfire ones.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>MUSIC REVIEW: APOSTLE OF HUSTLE - EATS DARKNESS</title><category term="Apostle of Hustle"/><category term="Indie-rock"/><category term="Toronto"/><category term="conceptual"/><category term="folk rock"/><category term="tropical"/><id>http://www.sharpobjex.net/music/2009/8/7/music-review-apostle-of-hustle-eats-darkness.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.sharpobjex.net/music/2009/8/7/music-review-apostle-of-hustle-eats-darkness.html"/><author><name>Mike Thomas</name></author><published>2009-08-07T18:24:09Z</published><updated>2009-08-07T18:24:09Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-CA"><![CDATA[<em>Eats Darkness</em> is a strange album in that, unlike most albums, it’s best just to listen to this from start to finish. Of course, it does have tracks that stand on their own, such as their single “Eazy Speaks”. However, you'll get a feel for what the album is trying to tell you when listening to it in its entirety.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>MUSIC REVIEW: THE (INTERNATIONAL) NOISE CONSPIRACY - CROSS OF MY CALLING</title><category term="Garage Rock"/><category term="Jazz"/><category term="Punk Rock"/><category term="Swedish music"/><category term="The International Noise Conspiracy"/><id>http://www.sharpobjex.net/music/2009/7/30/music-review-the-international-noise-conspiracy-cross-of-my.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.sharpobjex.net/music/2009/7/30/music-review-the-international-noise-conspiracy-cross-of-my.html"/><author><name>Mitchell Tully</name></author><published>2009-07-31T01:52:51Z</published><updated>2009-07-31T01:52:51Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-CA"><![CDATA[The (International) Noise Conspiracy is a Swedish punk rock band formed in 1998, whose lyrics generally possess a liberal ideology behind them. The best example to express their mix of ideology and music is with their music video for the song "Smash It Up" where they are seen wearing Mao’s infamous grey outfit and key words and flashed on screen.]]></summary></entry></feed>