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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.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.sharpobjex.net/music/rss-comments-entry-8280595.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>MUSIC NEWS: NEW FEVER RAY MUSIC VIDEO - "STRANGER THAN KINDNESS"</title><category>"Stranger than Kindness"</category><category>Andreas Nilsson</category><category>Anita Lane</category><category>Fever Ray</category><category>Nick Cave</category><category>cover</category><dc:creator>Erika Szabo</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:26:33 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.sharpobjex.net/music/2009/10/27/music-news-new-fever-ray-music-video-stranger-than-kindness.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">389023:4211618:5633036</guid><description><![CDATA[Andreas Nilsson directs the new video for the Nick Cave and Anita Lane cover "Stranger Than Kindness." 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The single will be available as a digital download and 12" vinyl.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.sharpobjex.net/music/rss-comments-entry-5098752.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>MUSIC NEWS: THE KNIFE AND HOTEL PRO FORMA UNVEIL DARWIN-INSPIRED OPERA</title><category>Charles Darwin</category><category>Denmark</category><category>Hotel Pro Forma</category><category>In a Year</category><category>On the Origin of Species</category><category>The Knife</category><category>Tomorrow</category><category>electro-opera</category><category>experimental</category><category>performance</category><dc:creator>Erika Szabo</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 01:06:45 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.sharpobjex.net/music/2009/9/5/music-news-the-knife-and-hotel-pro-forma-unveil-darwin-inspi.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">389023:4211618:5095330</guid><description><![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.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.sharpobjex.net/music/rss-comments-entry-5095330.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>MUSIC NEWS: MASSIVE ATTACK ANNOUNCE NEW EP, SPLITTING THE ATOM</title><category>EP</category><category>LP</category><category>Massive Attack</category><category>Splitting the Atom</category><category>trip-hop</category><dc:creator>Erika Szabo</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:46:15 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.sharpobjex.net/music/2009/8/26/music-news-massive-attack-announce-new-ep-splitting-the-atom.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">389023:4211618:5015732</guid><description><![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. 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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.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.sharpobjex.net/music/rss-comments-entry-4904814.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>MUSIC REVIEW: APOSTLE OF HUSTLE - EATS DARKNESS</title><category>Apostle of Hustle</category><category>Indie-rock</category><category>Toronto</category><category>conceptual</category><category>folk rock</category><category>tropical</category><dc:creator>Mike Thomas</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:24:09 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.sharpobjex.net/music/2009/8/7/music-review-apostle-of-hustle-eats-darkness.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">389023:4211618:4841452</guid><description><![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”. 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